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NI) OMER
(With R Dinner last year)
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furnished on application.
A Trial Solicited
Arthur D. Davis
EXETER
RESIDENCE: Corner James and An-
drew Streets.
Popula r
Coods
For now and the
rest of the season.
FAVORED WORSTEDS
These worsteds are in blues and
fancy mixtures, excel in quality,
beauty and finish anything of their
kind we have ever shown. We are
offering some beautiful
Sums( Kit SUITS for $10 and upwards
TROUSERS AND WASH VESTS
FOR SUMMER
If a pant hunter pantless
Is panting for pants
He panteth pantless
Unlit he implants himself into
one of those fashionable pants ordered
from
J. H. Holtzmann
CREDITON
A beautiful assortment to choose
from. If there is a taste we cannot
suit, we have yet to know it.
Osetex gthuocate,
Sanders & Creech. Props.
THURS. APRIL 25, 1907
WHAT WOMEN WANT IN MEN.
It is so recently that women have
been Allowed to think. or expect to
think, that it is not strange that they
have not expressed themselves upon
the philosophy, "Be good and you'll be
married," and it has not been a ques-
tion of what they like in then, but
what Wren like in them that counted
or was important.
What do women want in men?
There are worsen who prefer a man
with the ability to earn a fortune
rather than one who has inherited it.
Being a good provider will sometimes
cover a multitude of petty faults in
the eyes of women obliged to account
for every penny spent. Nor is gener-
osity with money the only generosity.
Women want from wen what every
normal human being crsves-cor-
tuendlation and appt oval.
Wonsan. normal and healthy. clues
not want or need a toaster. Outside
of truthfulness, honor and courage in
him. what she prizes above all things
from hitu are kindness, generosity and
sympathy. --Rene Squire in the May
Delineator.
House Cleaning Time
The chairs are on the table,
The beds are on the floor,
There ain't a blessed curtain
On a window Or a door;
The range is in the parlor,
The piano's in the shed.
We've got to seek a restaurant
in order to get fed.
The library's an awful sight,
Books all over the floor,
The heelI's;jam full of furniture,
One ran t get neat the door;
The billiard table's in the barn,
The buggy's on the sloop,
My opera hat and evening clothes
Hang in the chicken coop.
The sideboard's in the drawing room,
The hat rack's in the yard.
My brush and comb are on a barrel
Beside a crock of lard;
The butter's in the coal bin,
The bread is in the bath,
Now is'nt it enough to 'nate
A man rise up in wrath?
The colonial conference, meeting in
London, Eng., has decided to change
the name to 'Imperial conference."
It has Also been decided to meet every
four years to discuss the common in•
teresta of the empire.
Pale, Thin,
Nervous?
Then your blood must be in
a very had condition. You
certainly know what to take,
then take it — Ayer's Sarsa-
parilla. 1f you doubt, then
consult your doctor. We know
what he will say about this
grand old family medicine.
This la rho Arta eineeth'n r' -.r eortnr wnn'•1
ate. • Are yowr bt'weU feel ar •" Ion knew•
t' at .t s.ty aetlnn of th• b. w. , Is aM..:n•ely
e•.enu,l to r.,•orere Keep , .ur Lyse setts*
ac4 your bowels resist ay taking laas,trs
doses of A,.t'. 1•11t..
INad.Ts.O. ATr (N., Levitttta�
.o ar+otbtsr.rs of
1 nut mit.m,
verstwate ct�.
s SIXTaIM1-
w• aa.. s. **elide ' W. pabtr
( S formals" of all ear to .dleta.s.
c red ito it
Mist Fri ui,.-Is lien of I'erkhill vi -it -
ed .'t th•- \te-lh.al.-t pat ..•uey;.• Wed-
nr-clav, Henry Silber, \l.1'.P., •tr-
rived house Friday evening from To-
toutn where he has been attending the
Legislature the past three months. -
The Misses Best and Koehler of Zurich
were the guests of Miss Clara Kienzle
on Sunday. -Mi. Manz, Mrs. Nicholas
and Miss Wolf of Tavistock were the
guests of Mr. and Daniel Oestreicher
last week. -Rev. Geo. Finkbeiner of
Chicago is visiting his brother and sla-
ters in this vicinity. -A load of young
people drove to Centralia Monday ev-
ening and attended the concert given
in the Methodist church. -Paul Shenk
lost a valuable horse last week. This
is very unfortunate as the spring work
is just commencing. -Mr. and Mrs.
