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THE " NATIONAL CAMP MEETING. ."-Thi
great Methodist Episcopal camp commenced
at found Lake, Saratoga county, n. Y. on
tuesday: The opening sermon was delivered
| by the Rev. DR.. Inskip, pastor of the Eutav
Church, Baltimore. In the evening a sermon
was delivered by the Rev. VIM. Osborn, of
New Jersey. A letter speaking of the exercis
es on wednesday morning, when the Rev. DR..
tray delivered sermon, says:
The trains brought large accessions to the
number already present, which now, at noon.
amounts to about 5000. The arrivals include
families from all parts of the country, some
having already reached here from Missouri.
Canada, Maine and the other New England
States, Ohio, and Illinois, Maryland, Wash
lngton and Virginia are represented and in the
various avenues are large tents, conspiciously
bearing the names of the respective States to
which they are assigned. Letters and kilograms
are constantly being received by the manage in
relation to accommodations, and by Tomorrow
night there will be at least $4,000 people ON
the ground. The clergy is represented by over
200 preachers, including such divines as Peck, |
Mcdonald, Goodman, Roberts, Hughes. Grav |
Horne, Hubbell, Mclean, Wells, Wood, Cole |
man, Adams, BoOle, Dunn, Osborn, Thomn.
son, GLENN and PomerOy. Bishop Simpson
is expected to arrive tonight, and it is report.
ed that Mr.. Punshon will also be here.
4ne campgrOuhd' occupying forty acres, is
located In the midst of dense for
est of hemlock and beech, from which ali IN
lerbush has been carefully moved. The ave-
lues and streets are all plainly designated bv
having their respective names permanently at
ached to the trees at every angle of the tho
oughfarcs, and large lamps on substantial
,osts render the grounds light at night. At I
he head OF the main entrance to the camp is c
arge square with fountain in the centre. and ,
he p0ostoftice9 and other public institutions ,,
round it, including telegraph office
The stand is a fine structure with seats r;s- r
ng one behind the other, and accommodatine
bout 200 clergymen. The cornices are hand
omely ornaamented in scroll work, and bear in. \
,riptions from the Bible and on the ~r anex o. Of
he roof large bell is suspended to apnonnce n 90 a.
ne hours OF public worship There are seats T;
II about 1000, but congregation of at least least j
600 can be comfortably admitted within the A
rcle. In addition to about 900 tents there nj
re number of very handsome two tT story nele cot
Iges. 0''i' '0'-
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GOOD ADVICE.

