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GUN-MAKING IN CHINA
Rihsa 90 Heavy Artillery,
Made ~ Natives.

A correspondent Of the Lahore Civil
and Military Gazette visited one Of the
Chinese arsenals and thus put down his
Impressions: Finally we were taken,
among other places, to the great Chi
ness arsenal some way beyond treaty
limits, where every form Of munition Of
war, from rifles to 45-ton guns, was be-
ing made. We wandered through 4
wilderness Of factories, covering acres
Of ground, and were shown the whole
process Of manufacture. And there
were powder factories and other insti-
tutions not Ear away which we had no
time to visit That was, perhaps, the
most significant experience Of all. You
may have seen gun factories before, but
have you seen q place turning out
great guns BY the dozen, and machine
guns by the hundred, perfect IN design
and construction, run, from eoolie 70
head mandarin. entirely By Chinese, and
with only q couple Of EnElishmen en-
zaged solely IN consultative supervisioni ?
Have you seen q roomfuI Of Chinese
draughtsmen and designers IN plgtails
and blue gowns solemnly, stolidly and
assiduously getting out the drawings for
Z new gun3 Il is q sight that furnishes
food for thought. And as you leave
you ask yourself the question: II these
men can make guns. why may they not
work them some day!'"
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Laersassd sales 81 Rasoru Indieats
Thaf More Nen Than Ever Be-
fore shave ThenseIvea.

There are sold in this country to-
day" said a cutlery man. according g
the New York Sun. q hundred times
as many razors as were sold here 40
years asa
Some share OF this Increase Is due.
Of course. 70 the advance in population.
but the greater part Is due to the large
Increase in the proportion Of men who
shave themselves. More men than ever
before now possess this polite art
With a greater number Of indiVid-
ual users Of razors there are, Of course,
many more razors now sold. And, Of
course, plenty Of men own more than
one razor; everyone ought to own two,
At least as many men do. One good
razor properly cared for might serve
its purpose continuously and we'll for
q long time without regTinding or hon
Ing, but an accident might happen to
IL, and against that a man guards by
having at least one extra razor.
Many men buy sets Of seven razors.
one for each day in the week, and there
are men who have sets Of 81 razOrs, one
for every day in the month. And trav-
elers going to distant countries and into
regions where facilities would be lack
ing buy cases Of razors to take with
them. A traveller starting out with a
case Of half a dozen razors in perfect
condition would have a razor Outft
that. with such care as he could be-
stow upon 1t himself. would serve him
well for years
The best razor that can be made
can be bought with a plain handle for
two dollars; anything more than that in
the cost Of It would be in the mounting
lin pearl handles and so on. You can
buy a case OF seven fine razors, sim
ply mounted, for S12, or you can pay
$50 or more for a case Of razors with
the same blades. but with fine mount
ings and in a finer case"
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curious savars CuGlon.

MAJ. PoWell-Cotton. who recently ex-
pIored a part Of central Africa never be-
fore visited By white men. writes:
Among the Kimagsr the women 50
completely naked, but the men are
clothed. I secured some photographs
Of q tribesman and his two wives hoe
ing the family plot One Of these shows
a curious fSshion of skin decoration fn
vogue among the Womenfolk. II is q
raised pattern wrought on the body
when they are young. Small incisions.
Esometrica1ly arranged. are made IN the
skin and into these ashes are inserted.
The wounds heal IN permanent raised
lump
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its and moods. he Is q young man
still, considerably under 40, and when
Reed picked him up he was barely
more than a boy; but he hadn't been
in the harness q single session before
he was looked upon by the older mem
bers as an authority on parliamentary
law; and before two congresses had
passed there was nobody else about the
capitol who could compare with him.
Reed himself depended on Kinds alb
solutely. The great speaker was not
much Of an adept in the intricacies Of
parliamentary law and didntpretend to
BE- he was concerned in reaching re-
suits and having made up his mind
what he wanted to do he had q way Of
turning to the experts about him for
information as to how be might do It.
Kinds was always able 10 find a way
and the speaker never hesitated in fol-
lowing out Kinds suggestions no mat
ter where they might lead
There has not been q republican
speaker since who has not been even
more dependent on Kinds than Reed
vas When Reed was in the chair he
noticed that whenever the house got
into a parliamentary tangle Hinds
would HE himself to the speakers
room and hurry back with some loose
sheets q paper, upon consulting which
a way out was sure to be found. This
had happened several times when, II
aroused Reeds curiosity. he inquired
about it and discovered that his clerk
had spent his spare hours collecting All
the presidents and decisions Of speak
eFs from the beginning Of the govern
ment-WOrik which nobody had ever
had the intelligent industry 10 under
take before.
Kinds bad . drawer fdil7of these pa
pers and as soon &c the house leaders
found out about them they passed .
resolution TO print them and put Them
IN permanent form Kinds book iE
now the standard work on parliamen-
tary precedents.
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WINDOWS OF THE SOUL.
Eyes Have Always Been Recognizes
~ the MiFFOFs Of the Char
aeter Beneath.

