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She was Lord Umfraville's only un-
married daughter and. being the
youngest. had been spoilt and petted
during Infancy. neglected whilst her
sisters went to their balls and recep-
tions. and then suddenly found herself.
on her mothers death. mistress OF the
house. II was a bad training. but the
result was on the whole better than
might have been expected. Lady NIL
dred was very charming and not at
all arrogant. though she was rather
selfish.
The Umfraville family was In a bad
way. having the misfortune to possess
property In Ireland. For the last few
years the tendency OF affairs had been
down. down-hopelessly- down. Lady
Mildred knew that Il was she who was
expected to retrieve the family for
tunes. and Il was this fact which just
now weighed upon her mind. for she
had been so foolish as to fall In love
with her mothers cousin. Naldane
MartIneau. -
vaidane was what Lord um!rayi!lc
would have supercl!lously called an
Impossible person. So secure had he
been OF the .!mposs!b!iity" OF this
youn. nan ,ha; he invtted him each
year to clarindaic. feeling eonnden,
that no daughter OF his would think OF
young man who vas solicitor. and
only moderately we'll on. lie ignored
the fac; that the man had tho manners
Of an aris,oerai. the bearing Of a pc--
feet gentleman. the experience o! a
man o. the world and the reputation Of
being Irresistible. To Lady Mildred.
alas. he vas irrcsIstibic' She had
sueegmsed to his influence before she
knew IL. Now |; seemed as 10 she
could not break free.
Accustomed as she was TO aG!nira-
;Inn. sh. never doubted that he more
than EeeIpEoea,sa tais paF;!all,y. 4;
had. therefore. beea a decided surprise
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Castelar, . N.w.rsr.r Mao.

caiiE Correspondence Chicago Rec.
ord: The late ex.prcsidcnt of Spain.
Emilio Castelar,. was a newspaper man
all his life. and after nc had practi-
caily retired from political life his
literary labors kept him alive IN tss
esteem OF his countrymen. Yet his
conspicuous work as journalist. no
less than as man OF affairs. was done
during the third quarter OF a century.
In the COS. when CASTELAR, had bsscmc.
famous by his share in the meeting OF
the Seatro Real. where Gonzales bravo.
the master OF oratoFy. marked him as
the rising leader OF the young dcmoc-
raCy. he wrote his FIRST article for FL
Tribune. lie dissolved his connection
with that Journal when Il sought to
brand him as a monnrchist. la So
bcrania Nacional. on the other hand.
he abandoned because it was too radi-
cal. Then he Joined the stan OF Dis
cussion. resigninE his position in 1864
to found 9he short-livcd Dsmocracia.
which he published and edited for two
years.
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the prison few days afterward ana
entered upon the horse-stealing busi-
ness with vim that terrorized the
horse-owners OF that section. He
would be arrested, sentenced 20 prison.
released. and then he would again take
up his unlawful calling. During the
civil war the old man did paying
business. He Travelled over tho state.
but his work was done principally In
western Pennsylvania. He would steal
horses and sell them readily at good
prices to purchasers for the United
States army. Ohio. West Virginia and
Maryland were drawn on heavily. He
says that ever since he stole the first
animal he has never been able to re-
sist taking a good horse when the
opportunity was presented. For the
pas; few years the: old man has at
tempted to live upright life. A few
days ago he had occasion to go to
Indiana county. and. according to his
story. he was passing tho farm Of John
Wilson. A fne horse was grading on
the hillside. and the impulse to steal
again mastered him. That night the
fine horse was missing. as was tho old
man. Constable Muf'iy OF Bell town
ship followed the trail and the other
evening Zimmerman and the horse
were overtaken at ohiopyie. The pris-
oner was taken to the uniontown jail
and later was brought here. thinner
man wants II known that he never
stole anything savo horses. and that
he never fiiched Nh animal from q
widow. nor from man who was less
able to lose the price OF the horse
than he.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-26
CHAPTER Y.

