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GRANTS PANS, JOSEPHINE ('Ol’NTY. OR., FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 1886.
VOL. 2.
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NO. 20.
TO ADVERTISERS
Grant'» Pam. no named after General
Grant, i» a county »eat centrally located
in Southern Oregon It ta a prôgremiv»
railroad town of «W inhabitant», and is
the main supply point for a large portion
of country devoted to mining, lumbering
agriculture and fruit-raising. Climate un
excelled
The Corsica living the only paper pub
lished in Joeephine county, with a go d
circulation in Jackson county, enable» it
to be one of tlie best advertising medium»
in Southern Oregon. For rates, »Mreas
Tim Co< biab , Grant's Paas, Oregon.
would astonish the average crabber, antenmr greatly enlarged, it wouid imperfect arrangements still we are
'
but
specimens of these spiders of the represent the crustacean called a at times tempted to stop and ex
DAVIS BROWER,
Th» Huge Crabs Found In the San
1 sea have been caught in Jajianese lobster on this coast. In fact, it is claim,
Francisco Markets,
Attorney at Law à Xotary Public
”O Lord, how long!”—[West
J waters, to which they are indige not a lobster, as the’word is under-1
c. r. uoldkk is a. r. call .
nous, that spread from the tip of one stood in the east, but what is known Side Telephone.
f G baxt ' s P am , - • - - O bzoos .
OREGON,
(Jackson County,)
You had better look out, Mr. Tel
GOLD HILL,
When one has been living in the daw to that oftheolhci twenty-two 1 in the Gulf of Mexico as the eraw
Will practice in all the court» of the
mountains for a year or so, dining feet. The wader who accidentally fish. In the latter place they an- ephone, the editor of the Democratic
UPBE8E.TTIXG THE
State. Office on Sixth street, near post
on venison, jack-rabbit and quail, ! stepped on one of these creatures , extremely common, and I have seen Times will go for you. He has ar
office.
and breakfasting on the same re ! would probably find it out sooner a reef so covered with them in early
versed. with perhaps cotton tail and than I’ontoppidean’sfishermen, who 1 moruing that fifteen or twenty were rayed himself on the "easy side” of
8. V. MITCHELL,
Sierra Madre trout thrown in, dishes went ashore on the back of a |M>ul(>e, in sight all the time. These were this question, and favors letting the
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
of a saline flavor come not amiss, and did not find out their mistake yellow, instead of the boiled hue mail contractors off almost any way
MITCHELL à LEWIS CO., LIMITED. RACINE. W1S.
G bant ' s P ass , • - - • O bíoon .
and when I reached San Francisco until the heat of their fire arouseil that some of the Pacific specimens to suit them.
the deviled crab that had lieen in the sleeping giant and it sank from have, and were important fncton in
Will practice in all State and Federal New Zealand Insurance Co., Capital, $5,000,000, my mind’s eye for some time was ,under them.
preserving the great coral heads,'
I < '’>rrt*po<uimrr. J
Courts. Office on Main street.
immediately ordered. My experi
A friend of mine who has caught from their habit of undermining
—AN»—
Our County Finance.
ence with deviled cralis was hardly the great crabs in Japanese waters them, and so preventing the en
8AM. WHITE,
to be considered limited. I had , tells me that they have a curious croachments of sand, so fatal to the
El>. C ouriuu .— Ait: I observe
ATTORNEY AT LAW
eaten them on the extreme tip end habit of leaving the water and com delicate |K>lvps.
in
your issue of July 29th, the state
G kant ’» P a »«, - - - • Oxrnox.
This crawfish is rarely eaten in
of the Florida reef, where the water ing out upon the beach at night,
ment of the retiring County Clerk,
almost txiiled in the sun, and all 'ostensibly to feed. In speaking of the south, being of a coarse and
o-
Will practice in all the Court» of the State
along the coast, even at the paradise the crab, another observer said: tough nature, but as a bait it is ex < showing an indebtedness of only
of crabs, Old Point Comfort, and 1 "When 1 first saw the animal and tietnely valuable, and the wily brown $13,000. This is a very pleasant
H. KELLEY,
HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOP. GOOD WHEAT.
had done some “trading for shed I think I am the first European that snapper, that looks with contempt report, and if it represented all of
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ders” on my own account, and knew 1 ! ever did see one—I was traveling i at conch and other l»Ait, rarely pass the obligations of our county, would
Building
Mateial
of
all
Kinds
Supplied
at
the
Lowest
Figures.
