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SAN ASrONtt,, Tex, Dire. :u.-Tlte night
Of tile estli wuH Tho cnltcst on record here.
grees al'ove zero. Ice Is two Inches thick.
THO watcr.ppes were frozen throughout tho
city, MID ntn,,y burst. Tile now watcr-tanks
nic frozen, delaying trains.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. m.-Last night tho
mercury, whicl, ut 0 y. in. recorded degrees
above zero, rupldly declined until at 7 this
nloruEng 1t marked s degrees below. It was
still lower III various rarts ut tho city, but
this WIS the ofllcia1 report at tho United
States Signal Office. At 10 tis morning 1t
1t llalt risen to zero.
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COLUMBUS, Ga, dec. W.-Tho coolest
weather on record. Tic thermometer in
this city last MIgIIt stood ut above; on'tha
Alabama hills, at zero. Tile snowfall of
yesterday virtually suspended business. .
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11AnRr D, WRtGIlr, nn Englfsllnan by
birth, a,ul employed rs 'b0okkecper by Il
picture dealer Ut Detrolt. suicftea yesterday
because Ills sweetheart refused 10 marry him
OIL ucrount OF Ills Incorporate lluhEts.
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TW; Chtcago Yalo Association gayo It's
tiftteRt!l u,lsl,al banquet last night. lrcst-
dent Noah Porter grareA Tho occaston BY Ills
presence. The boys lu!d Jolly tlnle al!tt u
4lerry Que.
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AT AND NEAR MILFORD, PA. j.,
MlLFo1lD, Pa., Dec. 30.-1ast night WIS Z
ono Of tic coldest eyer known In this section.
The Thermometer stood at IL degrees below
zero: ut Eric Summit, l,ear Lackawanna, =
degrees below.
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JosEru WHITE, wors1e.l spinner OF DsaA-
fos.l, England. haa failed With liabilities
reaching S375.0
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j. w MILNE, clerk OF tho l'ocassct MI
tiuna! Hank, appropriated 85,0c0 1t tic bank
funds to his own list. 1t is thought ho Is
now III Canada.
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ovEn $500, ,ooo Of stock wa subscribed ycs-
to-day ut Cincinnati Tor tho ars.sttactinlu Of
a1axilus eleetrla>l}ght >in f{{;tvinassy:... New.
port, md Cincinnati. 1T wilt first be intro
duced into factor1cs. aud ultimately Into pri-
yAte iaUl.5eS,
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Sptttat DIspateh 10 1hs Chicago Tribune.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. :W.-Tho cold snap
which set III Montuy night reached It's cll-
max al0ut o'clock tAEs morning, when tho
thermometer ut The Stgnal-Olltco registered
II degrees below zero, hut III other parts Of
tic city & 5urn degrees lower aro reported.
All trniMs east Ut lIcre were abandoned t',Is
morning, and tic first ttaln from tllat tllrec-
ton since lust night rcacl.e.l here this eyen-
ing about U o'clock. Tho weather continues
to moderate, n1ll is to.lllgl't soyernl degrees
ubUyo zcrU.
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TIE stock mill Of thu Springfield blanket
Company, at Iiolyokc, Mass., WIS damaged
sls,0N worti by t'v last evening. The
building was just finished, and was nnfll-
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RICHMOND. VA.

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 1.-The weather to-
day Is tho coltlcst since tic 18th Of JnnuAry.
grecs below zero. 1t was tho same llgu1r TO-
duy at sunrise.
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A LARGE number uf tho leading lawyers OF
Wisconsin hayc signed II petition IN the l'res-
ltenl to appoint Judge cooloy to succeed
Justice SwaylIe UM tho Supreme bench.
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IDulsvIl.LE. ky., dec. W.-An extru0rd(-
nary a,nl rare phenomenon nccnrrctl t''ts
morning. ln this c!ty. commencing shortly
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A. s. LOGAN, q ll.cal descendant Of tie
coleLn.tcd Chief of tho Mtllgos. linz bccn
appointed to a position IN tho Interior De-
pArInIcilt,
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A1.n1oS, n. T., Due. Jo,--Tho soyerest
st''rM of The scason Is ringing here. THO
thermometer is 10 degrees below zcfu.
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MASrEA SrAauSo, Ut Lima, Peru, and
business partuer OF Alayor-clcct Gruce, OF
Now York, died yesterday.
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j; Mll Z. i. Lonn sucrccsls Mr. Ballard Smith
as managing cdtor Ut the Now York Sur.
Mr, Sn!tth rcllres through Ill.IIpalth.
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THE FAR WEST.
nEAI)1yOOl), pAlS,

