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The Travellers Guide.
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND RARTFORI'
 RAILROAD.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION

NEW HAyEN-North. $40 a. m., { 20 D. m.; south, II a m., 7.50 D. m.
 SHELTON-North, I01O a. In., 4.45 D. III. South, Io-35 a. m., PA p. ID.
 8TEV 1923 a. m-, 4-57 p. ID. south, 1923 q. m., I'll p.m. MONROE-NOrth. tlO.29 a. m-, t5.O2 D. ID. r south, +iQl1 a. m, t7o5 ?. m. BOTSFORD-NOrth,7 7-36, loss a.. m., I.4O, 459 5.1sr 6-58 ?. m. Sunday, 5.Io 8. n. South, l011 a. m, 1T p. In.
 NEWToWN-North, 7.44, lO.46 a, m-, 200, 5.o7 5I6, 1.o3 p. m. sunday, SIS g. ID. South, lJ5' s.41, l0.O2, l27 a. m, 424' 6.25, 6.5l p. m. HAWLEYyILtE-North, 7.52, lO55 8. m, 2.3O, 5.l6, 525 7.l4 D. m.- Sunday, S27 a. 10. South .0l, 6.39 9-54, ll.19 a. In., 4l6, 6.1O, 64 ?, m; sunday, 2.55 P. m:
 BROOkFIELD JUNCTION-North, sos, lI.C6 a, m. South, 6.52, 8.30, 945, Il.lO a. na,, 4.O5, 559 6,}5 D. sunday 43 p. m. BRO0kFIELD-NOTth, S.Os, 1l.l6 a. m., 3I2, 541, 7,2s ?. III. sunday, s.4I. South, 6.47,s 20, LAAEoNILLE aId STILL RIVER-NOrth, SIS a. Ill.,, 3.l5, 5-5l ?. III. South, GAO, s,l0 2. h., 5Ii, GI4 ?. IL. Sunday, north, ts47 8. m., south, t51G D. m.
 NEW NILFORD-North, s22, II.27 a. m., APO,
 5-.2, G'l2, ?. ID. sunday, s.56 a. m. South. G35, 7"5, 925 IO.4o 8. n.r 3.46, 5.05, 6.20 p. III. MERW WINsyILLE-Eorth, s.35, Il.42 a. rn., 300, G.ls T. lu. Suuday,JO9 a.In. South, l0-35 s.In., 4.2G, 54e p. m. sunday, 4.57 p. m. KEAI-North, s.4H, ll.54 a. ul 5-36, 6-32 p. n. Sunday ,924 a. Ill. south, O.23 6. m .23, .O6, CORNWALL BIuDGE-North, 9.O5 &. m., F .O7, G-53, t.4S ?. m. sunday, 9-j9 a. n. South, l0ll q. L., 3Il. 3.42, 54l D. m. Sunday ALA p. ID. VEST CORNWALL-NOTth, 9.l4 &. m., F. Is, Ill, 6.57 ?. m. Sunday ,9.+7 a. m. South, IO.U3 Q. nl., sos, 3.25, 5J5 D. III. Sunday .4.01 p. ID.
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NEW PRESTON.
VILLAGE AND PERSONAL NOTES.

