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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-17
GOV. JOHNSTON is GRACEFUL
SAYS HE CAME WITHIN A SMALL
voTE OF DEFEATING MORGAN.
Has No bitterness In His Heart and
VIII Labor for Al, Alabama
just the same.

Birmingham, Ala. April 16.--Governor
Johnston. who met his political Waterloo
in Saturdays primaries in his race for the
United states senate against John T. Nor
gan, today gave out the following state
ment: 1T is manifest that the democ-
racy of the State has declared for the
re election OF Senator Morgan, am a
democrat in victory or defeat and shall ac-
quiescc in that result. as / have always
done, without murmur.
II know there were very large num-
Der of gentlemen who were my personal
friends and who would have been glad
to support me, but felt that they could
not turn their backs on senator who
was so illustr'ous.
az am glad that can look back on the
canvass with the consciousness that have
INDUCED in no filth or misrepresentation
and that today have no unkindnees in
my heart for the distinguished gentleman
who has won.
II am deeply grateful to the friends who
have so literally supported me in this
contest. ! hope thai shall live long
enough to show every one of them that
my gratitude will only cease when | shall
cross over the river and rest In the shade
Il congratulate myself that in a contest
with one so distinguished and beloved as
Senator Morgan, that have poled nearly
40 per cent of the vote in the primary, and
that change OF less than 10000 votes
would have given me majority in the
legislatu
The reforms secured during my admin
istratlon have aroused no little refentment,
but l hope that when the passions OF the
hour pass away that the people Will see
that these reforms will be of lasting bene-
fit to them and that In the end all will
come to acknowledge that the good of the
people and the glory OF the comrnunweslth
have been nearest my heart.
II had hoped that If elected to the SEN
ate, ! could be Of substantial service to
my people, amongst whom have lived
so long, and with whom I have shared
all the perils OF war and struggles OF
peace.
II have done something. hope, 10 re-
unite our people and to compose the diff
ferences that sharply divided them, and
shall continue to struggle to accomplish
'hdt emu Wnether as puplic oHIVlai OF
private citizen.
I'VE must all stand together to build up
our State. develop It's resources, improve
its educational facilities and to give the
people the blessing of a Just, impartial
and economical administration OF their af-
fairs"
Birmingham, Ala. April Ex-senator
Morgan wires the Age Herald as follows
on the result of his almost unanimous
Enforcement at the hands of the Alabama
democracy In Saturdays primaries: "The
very remarkable vote OF so many coun-
ties gives nssnrAnre of the flltnrn sirnnrih
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LOUISIANA ELECTION.
Conceded that the Democracy wiz
Win an Easy victory.

Win an Easy Victory.
New Orleans, April i6.--The eve OF tho
state election finds matters very quiet.
effort being concentrated on the parish
OF St. Mary. where both Senator Gallery
and Governor Foster reside. and which
both sides claim.
The republicans carried 1t Last election
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Kansas CIV Carpenters strike.

Kansas CITY, April 16,-oyer 400 union
carpenters went on a strike today for an
increase OF wages TO 81 IL cents an hour.
The contractors offered 80 cents. but Il
was rejected BY the men.
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Tor this district was here today and held
court In the matter OF A. y. Carr. Jr.
bankrupt, Judge George Clarke Of Waco
wss present and represented certain in-
teres's in the proceedings.
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Monday, says: THE Beers are in fun
retreat from wepensr. hugging the
Basutoland border The Fsasusos arc
marching parallel with them along tha
frontier watching eagerly for the slight
est encroachment."
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THE STORM IN THn SoRTnwrsr.
The Platte LIS Almost BnnkfuiI ana i,
RiSAnu.

