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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03
WEATHER REPORT.

washington. D. c., Jan. 2. 1898.
Forecast for Tuesday,:
For virginia-Fair: warmer: fresh to
southwest winds.
For North CarolinaAPartly cloudy
weather; not so cold; fresh northeast
to east winds.
NEUROLOGICAL DATA.
Maximum temperature 500. ...... 90
Minimum temperature ...... ..... IS
Normal temperature 49,. ........ AZ
Departure from normal 500. minus 1S
Departure from normal since jan
uary lat ....l..... minus sc
Rainfall in past "a hours ......... 90
Rainfall since list of month 5000. rs
Mean humidity ....... ......... So
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03

Sun rises at 7:1S a. m. and sets at
500 p. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03
VEHICLE LICENSES.

Norfolk. Va, Jan. Ist, 1899.
Semi-Annual Licenses On Carts. Draws
Wagons. Hacks; &c. expired December
3lst, 1875, and the same are required by
ordinance to be renewed promptly.
JAMES +. REID.
ja1-lw CITY Collector.
dispatch copy.)
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03
Office Norfolk CITY Water works. II
Norfolk, Va, Decembe D, 1895

-NVTIV'N. II, JtttEiuer9 =, sI69S.sg n
G. EALED PROPOSALS FOR THE
y construction at the Pumping sta ton
FLUME, DRAINS AND FOUNTATIGSSs
for "MECHANICAL FILTER Plan ffsSe
of Water Commissioners until fSffss
AIRY 9TH. 1889. a II IN. Detail ia nsS
and Specifications of same can boz seen
at said office
CONDITIONS. Each proposal must hs
accompanied by a certified check for $780,
The successful bidder will be required to
proved by this Board. The Board rs-4
serves the right to reject any Or ali BIDS.
city viii be recosnized Each bid must
be marked on cover Proposal for Con-
Sructlon of building. Etc. for Filter
Plant" - L
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
de22-eod-td NJ = - =, =
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03

IN HE COUPONS DUE JANUARY 1ST
4 1852 on the NORFOLK STREE1'
RAILROAD CJsi NsNY'3 BONDS will he
paid on and after that date upon preseI
tat.on to the Citi2eus Bank OF Norfolk.
Va. or to the Mercantile Trust and De,
posit Company, Of Baltimore Nd WAL
Street Railroad Company des0-iw
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03

See DR.. Week about your eyes. Eek.
animation free $40 Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03

a special meeting OF stockholders wiirs
be held ON TUESDAY, the 2ith day OF
January. 1899, Mt o'clock q. M, at the
the State of Virginia. for the purpose Of
taking such steps as may be necessary
IN the REORGANIZATION of the company in
First Mortgage Bonds to the extent oe.
100000 and OF Income Bonds TO the ex-t
by. mortgages of tho company's franz
chises and property yl4s
The stockholders Will also be asked To
pass upon the question of reducing tina
par value of the stock from 500 per share
10 $50 per share. Other measures necess
sary IN the reorganization may also be-
presented for action. Il 30
Q. j. DERoUSSE.
de22-2w Secretary.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03
WEATHER
-CALENDAR.

Fair; q little warmer: light easterly
winds, increasing.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-03

THAT soul that on Jesus hath leaned
for repose,
He will not, He will not desort to its
foes:
That soul, though all hell should en-
deavor to shake
He'll never. no never, no never for
sake"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

"Here little and there little" yop
know ard bat for the fact that there
is real philosophy in the principle, The
COMMONWEALTH might disiaa.r OF seeing
any industrial development in Sect
land Neck soon.
We repeat what we have said time
and again and what many others have
also said repeatedly. that no town can
experience any real development un-
til it 'nakes things" like Charlotte
Then, let us have some kind OF new
mandatory. If cotton mill is too
big a thing let us have an oil mill :
ana if an Oil mill is too big let us have
something smaller. Better manufact-
ure foot mats of shucks and sell
them at small profit than do nothing
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
LIVES OF DISTINGUISHED
NORTH CAROLINIANS.
SOME CLIPPINGS FROM THE STATE Press
AND EXTRACTS FROM THE Book.

