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TALLoW TREES IN CHINA.
They Bear Fruit Which Produces O
as Well as Tallow.

Among the curious vegetable growths
Of China is the tallow tree. The British
Consul at Wenchow, in a recent report,
gives the following interesting informa-
ton regarding the manufacture OF vege-
table taliow as conducted in his district:
The tallow tree (stillingia sebifera, roxb.) J
bears a fruit which produces oil as well as
tallow. The berries, which resemble
coffee beans in appearance and size, are
first steamed and then pounded in an or
dlnary rice-trough. By pounding, the
soft, mealy mesocarp is partially separ-
ated from the kernels. The whole is then
placed in bamboo sieve, the meshes of
which are just large enough to keep back
the kernels, which are hard, black, and
about the size Of peas. From the mealy
tive wooden presses. To obtain oil, the
kernels are dried and passed between two
millstones held at such q distance apart
by means of bamboo pivot as to crush
the hard shells of the kernels without IN
juring the white interiors. The whole is
then passed through winnower, which
separates the broken shells from the solid
matter. The latter is then placed in a
deep iron pan and roasted until it begins
to assume q browniSh color, the process
being accompanied by continual stirring
to prevent burning. The crushed shells
make an excellent fuel for the purpose.
1t is then ground by huge stone roller
in a circular stone well, steamed, and
made into circular cakes with bamboo
and straw castings, and passed through
the wooden press. A good lighting oil of
a brownish-y yellow color is thus obtained.
The tallow is called ''p'i yu"-that is,
skin, or external, oil.
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Saints for the Davs.

The Puritan iconoclasticism which tore
from church walls pictures of the lovely
Madonna, and gave images and rosaries
and crucifixes to be burned, which built
the desolate, bare, ugly meeting houses of
early New England, and scowled with
bradford on Christmas games, was
ton of pictures and rosaries and images
had not made men and women more
truthful, upright, liberty-loving and self
denying; had not yet purified and en-
nobled human life in England. Perhaps
they were doing the good work, but inn
perceptibly to the eager Puritans. Saints
days and rosaries, they said, would not
bring heaven upon earth. There are
probably enough dead saints in the cal
endar to make a saints day of every day
in the year. But what we need, brethren.
is not SO much days for the saints. as
saints for the days.-Harper's Magazine.
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China Does Not Want Blair.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Acting Secre-
tary Wharton and the Chinese Minister
held lengthy interview regarding the
case of Blair, appointed Minister to the
Celestial Empire shortly after the adj
the interview Wharton said the Chinese
Government had not receded from it's
position regarding Blair, and would pre-
fer that some one else should be ap-
pointed United States Minister to that
country. at is clearly evident" con-
tinued Wharton, 1.-The Chinese do not
want Mr.. Blair, and the United States
cannot force Minister upon friendly
power in the face OF unmistakable oppo-
qtiOD -
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ON THE TURF.
Results of Yesterdays Eastern Racing
Events.

Results of Yesterdays Eastern Racing
Events.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, June 1S.-The track
was fast. Foam stakes, two-year-olds,
five furlongs. Merry Monarch won, Air
plant second, Fremont third. Time,
1:01 4-5.
One mile, Civil Service won, Terrifier
second, Rich AL third. Time, LAB 3-5.
Guarantee Handicap, mile and a quar-
ter, Uno Grande won, Hoodlum second,
John Cavanaugh third. Time, 2:l0 3-5.
Mile and a half, Riley won, Banque!
second, Demuth third. Time, 2:35 1-5.
Mile and an eighth, .Longford won, Le-
1859.
Mile and quarter, Kern won, Isaac
Lewis second, Tammany third. Time,
2:09.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-The track was
slow. Mile and fifty yards, Jesse NJ.
Farland. won, Antonia second, Grannie A.
third. Time, 1:543
Half mile, Nancy Hackes won, Nellie
Pearl second, Regina third. Time, O:53.
One mile, Adrienne won, Glockner
second, Fannie third. Time, 1:47l.
Mile and hundred yards, San Saba won,
Major Nolan second. Castillian third.
Time, 1:56.
Three-quarters of mile heats; first
heat-Guido, won, oslo NJ. second, Eolem
third. Time, l:1S3. Second heat-Guido
won, Josie M. second, Eolem third.
Time, 1:l9.
Half mile, Contena won, Tom Hardin
second, Invercauld third. Time, 0:52.
Mile and fifty yards. Argenta won,
General Caldwell second Rooka third.
Time, 1:513.
Mile and hundred yards, Texas Girl
won, Frank Lilly second, May Hardy
third. Time, 1854.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, June 18.--Mile and q six
teenth, Carus won, Ida Bridge second
Stubbans third. Time, 1859.
Five-eighths of q mile, Maud Howard
won. Miss Bulwark second, Addie third
Time, 1:04a.
Mile and sixteenth, Bankrupt won
Atticus second, Fakir third. Time, 1881
Three-quarters of mile, Redlight won
Creole second, Renounce third. Time
lis.
The fifth race was declared off.
Three-quarters of mile, Lizzie Lynn
won, Armiel second, Healy John third
Time, 1:1S4.
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DUTY ON CHINESE SHOES.
Collector Phelps Decision Upheld by
the Board of General Appraisers.

