The Burlington Free Press from Burlington, Vermont • Page 1

VOL. 61. NO. 53. BURLINGTON, VT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1904.

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Go from License to No License Column-Only One No License Town for License License Majorities Cut Down Everywhere Rutland Repudiates Clement's Temperance Measure Not a License Town in Caledonia, Orleans, Orange and Grand Isle Counties Mont pelier and Barre Re-tain License by Small Margins. vance of Memorial day. A tax of 150 cents. on a dollar of the grand list to defray current expenses fop the ensuing- year was voted -without discussion. One year ago the city appropriated $1,500 to purchase a monument to be erected in Green Mount cemetery in memory of Joel Foster.

The meeting approved of the design for the monument 'drawn by George C. Albert, and instructed the city council to have the monument built and erected over Mr. Foster's grave at the cemetery; also to erect a tablet to his memory at the reservoir. It was voted to exempt from taxation for five years the granite plants of Douchett Bros, and Sweeney Bros. The city also voted to abate the poll- taxes of members of the State militia.

The grand jurors elected were: L. B. Brooks, Gardner S. Sawyer, Samuel Howard, K. I.

Drury, L. M. Hutchinson and W. F. Waterman; petit jurors elected are: D.

T. Donnelly, Horace E. Biiss. Charles If. Martin, David P.

Ring, Ned A. Alexander, Frank E. Smith, S. W. Benjamin, John It.

Seaver, Walter L. Clark, Louis N. Jeru, Jeremiah Dodge, J. U. Adams.

Lewis W. Gordon, Patrick Callahan, Moses P. Morey. J. W.

Leland, Lor-ren Friend and P. Callahan. The other officers are: Mayor, Frank M. Corry; city clerk and treasurer, T. R.

Merrill; constables. Frank H. Tracy and John Tuttic; auditors, M. Srnilie, A. G.

Fa ton and 1 H. Bixby; commissioner, James S. Haley; alderman from ward four, John J. Bngen; alderman from wurd ll. G.

Gleason; school commissioner from ward one, H. M. Jones, from ward two. Dr. V.

Templeton, Irom ward three, H. R. Wheelock. from ward four were all re-elected. Frank R.

Dawley was elected alderman from ward six; Benjamin Gates, city grand juror; Frank E. Grout, lister for three years and W. A. Leland, lister for one year. The total vote cast for license in Washington county to-day was against license 3,127 The only towns and cities voting for license were Montpelier, Barre city, Barre town and Woodbury.

Last year Middlesex, Northtleld, Roxbury, Worcester and East Montpelier gave a majority for license but this year tlicy swing into the no license column. WM. BARCLAY MAYOR. Won over the Bolting Republican Close Call for I.fcenne. (Special to the Free Press.) Barre.

March 1. The license majority received a big ripping up in the municipal electioa to-day when last year's figures were cut down to a bare majority of 73 for a continuance of the license policy. Last year it was 617. It was a complete surprise to the supporters of both sides. The no license had conceded victory to the other side which claimed several hundred majority.

The vote was for license, 782; no license, 703. William Barclay was elected mayor over Fred B. Mudgott. the boiting candidate, bv l-'C plurality. The vote was Barclay, 7M; Mudgett, 61J: John Anderson, socially.

1S5. In ward two, Ezra J. Sowden was elected alderman over Alderman Currier by one vote. Aldermen McKenzie and Duffy were re-elected in wards four and six respectively. The other officers are city clerk and treasurer.

James Mackay; assessor for three yeajs, Fred I Page; first constable, James It. Coutts; second constable, Elmer E. Perry; Barre town went license by a smaller majority, 42 CLOSE IN BRATTLEBORO. Licence Barely Retained Town Pre-ftcnted ti Portrait of Col. Hooker.

(Special to the Free Press.) Brattleboro, March 1. License had a narrow escape here to-day. winning 615 yes to 599 no. Last year tho vote was 750 yes and 577 no. There was but little cam Returns of the license vote at the March meetings in Vermont from 200 of the 246 towns of the State show a tremendous change In the license ques- tion in the State.

