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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-06
FOR SALE.

MAfs OF land subdivisions made In bnr.
ry' rapid process. p. Witty. q
Blue PRINT PAPER; large lot Of fresh
Main street. 1850 - Y
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FOR LEASE 10000 acres OF oil land In
polk, Angelina, Anderson Freestone aad
Leon counties; selected from the best OH
lands in those countless. ITO royalty; one
wear 10 begin operations; Sc per acre TO
continue indefinite lease. Apply rooms
3 and 4, Rice hotel. :
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LETTER FILES. cabinets Ciohe Worn
lcke, Elastic" bookcases, office supplies.
etc, call, phone or sci d for catalogues
10 Iillots Book Store. 400 Main streei Il
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AGENTS WANTED.

nrotIts s75 90 10 $4,000 per month; little
capital required. American stereoseop,,c,
Co. Paris, Texas.
WANTED = Hustling canyassers every,
where: big wages. Southwestern Book
Co Houston. %
WANTED-Traveling statesmen. also adrer
Users; cash salary. Triumph Co.. Dai.asii
Texas.
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l. A. ZIEGLER--oIi rice lands and renl
estate. Call and see my oil stocks for
sale. Cotton Exchange building. Hous.
ton. Texas. ol
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE or exchange for Houston prop
erty, eleven and one-hfth acres In town
az Rosenberg. six squares south of depot (,
1900 fruit trees Oh i've aud one-half
acres of SAME five years old. Address
l. o. Box 445, Brenham, Texas IL
sOJIR LAKE SPRINGS Several tracts OF
land 10 Immediate vicinity Of hotel and
oll wells. inquire at once. 5l3 Travis
street
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MODERN seven.room house, three lots; no
agents need apply, Address 23to this Of.
lice. q
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once, the address of c. G.
Ear Gin Hudson. formerly of Kilgore, Tex.
phillp Barton, kilgore, Texas. 8
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BARGAIN Nine hundred and hfty acres
rice land near Crosby, Harris county.
r. l., Whitehead, room 9, Camp build.
Ing. city, q
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Elunr ROOM house. large lot, good neigh
borhood house In irst-olass condition;
close in: bargain for cash; no agents ,
terms, $500, half cash. Address NJ II.
NJ, this office. U3
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TNUNEN Old LAND IN PnrSpn slU-
division In the Sour Lake oil field; sltn
ated directly south of and adjoining the
Sour Lake Springs property, about 400
yards from hotel and equal distance
from present producing oil wells. q
banner tract well situated, over assured
oil belt; 30 acres being offered at rens
enable value for quick acceptance. Title
perfect Land values at Sour Lake rap
Idly advancing. For further particulars,
plat, etc. call on on address &. @ Par
sons Sour Lake. Texas, or Mrs Bette
Bryan. Crosby House. Beaumont II
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200 CORDS of heart pine wood for sale
~ per cord: delivered at Houston AppY
Frank Iomot, 1907 Hardy street, Citizens
Phone 1887 a
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AUCTION SALES.

HOUSTON Commission and Auction House
is now opened for business; consignments
OF dry goods, country produce and house
hold furniture solicited; prompt returns
First National. South Texas, Houston Ma.
tional and Planters and Mechanics bnnSs.
Ino. ]. FAINT manager; T. u. Lubbock,
ancfIoneer O.
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FOR LIZ The only Ice crcom Soc,1,.1,
ana parlor in Beaumont; no correspond.
Shee answered. ], II, Henut, No gg1
forsyth street, Beaumont, Texas X
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28

Here we are again to greet you
greet you with the best selected and
newest stock of Hats of the season,
which have just arrived.
our stock of the celebrated Knox
Hats is complete and in shades to
suit all compilations.
Our Straw Hats for styles cannot
be surpassed, for that is a well known
fact and attested by the number you
see worn on the streets.
We are always in the times a. never
neglect to give our patrons the newest
the market affords.
This pertains to our Mems stock, but
we also have an assortment of Hats
and caps for children and boys that
will make them look sweeter than ever
to you. Give us a call.
We solicit your trade.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28
MCCLELLAN N%IISSS
REAL SjESl9 INSURANCE INVESTMENTS
A HOME ON IN STATEMENTS.


