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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
A pARsoN AND A Pic.
What was Effective In Ons Case Was Tries
In the Other.

What Was Effective In Ono Case Was Trisd'
In the Other.
A poor woman came 10 tho parson OF
the parish with the request: "Please..
pass'n, my old SOW be took cruel bad.
I wish, now, you'd DO so good as TO
come and say prayer over her."
"A prayerl Goodness preserve usl I
cannot come and pray over Pig-a
pig. my dear Sally-that Is not posi-
ble."
"Her DO cruel bad. grooming, and
won't eat her meat II her dies, passn
WHATEVER shall We do + the wintaS
wi'out bacon sides and ham? OH
dearl Do'y, now, pass'n, come and say
o prayer over my old SOW"
~ really, really must not degrade
my sacred Office. Sally, indeed, I must
notr'
"Oh, pass'ni Do'y now" and the
good creature began TO Sob
The parson was o tender-henrted
man and tears were too much. He
agreed TO 60 TO the cottage, see tho
pig, and do what he could.
Accordingly, he visited the patient.
which lay grooming in tho stye.
Tho woman gazed wistfully at the
pastor and waited for the prayer.
Then tho clergyman raised his right
hand, pointed with ono finger Mt the
SOW and said, solemnly: IF thou liv-
est, o pig, then thou Invest II thou
diest, o pig, then thou diest"
Singularly enough, the SOW was bet
ter that same evening and ate little
wash. She was we'll and had wholly
recovered her appetite next day.
Now, It happened, some months after
this that the rector fell very III with
quinsy that nearly chokcd him. lie
could not swallow. no could hardly
breathe. His life was In imminent
danger.
Sally was visitor every day Mt the
rectory and was urgent to SEQ the sick
man. She was refused admission, but
pressed so vehemently that finally she
was suffered-just to see him, but she
was warned not to speak to him or
expect him to speak, as he was unable
to utter word.
She was conducted to tho sicls.room
and the door thrown open. There she
beheld the pastor lying in bed, groan-
ing, almost in extremia
Raising her hand, she pointed at him
with one finger and said: IF thou
livest, o pass'n, then thou livestl II
thou dlest, o pass'n, then thou diest"
The effect on the sick man was-an
explosion Of laughter that burst tho
quinsy and he recovered.-Sunday
Magazine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
FILLEY CARRIED THE DAY.

Missouri Republicans Partial to tho Nc.
Louis Leader-The observation-disclosures.
ST. JOSEPH, No., May lathe Filley
men won u complete victory over the
Kerens faction in yesterdays repub.
lican state convention. Filley dele
gates were seated by vote of 46i1I to
lSS The temporary organization, with
Congressman Barthold rs chairman
and Albert Griffin rs secretary was
made permanent The platform de-
clares for protection, reciprocity, hon
est money, against the free and un-
limited coinage OF silver ut the ratio OF
sixteen to one, for liberal pensions and
directs the delegates TO st. Louis to
vote for Mckinley.
Chauncey l. Filley was elected .
delegate-at-large by reclamation and
chosen as chairman OF the state CEN
trail committee In the same way. At
four o'clock this morning the conven.
ton elected Maj William Warner, Of
Kansas City, +. G. Ncidringhaus, Of
St Louis and James II. boutwell,, Of
Sedalia, rs the three other delegates.
at.larRe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
KANSAS KNIGHTS TEMPLARS.
The Annual Conciave ut Lawrence Large
ly Acknowledgement Chosen.

The Annual Conciave ut Lawrence Large
ly Attended-Oficers Chosen.
LAWRENCE, Kan, May l3.-Lawrence
is in the hands OF the Knights Templars,
500 being in attendance ut the conclave
now in session. There was n parade
yesterday morning, headed by. Mar
shall's full military band OF Topeka.
All the knights were in line, dressed in
full uniform. The grand commandery
opened its session ut II o'clock md
continued until five o'clock, when
n competitive drill was held in tho
park. William c. Holmes, OF Par
sons, was elected grand commander;
viii G. Chaffec, OF Topeka, deputy
commander; George II. Jenkins, OF
Kansas City, grand generalissimo; Rev.
Samuel L. Busscr, of Dodge City, grand
prelatc; Ed ID. Hayes, Of Wellington,
grand captain-gencral; Charles NJ.
Jones, of Wichita, grand senior warden;
p. NJ. Hoissington, of Newton, grand
junior warden; Andrew NJ. Callahan,
OF Topeka, grand recorder; Winfield
s. Corbott, of Wichita, treasurer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
TORNADO eOUTH or GrTnRIE, OK.
ENDS OF JUSTICE DEFEATED.
The Election Law OF Missouri Practically q
Dead Letter.

