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CHANGED HER PLANS.


hut She Was Determined That willie
should Have His Fun.
A woman en- tered grocery on Michi-
gan avenue one day last week in somc-
thing OF Q hurry and said to the propri
etor:
II want glass fruit jar holding a
quart and you may put half pound Of
gunpowder into It."
'Yes'm New way to do. up late
peaches?"
mo, sir. It's way to do up dog. !"
ssuow?"
my boy Willie has got a dog under
our barn and he won't come cut Willie
is going TO blow him UP ~
.Great Scotts, ma'am, but II you ex-
plode this powder under the barn you
will set the building on iirel'
Would it really?''
.'Of course 1t would.
willie Will terribly disappointed. =
But you'll savo the barn"
WELL" she said. rs she picked up iaer
money "rll have to change my piana.
III buy him an auger and let him boee
holcs in the floor and pour water dowx
On tho Do, -Dettcii Srep presSt sesa
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Help yourself

Help yourself
if you're a suffering woman, with
the medicine that's been prepared
especially to help your. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. It will do it
where others fail. For all the dis
eases peculiar to the sex-dragging-
down pains, displacements, and other
weaknesses, it's a positive remedy.
1t means a new life, and . longer
one, for every delicate woman. In
every case for which it's recon-
mended, it gives satisfaction. It's
guaranteed to do 80, or the money
is refunded.
It improves digestion, inyigorates
the system, enriches the blood, dis
pels aches and pains, produces re-
freshing sleep, dispcls melancholy
and nervousness, and builds up both
flesh and strength. It is legiti-
mate medicine not beverage.
Contains no alcohol to inebriatc !;
no syrup or sugar to sour or
ferment III the stomach and cause
distress. As peculiar in its mar
vicious, remedial results as in its
composition. Therefore, don't be-
put off with some worthless COM
pound easily, but dishonesty, rec
commended to be "just as good"
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THE CHRONIC BORROWER.
Whatever He May Get Hold or Slips
Through His Fingers.

Through His Fingers.
OF course you have encountered this
pest. He is more prevalent than the
man who smokes in a car, and quite as
annoying. He borrows your pen-knife.
your razors, your button-hooks, your
writing utensils, your umbrella, and
would borrow your toothpick and your
toothbrush II the usages OF. society
admitted OF their double occupancy"
What you lend him goes, as rule, to
that bourne from which nobtraveler re-
turns. Not that he is dishonest, but he
considers himself sort Of pensionel
on the world at large for minor con
veniences and has no idea that their
restoration is expected. As he 10
usually o good-natured fellow, who
would give you any thing he had If be
had any thing to give, you don't like to
snub him, and so he passes through life
in his shiftless, careless way, -uncon.
scious of his dement's. q tolerated nui.
sance.
Willingly you would raise q subscrip
tion, heading the list of donors your
self. to furnish him with all he borrows
But it would be /, useless. There lsono
tenacity in his slip-shod nature. What
ever you might give him would slip
through his fingers. Besides, your pro-
fessional borrower Of small chattela
prefers loan=to gift. So far as your
personal comfort is concerned, 1t is best
to meet his application for loans with
anemphatic mo" He is not pertina.
cious A few rebuffs will Suffice He
knows we'll enough that II you won't
supply the article he wants somebody
else will-that II you are mean" there
are others who are generous. IN. Y.
Ledger,
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THE FARMING WORLD.
y MopEL PiocERY.

4 Hew HOUSE That sssns - Meet TIE
Needs = Brssdsrs-
Here are the plans Of : hog house
which seems TO meet the needs Of the
swine business. It stands on > side hill
facing the south and has basement
feeding floor and loft The building ~
o0x2o feet with an addition on the
north side, 1ox11 feet, which shelters :
driven well and has q pace for an arch
kettle. The basement has wall on
the north AMI east sides. which also
extends across the yard in front The
fioor is Of Portland cement It catches
the droppings and appears to hold them
without waste. In dry time / draw
musk and store 1t here to be mixed with
the manure as it is made.
In the northeast corner is room
which is warm enough to protect new
ly-born pigs in the coolest weather, =
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we'll by the help of hogs. Before
adopted this way my neighbors told mo
that the manure which went into the
orchard was robbing the rest Of the
farm. But since feed all raise on
the farm to the other stock, and
buy ~ to IA tons of feed for tho
hogs per year, the robbing Of the farm
is supposed to have been stopped.
My sales pay for this feed and 25
per cent over. This, with the better
ment of the orchard and the manure
made at the hog house after the apples
have all fallen manure which apply
to the other parts of the FARM, makes q
showing.-M. Fl. Wheeler,
in Farm and Home.
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4 mathematical Ficnd.

