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Two important cases from the court
Of private land claims were recently
decided by the Supreme court in favor
of the government. One involved title
to the Chavez grant Of 10000 acres
In New Mexico, made In 1925 by the
governor and departmental assembly
Of the territory Of New Mexico while
the land was part Of the public do
main of the republic Of Mexico. The
court found that the grant was made
by officials without authority to issue
1t, and therefore the title Of Martin B.
Hsyes, claimant by mesne conveyances
through Chavez, is not good as against
that Of the United States. The other
was the case Of Earl B. Coe, involving
the title to the Algondones or Rodri-
guez grant in Arizona, comprising 49,
900 acres. Rodriguez claimed to have
q patent or grant issued in 1888 under
q sale authorized by the officials Of the
State Of Sonora, Mexico. The court
found that, as in the other case, the
grant to Rodriguez was made without
authority and confirmed the title of the
United States.
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wond.rful Old Man

When Sir Henry Irving produced the
STORY Of Waterloo for the first tirue
at Bristol, he was. of course. made up
10 represent the last stage Of senile de-
crepitude. An old gentleman in q box
was much interested In the perform
aace, and kept on exclaiming In an
undertone, well. I had no idea that
he was as old as that" When he play
was finished ne said to his companions,
very solemnly: well, they talk about
the queen, and they talk about Glad
stone as wonderful old people, but look
AZ this man. Why. he must be older
than any Of them. and here he Il going
through the fatigue Of acting nightly.
travelling all over the country, and &C
the top Of his profession. That II
something like grand old man" No
one liked to explain for fear Of laugh
ing. and It was left for Sir Henry's
subsequent appearance In The Bells
to remove the error.
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voLuNrEERs OF HAVANA.
How They Were Won with POokss
handkerchief Promise.

How They Were Won win Eoo@os
Handkerchief Promise.
In 1858, when the revolution OF ten
years In Cuba began, no volunteers
existed In Havana worthy Of being
called such. There was only one old
regiment, and when Gov.-Gen- Lersun-
di, then of the island. tried to complete
this regiment he found the task dim
cult OF accomplishment on account OF
the prevailing unwillingness to enlist
But just at this time, most providen-
TALLY for the relief Of his dilemma,
some unknown hands covered the walls
OF Matanzas. near Havana, with huge
posters promising each Spaniard his
passage home and the privilege OF
carrying away with him whatever mis-
pocket handkerchief could contain In
the event Of his enlistment. The effect
Of this stimulus to the tagging pulse
Of the pablIc was electrical, and the en-
rollment OF $4,000 men followed within
forty-eight hours. The volunteers thus
came into existence with their chiefs IL
the majority. But the ruined merchants
OF the city OF Havana soon found out
and objected to the newly risen power.
This opposition increased upon the ar
rival in Cuba Of the new governor-gen-
eral. Dulce, who came in 1869 as repre-
sentative Of the revolutionary govern
ment Of Spain. He was man Of good
faith, empowered by the government TO
grant Cuba all the reform she coveted
and that has lately been offered. He
would undoubtedly have put termin-
Us to the revolution averting all the
ruin and devastation which followed.
But such an easy and magnanimous
course did not suit that class which
faced inevitable financial ruin as a con-
sequence OF such policy.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
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studIes Dad I.anru.r..

Miss Rosamond Robinson, daughter
Of DR.. Michael Robinson, Of New
York, is engaged in no less a task than
assisting in the translation of the
Babylonian Talmud. Her father is the
chief laborer, and she is his trained
and valued assistant. The thirty-six
volumes Of the original. with their
distinct commentaries, DR.. Robinson
is translating. condensing and making
interesting to the ordinary layman. In
addition to Hebrew, German, her ma
tive language, and English Miss Rod
kinson speaks four or i've other Lam
guages with huency. She was born in
Vienna. Austria, and eight years ago
came to this country with her family
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As medium through which to con-
vey pessimistic differences the essayists
are overworking the subject Of reject
cd volunteers. Without other inform
alton the conclusion might be drawn
from some Of these comments that the
people Of this nation are rapidly de-
teriorating in physical capabilities. AS
has been said. the subject has been
lately oyerworked. The nation is not
running short Of human material capa-
BILE Of standing the tests Of muscle, sup
pleness and speed. It is because it has
so much of 1t to select from 1t can af-
ford to be especially rigorous in the
application of its tests. We are not be-
coming a nation OF weaklings.
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EVERY WATCH A COMPASS.
How to Tell the Direction When the
Sun Il Shining.

