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NOT TO EAT is Her PURPOSE
Miss Coppage to Prove Woman's
Power to Endure.
Her Effort to Surpass Mans Record
in the Starving Line VIII BE
Made Publicly for Gain.

New York, Nov. 27.-'what man has
done woman can do, and I'm the woman
that can do more than any man has done
yet!'
Such is the battle-cry OF Miss Helen
Alice Coppage, with the accent on the
Cop, who arrived at tine Broadwa Y Central
Hotel yesterday morning. Miss Coppsse
hasn't come from Ohio to New York - ell
joy its god things. She's come 10 s,a:ve
deiiberateiy-to prove that a woman can
endure hunger a well as man.
While hundreds of people are Logging
and not few are dying for want OF fDtd
Miss Copptge expects to make money by
enduring hunger publicly. She purposes to
to go unfed for sixty days, but will be
CONTEXT il she Yields to hunger alter fifty
eight da VS. and two hours.
Miss Coppage is plump and indolenr-
looking. Most OF her hair Is golden yellow
In color, hut near the roots 1t is brown
She has big. blue eyes, with sleepy. heavy
lids, and the pale, cream-colored com
pie Jdon assigned 10 the immovable woman
without nerves. She weighs about IT'S
pounds up to date. She wears i black cash
mere, rather yfied looking gown, and
has ears the !obes Of which are not in Lonl.
brosO's list.
Miss Coppage doesn't talk much, but
she sure that she's going TO beat the civ
ilized worlds record In the fasting bust
ness.
How do you know You WIFI" she was
asked.
Il Just know i'll feel il, she ans wereG
with a slow, wide smile. After Dece,i.
Der g. She explained, II am under con.
tract to Mr.. Louis Miller to starve for
sixty days" Shespoke without shuddering.
Yes, and when anything goes into her
mouth that's my cue to get out" inter-
rupted Mr.. Miller.
Il have never starved professionally be-
fore. I've tasted, and 1t agreed with me
Just a matter of form. you see,' continued
the woman with surplus flesh, who will
give New York chance to see how much
Of 1t she can get rid OF before being COLI
quered by hunger.
Il have gone hungry three times before
once FOR fourteen days, again for twenty.
one days, and last December for thirt y
days. Oh, no: / dol I mind starving while
IL
water, my favorite water: that agrees
finely with me. l shan't use drugs as Succi
md DR.. Tanner did. l shall sleep fully
half the time, and the newspapers may
send anybody to see me, and all the doctors
I'm New York are a liberty to watch me all
the tire or whenever they please.
81 know that a woman can endure more
than any man, and I'll prove it. Oh, my
I'm sare car 60 sixty days without food
After 'the first four days the sensations of
pain In the stomach stop, and It's reduced
to Il question OF enduring the constantly
increasing weakness.
Fasting has always agreed with me
The first time weighed 2O9 and lost 65
pounds.
"Do I expect people to believe starve,
Why, Of course! They can watch me all
they want. What will wear? Oh, pretty
clothes. the same AS usual
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JAIL WILL SEPARATE THEM.
Samuel Burrell Sentenced for As
saulting His Sweetheart Father.

