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: f r o n t . " A t t h i s w o r d of c o m m a n d t h e a r m y of a people w h o s e p o p u l a t i o n n u m ­b e r s 70 ,000 ,000 m o v e s f o r w a r d t o m a k e w a r on a k i n g d o m w h o s e sub jec t s , c o u n t ­i n g i t s o u t l y i n g i s l a n d s , d e p e n d e n t col­o n i e s a n d a l l , n u m b e r o n l y 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . O u r c o u n t r y is r i ch a n d p r o s p e r o u s f rom • g e n e r a t i o n of peace, S p a i n is e x h a u s t ­ed to t h e l as t few d^bps of h e r l ife blood by t h e s avage w a r s she h a s been w a g i n g t o s u p p r e s s h e r o w n r e v o l u t i o n i s t ch i l ­d r e n .

Y e t i t i s n o t a w a r of agg re s s ion t h e p o w e r f u l c o u n t r y d e c l a r e s a g a i n s t t h e w e a k one . I n t h a t a d m i r a b l e j o i n t . r e s o ­l u t i o n w h i c h d i r e c t e d P r e s i d e n t M c K i n -l e y to send t h e a r m y a n d n a v y t o C u b a 'he s t a t e m e n t r a n g o u t c l e a r a n d u n m i s ­

t a k a b l e t h a t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s h a d n o i n t e n t i o n or d e s i r e t o w a r d possess ing t h e i s l a n d for itself. W e seek on ly t h e pac i f i ca t ion of Ctfba^ a n d w h e n t h a t is a c c o m p l i s h e d t h e w i l l of t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e , expressed t h r o u g h t h e i r con­g re s s , i s to l eave t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d c o n t r o l of t h e i s l a n d to t hose w h o be­l o n g t h e r e . N e i t h e r is o u r s a w a r for r e v e n g e . E v e n t h e a w f u l c r i m e of t h e b l o w i n g u p , a t t h e i n s t i g a t i o n of S p a n i s h officials, of t h e M a i n e in t h e h a r b o r of H a v a n a w h i l e on a f r i e n d l y v i s i t t h e r e , a d a s t a r d l y ac t by w h i c h 260 b r a v e A m e r i ­c a n c i t i z e n s w e r e h u r l e d to d e a t h , w a s n o t c o n s i d e r e d by o u r g o v e r n m e n t suffi­c i e n t r e a s o n for m a k i n g w a r . " R e m e m ­ber t h e M a i n e ! " w i l l be t h e r a l l y i n g c r y of o u r sea a n d l a n d s o l d i e r s w h e n t h e y m e e t t h e e n e m y , b u t i t i s n o t t h e c a s u s be l l i l y i n g b e h i n d t h e t h r i l l i n g c o m m a n d , " A r m y to t h e f r o n t ! "

W e h a v e set o u r s e l v e s r i g h t in t h e e y e s of t h e powers -o f Europe , . We have d e c l a r e d w e do n o t w a n t C u b a . W e h a v e r e f r a i n e d from t a k i n g t h a t j u s t v e n g e ­a n c e for t h e loss of t h e M a i n e to ob­t a i n w h i c h j u s t v e n g e a n c e n o E u r o p e a n g o v e r n m e n t w o u l d h a v e he ld back i t s h a n d a n h o u r W e p r e p a r e to d r ive , t h e S p a n i a r d from C u b a because h i s f u r t h e r s t a y iB a " d i s y r a e e to C h r i s t i a n c iv i l i za ­t i o n a n d e a m i o t l o n g e r be e n d u r e d . "

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S p a n i s h w a r t a lk is b o t t i s t , t ne b a ^ -l a l l w a r t h u s far h a s n a t u r a l l y l i i i e w ^ t b roken o u t h o t t e s t .

