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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-31
LIST OF JURORS FOR SEPTEMBER
COURT
GRAND JURORS.

GkNN1 JNkORSs
Benton-W Scott Laubach, farmer.
Bloom--Robert Mcbride, painter; Robert
Runyon, clerk.
Brarcreek Stewart a. Ash, distiller.
Catawissa Twp $. B. Martin, farme-.
Catawissa B.-Chas. b. lIamlin, eng,
Frank Frey, lahorer.
Centralia-lI. !. Hefrner, miner; William
Harris laborer; Edward Cuff, miner.
Cen,re-George Whitmeyer, farmer.
Fishingceeek a:ob Geisinger, farmer.
Franklin-Newton Yetter, teacher.
Greenwood-Peter Miller, farmer
George w. Bittner, farmer.
Main Joseph llartzell, farmer; Charles
John, farmer.
Montour-Peter s. Kashner, farmer.
Mt. leasant-Alfred Crawford, farmer,
Bradley Ruckle, carpenter; George G.. Evert
farmer.
Orange-W. II. Neyhart, farmer.
Roaringcreek- H. Beaver, farmer
Scott-Silas Young, merchant.
TRAVERSE JURoRs-FIRsr WEEK,
Reaver-N Nathan Rice, farmer
Benton Twp. Barton kierhoff, farmer.
Henry Blame, farmer; |. X. X. Laubach.
farmer.
Berwick-Clemuel w. Nugent, grocer:
Joseph Bitter, gent; l.. S. Jacoby, agent.
Bloom Charles Taylor, moulder; Joseph
Townsend, clerk; Harry W. Sloan, clerk B.
+. Shnrpless, gent; Elijah Creelng, gert,
John Faver, watchman; Harry House, mer.
chant.
Briarcreek- Gideon Michael, farmer.
Wilson !. Miller, farmer.
Cleveland-Amandus Billig, farmer.
Fishingcreek J. Z. Greasy, farmer; Lewis
Beishline farmer.
Greenwood Dildine, merchant
Bigler Eyer, sawyer.
Jackson-A. b. Mendenhall, farmer.
ocust-J. c. Kes,er, farmer; J. w. Sny-
der merchant.
Madison-Thomas Mordan, farmer.
Main--Io w. Shuman, farmer.
Mifllrn-Hervey II. Boyd, farmer; Geo.
b. Keller, farmer.
Mt. Pleasant-Isaiah Howell, farmer,
Lewis Christopher, farmer.
Orange-R. w. Brumstetter, laborer.
Pine--W. II. Hayman, farmer; a. X
Johnson, farmer; Mason c. Johnson, labor-
er.
scott-K. s. Greasy, huckster; Austin
Ohl farmer.
TRAVERSE JUKoRs--sECoND WEEK.
Beaver-Philip Rabuck, farmer.
Benton Boro.-W. Z. Robbins, mason.
Benton Twp.-Foster Mausteler, farmev-
Berwick. C. Furman, blacksmith;
Isiah Bower, gentleman; Clark Bower, fore
man.
Bloom-Jacob Shalfer, pattern maker;
George Meyer, carpenter; w. S. CapwelL,
photographer; Thornton q. Freeze, laborcr.
Briarcreek-W. A. Lemon, farmer.
Calawissa Twp. Joseph a. Greasy, faun-
er; G. II. Murray, farmer.
Catawissa Boro. - Henry Piahler, gentle
man; George Keller, brakeman; NJ. A. Bib
by, tax collector; Herman f. Young marble
cutter.
Centralia-Thomas Boran, grocer,
ClevelanG-F. p Dimmich, farmer.
Conyngham-Patrick Coyle, laborer.
Fishingcreek-Ia Iames Amerman, meS.
chant; Monroe Markle, farmer.
Greenwood George Derr, farmer; WiIlets
NJ. Dermott, farmer
Jackson--Frank Derr, farmer; Daniel w.
Hartman, farmer.
Locust-E. c. Yeager, merchant.
Madison-Frank Hendershott, farmers
Judson Axe, farmer.
Mfflin-John w. Greasy, merchant
Mllville-Josiah lleacock, miller
Orange Boro.--W. w. Kisner, laboreI.
Roaringcreek-M Michael Roach, farmer
Scott-George w, Remley, farmer; Balts
White, huckster.
Sugarloaf-Gaylord McHenry, merchant
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HAVANA, July 25.-The house of b.
Duran failed for nearly 100000. Two
general commission houses in New
York are said to have been caught for
$150,0OO and placed in IN embarrass-
ing condition. Several firms here We're
caught for varying amounts from
$1,000 to over 100000, Upman & Co.,
bankers, are reported to have lost $780,
600, but are unhurt, and Haldo & Co.,
the agents of the Ward line, $4,000.
The crash came like thunderbolt.
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Six Hundred Goats shot.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, July %.
On Saturday night fourteen masked
zen appeared on the grazing ground
'inon mesa, where about 1000 goats
5ere ranging. The three herders in
barge of the goats were bound, while
le masked men slaughtered more than
DO of the flock by shooting and stab,
ing them. The loss is estimated at
nnl
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TRIAL LIST
For September 1902.

