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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-10-28

CINCINNATI, Oct. %,
HOGS-Market firm at 81. 5OG300.
CATTLE-Market easy al So 25a5.1e
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market for sheep
steady at S2.2504.00. Lambs-Market steady
at $4. 00(G5. 80.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-10-28

New YORK, Oct q.
WHEAT-Spot market firm; No. 2 red,
sl015s9L021s
CORN-Spot market firm; No 2, 9134c
OATS-Spot market firmer No. q 1890
Ss4c.
CATTLE-Native steers, 4.00(95 60; stays
and oxen. S2.f5(g4.50; bulls S2.50(93.30; dry
COWS sl.tpa3.25.
~. s.P md LAMBS-Sheep s3tUa4 ~;
e. 81, o .o u.
s-o,aS-aiarNet stes.,-y at 81. 00ss4.
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MoRGANTowN, OCTOBER Is. 1897
The divorce habit would seem to
be getting a strong foothold in
Georgia when Atlanta scores ten in
aweek.
The governor of North Carolina
may soon be asking the governor of
South Carolina if it isn't long time
between lynchings.
The terrible accident on his rail
road gives Chauney Depew an ex-
cuse to be busy during the remain
der of the campaign.
A Pennsylvania postmistress
couldn't resist the temptation to
read the love letters of her young
friends. She has been arrested.
President Cleveland did not
increase his popularity among Dem
ocrats by going out of his way to
declare himself in favor of Low tor
Mayor of New York.
1t may be cynical to say so, but
it is none the less true, that the
heavier the spoils are the louder are
the shouts of the reformers who are
out for share.
That goldbug alleged monetary
conference, at Washington, has taken
another weeks holiday. So far as
results are concerned, it might as
we'll adjourn sine die.
Perry Heath's praise of Boss Han
ma is fervid enough to indicate that
Perry isn't entirely satisfied with
his present job and is after another
place at the pie counter.
Mr.. Mckinley has attempted no
more difficult task than that of try
ing TO look surprised over the turn
ing down of his bimetallic commits
sion by the English government.
If the half-hearted fight made by
the Ohio Democrats nearly frighten-
ed Boss Hanna and Mr. Mckinley
into fits, what would have been the
result of an old-fashioned united and
aggressive Democratic campaign?
Well, will Mr. Mckinley employ
the rest of our navy to police the
Atlantic coast and hunt for Cuban
fillibusters? or, will he respond to
the overwhelming sentiment of the
country and promptly recognize the
Cubans as belligerents?
Bishop Gaines has written book
n which he endeayors to show that
his race (the negro, is constantly
becoming lighter in color. Fred
Douglass had some such theory.
and he tried to aid in it's practical
demonstration by, marrying a white
woman, but his white wife had no
children.
We trust Perry Heath did not
neglect to send a marked copy of
his pen picture of Hanna to Col.
Conger, who has lately given the
public a very different picture of
him. The fact that Col. Conger
holds no Federal office may have
caused him to see the man differ
emily.
The artist who is painting Mr..
McKinley's portrait wasn't the first
man who has seen that greenish cast
in Mr.. McKinley's eyes. Gar Reed
saw it when he took the Speaker
ship of the House away from Mr..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-15
A GIANT Ant HILL.
1t Makes a Man Standing Beside 1t
Look Small.
SOME WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENTS
OF ITS BUILDERS.

