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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-25
Keligio sls Notices.

tIkSr PARISH CHURcH.--There viii be religious
services at the First Parish Church on Christmas
day, commencing at II O'clock
CAsco STREET CHUKCH.-The exercises at Cases
street Church this evening will be ehaste and apiro
pria'e; The Monument OF Truth" to be erected
ny clsss OF young ladies, will be among the yerr
best thinVs In the city 'Ao '0A5
NEW JERUSALEM SooIsrY.-Christrnss dav SER
vices IN the New Jerusalem Temple on High streat
a! IL O'Clock. Address Oy Rev. Mr., HAYDEN on tie
Divine Incarnation. va Wv
Services next Sunday morning at the nsusl bour.
Sermon by Rev. Mr.. Hayden, suitable to the Christ
mas season.
NEwBURY STREET CHugCH-Thers will be ser
vices ct the Newbury street Church next Sunday al
3 and Z r M. Preaching by Rev. Mr.. Brown. OF
Chelsea. All are invited. "
STATE STREET CHURCH.-Rey Mr.. Robbie of
Watervilie VIII preach at State street Chuich on
Sunday next. 80
. MoUNrFoRT ST. NJ. E. CHURcH-There will
oe services at the Mounttort Street Church nexf
sunday at the usual hours. Preaching by Rev
oohn j. Hayslett. Sabbath school at close Of til.
afternoon services. - WV
streat. CHAPEL. corner of May and Danfortb
"a Ihath preaching Sun ay by Rev. Edward Chase.
invited. - y eioeh + NJ. All are cordially
.oo,,,s are r y: ARe9ilar prayer meeting at the
.ooo and song from 50 to O'clock and We'd
Tesuay anu oaSuraay evenings from Is to o'ciock ~
Ladies are invited to attend q ~ y ei"Fh.-~
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Thanksgiving day is well-b2loved, but 1t is
Just emerging from Its position as a mere pro-
vnclai festival The Fourth OF July has its
boistrous and spirit-stirring demonstrations
and its proud memories, but the sad-eyed
peasant, grooming beneath the load OF tyranny
in other lands, sees In it but the self-congratu-
latton of people whom the gods have pros
pered and crowned with iiberty-a people VINO
drown with the noise of their own rejoicing the
plants of their less fortunate neighoors' me
NV Year Is, we might almost say, a caprice
OF the calendar maker, who seizes upon tho
SUI in perisee as a convenient station in She
passage Of life at which TO draw up financial
ami 10 oral balance sheets, that men may conf
pute the riches of their purses and souls, in
dulge In profitable reflection, and have an es-
tsblisbed point from which to compute the
lapse of time.
Christmas Is more than provincial, more
than national-it is almost cosmopolitan, and
therefore "merrier" than all the rest. The sun
Of to-day shall not anywhere shine upon lands
where there is not some observance of the
great holiday. Men and nations are brothers
to-day, II foes and strangers for all the rest OF
the three hundred and sixty Ave of the year.
Alas. that Ia this tina when for ouce the
spirits Of millions of men are stirred by a GEM
mon sentiment, when the instinct of common
brotherhood Is strong enough TO overIeap those
most formidable of barriers, geographical lines,
that toe cardinal idea of the founder Of Chris
tlau'ry should be so generally ignored. The
gifts and reciprocal kindnesses of the rich and
"weil-to-do" were better bestowed upon the
p'or this day, and no other bestowal can be re.
c,uciied with the requirements of Him whose
mime gives aanctity TO the day. Dinnerless
Christians in Christendom on Christmas day
for such there ara in thousands,-constitut
on anomaly that the progress Of civilization
may sometime remove. That will be the first
step-on'y short one, 10 be sure-toward a
more equal and equitable distribution of the
Common property of mankind.
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The long line of Democratic Governors of
Pennsylvania left the State in debt forty-one
millions of dollars. Since the advent OF Wbig
and Republican administrations the debt has
been steadily on the decrease, so that now, af-
ter having borne the terrible strain Of war, it
has been brought down to nearly thirty five
millions. Besides, the personal taxes have