WASHINGTON, June Is. - Concerning
the protests of various importers against
the decision of Collector Phelps as to the
rate and amount of duties on certain Chi
nese shoes as wearing apparel silk and
cotton respectively, the Board of General
Appraisers have affirmed the Collectors s
decision, holding that the shoes in ques-
ton are complex articles, requiring great
skill in fabrication. The shoes are duti-
able at 80 and 60 per cent. ad valorem,
respectively, under paragraphs ALB and
$40.
The Collectors decision is also affirmed
as to the rate and amount of duties
chargeable on certain Venetian red i'm
ported per California. The board in it's
decision says Venetian red and ocher are
both earths and Of somewhat similar
characteristics. They are distinctively
known to commerce, however, and Vene-
tian red is not commercially known as
ocher or archery earth.
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Cause of His Indebtedness.

WASHINGTON, June Is. - Lieutenant
trial by a court-martial at Washington
Barracks yesterday on charges of failure
to promptly iquidate his Indebtedness.
The Indebtedness charged against the
officer appears to be due to the frequent
jected and the fact that his salary has
been insufficient to move his large family
and meet the expenses of such frequent
tranSfars
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BY MOONLIGHT.

An Excursion Down the River by
Steamboat.
The moonlight excursion on the river
last evening, given by the Sons of Veter-
ans and Clerks Association, was a sue
cess in every way. The boat and barge
left the landing at s O'Clock and pro-
ceeded down the river about fifteen miles.
There was large number of persons on
board, and everything was orderly.
There was nothing to mar the enjoy
ment of the occasion, and everyone ex-
pressed themselves as having had pleas
ant time. The boat arrived at l O'Clock
this morning.
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Restrained Through Fear.

Night Jailer Clark was feeling very
lonesome at the Police Station last night.
He said the 'shobo" cell was without a
guest for the first time in an age. 1t looks
as if the toughs were kept on their good
behavior through fear that the old build
ing would fall on them if sent to Jail.
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Young Duya1l Sentenced to Prison.

BALTIMORE, June 1S.- William K.
Duvall, the young man who distinguished
himself recently by naming fictitious
brood of Duvalls after various Senators
and Representatives in Congress, secur-
ing many presents, pleaded guilty in the
Criminal Court to three cases of false
pretenses, and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary in each case
concurrent,
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M. CRONAN,
FELTER & co

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
i State of California, County of Sacramento,
In the matter of the estate of ELENOR \
EASSLER. deceased. Notice is hereby given
I.lat 4 ~ rhlDA1 the 26th day of June, 1891,
room OF said court ut the Courthouse in the
CITY OF sacramento, County of Sacramento,
ana e SIa1e OF California, has been appointed as
hienora Fassler, deceased, and for hearing
the application of FRANK d. RYAN for the
thereon. 'SS'>'A'Aon'&iiy
- w Iness 1n my hand and the seal of said court
TINS 18th day of June 1891.
t'EAh.l w: w. RHOADS, Clerk.
M by J. +. DooDY, Deputy Clerk.
"a. l.. bucKLEY, Attorney for Petitioner.
lel 81 OF
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Decree of Foreclosure Entered.

LEAvENwoRTH (Kas.), June lS.-In
the United States Circuit Court here this
morning decree of foreclosure and sale
next December of the Kansas City,
Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad
was entered on record. The sale is to
satisfy a claim of 1915, 200 Of the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company.
The record-union., 1891-06-19
Board for Mare Island.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Secretary
OF the Navy has designated the following
officers as board to conduct the exami-
nations of applicants for positions in the
Mare Island (Cal) Navy Yard: Chief
Engineer Kutz, Captain Cromwell, Conn
mander Taylor, Lieutenant-C Commander
Nichols and Naval Constructor Linnard.
The record-union., 1891-06-19
Old People.

