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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10

New York, May 9.-Presbytelian
creed revision appears to be near at
hand, after a prolonged and. at times,
acrimonious struggle within and With
out the ranks of that church.
1t was learned that 227 of the 235
presbyteries of the Presbyterian church
in America had voted solidly for
creed revision, as based on the eley-
en- overtures sent down by last years
general assembly.
At the meeting of the general as.
senbly to be held in Los Angeles, Cal,
this month it is believed the last OBJ
stacle to creed revision will have been
overcome and the demands of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10
WORK
BY TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT PRE-
BENTS A BAD BLAZE IN MER-
CAMILLE BUILDING
Fire Started From Heating of Roof by
UninsuIated Electrical Wires Set
ting Fire to Woodwork.

The fire department did some pret-
ty work last night. The wires enter
ing the top of the building used by
the Bluff City Club in the Pine Bluff
Mercantile company's building, be-
came uninsulated and contact with the
metal the roof heated until it set fire
to the WOODWORK and it was in a good
way to produce a bad fire when the
fire department arrived. The fire.
men scaled the walls with the hose
OF the chemical engine and put tt
blaze out. BY using the chemical
much damage to the building and con-
tents was averted. The club rooms
are lighted with electricity from the
plant Of the light and water company.
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PREPARATIONS MAKING
To Entertain Northern and Eastern
Real Estate Men on May 28

Mr.. E. d. Russell has receivel a
communication from Mr.. f. w. Le-
Beanme, of ST. Louis. general passeng-
er agent of the Cotton Belt, in which
it is stated that crowd of about 100
northern real estate dealers will visit
this city on the afternoon of the 2Sth
Of May. MI. Russell answered i'm
mediately, assuring Mr.. LeBaume Of
the intention of the Pine Bluff people
to properly entertain them and show
them over the city and as much of the
country as they will have time to
see. The real estate men held a
meeting Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock, at Mr.. r. Pearce's office and
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selected six Of the real estate men to
act in harmony with the Commercial
League in preparing for the visitors
Those present were as follows: J. O.
Harrison, T. Pearce, Leitner and We'll,
Tracy Mills, r. NJ. Galbraith, Ernest
Harrison, ID. w. Boyce, and Arthur
Holland. The real estate men will
see to it that the strangers are we'll
cared for during their twenty four
hours stay in the city. The commit
tee to act with the Commercial League
is composed of Messrs. B. B. Weol,
Tracy Mills, r. Pearce, J. o. Harrison,
Chas. Haycock and J. E. Boyce.
y. Pearce and J. O. Harrison made
report of the Jonesboro meeting
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VEGETABLES
ON THE MARKET
NOTWITHSTANDING UNFAVOR-
ABLE SEASON.
String Beans, CauIifIower, Cabbage,
New Potatoes, Etc, and All
Sold Well,

Notwithstanding the fact that the
season mas been backward. the vege-
tables on the market Saturday were
many and all Of good quality. Straw
berries were 10 cents quart. and
some Two for quarter. Nice caulf-
Hover and squashes were in the
market. Wax beans were 10 cents
a quart. Beets, three punches for Is
cents; new potatoes, Is cents per
quart; three punches of raddishes>
sold rapidly for a dime and the sup
ply was limited and sold early in the
day. A small amount of new cabbage
was on the market and sold readily
for five cents a pound.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10

