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She may have gone to death more
horrible than any ancient martyr ever
suffered, moved by a heroic resolveA
Looking down upon the swarm OF nun
gry peccaries gnawing at the trunk
of the tree, may it not have occurred
to this tortured mother: perhaps II ;
should give them my body my flesh
and blood would appease their hunger
and they would go away and spare my
darling The heroic mother. with
Spartan courage, may have deliberate
ly thrown herself into the jaws or the
merciless beasts, hoping to save heI
| babe.
The cowboys thought of all OF this
while they were examining the deer
ring cut about the trunk of the tree
by the sharp tusks OF the tireless pee
carries.
The mystery remains to be solved
| The cowboys took the little baby boy
to the home of good woman who II
childless, and they said to her: "Her'
is a little kid we found out in tn
chaparral. We want you to raise hin
for U.S. Whenever you want any stul
call on us and we will put up. Here l
two twenties for starters. Call hir
Mesquite. His mother was grade
stock, sure. We want to make COZ
sressman out of him..
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poor thing up here and left it to die
of thirst in the hot sun and pc ue-
voured by buZZards.
While the cowboy was in the treetop
his curious performance in connection
with a small bundle had been noticed
by a comrade who was rldlnS the
range short distance away. and he
rode straight to the mesquite grove.
The cowboys stripped the little sur
ferer naked. and after bathing 1t with
water from their canteens. they poured
a few drops down it's throat. IL was
evidently tired and sore, and the mo-
mept that it felt cool and comfortable
II fell asleep in Swinger's arms.
Conors suddenly spranS to his feet,
exclaiming What is that lying over
there?" Walking to the object he
glanced over it and then turned to-
wards his friend with grave race
THE devil has been to pay mere
Swinser,' he said. This is skele
ton" He had hardly finished speak
| ing before he saw another heap o
| white bones. Then for the first time
the COWBOYS noticed that the eartl
| was torn up. and upon closer examlha
| tion they s0Cn discovered fragment
of flesh. clcSs of blood and shreds
| clothing.
Both men We're now closely scrutir
i2ine the ground. One found broke
sun and the other discovered tn
tracks of Mexican hogs.
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On Sure Ground.

A well-known artist overheard q
countryman and his wife ridiculing his
picture, which represented . farm
scene. He was so indignant that he
at last interposed with the remark:
THAT painting is valued at a hun
dred pounds. Allow me to ask if you
are familiar with works of art?'
mot very familiar with art" re
piled the farmer, but i know some
thing about Nature, young man. When
you make COW that gets up from the
ground by putting her fore feet first
you do something that Nature never
did"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

A cowboy who was riding through
the chaparral not far from the RIO
Grande, in Zapata county, Tex, heard
the cry of an infant.
Rather astonished he halted and lis
tened with interest Only few mo-
ments passed before the cry fell upon
his ears again with such distlnctness
that he felt confident of being aple
to locate the direction of the sound
He rode under the trees and 70 MS
surprise there was not a man or wom-
an to be seen. He noticed some
charred sticks and tin cans, and fear
ing that the bandits had fed and were
watching him from ambush he was
about to pull his pony back into the
thicket when he ws-s startled by a
loud shrek that appeared 10 nave
come from the skies.
Il could hear my heart beating, ne
SAYS. land l hardly dared to look up
for I fully expected to see nothing less
than a mother with a babe in her arm
hyine through the air above the tree
| tons" Before he could push back his
sombrero another tender appeal greet
| cd his ears. and the next moment the
surprised cowboy was looking at III
| tie babe suspended between the TOP
most boughs of a large mesquite tree
The cowboy suspected that a grea
| crime had been committed by som
! inhuman monster. AS he stood up l
his saddle and stepped into the FORK
of the mesquite he muttered: Il WIS
I had the cowardly wretch or crut
mother by the throat who tied th
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They retired to the shade OF . mes
ouite. and from the evidence that was
before them these practiced plainsmen
read al, the horrible details of one OF
tie most narrowing tragedies that ever
occurred on the frontier OF Eexas.
The cowboys. OF Texas know ene
Mexican peccary or wild hog ne 10
a small. lean razor back, bristling WIN
rage and fury from the moment Oh MS
birth in some dark cavern until ne Is
filed with lead or cut to shreds. his
head is large and his ponderous jaws
are literally full of long, sharp tusks.
Some of them are curved, and with
these he can make frightful noise
and cut off mans leg or slash dog
into two pieces at a single snap. he
is living allegory of courage, auoac-
| ity and rage Every inch OF ms httie
| body is full of pugnacity and the devil
| At any and all hours he is ready 10
cght anything from rattlesnake to an
| e1ephant Whenever his wicked little
ewes fall upon an object that moves
/ he charges it, whether it is mouse
man or tiger. Not satished Win XIII
ing. he tears the body of his prey U
shreds. snaps his tusks. covered VIII
blood and foam. over the bones am
then crushes them to spllnters-
The cowboys looked at the whit
skeletons. The bones were yet we
with blood and SCARED with the mark
n, tusks. They read that man an
a mother with one little babe ma
| stopped under the mesquites on TN
nrevious day to rest and make coffe'
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florrewino Tale ef Tro9cdy
on the Frontier Of exds

