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bound by the same chains. for the child. thsy
told mo, would 20 into convulsions unless they
pulled the smoke from the opium pipe into ~ .
face every six hours.
The Rev John W Davis Of China sa'd that tho
worst results of opium are the poverty ana
degradation inflicted upon the opium -ots wile
and children lie had known OF oases where
the smokers had sold the clothing on the backs
of their families TO get money with which TO
buy thr drug. and u was not very rare thlng
for smoker 10 srll hs wife and daughters into
lie worse than death In order to satisfy his
craving for opium,
Mrs p Menkel Of Batangn, West africa, sald
that the rum trnfllc was the curse OF West AFRICA
both hndering and unterncting the Efforts OF
the missionaries As u rule. she said, natiy.,
men, whether they were Christians or not could
not get employment with white traders unless
they were willing to accept liquor In part pay;
ment OF their wages The Rev ) q Brown Or
India said that while the liquor habit In India
was confined largely to the lower classes. the
opium habit was common to all classes ne
traffiCJn these crimes, he said. was an awful bar
rier 10 the progress Of the Gospel among the
heather and dreadful temptation to many OF
the native Christians
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RUM AND OPIUM ~ THE EAST.
Missionaries Tell OF tho Evil Effects OF These
Things Upon Missionary work.

The LIQUOR and Opium Trafics as Hin
drances 10 Missions was the subject OF a dis
c,ission at the Calvary Baptist Church on West
Firty-seventh street yesterday afternoon, In
which about twenty OF the missionaries took
part The missionaries all denounced the
trafY1cs and said that they were the worst OBJ
stacles that they had to contend with. The
Rev Gratten Guinness said
1T Il well that our steamers should carry
missionaries 10 the Dark Continent, but is II well
that the cargoes Of many Of these steamers
should consist mainly OF gin and gunpow der?
This was the case with the African. on board Of
which I sailed for the Congo In 1891 We
reached Banana al the mouth OF the mighty
river, and there commenced TO see tho abom-
Unable effects Of the fire water which in those
days was so freely sold. Night was made
hideous in the wooden hotel in which I was stop
ping by scenes and sounds OF revelry Gin
could be bought for A. cents dozen bottles,
and the already degraded natives were paid in
part for their labor with the stuff They were
thus further degraded. demoralzed. decimated
and damned have often seen the graves Of
these poor hcathens decorated with the gin
bottles that they owned during their lives II
is matter Of profound gratitude that resrric-
tive tar'f is In some degree lessening the sale Of
liquor on the lower Congo "
The Rev. Charles s Morris said that he had
travelled ny and down the coast of Africa ON
boats that were simply wholesale liquor houses
that ever. found Its way down human throatS
lie added
What AN awful many-sided charge the vast
cloud Of butchered African witnesses will have
against the civilized world in the day of judg-
ment robbed Of her children. rfed OF her
treasures Africa lies PROSTATE before the rapine
and greed of the Christian nations OF the world
Africa sends tn Europe fibre. palm oil palm
kernels, rubber and coffee Europe sends TO
Africa powder and balls TO slaughter the body,
and rum 10 slay the soul"
DR.. Mary A Holbrook, who has conducted
medical missions in various parts Of China and
japan, said AT one time had in my dis
same family who came to be cured OF the opium
habit great grandmother. grandmothre,
mother hnd child Of years. They were all
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New Catholic Church Dedicated.

PoHr JERvIs. n Y. April 20 The new Roman
Catholic Church OF the Most Sacred Heart was
dedicated here to-day BY the Right Rev. John
NJ. Farley, auxiliary Bishop Of the New York
diocese. assisted by prominent clergymen from
New York city, Middetown and Port Jervis.
The services began at 10 80 o'clock when solemn
high mass was celebrated The sermon was
delivered by the Rev. A ? Doyle, C. S p. of
New York Among the celebrants were the
pastor, the Rev j. Fenton, the Rev Father
Shine Of Port Jervs and the Rev Father HAYES.
church was to have been dedicated on March rs,
bnt was necessarily postponed because OF the
death two days previous OF the pastor, the Rev.
s. j Duffy, who was snffocat ted by gas az the
Ashland House. New York city The edfce Is
Of brick. The altar IL q memorial gift from
Mrs. Hugh Tierney OF Port Jervis
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LOUISVILLE REPUBAICANs SPLIT.
The Primaries Result in a New Leader for the
Controlling Faction.

