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The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08
a spotted DOG Spotted.

James Ferris, of Morris Plains. felt
so convival last night that he called
at police headquarters for chat with
Chief Halloway. He was accompanied
by spotted coach dog which had a
familiar look to the chief. He asked
Ferris if the dog was his and Ferris
claimed it as his own. But the chief
was not satisfied and sent Joseph
Feldman, who was in the headquar-
ters, to get William A Dolan, who
owned a coach dog. Dolan reported
that the dog was his. He had been
boarding it with a man named Flynn
at Littleton but had been told a week
ago that the dog had either strayed
or had been stolen. Dolan swore out
a warrant for Ferris and he was com
mitted to jail on a charge of larceny.
Dolan valued the dog at $50.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08
Local Ward commitr ees.

The Republicans of Morris county
elected their township and ward com.
mittees Tuesday evening
The First Ward committee is: Col
Inns B. Weir, II. NJ. Sal6ind, Theodore
Ayres, William II. Benson and r. FL.
Burchell.
Second Ward Harvey Mills, Geo. b.
Cobbett, d. E. Romine, D. f. Bark
man, Joseph A. Blanchard.
Third Ward-Gustave A. Becker,
chairman; Llewellyn B. Tompkins,
Wilbur F. Day, treasurer; Anderson
M. Guerin, Geo. G. Runyon, secretary.
Fourth Ward-Edward x. Mills,
chairman; N. c. Toms, secretary DR.,
Clifford Mills, treasurer DR.. Ray q.
Welch, S. G. Griffith, Jr.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08

Mayor Alexander Bennell has asked
the following gentlemen to meet with
him on Wednesday evening in the
board of aldermen rooms and discuss
the question of celebrating the cen
tennial of Abraham Lincoln IS birth -
Dr. Stephen Pierson, Willard w. Cut
Ter, Rev. William Russell Bennett, Al
bert Fl. Vernan. DR.. Henry A, Hen
riques, Charles w. Ennis, Eugene S.
Burke, George o. Smith, Thomas w.
Cauldwell, George e. Voorhees,, Judge
Alfred Elmer Mills, John M. Forbes,
Rev. Andrew M. Sherman, Alexander
H. Tiers, Augustus L. Revere, Ira
Mowery, Henry M, Smith, Lucius P.
Haunis, DIR. Frederick W. Owen, Ran
son H. Thomas, Daniel S. Voorhees,,
Charles d. M. Cole, Philip II. Cooper
and John r. Emery.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08
!. CORNING EDWARDS TALKS

Makes Address on g Human Electric
ity the scientific Basis of Health.''
On Friday afternoon last at the resi-
of William II. Thompson, Morris
Plains, p. Corning Edwards. of New
York, gave an interesting talk on
I" Human Electricity the Scientific
Basis Of HEALTH" before number of
prominent people OF Morristown and
Morris Plains. Mr., Edwards began by
saying -" One of the most important
subjects which demands our attention
and investigation is that of health,
and there is probably no knowledge SO
earnestly sought as the knowledge of a
reliable way by which to regain and re-
tain this desired condition. He then
went on to say that to get thoroughly
at the foundation of health it is neceS-
sary to know the nature of vital force,
that when we understand this we
reach the basis of life itself and are
ready to construct a science of health
which will be scientifically accurate.
He further stated that this life power
is the key to health and long life, that
all weakness and disease results from
q low state Of vitality that this
vitality il the universal energy,
electricity, and that as a know
ledge of the laws of electricity has
given man control in the mechanical
world, so proving human energy to
be electricity gives him dominion IN
the life realm. Understanding the
nature of the vitality which we have,
or lack, as the case may be, and know
ing the laws through which it is gen.
Grated and controlled, gives man COM
plete mastery over his mental and
physical condition. Mr.. Edwards is
an impressive speaker, and his clear
and convincing presentation of his
subject held the close attention of his
audience, awakening such an interest
in human electricity, that he is form
lug a class in Morristown for teaching
It's laws, and their application to
health.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08
Cnange Of rIme Of Meetings.

1t has been thought best by those
interested in the Woman's Union
prayer-meeting to change, for time,
the day and the hour OF the weekly
meeting, which will be held through
the month of December in the chapel
of the First Presbyterian church. In
stead OF Thursday morning it will be
held every Monday afternoon at three
thirty o'clock AS this change is made
for the convenience of those who can
not attend in the morning larger at
tendance is expected.
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STATE ACCOUNTS AUDITED.