+,,a tree She could see q bunch OF
neccaries fighting over the bones VI
her husband, while others were ghash-
ing their bloody tusks and tearing tue
bark from the trunk of the mesquite.
she pressed her babe tO her breast
ana renewed her cries for help. She
nod shouted and screamed until her
voice could hardly rise above whis-
per. Her feeble cries only served W
enrage and increase the efforts OF tne
savage beasts thirstlng for her piooo'
Her appeals for aid only helped TO
swe 1 the number of her foes.
Hour after hour passed and the fnry
| ~ her tormentors did not abate. Her
| limbs were growing weak and her
| throat was burning from thirst. More
4 than once her baby nearly sllppeo
from her grasp. If it had fallen
4 amongst those mad beasts she wouio
| certainly have followed it. With true
| motherly devotion she resolved 10 sa''
| her child. though she might perish.
Summoning all her strength, sh'
quickly tore her dress to shreds. AM
after wrapping the babe in one OF ne
skirts. she swung it between the sway
ing boughs of the tree. She bound tn
\ babe so securely that it would nav
remained in the tree though rockeo
storm.
What happened to the mother:
Either one of two things
, She may have tainted or she ma
, have grown so weak that she coul
, NOT maintain her hold upon the bougt
. of the tree.
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THE VOLTAGE OF LIGHTNING
Enormous Power of a Bolt is Almost
Inconceivable.


Inconceivable.
Few people have any UNDERSTANDING
of the disruptive power OF a severe
holt Of lightning The figures quoteo
convey little even when one is toio
that at the present time the limit OF
carrying power of an electric piaht IS
electricity at 10000 volts, one-ten'h
of that of a heavy lightning polt. fer
hans a truer conception is to De salneu
from the story of an old Long lslaho
resident who admits being very tono
of sou;rrel hunting, and says: IN
niece of clear woods near where 1
lived several years ago was an ehor
mons white oak tree four feet through
at the stump. and spreading over nan
an acre of g1.,und. Under certain CON
d;tions. | could always count on ma
ing a fox squirrel in that tree. ana
knew every limb of 1T.
"One morning after TREMENDOUS
thunder storm, in which we all mad
noticed a mighty thunderbolt, Wis
tied this tree Only pile OF broken
brush-wood, and thousands OF lttle
snliuters scattered all over the grounc
! ssr the distance of several hundree
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~
~ivep me almost complete relief, 80
Am sure that q continuation OF tne
will effect . permanent cure. ferunS
is surely a wonderful remedy Tor -
t.rrhal Affections j. D. Botkin-
This is q case of catarrh OF the ssom-
ach which had run for twenty-five
Years. according to his statement, ana
Peruna has at once come to his reiiefs
promptly accomplishing Tor h1m nor
benefit than he had been able 20 nn0
in all other remedies during quar-
of q century. -
r. stands to reason that man On
wealth and influence, ike q COhRre
man of the great United States, mas -
no ordinary means untried ana NO ss0hS
unturned to find q cure.
If such cures as these DO nov nS
the claim not only that dyspepsiA - =. -
| to catarrh of the stomach out Also 49, =
| Pernna will cure catarrh OF the stomA<.
| It is impossible to imagine nov sAJ
\, evidence could do So
| If YOU do not derive prompt ana sa.a.
factory results from the use OF reun.
write at once to DIR. Hartman, g1yln4
mn statement of your case, ana ne ~
be pleased to give you his valuable =
vice gratis. ps;aer4 .
The Hartman Sanitariun, Colum Ou'
| Ohio,
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They were doubtless familiar with the
country and it is now known that they
were travelling on horseback, for Two
ponies were found in the vicinity Oh
the battle-ground some days later.
The man and woman were suddenly
attacked by a prowling band OF pee.
carries. The man helped his wife ana
baby into the forks of the tree, anu
doubtless would have joined them II
he had not been prevented py some
thing that is not written upon the oat-
tIefield He may have stimpieo' of
he may have had to take few steps
to reach his gun. He may nave peeh
dragged down by the tusks OF a nun
dred hungry grunting beasts At any
rate, he fought on foot. His gun was
emptv and the barrel had been bent
| Did the mother sit in the tree and see
| her husband fall? Did she see the lit
! tie furies swarm over his body, snap
ming their tusks and tearing his hesf
to shreds? Did she see some OF tnen
crushing his bones while other:
| enawed at the bark of the tree II
which she sat pressing her babe to he
breast? She must have seen all
that and more. Is there not here
study for an artist? Who can deplc
the mothers face or tell her emotions
Night came on.
The mother felt herself CROWN
weak from terror and the eNertlo
! necessary to maintain her position !
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