Louisville. Ky, April 2s.-The Republican
primary held yesterday in the city and county
resulted in a new deal in the controlling fac
ton with the result that the party has new
leader. The primary was a complete rout
for Postmaster Baker. who had been the trusted
leader for several years.
The new city and county committee is over
whelmngly in favor Of Collector sapp, as
against Postmaster Baker. Sapp's friends
controlled the district convention tonight and
will put their men in the saddle oil the way
through. Despite the harmony committee
recently appointed by the State Central Com
mttee. the split In the party is wider than ever.
Now that the Republicans Of one side have
had their primary. the Hambrckites are get
ting ready TO take action, Chairman Ham
brick will call meeting Of his COMMITTEE for next
Thursday. EX-Mayor Todd. the leader, said
he favored the holding Of n primary, and this
will probably be done, Mr.. Todd thinks that
the Hambrickites would poll thousands OF votes
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Jim McCaulcy Surrendered when lie Heard
That Mike Was Held for Murder.

When Julia Dugan was murdered on Friday
In her room at ~ Poplar street, Brooklyn. the
police were satisfied that Jim McCauley her
paramour. was guilty OF the crime But Jim
had disappeared Not being able to find jim.
the officers at the Fulton street station gath
cred in hs brother Mike Just TO see what the
result would he In the evening Jim went to
the store at Prospect and Pearl streets where
Mike was employed and asked for his brother.
He was told that Nike was locked up for
murder
Murder" he exclaimed. Mike locked up
for murder. Its mistake, lie didn't do Ii.
III go 10 the station and explain the case
so he walked into the police station and said
his brother was innocent
How do you know he is innocentf" asked
the Sergeant
Because I'm the man you're looking for"
jim was then locked up and Mike was released
the next morning by Magistrate Brenner
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A FAMILY CAT GOES MAD.
II First Springs at . Man. Then Bites It's
Owner and Two Other Men.

JAMEsTowN, April 2o.-A large gray cat be-
longing to Mrs. z. p, Paul OF 6i4 Palmer street,
went mad yesterday and was killed after biting
several persons. A few DAYS ago the cat first
showed signs Of uelness by jumping and catch
ing hold OF the trousers of a nephew Of Mrs
Paul. Yesterday. when a man passed the
house the cat. which sat near tho walk. sud
denly sprang at him and fastened ts teeth in
the leg OF his trousers and hung there un I'll torn
NAL when Mrs Paul went out and picked II ND
Instantly II buried its teeth In her hand be-
tween the forennger and thumb and she could
with the assistance Of two men who happe ned
TO- be within call One pounded the animal
with n club while the other choked IT, Mrs
Paul's hand Is badly lacerated and badly swol-
len. as Ia also the arm. and serious results are
feared, The men were also bitten. Tho cat
was killed to-day
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China's Attitude to Missionaries.

The Rev Walter b Sloan. Secretary Of tho
China Inland Mission. was at the morning ser
vice at the Washington Square Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday and told OF the
evangelzation in China.
The opposition OF the Chinese to Christian
missionaries was not based upon antpathy to
the missionary, but on dislike OF the foreigner. -
said the preacher The natives OF that country
consider their own nation the best and the most
highly civilized in the world. or course We
know they are wrong. but We should not Won
der at their belief when we consider that ? 900
years ago when our ancestors were savaGes OF
barbarians China was rs civilized then as
Europe was in the midd e OF this century"
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Concert for st. Prancis's Hospital.

