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tNoR SALE-A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY Ts
= offered To buy an elegant new cabinet Upright
Piano for only 500 with 500 cash down aud $40
per month. Has been used but seven months and
nicely cared for Tone IL rich and brilliant. Fully
warranted. owner leaving city by the 10th. Cal at
once AT the HEiNtkAMP WARERDoMS
je2 and PIANO ENCJI A. t,l alo am n
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I>OR SALE-ENCYCLOPfDIA THE AMERI-
Il can lAppietons). All the volumes deliyered- nv
paying the price of oEe volume moRttls -->Address
Box 81. star office. apls-2m
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L Very desirable three-story and basement Brick
Residence 1903 St n. w, Scott circle; IL
rooms all modern improvements price, Sl3.OoO.
Il. H. WARNER
1p.S-.St 81 W
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LNoR SALE-rHE BEAUTIFUL AND NoN-FX-
Il plosiye Mason Electric toil) Lamps. 80 candle
power. Never break smoke chimneys Prices
very low. Agents wanted everywhere y0I Pa ave.
NV apl,i-om
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IL \ fine business Property on Pennsylvania ave-.
renting for $1,000 per annum.
HUFrY & DYER.
lesp-.f 1901 4 81. n
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4l6 9th ST. 16r., D.ISS3.33
1856 ! ST.. lOr.. mi. go. %
L 15S + St. l0r.. m.i....75
.2l33 X st. NV, ST., milo
1884 Riggs st. q r. m. i.35
l12l DE Sales ST., ii rs75
AS J. FISHER & co,
1924 + street northwest.
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NOR SALE - 20 NEW DAYTON WAGONS.
y cheapest i'm the city. We build o order spring
Wagons, and all classes of work on monthly paw
mei;ts. PEAkCE d MERTZ. l349 High ST. Mess
Washington nhI0 lows
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NOR SALE-CARRIAGEsS -. j. MEEKSl CAR
Il riages 81 or d23 q n.w.-"t . To the times"
Elegant Carriages of fashionable styles and finish
thoroughly reliable work, aud warranted consisting
oil Brewster and Windsor Top Buggits, from 2lo lbs
up, at MLEke': a different STYLES of Phaetons at
MEEks: different styles of Canapics AT NEEKs';
4dnerent styles Of Extensions EEK - 5difltra
styles of Surveys at MEEk>; q different STYLES II
DAYTON Wagons, at MEkk>': 3 different STYLES u
automatic Jump-Seat Top Buggies: These are the
boss Siecialtles I'm all kinds Road and Village Carts
% second hand Carriages. at NJ EEkS. All kinds Il
Harness. Whips. Lap Robes. DC Best S22 Buggy
Harness IN the country Repairing and painting All
Kinds VIII be promptly attended Customers will
receive polite attention. of prices aud asommq-
uhliflB terms AT VI myS-lm
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Ill
Il To cover advances, very elegant 5000
WI kNABE a CO. PIANO, Sl.5
One superb HordmaD Piano modern imps SlO0.
Nearly new upright. SLAB.
Good !. octave Piano $50,
Piano Tor beginner. SD
These i'ianos are worth double the money.
On sale at the EXCHANGE BANK,
my.so-:Sm ali y sfraoe
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INoR SAl.E-A FINE SADDLE HORSE sPE-
II cially adapted for ladv's horse dark bay, eight
wears old. weight, s25 pounds sound in wind, limb
sight aud botiOnl spirited, but gentle. with tricks
Address JAMES NJ MUNROE. T. O. Box 1874. An
napoIis. Md. iea-6ts
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L>OR SALE.-A NON RESIDENT OWNER WILL
sell at once for cash. brick house of ; rooms and
celler, n W, for 81 $50 rents for SD per month
Several small bricks for sale.
je43t JOHN SHERMAN & Co. 90. Est
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FOR RENT-STORES.

