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throws rope into the air, where II 1,
caught by some unseen power, sends
kitten up its length until il vanishe:
from sight, sends a monkey to find II
follows himself and draws the rope Ut
after him, and ten minutes after is
heard calling from the inside of 8
great lacquered box to be let out, and
there he is. indeed, coiled I'D like q
great serpent Oh, there is nothins
Min Toxic cannot do, and no one ever
discovers how he does anything.
Now he laughs.
i know you have what l want. or
can make it in twinkling, Lin Ham. -
ne answers. As for money, | am rich
er than you think. Name your price
l have told you what l want-to kill a
man without a knife or a blow or
poison-to kill him so that It seems TO
be done by the hand of Fate; so that no
one can suspect me-:
Is he a Chinaman?" asks Lin Ham
He is an American" said Min Toxic
he has taken the woman / love from
me. This rich man, to whose house I
90 tonight, has daughter. / love her
You GRIM Why not? l am hand
some; l am no Chinaman; am famous:
l am a favorite with the ladies, and
she smiled on rue. You grin again.
OF course. the rich man would saw no
did not mean to ask the rich man
II she loved me, that was enough. I
could spirit her away where they would
never find us. That is what / mean to
do"
You are mad!" says Lin Ham.
NO, says the acrobat She could
be won. She can be still, IL l can XIII
this man"
DO you mean her father?" cries
Lin Ham.
No. Tonight they celebrate her
marriage" said the acrobat. .To-mor-
row the bridegroom will take her away.
Tonight / must kill him. She win be
widow for awhile; aftervard mine "
1t Is the dream Of a mailman" saws
Lin Ham
Does it matter to your" asks the
acrobat i know that II was You who
made the toy the rich tea merchant
gave to his wife when he found she
was false &c him The little bird tia,
perched on her wrist and sang and Bit
her fingers like real bird. and of the
bite she died I know IL was You
Eho-"
No more reimbursement" cries Lin
Ham Il admit that I have another toy
hat, with a slight addition, ecuId
The broad ax., 1896-07-04
A Back Yard show,

One Of the most successful Fourth of
July evening entertainments 1 ever
witnessed was given by young people
In an ordinary back yard, and con-
sisted of tableaux interpreted with
music and Rotations. A platform had
been erected at the end Of a crane
aroor. The fence, prettily draped.
formed the background, and foot-lights
were arranged in front Of the stage. as
was also a sliding curtain. On each
side an ordinary clothes-Iine covered
with shawls served as dressing-room.
and the audience was seated down the
entire length OF the arbor. Awnings
and tents could be utilized for these
purposes. however. Colored lights.
which are 50 effective in tableaux. were
here used. and being in open air did NOT
prove 50 disagreeable to those present
as Is the case when employed indoors
Eek
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ma went up t'-ere too, for Uncie Den
her only brother. She took along tne
baby, the sweetest little sister that ever
liyed-an' father, who'd been away .
spell, was agoin' to meet her, an VISIT
to Uncle Ben's. So you see tnere
wasn't anybody to home but me, gran
ma an the hired girl. An ma.told ner
'afore she left, tibet she might go 10
the Fourth o. July, an she got her an
alfred purity dress, sky blue, twas 10
wear, an 1t he'd beads sewed all over
Il; my, II was a sumner! / don't see
why mother can't wear sech dresses
stead of the gray an black ones sne
allus wearsi
Well. the boys, on our street. lotteo
on a splendiferous time. We dlon
care bout the doin's at the center; our
celebration was goin' to be held IN the
back alley. But what should come the
night fore the Fourth, but a letter 10
gran'ma from father an o. my! didn't
she feel big over it, she wouldn't let
me tech it, an hedn't Use good right
to read letter from my own father an
he nothin but a boy o. herni
Well, l got up purity early an gram
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made II any accident happens, that
Is the fault Of others. not mine. am
not responsible"
Il absolVe you from all responsibility
Lin Ham," replies Min Toxic.
He throws about him a cloak that
covers his theatrical costume, and
carries the box downstairs, where a
carriage containing the parapher-
MALTA used in his exhibition awaits
him. and is driven to Mr.. Blashfeld's
residence There they celebrate not
only the glorious Fourth but a we'd
ding.
Early in the evening, the rich mans
daughter. Rosabel Blashfeld, had
been married to Mr.. Arthur Ware, the
son of another California maxnate.
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A GENTLEMAN or "A
He cut a gallant figure

