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A recent sea-serpent story coming
from England tells how a marine
monster apparently tried to swallow
the good ship Glengrant, Of Fraser
burgh. At the first onslaught It lifted
the vessel Eat least six feet" as II
dived underneath her; but, fortunately,
when IT came on again the only sailor
man who kept his head dashed below
and got q gun II is not known wheth-
er he hit II; at any rate, the monster
had had enough and cleared on. The
sailors say this serpent was nearly
800 feet IN length, with q head like
q seahorse. q long name. great green,
giistening eyes and an enormous
mouth and teeth
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children? They are relegated more
than ever to the care Of servants. The
mothers either stay IN bed until noon,
reading or, upon getting up. sit in the
parlor listening to the music and
daWdling over fancy work. The children
are sent away to spend the greater part
Of their time where It Is most congenial
for the nursemaids, leaving the mothers
free to enjoy the pleasures Of hotel life.
have known children to take their
luneheons during whole summer In
the servants dining-room. Evening
comes while the children are having
their tea The mother Is dressing for
dinner. Then the children go to bed and
the mother to the drswing-room OF
veranda to listen to the music and talk
q won't say gossip.
'aThe dissertation Of the Sabbath which
this restlessness has engendered grieves
me greatly. will not say there Is no
Sabbath but excessive entertaining
draws people away from church attend
ance and produces the worst effect Of all
upon the home life.
The breakdown OF many women Is To-
day due largely to too much excitement
and no rest on Sunday. Entertaining to
excess is transplanted from the city TO
the country. The children are left more
and more to the care Of servants. They
receive no moral training. The child
must have guidance, and no training,
however scientific, can compete with
that given by loving and conscientious
mother"
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IMPORTS OF FRUITS.
and Bananas Reach New
York Each Year.

Mr.. Frank W. Hawthorne, In an arti-
Gle on Feeding a Great City" In Pear
sons, gives some surprising statistics.
He says that for the first six months In
1903 New York's lemon imports were
72yS56, $40 pounds, valued at 81 ,S67, 074-
all from Italy. From all sources New
York received in the year from July 1,
1902, to July /. 1903, 1.S75. 900 boxes Of
lemons.
Imports Of oranges at New York
during 1902 reached 24,412, 424 pounds,
valued at SAL, 3O7. More than half
Of them came from ports in the
British West Indies, the bulk Of
the remainder from Italy; but in
scattering lots Cuba, Mexico and
Costa Rica figure, as well as Great
Britain, Spain, the Netherlands and
Germany, and Hong Hong sent us 3,41s
pounds. For the first six months Of 1903
New York's imports Of oranges aggre-
gated 7,32s,074 pounds, valued at S123,-
264-nearly all from Italy.
New York imported in 1892 q total Of
5.32e.711 punches Of bananas valued at
$1,636,274. The British West Indies sent
2,s62, 72s punches, Costa Rica 1,152, 100
punches, Colombia s77, 249, San Domingo
SASS, and Cuba S55,1Ts. For the first
six months Of 1908 the receipts at this
port were 2,537 y551 punches, valued 1t
SS76,77s.
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Puttinr the Rabr 70 sleep.

Il had tried everything to make my
little one sleepy at the right time" said
one Of the progressive mothers, and all
to no avail. He simply would not sleep
when / put him to bed. had to forbid
the 'romp with papa after dinner, be
cause II seemed to wake the boy up so
thoroughly. / tried rubbing his feet
and putting a hot water bag in the bed
on cold nights. tried feeding him Just
before taking on his clothes. Nothing
had any effect on his excited nerves.
Then the doctor suggested a remedy that
worked like a charm. Taking on Jacks
clothes, I spOnged on his spine IN hot
water. beginning at the neck and pass
ing down slowly and gently. and 50
over and over again kept the wa
ter as hot as could be borne, and con-
tinued the treatment until the skin was
red Then the back was dried gently
and the child put into bed. Either the
gentle downward stroke or the hot wa
ter had q soothing eject on the nerves
anyway, sleep vas sure to follow. A
week OF two Of this treatment WIN usu-
ally eject permanent cure. Chicago
News
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~ G4Al4Ic4s ~
nstic, and fascinating IN manner. Al
though an Englishmsn 70 the. finger
tips, be had yet an instructive under
standing Of American Ways and q sympa-
thy with Yankee idiosyncrasies which
Gained for him q cordial regard every
where he went
Perhaps the fact that he was married
TO an American wife had something 70
DO with Il, but that was not all, Sir
Michael was genuinely, heartily, Epon-
tansouHly, sympathetic and kindly. tits
hardly conceivable that Great Britain
can send another ambassador here who
can win so high q place IN 50 short a
time. It Is only little more than agar
Gince Sir Julian Pauneefote disappeared
from the scene after thirteen yeas Of
service in washington, and there were
many men who thought that sturdy old
English squire had made q record which
could never be equaIIed; but Sir Michael
was already on the road to winning
place On washington which even Sir
Julian never occupied.
The British ambassador IN America is
q far more important parsonage now
than the British minister vas % years
ago. Great Britain now fees II incum-
bent upon her to send her very best man.
and the Washington embassy Is regarded
Is the prize assignment IN the entire
diplomatic service. II Is not 50 very long
ago that Il was regarded as something
Of q humiliation for a British diplomat
TO be sent here; hut things have changed
nightly Of late.
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BOTH WRONG.
Missing Time Between Greenwich
and Paris Found At Last After
PainstakfnE InveEtiEatiOnH.

