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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVING.

Saturday, January IS.
S. S. Aorangi, Hepworth, from Van
couver January 6: 80 tons mdse.
Stmr. James Makee, Tullett, from
Kappa: 245O bags sugar
Br. blk. Hollywood, McCauley, from
Antwerp July 81: 1881 tons mdse.
Schr. Lillebonne, Hansen, from Aber-
deem December 10: 1902 pieces rough
pine, TIA pieces dressed pine 200 bdls.
shingles.
Stmr. Kinau, Freeman, from Hl1o,
with passengers and freight not allow
ed to land.
Monday, January 10
Schr. Alice Kimball, Anderson, from
San Francisco, December %: 300 tons
merchandise.
jap. S. S. Doyo Maru, Asari, from
Yokohama. December 80: 995 tons coal,
126 immigrants.
Sunday, January IA.
Stmr. Kauai, Bruhn, from Makaweli
January 10; 677O bags sugar
Stmr. Iwalani Gregory, from Kauai
January 49, $500 bags sugar.
Stmr. w. G. Hail. Thompson, from
Kauai January 10: 6275 bags sugar, 80
cattle.
Haw. blk. Nuuanu, Josselyn, from
New York
Blk. Alex Mcneil, Jorgensen, from
Newcastle with coal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-15
DEPARTING.

Saturday, January 13.
s. S. Gaelic, Finch, for China and
Japan.
Stmr. James Makee, Tullet, for Ka-
paa.
Sunday, January IA.
Stmr. Kinau, Freeman, for Hilo
U. S. transport Westminster, Petrie
for Manila with horses and mules.
s. S. Aorangi, Hepworth, for the col
onies.
Jap S. S. Mango Maru, Tomita, for
Yokohama.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
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Broad. shaped belts are the mode to
wear with Etons and boleros.
The latest petticoats are made of
satin foularls, glossy and soft.
The newest buckles have a down
ward point, which adds to the long
waist effect now so much sought
after.
Dainty little ties not more than an
inch wide are made of insertion and
narrow lace edging, with tiny tassels
OH the ends.
Rainy day shoes are growing more
and more popular. Except in Il very
severe storm. no rubbers are neces-
sary with them.
Chiffon is to be rs popular for win
of the new hats are composed almost
wholly of black, gray or white chiffon
or tullp.
Another fascinating wrap is of white
cloth "cut out over white chiffon.
which falls in billowy accordioncd
hounccs below the cloth. Silver pail
letteS are scattered profuSely over all.
Some of the newest gowns for house
wear Introduce Il sash either ut one
side of the back or one side of the
front. a black mousSelinc sash with
bands Of gold across the ends is very
effective in some colors
\ number of the French costumes
are made very close about the hipS by
the use Of Il yoke a quarter of yard
deep directly in front and rounding
up to the waist line in the back. This
yoke is decorated with machine stitch
ing or braid.
The picturesque girl halls with de-
light the return of the velvet bou 81,
which certainly il one of the prc,ti.'st
and most becoming of garments. One
recently seen had a gold belt with ,,i-
peril matriX turquoise clasps. and an
immense chinchilla collar and rcvrrs.
4 smart little coat that illustrates
the winters likings is of s'alskin. fit
ting MS if woven to the figure. 1t
rcacln. only Just below the waist
line. where it is finished with scalops
edged with stitched black satin. The
pointed rcvrrs and storm collar are
of Russian sable.
An evening wrap of pale blue cloth
has an accordion pleated lining of
white silk. Straps of the cloth lii.
terlace over II front of white nccor-
dioned chiffon. and emb 'oidcred gilt
and black knots decorate the woke.
Sable tails fasten the high sable col.
lar ut the throat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
Half Mourning COs'uIne.

One of the prCtticst of half mourn
ing gowns Is made OF finest black
face cloth. The skirt has two bias
bands two inches deep Of black glace
silk, piped with white round the hem,
the lower one outlining it. a fitting
vest of white silk, with white chiffon
frilled jabOt, sets off n very chic bO-
lerO, the edge of which, likewise the
white silk revcrs. is skiItcd with n
thrcc-quartcr inch band of white SILK
crossed in lattice design with black
chenille. The collar. comirg high mt
the back, is of black silk ripcd with
white and has two white six buttons
crossed with chenille on either side,
and similar to the other three which
adorn the front. AS Il iinsh at the
back are double loops and knots, two
coming above and two longer ones be-
low the waist, VIII le the pi tureSque
semihell sleeves are cut UP ut the
back sleeve, finished W tn M inch
band of the silk and GaribAlhi under
sleeve of black net Such dress
could be quite incXpenSivrly carried
,tlt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

