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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22

Exchange. 10 see this subject agitated,
because OF the false impressions that ex-
ist in relation To seed growing. 1t Ia
very nice for those interested to have
the impression 20 abroad that theirs are
the only localities where seeds can be
grown to the best advantage. or that their
productions are the only ones to be used
TO advantage by others. This opens UP
a Wide field for thought or study, and
to understand II well one must look
backward. In order to see what has been
done In the way Of development OF this
industry.
within the writer's recollection nearly
all the seeds sold In this country were
grown In Europe: the general impression
was We had neither climate, soil, nor skill
necessary TO produce a good quality oil
seeds--that Is, that vegetable forms would
not reproduce themselves In this country.
The late war made IL necessary for us
to take up seed growing. because IL TOOK
nearly 81 Of our currency to buy dol
lars worth OF seed in Europe. 10 which
must he added freight and duty. The re-
suit of this necessity was the revelation
OF the fact that, for our country We can
and do produce much better seeds than II
Is possible TO get from other countries.
This fact ascertained. the next in impor-
lance was TO know In what localities the
various types could best be developed. FOR
some classes-say onions and cabbage
the question had already settled itseil.
at the same time new fields were opened
up. and the industry spread from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast. success at
tending every step.
Now for the lesson we have learned
and 1t can be stated In few words
Seeds can best grow for the reproduction
nAln
the highest development In locality
where types show a natural tendency 10
improve. these seeds should be saved Tor
reproduction: where there is n tendency
towards deterioration. there they should
not be saved. which is full settlement
OF the case.
1t Is "A wcll-known fact that all plants
adapt themselves in a measure 10 the
soil and climate in which they are
grown. That annual forms Will ripeh
their seeds in a country where there u
but from eight TO ten weeks OF SPRING
summer and autumn and that the same
varieties. when taken TO climate where
they have nearly as many months 10
grow, will soon adopt the habits OF tne
country and consume the whole uhe In
ripenlng their seeds. For that reason
may be advantageous TO take SEEDS IIoin
the North 10 the south, because ''' :"
year the change Will not be very sie"'
and the crop will be materially carrier
This principle is clearly illustrated ny
the foreicn-grown oats This crop. grown
I'm Scotland. Will weigh fifty or htty-t"o
hounds 10 the bushel. From imported
seeds we have grown oats that weIshed
forty-eight pounds to the bushei' Joy
saving our own seeds from these, IN three
generations they would not weigh any
more than those commonly grown here'
thlrty-two pounds TO the bushel. rms
case fully confirms the principle that
seeds should, in all cases. come rom
where the variety reaches It's greatest
perfection.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Richmond Directories.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
The following list Of Richmond city di-
recdories was compiled from data fur
nished by J. Ii. Chataigne. Esq. :
lN9-NIaddoX. publisher. thin. l2mo.
1875 kllyson. II. X. compiler. 12mo.
1850 Montague. W. L., compiler. 12mo
l@i-Montague. W. T., compiler, 12mo,
1Sjj-Butter, compiler 12mo.
lS6-Ellyson. NJ, compiler, Emo.
lN9-Forslew. compiler Smo.
1@O-Ferslew, compiler, Smo.
1S6G-Starke & Mills. compilors thin.
Smo.
116-Divine compiler. thin. smo.
lS69-Boyd. compiler, Smo.
lS10-Dudloy d CO.. compiers, Smo.
lS7l-'72-Gilis. compiler. Smo.
lS73-'74-Gillis. compiler, Smo.
1874 till l@i-Chataigne. compiler, thick,
SmO.
Query: Whether the above be a correct
list of the published directories OF Rich
mona c. NJ W
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Unrest.
written for the Dispatch)

