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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-11

.,lSXWyxSSHYfNE
4$N the adventure oc-
cured. 1t was in
the very last days OF December, few
years ago, that was going over to
Paris, by the invitation OF some friends
who had a..hat in the Boulevard Hauss-
mann to spend New Years week with
them.
Tho weather was bitterly cold, but
Mt three e.and-twenty, with the pros
pect of q week in Paris before one,
nobody minds that. | had to go by
the night mail by way Of Dover and
Calais, and you may be sure l was
careful to miss the train.
On the contrary, l was Mt Charing
Cross station thirty-five minutes too
soon, and l spent my time when / had
selected corner seat and disposed Of
my rugs and my bag, in watching the
travellers as they arrived-no bad en-
tertainmont at any time.
1t was about u quarter of an hour
before the train started when tall,
thin old gentleman with long, silky
gray mustache and bushy gray eye
brows, came slowly along the plat
form, leaning on the arm Of II smart
servant in livery, and scrutinizing the
compartments, as he went along, with
fastidious care.
He walked up and down the whole
length of the train two or three times,
and at last chose my carriage. He
waited outside, with cigar in his
mouth, while his servant arranged the
corner seat for him OF the other end
| L 4 frn, n haI
taken, which was on the platform
side. He watched the mans every
ana enjoyment his chief, il not his
OILY care, now directing an alteration
In the position of his travelling bog in
tho rack above. now complaining that
the man had unfolded the rug too
much.
He was rather distinguished look.
Ing person on the whole, and abonId
have Judged from his appearance that
ne was man of high rank II he had
not put on SO many Of the airs of the
parvenu.
When he got in he apologized for
touching my foot in passing, with a
manner which gave me better hopes
or him. AS he passed, the long, fur
lined coat he wore was dragged back,
and saw that the lining was OF very
dark sable. the handsomest had ever
seen, and that on the hand with which
he pulled it round him again there WAS
one enormous diamond.
He settled in his corner, screening
himself eil'ectualIy from possible
arauSht1 by pulling his cap down over
his eyes and his travelling rue almost
up to his chin.
The man waited outside the car.
riage.
DO We stop anywhere on the wav
to Dover, Giles" asked his master.
''Onlyat Cannon street, sir, and tbcn
Mt Shorncliffe Camp"
'oh' well, be suro You SO. o car.
rage ns near as possible, and come 70
me the moment the train gets 70 the |
pier"
"Ycs, sir"
The servant touched his hat and djs.
appeared.
Then at last the fastidlous old gentle.
man seemed to be satisfied for n tim.
Tor he buried himself in hi. furs and
subsidod into tranquility.
looked out again Mt tho psss,n-
GERS who were now hurryiug in "a state
OF moro or less excitement. And NV
attention was arrested by q lady yery
neatly got up in very smart. fur.
trimmed green ulster, a huge mutf and
u travelling hat and veil, who sauntered
up tho platform with n dignitied and
stately step, looking into all the car.
il"Ses Win as mucn careful attention
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-11
CALCULATING.

Little girl, said the lady who was
passing. "does"'t it worry your mamma
arondiulIy to hear you crying SO
lard?"
Course it doos!" howlol tho littlo
girl. That's why I'm n. .cryiu'l Boo.
hool Eoo.hoo hoo !"--Chicago Tri.
bunc
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-11
AUTHORITATIVE.

AUTHORITATIVE.
Strnnger-"What's the quickest way
to get to tho Emergency Hospital?"
Policem.n-"Try to Gross Broadway
alone. New York Truth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-11
IT DEPENDS.

IT DEPENDS.
(which would you say-thst a
young lady has pug nose. or that her
nose is retrousse"
"Row much is her father worth?"-
Detroit Free Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-11
AN OBLIqISa BORROWER.

~ say, Trivvet, can You lend me
fifty dollars for few days?"
81 have only one dollar about me,
Dicer"
"Wcll, III try 30 make that do"
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TIE TERM JUSTIFIED.

Miss kccdick-"Did you know that
tho wealthy Ruth Stopaclook was mur.
ried?"
Miss Fosdick -"No; is she?"
Miss Keediok -"Yes.
Miss Fosdick-"Now I know why
people call it tho almighty dollar."-
Judge.
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HER PET NAME.