MS N"tethtdEt> dVutE.
In the police court today the story of
what might have been tragedy was
unfolded before Judge KinibalI in the ca Sc
of Samuel Burrell, charged with assault
ing Robert buchanan, an aged one-armati
soldier. Burrell was also charged with
carrying concealed weapons.
me affair occurred at Garfield last
anksgiving afternoon. Young Burr III
went to the home CT Buchanan to call upon
the pretty riulatto daughter of the latter,
and the avowed sweetheart Of the ac.
cused. The girls father, however, took
exception to the attentions of Burr.ll,
and many times demonstrated with both
the gir' anG her swain because of their
frequent meetings.
When The father discoy cred the yong
man In the parlor with his daughter shortly
after I O'Clock Thanksgiving afternoon.
he ordered him away. Burreil complied
with the request OF his prospective fat her
in-law, and went out. He returned not
long afterward, but was not allowed To
enter the house. He cursed and demand
admittance. No one responding, he broke
in the door, and drew a revolver on the
irate father. Heforced herevolver against
the neck OF buchanan, and was about tc
pull the trigger, when Reuben Giles, col
Ored, knocked the revolver out of Bur
rell's hands. Sergt. Anderson and Police
man Stevens, of the Fifth precinct. ar
rived ia time to prevent further trouble
and arrested BIIrrell
Had they not done so Buchanan said that
he would have killed the accused with a
muskct h. had at the house. When placed
on the stand Burrell pleaded guilty, but
said he was drunk He was never intoxi-
Gated before, but became so on that day be-
cause the father of his sweetheart ordered
him away.
Judge kimball. in imposing sentence,
said: Il give You 12O days for assault
and 20 days for carr ying concealed weap-
ons. A drunken man with an enmiry
against another man and 4 pistol in his
hand is as bad a combination az one could
imagine"
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fourths Of the applicants under the oppor
tunity, In this case must re avoided. F1r
this reason this announcement contains 4
two-fold message.
FIKST-That this is absolutely and dis
tiac,lythe last opportunity under the sS rate;
that ii ,oiU, under no circumstances, or on no
condition, be extended after January l.
SECOND That il is respectfully requested
thai those desiring TO take advantage Of the
opportunity coop crate NTH Doctor Mccoy by
doing so early in the period. This reques, is
made TO obtiote The cro,oding Of III Offices the
last fen days Of the month. and the conse-
qaent croicding or shutting out Of hundreds
rho hare taken the time and pains to re-
spoRd. Doctor Mccoy WW be grateful to
those patients rho wish TO take advantage Of
the opportunity il they ,oM cooperate tcin
him in this respect.
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been able to afford. 1t is, in a word, an
effort to give at a nominal cost what Others
charge high prices for; to reach those
thousands Of people unwilling to pay the
high prices Of the specialists, too proud
to place themselves on the plane OF paupers
and seek the inferior and unframed services
of Dispensary Doctors.
Strange as 1t may appear, hitherto the
popularity OF the So rate, however, has
nearly succeeded in defeating the end
for which it was given. So many ap.
piled toward the end of the limited Ieriot
that only a part Of the great multitude
could be treated. In IRE last two months.
toward the close OF the period. the appar-
eut popularity OF the rate actually brought
with it SO manv applicants that the purpose
of the offer was sadly interfered with, 10
only small proportion could he cared for.
Doctor Mccoy is determined, however
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bankruptcy at their own will, but which
will not give the creditor any protection.
The South and West, where there has
been tie deepest depression, is anxious
for the bill which will enable them to Put
themselves on their feet once more. They
want the voluntary bankruptcy measure.
and the East wants the involuntary.
''Tle form OF the bill IS it passed he Senate
is now before the House. When it came over
Gen. GrosvenOr aid other leading Republi
cans said they would not accept IT in tha
form. We VIII have il in honeother. Whether
these differences can he reconciled is some
thing that cannot now be told. For my
part. consider n proper plan of bankruptcy
legislation is of more reimportancethana any of
the present schemes OF so-cailed currency
reform that have been suggested
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$3.oS for
All $500
Child'S Suits
Today.

