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ID daughter from among the large
family at home. to be companion
across the Atlantic. and sus-
pecting her Of nixhtine4s. open
cd her letters in the capa-
city OF guardian. The nrst Of Carson's
epistles-he was cautious man and
did not commit himself to paper until
he could not resist doing so-srrived
when the aunt believed she was ar
ranging highly desirable engage
ment for her niece. and on the prin-
ciple of doing wrong that good may
come. she kept back the notes 0f this
obviously poor suitor. E
Carson often felt desolate. but neve.
so utterly as then, and az he paced the
floor the laughter Of the happy crowd
seemed TO mock him. He rang the bell
and ordered some tea. The demure
little maid looked at him, and, going
down stairs. said:
Poor Mr.. Carson. he looksN 70
strange and missFable" 9fS
/ Returping. she found him sitting In
his chair gazing with haif-closeds eyes
into ths FIRE. Placing the tea on a
small wicker table by his side, shs at-
tracted shts sttention by the question.
Anything else. sirv' M
"No," was the reply; hut. see, this
is New Years Eve. You've been a good
servant to me, at least Buy yourself
something" handing her . sover@iEa.
The amount Of the gift, ,bereft the girl
of the power Of. speechs and with a
curtesy., eloquent In itself Of gratitude.
che Left n rsa Asa
Carson, slipping his tsa. again 1dliio-
.quised. tits now within an hour and
quarter Of the New Year. What
will that year bring Into my life! 1t
cannot bring the light OF love and
companionship. The same round OF
weeks and months. and so It will be
to the end. Ten years ago, in Old
Kentucky. we said 'Good-by.' 1t was
a sgood-by' forever"
Apostrophizing the absent woman.
he continued: Leila, Leila, to my
grave take with me the love bear
you. Why did we 1.-Two to be parted 20
ruthlessly? What strange fate has so
guided our destinies?'
. He turned 't6 the story Of Evanggiine
and read Of the. sufferings of that
heroic character. The reading soothed
him and he fell asleep i ~ Ns
\ The clocks were striking the twelfth
The Holly chieftain., 1901-12-27

Il came In with tie New Year. Net
IN omen 0f fll-iuck, I hope" replied
. musical voics; 'but / first want %
know u walter Carson is not an -
sunsd nsms!" q ~
Z. Why Do you ask such questionf'
For the best of Eood reasons, and
- you will mot tell me, perhaps you
will allow me to say that think your
feal name is Herbert Wilton" pro-
ceeded the mysterious stranger.
Carson was utterly unprepared for
this. and his surprise was painfully
manifest Appearing not to notice 1t.
tho lady went on:
"You are unhappy. l know, Mr.. VII
ton. I shall not call you Mr.. Carson.
! am certain Of It. because was watch
Ing you for ten minutes before you
opened your eyes. Can bs Of any
help to your"
don't usderstand you. madam"
answered Carson. II have no trouble,
1t least none that you could assist
me In
Has It any connection with an old
love AFFAIR."" very slowly asked the
yelled visitor.
Il must decline to discuss my prl-
vate matters with an utter stranger"
replied Carson. jumping up.
Am l an utter stranger. Herbert?"
responded the stranger. also rising,
and as sne did SO throwing back her
veil. 4ss
"Leila!" Easped Carson, looking
incredulously into her face.
- Yes, Leila" was the answer whis-
The Holly chieftain., 1901-12-27
OLD AND NEW.

