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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

feated before the convention met. and
Taylor's name was not presented.
The Kansas City delegates were in
structed to re-elect Thomas Gahan ma
tional committeeman and to vote as a
unit on all propositions. Bryan, Of
course, was Endorsed with a whoop
and will get the solid support Of Illi-
nois' forty eight delegates. The state
committee met this afternoon and
named DR.. Walter Watson of Mount
Vernon alternate at large to succeed
Adlai Stevenson, who declined to
serve.
The platform makes no direct men
ton whatever of 16 to 1. Here is the
financial plank adopted
Eve denounce the currency law
passed by the present congress, which
proposes to permanently establish the
gold standard in this country in place
of the blmetallic standard of the con-
stitution, and which transfers to the
national banks the entire control Of
the paper currency, thus laying
foundation for money trust which
will have power to control the prices
OF all property, and to stimulate Or
strangle business"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
AN INNOVATION.
- Church Fair In okIahoma-Evssy.
". thing srerfectly Guuarns

Church Fair In 0k1ahoma-Evssy.
thing "fsrfectly squars..
! y fsthi en and sisters, J" said the Rev.
Jack Jonks. the well known Oklahoma
Adivine. relates the New York World
an requested to announce that the
ladies' Of the church will give fair
and festival at 'Tilligan's hall next
Thursday, evening, to which everybody
- invited. will further say that
everything will be square and above
BOARD on that occasion. I have been
u moved to insist upon this innovation
because OF the numerous kic' which
nave been registered since the last
Bsa event OF this character. Certain OF the
\ retnren, especially those who have but
F'e s;s become members of the church
ana have not yet forgotten their world
~ wisdom, have been complaining that
Snere was no reciprocity in the various
penny devices and games Of
cnance at the last festival, and they
ore emphatic in their proclamation
Fnat' while they do not object to run
ning up against any legitimate hazard
Is TOT the good Of the cause, they decline
g participate in any more lead-pipe
cinches. will therefore add that at
x 1ne coming festival the grabbing, fish
pond, weiEhing-machine and kindred
81 aevlces Tor replenishing the treasury
vii pc under the direct supervision of
curly Conroy, the gentlemanly and &C!
complished dealer of faro at the Blua
ftuln fortune parlors. In kindly agree!
ang to superintend these devices, Mr.;
Conroy pledges his professional honor
) that every visitor who puts down his
scads Will at least have some show for
i nis money, and that his part OF the
evenings entertainment will be con1
Quoted in the same unprejudiced and
impartial way that characterizes his
work at the Blue Ruin. The usual COLI
lection will now be taken"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

I concluded to try your medicine and
I can truly say it does all that you
claim for it to do
Ten bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and seven pack
ages of Sanative Wash have made a
new woman of me. l have had no
womb trouble since taking the fifth
bottle. / weigh more than 1 have in
years; can do all my own homework
sleep well, have a good appetite and
now feel that life is worth living. j
owe all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. feel that it has saved
my life and would not be without it for
anything. I am always glad to recon-
mend your medicine to all my sex, for l
know if they follow your directions,
they will be cured. Mrs. ANNIE
THOMPSON, South Hot Springs, Ark.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Ancient Tools.

An explorer recently found In Egyp,
q bronze bowl and series of iron tools
Of forms quite unlike any known in
Egypt. and they are thought to belong
to an Assyrian armorer about $50 B. G.
These tools, comprising three saws
made for pulling. not pushing, one
rasp, one file, several chisels and fer
r1,ss. a scoop-edged drill, two center
bits, and others, are Of the greatest
value in the history of tools, as show.
Ing several forms Of an earlier date
than was thought possible. They are
probably of Assyrian origin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
LOVES LABOR LOST.
a Citizens Efforts to Keep tho Law No.
Successful.

5a Successful.
II you do not have that quite,
cleaned out by 9 O'clock tonight /
shall be compelled to serve a warrant
upon you" said Brooklyn policeman
to 25th ward resident few evenings
ago, according to the New York Mail
and Express. "My gutter has been
cleaned out" insisted the resident. and
he called the attention of the police
man to the fact that his gutter was
the only one on the block from which
the snow and ice had been removed
The officer glanced at his book and
asked: rs your name Smith?" "No:
Smith lives next door," The policeman
apalogized and went away. Last night
the thoughtful resident went down in
to the cellar and brought up the coal
shovel. With this implement he set
to work upon the snow, which lay four
inches deep in front of his house. He
worked an hour and just as he was
putting the finishing touches to the lob
Smith strolled by. II say, Butcher,
you're a chump. would not do that
for all the policemen in the city. They
cans scare me for cent" But Blu
cher was very satisfied sort of citizen
when he got back into the glow Of the
dining room crate. He felt that he
would have the laugh on Smith later
on. This morning when Butcher
opened the front door he found that
s the wind had swept Smiths sidewalk
clean and had blown all the snow over
( on his sidewalk. The beautiful lay in
one great drift, three feet deep. There
was scarcely snow enough in front o,
Smiths house to make SNOWFALL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