E HILLS on plans to be approved by you for fair cash payment ana
Better than Telephone
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PASSENGERS.


Per S. 5. Coptic May p, from San
Francisco to stay overs. H. Comstock
Consul o. Gumprecht, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Rettig, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Steele.
Miss Bessie Steele; through passengers,
for Yokohama, T. d. Boardman, w. O.
Bramhall f. c. Childs, Mrs. f. C.
Childs, Col. A. e. Buck, Mrs. A. f..
Buck and two servants, ]. c. Ed
wards, infant and servant, H. Lachlan,
F. A. Rapp; for Kobe: e. w. Sockman,
j. w. Hartman, Mrs. j. II. Kuhule and
infant, A. Nivens, j. A. Ohmert; for
Shanghai: L. w. Mustard, Mrs. L. w.
Mustard, G. d. Pitzipios, Mrs. G. D..
Pitzipios and son; for Hongkong: j. A.
Blackmer, w. Dow Miss Vera Hill
bert, Miss Josie Hook, A. c. Rowland,
w. d. O'Brien, DR.. G. F. McComb, Mr..
Seeley, Comdr. A. B. Speyers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28
SHORT LIVED HAPPINESS.
Pugilist Cox Sued For Divorce for
Cruelty.

SAN FRANCISCO May 10.-Alice
Lillian Cox, a siXteen-year- bride
tells a story of brutality in her COM
plant for divorce from Bertram Cox
sometimes known as Tommy Cox, a
pugilist.
Mrs Cox says that she married Cox
March 26th of this year and that three
days after the wedding he told her in
the presence of her mother that he did
not love her any more, that she was no
use to him, and that he wished he had
married some other woman.
My husband ordered my mother to
take me away and when she offered to
do so he caught me by the shoulders
and showed me out of the ROOM" the
young wife says. She says that he re-
peated his cruelty on Market street
soon afterwards. April 10th she went
to his training quarters at Croll's Gar
dens, Alameda, whereupon he became
angry without cause, she declares, and
told her to get away, saying that he
didn't care if she jumped into the bay
At other times, the complainant AYERS
her husband abused her and when her
mother attempted to offer protection
he slapped and choked her mother. At
another time he locked the door of their
apartments at 14S Sixth street and
threatened to kill her, frightening her,
she says, so that she suffered mentally
and physically. He also threw a lot Of
fried eggs and hot tea at her. She
lodged the eggs, but the tea went all
over her.
Subsequently, Mrs. Cox complains,
her husband compelled her to give back
her engagement ring, her wedding ring
and another ring that he had present.
ed to her, as well as the few articles of
clothing and gold watch that he
bought for her.
In addition to demanding a divorce,
the unhappy young woman asks for
permission to resume her maiden name,
Phillips.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28
JUDGE GEAR RETURNING.
Circuit Judge on His Way to
Hawaii.

Circuit Judge on His Way to
Hawaii.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa), May IL
When Miss Anna NJ. E. Walker died in
Italy on April 18th, a romance n the
life of George d. Gear, Judge of the
United States Circuit Court, Territory
of Hawaii, ended She was the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Walker of this city, and had known
Judge Gear for some time. Last win
ter their engagement was announced,
and soon afterward he was appointed
to a Hawaiian Judgeship by President
Mckinley. She went to Europe, and
Judg Gear returned to Honolulu, the
understanding being that their mar
riage should take place Immediately
upon her return. While in Naples she
was taken ill and died. Judge Gear set
out at once for America. The funeral
services were held at the Oxford Pres
byterian Church this afternoon To-
night he started for Hawaii
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DEPARTING.