The Lives Of Distinguished North
Carolinians Is ROW being delivered tc
subscribers, and It is very handsome
volume. The printers and binders have
done their work we'll No more valua-
BILE book has ever been published IL
North Carolina. From the tersely writ
ten Introduction to the last chapter
containing d. III. Hills address On The
Old South" the book is full of Interest
for every student of history. 1t Is IL
no sense school book, but is /; book
for the general reader. The teacher O:
the history OF North Carolina Or of the
United States Will find in this book
much valuable assistance.-The Jour
nal of Education.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

BY virture of the power vested in me
by that mortgage of record in Book
IL l at Page 234, of the Register Of
Deeds office of Halifax County. execn-
tea by IL. S. Hyman and wife on the
TN day of June, 1896, 1 will. on The
18th day Of May 1899, in the town Of
Scotland Neck, N. c., sell at nmbl,o
auction to the highest bidder for cash
the following described land vino ~
the town OF Scotland Neck, N. O. To-
wit; That land conveyed to Fanny
L: LYMAN by the Trustees of Vine
Hill Academy and beginning on the
east side OF Maii. street at w. F. Butter,
worth's line at stake 225 feet from tho
upper corner of the Episcopal church
lots, thence up Main street to the old
feebles line, thence parallel with 1Sth
street 400 feet, thence parallel with
Main street to Butterworth's line
thence his line to the beginning. being
the place on which said Hyman and
wife formerly resided. ~ e'"o
This 10th day of April '99.
A. MCDOWELL.
Mortgage.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
N office.
North Carolina, In the Superior
Halifax County. Court, Mch. S,'99.
Gid johnson
VS..
Ida johnson.

1t appearing In this action that a
summons has been issued for the de-
PENDANT notifying her of this action for
divorce from the bonds of matrimony
and the Sheriff having returned on the
summons that the the defendant was
not to be found In Halifax county.
upon motion of ]. Norwood Hill, attor-
ney for the plaintiff, il is therefore Or
dered by the court that publication be
made once a week for six successive
weeks in TIE COMMONWEALTH. a news
paper published IN Halifax county.
notifying said defendant to appear at
the Court Couse in Halifax town. North
Carolina on the goth day of May, 1899.
and answer the complaint of The plain.
tiff which is flied in the Superior Court
Of said county; and let the defendant
take notice that if she fail to answer
the said complaint within the time re-
qulred by law the plaintiff will apnlv
to the court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Given under my hand and seal Of
said court, this 7th March. 1899.
STERLING M. GARY.
Clk Sup'r Court Halifax Co.
3-16-Gt. -> w.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
BATTLE COMPLIMENT
ED.

The COMMONWEALTH bad the pleas
IRE OF making observations OF Judge
Dossay Battles first service to the
State as Judge for this district Grimm
al court His first court was held st
HALIFAX aud it gave us pleasure to
make some favorable comments On bis
bearing and fine management OF his
first court. His entire service thus
Tar has met with the same appreciation
by the public generally; and at the
close OF his second court in Charlotte
a lew da, ago, a juror pait! him tie high
compliment to say He is the most
impartial Judge that has ever presided
in Ii AIecklenburg court"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

Do you cough?
Do your lungs pain you?
Is your throat sore and inhaned?
Do you spit UP phlegm?
Does your head ache?
Is your appetite bad?
Are your lungs delicate?
Are you losing flesh?
Are you pale and thin?
Do you lack stamina?
These symptoms are proof that you
have in your body the seeds Of the most
dangerous nalady that has ever devas
tated the earth-consumption.
Consumption, the bane Of those who
have been brought up in the old-fash-
toned beliefs that this disease was hered
itary, that it was fatal, that none could
recover who we're once firmly clasped in
it's relentless grip.
But now known to be durable, made
SO by the world-stirring discoveries OF
that man whose name has been given
to this new system of treatment.
Now known to be preventable and
durable by following and practising his
hygienic teachings.
The new system Of treatment will cure
you of consumption and of all diseases
which can be traced back to weak lungs
as a foundation. q
It is not drug system, but system
Of germ destruction and body building.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A Startling incident of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, Is narrated by him as follows
Il was In most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
e., tongue coated, pain continually In
back and sides, no appetite-gradually
growing weake: day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Fortu-
nately, friend advised trying 'Elec-
trio Bltters,' and to my great Joy and
surprise, the first bottle made decided
improvement, continued their use
for three weeks, and am now well
man. l know they sayed my life, and
robbed the grave OF another victim -
No one should fail to try them. Only
81 cts. per bottle at E. T. Whitehead 4.
Co.'s Drug Store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
- CANDY eATiAETic
gaAllO OH

The proprietor Of the Erwin cotton
mill at Durham has found that l6O
of his employees cannot read and write
He has generously provided & night
school to which they can go "wlthout
money and without price," as he put
it to them lie pays the expenses Of
the school and thus sets an example
which it Is to be hopad wealthy mill
owners al over the country will fol-
low
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
DON'T GIVE UP.

