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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Biq Iron Property Deal.

Philadelphia, Miss, April 25.-(Special)- D. Yates, 21, met horrible death at, the Hiram Harris sawmill at Fair Grounds, being cut in two, when. he stumbled against a revolving saw, each half of his body falling on opposite sides of the saw. His head also struck the saw and was split open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Bio Iron Property Deal.

Bristol. Tenn, April 25.-(Special)- )--D. D. Hull, counsel of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke company, confirms the nTws that his company has closed deal For iron ore properties near Gainesville, Ga, aggregating $10S,0OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Even Break at Meridian.

Meridian Miss, April 25.-(Special.)-A doubleheader, devoid of features, between Meridian and Vicksburg, resulted in an even break today Yount's pitching ih the second game was miserable He alked seven men, and one when all the bases were full. Weleh, Meridians new twirler, pitched a fine game. Score:
 First game RH F. Vicksburg ....... 200 900 1OO-3 6 3 Meridian - 600 O03 11*-5 10 1
 Batteries Blackburn and Krebs; Welch and Decosta.
 Second game K. .H. E. yicksburg ...........1 101 O30 1O0-6 5 , Meridian .OO 900 900 1O0-1 ' 8
 Batteries: Robb and Krebs; Yount and Decosta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
NEGROES PLAY BASEBALL ! BIRMINGHAM vS. ATLANTA

The Birmingham Giants, colored base ball organization which played in great style last season, will meet the team of the Atlanta Baptist college at West End park Monday and. Tuesday after moons.
 Both teams arc strong this season, ac- cording to the reports, and that they will draw well in the two games played here this week, is certain.
 The Birmingham team is strong ag- gregation, and for two seasons has de- feated everything in the south. The col cred teams draw strongly from the white patrons of the game, for whom special spa ; is reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Pimples
 Disappear
Wonderful Effect of Calcium SuIphide
 Treatment. On Every Kind of Skin Eruption.

Send For Free Trial Package To
 Prove 1t. You positively get rid of your pimples and skin eruptions by taking Stuart's Calcium Waters.
 These wonderful little workers have cured bad boils in three days, and some of the worst cases of skin disease in a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The GawK makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

If you want the bes. advertising cuts try the Gawk. Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

Trimmed Merry Widow" Sail ors. You will find it hard to du- plicate these sailors elsewhere under $5.0O; special now, S2.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

One grand lot of Flowers, some that are well worth 50e or 75c- are all offered at one price-all colors that are in demand, you will find in this lot. Special at 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

Several hundred Merry Wid- owl Sailors in the large and me dium sizes, in all the leading col ors of the season-some you will find are perfectly round and oth- CTS are oblong shape-all are good values at $1.50. Special, 9Sc-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

