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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05
OLSMITH
ARMS co.,

Guns, Bicycles. Ammunition,
Pocket Knives, Scissors. Razors,
Fishing Tackle, Base Ball
Goods, Playing Cards, Chees,
Checkers, Sewing Machine
Needles. We aim low in price
but keep the quality of our
goods up to the standard all the
time. Stock is not SO large as
some lin ST. Louis) nor so small
as Others tout wesD but is com
plete and will besure TO please.
Come and see enFat
ms DIVISION ST., LYON BLOCK.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05

( A DOSE OF municipal physic taken
occasionally would help the moral tone
of good many territorial towAs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05

TIE carcass OF OklahoRs Republi-
can nolitics be gins to smell with keen,
cutting emphasis A burial is in order
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05

THIS new judges OF the supreme court
will be appointed today. II not to-
day, t1en top morrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05

Lille a Co. received largo invoice
Of glass last night,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-02-05
PnhlicatiOn NOtiee.

First published in Guthrie Daily LeAde
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-Y0rk. February l. iS"N'
PEEVES-Eecaipts 81 cars or lsO2 head, Is cars IN
be exported and 90 cars direct to loa. ,eesss
ing doing In I've cattle. feeling EenesIy i, Sresses
native sides No chang, In cables The N9ma s ca e.
red to biyerpooi to-day 40 catte anu III SnsS g.
berger and quarters Of beef for Nelson Morris tn
Boadices, for London 3J3 cattle Tor H. H. D., mo
West Indies O. sheep for q. r. L"ugh & Co. ana -, ~
head Tor L. $ DlenbscS To-morFo@ ,ne %
COMPANY ond tho Eur pc FOR London 10 cattle Tor :!
shsmbes and di head for Sch~sTzsnid sU he
New-York and her sailing Indefinitely pos'p9nea' -
cALNEs-Reeeipts only - head duet ana 81 ,leT
quiet. but selling values rated iuy steady on a.
Poorest 20 best yeals sold at Sass 80 PER lUV
dressed higher at 7sai14c dressed srassers quoaoe at
Sales.--future Mullen veals l52 70 at s. 50
per 100 NJ do, 100 H. at 81 DO 10 TO- at 90 u''
sHEEP AND LAaBs-Recelpt- including cars to be
exported were II or 1921 head. making win we
sold At Jerssy civ and at Sxtleth-s While prices
held fuliy steady on grades OF both sheep and lambs,
to carry over Poor TO prime sheep sold at 81 joasi -
per 100 n; common to choice lambs at 81 5ors5 10
sal.sLNeWton & Co: 100 state lambs. 50 10 average.
a. 50 1914 p. 100 n no do 10 a 81 srS U e 49, -
Sc 20 do. i05 10 a. s. 90; Al Indiana sheep lis
10 70 darlington: IA Ohio lambs ST ~ at SO 49, -
a. Collins: Isl Indiana lambs. 1oi ~. at SC; Indiana
H. n, Hollis POI Bun,lo lamb. 50 n. a, ssi5.
s.ts @e-d ea ae SS and e at s. 20 per
100 r, Country dressed steady A. 4,7a6.c per n.
aS S avsias Tea a. s. % per- e 100 r. 5 Do II n o
e o., wsstn 2 s8 lcS At STAG $50 rs At 81 90
b n: 300 90 ii. "a at s 81 20 -
SANDER late yesterday % CT State hogs iio ~ at
H. II Hollis, late Yesterday; lsi State hogs i43 fo
81 rs; rouehs 2i3 10 at - 30 -, -
81 %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
OTHER MArxrrs-pv TELEGRAPH.