OLD AND NEW. y,
cannot Joy With these who han
Ths newborn year:
4 rather Erieve with those who give
The dead Old Year
A tender tear.
Tho New-what know I Of the Nswf
knew the Old!
Gods benison upon his corse.
On which the mold
Lies stiff and cold.
Here In the shadow let me stand
And count them DER,
The blessings that he brought to ma
A precious store
] asked no more.
Hs brought me health-a priceless boon
To me and mine; A.
He brought me plenty for my needs. 2
And crowned my shrine
With love divine.
ALI! when think-sufrused with tears
feel my eyes
OF all the dear delights he brought;
Yet stark he lies
Meath Winter akies. ~ =
Therefore cannot hail with ~
The newborn year: ~
: rather Erieve. with those who rive
The dead Old year
a tender tear.
N ID o.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-12-27

arm. BY preventing fatigue and keep
ing the shoulder and arm in position.
1t gives the player great power over
the instrument
1t is said that experiments have
shown that young violin players in
Paris who use 1t learn more quickly
than those who do not.
The Holly chieftain., 1901-12-27
AID roa ORATORS.

German orators who like to appear
tt BE- inspired by the ardor Of nery
|tpughts within them. and yet who
Bnnot speak two decent utterancss
Asscutivsly without notes, have ar
xtysd ~ . schsms whereby they may
&psar - dssp q Dsmosthenes and
H shifty- tdngusd A. Sheridan.
~ iliustEation tails the story. Ali
A. lnAn ~ to 40 10 to let his hair grow
soaS ard kssp 4 trained Dhcnograph.
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struck TO- and the sonorous boom
from Big Ben came floating over the
Green park as sort of benedict.on
on the rapidly dying year. The roar
OF the great city without was not lack
ing in its element Of melody. and the
noise Of merry jewellers In Piccadilly
completed = strange yet fascinating;
tout ensemble Passing down the
street came thres young men singing
that old Southern song, '.rsa. gwine
back to Dixey." The words and the
melody startled Carson from the rsv-
erie into which he had fallen. Sitting
upright in his chair, he said, aloud:
Whit memories that song rscalls!
How my loneliness grows upon me!
What = fool was ever to have In
dulged in the thing called love, Bnt
there. I've tasted the poison and must
abide by the result. What's that re.
suit? Pleasing? Why cannot be Of
the gay throng outside? Here In this
mighty crowded city I am AZ lonely;
q man lost In . desert" He rose and,
going to the other sids Of the room,
opaped cabinet and took from 1t
htddle Of letters, some dozen. They
Mere faded and bore traces Of much
handling. After reading. he replaced
them. and, walking to the photograph
of child on the wall. INDUCED in
&oliloquy. VI
II know you not, my sweet child,
|eAt your mother was always. and al
ways must be everything to me. How
hard and cruel seems the world! Your
mother and parted ten long years
ago this night, to meet again In two
years time! What happened to pre-
vent us7 wrote many times, but NO
reply ever reached me. Three years
after we separated letter came from
her, and In 1t read: Now that am
married. perhaps you will write Life
seemed blank. and came to Lon
don, = wayfarer. caring not what be-
came Of me. turned to literature,
and have been what people call sue
cessful. But what Is success without
the power to experience that which
makr1 1t other than metallic graft /
ncatf6n? Eighteen months went by
before next heard from your. mother,
and then your photo only reached me.
since whom all has been silence! Yonr
mother married good man. and
pray fof her and for you. too, baby.
that ron may grow. up In her foot
steta.s
The circumstances under which his
1etIsrt 30 thu girl went sastrsy were to |
? d mysts1ksus, But, q : matter Of
'f1ct, sasiN Explained tbs siri was
ths dAsshtsr ~ : eountry lawyer. and |
- - made Aar acquaintance when
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He barely opened his eyes, then closed
them again, and listened to the. Joyous
salutatiens OF people meeting In the
streets. He was not selfish, neither
was he bad natured. No man who
every truly loved can Sbe altogether
either. As he listened Ne said:
II wish for all ; bright New Year,
and Leila. my absent Leila. whom l
shall never see again, may your life
know no sorrow, may yours never be
the aching heart. and may you be
blessed in your children growing up
around you. My Leila
He did not finish the sentence. but
the tears came trickling down his
cheeks as he realized his barren life.
Then he became conscious that some
ono hadecomei into the room and been
witness Of his weakness and. his yse-
cret- secret because soeisty ssid Wal
ter Carson carried his t;heart snnBa III
sleeve and was incapable Of dssp st{sc-
tion. 30 sitting up ana turning round
he was startled 70 sec seated ~
chair tall lady. clad in deep mourn
ing and vsiled 70 beaxuy that he -
unable 70 1istihsuiih her faca,s
Madam" DO inquired. tQ0s gAa&aa
aback sven to gst np: 81 should ma 4s3
know why ! am thus sAoAostk7.
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she was staying in.
q boarding house
In Bloomsbury. In
vNA he vrs ;also
: Hdser. Her rea-
son for bsing in
town was that she
might improve Z
somewhat neglect
ed education, and
she was taking
singing lessons at
q eehpok Of Hansie
ths sneieAb Abor-i
hood. ssJ
An aunt took
aVay this unWant.i
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WlNTe0 salssmen to rell our Colorado-4rovu
WoMl Gu nursery stock. All stock guarsntssd
strictly nr4t class and orders filed trus to name
special fnducements to local agens. Steady employ
ment and good money for active men. Some cfloIcs
terrttOsy yet uncovered. Write for terms. fE
The Northern Nursery Co., Deayer. Colo.
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ST0VE REPAIRS for every known make Of
81Ny ~ stove furnace or range. GEO, A,
PUILEN, 1ss1 Lawrence st., Denver, ,phona rs.
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GMz6762KaSS
= klfW gE 3vExs Ives

