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Life in the South Afr ca Gold Fietda s en to the asylum last week. 1;verythfto j
possibly was dun t. °
The following extracts from a private letter
received by" Mr. John Bean, from his brother
in the South African gold fields, will be of
interest to people in this distant part of the
universe :-
14 antra I Ponr, Sor•rli Aw11102, Oct. 9, '86
We are getting very good prices for carry-
ing goods to the gold fields from Delgoa Bay
this winter. Jost fanny, they are paying £35
per ton, • and if so many of my oxen were not
head and sick, I could go down and load up
sin tone on my two waggons easily, and }''ave
it to the gold fields in a month. For many
yours in this country times have been getting
IP constantly worse, and property steadily de-
preciating in value, but I must not write so
dismally, for as a rule I am not that way in-
clined, but am rather hopeful, am given to
building castles in the air that are seldom
realized. At prgseut there are i7i this part of
South Africa quartz gold fields being opened
up ; I believe there are some really good reefs
being found, but I think, as a rule, so far, it
mafield. The
place is full be eof Jewsd a ndIodon't g dknow if yon
• understand how these Thing aro worjted; for
my part I cannot imagiue how sensible people
can be induced to put capital into companies
floated by unprincipled Jews, and yot they
have done so to my knowledge, to the amount
of many hundreds of thousands of pounds,
hero in gouth Africa, during the last five
years. Many of my acquaintances m Pieter-
maritzburg have put money into gold oom-
panes and lost every penny of it. I suppose
the reason they do is there- are some good
mines opened. But in my opinion the really
good things are floated a great deal too high ;
£100,000 is zit -thing e thoughte haof for realized hand
any
here. Some few people
•
some fortunes in those fields.. One man, by
name of Thomas, who walked up to the gold
is fields about a year ago from Pietermaritzburg,
has lately sold out for £60,000, and a young
man by the name of l'rostoo, who came up to
the fields with a passenger, has now got 1000
shares in Bray's Golden Quarry, and they
are selling as high as £S5 per share, of coarse
there are a 'Bonin' -in the same company 'as
well off as he. We are having a very dry
winter, and there is a terrible amount of sick•
nese arid death amongst the cattle on the
Delgoa Bay' road. 1 never saw anything like
it in my lift, sometimes we go a whole inspan
and never be out of sight of dec�,d osen, in fact
the whole atmosphere is polluted with the
petrifying carcasses: 1 think, in consequence,
there will be a great deal of sickness on the
gold fields in the wet season. I know one
Dutchman who lost_as many as 45 out of 48
oxen, and I L•aow a good many Natal Trans
port riders that have lost their 30s and 505.
We took up dynamite on two of our waggon
last trip, but -1 think it will be the last, a -
acquaintance of ours, Cooms by name, took
up some dynamite, and had one of his wag-
gons blown up while crossing a rough, stoney
drift. Cooms himself, three Kaffirs and ten
oxen were killed, and the largest fragment of
iron I could tied Was a piece of the iron axle
• about Live inches long, and literally chattered,
and a piece of tire about four inches long. A
large tree a few yards away was taken clean
out by tbo roots, and all the bark and branches
stripped off. Hendrick, the driver that was
killed, was one of. Tabot's Kaffir's. He
Stole Wm.'ta'lebot's blankets, and- a lot of
other things, and amongst the rest a Martin -
Henry rifle of mine. .1 got my rifle back, as
the 1 afllrs found it hid near the waggons.
Tabbot thrashed Hendrick, then he went and
drove tor Comm, and the last time he was at
Delgoa he bought a gun and he had told some
of our Keffirs, the first• chance ho got; he
would shoot some of us, but the next thing.