The actual value of the farming IN
terests of Texas are adequately set
forth in a recent bulletin issued by
the U. S. Census, which states tne
value of farm lands and farm property
in Texas amounted to s962.4so,z'o.
There were S52. 100 farms in the state,
covering an area of 1Z5.S07, OF acres,
or about so per cent of the total area
of the State. Of the total value OF the
farming interests, the farm lanas
themselves were reported as worth
1886. $50, ,S02; the improvements. $ioo'-
222,S11: implements and machinery.
s3O.125, ,7O5, and live stock. S2fo.3io'
955. The value of animal products lot
the year 1899 amounted to s166.97o'-
I'll. and of crops s72,s52.533. The TO-
tai value of farm products Tor 1917
exceeds that for 1889 by Sl2s,l2S- -sit'
or ia per cent; but part OF TINS
gain is attributed to more detalieu
enumeration in 1890 than in 1890.
i The bulletin further shows the aver:
age size of Te as farms to be 3ol
acres. but only little more than Ia
per cent of the farm land is improved
! The largest body of land in the stats
clsssed as a farm embraces 4oo,ou'
acres. OF the farm lands OF the Stat'
65.472 acres were held by negroes
The total value of the land in the Sta!,
devoted to live stock is SS9l,'Ss.o4'
and of land devoted to cotton, the mex
most important agricultural interest,"
S3S1.13S,3SS. The average size OF IN
live stock farm is 2115 acres and OF th
cotton farm, 9S acres.-L1terary ~
reau Southern Pacific-H. d L. Z. H.
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NEW MEN IN THE SENATE.
Pettus of Alabama Explains Why Ihey
Are Set Back.

The venerable Senator Pettus OF
Alabama is one of the most genial
and popular, as we'll as one OF the
most influential members of the BODY
to which he belongs. To an acquaint-
ance who was congratulating him upon
the completeness with which he had
suppressed in debate bumptious new
Senator, the Nestor of the Senate ex-
planned:
well, sub, it's like this. When q
new Senetah assuahs the Senate OF
the United States that he knows
mo- about the pending question than
all the rest of them put togethah,
they believe him. When he repeats
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30


c,n+ainsO Bertoletto of the Italian
Rarnue .Lincelles." in q recent letter
from the chief officer of the tanan
Barque Lincelles, Pensacola f'
81 have suffered for severaJ ye1rs
with chronic cafarrh or fne 1se... s!Osn
.,S IL .ecejving the least benefit. Through
me of YOUR pamphlets began the use
Of Per1ns, and two bottles nave en-
to aH my friends. "---O. Be1oIeffo;
In catarrh of the stomach, as well az
catarrh of any part of the body, Peruna I,
is the remedy. AS has been o1ten salo
if Peruna will cure catarrh OF one pc. -
the body. ,oo,+ed
and the remedy that will cure IL any
where will cure it everywhere.
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that assu rance next day about an en-
tiahly different question: theih acquies
cence is tinged with tncredulity
When, on the thuhd day, he renews
i, about thuhd question, theih sus
picions ah aroused. And when, on
the fo'th day, he says the same thing
about fo'th question, unrelated te
any of the othahs, they know he IL
q liah"
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Sol, Home Treatment for Ladies.

