Straits Echo, 6 September 1905

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES, AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 3. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER, 1905. Single Copy, 10 cents, No. 201.
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    FIXTURES.
    50 1 To-I»AY. Htli Day, Bth Moon Towu Bitttd, Esplauade, 6 to 7 p.m. Opera Indra Zabba. King Street. 9 p.m. Moving Pictures Exhibition, Town Hall, it p.in. To-morrow. ittli Day, Btli Moon. Auction Sale of Furniture etc., I 6 Barrack Road, 11 a.in. Opera ludra Zabba, Kins' Street, it p.m.
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    THE MOON.
    27 1 First Quarter Sept, 6th 11.8. x a.m O Full Moon 14th 1 .10.0 a.m. Last Quarter 22nd ’».13.’» a.m O New Moon 29th 4.59.5 a.m
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    THE TIDE.
    44 1 For Weekending Tuesday. Sept. 12. lit*to. Low. High P.M. PM. Wednesday. tit It 6.26 02d Thursday, 7th 1.10 710 Friday, Bth 2.00 8.00 Saturday, 9lh 2.50 8.06 ■Sunday, ltttli 3.40 it 40 Moudav, 1 ltl. 4.30 ...10.30 Tuesday, 12th 520 11 20
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    MAILS DUE.
    13 1 China P. Hi tel Friedrich) Ot h Sept Indian (Terrta) 7th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    37 1 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service Outwards. Homewards. (Jhu*an Vi Sept. I liemjal 1H Sept. Coromandel 27* Simla I.xira Service. OUT WARDS. HoMEWARDs Suntla I-S Sept. Malacca 10 S<'pt. Poona ■> Oct. Candta 25 For particular» »ee Page 3.
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    South China News.
    629 1 The Boycott oe American Goons. The news from Amoy is not of a very exciting character. The one subject ,iut fills the minds of the native community at the present moment is the boycotting ot the American trade. Everything that conies from tlie United States is to
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    The New Tribune
    260 1 In the Review of Reviews, Mr. W. 'l’. Stead describes an interview with Mr. Franklin Thomassou. the founder of the new Liberal Loudon daily, which is to be called the Tribune, is to be of the same size as the Daily Telegraph, ami is to make its
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      234 1 a *4 54 A WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW CO.. Cash Drapers, PENANG. hold large stocks in ousehold goods an nspection will repay you. The Post order Department is under European supervision. Kll orders are executed inlineU diately dye are in receipt of same. h perusal of the catalogue will ■j assure ¥ou
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    • Advertisement
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      112 1 OPERA INDRA ZABBA, The Prince of Wales Jawi Peranakan Theatrical Company. (Linder Entirely New Management.) At King Street Theatrical Hall. To-night. Wednesday, 6th Sept. The Company will stage the popular and charming piece, Pakdaman Delaram. To-morrow, Thursday. 7th Sept. East Lynne. A Very Splendid Programme of Music from 8 to
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    • Advertisement
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      32 1 For Wind iu tin-* stomach take Woods Great Peppermiut Cure, HO cents. •STEAKNS' WINE for weak, sickly women and young girls they are especially benefited bv its me. A nutrient Iron Tonic.
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      58 1 I dwell iu llie palace and mansions, Mv name's on the lips of the Koval, I am crowned with a uiillinu laurels, Bv the hard worn sons ol‘ toil I am hailed with a spirit of gladness In the homes of the rich and poor, For Fin known to the
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      108 1 'SJ.M3DV 31 js GUINNESS’S STOUT. Hi ft ft 9 o S 3 mv s.ssva TIANQ LEE-& Go. P. /Wo/r Crane <& Co.’s CYLINDER OIL. Sandi/ands Rutlery Co DAVID CORSAR SONS’ Well*known Navy Canvas. SANDII.ANDS, BUTTERY Co. BAXTER CO’S. BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDII ANDS. BUTTERY Co H. HODSON CO.’S TUKPKN T
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      49 1 WEATHER. Thk following report is kindly supplied hr the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis 5 p.tu. i> a. m. IH»»!.. Yesterday To-day l'o-dajr Th. H* H> 81 s Mr. null lirez/.lintf Chaugeable Wd. North N'.W. N.W. The rainfall during the 24- hours ended at !> a.in. to-dav was <>.07 inches.
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    Items of Interest.