Persons Who came from Tillery Tues
nav s,id that Capt. Day came down to
the State farms to remove Mess. Dixon
and NcCasisev who were in charge
there. Dixon gave up, but McCaskey
refused to do so. He claims his office
and holds cn. It was said that papers
would be secured Wednesday for his
eiectment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
Indigestion Cs'el-4i Years Standing
Mr.. Ro. B. Bass, one of the conntv
commissioners OF Person county, saws

Mr.. Ro. B. Bass, one of the county
commissioners OF Person county, says !:
Cunningham, Person Co., NC.
September "a. 1898.
About September, 1894, Mrs. Joe
Person called at my house to see me az
she heard l had a sore on nv face.
The sore was on my cheek near the
nose, had been there three or four
years, and had grown to be as large as
a silver dollar. 1t was a surface sore.
but caused me much anxiety, I prom
lsed Mrs. Person TO try her Remedy
and Wash, and did so. BY the time /
took dozen bottles, the sore was en-
tlrely cured. Two physicians had
pronounced it cancerous in its nature
l had been sufferer from indiges.
ton eyer eince [ was Is years old
am now GO years old The Remedy
made perfect cure also of indigestion
after l had suffered with it 45 wears It
is great medicine. / am,
Very truly,
RO. B. BASS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
CONOCONARA TOWNSH

CONoCoNARA TOWNSHIP.
w. III. Cook, 1 acres, 50
F. X. Cameron, 1873 acres, piny
woods, g.,
Mrs. Harriet Adkins, 1870 acres,
piny woods, 4!
Bennett Allsbrook, 25 acres p. w.
Buck land, ]:
John Fenner, $50 acres, MiIllkin
land, !.
Daniel Deyereaux, 100 acres,
.sLooking Glass, 6
Marcellus Smith, 400 acres, Coch-
ran land, II
w. e. Parks, l lot Spring Hill, s.
T. a. Taylor 100 acres, King
land, 9
Walton, Whan & Co.,
80 acres Hines land,
20 acres Baker land,
80 acres Cochran land, 81
Mingo Jackson, so acres, part of
Lodge land, 9S
Walter B. Jones,
100 acres King tract,
lOS acres Mason tract. IS
c. w. DUNN, Collector
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

Not guesswork, but science.
Not step backward, but stride out
of the old ruts.
Made possible only. by Pasteur's,
Virchow's, Metchnikoff's and Slocum's
latest discoveries in bacteriology, hy-
giene and therapeutics.
In plain English, system of modern
scientific disease curing.
The System consists of -Four Prep
arations which act simultaneously and
supplement each others curative action.
You are invited to test what this sys-
tenn will do for you, if you are sick, by
writing for free treatment to the Slo-
cum Laboratories, New York City.
WRITE TO THE DOCTOR.
Send your name and full express and
postoffice address to the Slocum Labor
atories, oS Pine street, New York, and
mention this paper, and the Four Free
Preparations of medicine will be for
warded you.
The system is a positive cure for con-
sumption, that most insidious disease,
and for all lung troubles and disorders
complicated by loss of flesh, Coughs,
Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, etc.
Thin, pale, weak people become fat
and hearty by its use.
The test is to try it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

All the baking powders exhibited at
the Chicago FAIR, except one, were
found to contain alum or ammonia.
Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
EfaIe Of Land for 'T7a~es

70 whom it may concern
I sha! sell at the court house in
HALIFAX on Monday, the Jst day Of
Nay, 1899, the following tracts, Or
parcels, OF land to satisfy taxes aid
cost on same:
SCOTLAND NECK TowSTHIp.
VIM. Arlington 90 acres house
tract, 1912
II, III. Arlington 7 acres Nhllle
Smith land, IS
Qninton Jones, 49, acres, ping
woods land, =
Margaret Hawkins, 7 acres, Nil
lie Smith land, q6
Hilla Clark, / town lot, q
". +. Evans, town lot, y
WIN. Smith, 2 acres, 81
Guy Smith, 9 acres, home tract, %
g. s. Robertson, town lot, s.
land, Sc
Kenneth Smith, 80 acres, Baker
land, 2 Sc
Anderson Underdew, 10 acres,
home tract, ! e
G. w. DUNN, Collector
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
SHOE REPAIRING.

