The McCune Leader from McCune, Kansas • 1

COME TO THE LEADER OFFICE In the Leader, If you do not your neighbor will, and he will reach the best trade. FOR Fine Job Printing And you will get good work and good quality of pater. All work executed neaty aud promptly. VOLUME 1 5. McCUNE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE i5.

1893 Si. PER YEAR. Advertise lu iuEADEKc JL TATIOXAL GOVERN TNT. a denomination that, in this day with them as well as accomplishing the reformation of some of the most hopeless cases. fore had shown stripes as the distinctive symbol of its flag, and as the American republic admired the Dutch model, so also was it willing to pay a tribute to it by adopting its symbols of liberty.

The choice of stripes was thus both a compliment to New York and a graceful Mattox Son 1 Will interest you In supplying your Wants preparatory to the Greatest Ever witnessed CE EBlRATlOAi in McCune.2 1 For further particulars call the store and gram of the Low Prices they are making. vATTO get a pro SON. D. A. WEATHERS, DEALER IS Harness, Saddles, Collars, Etc.

REPAIRING DONE NEATLY AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Carries a Full Line of Lap Dusters Fly Nets and Whips. ssmt TM I "'resit: cut rover Cleveland Atiiai Stevenson -UiHe V. Fuller Walter ij Gresham John Calisle Daniel S. I.air.ont Jcrbcrt "Wilson S.

Bissell Hoke Smith chard OIney Morton Vice LVeiJent Secretary Ot Secrtiary Treasury Secretary War Secretary ot 23.vy Postmaster ieneval Secretary of Interior General Secretary of Arieultiire gTATE GOVERNMENT. lT6vernnr Lieutenant tiovemor Secretary of State, State Treasurer Attorney General State Autiiror Sup't of PuhHc Instruction. L. IX Lewelling Percy Dan ie Is K. S.

Osborne W. H. Biddle John T. Little I. Prather M.

Gain OVXTY GOVERNMENT. iVc.bate IiiJfte County Attomev Sim'r Puc'ic County Treasurer of Clerk of I'ist-ict Court Ck'-unty Cierk Cr.ir.ty purveyor Coroner Cfmm issioucrs Alkert Firmer W. H. Morris T. B.

Mosher Veits W. Magic John T. 3 feels M. McDonald Peter cDonnell M. N.

Randall Dr. Goo. S. Cole i Isaac Cook Chs. H.

Slawson (j. Unroc TM STRICT COURT. The Di-trict Court fir Crawford County convenes the third Monday in Miirch. tlie fimrth JMonday in June, and the second Mmlny in November. Hon.

J. S. Oesr Judge of the bi.th judicial District presiding. QITY GOVERNMENT, flavor, J. W.

Morjison Alf Miller Frtnk Mason J. 'I hompson A. Garrison I Martin Savers R. Kennedy M. Smith R.

Moore V. T. Highland Highland Counciimen Foiice hulpre City Gitv Attorney City Clerk Street Commissioner The per capita of money in the United States according to the director of the mint is S25.17. There is one consolation about the ruling of Hoke Smith affecting the pensioners under the law of iSyo. It will reprimand a good many fellows who helped to put him and his party in power.

Since the late lamented legislature drew its salary and quit business the people ot Kansas are learning that anything that is recommended as cheap and comes high is not destined to become a staple commodity. There is no uncertain sound in the renoniinatioii and ovation given Governor McKinley at the state convention of Ohio last week. It is a proclamation that Republicanism and protection and victory on those lines are what the people of the east are mo-t desiring. The Democratic editor who said that if the women are given the privilege to vote Kansas would roll up as big a Democratic majority as any of the states, can be credited with the best joke of the season. We only hope all of our Democratic exchanges will talk that way.

Is the campaign of 1S90 the combined opposition to the Republican party in. Kansas had a majority of 64.534. In the campaign of 1892 the combined opposition had a majority of 9.610. a net Republican ot The indications are that they won't be in it, even if the)' do combine thoirj opposition the next time. Oi'R Democratic friends in the north ask us to remember that the war is over.

