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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Washington, June 23.-The reports
that Germany has landed a naval
force at Manila is discredited in the
most positive manner at the state de-
partment and in the best informed
diplomatic quarters. It is looked upon
as a part of the persistent foreign
propaganda inspired from Madrid
which for weeks has been seeking to
stir up animosity between the United
States. Germany, France and other
countries. That the report is purely
contectural is shown from the fact
that there is no cable communication
out of anil and even Admiral
Dewey. who holds the shore end of the
cable, has not been heard from in some
days.
London. June 23.-The Washington
correspondent of The Daily Chronicle
says: DR.. Won Holleben. the German
ambassador to the United States, has
arranged for the landing Of German
marines at Manila to protect the Ger
man consulate, il necessary, with
American permission.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
A Real Catarrh Cure,

The 10 cen trial size of Ely's Cream
Balm hic can be had of the druggist
is sufficient to demonstrate its great
merit. Send 10 cents, We will mail it.
Full size soc. ELY BROS.
SO Warren St, n. Y. City.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and TO a great extent loss of hearing.
BY the use OF Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping OF mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing W. greatly improved.-J. W.
Davidson, Atty al Law, Monmouth, III.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

"I don ow, there may be others
he said, b, I have used "Parker's Tolu
Cough Syrup in my family for years
and would not be without it." He
knew better than to buy the inferior
preparation that was being urged upon
him. Parker's Tolu Cough Syrup has
no equal. It will Immediately relieve
any Cough or Cold, Whooping Cough.
Sore throat, Hoarseness, Group, Bron-
chitis and kindred ailments. Contains
no injurious ingredients, is pleasant to
take and a safe remedy for children.
Sold by J. c. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and
II. L. FentreSS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

San Francisco. June 23.-The a
defense monitor Monadnock sailed for
Manila VIC Honolulu this afternoon.
The collier Nero. which will accompa-
ny the Monadnock went out first. The
warship followed in a few minutes
Men on the Monadnock think that the
ship will make the trip to Manila in
about twenty-three days. The Nero
has at least 5000 o OF coal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

The Chief Burgess OF Mllesburg. Pa,
says DeWitt's Little Early RiserS are.
the best pills ne ever used In his fam
lily during forty years Of house keep
ing. They cure constipation, sick
headache and stomach and liver
troubles. Small in size but great In
results. Pr. Bethany.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Kansas City, Mo. June 23.-Captain
Maurice ]. Langhorn a famous figure
in confederate history. is dead at his
horn was born in Cunningham county,
Va, in 1884. In the late war he re-
ceived promotion for his bravery and
won honors under General Joe 0. Shell
by in the latter's Mexican campaign.
The story of Langhorn's holding Wax
ahatchie with a small party Of SOL
diers is familiar.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

"In a minute" one dose Of Harris Es-
sence of Ginger. will relieve any ordi-
nary case of Collie, Cramps. or Nausea.
an unexcelIed remedy for Diarrhea.
Cholera Morbus, Summer complaints
and all internal pains. Sold by J. G.
Shepard, J.. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen
treSS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
Lvnehed for Criminal Assault

Nashville, Tenn, June ga dispatch
to The Banner from Double SPRINGS.
Tenn. states that Charles Washing
ton. colored, who recently assaulted
Mrs. Ward near Min Lick, Putnam
couEy, was lynched at lin Lick to-
day. ~uAik1~
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

n editor of the Evans City. Pa,
Globe, writes. "One Minute Cough
Cure Is rightly named. It cured my
children after all other remedies fall
ed" II cures coughs, colds and all
throat and lung troubles. r. r. Bel
LAM.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

winston Sentinel: Mrs. Mary Hill.
VINO lives near Belo's pond, was Ia a
wagon yesterday afternoon, going to
attend the burial OF a friend. when
the horses took fright at the street al
and came near turning the wagon over.
Mrs. Hill fell out on the curbing and
inflicted painful bruises. She thinks
one Of the horses stepped on her back.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

II thing DeWitt's witch Hazel Salve
is the finest preparation or the mar
ket for piles" So writes John G.. Dunn,
of Wheeling w. Va. Try it and you
will thing the same. 1t also cures
eczema and all skin diseases. r. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
OUR ARMY IN CUBA
Successful Landing Of Six Thousand Troops
at Baiquiri the First Day.
No SPANISH SOLDIERS SEEN.