    828 2 A reward of *lOO is otTereil by (he Singapore |>o!ice authorities for information that may lead to the discovery of anv person or persous who were imp! cited in the circumstances which led to I lie death of the late Pte. Short of A Company, Sherwood Foresters,
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      53 2 For palpitation of the heart take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. SO cents. Iron io a food to Amende persons and in coujniKtiou with Coil Liver Oil as found in Steam Win provides a most excellent Tonic. It improves tln* «pialitv of the blool. WOODS’ GREAT Ua CURE FOII ALL INTERNAL
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      1508 2 WiLNTED. NOTICE. A THOROUGHLY competent JSborthand Writer. Apply to PKESGRAVE A MATTHEWS, 2-9-05 lwk 590 13, Beach Street. NOTICE. ON and after tliis-date, all small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM fc»ENG HOOI, 12tli July, 1905. Managing Director. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. next
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      1703 3 P, 0. g I N. Co. INTENDED SAILINGS. British India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mali Service. Outwards. Bt.pt. ‘jT b.B. Vurontundcl connecting with *.x. Mongolia do s.s. China do s.s. Mann Oct. II bm. Arcadia 25 s.s. Bengal Homewards. Sout. 15 s.s. Bengal connecting witL s.s.
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    The Straits Echo.
    119 4 Justice sitli!»li«scverybo«l> and justice j Established June Ist, 1903. I’uliHslitnl daily (ex<-e|»t Sundays. l AT Til K CRITERION PRESS, U. 1., No. 226—262, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL per annmo OUTSTATIO.NS Kxtra. MAll. KIMTIOX O’o*l Free! $l5 i *ARLK \DPftKSS: l-cho —Penang.” Telephone N-». ISh. Editor-ill-Chief
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    A Hongkong Horror.
    1866 4 Liberty of Speech wenied the People It was with feelings a**»in to those which are usually occasioned bv suddenly witnessing a ghastly accident, or a railway smash, or drowning men l>e»itiir devoured by sharks, or the sight ot some shockingly mutilated corpse, that we perused in recent
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    The Band.
    419 4 Ai'TAKf.nti.v Penaugites are suffering j either from that very tired feeling which is only cured by so-and-so’s patent pills, or else they are absolutely penniless, for they d« > not seem to have c me forward last evening as they should have done in support of the Hand.
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    The Dog Crusade.
    40 4 Thk Chief Police Officer courteously f or wards us the following return of dogs shot outside Municipal limits, Penang Number of dogs previously killled 7 Number of dogs killed during the week ending Sfcept. 2nd, p>- Total
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    Tennis.
    126 4 East vs. West. VfcSTKKOAY a. tennis match was played at Durbar Hall between Dr. Jamieson and Mr. C. Bradbery aud Messrs. Koli Tip Cheng and Li in Cliee Seng, resulting iu a win lor the Westerners by 6-U, 6-4 after a well contested game. Mr. Nailer acted as scorer,
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    The Beauty Competition.
    549 4 'Thk attempt to settle the knotty question which the departure of Mr. J. Napier j the winner of our Beauty Competition iu j July UK)d) for Europe gave rise to by means of another Competition on the lines*of the i first one bi s fair to prove
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Revolt.
      154 5 Battle Raging at Baku. Butchery at Libau and Kishineff. (Supplied hi/ Renter.) Loudon, sth Septemlier.—A battle is raging at Baku, tbe centre of the Caucasian petroleum iudustry, lie tween the Tartars and Armenians since Saturday. So far a hundred people have Ix-en killed and wounded and the troops
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      Russia's Little Game.
      51 5 To Coax a Loan from Persia. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 6tli September.—lt. is rumoured that the marked attentions which are being shown to the Shall of Persia at St. Petersburg are prompted by hopes of obtaining for Russia a loan of a quarter of a million from
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      The Baltic.
      31 5 The British Fleet's Visit. (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 6th September. Prince Henry ot Prussia has visited the Brißsli torpedo flotilla at Fleiisburg and has exchanged visits with Admiral Winslowe
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      Germany.
      85 5 Diplomatic Changes. Chief of Staff Resigns. (The (Maeiatincker Lloyd'v" Service Berlin, sU*September. —It ts prematurely announced, but may, nevertheless, lie true; that M. IswoTxki is fo lie Russian Ambassador at. Berlin aud Herr, von Schoeu German Ambassador at St. Petersburg. The German press hopes to see a Japanese Embassy
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      Morocco.
      83 5 ♦> The Franco-German Difficulty. {lhe ()«ta*'mtischer Lloyd* Service.) Loudon, Gth September.—Herr Jioseu, ’he new German Minister to Morocco, is nbout to proceed to Paris to discuss with tlm French Government certain questions '•poll which it. is necessary that an understanding should Ihj come to lieforo the International Conference on
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      Macedonia.
