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Peculiar
To Itself

terday, aged "a. In 1872 he entered the Baptist
ministry, and has since then served churches in
President of female college.
Police Sergeant Charles Strong of tho Brook
lyn II, force, who was stricken with PARALYSIS on
Classon avenue station. died that same night at
his home. l0s Clcrmont avenue. He was IS
years old During his thirty year. OF service as
h policeman not single charge had ever been
made against him. He had just recovered from
during the strike.
Francis F. Marbury died yesterday morning
at his home Is irving place He WA: one Of the
Fox. with office: at 3 Broad street. He was
British Consulate in this city at one time, and
was member Of the Century Club.
Mark Meyer. a blind salesman in the wisner
piano factory, died Yesterday at his home, 20
had been blind since his ninetsentS nj etc Year. lie
man. He leaves a widow and two children.
painter. died in Paris on Thursday. fIe was
ligious From 1850 he devoted himself to sub
tscts of military history. He was nn officer of
the Legion OF Honor.
y, Charles Edmund Pelort. the painter, died on
ls4l. His parents wished him to enter the army.
a member OF the Legion Of Honor in 1850 '''''
and Treasurer q the Nsumks.s Mills t at saiesm Is
the Somerset. Union. and New York clubs.
Fred Peters. President of the Metropolitan
Bank of New Orleans. died suddenly in that
city Yesterday of heart failure. He was we'll
known in financial and commercial circles.
John Cults. . Brooklyn veteran and an ex-
Captain in the Fourteenth Regiment. died yes
terday at his home, 233 Livingston street, in
his 56th year.
Herman F. Barteld. a wailabout Market pro-
duce dealer. died on Thursday at his home at
III Hancock street, Brooklyn, In his 55th year.
Bishop William Weathers died at Isleworth
on March 4. He was OF the best known
Catholic prelates In England.
Waller Hugh Patton, tho landscape painter.
died in edinburgh yesterday. He was born in
1898.
Policeman Frank Weiser Of tho Kingsbridge
station died last night.
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MUCH-MARRIED HOECKING.
A Third Woman Who Claims Him Appears,
and There Arc Rumors OF More.

Chief of Police Hopper OF Newark was visited
last night by another woman who claims Charles
IIoecking the widow deceivcr. as a husband.
She is Mrs. Dorothea Krupp of Bayonne. She
was married to Hoecling in this city last Octo-
ber. She is tho third woman to claim him for
husband. When she met Hoecking he was
introduced to her as Herman Lang. He
told her the same tale he told tho
other widows about buying saloon and
obtained from her German bond for $1,000
after the marriage ceremony. AZ soon as he got
the bond he sold II TO Joseph Schl0sser of this
city and then disappeared. The widow cabled
10 Germany TO stop payment on the bond.
Schlosser is now suing her to recover his money
The Chief yesterday received n letter from
Mrs. II. NJ. Spath OF l,430 Brown street, Phila-
delphia, who conducts u matrimonial agency.
She says that her sister Mrs. Ida Ehrlch OF .0J5
Lexington avenue. who also manages a matri-
monial agency, secured u woman for Hoecking
10 marry carly last summer The woman was
Anna Schwartz. who had received 81 900 in
surance on her first husbands life. HOecklng Is
said to have married her and ran away with her
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Tho Department VIII He Abolished ir the
Kern Bill Becomes Law

