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ARTEMUS WARDS FRANKS.

The May Scribner has an anecdotal
paper on ''Artemus Ward; his Home and
Family, with n drawing OF the home
stead, portrait Of his mother, and new
drawing Of Ward as lecturer, based on
the obsolete sketch in the old London
Illustrated Times, and which is said to
be the only satisfactory portrait of the
humorist. The following is vouched for
by the writer as new:
Among his youthful diversions was
the writing of letters to prominent per-
SONS IL all parts OF the country whose
names he happened to see in print-en-
tire strangers to him. These usually re-
ferrea to some prospective business ar
rapgement. Thus ne would write to
soI4e gentleman in New York: Dear
Sir-Im sorry to say sh'an't be able to
get that harness done on the day I prom
ised'; or, i will not be able to call at
your house, as you requested etc. In
this mystificatiou of unsuspecting people
he was not unlike the German Owlglass,
who, while always playing the fool, never
lacked fools upon whom he might try
experiments. Nothing seemed to please
him more than TO get the better of his
brother Cyrus. One very cold night in
the winter, when he had come home Mt
late hour from an entertainment, instead
of going quietly to his room, for which
his mother had provided by leaving the
doors unfastened, be stationed himself in
the street and called to his brother as if
in deep distress about something. Cyrus
was slow to wake and appear. Charles
continued calling, and with more agony,
'Cyl Cy! Ho! Cy! When Cyrus ut last
came to the window, he solemnly asked,
Do you really think, Cyrus, that it is
wrong to Keep slaves2'"
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WoRD comes by Washington letters
that the Grant fund was raised by even
harder pinches than have yet been known.
1t is said that New York firm forced a
3 Per cent assessment out of employees to
meet its subscription, and that a banker
kindly allowed all his employees to
share in his gift, teilers paying 800 and
others IN proportion down to scrubbing
women. Gen Grant is said to have drawn
$4,000 on the fund before leaving for
Mexico.
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''AIEAI." "

! Ten minutes after the Flint & Pere
| Marquette train had pulled out of the
depot yesterday noon a young man with
a grab-bag in his hand and g. cigar in his
mouth sauntered in as if he had half an
hour to spare. After walking up and
down for about five minutes he stopped
at the ticket window aud asked
"Has the Flint train gone yet2"
eyes, quarter of an hour ago."
"The deuce! Why, I was to go on that
train p
'Well, you didn't"
That's so, and I'm placed in an en-
barrassing situation. ( was to be mar
ried to girl up the road tonight No
other train, [ suppose2''
"No, SIR"
''And [ can't get there.
Perhaps you could hire locomotive. 4"
"Ah perhaps [ could Til finish my
smoke and go and see about it,
After the end of his cigar had been
reduced until the fire warmed his nose.
the young man went up stairs and said
to the superintendent
"Could you, alb, for about five or six
dollars, all. give me a locomotive as far
as Flint, ah?"
''No, sir
"Ah, you cant2 Well, that's badish.
[ was to have been married at 6 O'Clock
this evening. / might say seven dollars
for locomotive"
"And you might say seven times that. -
"Couldn't do it-'pon honor couldn't,
though I'll go down and smoke another
cigar and perhaps make you another offer
after q time"
He lit another cigar and paced up and
down and all at once began hunting his
pockets. He shortly pulled out note
book and after running oyer the leaves
he approached the ticket seller and said;
81 find that I am saved"
"Howl"
Here it is, just as wrote it down last
fall MEM: The said party of the first
part-which is me-agrees to wed the
said party of the second part-which is
Helen-on the evening of April 4th, 1881,
procided, that billiards, floods, broken
bridges, railroad delays or other acts of
Providence permit. [ always make q
mem. of these things to save misundar-
standings. [ missed the train, and that
comes under the head railroad delays -
81 think So
"And she has no grounds for breach
Of promise?"
Cant see any,"
''Nor [. My conscience tells me that
[ ought to offer about 50 for a locomotive
to run up there, and if it is refused I'll
go back to the hotel and take things easv
till tomorrow. Are you married 2"
'No."
IL expect So"
MAKE mem. of it, and give Provi-
dence plenty of latitude for delays It's
not only business, but you've got 'em
tight as a wedge. Mem. it right down
in black and white, and if they talk sassy
| show 'em the door. Bve-bye. old fellow
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SHEEP THAT DIVE FROM
CLIFFS.

