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stopped His paper.

A story is told of Horace Greely that an
acquaintance got offended at one of his ar
ticles in the Tribune, went to the Office and
stopped his subscription. Later in the day
he met Mr.. Greedy and said: I've stopped
your paper" There must be some mis-
take" replied Horace, for just came from
the Office, and when left the presses were
running as usual, the clerks were as busy
as ever,the compositors were hard at work,
and thebusiness was going on the same
yesterday and the day before"
''OhF' said the old subscriber. Il didn't
mean that I stopped the paper, l stopped
only my copy of it, because 1 didn't like
one of your editorials" "Pshaw!" retorted
Greely, If you expect to control the utter
ance of the Tribune by the purchase of one
copy day, or if you think to find any
newspaper worth reading which will never
express convictions at right angles with
your own, you are doomed to disappoint.
ment."
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KENT COUNTY.

John G. Hall. prominent business man
of Milford, died on Sunday, of congestion
OF the lungs, aged So years. He married
his second wife. Miss Bessie Collins, but six
months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Alexander, Of Rising
snn, have issued cards for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Eta. to Edd Todd, of
Milford. The ceremony will be performed
at the home Of the bride on Wednesda '
evening, December %, at o'clock.
Mrs. Mary K. Allaband. wife Of ex- Re
preventative William r. Allaband, died
near Wyoming Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Allaband was the daughter of Edgar and
Hannah Kinney and was born in Schaghti
coke. N. Y, on June "a. 1852. She married
William r. Allaband on December %,
1870. She was well known among the
prominent members OF the Grange having
been an active me mber for years and was q
lady Of culture and refinement. She leaves
son and husband TO mourn their loss.
y
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ODESSA NOTES.

Mrs. L. v. Aspril, Jr., was a Wilmington
visitor on Tuesday.
DR.. T. A, Enos, of Townsend. was in
town Wednesday.
Green Bros. shipped ton and a half OF
turkeys, Monday.
Miss Louise VanDyke is expected home
for Christmas Day and Sunday.
Mr.. John c. corbit and family will spend
the Holidays in Philadelphia.
Miss Burke expects to spend the "Holi-
days at her home in Burrsville, Md.
Miss Blanche Price has gone to her home
near Queenstown, for the Christmas vaca-
ton.
Mrs.ophelia George will spend her Christ
mas vacation with relatives and friend, in
Camden. N. J.
Miss Virginia Lord expects to spend
Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Colin Fer.
guson, near Blackbird.
Mrs. George gave the children in tn
Primary Department Of the public school
a treat on Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burgess and daughter
Glayds, of Ridley Park, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s. Van Dyke.
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CIVIL SERVICE As TT Is.


"Wm. P, Moran, for over fifty-two years
a clerk in the N avy department, Is dead,
aged eighty seven years."-Wednesday 5
daily papers.
This is civil service as it is. An old
man eighty-seven years old and in &C
tive service and drawing a good salary
when without doubt he was past rem
dering service to the government.
There are hundreds of them in the De-
partmenr to day whose most laborious
duty is to sign the pay roll and to draw
the salary. As a government emploYe
having subordinates the writer had one
under his charge who did not know
the pay roll when it came around,
lapse of memory because of age. He
had others whose Office it was to skill
time"; they were not physically able to
do much more. In the government
service few men do the most of the
work, at least the most important
work. Civil service, as it is, fosters
an army Of dependents; it is the biggest
fraud of the day. OF civil service as it
was, the spoils system as the mug
wumps style 1t, the writer knows moth
ing. He is convinced, however, that
a stated period Of service, an appoint
ment for certain number of y ars, is
the correct principle. We do not want
an army ofofice holders. Many OF
those now in office, glad at the time Of
their appointment to take anything,
advocate a service pension to them
selves.
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than one hundred dollars nor more thai
one Thousand dollars and costs.
Section7 provides that debtors where
creditors reside outside the State shall
pay the tax and collect it when paying
their interest.
Section s provides that assessors
shall have all The authority now by law
conferred upon them in making other
assessments.
Section 8 excerpts debss by insolvenI
debtors, the bond where both mort
cages and bond are given, and railroads
now paying stipulated tax.
Section 10 provides that after July
/, 1898, every plaintiff 10 suit to re-
cover debt shall make affidavit that
the debtor has paid no part of the tax.
Section IL provides that after the
passage of the act sloans made shall
state under oath in the obligation that
the debtor has nos been, nor viii be,
required to pay any part Of the tax.
Section IL pr Divides that the State
shall receive one-fourth and the county
three-fourths of the moneys collected
under the law.
Section 13 provides that the Levy
Courts of the several countiessh all lay
a tax of thirty cents on each one hun
dred dollars of the assessment. Col
lectors have the same authority I, en-
force collections as for other taxes.
This is synopsis of the" Adams law, .
and if we have read Alright there is no
penalty against those individuals Hho
fail to go before the assessors to report
th cir holdings. This looks like a very
grave defect if it really exists. Three
supplementary acts to this were passed
but none of them, so far as we noticed,
referred to any penalty or forfeiture.
The only penalty in the law and the
one referred to by the assessors in their
printed notices refers to corporations.
1t looks as though individuals escape,
perhaps Intentionally. The penalty Sec
tion is:
SECTION 5 Any officer of any corpora
ton or association failing to make return
or report as herein required shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall pay a fine of not less than ten
nor more than five hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than ten days nor more
than six months.
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WANAMAKER,s.
This is a Great Place to
Get Ideas