The investigations concerning tht
longitude differences between Greenwich
and Paris have now been completed
The work has been Of a particularly ar.
duous and protracted nature, necessitat-
ing enormous calculations, says the Sci
enti1e American.
Altogether, the English and French
observers have carried out go observa-
lions, equivalent to so nights work each.
Two English and two French observers
have been engaged upon the task. The
observations were made at Greenwich
and Paris simultaneously, and, in order
70 obtain similar results, the iRstru-
ments were frequently interchanged.
The results Of these observations have
proved both the Greenwich and Paris
existent meridians to be erroneous, the
calculations finally worked out Just be-
tween the two.
The discrepancy, however, Is very ND
mute. being only small fraction Of sec
ond
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It's impossible to tell whether a color
Is fast before washing, but by far the
safest plan is to set" the color before
Il goes to the tub for the first time. One
q the best methods Of settling delicate
colors consists in simply making q
strong brine Of cold water and salt and
soaking the garment from u to "a hours.
OF course this should be done Just before
going TO the laundry, and the salt should
not be allowed to dry I'M It This Il es-
peciaIly good for all shades Of pink and
green, and eoiors once set this way win
be bright as long as Il would be possible
70 expect g. A strong soiation Of alum
and water g good, particularly with
blue, and the more delicate shades Of
brown. but its eject 8 not 30 lasting as
that ~ salt ana Il e sometimes neees-
sary 70 renew the bath after the nrst
three or four Wasbines some peopls
recommend solutions 81 lead and cop
Deras. but as both 81 these are poisonous
drugs. It ls better to avoid thsm.-Chi-
$50 Daily NsWL
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TRUE, Bur NOT BIBLICAL.
Many Proverbs Credited 90 Coed BOOh
which Are Not In It-SOme
Notable Instances.

There are scores Of wise saws. an
containing more or less Of truth, which
are almost universally supposed to be
In the Bible which cannot be found
In its pages. One Of the chief Of these
sentences is: HE tempers the wind
TO the shorn lamb" You would search
the Bible pretty thoroughly before YOU
would find that sentence in II. Where
you would find II would be IN Sterne's
Sentimental Journey"
Sterne gets q good deal Of praise
Tor the originadon Of this sentence
says the Chicago Chronicle, but It was
originated, as a matter Of fact, be-
fore he was born. In a collection Of
French proverbs published in 1894 we
ind: "Dieu mesure lie vent a Ia brebis
tondue-" That eonvicts Sterne Of
plagiarism.
In the midst Of life we are in
death"-sFerybOdy thinks that Is in
the Bible. u isn't, though; It Is in
the burial service.
That he who runs may read" This
Is another sentence supposed, wrong
", to be Biblical. It is not Biblical,
though the BIBLE has something very
Ike it-nameIy: THAT he may run
that readeth."
Prone to sin as the sparks fy up
ward" The Bible nowhere contains
those words.
"a nation shall be born IN q day"
The nearest thing 10 that In the
good book Is: "Shau . nation be
born at oncs?"
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Posifions. Tor sharp.hoofinr.

