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Evening sentinel, Saturday, June 7, 1902 · page 2

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at its ‘ rtAnt Solute

or Food and the eco comical use of ice.
fl ii“ a perfect circulation. the air passing over. under and ar-
“ trig crater to get the full benefit of same.
an d shelves can be easily removed there I
The lining is of heavy galvanized steel
03s ated with mineral wood (the best non-conductor of heat) I
m3posed on the interior to become damp and soggy.
T “giving easy access to the interior. FLUSH BOTTOM. HEA-
ME‘LVES. Which aildw a current of cold dry air to pass in and
Only the best material and workmanship are used
etioa' of the White M‘oun talc line.
‘ T other styles in hard and soft wood, ranging in price from
' llivery refrigerator gu arantoed.
l0E.
th‘ we Will give away another high- grade i’Sewing Machine.

w h enables the Re
bigot; waste pipe
roughly cleanhbi‘e.

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der‘ when buying a refrigerator are

rtment of Summer Necessities at Bargain Prices.

coNPaETE H ME inhuman

The White Mdun-

It has

TVA N T

SOUTH NOR‘WALK. CONN.

HOUSEHOLD

INGRAI‘NL cAssET‘s
TAPESTRY CARPETS.
BRUSSELS CARPETS.

VELVET cancers.

 

‘CH‘l‘NA‘ MATTINoe.
l‘zi/z cts to 20‘ ch.
JAPANESE MATTINGS,
2‘0 cts. to 50 etc.

 

‘ the bottom. At the intersectin "of
Lawn street there is a big rat,- or
salt you malam. " in the surface of
‘- the road.
‘ fly!

OIL cLOTHs.

25 sis. and 30 etc. per sq. yd.
Widths,
4-4. 6-4, 84. 10-4.

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LINOLEUMS,‘ RUGS AND MATS.

.30qu1 Norwalk.

the ear yT-ev'enin last night,
East“ In stif‘eet' lid

atth eof‘s

ash '
I‘niiss‘ concur wn
toward-..vthe level stretch of road at

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inns. hull—Tl" 111va innings
111.». ill ilIIIIlIIll T131113 III

‘ conquerin champions were played to

‘ ‘A splendid opportunity was lost in the

. are preparing for the game and «tilt
of July will see we pretty strong

‘ WashIStTreeta.

beyond the ‘ _
F. Larrauri $.

Am. A. Benedict

‘ N. Cra‘w

lid The Spirals 4 1‘1 i

The iiIIIIIIIIks

flow—...“. ....

‘B‘a‘rnoy Dreyfus‘ii's aggregation of

I‘

a standstii at the Polo Grounds yes~
terday by the New Yorks in a rattling
c‘o‘n‘test of eleven innings. when the
fast gathering darkness caused n cos
nation of hostilities The score was ‘4
to 4.

streng showing the New York: made
against them was as welcome as it
was one nocted. ‘

The c‘ ampions did r‘lot play pennant‘
Rail Re? a hard- hitting combination,
their bat leg was light, ‘ahdv they slip
ped several cogs in' their fielding,
which astonished the more than 5,000
persons whoiiWatched the gnlne’.‘ ‘7
The Giants had several chances to
land a victory. but on each occasion
the necessary hit was not forthcoming.

ninth inning when the c ampions put
Ti‘II‘thrOu’gh a beautiful tilp 0‘ play Which
upset all calculations. Bean - had
reached second on an error of Wagner
and Smith was at first by the grace of
Ta muff or but D? it fly by Clarke after a
hard run. ye then raised a little
‘ny which would have fallen on the
‘o‘dg‘e of the diamond,- but Ribchey
Elapsed headlong for the sphere rind

ame up With it. tightly clutched in his
band. Bean and Smith had started
‘aionnd the circuit and ‘thchey, rush
ing; to first retired Smith and then
completed the triple by firing the ball
to Wagner I
in the tenth the Giants again let
slip a promising opportunity. Lauder-
singled; Yeager drew a base on balls.
but was forced by Jackson A free
pass to Jones filled the cushions and
there was only one hand out.‘ Doheny.
however was equal to the occasion
and Evans and Dunn were retired on
strikes.
The gas‘ne‘ was of an indifferent char
actor for five innings, but then ii took
on a more interesting aspect Mathew
son occupied the box for the New
Yorks for eight innings, giving wa‘y at
that time to allow Bowermnn to bat
for him. Evans supplanted Mathew.
son. and With his delivery iho'visitors
could Tdo nothing.
Laundcr secured three of New Yorke
hits. more than any other player on
either team.