J acksonville , - - • - O kbuon .
just how hard a Virginia crab can I in one of the northern islands, and es it by. The Pacific crawfish, ,
nip; but when the waiter, with an j in passing through a small fiishing [ though far behind the legitimate! indeed be very gratifying to the peo
■—O-
Will practice in all the Courts of the
| ill concealed smile, placed before me Village 1 saw some enormous claws lobster, he of the big claws, is vast ple. But let tis inquire a little fur
Ftate. Office in Court House.
! a crab carapace, containing deviled leaning up against the wall. They ly siqierior to its Mexican cousin in ther into the true state of affairsand
j crustacean enough to satisfy four or were so large, each ticing about (>oint of flavor, and passes for thej see if we cannot find them more se
H. K. HANNA,
rious than appears upon the face of
five persons, I appreciated that in twelve feet in length, that I thought lobster pure and simple.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
the report and deserving of very
deed all things were large in Cali they were made artificially, but the
The crab, whose brains and min
careful consideration, and to some
fornia
—
trees,
vines,
man
and
;
J ackbonvillb , .... O rf . oom .
owner, a fisherman, told me that or parts are under the same roof, is
J. CHAPMAN.
J. C. GILLAM.
mountains, not to speak of crabs. they were crab claws, and that they not considered the most intelligent extent, alarm. The financial condi
Our ordinary crab of the East, that broke off a foot or so and ate the j of beings, yet I have observed them tion of our county xs left by the re-
Office in Orth building, Oregon »treet
GILLAM «Sc CHAPMAN. Proprietors.
j is best served deviled, is about six | meat as they felt inclined. I, of adopt precautionary measures that , tiring officers from the best informa
T. B. KENT,
inches long, but the monster that I course, became anxious to see one showed a certain appreciation of the tion at hand is as follows:
warrant»
*17.049 00
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
was before me must have weighed of these monsters alive, and an of- j law of cause and effect. In the tank Outatanding
I .es» cash on hand.
2,433 00
at least three or four pounds when J fer of coin of the realm resulted in that 1 had under observation were
J ackbonvh . lb , . • - • O ueoon .
alive.
1 a projKisal to take me to the spot a numlier of what are popularly
Balance.
I *14,f>16 00
Main Street, Opposite the Dejwt, Grant's Pas», Oregon,
These huge crabs resemble the where they could be caught. The . termed spider crabs, queer fellows, Bills allowed by llie new txiard
Will practice in all the Courts of the
that aliouid have peen passed
Ftate. Office in Court 1 louse.
English edible crab, though they: fishing ground was four or five mile* that resembled spiders in their long
200 OO
upon by tlie old board
exceed
it
in
size,
and
remind
me
of
around
the
bay,
and,
starting
iu
the
attenuated
legs,
while
the
liody
part
)o(
Appiedate bridge will coat
2,700 oo
8. VV. FORBES,
a story that certainly shows that the afternoon, with the fisherman and was almost exact iu its mimicry of Court llouae uml Jail will coat
NOTARY PUBLIC.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO. | NUTS AND
over RiibHcriptions and Mil
latter has a certain amount of horn his two sons, we reached it by 7 a rock. The crabs have a wide
ler's obligation
1,000 00
K e RBVILLB AND Al-Tllol of, JoSKl-HINK
’ ing instinct that would suggest a no o’clock, ami aprea«l a rude camp on range, and some s,xx'ies are found 1 Internet
LEMONS, FIGS AND OTHER
on outstanding war-
C ovbty , O meoom .
low order of inteligence. Most ofj the beach. According to our infer- in the rucks oft' the Gulden Gate. 1 rants aa |sml last year
1,500 00
the crabs that are brought into the inant, the most favorable time was When the crabs'were brought to me
*20,(116 00
Total.