ccp IN e. few To-, ~ poc5 ft cse ard price.
s s. So sos5 20 YER fr 6r to strictly cSo The bulk
sales being - 3oaS5 fair - good iots ~ Western
50 7Oast for and at 81 oa33 80 for bulls oxen
and COWS The stocker and feeder trade was only ,S,
and unchanged. Buyers Of hogs made Few carry pur-
chass 2. ;sh 9Ter price, o Ssv, bsnss seT was a
an average r.ducou OF fully The bulk q tn. hogs
.S ne scales At 80 son - 9 coarse packers selling
fs, caIes pr,o, ioc lower than yesterday Trade in
Stronger prices taken $685. for inferior
to choice led comprising he great bulk OF the
readily at 81 5oGS5 and lambs were IN active demand at
s. Soss5 5 Jew e s91s c as .5e low Is
Cincinnati Feb Hogs steady at SO foGss 90 Cattle
strong Sc o5as4 75 sheep steady. So 1884 g. Lambs
Liberty Penn Fer GO ynchsns; Z, H;s'
Sc so common s250GS3 sheep AZ unchanged prices
Fast Buffalo. y. Y. Feb: -CGttiemEecelpts only a
Pr. 70 extra choice finished steers s. l01s5 5 good 10
choice IA smooth steers 81 20 iair TO 500 s,ers
good Fat So G0gs3 90 common "a COWS 81 lofk2 ~
iIogs-Receipts 1G cars. Market fairly active Yorssrs
asa co. pis. good To choice SO 750s3 -. Sheep and
ambsReceipts cars Market quiet, I5nbs choice to
s ssSss % g '''S''' "'''''' 'Yo' ~,
s. 3oas, CO. cows So 50a$8 ~: native steers 50 7bTss
COWS and he.rs 81 2dst -: stockers and feeders - ~
Gs 5gls s. Soas $ osf 2G r h y eSas5 sg9
light 81 5Oa$S %: workers. 50 70Gs3 70. $3ns5 60
sheep lambs s. eass 40 nu,,9 TO-. s. SC S native ,9
shipping and steers 81 40gs5 p dressed neer az
butchers $ s9as gna S cows and . Se sss 5o
Teya, ana indian steers 50 35QS IS cows nnd heers
.2og Hog, easter Cd sh' t So S'a Sd @ n.y:
rnuttons sfas4 so: lambs. s5gS Io
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

cr,c.ro. Feb (speclaD.-Liyerpool had a different
,,ry 70 tell on wheat to-day The English market after
. weak opening. had strong rally. ana recovered haf
o, ts Monday decline. closing Sdhd over yesterday
r market followed the English example Prices al one
time showed 2 cents advance over Mondays close The
viniup showed about hslt % this retained May opened
at e5G cents sold between e0 aAi pN cents and closed
A. le5 The market part u the DAY Was over call
price and everybody bore IN mind that no Lever party
had bought calls Monday night. That cut some ng-
me b.us.e the crowd about getting short
A million or more atitional wheat % Later. There Wa
A ain az no1n on the 'BralsuCcts ngtEes "hIch
show ei the wois visible q Dovp t'isi
last year for cprresgondn week me Norfs visible
decreased 500 bush. There nO February DEW
ees-there seldom Il is not one 4 the neNs nonis
Their. MT trade N the February option today al
though the pr curious = now would compare
with the January prices % ye1fr ay Ihe IHHlhu -
ing nuotston on February 81. January last nsht
closed al 81 o. and yesterday sold Al 81 Jss Ihe ~
20 show the cash srics = N.iy elT".,c ..a.i
Seanard cearances for tHe day we're ft'up Lusn ~"
Yo sent ulmlr OF 30 bushels sold 10 - 70 'sON
t, NJ, one r1ulI GET confirmation from reliable source
paris showed no particular strength neither dd l''1o
Antwern was little lower. Exp rters said the ouy
strength abroad Liverpool Receipts at ms PRIMARY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.


