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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-09-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A CALL ON DIR. HELMlCK.
OUACHITA PARISH. La,
.SeOtenlber 10. 1850.

OUAcHITA PARISH. La,
September 10, 1850.
To DR.. A. S. Iteinick:
DEAR SIR I'VE, the undersigned citizens
of Ouachita parish, having confidence in
your honesty, patriotism and capacity, and
believing you have no friends to reward or
enemies to punish in the party, and that
you will use your best efforts to promote
the welfare of the people by tightening the
expenses of tho government, abo1ishing all
useless offices, and fairly representing the
intelligent sentiment of your constituents
against all cliq,es aud rings, request that
you become a candidate to fill the uncX-
PRED term of the Hon. w. w. Farmer in
the legislature of our State. We pledge
ourselves to vote for and use all honorable
means to insure your election.
Signed by:
Ward I'D. c. Tidwell, w. \. Bumpurs,
J. G. Taylor, a. l.. Swan, c. II. Calhoun,
and % others;
Ward Nv. L. DeGraflenreil, Thompson
Wood. d. c. Brown, d. Faux, NJ. l.. Bow
man, and Is others;
Ward 5-Jethro Moore, J. II. F1ournoy,
Will::Nliller, E. b. Clyer, Isaac Cans, w. l..
Morris, and 20 others;
Ward s-B. r. Erwin, T.. G. Berry, A. G..
Lipsay, w. L. Head, J. G. Miller, and II
others.
Ward Or. s. Williams, a. NJ. Williams,
b. +. Thomas, Joe Evans, David Takewell,
S. c. Coates. r. s. Fluitt.
CNoTE.-We omit, being so authorized
several names i'll the above call, want OF
time and space demanding it. The names
citizens and all white, as far us we know
ED. TELL
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EDuCATE ATIIOME.

MALE ACADEMY AT MONROE, LA.
Opens tho first session of three months
October Ash, 1850.
.Jno. A. Saunders ana Rev. A. Levy, after
due consideration, have dotcrnined To es-
tahlisll u iirst-class select school.
We respectfully solicit your cooperation
and patronage, Mt tho following rates:
English Or frepsgstory course, ss 90 Per
English, German and Freaicla, apri mary
department, - % per month. - SO,
English, German and Frcnch, higher do
partment, ~ ~.
Morning exercises begin at = o'clock a. IN.
Afternoon exercises, at l:SO O'Clock y. M.
Close ut p. m.
Those wtshing Instruction In Hebrew will
place for instruction; also, young Misse.
that may require lessons in any of tho
above named branches OF study.
Tho Writing Clans, NMdcr JHo. A. Saun-
deIs. will continue at the Ouachita Female
SSoiiego every evening at $3.50 r: m:,--two
lessons. 6o-lMl.
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The cows held large and enthusias-
tic meeting last Saturday night on
Grand, between DeSiard, Grammont
lasted all night, and early Sunday
morning eighteen cows, calves, etc.,
were present at adjournment. We
presume that the meeting was held to
protest against the proposed cow ordi-
nance, or probably to prepare to take
possession, during the winter, of all
the available shelter offered by the
store sheds on Grand and DeSiartl
streets.
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"A Day of Meditation.

Wednesday was observed with due
soIemnities and religions devotions by
the Jews and the Catholic portion OF
ing religiously, but the former the
more rigidly on this their Day of
Atonment. Services were begun in
Temple Sinai Tuesday evening, closing,
with intermissions, twenty-four hours
subsequent, when the rigid fast ter
minated. The Rev. Mr.. Levy, rabbi
in charge, delivered a very interesting
sermon Tuesday night, devoted mainly
to reproving the materialistic tenden-
cies of the times as conflicting with a
mans obligations to his Creator.
Father Enaut, observing the day as one
of the three Amber days in the year,
celebrated mass in st. Matthews church,
and the members not exempt kept fast.
The day was cool and quite clondy,
which, added to the religious observan-
ces, the partial suspension of business
Several business houses being closely
and the solemn warning, of Death in
our midst on that day, gave to Wcdnes'
day an atmosphere of melancholy
and unusually profound meditation.
Mr.. Nick Lewis, we'll known as con.
uuctor on one Of the passenger trains
Of the Monroe & Vicksburg railroad,
died of congestion of the brain follow
ing dyscntcry, at Vicksburg on the
18th, in the 3lth year of his age. We
fully accord with the sentiments OK
pressed by the Nicksburg Commercial
in it's eulogium of our deceased friend
Says that paper, whose editor knew
poor Nick, alas from his birth:
Endowed with bright mind, a cleal
Judgment, tireless -eneergy, and un
questioned integrity and courage, Nick
Lewis, was rapidly becoming a man o
mark in his Louisiana home, and in :
few years would have become a leadc
OF men in all of North Louisiana. To,
young when the war commenced TO b.
enlisted in the army, he left home
went to Pensacola and there united
himself with the "cadcts," Il compan.
formed here, and with that corps h
remained until the end of the struggle
sharing in its dangers and privation
with the courage and fidelity of a tru
man. The death of Nick Lewis, al
most ut the threshold of life, with a
honorable and useful career before him
will carry sadness to many who hav
long known aud loved him.
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LEGAL.
r lST OF JURORS.
tOFEICfAL.1

