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The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09
COUNTY LEGISLATURES.
Meeting of the Supervisors
Yesterday.
The New Chairman and Stand
ing Committees.

The regular quarterly session of tht
Board of Supervisors of Rock Island coun
ty was held yesterday afternoon.
The meeting was very short and with
out particularinterest, save that the repub-
licans managed to elect one of their mem
bers as the chairman for the board for the
ensuing year.
The contest for the position was be
tween Supervisor Gordon of South Moline
and Ritter. of this city, and resulted in the
election of the latter
AS soon as this momentous question had
been decided, the board took an adjourn'
ment until this morning for the purpose oi
allowing the chairman time to select the
different committees.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09

If you have pimples, boils, salt rheum
rough skin, ETC., take "Lindsey's Biooo
Searcher" Sold by all druggists.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09

mittee. He will remain in the Garden
City" for few days, and then go direct to
Washington.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09

"Tis beauty truly blent whose red and white,
Natures own sweet and cunning hand laid on
Pozxoni's powder imparts richness
Making the skin as soft ne down.
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board, which report was adopted:
CHAIRMAN.


Supervisor Ritter moved that an infor-
m al ballot be taken for chairman, and that
two tellers be named by the presiding Off
Ger.
The chair selected Supervisors Stoddard
and Shafer to officiate as tellers.
The informal ballot resulted as follows:
Gordon Z, Ritter 13. Lloyd 2.
The formal ballot was declared to be:
Ritter IS votes, Gordon votes.
Supervisor Ritter was declared to be
the chairman of the board for the ensuing
year.
On taking the chair Mr.. Ritter returned
his thanks for the honor conferred upon
him, and promised to treat all parties with
| justice.
Supervisor Gordon moved that the board
proceed to adopt rules and regulations for
the government of the meetings
The rules Of the old board were adopted,
having first been amended by adding a
committee on public expenditure, and by
increasing the committees on fees and sal
aries and tax abatement to five members
each.
The board then adjourned until 0 o'clock
this morniug.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Chairman Ritter made out the following
standing committees last night:
Finance-Heath, Grout, Sinnett, Jor
dan, Schafer.
Town and town acco UNITS. .-Hoke, Pear
soll Drury.
Equalization Campbell, Stod
dard Lloyd Wells.
Miscellaneous claims. Cole
seth, Drury.
Poor.-Lloyd. Stoodard, Wells, Werlich,
Martin.
Poor house. Campbell Jordan.
Abatements-Sinnett Barton, Osborne,
Clarke.
Ways and means Lloyd, Osborn,
Hoke.
Jail and jail unts.-Blomberg, Yer
ich, Wray.
Fees and salaries. Cozad,
Schafer, Clarke.
Public expenditures Grout, Martin,
Blomberg.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09

An, THAT TwINGEi Why, you're rheu-
matte Seek relief instanter from GLENN's
SULPHUR SOAP,
HILL's HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE-Black
or BROWN, SOC.
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A Popular Tonic for Weak Lungs and Co,

No preparation ever introducedtrs he
Americanl ublic, for the relief and. use
of Cougn Colds, Soar Throat, Debilirated
Constitutions, Weakness of the Lungs, or
Consumption, in tine incipient or advanced
stages of the disease, has ever met with
the Endorsements of physicians or patients
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ADvERTIsEMEsTs not exceeding a. -
inserted in this column for rwvr. - "0'' VIII,
week, payable invariably in advance ''ni,,
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sus1NEss CARDS.
=. j. COLLINS,
Builder md Contractrr.

on short notice. Third Avenue, between ieiL sp
18th street. Residence next door. Rock IslaEt
Illinois
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TrOR SALE.-Seventy-F Five lots in Lyrdc-- -
IL ton to the city of Rock Island on essy tsr 1u-
Apply TO Louis V. Eckhart, at Parks & pJea.an
law Office. -aH'
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FOR RENT.-Fumished Room for a coprlo -
single gentleman, also good barn Antfri W lt
Erig's Saloon, 4th Avenue, between l5h and ny.
streets. anu l'l
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FOR SAIE,