One of the most interesting features
of the carnival this week will be the
marriage of W. R. Bradford, 402 West
Fourth avenue, and Miss Elline Killing
627 East Second avenue. They will
be married in a booth in the middle
of Barraque street, directly in front
of the l.. O. Knox Furniture company's
store. Mr. Knox says the booth will
be elegantly furnished, and there will
be a car load of chairs put in the
street in front of the booth so that
the ladies who witness the marriage
may be seated. The ceremony will
occur at 12 o'clock, noon, on Thurs
day, just after the flower parade. A
committee is now waiting on the me,f
chants of the city to secure donations
of presents for the bride, and list
of the presents will be printed in the
Graphic Monday So far not mer-
chant who has been called upon has
refused to donate present. The pres
ents will be on display in the L. O.
Knox Furniture company's window
Tuesday. The Gaskill- -Mundy Carnival
company's band will furnish the music
for the wedding. The wedding prom
ises to be big success in every way,
because Lawrence Knox doesn't know
what it is to fail when he takes hold
with the determination to win in that
spirit in which he has taken hold Of
the carnival marriage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10

great majority Of Presbyterians grant
ed.
With this ratification of the dcci-
sion of several presbyteries it is hoped
by leading churchmen that the
Presbyterian church may resume its
old-time force in the country. Prince
ton university, the ancient stronghold
of the old Presbyterian faith, has
resolutely contended against any re-
vision of creed. and the Rev Dr. Pat
ton has fought the growing demand
dauntlessly. The almost unanimous
vote of the presbyteries, it is believed,
will be both a surprise and a disap-
pointment to the small yet brilliantly
led minority.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10

The new Daniel law regulating the
practice Of medicine and surgery in
the state becomes effectia, on May
IS, ninety days after it's approval on
February 18. Under it's provisions
there are to be three boards of medi-
cal examiners for the respective
schools of medicine, to be appointed
by the governor, each to consist of
seven members or one from each con-
gressional district, and to be selected
from lists submitted by the respective
medical societies. All the recommen-
dations have been made, but it is prob
abe that the appointments will not
be made until late next week, or on
the day when the law becomes effec-
tive. Below are the recommendations
that have been made.
BY the Arkansas Medical Society
(Allopaths)-First district, c. r. Shi-
nault of Helena, B. L. Harrison of
Jonesboro, and A. B. Mckinney of
Corning. Second district, W. B. Law
renee Of Batesville and o. E. Jones of
Newport Third district, F. B. Young
of Springfield, c. E. Hurley of Benton
and r. V. Poynor of Green Forest.
Fourth district, M. L. Norwood of
cckesburg and w. L. Parchman of
Van Buren. Fifth district, J. P. Run
yon and L. P. Gibson of Little Rock.
Sixth district, VIM. Crutcher of Pine
Bluff, Vernon McCammon of Arkansas
City and G. A. Hebert of Hot Springs.
Seventh district, Adam Guthrie Of
PRESCOTT, J. w. Meek of Camden and
H. A. Longino of Magnolia
Bv the Arkansas Eclectic Medical
Society-R. L. Simmon of Rector, R.
J.. Browning Of Judsonia. W. Fl. Leis-
fer Of Rogers, E. H. Stevenson of
Fort Smith, R. L. Smith of Russell |
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COUNTRY PARsoN OFFERED MIL
LION FOR PATENT BOT.
tie STOPPER.
Claims to Have Invented a Stopper
Which Will Make Bottles
Nc.nrefillabIe.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 9.-The Rev.
James Stafford, pastor of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church at Halle.
ton, Gibson county, several months
ago perfected a stopper to make bot
ties non-refllable and more recently
he secured letters of patent on his
device. It is said that a patent med
1cine firm has offered the minister
100000 for his device if it does what
is claimed, but Mr.. Stafford while
confident that it is all that he claims,
responded that he was in no hurry
to make a dicker.
More recently, as now reported,
James Pepper, the whisky distiller
Ct Lexington, KY, has offered $1,000,-
900, conditioned that it is a success,
and Mr.. Stafford is willing to demon
strate to his satisfaction that the de-
wise is really good thing. While the
minister refused to enter into any
detailed description of his invention,
it is said that the stopper is very
simple device and that it does all
that is claimed, making the bottle
non-fillable. This will be a boon to
liquor and patent medicine men who
are troubled with INSCRIPTIONS man
ufacturers.
Mr.. Stafford is in no way excited
over his prospective good fortune,
but continues to minister to his flock
He even says that should he become
a millionaire he doubts if he would
give up preaching.
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OLD VETERANS
Meet Friday Night and Transact Much
Business. ,sg