At last year's March meetings 92 towns voted to grant licenses to sell liquor-, but "yesterday 44 of those towns voted "no license, while only one no license town voted to grant license, which leaves only 43 possible license towns in the State for the coming year. The towns not heard from are without exception small towns and largely no license towns, so the complete returns will make but little difference, in the final figures. Almost without exception a cornpari- The biggest and best loaf of thoroughly good bread is one made from Wise King Flour WISE KING FLOUR is not like other kinds; it is a spring wheat fiour made by the most i country. It must necessarily You will have better you use it. Wise skilled mill zts in the be a perfectfloui.

and whiter bread if housekeepers use Wise VVin. the worklnfW of the WOuid-be which retained license, show as ot fV, nnA King Hour, lour grocer Is it. HsnaUcturei eclely ty Ogdmnahnrs, Jtf r. (3) grat reduction, this being true in the; jarge towns to as large an extent as smaller ones Probably the greatest victory for no license was in the home city of P. W.

Clement, the chief promoter of high license In the State. After his campaign James E. Burke Re-elected Mayor of Burlington by' a Plurality of 505. CITY COUNCIL DEMOCRATIC Alderman Trick and Richardson Defeated by Making Board a Tie Politically Majority of 1,760 for Llcenae I.nst Year Cut In Half. The election in this city yesterday was ri landslide for Mayor J.

E. Burke, his plurality being 505 and his majority 470. lie carried three of the five wards and in the other two wards materially reduced the majority given D. C. Hawlcy a year agx.

In addition to electing Mayor-j Burke the voters elected two democratic aldermf-n, H. G. Willard in ward five and Oermain Germain in ward two, thus making the board of aldermen an even thing when strict party lines are This, however, grives the democrats a majority of one in the city council. Even the republican aldermen who were elected wera given- greatly reduced majorities, Alderman Taft being over A. L.

Ianiela in ward one by a majority -of only one and Alderman Stiles being re-elected in ward four by a majority of 69, the pluralities in. each case beln? slightly larger. The greatest surprise or the election, with the exception of the majority for Mayor Burke, was the vote for alderman in ward two, where George E. Trick, the present incumbent, was literally swamped, Ger-1 main Germain, his opponent, being elected by a majority of 12. In ward five Alder- man K.

W. iticnarason was uerciitu uy H. G. Willard by a majority of ICO. In ward three it was a walk-over for Alder -man J.

W. Courtney, his majority being The day dawned in tr-ue March fashion, with snow and rain but this did not deter the voters from going to the polls in large numbers and with the exception of ward four the vote previous to the noon hour was much larger than usual. In the afternoon the clouds broke away and by the time the box was turned the sun was shining brightly. It was one of the largest votes ever cast in a March election and the niajoHty given- Mayor Burke wa3 one of the largest given a mayor in the history of the city. There were crowds around the several polling places throughout the day, but they were very orderly and little drunkenness was noticeable." The soloons were closed throughout theday, according to the provision of the license law, it "being the first election since license went into effect.

Police officers' were stationed around the poll ing places, but their services were neded. The campaign throughout the two weeks has been waged with by both sides and the result was a matter of different opinions until the returns began to come In yesterday. There' had been considerable betting during the past week, but. no great odds had been offered and it was com monly talked that the majority on either side would be small. No one looked for such a landslide as that upon which Burke rode into office, and his big total of 1.965 votes was wholly unexpected.

Mr. Brown received a total of 1,495 and Mr. Monahan a total of 35. The ballot boxes were turned at three O'clock and shortly thereafter a crowd began to gather at the city clerks office to learn the result of the election. The first ward to be heard from was ward one and when Brown's plurality of nine votes was announced even his warmest supporters recognized that he was defeated.

A large majority for Mr. Brown was anticipated in ward four, but the returns showed a majority of St4, a decrease of 77 as compared with the majority given Dr. llawley a year ago. Rumors began to float about that Mayor Burke had carried the Becond, third and fifth wards by large majorities and a few minutes later Alderman Shea rushed Into the room shouting: "What's the matter with the old third? We've given Burke 465 majority." His words were no idle jest for the of ficial returns showed Burke's plurality to be 4t5 and his majority to be 455. ihe fifth and second wards also gave him'ia- jorities, which swelled the total.

ruring the course of the afternoon Mayor Burke entered the office, but it was not until after his election had been arsured. He was received with applause and was kept busy replying to; words "of congratulation. The following taible shows the result of the election. In detail: VOTE FOR MAYOR. a 3 3 fa.