VILLAGE AND PERSONAL NOTES.
 MT Mooney's cottage frame at Lake, side is up, enclosed and shingled and in B few weeks will be ready for occupancy so far as the carpenters hand can make it. Daniel G. Marshall is the boss car- penter and a most excellent one he is for the place, too.
 F. s. Brown and family have again closed their cottage here and opened Loomarwick Inn, preparatory for the soon influx of city visitors to Lake Waramaug.
 A goodly number of young people of this vicinity attended dancing party at Mrs William Ohman's in Warren, gotten up under the auspices of Warren Grange, last Friday evening. The night was too short for all to arrive home before sum- rise on Saturday morning.
 Another son arrived at D. M. Tomp- kins' on Saturday eyeulng.
 o. E, Beeman was able, last week, to walk from his home to Dea Burnham's 8 store again, after 10 weeks confnt e ment with rheumatism.
 MT Balestier and family, who have passed the winter in New York City, came back, last week, and again opened their home at the parsonage for the sum- mer. We are glad to see them back again.
 Measles seem to appear near to this village but no cases yet right here. The usual and annual house cleaning craze seems at present prevalent, but like a severe shower is soon past and the female portion at least of the com, munity imagine or realize their homes are in much more endurable condition for life for six months again.
 Tobacco buyers from New York City are canvassing this vicinity, looking over samples and endeavoring to con, vince all having the same in cases that Ia fair offer should not be refused.
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MORRIS.
TAKEN IN.

A few days ago a couple of wanderers from sunny Italy passed through our vil- agc bartermg clothes pins and carpet tYrks for old ru5byrs and rags. Toward sunset they began looking for lodgings, and us AIyord's hotel was filled with the Kichapoo Medicine Co.,, benevolent woman iu the nrighborhood kindly took them io Some time after their depart ura thu good woman looked for her $lO gold sprrCaclcs, but at last accounts was looking iu vain. We hope she may yet find them tucked safely between the leaves of her prayer book or serenely resting on the top of her head. Nearly every summer two or three gangs of these sons of Italia wander through our streets offering spectacles which they picked up 'just down the road here."
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their wedding trip on Tuesday and went to housekeeping in their new home under the hill.
 Andrew Baldwin is laid up with rheu- mati=m, IS is also Miss Sarah Woodruff
 Arthur SkiIton has been appointed ad- mmstrator on his fathers estate.
 Mrs j. A. Buckingham has returned from her ip to Aurora, N. |.
 The ball game between the Hopkins grammar -chool of New Haven and the Taft boys on Saturday afternoon result td in a victory to the latter of 50 to l5.
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SHEPAUG RAILROAD.

NOVGmOer 1S, 1885. BETHEL-Leave 7sS7 a. m-, 5L8 p. m Sunday SIP a n. Arrive 9-57 8. m., 40, r. m. Sunday 6.l5 p. HAW AWLEYVILLE-NOrth,9 9.OO 8. m., 5-3O p. m. Sunday, 835 &. m. Leave for Bethel s.42 a. m., 4.25 ?. m. Sunday, p. m. SHEPAUG-NOrth, t9IS a. m, t542 p. m. Sunday, ts-4S am. South, 1928 a.m.,t S-5l ?. m. Sunday, 5-36 p. m. ROXBURY FALLS-Sorth, fI1-S0 a. m., t5-52 pm. Sunday, tS.57 am. South, t920 a.n., $50 D. m. Sunday, t5.26 p. m. ROXBURY-NOrth, 10l0 a. m., 5.5s p. m. Sun day, 9.l0 A. m. South, 9.ll g. m., BPS p. m. Sunday, 5l5 p.
 ID. Sunday, t9.17 a.. South, t9.O5 6. m-, +2.53 D. Sunday, t503 p. m. WASHlNGTON-North,1 HOO a. nn., 6I5 ?. m. Sunday, q-37 a. m. South, S-53 a. m-, 2.40 p. m Sunday, 4.5J D. ID. NEW PRESTON-North, IL 10 a. m., 6.I9 p. m. Sunday, 9.43 a. m. South, s.49a. m., 3-I9 p.m. Sunday, 4-3S p. m. ROMEORD-North, 1I.25 a. m., 1928 pm. sun- day, 954 a. m. South, ts.40 a. m., t2.0S p. n. Sunday, 4.26 p. m. MORRIS-North, II-85, t6-88 p. m. Sun day, 10.02 8. m. South, 1895 a. m-l l-SS D. m. Sunday, As p. BANTAM-NoFth, I2.OO,p.m., .,e45 p. m. Sunday, 1920 g. m. South, S27 a. m., l-39 D. m. Sun day, 4.U7 a. ID. LAKE-North, tI2.O4 pm, t6.45 p. m. Sunday, tl024 a. m. South, 1925 @. In.S tl-2S pm. Sun day, 3-56 D. m. LITC TCHFIELD-Arrive l2.IO p. m., 6-5Op. m., Sunday, I0.30 g. III. South, s.2o 8. m., LIS p. m. Sunday, $50 D. n.
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| 5. AI,