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita,
Clerks Office, 5th Judicial District Court
Be it known and remembered, that on
this, the 18th day of August, 1880, the un-
dersigned members of the Jury Commits
sion in and for the said parish, and being n
quorum thereof by virtue Of the provis-
ions Of the law. have this day met at the
clerks office of said parish, for the purpose
term of the Fifth District Court, ordered by
law, to be holden iii and for the parish Of
1850, and after having supplemented the
general venire to the original number of
three hundred names, David Faulk. one of
ballots, containing the names Of fifty pee-
sons, from the general venire box to serve
con rf fo11oxrs
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And I, the undersigned clerk, during tho
said drawings, made tho lists and records
thereof as above set forth the ballots for
the several weeks were placed separately in
for the second week, and thirty for tho third
week, and labeled, scaled and endorsed
according to law.
Tho said envelopes containing said bal
lots were placed i'm the jury box, and after
the same was locked and sealed, delivered
unto the custody of said clerk.
In faith whereof. severally sign our
names, this date above writtcn and in pres-
once of witnesses.
J. A. CONVICTION,
ID. FAUI.K,
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk ID. G.,
commissioners,
Witnesses:
-. Is. TRousDALE,
J. r. HANNA.
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Attention is directed to the card OF
Hall & Cook, dealers in sportsrnen's
materials, New Orleans. These gentle
men are highly recommended for
square-dealing, and they have an i'm
mense stock of everything in the
sportsman's line. They are located in
the heart of the city, at "a st. Charles
street, may be readily found and will be
pleased to answer all inquiries, oral or
written.
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0nafhita Tele9raph.
Z..oNRoE. La, SEPTEMBER II, 1850.
Cotton.

The caterpillars continue their rava-
ges wherever the cotton foliage is not
already destroyed.
The weather. we have to state, has
been simply abominable-so wet that
planters have not been able to get
more than one weeks good picking in
three. The planters, without a single
exception known to us, report the
prospects gloomy and disheartening.
The weather to-day Thursday is, how
ever, fair and promising of a settled
change for the better.
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River News.

After falling about sixteen inches,
the river began rising again, yesterday,
at the rate of six inches in twenty-four
hours.
It is pretty generally believed that
navigation will continue uninterrupted
to this point the remainder of the
season, but this is by no means certain.
The Little Bob is due from above,
and the Pagan will he up tomorrow.
The Fred A. Blanks, delayed by re-
pairs, will not enter the Bends trade
in the Mississippi until the 22nd.
J. G. Jolls, q Ouachita pilot, died in
New Orleans week before last.
The Rosa Il. returned from the D'Ar-
bonnie last Sunday, with only IL bales
cotton, and left, shortly after discharg-
ing, for "laying up quarters.''
The Little Bob Il. left Saturday for
Camden, With nearly full load, the
greater part of which was reshipment
freight got from Capt. Renwick, super
intendent of the elevator. We look
for her down to-day.
Roustabouts are receiving $50 per
month wages in New Orleans, about
SIS more than they have been paid
for many years at this season of the
year, and they are, says the Democrat,
scarce at these figures.
The Natchez, at cost of $1,000, is to
be supplied with the Brush electric
lights, which will be distributed over
the boat as follows: two on the jack
staff, one on each derrick, and one on
each corner post.
The Pagan sailed into port at nine
O'Clock Saturday morning with a toler-
able fair trip of freight, nearly all of
which she discharged here, and left on
her return at l p. M, the same day,
with 40 bales cotton-S3 from Trenton
and 81 from Monroe merchants. A
good starter for this early in the season.
There is probability of there being
considerable opposition in the Vicl<s-
burg and Bend trade this season the
+. A. Blanks is advertised for the trade.
am authorized to say that in case she
does 60 in this trade that the owners
of the J. NJ. White, Frank Pargoud
and Ed. Richardson will place a line of
boats in the Ouachita trade. So look
out for a big fight.-0fariae (Cfn.) Jour-
nal.
Comment on the above will be re-
served for a future issue, since the
Blanks is about to enter tho trade,
wherein Cannon don't want to see her,
and we will await Developments. But,
really, it seems there is. to be lively
competition in the beautiful Ouachita
this coming season and, by the way,
nobody has, thus far, answered our in
terrogatory whether the Blanks is to
remain permanently in her new trade
or only temporarily.
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Progress of improvements.