How the places in the Excise Department are
to go does not cut much of figure since the in
PRODUCTION by Assembyman Kern OF Madison
county of the Excise bill which. it is understood,
is to have the endorsement of the Republican
State organization. This BILL which Is pract-
cally similar to the present Ohio Excise law,
will legslate Mayor Strong's Excise Board out
of Office altogether, and the long list OF clerks
and inspectors subordinate to them will cease
come in . few days.
:, The bill provides a tax Of $500 for liquor
$500 in cities OF the second class, 5000 in cite:
OF the third 81 ass, and S125 elsewhere. No tax
is required to be paid by druggists or wholesale
more not to be drank W 'I on the he bremises pn @t
Local option is provided for, but even. in
may engage in business legally There is no re,
striction on the number of licensees. except the
tax tax and tn tho u fact that the tax is to be a
lien on the real estate on which the busi-
ness IS conducted The County, Treasurer.
and , IN this city the Chamberlain, is
The Chamberlain is to receive a commission OF
one per cent: for collecting the tax. $1,000
900 will be collected in this city. and the Cham
pertains commission would be $35. 900 In addi-
ton 70 MS salary OF $4,000. Out of this he
would nave, or course, to pay the expenses Of
The provision which is calculated to catch the
is that regarding the disposition of this excise
tax /; Is all to be turned into the county
expenses OF collection. is TO be turned
into the general fund in tho State
treasury and the other half goes to the reduction
OF tho county expenses by being made part OF
the general fund In every county. This same
provision Is expected to cause the greatest oppo-
sition TO the passage OF this bill. Tho
greatest source of revenue to the Police
Pension fund In this city Just now is
the excise moneys Then there are the charities
which have secured legislation turning over a
big proportion OF the moneys to them. The po-
lice and these societies will oppose tho bill The
farmers in the Legislature, however, are expect
ed to pass II.
Since the publication by THE Sun of an AL
vice rule protects some OF the subordinates of
the Excise Commission many OF the thirty-twO
place holders who were removed recently have
been reporting for duty daily and have organized
to secure their reinstatement The fact of the
matter Is that the civil service rule referred
to applies to only two or three OF the men re-
moved. Most of tho thirty-two resigned when
missed,
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Today and that One Is
These letters tell of Wonderful Cures by Purified Blood

We thought her doomed to permanent
blindness. She suffered intense pain aud
kept her hend buried in the pillows most
OF tho time. II light was admitted to the
room she would cry as IL burned with O
hot iron. As she was badly run down We
thought before continuing tho treatment
we would try to build up her system and
renew her strength. We began giving her
Hoods Sarsaparilla. She commenced to
Improve Rapidly
and by tho time she had finished taking
the first bottle we were able to remove the
bnndages and found that she could bear
the light and that the sight was returning,
much to our delight. She took several
bottles and then was as well rs over. 1t is
now year since, and her eyes
Are Permanently Cured.
She can see perfectly, has had no signs OF
any further trouble and is in every respect
perfectly healthy. We have great faith IN
Hoods Sarsaparilla." W. II. BUTTER
FIELD, 1896 Hastings St., Detroit, Mich.
Salt Rheum Cured.
"Thrce winters ago salt rheum broke
out on my hands and became very trouble
some, making large sores. saw several
doctors and tried various remedies, but oil
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TO FIGHT THE TROLLEY ROADS.
The Granting Of Charters to Theu 60 Re
OpPosed by the New Hav.,n Rond.