He cut a gallant figure
In bonnie bun and blue:
A goodly sight his buckles bin,
And primly powdered queue,
A more courageous quester
Meier served Sultan nor Shah
Than he. my brave ancestor,
My NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
And then in his citation
Did my forefather gay
Speak out the word he'd long ts,-
For fear she'd say him Nay"
And when he saw how tender
Within her eyes the light.
He cried:-"In your surrender
l read-we win the fghtr'
And when the freedom-paean
Swept, surgelike. through the III
A mighty clang whose echoes al
From Philadelphia bells
Loud from a stern old steeple
He hurled the proud hurrah,
The joy-peal to the people.
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The Briton came in fiercs
And strove this land of ours ~,
Meath England's hard s
sway.
But surely twas not thus toA
A higher Power ruled ovs, :,
And out Of wars grim. wrirl.,.
We merged, despite its sIo,.-
AS gallant freemen fought n, :.
And VISIONS all far-seeips 3
Beheld a future for our land
For which the patriot dared :,
Their precious blood was frpslv
Upon their country's altar she!
And now we glory In the das5.
OF our departed. honored da,4
To Washington. the great and
And all his brave. victorior, -.
We homage pay with glad acc,,i.
And in their memory make or.L
Thus on this day OF all the Yea,
Columbia's brightest stars mari,
To tell Of Independence won
While low we bow al F,...
shrine.
And as the rolling years 20 bv
And added glory crowns on, =.
Still brighter may their meu,-
Who first led Freedoms bol7 ~.
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FIREcRAcKERS.

To the patriotic small boy INC :,
Of July Is a game that is always
the Roman candle.-Puck. ~
Some leave the city on the FVI I
quiet, while others, folloWins +,
works example, 90 on for a h''E
Philadelphia Times. nh
The cheapness Of fireworks : -
to give young America an etAes -
idea OF the value Of democrs"'
Kansas City Times.
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and windows of private patriots. All
the flags are big. Everything is on
large scale In California. the fruit that
is exposed for sale, the great roses that
enamored youths are buying Tor their
adored ones. The children are playing
in the streets with mighty torpedoes'
that make an explosion calculated to
deafen one. Large men, with ample
ladies on their arms. may be seen in
every direction. Immense baskets are
being borne to the doors Of their Gus
toners by grocers, butchers and con-
fectioners. Immense suppers are to be
given tonight, and many happy returns
Of the glorious Fourth will be drunk
In rivers Of champagne. Everything
is on q large scale but the Chinese,
whose small figures and alert move
ments are In marked contrast to the
bulk and size Of everything else on
which the eye falls.
Yet little Washy-Washy balances on
his head a clothes-basket that would
serve him for cradle, or in his kitchen
for he is a favorite cook with Cali
fornia housewives-stirs pot in which
he might easily be boiled himself.
In the arms Of San Francisco sleeps
Chinatown, the curious offspring of old
China, of which Americans think that
they know all that is to be known be-
cause they can visit the shops and go
into all the strange places, and, If they
are in the humor, make themselves
sick with an opium-pipe among opium
smoking Cinnamon.
Lin Ham is an ordinary dealer. He
keeps no shop. He executes orders for
the favored few. In each he puts a
surprise-an invention for the day. His
are the curious boats, all made of COL
ored fire, moving on the water, appar-
emily by means Of a stream Of fire at
the stern, manned by little men in blue
and gold and crimson, and all going
on In a wonderful fash and whiz and
sputter at last His are those cylinders
which, rising into the air, discharge
wonderful sprays and stars and jewels
skyward, while at the same time fiery
little acrobats let themselves earth
ward by golden ropes and only vanish
as they touch the ground. His was the
great green dragon that coiled and
darted moonward. and wrote July"
The broad ax., 1896-07-04
Look Out for Your Rox.