The Enemy Evacuate the Town and Set it on Fire.-The Landing Made
Without Accident After Smelling OF the Town and Hills by the
Fleet--Cuban Soldiers Guarding the Mountain Passes.
Strong Detachments Thrown Out-Indian Fighters
in the Brush Ready for Bushwhacking..
Women and Children Return.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Win your battles against disease
by acting promptly. One Minute
Cough Cure produces immediate re-
suits. When taken early 1t prevents
consumption. And in later stages II
furnishes prompt relief. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Sick headache. b~iliousness, constipa-
ton and all liver and stomach troubles
can be quickly cured by using those
famous little pills known as DeWnrs
Little Early Risers. They are pleasant
20 take AMI never grippe. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
To Open Recruiting Office at New Bern
Especial to The Messenger.)

Special TO The Messenger.J
Raleigh, N. c., June 23.-A recruit
ing officer of the Second regiment will
go to New Bern, expecting to enlist a
to see service and fear they will n o
otherwise get an opportunity.
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skill of medical scientists, and, being unable
to cure the disease, the doctors direct their
efforts towards covering up its symptoms
There is but one effect to be obtained from
the universal potash and mercurial treat
ment-it bottles up the poison and dries il
up in the system-but it must be remem
bered that it dries up the marrow in the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28
A Real
Blood
Remedy.

was afflicted with a terrible blood disease,
which was in spots at first, but afterwards
spread all over my body. These soon broke
out into sores, and it is easy to imagine the
suffering 1 endured. Before became con-
WINGED that the doctors could do no good, had
spent a hundred dollars, which was really
thrown away. l then tried various patent med
icines, but they lid not reach the disease.
When l had finished my first bottle of S. S. 8.
Twas greatly improved and was delighted with
the result. The large red s~plotches on my chest
began to grow paer and smaller and before
long disappeared entirely. regained my lost
weight, became stronger, and my appetite
greatly improved. I was soon entirely well,
and my skin as clear as a piece of glass.
II. L. MYERS. 100 Mulberry St. Newark, n. j.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

To the curative, health-giving powers of Swifts Specific
only blood remedy to be relied upon for obstinate,
seated blood diseases.
For centuries the human race has battled with a di
which has claimed its victims by the million. Conta
Blood Poison, the most horrible of all diseases-Me en-,
uzaukiud-has spread its contamination throughout
world, %blighting one generation with the faint of anoth
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
Pullman Cara.

As q railroad train was swinging
around a sharp curve a passenger in the
sleeping car was thrown against the in
side window Of the stateroom so VIC.
lently that his elbow went through the
glass. The Pullman conductor came
promptly to the rescue, asl;ng If he
was hurt.
mo, I'm not" answered the passen.
ger good naturally, but the Pullman
company's dividends will be cut down
this year by the price Of one pane. !
suppose the stockholders can stand it,
though"
THE Pullman stockholders won't
have to. said the conductor. 1T comes
out Of the X, Y. and z. Railroad com
pany, to whose train we are attached.
l shall make out q damage slip, the
train conductor will certify it, the re-
pairs will be made at the end Of the
route, and the railroad company will
foot the bill. There's mighty little, l
tell you. except ordinary wear and tear.
that the railroad company doesn't pay
for. II there is a scratch ON the side Of
this car at the end of a run. the x. Y.
and Y. pays for it, not the Pullman
company. New York Tribune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

DR.. Weir Mitchell, lecturing to .
school Of nurses lately upon the neces-
sity Of self control in emergencies, told
the following incident: lone Of his pa
tients while in n low. nervous condi-
ton, swallowed by mistake a dose from
the wrong bottle. She shrieked out that
she was poisoned. One of the nurses
screamed 'Aconitei' aud began to cry
Historically. The other nurse. seeing
that the patient was going into convul-
sions from terror, when relief would be
impossible, said coolly: Don't be fright
ened. Look here taking a mouthful Of
the dose herself. She then went outside
to rid her mouth Of it, procured an
emetic and sent for n doctor and a stom-
ach pump. Her calmness saved the life
Of the patient"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
WITH THREADS OF METAL.