Collections a Specialty fa-gal Instru
London market are caught some at moonlight, when the full moon they were overgrown with moss and
menta promptly executed.
This is an under, rather than an
way up the coast, even a hundred lighted up the beach, and then at weeds of various kinds, so that it
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or so miles, and are generally caught low tide the big craks wandered up was quite iinjKissible to see their ( over estimate of the present condi
MEDICÀI..
IN CONNECTION WITH A FINE LINE OF STATIONERY. Wi by crews who irfbrk together anil ami down in search of whatever ' backs,
and ' it ‘ ‘ might
' '
: *-'■*- have * been as- tion of our county as left by the old
mark the animals as we do steers on they could find. There wxs a new sinned that, being very sluggish, officers. These are plain figures
W. F. KREMER. M. D.,
ll A VE ATTACHED A
: the plains, toss them in a car, and moon an«l ebb tide at loo'clock, and the weeds had grown 011 them while that need no comment in order to
Physician and Surgeon.
' when enough have* lieen accumulat in anticipation of the event the fish taking a siesta, but this was not the attract the attention of tax payers.
G kant ’ ü P ass , ... - O regon .
The report for the previous year
ed to make the trip to the Ixmdon emian posted his sons down the . case. Before placing the victims to
WHEKK CAN BE FOUND SAN FRAC1HCO, PORTLAND and OTHER PAPERS market pay, they are taken out or beach on some rushes, with instruc 1 popular science in the tank, they showed an indebtedness of $10,824,
Calls ros pon tied to at all hours, day or
towed down, then assorted to their tions to give the alarm at the first were thoroughly rubbed and scraped while this year shows an actual in
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night.
several owners and sold. Such a crab that came up, ami to move with a stiff brush until not an atom debtedness of outstanding warrants,
collection of over a thousand large themselves down the beach; in short, of algm remained, and in this con less cash on hand, of $14,616, a plain
W. II. FLANAGAN, M. D.
crabs, all marked was on the way follow the water up as fast as it dition they were dropped into the ! increase in our indebtedness of near
Physician and Sunteon.
tank and immediately Ix-came con ly $(,000, without taking into con
to Ixmdon, when near the ruvutli of went out.
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In
eonnctUoH,
where
can
1*
had
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Ga.«**r’» k»M, • • ' * ■
the Thames the vessel was run into,
' Whether it was the soothing in spicuous objects on the liottom sideration any improvements in any
OYSTERS, CLAMS, SARDINES, CORNED REEF. PIES, CAKES, ami all the crabs escaped. The fluence of the sealireeze that came That they were aware of this was form. In other words, the simple
• <-rew put back, and five days later, in from the bay, or whether we were I immediately evident, as their first running expenses of our county has
Office at residence, i-ortter Main and
CTIEESE, E tc .. E tc . ALSO
Third »tr<«*t» Call attended any hour,
1 thirty or forty miles away, on the tired from the long tramp over the 'thought was concealment, which increased our indebtedness in a sin-
day or nigh.
'original fishing ground, they Ix’gan rocks, I can't say; but, he a» it may v;i»» effected tn an extremely novel glc year, almost four thousand dol-
Lemonade, Soda Water, Ginger, &c.
lo take these marked crabs, showing we one ami all fell asleep. Hu.- 1 m •>iier. By hiding iu the sand or lar*. This was done 011 an inetvased
DR. F. W. VAN DYKE
that the) bail travelled back home
long we remained I don't remember inek- von will %iv- not at ail, th«- assessment and a 2'J percent tax.
T ' pay tbe intercst on nur ptes
in other words, found their way but the first I knew I found myself crab . lrid A ,il»n ji'r*morc , »apsfne
G bantb P a *»
-
•
O kemos .
ent del*, will requirc a 2'/j mill tax.
along shore to their own feeding clutching the -and and listening to tory, whn h wa- tn a: 1s.M^n'6'Üiuin*tw
.
English and German Spoken.