WV 'oey NtSnt ana ITd"odSs "u@u
I Ruslness. ,@
Pursuant to appointment j. Ed
Murray camp, U. C. ", met at 8
O'Clock p. m. Friday Commander
Green and Comrades j. P. Knox, Stein.
egal, Seabrook, Bell, Vance, Jordan,
Clary Mccoy, Foley, Cogburn, Collins,
Currie, w. C. Garrett and Bryant
were present. Comrade w. E. McMil.
Ian, who had been absent from the city
for several years, returned and was
re-enrolled. The request of Comrade
Thompson of st. Louis, that the camp
endorse his application for cross of
honor, was laid upon the table. Dele
gates appointed to represent the camp
at the New Orleans reunion, 10Th to
23rd, inst, are B. E. Benton, Thos.
Green, J. S. Bell, w. H. Cogburn. Al
ternates, ]. S. Seabrook, J. w. Clary,
D. Foley, &C. Collins, F. Steinagle.
Resolutions upon the death of Com
rades Senate and Reeder were report
ed by the committee and adopted. The
camp commander was instructed to
provide at the expense Of the camp a
carriage for the use Of the sponsor at
the reunion parade. On motion the
camp adjourned to meet at the court
house, Pine Bluff, Ark, at 8 o'clock
p. M, Monday, June %. which win be
an important meeting as annual elec-
tion of officers and other important
matters are to be considered.
THOS. GREEN, Commander.
B. E. BENTON, Acting Adjutant.
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Bold RuruIars.

Acclee Woodard and Charlie Hull,
both colcrea, committed a daring
burglary in broad day light Saturday.
They slipped into the rear door Of
Rosenberg's book store and appro-
priated a quantity Of pocket books
which were stored there. They were
arrested by Officers Stewart and John
son and their trial will occur Monday.
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Enuine Recovered.

The engine of the gasoline ferryboat
which sank Just above the city dur
ing the high waters last winter, was
found Saturday by fisherman. It
was near the place where the boat
went down.
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SPLENDID SUCCESS
Of the New Barbershop of MuIIikist !,
and Green.

and Green.
The latest and most attractive place
of business is the new barber shop
now being conducted by Mullikin and
Green. These gentlemen are young
men and believe in young blood and
have corps of the most proficient
men to be had. and they are all gentle
men, The firm has added two new
chairs to it's shop since the business
was started short time ago. and their
buiness is rapidly increasing. Their
motto is "Absolute Cleanliness" and
that motto is being carried out to the
letter and is proving winning card.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10
Christians Slaughtered in Turkey.

Constantinople, May 9.-Thirteen
Christians were killed and nineteen
wounded and threeMussulmans killed
during a recent outbreak at Monastir.
In an encounter between the imperial
troops and a force of insurgents in the
neighborhood village of Sapari, May 6,
eleven Bulgarians were killed and sew
enty four taken prisoners.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10

Gen. r. M. Knox will arrive home
this morning from Hot Springs.
Mr. c. Sid Tucker and wife will ar
rive today to spend the week with
Mr. Wade Knox.
Mrs. ]. M. Hawley arrived
home yesterday from Batesville. Ark,
accompanied by her sister. Miss Edith
Maxfield
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THE CARNIVAL MARRIAGE
Contracting Parties Will Be w. r. Brad.
ford and Miss Elline kling

Mr.. Bradford and Miss King are
both employees of the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone company,
and are highly respected young peo-
pie.
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Entertains This Evening.

Miss r5nie Heller will entertain to-
night at her home on West Second
avenue in honor of her guest, Miss
Flora Sanders, of Little Rock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-10
Vote for Queen.