The Sisters of the Poor OF St. Francis gave Q
sacred concert at the Academy of Music yester-
day evening in aid of st. Franciss Hospital at
Fifth street and Avenue b and St Joseph's 8
Hospital at i43d street and ST. AIMS avenue.
The concert was we'll attended and was most
profitable to the cause in which it was given.
The soloists were Virginia da Silva soprano;
Adele Steinman, contralto. Albert Gerard
Theirs, tenor, William II. Barber piano: Master
Carl Klein, violin. and W. Harris Chambers.
cornet The MGnne Gcsang Nerein Eisen-
kranz. Artur Caasen. director. and an orchestra
under. the direction OF Francis II. Diller. also
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HIGHWAYMAN WAS HUNGRY.
Had Not Eaten in q Day and q Half Got Only
$50 In All His Hold-Ups.

SAN Francisco. April 20 The footpad who
terrorzed the residence district last week. hold
ing M five persons in five days. was captured
late last night in Oakland. after he had held UP
three persons He was run down by two police
inen on bicycles and was so completely un-
nervcd when they arrested him that he COL
lapsed and confessed The policemen found on
him the silk mask. which those who have been
robbed have described and big pistol
he said he was Simon l.. NJ Netsera, a native
Of Poland, 10 years old He appears 10 be
a degenerate and admits that FOR nearly
year he has been supported by a woman who
worked as a waitress In saloon Three weeks
ago she deserted him, and when his money ran
low he took TO street robbery In all his hold
ups he secured only $50 When arrested he
had no money and said he had not eaten for
dav and half
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Locked Up for RobbinE A. z. Grant.

A. F. Grant, one OF the editors OF the Re
rfsu OF Rsriers. reported to the police Of
the West Tooth street station a fort
night ago that his servant, Nellie
Douglass. an East Indian negress. had
disappeared, taking with her more than 500
worth OF silverware from his home At is7 West
Ninetieth street, Last night Detective Walsh
arrested the Douglass woman and locked her
UP. The siverware was not recovered
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TRAGEDY Nv NEWARK. ". Y.
Edmund Morley Attempts to KIN HIS Wife and
Succeeds In Killing Himself

ROCHESTER,. April 29-Early this morning
Edmund j. Morley went to Charles Stuart's
residence in Newark. y. Y. and asked for his
wife. who is engaged by the Stuart family.
When Mrs. Morley appeared her hus-
band seized her. dragged her TO
the wood-hed and. throwing her on the floor.
drew revolver and pulled the trigger. The
revolver snapped and Morley then took out a
razor and began to slash the woman He cut
deep gashes In her throat and breast before her
screams brought the household TO the scene
Then Morley fed. Mrs, Morley was found in a
pool OF blood unconscious She hae chance OF
recovery.
When the police arrived Morley WAS found In
the renr OF the house making frantic efforts 10
kill himself, lie was bleeding from q dozen
gashes, and died In few minutes Morley was
tup His wife separated from him and wns
receiving attentions from another man Nor
short time ago. heard Of the affair, and out OF
Jealousy made the attempt on her life.
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SUSAN II. ANTHONY PROTESTS.
She Asks the President to Send the Hawaii
Government Bill Back to Congress.

ROCHESTER. April 20.Susan B. Anthony to-
night mailed TO the President written
protest against the Hawaiian Govern
ment bill, now awaiting Mr.
McKnley's signature. and a request that
he sent It back to Congress for amendment The
bill, II signed. will crush the woman suffrage
movement in Hawaii Miss Anthony said to- day
that the bill was the most outrageous piece
Of legislation ever turned out OF the
Congressional mill Not satisfied with giving
the franchise TO men II further discriminates
against woman by causing to be inserted
the word male In every place where
the eligibility OF Hawaiians as electors Is
referred 10, She thinks 1t would have been
more honorable for Congressj to have struck
straight out and inserted the words mo women
shall ever be allowed to vote DR. hold any Office
in the Hawaiian Islands
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MILLIONS OF EXCISE HONEY.
To BE Paid Over to the State To-day for An.
other Years Licenses.

