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The Washington herald., 1915-11-21

Of Nature made him thus that he
might not be caught and held fast
while going through a thicket Of
thorns.
his head for ornament. the same as
Amy one carrying a rabbits foot
around IN his hind pocket is sure to
Mr.. Bowser silently folded the man.
uscript and returned ii to his pocket
and looked at Mrs Bowser and asked:
gave me a bright idea and that / have
not worked it up to the best advan-
tage?"
might have both hind pockets and all
other pockets in your clothing stuffed
full Of rabbits feet and they would
not be sufficient to get that article
BY George, woman. what are you
ga wing" he exclaimed.
Keep cool, sir-keep cool, Don't go
unduiy excited. II the editor Of the
Naturalist should ever receive such
a contribution and he had supply
Of pens and inks handy. and had
1T is estimated that the rabbits of
the United States pull down and de-
YOUR at least one thousand persons a
NO rabbit is ever yet known to eat
The hind legs Of a rabbit are the
longest as you ought to have known
They were made thus that he could
climb a tree wrong-end too, and be
all ready to come down again with
and dispatch II alarmed
You are mistaken about the num-
Der of offsprings at a birth. 1t is
one hundred and fifty instead OF
This is that the rabbit
may in time crush out all the beef
trusts.
NO rabbit was ever satisfied with
fifty miles an hour. He start
ed right on the mark at a pace of a
hundred and twenty-five. II there were
two dogs after him, he went so fast
that the human eye could not detect
him.
gan swim across Lake Erie twice a
day for the fun of the thing
mo rabbit with any self-respect
The Washington herald., 1915-11-21
The Specter of Goruckpoor

got an explanation. The colonel call
ed the sentinel into his tent, and
and the, perspiration standing out on
! his forehead he said:
Man Mar do you see that boy sitting
II see nobody. sir" replied the SEN
tinel.
HE is there. 1 tell you! He follow
ed me to mess and back. and he has
been here in plain sight all the even
ing. Take him away"
But there's nobody here, sir"
And there , wasn't The ;oor sentinel sS
searched in vain and assured Colonel
Kemble that no boy was present He
tried to turn it of with a laugh, but
man in camp knew that the colonel
was haunted by a specter. He made
brave effort to blum it out. but IL
side at night, and in a week the
strong. aggressive man was becoming
a mental wreck; He turned to US for
tie to give. He had been brutal in
his vengeance.
The surgeon looked upon the case
at first as some disorder Of the brain:
but later on acknowledged that ii
was something beyond his medicine.
No one else could see the specter.
beside him or stood in the door. but
there was nothing for the eyes to
rest upon. He would draw his sword
and cut and slash and thrust at the
specter, but he could not harm 1t.
By the surgeons advice the colonel
returned to Goruckpoor. 1t was re-
ported as a case of breaking down
over mental anxiety, but hundreds of
people came TO know better. The
specter followed him back, followed
him TO the house of a friend, sat with
him through every night and logged
at his heels through every hour of
the day. He could no more shake IT
of than he could change the color of
his eyes. He made the gamest sort
of fight, knowing that his future
career was at stake, and at length
all men came to pity him-pity him
and avoid him as one accused. He
was medically treated. given brief
furloughs and every effort madc to
build him up, but at the end OF eight
months, every day and every night
of which had been a terror to him,
he ended by blowing out his brains.
Was IL a case of a man haunted by
a spirit seeking revenge? 1t was not
so reported officially. but from first
The Washington herald., 1915-11-21
THE BUNCO MAN
But Uncle Rube Was Too Much for Him

It's a curious feature in human ma
ture that while a man will imperil his
life to assist a stranger who is being
forcibly robbed, he, will turn about
and delight in seeing that same man
taken in and done for by a Skin"
game or a bunco man. On the next
bench to US in Lincoln Park, Chicago,
one day last fall sat long, lean, lank
stranger, who mad hayseed and onion
tops scattered all over him to prove
mis- hailing place, and he gave him
self away in every move he made. We
pense and wondered IL he would get
calf-skin wallet to show his wife at
home that the folks in the city were
not SO smart after all. Pretty soon q
slick young man approached him and
extended his hand and exclaimed:
Well, well, but how are you, old
MANI"
How ar ye?" replied the old man.
as he looked up in a puzzled way.