Mr.. Voorhees, is Complimented Upon
the Condition OF His once.
The joint committee of the Legisla-
ture on Treasurer s accounts met We'd
nesday and examined the accounts
and cash balance of State Treasurer
Daniel S. Voorhees,. After the days
work the committee with number Of
invited guests, including Governor
Fort, were entertained at luncheon
by the State Treasurer. The Cover
nor and Committee congratulated the
Treasurer on the management of his
office and the good results from new
systems introduced. A couple OF
dozen enjoyed the Treasurer's hospi-
tality. His accounts we're found cor
rect and all of the States assets in
tact.
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MACHINE SHOP BURNED.
Building at speedwell Used by Trac-
tion Company for Storage.

Building at Speedwell Used by Trac-
tion Company for Storage.
Fire destroyed what was the ma
chine shop at the Speedwell Iron
works early Monday morning. The
building was owned by Robert d.
Foote and others and was occupied by
the Morris County Traction Co. as a
storehouse. The trolley company have
lost tools, trolley poles, ETC., valued at
$1,000. fortunately large number of
the company's tools and supplies we're
in use by the construction gangs and
were stored in tool boxes along the
trolley line.
%dward Bowen telephoned the alarm
to police headquarters and Chief j..
Fred Runyon of the fire department,
went to Speedwell with the chemic i
engine and the still alarm wagon.
Finding the fire too much for the ap-
paratus at hand the chief had gem
eral alarm turned in, bringing the
steamers and hose. The truck was
not taken up, the still alarm wagon
being provided with the hooks and
other tools needed.
The firemen worked for an hour and
a half but the fire was too much for
them, working its way through the
old ramshackle structure and threat
ening the old office building in which
the trolley Company had "a large
amount of fish plates and bolts.
The origin of the fire Is not known
but it is thought the building must
have been set afire by tramps. The
police have been watching the build
ing for some time at night thinking
that two men wanted by them would
locate there, but their vigilance had
been relaxed for the past few nights.
With this fire almost the last Of the
buildings of the old Speedwell Iron
works have been destroyed. there yet
remaining the Office building and the
structure in which the experiments
on the electro magnetic telegraph were
conducted by Alfred Vail and Samuel
e. B. Morse. The iron works were
built in 1872 by Vail and it was in the
machine shop destroyed Monday
that the boiler for the first steam YES
sci to cross the Atlantic was con-
structed AT these works was also
made the tires, axles and cranks for
the first American locomotives and
here also was made the first cast-iron
plow.
Upon the death of Judge Vail in
1864 the works were dismantled, the
machinery shipped to Scotland and
the buildings allowed to fall into de
cay. A few years ago men connected
with the trolley here bought the prop
erty and since then it has been used
for storage by the traction company
with the intention of eventually build
ing power house on the property.
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Several volumes on architecture
have recently been added to the Nor
rlstown library. A most beautiful set
is The Cathedrals Of England and
Wales" by Arnold Fairbairn in four
volumes, published by the Society for
Promoting Christian knowledge, of
London. Development and Charac-
ter of Gothic architecture, 2 by Charles
Herbert Moore, and The Cathedrals
of England and Wales by T. Francis
Bumps, in three volumes, are also in
cluded in the list Of new books.
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Mrs. Pnzer Buried "Wednesday.

Mrs. Charles Pfizer, who died OF pneu-
monia at her home in Stuttgart, Ger
many, on July 4th, was buried in
Brooklyn on Wednesday. She was
sixty-eight years old and was the wild
ow of Charles Pfizer, a manufacturing
chemist OF New York city and Ber-
nardsville. Three sons, Charles, GUS
tav and Emile, and two daughters,
Mrs. Frederic Duncan and the Baron
ess Bachoyen Won EchU, OF Vienna.
survive.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08

Superintendent w. L. r. Haven has
resigned as a member Of the state
board Of examiners, and Henry Sny-
der. superintendent, of Jersey City,
has been appointed, by the state board
Of education, to fill the vacancy.
The present members OF the board
OF examiners are State Superinten-
dent Baxter, Principal Green, Of the
Trenton Normal school; Principal
Chaplin, of the Montclair Normal
school, and Mr.. Synder.
The Morris County chronicle., 1908-12-08