How to Tell the Direction When the
Sun Il Shining.
Very few people are aware Of the fact
that in a watch they are always pro-
vided with a compass, with which,
when the sun is shining, the car
dinal points can be determined. All
one has to do is to point the hour hand
to the sun and south is exactly half
way between the hour hand and the
figure II on the watch. This may
seem strange to the average reader, but
1t is easily explained. While the sun is
passing over $50 degrees least to west)
the hour hand Of the watch passes
over $50 degrees (from 6 o'clock to 6
o'clock. Therefore the angular move
ment Of the sun in one hour CORE
spends to the angular movement of the
hour hand in half an hour; hence. II
we point the hour hand toward the sun
the line from the point midway be-
tween the hour hand and II O'Clock
to the pivot Of the hands will point
to the south.-San Francisco Chroni-
Gle.
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snakss Is Rat-catch.r..

They appear to be turning snakes tc
q good account In Brazil. for rats havs
become so abundant there that a do
nestle snake, the giboya, which has
about the circumference Of the arm, il
sold in the market place In Rio Janeirc
to be kept in the house as q protection
against rodents. II would seem that
the serpent pursues its prey more for
the pleasure there Is in It than from a
sense Of hunger. since It is said It rare
" eats the rats caught. Similar IN its
habits and attachments to the domestic
cat Of our more northern attitudes. the
giboya viii. It Is said. find the way bact
to the house OF its master even IL trans
ported to q considerable distance.
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date wants are attended to they are
conveyed back to the ambulance sta
tons In light bamboo stretehers car
ried by the litter-bearers Of the hospital
corps. Thence the ambulances carry
them back to the division hospitals.
The hospitals proper are near enough
to the base Of action 50 that they may
be transported In army wagons and
equipped with a full outfit Of medical
and surgical supplies, comfortable cot
beds, and other conveniences which are
necessarily lacking In the field. Here
the wounded are Supposed to rest un-
til they can be transferred to perma-
nent hospitals or to the hospital ships,
as win probably be the case In the Gu
ban campaign.
In case the army moves 50 rapidly
that the army wagons cannot keep up,
or In such a rough country that they
cannot easily make their way, flying
detachment Of the field hospital win be
organized, consisting Of light ambu-
lance and medical wagons. which can
20 wherever troops can march They
WIN carry everything that the heavier
supply trains contain. only in Smaller
quantities.
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AC0nAGN1 N mr. DALI I" 1AN.
en-. Ny plan was to approach the krkal
and try to get shot at the lion with
the aid of bluelights. which / carried
with me in anticipation OF such emer-
gencies IS the present Mr.. Baldwin at
once volunteered to accompany me, aud
armed himself with a Martini ride.
Then repairing to the "bo-s'" IRE. l
explained my plans and called for a vol
unteer to hold the light which would
enable me to get suitable view Of my
quarry. The African native does not
show a great amount of enthusiasm for
lion-hunting even by daylight, SO con-
fess to being very agreeabsy surprised
when three boys offered to Join rs In
the attack-my BamangwAto boy, Le-
charm. a .Mashikolumbwe youth of
about Is, and Mankoya who had re-
Gently entered my service. The re-
mainder preferred the warm glow Of
their camp fire. As the Mashikolumb-
ne seemed to me to exhibit most calm
ness Of demeanor, intrusted him with
the blue light. with instructions to keep
close behind my right shoulder, and to
bold the light aloft after had ignited
he fnse; the other two prolonged the
ilbe to the right. with Mr.. Baldwin on
their flank. And thus we advanced
slowly into the darkness until within
some thirty PAGES Of the cattle kraal.
when We were pulled up sharp by the
round Of an angry growl from our un-
seen enemy. / Immediately applied
the striker to the fuse-once-twice-
thrice. but still only faint giimmsr Of
Light came. The fuse was bad one
and refused to ignite Another growl.
and then others in quick succession as
the lion advanced straight for nc. The
night was cloudy and pitch dark, so no.
thing could be seen of the brute as be
disputed our right to the or he had
killed. To retreat would have been
fatal, so lowering my rife stood my
ground and waited until such time as
the dark outline Of h form should
become visible. when twE hardened
elongated bullets would hoped-give
him his -auietus." Fortunately the
hays remained firm. for their retreat
Eight have emboldeEed the lion 70 sub-
k1tute active attack for what was ap-
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semblance Of the Marlborough pun is
kept by combing the sides loosely over
roll. The ends are Just twisted enough
to hold them together and coiled on the
left side. This gives a piquant express
sion to the face that is fascinatingly
suggestive Of dark-eyed Cuban senor-
itas. In the coil is fastened a gold, jet
or tortoise-shell star, according to
which will be in greatest contrast to
the color of the tresses.
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

IN a volume on statistics Of Cooper
alive Societies In Various Countries
which has been published In France
statistics are given Of the rural and
artisans banks III France. The first Of
these banks was established In March,
1888, and their total number in May,
1897, was 5S1. The membership in 1896
was S.64s; the total receipts in that
year amounted to $4,000, and 2.5o1
loans were made to members. the gross
amount aggregating $1So, 200.
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A TRUE LION STORY.

