Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 November 1878 — Page 4

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THE MAIL

PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. 5. WESTFALL, EDITOft AND PROPltlKTOHi

TELRRK HAUTE, NOV. 16, 1878

TWO EDITIONS

Of tbis Paper tn published. Th« FIRST EDITION, on Friday Evening kM a large circulation in the murrotuidlng

ItofM, where lt sold by newnboy* and •gents. fffce SEOOND EDITION, on Saturday Even tag, goes Into the hands of nearly every reading person in the city, and the farm era of this Immediate vicinity.

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®very Week's lasne is, in feet, TWO NEWSPAPERS, 'I. nh In whioh all Advertisements appear for

THE DEGRADATION OF POLITICS For nearly two years now the country will be almost wholly undisturbed by politioal agitation. Tbe presidential campaign of 1886 will doubtless be an exciting and hotly contested one, but until we enter upon it men will have nothing to do but to devote all their talents and energy to their private affairs. For at least two years to come tb country may be considered reasonably safe.

Oaring this period of political quiescence it will be fortunate for their couri' try and for them, if the legions of chronic office seekers throughout this land make an honest effort to find a vent for their pent-up energies in the direction of some bind of private business. By doing so they will vastly improve their financial condition and increase their self respect in no small degree. That tbe seeking of public office persistently and as a busi aess has a degrading effect on men, will not be denied. Says one, writing of this •corrupting tendency in politics: "Within the observation of everybody, many a manly young fellow has started out in life with excellent prospects and been rained by tbe craze of political ambition Everyone knows young men who began life in the possession of a keen, hightoned sense of honor that kept them above a mean action or an openly dis honest man. Unfortunately, they were drawn to dabble in the political pool, and only a few years have gradually transformed these fine, honest fellows, into false, corrupt, immoral men, as tricky, as far at least as ability goes, as Slippery Sam himself."

And not only does the chronic office seeker become a moral wrecjc, bat in many cases be becomes a financial wreck as well. Who does not know one or more persons in the community where be lives who have reduced themselves from comparative affluence to hopeless insolvency by their infatuated efforts to gain a public office? And when it is gained it is of short duration. The term soon flies away and out of his receipts he has had to pay heavy election expenses. Tbe same time spent in industriously attending to some private occupation would, in a great majority of cases, have been better for him. He might not have been able to make so much money but be would have feft happier and more independent.

The fact is, it don't pay to seek office. When a man leaves his legitimate employment to wotk a scheme for an election to some county or state office pimply tor tbe emoluments connected with it, be has taken the first step on a road which, for the great majority, leads downward. If he fails in his efforts nine Umes out of ten he is a ru'.ned man. If be succeeds, his case is not seldom as bad, for his official career proves the beginning of a dissipation which eventually leads to his downfall. A private station is the post of honor. There a man can be independent, honest and virtuous and has the satisfaction of knowing that his success, whatever it be, Hi tbe measure of his ability and industry. Public station is honorable when the occupant is called to it by reason of recognized talents and integrity, bat tbe seeking of office for the mere sake of ^ain—for tho purpose of making tnoney more rapidly than can be done in a private occupation, is degrading and, in many cases, disastrous. In the end It will not pay. It is an unwise and un.profitable thing to do.

PEKS OF COUNTY OFFICERS. As effort will be Hide in tbe next legislature, as was made In the last, to correct the evils of tfie present fee and salary law. These evils may be briefly -enumerated as follows First, the enormoai emoluments of some of the county offices which pay ten times ss couch as it would oost to hire tbe same •ervices if rendered for a salary. It is stated, aad no doubt truthfully, that ««»me cooaty offices in tbe State pay jaore in Joes than the aggregate salaries 9*14 to tbe Ave Judges of the Supremo •Court, This is not simply wrong it is outrageous. Seoomily, these excessive salaries exerts most pernicious Influxes upon politics. Tbe stake is so large that thousands of dollars are spent bjr tbe candidates in trying to gain the priso. Votes are bought up shamelessly and all manner of vicious and dishonest schemes set on foot and carried iato operation for the sake of stieoess. The ballot box is debauched and tbe polities of tbe State degraded in order tbat a clerk or a sheriff rosy be put into office, ft is a notorious fact that candidates tor tbe Legislature au«I even for Congress are often traded off to aecure roles for a eounty officer. Hits is a crying evil that ought» be abated if thfre is any wsy of doing it. In tbe third place this eondin of things .works the financial and mors! ruin of many men daring every e*u •». A* Jong as county office*

worth from 910,000 to 125,000 a year men w|li spend their means and aacrltloe their honor to socure them.