system of longdistance transmission ot
me ssages wee the GaHls.
If Won leave your offic" some after
| noon and see 4 friend across the street
and cry. "Oh. there" you are using
a system OF biography in vogue in
Europe until 1892.
The cry of "hupra," from which the
English oh, there" is derived, was
the mouth telegraphy Of the ancien;
Franks, and by which they sent
message at the rate $50 miles uay-
A numbar of men, stationed al Ger
tain intervals over long stretch OF
country. sent messages ono TO the OF n
CT. 50 quickly. that Caescr. in hrs
Commentaries said the natives for
wardcd warnings Of his approach AT
the rate Of 80 leagues from sunrise to
sunset. At night they used signal
fires or "haunchces.' While tympans
were beaten fires were lighted from
mountains top TO muntain top.
To the tourist wandering through
France and over the Pyrenees inc
Spain the old towers which appear
from timc to time across the noun
tains may seem purposeiess ana
strange Yet they are vestiges OF the
greatest system of old-time aerial
photography in existence.
These towers-both cquare and
Sound-arc situated on the most prom'-
rent hilIocks. Up to 1Sii-when ex-
pcrimcEts assured the Success Of the
electrical teicgraph-thes" towers
were the means of communication IN
Fraacr IN that year there were
SIS stations. The towers were two
stories high. vita index signals Of hight
wood or from mounted At the top OF
a pole on the roof.
This system was originated b.
CIaudcd Chappc. and was prcsented to
the National ASS molly of Franc on
March %. 1872 cbaprc had prepared
a secret vocabulary composed g"
1899 words. represented by chsrac-
tors
The convention cDnducted = Seri"s
of trials. ami. eIa:ci b. what iis NOM
hers called the simplicity Of tue
scheme. adopted IL.
Al that time France vas ai war
with ucarly IN" whole Eurorc. The
frs, tcIrgraphic national message
was rccrivcd ~ Carnot. grandfather OF
recent French President. telling ri
The restoration Of Condo TO the Hepub-
lie.
The news ~ irc taking Of Rruxeii's
by the Frrrch vas transmitted from
that city to Paris in - minutes.
Messages were sen, hy placing siS-
mails At the top ef the poles on IN"
towers. Tho Photographer al the mo
end mounted a ladder and changes
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them BY hand There was always
some one on watch on the towers to
note tine signals from the others.
The line of stations was extended
by the first Bonaparte to MiIan, Italy.
and thence to Mayence, Germany.
As the French ARM rctreatcd the
telegraph post were destroyed. Com
pared TO the modern portable apparai
us which is carried by an army. the
old system was rather announcement.
During the Crimean War system
OF sending messages by the use of SEN
aphores was adopted in 1854, by which
messages were conveyed from one
camp of the allied armies TO another.
Arms extended from a framework OF
wood, which could be operated by
wires by 4 man below tent. BY
lifting or lowering the rams. messages
were sent from one division 10 anoth-
er.
While the efficiency and success
OF the electric telegraph was assured
by 1850. and wires We're strung up ai'
ever Northern France, il was not I'M
til the end OF that year thar -hey were
opened for public use.
Even when private individuals were
allowed 10 send mesS,gas. they wer"
required 70 give proof .! their identi-
". but the secrecy Of IN" dispatches
was considered invin'a.',.
The charge was three francs. T e.
cents for 90 words. A few Eaon;hs
after the wires were gi.,.a :o- public
use the first submarine cabl-, was
hid between Calais and DovcG -
Philadelphia North Amn-:caE.
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Thought Ne Mad Cancer.

A prominent physician tells this: g
man came to the hospital dying
cancer OF the stomach. There wa6
spot on his front about the size Nf
silver dollar which was so tender s.
couldn't touch It without makfng
yell like demon. He was VT
away TO sBch degree that yoa 60
almost push his bones through 3
skin. After making an exzminAktoqls3
called In my assistants for coasu1
ion. We retired 10 the antesuom
agreed that there was no cA1eee
all. but to relieve the mans NH
decided upon an operation. We1
him under ether. scarffled ~
skin rather mercilessly. I cooe1
dressed the wounds and covered t.
patch with court plaster. That 30
devil thought he had been cnt m -
pieces and part of his insides cut az
He vas relieved. and IN nov fat -.
lusfy II only shows what the lnnE
nation can do."-From the New yoe4
Press.
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Surprising that all the telegraph
and telephone lines of the country
were destroyed or rend' red useless
what would b. the result?
business would be paralyzed-there
would be widespread confusion. So
depedent is every city and town upon
another, SO closely interrcIatcd are
the big business deals in the CONNER
cial centers. that II our means Of com.
munication were suddenly to become
useless there would be pandemonium
in the financial world and innumerab'e
hardships for those who depend on
news or information by wire
Yet have you ever considered how
people conveyed news to each other,
or messages and warnings in time oil
war, l"fore the telegraph or telephone
was invented?
Have you thought Of the innumsr,
able difficulties which confronted the
ancient Gauis when Caesar invaded
France-when they sent messages by
mouth from post to post covering
IS miles a day-and, later Of those
who developed the scienc" of signal
ing, so that messages could be sent
from Paris across the Alps TO Rome
in three hours?
To compare the present with TIC
ancient means Of communication Is Z"
appreciate that yon are living In the
commercial twentieth century.
One Of the first systems Of aerial
tclegrarhy was attempted in Tn"
fifteenth century. The originator was
Armoutons. at that time considered
one Of the clever Il scientists NJ the
world. Yet YOU never hear the name
nowadays In connection with inat oi
Morse or Bell.
However. Amontons developed
system of signal biography so that a
message could be sent from Paris 10
Rome in three hours. Those who
Assisted In the Transmission of tn"
message along the line were unable
10 tell the nature Of IN. message.
Posts were PLACID from Paris across
the Alps at consecutive points. where
men were stationed with telescopes.
Different signals. representing com.
biuations Of letters. were run Hp at
each pcsi. The man nj the other end.
seeing the signal. placed n similar one
before his post. and 50 the message
vas carried 10 It's destination.
The kcy to the signal was known on
~ In thos- who sent the :Ressaee in
paris and TO the recipients a thousand
miles away. Amoutons vas not en-
courased IN his work by the puffy.
spusy functIoparics ~ the time. and
discontinued his efforts. -r -.
Perhaps the real inauearators Of the
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Difficulties of Ascending Pixies Peak

