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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02
AN INTERESTING TREE TALK.

III PaHo, Texas. Dear unphnmmor!
am glad to see Tint the live unk hu
wen "a the oontrrt II Is often men
toned Ia descriptions of Southern seen,
cry aud Is tree that we may we'll at
ford Ga he proud ct No better proof ot
Ito superiority can hc given than the
tact OF Is hrlng ohoseu fut Tie cnbvn
ol The linppS hNmmrtf in preference Ia
the beautiful magnolia, tho iollN pine
and the everlasting zodiac. Ou hln urt
arrival AZ Sew stead, ia the year hos,
Lord lyUn planted It little oak tree,
lie tnn"ed thar he should prosper AS
the iroe rroeWrrd. He revisited the
abbey during Land t,rhy dr kuJMcns
iraideucr there nud discovered that hs
uhk had been neglected and was nearly
dead, lie wrote 4 beautiful uuem about
IT, hut the tree HtterWHrd recovered aud,
tMuh, h. nllVr yet William Shnhus-
penre planted II mnlhrrry tfre at New
lmcc, his home Ia SuNttatd, but m
fortunately about "A century aud a half
atterward the place came into the pos.
scoeion Of Rev Me aaai,4,!, Mhn cat
the tree down 90 avoid showing il To
people aud tocr the house down ta avoid
raAing So mNch nanrSsmenis tar Tho
maintenance 0t the poor ON &C. lie
Thought II was arHrosel too high The
ia palm II a ure which grows Ia tbs
prinoeo riNCr II riHrs oNcr n hundred
f""i AhoVc the water aud Is the pfinri
pei monns of support oi the Maraus ~
tuhruhs, tribe at South American Ia
diAnH, AH the trees grow close together
the Warnu selects four and builds hi,
house on them, using the lmhs for crnss
hnhors, Tho huuac consists of I'M,
rnnf aud floor made from tho leaf
stocks NJ the tree nnd " Alls mndr of mnis
woven lrom tbs leaves The whole ia
fastened together hV kind af cordage
made from the leaf fher of the SHINE
tree For fuel the Matan uspa liza woed
and he cats II hrr8dfru, about the siEo
of an apple which Is the fruit OF the TIA
Rud drinks y aNshuy Intoxicating he,-
elnea hrewed from It's SAP The tree
Nlsn Yields material for soines. lines
hamm0cks And many other things.
think We would have decided 90 n club
tree with htre difficulty II we had horn
Warnur, Hut the Wersun ara not the
onlS people who have lived In such no,
ruiar positions, Several races al ple-
mes such ~ the Nelas NJ Ceylun ana
the Cookies of thitlhsnng east ut the
HrnhmarNotrh live ia tree tops, ana
tt,c Marnogiho indians Ut Southern Meme
sueh build their houses ca piles, in Lake
Maracalho, Hoping We viii have a song
contest next | am your friend
,irorsa Wells.
ny adainR twenty drops 81 nr aelgerp a
AngNalATA MttCrs tn every siaAs dis,,aars
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ms rAyonrrn won.

Woody ile, rcNns Dear ilaphnmmer,
I have not written IN long time, but
have nol forgotten ! am a Hap Ny
grandmother LEFT on ,innWN II tr
Nav Norl, She 10 gning 10 hoep HOUSE
tor her son. did not waite tu the tree
cnntcsl, hui | am glad that my mrorilr
tree Won | hay0 two pola, d canary
hUd aud calf l'apa made me n.ce
proeonl at n pearl handled pocket knife.
What did You vet Mr. ilarhammcrY
VII clnnr Tor trar my letter win hr too
lrug 10 publish With love tn the old
Post your friend, Z y Ford
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away from MS and then p WV. n.
hills he had climbed, '' ,. ss ~.
croNtrd. ha suiferings INN ,Hm~,sis<
aud hunger we tried 'p " lbs
aud then We know whelh''
ua nara isi Z
There was never any "a ges :,
scmlhlg itdric away W., iIms AZ
tender with him, from INA rss
he must have Thought w
Kind o( dog paradise ..r lsisi =
Onr day about NO "a,a.stsg j
IN. hut hc insisted cn % !, tbs N
table und Looking aroa9,a1, - wv,
sornos that he had a'",r a,s, " !.
watched them u long npfh IA ~
prhirir. the hawks nsl,pse oallAs y
patches of hcecy cloud
lle Hue of the shy ueary, ~
After a while he wa SSimstl y.
a iitiic whine he curled a sa's isi \
aud presently went np e si ~ :
slrcp from which We wv
him.
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A MNG WANTED

