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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
NO MORE SCANDALS.
The Directors Of the Penitentiary
Takes Steps to Prevent Them.

The penitentiary directors held Their
regular monthly meeting Wednesday
Col. ". 4. Neal, ex-superintendent
was present to confer with the board
On matters of business. Principally
routine business was transacted, but
resolutions introduced by Mr. Tatum
of Orangeburg, and adopted BY the
board, tend to show that the board will
risk no chances of runniag up against a
barbed wire investigating committee
The resolutions restrict the liberties
of the superin, ,endentin financial trans
actions. Followingis is the paper adopted
by the board:
Resolved, That the rules and regula-
tions be, and they are hereby, amended
as follows:
l. That the superintendent shall as
part Of his duties furnish monthly to
the board of directors, prior to the reg
ular meeting of the board, an itemized
statement of all financial and such
other transactions as the board may
require, said statement to be accompa-
MED by voucher for each item involv-
ing the expenditure Of money.
2. That the board as q whole or by a
committee Of its members shall check
up said statement item by item and
shall pass no item for which a voucher
is lacking. -----~--
3. The superintendent is forbidden
TO discount any paper due the peuiten-
tiary, or to endorse officially any liza
bility except as specifically authorized
beforehand by the board.
/. The board shall designate the
bank or banks with which the business
of the penitentiary shall be transacted,
and the said bank or banks shall in
consideration Of such designation, fur
nish to the board monthly or at such
time as the board may indicate an item
lied statement Of all transactions with
the superintendent showing particularly
deposits derived from discounts, if any
have been authorized by the board And
the said bank or banks shall be notified
by the secretary Of the board Of the rule
relative to discounts and endorsements
by the superintendent.
5. Each contractor shall furnish to
the board at each monthly meeting and
at such other times as the board may
designate, an itemized statement of
authorized expenses incurred for the
benefit of the institution, and shall set
tie his account monthly in cash.
6. The commissary business shall be
confined to the actual and legitimate
needs Of the institution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
thirty YEARS PENSION FRAUD.
Three Women as Widows Of a Man
Who Never Married.

The recent conviction in the criminal
court ut Washington Of Ellen Jones,
colored, upon two indictments charg-
pg her with frauduiently obtaining
pension money from the government,
enGs one Of the most remarkable cases
yer developed in the pension bureau
The evidence showed that the fraud
had extended over period Of thirty
years. =.
william Butler, colvred soldier,
whose war record is the basis for the
long continued system Of frauds, was i
uember of company Z, First United
States colored Infantry. lie came
from Prince George county. Maryland,
md enlisted in the early part OF the
ear 1864. In his first engagement In
he battle of Wilson's Landing, he was
shot in the head and died five days
a,er at Fort Monroe. He was young
man and unmarried. In his company
vas Charles Marshall, since dead, and
who, after he came cut Of the army.
married Carrie Jones, sister OF the
ouvic,eG woman He became what Is
known as runner for firm Of pen
ION agents and while thus engaged
conceived the plan of having his moth
er-in-law, Malvina Joues, apply tor a
pepsion as the widow Of William But
Ter. Under the name of Mary Butler
pension Of IS month was granted III
1869. This amount she continued to
,raw without difficulty until her death
iu 1873. Her eldest daughter, Carrie
Jones Marshall, the2 represented her
elf as the mythical Mary Butler ana
continued to draw the pension for four
teen years. Upon her death in 1887
ner sister, Ellen Joues, the convicted
woman, took up the pension as SORT
of heirloom and began to draw a pen,
>ion as the widow Of William Butler, as
der mother and sister had done before
her. This she continued to do for
about twelve years, Notwithstanding
the fact that she is now not more than
10 years Of age, and ber alleged hus-
band, William Butler, died thirty-fve
years ago. Not only did the woman
operate successfully in this respect, but
she was able without much difficulty
several years ago to have the amount
increased from IS to $l2 per month.
The case is almost without parallel in
the history of pension bureau. For q
term of thirty years three different
women have each, as the widow Of a
man who never had a wife, drawn his
pension, and two of the women were
small children when the man died.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
& Costly Nap.


A party of railroad surveyors, who
are surveying route for railroad
from Aiken to Columbia, have been
making their headquarters at Mr. G. ".
Reeders in Lexington county. Satur-
day of last week, they sent their wagon,
with tents and other things Oh to Mr,
Noah Shumperts by Negro to put up
camp The Negro stopped in an Ole
broom sedge field. uuloaded, built fire
and then dropped off to sleep. The
fire caught the grass and burned up
the teats, bedding and everything in
Guiding books and papers containing the
notes OF the work from Aiken. Loss
about 5000.
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Terrible, If True.