J. Y. s. IS the only Sarsapsrills that old or
feeble people should take. as the mineral potash
which is in every other Ssrsaparilla that we know
of is under certain conditions known to be
emaciating ]. v. S. on the contrary is purely
vegetable and stimulates digestion and creates
new blood, the very thing for old. delicate or
broken down people. It builds them up and
prolongs their lives. A case in point:
Mrs. Belden estimable and elderly lady Of
$40 Mason St., S. F. was for months declining 80
rapidly as to seriously alarm her family. 1t got
80 bad that she finally afflicted with fainting
spells. She writes: while in that dangerous
condition / saw some Of the testimonials con-
cerning J.V. s. and sent for q bottle That marked
the turning point Iregsined my lost flesh and
strength and have not felt SO well in years."
That was two years ago and Mrs. Belden is well
and hearty to-day, and still taking J. V. s.
The record-union., 1891-06-19
Col. Compton to be Court-Martialed.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-In accordance
with the findings of the Court of Inquiry
in the case of the lynching of Hunt by
United States troops at Fort Walla Walla,
Wash.,- Secretary Proctor this morning
ordered court-martial to try Colonel
Charles L. Compton, Fourth Cavalry, for
negligence in falling to take proper steps
to prevent the lynching. The court win
meet July LIST.
The record-union., 1891-06-19

Something of a curiosity is on exhibi-
ton at Casper, Wyo. 1t is an imprint of
monster palm leaf, caused by the leaf
falling into clay and the clay afterward
petrifying. The rock was found on Salt
Creek and indicates that years ago, when
the big coal beds were being formed,
Wyoming possessed tropical climate.
The record-union., 1891-06-19
Tin and Hardware at Auction.

At 10 o'clock tomorrow w. II. Sher-
burn viii sell at auction, at 10l1 Third
street, the stock of assorted tinware, hard
ware, notions, furnishing goods, station
cry, step ladders sponges. etc.
The record-union., 1891-06-19
Taking O Vacation.

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Secretary Fos-
ter left Washington this morning for a
weeks visit to his home in Fostoria, 0.
Secretary Proctor has gone to Vermont
for week or ten days.
The record-union., 1891-06-19

of is entirely overcome by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, which gives mental and bodily
strength
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Meetftro 3lnttreH.

A DJOURNED MEETING OF COUNCIL
~ NO; 22, soldiers and Sailors League,
S!1S Gh1S friday EVENING at s O'Clock at
@sa1e Capltoi Building; election of officers for
ensuing year. BY order of [1t*l COUNCIL.
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Bettrrni 5tntfre#.

DEWARD-S2o REWARD PAID FOR
III conviction or information that will lend
to conviction of parties stealing this paper
from doors of subscribers. mye-ff :
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TOR SALE-16O ACRES OF GOOD FRUIT
L and grain land; so acres cleared, 3 acres
in fruit, balance in grain; good house of 4
rooms and cellar; also, cabin, blacksmith
shop, chicken house and barn. Address 3.
this Office. je1O-l PTS
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V1HE NEWS OF THE WORLD EVERY
day in the RECORD-UNION.
The record-union., 1891-06-19

HARMS OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE OR
l. exchange. Inquire of CARL STROBEI.
317 street, Sacramento. je1O-9td<w
The record-union., 1891-06-19

FoR SALE-A GOOD ICE CHEST, TEN
{ feet long and eight feet high. INQUIRE at
this Office. iel 2-tf
The record-union., 1891-06-19

l. interest in the International Hotel, Sacra-
mento, Cal, with q long lease. Address w. a.
CASWELL. my21-tf
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EIOR SALE-A COUNTRY BLACKSMITH
L shop on account of party engaging in other
business; his shop is offered for sale cheap.
For particulars apply to SCHAW, INGRAM.
hatcher & CO., 217 and 219 j street, Sac.
rampntO. a15
The record-union., 1891-06-19

NOR SALE CHEAP-SIX GOOD HORSES
L Apply at UNION BREWERY, Twentieth
and O streets.
The record-union., 1891-06-19
CASH GROCERY.

n A. oLMSTEAD & CO., FOURTH AND
X, 1, streets, dealers in Groceries and Pro-
visions. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, finest Japan
and China Teas, California and Eastern Hams
and Bacon, and every description OF family
supplies
The record-union., 1891-06-19