been reduced and the tax on real estate re =
moved entirely.
1t is understood that the case OF Jefferson
Davis is TO be advanced on the docket on the
reassembling of the Supreme Court, otherwise
it may not be reached under two years.
Napoleon's great enemies are exactly the
same age as bimseif-sixty. They are Baron
Beust, Ledru Rollin, Garibaldi and Mag.
zini.
A West Troy antiquary has discovered the
following remote record of the GIecian Bend,
In book 10 of the "Illiad:"
La, here the Wretched gamemnon etands,
The I'm appv general OF the Grecian bands,
Whom Jcve DEGREES wi daily cares to bend.
Out of one hundred and fifty life-sentenced
prisoners discharged from the Massa chufetts
state prison in six:y-three years nearly hui
dred-or about SIXTY five per cent.-have been
pardoned; while the average length Of sem
tence of the whole has been less than eight
years, and only one In five has died in prison.
The insurgents and Spanish troops in the
neighbour cod of Santiago de Cuba both ex-
changed sautes with the q. s. Steamer Pc
nobscot on its arrival at that port.
Eighty convicts ia the New Jersey State
prison refused to work Tuesday afternoon, on
account of the alleged ty1annous conduct of
temporary superintendent. They were so per-
sistenf and determined in their demands that
1t was found necessary to relieve the obnoxious
superintendent, whereupon they went to work
with lIsty cheers,
A delegation from Colorado is urging upon
Congress the admission of that Territory as
State. The population is now said to be sufi-
GENTLY large to warrant that action.
Gen. Grant expresses the opinion that the
4lst Congress should hold session in March
as now provided by law.
An important movement is now on foot for
the establishment of g direct line of trade from
Chicsgo TO the West Indies, Uie Mobile. The
railroad connection between Chicago and the
latter city is complete, with the exception of
a gap between Cairo, ILL.,, and Columbus, Ky.
Alexander Fl. Stephens has not accepted the
chair of Political Economy rendered him by
the University of Georgia.
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FRE.-About half past two O'Clock yester-
day afternoon fire broke out in the large brick
block on the corner of Fore and Franklin
streets, owned by Messrs Joshma T. a-.a Iosenh
L. Weeks, and occupied by the latter as pro.
vision and grocery store. The fire originated
from the combustion of kerosene oil. A clerk
had just drawn one can full from the barrel,
which was in the rear of the store, where there
was no light or fire. He was about drawing
second can of it when he found that it had
ignited, from some cause unkn owu and he was
in the midst of flames. Rushing away from it
he alarmed the other persons in the store, four
in number, who, owing to the rapidity with
which the flames spread, were obliged to escape
from the place as soon as possible, not having
time to take any thing with them, or even to
close the doors of the safe or remove the books
and papers. Two or three of the occupants got
slightly scorched.
The fire department was soon on the spot,
but the flames were pouring out of the ground
floor in such volumes as rendered it difficult for
the firemen to fight them. Nevertheless they
did, and poured in such torrents OF water as to
save the walls and portion of the roof of the
building. The interior was very badly injured.
Mr.. Weeks had large stock which is almost
totally destroyed. He estimated his stock at
$4,000, and the damage to the building at $4,000.
He had insurance of $1,000 on the stock and
$500 on the fixtures. There was ais, insurance
OF $4,000 on the building, all in the Etna office,
Hartford, at the agency of Messrs Dow, Coffin
& Libby.
In the rear of the block are a number of
wooden buildings, and the utmost efforts of
the firemen were required to prevent the
flames spreading to these. They were success
full in their endeavors, and thus prevented
disastrous confagration.
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The Annual Address before this time honor
