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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16

The Mayor should have a bidder OF
hand to buy that tool chest the FIX.
press Company will sell for charge.
on the 3eh of this month. The city
will need the tools in that chest to re
pair that big e ground pillow wher
it strikes . root.
The next Governor of Missouri reg.
fstered at the ST. Charles Hotel today.
Lieut.. Merklin, the recruiting officer
in this city, is a German-American.
both of whose parents came from the
F~ather-land, and you have but to look
in his face to see manhood, pratriot.
ism and love of native land stamped
on every feature. He is the man to
lead Missouri boys to glory.
The congregation of the Presbyte-
rian church of this city will hold a
business meeting next Sunday to dis
cuss the ~advisability OF hireing a
preacher for their church.
Charley Stehr, of the firm of Muse
baum x Stehr, has been in st. Louis
all this week purchasing a new stock
of goods for their store on Good Hope
street.
Lieut.. Merklin, recruiting Officsrhas
had V young men examined fos
enlistment in the L. S. army and out
of the eve only n passed. Ws
will give the names of all examined
tomorrow.
The Cotton Belt Railroad Company
is laying off an eighty acre tract of
land at Gray's Point into town. Lots.
Tom Allen chopped up mi hundred
acres of land into town lots at Allen
vile years ago and there are not a
dozen houses in that town today.
The City Council will meet next
Monday night.
L. Il. Gillian. managerof the Cape
Girardeau house of the Western
Poultry and Game Company returned
home Saturday from a visit to rela-
tives in North Missouri. Mr.. Gillian
made the trip to visit relatives and
recuperate his health. He is looking
better than he did when he left here
and of curse his trip did him good.
The Cairo street fair people seem to
be depending on poster advertising
this year. Posters are all right so
far as they 90. but these days intelli-
gent people who have money to go to
look 10 the newspapers for in
Hon. Louis HOuck went down over
the line of the Commerce extension OF
Missouri y Arkansas rail
road today.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16

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ID Mckenzie, l package
f OsterlOh. ! package
Z Osterloh, package
j y Eandeven. i package
J ) Colium, l package
T L Taylor X Co.. l package
VIM Vedder, l package
y c McConkey. l package
J n Sander x Son. | package
" II Haupt. | package
Mr. NJ Groves. l package
+ HolbrOok | package
c + Nathan. l package
H NJ Ivy. l package
II Z Franklin. l package
J y LHtcs, l package
II { Nagel. ! package
" Fl Hitchcock. ! package
John Z Bats. l package
+ N Eaton. | package
Willis M~ugginsgrOs.. / package
Mclia Auch. l package
Annie " lau. l box
II y Leher. ! can
" Il Hunter. ! package
J X Sanders, ! package
l. Dermott. l package
Democrat. l package
Shach X Freeman, i package
J + Nogelsang. / package
AlcElroy. | package
|; Nogel>ang. l crate
> Albert. l package
& Nesmer. ] box
q " Riley. | grip
W IS Vandiver. l package
! ) Knight. l package
Le;tic Mckee. ! package
/; { swan. = cstgs
Mary Lyons. l box
7 3 Townsend. l package
: + JudeD. | package
Flentge Johnston X Co. packages
p sheppard. l package
+ Osterloh. | package
l.. Osterioh. | package
f OsterlOh. ] package
Z O>,erloh. / package
f O-terloh. l package
B Harris. | package
j " Wilson. | box
+ j Meachem. l stove
Thomas l. Cara. ! piano
" II HUtcrS | g.
f II Rider. ! box
Blumever " Hannah | box
d + Phillips, ! box
" j Noster. | box
Sackmann Medicine Co.. ! box
J VI Hoffman. l package
l. H Peterson. | box
Midland Pottery Co.. | crate crockery
Mrs L Smelly. l sewing machine
+ : Lilly. | box
J /. Hines. | desk
L + Freeman. ] pulley
J d POrterfield, , boxe,
Il H Bailey. =.
ADVANCE. NO.
HAPPIER u Zimmerman. | casting
Schonheif Bros. | package and spg
Freeze X Whitwell. casting
:. Richmond. ! package
John Tippett. , cs.gs attd
II s Green | package
c y SchOnhotf. | package
" McGinnis. / package
Schonhotf Bros. l ski
) y Flynn. i package
ID c Flynn. l package
Schonhotf Bros. , packages
John Beck. | box
Schonhotf Bros. , packages attd
W H Meyers, / tool chest
J J NcCollOn. lot tombstOnes
Schonhoff Bros. | package
Schonhoff Bros. ] cstg
] C Farrar | box
Schonhoff Bros. l iron rod
J Armstrong, l sack
L = Finley. l package
NJ Rian, l package
c L White. | package
f Miller. l package
G. Weason, l package
W II McCarroll, l package
Schonhoff Bros. l package
Schonhoff Bros. , packages attd
J 3 Phillipson. l Dbl
Sam Pryor. , boxes.
PUXICO, MO.
NJ NJ Morgan. l package
y I Sparkman. l package
Thomas Campbell, 1 package
G Mize. l package
W Ramsey. | package
Burris d Store. l box
Puxico Rel Co l package
J L Britton, / box
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16
Low Rates Account ST. Louis Expo
sition and Fair.