, YESTERDAYT’S RESULTS.
New York, 4; ‘Plttsburg. 4.
Chicago, 6; Brooklyn? .
Cincinnati 4: Boston 3.
Philadelphia, 8; St. Lo‘uis. 5.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

W. L. P. C.
Pittsburg, 2 7 .821
Chicago, 23 14 .621
Brooklyn. 20 20 .500
New York. 17, :11 .448
Philadelphia, 1? 22 .437
Boston, 16 22 .427
St.‘ Louis, 15 24 .385
Cincinnati, 15 25 .375
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

Plitsburg in New York.

Chicago in Brobklyn (twu games).
Cincinnati in Boston.

St. Deals in Philadelphia (two
games).

Following is the- challenge sent the
Wall street team by the Washington
street aspirants to baseball honors.

South Norwalk Conn.

We. the undersigned “mighty" \I ash-T
ington streets, do hereby challenge
Ion, the "tame" Wall streets. to a
done some of ball, to be played on
the Baxter Grounds South Norwaik,
on the 4th day of July, 10 a. m. v

I (Sign ed)
CAPTAIN JACK COCKr: m. A :,.i
MANAGER iii. A. BENEDICT

Rules: if any player makes less

. than 100 errors he will be put out of)

the game. (Kicking allowed).
The game will not be quite so iocu
ion as the challenge for both teams

teiIms playing The line- -up of the
teams is‘ss follows: "‘ ‘
Wall Streets

F.A. Van Buren

First Baseman,~
Second) Doie‘man,
..W Henry
Third Baseman.
m"F.:Lsuder .. . . . . .

Short Stop,

 

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Center Field.
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I “Don' t

it was the first apnoarance of _
the Pirates here“ this season had the ‘

R. Van ‘Buren

..Dr C. R. (insincere
L. st. str‘eeier 3'!
V ...C H‘liio‘ver
3w. Briggerm‘an .: ..... ,_ c. Benedict

soon for Stacif‘ord; ... They- 11‘ re ac-
companion by a large crowd ot‘robters»
bps! th tea)”

is T T
isles can we . for it.
”Don't depend!“ on a stranger's state
83.. South Nor-walk ‘endo‘rscmcut.
Rea the statements of South Nor-
waik citizens.

. ’Aud decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it:

MI H, Strain of 31 Franklin street
by occupation al‘lltl‘eifi‘ah. says: “‘l
was in a New York hospital for over

 

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cbniplnlnt and urinary trouble,
When discharged i received an uncur-
cd card. i‘ had too frequent action of

lost all control. 7! procured Dean's
Kidney’IPlils‘vfrom IIPiaistsdT's‘ drug
stor. They did moimors good than
any ‘bctor ever did andinot only ben~
eiltted myself but i ad‘VIsed Mrs.
Swain to take Dosn' s Kidney Pills for
or“ backache. They cured her." .
Bold for-60 cents a box. FosterIMil
burn Company. Buffalo. N. Y., sole
agents for the United States. f

Remember the nameT-TDToen swand
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the Wall streets is surmounted by II
bloody skull and cross b0nes,‘ with
the word "Death " also in red under-
nealh. , ’
The Waterbury team of the Stats
League will go to Ho‘boken ternor'row
and ploy the. foam st flint city.‘
P—n..‘.._i'

New Haven Won it‘om Bridgeport
ygséetrda‘y at New Haven by the score
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llIIiITrrsiiu 811111111 Weill