Wrftten Tor tne DNP"'''
lofty mountains hold the fountains
Whence the waters speed;
Their hoary heights through days anu
The rolling rivers feed. v
perbaps you've stood on mount9in top
And seen q bubbling spring ,roc
From hidden fountains Drop ny WV
Its crystal waters brlns' -an..x
And watched the ceaseless oVet"o"
In tiny streamiets gllne
Impetuous in their swift outgo'
Winding down either side; Mains be-
To meet the ocean tide.
Whether YOU have or you have h'''
iris matter of common , ,a many n
THAT on those heights there'
,vbIrb distant waters claim,
Tn ali their wide divergent so,rce:
Min slu'is ro,,, game maternal brehs''
From same ancestral near VI. .,na. west
Oft one goes east and ons sos'
No more to meet on eur '"'
And 40 i'm ages long aso, ,,o,,r0
Az, When Garth and time were youms'
1911 ~, from the orient plain peio"
Aspiring Babel sprung' .> decree.
Down from the einpyfeti 49,.
us Sa NE }land and DER the sea
AM NJ, ,hwarted builders scatter.
The generations come and go
And race succecdeth ract;
For individual nor Tor hihh
Hath earth abiding p,au
In never intermitting now
srhe peoples broadcast sPtcau,
And weave their web OF ueSti"S
in one continuous threau' ,a
The sun I'm his unwearyihS iou'N
OF duty pauseth not -, -.
retween the future ana the past
no mark dividing spot.
Tine now exists in thought aiohe'
No sense can realize ,-.- .,.,
tic noint Of time when morning dawns,
or evening twilight dies.
The mvthic mans extended span
OF journeying here below -,
with all the gloom Of his sad doom,
And its attendant Woe.
Dut typifies to thoughtful nina
The never broken trend. IT,,
Through all the years, or human kiho
To its foreshadowed END,
F0r In that story of the jew,
With all its sombre sadness,
We recognize Il counter Wow
or brightness and OF glahneSs.
II tells us with prophetic ken
That time will Ice when lie
Who once was man Will come again
In heavenly majesty. 49,.
And when He comes. lie COMES W ciose
The drama here below,
And 10 His own give that repose
This earth can never KNOW.
A diving night with morning light
Blends i'm continuous day,
So time into eternity
VIII gently glide away
And when He comes to us in death,
SO will our parting be,
For at the cradle. not the grave,
We meet eternity. III
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22

cess az an author. As II is. he has given
us some good writing. His description
of the death OF old family homes Is wen
done. lie says truly. homes die Ike
men" "The Girl In Checks WAS the
granddaughter OF one OF these. murdered,
as our author says. by her own TOO
nyoud grandfather, when he drove from
IL her motherless mother. because or her
religious convictions. which she had re-
ceived through her pious Old nurse ana
the chaplain, whom he had allowed to
preach to his negroes. a hunting party
gives the unfortunate exile suitable
husband. and her checked and chequer-
ed life is frightened by restoration to
her home. which she endeavors to re-
surrect. The same hunting party affords
n life delverance to another orphan de-
frauded of her home. who had found
a refuge In another mountain cabin not
far Off. We feel grateful TO Tom Thax-
ton and Abe Grlmshaw for even the sort
OF care which they and their wives 'ooh
of the frendless Louise and Cinda.
THE PHYSICIANS WIFE: AND THE
THINGS THAT PERTAIN TO HER
LIFE. by Ellen NJ. Firebaush. WIN
portrait OF author and forty-four photo
engravings Octave. 200 pages fN'i"
cloth. sl2j net Philadelphia: Inc r. ~.
Davis Company. 1894. j. W. RahuoiP''
Il Co.. Richmond. va.
The nucleus OF this highly-interestlns
work was paper read before the 49,.
lapian Society, Of the Naptsi ~
II was a decided hit" and was soor'
nubIlsbed and circulated, so that the au-
thor was requested and induced 10 en,s'i > :
II to it's present form and con'eh,S' -,
are wholesome, lively, sarcasuo' ,1Hi
and pathetic. and have given .,'s,-
Measure TO at least one son OF PiS ~ a.,
-, lie, ,,.hcSfs not a doctor. In puDnc
re-, we have a conspicuous charictet
,,,iJa,y Lnovn as "the Tall sycamore vi
,ha Xyahash from Indiana. Mrs: III
II or ae one OF her HUSBAND pa
tients STYLED her. Mrs. Firebali' may pe
come well though not so WiueiS NM"
-, .Srbc bright Prairie Flower OF the
yv,bosb from Illinois. She claims 10 De
the pioneer champion OF pny a,0idnS
wives who have from the DAYS OF AesVu-
Iapius. Hippocrates. ana "aieii' uoMn =,
,he nresent. been most unaccountedly
1,,cr,nokod bv historians and biographeTs.
en-, srrolv makes an excellent start in
mir hehalf and we predict That her
already EXPANDED literary flower Is de-
e,ined 10 a yet fuller bloom IN subse-
ouent editions. But neither its beauty
nor its value would be diminished by
larger infusion Of the perfume Of the
Rose Of Sharon
THE CONSTITUTIONAL BEGINNINGS
OF NORTH CAROLINA. dG6S-i7Z9)
BY John Spencer Bassett. Fellow In
History. ]. II. L.; Professor-E!cct Of
History in Trinity College, North Caro-
lima.
lima. Johns Hopkins University stu
dies IN historical and political science.
Herbert Il. Adams. editor. Baltimore;
Tn, Johns Hopkins Press. 10 pages.
Price. ~ cents.
TIDE TABLES FOR THE ATLANTIC
COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
together with POI stations on the At
lantic Coast OF British America, for
the year 1896. Washington: Govern
ment Printing Onlce. - large pages;
price, - cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
'he state Chemisr.

