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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-02-13
BETHEL.

A heavy load Of snow broke down
Cecil Washburn's barn in Lillieville
Thursday, hut the horses and stock
were released without injury.
Two outbuiltlings near ]. w.
Sharp's residence were destroyed by
fire Monday morning.
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BARNARD.

The town schools closed last week,
the winter term having been sue
cessful one.
John Ketcher expects to take his
steam launch TO Bethel
Social at the hall Friday evening,
Feb. 10.
DR.. Hurlburt entertained his par
ents from Rochester last week.
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Butchers, Merchants andHideBVyefs

Should write to Carroll 8. Paige. Hyde
Park. VT. who Wishes to purchase their
Hides, Caifskins. Sheep Pelts. Tallow and
Homes. He pays spot cash. He pays the
freights. He pays full market values. He
wishes to arrange with some one In every
village, where he has no agent. to sell
Poultry Supplies and to pick UP for him
Hides, Cslfskins. Sheep Pslts. and Bones,
He furnishes money with which to buy and
he keeps his agents thoroughly posted at
all times as to market values. Write him
for full particulars.
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Quite boy trapper is William !.
Gilmore Of Tinmouth. The past
fall be caught in 90 traps in two
months the following animals: One
hundred muskrats, 20 skunks, 8
mink, 6 foxes and 3 coons. The
lot sold for over $S5.
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NORTa P0MFRET.

The Y. P. S. G. Z. will have Lin
coin memorial exercises Sunday
evening.
The Mizpah G. f, Union will hold
its next meeting with the Christian
society of Woodstock on Feb. 25th.
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I J.& C.A.J.W WHITE

About 20 people in West Brattle-
horo were made sick during Thurs
day night and the following day after
eating chicken pie at the supper in
West Guilford, and several required
the services of physician.
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POMFRET

Mrs. II. c. Philips is spending the
winter in Montpelier.
The next assembly at the town
hall will be held Friday evening,
Feb. 10
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)aily-Sundays excepted. alag
Trains Nos. 5 and 9 stop on
bpnny reserve the right to cancel
bout notice,
J. G.. PORTER,
Genera! Manager.
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The Y. p. c. U. gave sociabl'
at the Univcrsalist church parlor'
Thursday evening.
Mrs. r. o. Seaver is visiting her
son Kenneth in Pittsburg. Pa.
George Aiken went to New York
the first Of the week and from there
to Biltmore, the Vanderbilt estates
in North Carolina.
Claiming Williams is at home
from Mortified for few weeks.
c. N. Atwood is at home from,
Middlebury.
The weather Of the past week has
hardly kept up to the frosty record
of the early winter, hut has done
we'll enough. Fifteen below zero
was about the lowest mark reached,
and Friday was mild day Tor this
unusual season.
II sufficient encouragement is re.
ceived by the local managers, the
Bo,tonia Sextette Club, G. l.. Stats
director, will be engaged for a con-
cert at Music hall early in April.
As there are no special attractions
booked for Woodstock for the next
month or two, it is quite likely that
the Sextette Club would be a draw
ing card, as it was on former date
year or two ago. The club is ac-
companied by Miss Katherine Crock
EFT, soprano, and A. E. Ordway and
Walter Z. Loud, first violin, who
were here with the club on the for
mer occasion, are still members of
it.
Hon. W. L. Johnson has given up
the two large rooms in the National
Bank block used by him as law
office for many years, and having
retired from practice, will now make
his headquarters in the smaller front
room adjoining. Woodstock Lodge,
f. and A. NJ, has leased his former
offices for ten years, and they will
will be used by the lodge, Ottau-
luechee Chapter, r. A. NJ, and
Chapter, O. E. S.
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Washington's Birthday.

Randall Post, GAR, and Relief
Corps will hold their annual camp
fire at 6. A. r. hall on Monday
afternoon, Feb. -, at l.3o o'clock
All interested are invited to attend.
Official.
Bv order of BEZALEEL WooD,
Post Commander.
O. H. MACKENZIE, Post Adjutant
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5 of Woodstock