JudCe-"What ie your nome?"
Young Wifc-'Cnrolipu Augusta
emma"
Judge-"And how are you generally
.alled?"
--N-ys~ U-jic Ihashfullv\ -"My sweet
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SUMMER PEACE

SUMMER PEACE.
"Say, Cotherstone, don't You ever
take rest?"
Eyes, my daughter always goes away
in June to musical convention. -
Chicago Record.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

When Lovely Woman. Etc.-SummeI
Peacc-Authoritatfv De-
pcnds-Hcr Pet Name-
Etc, Etc. .-
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When lovely woman guides wheel,
Or points, perchance, the light canoe,
IF thou dost value life, edge near
What she's supposed to steer into.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-02
Baptist Meetings.

The committee of arrangements fn,
the annual State Baptist meetings ~
Damariscotta, October 6-S, have pre-.
pared programme from which tt,
following outline has been taken:-
Monday evening-Meeting of tie
Board and meeting of the Womcn's
Missionary societies, the following be-
ing the programme of the latter: Mrs
c. c. Hunt, presiding; alternate, Miss
Abbie S. Russell: reading of scripture
Mrs. Belinda Farnsworti: prayer Mrs
Abbie Hilton: addresses, Mrs. c. H. II
EIwell, Moulmein. Burma. and Mrs
Mary c. Reynolds; junior reports; adj
dress, Mrs. E.. E. Wheeler.
Tuesday forenoon-Openingd devotion
al hour annual sermon, reception OF
new pastors and greetings Of fraternal
delegates. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ard
consideration of State work Evenne
Young peoples session, addresses by
President johnson and Rev. w. 4,
Witter of Boston.
Wednesday-Fo Forenoon report of COM
mittee on state of religion and of Other
committees, election of officers. address
by Rev. H. l.. Morehouse of New Yol k
on The Work of the Commission on
Systematic Christian Beneficenoc -
Afternoon, meeting of Education soc.e-
ty, annual sermon. report of board of
directors, reports from the academies.
election of officers. Evening, report
from Colby university. address by
President Butler of Colby.
Thursday.-Fo Christian work
ers' conference.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the Maine Baptist Mission
airy convention will be held in the YES
try of the Baptist meeting house at
Damariscotta. Monday evening, Oct.
5th at I o'clock.
A special meeting of the executive
committee of the board of the Maine
Baptist Missionary convention will be
held in the Baptist Westinghouse of
Damariscotta at o'clock, Monday
afternoon, Oct. 9Th.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
ne fac n
Isl; IS!
Married.
CUMBERLAND.