This Ant House Built Around a Central
Court-It is Not Unlike Great Modern
Office Building.
London, May S--W. Saville-Kent. one
of the most famous of naturalists, has
just made public the news,,of Eremarka.
BILE discovery by him in Australia, OF the
work Of ants huge in size and almost
human in intellect The news thus made
public is of the greatest interest to the
scientific world and seems to firmly es-
tablish what has hitherto been held as a
ehimerioal theory, that the ant rivalled
thelmonkey in.point.of intelligence.
Tine Australian Eants, which Mr..
Saville-Kent has found aud studied, are
of the class known as the Termites, or
white ants. They are capable of Destroy
ing almost anything they attack. and a
human being Is by no means safe from
assaults by them. Their homes are In
the shape of mammoth slabs of sandstone
which they resemble to oonsidera BILE
degree. "A curious fact that Mr.. Saville-
Kent proved is that in every instance the
homes Of these Termites we're from north
to south and close observation showed
that this principle of construction WINS
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suited in giving the effect of a columnar
formation. The entrance to the mound,
examination showed, had varied in loca-
ton, for there was distinct evidence that
apertures Of this sort had been walled
up in several instances.
The interior of the mound referred to
showed AS much as anything the remark
able Instinct of the ants. It was divided
up very much after the fashion of the
tall buildings which are now becoming
so common, with IN immense court with
in the structure itself. That is, there
were hundreds of tiny cells built in from
galleries which were terraced one above
the other. The galleries were connected
by paths Of stairways, each OF these being
constructed with architectural exactness.
The cells were almost uniform in size.
and reminded one, the explorer ssl6, OF
the cell of monk. The earth in each
instance was as hard and smooth as
marble and bore evidence Of long con-
tinued usage. A portion OF the ground
floor or basement of the mound had been
NtV4oOu up lAtO hbUT6 TuOius nAu 4AoAo -
was evident, the ants had carefully
packed away the provender which they
secured from various points about.
On the same side of the interior of the
mound as the entrance, in the third
gallery from the bottom, Mr.. Saville-
Kent noticed a series OF apartments
which had evidently been Intended for
dignitaries among the ants. Here there
was manifest attempt at architectural
splendor. for the ceilings Of the rooms in
stead of being similar to the floor, were
slightly arched and at one end was
recess In the wall in which there had
been an elevation Of some kind, perhaps
corresponding to the dais in the throne
r ,om of the human monarch. A careful
study Of the interior Of the mound
showed beyond peradventure that the
members OF this colony of ants whom
the majority delighted to honor had GER
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JONES COUNTY JUSTICE.