The 5. NJ. X y. r. Il. will sell
tickets to ST. Louis and return ac.
count of the st. Louis Exposition at
one and one-third fare for the round
trip. Date of sale. Sept. 10th, 18th.
18th. 18th. 21st. 26th. 18th. Oct. Bird,
9Th, 10th and 18th. Return limit five
days from date of sale.
Will also sell account St. Louis
Fair at one fare for the round trip.
Dates of sale October LIST to 9Th in.
elusive with final return limit on all
tickets October 9th.
L. B. COCHRAN, Agent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16
Advertised Letters.

The following is q list of unclaimed letters
at the lostofice, Cape Girardeau, No, for the
week ending September Is, l-TF:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16
THURSDAY.

The fair grounds are now in good
condition for the coming fair. Now
let our people go to work and prepare
something to exhibit at the fair.
The house painters in st. Louis are
on a strike. The house painters in
Cape Girardeau are looking for work.
H. {. Phelps is having the plans
made for a big two story brick bust
hess house on Main street.
KIDNEY DISEASES are the most
fatal of all diseases. Foley's Kidney
Cure is a guaranteed remedy or mouey
refunded.
Lieut.. Mcrklin Of the 18th l.. ).
NnI. Inf. is in the city as 4 recruiting
Officer. He is located III DR.. Gun
nin"ham'- Office on Main street. where
he will meet applicants for the [. ;
army.
The funeral of Charley TibbS. the
man who was killed in Jennings saw
mill yesterday morning. took place
this afternoon The saw mill shut
down today on account of the funeral.
RAINING sores, ~indolent! ulcers and
similar troubles. evcnthough of many
year, standing. may ~becuredb by using
D"Witt's Witch Hazel Sa!ve. Il
suoihe,. strengthens and heals. 1t is
IT,. great nil" cure. W. II. Coerver
Ii. Stree. Commissioner has been
Training M the trees in front Of the
"nu. house. This j not the right
tn" rf the year to trim trees. but
somebody rot i into his head that
tn">e tree, mus be trimmed.
TLe Cape Girardeau young man who
wants :" make himself famous by
go'm. to The Philippines. should see
Lieut.. Merklin at Dr.. Cunningham's
Office.
Are you lacking in strength and
energy. Are You nervous. Respondent.
irritable. bilious. co~ustipated and
generally run down in health. If o
your liver i torpid. and. and a few
doses of Herbine will cure you.
Herbinc has no equal a. a health re-
storcr. l.. Ben Miller.
The prospects for Il biz fair this
year were never better. Everybody
seems to he taking an interest in the
fair this year
y bill poster for the Cairo street
fair arrived in the city Yesterday
evening. He came here 10 bill this
city and Jackson.
Billiards. Snow Liniment. There is
no pain it will o relieve, no swelling
it Will not subdue. no wound it will
not heal. it will cure frost bites.
chilblains, and corns. - and 10 cents.
/. Ben Miller.
Ed Nolan is in the city. Mr.. Nolan
il in the life insurance business. and
he is doing Il good business in South
east Missouri.
NOW our NOuhS HIGH nav 'Idh'c
30 to the Philippines. Lieutenant
Merklin is here for the purpose of re-
cruiting for the Both Vol. Infantry. a
regiment that will surely be ordered
to the Philippines,
Graham Dempsey is going to build
a business house on Main street.
Today one year = we had the hail
storm that ost the people of this city
thousands of dollars to replace the
glass the hail stones knocked out of
their windows.
FRIDAY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16