South Portland-Sept. 90. Earl Angus
tus Buck and Miss Hattie Peabody ,srif
lin. both of Free port.
Portland-Sept. lG. Mr.. Arthur Wood
man Kelsey and Annie ). Murch.
Cash's Corner-Sept. -. Mr.. John Red
dinston Wilson and Ida May Wright.
Falmouth-Sept. l6. Mr.. Alton L. Crop
ley of Portland, and Eliza Belle Lang.
Westbrook- Sept. 1s Mr.. +. Lcro,
Hawkes. and Laura Maud Pike.
KNOX
Tenants Harbor-Sept. 49, Mr.. Wiklel
Jansen and Mrs. Mary y. Nelson, botl
of st. George.
Camden-sept. IA, Edward f. Fowler
and Miss Electa j.. Bowley of Sanger
vile. Sept. q. Fred Hanson and Mis-.
Fannie S. Ordway.
and Miss Mazilla G. Rankin: Sept %
Herbert Daniel Kennedy. of Boston, ant
Lorinda Borstel, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs Robert W. Messer of Rockland
of Mr.. and Mrs. J, Fred Hall. both Of
Bockland: Albert p. Jerome of Worces
Ter; Mass: and Eva G.. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar c. Kirkpatrick of Rock
Laura E.. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pc
ter l.. Kaler. both of Rockland; Sept. u
Rev. ;. NJ. Wales of ST. George, and Rev
Lulu King of Friendship.
Ninalhaven-Sept. %. George Williams
and Fannie l.. Walls. both of Vinalhaven
Sept. Il, James I. Lawry and Gertrude
Young, both of NinalhaNen.
Haverhill. MasS.-Sept. Ii. Charles Den.
mis- Chaplcs of RockIand and Amy Gan.
non of Haverhil.
Cambridge. Mass.-Sept 1e. Ambrose
I.ampson of West Rockport, and Mrs
+. Rich of Cambridge.
Warren-Sep IS. George F. Holt and
Jennie w. Davis both of Warren.
PENOBSCOT.
Bangor-Sept. s, John ]. Gibson and
Miss Florence f, Randall: Sept. %. War
rem c. Patten and Miss Kate L. Tibbetts
Dixmont---Sept. L. Mr.. Everett r. Bean
md Mrs. Mary Miller. both of Dixmont
Sept. 20. Mr.. Edward NJ. Whtcomb and
Miss Ida NJ. Tenney. both of Newburg.
PISCATAQUIS.
East Dover-Sept. %. Eugene Il. Smith
q Dover and Daisy l.. Curtis of Brewer;
Herbert G. Smart of Rowland and Char
lotte Il. Smith of Dover.
SAGADAHOC
Bath-Sept. Ii. Alvrin c. Wallace and
Miss Addie B. Lakin: Sept g. Mr.. Frank
4. Barker anu Miss Harriet a. Heal.
Augusta, and Miss Annie L. Roberts of
Bath: Stewart d. Mcpherson and Miss
Efiie V. Pollard. both of Bath; Fred A.
Stlckney of East Bowdoinham and Miss
Ella Lulu Blaisdell Of Bath.
Phippsburg-Sept.2 %. Harry Il. Peterson
and Miss Annie NJ. Berry.
WALDO.
Winterport-Sept. Il. DIR. Henry ].
Webster and Miss Grace d. Harlow
WASHINGTON.
Machias-Sept. ~ Maurice =. Davis and
Miss Flora y. Bryant. both of Cutter
tasfport-Sept. IL. Sylvanus I.asIey and
Miss Addie Lasley. both of Back Bay, ~
+.
ST: stephen. N. B-Sept. s. NJ ID.
Bridges of Charlotte and Mrs Annie
Chamberlain of Milltown
YORK.
Bddcford-Sept IT, James Perciyal
Rumble of Saco and Miss Anabel Frances
Yates of Biddeford; Sept. l6. Mr. George
r. Swaney and Miss Flora A. Mason
Saco-Sept. 16. Charles H. Tibbetts ana
Miss Emma Louise Libby of Old Orchard.
Sanford-Sept. IA. George A. Batcheldcr
and Bertha "A. Neal both of Springvale.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Gives
Good Showing.

