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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-08

cts are carefully printed stamped with
number. and filled out i'm writing TO rep
resent almost beyond detection. ticket
Of receipt Of one Of the downtown pawn
brokers. The person receiving this cley-
erly gotten up fraud Is more than apt 10
be 'rOPed in and there are no doubt many
cases where the money requested has been
sent and the person sending IL has not
been able to find the described ring.
This is only one example Of tn many
queer things that come through the Dead
Letter Bureau, yet only one or two per
cent Of all the mail originally sent ever
reaches the eyes Of the Government
Many very interesting articles On the
Dead Letter Office have appeared from
time to time in different newspapers and
magazines. but no matter how much Is
told there is uuearthed. almost every day,
something new and unique in connection
with its work The bureau increases from
10 TO y per cent each year, as the bust
ness Of the country increases. and recent
~. since Captain Liebhardt. its chief. has
established branch Offices in Porto Rico,
hawaii. and the Philippines work has
grown SO greatly that more than l25
clerks are required 10 put IL through.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-08
'POSSUM IN WHITE HOUSE.
Policeman Sweet Trapped animal in
Presidents Conservatory.

fOuceman sweet trapped animal IN
Presidents Conservatory
There has been a 'rossum hunt in she
White House grounds every night this
week The first was on Monday, when
Policeman Sweet found a big fat fellow
in the Presidents conservatory. and cap
tured him with the exercise Of a little
strategy.
The officer took the animal home, much
TO the regret and disappointment OF Uncle
Jerry Smith. the venerable coIored janitor
Of the White House. who threw out sun
dry hints that a 'possum wasn't the thing
for a white man 20 eat. Since Sweets ex-
perience. the night force OF police in
the grounds has devoted itself 10 trying
20 catch another possum, but without sue
cess.
'PCssums were seen in the vicinity, and
a number of them are said 90 be roaming
over the territory around the Washington
Monument. Their presence is accounted
for by the fact that the food in the Po-
tOmaC River has driven them from their
trees in the flats south Of the White
House where there are said 10 be
great number Of them
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MORGAN PURCHASES
GARLAND CERAMICS
Wanted to Keep Collection in
America.
PAID MORE THAN 100000
Celebrated POrcelains Were Sccoped Up
by Englishman, and the American In
mediately Bought Them Back-Col-
lection IN Metropolitan Museum Of Art.

NEW YORK. March S.-J. p Morgan has
purchased the Garland collection Of ORR
entail pcrcelains. the finest collection in
the world, which has been on exhibition
at the Metropolitan Museum OF Art for
many year
YcsteTdsy 10 was announced that a Lon
don dealer had purchased the collection
from the Garland estate for 5000 COO and
would take il 10 Europe Nj Morgan
decided that the collection should remain
iu America
What he paid is not known but it is
supposed that he gave considerably more
than the amount paid by The London deal
erS
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TO BE FINANCIAL CLERK.
Young Washingtonian Appointed to
Mescalero Indian School.

Mr. Clarence r. Jeheris, class OF 1895.
Business High school. who for the past
six years has been an assistant book
keeper in a furniture establishment Of
this city, has been appointed financial
clerk Of the Indian Training School at
Mescalero. y. N
he viii leave for his new post Of duty
on Monday. March 70. and viii take with
him the best wishes Of his many friends
in this city
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-08
Head Gashed by a Fall.

James A. Jewell. forty eight years old.
fell and cut his head last night al
O'Clock, near the corner Of Eleventh aud
c Streets northwest. So bad @ cash was
caused by the fall that the First precinct
police sent Jewell to the Emergency Hos
pital in the ambulance The patient bled
good deal. but he viii recover. He lives
at 622 Louisiana Avenue northwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-08
FREDERICK DHU" PRESENTED.
Michigan Social Club Entertains Friends
and Members.

The Michigan Social Club. composed Of
natives OF the Wolverine State. last night
at the Loyal Legion Hall. 4l9 Tenth
Street northwest, held one OF its most
enjoyable meetings since the organization
OF the fraternity on December 5, 1900.
A musical and dramatic programme was
witnessed by nearly sixty members and
friends
"Rhoderick Dhu and Fitz James" from
Scotts Lady OF the Lake in three
scenes in Highland costume, was pre-
scented. The following is the cast:
Rhoderick Dhu. Mr. j. NJ WoIcott: Fitz
James Mr.. j. W Wolcott. soloist. Mrs
J. n. Wolcott; pianist Miss F. Lacey
A musical programme was presented by
Messrs. A Middleton; r. Breddekamp. W
A. Morscll; WoOley and Espey, and z. s.
Gee
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Marriage Licenses Issued

