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A WAGER AND ITS RESULT

The wasp is frequently disturber of
the peace, although lover of sweet
ness and light. He lately acted in
both rolls within five minutes in Bel
gium. Two peasants, while in an inn,
desiring to gamble, hit upon a novel
method. Each melted lump of SUI
gar in water aud poured the syrup
upon a table. A multitude of flies
were upon the walls. Money was bet
as to which pool ofsyrup the first doz-
en- of flies would gather around.
Soon there were eleven flies around
one pool, and, while its owner was
anxiously scanning the air, in to the
room buzzed wasp, and began feed
ing by the side of the eleven. The
wasp was instantly claimed as fly,
the claim was declared absurd, a
warm argument followed then blows
and then the bolice marched both men
off to the station house
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BOOKS IN ANCIENT TIMES.


A Paris paper gives the following
particulars on trade in books in an
cient times: "The book trade was
highly esteemed. The shop of lib
rarian in Athens was place OF
meeting for the idle and for wits.
There the author of the latest publi-
cation gave public reading of it;
literary, artistic, and even po-
litical matters were discussed with
out the slightest mole station on the
part of the police. Hence the taste
for and the price of books went up.
Pythagoras's treaties were sold for
9.l47 francs for single copies; it
was the material upon which books
were written that made them them
so dear. The prices fell when the
secret of parchment was found out.
At Rome the book stores were kept
in perfect order and with a certain
elegance, like our own. Inscriptions
and notices covered the exterior OF
the shops, inside the volumes were
carefully classified on shelves, call
ed midi"
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SCROFULA.

1t does not make any difference how sew 20
case of scrofnla, GERS, sores syphilis, uim
pies, blotches, letters or rheumatisn n is. the
the Samaritan's Root and Herb Juices will
cure it, Syphilis. wnich has baflied the skill
of physicians AID tor which tney declare
they can 90 nothing except patchup, is effect
uaily and permanently cured. 'atarrh.
which up to this lime mas had It's own way is
completely era1icated. Kheumatism wi h It's
tormenting pains is speedily removed; pim-
pies, blotches and letter tnat cause much
mortlficatI IN and trouble, are banlshed in a
short time. Affections 4 the liver and kid
{ neys are overcome. and those org ms made to
perform heir proper functions In a word. iI
renovates and braces up the who e system,
, expelling al poisonous OF impure matter from
he blood and sys em. IL is ur desire that
all shoulI receive the benefit of this remedy.
and partl ular such per- Ons as have given
up all hope, OF ever being cured Having full
faith and knowing thas the Samarit ms Root
and Herb Juices will cure the above com
plain we will furnish the remedy to the ser
iously afflicted tree of charg until cure is
effected, by giving security tnat payment will
be tn n made. Price Ill 25 per bottle, DES
/ MOND q CO. Proprlctsrs. 9l5 lace street,
/ iladelphia Pa.
| Sold by Druggist @ augIOwI
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PLAYS! PLAYSl ~
DIT AVA! PLAYS

For Reading Clubs, for Amateur Theat-
ricals, Temperance Plays, Drawing Room
Plays, Fairy Plays, Ethiopian Plays Guide
Books, Speakers Pantomines, Tableaux,
Lights Magnesium Lights, Colored Fire,
Burnt Cork, Theatrical Face Preparations,
Jarley's Wax Works, Wigs, Boards, and
Moustaches at reduced prices. Costumes,
Scenery, Charades. New catalogue sent
free containing full description and prices.
SaM'L FRENCH a SON, 1872 Nassau St.,
New York. tr
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"ANTED-To buy a farm OF 50 TO 10
w acres, eight-room house, an orchard
and some wood on il, land to be good and
cheap, near a railroad station. Address
with full particu ars, d, A. Ter Hoeven b,
1900 Hutchin on st., Philadelphia, Pa.
oct2-1 -1tda2tW
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A terrible disappointment has
befallen the scientists. An exami-
nation hf the fossil recently exhum-
ed at Hazletown, Pa, by Professor
Leidy, of Philadelphia, has disclos-
ed the fact that instead OF being the
skeleton of mammoth extinct ami
mai, it is nothing more nor less than
concretion of iron ore. These con-
cretions sometimes are found in
very odd shapes, and the natives at
Hazleton may console themselves
with the reflection that so illustrious
sage as Mr.. Pickwick was once
taken in by such simple hierogly-
phic as "Bill Stumps x his mark. !"
Philadelphia is having an unusual
big dose of bogus spiritualsm. Fol-
lowing hard upon the Tines start
ling exposure of the Bliss cabinet
| frauds seance was enliverel on
Tuesday night by the confession Of
the "medium" to the audience he had
the moment before swindled that the
whole thing was humbue, and to
prove this he showed the astonished
spectators that under his usual cloth.
ing he wore several spirit costumes
to be used as occasion required. Viii
the fools never get killed off!
ONE of the developments at the
trial of the Reading rioters was tha
at a meeting of the strikers held The
Saturday evening preceding thC
burning of the Lebanon-valley
bridge, it was suggested that the
bridge be blown up witch powder
The witnesses who gave this testi
mony were all members of tn,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
reers, and were present at the meet
ing. There appears to have beer
entirely too much method in tn,
madness of the Reading mob.
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SERVED HIM RIGHT.

