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SATURDAY, MARCH 10,1888.

J ERE. OOUQHL1N, EDITOR AWD PEOPIUKTOH.

FRANK D, ROUEliS, AMSotaAra EDITOR.

The HOHALB in issued every Saturday morning in time for the first mails, East, West, North and South, and contains all the lafcwt news of impor­tance up till the hour of gointj to press.

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T H E R E h a v e been s o m e war speeches i n congress th is week . S o m e o the batt les of t h e rebel l ion w e r e fought over aga in .

S E N A T O R E R W I N has demonstrated his

abi l i ty to lead the republican major i ty in t h e senate a n d cope w i t h Governor B i l l fct t h e polit ical arena.

S E V E N republ ican senators refused t o g o in to a c a u c u s w i t h thirteen others at A l b a n y this week. This isn't the kind of h a r m o n y w h i c h w i n s victories . I t w i l l hardly m a k e W a r n e r Miller the n e x t governor .

The U n i t e d S ta te s w a r ship Enter­prise, a t present a t Gibralter, w i l l pro­c e e d to Tangier to support t h e d e m a n d of t h e A m e r i c a n consu l a t that p lace for t h e release of a Moor w h o is under A m e r ­i c a n protect ion a n d w h o is imprisoned a t B a b o t

A D A M S , as ide f rom b e i n g one of the h a n d s o m e s t v i l l ages in the s ta te , i s one of t h e richest , I t i s rioh i n cu l ture , re­finement a n d mora l i ty , a s w e l l a s w h a t t h e w o r l d t e r m s r iches . E l s e w h e r e in •h i s i s sue wi l l be f o u n d a n art ic le w h i c h g i v e s m u c h informat ion about the v i l l age .

T H E te legraph br ings t h e n e w s , a w e e k • I d , that t w o m e n w e r e devoured by w o l v e s near Po lar Grove , Dakota . If t h e bl ieeards w e r e a s bad a s reported, D a k o t a w o l v e s m u s t b e equal to eaat iron bul l d o g s in res i s t ing co ld . E i ther tha t , or t h e T e x a s liar h a s t a k e n u p h i s abode in the n o r t h w e s t .

T H E S u p r e m e court of t h e Distr ict of C o l u m b i a dec ided i n 1887 tha t the l a w i m p o s i n g a t a x o n c o m m e r c i a l travelers d o i n g bubinets in t h e Dis tr ic t w a s u n -•onbt i tut ional . Considerable s u m s paid i n whi l e the l a w w a s in force b y mer­cant i l e A i m s in all parts of t h e country . ThoBe houses h a v e n o w uni ted in a pet i t ion to Congret>H for a re fund of tht* t a x e s i l legal ly paid by t h e m .

S O M E publ ic spir i ted c i t izens propose b u y i n g the Y o u n g Men's D r i v i n g Park, a n d present it t o y*e c i ty , if t h e c i ty wi l l m a i n t a i n i t as a publ ic park. This i s an offer w h i c h the c i ty w i l l probably n e v e r aga in have . Certain i t i s tha t there is n o other plaoe as near t h e centre of the c i ty for a publ i c park. I t n e e d n o t cost m u c h to mainta in the park, and if the c i ty :'e ever to h a v e a n j t h i n g o f the k ind , n o w is the accepted t i m e to secure t h e ground .

S P R E C K E L S , t h e sugar k i n g of Califor­n i a a n d t h e S a n d w i c h Is lands , is on his w a y t o N e w York t o locate a great re­finery to fight the Eastern sugar com­b ine . W a l l s treet is i n a twi t t er of ex-• i t e m e n t , a s i t h a s been ascertained to a oer ta in ty that Spreckels , w i l l Bee that t h e Eas tern monopo ly no l o n g e r has i ts o w n w a y . The c u t t i n g d o w n of the s u g a r d u t y by the. n e w tariff and the start i n '.he s o r g h u m industry are t w o e l e m e n t s i n t h e problem t h a t m a y alter t h e ca l cu la t ions of the sugar k i n g s on both s ides of t h e cont inent .