What! Don't you know me?"
why, your face looks kinder ia
miliar, but 1 can't place ye,''
Can't place me; am William
bate in Grassville! l saw you hun
dreds of times in the TWO years l
lived with my uncle"
oh. yes, l thought I had seen you
before. And you knew me right off?'
The minute i set eyes on you"
'How's everybody down there?"
All tolerable except my wife. She
has had lumbago for the last six
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man who keeps right on hoein' con
an DelleVln Danl was cast into de
lions den won't hev much to take
back when he comes to die.
De difference between extendin' an
a 81 bill am exactly zoo cents in favor
of de sympathy, an it's mighty few
men Dat want to go agin such odds
as dat.
fze not sayin' a word ag'in de al
derman of my ward who made SIS, 600
In one var on a salary of $3.50. but
l sometimes wake up in de night wild
temtashun to steal cord Of wood
an a dozen chickens TO even up things
One reason why I know don't
amount to anything is bekase l hev
no enemies tryin' to pull me down.
Can't nobody wear fur-trimmed
oSsrGost in f.,, dis yere world widout
be sent TO State prison on his rec
ord?
don't know what de philosophers
call true happiness, but when I git
sot down befo' a hickory fab, wild a
pan oPopcon at my left hand an I.
PSn OF , aPPss at a. s my right de ole
de cat purrin on my lap. 1t do seem
as II l was gittin' along mighty wen
fur one OF de people Of airth.
amt calm a man a liar an want
in to hit him on de jaw bekase he
don't vote de same political ticket I
do. TIE simply goin' about wild
serene an superior smile on my face
an wonderin' how dat pore idiot has
managed to dodge de trolley kyars
all desc vars past.
] hev lied an bin called a liar, and
hev told the solemn truth and bin
called a liar. an I reckon I was fest
as mad about 1t when lied as when
Once in awhile like to take a walk
frew de graveyard. I hain't got no.
body buried up dere, but ! like to
look at de different headstones an
see how many pussons hev gone
straight to heaven arter sellin' short
weights durin" DER lives here below.
Oars q few men I want to shake
hands wild before my time comes 70
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ye know. 1 expect to be cut down
myself some day but I'm going to
here?"
Yes. look after about nifty
houses and stores here for a capital
Gosh! You must get big wages"
oh, hundred a week"
snaFssE e sSan s. fs ssR.l 0G hsS SSs sos
kin n help tSIDt me to H z lob wa. going
You can't do it too quick. young
man. hain't earned a dollar in the
last six months and the storekeepers
me an offer and I'll jump for it like
a turkey for a 'tater bug"
We Were on to him from the start
take the papers and keep posted.
How would you Ike to come ..oo here
month" aueried bunco after a bit
''Je whitaker! but you don't mean
GIVE us yer hand on It! Say, work
all day and sit up all night for them
wages! Say. will ye bind the bargain
:" No viii tIank That o dsi now! I've got
$50 bill here and ri give ye twenty
tye to bind the basEsin:: Yes by
sos = wasI going Sns 70 te s say THAT I oush,
to see my employer first but / know
it will be all right. I will take your
will see you again. You might. change
your mind and jump out Of the city.
you know. 1 have had that trick
Always TSrxss puts Ga me S out. know yo1 to
be an honest man, but 1 shall have
to ask for security. It's mere for
mality. you know. You know where
the Palmer House is, of course?"
Meet me there In one hour from
now TO sign a contract to begin work"
I'll be right thar, and T'lls work like
a boss; Gin me twenty-five out of
He handed out a bill. and the young
man scarcely glanced at II, so great
was his hurry to return the twenty
tive and get away think he mis-.
to see or hear anything: When he
was out of sight "Hayseed" came over
to us with a grin on his face. and
How did it act. bOysT"
fields.'