William r Coates and Louise D. Kent.
both Of Fredericksburg, Va.
Cuthbert c. Schneider. Ontario. Canada.
and Jessie l. Caywood, District OF Column
bia
Charles d. Long. New York city. and
Catherine Grassland, District OF CoIum-
bia.
Robert A. Proctor and Mary A. King.
William Johnson, King George county.
Va, and Martha Paul, District Of Colum-
bia.
Charles r. Thomas and Susie Merritt.
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pr. KiImer,s sWAMP-Roor

L. not recommended for everything; but Il zoe
have kidney. liver or bladder trouble It viii be
found Just the remedy you need Sold BY drug
gists everywhere in atty cent and dollar Eizss-
You may have a sample bottle Of this great kid
ney remedy sent free BY mail, also a pamphlet
telling all about swsmp-Root snc its great cures
Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binglamton. n Y
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SHOOTING INA CLASSROOM.

Probable Tragedy in Presence Of Young
Women Students.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. March S.-While over
one hundred students Of the South Caro-
lima Co-educauonaI Institution were in the
main class room, George WhatIey. of Edge
CIinkscaIes, Of Due West. Both were stu
dents.
The cause Of the shooting is not known.
Many young ladies were present and a
panic followed.
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FELL BETWEEN CARTwHEELS.
Marion Anderson Has a Miraculous Es-
cape.

Marion Anderson, aged eight. was
Knocked down by an ash cart yesterday
and fell between the wheels, but escaped
without injury. The cart was in charge
Of a colored man, John Bailey
Bailey claims not TO have seen the child
until too late 10 avoid running him down.
As no injuries resulted there was no
police investigation Of the case.
The Anderson boy lives at Al Florida
Avenue northwest, and yesterday he
walked out from his home and about the
nearby streets. Bailey was driving along
hen the little fellow started 10 cross in
front Of the vehicle. The boy was
knocked down. but he adroitly rolled ana
rolled until be was well out Of the way
Of fhe horse and wheels OF the wagon.
Friends took him home after that
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Sponsor for Torpedo Boat Hull.

Miss Mabel Hull. Of Newton. Mass,
whose father. George Alien Hull. is a sec
ond cousin once removed Of the late
Commodore Isaac Hull, has been selected
20 ehristen the torpedo boat destroyer
Hull. which viii be launched shortly al
the sbipyards Of Harlan & Hollirsworth,
Wilmington, Del.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-08

Through letters going astray
and falling into the Dead Letter
Office, an Ingenious scheme for
fleeing the unsuspecting and kind
hearted by q tale of misfortune
has been uneartbed. Detectives
are now at work on the case.
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READINGS FOR THE BLIND.
Announcement Of the Schedule for the
Week Beginning Monday.

The following list OF volunteers will
occupy the reading hour, IN the room for
the blind. Library OF Congress, on the
dates assigned.
Monday, March 10. Miss Colt
Tuesday, March Il, Miss Mary Lawton.
"Wednesday, March y, musicale, Miss
Ethel Mason tpianoJ, assisted by Miss
Ruth Mason lviollnj, Miss Winifred Ma
son violin. Mr. Ernest Mason tmandO-
I'M. Mr.. Charles Karr lmandolin), and
Mr. Arthur KaTr GUITAR.
Thursday, March %, Major John Twee-
dale
Friday, March "A. Miss WetmOre.
Saturday. March IS. Miss Jean Eddy.
The doors close promptly at 2.50
o'clock.
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CHOLERA ATTACKS PILGRIMS.
Over One Hundred Victims Perish On the
Way to Mecca.

CONSTANTINOFLE. March S.-An cpl
demic Of cholera has broken out among
the pilgrims on their way to the shrine
at Mecca.
One hundred and ten have persisted at
Medina. and a case is reported from
Mecca
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washineton Stock Exehange.