(Continued from Flrét Page).
Olsen. Helen West. Ethel Gray. Bessie
Miller, Mary Nash. Hazel Lockwood,
Fliaabcth Ailer. Susie Seymour;
Mosars. Ca Tomlinson, Sperry An-
Ilrews. Herb rt Sherman. Howard Wil-
son, Howard lcssmsn..Geerge F. Betta
Harold Fish. Bridgeport; Harry Ferris.
(l. Stewart McLean, George Raymond
Percy D. Quintard. Joseph Elia, Jr.,
Chester ii. “Benedict William Hunter.
[routs W Leonard, George L. Wood-
‘II‘r’I‘Ird. We‘lter strohmeycr, llamas CquI'
stock, Frederick Slut-gee. Thaddeus
Retts Harry Miller, Victor W. Ferris
and the graduates, who are:

CiuIencc EdWIIrd Andrews. Norwuik.
Henry Mansfield Butteriy‘. Waterloo.
New York. "I

William Dchtt North Wilton.
Dietrich Cari Loewe. Danbury. .I
Alexander Scott McLean. Danbu‘ry.
Howard Olmstead Pierson. Norwaik
Tomorrow morning the school will
Ittend the TiI'irst Congregational
Church where ‘the printer. Rev. George
Drew Egbert. will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon. On Monday after—
noon, at 4 o 'cloCk. the pupils will give
an exhibition drill on the school
grounds.

Funeral of ii 8 llililiius

(Continued From First Page)
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i‘roin the school. can from his former
pupils who gradueladI Ifrom ‘tbe‘ school
and one from the scholars» who went
going to school. when Mr. Bibbins was
taken sick. 0n the latth wreath were
(he words "Our Principal. " There was
It large bunch of roses from the Chen
:cr Club of which he was a member.

Funeral services of the remains of
Mr. Bibbins's mother. Mrs. CharityA
iiibbins. were held this afternoon from
her into home in Long Hill. Interment
was in Oakiawn Cemetery, Fairfleld.

' ‘ . . Iv sr'~‘l“ -‘
Paras . LAnoIIIsss.

Peter Labouisse. who died onWeIi-
nesday at his residues 430 Madison
avenue‘, New York, I'wns a real estate.
dealer. He came of an old and die
linguishcd Louisiana family. and when
a‘ young man was one of the cotliiion
leaders in New Orleans. He was mar.
fled to one ‘of the beautiful Misses
Rathbone. who were great belles in
New Orleans twenty five years ago.
They were the granddaughters of a
wealthy Louisianah namod‘ Forsthil
and their family is connected with
mom of the most romantic incidents

The youngest Miss Rathbone, a sister-
in law of Peter ubmdsse was married

rle'd Mr stouissé's daughter.
ninth M-
can: to New York‘T about noses yoarIl

ago and mad'e ‘a fortune; ”Besides his
daughter, Mrs. ii‘enry Lane Eco, he

bone Labonisse.

-_‘ AARON owsrnAD.

; Aaron Oim‘s‘t
the some of his son.

 

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‘ Eric Ollhd‘tEad,

oi age, hastened

on ery. Mr. Olmstesd iii ’15de
three sons find three can
3‘ Samba and ’ilii‘icf‘ MDTWR.

mes i be their]. in the aft

I .lll’ltliuclliilllllllbliutlllilil is. A
IT‘llig‘lli'llllDllilil.liiI'w‘fliilllillillltif . ....

a year under coercion for ‘kldnoyf ‘
and I

the kidney secretions}; in fact I bnd‘ .

‘ cases before the bankruptcy law I‘vcut

T who came to the refereevinst to obtain

. will be reached and dibposed of before

in' the history of the Pelican states

to William Phelps line, of Saugstu‘ck'
and Henry Lune Eco his nephew; ,fin‘
83‘

Walsh's. Mr lballodisso

leaves 'a lefe and a son. Peter. Roth»

 

‘liled last night at .

