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The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-22
The Rich Mendioants of Franco

The Rich Mendicants of France.
Mendicaucy would appear to be
almost as profitable in the outlying
suburbs Of Paris as in the city itself,
where beggars sometimes die leaving
substantial legacies behind them for
their next Of kin. Victor Hayet,
aged 40, was supposed to be one of
tie most destitute and almsworthy
Inhabitants of Joinvllle- lie Pont,
where he dwelt in a howell by night
and begged on the roads by day.
For the last week he had disappeared
from sight, and the police having
been communicated with went to the
hut, burst open the door, as there
was no answer to their knocks, and
found Hayet dead on the floor inside.
His body showed 70 marks Of foul
play, and it was Gear that the niaa
had died suddenly from heart disease.
In a dirty cupboard OF his miserable
room was found a parcel CT bank
notes amounting in value to f72O.
The mendicant'sdog was heard howl
ing In the cellar. The animal was
half mad with hunger, and 1t choked
itself eating a lump OF bread thrown
to 1t by the policemen.-London
Telegraph.
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--ru--naorr OIL mo 1sxo1ras.

A negro preacher ono elaborated i
new story of the Exodus, to wit
that the Red Sea was frozen over, and
SO afforded the Israelites a safe pas
sage, but when Pharaoh with his
heavy iron charlots attempted to
cross, he broke through and was
drowned. A brother o and asked
an explanation of that "p'nt." Said
he: ''Pse been a studyln' geography,
and geography say dat am de place
whar de tropics am, and de tropics
am too hot for freezin'; de pint to be
'splained is bout breakin' through de
Ice. The preacher Strengthened
himself up and said: "Brudder, glad
you axed dat question, for 1t gives mo
'casion to 'splain it You see, dat
war a great while aSo, befo' dey had
Biographies, and befo' dere war any
'ropica
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A Great Secret Society Man.

A greatest secret society man IL
America is Abner Markoe, of Chicago
at least that is what Mr.. Markoe
says himself, aud he would like some
person to dispute his claim. Il am
81 years Of age" said Mr.. Markoe,
sand l am a member Of AZ societies.
! have taken the highest degrees in
Masonry, odd Fellowship and the
Knights Of Pythias, and hold chairs
in several of the fraternal insurance
orders. Idon't think there is another
man in the United States who has
such a record. A man in Philpdelphla
comes the nearest He belongs to 80
secret societies"
Don't you get your grips confused
sometimes"
mo" said Mr.. Markoe, "becausf
[ use the signs and grips of only three
orders 1t would take a man with
Two heads to remember AZ Of them. !"
New York Mail and Express
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1t seems that we can successfully
fight cholera with oranges and lem
ons. The Imperial health office Of
Berlin has issued an announcement
to the effect that oranges and lemons
are both fatal to the cholera bacillus.
Placed in contact with the cut sur
face of the fruit, the bacteria survive
but a few hours. They remain active
for some time longer on the unin-
iured rind of the fruit, but even then
they die within twcntY-four hours.
The destructive property as regards
the cholera bacteria is supposed to
be due to the large amount o. acid
contained in those fruits In consc-
Qucnce Of this quality, the health
officer considers it unnecessary TO
place any restrictions on the transit
and sale of these fruits, even ii it
should be a~scertained that they come
from places where cholera is preva.
lent at the time. Not a single in
stance was noted in which cholera
was disseminated by either oranges
or lemons.
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Wall Paper and Candle Light.

Every one knows that when the
walls OF a room arc papered with a
light paper 1t looks much mere cheer
.ful, but we hardly leallze the great
difference between dark and light pa
pering. A scientist has now
measured it in a systematic way, and
has come to the following results;
Suppose the room is convered with
black cloth, and requires 100 candles
to give it a certain degree OF light.
If you take away the black cloth, and
paper, the room with dark brown
paper, 81 candles give the same
amount of light. With blue paper
u candles will do; with fresh yellow
paint 80 candles give as much light,
and with clean deal-board walls, so
candles are suite eut, But ii the
room be painted in white, Is candles
make 1t as light as 81 candles with
the dark drown surroundings. The
conclusion is evident. Not only Is it
bad for the eyes to have a sudden con-
trast Of dark and light but it is also
m.ch more expensive TO light II
candles where two or three would be
sufficient
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WHAT is EATEN.
Exhibit of Queer Foods Used by Out-of-
thc-way People.