And welcome you are to them.
There must always be many bright
wits at work on this business-in.
venting new beauties, novelties,
originality in merchandise and dec
oration.
Your quick wit catches Christ
mas idea for your own using. There
will be thousands of made
Christmas gifts-love-stitched,
heart-painted, shot with gIances
that somehow or another the right
one, and the right one only, can
see. What you need to buy, per-
haps we shall sell 1t to you.
Come for ideas. Come to enjoy
the store.
For store it is-more, to be sure,
but never less. We gathered an
extra million and quarter of stocks
for Philadelphia's Christmas this
year-and set more people to work
at the selling and helping than 1t
ever required for the work before.
And we are buster than ever!
If we hadn't increased the avail
able selling and walking space by
acres the store would seem uncom-
fortabiy crowded. Instead, with
more thousands coming, we seem
to have more room.
Comfortablest store in PhiIadeI-
phia-be the visit at holiday time
or afterwards.
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MIDDLETowN, DEL. DEC. %, 1897
CHRIsrMAs.

Another Christmas is ours. How
happy we should be as We celebrate the
first Of all anniversaries happy that
our inheritance is in Christian land
that plenty abonnds and while there
may be those who have not a share of
that abundance there are always the
generous hearted to remember the
needy. Him whose glory we sing to,
day we honor by rem embrance Of the
poor, for It was he who said "the poor
ye have always with you." To the
miserly objectors to his amounting were
those words spoken nearly nineteen
hundred years ago and they are just as
fitting 20 the objectors otto day. Let
the churches be decorated and the sweet
music repeat the glad tidings, of great
JOY. Let the hearts Of all rejoice for
the blessings Of glad Christmas time
are alike for the believer and the unbe-
lever.
The growth OF the Christian Church,
of the societies Of the Church is some
thing wonderful. In 1881 the first
Christian Endeavor Society was organ
ized, and there are now in the United
States Al, 600 societies with a member
ship of 100000. The Epworth League
was organized eight years later and has
to-day 21 ,3O4 Chapters with member
ship Of 800, 1000. Think Of this army
of young people and what they will
accomplish in the next few years.
The Sunday-school is but little more
than one hundred years old aud even
fifty-years ago the Sunday-school was
new feature in most churches. In the
United States to-day there are $4,000
schools having 1.50O,0 900 teachers and
10000, 900 scholars.
What isimpossible to this great army
of enthusiastic young people who cele-
brate another Christmas to-day renew.
ing their pledges of devotion to the
cause of Christi And the adult Church,
Does it not proclaim more fevently
than ever before "Peace on earth; good
will to men"p We should rejoice in
these privileges and blessings, and SO
far as within us lies we should share
our joys and our comforts. May the
happiest and the BEST, the merriest and
the most satisfactory Christmas of all
your years be the lot to-day of the read
ers of the TRANSCRIPT, aud of all
others.
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MY MARYLAND.

