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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24
 LOCA L NE gYS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at SPA a. nl
 Farm for sale cheap-R. E. Baldwin. Ashes carted-Connecticut Concrete Co., 43 Church street.
 Loans and insurance furnished by Charles Wilson & Co.,, AZ Church street. I1rs. Herbert Wilson of this city, is a guest of her mother, Mrs Annie Hall of Norwallz.
 Miss L. Phoebe Seymour of the New Haven Normal school is visiting at her home on Chestnut street, Norwalk.
 Miss Emile Schroeder of Meriden, who has been visiting friends in this city the past week, returned to her home Saturday.
 ,.4.-.A Another peoples concert will be given at the Hyperion on March 26. The celebrated artists, Emil Sauret and Plunket Green, will appear.
 Mrs. Charles Van Horne, for several years past a popular favorite with the patrons of E. Moses & Co.'s trimmed hat department, returned to her home in this city last Saturday after two weeks visit with friends in Shelton.
 Middletown will apply for admission to the state baseball league. The back CTS of the movement have leased the grounds near Pamachea pond and will grade them, erect a grand stand and fix I'D a pleasure resort. The electric road agrees to extend it's lines there.
 The Rev. A. A. Wright, D. D., dean of the Boston Correspondence school, will give his celebrated lecture How Wide is an Inch?" at Grace M. E.. church tonight. All who hear him will be delightfully."- entertained. See ad- vertisement in another column for fur ther particulars.
 Mrs Julia M. Zinn aged eighty-one, died at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Johrf F, Duey, No 236 Crown street, corner of College street, yesterday noon. Her health had been feeble for some time past. She was ar estimable lady. Her husband died many years ago and for years past she had resided with MT. and Mrs. Duey.
 The first annual concert and bail giv- en by the Majestic club will take place at Warner hall this evening. The mu- sic will be by the Philharmonic orches- tra and prompting by Professor Dunn. The orchestra will render the following selections: March, Oriental, Rosey; se- lection, Little Trooper, Furst; gavotte, Paola, Wiegand. Mr. Paul Kolhoff of New York will give selections on the harmonica. There has been very large sale of seats
 Mrs. Henry Williams, who was so se- verely burned by an explosion of gaso- line three weeks ago at her home, No. Al Orchard street, has been growing gradually worse despite the best Of care and treatment, and last evening was not expected to live the night out. Her husband is an old employe of Belden's machine works. MT. and Mrs. Williams are natives of Manchester, England and came from there to this city about twelve years ago. They are very much respected residents. The injured lady is attended by Dr. Eliot
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Every Day
A GRAND SALE
 OF SILKS

Commencing at 10 o'clock Monday morning, February 24th, continuing till Sat. at 10 P. M. Feb. 29.
 We offer the grandest values in good desirable Silks, ever seen in this city.
 100 pieces Fancy Silk for Waists, Dresses and Trimmings, comprising All Silk Plisse, Jacquard Taffetas, All Silk Crepes in evening shades, Figured India Silks in evening Shades, All Silk Satin Duchess, striped Swiss Taffetas, Figured Satin Brooches, Checked Taffeta, All Silk Moire and many other styles. Not yard but what is All Silk about every coloring made-Actual value of these goods, 75c to $1. 25y yd.
 For 6 days sale, 40e yd.
 20 pieces, 19 inch, Best quail ty Black Surah Silk--wear guaran- teed-regular price, 75e.
 Also 2o pieces, Fl inch Black Taf- feta for Skirts strong and durable, but not a perfect black. $l.00 value.
 For 6 days sale, 54e yd.
 1Slinch All Silk Swiss Taffe- tas in neat dark stripes; for dresses, waists and skirts, regular 39e value.
 For 6 days sale, 1oc yd.
 A few pieces grey and reseda Silk Velvets
 1oe yd.
 All Silk Moire for skirts
 2oe yd. And large line of Printed Warp Dresden Taffetas and Evening Silks at very low prices. This is to be the great Silk Sale of the season.
 Begins at 10 A. NJ. Monday.
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Was Famed for His oratory.