J. E. Burke ...100 539 512 ...3 10 657 215 444 323 7 774 416 114 121 R. E. Brown Monahan 1P2 315 Total vote for mayor.

230 1061 sb 535 Names on check ZX) 1255 1008 059 Burke's majority 17 455 Burke's plurality 27 465 Brown majority 0 4 Brown's plurality 99 Burke majority, 4(0. Burke's plurality, 500. WARS ELECTIONS. WARD ONE. For Alderman.

FUhn B. Taft. 114; A. I. Daniels, 110; Thomas Tulley, socialist, 3.

For School Commissionfcr. M. I. I'owell. 115; H.

A. Buck, ICS. For Inspectors of Election. IT. J.

Du'ttic, 117; F. E. Perkins, 221; J. H. Chambers, 222; A.

P. Lowell, 101. Messrs. Ferkins, Chambers and Dubuc wereelected. For War! Cleric A.

Austin, 113, Thomas' Tulley, 101. WARD TWO. For Alderman. GermJin Germain, 605; G. E.

Trick, 209; John McMillan, socialist, 14; E. S. Adsit, 2. For Inspectors of Election. W.

BIgelow, rep 502; He man Crbker, A. Duhamel, 496; Joseph Agel, 43; C. D. StockwelU (Continued on second page. STOltACK VACT.TS.

Family plate, silverware, papers and valuable articles of bulk received on etorage. Persons leaving their homes fof the Winter or at other times will find our vaults a secure and convenient place to keep such articles at a very moderate charge. tL. E. WOODIIOUSE.

Cashier. fcRS W.K. WALKER. Manager. ALL THIS WEEK.

Matinees Wed. and Sat. Afternoon. Return of the Favorites by Special Reqtfest. Marks Bros.

No. 1 Dramatic St'PI'OHTIXO MAY A. BELL MARKS IX A SEW REPERTOIRE! OF PLATS. Monday Night "For His Sake." Tuesday Night "A Mother's Heart." Wednes. Matinee.

"Under Two Flags." Night. Heath." Thursday Night, "Kathleen Mavoureen. Friday Night "The Two Orphans." Saturday Matinee. "The Duke's Daughter." Saturday "The Little Minister." Continuous IVr(nrnanrf. Xew Scenery nod Wardrobe.

9-VAUDEVILLE ACTS-9 New tiongu by MAY A. HELL MARKS, Illustrated. W. O. Millard, Bicycle King.

Rowley and Gay. Singing and Darning Specialties. The Great Arena Contortionist. Georgie Marks, the Boy specialist. Anna Marvin.

Balladibt. Millard and JIaiJts, Hoop Rollers and Wooden Shoe Dancers. Nellie Bell, Vocalist. Prof. Moving Pictures.

Fred Cammings, Musical Director. R. W. Marks, Manager. Kvening prices Irt, 20 and SO cents.

Matinee prices JO and 20 eentw. Seats now on sale at the box office for all performances. masonic A regular communication of Washington Idgfs No. 3, V. A.

will be held at the temple this (Wednesday) evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work, E. A. degree, llembers of other lodges cordially invited. J.

E. Sec y. The Adams Mission Sale. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Afternoons and Evenings.

March 2, 3 fcud 4, at The Mission House. The Annual Sale of useful and fancy articles, 'home-made candies, baskets, rugs, etc. Refreshments served. The ale to conclude Friday evening with a ession of an old-fashioned village chool. followed by an auction of Roods tinsold.

You might as well leave yourstore unlocked at night as try togetalong without insurance. Don't be foolish and iepent at leisure Max L. Powell, Agt. 166 College St. 'Phne 417-12.

HARRIS H. WALKER. The New York Iife Man I hona 535. Howard Bank J.B.POLAND tiectric Contractor. Light any place, Ga? or Electric, if light is what you want call and see us, you will make no mistake, you will nJd- Prices and Work Right.

Welsbach Burner: Mantle, Cas and Electric Fixtures 156 Bank Street. 0 0 IT'S A GREAT SALE AT Tie Spear-Martm Fur Co. NEVER In the history of Burlington Jiave Furs, Fur Coats, been sokl at such Low Prices: It will pay every one to come. THE SPEAVMART1N FIIR Ctt Sign or the Hear- i i MORE LIGHT. That's the cry of the overstrained eye.