ALTER CARSON
leaned back In the
easy chair. drawn
up before his sit-
ting room hre at
his Duke street
chambers in Lon
don. The clock had
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: III z " v. nsiissiuas
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Be title Wilder Insane.

Bette Wilder, the negro woman who
set fire to the house of Mary Lassiter on
Saturday night, has been pronounced in
sane by the physicians
The woman was in court before Mayor
Powell yesterday and it was testified that
she had assaulted the Lassiter woman,
who was in bed. with a knife and q
Ratchet, afterwards, when excited, break
ing in the window of the house with a
Ratchet and setting fire to the curtains
and the house. This occurred in Sron-
ach's alley. Bette claimed she was only
after money she had paid the
Lassiter woman, with which to
get "conjure" charm to win
the love of her man. and also for money
she had loaned Mary with which to pay
rent. Mayor Powell charged Bette 500
for the attempt to fire the house and $50
for the assault. The decision that she
is insane, however, does away with the
fines.
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT.
Cases Were Heard Yesterday From Chatham
and Moore Counties.

The Federal District and Circuit courts
convened in the Federal court room yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock, Judge Pur-
nell presiding
The great jury empanelled for the term
was Kinchen Watson, foreman; Alexander
FerrelI w. r. Lyon, John f. Reynolds,
j. E. Burroughs, A. L. Moore, A. Spruill,
j. d. Allen, Walter j. Smith, VIM. Law
renee w. A. Matthews, j. E. Carpenter,
W. II. Cobb, C. B. Caps, b. f. Hawkins,
N. A. Jones, Len Johnson, Needham S.
Couch.
During the day there were a number OF
cases from Moore and Chatham taken up.
The first case heard was that of the
United States VS. James Shamberger, who
was indicted for conducting an illicit dis
tillery, the case coming from Moore. The
case was noll pressed with leave.
William Garner, from Moore, indicted
for the same offense was called and failed
to appear. Alias capias was ordered is
sued to the Eastern and Western district
of Virginia.
In the case against Job Honeysucllle
e. H. Sanders and Chas Williamson for
illicit distilling in Moore county; the re-
suit was: continued as to Honeysucllle,
an alias capias as to Williamson and a
verdict of not guilty as to Sanders.
Lige Moore, of Moore county, charged
with Illicit distilling was called and
failed to respond. An alias capias was
issued for him in the Eastern districts
of North and South Carolina.
John Holden, of Chatham, for retailing
without license, was called and failed A
judgment nisi, 81 ia and capias was is
sued
Tom Person, of Chatham, on trial for
same offense was also found not guilty.
guilty.
Geo. McIver, of Moore, charged with the
same offense and was also found not
guilty.
In the case of j. T. r. Wicker, of Moore,
a defaulting United States witness, the
action was dismissed.
w. o. Kelly, Job Harrington and Ben
jamin Harrington were put on cTiol for
removing and concealing liquor. The de-
PENDANTS all plead guilty and fine of
$3.50 and costs was entered against them.
During the afternoon session of the
court Hon. W. w. Kitchin took the oath
and was admitted to practice in the Dis
trict Courts of North Carolina ExSena-
tor Butler also took the oath and was
admitted to practice.
Today cases will be called from Gran
vile, Person, Franklin, Cumberland and
Vance.
There are many witnesses and prisoners
in attendance on the session of the court.
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bles meat furnishes the most nutri.
ment in highly concentrated form and
is digested and assimilated more quick
ly than vegetables and grains.
Dr. Julius Remmson on this subject
says: Nervous persons, people rur
down in health and of low vitality
should eat meat and plenty of it. il
the digestion is toe feeble at first il
may be easily corrected by the regular
use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after
each meal Two of these excellent tab