The annual report of the Bangor 4
Aroostook Railroad has been made and
it gives first class showing
The gross earnings during the ycal
expenses, SAL, 957; total income, S257,
703 The deductions from the total nj
come amounts to $3.50 SOC, distributed as
follows: Interest on funded debt, Sl42
$50: interest on interest bearing cur
rent liabilities, $27S3: rents paid 70,
lease of road, $S3.950; taxes, $1223 This
leaves a net income of $27, 1877, which is
the surplus from operations for The
year. The surplus on June 80, 1895, wa.
SIS, 754, making additions for the yea,
ending June so, 1896, of $45,9 51. The de-
auctions fl m this were s25, 162, leaving
a surplus of of SPOTS
The total passenger earnings were
$246, l40 distributed as follows: Pas
express. 1882; extra baggage and stor-
age. $212S The total freight earnings
were $452, 1875
The sum of $13019 was expended for
the maintenance of ways and stiuc-
lures during the year and $40, 400 fol
equipment.
The total number of passengers car
ried was $780, and the average re
ceipts per passenger per mile a frac-
ton over two cents and a half The
tons of freight carried We're 295, 401. The
total number of miles run by passen-
ger trains twas 376,627: by freight, }5S.
S36. Six locomotives have been added
and one freight and ten passenger cars
AT the close of the year the company
had "A locomotives, Sc passenger ears
and 727 freight cars. There have been
laid 1850 tons of new steel rails and 81,
$50 new ties.
The total yearly compensation of the
employees was $3050S3 or an average OF
s.. 80 per day. The total number of en-
ployes were us.
The capital stock of the road out
standing, amounts to 81, 103, 400, an in
crease of $235, 300: the funded debt, s.,
672, sos, an increase of $S13,269; current
liabilities, $439,o59, an increase Of
$2S, 043.
During the year the company con-
tinucd the road from Ashland Junction
to Ashland, distance of about a.
miles. The total mileage is now 3i6.
The prospects for this year are very
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marriage between Samuel Felker ant
| Hannah Hill, and this is followed b,
| record of IA constabes meeting at III.
house of Caleb Stevens Feb, 1911 b,
Virtue of a Venire,'' when Thon.a,
| Freeman, Benjamin Jackson and Rcu
| ben Colburn were drawn as jurors [,
| serve at Wiscasset court and the cen.
| Guiding entry of this page is tha
Benjamin Inman and Rhody Davis in
| tend marriage. The next page is dc
| voted to record Of births:
Sophia Elizabeth, Daughter of Si,a
& Betsy Duel was born in Pittston
| Nov. 18th, 1906, Silas born Jan. 1;t
1907. Caleb Stevens Duel born Angus
26, 1909"
| Joseph Flitner. son of Joseph & Eli.s
| beth Flitner. 1908. Eliza 1870
| Rufus, son of Elihue & Phehe Lie
1905. Silas 1910.
| Masy, Nancy, Polly .Susannah, Bet ~
| George, Charles and Hannah child
of Arnold and Hannah Clifton (Gl q
DEM We're born at dates from 1895
| 1910.
This is the last page of the book HAY
ing for its beginning the earliest to,Ti
records of Pittston
| The next in order is a stoutly bouut
leather covered book an inch and !;
quarter in thickness and thirteen b,
eight and half inches in size. an
| this book contains all the official rec
ords of the town for fourteen years.
There is the same lack of classifica-
ton as in the preceding volume an
| like that the pages are unruled l.
| the paper is little less coarse in tex
ture.
Upon the leather of the cover thore
is cut with penknife this inscription
Book 1S22-Clerk's Book
The first record is the warrant for (;
town meeting April LIST. 1911. Til
warrant contains seventeen article:
AT this meeting it was voted that he
| article relating to building a work
house for the poor should be left urti
| the May meeting.
Voted to raise $3.50 to buy a toNr
stock of powder and balls
Voted to accept the deed from Da. 4
p. Bailey and wait one year for him /,
redeem it and wait six months for Hin
| to pay the rent due from him to tie
town.
Voted that the town meetings should
be held one-half the time in the Eh,i
parish and the other half in the We.
ditto for the future
This warrant and the meeting occui
six and a half pages. The last half ot
the seventh page contains notice that
Samuel Aspenwall and Lovina Brow +
intend Marriage: and the notice Of
Joseph Young that on June Sd he had
taken up a stray animal the owner
whereof to me unknown
L
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New York Produce Market.

New York. oct l.
FLOUR-Receipts. 1851 pkgs.: exports
35I5 hbls.. 1878 sacks; sales, 1850 pkgs
market firm, fair demand.
SOUTHERN FLOUR-E'irm quiet
RYE FLOU R-Steady. quiet.
BUCkWHEAT FLOUR-H5o
BtCkWHEAT-4l. fob: sales 10, 00t
bushels at 4oc.. November delivery.
CORN MEAL-Quiet. steady.
RARLEl-Firm feeding. 34i2. fob.
WHEAT-Receipts. "a $50; exports, ISL
So9; sales. $4,000; moderately active, firm
er. with options; No. red fob, 20; No.
Northern, 1872.
CORN Receipts. $4,000: exports, 2S.411;
sales, 1000; moderately active, stronger;
No. ., 2SstM29A elevator: 3003DL afoat
OATS-Receipts 193, 700: exports, 81. sos:
sales. 49, 600: ia irly active, stronger; No.
2, %: No white. 25, No Chicago "a.
No. 3 1872; No white. %; mixed West
ern 2oM25: white do, 2l6t30; white state.
BEEF-Quiet, steady: beef hams.
strong: tierced beef firm: cut meats.
slow. steady; picked bellies. ~ pounds,
99sM5A; picked shoulders, 34Gf4; picked
hams. 9Gf9i2
.LARD-Quiet, higher; Western steam
tinent, $3.50: S. A, IS; compound 49,.
PORK--Firmer.
BUTTER-Choice, firm, fair demand
CEEESE-Strong, fancy on light sup
ply: state large. 7M9is; do small 7M9H
PETROLEiiM -Steady; United, 116lh.
COFFEE-Rio, quiet, steady.
SCGAR-Raw dull, steady; refined,
quiet.
FREIGHTS-To Liverpool, firm.
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THE: LATEST SCIENTIFIC kNoWl.
EDGE ON FOOD AND DIGESTION