Krupp of Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs.
Krug of Chesley, Mr. and Mrs. Um-
bach of Elmira, Ezra Brown of Wood-
stock and Mr, and Mrs. Schwanz of
Blenheim visited relatives here last
week. -Spring seeding is on in full
awing. The farmers say the soil is in
excellent condition. -Fred Amy of
Sharon visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo.Hirt-
zel on Sunday. -Owing to two cases of
small pox being in town, the Board of
Health have decided to close the school
for an indefinite period, in (order that
they may be able to keep the disease
within bounds. The persons afflicted
throughout the township have all been
quarantined and strict measures are
being adopted to stop the spread of
the disease. For some time the dis-
ease was called chicken pox but as
soon as it was properly diagnosed, ac-
tive measures were taken to stamp it
out. Vaccination appears to be the
best means as a prevention and all are
earnestly requested to have it done.
It is fully expected of the public that
they will do their part and assist the
health officers in ridding the township
of this unpleasant state of affairs. I
is the duty according to law of every
householder who has suspicion of hav-
ing an infective and contagious disease
in his home to at once notify the Med-
ical Health Officer inside of twenty-
four hours. If this is not done they
are subject to a fine and this will be
done by the authorities if there is any
negligence shown.
Moray
Miss Elizabeth Ellwood of London is
visiting her sister Mrs. J. W. Young.
-Geo. Hall has moved the barn he re-
cently purchased from par. Kilhourn's
to his tarni on 21st con. -Mr. Gilbert,
Sr.. who has been seriously i11 for
some time past, suffering from an at-
tack of jaundice, is still in a ceiticnl
condition. -Ernest Durr has gone to
Port Huron, where he has accepted a
position as conductor on the Port
Huron Electric Railway. -M alcuton
Windsor has rented Mrs. Fairbank's
farm on the townline west, recently
occupied by henry Schofield. for a
term of five years. Mr. Windsor has
Liken possession. -Messrs John Reed-
er and James Foster brought home
their new threshing outfit last week,
which consists of a 10 horse power en-
gine, and an up-to-date cleaner with
stacking and self-feeding attachments.
-The little son of Mr. mud Mrs. Jos.
Ritchie, who has been laid up for sev-
eral seeks past, still continues very
Lucan
Rev. A. Carlisle, of London. spent
Thursday in town, and was introduced
to a large number of the members of
Holy Trinity church. of which Mr Car-
lisle has been lately appointed rector.
-Chas. Haskett, undertaker, has been
confined to his bed suffering with a
severe cold that verged on pneumonia.
-Mrs. Wilkins, of London, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. F. D. Orme.-Lou
Dawning is spending a few days in
town with his brothers.
Fitts:, --It was discovered that fire
had broken out in the sawmill of Ben.
Langford, just west of the town, on
Friday morning. Such headway had
been gained that the buildings were
beyond being saved before the arrival
of the fire' apparatus. The buildings
and machinery were valued at about
two thousand dollars, partly covered
by insurance. Much sympathy is felt
for the owner, Mr. Langford, especial-
ly ns his wife has been ill fot more
than a year, and at the time of the
flre was in the care of a trained nurse.
Grand Bend
James Brophy of Greenway spent
Friday in our burg. --Mr. Tiedetnan
went to Exeter Tuesday. -Mrs. Bren-
ner who 1►aas been ill is able to be out
again. -Emery Carriere spent Sunday
under the parental roof. -Mr. Bessie
of Port Huron arrived here Thursday
and is putting a gasoline engine In
Wm, Dewey's boat. -A. Bossenberry
was in Wyoming last week.--Rev.Sllt-
clilTe of Greenway was around here
last week with a petition to have Ilos-
senberry's hotel license cut oft. It is
reported that Mr. Bossenherry has his
license renewed. -The County Warden
was here last week looking at the
bridge. -There is a great deal of dis-
pate around as to who are the rightful
owners Of the beach. The property
owners along the shore spent to think
they have a right to it. Can anyone
tell who it does belong to?