Standing. kneeling, sitting and lying
down are the four positions prescribed
for firing By the army regulations.
TIE lying position alone q prescribed
for the 500 and 1oo0-yard ranges.
while It an other ranges up to 200
yards tie lying ard sitting positions
ere used At 100 and 200 yards the
sitting a1ds Standing positions are pre-
acribed. Wherever TIE sitting position
Is praserhrl ne. tnes,ing may be sub
Gfifutef hrt frr re 1iority 81 per-
sons tie sitting g - far tie hstt8
position o. fas iva
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charming diplomat
who has ever been
detailed TO repre-
ssata foreign coun-
try here as an am
bassador.
Sir Michael had
besn In Washing
ton as the British
ambassador less
thanayear. and yet
he had won 3 pop
Ularity that
amounted to ahec-
tion. He Wa gen
Al .--.Tguv1-G -
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developed into one Of the most i'm
portant bureaus Of the government.
There are times when the work that
falls 70 HIS lot would be worthy Of g
cabinet Oficer, and he has never yet
failed TO meet every emergency as It
arose.
Col. Edwards Is q young man. He
was graduated Ct West Point in 1888,
and he has seen service in Cuba and
the Philippines he has the head Of
q veteran and the manners Of prince
Of the blood. To see him at work one
would not imagine that he had a seri-
Gus problem 70 consider or any task
Of consequence TO complete, and yet he
Is continually deciding knotty ques-
tons and accomplishing important re-
suits. He has to be familiar with prob
lens Of currency and the tariff a. re-
lated to the Philippine islands and
with every other detail Of colonial ad-
ministraion. He Is IN effect a secre-
tary Of the treasury, a secretary Of
state q secretary Of agriculture and at
torney general for the Philippines
rolled into one. An the publications
for the Philippines pass through hts
hands He prssides over a bureau Of
statistics and 9 general information
bureau He has charge Of the records
and TIE archives containing the pa
pers which have been brought from the
PHILIPPINES from time to time. IN
short, he Is TIE representative IN
Washington a. he Philippine govern
ment and he eoes about Il Al with the
modest unobtru Vensss Of . locker on
rnrrh 4 conImaR
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HOW BIB LEARNED 10 SHOOT.


among q big batch q recruits a.
signed to my company q while ago,"
said . captain Of infantry stationed at
q Tar western post. according to the
Washington Post, was q gaunt, gaWky
ksntucky lad, q the mountainssr
class, and not much above 20 years Of
ega. BE was growing 30 fast that he
Was as clumsy a. 9 St Bernard pup,
and he fell all over himself IN drill.
Notwithstanding his perfect Wiling
ness, he was 90 inapt q soldier that
attached him 70 my quarters IN the c.
pacity Of dog-robber or striker Soon
atterWard my company was ssnt out
Tor target practice on the ranges. Ny
striker from Kentucky beat ont every
man In my company, some Of them
veterans wearing the distinguished
marksman' medals, In q common canter.
he was as crackerjack q rife shot a. I
ever saw in the army and I'd be will
Ing to bet that there's not . shootist
In that team that lately won the
Palma trophy In England that could
outshoot him The gaWky Kentucky
boys performances on the range filed
me with amazement, as II did every
body else who watched his marvellous
shooting, and when he was through
said 70 him:
Look here, boy, where did you
ever get q chance to practice such hns
shooting?
"Pinkin' rev'noo oficehs, subj he
replied with a grin. 20 all fuhgits,
sub, that Aim fom Kentucky"
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III EE4lA ElAlGAAlalAa
government departments, and for that
reason Mr.. Cortelyou VIII probably
never receive the full credit which be-
longs TO him for what he has done.
He has taken q great many bureaus
and independent divisions belonging to
various departments or perhaps stand
ing by themselves, and he has amalga-
mated them into the new department,
looping on superhuities, adjusting
Jurisdictions and fixing relative re-
probabilities.
II IL doubtful whether anybody could
have come in from the outside and
succeeded IN this. II Is due to Secre-
tary Cortelyou's Intimate Acquaintance
with an government departments and
with administrative routine gained
while In the post once department and
at the white house that II has been
possible to bring order out Of chaos.
It is doubtful, too, whether he could
have done II II he had not been for
tunate enough TO select at the very be-
ginning a chief clerk who is almost
as much q master Of administrative de-
tail as Cortelyou himself.
Frank Il Hitchcock, who has been
the secretary's right hand man in this
preliminary work, and who has been
compelled to attend to the greater part
Of the detail Of the reorganization. IL q
young Harvard graduate, who made q
great reputation IS q statistician in the
agricultural department before Cortel-
you picked him up. BE is one Of the
most promising young men in the en-
tire government service to-day.
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cess with which
Secretary Cortel-
you has managed
70 get the new de-
partment OF COM
meree and labor
into effective run
ming order.
Il was q far
more complicated
task than II could
have seemed TO an
outsider who was
not familiar with
the routine Of ad-
-a.f-e--AH-- O..
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Lex over both table cI0th and aap-
l.ins tfors thoy are put % soak. Piacs
Ire stained portion 81 tie Hzen over
deep bowl ard pour boiling water
tfrcneh Il. Repeating the operation IN
an the sLtin dI11ppeara Soap WI
M efrins ~ fresh fruit 90
A. n necere,ry faat theF shoaid Be
n coi to1s bang lannferef
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= y : 4 u - y 7
feathers "a Lieut.
Col Clarence r.
Edwards, the chief
Of the bureau Of
insular Affairs IN
the war depart
ment
Col. Edwards
has been at the
head Of the bureau
Of insuIar AFFAIRS
ever since It was
created as an out
growth Of the war
with Spain, and
under him II has
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4orG04 EAGMme
sminently appro-
pirate name con-
monty applied 70
tie dad letter a.
hcs-the destina-
tion q al the let
ters that 30 Gstray
On the mails.
Few people have
an adequate con-
ception Of the
amount Of business
that Is transacted
In this establish
ment; but the an
nual report Of First
Assistant Postmas-
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Patent leather boots should never Be
cleaned with blaczlng. They should
arst be wiped win damp sponge. to
remove dirt. and then thoroughly dried
and polished With . soft cloth. a Eery
little on OF fresh butter may occasione
any Be- used as q dressing.
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Level Stretch o. Ocean Bed.