Sweet Water, roNns pcnr ilnpham
mer, 1 have voted In two contests. the
bird hnd the tree. | was glad my taV
nrIle trrc won n my bird didn't win
II sone Of the ilniN viii hend me the
ward" of LITTLE Mnggle May" aud
"fhc Quilting PARTY" | VIII return tho
fnyor Ia any way | can have n" pets
excepting my littlu twin brother aud
sister, Ada iinrdWrll.
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loINs rllle nANp

thFkNtlle va Dear llanhAmmrr,
have hern lhinkiug oi joining Nour happy
band lar sono time, ns | rnioN Reading
thv nice letter, go much Nv srnnd
papa takes The Post aud we live with
hun. My prNntmnn,mh " dead nnd
mamma aud papa i've with gmpimpn
My para's htallh Ia very poor | had
y Ace t'tne 'hrlsimae aud hope ar the
HAYS enjoyed themselves, | wen, 20
echool hoturo Christmas, but | have
stopped now, am l1 years old | viii
clrsu tor fear you viii nui let he iou
your club Nnur lncnt,
n,Wsie Chandler
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THE CLUB.

{ aGbdappyhammer are the young peo-
/ 10 read the Youths Department of
Houston Post.
Ne are no fees or charges of any
tnnnucted with the club Boys aud
M y who read The Post may be enrolled
IN Actiya members by sepding the Hap
Aeinnler their full name, age and nd'
siresa,
1 ~ IL the object of all iiappyhammers
20 "hammer happiness when and where
liver posaibla," Hence the club name and
Si0tiD.
1 The club flower is the violet, the club
Tree the live oak aud the club pet Is the
hooking bird, all being chosen by tie
Members themselves.
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A rGr it,9n ,ti,,p

Thnrp rcNaa ponr ilnphnmmcri A.
have never written before | win NOW
make my drst effort | win neh the
iinphnmuer 30 enroll my nnuc as u
homhcr | am T. years old thought
the contests were nice. We are not
going Go achool aud do not know When
u VIII hcWn, | have four elHtcr, aud
ono brother have u pet red hinl he "
very pretty, he hesinr Ia whetlo every
morning heiorr day Well | viii cose,
~ ,hIa Ia my iirat letter, Your hllle
friend, i4illnn inllW
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Post end read a lettsr from two little
girls IN Mississippi, Their names were
Robbie and Carrie shrnder, aud they In
guIred Of Minnie aud Lawse Savage,
They are living W Bcs !iouse City. They
TO schpol together nj bee House, Pro
fassor Weeks IL our principal aud Miss
Annie Price assistant. One hundred
pupils ARE enrolled. We have good
time and love our teachers, Papa takes
The Post. " this doesn't reach the
waste basket I will write aanin ! am
II yenr. old ! hope Ia hear from you
room. Love to all the little llaps,
Lille Goher,
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LOST TIME


7 threw a bWhhIo u Ihc sea,
A hllow cnnght II hastily;
Auoiher hlloW quickly came,
Successfully the prize To- clnim,
From wave to wave unchecked II
passed,
I'M tossod upon u strand Al last
Thus guide unto the unknown nh0rc
Those goidou moments We deplnrc;
These momento which, not thrown away,
Might win iur us ricrnnl day.
| viii cloer My best wishes ~ our
irleud, The Post and all the ilapr.
Your irlcud Nicholas bcldcn.
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4 VIRGINIA Ou,i

NlarkWilN Va Dear iinphhmmpr.
iiore comes ne more "a Join Your hsppy
band, am htilc girl 10 Years nd
mst heCemhcr. ,randpnpa takes rhe
Fest and | eniay reading the iiapa' let
tiers We live at graudmpna md | help
MILK | have two litllr hrnthrra aud
two slslcrA aud love them an and they
love m" had hlcc Christmas We
went W 10 Aunt Martha, aud they had
dolls supper while We were np there
Then We went "a Aunt Sarah's and
while We were therc Santa Claus brought
gloves. Lave 10 the ilaps
Masheile Chandler,
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snn IL MNnOLIMp.