by n decree of Emperor Nicholas
the adoption by Count CaSSini of Mile
Marguerite CaSSini. the grnndni,cc OF
the Russian ambassador has been oili
cially recognized. and she will hence
forth have the title of Countess ard
the full right and title of daughter
in the Ambassadors household, whcth-
or in ST. Petersburg, Par.s or Wash
ington.
The young countess, who has b on
under the personal care of Count Cas-
SIM since babyhOod. is n handsome
girl of nineteen and took her place in
society for the first tine on the III ri
val of the Ambassador in tn United
States two years ago. The presence OF
an unmarried woman at the head o!
an embassy caused considerable an
noyancc in diplomatic circ.cs, Nile.
Cnssn not having the relation of II
daughter and yet doing the honors as
if she were the wife of an amlIassa-
dor. The closing days of last season
Wv ~ III ~ ''',''s'
mtlrmurs of discomfort by the mat 'On'
of the corps. and this caused the
virtual retirement Of the beautiful
young Russian. whose presence in
Washington was said to be extremely
diStastcful to the wives of several of
the European ENJOYS
The action of the Gar mt this time
is said to be in view of the promotion
of Count Cassini to one of tn" Euro
pcan capitals where his family will
naturally occupy Il more conspi,uo
place than in our democratic country.
The Russian embassy is socially
one of the most delightful in Wash
mgtOn. Count CnSSini Is an except on
al host and very fond of society. lie
will entertain Il good deal during IT,"
coming winter. The engagement >;
the young countess to Russian III
plomnt in the Orient reported same
time ago. Is authOritntivcly denied
New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
a Yellow Arc Light.

While the electric are light is the
most economical method of producing
artificial illumination known. the vio-
lrt-hluc color of its light has always
been considered objectionable. Ac-
cording to Engineering, II German firm
has attempted to alter the color. max
Ing 1t more yellow, like sunshine. Ivy
imprcgnnting one of the carbonS with
salts of calcium. silicon and magncsia.
AS much as 20 per cent. of these salts
impnrts to the arc light the characteris-
tic rcddish-yrllow flame of the sodium.
This combination carbon. only the up
per one being of this composition. CON
s,lmcs more rapidly than the pure
carbon rod, but this is overcome by
making it of larger dimensions. so that
even ut the increased rate of consunp-
ton it will last just rs long. Tests of
the candle-powcr produced by such
Carbons show Il remarkable efficiency.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

In Great Brtnil the WOmaN'S Emf.
grafton society is n thriving 0rganiZa-
ton, by means of which wo.Len art
helped to find employment. and Incl
dentally husbands in the colonies.
During 1899 the society seut out to
Canada, Australia ard Africa 240
single women us nurs; $, teachers,
gOvcrnesses. helpers and Domestic
servants. Each one bo"c an exec Heat
character, and was we'll traiECd and
mnnr were, In addition, well edu atcd.
They are not scui out free of cha: &c,
hut money IL lent for t,avelirg and
other expenses, which has to q pad
back by inStnllmcntS. In come, ton
with the society. there is II training
home in Shropshire. where for small
weekly sum worl-hc immigrants
may become expert cooks. housrw YES.
dreSsmakcrs and so forth The Rho.
dcsinn government has recently placed
the sum of $1,000 ut the disposal of
the society for the purpose of as St-
ing women to cmigratc to that colby.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
The Rain Coat.

The new model for rain coat is Il
welcome departure from til, amc;clt
model of n macintosh with cape
This Is Il coat and not Il cloak. 1t Is
cut ns carefully rs Il driving cot
would he. il slightly douhle-b:ca> ted
and fastenS with buttons down bc0w
the knee. The right "flort" laps
slightly to tho left and is cut in a
bias line. The loose front shows o"nn-
mental lines OF machine stitching.
The back shows Il shallow yoke. an
the requisite fullncss is set btncntll
the yoke in two broad b'x plea &.
The yoke back is outlined with orna-
mental bands of machine ST hing.
The rain coat is provided with Tie
new sleeve, which is full both It the
shoulder, where 1t is gathered into
the arm size. and at the wrist. where
it il gathered into the cut. which /,
n strip Of ornamental machine sti oh.
ing. a pretty collar completes the ain
coat, unless you select the ether
model with Il brief shoulder cane
and turnover collar. both trimmed
with rows of stitching. The rain coat
is made of "crnv, ncttp." tightly
twisted worsted, which rcptls mos
tIrC,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
RAILROADS IN JAPAN.


