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It denominates as a criminal every person who makes any such contract or engages In any such combination or conspiracy, and provides a punishment by fine or Im prisonment. It further confers upon any person who shall ho Injured In his business or property by any other per son or corporation by reason of any thing forblddon or declared to bo un lawful by the act tho power to sue Hicrofor In any circuit court of th tTnlted Stntcs without respect to the. nmount In controversy, and to recover threofold the damages by him sus tained and tho costs of tho suit, Includ ing reasonablo attorney fees. It will bo perceived that the act Is aimed at vory kind of combination In the na ture of a trust or monopoly In re straint of Interstate or International commerce. Tho chapter on trusts closes with a nuotntlon from the messaero of Pres ident Cleveland of Dec. 7, 189G, declar ing the laws passed for their suppres sion Ineffective. President McKlnley then urges uniformity of legislation on the part of the several states. Tho message proceeds: Our Foreign Ilelut Inns, A review of our relations with for eign Btatos Is presonted with such rec ommendations as are deemed appropri ate. The long pending boundary dispute betwen the Argentlno Republic and Chile was settled In March last by the award of an arbitral commission, on which the United States minister at Buenos Ayres Berved as umpire. Progress has been made toward the conclusion of a convention of extradi tion with the Argentine Republic. Hav ing been advised and consented to by the United States senate and ratified by Argentina, It only awaits tho adjust ment of Borne slight changes In tho text before exchange. It Is gratifying to be able to an nounce that the Belgian government has mitigated the restrictions on the Importation of cattle from the United States, to which I referred In my last annual message. Having been Invited by Belgium to participate In a congress held at Brus sels to reviso tho provisions of tho gen eral act of July 2, 1890, for the repres sion of tho Ai'rican slave trade, to which the United States was a signa tory party, this government preferred not to be represented by a plenipoten tiary, but reserved the right of acces sion to the result. Notable changes wore made, those especially concern ing this country being in the line of the Increased restriction of the dele terious trade in spirituous liquors with the native tribes, which this govern ment has from the outset urgently ad vocated. The amended general act will be laid before the senate, with a View to its advice and consent. Early In tho year the peace of Bolivia was disturbed by a successful insur rection. The United States minister remained at his post, attending to the American interests In that quarter and using besides his good offices for the protection of the interests of British subjects In the absence of their na tional representatives. Our representative has been Instruct ed to use all permlssable friendly en deavors to induco the government of Bolivia to amend its marriage laws so as to give legal status to the non Catholic and civil marriages of aliens within Its jurisdiction, and strong hopes are entertained that tho Bolivian law in this regard will bo brought, as was that of Peru some years ago, Into harmony with the general practice of modern states. Kxtrmlltlon Trrnty Wltli Ilraill. A convention of extradition with Brazil, signed May 14, 1897, has been ratified by the Brazilian legislature. The claim growing out of the seiz ure of the American owned newspa per, tho Panama Star and Herald, by the authorities of Colombia has been settled, after a controversy of several years, by an agreement assessing at $30,000 the Indemnity to be paid by the Colombian government. The good will of Colombia toward our country has been testified anow by the cordial entenslon of facilities to the Nica raguan canal commission. Discussion of the. questions raised by the action of Denmark In imposing restrictions on the importation of American meats has continued with out substantial result in our favor. President McKlnley then refers to the assassination of President Heure aux and the establishment of a new government in Santo Domingo under President JImlnez, the feature of tho Greater Republic of Central America (Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador), the Minefields outbreak of February last, (lie declared forfeiture of the contract of the Maritime Canal com pany of Nicaragua nnd the protest of the company against the action of the Nicaragua government. The dissolu tion of tho Nicaragua canal commis sion and the organization of the Isthmian canal commission under tho presidency of Rear Admiral Walker is then referred to. and on this sub ject the president says: The great importance of this work cannot be too often or too strongly pressed upon the attention of the con gress. In my message of a year ago- I expressed my views of tho necessity of a canal which would link the two great oceans to which I again Jnvlte your consideration. The reasons then presented for early action are even stronger now. Onr Interests. In China. After a short