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rainy day. Unless all indications fail,
there will be here during the week even
a larger number than were present al
Boston.
81 am receiving daily large numbers
of letters asking for information about
hotels, boarding houses and restaurants,
and am replying to all to the best of my
ability. We hope to more than equal the
representation at Boston. There is the
consideration of the war, however. Our
ranks are largely filled up with young
men under forty years of age, and they
are of the kind that go TO the front in
war times. While l know that many
companions have responded to the call
for troops, 1 cannot tell to what extent
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THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA
They Will Meet in Annual
Convention Here Tuesday.
THOUSANDS WILL PARADE
Ii Is Expected That This Convcn-
tion VIII Be the Most Successful
I'm the History of the 0rder-How
the knights Figured in the Chiv-
alric Days of Europe.

Preliminary arrangements have been
completed for the reception of the An
cient and nlustrious Order of the
Knights of Malta, who hold their fif-
teenth annual American convocation in
Washington, beginning Tuesday next
and ending Friday.
The Supreme Commandery of the Con-
tinent will meet in Malta Temple, No.
$40 Pennsylvania Avenue, with Supreme
Commander Sir DR.. f. w. Samuel in
the Occidental chair. The Temple will
be the headquarters of the visiting
knights and their ladies, and Wizards
Hotel has been selected as the rendez-
vous for the supreme officers and stand
ing committees of the order, where will
be stationed the chairmen of committees
on reception and entertainment.
Sixteen States of the Union, the Dis
trict of Columbia and the Dominion of
Canada will be represented in the convo-
cation, which, it is hoped by the officials
having the arrangements in charge. will
be the largest in the history of the
order in this country.
While the convocation will not for
mally open until Tuesday evening there
will be a reception and smoker in the
rooms of the Washington Communicates
in the Temple on Monday night, for the
entertainment of local knights and such
of the visiting fraters as may be in the
city.
On Tuesday evening there will be a
grand reception at the National Rifles
Armory on G Street, at which addresses
of welcome will be made. 1t is expected
that Commissioner Wight will deliver
the principal speech.
Sessions of the Commandery will be
held daily at the Temple for the trans
action of routine business and for the
discussion of such matters of interest to
the order as may be presented.
Look for a Successful Meeting.
Recorder W. F. Campfield. of the Cap
ital City Commandery. who is also the
secretary of the joint committee, and as
such has had referred TO him all COM
munications from outside knights intend
ing TO come to the convocation, says that
the Indications are for 4 most successful
meeting.
"At last years convocation in Boston" ;"
said Recorder Campield, 1--WE had three
thousand knights in line of parade on a
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cured the privilege of GREETING a shelter
for themselves and their conntrymen that
came annually to Jerusa1etn.
The business prospering. permission was
secured for the erection1of another and
more commodious building to be used for
the accommodation of the sick and travel
worn pilgrims. This was the famous
church of ST. John the Almoner, and an
other nearby for women was dedicated
to ST. Mary Magdalene. Some of the pill
grims remained continuously in the hos
pitals. as they were called. and gave all
their time and attention TO the sick and
needy. The expense Of maintaining this
work was met by collectttps. principally
from Italy, the native plf f&a of the found
ers of the church and hoNBfal. Becomins.
famous and powerful, organizers Of
the church formed thems Yes into Il IN l.
tary order. adopting the hnfne of '.Kr ights :
Hospitalers," under which pame for two
hundred years they foughts worked and
grew great.
Histories differ as to date of the e-ec-
ton of the church and the hospital, some
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ing and civilization of Egypt. and the
composition of race which had since
maintained its character during 6 600 years.
The puzzle was how this civilization arose.
and We had discovered evidence 10 solve
this puzzle. Egypt was then an originat-
or in the arts and not a borrower. but
ever since then most of the nations Of the
earth had been borrowers and not orig
inators. Here we were studying the his
tory of country not borrowing. but de-
veloping, a vast and complex civilization
On its own resnurces
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surmounting Dimc pIties.