DOR SALE-Or exchange, an imDroved E..
IL Clay county, Neb An exchange wi bl ,.a1 laIll 10
property in this locality. Address II to1 .l1a 6 ig
Rock Island, Illinois. 'V4 IlS.
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WANTED ~
WaASTED-Two Waes good Printers, at tn.
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w tANIE tai, Ii,ED-Position as hOusekeener =, -
" family Apply at the Argus 0gtssper 0tsape in sn,,
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TSOR SALE--or will trade for small farm a, 1,,
IL farming land, stock of Staple Goods that ss1
readily and pays good profit. Address Loci RI,
No. 357. D'-
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TOR SALE-At a bargain. a Pheaton pssd -
IL summer. These desiring 10 purchase sucb a ~ .s
willGall on C. C. Knell, on Second Avenue 's
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09

EOR SALE-Potaroee, Apples, Onions. oats,r1
IL Corn by the bushel or car load Butter nv NV
firk'n. Thos. o'shanghnessy, 9TH and Hsrlso,
streets, Davenport, Iowa
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EOR RENT-A Room in business part of town =
furnished or unfurnished. Apply TO Tarlof
Philleo.
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WAMTED-A situation by man and wife or ns
w alone, at any kind of steady employment. Ai
dress Frank H. this office.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-05-09

E0R RENT-A well furnished room for two rl
l. tlemen, with without board. Apply at come
23d street and 7sh Avenue, or at News Room Arm,
office
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Dashing Her Hopes to the Ground.

The soft, balmy, spice-laden breeze
blew with fitful gusts across the roman
tic clam-shelled shore of Coney Island.
The sea-gulls appeared to be whisper
ing tales of love to their mates as they,
with gladstone cries, skinned over the
sunlit, dancing waves above the merry
sharks swimming gleefully to and fro,
on the lockout for unwary bathers. Dir
zy walters Owed here and there like
things of life, laden with glasses filled
with mysterious, sea-like foam, as
BirdieMcGuiness and Harold de Shaugh-
messy prominaded arm-in-arm along the
beach, the very picture of love and hap
piness.
But Harold's mind was not impressed
by the beautiful surroundings. A shad-
ow was upon his countenance, and his
baseball nine moustache twitched ner-
vously. 1t was only one short week be-
fore that he had detected Birdie car
riage-riding with his avowed rival and he
had sworn revenge.
Birdie" he whispers in his chrome
accents, as a baleful smile lights up his
countenance, Come, we shall have ice
cream" and as Birdie lisps, "Oh,
Harold, you are just too too" he draws
her unresisting form closer to his side
and waltzes her off to the nearest cream
cry.
As Birdie prepares to seat herself a
hard, stoney glare enters the eyes OF
Harold, as he shrilly whispers:
Birdie, have lost my pocket-bookr'
and he turns and walks away with a
sardonic grin upon his face. as Birdie,
with wild, maniacal shrek that melts
all the ice cream in the refrigerators,
falls senseless mass, woman wrecked
for life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
a Kind-Hearted Princess.

Seldom is it that " stories" about the
princess of Wales are circulated, but q
recent issue of the Whitehall ReUieU re-
calls one, of an incident that occurred q
few years ago, which is worth repeating,
as giving an insight into the practical
kindliness of her truly loyal heart. An
Austrian general. visiting at Sandring-
ham. while saying goodnight" to bis
royal host, CHANGED to stumble and
sprained his ankle so that for several
days he was confined to his bed Not
only did the prince call frequently to
inquire after his condition, but the prin-
cess also came every day and read aloud
to him at his bedside to divert his mind
from the pain he was suffering. al
know of none of my own family except
my mother who would have done the
same for me-" the general always adds,
with a grateful tremor in his voice,
when he relates the story.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
he Couldn't "See the Pint"

Mick Casey used to 'tend' in
"Carew's grocery" in Utica Smith
went in one day after some ''fixins,'
and, among the rest, called for gallon
of molasses. There was about pint in
the measure, when Mick commenced
drawing, and after filling it he poured
into Smiths vessel until about pint
was left, as before, in the measure. and
then set it down under the cask.
'.Hallon says Smith, ''what are you
about? Why don't you put in gallon,
as ordered?"
"a gallon is it, sur! An sure an
there's that much in the Jug" replied
Mick.
OF course Smith would never believe
this, as there was a pint left in the
measure; and he made no bones'' of
accusing Mick of attempting to cheat
him.
"Sur," asked Mick, wasn't there a
pint in the measurep'
Yes"
"Well. thin, there's the same nowr'
Eyes"
''Well, thin, shure an We have all
that belongs to yez, for didn't 1 draw
the measure full and put it in the jugn'
mo; there's pint leftr'
1.-The divil, sur! an wasn't that pint
there before! Get yerseL out of the
store, ye specimen of r.aneness, to be
chatin' a lad out of pint of molassesr'
Smith left, being utterly unable to
convince Mick of the s'error of his
ways. "-Uticd Observer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Cat Shaking and Quilting Parties.

