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A 'N GIS!! throng surrounded t0 _

~ L\dl»°° Pllllitlted beneath soil., fig:-froyiins

and even phlegmstic men pushed forward

'-1 » _ Y The Poet moved toward the dais in the °°m“wiu'° ih§"l°ii`1 1. ik ii

ooo e oo i , fall ," ,1

s till ll\€lIi;<lllbl°Dd;» <!l'l\l1§%er neckmitii viiilliite " 'TIN -me ' /aid ii,“

¢:i’;°There was disa|>epdinl’ment,.nay,l;:tth¢?sr, inplxie _ _‘;A1ss, and than he’s bald, like most men of rptaslzhtptse dsya, wept another, taking the fact e

. Lt Isst the get was seated, the crowd parted and he unfolded s berihboned manuscript. Forty-

%v:,' m :_tlt`I_;_the ygepghhof s cardinal, and great,

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A sigh od rsxief, of happiness swept through

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tho_room. ,"l`he poet and long hair had revived agsuil ' `

years. The eccentric poet, the wild musician with the long locks of more happy days-was eclipsed. He was declared a freak. And

strangely the myth ot the baidheaded man as a type 0| Ufeltnsss obsessed the popular imagination.

But n'ow the man with the luxuriant looks is again

coming into recognition. And why? Because it is not neoessary that greatness and hair should be divorced.

Temporary banishment of the shock of hair was

Dossibly due to Lombroso, who declared that hiir could not grow luxurisntly on a head containing is fertile and exacting brain. He pointed, with a con- clusive sir, to innumerable geniuses whose hair was not long, nor thick, if. indeed, they had enough to

notice. In the meantime, Richard Le Gallienne, having given up his "Quest of the Golden Girl," bravely de-

THE baldhesded genius-ills has plagued us for

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tied public opinion in America. by wearing his hair longer. But there are others, and unnoticed great ones. whose heir went long.

Tuite Chlof JUSHCO M- W. Fuller. of the United

States Supreme Court, whose hair is luxurlant, and Thomas A. Edison, whose bunch of hair is almost as fertile as his brain. Both great thinking machines.

Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun, a

thing to turn one's hair gray, possesses a crown of thick, soft white heir. lt gives him ii curious dignity of hearing, this hair; and is so wonderful, indeed, that many have accused him of wearing a v-lg.

One of the greatest of electrician.<,_Nlkola Tesla.

has long, fine black hair. spotted as with silver dust. Teslp ls a genius of science. He is tfiil, dark, wiry. vibrant with electric energy. As he talks hs moves his head; covered with a shook almost rlvuiing that

of Paderewskl.

The man who said that genius shoiiw. be hrii-l must

have suffered from mental stra.hismu<_ 'i‘h<»i~-- isn't e more luxuriantly-_haired msn in th-. --uuntry than

hair. And Walt Whitman, Gio good gray Doet, was so proud of his white silken heir that. to add to the pic- turesque effect, he wore a greet brlmmed s_esman's hat. ',

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Msrlt Twain. Edwin llsgkhsin, the poet. has long A

Among modern musicians Jan Kubelik, possibly.

To attempt to cure a headache by king s. "headache powder," is like

leads with the longest hair. Josef Hoffmann has locks u.ym‘ to "op I leak in the roof by to spare, too, and aliii.-si surpasses those of Rubin- puums ._ pan under ,he drlppmg

stein, the great cuinpn.<ei~. The two De Resskes are losing their locks. but Joachim retains his Bemsonlan heritage. Long hair and music are usually concomi- tant, it seems, and among those who boasted of ex- travagant headdress were Wagner, Verdi, Sullivan,

water. Chronic headaches are caused by poisoned blood. The blood is poi- soned by tissue wuste, undigested food

d other impurities remaining too

Baife. Anton and Lisst. long in the system. These poisons are

Justin McCarthy, the novelist-politician, of Eng- no! P,-ompuy e|;m|na¢¢d penguin of

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preachers, Dr. Parker and Dr. Spurgeon, had long hair. Among rulers, the emperor of Japan and the president of-Mexico are blessed by good head cover-

ings.

It was said that Disrseli dyed his hair; he wore

it comparatively long and found it a constant delight.

Some persons, among them, Sir ll. IL Grant-DuC,

alleged that “D_issy," as they called him, wore s. wig. - "Dizsy's" wig was the butt of many s. joke until it was

dnaliy proved that the hair was real.

Of our great capitalists, John D. Rockefeller il

bald, but Jay Gould kept a good head of hair. Finan- olers and bankers, as s. rule, get bald. But the ge- niuses of science and medicine seem to preserve their hair. No dies bother Metehnikoil, the great scientist,

and Darwin clung to his hair well.

lbsen, until his old age, kept a great shock of hair.

