WHAT'S YER NAMEf
Ten me, lassie, what's yer name?
Gin I meet folks ganging hamo.
They'll ask me If I sow ye:
They'll see the Rmlles I cauua hide)
Bin' Pre met the morn Id's pride
What will I say they ca' yef
It me be, lr. that's my name.
Ye can turn yer face too home.
An' tiao thanks for yer speerin'j
It's my aln, sir. If ye please.
Bought wT falther's pood bawbet
I dlnna Uko yer jeerin'.
Lassie, t hae Ion's an' kine,
I'D mak" ye n leddy fine.
In state ye'U aye be carried; ' .
To'U hae servants at yer ca
Ye'U hae silks and satins braw-
What sae yo too bo married?
Yer a f ule, sir. for yer pains.
Keep yer kino an' silken trains.
Sic ne'er made guld hearts better;
Eomo day suno may name I'll gie
In exchange for one as free
Syne I'D bo tiae moil's debtor,
William Lylo In Detroit Free Press.
MYSTERY OF THE VALLEY.
About ten years ago business com
pelled mo to make frequent journeys
from Lausanno to Sentier, in tho valley
of Lake J mix.
At first this mountain trip, which had
to bo made in an ordinary diligence,
peemed to mo extremely tedious. Then,
little by little, 1 became familiar with
tho mountain ways that I traversed as
in a dream, and at last I camo to lovo
them. I loved tho austcro melancholy
of the somber horizons, tho murmuring
woods of lir, the pastures of long, thin
grass, among which tho hardy yellow
gentians grew, the isolated and silent
chalets, and. above all, tho lake, that
mysterious lake which received many
streams and had no visiblo outlet, but
emptied tho surplus of its dark and slug
gish water into subterranean channels.
I also acquired an airection for the in
habitants of the region, who called their
valley the valley, as if there were no
other in the world. They were a sturdy
race of mountaineers, peasants and work
men, most of them being engaged in the
manufacture of watches. They were
descendants of a number of families of
French refugees, had old fashioned man
ners, were intelligent, lalwrious, saving,
fairly well educated, scrupulously hon
est and devotedly pious.
I took the diligence at the station of
Komainmotiers about 4 o'clock in tho
afternoon, and by night it had conveyed
mo to Sentier, stopping at supper time at
tho principal inn of tho village of Pont.
There, after having partaken of a plato
of soup. 1 was served with one of those
delicate trout which aro the specialty of
tho place, and with a bit of excellent
"vaclierin," tho savory cheese of tho
country. The host saluted me, drank a
small glass of white wine with me, and
at my departure gave mo his hand with
a cordial "au revoir."
Every time I stopped at this inn I saw
in one corner of the room, seated at a
table with u glass of absinthe before him,
a gaunt old man, with a 6allow complex
ion. IIo was negligently dressed and
was smoking his pipe and contemplating
his glass: ho was continually absorbed,
apparently, in a drunken reverie or in
memories of days long past. Tho inn
keeper, whom I finally questioned in re
gard to his strange guest, said:
"That is M. Arnaud, who was the syn
dic of Pont in 18.13, tho year of tho
crime."
Tho horn of the1 diligence summoned
mo before I had time to inquire concern
ing the details of this crime, which was
called tho crime, just us they spoke of
tho valley.
On my next visit to this region, on
stopping at Pont one cold, clear night in
October, 1 was informed that it would bo
necessary to remain at tho place several
hours in order to repair tho diligence to
which sonio accident had happened. I
was the only passenger, and tho inn
kee)cr having gone to look after tho
diligence, 1 found myself the only occu
pant of the room, excepting that strange
old man, who sat there smoking beforo
his half empty glass. Curious to know
more of this strange character I took a
6eat at tho table next to his. I helped
myself to a glass of vermouth while
waiting for my supper, and opening a
newspaper which lay near by I began to
glanco at it.
lie soon seemed to have tho same curi
osity in regard to me that I had concern
ing him. Slowly ho raised his largo
head, which had "been nodding; his eyes,
which were usually half closed, wcro
opened sulliciently to fix their glanco on
mo; his lips moved as if he wished to
speak, and lie coughed. Then with
a trembling hand ho took his glass, roso
with an effort and came to my table, at
which ho seated himself opposite me. I
laid down my paper and addressed somo
words to him, which ho did not seem to
hear. lie had resumed his accustomed
attitude; his eyes were half closed, his
head drooped, and I almost believed that
ho was spellbound to eternal 6ilence. Uia
presence became embarrassing to me. I
began to feel uncomfortable, and that I
might become more at my easo beforo
this man, who seemed to tako no notico
of me, I again took up my newspaper,
when ho suddenly stretched out toward
mo his heavy bony hand, laid it upon my
arm, through which I could feel a ner
vous tremor run, and said:
"i)o you not know tho history of tho
crime?"