An Arkansas man lately snapped
both barrels of his gun at his bed
ridden wife. The gun, as if endowed
with the humanity of which its owner
was devoid, refused to discharge, but
when the monster took it by the
muzzle and attempted to dash out
the sufferers brains, the breect
glanced on the bed post, both barrel,
"went off," and their respective
charges of buckshot took lodging il
the would-be murderer,s lungs
There was no wearisome delay abou
the funeral preparations.
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DEAROLD HOMESTEAD

Is the title of a very fine new
song, by Miss Ann G. Hits. This
song has taken strong hold on the
popular fancy. No doubt there are
thousands who never forget the
Dear Old Homestead" where SO
many happy hours were spent in
joyfulness and glee, during their
childhood days. Price 40 cents,
with splendid lithograph of coun-
try homestead.
IT'S place shall ever rememQer,
Should live to be nifty years old;
Twas the home OF us all In our child
hood,
And we prize 1t, yes higher than gold
Ad 1ress all orders TO T. W. Helmick,
publishers, No. so West Fourth 81, Cincin
natl, o.
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THE MOST RELIABLE piAhS
MEDICINES, AOrRiElAs
Choice PERFUhERY CoLoGNnasif Taif''
A fine assortment of HAIp TdAAS
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A Glass Of ICE COLD ARCrrc natks aa
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Choice FLAVoRING EXTRA crS y
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A Good KEY WEST or DoMFsr1s
CIGAR, N'iiVI
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At Ninth and Mar
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CEoUS DENTIFRICE
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WILLIAMS PRESCRIPTION Ono,
corner Ninth and Ma,S.,
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A HEALTH INFLUENCE!
Restoring the Nervous and DeblIitated.
Imparting Life, Strength, and Health TO
the UdlltnO organism

Restoring the Nervous and Debilitated.
1mparting Life, Strength, and Health tC
the Ud1linO organism.
Successfully treating Disease UithOm Medicine
DR.. .BRYAN'S ELECTRO VOLTAIC AMI
MAGNETIC APPLIANCES
Recently introduced after years of stud y
and research. They are of quadruple pow
er. Imbuing the system with a constant
current of Ttdttztn9 Electric anu Magnetic
force
ELECTRICITY IS NATURES POWER
A Sovereign Specific in Dyspepsia,-Ner
yous Debility-Diseases OF the Lungs
Rheumatism Paralysis-Epilepsy-S
ca Spinal derangements--Impo
Disorders Of the Kidneys-and Functional
difficulties generally.
The Appliancesare strongly charged with
Electric, GGlvanic and Magnetic influence
OF dtUere,d degrees Of mteas.ty, suitable Il
all cases, and conditions, and effect. Cyre
Uhere medicines hare Jdiied
Reference to numerous Physicians anC
Patients
Illustrated Pamphlets explaining th'
principles of their action Cost, etc Tree OF
application, Address
DIR. BRYAN
147 East Fifteenth Street,
New IOrK,
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MAPLEWOOO INSTITUTE.

NONCORDVILLE, DELAWARE co.
" Pa, Boys, "a 50 per week, Girls, "a 90.
Boys prepered FOR yale or Harvard Colleges,
ocel4-Wly Princlpal.
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w. CRAWFORD & Co.
So Garter Lane,
ST. PAUL'S, ENGLAND. E. c..

