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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
HOLLID \ VS.
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ga STITCH IN TIME SAVES
NINE! -

DON'T wait to get sick, but when
you begin to feel bad come and get
dose of medicine and prevent sick
ness. This is the proper use Of med
icine. Ifyou will do this you will
scarcely ever have DOCTORS bill to
pay or lose months of time, and
put your friends and relatives to
such deal Of trouble.
In addition to my complete line
of pure and reliable Drugs, 1 carry
Warmers Log Cabin Remedies, B.
B. B., the S. 5. S., QuInine in small
and large quantities Simmons Liv-
er Regulator, Famous Specific Or
ange Blossom, Cuticura Remedies,
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription,
the Golden Medical Discovery,
Horse and Cattle Powder Il pound
packages prepared by the Herb Co.
Of w. Va, Quaker brand
Prescriptions carefully compound
ed. Local and office practice upon re.
quest. Respectfully,
augl-tf DR.. r. II. HOLIDAY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01

American bucolic poem, beginning
with such a touch of meaning sweet
ness in it, "Mary had a little lamb"
was written by Gen. George Wash
ingt~n while crossing the Delaware
one cold stormy night on his way to
attack the Hessians at Trenton, and
that the sentiments of the poem
were inspired by his great need of
wool upon that occasion while the
meter may have been suggested by
the eddying rush ofthe waters which
would of course remind one of the
confusion of school-room and the
plaintive bleating of lamb in the
midst thereof.
1t may be that some future anti
quarian turning over the Inouldy
records Of the past will discover
that u. S. Grant, under the title of
'Let Us Have Peace" wrote tie
great Epic Of America, only a short
fragment of which he would doubt
less say, has come down to US, begin
ming ''Let dogs delight to bark and
bite, for tits their nature to
But we digre-s. The author of
Hamlet never .uld have written
the Advancement Of Learning, and
the author of the Novum Organum,
the profoundest woik of merely hu-
man origin the world has ever seen,
could n by the labor Of years have
created the character of Falstaff.
Bacon and Shakespeare were mental
| antiDodpS and the only reason we
have for supposing that Bacon ever
INDUCED in what Milton terms the
jingling of like endings is the fact
that all truly great men us the au-
thor Of Jonathan Wild would OBJ
serve, have knack of falling into
rhyme occasionally, pertinent in
stance of which may be noted near
the middle of this essay.
The Executive Committee report
ed the following program for the
next meeting which will be held at
the residence of Capt. VIM. a. John
sons:
Play-IIamlet, Prince Of Der
mark.
Il. NJ. Lee, Ethical Side.
S. &. FaisOn, Quotations.
Nela Foale, History.
j. G. Slocumb, polonius.
+. l.. Faison, Laertes.
Mittie Beaman, Ophelia.
f. r.. Cooper, Hamlet.
Miss Lee, HOrati0.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01

Keep doing, always doing. Wish
ing, Dreaming, intending, mourning.
taking, signing and pining are i(iie
ana prohtless employments.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01

Read the following testimonials,
which are sample Of the hundreds
we have received:
HORTON, Dec. I'd, 1889.
Mr.. j. G.. HOBBS, Hobton, n. G..
Dear Sir-I have used your Rein
Ring for two years and am satisfied
they will do all you claim for them,
and wish you any success i'm your
enterprise. Respectfully,
II. III. KING.
j. G. HOBBS, Hobton, n. c.
like your Rein Rings. They are
easy to guide the horse, save your
lines, and convenient to gear up for
work. would not take three times
what i gave for mine If / could not
get others. w. l.. SMITH.
TAYLoR's BRIDGE, n. c., }
Aug. 18th, 1888.
J. G. HOBBS ESQ.
Dear Sir have used the Rein
Rings bought of you for the protec-
ton OF Plow Lines and find that they
are what YOU claim for them. They
give case to man and horse and pre-
vent lines from fretting.
T. j. III. PETERSON.
% cents per pair. 80 cents ifsent
by mail. For sale by Messrs. A. +.
johnson & Co., Messrs A. Hobbs &
Son, Clinton, n. c.; or
]. c. HOBBS,
dec5-tf Hobton, n. G..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
The Mistakes Of Critics.

Archdeacon Farrar has in the May
number of The Forum an article to
show that criticism has more often
made mistakes than it has foretold
the Judgment of posterity. He COL
lects a long list of facts to prove
that nearly every important original
work in English literature has been
damned by the critics when first
published, and in the most amiab!e
temper he declares that he himself
has hardly seen during his long ca
reer as an author literary criticism
from which he has gained help. The
article contains large gre up Of in
teresting literary "reminiscences COW
ering a long period.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
NEW ADVERT SEMENTS.
CLINTON
Harness Establishment !!
ESTABLISHED 1867.