G. r. Woodin VS.. Times printing Co.
Wilkes Barre Times.
Mary G. Kline VS.. Rebecca j. Adams
admX. of Ellen Kline, decd.
David Shuman VS.. jeremiah B.
Nuss.
Farmers Mutual Fire ms. Co. Of
Mid, Pa, to use of Harry $. Knight,
Receiver VS.. Josiah L. Fritz.
Thomas T.. Harder VS.. John A. Shu-
man.
f. p. Greasy VS.. The n. & w. b,
Railroad Co. and its successor, the n.
IL w. b. Rwy. Co.
Bloomsbury Land Improvement
Company VS.. The Town of Blooms
burg.
Mrs. John Keller VS.. James Penning-
ton.
Nelson O. Hartman VS.. Frank w.
Boone.
Freas Fowler VS.. American Car and
Foundry Co.
Calvin Pardee g. Co. VS.. Theodore T.
Conner.
p. Nj. Thornton VS.. Frank Ikeleg
and Fred Ikeler, eXrs. of Il. II. Ikeler,
decd.
Thomas Elmes VS.. Margaret Menscil,
Thomas Mensch, Matilda Berninger,
Catharine Clayton and John d.
Mensch.
Charles d. Whitueight and Sarah
Whitenight, his wife VS.. James NJ. Sta
yer.
Lille Atherholt and John AtherhoIt
VS.. Charles Hughes.
T.. NJ. Tewksbury's admrs. VS.. Fran
els Glassmyer.
Il. ID. Tewksbury and Martha ID.
Souser VS.. Francis Glassmyer.
III. w. Wolf VS.. w. II. Miller.
Jesse Hess VS.. Ira r, Sutlitf
Nelson b. Stackhouse VS.. Lyman T.
Agnew and Henrietta Agnew.
Henry A. Held VS.. Fishingcrees
Twp.
William B. Houck VS.. John Stokes
and Mrs. Lewis Miller.
Theodore +. Conner VS.. j. Lloyd
Dillon.
w, II. Neyhard VS.. Boro. of Orange
vile.
M. E. Kostenbauder VS.. Rosannah
Goodman.
Daniel Knorr, Shift. to use of Stats
Cap. ;. ~ l.. Asso. VS.. :. c. Greasy.
The Edward Thompson Co. VS.
James Scarlet
The Boro. of Centralia VS.. George s
Fleckenstine.
Evenden Bros. VS.. S. G. Bryfogle.
Nelson Stackhouse VS.. l., E. Agnew.
Alfred Reigle, atty. in fact VS.. Ro-
man Smoczynski ct al.
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workmen Cursed and stoned.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, July 30.-One
thousand men, women and children
assembled at the mineral company's
cameron colliery last evening and
10oted and cursed the nonunion men
is they quit work. A large crowd of
Joys stoned several sub-bosses as they
uttered town. Chief Burgess Thomas
tnd the police charged the crowd and
nut them to fight. The coal company
,fficials say they will ask for troops to-
morrow If there is a continuance Of
he attempts to annoy the workmen.
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Large Shipment of Gold.