NEW HAVEN. Conn. March s.Tho New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad will
next week tako up tho fight for supremacy in
this State which has been raging between the
steam and electric roads OF the State for year.
While the electric road managers have been
securing hearings before the Rairoa al Committee
OF the Legislature. the Consolidated road has
been active in securing formidable array OF
statistics showing how seriously the electric
plan OF gridroning the State with trolley sys-
TENS parallel to the Consolidated road, will
injure the steam roads and damage their char
ters.
Henry c. Robinson Of Hartford. representing
the Consolidated road. will appear before the
week. Judge Hall of the New Haven Company
said this morning: 1--WE have prepared All
elaborate map showing how vitality the schemes
OF the electric roads affect us. although we have
tween cities and their subur BIZ but it is not fair
treatment to the steam roads OF the state, who
have spent vast sums OF MOE ey to secure the
right Of way, and have eret ted costly depots
allel electric system organized. unless the pub
lie necessity demands 1t.
Then as soon as 1t ia practicable and eco
nomical we shall introduce electricity as mo-
or trains much moro frequently than now. as we
are TO do on the Nantasket branch"
Judge Hall said in regard to the rumors of a
consolidation Of the Providence and Stonington
has yet been developed relative to the matter.
The legislative permission allows our road. as
controlling the Old Colony system TO issue
more stock, and IL we are sure the matter will
River boats. but nothing is yet settled in the
matter"
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failed to afford much relief. A few months
ago 1 commenced taking Hoods Sarsapar-
rilla and the trouble has entirely disap-
peared." MRS II. w. BUSHNELL, Lyon
Brook, Oxford, New York.
Blood Poison.
~ became poisoned with ivy. It would
break out on me, spring and fall. had
doctors but was not relieved. 1t would
break out into sores and pimples on me
and form scabs. II 1t had not been for q
neighbor recommending Hoods Sarsapa-
rilln to mo do not think would be alivo
day. used two bottles last fall and three
to his spring and it has cured me-"
FRANCIS A. PAYETTE, Mishawaka, Ind.
A Baby Boy Cured.
al have used several bottles OF Hoods
for my little boy, three years
of age, who has been troubled with eczema
very badly. 1t has entirely cured him,
therefore recommend it to all mothers
who have children suffering. from eczema"
MRS. PETER A. JOHNSON, Cranbury Sta
tion, New Jersey.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold by all drug
gists. 81; six for IS. Prepared only by
c. /. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 1t pos
sesscs curative powers
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Tramc Maa.gers D,seuss Coal Rates.

PHILADELPHIA. March S.-The officials Of tho
Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central Railroads
held meeting at Bethlehem, Pa. to-day. but
what definite action was taken in regard to the
new coal freight rate presented to them by the
Reading Company conld not be learned. The
following were present at tho meeting: General
Traffic Manager John Taylor, Assistant General
Traffic Manager II. II. Kingston. and Coal Freight
Agent Geo. Taylor representing the Lehigh Val
ley: and General Traffic Manager j. Lowrie Bell
and General Freight Agent r. II. Wyckoff. rep
resehtinR the Jersey Central. President Wilbur
of the Lehigh Valley stated that 1t was agreed
at the meeting to issue on Monday new tariff
rate TO shippers giving them substantially tho
same rate to all points on the two roads as they
are now receiving TO East Penn and Bethlehem
Junction: Mr.. Wilbur said that the matter OF
the coal freight dispute is in the hands of the
general traffic managers. but il they reached
any decision to-day II could not DO learned
The absolute embargo placed by the Reading
upon the coal OF the Lehigh Valley and Jersey
Central roads on Wednesday, and which pre-
vented them sending any coal into this city was
raised to-day: In explanation of the raising of
the barge IL was stated by tho Reading Off
Gals that tho congested condition of the road
had been relieved and that freight would again
be moved freely. The Readings new freight
rate to the Lehigh Valley and Jersey Central
goes into effect on Monday.
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Two RsssIx.rahina.

Deputy Register John Won Claim has been
appointed receiver OF the rents OF John
Duffy's row OF twenty-five dwelling houses on
the south Side OF lOlst street, extending from
Lexington avenue to Park avenue, except the
house at the corner OF Park avenue owned by H.
Lewis COhn. The receiver was appointed on the
action brought in the Superior Court by Julius
kAtzsnberg 20 foTeeloss a third mortgage on
which there IL due Sl43.75O. The prior mort
cages are sl65.0oO, and the property is valued
AZ $500. 900.
w. ii. Ricketts has been appointed receiver
liquor dealers At 6Jl Columbus AYenue. on the
application OF James T. smith 4 Co aud W. j.
sloane. creditors for S1.720. The object OF the
suit was 70 set aside transfers Of the buslnesA.
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...A NEW ERIE PIlM.
The Rsergsuisstior Bankers Annouuee that
They Have the Requisite Asseats.

