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instructions, for I have put them all away | from me. Saviour of the perishing, oe; or I perish |"

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But I turn for a moment to those who had evil parentage, and I want to tell |

you that the highest thrones in heaven and |

the mightiest triumphs and the brightest | crowns will be for those who had evil parentage, but who by the grace of God | conquered. As useful,as splendid a gentle- | man as I know of to-day had for a father a man who died blaspheming God until the neighbors had to put their tingers in their ears to shut out the horror. One of the most consecrated and useful Christian ministers of to-day was born of a drunken horse-jockey. ‘Tide of evil tremendous in seme families. It is like Niagara Rapids, and yet men have clung to a rock and been rescued,

There is a family in New York whose wealth has rolled up into many millions, that was founded by a man who, after he had vast estates, sent back a paper of tacks because they were two cents more than he expected. Grip, and grind and gouge in the fourth generation—! suppose it will be grip and grind and gouge in the twentieth generation. The thirst for intoxicants has burned down through the arteries of a hun- dred and fifty years. Pugnacity or combat- iveness characterizes other families. Some- times one form of evil, sometimes another form ofevil. But it may be resisted, it has been resisted, If the family frailty be avarice, cultivate unselfishness and charity, and teach your children never to eat an apple without offering somebody else half of it. Is the family frailty combat- iveness, keep out of the company of quick-tempered people, and never answer an impertinent question until you have counted a hundred both ways, and after you have written an angry letter keep it a week before you send it, and then burn it up. Is the family frailty timidity and cowardice, cultivate backbone, read the biography of brave men like Joshua or Paul, and see if you cannot get a little iron in your blood. Find out what the family frailty is, and get body, mind and soul in batile array.

I think the genealogical table was put in the first chapter of the New Testament, not only to show our Lord’s pedigree, but to show that a man may rise up in an ancestral line and beat back successfully all the in- fluences of bad heredity. Sze in that genealogical table that good king Asa came of vile King Abia. See in that genealogical table that Joseph and Mary and the most illustrious Being that ever touched our world, or ever will touch it, had in their ancestral line scandalous Rehoboam and Thamar and Bathsheba. If this world is ever to be Edenized—and it will be—all the infected families of the earth are to be regenerated,and there will some one arise in each family line and open a new genealogical table. There will be some Joseph in the line to reverse the evil in- fluence of Rehoboam, and there will be some Mary in the line to reverse the evil influence of Bathsheba. Perhaps the star of hope may point down to your manger Perhaps you are to be the hero or the heroine that is to put down the brakes and stop that long train of genealogical ten- dencies and switch it off on another track from that on which it has been running for acentury. You do that, and I will promise you as fine a palace as the architects of heaven can build, the archway inscribed with the words . ‘‘ More than conqueror.”

But whatever your heredity, let me say, you may be sons and daughters of the Lord God Almighty. Estranged children from the homestead come back through the open gate of adoption. There is royal blood in our veins. There are crowns on our escutcheon. Our Father is King, Our Brother is King. We may be kings and queens unto God forever. Come and sit down on the ivory bench of the palace. Come and wash in the fountains that fall into the basins of crystal and alabaster. Come and look out of the upholstered win- dow upon gardens of azalea and amaranth. Hear the full burst of the orchestra whiie you banquet with potentates and victors. Oh, when the text sweeps backward, let it not stop at the cradle that rocked your infancy, but at the cradle that rocked the first world, and when the text sweeps for- ward let it not stop at your grave, but at the throne on which you may reign forever and ever. ‘*‘ Whose son art thou, thou young man?’ Son of God! Heir of Mor- tality ! Take your inheritance !

The Greek Government has negotiated a loan of £300,000 in London.

Prince Bismarck has been petitioned to form an Imperial Credit Institute to allevi- ate the distress of small land-holders.

_ An Ottawa firm of oatmeal millers have imported a quantity of oats from Scotland for seed, with a view to improving the quality of Canadian oatmeal.