Poor lights make poor eyes and noor teinnerninonts! Welsbach Lights add that cheerfulness to a home in fall and winter, i which a good light imparts, GtO. D. SHtRWIN. of im his home city declared for high F- Sullivan, Frank Maynard, Jerry H. Cummings; grand jurors, A.

H. George, license by a majority of but yester- John GKen.lIlt Charlei. H. McGettrick; day A majority of 102 was given for no overseer of the poor, George C. Story; only did his home city repu- auditors, W.

II. Finn, Edward P. Stevens, diate his method of regulating the liquor A- ll' Dcsloges; member of board of pub-. lie works for three years, F. H.

Dewart; traffic but six other towns In his own trustee U. S. deposit fund, F. J. Hough-county went from the license to the no ton; trustees of St.

Albans free library, license column. j'F. C. Smith, Charles D. Watson.

ct Republican candidates for aldermen Last year Caledonia county was the only were elected aU the gix warda ag fol. coutity in the State without a saloon with- lows: Ward one Eugene M. Blake; ward in its borders but this year Caledonia. tw. Napoleon J.

Jarvis; ward three jority of 25G. City Constable Frank I I v-iarke, republican, was re-elected over ti C. Jasim, labor candidate, by a majority of 157. The proposition to bond the city for 0u to buiid a new. high school building was turned down by a vote of to ufcl as was the proposition to bond the city for $13,000 for the purpose of buying the local federal building for school purposes.

The vote on this question was 1,073 to 479. RESULT IN ST. ALBANS. Ouly Our of the Citizen' Candidates Wins on City Ticket. (Special to the Tree Press.) St.

Alban3, March lTho voters cf St. Albans registered to-day their disapproval exception they defeated every candidate of the so-called ''Citizens' party." The ticket elected is as follows: Mayor, Alvah 11. George, democrat; city clerk and treasurer, B. M. Hopkins, republican; constable and tax col- lector, J.

I Dulfng, democrat; listers, wheeler: ward five. E. Place: ward six Hiram P. Dee. The board of school commissioners are three republicans and three democrats as PWar(1 one.

P. Walworth Smith: (Ward two, Maurice C. Garey; ward three, 'Joseph L. Perron: ward four, Fred W. 'Hyde.

Ward five Robert H. Ford; ward six, Henry Scott. MONTPELIER'S ELECTION. Only One Contest over Officer Great FnlllnK Off In I.leenne. (Special to the Free Press.) Montpelier, March 1.

The city election passed off quietly, although the largest vote was polled that has been cast since Montpelier has been a muni cipality. The main contest was on the question of license and the license ad-, vocates carried the day by 40 majority against 551 majority for license in March. 1903." The no license people carried four out of six wards of the city. The yes vote was 690, the no vote The only contest for the election of any officer was that of city sheriff. Charles De F.

Bancroft, the caucus ty, the present Incumbent of the of flee, who had filed nomination papers. b' a majority of 251 countlnjr of the votes took until nearly five ocIck and the regular bus inefls of the meeting was not finished until after six The city voted to ap propriate $3,000 in aid of Heaton hospital. The annual appropriation for several years has been $2,000. It was voted to appropriate $200 for the obser- it) I than the town appropriated. After lengthy discussion the town voted to a cept the school directors' report.

The officers elected for the year ens ing are as follows: Moderator, the Ho J. D. B-enison; clerk, Edgar A. Hate selectmen, first. M.

D. Church; second, 1 S. Booth; third, C. M. Waldo: F.

Cleveland. Horace Gilford. J. B. Adams: auditors, C.

R. Granger, J. Fargo and A. A. Priest; treasurer, th Hon.

W. H. DuLois: collector. C. II.

Granger; overseer of poor, A. H. Bc-edle; 1st constable. I. F.

Limson, 2nd constable, John A. Buswell; town grand jurors, George Hyzer. D. D. Howe and E.

Camp; cemetery trustees. S. R. Waldo. I.

S. Chase and J. W. Waldo: school directors. A.

E. Edson. George H. Temple an.i E. C.

Clark: trustee of public library foi rive years, J. W. Fargo. J. B.

Wells, who has served as roa.1 commissioner for 11 successive years was re-elected by a unanimous vote. The town voted to appropriate $75 for Memorial sanitarium during the coming year. A tax of 55 cents on the dollar was voted. FRANKLIN COUNTY CHANGES. (Special to the Free Press.) St.

