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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
GRAIN MARKETS IRREGULAR.
PRICES OPENED HIGHER,
BUT WEAKENED LATER
Wheat and Corn Closed Lower on Large
Receipts and Bad Westher--oats
and Provisions Advanced.

Chicago, November 24.--Tradlng in the
grain pits was rather inactive today and
after a slight bulge at the opening prices
weakened and the close was easy, with
December wheat Ad% lower and Decem.
Der corn 1% lower, December oats y high.
err while January PROVISIONS were from ~
to 1917 higher.
Wheat was quite active early and prices
advanced about u over Saturdays close
with good buying by commission houses,
some Of which was supposed to have been
for the leading longs. Large receipts in
the Northwest and a heavy increase In
the visible supply caused a weaker feel
Ing toward noon and lower prices prevailed
tho remainder of tue day, the close being
easy. Cables were also rather dlsappolnt-
ing not showing much sympathy with the
recent advance here. December opened
kMl4 higher, at 1jA, advanced To I11g but
on heavy realizing declined to IAN, closing
at the bottom with loss OF AmB. May
opened 1s lower, 20 &Ml2 higher, at T8iA
to I6sM1I and ranged between 20 and
76Am II, closing Ad% lower at TBMd 1914.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
of 17l2 cars, which, with local receipts of
2i2 cars, tWenty-three Of contract grade.
made the total receipts for the three points
1924 cars against 1880 cars last week and
l430 year ago
Corn ruled firm for the May delivery,
Influenced by wet weather throughout iii
nois, Indiana and the Southwest. Local
traders were disposed 10 buy that option,
MS were also elevator interests. December
was erratiC, being subject to the slightest
Influences. Shorts were the best buyers OF
December and caused sharp advance soon
after the opening the price going up TO
5j@ after opening y to / lower at 81 to
54l2 General selling caused a decline
In the latter part OF the day, the price
touching 53ia and closing ~ lower at
b39s May opened @dA lower to shade
higher, at 423 selling between 423s and
43l2, and closing lEm1a lower, at 429s Lo.
cal receipts 237 cars, twenty-one OF con.
tract
The feature to the trading in oats was
the covering by December shorts. which
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Bitter AND EGGS.

Elgin, H., November e4--Bntter adj
Yanced another nc IN price today the
market being declared firm al 81 There
were no offerings, although BUYERS offered
2Tia for any that might be placed The
pounds,
New York, November "a. Eggs Re
ceipts 1924 packages. Market steady
State and Pennsylvania, average best, 2S51
2Stb; Western fancy 2Gsi9T; poor 10 prime
2i6i25. REFRIGERATED 1921
ST. Louis November 2i,--Poultry-
Steady. chickens 8; springs $40, turkeys
creamery 2Oa2Tis: dairy tT@2l Eggs
Higher az D. loss on
Kansas City November "A. Eggs Fresh
20la
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KANSAS CITY SALES.
Especial to The PostD

stock Yards, Kansas city, November
~ The following sales of Texas and Ter,
utoY cattle We're madc here today: w
W.. BENSON Graham, 80 steers, III pounds,
100 BcardwcH n Hunt, Bryaon. 3i
steers, 64s pounds igo % steers. 266
pounds, 3l5; 20 steers ga pounds. 265
g. G Shcnrcr Graham, u steers. s3i
pounds. , 80. J. A. Echelbercer Graham.
q steers, 500 pounds, So - steers. 7s5
pounds. , 80, c. Il ScoT Holdenville. ri
steers, l5o pounds, 2.55. j. n. Burns,
Mounds, 50 steers 6A pounds l. so Sw -
son Bros, Cisco, lSG steers, Sm mounds :.
20O, " steers, 723 pounds, ms. 6. H.
pounds 300. Tol Rutedce. san Angelo.
o. steers. no pounds 275. t. {. yan6nif'
SsRI9Se, 20 steers llse pounds $50 iTnmm
go; 81 steers, 7ol pounds 285 W
Barrow. Sweetwatcr 73 steers 70s pounds.
10; is steers, 494 pounds 235. j. +.
n ntm@ret'a P9nls Valley. 80 steers. 4s0
u steers, 529 pounds. 200
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
The Market Was Active ard Decided Ad
Vances Were Made.

VANCGa WuTc Waue,
New Orleans, November 24-The market
Tor spot cotton was decidedly active today.
The sharp advance In both spots and deliy-
cries az Liverpool predicated, as the cable
report. on continental buying Ia that market
had the effect of stimulating the local de-
mand for the staple. sales 1850, including
113D 20 arrive. Quotations = cent higher
on all grades
Futures were fairly active, especially for
January aud February positions. The open
ing prices were Ia 10 points higher than
Saturdays close After the opening prices
ensed on a few points, but during the after.
ron there ensued 4 series Of moderately
vide fluctuations with a decided tendency
20 higher hgures Al the close the b9ard
showed a net gain OF Is to Is points.
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MrrALs.