Sales-Union Trust: l011cS1s Trac-
ton. 5G61l3lz. Washington Gas. 100T
7S5z. Merganthaler- 1feN179lz, 25N
l7gZ 10d179ss. 1ONlS0k 1904 $50. Lans-
ton l07O0i5, 190Hl5H, 2J0NI5l4; 660N
1917. 3O5NI53s. l0OaI554; Z05G 1855 After
CaIl-WashinEy0n Gas 5CE7s5s Lans-
ton. IC0nl5iz; 2o00 15ss. lCC0I52s 25CG
l6: 500 1915; 50G16H. Mergauthaler, 5G
1904, I0GlS012. 5NlSl-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.
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FOREIGN MAILS

WASHINGTON. d. C.. PuSTuFFICE. NOIRE-
Should Dee read G4ily. as changes NAV oer-r
a. mo-
FOREIGN Walls are forwarded go the ports
% sE.ll-E carly. and fhe schedule of cIe-ir-- Is
ss-=- 90 ru trr rre.c-.rt5rr of tr-=- r.r.=-+...-
TC5.fgc Overland transit For the week. ending
hsreh s. LIE. the TAT connecting closes VIII be-
made from tae tAIN Office e. follows.
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Real Estate Deals.

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
conveying to Annie NJ Whitby part Of lot
10 square 1914 being improved property
on the south side OF Olive Avenue. be-
tween Twenty-sCventh and Twenty-e
Streets; same property to John W Ora
ham; 10 John G.. Fisher, lots 20 and p.
block a in American University Park for
81 ,200; 10 George ". Stafford. part Of lot
., square 1920, being louise AMI premises
I11S n SIreetr
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LOAN COMPANIES.
LOANS OF SO

AND UPWARD on FURNITURE AND PIAEOA
At lowest mates and On tkS day y0u spPgy. We
are leaning On the Building and Lean Azooiattoa
plan, sAsch mAkes tie eost Of carrying loan8
much less than you pay elsewhere and alioaa
you 70 pay it oH In any EiEed nctes you desire.
running trOm che to twelve nOuthA II yJ1 lave
q lean with some other company We vii pay g
cG and advancs Tou more money desired
Rate eheerfully given. and no est 70 yoo unleH
lean Is made. CEn and set rsseA frOaE rooE-
Grst aOoE
NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN CO.
d20 r. 81. n. ".
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MONEY TO LOAN on APPROVED CoLLAT-
ERAL-No delay. CHARLES A. BAKER, Rooms
40 and A. Netzerott Building ITO sE
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WASHINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN CO.,
6to = Street n. W.

WE WILL LEND YOU MONEY
on your furniture, pianos. organs. etc, and YOU
can pay il back in small weekly or monthly pay
urntS ABSOLUTELY No DELAY.
Our business is strictly cOnfdsntial; no en-
barrassiug questions 20 ask you. Lowest rates in
the city Private Offices
COLUMBIA GUARANTEE COMPANY.
6I3 l. street NV.
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Struck With a Stone.

Aubrey Hibbs, a young white boy. OF
3t16 y Street northwest, was struck in
the head with stone yesterday after
noon. thrown by an unknown boy An
ugly wound was inflicted. He went to the
Georgetown University Hospital and re-
ceiNed treatment
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MONEY TO loan on real estate. personal prop
erty, and collateral J. c. DAVIS, 80 r st.
NV. es3
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Shoulder Dislocated.

James B. Curry, Of 1907 Potomac Street.
met with a painful accident Thursday
night. He was walking down Fifth Street
southeast. near G. when ne slipped and
fell on the icy sidewalk dislocating his
shoulder. He was taken TO the Casualty
Eosrital
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OLD BARGES.

No justification can be offered for ex- empting these flimsy craft from the regular inspection by government in- spectors to which all vessels carrying crews and passengers are supposed to be ubject under the law. The theory, of course, has been advanced that barges do not necesarisly carry human beings. because they are not operated by their own power, but the fact is that string of barges seldom goes to sea without one or more of them being manned by crews of from four to eight men. Most of them are bare of rigging, so that in case of accident they are ab- solutely at the mercy of the winds and waves. But the worst feature of the whole business is that because of their freedom from responsibility the coal shippers turn to use every old hulk of a ship they can pick up. The warped and abandoned wreck of a sailing ship and the condemned hull of an unseaworthy steamer serve their purposes equally well, so long as they can be kept afloat. AS Ms-xsAStsI af fact these floating
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coffins' are preferred by the coal com- panies, because of the possibility that the barges will get adrift and come to grief, in which case the loss would be less than where properly constructed and equipped barge were employed. It
 is an actual fact that some of these con- verted ships were built more than 40 years ago, and of the scores now in use a good number were condemned as un- serviceable before the development of the barge trade.
 It is an open question whether or not the treasury department has the au- thority under the existing statutes to bar the use of such barges as are un- sound and to compel the owners in every case to provide this class of craft with means of self-propulsion. But since it has held that they are vessels for statistical purposes only, there is evil dent need that congress pass special law dealing with the abuse. Nothing is to be expected from the coal conn., panies, whose sole desire is to transport their merchandise to market with the least possible outlay. The remedy must come from the government as a meas ure of humanity and a safeguard to general navigation.-Ph Philadelphia North American.
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DEATHS.