John Muir, the naturalist of the Sierra,
writing Of the wild sheep OF the Sierra
and OF their well-authenticated habit Of
diving from precipicas and alighfing
on their horns, relates the following
anecdote:
"At the base Of Sheep Rock, one Of the
winter strougholds of the Shasta focke,
there lives a stock-raiser who has the
advantage of observing the movements
OF wild sheep every winter; and, in the
course of a conversation with him on the
subject of their diving habits, he pointed
to the front Of lava headland about \
hundred and fifty feet high, which is
only eight or ten degree out of the per-
pendicular. There, said he, 4 followed
a band OF them fellows to the back of
that rock yonder, and expected to cap-
ture them all, for thought had a dead
thing on them. got behind them on a
narrow bench that runs along the face Of
the wall near the top, and comes to an
end where they couldn't get away with
out falling and being killed but they
jumped off, and landed all right, as if
that were the regular thing with them.
"'What! said I, jumped hundred
and fifty feet? Did you see them do it?'
"'No,' he replied, 4 didn't see them
going down, for I was behind them; but
1 saw them go off over the brink, and
than [ went below and found their tracks
where they struck on the loose debris at
the bottom. They sailed right of, and
landed on their feet right side up. That's
the kind of animal they is-beats any
thing else that goes on four legs. y
Scribney for lI0Y.
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A HEAVY SWELL.

Jacob II. Bioomer, of VirgilIe, Y. Z,
writes: Your DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
cured badly swelled neck and sore
throat on my son in forty-eight hours;
one application also removed the pain
from a very sore toe; my wife's foot was
also much iniamed-so much so that she
could not walk about the house; she ap-
piled the Oil, and in twenty four hours
was entirely cured.-Sold by Robinson Il
Hinrichs.
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heard on earth. 1t was an apology for
his appearance and compliment to the
beautiful women and brave men he saw
around him. When he got through and
sat down the house rang with cheers, and
though no one knew who he was they
recognized instantly that a gentleman
and statesman was before them. Dick,
said I, when we got to the hotel, 81
would give hundred dollar bill to have
that speech exactly as you made it to-
night
81 don't know what I said, said Dick !;
'but when saw the flashing lights the
gay dresses and the beautiful figures
around me, it seemed as if all the poetry
| ever knew came swelling up within me
struggling for utterance. It had to be
spoken, and ] spoke it.
'Yates made many fine speeches in his
life, but he never made more beautiful
or eloquent one than that"
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4 CARD.

To all who are suffering from the er-
rors and indiscretions Of youth. nervous
weakness, early decay, loss of manhood,
&c, will send recipe that viii cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by missionary
in South America. Send self addressed
envelope to the Rev. JOSEPH t. INMAN,
Sgution d. Net0 York City.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05
DISGUSTING.

One of the most loathsome and terrible
diseases of our climate is chronic oatarrh.
An immediate and certain cure is Thomas
Eelectric Oil. You pour little in the
palm of your hand and snuff it well MP
until you taste it. 4 few appiications
will cure the most severe case.-Sold by
Robinson L Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA sALyE.

The Best Salve in the world fer Cnts
Bruises, Ulcers, Salt Rhe1m, letter
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns. and
all kinds of Skin Eruptions. This salye
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
in every case on mcnay refunded. Price
% Cents per Box. For sala by F. C.
BueT3tatte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05

Our in Leadville, when one is intro
duded to a stranger, the polite thing is to
ask, 'What was your name before you
came here?" The next question. accord
ing to the rules OF etiquette, is, "Row
did you manage to escaped"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05
HENRYS CARBeLIC SALvE,

The best Salve in the world for cuts, bruises.
sores ulcers, salt rheum, tetter. chapped hands.
chilbains, corns. and all kinds of skin erllpfions
freckleS and pimples. The salve is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction in every case or
money refunded. Be sure you get Henry's Car
bolc Salye. as all others are but limitations and
couterfeits. Price IS cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05
CutRIEs HOVER.

vRBcHANT TAILORING ESTABLISH
M ment. on sth street. near snnta end OF briuGe
The tailoring department is complete and con
taius large assortment OF iis loHap,e coz an,
Garsss furnishing goods constantly On hand
Pleass calI and examine before purchasing else
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05
LINCOLN'S LOVE.
A NEW STORY OF ABRAHAM LTNCOLN's EN-
GAGEMEyT TO MISS MARY OWENS.