will send free, with full instructions, soms OF
this simple preparation for the cure OF LeucoIrnpa
ifnerati',n M Dispiacements. Failing OF the WOMB.
scanty or Painful Perids Iunors or gro W. Shine
pain in the Back and all emale Iroun 70 AZ
ing ad dress 10 mothers of suffering daus
a.6ian .uccessful II ono Treatmentt IL you oeSloe
to con ttnue will cost about twelve cents "
rnsrantee cure lido wish to sell you any tnihs
Ec11 nther suffers of IL; that is all ask. Address
MES M SUMMERS. Box NJ, Notre Dame, lho'
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

At Christie's a portrait by Sir Henry
Ravburn was bought by Messrs. Ag-
new for G 500 guineas. 1t shows the
two sons of David Monzo Blnnlng IN
plum brown dress. with Wnlte runs
and stockings, seated in landscape
the canvas measuring 60 by 40 lnches'
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feet all around, marked where this
giant of the forest had stood. Some
explosive effect had torn the roots
out until there was hole IN the
ground eight feet deep and ten fee'
across.
That one bolt of electricity hao
torn that tree to pieces in way tha'
ten woodmen working an entire week
could not have accomplished.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

The spirits monopoly has been eN-
tended throughout the greater part Oh
Central Asia and the northern Cauca'
sus. All efforts to introduce local op-
ton in European Russia have fallea.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior 10
any other. is put up l6 ounces IN PACK
age and sells at same price as i2-ouiA'e
| packages of other kinds!
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Ieipsic university has had the gooo
fortune. unusual for German unlversl
res. of receiving a $25o.OOo bequest
from a private individual 1t was Cd.
tanned after complicated lawsuit
with the University of Vienna
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
Mother crax.. Sweet Pow ders for Children

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for chil"feA
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
8, Tho C,hildren,s Home in New Y ork. Cure
Feverishness. Bad Stomach, Teethlng Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels ana
Destroy Worms. Over 10000 testimonies,
At ali druggists, 25c. Sample FRER. Ao-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, n. I.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

tiles OF your med
icines-P r u = .
and Manalin. 1
h ave been af-
ficted more or
less for a quarter
of a century with
catarrh of t h .
stomach and con-
stipation. A resi-
dence in Wash
ington has in-
creased t n e s e
troubles. A few
bottles of your
=
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

So,pr,s PILE CURE is curing people every
ssv. will cure you or pay; all druggists
ssmpls free by Home Kennedy Co, Houston
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ST. MARY'S ACADEMY

(Ons mile west of the University of Notre Dame>
Thorough English aud Classical Education,
including Greek. Latin, French and German On
comnletfuQ the fun course OF studies, students
receive the Regular Collegiate Degrees.
The Conservatory Of Music Is conducted on
the plan Of the best Classical Conservatories Of
Europe. .,
The Art Department is modelled after the
best Art Schools OF Europe.
Preparntory and Minim Departments. Pu-
pills are here carefully prepared for the Aca-
demic and Advanced Courses. Gymnasium un.
der direction OF Graduate OF Boston Normal
School OF Gymnastics. Bookkeeping, Rhonoe.
raphy and Typewriting extra. Every variety OF
Fancy Needlework taught. For catalogue cd
pREc1REss OF THE ACADEMY.
= N.rv'. Ac,demy Notre Dame p. O.. Indiana
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DRrIss. SPECIFIC HEADACHE POWDER
80 nnIv ha rn, ass nd for all deAdacnes-
prics lv nd 25c Sent by mail upon receipt OF price
= aoInh I,rsisa ll0 Alamo fiaza San Antonio, 1e1,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Ido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs aud 'oios--'oa"
BOYER. Trinity SprinRs. md. req. 20 wv
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Look before you leap, or you may re
gret it after you light
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

To Cure "a Gold in One DAY =,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
drmpgists refund money if it fails to cure 2Sc.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Consistency, thou art as scarce as
hens teeth.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Defiance starch is put up 16 ounces
in q package, 10 cents. one-'hiio
more starch for same money
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

It doesn't seem inappropriate to say
"back up to camel.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

The bashful English girl drops her
his and ner eyes.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Canvas back ducks are stlil apuh
dant in some parts of Mexico.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30
DEFIANCE STARCH

Well behaved club walters are fre
ouently called to order.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Wall paper was first made IN Ger
manv about 1860.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

It's a good thing to be too busy 70
tell your troubles.
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should be in eve~v household. none Sc
good besides OF. more for 10 cents thaH
any other brand of cold water starch
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

The lawyers brief is seldom as short
as 1t sounds.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Our thoughts in time are weaving
the garments we must wear in etern,,
ity.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

The fellow who trusts to luck is not
ALWAYS to be trusted.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