I was astonished, and signified my ig
norance by shaking my head. Ilo at
once resumed in a hollow voice:
"Ah, well! I will tell it you."
And, without relaxing his hold on my
arm, which, for a moment, his strong
grasp pained, he began to speak in tho
measured uccents ot tho people of that
region, his faco wearing a fixed expres
sion, which never for a moment changed:
"It was in 18'T," ho said. "I was then
the syndic of Pont. Ono morning old
Moylari, tho forest guard, came to sum
mon me. lie was greatly agitated. IIo
said: 'Ilavo you not heard, M. Arnaud?
Old Mathurin has been assassinated; his
body has Imjcii found lying in tho road
near Lien. Corno and see.' "
My strango companion paused for a
moment and then said:
"Do you not know who Slathurin was?
IIo was a French eddler. IIo often
camo to the valley selling pens, paper,
lxxjketbooks, etc. IIo had been kuown
liero for years.
"IIo had not an enemy in tho world.
Ho was a good, honost fellow, a Protest
ant like- ourselves. IIo told stories to
tho children and explained tho Hiblo to
thorn. Only the day Iwfoiv ho was killed
I had brought somo play things from him
for mv littlo girl. "
"Well. I went with old Mcylan. All
the Kplo tho wholo villas wero on
tho rood. And iir old Jlatliurin wo
found him lying riffid in duh and
whlta. Why, ho wn as whito as tho
snow. If 1 stall Id Jivo a liundrod yours
1 could nvar forg tK it. Why, ovon now
1 1 can seo him us plainly us I ueo you,
with Ids old wrinkled face and gray
locks. And he looked so peaceful nat
urally, for his soul was in heaven. At
Meylan's suggestion 1 put my hand on
his breast to learn if his heart" still beat,
but it did not. lie was dead, lie had
Bix stab wounds here, here, here, here,
hero and here."
IIo indicated on his own breast the
C laces where the murdered man had
ccn stabbed; his forehead was beaded
with jK-rspiration and his words seemed
to stick in his throat. For a few mo
ments he remained silent, apparently
contemplating the corpse of old Mathurin
photographed on his memory. Then, re
suming his story, he said:
"Tho governor of the provlnco asked
me who committed the crime, but I did
not know. How could I? How was any
one to know? There had never been an
assassination in this part of the country.
Nothing had been taken from Mathurin.
He must have I wen killed for revenge, as
Meylan said. But who had thus wreaked
his vengeance nnd for what? Kvery one
in the village loved joor old Mathurin,
who came here twice n year like a bird
that brings good hick. All legan to
search for the murderer tho gendarmes,
the judges, all the peoplo of the village
but it was useless. And the senrf'i was
continued for a long time, although
nothing was discovered. Nothing ever
will bo discovered nothing! No, it will
never be known who killed joor old Ma
thurin!" As he said this his voice was gradually
lowered, and was finally lost in sobs. A
moment afterward, relaxing his irrasi),
he took his hand from my arm, and his
heaving chest sent forth great sighs. At
last he carried his irlass to his lips, took
Knvnrnl sm-nllmvs of nbsiiitlio. rose from
Ins chair and returned to ins corner,
where he resumed his former mvsterious
manner. Looking at him, I asked my
self if I had been dreaming, if this extra
ordinary being were a reality and had
been sitting face to face with mo, his
hand upon my arm. and speaking to me.
The servant came to tell tne that my
supper was served at another table. I
did not have much appetite. However.
I mado an nttempt to eat my boup.
When the innkeeper returned 1 called
him to me nnd said:
"Tell me what vou know nlout this
6trange man who has just related to me
the story of Mathurin's assassination."