Maeterlinck, tlie great Belgian drsmetist and author of the "Life of the Bee." has a thick hirsuta head covering. George Bernard Shaw can't complain of

any niggardliness on the part of nature in this re- sp<_aict_, and_ David _l_3_eialsco's ong tresees are ss fertile

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n Nahiiillleoiiinarlids Wglllh-gto.; dis rove the claim-based

on“Caefsar‘s _ba.ldnps_p-_that gross? military commanders

IU Ol' I"0l"lI ll lf.

Of litei-ara msn, Goldsmith was noted for a shining

bald head. Ruskin. Browning, Rosetti, Byron, Lons-

fellow, Bryant. Emerson and others had locks c

sponding to some degree with the eihoreesases. of

their genius.

lan des te his age, ossssses long heir. The great .

JUMPING AHEAD

, _Of all our past records means we are being

ll s recognized more and more every day as the leading house for

Men’s Fashionable, Perfect

ay. '

Fitting Clothes.

Doing the largest business means doing it right, in fact there is’nt a store anywhere better able to supply your needs, without

charging too much. ,

Of_ course you want a large assortment to choose froui, and this we have. We never

had so much to see; Never so much worth

~ your seeing. '

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Ma¢LELLAN BROS..

esBrisay Block Queen St. Charlotte tisrftf

Do you want the iuost iiisurziiice for the least possililt-

outlay ? _ ` `

The Investment Annuity Policy of the NORTII All/lE,liI~ ‘ c

CAN LIFE has inaiiy advantages over a straight liic. I.~».ii~-1 , Toljliflgs VS- IOOMBS guaranteed rates, eudowuiezii privileges, liberal coiitrrict. ' '

Call or write us for rates giving age at your next birth-

I-lard Goal to Arrive

Schooner Helen Shaffiier will be due here from

New York about the 15th inst with 400 tons Antliracite Coal, in Egg, Stove and Chestnut sizes. Parties requiring coal will please book their orders at oitce, and take delivery while discharging.

Peake Bros 41) Co.

“TIIC EX CPL 'I-OIIOTS” Cliarlottetowii

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Just in _

STANFIELD

Unsliriukable. Underwear for men in fall and winter welghtS. These are the oust goods for the cold weather tliat’s made ._ They are manufactured from pure wool of ~iie best quality and will therefore wear longer and give better satisfaction than any other make.

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MUSICALCATECIIISIMS _

2 A Complete Assortment of

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Pianos and Organs _

2 Phonographs and _ ,E ‘*‘ Gramopliones “‘

huizred, CI. tssicul, mill

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ZES

Flutes, Bu gles, Comets,

Sale ol Farm of L Leander Toombs at Mayfield IN CIIANCERY

l`.cl`-»i'c the Vice Cliancello

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l‘iii.~iil_i_iii | -. in Hy iirliic uia. decree ma

l!.\j llll' \ 11' ‘ l~»- --1-.I-»i~ iii this cnuau oii t, iittveiiili il..y .-i ,liiii A. 1). i908 there will

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yruiiuc Auction

on the Premises on

Safurdaythe 26th day of Sept

next A. D. lilliilut the liour of one o'clock lu th afternoon.

All that piece nf lurid siluutc lying and elm;

oii Lot. Twenty tliroc in Qiieeiih Uouiity afore- sulil bounded and ilo.-L-i'lbcd ua follows that ls

to any--Bounded on the South by iiinil if Wil- liam todtl;oii the oust by twenty-eight uci-us oflund pun-liiiseil by lin urt Wyund from tho stud Lcuiitlur 'Pooliilist on tho North by Robert \\')'iuiil`.~‘. lui\_lI und on the \Va:si by the L`u\'ui\<lisli liolul i-oiitniiilitg twtiiiiy-iIii'cc iuil-ea of litiitl ii Iiltlu iiioro oi' loss.