The Government have granted a free pardon to Pierre Parenteau, a Batoche half-breed, sentenced to seven years’ im- prisonment for complicity in the North- West rebellion.

A man named Paul was killed by the cage balance at the Old Mine, Acadian Mines, afew days ago. It is not known how the accident happened, when found his head was missing excepting only a part of the chin. There was no witness to the accident. He is supposed to have been standing too near the track of the balance, and either became too dizzy, or thought- lessly placed his head in the way. An in- quest was held; and a verdict rendered in accordance with the facts ascertained. He had been employed at the mines for twenty years.

While the provincial authorities are talking about refusing to allow American fishing vessels to purchase bait, or ice, or other supplies in Canadian ports, or to re- main therein longer than is necessary for shelter, five Nova Scotia vessels are lying in this pert making their preparations to pursue the Bank fishery. Wo are glad of

their custom for whatever they may want in the way of bait, or apparatus, or sup- plies. I: would be an injury to the local trade, as well as to them, to warn them eff. And if the aggressive policy announced by

|when the house opened,

Speech.

The Ottawa correspondent of the

Montreal Gazette writes:—

“It is rare that a public man, immediately upon his entrance into Parliament, achieves a reputa- tion of the highest order by a single § veech. Twice I have known it to be done in Canada; by

| the present Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, Hon. .

the new Much The

A. MeDonald, in 1873, and now by Minister of Justice, Hon, J. 8S. Thompson. had been expected of Mr. Thompson,

| prominent positions he has occupied in his native

province, first as Prime Minister and then as Judge, his selection for the important office - of Minister of Justice and the excellent impression he made for his brief, formal utterances in the house, had exciced curiosity to hear him upon so important a question as the Riel case, and so, the attendance was equal to the capacity of the chamber. The intellectual feast set forth by Mr. Thompson was beautifal almost beyond parallel. For clearness of reasoning, for logic of argument, for incisive- ness of inganesien, for keenness of satire, for grasp of subject, for candor of presentation and completeness of scope, the speech ranks easily among the ablest ever pronounced in the Cana- dian Parliament. Mr. Thompson was dispassion- ate throughout, approaching and developing the subject with a judicial mind. He was eloquent without pretension, and forcible without effort There is no one in Parliament with whom he can be compared in style, his method of speaking being a novelty in this House, one that bids fair todo much toregain for Parliament its proper function, that of a deliberative assembly, instead of being, as has too often been the case, the synonym of the hustings, The highest com- pliment that could be paid Mr, Thompson is that, throughout his two _ hours’ speech, he held the close and undivided attention of the House, and throughout that time, almost literally it might be said, a pin could be heard to fall. Those familiar with the normal condition of the House will appreciate how great a compliment is conveyed in that fact. The new minister has the advantage of a musical voice, which at once attracts attention and falls so pleasantly on the ear of the listner as to hold him enchanted, doubly so by the force of the,logic, the felicity of expression, the appositeness of iliustration and the refinement of satire employed. The matter of the speech cannot be outlined to-night in con- sequence of the defective working of the wires, butit may be generally said that the explanation and defence of the course pursued by the Gov- ernment in the case of Riel made by him has literally left nothing more to be said in that respect and must convine every candid man of the propriety of their policy. Unlike Mr. Blake, the Minister of Justice did not burden his speech with lengthy and_ tiresome quotations, and when he had to quote he so hap- pily introduced the excerpts as not to pailfor a moment on his audience. A noteworthy feature of the speech was that Mr. Thompson, in answer- ing the leader of the Opposition, withont excep- tion cited precisely the authorities quoted by the latter, and invariably was able to prove that Mr. Blake had either misinterpreted his authorities or had stopped short in his quotation of the very sentences that destroyed his contention alto- gether. The speech was a great one, such as one is seldom privileged to hear, and which has justiy made for Mr. Thompson the reputation of being one of the ablest lawyers and one of the first debaters the Parliament of Canada has known."