Let our possessions be what they may-marble
palaces broad lands. magnificent plate or caskets OF
precious stones they all sink in the balance againsI
heaVens great boon, HEA LTH and thew cannot be
enjoyed without it, And yet how little il is yaIued
ana how careiessy preserved. The laws of nature
eaunot De violated with impunty. Night teveIrv,
luxurious living lrregulariiy of meals and a dis.
oIuered appetite, will gradually destroy the power
anu acuNliy OF the stomach. How many ladies' and
gentlemen eat and drink disease at late supuers and
asse IN me morning with headache loss of appetite
feeling langud and unrelreshed There con h 70
medical remedy that will turn lead into food. or nos'
oneu drinks into nurIment but medical science 90 n
oSstst nature supply exhausted fluids and to great
sAeht correct The effects Of disease In all cases
as the above. recommend PIantation Ritters VI
VIII VII md them just the thng-at the same time mos,
delicious tonic and appetizer ''''''
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The Town HALL-After much talk and
many dlSappOlntments the town hall project
has now every indication of being success
thanks to the energy of three or four of the
Iown Commissioners, who, up to the present.
have pushed through all the obstacles with
WhIch they have been beset. The ground was
broken on Thursday last at one O'Clock. bv tLn
building committee of the Board, of which Col
Raymond Is chairman. He took the spade
ana SAID Gentlemen-We are now about
TO break ground for the erection of the LONG
talked OF town hall project about which we
have had too much talk, in fact, but now we
| propose action instead of words. Our object
Is to build the hall, and we desire the co one
ration OF every citizen" He then threw the
hrst shoyeful of dirt, and was followed by
G1eSsrs Collins, Bailey, Taylor, Price and All
german remington. Michael Rely and his
force OF dlbernlans then proceeded with the
cellar digging throwing the dirt much more
gracefully than the Colonel and his friends
Ihe building will be Sc feet on Main street bv
80 on South street, and three stories high-not
quite so large as the Methodist church. The
nrst story Is to contain the Commissioners
loom. library room, lock-u engine house, &c
Inc second story will be the hall and the third
lodge room for the Masons, and other pur-
poses; This is the plan as at present contem-
Plated' we believe. The first story will be ten
eleven. The bricks, lumber and brickIavin@
have been contracted for and the carpenteying ing
Is to be contracted for this evening. Mr. r.
Mitchell is the architect. The Commissioners
Will issue the bonds of the town for $40, 900.
! IN sums OF 500 and $500 each, (or less) paya.
BILE In ten years. Several ladies and gentle.
men, anxious to see the work completed have
already agreed to furnish $4,000 to be taken
IN ponds at par, and all or nearly all the mate
about $4,000 to be taken, and which the Com.
missloners desire shall be as universally distri-
buted among the citizens as possible. hence
they issue the bonds in small amounts.
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DELAWARE CITY AND AvoNDALE RAIL
R0AD.1The amount of stock required to be
subscribed to insure the hecompletion of this road
has been secured the last of the 5000 O0G
having been taken on Tuesday. 1t is now ex.
pected that the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
company will immediately commence the grad
in eighteen months. OO-'''i'-'-
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EXPIRING TERMS OF SENAToRs.-Tba to.,.
OF Senators Yates Of Illinois, Grimes "f iIeIln' I,
RoSs OF Kansas, McCreery of kent,cL,.1 iva
senden Of Maine, Wilson of MassacbSy,,at,!e1a res
Norton of Minnesota, Thayer of NsLral'Lls' NL,,s'ls'
Gragin of New Hampshire. CattelI Of (S' "SAa WA
Jersey, Anthony Of Rhode Island Fo,r!o,r' ,'e% s%
Tennessee, Williams Of Oregon. and HoraC.,,j "a d
Michigan, expire March 4, 1871, and maYt a,t e oe
the elections for their successors will takn r. u
next year This gives great importance ta p,Ive ,S
elections OF next fall for the State Iec..,D,'n' 'n'
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COMING in AND GOING oITT