Tuesday, May 2S.
5. S. Coptic, Kinder, for the Orient
at p. m.
$. S. Zealandia, Dowdell for San
Francisco at 10 p. m.
Stmr. Lehua, Bennett, for Molokai
ports at y. m.
Stmr. Kinau, Freeman, for Hilo and
way ports at noon.
Stmr. Mokolii, Napala, for Kahului
at p. m.
Schr. Golden Gate, Mason, for I<a-
hului at p. m.
Stmr. Mikahala, Gregory, for Nawi-
Twill, Hanamaulu, Ahukini and Koloa
at D. m.
Schr. Mile Morris, for Koloa at 2
p. m.
Am bark Highlands, Smith, for the
Sound in ballast may sail in afternoon.
Wednesday, May 20.
S. S. Gaelic, Finch, for San Fran
cisco probably sail early in morning.
Stmr. Noeau, Wyman, for Eleele,
Waimea and Kekaha at p. m.
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Note Heads. Bill Heads, Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28

Go we'll provided from the stock of
Lewis & Co.'s and you will CO. safe in
the assurance that you will at all times
be in a physical condition to pursue
fortune, your constitution being well
reinforced with nourishing and building
up foods.
Many men have been known to lose
the vital turn in life's tide because, for
sooth, their stomachs went back on
them" Will you go to that far off
northern cline, tempting danger at
every step, to lose probably at the ele-
venth hour on account Of Cheap
goods?"
Don't do it. Be advised. Get your
moneys worth. Come and see us at
Fort Street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28
A VERY REMARKABLE REMEDY.


ut is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that 1 recommend
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy" says Druggist A. w.
Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "A lady
customer, seeing the remedy exposed
for sale on my show case, said to me:
I really believe that medicine saved my
life the past summer while at the shore
and she became so enthusiastic over its
merits that at once made up my mind
to recommend 1T in the future. Recent
ly a gentleman came into my store SO
overcome with collie pains that he sank
at once to the floor. I gave him a dose
of this remedy which helped him. ] re-
peated the dose and in fifteen minutes
he left my store smilingly informing me
that he felt as well as ever" Sold by
all dealers, Benson, Smith q Company,
general agents, Hawaiian Islands.
Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28
canadian Australian Royal Mail
STEAMSHIP COMPANY

o
". calling Honolulu Brisbane o.
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Cox is well known in Honolulu, haV-
ing stayed here some months and hay
ing been connected with the local police
department.
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Fer
n. HACKFELD < CO., Ltd. Agts.
Oceanic Steamship Company.
TIME TABLE
FROM SAN FRANCISCO:

The fine Passengers Steamers of IL
as here nder:
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intelligence

Monday, May q.
S. $. Coptic, Kinder, from San Fran
cisco at 4 p. IN.
Tuesday May 2S.
S. $. Gaelic, Finch, from the orient
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Note Heads. Bill Heads. Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
Star Once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28

Note Heads, Bill Heads. Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-28

Corner King and Kekaulike Streets
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Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Occidental & Oriental S. S. Co
and Togo Kisen Kaisha.


on O
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
Quick Witted.

1T was simply an exhibition of nerve
and quick wit" said the old banker
who was dining at his club with a
number of friends. mo one but the
paying teller knew what was happen
ing at the time. and what might have
been n tragedy was turned into com.
edy by his quick wit
During the noon hour one day an
old man approached the paying teller
and presented check for 81 100000.
With ii was a badly written letter to
the effect that II the immediate pay
ment Of the check was not forthcoming
the teller would have his head blown
off. He was nothing but a crank. but
he had come armed for business. and If
the wit Of the paying teller had failed
him for an instant there might have
been a tragedy. But the paying teller
coolly took up the check glanced at il
and then handed it back with the re-
mark that the crank had neglected to
put stamp upon IT, In an instant the
crank was full Of apologies at his over
sight and departed to get stamp. 1t
took but moment TO notify the police,
and the crank was put where there is
no danger Of his demanding the pay
ment of any more Sl.0O0,000 checks at
the point of gun."-Detroit Free
Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
An Old Nuisance.

How 10 abate the smoke nuisance Is
a problem which has been before the
public for centuries. Casters Maya
zine. in an article on the subject. says
that while substantial progress has
been made the exploits of cranks and
half informed people have tended to
retard a perfect solution of the Ques-
tion.' william III. Bryan. who writes
the article. gives his ideas for ra-
tional solution of the problem. Re.
garding the antiquity of the question,
he says: The emission OF smoke. Of
ten densely black. has accompanied
the use of soft or bituminous coal from
the earliest times 1t was from the
first acknowledged to be n public
nuisance and has long been the object
of repressive legislation. Its harmful
effect on vegetation was noted cen
turtles ago. and IL was believed even to
be poisonous to the human system. To
such proportions had this nuisance
grown I'm the reign of King Edward
that the people Of London petitoned
that the use Of sea coal be prohibited.
A law to this effect was accordingly
enacted. with the extreme penalty of
death. Such n measure was. however.
too radical and II became necessary
TO modify the law. but the agitation
of the subject has continued to this
day"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
DON'T SPRINT IN r.>,..