chapter on our cor dial relations with the government of Chile tho message proceeds to a dis cussion of our Interests in China, as follows: In view of disturbances lit the popu lous provinces of northern China, where are many of our citizens, and of the imminence of disorder near tho capital and toward the seaboard, a guard of marines was landed from tho Boston Mid stationed during last win ter In the legation compound at Po king. With the restoration of order this protection was withdrawn. Adequate protection has been se cured for our missionaries and some injuries to their property have beeu redressed. Amorlcan capital has sought and found various opportunities of com peting to carry out tho Internal im provements which the Imperial gov ernment Is wisely encourag, and our trade with China has continued to grow. The extension of the area open to International foreign settlement at Shanghai nnd tho opening of the ports lot Nanking, Tslng-Tao (Klao Chao) and Ta-L,lenWan to foreign trade and settlement will doubtless afford any enterprise additional facilities and . maw fields, or which It will not ho alow to take advantage. In my message to congress of Dec. 5, 1898, I urged that the rerommenda- 1 tlons which had been made to tho speaker of the linnso of representative!) ' by the secretary of tho treasury on the ' 14th of Juno, 1898, for an appropriation for a commission to study the com- ' mcrclnl and Industrial conditions In ! tho Chlnoso cmplro nnd report ns to the opportunities for, and obstacles to, tho enlargement of markets In China for the raw products and manufac tures of tho United States, recolvo nt your hands the consideration which Its Importance and tlmellnew merited, but tho congress failed to tako no tion, i I now renow this recommendation, ns the Importance of the subject hns Btcndily crown since It wnB first submitted to you, and no ttmo should bo lost In studying for ourselvos tho resources of this great field for Amer ican trado and enterprise. The I'nrlx Ktitniltlon. Preparations for the representation fit the Industries, arts and products of the United States at the World's ox position to bo held In Paris naxt year continue on an elaborate and rompro hcnslve scale, thanks to tho generous appropriation provided by congress nnd to the friendly Interest the French government has shown In furthering a typical exhibit of American prog ress. There has been allotted to the Uni ted States a considerable addltlon'of space, which, while placing our conn- ' try In the first rank among exhibitors, does not suftlco to meet tho Increas ingly urgent demands of our manu factures. The American exhibit at Paris 1 should, and I nm confident will, be an open volume, whose lesson of skill fully directed endeavor, unfaltering en ergy and consummate performance may be rend by all on every page, thus spreading abroad a clenror knowledge of the worth of our productions and Ui ii'sticn of our claim to an Import ant placo In the markets of tho world. I am Informed by our commissioner general that we shall have In the American sections at Paris over 7,000 exhibitors from every state In our country, a number ten times as great as those which were represented at Vienna in 1873, six times as many as I those In Paris In 1878, and four times ' as many as .those who exhibited In Paris In 1889. This statoment does not Include the exhibits from either Cuba, Porto Rico or Hawaii, for which arrangements have been made. Our relations with Germany continue to be most cordial. Tho increasing In timacy of direct association has been marked during the year by the grant ing permission In April for the land- I Ing on our shores of n cable from Bor- kum Emdem, on the North soa, by way of the Azores, and also by tho conclu sion on Sept. 2 of a parcels post con vention with the German empire. In all that promises closer relations of in tercourse and commerce and a better understanding between two races hav ing so many traits In common, Ger many can be assured of the most cor dial co-operation of this government and people. Wo may bo rivals In many material paths, but our rivalry should be generous and open, ever aiming to ward the attainment of larger results and the mutually beneficial advance ment of each In the line of Its special adaptabilities. Food Controversy With Germany. The several governments of the em pire seema reluctant to admit the nat ural excellence of our fqod produc tions and to accept the evidence we constantly tender of tho care with which their purity Is guarded by rigid inspection. Our system of control over food staples Invites examination from any quarter. It Is to hoped that in time the two governments will act In common to ward the realization of their common purpose to safeguard the public health and to Insure tho purity and whole someness of nil food products Imported by either country from the other. Then follows a reference to recipro cal arrangements between Germnny and the United States regarding insur ance companies, the purchase of the Caroline Islands by Germany from Spain and the nssurance that the rights of Americans In the Islands would be observed. A chapter on the boundary contro versy between this