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The Penn's Grove record., 1896-09-04
Grandpa's Policeman.

Willie had been spending his vacation
at grandpa's on the farm and he found
a great many things there which sur
prised as well as interested him.
One day he was walking In the woods
or climber as grandpa called 1t. and
away up in the branches Of a tree he
espied a large white bird, He knew
at once from its size and the shape of
its head that 1t was an owl, and he
sped away to the house as fast as his
feet could carry him,
GRANDPA" he shouted, as soon as he
reached the door, there's a big white
owl up in the timber. Can't l e IL l
can shoot him? I want him so mucl,
for a specimen"
Grandpa looked up slowly at the ex-
cited boy and then he answered de
liberately, "Shoot himi No indeed
Hes my policeman" Then seeing
Willie's look of establishment he went
on. Eyes, there's a band Oc robbers on
this farm and that owl will arrest most
Of them before the summer is over If
we let him alone"
Willie ooked even more astonlShed
at this information ard his resolve 10
go straight back to the woods sudden
ly forsook him and he dropped into q
chair instead.
why, grandpa" was all he could
say.
Grandpa smiled a little as he asked,
Would you like to know more about
themT"
Eyes, indeed" answered Willie.
"well," said grandpa, 'this band OF
robbers likes to gnaw the bark on the
young trees in the orchard, and that
you know kills the trees. Then they
eat the seeds that are planted in the
ground; they nibble the young vegeta'
bles and even gnaw of the grass at Its
roots. Now can you guess who these
robbers are?"
mo" said Willie slowly, and begin.
ming to look relieved. "Are they SOUR
rslsr'
NO" said grandpa, they are small
or still. They are field mica Yot
would not thiak that ssch nttls crea,
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When girls do brave deeds, boys
cannot do less than applaud them. Let
all boy readers. then, give particular
attention to the following story, which
comes from Alameda, California, by
way of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Dora Patterson and Vida Mexican.
two 1~2-year-old girls, saved John Bak-
er from death by drowning last night.
Baker was out on the marsh digging
CLAIMS, when he walked into n quick
sand covered by shallow water. There
he began to sink, and the more he strug-
gled the farther he sank into the treach-
eTous sand.
Luckily for Baker, the two girls were
near enough to hear his cries, and has
tened to help him. He was already up
to his shoulders in the water, and was
sinking fast. The girls had presence of
mind enough TO pull off some rails from
n fence near by and push them out to
him.
They could only get within about
twenty feet of Baker. but he managed
to reach the fence-rails and keep him
self up while the girls went to the near
est house and got a rope. This they
threw to Baker, and he fastened 1t un-
der his arms. Then. with the aid Of the
fence-rails, Baker was pull
ed out of the quicksand and safely land.
ed on shore.
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PRESIDENTIAL BILLS.
France Pays Much More than We 70
Her Chief magistrates.

FRANCE rays tIuCn NIuTo ttAh W. q
Her Chief Magistrate.
Compared with those Of the President
of France, the emoluments of the Pres
ident of the United States are consid
erably less. Every one knows that the
CHEZ executive of this country receives
a salary of $4,000 a year, but the other
expenditures for which the nation al
lows him people are, in general, less
cognlZant Of. His private secretaries,
clerks. doorkeepers and servants cost
s35,o0O annually; $4,000 is at the Pres
dents disposal for buying furniture
for the White House and for keeping
1t in repair; $1,000 is allowed for fuel,
and $4,000 for maintaining the green
houses up to the mark. The total cost
is, therefore, about $107, 900 per year.
The bare salary OF the President Of
the French republic is $4,000, or Sl3,-
900 more than this country's total ex.
penditure for a chief executive. In ad-
dillon to this. the French President is
allowed the services of two military
and three civil secretaries, a small army
Of men servants (whose wages and
board are paid by the State), house
linen. fuel and light. His supply Of
game not only costs him nothing, but is
so plentiful that he can sell nearly $1O,-
600 worth n year after his own wants
are satisfied. valuable preserves in the
forests Of Marty and Ramboullet be
Ing set apart for the Presidents use.
Even his musical and theatrical tastes
are paid for by the public, for he has
a box both at the opera and the Theater
Francois. If he does not care to use
these boxes, however, the President
and his family car enjoy the perform
ance at home by telephone communi-
cation
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RECIPES.