Greenway
Geo. Bullock, who }las been suffer-
ing from an attack of grip,is convales-
cing. -James McPherson has been suf-
fering eonsiderable pain from the ef-
fects of a sore eye. While running an
emery wheel he hail the misfortune to
get a sliver of steel fern 1a saw in his
eye. - I•'.arimers are busy Seeding these
1 days. The ground is in excellent eon•
i dition. - Rev. A. W. Barker, B.1)., nt
f ('amlarhia• conducted services en the
Grand Bend circuit 00 Sunda]y. ---Au-
ggustine 33,Iyter has tented his farm to
' his sees Allain and Nelson And on
SAtnud•ay held ;ui amain') salt'. lie
intends retn:aining "n the homestead.
IT' oat f.,r la.t week)
Daniel !liaison is the victim of : n
attack of pleurisy. AVe h.'pe fee his
speedy recnvi t v.- Mrs. Wm. !books
and Mrs Philip Itl.,.lk'• At•e also /111 the
Skit list. - Miss Down of Exeter is v la-
nt het sister's, She ('has. iloop.
er's. We are sort} In report that Jas.
Gervett is not expected to live, hi- ail-
; meat 'eing heart trouble.
St. Marys is buying a bloodhound
for the pereo.e of tracing chicken
thieve..
1)ashwuud
Rev. L. K. Eidt, who h i, 1a•en pas.
(4,rof the ha angelical Aga-.t•ixticon here
during the part year, has again been
returnad by the annual conference for
another year. Rev. Eidt is held in the
very highest esteem by his congrega-
tion. He returned from the confer-
ence session Monday. -Every person
here seems to be in full swing at their
gardens. -The great smallpox scare is
now almost past in so far as we are
concerned. True we have some mild
cases yet, but they are very few in
number and of a very mild type. All
precaution has been taken to prevent
further spread of the disease and in a
short time it will be a thing of the
past. According to rumors which
come to us frow outside points people
living at a distance have a very exag-
gerated idea of the facts as they really
are, and we can account for it in no
other way than this. When ever we
heard of a case we made full inquiry
from medical authority and if the re-
port was verified we immediately
placed that person or house in quar-
antine till infection was no longer
there according to medical testimony.
But we were often met with a storm
of abuse and very rigid opposition.
And more than that many of the in-
habitants would challenge our acts
and tell us and others we had no au-
thority to do this or that, and hence
the controversy which no doubt gives
to outsiders the idea that the whole
place is infected and unfit to enter.
But we are glad to be able to say very
truthfully that such is not the case;
that the disease exists in only a few
houses in the village -six -and that
roost of these are now almost able to
be out, having bad their premiaes,per-
sons and clothing disinfected. If any
one thinks we did anything we ought
not to have done, or left anything un-
done we should have done, let them
bring us before a magistrate and then
we will find out if our actions do not
comply with the requirements of the
provisions of the Public Health Act.
(Intended for last week.)
David Bettchen. who has been ill, is
convalescing. -Chas Stire has gone to
Exeter where he has accepted a posi-
tion in the planing mill. -Mrs. J. Gray-
beil was attending her husband at
Zurich last week. He was couflned to
the house through illness. -Arthur
Winkenweder is learning the milling
business with Mr. Eblers,-Fred Miller
has engaged with Mr. Nadiger to learn
the harness making. -David Pfaff has
returned from Michigan where he
spent the last two months.
ALMOST ASPItsrxia I),--EzraOtter-
bine, fireman at the Dashwood planing
mills, not appearing at his post as usual
on Tuesday morning and on investiga-
tion it was found that he, his wife and
family of several children, wereuncnn-
scious as the result of n leak of gas
from their coat stove, and had their
rescuers been a few moments longer,
the delay knight have been fraught
with most serious consequences. At
last reports the family were doing as
well as could be expected in the way of
recovery.
Smallpox at Dashwood,
TO THE ADVOCATE.
Many and amusing are the reports
at present crrculxtingin our surround.
ing towns. We alight judge from the
purport of these reports that they
might be entitled "Smallpox in Dash-
wood."
As a matter of fact instead of fifty
or sixty cases as reported, by the time
of the publishing of this paper, there
will be in Dashwood three placards
enclosing five cases.