G O V E R N O R H I L L m a y be a strong

part i san , but h i s part i sanship ^oes not p r e v e n t h i m d o i n g a Kind act for a pol i t i ca l opponent . Speaker Cole has b e e n very sick w i t h malar ia l fever the p a s t week . The governor l earned that h e had n o re la t ive s or in t imate fr iends a t A l b a n y , and ins is ted that he should be r e m o v e d from the hote l to the e x e c u ­t i v e m a n s i o n , w h e r e r o o m s were fitted for the speaker a n d his mother , w h o c a m e on to care for h i m . This act of the governor is wor thy the c o m m m e n d -at ion h e is rece iv ing .

duc t ing e x p e r i m e n t s in s o r g h u m sugar m a k i n g . The d e v i c e is not a n e w one , h a v i n g been described in m a n y books and w r i t i n g s ; tha t it is for these reasoiiH no t pa ten tab le ; that the i m p r o v e m e n t is of great publ ic importance; t h a t the k n o w l e d g e thereof by the d e p a r t m e n t of agr icul ture w a s the result of research, e x a m i n a t i o n a n f l e x p e r i m e n t by persons e m p l o y e d by the depar tment for that purpose , a n d to the e n d that this indus­try should be m a d e avai lable and re­m u n e r a t i v e to all the c i t izens of the U n i t e d States w h o desire to e n g a g e there in; and that the respondent is de­m a n d i n g and threa ten ing to d e m a n d and rece ive large s u m s of m o n e y "for the use of th is process , s-o as to establish a m o n o p o l y and gr ievous ly to oppose the people ."

T H E appropriation asked for the Ogdensburg a s y l u m is $82£,000. Gene ia l Curtis success ful ly eng ineered the bill t h r o u g h the assembly , Senator E r w i n w i l l t ake care of it in the senate . Here's l i fe for Ogdensburg , e v e n t h o u g h it be in t h e insani ty l ine.

M O R R I S T O W N , Tennessee , c la ims a second Lulu Hurs t , in the person of a gir l of thirteen s u m m e r s , w i t h the pip­i n g t i t l e of L u c y Byrd , Thus far her l i f t ing p o w e r s h a v e on ly been exh ib i t ed to in t imate fr iends , but the Byrd wi l l be loosed from her c a g e w h e n sufficiently advert ised.

I N September last c a m e the n e w s from A u s t r i a that a dead albatross w a s found o n a beach a t F r e e m a n t l e , around w h o s e n e c k w a s a p i ece of m e t a l o n w h i c h in F r e n c h w a s t h e informat ion that thir­t e e n m e n had b e e n sh ipwrecked o n the Crozet i s lands , A u g u s t 4, 1887. This w e e k c o m e s m o r e part iculars of t h e affair. These i s lands are severa l h u n ­dred mi le s sou th of Madagascar , and out of t h e track of sai l ing vesse ls . T h e F r e n c h g o v e r n m e n t s en t t h e dispatch boat Meurthe to call a t these i s lands . It w a s t h o u g h t that t h e c a r t w a y s w e r e t h e crew of the Tamaris , a three mas ter w h i c h had sai led m o n t h s before for Caledonia in the Pacif ic from Bordeaux . The French transport has late ly re turned from i ts trip, after t o u c h i n g at severa l of t h e Crozet i s lands. A t t h e is land of Cochous a pile of s tones w a s d iscovered, i n w h i c h w a s a lead penc i l m e s s a g e Btat-i n g t h a t the sh ip Tamar i s has been wrecked there , tha t t h e crew of th ir teen h a d l i ved on t h e is land for n ine m o n t h s , and h a v i n g e x h a u s t e d the ir provis ions were about to set out for Possess ion is* laud. ThiB w a s dated September 80. Possess ion is land is about 80 mi les a w a y . There no trace could be f o u n d of the c a s t a w a y s , and unless pick­ed u p by some w h a l i n g sh ip , t h e c r e w perished on t h e v o y a g e to Possess ion is­land. They had eked out their 280 pounds of biscuit w i th p e n g u i n e g g s and fish. This reads l ike a sailors yarn , and i t m u s t be confessed t h a t it is as bad as a n y imag inat ion cou ld p ic ture i t , w h i l e in fact it is a mere s t a t e m e n t of the truth.