Tinsel Fabrics and the More Costly Bro
csdes of Gold and Silver.
Tinsel fabrics are the lower priced OF
the cloths into which gold or silver
threads have been woven. In tinsel fab.
RIGS the gold threads are of brass or cop
per, gilded, and the silver threads are
of white metal. These threads Of metal,
originally fine wire. are rolled fiat and
FURNISHED, and they glisten in the fabric
wherever the pattern brings them to the
surface. Tinsel fabrics are made about
three-fourths of a yard in width. and
they sell at 75 cents to 81. so a yard.
They come in various colors, and many
of them are beautiful and artistic in de-
sign. Some are copies Of old Venetian
tapestries. Tinsel fabrics are used for
church and for theatrical purposes and
sometimes for gowns and for decorative
purposes
The c~ostlier fabrics. with interviewer
metal threads, are called gold and sill
yer brocades. In these the gold threads
are Of silver, gold plated. and the silver
threads are Of pure silver; the body of
the fabric is of silk. The brocades are all
beautiful, and many Of them are ex-
ceedingly so. These fabrics are made
about five-eighths of a yard in width,
and they sell at various prices up to $25
and sometimes IS high as $50 a yard.
The costliest Of these fabrics are very
rarely imported into this country, bro
cades at $40 and sl2 a yard being about
the highest priced used here. If more
elaborate fabrics r required, they are
usually imported to order. The finer
fabrics, with metal threads, are made
in France, the commoner kinds in Ger
many.
Gold and silver brocades are here
used almost exclusively for church pur-
poses and chiefly for vestments. They
are imported in red, violet and green
and also in black with silver threads,
the black and silver being for mourning.
Gold and silver brocades are also used
70 a limited extent for decorative pur-
poses.
Such fabrics and gold embroidery,
often of the costliest description, are far
more commonly used in Europe than
here, both for church and for military
purposes. New York Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
Colonel Kit Chinn.

A ST. Louis footpad attempted to hold
up Colonel Kit Chinn Of Kentucky one
night recently, and the aforesaid foot.
pad hasn't done anything since. II there
is a man ON earth whom footpads should
shun as a temperate mar shuns a blind
tiger, that man is Kit Chinn. He is q
born fighter, and his favorite weapons
are the ones which the Creator endowed
him with at his birth. He is one Of the
few men in Kentucky who hold the use
Of pistol or knife in contempt and is to.
tally devoid Of fear. He has fought q
wildcat in the open with nothing but
his bare knuckles and come out winner.
and it is said that upon one occasion be
offered to fight q rattlesnake and give
him the first bite. -Glasgow Ky. ]
News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
SUBURBANITE MEMORY.


n,~ices Employed by wives ~ Remind
Husbands Of ErrAnds.
Talking OF memory systems, +" said
the suburbanite on the accommodation
train, II can't for the life Of me set
how a man who is unable TO remember
one thing is helped by having 10 re-
meIuhcr two. IL l tie "a string around
my finger. l must recall the purpose OF
wearing il. which | never can do. II
must always think Of rain when ! want
to carry an umbrella, ! have double
work. Now. my wife wanted me to re-
member something today. and she gave
me "A word to say over to myself, and
I've forgotten the word"
pooh! It's easy enough to remem-
Der things if you give your mind to
it," said another suburbanite. my
wife told me to bee sure 10 order some
now what the mischief was it? Soaps
Bluing? Well, that's funny. ! thought
| would be sure TO remember"
He plunged his hands into his over
coat pockets TO cover his chagrin and
pulled out Of one u rough bit Of scant-
ling with a memorandum in lead pen
Gil attached.
"Well. / vow! My wife must have
stuck that thing in there. Oh, yes. !
see. II was a load of kindling she want
cd me to order. But one could hardly
be expected to remember a thing like
that"
II wish / could find a reminder OF
what l am TO get as easy as you did,
but my wife doesn't believe in giving a
sample to help out a poor memory.
Hello. old fellow, how's that?"
He had pulled a little rubber shoe
out Of his pocket and was regarding il
with loving eyes
"Sammy's overshoe. by all that's
queer! And here's something inside.
Length. five inches Bless his little
heart. I'd have forgot all about them if
it hadn't been for this memory lesson.
There's something in the system after
all. Chicago Times Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
SENT TO SWEAR AGAINST PA.
Because His Ma Didnt Dare to Leave Her
Living Seat.