COTTTE-Ths-e other narrow featureless market
To- coffee TO-DAY Sales tho call confined % 3,-N
n business had reached only 100 bags
aud r9r session the transactions were limited
with the market finally quiet at unchars I'd
prices points net loss after having opened stediy
unchanged prices decline u points as compared
win tie previous figures Much the same ufirtef
estng condition prevails ia the foreign markets HAVE
and Hamburg cables reported lower prices The o ana
Santos cables reported heavy receipts much beyond the
distribution movement II is claimed iha the small ware
house deliveries movement IN the United states Yesterday
easily accounted for by the snowstorn BE that
may the demand FOR spot fupples in ne open mar
thing but satsfactory ana values we're leit
upon nominal bass 90 FOR No Rio, invoice l1's.
CSC jobbing parcels being the figures today.
attempt yesterday 70 establish
rived in New-York with q os7 bags RIO and 1913 bags
BAHIA steamer Phidas cleared santos yesterday VITA
3O1u bags. STOCK Hamburg February J. $4,000 BAGS
Including 5O7 bags Brazilian. aga!ns, 6ii0oO bass
lac, week and 42i last month respectively Stock
OF coffee other than Brazilian 81 New York February J..
III 3il bags n san Francisco so bags. and IN New
orleans 7 tags total 1s4 .D4 bags. 222 7Gl
bags January l. This reduction Of nearly 5000 bags i1
total United stocks within the last month tended
70 zone w The street marie; mild cofees altlolc
BUYERS were slow purchase supplies. tn market
closed FL healthy condition with sales OF 900 llSs SaNo
Mia and go BAGS MaIacaibo reported on Urra terms
We quOte: Marscaibo Ci.qS&c C1cLta. 5fl1- .ct ia
rna'ca i5c: Ia Guayra T@iTt2c Savaua. h'z0lCc;
M~,can Gllec Central American, 7Ql7'ec; COSTA Rca.
7TlSisc coffee parchment. qs1c Mocha. lI47f &c;
Tadang. interior 23G2i7o; fsnc!es 27p@)c corinche
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

points were 10000 bush. against 717ooo bush - 80
aro: nj the North western points $50 cars ssMn" ~
The buying Of futures early was ny ne sellers o. Motaa,
The crowd thought sid rensated some ons "h-st
A. the close the had support from be'ier ms
Iveirool wheat stock 3i2OD bushels. - said 10 -
only vow consumption. -
corn was a slow market May selling a. ~ cents ara
al 2ss. cents and closing Just at Mondays figures
cents With wheat Up cent. this was poor srs". ~
FOR the coarse grains Receipts were III cars WIN ="
estimated FOR Wednesday. Every elevator l2efest re-
nores very free Western offerings csarances were 9s
90 bushels Liverpool prices were I'd to IA lover mo
Dit featureless -., - -. 49,. v.-
oats were steady closing t.1. cent over Moadsy NAY
opaned mt g3Ts cents sid between lSs and ~ cents
and closed at 227G24 cents The nspecton was ~
with estimated for tomorrow. SeappaIn elrHhi.'s
were 46s0O bushels There was g}oi dsA1 ., nsSS
tatlng on round lots closed iNs sp-eo
ative trade was slow. The talent expects % seo oao
closer 10 corn. o.-, -. ..,,.-.
porl los, 10 cents lard rfts 70 ~ oeri mere
we're ~ hogs with 900 estimated Tor Neine-lay
price. 2, the 10 10 cents lower lsstlI,Di
nrovlsion stocks showed change The emI"r - nos
particularly barish provisions. but pfoie-sionhs OK
pec, 10 some further decline go,
On the curb puts May wheat closed A. Wr cents.
calls o. cents puts July wheat. %. cen s. ea's
So. puts May corn, y cents Sals y o.s
Provision tonight show 2o 800 Dds fcss PIX
and CO 65 bbs 57sGS terces prime lard and - se
0oO \, short rts Lighter stocks than expected and
likely to bull price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
Totals ........-..... ............ i.6-p
Exports OF hay for the week s.s24 heles.

