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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
A Story About wiIber,or,.

Before he became a bishop he had
been a~rchdeacon Of Surrey, and his old
arehdeaconry became a part of his
later bisbopric Of Winchester. At a
meeting of the clergy at Clapham his
chaplain told him that an old DR.. -,
who had been many years in the do
cese, was vexed at having been forgot
ten. YES" said the bishop, 81 have
not the smallest recollection of him,
but I will make 1t all right, and will
go out and speak to him. Which is
he?" He was pointed out, and the
bishop made his way to him. my dear
DR.. -, l have not had a moment for
a real conversation with you. l need
not ask how you are after all these
years. Do you still ride your gray
mare?" Eyes, my lord; how good Of
you to remember her" etc. The chap
lain, who was within earshot, said
when he again came near the bishop:
Then you did remember Dr.. -,
after all?" Not 4 bit Of it," said the
bishop. Il saw the gray hairs on his
coat, and l CHANGED the sex.'-Kegan
Paul's Memoirs.
1t is rumored at Capetown that Gen.
~uo1 No.. - pAn "
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh Is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order TO
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine.
in this country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed OF the best tones
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination Of the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & co. Props, Toledo, y.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

The officer Of the engineer corps
stood as one dazed. To him camc I.
Atkins, who, mingling sympathy and
profanity, inquired in his best KiplinG
dialect what the blooming trouble was.
I'm stumped." said the officer. Il
goes to Gen. Bullyer an say |: Gen
sral, the river is risin'.' Dam the
river!' says he, an blest if | know
what he Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

Counsel Ito witness)-What is your
age, madam? Witness with a charm.
ing smile)-It would do you no good ia
know, sir, for | am married and out OF
the market. Then the court smiled,
and the examining counsel smiled, and
the question was not pressed.-Stray
Etories.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
English idea OF Happiness.

Two little London girls who had
been sent by the kindness of the vic
ar:s wife to have "a happy day in the
country" %narrating their experiences
on their return, said: 20, yes, mum,
we did ave a Apply day, We see two
pigs killed and a gentleman buried
Stray Stories.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
An Outrage.

Tenant-some OF the plaster in my
kitchen fell down last night, and l
want you to replace it. Landlord
What caused it? The man who oc-
cupies the floor above sneezed." Land
some people think because
they pay rent they can carry on just
as If they lived in a hotel.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous, and often cold and
damp. II you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
26 cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
NO MORE GRIPS
New Line Now Open to
the Public.
Take the c. c. c. Line 10 Certain Relief With
out a Grip or Gripe-Fare l0e-Get
Passage at ANY Drug Store
No more g~rlps-Russian or any other

No more grips-Russian or any other
kind.
That is the verdict OF the travelling pub.
lie who have grown tired after years OF
experience with the grips and gripes Oh
pill form and liquid ~purgatiyes.
To open the bowels naturally, easily,
without disagreeablc feelings or results,
has been the problem before modern sci
ence. which has been solved in Cascarets
Candy Cathartic.
Cascarets are the ideal laxative, harm
less, purely vegetable, mild yet positive.
They make the liver lively, prevent sour
stomach, putty the blood, regulate the
bowels perfectly.
They cure constipation. We want you to
believe this, as II Il the truth, backed by
an absolute guarantee. If Cascarets DO
not cure any case OF constipation, pur-
chase money will be refunded.
Go buy and try Cascarcts to-day. It's
what they do. not what we say they do,
that proves their merit, All druggists, l0c,
Csc, or soc, or mailed for price. Send for
booklet and free sample. Address ster-
ling Remedy Co, Chicago; Montreal,
Can; or New York.
This is the CASCARET tab
IN let. Every tablet of the only
n r. n genuine Cascarets bears the
u 10 u magic letters &c c c." Look
X al the tablet before you buy,
Nv and beware of frauds, imita-
lions and substitutes.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

From the New York World: Doctor
-"Ah, the little n looks pretty well;
the pills seem to have helped him.
How did you take them, johnny"
Johnny-"With my air-riae; l shot
sparrows with them. Doctor"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