Mrs. B. F. Speak will arrive HON
about the 18th of this month with
big stock of new and up-to-date mil
llnery goods, which she will open VI
IN her new store room on Spanisl
street.
The attendance at the Normal thi,
year is going to be unusually large
New students are coming in every day
The pain of a burn or scald i
almost instantly relieved by appiyin:
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t alst
heals the injured parts moreq uickl,
than any ether treatment. and withou
the burn is very severe does not leav,
a For sale by |. Ben Miller.
TUESDAY.
Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia. constipation. sicl
headache. sallow skin and loss of APP
petite. You have never tried De
Wits Little Early Risers for these
complaints or you would have been
cured. They are small pills but great
regulators. VIM. II. Coerver.
A. o. Gryting. architect, has loca-
ted in this city and can be found al
the Prescott House. Mr.. Crying is a
f~irst-class architect. He has samples
of work that will compare with the
architects of any city. He would be
pleased to make plans for those need
ing the services of an architect, and
he will guarantee satisfaction.
". E. Leming has a force of hands
at work taking down the bicycle track.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic is peculiar
ly adapted to persons in enfeebled
health and invalids. 1t assists di-
gestion and is a perfect strengthened
appetizer. Satisfaction or money re-
funded. Put up in both t~asteless and
bitter STYLES. 50-cent size.
y. l.. Ponder. who was here on 4
visit. returned to Kenneth yesterday.
Mr.. Ponder called on us and requested
Us 20 state that he is Il candidate for
matrimony.
After the next meeting of the city
council the big new ground pillow will
be put in circulation. that is. if there
ara enough horses in the stock pound
to pull it.
y cough is an easy thing TO cure #
taken in time. 1t is dangerous to neg
lect one for any length of time. Dr..
Simmons Cough Syrupi> guaranteed.
Fifty cents a bottle. For sale by all
druggists.
Elder George +. McGhte, for sev-
erai year, pastor Of the Christian
church at Poplar Bluff. has accepted
call to the Cape Girardeau Christian
and will enter on his work next
Sunday, preaching al II 4. n. and
I:30 p. III. He i said 20 tie a very
able man.
The Select Knight, and Ladies OF
Of America lodge in this city a pre-
scented with = handsome banner By the
lady members Of the order last night.
Prosecuting Attorney Hines i in
tn city today. He came in 20 prose-
cu:e the TWO men arrested Yesterday
b Constable Hopper.
Don't forge; /: Yea u>e Putnam
Dyes you don't nave 10 send
for 4 package for wool and one for
Each package color, all
.i5er>. Sold by ". II. Coervcr. Ii
,VEn%r-n,N
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16

To be bound hand and footfor Years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form OF slavery. Geo. D. Williams
OF Manchester. Mich. tells huw such
a slave was made free. He says: Ny
wife has been 50 helpless for i've years
that she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles o:
Electric Bittcrs. she Is wonderfully
improved and able 10 do her own
work. This supreme remedy for e.
male diseases quickly cure nervous
ness. siceplessness. melancholy. head
ache. backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle workin" medi-
cine j. Il god>end to weak. sickly. run
down people. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Only - cents. Sold by |. Ben
Miller. druggist. t
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16
NOTICE.
PubIler sale of Unclaimed Foods