Not much .argument is needed to show the Iniquity of the present system bat how are the evils to be corrected As the Constitution now stands, the scale of fees mast be uniform in all the counties of the State. It thus happens that a schedule,of fees whioh affords bat a meagre compensation in tbe poorer counties yields a princely income in tbe rich and populous ones. Neither can tbe matter be remedied by fixing reasonable salaries for county officers and requiring them to turn over all the fees collected to tbe county treasury because the Supreme Court has decided that the offlosrs cannot be compelled to pay over the fees colleotod by them The legislature of 1871 enacted a law of this kind and it was held to be unconstitutional. Nothing is left but to amend the Constitution, so as to an thorite fees to be graded according to tbe population of the various counties, Such an amendment was proposed by tbe last Legislature bat for some reason failed. It is to be boped that the attempt will be more successful in the Assembly which will meet In January next

TROUBLE NEXT YEA R. There has been published in London England, for nearly fifty years, an alma nac remarkable for its predictions. In 1853 it was predicted that earthquakes would occur near Carthagena about July 16. On the 15th there was an earthquake at Cumana, near Carthagena, in whioh 4,000 persons lost their lives. In 1S76 it was predicted that there would be misfortunes on American railroads and great catastrophe.] fcThe Ashtabula hor ror occurred Dec. 28. For July, 1878, it was predicted that there would be in America "many violent, sudden and terrible deaths by sunstroke."

Having made several good guesses in the course of fifty years, the almanac astrologer points with pride to his predictions for the* future, and asks the peuple to believe in his system. The predictions are carious, to say the least. He says the year 1879 will dawn on scenes of violence, bloodshed accidents, and explosions. In January there will be strife and bloodshed in Spain affairs will go wrong in this country, and public disputes will be embittered in England the imprisonment and disgrace of some great personsage connected with tbe government may be looked for.

In February, Saturn and Mars will combine to stir up trouble in Europe, Mexico and India. In Maroh. many deeds of vengeance will be perpetrated in Russia danger will lark in the path of the Emperor of Germany Marob 11 a great clerical scandal will be developed in England there will be war and famine in India and China, and in this country discord between President and people, trouble with the Indians, and religious ^disputes, leading to scenes of violence.

In April the religious world will be greatly agitated. In May railway companies will experience igreat {adverse fluctuations of their securities. In June there will be war in Austria, Turkey and Greece and in this country cruel epidemic fever, cattle disease, a high birth rate, a prosperous dramatic season, and good fortune to tbe advocates of woman suffrage. And So on, until December, when more than one dynasty in Europe will tremble, the Socialists become a terror to society, and the uprising of tbe Greek and Slav races shake Eastern Europe to ita foundations.

These predictions are based dn the conjunctions and aspects of the planets, and are made, the author declares, in accordance with "tbe simple and natural rules of astral science, as first collected by Claudjus Ptolemy, and illustrated by Dldaous, Placidus de Titus." It might be interesting to cut out this artiole, lay it away or paste it up for future reference, and see what we will see.