My host smiled calmly as he replied:
"Ah, he has told you that story. 1
knew he would tell it to you some time.
IIo tells it to everylxnly. He can think
of nothing eUe. He is not happy, poor
old man."
"But why does he remember with such
distinctness a crime, which most of tho
people of the village have long since for
gotten?" "Ah! IIo was tho syndic when the
crime was committed. It was he who
first touched the corpse after its discov
ery. It was he who lonnally announced
tho murder to the authorities and or
dered an inquest; and he took an active
part with the police in searching for tho
assassin. All this affected his mind. At
first no change in him was noticed, ex.
cept that he seemed to be a littlo nerv
ous. Peoplesaid, 'Ah. the poor syndic: ho
is troubled over this affair.' Then, when
tho inquest svas finished, he sent in his re
signation as syndic, saying that ho was
not worth v to "hold the office, sinco he
allowed people to be assassinated just ,
as if ho were to blame for Mathurin's
murder, lo show their confidence m
him, the people wished to send him to
tho grand council. He declined to go.
He was the wealthiest land owner in this
part of the countoy, and was held in
great esteem by all. Soon afterward he
lost his wife and also bis son, who died
of a cold caught on the frontier during
the war. Then he took to drink, and
would repeat to people over and over
again the story of Mathurin's murder.
People began to shun him, and at last ho
talked with no one except strangers, to
whom ho recounted the history of the
crime. Yes, he is certainly demented,
and absinthe has helped to unsettle his
mind. He no longer busies himself with
anything: his uffairs are in disorder, his
property is mortgaged, and in a few
j'ears ho will become a chargo on the
commune."
In my dealings with the inhabitants of
tho valley I had found them to bo very
conscientious people, and could under
stand how their sensitive minds might bo
tortured by scruples and doubts. How
ever, the case of the old syndic faeemcd
extraordinary to me. 1 believed that I
had found in' it ono of those strango cases
of mental derangement resulting from
the exaggeration of one faculty, or from
dwelling upon ono idea, to which tho
psychologists were beginning to give a
great deal of attention, and I mado up
my mind that 1 would follow it moro
closely. As soon as I had finished my
supper I approached the old man, who
had just been served with another glass
of absinthe.
"Is the place where tho murder was
committed far from this village?" 1
asked.
Ho raised his eyelids, looked at mo a
moment, and then rising, said:
"Come, and 1 will show you tho spot."
Wo left the inn together.
Silenco reigned throughout the village.
The houses, the roofs with their chim
neys, the trees and the massive old
church weroall distinctly outlined in tho
whito moonlight. In tho keen, frosty
air 1 could hear the fallen leaves crackle
under our feet; while tho boughs of tho
evergreen lir trees repeated their mono
tocous plaint. Tho waters of tho lake, a
largo part of which was visiblo in tho
moonlight, driven by the wind in waves
uixjii the pebbles of tho shore, com
plained liko the firs. Along tho road
Arnaud's shadow advnnced be6tdo mine.
IIo walked with u heavy step, his back
slightly licnt, his head lowered and his
nrnis swinging. He said nothing. By
degrees, us wo went on over tho road,
whick took us some distanco from tho
lake, ho seemed to walk with moro diffi
culty. Although his faco was ctill im
mobile and his step was slow, his breath
ing was heavy, and at last ho proceeded
only with great effort. At a turn in tho
road where threo trees formed a sort of
a triangle lie paused, drew a long breath,
and with a quick, almost automatic ges
ture of tho right arm, said:
"This is tho spot."
Thcro was nothing sinister about tho
place.
1 wanted to ask tho old man sovcral
questions. Contrary to my expectation,
his first emotion having been overcomo,
lie talked moro freely than at tho inn, as
if. having been obliged to mako a great
effort, ho had succeeded through that ef
fort in putting somo lucidity into his
ideas.