But you-you@; -.
tie business with the three cards and
the shells when home. Thought I'd
see what they were made of in Chi
"But you gave him a $50"
"Exactly-one of the counterfeits Of
1874. had fifteen of them once. I'm
just twenty-five ahead, I'm going now.
tell him that Stevens has gone to
meet him at Palmer's big stone tav-
ern Two hundred a month! Wake
snakes, but hain't list struck gol-
conda with big G!
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Along about the middle of the coach
was young lady. not beautiful girl.
but just ordinary, although she had
a very iaunty hat and seaIskin
sacque. \ young man got on ut Cas-
tile, who stood at the door and looked
the passengers over for a minute or
two, and he then walked deliberately
down the aisle and pumped himself
down beside the girl. And as he did
so there was a crash and a crush.
and he sprang up to discover that
he had sat down upon n bandbox and
smashed it fiat.
TIM so, sorry-so sorry he stan-
mered as he turned all sorts of COlors.
Mister man. she replied as she
inspected the ruin. have you got Sls
in cash about your
DON wI INDEED I 5 EsaIiy beg your par
Fork over" she interrupted. hold
ing out her hand.
Twelve dollars
Exactly. You have mashed a S12
bonnet and I want the money"
But. Miss-but-"
My brother. BIZ. is forward in the
I'll call him, There's nothing cheap
about Bill. He'll knock $50 worth Of
jaw on your chin before he gets
through with you"
THAT'S business. Fifteen dollars,
Ell? Twelve from fifteen leaves three,
and there's the change and the hat
Next time you go TO kerplunk down
ers."
II beg to apologize. miss" he re-
ooh. you needn't: you got OF cheap.
II you hadn't smashed the hat I'd
have pulled SIS worth of hair out of
your head anyhow"
Everybody felt sorry for the man.
He got into a seat at the end of the
car. closed himself up like a jack
knife. and every time the door OPEN
ed what we could see OF him turned
pale for fear It was her brother Bill
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Brother Gardeners Observations
And Some of Them Are Very Good

1 put as much trust in a Guild man
as ! do in a white one, but when l
meet one of a night in Jinuary out
home on de gaiiop to see Il r de "f pSdt
lock on de henhouse doah is as big
as a quart basin: Dat pusson might
lets a-caekiin' and be tempted. pun
When a man borrowed 81 of me
and paid II back at de time he said
he would, thought him lettle bit
later on and Sorrowed $40 and didn't
pay 1t back 1 was inclined to look
upon him as a very wise man.
think I have heard a dozen hus-
ure and In each and every case
made up my mind dat each and every
husband was doing all he could to
make II a failure.
I h'sin't a selfish or envious man.
but when has a bile on my neck, /
der feIleTs Iaig. 1 reckon most men
were bon de same way. We want all
de good luck we kin git and are per-
feekly willin' to sheer our bad luck
I once heard man offer to sell
dawg for Is cents and ] made out
dat II de case was reversed he'd have
sold his master for a nickle You
don't allus hear de dawg's side of IL.
Human natur' has got to be con-
stantly watched. De man who'd run
two blocks to restore yo' a lost nickel
would steal yo'r two dollar umbrella
de fust chance he got.
Tze bin a member of de Church of
Zion fur ober fo'ty vars, and yit when
i come to trade nevis wild a man
feel a temptashun riz up to find all
de windgalls an spavins on his ami
NAL alone.
It took mo- dan half a lifetime to
learn to mind my own business, and
den I discovered dat people thought I
didn't know anything an couldn't mix
In IL I wanted to.
Oar may be heps Of things in de
Bible dat don't mean exactly what
dey read. but 1t pears to me dat de
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BOWSER'S NATURAL HISTORY
But His Writing Will Never See Print

After Mr.. Bowser had smoked
awhile after dinner he blandly said to
Mrs. Bowser:
There was q gentleman in the Of
fee this afternoon who gave me q
bright idea, and have started to act
upon It."