IK his remarks before tbe trade convention held at Chicago tbis week, Hon. Henry Watterson expressed tbe belief tbat a new era was about to open in American commerce and that as sectional strife died away there would come a "broadening and lengthening out of our nation's commercial powers." We tblnk there is an ample foundation on wbieb to base saoh su opinion. The growth of the nation's prosperity during the past years has been simply snor moos. In a speech recently delivered at an agricultural fair, Secretary Sber man gave tbe following figures, showing the Increase in some of tbe leading agricultural products of tbe country: 1878. 1878. Corn, busliels,.——~...«B£74,OCO 1,SI2£S8,OOQ Wheat, bushels, „,.Wl,2?4,?00 lW.0W,t»« Rye. bunhel*, 1\HJ,000 31,1704)00 Oat*, bnshel#, JOO^OOO Cotton, hale*, Mll^l

These figures may be depended upon and tbey certainly indicate that a won derful productive development has been going on in tbe country ever since, and in spite of the panic. Nor is this development confined to agricultural product*! alone. Tbe growth in coal, pig Uron and petroleum has been equally

Our manufacturing Industries,

too, have steadily aad largely increased. These facts show that the country Is going forward to a greater prosperity than it has ever enjoyed in the past, and warrants the prediction made by Mr. Watte rnon.

THE -^rlptursl conundrum: "What doth it profit a man to gain tho whole world and kw bis own soulf" is liable to paraphrase by the contemplative democrat as be studies tbe late election reuirus, in the question: "What doth it us to gaii: h. solid .Southand beset tO 'bf*' uo* on by a w»«d North?'?,

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TERR® HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

LHTTEUS are pouring Into Memphis containing offers to adopt orphans left by the plague,

TH» only railroad in Mexico is from Vera Oru* to the CSty of Mexico, a dis^ tance of 963 miles.

BOB INQBRSOLI. saya Grant will not be the next president. Does Robert think tbe lightning is going to strike him

IT IS reported that every article of fur nltare In the Queen's Hotel, st Glasgow Scotland, was made at Grand Rapids Mich.

THE Memphis wharves are reported lined with steamers disoharglag freight, and tbe stores crowded wltb customers from the interior.

FOSTER, the Canton, Ohio, defaulter, has been sent to tbe penitentiary for twelve years. And, adding insult to in jury, tbe jury said he must pay a fine of 900,000. ____

BUN BUTL.BR IS not the man to remain Idle. Falling to seenre the .Governor ship as a stepping stone to tbe Presl dency, he has cocked his eye upon the Boston mayoralty.

BROTHER FULTON, of Brooklyn, has preached a sermon In answer to Tal mage. His subject was: "The Bright Side of New York," and he pronounced Tal mage a sensationalist for going "an der high police authority',' to pick up information about "the naughty plaoeBin order to retail It to his congregation.

THE last of the whisky thieves are pardoned. Five of the St. Louis ring who were convicted of conspiracy to de fraud the revenue of the United States have been unconditionally pardoned How it was that they were permitted to linger in jail when all their compatriots, were permitted to go scot free, is unac countable except on the theoty that they were mighty little rascals. *Sr 5??

THE first pronounced case for Gen Ben Harrison's "asylum for idiots' comes from Bloomington, Illinois, where, on Monday, Rev. Pleas&nt W Bishop, a well known and prominent Greenback orator and advocate, was ad judged insane, in the county court. Tbe cause of Bishop's insanity is stated to be the great thought and attention he has given the greenback question for number of years past.

THE total number of deaths from yellow fever, so far Jas they Jcould be kept account of, is reported to be 13,921 Of this number 3,977 were at New Orleans and 4,200 at Memphis. The money raised for the relief of the sufferers throughout the country amount ed in the aggregate to $1,359,000, of which sum New York gave .5395,000, Philadelphia $132,000, Chicago $90,000, Boston $55,000 and Cincinnati $35,000.

PRESIOEXT HAYES is reported as sayirg tbat he is compelled to admit tbat bis attempt to conciliate the South is a failure. It is manifest, he says, from the recent election, that fair elections, with free suffrage for every voter is an impossibility In the south, under the existing condition of things The offi cers of tbe Department of Justice have been instructed to prosecute with the utmost vigor all who have been guilty of disturbing elections in the last campaign. No one can doubt th'at the Pres ijlent's effort at conciliatiou was fairly and honestly made and the country will be with him in the new polioy which the temper of the southern people has rendered it necessary for him to adopt.