we heard he was blown up. I can assure you
I -was pleased when..Lgot my.t),ynarnito off, as
I was sleeping in' the waggon on which it was
loaded. One of my acquaintances, Daniels
by name, got killed this winter by a lion, it
killed one of their oxen, and lions always
come back to the dead after they sleep, so
they set guns for them, and the rifle went off
and sont•a ball through%the lion,. but it was
too far off. to hill hit» rtistantly; . The lion
then went for the rifle (a Swinburno•Henry
r. Carbine) and smaehedthe stock into splinters
with its teeth. Daniels, his brother and two
Aatehmen, then went after the lion, wj�iich
had got iuto some thick scrub, the dogs soon
found him, and he rushed out at the men,
Daniels being nearest the lion, as they were
•in a line,. a few yards- between each, poor
Daniels' cartridge'missed fire, and the lion was
on him instantly, but the lion was weak from
his previous wound, and did not kill Daniels
before the rest got,up, when every one fired
rifle point blank into him, and one Lid`Ilb`t`
went right through his head, which rolled
s)rim over; .however, poor ;Daniels has since
. died• of his wounds.- This occurred about 30
miles trotu the Delgoa Bay road. The lions
have killed a good many oxen on this road
this winter.` 1 can tell you a camp is a pretty
lively place. The last time I was at Barber-
ton .(Barberton is the principal place this year,
Moodies_was last year, but it :is now nearly
deserted,) every day I would see three or four
e o cheek the mania, u
no purpose ; she became worse until her case
was oousrdereda severe one, and would require
proper treatment. The cause of derangement
is said to be consequent of the death of her
Water, Which ead event occurred some time
ate.
The entire horse, " General Wolseley,"
owned by Mr. John MoNevin, that has been
under veterinary treatement for over tbret
weeks in Hensall, for blood poisoning, was
destroyed a few days ago by order of Messrs.
Sweet dr; Miller. The disease, it eeeme,
penetrated so deep into one of the front limbs
about the fetlock joints, sloughing,off the lead.
Mg tendons right to the bona and stopping all
circulation of the blood downward, so that it
the horse had been allowed to live he would
have been minus a foot.
We regret to learn of the death of Mr.
Robert Laidlaw, of Solomon city, Kauaae,
formerly of Seaforth who died on Monday
last. It will be remembered he sold out his
business there a few years ago and went south
in order to recover his health, but that terri-
ble disease couguniptibn,Jom which he suffer
ed firlowan° climate, 'indite succumbed. De•
ceased was about 35 years of age,and leaves a
wife and child.
A short time after the men had left their
work at the Zurich! flax mill on friday
morning, the smell of burning oil was noticed
by Mr. Bengougb; who has' charge of the
engine in the mill, he returned to the
premises and found that a lamp, which was
hung directly over two barrels of machine oil,
had burst and, had ho been a few minutes
later the mill would have been in flames. But
with great presence of mind- hestarted the
engine and got the pumps working and'kept a
stream of water on the ignited oil barrels.
The Loyal Orange District Lodge .of Tarn•
berry held their annual meeting in the Orange
hal in Wingham, on Tuesday last,
when the following office bearers were elected
for the ensuing year; Andrew McManus D.
M. ; Thos. Stewart, D. D.M. llobt. Bloom-
field, Chap,; Robt. Cornyn, Rh. Seb,; Rich.
Bloomfield, Fin. Seo.; Joseph Wilkinson,
Treas.. John Davidson, D. of C.; Geo.
Calbeck, lecturer. Althongh the day
was very stotmy there was a large attendance
of the brethren from the different 'lodges in
in the district.
The Hamilton Reformers have asked Rev.
Dr., 'Burns, of that city, to take the nomination
of the Commons. It is not known whether
he will accept.
.ff),The Montreal Post, hitherto Independent
Conservative, says editorially, : ` TJie
,,reaction in favor of the Liberal party isa genu-
ine popular movement. It has its source
deep down in the consciousness of our poo•
ple."
Mr. Wm. Yeoward, a farmer residing
near the Little Lakes,South Easthone,had
three valuable horses killed by the even-
ing train going north. They got out of
kis enclosure and on to the railway track
through an open -gate, and were run down
and killed.
It is reported that Dr. Baxter, 31. P.1'. for
Haldimand, is likely to be ehosea.Speaker of
the new Ontario Legislature, in yyugcession to
Col. Clarke: Dr. Baxter and'Hon. T.