country and Can ada follows, and the president declares: "It Is hoped that the negotiations now in progress will end In an ngreement for tho establishment and elimination of a permanent boundary." The mes sage proceeds: The government has maintained an attitude of neutrality In the unfortu nate contest between Great Britain and tho Boer states of Africa. We have re mained faithful to the precept of avoid ing entangling alliances as to affairs not of n direct concern. Had circum stances suggested thnt the parties to the quarrel would have welcomed nny kindly expression of the hope of the American people that war might be averted, good ofllces would have been clniilv tendered. The United THE DOCTOR'S MISTAKE. The doctor made a mistake in the num ber and called at the wrong house. No woman calls a doctor after she is once acquainted with the remedial value of Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription in all diseases and drains common to the sex. Without humiliating ques tions or local ex- natious the cure is accom plished by the use of the " Favorite sup- Sleiuent bv free medical advice if needed. This medi cine is harmless in any condition of the system and can be taken without the slightest fearof bad consequences. It con tains no whisky or alcohol. There is not an iota of anything narcotic in it. The relief it gives is permanent. 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I am completely cured. J took four bottles of Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription four of his ' Golden Medical Discovery ' and two vials of hi Plesssnt Pellcti."' Mm MJ W ami Btntes representative nt TretoHa was earlv Initructed to bo that all neutral American Interacts bo rejected by tho combatants Neutrality lit the Trnnnrnnl, Upon the wltl tl nival nf the British ngont from Pretoria the United Stntcs consul was nutuqrUed, upon tho re quest of tho British government and with the nscnt of the South African nnd Orange Free State governments to exorcise tho customary good ofllces of a neutral for the cure of British Interoets. In the charge of this function I am happy to my that abundant opportuni ty hns boon nffordod to show the Im partiality of this government toward both tho combatants. Tho president deals nt length with tho lynching of Italians nt Tallulah, La., and urgently recommends action by tho present congress. Tho treaty of commerce and naviga tion between the United States nnd Japan on Nov. S2, 1894, took effect In accordance with the terms of Its sixth article on the 17th of July Inst, simultaneously with the enforcement of like treaties with the other powers, except Franco, whose convention did not go Into operation until Aug. 4, the United States being, however, granted up to thnt deto all the privileges and rights accorded to French citizens under the old French treaty. By this notable convention reform Japan's po sition ns a fully Independent sover eign power Is assured. Without ropeatlng the observations of my special message of Feb. 10, 1899, concerning tho necessity of a cable to Manila, I respectfully Invite attention to It. I recommend that, In case the congress should not tako measures to bring about this result by direct action of the govornmont, tho postmaster general be authorized to Invite com petitive bids for the establishment of a cablo. A chapter on our relations with Mexico Is followed by reference to tho claims growing out of the seizure of American sealing vessels In Bering sea by Russia, with "tho recent happy result of an agreoment to submit them to tho decision of a single arbitrator." Then comes reference to Samoa. Af ter referring to the abolition of the kingship nnd the appointment of the Joint commission and the new partition of the Sanioan Islands the president proceeds: Claims have been preferred by whltb residents of Samoa on nccount of in juries alleged to have been suffered ! through tho acts of the treaty govern ments In putting down the late dis turbances. A convention has been made between the three powers for the investigation and settlement of these claims by a neutral arbitrator, to which the attention of the senate will bo invited. Must Keep l'nltli With Calm. The withdrawal of the authority of Spain from the Island of Cuba was , euecieu uy me nrsi oi January, so that tho full re-establlshment of peace found the relinquished territory held by us In trust for the Inhabitants, maintaining, under the direction of the executive, such government and con trol therein as should conserve public order, restore the productive condi tions of peace so long disturbed and build up that tranquil development of the domestic state whereby alone can be realized the high purpose, as pro claimed In the Joint resolution adopted by congress, by which the United States disclaimed any disposition or intention lu . uignty, jurisdiction or .... i.vti Cuba, ex cept for the pacification thereof, and asserted its determination when that was accomplished to leave the govern ment and control of the island to Ha people. The pledge contained In this resolution Is of the highest honorable obligation and must be sacredly kept. I believe that substantial progress has been made in this