little provocation. Chairman Stewart
woke up the fan-wielders when in his
first sentence to the convention he
said: The Prohibition party is not
dead"
Here most of the flags and fans went
up. 1T is not even sleeping" said
Stewart, and the rest followed.
At noon the convention adjourned
until the committee on credentials re-
ported. No contests were expected
before the committee went into ses-
sion. Tomorrow vening a grand mass
meeting will be held by the conven-
ton delegates, when the nominees for
national offices will be given a grand
send-off.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
GOOD FISHING
and Charming summer Resorts.


Those in search Of health or recrea-
ton can do no better than to take an
outing at one of the following popular
resorts on the Minneapolis & st. Louis
R. R. Waterville, Mimi, Lake Teton
ka. Splendid pike, crappie and bass
fishing and boating. Maple Point Ho-
tel or Tetonka Park Hotel provide the
best Of accommodations. Waconia,
Mimi, Clear Lake. The Coney Island
Hotels are famous for good accommo-
dations. Lake Minnetonka is best
reached by the Minneapolis & St.
Louis R. r. There are numerous first
class hotels at Deephaven, Cottage
wood, Excelsior, Lake Park, etc. FIRE.
quent trains and reduced rate tickets
on sale. For further information call
on agents or write to A. B. Cults, G. P.
& T. A., NJ & St. L. R. R. Minneapo-
lis
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

A mine in Idaho last week shipped
out three bars of bullion, valued at S.
300.
The Zulus of Africa contributed s4.-
600 last year for the support of their
native churches.
Military physicians in India prescribe
opium as harmless tonic for soldiers
In fatiguing marches.
During the recent holidays every
single girl over eighteen in the town of
Brookstown. KY, was married.
The Mormons are said to employ g.
300 missionaries, which is about one
to every 100 members of their church.
Over ten thousand acres of timber
have been removed from the forests Of
Boyne Valley. Mich, in the last seven
years.
Benjamin Constant is to paint the
ceiling and MN L. o. Merson and
Flameng the grand staircase of the new
Paris Opera Comique.
The introduction of barbed-wire
fencing is diminishing fox-hunting in
England. Many famous huntsmen are
giving up their packs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

FREE GOVERNMENT LANDS.
There are still thousands of acres of
government lands in the states of
Washington and Oregon, also prairie
and timber lands near railroad or wat
er communication, that can be bought
for IS per acre and upwards Finest
climate in the United States. No fail
ure of crops. If you wish to raise
grain or the finest stock on earth, you
will find locations in these two states
where you can do this to perfection.
Take your choice. l have no lands for
sale,but if you want information where
it is best to locate, call on me when in
st. Paul or write me at corner Third
and Rosabel streets, ST. Paul, MINI.
r. e. workman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
TICKET is COMPLETED.
anlno,. Democrat. Finish Work of stat

Illinois Democrats Finish Work of State
I, Convention.
l. Springfield, June 28.-The Demo-
cratic state convention wound up its
work today. The following is the full
state ticket.
For governor-Sa Samuel Alschuler Of
Aurora.
For lieutenant governor-Elmer T..
Perry of Mount Sterling
For secretary Of state-James f..
O'Donnell of Bloomington.
For auditor-George B. Parsons Of
Shawneetown.
For treasurer-M. F. Dunlap Of
jacksonville
For attorney seneral-James Todd
of Chicago.
For university trustees-Dr Julia
Holmes Smith, Chicago; Joseph
Schwartz, Warren, and Charles Bliss,
Montgomery.
Cook county had slated DR.. H. s.
Taylor, city prosecutor of Chicago,
and the leader of the Populist faction
allied with the Democratic machine,
for lieutenant governor, but was de-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

"Know Thyself," Book For Men Only,
sent Free, postpaid, sealed, to any male
reader mentioning this paper; &c for
postage. The Science of Life, or Self-Pres-
ervation, the Gold Medal Prize Treatise,
the best Medical Book of this or any age.
$40 PIP. with engravings and prescriptions.
Only 25c paper covers. Library Edition,
full gilt, 800. Address The Peabody Med
ical Institute, No. 4 Bulffnch ST., Boston,
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Write today for these books; keys to
health and vigor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Unless a man keeps moving til.
world will soon throw him down.
Ladies Can Wear Shoes.
Oneisize smaller after usingAllen's Foot.
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns anG
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad.
dress Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
d Rainbows in the eyes indicate Low.
in the heart
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
what WIN become of china !?