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

in First street, at the advanced agé
of eighty-one. The cause of death was
by ‘an attack I) ys-’
‘1'

tors Aaron.
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morning} where ‘firnerai re»-
"W lit 1

. ehiiieriii of a. Intern-s Ca‘ro‘lin‘é .‘T '
Riggs was held and morning from the
hoIneTofi heri‘i Triangular Mn. Franc; 3

[he LIIII iiigilllilliiislaies In
' .l‘uviieiiilntndul

l'_ IIII~ T“ ‘ TT T
So for t is your thc'linnkrup‘tcy pro‘

New Haven have shown a falling off as ‘
contoured with last year; For the
lust six months of ‘1901’. 45 cases wer‘el
brought; For 'jthc first live months on
this year. only 24‘ cases were‘ brought v
'l‘hlb is in part ‘duo to the fact that
. during last year and the year previous. ‘
many old cases were brought, petitions
upon estates which had been in a
bankrupt condition for years. Most
of this business has been disposed of
and the petitionsl which are now
bronght,,repre‘ssnt for the. most part
matters financial pending up to date.
There are now very f w of the cases
in bankr‘pptcy brought n the Probate
C‘ourt, wrich had jurisdiction on oil

into force. '1 here were at first, many
who lied assigned in the Probate CouIt

discharges from bankruptcy; but most
of these cases are“ new disposed of.
Referee Newton says the bankrupt
law is apparently working 'vcry well.
The people are betting used to ll and
as it becomes better understood. it is‘
looked upon with more favor It had
been on trial about four and one- -half
years. '
Yet there are a number of changes
which the referees 0f the country have
recommended to Congress. in speak
lag of this matter, Referee Newton
rays that the requirements necessary
for a discharge from bankruptcy
should be loads more rigid. He says
further that the compensation for D us
toes of bankrupt ‘estatos‘ is very inado
quato. Under the bill now pending
in Congress; that feature is to be
somewhat increased.

Mr. Newton says that the proposed
act includes a proviso abolishing the
provision whereby a payment in good
faith in ordinary business during the
four months prior to bankruptcy is
considered a preference.
“This last provision is In nuisance
and no one likes it." said Mr. Newton.

Ir

by Congress.
“There are some of the principal
points recommended by Congress.
'i‘hcrc ale other mlnoI oucs pIoposed
When these changes are made the
bankruptcy act will be more satisfac-
iory"

The changes proposed were recom-
mended at the contention of reforms
in bankruplty hold in Buffalo last
summer; and were also recommended
by the American Bar Assoclailon Mr
Newton is a member
and some of his sugiiestions are cm
bodied in the proposed changes. .T.

M.r Newton says that it had been
understood that the pending amend-
ment in Congress ‘would have been
reached in February last, but the Phil-
ippine bill had come up and barred the
way. The Philippine bill is now dis-
posed‘ of and Referee Newton is hop
in: that the bankruptcy amendments

Congress adiourns.=

 

”...—«Mg.

‘ lNJUNCTIONSAElE iNDlSPSNSIBLE
wfiu‘ . I I
Chicago Judge S‘syrl Tvvitsy Arc Nec-
essary to Protect M‘sn‘s Rights.

CHICAGO June 7.——“Thc le'll. of in-
junction is lndisnenslble’to protect
men 's rights " said Judge- IJen‘kimI. of
the federal court of appeals, last night.
in a lecture to the John Marshall law
school. He added: ' "A great many
people Ihave become fearful‘I thawthe
government of this country is to be
carried on by the courts through writs
of in‘iunction.
been applied to certain matters while
have affected the public generally tn t
fear has grown up and yet the p
clple which the courts hays declared

and which they have relight to" enforce
in. old' as equity. Laps aerial}
'eqnity has": is as c r in prinil‘i
as any principle or “the law and is s -
my applied to modern conditions
jwlilch have grown with the grbwtlr of
thé country beyond all thought of the
people. when this ‘writ ‘of ininnctlon
was first issued. This principle of re«
pent years has come about generally
in regard to the strike situation. Men
may rave about it as they please but
the world cannot: get area: without it
and man's rights of property and his
personal rights cannot be protected
without it!“ .. ‘

D‘léflE BACK FROM WEST INDIEB.
W

prse on St. Vincent Than
. It Martinique.» .
I EW‘ YORK, Juno 7.~—-Csptain B‘ar-

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‘ceedings rought before the referee in I ‘

He says the change should be made .

of both bodies ~

Because that writ has .

eotlndics Isa‘ysI Iro- ‘

flea follows:

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beautiful to behold For the“

At $1.00.