Neat and substantial Repairing done
on Boots and Shoes of all kinds. All
work guaranteed. Sowing machine
supplies to order.
r. E. COOKE.
Scotland Neck, N. C.
Two doora below p q
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
sts!lsa! Nee! Telephone Ey9ajs!!'


we are prepared to furnish telephone
service to the public and sollc patron
age.
RATES FOR SERVICE.
business Phones, $500 per month
Residence Phones, $50
Two OF either for 800
IL is our purpose to give good ,ef'N''
and to this end we ask all subscrlbersV
report promptly any irregularities -
the service.
" Our signed contracts prohlp'
the use OF phones except by s'lbscIlo :,,s
and we request that this rule lie Ilslu'
enforced.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20
A MERIIORIOUS PUBLICATION

One OF the most laudable works beins
undertaken in the State at present is
that OF the North Carolina Publishing
Society, OF Raleigh, in gathering and
putting Into practical form the histor,
o! the State. It has been said Of us a:
a people that North Carollnians ART
great on making history, but indiffer
ent to preserving it. There is, alas
too much truth in tie assertion. Anc
so it Is gratifying to note the work ",
on which the above named society
composed as 1t Is OF some of the hes;
known and most successful business rrei;
of Raleigh, have embarked. The OF
ject OF the society IS to perpetuate the
lives Of distinguished citizens of the
State in permanent form. It's effor;
is purely historical and educationa!.-
The Henderson Gold Leaf.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

Failure in soma writers to give tbe
sources of information and of ideas,
and to give credit or quote where these
are already we'll expressed, has caused
much confusion in the historical data
OF this State. This practice is fatal to
any comfortable literary reputation,
and an unwilling confession of lncapa
city.
The educational value of these sketch
es and speeches, and Of such as NAV be
published at later period, is probably
what Will chief1y>recommend this I'm.
-dertaking to the consideration OF the
public. A good course of home read
ing about worthy men close enough to
the reader to stimulate his interest can
hardly be overvalued, and it Is the best
substitute for the training of the schools
as we'll as powerful assistant in such
trainlng.-From the Preface.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-04-20

The above is the title OF a handsome
volume recently issued by the Norit
Carolina Publication Society. ". J.
Peele, ESD, OF the Raleigh bar, Is the
author or rather the com piler OF the
book. The book is made up Of sketch
es and addresses On the lives Of some
of the foremost men of the State-such
men as Macon, Swain, Graham, Petit
grew and others.
We can hope for a new and rea!l,
fair history of our State, its men anc
achievements only as we gather togeth-
er the lives of its great men and see
their power as men transmitted into
the liyes of the people. History is to
a great extent biography, and as VIC
come to know our biography we know
what we have done for ourselves and
for the nation.
From this point of view, then, the
volume before us is O: the greatest val
lie as a substantial contribution to our
State history our representative men.
our history as it really is, shall BIS
known.
Another value, aside from the histori-
cal and biographical, is the intrinsic
worth of the contents of the book a.
literature. The sketches are by grea.
men themselves writing OF great men.
Each sketch is finished literary pro
duct, and, as such, aside from any in
terest its subject matter may haye, is
entitled to high place in any estl-
mate OF the literary productions of the
State.--Unlyersity Record.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09
thu, Grave.

A startling incident Of which Mr..
John Oliver OF Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
II was in O most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow eyes, sunken,
tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides. all appetite.-gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up, Fort,
ullately, a friend advised trying Flee
trio Bitters' and to my great JOY and
surprise, the first bottle made a decided
improvement. l continued their use
for three weeks, and am now q well
man. 1 know they saved my life, aud
robbed the grave of another victim
No one should fail to try them. Only
30 cents per bottle, 1T +. Z. Miller Drug
Store.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09