Houston, Texas Dear iInphnmmrr;
would like 10 join the iinpa AIN u
little girl q years odd, | 40 to school
and ! am Ia the high thld grade, Misr
iyrd 10 my teacher aud | like her very
much, Mamma takes The lpdt and |
like "a read the tetiep aud would like
Ia correspond with Homo oi the little
girls Your friend. Katie MoNnlley,
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GnlNu 40 MnNIcn

"Going 10 Mexico" h the nnme of AN
entertaining same for hoys aud girls IL
In suitable Tor an evening gathering OF AL,
mest amy tind rhe company arranges
itself 10 q circle with the "uaNeler" az
tho center
what are YOU going 10 take 10 Mex,
leo with sou, ArthurT asks the traveller,
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HAP TALKS.
what the ifnpbsn.mer Has "a say 10
our ItOys ana GIRLS,

what the ifa ph nBsMer Has "a snt "a |
our boys ana Gtrts,
pplr usppyhammersi Rome good loltera
IRE received from the clubs bright mem
M this week and quite II number ot
sW faces are seen Ia the hand, All
must read tue letter from Almn iiarlng
al illnn, who collected 40 ior hes
jittip crippled sohooimaie, Wilnrn Long
Ajiam Ia anxious for The club to pir-
chase Wiora n wheel chair Ia order
that she may roll herself around The
yani Wlora has been cripple for
three years aud suh u present would
Indeed he "hammoring happiness" for
member who In deprived OF many Of
life's pleasures, Those who wish to add
10 Almns collection cnn send their con.
srbutons either 10 her or To the Han
hammer, The ilaphammor has moi
suokcn of this matter before hecause Ihe
club has been called upon for two or
three contributions during tho pasl year,
and he did not want the mrmbera to
mink they had To- give too much bui
since Alma has shawn III much earnest
Hess in her desire TO help her little rlehi
Il will 40 doubt be- n pleasure for the
other Haps to give sorne assistance also.
Thn members have not begun to talk
+ much about birds nests yet. and seen
"a want the iiaphnmmer to do all the
talking on this subject Nicholas iIeldcn
at Houston wrote nice little story
about nont In Louisiana aud the story
II revealed, hut the other iinpa had other
subjects 10 discuss, Sill the ilapham-
mer isn't discouraged, hnd this week
ha Will tell yon about the mast curious
birds nest yet described.
One OF the wispt and most teachnhlc
Ut little birds rcars ls Young Ia a funny
little three'runm Hat, which II hwings
like a hammock from the limb OF tree
az the shaggy edge OF u matched roof.
! This bird Ia called the haya aud II lyea
( ~ far-awAy inda lis most conslsis of
three compartments one, in thu long.
tubular entrance, In ured for what might
be called the nittng aud sleeping room,
which. when tho little birts have grown
uuticientiy and ara strong enough, they
occupy with their parents, having before
been kept IN the Inner compartment az
hufsrfy' au"'h"' "e '""u 10 r"e'" on
me s'oe o' ,"e nursery iva "'e mas NOT
nee" 'e'"'"'' "''e'm'n'" ny h"'"t"'s's'
thn"s" " Thought ny Sohe I" be lhc
sspes'a' property VI inc rather h'nl
SOM OF sF"w'efy' suppose to which
he ean fr're "i'"' '"t"'" lecture OF
|" es'npo 'h' "''H' ~ VI" young ones
a
pf thihs e'w no'"e hns'heeS matter
M
'Ha"s'' w. '" Wv '"f"''","e
-. N,'" w ,"V' "'"'' i'""'"'
w Wv Nv" '."''"''' ""'S"'" ''
which, the natives declare, are used a..
candlesteks, fnr Ia ench one tho hnyp
fastens one Of the brilliant tropical tire
ties that abound In that region, Som,
bird students, without ANY het,or rensor
that ! can dlscoyer than ,he slrangones,
Of the story, dlscreiit this story OF III,
natives, though they admit the praseno,
Y Of the balls Of clay aud can give non,
but the most farfvtehed aud absurd
guesses to account Tor their presenc,
There
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pointing suddenly al Que Of the boys
and beginning 10 count rapidly,
" Arthur says apples or andirons or
the name Of any other object beginning
with A. the FIRST letter Of bis name, be-
fore the traveller counts ten, he keeps his
seat and the traveller turns suddenly and
points Al Kate,
"One. two, three :" lie counts
Cookies" stsmmers KBio,
"You can't go to Mrrico with ma"
says the traveller and he takes Rates
chair aud Kate becomes traveller, Then
she tries to catch some Que else, The
same person may not mention the same
object twice
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y, s. Let's have nm animal conio
next, iiapr. whit do You snyf
COLLECTION ron wIlonA.

