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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31

Among the Ohio Democrats who
were in the army early" said the cap.
tain, was Gen. James b. Steedman,
and he has a monument at Toledo.
Steedman had been a canal contractor
and a '49er, and was given to rough
usage Of men, and when his regiment,
the Fourteenth Ohio, was organized,
the boys did not take kindly to their
colonel's rough language and ready
profanity. On n occasion he order
ed a sergeant on duty to remove a
pile OF cracker boxes from a particu-
lar spot in camp and to do 1t as
quick as the Lord would let him, as
he had decided that his W tent must
stand Just where some Internal idiot
had placed the boxes.
THE sergeant, irritated, but not
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
The Pleasures Of Polo.

James II. Proctor of the Myopia
Hunt club, Boston, treasures a unique
souvenir of his last game Of polo. He
recently received a terrific blow In
the mouth from an opponents club.
The Jaw was broken and one tooth left
deeply Embedded in the head of the
mallet' This piece of ivory in it's
wooden setting Is o one Of the
nos conspicuous trophies In MIR.
Proctor's collection.
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on toward the enemy. The natives
fired ard fired, but for some unknown
reason did not hit. On and on went
the quartet. d%isdaining
AT last. there was a shout. and, to
utter establishment, W. beheld the
seventy-fve Filipinos Jump out Of
their trenches and take to their heels
in mad fight. The nerve of the Mon
tana troopers was too much for them.
when they had all fed. throwing
their rifles away as they ram. the
troopers came back, their arms full OF
guns. That is what the army has
come to call a Montana BLUM It's a
sort of nerve that lets a man open a
jackpot on a pair of deuces. New
York Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
SPREADING LIGHT IN ASIA.
Railroads. Being Laid over Scenes Of
Former Bsrbarjc Splendor.

Former Barbaric Spiendor.
The distant and almost legendary
regions in Asia into which Russia Ia
infusing a new c%ivilizing spirit al.
ways exert over the imagination a
peculiar attraction. New interest is
directed to them by the extension of
the trans-Caspian railway southwark
towards the Persian Gulf. The sandy
composition Of the soil explains the
desolation OF the land, several CEN
turtles of comparative sl5Ah and neg.
lect on the part Of the inhabitants hav.
ing interviewed since the time when 1t
was highly productive and boosted Of
f%ourishing towns. Merv itself, one Of
the largest and most magnificent cities
Of Central Asia, was swallowed up by
the sand and destroyed In the eighth
century. It's ruins still give an idea of
its former greatness. But the city OF
this region above all others whose
name awakens the memories OF an
heroic past Ia Samarcand, known also
as Maracanda. II Is one Of the Oldest
cities of the world, and has witnessed
many of the mighty vents of history.
At Samarcand is still seen the kok'
Tasche. a throne or stone upon which
the ceremony Of coronation was per
formed, one of the finest relics Of the
reign of 1amerlane. 1t Is an i'm
mense block of grayish granite. with
black veins running through II, flank
ed by four pillars and guarded by q
balustrede. On this stone Tamerlans
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
An Unfortunate Giant.

At Warrnanbool, Victoria, Australia,
an application for an collage pension
has recently been made IN behalf OF
a young man. named M'Lean, whose
height is 7 feet 4 inches and his age
t%wenty.four years. 1t was stated thai
owing to a heart weakness this
youthful Goliath would never be able
TO work, and that he had no one to
rely on for support. For some time
he had been an inmate Of the local
hospital. where two beds had to be
placed together in order to accommo.
date his recumbent form.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31