DR.. Chas. v Harris, of the medical
department of the United States army,
passed through Fort Worth, Tex, We'd
nesday Ell route to Washington on i'm.
portant business with the war depart
ment. He comes from the Philippines
and says the reports of the excellent
health of the American troops is false.
He states that many Of the soldiers are
disheartened at their physical condition
and deliberately place themselves as
targets for the cnemy's guns. The
opinion of DR.. Harris is that if the
troops remain in the Philippines any
great length Of time sickness and death
IS sure to follow.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
True Bills Found.

In the United States circuit court
at Charleston Friday Judge ". H.
Brawley, presiding, true bill was
found by the grand jury against l3 Of
the men accused of lynchiug Fraser B
Baker, at Lake City, 5. e., Feb. 2,
1898. The men on trial now are: Mar
tin Ward. W. 4. Webster, ezra Nc
Knight, Henry Stokes, Henry Goodwin,
Moultrie Epps, Charles D. Jay ner.
Oscar Kelly. Marion Clark, Aionso
Rodgers, Edwin n. Rodgers, Joseph
2. Newham and Early P. Lee,
merchants and farme Of Lake
City ard vicinity. The last two men
mentioned have turned States evl-
dence. The trial will take place begin
aing Monday. Ex-Attoruey G@uerai
". 4. Barber AMI J. P Kennedy Bry
an, Of tho Charleston bar: will assist
tie prosecution
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
Burned to Death.

A Mr. Smith and his wife, recent
arrivals from the north, were burned to
death in their house Wednesday night
near Harper's station. 10 miles from
Pensacola. Fla. Their bodies were
found Thursday. Sheriff Mitchell,
County Judge Holley and the coroner's
jury from Milton. in Santa Rose coun-
ty, lett Immediately for the scene to
uake an investigation. Nothing is
known here Of the full name or former
home Of VIZ. Smith.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
Nobody Claims It.

There is d neat but orphaned little
fortune in the Montana state treasury.
Nobody claims it; nobody knows to
whom it rightfully belongs. The moz-
ey-$30. 000-was turned over to the
legislative investigating committee by
Senator Whitesidcs, who stated that it
had been given to him BY the campaign
manager Of United States Senator Clark
as bribe to vote for Clark. Senator
CLARK promptly denied the ownership
of it. 1t was turned over to the state
treasurer and remains in his hands
awaiting an owner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
Death of q Leper.

Hannah Carey. aged % yoars, the
older of the two Carey sisters who have
been afflicted with leprosy for the last
II years, died at their home three miles
from Junction City Wednesday evening
after two weeks of intense suffering.
About TWO months ago the Carey sis,
tiers were examined by a prominent
specialist on that class Of diseases, who
diagnosed their disease as guuuine lep-
rosy. The family live on an isolated
farm in Perry county, which IS shInned
hE all tie natives.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
WhiskeY's Work.

In a recent lecture delivered at Liv-
erpool, DR.. William Carter pointed out
that the deaths directly attributed to
intcmperance in 1896 were 81 per l.
600, 700 among male and 81 per 1000.
600 among females; that the rate is con.
stantly increasing and that the deaths
are increasing among women far more
rapidly and in far greater ratio.than
among men.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
Ugly Behavior.

The Fourth New Jersey soldiers,
mus cred ont IN Greenville, en- route
north Thursday kept up regular fusll-
lade Of i1diScriminate shooting while
passing Laurens, S. c., one bullet
crashing into the dining room Of a
prominent citizen while the family
were at dinner. Ne other damage is
reeortea.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
A Floral Corset.

In the Wisconsin assembly last week
an immense floral corset. tightly laced,
%as presented to Assembly man Dagget,
author OF the anti-tighs lacing bill. 1t
was the sifs of the young women Of
WATERFOWL, and its appearance, when
brought ia by the sergent-at-arns. was
the signal fer hilarious demonstration
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
Killed By a DeInented Han

John Campbell colored, and Arthur
Cunningham. white, | years old, were
shot and killed at Nashville, Tenn,
Wednesday night by G.. D. Atnip whom
the police believe to be dcrnented
Campbell is driver and was on his
wagon when accostcd BY Atnip. VINO
accused him Of stealing wood aud at
tempted to arrest him. Campbell pro
tested, aud Atnip opened fire. Arthur
Cunningham, boy at play Ia vacant
lot. was killed as was the Negro At
nip was arrested.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12

"A Ar&tusI> eui,0: ~, te-d that a
lady in New York 'kneads bread with
her gloves on, remarks: We need
breac, with our pants 90: We need bread
with our boots On, and If oursuosc!i5ers
who are in arrears don't .eoa pay up we
all sRspsd bread without anything on.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12
Bley His Brains Out.