h are many doors by which customers enter Oak Hal
ont ~ t & te large one on Market Street by which they
the ease with which people in the dicuity wi
gentlemen, just as please about it, 7 W very wei
ANY one of the tens of thousands of rapuIor o,s,,
M YAK Hail viii testify that is only easy to get 1 bn
W say out IN view of the low prices and excelen
@ unu there, and that it only dcut 0 cot 90,
put impossible to buying ali their otbs
n alseI lhe{ nave once made trial the unpar e nd
Vantages OF dealing with WanamAker q Brnwn1 pu au
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REHoBoTH CTY.-Rehoboth City, a celebra-
ted watering place.. IN prospect, is being laid
out. by Mr. John G. Hazard, of Milton. and
high hopes are entertained Of its proving n
grand success. The old Ocean House of Lew
es, pondlo GUS frame building erected many
years ago for the accommodation of visitors.
but for some time used for festivals, concerts
and frolics, has been purchased by Mr.. Harry
Neal, who proposes to take it TO Rehoboth and
have it become again an attractive place during
The sultry months of summer. - Commercial
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ANOTHER DEATH BY FALLING INTO A Well.
--Only last week we announced the drownino
OF Miss Susan Mcdowell, in Cecil COUNTY h5
by falling into we'll. We have now to record Td
similar accident % at Clelands farm near VIII,
the wife of the farmer on the place lost bs,, Ss,
ilie. There is well on the place, which ad. I
JOINS the house, in the top of which there is an
opening from the cellar to permit things to be
lowered in to keep them COOL This well is
tbnlrty thirty iset deep Mrs Hurst in lowering some
her balance and fell down the well, She oono 1.
an an alarm and her husband ran to her assistance nee
he managed to get her to the TOP of the we'll
when her hold gave way and She fell bacI
again. A second time he raised her slowly al.
most to the top and once more she fell back in.
70 10 5ne water and by the time that assistance
tlme' she was found to be dead. Deceased was
a woman of about middle age. ""'
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exercised too much power-that it encroached
upon the rights and liberties OF the citizen, and
put to defiance your Governors and your laws.
No single State can enter into conflict with
such gigantic power; its armies, fleets, officers,
hOnors revenues and prestige of nation, make
it an overmatch for any State CT probable com
binatiOn OF States
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IHE SEMfNARY.-The closing exercises of
smyrna Semlnary took place on Thursdav
morning last. They consisted of exercises ~
elocutlon, select readings by the punils and
vocal and instrumental music. After these
FIot. Bechtel took his leave of the nunils and
patrons In few appropriate remarks, urging
me pupils to thoroughness in their studies. and
the patrons to the Importance of affording
every possible facility In the education of their
cniluLen. heV' VIM. Uric, on behalf of the
scnooi and friends, expressed to the Professor
and Miss Driver their high annreciat;on of
their services, for the time thev have becn viii
US, and assured them of the kindly feeling en-.
tcrtalned toward them by both pupils and na.
rents and OF the hearty wish that their future
neld or labols may continue to be nrosnorouS
and happy. Altogether the occasion was ono
OF much interest. We are glad to know tbat
the patronage of the school has been SO liberaI
curing the year just closed, notwithstanding
tne hard times. We hope the ensuing wear
VIII De much more prosperous
u AS heretofore announced, Prof. Tarleton
% bean VIII be Principal, assisted by his sister,
VINO Is also graduate of the Millersville No.
NAL School and a successful teacher Me-
Anna Ofiey continues in charge of rho pr;nn ms
ry department. Miss Ada Cooke holds the
same relation as formerly--that of teacher IF
piano. organ, &c. Miss Sue r. Colt, a eroI-
uate of the Wesleyan Female College, of VII
M will have. charge of the department
II II craving, II cray0ning, and oil painting. Miss
H. " filtman also graduate of the Wesley
an, Will give instruction in the French Ian
guage; Rev. A. Rittenhouse, A. NJ, has non con-
Sented to give lessons to class Of the more
advanced pupils in moral science. Tins aII
The facilities of first class school are afforded
IN our midst, and there is no good reason WIN |
We should not attract many pupils at distance
70 the Seminary: We hope that every one
VIII fee! that he has personal interest in This
enterprise, as it requires no argument to see
low all our industrial interests must be adj.
7anced by such patronage. ~ "u
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u, PUBLIC LEDGER ExcUgsIoN.-Mr. George
W. ,Chllds', of the Philadelphia Ledoer, took Il
an the employees and attaches of that paper,
with their families making party of some some
;;oO0, on grand excursion to Atlantic Citv,
Mhonaay mo ,o week; Included in the party were
in n0 Coo; %oiK peope-from the Marley paper mills,
maSe M Se'i' TSo county, where the Ledger paper is
h Ilaue. Inc latter, many of them had never
been o. on railway before. 1t is said the trim
cost Mr. Childs from $1,000 to 5000 '''p
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. tanIns,;.B RATiEL .BBRoygN,-Daniel Brown, formerly
this town, imprisoned for shooting q man nau' -
ed Cardwell in Chester for undue in;mscv n%t ;tb
his wife, and recently pardoned bv Goye~nor %1on
Geary, announces his release from tbo HoiO
ware county jail, by placards posted over Gbea H1S
ter, saying, . Daniel is out of the lions Snn ;,
Il lie further informed all that he was at his old
Stand in Chester Market. "'' "' Ills oiu
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TO CONSUMPTIVES.