Before t h e season opened w e read t h e l i t t l e h a n d book of e t i q u e t t e for ba»uball-ers t h a t h a d been p r e p a r e d w i t h t::e especia l v i e w of m a k i n g t h e m ange l i c in t h e i r behav io r . N o w , w e t h o u g h t , oas«-ba l l g r o u n d s w i l l w i t n e s s scenes of Che.-:-te r f ie ld ian d e p o r t m e n t . T h e fun of base­ba l l g a m e s h a s v a n i s h e d , w e s ighed to ourse lves . W e need n o t have s ighed. A t t h e very first g a m e p layed by the N e w Y u r k s a t t h e i r o w n h o m e t h i s ;-< a-son p a n d e m o n i u m itself broke IMM.-O T h e c r o w d a n d some of t ne p l aye r s almo a t t a c k e d t h e u m p i r e T h e y hooted , they h issed , a playe-r"shook h i s list and swore a w f u l l y and .scamped upon bin o w n h a t in h i s i m p o t e n t r a g e

T h e a u d i e n c e roa red at t he u m p i r e l i ke 5 ,000 r a v e n i n g l ions . " L y n c h h i m . ! " c r ied some. " Y o u ' r e a r o b b e r ! " ye l led other:* F i n a l l y a h a p p y idea con­c e n t r a t e d al l t h e w r a t h of both p l a y e r s a n d a u d i e n o in o n J word " Y o u ' r e a S p a n i a r d ! ' T n a t n n i t h e d t h e u m p i r e . In tne m i d s t of a h a i l of c u s h i o n s a n d o t h e r mi s s i l e s a r o u n d h i s ears t h a t un­h a p p y m a n escaped u n d e r t h e p ro t ec t ion of t h e pol ice .

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T h e N a t i o n a l G a m e .

We re jo ice to li-nd t h a t t h e w a r sca re faas nu t k i l l ed i n t e i v s t in the g r e a t A m e r i c a n g a m e of .btw.-Liali. T h e season openetl a u s p i c m o s l y .is j u y yea r s u i t e we can remember . . T h e N a t i o n a l l e a g u e •naen w e r e - n e v e r iii-ore full of v inega r . n e i t h e r w e r e ? app rec i a ­t ive . T h e -audience- Themselves w e n

' n e v e r l a r g e r . F r o m s.uOU to 4.0uu spec­t a t o r s is by nu m e a n s an u n u s u a l f igure %ven t h u s ea r ly in t he season and w i t h e v e r y b o d y ' s m i n d fuil of w a r .

T h e c o m m o n m i n d is so ful l of w a r i ndeed t h a t t h e e p i d e m i c h a s in fec ted t h e g a l l a n t p l a y e r s and t h e i r a u d i e n c e s . E v e n m o r e v igo rous ly t h a n of old do both a u d i e n c e s a n d p l a y e r s fal l upon t h e i r c o m m o n e n e m y , t h e u m p i r e . A t N e w York, w h e r e , o w i n g to t h e c a v o r t i n g of t h e ye l l ow j o u r n a l s , t h e

I t does no t a p p e a r u n d e r t h e s t r i c t c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s con­s t i t u t i o n t h a t t h e p r e s i d e n t h a s p o w e r to ca l l t h e n a t i o n a l g u a r d r e g i m e n t s of t h e s t a t e s ou t to l eave t h e c o u n t r y for se rv ice in case of a fo re ign wa r . T h e c o n s t i t u t i o n says , " C o n g r e s s sha l l h a v e p o w e r to p r o v i d e for c a l l i n g fo r th t h e m i l i t i a to execu t e t h e l a w s of t h e U n ­ion, s u p p r e s s i n s u r r e c t i o n s a n d r epe l in­vas ions . " C o n g r e s s by l a w h a s g i v e n t h e p r e s i d e n t t h e r i g h t a t a n y t i m e to ca l l o u t t h e m i l i t i a for t h e p u r p o s e s specified. S i n c e n o t h i n g i s sa id of t h e r i g h t t o o rde r t h e m t o t t h e f ront in case t h e a r m i e s of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w e r e s e n t to fo re ign soil t h e p r e s u m p t i o n is t h a t t h e p r e s i d e n t h a s n o t s u c h a u t h o r i ­ty . T h e r e is n o doub t , h o w e v e r , i n t h e p r e s e n t i n s t a n c e t h a t i t w i l l be t h e p l e a s u r e and g l o r y of t h e n a t i o n a l g u a r d r e g i m e n t s to v o l u n t e e r t o h e l p d r i v e S p a i n f rom C u b a . T h e g r a c e f u l w a y of offering these g a l l a n t s e rv i ces h a s a l ­r e a d y been a d o p t e d in s eve ra l i n s t a n c e s by t h e m i l i t i a t e n d e r i n g t h e i r se rv ices t o t h e g o v e r n o r of t h e i r o w n s t a t e a n d h e i n h i s t u r n m a k i n g offer of t h e r eg i ­m e n t s to t h e p r e s i d e n t for t h e w a r . T h i s m o d e of p r o c e d u r e r ecogn ize s s t a t e r i g h t s p r o p e r l y a n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e in t h e m o s t d e s i r a b l e w a y a c k n o w l e d g e s t h e p a r a m o u n t s o v e r e i g n t y of t h e U n i t ­ed S ta t e s .

