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THE HIGHER LIFE.

Most Of US pay too much attention to
the trivialities Of life and and its su-
perfcial tendencies, while its true
meaning il lost sight Of.
Life is not for day, but it goes on
through all the years Of eternity, and
it should be state Of progress, ever
opening before US new conditions OF
advancement whereby we may become
more complete in our ma anhood or wo-
manhood.
Instead Of bowing before every re-
bHff, cringing at every disappointment,
let us have more courage and frmness,
knowing that sometime in the un-
fathomable future, we shall be reward
ed for the efforts We Ii ave made, ,forthe
good we have tried to do. Nothing
good is ever lost it may be lost to sight
for time, but il will return to us in
some other form. We may strive af-
ter some certain thing that is denied
US, but the striving gives US new pow
ers that bring within our reach results
that before were never hoped for.
When We realize the possibilities Of
life and feel what grand thing a true,
noble life is. then we can overlook the
petty annoyance and blasted hopes Of
every day life, and pass unfinchingly
through the trials and temptations OF
life.
In all nature we see progression; !;
the chrysalis becomes beautiful but
terfly, the bud unfolds into a fragrant
flower, the seed become plant or tree
and from the germ hidden in the heart
of the bulb there develops blossoming
plant. Uncared for it remains DOR
msnt but when the necessary condi-
tions are given how quick the change.
And thus it is with us. Within us
there is spark Of divine fire that
shoulders on. until we, becoming con-
scious of cur higher self, reach out for
guidance in the path Of true living and
longing and groping for the light, our
spiritual nature devel lpes and we take
a broader and higher view Of life.
And as We pass through life let Us
feel that we are guided py higher,
power and trusiingly say: "Where he
lead | will follow, will follow all the
way" And whether our path be rocky
and steep Or smooth and easy, it leads
to the one gateway through which we
must all pass To Immortality, and there
In that better land our hopes will be
realized, our troubled souls at rest.
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Of Interest
to Farmers
THE VALUE OF CLOVER.

THE VALUE OF CLOf Ehs
Clover, if we could only impress the
fact upon the general fal mer. is plant
hat draws from the atmosphere a nd
tenriches the land. Other plants do
this; but clover more. 1t has to do
with the most vital and important
element in manure, nitrogen. the very
thing that is the rarest and most difficult
to obtain. It improves the soil by its
roots alone, If the crop is used for
other purposes; this even If a seed crop
is taken. How much more benefit,
then, if a whole crop is turned down
containing so much nitrogen? And
you have the manure without working
for it. The plant works for itself and
for you. We get its strength from a
free source, the atmosphere. the great
storehouse that gathers from all sources
but most for the energetic farmer.
And you can make the plant work
for your soil. A little manure applied
on the surface will do this, and il
plenty Of seed is sown there will be q
thick set. Then it needs a chance
with the atmosphere, and plaster aids
This greatly. With warm showers
there will be growth surprising. It
will be dense. fine stemmed, and Of q
fair length, depending somewhat on
the season. Cut this when it begins
to lodge, which will be about the time
the blossoms appear, and then will be
avoided All rot or mildew consequent
on long coarse lodging, and the yield
will surprise you-two and a half or
three tons, and such hay is not made
from any other plant. And the second
crop will be nearly or Quite as good as
the first.
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HOW 10 BREED UP CHICKENS.