nor RENT-A DRUG STORE, CENTRALLY
Il located will sell stock rent the store without
stock. Inquire at 9OS 10th st. Rent moderate.
iei-2t&
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ENoR SALE-2 HANDSOME NEW RESIDENCES
a rooms each. 1921 and 1928 q The houses
are but IN the most substantial manner, everything
being hrst class For terms apply 10 A. A. WILSON
fhelrens insurance Company. corner 9Th st. and
Louisiana ave. NV. Keys at 1000 G St NV jcA-2w
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| kNoR SALE-HoCSE 1907 q ST y. w. FOUR
stories and back building lot 29laxl24 feet 10 ID
| ieot alley; Containing twenty rooms Apply A. A.
| WILSON, corner 18th ST. and louisiana ave NV
| jei-lw
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LNoR SA1E-HoUSE 1909 q ST " w: THREE
story and back building twelve rooms: lot 25Nl 80
ieet TO an alley. Apply to 4. A WILSON corner eth
81 anu iToui>idha ave NV. ieilw
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I1HOR RENT-TwO-STORY HOUSE, l24S 9TH
a 81 NV now ready and in good order. Apply TO n.
WELLS, l2i2 9th ST. NV. je5-2tS
NOR RENT-lil3 18TH, S45 1406 CoRCORAN
IL ST. Ss85: 81 II $50: 1882 kingmaa Phase, SO:
124l Potomac. 500 2224 18th. $40: Al Defrecs. Sl4
3l2 18th W., SIS: store 93l r. SIS
je5-4t T. A MCINTYRE, els Est
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INoR SALE-A NEW SIN-ROoM BRICK HOUSE.
4 on lth ST. east: now renting for SD per month.
Price. Si.bJO. Address EAST w. star Office je2 5t%
I'uR SALE-A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE IN
Il proved that will pay Is per cent, will give a
written guarantee for years al II per cent Will
change this property, subject to $4,000 ncumbrance
Tor vacant lots. JNO. l.. WAGtiAMAN, so6 street
NV my:,C-6t
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L Two country residences. 3 miles from city-One a
Groom house. and S5 acres land: the other 10 room
new house, both places have barns fruit and hay 81
per month each. See :. T. LUCkETT
jeS-:;t# Iygi + 81 Nv
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Personal and Peculiar,