1t seems that cats can be put to some
use besides catching mice and making a
noise in the back yard. There is a new
play introduced in which the cat plays
a conspicuous part, and we shall expect
to hear of number of new quilts being
'put in" 1t is called 'cat shaking,n
and the modus operandi: stAll hands,
boys and girls, gather round quilt that
has been fastened in the frame, place a
cat on it, and shake vigorously. The
cat, after many ludicrous attempts, will
be apt to jump off over some ones
shoulder. Should it be young lady,
she is crowned queen of the quilting
party but should it be young man, a
piece of wax is stuck on his nose, and
he has to pass from one to the other as
they may need their thread waxed
None of them mind this, however, as
the cat jumping over their shoulder is
regarded as an indication that they will
be the first one of the party TO get mar
ried. y Columbus (Gd.) Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Expressed His Mind.

A correspondent, living in Yankton,
Dakota, has been attracted bya remark
able parrot, belonging to dentist in
that city. Our readers will see from
what follows that the bird exhibits g
talent which classifies it as among the
most wonderful of parrots. The CORE
spondent says:
Whenever any one enters the dental
rooms in the DOCTORS absence. the bird
Shouts vociferously, Somebody wants
you, doctorr'
The bird continues his noisy call until
the doctor enters the room and begins
his work. Then the parrot seems to
take malicious pleasure in initiating
the cries and groans made by the suf-
ferer as his tooth is being filed or pull
ed.
One day, the doctors wife was trying
to reach an article on the top of a tai
wardrobe. After several vain attempts,
the bird came to her aid with the words,
"Help! help! Doctorr'
Probably the most remarkable instance
of anger ever exhibited by parrot was
shown by this one, when, one day, the
doctors wife punished it for some mis-.
chief it had committed. Ruffiing up its
feathers, with an air of offended dig
nifty, it calculated with the utmost bit
terness, every syllable being StaccGto,-
Il hate you! hate you! l like the
doctorr'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Fattan Your Own Stock.

The meat production of the United
States could easily be absorbed to the
extent of feeding 100, 00O, 900 of popula-
ton. 1t will never be done so long as
the average farmer is content to sell his
grain, leaving the production of meat,
beef especially, in the hands OF COM
paratively few, who make speciality of
fattening stock. The same is true in the
case of sheep. though not to the same
degree. But for some reason the Amer
lean farmer, and. indeed, the American
people. do not take kindly to mutton
The taste should be educated in this di-
rection. In all our hill country sheep
should be the most profitable of farm
stock, and particularly in the hill region
of the South, where early lambs may be
turned off at low cost, to be eagerly
bought in the northern markets. So
swine should be carried to the full ca
pacity of every farm, both North and
South.
There is worlds demand for we'll
fattened, healthy pork, and always will
be. Where the climate is adapted to
the growth of Indian corn, the most
profitable use it can be put to is in fat
tening steers and hogs for market. If
the farmer, cultivating from eighty
acres upward, would study these meat
problems carefully as to the profits in a
series of years, taking into considera-
ton the increased value of his farm over
that where the coarse grains were sold,
he would not be long in recognizing the
fact that his true interest lay in carrying
as much live stock as his land would
feed.
Cur most wealthy farmers are those
who have given their attention to the
production of meat, butter and cheese.
They always will be. Instead of pro-
ducing comparatively little more meat
than is required for home consumption.
our export should be in this direction,
rather than in the export of grain. The
first course brings the more money, and
continuously enriehes the soil. The lat
ter policy never made the farmer rich
who persisted in it year by year. In the
end he must lay out all his profits for
fertilizers, while the stock farmer gets
his profits as he goes along, and accu-
mulates manure enough year by year
to keep his soil fully up to its original
fertility
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
PETROLEUM. Y. NASRY.