The X-Ray club held it's monthly
meeting Tuesday evening In the parlor
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion. 1t was Walt Whitman evening
and the session was presided over by a
Mr.. } ohnson, Of New York, who was a
personal friend Of Whitman. He read
several of his poems and letters and
told several anecdotes.
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Former County Clerk Daniel s..
Voorhees, is now comfortably seutled
in his suite of Offices in the Parker
building. With the aid of Miss John
son, who was in the county clerks Of
fees for many years, Mr.. Voorhees, is
engaged in settling up the business of
of the offices under his regime. He is
in his offices on Wednesdays and Sat-
u days and Miss Johnson is on hand
every day.
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South street from De Hart street to
the Lyceum has become the art center
of town. at Burnett'S, the latest ad-
dition to the shops, is large display
Of pictures many OF which are apprO-
priately framed and other art wares
suitable for gifts.
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lefb wing

Score at end of first half-Morris-
town School /, Morristown l. Final
score -Morristo@n School 3, Morris
town l. Goals Bray2, Austin, Black.
Time OF halves Thirty-tive minutes
Referee Dick. Linesmen-D Donaldson
and Brink.
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snmmIt wins at Basket-Ball.

The Summit Young Mems Christian
association basketball team defeated
the Morristown associations team in
an Inter-Town league game Saturday
evening twenty TO nineteen, on the
local court. The game was hard fought
and was in doubt until the whistle was
blown for time. Fetzer's brilliant
work for the locals and Otis's goal
throwing we're features of the game
The line-up:
Morristown Summit
Cronshey. ... .......... .Allesburns
center
AuVeISOu .....I.......,. -. w WilSOu
right guard
Mac Intyre. .................V Vegtlin
left guard
Fetzer. ...... -. -. .Fermeer
right forward
FREEMAN. .-.......... ......... OUlS
left forward
Points scored-Cronshey ten, Fetzer
nine, AlleSburns two, Vmgtlin five,
Wilson two, Otis nine, Fermeer two.
Referee, Brink umpire, V@gtlin.
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MorrIstown school Won soccer Game

In fast and brilliant game OF SOC
Ger Saturday afternon the Morristown
School team defeated Gordon Heath's
All -Morristown team by score of 3 70
/. Morristown Schools passing of the
bail was very fine. The work Of Bray,
an old English player, helped the
school team to win. He kicked two
of the three goals made by his team.
The line-up;
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IcoNTINUED ON FIFTH PAaE.l
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The Orpheum.

The Orpheum was crowded to ca
pacity last night to see the presenta'
ton of the Belle of Richmond" the
bill the Orpheum has been featuring
for some time. The Belle" was I'M
doubtedly one of the best and pref.
test plays ever in Roswell. The en-
tire company seemed to work hard
to make the play a success. The stage
settings were far above the average,
the garden Gene in the first act get
ting loud applause as the curtain as.
cended. Individual mention of the
work of the different members OF the
cast would be superfiuous, yet a good
word could be said of every one OF
them. Mr.. Weston, as Jerry, Mr.. Rus.
sell, as Bill, Miss Somers as Auntie,
and Miss Wylde as the Belle, were
the leading characters and their work
showed the careful actor and the
pafnstaking artist.
Moving pictures, illustrated songs
and a specially by Owen and DeVer-
non were given between acts.
The Belle" will be the play to.
night and Wednesday night.
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SCOTT & COOLEY TO
OPEN STORE ON PLAIN

OPEN STORE ON PLAINS.
City Attorney X. K. Scott is max
ing plans to resign his Office and as
sociate himself with J. D.. Cooley in
the mercantile business at what is
to be called Scottsboro. So miles east
of Roswell on the plains. The new
firm will be called Scott & Cooley.
Their store building is now being con.
structed. 1t will be in the center of a
new farming district that is. being
settled. 1t is ten miles west
of Bronco, Texas, on this side of the
Texas-New Mexico line. Mr.. SCOTS
resignation will take effect October
LIST, and by that time he expects to
be established at his new place. Mr..
Cooley Is now on the ground looking
after the construction of the building.
Mr.. Scott is making the change for
the benefit of his health, n Mr..
Cooley for the business proposition.
Mr.. SCOTS family will remain in Ros-
well until next spring. Mr.. Cooley is
an experienced merchant, having run
a store at Glen, N. NJ, many years.
The new firm will freight its goods
from Roswell until the new railroad
is built.
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CANDIDATE TAFT BEING
TRIED AS A SPEAKER