Down south, however, they can prevent the decoration of the graves of the Union soldiers, and cart the ashes of their ex-confederate leader across ihe country ahd re-inter them amid tears and flowers and oratory, in a spirit of fraternitv with all mankind. One of our Democratic exchanges in arguing against fusion says that there are hundreds of Republicans who went over to the Populists who are sick end tired of that party and only waiting for an opportuuity to form in battle array wirh Democracy. The truth of the matter is after the riot at Topeka last winter which is chargeable to Democracy as much as to the so-called reform party, because of fusion, they are dealing tacitly among themselves in the philosophy of the prodigal son, and are seeking the quiet reception and security they know awaits them at their old home. It is safe to say that the farmers of Kansas have spent more in repairs for wagons and harness in the last ten years than it would cost to build scientifically constructed rac-adamized roads on the principal thoroughfares of the county. The adoption of a better system of road building and road working would be profitable to the farmer and the public generally.

Up in Lamar, Iowa, they make a man who has been arrested or drunkenness take his choice between working the streets and going to the X-eeley Institute lor the cure of the Jrink habit, The city has a contract with the Institute for the treat-nent of inebriates who prefer to become graduates in preference to the lisgrace of pounding rock on the treets. The city has gotten rid of everal troublesome old bums since hey adopted this method ol dealing can lend itself to such injustice and iniquity, Whether the men who are in sympathy with Dr. Briggs and the liberal sentiments he represents wilb go out in a body, or whether they will go singly remains to be seen. In my judgement there must be a large minority, who will refuse to wear the name which is. beacefbrth, synonymous with bigotry and intolerance." Will the state Synod sustain Dr.

Briggs?" he was asked. I am satisfied that a large proportion of the ministers in the state will sustain him and that Dr. Briggs' suspension is but the- beginning of what will prove a providential open ing for a great movement away from the old denominationalism and towards the organic union of Protestantism. The attitudes of all great secular papers are Hardly one but is outspoken against' the action of the general assembly." The announcement that Dr. Ecob would declare himself on the Briggs question served to swell the usually large oongregation in his church until the capacity of the auditorium was taxed to its utmost capacity.

After the offertory Dr. Ecob read the entire third chapter of Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians, and as he concluded he brought his band down on the open bible and declared impressively, "That my brethren, is the answer of the bible to the question of denominationalism, which is the greatest sin of the church." After a moment's pause he said: "I leave the Presbyterians church be cause it has taken on a garment that has lain buried in the grave for more than two hundred years. It smells of the earth and of death." With these words he swept his arms down across his chest as though brushing something from him addr ing: "I brush it off forever." The sermon made the most profound impression on the congregation, which contained members of nearly every denomination and included the deepest thinkers in the city. Dr. Ecob recommended the formation of the Free Church of Christ to take in the Congregationalists, the Episcopalians of the broader school the Free Will Baptists and the Cumberland Presbyterians.

He is supported by his congregation almost to a man and many Presbyterians in the other churches will enter his new church if such a church is started. The fourteenth census bulletin which contains a statement of the farm and home mortgage indebtedness of Kansas, contains among other features a series of tables showing the object for which the property was mortgaged. The reasons are given just as reported to the census taker. Most of the mortgages were given to obtain purchase money or to make improvements, but other less prudent farmers had less sensible reasons for mortgaging their homes. A Deca-tnr county man mortgaged his home "mostly for beer." In Jefferson county a man mortgaged- his home to pay "wedding expenses." and another ascribed merely "hard times." In the same county another mortgage was gtv en to pay "a steal by the board of directors," and two were to pay for "divorce suits." In Lincoln county a man took a mortgage "to pay his wife's debts," and another "to pay the undescribable debts of a son-in-law.

One man took the burden of a mortgage "to pay a real estate agent's commission," and another "to go to Arkansas." In Lyon county among the reasons assigned were "to pay a son's debts," "to buy a piano," "to help, a. friend," "to replace funds used while county treasurer," "alimony," "to evade creditors." In Pawnee county a man mortgaged everything he had to "get out of the grasshopper country," and another old man "tobuya saloon," while his neighbor took a mortgage "to study for the ministry." Parsons Eclipse. Our Countrys Fleg. In many schools on Wednesday of this week "Flag Day" was observed inasmuch as it is the aniversary of the adoption of our country's national ensign. For some years June 14th has been observed with patriotic ceremonies in the New England schools, and the practice is gaining headway elsewhere.