One Of the most famous o%rganiza'
lions In Washington On the occasion
of the Grand Army encampment was
the Fourth Army corps.
The corps was distinctly a fighting
machine. II was born of a great
battle. II obtained its name and
splendid birthright from the consolida'
ton of the Twentieth and Twenty
first army corps. which had been re-
duced in numbers On account OF dis
ease and battle losses, after Chlcka'
mauga. No body o; defenders of the
Union saw and bore more Of the brunt
of the great struggle than this organi'
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THE FOURTH ARMY CORPS

zction. 1t consisted OF seventy-six
regiments OF infantry and nine bat.
teries of artillery. who bore THEM
colors to the front on many a holly
contested field.
The states represented in the corps
were as follows: Illinois, Indiana.
Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Wisconsin. The
three divisions of the corps were com.
manded by Major Generals Devid 8.
Stanley, Philip II. Sheridan, and
Thomas ]. Wood. General Granger
soon gave place to Gen. o. o. Howard.
and Sheridan to Gen. John Newton.
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"A dangerous busIness-too danger.
Gus for me! I wonder how these fire.
men get the nerve TO risk their lives
like thatI" and the grocery clerk who
had been watching a crew of fremen
build a chain Of ladders up the sheer,
bald side Of the blazing tenement
house opposite, lodged to get out
OF the way OF a fire engine.
Unmindful Of the suffocating smoke
and the flames, firemen were scaling
h high wall. BY ean Of ladders,
consisting of hickory sticks, from
which branched short pegs for steps
ON either side, with a hook at the end.
to hang the ladder from the window
sill above, they built a perpendicular
staircase from the pavement to the
roof. Then. climbing nimbly from sill
&c sui. they began the work OF res.
cue. Tying ropes around the half
crazed tenement dwellers, they low.
cred them swiftly. but safely, to the
street. or. grasping children in their
arms. they themselves sprang into the
air. and by can of the life rope
twisted around the hooks in their
belts, they slid down to the street as
dignity .as a ball of down.
Those who, like the grocery clerk,
wonder how the fireman gets his
nerve. may learn the reason by visit.
Ding fire headquarters, in East Sixty.
seventh street. In the big yard to
the rear. which faces in Sixty.eighth
street. the raw recruits who hope
some day to wear the blue uniform
and fire AK buttons of a New York
fireman, arc taught how to save life,
and. most of all, how to get a fire.
mans nerve.
The morning class was thus being
put through their round of work one
day recently, and one OF the pupils
q fastened his scaling ladder in the
top window on the sixth floor of he
Fire Headquarters building, on the
rear OF which the men are drilling,
when Capt. Andrew +. Fitzgerald. who
was instructing the class in the alb.
lsence Of the CHIEF, shouted:
Hey. there. No. 4, what's the mat.
tSer! Afraidf" The man had fastened
MS ladder and was climbing up to the
~'hdow above with u cautious, ner.
sous tread. aS II he expected every
instant the ladder he was on would
preak and he would go crashing down
'nto Inc life Met below. No. 4 made no
answer, but 1,nly chung to the ladder
timidly,?.
VA aneayd up" shouted the instruc.
: mSfuI your hands. your ladder is
. llatiaA." But No. 4 climbed still
more cautiously, and reaching the
roof at last, slowly drew himself over
tthe edge.
That follow will never make a fire.
man." said the instructor, IL an under
tone. "He wants to do the work. but
he cant. He can't get the nerve"
Then. after a pause, the captain said:
Nov watch this man and see the
difference. This fellow Is born for
the business" Turning around to the
class, he shouted:
mo. 6. build a chain"
No. s leaped from his seat, grasped
q scaling ladder, hung the two.foot
steel hook at It's end on the sill of the
second story window. and then, lightly
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
Helen CouId's Bodyauard.

While travelling Miss Helen Gould Ia
constantly attended by a man named
Tut, who acts as her bodyguard. One
Of his special functions is to keep ko.
dak fends from taking pictures OF
Miss Gould. During his long service
he has been arrested several times
for smashing cameras, but Miss Gould,
Of course, always gets Cm OF of the
trouble. He Is a giant in stature and
weight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
New England Fish Harvest.