Pardee are the only two members of 'the
Legislature who enjoy the distinction of hav-
ipg sat continuously in .the House since Con-
'federation. -•
At tha.Civil Assizes 1:I. C. Warrington,
carpenter, Idamilton, brought action for
$5,000 damages 'against \Vm. Fayder, a
fernier, of Sombra Township, Ltlmbtou
County, for seduction' of his daughter,
-Marys.- married than with
three children. The jury returned a 1;t#r-
diet of $1,000 damages, with costs of suit.
against defendant. •".;
Protessor Goldwip Smith has gone to Lisgar
Man., with the object of promoting his candi-
dature inIthat constituency, LThe sitting men).
ber, Mr. A. W. Rose, whowaselected in 1882
because he professed Liberal principles, but
turned Conservative for the sake of the boodle
which could be commanded by the flop, will
be a candid(ite in theTory interest. Th'eL,ber-
als;have called a convention; and `will put a
thoroughly, independent candidate in the field
who ought easily to secure his election in a
contest with mon of the stamp of Uoldwin
Smith ati71- A: 'W. Rom— " -
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REAT
TOCK.
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— Goody - Palace.
We. enter stock on Feb. 15th, and in order to reduce it to the lowest'
possible point, we have made'Big Reductions in all WINTER GOODS.
Our stock is large and well assorted in every department.
FIVE PER CENT OFF FOR CASH.
Estate J. I-I®1D CEN S.
JOIN WISEMA.N. Manager.
To Our ]Patrons.
We are profoundly grateful to you for making the J ear 188(,
the most'successful one in tate history of our firm, and we beg
you to'accept our sincere thanks.
The result of•the year's business is especially.gratifying to us,
not alone because of the very great' vollun•o of business done,
but more because we know that our 'oods,_aiii1 prices have•
pleased you, or we would not have been so richly favored with
your orders: Y6r kind expressions of satisfaction with our
wares encourage us greatly, and are a guarantee that our policy
of selecting goods'with extreme care, and employing only the
Very best artistes- to make thein up; is appreciated, and con_
firms us in our intention to continue that policy.
men lying down drunk outside the canteens,
The Christian Guardian of last week very
pertinently says : A great many people have
-been_m•islerd-hy-thesnee_oLsane i-••x-exme AS the'
"Ross Bible," the " Mutilated "Bible," and
have actually supposed that the Bible had -been '-
\To are determined that y-ou shall have even greater cause
for satisfaction with our goods this year than 'last. We caro
going to keep exactly what you want, and our Mrss SHEI'PARD,
and her efficient staff of assistants, will spare no pains to make
your 11At or bonnet the loveliest gem of Millinery art that talent
and cultured taste can produce, - I
In conducting so extensive a btisit es as oin's, some mis-
takes Will occur. You leave kindly bdriie with them' till we,
could get them righted:-- \Ye endeavor t'o''havc Millinery fin_
nished ready for delivery when needed. When we could not
always do so in the busy seasons, your good nature•indulged ll5-.r
till we could get your• order completed. and the year has glided
by smoothly, and, we trust, with mutual satisfaction.
N.B.—Just wait a minute befOre commencing to read, any-
thing else, for we have a little secret to divulge. It is this:—
We
his:--
We have some nice goods in.' Millinery, Flannels, Woollens,
Underclothing, Hosiery, &c,,- that we.dolt't want to carry over,
and will give you a bargain if you will call and see us about it:,
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STOCK TAKING
In order to get our stock•down allow as possible before taking
stock, we have decided.to make a sacrifice of oiiTgoods. We
• are offering
DRESS .GOODS at prices that cannot be touched.
MANTLE GOODS for a mere song. TRIMMINGS.for both at very. low figures. LINENS, STAPLE
GOODS., NOTIONS,• UNDERCLOTHING, GENTS
-FURNISHINGS, &c., away down to clear.
revised by some cue, and certain IjJpportant $Li'Es'k9" LIr
passages left out. There is no '' floss Bible." .
There is no " Mutilated Bible." There is �s
a volume of $capture Lessons for the use of Dealers in Millinery E F`anroy Dry.. Goode
schools. ']'be selections in this volume were -
made by men who love and reverence the Bible
and whom nothing{could induce to, mutilate•
COTIns or (;dun GREEN LONG oa SHORT
or dishonor the Holy Scriptures. ' . + Wood wanted. 1.0It. R-. COATS, Jeweller,
Co.