=
penvcr, Colo, April 16.--The rain and
snow storm which began Sunday night
continues and is increasing In severity.
The storm covers the eastern parts of
Colorado and Wyoming. the north part OF
New Mexico and part OF Kansas. Cherry
creek, which enters the Platte river Ia this
city is on boom and fears are enter
tained for the safety OF castlewood dam.
The Platte is almost bankfu and Is rising
rapidly.
In the Cripple Creek district It has been
showing almost constantly for two weeks,
the storm being record breaker for the
camp. The steam and electric railroads
are blocked and mining operations serl-
ously hampered, Similar conditions pre-
vail In the Gilpin and Clear Creek mining
districts.
Owing to the soft roadbeds incoming
trains are arriving many hours late On
the Divide, between Denver and Colorado
Springs, and in some mountain canons
they are stalled in heaps OF sno~. which
Is so moist and heavy that snowplows
buck Il with but little effect. On the pral-
RE roads east of Denver conditions are
not so bad as on the roads south and west,
Denver, Colo, April l6.--'No trains have
been run on any road between Denver and
Colorado springs since yesterday. About
twenty traans. passenger and freight, arc
stuck in the snow on the division between
the two points named. In some places the
drifts are sixteen feet deep, the snow be-
ing so wet and heavy that the plows are
almost unable to inove It. The storm has
now subsidized and with an army OF men
at work the railroad officials announce
that they expect TO have the roads clear
by tomorrow morning.
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staten Island carpeaters strike.

New York April l6.--All the carpenters
on Staten Island went on a strike today.
The strikers demand an eight-hour day Of
fiye days Of tine week and a iour-hour
day on Saturday.
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cred,teys. Meeting.

Bryan. Texas, April is.--Hon NJ @.
H Park Of Waco, referee in bankruptcy
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London. April 1.-THE Rloemfonfeln cor
respondent Of une standard. tslesrspnins
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nEAvY MAINS IN MIssIssrppI.
Cotton Lands In the Delta Arc being
Flooded.

Memphis, Tenn, April l6--Rcports from
Vcksburg, jackson, Utica and other points
In Mississippi state that one OF tho heaviest
rainfalls experienced in recent years has yis-
tied tho cotton delta and ut q late hour to-
night there is no Indication OF celsatlon OF
tho precipitation, Rivers and creeks are over
their banks and In many instances crops In
tho lowlands are being flooded and It is
feared much loss to planters and farmers
will result,
Meridian, Misc, April i6-The damage in
the city has hecu very great The dam at the
water works that held tho water OF the nrat
or upper reservoir gave way this afternoon
under the heavy pressure and there is now
tremendous volume Of water pouring into ths
main reservoir and It ia thought the immense
dam that holds this Will certainly give way
under the strain.
The breaking OF this dam means the In
undation OF the valley below, the destruction
of much property and water famine for
Meridian. Tho trestlcs on the eastern and
western ends of the electric street railroad
hsvc been damaged to snch an extent as TO
neoessitate the stoppage OF the cars
The dam OF tho lake at Arundel Springs,
Just south OF the city gave way this after
noon and tho water carried everything be-
fore II as 1t spread out over The valley below.
All the lower portion Of the city south Of the
railroad tracks ia under water the Eagle
oil mills being flooded to a depth of about
four feet
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IS. Daviss !: Goldman
Eye. Ear and Throat.
pms 3o5 and 500 Binz Bulldog.
WEATHER IMPROVISATION.

"eherai observations.
|aerVatlons taken at all stations by the
IL states weather bureau at p. m. yes
fy, 10Th meridian time: Rain
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Birmingham, Ala. April 1s.-senato,
Morgan wires the Age Herald as follows
on the result of his almost unanimous
Enforcement al the hands of the Alabama
democracy In Saturdays primaries: 1.-THE
very remarkable vote of so many coun-
ties gives assurance of the future strength
and harmony OF the democracy of Ala
bama. The confidence thus expressed to-
ward me as one of the senators from Ala
bama, excites my gratitude to the peo-
pie, and will increase my devotion to their
interests and prosperity.
John L. Morgan"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
KILLED IN SELF-DEFENSE.
To Save His Own Life n Son Sends 4
Bullet Through His Fa-
Tiers Heart.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 2~O.-James NJ.
Burnham, publisher of the Wymoran,
at Wymora, Neb., shot and killed his
father, Capt. Collins a. Durham, at
their home yesterday. A coroner's
jury Immediately e%Xonerated the son.
Both father and son were both prom
inent political workers in the county
in which they reside. The killing was
in self-defense. The sol gave himself
up to the officers.
Capt. Burnham was a captain in ths
civil war, and while a congenial man
when sober, he was a fiend when in
toNicated. Many times he had threat
ened to kill all the members of his
family. Yesterday morning the ia
Their came home and made an assault
upon the son. The father used a
butcher knife, and after getting his
son in a corner, was in the act of
plunging the knife into his body.
When there was no other alternative,
the son drew a revolver and fired a
shot which went through Capt. Burn
hams heart, killing him instantly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
A A
Three-StOry Stone Building. Occu.
pied by a Fireworks Company
Burned to the Ground.