Massra j. p. Morgan g. Co. and J. 8. Morgan
e. Co. Of London have issued the followsng cir
cular "a hoders OF their receipts for Erie second
consolidated mortgage bonds, funded coupon
bonds Of 1855, and income bonds deposited with
them under the plan OF reorganization:
Referring to our circular OF Dec. 10. 1894.
wo have now to inform you that holders OF over
90 per cent. In amount of the bonds heretofore
deposited with us have assented to the changes
and purposes set forth in said circular. Weare
accordingly, now vested by the asserting depos-
itors With authority to take whatever action we
may deem best for the Interests or enforcement
OF their bonds, and we .ulall be prepared TO act
on this authority In due course. Further
announcement In this connection will be made
later In tho meanwhile such holders OF our
rcce eptsas hnvo not assent sd to the terms of
circular OF Dee. 10, 1894, no notified that upon
ssurrsndfE Of their receipt at our 1nce Their
bonds VIII not be included in the steps we shall
take in tehalf of assenting Ipndhoiders."
shown IN innbility OF the ,nmpany to pay tic
coupon due June 1 next on the new mortgage
bond proYided for under the plnn. n their cir
Morgan a. Co. and J. =. Morg vi & Co. asked tho
bondholders. in tho event Of such failure OF
earnings, TO give them authority to take what
ever action we may deem bes' for the interests
or enforcement Of the bonds Eainst which our
receipts are held instead OF delivering tho new
bonds"
yesterday what steps they wo aid now take or
when they would announce the new plan. IL is
generally understood. however, that an assess
lnent on the stock Is inevitable. Rumors OF nm
application TO the courts for permission to issue
receivers certificates were aga,u current yester-
day The receivers paid about $35O.00O for in;
hat they were able to do this only by postpon
Ing other important payments.
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Prosecutions Uadsr the Oiso,nargarIae and
Vinegar Laws.

ALBANY, March &. The State Commissioner
OF Agriculture, in his second annual report this
day submitted to tho Legislature. says that in
the determination OF legal questions that hava
been raised AS TO the validity of certain laws,
notably those affecting the sale OF olsomargarlne
and the vinegar law, the recent decisions OF tho
courts OF last resort have confirmed tho position
statutes and very materially strengthened the
position OF tho department in Its efforts to en-
force the laws. The report shows that 500 ac-
tiOns have been prosecuted through the depArt-
ment during the past year aud that Of this
large numbsr OF cases POI were for the sale OF
olsomargGrlns. 275 for AdulterAted milk. and 80
for adulterat Ion of vinegar,
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New souther. Railroad Association.

ATLANTA. Ca, March S.-The meeting OF
representatives of Southern railroad lines held
in this city to-day, resulted In the reorganiza-
tiOn OF the old passenger association under n
new name and with the old articles OF agree
ment slightly changed.
The only question on which there was any
issue was the question how best to raise the
funds among the members for the support of
the association. Tho old system Of assess
ment for expenses has been upon the
mileage OF the roads forming the associa-
tion. 1t takes about $4,000 to supper,
tho association annually. and there being $4,000
miles OF road in the association IL is easy TO
raise the money by slight tax per mile. 1t was
finally agreed 20 tax the roads upon basis Of
competitive mileage.
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The Weather.