|
William B. Coleman was appointed post
master at Chesapeake City on Dec. nth,
vice Miss Fanny Foard, who was appoint
ed to fill the unexired term of the late
Joseph Hedrick.
George T. White. former B. & O. passen-
ger and freight agent at Singerly, is charg-
ed with absconding with $562.42 of the COM
pany's money. The grand jury found q
true bill against him.
Edward Kenneley, aged about forty years
employed as bridge carpenter by the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road, was seriously injured Monday while
at work on the bridge at Perryville. He
slipped and fell inside the breakwatera dis,
tance of twenty-five feet. and was rendered
unconscious.
The people Of Cecil county, with Mr.. G.
Sidney WoolIey at the head, have organized i
company to build railroad from the PENN
sylvania line via Elkton and Chesapeake
City to the Kent County line at the Sassa-
fras river. They are talking about making
| it an electric road. Much better make 1t !
steam road and connect it with our Queen
Anne's system at Crumpton or Lambson's,
where the Queens Anne's will probably
go sooner or -Ceutreville Observer.
On Friday afternoon. Dec 18th, as Clay.
ton Ellison Of Chesapeake City was passing
some of the cattle on his farm he was at.
tackled by vicious bull and was throwntc tc
the ground. He had pitchfork in bis
hand and made an effort to stick the ami
NAL but it was knocked from his hands.
After being knocked to the ground thres
times Mr.. Ellison managed to get to tree
which he climbed. He called fer help and
q colored man with gun came to his as.
sistanee As soon as the animal saw the
gun he took his departure. Fortunately
the beast was dehorned, and had it not been
no doubt M. Ellison would have been
killed
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LESSONS IN LANGUAGE.


ITO speak easily and grammatically
Is delight, and worth hours OF study
to acquire. In an experience Of ten
years in teaching the editor of this
paper found the msst effective lessons
IN language were those based upon the
errors of his pupils. These were re-
ported in writing, were numbered and
posted about the school room, were
corrected in class with reference to
grammatical rules, &c. Where the
lessons were persisted in for twelve
months the pupils learned to speak
dramatically. By request the TRAM
SCRIPT will try the plan lin its col
umns and all are requested to con-
tribute. The answers will be given
with reasons the following week.
1. Can come in Pa
Ans. "May l come IMP" May sig
ni6es permission; can power.
2. 81 do not admire those kind of
people,"
Ans. II do not admire that kind of
people," Kind is singular while those
is plural. A plural adjective should
not be used with sigular noun.
8. 81 have not said nothing about
it."
Ans. 81 have not said anything
about it" or II said nothing about it. y
Two negatives should not be used un-
less it is desired to express an affirma-
tive.
4. sit is to be divided between you
and II
Ans. 'sIt is to be divided between
you and me. Many persons who speak
well often use this form of expression,
a nominative after a proposition. Let
the other pronoun and the conjunction
be dropped and the error is apparent to
the most unobserving. No one would
say sit is to be divided between In&c.
8. Which is correct in designating
''calling dayn on visiting cards to say
Thursdays afternoonn or Thursday
afternoons ~
Upon "5',Cellege authority has been
consulted and the answer agrees with
the following from an ex-teacher, read
er of the Transcript: In designating
calling day, should we say, for instance,
Thursday afternoons or "Thursdays
afternoon, the form to be preferred is
not so apparent, as either is allowable
if we separate in the latter expression
the last wore, ,-"Thursdays afternoonn
noon.n This really makes difference
in sense, as the time implied is soon af-
ter. As when We promise to meet a |
man at a certain point after the train
passes, his inference is we mean i'm
mediately or directly after, so here,
while the time Thursday afternoonn
may mean from noon till eve. The
etymology too is changed by the sepa-
ration. But It Is not good form to
say Thursdays afternoon" If, then,
the meaning is the whole afternoon is
the time for calling, say "Thur sday
6. He don't know about it.
z. hardly know who to suspect.
8. He done it.
9. Do it like 1 do.
10. A teacher asks solution to the
ollowing problem or question:
If the third of six be three,
What will the fourth Of twenty be?
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Dover N II Oct u

Ok1Is
Messrs. Ely Baos.:-The Balm reached
me safely and in SO short time the effect
is surprising. My son says the first appli-
cation gave decided relief / have shelf
filled with "Catarrh Cures" Tomorrow
the stove shall receive them and Ely's
Cream balm shall reign supreme. Respect
fully, Mrs. franklin Freeman.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size SOC. Trial size 10 cents. We mail
IT, ELY BROS, Sc Warren st., N. Y. City.
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Unclaimed T.ette,, :.

List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Middletown post-oface which can be
had BY saying they are advertised.
William Drummar, Eggar Gle. James L.
Andrews. Mr.. Young, Clara Young, John
Waters.
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Subscription So year or at that
Rate for any part Of year.
SAMPLE COPIES FREE.
A sPEc1AL OFFER.