sCNDRIES- Nuts-Peanuts quiet at 3s 4fc for fancy
hand picked Spanish shelled quoted at arc for No
virginia sheied Sc Hickory nuts quoted 75e0Sl 2S
per bush of 20 N. but ts wholesale busl ess is
tobbinK at 4QSc. u size BseswaN
In light supply 26T2Tc per N. Ginseng stead
81 5j2$3 per 10. Maple dull $500 per n syrup
nor1irsl ~ 4Od6c Ier gallon Honey plenty weak
We quote state clover comb, Cyclic do buckvheat. 6g
7c do clover extracted. 3p1i do buckwheat. 4dfiec;
California comb. egllc: do extracted AZ 954c Southern.
per gallon. 50g524c.
MILK AND CREAM-The daily average receipt, o.
mix and cream different railroad distributing points
IN ard the city for the week have been as oows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

ment. as reported by Secretary Hester Of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange Is as Follows:
Thl, week. Las, week Last year. 1875
shipments 6l SOS S3Os3 2e.gGT $500
Cotton Exchange special cables Spot cotton In
buyers favor, sales. 10000 bales speculation and az
port 900 bales, American e00o bales: receipts ~ ooo
1ses' American. 5000 bales: niddlng uplsncs. 3-bd
Gtues opened quiet and unchanged cosei steady. ln
"a va net advance February. 309ias; February
March. Jtgi1s. March, April, 369isb: April May
S599:s: May-June Bib June-July BIZ: July August
5l5s Autuv-september. $3.50. September October
5i4iss October November siss November December.
"I5ss Manchester yarns-Buyers ard sellers apart
Cloths Dun hut steAdv
The range OF contrac, nric.. ,odsy WAS s follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

40 rsport-wifes """". ~, g.,
HEMP AND Jurt-The msI.et was very ,, nm hui ilI
ne' Local prices are more or less inneehcsd %
tne tuss W. .uSt. Vanilla hemp. spot 80 man
m hrmp shipment 80 r9inA henP , mp.
a. Ice jute spot NO nsm'nS "a. 's sSip ,s
me-" ~. az ottav ',dic. jutt butts, shipment paper
itv jule butts. niInS he jute outtt oaeS'"s'
IIIFs-Ther- ve1y good tone to me tnarss' 10,
d., hides with fun prices quotof as me te.hs
80 srd other hides also hfmly held n1pI.'ess
ana arrivals small. 50 that all aNf'iahie ~. X
ai' - prices " ere folows California, lidlSc,
.a,lr,r.s IN bond linl5:c or.noco Lee i9s't4 !9g
,,...,.f American lJQl5'-c; Galveston loc Puerto
a. nero ice Ia Gungra. 10; dry 'aiiet Marscae9 .r
$3.50 IN tond lose. SAvsnlla. lie Teas. l2ac Mnta-
49, 10. wet sailed Havana a. they run IN blid
sqslsc; city slaughter native steer Su,t orana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