NOR SALE-ONE OF THE FINEST AM
+ largest saloons in the city; extra family
entrance; best location, stock and lease. In
quire at this office.
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EoR SALE-ENTIRE STOCK OF CUT
( lery, hardware, knives, razors. etc, for q
few days at cost, on account of failing health.
j. II. MERRALL4. TIA X street. sie12 12-St
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4nHt-I Ipuno.
Ou Iet or Rent,

ITO LET-A NEWLY FITTED-UP STORE
at $50 < street. Apply at 1119 Sixth
street. ie1 S-3t*
The record-union., 1891-06-19

ENOR RENT - EWLY-FURNISH HE'D
IL rooms. also nice front room, suitable for
an office, at 70S1% K street. iel lS-ft*
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ITO LET - TWO FURNISHED ROOMS
Il with board. for two couples; also table
board. Opposite Capitol-I114 n street. If*
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ITO LET-HOUSE ON THIRD STREET.
Il between Q and r; six nice rooms. large
yard with fruit trees ana stable. INQUIRE at
3O4 ] street S. ROSENEEID lei s6t
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Inr 5nle.

A PONY FOR SALE-SUITABLE FOR A
n boy or girl to ride or drive; it is well
broken to saddle or harness. Inquire at East
Park from COL. COWLES. fel7-4t*
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TNOR SALE-HORSE, FIVE YEARS OLD:
L sound and gentle; suitable for family use.
Apply 1913 Ninth street. iel6-6t
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Muufen.

TAP COUPLE WANT A STTTTATI0N IN
- y CITY OF country; woman for houseworx or
nILse taS OF children; man as outside worker.
auQress ss S17 Sixth street, Sacramento. iel S-St*
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21

One of the lolular PAINTINGS at The New
York Academy of Design was yard-long
panel of Roses. A crowd was always before
it. One art critic exclaimed, such a bit OK
nature should belong to all the people, it Is
too beautiful for one man to hide away"
The ToWth's Companion, Of Boston, seized
the idea. and spent twenty thousand dolltrs
to reprodue the painting. The result has been
a triumph of artistic delicacy and color.
The Companion makes an autumn gift OF
this copy of the painting to each of its five
hundred thousand subscribers. Any others
who may subscribe now for the first time, anil
request it, will resolve The Yard Of Roses
without extra charge while the edition lasts.
Besides the gift of this beautiful picture ali
new subscribers will receive Tbs Comp iaioH
free from the time the subscription is received
till January First Including thu Thanksgiving
and Christmas Double Numbers, aud for a full
year from that date. The price of Tho Com
pduion is Sl.;5 year
Every family should take this brightest and
Lest Of illustrated literary papers in addition
10 its local paper.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21
German
Syrup"

Here is an incident from the South
Mississippi, written in April, 1890,
just after the Grippe had visited that
country. " I am a farmer, one OF
those who have to rise early and
work late At the beginning oflast
Winter l was on a trip to the City
of Vicksburg, Miss. where l got well
drenched in a shower of rain.
went home and was soon after seized
with dry, hacking cough. This
grew worse every day, until / had
to seek relief. consulted DR. Dixon
who has since died, and he told me
to gets bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. Meantime my cough grew
worse and worse and then the Grippe
came along and | caught that also
very severely. Ny condition then
compelled me to do something.
got two bottlesof German Syrup. /
began using them, and before taking
much of the second bottle, | was
entirely clear of the Cough that had
hung to me SO long, the Grippe, and
all its bad effects. | felt tip-top and
have felt that way ever since :"
PETER ]. BRIALs, r.. Cayuga, Hines
Co.. Miss e
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21

A writer in the New York Tribune
urges women at the housekeeping
time to make it rule to inspect
everything in the way of the fitting
and furniture OF the house. II there
are Stats out Of the blinds or the
blinds are out of order in any way
have them repaired Look at the
locks end bolts and see that every
thing is in order. that the keys are in
place and move easily in the lock.
Sometimes when lock is stiff a few
drops of kerosene Will make it all
right. If there are cracked window
panes do not wait tn they come out
themselves, but have item repaired
now, Look at the cane-bottomed
chairs and have new seats put in il
they need it. 1T is a saving of money
and endless annoyance to have articles
out of repair promptly mended so
they can be of service.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21