NEW YORK, July 30.ENlore than
100000 in gold went out of the coun-
ry on the steamship Kronprinz Will
,elm, the gold bars being packed in
eventy-four kegs. In the kegs was a
nantity of sawdust, put there to pre-
ent any loss of weight by the bars
ubbing against each other. A lot of
,ngshoremen carried the kegs on
oard, some of them swearing under
oeir breath over the heaviness of
these kegs of nails
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Gales Caused Great Loss In England.

LONDON, July 2S.-The gale which
has prevailed i'll England caused great
destruction to crops throughout the
United Kingdom. Incoming steamers
report terrific weather on the Atlantic.
The rough weather continued around
the British coasts Sunday evening and
has been general throughout Europe.
A cyclone occurred in the LieSe dis
trict, Belgium, Saturday. Navigation
on the Liege and Maestricht canal was
stopped by fallen trees, and the great
er portion of the crops was destroyed
or hopelessly damaged. Enormous in
jury was done in the town of Lege.
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Princeton students In Hard Luck.

PRINCETON, n. j., July 29.-The
final reports of the June examinations
show that flfty-three students have
been dropped to lower classes. They
stand as follows; Sophomores, "a; jun
iors, II; seniors, 8; specials, 6. The
names have been withheld, but it was
learned on good authority that at least
ten or twelve of the number are ath-
letes, several Of them being prominent
in baseball. football and track affairs.
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PITTSBURG, July 30.-A revised
estimate of losses in yesterdays big
fire places the total at $3lS,500. Six
firemen were injured, two eight story
buildings almost completely destroyed
and a number of others slightly dam
aged on Liberty street. The fire ragged
fiercely for seven hours. The origin of
the fire Is still mystery.
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Mine superintendent Shot.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, July 29.-Super-
ntendent Daniel Lauderman of the
Sohinoor colliery, was badly wounded
yesterday in n riot that ensued while
ie was trying to aid his son and Il non
inion man to escape from a crowd of
trikers Lauderman's son was also Sc
'erely injured, and man of the name
# Frost was hit in the back with
1ucksbOt
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Big Indian Dance On.

WHITE EAGLE, |. r., July 90
)ne of the biggest Indian dances held
4 the Indian Territory for years Is in
Togress, having been started by the
'oncas, with visitors from the tribes
Il the Osages, the Kiowas and the
)toes. Seven hundred tepees have
heen erected.
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BASEBALL SCORES.
Games Played Yesterday In the Ma
tionaI ana American Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGU

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn-Pittsburg IA; Brooklyn /.
At New York-St. Louis, .; New York, J..
At Boston-Chicago. ! Boston, G.
At delphia-Cincinnat, .; Phila-
delphia l.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston-Detroit 6; Boston. s.
At Philadclphia-St. Louis, 3; Philadel-
phia, l.
At Baltimore-Cleveland. Z; Baltimore, s.
At ashington-Chicago, 2; Washing
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Signature q &xHAzIZe<
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CURRENT COMMENT
Comment on Matters Political and
Otherwise Of Public Interest.


The man who can deliberately de-
clare that Pennsylvania has no political
evils worthy of mention, as Penny
packer did last November, can insist
with equal consistency that He'll has
no terrors which deserve to be feared,
and that Satan lacks but a few of the
qualities necessary to make him a
saint.
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A Bird That's Hard to Kill.