On this warm afternoon, as she lay
In the hammock. sh. vas thinking IL
all over and wondering where valaans
was. and what or who was keeping
him from her. She was thinking. too.
OF the e3en admiration in Bsrnard's
nne eyes the night before as he leaned
over her plano.
No doubt he sas handsome. She
thought Ghr could g!n him: would IL
not be rnsiness-u;ieE madncKs--so let
him so 20! the sake OF a man who had
never In so snany words told he. that
he loved her. and whom. I! she married
a; all. she would have TO marry with
out her fathers coassatg -=... 90.
4 foo;s;sp brushed on the sras..
Lady Mildred hal: rose. Bernard ~as
there. looking siiairiaEiy ao~a a, her.
MIR. s;elllns: 1 though; you we're
shooting
y Sss. ba; shcn souni ;hs picnic
party had arrived zI,hou; you. gave
them the alp. aai msaaiy sneasei
home through the woods. hoalas to
have the luck TO discover your retreat
Fortune .aSoFs the bFasc. they say.
NSsas H6s nave GslssrG = 81 Eis OF you
hrFc for 1nFids."
MIR. s;oiilas! Il zss very foolish OF
you 10 lose all the sport
so long as you dna't add ;ha, t's
very ImpcT;Insat of me to Ia;Euae I'm
eoa;cn;' Your pose is really perfect.
I used to be able TO sketch a iii;ic.
Would you lie siili for ten minutes
while I try my haad7'
''oh. aoassnss''
''So nonsense at alt Oh. you xoa',
Be so gamercitui ss 20 move. Do ic;
me have I've mingiss'' lie had taken
ou, small book and leaning aEaIas;
the smooth trunk o: beech. vas
skc,chinE rapidly.
THERE That fan fts in ucii-~c
viii cali the picture a Summer Day
Keep your hand and arm still .or a
minute. please! Do weary you-"'
''No"-shc was haif iaughinE-"I am
too comfortable. You can't have done
anything in so short a time
Just enough for a remembrance
he said. You keep so still. Ny sis.
ter and her friend. Miss LIibourne. al
ways fdgs; so drsadfulIy: I shall tell
them to follow your good example"
CTo be con;inuei)
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CHAPTER vIII.-(coutInued.) J

CHAPTER VIII.-(Continued.)
"How odd!" she said absently. 81
nearly remembered that name again.
My memory must be coming back. l
think" ~
: LET me trust. It is." said valdane
rather nervously. r.
She leaned her chin upon her hand
and looked thoughtful for few mo-
men,s then. raising her eyes
Mr.. Martineau." she said. with q
little sigh. Il should like all this busi-
ness set on one side for few weeks.
please. Mr.. Steii!ng Is gone for his
holiday-to Lord Umfsaviile's for the
shooting"
ITO ClarIsdale?"
Yes" She paused. and asked In
some astonIshment. DO you know
Lord Umfraville?"
"well-a-yes: his wife was my
cousin. ! generally stay there every
autumn"
.lndeed: viscoun, Thornhea,h Is =
great friend OF Mr.. s,eiiin1's."
Ah. perhaps We shall meet! You
wish then for me not to institute Iu-
quir!es Just YETI" -.
"Sot just yet. please. I don't feel
sfronS enoush-not In quite good
spirits enough to" She checked her.
self brasely. Not for worlds would
she have hin,ed. svca to herself. tha,
she thought Bernard nigh, before all
things have taken sisps TO ascertain
whether or no she ~.rc free. Bu, he
had chosen Instead TO so to ciarIsdaic.
and she was too loyal 10 murmus even
20 her osa heart
To Naiaano l; seemed like a respite.
will you let nc have line when
you wish INC TO pursue this matter.
'henT' he asked. rising 10 TAX. his
leave.
"Yes: or Mr.. s;eiiias will come 20
sec you. May keep this copy 0: tho
~iiiT" -.-..
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when her father received a letter from
valdsnc. saying that he could no; set
away for the first. and begging TO be
allowed TO leave the date Of his ar
rival at ClaTisdaie uncertain for a few
days. The letter vas coriiaiity itself.
but it left Mildred sore and wounded.
She vas astcnished TO find how keen
vas her disappointment. and how IA;
and dull the first had seemed without
his accustomed presence. That even
Ing her father took her aside.
Mildred" he said. do you remem.
Der that young StcilinE who was at
orlci with I.aurie-,hat very handsome
young fellow who was so attentive to
Us when We went up to Commcmora-
tion. Would you believe it'-thruuEh
the death Of an old womla-his god
mothcr-no relation at all. they say
he has just come into a fortune Of
what do you Think Twenty thousand
a year. All :hs papers are frll Of II.
Now Mildred. my darling. every girl
Of your acquaintance wilt be after that
young man. but 10 you gave your
mind to IL I am sure you could-eh7
Think. my Pet. what 1t would be for
us alil Twenty thousand year! And
what's your beauty for. Millie. II not TO
draw you a prize-eh7'
Had such a course Of action been
proposed two days earlier ii would
have met with his daughters unquali-
fed disarproval. but at that moment
her one desire was TO punish valdane.
so she only smiled her slow. sweet
smile and asked:
as he coming hereT'
This evening. my darling"
II remember" said Mildred. "that
he was very handsome"
'He was-and most distinguished
looking. What will you wear tonight.
Miller" asked Lord UmfravilIe casual
iy, inwardly rejoicing at his success.
Leave that to me-" Mildred an
swered calmly. IL will wear-you will
see what" and her father left her
with a blissful feeling that all was go-
ing just as he wished.
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RopERT Sot.f.