Occasionally the good missionaries
to the Indians in the far West have
a little joke among themselves at the
expense of their converts. Said an
Episcopal clergyman to his Presby-
terrain friend:
cone of your converts was up be-
fore . magistrate recently charged
with intoXicatiOn and the latter said;
Uncas, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself; you are Christian and
should know better Ino Christian,
Mr., Judge, said the Indian. 'Uncas
only Il Presbyterian. "
That reminds me-" responded the
Presbyterian; Il was at your Santee
mission, not long ago, and called on
the Episcopal minister in charge, and
while we were talking the door opened
and in stumbled top-heavy Sioux
chief with, How, preacher, how. |
come to see you (hic) and two or three
other good churchmen with me.
Il New York Sun
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21
LIVING ON HIS NERVE.
How Noted California Desperate Tena-
cfously Chung to Lie


DR.. Talafero, of San Rafael, used
to tell wonderful story of San
Quentin convict-a highwayman in for
life. A lot of prisoners, under guard,
were engaged in unloading a schooner
on the wharf on San Quentin Point,
and were ordered to warp the vessel
around to another landing. They
went aboard and showed off,
Up on the hill the other guards
mist0oll the vancouver for an attemps
on the part Of the conyicts to escape.
AS consequence, they trained their
cannon on the schooner, and before
the mistake was discovered, bowled
bycr about 4 score Of prisoners with
grapc-shot.
DR.. Taliafcro was called to attend
the wounded men. This is how he
told of his experience with the guilty
highwayman:
"Whcn / came to the fellow l
pulled his blanket down. looked at
his wound, put the blanket back and
passed to the next patient. ] gave
him five minutes more of life. A
grape-shot had struck him Just at the
top of the right hip and passed cleaT
through him, SCATTERING both hip
bones and tearing him frightfuliy.
BY the time | had made my rounds
I'd forgotten all about him.
'Then nurse stepped up, saying
the highwayman wanted to speak to
me. | wondered that the fellow was
still alive, and went over TO hiscouch.
'Will you not dress my wound?' he
asked. Certainly said /, if you
wish it: but you can't live more than
few minutes, and dressing the
wound will only give you needless
pain.
% Nonsense he returned; you
can't kill me with one grape-shot
I've been shot to death once or twice
before. Look at my chest. ] looked.
Sure enough he had bullet wounds
enough TO have laid out a dozen men.
Twice, in stopping stages, express
messengers had filed him full of
buckshot. I'm alive yet, and have
more lives than a cat, he said, as l
made ready to attend to him.
II rammcd and pulled a silk hand
kerchief through him to clean the
wound and fixed him up the best l
could, knowing he'd be dead in the
morning. But didn't know. When
] called the next day he was very
much alive. He was as CHEEKY as
bridegroom after the ceremony. New
er mind me. doctor, he said, with a
grin, you just tx up the other boys;
I'll be all right in few days.
''Well, sir, | expected to find him a
corpse every time l called, but he
hung on, cheered the Others with
jokes and stories, and I'm hanged if
/ didn't begin to think medical mir
acle was about to be performed. A
man who could live a week and keep
his head and spirits with that kind Of
hole through him might do most any
thing.
"On the seventh day after he was
shot he sent for me. As ] came to
his bedside he raised himself on ono
elbow, looked up at me with the old
daredevil expression on his face, and
said:
It's no go, doctor; l can't keep
it up any longer. Good-by, old fell
low
"Then he fell back, stone dead.
He'd lived a week ON his grit y San
Francisco Examiner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21

GLOW shall merchants handle their
surplus money!" echoed bank presi-
dent to the reporters query. put
il into real estate" was the tersc an
swer. 'Shall they invest in stocks?
No How much ready money shall
they keep on hand? Well, that de-
ponds on the man and the require
ments of his business. 1t would be
difficult to establish percentage.
How do prudent men guard against
possible stringency in the money mar
ket? BY using good Judgment.
In fact, | should say that one
word would answer all your questions
sumption. Every merchant is con-
stitutcd 50 differently that il is i'm
possible to make rules that shall APP
ply to the affairs of all, and each must
use gumpti0n."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-11-21

You can't belieue
some dealers always, They want to
sell the medicine that pays them the
largest profit What you want to
buy is the one that does you the
most good.
Which one is it?
Sometimes, it may be a matter
of doubt. But, in the case of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
there's no room for doubt. It's
matter that can be proved.
With the facts before you, it's
an insult to your intelligence to
have something else offered as
"just as good
And here's the proof Among
all the medicines that claim to cure
woman's peculiar weaknesses, irreg-
ularities, and diseases, the " Favor
lite Prescription " is the only one
that's guaranteed
If it doesn't do all that's claimed
for it, if it doesn't give satisfaction
in every case, you'll have your
money back.
There's strength and vigor for
every tired and feeble woman,
health and a new life for every
delicate and ailing woman and if
there's no help, there's no pay.