We are very much surprised at in-
fluential and business men. circulating
and helping circulate such outrageous
misdemeanors, on a sister town. Their
methods of prevention namely, re-
questing Dashwood inhabitants to re-
train in the vicinity, by trying to stop
the trails, etc. etc., are very good hut
quite unnecessary.
No doubt if Parkhill, Exeter, Credi•
ton and Zurich always take such pre-
cautions nothing but sheer old age or
calamities will bring death, the inevit-
able, to their inhabitants.
As an item of interest it may be well
to state, that those who are unfortun•
ate enough to have contracted the de-
sease ate quite well physically and if
it were not for the law, would be quite
capable of managing their daily occur.
tions.
CITI7.8N
Nothing new has developed in the
smallpox line, except that one home
in Crediton has two eases. Every care
is being taken to prevent the further
spread of the trouble and it is confi-
dently felt that the disease is well in
hand. That it is of a mil(I form is ev-
ident from the fact that none of the
patients in Stephen are at all sick.
They are simply confined to the house
because the law says so, not because
they are unable to work. The reports
in the different daily papers are very
much exaggerated and would lead one
to believe that the whole country side
is infectedwith the disease and spread-
ing to an alarming extent. This is not
the case and with the care and pre-
caution being exercised by the officials
there is no rause for alarm. The
spread of the disease was eine to it be-
ing of such a mild type that little or
no attention Was given to those afflict-
ed in the beginning.
CLINTON LADY DROPS DEAD
Clinton. April 21t. MN. Jaynes Dim -
ford, wife of riridettaker Mulford, died
very suddenly this morning She had
trouble with her heart, but was sppar-
ently in gond health and attended a
0 )nrert in the Town Hall last night,
but while dressing this morning drop-
ped dead. A husband and four child-
ren survive.
MAY LOSE AN EYE
Mitchell, April Zi. -On Friday even-
ing a very serinee% and painful accident
betel/ .Lemes Barnett, town clerk, in
which he is likely to lose the sight of
one of his eyes. He was in Itis' act of
discharging a revolver when some-
thing trent wrong and Matt of the
charge of powder flew hack in his fare
with the above result.
St. Marys council has refused to
ce liren,es to pool rnntns in that
wn.
gi
le
Tuckerstnith: The little danghtet
of Mr. and Mrs. Jame. Strong, of the
4th con., L. R. S., fell a victim to :t
Icomplication of diseases on Monday.
Sbe washri ht little iii f7 tb
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itr01RIWS I
PERF EC T 10 N
(II4 ®Sedgy'
When sweets"
lose their sweetness—
and " substantials,"
their charm—there are
always MOONEY'S
PERFECTION
CREAM SODAS to
coax back
the appetite.
Do YOU
know how
good they
are? ►�
1
tl.
Saintsbury
(intended for last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly have
moved to their farm near Lucan. We
regret losing these good neighbors but
wish them every prosperity in their
new home. -George Atkinson of De-
troit is visiting friends here. He is
an ofd Saintsbury boy and is receiv-
ing a hearty hand -shake. He looks
hate and hearty. -We are pleased to
see W. R. Atkinson of London in our
midst. -'Vin. Armitage who has been
quite ill, is, we are pleased to state,
getting along nicely. -Mines Dobbs is
into the horse clipping husiness.-Will
Dobbs is spending a few days in our
midst. -The people of St. Patrick
church are preparing to build a new
shed in addition to the old one.
Zurich
Jno, H. Schnell is busy with his new
house. -Miss Amelia Axt has returned
to London after a brief stay at bet
home here. -The many friends of Miss
Laura Bossenberry, who is taking a
course of music at Chatham, will be
indeed sorry to learn that she is suffer-
ing fro►n an attack of appendicitis.
We trust her illness will be of short
duration. -John Albrecht and bride
are now comfortably settled in their
home, where they are receiving con-
gratulations from their many friends.
-Miss Lena Wagner has returned to
her hotne in Berlin after a pleasant
visit here with her sister Mrs, Chas.
Welker. -Mrs, M. Stelck, lith con.,
who has sold the farm to her son Ed.,
held an auction sale on Tuesday and is
now preparing to move to this village.