The brickmasOns are busy complet-
ing the walls of II. Meyers new store
corner of Grand and DeSiard. Little
Joe Stineau is having a cigar and to-
bacco stand fitted up in the triangle
between McFee's and Meyers.
Mr.. McI4ain's new residence on
jackson street is receiving the COM
slater, timer and painter. The cxter-
vior promises we'll for handsome resi-.
dence and an ornament for South
Monroe.
Mr.. Joseph Roth is collecting mate
rial for the erection of second resi-
dencc on his square in Harris addition.
The new Masonic Hall will be adver-
tised for contract bids in few days.
The lumber is now being sawed. The
building will be two stories in hight,
length IS feet by 35 in width. The
main front will be on Grand street, SO
feet retired, with a porch or gallery.
On the river front, there will be a bal
cony. The lower story is to be pub
lie hall: about 35xGO feet in dimensions,
with two rooms in the rear while the
upper story will be occupied as lodge
room, ante-room and closets. The
staircase will ascend, within the build
ing, from one of the small rooms in
the first story. 1t is estimated that the
building will cost about 50, 900. 1t will
stand in the center of the lot longi.
tudinally, and 30 feet from the street
and 100 feet from the river, east and
west. The lot lies about 1875 feet mort h
of the Grand street railroad crossing
and in one of the pretticst portions OF
our pretty little city. The hall will
no doubt, be f,voritc place for social
gatherings.
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LEGAL.
objection NOTICE.
SHERIFF,S OFFICE.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
MONROE, La, Aug. Is, 1850.
In compliance with the laws of Louis.
lana, and in accordance with proclama-
ton of the acting Governor of the State OF
Louisiana, notice is hereby given that AN
election will be held on
Tuesday, the I'd day Of November, 1850,
At the different polling places of ouachita
Parish, to-wit:
Ward No. I.
Precinct No. l-FarMer's School house, Z
Precinct No. 2-I1ogwood place.
Ward Ne. q.
Precinct No. 3-Union Church, on Ras@
trop road.
Ward No. 3.
Precinct No. 4-Ice House, Monroe.
Precinct No. 5-Court House, Monroe.
Ward Ne. Z.
Precinct No. 6--Lowtown. -o
Ward No. 5.
Precinct No. 5-Trenton.
WAR; Ne, s.
Precinct No. S-FOrksville.
Ward No. 2.
Precinct No. 0-Cadeville.
Ward Ne. q
Precinct No. l0--Mt. Y Eon Church.
Ward
p.oc;urt NJ ~ n, - <,,...,
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Registration is progressing steadily
but rather slowly, only IA new voters
having been enrolled thus far-1 in
Monroe, in ward 2, and IL in the
Island ward. Several persons have APP
piled for registration, but, lacking the
residence of IL months, have been re-
fused.
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HAMBUHG HIGH SCHOOL.