Beg TO state that they are open Tor any
commercial TRANSACTIONS" as to cons1gn-
ment, for granting Drafts and presea ting
comm ercial bills for acceptance ana pay
ment, for buying English Goods at very
small commission and forwarding goods to
any place in Eng and or the Continent.
We beg TO draw your attention to a very
important English Invention we have on
hand, viz;
WOOLLEN BLANKETS OR COVER
INGS, OF LARGE SIZES, COMBIN-
ED WITH AN AIR PILLOW
1t Will be tound most necess 4ry and use
ful for Military Men, Travellers, Invalids,
Tor use IN Hospitals, &C, &C., possessing
amongst others the following advantages :;
IL Is the finest substitute for a Bed.
The pillow can DE raised or lowered at
any time with the greatest ease.
II VIII pack up in u very small compass,
ana can be carried about without any in
convenience
PRICE FROM los. TO 35s. EACH.
When ordering the above article, please
remit the amount of your order to
iY0-3taW6In =" CltA WFORD d co.
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AssAssINATIoNs SOUTH
Counterfeiters In Alabama Destroy.
ing Witnesses against Them b,
Poison and the Bullet.
New York Tril,uI

Wallace w. Gordon, a graduate OF
West Point; Henry w. Neil, James
Il. Neil and Andrew +. Edwards
residents of Tennessee, were arrested
by officers Of the Secret Service in
1875, and accused Of dealing in coun.
terfeit money. They were indicted
for conspiracy by the Grand Jury, in
Huntsville, Ala, in the United States
District Court, and were tried in
April, 1876. Ex-Governor Parsons,
of Alabama, was appointed special
attorney to try the case for the Gov
eminent. The defendants at the tri-
al were represented by seven attor-
neys. This trial resulted in Il disa-
greement, the jury standing eleven
for conviction to one for ac1uittal.
Soon after, j. S. Malloy, a Secret
Service officer, who was an important
witness for the Government, was as
sassinatcd at Blount Springs. He was
shot in the head and instantly killed.
About the same time Paul Boulton,
who had testified for the Government,
in the trial, was shot at Tuscaloosa,
Ala, and killed. The case came on
for trial again in April last, and re-
suited in the conviction of Henry M.
Neil, the jury disagreeing as to the
other defendants. A few days after,
Thomas Maxwell, merchant at Tus-
caloosa, who testified in the case, was
poisoned and died. Another witness
for the Government, named Dill,
was stabbed and killed. Information
has just been received at the office of
the Secret Service Division, that Jo-
seph i. Davis, the present Mayor of
Tuscaloosa, Ala, who was an impcr-
tant witness in these trials, has been
poisoned. Mr.. Davis was formerly t.
Secret Service officer, and arrested
the prisoners,
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Sold at public Auction To day

SOLO GtpuDliC Auction o day
Promptly at 2o'cIock to-day, AS it
was advertised, the Central Railroad
of Iowa was offered for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder al the
front door of the count house in this
city. The cause leading 10 these pro-
ceedings are too well known TO the
public to he again reviewed. A large
crowd of loafcrs and prominent busi-
ness men gathered on the sidewalk
anu in the street, and l.. NJ. Fisher,
master in chanccry offered it to the
PhDiic, previously announcing that
any person. outside OF the Trust Com
pany, Offering 10 buy or bidding of
the road would be required to plank
down the small sum of one hundred
thousand dollars in gold coin as earn.
est money. This caused the smiles to
fade from the faces of several pros
pectiye railroad men, as the necessary
change was not to be found in The
crowd. But one bid was made, tina
of the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany of New York, through thcil
agent, Judge Grant, Of Davenport
the bid being inst the amount of thf
first mortgage and interest up 10 date,
which was 70, 1890. The road was
declared sold for this amount which
leaves it, of course, as it has been for
some time in the hands Of the court,
and 30 days will be given in which
time all exceptions to the sale must he
filed with the court. The time for
the sale to be ratified by the court is
at the October session.--INQysltaN
to,on Times 1871 inst.
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FLAX.

We have been shown by Mr.. Har
per, of Daggett Il Harpcr's Flax
Mill, bunch of flax from Mr.. Nc.
Cune's, eight miles north of here
which is nearly three feet in length
Mr.. Harper informs us that flax seed
WAS sown to considerable extent
this season, in Wapello county, and
that it will average from fifteen to
twenty bushels to the acre, which a,
VI 10 per bushel, the price at which
Daggett & Harper are contracting il
at, makes flax good crop for the
producer.
ID. Il II. are putting i'm an extensive
addition to their mandatory which
will make il, perhaps, the most ex.
tensive oil mill in Iowa.
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BEN WADE,s DENIAL.