How Squire Balkcom Protected His Judi
ciaI Ermine From a Son of Ham.
When his honor Squire Balkcom called
the court to order this morning in the spa
oious umbrage of the trees that shadow his
yard, he noticed dusky son of Ham and
his wife standing among tho spectators
with an anxious look upon their faces.
What can l do for your" asked his
honor
"l'ze como to get you to 'vorce us,
jedge."
You hayc?" said his honor.
eyes, sab. .
Don t you know that such an net is be-
yond the pale of this eourtP'
Yes, sab, shore. She 'tacted mo wild de
pail, an hit wuz full er watah, and busted
hit over nah head, and 1 amt gwine lib
wild her no moh. She did shore, jedge"
say, you woolly headed imp of Eth
opia, don't you know that the constitution
OF the United States embodied in it's laws
denies to a justice court the power of an,
nulling the marital VOWS; that it belongs
to higher tribunal2 Is that any plainer?''
: Yes, sab, boss, she shore did null my
constitution. Why
"Oh, go to Gehenna! I say I can't and
won't separate you. Do you understand
nowp''
''Say, jedge, I'ze got de money to pay
you, boss For Gods sake"--
sHow much you got?' asked his honor.
six dollars and half, boss
"Then fine you 81. 80 for taking up
the time of the court and So for attempt
ing to sully Its judicial ermine by bride. -
Jones County (Ga. News
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apparent in all their work. 1t was
demonstrated to..Mr. Saville-Kent's Salts
faction that the creatures seemed to gov
ern their actions by the points of the
compass and their work showed oonclu-
sively that they moved and lived accord
ing to a.detnlts plan. So complete in
detail was this plan, it convinced the
traveller that 1t was the result of what at
least approached thought.
The white ants are found generally
throughout North Queensland, quite a
distance inland from Port Darwin, in
the Laura Valley. This is an extensive
section of Northern Queensland and in it
these ants seem to dwell divided into
tribes and snb-nationalities. being SUBJ
5ected, apparently, to general form of
government or yassa lage. There seemed
which at various times ants made pill
grimages from the surrounding country,
although the discoversr found that they
had homes of their own elsewhere. The
style of house built by these ants varied
to considerable extent. The majority
were like the slabs of sandstone already
described, while others were. like hay
cocks. A singular form of construction
whichithese ants followed to quite little
extent was that of the pyramid. Mr..
Sasille-Kent was, in a number of in
stances, so fortunate as to find aban-
doned ant-houses of various kinds and
thus he was enablsd to observe the inner
methods of construction thereof
One mound in particular, a groined
columnar structure, WAS eighteen feet
high. This WAS not far from : Fort OAR
win. The accompanying illustration,
which Is drawn from a photograph, is,
Mr.. Saville Kent tells me. of complete
accuracy. IL will be noticed that the
point of ingress and egress is about
a foot and half from the top. The dis
coyerer believes that orig inally the mound
was conioal in shape, the sides being
smooth. 1t hadSevi( entity been in use for
many years and the columnar effect
noticeable, he believes, is due to the fact
that the ants necessarily travelling the
pathways up and down the mound pro-
ducei the grooves that are seen, and re-
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tainly been housed III these rooms.
Another abandoned ant home which
Mr.. Saville-Kent had the opportunity Of
examining. was in the form of the pyra-
mid of Cheop,. There was the same
quadrilate-al formation. and what seems
almost incredible, and yet is vouched for
by the explorer, is the fact that the in
terror Of this pyramidal structure cores
pended very largely to the interior of the
Cheops pyramid with which Mr.. Savllle-
Kent is familiar. The winding ascent is
the same and instead of constructing the
cells around the edges of huge court
they were eYcavated from the huge
blocks of which the sit.uoture was made
up. In this home there was no evidence
of superiority of rank, for, rs we'll as the
explorer could observe all the rooms or
cells were practically alike. The store
rooms at the bottom, however, we're the
same, and the general metl cd of living
similar to that already described had ap-
parently been followed by the inbabi-
tants of the structure.
In many respects, these Australian
Termites Mr.. Sayille-Kent found, had
traits similar to their African brethren,
which have heretofore been considered
the fiercest and most intelligent of their
species. The African ant ia oarnivorous
in great degree and only becomes her bif-
orous when forced to by circumstances
1t is in this trait that the greatest resem-
blance between the African and Austral-
Ian Termites is noticeable. Mr.. Saville-
Kent relates one instance where q horse
belonging to the party ate some plant
which poisoned him, resulting in DEATH
The animal was left where it died, and
when MIR. Snyille-Kent and one of his
companions returned to the spot the fol-
lowing day, they found that the ants, IL
large colony of which was near by, had
stripped and polished the animals bones.
This illustrates the marvellous activity
and strength OF the white ant of Aus
tra1ia.
While naturalists and students of the
intelligence of insects and animals have
long been inclined to believe that the
| mt exceeded in at least keenness of in
stinct all other creatures OF its kind, it
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Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season. but perhaps more gener-
ally needed when the Ian
guild exhausted feeling prevails, when
the liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need Of tonic and Alternative is felt
prompt use Of this medicine has often
averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
feyers No medicine will act more surely
in counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache, In
digestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield
to Electric Bitters. 500 and $l.O0 per
bottle at H. +. S. Goold's Drug Store
Hotel.
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SUMMER BOARD.

TIME ORCHARDS-A delightful summer
house on large farm. scenery unsurpassed,
beautiful shady drives and walks, pure running
water In house. vegetables, berries, cream,
daily mail, piano, etc. Address, MRS SAM'L
DAVIS, No. WATERFORD, Me. nay7-4
ElHEY say the water from the little spring
u at the Raymond Spring House,six miles
form New Gloucester and four miles from
Poland Spring Me-, is blessing to all who
use it. 1t is a fact that the Raymond Spring
House is a beautiful summer resting place
IN the midst of superb views, without the
hustle of hotel yet always accommodate
ing an excellent class of people. The prices
are low. G. E. SMALL, North Raymond, Me-.
will send a circular may5tf
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has never been concluisvely shown until
demonstrate By the just made announce
ment of Mr. Saville- Kent. The new
discoveries are likely to lead to even
more thorough investigations and these.
it is believed, will reveal treasures of
knowledge that will he CT the greatest
value to all students of nature.
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Stable For Sale,