b., Tho t,,,.. CAP. VA.
~ y, u,o f|ulor OF the Dispatch:
b,spatch- through the
Is his address? '''' anu what
- WI he analyze samples of mineral
o. VIII he send report to sender OF
samples? ~
TIE State Chemist is DIR. W. IL. Tay-
.'i' NO. 90 east Grace street Richmond,
Va. There is no salary or other pay at
'a'hed To his office. consequently he is
Obliged TO obtain compensation for his
se'~sces from those who require them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Would you kindly inform We If we ever
had "one-horsc or mule cars in our city.
and oblige. DIME.
Our impression is that one-horse cars
were once Experimental with on Broad
street and that the change OF teams-one
horse taking the place Of two horses--was
tnade near the corner OF Eighth and
Broad streets. This is our recollection.
The street-car company have no record
On the subject.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
school IIouse Site
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:

40 tI'e 'uIIUF VI The Dispatch:
!. a school board built a school.bouso
without securing deed 10 the site Tn
Lana was recently sold, and the presont
c"hnr mas taken the school-house for a
pweinhs' Can lie Qhe owner OF the Iand1
bold the house? " 10 i %r
l. 1ile TO the land on which the school
mouse stands is in the present owner ana
."e muse Is MS. The school authorities
may however. take the necessary stems
~ o'iueinn the land under section 4s OF
The school laws Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Another Alleged Old Violin.

III n HIN, w.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch
VIII you please let me know through
your columns the meaning OF the follow
ing?
!. Fricdr Aug. Gloss Vcrfertigt. Noch.
2. Antonius Stradivarius. Flies
g. Fabrikat in Crcmona. l735.
These lines are taken from a violin
purchased at Washington. ID. c.
Please answer and obligc. T.. A. T..
l. Friedr Aug. Gloss. Made after ---.
Crhe remaining part of this inscription
must have been destroyed)
?. Antonus Stradivarius. Maker.
3. Manufactured in Cremona, 1885.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Pensions for Widows.

TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
Does the pension for widows refer to
nil widows of Confederate soldiers, or
those made 50 by the war? Please an
swer, and oblige. y WIDOW.
1t refers To widows whose husbands
lost their lives in the Confederate service,
and who remain unmarried. 1t does not
refer 10 widows whose husbands have
died since the war.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22

s'aekmore. 30 was The Maid Of Skier"
and other readable tales. 1t first appeared
twenty or twenty-five years ago. Its
a"tnor Is stu living. and. presumably,
writing. A fine and famous tale II If.
ana II Is esteemed by many a classic.
Notwithstanding the heros rather tedious
garrulity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Va FORGERY IN HIS.
o,,ck wit saved the Day '''
IrishuaD.

fTid-Dits) .ns,,
Among the candidates Tor s" Of AZ,
Anons soncv on the police iorc. ~
,,,sh town was one PaI'o Mo.or wan
. nnns. anpearance before the ms' write"
S wu with cries Of. HE can acre 10
m nan Never said he was only .ne'v .ho
me Town names OF applicant ,nn ;or OK
take Come come up fortnight later TOT ca
ai,' ,r;"nJ sent Murphy In iah rou,n'
,,and the copy patrick Murphy, anu
n n.' him practicing at II sss,ououss
When the eventful day arrived, iaNe mn
WI mn'" said the Mayor, land writf-write
your name" .,,,,oo.
A.. pat took up the pen. exclainations
.rose.. pats a-writin' he's got quiz
I'm his fist Small good VIII IL GO MN
he can't write with It,"
All we're dumfounded when Murphy re-
corded his name in "a bold. round hand.
and the Mayor declared: "Thatll do
but ono of them shouted:
ASK him TO write somebody else's
name, yer Honor.
write my name. Murphy" said the
Mayor
Write yer Honors name" exclaimed
Pat. Me commit forgery. and goin' into
the police, ] daren't do 1t, yer Honor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Fishing in North and Middle Rivers.