The bott0n Of the Pacific between
laval and California is said 70 be
90 level that 2 railway could Be laid
Or 800 miles without any grading
uhatsver.
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MOurns the Less Of Herbert.
In the unexpected death Of Sir Michael
Herbert Washington loses the most
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CortelZou,s sueeess.

One q the most notable things IN
Washington recently has been the sue
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saoof.
Count CasEini
has been here ssy-
eral years and be
has the reputation
Of being one q the
most accomplished
diplomats IN En-
rope; but some
how OF other he
has always had
TIE 81 fortune 20
be mixed up al q
fuss IN eFery cap
ith % Which he 81
aGsirnsd At Pc
king re Is credited
WITH havfAB
aLlrred p -
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Dolngs Of the National Capitol That
Are Of Timely Interest
some DIPLOMATIC CHANGES
Ea6sr0stfAg FLgGros erOa ths HsFgas
e. he rest Ones DspaEtnsRt-
stuDe1aoas Tasks PsrEoEaedby
sons esvsr4ns1s Oaelals.

WsshIngtoa.-ovor It TIE past omcs
department. thsrs = 3 place called the
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DeDIomatioCbn

Diplomatic washington Is also 70
lose Count casaini, the Russian ambas-
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VaInahIe Army OfdeeF.
A quiet, modest, keen-Wited army
omicer who e. doing q great work with
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Pokina Fun at Pancoast.

Not so long ago a clever young writ
err was employed as travelling CORES
pondent of the Democrat. To his first
articles no name was appended. Their
growing holder, the young man signed
the initials G. l.. p. Finding that his
work was receiving appreciation, the
name c. l.. Pancoast appeared. Var
ious New Meyicans said nice things
and the result was Chalmers l.. Pan
coast. The last article is signed Chal
mers Lowell Pancoast. Further de
velopments are awaited with interest
Optic.
His last article was dated from De
ming and was signed Chalmers l.. Pan
coast, the cruel linotype operator in
stead of signing the name in caps, put
it in small type-lower case. 1t is
thought here, by Pancoast's friends
that the bump will be considerably
enlarged and he will sign his next ar
ticle G. Lowell Pancoast-parting his
name square in the middle.
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FOR SALE.


FOR SALE OR RENT-Ranch OF
about fifty acres near Alameda; in
alfalfa. Inquire of Mrs. Monahan,
Ruby house.
FOR SALE-Edison's projecting ken.
e~tescope. gas making outfit, films,
all complete. Address, c. f. ", this
office.
FOR SALE-Furniture of six-room
house; also family driving horse and
buggy; cheap. Inquire corner Four
teenth street and Costello. DIR. Allin.
FOR SALE-Nice. cool, shady six
room brick house, n block from
Railroad avenue; lots of fruit; sta
BILE, chicken houses and yards; city
water. Price, 5 1880; $500 cash, rest
s per cent. Corner Fourteenth street
and Costello venue.
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LOST.
WANTED.