[Subject of Illustratiou. j I R A A. P O T T E R .

Ira A . P o t t e r w a s li great sufferer, f rom in­flammatory r h e u m a t i s m for w h i c h there appeared to be no cure unt i l he invented and applied a plapter w h i c h affected an a l m o s t miracu lous cure. The plaster w a s r e c o m m e n d e d to fr iends and from t h a t orders began to c o m e unt i l now t h e firm has tes t imonia l s from t h e best people in the city . T h e business grew rapidly and t h e m a n u f a c t u r e of the goods w a s undertaken and equal success fo l lowed , over 20 who le sa l e firms a n d hundreds of drugstores handl ing "Pot­ter's 15 c e n t planter." A g e n t s are als-o emp loyed in can vat-sin tg , Mr, Potter pass ing s ix m o n t h s of the year in establ ishing agenc i e s and introducing his goods . The success of the manufac­ture of these g o o d s is due to Mr. Potter's unt ir ing energy and l iberal i ty w i t h agent s , coupled of course w i th real mer i t of t h e remedy . T h e y h a v e recent ly been introduced into the hospitals of N e w York and Brook lyn , and they are used and r e c o m m e n d e d by h o m e phys ic ians w h i c h is say in g m u c h tor a h o m e enter­prise. The plasters , o i n t m e n t and sa lve have been in the market rive years , and the end of the decade, wi l l doubt less dis­c lose one of the mos t successful m a n u ­factures of proprietary remtd ie s in the firm of Ira A. Potter & Co.

Ellibbar^li.

E N G L I S H soc ie ty is shocked over the disc losures of a secret marr iage involv­i n g t h e success ion to the i m m e n s e pos­sess ions . The d u k e w a s buried yester­d a y , and the cable disc lose- hiB past h is tory . The l a m e d u k e w a s k n o w n m a n y years a g o , to h a v e formed a deep a t t a c h m e n t for a l a d y , under c ircum­s t a n c e s w h i c h g a v e rise t o a general impress ion tha t s o m e form of marr iage c e r e m o n y h a d t a k e n place . The lady l i v e d i n grea t sec lus ion , and after a t i m e w a s a l m o s t forgot ten . O n e fact w a s frequent ly remarked by t h e i n t i m a t e f r i ends of t h e d u k e , tha t h e w a s n e v e r k n o w n to a c k n o w l e d g e , in a n y shape , H e m y Manners as hiB presumpt ive heir, a l t h o u g h he n e v e r h in ted the apparent he irship o f h is brother, Lord J o h n Manners . I t is n o w said tha t the right­fu l heir to t h e d u k e d o m is for thcoming i n the person of t h e e ldest son of the la te d u k e by his secret marr iage . The g a l l i n g part of t h e affair to Engl i sh t o c i e t y is t h e fact t h a t the d u k e w a s g u i l t y of m a r r y i n g the w o m a n . It isn't t h e cus tom, y o u k n o w , w i t h m e n of his s tand ing .

f T H E attorney genera l has canned to be prepared a bill of compla in t , addressed to the j u d g e s of the U n i t e d States c ircui t gourt for the distr ict of K a n s a s , br ing ing • n i t a g a i n s t Magnus S w a n s o n , t h e p u r pose b e i n g t o c a n c e l t h e s o r g h u m p a t e n t s t a k e n o u t by h i m . The doeu m e n t s s e t forth w i t h elaboration tha t S w a n s o n ' s d i scover i e s were m a d e w h i l e h o w a s a n e m p l o y e of t h e g o v e r n m e n t . And in t h e rece ipt of a sa lary for con-