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You may have goods at your own figures, as
not to carry .stuff (Dyer.
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CLINTON MARKETS.' Clinton.
Montreal Live Stock IarIeer. ('arrectel stere Thnr;dn} aftorne'"' lIouou IICItF;U DI It11AJis Poll, SALE. --'1'111;
• trod every hoar or two you might see a fight. Although the snow blockade has kept
one aI caw one big than come into a canteen, and good iiia,, Cottle fro k•ade has this f hero is ni> material change in marl ets `1�,�`t`u trate �ti�4cs for sale Also.'sevcrnitllciiet•
list -
`strike his chest with his. fist, and directly he back a sot d Y from last week, and owing to the heavy All of these animals arc of first-class pedigree, the - tl market still a few carloads managed to get g tet genu, registered in the Dominion l eve lHeiend
did so a man that was` • sitting fhrougti, which adflecUrs..t1sesc. held „weer t t " f the roads there ltas not been much 1 l 11 will to rt• in t ed. \nit he Beta on Book, nn -
some chums inside drinking, tamped up and
said, " I suppose you think you are a hell of
a »ran." Of oou"rse he said he thought him-
self qvite enough for him; so at it they wont.
s. e o o —m t,e >n s
produce brdught in. 11rood is in pret1' ainietcrms. APPLETON Er_t'0AT,10111,,,r,nrtlr--"r-
good demand. It is not anticipftted that orlCh TUP ANNUAL lLnr9'r e OF 'rnr.
grain will bo much ',higher, if any, and It l(titnnt Fire nils 1
.farmers should sell wlitlo prices are fairly for the pucpo e'of receiving the annual statement m
f-rlll. •- the company, electing directors and other business.
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'.L hurstldv.' .tan, 20, 1587. '1'1,01,1 . !!.l 4 lhd.idcnt, w•. 1. Snesso1. Necretan.
from last 'Thursday's market, is quite
sufficient to meet -the present requirements
of the butchers, most of \vhom have con-
siderable stocks of meat on hand, which.
Around-the County'. - they bought at pretty low rates on Thtirs-
e The man Walker charger. with' obtaining day- Prices are again looking up, butetre
•money under false pretences from the porprio• no better than they were a week ago. Su -
tor of the Queen's hotel; Seaforth, was dis,
charged last Monday by Judge Toms.
Alex. Connor has rented from M. M. Car•
diff his splendid 125 acre farm, part of lots 24
and. 25, con,u, for a term of 3 years, with the
privilege of making it :1. He takes possession
April 1st:
Mr: 1., U. ]lagan. who, for the past five
' years taught school so aceoptably in section
*o. 1 1'sborne, left last Monday'. tor, south
Algoma, where he intends to open out a gen-
eral stare. .
Mr. famed Coates hat purchased thenfarm
of Mrs. Jacob Stewart, on the lith concession
of Me illop, just opposite his present farm,
's 108 acres and
"lo farm
contains
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'fo
t .ab
has a�beautiful creek running thi ough,it. Mr. investigations have proved that if glanders
Coates has got a good farm. g
exist at all hero it is not so
evident as it was a year ago,
and the,embargo has been removed, and
American buyers are operating freely again
Tho shipments of horses from hero to the
1'niled States last Thursday and Friday
numbered 85 horses, cr,sting.fw`J,G50, or an
. in aid of the 0.1' railway and salt works, a- average of $1-04.28 each,
mounting to 811,000 have been bought by the SPECIALTIES.
Canada fife Association through Mr. 11.11'.
C. Meyer. They were purchased at par, 5
s per cent. with accrued ihtered ..
Tenders arc to in; bet for the building of five
new bridges int-lurun,conutyconneilatthe next Preiiy t@ri�ln H'fnlll(d1s, High School
meeting of the comity, one tit Mnrris•bank, one is ry
r nnborle one onCanadians
over the 1S mile river mar A y, BOOI(S, Diaries for- 81, ,
the gravel road between Dungannon and Lneli.