The youth who administered tho In
lection VAS Teecntiy detected admins
.erink injections TO tso young con-
serts.
The mother OF another victim re-
.en,Iy issued an appeal asking offend
lns druggists no, TO sell her boy NOR
phlnr. bu, 4; vas unhSedea. The dis.
IT.e, attorney has no; taken action in
The matter for the reason aha, Repre-
sealatIy. KayIcF's bill failed 10 become
ia~. I, Is said certain saanusastvr-
iEs feared ;hs; {, would Interfere With
,he sale q. medicines which eouiairs
morphine In order to induce sleep. This
= tho reason that Mayor Celsc urged
instead @. commanded the drussis's
go, TO sell any morphine without .
prescription. I, has been learned that
4 prominent young member OF the bar
q morphine ficsa. and has been fc-
sewing injections ever since hc was
iai,iassd Into the hahi;. One morphine
lend takes the dras In any shape he
saa SC, II. II he cannot get u inject
I'd With a syringe hp will chew u or
dissolve IL in vine.
Since the druggists here have refuge:
. 70 tsf estA sAs-ts stS" ss' ~
ssEip,ioa Of a reputable physician. the
morphine ssnds have been writing 10
,hcis friends and druggists in other
places for morphine. and In this way
seme have secured u. Several opium
Ioin,s have been discovered in this
sl,y. one OF them being kep; by a
ch.uaman. The charge for Injections
or pipes OF opium II 80 cents since
Mayor Frank Gcise issued his procla.
nation these joints have been closed.
and arc afraid 10 reopen. Several drug
ris,s. Who have been In the habit OF
giving standing prescriptions for NOR
phinc. have also been restricted.
Robert Noll. who administered NOR
phinc by injection a year ago TO youns
Henry Ross. who died from an over
dose fe~ days sso. ia a tusi;ise from
Justice. lie vas indicted :oT furnish
Ing liquor to young girls. bu; jumped
his bail. Some of the fiends have dis.
covered that some alleged headache
Cures contain large quantities OF NOR
phine. and they are buying these rene
I dies as a substitute for the draE. One
/ OF the sadiest cases here is that o:
mother and daughter. both OF whom
are victims Of the drug.
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Certainly. but please don't lose IT,
lie fingered simply because he could
not tear himself away. though he could
see in every dropping movement taat
she vas exhausted and unhappy. ana
wished TO be alone.
lie would have bartcFed all his pros
poets for the privilege Of taking her IN
his arms and sooihiRa her-ot holding
her TO his heart. hna telling her that
henccforth nothing should ever sriesc
her. lie held cut his hand at last re-
iuetan;ly.
is there nothing more that can
do for your he asked.
NO. there Is nothing" she replied.
shaking her head and smillBs. You
are so Kind. don't know how to thank
you sufficiently for your kindness.
II seemed a painful wrench when he
ioosed the little fingers from his own.
"By-the.Sy. Mr. Martineau"-she fol-
followed him to the door, left my
left my wedding ring on your table.
nearly forgot to mention u to you.
Did you see it7"
Il did" he stammered. II; Is quite
sate-you shall have IL: have IL safe"
he reiterated in confusion: but l
can't give II TO you now"
How could he, when It was hung
from his neck by slender cord7
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A STRANGE EPIDEMIC.
MORPHINE HABIT INFECTS A
WHOLE CITY. ~
Whole Families Arc Ruined by scosnd-
rois Who Supplied the Drug to Wives
and Daughters. Leading Them to
Destruction.