St. Louis, Aug. 22.-By a fire whose
brilliance, from a spectacular point of
view, has scarcely been equaled in St.
Louis in ecent years, the three-story
stone building at 21O North Second
street. occupied by the Consolidated
Fireworks Company of America, was
completely DESTROYED last night a lit
tie before midnight. and the build
ings on the north and south, occupied
respectively by the Hudson Bros.
Produce and Commission Co. and
Stracke G. Caesar, liquor dealers, were
badly damaged. The greatest damage
done the latter firms was by wa
ter. The total loss is estimated at
$4,000 on the stock of the fireworks
company and $4,000 on the building.
The cause of the fire is unknown. but
the general belief is that it was the
result of an explosion. due to spOn-
taneous combustion. There were no
lives lost and no one injured, although
the explosions We're frequent. and of
great volume, driving at times the
.iremen from their work and causing
Il stampede of the throng of specta-
tors who had been attracted to the
scene.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
COLORADO FOREST FIRES.
than the Mere Intrinsic Value
Of Lumbe DESTROYED.

Denver, Col, Aug. &c. f. Want
land, general land agent of the Union
Pacific railroad, estimates the dam
age,present and prospective, caused by
the forest fires now burning in Col
orado and Wyoming. at $4,000 ,OO3.
The loss of timber which is burned,
according to Mr.. Wantland. is only a
comparatively small item in the total
amount of damage.
I'm many places" he said. 1.-The fires
+ spreading over almost bare coun-
try, land where there is nothing but
young growth, which might have
made forest in ten and twenty
years hence if it had not been for
these fires" said he.
Lands which could have been sold
for homes because Of the pleasant
surroundings will now. for years, not
he worth much. The vicinity of Glen
wood Springs and such places, where
the tourists resort. will be much af-
fected in a commercial way. because
:he scenery will be impaired"
y dispatch from Saratoga. Wyo.,
says the fires in the Sierra Madre
range have been checked by rain.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Ak FACTORY PLANT BURNED.
Was Valued mt Eight Hundred Thou.
sand DOllars-An Army of
Employees.

Alexandria,, Ind, Aug. 20.-The en-.
tire plant of the Kelly AK Manufac.
turing Co., valued at $500, 900, was de.
stroyed by fire last night. 1t was the
largest Ak factory in the world, EN-.
ploying some eight hundred or a thou
sand men when running at full force.
The company had just enlarged the
factory, increasing the output fully
one-third.
W. c. Kelly. president of the COM
pany, formerly owned and operated
a factory in Louisville. Ky, and re-
moved to this city in 1888.
The company went into the hands
of a receiver three years later. The
plant was well equipped. The factory
was located north of the city, outside
of the corporation. and the fire de-
partment could not render any as
sistance. The fire cut off the water
supply of the factory, and left no
means of fighting the flames.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
FOUND IN A POOL OF BLOOD.
Young Woman Reaten to Death by .
Hammer in the Hands of
Burglars.

New York, Aug. 20.-Catherine
ScEarf, aged %, was beaten to death
with a hammer in her rooms on the
second floor of CAT Second avenue
some time between Z p. m. and mid
night Saturday, the body not being
found until early yesterday morning.
Her brother made the discovery when
he came home after midnight.
The woman's body lay in a pool of
blood, face downward. Nearby on the
floor was a bloody hammer, and the
thing of value. 1t is the opinion of
the police that 4 thief entered the
house, and was surprised in his work
by the girl, and that he killed her t.
prevent identification.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
A YOUNG GIRL DECAPITATED.
shocking Result of . Collision .
Transit Company Car and =
Wagon at ST. Louis.