All OF the liquor tax certificates under which
hquor may be sold in this State expire to-day,
and Deputy Commissioner billiard and his
clerks have prepared themselves to receive to-
day the greater part of s. 600 900 for new cert1-
Gates Many new certificates have been issued
already to men who own their places OF business,
but the big brewing companies, which pay for the
license fees Of a majority Of the saloonk eepers
hold of until the last moment in order to
year a.?3ls2a was received prior TO
May | for Manhattan and The Bronx, and
tho sum will not be lower this year
keepers have arranged for brewers to paw their
ss0-'aN fee Last year combination OF
brewing companies sent in a check for $500, 900,
paying tho fees for 200 saloons.
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Boz riders Driven Out by Fire.

A dozen or more boarders in the house Of
Mrs. Helen Brown; at s76 West Fifty-nf,h street,
were driven into the street last night at s
o'clock by fre which started In the basement.
The flre destroyed the dining room, but the
fremen got IL under control before IL GOULD
spread TO- the upper floors. About q, 900 dam
age was done.
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GRUBER BULLETIN.
It Pains Him That He Is Not Allowed to Help
Take tho Census.

Col Abraham Gruber was at the Fifth Ave
nue Hotel yesterday explaining the political
situation in the Republican ranks in the
Twenty-f1rst Assembly district. The fol-
lowers OF George c, Austin are now or
ganzing an executive committee OF
forty-three members, one from each election
district, and they declare that they will over
come In the fall the 800 majority by which they
were defeated at the March primaries Col
Gruber says that II the fight Is kept up he will
see that the campaign Is three months long,
and that he will deliver his first grafton early
In June. His addresses will bee me statistical
and less poetic
Col Griiber said that he had been informed
that Mr. Austin had succeeded in getting fifty
men appointed census enumerators in the dis
tnct, while the faithful Gruber men In tho dis
trict are not in H.
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Peace in wilkes Barre's Greek Church,

WlLKEs-BARRE. Pa, April 20--Thc expected
trouble between the opposing factions az the
United Greek Catholic Church did not occur this
morning Policemen we're on hand TO prevent
trouble Father Iysaviti heading the United
Greek Catholics, found the front door Of the
church nailed up. but they gained entrance by
q back door and held mass
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Peeper Caught on q Fire Escape.

Mrs. Kate Butch OF III West Sixty-nnth
street was undressing in her fathers apart
ments AZ 3!3 West Sxty-ninth street last night,
when she saw man peeping AT her from one
OF the windows She sent out for n policeman
who found an Italian named Fanchl on the fire
escape. He was locked up on a charge Of dis
orderly conduct
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IN You See 1t IN The SUM- It's So"
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10 news Or editorial statement "-Adu.
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"ONeiIl's" Tailormsde Suits.
r Special sale today with Two great bargains See
their advertisement 9Th Ave, goth TO .lst 81 Ada
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FOR RENT.


 We have a few nice residences now for rent also few stores we'll located. Call and let us show them to you.
 FOR SALE. S, GOODWILL buy a modern house on Avenue G, near line. Stables and servants house.
 s1, ,400-For a nice cottage on South 18th street Good investment. $20O0-Will buy a beautiful vacant lot on South Highlands. 65x136 $600-Another beautiful lot on Fountain Heights.
 $1,6O0-Will buy any one of three new cot tages You can't build the houses for the price of both lot and houses. Be sure to call and let us show you this. A bar gain
 $1,100-150 feet square, six-room house and stables, in one of our incest suburbs. $1,S00-Will buy a choice lot on South High lands, near 20th street A rare chance. $3, ,500-For a beautiful South Highland home, as well a good investment; cen trally located; modern conveniences. The above is only a partial list and gives you only an idea as to what we have, so call and let us show you how and where to invest your money. Correspondence so- licited. w. N. MALONE & CO.,, Phone 613. 20l7 First Avenue. 4-4-sun-Wed-fri-tf
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Linings.