New York, November 2f~-rin ives quiet
today closing az ai.7Slt2Aoa, while Lon
don declined l2s Ga to fils lis 81 for spot
and 70 fi1o 2s Cd for futures London re.
ported unchanged prices for copper Local
market dull, Lead auiet and unchauged
herr pd r. Lqpsd2 srsl ns., ga n
and AZ Middleshego 5ib % Tbs loesl
market Hsh aniek.
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lllIeTlno0 lIa 02I 2a0.lao
coTToN sEEp PRopucrs.

Memphis November a4.--cotton sead
oii--Prsme crude 2sil; IN crude nominal.
prime summer yellow 81; on summer vi.
low nominal Neal--pritne % 7ss,s, ~
Cake 40 fhQa4,cn 49,
.Ssr orleans, Srvemhrr "a --cetsan ssra
sll.sFTlhis FeeHss y barrels. So; % y.
ansa ~ pagreh szi prime crude. laesa. %,
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KANSAS rlry

Kansas City November 24-Cattte-
celpts lO6Do head, 400 Texans. 9n 1oVss
ana l4oo native calves Market for corr
"a eteo SS,eady 70 zoe higher others strong
~ S'yauE "a weak and slow. choice eyporf
ana dressed beef steers S65a6s5. fa ipo ~
s I 95 I9UG5.6o; stockers and feeders 97,s0
80 Western fed steers 4 l0a5, so. 'rex Iu5s
IE 7Ioz dh @ni steers 275m45O: Texas cows
helters 24OmSeO; Gamers W,s,., a, ny" ~, =
I 5d66 3 2.1U; calves 75mG,GD Hocs-ReceInts
sT ~ head Market steady TO arm. ''H SoarS
6 5iSa@go IN, mixed packers 8O5d8i5: nent
eeInts ToGo Pigs o,20n600. Sheep-ke.
a natiye lambs 360d52o Western lsmbs nm ai
g9lo fed ewes 3OOM3 20; pati,' 's'prns o,N
''ooa4uu; Western wethcrs 8.G6m3 S5 '"V's
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SUGAR

New Orleans, Noye,ml sstqsi. Il
and firm-sDpen kettl,ee . eeu!Ili
eentrifugsl Si4da ll LILY ssecoujs
Sika4: yellows SaSS,ss. n IeilR
Molasses steady-sulpss,,rn el6s'
Centrifugal 10G22, syrup
New YORK ory o9 II
New York Noremp', rulsi e
market shows the sa anil laa "
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LLANo couNTY 49, !

Ilano. Texas, Noyemne,l. NJ,
report cattle to be IN sp.sp si.s IA
and grazing fine There y
dance OF stock water. -, II MI
s. III. buchanan, a stoeApp' ~, til
shipped last week 70 I AZ ra,s
of cows that averaged ", IA "
These cattle had never p DsgiatsIy Al
OF the range and lmme'
market - mISsd 2 H
About twenty cars q y. y a al
were shipped from here y
week,
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CATTLE RETURNED 70 puvAr.

HeevIlIe, Texas, Noverho. y,
Ven cars OF cattle passed through Ree,iiIo
{hls week on their way from Jact ,eenil te
ug MIll Sqlnt Il. These cattle belong to W.
stockman ana were sblnned P erN county
srneIhi months ago because There v,as VA ~
s nd there. Since the rains Of scnten,h mo
% ana id'f tbc p P6pgn The grass has grown
John Shelley OF Refugio sbin6se o9d -. ..
ferS gSs''e TO 70 market from this point YES
ois car eaeh to st, Louis and Galyesto,1, "'
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rALYFsroN

Reported for The ho ,i 'cvogspsnr
r. Norman Live STOCK s0~
rated:
Bcevcs- .ps9
Good to choice ..,''''''',, n
Common to fair.f'r"'''
Cows =
Good to choice. ...i''''' AZ
Common to fair..s''''''''
Iearllngs- .a,l n
Good to chico. .'''''''i z
Common TO fair 's.-''
Calves .,,,s~
Good TO choice, ''''f' ,.s
Common 70 fair..,s,,s, ,r,,h gsf'
Market well supplleu ,rss
and overstoeked with eaN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
STOCK DEALING FLUCTUATED.