From the account Of his adventures
in Paris given by a young American
artist lately returned after n visit to
the exposition it is dangerous to run
In the streets of the French capital.
81 often run to catch car here,
says the now enlightened young man,
"and | tried il over there with a tram.
1t was just outside the Ecole Mill
taire The tram was not far, and
could easily have caught 1t, but
hadn't gone many yards when a big
soldier with sword and a gun jumped
out and called Hate! | am not big,
and | had no gun, so | halted. The
big soldier then made me a speech in
French, though | told him | was in a
hurry. He seemed to be looking over
my head. which | thought at the time
was done for effect, to make me feel
my inslgnificance. | kept on saying
'Oui, QUIZ like scared guinea pig to
show | agreed with him, but he kept up
his Grafton, looking over my head all
the while, until the tram was gone
When the tram turned the corner, got
mad and said, oh, you go to Halifax
And then the brass buttoned idiot drop
ped his arm and let me pass.
"Afterward, when ! told Y. about
It, he said the soldier thought | had
come from assassnating the shah of
Persia or the president. X. says the
soldiers and gendarmes in Paris al
ways think that when they see any
one running I'M the street Nobody
ever runs TO catch a tram in Paris
They only run when they have assas-
snated somebody. The soldier was
not looking over my head merely for
effect. He was looking to see If the
gendarmes were coming after me. AMI
what | told him to go To had nothing
TO do with his letting me pass. He let
me pass as soon as he thought enough
time had elapsed 10 allow any
gendarme who might be in pursuit of
me TO heave in sight. The Paris
gendarmes are made up more for looks
than sprinting. | guess y. knows all
about it. He has lived n long time In
Paris"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
sympathy Not what was Wanted.


A native Of the mountain district OF
Kentucky had occasion to go on a
journey recently and before starting
took out an accident policy. He chanc-
ed to be one of the victims of a railway
collision, and the next morning his
widow, armed with newspaper re-
port, in which his name was mention.
agent of the insurance company and
demanded the money.
But, madam" said the agent, "we
will have to have more definite proof
before we can pay your claim"
more proof" exclaimed the bereav.
ed woman. why. he's dead'rn a door.
nail reckon"
Possibly. my dear madam" an.
swered the polite agent. land I'm very
sorry"
Sorry! You are sorry. are your
81 certainly am. madam. | sincerely
sympathize with you in your sad af.
Fiction"
"But haln't you goin to give me the
money what's comm TO meY'
Not today. Your claim will have to
be investigated first"
That's just like a good fer nothin
man." angrily retorted the bereaved
woman. "iou all are mighty perlite
bout things so long as they hain't
costin you nothln, but the minnet a
poor. lone female does git chance
to git holt of a leetle spendin money
you got the gall to say you're sorry"
And the indignant female slammed
the door.-Chicago News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
The ussians.

An Englishman In Russia says that
1--WE may dislike Russia as we will and
perhaps must. but there is no denying
good lockers" The men are tall and
well built" The women. especially
those of the upper classes, have a grace
and fascination that is all their own"
The writer adds: Il am tired OF hear
ing English people say that this is all
show and that If knew them better
should be- greatly disappointed. BE.
hind good looks and refined manners
have found the depth and sincerity Of
the Scotch combined with the wit and
humor Of the Irish"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17

A candidate for the French chamber
of deputies must be 20 years of age
and an elector and must have complet-
ed his terms Of compulsory service or
otherwise fulfilled the requirements
Of the military law. There is no prop
erty qualification of any kind. Hence
the poorest citizen who can find a
sufficient number OF electors ready to
vote for him encounters no onetary
stumbling block on the road to the
Palais Bourbon. The result is that
many men possessed of no financial re-
sources present themselves as candi-
dates, and certain number OF gen
tlemen who succeed in attaining the
position OF deputy, with its emoluments
of % francs a day. draw a larger in
come as parliamentary representatives
than they would easily earn in other
capacities.-London Daily Mail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17