D. r. Locke, Petroleum V. Nasty
editor ''Toledo Blade,'O writes:
had on forefnger of my right hand
one of those pleasant pets, a run round. -
The finger became infamed to degee
unbearable and swollen to nearly twice
its natural size. A friend gave me
HENRY's CARB0LIC SALvE, and in twenty
minutes the pain had so much subsidized
as SO give me fair nights rest, which /
had not had before for week. The
inflammation left the finger in day. ]
consider it most valuable article for
the household.
CURES THE PILES TOO.
Edouard Reintard, of New York,
writes: 1t gives me great pleasure to
say that single box of HENRY's CARROLL
&c SALvE effected complete cure OF
Piles with which / had been troubled FOR
over year, and which nothing else that
I used would cure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Adding Virtue to the Rolling Waters,

Not long since an Evansville news
paper man was at seaside resort, hav-
ing heard that the waters there would
wash away sin. and being DESTROYS to
take all possible precaution against fu-
ture accidents. While walking down
toward the beach tall, consumptive-
looking man approached him, and in a
deep, sepulchral voice asked:
''Do you really think there is any vir-
tue in these watersp'
The scribe glanced over the bathers
who were disporting themselves in the
surf and replied:
Indeed, cannot say. I am not ac-
quainted with soul in the whole crowd.
There will be, though, in about five
minutes-just as soon as can get my
buds off,"
The cadaverous individual shook his
head and walked slowly on, endeavor-
ing to work laugh in with hacking
cough. while the editor went into one Of
the bath houses to prepare a wad OF
Western virtue for the rolling waters
Evansville Argus.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21

BAD TASTE in the mouth, unpleasant
breath and impaired hearing, when
resulting from Catarrh, are overcome,
and the nasal passages which have been
closed for years are made free by the use
of Elys' Cream Balm. Price 90 cents.
Apply into nortrils with little finger.
ELYs' CREAM BALM has completely
cured me of Catarrh, of which I have
been afflicted over ten years, after trying
almost every remedy recommended, none
having proved so effective and thorough.
s. j. AIKEN, Wholesale Dealer in Boots
and Shoes, 143 Federal ST., Boston,
Mass.
ELYs' CREAM BALM cured me OF
Catarrh of many years standing-restor-
ed my sense of smell. Fer colds in the
head it works like magic. e. 81.
SHERWOOD, National State Bank, Klina-
beth. N, j,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Crushing ENTERPRISE.

To be progressive newspaper mana
ger, and get the setback that the editor
of the Rocky Mountain Ne,Os got fort
night ago. Is iiscouraging. 1t was after
he put in a paper folder and commenced
to cut his pages apart and paste the
leaves, that one day he received crush
ing letter from subscriber of many
years at Fort Collins. The letter opened
by requesting that the paper be no long
or sent to the writer. s'My wife used to
find a good many uses for the News"
the letter continued, covering shelves
and so forth, but since you commenced
to cut it apart, the paper is no longer
any account to us."-DenUer Tribune.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT TT.

Ness. Robinson & Hinrichs:-Wet take
this means of attesting our high opinion
of Hinrichs' american Corn Cure. Our
opinion of its value in removing Corns
and Warts is based on the tact that we
have used it and have found that it will
do just what you claim for it. As cure
for Cor;as and Warts it is deserving of
the highest praise. and we take pleasure
in recommending it to all who are afiiict-
ed, knowing that it viii effect cure in
every instance.
Yours respectfully,
a. D. SMALLEY, Justice of the Peace.
HUGH MORRISON, City Marshal.
r. D. SMART, County Judge
G. Fl. SCHMIDT, Editor Nord Weston.
FRED. HEINEMAS, City Clerk.
O. s.. CANRIGHT. HENRY BURoHERDT.
A. d. SMITH. H. KLINGHoLz, I'll.
E. BRANDEIS ROYAL SNIFFIN.
JOHN PrTZ. FRANK A. MILLER.
J. p. REINDL. WV. RuNGE.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
Concerning Costly Rugs.
Where and How They Are Made and How 7
Get TO This Country