KANSAS CITY, No, May l3.-By a
decision handed down by Judge Bur.
CESS in the supreme court ut jefferson
City this morning the indictments
against John May, Charles S. Owsley,
John Moran, II. G. Bristow, 4. l.
Kruger, o. W. Kruger and other prin-
cipals accused Of the conspiracy to
steal the election of 1894, stand for
nothing and the alleged conspirators
are to go free. Tho decision is that
under the existing law. only judges
and clerks can be convicted of
the crime of election stealing
or ballot box stuffing. The cases
Of the entire gang hinged upon
the slender technicality of the legal
meaning Cd the words ''other persons.
The court held that ''other persons"
meant only election officers in fact
The case OF o. A. Clark. one Of the
judges of precinct No. s, who was con-
victed md sentenced to nine months
for fal styling returns, was reversed
and the case remanded to the lower
court
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
A NEBRASKA TWISTER.
It Causes q Stampede at Elkhorn
but Kills No Ono
A Number OF School Children Hurt--Ths
Path OF tho Storm Was Narrow aud
short-sevcrai Houses Destroyed
damage Mt Lincoln.

ELKnoRN, Neb., May IA cyclone
swept this section yesterday afternoon.
A funnel.shaped cloud shot downward
from the storm center and a general
stampede of citizens for caves ind eel.
lars ensued. At tho schoolhouse the
children fed panic-stricken to the
furnace room, amid the widest con-
fusion, and number Of the little ones
were hurt The cyclone struck the
ground north Of the town. Its course
was northwest Tho path Of the
storm was from 200 to 300 yards wide,
ind everything in this path was RACED
to the ground, including several houses
Large trees along the highway adja.
cent were torn and twisted out of the
ground. Carl johnson, n prominent
farmer, was caught In the twister He
had team attached to q wagon. lie
endeavorcd to skirt the storm by driv.
| ing In q meadow to the westward, but
before he could lash his horses out of
the path Of the rapidly approaching
hurricane, he was caught In its vortex,
and man, horses and wagon were sent
through space, together with fences,
boards, posts, wire and other debris
\ His clothes were torn from his back,
and he received q number of wounds
At times the wind raised him high in
the air and then dropped him back to
the earth, only to catch him up again.
, The wagon was completely demol.
ished.
After traversing distance of about
two miles the funnel-shaped cloud
| arose us suddenly us it had shot down
to the Garth, and ut point Eve or six
miles farther to the north dropped
again to the earth, where 1t Is feared
great damage and loss of life resulted.
The storm struck Lincoln at 4:45 and
ragged with undated violence 81
minutes. During this period rain fell
I us from q cloudburst, accompanied
by hail The prevailing drift OF
the wind was from the south
! west, but at times 1t seemed to form
In eddies between the business blocks,
and was accompanied by cyclonic feat
ures Buildings were unroofed and
torn down, corniccs swept from roofs
into the streets and the residence por-
ton of the city nearly denuded OF
trees. The greatest damage was ut
the state hospital for the insane, where
many of the larger buildings were I'M
rooted. The damage will DO very
heavy. At the state asylum iron sup
ports weighing 500 pounds were blown
several hundred yards. There Is
scarcely street in the town which is
not strewn with large branches and
whole trunks Of trees uprooted by the
storm.
TORNADO SOUTH OF GUTHRIE, OK.
GUTHRIE, Ok, May ia tornado
formed near the town OF Britton, 20
miles south Of here, ut four o'clock
yesterday afternoon and passed in n
northeasterly direction. The path
was not over so feet wide, but much
damage was done, the ground being
torn up, telegraph poles and trees
twisted off. and several buildings
wrecked
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

THE denth of Col. North, the nitrate
king" ut London has removed from
the world OF finance q remarka bic
figure. Utterly devoid Of education
AMI unable to put two sentences to-
gcther without violating grammatical
rules, he yet doomed clearly and dis
tinctly above men who added to their
power as financiers the mental gifts
which gave them q place among the
leaders Of thought Col. North was n
man upon whom the tickle goddess
bestowed her smiles with unusual Law
ishncss and everything he took in
hand seemed to prosper.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
TWO KANSAS FIRES.
Heading Threatened with Destruction
Time-work OF Tramps.