The Hon IL In the kraal and las
killed another OK" A rude and some
what startling awakening. this! And
on Sunday morning. too. as early a.
1 O'Clock g. nj. sat up in my stretch
er, and gazed towards the open door,
where my good missionary host stood,
candle In hand, and bearer Of informa-
ton such as always gives real pleasure
to the "big-game" sportsman. no mat
ter however much he may regret the
loss Of or, horse. or donkey, which 80
often serves as the Introductory price
to his majesty, 'felis leo."
The scene Of action was q misgion
station on the borders Of the Mashiko-
lumbwe country. and some sixteen
miles to the west Of the Kafukwe riT-
er In south latitude Is degrees So min
utes. ! was returning from q journey
OF exploration among the Mashiko-
lumbwe some four days earlier, and
had been tempted to sojourn q few days
with my friends. Messrs. Buckenham
and Baldwin, in order to do battle with
a man-eating lion which three weeks
6efore had taken up his quarters In the
neighborhood, and had been liviog
right merrily on the natives ever siiGe.
Mr.. Baldwin had given me a lis: Of
this lions bag, from which II was evil
dent that the animal did not shun the
habitations of man. and was particular
ly predisposed in favor Of the gentiSr
sex--a trait in his character which went
far to bring about his ruin.
o. Jan. Is, 1896, a woman was seized
and carried on from Just outside the
village stockade, and was no more seen
or heard Of. On the 18th the animal
visited the mission cattle kraal. His
appearance caused general stampede
among the oxen and donkeys inside,
which broke through the palisade and
tore on In the darkness In all disec-
tons. On this. of course, all that was
left for King Leo to do was to take his
pick and retire with his spoil to the
ENHANCEMENT Of thorns at the back Of
the station, which Ito mani impene:ra-
Die fastness he had chosen as his hGad-
quarters. He selected an OK, as 4 zap
pened, and decamped with tho beSf.
The Both was a red-letter day in his
career. In the daytime he annexed a
sheep. a lamb, and a goat, and thug
fore II is to be assumed he was MT
suffering from hunger when light gave
place to darkness. He must thus have
been either a very keen sportsman or
an enthusiast in his devotion to the fair
sex, or he would not have paved aside
the wicker door of native hut, walked
inside, and abducted a sleeping female
from the bosom Of her family. And
yet he did. On the morrow he does not
seem to have gone abroad, but on the
night, Feb. 1, he varied his
menu with a donkey from the mission
kraal which had belonged to me some
few weeks previously. Then four days
rest, till on the 5th he purloined a ses-
ond donkey, and was no more heard Of
till Sunday, the 9th, when he died by
violence. And this is how it came
about: To jump into a pair Of trous-
ess and place a couple of cartridges in
to my 16-bore was only matter CT a
as soon as the alarm was Civ
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

European nations are having their
eyes opened on ths subject Of patriot
ism The blue and the gray march
shoulder to shoulder. and the rich and
the poor meet on q common level
Among Roossvelt.s trough riders may
be found the sons OF Federal and Con-
Federafe soldiers and the sons Of mill
lona1res Of the East ride side by side
with the cowboy OF the Western plains.
The solution Of the mystery is that We
are q nation Of patriots. and that love
Il country is common TO all sscticas
snd classes
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u,.I,h worth Ten csnt.f

wsn suffers many mysterious ailments fruu
-.rnoIn causes, and nine-tenths Of then
~. their origin IN the digestive ealaI
sonswhsre. II does any person good to clean
nj tsis canal occasionally In q nationally var
o-ovs1ed m fE not done In a violent manner
70 nroner cleansing and dlsinfecting prep
1000. h Cascarcts Candy Cathartic wheS
are very gentle, bat At the same time thor.
ouxhly effective A lOe oox viii purify The
SSnIc rvrfen and IN most cases remove th.
c.nSs AZ mi health. When Feeling bad" taEs
Cascarets. they viii do you good. and ca
40 vou no harm
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Ha-asslns serial story.