st. Louis, Aug. 20.-One young girl
beheaded, two -nen seriously hurt,
and two persons slightly hurt are the
results of a collision at Maeder street
and South Broadway last night at Sis
o'clock, between a No. $40 of the
Sixth street division of the Transit
company's lines and a light wagon
bearing a party of six for an even
ing's outing at 4 summer garden.
Despite the fact that every older
person in the conveyance was injured,
little Luke Skeele. only two years old,
of No. OH South Third street, escaped
without a scratch.
Immediately after the accident an
excited crowd of ONE 400 persons as
sembled and made 4 determined eff
fort to lynch the mortorman. The
latter, however, was already under
police protection. and after some time
the crowd was dispersed.
Those is the wagon when it was
struck were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Skeele, blanche and Luke Skeele, of
eli South Third. Sosthenes Fichesser,
of No. $40 South Third street, and
Herman Russler, of $40 Rutger street.
Blanche Skeele was instantly killed;
Russler's face was badly confused, his
face cut and his skull possibly frac-
tured; Fichesser's right leg was
broken below the knee: Mrs. Skeele's
hands and feet were crushed, and she
suffered severe bruises; Skeele him
self was badly bruised all over the
body, but was not believed to be seri-
ouSly hurt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Rebel Forces Surrender.

Colon, Colombia. Aug. a0.--Gen.
Alban, civil goHernor ana military
commander Of the department If
Panama. said he hal received u DIS.
patch from Socorro Al :.unInc Tic
absolute surrender of the rebel forces
under Vargas Santos, .c"i"n >"'n and
Tribe at San Vicente. Gen. Tribe
escaped - Ba-ranca.
A dispatch from p'"I'ua Saturday
said the Pdnarra Star ar I !'.,:,Id !,.si
received adviceS that the surrcn.. Ter
of the revolut,oaists wa in progress
At San Vicente,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
III. Boxers of China

are attempting to solve a gigantic problem.
but they are going about it in the wrong way
and will never succeed. Some people, IN
this country, seem to think that they have
as great a puzzle on their hands in selecting
a location for a home. They will certainly
go about it in the wrong way unless they in
spect the beautiful farming country on the
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway in Marinette county, Wisconsin,
fine markets, excellent climate, pure, soft
water; land sold cheap and on long time.
Why rent a farm when you can buy one for
less than ecu pay for rent? Address &c.
Rollins. Land Agent, l6l La Sale St., Chi.
cago, III.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Wa. Expelled from the Mason~.
The Deadly Flobcrt Rifle.

Columbus. o., Aug. 20.-Mrs. +. 7.
Monnett. the wife of the former at
torney general of Ohio, while stand
ing in the doorway of the Cumoer-
land. a fashionable apartment build
ing on the west side, where she re-
sides. was struck in the breast by a
bullet from a Flobert rifle in the
hands of boys who were shooting
sparrows on the other side of the
street. The bullet penetrated the
lungs, and the attending physicians
stated tonight that Mrs. Monnett was
in a cry critical condition.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
North American Kriegerbund.

Akron, o., Aug. 20.-The fifteenth
annual convention of the North Amer
lean Kriegerbund began here yester-
day. There are so lodges in the Or
g~anization, and it is expected hat all
will be represented. There will be a
big crowd at the parade to-day. Capt.
Herman Werner will be the chief mar
shall. Officers will be elected Tuesday.
The business sessions will occur on
Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday
will be devoted to sightseeing.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
THEODORE WALLERT CAUGHT,
The Arlington (Minn.J Quintuple
Captured Hidden in
His Sisters Barn.

st. Paul. MIMI. Aug. 22.-An Airing
ton (Min.) special to the Dispatch
says:
Theodore Wallert, who butchered
lis wife and four step-children, and
wounded another, was discovered, ut
1890 a. m, in the barn on the place Of
his sister. Mrs. Steinborn, about two
miles from the scene of his crime. He
was hidden under a mapger,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
eiore Cheap Excursion. to COLORADO.