The following shows how the vote
stood for queen of the carnival Sat
urday morning:
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presbyteria1s Will Revise Their
Creed After a Long Contest

Of
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
THE "WAVE MEkE,"
Graceful and Refined Dance Per-
formed by EiIinn Maid.Es.

Graceful and Refined Dance Per-
formed by EiIinn Maid.Es.
Tho Fijian natives call their dances
'mekeS. and the best of them all is the
wave mckee" says Il traveller who has
witnessed these graceful cvoluIionS
"a lot Of pretty girls. il two or three
rows, act the movements of the SEA as
it rolls i'll upon the reefs.
First of all, they bead down in uri-
son and sweep TIE cr%und slowly with
their hands. waving their fingers in or
der to represent the littl" wavcl"ts
tiecked by the wind. Then they sway
their bodies to and fro TO show til" la:Ig
roll of the tropical wave. and presently
their figures rise and fail as do the
breakers The artiGn Of tie dance lie
comes more and more yinl;mt. The
wave IS daShing up the barrier reef.
The girls spring forward and clap their
hands and then drop to the ground
With a long musical cry. The wave
has surmountcd tie reef and cmpti"d
Itself into the CLASSY lagoon. The dance
is over.
Every movement Of the wave
meke' is graceful and refined. The best
ballet girls in yoUr American thcatrr.:
are not better trained than thrSa young
Fijian maidens, who spend Il goui al.
of their happy. careless, lazy I've
dancing their 'mekcs' or playing in the
SURF. There are no finer dancers III the
world Nearly all their ballots describe
the scenes around them or til" Incl
dents of their daily life. Other 'mekeS'
picture the palms swayins i'll Tie
hrenzc. the canoes tossing in gale ana
the clouds sailing across the sky"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
A FREAK or NATURE.
Wonderful Travelling Sand Hill:
Ar In bsr

Wonderful Travelling Sand HilIa
That AIe Eound In Peru.
After pasSin:; another town" OF
three or four mEd hutS we enter the
famous desert of lslay. on which are
what | consider tie most remarkable
natural curiuSities 10 he seen on this
globe, fo- we are now among hundreds
hay. thousands-of pure white sand
crescents on plateau of 4adH feet
above the level of the sea and fifty
four miles from the coast. where ali
else is of Il dark red or chocolate color.
Whence comes thi; sand and Thy al
ways in crescent shape: irnT"Sso:
Bailey told me that scientific men Go
not agree as to the reason Why Il"
sand always forms the same crescent
shape, although it is generally behaved
that the whirling cddirS IL r"ai;ont are
responsible. Some. however. "r:-f!" HAT
such is not the ease sine" each ot thrs"
crcSccnts has IN opening toward til"
northeast Al any rHtr. IL" inner circle
is an almost perpendicular Wiih ii the
finest pure white sand, and GT:..n til"
upper edges the crcScCn,; SLOPE @ra!u-
ally away on the outside. T!Cy aver
age about twenty feet in height. the
inner circle having a diameter of some
fifty feet. although | have seen ere at
least mile and Il half il diameter,
which was. however. not much higher
than the average. Ties" c2CSr"ntS
move il Is estimated. 1T the rae nj
three iHc,!cs every twenty four hours,
and when on the SLOW journey enc
comes near the railroad it becomes
necessary to shovel the sand across
the tracks. after W,..ch it travels on,
forming new crcsye'nt: or miuSlins
with some of tie u;Acrs. Ernest g.
Rost in Iarper's Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
Dumas the Prolific.

"As rule, do not begin IL book un-
til 1t is Finished the elder Dumas used
often to say. And certainly the pace
at which he put his works Oh paper
seems to bear out the statement. No
fewer than sixty volumes of his AZ
peared within single year, IL rrcJr,!
probably never cqua!cd before or since.
On one occasion he made wager OF
f10O that he would WRIT the first vel
uIEc of new book he had planned
within seventy-two hours, including
the time for meals and sleep. The work
was to occupy sevcnty-tivc large fools
cap pages, each page containing forty
five lines and each line fifty letters q
total of 1915 lines. He won the bet
with ridiculous ease, accomplishing the
task in six hours less than the specified
time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
DwclIe-a In thc Ice.