Louise-"Tve fixed Kitty so she wiz
answer my letter at once" Belle
what did you do?" Louise-sT vro..
her lot Of gossip. and forgot 10 a.na
tie middle pages. Puck.
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"a good man in the worst sense Of
that term" was the expressive epigram
flung after young Gladstone by the
party politicians who could not gain
his vote against his Judgment OF
course the sneer was q compliment.
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Entered at POssOfncs as .ecODd-cla.s natter

Adherants OF the Spanish throne
proudly talk Of what is behind 1t, but
this at present to its occupants must be
OF less interest than what's before It
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HAIR DRESSED A LA CUBA.

To Cuba we owe a new couture. It
is adapted to any style OF face ami is
effective in evening dress.
The hair is parted in the middle and a
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

Tho Austrian government has de-
ci6ed that ''heilo" In telephoning Is i'm
polite and must not be used. But 4
often 10 convenient for abbreviation-
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Wheat 40 Cents . BusheL

bow to grow wheat with big profit a, a
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross IA
Bushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye Oats
Clovers, etc, with Farm Seed Catalogus
for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZEP
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. VIM
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"Pshaw." sad the man VINO didn't en-.
Hst ssI'n not afraid OF war, and while :
didn't ofYer my services to my country. /
am going to prove my courage by spend.
ing the summer at q seaside resort =
Philadelphia North American
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The people," said the patriotic board.
er, now stand on one common platform
regardless Of politics" Yes" said As
bury Peppers, at noticed that very thin,
on the street car."-Cincinnau Enquire
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

The second Parliament Of Religion,
onrht TO be held at Benares in 1900 az
cording to Indian papers, which cali A..
fentioa TO the fact that that CITY /,
sacred TO 500. O00. 600 Buddhists and m.
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W0UNDEDM BATTLE.
HOW UNCLE SAM CARES FOR
HIS NEPHEwS.
How Hospital Corps II Divided. and
Provision for Quickly and Painlessly
Conveying the UnIaeky Boy In Blue
to . Comfortable Cot.
Especial letter.

AK means battles
and battles mean
wounds, and all the
dictates Of human
ity and expediency
require that these
wounds shall re-
ceive prompt and
efficient surgical at
tention. For two
months tie surgical
depart meut has
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

For a perfect complexion and a clear
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP. Sold everywhere.
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

The most recent estimate OF the wealth
of Great Britain and Ireland Is Eu.S6.
The broad ax., 1898-08-06

Educate Your Bowels with cssearetL
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
toe Sc nc C. G fail, druggists refund money
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

numbered one hundred and ninety 1891
Also tract surveyed as aforesaid to Ab-
soem Jones aud containing two hundred
and forty two l2i2l acres and sixty four
lb4) perehes and numbered thirty eight i3S
Also a tract surveyed rs aforesaid to
Richard Lewis and containing two hun
dred and thirty six Rcres and numbered
one hundred and ninety four 1871
Also tract surveyed rs aforesaid TO
Margaret Stocker aud containing one
hundred and fifty li5Ol acres ana number
ed one hundred ANA eighty eight, 1888.
Also a tract surveyed as aforesaid to
Sarah Ogden and containing three hun
dred and fifty eight, 80S ucres and eighty
perches and numbered one hundred and
ninety five, 1876
Also tract surveyed as aforesaid to
| William Overfleld and containing one
hundred acres, 100, and sixty seven 67 per-
ches No one hundred sixty nine 1863.
Also tract surveyed rs aforesaid to
EMANUEL Hoover and containing three
hundred and sixty seven 357, acres. and
forty, 40, perches and numbered two hun
dred and twenty eight, 22S.
Also a tract containing three hundred
/ 300, acres to William Gilmore adjoining
lands of Joseph Hilllard and lands sur
yeyed to Thomas Carney
Also tract surveyed as aforesaid to
| Michael 1Ohe containing four hundred
and thirty, 430 and eighteen 1S. perehes
| and numbered one hundred and ninety
seven, iy7.
| Also tract surveyed as aforesaid TO
! Abraham KEEPER and containing one hun
/ dred and forty acres and one hundred and
/ twenty perches, l20, and numbered, 234
! Also tract surveyed as aforesaid to
/ Michael Heller containing, 49, acres and
one hundred and seven, 107 perches and
/ numbered three hundred and eleven. 81
Also tract surveyed as afOr esaid to
/ Cornelius Dewitt containing four hundred
i a IA HwfH
seven perches (9O and numbered two hun
dred and thirty five (28O.
Also a tract surveyed rs aforesaid to
| ROBBERS Cue containing two hundred and
sixty-four t25f) acres and one hundred and
thirteen perches (ll3) and numbered two
/ hundred and two l2O2l
Also q tract surveyed as aforesaid to
John Miller and containing three hun
dred and twenty-One, 82l, acres and one
hundred perches, 100 and numbered one
hundred ond ninety-eight, 1875.
Also tract surveyed as aforesaid,
and granted to Benjamin Ellis, containing
| one hundred and fifteen acres and forty
six perches, 46. and numbered two hun
dred and one. pol
Also n tract surveyed as aforesaid to
| Thomas Ruston and containing one hun
dred and forty-three, 1i3, acres and mum
bered two hundred and nineteen, 2l9
| Also a tract surveyed to John WhitmOre
and containing ten, 10, acres of i'm
proved land and one hundred and TWEEN ty
acres of unimproved land and numbered
as seated assessment.
| The above lands are all unimproved
| Seized and taken in Execution as the prop
erty of the Forest Park Association linn
tied and will be sold by me for cash.
II l. COURTRiGHT,
Sheriff
SheriH's Onice, Milford, Pa
Feb %. l8gS
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