d Mrs. George {. Otis re-
mc Monday.
handler is at home from
IN.
T.. kilncr of New York is
few days.
con's High school social
last Svenlng at the town
Berry 81 Lynn, Mass, is
week here.
hapman went to Boston
u, expecting to return to-
lIowcs goes to Boston to-
rning the first of next week.
and Mrs. E. LeM. Hoa,
Boston several days this
4 Lacontu,e OF Burlington
est of Rev. E. {. prouhin
rs this week.
Windsor County fair this =, ear
held Sept. 30, III and q,
Brattleboro fair the follow
late of M. J. Hollis leap
Lat Kedron Tavern has been
b Monday, Feb. IS. Sher-
hitc's orchestra will play.
tiNler Mathews, author ct
oks on birds, has been en-.
the Woodstock Nature
deliver Il lecture here the
month.
hs been II brief suspension
the High school building
biting the arrival OF the
rs the lathing is nearly
bn has been presented to
men in regard to better
ktion forthe town building,
request that the matter be
ed in the warning for the
citing, Marcel |.
pr class. W. II. S., at a
ling decided to have but
ing parts on the COM
program aside from an
some one to be engaged
Chapter, O. E. S., of
yer Junction, will give its
iable at Gates opera house
vening, Feb. IS, and an
10 Woodstock Chapter will
e accepted by a large del
The Dartmouth orchestra
ices will furnish music.
rtford, Aetna, Home and
Insurance companies repre-
IRE, so far as heard
the local. agent, Harold
ANNOUNCE that they shall
Baltimore fire losses in
romptlv.
4. Wheeler has bought the
4 the late p. p. W lillian.
Eth Pomfret for 5000, and
place has been decided to
gustus Williamson. The
bperty Includes about ten
the consideration named
MIR. and Mrs. Williamson
1e to the place, it is under
Ia n>oro than tho mona
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REMARKABLE RANDOLPH FLOCK
BRIDGEWATER CORNERS.

Mrs. w. D. Johnson continues
abort the same sbe is attended y
DR.. Boyden. ~
Alfred Sargent is improving.
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Capable Bethel Hens.

W. &. Whitaker of Bethel had
last year flock Of 4, brown Leg,
horn hens that he considers prize,
takers for producing eggs. From
Feb. IS to Dec. they laid 544
dozen eggs tha, were sold, in addi'
tiou to those used in the family.
The eggs were sold at regular store
prices in Bethel for Sioo.o OF
The eggs sold alone would make an
average Of 1873 eggs to hen. In
addition to the eggs, 10 chickens
We're raised.
REMARKABLE RANDOLPH FLOCK.
Mrs. O.W. Brockway of Randolph
has rather remarkable flock of rose
comb Rhode Island Red hens and
pulle,s, springing from six pulltts
and one cockerel bought in the fall
of 1901. The number of eggs laid
by so hens from Oct. /, 1902, to
Oct. 20, 1903, was s56S; the amount
received from the sale OF egs IS and
poultry was $a6o.44, OF which $50. 70
was paid out for grain, iced and
poultry supplies, leaving net profit
OF $rS2.74. Besides the above, SO
pullets have been raised to take the
place Of the 50 hens. The pullcts
laid when five months old.
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|lAGES, Wagons and Sleighs
knd vanished at lower rates
\. 81 to s upwards, at Put
kall and see us at the old
bop, Barnard road.
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brit Of the Aae,
took, w., Feb, 10, 1904

IODSTOCK RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
In effect Oct. IL. 1908,
klNu EhsT.
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BIT Crt'lCE NOTICE
MAILS CLOSE.

w York. North and Fast, 1870 A
bP. NJ. 4 30 p. NJ.
b., Rutlnnd. and Ludlow GIG
land 800 p. NJ.
bdstock and Felclivillc. 8. 90 P. NJ
hid Bethel, q. ID A. 81.
|purS from $50 4. NJ. too +. NJ.
b. tn I +. NJ.
fDERTCk CHAPMAN. p. NJ.
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TOWN MEETING MARCH ].