Secpiiilly--.Also itll that other tract of litnil aim

protrusion situute oii Lot twciity~tlii'ee iiforesuld oiinileil uiitl desci-ibcil as follows- Boiiiiucd oii (lic North by luild of Alcxumlor Tooiiibs; oil thu l<Ii\s|, by the Uiwoiidisli lloud; ou the West by lliu 'l`oi‘oi|iu Roiul itiirl oii thi: South by luiiil ni' .Ifil\u Ai~I,li\ii‘ Iiitvliiiz rl. l.u'ewltI\ oi’.tcii uiiuiiis iii the I‘it\'eii|llsIl .ind Toi-onto llouds coliiuili-

o\'c|ity~iw0 uci-us of lulul it liitle more oi-

l'I\e pi~ciiiii-los willlic v~'n`l\l free from cucum- _i-iiiious unll subjcciio ilic uppi-ovitl oi' the Vitae (`l\uiicellol'. T1-.ii per cout oitlic piliwfliusc

uouey shall bc puid lit the tliiit- of the sule, uid t ic balaiicc upon the oxeeutioii of the Deed of Conveyuncu. If the snle be conflriiied such ceiiilrniatloii shall he free of expense io he |>iii-cliaseiz

lluteil this 29th. zluy of August A.Il. 1908

J. A LOI\’G\V0liTl-I

l\lustor in Cliaiicei-y

llici-i (‘. Fniiiitluim Em, iiniplih Solicitor il-Zdvrsi

Cheap Farm

l"oui'li\|rirlre1l ncresi oi' Land situated near \\ chi llovoii. \\'ill bo sold Iii lots oi' uno lillivk

--TENDERS--

New Ileeiing Apparatus-Law

Courts Building, Charlottetown

Department ‘Public Works.

Charlottetown, P. E. I.

September i4tl1. i9o‘i.

SEALED TENDERS will be received

at this office until noon

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER z5th,_ 1908,

from any person or persons willing to contract for the providing and placing ofa New Heating Apparatus in the Law Courts Building, Charlottetown, accord- ing to the plans and specification to be seen at this office.

Each trnder must be accompanied by

a certified cheque on any chartered bank, payable to the order of the Commissioner of Public VVorks for the sum ofTwo hun- dred sncl fifty dollars ($250.00) Cheque will be returned if tender be not accepted.

The department does not bind itself

to uccept the lowest or any tender.

Tenders to be addressed to the

undersigned and marked, ‘TENDER FOR NEW HEATING APPARA'I`US.LA\\’ COURTS BUILD- ING, CHA.RLO’l`TETOWN."

L, B. l\lcMlLLAN, Secretary Public Works.

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ick liver, bowels. skin or kidneys. If the bowels do not move regularly if there is pain in the back showing

kidney trouble--if the skin is sallow or disfigured with pimples-it shows clearly what is causing the headacher.

"Fruit-a-tives" cure headaches be-

cause they cure the cause of head- aches. “Frull-a-tives" act directly on

the three great eliminating organs- howels, kidneys and skin, "l~`rult-a- tives" keep the system free of poisons.

"Fruit-a-tives" come in two sizes-

|6c and B0c. If your dealer does not have them write to Fruit-a-tives Limited. Ottawa. ‘-

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ONLY

I"orExhihilionWeek

Sept 2Ist io 26th

To test this iiclvcrtisciiiciit

aiiyouc who iiiciitious scciiig it wlicii purcliasiiig from us

watches, rings, silverware,

or other goods. Spectacles

ex cepted,will be given a special discount in addition to the

.usual cash discount. All art-

icles niarked in plain figures.

E. W. TAYLOR

South Side Queen Square

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REGAL

i'<ii~pit_i~l.lc\ilers write or call on Ileiiry |Rltchie. lint- len, or

(l. \V. RIT( 'HIL

Ttluirniwfiliii Uliiirinttst9ws_

nwwn

orders

'I he Popular Drink

The genuine product is made- by

FRANCIS DRAKE. Only

Do not be deceived by misleading advertisement, or false re_preseiit:_tiion by

salesmen who think they have to “make good" evcii on a counterfeit, or imitation.

| Beware of that product that has to run on another’s name and reputation.

Our goods are thc recognized standard among the best clvss of retailers, people

who are makings success ol their business by honest methods. They look _with suspicion on the "just as good" crowd of |miiators_, etc., who are looming up in a directions since we have made s success of "Imperial Regal” as ti beverage.

Buy REGAL now and always. FRANCIS I)RAKE_. New Glasgow llr. A. P. Thorne, our Travelling salesman for P. E. I. will be pleased tobou

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Piccolos, 'l' i oniboiies. Practise. Chanters.

WATSON 'S

Unsh,-inkgble Underwear women and children in fall and winter weights from choice fine stock. Suioothly knit,_ well put together good fitting our price; fo: the above are such as will be for the mutual btuefit of both ourselves and our customers. _ t Come and see us. Get our prices and buY our 8°°dS lf Youlhluk

W‘i°“é*.iuRNER o co

Band Instruments,

'l`roiilbone Oil, Phouogriiph Oil, elc etc.