Because His Ma Didnt Dare to Leave Her
Living Seat.
He was q mere STRIPPING Of q lad. He
might have been 2 years Of age or he
might have been o. Nobody could tell
by looking at his face. The only mark
Of certainty about the youthful counte-
nance yas the sure sign that some of
his ancestors had come from old Ire
land. The little fellow walked hastily
into the Office Of the warrant clerk of
Recorder Finnegan's court. He did not
notice the four persons standing in line
waiting to get afidavits made out
against some bothersome relatives, but
the y. nth pushed through the crowd
and d,sengaged the attention Of the
clerk with this odd demand:
II want to make an affidavit against
my pa, said be and pushed his little
red head around the side Of the desk.
lyon var what;" queried the clerk.
II want to swear against pa" said
the boy again.
"What has your pa done?"
"He has just been in q prizefght
with ma"
"Well. why don't your ma swear out
the warrant against pa? My boy, you
are too young; you won't fill the bill. :"
my ma cant come, and she wanted
me to fix it up for her"
why could she not Gomez asked
the clerk, getting interested in the
youngsters story. He could not imag-
inc why the wife would not be only too
willing to swear the warrant.
my pa and ma they got in the fight
in the kitchen. That is how it hap
pened- My pa made q drive for her.
but didn't land. and then my ma she
grabbed up the rolling pin and f1oored
the old man. She is now setting on
him, holding him down. and that is
why she couldn't come to swear against
him. She sen me. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
THE NEW


Out Of the deep SEA stream.
Int the light and the air.
Rose like a gracious dream
Venus. the fair
How much Of sorrow and rue,
How much Of Joy and peace.
sprang that day from the blue
Waters OF Greecel
oh, from a Cyclad's verge
Or swift gallcy's PROV to have seen
Her. the worlds wonder. emerge.
Yelled In the sheen
OF her glorious sea dripping locks
Buoy ant Of limb and as BRIGHT
As the sole star that leads out the iocks
OF the she. !. srdoss Night
But what avails IL to sigh
For a glimpse OF that day withdrawal
Not for long in the sky
Stays the fair dawn
Ours the nobler lot
Under the broad noontide.
Gazing. 10 falter not.
Till from the wide
Ocean Of life we behold,
Rising in splendor and might
Fairer than Venus Of old.
Calmer than Night.
Purer than Dawn or the blue
Depths Of ether untIod.
Nature, the only. the true
Daughter Of God.
W. p. Trent in Dial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

signed. Trustee Of Hall township. will
attend to township business on each Sat-
nrday Of the year, At my Office, and per
IONS having township business to tran
sact are required to present it to him on
Saturdays.
The township library will also be found
Ut my Office near Rosamond, and the cit.
iEens are invited to call there for library
books.
The Indiana Series Of School books
may be had at my Office, and ut John J..
Meschede's, in Celestine.
LEVI l.. JACOBS,
Trustee Hall township.
Aug. 8, 1877
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

The undersigned Trustee of Boone
township, Dubois county, hereby gives
notice that he will attend to all business
pertaining to the Office of Trustee, at his
residence, about one mile west OF Por-
t~ersville, on Portersville and Ireland
road, on Saturdays of each week, end
requests all persons having town hip
business to present it on Saturday. Cur
zens desiring books from the Township
Library, are notified that the Library is
kept by VIM. McHarris, in Portersville.
n. B. CoFFMAN, Trustee.
Aug z, 1897 ".
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
Columbia Township Trus-
tees Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee of Column
bia Tp., Dubois county, Ind, will attend
to Township business at his residence on
every Saturday, and persons having
township business to transact are re-
quested to present it on that day of the
week.
The Township Library is kept at the
Office of the Trustee, where those en-
titled can obtain books.
X. p. SMITH, Trustee.
Aug. 10th, lS97-y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