Time-work OF Tramps
EMPoRIA, Kan, May 13.-The town
OF Reading, Is miles northeast OF this
city, came near being entirely dc.
stroyed by fire early yesterday morn
ing. Fire was first discovered in the
Masonic lodge building and in few
minutes It was mass Of flames Tho
wind was blowing gale, and 1t was
only by the entire population turning
out and fighting the fire that the town
was saved. The Baptist church, the
residence OF j. Jacob and the school,
house were all damaged, but the only
building totally destroyed was the
lodge building, occupied by j. NJ.
Stratton as general store and also as
aprinting Office. Tramps arc supposed
to have set the fire.
The Kirkendall groin elevator ut
Americas, l2 miles north OF here on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad,
was also totally destroyed by fire yes
terday morning, with over 1000 bush
els of grain in store. An empty stock
car belonging TO the road was also de.
stroyed. The loss on the elevator was
$1,000; fully insured. Tho fire is sup
posed to he the work Of tramps.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

TIE house committee on judiciary
on the lcth ordered favorable report
on the bill to establish site for the
erection Of q federal pcnitentiary to
cost not exceeding $3.50, 200, on the mil
tary reservation ut Fort Leavenworth.
OWING to the fear on the part OF the
authorities Of renewal Of the anti
American hostilities in Barcelona,
Spain, the military guards have been
concentrated and especial precaution
has been taken against an attack on
the United States consulate.
A TORNADO formed near tho town Of
Britton, Ok, 20 miles south OF Guth.
ric, at four o'clock on the afternoon Of
The l2th, and passed In northeasterly
direction. Its path was about 80 feet
wide and considerable damage was
lone by telegraph poles being twisted
,ff and buildings wrecked.
A FREIGHT train on the Iron Noun
lain road was derailcd 90 miles north
If Little Rock. Ark, and one tramp
was instantly killed and another seri-
,usly injured.
AN explosion caused from gas accu-
mulating In the produce house Of A. v.
Thomas & Co., Peoria, ILL.,, completely
wrecked the building and injured four
persons.
A DISPATCH from Washington stated
that Gen. Wheaton, Of the department
If Colorado, had issued orders urging
avery commander TO stimulate athletic
exercises among enlisted men. Orders
Ind been issued setting apart one day
in each month rs field day, upon
which sports, games and military or
athletic contests were to be encour-
aged. With q view to uniformity In
the contests II was proposed to create
the grades of athlete" and "expert
athlete.
THE boiler of tho large towboat
Harry Brown exploded % miles below
vicksburg, Miss, on the 18th and the
vessel sank In less than a minute.
Eleven persons, all white. were prob
ably lost Three bodies were recov-
cred. II was valued ut 5000 and
was not insured.
TIE wife Of Fritz Heinsnit, living on
farm near Fowler, Ind, recently
gave birth to six healthy. well devel'
oped babies, three boys and three girls.
THE New York grand jury has found
indictments against James b Duke
and nine directors Of the American
Tobacco Co., charging them with con-
Quoting n monopoly In the paper cigar
cite trade.
Ar Ellshart, Ind, burglars entered
the home Of David Simonton, an aged
aud wealthy man, and after subduinG
simonton and his wife by striking
them, secured 81, 900 in gold and Other
vnluablea
A FIGHT between negroes and Hun
garians OF Keystone, w. Va, on thu
sth resulted In two negroes and ont
Hungarian being killed. Two otheri
were also injured.
Ar Butte, Mont, ESQ miners, com
prising all the employees Of the Rarui
mines, struck because the foreman 70
signed on account of dislike for Tim'
Keeper Applegste. General Manage
Hoinze put new men TO work and CHI
strikers drove them from the Ebne
with threats Of vinlsuce. A threat va
made 10 hang the new foreman, Glib
bons, and be was forced Into . car
riAgs ana dflyen sway Trouble w
feared, ~ =
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

THE latest figures show the gold
product of Colorado to have been Sao,.
900, 900 last year, compared with si2,-
100000 In 1894 and $1,000, 900 in ls9a
The gold product of the United States
last year was $50, 900, 900 in value, the
product OF other countries collectively
being $4,000, 900, us follows: South
African gold fields, $40, 900. 900; Aus
tralia, siO,0OO,OOO; Russia, SIS, 900, 900.
aud Mexico, $4,000 900. It Is said that
simply by the removal of the restric.
tions on hydraulic mining California
could be made to produce $500, 900, 600
Of gold.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