      42 5 Turkish Troops Called Out. (Supplied hi/ Renter. I Loudon, 6th Septemlier.—The Porte is calling out a number of Itedif battalions to strengthen the Turkish troops in Macedonia owing to a recrudescence of activity amongst the armed bands in tiie count nr.
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      Cholera.
      39 5 Precautions in Britain. (Supplied by Renter) London, sth Septemlier. —The British Local Government Board has circularised t lie port of the United Kingdom advising the taking of quarantine precautions against cholera-infected ports in the Baltic and North Sea.
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    PEACE.
    175 5 THE TREATY SIGNED. A BRIEF SYNOPSIS. Russian Press Dissatisfied. (Supplied hi f Reuter Loudon, sth September. —The Treaty of Peace betweeu Japan and Russia lias lieen signed. London, 6th Septemlier.—A synopsis of the Treaty of Peace signed between Russia and Japan has l«een published. The Treaty consists of fifteen
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    Schools in Siam.
    125 5 Thig Siamese Education I•enirlineut reports that a new school for gills has been built at Pakuam, at a cost of Ticals 2,250. The money was raised bv nine persous, mostly women, one Hia giving T.cals 1.200 and one Chit., Ticuls PH). The school has been opened, aud
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    China’s Railways.
    139 5 The Loudon correspondent of the Birmingham Post is our authority for staling that information which has been received at the Foreign Office from Peking indicates that the Chinese Government is carrying out its resolve to purchase the railways in the Empire, whether built by foreign or native capital.
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    What is a Lottery?
    375 5 Well-Known Soapmakers’ “Shining Disc” Competition. Prosecution Fails. Edward Cook and Co. (Limited), the well-known soap makers, of Bow, were summoned at the West Ham Police-court, London. on the bth ultimo for unlawfully and knowingly suffering to be exercised a certain lottery, to wit. Cook's Shilling Disc
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    Perak Rifle Association.
    775 5 Sunday and Monday’s Shooting. This Perak Pioneer drives the following results of the verv successful rifle meeting held at the Perak Capital Sunday, 3rd September. 200 Y AKDd (Opkn.J Seven shots with one sightw j 'position any Military. Third (’lass Target. Mr. Hay ...33 1 W. Jackson
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      151 5 Bayern, Ger. s.s. 3,128, Formes, 6th .Sept Bremen, 6tli Aug., Gen.,—B. M. ACo Dio.med, Br. s.s. 3,005, Young. sth Sept., Liverpool, 6th Aug., Gen., -W. M. A Co. Hong Wan 1, Br. s.s. 2,ot»<). Slaker, 6lh Sept., Amoy, 22nd Aug., Gen., K. G. Co. I nity. Nor. s.s. 930,
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      DEPARTURES
      41 5 <*ih September. Deli, for Trang. Petrel, for Paugkalau Braudau. True Tony, for Asahau. Lanyknt, for Teluk Anson, j R. Hnlewyii for Paugkor. ltiomod, for Singapore, Hongkong and Japan. Malaya, for Deli. Ft yin y Dragon. for Port Weld and Taipiug.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      122 5 For Iteli Pei I nit tier Parrn, to-morrow, I p m. Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt, aud via Naples for Europe, etc.— Per P. Kitel Friedrich to-morrow, 1 p in. Perlis A Setnl—Per Chon Tai, to-morrow,. 2 p.m. Paugkor and Teluk Anson -Per Canton. to-morrow, 2 p in.
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      Passengers.
      37 5 Per Bayern, from Southampton Messrs \V. Robert sou and John Paul. From Genoa Mrs Marie Stalniauii, Mr. C. Stalmaun, Mr. William Lehmann and M iss H. \V. Wrede. From Colombo Rev. Richard and Mr. E. Pereira.
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      EXPECTED.
      61 8 1 Vowels /'Vo Ml Aijtiulx Due Austria Singapore S.l\ AlV Htii Sept Lightuiug Singapore A A A Co. 11th Gbazee Glasgow S. 13.«It Go. lath Beuvenue London S.l3AUo. 14th Beularig Singapore S.B.&Oo. 15th Beualder Loudou S B.ACo. ’27th Benledi Singapore S.B.ACo. dutli Bemnohr Loudon S B.ACo. 10th < let
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      SAILINGS.