.I Snowshoes
n 1Ste � Toboggans, ,o w•eenHa n c t)0
ar d t TO
i nd Almanacs, he i u Y 1 Atm
now, one on t o Y ! ia�i
ccontract for
and a e°
.. �; river
• lobi
e
• h.
hen
over t
e
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See
the tnasoury work over the Bayfield "ri"ve'r'° & Children'sg
south of (Jlin..on. Tendert are to be sent in to •
Mr. J. Ansley, enemy cnmmissimner, 1Ving.
h
fit KI oP ,rranee Company will be
hell in the town hall; Seaforth, en Friday, the 2I tit
• of .Ja'arm, 1597, at the hour of one t cloU .p.vt..
periot beeves sell at from 4c to 4:; per lb., Wheat, spring 4(1 606a 0 SO
and a fete choice animals at •i little more ; WUfto aud're1• 0 io a 0 SO (1 j OVERCOATS
.0 2S a 0 28 EXCClliOrS , Sale of. Valllahle F real
pretty good stock sell at about :iyc, and Barley
401 ()tEt
common animals at about 3c per lb. Very Barley
few sheep aro now brought to market, but
as the butchers have ample supplies of
frozen mutton prices continue without
material change, or about 4c per lb, for
BERT
we are bound
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Com.-R,1CA_'T - C';�s SE3 - 0 .1:: -
'At
405 'Children
FELT HATS
�, c•, X50 . a,nd 75e. Regstla.r' p1►r-iee:
- - • 50ce. tAi 81.5() , •
irds,Feitiiers &Ornaments
t Ha1f Price.
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MEW and i' �OMBBINA'!lON.
SIITIT S.
Peas
Flour, per lb.
Potatoes
'Butter*
I, s
sheep and from 410 to c., for'lambs. high •
Live dogs aro rather scarce, and prices aro fray -
front 3':c to.5c per lb. ; dressed hogs sell in' Wool in trade
lots at about 6,1c per lb. • The librse market wool fur cash
received a check for a few days while the SheepIt
embargo existed preventing shipments to
gsupposed
tothe( os
States owing
s
United tateP
P
to
i
rt 1 either
•sthese a a.
existence of glanders inp
The nlembersand friends of lit. i'aul's church,
lionsall nu Wednesday eveoipg of last week,
presented the Rev. O. 11, 1lridgsntan with
a very handsome for coat and cap as a mark
of their respect and esteem and appreciation
of his labor amongst them.
The debentures of the town cif 1Wingham
nm' '`�i%Z]1e Cooper,
Miss Tannic \lud;;e. wh:rre parents reside
in fieborrie, and who has shown s tis of de• ;
iriottsnese dining firs"haat two menthe, was; Ii1,A"'Ell 111,1)1'1: 11001
0 a • 1 s Hl; LLET.I'. •
OGOa050
. 4 00 a 4.00
• 0 40Y•t 0 40 '1'h.•' \ veld or. of the estate of the tali. John Lawson
1' tt 411 otter for sale by -Public Auction u1
0 1-i a 0' 13 FINltllit'e MO'i'Iii, Ai'itl'RN.
- 0 35 a 0 17 ;\t 3 o'clock p. in., on •
- 8 00 111 ONF,U1,1', P'BltI5I',tIt1' .:nd. ItN7,
5 50 'a 0 00 .
3 00 a. -
O 20 a 0 22 - A faros of 0`r acres, tuore ot• less, situated in the' Mait-
land 1110111, 1lullett., within one toile of the village of
• f1 Auburn. hoed frame house on the faun, else henriltu
0 ,10 a 0 iv orchard, h;unr bn rti ail stables, well wale, cd. fences
0 (10 a 0 80 in goad condition, land under s;o0d tn1tiyntiou, all
JAB IN PRICE.
