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Meanness of M. VandilIe and the Way
 He Hastened His Death.

Meanness of M. VandilIe and the Way
 He Hastened His Death. s M. Vandille was chief magistrate at Boulogne and by miserly habits left a fortune of $4.O0O.OOO. His usual diet was bread and milk. The bread cost very little. and after eating his loaf at home his habit was to become his own public milk inspector. whom as chief magistrate he had the right to appoint. And so, as he declared, to protect the inhabitants from being imposed upon by an Inferior quality of milk he took his walk immediately after eating his loaf and demanded to taste the milk of every salesman he passed. thus saving himself from purchasing any. MiseEs are generally strong men-they have to be so in order to live a life of priva- tion-but eventually Vandille, like oth- CT misers, was seized with illness, and the surgeons had to be called in. In those days they bled their patients. The surgeon asked Vandille half a livre for the operation, but the million aire ordered him at once out of his sight and sent for the apothecary. The apothecary refused to cut the price down, so Vandille sent for a poor bar Der. who undertook to open vein for three sous time.
 Aye, but" said this worthy econo- mist, "how often. friend, will it be necessary to bleed mel"
 "Three times"
 And what quantity of blood do you intend to take each timeY'
 Flight ounces"
 well. but why can't you take the whole twenty-fOur ounces at once? You want to make a job of me. you scoundrel! Here, sir; there are your three sous. Take the twenty-four ounces immediately" The barber was generous to obey. M. Vandille lost the twenty four ounces of blood and died in a few days, leaving all his vast treas ures to the king, whom he made his sole heir. Strand Magazine.
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A GAS LEAK.
After Results That May Come From
 Hunting it With a Light.

After Results That May Come From
 Hunting it With a Light.
 The folly of hunting for leak in g gas pipe with lighted match is not so much because of the danger or ar explosion as of other damage, as is shown by the experience of a house holder not long ago.
 One or two small leaks were detect ed by going over all the pipes and holding lighted match to them. The smell of gas ceased, but Was replaced a few hours later by the smell of burn ing wood.
 Another visit to the cellar showed 8 charred floor joist a little distance above gas pipe. There was no ap- parent caust for this until a very close examination resulted ill the finding of a tiny jet of gas which was issuing from the pipe beneath the beam.
 It was lighted but was so small as to be blue in color and nearly inVisi- ble. It had been lighted by the match used in the first investigation. but had not been noticed.
 If that leak had happened to be in a lead joint instead of an iron connec- tiOn," said d gas man, "there would probably have been work for the firt brigade. The smallest possible jet of lighted gas issuing through lead will in time heat and melt the lead and make the leak larger until big flame is issuing.
 This may make fire hours later in the dead of night or at time when no one is in the house. The only prop CT way to look for these very small leaks is to paint the suspected pipe with smooth soap father. Just as in the case of a bicycle tire the tiniest leak will blow bubble in the father, and there you are" London Tele- graph
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THE BREAK" IN THE GAME.
Baseball Almost as Much Psycholog.
 ical as Athletic.

Baseball Almost as Much Psycholog.
 ical as Athletic.
 Nearly every baseball game is won and lost on one playa play that comes at the psychological instant. Among the players who do not study psychology the crucial moment is known as "the break" a phenomenon which no one has, analysed and which %rand. Twenty men on the bench are watching closely and intently every move of the pitcher, every swing of his arm. The tide of battle rises, ebbs, and then suddenly at the start of some inning something happens. What 1t is no one outside the psychic sphere of influence ever will understand, but the silent, tight Tipped, watchful, alert fellows on the bench see something or feel something, and the mysterious "break" has come.
 "One ball!' The players on the bench suddenly stiffen and prepare for action.
 "Two baIIsv Two players jump for bats and begin swinging them; the coachers, who have yelled only be- cause 1t was their duty, suddenly be- gin raging. screaming and paving the dirt and the manager. who has ap- peared half asleep, makes a trumpet of his hands and leads his men, bawI- ing loud orders and wild taunts.
 The spectators do not understand anything has happened. Other batters have had two balls called many times, and it looks the same to the spectator who is beyond the mysterious "break" sphere. In two more moments the players bench Is a madhouse. with twenty men shouting, screaming, or dering. moving. "Three ballsv and q madmnn rushes out to the deck" "Four balls!' and the spectators join the players in the demonstration. The madness Is spreading. Crack-a base hit bunt, wild throw: another base hit, screams, shouts. impreca- tlons, roar of frantic applause, a final long fly. The manager reaches for his glove, splits into it and says quietly, -Four runs-we've got 'em." Ac DEcNh lS oNGEs anu luC plh yeES bench Is again the quietest part of the grounds. The surge of enthusi- asm, confidence and noise subsidies. and the game is won.
 Baseball Is almost as much psycho- logical as athletic. Why one team can beat n stronger one regularly and lose to weaker with the same regularity. why one batter can hit one pitcher and is helpless before another, why one pitcher is effective against q strong team and at the mercy of an other that cannot bat half as hard. are psychological problems.-American Magazine.
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Ara Non a Rennar2