With May our summer mail arrange meuts commence, the stage leaving at 6 a. m instead of s 30 a. m. This enables us to send letters through to Waterbury and Bridgeport in a day, which we can- not by the winter arrangement. Then the speediest means of getting a letter to any place within 30 miles is to carry it yourself We venture to assert that Thomaston sees no finer stage coach and horses pass its borders than the Morris stage.
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ruE SAVINGS BANK.

The WWcltowu savings bank cunt.n- urs to incroa>" in deposits, which causes thc genial treasurer to smlle. NIT Mat toor has thp cruHlcGce of all classes, and he is b,ca'd by < wise and iDnuen- tttl boa,d If dirccf"r.,
 II F. Sc u, wno has had long ii, ,go with typhoid frycr, i- now about orce more.
 John F.. Williams of Waterbury, who succecded Hudson Brothers at the black ~milhing stand at the depot, is having a fine run of work. New roofs are being placed on the blacksmith shop.
 Fitch Brothers, the well known masons, have taken the contract for laying the foundations for\ six houses for NJ J Daley of Waterbury on South Elm street They are also putting in a cellar for A. N. Woolson on Cutler street, and have taken a contract for building the abut- ments for bridge in New Milford, They are kept hustling throughout the entire season.
 Mrs Susan A. Dayton and Miss Florence Dayton, who have been enjoyinga a South ern trip, visiting New Orleans and Green vile, $. C., are expected home in fort night.
 Frank Welch, the painter, is having good run of work, this spring. He is now painting the residence of William Anderson, and has been doing interior painting at the residences of Henry Flatt and Mrs Chauncey Dayton. D F. Hannou, the we'll known paint CT, has been doing interior painting at the reside ~ce of Builder George H.. Scott. MT Harmon has also done an eX- tensive j)b of painting at the residence of W. A. Hungerford.
 E. s. Fitch has recently bought 10 acres of land on Chestnut Grove hill of B. H. MattOon. It is one of the sightli- est places in town, commanding a view of the entire village. Mir Fitch is build ing barn, and proposes later to erect a house.
 Hiram l.. Bishop, who has 8 snug and attractive place near the Taft school, is having a long stretch of the celebrated Page woven wire fence erected on hi' place. B. F. Carpenter, who has thu agency for Watertown and Woodbury, i putting up the fence. There have beer many people to inepect it, and the com ment has been favorable. It makes strong and durable fence. Mir Bishop i delighted with 1t, and others will doubt less give Mir Carpenter orders.
 On Wednesday evening the dancing class gave another of their pleasan dances at the hall.
 Miss Carrie Thrall, who has for nor than six years been bookkeeper at tn
 feed mill, has accepted similar positio
 with the |, K. Hasse Go. of Waterbury Mrs Buel Heminway and daughter Ne l lie are on the sick list.
 pr Yariell and bride returned froI
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THREE FLOORS - W. 5. OENSLOW. 177, l79 Main St., Derby, Ct.
THREE FLOORS -
177, l79 Main St., Derby, Ct.