None can foresee the outcome of the
quarrel between foreign powers over
the division of China. Itisinteresting
to watch the going to pieces of this
race. Many people are also going tc
pieces because of dyspepsia, constipa-
ton and stomach diseases. Good
! health can be retained if we use Hos.
letters Stomach Bitters.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Tommy,s Sentence

"Now, Thomas" said the teacher
write me a sentence in which the
words pine and butternut are used"
And Thomas wrote: The fellow felt
almighty tough when him his best girl
cut; first he thought he'd pine away,
and then he thought he'd butternut. !"
Detroit Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Price of Hard Coal Higher

New York, June 29.-All the anthra,
site coal roads have given notice of
Rn advance in the price of coal, rs
cents ton. east and west, beginning
July 2. The new circular prices will
be as follows: Free on board, tide
water, stove and chestnut, S4 ton;
egg, sS.75. Western prices Crate.
S4.25 a ton; stove and chestnut, $3.50
on cars at Buffalo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Try Grain-o. Try Grain-o,

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without in
jury as we'll as the adult. All who try
it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but tits made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without distress.
One-fourth the price of coffee. 15c.
and Csc. per package. Sold by all
grOcerS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Telephones have been placed in the
French hospitals for infectious mala-
dies, so that the sick may converse
with their friends without danger of
communicating disease.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Going Down.

What is that humping noise in the
rear of the store?" That? Oh, that's
the prices dropping under the influ-
ence of the business depression. ~
Philadelphia North American. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

This Is presidential year, and every citizen
needs daily paper. The Des Moines Daily
News is sent postpaid to any address for 81 year
75cents for six months SO cents for three months.
All the news condensed for the busy reader; daily
ter for the family. Address, The NEWS Des
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Every young man. should learn tc
paddle his own canoe-but he should
learn to swim first.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Egypt. where some sort of plague is
almost constantly in existence, was at
one time free from the evil for two
centuries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

washing Day WIN Have No Terrors
II you use Maple City Self Washing Soap
1t preserves the clothes-try it and be con
\ vinced-your grocer has it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

To Make Clothes Sweet and Clean
Use Maple City Self Washing Soap. 1t
makes washing day easy. All grocers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Eve may have had her troubles, but
Adam never brought his friends home
to dinner unexpectedly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove N j.. Feb. IL, 1900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

A Colonel in the British South African ARMY
says that Adams Tutti Fruit was o blessing 10
his men while marching
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Each package of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better, too.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Few women ever feel really comfort
able in new gown
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

An empty purse is responsible fol
some matrimony failures.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Never say die. Expire sounds niue
better.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

A vigorous growth and the original color given to
the hair by PARKERs HAIR BALsAM
HINDERCoRNs. the best cure for corns l5cts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

"A BOOK or Choice Recipes
Sent free by Walter Baker g. Co. Ltd, Dorchester,
Mass. Mention this paper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

When person is in bed, and asleep,
the heart beats ten strokes less in a
minute than when the person Is in an
upright position and awake.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The one new thing under the sun
each day is the date.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Lanes Family Medicine.

Lanes Family Medicine.
Moves the bowels each day. In or.
der to- be healthy this is necessary
Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price 25 and soc.
Slams crown prince is student at
Harrow, England. He is popular with
his school fellows
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

You can seldom judge man by his
actions away from home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ease?
1t is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Sold in
25 and so cent bottles. Go at once
delays are dangerous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Seventeen Irish regiments are at the
front in South Africa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Many man dresses more expensive
ly than the men to whom he owes
money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The best way to prevent it is to use Coke
DandruH Cure. All druggists at $1OO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The women who are born to com
mand always get married.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

There is something wrong with the
small boy who can wait patiently for
his dinner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
MEDICAL cook EREE.

No matter how homely man is you
can always say he has striking face
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

One frequently sees bags, but
it never bags at the knee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
No Man Likes to Be Ba,d.

Never make pleasure an excuse for
neglecting your business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Important to Mothers.

He who is not true to himself is a
traitor to heaven.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
dammatton, allays pain wind collie. Csc bottle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
The girl who doesn't wish to see
callers must expect to be found out.
Save Money, Time and Labor

By using Maple City Self Washing Soap.
Your grocer sells it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
YOU NEED DAILY PAPER