Rustic Taffeta Percaline, 3o inches wide. all colors, regular 20c and 25c quality; manufacturers sale price, only per yard Sc Safety Hooks and Eyes, all sizes, white and black, the best medium priced hook and eye made, regular price per card 5c; manufacturers sale price, only Sc Kleinert's No. 3 Stockinet Dress Shield, the best stockinet dress shield made, regular price per pair 25c; man. lecturers sale price, only 18c Corticelli Spool Silk, 100-yard spools, white or black, any number; manufac- turers' sale price, only Sc J. O. Kings Spool Cotton, 200 yard spools; manufacturers sale price, only
 Pc J. o. Kings Blasting Cotton, 500- yard spools; manufacturers sale price, only 4c
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REAL ESTATE
BARGAINS FOR SALE.

BARGAINS FOR SALE. s17,500-Two 3-story brick stores, corner Morris avenue; 50 feet front; railroad frontage: we'll rented. $25 PER FRONT FOOT-Pretty lot, l441ax 190 corner Avenue G and Highland av- enue; car line in front. $50 PER ACRE for 90 acres, half way be- tween Ensey and Birmingham. Car line and macademized road through 1t; will retail for four times the amount. $4,500-Nice 7-room modern house, 1lth ave-, south.
 $, 600-Nice broom cottage, Sixteenth street, between H and I; good neighbor- hood newly painted and papered; must be sold at once; immediate possession; terms.
 s, s3,000-Beautiful Groom cottage, South Highlands; just completed, ready for oc- cupancy.
 $10 to s15 per foot, the cheapest and pret- tiest property in the city; A cash, balance easy; sidewalks, curbing water Call and let us show you this.
 Agency North British and Mercantile and Royal Exchange Fire Insurance Com panies.
 CHICHESTER, NANCY & ORR, Telepone COG 214 Fist Street.
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FOR SALE.

s, ,250-50xS21a Morris avenue; central g, $2,250-50x14O, South 20th street. 8, 3,l50-50x100, 9th avenue, between Fist and
 22d streets. $2, 2,500-190 feet on railroad. $6, $6,250-One-half block on railroad; i'm
 proved. $5, 5,000-Residence, Cullom's addition; fur
 mace; lot 60x240. $4, 4,200-Residence, Cullom's addition; 100
 feet front; thoroughly modern. S12,500-Corner 2d avenue and 22d street;
 improved. $1, 1,350-50x100, residence, 27th street; mod
 ern. $1S000-Store, 2d avenue, between 18th and 18th streets $6, 6,000-100x190 Highland avenue; beautiful.
 No bargain genuine without the sigma ture of
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REDUCED RATES VIA SOUTHERN RY.
 ACCOUNT FOURTH OF JULY.

The Southern Railway will sell tickets between all points its lines on account of the 4th of July at rate of one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold July 9 and 1, with final limit to return until July 2, 1900.
 For further information call on Southern Railway ticket agent. 6-15-to-7-3.
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FOR RENT. Nice dwelling, rooms, kitchen and ser wants room, on 20th street, South High lands. New S-room dwelling, 12th avenue and 11th street, South.
 FOR SALE. S, 900 will buy 40 acres, with improve ments, paying $60 per month; also a store occupied by owner; good stand for gen. eral store. broom cottage, 620 South 18th street; bar gain. Groom cottage, North Birmingham; very low. Broom dwelling, 7th avenue, North. We have a splendid list of dwellings and residence lots in South Highlands at at- tractive prices.
 A. R. DEARBORN & CO.,, 1921 First Ave, Birmingham. Avenue D
 and 18th street, Ensley
 G. HERBERT ELLERBE, Manager Real Estate Department.
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COrSetS.