CNOTTOS-Conrary the expectations ( god
many traders cotton io-days cables showed much
better conditions Liverpool, than had b,cn considered
possible view OF the large movement az cotton Al
sgs gain after showing considerable irreguay. with
intervals weakness After opening quiet az an I'd
2Q3 points, thero additional advance
o. 2d3 points following the unlocked for encouragement
rom Liverpool. smaller port movement than had
hen predicted generally favorable advces from south
holders At tho same time accounts from
Fall River Indicated very Gpod demand fcr. print
coihs a, former prices with sellers asking an
styarcs Of Lee The volume & Speculation however
wa. oiscourssnsy small. and the nusl phases of the
r,rk., nquiiations o: the smaller lorg
account. became feature O; the afternoon market Tho
lager concerns heretofore showing bulsh proclyuer
hoSeycr disposed TO give support 20 the market
again Their policy appeared TO be 10 take 40
y.utsas q weaker intervals. No erort was made
feature and further aivices the South touching
also Of hui!sh pu-qort. point
Ing 10 for grain and decreased acreage
To- cotton Tie finally dull at net az ace
a, "a; Ionis. with sale. limited 70 80 coo bales. THIS
heinz one Of the smallest totals Of recent time spot
isnd, 10: middling gulf 3-Gc. against iEgtt.e
lt,: year Gales. nil. Spot cotton IN southern niIss
,~seng cu1ed follows: Galveston STEADY. 3D.
sales esi bales New Orleans steady. 5'.c seies oV
bales: Noble steady. 6c. sales Loo bales Sl'ht gan
quiet 3-Iec. sales 342 bales Charleston steeay, oHs
Wilmington steady BAc sales 40 bales; NQffok tea
o. Baltimore nominal orc .1''.F'"
stea.y 500 sales 400 hsles. Augusta si.t45' o.
sg-l(.a sales oo3 bales 81. LOUIS ateadJ 90 ",s
800 I,l.s Receipts az Sew Orleans tomorrow Mrie
st7G last week $50 last and 1906 IN 80 ~,
To morrow receipts Houston were est.H,a..' ~
.. 800 baes against 2eG5 last week ef att ythr IN
724 bales In lSo4-s5. The semi-weeky interior '"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
THE STATE or TRADE.

Feb Su5 s du b a9e' :r5S1 isS Sad
l1c ,iP 9e 59sc TarcR Sqs COZ May y .a0Sisc
steamer No rel o5ae5izc. receipts. 5looo bush; eI
Pea %s, T. 500 semp s' asst 10 on 5' sai ss.
spot % sq33Sc month ana MirS4 SS lS
907 80 si6SS so sales 90. southern white
white 70 a5oc No m ,e 4es cs5 Ryo FIRM g.
nesrbr ssa. 10 western 54'c: receipts 1850
bush SHIPMENT 77i42 stock 2SS'V'' Hay gu's'
choice timothy Si3
hard s. o5 No N.1thsTn DID, 81 SS new 81 o ~
81 Norhsr@ new sia i1s c On , A2 go N ea
ei sl: 10 whte e'' corn . hJ9eT 2 No x lin corn
32tc: 10 2 corn 80. oats dun and easier: 70 white
9Si.c, No white. 27s.c: 30 white 20. y mixed
offered ott 56c
chicago. Feb. It'll. leading futures ranged as fol-
wa.a, No :: o2.ni@s HFhsot L?Tss,' cGs cD
Juiy .......... S5'.gs51 s6' Sa s5S
Corn No. .:
E Es@ ,,.: ..>p s.: &" .,>, s. 81:
H5 $'' * -, s': q; s ss a:'ss:
Mes, pork. per Dbl:
MAY Nay .......... $50 $50 ' eS 'ss@@' $50
M 1''': ''' y: 81. s.. IS ~: 81.
Va, NAY :..:.:: ~: :sG9'. sSSSS ~.
cash ouotations we're as follows: Flour nrm, 70 =
sprinc Wat a?aoir. No spring wheat 9oa95e - 2
red 81 No corn 2I4g2' 2c 70 Se,," 81 ~ ?
- ~ barley 27s03Sc: No nax.eed 81 % =
i NSyem 9S4 b5 g. g g ao 5 la H. ;1sL
'siies l,ostl - 7u4Si 95: dry sailed shoulders
boxed, a.. a5c short clear sdes boxed - goesI 49,
s,iaarS en- loaf unchanged ON the Produce Excnanse
to.i4v the butter market was nim creaIeIie lSp
diaries ii9l5c Cheese que; sgosc' ESsS NM '7''
l5izc 49, - .,..,. " .
Cincinnati Feb Flour quiet Wheat actiye' no 10,
rod p5gG9Ciec Corn quiet. - mixed pc, "a 20
steady: 30 ? mixed 2Gc. Rye qui.t rint, =, -Ra"n1
d~ro Is Is Whisky quiet. 81 No. Butter Gulet h'sn
cr.anoery Sic; Ohio l3Glsc. dairy Toe Sugar qie'.
MILWAUKEE, Feb Wheat stronger 10 NoT, ,an'
sS4si,c Barley steady No :. iO'sc' sample "VHo'c.
minneapolis Teb Wheat hrner; Portray "S:,
NJ or. 03 a.: July. .3Ta3 isc No -
HorL I9g ", ar Pagsf e. .ssi - second
Gears 81 SodS3 so Bran. in bulk - -'af'" s'Ns'
Philadelphia Feb Wheat Urn, and ic hiFh'r 1 W1v
rae. So ~, arm. No = mixed February S. g3ic
,a".b ~ l9ir: April and May nominal Os,s h' ~,
ga vsits February 3083O'fc. March S0a"o'2c' Ap'"
and May nominal -, ,,.o,,,yod
IT S, hi, Arm: so > red cash. elevator SIC;
,rack 9749sisc: February. $50 asked May - nr &C.
Sole C0rn-Spot lower; 10 cssh &c,
S sv,tor %: track 24I24izc; Fehreary 2i. May
9tsc Jilv 22s.c bid: No white 81 -o, lfan n,I
,- mis- side Butter hrner. creamery l3eIV'4c' dd''y
sql5c Eses better l3c
roled, FEB Wheat active. higher No,
mi1et = ,. 0s No easS 4oisc cloyerscsa duh
min. cash 50 20 Oh unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