A special from Brunswick, Ga, says:
News reached here tonight Of the sui
eide of George ". Fleming, pronln-
ent farmer of Camden county. Elem
ing blew out his brains in the presence
Of his wife and FIVE little children. he
- |73,ssssudrinking for several days and
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12

Cayenne pepper is highly recommend
ed for driving away ants. 1t should be
spripkled around their haunts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12

The matter was sent back to the gov
ernor's Office.
Messrs. Boykin and Robinson were
appointed to devise some plan whereby
reputable druggists might obtain alec
hol without having to send to Columbia
for it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-04-12

,nkIlg TOT ssFSIa1 "H!S
,erge Of deliriNn treNeRs,
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Holiday Footwear.


Mems holiday leather slippers.
Imitation alligator or seal leather,
black or chocolate, nicely kid
finished. Price, 81.
Mems fine handmade Xmas slip
pers in fine vici kid, soft kid lined
throughout, self-acting counters,
no slipping at tho heel. Colors
tan, chocolate, wine or black. Ex-
ira value, $3.50 pair.
Mems best hand made Xmas
slippers, made over q very fine ft-
ting last, kid lined throughout, in
wine, chocolate or black. Price,
So.
OLD GENTS extra wide sole, kid
slippers, broad toe, channels lined
throughout. Price, $2.25.
Mems imitation ''alligatOrY
leather slippers, patent leather
trimmed, comfortable round toe
and cut Everett" style OF high ON
the side. Price, Use.
Ladies' warm lined felt lace
shoes, kid reinforced sides and
over the toe. Can use for street
as well as house wear. Price, 81.
Women's novelty velvet Ju1ietts
in variegated colors, rich fur
trimmed to match, neat concave
heel. Price, So.
Women's beaver cloth house slip
pers, warm flannel lined, elastic
over instep to prevent slipping at
the heel, flexible leather sole. A
valuable slipper for comfort. Sizes
3 to 8. Price, Csc pair.
Misses and children's dark blue
or red felt "Ju1ietts," fur trimmed,
flexible leather sole, spring heels,
for comfortable home wear or a
useful Xmas gift there is nothing
better. Prices SOC to $1.1O, ac-
cording to size.
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Rev Cline Acquitted.

MINNEAPOLIS (Minn.). Dec. 10
The Methodist Judicial Council, after a
trial lasting three days, has acquitted
Rev. C. E. Cline of Portland, Or, who
was accused of false representations in
the sale of a Pacific Coast fruit farm
to D. Thompson of Des Moines, Ia.
Mr.. Cline had been expelled from the
Oregon conference on these charges.
The jury, composed of nineteen Meth
odst clergymen, voted sixteen for COM
plete vindication and three for remand
ing the case to the Oregon tribunal.
This is the highest court in the Meth
odist Church, and its decision is final.
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TROOPS IN cuba.
Those Which Are Soon to BE Sent
Back to United States.


Back to United States.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16.-General
Brooke, at Havana, has telegraphed
to the War Department that he has ar
ranged to send the following troops on
that station to the United States:
Troops A, B, c and D, Eighth Cav
airy, total Of 1858 enlisted men, with
Major Stanton and Lieutenants Don
aldson, Dixon, Williams and Lott, to &c
to Fort Riley. Kan, by way of New
York. Captain Sayle will join the
squadron at Fort Riley.
Troops E, F, G and H of the Tenth
Cavalry numbering 400 enlisted men,
with 300 horses, and Captains Hunt,
Ayres and Carlton and. Lieutenants
Whitehead and Whiteside, will be sent
to Galveston for distribution along the
Mexican frontier
1t is expected that the Fifteenth In
fantry will leave Cuba about the Both
inst. That regiment will go to New
York and be distributed between Gov
errors Island and Plattsburg.
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NEW YORK, Dec. .16.-The National
League of Baseball Clubs, which has
been in session here nearly all the
week, closed its labors to-day and adj
journed to the call of the President. At
to-day's meeting a special committee
of Ways and Means was appointed.
with full power to make arrangements
for reducing the circuit. The COM
mittee will report to the League at
called meeting: The committee consists
of Soden Of Boston, Hart of Chicago
Brush of Cincinnati and Rogers of
PHILADELPHIA
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Forty-eighth Volunteer Infantry (col-
ored) to Manila on the transport Grant,
which is now undergoing repairs at
San Francisco 1t is expected that she
will sail next week.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16. The
Forty-eighth Infantry (colored was re-
leased from quarantine tonight.
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Handkerchiefs for Gifts.