J. C. DETZOR & (;0., -Clinton.
pe s _�-__
ismer .
clover, per bush. R• 4 O0 a •4 :10 ' 1:ati4 r i, ti", _ 00 do55» at time of s;dr, the bel-
nud remainder 1
••�te
after,
., lin 11:1y4 the
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vers of )
l per cent
t c
•, 9'. 2•rc .i year with interest 1
tir•..trnI;Iu, Jan. _II 15.1 hegeldrtrateof•,-t0
Wil -654t, ileal sprint; Si) i! a 0 SO Any pa tlenkir, may Ireatbtained frnm.•the auctioneer I
Lamb skins
Red and white -
O 75 it ' 0 SO • or t•:r.rnte..
, ,
Oats - . . 11 '�R a 0.29
Barley. 0 10 n Il 45
-,utter, -
Eggs •
JOAN lt'ill'Nl,, ..
donN kNOX. r
Peas, 0 50a 0 50 JAS. I ow1uN, Alret,oneer.
• a 1.1 a 0 14 EXECLT'L'(}11LS S-ALE
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- 11 IC, a 0 li
' • 0 •40 a 0 45 Gl'
1'otatnes.
J'ark,
t `I •
:, 5o a 11 ou VALUABLE FARAI
N(rrlt5iie., TiriahRPORATIoN(t''r11F;('OI N11
of Iron will meet. in the ('curt Rnom, 1n Shu
Town of 111./rterich. op '1'1'ESI,A\', rlie "25th instant.
PETEll A1)AMSON, 1'' (llerh.
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"�� lrItsT•C'LASS RF:r,t, ORGAN F'OR SALE. -THE
.L subscriber carers for sale a first-c•lem Ea Organ,
first as good pa slow, hat ing been Vary little 11Sed. will
tnko part of Its prii( in eorawood, and Itimb 55111 he
allowed for the 1a13,11(. Itp.,N111" STEVENS, Clinton.
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O1'I inthe •a0 1111114 known as
1 'm104o ,rio inters.
Spruntt'a 31111, to Ids son, \IdlSnrnt Sprung, bcspcahs
for his successor the same liberal patronage that has
been accorded hire in the past: A targe steel: of fine
and Benstock Lumber, Shingles, frdh, etr., l*apt o1
h1111.1. Lumber and ahlm;lr1 int as desired, nn (141111.
Ali oldstinding account, mast be pall wit.hodt del;
sit. tin iindcr.i4ued, JIN1N N1 Ll No, Itnllrll.
1N TUE TOWNSHIP OI' }II'l,LE'r•I'.
pa .unnt to instructions of the i:ylctlnr4 of the late
.Inhtt�lhnmond, the undersigned will oiler for sale at
pubt c auction an Satnrdny,.lnnn
(lonmereinl Hotel, ('Maine,, nt, It
firht-class Para, of 150 acres, being fast slumber Eleven
in the Thirteenth Cnnresstnn of the ibpmAfsipoftclnlU
lett. The bufldine:4 ronprtse a laird lr, house, 211 -
feet
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feet sgnnre, hoarded outside 11,4 4145. a large frame
bank 1,1rn, with stone stnbli)).Oµgood limns stable, stone
sullk honve, ctn. There 3It Itever-f:ulinq spring well.
G4011 hearing osIsar( .'0w' wire fence along the trop
and part of one si Soil, good clay Imran. About 100
d
• imhcrc .
sv.11t
nrrr
tr
1twenty
s n l
acres rlrar -,On np , u
g`1:It\IS.--,One half olds, balance on mortgage air
4i.\ per c . fm• a 101311 ant 1 -ceding tiy0 Soars.
PO' Irther part.11nh"•sapp3 to Samuel Seott,en the
sea 3, "r to 11. 11.t1,1;, Clinton, or to the under•
-- rd' '. i Alt 1.11.4 , .\urt'lnnr'r, ( I inlo, .
'I'ITnSl.1
1 ;11d,.n n„•. 9'IL.1
AND - SFIOE
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Full,lines Men's Felt Boots , American and F lb a
dian. Overshoes and Rubbers, German
'Slippers, Ladies' and Vent's
Fine Shoes.
my San I, 1597,nt5h
vo drench, t. ni., that
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flit t+tock in cthei linos is huge null well assorted, and will 1,e sold at close price`• - '
FiVI; i.'1'U: ('P;Ni' 01W l'O1t CASH.
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