ESTABLISHED IN 1861.
am now located on Fayetteville
Street, opposite CAUCASIAN Office.
put up and keep in stock, or make
to order, any style of Harness, from
$1,000 to $4,000. / also make all
styles and grades Of Saddles, Bril-
dies, Halters and everything in this
line.
Good, honest work at the lowest
living figures, is my guide and motto
in business.
A large supply of Northern Har-
ness and a fine line of Driving Whips
always kept on hand. Call and eX-
anime. Respectfully,
sep5-3m w. H. STETSON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
Notice Of Sale f!
DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE

La Viz LUZ VI A DECREE
- of the Superior Court to
crsate assets to pay debts, the under
signed will, on Saturday, May 18th.
1890. at Clinton, N. c., by public
auction, sell the lands belonging to
the estate of S. 0. Sutton, deceased,
in two tracts.
First tract of fifty acres, on west
side of public road, adjoining lands
of w. III. Boyette and others.
Second tract of fifty-three acres,
more or less, being the rest of the
lond described in the petition, adj
joining lands of ). r. Daughtry, w.
A. Boyette and others.
Terms of Sale-25 per cent cash
and balance with s per cent. inter
est, due November 1st, 1890, and IT,
tie retained.
HENRY E. FAISON, Com'r
Clinton, N. c., April II, 1SO0.--4t
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
HORSE AND CATTLE Powders

We offer under this head the best
Condition Powders in the market.
They are prcpai ed by the leading
Drug House of tho United States,
from the formula Of the most dis
tiEguished Veterinary Surgeon liv-
ing. They are excellent appetizcrs,
a general Alternative and tonic, aud
can be relied upon as a remedy for
all diseases Of domestic animals.
They are composed of Licorice Root,
Juniper Berries, Flaxseed, Geniian,
Ginger, Iron and Anthony. Sold
only by Il. J. LEE, Druggis,.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01

Belford's Magazine is a splendid
publication and filed with choice
reading. The last article Of Hon.
Jefferson Davis appears in the May
number, entitled "Historical Vindi-
cation of Secession, like all his wri-
tings, is ably done.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
aRED, WHITE & BLUE r

am now located in the stand be-
tween Watson & Peterson and Rus
sell & Bodenhammer, known by the
above name.
. I offer to the people Of Sampson a
line OF
CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS,
GENTS FURNISHING WEAR
GROCERIES, CONNECTIONS
etc., on which / do not intend to be
undersold.
You VIII show wisdom By calling
In before buying.
ATTENTION My entire line Of
Clothing will be sold at cost. for the
next 30 days, to make room for a
new stock.
Respectfully,
G. E. SUMMERLIN.
mchf3 If
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
| Lees Backache PlaStcr>
LEES wART SPECIFIC.

a certain cure for warts on Horses
and Mules, as Judge T.. I. Boykin,
the Editor ofTHE caucasian, Capt.
Cornelius Patrick, Capt. w. Lucius
Faison, Messrs. A. Ferd. johnson,
Henry l.. Faison, VIM. ii. Faison,
Hon. Bascomb Nicholson and hun
dreds of others in Sampson and ad
Joining counties and throughout
Eastern Carolina will certify. Sold
only by Il. J. LEE, Druggist.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
Literary Department.
Book and Magazine RevieWs--Quo-
tatiOns--General Literary
Notes.

Employ your time in improving yourself
by other mems writings, 80 you shall come
easily by what Others have iabored hard for.
Socrates.
For whatsoever things were written afore-
time were written for our learnng.-St.
Paul.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
NOTICED SALE.
DY VIRTUE OF EXECU-

D4 VIRTUE OF EN- ECU
- tions in my hands for col
lection in favor of VIM. Daughtry,
administrator, and others, will, OH
Monday, the 18th day of April, A.
d. 1890, at the Courthouse door in
Clinton, n. c., by public auction for
cash, sell the interest and title of
Geo. w. Jones in the following de-
scribed lands, lying and being in
Sampson county, adjoining the land S
of Mary Herring, Needham Warren
and others, containing 100 acres more
or less, and particularly described in
deed registered in book 81, pages
2O9 and 2lO of the Registers Office
Of sampson county.
JAS. NJ. SPELL, Sheriff.
April 1st, 1S9O-4t,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-01
WORMS IN HORSES.