PublIer sale of Unclaimed Goods
Nosics- is hereby given that th
Southern. Missouri IL Arkansas Rail
road Company WILTON
Saturday. the Both Day of September
1894.
In the Post Office Building in the Cit,
| of Cape Girardean,. Mo-, sell to tn,
bighes: bidder for cash the following
Express- and Freight matter which ha,
remained on hand at the stations O
said company for the period of ST,
months unclaimed unless the owner:
of said Express and Freight matte,
call before the day of sale and aceept
such goods, consigned to them and pay
all charges thereon including the cos
of advertising. Sale to begin af !
o'clock a.. NJ.
CAPE GLRARDEAU. Mo.
] u Sander i Son.. l package.
L Taylor i CO., L package.
VIM Eedder, L package.
] ) Coilum l package.
E-P EOugeu l package.
e NoeninGer. L package.
b. Friedman, l package.
u Chambers. l package.
d j Atkinson. L package
Geo keene, l package
VIM Eedder, l package
Hirsch Bros, / package
E.S McCarty, l package
Belle Cochran l package
T F. Joyce, l package
NJ H Spiro> l package
w 5 Morgan, | package
G H Quackenbush, l package
John st. Avit i Son, l package
John Garrett, l box.
Unknown. l butt tobacco
E + BlOmeyer. l box
w a Sanders, Jackson. l bundle
] S Schuchert, l package
B r Hampstead, package
John Lewis, l package
Joe Weber, l package
Peter Hoeller, ! package
V B Howard, l box
H NJ Ivy, l package
j + Freeman. l package
J Swab, l package
NJ Rush, l package
L Mckee. l package
f Osterloh. l package
J y Frank. I package
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16

n Alternately. l package
W 81 Hardin, l package
- W Bair, l package.
L Burris, l box
J Eager. l package
F Wilson. / package.
E w Rogers. l package
EW Rogers, ] package
J w FORMER, l package
J Darnell, l package
J Stevens, l packge
NJ G Sparkling, ltboM
J Haggerty. l package
G Crews. ] package
w w Bonney. i; package
5 H Pucket. l package
II Campbell, l piece machinery
L Burris, l pacsage
J Pollard. l box.
L Burris, l package
n Evans. l package
L Burris, / package
L F klostermann, L package
L Burris, = packages attd
Geo Mize. l skoin
J A Hickman, L sign, l box
w Singleton ! box
J Fl Harry, brings
S A Finley, Ahox
Tucker X ) | box
W F Fagan.. i package
Montgomery Is Co., 1 package
j E Nicker, : package
L Burris, l Package
n Stepp. l. package
L Rice, l package
J 81 Harry, L bundle
a Lindsay. L box
l. Burris.. L package
L Burris, L package
J F Varble,. L box
L Burris. l. package
J Stevens. ] package
GHAONIA, Mo.
j n Haekworth. l package
Asbury-Gary, I package
WILLIAMSVILLE, MO.
VIM Jackson Lbr Co., l package
H J Casey. l box
K Nelson. l package
H Manns,. l package
5 d Manning. l package
l. d blanchard, l package
J n Chatham, I package
ELSINORE, Mo.
J L .Ftwlkes, > sacks
Il ZONES, l box
J. NJ Carnahan, , bundles, / case
J II TGrubaugh. l package
MPaee, / box
T Smith, I package
Nancy MalIn, l package
) Il Kearby | package
cape Girardeau. Mo-, Sept. II, 1899.
L. B. COCHRAN, Agent.
p F. BLoNEYER, Gen'l Freight Agent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16
.sSeventy-seven.', Cs.1I.'')