The observance stimulates the scholars' love for home and country, and makes more widely known the story of the origin of the flag. On June 14 a eommittee of which Adams was the most influential member, made a report to the congress of the coun try then in session at Philadelphia, in which a report of a design for a national nag was submitted. The report advised the adoption of an ensign having thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white, and a union of blue containing thirteen white, five-pointed stars. The report was unanimously concurred in and adopted, without discussion. A sample flag was at once made and displayed in congress.

The first stripe wis made of red, the. thir teenth accordingly being also red Tee stars were arranged so as to form the circumference of a large circle. Records of the work of the flag committed are meager. Just why stars and stripes were chosen as the symbols of the young confedera tion, and just why red, white and blue were chosen as its colors, are matters open to question. It is thought that stripes came to be se lected because they were familiar to all the colonial leaders and as the favorite emblem of New Yorkers, who had inherited them from the Dutch settlers of Manhattan.

The Dutch republic of the century be Although it was announced some days ago the administrations program of Congressional legislation included an income tax, and there are the best of reasons for beleiving that announcement to have been authentic, the talK of some of the men close to Mr. Cleveland during the past few days makes it apparent that if the idea proves very unpopular, as it is almost certain to do, they are preparing the way for Mr. Cleveland to say henever thought of recommending an income tax, just as he said recently that neither he nor Secretary Carlisle had any idea of redeeming treasury notes In silver, although Secretary Carlisle had pos- Uivelystated to more than one, such a course had been agreed upon. In short the idea of an income tax is put out as a "feeler" of public sentiment. If it appears favorable, it will be recommended to congress; otherwise it will be dropped for the time being.

Washington Correspondence. A ruling far reaching, and of interest to every federal officeholder in the country, if the ruling be correctly interpreted, has been made by Justice Bradley, of the district circuit court. It is to the effect lhat the courts have the right to inquire as to the sufficiency of the cause of removal iu the case of discharged government employes, holding office under the civil service laws, aad regulation. This ruling was -made in the case of John T. Pulaski against postmaster general, civil service commission and the postmaster at Washington, in which he was appointed after a civil service examination, and from which, he says in hii plea, after performing his of two months, he was summarily dismissed at the direction of the civil service commission.

The defendants replied to the petition but the court overruled it, saying that a person having once been duly and legally appointed to an office under civil service laws, should, upon, dismissal require the offiicial making the dismissal to show cause; ia other words, that the courts could inouirs as to the insufficiency, of such, dismissal. A second demuier: was overrulled by Justice Uradley, accompanied an intimation that? the defendants seemed to be avoiding the issue. The court said if they were not ready for the trial nezt Saturday, he would direct the mandamus to issue. K. C.

Tournal. Awful Loneliness of the Plains. Mid-ocean is not more lonesome than the plains, nor night so gloomy as that of dumb sunlight. It is barren of sound- The brown grass is knee deep and even that trifle gives a shock- to this hoof obliterated land. The bands of antelope that drift, like cloud shaddows across the dun landscape suggest less of life than of) the supernatural.

The spell of the plains is a wondrous thing. At first it facinates. Then it bewilders. At last it crushes. It is sure as the grave and worse.

It is int angible, Jbut resistless; stronger thsn hope, reason, will stronger than humanity. When one cannot otherwise escape the plains, one takes refuge in madness. Frank James, brother of Jessie James, a name which is familiar in every community, is one of the leading spirits in the skin game resorts that infest the vicinity of the World's fair, and may be seen nightly per. sonally superintending affairs in the Lake avenue palaces of vice. M.

C. McDonald, king of Chicago gamblers, is said to be interested in the establishment, while Billy Skakel is the geniuslwho guaranties immunity from arrest to all his patrons. Frank James's connection with the resorts is not generally known. The last heard of him was that he sold out his Sedalia, boot and shoe bus iness and came to Chicago and started a saloon. Here he fell into the hands of McDonald, who put hirn at the head of the dives over which he now presides.

The resort where. James spends most of his time is Lake avenue and is known as the Coliseum. It is noted as being a center for adventurers and gamblers. It is here that an al leged entertainment is given nightly on a stage in the rear of the saloon where both sexes join in hideous He Renounced Calvinism. There was a remarkable scene in the SecondPresbyterian church in Sunday morning, when its pastor, the Rev.