Handkerchiefs are maybe the
safest Of Christmas gifts, for the
fancy ones are all appealing and
the plain ones useful-yes, elegant,
In their Amer qualities. There's
the plain lawn and linen hem
stitch, those with drawn work and
embroidered corners, others seal
1oped and embroidered. Then
comes the dainty, Almy, oval and
square linen bits, finished around
with pretty patterned Va1en-
ciennes OF Mech1in 1aces, others Of
silk, fancy or plain. Also the pure
linen un1aundered sorts which
permit Of no deception In quality.
They're handworked, embroidered
and initiated In corner, also the
many other initial sorts for wo-
men, men and for children. The
price range Of our 'kerchiefs il
from &c each up to SIS each.
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Children's Trimmed Hats,

You can purchase glove orders
at our glove counter for any
priced glove you desire to make a
present of. They're neatly gotten
up cards which are intended to
overcome the embarrassment of
not knowing the size OF color the
party may wear and prefer to
whom you would make them a
present. These orders You can give
the same as the gloves, and they
will be honored at any time in our
store for their face value In
gloves, which will be fitted to you,
OF In other merchandise to the
same amount of value, provided
gloves are not wanted.
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The 1ucania Sail. for Liverpool

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-The Cunard
Line steamship .Lucania sailed to-day
for Liverpool. The Lucania has the
distirction Of being the Christmas
ship" this year, being the last vessel
to sail from this side and arrive in
England before Christmas. In the first
cabin there were $40. in the second
IT'S and in the steerage about $50 pas
sengers. The Lucania carried over
1000 bags of mail, and the Postoffice
returns show that she took out $37l,-
S03 in money orders. She had on board
$3.50, 600 in gold coin.
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GREAT DISTRESS IN PERSIA.
Poor Will be Face to Face With
Starvation the Entire Winter.

States Minister Bowen, in Persia, in
forms the State Department that great
distress prevails in Persia, in conse-
Quence of the high price of bread. He
says the prospects are that the poor
will be face to face with starvation
during the entire winter. American
missionaries cannot obtain bread
enough for their servants, or for the
schools and hospitals under their care
Mr.. Bowen asks that the situation be
made known to the American people.
with the suggestion that contributions
of money be sent by drafts on the I'M
perial Bank of Persia. at Teheran, made
payable to the order of the Rev. Lewis
Esselstin, Senior American missionary.
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Women's fine piano felt "Ju-
Hetts," rich fur trimmed, soft
(noiseless) leather sole, comforta-
BILE round toe. Co1ors red OF black.
Price, SIPS.
Women's best felt "Ju1ietts,"
made over very stylish Oxford
last. Fur trimmed, handsome coin
toe. C0lors pearl, brown OF black.
Price, $1.4O.
Children's plain all-wool felt
house slippers In red or navy blue,
soft leather soles. children's sizes
75c, misses sizes S5c.
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TOYS. TOYS.

It's wonderful how the toys held.
out with this great selling which
has been going ON for the past
week OF two. The little prices on
the better class Of these goods has
done marvellous work In their dis
posal. There's enough, however,
to carry Ms through and to g1nd-
den the hearts Of hundreds Of lit
tie folks In our midst.
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Holiday Kid Gloves.