Albans. March 1. Franklin cojiUy made a splendid stand for no license 10-day. Three towns, St. Albans town.

Fairfield and Enosburgh. which voted lu-ene last year, swinging back into the. temperance columns, leaving but four towns with licenses, those with greatly reduced ma- Jority. The city of St. Albans, wr 5'ear 8-ave over majority for whl last license.

(endorsed the article In Monday's. Free P55 l' cutting the for license to 151 maioritv. A loss of alKut FairhelJ and Highgate vuve. em were the only other towns to vote license. The tot3l vote in the county was against license, the yes vote being 2.00S; ADDISON COUNTY.

n. 2 2X Stamford 21 2i 13 ti Sunderland IT 3 29 Winhall 2H Woodford 37 33 27 -3 i Totals 1126 30 II-'I Rupert. Sandgate. Winhall and Tern went no license. Towns which went license last year have done the tama this year by increased majorities: towri which went licer.se last year have gon no license thi or for license ty reduced majorities.

'j CALEDONIA COUNTY. rm. Yes. No. Yt-e.

Nfl. Ha met 7 7 173 2, 1'fl 72 VI f-3 1 Groton 3 I 75 1 Hard wick B4 2,7 lf.1 T-i Kirby 7 2-3 Lyndon 217 Newark li 1 4t i Peacham 23 iZ 3 Ryegate 1 1 7 1 i ShefflelJ 11 2 -i St. Johasbury 752. 72 4 ii 71 IStannard 12! Suttcn 12 11 i Walden I'" 4 Waterford k5 35 Wheelock ti 51 21 Total 2127 fJ 22.1 COUNTY. 23f-l.

Yes. No. Tcc. No. Blton Burlington 2V-2 JJ2 :1 4 Charhilte 122 44 It C.lchestt 1--J 37-i 151 2'-S Hinesburgh 317 1 ''J li; 2..

J7 7i Jericho 124 ls 3:1 Milton 17'ji 164 1- CuntinuJ on vi-vowi pi go.) Orleans, Orange and Grand Isle counties have gone into the solid no license coun- ties. Ihe towns changing from license to no license this year are; Bristol, Lincoln, JMiddlebury, Monkton, Salisbury. Wal- tham, Arlington, Dorset, Manchester, Readboro, Stamford, Essex, Hinesburgh, Huntington, Jericho, Williston, Brighton, Guildhall, Norton, Si. Albans town, Fair field, Enosburgh, I.4le La Motte, Stowe. Troy, Bradford, Ptttsford Rutland, West Rutland.

Danby, Middletown Springs, Mt. Tabor, Bellows Falls, BetheL Cavendish, Hartland, Ludlow, Reading. RUTLAND WENT NO LICENSE Crent Change In Sentiment during a Year Independent Can. didnte Elected Major. (Special, to the Free Pi-ess.) Rutland, March 1.

The vote on the license question hero to-day stood no, yes, 1,109, giving a majority of 102 for no license. The vote last year was yes, no, $42, a majority of 1,195 for license. John S. Carder, the independent labor candidate for mayor, was elected to-dav oc nu by a plurality of 28. Ihe vote for muyor sioou as ionows: Junn s.

Carder. S29; D. W. Temple, citizens, S01; II. AV.

Spafford, republican, 722. City Treasurer Will L. Davis was re-elected over A. B. Grant, republican and labor candidate, by a ma- paigning and no methodical effort was made to get out the vote, although a union meeting to protest against license was held in the auditorium Sunday night.

clergymen and prominent laymen making five minute a.ldrsst-. Be.lows- Falls was looked upon as certain, as was Rockingham for license again, but the vote was 3M yes and 410 no. A majority of 63 for prohibition. The citizens' ticket. which was run in opjosition to the old lboard of selectmen here, was defeated by about lot) majority.

P. S. Fames was elected road commissioner. The town voted to retain the Australian system of balloting. A feature of the meeting was the present by James Fisk Hooker tojthe town of a handsome portrait of his father, the late Col.

Gcorga W. Hooker, for many years moderator in town meetings. The picture will be hung on the walls of the town hall. MIDDLEBURV'S TOWN MEETING. The annual town meeting was called to order by Moderator F.