Jack-You know when Mabel reject
ed me last week | told you my troubles
and you promised to help me. Well,
she accepted me last night. Am | to
thank you for interoeding for me?
Cousin Belle-Not exactly, dear boy.
I simply intimated to Mabel that was
after @ myself.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
SOB A WEEK TO AGENTS

Selling our new GAS LAMP. 4 Gas Plant. Brighter
than electricity or Welsbach city gas. Cheaper than
kerosene, 100 candle Hight. cent a day. Polished
brass. Fully guaranteed. Retail g W. Big money
maker. Live AGENTS wanted ever where. STANDARD
Gas Lamp Co. ITO Michigan St., Chicago.
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Expensive.

she-What did papa say? de-He
said he'd be delighted to have me for
o so~n-in-law, only he couldn't afford il.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
Tho nutter she wanted.

New Wife, wish to get some but
ter, please. Dealer-Roll butter ma'am?
New Wife-No! We wish to a 1t on
biscuits.-Chicago News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

Snakes in South Africa fear the
secretary bird, and will even crawl
away from its shadow. The bird can
easily kill a snake twice its size.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

There are 10 mountains in Colorado
whose peaks are OVer 1900 feet above
the ocean level.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

President Mckinley will replace the
military government of the Philippines
by a civil administration, without wait
ing for action by CONGRESS.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA
Tells How He Escaped the Terrors of Nrany winters

isaac Brock, a citizen of McLennan
county, Iexas, has lived m years.
He now lives with his sOn-in-LaW at
Valley Mills, Texas.
In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr. Brock says:
"After q man has lived In the
world as long as / have, he ought
10 have found out a great many
things by experience.
Zone of the things / have found
out 10 my entire satisfaction Is the
proper remedy for ailments that
ere due directly to the effects of
the climate.
"DurjHg my long life / have
known a great many remedies for
coughs, colds, cafarrh and diar-
rhea. had always supposed
these affections to be different dis
eases, but in reading DIR. Hart
mans books have found out that
these affections are the same and
that they r properly called ca
farrh.
81 had several long sieges with
the grip. At first / did not know
that Peruna vas a remedy for this
disease. When / heard that la
grippe was epidemic cafarrh, I
tried Peruna for la grippe and
found it TO be just the thing.
Gas for DR.. Harfman's remedy,
Pcsru-na, I have found it to be the
best, If nor the only, reliable REM
edy for these affections. 1t has
been my standby for many years,
and Iaffribute my good health and
extreme old age TO this remedy.
Very truly yours,
Jv,vv @~N
For a free book on cafarrh, address
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
Ohio.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

A dispatch from Cairo says that a re-
bellion has occurred among the Sou
danese troops at Khartoum.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

Ny doctor said I would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Anos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ill, Nov. %, '95.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

More mushrooms are raised in the vi
entity of Paris than in any other place
in the world.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

1t Is generally the girl that n
thinks will die an old maid who mar
ries the best.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

The British militia ballot act makes
every unmarried man between IS and
30 years of age liable to serve for five
years.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

WHEAT, which brings the highest price In the
markets OF the world: thousands OF cattle are
fatLened for market without being fed grain,
and without a days shelter. Send for informa-
tion and secure a free home In Western Canada.
Write the Superintendent Of immigration, OF
tawa, or address the undersigned, who will mail
you aliases, pamphlets, etc, free OF cost. j.
Broughton, 1928 Monadnock Block, Chicago. Ill
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
TO CURE COLD IN oNE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II IL fai S to cure.
25c i. w. Groves signature on each box.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

Raber's Breakfast Cocoa
Ia delicious. Costs less than ono cent a cup. mace
only by Walter Baker a. Co. Ltd, Dorthestcf' haSS'
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

The British in IL few days will have
213,O 900 men in South Africa.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
Long Journeys of Engines.