The advertiser having been restored to health in YEAR
viii severe Yunr aecon and fhaf dread disease con-um
On-is anxious make known to his fellow sufferer ne
of cure. .,r;ntion
To all who desire it, he will send copy Of the pren and
using the same which hey Will find SURE CURE FOR
SUMPTION ASTHMA, BRONCnlTS. etc The object oacd and
tser in sending the prescription is benefit the aud
spread information which he cOnceves To be co them
he hopes sufferer will his remedy 1t VIII
nothing and may prove blessing. ,,.s
Parties wishing the prescription will please SON.
mayl9-lY Williamsburg, Kings county wv
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WYOMING CoLLEGE.-The closing exercises ot
Wyoming College took place last week. Miss
Maggie Cooper delivered the salutatory and A.
T. Hinesley the vaedctory, both of which
were highly commended. L. e. Downbam de.
llvered an Oration-" Industry the Wav to
to Promotion. g The Kaleidoscope" paper
was read by Miss A. Meredith. Emma MEG Goni.
gal, Marian Hinesley Willie Jakes and w. 81.
Chesterfeld gave rotations.
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Frank P. Blair who will be remembered .. ,
candidate for Vice President, in IS6S At tba a
reunion Of the army of the Cuff At ons e,s
Branch, Thursday, eulogized StonewaII Ii JanE -UI
son and the Southerners during the wsr %"VA' \
WhereupOn stout old Admiral F3rrag,t "".i a.
presiding officer, called him to order and % ,Ie ~
gallant company of Union soldiers L;sseS b;n y
out of countenance. -i'S''N nlA
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per cent: Bonds of the Wilmington and
Reading Railroad Co., free from ali taxes. for
sale at 50 and interest. The denomination IF
the the bonds are $lOO's $500 and $1,000. John
McLear y Son, Bankers, COZ Market st., vii.
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Z. LAY DELEGATEs.-The ffty-one Methodist
Mpetscopal M ep Churches in Philadelphia have Civ
en lour thousand two hundred and forty eight
votes Tor, and four hundred and seventy-seTen
- afainst .h iay delegates. The entire membership
VI emese churches is said to be about seventeen
Smyrna times., 1869-07-14
Needles Compound HemIOck PIasters

Never fail in giving relief and often perfect rada
acute cases of pain, Inflammation Weakness tey Racks
relieve Rheumatism, LumbagO, Kidney Diseases oen
Inflammation of Lungs, Peurisy Acute Dyspepsia and
joints Enlargement of the Liver, WhOoping COuS-
B-The genuine in yellow envelopes Win npsdium
name in my trade mark ellipse). siZes-sInal'
and large Retail at 90, IS and IS each. sInbs
Made by q. ri. NEEDLES, Druggist, Phliaa1I49pYiOm
For sale by best Druggists and Dealers. Jaui'
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July Coupons, due on 5-2O's, ISIS, Union
and Central Pacific r. r. Co., bought bv ,Jno
McLear Il Son, Bankers, COZ Market st., VII.
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Errors OF Youth.

genteman who suffered for years Nervous
Premature Decay all the effects Of youthful 5ree to ali nhS
need it. the receipt and directions Or making the M hS
by which he was cured Sufferers wishing 20 rec con1
versers experience, do by TIIZ X 0GDES
dence, . - JUL 1On,,g - New York
plYl9ly No, u CcuaI St'''''
Smyrna times., 1869-07-14

Only give it one traI-and the WILMINGTON
ClIY SoAP will ever after speak for itself II is an
nonest harmless, and charming soap. Itmakes wash
ing easy, and hOrsekeepers glad. ""'"'
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THE TIMES" is published every Wednesday afternoon 10y
JOSEPH H. HoFFEcKER Editor Proprietor at SMYRNA
Delaware.
not paid till the end the year No paper until
all arrears are palOny at the option of the Publisher
ADVERTISEMENTS will inserted at rate Seven Cents
line for the first Insertion subsequent insertions Threeand
ahaf cents liberal discount to quarterly seman
nual and yearly advertisers.
Smyrna times., 1869-07-14
INCOME RETURNS.