Inc real cause of most OF our diseases
is, simply an inability to digest food.
This induces thinness, weakness loss OF
flesh and fat. loss of vitality. wasting
away.
Loss of flesh and vitality means con.
slant liability to sickness. wastine
away is consumption.
Ii getting thin is what ails Won. there
is only one thing to do-get fat. The only
way to do 1t is to take something which
will help >your stomach and stimulate il
to do its work.
II you are tired out you do not like to
move your legs or arms. If your stomach
is tired it does not like to digest. II can.
not do its work.
TO eat, or even to eat with relish does
not necessarily mean that one 10 beina
nourished. Strength vitality and acsh
are the true indications.
Getting thin is sign that vo,, need ~
Shaker Digestive Cordial. You wo,,,d
not be getting thin if you could digest
your food.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial not on,,
contains artiticially digested food h,, I,
Will digest other foods in the stomach
A single 10 cent bottle will show whetb.
er or not it is going to meet the condi.
tons of your case, and if so. its continl,ed
use may be depended on to effect a cure
All druggists keep it in stock
iirtopcolnr
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Saily &euutbst au,lr,1al.
CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.


Religious.
:, At Biddeford, Oct, e-S-Universalist
Sunday School Convention.
AT Damarscotta. Oct. 6-S-Maine Ram
tist Missionary Convention.
Maine Free Baptist Association.
Az South Jefferson, Oct 13-14-Quarterly
ton.
AT saco. Oct 1s-15-Annual Convention
At North Vassalboro, Oct. 14-15-Quar-
terly meeting Waldo Baptist Association.
Al Searsport. Oct. 20-Waldo County
Christian Endeavor Convention.
AT Wiscassct, Oct. 20-Annual Meeting
Lincoln County Sunday School Associa-
At Portland, Oct 20-22-New England
Universalist Conference.
AT South Paris. Oct. 27-2S-Oxford Con-
gregational Conference.
Temperance.
At Sprngvale, Oct. 21-York District
Lodge Good Templars.
At Rockland Nov. 1s-Knox District
At Pressure Isle. Nov 21-North Aroos
took District Lodge Good Templars.
Educational.
At Exeter Mills. Oct. 2-3-West Penob-
scot Teachers Association.
AT Jefferson, Oct. 5-6--LincOln County
Teachers Association.
AT Green's Landing, Oct. 7-S-HancoclS
County Teachers Convention.
At Rockland Oct. 9--Knox County
Teachers Convention.
Grange.
At Lisbon, Oct. 7-Androscoggin po-
mona Grange.
At Sidney, Oct. 14-Kennebec Pomona
Grange.
AT Belmont, Oct. 13-Waldo Pomona
Grange.
AT West Rockport. Oct. 23-Knox and
Lincoln Union Pomona Grange
AT Newport, Oct. 24-Penobscot Pomona
Grange.
At Augusta. Dec. H-19--Annual Meeting
Maine State Grange.
Miscellaneous.
At Portland. Oct. INJECTING Maine
Board of Pharmacy.
At Portland, Oct. 16-Annual Meeting
Maine Woman Suffrage Association.
At Portland. Oct. 20-Annual Session
Grand Lodge of Maine Odd Fellows.
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WITNESS had BEEN 70 PRISON.
But the Lawyer Had Not 80 Sure 1 Case I,
No Thought.