A farmers wife who has raised
straight barred Plymouth Rocks about
Is years, said to me only. yesterday
that che had decided to cross them
with Langshans this season. "Why do
you propose to do thatP" asked" To
improve them," she replied. "They
are about run out, | think. | am get
ting no eggs this winter, and many Of
my chicks appeared to be no better
than scrubs last summer when I sold
them" "Where have you been get
ting your change Of malesp" nsked.
"From the neighbors. swapped with
R-last spring, and the year before l
got two from T-fcr 40 cents apiece.
I think all OF them were good
chickens"
Now / happen to know exactly how
she has managed-or I should say, mis-
managed-her flock the past nine years
and why it did not run out" sooner
was mystery to me. Eight years ago
poultry buyer told me that she had
the best flock OF Plymouth Rocks be
knew of. "Why," said he, ''she sells
eggs all winter, and her spring
chickens weigh like lead; while her
grown hens are the largest Plymouth
Rock I ever saw" In seven years she
has, like thousands of others are doing
run that fine flock down to the little
end Of nothing.
Her best hens layed all winter, when
eggs were good price. and every one
Ct those eggs went to market. By the
time Matching season came along about
all her winter egg layers had quit, and
all Of the comm. springers were fili-
ing the nests Then eggs were cheap
and every hsD that became broody was
set. not on eggs from her best winter
layers, but on those layed by common
spring layers.
Il is well understood by intelligent
stock breeders that like begets like. By
selling aM OF the eggs from her winter
layers and Matching only those of the
spring layers. the former naturally
were supplaBtsa BY the latter, and now
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Remarkable Rasona.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, ILL.,,
makes the statement that she caught cold,
which settled on her lungs; she was treated
for month BY her family physician. but
grew worse. He told her that she was
hopeless victim of consumption and that no
medicine could cure her,. Her druggist
suggested DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; she bought bottle and to
her great delight found herself benefited
from first dose. She continued its use and
after taking six bottles, found herselfsound
and well; now does her own housework, and
is as well as she ever was. Free trial bot
ties Of this Great Discovery at DR.. H.
Vaughan's Drug Store. Large bottles 80
cents and 81 90.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There IS
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafne IS
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eusthacian Tube.
When this tube is inhamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is etirely closed. Deafness is the
result, and unless this inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to IFS nor
NAL condition, hearing viii be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an inhamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
FL. CHENEY q Co.. Toledo. 0
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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and the wound bleeds, but the opera
tion is short, and the animals pay little
or no attention to it, and how much
more delightful when the horns are all
gore. No more cruel. dOmineering
bosses in my herds. keep about 100
COWS. am very glad to tell you how
I view dehorning, and am free to say
l regard it mistaken humanity to OBJ
ject to the most humane practice
Governor Groat of Vermont.
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MANY People Caunot DrInk

coffee at night. 1t spoils their sleep. You
can drink Grain-O when you please and
sleep like top. For Grain-O does not
stimulate; it nourishes, chsers and feeds.
Yet it looks and tastes like the best coffee
For nervous persons, young people and
children Grain-o is the perfect drink. Made
from pure grains. Get package from your
grocer to-day. Try it in place of coffee. Is
and 25c.
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when we reached the station" said the
young bride recently returned from the
wedding tour, "the men picked my hus-
band up and carried him to the house on
their shoulders" YES" said a neighbor,
"but it wasn't the first time they carried
him home"
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MANY school chtldr en are sick Iy

Many School Chfldr en- are Sick ~.
Mothe Gray's Sweet Powders for chill
dren. used by Mother Gray, nurse in chill
dren's Home, New York, Break up Colds in
"a hours, cure Feverishness. Headache,
Stomach troubles. Teething Disorders. and
destroy Worms. At all druggists, 25c
Sample FREE. Address. Allen s. Oimsted
Leroy, N. Y.
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Friend-"This seems to be comfortable
fat" "Harlemite-'Tt does. II makes
that impression on everybody who don't
live in it.n
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People are not alike, andwhat suits one
may not suit another" II guess that's
right. What Is one mans bicycle ID an
other mans juggernaut."
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Mistress-"B Bridget. are there any letters
for me this morningf" Bridget. Only two
postal cards. but there's nothing Of Inn
portance In Them"
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Tom-"Why do you always call your
mother the mater?'" Dick-"Any woman
who could succeed in marrying of my four
sisters deserves the title"
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q bal. q bal. o bal. pm.