Lees Worm Specific never fails to
expel worms from horses and mules.
Warranted in every case. Sold only
by T: j. LEE, Druggist,
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
The Christmas Wide Awake.

A high order of stories, poems, articles
and pictures fill the Christmas WIDE
AWAKE from cover to cover while brilliant
new type and the discardment of columns
give the pages very fresh and attractive
look, and we learn that the magazine is
permanently enlarged to one hundred
pages. Leading attractions include new
Peppers serial by Margaret Sidney, the
promised railroad serial, "Cab and Ca
boose," by Kirk Munroe, "Drawing the
Child Figure" the first of twelve pictorial
drawing lesson papers with monthly
prizes by Miss Caroline Rimmer, daugh-
ter of Dr. Rmmer, the art-anatomist and
sculptor, and Marietta Good Times" an
Italian serial by q well known Italian
woman in Boston. The short stories, papers
and poems land there is a full treasury of
them, making a Christmas stocking book
in fact( are By Sallie Pratt Mclean Greene,
Emma Sherwood Chester, Graham r. Tom
sou, Ethelwyn Wetherald, Charlotte NJ.
Vail, Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Rev. George
Whyte, Miss Hawley, John c. Carpenter,
Margaret Eyt;nge, Miss Poulsson, Mrs.
Clailin and Prof, Otis r. Mason. A special
feature is the fac-simile reproduction of
Mrs. Henans original manuscript of 1.-THE
Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers" which
was brought to America by James T.
Fields.
The price of WIDE AWAKE will remain at
$40 year, only 90 cents a number. d.
Lothrop Company, Publishers, Boston.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
The Horticulturists.

JACKSON, Dec. 1.-THE State Horti-
cultural Society adjourned this after
noon. 1t was decided to have two
sessions next year, the first at Lake,
during the annual encampment of the
Patrons of Husbandry, and the second
at Bonneville on December 16, 1891.
Among the papers read and discussed
were those by John Day of Crystal
Springs on "Canteloupe Culture" and
W. r. Stewart of Ocean Springs on
Pecan Culture"
w. II. Cassell told what he knew
about peaches in very entertaining
manner. He thought the peach one of
the crops of this State, and that the
Varities best suited to us are Yellow st.
John, May Beauty, Foster Mountain
Rose, Amelia, Old Nixon Free and
Early Tillottson. Average buyers take
yellow meat peaches. The Thurber is
good and fine shipper. The liberia
is always good, ripening in July the
Susquehanna is excellent; Crawford's
late pays we'll, but those later than the
last named are not so profitable.
DIR. Mckay said he made more money
On Thurber, st. John, May Beauty, Old
Nixon and Mountain Rose.
Mr.. Jenkins considered the best four
Elberta, Lady England, Crawford and
Cheers Choice.
J. NJ. Kern, of Natchez, gave an
encouraging report Of horticulture in
Southeast Mississippi. Prof. Needs
paper on Insects and Insecticides" was
very instructive.
The tomato question, culture, hand
ling, manner of transportation and
.ates were extensively discussed by
Messrs. Mckay, Brewer, Wolford and
others.
Mr.. Overmeyer of the Illinois Central
:oad was present and promised his aid in
securing the lowest possible rates and
best facilities for shipping next years
crop.
The following officers were elected for
The ensuing year: President, H. E.
Mckay of Madison; W. II. Cassell Of
Canton, secretary and treasurer.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
It was Not Mr.. Sailors.

KoscTUsKo, Dec. 12.-IR october or
November last q man whose name is
known to be Sailors, but going under q
different alias, and who, 1t is said, halls
from Carroll County, Miss, was So
ioutuing in Kosciusko for day or two,
and while here went up to Mr.. r. ].
Bells, ten miles northeast. Mr.. Bell is
known TO be reliable and solvent gin
ner and planter, and Sailors represented
himself to Mr.. Bell as agent for a patent
FIRE extinguisher, and that he would
gladly forward Mr.. Bell catalogues,
prices, etc, but at the same time telling
Bell that his (Sailor's) hand was
sprained from fall and to kindly give
his full address, so that the catalogues
might follow. Mr.. Bell gave him his
name and Sailor wrote promissory note
above the address for $3.50 and sold the
note to the Merchants and Farmers
Bank of this place at 10 per cent
discount. Then he skipped the town
and county.
Officials and parties interested in the
loss have kept up warm trail after the
fugitive since, and just a few days ago
received a dispatch from detective
agency at Little Rock, Ark, that Sailors
under the alias of Z. w. Davis, had been
arrested and would be held for identia-
cation. City Marshal and Assistant
Charley New, of this place, at once went
after their game, and it was reported
that they had fully identified the man
as Sailors, and they had arrived here
with a man in irons said to be named
Davis, but to the surprise of the public
it seems they have arrested the wrong
man, as no one who has seen the said
Sailors, identifies the man under arrest,
and he has been set free. He threatens
dire damages for being so set down in
strange country without money or
friends
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
pomes Ar A n,srAAos.