WASHINGTON, July 1G.--Thc Ma
tional Republican recently announced
Oh reliable authority that Ben Wade
has become reconciled to the Presi-
dents policy. This has called forth
letter from the ex-senator to the
Republican,, in which he says
"While ! am now as ever Republic
an, anxious for the success Of the
party, believing that it has done
more to sustain the rights of man
and promote the principles of just
government than any political organ
iZation of which we have any ac-
count, cannot permit my sentiments
to be misrepresented now. should
like to know who or what is your
reliable authority for tie above
statement. Certainly / have author
lied no one to make such a statement,
or any other. Since my letter to Mr..
Painter, which was surreptitiously
published, have written to no one
upon the Presidents policy, and have
spoken to very few persons upon the
subject, and then always in defense
of the sentiments of that letter, which
few hereabouts oppose. l regret to
say that all that has since transpired
in the South and in the North has but
confirmed me in the correctness OF
the sentiments expressed in that let
ter. l will add that l greatly fear
that this policy under what is called
local self-government, is but an ig-
nominious surrender of the princi-
pies Of nationality for which our ar
mics fought, and for which thous-
ands upon thousands Of brave men
died, and without which the war was
failure, and our boosted govern.
mcnt a myth"
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1.-THE NuRE WlTEESs. +,

"The nineteenth century !, the age
OF novels" remarks literary histori.
an---he might have added with equal
truth, "and novel impositions' Stud.
led politeness has been pass.d OF ON
us for native refinement, theforms oi
devotion Tor its essence. and ispecnla
ton for science, until we look az kance
at every new person or thinf. and Ia
An assertion of merit, invariably cx.
claim, Prove it!v In brief Stan has
made himaclt 50 omnipresent that VIC
hook for his clovcn foot everywhere
even in bottle of medicine. Imagine
lady, having complexion 81 sallow
that you would deny her claims TO the
Caucasian type If her featureedid no,
conform 10 it. purchasing her frst bot
tie Of the Golden Medical Dicovery
Tho one dollar is paid in he very
identical manner in which MI Taylor
might DO expected to purchase a lot
terry ticket after his experi@ce with
mo lW, 1861" with this difference,
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change us, however inconsistent may
be their course. Therefore, ii is 1
say, ! see no occasion at this time to
do aught but thank God for the tri-
nmph of principles always dear to us.
Whether man lives in the. north or
south. in my judgment, if he be a
true man, that loves his whole coun-
try, he cannot refuse Mr.. Hayes his
cordial endorsement"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-25

John S. Wise, of Richmond, son of
the late Gov. Henry A. Wise, has
written a letter TO the Hon. l.. Schaf-
fer, Of Canton, Ohio, who, like him
self, is strong democrat, in which
he speaks of President Hayes az fol-
lows: "You and are democrats by
name the name means something TO
us, and defines our political belief
Mr.. Hayes is republican. Doubt
less that name has Specification to
him, and defines his political belief
Suppose we discover, in tine course of
events, that our associates in democ-
racy are not what we call democrats,
but are mere timiditics or nonentitics
that they have no courage to win
democratic victories, or hold them
when won, are We less democrats for
all that? Suppose, on the other hand
we find that, Notwithstanding his re-
publican name, Mr.. Hayes is preach
ing good democratic doctrine and do
ing democratic deeds to our own
hearts content, are we less democratic
for that? On the contrary, are we
not chcered in our faith by the sight
ofthe triumph of our own principles
The fact that our old friends have
stumbled in the dark. and our old OPP
ponents come to the light, cannot
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To CONSERVATIVES.