NDINT SIDNEY, VA.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please answer in the Dispatch whether
In the fish law North. South. and Middle
rivers are included. and obligc
Yours. a. j. X.
We DO not think that any bill was
passed during the recent session Of the
General Assembly which referred spe-
Cally TO the rivers aforementioned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Notice 10 Correspondents,

No notice will be taken OF anonymous
communications
Nor will any attention be given to long
strings of questions.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answered.
We cannot undertake 10 ascertain the
value of old coins For that information
write TO some dealer in them.
We cannot undertake to answer queries
by mail: we can only answer them
through this column.
Address query Editor. Dispatch Office.
Richmond, Va"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Nswf0unIland-AIden.

To the Editor u Tho DIspatch
How is Newfoundland pronounced
when used ms au adjective?
2 is the book concern. John =. Alden.
publisher New York city, stil i'm eX-
lstencc2 ". j. VI.
J. The preferred pronunciation is Nu'-
fund-land accent on the first syllable
No distinction Is made. we believe. in the
pronunciation IL the noun and the al-
9cctive.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Barbed-Nvire Fences.
OAK PARK,
MADISON COUNTY. VA.

10 inc Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please answer the following:
l. HOW high should barbed-wIrc fence
DC to be lawful fence?
e. What IL the number OF wires that
should be used?
3. liz 1t necessary that any plank should
be used?
Very respectfully. W. j. l..
Every fence, feet high (Which. II the
renee be on mound. shall include the
mound to the bottom Of the ditch) shall
De deemed a lawful fence. az to any stock
named In section 20i2. which could not
creep through the same.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Reed Rules Revived.

H. the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Is tie word reviyes used correctly In
Tie following sentence? "The Democratic
caucus revives something very similar 10
TIE Reed rule
In other words. can thing be re-
NIved tnat never had existence?
\ READER.
We think the word "reyiycs" is incor-
rectly used
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Packing Of Clover.

NSTfb1, ' y.
TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
II frcsh-out clover Is closely packed In
common stable loft will 1t cure and
make good feed!
Fresh-cut clover Immediately packed
closely in a common stable loft will
speedily fermcnt and decay
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
The Pharmacy Law.

o The EditOr ~ Tho DlspatCh:
Can YOU give mo an idea as TO how the
pharmacy-law. as passed by the last
Legislature. will affect the sale of drugs
by country merchants remote from any
drugstore where there IS registered
pharmacist PAX.
r. =. Heckwith. Secretary Of the State
Board Of Pharmacy. Petersburg. or r. a.
Miller. President Richmond, Va, can
give All Information on this subject.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
june Apple Blooms.

BLACKSTONE, Va.
TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please state which blooms first. the
pineapple tree. or the late or winter
varieties? c. NJ L.
AS a rule the late apples and peaches
bloom before the early kinds. SIN, there
pre- q few exceptions TO this rule.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Sarah Errnhardt-JuIy 4, 1853.

kItIIMUNI, va, NpiU 4IH.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please give the address Of the divine
Sarah Bcrnhardt?
Please ten us also on what day OF the
week did the ith Of July come in the
year ISIS? NJ. II.
Sarah Ecrnhardts present address is
Paris.
In 1853 the 4th Of July fen on Sunday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
CIeveland's Vote.

40 tnt VI lilt DlSpotSh.
Please answer in your paper what was
Uleveiand's majority I'm this State in botn
elections against Harrison Also. what
was his majority when he defeated
blaine? :. 5. D.
In 1884 C1eveland's majority was 6,O03.
In 1855 Cleveland's majority was 1885
In 1892 Clevelands majority was, over.
all candidates, $500. and over Harrison
1niv 10 7l5.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Assessments In Halifax.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch.