Penguins have an extraordinary amount of vitality and are harder to kill than any ordinary cat. once had occasion to kill large bird aboard our ship. the Southern Cross. and. making use of the weapon next my hand. I drove large spike squarely through the creature's head and fin ished the operation by mailing 1t fast to the deck. That seemed to make the job very complete. and went below decks for dinner. Coming up an hour later, my astonishment was prodigious on beholding the penguin. head erect. aippers out. waddling about. apparent ly without thought of the spike. which still remained transfxed in his crani- um.--C. E. Borchgrevink in Leslies.
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The XnIue of Singing.

From the medical standpoint singing Is most important exercise both by virtue of its influence on the emotions on the respiratory movements and on the development of the lungs. Nothing better shows the beneficial effect of singing in developing the chest and warding off the lung diseases than the great pulmonary development and free dom from pulmonary disease among professional singers. Their general health, moreover. is exceptionally good, and this is probably in large meas ure attributable to the mere exercise of the calling. It is especially useful in defective chest development and in chronic heart disease. Provided the patient can sing with comfort there is no condition in which singing is con- traindicated unless 1t be a tendency to tuberculosis or aneurismal hRmoptysis. It is scarcely necessary to say that the singer should be so clad as to allow absolute freedom of the chest move rnents, there should be no construction of the neck or waist, the collar should be low and ample and the stays, T worn. ample and loose.
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Tho Wrong Roll.

Immediately after wedding which took place in Washington the best man started for South Africa. where he re- mained more than year. On his re- turn, says writer in Harper's Mag azine, he was given dinner and wore evening clothes for the first time since the wedding.
 In the midst of the evening, fum- bling in his waistcoat pocket, he as- tonished himself and his friends by pulling out hundred dollar bill. Where had 1t come from? A sudden thought flashed across his mind.
 The next morning he went to the clergyman who had married his friends.
 Do you remember marrying Mir. Ar. mitage and Miss Bently about year agoY
 "Oh, perfectly" replied the clergy man. T see them constantly at my church."
 "Well, will you pardon me if l ask you a delicate question in strict con- fldence. How much did you receive as your feel"
 "I will return frankness with frank. ness," returned the clergyman, smiling whimsically. Ut was the strangest fee that ever came my way. After the ceremony the best man. with pro- fusion of thanks, slipped into my hand a small silver of plug tobacco wrapped in a wad of paratfi paperw
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DOESN'T TRUST HORSES.
Fart Maniac md Part Idiot h What
 One Man Calls Them.

have spent much of a long life in the observation of horses. have reared them, broken them, trained them, ridden them. driven them in ev. cry form from the blow to fourth. hand. The result of these years of study Is summed up in one sentence-I believe the horse to be part maniac and part idiot. Every horse at some time in his lie develops into q homl. cidal maniac. believe any man who trusts himself or his family to the power of horse stronger than himself to be lacking in common sense and wholly devoid of ordinary prudence, writes Kentuckian to Harper's Week ly. l have driven one commonplace horse every other day for six years over the same road and then had him go crazy and try to kill himself and me because leaf nuttered down in front of him. have known scores of horses. apparently trustworthy, appar. ently creatures of routine, go wild and insane over equally regular and rccur- ring phenomena. No amount of ob- servation can tell when the brute will break out. One mare took two gener- ations of children to school over the same quiet road and then in her nine teenth year went crazy because a rooster crowed alongside the road. She killed two of the children. If any one can tell me of one good reason why man should trust horse, should be glad to know
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Napoleon. English Letter.

Napoleon began the study of English during his Imprisonment in St. Helena. His instructor was Count Las Cases. to whom Napoleon wrote the only let ter he is known ever to have written in English. It is somewhat of liter ary curiosity and not well known. so 1t may be quoted here:
 Count Las Cases-Snce sixt week y learn the English and y do not any progress. Sixt week do four.y and two day. If might have learn fvty word. for day. I could know 1t two thousands and two hundred. It Is in the dictionary more of fourty thousand; even he could most twenty; bot much of tens. For know 1t or hundred and twenty week. which do more two years After this you will agree that the study one tongue is a great labor who 1t must do into the young aged.
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LUST MAKING BELIEVE."
She Way to Make This Dull old
 World Seem Brighter.