"Tho corpso was there," ho said, "at
tho foot of that fir tree, etrctclu d out in
that direction tho extended nrms nl
iuot forming n crosa, tho left le-jslightly
curved. There was not much blood. Tho
ground was dump, and wo wurs ablo to
trace tho sttps ot tho assassin. Ho woro
targe shoes, with heavy nails. After tho
murder he went toward the lake bv that
little path which crosses the Held, per
haps because he wanted to wash his
hands. He retui ned and took 100 steps
toward Lien, ui , irently to throw peoplo
oH his track: t.. :i he went to Ponu At
the edge of the village his traces were
lost at six paces from my house. The
knife was never found. Nothing was
missed from Mathurin's effects: he had
100 francs in his oeket. Could you
conceive of anything so mysterious? Up
to the present time the uitirderer has not
lecn discovered; that's certain. The af
fair happened so long ago nearly every
one has torgotten it. But 11 have not
forgotten it!"
As ho uttered these last words in n
broken voice, his face still expression
less, his eyes fixed on the fatal spot, tho
problem "which had nlready presented
itself to nut was brought to my mind
more clearly than ever. How, "I asked
myself, could a sensible man one whom
the citizens, not only the ignorant peas
ants, but the intelligent and educated
people, intrusted with their interests lie
cause they considered him the most
capable and honest man among them
how could such a man be driven almost
to monomania by the murder of n ped
dler? The continual contemplation of
some dark, problem might, of course,
cause such mental aberration. On tho
oilier hand, the peaceful life of those
mountaineers was too simple and too
lieahhy to bring on mental troubles
which" result from the overwork, ambi
tion, intemperance and excesses incident
to life in the capitals.
1 bus I quickly argued witli m vseir wlulo
1 Arnaud stood 1 1 teiy rooted to tlio spot, as
inougn bj emiouiiu uy nw memories, i
1 looked at linn again, ills laco was still
expressionless, but the sweat rolled down
his cheeks, and in Ins look tliero was
something terribly tragic. Then n hor
rible suspicion, which perhaps had al
ready been outlined in my mind, sud
denly presented itself to me, and iu
i btinctivcly without reflection 1 ex
claimed:
But, vou wretch, it was you who
killed him!"
Arnaud turned toward mo, his eyes
wide open, his form almost erect. A
little foam came to his lips. He clinched
his fists and came toward me, and then,
as I retreated, he threw himself upon the
ground, exclaiming in a hoarso voice:
"Ah! do not denounce mo! Do not de
nounce me!"
He dragged himself along tho ground.
At last his features underwent a change
and his convulsed face, contorted mouth,
dilated nostrils and enormous eyes
showed his terror. Something of the
fear that possessed him was communi
cated to me, and at the same timo 1 felt
great pity (or him. What crime deserved
this long period of torture? What pun
ishment could compare with it? Gesticu
lating wildly, he rejieated his prayer in
a husky voice:
"Do not denounce me! Do not de
nounce me!"
"Do not fear," I said, "I am neither
judge nor informer; I will keep your
secret. But why did you"
Ho divined my thoughtand interrupted
me, exclaiming:
"No! No! No! I can say no more!
That will never bo known! Never!"
Then risine; from tho irround with all
the agility of a young man, he took llight
toward the village,
Durinjr the following winter I did not
have occasion to revisit the valley, but
in the spring I again went to Sentier.
On stopping at the inn tit Pont I no
ticed that tho corner of the room
where old Arnaud used to sit drinking
absinthe was vacant. 1 asked tho inn
keeper what had become of him.
"Ah, the poor man!" he replied. "It
is a sad story. You know I told you
that ho was a littlo crazy. Well, it was
found that he had lost his wits alto
gether, lie finally persuaded himself
that it was he who hail killed old Mathu
rin, and he denounced himself as the
murderer. It became necessary to put
him in an insane asylum."
"But," 1 said, after a slight hesitation,
"what if he were not insane? What if
ho really were the murderer?"
My host regarded mo with an air of
stupefaction.
"Hon murderer!" ho exclaimed. "How
can you imagine that ho would commit
such it crime? Ho did not havo an en
emy nnd was the most upright man in
the" place!"
This perfect confidence had tho effect
of shaking my conviction. I kept old
Arnaud's confession to myself, and I
havo never made up my mind whether
lie was an assassin stricken with remorso
or the victim of monomania. Trans
lated by A. K. Haven, from tho French
of Fdouard Bod, for New York Press.
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That the mastodon was once common
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This conjecture rests on reports byway
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tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures hahitiwl
constipation permanently. For sale
in 50c and 81 bottles by all druggists.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N.Y.