Fried Ca1es-To make nice fried
cakes which are free from grease, the
following is excellent: One and me
half teacupfuls each of sugar and sour
milk, two well beaten eggs, four table
spoonfuls of melted butter, a pinch of
salt, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in q little water. Flavor with nutmeg.
Mix all together and add enough flour
to roll without sticking. Fry one-half
lard and one-half tallow. To prepare
the tallow, boil it in water until
melted. Let it cool and emove the
tallow.
/; Pound Cake-One pound of flour,
pne pound of sugar. 1t pounds of but
ter, ten eggs, one nutmeg grated, one
wineglass Of rose water. Beat the
butter and sugar together; when it is
perfectly light stir in the eggs, which
must have been whisked to a thick
froth; add the -four, then the nutmeg
and rosewater. Butter your pan, line
it with paper, which should be we'll
buttered. and pour in the mixture.
Bake it for three hours in a moderate
oven. When the edges of the cake
appear to shrink from the sides of the
pan the cake will be done.
French Rolls-Take one-half pint OF
scalded milk and one yeast cake. AL
low this to cool, then add one-half
tablespoonful of butter (melted) and
tho same of lard, a tablespoonful OF
sugar, a tesspoonful of salt and a quart
of sifted flour. Mix, and let this stand
over night in a warm place. Knead
hard in the morning, then roll it out
about an inch thick. Spread this over
with butter, and cut as if for biscuit,
fold together, put them in a pan and
let them rise again. They must be
very light each time. Bake as you
would biscuits. Unless you have a
late breakfast it is difficult to serve
these on time, but they are very nice
Tor dinner, and can be warmed over
for breakfast. If desired for dinner
set the sponge about 8 q. m.
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Italian Adventures in AbyssInia.

1NhiIHh W
Comparable in many respects to our
Indian fighting, the disastrous cam
paign in Abyssinla has not merely
taught the Italians a hard lesson, but
has supplied them with Il fund OF
stories of individual bravery which
will prove bracing TO the national val
| or, though the main result Of the cam
paign is crushing to the national pride
Men engaged in desperate conflict
with the North American Indians are
known to save one charge in their rifles
or revolvers tC be used on themselves
at the last extremity-to save them
from Indian torture. 1t is estimated
that hundreds of Italians died by their
own hands In the battle of Adowa II
during the terrible days which followed
1t for the same reason.
General Arimondi is known TO have
committed suicide In the presence of
his remaining men; but this was rather
from chagrin and grief than from fear
of torture at TIE hands of the enemy.
Sometimes the italian officers were
too ready to hasten their fate, and in
some instances they estimated too I'M
favorably the character of their enemy.
Captain Ademollc and Lieutenant Me
narini, after being both badly wound
ed, fell into the hands of the Abyssin-
ian chief, Sebat. They expected to be
put to death, but through the interven-
ton of the chief they were given drink
and set at liberty.
Soon. however, they were surround
ed by another band of about n dozen
natives. BY this time the two officers
had been Joined by an Italian corporal,
who had his rife. Giving themselves
up for lost, the two officers were about
to shoot themselves.
Don't be such fools!" said the cor
poral. He led the way to a rock, and
the three white men leaned their backs
against it. Then the corporal proceed
ed to bring down three or four Of the
Abyssinians to skillfully that the rest
took to flight. Captain, lieutenant and
corporal all succeeded in reaching a
place Of safety.
The name of the corporal is not pre-
served by the Italian papers which mar
rate this adventure, though he seems
more worthy of fame than many men
of higher rank.
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Young America Abroad.

George Downer, thirteen years old.
started away from Fayetteville on Jan.
IA to see the world. He left home with
50, and tramped to Syracuse, then he
rode to New York. He got a job MS
eabla boy on the steamship Massachu-
sets, and was hired for n valet. George
spent a month in London. He and his
employer went to Client, and then they
returned to London.
George got a Job on a ship going to
Marseilles, and after spending two
days there paid his way to Bona, AL
gerla, and went back to Marseilles. His
money had given out, and, after two
weeks in the Sailors Home, he sailed
for Malta In the steamship Arabstan,
Thence he went to Port Said, thence
to suez and. finally, to Alden. After be
left Alden American consuls helped him
along frem Lyons Paris and Havre ia
the steamship California, which arrived
in New York Saturday.-Philadelphia
Record.
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
II y OUTFIT.