Where and Eow They Are Made and How Thel
Get to this Country.
When an American buyer arrives In
the heart of the rug-making country in
Asia he selects the best agent he can
find, and gives him an order for, say,
100 rugs of about the colors and sizes
of certain samples which he may find
in the bazars. The Turkish agent then
employs natives of the villages where
the kind of rugs selected are wanted.
giving to each bag of gold, and in
structions to order four rugs. The sub
agent then goes among the families and
talks rugs with them, drinking many
cups of coffee and discussing the price
for days at time. When a bargain is
concluded some money is furnished the
family for wool, dyes, and food, and
the agent goes away, sure that in the
course of few months the rug will be
ready. Upon a carpet measuring 8x12
feet whole family will work foi
months. The cotton or wooden threads
which form the groundwork or wrap OF
the fabric are stretched upon huge
frame the width of rug, and the fami-
ly, or such members of it as are able to
work. sit on the floor and tie knots in
the warp threads with the colored wool
tufts, tightening the finished fabric now
and then with a rough comb.
Each worker takes about twenty
seven inches of the rug and works along
this strip. From two to four inches a
day is the speed at which the rug adj
vances if the family is large enough fo1
the whole width of the rug to advance
at the same time. A rug eight or nine
feet wide requires four persons, who
work side by side. The finishing of the
rug, smoothing, clipping, ETC.. is work
requiring skill and Judgment. The
wages are small and the payment is ac-
cording to the number of square feet.
The workers know certain patterns by
heart, and dye their own woods. The
old dyes have in some instances been
supplanted by aniline colors, which do
not keep their tones. and fade without
giving to the rug the softne5s of tint
which is the chief glory of a fine East
ern rug. So many merchants have re-
fused to buy the carpets in which ami
line dyes have been used that the use
of them may eventually be stopped.
The rug-malers, as class, are poor
in money, very ignorant and very re-
ligious, but live comfortably. Especial
" around the borders of the Caspian
Sea, in the country watered by the riv-
ers from the Caucasian Mountains, are
the people in comfortable circumstances,
although about three centuries behind
the rest of the world. Wine is still
brought into Titiis in ox-hides holding
hogshead of wine, and is sold fol-
about 10 cents gallon. The rugs and
carpets are brought in from Persia and
the neighboring districts on camels'
backs, the arrival of camel-trains being
one of the curious sights of the town.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21

In Pennsylvania, at least love-making
on Sunday is legal. 1t has SO been de-
cidedb by the Supreme Court of thatState
on recent breach of promise case, in
which the defendant set up the plea that
the proposal was not binding, as it was
made on Sunday. The court said that
in counting no Sunday law could be ap-
piled, and gave the girl g verdict for
$99S.75. 1t is well for young men to
understand the law.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
A. Pag Wof1nrton Did,

1t was at waxwork show in Paris,
so the story runs, that Marie Van Zandt
posed herself in vacant niche as q wax
figure. There soon came along a lofty
lady, who looked at the charming face
for minute, and said: 80 this is Mele.
Van Zandt, is it? Quite pretty, but no
likeness. / never would have reoog-
nized it il hadn't been told" here
she stopped, FOR the face was grinning
at her, and the wax figure was bound
ing along the aisle, to the bewilder-
ment of the critic and the delight OF the
crowd.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
He Didn't Cara for Any.

A story is told by the Nantucket In
quirer of a young married man in town,
which will bear repeating. The young
man, during his counting" DAYS, was
very bashful. One day he was invited TO
attend tea party at the house of a
pious uncle of his sweetheart, and when
seated at the table the good hostess re-
quested him to ask blessing, which so
''broke up the already bewildered
young man that he unconsciously stam-
mered out: 81 don't care for any, thank
YOU"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
FRFr OF CHARar nersona enfror

FREE OF CHARGE.-All persons suffer
ing from Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bron
chitis, Loss of Voice, or any affection Of
the Throat and Lungs, are requested te
call at Robinson and Hinrichs' Drug
Store and get Trial Bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
free of charge, which will convince them
of its wonderful merits and show what Q
regular dollar size bottle will do. Cal
early.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21

An exhibition of skill with the lariat
at Austin, Tex, few days ago. drew a
crowd of ten thousand persons. Ten
cowboys contested for silver-trimmed
saddle worth $500, to be given to him
who roped, threw, and tied down a
steer in the shortest space of time. The
winner accomplished the feat in one
minute and forty-fve seconds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
RuCKIEN,S ARNTCA SAvvE

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25c per box. For sale
by Robinson & Hinrichs. 16marS3
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21

How DO YOU MANAGE" ssid a..lady to
her friend, "to appear so happy all the
timer" 81 always have Parker's Ginger
Tonic handy" was the reply, ''and thus
keep myself and family in good health.
When I am we'll l always feel good
natured" See other column. %