this date their organization
Surmounting Dimc plties.
Matters went very Well with the Hos
pitalers" until about the year 1905. when
the Turcomans invested Palestine. sur
prised the city of Jerusalem and minced
the garrison. Christians were drawn.
quartered and butehered in a manner 10
satisfy the lust and cruelty of even the
barbarous heathen.. There would then
have been break in. the chronology of
the order of the knights Hospitalers'
had not a few of them escaped to report
the tale of the atrocity to their friends
in Europe and at the same time keep
alive the order of which they were such
proud members.
AS a result of the massacre OF pilgrims
and Christians, all Europe was reused.
and. In June 1899 the walls OF Jerusalem
were surrounded by an army OF hun
dred thousand men. who, IN few weeks,
had their revenge on the heather and
unbelievers within. The redemption of
Jerusalem from the infidels had reyiv-
ing effect upon the order OF Hospital
ers," which continued to grow in power
not less exemplified on the field of glory
than In the milder paths of charity and
mercy.
In the year 1910 flushed with their sue
cess in capturing the Turkish City of
Rhodes. where hundreds of years before
had stood and fallen the mighty Colos-
sus, the society changed its name from
knights Hospitalers to the knights OF
Rhodes which they maintained until
the year 1923, when they were driven
from their rendezvous at Rhodes and
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RELICS FROM SANTIAGO.
Placed on Exhibition in Secretary
Longs Office.

Several grim relics of Cervera's fleet
and other naval fights in Cuban waters
were received at the Navy Department
yesterday. They will be exhibited in the
office of the Secretary of the Navy,
where they were placed during the
morning These relics are a pennant,
flag and a small muzzie loading salutins
cannon. which belonged to the Spanish
armed steamer Santo Domingo. cap
tured on July 12 1898, by the United
States steamship Eagle, Lieut.. Souther-
land. commander. Another interesting
relic is a large mast lamp that belonged
to the Maria Teresa. This was sent to
the Navy Department by Naval Con-
structor Hobsou.
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Fleeing From MALTA.
Long before Napoleon Bonaparte's vic
torious eagles fastened their talons on
the Island of Malta, the organization
that had for many years Inhabited it,
had turned from Catholicism to Pro-
testantism, and a large proportion of
the knights fled from Malta TO England
and Scotland, where they found a refuge
from what they regarded as the perse-
cutions of the church. These knights
that fled affiliated with the knights in
Scotland, whose branch had been or
ganized in the twelfth century, and
Scotland became and remains the home
of the parent organization.
In the year 1870 the order was first in
troduced in America, at Toronto, Can
ada. 1t soon spread to the United
States. and in 1875 the Supreme Encamp-
ment of America was chartered by the
imperial body of Scotland. Prospecting
for few years. the charter of the i'm
perial body was revoked. owing to viola
tions of the rules. and it was not until
1884 that the order got into a really good
working condition. since when the
growth has been remarkable.
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nor is 1t possible TO know how the attend
ance at the convocation will be affected
by the war. Pennsylvania, which has
furnished so many volunteers for the war,
is the stronghold of our order in America,
by far. the greater proportion of member
ship being in that State. Despite the
effects of the war. however. there will be
a big convocat.on and all companions
who come to this city will DE greeted
with cordial and hearty welcome and
we promise to assist them in every possi-
BILE way to thoroughly enjoy their visit
and to carry away not only pleasing but
enduring memories.
The Order of the Ancient and Illus
trious knights of Malta is one of the
oldest fraternal and benevolent organi-
cations In existence. having celebrated
in last June its eight hundred and fif-
tieth anniversary. In this country, how
ever. il is comparative infant, having
first opened its eyes in 1871, since which
year it has Justify expanded to mem-
bership of nearly twenty-five thousand.
The Order in Washington.
In Washington there are four COM
manderies of the order, known respec-
lively as the Capital City, Crusader. Col
umbia and Constantine, which have a
total membership of about 500. These
four Communicates will bear the burden
of the reception and entertainment of
the guests. arrangements being in
charge of an executive committee, con-
sisting of the following named past
commanders: j. c. Boe. chairman: J. NJ
Foster. Charles T. Lindsay. A. E. Will
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essary for the establishment of a home
in the ancient city.
By means Of latter-day diplomacy in
the gift of costly jewels and apparel.
small body of Neopolitan merchants se-
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Fleeing From Malta.