A correspondent at York. Pa. tells
Gerles OF sensational stories about .
'einarkable epidemic that he says has
aiken root there. He writes as follows:
morphine epidemic has brought
shame and even death to the homes
,f prominent people in this city. and
L continues to grow. despite the fact
hat individuals. who are jus: begin
,ing to indulge In the drug. almost
taily see the shame and disgrace
brought upon their friends. who have
ALLEN victims TO this dreaded habit.
That morphine has separated several
men from their wives Is undoubtedly
rue. In the last court here women.
'ormerly reputable. were proven guilty
u immortality. and DEGREES Of divorce
we're granted to their husbands upon
T'atutory grounds. II Is now well eS-
:ablished fact that these women were
ed to their ruin by men who nrst piled
hem with morphine. Another NOR
7hine lend Is on the verge o: collapse.
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HORSE THEE.
B.-s.,. Of stealing TOO Horses ant
serving go Years IN rri.on-

s.-s.,. Of stealing TOO Horses aud
serving so Year. In rrison-
Crc,nsburg Cpa.l Special to Pitts
burg Times: An interesting specimen
), the criminal class was recently
placed in Jail hcre,l Peter Zimmerman
hss made lifelong business Of steal
ing horses. aad boasts that he has
stolen nearly isO horses. and has spent
'orty years in prisons. covering a pc
tod OF sixiy-five yeats OF his life. He
s IS years old today. and on his birth
lay and in new prison became rcmi-
1iscent lie smiled at the thought that
he had never received over fourteen
months as a sentence for a single ami
nal. He was sent TO the pehitcntiary
twice from Washington county. twice
from Faye,,e and from Butler. Law
renee and other counties in western
Pennsylvania. The life Of the old man
has been tinsed with sorrow. invari.
,bly. however. brought upon himself
through an apparently irresistible I'm.
pulse to steal when horse suiting his
'ancy would come his way. He has
40 regrets for his past life. however.
md is happy because he has prospects
u again being sent TO prison. He says
he Ia too old TO work. and will be
content with long or short period OF
confinement In the penitentiary. zim-
herman was born in Donegal. this
county, Sept. II. 1924. He was about
10 years Of age when he began stealing
horses. One day he saw horse In
pasture field near Lahinger's mill. In
Noun, Pleasant township. He took the
animal and hurried OF TO Somerset.
There he was arrested and taken to
ne unioutown Jail. lie escaped from
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-26
CHAPTER IL.

!, was a warm September day. Lady
Mildred Ames lay out iu the hammock
under the shade of the spreading
beech trees. and Idly moved her large
fan to and fro. Her brows were puck
cred into a frown, her large eyes we're
absently fixed upon the wiie-spreadins
lawn which lay between her and the
house. The white lines which marked
the ,eunis-court seemed to -auivcr in
the heat: the men were shooting. the
charerons lying down. the girls had
driven to the home covers to take the
sportsmen their lunch. Lady Mildred
would not go: she said she had a
headache. but the truth was she was
suffering trcm a ct OF ill-tempsr-
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MAN WHO DEFENDED ou,rEAU.
4 Msros~. uaAppsoaehasis Sierait. Lis-
lag Aisas In = secluded spot.