All the beggars are not holding out a hand to passersby in the street. You probably know the man who is ever whining for help. If a farmer, he thinks his neighbors should help him get in his grain or do his blowing. If in business, he is always trying to borrow or wanting some one to boost him or drum up customers. He never seems to think of relying on his own efforts. There Is a well known fable about the larks in a grainfeld. AS long as the farmer depended on his neighbors and relations to come and cut his grain the larks felt perfectly safe. When the nsAn determined to cut the grain himself the larl-s knew 1t was time to seek safety elsewhere.
 There are times when every one needs help, but help should be asked only when one has made every possi- ble effort for himself.
 Too much help given man weakens his aracter.-Milwaukee Journal.
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BILL LANGE's FEAT,
One of the Famous Old outfieIder's
 Sensational Catches.

One of the Famous Old OutfieIder's
 Sensational Catches.
 The greatest individual feat ever performed was one by which Bill Lange saved game for Chicago and S2OO for himself in Washington in 1895. There Is an odd story connected with the play. Lange had missed a train in Boston two days before, fail- ed to reach New York in time to play there, and Anson had fined him $1OO Thereupon he missed train to Wash ington-arrived on the grounds after the teams had practiced and just in time to play, and for that Anson fined fiim another $1OO. The game that aft ernoon went eleven innings, Chicago scoring one run in the eleventh. There were two men out and a runner on the bases when "Kip" Selbach, then one of the hardest hitters in the busi- ness, smote the ball terrific blow and sent it flying over Lange's head to- ward the center field fence. The hit seemed sure home run, but Lange, a man weighing 225 pounds, turned and without looking sprinted desperately straight out toward the fence, racing with the flying ball. At the last in- stant, as the ball was going over his head, Lange leaTed, stuck up both hands, turned a somersault and crash ed against the fence. The boards splin- tered. one entire panel crashed out ward, and out of the wreckage crawled Lange holding the ball in his hand, and the crowd went mad. Lange came limping in, with the crowd standing on seats shouting. and he said to Anson, "Fines go, cap?" Nope" said Anson, and the catch had saved the big fielder $2oo. Hugh $. Fullerton in American
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A Ouief Rebuka

An object admonition'' like the one described by Warren Lee Goss in his article, Campaigning to No Purpose, |" published in Johnson's Battles and Leaders of the Civil War;" is often more efficacious than storms of re- proach. sE
 One day the colonel of the regiment noticed a soldier on parade wearing a badly sOiled pair of gloves.
 Corporal" said the officer, "why do you set the men such bad example as appearing before them in dirty gloves Why is it?''
 ''I've had no pay, sir, since entered the service.'' returned the corporal. "1 can't afford to have them done up.'
 The colonel drew from his pocket a pair of gloves, spotlessly white. Hand ing them to the corporal, he said quiet ly: "Put these on. I washed them my self"
 It was an unforgotten lesson to the whole regiment.
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THE FIRST ALMANACS.
They Attempted Co Fereesll Men's Des-
 tinN EPeFa the Skapa,

They Attempted Co Feretsll Men's Des-
 tiay From the Stare.
 The almanac, properly so called in ltS eFtgin, la not merely device for keepiag peeple in mind of the prog FSASS ef the wear It Is an attempt to show what destiny has in store for us aS indicated by the position of the stars in any particular year. and us. according to astrological lore. the des- tinies of men are ruled by the differ ent aspects of the planets, so also the human body Is subject to the influence of the cancellations through which the sun appears to pass in his yearly course, A French almanac of 1910 gives diagram of the human body surrounded by all the signs of the Zo- diac and indicates the various organs and members over which these signs have power, and this for guide pour les saigneeS. or to show at what peri od blood may be let with safety. But the same almanac also gives directions sensible enough for the avoidance of the plague which would not be found fault with by modern fashionable phySHlan:
 Who would keep his body in health
 And resist the infection of the plague,
 Let him seek joy and sadness fly.
 Avoid places where infections abound
 And cherish joyous company.
 A few examples exist of almanacs of this character before the invention of printing, although none. it is believed, earlier than the twelfth century. But some of the earliest specimens of print ing are black printed German sheet all manacs, which are chiefly concerned about blood letting. Westminster Ga Zette.
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Won HoIstein,s Dress Goat.