DEAnwnuu. Dak.. nsv. D.-the sayera
weather llas pat stop temporarily to transit
By stagv, mld the eoaches atn laid UP,
i.nnlors nsU currpnt relating to the Qcst&uc->
tlon Of stuck, a,d tho suportel tree4inx to
death VI tean'sters. but the 'attor Aavo not
been conttrulcd. 1t ii probable ,that ca.tls
have suffered severely: alla inush loss occa'
sollGu BY tho inteusu c0ltl,
SIOUX CITY, Ia.
. S1oux Cry. lA. Dec. au.-The storm Il
over. This mercury Is up 10 10 degrees aboye.
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AN Immense al!lI'Jowlsl1 demonstration
WIS lcltl in berlin Wednesday. Seyurul
nleMlbers Of tho lielrhstag Intended.
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W4AEE1lS0, W. Vn., Dec. W.-rl,c river
closed here last night Ut G O'clock. TlIo
weather IL now clear and extremely cold.
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A DETACHMENT Of engineers md working
men will luaye Fratce on the 5th 1t Januury
10 commence wurk on tho TAtItllMn Canal.
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"ILN1TNGIJS, DEL.
W1LMtSGruS, Del, Dee. 30.-1t wns de-
grecS below zero this morning.
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DALLAS, Tex, Dee. :,0.-rle mercury ycs
terday fell to degrees below zero.
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Tile feeling III tic New York stock uar-
ket yesterday WIS buuyaut uni upward.
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SHREVEPORT, LA.
SI1nEvErolsT, Dee. 30.-Tho weather isycry
cold. leo running In tho river.
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FI.oons IN nerbyshlre, England, llayo serl
iously lnterfclvd with cotton manufacturing
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CHARLESTON, s. e.. Dec. :'0.-Tho tcmpera-
tnro tl1s morning WIS lower than 1t l,us bce1t
slicc 1876.
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THE temperature Ut this region vii! con-
tIMue to rlso slightly to.ttny, uni purity
cloudy weather Is predicted.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. Jo.-At g this
morning the thermometer stood at y degree:
aboyc.
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this evening. The Carada roads aro, bli
lftflc Infected by thu storm. Trains on the
\ COLLISION K
occurred on the Canutla Southern Rontl ncnfS
Wcf1aln today, between n way-freIctt andtt 4
through passenger train, bady damaging ttts5S
engine Of tho passenger and rear-car OF the
freight train, badIy scnltting John Iscnntng-
tuM nnt breaking tho arm of Thomas Cary,
fireman Ut tic freight. Snow-plows arc at
work I'll Nil roads running into thfs city.
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CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 3o.--The tter-
lnoneter fell lust night to ) degrees below
zerU.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Health and Growth in Children.

For ten years Dr. Percy Boulton, of the Samaritan hospital, London, has been engaged in weighing and measuring children, and the result of his studies, as published in the Iancet, is very interest," ing. Dr. Boulton set himself to discover the average rate or growth per year and the normal corresponding height. To this end, instead of making a large num- Der of independent observations, he measured the sam children in success sive years, eXcludin giants and dwarfs and selecting the chiIGren of welI-to-do parents This, he req tnably thought, was the best method of sscertaining typical standard for healLy children, brought up under favorable circum- stances, and that was the object of his search. The annual rate of growth was ascertained by the doctor to [ e different for each child-to vary between two and three inches per year. Any individuaas variation from the individual rate
 abnormal if exc ,eding one-quarter inch per year. But whatever the rate of growth, whether two, two and one-hali or three inches annually, the weight for height should in each case be the same {; and between three and four feet the increase in weight should be two pounds per inch, and between four and five feet two and one-nalf pounds per inch. At three feet high the child should weigh thirty-siX pounds; at four feet, sixty pounds; at five feet, ninety pounds. As the rate of growth and the increase of weight properly corresponding to 1t are thus known, the following working table, though not exact, is an hpproxi- nation to statement of law as to the weight normally corresponding to heights rising by steps of one inch:
 Feet. l1scheS. Pounds. Feet. IacheS. Pounds.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