ing discussion on the subject and recita- tions appropriate for the occasion occu- pied the lecturers hour.
 The meeting of Excelsior Pomona was held with Bethlehem Grange, last week Wednesday. The subject for discussion was ''good roads" and was very interest ing. Several of the patrons present took part.
 J. W. Smith is out with a new pair of horses bought of Seth Pratt of Litcbfeld He has been drawing timber for the ad dition to his barn from West Morris.
 The remains of Joseph Morris of Waterbury were brought here for inter- ment on Friday. He was grandson of the late Anvil Morris. His age was fl years. Mrs Seneca l.. Munson and her son and Mrs Nelson Morris acc ompanied the remains up from Waterbury.
 The monument for H. N. Lake was get up,9last Friday, by .Rubey of Waterbury
 People should not forget that at James Sexton & Sons granite works, Bridge port, they can buy beautiful family mon uments from $75 upward. Railroad fare allowed to all purchasers.
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ing six are to be initiated in the first and second degrees of the order.
A GREAT FIRE.

A GREAT FIRE, An extensive wood or forest fire oc- cured, last week. The territory of GOO acres said to have been burned over, lies in Warren and Litchfeld, east side of the Hardscrable road. MT Hall esti mates that 200 acres of his land was within the circle of it. Some valuable timber was injured. It is difficult to es- timate the damage at present, but it must be considerable. It began early in the week and was burning on Thursday and later.
 F. r. Johnson, recently married, is preparing, as rapidly as possible, the Carter house, 80 called, for his own home.
 Orrin Whitney is to occupy the house recently vacated in Transferable by MT HaWley.
 MT Eaton is nicely settled on the Hayes place in the Northeast district.
 Farmers are as busy as bees in prepar- ing the ground, sowing oats and getting req Iy for corn and potatoes.
 Every day adds to the development of nature. Spring is here in good ear nest. It is work, work, work. Every thing is beautiful in it's season. The roads are dry, but very much out of fix. Repairs are going on in some places be- tween here and Cornwall Bridge in the edge of Cornwall.
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LitcbficId County News
WATERFOWL,

A PROGRESSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL FIRM.
 The firm of F. k. Wheeler X Co. are enjoying fine business, this spring They have lately hranch"d out, occupy ing the store vacated by the savirgs bank, ns we'll a- their fo~mer quarters. The ii III ism lcupufprogrcssivr young men. F l. Hitchcock is a son of Judge Hitchcock, Woodbury's successful hard ware ue chant, and has had experience in the hu,iucss. F. k. Wheeler came here from prattsburg, N. N., and has made many friends. They handle a line of agrlcultural tools, stoves, hardware, etc. With splendid stock of goods in a store centrally located, and a desire to please their patrons, they are surely bound tu have success.
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A srLhNDID ENTERTAINMENT.

ca Tuesday evening, April x, the par i,h rooms were filled to their utmost, the occasion being Miss Grace Tomlinson's musicale. The program consisted of 2s numbers, instrumental, vocal and rccita- tions and was so arranged as to repre- sent the different nations of Europe and America, many of the performers wear ing the costumes of the nation they rep resented. The entertainment lasted about two hours and WAS concluded by large chorus singing "America." After the rntcrtainmrnt cake and coffee were serv- ed. Everyone took their part rrmarkab- Iy well and Miss TomInsou i~ to be con- gratuIattd d on her success.
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ooor WORK o< THE uIouwAYs.

The roads about town are now being put in lirsl class shape. One gang un- der the direction of Sclcctman Hudson are working the west side of he town. r.. C. Cables, the veteran road man, runs the machine, while Charles Leach, once a driver for Earnum & Bailey, holds the ribbons over the horses furnished hy ,'AHdy" Hard. lh" reads in lhc other section of Jh" town a,r worked under the djecct ou of S F.. Cook and Charles Dougla-s lIrnry Wu-ou ie looking after the orjdEr- and .'u5cr-. Wllh.urh f,n ,n ctlvc force If workers Wa5ert3wn I+ bound to hav'' gnnd ruuds
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NEW MILFORD.
WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.

WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.
 Rev MT Earle will preach here next Sunday, May 10.
 Mrs w. c. Hine returned, Saturday evening, from visiting relatives in New Haven and Wallingford.
 George Marsh has been serving as jur- or the last four weeks at Winsted and Litchfield.
 Mrs Stowe and daughter of Monroe wis ited at MT Wolcott's, last week.
 Will Levnas made short stay here. He is at present employed in New Ha- ven.
 Preparations are being made for a children's day service in June.
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METHODIST cuJncu ITEMS.

Erv C, E. Ford, the new pastor of the Methodist church, has served some of the best churches jn the gift of tLis Con ference. He has bp,u at the First church in Hartford, the First church in Water bury and at New Haven. He has a splendid record as pastor, aui is a strong preacher. The Watcrtown church seems fortunate in it7 mmistcritl up- pOiutmcuts.
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DASBURY DIVISION.

DANBURY-North, 6.4O 7.45, SEQ, 9.2O, lO-5O, a. m, $50, 5.Ie, 655, 6I0 p. Ill. south. 500, 3o H57 a. n., ll,4O, 4.23, 102 D. III. Sunday, s.O5 a. u., :. .05 p. ID.
 BETHEL-North, GAS, 7-37, 1oG a. u... 2.34, DOS, 5.49, 5.tS p. m. sunday, l0J7 a. m. 4.29, 7.0s, p. n. Sunday, SIP a m., 5l2 pm. REDDING-NOrth, 7-30 a. m., FPS, R6-37 D. m. Sunday, lO.ll a. m., SIS p. m. South, 6.I2 a. m., Il-4 5,26, p. n. Sunday, SIS sANF0RD-North, 7.22 a. m, 2.24, 6.33 p. m. Sunday, lo:96 a. m.' sos F. m. South, 6.I6 Is a. BRANCHVILLE-North TIA, 1O3l D. rn.. 2.I7, 5.37, 6.27 D. m. Sunday, 10 a. S-O2 p. m. South, 6.2l, 753 lOls a. u., 12.O5 4.43.7.24p. ID. Sunday, s.2S a. m, 5.2s ?. ID. GEORG ETOW N-NOrth, 7.O9 a. m., 2.l3 6 g p. III. Sunday, 9.57 & m., 7.58 p. ID. South, G,2b ?. m., l2.0sr 5.43 ?. n. Sunday, S-Sl 8. h., 5-Sl p. III.
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k. l. NJ. co.

A band of the kickapoo Indian Medi- cine Co. has been in town for two weeks past, giving nightly entertainments at the Town hall, where Dr Boyd has had office hours from 10 a. m. to 1 p. III. daily. The entertainments have been well patronz.d and have afforded lots of fun to the boys and girls, both old and young, while nearly every family has added these remedies to the household supply.
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AT CHRIST CHURCH.

Tine Sunday school at Christ church will be at 10 a. m. and morning service n II during the summer.
 Al thp spe cGI parish meeting, held Fri dly afternoon, George Pritchurd was elected jan;or warden of Christ church to dd the vacancy caused by the death of NJ .. C. SkiItou.
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RnrsF0Rn ID RRrnGEPnRr-

BOTSFORD-NOrth, 7.36 10 s a. m 40, 4.59, 5.os. G.5s p. III. Sunday, o,IO a. m. South, TIT, D. tEPNEY-North,7. 7.28, ,l0.23 a.m.. I.2o m., 4.5O, II.t5 a. m, 40, 765 p. m. Sunday, 6-8s p. m. LONG HILL-North, 7.22, l0I7, Hi 8 un., AS, 645 8d3 P; n m: sunday. 7-54 p. n. south: 7S4, D, TRUMBULL-North, 7.l6, lO.I1, l2.58 a. m., 7.39, 9.I4 II.54, a. h., 453, 7I9 p. n. Sunday t6.50 D. m. BRIDGEPORT-NOrth, 7.o5, 10, l2.4O a. m., 425. G.25 D. n. Sunday, 735 6. m. Arrive, 750, 925 q. 1n., l2.05, 5.C5, 7.3o p. ID. Sunday 7u5 9. m.
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WEST MORRIS.