E L U S B U R G H , March 9 .—Wil l iam Wil l -iamR, a l i f e - long res ident of t ins t o w n , died on Feb. 22(1 at the h o m e of his son, Oscar, after a brief i l lness of 82 years . H e w a s for m a n y years e x t e n s i v e l y en­g a g e d in f a r m i n g ; a prominent m e m b e r of the Unive iBa l i s t church at El l i svi l lage , of w h i c h he w a s a fa i thful a t t endant unt i l h i s hea l th fa i led, and a m a n of s ter l ing integri ty and moral worth . His c o m p a n i o n died a year ago , also his daughter several years s ince , and being in feeble hea l th he l ived w i t h h is s o n . H e h a v e s four sons : L. B. W i l l i a m s of U t i c a , J u d g e P . A. W i l l i a m s of Water-t o w n . Wi lbur W i l l i a m s of Toledo, O., and Oscar W i l l i a m s of Pierrepont Man­or. The funeral obsequies were a t tended f rom t h e res idence of h is son, Feb. 24, Rev . D r . l F i s k o f W a t e r t o w n officiating. —The last quarter ly m e e t i n g for this c o n f e r e n c e year wi l l be held at the M. B. c h u r c h , S u n d a y , March 10. Rev. B. F. W o o d , | p r e s i d i n g elder, is e x p e c t e d to preach ^Saturday at 2 p. M. and S u n d a y a t 11 A . M.-—Frank Bonner has secured a posi t ion w i t h Dr. Gardner at Pi« rrepont Manor , las clerk in his office.— De. Pool le f t for Mai-on,, City, Iowa , Feb. 27th, to viait relatives.-—Edward Persons has sold h i s four-year-old col t t o Ambrose Br im­m e r of Be l lev i l l e for $165.—Mrs. A d d i e H u d s o n , w h o has been confined to her house a l l j w i n t e r from hemorrhage of the l u n g s , is reported m u c h better.—Ed­w i n Cook, our mai l carrier, has m o v e d in to hie house in the upper part of the v i l l a g e . — J o h n Fraser has taken Mrs. E m e l i n e Rowan's farm.—Burt W i l l i a m s left for Buffalo, Feb. 27.

THE TOWN CEIER.

Hon. A. S. Thompson bel ieves in kill­ing t w o or more birds w i t h one atone, or a l l o w i n g the s m a l l boys to d o it. H e has introduced a bill at A l b a n y w h i c h g i v e s a bounty of t w o c e n t s a bead for e v e r y Engl i sh sparrow ki l led , and m a k i n g the c o u n t y pay the bounty .

One of the proposed a m e n d m e n t s to the c i ty charter is to prohibit t h e publi­cat ion of the tax n o t i c e in the w e e k l y papers of the c i ty . There are about 14,-000 people in th is c i t y , a n d about t h a t m a n y hundred w h o c a n afford t o t a k e a da i ly . I t i s essent ia l that all shou ld k n o w w h e n t o p a y the ir t a x e s a n d save t h e e x t r a per cent . I t is j u s t a s essen­t ial tha t th i s not i ce should be publ i shed in t h e w e e k l y papers a s t h e e lect ion no­t ices , and a l i t t l e m o r e so , for t h e peo­ple w i l l k n o w t h e da te of e lec t ion and the officers t o be e lec ted w i t h o u t a n y official not ice . T h e counc i l m i g h t g e t the s e n t i m e n t of t h e people on th i s ques ­t ion.

**# T h e dry goods a n d c l o t h i n g m e r c h a n t s

are a lready b e g i n n i n g to feel the pulsa­t i ons of spr ing trade.