Tomson Ia writer)--I received $40 fol
that story, and it took me only one day
to write it
Jackson IA subscription paper fiend)--
Ten dollars in one day, $50 in a week
So. 600 in q year! Come now, Tomson,
don't tell me you can't afford to sub
scribe $40 in aid Of the Home for Aged
Horses. Put your name right here on
this line, please. The Epoch.
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eat with facility. It is also difficult for
the fowls to soil the food in the trough
with droppings. Smaller sizes may be
made for chicks, and the larger troughs
may be Of any size preferred. II lined
with galvanized iron it makes an excel
lent trough for feeding milk, as they
San drink without the necessity Of
crowding. The board which hangs over
the trough &c F. may be made to extend
tower II preferred. Farm and Fireside.
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Some sinner is cAstin' reflections
pom this here church, announced Rev.
Poindexter Cranberry, by putin
chicken feathers in de contribution hat.
Ef dat pusson don't cease he's wicked
ness dar'll be somebody dat's goin' ter
be- catsbcd some moonltgh t night shuah
~ IL s.anain' hsah, "-~N, Y, Hcysid.
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drop her overheard. Why will she call
me James? She insists that am only
boy; but just because couldn't vote
the last time is no sign | can't next
Beggs takes the best care Of me, but
1t is disgusting to think how much care
require. am taking rubbings Of
meats foot oil. tell Beggs that don't
know at all what sort OF an animal the
neat is but II he smells any thing like
his oil his name is misleading; and ask
him If he don't think 1t is a little hui
initiating to owe ones strength to q
neat He graveiy informs me that the
oil Is obtained from the feet Of cattle,
but think he guessea that am quiz
Siny him.
The days aravery dull. NY man helps
s ne oss On ths piAssei whore III Ill
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

Three malignant foes to human happiness
cooperate for evil. Their names are dys-
pepsia, biliousness, constipation. Though
they constitute strong syndicate, they can
be overthrown with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Not instantaneously, OF course,
but by persistence. So can malarial, rheu-
matte and kidney ailments and nervous
ness, Ask your druggist for Hostetter's
Almanac, and be advised Of their superior
merit
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USEFUL FEED TROUGH.

A Splendid Thing for Farmers Engaged In
Poultry Raising.
A convenient eed-trough issshown in
this issue, the design Of which was sent
by Mr.. s. Fl. Merryman, Nd, and
which consists Of q V-shaped trough "a
B),with two ends I'd e. and board &c F.
nailed to the ends, just far enough above
the trough to prevent the fowls from
passing across the trough; the board
thus preventing fowls from getting in
the trough, while permitting them to
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12
Written for this Paper.l
LAKESIDE GLEN, June 8, 1853.

7 DEAR NED:
Your letter was
forw a I'd ed to
this place. I
am glad to learn
of your speedy
h o m e-coming
and am more
sorry than you
can guess not
to be there to
welcome you.
The fact Is /
have been q
very sick man.
i am convalesc-
ing at present;
and the doctors
having ordered
me off to a cool
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