Dr. James H. Ecob renounced the Presbyterian faith and declared that the Presbyterian general assembly was "the most bigoted, intolerant and reactionary body ever seen in any denomination. The Second Presbyterian church is the oldest and most influential in the city, and Ecob has been its pastor for the past twelve years. He came here from Agusta, where he was for many years pastor iV ,1 ,1 1.

I Blaine. He had been a stanch follower oLDr. Briggs throughout the latter's trial for heresy, and several times has criticized the latter's opponents. When the news of the action of the general assernbly in Dr. Briggs's cast reached here Dr.

Ecob said: "In my judgement the Presbyterian church has made a retrograde movement involving the suspension ot Dr, Briggs. I don't see how any self-respecting minister can do anything but take himself out JO BLAIR. r. DEAiER aflz3 Cigars, Candies, nuts and 10 ct Counter-, and Notions. tribute to Holland, which country soon recognized the independence of the colonies, and, a short time later joined them as an ally.

The choice of stars is believed to be due to fancy. Yet it has been urged that when dark blue was taken as the color of the union, stars were chosen as the figure for the union, inasmuch as the dark blue was typical of the night sky, stars were the most appropriate to place in it. As to the colors, their selection was due to the fact the New York troops showed on their standards the orange, white and blue of the old Dutch provinces. These, by the change of orange to red gave the colors ultimately decided upon. A sentimental interpretation then explained the red as the blood of patriots, the white of the purity of their cause, and the blue as an appeal to heaven.

In the first two years of the war, the Colonial forces had fought under a multiplicity of flags. Tne New York regiments used the orange, white and blue of their aneestoes; the Connecticut troops, the three grape vines, and. other bodies, whatever was the most acceptable to them. The first Colonial flag to be thrown to to the breeze of the high seas was a yellow design bearing the device of a black rattlesnake. This was used by Com-odore Hopkins early in 1776.

It was also used by some of the New England infantry, and was (oi a time very popular. Then there was the pine tree nag, and a modification ot it which- is-said to have fluttered proudly at Bunker Hill. Though the flag was adopted by congress June 14, 1777, over eleven weeks went by before congress promulgated the fact. On September 3, formal announcement was made. The first public display of the flag was made immediately by Jonh Paul Jones, the noted naval hero, who ran it up to the mast head of his brig, the Ran ger, at Ponrtsmouth, and put to sea at once.

Our present flag is identi cal with that with the exception of the number and arrangement of stars. Albany Telegram. CALIFORNIA'S WILD MAN. Thought to Be an Escaped Lunatic aud Has Great Cunnin jr. A wild an roam? the forests near Markham's MUls in Esiona county.

California. Tha startliag discovery was made by Al Ilutchings, a mill hand, while hunting, says the Saa Francisco Examiner. Ilutchings was strolling leisurely in the bushes, about two miles from the mills, when he heard a crackling sound proceeding1 from a clump of live oaks. He thought it was a bear and stood for a few seconds with his rifle ready to get a shot at the supposed bruin, when it emerged from the When the creature did make its appearance it presented a sight that made Hutching' hair stand on end. It was nothing more nor less than a human being, having a wild maniacal look, and covered down to the knees with a growth of long, shaggy hair.

Ilutchings stood as if rooted to the spot. The weird-looking creature strode, or half leaped out into the clearing and looked about as if fearing some one was near. Being evidently satisfied that there were no intruders in the vicinity the wild man gave vent to a deep, gutteral sigh and seated himself on his haunches. During this time Ilutchings cautiously retreated behind a neighboring tree, from which point of vantage ho obtained a complete view of tho freak. Ilutchings states that tho wild roan was about five feet eight or nine inches in height.

The hair which fell from his head was fully two feet long, very matted and of a reddish hue. His face was scantily covered with a growth of beard of a sandy color. From tho shoulder to the knees a thick hirsute growth covered the body to such an extent that it appeared as if the man wore a woolen, garment so effectually did it cover his person. After squatting on his haunches for a few minutes the strange specimen of humanity stretched himself out for a nap in the blazing sunlight. Fearing to rouse the wild man into active hostilities were he to make his presence known.

Ilutchings quietly slipped away leaving the strange son of Adam to enjoy his repose in peace. No one living in the vicinity of Markham's had ever seen the man before. From Hutchings' description the wild man is about 40 years of age. It is supposed that he is the same individual who startled the country in the vicinity of Gualala about eight years ago by his sudden and unexpected dehut It is beli3ved that he is an escaped lunatic who has long been given up as dead. ELECTRIC CARS.