Oh you'll prnLah!y he able to stand
il all right. You want to be sure you
have a strong heart. OF course. a lot
of people die an the way up: Now
;; when I went up they stopped every
little while and put people that had
dropped out off the train. Let EN- liz
on their backs on the platform until
they can breathe again. Pick 'em w
on their way hack. Sure, they sener
ally get over it all right. II is worth
going mp all right: you'll enjoy It
But about your heart now"
When YOU hav,. come ?."aJ init :
with one certain plan 1t leas' in Hour
hca that yOu viii go to ne top of the
Peck that was named after Mr.. Pike
because he did NOT climb IL and hook
al the view, this sort Of stops You up
AMI makes you think bit. kirs way,
you've seen Fix Peak from the Gar
den OF the GodS rising up bG hind the
othe. moutains and popping up through
the tcIrssop with lis birl-cage oh
scrvatury IN tor 81 dos not look 81
VERY much bigger tI:.a he other uiOsH
,ains around anil ycd wonhcr why
Mr. Pike was 9" anxious TO get 20 the
top.
This ie = pea. r" TIP. anyway. and
what's the IL. = Eo'nG on tIIiI
which is Iiiz-.'v T." r.arccn YOU half way
up the mountain. lying GA ycur hack
waiting 10 get y"rr Teath and n train
You rcmcml'.r that latTiy your hear!
hammers afl.'r YOU have run up ,hrr"
flights Of stair. and you feel sort ~
queer vh.'n you go up in q fas. Gle
vator. and sometimes you get dizzy
when you look down at the river
through the cracks Of tae Broosiyh
bridge. Wnrn u come down NJ the
river analysis "f the thing. what is
tho final anaTvsi, your life just for \
little rIcaeurc and 80 that Won can
say that Won hay" hcen mp ono Of tn
highest norntajns IN the world That
Is when y"a d. ~" YOU will not 20
up Pike r"ak after I'll.
The Stcp Is Taken
Then you tniuA Of xEcn you -
home.
"whai' Didn't ~ 40 Prizes Peak
Wont = HDs init. ga there. and iiin't
IN to the toy FrIia of your heart :
We'll. IN b. dsTn"d'"
You ~ ava quick and buy tick
ct. Won know u~H that after you hsv"
spent 8. vow ~lT not back out. tn"
next morning finds you with the Other
two waiting Al The station for IN"
train to como Won have already 70.
fused . drink That you wanted and Won
have no; bon sunkinx much Roth
fhosc things 'h~v say affect The heart.
There Is = fra'rruity convention. or
part Of IL. waiting on the platform.
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Too Scarce to Throw Away.