Wilmington, N. C.. Feb. 2S.-Hon. George Davis died this morning. aged seventy-six. He once represented North Carolina in the Confederate sen ate and was also attorney general of the Confederacy. He was one of the most prominent lawyers of the state, famed for his oratory. ..-.....-.-..-.--
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AyGhMANg6Mn
 77O CHAPEL ST.. sS29Sf2DASO~ VALLEY, NEELY & co.

records and incidentally a reputation for our wheels. You don't help pay for high sounding names. You don't help pay agents and sul agents commissions.
 You pay for the Inaked wheel with a years guar antee and our reputation back of it. Why not step down into the Basement, see the Bicycle man and find out how much money-value the above points contain ? IfQuantity Counts
 for anything if richness and style, cut any figure if just prices ! draw their re- ward, then we are bound to do the greatest Silk and Dress Goods business of our nearly-a-half-century career.
 Women are seeking better goods,
 and we Aasr them. Novelties in Black
 Goods never before dreamed of.
 Prices S4.5o yd., downwards.
 Colored goods at similar prices,
 some lower priced. One lot as low as
 Ioc. ayd.
 Silks that show a com manding stateliness; that wear the blush of a summer morning; that pose in grace ful grandeur to the women bent on buying.
 Main Entrance, Left Aisle.
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French Peas,
H cts, $I.3o dog.

Of course they are not the smallest size, yet they are and have been good enough to sell with us at the rate of 1000 cans a year for the past four years. This season we imported so many sizes of French Peas that this particular mark has been neglected. About 500 tins only and no more at the price.
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Brand New Shirt Waists

open the season (Monday,
 Tuesday and Wednesday, at ooc each. Bishop sleeves, high 2-button collars, every color. and fully worthy of
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Brandy Peaches,
 50 cts.

Sold at this price because the packers, (Curtice Bros. of Rochester, who make mighty few mistakes of this nature) put them up with the skins. on instead ofloff. Regular wholesale price is $500 dog.
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The monthly meeting of the manag' CTS of the Young Women's Christian as
 sociation will be held at the home thi. afternoon at o'clock.
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French Asparagus, ] price.
 B cts, SAYS dog.

in tins, the white variety, packed by Dandicolle X Gaudin, Bordeaux. Sells regularly at an average of 65 cts. a can. If you know what French Asparagus is and what it costs to import, you wont need to ponder over this offer minute. .yas
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N~~"NN~

If you buy from us anytAtne, any h2e, and are disappointed, return it. Get 1t exchanged or get your money back. Even changing your mind will answer the purpose mo explanations necessary.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Financial Notes.-The New Haven Clearing -Ai.,Idunla Ir

HOuso-Dividends, Etc.
 The manager of the New Haven clear ing house reports the clearings and balances for the five business days of the week ending February 22 of the years 1895 and 1S96
 The clearings of the week of this year exceed those of 1895 by IA per cent. By days the figures were:
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U. c. MEYERS. Observer,

U. G. MEYERS. Observer. Note.--A mIuuS sign l-) preiiXed to ther- mometer readings indicates temperature be- lowzero.
 Ar" in connection with rainfall indicates a trace of rainfall too small to measure Snow is melted and resulting depth of water not known. *Below zero.
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Monday, February 24, 1896.
NEW ADVERTIsEMENTs TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTIsEMENIS TO-DAY. Auction Sale-l4i Orange Street. Carpet Sale-Brown & Durham. Coniidence-Llnsley & Lightbonrn. Continuation Sale-E. Mcintyre x Co. Children's Carriages-Home Furnishing %. Dining Room Suit t-Bowditch Furniture Co. Daily Chat-Malley. Nicely x Co Estate Elizabeth s. Hotchkiss-ProbateN Notice. Every Day-Howe x Stetson.
 Entortainment-Polls Wonderland. Entertainment-Grand Opera House. For Sale--Oalx Grove-N. w. Hine. fino Carriages The Brockett Tuttle Co. For Sale-Lot-John C. Pundertord. Grand Shopping E.Iporium--F. M. Brown x Co. Its Your Mistake--Chas. Monson Go. Lecture-Grace NJ. D. Church. Iost-Dog-Dr. Converse. Three Days Sale-Wm. Frank & Co. Wanted-Girl--95 Greene Street. Wanted-Situation--.9 Auburn Street. Wanted--Situation--a6 Canal Street. Wanted-Situation-J. G., This Office. Wanted-Situation-4 Grand Avenue. Wanted-Situation4 White Street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