Colorado Fuel showing further, heaviness
for control but the later TRANSACTIONS
showed a net gain Of 3 points on moderate
transactions, In the special class Pressed
steel Car was higher, while single sale
81 New York Air Brake was recorded at
decline Of 35 points. Trading continued
dpll and largely professional until the
afternoon, when e new movement IN Man
haitian advanced that stock 10 15S, from
which II declined ; points, closing with
net gain OF points on very large trans
actions The great bulk Of Manhattan buy
Ing was by Gould brokers. The movement
IN Manhattan stimulated buying In New
York Cenrnl and Pennsylvania, but Metro
polltan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit we're
little affected either way The benr rae
tion traded cautiously. but took courage
from tho absence Of any news regardns
the so-called Manhattan DEAL aud made
successful attack on thnt ana other
stocks. New York Central and St Paul
were forced down. while attempts to move
Amagnmated Copper met with Boston sell
ing Short covering in the hnal dealings
was hardly Of sufficient volume to prevent
an irregular close London sold fully 2OOOO
shares, total OF about $4,000 In the last
four days. and bought nothing The lack
OF London buying was attribnted partly to
tie approaching fortnghtly settlement
there.
Bonds were Irregular and rather dull.
Early losses we're largely recovered when
the stock market developed strength To
tai sales, par value 100000
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CHICAGO.

Chicago, Snvenahsr ~
1900 bead, laeiadinF susn v@ 49, keesipts
-Ast AsN aHa ioe hweg; Keed ~ nssn,e
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NEW ORLEANS LIVE STOCK
IspeclAl 10 M Post

special TO The Post)
,es Me" orleans, November 24-The Now or.
Of at cssse s0' Of G sat'is receipts
SSearnags selling lower; other T nrices ana ana
ST LOUIS SALES
Special to The Post)
~ National STOCK, Yards, ST. Louis Voven,.
pef -i'--Ahe Following sales OF Texas and
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New York Money.

New York November "a. Money on call
hrmer at per cent; closing offered Mt
per cent. Time money easy; 90 days 6
per cent; 90 days 514d6 per cent: six
months 5is per cent. Prime paper 5ts .or
ceut. Sterling exchange strong with
actual business In BANKERS bills at 1872
posted rates 4s4df4 s4l5 and 4.ss; coin
mercial bills 4.S3Gi4 80. Bar silver IS.
Mexican dollars 37M Government bonds
weak. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds irregular.
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Houston Spot Market
paIIy Intenor Movement.
Ccmparativc Spot Markets.

Tho following are the closing quotations
toy cotton on the spot today n the lead.
Inc markets, together with the closing Of
middllDg yesterday. with sales today,
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SAN ANGELO NOTES.


81 Louis, November 2A-Cattlo- po.e,,4s
800, mead, including 1000 Texans Marker
steady native shipping aud export steers
aL9a9@; dressed beef and butchers steers
9 oS5ea.a, steers under 1900 pounds (. Mer
and helfers 2.25aa0O: cRnners y,, ~, a,,.
ekss COWS 2'SSa3.SS. Hogs Rcceipts Ans,
heaa Market strong pigs and uahts 4 MO
gs-vs pa,c,kers 6.l5d6@l; butchers Z. lt,ag. Nj.
na,,,S m nsfslp,s i3n head active ana arm;
s1ls and bucks 2.O0a4Oo; stoekers ''ii sss
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New York Exchange.
London Money

London, November 24,--Consols for
money 92Tk; for account o. $40, Bar sill
yer uncertain at 22t6d Money 2l5m3 per
cent short bills 8 ll.16d3& per cent;
three months bills 3& per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-25
sAN ANGELn Nnrrs