A. Few Useful Tiling to Kaon About Them. "Do you know why an electric car goes up hill slowly, as though drawn by pony mules?" asked an electrician the other day. "There are some things I do not know," I responded, 'land that's one of them." Well I'll tell you." said he. "There is a certain amount of voltage or electro-motive force distributed over the line, and in order to keep each car running at a general average rate of speed no car oan be allowed to usurp more than its share of pressure.

For instance, if one electric car should be thrown wide open: and permitted to run up bill at the same rate of speed it descend a hill it would for a minute reduce the time of every other car on the road. Hence the motormen hare positive orders about slowing down at every pronounced rise in the roadbed. "Another thing," continued the talkative electrician. "A great many people wonder why ttera are so many overhead wires alonffan eUntrin mud IF YOU WANT THE THE FLEA fortunately did not strike him. David meanwhile grasped it under the throat with his other haud and held on and in the struggle both fall to the ground.

David on toi The girl of course, were very much excited, and kept calling to David not to hurt tha poor creature, but to let it go; and as it lay there panting after Prevost had got up they were sure he had broken its leg "or hurt it in some other way so seriously that it could not get up. However, after punching it with his foot once or twice, tho caribou got up, shoos itself and movod slowly away, and as David got into the wagon and drove oS the last tho girls saw of it it was quietly feeding again as if nothing' had happened. From the description given of tha animal I should judge it to be a female about eignteen mouths old and full growD. The place whero this happened Is near the Mastigoucue Club lakos. ia the Laurentian range of mountains, about ninety miles northeast of Montreal and in a locality probably well known to a number of your readers.

Audubon's Tame Turkey. Audubon, the great American naturalist succeeded in rearing a wild turkey that became very tamo. Still, love of freedom was inborn, and it had to be allowed to roam at its own sweet will in the woods near its owner's house. It spent the wholo day in tho forest, returning home only at night. At last it forgot to como back.

Some time afterwards Audubon went a-huntinar. and saw in the distance a splendid wild turkey, on which he set his dog. To his surprise, however, the bird did not By away, nor did the dog seize it when he drew up to it, but instead turned his head towards his master. When Audubon approached, ha at once Identified his missing pet. The tur key and the dog.

too. had recognized each other as old friends. So they all went home together. An Infant Encyclopedia. A Taris letter to a London paper states that an infant phenomenon has been discovered at 1'laisance, a suburb of Paris, in the person of a little girl called Jeanne Moreau.

aged only five, but endowed with a most extraordinary memory. She is-a walking encyclopedia on all matters appertaining to the history of France, and especially of the great revolution; Is an adept also in natural history, and at the same time answers without hesitation or error practical questions about cooking, gardening and house hold management The parents of the child are very poor, and she has been adopted by a Madame Call ay. who has had tho child's remarkable faculties cultivated, until she has become capable of passing a competitive examination that would be far too difficult for older persons of more ex tensive education. of fspoons. Two natural objects seem to have tarnished the model for the spoon to primitive man, the river or sea shell and the leaf of plants.

In Southern China shell spoons are still used that are closely reproduced In the familiar porcelain spoon of that country, while metal spoons are found in India on which are reproduced even the veins of the leaves from which the; were copied. Pleasant Foraii of Xa a recent address, describing: Journey through South-euaternKussl. Mr. George Kennan bald the traveler in that region must always be prepared to improvise a new and appropriate salutation. To illustrate: the morning, a mountaineer greaU another with.

'May your morning bo bright' which the prompt is, 'And may a 6unny day never pass you by." A guost ho welcomes with, May your coming bring joy. and the guest replies. 'May a blessing rest on your To one about to travel, the appropriate greeting is. 'May God make straight your ro i L' to one returning from a journey. Mar health and streuglh come with rest' notwithstanding their courtesy, the Caucasian mountaineers are very pugnacious, and resort to.

their daggers very promptly to settle personal dilTerencesL Ihi alacrity to fight however, is by no means uncommon in races, among whom forms of excessive eoortesy prevail. Not Truly Converted. "I doubt the genuineness ml Smith's conversion." You do? Whyf He never says, anything about what a worthless oharacter and miserable tinner he used to be," and which of them are alive or dangerous. Ninety-nine persons out of a hundred know nothing whatever about it. You have noticed that alongside the pavement on both sides of the street is strung a larger well-in3utated wire, almost large enough to be a cablo.