These figures are above the previous standards, both as to height and weight, but, like them, they are applicable to both boys and girls. Above five feet, and about twelve years, there IS an appreciable difference between tie sexes in these respects, as girls cease growing sooner than boys. Observations Of weight or of height are, it will be rightly inferred, useless alone.
 Now, what is the practical use of all these fguresP In the first place. rate of growth should be regular, and the rate of any given child being ascertained, |, there is thus furnished a tolnrable basis for an estimate as to it's proper future size. The healthy child that grows two inches a year passes five feet at tilteen n years, and will thus probably be of short stature say five feet six inches if man, and five feet one inch if q woman. The healthy cbild growing two and One-half inches a year is three feet two inches at three years, and passes five feet at thir- teen to fourteen years. Such child will be medium sized adult, say five feet eight inches if a man, or five feet three inches if a woman. The quick growing healthy child that increases in height three inches per year passes five feet at ten or eleven, and will make 8 tall man of five feet ten inches, or tall woman of five feet five inches. These rates of growth Dr. Boulton likens to three railroad trains travelling at, say, ten, twenty, end thirty miles and hour. The fastest train, of course, covers the most ground in given time, subject somewhat to the exact point when puberty first puts on the brake and fin ally stops progress altogether.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
The Yenus Of Milo.

A citizen of San Francisco, who had amassed wealth by 9 fortunate invest ment in mining interests, determined to cultivate the fine arts. He sent to Florence for 8 copy of the Venus of Milo in marble. In the course of time, the commission was accomplished, and the marble goddess, protected by wrap pings an securely boxed, safely crossed the ocean and was transported across the continent to the residence of the owner. The box was unpacked, and the goddess, in her celestial beauty, was revealed to his eager gaze.
 His Gonsternation may be imagined when he beheld his costly treasure un- yelled, but without armsl How could such an accident happen, and what had become oi the missing members, for not vestiee of broken marble reward ed his anxious searChp His indign alton and disappointment were unbounded in beholding q woman without arms where he had expected masterpiece of art.
 All the money in the world in itself will not give culture and taste. The bonanza king had never heard the story of the famous Venus of Milo. He did not know what almost all intelligent young people could tell him, that the masterpiece of sculpture was dug up in tlt lsldnu Ol MILO 1uSb SIS lL no " stands in the museum of the Louvre in Paris. Fruitless search has been made for the missing arms, and connoisseurs in art would give it's weight in gold q hundred times over if they could be found.
 The statue, in which the rich miner saw nothing but imperfection, has drawn forth the admiration of lovers of art ever since modern eyes have looked upon It.. Few arc the visitors in Paris who fail to spend hours before the mar ble shrine where the Venus of Milo stands enthroned, in wrapt appreciation of it's almost celestial beauty, and few are the intelligent persons in the civil iled world who in marble bronze, en- graving or photograph, are not familiar with the perfect lineaments and the fault'ess form of this embodiment of the genius the past.
 A bonanza mine is not to be despised, but it iails alone to give to it's possessor the resource for happiness hidden in Q cultivated mind and refined taste.- Youth's Conapaaion.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Christmas Gifts.

The practice of making presents on Christmas is said to have originated in the example of the wise men of the East, who brought their offerings to the manager at Bethlehem, and laid them at the feet of the infant Savior. Since then, Christmas gifts have been almost universal throughout Christendom, and many persons feel that they have not properly discharged their duty unless they bestow something among friends and favorites. Those who can afford it usually do, and this holiday never passes round without an interchange of tokens of good feelings and kindness in almost every neighborhood. Be the gilt ever so small and intrinsically ever SO value less, 1t is'esteemed as a special favor. The anxiety with which our children look forward to the approach of this popular holiday. is an indication ot the great in- terest they feel in the receipt of those gifts, and their little hearts are filled with gladness whenever they ale made tbe objects of some special donation.
 The practice of decorating churches with evsrgreens on Christmas originated with the ancient Druids, who wore gar lands of ivy and mistletoe on that day, and since their time it has Eeen relig- iously kept up by several denominations of Christians.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