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Counterfeit Dominion Notes.

A nicely-dressed young man, with a slight brown moustache, engaged eighteen letter-boxes in Rosa Kaufman’s cigar store, at No 261 East Fourteenth Street, recent- ly. He paid 40 cents a month for a box, and received from eighteen to twenty let- ters each day. The young man was a pri- soner before Justice Welde, at Essex Mar- ket yesterday, charged with being an operator in the ‘‘ sawdust” business, and that he addressed letters to people in differ- ent parts of the country, negotiating, it is alleged, for the sale of his ‘* green goods ” He gave his name as John Casey, aged 22, of No. 186 Carmine Street. He had been arrested while getting his letters. Among his correspoedence was found the following letter, addressed to T. Picard :—

“Tf Imakea mistake in sending you this for God's sake do not expose me. [ am dealing in goods ones, twosand fives of the Dominion of Canada. I can also furnish you with U. 8. goods, sizes ones, twos, fives, and tens. Bear in mind these goods can be used in paying off debts, mortgages, buying land and will pass from hand to hand jast as safe as the genuine. No person who has used them has yet had any trouble, but all have made money fast, safe and sure. This is God Almighty‘s truth, Please return this letter, as I will yours.“

A reply to the above from A. Languir- nard, of Antonville, of the Province of Quebec, was found on the prisoner. It read that Picard was a blacksmith who couldn’t read English and had given the writer the letter to read. He had informed Picard that it was from a man in this city who wanted to sell him iron and then Languirnard adds ;

**] want you to desl with me. In a raw country like this the thing will work.”

The prisoner refused to make any state- ment and Judge Welde remanded him,— New York World.

[Several merchants in Charlottetown re- ceived letters from the above mentioned in- dividual, and one of these letters, it will be remembered, was published in Tue Ex- AMINER. ]

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J. 8. McDonald Reported Dead.

The death of James 8. McDonald, for- merly M. P. P., for Kings, is reported from British Columbia, under sad, if not suspicious circumstances. It is said that he got into an altercation with some roughs upon atrain, got outat the next station and was subsequently found dead; the condition of his remains showing that he had been the victim of foul play. Nothing has yet appeared in the British Columbia papers, but the news of his death comes from private sources. The circumstances are being investigated by his friends, as well as by the New York mutual reserve insurances company in which he had a policy for $2,000. Mr. McDonald was 47 years of age, a native of East Point, P. E. I. He came to Nova Scotia many years ago and settled in Wolfville, where he mar- ried Miss Young, now deceased, by whom he had a large family. The children are now in charge of their grandmother, Mrs. Young, at Truro. He conducted a large mercantile business in Wolfville. In 1878 he was elected as one of the loca! members for Kings County, and subsequently became a member of the Holmes-Thompson govern- ment. In 1883 he was appointed to the position of appraiser in the Halifax custom house. Last fall he went out to British Columbia where he wa employed as an in- surance agent. His untimely death will be heard with regret by a wide circle of ac- qvaintances.—Hzx. Herald.

Apvice To MotTurers,— Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth, It relieves the little sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little shrub awakes as “‘bright as a batton.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain. regulates the bow!s, and is the best known remedy for diarrhes, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for ‘‘Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup,” and take no other kind. [feb 4 eod wkly

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Berlin daily, and are be attended cheunvantts of dilaaem ”

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Two Men Shot.

AN ISLANDER IN THE CASE.