The total harvest OF sea fish sold al
Gloucester and Boston. which are the
principal markets. during the past
year, officially reported, amounted to
g. ,218,921 pounds, worth $4,3S5, 1O2,
Of which the Newfoundland banks pro.
duced more than IS, 200, 900 pounds,
while the grounds of the New Eng,
land coast yielded nearly 81, 900. OOQ
pounds.
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Gen. Booths Iona Tour.

William Booth, the venerable Saliva.
ton Army leadN,, has a large itinerary
laid out for his visit to this country
that is, large for a man Of 73. He
will go as far west as San Francisco,
south to Birmingham, Ala, and east
to Boston. The tour will begin Nov.
9 and will include twenty-five Of the
principal cities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31

Mayer, and he vanished within his
own door, smiling like the open face Of
a Waterbury watch.
From the Fligende Blaetter: Trans.
lated by Vanbenort Dupree in the New
York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
Increased Use of Coke,

Coke, a b%yproduct in the manufac.
ture OF gas, has increased 200 per cent
In price In Ave years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31

breath. "and ] can't afford It for minei"
He looked disconsolately at the
workman who was preparing to begin
the job. The latter woz going about
II %languidly, with an ihdolent air Of
abstraction. after the manner OF house.
painters. He had not finished the pre-
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31

Nothing is so great an instance Of
ill.manners as fiattery.-Swift.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
@flhlPhr65IIdles
THE Lost TRACK.
THE Lost TRACK.

When you have passed. and earth. grown
dark behind you,
Lies far upon the outworn verge of
time.
When my hand. searching. may NO
longer find you
In any cline. -
II I but dream your step by hill or hollow
Has left its echo falling on the wind.
! will arise and grid myself and follow
Though I be blind.
Or n clear sighted, I shall but discover
That. In the dew at dawn, your foot.
prints lie
Where, through long fields, the whistling
OF the plover
Comes IKE n sigh.
And should they lead me down to Deaths
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black river
And by the rocks ! hear the whirl.
pools spin.
Though heart and soul shall uuail and
body culver.
Will wade Ia.
o Heart! beyond the tumult OF the cross
ing
IL there should be no voice nor any
trace,
Only strange winds on leagues Of grasses
tossing
And the wide space,
Only Eternity with worlds to wander,
a soul among the unknown souls OF
men.
And. q my heart. no clue. no footprint
yonder,
what then? What then?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31
First Railway In 1925.

Europe had its first railway in 1925,
America two years later.
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Osln0 Life.Lines and Scaling Ladders.
a. a cat no climbed up Its peg steps.
Reaching the second story sill. he
fastened the hook at his belt into the
ladder and then threw back his body
till II hung at an angle of thirty de.
grees to the wall, Here he waited
until a comrade from below reached
up to him another scaling ladder.
With his body still hanging by the
hook. No. S quickly hung the ladder
harded him, to the sill of the third
story window, and then, christening
bis hook, he nimbly climbed up to the
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-31

HERE'S my neighbor hav.
ing the outside Of his house
calcimined," grum | e d
Herr Mayer, under his
The Arizona sentinel., 1902-06-11
Southern Pacific Co.-=PacifiC System Seaside Excursions Three Times
 a Week.
Yuma, Arizona, May l, 1902.

 During the season, May 1st to Octo- be sold to Southern California resorts Santa Monica, Long Beach, San Pedro, Newport Beach. Santa Barbara and San Buenaventura, for the trains leav- ing Yuma at 2:30 d. n. each Wednes- cay, Friday and Sunday. Rates ($13.40 and conditions as to use of tickets are the same as in effect in former seasons. Every one should go and keep cool.
 w. H. DRESSER,
 Agent.
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Notice for Publication
 Homestead Entry No. 2474.
Department of the Interior, Land office at Tucson, Arizona.

June l. l|N Notice k hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Yuma, Arizona. on Saturday. July l2. 1902, viz: William T. Marable, brother and heir of Hunter B. Marable, late of Yuma. Arizona. for the N. W.E4 Sec l2, T. 10, $. K. 2f w. G. and $. R. B. and M.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said land. viz:
 Cyrus ?, Holt, Duncan T., DeVane, Edward L. Crane and George W. Crane all of Yuma, Arizona.
 MILTON R. MOORE, Register First publication June 1, 1902.
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Notice for Publication,
Homestead Entry No. 3908.