Elgin, Texas. Dear llaphammor
Here | come again after so long II time,
suppose ynn have forgotten me 10y this
time, bat have not forgotten you aud
all Of ia" iiapa, | go Ia school now 10
Mlsa Lillian Griffin aud like her splen
ddly ! have hiN studies. am 80 glnd
that the onk won In the contest; II was
my fhyorie among all trees. II Ia 30
useful aud pretty In the spring I viii
he II y"urs old IN March, ! ttinl X0ili
hoftrr bahHs started "A grand work for the
linps when she sent her 10 conta to
start Il nuhscripllnn 10 buy Wilorn Long
an nvalid'a rolling chair, She is out
schUol mate and friend, She 10 n bright
little girl OF ycnra aud has not walked
IN three years Let III try to have enough
money 10 buy her chair lay April ~ for
her birthday present | have collected
81 10 from the school children aud the
teacher, Miss Latham Griffin. sends 81
cents. The following send . conls each
Walter Long, Allio tondrnn, iGlaio lInr
ling Metc scott, Willie Iarman, Noodle
tondrnu, TrSic Scott, Minnie Smith
Lille ,nrmon, Hal llarlng, Matte Con,
dron, Edgar inrnon, Grace l!nrling
uscir condron, Clarence IIarling and
'Ilnmor Hurk ! viii close by wishing
The Poet n long and prosperous life
send 3 cents also. Your friend forever,
AlILa liarlHg.
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CATCHING SALMON.

Santa Cruz, Cnl.--Denr Iinphammeri
am glad the onk won, but rather pre-
ferrci the stately pine. We have been
having rain for the Inc, week, The river
has Risen about three feet last winter
II rose ten feet J hardly know what 10
write nhoni this time, Have You, Nh
Iiaphammcr, heard of our salmon run.
mig herof They catch 800 day nni
sometimes The bny Is inst full Of iislilng
boats All bonts catch from i0rly 10
sixty fish apiece. One man caught thirty
before lunch and after lunch he caught
thiriy-seYcn fish, big ones, too. Henry
Folsom and ! have a. telegraph hoe M
between our places aud Wa are AL get
ting along nicely one OF his rlaicts
aud one OF mine are learning slf0 Where
ire our Ilnpa Of Hamilton, Roy, SANITY,
Sue Drunk aud their two other colnpnn-
ionsf correspond with eight az nine
iihps now aud have a letter Ia the hos
every dry nearly Wen, | must close,
hoping "a know what to write nhuut
next time Your friend.
Guy Faecn,
y, s. Let's have nm animal contest
noNt, ilaps, what do You sHyf
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ARE THEY nIisy nppsg

bee House, TEXAS bear naphammcrl
l was reading the ilaps httels IN The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02

ny adding twenty DROPS 81 nr selgertA
AnsNsinta Mttcts Io every siass, diseases
from drlnhing polluted water are avoided.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02

INV NY OH UIHNIN VIII
III never XII the cunning liitia mice.
l'ur IN bet my winter mitichs,
They are really baby Kittens,
And any cue VIII" Kills them isn't nice n
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VIII BE LOYAL To THE OAK.