A somewhat serious shooting affray is re- ported to have ocourred at Sackville yester- day. The information we have reeeived 18 to the effect that a man named Gibson, who lives somewhere ip the vicinity oi Moncton was playing cards with a number of other peeple in a ‘shebang’ kept by 4 party named Gillis. Gibson blamed a men named Hugh J. MeCulloch, @ native of P. E. Island, with having passed a counterfeit note on him, and going out brought in Constable Bulmer and gave McCulloeh in charge. As the constable was supposed to have no papers McCullough resisted arrest, and says that Bulmer fired two sho's at him from a revolver, the bullets lodging in his right thigh. He was brought before Justice Cahill on a charge of passing coun- terfeit money. The note was proved to be genuine and the prisoner was discharged. It appears that afterwards Dan Gillis fired a shot at Constable Bulmer, the bullet glancing off the constable’s head. McCul loch came to Moncton this morning and is at the Cable House, where he had his wounds dressed by Drs. Chandler and Ross, Dan Gillis and his father aiso came to Moncton this morning for the purpose of getting out a warrant for the arrest of Bal - mer. Young Gillis went to the Cable House and demanded liquor, but being then intoxicated he was refused, where- opon he drew a revolver and fired a shot at Mr. }Belyea, the proprietor which fortunately missed the mark. Mr. Belyea knocked him down, took the revol- ver from him and gave him in charge to Constable Burgess who happened to be passing. Gillis resisted and Policeman Lockhart coming along they took him to the station and handed him over to Marshal Thibadeau. Just after he had been locked up the Marshal received the following de- spatch from the Clerk of the Peace at Dorchester :—‘‘ If Dan. J. Gillis is in Moncton, arrest him at all hazards for shooting Bulmer.” McCulloch has also taken out a warrant for the arrest of Bul- mer for shooting, and Constable Burgess has gone to Sackville to make the arrest.— Transcript, 25th

Monetary Affairs in the States

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The Jndependent states that the improv- ing demand for money is rapidly absorbing the surplus of the moneyed institutions, and giving a hardened tendency to the dealings of the money market. This shows that in the States capital is finding employ- ment, and that the circulation of mouey is being stimulated by the growing confidence which exists throughout the various depart- ments of finance and trade, nothwithstand- ing the bugleings of the champions of dis- trust, who seek to advance their own interests by creating apprehension in the minds of those who will listen thereto. Reports from the various parts of the country teem with encouragement, snd give solid evidences of prosperity in the promptness with which obligations are met and payments made. The local market has been amply supplied with funds to meet all the demands of borrowers, who have been enabled to supply their needs at raling rates, although it is expected that better figures will be obtainable in the near future as a natural result from an increased de- mand and the improved tendency of general trade,

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Remarkable Visitation of Death.

A remarkable visitation of death occurred at Corberrie, in the township ef Clare, Digby, N. S., last Friday night, an aged couple, strongly attached to each other, passing into the other world within a few hours of each other and after but a very brief illness. Peter Melanson, who was eighty-six years of age, had been sick for several hours when he died. His wife Mary, eighty-four years old, for some time had evinced a strong desire that her hus- band should be the tirst to die, as she did not want to leave him alone in the world. After his death she expressed her wililing- ness to follow him, and at eleven o'clock at night, four hours after her demise, she too breathed her last. The deceased cou ple had many friends among the French and Eaglish people of the neighborhood in which they lived.

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THERE is no secret or patent in the produc- tion of ‘‘Myrtle Navy” tobacco, It could be produced by any manufacturer, but no manu- facturer could make it pay at the price, unless he could purchase on a large scale and sell on a large scale, Hecould not sell below the present price without a loss even if he could purchase at the lowest advantageous terms. To get a large market therefore, without which it would hve no inducements to go on, would be the work of many years. That is the reason why Messrs Tuckett & Son have command of the market, and they are wise enough to retain it only by keeping the price down to pan figures.

Pasteur discovered that when milk was heated for a short time at 172 degrees and then suddenly cooled, it kept sweet much longer than the condensed milk. Dr. J. Van Geuns finds that this treatment dis- ables and destroys most of the lower organ- isms in the milk, so that they are able to revive when the conditions of temperature are extremely favorable.

Avetion Sate, Monday, March 29th, at 11, at Auction Rooms,—Apples, Oranges, Raisins, Curranis, Cheese, Toilet Soaps, Gum, Show Cases, Glassware in Tumblers, Lamp Chimneys, 5 cases Room Paper, 14 doz. Whitewash Brushes, &:., to clear out consignments.—A. McNeill, Auctioneer.