A British officer says that such thing as
good looking Arab woman does not exist.
Mark Twain's "reading" tour is said to
have Melted him nearly $4,000.
Mr.. Giles Loder, the largest taxpayer on
personal property in England, is assessed on
property of that description at $4,000,
O0O
Mr.. David Dudley Field says that there are
$50 superfuous words in every deed, and
that the States people pay every year $780,
600 for recording of superflaous words.
Vambery, the Hungarian Orientalist, who
is living at present in London, says he is
coming to this country, which is his natural
home, for the reason that here nobody will
ask to see his coat of arms.
The Oldest lawyer in the United States is
Mr.. John Leveridge of New York, who was
admitted to the bar in 1911. Only few
days ago, at the age of So, he argued an i'm
portant case in court.
Miss Kate Field will pass the early summer
with friends at Glen Haven, N. Y, Cd Lake
Skeneatalas, famous place for rowing and
riding, and after the season fairly opens she
will be the guest of her aunt Mrs. Milton Ell,
Sanford, at Newport.
A sharpless strawberry produced in Geor-
gia measured 41 inches in circumference and
two others A and 81 inches respectively.
Such strawberries are usually eaten before
the importation comes North.
Phoebe Jenkins, colored woman who
died in Beaufort county, South Carolina, a
few days ago, is represented to have been
one hundred and twenty years of age. She
retained all her faculties up TO the time of
her death.
Mrs. w. E. Chandler, wife of the ex-Sec-
rotary of the Navy, was the daughter of
former Senator Hale, while the wife of Sen.
ator Hale of the present day is the daughter
of former Secretary Chandler. No rela.
tionship exists between the families. One
has son named Hale Chandler and the
other son named Chandler Hale.
London Fun has cartoon representing
the Russian with Pail Mall Gazette in his
pocket offering bag of roubles to Brother
Jonathan for man of war. Jonathan re-
plies contemplatively: 81 don't seem to care
about it stranger. Bull is kind of connec-
ton of mine, you know; hadn't you better
try some of his own peopleP'
It is related of Wendell Phillips that ear
ly in the war he was staying for day or
two at Springfield hotel, when copper
head guest picked up passing acquaintance
with him without recognizing him or hear
ing his name. After violently anathematiz-
ing all abolitionists, and particularly Mr..
Phillips. the rebel sympathizer remarked:
"And, by the way, see Wendell Phillips's
name is on the hotel register" eyes,"
said the other, unconcernedly, 81 wrote it
there"
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moving public officers not for the good of
the public service (Mr. Villas does not even
pretend that but to satisfy "our people,
meaning of course the Democratic party.
And the men who are invited to do this work
are the men who above all others, the civil
service reformers have been telling us for
years past, are the most likely to want the
Offices filled with political workers and hench-
men. To be sure the circular winds up with
an appeal to the congressman to be good and
not recommend anybody for purely personal
reasons, evidently put in to take the curse
off little If it got out, but there is no
man who has heen member of the Demo-
cratic party long enough to be its represen-
tative in Congress, sufficiently innocent to
pay any attention to this injunction or think
that any attention to it is expected.
This circular has badly shaken the faith
of most of the Mugwump press. The Boston
Herald, however, after revolving it in its
mind couple of days comes to the sage
conclusion that it is only an attempt to "de-
partisanize the public service" The Mug
wumps may be expected to clutch at that
phrase as drowning man catches at a
straw.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The correspondents who provide the Amer
lean public with the foreign news must
think that newspaper readers on this side of
the water are exceedingly gullible. Here
is one OF them telegraphing a metropolitan
newspaper the exact language used by the
Gar and bis minister at the court of st.
James in recent interview in regard to the
Afghan difficulty. The Gear sternly opened
the conversation in this style:
SIN. de Giers, You have been promising to much"
N. de Giers, embarrassed, replied "Sire, my
statements have been exaggerated in London
The Gar rejoined: "My statements have been
exaggerated in my own ministry of foreign affairs
Ths case is this: You have been hammering away
OF me for the last five weeks to obtain my consent
to sort of quasi arbitration on immateral points
In order to save, to use your own words, "a point
dhonheur for England. 1 told you that as the very
last resort was ready to agree TO this merely to
able Mr.. Gladstone to back out of cul de sac with
grace. Then you 30 and tell Lord Granville, Sir
Edward Thornton and Baron de Stael that was
prepared for real arbitration Then your statement
is In turn exaggerated in London until at last every
body seems to take it for granted that Russia is
ready to yield and to dsgracefully submit to for
cgn decision on matters that solely Russia
and Afghanistan. No, M. de Giers, shall never
give up any single essential point allow any re-
Fiction to be placed upon Gen. Komarof, who
throughout has acted with discretion and modera
ton.
''M. de Giers" facetiously remarks the
correspondent, ''was rather shaky' after the
interview. The morning after this rubbish
was taleOranhad undou htedIv tho eorra-
spondent was "rather shaky +" too.
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Current Comment.
HIS MOST REMARKABLE CHARACTERISTIC.
I1...io kr...a.a...-l


HIS MOST REMARKABLE CHARACTERISTIC.
Peoria Transcript.
"Colonel William R. Morrison,'' says a
Washington paper, sis characterized as a
man possessing wonderful presence of
mind" He will also go down in history as
man characterized by remarkable absence
of body in the United States Senate Cham
Der.
WHAT A DEMOCRATIC OBSERVER OBSERVES.
Washington corr. Boston Post.
1t is fulsome fattery or the depth of ig-
norance to say, as some one has, that we
have had the best two months of govern
ment the writer had seen. We have had
hardly any government at all, nor any indi-
cation OF public policy beyond the mere
matter of appointments.
A WHOLE FAMILY OF POLITICAL TRAMPs.
Springfield Republican.
Collector Pillsbury appointed his son Car
roll E., deputy collector the first day of his
service. Thus it appears that Massachu-
sets is expected to take care not only of
Pillsbury, but of Pillsbury's posterity. The
question OF the number OF sons becomes of
Importance, and Patrick A. Collins ought to
be interviewed. Also Grover Cleveland.
THE INCONSISTENT AIUGWUAIPs.
We notice with surprise the Indignation OF
some of our Mugwump friends with the Mis-
souri, Democrats who want to make an Irish
man Consul-General to Halifax. We had
supposed that Halifax was a particularly
close approximation to the residence regard
ed by the Mugwumps as the fittest locality
and proper home for Irish Democrats.
MIR. MANNING's THEORY OF REFORM.
Chicago Inter-Ocean,
Treachery to ones party, if it happens tc
be in favor of the victorious party, is reward.
ed with promotion, while fidelity is punished
with RELOCATION to private life. That is the
Manning idea of Civil Service, and the syco'
plants who fawn and cringe before the pow
ers that be at Washington would have as be
lieve that this is reform
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS.
N. Y. Tribune.
The President is reported to have said
that hereafter he will not tell the newspa
pers anything. We think he has been mis-
represented, but at any rate we are sure the
newspapers will not retalate by refusing te
tell him anything. No indeed; they will con
tinue to tell him heaps OF things he doesn't
Rnoru
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"Departisanizing the Public Ser
VICE.