In England about eighty-seven peers
are directors Of public companies.
THERE Is one society Of boys and girls
in England to protect animals which has
over eighty thousand members.
PEARL fishing Is still carried on in the
river Tay, in England. and some valua-
BILE jewels have lately been found.
IT Is the purpose of . company OF
capitalists TO run q steamer on the Sea
Of Galilee, for which they have obtained
q osncession.
JAcoB's well and the plot Of ground
surrounding it have been sold by the
Turkish Government to the Greek
church for four thousand pounds.
A SMALL estate in Lincolnshire which
sold for thirty-one thousand dollars in
1870 and has since had two thousand
dollars put into additional buildings,
brought ten thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars last week.
A GERMAN Lieutenant-Colonel has
been deprived of his commission be-
cause in a recently published work he
advises the public not to go to church,
which he says is an Anticipated institu.
ton not in accordance with modern sci
ence.
THE rate Of wages paid to frcmen on
ships sailing from London Is IS 15s per
month on voyages up the Mediterranean
to Australia and New York. To the
Cape OF Good Hope. Natal, China and
India il stands at from s3 15s TO 81 per
month.
Nor long ago South Africa had to i'm.
port all the coal she used, but now she
mines all the coal she wishes for her
own uso and exports the surplus. The
reason is that the coal fields Of Natal
have increased their output to a remark
ablo degree.
CLocBs are out Of favor in fashionable
Partisan drswing-rooms; they suggest
tho hour OF departure to visitors too
openly. Still, as it is inconvenient not
to know the time, fashion sanctions an
old watch hanging on the wall, framed
in an artistic drapery OF antique bro
cade. The watch ought to be family
heirloom, the moro old-fashioned the
better.
THREE young soldiers near Warsaw
returned from debauch with blood on
their clothes and the statement that
they had beaten some one they did not
know. At the samo time a sergeant in
their regiment was found murdered,
victed and shot within twenty-four
hours. The next day another soldier
surrendered as the murderer.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
Too large

w 0/Se
the old-fashioned pill. Too
reckless in its way of doing
business, too. 1t cleans you
out, but it uses you up, and
your outraged system rises up
against it. DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets have a better way.
They do just what is needed
no more. Nothing can be
more thorough-nothing is as
mild and gentle. They're the
smallest, cheapest, the easiest
to take. One tiny, sugar
coated granule's gentle lax
ative-three to four are ca
thartic. Sick Headache,
Constipation, Indigestion, Bill
ious Attacks, and all derange-
ments of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels are promptly re-
lieved and permanently cured.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
STATE OF ONO, Crrr OF TOLEDO, ,
~

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner Of the firm Of +. J. Cheney
q Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, and that said
firm viii pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED Dol
LARS for each and every case Of Catarrh
that can not be cured by the use Of Halls
Catarrh Cure FRANZ j. CHENRY.
Sworn 70 before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 6th day OF December, I'D. tsSd
lsKALl A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public
Halls Catsrrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system Send for testi.
mouials, free. F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
Died Alone in the Woods.

GREENWOOD, Dec. s.-Just before sun
Down Tom Chambley, white man
living three miles southeast of Sidon,
;his county, left his sick wife to go out
n the woods to kill her squirrel,
leaving the physician with her until his
return. Not coming back at dark the
physician and another man went to
Iook for him. Hearing Chambley groan-
ing and screaming out in the woods, the
Two men hurried to Mr.. Russell's
house near by and, arming themselves
with Winchester and shotgun, started
10 Chambley, but stopped when within
about 200 yards of him, thinking from
the noise that a panther had him, and
would not go until daylight
Chambley was found in puddle of
water dead, his gun and hat in the
path thirty yards off. He had some
green peanuts in his pockets, which he
had been eating. Upon the doctors
examining Chambley they found there
was not a scratch ON him. He had died
Of cramp collie, to which he was subject
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
False Witnesses.