Whenever it is possible it is we'll to
keep a separate closet for articles per-
tanning to ironing. Keep the irons,
starch, bluing, holders, boards, sheet,
blanket and other articles pertaining
to ironing in this closet, which should
be warm and dry and shut off from
the dust. If the ironing-boards are
kept in q closet in general use, it is
best to put them in bags of bed-tick-
ing or some other heavy cotton, and
hang them up where they will be free
from dust and dirt. If they are kept
in a closet reserved for the ironing
material they need not be covered.
Tubs and ironins-boards should be
kept in a cold place, and there is no
objection to a little dampness. May
York World.
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Demand for Mother OF Pearl.

demand o MOJneF OF keAris
Considering the vast values In gem
pearls obtained from the eastern fish
cries, 1t is surprising to find that the
plain, unromantic mother Of pearl Sc
cured is of even greater worth. Pre-
vlous to the discovery of the extensive
Australian fishing grounds in 1865, the
supply of mother of pearl was dimin-
ishing, while the demand was increas-
log. The large shelled species already
mentioned are there found In fine quail
ity. The shells are the size Of large
soup plates, weigh a pound each, and
are worth about 81 a pair. An expert
diver, in diving dress, win collect 300
or 400 pairs in a day. About 100 gem
pearls are found In every ton of these
shells.
Beautiful art work in carved and In
laid mother of pearl has long been pro-
duced in China and Japan. Some idea
of the extent of its European use in the
arts and manufactures may be had
from the fact that 100000 people are
engaged in working mother Of pearl In
AuSlrld, anu udAL that
France, while the value OF the annual
import into England is nearly $780,
600. In the Philippine Islands windows
are made of mother of pearl. and James
Anthony Froude, in his volume Of vcy-
aging in Oceana, describes frightful
Maori idols with slips Of mother OF
pearl glittering in their eye sockets;
while in Cashmere 1t is the custom to
inlay the inscriptions in tombstones
with the same exquisite substance. To
cap the climax OF curious uses of the
lustrous nacre, 1t is said that large
quantities of seed pearls are imported
into China to be calcined into medicines
for the Celestiak.-Popular Science
Monthly.
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And Ike Hollands voice grew soft and
sad.
How could I take your part. Ike, cx
cept by goi~ z with you-and you never
asked me to do that3" spoke the girl
feelingly.
And would you, had I done so?"
K did not need an answer to his
question. In a moment he realized that
he, the hunter Of Jonathan Jackson,
was still beloved by his daughter. In
the growing darkness Of the evening
the two strolled back to J~onathan's
house, and the men in the woods, who
awaited their leaders signal, wondered
what changes had taken place in Ike
Hollands plans. Jonathan also was dis
appointed in not seeing Smith at the
still, and after that night he never saw
him there again.
shear that Alice has eloped with that
young nan who was stopping here"
said the irrepressible Mrs. Pearl, a few
days after the events last narrated.
Some says as he was nobody other
than Ike Holland, though l never did
put much confidence In idle gossip
Mrs. Pearl had heard Of the late turn
in affairs, and had paid Mrs. Jackson
q neighborly call to verify sundry ru-
mors which interested her very much.
Eyes, Ike and Alice were married In
Nashville two days ago" answered Jon
nthan's wife.
And what does Jonathan say?' ruth
tessly questioned Mrs. Pearl.
what u he sayT' And Mrs. Jack
sons eyes snapped resentment at the
question. He's got sensible at last,
and says he never would have given Ike
Holland credit for such courage. Any
way, now that he has got a son-in-law
a evenue officer he declares he Is going
to quit keeping a still and live an honest
life. Maybe one Of these days l may
persuade Jonathan to run down to
Nashville with me, but not just yet
Washington Post.
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He was n tiny chap, says the Louis
Vile Commercial. and could hardly
be seen when he entered a well-known
restaurant the other evening. The lit
tie fellow was well dressed, and caused
some comment when he asked the clerk
what the price Of a turkey sandwich
was.
Ten cents"
"Well, give me a ham; it's only five
cents"
While the clerk was preparing the
sandwich, the boy fished a solitary
nickel out Of his pants pocket and paid
for the goods. Then he walked out rap
idly. Some men who were In the place
Mt the time followed him out to see
what he was going to do with the
sandwich. They found him giving 1t
to a dirty, ragged newsboy. u little boy
like himself.
81 only had a nickel. I got this fol-
you. Next time you get hungry come
out to my house, 1926 - street. ard
I'll see that you get a good meal. Good
by"
Then the little philanthropist took his
departure.
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waEN va WERE GIRLS.