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ground, over a country or bottom , the most 1>1 o « m 1 curdling shrieks, in pletc <tis'tiise of 1 ’ip'Sx-.aM
’ered -• Our aclii.d ex(« n es nudel a most.
this they did by rapMt«* t;< onouiieai ¿n-.niuistrajjqjiwdl jç
C. M STONE, I’ rop ’ h ,
with which they were’ totally un teriningled with Japanese invectives, rock, anil
i
< »ffice on Main street, near drug Mon*.
ing off bits of weed front
a a'/t per cent. tax, »tate and
familiar.
snapping
from the
tin qttwi
q
Maine Street,........................................................... Grant’s Pass, Oregon,' This singular occurrence excited 1 that it was ever my good fortune to
C. LEMPERT, M. D.,
hear. The ol«l man started to his rocks with their daws, then placing s< bool. ’ This will »imply maintain
considerable comment, and it was feet, and following him we rushed the severed portion to their mouths, onr present state of afiaiis, and trust
----- DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY,------
Craduate Leipsic University,Ger.
to fiihtiv fnnrnse fn the vat
announced that this demonstrated down the sandy lx-ach to a black where evidently some gelatinous entirely
<
Drw. ralent Medicines, Ptrlnmen, Toilet Articles, Shoulder Braces, Trusses. Etc. that marine animals had certain lo indistinct spot that marked the lo substance was affixed, and then with nation of our county to lift the bur
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Calls re|«.nde<l to at all hours, day or
calities that the) rarely strayed from, cation of the boys. In a moment an over the-head motion the bit was den of debt. Is it not the part of
night
Office <>p|M*ite Slover'» hotel.
a fact which has long been known we reached them and the sight that raised aloft and the part pressed iq> wisdom for onr present county ofh
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J.ickeonville, Oregon.
■ to many. Marine animals arc like confronted us would h.ivc astonished on (lie crab's back; then anothei cers to devote every energy toward
School I Books. I Books I and I Stationery those on land —some roam about at | an American Indian. The boys piece was plucked, and another, tin curtailing expenses and keeping our
DR. CH AS. W. BEACO.M,
will, while others confine themselves were standing up, apparently en til in less than at hour nearly all finances in the best condition pos
Detntist,
to certain localities. Tims I have tangled in the arms of some gigan the imprisoned crabs had planted 1 silile. It will not do to increase otir
O regon .
found the same fishes aliout a head tic animal -a spider it looked like, iqion their backs a mimic forest of iiulcbteilness, and it certainly will
G rant ’ s P ass
of coral for several years in succes | but when my eyes became used to weeds and were almost entirely con not l>e a w ise policy to increase our
sion, and others about old wrecks the darkness, I saw that cither they cealcd, and whin their daws were rate of taxation; for that plan will
All W' it warranted. Office at Com PHSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED.
and posts, showing that they had had one of the big crabs or the crab i drawn in not to be ilistingnished only result in driving out capitalal-
mercial Hotel.
definate
ideas about home or a )>er- had them, it was difficult to tell from the surrounding stones. Tliis rea<ly here, nnd keeping out more
HO Hi; KT WE ST HO I’,
manent residence. The story of the which. A moment decided this, ' may lie instinct, but the crab that that is so sadly needed for our de-
— proprietor —
homing cralis excited the interest of 1 ami we saw that they had a crab, originally invented it had a ccitain vclopmcnt.
It is no part of iny ptirj)o.-«c to find
certain sporting noblemen, and the , each one grasping a claw at least i amount ot intelligence tod: iwupon
novel sport of a crab race was inau twelve feet long, that was waving stowed away somewhere under its fault with the retiring officer» for
LEWIS PANKEY, Proprietor.
what may seem to many of ua very
gurated. The crustacean* were tak to and fro despite their struggles. hard shell.
bad and profligate management, for
en ten miles from where they were They cried to us to «lispatch it, ami
C intbal P oint
•
•
OazGOB
they have been retired by the wish
Hita tno N ji I on It;« It. ad.
caught, an<l after having been it was all that I could do to prevent
Horse-Shoeing a Specialty.
es of the people, but I call upon our
O regon .