lag Aioas In = secluded spot.
From the Emporia Gazette: A party
OF Indiana fishermen. Just returned
from trip among the remote and un-
fFcqucn,ed lakes Of northern Indiana.
ran across u little cabin occupied BY
Attorney Seoviii. the lawyer who do
.cnacd c. J. Guiteau In his trial for tho
assassination OF President Garfield.
The humble cottage In which Seorill
was found ID situated near the banks
OF Mud lake. where he lives the life OF
tho mos, risia rcciusc. neither seeing
nor b-ins seen. His simple wants arc
supplied by the merchants Of the near
CD, town. lie puts In his time. nobody
knows how. "a his unkcmpi and un-
eou,h asuFr IL seldom seen outside tho
walks o. the il;;ic io~ cottage. half
hidden by the growth Of t~in!ns vines
and and.Fhfash. From an able. amahle
and Influential bsTris;rf. Seosiii has
srpKn IH,o \ tacI,uFa. tuorusc. unap-
prparhabic hermit. desiring no CON-
muniea;ioa with the world In which he
vas such conspicuous figure a. only
counsel for his relative eighteen years
aKo. Seoyiii feels that he IL still
eHuHhr1 anu srspisSu py "FssSupSt sps
his part In trying TO save tho neck OF
Gui;rau on the ground Of hereditary
insanity. though he contends ;hs; he
did nothing more than his duty. The
loss OF his wife and Other saiasossuncs
that seemed 10 pursue him with re-
ieaticss hand added TO his melancholy
and confirmed him in bis Se,sss'laa-
;ioa TO ahanioa the world aai spend
tho remainder Of his days in srclusion.
For several years Seo,ill has led the
life OF a hermit. spending his time az
the most secluded spots 10 sorid md.
lie still contends that Gui'-au was
mentally irresponsible for his &C, In
killing the president. aaa points TO the
record o: the family. number Of
whom have both before and since the
tragedy been confined In rnsahouscs-
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s.s,y cut In Two.

A most distressing accident occurred
the other day near ins,anter, Pa. at
the shingle mill owned by Mr.. W. +.
Delmagc. Michael Mcclure. who was
employed on the mill to run the drag
saw. during the temporary absence of
the man who run the bolter. was work
ing al that machine. The blocks are
placed on a carriage and fed TO the
saw by hand. Mcclure was feeding a
block, when the thumb Of his right
hand came In contact with the saw.
causing him to finch. At the same
time the carriage took lurch forward
throwing the unfortunate man on the
saw, which entering at his left shoul-
der. passed diagonaily through his
body TO the right hip. severing the
body in two. Mcclure was an indus
trious young man. unmarried. and II
years OF age. ..H....a
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SHE WINS a PRINCE.

Aaand Adavani. a millionaire indigo
merchant Of India. who has been in
Chicago for week. has secured the
promise Of Miss Virginia Tyler Hud-
son. well known. especially In Louis
riiie.sas a newspaper writer. for a
marriage in either Germany or London
next June. This Is the FIRST instance
Known OF t'rahinia seeking an Amer
lean wife in this country.
Miss Hudson is the daughter OF Rev.
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To he Trusted.

Don't you think the American
masses can be trus Ell to think out
problems for themselves and arrive at
sensible conclusions?'
There can't be any doub; OF It,"
said the ofTlceholder. so Far as the
American masses in my own locality
are concerned They hate been vot-
ing for me for years. s."-washingto
Star.
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]. Il. Montgomery
Machinery Company.