The most important Of all physical
faculties Is sight The eyes, the win
dow Of the soul, are the chief avenue Oe
communication between the inner na-
ture and the external world. Therefore.
they should be carefully guarded. How
ever trying other physical disadvantage
must be, such as premature wrinkles,
badness or loss Of teeth, yet, compared
with the great calamity Of failing eye
sight, they are featherWeights in the
balance. Science can help as success
fully hide the loss Of our hair and
teeth, and, II poWerless to hide the Wrin-
kles, At any rate aids Us to bear them
with philosophy. But the veriest suB-
pieio nof falling eyesight Is quite SUI
hcient to bring terror to the braVest
soul. Our vision Is as precious to us a.
life itself. Our intellectual enjoyments,
our outlook on Gods beautiful world
nay, IN most cases, our very bread and
butter-depend on the elsarness Of cur
syesight. There is no possession more
coveted BY women than q pair Of beam
tiful eyes. Yet the owner Of the ugliest
or most repelling eyes imaginable II
more to be envied II she can lay claim to
better vision. The eyes which possess
clear sight, whatever their color may
be, are verify the windows Of the soul
What instructive confidence We place In
frank, sincere gaze! We feel that
those eyes which spell goodness. and
even holiness Of life In every glance,
are the faithful mirrors Of the charae-
ter beneath In the same way all the
great generals or leaders Of men have
possessed IN q preeminent degree the
calm magnetism Of eye. sure symbol Of
the iron viii Of their owner. Great or
ators have sWsyed vast audiences quite
as much BY the fairy magnetism Of the
eye as BY the golden harmony q Ian
Fuage.-N. Y. Weekly.
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DANeER IN sLEEPNo rs.
Bsrths sso-sa a. F1fhv ssa Dissass-
Eadsa ~ Amerleah Health
AaueeIatIon.

The hlthy and dIseass-Iaden sleep
ing car has been duly scored by the
American Health association Az the
meeting In Washington. says the Star,
the subject was very thoroughly dis
cussed from a sanitary standpoint
Although the facts regarding the eulp-
able uncleanliness OF bertks are ad-
mitted BY the public. their rehearsal
from time 70 time helps 20 emphasize
the necessity for reform.
The railroad companies are always
ready with excuses against lettering
conditions. Their business Is 70
avoid trouble and save expense. The
casual traveller may growl as much as
he chooses. but Is oftener eontented
70 submit TO an infiiction rather than
suffer the humiliation Of q fruiuess
appeal 20 authority.
No one needs be told that the ordi-
nary heavy curtained and il-Ventilated
night car is a veritable prosagatOr Of
infectious diseases. What better could
be expected when the nightly used
blankets. as claimed by one speaker,
are eleansed but once IN six months?
And, pray, what power exists 70 call
officials to account? What Is the real
guarantee for the sleeper that he is
absolutely safe from the germs left
for him from the previous customer?
The only remedy rests In the ordinary
honesty Of the common carrier.
One Of the railroad, arnerfs rafhar
plausibly claimed that Il was not fair
20 require railroads to spend large
sums Of money for sanitary purposes
until they knew where they stood. AS
II, in truth, there were any doubts con-
eerning the efficacy Of absolute eleanli-
ness, perfect ventilation and thorough
disinfection-all easy enough Of ap-
plicatiOn when there is a will for the
way.
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CAUSE OF BAD SPELLING.
Repetition the Only Secret of Learn
iaE 20 spell for Persons with
Average Memories.

Probably It Is a miftake to say that
any person with an average memory
cannot learn to spell. AS there is a
lack Of analogy In the spelling Of
words, learning TO spell is chiefly
matter Of memory. Repetition is the
only secret about 1t. says the Philadel-
phia Record. There are some aids, but
It is the words to which there is NO
guide which are the common source
Of trouble. Persons who do not spell
we'll have simply neglected the study
Of orthography and are not entitled to
sympathy. Operators Of typeWriting
machines who have considered them
selves the victims Of a defective or
biographical memory have often be-
come good spoilers through practice.
In a vast proportion Of cases bad
spelling may be traced to wrong pro
nuncistion, which is even more fire.
.quent than Is wrong spelling. Prob
ably the modern methods Of instruction
have something to do With the number
Of bad spoilers among fairly educated
people. The old speIling-bee- system
insured repetition. In-recent years the
writing Of the spelling lesson has in
many schools taken the place Of the
oral system. The men and women who
had gone through the district school Of
half q century or more ago were al
most invariably good spelleFz II. az
the Evanston eouncilmen maintain,
spelling be q gift. It Is apparent that
II is not bestowed on man as literally
ss formerly.
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alaa.-lIalLinr h Japan.