That is tha feeder. In other words that wire carries the current from tne power house and at certain Intervals contributes it to the trolley wire. It is well-nigh impossible for an accident to happen to the feeder, but even then there would have to be a direct ground connection before much damage could be done. If the feeder should break and. full to the ground it would emit a blazo which would prove awarniug to the passers-by.

On either side of the trolley wire are two wires which seem to be use-lens. They are dead and are only intended to shield the trolley. Suppose these wires were not there and a telephone wire should fall across the trolley? Instantly the voltage which transmits the cars would be flashed into every telephone which had a connection and the result would be a very severe shock. As it is. falling wires of any kind are caught by the s'de wires and heace never reacn the trolley wire.

Thore's your primer lesson in electricity. Someday 1 will tell you about amperes, volts and ohms." At the Zoo. Slgnora Tola, pointing to the giraffe Oh. just look! What animal is that? Sig. That? That is an ostrich.

Signora Tola An ostrich! Then where are its feathers? Sig. Tola, contemptuously Don't betray your ignorance. Maria. Don't you know that ostriches moult at this time of tho year? Mondo Umomtico. Washington' btate Flower.

The state of Washington has officially adopted the rhododendron as its Slower, and references to it as "The Khody" are already made. Only that its large size was against it, Uhode Island might have adopted the lame flower loner THE CARIBOU'S COURAGE. A Caaadlan Forester's Carious Ad tare With a Quiet Animal. A very remarkable adventur o-fell my two daughters, writes a correspondent of Forest and Stream, while on their way to the Mastigoucha lakes, whero they usually spend several weeks every summer. About a quarter of a mile beyond the last settiome nt Mastigouche where the woods road to our camp begins, there is an abandoned clearing of some few aores in extent, now overgrown with ferns, raspberry bushes and.

small shrubs. The buckboard with my two daughters and driver (David Provost, who is so well known to all the visitors at the lakes) had just entered this clearing when David suddenly stopped his horse and. pointing with his whip, said: 'Oh, look at the caribou." And there, some two hundred yards or less directly in front of them, was a fine caribou quietly feeding, and apparently unconscious of their presence. After looking at him for some moments David said he would drive on slowly and see how near he could get. After covering about half the distance the caribou looked up at them and.

evidently thinking there was nothing very alarming in their presence, quietly returned to his feeding. David then drove slowly along to 6eo how close he could approach without frightening it away, and when within some forty or fifty yards it walked into the woods, but almost immediately returned and stood gazing at them. As the team still drew nearer, it again turned into the woods, but this time came out again close to tho wagon and walked deliberately toward them. David put out his hand and called, and the animal reached out his head to smell of his fingers. It then passed on to the horse, walking alongside of it, then crossed in front under the horse's neck and back along the other side, bo close to the buckboard that my daughter could have put her hand on it then around back ot the wagon and up again on tha other side of the horse.

David thinking that, as the animal seemed so tame, he would try to oatch it. handed the reins to my. daughter, quietly got down and approached the cariboa holding out his hand and calling to it, when it put out its nose and smelled of him. He rubbed its nose, scratched its head, which it put down and rubbed against him. and finally got Up close alongside of him and threw his arms over Its neck and grasped the long hair underneath.

Then tho caribou jumped and struck at David with its feet but 32 COLUMNS WEEKLY SI PER YEAR. Buy Your Binder Twine A DOUBLE QUICK TRDT. For Gracious Sake, Sally: Hurry up! I want to get to WII.LLV'S restaurant and get a good cup of coffee and a lunch, I'm as hungry as a bear, and you know he gets up the best meals in town. Besides, these young uns are crying for bananas and oranges. I -sec -Tne tas the largest and best stock in the city He also has a complete line of canned goods, and the freshest stock of Confections.

You bet yer life I know what I'm about, so get a move on you, old woman. NEWS TAKE WELCH, 11 AKE it a point to come early Vl before our beautiful spring, dress goods are all gone. We have purchased a large stock and we are sure that there is nothing in the city that will equal them in design and quality. Our stock of fine shoes for both ladies and gentlemen is such that you can easily be suited in price and quality. We pay good prices for produce.

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