so dOZ. or IrlnSeu ana hemmed Huck Towels, large size, good quality-and our price while they last
 1Oe each. To Call Your Attention
 to a comparatively new de parture with us, the following offer is made:
 For this one week we will take your order for So visiting cards and engraved plate-cards of the finest Bristol, plate engraved by the most skillful workmen-choice of 28 styles of lettering-th prevailing sized cards
 For I week S0e. READY-MAEE SHEETS and CASES. Sheets made from one of the best Standard Bleached Cottons same grade as Pequot-single bed size, cut 63x9O inches 309 each Double bed size, cut Six 90 inches
 494 each All have Pin. hem at top, Lin. hem at bottom.
 1 case Pillow Slips, made from Stand ard Bleached Cotton same grade as Pequot- Pin. hem, etc
 case from 111s yd. wide Cotton,
 IO9 each case from 114 yd. wide Cotton,
 I211Sc each These are special offers and are way under the market value. UNDERWEAR SALE.
 For this week only we offer dis. count of 25M on our entire stock ot Children's Underwear. Don't fail to take advantage of this sale, and reinenl. Der it's only for 6 days Mems Scarlet Underwear $l.00 and $1.25 value drops to 80c each Mems Outside Shirts made of neat effects in cheviot-very best make and styles-$1.O .OO & $1.25 qualities, 799 ea. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR VALUES. That are not being sighted Those Gowns at AS 30 6 & 7Sc are finding scores of ready purchasers. And the White Embroidered Skirts at 59 79c < $1.19, represent only at 4 the regular prices and actual values.
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LINENS.

There's a continual incorn' ing and outgoing of values here. Try and equal this 6o-inch best Turkey Red Damask, in a very large line of patterns regular price is 5oc. A close purchase brings them for
 37ae yd,
 50 dog. of fringed and hemmed Huck Towels, large size, good quality-and our price while they last
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Local Weather Report. FOR TEBRUARY 9, 1896.

Mean temperature 3S.
 Max. temperature. IS.
 Min temperauure.
 Precipitation .0l inches.
 Max. velocity of wind. 25-SW. Accumulated deficiency or daily mean tenn perature slnce January l, e9 deqrees: or an average daily deficiency ot Is degrees. Total deficiency Ill precipitation since Janu- ary l. 2.14 inches.
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Canned Asparagus,
 20 cts, S2. 30 dog.

Windsor Packing Co.,, regular size tins. A few cases only, just to close out the Invoice.
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WE.ATHER RECORD.

AGRICULTURAL. DEPARTMENT
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. B, 1896. D. m. Forecast for Monday-For New England and eastern New York: Cloudy weather with light scattering showers during the early part of the day, westerly winds.
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Albert Biscuit,
 10 cts. Box.

from Peek, Frean X Co.,, London. In half-pound tins. Imported to sell at % cts. but the size didn't suit the American market and the Importer took our offer for the lot.
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Canned Corn,
 9 cts, $I.oo dog.

Put up by the Whitesboro' Canning Co.,. The quality is excellent and
 every tin guaranteed 1895 packing.
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BOneIeSS SardineS.
 " cts., $2.oo dog.

Half boxes, Imported Fish. Brand A. J. Martel Packed in good quality Olive oil and worth 25 cts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

This week we'll double and treble business in the basement. Going to de- crease prices down there. Going to see how many things we can sell, (worth &C.,, 1oc., 15c. asc.), for 5 cents. each.
 Ten kitchen things at SC. each, cost 30 cents. Ten kitchen things at I5c. each, cost $I.5o. Difference worth thinking about and acting upon. Isn't it? Read the list.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26
Rock Springs. wye.. Flooded.

Rock Springs, Wyo., Sept. 2O.-A
cloudburst at Quealey's mine, mile
south Of this place to-day flooded the
principal part of this city. The cell
lars of Tim Kinney & Co.'s store. ]. p.
McDermott & Co.'S grocery and other
business places are flooded and the
stock ruined. The basement of the
First National Bank building ia flood
ed and caving in, and it is rnmored
about the city that the buildings are
in danger of falling. The basement Of
the Rock Springs National bank Is also
flooded, and reported caving In. Side
walks were floating down the middle
OF the streets and carried away. The
Union Pacific tracks In the western
part of the city were flooded for hours.
Wagons and teams were In use to con-
vey people from the flooded portions of
the city to places of safety. The loss
in the different parts Of the city Is
very heavy. $4,000 being a conserva-
tive estimate. Both business and resi-
dence property suffered. The city is
patrolled by special police tonight
and the greatest excitement prevails.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26
90 OUT AS MISSIONARIES.
Dsavss Msa Are ss.s Ksst - Talk fss
8ilvcg.