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
stops to leave passengers from Whining
ton and points north, or take passengers for
''f' Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
"p" Stops to leave passer gers from points
ming and points north.
'i'' Stops to leave passengers from Middle
town and points south.
t' Stops to let off passengers from Har-
rington pointe south.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINs.-Leave
Wilmington Sl3, ll.04. a. m. 25l, AT, and
%, p. m., week-das Leave New Castle S3I,
946, lI.O2 a. M, 4.4.7 and IS m., week.
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. M,
and arriving at 633 p. m, weekdays, run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark
DELAWARE, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
thursdays and saturdays. Returning train
BRANCH ROADS.
leaves Franklin City $50 q. m. week days and
l.42 Tuesdays, Thursoa a., and Saturdays only.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague lvia
leave Chincoteague 4.42 a. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
at 1888 q m, 6.37 p. m, weekdays. Returning
leave Lewes 6.45 a. m,S II p. m weekdays
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 SO q. m. week
days and 6.37 p. M. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays. Returning, leave Berlin 6.57 a. m.
week days and 24S p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
QUEEN ANNE 4 KENT R. R.-Leaye Townsend
for Centreville and way stations q a. M, and
5.32 p M. week days Returning, leave Centre
vile 8 so a. M. and LII p M, weekdays.
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE r. R-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations ., 80 q m, and
647 p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
6.45 a. M. and 40 p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAEo ORD r. k.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations ILL q.
m. and IA P, m. week days, Returning, leave
Cambridge 10 and 10 SIS p. m. weekdays
CoNNECTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, with
Queen Anne's & Kent Railroad. At Clayton
with Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay railroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware Maryland & Virginia
Railroad. At seaford, with Cambridge seaford
Railroad. At Delmar, with New York, Phila-
delphia g Norfolk, Wicomico Pocomoke, and
Peninsula Railroads.
]. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
]. &. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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suydam; CharlesH. Howell; George G. Rowe;
VIM. r. Cochran.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, g. w,
w Naudain: Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller.
w. g. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
CITIZENS National Bank. k.-President, Joseph
Biggs: Cashier, John 8. Crouch = Teller, l..
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. Q. v. a. M.
Meets every Monday uight In McWhorter's .
Union Lodge, No. s. A. r. q A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. y. 0. Il.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night In McWhor1er's Hall at
Major John. Jones Post, No. q, G. A. r.
Meets every Friday night In Reynolds Build
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in 4.
Union Lodge No. 8, A.o.U. W., meets every
I'd and 4th tuesday night In McWhorters
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst Fri
day night Of each month In Hose House.
Middletown transcript., 1898-04-23

The evidence in the case proves Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures scrofula, salt rheum, ,boils
humors and all eruptions.
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Rents Boxes

In its New Burglar and Fire-prce
Vaults, Makes ample provision IN
Store Room and Vaults for the safe ket
ing of Securities and Valuable packag'
placed in itscussody.
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How to Make Money

lfyou are out of employment and want q
position, paying you from $50 to 500 monthly
Clear above ex penses by working regularly,
or, If you want TO increase your present in
odd times, write the GLOBE CO., 7-3 Chestnut
St., Phila, Pa, stating age, whether married
or single, last or pr sent employmen and
you can secure position with them by WHICH
you Can make more money casi anGfaster
than you ever made before in your life.
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Medicine g

Only those who have been relieved
of great suffering can fully appreciate
the gratitude with which the testi-
monials overflow written in favor of
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Just read this:
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rIiddIetown Directory.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
President, j. #. Nc hOrter; Secretary. ]. a.
suydam; CharlesH. Howell; George G. Rowe;
VIM. r. Cochran.
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Authorize to Act as

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR, ADMINIsTRA
TOR, GUARDIAN, ASSIGNEE, RE
CEIVER, REGISTRAR AND AGENT
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Transacts a
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NORTHWARD.

a m. a. m. p. m. p. m. p. m
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'sssss1s sssss 'ss Of &<xzZzzzW
10, 500 DERVISHES KILLED.
About l6. Wounded and Be.
tween 5000 and 1000
Taken Prisoners.