A. who was re-elected to that oflice and the warning was read by Clerk J. M. Burke, who was also re-elected. The reports of the various officers were read and accepted and it was voted to appropriate $75 for the observance of Memorial day.

A tax of 70 cents on the dollar was voted to pay the expenses of the town for the coming year. T. F. Burns was elected first selectman, Germain Hope, second, and -J. O.

Seely, third. The following county grand jurors wtre elected: Allan Calhoun. J. K. Weeks and A.

N. McQuivey; petit jurors, W. N. Cady, J. H.

Stewart. John Burns, F. J. Reynolds. G.

H. Chaffee and J. 17. But- tolph. W.

K. Foster was re-elected road commissioner on the first ba Hot George ool sitmer for three years. William .11. Jack- son was re-elected poormaster for another ...1. The listers are G.

1). Miner. A. K. Carr and G.

H. Ekiredge; auditors, W. H. Sheldon. A.

K. Carr and G. E. Marshall; trustee of public money, C. E.

rinnoy; first constable. C. J. Seely; second con- stable. E.

M. Day. VERGENNES OFFICERS. (Special to the Free Press.) iVergennes, March 1. The city flection held to-day passed off very quietly and resulted as follows: Dr.

Frank C. Phelps was elected mayor without opposition, as was the following board of aldermen: C. E. Stebbins. R.

W. Mo-Cuen, J. W. Ryan. Dr.

J. C. Hindes, Jubie Daniels, Patrick Ryan. F. C.

Tut-tle was re-elected city clerk. Timothy Dillon city sheriff, T. C. Middlebrook first constable, George Myatt eecpnd constable, both of whom were given jurisdiction of the State; G. F.

O. Kimball. F. M. Moulton, W.

W. Hawkins, listers; George F. Young, street commissioner; C. A. Hoffnagle, W.

H. Norton, Henry Gowett, water commissioners; S. D. Miner, F. M.

Crosby, J. II. Donnelly, auditors; C. E. Parker, fnipor intenaeni 01 scnoois; ine rtev.

n. tu Davies, C. E. Parker. W.

G. Bixby, library committee; A. B. Booth, trustee of public money. S.

S. Gaines, Thomas Mack and N. J. McCuen were appointed by the mayor as a to Investigate aa to the advisability of establishing a municipal electric light plant; tax voted, 75 cents. RANDOLPH'S MEETING.

(Special to the Frea Press.) Randolph, March 1. There was wot a very large attendance at the town meeting held In this village to-dav, the only question calling out much discussion was In regard to the new school building erected at the center village during the past year at a. cost of over nibre DEMONSTRATION All This Week of PETER'S niLK CHOCOLATE. RAINE BURT 28 Church St, Phone 314-5. 1903.

Yes. No. Yes. No. Addison 37 KI 12 Bridport s- Bristol 1-t 2-7 Cornwall 44 1iO 1 74 Fcrrisburgh- 70 H-i 113 Goshen 10 li 4 Granville Ill "2 Hancock as Leicester 40 -t Ijncoln 125 1U IS Middlebury 2(7 14 7 Monkton 93 si S3 New liaven SS 13 42 Orwell 121 117 Panton 1 .30 Ripton 74 4S Salisbury 72 Shorehara VA a 2S Starksboro 87 79 43 75 Vergennes 2V f.l 143 112 Waltham 15 23 12 1C Weybrldge 11 1: Whiting 19 44 Totals 2131 1793 11 BENNINGTON COUNTY.

1903. Td. Yes. No- Yes. No.

Arlington .....181 G2 ItS 136 Benningtoa 11: Sl Dorset 125 SO 7 127 Glastenburi 7 3 Iindgrove 15 17 27 Manchester 12 12S 1-4 217 Peru 17 41 Pownal 173 70 133 Keadsboro 124 4 S7 40 Rupert 26 122 Sandgate 2t 53 Searsburgll 4 10 -s ShstftPbury 145 151 10S 135 Jweybrldge Considering how little you spend in a year for baking powder, why not have the best? Cleveland's is a pure, cream of tartar powder that never fails, and the best that is made. ASK THE HAN FOR "dDUna nnoDiBiBif" Up-to-Date 5c Cigar. MILD AND UNIFORM. O. TAYLOR CO.

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