ALL cases Of weak or lame back, backache,
rheumatism, will find relief by wearing one
of Carers Smart Weed and Beliadenna
Backache Plasters. Price % cents. Try them.
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THE railroad man who wanted to waltz
timidly requested the favor of one round
trip.-W ashingt0n Post.
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STRANGE that people go South for the win
ter when we have SO much OF itin the North
-Elmira Gazette.
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LAKEsIpE GLry. AUGUST IL

been quite two months since ] wrote
you, but have been so busy getting
we'll, and now hardly know where to
begin. l am much better and l can
walk without Beggs' help 1t is slow
pace, but 1t is soaiktng.
am going to go back to where wrote
last the morning after the fire, so you
see you are in for a long letter. That
afternoon l was in my accustomed seat,
when heard Mrs Smith, vixen who
is always rowing 1t with somebody,
rating poor Beggs roundly, and accusing
him OF having taken book that she
had left on the piazza the night before.
To me, who knew Beggs couldn't read
q word, 1t was awfully funny to hear
them go ON. sit was copy OF Do
Bray's Mystery OF Heart and you
have been reading 1t in your room, and
\ know it." heard her say.
What CO lor-was your book, ma amp
asked the calm Beggs.
Color? What difference about the
color? ] told you the titleip stormed
the lady.
And what difference about the title,
maam, II you can't prove the color?'
was the reply. II.
IIere that gin came out Of the parlor
and handed the irate woman book, re-
marking innocently:
s.Ifound this on the parlor table. Mrs.
smith; is it yours?. The cover was
scorched but otherwise 1t wasn't hurt .
bit and lncw Mt a glance that " had
b"e.n nmonr the papcra that my un-
stEss siSss hal ST Ora 70 tho night b.
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ssTnosr ready-made clothes Of yours seem
to brfstle with Indignation Yess they
are eager for the fray. Puck.
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HALE's Honey OF Horehound and Tar re-
licves whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

UsE BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHfs for
Coughs, Colds and all other Throat Troub-
les" Pre- eminently the bestn-fsep Henry
Ward Bcecher.
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= WAsHINg powders arc strong nlknlies, and
ruth clothes. The purest soap obtainable Is
the best and Cheapest Dobbins' Electric
Soap has been acknowledged for "a years to
be the pnrest Of al Try Il right away.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice Of California figs, combined with the
medicinal virtues of plants known to be
most beneficial to the human system, acts
gently, on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
effectually cleansing the system, dispelling
colds and headaches, and curing habitual
constitution
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

sI'M feeling groggy,n rs the pugilist said
when he put down another cocktail st. Jo-
seph News
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PAIN In the Side nearly always comes from
adisordered liver and is promptlyrelievedby
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

.Tvr struck tender chord at last. said
the tramp, as he began on 9 pile Of cotton
wood timber.--N. Y. Herald.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12
Two Giants

On the one hand-scrofula, the ancient disease
known the world over. gnawing at the vitals OF cv
cry nation, existing In the blood OF nearly every
amily-descended to us from our fathers or ac-
quired byTour wrong habits and indulgences-
powerful. obstinate, almost impregnable.
On the other hand = Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
modern medicine, the great enemy Of impure
blood, accomplishing the most wonderful cures Of
scrofula. salt rhcum, etc..-the conqueror Ok dis
ease, economical. reliable sure.
II you surer at all from the Giant OF Disease
conquer him by the aid Of the Giant Of Health.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

IT is difficult for a dialect comedian to
give 1t to you straight Texas Siftinga
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-02-12

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. a5c.
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Is 1T any wonder that race horses sweatl
Isn't 1t enough to make any horses wet to
have driving-reins over theml-Bingham-
ton Republican.
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SrNGULARLY enough, IT is not the tongue
Of wagon that makes tho noise.
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LIMITATION is the sincerest fiattery,n says
o shrewd observer Of men; but the Treas
ury Department. doesn't seem TO care for
such mpliments.-Munsey,s Weekly.
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IT may be SAID Of theater hat, like some
other disagreeable things, that there Is
likely to be woman at the bottom OF it.
Texas Siftings.
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In love as in war, it is well to take some
body OF your own Subsidiaries Maya
zine
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TAKE your puzzle to the druggist-he'
always ready with solution.
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SOME women go to church to study tn
texts and some to study the textures
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MUST recoil-Snakes.

The small pox victim is to be deeply pitted.
Boston Traveller.
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THE miller finds life to be one continual
grind.--St Joseph News
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If hops are sedative why don't frog
sleep etter7-Berkshire News.
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l=l
"TOMMY."