the-way People.
At the Department of Agriculture
IN Washington, hidden away 10 an
obscure corner, Is an odd sort OF ex-
hibit of queer foods eaten by out-of-
the way people. There is a loaf OF
bread made from the roasted leaves
Of a plant allied to the century plant.
Another kind of bread is a dough OF
Juniper berries. These are relished
by some tribes Of Indians. while
others manufacture cakes out OF diff
Ierent kinds of bulbs. The prairie
Indians relish a dish of wild turnips,
which civilized people would not be
likely 10 enioy at all. In the great
American desert the ''screw beans"
which grow on mesquite bushes, are
utilized for food. soap berries fur
lish an agreeable diet for some SAY.
ages in this country, while in CALI
lCrnia the copper-colored aborigines
20 not disdain the seeds OF salt 6 ass.
Also in California the Digger In
lians collect pinenuts, which are
seeds Of a certain species of pine
sometimes called 'pinons'), by kin.
Hing fires against thei trees, thus
,ausing the nuts TO fall out OF the
ones. At the same time a sweet
rum exudes from the bark, serving
The purpose of sugar. The seeds OF
,ourds are consumed in the shape Of
mush by Indians in Arizona.
In addition to all these things tn.
exhibit referred to includes a jar
Of pulverized crlckets, which arc
eaten in that form by the Indians of
Oregon. They are roasted, as are
likewise grasshoppers and even slugs,
These delicac, es are cooked in a pit,
being arranged in alternate layers
with hot stones After being thus
prepared they are dried and ground
10 powder. They are mixed with
pounded acorns or berries, the -four
being kneeded into cakes and dried
In the sun. The Assiniboines used
, kind Of seed to stop bleeding at
;he nose. Among other curious
III ngs used for food are acorns, sun.
iowerseeds, grape seeds, flowers OF
moss from the spruce FL
:ree, ana the blossoms of wild clover.
The exhibit embraces a number OF
representing grape seeds
enormously enlarged. 1t is actually
possible to tell the species of a grape
by the shape OF the seed. There is a
lar of red willow bark, which In
iiaas mix with tobacco for the sake
Of economy. This, however, is only
1ne of a thousand plants that are
utilized In a similar fashion.
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Sleep a Habit.

This is what a physician, VINO DO
ieves more in heredity than in al
most anything else, said the other
lay:
II see Edison, In an interview
published in one Of the papers, said
that to do away with the necessity
Of sleep is among the possibilities.
Now, / believe that the wizard was
a trife joking when he said that.
But when he said sleep was a habit
that came into fashion before artl'
fetal light was discovered, I believe
he was in earnest AS the night i,
turned more and more into day by
the perfection of lights, the habit
and necessity for sleep will he obvi
ated. The hours given over to sleel
will be gradually lessened from gen
Grafton to generation, until the tim,
will come when we will have what
might call the open eyed generation.
l believe that every n will agre,
that this generation is a bit taste
than the last one. Well, it is slmpl
the logical movement toward tn
end / predict. We are handin
down fewer hours sleep tosour chi
dren, who will leave d smaller leg
acY to their offspring "-Louisvill
Courier Journal
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A cat carried a hundred miles in a
,asket, q dog taken, perhaps, five hun
ired miles by rail, in a few days may
; lave found their way back to the start
.ug point, writes A. j. Macintosh. SO
We have often been told, and, no doubt,
The thing has happened. We have been
astonished at the wonderful intelligence
displayed. Magic, 1 should call 1t:
LAST week 1 heard of a captain who sailei
from Aberdeen to Arbroath. He left
behind him q dog which, according to
the story had never been in Arbroath,
but when he arrived there, the dog was
waiting on the quay. ] was expected to
believe that the dog had known his
masters destination, and been able to
inquire the way overland to ,Arbroath.
Truly marvelousl But really, it is time
10 inquire more carefully as to what
these stories do mean; We must cease t,
scribe our intelligence to animals, aud
earn that it is we that often posses'
heir instinct.
A cat on a farm will wander maus
allies in search of prey, aud will thers-
,ore be we'll acquainted with the country
Tor miles round. 1t is taken fifty miles
away. Again it wanders and comes
across a bit of country it knew before.
What more natural than that it should
20 to its old home1 Carrier pigeons are
TAU hit "homing" by taking them gradu-
Ally longer flights from home SO that
they may learn the look of the country.
We cannot always discover that a dog
actually wa acquainted with the route
BY whicV wanders home; but it Is
quite absurd to imagine, as most people
It once do, that it was a perfect stranger
% the lay of the land. To fad our way
a second time over ground we have once
trod is scarcely intelligence; we eau only
call it instinct, though the word doe
not in the least explain the process. Two
years ago 1 first visited Douglas IN thu
Isle of Mau. / reached the station at II
D.. IN. 1 was guided to a house a milf
through the town. Iscarcely paid any
attention to the route; yet next morning
found my way by the same route TO
The station, walking with my head bent,
deeply thinking all the time about Other
things than the way. l haze the in
Iinct OF locality.
Most people going into a dark rool
hat they know are by muscular sens'
guided exactly to the very spot the!
wish; SO people who have the instinct
Of locality may wander over a moor ex
ictly to the place they wish to reach
without thinking of where they go
There may be no mental exercise con
,ected with this. I have known a lad
If great intelligence who would lose he
way within half a mile of the house she
aad lived in forty years. This feeling
lbout place belongs to that part of u
hat we have in common with the love-
creatures. We need not postulate thai
The animals ever show signs of possess
ing our intelligence; they possess ii
common With US what is not intelligence
sut instinct. -London Spectator.
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KNOWLEDGE
To-