marked, to the number of several the old man from ruining the ani
(Jackron County)
C entral P oint ,
I would respectfully inform the public
thousand, they were released, the mal, but finally I succeeded in mak
The mail system in many parts of new officers to guard with the ut
that having lately taken charge <>f the |
terms hieing that the first crab that ing them haul it high upon the Oregon instead of advancing with most care, the finances of our coun
)o(
ty. Instead of finding fault with
Blark-xmith Sliup at Central IVint, I
was caught on the old grounds lx-ach, where I secured it by ropes,
the country is taking a backward the pad and creating animosities by
Having Completed my new Stable I am prepared to—
would a«k a liberal »hare of tbe public
should decide the h< at. Each own and I assure von it was a giant; not
1
patronagv ________ I 1 « 1 - I’' ■-»' '
er chartered at least twenty fisher so large as my first estimate, but step and in many section s is becom unpleasant accusations, it is far bet
men to watch for the eralis at the quite large enough
The lxxly was ing almost 1111be.it.i’»!e. Right here ter for us to turn our faces to the
CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
home stake, and in forty eight hours about twice as large as a man's head, in Yamhill we have evidence of this, future and see what < an be done to
To Hay and Oran Per Head, Over Night, 75 <
—or the —
atte r the start a crab with a triple the carapace large enough for a lnt .is for instance the discontinivince of rectify past mistakes and lay the
foundation for a belter success in
nipjied claw was caught, having for the Chinese giant. From this
BEST
OF
ACCOMMODATIONS
FURNISHED
FOR
Central Point Hotel,
covereel the distance 111 that time' radiated ihe spider like claws; tin- the daily mail on the itpjier Yam our public condition.
Belicveing it is always ticst to
and it is said that a number of hun large biting one« Ix-ing about ten hill. The Statesman in speaking on
LEWIS PANKEY, • I’ropr
know the exact condition of our
dred pounds changed hands on the feet in length, so that when spread this subject says:
S.
HOUCK,-
J.
Meal»,
-
25 Cent»,
result of the race, that at least had out, the animal had a reach of about
The prime object of the postal sys public affairs, I have given these
the
flavor
of
novelty.
1
twenty
two
or
three
feet
The
oth
PROPRIETOR
tem is the accommodation of the facts for publication. I ho|»e that
Having latelv taken charge <>( this hotel
On the island of Madagascar large er arms ami claws were proportion public, but, under the present dis our new officers will (winder well
the undesigned would respectfally inform
white land crabs are very common, ally shorter, but all adding to the I* nsation, the jx-oplcof western I>rc these figures, and realize that the
the public that the tables will be supplied
with the best the market affords
and afford considerable sport to spider-like appearance. When I gon < .111 testify that, so far as their welfare of all of the people of the
I.KWI» TaSKEY
good riders, who follow them on learned what was the dificulty with convenience iaconcerned, it tall* far county is in their hands, and that it
—»RAI.KR IN—
is necessary in small, xs well at
horse back along the Ix-ach, anden ! the boys, I «iidn't blame them lor short of its prime object.
WILL Q BROWN
dcavor to kill them with long ¡»oles, [ ! making an outcry. It seems that
Here we have mail delayed in large things, to be most seriously
AND . T I N W A R E, used as lances.
T ax P aver .
Assaver & Analytical Chemist. S T O V E S
they too had fallen asleep, ami the Portland, important ami otherwise,' economical.
San
Francisco
possesses
two
of
big
crab
had
come
crawling
along,
sleeping for one whole da) lot want
Caute« Which Lead to faifura.
—JOB WORK, M en AS—
»BEOoN BICKEL MtXE,
the largest crabs in the country. ami had gone fairly over them be of a pr<»|s-r conn cti->n that could lie
RIDDLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, O<IN.
is in the collection of Woorf fere they were aware of it; so that made with a very little trouble.