This Academy, for both boys and girls
already famous for thorough discipline and
superior instruction will begin it's FOURTH
SCHoLhSTIC YEAR on
Monday, September IL, 1850.
The School year will continue forty
weeks, with Il recess of two for Christina.
holidays.
Hamburg is n quiet village on the hills of
Ashley County, and is remarkable for its
healthfulncss and morality.
Brothers and sisters of the same house.
whose house is near the Academy, and
which is now being repaired and enlarged.
Two hundred and fifteen dollars will
cover scholastic eNpense--eXccpt for Music
puPils-for the entire year; sll5 paid ON
entering. and the other in February. 1891
The Principal has devoted thirty years to
teaching, and thoroughly understands his
/ business.
! Circulars, with further particulars, will
be sent, on application to
II. c. b. CONNERLY, Principal,
! 5o-4t Hamburg, Ark.
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The Assessor will have the assess
ment rolls completed by the close of
the current week. The collection of
taxes will be proceeded with as soon
after as practicable. Both State and
parish creditors are clamorons for their
dues.
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At which election there are to be chosen
~ general ticket, eight electors of Prcsi-
shall be for the State at large-and six Tor
| tho several electoral districts of tho State,
One Elector for the First District, COM
posed OF tho parishes of PlaIuemines and
St: BERNARD and Of the third. fourth, nth.
wards of tho city Of wOrieans.
One Elector for the Second District, conn
twelfth, thirteenth, Fourteenth, sixteenth
and seventeenth wards of the city of New
Orleans, and Of the parishes of Jefferson,
James.
One Elector for tho Third District, COM
,bes
Mary. Terrel,onne and Vernilion.
posed of tho parishes Of Bienville, Hossier.
Caddo, Dc Soto, Grant, Sabine, Match
i Ltes H RSpiaes, Red River. Vernon. Web
Ono Elector for the Fifth District, COM
posed Of the parishes of Coneordia, Cald-
West Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln
Madison, Morelouso, ouachita, HIGHLAND,
ose Ei H for the sixth District! COM
posed Of tho parishes h. of Avoyelles, East
Pcinte Coupec' st. Helena, st. Landry,
st. Tsmmany, Tangipahoa and WASH
inYtOn.
And also for one Representative in Con-
gross, to represent tho Fifth Congressional
Distri9tmpf tho State of Louisiana In the
Fort 000eenth Congress OF the United
States for the term of two years, to date
| from the 4th day of March, A. ID. 1881, said
| district can1nposed of the following parishes
Concord ~, Caldwell, Claiborne, Cetahoula
| East Carroll, West Carroll, Franklin, jack
| son, Lincoln, Morehousc, Ouachita, Rich.
| land, Tensas and Union.
And whereas, the acting Governor of tho
State of Louisiana has issued q writ Of
election, directing tho SheriG of Ouachits
parish to cause an election to be held on Il
day to DO fixed by him, to supply tho va
cancy now existing in the House of Repre-
| sentatives from said parish, caused by the
| election and qualification of Hon. w. w.
] Farmer, Representative of said parish, as
| one of the Judges OF tho Circuit Court OF
| Appeals of this State for tho Second Circuit
| I do now give notice that ut the same time
and places rs above stated, there will be an
! election held for the purpose of elccting one
| Representative, to represent the Parish OF
| Ouachita in the House of Representatives
| of the State of Louisiana.
Tho election will DO hold from II, m.
| until o'clock in tho afternoon.
| And do hereby direct all commissions
| ers. and other officers, to hold said election,
! and make due returns thereof in the man
ner and form provided for by existing laws.
Witness my hand and signature officially
| this 18th day of August, 1880.
soto j. j.. MCGUIRE, Sheriff:
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Our Shreveport contemporaries are
done laboring with their annual Sep.
tember statements. And soon will
come the Christmas edition.
Hon. Judah +. Benjamin has lost
greatly in health in London.
Brandy, Whisky and Wines, at
Moore's drug store.
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BANK OF MONROE.

q. \. SINGER, Cnshber'
GRAND ST., MONROE, LA..---
NEW nANK BuftbTNa:
European exchange for sale; also drafts
on st. Louis, New York, New Orleans 4nd
Vi:ksburg. Mutifatcd moncyAnd foreign
coin bought no highest rates. 1pteyest al
promptly attended, TO In Mdhroe, Trenton,
isastrop. Fmrncfviiie, Vien'hsss<-nI'f6bia,
Ouachta city, ctc. S~Nts..5---'
aprt:S0:ch20aug.
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Mr.. G.. A. Stein, tho popular sales
i'm the house Of Leon Gclson, prepared
to obligc his many friends with bar
gains in the dry goods line. Stein is
an amiable, polite salesman, whose
department behind the counter is not
staring curmudgeon whose wooden
head is nearly bursting with conccit,
and whose pomposity is bounded only
by iniinity. Stein don't own n store,
and don't say IRE got this, or Pre- not
got that and yet he will sell you
goods reasonably, and without ofeuse
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The qualified members of the new School
Board are requested to meet on the first
Saturday in October, in Monroe, La, for
the purpose of organizing. Their commits
sions arc here for them.
f. ENDOM,
Member OF the old Board,
Monroe, September II, 1850. st
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nor for the drawing of jury for tho second
and third weeks, tho same commissioner,
in tho presence OF the others, proceeded to
draw thirty additional ballots with the
names of persons thereon, for service for
the second week, as follows
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-09-17

E'OK Il y r,
TIE MONROE HOUSE,
(Nnw occupied by y. b. Trousiala,) from
the LIST February to 3ist December, 1880.
Apply to DIR. L. P, RICHARDSON,
n19 Tutor.
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Leap year and the harvest moon,
young ladies!
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CUCCESSION NOTICE.