      81 8 1 eifxcfa \n' 1 /y nt re# 1 Aubtria 1 rietole 3.K AUo. :Mh 3:.*pl Ligbluiug Calcutta A A A Co. I2tb Gha/A** Singapore S 1» A o. lath iieuvenue Siu^apore S.B A Co. Utii Beulari" Lolldoll 3.B A< loth Ben alder Siuiynpore 3.1 A.Co 27th lien led i
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      14 5 For all internal com plaints. Lake Great Peppermint Cure, 80 cents. i Woods’ 1
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      279 5 To-day's Advertisements A COMPARISON Between A CANADIAN COMPANY DOING BIS INESS IN MALAYAN And THE CHINA MUTUAL LIHE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (A LOCAL BRITISH COMPANY.) IN the issue of tlie Malay Mail of tho 11 tli August, there appeared an article on Life Insurance. The article «piotfd certain figures relating
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      498 5 Federated Malay Slates Railways. SELANGOR AND NEGRI SEMBILAN. Overseers Wanted. E Overseers ;ire required fur open line work uu the Federated Mu lav Slates Railways Applicants must Ik> vim* ;md energetic, those having previous experi" ejice in railway work preferred. Starting I salary $360 per annum with annual increments as
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  • Obituary
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    40 5 Obituary. lolonel F. M. Warlrop. ‘(toMjtfilied by Renter.) Loudon, titli September.—Colonel Fredrick Meyer Wardrop Inis counnitted suicide as t he result of monetary troubles. Colonel Waidrop lias bad a distinguished military career and was lately Military Attache at V ieiiua
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      1080 6 A. EVENBERG, 56, Bishop Street, Goldsmith, Watchmaker and Kepaircr oi Optical Instiumcnts Gramophones and other Musical 10-8-05 Instruments. 3ms 530 Lim Sun Mo, CHOP HENG IYIOH Co., 164, Pencil Street, Penang. Khoo Buan Phuan CHOP Giro Seng Moh, 203, Wain Road, Taiping, Tin Miners, Advancers and General and BUCHANAN’S Black
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    Three Views of Life.
    954 7  -  By Lord Avebury, Hall Caine, and Jonh Morley. KvKitYituDY who i 8 able to possess anybeyond bread and cheese and clothiuy and a roof over his bead ought to possess some three or four or five books. They wool. I** sui prised to find how very
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      1166 7 INSURAN CBS. NOTICE. THE LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER A.l). 172». mHE undersigned having lieen appointed 1 AgeutK for the above Corporation, are now prepared to accept MARINE and FIRE risks at current rates. PATERSON. SIMONS Co. I Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. Establish»!» 1821. Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Total
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      71 7 When a fiery drought »lih.U fill your veius, With heated blood and weary pains, Lie hopeful yet,—be happy still, There is oue cure for every ill. Through length and breadth of this fair land, From forest deep to wean straud, There is one medicine safe and sure, Ami that is—Woods’
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    EXCHANGE.
    120 8 Penano. Oth Septembkk. (Ify courtesy oj the Chartered Hank London Demand Bank 1 6 1 montiift’ sight Bank ..2 I,' 3 Credit 2I j 3 IXxMimeiiiurr .2 2 Calcutta. Demand Bank Ks. 150 3 davs’ sight Private .01 Bombay, Demand Bank oil 3 davs’ mivjilr Private 101 Madras. Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    120 8 Joid leaf t 1». Pepper(W. -Hi*' '••>'. out »1 stock White Pepper 38 teller* I ran if Pep|*»r teuton over i' Cloves (picked I out of teuton \I iW .M 00—buyer* Mace Pickings :>2—buyers I Nutmegs 110 s 33.— mve< (No. 1 J Sugar 1.. 2 nouuu-k. (Basket o
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    MARKET PRICES.
    172 8 Pi n v.Mi, oth Skptkmbuh, 1005. Description. Bfct.» r **-i Soup «er catty 1-! Roast 20 j Steaks Stew or Curry Meal 18! Rump Steak 28 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue *0 j Feet 15 Heart 30 Liver *lo] Pott K Pork per catty 30 1 Pi_f's Head
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    SHARES.
    214 8 Beiat Tin Aliuiug Co., Ld. 3 5. —buyers rlersawalitJoid MiniugCo.. Ld. 12. —-tellers Brieh Rubber Syndicate, Ld.s 5 preut. buyers Brtiseii Hydraulic Tin Mining C*>., Ici 4.25 buyers LMitt IH*veiopiiieut Co. ?B. —tellers Fraser .fc Xeuie. Ld slol. —sellers George Town Dispensary $25. buyer* Howarth Erskine. Ld. $205. Karan
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      448 8 THEAN CHEE Co., (ESTABLISHED 1858.) General Store Keepers, Ship Chandlers, Outfitters. Government Contractors, etc., etc, JUST UNPACKED, Gentlemen’s Collars and Shirts. The Outfitting Department under the Personal Supervision of IVIr. Chas. A. COOPER. 4 LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. Just unpacked a big stock of Laces in White, Cream, Paris and Black. Ribbons
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