Victoria, Texas Dear IIaplnmmor.
see that the oak hns won IN the con
test, II wns not my fnvorte, hut ! viii
be loyal 10 H. What will the next con.
test hef II Allie urihics sces this letter
wish she would send me her address,
lost her letter some wny or other. !
hive bean wanting Ia answer II some
time, bui not knowing her oAnci address
! was afraid II would moi reach her.
Here comes Edlih now, She has an n
right new dress and has come over 20
show II 10 us. Shn is niHudlng at my
chair allowing mo books. She han her
Mother Goose book saying "Ifinc cow
RAY" Wen, Mr. iinphammor as |
hnye 10 play with her. as she In saying
"Hit down" Ton the iioorl, ! viii close
Your friend, Ray peronot,
READS ALL THE LETTERS.
Victoria, TeRas. Dear lInphnmmor
| haven't written siuee the tree contest
ended. have been sick, ~ couldn't
write. ! couldn't 80 ia school the whole
week. | rcpd The Post every Sunday
aud A0me of the letters are NJ inter
esting | like The Post, ! think II is
such nice paper, Some of the poems
are 40 pretty ! didn't rond all of ID this
week because We had M much com
pnuy an going Ia Il ohlldrcn's mask
hnl on the 9Th Of i'rbrnnry aud my
sinter and ! ARE going to mnsk. The
clubs fhYorite Hover ii mine also. Dcnr
llaphammor, | VIII encloea you few
yloets. ! think we ought 10 have nnr
other contest ! propuso an animal con
| test, ! VIII close with love 10 the ilnps
| Your friend. Augusta HAHN.
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NEw iLArrYlIAMMEna.
LITTLE KITTY CRAY.

iitlle KITTY Hfay
ilnd very funny way
or hiding IN his home IN The hay.
Nld he played "h0.pecp,"
When he should have heen asleep.
win cunning little mouse across the
way,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
Patterns only IOc.
Why pay Csc to
SOC for no better
WRAPS.

Stock and prices getting very small
\ We make it a rule to close out this
stock every season. Now for the last
and lowest prices. This week-9Sc TO
S6.9S for goods that were s4 to S25.
LACEs.-All Linen Torchon Lace at
IL, 2]4, to 12]Gc yd. Do you realize
that other stores get from 5 to csc yd
for the very same brand of goods, and
some people think they are better, be-
cause they pay more. See our stock
AMI compare quality.
The last of the Fascinators and
Hoods going at 10, 30 and SOC, were 25,
80 and &c.
Beef, Wine and Iron, standard quality
only sac. Why pay S1.0O?
Prints at 4llc and sc for best makes.
Towels toweliug and table linens
still lower prices.
Pins l, ., and 4c for best Brass, reg.
ular price to 10c.
Nickle alarm clocks at 75c, warranted
one year.
l2O sheets note paper and so envel-
opes all for 15c.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
CLOTH HING.

Big stock and low prices tell the
story, Must be moved now. Come and
get great bargain, we beat the cloth
ing houses in prices, Jean pants, lined
at 40c. Black and blue Cheviots at
Sl.25 and S1.4S. All wool Cashmere
pants at 81. As, worth 1915. Children's
fine suits at 1.9s, 2.25, 2.75 to s3 so, were
50 90 to 5000 Mems suits away down
in prices.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

interchangeable mileage tickets will
be placed on sale by the Y. & o. X. r.
after February 15 good on the follow
ing lines: b. & O., all points west Of
the Ohio river and Pittsburg and
Wheeling; B. & o. s. W.. all DIVISIONS.
c., C. & S; c., S. tS H.; Ohio Central
lines; It. e o. c. extension, and the W.
& L. Z.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

Queensware is now lower than we
have ever sold. White granite cups
and saucers at %, - and 33c, were 35,
40 and 55c. Pure granite plates, inch,
at 25 and zoe.
Decorated tea sets Sc pieces, at s. 0s
and 1915.
Decorated toilet sets at S.19S to So 25.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

Stock taking over and
we find too many goods
on hands and they must
go and that quickly.
See some of the prices
and you will agree with
us.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
nIanley Refuses to Talk.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. 5.-Hon. John
Fl. Manley said that he could not con.
sistently discuss the influence of Mr..
Harrison's action on the prospects Of
Hon. Thomas b. Reed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
B. so. S-W. RY
TIME TABLE.