Giant firecraekers this year are four-
teen inches long. and contain powder
enough to break a plate-giass window
when exploded on the curb. Small bow,
win not only have to look for their
fingers on the Fourth. but parents win
have to look for their boys.-Ransas
City Journal
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Dan1eroua JokeGI

Jokes which include the
near people Of the largest-sl1.
crackers are of the kind that ~
ter not to dwell upon.-Phlis'
News.
The broad ax., 1896-07-04
Oufte Proper.

Stranger-Your orator has e.
voice. but he is numbering the ~ =,
English In the most horrible 4
Native-Why shouldn't be o.
Fourth Of JulY.-Puck.
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+ LIVE TO BE n
hundred years old,
I'll never forget
that Fourth OF
July! You see II
happened like this:
My big brother ALI.
went OF to Uncle
Ben's to spend his
summer vacation
an bout tN . weeks
fore the Fourth,
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Very Accom- modsting.

Grandpa docking up)-What . ,
boy? Freddie Eat window)-S-I,
a little farther on the Sidewalk =
a package Of torpedoes. and 70 ~,
drop them down on your bald j.
Judge.
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across the sky before 1t changed into
the nag Of our nation, which every one
so admired last Independence Day.
At present something that smells
very curiously Ii smoking and steam.
ing In queer fashion. In what looks like
3 little furnace, and Lin Ham, while
still busy with his hands, twists his
head about and blinks up Into the face
Of tall man In a curious. theatrical
costume, who stands with his bare arms
folded on his chest. and looks down up
on him The man wants Lin Ham to
invent a fatal trick
Such things are costly" he says. Il
do not say that have anything OF the
The broad ax., 1896-07-04
JoHNNY's FOURTH.

1 Came . Little Late but ne Ase
ThinRs Hum Just the same
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Don't imagine that to become intoxt-
Gated adds to our national dignity
The broad ax., 1896-07-04

i Is tOuru Oh July
in San Francisco.
The clear, blue sky,
like 4 mammoth
bowl cut from one
great turquois and
turynei over he
town, is a back
ground Cor thou
sands of flags float
ing from the roofs
of public buildings
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THE HEROES OF

"ha 1t. trus II,
can tad,,'
Feels rOt
blood I.s'
his veins
AS stirring So.
Of 70
Are brou,h, |
-1 NJ thE|
peace II
reigns Il
Wharo
The broad ax., 1896-07-04
THE FATAL STAR.
A Fourth of July Story.

EegzM1 T is Fourth of July
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

Sometimes the most CAREFUL women
are the most careless. Many a
woman bundles herself up to keep
out sickness-when she is neglectipg
the very worst sickness that can
come to woman. She allows a
slight disorder to become worse. to
slowly sap her vitality. The little
pain end the other slight indications
OF trouble seem to her unimportant
She goes on, with increasing suffer
ing. until life itself becomes drag.
Nervousness, "sinking SPELLS" d.
gestive disturbances, and SO other
complications may arise from the
arrangement of the organs distinctly
feminine. Over thirty years ago the
need for q reliable remedy for
so called "female complaints" was
recognized by DR.. r. v. Pierce. then,
as now, chief consulting physician
to the Worlds Dispensary aud In
valids' hotel at Buffalo. N. Y. He
prepared DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription, the most wonderfully
effective remedy that has ever been
used for such maladies.
Send 81 cents in one-cept stamps
and receive DR.. Piercc's l.00S page
Common Sense Medical Adviser. u
illustrated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
Lleot. Normoyle.