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A prosperous farmer of Owingaville, Ky., a well-preserved widower of over 50 has two sons, who were both in love with the same girl. She found difficulty in deciding which to take, and the old man solved the problem by sending the boys off on business and marrying the girl himself while they were away.

One of the secrets in living a happy life consists in being practically an optimist. Make the best of everything, and think the best in regard to everything, and thus live on the bright side of life. Every life has a bright side, and the better way is to look at itas much as possible.

Sir Charles Dilke resides in the unpre- tenticus but pleasant house once occupied y Cc ne Vineet, titled

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Sale of Unclaimed Goods.

A SALE of Unclaimed Goods will take place at the Freight House, Charlottetown, on -

DAY, 19th APRIL next, at 10 o*clock (Standard

time). JAMES COLEMAN, Superintendent

ilway Office, Ch’town, March 27, 1886, ™ _ dy tu fri tl sle pat mon th tl sle wky prs 2i

CLOSING OUT SALE.

BY Auction, MONDAY, March 29th, at il o’clock :—

50 barrels choice Flour (Patents).

30 do Apples.

5 cases Room Paper.

10 casks Kerosene Oil.

14 dozen Whitewash Brushes. °

2 large Counter Show Cases, Oranges, Cur- rants, Raisins, cheese, Toilet Soaps, Gum, Bone- less Fish, Digby Herring, Dried sod fish, Paper Bags, Glassware and other articles—all of which must be sold to close consignments.

Terms, Cash.

A. McNEILL,

March 27th Auctioneer.

Sion of the “Stove.”

NHE Subscriber offers for sale the follow- ‘l ing goods at low prives :—

2 tons Gal. Sheet Iron, 2 tons Lobster Marliv, 100 coils Rope, 8 tons White Lead (English), 10 casks Paint Oil, 50 bris Portland Cement, 2000 Fire Brick, 1 ton Fire Clay,

SIMON W, CKABBE Sign of the Stove, Walker's Corner. March 25—4wks 2aw her 4:

NOTICE. |

fyHIsS is to certify that the partnership heretofore existing between the under-

signed, carrying on business under the style

and firm of BAGNALL & ROBINS has,

on this Sixth day of FEBRUARY, A. D.,

1886, been dissolved by mutual consent. JOHN STEPHEN BAGNAIL, THOS. C. ROBINS.

All debts due the above firm are payable to J.S. BAGNALL, at his office, P, G. Fraser's Corner, Queen Street, opposite London House.

Dated, this 22nd day of March, A. D.,, 1886, 2 JOHN 8, THOS, C.

March 2?. —4i law wy2i

SPECIAL SALE,

— FOR—

One Week Only,

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JAS. PATON & CO/'S,

MARKET SQUARE.

BAGNALI, LOBINS,

E intend to clear out our stock of Print Cottons at prices that cannot be com- peted with.

15 cent Cotton reduced to 8 cents per yard.

12 a ee “e 7 ‘é ae

10 as ae sé 6 se ae About 10,000 yards in all,

This is a Genuine Mark-down Sale, and you should see these goods.

JAS. PATON & C0.,

SUCCESSORS TO W-A.- WHEKS & CO.

Ch’town, March 19 — lwk

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T, & £. KERRY,

Dry Goods and Shipping, HALIFAX, CANADA. March 19, 1886.

BOSTON STEAMERS.

TEAMER “Carroll” will leave Boston 3rd

APRIL for Halifax, and regularly after- wards. Trips to Charlottetown will be resumed immediately on opening of naviga- tion.

OARVELL BROS., Agents. Ch’town, March 24, ’86—2i pat

THROUGH TICKETS !

Charlottetown Ticket Agency.