lets taken after dinner will digest sew
eral thousand grains of meat, eggs OF
other animal food in three hours, and
no matter how weak the stomach may
be. no trouble will be experienced if 6
regularly practice is made of using
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets because
they supply the pepsin and diastase ne.
cessary to perfect digestion, and every
form of indigestion will be overcome
by their use
That large class of people who come
under the head of nervous dyspepsia
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We hear much nowadays about health
foods and hygienic living, about vege-
tarianism and many other fads along
the same line.
Restaurants may be found in the
large cities whore no meat, pastry or
coffee is served and the food crank is
in his glory, and arguments and theories
galore advanced to prove that meat
was never intended for human
stomachs, and almost make us believe
cur sturdy ancestors who lived four
score years in robust health on roast
beef, pork and mutton must have been
grossly ignorant of the laws of health.
Our forefathers had other things to
do than formulate theories about the
food they ate. A warm welcome was
extended to any kind from bacon to
acorns
A healthy appetite and common sense
are excellent guides to follow in mat
ters of diet, and a mixed diet of grains.
fruits and meats is undoubtedly the
best.
AS compared with grains and vegeta-
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attend a meeting of the board says the
storm played sad havoc in Rutherford
county 1t will take at least $4,000 to
repair the bridges. The crops are all de-
stroyed and must be replanted, and the
farmers will make nothing when the sea-
sons are very good. The cotton that was
not destroyed is dying At Mr. McClures
iron bridge, over Broad river, the water
rose 81 feet. The bridge is 80 feet higher
than the river, but it rose high enough to
submePge it. The bridge stands. The
water came like the waves of a sea.
Bad as conditions are, DR.. Turitty
thinks the people VIII pull through He
quoted DR.. Chapman, an old time Presby-
terrain preacher, as saying that Man
gets through this world somehow or other
/ have never seen one stuck
Neuse river is very high and is still
rising rapidly. Much water is reported
above here and the river will probably
rise much higher at this point.
Caroline West. a we'll known colored
woman, was drowned in Chatham while
on her way from Cumnock to Mrs. Har-
pers house. She was crossing a swollen
stream, fell from the cart and was
drowned The current was so swift that
her body could not be recovered.
DR.. McCullen County Superintendent of
Health, says that the crops in the Swift
Creek section of Wake county, are in
worse shape than ever known.
Mr.. B. F. Williams, of Angler, who was
in Raleigh yesterday, says that in Har-
nett and Southern Wake, the damage by
the storm was very great. Near Little
ton, where the county of Harnett is
building new bridge, the flood was high,
but did not injure the stone pillars that
have been put down. but injured some of
the material that had been collected.
The river at Rocky Mount reached the
highest stage known since 1887. 1t be-
gan falling there last night, and unless
the rains covered wider area than is
now supposed, the river should begin to
fall here by tomorrow. -Tarboro South
erner.
The rainfall last night was very heavy
II SO inches. This is the third time this
month that the rainfall in twenty-four
hours has exceeded an inch.-Tarboro
Southerner.
Just as we go to press we learn that
Antioch church on Watauga River was
washed away by the high water on Tues
day This being the case, the conditions
along that stream must be most deplor-
able.-Watauga Democrat.
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NORTH CAROLINA COLONIAL AND
State Records, Directories, Reports,
Laws, Journals, Medical Historical,
Biographical and Law books and second
hand Typewriters for sale. Southern
Book Exchange, Raleigh
25-Gt.
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Changes and Corporations.