••. A n e n t the bu i ld ing of a soldiers' m o n ­

u m e n t , Col. A . D . S h a w proposes a p lan w h i c h s e e m s feas ible . I t is to bui ld a fire proof m e m o r i a l ha l l i n th is c i ty to be occupied j o i n t l y b y the v e t e r a n s and the.*county historical soc i e ty . H i s p lan 1B to appoint a c o m m i t t e e of one from each Grand A r m y pos t t o ac t w i t h t w o c i t i z e n s in e a c h t o w n to sol ic i t subscrip­t ions , the subscr ipt ions t o be m a d e pay­able at t h e c i ty or c o u n t y b a n k s in s i x m o n t h s . The w h o l e c o m m i t t e e is t o ap­po in t a n e x e c u t i v e c o m m i t t e e , w h o wi l l h a v e charge of the f u n d s a n d the build­ing . The m e m o r i a l ha l l wi l l be t h e re­posi tory of all t h e rel ics , a n d w o u l d , a s CoI.j^Shaw n i ce ly expresses it , " b e t h e people's t e m p l e of f a m e , w h e r e all could g o a n d fee l that i t w a s a spot sacred to patriot ism and dedicated t o the re ign ot t h e c o m m o n peop le forever ." The col­onel 's p lan is one w o r t h y of at tent ion . P r o m p t , energe t i c a c t i o n w o u l d secure s u c h a bui ld ing in less than s ix months . The^ Grand A r m y posts and the histor­ical soc ie ty should be the first to m o v e in the mat ter .

•*• H o n . A . C. Comstock's fish bill repeals

m u c h of t h e K i l b y a n d B u l k i e y bil ls in the interest of fishermen. Our board of supervisors asked tha t t h e fishing inter­ests of this c o u n t y should be left for the board of supervisors t o a c t upon.

The T o w n Crier is in receipt of a postal f rom D i a n a purport ing t o g i v e the mar­r iage of a p r o m i n e n t m a n and w o m a n , but w h i c h marr iage has been kept secret for the purpose of head ing off a breach of promise sui t . I t is furthei s tated that the jus t i ce w h o performed t h e c e r e m o n y g a v e the w h o l e thin^ a w a y w h e n in his c u p s , something w h i c h he se ldom i n d u l g e s in. Perhaps the fiend w h o wrote the postal w a n t s to g t t u p a sensa t ion l ike that n o w in E n g l a n d over the secret marr iage of the D u k e of Rut land,

« * There are a f e w objectors in the city

to the Comstock fish bill , This w a s to be expec ted ; a n d y e t there were but few of the Jefferson c o u n t y fish and g a m e associat ion, but w h o t h o u g h t the old l a w w a s too rigid; w a s s h u t t i n g out in certain seasons the m e n w h o had their all inves t ed in f ishing apparatus, wi thout benef i t ing anybody . E v e n the man w h o framed the Bulk iey bill of last winter , says n o w it w a s too rigid, and he is one of the advocates of t h e n e w bill, Some sect ions of the Ki lby bill are repealed, and t h e f ishermen say that if the new bill becomes a law t h e y wi l l see that it is enforced. The pol i t ic ians especial ly k n o w that the fishermen geueraly keep their promises The n e w bill will benefii the f ishermen and it is ye t to be s h o w n j u s t w h e r e it w i l l injure anybody .

**. Corrected returns from t o w n m e e t i n g

s h o w that instead of Mr. Cornwall re­c e i v i n g 186 major i ty in Alexandr ia , as all the papers had it, he received but 82, w h i c h w a s 40 less than the democrat ic major i ty last fall . Ed. Campbel l was his compet i tor , w h i c h indicates that he is s t rosger than his party in his o w n t o w n .

* # The Abi Jaokinan suit has been set­

t l ed . Mrs. Rogers paid $700 and each party paid their o w n costs . The m a n u ­script becomes the property of the y o u n g lady w h o wrote it and she wil l have it i s sued in book form. She has another book n o w in p n ss.

