The courier., 1896-08-08

WHY" asked the wife, sleepily.
81 don't seem to have any control Of
the bawl at all, l don't"
Foresight.
Il think" said the statesman. who
didn't have any great hopes any way
that it would be a good plan to make
these here campaign buttons of mine
with eyes to 'em SO that il the demand
is smaller than the supply, I kin sell
'em to some overalls factory or some
thing of the kind"
We have purchased (because 1t is
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Columbian Cyclopedia Library. con-
sisting of the Columbian encyclopedia,
which is also an unabridged dictionary
thirty-two volumes Of convenient size
neatly bound. four volumes Of thean-
nual cJclopedic review, tour volumes Of
current historyfor 1896, one Columbian
atlas and the neat convenient revolving
oak cas- ewith glass doors. From the
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