T h e OTder of t h e w a r m e a s u r e w a s t h i s : F i r s t , congress passed t h e j o i n t r e s o l u ­t i o n d i r e c t i n g P r e s i d e n t M c K i n l e y i n t h e i n t e r e s t s of h u m a n i t y a n d of c iv i l i za ­t i on to i n t e r v e n e in t h e C u b a n s t r u g g l e .and s top t h e w a r , a u t h o r i z i n g h i m to u s e t h e a r m y a n d n a v y of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s for t h i s purpose . T h e r e so lu t i on w a s Eigned by S p e a k e r R e e d of. t h e h o u s e because t h e h o u s e first passed it. T h e n i t w a s s igned by Vice P r e s i d e n t H o b a r t . Af te r t h a t i t w e n t to t h e p res i ­den t , w h o w r o t e u n d e r n e a t h t h e o t h e r s i g n a t u r e s : " A p p r o v e d A p r i l 20, 1898. W i l l i a m M c K i n l e y . " N e x t t w o w i t ­nesses s igned i t . T h e n t h e d o c u m e n t , ca l l ed t h e u l t i m a t u m , w h i c h t h e p res i ­d e n t h a d a l r e a d y p r e p a r e d , d e m a n d i n g t h a t S p a i n s h o u l d w i t h d r a w h e r forces f r o m Cu,fca a n d g i v i n g he r 60 h o u r s to r e p l y to t h e d e m a n d w a s inc losed w i t h t h e c o n g r e s s i o n a l r e s o l u t i o n a n d s en t a t once t o t h e S p a n i s h m i n i s t e r , Seno r L u i s P o l o y B e r n a b e . W h e n he r ece ived i t , h e sen t w i t h o u t de l ay to t h e s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t a s k i n g for h i s p a s s p o r t to l e a v e t h i s country'* I t vvafc i m m e d i a t e l y g r a n t e d , a n d h e Star ted for C a n a d a / t h e r e t o r e m a i n , afi h e said, " t i l l S p a i n w h i p s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . " T h u s d i p l o m a t i e r e l a t i o n s w i t h S p a i n in t h e U n i t ; ed S t a t e s ceased . S e n o r B e r n a b e w i l l h a v e seve ra l d a y s t o w a i t .

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W a t e r t o w n Marke t .

W A T E R T O W N , A p r i l 29, 1898.

T h e loca l p o t a t o m a r k e t c o n t i n u e a c ­t i v e a n d s h i p p e r s a r e b u y i n g a t 65 t o 70 c e n t s . G r o c e r s a r e a l so b e i n n i p g to b i d t h e s a m e p r i c e s a n d t o d a y t h e r e t a i l p r i c e s w i l l b e a d v a n c e d t o 90 c e n t s p e r b u s h e l a n d 25 c e n t s p e r p e c k by t h e W a ­t e r t o w n g r o c e r s . S e v e r a l l a r g e lo t s of p o t a t o e s h a v e b e e n b o u g h t for s h i p m e n t a t 70 c e n t s . S tock m u s t b e f a n c y a n d w e l l s o r t e d t o b e i n g t h i s p r i c e , r o u n d w h i t e b e i n g p r e f e r r e d .

T h e e g g m a r k e t i s s t e a d y a t lO^cents. B u t t e r i s u n c h a n g e d a t 13 to 14 c e n t s .

H . M. B a l l m a d e a s h i p m e n t t o N e w Y o r k , 13 c e n t s b e i n g t h e p r i ce p a i d .

T h e flour m a r k e t is s t i l l u n s e t t l e d . G r o c e r s h a v e a d v a n c e d t h e i r r e t a i l p r i c e s t i l l f u r t h e r , P i l i s b u r y r e t a i l i n g t o d a y a t $1.90 a n d o t h e r p a t e n t s f r o m §1.75 to §1,80. S t r a i g h t g r a d e s r a n g e f r o m $1.50 t o $1.55.