| Steam transportation MakIng W Onuef1t
| Progress in the Mika,ln's Fin rirr.
If the development of the rnili Dad
service of Il country may he cons ide"c'l
as Il criterion Of the condition of IT.
civilization. Japan may well be cnvied
by many states of older modern civil
zntiOn.
The most remarkable feature is the
wonderful rapidity with which The rail
road net has been constructed. At the
nnd of 1879 tho total Innath Of lin" wne
Il tritlc over Is miles: II years later
| it was nearly 20. Until that TIM all
| the roads had been built and operated
by the government. but then private
enterprise was allowed to common y.
with the result that the building went
on with leaps and bounds. In lSO
trains were running over 100 mics,
about onc-hnlf h'lol ging to tie govern
mcnt and the rest toprivatr companies.
At the present day the government
has 17775 miles of road in operation ana
private companies 2j'i1 miles Taking
into consideration thrlincs in course Of
construction, and the progress already
made, there is no doubt that in the
course of II few years Japan will have
10000 miles in operation.
The rolling stock ON the Japanese
roads is as follows: Eleven hundred
and three locomotives, 1911 passenger
cars and 14,oSS freight cars Nor must
it he thought that the lines are simply
ornamental. and have been run
through districts where they are Of
no use. On the contrary. statistics
show that all the lines are doing Il
thriving business. In 1S0S-1Sg the
number of passengers carried amount
ed in round figures to 1Oo.0OOC0, and
the freight to 1OO.O00O3O tons. and
that without reckoning parcels.
The United States manufacturers
have already secured Il footing in the
supply of rolling stock to the Japanese
railroads, and it is evident that. if
every nerve is strained to give gGol
value. the Yankees of the East will
he among the best customers of The
Yankees of the West for many years
to come.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

started his father arose to make a
speech while Mrs. Norris tried to re.
press smile.
"As this is a day of thanksgiving"
he began, well all give thanks First,
cause the mortgage is all paid new,
and second cause by a lucky streak
the rabbit got cooked alone. 1t was
discovered just in time. When two
strange feet are found sticking ont Of
turkey where it amt held together,
faint hard to guess what's happened.
especially when all the drcSsin's left
in Il bowl right beside it and everytlin
generally looks as If it had been done
in the dark. But seem at you'd cap
turcd the poor little thing and wanted
it so bad, we just thought that we'd
fix 1t Up and serve it today, hopin'
that in the future you'll never trap
any more
All laughed heartily as Mr.. Morris
concluded. For the first time that day
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cream white, Is ms daShlng costume
rs Nine, O'Flaherty herself could d.
vIse.-Ncw York Commercial Advert
Snr


Under the age Of T. few children
receive an allowance. Wh,thr tn y
should or not depends Snnpwh II ON
the child; generally speaking, IN al
lowance Is desirable only after GER
tain degree of maturity Of Judgment
is reached. But If il is given 1t SEoUll
not be the only source of income;
every child should earn mt least II
part of its spending money, in ways
that are not too difficult.
But when the child has money, what
shall it do with it; \ famous ccono.
mist tells us that the three Legitimate
uses of money are saving, Spending
and giving, and this is II good basis
from which to study the matter. \
child'S saving may mean nothing at
all to it. Simply TO fill Il bunk with
pennies, to see it cmptipd, and h ar
that the money has been transferred
no idea and acomplishos no good rur-
pose; there should always b. n def.
mite end In view. If its savings are
small, still there IL fathers birthday
present to h" bought or Christmas to
he remembered. If they are lnrEcr
ana amount to quite Il sum IN tn
course Of II year. do not let the ch.ld
become misery and enjoy the y ling
up of its money for itself. Possibly
tn" money may be spoken of rs
rainy day come To the family, or tn"
outlook may bc toward travel or
special advantages in SOME way. Such
Feeling of p0sScssion may be an
excellent thing, giving the child
proper Srnse Of power and responS'-
bility.-Ilarper's Bazaar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