CURE FITS'
Whon I say enro I do not moan merely to atop thera
for anmoandttion haTB thiMii nturn&rln. 1 inn-in a
rsrflcM cure 1 hsv nisdn thnriiso&sffof FITS, KP1L'
KPSY or KA1.UM1 HlUKNliS.SWo-lon study. 1
nnrrftnt myrumwly to cum tlui worst cases. Itucauso
others hsve fstlwl Is no reiwon for not now rucoiving a
euro, henil at onoo tor a trpAtlsosml a l'reti 1101114
of my Intslliblp remoly. Givo Ciprons and Post OIHctt
II. ii. HOOT, .11, C.. 183 Pearl tit. Sow Yiu
J. McCRAKEN & CO.,
DKAI.HU8 IN
Roche Harbor Lime, Portland Cement, Gol
den Gate and Utah Plaster, Hair. Fire Urlck
and Fire Clay. LAND PLASTER.
() North Front Street, Cor. 1,
I'OKTI.ANI), OK.
VASELINE.
1JOR ONU D01.I.AK sent us by mall, wo will dc
I liver, freo of all charges, to any person In the
United States, all tho followiugartU'lwciirefullj
packed lu 11 neat box:
One two-ouueo bottle of Pure Vasollno,..10 cts.
Ono two-ouiico lMittlo Vaseline Pomado...l "
Ono Jar of Vaseline Cold Cream 15 "
Ono cako of Vaseline Camphor Ico 10 "
Onocakoof Vaseline Hoap, uuscented....lO "
Ono cake of Viuselino Hoap. scented '2ft "
One two ounco Wottlu of Whito Vasollno,25 "
1 10
Or for stamps any single artlclo at tho prlco named.
If you havo occasion to use Vaseline III any form le
careful to accept only genuino k"hIs put up by us hi
original packages. A icreat maiiy ilmgtrists are trying to
persnadu lmjcrs to take VAHIXINK put up by thiiiu.
XeTvr yield to such iersuasIon, as tho aitlclu Is au Imita
tion without valuo ami h 111 not giro yuu tho result you
oiliect. A lsittlu of llluu Hull Yasolhio Is sold liy all
druggists at 10 cents.
Chesebrougb MTg Co., 24 State St., New York.
itiGura
IjSVKUY SKIN AND SCA1.1' D18EABB
Vj whether. torturitig.dlsflgurlng, humiliating
itching, burning, bleeding. s aly, crusted, pim
ply or blotchy, with loss Hf hair, from pimples
to the mnt distressing eczemas, ami ecry hu
mor of Die Mood, whether simple, scrofuloHS or
hereditary, Is speedily, permanently and eco
nomically cured by the (tnnritA Kr.MEDir.s,
consisting of itth t n, the great skin cure, Cc
TM'iu so.r. au c.x(Ulsite skin nurlflcr and
beautltier. and CfTirt RA IIf.solvf.nt, the new
blood and skin puriScr nnd greatest of humor
remedies, when the best phstciar.s and all other
remedies full. This Is strong language, hnt true.
Thousands of grateful testimonials from infancy
to ime attest their wonderful, unfailing and In
doinjiarable etllcB y.
Sold everywhere. Price, CcTtrnu, roo; Hoxr,
ic: Ukso VF.NT, ?1. Prepared by Potior Drug
and Chemical i orHrntlon, lliwton, Mas.
Send for ' How to cure Skin and lllood Dis
eases." ' Pimples, blHckheails, chapp. d and oily
Si"- skin prevented by Cutici ka SOAf. 'M
VA Ulieiimatlsiii.kldiiey pains and imicular
Mm lwcakiicsf, rcliocd In one minute by tho
rl ITIll lSA ASTl 1'AlN Pi ASTF.K. 2.V.
STEIN way, Gabler and Pease Pianos
Meaidua the llixr Puso Muir., mid ha farorito
chcaixT Pianos; all Mudcal Instruments; bauds Bur
tilled; lrs-e stck i.f Slun-t M isle Stkinwav Hall,
Sit; and i Post HUi-et. .Kthiias Ukay Co. Call
Hiul st our new room Atvl n? w uck.