p>avss Msa Are Bsas Est - Tnlk ser
Bilvcs.
Denver, Sept. 21.-Four representa-
dive members of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly will depart for
the east tonight They go to preach
the gospel of free silver to their fellow
workIngmen. John d. Vaughan and
John W. Bramwood of the Typograph-
ical union. John J. O'Neill Of the
clerks and John Hearth Of the brick
layers union will make up the party
and they will work for silver among
the labor element In the larger cities
of the east until election day. Chica-
70 will be the objective point at hrst'
and the four Denver speakers Will en-
deavor to see as many Of the O,ooo
organized labor men In that city as
possible In the allotted time.
The plan is to visit the different IN
Ions at their regular meetings and talk
to them on the subject In addition to
this open air meetings Will be heid'
and possibly several mass meetings IN
some of the large meeting halls. the
committee from Denver proposes to
keep in close touch with the national
headquarters of the Democratic and
silver parties.
From Chicago they will go to st. Lou
Is, which has larger number OF union
men than any other city In the world.
according to Its size. 1t Is estimated
that there are over 5000 trade union
men there. indianapolis. with Its 2O.-
600, Detroit, Cleveland, Omaha and
other large cities will be visited later
In the campaign.
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THEY WILL DEMAND GOLD.
me Plan Of the lains Owners Is Approach
inG Completioa.

KAD Plan OF the A106 OWn0fB II approach
ing Completion-
Victor, Colo, Sept. 20.-The plan pro-
posed by the owners of gold mines in
this state to demand payment for their
ore either in gold bullion or gold coin,
has caused much comment In this dis
trict, both favorable and adverse
Mayor James Doyle, who Is large
owner In the Portland properties.
states that the idea Is being very en-
Enthusiastically received by the mine
owners throughout the Cripple Greek
district, and that many who had not at
flrst been Included in the calculation
have declared themselves strongly In
favor Of the reform. He also states
that the disposition has been shown
By the management Of the various
smelters to discourage the plan, but he
believes that the competition Is 10
close that they cannot afford to re-
fuse the demand Of the syndicate OF
mine owners. A meeting Is to be held
n Mayor Doyie's once here next
Thursday, at which time the final ar
rauyements viii be concluded.
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rs,Le.es.,av q fssss.

America dees not seem ~ favorable
to the longevity Of trees - arc many
parts Of the old world. 1t - aid that
pines in the north Of Europe are known
to have endured for nearly 700 yearA
In Bavaria there ID . larch which b
known to be 226. Many oaks IN Ger
many are known to be over 800 yeers.
or other trees indivjduals are known
that have reached the agee Get oppo-
site to them: Ash, ITO ysans birch.
leO to 800 years; aspen. 20 years;
mountain maple, 20 years; elm, 13O
years:, and red alder, 145 years.
In our country there arc few that
are more than mere remnants. Most
Of Bartram's trees are gone wholly or
are fading. The famous cypress has
yet q few green branches The fine
silver fir on the johnson estate In
Germantowp. which figured In the
early issues Of ''the Horticulturtst and
often elsewhere, il entirely dead now.
though less than 100 years oid--Aee-
hans Monthly.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

THAT hypnotism produces disease Of
TIA cerebral cortex-the most import
aat part of the brain-has Just been
asserted by an eminent Warrington
scientist. A more vital argument
against the practice is. that 1t places
mind and will under the control Of
auother. No second person has the
neral right to WELD that power unless
direct necessity compels 1t. and NO man
or woman under ordinary circumstances
can be morally justified In conferring It.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

New Orleans enjoyed practical test
of the anti-high-hat law in thsaters
last week and 1t was said to have been
q most satisfactory experiment. the fair
patrons handing over their precious
headgear without a murmur. The un-
suspecting men, however. who are now
congratulating themselves that they
will now be able to seesomething beside
the top Of the scenes forget that this II
the end Of the summer. and all the Pct
pink roses are faded anyway. Just
wait till the winter styles come on. and
all the militia in Louisiana won't b
able to prevail upon the dear ladies to
discard their mountains sf feathers
and bows.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

M. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Jr.. who were said a short time ago to
have been cut OF by the groom's par
ents from his share Of the family chat
tells. sailed to Europe. armed with q
maid, twenty-five trunks and two bicy-
cles, all crowded into the shamefully
cramped space OF stateroom only
twenty times as large as the usual
stateroom. Still there are lots Of
brides and grooms in this world who
say that they would be rash enough to
be willing to be cut on with shilling
II the shilling was really a. large a.
the shilling given to young Vanderbilt
seems to have been.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26
Ac..s.a Eyeesineet.