If you live in the country. young pco.
pie. you should scatter grain under
III" trees near your home where you
can have the pleasure of watching The
birds and, squirrels enjoy your hospi.
,ality. In the city basket or box
may be put on Il high pole in your
yard. well out of the reach of eats. or
birds will soon discover it. 1t is II
great amusement TO m invalid to
watch the various kinds of birds fly
in and out CT the basket restaurant.
For an everyday diet coarse ground
hard-bill"i BIRDS. and chopped fat of
any Kind delights and Iourishcs them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

ing his son, you burned the gravy.
smell it,"
mo, | didn't. There! Pass the
dressing around"
With Il spoon he scooped the dclecta.
bic filling of brcad-crumbs and chopped
sausage and chestnuts out of the breast
of the fowl, picld 1t on the plates,
which wcr then passed around. Each
boy stared in establishment as he re-
ccivcd his plate, and the meal began
in silence.
And now, boys Dicks father said
with smile, "whcn you're finished
with that we'll fetch in the rabbit"
And sure enough II was brought In.
covered with rich brown gravy and
slices of lcmCn.
won't we have a feast, though"
,n,i,,tn,'., iuuniu- "a, piNn.
But this was too much of u surprise
for Dick. and he hardly knew what to
coy Whom tho dinner was fairly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

AT the recent banquet of the Nal
tional Wholesale Druggists As>oria-
tion in Chicago. the Rev. Frank Crane
compared the respective remedial
qualities of laughter.
Some of his rpigrams were these:
Man is the only animal that was
made to laugh. and as science teaches
that laugh is sure boon to health. it
i; y sin for us to substitute excessive
drugtaking for laughter.
Laughter increases the blood circu-
lHtiOn.
1t cnlnrgcs the heart.
II expands the lungs.
1t iiggers the diaphragm.
1t promotes the dioculaton of the
spleen.
| once knew Il man who laughed SO
much that when he died they had to
cut his liver ont and kill it with Il club.
Keep your chin UP.
Don't take your troubles to bed with
you-hnng them on chair with your
trousers or drop them i'm IL glass of
water with your teeth.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

We have heard much lately about
the European medical men In China,
but less about the European ana
American medical women. \ writer
in the .Aligrmcin Xcitung gives an IN.
tereSting account Of the number ana
their work. The SoyiCtic DIES Mission
aries dc In Femme, says he, employs
five European women doctors In Its
hospitals and six Chinese nurses. He
rcckons the total number of European
and American women doctors ana
surgeons in GhilnA to, he not n ,rSs tE&Snn
lady physicians from Chicago. two
from Canada, and one from London.
Only one Chinese lady has studied
medical science and practice after the
western manner. and she is exceeding
ly popular and useful among her fell
low -cOuntrywomcn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
\ Lucky Conductor.

According to II Rome correspondent
of the London Express. Il conductor
on the Venetian electric railroad
named Nicola ticchino. has lust had
great stroke of luck.
In July. lS'S. he found in the Via
san l.orcnZa Il draft for 1000 pounds
ON the MarSrillcs Land Bank. pay
able to bearer in gold. 1t was signed
"AttanaSio.'
Cicchino deposited the check with
the authorities. awaiting the appear
nncc of the owner. To claim his legal
10 per cent Tho owner. however. has
never appeared. and II few DAYS since
Nicola received an official notification
that the check. having never been
claimed. was now 10y law his property.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

Every ono in health except ono TO
watch the turkey Went to meeting,
and after that the invited friends came
To dinner. Dinner lasted one hour.
or course supper was not of much ac.
count. bat mother always had nice
dip toast and some of the cold fowl cut
UP, and cranberry sauce and preserves
and cakes aud pies. After II uuirt
evening of social talk and party pray
crs Thanksgiving WAS ended.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
THIS "SimNlHV TMecd Suit.

Once upon time II suit of tweed
was looked upon us n severe. not t.
say strong minded costunne. 1t WAS
voted masculine and unbpt Oming and
far removed from the csthet,c beauty
that should distinguish all truly fem.-
nine garments. Sut a change las
come DER the spirit of the tn'lor's
dream. He turns ont tweed suits IN
softest hilcs and dec0ratrs thim with
velvet and silk. wni>tcOAts of sntn
and groups of fancy buttons. He
calls them "tailor-madr suits n In
Frnncaisc." His cvs.0mrrs cal TEN
dreams" They are costly visions.
The smart tnilor'S tweed 90 tunes
are made with seams cithr.' strapped
or sewn with two or three lows OF
stitching. The skirt is III ianrrd f.
fit the hips closely and ut tn, back
Is rather flat. in order + :dmit Ct
the short basque Of the coat living in
position. Tho seam tf Tie skirt is
pressed to perfect fiat less, but il
out the back ~, the skirt in orthodox
fashion. Pretty fancy butt MS a,c
a great feature of the tweed e. stume.
The coats are lined with bright.
shaded silks. which also Inc the skirt
Velvet or silk collars are smart in e.
feet and the co'urS are chosen 50
as to produce Il telling contrast. For
example. a bright corn.iIowcr blue
Irish frirzc is ornamrnted by n coil,
of corn. flower mauvc velvet 4 pink
Irish fric2c has n silk collar with
pale green ground strcwn VIII
blurred, wrath like blossoms in blue
and ros". with foliage in rudy brown
and warmer tint approaching scar
let.
\ pink frinze with a collar of dead
beechleaf tan velvet, strip,d with
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