The storm which produced rain over all the eastern
half OF the country yesterday passing northeast
ward over the lake region. In the Southern States
the rainfall was very heavy. measuring from to
two aud half inches
Following directly behind tho storm area is a large
belt OF clear and much colder weather.
In this city there was rain early yesterday morning
and II was cloudy and threatening. with fog rest
OF the day, with light shower at night. Highest
ofical temperature AZ, lowest 3s'; average humidity
- cent: wind north to east; average velocity
Llnes an hour; barometer corrected TO read to sea
level at = A. n, 2afs;SP. Il, go ~
The Thermometer at Perrys pharmacy, SUS building
recorded tho temperature yestpr,iay "a foloU..
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s,.ty.aiath Battalion Matters.

delegation from the Sixty-ninth Battalion
consisting of Capts. Desmond, Healy, and Nc
Crystal. and accompanied by Lieut.. Col. Moran,
supernumerary, visited Albany on Thursday and
had conference with Adj t.-tien. McAlpin about
the affairs OF tho battalion. Tho Adjutant- g en-
eral, II Is stated expressed himself us being In
favor or max ing the organization regiment
again. and, IL Is said promised that steps would
be taken To look into the affairs OF the battalion
with this end in view. The Governor Is also said
toration OF the regiment.
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Poster Exhibit at Pratt Institute.

On Wednesday, March II. poster exhibit
will be opened In the rooms OF the Pratt Insti-
tute Museum in Brooklyn. The collection will in
clude French and American work and some jap
the poster work here during the last two wears
On the same Wednesday at $3.50 DIR. q. stan
ly Hall, President OF Clark University, Worces-
tion." This is tho fifth in tho series OF free
meetings which have been held in tho assembly
hall Of the institute durinS the year. Dr. Hall
is well known as a MriIer upOn nedncopY
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baltimore and oh,o,s Finances.

BALTIMORE, March S.-Another official state
ment twas issued to-day to the effect that the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company's floating
Indebtedness is at this time less than IL has been
for a long time past, that 1t is being carried
without any di thculty, and could be paid of at
the treasury OF the company, and renewed else
where on terms Just as easy as at present II
wa, also authoritatirely stated that a dividend
had been earned for this six months. Ii Is due
in May, and will be paid
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E..Posta.st.r-oeasrai B,sseII In Buffalo

BUFFALO, March s.-EK- Postmaster G eneral
and Mrs. Bssell arrived In Buffalo late last
night, and took rooms at the IrOquOis Hotel
their Delaware avenue residence being occupied.
This morning scores OF friends visited Mr. Bis
sell to welcome him home. To a reporter OF the
United Press Mr.. Bissel said that he was de-
lighted at the prospects OF resuming his resi-.
he said, has heen in this city, and / ain
anxious TO return here for good and devote my
attention to my business. l return TO WASH
inRton tomorrow night TO assist my successor,
Mr., Wilson, and will be absent about month.
Then shall come home for good"
Mrs. Blssell will not return TO Washington.
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Saved Her Sight

Another Wondor Performed by
Hoods SarsapariiIa.
"My little girl Hazel is now four years
old. Two years ago she had the grip. After
recovery her eyes grew infamed and sup
purated. For over z months she had to
have her eyes bandaged and stay in dark
room. The family doctor and an oculist
did everything possible. She did not i'm
prove and even grew worse. At last after
six months he gave Us the discouraging
opinion that the cornea Of one eye was de-
stroyed
And Sight Entirely Como.
That It was doubtful II she, would ever be
able to see any with the other, as the sight
was rapidly being destroyed in that also.
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slEa.a ~ ths Gov.rasr.

ALBANY, March s.-Gov. Morton has signed
these bills;
AppropTIstIns " 500 for completing tho Niagara
Falls arnlory.
Authorizing BinghAmton TO borrow 100000 70
supply Temporary dehclences-
LppTopTlatlnG oT,25O TO construct gallery In the
drlGl hall ~ the POughkeepsie armOry.
Amending the law relative 20 the Income from the
In ls0I
AA.smhynlAn Balpln's EeH York City school bill
auihOElElns he sAAs Of So 1000 IN bends for Add
u0aAl school bulk kilnss Aad silica
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The world has never seen such mar
ycllous cures accomplished by any
medicine but Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The secret of its success is that il is
the best blood purifier ever produced.
1t is king over all forms Of scrofula,
salt rhcum and all other blood diseases.
1t is the only medicine of which can
be said: 1t CURES by making pure,
rich red blood. Read these letters:
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Chicago Univer.ity tn Have . Chair or
Statistics.