A SPECIAL OFFER
The Independent, one year $500
The Century Magazine. one year 400
The Century Gallery of 100 Portraits 7.50
$1z.5o
All of the above for 81 so. saving Of
800.
The Century Gallery. Of 100 Portraits
includes the best Iikenesses of 100 Of the
most prominent persons in the world which
have appeared in the Century Magazine.
Size 9sx1sE; put up in handsome box de-
iivered free by express. Each portrait
ready for framing, and very desirable for
Holiday Gifts.
A remittance Of $3.50 to The Independent
viii secure years subscription, one year
to both The Independent and Century
Magazine, and the Century Gallery Of 100
Portraits, delivered free BY express.
Write for other special offers.
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SSSS<ESG
HANDKERCHIEF

Our Line Complete selected from the Lines of Best Manufac
turers some at prices that did not pay the cost
of manufacture
Eaborately Embroidered Handkerchies all made of fine
grade cloth, value Is cents, here cents.
Fine Open Work Handkerchiefs in fine quality cloth and
work, IS cents; value IS cents.
Ladies Fine Lace Trimmed Handkerchiefs fine CLOTH full
size, cents
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FoR sAIE-A well-bred young horse
cheap. J.C. PARKER.
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Easy-priced
Dress Goods

Easy-priced SCARE TIME for
Dress Goods brings t9 2 s. US asi pretty qssl,
dress goods for Christmas time sell
ing, with prices to hurry the un-
loading. We add odd pieces from
our stocksto those the makers send
US.
Hints
At 60e-42 in. Imported Suitings, in neat
figures; were 81.
At 65c-52 in. a1-wooI Covert Cloths;
were$L
At 1880 in. two-toned Check Suitings
were 81.
At 75c-48 in Novelty Suitings, in two
styles; were ST.
At 75c-44 in. Illuminated Shari1skin; was
ST.
FINE DRESS STUFFS
At S1-46 in. Whipcord coyerts. Were
SIPS
At S1-4s in. De Alma coverts. Were
At SIS in. Sharkskin Cheviots. Were
SIPS
At SL25-48 in two-toned Whipcords
Were 81. so.
At S1.75-46 in Cloth-fnish CheWons.
Were 81.
At SL75-46 in Cameps-Hair Veleurs.
Were S225.
At$l. 75-46 in two-toned Poplins. Were
$2.25
BLACK DRESS GOODS
AZ AZ SOC 50 il. Satin Rerhers;; high lnster,
dressy, yet serviceable; yards ample
for dress.
DRESS ROBES FOR PRESENTS
Better goods than other seasons
have shown; supplied with proper
trimmings, and folded into new
boxes, to make the gift attractive
as we'll as useful.
At $3.50 a patterns yds. of Mixed
Cheviot with appropriate braid trim
ming.
At $3.50 a patterns yds. of all wool
fancy Suiting, and the braid trimming
to match.
At S275 a patterns yds. Of Waf1e
Cloth, and braid trimming to match.
At So patterns ydS. of two-toned
Basket Cheviot, with velutina trim
ming.
4 At So patterns yds. of jacquard Fig
ured Suiting, with braid trimming
At So pattern-7 yds. of "A in. all-wooI
Checks, and braid trimming to match
At So pattern-7 yds. of Ain Bouretted
Diagonal and braid trimming.
At So. rs pattern-7 ydS. of alI-wool Di-
agonaI Cheyiot and braid trimming.
At $3.50 patterns yds. of Pebble
Cloth, with silk trimming.
At 81 a patterns yds. Of all-wool Serge,
with silk trimming.
At 81 a patterns yds. of aIl-wool Cash
mere, with silk trimming.
At S4 a patterns yds. of two-toned
Cheviot, with silk trimming.
John Wanamaker.
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SSSSsee<
SHIRTS.

Mems Laundered Dress Shirts White Muslin Bodies with
Fancy Percale Bosoms and pair Link Cuffs match
quality is excellent they fit swell Shirts soc.
Mems Laundered Percae Shirts with separate collars
the patterns the finish equal made, 56C
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THE TBANscR1Pr s1.OO 4 year
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YIN. B. Sharp { 60.
FOURTH and MARKET sfs.
Wilmington, Del.
The FIRST day Of winter has
passed.
Christmas is here.
Are you prepared for both7
Down Quilts !.
Light, fluffy, beautiful and
warm. Coverings that are
always in demand, always ac-
ceptable.
In fine French satine $500
In handsome silk. $40.
Silks
Can you give your mother
or wife better thing than a
silk dress2 Satin Duchesse is
what they want and prices
are low for good qualities;
75c to 81.
Fancy Silks
In Novelties and Roman
Stripes for waists and trim
mings.
$1.00 ones for 69c.
$1.25 ones for SOC.
Embroidered FIanneIs
Beautiful things that every
lady likes. They are in white,
gray, black, cardinal and
light blue, in handsome shell
pattern designs; from soc to
81 per yard.
Moire Velour Skirts
Elegantly made of silk, in
garnet, navy, olive and green
umbrella shape with Spanish
fiounce, wide and roomy, $40
grade for $3.50.
Mackintoshes
For Ladies and Misses,
made of~the best rubber and
cravenette- no old or carried
over stock therefore the best
wearing.
$2.25 and $3.50.
$4.e0 and $1,000.
Dress Patterns
Of Calicoes, Chintzes, Per-
Gales and Satines, put up in
Io-yard lengths; and all the
newest styles.
Best Calicoes, 60c.
Best Chintzes. z5c.
Best Percales, 81,
Fine Satines, 81.
H+
Boys Shirts
Heavy fleece lined ribbed,
25c fol the soc grade.
Enameled Beds
In any size, with wire
spring and fine fancy tick
mattress $6.4o all complete
and set up.
2 Pocketbooks
For Men, Ladies and Misses
many beautiful and useful
styles not seen elsewhere
rom 25c up.
Mousseline de
Sole Ties
Very natty and effective. in
link; white and blue, $1.25.
aandkerchiefs
We have been many times
:omplimented on our very
asteful display Of these po-
'ular gift-things-they are
lere to suit everyone from
g up to So
,ollingwood Cologne
. big bottles that mean
usiness-regular soc size
or 33c-exquisite perfumery
nd always reliable.
'olgate's Tooth
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Mackintoshes