BOTSFORD--In this city, June 15 George N. Botsford, aged 42 years.
 Funeral services at the residence of Mrs Hosmer, 113 Olive Street, Tuesday after noon at o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. j16 1t BLAKESLEF,--In this city, June 15, Walter II. Blakeslee, aged AS years, months Funeral services will be held at his late afternoon, June IT, at 2:30 o'clock. Rela- tives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. j16 1t LAWRENCE-On Friday, June 13, 1902, Emma A. Lawrence, sister of Mrs. Richard M Everit, aged 70 years.
 Funeral services will be held at 641 Whit ney Avenue, Monday afternoon, at o'clock. Friends invited to attend. JAP
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VARIOus ITEMS.

The Edison Electric Illuminating com 1 pany of Boston will issue 1650O share
 of new stock at $200 the share This vii
 net the company $3,300,000. Stoockhold
 CTS of record are entitled to subscribe
 for one share for every five of them The stock is 10 per cent. investment and now sells at 2S0, The stock is that
 in which the late r. A. Gilbert of this city was largely interested. Much of it { is held here.
 Mrs. James Hill of 92 St. John street slipped at the top of the second flight of stairs in the building at 94 Church street at il o'clock Saturday morning, and fell to the bottom of the stairs. She struck heavily and lost consciousness for few moments and Policeman Heenan, who was called, sent for the ambulance from the central station Mrs. Hill, however, recovered con- sciousness, and later went home un- aided.
 The New Haven postoffice baseball team will play a game in Harford on July with a team composed of the employees of the Hartford postoffice. The make up of the New Haven team is as follows: Wrinn, c; Graham, p; Beeeher, 1b; McInerney. 2b: McGuire, 3b; Fen derson, ss; Miller If; Madden, eff Ed wards, If; Spencer sub; James Mur- phy, manager; and William H. Merrow, official scorer
 Lightning struck the cottage of A. E. Woodruff at Woodmont Friday night, knocking off the chimney, and also struck Beach Clark's barn at that place. Hail fell as large as cranberries, and the roads were badly washed. MT. Woodruff is from Bridgeport
 The subject of the annual address be- fore the medical school to be delivered this year by Dr. Roswell Park of Buff falo, N. Y, will be "A Study of Medi- cal Words, Deeds and Men,"
 Miss Belle Hutchinson of Branford has arrived home from Vassar college.
 Mrs. A. w. Merrill of Brooklyn is en- tertaining party of Vassar graduates at her cottage at Indian Neck The guests are: Miss Hermine Steingester of Brooklyn, Miss Elsa White of Cam bridge, Mass, Miss Louise Sanford and Miss Grace Young of Knoxville, Tenn, Miss Clara Russell of Great Harrington. Mass, Miss Caroline Sperry of North Adams, and Miss Dora Merrill of Brooklyn.
 The Bridgeport plumbers strike, which has been on for the past seven weeks, has been settled through the of fees of an arbitration committee, com posed of representatives of the other building trades. The terms of the set clement are not given out.
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MIR. BRYAN'S FUTURE.

| A Democratic Paper Deems Him roc | Big for Nebraska.
 | Mir. Bryan displays sound political sense in refusing, under any circum- stances. to become candidate for
 governor of Nebraska. A man who | has twice been nominated for presl- dent of the United States and is still | the national leader of his party cah- not afford to stake his political future upon the petty office of governor II he won. the victory would add little to | his power or his prestige. If he lost, he would be hopelessly discredited, not only in Nebraska, but throughout the United States. The utmost dividends that could be realized would be insig- nificant in comparison with the size of the investment and the degree of the risk.
 It appears probable that the demand
 for the nomination of Mir. Bryan came
 from the men that intended to vote
 against him, rather than from the men
 that intended to lvote for him. The
 democrats that are opposed to his
 leadership would undoubtedly have wei
 comed his candidacy. It would have
 given them their chance to seal her.
 medically the sepuIchre of his political
 hopes for all time. Naturally, they
 would have received the assistance of
 their friends, the republican enemy,
 in this great work. MT. Hanna's com-
 mittee would have taken Horace Gree
 leys advice and gone west the mo-
 ment the mountain was made All
 the resources and all the ammunition
 that the republican party, could com mand would have been poured into Nebraska to defeat MT. Bryan. His candidacy would have been made na- tional issue. The republicans could not have afforded to permit him to be elect ed governor of his state, if there were means within their command to defeat him. The democrats who believe the leadership of MT. Bryan fatal to the party could not have supported his can- didacy and remained true to their own principles.
 In view of his position before the Mr Bryan could not be a can- didate fin the local sense. His candi- dacy would of necessity be a matter of national importance and the con- test would be as severe a tax on his strength and popularity as a national If he were defeated, as he probably would be- his leadership would be at an end. Perhaps it is already at an end, but even his extraordinary popularity could hardly survive de- feat for governor after two successive defeats for president. His most en- thusiastic admirers would be forced to ,o,1feSs that q man that saaD1tncIv acl<- ed the ability to be elected to any office 10 which his party could nominate him was not an ideal deader or safe piliti- ,al adviser. Unless MT. Bryan has re- signed all hope of ever being president, 1e could not afford to become a can- lidate for governor of Nebraska. The game is not worth the candle.-Detroit Free Press.
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MOTHER HUBBARD UP TO DATE.