ed society, will be delivered at the church of
the First Parish, on Sunday evening next by
the Rev. Mr.. Bailey. Services to commence
at o'clock-and contribution will be taken.
This ancient society now holds its sixty
sixth anniversary, and leads in age all the
Charitable institutions of the town, except the
Marine Society, which is ten years its elder
brother. Both have gone on together through
these weary years, dispensing their charities
with liberal hands to classes occupying differ
ent spheres in our community, but equally de-
serving. All the original members and con-
tributors OF both, have long ceased from their
labors, but their works follow them. The
good they did in laying the foundations of
these admirable institutions, is a continual
benediction upon this community, and the
successive generations of benefciaries who
have been aided-comforted by their annual
donations. They built better than they knew.
All donors and recipients of the first half CEN
tnry, have together gone to their account
The Benevolent Society has never failed
through its sixty five years of actice service to
administer relief to the deserving objects of its
beauty; and we can truly and cheerfuily say
that in ias appeal to our citizens for their an
nual contribution, it has never been disappoint-
ed The hands Of the society heve thus been
strengthened and their hearts cheered by these
periodical gatherings, which have enabled
them to mitigate the condition of those of our
poor who have anxiously waited for these Wis
its to their humble door,
We trust that the present opportunity will
be no exception to the past experience of our
public annual meeting, and that liberal con-
tribution will aid the managers to visit their
numerous applicants, with we'll replenished
hands. Winter presses with unrelentng step;
provisions, clothing, fuel, all are dear.
And how are these destitute widows and or
phans to be provided for unless we go to them
with means to meet these constantly recur-
ring wan 8.
The officers Of the society for the present
year, are VIM. Willis. President; Nathan
Cummings. Vice President; Edward Gould,
Treasurer; Thomas r. Hayes, Secretary
Wm W. Thomas, N. F iDeering, Esen Steele,
Martin Gore, DR.. John 7. Gilman, R. Cram,
Rev. 3. II. Bailey and Rev. VIM. H. Fenu.
Managers.
Such a list Is a sufficient guaranty for the
faithful administration of the funds of The So
ciety.
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A GREAT ScARE.-Our friend Penneil, Of
the firm Of Pennell Brothers, provision dealers
In the Row, not timid man. He is usual
ly cool and collected, ready for any emergency.
But yesterday he received one of the biggest
scares that usually fall to the lot of man. He
was buying load of poultry from country
man and had just taken from the cart large
fat goose, when, all of sudden, the dead
spoke. An nnmistakeable, genuine Quack Is
sued from the neck of the detunct fowl, caus-
ins our friend 10 make tremendous leap
backwards, dropping the bird in his fright.
Presuming that he must have been mistaken.
after recovering from his momentary agitation,
he picked up the goose, when once again the
terrible quack, qnack, was heard. Now Pen
nell is not a believer in things supernatural,
nathan in good spirits ar had snirits Init for q
few minutes his state of mind was such Won
could have knocked him down with feather.
and being very small, delicate person, 1t was
feared for time that the shock would prove
too much for him. An examination of the
bird, however, disclosed the fact that the far
mer had forgotten to abstract the windpipe
hence the voice from the dead.
By the way, Pencil Brothers have got
splendid show of poultry and some nice game
OF did have yesterday
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The degree of activity in the woods, Is quite
unusual, indicating that the lumber market il
to be abundantlv supplied. The grading Of
the Piscataqu,s R. R. is completed from Old
Town to within eight miles OF Dover, a dis.
lance of 80 Mules
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-25