Prince Bulow once invited Herr von Holstein to dinner, telling him that it was to meet the emperor. But" re- piled Holstein. q don't believe that 1 have a dress coat at present. will try, however. to get one made in time, and If can't perhaps the emperor will take me as I am." This, the Times says, was reported to his majesty, who said that Herr Yon Holstein was to ap- pear in any garb he pleased.
 When the meeting took place Hol- stein was in his usual frock coat, and the emperor laughingly tapped him on the shoulder and said: T see that dress coat wasn't ready. It doesn't natter z London Standard.
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The school to attend is the one which gives the best training, whose efficiency of It's graduates is attested by those who employ them-a school which has made good for nearly a quarter of eentary-tast is She record of the New London sasiness College. New London Get a ea,a> logue of this college. which may ee had for the asking Write for eepy to-dAv-now,
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Old Time Temperance.

The first temperance society is said to have been founded by Margrave Frederick V. in 1900, and it is tnstruc. tive to learn that the noble members of that society were bound by a pledge good for two years not to drink more than seven bumpers of wine with any meal nor more than fourteen bumpers day. They were, however, permitted to quench any surplus of thirst with beer and to drink one glass of whisky on the side By this ideal of absten- ton may be gauged the ordinary drink ing habits of our forefathers in the good old times when knighthood was in lower.-Morris Hl1Iquit in Social ism.
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Whe pre&&.
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST II, 1909,
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.

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 Resolutions, obituaries or cards of thanks in serted at one-haIf advertising rates. Births marriages and deaths inserted free. Communi- cations received without signature always com mftted to the waste basket without attention.
 THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant semi-weeklyl furnished for S2.15 per year in sd- vance.
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub fishing, endorse the opinions of our correspond ents.
 This paper is mailed regularly to its subscrih CTS until definite order to discontinue is re- ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
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4K. aAALETI Gsn1 Passenger Agent,
Trolley Lines.
WEEK DAYS.

WEEK DAYS.
 LV. Stafford Springs 6. 15 a. m. and ev- cry hour until 12.15 p. m., arriving at Rockville on the hour. Last car to Hart ford 1O.15 p. m.
 The Interurban service cars, with 8 change at East Hartford. leave Hartford for Stafford Springs at 6.37 a. m and ev- cry hour until 1O.37 p. m.
 Surface trolley cars leave Rockville for Hartford at 6.22 a. m. and every hour at 22 until 1922 p. m., and leave Hartford for Rockville at TOT m. and every hour until 10.07 pm. Connects for Stafford at Rockville. H
 SUNDAYS.
 Lv. Stafford Springs 7.15 a. m. and ev- cry hour until 12.15 p. m.
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The MennonI&ea.

The Mennonites grew out of four sects of Dutch, Flemish and German Baptists. They derive their name from Memo Simons, Catholic priest who became a leader of the anabaptists in about 1537. Simons was born in 1492 and died in 1537. His ''True Christian Belief was published three years be- fore his death. Following the death of the leading spirit the sect under went divisions and changes of creed Pittsburg Dispatch.
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The Oldest Rridae In Paris.

The Pont Notre Dame is the oldest bridge in Paris. It was first built in 1413 in the reign of Charles VI, but it was carried away. together with the houses which lined 1t. by ice foes when the frost broke in 1499. A new bridge was begun at once under the direction of Jean Joconde of Verona and was ready for traffic in 1907. On that bridge stood the famous picture shop of Gersaint which had a sign- board specially painted for 1t by Wat Westminster Gazette.
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Washinston's Rebuke.

Washington" said senator, Twas not a cynic, yet he sometimes said things so wretchedly true that they had a cynical note. Thus, rebuking a certain type of churchgoer, he once wrote:
 The church's feasts and lasts are marvelously well kept up. The rich keep the feasts and the poor the faGts.s"
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COuCheS

COUGHS WITH OAK FRAMES, covered in velour, open sanitary bottom.
 Were $1S.9S. August Sale Price, $l2.95 OAK FRAME COUCH, with Leather cite covering. Was $17. 90. August Sale Price. e.................... ......... $I5. % WITH HEAVY OAK FRAME, with best quality leather upholstery.
 Was $3S.5O August Sale Price, $33 95
 MISSION COUCH, IN HANDSOME design. Usual $l898 value, August Sale Price. .'..........................$ $14 9S
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The annual field meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New London. Holland and Wind ham counties will be held on the Willimantic camp ground Friday. Rev. W. A. MacIntyre of Rockville will be the principal speaker. Pro- gram to commence at p. m. Dinner can be procured at the restaurant.
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At a meeting of the representatives of Holland county, to be held at Hart ford next Tuesday, 1t is expected that a recommendation of the county com missioners to sell the county court house at Holland will be acted upon, as the building is seldom used and is in need of repairs. The sessions of the superior court are held at Rockville, as that place is more con. venient.
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STATE EXAMINATIONS.