PHYHROUGH TICKETS for sale to all parts of Canada and the United States, at the very lowest possible rates. Write for rates maps, time tables, ete. G. A. SHARP, Ticket Agent, March 19—2aw wky 3mo_ CWP. E. I. Rasilway.

Hosiery Kuitting Establishment.

J. CALLBECK is selling Ladies’ and

. Misses’ Stockings at from 30 to 50

cents per pair, and Men’s Socks from 20 to 30

cents Good value, being made from the best Island and Scotch yarns.

Ch’town, March 15, ’86 —-3i oaw

Painters’ Supplies | House and Carriage Work.

30 barrels Raw and Boiled OIL.

15 tons WHITE LEAD and COLORS, im- ported direct from Thos. Hubbuck & Son, London, land.

5 barrels TURPENTINE, VARNISHES, BRUSHES, PUTTY.

az Prices | ow.

NORTON BROS. Ch’tewa, March 17, ’86—d lew 3wke wy 2i

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HRISTY'S LONDON

Spring Stock Just

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LENBEN 3S

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Newest Styles!

——-v TAILORING DEPARTMENT—A fine stock ef Scotch and English Tweeds and Worsteds to select from.

HARRIS & STEWART

SUCCESSORS TO CHO, DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, March 22, 1886.—dy & wky

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PUBLIC NOTICE,

To Farmers and Others who want to buy Dry Goods at Low Prices.

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an this date to lst MAYw 6 will give bargsins in al! departments. (ray Cottons

White Cottons, Print Cottons, Shirtings and Sheetings at

PRICES THAT ARE BOUND TO SELL.

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A big lot of Wool Tweeda, anitable for Men’s and Roys’ wear, at panic prices, lester Cloths, very cheap. The balance of our Colored Dress Guods regardless of cost; Black and Colored French Mevinoes and Cashmeres at prices that defy competition. Black and Colored Kid Gloves at marked down prices.

A BIG DRIVE in Men’s and Boys’ SOFT FELT HATS for spring wear —just see them, and if you want a hat you are bound to buy one of this lot; algo, «large stock of STIFF HATS, at hard-pan prices.

A First-class and Well-assorted stock to select from. aw SATISFACTION GUARANTEED,

STANLEY BROS, Brown's Block, Opposite Market House.

Ch'town, March 19, 1586

70:

too TAPE HATS and BONNETS

at 10 ¢. each.

MOURNING GOODS

a Specialty.

This is a job lot of Ladies’ and Ghil- dren’s Hats, Baby Bonnets, &c., bonght jat a great sacrifice and must be sold at jonce, Many of the Bonnets, with Tinsel Trg, are worth five times the price.

BLACK SICILLIENNE, BLACK GROSGRAIN SILKS, BLACK OTTOMAN#SILKS, BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE, BLACK BROC’D VELVETS, BLACK LYONS VELVETS, BLACK LOUIS VELVETENS, BLACK MERINOS,

Hamburg Edgings,

BLACK CASHMERES, 200 Patterns to oo from. Excellent BLACK SERGES, 7

BLACK CRAPE CLOTH, |LACE CURTAINS,

CRAPES (Cortauld’s) &., &., &e, | CARPETS

BEER BROS., 43 & 75 Queen Street.

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JAS. PATON & GO, MARKET SQUARE,

FFER special inducements to purchasers of House Furnish- ing Goods, during the month of March. Those in need of Carpets and Oilcloths should give us acall. Our stock. is pro- nounced the largest and cheapest in the city, and entirely new.

Ch'town, March 20, 1886.

A special lot of Scotch and Union Carpets will

leared out at cost. See these, as they are genuin Bargains,

Grand value in White and Grey Cottons, Shirtings, Print Cottons, Cretonnes, Table Linens, Towels and Bed Tickings, 1,200 pairs Corsets, cheap.

Gilray’s Patent Lace Curtain Stretcher.

Ladies should gee them.

JAS. PATON & CO.

SUCCESSORS TO

W. A. WEEKS & CO,

March 5, 1886.

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