took up their home on the Island of NAL
ia, and also adopted the islands name
as their own.
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son. F. c. McCathran, W. F. Scott. Ar
thur Carr and W. F. Campfield secre~
tary.
Historically, the Order of the Knights
of Malta is, as its name implies, an
cient and illustrious." II is an offspring
of the crusades against the infidels in
the Holy Land. and antedates the jour
ney of Godfrey de Bouillon to the place
of Christ's nativity. The organization
has from time TO time borne several
names and worked for different pur-
poses, always having for its foundation
Samaratanic relief for suffering fellows
and the acknowledgment of Christ as
its cardinal principle.
To write a history of the Order of the
knights of Malta would be to repeat the
works of many historians who have
given very complete records of this an
cient order, better known in the past as
the knights Hospitalers of st. John, of
Jerusalem under which name they have
been successfully treated by the ro-
mancers as well as by the historians
and as the knights of Rhodes" as they
styled themselves before the Turks drove
them from the city of Colossus, In which
they had resided for about two CEN
turies. But their story is an interesting
one, and their traditions are cherished
in the breast of every Malta Knight OF
today.
The knights in Romance.
All readers of history and of the ro-
mances of the days of chivalry are more
or less familiar with the story of the
Holy Land and of the pilgrimages of the
Christians to the City of Jerusalem In
the belief that their greatest sins. would
be remitted at the tomb of the Saviour,
pilgrims from Greece and the Latin
countries journeyed to Jerusalem to
kneel at the Holy Sepulcher
At first there was no opposition to their
travelling through and into the Egyptian
country. but finally the infidels, noting
the ardor and zeal of the travellers, i'm
posed tribute upon all who passed over
This continued for several centuries, dur.
ing which the caravans of the Christian.
grew larger year by year. making it nee
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placing 1t at 1o4S and others at l10. The
Order of the knights OF Malta has adopt
ed the first mentioned year and from
this date their organization
The times., 1898-10-16

MEMS strictly hand sewed welt Cordo-
van, Box-calf. Russet Willow Calf, and
Black yici Kid. laced shoes and gaite:s,
with the best oak tanned soles. Superior
to any advertised $3.50 shoe. We placed
our orders for tremendous quantities and
give you the benefit OF our low price OBJ
tained $3.50 quality for s2.i5.
The times., 1898-10-16

These are precisely the same makes,
styles and qualities sold by the leading
stores in New York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton al S.. We ask but $3.50.
They are strictly hand-sewed. made of
the finest materials and are shaped or
lasts after our own ideas. which our
quarter century's experience has taught
us to be the most comfortable. Only,
$3.50.
The times., 1898-10-16

These are beyond doubt the best shoes
made for girls at any price. Choice OF
the finest imported Patent Leather. Black
Kid. or Elegant Russet, Winter Calf. hani-
sewed welt, with invisible cork soles,
which are stylish and the best Of health
presevers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Munson are visit
ing in Wilmington.
Mr.. Jas. G. Moss, of Henderson, spent
yesterday in the city.
Mrs. Henry L. Hicks is visiting
friends in Louisburg.
Mrs. Job Osborn, of Oxford, is visit
ing Mrs. w. B. Mann.
DIR. G. G. McManaway. of Charlotte
spent yesterday in the city.
Col. Il. S. Kenan left on the afternoon
train for Eastern North Carolina
Mr.. ]. J. Thomas and son, Master
James Thomas, left yesterday for Baitl-
more.
Miss Lossie Hill, of Petersburg, Va.
is visiting the family of Capt. ,. 4.
Ashe.
Governor Russell returned yesterday
morning from Il four days visit to W IL
mingtOn.
Mr.. T. H. Briggs, Jr., of Elizabeth
CITY. is here to spend the vacation with
his parents.
Mr.. r. G. Rivers leaves to-day for
Waynesville to attend the \. {. Press
Convention.
DIR. j. r. Rogers left last night for Old
Point Comfort to attend meeting OF
Railway Surgeons.
DIR. d. w. G. Benbow, the famous ho-
tel man of Greensboro. arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Hardaway. Of Oxford, is
visiting relatives in Raleigh, and is the
guest of Mr.. Cary J. Hunter.
Mr.. Stamps Howard. of Tarboro, who
has been visiting Mr.. Browne Shepherd.
returned to his home yesterday.
Dr. John q. Kilgo, the brilliant young
president of Trinity College, is in The
city. He is accompanied by his daughter.
Mr.. II. B. Lineberry and wife, Of
Pittsboro. were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Lineberry is editor Of the Chatham
Citizen and was on his way to attend the
Press Convention at Waynesville.
Mr.. A. NJ McPheeters. Jr., returned
yesterday from Buffalo, n. Y, where he
attended convention Of the National
Water Works Company of America.
There were over 1.500 delegates present
from all parts of the country.
Mr.. H. A. London, editor of the Chat
ham Record, accompanied by Mrs Lou
don spent yesterday in Raleigh. They
left on the morning train for Waynes-
vile where the session of the North
Carolina Press Association begins 10
night.
Mrs O'Connor and daughter, Miss
Mae O'Connor, and Mr. Jno. w. Kelley,
Wilmington, spent last night ut the
Marlborough. They have relatives in
camp here and three of the soldier boys
were out to take tea with them last
evening.
Dr. Chas. r. Turner, having
completed full course at the
University in Pennsylvania in the
academical and dental departments
with high stand, is at home
His many friends hope he will locate in
Raleigh.
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R. !. R.
Winston, N. G., May q, 1898.