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by moro promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of Il perfect lax
alive; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fever1
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
1factured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs:
and being well informed, you will nos
accent any substitute if offered.
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ARE NEGROES
A Texas Doctor Experimenting with the
Saliva of a Blue-Gum Nesrss.

saliva OF n Blue-GumN Negroes.
1t has long been a belief among the
negroes that the bite of one of their
ace who has blue gums is about as
ieadly as the bite Of a mad COG OIL
'~attlesnake, says a BRENNAN CTexas)
correspondent OF the Galveston News.
tew white people think this is any
ching more than mere superstition
and, while Instances are recorded in
me newspapers every once in awhile
u deaths resulting from bites in
1lcted by blue-gum negroes, tie yen.
sral opinion Is that the death was
lot caused by the bite or else that
The blood OF the person bitten was in
Slch condition that a wound of al
host any character equally severe
would have produced death. 1t Is
1ot questioned, however. that the
bite of a human beiug-whether the
5lue-gum variety O., not-may in
'ome instances prove a severe injury.
A case is reported from the Lott
Tore neighborhood. A negro woman,
Ellen Touey, about SO years OF age,
Has bitten about a week ago by her
1aughter-in-law. The wound was on
Tie little finger, and was not at all
dangerous in appearance, but in a
lay or two the hand began to swell
and the swelling was accompanied
by great pain. 1t soon spread to the
entire arm, which pulled up to twice
It's normal size. A physician was
called in and he prescribed such REM
edies as the ase seemed to demand,
but lockjaw set in and lasted about
twenty hours. Finally the swelling
began to abate, and the old woman
IS now considered on a fair road to
recovery.
The Doctor learned that the
iaughter-in-law was of the blue.
gum variety, and examined her
mouth to see il it differed from that
Of anybody else. He says the gums
are of a purplish blue notified az
pearance, unlike those of the ordin-
ary negro. He is skeptiral on the
subject OF the bite OF such u lefsun
being 0 poisonous than that OF
anyone else, but says he is expert
menting with the virus or saliva
from this woman's mouth to see if
there is any truth in the belief OF
The negroes. The subject of his OK
pertinent Is a small dog, which he
inoculated with the virus, and he
says he is waiting for developments
with some degree of interest.
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Mouldn't Lie Down With the Lamb.


1.-THE hardest thing to train a wild
beast to do Is to perform with a weak,
d~efenceless animal" remarked A. L.
Hutchins, an old circus aud mcnag-
erie hand, who has deserted the arena
and ring for mercantile pursuits, and
was at the Lacledc yesterday in his
capacity as a commercial traveller.
II remember once several years ago
an effort being made TO persuade a
very docile lion to lie down with a
lamb. The idea was certainly a good
one, but 1t took several lambs and also
several weeks before the lion, which
vas willing to jump through a burn
ing hoop, sham death on being shot,
etc, could be persuadedito allow a
lamb to enter his den with IMMUNITY.
Twice he killed a lamb in the presence
OF his trainer. and the second, time
nc nearly killed the trainer who
rathes recklessly tried to get away
the carcass, Finally, the lion would
tolerate a lamb In Its den just as long
as the keeper stood oyer it with an
iron bar. But the effort was so
evidently forced and the performance
vas so utttrlY lacking in ~smoothness
and interest that IT was abandoned
after two or three attempts."-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
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Degree. Of Goodness.