They pipe water now through the
burning Australian jeser; that lies be-
twcrn the coast and the Kilgocriic gold
fields, distance If aboJt $50 mites, bTl
in my days in that forsakeB country
water was The scarccst commodity
known said Mr.. J. X. Crippin. San
Francisco mining engineer.
1T was often hard TO get enough Wal
or for drinking purposes. and The nan
who was reckless cBosgh Of his moBey
To bu- buck"tfrI for bath was tn"
taTk Gf tho community. . once induig.
81 in this luxury. and after had TN
ish"d ! soficod that the water was
carefully COLLECTED again by the ven
der
What are you going In do with ar
asked the man Sell u to some q, h.
rr fellow for hall price. he answered,
and after that III sell u several more
Times. for you zee It's too scarce. mis-
ter. 10 throw away alter only one or
two mcn have washed in IT,. Prom
the baltimore American.
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too. aud IL bothers you. The boys
with the hathands are laughing loud
~ aud emptily and don't seem tn
realize the gravity Of the experience
that Is before them. A fat man with
"a ioud voice goas running aroun yell
ing Come on. all you Kappa YaPpas.
get aboard our train"
He comes up to YOU and says. Are
, you in this Kappa Yappa party? ana
you say Mo- out loud and THANK
heaven, I'm not" under your breath.
lyon hope the fat man has weak
heart and don't know II. Finally they
are all on board. Then two trainmen
com. along staggering under load
and put white pine coffin on tbs.
back platform. You wonder i: this is
a usual precIutioB. and ask. The
trainman answers you in a matter-of-
fact way:
oh. that's for fellow that tried
20 walk up the Peak yeSt' rday. lie
didn't know he hal a week heart. and
when he got to Tn" top. ih. aftitni"
killed him. They done all they
could for him. but they couldn't bring
him around.
En- Unpleasant Experience.
That is Certainly n sweet start, and
Won don't tell YOUR friends what youy
seen for fear il may spoil 'hrHir Sooa
tine. Yon fiHd out af'crward that
they knew j; and did not tel YOU Tor
the same reason Anyway you are not
M all surry when The coffin and the
boys with the nat hands disappear ap
The gorge where the railroad runs and
your own train with US it'll" knee
sprung engine behind il comes click
ing down the cnyS. They tell you that
the engine II no, soupIad 10 tho car.
that gravity dos all that but you are
too busy feeling your pulse TO won
der mach about that.
when yoa get into the car you look
around ami try Ca SPOT the people who
will D." laid off first. Won pick out n
fat woman Who Is already tanning
herself cSCii-diy She ~ dH" to be-
stretched out al IN" FIRST stop. You're
sur, &C that. The victim for the n"Xf
stop h. a little woman xho Is clutch
ing the arm of her big husband. You
wonder " he will &C., ont too and waste
8, or viii lot her lie and wait aion"
TO catch her breath. one by one
yea pick ont for them the places whore
the ariitud" will got In IL good wors.
and some one asks you about your
sclf.
"Fcciinr fine'--but Won know well
that you think that your heart ~
thumpir- most per aIiariy. and wonder
n that Is the first symptom.
Tho train starts ausad and clicks
its steep way along through q canon.
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! Nothing on either side bu calls OF
rock and an occasional bis powder.
and as you keep on climbing you have
time to think about the fat woman
and wonder II your heart Is your
imagination. You come to turn,
look around and forget about your
heart Looking down through the
canon as telescope you see Colo
RADIO. n plain. stretched ont before
You Then you duck around another
curve. and Colorado is shut out by a
big rock. On either side OF you are
mountains. They looked big and IN
|assailable from the Garden OF the
|Geds. New they look very puny and
Harlem. hsc-From the New YORK
Evening Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30
HOW GRANT HoNoReD ENEMYs
Federal Leader Orderd eoafires fos
Gen. Psckett's Firstborn.

Mrs George T. Pickett. widow OF the
Confederate general. General +. Pick
EFT, leader Of the famous charge Of
Picket,'s division at the battle oil
Gettysburg, delivered an address last
levening at the Benson Grand Army
reunion grounds on the Battle Of
|Gettysbur:
Il did not become the bride oil
Gen. Pickett until shortly after the
|repcris and letters. Gen. Pickett died
EFT in an interview yesterday after
noon. though was familiar with
|eysry detail of the battle from his
reports and letres. en-. Pickett died
eleven years after the war. We have
one son. who Is named after his faih-
Ter. He IL now n major IN the United
States army connected with the pay
masters department. and Is ON duty
At the Preside. San Francisco. Cal.
He has served also In the philippines.
and is n pride tn me to know that
when the opportunity offered he prov
"a himself worthy Of his father.
Mai Pickett. our son. was born
July IL. 1864. at Richmond At that
time. ysu viii remember. Gen. Grant
had begun the investment cf Rich
noad and the t~o arrui.-s were pretty
rinsr together While On his road 20
Richmond to see his hoy. Gen. Pickett
who was very popular with the army.
was constantly cnngratulated by his
Raldicrs and officers. and some Of
them Iailt bJnfir"S I'm honor of the
event. These bonfirrs attracted the
attention oi Cen. Grant. who asked
the cause. EninE told that Gen.
Pickett was thus bripg congratulated
over hig nov son. Gen. Grant re-
marked Put a match to some os tfr
brush hnsps along our front there IN
honor of Pictc,t's boy Lister. set
donors name attached 20 a cardhrdit
~ baby sfIverwsrc vas sent ihro,gn
the lines 70 our house with the don
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

ors' names attached to card sadf
the most cordial expressions OF con.
,eratulatians- The sisners were Gen.
Phil Sheridan. Gen. Meade. and other
old friends and West Point classmates
Of my husband."-From the OmAhe.
Bee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