A strongly framed, we'll finished stable,
with slated roof, all in perfect condition,
now standing in the rear of No. % Carleton
s street; This stable has only. been built a
horses, and with plenty of good carriage
room. Cost to build $1,000. Will sell at a
great sacrifice If applied for soon; removal
any time after June first, with ample right
OF way into street. For further particulars
Apply to JAMES G. HANILEN, No. 16 Garlic
ton street, OF J. II. HAMLEN 81 son, 3O5
Commercial street.
Portland, May 18th, 1897. my1od2w
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WANTED BOARDING PLACEs-All those
w who would like to take Friends to
board during their Yearly Meeting, to be
held June 9th to the 10Th, or those having
rooms to let, address MRS. Il. c.. JOHN
SrON. 400 Cumberland ST., OF L. NJ. DOUG
LAS, 217 High St. 12-1
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GUNNER COTTAGES TO LET-on Little
~ Diamond Island for the season, all furnish
ed,at prices from $50 to $500. These cottggos
are conveniently and delightfully."- situated
with fine boating and bathing privileges Adj
dress A. M. SMITH, l21 Bracket street.
ap2eodSw
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LIVERY MAN who ever wrote Industrial
- Insurance, should call on the Ma inc
Benefit Life. Liberal terms to agents. new
PLAN up to date policy; cash surplus S125-
0o0: 00. Agents wanted in Portland. c. Il.
JEFFREY, Supt., 1856 Middle street. 12-1
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STORES TO RENT.

Stores Nos. ! to Central wharf re-
Gently occupied by &. A. Weston &
in fine order and have AN electric elevator
and heated with hot water; have good rail-
road track and dock facilities Enquire at
NO. 'oCe ntral Wharf. VIM. r. WOOD.
nov5}dtf
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TOR RENT-Lower rent % Cedar St. Z rooms
= in good repair. SIS; No. 169 Oxford St.. 6
rooms, $l4; 100 Wilmot ST., rooms, S13;
others, from 81 per month upwards, in all loca-
tons. Apply to Real Estate office, FREDER-
lex S. VAIL. 1O-1
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STORAGE ROOM.

Storage Room to let for a few
sieishs or similar articles, good
care and reasonable rates. Ad.
dress STORAGE, this Office.
marZGu
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WANTED The best dessert. In stock at
w Thompson 81 Halls, Burnham's hasty
Jellycou, Beef, Wine and Iron, Beef Extract
and the popular summer beverage Notox.
For sale by grocers. druggists and general
stores. There is an established trade for
goods. i2-1
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WANTED-Ladies can have the bottom OF
W their dress skirts brushed, ceansed and
rebound for % cents; work called for and
delivered: send US a postal and we will call.
SKIRT BINDING CO., 307 Cumberland
ST. 1872
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FOR SALE-on, good street within $50 it.
L OF the central part of Congress ST., a Lei of
The location of this property being so near
Congress ST., makes it very desirable for an
apartment house; the above property for sale
at reduced price. BENJAMIN SHAW, 81
1-2 Exchange st. 1871
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A GENTS WANTED for Polar Star lee
IA Cream Freezer. Makes smoothest ice
cream in thirty seconds. Can be operated
by child; great economy in ice and salt
For territory in York and Cumberland
counties, Me-, and particulars, address. with
stamp, E. BERT JOHNSON, Gen. Agent, No.
1442 Main street. Worcester, Mass. 12-1
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WANTED-Girl for general homework, no
w one need apply without satisfactory refer
ences: Call at AZ Pine ST., between aud Z
o'clock, p. m. 1O-I
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WANTED-5O0 stoves to store for the sea-
" son. We cart them, store them, black
nicely and set up in autumn at reasonable
prices, also storage for pianos, household
goods, carriages in nice clean attics, have 8
separate rooms at low price. HOOPER, SON
g. LEIGHTON, GO
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DRY, desirable house lots for sale cheap to
- any one who will build a good house, near
electric cars, Seminary and High School; also
~ acres OF land tDat can be cut into house lots,
will sell alta bargain. A. L. RICHARDSON,
II Best st. p 0. Box AZ. Deering Centre.
1854
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WANTED Bright young men to prepare for
w examination soon to be held in Portland
post office for Clerks and Carriers. Particu-
lars about all government positions free of
NATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE lNSTI-
TUTE, Washington, D. G.
may15;1t
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WANTED-Cook for private family, scrub
w woman for hotel and neat capable girls
for general Homework New England En-
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WANTED-AGENTS.