An examination for state teachers certificate will be held at high school building in Stafford Springs, Aug. 24--25, from q m. to D. m.. For information apply to State Board of Education, Room 42, Capitol, Hartford The examiner will be glad to confer with persons desiring to enter normal schools
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FARMERS. NOTICEI

I have full line of new Standard Worcester Buckeye Mowers, Tedders and Rakes with full line of repairs; also secondhand Mowers and Rakes of all makes, in good condition, which I will sell cheap to close out. DeLaval Cream Sep arators and Stlos, Cattle Stanchels and Dairy make you pleased as to price SETH SCHO- FIELD, P. O. Staf'd Sp'gs, residence Village Hill.
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NURSING HOME, Staffordville Conn. IN Medical, Surgical, Maternity Gases, and children taken Lock box 15 Staffordville.

4 T Court of Probate holden at Staf- A ford, within and for the district of Stafford, on the 7th day of August, A D. 1909.
 Present, ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of Belya A. Wilbur, Executrlx on the estate of John k. Washburn. late of Stafford, within said district, deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors Of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the executrix, and directs that pub lie notice be given of this order by adveTtis- ing the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy the public sign-pOst in said town of SLaf- ford, nearest the place where the deceased last dweit.
 Certified from Record
 MARCIII B. FISK. Clerk.
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Reciprocitv.

'Do you expect your constituents to believe all you tell themY'
 'No," answered Senator Sorghum, land in return they must not expect me to tell them all I believe. ."-Wash- 1ngton Star.
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A Candid cri&la.

Author--Have you read my new book?
 Friend--Yes.
 ''What do you think of fl?
 ''Well, to be candid with you, think the covers are too far apart. Chicago News.
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Dining Tables

GOLDEN OAK DINING TABLE WITH pedestal and massive carved feet. Was $49.50. August Sale Price, $43. 95 PEDESTAL DINING TABLE OF SOLID mahogany, with hand carved feet. Reg ular value $53.5O. August Sale Price,
 $48. .95 DINING TABLE IN EARLY ENG fish mission style, with pedestal Was $36.2 August Sale Price, ,........ .$29. 95
 Buffets
 MASSIVE BUFFET OF MAHOGANY, hand carved. Was $1050O August PIIG BIpFFET OF EARLY ENtiIiSH @FT,So FIT ish, in mission style. Regular $45. % GOLDEN OAK BUFFET IN HAND some designs, with shaped legs Was $21. .OO. August Sale Price, .$16. .95 Others at $15.95, $21.95, $3l 95 and $39. 95
 China Closets
 MAHOGANY CHINA CLOSETS IN colonial designs, very massive and ee- gant, with carved claw feet. Regular Price $65 %. August Sale Price. ..$57. .96 EARLY ENGLISH FINISHED CHINA Closets, in handsome designs. Were $500. August Sale Price,. .$e9. .75 CHINA CLOSETS OF GOLDEN OAK, with mirror back, full swell door and glass Were $42,75 August Sale Price,
 $31. 95 Others at $24 95, $28. .75, $21. 95 and $14. 98
 Serving Tables
 OAK SERVING TABLES THAT WERE mO7 RI AI1ntICf Sa Ia prino OE tractiVe designs. Regular $10 75 value.
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Stafford Steam Laundry
MAIN STREET

N1ALEI ST 6SLGE
 Is running and ready to do all kinds of laundry work. Wet wash, rough dry, mangle work, col lars, cuffs, shirts, shirt waists, etc. Called for and delivered at your door. Satisfaction guar anteed If
 McCROHAN & REYNOLDS, PrOprietOrs.
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A Test Question.