| |
 Old Mrs. Hubbard, several years after the poem appeared in print describing her fruitless visit to the cupboard in search of a bone for her poor dog, was speaking of the incident to her next door neighbor.
 Tn the first place." she said, 'it wasn't worth making q poem about, and, n1uhe second place, the man didA' { get it right. 1 saw the dog was hum gry, and I went to the ice box and got a nice piece of raw beef for him. I don't feed my dog bones And if did I wouldn't keep them in the cupboard The cupboard wasn't bare, either. It was just as well filled as anybody's."
 What do you suppose made the fell low say you went to the cupboard?" asked the neighbor
 He couldn't think of any other rhyme for Hubbard" replied the aged dame, lighting her pipe with fresh coal of fire. "These (pufD poets (puff, puff make me tired. Chicago Trib- u.Ra
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Handsome Robe Dresses
 One-quarter off.

For graduation and bridal gowns, also for carriage and street dresses. Special i'm portations, complete in every particular. Waist, skirt and sleeves shaped ready to fit; majority have full sweep skirt in stylish flare effect.
 Materials are pongee, linen, ba- tiste, etamine, lawn, pt. d'esprit ring spot nets, richly appliqued with Escuriel lace, taffeta, Liberty ruchings, ribbon and beading--in black, white and co1ors. Former prices were $1o. 50 to S52.5o. To close out the remainder
 $7.87 to $3o.37
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And now the Muslin Underwear used for
 Store Decoration.

,Mussed and crumpled dusty maybe 4 b1 washing will cure the worst hurts. Hundreds of pieces used in store decora- tion-reduced.
 It is the after dinner Twill be better day bargains Monday than was the best day of the sale Among the finer used window display about that have been selling for $6.75 and S7.5o
 Now $500.
 These make delightful ouugng robes They have slip the head buttons front of lace full elbow sleeves body liberal Made thin aseuly trimmed with the finest of aces embroideres
 bargains
 S275, $500, s3.75 Night Gowns, $25O SIPS Night Gowns 75c baagain all through stock of Corset COvers Drawers Long Short Skirts Night Gowns and Chemises.
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WANTED,

SUPERIOR cook; tirst-class private family, Hillhouse avenue neighborhood. No wash. ing. Good wages. References. Apply, Office, New Haven House. j14 7tp
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WANTED.

SITUATIONS wanted for cook. Best of
 reference. Mattresses and girls for house.
 work. An infants nurse, perfectly com-, petent MRS. SEBALD, 52 Court. j16 1tp!
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MRS. S. A. GLADWIN,s

EMpIOyMent agency, I.lI5
 102 ORANGE ST, Bowditch Building, room 4-5. Headquarters for best situations; 1Is years experience. Coachmen, farm hands, porters, girls for general housework, wait.S resses, gardeners, cooks, laundresses, house.ks keepers, etc. Germans, Swedes, and otherSe needing situations should apply. The bestH Swedish and German help furnished witlH references. German and English spoken.t|
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WANTED.

$3O00 on First Mortgage Improved City Property. Address, Box 1346, New Haven, Conn. j13 7tD :
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dMallts.

One cent word. for each inssrtions five cents word for full week. seven timeM
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As in. Black Grenadines - The most popular material this year in plain, striped and figured weaves-pure silk. Have been selling all season at $1.25 and $1.5o. To close out small quantity. For Monday only,
 o8c yd