Henry E. Shove of Warren is the guest of his daughter, Mrs Harley Bee man.
 Mrs c. W. Mobiles is visiting friends in Rockville.
 Our depot is rejoicing in new coat of paint, the colors correspond with all the newly painted stations on the Shepaug railroad.
 Louis Hagar has a new horse on trial. If It will mate with the sOrTel mare he now owns he will have team which it will be hard to beat
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modation of his clerks, which leaves u7 without a town hall.
 A town hall is to be erected in the near future, east of the Congregational church.
 James Sexton & Son will turn your money into stone if you will but give them a call at Crescent avenue, Bridge port. Railroad fare allowed to pur- chasera.
 Mir Bissell is to move his family for the present to Eli Bronson's tenement house, vacated by MT Overton.
 Miss Nellie Tyler of Northfield was home over Sunday.
 It is expected that H. B. Futile and family will arrive at Biscoe farm about May 15.
 John Lockwood has begun carting
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THE NEW FNGLANn R. R.

THE NEW ENGLAND R. R. HAW .29 12.02, ,a-m, ,7.l5 D. ID. West 800 a. III, 3,642 p. m. 7.34 a.In fl. 20 pm. West is -5S a. m, f2.53, t6.36,p. m. SANDY HOOK-East TAO, I2I2, am. T.27 p. m. West S.4S a. In, PAS, 6.30, D. m. sOUTHBURY-East 7.50, 12.21, 7-S7 p. m. West s.3s &. m; 2.39, 6.20 D. m.
 tTrains stop when signRled only
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In New Haven County.
GRANGE NOTES. Beginning May l, the Grange will meet only once in the month.

Charles Benham is in Bridgeport.
 The lecture by Prof B. F. Rooms, on ssThe Yellowstone Park was very much enjoyed, last Wednesday.
 Charles Townsend and Miss Bertha White spent Sunday in Harwinton.
 Mr Bissell, our popular merchant, has hired tue whole building for the accom-
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LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS,

Nice a~~ortmout, jNr, rOc, 1-'r, N9r, ~I. I.-3.
 We will open Saturday moru- m~ a ra~c "r Calico Wrappers. w. offer rh-m ar o9c, >I oudup tu l.5D.
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Bridgeport Steamboat
 Company.
STEAMER NUTMEG STATE.

Leaves Bridgeport every night (except Sunday l2 o'clock, from foot of South avenue. Leaves New York every day (except Sun day) Il a. m., from Pier 39, East River.
 STEAMER ROsEDALE. Leaves Bridgeport at 7.30 &. m. Returning leaves New York Pier 39, East River, foot of Catherine street. at D. m., foot of East Sl st st East River. at 3.15 D. m.
 turday, Pier 59, ? p. m., EsstSlst street
 LION TICKET 75 cents
 Good Until Used.3 Boat connects with the Berkshire division train leaving Bridgeport at 6.25 on Saturday evenings only.
 Western and Southern Freight taken from ing given.
 \. N. N EDGE, Y. H. C0NNELaLY Agt. Supt.
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HOSIERY

Large line IauIjr~ Gents auI Children lIo-ir~ from Ior {, lUc
 para~oI- auJ Sun | mbrolIa~, the ljur-t line in town, price I-'o to l.;;7.
 For Carpets, Naltin2~, Cur taiu~, Wall Papers we can't be beaten. Call at our store and be convinced.
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Millinery Goods!!

You should look in atourAIjl- lincr PmIor~. Our goods are cIr2mt and inexpensive rou~jd- rrjug tho quaury> and hats that come from our ~torr are correct in ~tNlr.
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lIAGI{OWS.

H1 carry Disc, Springtooth, Acme smoothing and square and shall uc plcu4ed to talk buNuess if you need anything In thta limo.
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PLOWS,

our line lhi- spring is mrEet than ev CT bvtnrt, uut NriuIu making purchase we Nhuul be pl lsed to have you look tn,m u,rr Wrcau pI"uSr Yuu and you .1I ulul lhr ltrtrc- hultnm.
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GRASS SEED.