Special Trains, one night out to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the Great
Rock Island Route, viii leave Chicago Au-
gust p, Sept. 4 and is, at 4:45 p. m. On
these dates excursion tickets from Chicago
and Missouri River points to Denver, Col
orado Springs, Pueblo, Glenwood Springs,
Salt Lake City and Ogden. Utah, will be sold
round trip, return limit Oct. 81, 1900. Tick
cts also good on regular trains. For full in
formation, berth reservations and beauti-
full book Colorado the Magnificent" sent
free, address John Sebastian, G. P. A., Chi
cago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quinineiu
etastelessf form. No cure-n pay. Price, 50c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The Cabinet at Washington is Face
to Face With a Pulling
Situation.
THE FUTURE OF CHINA IN The BALANCE.
That Unwieldly Despotism Is at Present
Practically Headless, With No One to
Speak for 1t With Absolute Assurance
The Allies Have a Delicate Task Con-
fronting Them.

Washington. Aug. 22.-The cabinet
session yesterday practically opened
the consideration of the momentuous
questions growing out of the capture
of Pekin and the war in China. Tn.
iii yesterdays session the absorbing
question had been the safety of Min
lister Conger and the legationers at
Pekin. Now. however. hat has given
place to problems of a more intricate
and far-reaching character, touching
the very existence of the Chinese enI-
pire and the part which the American
government is to take in the recon
StructiOn of that country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

AS a rule the person who says he has no
choice about the spring chicken never looks
thoroughly satisfied with the piece he gets.
indianapolis journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

We cured l6 cases of chills with II oo.-
ties of Yucatan Chill Tonic Improved. b.
McElrath, L.. j. Story and H. b. Miller, Har-
ris Grove, KY.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyifitfails t O cure. 2Sc
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

People resemble pianos when they are
square, upright and grand.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

The man who has nothing to do but clip
coupons cuts quite a 6gure.3Chicago Daily
News.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

4 great bar to education is the habit that
ignorant people have of getting angry when
they cannot un6erstand.-Town Topics
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
FIRE At PEORIA.
One Fireman Dead and Five In.
jured the Result of tho
Work of Fire Bugs.
LARGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY BURNED.
Mattress Co. and CnrrOlrs Ice
House. DcstrOyed-The C~n<n1lties
Were Caused by the Fall of Walls
LOSS Estimated at $30.OtbO.

Peoria, ILL.,. Aug. Cone fireman
dead. five injured and $500 0 worth of
property destroyed is the work of q
lire bug in two fires here.
1t was about two o'clock that fire
was discovered in the plant of the Pc
oria Lounge and Mattress Co.. at the
corner of Fayette and Water streets.
A general alarm soon had all of the
fire machines of the city at the scene,
but the plant IA practically de-
StroyeG.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

Halls Catnrrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

Everything you do is a red flag to thoss
who dislike you.-Atchison Globe.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

"Have you read the latest book "Oaly
II of it."-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Thrown From a ROcf.

The loss will reach $4,000 On stock
and machinery, and 5000 on the
building. an old structure. The insur-
ance on building and contents will
reach $4,000. During the progress
of the fire, Pipeman Philip Distler. of
Truck No. >, and Fred Brodbeck, of
Hose Company No. ). were thrown
from the roo of a two-story building
adjoining the fire. Distler's shoulder
was broken. and Brodbeck vas badly
bruised,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
A Second Fire.

An hour after the mattress COM
pany's fire, Carroll's ice house, only
700 years from the scene of the first
fire, was discovered in a blaze. This
was the fiercest of the W. fires. At
the end of an hours fight the roof of
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25
Caught Under Falling Walls.

Capt. Barney Manning and Pipemen
Michael Gibbons. and Harry Palmer.
of Hose Comptny No. 1. entered a door
of the burning building. They were
holding a stream of water on the fire
when the walls toppled over. Capt.
Manning was killed outright. Pipe
men Gibbons and Palmer were buried
under the walls, but were soon dug
out by their companions. Gibbons
had both legs broken below the knees,
while Palmer escaped with a few
bruises. I.addermen James p. Lynch,
of Truck No. l, was struck by n falling
timber and crushed about the hips.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-08-25

And light dressings of CUTICURA, purest of
emolIient skin cures. This treatment at once
stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales, and
dandruff, soothes irritated, itching surfaces,
stimulates the hair ~follicles, supplies the roots
with energy and nourishment, and makes the
hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy
scalp when all else fails.