The situation in Ireland grows no bettea daily. The British iron-clad Valorous has been sent to tte south of Ireland with small. arm ammunition and steam pinnaces armed with seven-pounders for river transit The English government is prosecuting the pub. fisher of the Sligo Gh mpioa for asking tenant to leave his farm. Colonel Gordon says tae condition of the people in the west of Ireland is worse than that of any other peo- pie in tho world.
 General Gong eles has been inaugurated as President of Mexico with much ceremony.
 Two new ocean cables are to be laid imme- diately between England and Nova Scotia, to cost when finished S7, 250, 900.
 The rowing match on the Thames between Ross, ot Canada, and Trickett, ot Australia, resulted in favor of the former.
 heinsurgent Basutos, of South Africa have been repulsej with great loss by the colonial troops.
 An immense land league demonstration has taken place at Waterford, Ireland. The pro- cession, which included various societies with horsemen, escorted Mr. Parnel1 to the place ol meeting. Houses and slips were decorated with flags end the streets triumphautly arch ed Four hundred police, 200 infantry and 100 cavalry were drafted for the town.
 A BAIL1FF has been shot dead while attempt. ing to execute a decree in County Tyrone Ireland. Orangemen are reported to be arm. ing and determined to opp SC the land league.
 THE Spanish people have bought 50, 900 shares oi D Lessep's Paaama canal stock
 A CANADIAN lawyer i4 to be sent to Dublin to help detend the indicted leaders ot the land league.
 FLoGGING in the British navy is to be abolishe'
 A FIRE at Arendal Norway, has destroyed the postoffice and eighteen houses.
 CAPTAIN WEBB, the noted English swim mer, will endeavor next summer to surpass all previous natatorial feats by swimming across the Irish sea from Holyhead in Wales, to Kingston, in Ireland, distance of sixty our miles
 EIGHTY SIX miners have lost their lives by colliery explosion in the RhoAdda valley, Wales. The colliery is about mile from the scene of the great explosion in the Divans colliery, in the same valley, on January Is, 1878, when about sixty persons lost their lives
 MORE severe shocks of earthquake have been felt at Agram, Austria.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
A Terrible Position,

The sawdust of mill at Victoria Harhor is burned in kiln eig hty feet high made of boiler iron. Carriers, on an endless chain, convey the refuse to 9 door forty feet from the ground and dump it into the fire within. The other day m employe named Payne, who looks alter the carriers, got on one of them to go to his place at the door above. Everything went all right until he got close 10 the doors, when he found that his feet were caught and he was unable to extricate himself and that he was gradually going to meet n sure al hor- rible death. He.managed to attract the attention of some of his companions, who stopped the machinery just as he was entering the fiery furnace. He was severely scorched before he was rescued from bis perilous position. z Toronto (Oni.) G1obs.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
A Call on the Editor.

The story is told that when George D. Prentice, founder of the Louisville Journal. was editor of the New England Weekly Review at Hartford, he had occasion to make some refecti ons upon John Vanderbilt, brother of the com- nodore. who was running boat be- tween Hartford and New York. Van derbilt resented it and started out to thrash Prentice, but had hardly reached the third story of the building where Prentice was before he found himself lying on the sidewalk at the foot of the stairs. Prentice published an account of the matter, inviting Vanderbilt to call again, and saying that he (Prentice) weighed fourteen stone and swu-g 8 pair of fists like the halyard blocks of an East India schooner.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
GREAT HoRsE MEDICINE.

DIR. TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT in pint bottles at 20 cents B years established. It is the best in the world for the of Golc Old Sores Srans Bruises, Sore Threats, etc. TOBIAS CONDITION POWDERS warranted to cure Dstemper, Fever Worms ts; give fine coat; increase the appetite and cleanse the urinary organs. Certified to by Col. D. McDanel of of the fastest running horses in the world and 1000 others. 25 cents Sold by drug gsts. Depot-S2 Murray Street, New York.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
fD.ilv Fort w.vne s.nt;nsl |

Mir. s. H. Joseph, Agent Emerson'f Minstrels, remarks: I can with truth speak from experience; and in saying St. Jacobs Oil acts in a marvellous manner I but partly express my good opinion of it.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Doctors Gave Him Up.

( Is it possible that MT. Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by so simple remedyp
 'I assure you it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said he must diel"
 "Well .a-dayl If that is so, will go this minute and get some for my poor George. know hops are good.'
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

The nuns in the convent at Manila spent one year in the making ot a piece of lae from the fibers of the pineapple, and their work is on exhibition at the Art Loan in Washington.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Tn. Cr,.t..t R,...,n..