London, Sept THE British
War Office has received dis
patch from General Sir Herbert
Kitchener, the commander of the
Anglo Egyptian forces, dated
from Omdurman on Monday last,
saying that over 500 Arabs,
mounted on camels, were dis
patched after the fugitive Khalifa
Abdullah, that morning. The
general added that the Dervish
leader was reported to be moving
with such speed that some of hi.
wives had been dropped along the
road followed by him.
The Sirdar says, also: "Ofi-
GERS have been counting the Der
wish bodies on the field, and re-
port the total number of dead
found as about 10, 800. From
the number of wounded who have
crawled to the river and town, it
is estimated that 200 were
wounded. Besides the above be-
tween 800 and 400 Dervishes
were killed in Omdurman when
the town was taken. | have as
prisoners between 5000 and
1000 fighting men,"
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The First South Carolina Pro.
tests.

Washington, Sept Major
john Earle, of the First South
Carolina Regiment, stationed at
Jacksonville, Fla, was at the
White House and War Depart
ment, today, representing the Of
ficers of that regiment, to protest
strongly against the mastering
out of the regiment. He says
that the officers and men of the
regiment do not want to be mus
tered out, but want to continue in
service. They are bitter against
Governor Ellerbe for recommend.
ing that they be mustered out,
and threaten to make it warm for
the Governor In the primary
election soon to be held.
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as he is to the people of York, 80
also will he be to the people of
the rest of the district. To know
him is to become his friend. If
ne goes to congress, the Fifth con-
gressional district will be ably
represented as a whole, and every
citizen in it will feel that he has
in Washington n personal repre-
sentative who will try to secure
for him whatever Is right. 1 on
ly wish the Fifth congressional
district knew Mr. Finley as York
county knows him.
A FRIEND.
1orkville, SC, Sept. 2, 1898.
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ESTABLISHED 1852
BIG PRIZE MONEY.
Dewey and Sampson VIII Get
Neat Little Fortunes.

New York, Sept "a special
to The Herald from WASHINGTON
says:
At least 100000 prize mon
ey will be distributed among
American sailors as Il re. e.ult of
the war with Spain.
More than one half of this sum
will be paid in accordance with
that section of law providing for
the payment of bounty for per
sons on board vessels of war sunk
in action.
1t is estimated that the aggre-
gate amount due the Asiatlc feet
as result of the destruction of
the Spanish force amounts to
$1s7, 500, which congress will be
asked to appropriate during the
coming session. One twentieth
OF this sum belongs to Rear Ad-
miral Dewey, as commander
chief, and he will, therefore, be
80, 375 richer than he was before
the war.
Rear Admiral Sampson h
realized a snug little fortune as a
result of the war. AS com
mandsr in-chief Of the North At
lsntic feet he will get one ,twen-
tieth of every prize taken in
North Atlantic waters and one
twentieth of the head money al
lowed for the vessels DESTROYED
of Santiago and in Cuban ports.
1t is estimated that he will finally
receive about 100000 as his share
of the prize money.
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Card From Mr. Featherstcne's S
Pastor.

To the Editor of The Greenville
News:
Please give me space in your
much valued journal for a few
lines, that may do what l can
in the matter of justice to o gen
tleman and worthy aspirant to
an honorable office within the
gift of justice loving people. !
refer to MIR g G Featherstone.
This gentleman, now before the
people for election, is personally
known to me. / have been his
pastor for about two years. He
has been, and is, not only the
highest officer in my pastoral
charge, but one who is brought
in closest contact with the minis
try of his church, being active
and trusted and influential. His
official and moral character, ac~
cording to the polity of his church
is sifted yearly; and for many
years he has conducted himself in
both these relations without the
sli ghtest reproach. l have en-
joyed the closest intimacy with
Mr. Featherstone during my pas
torate here, and know him to be
gentleman and a christian, q
prohibitionist in principle and
practice, and the reports that are
being circulated to the contrary
are untrue; and / believe are born
either of absolute ignorance or
of malice and corrupt political
ingenuity to defeat his candidacy.
| desire the publication of the
above card simply to rectify a
wrong being perpetrated against
a high toned, capable and worthy
gentleman.
r Herbert Jones,
Pastor NJ f Church, South.
Laurens, S c., Sept 9th, 1898.
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Patriot and Christian Gentleman
Message to the Voters of the
Fifth-Ierc's Record That
Constitutes the Best Possible
Guarantee of Patriotic Ser.
vice-Every Individual
in the District Will
ttave Personal
Representative.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer ::