To the Editor Of the Dispatch
viii you kindly answer for us the fol-
lowing questions? We noticed some time
ago in the Dispatch that a bill had been
introduced In the Legislature for the re
duction Of assessments Of certain lands
in Halifax county, owned by John
Pierce"
Who introduced the bill?
.. Dii the bin become law?
3. Please give the whole text Of the
bin. and obligc.
SEVERAL SUBSCRIBERS.
The bill became law as follows:
n BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE COIN
TY COURT or HALIFAX COUNTY
To CORRECT THE ASSESSMENT or
CERTAIN LAND or JOHN PIERCE,
IN THE COUNTY OF HALIFAX.
Patron-Mr. DejarnetteJ
Whereas it is represented to the General
Assembly of Virginia that by reason Of
the destruction Of "A certain mill. dam,
and other buildings, on a tract Of land
containing hfty-four and two-thirds acres
in Banister District, Halifax county. Nir-
einia. the land is greatly deprecated in
value: therefore.
l. BE it enacted by the General Assembly
Of Virginia. That John Pierce may. with
in six months after the passage Of this
act. apply TO the County Court of Hall
fax county to correct said assessment Of
the said tract of fftY-four and two thirds
acres of land. and fix its assessment for
taxation at its present value, TO be as
certaincd by said court. This shall be
at the cost Of said Pierce, and nothing in
this act shall be construed 10 authorize
the refunding of any taxes heretofore
paid on said land.
2. This act shall be In force from its
nasSaGe.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Time to Consider.

(I'uck.p
own you be my wife,
81 cannot answer such a question as
that without taking time to consider"
Pardon my impetuosity How long
must | watt
Il think there will be- time for You 70
close tho doors and turn down the light
Il little"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
Easter Sunday. 1874.
ARVlN, VA. April s. 1894.

NItNFsNt NNt NNTU .. iN'fs
To tho Editor on the Dispatch:
Please inform me what day Easter
Sunday came in 1854?
4 SUBSCRIBER.
April 10th.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
QUERIES & ANSWERS.
The Capitol and The YauxhalTs Island
Disasters.
NAME OF THE BANKER POET.
Duties OF state Chemist -Clevciand's Vote
In virgInia-aThe Pharmacy
Law, Etc.
RICHMOND. VA,

NICTfMOND, Va.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you be 30 kind "a TO answer In
your query column II Richelieu Is Shakes
peare's play, and II not. whose II Is? Il.
Richolieu was written by Bulwcr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-22
INSURANCE STATEMENTS
90 r-nov1y TN AUDITOR
ITAy0vrR FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

HANOVER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Il The DECEMBER 81 ls13
OF y
Preside
Secrcar l.
cipal co
rIncorpor
Bushes
Amount OF capital subscribed:
Intofcs 40 Ia stocka
II.
lestateo wnedby
aud
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Value OF the
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-05-17
A DEADLY ROUTE.

Other Particulars Concerning the
Fate of Rogers and Mcdonald.
The following letter received at THE
REPUBLICAN Office Yesterday throws ad.
ditional light upon the discovery of the
bodies of Rogers and Mcdonald. near
Cullen's we'll last Wednesday. The
gentleman named Duke, mentioned in
the letter, is now in Phoenix as a repre-
sentative from Prescott to the Grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias. 1t also ap-
pears that Rogers must have been in
Phoenix recently:
HARRISBURG, ARIz May II, 1894
70 the Editor of THE REPUBLICAN:
On May ., as Mr.. PascOe was coming from the
sa1nt Maria with load OF lumber for the
aarqua Hala Mining company on the Date
lens well, he found two men who had evil
IDENTITY persisted for want of water crossing from
the congress mine to Cullen's well. One was
man by the name of Rogers as he was identi-
lied by some papers found in his pocket, and
another by the name of William Mcdonald,
was found about eight miles from CuIlen's
well. In book was a letter written by Rogers
to his mother stating that he was dying for
water and his partner had gone on to Harqua
Hala. But his partner was dead about eight
miles from him. Mcdonald had q receipt in
ms pocket from a man by the name of Duke IN
Prescott for $40 for pasture for horse Rogers
according to the book in his pocke,, has horses
psstur1ng in Phoenix. Rogers belonged to the
Albion lodge Sons of st. George in Butte, Mont
Harry Mullen and Daniel Cullen went out on
valuables were found on their persons. They
had been dead about one day. This makes
four men who have lost their lives crossing the
desert from the Congress to Harqua Hala.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-05-17
Stood the Test.

Allcock's Porous Pastors are unap-
proachable in curative properties, rap
ldity and safety of action, and are the
only reliable plasters ever produced
They have successfully stood the test OF
over thirty years. use by the public
their virtues have never been eoualled
by imitators who have sought to trade
upon the reputation of Allcock's BY
making plasters with holes in them
and claiming them to be Just as good
as Allcock's," and they stand today in
doreed by not only the highest medical
authorities, but by millions of grateful
patients who have proved their efficacy
as household remedy.
Beware of limitations. Ask for ALL
cocks, and do not be persuaded to ac-
cept substitute.
Brandreth's Pills will purify the
blood.