Department of the InteriCr
 Land once at Tucson, Arizona.
 May 2T- l9c2- Notice is hereby given that the following Eama0 settler has filed notice of his intention t0 mJkc communication final proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made be- foro the Clerk or the District Court at Yuma, $riZona, on Saturday. July l2. I9J1, viz; Scward ". Knouf, Of Yuma Arizona. for t.9e F. is S'. E-4 Sec l5, T. 2. :. R. 21 w C. & :. R. B & M
 He names the following witnesses 10 prove his continuous residence upOl and cultivation of said land. viz:
 Edward r. Balch, James R. Barbolt. William C- Prexitt and George D. Scott, all ot Yuma, Ar1zOHa
 MILTON F. MOORE, Register E1-s. p:--.3,ll.,ca tioz--2- g, I3o2
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County of Yuma, Territory ot Arizona,
 In the matter of the Estate
 and Guardianship of
 Mark Johnson, a Minor
 Notice is hereby given that John GandolfO, the guardian Ot she person and estate of Mark Johnson, minor, having filed iR this court a petition for an order of sale of the following real es- tate, to~wit: Lots one and two II and q, seven and eight : and 8l, block three [3l, Neahr's addi~ ton to the city of Phoenix, county of Marieopa, Territory of Arizona, the hearing of which has been fixed by this said court for Saturday, the 12th day of July, 1902, at 10 o'clock a. m. ot said day, at she court room of said court, in the town and county of Yuma, Territory Of Arizona: and all persons inter ested in said estate and guard ianship of said minor are hereby notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any there be, why the said petition should nOt be granted.
 Dated Yuma, A, T., April 30s 1902.
 A. FRANK,
 Clerk of Probate Court.
 First published June 1, 1902
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PROVISIONS.

1OO,0 ,0OO lbs Beef, fresh. full front
 and hind quarters, of
 equal weight, first
 quality ty...-............ $ 6.23 (Kept in cold storage not
 less than five days before
 delivery
 Fore-quarters.
 Hind-quarters. less lOin. 1000 lbs Bacon, medium, per
 cwt.. ............... lO.49 25,0CO lbs Beans, No. l pink,
 Der cwt. t........... 2.98 15 Cases condensed milk
 Eagle Brand per case. 7.24 5000 lbs Coffee, green (Salva-
 dor No. l per cwt...., l0.34 100000 lbs Flour, Capitol Mills,
 per cWt. .....-..-.....- -.--jt Arizona Flour. 10000 lbs Dried fruit, in 100lb
 sacks of 50lb boxes
 First-clasS Apples, per
 cwt. 8.2O First-class Peaches, per
 cwt. wt........ 7.90 First-class Raisins, per
 CN G- ''hO 5000 lbs Lard (Cudahy or
 Dodd's per cwt.... S.59 10000 lbs Onions. per cwt. =. 1875 300 lbs Pepper, black, ground
 in 25lb cans, per cwt. 14.00 100000 lbs Potatoes, Irish, per
 cwt..... ...~~..... .4o 5000 lbs Rice Island No. },
 per cwt.>........... 6.4g 5000 lbs Soap, laundry, in lib
 bars per cwt. ....... N. C.. 5000 lbs Salt Salton table, in
 lOlb sacks, per cwt..-~ 118 5000 lbs Sugar (bcet granu-
 lated), per cwt......~. 5.44 300 Gal. Syrup or Molasses,
 Gal, can, per Gal. ..-.. .3G4 800 lbs Tea, Japan, fired, No.
 ], per cwt.....,........ 29.T0 200 Gal. Vinegar, cider,
 triple strength, per Gal. .234 1000 lbs Smoking Tobacco
 Dukes Mixture) per cwt 38.40 1000 Chewing Tobacco (Bat-
 tie Ax), per cwt....-..- 36.o 5000 lbs Rolled Oats, per cwt 3.39 5000 lbs Cora meal, per cwt,. 2.90 CLOTHING AND BEDDING. POO Pairs blankets, 72XS0
 (YOsemite) per pr .... 1.74 5000 Yards Prison Stripes
 Cotton, per loo yds ,-- 209o
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SrArE ot CALIroRNIA.