Succession of Mrs. Annie Spohn, deceased.
5th District Court, Parish of Ouachita.
No. $40.
Whereas, John II. Dinkgrave has petit
toned the Court for letters of admiuist ra-
ton of said sIccession.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it
may concern to show cause within ten days
why the prayer of said petitioner should
not be granted.
BY order OF the court,
AUSTIN GREEN, Clerk.
Monroe, La, Sept. 18th, 1850. 2-2t.
LOUIS HALL. LOUIS COOK.
SPoRTsMEN's EMPORIUM.
HALL & COOK,
No. "a st. Charles Street, NEW ORLEA Ms.
Dealers in
GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, SPORTING
and FISHING TACKLE of every
Description, POWDER, SHOT, SHELLS
and FIXED AMMUNITION Of all Kinds
The Repairing department is undor tho
personal supervision of Mr.. Louis Cook.
Guns re- bored to shoot close. Mail orders
particularly. attended to.
p. o. Box 037. sep. lily.
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Cigars cigars! cigars at Moore's
drug store.
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Also, Agent for LANE Il EODLEY'S
ENGINES, BOILERS. CORN and SAW
MILLS. Office in d. II. Heads old block,
TRENTON, LA.
Correspondence relative to the above mat
ter solicited. 52-lm.
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J. A. Moore has for sale the wonder
full Chill medicine Herbine,
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r ANGDON NURSERIES,,
DANIEL w. LANGDoN, Prorrie,or.

purely Southern establishment. Found
cd by Hon. Z. c. Lang'lon. Twenty-seven
years in eN istencc.
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f.. GILES,

f.. GILES,
PRACTICAL ENGINEER
AND GEN ERAL REPAIRER
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-19
New Orleans Ifens.

INV ORLEANS, Nov. l6.---Unitcd
STATES Marshal Wharton, IN an inter-
view with a Times reporter, stated hat
the republicans proposed to contest the
seats Of the democrats returned as elect
ed from the fourth aud ffh congress
ional districts, and may decide 10 con-
test the first and Second districts. lie
says the late election was q farce.
Warren +. Ch.sin was shot and killed
q; Jacksonville Yesterday by Shelby
Sanders in an alteration.
Coy. Wilt has appointed Hon. j. {.
Manning, cx-chicf justice Of the state
supreme court, United States senator
vice SpoIord, deceased.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-19
The NCXt Now state.

Chicago Tribune: The election
being over and the consideration
Of party advantage no longer cX.
listing, it is possible that congress
will, at the approaching session,
adopt the initiatory Legislation for
The erection Of a new state cut OF
tke present Territory Of Dakota.
That territory contains now
nearly 10000 inhabitants. or
more than the ratio OF population
under the present apportionmcnt
OF representation. But the tide
of emigration to that state is NOT
only large but continuous. There
are at present five railroads eX-
tending their lines westward
across the territory, and all will
within a few months have their
lines westward to the Missouri
river. The climate and the soil
are similarin all respects to those
of Minnesota, and the coming
spring will witness the settle
ment there Of whole swarms Of
emigrants from the eastern states
from Canada and from Europe
The present territory is too
large for a single state. 1t con
taine somewhere in the neighbour
hood of 100000 square miles Of
land, or nearly five times rs much
as Illinois. The plan is, we be
UeNe, TO form a State by drawing
a line through it from east to vest
and erecting the southern half
into a state, and continuing the
northern and less populous half
under the territorial government.
1t is confidently expected that be-
lore the preliminary proceedings
of forming a state government
can be concluded the new state
will have all the population en-
titling it to a representative in
congress, even under the new
apportiOnmcnt necessary under
the census Of 1850.
y 1t is pretty certain that, if the
present congress do not pass the
necessary law for the creation Of
this new state, it will pc passed
by the new congress elected the
present year.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-11-19

Hand in hand, hike two Sisters Of Mercy.
bringing health add happiness to the allie
ted among mankind, they have gown so
popular in almost every flmiiy that their
names are as familiar as household words,
and are now known as the purest, safest and
most c@iltciual remedies for all diseases en-
anatinS from IN impure state Of the blood.
They are not coarse, Disgusting alcoholic
mixtures, but really scientific combinations
Of those curative agents which are known
and acknowledged by the mcIica! profession