A simple, pure, harmless remedyi inst cures every time, and prevents disease by keeping the blood pure, stomach regular, kidneys and liver active, is the greatest blessing ever con- feTed upon man. Hop Bitters is that remedy, and it's proprietors are being blessed by thous- ands who have been saved and cured by it. Will you try iti See other column.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

Whe2 a married woman buys pug dog, for 8 low price, she gets 2 bargain, and her husband gets something to boot. t.--SoneeYville J0u77sol.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

The natives of Alaska will not eat salt, having decided aversion to it
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Manchester (Mich.) Enterprise.1

Messrs. Haeussler 6 Kingsley, Drug gists, Manchester. say: We handle St. Jacobs Oil with abundant success, and it has given excellent satisfaction to our customers
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

No remedy for kidney diseases heretofore discovered can be held for one moment in comparison with Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. 0. A. Harvey, D. D., Washing tOu n c
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

The VoItafc Belt Co.,, Marshall, Mich., Will send their Electro-Voltaic Belts 10 the afflicted upon 30 days trial. See their adver- tisement in this paper headed, "On 30 Days aI
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

BAd bahdfs arc easily contracted; @ are colds, and both are very hard to get rid of. The colds are quickly and surely cured by pr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

Messrs. A. J. Inloes Co.,, druggists, Bing- hamton, N r.: I had suffered from Caiarrh tor ten years; at times the pain would be so severe that was obliged to stay in the house and send for doctor. I had entirely lost all sense of smell. EIy's Cream Balm has worked a miracle for me- am convinced it W Ii cure c. s. Halleys, Binghamton, N. Y.
 My son, aged nine years, was afflicted with Catarrh; the use oi Ely's Cream Balm effected a complete cure. w. E. Hamman, druggist, Easton, Pa.
 I have recommended the Balm 10 many of my friends for Catarrh, and in all cases where they have used the Balm freely have been cured. T. Kenney, dry goods merchant, Ithaca, N. |. September 6, 1880.
 Price, 50 cents. Ely's Cream Balm Co.,, Owego, N. Y. Will mail it for 60 cents.
 Malarial levers can be prevented, also othei miasmatic diseases, by occasionally using Dr. SaRfoTd's Lirer Ihvi9orator, the oldest general Family Medicine, which is recom- mended as a cure for all diseases caused by 8 disordered liver. Eighty-page book sent free Address Dr. Saniord l62 Broadway, N. Y.
 Get Lyon's Patent Heel Stifeners sppliei to those new boots before you run them over.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

During the past year the elevated rail roads of New York have caused the death Of eight persons and the serious injury of nine
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

There is one railroad in Greece. It is five miles long.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
vegetine. For Kidney Complaint and Nervous
 Debility.

MR STEVENS:
 Dear SiJ-T had had cough for eighteen years when commenced taking the Tegetne. was yery low; my system was debilitated by disease had the Kidney Complaint and very nervous-cough bad, lungs gore When had taken one bottle found it help ing me- it has helped my cough, and 1t strengthens I am now able to do my work. Never have found any thing like the Yegetne. know Ii is everything Il is Recommended to be. Mas. A. ]. PENDLEToN.
 "yegetine," says Boston physician, has no equal as blood purifier. Hearing of it's many wonderful cures after all other remedies have failed visited the abor tory and convinced myself of its genuine merit IL prepared from barks roots and herbs each of which Is highly effective, and they compounded in such manner as to produce astonishing results"
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15

vEGETrNE is @ great panacea for our aged fathers and mothers; tor it gives them strength, quiets their nerves, and gives then Natures sweet sleep.
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
Vegetine WILL CURE RHEUMATISM.
Read His Statement:

K. ALBEkI and apotheCaTy Sprngvale Me, always advises every one troubled with rheumatism to try NEGE1INE-
 Read His Statement:
 sFRISGvAIE, ME, Oct. l2. 1876. MR. H. R. STEVENS: Dear Sr-Ffteen years ago last Tall was taken sick with Rheumatism, unable to move until the next April From that time until three years ago this fall rIffered thing with rheumatism Sometimes there would time that could not step one step; these attacks quite often suffered everything thai A man could. over three years last spring commenced taking yegetne and followed it up until had taken bottes have had no rheumatism since that tfne always advise every that ls troubled with rheumatism to Vegetne and not suffer for years As have done This statement is grstuous lar Mir
 ALBERT CRO0KER, Firm of A. Crooker Co.,. Druggists and ApothecaTtes
The Newtown bee., 1880-12-15
ON 30 DAYS' TRIAL.

We will senl our Electro-Votaic Belts and other Electric Appliances upon trial days those afflicted with Notls De5ilap and dseass q pezsoEai nature. Also of the Liver, Kidneys, Rheumatism Paralysis etc 4 sure czrs guaranteed pdp.
 Address Voitaic Belt Co.,. Marshall Mich.