Grant Allen relates that he Was
lifting onedaY under the shade of the
Sphinx, turning for some petty point
Of detail to his Baedeker. A sheik
.ooked at him sadly, aud shook his
neId. Murray good" he said, in a
solemn voice ~ warning: "BaedekeI
nogood. What for you use Baedeker?'
"No, no; Baedeker is best" answered
Mr.. Allen; ''whY do you object to
Baedeker?" The sheik crossed his
hands, and look down on him with
the plying eyes of Islam. "Baed"keI
Dad book" he repeated; "Murfat e,
very good. Murray say, Give ,At
,heik half sSrown';B aadeker say, Give
the sheik a shilling"
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Stranger-Why don't you clear the
rats out of your chicken house.
Farmer Easic-Thcy don't do no
harm. Stranger-Don't they eat
.eggs? Farmer Easie-They used to
but not now. 1 think those new
fashioned china nest-eggs has
sort o. discouraged them.-New York
Weekly
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He (after being accepted)--And
what kind OF a ring am 1 to buy for
you, my darling? She-Well, l like
Dne / wore last 7ear ever so much.
will give you CAariie's al lress Per.
haps you will be able to buy the
ticket from him at a bargain. -
Texas Siftinus.
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RESOLUTIONS
II yo1ve any task to do

nyoIrve any task to do,
Let me whisper, friend to you,
;. II you've anything to say, "a
True and needed, yea or nay,
Say il
Hyou've anything to give.
That another's joy may live,
Give It'll
II some hollow creed you doubt,
Through tho whole world boot On
shout
II you know what torci TO light,
Guiding others through tue night.
Light it,
II you've any debt to pay,
Rest you neither night nor day,
Pay i'll
II you We any joy to hold
Next to your heart lest it grow cold,
Holi i'll
II you've any grief to meet,
At the loving Savior's feet
Meet It'll
II you're given light to sea
What a child OF God should be,
See It'll
Whether life be bright or drelr,
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A NEPHEW OF HENRY CLAY.
II. I. Peddiing Notions IN The Streets O,
San Diego, Cal.