BALTIMORE, March s.-Dr. Elgin Ralston
Lowell Gould Of tho Johns Hopkins University
has accepted the chair of Statistics at the Uni
versity Of Chicago and will begin his duties
next October. Studies in statistics have been
carried on at Cornell and at Columbia College,
Of statistics. DR.. Gould was statistician in the
United States Department of Labor for five
ting the social condition and general statistics
of labor in nearly all the countries of Europe
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The BInsLamton Bank Den.ieat,o..

ALBANY. March s.-Gov. Morton has desig-
mated the Attorney General to investigate and
take charge OF the criminal matters arising out
OF the failure OF the Chenan2o Valley Savings
Bank OF Binghnmton, with the acQuiescence and
approval OF District Attorney Painter OF Broome
county. Attorney-General Hancock said to-day
that he has read the statement prepared by
State Bank Examiner Backus concerning his
Investigations into tho defalcation and tho at
tempts made 10 lay the evidence before tho late
clusion.
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Bsat He w,Ee IntO U.souseIousu.ss.

Peter Cassidy who was ono OF tho ballot box
suffers sent TO State prison, was locked up in
the Gregory street police station in Jersey City
last night TO await the result OF injuries hs in
CITY Hospital. Cassidy and his wife have not
been living together for several weeks. His
wifo went 70 his mothers house yesterday TO see
cAme unconscious
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THE UNION PACIFIC PAN.
Tho Committee Has Decided to Make no
Further Attempt mt Reorganization.

Congress having failed to make any pro-
vision for the settlement Of the debt due to tho
United States Government by the Union Pacific
Railway Company. tho committee which was
formed to prepare plan Of reorganization has
dissolved. resolution to this effect was passed
at meeting of the committee Thursday at
which there were present Senator Calvin S.
Brice and Messrs. j. p. Morgan. Louis Fitz-
gerald. G. NJ. Dodge. II. l.. Higginson, A. A. II.
Bossevain, and Samuel Carr. The securities
deposited under the call of the committee will
be returned to the owners.
Tho preliminary plan of the Reorganization
Committee of the road provided that II by
March /. 1898. permanent plan had not been
brought out by the committee, securities could
he withdrawn as non action oil the part OF Con-
gress would make q reorganization impossible at
this time.
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An Administrator for j. Hood wrIEhts
Estate.

Surrogate Fitzgerald has granted the appli-
cation for tho appointment OF a temporary ad-
mnistrator OF tho estate OF ]. Hood Wright, the
banker pending the contest over his will which
has been brought In behalf OF William Robert
deceased half brother. The Surrogate has
not as yet appointed an administrator. II was
asked that Charles ii. Coster be appointed.
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Theological Student Owen Processes Rs-
pentance.

Waldorf II. Owen, the lo-year-old theological
student who was arrested recently for stealing
gold watches from his fellow students at tho
Adrlphi Academy in brooklyn. pleaded guilty
yesterday TO three charges OF grand larceny In
the Court OF Sessions, and was rrmanded for
sentence: lie will probably hc sent 10 the FL
mira Eeformatory. lie professes TO be deeply
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Ths Marquis aAd MarauIss de CAstsIIaAs
sail GOr FraAee

Among those who will sail to-day on the
French line steamer La Bretagne are the Mar
quis aud Mar9ulse de Castellano and their son.
Count Jean do CAstsllAne. parents and brother.
respectively, Of Count BOnifAee dc CastellAne'
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Use WINCHESTER'S

HYFOPHOsPHITEo OF LIME AND SODA
for ChroAie Coughs, Weak LuaEs, Throat
Diseases, Less 81 Flesh, P0or Appetite and
for every form OF asAsFAI Debility.
SOLD h drusststA WINCHESTER CO., ,M.L