sDo you mind the widow Martins quilt
in?
Her daughter Sue was n Eighty thing
Always laugh;n' an f.rtin' an iiltin',
An wearin' th!s'n an t'othCr's ring.
She's dead this twenty year. poor c%reete'.
She had soft blue eyes an a head o
curis.
Seems ike the maids an flowers weE'
sweeter
Whes We were girls.
flow it showed that day, though twas
just November.
Was the quilt Log Cabin or Irish
ChainT
! have forgot. But l well remember
The widows nephew from down
Maine.
When We shook the cat, he set her yel!in'.
An bounced her out in about three
whiFls,
They had many ways O fortune tellin'
When We were girls.
Don't you remember the spellin' battle
Twas summer then, and the weather
fine
When Polly jerks spelt ~'c-a-t-l. cattle
An Temperance Trimble 'v-i-g-u, yiner
But what did 1t matter, word or letter?
ThN- had cheeks like roses, teeth like
pearls,
Afen were the same-no worse, no better
When we were girls.
"'Twas tho master himself that Polly
married.
Why, Jane. what ails yr? What makes
We sigh?
You could not wed while the %grandsire
tarried;
So youth an roses an love went by.
They tel me Polly is fine and naughty
In bOughten roses an boughten pearls,
An the master, just the same that taught
When we were girls.
'Oh, the winter time, full o. rides an
dances:
The summer days, when we sang an
spun:
The m~ectinthouse, an the stolen %glances
Across the aisle when the prayer was
done!
Fifty year since we two were twenty;
But it all comes back as the smoke
upcurls-
The joy an hope nm love an plenty
When we were girls.
-Harper's Bazaar,
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n AnhIus LOGIC.
The blind reasoning of a child is.often
as amusing as their childish faith is
enyiable.
A little boy of six years had devei.
oped Il bad habit of rising in the night
to drink from the water-bottle, and hal
been forbidden in vain. On the nign.
of a recent storm. his parents being
away, his aunt tucked him safely in
bed.
Now, Dicky," she said, remember
1 IA tell II you go to the water-bor-
tle."
"oh, no, auntie," he smiled, slyly,
"how can your
II can tell,' she said, with conYic-
ton.
But howT asked Dick, skeptically,
81 can" she repeated; but since you
won't promise, you naughty boy, | shall
empty the bottle" And she did SO, to
the child's CONSERVATION.
In the middle of the night the sabl,
Of the house was blown down, and
crashed like thunder through the cell.
ing of Master Dicks oom AS his aunt
and the servants rushed In a terrible
sight met their gaze. The bed Vas
almost hidden by masses of brick aul
masonry, two iron feet at the head be
ing driven completely through the floor
| With a shrek his aunt fell ON hei
knees.
20 Dicky! poor Dieky" she crieo
"He's been killedr'
The words had hardly left her lipi
when there came a light, faltering st4l
from the bathroom. and, as they turn
ed, there stood Dicky, his teeth chatter
ing with cold, a candle in one hand ant
n full water-bottle in the other. For
full moment he surveyed the bed witt
its ton or two of debris, and then shoot
his head with sorrowful admission:
"Yeth, auntie," he declared; "yo'
thed you could tell If / did"
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urArn OF ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO,

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is tha
senior partner of tho irtn Of Il. J., CHENEY q
60 doing business in the City OF Toledo. County
aid state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE u DOLLARS fur esch
and every case OF ATARR that cannot ~
cured by the use HALLS CArARRH CURE.
Sworn to before ma and subscribed in NV
@ presence, this eth day OF December.
sEALf A. d. 1855. A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
ncts directly on the blood and mucous s~urfacea
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
f. J. CHIMNEY Il Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
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Polite doctor (cautiously)-Your hus
6and is suffering from overwork or x
cessly4 indulgence in alcoholic stimu
mnts-it is (aheml a little difficult to
tell Which.
Anxious wife-oh, It's overwork.
Why, he can't even go to the theatef
without rushing out half a dozen times
to see his business partners.-New
York Weekly.
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San Francisco is making a bid for
the tea trade of this country, and an
endeavor is to be made to divert
the trade from the Suez route and
from the Puget Sound ports 10 that
point.
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A Busy