There are knaves now and then met with
who represent certain local btters aud
poisonous stimuli as identical with or pos
sessing properties akin to those of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. These scamps only
succeed in foisting their trashy compounds
upon people unacquainted with the genuine
article, which is as much their opposite as
day is to night Ask and take no substi.
tute for the grand remedy for malaria, dys-
pepsla, constipation, rheumatism and kid
ney trouble.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

THE climate here did not agree with me
and l was sick with malaria most all the
time. The least exposure gave me severe
cold and my health was miserable l grew
weaker until began use of DR.. Bull 5
Sarsaparilla, when l gained health and
strength. / recommend it as the very best
strengthening medicine-Sdrah Walt,n,
Wabash. Ind
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
LINES NORTH CARnI

JIMEs, NORTH CAROLINA, July Both, 1889
Messra A. T. SHALLENBERGER & Co.
Rochester, Pa. l enclose two dollars
for two bottles Of your Malaria Antidote.
The bottle you sent me year ago gave to
a nephew Of mine who had chills for more
than three months, and taking medicine
from the doctor all the time without i'm
provement Before he had taken half the
bottle Of the Antidote he was entirely cured.
Yours truly, II. Il. CONRAD.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
Miscellaneous.

The elegant school building at Wes-
son which was completed at a cost of
s2O, 600 for building and furniture, was
burned last week. The fire originated
from a defective fue in the roof. The
building was insured for So, 500 and the
furniture for 81, 800. The school was in
successful operation with daily at
tendance of from 400 to 500 pupils.
The State Grange Patrons of Hus-
bandry met at Hickory last week. There
were about sixty delegates in attendance
The secretary's report shows that the
order is increasing in membership, and
number of new oranges have been
organized in the past year
THE extensive iron foundry and
machinery establishment of Enderline
a. Beronio at Aberdeen was completely
destroyed by fire last week.
LAST week witnessed the arrival OF
twenty-five Northern immigrants in
Lincoln county, seven being heads Of
families.
THE Methodist Conference met at
Grenada last week, with Bishop Gallo
way presiding. The report of the
treasurer shows S2,040.55, which is $500
in excess of last years report. Thia
fund is exclusively for the purpose OF
building new churches. seventy-eight
churches in Virginia and seventy-four
in South Carolina have been built
within the last year.
GREENWOOD, Mississippi's "plucky
city," has risen phenix-like from her
ashes. and stands today among the
industrious, progressive and aggressive
cities of the State.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

$50 THE old gentleman kicked you down
the stoop when you called TO see his daagh-
ter. Did he break any thingr' Eyes, he
broke our engagement" = Philadelphia
Times
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

BTsMARCN's autobiography will appear
early next year, and it will be printed
in Paris to avoid any restrictions by the
German Government
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

"DoEs alcohol affect the bloodi asked
the professor of the medical student II
should think" replied the young man, "that
1t might have some tendency to get into the
jug-ular vein. '-Washington Post
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

CoUGHs AND COLDS Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat,
etc. should try BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRoCHzs, Sold only in boEcs
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

Or course there are exceptions to tn,
rule ''thc good die young" but there aren'
many of us.--Elmira Gazette
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter Little Liver Pills
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them.
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

ARE unlike all other pills. No purging or
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile.
Carter's Little Liver Pills. One Dill a dose
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

HOUSEHOLD recipe-To preserve eggs al
ways pack them in layers
Republican
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

A DOSE in Time Saves Nine of Hale's Hon
ey of Horehound and Tar or Coughs.
Pixies Toothachc Drops cure in one minute
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

MAMMA, your little girl grows moro pale
and thin each day. 1t needs DIR. Bulls Worm
Destroyer. Get her some before it is too late
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption
Cures where other remedies fail 25c
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

SoSe of the man who never should have
got married: 81 would that my love would
silent be."-Boston Herald
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18

"DID YOU ever go through one of those
labyrinthsr' mo, but once tried to find
The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-18
The Battle of Life.

The true hero will endeavor to make the
most of life and to this end the first con-
sideration is a robust constitution. Like a
good general on the battle plain, who, when
expecting an attack from the enemy, will
entrench himself in Notifications, so he,
when disease is in the atmosphere or hover
ing in ambush amid climatic changes, will
fortify his system against every encroach-
ment the grim monster may seek to make.
timely precautien in the hour Of need.
When fever and influenza are abroad, when
the damp chilly days touch the marrow
bones, when eff1uvia and malaria walk
hand in hand, then it is that the system
strengthening tonic Alternative of DIR. John
Bulls Sarsaparilla, which keeps the blood
pure and the functions regulated, so that
disease can not enter the citadel of life.