A good railway englne will travel
about 1000, 600 miles before it wears
out,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethlnV. sOften- the gums, reduces In
Examination, allays pam, cures wind cole. &c a bott!e'
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

1t is reported that General Torres,
commanding the Mexican forces against
the Yaqui Indians, has been killed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31

1t is rumored at Capetown that Gen,
eral French has captured 500 Beers.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-03-31
MILLIONS

Of acres Of choice agri-
cultural LANDS now
opened for settlement
in Western Canada.
Here Is grown the cell
ahrutpd No 1 HARD
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11
MISCELLANEOUS

Mrs. Susan II. Edmands, of 81 Broad
St., Newburyport, Mass, suffered Sc
yerely from rheumatism but was cured
and now wants others to know of the
remedy which brought her the long
sought for relief. When recently in
terviewed Mrs. Edmands said:
"a year ago last February 4 7cds
taken wifh rheHmafism. My hands
suslled and I suffered from soreness in
the FONTS ofmy arms and limbs. N my
are this sVdS quite serious matter and
/empioyed tsgo doctors but they did not
cure me.
zone day my son found liIfie book
at the door Whieh contained statement
BY a minister 1oho formerly preached
here and uds kHoan 10 be a man Of
great truth and honesty. Osey his sig
nature he stated that he had been eKred
of rheumatism BY DR.. WiiiiaMs' Pink
Pills for Pale People. Told my doctor
ifhe waS wiiiing 4 sooHid Try the PiHS
myself The doctor did not o9jeef, so
Tried the pills.
III soon began TO see an Improvement.
The Sweikng speHt dorm and there sods
less soreness. I continued taking the
pills, in all Sls,en 6otes, and sOds entirely
cured. ri am ever troubled nth the
rheumatism again I shall surely take
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie and advfss others TO do so Uho are
afflicted sOfth this disease."
(Signed) SUSAN II. EDMANps.
At druggists or direct from
Dr Williams Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
10 cents per box, boxes t7.so.
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OBITUARY.
Mhs. MARY B. GARDINER.

Mrs. Mary b. Gardiner Of Brookline.
Mass, who was sister Of Payson
Tucker, Esq., died suddenly Of pneumo-
MIA. In Boston. yesterday morning. The
sad news was received In despatch. from
Mr.. Tucker to Mr. William Il. Wood Of
this city. Mrs. Gardiner was very
estimable lady who had many friends
in Portland where she was born and had
resided for many years. She leaves two
married daughters and son who lives
in Boston. There Is also left besides
Payson Tucker, Esq., one other brother.
Mr.. Anse) G. fucker, who has for . num-
Der of years besn one Of the clerks In the
supply department OF the Maine Central
railroad. Miss Hannah Tucker. who was
the other member Of the family, died at
Fer home in Brookline during the fret
part Of the winter.
1t is not yet known whether the b,dy
of Mrs. Gardiner win be Brought to this
city
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Sammy" Bates Made Chairman Dem.
= City Committee.
Four Ballots Had To Be
Taken.
Mr.. Dougherty of Two Given
Consolation Office.

After several unsuccessful attempts to
muster . quorum, q sufficient number Of
the members OF the Democratic city conn
mittee managed to gather at the United
States hotel last evening and siectsd off,
Ger for the ensuing year. On the first
show Of hands 1t was found that twenty
i've members had put In an appearance
others OF the committee struggled into
the hotel.
Nathan Clifford Of ward ssven presided
and Secretary Sweeney jottsj down the
minutes Of the meeting. There were TIRES
candidates for chairman, Samuel L.
Gates, Joseph K. +. Connolly and VIM.
II. Dongherty. The contest for this honor
was pretty lively and foui ballots were
taken before q choice was effected, Mr..
Bates at last being victorious BY just
enough votes, fifteen out Of the twenty
eight. He led on all OF the ballots. On
the first two ballots Mr.. Connolly was
second In the race, but In tina last two
MIR. Dougherty followed Mr.. Bates. On
motion Of Mr.. Connolly IL was decided to
elect a vice chairman and Mr.. Dougherty
was ohoren. His duties will be to preside
at the meetings In the absence Of the
chairman.
There was no opposition to the re-eleo-
tions Of Seoretar sweeney and Treasurer
Ahern. A committee consisting OF one
from each ward was ap.
pointed to draw up set Of bylaws tor
the ensuing year and an adjournment OF
one week was taken when this committee
will report and other committees will be
appointed.
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BOUGHT A FEW STOCKS TOO.
A Loving Wife Showed Her Husband
the Error of HIS Ways.