Newed-I tell you, old chap, I'm an other man since was married. Sin gleton-So? Does your wife love you as much as the man she marrledf-- HxchanRA.
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D. Robertson E Co.,,
 STAFFORD SPRINGS This Store will be Closed Thursday July Sept inclusive
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

This Store will be Closed Thursday Afternoons from July Sept inclusive August year Dry pods be purchased reasonably and made prices leave no doubt of our dsposng of them. .s..... #.. Wash Dress Goods. Plaids and Striped Ginghams, 12 1.2c per yard Satin Striped Orgnies H. % and yard Value l2 Floral Printed Batstes, 5c l 4c and I2c per yard
 Linen Department. Bureau scars, 17c, 25c, 29c and 5Oc each Table Squares (Battenburg) 25c 33c 50c and All Linen Towels, 19c, 25c, 39c and BOG each Huck Towels, 5c, 8c l0c and 12 12 each
 Ready to Wear. White Wash Shirt Waists 75c, $1 25 S1 30 each Ladies White and Linen Color Skirts whie they ast Children's Rompes, 25c each.
 Cotton Department Bleached Cotton, 7c, &c., 1Oc and12 per yard Unbleached Cotton, 5c, 7c Sc and 9c per yard 9 4 Bleached Sheetng 32c per yard. 94 Unbleached Sheetng at 28c per yard.
 Special Ladies One piece Wash Suits $195 Manufacturers Samples of Carpets 9Sc each,
 Agents for Butter1cIx's NDs ROBERTSON ~ OO.
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Costun1ers

BRASS COSTUMERs IN ATTRAC- tive styles. Were $225O. August Sale rlce'' '''.'.'''''' ....,...,.....,, Blb.T6 OTHER STYLES THAT WERE $I2 60, August Sale Price..... ........... .Sg. g8
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Hall Racks

CHARTERED OAK HALL RACKS IN highly polished effects, with large mir TOTS.
 We're $25 %. August Sale Price, $2I. 90 We're $22.00. August Sale Price, SlS.75 Were SlS9S. August Sale Price, $l6.22 We're $14 70. August Sale Price, SIP 9s
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WOmen's Desks

GOLDEN OAK DESK IN GOOD style. Usual price $S.9S. August Sale drawers. Regular $l4 70 value. August Sale Prlce....... ..........SlO.O5 SOLID MAHOGANY DESK IN CO., lonial design, very massive. Regular $38.00 value, August Sale Price,. .$25 % ATTRACTIVE DESK IN EARLY ENG fish finish, built on straight lines. Was SEAS. August Sale Price........ $11.98 INLAID MAHOGANY DESK, IN AR tistic design. Usual $23.50 value. Aug ust Sale Price. SID. .OO DESK OF BIRDSEYE MAPLE WITH three large drawers. Was $l7.50. Aug ust Sale Price. e...................... Sl2.9S
 Mission Furniture
 LARGE ARM CHAIR, WITH LEATH- CT seat. Usual price $15.75. August Sale Pr1ce.... ........... Sl5 70 ARM ROCKER IN MASSIVE STYLE, with leather seat. Was $l5.75. August Sale Price, ......"...$13.Z5 LARGE SETTLE WITH LEATHER back and cushions. Was $22.O0. Aug ust Sale Price. .......................... $17.75 MISSION SETTLE, WAS $9 9S. AUG- ust Sale Price. ....... .......,......$S.95 .95| MISSION ARM CHAIR, WAS $3.75. August Sale Price. 20 MISSION ROCKER, WAS $s.4S. AUG- ust Sale Price. ....................... $2.9 90 MORRIS CHAIRS OF GOLDEN OAK, mahogany or early English finish, with good quality leather cushions. Regular SIS. 75 values August Sale Price, $l1.98
 Fourth
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NOTICE.

The Registrars of the Second Voting District of the town of Stafford will meet at J. F. War ren's store on Friday, August 9th, and Friday, August 18th, from 12m. to g D. m., for the pur- pose Of receiving the names of electors qualified to vote in party caucuses
 II. S. ABEL, l l,oO,s+rors
 DAVID BIssETT, "'s O o" Stafford Springs, conn July 21 1909.
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Success has great tendency to con- ceal and throw veil over the evil deeds of men.-DemOsthenan
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If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take 1t from him. Franklin.
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A good and faithful judge prefers the honest to the expedient.-- Horace.
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He who swears distrusts his own words. Latin Proverb.
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Give the children plenty of Williams Root Beer this summer. See how happy and healthy they'll be. It's delicious.
 AoEToN will break ID Gold in one night
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Shaving Stands

OAK SHAVING STAND. WAS Sl9.25 August Sale Price..."."...,,..,..,... .$l6.95 MAHOGANY SHAVING STAND. Was $2l.OO August Sale Price. .Sl8.95 OAK SHAVING STAND. WAS $lO 70. August Sale Price. ce.................$s $s.g5 HANDSOME BRIC-A-BRAC SHELVES Were $47.OO. August Sale Price, S49.95 We're $Ss.OO. August Sale Price, Sss.95
 Mattresses
 100 COTTON FELT MATTRESSES covered with fine grade ticking. Splen. did value at $7.4s. August Sale Price,
 $5.4s