THE Indianapolis News of last Monday contained a description of the new residence of George D. Emory, of that city, which has just recently received its finishing tsuobes. The house is built of pressed brick, set in red mortar, with trimmings of Eilettsville stone, and Is one of the most beautiful and complete yet built in Indianapolis. The various rooms are finished in different kinds of native woods—black walnut, asb, maple, cherry, oak, poplar, etc. No nail is visible, tbe wood having been raised by a gouge wherever nailing was reqahed, the nsil then driven and tbe piece of wood fitted back into its plaoe so nicely ss not to show even a scar. It is"pleasant to note Improvements sacb as tbis in this new western country of ot^rs. for it shows that we are gradually acquiring something of tbat taste for the besutlfal which exists In old and wealthy communities.

IT is well to have a care what you write on a psstal card. Sometimes these cards give rise to peouliar troubles. A Rochester lumber dealer mailed a card to a discharged clerk, aocusing him of swindling, and the clerk hss obtained a verdict of #450 damages, based on tbe publicity of tbe charge while passing through tbe mails. A similar oase is on trial in Pittsburg, the plaintiff being a sewing machine agent, to whom bis employer addressed an accusation of improperly retaining money. An Omaha clergyman publishes a card complaining that he frequently receives advertisements of wine printed on postal cards, and as be is a total abstainer from strong drink, the impression might be wrdngVully created that be is a buyer of the wine. A Boston landlady sends bills on postal carda to former boarders, accompanied by urgent requests for payment. One of the recipients began a suit against her for libel, but withdrew it, his lawyer advising hits tbat. as tbe communication was a simple request to pay a Just debt, be bad no legal grievance., A Kansas City girl jilted ber lover, and he retaliated by writing ber amorous letters on postal cards. Sbe did not invoke tbe law, but put a rawhide in her pocket, lay in wait for her annoyer, and whipped him.

•'THE HAUNTED HOTEL," Wilkie Collins' lastatory, is completed In this issue of Tbe Mail. It has been repnblls'.ed In tbis country from tbe Loudon Belgravia, by the New York World, the Boston Sunday Times, aud the Saturday Evening Mail. If opportunity bad been af forded us to read the entire atory before publication, it would not have been given to our readers. We are dlssppointed In it, and presume a majority of our readers are also, There Is little to admire and nothing to love in the characters presented. There is novelty and mystery and excited curiosity, tbat is all. It fs an imaginary composition, differing from anything which ever did or will happen, and seems to be written as no story ever should be, without an object a good purpose. When the world is so full of good reading, and litis so abort, an author who has nothing to say of value should not hesitate to keep silence.

Next week we will begin the publication of a. charming American story—a story of love and pride, of self-sacrifice and devotion, introducing incidents of the late war—which we have read and can cheerfully recommend to readers of The MalJ.

any time,

IT is not every boy who has tbe good opinion of his fsther to the extent recently expressed by the venerable Peter Cooper. As Is known Edwsrd Cooper was elected Mayor of New York by a unison of all the opposition to Tammany rule. And now the father endorses him with these good wOrds: "He is thoroughly honest, snd I am proud to see that be has made no party pledges, but binds himself to respect the wishes and interests of the people. As I know him also to be as thoroughly truthful as honest, I know he will keep that pledge and that ring rule will Jbe impossible through his connivance. He is a liberal man with his own money, but the treasures of others are safe In his keeping. The city has gained a mayor who will give bis whole thought to its best interests without political.Dlas." I

NEW YORK UNDERQRij UND. Rev. Talmage, on last Sunday morning, told a vast audience what he ssw during a second visit to New York, but before be launched into his subject he winged a sarcastic Bhaft at the Rev. Dr. Fulton, who expressed much disgust, the previous Sunday, at the spectacle of Mr. Talmage raking up the filth of New York slums, and gathering all the bad smells of that city into a boquet for his pulpit. "I have as much amusement," said Mr. Talmage, "as any man of my profession can afford to indulge in at