EIIFTY DOLLARS A WEEK EASILY MADE.
Agents wanted in every locality for Hon
w. j. Bryan's great and only book. 1.-THE First
Battle.'' The best seller ever produced.
Agents are taking as many as ECO orders per
week. Beware of fraudulent limitations. Send
for outfit and begin work at once. w. B.
CONKEY COMPANY. Publishers, 341 Dear
born street. Chicago. ap26W&S4w
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g ALESMAN-$5 a day. No canvassing. Nc
- deliveries. No collections. Samples
free. Side line or exclusive MFRS, 1914
Market street, ?hila. may1- 1aw3wSat
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WANTED-An experienced bookkeeper. Ad-
" Eacress D. II. W., p. 0. Box S3I, Portland,
Me. Ill
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WATCHES ON INSTALLMENTS

will sell you Waltham and Elgin atche
lower than any installment dealer on earth and
make the terms to suit you If you are honest and
square. MCKINNEY the Jeweler. Monu-
ment Square. jan6dtf
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FOR RENT-From June 1st to Sept. 1st. a
= we'll furnished modern house having open
Pine st. also other furnished houses and cot
tages In Portland and on the different Islands.
For particulars apply TO Real Estate office.
First National Bank building, FREDERICK
s. VAIL. 1U-1
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II OST FRIDAY-In this city. a pocket book
IL containing $40. also card and imitation
confederate bill. Finder will be rewarded by
leaving same at this office. 10-1
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WANTED "A chance to do any kind of re-
w pairs in your heating apparatus by men of
experience. Send postal. Telephone No.
1884 r. WESCOTT, 131 Lincoln St., foot of
Myrtle. l9-tf
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GRANITE SPRING HOTEL AND CASINO,
Long Island, Portland Harbor. Me-. New
management. This popular and newly iur-
nlshed hotel will be opened to the public June
!, 1897. Shore dinners furnishedto large or
small parties at short notice. Special rates for
the season. Cottages TO let. furnished or un-
l48 Spring street, Granite Spring Hotel after
May Is. 1897. 20-4
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GTRAYED or stolen from my enclosure one
~ sorrel horse, 10 years old, IL hands high,
sore toed: Three spring market wagon, green
body, red gear. One common harness. Any
information will be suitably rewarded. PETER
F. MCDONNELL, No. so Danforth Street.
Portland Me. LII
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TOILET.

TyO LET-A very desirable furnished brick
house; centrally located. handy to all lines
of electric cars. For four months from June
1st. Address w, this office. 141
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GALESDIAN-S25 week easy brand
- new thing. Send your address quick
and get particulars "PEO?LE'S,'' 3941 Mar
ket St, Philadelphia. may 1-1aw2wSat
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents cash in advance
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ITO LET-Furnished cottage on Great Dia-
Il mond island, rooms, water in kitchen,
landing. A. r. s. Il. A. DOTEN, l76 Com
M ercial street. SO
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ITO LET-In private family large nicely
furnished front room. with gas and cold
water; suitable for man and wife or two gentle
men. 4S SPRING ST., City, 14-l
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FOR SALE OR TO LET-A large airy tene-
ment OF twelve rooms, with all the modern
Improvements, below fine spacious store with
large show windows and the best OF ventilation
and heat. on direct line of electrics In .Deering
Apply to A. L. HANSCOME, No. 12l Exchange
ST 1Q-j
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LOST AND FOUND.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.
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BRICK RESIDENCE
FOR SALE,

NO. 107 Pine street. Nicely located on
sunny side of the street, ana good sized
lot III connection with fruit trees in fine
bearing condition. House has thirteen rooms
and bath room; all the modern conven-
fences; nice cellar; wash room, and new
combination hot water heater put in within
year. Also several cottages at Great
diamond Island, which are we'll known to
be among the best there. This includes my
summer residence, with spacious grounds
and all the house furnishings ready for oc-
cupancy. Also some of the choicest build
Ing lots OF one-quarter acre each, on the
island, including shore property. Apply
soon as the owner is about to remove from
the city and the offering luts some very de-
sirable real estate on the market f. L.
COOLING, i60 Middle street. 1T-tf
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MALE HELP WANTED.

Forty words inserted under this head
ono week for rs cents. cash In advance.