A Summer. Romance, as Told by
Letter.
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A MAN can really love but once in life
time, but he can have nearly all tho promi-
nent symptoms q good many times in the
course Of his career.-Somerville Journal
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THE least dudish of sportsmen bangA hi
hare.-Dral1e's Magazine.
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.LAxrs,pr Grry. lime %. 1880

DEAR NED: Your lett0r ana the cigars
reed and pretty muss they 1.-THE latter
got ME into. There was moonlight
excursion Thursday night and every
man, woman and child at the hotel had
gone down to the pier to see the boat
come In. The night+was- perfect, and /
insisted on Beggs going down with the
rest while sat on the piazza, finishing
my cigar.
don't know how it happened; laid
my burning cigar on the balcony rail
and l think it must have blown off
against some papers and magazines that
had been dropped on tho floor back of
my chair. Suddenly noticed the smell
OF smoke and saw the flames at the
same time. The muslin curtains were
Tapping in and out OF the parlor win
dows very near to the flaming mass, and
! realized the danger instantly. did
not wish to frighten the women or cre-
ate panic or l would have called loud
enough to bring Beggs for the pier was
quite near. So tried to get up to beat
the fire out with my arms, but my con-
founded legs refused to move. Just
then that girl jumped through the parlor
window. How she put out the fire
can't say, for tainted like great baby
and the first | remember l was aroused
by some pungent odor. and there she
stood holding to my nose ridiculous
little silver bottle OF smelling salts that
she wore at her belt Before l could
thank'he she said angrily: IF you men,
ton this I'll kill you" and was off.
Beggs came up few minutes later,
sand thank goodness! didn't notice any
thing unusual.
+ She must have been burned, for this
morning l noticed bandage on her
wrist and I heard her tell some one
who inquired about it that she strained
her wrist in the bowling alley. Bowl
ing alley" indeed! She is deliberate
liar. and dislike her more than ever,
but she is gritty.
My head aches and feel homesiek
wish ! had a mother or sister, Ned.
Dear old dad has fsen awfully good.
but there is nothing like woman's pet
ting when fellow is blue and weak;
that is, should think it would be so;
haven't had much experience myself.
Aunt Jane isn't just my ideal; and can
hardly remember mother, but often
imagine what she would be like. Good
bye, old fellow. jim.
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SEVERAL young ladies Of our acquaint-
ance think that California or Colorado or
Nevada, or other mining countries, would
be the best to marry in, because there it is
customary for men to ''rock the cradle ~
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MUST have ''reciprocity''-Love
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MUST recoil-Snakes.
ALWAYS in need-Double Il.
COLD victuals-Cakes OF ice.
-.
ALL have "bean',-In Boston.
A BILL sticker-T mosquito.
-a--e------------
No TICKS ON them-Cash girls.
-------- Z,
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A ssTIP"-1cAL man-The waiter.
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A man who has practiced medicine for 40
years ought to know salt from sugar; read
what he saws:
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"ArxMILY affair'-The cradle.
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y. Ogden, lIich-
Nay ~. 1900
NY brcther-Rev.
samuel Porter. wss
cured ~ e. Jacobs
on Of excruciatins
sctatic pains In his
thigh. :
}. n. l. Posrxn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

'fllgive you u practical hint, young
obsoryer,n said certain well known
lawyer the other day. whenever you
send n telegram see that you write out
IN letters the numerals that you use
Il you don't you may have the pleas.
ant experience that had yesterday.
4 client Of mine tclegraphed me lie
would Meet me nt | o'clock at Astor
housc Thursday lie put a nice little
tail at the top Of his n and tho tele.
gram came 10 me and read this way,
Meet me at seven o'clock Thursday at
Astor house
He went 90 the Astor house at I
o'clock, sharp; the business was I'M
poriant, and II was a bright idea TO
have II al settled 80 dinner could bo
mom enjoyable, My client sat at the
Astor house 'cusslng me- from / O'Clock
until $3.50 Thursday.
u swallowed my dinner In inglorions
haste, mud posted down to the Aston
house and nat mentally paying him tho
samc compliments until 1880 p. m. In
The morning came this telegram; Wait
ed foryouat Astor house yesterday three
hour aud half Come without fail
todny"t 1880. Must leave town. Don't
fall
You bet WON'T said the colonel,
with leap toward the door 1T Is
u o'clock now, but I'm OIL. IfIneyer
see you again remember to telegraph
II one and = s'e.v'ou, aud tell every
telegraph operator to do 1t, too, New
! York Herald
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