We permit no gloves in our stock
which do not carry with them
that perfection due to the highest
attachments In glovemalking.
From our 81 glove mp all are ex-
quisite examples Of the glovemak-
ers' skill. The range Of prices in
our gloves are 81, $3.50, SITS
and So; all in the popular two and
three clasp styles, and in all Of the
fashionable shades and black.
The record-union., 1899-12-17

Toilet
Water,
Colognes
and
Sachet
Powder

Perfumery has all seasons for its
own, but like the dainty handker-
chief, it claims the holiday season
as its best. The lines we present
to the trade are Of the best, NO i'm
ferior grades carried. The odors
are in favorite assortment, de-
Hghtful and lasting.
Colgate & Co.'S 3-oz. size bottle
Of violet and white rose, 45c.
Grown Co.'s Of London 3-oz. size
ambroline, violet, crabapple and
Peau D'espagne, 45c.
Colgate & Co.'s S-oz. or R-pint
size bottles Of violet, rose, Jockey
Club and caprice, S5c bottle.
valadon Et Cie's imported per-
fumes we carry In the following
odors: Violet, Heliotrope, Jockey
Club and white rose, 1a-ox. size
bottles, 25c; 1-oz. size, SOC.
Their violet water is extra SUI
perf3ne, put up in 4-oz. bottle, with
sprinkler top, and makes magnifi-
cent atomizer perfumery. Price,
SOC.
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Mz1sZzzslIzEllllzzz|[!zz -
! Pocket, Knives for
Christmas Gifts.

Pocket knives enter properly
into the gift list. They're a useful
and In fact almost indispensable
companion for a man and no boy
is truly happy or thoroughly con-
tented with lie until he is the
proud possessoro Of q jack knife.
Our stock Thu. year far surpasses
former years. We have made a
speciality Of Ane pearl goods and
we feel safe in saying that our
present stock has NO competition.
Two-bladed pearl handle, metal
tips, 25c, SOC.
acknowledgement handle, metal
tips, SOC.
Two-bladed, pearl handle, extra
finish tips, 75c, SIPS.
Four-bladed, pearl handle, extra
finish tips, $I.25.
Four-b1aded, gents extra super
fine, metal tips, $3.50, $1.75.
We also have stag, iron and she'll
handle knives at prices ranging
from Csc to $3.50.
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Club Bags

are an indispensable travelling
companion and for the holidays we
are showing a new line Of genuine
alligator leather, lined club bags,
with nickeled mountings, lock and
trimmings, thoroughly first class
in every respect; in sizes from IL
to II inches. Priced, as to size,
from "a to $3.50 each.
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ITEMS Holiday Neckwear.

The latest styles are here, also
the newest colorings and patterns.
You may select FOR your father,
brother, or husband, feeling as
the prices right. There are four
in-hands, batwings, band bows,
club ties, puffs; a handsomer as
sortment never shown. The band
bows, batwings, Csc; balance Of
styles, SOC and 81.
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Dress Suit Cases.

Mems dress suit cases hold q won
derful lot Of small articles Of
mans apparel, besides his suit,
and in many instances takes the
place Of the club bag or va1ise.
Our lines Of 22 and "A inch
lengths range In price according
to quality Of leather and finish,
from SO up to SIS.
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The Pretty White Booth

to the left Of entrance is admired
by all, but-interest does not stop
at admiration. There's fascina-
t1on az well there In the number
less pretty yet anexpensive gift
articles which are ON sale there.
It's an irresistably tempting spot
and fully worth your while to vis-
1t it, provided you have not all
ready done so. Pleasant and cour-
teous service awaits you either
looking or buying.
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Children's Fur Sets,
Price S1.5O.

These sets consist Of mum ands
tippet Of long, silky, wavy angora
fur. in white and tinted, tan and
gray. They're warm lined and
make sensible, serviceable gixtss
The record-union., 1899-12-17

dOubIe Heeced cfderd0Wn bath
robes, in attractive color combina-
lions in stripes; are long and lib
orally cut and have heavy cord
girdles at waist. Priced 1878,
$3.50 and SIS.
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Mems Dress Shirts.

Either white OF colored, are good
gifts for q man. We carry the
very best brands made and always
the latest in patterns and color
ings.
The celebrated Manhattan"
dress shirt (known as the best) In
white OF co1ored. Price $3.50
each.
The perfect fitting and reliable
Monarch" shirt in white or color
ed as you wish. Priced 81.
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The Big Christmas Tree

AT the head Of the stairs which
leads down to toy1and is one Of
the most attractive features In the
store decoration. Perhaps you are
going to have a Christmas tree at
your house, too, and you may get
ideas from this tree Of ours which
will prove Of assistance to You in
identifying and arranging your
tree. It il bedecked In g1ittering
array and duplicates of the orna-
mentation will be found down.
stairs In our Toy Department.
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Gift Blankets, Priced 81.

A generous gift, and they're
great, big, generous double bed
size double blankets, too (74xS4).
They weight seven pounds, are
pure white with pretty blue and
pink end borders and silk tapped
ends. Soft, selected wool and fit
FOR King to sleep under.