A SOCIETY has been formed in San
Francisco whose object It Is to teach
men how to live so MS to avoid the PEN
nifty Of death. The society has many
pcculinrities, rs might be expected.
It Is determined to revolutionize what
men have hitherto supposed TO be the
laws Of nature and to contradict in its
life and In the lives Of those who fol-
low its teachings the belief In the
truth OF the doctrine accepted by the
orthodox as by tho unorthodox, that
It is decreed to all men once to die.
The membership Is made up Of men
who develop health on occult princi-
nleR
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

THE French excavators Mt Delphi,
Greece, have uncarthcd life.size
bronze statue Of n bearded man, the
largest yet discovered. The date OF
the work is 500 Il C The statue Ia
holding tho bride Of horse and por'
tions OF the horses figure have also
been found.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
A pefaulter Pieads GuIlty,

ROCHESTER,. n. Y, May la-John
Love, ex-cashier of tho First national
bank, of Watkins, whose trial was 10
have taken place in the United States
district court here yesterday, has
pleaded guilty to the indictment charg-
ing him with making q false entry in
q report to the United States comp
troller OF the currency in December,
1902. He was defaulter for over
siO0 900. He realized that he could
not hope to escape from punishment,
and SO decided to plead guilty to 4
minor count and throw himself on the
mercy of the court
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
Den. Hancock,s Statue.

WASHINGTON, May lathe heroic
equestrian statue OF Maj Gen. Win
fed Scott Hancock was unveiled here
this afternoon before an immense
gathering, which included President
Cleveland. Vice President Stevenson
and representatives of tho supreme
court, the diplomatic corps, both
holises of congress and army veterans
AMI colleagues Of the late general.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

In the Suffolk supreme court In Bos'
ton one day recently Judge Maynard
heard and disposed Of SO divorce cases
The court sat only six hours, and thus
ground out divorces faster than mar
riage ceremonies could be performed,
IN average OF one every seven minutes
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
WIND, RAIN AND HAIL.
Tho Greater Portion OF Kansas Visited By .
Revoro etorm.

Tho Greater Portion OF Kansas Visited BY Z
Severe etorm.
WICHITA, Kan, May i3.-In q sec.
tion of country extending from Edo
RADIO and Fort Scott, on the east, MS far
Us Hatchi nson, and from Herington,
south, nll through the Indian terri
tory, mingled hail and rain fell yester-
day afternoon, and from most points
high winds are reported. 1t is re-
ported that the wind did considerable
damage in the neighborhood Of South
NcAlester. l. T. In this immediate
section the hail fell at n terrific rate,
but It is thought no damage was done
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

Acco RIDING to the census Of 1890
there were In all 90, 6ls, aO7 members of
churches In the United States. The
statistics for 1895, however, according
to Mr.. Carroll In the Forum, show that
this aggregate has In Ave years been
increased 10 81, GAG, 5s4, gain OF 4,o2s,-
277. In the same period there has been n
gain Of a,O75 churches and i,646 min
isters II Is estimated that II requires
an annual expenditure Of not less than
$50, goo, 900 TO run the churches In the
United States, all Of which Is raised by
voluntary contributions The present
value Of church property Is estimated
by Mr.. Carroll at $500. 0Oo, 900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