MILLER

USIC DICTATION BOO

Pitch-pipes and turning-fork and Exras for all Band Instru- meiiis, Polishing paste for

A 'l`

iz.; Kent Sl, _ _

A First-class repair-shop iii connection '

dtinrtlstf *_

Sianditrd . Books, '

Instruction-Book .

es for all .-'

Instruments,

wit

ié`r`rld

soscs

iii!

liiii iiuscript-paper. llinnuscript-pens, ;-_

Etc., etc. "

OPULAR

BROTHERS.

If you are one of the tliotisaurls who are not satisfied with your income consult

I1. I. WOOD, Provincial Manager.

International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, P. A.

P. E. I. Oihce. 125 Queen Street over Morris & Smith s Shoe Store, _

-We teach wherever the mails reach-

:.1- and he will give vou a lvice without any charge whatsoever aud give vou any iiiforiiiition you . may desire on any course of instruction You study at h>.~n:_ We teach

It does not matter how 'little or how much education you have. We aS5ll\‘¢ our

Diploma and the successful completion of any course to all _who eau read and write and will study as we direct.

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Look over the iollowiug--~ select the course you would like to study and then consult i ie

The low price store

dm, mwf Sunnyside,Ch’ town

‘ ,SON and VICTOR PHONOGRAPIIS

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Youican try them all-but return to K¢U3il18t°n '

you will. This is the verdict of/illlldent b“Y°f5» be'

Rcubcii luplin and Co’s

KING'S COUNTY INDUSTRIAL.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH.

I Exr||BmoN RACES.

Tlinre w - .

W l l ,So iinber 2l0tli,illltl. 'l`lic<:lii.~\>i-s nrainiiollowsz- 0( MENIII Class, Trot and Pacr, . . . . . - - . . .Purse $I00.00.

2.50 Class, Trot and Pace, . . .. _ . _ _ _ _ .Purse 80.00.

Exh :lb i ti O I1

Ai Georgetown. .-

‘ Liberal Priv.e.s in til De rt I .

G"i;i§,,I|::fp[I?i-‘glIih2ii\iIit:|i thcGr0undi1 Lowest Exc\|rsionlItall\i):y

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25 cents " Admits to Races and all Departments

ill bu two elim racoiilicld in uonliectlon with thc Kings County Exhibition, on

KENSINGTON

,| i to horses owntiil in Kings (`o1nl, for on mouth revlous to ihc

dntc :llf|il’iIi°eltlil‘h‘l:tNlo‘IIiu Ulllltlil-lun clone at 8 p. iii. \Vcdncadny, goptenibor 23rd. Tiecords made

:os no liiir. All i-iiccs ond at the cviiiclusion of the fifth heat. nouoy must

11 , _its

,, ) _ _ I Ji I rovmclal Manager.

AiiVl1ili'l`lSlNl.l

Y ' ,-\il\'cri.i.~'ii\g‘

, \\'in|low 'friiiiising 1 .-iiuvl'-l‘»\vil wrltiii

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('|\'Il|'Iii~1iuo¢~.rI|ig

ltiiili-will Eiigliieurliig

.~liii'\'uyiiia mid Miipplng

llrltlifc ltiiiignueriiig

Mun uipul .nglnocriiig llyilrsiilic ldligliiuei-liig

GOMMl'}lii?l'l

Complutu Stenographlc

Typowrltliig

lloiible-Entry llnokkocplrur

dihldssis

llankliiil iiiul Nltukln Laws

iioltor z iinrl Sign Painting

_ Sheet-Moiitl Puttcrn Drafting Mculimilcal Ilrawln

Architectural Dr twllng

hltriicttiriil limiting I'crspect.ivc Ilmwlng

General lloaigii

(lonoral Illus rating

Bookkeeping and lliisiiiasn l~`or|ii>< Coruomt on Organisotloli uiul LOL() TIVE ENGINEERING

llnolrkocpin Locomotive Riiiiiiliig

Spclllnk Arithnictlc

Algebra Poiiiiiiinsliip ii i‘|\i|iiii||.i'