These special Saturday
sales are making our Chill
dren's S Department immense
ly popular.
Wise mothers take kindly
to these special reductions
-doesn't t take them long tc
distinguish between our
genuine bargains and the
make-believe ones at other
stores.
Once again-today you
have the chance to buy any
$5 Knee Pants Suit in the
house for S3.9S.
And remember-our S.
Suits are S6. so in many
stores-so when we cut the
price like in this instance
you really save almost half.
All the Fancy Suits for
the little fellows are in
cluded. too - any of 'em
marked S5 will only cost you
So. 3.98 today.
Monday they'll be S5-
come today if you want to
take advantage of the re-
duced price.
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Tt" ttree-yea, old boy OF j. A. johnson,
of LyhH Center. I'll is subject to attacks Of
GROUP. Mr.. johnson says he is satisfied
that the timely use of Chambe riain's Cough
Remedy, during severe attack. saved his
little bry'slife. He is 10 the drug busine .,
o meriber of the firm of johnson Bros. Of
that place. auG they handle u great M any
patent meG.rines for throat aud lung dis
eases lie had all these 10 choose from, ant,
skilled physicians ready to respond u his
call, but selected this renee dy for use In
his own family at a time when his child's
life was IL, danger, because he knew It tn
be superior to any otl,er, and famous thu
country over for lis cures of Group. Mr.
johnson Gays this is the best selling cough
ncdicine they handle, and that iu gives
snleEtlid satisfaction in all cases Sold By
Henri Evans, wholesale and retail drug.
gists, o3S ut. ard Conn. ave. and ) ct
NV and 1928 Nd i've. ne.
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A STORY OF WHITE SLAVERY
Cruel Treatment of Lahorers N
Johns Island Phosphate Mines.

Savannah. Ga, Nov. 27,-A story oi
white slavery has been brought to this Cit =
by four laborers, who allegc that theS
escaped iron the place with great diff
Guilty. The men are Henry c. Edwards
Anthony Hines, Edward Quinn, and Ja!aes
Shiperd, ali Of Philadelphia. The men
wer. sent to the Johns Island phosphate
mines by 4 Philadelphia employment agencg
They we've promised fair wages, good food
and comfortable quarters
Ti,ey gGt nstler. Their earnings aver
aged 60 cents day and this had to oc
returned: for the poor rations given them
1i'cir he'd was on the ground in miserable
shautics. there was large number ui
men OF tlt= island when they arrived and
all we're In rags The laborers We're driy n
to the mines by armed guards and slave
drivers, with Winches ters, stood over
them as they lahorered. Many. tried to
escape, iut they were tracked by dogs and
reraptured.
The Phladelphians, with great difficulty.
managed 10 elude the guards, and made
their wav to this city, "A distance of nearly
Que hundred miles. They We're famisleoi
and in a pit:able condition. They are being
cared for here and VIII be returned to
Philadelphia as soon as their story can
be Investigated.
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EiScman Bros,
Cor, 9TH and E Sts.
No Branch Store in Washington.
THE GREENBRIER RAILROAD.
Plans OF New York Capitalists fOi
the West Virginia Coal Fields.

l-idDS OF New York Capitalists lOF
the West Virginia Coal Fields.
Charleston, w Va, Nov. 2T.-The in
CORPORATION OF the Green bier Rairoad u
Comrany, of West Virginia, has brought
to light the plans for an enterprise organ
iZed 10y New York capitalists, which has
for its object the development OF tie ccal
fields of this state. The capitalists inter
ested have rurcbas ased from John T. Nc
Graw, of Grafton, n tract of 500 ,0OO acres
of wild land i'll the northwestern part Of
West Virginia, for which they raid S52c.
600.
In addition to this tract they have Oh
tanned contro' of some smaller ones, max
ing their total holdings nearly half mil
lion acres. Rich beds Of coal under lie
these lands, and the lIlinng of this 10 al
Will soon begin.
The Greenbrier Railroad Company's clp-
ital stock is 100000, anu the incorpord-
torsa NJ. E. lngai,s, of Cincinnati; Decatur
Axtsll. OF Richmond; II. C. Sims, F. b.
Enslow and j NJ. Gill, of Huntington, W.
Va. The Greenbrier road is to run
from the Chesapeake and Ohio Roa.l, 1T
the mouth OF GreenLrier River, TO a point
within ten miles OF the lands recently pur
chased.
The purchasers of the lands are to taxi
the bonds issued for the construction Of
the road. 1t is also announced that the
New York syndicate has obtained control
of the Dry Fork Railroad, which runs
through portion of the Recently pur-
chased lands.
The connection of Mr.. ingalls, with the
project shows that the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company is to profit by t.
Mr.. ingalls, himself announced few week 5
ago that he would soon be in position to
make ratrsun Kanswha coal to Duluth and
st. Paul, which would shut PittsbIrg and
Eastern Ohio coal out of those markets.
Mining engineers report that the coal in
the recently acquired lands is the finest IN
the state.
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Tide Table.