in seeing some of the clerical

reformers of the present day mount their chargers, dig in the spurs, and, with glittering lance, dash dowu upon the iniquities of cities that have been dead for three or four thousand years. These men will corner an old sinner of twenty or thirty centuries ago and scalp him, bang him up, and cut him to pieces. With amazing prowess they throw sulphur at Sodom, fire at Gomorrah, and pitch Jezebel over tbe wall, but wipe off their gold spectacles, put on their best kid gloves, turn over the morocco covered sermon, and look bashful when tbey begin to speak about tbe sinsof our day." This was received with a burst of applause. The effect upon the pastor was electric. Swinging his arms about in a marvelous manner, be cried: "The bypoorites! They are afraid of the libertines and. the men who drink too much in their own churches. Cowards! It is better to clear out all our churches, nobody staying but tbe sexton, and he only to lock up the doors, than tbat the pulpit should be afraid of the pews. The cities standing on the earth to-day to be reiormed, and not Sodom, Gomorrah, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. "I unroll the soroll of new revelations. With tbe city missionaries and the police, 1 have seen some things I have not yet told you of. 'We won't want a carriage to night,' said the detectives. 'A carriage In the neighborhood we are to visit would only bring the people out to stare at us.' So on foot we started up the dark lane of pdverty. The police wore looking for a thief, and I was the m^n who had lost the pocketbook. The strategy was theirs, not mine.'' [Mr. Talmage added this so hastily that the congregation laughed.] "We climbed stairs oozing with filth. The police turned on their lanterns. Fourteen people asleep on beds of straw in a single room no clothing under them tying there in an atmosphere which no lungs whioh God

long. Who were tbese people^m

victims of sin. Perhaps from tfigbty mansions they had fallen. Tbey. have moved into the Fourth ward when they move again they may move into Bellevue hospital. When they move from Bellevue they'll move to Black well's Islsnd when tbey move from Blackwell's Island they'll move to the potter's field when they move from the potter's Held they'll move to hell. "Hark! what's tbat heavy thud on tbe wet pavement?"

Here Mr. Talmage drew a hair raising picture of a reeling wretch cutting bis head on tbe curbstone. After along digression be continued: "Unless the churches wske up tbe Lord will scourge New York snd Brooklyn as New Orloans was not scourgcd by yellow fever. The factories at Fall River and Ixiwell sometimes stop for Isck of demsnd and workmen but tbis million-loomed mill of sin and death never stops, never slacks Its band nor lessens its spindles. Tbe great wheel of the factorv keeps on turning, not by the current or tbe Mer« rlmac and tbe Connecticut rivers, but by crimson flood rushing forth from all the groggerles, wine cellars, and drinking places of the Isnd and tbe faster tbe flood rushes tbe faster tbe wheel turns. And tbe band of that wheel Is woven out of broken heart strings, and every time that wbeol turns from tbe mouth of the Iron mill comes forth squalor, mendicancy, crime, sin, and woe, the creaking and the rumbling of the wheel, the shrieks of men and women lost for two worlds."

Mr. Talmage said before closing he

should

like to exhibit a magic lantern.

"I turn spon that screen" (pointing to the left) "the magic lantern of the home. Mother is putting the ohildren to bed a Sre burns in the nursery grate little voices murmur a prayer. Now the mother puts them, giggling and kicking. in between tbe white sheets up to their little dimpled chins is tucked tbe sprasd. Now a good night ktes upon each of tbe rosy lips. I turn tbe magic lantern t*f the police upon that other Bveen. A little fellow cuddled up In bis klnnel under the damn, dripping stair* of th« warehouse. His fingers, thrust through his tmtted hair, are his only I

pillow. He has no parentage. He was pitched into the world by a merciless incognito. Hss be no borne Wbe: are tbe good Christians Ab, in reeding chairs, wiih their feet on ottomans, reXding Balwer's 'Last Days of Pompeii,' and weeping over tbe girl who got petrified."

Mr. Talruage turned on alternately what be called the home ahd the police magic lantern, setting squallor and afiluevee in striking contrast, and suddenly saying: "I can show no more. Shut the slldes," said a prayer.

GREAT BARGAINS and a big line of everything in tbe way of fsncy snd staple notions, holiday goods, etc, at tbe Half Cent store, on Fourth street.

ZEPHYR, st 10c per oz. GERMANTOWN, 8lAc per os. MOTTO FRAMES, 25c each. Other goods in proportion. Call early and be convinced. Stock of large chromos, cheap.