~Sandusky, o., Sept. S.-Wm. H.
Taft spoke extemporaneously on the
issues of the campaign at points en-
route from here to Cincinnati today.
His first political speech of the day
was delivered in the theatre here this
morning. The real Importance of the
days work is said to lie in its bearing
on the possible assignment of the
Republican candidate for future speech
tours, and his performance today
will be scrutinized closely by the pol
iticians whose duty it will be to make
his future assignments.
In an address at the soldiers home
today Judge Taft took occasion to
give credit to Senator Foraker under
whose administration as governor the
home was erected.
Judge Taft today received a tele-
gram from Chairman Hitchcock stat
ing hat Wright had withdrawn as
candidate for governor OF Tennessee,
which clears up the Republican situa.
ton in that state.
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E. L. Bedell and several other Ros-
we'll people returned this morning
from Dayton, where they went to see
the big gas well, recently discovered
| ALI report it a big sight, worth going
to see, and believe it to be at least
a positive guarantee that there is pay
| oil and gas beneath the arresian lake
of the Pecos Valley. Many of them
think this well to be a paying, com
mercial proposition.
The well is an eight-inch hole, now
| 1,020 feet deep, located On the land
of Mrs. J. C. Platt, of Roswell, rec
emily moved here from Louisiana. 1t
is two and a half miles east and a
little south of Dayton, Eddy county.
To a Record reporter Mr.. Bedell
follows: "They have drawn down the
size of the casing to flint a two-inch
pipe and this pipe is carried up to
a height of twenty feet above the der
rick, and the derrick is "a feet high.
The top OF he pipe is fitted with a
cross piece o TT" to keep the well
from blowing itself out, as the drill
ers describe it. By means of a long
pole. with a orch On its end, b
drillers a light and tur out the
flame at will. When thesgas is turned
on it ruBhes out both ends of the "T''
with great force and with a sound
equal to an engine letting of steam
When lighted you see a thin blue
streak for ten feet from the end OF
the pipe and then this blue flame
turns to n of yellowish red, which
gradually enlarges to a flame many
feet in circumference. At Dayton this
light is SO big and SO bright that it
makes lights and shadows. It can be
plainly seen at Lake Arthur. The force
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of the gas is estimated at 125 pounds
pressure. 1t would take abou eighty
pounds pressure to force it to Ros-
WELL"
Another Roswell man who did not
care to be quoted, stated that the
owners of the we'll said they had
enough gas to supply the town of
Dayton.
The men who are back of the new
well, including Mr.. Platt, husband of
the woman who owns the land, are a
little undecided just what they should
do. They were advised by Mr.. BedelI
and other Roswell men who have had
more or less experience with pros
pect wells to telegraph at once for
an expert. They called a meeting OF
their associates at Dayton for his
morninfi, at which some decision was
to be reached. The well has a few
leaks and the proper casing and cap
ping is a step all are agreed should
be taken at once. The question of
deeper drilling is to be considered.
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Wanted

during the entire month of October
will prove successful.
The Bryan and Kern Business Mems
Association, with Nathan Straus, OF
New York, as president, and N. l.
Goltra, of st. Louis as vice president,
was formally launched at the meet
ing of the Democratic national com.
mittee today. The work of organizing
clubs which are expected to appeal
strongly to the business interests OF
the country will be begun with vigor
Immediately.
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y -EE N-1-- = ~
3:30-Ministers' Hour.
Systematic living. Mrs. K. B. Pat
terson.
Solo, Mrs. Fred Hunt.
Business.
Wednesday Nisht.-7:3o.
Music.
Devotions, Miss Helen Parks.
Piano Solo.
Scientific Facts; Peruna Illumina
ton.
Reading, Miss Nellie Mason.
Solo, Mrs. Mullane.
Address. Rev. w. w. Ravens.
Violin Solo, Miss Eva Nelson.
Reading, Mrs. K. B. Patterson.
Duet, Mrs. Ellis and Miss Baker.
Collection.
Temperance Doxology.
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COLORADO STATE DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 8.-The Demo
cratic state convention for the pur.
pose of nominating a full state ticket
and declaring the partys choice for s.
s. Senator to succeed Henry M. Tel.
Opera House at II o'clock today. The
session vas marked as usual with a
contest between the Denver factions,
the supporters respectively Of Mayor
Speer nj former u. 8. Senator Pat,
terson. The Speer delegation was
placed on the temporary roll call.
State Senator w. H. Adams of Con.
ekos county, was unanimously elect.
ed temporary chairman.
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tt4kIsThAA
TEMPERANCE. UNION.