You are always acting upon some
body's bright idea" she replied, with
a little sarcasm in her voice
''Oh. well, If you are going to talk
talk at all"
bright idea You are always looking
for 1t and perhaps you have struck
It this time"
It took Mr.. Bowser two minutes to
get over the little jar to his feelings
The gentleman told me that there
was new magazine coming out. It
is to be called the Naturalist It's
WORD Which IS the Righe aia price ri es any
contributor was ever paid, Two words
and half. Mrs. Bowser represent 81.
Contribution in am hour. perhaps " YOU
win agree that it is rather a bright
Il certainly WILL" replied Mrs. Bow;
~ a. % 81 4e- wa
Mr.. Bowser pursed his lips. put on
an air Of great dignity and took from
it. Then he said.
After. the gentleman left the ONCE
/ turned to and dashed on the fol-
E4sa ars asd feaGs to % ss
dream. Listen closely, Mrs, Bowser,
and do not interrupt me. My subject
is the rabbit and here is what 1
1.-THE rabbit is found in every part
of the United States.
He is a white and gray animal
about as large or little larger than
I" He is a very harmless animal and
no incidence has yet been recorded
The principal diet of the rabbit
is beefsteak and smoked ham, but
when pressed for hunger he will eat
Sssae asx: sS Ssen apples new5 ShT Hbspe he
filched and carried on from a house
mince pies and strawberry shortcakes.
That the rabbit might some time
nature made his fore legs much the
longest that they might reach around
the trunk Of tree.
1.-The mother rabbit brings forth
80 offsprings at a birth and therefore
there is not much danger of the rab-
bit becoming extinct for a long time
The rabbit has been known to fol-
low a country school ma'am for three
miles on the highway in broad day
light but he offered her no violence
and was probably actuated by curios-
ity alone.
"a rabbit can run at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour when pursued by
a dog. When pursued by two dogs,
his gait is double that. OF course.
rabbits have been known to swim
across a lake three miles wide.
IF a quart of sweet cider is placed
at the back door at night two or three
rabbits will come aud drink II all up
before daylight and they will be found
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they had found tramp at last who
seemed willing to sweat a little to
earn his way, I vas to sleep in the
when ! was getting ready to so out
TO my roost, there arrived at the house
headed by the schoolma,an1 a gang
them had guns-two had -.uL- and
one had a coil of rope in his hand
There is the vilIain-thats the
man exclaimed the woman as she
caught sight of me"
What is the trouble I asked.
You ran after me this morning"
hold OF me if I had moi picked up
in Your face
Well; that was a nice hx I was
kind had taken place LrG - 4 min
ute | was dumb with sUrp~i>c. ThS.-
I denied it. but il was uu 20 T"
sChoOlma am reiterated her charges
and the farmers cried out 10 ride NE
on rail-tO give me coat OF tar
and teathers-tO hang ne t. limb.
They were just as savage as II" butte
soldier. who proIs a wounded man
like those of hungry wolves.
In a moment or two vl.r@- --r-s.-
thing would have happened - v.r
had not thought Of tie three "0.l~.
l met. ! asked that s. he "r.n .r.:
20 for them and my emp."E.-
good enough TO hasten or Jart 49,
rand. He sad that / should have q
fair show. While he wa. IhSs:-. -,
men continued 20 threaten we s.d r.
SChoOlua'am 20 urge tE'r0 ".-.
one of the gang kept 2 - iCvr pr.
ed At me most Of the tim" r.. .- o.
dren and their father cam- 0g1 3. r.r.
a different light on The story 80 On
when the young Wuwa- ga" *.
WHY she told Sv~h vr... ..m
might have broU-It af.oU ....'