Today-Low tide. 3:53 a. IN. and 4:1s d
IN: high tide, 9:16 u. IN. and 10:Is D. m.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the w ate.
at s a in: Great Falls-Temperature, 40.
condition, 8. Receiving reser voir-Teu.
perature, &c; condition at north connectioI i.
3s; condition at south conneciio ion, So. Dis
tributing reservoir oir-Temperature. As: cou.
dition 1T influent gatehouse, SO: efrluent
gatehouse. 36.
City Lights.
Gas lamps are lighted at b:4s p m.: extir-
gIishing begun at COG a. m The lighting
is begun enc hour before the hou. named.
Arc lamps are lighted at 5:33 p. M: ~,
tinguished at 8:21 T. III.
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Heart Hestut'- in 30 Minute.

Heart Eest ne. tn 80 Minutes
after moinentarily expecting for years
that death might snap the vital cord at any
minute. This is tie story thousands could
tell and have told of the almost Divine
formula, DR.. Agnew's Cure for the Heart.
Every day chronicles the taking away Of
many who have not needed la t,ire warn
ings that the heart was tired out andnee.ietl
the helping that this wonderful cure gives.
Heart disorders are insidious. Don't rrifle.
This greet remedy attacks the disease in,
stantly. Sold. by F. 8. Williams, 9th and
sts.; Edmonds & Williams, Sd and Fa.
ave.-41.
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DEAFN NESS

Ing the WILSON COMMoN s i.Nsr EA X
DRUMS. THE inveRtor) MIR. Geo. II. Vii
Son will be in Washington. ut willard's
Hotel, November l29 and 80, from 8 a.
m. to p. m. for the purpose or stow
ing and explaining the merit Of the drums
to anyone desrinE t. have their own or
their friends teHrlhS restored. They are
absolutely invisible. saTe anu Conlf, rlabir,
and have no wireOr spring attachments
Ask for our 14Lpage blok on deafness.
Consultation free. WILSON EAR DRUM
Co., 122 Broadway, New York. nL25-4t
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A MURDERER.s CONFESSION.
Cbnspired 20 Kill a Woman for
Insurance Money.

Insurance Money.
Newark, j., Nov. Thames A, Glen
mer, of Norristown. Pa, was arrested on
Broad street at loon yesterday by ChiefOi
Detectives Stainst.v and Detective Sergt.
Cosgrove, on a charge OF murder, committed
IN Norristown on October 2S, 1896.
The prisoner, when taken to police head
quarters, searched and confronted with
evidence OF his Connection with the crime
for which he is arrested, broke down,
admitted Ills guilt and expressed a willing
ness to go to Norristown without any delay.
The first intimatipn .hc Newark police hal
of CleuIners presence in this city was re-
,eived yesterday from James A. Strass
burger, district attorney Uf Montgomery
county, Pa, where Cle:umer, with thIee
others. W n, indicted for the murder of Mrs.
Emma i. Kaiser.
The murdered woman's husband, who
was one CT the trio indicted for the crime,
las already been convicted, and is .ow
under sentence of death.
Elizabeth De Kalb, another OF the
accused. is now On trial, and Clemmer
WAS the only one OF the three wanted.
The crime was the elimination Of the
alleged conspiracy on the part Of Charles
o. Kaiser, James A. Clemmer, and the Dc
kalb woman, who has several aliases, to
secure d $4,000 insurance on the life II
the murdered woman.
II would have been successful, but Tor
the suspicion Of the insurance company.
which set its detectives to work on the
case, and discovered that Mrs. Kaiser, in
st. ad ct having been killed in q strug
gle with robbers, as alleged, was really
murdered. The killing of the woman was
regarded rs one Of the most brutal in
tie annals of Grimm in Mont tgomery county
ant it created a profound sensation. which
has not yet sui,sided, and will only wane
will, the final disposition Of tie case,
which. i, appears. awaited only the
capture oC Ciemmer.
The evening times., 1897-11-27