The Houston Daily Post Of recent
date contains q long article from
Dallas explaining how applicants are
examined at the recruiting station
there which is in charge Of Lieut..
James Edward Normoyle, Twenty
third infoutry. United States army,
formerly Of this city:
The people of this country know
very little about the army. The en-
deayor now is to improve on the ma
terial. Several years ago it req aired
very little qualification to enlist.
but now it is different remarked
Lieut.. Normoyle. First, all must
be American citizens, either by birth
or adoption. The examination is
very stringent and the slightest
fault will cause one to be rejected.
We have many applicants. They
apply every day, but the percentage
Of applicants accepted is very small.
"Lieut. Normoyle is very plea an,
gentleman. He was born in Michi.
gan, but was living in Illinois when
appointed to West Point. He grad.
uated from there in 1889 and nov
holds commission Of second lieu
tenant. but has recently been exam.
ined at Fort Leaveaworth for ad-
vancement, and passed. He is nov
awaiting his new com mission. He is
man OF soldierly bearing and lie
courteous to every one"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

O0eaal Preessolnes Of LaAt Naehs's Csss.
ell Meeting.

ct Meeting.
City Council Room, Rock Island
Dec. 1.-THE Council met pursuan,
to adjournment Mt p. m, Mayor Knox
presiding and all the aldermen present
except Schreiner, Wheelan and Winter
Alderman Nelson moved that the
sum of $500 he allowed to T.. Auer. con.
tractor on the Seventh avenue i'm.
provement. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Alderman Foss moved that the Coun.
ell go into committee of the whole on
the storm drain report. Carried. and
the Mayor called Alderman Nelson e.
the chair.
Vt 10 o'clock the committee rose. 81.
derman Nelson reported progress and
asked further time. which was granted
Alderman Mauckcr moved that the
Street Superintendent h. authorized e
complete a ill for n sidewalk ON Fifth
and-a-half avenue between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. Carried.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Fender.
4. ID. Hucsing. City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
The Prolonged Hath.

Modern Medicine says that q patient
in the ST. Louis hospital was recently
kept immersed in o batb;ub for six
weeks for the cure Of large sloughing
abscess, o current of water being con-
stantly passed through the tub. The
writer has, within the last 90 years.
treated many cases of gangrcnc, crush.
ed limbs, sloughing sores, etc, by this
method and has found better results
than by any other. Its success Is due 20
the asepsis secured by the constant i'm
mersion. The presence Of large guam
tity OF water Is not favorable to the de-.
velopmcnt of pus forming germs, so that
suppuration il lcsscned and at the same
time the poisons resulting from the nc
ton OF the disease germs are washed
away. These poisons, when left in cen
tact with the Tissues, paralyze the liv-
ing cells and destroy them, thus him
dering the reparafive efforts, bat by the
constant cleansing Effected by the con-
tact Of water kept pure by frequent re-
newal the tissues are protected from the
toxic influence Of these poisons. and
healthful repair il thus promoted.
While in Vienna some IL years ago
the writer found patients living in tubs
Of water who had been immersed for
periods varying from six months 30 .
year or more. The cells of the ba.y are
accustomed TO contact with moisture. In
this respect they may even be compared
to aquatic animals. The blood cells are
carried By current Of watery fiusd,
and the tissue cells are all constantly
bathed in this fluid. so that the contact
OF water with the living tissues IL Q
condition closely analogous 20 that
which ~ naturally maintained within
the body.-New York Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

a Cssasvs Cnssso osbosss. - o. Ossy
fsogs0a 9sssseps.
A young man named Maxwell.
from Cordova. was victimized % the
extent Of el2 on the confidence game
this morning. He was net at the
Burlington depot By . stranger. Who
said he knew all his folks, etc.
The stranger asked for . loan Of
zig. He got It; giving . check for
1915 as security until he could get the
money at his hotel. Maxwell and
the man came TO the Harper house.
Maxwell WAS told to walt outside.
He waited. But his friend" never
came back. The check II on the
State bank at Marshsiltown, Iowa,
and payable to John B. Crawford
and signed BY Martha X. Grover
& Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