, Below we publish the returns of income for
TINS county as we find them in the Wilmington
papers:
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Delaware State Bonds, Del. Railroad Stock
Gold, Silver, and Government Securities
bought, sold and exchanged, by John McTear
y Son, Bankers, No. COZ Market street.
Smyrna times., 1869-07-14

MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to the best Unmarried
herman Cologne, and sold at half the price. srneIU
Smyrna times., 1869-07-14

Rain is badly needed in this lOcality.go. s4
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J~sh asulIi.s. .. Owls.

The owl is : game bird !; he can whip
any thing that wears feathers-After dark.
He Is . wise burd and boots at most
things.
lie 10 sollum burd, . cross between .
justice Of peace and . county supervisor.
lie 10 . stif burd. aud sits up as stiff as
an exclamation point.
lie is luxurious bud, ard feeds en-
| spring chickens.
lie is a long.lived burd, and never YVES
Known to take death naturally.
lie is hardy burd, and grozs tuH by
bileing.
lie Is an honest burd, I'M always shows
an open countcnance.
He issprompt burd and salisfizs at onst
ais outstanding bills.
lie i, a comfortable burd an alwus sleeps
IN feathers.
lie is an attractive burd, and durin the
lay can alsus be found in.
lie is n festive burd aud don't come
home until morning.
Thus The owl, u mistaken emblem Of sol
ltude and sadness if we dig into his nature
closely, is emphatlcally one Of the boys,
and belongs TO the club.
THE Yankees Of old must have been a
sad lot. Edward Ward, who wrote book
about Now England, which was printed in
1893, says ofthe b lstonians Of that period
The inhabitants seem very religious.
showing many outward and visible signs
Of an inward and spiritual grace. But.
'heugh they wear in their faces the limos
cencs Of doves. zen w,ll find them in their
dealings as subtle as serpsn,s. Intrrsat is
81 49, ov,A lac
possessions the only prayer they covet.
A "Sardine club" has been formed at
Ulrtfpfd
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a Coed she W1ag.
The New York World has the folio I'M
- 49, - IA .~-,~as ~,s1 .eN,a1>a

The Rsck Island Company is coming in
70 favsr With European capitalists. who -
innate thstthe net earnings will DO inereas.
ed 20 per cent. on the completion sfthe road
to Omaha. with favorable connections with
the Union Pacific Railroad. The company's
'ands have been surveyed by their agent,
Who reports 4Sl, 900 acres Of choice land
belonging to the company, many Of whlch
can De nov sold At $50 per acre, and the
average valuation is $l2 per acre cash. max.
ing fetal present value of $4,000. 900 -
The equipments Of the company are equal
70 the probable increase Of the com d ' q
earnings fer soms ysass to come. The
compsny has money auf3cient to complete
the road to Omaha. and the elaborate col.
cn'A''ons OF their agent. make out thae the
road =. the end of ten years. viIl earn and
pey dividends on capital OF sec. O0O. 900.
whisA 10 valua,ion Of elO0. 600 ner m;,e
o. ess~half Of that which the Me- Ys,S
Ceatsal 70 new vslusd.
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e,oaauprpov.
Dasiutegrns1~n Of she Radical
Parry Wild w rulings Of th 9