NOuDlN Nl LOS \ DSfJeS. ] ein this lSLh day of April. iu the year A. D. 1aS2 before me. J. V iscman Macdonald. a sOtary Public in and for the State and couu- " aforesaid, residing therein duly commis- stoned and sworn, personally appeared W. S. James, J. r. Flint. O. r. Widaman. J. C.. Scanncll ond Geo. ". Lasher, known to me ta be the persons described in, whose names are subscribed to, and who executed the an- neNed instrument and they acknowledged to hle that they executed the same for the pur- poses and considerations therein expressed. In witness whereof, have nereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in the said state and county, the day and year last above written.
 J. WISEMAN MACDCNALD- lSEAL) Notary Public. My commission expires May 2i 1904 Recorded at request of J. w. Darlington 8t 2;l5 D. m., pIil q, A. D. 1902.
 C. F. GROWN. County Recorder.
 TERRTrDRY OF ARIZOSA. f
 COuntylof Yuma. >o' ], C. ?. CrOnin. County Recorder in and for the County of Yuma. Territory of Arizona. do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true. Hull and correct copy of the Articles of Incor- Roration of the "INIO GOLD COMPANY '' Rs filed for record this day, and as appears of record in Book ''3'' of Bonds and Agreements page - ct seq, records of Yuma county, aforesaid.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set mv hand and affixed my official seal this 2fth day Of April, A. D. 1902.
 tsEAI) C. P. GROWN, County Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona Territory.
 First publication april 30, 1902
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School Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the quar- terly meeting of the board of school examiners for the purpose of examine ing applicants for teachers certificates will be held at the public school house in Yuma on the first Monday in June, June ,, 1902
 A. FRANK.
 Probate Judge and ex-Officio
 Superintendent of Public
 Instruction of Yuma Co.,.
 Arizona Territory. First pub- April 30. td
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PRISON
 ---0f ARIZONA Proposals for Supplies for
 Twelve Months, From July 1, 1902, to June 30, 1903
OFFICE OFBOARD OF CONTROL. ]