TEE AUTHOR OF THE LEGAL TENDER Acr.--
Mr.. Spaulding Of Buffalo, who has recently
written letter expressing his opinion that
the legal tender act, Of which he is the repoted
author, Is Unconstitutional as a peace measure,
Is NOT justly entitled to whatever of credit NAV
De due for devi.ipg the greenback way out of
financial difficulty. a correspondent of the
tribune says that it was Thaddeus Stevens
who prepared and drafted the bill, and banded
u 70 Mr. spaulding, with the request that be
"'u'd Introduce and support it. These facts
were known to neatly every member of the
y 'mm Of Ways and Means at the time
nnd they passed into history in relation to one
OF taoss wise measures oricuated,by Mr.. Stew.
ems. aud which were carried through Congress
rgainat the most active efforts OF MIR. Chief
'ast'oe Chase, (when Secretary of the Treas
nry,) who, while the bill was pending in the
house, addressed long communication to the
chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means arguing the upconstitutionality of the
measure, although war existed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-25

PORTLAND ROLLING MILLs.-The Portland
Rolling Mills completed last night their man.
ufacture of rails for the year, and will now
stop work for two or three weeks for repairs
They have run with great regularity for the
whole year and have turned out over II ooo
tons new ra.ls. This company employees about
100 men, and presented each of their employees
WI h turkey for Christmas as has been the
custom of the Corporation since its start
Few people have any idea of the value Of
such manufactures to the business of a place
like Portland. A large number of vessels are
kept constantly employed in bringing coal and
iron. The amount Oh money paid out to the
Workmehi in the establishment, and expended
for supplies for themselves and families in
Portland, adds materially to the amount of rs-
tail trade ofthe city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-25

FEATHER RENovAToR.-A patented feather
renovator can be found, at the corner of Green
and Portland streets, of which Mr.. G.. w. Lam
caster is agent, which any thinking person
may see Is great step towards health and
economy. An old feather bed, which has been
so long in use tnat the feathers have got foul
smelling and dirty, will be thoroughly cleans
ed by steam in one honr alter entering the
machine. No waste is made in putting the
feathers into the tick from the machine, and
only 50 charged If the bed is brought to the
agency, otherwise So so. ,.--.
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Central Pacific RGilroad
Bonds.

secured by a First Mortgage upon so productive a
property are among the promising and reliable SEE
curiies now offered. No better Bonds can he made.
portion of the remainder of this Loan Is now
offered to investors at -
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Impure Blood Makes Sick.

The bowels may be ecstlve or some organ does its
work weakly. From causes HE these gases aud
eammy substances occur which poison the blood;
che perspiraticn may be checked the feet may be so
chile that their ietd exhaations are thrown back
pom the ood. Hers is cause Tor pain- levers in
nanma ATOMS In these cases Bfanireth's Pills are
worm more than gOli. Five OF six cure at once. Re
member they cure by at once removing from the
oody those matters which poison the bood and make
house ready.
See B. Brandreth in white letters on the Govern
ment stump.
Principal Office Brandreth House, New York
EF-Sold by all Druggists,
del eod& eOwlmsN
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Mr.. yANpFNHoFr-weh.r

Mr. VANDENHoFF-Weh have heard the opip.
ion expressed by number of those who were
fortunate enough to hear Mr. vandenhoff Wed
nesday eve. thai, it were possible, the Mercan-
tile Library Association should endeavor to
secure another reading from him during the
present course. We think the suggestion a
good one, and, knowing that Mr. vandenhoff
possesses an extensive repertoire, we think a
selection could be made by him that would
please the public even more than the one of
last evening.
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DOM ESTIC PORTS