We are made great or small by our
own acts
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

language can frame. We declare our
solemn belief that the attorney gen
eral OF the United States in his inter-
probation of that law, and the secre-
tary OF war in his acceptance of that
Interpretation and his refusal to en-
force the law, we're and are guilty of
reasonable notification thereof, and
that President Mckinley, through his
assent to and Endorsement of such in
depreciation and refusal on the part
OF the officials appointed by and re-
sponsible to him, shares Responsibility
in the guilt"
Convention Onicers Elected.
The committee on permanent organ.
cation reported the following officers
who were elected:
Chairman Samuel J. Dickey, Michi-
gan.
secretary-Colonel R. S. Chever
Tennessee.
. Assistant secretaries-L. w. Elliott
California; Alonzo E. Wilson, Illinois:
Mrs. Francis Beauchamp, Kentucky;
Herbert e. Griffith, Massachusetts, and
]. A. Hartman, New York
A new national committee was also
elected.
Opening Session.
Chicago, June 27.-When the ma.
tional convention of the Prohibition
party was called to order at 1920 this
morning the First Regiment armory
presented a scene of brilliant color
More than a quarter of the nationa
delegates were women, the color o.
their gowns on the convention floor
coupled with the hundreds of flags car.
| ried by the delegates and which were
kept in almost continual motion
blending with the elaborate decoration:
of the hall to furnish gay picture.
| Samuel J.. Dickie of Michigan, one O
the distinguished leaders of prohibi
ton for many years, was named by
National Chairman Stewart as tenn
porary chairman Mr.. Stewart said il
his opening address:
1T affords me great pleasure, in call
ing this convention to order, to con
graduate you on this great gathering
The Prohibition party is not dead i
Is not asleep. tits wide awake and full
at life. Slowly but surely has tr!s -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

If the girls who chew gum in the
street cars only knew how ugly it
makes them look, they wouldn't do it,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

A mistake often leads to the divorce
court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
FREE GOVERNMENT LANDS.

Everyone thinks he works for man
who is mighty unappreciatiye.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
TO WOMEN WHO DOUBT.


and at menst r
periods / suffered t
ribly. At times m
back would ach
very hard. 1could
not lift anything
or do any heavy
work; was not able
to stand on my feet
Ny husband spent
hundreds of dollars
for doctors but
they did me no
good. After a time
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

like big lot of coffee to buy at one time, but only
placed orders for four solid of coffee of over
sQFFEES. Fine Old Crop Rio, 10 Id. eye; 80 lb.
90 b. 1910 Fine old crop Santos, h. 97c; so lb
100 lb ell TO- Mocha Peaberry fine lob. Si47;
their own cotfees, we offer some unsurpassed bar
ed, 10 lb Sl.i5; 50lb t575 100 H. LIS Rio extra
choice Obj, 81 80; so h. s7Ss; 100 h. 80 San
Peaberry, 10 ID sll7; 50 lb e7e5; 1880 Afri
md. Java and Mocha favor, 10 h. Sits so h. esS5;
ssEG S.s u u sosgE Ssss
esired - l---~-S--.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
VARIETIES.

A mine in Idaho last week shipped
out three bars of bullion, valued at 49,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-04
TEXAS SCHOOL LAND.

By an act of the special session of
the legislature just adjourned the state
will, on May 23rd, 1900, put upon the
market for sale, oyer four million acres
of school land st $1.O0 per acre for
grazing, and $l.5O per acre for agricul-
tural land, with only one-fortieth Of
the purchase money cash, the balance
on forty years time at 3 per cent an
uaul interest. One person can buy
from so acres up to four sections.
Upon receipt Of fifty cents will mail a
copy of the pew law, map OF the state
and book giving the counties in
which these lands are located, includ-
ing those recovered from the railroads,
and all the laws and forms used in the
sale, purchase and lease of all the
state school lands, with full instruc-
tions how to buy or lease any part OF
same. New law takes effect May q,
1900. Address,
WENDELL & Co.,
Austin, Tex.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-04
A HORSE SHOW.

At the request of several of our horse
enthusiasts, the INDEX is pleased to
announce that there will be a big horse
show on the streets of Medicine Lodge,
on Saturday, April 7th. These exhibit.
tions were great success as well as of
much benefit to breeders and horse
ownsrs in times past. and now that
horse flesh Is again looking up, it has
been suggested that it would be in or.
der TO revive the custom Of exhibiting
stations on the public streets. Every
body come to town on that day and see
the horses. Everybody having horse
is requested t. place HIM on exhibition.
1t costs nothing and is q good advertis.
ing scheme.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-04-04
STORY OF A SLAVE.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George d. Williams.
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: my
wife has been 30 helpless for I've years
that she could not turn oyer in bed
alone. After using two bottles Of
Electric Iiitters. she 10 wonderfully
improved and able TO do her own
WORK" This supreme remedy for fe-
male diseases quickly cures nervous.
ness, sleeplessness. melancholy. head.
ache, backache. fsinting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medicine
is . godsend to weak, slckly, rundown
people. Every bottle guaranteed
Only 50 cents. Sold By J. r. Young
Drug Co.