Ladies' muslin understands
made of extra good quality muslin
with deep lace aud embroidery
rune. regularly $1.9S value. CLOS
ING SALE PRICE ........ CSC
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

Best quality elastic seam
drawers with elastic ankles.
broken sizes. SOC value. CLOSING
SALE PRICE .............. 39e
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

Mems Silk FOur-in-hand Ties.
light and dark colOrs. in stripes,
dots and figures. Regular soc
values. CLOSING SALE PRICE
Csc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

All of our mems and boys bal
briggan underwear. short or long
slcovcs. regular &c value, CLOS
ING SALE PRICE :......... 19e
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3G-inch White Linen Waisting;
regular 35c value. Anniversary
sale price Csc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

Shc-I suppose u would break your
hcart Il were 90 say that can
ouiy I" q sister toyou.
H. Not ~ ali. I'm us-d to having
girls say that.-Chicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-30

36-inch White Linen Lawn; reg
ular 29c value. Anniversary sale
nrjc. 22c
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FOur-in-hand and Windsor Ties.
25c value. CLOSING SALE PRICE
19c.
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Mems Best Balbrisgan Under
wear. Shirts. long or ~>-shart
sleeves, double seat drawers. SIC
value, CLOSING SALE PRICE 39c
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Mems NainsOok underwear. coat
shirt short sleeves. drawers kne"
length. Regular soc value. CLOS
ING SALE PRICE ........3 9c
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27inch extra fine quality Brown
Blouse Linen; regular l5c value
Anniversary sale price -. II. TIC
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THE LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH BARGAINS IN MEMS FURNISHINGS

About 80 dozen mems nesli2ee
shirts in light aud dark colors: al
so working shirts in blue cham
bray. etc, soc value. CLOSING
SALE PRICE .......... 39c
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Napkins to match. 50 value.
CLOSING SALE PRICE 80. $1-2s
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Mems Eclipse shirts. mostly
stiff bosom and broken sizes, 81
valne. CLOSING SALE PRICE sec
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1000 yards cOlOrcd Lawns Ra-
tiste and Embroidered Swjsses. in
the seasons most desirable pat
terms. These are all full pieces.
AS many yards as you like: reg
ular l5c and l9c value Anniver-
sary sale price ............ 1-2c
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Colored Lawns in short lengths
and all the wanted cOlorS-Blue,
Pink. etc; regular SC value, Ami
versary sale price ........ 3S-4e
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SO and 40 inch Plain Nainsook;
good, sheer quality: worth l5c
per yard. Anniversary sale
price OF
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500 yards of 27-inch White
Wash VOiies. Embroidery Dots:
Worth 25c per yard. Anniversary
sale price .................. 1Oc
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Ladies' white wash skirts made
of good quality cannon cloth. 3
gore with one wide fold and but
ton front. $19S value, CLOSING
SALE PRICE ............. Csc
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Ladies' tailored waists In white,
black and blue checks with a de-
tachable white collar and attach
ed cuffs to match. regular Sl.6O
value, CLOSING PRICE ...... 81
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The best pure white Isle
thread underwear. long sleeves.
regular 81 value, CLOSING
SALE PRICE ................ &c
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4N,inch White Victoria Lawn
extra fine quality and sheer: reg
ular II 1-2c value. Anniversary
sale pric" ............... &c
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Mems pure Isle thread under
wear. long or short sleeves, reg
ular soc value, CLOSING SALE
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Two yard wide brown shreting
extra good quality, SOc value
ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE
PC
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3f-inch Linen Suitins-Gray. Tan
Natural. Pink. Light Blue. Violet
Reseda and Cream: regular 25t
value. Anniversary sale price 1oc
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Ladies' good quality tafteta
silk petticoats with deep dust
ruffie. regular IS value. SALE
PRICE .-.............. $3.SH
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Ladies' strictly tailored waists
checks. stripes. fancy patterns
and plain white, regular 81 value.
SALE PRICE ........,..... 49c
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1000 yards Of MrrccriZ"d Dots
and various other weaveS of I'm
and all perfect: regular 25c value.
Anniversary sale price 1890. 15c