San diego, Cal.
In one Of the humblest cottages 10
San Diego, CAL, lives an old man
whose tall form and distinguished
%annearance have made him a familiar
figure on the streets Of that city. He
NAV be seen any day going from door
70 door with a basket strapped around
him, peddling notions. This venera.
bic cd man, who was one day ip
fairly comfortable circumstances, Is
named Cyprlan Clay, aud his father
was A brother of that brilliant polit-
ical leader Of bygone days, Henry
CLAY. He is now 81 years old, and
his career of over four score years has
been an eventful one. He can recall
many Of the most stirring incidents
in the early history Of this country
as If they happened but yesterday,
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While engraving a matrimonial in
vtation, a New York artist made a
curious blunder. The invitation read
thus: "Mr. and Mrs. johnson have
the pleasure to request your presents at
the marriage of their daughter"
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and prides himself on his acquaint-
ance with many of those intellectual
giants who flourished during the
DAYS of his illustrious uncle. Re-
verses overlook him and now, with q
daughter, the last OF his seven chill
dren, he Is passing his last days in
poverty, eking out a scanty living
for the two from the sale Of hi,
wares.
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Passenger-Look here, porter,
there's something suspicious about
that man over there; I'm sure he's
disguised witch a wig and a false
beard. Porter-Yes, sab; but don't
say nothin' bout it, sab! It's Mr..
Ward McAlllstcr, Soln' out to see the
Worlds Fair.-Puck.
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Wine. sen n = oIs, 10 civ;i
son, he Will De civil toL US, go,
though very SAD az n''s az anS %o,
Oh your orotheF' VINO, you t,o;n
through MS i~oohSnleSs .o,s w., oor;
iHe ~ - Versailles il
'oied; aud Oy Tue Hnl frio.dIy =
reached you are sulle.o."l - y
ask a favor d 1EAaa /, Ju,s ~ N,
start again; l present lnys'A o,'
door OF tue COUP "u T Gbov,
scene oi n'pP.ae al tba wb;Ie Inn
been IN the tram all rue WINE, oa
missed you somehow AZ Ntv; nn'
There Is no tlne los tbo p~ri,cnH
| jump IN. toL 'r PA 7 hmm. Tn,
he cannot refuse -aaa l Jump. ~ nv
train goes on " - S Sa,N r nO" n,c"
presently SoMo!nIn5 " ,;,S :, e" s,nr ont
too jealous has.'a1 G Ja,,Ia.o Mac A,
on to tAe 'lA1 az a "oo noIar, nnt !, h,
Lyons TWO %ga',e' t%o ~, and ont
nNe you aur c,r"r1 nv tbe't tim,
across country ~ o 5o.of.to nl:ce is dis
tha' mug III 'iJ 18Th; ;u tbo crnwd and n,
ru,rsn
Koinitz checked himself at q muttere'
HHushm from his companion, and Mrs
Vanhussen entered the salle-this TINT
BY the door, presumably to go to hei
own apartments.
ino e eueCS "pv1 o1d dscidej. Kolnit
was simultaneous aIU Ca.nan ooth IN
stared blankly at Madame, in whose
wide, open eyes, q look of trouble wai
gathering.
"Did you hear thati' Kissed thN
Baron. cit is as I feared; the whole
pretty fabric falls. The Prince Is to
stay for a week.
"Gontrol yourself,' whispered th'
woman; eyes, l heard plainly enough
She told the waiter to inform the maitri
l'hotel that the apartments OF NJ. IL
Prince are retained for a week certain.
That walk in the grounds has done il
evidently"
They sat quite still, ~poniering deeply
for some momea:s. At length the Baron
rose.
81 feel" he said, "like a playwright,
who, on the eve of a production of his
masterpiece, is told to change his plot,
ais scenery and some OF his characters,
retaining only the stars of the piece,
anl yet to be ready at the appointed
hour. No matter; we shall kill some
how before the 15sn. But for myself j
Ieel nc longer like work for to-day. /
shall seek distraction at the tables at
Monte Carlo, and not return till mid.
night. viii you accompany met"
IL will ioin YOU later in the day." sh,
.eplied, ~ cannot dismiss our purpose
rom my mind so easily. 1 shall go to
nv room now and think. L must
,fndv Nine. Vanbuysen and the Prince.
and perhaps l shall be able to hit upon
some new idea. | will meet you at the
Casino in time for dinner, and we car
return togetber.p
II was not till 4 O'Clock that Mns
Nosenthql emerged from her room.
.e,dv dressed for her trim to ;oin tho
Rarnn at Monte Carlo, She had som,
ittlo t;mo IA s,oro bafore the train IN
he oambIing Te,ort was due to start,
md shs decided to emnIov tho interim
IN nrao,sct;nr tbo n,5re nento NJ tha in
.erGo1 yictim To this and bowevar
# was nscessorv that she shonld scrana
with Mrs. vanbnrse1. and
~" 10 roIotinns Iritb snanJoT noe
.iasolv
HTa5auo rr,,o,1o1 - .Lo a,.5on |
raa- of tba botaI T.ra tbsrs was
'o,,n,o;r ard cSoir, MAR. sat o]nt 80
~ ."aa. .ho"-o " $50, IT. r.,
GUSTAV w.. - novbsr, ~ ha saeo hns
S.Sn NJ" ws, Vanbno $3.50 ecI ~
I~a :" us onr"in -
y sn a ia4, " 'u' p''y
tno op1.a s
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IndIspufable.

why spend 81 for a bottle Of medicine for a
costing only IS cts, will cure nearly all known
IlseaSes2 This Is because constipation Is the
cause OF nearly all ailments. and Beecham's Pills
cure constipation. a valuable book OF knoYl-
slge mailed free, on request, by b. +, Allen Co
800 Canal Street, New York.
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Bricks fro} what is believed to be
the remainsf pf the old Tower of Babel
are still fou3d in great ~profusion at
Birs Nimru& Babylonia,
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Don't you know TO have perfect health
you must have pure blood, and the best way tC
have pure blood Is to take Hoods s~nrsaparilla.
Che best blood purifier and strength builder.
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Brooklyn Boy-Are the World's
Fair buildings very big? Chicago
Boy-Blg? They're so big YOU have
to look through the wrong end Of an
~,pera-glass to see 'em.-Gooa News
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Near Chestertown., Nd, there is O
small lake called Still Pond, which has
never been known TO be rufled even
by the most violent storms.
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Cherrapongee, in southwestern AT
rica, is the wettest place in the world
the average annual rainfall there being
GlO inches.
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Halls Catarrh Cure Is a liquid snd Is takon
internally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces q the system; Write for tes-
limonials, free Manufactured by
F.J. CHRNEY g. Co., Toledo, o.
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THERE arc i've ahundred different
Kinds of Christians and you may hunt
a long time before you find an equal
quantity of good in any other hun.
drcd societies.
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There are now fifteen oil wells liow-
ing in Los Angeles, CAL, and many
new wells s:o being bored. The yield
is increasing and the oil finds a ready
sale ut $3.50 and 81 q barrel.