Ok THE CARS, April 16.-I left off just
as our host, Mr.. ". G.. Green, was about
to relate how the match between Abra
ham Lincoln and Mary Owens was
broken off,
"It was this way" said Mr.. Green.
's.Iy cousin, Nancy Green, had q great,
strapping baby that she was in Tie habit
OF lugging about with her wherever she
went. Possibly Lincoln didn't have a
passion for babies; at any rate, he was
not in love with this one. and L remem-
Der very we'll that when his own son Bob
was in the cradle Lincoln used to lie on
the floor reading, and lei the future Sec
retary of War split his lungs yelling to
be carried about the house. If Mrs. Lin
coin happened to arrive home about this
time there was trouble in the family for a
few minutes, but no remonsnences or
appeals could ever make him a good
nurse. He would read, and, SO far as
appearances went, was deaf to all the in
fantiIe cries that came from his hopeful
heirs. When the babies grew up bit,
and knew something, they found III their
father a companion and friend, but they
had to look elsewhere for a nurse.
LINCOLN AND MARY OWENS.
"Well, at the time | mentioned, Lin
coin Lad grown very fond of Mary Owens,
and she seemed to take quite a fancy to
him. They we're together good deal.
and finally, IS was understood, became
engaged. One day Mary and Nancy
Green were going a mile or so to neigh
bors, and Lincoln went with them. As
usual, Nancy took the baby and trudged
along with It, although it was heavy
weight fer her. Perhaps she expected
that Lincoln would offer to shoulder the
boy himself Tor part of the distance, and
SO relieve her, but if she had such expec-
tations they were not realized, for he put
his ENDS in his pockets and leisurely
saultered by The side of Mary Owens,
without a glance toward the baby.
''Prtty. soon Mary became cold, and
answered Lincoln with short and curt
sentences. Then she refused to talk to
him 1T al, and by the time the end of the
journey vas reached she fairly withered
him witt her glances. Lincoln did not
know, O. seemed not to know, what the
matter vas, and at last asked an explaua-
ton"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05

WE have speedy and positive cure
for catarrh, diptheria, canker mouth, and
head ache, in SHILOH'S CATARRH
REMEDY. A nasal injector free with
each bottle. Use it if you desire health,
and sweet breath. Price SOC. Sold by
Robinson & Hinrichs.
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- RANRER SH0P.

rtARL PANUBUBN'5 BarDcrsGop, one door q,
s sth street bridge. north side. y efA done IL
good taste. Particular attention pat 10 LaOl15
ana Ebifdrgl4's nair cuJtiA- and shal poosng. ~
a. means call aua see Jatl-
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a CoUeH, Cold or Sore Throat should

d CoUGH, Cold or Sore Throat should
be stopped. Neglect frequently results
in an Incurable Lung Disease or Con.
sumption. BBowN's BRONCHIAL TRocH-
rs are certain to give relief in Asthma,
Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, Consump-
tive and Throat Diseases. For thirty
years the Troches have been recommends
cd by physicians, and always give per-
feet satisfaction. They are not new or
untried but having been tested by vide
and constant use for nearly az entire
generation, they have attained we'll mer-
tied rank among the few staple remedies
Of the age. Public speakers and Singers
use them to clear and strengthen the
Voice. Sold at twenty-five cents box
everywhere. oct7 1y
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LTNcOLNs OFFENsE.