There is many failure on the part of grown ups" to comprehend the mental processes of their imaginative superiors-the children. Some clumsy person calls the most charming device of fancy another of those naughty fibs." By that condemnation he sets up well nigh impossible barrier be tween himself and the childish dreamer.
 Not long ago q grown up was accost. ed on the street by dainty maiden of four, who nodded bright good morn- ing and then said, "Isn't there going to be wedding down thereY' pointing across the square.
 "I think not" said the obtuse adult. q haven't heard of any wedding"
 Are you sure? think there's going to be one," persisted the little maiden.
 q don't see any flowers or carriages, and guess you are mistaken" replied the champion of dull fact.
 Then the tiny pleader drew nearer. and with an entreating touch of her hand and voice lowered out of hear ing of the fairies she breathed:
 "Please say there's going to be wed- ding. I'm just making believe"
 Could the power of imagination go further? Could there be simpler de- vice for turning this dull world into garden of flowers and sweet music than this same gentle making be- lieve"
 Imagination often proves to be the door that opens into high philosophy of life. We all remember Dickens brave little marchioness. Did you ever taste orange peel and water?" she de- manded of the gay Dick Swiveller. He replied that he never had tasted that ardent beverage.
 If you make believe very much, it's very nice," said the small servant, "but if you don't. you know 1t seems as if it would hear little more seasoning cer- tain!y"
 As long as life has its ups and downs 1t is hy no means impossible that to us all, old as well as young, there may come time when we shall be glad to have acquired the accomplishment Of making believe very Inuch.'
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The Dissyllabic Scot.

The difficulty of rhyming to "girl' is mainly due to the varieties of its pro- nunciation. It is never pronounced, aA it is so often conventionally written, gall but one often hears "gell," with hard E." Moreover, in Scotland, though 1t is as well not to mention the fact to Scotsman. 1t consists of two syllables-"gurrel." The other day 1t was pointed out to Il Scotsman that the name of his national poet was 6 0issyllable in Ayrshire. "Hoot awa'w he said, or words to that effect. Bur runs two syllables! Absurrudw.
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ON A JAPANESE RAILROAD.
Much Eating and Smoking Mark the
 Journeys of the Natives.

The second and third class railroad car riages give the foreigner an opportunity to study life of the Japanese people. On entering the first thing one notices is that white lines are drawn across the glass windows. and upon inquiry the informa- ton is elicited that some of the people who travel in the cars are unused to glass, which perhaps they have never seen before, and that they are apt to put their heads through if there is nothing to indicate that substance bars the way.
 In cold weather all Japanese travellers carry rugs, for the cars are heated merely by long steel cylinders filled with hot wa ter and laid on the floor. Since the pas sengers are always pulling open the win dows, Japanese cars in midwinter are Q menace to the health of every individual who has become used to an even tempera. ture within doors.
 The smallest incident of travel is enough to break the ice, and if person has wrong ticket or has lost anything it is matter of interest and solctude for everybody else. Many of the passen. gers are apt to behave with the same un. restrained freedom as in their own homes If they are starting on long journey. they at once proceed to make themselves as comfortable as possible. A rug i spread out on the seat. fu- they a:c yer; particular never to sit on anything that l not perfectly clean. Then they snake 0. their geta, or wooden clogs. and curl thci, feet up underneath. Tie next thin. Is l. smoke. in which both men and women in dulge, sometimes lighting cigarette aftc' cigarette, but more often they use th, tiny pipe. which never contains more to. bacco than d wisp the size of Il pea anG affords enc. sometimes two r':irs to th, smoker. The ash is then knocked out O.: the floor and another wisp stuffed in unG lighted from the srodcliEi, ash whi.l has just been thrown away. This is kept up. off and on, for hours.
 When not smoking. eating is going on At every station there are vendors of the little mandarin oranges. Every passcn- ger buys I dozen or more and eats them in a short time, throwing the skins about the floor. Boys pass Ey with tea in tiny earthen pots cup placed over the top and this may be purchased for 5 sen Ia cent and half. and the teapot is left in the car
 Besides leaning out of the car windows to buy these. the passengers have little wooden boxes filed with lunch. In the upper part is closely packed rice. in the lower are all sorts of little pickles and bits of cake. Attached are two wooden chopsticks.
 The Japanese throw all sorts of refuse about, and from the appearance of car after the passengers have been in it for a little while one would imag' nc that the people are very Untidy in tleir way of living. Porters enter at some of the sta tions and brush up whole panfuls of ref. use. and on some lines of the road q small boy in spruce uniform comes to the car door at each stop. with clothes brush in his hand, makes a deep bow to the occupants and inquiries if there is anything that they want.-.New York Sun.
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"The major says he's going to shoot you on sight" -"Is that him reeling down the street?"
 "It is.'
 "Well, it won't take us long to fix him; he's half shot already !"-At- lanta Constitution.
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The English Navy.