•*# Kilby , of Carthage, Ford, of L aFarge -

vi l le , and Ramsdel l , of A d a m s , are the n a m e s ment ioned out of t o w n for n e x t c o u n t y judge . E l o n R. Brown is talked of in the c i ty and some favor J u d g e W a l t ' s renominat ion.

| A BIG PRIZE. Over T w o H u n d r e d Acticpi i t I n a

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'•Ice Bound" is the bent story from the pen • / a noted author.

o one can afford not to read Fart II. 54. Mgpey. By Sb u read ShskRpeare's ad Bnlwir1!" Mouej

Peg Woffliitfton. By Charles Reade. This rpiooe is one of throe exyuteite mosaics with

—ah great minds ornament their worlr. Part II. 5 2 . Part I,do. 6 1 . MtsNToesey'ti Mission, and Laddie. Two

of thoue rarely conceived and oharminurly told Btoriea of home and duty which refresh and inapir*1.

6 0 . Paul and Virginia. By Bernadin de St. Pierre. It in the " story that never dies." Part II.

4 9 . Part I. do. , 4 8 . Cardinal l l lcliellen. By Mr 1. flnlwvr Lytton. One or Bulwer's masttirpifceH.

4 1 . Enoch Arrieu, and other JIMUK. By Alfrm Tennyson. In this poem the poet in ut )ii« br*>t

4 6 . Itomen and Juliet. By William Block. An exquisite sketch of two foolish lovui*.

A n y subscriber —*—!*-*<-*.• i»jtr the nbo\»-can IIMV*-' them nt ono.f. The sect ion n o w rtpinsr. n''"'""' '*• ' " '"'^"-- i :

SECTION 6, begfnaJag FJtB. 4tk, 1889.

71 The Coming Race, or New UTOPIA. ByWrRBuLwraLrrroi*. Attaining history of life among" an ideal people found in the oentre of the earth, where the beauties are Aroadian, the form perfect, the thought pure and motive ires. A flharming book; light, oheerfiu. Part IL 70 THE COMINU RACE. Part I .

69 Bulldog and Butterfly. By David Ohrlitle Murray. A spicily told story of hn-man character, yet not a bit overdrawn. Bulldogs and Butterflies are all around us.

68 She; or Adventures in the CAVBH OP KOtt, By H. KIDUI HACKUHD. — ' -iniqueand popular r»— ' •* '-— '•

, _„ iiHACKuao. This unique and popular fttory is a new departure in the field of action. It* production has carried the author into fame as a writer and artist The vigor Mid variety of the book make it especially charmiag:; its nsfrative imparts a pleasant thrill as it glides throu{& wonderful scenes and startling events.

n HHE{ or Adventure*, etc. Part I I I . 06 MHK; or Adveutnres, etc. Part I I . » SHE i or Adventures, etc. Part I .

64 Calderon the Courtier. By Sir E. BULWEK LYTTON. One ol the best of the Kreat author's historic stories. Full of graphic situations. Quick action, and rare information,

63 Stabbed in the Bark. By E. LYKH LIHTOK. A strong, stirring story of the old Neapolitan days, by an author who invents in­genious plots and handles intricate situations like a master. Part II. B STABBED IN THE DARK. P a r t i .

ei The Cricket &• Hearth. By CKABLFS DIOKENS. One of the sweetest and tenderest things ever written by Diokens. All love it for i to beauty and pathos, and it will be preserved and read lontf af feir some of his more imaginative works have been forgotten.

60 The Lady of Lyons. By Sir E. BBXWKH LTTTOH. This is the lady as seen in the celebrated play of the same name. It ranks as the prettiest picture of devotion and sinoerest ex­pression of the " tender passion " ever placed on the stage.

59 Julia and Her Romeo. By DAVID Canxsrnt MOKHAY. This author is always ingenious and raoy. In "Julia and Her Borneo " be is particularly charming. The reader is held to the tafttin a spell wBoh makes him regmt tin sad of U» story.