"%Ve welcome her to our midst and may
she live many years to enjoy her well
earned rest, -Miss Celia Smith of De-
troit is visiting her parents on the
Goshen Line. --Messrs, Herbert Dun-
kin and T. Harnwell of Stanley have
gone to Saskatoon where they intend
residing. -David Schuchter of Pigeon,
Mich., visited here last week.—Mrs,
(Rev.) Leibold of Normandy is a visit-
or at the home of her parents on the
Babylon line. -Victor Appel assisted
at the Dash wood office of the Sovereign
Bank last week owing to the illness of
J. Rannie,-S. Dietrich and wife of
Mt. C,trntel have moved to our village
and are occupying J. Foster's house.
Mr. Dietrich recently solei his hotel at
ML Carmel to J. Ziler.-Emerson, son
of F. Bossenherry who Last week un-
derwent another operation is getting
Along as well as can be expected. The
little lad injured his left leg some time
ago, causing the bone to become af-
fected and the doctors found it neces-
saty to remove some of the bone. -
Louis Jeffrey foreman at Kalhfleich's
flax mill received considerable bruises
and was badly shaken up at the mill
the other day. Ile was oiling the main
shaft and had taken off a cover to get
at the oil cans when a set screw which
is fastened to the shaft, caught his
smock and in a second he was being
whirled around. Luckily the engine
had just been started and not attained
its regular speed or Mr. Jeffery would
have been killed. -On Saturday there
passed away at. her home in Stanley
Sarah Ann Culver, widow of the late
Henry Dowson at the age of 78 years.
Deceased had been ill only a short
time, being stricken with paralysis on
Saturds), morning. She was born
near Cohourg and was united in mar-
riage to her late husband 58 years ago
when they settled on the homestead
farm now occupied by the son ('Alvin.
Mr. Dowson died two months ago.
Three sons and three daughters sur-
vive. The remains were laid to rest in
the Hayfield cemetery.
Can't Wash
Them Out
No other method of home dyeing
ever devised gives colors one-half so
fast, nrilliant and handsome as DIA-
MOND DYES.
Each nt the fifty colors of DIAMOND
DYES give full, bright and fashion-
able shades that strong sunlight will
not fade not soapsuds wash out, two
things that are not true of theadulter-
and and cuIUII0'n dye. sold by some
merchants for the sake of large profits.
When buying dyes fr nhonte color-
ing wink, see that your merchant
hand', you the DiAi1ONi) DYES. if
he rerunlnn'nd, other dyes, he does s.,
far his ow n ptntit.
If your merch int is not of any spec-
ial color of DIAMOND 1)' J , write
to us for them, stating what maternal
you Wish to c,for- all wool, silk, cot-
ton of Miffed goof.. l'► ice for All colors
of DiA%I)Ni1 DYES. ten rent, each.
This month we will send flee to any
address new Diamond Dye booklet and
pretty Souvenir Card for hahv, Wells
& Richardson Co., Limited, Montreal,
P
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SIMPSON-EilitILLS
HENS AND EGGS
Strain of layers, bred from an established strain et
standard bred henry layers.
Bred to lay - White Wyandotte*.
Figures don't lie—The sum of standard size plus
standard shape plus standard rolor plus heavy lay-
ers. ..yis.traiu Order eggs now.
1 grand pen headed by "Jack Fro.t,' 5rd rite
cockerel at Brantford, mated to six ane hens, full
sisters to 1st, Pod and 4th prize pullets at Seaforth
1906. Yates per setting of 13, r2; or two setting/ill.
Stay White 1..ghorns brad to lay eggs from No. 1
pen headed by "Snowball" who took Are 1st prizes
on( of 6 times shown; mated to 12 fine hens. Set•
ting of 1591 or 2 settings $1. 50.
Eggs from Rust of Flock 50 cents
Setting
ORDER AT ONCE
Money must be sent with order to
H. MILLS or W. P. SIMPSON,
CENTRALIA, ONT.
WAREHOUSES
-AT-
EXETER, CENTRALIA
AND CLANDEBOYE
Highest Price paid for Grain
RICH. SELDON
(Successor to Joseph Cobbledick)
GOLD MEDAL
— FOR —
Ale and Porter
AWARDED
JOHN LABATT
AT ST. LOUIS EXHIBITION
1904.