S u g a r scored a n o t h e r w h o l e s a l e ad ­v a n c e al l g r a d e s e x c e p t y e l l o w a n d e x t r a C's a d v a n c i n g a s i x t e e n t h . G r a n u l a t e d is n o w q u o t e d a t $5.70 b y j o b b e r s .

S t r a w b e r r i e s a r e d e c l i n i n g , r e t a i l p r i c e s n o w b e i n g 20 t o 22 c e n t s p e r q u a r t .

Butter, cnoice.. 2ggs,£resbi&ld.. Live Meat*—

VealB Fowls Mutton

Dressed m e a t s -Steer Cow Mutton Veals Hams Pork Lard VOWIB

Potatoes Corn Oats,.

• 4 t o 4 b 7to8

.. 3 to 4

• -.5.5*to6.50 • •4.50 to &50

7 to S 6 to 7

8 to 10 4.00 "5.00

5.00 to 6.00 8 to 10

.. 65 to 70 - t o -

30 aye : 40to'45' Cbrn.m'eal.bolted.pei'bbl .3,00 t<. 3.00 r^o-rowedoarlev . . . . .. to—

Feed-Ret&iJPeriOOJbp Per c^n Corn and Oats. . . . . . 100 . . . . f i ^ O ' Meal » 90 . . . . J7 00 Screenings .. 90 17 0 nanaille 90 17 00 Bran. . 90 . . 1? no tracked Corn . . 9 0 .. ]7O0 Ship*.. 90 . . . . 1700 Cotton-Seed Oil Meal . . . . ,. U S . . . . 25 00 Flaxseed Oil Meal . 1 2 5 . . 25 00 Barleytfeal. . . . . . . . 165 ... 3000 Stovewood '..... :...1.75*08.26 Hay ,person , . . . 7 t o S Byestraw ' 8 Oatstraw 4 to 5 H a y , r e t a i l , p e r o w t . — 60to65 Goal- per ton

Stove .,$6.00 Chestnut . . . . . — . . . 6.00 Egg - : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 .00

HIDBS AND PBLTB. Steer Hides 751b and u p 1% Cow Hides and l ight s teers , 7% Bull Hides 601b and u n d e r 1M Bull Hides over 60 lb 6% Deaoons, each 20ea56

v n w u a . eac i Horse Hides L a m b Pel ts each Tallow Bough

led

2.00 to 2.76 each SOctoSl.

lHoents. T a l l o w t r i e J 2% S Wool washed : . . . . . 20 28 Wool unwashed , . . . __ . . , . . . .„ 14tol8

FINAK0IAL AND -00MMEB0IAL,

Closing Quotat ions of t h e New York Stock E x c h a n g e .

New York, April 28. Money on call nominally at 13^a2% per cent.

Prime mercantile paper, 6a7 per cent. Ster­ling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.84%a4.85 for demand and at $4.81a4.81>4 for 60 days. Posted rates, 14.8.' and *4.«5>*a4.86. Commercial bills, $4.80**. Sil­ver certificates, 57J*a bid. Ear silver, 57c. Mexi­can dollars, Ao^c. Government bonds irregu­lar. State bonds quiet. Railroad bonds firm.

Closing prices: Atchison.. 10*f N. J. Central . . . . . 92 Bur. & Quincy.. . . 91 North American. 5V4 C , C , C, & St. L. 26-K Northern Pacific. 2'cjg Chesapeake & O.. I8J4 Do. pref ..-61 ChicagoGas 90 N. Y. Central . . . . . 108^ Cotton Oil 18J4 Omaha. . . . . . . 6 8 Del. & Hudson. . . . 107% Ontario & West... 13^ Erie l l i i Pacific Mail ^ General Electric., ol^, Reading. . . . . . . 16 Hocking Valley... 534 Kock Is land . , , . . . . 84 Lackawanna 14434 Silver Bullion...... 0" Lake Shore 180% St. Paul bG3, Lead ^934 Sugar Refinery... l i t 1

Louisville & Nash 463^ Texas Pacific . . . . 9? Manhattan., 93 Union Pacific.... 19 Missouri Pacific. 2o% Wabash pref 15 Northwestern. . . . . 117 Western Union..',.85>. Genera l Marke t s .

New York, April :$. FLOUR—State and western irregular and

held higher; city mills patents, *6,60a6.SO; winter patents, $5.25a5.75; city mills clears, «6.10a6.20; winter straigWs, «5a5.25.