~ liza . az, may SeiIu liz. lou
seem to )e III bad humor"
ooh, 40" she replied, mockingly,
"I'm ez rlrring and good .natured az a
kitten. What is there to ruffie body,
my graciou!"
cts sonsthing I've done, I suppose"
said Lincoli-
mo" replied Mary, tartly, SITS moth
ing you've dole. "It's what ye hain't
done, and that's just what's the matter"
"Well, what is it?" said Lincoln.
'You don't know, Of course, respond
ed Mary, disdainfully.
"No; I'll be hanged if J do, said Lin
coin.
"WalI, I'll tell you," said Mary.
you've walked yer for more'n mile
wish us-a great, strong feller like you,
aud Let that woman carry baby that
weighs nigh onto forty pounds, and
never so much as lifted yer finger to help
her. That's what ails me-"
why, she never asked me-" said Lin
coin.
"Oh, she didn't And you hadn't
politeness enough to offer to help her,
but must wait to be asked"
''Why, I never thought of it, returned
Lincoln. 81 arrays supposed she would
be afraid to LET fellow like me touch the
baby for fear lie might break it or some
thing. I'd carry bushel of EN- for you,
Mary"
eyes, ae,oF said Mary bitterly.
"-a'ay time,,' said Lincoln.
'It l asted you?" responded Mary.
"Nell, I reckon you could ask me if
you Fantel them carried, retorted Lin
COLI.
Il just tell you what it is, Abe Lin
con, " cried Mary, getting excited, "any
nm as is fit to be a husband would have
ciered 70 carried that child when he
ouId see its mother was near about tired
> death"
"And didn't offer," said Lincoln.
mo you didn't, responded Mary.
'Aud SO amt fit to be q husband %
nd Lincoln.
''That's just the fact, you hain't, said
Tary.
! lincoln turned about with laugh, and
lidn't appear to think much more of the
matter he treated Mary very nicely, and
much as if nothing had been said, but
her words, no doubt, made a serious i'm
'pressioD, for from that time their in
,timacy began to wane, and after a while
there was general understanding that
the engagement was cancelled. There
was no more words about the baby, 1
believe, but it was the baby, after all,
That broke up the match.
YATES AND LINCOLN.
"Tha:'s fine picture Of Yates" said
! | glancipg at the wall, where hung a
lrge photograph, half life-size, perhaps,
i the war Governor of Illinois.
''Yes, replied Mr.. Green, ''it's a good
Ecture. Yates, l think, was the hand
; bmest man ever saw, except John G.
5 breckenridge. | thought great deal Of
; n, and knew him when we were both
I Pys. 1 must tell you how Lincoln and
! ates first met. Lincoln was tending
s s ore down at Salem, and Yates and Car
a a. from the southern part of the State,
i PINE up to my mothers to spend few
te Eys,
"one morning I said; Boys, come
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05

An absolute cure for lame back is DR..
Bosanho's Rhumatic Cure. For sale by
G. T. Blerstatte.
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And GEUE.-Oaice, Eighth
Street Iour doors <UatI u tirzt %-iL'I'4I
I+ank. u. s. Ez4ul..iuS surgeon IoI PENSIONS.
MsuILoM1c. W
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MOTHERS! MCI

MOTHERS! MCTHERSi MOTHERSl
Are you disturbed at pight and broken
Of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with the excruciatlng pain Of cut-
ting teeth? If so, go at once and get a
bottle of MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTH.
ING SYRUP. It will relieve the poor
little sufferer mediately-depcnd upon
It; there is no mistake about it. There is
not mother on earth who has ever used
it, vino will not tell you at once that II
viii regulate the bowels, and give rest to
the mother, and relief and health 10 the
child, operatinglik magic 1t is perfect
" safe TO use in all cases, and pleasant
to the taste, and is the prescription Of
one OF the oldest and best female physi-
clans and nurses III the United States
Sold everywhere. 25c bottle. oct7 1y
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IT A. REUss, PROPRIETOR, C0RA Ei
Ii. Ef-1th and Franklin streets. AahltoN 1e
Thia mouse mas recently ueen enlarged anu Es-RI
lished auu odcrs every inuaccmehJ 10 thc utNet
M IN Mir.
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masaitomoe .pi1nt.
ADV ERTISING SCALE.
ONE INCH SPACE MAKES A SQUARE.

Business notices 10 cents per line. When con
tinUed more than one week, Aalf of the above
rates for each subsequent week.
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DK. BosANKo's Pile Remedy has cured
cases OF Piles OF ten years standing. For
sale by g. z. Buerstatte,
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- - Outfit furnished free, uith Ial instructions
Nskk for condgctIgg me Elast prat eatls Ii,srss
AkEsthHt snNoHe can engage iH The business
~ 80 is 80 easy n learn, ana cur iustruct IONS :,
snlnle AID plain that ally can a7Ee area rrasfs
from the v r start Ne eau fast yho is willing
e work. Women sre as successful as Tasn. Boys &
girls can earn large SIMS. Many have usae st the
business ever one hundred dollars IL single wces.
Nothing like 1t ever known before. All who engage
are sG prised at the ani TsPlatty with which
fhsy are able 20 make money. Yen can engage IN
tIs business during spare time 1t great proht
nau Dc not haze 10 invest capital in H. take al
the rsA. Those who a-ed ready money Sbauid write
~ = u 9. once All furnished free. Address fsuE
w. augusta MsiBs. exliauSS
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DR.. MOTIFS LIVER PILLS are the best Ca.
tflartn Regulators.
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PATCHES. DENTIST. OFEICE
4 III sherman's Dulaius, on etA street, mani
elsz@recla extracted without pain
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'1-I expect so.