We hnv' this yen. u- heretofore tnhcn particular pnlus tu buy ihe best ~"'rl In the ularkrt uul sr,. selling u ne low Hs pup,ihlr qu.,uty cn'-t ere d. uur Nin l. to turuJ+h lh" ht-I seed p"~eihJ', mot tho largest .uutll> tpr lhr lchsl money
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FISHING TACKLE.

We hn>r uuInck,'d ih" finest ns-"rt uu,ut luu we hnv" ever received Hnd c,pu -ult any one, Poles from Io' To F.. rumc and book them over. Yours lte- -porlmlY.
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Many and curious were the old

Many and curious were the old
customs in Wales relating to mar
riage. The following is an account
of the bidding ceremony, an old
custom which is said to he cele-
brated even to this day in rural
parts of Wales: The bidder goes
from house, to house with long
pole and ribbons flying at the end
oft, and standing in the middle
floor In each house he repeats a
long lesson with great formality.
He mentions the day of the we'd
ding, the place, the preparations
.snade, etc. The following is a
specimen: "The intention of the
bidder is this With kindness and
amity with deccncy and llberality
for -- and -, he invites you
to come with your good will on the
plate. Bring current money-a
shilling or two or three or four or
five-with cheese and butter. We
invite the husband and wife, chill
dren aud men servants, from the
greatest TO the least. Come there
early; you shall have victuas freely
and drink cheap, stools to sit on,
aud fish if we can catch them, bat
il not hold Us excusable, and they
will attend On you when you call
upon them in return. They set out
from such a place and such a
place. "--Exchange.
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The st. Louis Republic says tha

The st. Louis Republic says that
no specially prepared table of
statistics is necessary in support OF
the assertion that Germany is the
most intellectually industrious of
the European countries. Thinking
men often refer to it as "the home
of higher philosophy and the hot
bed ofethe sciences, yet i. annually
has more suicides per thousand in
habitants than auy other country
outside Of the Orient. France,
England, Italy, Hungary and Rus
sia come next in the order named.
In Spain and Portugal. two count
ries where civilization is retro
grading, the lowest per cent, OF
self-murders is shown.
Mesa free press., 1896-05-29

"Well, well" remarked leading
halter the other day, ''everybody
has smiled at the vanity of women
as they take long and fond glances
at their reflection In the store win
dows, but9woman is nott.a marker
for. the ordinary mau. SThe ugTier
a man is the longer it takes him TO
suit himself with hat. and. che
oftener does he look into the glass
while buying one. I have an un-
usually unprepossessing customer
who would exhaust the patience of
Job. He came into the store the
other day after the spring styles
had arrived and consumed 2 hours
and ten minutes in getting q hat
that pleased him. The next day
he returned the hat and had one.
made to order. This man is SO ugly
that nothing could improve his,
looks but a mask. '~ n
Mesa free press., 1896-05-29

The Tribune does not belong to
that class of hide-bound party pa
pers that can see no good in any
thing but the Republican party,
and hence it offers 10 apology for
reproducing BuckY Q ONe;lps able
and unanswerable article fa,oring
Government reclamation OF arid
Iands. He truthfully says: From
Florence west is an area of land
greater than the historic vauey of
the Nile that with the. cons tfuction
of storage reservoirs can be made
productive" The present session
OF Congress viii appropriate $76,-
100000 for river and harbor i'm,
provewents, most of which will be
thrown away, while not cent can
be found for storage reser, Or to
supply water to the hundreds of
thousands Of acres Of thirsty lands
which lie a bout u.s., and make homes
for the people, Indians as welk as
we'll as whites. The, government
own these lands. and would get
back every dollar of the money ex-
pended, The time will surely come
when there will be some legislation
IN the interest of the people,
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