H. T. HUDSON,
IMPOKTElt AND DEAI.KK IN
Guns, Ammunition,
risiiiMi T.ttKi.i:, t rc.,
1)3 First Street. Cortland, (Iti'KUU,
(,et one oJ thecelebrated F. A. Loom la' Doublo
llarrrel, Hrevch loading Shotguns, Top tinatt
Har Ucks, Damascus Iliirrels, Fancy Stock, Pis
toKirlti and Greener Treble Wedgo Fast, 12 Gauge,
for i4fi.
Sent bv express with 2ft Brass Shells nnd Re
lopdlnp lrol iitxiu neotit of nrloo
TAKE IT
W.PrUNlDER'S.
r Oreicqn I
Oregon Blood Purifier.
KIDNEY &V LIVER DISEASES, DYSPEPSIA.
. PI W PUS. BLOTCHES AND SKIN DISEASES ,
iE"ADACHE"' CCCTIVENE
FREESTO EVERYDODY..rY,ir,K,ul:
t ion, miutui; a oiupictc expose of all the secrets
of Spiritualism. 'I ho science of Hypnotism ex
plains It all. Vou i nn both see, hear and talk
with unseen intelligent force. They loll you
how to locate inliie. recover stolen goods, euro
tho Hi nor nnd morphine habit, etc. Scud 'i! cts.
or as much lis you cnu niton! to Major C. Newell,
llox frn.H, Portland, Or., who will send you com
plete Instructions by return mall. Questions
pertaining to tho nlmve subject answered.
Old (iolil and HIHer Untight; send your old Oold
nml Hlher 1) mull tr the elil mi'l reliable limine, of A.
t'olenuin, 41 Third stieet, Ha'i I-'iunchco; I will scud by
return mall the cith. nco riling to assay; If tlui aruouut
Is not sutliiffctory, will letiirn gold.
ASK
to send yon
their caialoguo
of cash prices
to (wtnsumerii
tho
HOME CIRCLE.
Address as above.
Mention this paper.
FPU OILY!
IVHFinTJSaFor LOST or FAHINQ HANII00D
KIliUlAVjfJOfnoral and NEttVOUS DEBILITY
. RiISTl H B J Weakness of Body and Hind, Effect
I 1 1 H 1 tlJUtlli J of Erroraor Excesses In Old or Younr.
Ilolmal, .lol.l. nt.MIOOItrnlly llrtlurrd. In oilm, I
Blrilh.nMmK,i:MIKVl:l.orHIOII(UV8 WIlTHOt ilonr
itiiolutrlr unfilling lUDIK t IIKil!IKM-Hf n,nil In dy7
Han testily from 60 fititfi Fi-Ibd CfluntrlM. Writ IhMa.
AMim ERIE MEOIOAU CO.. OUFE Alp. N.Y.
MONEY
fun bo made easily by
raising chickens. Our
lurMH :2-pngo illus
trated catalogue tclla
all about
INCUBATORS,
UrooderH, what to feed
uhlckeus, in (act all
tho secrets of tho
chicken business. If
you only keep half a
dozen hens, you need
this hook. It gives
moii Informs tiou
than many of the
books sold at ' cents.
Wo send It freo on re
ceipt of -1 cents lu
stumpG to pay postage
PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO., PetaluRia, Cal.
"THE SPECIFIC A NO. I."
Idiro nil unnatural dlsclinrRMoftiiPn,
YOUNG
no Mini r oi now nine summing, rr -vents
slrli'liiri, It being iui internal
remedv. cures when everything else
has failed. 1'rlee. s.H. Llrcnliir on
MEN!
apnlieatloD Hi, id by Druggists or ent
on ret ipt of pi Ico by Tho A. Hchoen-
IH ii Aicmciiio uo , hail .lose, t ai.
DR. JUDD'S ELECTRIC BELTS
Will Dosltivelr enre Nervousness. Ixu of Man
hood, Impoteacy, I.amn Hack, Xheaiaathm,
UriuepiU. Ocneral Debility, etc
rrlce, 5, 10 unci rs.
Also Drugs, Trusses, Crulches, Elastic tklflS,
Shoulder Braces, Electrlo Insoles, Etc.
Btato Agent for Halioy Ures.' Homeopatkle
Uemedles. Bend In your orders.
JOHN M. A. LAUE,
The ItelUbl DrafrrUt,
Third nnd Tajlor, I'ortlaud, Or.
(Mention this paper.
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