In Switzerland a milkmaid or milk.
man gets better wages il gifted with a
good voice, because it has been discov-
cred that COW will yield one-ffth more
milk il soothed during the milking by .
pleasing melody.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

Ibid You ever" asked the young
husband. have your wife look yen in
the eye when you came home and ask
you IL you had not forgotten some
thingr"
MANY . time. me boy. answered
the old married man. "She does yet.
In the early days 1t used to mean a kiss;
now IL is usually u reference to wipins
my shoes. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

The late Professor George NJ. Lane.
Harvard's greatest Latin scholar. won
more fame by composing a bit Of dog
gerel called 1.-THE Lone Fishball' than
by anything he eve did as an educator.
"The Lone Fishball" has been one Of
the mmones college songs for the last
40 years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
HARRISON Trustees Notice

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Trustee Of HARRISON township,
will att end to township business on each
Saturday of the year, at my office, and
persons having township business to
trrnsact are required to present it to him
OH Saturdays.
The township library will be kept al
my home in Haysville.
GEORGE NIX,
Aug. %, 1877. Trustee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
House and Lot for Sale.

A good residence on Mill street in
Jasper, for sale cheap, and on reasonable
terms. The lot has on II a good drilled
well costing nearly 500, furnishing an
unfailing supply OF good water. For
price and terms apply TO Q. DoASE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

The Missouri supreme court declared
that the law against opium smoking
and opium joints Is unconstitutional. be-
cause 1t interferes with the right Of
men to smoke whatever they choose.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

I'm your letter to me about the post
office ut Sorreltop. said the senator.
"you spoke Of Higginside as the pres.
emit incumbranoe. You mean. Of course.
the present incumbent
"'Incumbrance' 10 the right word,
senator" replied the man who was aft
or Higginside's job somewhat stifiy.-
Chicago Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

An American lady went into a chem
lists shop in Nice and asked for . bottle
Of the finest perfume sold there. She
was informed that the price II the bsso
sosnt was $50 An ounoA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
MOTHERS FRIEND

is the remedy which relieves
women of the great pain and suf-
fering incident to maternity; this
hour which is dreaded as woman's
severest trial is not only made
painless, but all the danger is re-
moved by its use. Those who use
this remedy are no longer de-
spondent or gloomy; nervousness
nausea and other distressing con-
ditions are avoided. the system is
made ready for the coming event.
and the serious accidents SO COM
mon to the critical hour are
obviated by the use of Mothers
Friend. III is a blessing to ssonsan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
TINE GARD IN EXPECT. sept. 1. 1897.
MAIN IINE
EVANSVILLE DIVISION

No. Is leaves Jasper daily at 40, L. u. al.
rives ut H~untingburg at $780,,
No IS leaves ~Huntingburx daily. except
Sunday ut $40 A. IN. arrives at Jasper at $50
No. 80 leaves Huntingburg daily at sos ar
rives in Jasper at s.35 a. N.
No. 6 comes to Jasper only on Sundays, and
No. II does not leave Jasper Sundays.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

10rThe way to wealth is as plain
as the way to the corner grocery.
Have the things to sell and adver-
tise them we'll.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10

Lowest rates to all Eastern and Western
points. Folders, rates, and general infor-
nation will be furnished upon application
to v. Il. C~LAYcOMB, ct. Jasper. :
4. ID. srRArTAS, Trav. Pass. Agt Mt Vernon,
IL: X. A. CAMPBELL, Gen1 Pass. Agen
SC Louis Mo-.
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ol.oo PER BOTTLE 1t all Drug Stores.
or sent oy express on receipt OF price.
200kS Containing invaluable Information of
rnrc interest to all women, will be sent
Tnes to my address, upon application, BY
ne DRADHlHLD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-06-10
Skin Diseases.

For the speedy and permanent cure Of
Z tier. salt n cum and eczema, Cham
berlaip's Eye and Skin Ointment IL
without an equal. 1t relieves the itch
tv.g and Snrarting almost instantly and
its continued use effects . permanent
cure. II also cures itch. BARRIERS itch,
scald head. sore nipples. itching piles.
;k:pped hands. chronic sore eyes and
g.anulated lids.
Dr.. Cady's Condition Powders for
horses are the best tonic. blood purifier
and vermifuge. Price, Is cents. Sold by