Sui''i 1oih hNlllc enquirer
In common with the vast major
ity of the people of York county,
l am intensely pleased with the re-
suit of the first congressional pri-
mary on the 3Oth rltimo, and in
common with them, l am more
than ever interested in the out
come of the second election. York
county wants Mr. Finley to 60 to
congress. This is evidenced bv
the fact that out of 1855 votes
cast, Mr. Finley lost only GO3 with
five other candidates in the race.
The peculiar significance of this
situation can be best appreciated
when it is understood that of the
other candidates-all estimable
men 10 doubt-at least three are
we'll and favorably known through
out the county as gentlemen of
high character. and who are held
in close regard by our people.
l believe that Mr. Finley is 60.
ing TO be selected as the Demo.
cratic nominee. If it were posi-
bic for the voters of the Fifth
district generally to know him as
we of York county, who have
known him nearly all his life
know him, l am sure that he
would be selected. Of course the
people of the district cannot bring
themselves to appreciate in few
months, that which has been grow =
ing on York county for about 40
years; but if you will permit NE,
l believe / can sum up some facts
which will tell part of the story,
and feel safe in saying that all
of York county will appreciate the
kindness if the other newspapers
throughout the district will repro
duce this communication. Other
wise, of course, what | have to say
will count for little. Wherever
the Yorkvillo papers go, Mr. Fin
ley is already known, and this can
make new acquaintances for him
only in portions of the district
where the people get their infor-
nation of men and things through
other newspapers.
l do not propose to enter into
an extended biographical sketch.
Frankly, l confess that the mate
rial is at hand. and it is well worth
compiling. But, for the present,
l desire to briefly review some of
the things that Mr. Finley has done
and, as we'll as l can, give a cor
rect idea of the kind of man lie is.
Mr. Finley was left an orphan
at an early age. He has no recol-
lection of his parents. An aged
aunt, who lived on the outskirts
Of Rock Hill, had charge of his
bringing up. She was severely
religious old lady, and her teach
ings were along that line. She
was not wealthy, and of course,
her charge was raised to work.
First, it was all manner of chores
about the farm ; next, it was farm
work generally; and then it was
the management of the farm
More or less common school adj
vantsges were afforded along, and
good use was made of them. Then
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Nj Editor: lease announce the
name Of the HON. N ESTRIDGE,
sas a candidate for the House Of repre>
-sentatives. Mr. Estridge has served
rthis county four years In the Legisla-
rtnre aud his honesty apd thfulpess
was such during that time that we feel
Nwe need bis services again in the L eg-
'isiature. His record being clear and
seeing the ability OF the man we are
satisfied he is one man who ought TO
doe sent back to the Legislature. Mr..
Gstridge will abide the result Of the
Eorimary election.
MANY VOTERS
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Buokfen's Arntca Sofve.

THE BR,T SALvE In the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter. Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and al
Skin eruptions. md positively cures
Piles. or no pav required It's guar.
an,eed to give psrfsct satisfaction or
money refunded Price 25 cents Der
box. For sale by Crawfor Bros.
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-WANTED:-Antioue

-WANTED:-Antique ma
SaogaRy grandfathers clock; ladys
~aworkstand with claw feet; tables,
~caaairs and old gilt frame mantel
sasirr0rs having divisions. Address
~asath full particulars and lowest
prices.
-335 Ramsey Str st Paul, Mlnn.
New Road Law.
All Uverseers of the public
roads are hereby notified to call
sa&my Office and get copy of the
HDew road law.
l. j Perry,
Go Supr.
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nsautx 4. niooa Deer.

Clean blood means q clean skin. No
,esaty without IL. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tc clean your blood and keep it clean, by
firrine up the lazy. liver and driving all i'm
,.nish pimples, bells, blstches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Csscarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, eatisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.