8 I j. !: /: !: 4. |
ADAAA i-.pts.O Curtis street.
1oo bargains In ma.
vehin-ry. thoroughly re-
ntt-i and ready for In
m-siiat~ delivery. some
of this naehin-ry has
never b--n used. We
eau save you frota " 10
ppe- smeitcr plant
t.st Improved rapid drop i0-s;ainp
SsI;h erush-F. orr feeders. silver plat.
Spprrs and cose-ntrators. Situated
IlIln county. This stamp mill has
I run i.o tons OF ore. and IL Tor
because the mine did not pay.
III. u. steam plant: consisting OF
. and an automatic engine
Df,c. acting double engine holster.
eFs i6Ap' lnuNl.
~. J.. ernier crank engine. new.
.H. T.. Hendi- automatic engine.
|H. r. portable engine.
h. l.. horizontal steam engines. suit
loF running Ian OF small power.
actual H. u. wVb-F gasoline engine,
I'll. y. haEisssiaI iubalsE. boiler.
SO. =. horizontal tabular boilers.
q. z. horizontal tubular boiler. half
fFuut. U1fnpiSS-s
~ J.. horizontal boiler.
~. T.. Nrftlcal boilers.
~. J.. vertical boiler.
u water heaters.
Natrr heaters
ciyss wsFthlns.on auNe'ae packed
tzlts station pump,
lsssE EHsiih SaIis mine station
gsiasi: war,hins'pn pump.
steam and - water asd ~
dusirs mine pump
- seli patnp pnstn-.
6siss vacuum pump. nsaF.y nov.
y ittahs sfushsf.
iliaks efushsF.
sEs aapaeiiS eFe buckets. Eeed as
t.snsii sa,sF wheel. IN case. ne-.
sss itnpsptsj pa;sn; smoke coasstss.
h. ita-lani puiVssis-r. new.
drills dlfTsfsn; makes
" NannrSs
ilnsf rutsrrnsratn-ss
ssatsastr Sample splitter.
nztns suitable snF silver p'siiaG OF
sesss. suitable for raising sinhias
"a .uruins ia,tsss -
rum hnlster. spita,,ie for derrick.
its ~ u trass scale. new.
tai .esi saws and frame
rracei ssrafSs
tasss ali skses
hfssh sssAshlnsty and tea,s; viii stii
se Cot ss1rAs spsi chance 10 stat,
nslsi. iaasarT psan,. cheap as ART.
ay hsiaesss atd sraii erushsr.
,lns- rsils1s. boxes collars. coup.
sIpira valves etc
r dfsts belts and numerous small
MEs!ss, ss, e Is, sttISs 4 tsG Ri. Hex kisps SUI
Sn. HAND MACHINERY ASp
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-26

Luther said that II man were not
strong at twenty. handsome at thirty.
learned at forty and rich at fifty. he
never would IL ..ong. handsome.
learned or rich.
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small nut strong.

Mr.. North-You say you like spir-
tied horses: what is your favorite
breed7
Mr.. South-Toe tell yo the truth.
sub. a pony of brandy.
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The Alnu women In Japan tatto their
faces SO as to give themselves the ap-
pearance OF men with whiskerA
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o.-oENvER.-No. 4s-tsep
Nsssef'aa Advertisements xisliy
Hss:'os This rapef.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-09-16
wolt,s s~pec1a1ties.

sA new l0t OF sample mats and caps just
received.
We are selling out but don't forget
we will sit up late nights in order to
get such snaps. and then we do turn
right around ald give yDu the benefit of
the snap" j.. h. Wolf.
200 pairs ladies' slippers now go at
cost at VOLTS.
Wild cherry phosphate. Padang Java
coffee, Brick cheese and Monarch canned
goods at VOLTS.
Everything in the line Of summer
dress goods-dimities. lawns, percales
and einghams lat reduced prices.
II you want T. machine you can depend
upon not only for one year hut for Is or
20 years get q Mccormick" and ride In
front.
The finest celery Tuesday and Friday
evening fresh from TIE grower at j. II,
VOLTS.
Some merchants sell "Uneeda Biscuit"
cheap for one day only but you can get
them at our store as fast as we can get
them, at acts. J.H. Wolf.
The very best in quality: and style in
CLOTHING at just one-lalf the price a
tailor would charge you. J. H. Wolf.
You can buy a case OF matches at
VOLTS for so cents less than the whole.
sale price. You cal buy a box of the
very rest soap(1W bars) at j. II. VOLTS
for s. cents less than other merchants
are raying for the same article.
Yea a buzz Tea. Tobacco, Sugar,
Cc@ee. Prints, Ginghams. Mnslins, and
IL / ct all kinds of cotton and wOOllen
& Dis for less money than other mer-
r,.nts can get the same for today. J.
II. Wolf.