Phoenix, Arizona, May ', 1902 ]
 Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Superintendent of the Prison at Yuma, Arizona, up to and including Wednesday, June 25th, 1902, for furnishing supplies to the Terri torial Priscn at Yuma, Arizona Ter ritory, in such quantities as may be re- quired (more or less) for the fiscal year commencing July 1st, 1902, and ending June 30th. 1903.
 Bids must specify the brand. size, quality, number and other distinguish ing features of the articles proposed to be furnished.
 Bidders may make proposals to furn- ish any or all of the articles in the lists furnished by the Secretary of the Ter ritorial Prison, but bids for articles in different subdivisions must be separate and under separate cover.
 Proposals must be sealed and ad- dressed to the Secretary of the Board of Control at Yuma, Arizona, and en- dorsed Proposals for furnishing sup pile: to the Territorial PrisOn." and with the name of the subdivision in which the article bid for is included. All bids must be duplicate, with copy of the call for bids attached to each bid.
 All proposals must be accompanied by d good and sufficient bond in the sum of ten per cent 10 per cent of the total bid, with two sureties, condition ed that if said bid shall be awarded to bidder he will enter into q contract within ten days, with bonds in amounts to be fixed by the Board.
 All supplies must be of good quality and subject to inspection and approval of the Superintendent of the Prison.
 All bids should be based on the de- livery of full weight at the Prison and no charges for containers.
 Payments will be made monthly. as provided for by Act No. ? of the laws of l9Ol
 The Board of Control will open bids on Thursday, June 26th. 1902, at 10 a. m. at the office of the Superintendent of the Prison. Yuma. Arizona, and all bidders are invited to be present.
 A complete list of the articles re- quired will be furnished upon applica- tion by the Secretary of the Prison, Yuma, Arizona. or the Secretary of the Board of Control, Phoenix, Arizona.
 The Beard reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids.
 The following list contains the esti- mated quantity, name and present con- tract price of the articles on which bids are called for:
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 heavy unbleached Ellcr- ten, per 100 yds. ......... 1O.9O D Suits Citizen Clothing, per suit ................ 4.9O 10 Dog. Citizen Shirts. cali co, per dog .......-...--. 4.95 10 Dog. Citizens Hats. per dog. .............. I0.35 150 Dog. Handkerchiefs, red
 bandana (Martha Wash ington), per dog. .64 p Dog. Hats, convict, per doz............. 7.65 1000 Yards Sheeting, un- bleached Pequot) per
 yard. ............. .O62 250 Dog. Socks, per dog. .... .5S75 300 Yards Bed Ticking (Am- oskeag xxx, or Hamilton A. per yard. ......... .1275 500 Yards Toweling, linen crash (Steven NJ per ydfQ 'OJ@- 5000 lbs Mattress Moss, pei lb 0.95 LEATHER AND FINDINGS. 5000 Ft. Upper Leather, per sq. fit. ft................ .204
 PA 1000 lbs of Sole Leather per lb .2S9
 .329 25O lbs Brass Shoe Nails, patent, per lb....... PA 50 lbs Iron Shoe Nails, per lb. ...... .O74 POO lbs Channel Shoe Nails, per lb. ............. .134 100 lbs Hungarian Shoe Nails, per lb. .........e. .0S4 STABLE SUPPLIES. 9 Tons Rolled Barley, per
 
 90 Tons Alfalfa Hay baled), per ton. ......... 1O.s4 9 Sets of Horsehoes, as- serted sizes. per lb..... .O59
 LUMBER. 10000 F't. pine or redwood, clear or surfaced, -assort- ed sizes and dimensions, per 1000 ft....-<. it x. C.. 15,000 F't Oregon pine. rough, assorted sizes and di- mensions. s............. N. C. 5.OOO Ft. Flooring, 1x4, T. x G., assorted lengths. N. C. 10000 Shingles, clear redwood, 1000 Ft. pine, common, as- sorted sizes and dimen- sions. . x. C. PAINTS AND OILS. 2OO lbs color in oil, lib cans, assorted, per lb....- .1I9 Bbls. Mineral Paint, uu- prepared .......- 800 lbs Pioneer White Lead, per 10. ...--...e... .Voi [ 100 Gals. raw Linseed Oil, in cases, per G;tl. ....... .S49 150 Gals. Renowned Engine Oil, in cases s.......,. .434 I5O Gals. White Star Valve Oil, in cases, per Gal. .S24 300 Gals. Boiled Linseed Oil. .SS9 300 Gals. Coal Oil, in cases. .264 50 Gals. Turpentine ...... .S9
 CONTINGENT.
 , Gross Matches, in cans.
 per gross. .2e4 50 Bbls. Portland Cement,
 per lb.............--.-.. \. (. 200 lbs Manila Rope, per lb .134 loo Bbls. Lime, per cwt.... N. C. 5000 lbs Broom Corn, best,
 per cwt. lO.OU 3 Tons of Blacksmith Coal,
 Der ton.2 25.4O 1000 16-candle-pOwer Incan- descent Lamps (EdisOn's) each .Z-4
 HARROW ARE.
 Doz Saw Files, assorted per dOz. ......>.,. .eJ ? Doz Bastard Files, from
 3 to 16 inches. per doz., 2.lj 10 Doz Mill Files, from 3 to
 l6 inches, assorted. per doz. z... 2.75 ? Dog. Half-rOund Files,