San Angelo Texas, November 2l.-R.
Massle Of Ozona sold to F. Tankersly OF
sherman, 500 steers, 2s and As
Bentley Storm Of Eldorado sold 10 NJ
W McAtee OF corsieana, 100 steers, 3s and
Thomson Bros Of Ballnger sold ia Harris
Bros. Of san Angelo, 354 cows
NJ. y. Gilmore sold 10 Thomas OGilvie
slxty-ive head Of stock cattle
Paque & julio sold several reuisterad
Herefords at 5000 each, all bull calves.
Lee Bros. sold to William Aaron regis.
tered Hereford bull for $4oO and year
ling heller for $3.50
Stanley Turner, Tom Green county
stockman, has receipts from a herd of 400
mer'no sheep for one season as follows:
Mutton sold ,.,.,t,..........,...S 81, 002 %
"ooi sou '''''''.' ''''''.,'.,,.. l,o35 90
This Is full shearing, being net nrotits
less only comparatively Insignificant OK.
pense for herding and shearng. Pasture
practically free, as the sheep sold graged
along with cattle.
SAN ANGELO NOTES
San Angelo, Texas. November % Fol.
lowing shipments have been made from this
point; rNl Rutledge cars steers 10 mar.
kets; Currie Bros. cars Of cows 10 81.
Louis; VIII Whitehead cars feed hulls
to Territory; p. ]. Williams 4 Son. cars
steers to Corsieana feed lots; s. n. Far.
ilHsNvht Nhl' D. W. chluner, cars, Bach
rens & Lindemann, / ear; ]. W. Tweedle. 4
cars cows; Or. J F. Hess, / ear! L. Z.
Fair. car, all to markets.
Two ears OF fat cows sold az SIS per
head. -
A carload Of high grade Hereford Bulls
have arrived from the Funk ruancb.
a bunch Of 200 feeder bulls sold for about
S22 per head.
L. W. Schwalhe, a Crockett countv stocL.
man, Is receiving some fine bulls from san
Antonio and Williamson county
bunch Of - steers - nnd as s.iA a.
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The range Of prices NJ New York and
New orleans for active months was ns fol
lows.
New York Omen High Low. Close.
January ... : 3oe4n s ~ 3 rs y 81 81
Mugrh ... s 30-31 s 80 SreS * 81 IS
New Orleans
January ,...S 1917 s p S Is S % 81
March ..,....,,s 25.26 s,35 S28 S.32
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oelFss,eg-Enei eIass9 nFw, pIiesa ~
xl9fdi Kfeeh 9selJe bales
tex asa.... y io,sa NIaaIlas s.AA.a $40
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ESTIMATES FOR TO-DAY:
Houston, 1900 to 1900 against
2s,35s last year
New orIesns, $4,000 to 25ooo against
25,5t3 last year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08

In the history OF the Tang dynasty
1t Is stated that In Persia at the same
period there was n clepsydra on a ter
race near the palace formed OF n bal
ance containing twelve metal balls.
one Of which fell every hour on n bell
and thus struck the hours correctly. Ii
Is deemed not unlikely that this instru-
ment was Identical with the celebrated
one which the king OF Persia sent in
the year 500 10 Charlemagne.
In SOS the astronomer Tsiang pro-
duced an Improvement on all former
Instruments machine arranged on n
sort OF miniature terrace ten feet high
and divided into three stories. the
works being In the middle. Twelve i'm
ages OF men. one for every hour. an
peared in turn before an opening 10
the terrace. Another set OF automata
struck the hours and eighths Of hours.
These figures occupied the lowest sto
~.
The upper story was devoted to as
tronomy. containing an orrery In mo-
ton. Very complex machinery must
have been required. AS 10 the nature
OF the mechanism nothing is known ex-
cept that 1t was kept going by falling
water.
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Eszs,; ,s;s;s;zz:.s
fHURSDAY...............MAY 8, 1902.
The Economical Mu,..

The mule is ready TO begin work two
Or three years earlier than the horse
He can be put to pretty heavy pulling
when he Is three years old. and from
that time until he is forty, II be has
fair treatment aud does not meet with
an accident. he is not likely to lose any
time He is not subject to the many
ailments TO which the horse is a vic
tim. at least not 10 sny great degree.
lie lives about twice as long. and his
actual period OF usefulness 10 nearly
three times as long. for the horse l.
really not ut for heavy service until he
is five years old OF after he Is twenty.
while a mule will often do good service
for forty years. and they have been
known 10 work fifty. according TO one
writer. without being turned out at
any time during all that long period.
Like the ass. the mule will live upon
next to nothing. and during all his for
~ years OF hard service a mule will
not require-and generally does not get
half the feed necessary TO sustain a
horse during his much shorter period
OF usefulness
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
where AIi.piee Gr,v..

The island Of Jamaica produces about
all the allspice that is used IL Is known
also as pimento. or Jamaica pepper. The
tree on which the berries grow In ever.
green. and the flowers grow In dense
clusters These develop into small
green aromatic berries. the size OF black
pepper. II allowed to ripen. they be-
come pulpy and lose some OF their pun.
gency- For commercial purposes the
berries are gathered when green, care
tully dried I'm the sun and afterward
packed In bags holding 100 to $50
pounds and shipped Pimento trees
grow In many parts OF tropical Amer.
lea. but nowhere do they thrive as in
Jamaica The trees are never planted
by man and receive no cultivation
worthy OF the name. The seeds are
dropped by the birds. and the rains and
the tropical sun do the rest. Surplus
trees are cut down and become walking
sticks and umbrella handles. This spice
Is more mild and innocent than most
other spices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
DR.. M. CURBY BURKHARD's
EI1Is8I5llIIl1IEIIIH

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ing from irregularities from whatever cause or
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avoided.
Price. per box (the only Sizel. Five Dollars:
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
He Won the Yo-.~.t~r.