TOWN MEETING MARCH,.
There is very little doing in town
meeting politics yet, and the proba-
bility is that all or most of the old
hoard OF officers, who have made a
pretty good record the past year,
will he re. elected.
The only articles Of special inter-
est in the warning for the meeting
are these:
"Shall license be granted for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in this
town."
"ro see what action the town will
take in regard to the building of
new schoolhouse i'll the nc!,on dis
trict, and to appropriate money for
that purpose"
Though little is said now, it is ex-
pected that the town will again vote
"no license" .,,.
IT., -. AZ school buildings,
Superintendent Partridge in his very
readable report says:
"When those now under construc-
ton are competed we shall have an
outfit, with very few exceptions, OF
which the town may we'll be proud.
The increased number of pupils and
the inadequate accommodation of the
Pelton school house require that
something be done; but as the matter
has already been referred to Il COM
mittee, l need not dwell upon it,"
LENTEN SERVICES.
Lent begins with the fast of Ash
Wednesday, Feb. n. Services will
be held that day at St. ames's
church as follows: Holy commu-
Mon, 9.4S IA. M; morning prayer,
litany and sermon, 10 80; evening
PRAYER and sermon at ! o'clock,
The hours for the Sunday services
during Lent are: Holy communion,
first Sundays, 1890 a. NJ; holy
communion, all other Sundays, e.4s
ii. M; morning prayer, litany and
sermon. o.3o a. M; evening prayer
and address, s p. m.
The weekday services Tin rectory
chapcD will be rs follows:
Morning prayer, daily, $50;
evening prayer Except Wednesdays
and Fridays), ats; Wednesdays and
Fridays, 7 p. IN.
STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION.
George Aitken was reelected
president Of the State Fair associa-
ton at the annual meeting held at
Montpelier last week Friday. F. L.
Davis of Pomfret is one OF the
vice presidents, and ]. w. Parker Of
Quechee was elected treasurer.
Matters pertaining to the society
were discussed at some length and
the question as to whether a joint
tair shall be held this year was lett
with the location committee. The
association has funds of $1,000 QF
hand,
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sure and secret. All inquiries CON
Quoted with the greatest skill and dis
cretion. Evidence obtained on any
subject. All communications regard
ed as strictly private and confidential.
Mr.. John Sharp promises to all those
who honor him by seeking his aid the
experience of twenty years and the
secrecy of the confessional"
Mr.. John Sharp, as regarded his
outward appearance, was somewhat
of the weasel order. AS he himself
often said. SHARP was his name and
sharp was his nature
My new clients late" he con
tinued. looking at his watch. He
opened door of communication and
put his head through.
"Jennings."
"Yessir."
When the gentleman comes, don't
forget to tell him that I'm engaged
for the moment, but shall be at lib
erty shortly and mind you come in
when you hear me bang the door, and
ask if am disengaged and can see
the gentleman now"
The faithful Jennings performed
his duty to the letter. Il think" said
MIR Sharp. rising and referring to a
memorandum, as the gentleman was
ushered in, that have the pleasure
of addressing Mr.. Burritt? Will you
be good enough to be seated"
The visitor admitted that was his
name and took the seat indicated.
Something | can do for you?' in
quired Mr.. Sharp. placing the tips of
his fingers together interrogatively.
The new client, who had with him
a small leather bag. opened it, and
produced three articles. which he
placed upon the table before him.
They consisted of square fiat pack
age, a photograph and a ball from
revolver.
Suppose you begin from the begin
ming and tell me all about it. l shall
not interrupt you" said Mr.. Sharp.
as he opened the notebook and mois-
tened stump of lead pencil with his
tongue.
He kept his word. though he made
copious notes, and for some moments
there was only the monotonous sound
of the one voice, as the new client re-
capitulated all the circumstances
which had led to his seeking Mr..
Sharp's assistance, and which have
already been fully gone into.
When he had finished, Il thought
the name seemed familiar to me-" said
the other ITO be sure, l remember
all the circumstances connected with
the sad affair. And so you think you
have hit upon the guilty party?'
81 am certain of it," was the deter
mined answer. 81 believe l know his
name, and have proof in my own
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CHAPTER XIV.
The New Client.

Mr.. John Sharp's offices were situ-
ated off the Strand. And at IL o'clock
one morning Mr.. John Sharp was
seated in his private room, expecting
a visitor, or, as Mr.. Sharp would have
expressed it himself. client. While
waiting for the latter to put in an
appearance. he whiled away the time
with the morning paper.
At the particular moment to which
we refer, his attention was engaged
by something in the top right hand
corner of the outside sheet, which
seemed to afford him a considerable
amount of satisfaction.
1T certainly does read WELL he re-
marked to himself complacently. 81
cant deny that. though | did draw it
up myself. Il wonder" he continued.
rasping his chin with his forefinger.
whether the gent who's made the
appointment for II O'Clock came from
the advertisement. or whether he was
recommended"
The advertisement referred to was
as follows:
"Sharp's Detective Agency. Swift.
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vealing another compartment behind
the first.
This at first seemed to contain moth
ing but a packet of old letters, tied
round with faded blue ribbon. They
were his mothers letters, written be-
fore her marriage, and treasured ever
since.
A bundle of old love letters. Was
that all?
No, there was something else. A
photograph, faded and yellow, like the
letters. photograph of young
man, in the dress. that now seemed
old fashioned and ridiculous, of TWEEN
ty or thirty years ago. The features
were hardly distinguishable. but on
the back was written name and a
date-"James Ferrers, taken June,
1858"
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A Yankee Trade.