GOLD

FRAMES of the richest designs, very de

sirable for portraits also the largest a took of Picture Frames and Mouldings in the city. Prices very low.

J. F. PROBST,

1 Main street, bet.6tb an^ Gtb.

Visit the Cent Store.

—Kid Cloves—A very fine line, very low prices—at Mrs. Riddle's.

PERA HOUSE.

hasTver tnade could standi^# «KAND CONSTELLATION OF

SHAWLS, CLOAKS,

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\musements.

ONE EVENING ONLY.

OTonday November 18th,

'•Kowlwas Happiness."

First appearance in this city, Mr. Jos. K..

IN HIS

N*EW FRITZ,

Supported by his own full dramatic company.

MEW FRITZ

la pronounced by pres and public to be superior to the Old Fritz. And has been produced to the largest receipts of thia season netting Mr. Emmet in 12 weeks §85,OOO. Houses crowded n'ghtly with the fashion and elite. Mr. Emmet has made two fortunes with tbe Old Frits, and can look forward to greater results with the New Fritz.

SCALE OF PRICES.

Admission 75, 50, and 35e, No extra charge for reserved seats. Seats can be secured at the Central Book Store, commencing ihursd&y, November 14, at9 o'clock's, m. Titos. W. BROWK, Agent

1878.

N0VEMB£R 20 AND 21, TWO SIGHTS OSLY. Mr. C. E Hoeiord has the honor to announce a positive engagement, after considerable expense, with the charming youug comedienne and rocaltet,

niHH EfFIK ELl.NIiKK,

Supported by the entire splendid dramatic company, from Ellsler's Euclid Avenuo Opera house, Cleveland, Ohio.

Wednesday evening, November 20, flret time in this city,

RAGS!

A HEROINE IN

first time

Thursday evening, November 21, this city,

THE GRASSHOPPER

(LA. CIGALE.)

Introducing new songs and dances each even ing. The above plays are tbe latest success of New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Notwithstanding the great expense, popular prices will be maintained. Admimlon 75, 50, and ^3c

No extra chaiye for reserved seats when so cured at Central book store.

QPERA HOUSE.

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Saturday, November 23d.

MATINEE AH® NIGHT. 4^*1

THE GREATEST ON EARTH.

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jpANTOMIMIC ARTIST*

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Band and Orchestra.

Admission. 75c ore and 25c. y-t*. No extrn charge for reserved seats. Admlsaion to Matinee, 25cent*. Reserved seal a on sale at Central Bookmore. D. B. HO DOES, Prw Ag'U

ill

SUITS, FURS.

HOBERG. J: ROOT & CO.,

OPERA HOUSE,

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Have now on display an immense lino of these goods at popular prices. Outstyles are those so very popular at all tbe fashionable centers, and our prices sre ss low as anywhere In tbe country.

AOTNTIQN

Is invited to our very elegant assortment of ....

LADIES' FURS

From |2 per set up, including Mink, Marten, Lynx, Seal, Siberian Souirrel, Alaska Sable, Coney, etc., etc.. all new fresh goods, at prices lower than ever sold before.

Ladies' Seal Hats, very unique and pretty, at fl.75 and |2.50 each.

HOBERG ROOT & CO.,

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OPERA HOUSE.

R.L. BALL'S

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sells the Gold

Coin Base Burner. BALL sells the Grown Jewel Base Burner:

BALL sells the Invincible Base Burner. BALL sells the Aladdin Base Burner

BALL sells the East lake Base Burner. BALL sells the Rot ary Grand Base Bnrner

BALL sells all the leading stoves in the market.. ^"BALL'S prices are lower than anybody in town. Gall and see the finest display of fine goods in this city

CLOAKS, CLOAKS

NINETEEN CENTS

-BUYS A-

BOY'S ENGLISH PLUSH CAP

With Bound Edge, Ear Laps of Plush, Fancy Lining, and Good Serviceable Cap, at

DOLLAR HAT DEPARTMENT

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Anybody desiring to purchase a handsome garment cheap, should secure one of our Cloaks Jbefore we move.

JAURIET & CO.

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