I. At $1.25.

as.
Victoria Ir‘awn

I

At $1.50. Fine Lawn, tucked

At $2.00. indza‘ Linen, with
made exquisitely;
sertion in front.
From $2.00 to $6450 there
the most lovely creations ever

‘ White Waists. I I .

each.

CtS.

‘ 1'“.

seen.
Chemises and Corset Covers,
' popular prices._ . , , ,

FOR SATURDAY. ‘ T _.
Elegant Dipr of; White Sbirf Wafers.‘

T A roman. ssscrtracntof down and Photos White , >
Walsts, mode in. the prettiest fashions. wllrfreslr, nowvgncl

workmanship they are astonishingly low;priccd.
Persian L‘a‘wTTII,‘ TTtuc‘kad‘ front and. back. with
daintil‘y‘ tucked Stock and Wyl‘st‘ Bands.- ‘

lilibson WsIIII‘ cl Wi‘I ll Lawn, tu‘c‘ke,
opening iastcn‘cd with‘ in
Fine L‘awn, he‘mstitch‘ed tucks trout and back,
with fine tucked Stock and Bands.‘ Grout v'alr

tion bands In front. and oné in back.
Fine Lawn. with f‘ront of narrow tucks; and
rows of VhlenciCnncs insertion. ‘

The sale of “Eagle" Uhdermuslins will continue I
throug‘h the week. The assortment is still vc‘ry complete.
The NainSook Gowns 'are unequaled by anything We have
Embroidered and lace-trimmed Skirts, Drawers,

Bridgeport. ‘Cann.
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,“qI‘Iality of materiel iln‘d‘

\ 'I‘Tw'vur Irv.

‘ the
go pearl buttons;

Worst with ‘2 bread inser- ‘

T’v ” '

front and back ‘tnc‘k‘ed

sleeves, and hcmsti‘tching.

Waists with tucked fronts and fine‘ em- -
broidery insertion. _ ‘

Fine Strlp‘cd Dim‘ity, made Gibson style,
bias opening with large pearl buttons“: Enos!-
lent quality, very stylish.

pin t‘ucks‘ fron‘t‘. arid hack,
5 rows of Valenclennes in-
is an‘u‘nlimlted variety‘ of
shown In the shape of

Beautiful material of cobwcbb‘y texture arid the
daintiest of lace and embroidery. Fine, cheer Lawns em- '
broidcrcd With flower sprigs, some bf them hand v‘v‘or‘ke'd
Exclusive novelties ‘tl'lllf cannot be duplicated.

HABERDASHERY
For Saturday. A new line of Men's Colored Shirts
in striped Madras, cuffs ‘to match, for 39 (Its.
Neckties. All the novelties, Ping Pong, . and Golf
Ties, Stocks, Scarfs. Linen Four-ln-hands, all for 25 cts

President Braces The best kind to be, found, 42

 

all of the finest quality at

THE D n READ conrhlir...

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STATE BUTCHERS’ ASSOCIATION. l
Annual Meeting in Bridgeport, June 19‘
to be Followed by Sheep Bake.

On Thursday. June 19,11etwocn 75
and 100 large, good natured men will
come to Bridgeport from all over Con
necticut to attend the annual CCliV‘ll-'
tion of the Connecticut Retell ‘-Butch
crs' Protective Associations They
will have a good time before they go
back to their homes.