South, Dakota Dairy Association.
The ninth annual meeting of the
South Dakota Dairy association will be
held in Mitchell next week, the 18th,
18th and l4th. The state Buttermaker's
association will meet at the same time.
A. II. Wheaton is president OF the Dairy
association, and C. H. Sherwood of the
DeSmet Independent secretary. Leland
Griffin, buttermaker at DpSmet, is pres1-
dent of the Buttermaker's association.
Secretary Sherwood has prepared a very
interesting program, and it will well re-
pay any man who handles cows to go TO
Mitchell next week and attend one or
two sessions OF the convention. Some Of
the ablest men in this line OF work in
the whole wess will be present to impart
information, through lectures ana in
other ways. There will also DO Il large
number of entries for butter prizes, the
latter Of which are many. The list of
prizes contributed by the business men
Of Mitchell is a large one in itself.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09
Better Ii a v 9

The Christmas number of the Horse
Review will appear December ~. From
the preliminary synopsis Of contents OF
the forthcoming issue, furnished US by
the publishers, We can safely promise all
admirers OF the horse an unusually in
terestiug and high-class number. A
large variety Of articles of unusual value
to horsemen. sketches, "reminiscences
stories, poems, etc, the comprehensive
statistics, tnOWhere else ob%talnable) the
magnificent supplement. Suitable fol
frnming) and innumerablc smaller illus.
t%rations, and the artistic Autographed
cover. lin seven colors) all combine tt
make this tenth Christmas number thu
peer of anything ever attempted in thi:
line. The price is twenty five cents PEI
copy, hut is sent without cost to al
names on the Review subscription lis
Dec. u, or subscriptions for one year a
50, or six months at 81, uiay commence
with this issue. Full particulars viii
be cheerfully furnished by The Horst
Review company, go Masonic Temple
Chicago, Illinois.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09

Three tonrs Of the beautiful island q
Puerto Rico are scheduled to leave Chic
ago January II. February Is, and Marcel
8. Special Pullman sleeping aud dining
cars will convey the party 10 New York
thence OIL board the splendid new steam-
ships Ponce and San Juan, through and
around the island by rail, automobile
carriage and boat.
Tickets include all expenses every
where. These select limited parties will
be under the special escort OF Mr.. Walter
BOYD Townsend under the management
OF the American Tourist association
Reau Campbell, general manager, 49,
Marquette building, Chicago.
Itineraries, maps and tickets can tie
had on application to the agents Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee, q st. Paul. (21)
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09
The Contributors to the pecember

: EaEI|L $50
The contributors to the December
Ladies' Home journal include Finley
Peter Dunno, (auth0r OF "Mr. DooleY')
Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brudy, Ian Mac.
laren, S. I. Pickard. Mrs. Burton Kings
land, Edward Box Geo. w. Cable, Albert
W. Smith, Dan Beard, Franklin Fyles,
Sarah Beaumont Kennedy, and a half
score Of other equally %well-known
writer's. To the pictorial establishment
Of the same number A. B. Frost, w. l..
Taylor, II. C. Christy. Frank O. Small.
Walter Russell, Lucius Hitchcock and
others have contributed their best efforts.
The Christmas journal covers an un-
usually wide field Of interest. The
great festal day ssthe theme of carol,
story and picture. md of various prac-
tical useful articles, while numerous
topics that are uppermost in the mind
Of woman, and helpful in the conduct Of
the home are practically discussed.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09
Question answered.

Yes, Augsut Flower still has the larg-
est sale OF any medicine in tie civilized
world. Your mothers and grandmoth-
ers' never thought OF using anything
else for indigestion or biliousness.
Doctors were scarce and they seldom
heard OF appendicitis, nervous prostra-
ton or heart failure, etc. They used
August Flower to clean out The system
and stop fermentation OF und:gested
food, regulate the action of the liver,
stimulate the nervous and organic &C.
ton OF the system and that is nil they
took when feeling dull ani bad with
headaches and other aches. You only.
need a few doses Of GREEN'S August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you sat
listed there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Sample bottles at Il. E..
Mlller's.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-12-09
A Thousand

Could not express the rapture of Annie
E. Springer, of 1925 Howard st. Phila-
delphia, Pa, when she found that DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her Of a hacking
cough that for many years had made life
a burden. All other remedies and doc
tols could give her no help. but she says
of this Royal cure-''it soon removed the
pain in my chest and | cau now sleep
soundly, something ] can scarcely re-
member doing before. l feel like sound
ing its praises throughout the universe"
So will anyone who tries Dr.. Kings New
Discovery for any trouble Of the throat,
chest or lungs. Price so cents and 81.
Trial bottles free ut +. E, Mtller's drug
store; every bottle guaranteed. I ~