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WnnE workmen wcrc replacing an
oil tank ut one o'clock on the morning
Of the 18th ut Columbus, O., II explod.
cd and tho oil ignitod from the Ian
terms carried by the men and six Of
them were horribly burned The tank
had been displaced by fallen trce.
JAMES j. CoRBETr refereed glove
contest between Billy Layton and
Billy Smith ut Hot Springs, ArlI, re-
Gently. The fight was for Is rounds,
but was won by Layton In the fifth
round, after both men had been Sc
vercly punished.
Ii. DIcKMAN and Joseph Epp were
drowned In Lake Bongham, Minneso-
tn, while fishing. Their boat sprang
n leak when 200 yards from shore.
THE rear wall OF building being
erected ut Frecport ILL.,, fell and car
ried with II five worlsmen one OF whom
died directly afterwards. The others
were seriously injured. The brick
supports in the cellar were said to
have been too weak.
AN excursion train jumped the track
near Savannah, Ga, on the 18th and
one child was killed and 40 other per-
sons were more or less injured.
Two sealing vessels were thought to
have been lost in the straits OF Relic
isle. Their crews aggregated 40 men.
FIRE at Jersey City on the 18th de-
stroycd tho Lehigh Valley Co.'S hay
sheds and 40 or SO cars loaded with hny.
Loss, $4,000.
A FIGHT over widow occurred In
Calhoun county, Fla, In n room and
three men were killed and one wound
ed.
THE third annual championship
games between the athletic teams OF
Cornell and the university OF Pennsyl-
vania were held ut Ithica, N. Y, on
tho 9th. In sprinting Cornell was more
than q match for Pennsylvania, but
the latter outclassed the Ithicans in
all field events and bicycling.
A REPORT Of the board Of education
of the Methodist church to the general
conference at Cleveland, o., stated
that since 1873 the sum of 5000, 900 had
been loaned to INDECENT students to
complete their education for the
church and that only $50, 600 had been
returned. The statement was received
with Amusement
THE steamer Monowai has brought
news to San Francisco OF the whoie-
sale massacre OF traders ana mission-
aries by natives OF the ISLANDS OF man
ming straits and Solomons. The mas
sacre was followed by acts OF canni-
balism. Many missions have been
abandoned as tho result OF the atroci-
ties Of the natives
MICHAEL WELSH, Dan Morrison, Mary
Berry, and Maggie Calder went out in
q boat on the lake ut Chicago and Mr..
Welsh and Miss Berry were drowned.
and the other two were only saved
after an exciting struggle In the water.
The overturning Of the boat was due
to the hilarity OF Welsh, who persisted.
In rocking the craft In fun.
NEAR Eastman's Mills, Ala, Rcddcn
II. Williams, n prominent white farm
or. was lynched by n mob of 40 masked.
white men for making nm assault on
his 10.year.old daughter. The man
was being taken back to Jail by an Of.
ficer. after n preliminary hearing.
when the mob tool, the prisoner from.
him and HANGED him N n tree.
IN, c.rmar I.r,h.ron synod which
-. 49, =. sass;on \, Eort Wovnc
IaS ~. -. a.. a,osoa on ths 10Th
,n n ~. - g. I.on;s tSree wears hence.
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
Poisoned by a Doctors mite.

YANKroS. S. D.. May 1a-commo-
dore s Il coulson. tho best known
steamboat man In the upper Missouri,
is dying ut his homo hero rs Q result Of
bite on the hand received In recent
fight with DIR. Concy. Coulson had
used his influence rs county commits
sioncr to prevent Coney's selection for
poor physician.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
Fred Grant and the Vice Presidency,

WASHINGTON, May ia.-Gen. Russell
A. Alger expressed the belief that the
candidate for vice president would
como from the enst. He mentioned
Col Fred Grant rs possibility and In.
timated that Maj. Mckinley W ould be
glad to have Grant as running mate.
It Is said that Col Grant has been ap-
preached on the subject and that he is
in q receptive mood.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
SUIT AGAINST A CHURCH.
A Topeka Attarney objects to Having Fsl-
In..al.I. IEIlhlIraxEn frnua Him.

A Topeka Attorney objects to Having Fol.
lowship Withdraw from Him.
topeka, Kan, May IA. J. HIT
m attorney in this city, is preparing to
bring n mandamus proceeding against
the First Christian church TO compel It
10 rescInd It's order withdrawing fell.
lowship from him, Hit defended his
sou In sensational divorce suit some
time aRo, and his conduct, It's alleged,
was NOT Ia harmony with the rsgula.
tlous Of the church, aud he was let ouk
Hit says that be was not given ~ eP-
portunity 70 b heard.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
Four Men KILLED by lightning.

CADIz, KY, May l3.-Yesterdny even
ing during severe hail and wind.
storm, John j. Wallace, farmer. aud
his three sons sought shelter under a
large tree. A bolt OF lightning struck
it and killed all of them instantly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

THE Railway Age, after q careful
survey Of the field, thinks that the
number Of miles OF new track that
will be laid In 1896 will be between ., 900
and n OOO
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

A DOCTOR Of divinity Of the African
Methodist church Is reported rs hav-
ing ciphercd out that hell Is only So
miles from the surface OF the earth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

A STORY is going the rounds that ex-
Congressman Harter. who committed
suicide at Canton, O., few months
ago, was member of suicide club.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16

DURING the recent municipal election
contest ut New Orleans. nearly 1900
fraudulently registered names were
stricken from the polling lists
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
WI a d g

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces Of bono came out and IN operation
wus contemplated. had rheumatism In
my legs, drawn up out Of shape. ! lost APP
petite, could not sleep. was perfect
wreck. I continued 10 grow worse and
finally gave up tho DOCTORS treatment TO
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
Cri pie

The iron grasp Of scrofula has no
mercy upon its victims. This demon
of the blood Is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains OF rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
"Ncarly four years ago became af-
Hicted with scrofula and rheumatism.