direction. This nation has assumed before the world a grave responsibility for the fu ture good government of Cuba. We have accepted a trust the fulfillment of which calls for the sternest integ rity of purpose nnd the exercise of the highest wisdom. Tho new Cuba yet to arise from the ashes of the past must needs be bound to us by ties of sin gular Intimacy and strength If Its en during welfare is to be assured. Whether those ties shall be organic or conventional the destinies of Cuba aro In some rightful form and manner irrevocably linked with our own, but how nnd how far is for the future to determine in the jlpeness of events. Whatever be the outcome we must see to It that free Cuba bo a reality, not a name, a perfect entity, not a hasty experiment bearing within itself the elements of failure Our mission, to accomplish which we took up the wager of battle, is not to be fulfilled by turning adrift any loosely framed commonwealth to face tho vicissitudes which too often attend weaker states whose natural wealth and abundant resources are offset by the Incon gruities of their political organization and the recurring occasions for In ternal rivalries to sap their strength nnd dissipate their energies. The greatest blessing which can come to Cuba Is the restoration of her agri cultural and Industrial prosperity, which will give employment to idle men and re-establish the pursuits of peace. This is her chief and Immedi ate need. Ursrtnir nn Appropriation. A reference to the treaty of peace with Spain, the resumption of diplo matic relations Is followed y a recom mendation for an appropriation to pro vide for the payment of certain claims of our citizens against Spain which our government guaranteed In the treaty of peace. Then follows a chapter on the ar bitrary treatment of American pro ductions In Turkey, the Anglo-Venezuelan arbitration controversy, the re cent Venezuelan revolution and the assured maintenance for ten years to come of the bureau of American re publics. Another International con ference of the republics Interested is recommended. Then comes a reference to Buffalo's Pan-American exposition and Phila delphia's recent export exposition, both of which are heartily commended. The Hague peace conference Is dwelt upon at length, nnd a permanent ar bitration tribunal Is urged. The increase In our army nnd the reduction of our forces In Cuba and Porto Rico, together with the exten sion of our postal facilities to those islands Is dealt with at length. .The president unites In Secretary Long's recommendation that the act of congress limiting the price of armor plate for tho warships to $300 a ton be rescinded, ami joins the commis sioner of pensions In urging congress to amend the pension laws as to permit the pension olllco to grant pensionable status to widows whose Income aside from the proceeds of dally labor is not in excess of $250 per annum, On Dec. 10, 1898, the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain ! was signed. It provided, among other things, that spam snouia cede to the United States the archipelago known as the Philippine Islands, that the United Stntes should pay to Spain tho sum of $-0,1)110,000. and that the civil rlghta and .political status of tua na tive Innnblianla of the territories thus ceded to the United State should be determined by con k reus. From tho earliest moment no oppor tunity was lost of assuring the people of tho Islands of our ardent deolr for their welfare nnd of the Intention of this government to do everything pos sible to advance their IntereeU. That there should be no doubt ns to the paramount authority there, on the 17th of August It was directed that "there must be no Joint occupation with the Insurgents." Our Philippines Mission. On Deo. 21, after the treaty was sign ed, the commander of the fores of occupation was Instructed "to an nounce nnd proclaim In the most pub lic manner thnt we eome not as In vadors and conquerors, but as friends to protect the natives In their bomee, In their employment and In their per sonal and religious rights." Then follows a chapter on the ap pointment of the special Philippines commission and Agulnaldo's resistance to American authority. The prosldent distinctly declares that the rebel leader was not promised Independence, and that tho war with the Filipinos was forced upon us. The message pro ceeds: Whatever the future of the Philip pines may be there Is no course open to us now except the prosecution of the war until the Insurgents are reduced to submission. The course thus clear ly Indicated has been unflinchingly pursued. The rebellion must be put down. Civil government cannot be thoroughly established until order is restored. With a devotion and a gal lantry worthy of its most brilliant his tory tho army, ably und loyally assist ed by the navy, has carried on this un welcome but most righteous campaign with richly deserved succoss. Tho noble self sacrifice with which our soldiers and sailors whose terms of servlco had expired refused to avail themselves of their right to return home as long as thoy were needed at the front forms ono of the brlghtost pages In our annals. Although their operations have been