The old Yankee skill at driving a
bargain is not being lost. A woman
visitor at a fashionable resort on the
Maine coast last summer went to the
Universallst church in the place the
first Sunday morning of her stay. and
was politely shown to a seat. There
was no hymn book. however. but the
occupant of the pew behind her
reached over and placed one in her
hands At the close of the service the
visitor turned and thanked the person,
saying as she was to attend that
church all summer she would like to
buy a hymn book. Well" said the
other woman. 81 guess you can have
that book if you'll give me pair of
black gloves, No. T." Very well,
said the visitor The next day she
went to Portsmouth, purchased the No.
black gloves for s1.5O and duly re
ceived the use of the hymnal in eX,
change for them on the following Sun.
day.-Boston Herald.
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Hundreds Of Women Cured by Pe-ru-na
OF Annoying Catarrh.

TR. HARTMAN has probably done
H. more than any other physician
toward popularizing u means of
escape from the facial deformities, such
us watery eyes, twisted nose, offensive
breath, dry cracked lips, due to the raw
aging effects of cGtarrh.
He has made chronic catarrh lifelong
study. His remedy, popularity known as
Peruna, is the most famous remedy for
catarrh in existence.
Pro badly there is not n man or woman,
boy or girl, within the bounds of the
United States that has not heard of Pc
runa. BY far the largest majority have
used Peruna.
The multitude of people that have been
cured of chronic catarrh by using Pcruna
can never be known.
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burned away, and the first word which
was decipherable was his fathers
name-"Silas."
Below this might be read. with
some difficulty, the following inco-
herent scraps of sentences. in which.
after all, there was a good deal of
guess work:
"H-ve not forgotten oil
this letter at once for Dover
E. expect to reach There
is that between us which not
allow you to deny | ask E.
and many -. you alone can
If you refuse 1 shall
that you as the criminal {.
of your youth"
Beneath this last sentence he could
make out what he took to be the
letter J. which apparently stood for
the initial letter of the Christian
name, but the rest of the signature
was burned and obliterated.
At this moment something again re-
called to him the mysterious words
which he had heard the night before
the funeral, and he looked round for
possible Interpretation of them.
His eye roamed from one object to
another, and his tongue repeated the
words-"'The spring at the back of
the recess," What recess? Where?
He rose from his chair and took a
sharp turn round the room. The
recess, What was meant by the re-
cess?
Father" he said, as though ad-
dressing some one present. SHOW
me what you mean" He drew up his
chair and resumed his seat; but there
was that in his behavior which sug-
gested one under the control of some
mesmeric influence, or who walked in
his sleep.
Immediately in front of him. his
eye rested upon small door. To
his surprise. he now observed for the
first time that the key was in the
lock. He turned it and saw papers
within, tied up in bundles and en-
dorsed. Some were quite yellow with
age. and some were more modern.
He went to work deliberately until
he had quite cleared the space. 1t
was not very large. but now that it
was empty it formed a sort Of
He did not finish the word even in
his own mind, but began to pass his
fingers over the panel at the back
slowly backwards and forwards. an
inch at time.
At last something seemed to catch
his nail-something which projected
ever SO slightly.
He pressed 1.-THE spring at the
back of the recess-firmly. There
was a little jarring sound, and the
back of the partition fell forward. re-
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Many girl has regained her faded
beauty, many matron has heightened
the days of her comely appearance by using
Peruna.
Peruna produces clean mucous mem
branes, the base of facial symmetry and II
perfect complexion.
The women have not been slow to dis
cover that "a course of Peruna will do more
toward restoring youthful beauty than all
the devices known To science.
While 1t is true that Peruna cures ca
tarrh wherever located, yet it is advis-
able for everyone to use Peruna IA
provocative and not wait until catarrh
The Lamar register., 1904-03-09

Women lnventov.
The United States has granted $500
patents to women.
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CHAPTER xIv.-continued.