The EtahyanS, or arctic highland
ers" of Ross. I've in j." caves within
the vast glacier cap which covers all
northern Greenland. Theirs is perhaps
the most wretclIcd and isolated exist
ence 1t is possible TO conceive.
Their dwellings are always wet,
owing to the melting Of the ice walls
and floor. For full six months Of the
year the darkness of the arctic night
envelops them. The ice is around them,
beneath them, above them. In nine
cases out Of ten If they venture abroad
they breathe the frozen particles, and
the sensation is akin to that which
comes from inhaling the blast Of fur
mace.
Nevertheless they refuse to move far
Their south with the approach of will
ter, as do all the other Eskimo tribes.
They take a sort of perverted pride in
their loneliness as in their misery.
what matter" they say, ''if we are
cold and hungry? We are the last of
all peoples. We dwell literally at the
end of the world. To the north of us
there is snow, there Is ice. but there is
no land. and there is nothing that lives.
brcathes or has Independent move
ment"-Pearson'S.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
The Price of Slaves.

The prices of slaves varied very
greatly in different parts of the south
In antebellum days. In states like
South Carolina or Louisiana, where
slaves were always in demand. much
more was paid for them than i'll the
border states like Kentucky and Mis-
souri,, where they could easily run
away. In New Orleans $500 to 81,
800 was often paid for. good car
Dcnter or blacksmith. who in Kentucky
or Missouri would not have brought
more than half as much. Many slave
traders made regular business Of buy
ing in the border states and selling In
Mobile. New Orleans or Charleston,
and there was always Il handsome
profit in the transaction. The EoSt
risky part of the business was the
guarantee demanded that the slave
would not run away. The time limit
was commonly thirty days, and the
matter was usually arranged with the
slave himself by taking his promise
and giving him So or $40 to stay until
the guarantee had eXpired.-Exchange.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28

Smoke farthingS We're offerings paid
in oldeIl days in England ut Nhitsun-
tide to the priest, according to the mum
Der of chimnrys i'll the parish. Seine
times these dues We're demanded by
the bishop of the diocese, as ~ old
manuscript records: ''Ih" Hi$ll"% cf
Ellie hath out of cvrric parish ii! ':;ln-
bridgeshire certain tribute c...t"a
smoke farthings. which the church
wardens do lcvie according :" thc sam
Der of chimneys that he III Il PARISH
We learn from Notes a'.,i tGn2ri"S
that Peters prnc" ~ Sn:"s.' money
was still paid 1t tie "Hd of liz" six
teenth century in Tany !.":;li:h par
iSheS.
Similar to this was Il chimney tax
levied from time to tim" to rails" FUNDS:
This was most 0anoXioUs to ihc people,
and Pepys in his diary notes. M lcil
clamor against chimney money, and
the people say they will not pay il
without force II was abolished i'll
the reign of William and Mary.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
GOING IN TO DINNER.
How the Methods Differ In France
England and America.