Another but unpleasant term applied
to this loss of grip" is ''telegraphers'
paralysis" 1t shows itself in many
curious ways. all showing that the
muscles brought into play In working
the key are badly worn.
One Of the most skillful operators in
Louisville. who is subject to these at
lacks. cannot send "P." The Morse
manual calls for five dots for this let
ter. The operator in question has by
some hook or crook lost the power to
stop at the fifth dot. and it is a COM
mon thing for him to warn the taker to
look out for his "P's."
Recently he asked a fellow operator
to watch him send FPS" and to stop
him at the end of the fifth dot 1t re-
suited that. although he would be
warned at the fourth dot. the fingers,
no longer mastered by the brain. would
continue dottlng beyond the fifth
Louisville CourierJournal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
Cut in JeWelry Prices

This is essentiallya Jewelry Store. II is on
my Jewery that spend the most time-the
most care. The stock Is a selected one. A
worthy one. Prices are as keenly cut here as
elsewhere In the store | need the room for
new things ordered, and here are some OF the
prices that have set them going. Rings, ex-
qusite settings, choicest jewels. Those at S25
are SIS rs. Those that were so now $3.50. The
S. set rings go at So 10. All my solid gold lax
plain and engraved band rings, worth their
weight in gold at twenty-five per cent less than
the regular low price. This is trading your
gold for mine Like price pinching predomi-,
mates the whole stock
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
First TO salute the Alabama.

"The first foreign vessel" says the
Philadelphia Record. ito salute the
hev United States battleship Alabama,
which p lying at anchor off Cramps
shipyard. vas the Spanish steamship
Irurak Bat. which arrived here from
Bilbao, Spain, loaded with iron ore.
1t was pleasant to see after the recent
war with Spain the vessel dip her col
ors to the big Alabama as she passed
on her way TO Port Richmond wharfs.
The warship did not return the salute,
OF course, according to the rule in the
various navies not TO dip colors to
merchant vessels. as too much time
would be taken up in observing the
practice. But the incident was put
down as one of Importance In the his
tory Of the new warship."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17

The French. If we may believe the
Figaro. are in the way to solve the
question Of early rising. Our English
methods are empirical and unreliable
The professional awakener who makes
a precarious living i'm districts where
the carly worker sleeps may himself
be overcome by slumber, and even the
policeman who in the small hours may
be seen pulling the string which com
municates with the bakers toe may
have more pressing business to call
him away The Frenchman has re.
membered that the central telephone
office Is awake all night. So he gives
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
TeIenraphers Grip.
| have lost my grip"

II have lost my grip"
This phrase Is applied by men to all
kinds OF failures. One OF the technical
usages of losing ones grip is in the
case Of telegraph operators.
Many of the most skilled operators
suffer ut times from a loss of the grip
and are compelled to give way tempo.
rarily to substitute This grip" Is
the hold on the key. and the moment
the operator begins to lose the control
of this grip" he realizes a rest, al
though for only brief time, is due
him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
Serious Complaint.

Askit- Whatever became Of that pa
tient OF yours you were telling me
about some time ago?
DR. Sokum-Oh. ne's got complaint
trouble
Askit Indeed. What is IL?
Or. Sokum- It's about the amount Of
my bill Philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
Scholastic Acutene..,

professor. how did you come to
pose to me In the face of my continued
Indifference
81 proceeded on the general PROPOSE
ton that whatever n. woman seems to
be she isn't Chicago Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
The Optical Department

notice of the hour at which he wishes
20 be awakened and is rung up accord
ingly To this end one must have the
telephone in ones bedroom. And it
must require some practice to sleep
well with the potential ring at ones
ear.-London Chronicle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
bad Form.

Mrs. IIighb!ower-Don't forget. my
dear. that In conversation the interest
must not he allowed to flag.
Clara But I'm sure do my best.
mamma
Maybe so. but while the pianist was
playing ! thought once or twice that /
detected you listening to him."-Life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17

doesn't cure your piles, your money
will be returned. 1t Is the most heal
ing medicine. w. l. Benedict.