In the Secretary Of States office there
was filed yesterday a notice that the head
office of the Wilmington and Little River
Transfer Company had been changed from
Wilmington to Calabash, n q.
The Secretary granted articles of incor-
poration to the Cherokee Telephone Com
pGny, of Murphy. n c., which is to con-
duct a telephone business in Murphy and
in the counties Of Cherokee, Clay, Graham
and Swain. The capital sock Is $2,5Oi
and can be increased to $lo'Ooo, The in
corroratOrs are: Messrs /. !. PATTERSON,
7. C. Mcdonald. A. l. Martin A. W. AEley
and A. A. Fair.
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should eat plenty Of meat and insure
it's proper digestion by the daily use Of
a safe, harmless digestive medicine like
stuart Dyspepsia Tablets comp osed
of the natural digestive pr .nciples,
pepsin, diastase, fruit acids and salts
which actually perform the work Of di-
gestion Cheap cathartic medicines
masquerading under the name OF dys-
pepsia cures are useless for Indigestion
as they have absolutely no effect upon
the actual digestion of food.
Dyspepsia in all it's many forms is
simply failure Of the stomach to di-
gest food and the sensible way to solve
the riddle and cure the dyspepsia is to
make daily use at meal time of a prep
aration like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets, which is endorsed by the medical
profession and known to contain active
digestive principles.
All druggists sell Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets at soc. for full treatment
A little booklet on cause and cure OF
stomach trouble mailed free by address,
ing F. A. Stuart Co, Marshall Mich.
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WATER ROSE 81 FEET.

Dr. r. b. Turitty, ex-senator from
Rutherford county, member of the board
of trustees of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, who is in the city to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-29
DISASTER IN WEST PERMANENT.
Sixty Pound Steel Rails Bent Into Shape of
Horse Shoes.