| TEMPERANCE. UNION.
The Territorial convention of the
| Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
Christian church, with Mrs. 8. G. Nut
ter, Territorial President in the chair.
The ladies of Roswell Union have
beautifully decorated the church with
bunting, flowers and Old Glory. Loops
of the "Silver Chain are gracefully
yer Chain" being commemorative Of
the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
organization in New Mexico.
The morning was devoted to the
regular routine of business.
This afternoon will be heard the re-
ports from the superintendent OF
the various departments, and an ad-
| dress by the Territorial president.
| evening session will be devoted to
addresses of welcome, etc, as fol-
lows:
Music.
Devotions, Rev. H. F. vermillion.
Music, by Quartet.
Address of Welcome, His Honor
Mayor Richardson, for the City; Greet
ing, Mrs. Up. Wetmore, for Federal.
ed Union of Missionary Societies.;
Mrs. VIM. Mason, for local Union.
Response, Mrs. Mary W. Barnes.
Solo, Mrs. Jean McClane.
Address, Mrs. K. B. Patterson.
Solo, Mr. Rodgers.
Address, Judge Pope.
Music:-Trio, Mesdames McClane,
Mullane, Miss Mason.
Collection, announcements, temper:
nee Doxology.
Wednesday, Sept. 9th.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotions conducted by
Mrs. Fowler.
Reading Of the minutes.
Report of committee on credentials.
Music.
Departments to be presented
Sabbath Observance; Unfermented
Wine; Purity in Literature; Parlia-
mentary Usage; Penal and Reforma-
tory; Purity.
Open parliament.
Report of superintendent.
Paper, Mothers Meetings." Mrs.
David Stewart.
Paper, Social Meetings and Red
Letter Days. Mrs. Pitt Ross.
Music.
Discussions, 'How to Create Inter
est in the Work of Local Unions"
Our Publications, Union Signal"
CRUSADER Monthly" Mrs. A. A. Scott.
Election of officers and delegates
to National Convention.
Miscellaneous business.
Memorial service. conducted by the
Territorial President. In Memoriam.
Mrs. c.. J. Wilson, Mrs. Kate Nick.
Irwin.
Noontide service.
Wednesday Afternoon.
2:3O-Devotions, Mrs. j. E. Nancy.
Music.
Addresses by superintendent.
Franchise, Mrs. G.. E. Wilson.
Press and Literature, Mrs. A. A.
Scott.
Preparing for Legislation, MRS. L.
A. Harvey.
Solo, Mrs. Bohanon.
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r

CUES TO
Nathan Jaffa, secretary of the terri
tory, received a telegram today stat
ing that Governor Curry left Santa
Fee last night for Arizona on a trip
of several days. This makes Mr.. Jaf
ia acting governor during Governor
Currys absence. Mr.. Jaffa will leave
tomorrow or Thursday morning for
Santa Fe. His family will continue
their visit in Roswell. - ~ -
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DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
IN COUNCIL OF WAR.

Chicago, Sept. S.-Preliminary to
the invasion OF the East by William
J. Bryan. the members Of the Dem
ocratic national committee held a
council of war today, and for several
hours studied the plans Of campaign.
While no definite announcement was
made 1t Ii generally believed that an
effort to have Bryan take the stump
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Mayor G.. A. Richardson left this
morning on a business trip to Elkins
and other points in that vicinity.
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BERNARD Gunsul writes from A1bu-
QuerqHe that he Is steadily recovering
expects to return in about three
weeks to Roswell.
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Miss Carrie Hinkle went to Hager-
nan last night to spend two weeks
with her brother, John I. Hinkle.
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Lost or Strayed.

One Jersey COW with crumpled
horn,- left horn broken. Broke out of
lot 207 West Seventh St, Friday
night, Sept. 4th, 1908. If found notify
t&ths X. K. SCOTT, City.
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EYE WITNESSES TELL OF THE
APPEARANCE OF THE NEW
SPOUTER AT DAYTON.
MEETING THIS MORNING

as to What Steps Should Be Taken
and a Meeting Was Held Today to
Decide That Point The Pressure
of the Well is Sufficient to Force
it to Roswell, and More.
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Dress M akinq.

Plain sewing. Infant clothes a spe-
cialty. Mrs. Peterson, 71S N. Main,
4th door to side. 64t1s
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LOCAL NEWS :

Save fuel and time by using cook
ed meats from the T. G. !
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Why don't you buy a new Range

The old one has done duty
long enough. 1t eats up enough
extra fuel a year to pay for one
of our new improved kind. We
have some cheap and some that
are dearer. Either way we are
to please you. Come and
see them.
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Pots
And Kettles

as you like, if they are displayed
on one of our new style Ranges,
they will be all right.