The Rev. DIR. Mackenzie OF San Fran
cisco was once calling on q new pa.
rishioner who had a limb" of a boy
She had invited the doctor to dine
Willie" she said to her hopeful, pass
DIR. Mackenzie a potato"
Willie seized the potato between
thumb and finger. and before his moth
er could utter a horrifed remonstrance
be had tossed It across the table and
squarely into the good mans lap.
Judgment cried Willie.
zone strike" quoted the quick wit
ted clergyman.
Willie. leave the table~ stormed bis
mother.
Madam" said the minister, do no,
Judge him harshly. See how beautiful.
ly he put the sphere over the plate"
And from that time there wasn't q
more earnest worker In ali the big Sun
day school than that same Willie.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
10 AN 900 CALLING.
The Professiosai aaAtse-s AStisSS
and His Methods.


One Of the oldest OF OCCUPATIONS Is
that OF the professional business adj
wiser" III your affairs are not conduct
ed TO your liking. this gentleman for n
consideration will station himself In
your office In position To see all that
Is going on. He will nose into your at
fairs for week or longer at your op-
ton. at the end OF which time he will
be prepared TO point out the faults OF
your system. employees who neglect
their duties. wastage OF supplies and
time. and suggest means Of improving.
extending and conducting your affairs
on n sOunder basis"
The words quoted are from this med
est gentleman's advertisement. In
brief this man. after n weeks observa-
ton. will undertake to rearrange the
most complex office systems for n
consideration" and give you advice
free. gratis. for nothing" As drown
Ing men catch at straws So do men
whose affairs are hOpeleSsly and mex
tricably muddled grasp at the chance
this gentleman holds out 10 them. The
professional business adviser" has
plenty OF clients. and nine times out OF
ten his advice to his employer IL to
make an assignment for the benefit Of
your creditors" II is the safest coun-
sci he can give.-Philadelphia Times.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
Cure For HiccouHh.

Hiccough usually attacks persons OF
nervous temperament and young chill
dren who have overloaded the stom-
aeh- 1t may also be induced by eating
foods which have been too highly sea
soned-
The most useful remedy and perhaps
the most inoffensive and the best con-
sists in sucking a piece OF sugar which
has previously been STEPPED In vinegar
or drinking a spoonful OF good vinegar
In which some sugar has been dis
solved.
III this is not at once successful. a
second spoonful is certain to be so.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
A story of Professor Huxley,

Professor Huxley, DR.. wayiand de
clared, was once sitting at dinner be-
side a lady who In Impassioned tones
asked him whether he did not think Il
very terrible thing that the Rev. Mr..
Jones. the vicar. should have adopted
the eastward position in administering
the sacrament My dear lady" he re-
piled. Il am told 10y Sir John Herschel
that TO drop pea at the end OF every
mile or a voyage on Il limitless ocean
TO the distance OF the nearest fixed star
would require fleet OF 10000 ships.
each OF 600 tons burden. all starting
with full cargo OF peas. Now. do you
really suppose that the Maker OF the
hxed stars considers this new position
OF Mr.. Jones a serious thingY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
The Home of the kind~rEnrteu.

The japanese have the most perfect
kindergarten system in the world. In
fact they originated this method OF in.
strucung by entertainment instead OF
by punishment Their play apparatus
for such purposes is elaborate. but all
OF II Is adapted to the infant mind.
which II Is designed at once to amuse
and to inform. The little ones OF Japan
even become somewhat interested in
mathematics by seeing and feeling
what a pretty thing a cone. sphere or
a cylinder is when cut out OF wood
with a lathe. They make outlines Of
solid hSures out OF straw. with green
peas TO hold the joints together. and
for the instruction OF the blind hat
blocks are provided. with the japanese
characters raised upon them.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-05-08
Like q Drowning Man.

rive years ago a disease the doctor
called dyspepsia took such hold on me
that could scarcely CO." writes Geo. s
Marsh. well-known attorney Of Nocona
Tex. Il took quantities OF pepsin and
other Medicines but nothing helped me
As a drowning man grabs at a straw
grabbed at Kodol. | felt an improve
ment at once audafter n few bottles am
sound and well" Kodoi IL the only pre.
paration which exactly reproduces the
natural digestive juices and consequent
~ is the only one which digests any good
food and cures any form OF stomach
trouble. ID. C. Bowman.