He was business man making a nice
poses besides extending his business and
slowly but surely moving along toward
Easy street Yet he was not content, and
In the hope of forcing the hand of For
tune was doing some trading D. the stock
market His wife said it was gambling,
pleading with him to stop. He insisted
that it was perfectly legitimate and regu-
lar and she finally admitted that he was
right and gave up the contest
His wife gave him no further trouble
until one Sunday morning she appeared
ready for church in a handsome new
cloak He wanted to know where she got
II, and she told him that he would learn
by and by. He went to church with her,
feeling uncomfortable. He kept his peace,
however, and said no more until the next
Sunday, when she appeared in a rich,
black silk gown. He asked questions, but
got no answers that were satisfying. All
that week he worried so over that cloak
and the silk that he lost his grip on the
market and fell short seriously. Sunday
came again, and this time she had pair
of diamonds in her ears that fairly daz-
zled his eyes.
ne HduH u spuTh VI JediOusS III ms ma
ture, and he believed implicitly in his
wife, but this was really too much.
She calmly took from her desk lot Of
blanks with which he was quite familiar
and handed them to him.
They are the records of my transac-
tons in stocks recently" she said, with
an air of triumph. 81 borrowed $50 on
the diamond ring you gave me when we
were married and handed It over to
Brother Charlie to invest for me. l told
him you said it was all right, and he did
as / told him to do. didn't know a thing
In the world about it, Of course but was
lucky, and have made 81 300 and il the
luck doesn't so against me III make an
other thousand next week. 1t is too easy
for anything, and you know, dear, you
showed me so clearly that there was
nothing wrong in it. l have paid our
share of the preachers salary, too, for
the next year, and I'm thinking Of organ
izing a Daughters of the Stock Marke'
In the church. Won't il be lovely?"
MARY, my dear" he said solemnly, 'if
you'll quit. l will" and Mary, after the
manner of women, began to cry, she was
so glad that il turned out just as 1t did,
Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

Troy, April THE big 16-inoh gun
was today made success at the Wafer
vlist Arsenal BY Col. Farley and his as'
sistants. the jacket being shrunk qsickly
and firmly upon the great tube. 1hs
operation was performed ct about 1850
O'Clock this morning. and only Dol.
Farley. Capt Hobbs. Capt. Bsnat and
the workmen about the plant were wilt
nesses. The cost of ire piccs, includius
the price OF new machinery necessarily
purchased. will aggregate 800, goo. When
1t is understood that the difference be-
tween the outside radius Of the gun itsslf
and the intide radius Of the jacket is only
six one-hundrsdths OF an inch aftsr the
jacket has tesn heated the delicate
nature Of the operation IL oomprehensi
BILE; and 10 lift this mass Of thirty tons
of hot steel out Of the furnace. swing 10
up over the gun and lower It safely Into
position without hitch IL not an opera
tion for any but the most skilled.
For the shrinking operation Of this gun
the shrinking pi, Was deepensd and q
new furnAos constructed. The pit was
put In solid rock and It's depth exceeds
the height Of an ordinary three-story
buildi ng. When the jsokst bad besn
heated to q temperature of 200 degrees, 1t
was picked up and slipped upon the tube,
where 1t shrunk with grip of about ten
thousand pounds PER square inoh. There
have been guns OF larger caliher made In
other COMMITTEES, but . comparison OF
statistics indicates the superiority 0f the
American gun. The largest gun ever
made was an italian gup, which had .
caliber of IL "a inches France had
10 i-2-inoh gun and England IL Ia inch
gun. The new gun at Wstsrvlist will
throw q pref settle weighing 2.S70 pounds
with a muzzle velocity Of 1900 feet Per
second, end vii have muzzle energy
OF IS goo foot tons. The muzzle energy
Of the Italian piece was only ~ per cent,
and the English 60 per cent.
Ihe weight OF the Waterlvist gun with.
out carriage will be 262, 0c0 pounds, Its
length " III he 40 feet inches, and the
diameter of the breech eject . inches.
The thsore tioal range will be about
twenty -one miles and the length OF the
projectile fret 4 inches. About 1000
pounds Of powder will be required to
charge the piece, and saoh time 1t 4,
nred 10 will cost the Government $3.50. 1t
was necessary to construct new maohin-
cry to make the gun. One lathe is 1875
feet long and 2t0 tons In weight, 1t re-
quired sixteen cars for its transportation.
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EASTER IN WASHINGTON.