somewhat Inter rupted and checked by a rainy season of unusual violence and duration, they have gained ground in every direction nnd now look forward confidently to a speedy completion of their task. The unfavorable circumstances con nected with an active campaign have not been permitted to Interfere with the equally Important work of recon struction. A notable beginning has beeu made in the establishment of a government In the Island of Negros, which Is deserving of spoclal consid eration. This was tho first Island to accept American sovereignty. Its peo ple unreservedly proclaimed allegiance to th United States and adopted & constitution looking to the establish ment of a popular government. It was Impossible to guarantee to the people of Negros that the constitution so adopted should be the ultimate form of government. Such a question comes exclusively within the jurisdic tion of the congress. The authorities of the Sulu Islands have accepted the succession of tho United States to the rights of Spain, and our flag floats over that territory. A Cheerful Prediction. Everything Indicates that, with the speedy suppression of the Tagalo re bellion, life In the archipelago will eoon resume its ordinary course under the protection of our sovereignty, and the people of those favored islands will enjoy a prosperity and a freedom which they have never before known. Already hundreds of schools are open and filled with children. Religious freedom Is sacredly assured and en joyed. The courts are dispensing Jus tice. Business is beginning to circu late in Its accustomed channels. Man ila, whose inhabitants were fleeing to the country a fow months ago, Is now a populous and thriving mart of com merce. The future government of the Phil ippines rests with the congress of the United States. Few graver responsi bilities have ever been confided to us. If we accept them In a spirit worthy of our race and our traditions, a great opportunity comes with them. The islands Ho under the shelter of our flag. They are ours by every title of law and equity. They cannot be abandoned. If we desert them we leave them at once to anarchy and finally to barbarism. We fling them a golden apple of discord, among the rival pow. ers, no one of which could permit an other to seize them unquestioned. The suggestion has been made that wa could renounce our authority ovor the Islands nnd, giving them inde pendence, could retain a protectorate over them. This proposition will not be found, I am sure, worthy of your serious attention. Such an arrang ment would Involve at the outset cruel breach of faith. It would make us responsible for the acts of the In surgent leaders and give us no power to control them Until congress shall have made known the formal expression of Its will I shall use the authority vested In me by the constitution and the statutes to uphold the sovereignty of the United States In those distant isl ands as in all ether places where our flag rightfully floats. Every step of the progress of our troops has been marked by a humanity which has sur prised even tho misguided insurgents. The truest kindness to them will be a swift and effective defeat of their present leader. The hour of victory The Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist, The Discoverer of Swamp-Root tt Work In Els laboratory. There Is a disease prevailing In this country most dangerous because so decep tive. 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Nrrilnl l.c icUlntlnri for IIieiTfitl The president tirgM speedy action on the bill creatine "the Territory of Hawaii," and rails attention to the necessity for Immediate legislative re lief for Alaska. He believes It would be "advantageous to confer greater executive power upon the governor and to establish, as was done In the case of the territory of lulslann, an ex ecutive council having power to adopt ordinances which shall extend to all the rightful subjects of local legisla tion, such ordinances not to take ef fect until reported to and approved by the congress If In session, and If that body la not In session, then by the president." The president also recommends sim ilar action for the government of Porto Rico, calling attention to the necessity of establishing federal courts, ports of entry and delivery, the extension ot education, etc., and declares further It must be borne in tnlnd that since the cession Porto Rico has been denied the principal markets she had long en Joyed and our tariffs have been con tinued against her products as when she was under Spanish sovereignty The markets of Spain are closed to her products except upon terms to which the commerce of all nations Is subjected. The Island of Cuba, which used to buy her cattle and tobacco without customs duties, now Imposes the same duties upon these products as from any other country entering her porta. She has therofore lost her tree Intercourse with Spain and Cuba with out any compensating benefits In this market. Anent lynchers the president says: Those who, in disregard of law and the public peace, unwilling to await the Judgment of courts and Jury, con stitute themselves judges and execu tioners should not escapo the severest penalties