Winston, N. c., May "a, 1898.
To The Trade:
We this day advance our prices as
follows:
One cent per pound on all grades of
r. J. II. tin tag tobacco; one cent per
pound on Our Advertiser GRADUATED
Smoking tobacco; and two cents per
pound on Strawberry twist, Maid of
Athens, Belle Of N. G. and Schnapps.
Please supply your statesmen with en-
closed notices to be attached to our price
list No. 80, effective on and after Jan.
LIST, 1898, to which this advance refers,
but there are no changes in prices of any
Of our listed brands, except as noted
above.
We will cancel all orders that we are
unable to fill before any increase in the
tobacco tax. Very truly,
r. ]. REYNOLDS TOBACCO co.
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Synopsis of the Weather. esterday
the weather was generally fair and
warmer almost everywhere. Towards
evening, however, moderate thunder
storms did occur over triangular area
included between Savannah jackson
vile and Montgomery. The largest
amounts of rain were about half an inch
nj Pensacola and jacksonville. Rain
occurred mt a few scattered points i'll
the Lake region.
Owing to the fall in barometer over
the Northern section of the country
and the consequent general drift OF
air again from South to North. slow
rise in temperature is occurring and
maximum temperatures of 80 degrees
were recorded Monday at eight stations
The highest was 81 at Vicksburg. The
low barometer in the West seems tc
ensure period of fair, warmer weather
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
EXIT BEST. ENTER CHAPLIN.

1t is said that Mr.. Best. of Wayne
county, who is Judge Purnell's clerk,
has withdrawn as candidate for the
Republican nomination for solicitor. but
there is new candidate in the field, in
the person of Lawyer Chaplin. of Har-
nett. The contest now seems to be be-
tween Devereux. of Wake, and Dock
cry, late of Richmond, and Chaplin, OF
Harnett. Devereux, his friends declare,
can have it if he wants it, but he has
not yet said whether he would OF
wouldn't.
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DEATH or MRS. P. NJ. pEAsALL.

There were many expressions of re-
gret in Raleigh at the death oof Mrs.
L. NJ. Pearsall at Wilkesboro. She
had visited Raleigh and had warm
friends here. She was a daughter of
the late DIR. Hackett, and neice of
General J. Il. Gordon. of Wilkes. In
1885 she married DIR. Larry Stokes, who
lived only short while. A little over
a year ago she married Mr.. +. Nj. Pear
sail, a leading lawyer of Newbern. She
died on Saturday, and on Monday, with
her little babe, was laid to rest in the
cemetery. She was a lovely woman.
loved and admired by II large circle of
friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
METROPOLITAN HALL.
Under New Management the Coming
Season.

Messrs. r. c. Rivers and Guy v.
Barnes have purchased the four year's
upexpired portion of Mr.. Geo Il. Mears
lease on the Metropolitan Opera house.
The transfer took place yesterday. The
hall will be overhauled and with POI
lite corps of ushers, ticket sellers, etc,
assisting the managers. they will make
the place very attractive one for the
coming season. The first attraction Of
fered by the new management will be a
lecture by Rev Thomas Dixon, ON July
9Th. Mr.. Dixon will speak on Cuba
and the Spanish war. 1t is
said by competent critics to he an excel
lent lecture. Mr.. Rivers will 20 North
and book every first-class attraction that
come south during the season.
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THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

North Carolina: Fair weather; light
south westerly winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to 8 o'clock tonight: Fair; warmer
weather Tuesday.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature, 65; mean, -; rainfall, q
inches for "a hours.
The following tables gives data for
selected stations at 8 o'clock p. m, yes
I.,N.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21

Considers it "a household necessity. '
Mr.. A. J. Whiting, Newton, Kansas, &C
centuates his opinion thus: Il have
used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup in my fami-
~ for the last eight years and consider
it II household necessity"
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

PE-RU-NA.
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER.
SHERWOOD HIGGS Il CO.-Milin
cry.
THOMAS & CAMPBELL-Car
Rugs and Mating.
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A. B. StrOnaCh.
Linens for Summer Wear and
Linens for Summer Use.