Only medal foe Al. in Canada.
THE MOLSONS BANK
(Incorporated by Act of Parliament 1355)
Head Office, Montreal
Capital Paid Up
Reserve Fund
Assets Over
$3,200,000
3,000,000
33,000,000
SIXTY-TWO BRANCHES Iti THE DOMINION OF CANADA
- EXETER BRANCH -
OFFICE HOURS 10 a. m. to3 p. tn. SATURDAYS, 1(1a. m. to 1 p. m.
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
DEPOSIT Receipts issued and highest cur'r'ent rate of interest allowed
Saving Bank Department
, Until further notice interest on Ss, info a,,ounts ai11 Le
▪ (rulited quarterly- instead r f half vearlr as formerly
▪ Deposits of 1111 and upwards received.
Agents at Exeter for' the Dominion Government.
DICKSON & CARLiNG, Solicitors. N. I). Iil:IWO\, Manager,
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"NINON -STAYS" MAKE DILLON
TWIGS AS STAONO
Short. stiff, hard, steel wire staysmake a"b1n[e-like"
Joint at every lateraa wiro on the Milton fence.
These "Hinge give our fence a greater degree of
elasticity—enable 11 tx, withstand greater strain. They act
like and reaUy are, bingos -make our fence swing or spring
back into .bap° atter tocolving a heavy blow, or tiro unusual
Pressure caused by a furious bull or other animal endeavoring to
rash Ifs way through to freedom. Catalogue tells more about
this twice as strong"tenoe.
The Owen sound Wire fence Ow. Limited,
Owen sound, Ont.
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ILON"WkEE
W. NEiL. AGENT
Usburne
DEATH OF JAMES Goltvkrr -'Phis
township has lost another of its Hest
and most highly esteemed residents,
in the person of James (3, rvett, who
died on Thursday last after a long and
painful illness, Born At Sheepwnsh,
Devonshit e, England, he came to Can-
ada thirty three years ago at1(1 settled
in the township of Usborne. in 1Di79
be married Dorothy A. !fern, daugh-
ter of Mr. Thos diners, i'shorne, and
to the happy union was born eight of
a family of whom seven survive, Mrs.
Sinclair of Stratford; Mrs. Shayler,
St. Marys; Mrs. Parkinson, tilanshard;
and Nelsen, Vida, Edgar anti Chester
at home. There also survives his sor-
rowing widow one brother in Strat-
ford and a brother and two sisters in
England. As a friend and neighbor
deceased was kind and obliging and
these with his tunny other gond yuali-
tte., endeare i him to a large circle of
friends who will deeply regret his
death. He was a valued rind consis.
tent member of the Zion church where
be will be ranch rniased. His rem tins
were intered at the -Lion remetel y ,
Saturday, a large number of friends;
and neighbors Attending the flmeral.
WLNTED
25 to 30 TONS
CAST SCRAP
FOR CASH.
Exeter Foundry
CENTAAI.
STAATFORD, ONT.
Was eatahliehM twenty tears ago and by it. (hot •
ough work and honorable dealing, with its patrons
has he.•ome one of the largest and most widely
known ('omrnerria) College', in the I'tn, ince The
demand upon us for (simmer, tat tow hen and rare
assistants greatlyeteee•ls the supply. We antro our
gra•luates to pwition.. Sttllents are entering .aeh
week. Catalogue free
ELLIOTT & McLACHLAN,
Principals.
China
China China,
We have just received a large shipment of
Beautiful China, including the following:
13 piece fruit sets 81.00 up
3 piece tea sets 40e. tip
Celery trays 20e, up
Salad bowls 15, 2(1. 25e. •
See our Parlor Lamps: m;an}'
Toilet :lots. C201 and up,
First -cooky line (►t' oranges anti
• confectionery always in stock.
Full line of fishing tackle,
('ake Plates 20c, up
il'read & butter plates 5c.
Pe1per & salt dishes 10e. pr.
('lips and saucers IOc. up
h;';tutif ul designs. 1'(autiful
hanlantis. 14'motls and ft( sh
(Hq(lio'e
hulls ;►fl(' a (1w/en.
JOHN CHARLTON, Exeter.