81; is DR.. Humphreys famous
Specific for the cureo of Grip and Colds
andthe prevention Of Pneumonia. All
nggists-25c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-09-16
FRIDAY.

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment
gives instant relief. It allays intlams
nation and heals. 1t is prompt in its
action and positive in its effect. 1t it
the kind that cures without pain or
discomfort. 1t is for piles only 30
Gently. tubes - cents. |. Ben Miller.
Sam Williams of Jackson is in the
city. Mr.. Williams is a clever gen.
tleman and ne has many friends in
this city.
The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany has put IN a fine new transfer
boat here.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25

1t was in 1912 that John Draper,
then professor in the University of
New York, made the first portrait
photograph. The subject was Eliza
beth Draper, his sister Professor
Draper had the idea that in order to
produce distinct facial outlines in
photography it would he necessary to
cover the ccuntenance of the person
photographed with flour. This seems
a strange notion now, and it proved
not to be good one then, for all of
Professor Diapers early attempts
were failures. Finally he left off
the -four and then was quite success
full. This so delighted him that he
sent the picture to Sir William Her.
schel, the eminent English astronomer.
Sir William was in turn delighted and
made known Professor Diapers sue
cess to the scientific men of Europe.
He also sent Professor Draper letter
of acknowledgment and congratulate
ton, which has been carefully pres
erved in the archives of the ID raper
family.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25
A CARIBOU MYSTERY.
Tales That Are Told In Regard to Horn
Bearing Females.

Bearing Females.
The caribou seems to have Il most
reckless and negligent manner Of
growing his horns. Nopair OF antlers
are ever found that much resemble
any other pair, and, in fact, the horns
worn by the individual are seldom
closely mated. Some specimens have
two brow prongs, the points of which
overlap each other like clasped hands !;
others have one perfect branch, ac-
companied by Il mere spike; others,
again, have Il pair of spikes unadorned
with any points. The old bucks are
the first to mature their horns and the
first to shed them. This shedding
process commences about Nov 15,and
by Dec. it is almost impossible to
find caribou with a really goo set
of horns. On Nov. %, 1897, Arthur
Pringle saw three bull ca, ibou in Il
herd near Bald Mountain on the No! =
West Miramichi One OF the bulls
retained both his horns, one had
dropped Il horn, and the third had
dropped both of them. The horns of
young bulls, which are relatively in
ferior, are retained until January or
even late in February. The greatest
number of points ever found on the
antlers OF the woodland caribou was
43. This specimen was killed several
years ago in Maine. When the ami
NAL is very old the beams degenerate
into mere clubs and the points into
knobs.
OF all the mysteries connected with
the personality Of the animal the most
elusive is that with regard to the
horn-bearing females. Some of the
most experienced guides, who have
hunted the north woods all their lives,
say that COWS never have horns; others
affirm that all cows have horns. Some
assert that the majority, others that
not more than one in ten, wear these
ornaments. Many veteran hunters
say that there are two species of carl
bou in Maine and New Brunswick, in
one of which all the cows wear horns.
The best authorities declare that there
is only one species of caribou within
this territory, and that horns are found
upon Il very small minority of the fe-
males. Some of the provincial guides
believe that it is only the barren cows
that grow horns. Another much de-
bated question is as to whether COW
caribou drop the horns each year as
the males do. Some assert positively
that such is the fact; the best judges
assert that they never shed them, while
not few believe that when n COW
that has previously produced no off
spring begins to breed, her horns are
dropped. Arthur Evans, a Iionville
trapper, caught last June in n bear
trap COW caribou that had n perfect
set of horns and was accompanied by
her fawns. York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25
FAREWELL TO VALLEY FORGE.
While President, Washington Visited the
Historic Camp Ground.