Imports OF wool the port OF New York 'or the w"eS
ending yesterday reported at the Custom House were d"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
coffee IS as follows:

pio--Conee market dull: 10 I Rio. 1919: exchange
IL -G5 rererts rUo daysl. 1900 tags' cleared 'o
the United State. 1000 bags: stock $4,000 bags.
atAtlsticnl rn.ton u RraIM coffee IS follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
6o rang. o. cOn,rac, pr,c.. to-day was as follows

GOOD ev.rag. santos. $500 reoer's owc days. 1000
bags; stock $1,000 bags. Hamburg Coffee market =
M lovsr: Il 2:3O H. :. PTS lower. sales. 1000
bags Hsvre-CoGee market opened Guet. unchanged -
,ra,c lower at IL m T. franc lower; NJ quiet
unchanged closed 2 franc net !oNer tota4 sa4es
II On0 haas
Narch ~ ~ SNp'-rDer ~
A. 80 October 90 81
Nav ...........3G - November ............. 81 Is
Iu~. ...........2 ~ 90 December 500
Juiy 300
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02
Cnnntrn Boar6.


WANTED IT, take a chrf 70 board good homo ana
w best OF care. city Inference ADDRESS ShS' H.
GERMOND. YeTbaHN. y. \
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

pvERTIsEMENrs and su9seFptens ,o5 g1e Ii,oans
"A their Uptown once No LIZ bf ad" ay.
norm n until 8 o'l A 2. fns ADVERTISE
-. received nj following branch Offices a. fegaar
O'Clock vi; - IN ave-. D. =
cor 23i ST 1872 8th-aye. cor. 2th e. Macys oth-ers
Columrus-aNe. near Nesf opt. - 10
West 4cd St eth ave. az East ift ~ % az
90 a, between TN and sth ayes l@ Eis ,h-s' iSSS
y. AVE. between 10Th and 77th io28 q ave- near
rI,t-,, T0s is,-sve. near sN'h-s; 90 SnaNs nsa!
~, sst sd-ave 2iN pieeckcr-st; 3@S Reecksr 81
&c e. .ys $40 Fs, 92i Save. 2cd2 50 ava
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-02

,.-ren, qloator. q domestic woods based upon Woo
rxchange Official classncauons. are as follows:
TEXAS OREGON.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-01-12
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS

We are asserting In the courts our right to the
exclusive use OF the word "CASTORIA," and
PITCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis Massachu-
sets, was the originator Of PITCHERS CAS-
TORIA," the same that has borne and does now
bear the fac-simile signature OF CHAS. II.
FLETCHER on every wrapper This is the
original PITCHERS CASToRIA" which has
been used in the homes Of the mothers OF
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it IS the kind you
have always bought" and has the signature OF
CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the Wrapper No
one has authority from me to use my name
except The Centaur Company OF which Chas
Fl. Fletcher Is President
March 8. 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, NJ D.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-01-12

Since 1865 he has attended every
meeting of the grand lodge, except in
1868, when funeral kept him away.
AS head of the order in the state, he
laid the cornerstone of the state cap
ital at Lansing, October 2, 1873. In
1875 he was grand generalissimo of the
grand commandery of Michigan. Two
years later he was right eminent grand
commander. In 1873 he had become a
thirty-third degree Mason and an hon.
orary member of the supreme council
of the A. A. S. r. Masons for the
northern Masonic jurisdiction of the
United States.
Mr.. McCurdy had become known as
one of the leaders of the country. In
1888 he was chosen grand captain-gen-
eral of the grand encampment of
Knights Templar at San Francisco
Three years later they made him
grand generalissimo at st. Louis. And
then, on August IL, 1898, came his ele-
walton to the highest Office in the gift
of the Knights Templar. People have
not yet forgotten the trip to Boston
in 1895, in which Mr.. McCurdy was
escorted by Detroit Commandery. and
praises Of the appearance of Michigan's
knights have not quite ceased to this
day.
Mr.. McCurdy is 6S years old. He
was born in Scotland, and came to
Birmingham, Mich, when he was but
years old. He was apprenticed to
the coopers trade, but someone got
him interested in law and he became a
lawyer. He bought his original law
library of S. Dow Elwood, now presi-
dent Of the Wayne County Savings
bank, who let him have it ION tick"
Mr.. McCurdy went at once to Corunna
and hung out his single. 1t is still
out. though his legal work Is narrowed
by the indisposition of advancing age
In 1854 he became prosecuting attor-
ney of Shiawassee county. was re-elect-
ed and at the expiration of his term
was chosen judge of probate, though
he was the only successful democrat on
the ticket. His people were so we'll
suited with his services that in 1864
they sent him to the state senate,
where his political career ended,
though always since actively interested
in politics as a stanch democrat He
supported Bryan with great vigor.
In Corunna Mr.. McCurdy has a beau
tiful country. seat of thirty acres,
called Woodlawn. 1t is kept close to
nature and no despoiling hand ever is
allowed to introduce the niceties of
art.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-01-12
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years of Suffering. -
81 thought | should surely die"

r. when the stomach begins to fail In
Its duties, other organs speedily become
affected In sympathy, and life is simply
burden almost unbearable. Indigestion
and dyspepsia are SO common that only
the sufferer from these diseases knows
the possibilities of misery that inhere in
them. A typical example of the sufferings
of the victim of indigestion is furnished
In the case of John c. Pritchard. He went
on for fifteen years, from bad to worse.
In spite of doctors he grew constantly
weaker, and thought he would die. He
got well. however, and thus relates his
experience:
For fifteen years was a great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms. I
tested the skill of many doctors, but grew
worse and worse, until became so weak
could not walk fifty yards without having
TO sit down and rest. My stomach, liver,
and heart became affected, and thought
would surely die. / tried DIR. ]. c. Ayers
Pills and they helped me right away. 1
continued their use and am now entirely
well. don't know of anything that wifi
90 quickly relieve and cure the terrible
sufferings of dyspepsia as DIR. Ayers
Pills."-yoHN c. PRITcHARp, Brodie, War
zen Co., N. c.
This case is not extraordinary, either in