Consumption, that scourge If humanity, IL
the great dread of the human family in all civil.
lied countries.
feel confident that Am in possession of the
only sure, infallible Remedy, now known to the
profession for the positive and speedy cure OF that
dread disease, and its unwelcome concomitants
viz: Caiarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Nervous Debiif,
Sc, &c. Twenty-eight years experience, a. a
busy practitioner, in the hest Consumption Hos.
pitfalls of the Old and New World. has taught me
the value OF this medicine In the cure of all
Throat and Lung Complaints.
Those suffering with Consumption Or any Of the
above maladies, by addressing me. giving symp-
toms, they shall be put In possession OF this great
boon, 'cithon charge, and shall have the benefit
of my experience 10 thousands Of cases success
fully treated. Full directions for preparation
and use, and all necessary advice and instruc-
tion for successful treatment at Your own home.
will DO received by you by return mail, free OF
charge, by addressing
DIR. JOHN n. BURNETT,
1857 Jefferson street.
apll WY s.OuEHvILLE. Ky.
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loose about the secretary or report
er's tables. The confusion is
terrible and only exceeded by the late
township convention, and from pres
ent appearances the convention will
not finish their labors before about
next Saturday.
All the other townships had voted
and waited Is or 20 minutes on Center
who had retired to room and could
not be heard from.
AT this point a delegate from the
country asked the president what the
Convention were doing, that there
was so much confusion and noise
that they did not know exactly what
they were about. The prosiden,
hammered on his desk and explained
as the frightening evening shadows
were falling fast. Centre township
still not ready to report.
The following is the result of the
informal ballot: Madison 50,5 Bal.
lingall 30lS Burton 80.
At this time the confusion had in
creased to such an extent that the
chairman declared he would no
longer preside unless better order
was maintained. The system of vot
ing was changed to the viva voce sys
tenn by townships and the business
progressed more favorably.
The result of the first ballot was
Madison 60, Burton 50, Ballingall 6.
Before the vote was announced
Dahlonega changed from Ballingal
to Madison which gave him one moro
vote than necessary to elect him. Cen
ter voted Al votes for Burton, l fol
Madison.
The nomination of Madison wa
made unanimous.
The next thing in order was the all
nouncemcnt of candidates for Repre-
sentative. w. A. Fast, Columbia; T
ii. Riordan, Center; J. A. Israel, o
Washington Joseph Gardner, of Col
umbia; w, II Jones, of Adams; l.. T
Stuart, Of Adams, and G. w. Wise, o
Columbia, were nominated.
a motion was made and adopte,
making the first vote informal.
Here the vote progressed with NOR
than the usual confusion until Cente
was called. The noise was increasin.
and the Center boys were maxim,
more than their share, when rap, rar
rap, came the gayel, and the Presiden
called Center to order. The countr,
delegates .implored the President t
make Center vote, that they want
ed to go home. Still the nois
continued and the shadow
to lengthen. Center had job fixe
up and they would only vote afte
. retiring to their room and taking tw
or three ballots, and even taking thei
: time to that. Their country cousin
{: are cnrsing and trying to devise som
i; plan to get along. Center is runnin
the thing. The ballot resulted:
Fast, 36i8 Gardner, 90 Wise,
/, Israel, 81; Stuart AZ Riordan, q
s Jones, lGT.
The first regular ballot for Repr,
' sentative stood as follows:
Fast ", Israel 1G, Jones "a, Rio1
!: dan ID,
: The vote of Fast was then mad
= unanimous.
A motion was made to proceed to
formal ballot for the second Rcpr,
! sentative which resulted:
q Israel 76h, Jones 43is.
A motion was made to proceed |
a formal ballot for Treasurer.
lst ballot-Kiser q, Washburn 3
. w. L. Jones 20, w. I. Poag "a, Parkt
Is.
SECOND BALLOT.
Washburn A, Poag A, Kiser L
Jones IL, Parker 5.
THIRD BALLOT.
, Washburn As, Kiser7, Poag 67.
(ConclHded on Third Pace
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The colored citizen of Ottumwa
will hold grand Picnic at Blake's
Grove, on August LIST. Also Festi-
val at the City Hall in the evening
Good speakers in attendance. All
are cordially invited to attend re.
CARELESS OF race, color or previous
condition of servitude. Orator of
the day, Mr.. Essic Horn.
j. w. LEE,
SYLVESTER LEE,
Nc. THOMPSON,
+. HORN,
Committee.
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Alta meeting oftnc Wapcllo County
Republican Committee held at Esq.
Fetzer's Office this p. M, Major Il. p.
Spillman was unanimously elected
Chairman for the ensuing year.
Sixteen years ago to-day the army
of the Potomac made that famous adj
vance upon Washington, which has
passed into history, according to our
historians, as Bull Rull, and as the
first battle Of Manassas, as tho poo.
pie of the Lost Cause term it.
1t was an incomprehcnsiblc STAN.
pcdc, in which our side ran away
when really getting the best of the
enemy, frightened at the spectre OF
an imaginary Black Horse cavalry
1t was a notifying event Of the war
but done the Union side more good
than the rebels. 1t inflated the en-.
envy immensely, to their dctriment
knocked the vanity out of our people
which set the army down to hard
work and no foolishness, thus max.
ing Gettysburg and Appomatox pos.
sible.
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The latest, greatest. and most reliable
remedy eyer put together by medical science FOX
Rheumatism. Wounds, swellings. Burns, Csked
Breast, &c, is the Centaur Lniment. There are
/ two kinds. What the White Linment is for the
human family, the stronger kind-which is gel
low in color-is for spawned, lame and strained
horses and animals. Their effects are wonderful,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-25

children, can secure health for the children and
rest for themselves by using DR.. Pitchers Casio.
ria 1t contains no morphine or anything inju.
rious, 1t is as pleasant to take as honey, and ID
| certain to cure Wind Collie, regulate the bowels
and expel worms. For Teelhing children there
Is nothing like Castoria.