Brock. in Holland is far famed as
the IN, attest town in the world" This
town is SO fast.dious that until a few
wears ago horses were not allowed in
its streets. for reasons of cleanliness.
and the entire town Is as scrupulously
kept as n man-of war. 1t is Il village
of 2IGO Inhabitants. the main industry
of which is the making of Edam
cheeses
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

The tourist travel South has con mcnced
The southern Railway, for the coming Win
ter. will have most perfect service. New
York to all principal resorts of he Caro-
linas. Georgia, Florida, cuba, Mexico. Cali
fornia and Central America. In ldition to
It's three limite trains daily. operating din
fhe principal cities and resorts south early
In January the New York & Florida Limited
VIII resume service bttwccl New York nd
81. Augustine, al cary wing Pullman Draw
Ing Room Il cping Cars. New York to Fort
Tampa. and Aiken and Augusta. The South
crn Railway in New York have two offices
q ,wn.town at 2'l Broadway. and uptown,
!lS Broadway. Alex :. Thwcatt, Eastern
iass. Agent, llS5 Broadway, New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
The November Bird.

OF meats the chief. good rare roast beef
ne English have crowned king;
The French make u course out Of any OLE
horse.
For the sauce the principal thing.
The German heart will never depart
From sausagcs init beer:
In ancient Rome, in each stately home,
Peacocks were thought good cheer
he Russians eat. A remarkable feat.
The stuff called caviarc:
The Spaniards sigh and eat humble pic,
Although it is mcagrc fare.
Chinese. I've heard, eat the nests of ,
bird
And dous and cats galore:
But all these meats must take back seats,
When the Turkey takes the floor
From his legs. &c brown, the juice run.
down.
Nrd his breast in snowy white:
And I'm sure We'll say, I'VE give thanks. "
on the day
When the Turkey is cooked lust right
Margaret Wentworth, in the New Yor,;
Sun.
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a. o. lg'g|5|gy
1HRNRMAh's \
/ @}SBEhEFIEt&|
9 e0Ax,
Empire Mode, of Couture.

With the Empire fashions in dress,
it is natural and fitting that Empire
modes Of couture should prevail. The
Josephine knot Is one of the latest,
ard is made by waving the hair
softly all around ard carrying 1t to
the top of thu head, here II Is twist
ed ana coiled rs high as possible. Tor
evening II string of beads or ribbon
is fastened ut the right, near the
front.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

ing, and it is well to leave the remains
of the fowl for new and fragrant
dishes later. \ simple "sideboard
spread is just the thing for Thanks.
giving close. The buffet must he pro.
vldcd with the necessary china and
linen; glasses water, etc, should be
placed on side tables.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
NnIuo of orr lfisheriea.

During 1899 the approximate value
of the commercial fisheries of the
United States was S4O,OOO,OOO. The
ocean and coast fisheries yielded sd.
Nh,Nm; the river fisheries. S9OOO,GOO
and the Great Lake and other interior
fisheries, $l,OOO,OOO. The fishery prod.
ucts imported annually are worth up
wards of S6,O00OOO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24

Dicks mind was relieved of its great
burden and he joined in the merry
laughter. He never heard the end of
his trick. but rs his parents had taken
1t so kindly he respected their wishes
and never again INDUCED in the sport
of trapping abhits.-Joscphinc Noss.
in Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
Thanksgiving Wonder Hall.

y Thanksgiving wonder bah is
wound of yellow wool to simulate :,
pumpkin Tritling gifts, us ,iny dolls,
little whistles, lace pins. etc. arc
wound in it. AS it is unwoum the
gifts fa'i out. The wool should be
rolled MP again rs it is pulled of. -
Ladies' Home journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-24
beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense of
smeliand completed dcrangc t lie whole system
When entering it TIN ough the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never he used except on
prescriptions from reputable ply sicians, AS the
carnage they vii do is ten fold to the good YOU
can possibly derive from hem. Halls 'atarrh
lure, manufact ircd by +. i. Cheney & 90
Iohdo. o.. contains no mercury and is taken
internally, acting directly ulnn the blood and
Hall Catarrh Cure he sure to yet The. reniinr
" y taken internally. and is made in TolcIo
ONO, ny +. d. hcney & Co Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills are the best.