for their crimes. The con stituted authorities must be cheer fully and vigorously upheld. Lynch lngs must not be tolerntod In a great country like tho United States. Courts, not mobs, must execute the penalties of the laws. The Wiialiluutiiii Celebration. Referring to tho celebration next year of the establishment ot the seat of government In Washington the president strongly approves the erec tion of the proposed memorial bridge across the Potomac to the most con venient point of the Arlington estate property.' Regarding the presidential order of May 6, 1S9C, extending the limits of the classified service, and subsequent nmendments of May 29, 1899, the presi dent says: All of the amendments had for their main object a more efficient and sat isfactory administration ot the sys tem of appointments established by the civil service law. The results at tained show that under their operation the public service has Improved and that the civil service system Is re lieved of many objectionable features. After referring to the 100th anniver sary of tho death of George Washing ton, on tho 14th Inst., the message con cludes: Presonted to this congress are great opportunities. With them come great responsibilities. The power confidod to us increases the weight of our obliga tions to the people, and we must be profoundly sensible of them as we con template the new and grave problems which confront us. Aiming only at the public good, wo cannot err. A right In terpretation of the people's will and of duty cannot fall to Insure wise meas ures for the welfare of the Islands which have come under the authority of the United States, and Insure to the common Interest and lasting honor of our country. WILLIAM M'KINLET. Executive Mansion, Dec. 6, 1899. Robbed the Grave A startline incident of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject. Is narrated bv Mm as follows : "I was in a most dreadful condition. My sklu was almost yellow, eyes sunken, toncue coated, pain continually In back and sides, no appetite gradually growinB weaker day by day. ihree physicians had given me up. fortun ately, a friend advised trying 'Electric Bitters,' and to my great joy and surprise, tho first bottle made a decided improvement. l continued their use lor tnrco weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Ouly 50 cents per bottle nt A. 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FOR Tho great remedy for nervous prostration and all diseases ct tho generative organs ut cither sex, sui a as Nervous Prostration, Failinu or Lost Manhood. Imnotcncy. Nightly Umisttons, Youthful Errors, Mental Worry, excessive use of Tobacco or Opium. whU-h lead to Consumption and Insanity. With every 95 order we guarantee to cure or refund tho money. Sold at $1,00 per box. (1 boxes for $5. OU. IU.?101"1'S CiIltniUAli CO., Cleveland, UUlo For Sale toy R. W. Houck. AFTER USIHG. A Curo for Constipation. I havetn troubled with ronatlpatlon for yenni. It im rulnlns my h.mtii, mr com fort nnd my complexion, and 1 am KladtOM? that Celery KIiik has restored all three, and thin nrter tryloK many other ni'-di' inr that wereniippoxed to be Rood, but bi. u w re of no value whatever. 1 woold like to tn evprr uirerlnif woman what Celery Km? has done for me. Nellie (lonld, Medina, onto. Celery King O0XU dl4Mesnr h Nerve, Htomarh, Liver and Kidneys- tk"'I by drug glfiU.a&undWc S NERVITA FILLS Restores Vitality, Loit Vlfor sad Manhood. Cures ImiKJtcncy, Niehtl-.uuFSionsand wastinir diseases, all effects of self abuse, or excess anu lndia- fAltnn A iinrvn 4ntitn nml V ,:jillooil builder. Brings the Vt Jryplnk plow to pale cheeks and pAt restores the fire of youth. Tt n7 mail oucperoexi u doxcb or 8-'.50: with a written irunrnn- too to curo or ruftiml tho money. Send for circular. Address, NERVITA MEDICAL CO. Clinton A Jnckson Sts., CHICACO, ILL Hold at Klrlin'if drug a tore. Shenandoah, I'a, Lauer's Reading Beer and Porter Brewers of the finest and purest .... BREWS- These products are seldom equalled and never surpassed. Also bottlers of all Carbonated Beverages. Private families desiring orders filled can have them promptly by calling on Christ. Schmidt, Agent and Bottler, 203 W. Coal Street SHENANDOAH, . A A SOLOMON HAAK Agent for the Famous BERGNER & ENGEL Phila. Stock Ale, Sparkling Stir. Amber Ale, Bottled Pale Ale, Blown Stout, Half and Half, Beer dnd Porter. L0RENZ SCHMIDT'S Mt. Carbon Beer ON TAP At all its customers to-day. Solomon Haak 116 South Main Street, Will receive prompt attention. A Handsomo Complexion f"3 Is one of the greatest charms a voiud can i possess Pozzom's Cohflkxiok Fowcul llOTtalU DECORATIVE ART 2E3 Him achieved Its greatest triumphs In oar artlstta and handsome stock of wall papers. All the latent designs and fashionable shades and colorings are embodied In our superb stock of art wall papers. We have them from $1.00 per roll for high art decorations to S cents per roll for bedroom, parlor, hall or dtnlns room papers. fill Artistic 1 All Pretty I 224 West Centre St. Shenandoah. THING, BUT NOT TO ITU AND VITALITY Ibl II X3X1.. MOTT'H SSI SB SB SBI TV 1.1 1-1 TT 1.11 t TTU"m 9 T.T.ta
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