Ou» of the reasons why fainter* fail
Roofing. Spouting, and Repairing of .til kinds a
idltv, On«-
ward's Gardens, and the other is a they awoke to find themselves fair
This ca -e is probably not so i, the debt-, they contract, in advance
AnalyMO m»a» of Compir» »obrtooro«.
strong card for a neighboring "mu ly in the embrace of the inoffensive great an imposition a* the case of <d their croppiodnction«. The farm-
AND DONE AT REASONABLE RATES.
setim” that pictures the unfortunate giant. Yes, 1 saved the specimen, the Yaquina bay mail, but many er who crops on time’ and fall.« he
MIKK» EXAMINED AND BBroETED I FON
Oregon dci’apod as overturning a lioat, and cured it, articulated it, so that it more people ate concerned. In the hind, whir h a. a rule they do, and
Jackson
Co.,
J.
S.
Houck.
Central
Point,
» 3 on
Assay for Gold and Silver
embroiling a rrc-w of sailors in uni «xnild lie taken ajiait, and shipped case of Yaquina bay the mail i, <. 11 then again buys on time to bridge
6 on
A rmy for Nickel or Cobalt
vcrsal min. The crab itself i-, alxiut i it home 011 a sailing vvssrl with I rie<l over moat of the route in wag ovi r the twist year’s failures, rarely
2 00
Assay for l^ead or ( opuer
twelve or thirteen feet across fr^mi ■ some oth« 1 freight, but unfortunate 'oils, making numerous delays, al ever catches up. The man who buys
the tip <>( one outspread «law lo that ly she was «re« k<Hl -an«l my crab though train* run through each way. bi« credit with a lien and pays the
SPEARS & ERASURE.
of the other, and presents a truly found it . way back to its native ele 'every day. The mail system of per cent charged cannot ejtptTt to
formidable appearance, and is a re mi nt.”
S M I T H BHO’R Pfoprirtoris,
Oregon needs a very vigorous hak m eel. No business man expects
House, Carriage. Sign and Or
markably fine specimen. TheWrxxl-
Eastern
people
hear
the
magic
mg up Onr people hive been iri inch chances to brmg »ucceso to the
Grant
’
s
Paas,
Oregon
Sixth Street,
namental
ward crab i.s somewhat -mailer, but word lobriter in the cities from Lo« [>o-*'l upon by the idiotic whim, farmer, but it brings trade to the deal
-o
eptully striking. A specimen in Angele-, to San Francisco and are and caprices of Vila«, and -objected er: it brings the farmer into danger
PAINTERS,
the Museum of Comparative Zoolo surprised to see a living crastacean to the exigcrwi-ics nf the we,'.th< 1 ou i subjections; it bring* to mort
Paper • Hanger» and Granar». HAVING COMPLETED I OUR NEW STAHLES, WE ARE gy, at Cambridge and a large cara- like the lobster in all respects ex and ineofivetiimcr s of imperfect eon gag» upon his homestead and finally
(►ace or «hell in the Museum of Na cept the big elaws and color
In nection until torbeararye hasces-ed brings btm to a species of menial
PREPARED TO
— ALSO—
tural History, Central Paik. New other wonts, if th«- Atlantic lobster to be a cardinal virtue of our dispo servitude and brings him and his
York are tlie onlv oihers that I could be 1 xnled tintil it was quite itiona. Although we have .« great family to that very degradation that
CARVERS AND GUILDERS.
know of in this country.
red. its big claw» reduced to the size re pet t and awe for those in power’ i he ha» Isboied and striven to avoid
The thirteen foot crab alluded to. iof tbe crawling ones, and its large and a great deal of patieL-.e with —[Rural and Workman.
----------- AT REASONALLE RATES.---------
Oregon
Grant's P hi .
i
an
J.
EROF E^H ION A L—LEO AL.
GRIFFIS,
H.
Notary Public and Agent for the Sale of Town Lots in
Sugar Pine Door &. Lumber Co., Grant’s Pass, Oregon,
General Real listate Agent
! A Fine, Stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Circulating Library and a Free Reading Room,
A
First-Class
Lunch
Room
CITY DRUG STORI-.:
A Full Line of Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Brushes.
New Blacksmith Shop,
FURNISH THE BEST
OF
HAY AND GRAIN.
^Central Point Tin Shop-
iXew
Feed Stillile!
Furnish the Best of Accommodations for Hor&cs,
A SPIDER OF THE SEA.