A fellow doesn't have to be very
| strong IN order to break promise.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

The model of the amateur artist II
seldom as bad as she is painted.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

man seldom says what the people
expect MIN to say.
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IN ITALIAN CllI ] :! 49, j -
Cured by Pe-ru-na of Catarrn q b
Stomach After Doctors FatIeos
The followine letter fsuo e. e q
man Botlxin speaks for ttAel1: 4. e.
HOUSE, or RRPHRemn1A1IvS z
WAsnM0TON, -. q. IA

Dr.. g. B. Hartman, Columous' ~
Ny Dear Doctor-It gives ne -. ..S..s
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"A river must be pretty angry TO foam
ct the mouth.
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Mra. winsIow's Soothing SyrndR;; adR,;.es in.
rcr cbdreu tcething softens the gums reauSes M
esmmation, ,allays pain cures wina conc ~'e
The Jennings daily record., 1902-08-30

Home-made pleasures are the best
there are.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1902-05-22

United States Land Office.
Salt Lake City, Utah,
May 10Th, 1902.

Onlted STATES Land once,
Salt Lake City, Utah,
May 10Th, 1902.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the State
81 Utah has filed in this office list No.
l57, of lands selected by the said
State for the establishment OF perman
ent water reservoirs ior irrigation
purposee, under section 70, OF
the Act OF Congress approved July IS,
1894. The following tracts en- braced in
said list are in township containing
mineral claims OF record. viz;
The EtS NE14; Eis SEA See. 20 and
NEi{ NE1l Sec 20. TIP. IS, r.. 1 T.,
VIZ NEl4; We sEAi Els NwA; Ell
sWAiNW14 ma Sec. "a, sWA sW14
sec, 10, NEi1 NE1i See. %, Tp. 4 s.,
r. W.. s. L. Mer
copy Of said list 80 far as it relates
to said tracts 10y descriptive Subdivisions.
as been couspicuously posted in this
Office Tor inspection 10y any person in
tcrcscd, and by the public generally.
Within the next sixty DAYS following
the date ol this notice. under depart
mental INSTRUCTIONS OF N)vemb or 81 ,
1896, ll3 l.. D., 1897, protests or contests
against the claim Of the State to any Of The
tracts or subdivisions hereinbefoTe de-
scribed- ON the ground that the same s
more valuable for mineral than for
agricultural purposes viii be received
and noted FOR report to the General
Land OAice, at Washington, ID. G.
Failure 70 to protest or contest within
the time specified will be considered
sufficient evidence OF the non mineral
character OF the tracts, and the selection
thereof, being otherwise free from
objection, viii be recommended for
approval
Frank d. Hobbs, Register
Geo. a. Smith, Receiver.
5 p 90.
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Summer at the seashOie

When choosing the place for your
vacation select one, the altitude OF
which is enough different iro;a that at
home to ensure considerable change OF
climate. Long Beach, Washington.
which lies along The Pacific Ocean just
north OF the mouth OF tlle Columbia
River is a stretch OF hard sand thirty
miles long. There are plenty Of good
hotels on the beach and the summer is
cool and inyigorating. Get away from
the heat of the interior and SO down to
sea level where your nerves can be re-
stored and from where you can return
TO your home invigorated and restored
to health.
Send four ga cents in stamps. for an
illustrated booklet describing the Col
nmbia River region, to
A. L. CRAIF,
Gen. Pass ACT. 0. II. & n. Co.
Portland, Ore.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1902-05-22
FREE OF CHARGE

Any adult suffering from cold settled
on the throat, bronchitis, brest or lung
trouble OF any nature who will call at 7.
j. Wadsworth's, will be presented with
a sample bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup, free of charge. Only one bottle
given to one person ond none 10 child
rem without order from parents.
NJ throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as Broochee's German syrup
in all parts OF the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away and your druggist will
tell you its success was marvellous. 1t
is really the only thrort and lung REM
edy generally endorsed by physicians.
One 70 cent bottle will cure or prove its
value. Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1902-05-22
YOUR FACE

Shows the state Of your feelings aud The
state OF your health as well. Impure
blood makes itself apparent in a pale
and sallow complexion Pimplcs and
Skin Eruptions II you are feeling
weak and worn out and 10 not have L
HEALTHY appearance, you should try
Acker's Blood Elixir II caree all blood
diseases where cheap Sarsaparilas and
so called purifiers fail knowing this, we
sell every bottle on apositive guarantee.
T. j. Wadsworlh.