. / have never conceived of such de-
struction and desolation as has come to
the people of Western North Carolina by
the recent Storm said Mr.. J. II. Tucker
of Asheville, who was here yesterday en-
route to the Wake Forest commencement.
1T was a cloud burst all over the noun
tains and no estimate can be given of the
permanent damage. In most of the East
ern bottoms, the damage, while great is
temporary, for the earth has not been
carried away, but in the West the flood
has carried away the soil to the depth
where it had been ploughed, and the loss
therefore is permanent and vastly greater
than you can now estimate. 1t is not
confined to any particular section. It is
general and wide spread disaster
THE train can now get through from
Asheville, but it had to feel itself along
at the rate of ten miles an hour. Along
the Catawba the water rushed with such
power that it took 70-pound steel rails
and bent them into the shape of horse
shoes and carried them three hundred
yards. Large trees were uprooted until
in long stretches there is not a tree
standing on the banks of the Catawba.
The losses have no return. They Gre
heavy and will prove a sore affiiction to
thousands of people"
$780, 900 IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY.
Rutherfordton N. c., May 2S.-A con-
seryatiye estimate of the damage done
the farms, etc, in this county last week
by the floods is 100000
Nearly every fine bottom farm in the
county is ruined. The land is washed
to the hard clay on these farms, and it
will require years of hard work to get
this land in shape again for crops.
Where the county bridges were washed
away l am informed new iron brides will
be replaced as soon as possible. The
bridges that were washed away were all
wooden. No iron bridges were damaged
Reports of damages all over the coun-
ty continue to come in, and every report
brings worse news.
The amount of damage in Polk county
has not been learned yet, although it is
also very great. News was received here
by phone that the waters were up in
the houses in some places four and five
feet. and that the occupants were COM
PEELED to remove up stairs.
1t is also reported that two persons
were drowned in that county, near Lyon
or Tryon, but the report has not been
confirmed.
WATER ROSE 81 FEET
Dr. r. b. Turitty, ex-senator from
Rutherford county, member of the board
of trustees Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college. who is in the city to
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$1,000 A DAY TO LIVE MEN: BIG
money for hustlers selling "Cincinna-
tus'' Leather Suspenders and Belts;
never break or pull off buttons. JUST
the thing for cotton planters. nj. p.
skinner, IG5 Meeting St, Charleston,
s. G. 1876 t. We'd and Sat
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Skin affections will readily disappear
by using De Wits Witch Hazel Salye.
Look out for counterfeits. If you get De
Wits you will get good results. 1t is
the quick and positive cure for piles.-W.
H. King Drug Co., Bobbitt Drug Co.
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NOTICE 10 DENTISTS.

The regular annual meeting of the
North Carolina State Board Of Dental
Examiners will be held in Morehead City,
~ G., Monday, June OATH 1901, at 10 a.
m, for the examination Of all applicants
for license to practice dentistry in North
Carolina
Practical demonstrations will be re-
quired all applicants furnishing iDstru-
ments and material for operating.
r. III. JONES, Secretary.
Winston, N. G.
May %, 1901.
25-9t
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Raleigh Business Houses.


PHOTO CRAPHER.
WHARTON, G. p,
11S Fayetteville Street.
ARTISTIC WOOD MANTELS.
ZACHARY & ZACHARY.
10S West Martin st.
BOOK STORES.
BAPTIST BOOK STORE.
lib Fayetteville st.
BANKS.
COMMERCIAL q FARMERS BANK,
Cor. Wilmington and Martin Sta.
COAL, WOOD AND ICE DEALERS.
JONES q POWELL
107 Fayetteville st.
oDoRLESS REFRIcERAToRS.
HUGHES, VIM. H,
1877 Fayetteville St.
CHINA, TOYS AND CANDY.
RIGGAN, ]. D..
1872 Fayetteville Street.
DRY GOODS.
WOOLLCOTT, WALTER,
IA Z. Martin ST.
MARBLE WORKS.
RALEIGH MARBLE WORKS,
Cooper Bros, nropFHetors.
JOB PRINTERS.
Afford, BYNUM & CHRISTOPHERS
lis z. Hargett st.
CAPITAL PRINTING COMPANY,
115 West Martin ST.
UZZELL, e. NJ.
Cor. Wilmington and Martin SITS.
PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS.
NORTH STATE PLUMBING AND
HEATING COMPANY,
100 West Martin st.
SHOES, TRUNKS AND HOSIERY,
HARDING, VIM. T.,
$50 Fayetteville st.
INVESTMENT ANO LOAN.
ALLEN, GEORGE,
q Pullen Building.
JEWELLERS.
MAHLER'S SONS. H,
22S Fayetteville st.
LIVERY AND SALE STABLES.
ROBBINS, j. H.. STABLES,
wilmington ST.. back Marlborough House
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De Wits Little Early Risers search
the remotest parts of the bowels and re-
move the impurities speedily with no dis
comfort. They are famous for their
efficacy. Easy to take. never grippe
w. H, King Drug Co., Bobbitt Drug &c.