WHEAT—No. 2 red opened excited and strong on higher cables, eased off under realiz­ing, but ' rallied again on covering; May, il.223*>al.24; July, «.03al.04?i.

RYE^Steady; No. 2 western, 66c., c; t f., Buffalo.

CORN—No. 2 opened up with wheat, but broke under heavy realizing; May, 39J^a4034c , July, 40%a41i/(;c

OATS—No. 2 dull, but s teady; track, white. state, 35a40c.; track, white, western, 35a40.

P O R K - F i r m ; mess, m 7 5 a 11; family, $12. LARD —Steady; prime Western steam,

$5.97}^, nominal. BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, 14al6}^c.;

state creamery, 15al7c. CHEESE—Firm; large, white, 8J^c.; small,

white, 8%a9a EGGS—Steady; state and Pennsylvania, UJ*

all j^c.; western, 113^c. SUGAR—Raw strong and held higher; fair

refining, 3 IMBc ; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 3-16c. ; refined strong; crushed, 5 15-16c.; powdered, 5 11-16c.

TURPENTINE-Fi rm at 32^a38c. MOLASSES-Firm ;' New Orleans, 28a83c. RICE—Strong; domestic, 4%a63^a. ; Japan,

5%a6c. TALLOW—Steady; city, 3%c; country,

3 9-16a3%c. HAY—Dull; shipping, 30aS5c; good to choice,

55a7t>.

Miraculous Benefit RECEIVED FROM

Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure.

ELI P. BABCOCK, of Avoca, N. Y., a ve teran of the 3rd N, Y. Artil lery and for th i r ty years of the Babcock &

Munsel Carriage Co., of Auburn, says: ' 1 ' wr i te to express my gra t i tude t o r t h e m i r a c -lous benefit received from Br. l l i les ' Hear t Cure. I suffered for y e a r s . a s resul t of a rmy ,life, from sciatica which affected my h e a r t in t h e worst form, my limbs swelled from the ankles up. I bloated unt i l I was unable to bu t ton my clothing.; had sharp pains about t he hear t , smothering spells and shortness of tbrea tb . For th ree months I was unable to lie down, and all t he sleep I got was in an arm chair. I was t rea ted by the best doctors bu t gradual ly grew worse. About a year ago I commenced tak ing Dr. Miles* New Heart Cure and i t saved iny life as if by a miracle,"

Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by all drug­gists under a positive guarantee , first bot t le benefits or money re­funded. Book on dis-' eases of the hear t and nerves free. Address.

DR MILES MEDICAL CO., E lkhar t , l a d .

Bee - Hive - Store

Uer t a iu ly L . J sympathy- 'of -a l l A m e r i ­cans m u s t be w i t h t u e q u e e n of rfpuhi a n d he r y o u n g sou in t h e p r e s e n t t e r r i ­b le s i t u a t i o n , tine d a r e s no t accede to o u r d e m a n d to y i v e ' u p C u b a for fear of r e v o l u t i o n a t h o m e , a n d if s h e r igh t s ' u s , • as she is c o m p e l l e d to do, she w i l l be su re to lose both C u b a a n d he r t h r o n e . Weyler , b u t c h e r in Cuba , t r a i t o r ar h o m e , i s . a l m o s t c e w ^ i u l y k n o w n t o bd p l o t t i n g w i t h Dun Curios , t h e p r e t e n d e r to m a k e h i m k i n g of iSpain. H e dec* t h i s ou t of a menu a n d p e t t y m o t i v e n? r e v e n g e for t he h u r t to hu v a n i t y w h e n he w a s ' r e c a l l e d , f rom Cuba .

SPECIAL IN BOOKS. One lot of p a p e r covered Books b y B e r t h a

M. Clay, Rosa N. Carey a n d m a n y o t h e r popu l a r a u t h o r s 5c., r egu l a r pr ices , 10 a n d

. 15c. J3^~Quo Vadis t h e m o s t popu l a r book b u t a t 19c. for a few d a y s only .

New U m b r e l l a s , bes t iroods a t low pr ices . Lad i e s ' Calico B o u s e W r a p p e r s 59c., we re 75c. Our l ines of Lad ie s ' S u m m e r Under ­w e a r f rom 10c. t o 25c. a r e t h e best va lues eve r shown. Our ch i l d r en ' s ves t s a t 5c. a r e pood a s a n y lOq. ves t in t he m a r k e t .