Dec. l. -Paulina vcrpolc 20 Msry
dc vricze. lot z. block I, Mo,re's
first add. Moline, $3.50.
Mary De vfieze 70 Gustaf Yer.
muelen, 10: z. block !, Moore's first
add Moline. $3.50.
Ernst Buck to Dora Schmielsu.
port lot IL. Hale's add, Rock Island.
81 600.
james F. Huntoon o, al 10 Emma
S. Hodgson. part lots 2 aud 5. block
2, Woods first add, Moline. %. 600.
Emma s. Hodgson 10 James p.
Huptoon, part lots and 8. block 2,
Woods fret add, Moline. 1880.
Peter Doose to Anna Bepck. par,
50 nwl 5. IL. lie, t25.
Charles II. Pope to A. r. Luud.
quist 4 Co.. lots Is and 1s. block
l7s. town OF East Moline. seo0.
John Husscy to John T. Campbell,
tract BY metes and bounds. 2. IL, 2~,
81. 200.
Dec. l4-Adam Aldsy by execu
trix 10 Katie Peterson. lots Is aud
l6. block ]. Aldsy's third add.. Mo.
line, 81. 500.
Olof J. Swanson to Gussai r. VI
Kruger. n lots and 2, block IS
Chicago or lower add. Rock Island
$500.
Adsir Peasants 70 william r
Pifer, nwl nwl I, 16, Az, 81.
deceased To wed.
Charles r. Aufencaiap. ......... Louisville. ky
Miss Emma Day ....... ............ Molia,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

In n monastery in Ireland there is n
very curious collection Of knives Of tine
sixteenth century, the blades Of which
nave on one side the musi, al notes to
the benediction Of the table. or grace
before meat. and on the other side the
grace after meat. The set Of these knives
usually consisted Of four They were
kept in an upright case Of stamped
leather and were placed before the
Unger.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
Winter Tourist Rate.

Now in effect via the Chicago. Pc
oria & st. Louis Railway, to southern
winter resorts Cheap rates to Mo-
bile, Ala. New Orleans La, Jack
sonville. Fla, Hot Springs. Ark. and
other southern points. The direct
and short line for the south. For in
formation call on your local agent or
address the undersigned.
w. j. MCLEAN.
c. P. & T. A., c. P. & st. l.. r. r.
Springfield, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
Fhe Ha~~es os CTR sss.

c'ims,e not necessarily unhcsithy ofies
prove, 90 20 ;ho.e unsotpstomcd b. a. The &C
e'imsiinz process teens urususily sos h sosns
Constitutions. There 10. hossvef. q medicinal
means Of sceiitss;ine g. a WITCH res.dsn's &C 30
Journcfs IN rnaeousscmed os msisrious eit0sses
have not seen .lor 10 s,ai fh.n-eisfs Hp
tssier's s;onseh Bfter- 70 . medicinal es'egassc
asd aoelioss.ns tosie % ttanessd ssr'ui.ficn
which trsvesers. cnie,Asis. sosrisis. nssiners
aud otAcrs whose tastes s.a p,srsui,s entail 81
posurs. srtj.eiion 10 e5sngs % frmIess'usc. 10
usrsi or u.vhcseeone diet OF vstes. snd tbs
fatigue s,;en.Aa; upo7 long .,ssneys by land &C
Sea, concur ia p-onos &C ns 70 reliable. sgsseshls
ana safe. AZ remedy for diso.ees, Of TIE liver
stomach and bowsl.. very prevalent IN ns'ssiou'
r,r,oes aza tic tropies. 40 . prsvssr'e Of feveI
s1d seu~. rhsvmri.m a.! kscney roasics. sec
.. . restorative Of sigos. q Il also held 10 The
highest sssimsfioe-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
GRAND Array OFFICERS.