The struggle of the Mugwumps to still
preserve a semblance of confidence in the
sincerity of the administrations reform
professions, though painful to the people en-
gagged in 1t, wears an intensely humorous
aspect to the lockers on. Everybody of
common sense, sees that Mr.. Vias's circular
is nothing more or less than an urgent invi-
tation to Democrats to step up to the cap
tain's Office, make known what they want,
and be accommodated. The sole pur-
pose of 1t was to appease the wrath of
the gentry who had been kicking violently
because the offices were not cleaned ont fast
enough. 1t violates the fundamental princi-
pies of civil service reform, and flies directly
in the face of the Presidents civil service
letter. "a public Office is public trust''
said Grover Cleveland few mon tbs ago and
now his Postmaster General sends ont.
with the Presidents approval, circular to
Democratic congressman marked confident
ial, inviting them to hunt up excuses for re-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

A Chicago paper says that three Japanese
police commissioners from Toxic visited
that city last week, called on Carter Harri-
son and went to the police headquarters to
inspect the patrol system. They think of
recruiting and RECOMMENDING the police
force with special reference to promoting
fraudulent municipal elections.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The census of the liquor shops in Phila-
delphia recently taken shows that there are
$685. while there are 8 BAT groceries and
1,066 bakeries in the city. There is rum
shop for every twenty-nine voters, about the
same proportion as in New York city. The
power with which the better politicians have
to contend in these two cities lie enormous.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The candidates for the Biddeford post
Office are Timothy Shaw, Jr.. Richard M.
johnson, Ferguson Haines and James S.
Dudley. Johnson" remarks a Democratic
correspondent 'sis said to have the best
chance because he is a friend of Col. La
monts." "a public position solemnly as
serted Grover Cleveland, sis public trust"
that is unless Col. Lamont wants il for a
friend.
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The Postmaster General ought to include
candidates for Congress who were not elect
ed in bis list of invitations. There are four
such in Maine who would be only too happy
to assist in purifying the government.
Judge Cleaves is one of them. He, how
ever, shows no hesitation to engage in the
publication business without an invitation.
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Secretary Bayard is the next member of
the administrations proudly assert that he
does not read the daily newspapers. Bnt
this does not include newspapers a year
old for he occasionally looks at last years
edition to see what great man he used to
he
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post says Postmaster General Vilas's
circular does not surprise people who have
known the purposes of the administration
that is people who were permitted to lock
beneath the hypocritical mask.
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The Washington Post defines one phase
Of the "offensive partisan" delimitation as
follows: "An applicant for office who has
been partisan Democrat is helped-cer-
tainly not hurt-by the fact" The Post
however, does not print this as a matter of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The German Republicans of Chicago
called upon Sittig the recalcitfant member
ofthe Illinois legislature, last week, and
urged him to vote for Gen. Logan. He took
the matter into consideration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The saints newspaper in Salt Lake City
predicts that after season of "more or less
gloom" Ithe faithful will see their victory
coming. If they can see a forthcoming vic
tory through the present season of gloom,
the saints are very far sighted individuals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

When the bill restoring the death penal
ty became a law a gentleman who was
deeply interested in its passage predict
ed that murder in this State would immedi-
ately cease. If that gentleman has kept the
run of current events since that time, and
we have no doubt he has, he must have come
to the conclusion that he is neither proph-
ct nor the son of prophet Since the death
penalty was restored no less than five per-
sons have been convicted and sentenced to
death by the courts of this State. Two of
them were hanged few days ago. Since
this latter event there have been a case of
matricide and case of infantcde in this
State, and three persons are now liable to be
tried and convicted of the crime of murder.
Certainly there is nothing in these facts to
show that hanging prevents murder. The
record was no worse before the death penal
ty was restored. Before the recent execu-
tons it was said by the advocates of gallows
that the full effect of the law would not be
felt until somebody had been hung. Well,
somebody has been hung now, and yet the
gallows have hardly been taken down before
two murders in which three persons are i'm
plicated are committed in this State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The guiding genius of this administration,
say the free trade organs, is not Mr.. Samuel
J. Randall. We should say not. Mr.. Ran
dali could never have steered the President
into SO MANY blunders.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

The Portland board of health seems to
have gone to work in earnest. 1t has only
to keep right on in the way it has begun to
win hearty concentrations from the public
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19
state Pensions.