TEEKALET-Ar LIST. barque Scotland, Theobold,
San Francisco
sA4, rkANCIsCO-sld 9th, ship Golden Fleece,
NEW oRLEANs|Ar 18th barque Asterias. Ran
lett. Boston; sch NJ Gray. Pillsbury. Havre.
PFNSACOLA-A Ar 18th, ba1ques Cieniuegos, Da-
Wis, Cienmegos. Pleiades. Packard, Aspinwan
Cid lIth, oar"9e Florence Peters, hooper New
JACKsoNvILLE-Cd 18TH, sch q " Fish Will
GHARLEsToN-Ar 22d, sch Union Flag, Malo-
,NoRFoLK-Ar goth, sch Piscataqua, Humphrey,
BALTIMoRE-Ar 2lst, sch White Swan. Collins,
CID 21st, sehs Petrol, Sbanks. San Andreas; Hen.
ry Hobart, Manson Boston.
Ar 22d, sch Woodbury., Woodbury., i'm George
Cid ed, schs Laurel, Foss, Ellsworth; L Foster,
Trowant, Portland.
PHILADELPHIA-cld 22d. brig Serena Smith.
NEW YORK Ar 22d ship Pericles, Jones, Glas-
gov A days; brig Scotland, Lawson, Demarara schs
worth; NJ Robinson Hatch, Bristol; Maggie Bell
Gregory, and v Turner, Graves, Rockland; g NJ
we Amboy oq East SGrsna
Ar 22d, barque Sarah Elizabeth, Mclean, Buenos
Havana tennis, Havana; g W Barter Moore Key
West: schs Mary D Harris, Crowley, Barbadoes,
NEW HAvEN-Ar 22d, schs S Lindsey, Emery,
and Hattie Collins, Hill, Elzabethport.
>PkOVlDENCE-Ar2 2d, Wave, Faikingham, I'm
Newburg.
NEwPoRT-Ar 2sd, sch Cit Point, Fisher, Port
land Tor Baltimore.
Sailed 22d, brIgs Gamma, French wiscasset for
jacksonville; VIM II Parks, Lane, Belfast for Sa-
vannah schs Grapeshot, Wardwen Portland for
Baltimore; Octavia A Dow, Starting, PASSPORT Tor
New York.
In port 22d, brig VIM H Parks, lane, Belfast tor
Savannah; schs Mary S MoDson, Lewis, Portland
Tor Washington; Lookout, Bernard, do tor do; Gen
Banks, Fitzgerald, Calais for 6o Julia A Rich, Pat
ten Ellsworth for do; Globe, Bragdon, Portland for
do; Ganges, Higens; Franklin. Colby, and Nellie
Chase, Hamilton, Portland tor New York; Sabine
Jones, Fall River tor Savannah.
HOLMES HuLE-Ar 22d, brig Anuie Eldridge
Clifford, Maracaibo tor Boston sch Fanny A Bailey
Black, Georgetown tor do or Portland.
Ar 22d. schs Waterfall Cameron, i'm Rockland for
Baltimore; Freddie Lewis. Hodgdon, TN do for do;
Allie Oas es, Psbury, do tor New York: N Berry
Kelsey. Savannah days tor Portland; Ocean Belle
Emery. from l;ockland tor New York; Mary Lnnt
own: do tor Baltimore, Starlight. Blatchord, from
Calais for New York.
iioSrON-Ar z3d, brig Erie, Sears, Stockholm;
Sweet. Lawrence Calbar.en; D Lincoln, Mer
Jacksonville ers's l. Smith, Bunker, Elizabeth
por4; Franconia. Holt, do. Decora, Clark, anu Sem
afur, Faulkner, New York
Conner.
Cid 2ad, brig Elsey, Roberts, Port au Prince schs
SS,ampe ie, Bragdou. Mobile; Osprey, Crowley. from
Ar Gath, brig Chimhorazo, Cook, Kingston, ia;
sch Gen Connor, Shute, Philadelphia
Below. bar ne Rambler.
CID 2ih, barque David Nichols, wyman Balti-
more; sch Nyra, brown, Belfast.
Sid, brlgs Chattanooga, and Antilles
Mar ed, schs ORION, Howe Bath: Elihu
Barritt, Elwel, Bangor.
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A LUCID CHARGE.-Tbink of twelve ;n,o-
cent looking gentlemen in box in Smith Co
Texas, listening with wide open eyes to the
following charge:
II tne jury believe, in the evidence, that the
Pialnrn and defendant were partners in the
grocery, and that the plaintiff bought out the
onSsnaant, and gave his note tor the interest.
anu Cne defendant paid for the note, by dehv.
eI a 70 the plaintiff COW, which he warrant.
t noe o.eaeny, and tho warrant was broken
99y reason OF the breachiness of the cow and ha
drove her back and rendered her to the Sefa NC
dant, but he refused to receive her. and ths
plaintiff took her home again and mt bea .ne
yoke on her to prevent her from jumpinq fan,
ces,, and by means of the yoke she broke he,
neck and died; and if the jury further b.leve
that the defendants interest in the grocerv
was worth anything, the plaintiffs note was
worthless, and the COW good for nothing either
for beef or milk, then the jury must And ont
me themselves how they will decide the case, for
thinks she does-don't know how such case
should be decided e"'e
pealed 'o'n par ties ap-
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SAWYER AND WooDFoRD.-We took little
glimpse into Sawyer and Woodford's, near the
corner of Exchange and Federal streets, TODAY
rnd were pleased to notice their varied stock
Oh basket goods, willow ware and many other
tnin2s which are just the thing to make
ohr1stmas present Of Remember Christmas
exnends to New Years.
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United States Di,,r,., 9