Washington Correspondence Jan. IS Of y. \.
World.
The first figure in the disintegra,iou Of
tue Radical party was displayed to-day, IN
tn. writings al the Pacific Ri road rings,
tho exposures OF Cincinnati Kadicsl p per
OF the coz csded corruption n aud o., OF Con-
gfsss IN regard to the granting Of subsidies
70 Western railroads. and in regard TO the
attempted sale Of lands enough to form
whole States, by the Interior Department,
to ce-tsn spectators, for . msre Song.
These swindles have been The obje ,tx OF
Gen. Grants dsnuncistion within aud for q
whole month past They received attention
III Mr.. Washburne's speech in the House.
when be admitted that his party exceeded
in corruption aud scoundrelism any other
party ever bern. These statements. forti.
6ed BY proofs, a Western correspondent
rsproduees in the paper in question. That
correspondent and paper, and the New
York Tribune which copied his letter, were
the victims to-day, over whose shoulders
Gen. Grant and Mr. Washburns were issb,d
IN the most abusive and viole mt manner by
the retained Senators Of the railroad rings
before mentioned 1t VAS an exhibit on
nhieh startled and shocked TIE many Re
publican leaders who have sought to give
pause to the rank corruption ohsrsc~rz
ing their party on railroad Legislation. For
nere than two hours did Messrs Harlan,
pomeroy and 5nness unblushipgiy defend
nsse railroad grants ard land cal g, which
the President elect has declared will, If con-
,inued, bre.k up tho Republican party
Under The pretext of assailing newspapers
which have sympathized with Gen. Grant
desire to stem this torrent Of corruption,
| these Senators foully asxailed that repre-.
/ senta,ion Of facts for ~hich Grant has made
himself responsible before the country. The
| Assault on the papers was only cover be
hind which were gathered all the fsrcss Of
| the consolidated rings against thu purposes
| Of the President elect. In vain did TIum
| bull, Csnkling. Morton, and other Senators,
/ endeavsr to eilenco the fsud, BY interrupts
| ing it BY the presentation Of other meas.
ures. The railroad Senators had their say
/ out, defended the swindlss Of the past. and
/ quoted them a. acts of the party, and act,
| which should characterize ito future. Pc
mercy says there are twelve moro railroad
bills. filed to the brim with subsidies
which are to be reported and passed THU
| session. These subsidies the best men il
ths party are bent on defeating, for tn,
party's salvation's sake. To day the Raunt
let was thrown down by the railroad Con
gree smsn. that no railroad grants should
be defeated, but all should DO added on te
the divisions which impeachment, civil
tenure, negro suffrage, financial affairs. anc
whisky thieving are precipitating within
| The party.
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TO YOUNC EN.

no arrest Seminal Losses, to conquer bad habits
eeuts to aALRNB HEAD DlSPRNsARY. Louis
Vile, Kentucky.
Having bad ten ysass expaisses h this specially.
vats or confidential nature, and aee troubled Viii
any ailments peculiar to the sex by enclosing
= ssats as above Nth erief statenest 4 eass, Gin
and TINS avoid auackery. We aleo kave : vori1
Clasp which ws guarantees To cure vasicoosle In lour
days. The Electro agDetie Preventive. Those de-
eirine to limit their ndeprifg. car eneloee 8 stamp
ior panphlck containins engraving ana explsns-
u9ne Of The above psevsntiss. 9Th a. essay . IL
eoejees o. Prevsntien, An sons1p0adsncs en1.
Drawer ~. Leuioville, u. eoeH1 11W11
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VIII cure scrofula. or Fever Sores. Salt Rhe n
Tcttor Pimples Swel'ed Brenst, Sore Nipples, Chill
hlan. Piles. Cuts. Buras. Bruises, Scalds. and TOT
all external applications 1t has p. allel. having
perfectly cured these complaints When all otiei
remedies had failed.
wchavea large number OF CERTIFICATES from wei
known and reliable people, whs certify that Pages
Climax Salve has perfectly cured old Ulcers, cases
OF litter Piles and Scrofnla Sores after they had
bcent by physicians and given ~ ~ incnrable.