An acquaintance who has recently
moved TO this city from the east tells
mo this amusing incidents "a few yoars
ago a widow died. leaving one child. a
young girl Of 10, alone IN the world.
subsequently my friend was appointed
administrator OF tho estate and guard.
ian Of the child. A fow days after tho
performance Of the preliminary obllga.
tons he nqucstod that he be- released
from the duties oil administrator. Non.
scnsor faid tho official 10 whom he ap-
piled. Tho estate must lie looked
after Il Is small and the child must
have protector and SEQ no reason
why you should worry yourself Yes,
there Is II MASON why should worry
myself replied my friend. 4 can't
administer this estate, AS there Is no
reed OF Il. II would DO cruel for mo
10 attempt such a thing
"'Cruell' exclaimed the register clerk
IN amazeinent. why. what does the
estate consist off
"'A bottle OF castor oil, answered
the administrator US ho turned away
New York Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

This Ignorance Of America aud Amer.
lean Affair Is not confined 20 tho un.
sdeatcd. II Is found among the best
people. A distinguished baron, who
once occupied the high position Of
chamberlain In the palace OF Napoleon
Ill, once said To me hc was much in
ierested Ia learning t,.crc was an. actual
difference between tho inhabitants Of
North America and South America.
The way he made this interesting dls
coyery was tii-i lie lived IN Neuily.
Upon his left WIS family FROM Brazil.
Upon his right was family from the
United States lie became acquainted
with tho two families, aud In making
their acquaintance ho discovered thei
native languages wete different. lie
told this discovery Of his to mo with an
nlr Of pride, adding with picturesque
emphasis that It was 10 Instructive TO
be able occasionally TO meet foreigners
] was able further TO crafty him by
adding tho weight Of my own evidence
TO substantiatc tho absolute truth Of
bis striking discovery, Chicago Trib
una
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

A significant side light was thrown
upon the question OF portrait painting
by a conversation which was recently
heard between two Boston women.
One ~ them remarked that her Aunt
Maria. woman ns ugly 10 look upon
a. sho was wealthy, was intending to
have her portrait painted.
II tell hcr.n tho niece remarked,
''that she must have Mr. \ dot"
my dear" her friend responded,
III you expect to b. remembered IN
your Aunt Maria's will, for heavens
snke don't have anything TO do With
Mr. Ks painting her portrait
'why not, my dcarF
"Why notl Why. my dear child.
he'll make Il look like her, She will
be iuriois, and Ms sho cannot vent her
displcasurr ON him she will blame you.
know her. Let her have Mr.. Y do
IL, and lac will idtaliie Il 30 TINT Il will
be almost good looking"
~ darc say you are right" the niece
responded tlloughtfully.
"Of course am right. Besides, the
picture VIII probably descend 10 you,
and you had better have n good look
Ing one than one that -
Tho broken sentence was moro zig
niilrant than novel. The two ladic.
looked at each other In perfect under,
,f.,Iiuy and II Vna arrantsod ttai
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09

There Is nothing 50 detrimental TO
the preservation Of the hair as TO use
the various hair lotions aud dyes which
modern fashion has introduced. Not a
few use dyes, which are warranted 10
be pure and harmless, In order 10 have
hair Of the prevailing fashionable color.
A few year. later thcy wonder why
their hair fades and falls out. Tho
cause Is apparent. The poisonous in.
gradients OF the dyes have either per.
inanently destroyed tho coloring pie.
monts at the base of the hair or have
killed tle roots which In the end must
result In the hair falling out. Yankee
Blade.