"Nearly q score of years passed
away at Valley Forge, when one sum-
mer day tall gentleman of advancing
years, dressed in black and riding Oh
" horse, was seen by the farmers
while they were working in the fields"
writes William Perrine, of washing.
tons Christmas at Valley Forge" in
the Ladies' Home Journal. "Accom-
panied by his negro servant, he
alighted from his horse by the road
side and began kindly to put ques-
tons to one of the farmers. He told
that he had been in the camp of the
Contncntals, that he expected soon to
leave Philadelphia forever, and that
he wanted to once more look upon the
scene of the suilerings of his comrades
in GYMS. He WAS pleased to see nap
piness and prosperity now around
him. He would stay over night, but
lis duties required him to be at the
Capital. When the farmer heard his
name no was astonished. and pro-
tested that he should have been more
respectful. The stranger replied that
the sight of his companions of the war
now engaged in the happy pursuits Of
peace gave him more satisfaction than
any homage that could be paid his
person or his station as President of
the United States. 1t was George
Washington. soon about to bid fare
well in his great Office to his country.
meu. aud as herode away forever what
thoughts must have come over him as
he looked back in those piping times
of peace to the anguish and tolls and
the despair of that dark Christmas at
Valley Forge
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25

Colored steel is one of the latest
fads in the iewelry offerings for the
season. BY some process known to
metal workers, steel can, in the fur
mace, be died almost any color, and
marvellous greens, blues, lilacs, reds,
yellows and interminglcd tones in
steel are displayed by the thrifty jew
elers. A red steel watch with in
wrought initials in gold is a new and
lovely trife, or IL walrus hide cardcase
with wonderful green steel bindings is
the type of attraction for which women
are forgetting even the precious
metals.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25

The variety OF pretty silk and wooden I'M
derwear to be had at such reasonable
prices, is very tempting to dainty women.
yet many refrain from purchasing such OH
account of their liability to injure in laun-
drying. If tho work is properly done this
trouble may be avoided. When ready to
begin FIJI tub half full of warm water. in
which dissolve n fourth Of Il bar Of Ivory
Soap and wash the articles through 1t with
the hands, rinse in warm water. and
squeeze. but do not wiring. Hang on the
line and press while still damp.
ELIZA II. PARKER.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25

OF all the presidents John Adam.
aud John Tyler had the plainest sig.
natures, and Martin Van Buren, the
most indefinable. Jefferson never
lifted his pen from start to finish, nor
did Taylor, Hayes, Garfield or Harri.
son II. Cleveland's hand is sinilar
to Madison's. A small, cranipel sig
nature is that of j. q. Adams, and,
by the way, it is the only back hand
in the lot. Folks signature is the
most ornate, with many ilonrshes.
Jackson's is the longest, measuring
four inches from end to end. Pierce
wrote II plain, big hand with perfect
curves and curlycues.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25
IiOri,la and (mhN,

VA IrnIs% NanlN, SOulNrln Ky, F. {. \ T.
and +, +. I. The only route operating
through Pullman sleeping ear service New
Nurl; tn oImund Rock ledge Palm Beach
aud Miami. Connexions for Havana. Key
West and Nassau. i;uut Of the New York
world. operated solid between New York and
-, Augustine. cXclr>,N,lN ut dining. library
and oil >crS"'lon. oommI turlt and drawing
room sleeping cars Two ,thvr fast trains.
I ~ p. m. and l:n II m, Fun information
from i, l. ADAMS, q. T.. a, f., {. " J., u i :,
:l,i R'way, New \n K. or !. : rhwcatt, T.. i.
n, southern Ryr ~ BNuN. New Work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-25

Clean blood mraHS u clean skin. No
beauty without II. ta-rarct-. Candy Cathar
tic clean Your blood and keep it clean. by
stirring up the lay liver AMI driving all i'm
purilies from IT." body. Begin today to
Danish PIN pies, hyii- blut.hr- hlackhrats
and that si'k!y bi,inu- COM pirNiun hv taking
ta.carrts- beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, sitiSiar ion guaranteed. TO- 2jc. soc.