DECEMBER TERM-fox, j., PREsIp,No
IHuRsDAY.-In Bankrupfcy.-The examination
which was commenced " ednesday on the petition If
luther s. Moore, for bis final discharge from bank
ruptcy and which is opposed blythe Banks in th,.
cry, was resumed and occupied the whole day. The
Ns'inony on the part of the remonstrants was all
po' M ana the rebntting evidence was con menced
by the petitioner, but was not concluded at ,orrn.
ment j. H. Drunmopd and Ira T. Drew r,r nott.
doner.iJ & E. N. Rand and sben,ey q s,ro,'r -,
remonstrants. - "'iV0' ioi
Court adjourned to 10 O'Clock sa,pr5ov ,,,,.
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CHRISTMAS TREE.-The many friends of
Mrs. j. s. Hobart, at No. 421 Congress street,
corner of Congress Place, will be glad to hear
that she is meeting with. great success in the
Christmas Tree which she has got up. The
friends OF the lady have visited her in large
plumbers, and the Tree will continue to receive
visitors during to-day and tomorrow. Give
her call for the children's sake at least.
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New Advertisements ahfs DAY.

SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
Hair Renewer-R. P. Hall & Co.
ENTFRr AISMENr COLUMN,
City Hall Edwin Forrest Dramatic Company.
City Aali-M. L A. Lecture.
-.- AUCTION COLUMN.
Fur Goods-E. M. Patten & Co.
Variety Sale-E. NJ. Patten s. Co.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT COLUMN.
Over NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E imond.
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4 Holiday s.rcsent-Ladies and gentlemen.
young and Old DESTROYS OF having their halr beauti
Il iof tn: holidays, should use bottle of Cheya-
lier's ne for the Hair at once. Read Cheya-
her,s Ireaues ON the Hair. Free to al, given away
at the Drug Stores, or sent by mail free. This book
should pc read BY every person. IL teaches TO chilli
vate and have beaudlu hair and restore gray hair 10
Its original color, stop its falling out remove ali rri
tation or dandru from the scalp, thus keeping the
hair beautiful TO the latest period of lite ~
SARAH A. CHEVALIER MD.
dc1sNtodc29 II23 Rroadwav Wv
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"Children's Lives Saved
30 Cents -

Thousands o. Children die annually OF Group.
Now. others, II you would spead so cents. and al
ways have bottle Of DR.. Tobias Venetian Lini-
ment in the fouse you never need fear losing your
little one when attacked with this complaint 1t is
now I've rs sine b I've put up my Eminent, and
never heard OF child dying of Group when my Lin
inert was used but hiuirets OF cures have b. en-
reported to m, and many state Tit was $40 rer
bottle they would not be Without IT. Besides which,
ache. Sore Til OFT, SwelIngs, - nps, Collie. Dlar.
rhsa Dysen cry, pasms, Old Soes and Pains In the
Limbs, Bach an, Chest. No one once tries 1t who
Is ever Wtrhou IT. is warranted perfectly safe TO
take later 'al y. Full d ections with every bottle
I'D by ali Druggists ana Storekee ers througn.
cut the United States. Depot 10 Park Place, n Y,
Dec 1-etd&sow.m