All. though still legible, were more
or less injured by the fiery ordeal to
which they had been in some degree
subjected. The fire, which had stopped
before reaching the upper part of the
body, had been sufficient for this.
He ran his eye over them again.
What was that? Something which
cracked as he laid his hand upon one
of the papers nearest to him. 1t was
sheet of foreign note paper. much
singed. and written only upon one
side.
He pushed all the other papers to-
gether in a heap. Then. with the
burnt letter before him, with an elbow
planted on each side, and his head
supported between his hands, he bent
himself to the task of deciphering
what still remained.
At last. after at least an hour spent
in this way, he made a gesture of
despair.
Il suppose l must give It up. The
task is beyond meat least, this por-
tion of it"
He east his eye again over the
words.
They tell me nothing as they are.
They even serve to cast some implica-
tion upon my fathers honor. and"
He broke off abruptly. and the color
forsock his face. What was it the
doctor had limited at? Something dis
creditable in the past?
He glanced at the paper again
But this speaks of something
worse"
He gave a hasty look round. as
though he half-feared the possibility
of the presence of a listener, as he
whispered the Something
criminal"
He took up his per again, and once
more concentrated his whole attention
upon the burnt letter.
The paper before him contained
number OF broken phrases-the be-
einnings and fragments of sentences.
The upper part of the letter had been
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has fastened itself in some part of the
system.
Peruna acts quickly and benefcially
on the intiamed mucous membranes
lining the different organs Of the body.
Thus it will cure catarrh wherever
located.
tory results from the use Of Peruua, write
at once to DR. Hartman, giving full
statement Of your case, and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR. Hartman. President OF Tho
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
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HOW TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESCAPED zl
DREAD CATARRh BY USE OF PE-Ru-hA.
tarrh Robs Women of Health and Beauty.
Pe=ru-na flakes Women Healthy and Beautiful
Miss Amanda johnson, Falrohild, Wis, writes:

Miss Amanda johnson, Fairchid, Wis, writes: artf
write you how much Peruna benefited me- For
years had pain In head around my eyes,
and thought It because eyes needed treatment
and had glasses fitted to my eyes
for time, but felt relief Whatever
fact than before, and to the conciu
sion that tho trouble my eyes, but with
and that It must be catarrh. As so many OF my
friends had used Perunn with benefit for this troub
thought 1t. not that did so, for
short time began to improve and in four weeks my
eyes were in splendid condition, my general health was
improved all catarrh of the head was gone
was glad get trouble and gnd to endorse
such good Peruna. Miss Amanda Johnson
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Miss Amanda johnson.

Miss Flora Hauser, 1882 S. New
Jersey Street, indianapolis, Ind,
writes:
al think I must have been frou-
bied with cafarrh ever since was
very young. aggravated each time
n caught cold. This did NOT
prove sufficiently serious to be OBJ
noxious until iasf winter Then
my head and nose were so stopped
up that felt I must do something.
Peruna was recommended 10 me by
a friend. used IL for four weeks
and found to my relief that IL cured
me. Ihaye NOT had a bit of trouble
since. My head Is clear, and can
safely affirm that Peruna cured
me. "-hiss Flora Hauser.
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One Thing to Avoid.

Yes" said the great man, 81 am
going to write a book of personal rec
objections. | think | am prominent
enough to do that, don't you?"
"Oh. yes. you're prominent enough,
but I'd like to caution you about one
thing"
What's that?"
For the purposes of publication,
don't recollect anything about promi-
nent men now living"
But they're just the people want
to write about. Those are the kind
OF "reminiscences that will make the
book sell"
"Oh, we'll, suit yourself, but remem
ber that | warned you"
Whats the danger?"
Why, just as soon as you begin to
recollect things about them they will
begin to recollect things about you.
"I hadn't thought of that" remarked
the great man.-Cincinnati Post.
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A wicked college paper says that
thermometers are not the only things
that are graduated and get degrees
without having brains
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Irsr srxn rms NoT1cE ANp 1Oc

Johnny-M Ma. / don't want TO go to bed.
Mrs. StronE-I;o this instant. You should
learn to obey like your father.
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millions in Oats.

Salzer's New National oats yielded
in 1903 in Mich, 2iO bu., in Mo. 255 bu..
in N. D.. $40 bu.. and In 30 other
states from $50 to 300 bu. per acre.
Now this Oat II generally grown in
1904. will add millions of bushels to the
yield. and millions of dollars to the
farmers purse. Try IT for 1904. Lars-
est Seed Potato and Alfalfa Glover
growers in America.
Salzer's Speltz, Beardless Barley.
Home Builder Corn. Macaroni Wheat.
Pea Oat, Billion Dollar Grass and Ear
lest Canes are money makers for you.
Mr.. Farmer.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 1Oc
II stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co..
La Crosse, wis. and receive in return
their big catalog and lots of farm seed
samples. CIV. n. ID
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Pisos Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF as
q cough cure.-J. w O'BRfEa, 3S2 Third Ave,
NJ, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. G, 1900