Ntty OF FofIInnd, May IS, 1885.
DERSONS holding Certificates under the State
n Pension Law Of 1879, and continued in fore
Dy an act OF the Legislature no longer entitled
10 pensions by virtue of such certificate, but new
Applications for continuance must be made In all
cases by parties DESTROYS Of availing themselves Of
the benefits of the law All applications must be
made in person, and not otherwise, TO the Commit
tee on Pensions, and said Committee will be in ses-
SION THURSDAY AFTERNOON, May 81, at the
Aldermen's Room, City Building, between the hours
of O'Clock and O'Clock
JOHN A. GALLAGHER, Committee on
mylS al
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

Higgins also says the rascals must go.
Higgins is good man to pick them out if
personal experience is worth anything
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publics
ton but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

And now If the Illinois legislature will
only elect Logan all will be forgiven and
forgotten.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-19

Gen. Plaisted should hasten back to Au-
gusta as quickly as possible. Col. Elias Mil
liken is sowing tares among the brethren.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
e. N. PERRY

has just received the latest New York styles I'm soft and
stiff hats in black blue, brown, wine and brown mixed
The latest styles in Derby for young men the best
ever seen in Portland and by calling and examining
for yourself you will be convinced Young mems silk
hat nObby Spring style ready. Old silk hats made
over, and perfect fit warranted,
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FINANCIAL.
B . NJ ID -
C1TY ADVERTIsEmENTs.
10 the Commissioners OF Port
IsarA EEnnE,nn

FylHE Portland and Cape Elizabeth Ferry Compa
a ny ask permission to erect wharf in Cape
Elizabeth, extending from high water mark on the
Butler lot to the Harbor Commissoners' line, said
wharf to be fifty <5O) feet less in width, and its
westerly side where it leaves the line of high water
Is to be thirtyhve (S5 feet from the westerly side
OF the Butler lot where it joins the property Of the
Merchants Marine Railway the new structure to
continue parallel with the Railway wharf, till it
reaches the Harbor Commissioners line
G. W. L. COOLING,
Clerk Portland and Cape Elizabeth Ferry Go.
Portland, May II, 1885.
On the foregoing petition it is Ordered: That We
grant the petitioners a hearing and appoint Thurs
day, May 21st next at O'Clock P. NJ, at No.
Exchange ST., rs the time and place where all par
ties interested may be heard and it is further or
dered that notice of the above petition together
with this our order thereon be given by publication
in two of the daily papers published in Portland for
seven days previous to the hearing.
(Signed,) CHAS. MERRILL. uaroor
@. H. FARLEY, commissioners.
Portland, May r. 1885. mavl3 dtd
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Riel evidently is not of the stuff of which
heroes are Dade.
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CANCER CURED.

have had a cancer on my face for many years.
have tried great many remedies but without res
lief. almost gave up hope of ever being cured.
DR.. Hardman, my son, recommended Swift's Spe-
cifc which have taken with great results My face
is now we'll, and it is impossible for me to express
my thanks in words for what this medicine has done
for me. MRS. OLIVE HARDMAN.
Monroe, Ca, Sept. 2, 1884.
Swifts Specific has cured cancer on my face,
and has almost made new of me.
T. j. TEATE, Wacissa, Fla.
have had cancer in my right ear for three
years. L tried every remedy the physicians prac-
ticed, to no permanent good. Swifts Specific has
wrought wonders for me- 1t is the best blood puri-
er in the world. JOHN. S. MORROW, Florence, Ala.
Swifts Specific is entirely vegetable. and seems
to cure cancers by forcing out the impurities from
the blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga,
or 159 W. 23d St.. N. Y.
ian1 d&W1 Vnrn