' \ iii- :iiriil llrawlngand Design- Luttoi- Wrilliiiz

El.l\Xf’l’iti<7Al. l<I.\lGl.\'l<1FlRl!\`(l

I-iloctrlvltl Eltgiliccriiig

Electric Iilghting Electric l{i\Ilwuy.- Idlouirlc Iilitlitniiiir uiill Rilllwitys Ilvliuiiio lluuniiiz

l<Ilncii~ic Cnr ltunvilng

liliigiiiu iiiirl llyiiuiiio liunnliig

Interior Wiring

ICI.I€CTR.0`I‘I{I‘lI{AI‘IClITICS

UOMMl<lRiilAli LAW |.ANG UAGE

Frciiclt (with plionogrrtpltl ilnrinitn lwlth iihniiugmpiil Spitnisli (with phonograph) Eligllsli-l"renr:l\ twltli phono-

irriiplil

Englisli Spunlali twiili phono-

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Air Rraku i\\'estlnghouso anti

llI{1\FTI.\l(I ANI) T)IiSl(I.\l[N(.I New \'0l'\ll

in T in dill

m mon an \rii\on`s

Rounrlhouso

MEI!!-lAN[t'Ai. ENGlNldl<IlllN(l

Machine Shop Priictiuc

Toolmalcltig

Psttornlim in# Foundry \\'or

lllnck-unlthlng mul lforglnif

lfiirin Mncliiiiory

(ins liiiglncs liofrigcratloii

Mecliitnival Eiigiiiccriiiir

Ml~1’l`.\l.l.\,ll{ii\`

<'oiiipli-to Meiztlliirgy

llyilroiiiimullurgy

Hiiiiolillig Milling

Ml.\`lCS

Motu] Nliiiiixl

Short Foul I liiilii(

i'oniplutu l'-nil Mining Rlotul l’io»=\iectors

I"ulI Mliiitut

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Oceuii .\J|i\'igutlo|i

liitko uiiil (Zonal .\'n.\'igi\tI0i| , I’I‘iI)i\(Ill(l\'

Tum-l\ei'.~=‘

Motlioils of L4-nciillilt v

S.-\N'I’l’i\R\' liZ.\'ill.\`EEll.l.\(‘. _ Lfoniplt-lo I’lulnliiiiu‘ und lluuiilig (Wlliiplulv Pliiiiiliiiig

Voliipiolo Ill-.utiiuc

l’liin\hui~~‘ und Sleluii Fliicfi'

Hilniiu I"lti<~rs'

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uni i ii iis we on _

-‘i'I’I‘I.\l\l und Ninn-lrlio I‘i.\'iiI\'|~il-1Ill.\ll

rltoitlii-l'll<=¢~tr||' _

ifoiiiplciv .\‘i<.-ulli Eltgiiicorliig

Engiiin liii|\i|l|iK

Engine nlnl llyiinnin Huniilutz *

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Ilaying and Harvesting 0015*'

Building Materials E

Nai1s,L0¢1<s, Knobs, Hing; Tools. Rwfivg.

Oils, Paints, &c., at 10W P” ' Special Bargains in all kinds of Pty 90049

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Everythin wom by Men and Boys H 1 antee quiclg sales. _

fif 11.

. In "im town for ‘~loiiri~4 iitltll |i in

‘ OWII l‘|\(

Iii ncuoiniinny entry. lilntntiif-c foo 5 per cent of purse, and 6 per cent additional (mm wliincrs. Purses illvidcfl. 50 pci' <-o|u.‘l5 por cont. I5 per cunt and 10 percent. Vivo horsoilio ontor and tliroc lnwtui-t. llopplus not burrcd. Nntlonul Rules to govern. except wi-cii

cv conflict wllli thc nboru conilltion-c. Coniniiiiilcniions must bo addressed to thc

th .

Sutirctury.

- 's oi rcturn tickets will lic lssiical li regular' tmiiis from all stations to flcorgn-inwii

-it Oni-I‘)lI"‘rIl ilflrsl. (lines Fare, on l‘loptoniliui~ 2 Pill nnd1lIth,footlt.o return up to mul on il.-tiihcr `|., ions, 'Nil-koi..-1 nt Spur-litl lioiliu-ed linics-iill be luuiod rom Souris, Mount Btcwiutiiiisl iii» | in- -lliiic stntioiis to (loorgotuwn on Scptcnihor Zilth. gootl to return ou tho some duy. ltcturii I.. 'i..~i . wuiii Sl-urls illo. and other i-uttlons .it proportionate rates. ‘ \',|.~~t»|.g<\rs from L'linrlnitctowii. Scotch nrt null intermodiat/o stntloits mny obtuln tlvkuis ’ , ;l.. |.-ilii|'o<l ruins. and go by rogiilur morning trains on mme day, or following ninriilnz.

\ I I ii- uoofl only for tnmlitlloin. louriicy in either direction Returning ilpuclul tmiii will

News per illustrating Archlligchlriil ltomicrlii

ENGLISH ANI) M.\TIII‘]§fATlCS

This mean# money and success to you. ‘

P. E. I, office 125 Queen Street over Morris & Smith's Shoe Store. _ S

R President J LESLIE POOLE Sec rein l I

Complete Shop Practice

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