Of man. she c-~elCs.'" ~
oh. ! was So scared tFa' De-
don't l-UNEr ms WHIT Fr.H
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would get drunk on sweet cider. You
must set out Old Rye or dry cham
payne.
your rabbit pies of the restaurants
but beef hash, ham hash. veal hash or
other kinds OF hash. TIE rabbit
needn't feel insulted at y lme.
Mature did not give abbit a
tail, because he was the 1 animal
made and there were no tails TO
spare
"A rabbit was given large ears not
for orna ment but tina: he might hear
all TIL. gossip going on in TIE woods
You mGy have observed many " omen
with ears almost as large.
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at hotels and restaurants is made only
Of mutton and Is an insult to Bunny
"a rabbit has been known to live
owned by an old maid who fed him
on taffy and gave him a feather pill
low TO sleep on. The average life
may be given at four years. At the
end of that time he has had fun
enough to be glad to go.
The rabbit fur can be SO dyed
that q garment made OF 1t can be
seal Skin and the animal is not praised
The rabbit has no tail to speak
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to last and from the highest to the
lowest. and this includes two sur
geons. 1t was fully and firmly believed
that II was. and the uncanny AFFAIR
had great influence over other of
ncers In their future treatment of the
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but dar am other orCasnuuS when &,
wise husband will step out To feed 81.
hawEs an give her an hour or 50 by
herself TO git .her it,
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go. an one of 'em is a pusson who
has bin a member of Congress fur
twelve vars an has neber got de
ideah de airth am hangin' TO his coat
tails.
If human natur' could be satisfied
wild good thing. we'd all be better
Off One day last summer de people
of my church. begun prayin' fur rain.
an hevin' got started, dey ask fur
.-.--v. hail Ice thmndnr MOONLIGHT
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Oar am times when you kin quote
scTiptuT 70 yor wife an silence her.
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Oars few men want to shake
hands wild before my time comes 70
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II took mo- dan half a lifetime to
learn to mind my own business, and
didn't know anything an couldn't mix
In IL ] wanted to.
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Oar may be heps Of things in de
Bible dat don't mean exactly what
dey read. but 1t pears to me dat de
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-18
LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

IA q
the holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs: Robert Talbot.
Howard ]. Ross and sister, Miss
Ruth Ross, left last night for Cadiz,
\ o., where they were called by the
death OF their aunt, Mrs. Sarah Ad.
ans.
Mrs. Ingle Malone and children,
George, Florence and Virginia, who
had spent the last month here with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Hoult, have gone to Youngstown.
Ohio. where they will reside. Mr.. Ma.
lone has been recently transferred by
/ the B. & o. railroad from Somerset,
Pa, to Youngstown.
Miss Belle Reed, trained nurse,
who has been located at Mason City
Iowa, for the last year, will arrive here
Sunday to spend the Christmas holt.
days with her mother, Mrs. Sarah ].
Reed, on Alexander Place.
Misses Audele Furbee, Helen Rymer
and Margaret Hanley, who attend the
Normal School. have gone to their
homes in Warrington for the Christ
mas vacation.
Miss Beryl Stewart left today for
New York to spend the Christmas hoi.
idays with friends.
Luther Davis arrived home last night
from Columbia, Mo-, where he at.
tends the University OF Missouri, to
spend the holidays with his mother,
Mrs. Martha Davis, on Cleveland ave.
nue..
The Misses Margaret and Mabel
Richards who attend the West Virginia
University at Morgantown arrived last
night to spend the Christmas holi.
days with their mother. Mrs. c. H.
Richards. Robert Richards, who also
attends the university, will spend the
holidays here.
Mrs. LYDIA Malone Foster and Mrs.
Fred Hood went to Pittsburgh this
morning to spend the day.
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SMALLER SALARIES
BUIlMORE TEACHERS
Expenditures for Schools in
West Virginia Show In
creaseiof Over Million.

"A reduction Of $3.50 from ;s4s.so
for the 1894 term to 1914 for the
1s14.15 term has been made in the
average yearly salaries of West Viz.
ginia school, teachers, according to the
West Virginia educational directory,
distributed throughout the state from
Charleston by State Superintendent OF
Schools NJ. p. shawkey. during the
last few days.