Last Of the Low-Rate Excursions
to Baltimore.
The last of the 81 excursions to BaItt
more, via the Pennsylvania Railroad. Will
be run next Sunday, November 2S. Tickets
good on all trains that day except the
Congr essional Limited. no25-3t
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DO yOu -Ow flat yOn can have
The Aiorrin., Evening and Sunday
Times the O-ly COMPLETE news
paper publ shed in Washington
served To- you hy carrier for fifty
cents mouth?
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TO PROTECT
THE PURPOSE
OF THE RATE.
How the Popularity of the So Opportunity Nearly
Defeated It's Ends-A Request Made to Obviate
the Repeated Crowding of the Mccoy Offices
During the Concluding Days.

that the purpose Of the rate shall not be ul-
timateiy defeated. and hence this lengthy
extension until the first Of the year. But
this extension must serve The crowdins
Of the offices on the last day Of the period.
the shutting ont OF perhaps half or three
The evening times., 1897-11-27

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refundthe moneyif Il failsto cure.
25c. The gen uine has L. B. @ on each Ia blet
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MISCELLA NEOUS.

OPEN EyENINGS-The largest and only
ton; portraits i'm oil nssiel and cT,vnf:
VIII make terms to suit you. II. h. SaiiIH.
ARTIST. corner Mass. ave. ana 9TH St NV.
no2T-7t-eiu
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DOCTOR MsCOY'S BOOK FREE TO ALL.
FOR SALE-BICYCLES.

FOR SALE-The greatest bargains in bi
cycles and sundries ever offered in Wash
Ington; 175 mgh-grade unTedeemed new
and secondhand bicycles at one-fourth
value; just received from storage houses in
New York ard Philadelphia: buy now and
save money, sundries At sacrifice; bic cycles
bought outright and taken in storage.
NEW YORK CYCLE HOUSE. 1874 9th st.
NV. no25-7u
FOR SALE-Very cheap; good 81 wheel,
with all equipments. Address II. X,
this office. noo5-3t
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she said. and would be to the end. Il am
starving she cried, huskily, in tie next
breath, ani then fell to weeping mser-
ably.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ON DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL II fa;lsto cure.
csc. The gen uine has L. B. @. on each Ia ct.
The evening times., 1897-11-27
Until Jan. ISt
So a Month

All patients applying for treat
ment and all patients renewing treat
ment before January LIST. 1898. will
be treated UNTIL CURED at the
purely nominal rate of 50 month.
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City Lights.

81 to Philadelphia and Return 50
via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
The last OF these popular excursions
VIII be run next Sunday, November 20.
Trains leave Baltimore and Potomac sta
ton at 700, 500, 300 and 1l:OO a, m.
nD25-3t
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Love WRECKED HIS LIFE
Charles Murray's Romance and
Its Dark End.
HE HELPED A GIRLIN DISTRESS

She Became His Common Law Wife,
But Left Him for AnOther-Ht
Won Her Back and the Other Man
Caused His Arrest as a Counter
feitcr-Sweaiss He Is Innocent.
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81 to Baltimore and Return via 81
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
The last OF the series. Perfect service
Tickets good on all trains except the Con-
gressional Limited. Sunday next, Noveni-
Der %. poo5-3t
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Doctor McCOy'S Record.