TRESPASS NOTICE. Notice is heiaby
i given that trespassing upon the south
ern half Of the tract of land known as the
William Denny, No. 93, in Shohola TO yn-
ship, for hunting, fishing, or any other
purpose, also trespassing on Sawkill p md
In Dingman township, or, fishing II IL Is
forbidden under penalty of the law.
NJ. CLEILAND MILNOR,
Aprl54m Attorney for owner.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

A few months ago, Mr.. Byron
Every, of Wood, Mich, was badly
afflicted with rheumatism. His
right leg was swollen the full
length, causing HIM great suffering
He was advised to try Chamberlain S
Pain Balm. The first bottle of ii
helped him considerably and the
second bottle effected a cure. The
25 and so cent sizes are for sale by
Druggist & General Merchants in
Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

EOR SALE. A small farm located near
IL Matamoras, known as the Hensel or
Reinhardt place, containing 2l acres.
Finely located, well watered House and
barn. Fruit of all kinds. Part improved.
Title clear. For terms, price, etc, address
Lock box G Milford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

TREsPASS NOTICE. Notice is hereby
i given that trespassing upon the pro
perty of the Forest Lake Association in
Lackawaxen township, Pike county Pa,
for the purpose of hunting and fishing, or
any other purpose is strictly forbidden un-
der penalty of the law.
ALEXANDER HADDEN,
Nov. %. 1895. President
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25
Sales

Are not day affairs Our ordinary prices ar
always much lower than extraordinary
prices elsewhere.
We make the hue and cry
rnents selling which to be the popular meth
DDS of the day.
Here sales that sales, indeed, low
prices that none others have equaled
LADIES SHOES, special lot of $50 pairs Fire Kid
Goodyear Welt, button and lace, in square,
ooera and common sense toes, regular $500
and S225 grade Clearing price, $L59
LADIES' SHOES, vic Kid hand sewsd, in all the Istest
styles, regular $3.50 0grade, Clearing price, $3.50
MEMS. SHOES, Waterproof, hand sewed, extension
81, sole, IN ace only regular $3.50 grade
Clearing Price, S26e
Mems Shoes, Box Caf invisible cork soIes calf lined
in tan and black, regular $500 grades
Clearing Price, SS9
MEMS SHOES Rex Calf in congress and lace and all the
uptO-date toes regular $500 grade Clearing
Price, 81 a.
BOYS SHOES Regular Calf every pair warranted regular
SIoO grade' clearing Price, SIPS
YOUTHS Shoes School Shoes regular $I25 grade Clear
Ing Price, 9S cts.
We leave the rest claims your
own satisfaction 1t is for make
tiles and prices It is for YOU workmanship
finish and reliability We ask than you h-we
know what the results will be- -
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

rrRESPASS NOTICE. Notice is hereby
j given that trespassing on the premises
of the undersigned in Dingman township
near the Delaware bridge, for hunting,
fishing, berrying or for any other purpose
whatever is forbidden under penalty OF
the law Any person or persons disohey-
ing this notice will be dealt with in such a
manner rs may be most effectual to pre-
vent a repetition.
II. STUBENDOFF.
April 81, 1897.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25

Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Frederick
stown, Mo-, was troubled with
chronic diarrhoea for over thirty
years. He had become fully salts
fed that it was only question of
a short time until he would have to
give up He had been treated by
some of the best physicians in
Europe and America but got no per-
manent relief. One day he picked
mp newspaper and CHANGED to read
an advertisement of Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. He got a bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and its con.
tinued use cured him. For sale by
Druggist & Generals Merchant in
Pike county.