-^Shoe Department * -O u r Oxford l ine is c o m p l e t e , you ough t

1 t o see the ro . W e sell you a n ice Kid, T u r n e d Oxford for 69c.

O u r Oxford $1.25, B lack a n d T a n s , Silk Ves t ing T o p s , equa l to a n y 12.00 one .

Our Oxford $1.79, see if you c a n find a b e t t e r one for 12.25.

Our Oxford H.00, is a l i t t le Gem a n d would be c h e a p a t $1.50.

Lad i e s ' $2.00 T a n , Silk Vest ing T o p Shoe I is wor th $2.50.

Good Shoes for Chi ldren down to 15c. pa i r .

S. V. Barker, 32 e n d 34 Cour t St.

RANGES l«Ai | J T \ : The next thirty days

Ni will be sold &z cost. rHere

| is news that will prove i J profitable to those who

G i want a range. In the l whole round of my thirty

E ! years history I have j never given such an op-I portunity as this right

S u p o n the threshold of the I season. It takes some-1 thing more than low

prices to make a bargain. It takes quality; your safety de pends on these ranges. They are the best you can buy any 'whers. I^^Call and see them

MILLINERY ! E u r o p e a n coun t r i e s robbed of the i r choicest t r e a s u r e s for our fine Mil­l inery. Our really beaut i fu l Mill in­ery, adopted, by expe r t s to h a r m o n ­ize with your face , you figure or-your gown.

Personal Charms Greatly Enhanced

A n d even p la in faces m a d e a t t r a c ­t ive by our F i n e H e a d wear . Econo­m y smi les broadly a t such Charm­ing Effects a t such trifl ing cost.

E n t i r e new showing of

Children's Headwear I J u s t open . How " B R p W N ' ' sells such s t rong , shape ly , s ta inless* s e a m l e s s b l ack

HOSE At such wonderful ly Low Pr i ce s is a m a r v e l . Good Hose , 3 % c t s . a n d u p . [I New

Scotch plaids A n d fancy Bicycle Hose for m e n a n d boys. T r y t h e

Best Paper Patterns T h e New I d e a , 10c.—none higher . Never sold so m a n y .

House Dresses A look will convince . F a s t b l acks a n d b lues , 49c. a n d u p . C o m m o n ones , 39c. S o m e Lad ie s ' , g e n t l e ­m e n ' s a n d a l so boys '

You c a n ' t afford t o miss . S t e r l ing va lues in

CORSETB

JOHN W. SPRATT, 8 P U B L I C S Q U A E B ,

WATERTOWN, N. Y.

For Sale

SICK HEADACHE P o s i t i v e l y c u r e d b y t h e s e

L i t t l e P i l l s .

They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hear ty Eating. A per­fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi­ness, Bad Taste in the»Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, T O R P I D L I V E R . They Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.

Small PHI. Small Dose. Small Price.

25 Pairs iDside Blinds.

2 Set Fine Folding Doors.

12 Assorted Inside Panel Doors.

1 Large Bakers Trow,nearly new.

I d e s i r e to u s e t h e r o o m t h e y o c c u p y , s i re to !ore pr: t h e r e f o r e p r i ces wi l l no t be in t h e w a y .

H e r e , 19, 23, 39, 49 c t s . a n d u p .

New Blank Boob F o r sp r ing r eady . 5c, S tenograph ic P a d s , 3c. a n d u p . W e sell re l iable , d e p e n d a b l e

MATTINGS T r y our 'del ic ious

CANDIES , J u s t o p e n ^ f r e e h a n d pu re , a t 2, 3 a n d 5c. pe r 1-4 pound .

New Bags, Telescopes,

Wallets and Belts Now ready . Big s h i p m e n t of

Flower Pots

and Cuspidors J u s t on sa le . F lowers P o t s , 1, 2%, 3, 4 c e n t s a n d up . New T a b l e Shelf a n d

Floor Oil Cloth 5 cen t s a n d up . New

BASE BALLS At 4, 5 cen t s a n d up . T h e bes t

WRINGERS Cost bu t l i t t le a t " B R O W N ' S , " 98 cen t s a n d up .

" T e l e p h o n e call No. 126.

JN0. C. STREETER.I H. J. BROWN.

11 t o 17 W a s h i n g t o n S t r e e t .