In the recent census Of the county
of Lond,sn the occupier Of tenement
handed a blank paper to the collector
with a confused statement that 1t did
not apply to her. "And where do you
live, then" asked the bemuddled emu
merator, after q long struggle to dis
entangle the witness. "Where do
live? why. where should / live but in
my - Fell, where b your
ehome r. .1XSs y my ,'o1ae, Of course
It L." ..But you said just now that
you didn't sleep here last night. "No
more did. I never slept minute all
night long, and my husband ii tell e
the same."-HousehO1d Words.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

The Leap Year club Of Waco. Ky.
composed Of nine girls. IL all broken
up. 1t came about over yeuns bach
elor merchant. whom some Of the
members OF the club were teasing for
not setting married. at will marry the
one a you." s.id he. who on secret
vots. you elect to be my wife" The
xiris hs9d . meeting. the ballots were
Distributed, but 10! when the count
came It was found that each sirl had
reoeiveA ore vote. Mr.. Taylor remains
1 baeaslor, the club has disbandsd. and
~ girls, Il = said. ass all asstal sss-
ntea.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

france is trying to encourage seesnd
Marriages, because statistics show that
nnre widows and widowers commit
SvScide than either married people OF
tt,ose individuals who have never en-
:rred upon the marital experience. 1t
" barely possible, however. that these
tvreaved creatures are so afraid that
txsy may again be rash enough to take
ukon them the conjugal yoke that they
fiefer laudanum and the Seine.
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s,s,ey Nop,..eed.

Erie, Pa, Sept. 21.-Joseph c. Sib-
ley was formally nominated by the
Democratic party as Its candidate for
congress from this district to-day. The
conferees from Erie and Crawford
counties met At Conne4ut lake with
instructions impaired by the Demo-
cratic convention Of the twenty-sixth
congressional district. The Popnlist
conferees met at Union City last Sat
urday and placed Mr.. Sibley In nomi-
nation as their candidate for congress.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

At the funeral of Nicolls F. CroucA
q. Baltimore recently a choir sung
hA famous song, kathleen Mavour-
usen" over his grave. The song lived
longer than Its author and will appeal
u thousands long after Its composer ia
fsrgotten.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

.-rris Sanders, living near HamS+sn.
ISwa, saw Miss Stackhouse and Miss
Bell Smith out walking. Imagining that
because the young women wore large
slseved dresses they were birds. he ais-
charged at them both barrels Of the
shotgun he was carrying. Sanders
isn't the nrst man to think girl . bird,
bsrt he is the hrst to try to we0 with
shotgun,
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

Two prominent citizens Of Columbus.
Ohio, got into political discussion the
other day which resulted In one shoot
ing the other. A hum6rist remarked
that 1t was "an opening gun Of the
campaign"
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26
Sarcastic.

Sarcastic.
'.There's one thing" remarked Willie
Wilmington, "that I've made up my
.Reaily?" responded Miss Cayenne
with languid interest.
eyes, I shall never be man of one
idea"
"Don't say that. You are still too
Young to be discouraged. Washing
ton Times.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26
Insect killing Torch.

A device for destroying millers and
preventing the spread Of fruit worms
is coming into quite general use among
cranberry growers on Cape Cod. 1t
consists of torch mounted on pole
which Is left burning through the
night. The millers are attracted by
the blaze and fly into it.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat,
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26
wants More rroopa.

London. Sept. 19.-The Standard pub
fishes dispatch from Madrid stating that
General Blanco, captain general of the
Philippine Islands, has telegraphed to the
government asking for further reinforce
ments of troops and warships to quel the
insurrection there.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

4 colored man Of indianapolis has
been arrested for tho eighth time for
stealing oats. He never steals any
thing else, and he has come to be
known ~ "Oats Powell"
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

A. to the smashing Of the large
cheese boz which was known In Zan-
xibar ~ the sultan's palace. 1t was mag
niflosnt, but 1t was not war.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

Now that the Spanish government
has indorsed Gen. Weyler's conduct NO
further isnominy should be hurled at
him.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

It IL an excellent thing to be able
to sing we'll, and the next best thing
b to know you can't.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

goms people try to apologize for the
oceans angry roar because II has been
crossed 70 often.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

Trying to be happy Is like trying u
70 to sleep. You will not succeed IN
less you forget that you ars trying
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a s,n.ul.r Form of Monon.nl..

There Is a class Of people. rational enough
in other respects, who are certainly mono
stantiy experimenting upon their stoms chs.
their bowels, their hvers and their kidneys
with trashy nostrums. When these organs
use Hostetter's Stomach Bltters, they would.
II not hopelessy insane, percedvs Its su-
periority.
The Meeker herald., 1896-09-26

Straws showing which way the 20.
litical winds blow are beginning 70 MI
the air.