Smiling Susan sweeps and sweeps;
Kind Kathleen the kitchen keep;
Merry Mary mince-meat makes;
Clever Clara compounds cakes;
Pleasant Patty pricks her pies;
Faithful Fanny fans the fies;
Busy Betty takes the bread;
Sober Sara sews a spread;
Laughing Lena launders lace;
Careful Cora cleans the case;
Helpful Hannah heels the hose;
Benny baby bubble blows.
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The man who Is on the side of the
saloon is not on the Lords side.
All Of our future will depend upon
the stand we take to-day for Christ.
No other man can get SO much out Of
this life as the one the Lord is leading.
The nan who hates his enemy finds
no joyein thinking that God loves him.
The top { the tower of Babel was
no nearer heaven than the top of a pig
sty.
The existence Of the devil is never
doubted by those who are on the Lords
side.
There is no greater career possible
than to do well whatever God gives Us
to do.
Without the shedding of blood the
name of love could never have been
written.
SO far as this world is concerned q
little child is the biggest thing God
ever put in 1t.
The man who would be a leader must
be ready to star: before the procession
Ia formed.
Commanding an army is sometimes
small business compared with holding
the hand of a child.
Drive the devil out Of the church at
one door and he will cove up his cloven
hoof end walk In at another.
If we have on the whole armor of
God we can count upon the Lord for
victory every time we go into battle.
If preaching were only done when
the preacher felt like shouting, church
doors would stay shut most of the time.
When the mountains are carried into
the midst of the sea the safe thing to
do is 10 trust God for ground to step on.
II only those obeyed God who were
caught up into the third heaven, right
eous men would still be as scarce rs
they were in Sodom.
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"He Is the meanest man living" sIiG
Mrs. Newlywed to a lady friend.
in what sense Is he meanT'
"When Jack and l were on our bridal
tour he was sitting right opposite to IL,
IN the car, and whenever we came to
a long tunnel he lit a cigar."-Texas
EIfA>-
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Lnkeside-what has become az \

Lakeslde-What has become Of that
fresh office kid of yoursf
Wabash-oh, he was too fly entirely.
Why, do you know, he worked me reei,.
larly every three days for mare than a
month by getting off to go to ball games
on the plea that he wanted to 90 to bis
mothers wedding?-Cincinaau En-
unirer.
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A statistician figures that if each
reader OF a daily paper spent but five
minutes over it-and that IS a low
estimate-the sum for mankind is
equivalent to 100, 900 years per diem.
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A steel wire fly wheel, twenty-five
feet in diameter and requiring $50
miles of wire in its construction, has
been made in Germany.
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The advantages claimed for the tri-
phase electric railway to be install ed
at Lugano, Switzerland, are that the
C rs will go as fast up hill as down.
Two overhead trolleys are used.
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81 took three bottles Of Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and
used two packages of sanative Wash,
and 1 am now almost well. l am
stouter and healthier than | have ever
been in my life. My friends and neigh
bors and the doctors are surprised at
my rapid Improvement. have told
them all what l have been taking"
-MRs. ANNETTA BicKMEIER, Bellaire,
Belmont Co, o.
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O NJ WANT TO N O
TO WHOM CAN THEY TELL THEIR
TRoUBLES7

A Woman Answe rs "To Me"-Anxious
Inquirers InteIiigentIy Answered-Thous
sands Of Grateful Letters.
Women regard it Is a blessing that
they IAN talk to a woman who fully
understands their every ailment, and
Thus nvnid the examine
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FOE LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

Something that Will Interest the Ju-
veniIe Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
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Iady-Is it true that you have fallen
in love with the %princessf
Lieutenant-Quite right. l just want
ed to see for once how homeless love
teels.-Ellegende Blaetter.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-09-04

Perhaps the largest boiler in the
United States is that Of the New York
Heating Company. 1t was recently
put IN place, and weighs $4,000
pounds.
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You CaIi't Bay Happiness, but II you are
suffering from dyspepsia, s~croiula, salt rheum.
impure blood, you may be cured and made
happy by taking Hoods sarsaparilIa.
The Penn's Grove record., 1896-09-04

Dobblns' Floating -Borax soaps the only float.
Ing solp that contains BoIax, For toilet or
lnundry nse Il Is Incompatible, A perfect soap
for all uses. Try 1t once, yon'll use 1t always.
order OF your grocer. Red wrapper.
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Mn. wins.ow's sootning syrup for shildrsn
~teething, soitens the gums reduce5 ! aasSIs
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie eva sAlfae
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cFND Z CENTS. silver, for sample box Dr.
- Bailey's Celebrated Liver Pills Fifty Pills
for 25c. Agents wanted. EXCELSIOR CHEMICAL
Co., Lock Box Cos, Rochester, N. Y.
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FITS stopped free and permanentfycured. NO
fits after first days use Of DR.. KLINE's TREAT
NEKvEREsToREK. Free s. trial bottleand treat
Use. Send TO Dr. Kline. 4l Arch St. Phiia'. fa-