The convention Will assemble at 10
o clock in Emmet Hall where business
matters will be discussed. One feature
of the Ibuslnese‘I will be the election of
officers. Joseph H. Whiicomb, of
Bridgeport,» will be the asaooiatmc's
next- president. He is now the first
vice president and the association will
make his election unanimous. -
The BIidgeport Retail Butchers'
llProtec‘thc Asunciation will look out
for the entertainment of the visitors.
-The iinal plans for the 'day wero‘ per-
fected ,at a meeting of the- association.
.T lirfld‘ny‘ area

8.1. I. no émer restore of III; swam
without will be a big sheep b e and
clam bake at George Reinecke' alarm
at Soutbport. 'Mr. Reineclse w s for,
many years a butcher himself a d the
association could get no heartles- wel-
come then he will give it. He has
placed the entire farm at the dispoisai
of the visitors. "' ,.

The bakes will be prepared under
the direction ofCharios‘ M Elite. of
Bridgeport No men in Connecticut
‘can cook ‘me‘at in the open alpaca well
as he. a fact recognised by All his
associates in “the meat‘ businesses Ho'
also can giVe e Rhodes Ilsland men a
few points about putting up a clam
‘bake properly as his friends who have
been entertained by him before well
knw .

The plans of in Bridgeport butch-I
era are such that the visitors wul not
fail to put B 'geport down as the
best piece in- 15‘ state to economic in.

F‘R‘ENOH CABINET FORMED. »I
PARIS. June 'lIé—TM. Rooster ~this
adorning acceptedlihe m folio
ancein'the new can not mun
use cabinet: lsitbusécmnnhted
new French cabinet Is constituted“

 

terio and minister‘- of public worship,

fallout! mister-I of war

, bill!“
Cb‘urilie; mini
bile works if. Polluted: gunner

. afterward.

‘ Irepaired.

. VVIS

' said.

Premier minister of the ln- .

Senator Combat imlnistatf of: manner; 3'
‘ Senator Mvglee mung: of foreign of-

i ‘ 3 bronze doors, but‘ shé decided a hotter

. OVERTAKENTT ‘st nears.

And a Murderer LIvcd" Several Months
After It H‘a‘pp’e‘née‘. I

it would seem a physical miracle for
anyone to live after being overtaken
by Death but We know of a, case where
a man lived more than a twelvcn‘lonth
Muller, a. German tailor,
got’ into the same railway. carriage
with an old genti‘cm’a‘h named Briggs.
and flrstriass cars in England only al-
low two in a compartment; and the
door is locked from the outside when
they have entered. There is no com-
municaiion whatever from .the inside
of this prison house to conductor, en-
ginccr or others on. the train Wheth-
or by chance or design will never be
known but utter robbing the old man
of his watch and valuables, he throw
him out. of the window while the train
was going at full speed. The German
took a sailing vessel "and escaped to
America, but before» eavln he took
the watch which lid bedn mk‘eii in
tho scuffle; labI 8:110 ’ nucleon! be:
fiery! bf'fiie
murder, and the British government
sent five men on board an ocean liner
for inc urpose of identification and
arréfitibig. and when the sailing
vessel It‘rl'l d. the steamer had been
in New York long before: The five
men were Inspector. Tanner rDetecTtive
Clark and Kerrcssey, ‘of Scoil‘and Yard.
a cabmsn named Matthewsgwhoso sisr IT
ter the German w'I‘fs‘ sermon, and the
London jeweler. whose name was
Death. The tailoriwi'li bflrfidlteifilf‘ld
sent back to England. and about a
year afteIward hung at the old Boiiey
prison on Newgate street, London June
on the testimony of the gentleman who
bore the gruésbme name of Death. Ed
James went over on the some steamer,
and prior be his departure was tender-
ed a banquet at the Wilson Hotel In
Biceker street. and, presented with a
gold watch and chain worth itifiiii'i'irl's
id September“ 1864;! Msior
James M. Turner of the Mexican and
Civil Wags insm ng the .jp‘gech.
I “Ned, you T-betlprn nu t‘tbis
.watcn ‘lrl your pock‘éi and Watch your

 

 
 

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of Mrs. Vanderbilt to give only the.

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