Tn the earliest times of the British navy there was practically no distinc- ton between the merchantmen and the man-of.war. In the rare times of peace men-of-war traded as merchantmen, while merchantmen always went arm- ed. Thus in tii'le of war the trader be came the warship and vice versa. From the time of the conquest and probably earlier down to the days Of Elizabeth this was the ordinary prac- tce. Elizabeth hired out ships of the navy for all sorts of purposes, from piracy to slave trading, taking her share of the profits when the venture was successful and disclaiming all re- sponsibility when 1t wasn't.
 Henry III., who may be described as the originator of the navy as special fighting force, hired out the ships spe. cially built for the navy in times of peace and even allowed them to be taken away from their appointed sta tions provided that the hirers deposited due security for the return of the ships with their tackle and all equipment in a proper state of efficiency. The prac- tice ceased after the repulse of the Spanish armada, when the fighting ship, as such. became distinct from the trader-London Globe-
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Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot Ease. A powder It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It Is a cer- tain cure for sweating, callous and hot. tired. aching feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c, Trial package mailed FREE.
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He's good friend of yours, ism

he?"
 "Oh, cnly medium."
 "What do you mean by medium?"
 "Oh, he-listens while tell him all of my troubles but he also wants me to listen while he tells me all of his. "- Chicago Post.
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ADAMS SARSAPARILLA PILLS

Are purely vegetable and chocolate coated. They cure constipation, bill iousness, sick headache, dyspepsia, etc. 10c, 25c box. Sold by all drug. gists.
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I am sure Piso's Cure for ConSump- tion saved my life three years ago. Mrs. THOS. ROBBINS, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. F. 1900.
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Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
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Make Mothers Milk Mildly Purgative.

Mama takes a Cascaret, baby gets the benefit Don't common sence prove this the only safe laxative for babies-n-a arms? All druggists, 10c, 25c. 50c.
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elTe Permanently Cured No lts or nervousness tIIo after first days use of Dr. Knes Great Nerve Restorer Send for FREE trial bottle and treat iss. DR E. II. KLINE Ltd esl Arch St. Philadelphia, Pc
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ADAMS SARSAPARILLA PILLS

Are purely vegetable and chocolate coated. They cure constipation, bill iousness, sick headache, dyspepsia, etc. l0c, 25c box. Sold by all drug gists.
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Tennyson once told Sir Henry Tay- Tor that he thanked God Almighty with his whole heart and soul that he knew nothing and that the world knew nothing of Shakespeare put his writ ings and that he knew nothing of Jane Austen and that there were no letters preserved either Of Shakespeare or of Jane Austen; that they, in fact, had not been ripped open, like pigs"