make mem. of it, and give Provi-
dence plenty of latitude for delays It's
not only business, but you've got 'em
tight as wedge. Mem. it right down
in black and white, and if they talk sassy
show 'em the door. Bye-bye, old fellow
sec you later. "-DetroH Free Press.
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A MARVELLOUS SPEECH

Dick picked up the bouquet, bowed
once more, and then began little speech,
which WAS actually the finest thing ever
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rRANL Z DNIlAII n,
Aw wT-.-IsEAS.E AND ABSTRACT OFFICE
Frauz BLOCK, south Eizath street, aaLllo-
voc Wis. Collections promptly a'-sA1eu ~
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y
DHYsICIAE AND SURGEON. OFFICE At
Residence Of Dr. r. simon. Hancock street,
near the court house. NauitgWoc, " ls. utL2
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-10
T. !. stated tbat the financiers in New

IT is stated that the financiers in New
York have been in peck OF Trouble for
the last wear or two TO discover what
and who is getting away with all the
money. There has been a steady ana
constant outflow OF money from the
banks OF that city to the interior ana
little or no return OF tine current at any
time. A western exchan ye comes to U Q
front with the explanation that the real
cause of the steady drain OF money from
New York is that the money has gone
into the pockets OF farmers and remain
ed there. Il states further that the
country banks in the West are so over
loaded with money that there has been
almost complete cessation OF borrow
ing from the city banks, and ii the iacts
could be got at it would be found that
the people in the country also carry
great deal more money in their pockets
than they did when times were dull and
hive more OF it boarded and hidden
away in their homes. The great West Is
getting out of debt very fast and grow
ing rich. That is an easy explanation
of the fact that great deal more money
goes out OF New York than comes back.
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Colnlnissioner'. snIe.

In the Circuit Court Of Ohio county:
Clemens Jones,
w. In rhauNsry.
Alexander g. Jones and o.hcr
Pursuant Ia decree entered In the above en-
titled cause on the Iith day 81 Noy,mbgf, Isl
the undersigned special Com mi,s ioner " lll =. n
al the front door of the Coun House 81 Ohio
county, on wEA
SATURDAY, THE nth DAY or pFcpNf1p
1872, com mencing at 10 O'Clock 1. ~. IA. follow
ing dGCrhci real estate. situate ia the CITY Of
wheeling, In said Ohio county. Ia wit. Lot mum
her 49,, bounded on the north by q lot owned ~
James Luke, w feet on the east by q ~ foJt
alley ~ feet, on the south by Eleventh street va
feet, on the westby Thaplinc street 90 feet Ices
part thereof at the southeast corner fronting u
feet inches on Eleventh street running hafk
IS feet. with the use 81 said 10 foot alley There
N on saih lot good two story bri.k dwelling
house and brick stable.
TSEss oy sALG-Ons-third OF the purchase
money. aud n much more Ne abe pa rrbAsr may
elect 10 day In cash. and the rvsidue m tlrr
equal annual instalImenb, with Interest from
the day Of sale. the purchaser giving hi, not.
With personal sesuriiy for the deferred Iay.
ments, and the title Ia be retained until the iAy
ment OF the purchase money In fuIl.
noIsWH sIs~ial Commissionsf.
The above ssle hs. been adjDurne,i unuI Wci
ncsday. Dcccmber ~. Two, at " o'olo,s
! y JDStgs
deisoswt st@c,sl Cnmm,,.ln,..
Tho above sale 10 sdlouined until SATURDAY.
January u. 1871, at 10 O'Clock 49,
l. y. JONFz.
de5loawi Special Comm Issiou'f
The above sale f. Adjourned until SATURDAY.
February Ia, ISL. at IOo'ciol
l. b. JONES.
lanlt hIsclal Com W is.ipBff
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Born the bill regulating the practice
OF dentistry and that regulating the
pharmacy, have passed one branch OF
the Legislature. Now, if the bill estab-
fishing a State Board OF Health and reg
ulating the practice OF medicine and sur
gerry, is passed, they together ought to
work a revolution in the State very ben
eficial to the public health. And Of the
three bills, the latter is the more i'm
portant. We could stand having man
gouge at our teeth who don't know his
business, or deal out prescription at q
pharmacy by guessing at it, but We
don't want to trust ourselves in the
hands OF a blunderbus when disease is
proving upon our vitals, and it becomes
a matter OF life and death to have intel
ligent and skillful treatment. At such
a time We don't want any guess work or
experimenting. We want a man to
know his business when We put our
lives in his hands.