Tne suliKcriber se lec t ing the above wi l l have those issued s^nts i t once , and the remainder :LS hooji as publish* d. The third sedirifi .nutonneed i>:

SECTION e, beginning MAT 8th, 1888. 8 4 . Itoys, Lord Berrewford. By the Duchoau." -i ^ uyojaty story. One of the author's best.

- - * - ind Sunshine. By Charles Reade. rr—t tory of farm life. •. The Haunted Hooae. By Sir E. Bulwer "~ it author's—-•-*--* "~

| Lytl _ . _ _ . leot the gre and most happily told stories.

"Ice Bound," a new neriel by W. C/ark Russell, is begun in this number.

T H E letttor w h i c h w e publish today from Ex-Senator G o r h a m wil l be in­terest ing reading , no t a lone for pol­i t ic ians , but the people general ly . The H E R A L D said las t w e e k that the re­publ ican party w o u l d c o m m i t polit ical su ic ide if it n o m i n a t e d Chauncey M. D e p e w for pres ident . Reference w a s t h e n m a d e t o h i s record as a lobbyist at A l b a n y . Mr. G o h a m ' s l a n g u a g e Implies , if i t impl ies a n y t h i n g , tha t he w o u l d mot rece ive e v e n the smal l Btalwart sup­port tha t B la ine did in 1884.

D2& tffiS quaintest conceits

flwn~;]^oeL why.and what be a. A work full of great surprises. Id. By Charles Dickens. One of

ten's oriapest and"most*amusing sketches. Reade. UoncwmentU thtfartta's game till the fear­ful dose bursts Skein AlpinVavalanohe/

" 8 . Allen Quatermalnt the Wen -el from thej>en of the iiopular H. Bider Haggard.

Allen _ Jromtfc In Una story

the latest and best rH. Rider I"

African adventure, the aui

72,

[*v adventure* with the impressionable '---appeared in connected form.

to Death, or Life and Work of Rev. lock. Apostle of Prohibition in the

j _ _ . his brother. John A. Haddock. The H an ably written review of the hero, and oon-sjwbJcaooount of his sdiaasl nation Part II.

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CLOSING OUT SALE

THE STAB MILLLNEEY, HAIE A3ID EAM0Y GOODS ST0EE.

In view of reducing Stock before inventory Baud to maku room foi Spring goods, our •Stock of Fall and Winter Goods will be Bold

REGARDLESS OF COST. Now is your time to come and see the bar­

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Ladies' and Wdrens' Knit Goods aud UNDERWEAR. Corsets in great variety, And many Styles closing out at IVBH than c st. Now is the time for bargains, take your cboiot-. |The Entire Stock is for Hale. No reservation

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26 PUBLIC SQUARE

IRA A. POTTER.

A RAKE CHANCE!

TheU.T.K Clothing Store Has marked child's, boys' and men's heavy­weight overcoats down to actual

Manufacturer's Cost! And will sell at prices marked for the next fifteen days. The balance of our stock of Pur caps are marked down regardless of cost-giving you No. one goods at half value. We must make room for our Spring Stock-now being manufactured at the factory-do not fail to avail yourself of this liberal offer if you want any heavy weight Clothing this year or next, as it will pay you good interest on your investment.

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AT THE—

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SCOTT'S

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t V * Great variety toilet soap, laundry soap sad also Tulip soap for cash prices.

"Florida oranges—none ulcer—at cash priosi.

V OT1CE TO CREDITORS.- In pur»oanoe of M ^ order made hy Hon. Charles H. Walts. OS Mann S, l«e\notice is hereby given to all ths creditors and persons having claim* against Joseph A. Allard, lately doing business at to* city of Watertown, N. V., that tbey are required to present tht ir claims, with the vouchers there­for, uuiv vt rifled, to the subscriber,the ass goes of the «oid Joseph A. Al ard, for the benefit of cr dltora, at the store of Carpenter A Bergevin,

-.» street, Watertvwo, N. Y„ on or befor* 100 jriu-iorj May aiat, ittrtt,

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