York ..................... 1876
First honor man in his class ...... 1879
winner OF famous LOOMS prize
L rcDr udT 10 %
pointment, March. ~ .o.pa a.. 1879
Chosen by competitive examination,
open 10 all the doctors OF the world
resident physician of Belle, ue Hos
pital, March. Observation-Disclosures. 1879
Served as resident physician to Belle
Dublin ~ - ............. 1881
Formulation OF regular treatment for
the cure OF catarrhal, bronchial and
lung diseases ...-.................... 1888
The second visit to Europe for fur
ther Hospital Study and Inspection.
Serving in the laboratories of Prof.
Koch, at Berlin .................... $50
Study in Charitie Hospital of Berlin
and Royal Clinic under Won Berg
iudu 1904
Formulation of system of medicine
based on the discovery of poison In
the blood as the origin Of disease. S91
The world startled by Doctor McCOy's
discovery OF a cure for deafness,
September ....................... 1895
Location of permanent nationalpTac-
tice In Washington, March 2S...... l 896
The popularity Of the So rate is net all
that Doctor Mccoy sought from it. 1t was
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The popularity Of the So rate is net all
that Doctor Mccoy sought from it. 1t was
given for purpose. 4. e., that all who re-
quired medical treatment might avail
themselves Of the same treat ent that only
those in good circumstances had hitherto
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$500 A MONTH

Treatment and Medicines.
Daily office hours 10 a. IN. to p. m.
MOnda Us. Wednesdays. ThurS1a ys, nd Sat
urtia US, till y. m; Sunday, 10 to II.
S Consultation Free 1a
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ron SALE OR EXCHANGE

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 400 acres;
100 clear. oak, chestnut, sycamore, pine,
locust; wharf. etc.. at door. GODDARD
e3S G sw- no27-3t
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OLD CARPETS laid at &c. yd. Fine
carpets specially. BY expert layers
QUA RANTEE, 1102 ST. NV. no26-3t
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DANCING-Prof. Caldwelrs Academy.
5th and H SITS. NV: Tuesday and nj
by appointment. Address 106 7th st.
NV. nO26 item
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\ RAILWAY CLERK desires to board his
daughter, aged fifteen, with mildle-agej
widow lady OF lively disposition. Address
NlTA, this office. Item
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LACE curtains laundered equal to new.
no lime, 3Oc. per pair; mail attended to.
I'll 9TH st NV. no. 5-3t
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WILL SELL your furniture; will stors
your furniture; Will accommodate you
with a loan on same; no Interest charged:
hber al dealing, drop postal and will call
MARCUS NOTES, 637 La.ave se3O-2mo
SHOES repaired while you wait; half soles
and heels, 4Oc. and soc. 34I and 220
Pa. ave. NV; best work guaranteed.
nO3-l m
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SMITH. Premier, and Remington Type
writers for sale or rent, machines in
perfect order. JOHN L. PARkEK, 6I7-
619 7th st. NV. no20-15t lem
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LOOK HERE-Hypcra will clear Your
place of reaches and water bugs In 10
days no poison. Drop a posta! 10 lnforma-
ton to the HYPEkA CONPA NJ $40 Pa
ave no22-7t,em
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REMOVAL OF aluminium store from 1435
to 493 Pa. ave. no2-1mo
PRINTING AND BOOKBINDIN9.
Pointing 500 cards, 75c.; sou envelopes,
s6c.; 500 note heads. T6c.: 500 stats
nlents. &C.: bin ding magazines. 50c:
miscellaneous books rebound. G. E
WILLIAMS. 81. 9Th st. nw fe6-tf
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GO TO Creamer 6 Co. If you want yJ:ri
business advertised, hustled, and sold
Quick. no delay. no. 1-3g
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LOOK at our famous 2 welt shoes for
men; all shape toes; every pair warrant
ed, box calf, tans and enamel. SELBY'S 3,
1903 Pa. ave-. no27-6t