You buy and sell them every week IN
lnensn something unusual to
in Special qualities and speca
% We suggest needs wait Kun
your eye why our advice good
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BIG SAMPLE SALE.
MONDAY.

a Of Durham Buckley " Co..
Yokcon of
Inc
bargainthey all incest
the of wholesale
of each
eswfh knowing that everybody hash
49,,
to
in 10
medium Empire variety that very POPULAR
is handsom O small prices
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1911 Linen Sheeting 90c., $1.00, $1.10
and $1.25 yard.
A and 5O-inch Linen Pillow Casing
SOC, and Toe yard.
Plaid Linen for Sofa Cushions etc, in
Yellow, Green, Blue, Heliotrope and
Red-10c., 1215c and 15c yard.
Art Linens 81, 10 and 54-inch-35
IL, and 60c. yard.
China and Glass Crash-5 to 25c yard.
Fancy Stripe 0-inch-Furniture Lin
en-J0c. yard.
Stain and Track Linen-Fancy Stripe
and natural colors-20c yard.
Towels -Towels-Towels upon
top of Towes-All Sizes, All Qualities
All Linen at All Prices.
Fringed Towels, fine Linen-11c. to
Sic.
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Ladies Scarfs and Ties.

popular ladies the line from lO to ~
the
anywhere and at our prices tn
ask
the line whole NO lady VINO .
1t VIII NOT DC os
the n be
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
Extract from Consular Report
of the u. S. Consul Bed
loe at Amo. China.
BEWARE or GREEN TEA.

cit is an abomInatlon and fraud. In
the first place it is the unripe leaf, and
bears the same relation to the real ar
ticle, that the green does to the ripe
peach. The green tea of commerce de-
rives it's rare color from being cured or
rather killed, in dirty copper pans, from
being mixed with roots and shrubs,
from being stained with indigo, and
chrome yellow from being colored with
verdigris, grass juice or chlOrOphyl.
Every green dye known to commerce
has been used to produce that much adj
mired, but death dealing color, except
pehaps Paris green. AS soon as the
use of that poisonous substance will
give a profit of cent a pound, no
doubt it will be literally used by the mer-
cenary Monaghan merchants. and the
much more mercenry cultured European
tea trade"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
Carpet Bargains this Week
75C PER YARD.
DOBBIN & FERRALL.
AT
FUCKERS STORE.
123 and t25 Fayetteville Street,
RALEIGH, N. c.

Prudent Store keepers sell in season rather than carry
over Following this wise policy, this week we will sell
out our entire stock of Brussels Carpets at IS cents per
yard, making and laying without extra charge
We are clearing our Carpet Floors preparatory to next
Falls Carpet work so that may start the season with an
absolutely new stock of Carpets, hence make this eX
emely low price-75 cents per yard insung rapid SELL
ing The bargains are yours for the choosing Come early
DOBBIN & FERRALL.
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Linen Towels.

Toweswo nda Mt wholesale figures
Towel
ones in They worth
more by getting
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Linen Table Damasks-Bleached, one
half Bleached-Satin and German-40c.
to $1.J0 yard.
tNote-Thc best piece Satin Damask in
America for 40c. yard)
Table Napkins to Match Damask,
Doylies in plain and white and fancy
borders Soc. per Dz. to $3.50 per DE-.
Brown Blouse f4inens-2S to 34-in.-,
1919 to 35c.
Union Linen Lawns-27-in.-1Sc. to
40c.
Sher Linen Lawns-32, 81 3G-in.-25c.
to Zoe yard.
Brown Linen Crash for Skirt and
Suits fancies only % to 34-in.-1O to loo.
Irish Linen 6-in.-35c. to 60c
Linen Ratiste-silk Filling-Plain and
Fancy-2S to 32-in.-S 1-3 to SOC. yard.
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Tidal Wave Selling

Wash Dress Fabrics in the
City-3c, &C. 71zc, 72c, 1Oc 5c, and 2Jc
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Ladies Vests.

they representatives. the best und
All the good kinds the line,
bargans
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-06-21
Ladies Belts.

nds the popular eweed metal %
buckles
prices $75 Our prices will be almost half less
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Pocket Books.

About 70 of these, some very hands
25c. to $500. No two alike. You'll
fore the line is broken.
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Suspenders.

About 80 pairs of these, the pri'
price them from SC. to soc. pair
TO select from.