Corsets that were sold at $1.00, S1.50 to $2.00 go in this sate at 69c
 Ladies' White Lawn Waists of fine allover embroidery, openwork, regular
 price $2.75; manufacturers sale price. only 1.98
 Infants Long Slips of French Main sock, yoke of dainty cluster tucking with edge of fine embroidery, hem stitched yoke, cuffs and skirt, regular price $1.50; manufacturers sale price, only 98c
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Ladies' Gloves.

Ladies' Silk Gauntlets, colored only, regular retail price, 3sc perpair; manu- facturers' sale price, only Sc
 Ladies' Black Mitts, regular retail price, 25c; manufacturers sale price, only l5c
 Ladies' Black Taffeta Gloves, regu- lar retail price, 35oper pair; manufac- turers' sale price, only 26c
 Ladies' Kid Gauntlets for Driving, regular retail pric, 75c; manufacturers sale price, only 47c
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N MANnED.

WANTED.
 . WANTED-Every man, woman, girl anu boy to save 10 per cent. on shoes pought of D. B. Luster for 30 days. PIT 18th street. s175 cash and $15 month; price $1.325 all told; going, going, gone, to the first man whose head Is as level as a squash, is this 5- room house and lot 50x165. South High lands, near 16th street, with sewer con- nections and modern plumbing. We don't rent property; we sell and let you pay like rent the mate to this sold; only this one left Act quick B. F. Eborn.
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Toilet Sets.

We have just received two hundred I2-piece Toilet Sets, which would reg ularly be sold at BIO, some are in light blue, pink, yellow, dark blue, green and red tinted bodies, heavily stippled and traced with gold, large pitcher and roll edge basin, others have chocolate, lavender, yellow, blue and green, the tinted body decorated with spray of roses, traced and stippled; manufactur- ers' sale price, only 6.98
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

At Minneapolis-Min Minneapolis, 4; Cleve- land, 1.
 At Kansas City-Kansas City, 10; De- troit. 3.
 At Chicago-Chicago, g. Indianapolis, 0. At Miwaukee-Milwauke 5; Buffalo, 3.
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FOR SALE.

$1,000-Brand new house on Wares Grove electric car line; lot no feet front on 9th avenue; room for another house; bargain s550-$100 cash, balance monthly; rooms lot 50x140 near Traction line, East Bir- mingham.
 s750-100x140, Avenue C., between 10th and 11th streets; this is about half-price for property in this locality. s1, 1,O5O-5 rooms, with lots, on car line West End.
 1,S0O-2 good houses renting for s21 per month, on Avenue F, between 18th and 26th streets. S. E. THOMPSON, Telephone A. 223 21st Street, City.
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THE ALABAMA HOME has s25.OOo per month to loan to build houses on vacant lots; the limit of cost Is smaller in tlls association than in any other company. 1st avenue.
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men. impediments to marriage and all forms of chronic, nervous. blood and pri. vate diseases.
 EVERY FORM OF PRIVATE DISEASE POSITIVELY CURED UNDER PLAIN GUARANTEE.
 Consultations at office or by mall are in- vited free.
 Treatment by mall to parties who cannot visit me. No written prescriptions; we fur. nish all medicines.
 Birmingham Daily News: '.The Nswu eommends him GOT. Dozier) most cordially to all those in need of his services"
 Age-Herald: His long record and ap- proved abilities enttle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head of his profession"
 Alabama Christiap Advocatsi His pro. fessional staAdlns ls yhtnpeaeAabis. ana his' ohArs 'sf sa gentleman and citizen is
 Office and Dispeasafy qerneg Third ave-. que and Nineteenth Stfesk birm,nghamc AAs -
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Muslin Underwear.

Ladies' fine Muslin Gowns, square yoke of solid cluster tucking, fine em- broidered ruffle around yoke, regular price 63c; manufacturers sale price, only 48c
 Ladies' Gowns ot fine cambric, Elm pire style, Bolero yoke, front and yoke trimmed with fine embroidered insert ing and cluster tucking, embroidered ruffles around Bolero yoke, front collar and cuffs, regular price SIPS; manu- facturers' sale price, only 98c