The directory shows that during
the last term Of school 10,070 teach
ers were employed throughout the
state as against $500 during the pre-:
ceeding term. The reduction in sal.
aries is more than Offset, however, by
the increased number OF teachers and
the amount expended in the state for
the payment of teachers last term was
sS,S4s,392 as against s3,735,936 during
the preceding term.
The total school expenditures OF
the state for last year including the
teachers and building fund accounts
was s7,697,S1s for last term as
against s6,560,7s0 during the proceed.
ing term.
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ersonals :

Mrs. R. E. Clinton and daughter OF
Slarksburg are the guests of Mrs. T..
"A. 5Deyeny on Alexander. Place.
Miss Enowa Thorne left last night
for Pittsburgh en- route to Akron, o.,
to visit friends. q.
q. a: Farley returned last night
from Wheeling. where he had spent
several days with his mother, Mrs.
John Farley.
Mrs. J. III. Abbott spent yesterday
~ Grafton with her aunt, Mrs. B.
f. Martin.
Ernest Yost who attends the Johns
Hopkins Medical College in Baltimore,
Is home to spend the holidays with
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. D. L. L.
itobert Talbot, ,Jr, arrived here 10.
day from Port Deposit, Nd, where
ne attends the Tome School, to spend
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New Year Eye Reeeptlon.

An event of New Year Eve will be
the reception to be held by the mem.
bers Of the Women's Club at their
rooms on Main street. The event,
which is an annual one. was former.
~ held on New Years day, but for
various reasons the date was changed
The men OF the city will be. the guests
OF the club on this occasion. Elaborate
plans are being made for the event,
which is under the direction Of the SO.
ciala committee of the club, which is
composed of Mesdames Fred Helmlck,
George NJ. Alexander, s.. s. Cochran,
W. n. Conway, r. M. Hite, Tusca
Motifs and Lloyd Sample.
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sUuHtTJStlppEb duEet
The annual Christmas dance at the
Country Club will be ansevent OF We'd.
nesday. December 20. The guests will
include members OF the club and their.
outsof.town guests only. At several
previous dances this season. the mem.
bers were permitted TO bring as their
guests residents OF the citylwho were
not members OF the Club.
The Christmas dance. however, is
arranged for club members and outof-
town guests exclusively. In order to
defray expenses OF the dance, each
member present will be assessed one
dollar The Cadenza orchestra has
been engaged to furnish music for
the dancing.
At the conclusion OF the dance a
meeting of the club members will be
held to discuss matters pertaining to
the management OF the club for the
winter months.
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Gifts for Mother

NECKNEAR .....,..............2 5c 20 $3.50
FUR MUFFS and SCARFS SIS 10 $50
OSTRICH FEATHER BoAS Sc % $40
NEGLIGEES OF CREPE or SILK ..,..S S1fto sis
KID GLOVES ..................,.,. S1ltol "a
SILK STOCKINGS ............i 80. SOC TO $3.50
Rings Brooches and other personal jewelry In
all forms at special prices.
Silver and less expensive jewelry and personal
accessories in variety.
Silver articles for the dressing table In sets or
separately.
All kinds of novelties and useful things in art
needlework and fancy goods, Csc to $50.
FINE .WALRUs. GRAIN SEAL BAGS 20 $3.50
FANCY DOOR STOPS ..........y. !. q sf.25f 10 So
CUT GLASS soc 10 $50
FANCY CHINA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CSC % $50
READING LAMPS ................. s276 20 s25
RCkING CHAIRS ................S....ass % $50
NHtaORS a......................sS 1.50 to $3.50
KITCHEN CABINET .........,..s.. csc 10 As
STATUES and VASES ............ I. q. 25eyto s5
VICTROLAS ss1 5 20 $3.50
RUGS .....S CSC 70 s65
! ELECTRIC CARPET SWEEPER q. !. i. S25