How the Methods Differ In France,
England and America.
In France they walk into the dining
room abreast. the lady and her lord,
like two chums. equal one to the other.
In England John Bull goes first, she
following meek and demure. In Ameri-
CT Mrs. Jonathan enters triumphantly,
leading the way. while her dear old
spoUs" follows.
In France men and women walk with
equal ls>U1nce. Wien they meet on
the street the men pay their respect to
liz" Mumen and the latter show their
Difference to the men by the way in
which they salute one another. Your
natural conclusion Is that such men
and women go through life on the same
equal footing.
On the contrary, john Ball has the
air of IL lord OF creation. He leads the
Way littlH haught.ly perhaps and not
oyrrp.caSant looking. He Is duly sen
sibln OF She fact that he Is Il MASTER
the -: .tvG H. is OF co.rS2 p,lite and
drfrrenti;u 10 woilcn, Lut 1t is with O
slightly patroniZing air, condescen-
sion OF his lofty lordship. He feels his
supposed superiority. and he cannot
help showing it. Among the middle and
lower class people the man is master
and enters lis house before his wife.
mother or daughter.
In the United States the woman
walks like a duchess. She is mistress
of all she surveys. She stands erect and
quecnly. and her eyes are frank. For
her. man exists. He pays her court.
She Is indeed a queen. - American
OuCCn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
Tie Esis npd. lpcIlIseacsr-
BEL AlR Md. AUGUST % 1908
THE CHINESE CARPENTER.
HIS Method of Mcu;iir:: Hole I'm al
Floor Amazed IA Caus.::s:in.

HIS Method ,f iicu;iir:: Hole In n
Floor Amazed Il CaG"::S;un.
did You ever 81 Ci,imc e cIrpen-
ter To stop up il !.ulc in the t!uD":' ask
cd one flat dwell, l. CT auuthy;'. Yh'
other had 10 admit that he had r.;.
Then the first Iro,t, died. /" tell Lis
wonderful tale. which til" listener
would not believe until h. tri"d al
oriental for the same purpose tin nest
north.
There was worn place i'll the fioCr
that needed patching, and | thought
I'd show my wife what Il carpenter /
was. so sawed square section Of the
planks out. But | cut my hand III"
first minute and had to send for tie
Chinaman WHO has shop ri-i.t
around the corner When liz got 10 Tia,
door he grllntcd something that sou"d
ed as If it might mean 'Whcr":' ard
pointed 10 the sGuare hole over in
dark corner.
"'Wow, he said as he sQuin:rI IT il
a minute. Then he t3rn"d aruttnl and
walked ont. | thought Well. | diti!I'!
know what to think. was so amazed.
| couldn't understand his giving NJ
such Il simple Job. | was still pTZzl;l!@
over it half an hour later whom | heard
a knock. lie said Wow, or some Other
word like it. and he'd Up II square
board Then he walked over to Il"
dark corner of the room and what d.
you think? He put the square in. and
1t fitted just as if it had grown t'c"c.
And he had just taken Il peep ii tine
hole from where he was standing i'll
the door
The fiat dwrll"r's tale is no fairy
story. That's the way Il Chimes car
pentcr stops hole in the tloor.-New
York Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
broke 1t to Tim GcntHE.

A north Missouri editor received q
note the other day telling Him that o!ic
Of his subscribers was dead and ask
ing that his paper be discontinued. 4
few days later the editor met the de
ceased subscriber on the street and
told him about the note. Il wrote
that note myself" returned the sub
scriber. What for?" asked the editor.
well, l wanted to stop yer paper
said the subscriber candidiy. AN,
KNOWN how bad you need the money,
l didn't have the heart to come right
out an do it. So jes' wrote you tho
note about bein' dead. You wouldn't
send paper to a corpse, would you?'
kansas City Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-28
Buttermilk n Liquor Cure.

a buyer for one Of the largest liquor
houses in Philadelphia who IS com.
PEELED to sample enough wine and spfr.
It's every day to put an ordinary mar
ont of business says that butterlnilk
Is his salvation. Il not only buy five
or six glasses u day ut the dairy res
taurants CT street stands he says,
but drink it all the time at home
instead Of tea or coffee. ! never touch
beer or anything like that. l keep
stone crock of buttermi!k in the cellar
and let ii get just little stale. 1t is
better then than If taken fresh.
man who insists on drinking liquor will
find very li,tl" trouble if he takes
plenty of huttcrmilk. If he wants to
swear off. buttermilk will help him. 1t
is Il splendid stomachic. Two quarts
of good hrltterElilk day will cure any
case of nervous Indigestion. "-Philadei-
phia Ledger.