Trains leave Marietta as follows
LOT cincinnati, f10:40 a m, ali. 25, d IN.
Tor 81. Louis, f10:40 a IN sl1.95 m.
For Louisville. *l0:4O IN, 1875 D M.
For Parkersburg, *l040 a m, $500 a m. II :55
p m, 700 p m, 1.a5 d m
m, t2.85 D m. ni' 'o'o
For New York, .4:55 p m, .1l:25 m.
sDaily. tExcept Sunday,
For detail Information regarding rates.
st lime on connecting lines, sleeping, parlor cars
o.. q. N: PAYNE, Ticket Agent, B.. & o. 8. w
Ky; Marietta, o., or -
AGans -. b. Marcel. CWAaFEL. Assistant General Passenger
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
CONFECTIONERY
and
GROCERIES

Pure rock-candy at lOc lb.
New layer raisins at Gl4c h., worth
10c
Large crisp cakes at Sc h., worth
l219c.
lbs, butter crackers for 1Oc
Royal condensed cream at 12H can.
Pure schreded cocoanut at zoe Id.
All right baking powder 35c lb.
Naptha soap SC cake. Saves labor
and time in washing clothes and paint
work.
Rice, pounds for 10c.
We always lead the procession in
bargains.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
PUBLIC SALE!

The undersigned will offer for sae at public auction the
mill of Moore and Hail. opposite the school West
Marietta Washington County, Ohio Saturday day
February 1885, The property of Moore and Hail. assigned
consisting part of II horse boiler and
and connecting BELTS main shaft puleys and betting
Lathe oiner and counter
shaft also rip wheel morcing machine window frames
and casng pine flooring siding seeng stung other umber
picture and other moulding and lumber articles too
numerous to
Sale to commence at O'Clock, forenoon. Terms Cash.
II. F. KRAFT, Assignee.
Tu. & Fri
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

ION account of The State ConveRtion of
Ohio Republican League at Columbus. o
Feb. 18th, the C. Il NJ Ry. VIII sell excursion
tickets Feb. llth and 18th to Columbus at one
fare for the round trip, not good returning
after Feb. 18th 1896"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
DO YOU EAT gREADl

Jacob Pfaff's Is unexcelled. as are
also his Cakes and Ices. Finest
Neapolitan Ice Cream that can be
made. Particular and personal at,
tentlon given to serving parties
receptions. weddings or public din :.
ners, JACOB PFAFF,
Putnam at.
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SOUTH BOUND.

,oattu atains run daily except Sunday. Clone con
heStions ~; Tor all points north and west. W."
FOR farther Information call on or address n
M M fAYNE' Ticke' Agent, Union Depot. Mari.
L. ID. DALE, Receiver, l.
WIN. MORSE, superintenden,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
WINNERS!
49,

Here's what you want
and at Prices that will
do you good. Catch on,
work quick. for the first
come gets pick and
choice.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

Take them while they are going.
Bargains don't wait.
Ladies', Children's and Misses under
wear from 1Oc, 12Ic, 15c and 25c
Ladies' all wool Vests and Pants at
49c, were 75c, Sl.OO and las.
Misses hose at s. 4 and Sc. Ladies'
hose at s. s and 121Ic.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

Query?-Did you ever take note
enough of the ads of the merchants of
this city and see how barren they are
of prices? Can you tell why?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

We are not afraid to quote prices and
show our goods. for we know they are
away below competition.
Lots of Dress Goods at 6llc were 1Oc
and 1215c.
''| Size were 15c
and 1Sc.
25c were 35c
and soc.
q" 49c, were 75c
and 81 CO.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06
GAINESVILLE & OHIO RIVE
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Al Trains Daily except Sunday. t.
Nos. 20 and y make close conneetion.f.
lanesyille with the Is. u O. and Pan Hsndi
'raihs H% f0r % %S9l,nmbns, Chicago and the West
~ aoFE SuTOH, Recsivsr. ~" Tf-
Z. G. HARRISON. Generaa Passenger Ago p =
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-02-06

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