Personally conducted tour via Penn
sylyania Railroad will leave Boston.
April 18th. Rate $25. Additional tours
April eth and May 11th. Detailed itin-
srary Of d. N. Bell, tourist agent. POS
Washington street, Boston.
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stands a Deal of Cunning.

The world owes every man living, II
Is said: but the world will not pay its
debts except under compulsion. In
other words, you have got to work for al
you can get out Of it.-Boston Transcript
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

Owing to the old system OF digging out
diamonds Kimberley proper is built
around a hole big enough to contain the
entire white population Of South Africa.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

DEAL ESTATE FOR SALE AT SOUTH
HI P0RTLAND--There never was a time
when such trades could be bought In South
Portland real estate as at present. Will sell
houses with good lots in good neighborhoods
with most modern improvements at Bprces far
below anything ever offered before. House. High
street $500; house, Shawn ut street. $1,000
house. Front street, $1,000; house, Parker Lane
$500; lot ofland, Broadway, 500; lot at Cash's
Corner. iOoxiOO It,. $50. also have some of
the most desirable building lots at South Port
land, the prices ranging from 500 to $500, all In
best part OF village where property Is imDroy-
ing In value each year. Any person wishing TO
buy a building lot can pay ono dollar per week
If desired. This is a rare opportunity for one
wishing 10 secure lot that will Increase In
value each year. The undersigned will. II de-
sired give Tho names of parties who have with
in the last dozen years made from one to two
hundred dollars in one year on lois that cost but
little above one hundred dollars. The public
must remember that in buying lots at South
Portland 1t Is not like going out Of town where
some Spectator has bought up a farm and
divided the same into building lots at point
removed from stores. post ONCE, church, neigh
bors sidewalk. sewers and many other privi-
eges that are enjoyed by resident At South
Portland. For plans, ETC., call on +. ii. HAR-
FORD, 3il5 Exchange street. mar14u
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WANTED 100000 IN GOLD.

II the readers OF the PRESS win get out theiI
by mail or express we Will remit mme-
diately money or check Tor full value, as we
use 1t in our factory, MckENNEf, Manuiac-
turing Jeweler. Monument Square. mar6du
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

The surest guard against burglars is a
black and tan terrier inside the house and
a bull terrier outslde.-Memphis Semi
tar.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11
We TEST EYES

Free of charge We have the largest stock OF
Eye Glasses ana Spectacles In the city. solid
Gold, Gold Filled. Aluminium and Nlekle
Frames We guarantee q perfect nj. Our
prices are the lowest, our glasses the best
MCKINNEY THE OPTICIAN, Monument
Square. lan20du
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11
WIT AND WISDOM.

A Feeling of ExaItation.
Tom-So you have fallen in lover
Dick-Not a bit of it. have risen 80
per cent in my own estimation.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin. .
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

NOR SALE-House and cottage lots for sale
II at Willard Beach. Choice location fine
view OF The ocean. FOR To- ms and particulars. To-
duire of II. L. WILLARD, Beach street. VIII
ard, Me. mar24dlm
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11
UNCLE SANS BIGGEST GUN.

The Thirsy-Ten jacket Successfully
shrunk ON the Tube ss wsssrvIiet
Arsenal.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

EOR SALE OR TO LET-Summer cottage,
seven rooms, furnished, broad piazzas,
situated on main street at South Freep0rf near
steamers landing fine drives. boating and fish
Ing. Inquire OF $. b. KELSEY, Portland Pier,
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

EOR SALE-Fancy lot OF tobbers masons'
IL pole and extension ladders. All kinds of
ladders constantly on hand. Thoroughly built
safe step ladders for house use, zoe per foot.
REUBEN WESCOTT, 1877 Lancaster din
colin street, foot Of Myrtle. Telephone No.
mari8dI2W