WANTED-Saleslady; one with ex
perience and understanding Spanish
preferred. The Maze.
WANTED-Situation as househeepel
in respectable small family; ref
n Address "Swede," Albu
querque College building, room IS
WANTED-Woman to do Homework:
call at GIT West Copper venue.
WANTED-Two good mixers. Mat
thews Jersey Dairy.
WANTED-A middle-aged lady would
like work in a small family in ex.
change for pleasant room and board;
references exchanged. X, this office.
WANTED-Highest price paid for
gents second hand clothing and
tools. Send address and will call. r,
Sweeny, SIS South First street.
WANTED-Young men to prepare for
government positions. Fine open
ings in all departments. Good salar.
les. Rapid promotions. Examina
tions 500 Particulars free. Inter
State Cor. Inst, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Alvarado Trio.

Tickets are now on sale for "The
Dress Rehearsal" the best thing out.
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A STARTLING Test,

To save a life, d.. T. G. Merritt, of
No. Mehoopany. Pa, made a startling
test resulting in a wonderful cure. He
writes, "a patient was attacked with
violent he~morrhages, caused by ulcera.
ton of the stomach. | had often found
Electric Bitters excellent for acute
tomach and liver trouble so l prescrib
ed them. The patient gained from the
first, and has not had an attack in four
teen months" Electric Bitters are
positively guaranteed for dyspepsia,
indigestion. constipation and kidney
troubles. Try them. Only ouc at all
druggists.
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FOR RENT.


FOR RENT-Large front room with
housekeeping privileges. Apply al
No. 223 North Fourth street.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms,
without board; also furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Inquire 124
South Edith street. Mrs. Zellhoefer.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room,
112 John street, second house from
Highland Hotel. Mrs. Fl. l.. Dun.
ming.
FOR RENT-From May 1 to Sept. l.,
the Highland Hotel; will rent rooms
at $1,000 per month and up.
FOR RENT-Nice front rooms for
light housekeeping; rent easona-
BILE; 522 West Railroad avenue. In
quire in brick part.
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-conneetIeut and New York c~apitaIlsts

A private car containing well known
Connecticut and New York City men
passed through this city last evening
en- route for the Grand Canyon and
Prescott, Ariz., where they will visit
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Indian School Notes

Superintendent Wright of the Albu-
querque Indian school left last even
ing for Rocky Ford, Col, where he will
spend several days consulting the man.
agement of the big beet sugar concern
His object is to make arrangements
for a number of Indian boys, who have
been graduated, to enter the employ
of the company.
Mr.. Morrison, a ull-blooded and in
telligent young Indian from Cheyenne
agency at Darlington, Okla.
will arrive this week in Albuquerque
He is to succeed Miss British as clerk
to Superintendent Wright of the In
dian school. He is said to be an ex
pert at st~enographic. work.
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PERSONAL PROPERTY LOANS.
several mines that they are interested

several mines Jndt tney are lntereSteu
in
They will visit Los Angeles and
San Diego. from which city they will
go by steamer to Ensenada, lower Cal
ifornia. Then an overland trip will be
taken to the Alamo Mining district.
where they will visit the well known
Aurora and Viznaga gold mines. The
Golden Gate city will be visited and
Salt Lake and Denver. and the party
expect to reach Connecticut on June 6.
Ex-Mayor Alexander HARRISON of Hart
ford, Conn, heads the party. Others
along are r. l.. Spencer, C. s.. Allen, r.
Hawley, Harry Lindsey, ]. G. Reed, A.
G. Lord, NJ. II. Hughes, A. e. Sidwell,
Horace b. Ely. F. f. Beckley. II. NJ.
Armstrong, E. Baldwin Hammette, A.
b. Patterson. NJ. J. Brewer. e. G..
Hutchinson. Y. p. Branigan, II. NJ.
Gardner, G. e Cruittenden and George
II. Hall.
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The x-R avs.

Recent experiments, by practical
tests and examination with the aid of
the X-Rays, establish it as a fact that
catarrh of the stomach is not a dis
ease of itself, but that 1t results from
repeated attacks of indigestion. How
can | cure my Indigestion" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is curing thousands.
1t will cure you of indigestion and
dyspepsia, and prevent or cure catarrh
of the stomach. Kodol digests what
you eat-makes the stomach sweet.
Sold by B. H. Briggs & Co, s. Vann
& Son.
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The Best Siniment.

g" have derived great benefit from
the use of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
for rheumatism and lumbago," says
Mrs. Anna Hagelgans, of Tuckahoe
N. J. my husband used it for a sprain'
ed back and was also quickly relieved
In fact 1t is the best family liniment
| ave ever used. | would not tn.n.
of being without 1t. l have recommend
ed to many and they always speak
very highly of it and declare it's merits
are wonderful For sale by all drug
glsts.