For Ladies and Misses,
made of f~the best rubber and
cravenette- no old or carried
over stock therefore the best
wearing.
$2.25 and $3.50.
$4.60 and $1,000
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Moire Velour skirts

Elegantly made of silk, in
garnet, navy, olive and green
umbrella shape with Spanish
flounce, wide and roomy, $40
grade for $3.50.
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6. He don't know about it.
z. | hardly know who to suspect.
8. He done it.
9. Do it like do.
10. A teacher asks solution to the
following problem or question:
If the third of six be three,
What will the fourth Of twenty be?
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Fancy Silks

In Novelties and Roman
Stripes for waists and trim
mings.
S1.OO ones for 6ac.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09
HOLSTER DRUG co.
SOLE AGENTS.
Special Summer
Notes for Our
Cutoff
Patrons.
CAMPING ESTIMATES.

CAMPING ESTIMATES.
We shall be pleased to make up esti-
mates for any number of our patrons
who may purpose taking cottage
by the sea or camping. If you will
state how many in the party and the
number of days or weeks for your
outing, we will quote on anything
from the bath soap to the after dinner
cigar. Wherever you may be rusticat-
ing we can serve you with the same
attention as if you were at home in
the city
COUNTRY ORDERS.
These receive our most careful at
tention at all times, but now the warm
weather is upon us our facilities for
the prompt shipment of fresh grocer
ies-our careful packing-will explain
why we increase year by year this
class of trade.
LEWIS Sc CO.,
EPICUREAN CATERERS.
Telephone s4o.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09
WATER

APENTA WATER is a
true spring water obtained
from spring at Buda Pest,
and has not been artificially
treated.
The taste is not unpleasant,
the dose small and the effect
positive.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09
DON'T
NEGLECT
NATURE.

The hundreds Of sufferers
from constipation in this coun-
try compels one to believe
that nature needs assistance
to overcome the torpidity of
the liver, which in most cases
is the sole cause Of constipa-
ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09
Hawaiian
Electric
Company.

The cleanest, brightest safest and really
in the long run, the cheapest and best light
for use in the family residence, is the incan:
descent electric light Safe; nothing could
be safer. A few days ago prominentgen-
tleman of Honolulu came rushing down to
the office of the Electric Company and said:
"Give me figures for wiring my house, and
want it done at once; no moro lamps for me-
Last night lamp tipped OVID and it came
80 near setting fire to the house and burning
my children and take no more risks"
This is the sentiment Of quite number in
the past few weeks, who have ordered Their
.puses fitted with the perfect light.
Just think it over and make up your mind
that you want the best and safest light; send
for the Hawaiian Electric Company and tel
them what you want.
We have complete stock Of everything In
this line and have just receive lot Of the
very latest designs in chandeliers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09
CURES.

The price of APENTA
WATER is very reasonable.
The large bottles at 25c are
the exact size of most mineral
waters that sell at SO cents.
Trial bottles are sold at Is
cents.
You should give it a trial.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09
APENTA

When person is suffering
from headache or a feeling of
fatigue, the chances are ten to
one that the liver is inactive.
A few doses of APENTA
WATER will invariably bring
about a most satisfactory re-
suit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-09

Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy always affords
prompt relief. For sale by all drug
gists and dealers. Benson, Smith &
Co., wholesale agents for the Ha-
waiian Islands.