John Dufoed rest anA the W00oasU DaaaoR
Corps Hold Bseetsaos.
John Buford post 24S, Grand Army
Of the Republic, and the woman's Re-
lief Corps, held thsir annual cleo
tious last night. The new officers Of
the G. A. r. are:
Communicative. B. Bruner.
Senior Vice Commander-Andrew
Bladel.
Junior Vice Commander-S. B.
Hendren.
Surgeon-W. o Boughton.
Chaplain-E. Wilcher.
Quartermaster- j. Ransom.
Officer of the Day.. NJ. Rogers.
Officer Of the Guard - Thomas
Fuller.
Trustee Of the Post Qor three years.
&C. b. Knox.
Trustee Of Relief Fund (three years)
wv. P. Qusyle.
Delegates to State Encampment-
A. Bladel, William A. Norris; alter
mates, George Stocker, ]. E Lsrkin.
Buford post, Woman's Relief
Corps &c. elected the following:
EIeSlQCut-MI6. D u. NOEIIS.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. NJ.
Ellis.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. G. d
Knox.
Cbaplain-Mrs. j. Cleveland.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. C. Hemenway.
Conductor-Mrs. Haymaker.
GUARDIANS. Bladel.
Delegate to State Encampment-
Mrs. Carlton; alternate, Mrs. Hill.
Brickieyers Elect.
Tri-City Bricklayers' union 2 has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President-Oavid Hathaway, Rock
Island.
Vice President-Ernst Wooten,
Davenport.
Corresponding Secretary - Pat
Rooney, Rock Island.
Financial Secretary-Adolph AnSs.
Davenport.
Dsputy-Jchn Garssang. Daveu-
port; alternate. Benjamin Worth.
Davenport.
Directors-Ernst Wooten, Claus
Gottsch. J. II. Garstang, John Poltz,
Davenport; William Flack, Rock Isl.
and.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
Work Flooslo0.

Work on the government dams
and walls ut the Peoples Power
station, Moline. is experiencing
considerable delay, owing TO the
rapid and continuous rise Of the water
in the Mississippi. The big rise
Sunday caused the series Of Golfer
dams on the north side OF the big
wall, which has recently been
erected, to overflow, and the conse.
quence is that the water has flooded
everything inside Of the two big ad-
jscent walls by rushing through the
open gates in the walls. The dam.
age 80 far done is the flooding over
OF the most Of the small workshops
and storehouses. Several carloads
of sand, which had been deposited
inside the walls. is under water. No
damage was done whatever to the
two big walls. Supt. Totten, who is
in charge Of the construction OF the
walls. says he knew the rise was
coming. but he was unable to check
the overflow. He hopes, however,
to resume the work in few weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

1t will surprise most people TO know
that there is an English law to rrnish
servants who invite tneir friends into
their masters houses It seems tho 10.
truders can be charged with being "sus.
pected persons" and the servant who
admits them with aiding and abotfing
them.-London Queen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
Game OF Dice.

In the game Of dice. as played by the
Greeks, names Of their divinities were
given to the various throws. f" the most
fortunate, that Of the highest NUMBER.
being called Venus, or Aphrodite.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15
Live Like a Kline

It's easy enough when you know where to buy your
groceries at the right prices There's a right way
aud . wrong way. Buying as Curnyn's d the right
way and that's What saves you those hard canned
dollars. II you have never tried of course YOU don't
know. An uptodase store With down to d ate prices
Look at the list:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-15

DR.. j. C. Bishop. of Aguew, Mich,
saws: Il have used Foley's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases OF
pneumonia the past month, With
good results" Sold BY NJ. F. Balm
aen.