The evidence the witness had given
had been very strongly against the
lawyers side OF the case, and, lawyer
like. he was trying his best to break
the testimony or to throw discredit on
the witness. says the Pittsburg
News" He had tried browbeating. but
the man ignored his efforts, and in an
easy, self-contained way stuck to his
story. He tried cross -uuestioning him.
but with no better success. and he was
on the point of giving up when. a
chance remark caught his ear and
riveted his courage
Il gather from what you have Just
said that you have been in prison, Is
that true?"
Yes, sir; have been in prison.
The attorneys eye snapped. and a
contented smile spread over his fea-
urcs, as he drew a sigh of relief. He
proceeded to make the most of his
triumph. though he felt confident his
case was won.
The jury will notice that the wit
ness confesscs having been in prison.
low long were you in prison?'
Eighteen MONTHS
You do not pretend that you We're
not justly contined?"
No, sir. Under the circumstances.
presume it was all right"
''Of course, the gentlemen of the jury
viii understand, without my calling at
tention to it, how much value to place
IN the evidence of man of this kind
viii you please state the name of the
prison.
Certainly, sir; Andersonville."
That made a difference.
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Early Pitlston. No. II.

In 1910 there are recorded the mar
rage intentions of William Hussey and
Martha White and of Obediah Reed
and Mary Pottle.
On this page are next given the
births: James Moores, son of David
Moores, Jun. & Dolly his wife, was
born in Pittston, August 21st 1908.
William was born August 1910.
Lucy and Christiana, daughters OF
Thomas and Lucy katon, were born In
1905 and 1907. respectively. Rebecca,
daughter of Hubbard & Patience East
man. was born in 1910.
James. son of Trustram & Betsy Full
sum (Folsom) was born 1909.
4 warrant for a town meeting to be
held October 1910 in the meeting house,
contained these articles, viz:
40 no take into consideration the
situation of the fisheries of SAID town
and to pass any vote relative to this
article which the inhabitants when
assembled shall think proper.
SO To bring their votes to the select
mon for one suitable man being an in
habitant of the district Oh hehneoee,
md qualified as the Constitution and
law directs to represent SAID district
In the Congress of the United states
two wears from and after the 1ouf,h
day of March next.
Tbomas Coss, Abiathar Kendall.
Caleb Stevens, selectmen of Pittston.
A. tho meeting of this date 1t was
..yotad that Capt. Coss and others
should go forward and get the two
streams mentioned in their petitions TO
become a town privilege.
For Federal representative non.
ara;,,;a Gannett had 80 votes, Thomas
Rice had 80 votes. ...o &c
The next entry is an intention OF
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NO Wish 70 LIVE ! B
mrs. Neal Suffered Constant
Torture.
Doctors Called It Cancer Of the
Stomach.
a Friends Advice Was the
Turning Point

the frank statement Of Mr.. Harriet
Neal Of Is So. Pine It,, Manchester. N. H..
carries conviction. Here u what shs
says:
About the middle Of last April I
was 30 sick that actually did not care
whether lived or died. In search Of
health had tried one kind Of medicine
after another. only to meet with failure
IN every case. had also consulted sew
eral doctors here in Manchester. but r..
ceived no benefit from their treatment
The doctors diagnosed my case a cancer
Of the stomach. and during the past two
years had been operated upon several
times. and had spent hundreds Of dollars
without being relieved of my sufferines
Il passed nights Of sleeplessnes and
torture and days Of agonizing pain. I
had frequent fits Of vomiting. ana vas
often unable to retain even \ elasa Of
water upon my stomach. In fact I was
without hope. when q friend asked me
to try Puritana, saying: 1t cannot hurt
you. and have great faith in it, Ivas
at last induced to make . trial Of this
wonderful remedy, and to say that am
pleased and surprised at the great re-
suits accomplished by Puritana does not
half tell it. 1 cannot express my graft.
tude. I am now UP and about my work.
I can eat and sleep splendidly, and I owe
It all to Puritana, and would not be
without It under any circumstances"
(Signed) MRS. HARRIET NEAL.
The case Of Mrs Neal is only one Of
thousands that show what Puritana.
the prize formula OF DR.. Dixi Crosbv
Will do for any one who has suffered
from Liver. Kidney. or Stomach trou-
hies. or from other diseases which are
caused by wrong stomach and cured
by a right stomach In addition to its
direct action on the organs. Puritana,
by its fnvigorating effect on tho stom-
ach. gives nature a chance to repair tho
wear and tear Of the whole human
system.