The art Of making glass was intro
dnced into Japan about $50 years ago
By q Hollander. who settled ct OSAKA.
For several generations the knowledge
of the process was confined to q single
famHy. and II vas not until about 1879
that the employment Of coal instead Of
charcoal. and the construction Of brick
chimneys. enabled the manufacturers
to introduce improvements which
placed the industry on a substantial
basiE Osaka has continued TO be the
center Of the industry. and now manu-
hctures for export besldes supplying
ths home demand.
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toward the left; and at the beginning Of
each row at the left as you take up the
first string as it lies fat, turn 1t over
and downward toward the right.
To finish on the ends Of a belt, AZ
range the ends in pairs. take the right
hand string, and tie It In q knot that
will include the left-hand string.
When the knots have been tied at one
end, remove the other end Of the belt
from its fastening. and tighten up the
end, braiding one side Of It so that each
side viii be Of the same length, then
tie the knots to correspond with the
other end. Cut on the surplus ends,
allowing about one and one-half inches
for the fringe. Take a large pin, and
fringe out the ends.-LIlian KemptOn,
In Modern Priscilla
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Proper U.e of the Cor.et.

The use Of the corset is to transmit
the pressure Of the skirt bands TO the
hips and the ribs. and 90 70 protect
from their pressure the organs in the
region Of the waist The conclusion "a
that 30 long as skirt bands are fas-
tened round the waist corssts should
be worn. They should Be sitter than
usually made Il they are effectively to
protect the soft middle portion of the
body from ne pressure Of the waist
band. The front should Be quite
straight, and the waist Measurement
should Be a. least as large e. the wear
sr's waist. measured over q single soft
garment--Chicago Post
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WILL BE A COUNTESS
Lady Deerhurut, WhO Was virginia
Daniels, WIN Lead American
PeeraEe IN EnglRnd.

American peeresses In Great Britain
and the half-Ameriean children wiz
have high and mighty English titles
Il they live. The elevation in rank
of q number Of daughters Of Columbia
who have married heirs to great names
will have taken q big step ahead BY
the time another coronation in West
minister abbey lines up the whole gor-
geous assortment Of peeresses before
the public eye.
One Of the most notable pf these ~
the lovely Lady Deerhurst, Of Dynesl
hall, Halstead, Essex. who Is destined
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non so high place in the
esteem Of the house, He has the
Indiana faculty for close calculation
He is not a chummy fellow and for that
reason he may never gain a popular
hold on bis party, but he is bound to
grow as long as he remains a member
Of the house and he win become more
and more q factor In legislation.
HemenWRy win hardly develop into q
floor leader, for he lacks the snap and
pugnacity Of q born debater, but he
viii always be looked upon as safe.
He, too. is young enough to look for
ward TO a career, but his ambition lies
in the direction Of the senate OF the
goVernorship Of his state. Hemenway
and oVerstreet come from adjoining
counties.
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Only two hotels in New York refuse
a Fesp their register Of guests open
sps publicly accessible. These are the
rim Avenue and the Waldorf-Astoria.
ne Fifth Avenue Is fayorite resort Of
politicians, and its guests sometimes
nrefer not to have II known that they
- there. The Waldorf-AstOEia has
made its way with leaders IN hsute
anance. with important and unimpor-
tant persons, diplomats and men like
~ Amador and n VariIla with repub-
~ Al their brains The books are NOT
aceeesfbls 70 the public; Lists Of guests
csnnot Be transcribed. This is not only
intended as q protection to the guests
nj - a protection to the once stah
Wany business houses send circulars to
.sbofel arrivals" when they can get the
cane. and at the Waldorf this would
mean each morning the sorting Of some
500 additional pieces Of mail. The lau
orly requires that a register shall be ae-
curatsly kept, 50 that the police or au-
thorizsd omcers o. government may con
gult in. Y. Post
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Some butchers Of Frankfort, Ger
many. evidently ind It cheaper TO Be
aned small sums for using boraeic
acid n the manufacturs Of Frankfort
sausages than 20 be hailed up for sell
ing meats affected with trichinas or
allowing the dearer meats 70 spoil IN
othsr WayA John Klein, butcher,
foiloHsd the example of many others
rscenly and Vas hnsd cniY f23G II
tbs sum we're paid eyeTy Cay in anes.
TIE lcas csused the butcher would not
be % great IN q year as the loss from
meats undociored wiih ne ehemicaL
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politicians art
ms conf
dence In him has
grown thro gh
years Of intimate
relationship while
both remembers
Of the appropria-
lions committee.
For several con-
crosses Hemenway
has been Cannon's
right hand man on
that committeeand
he possesses some
Of the sterling quail.
tiles that have
gone TO give Can
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nobody who hears them can BY any
possibility forget
His brother, who Is Just beginning
his first term, Is like unto him in men
taI alertness. though there is little re-
semblanee physically between the two.
Charlie, the older, is q little over 40,
stocEry In build with iron gray hair.
Fred, the younger, is the baby OF the
house. with his % years. He Is talL
angular and thin as q rail. He had al
ready made a reputation as a story tell
er and Wit. His quaint expressions are
quoted in the republican coat rooms
There Is another brother, KenesaW.
Who used TO be private secretary 70
waiter q. Gresham, when Gresham vas
sscretary Of state in Cleveiand's sec
ond administration. The way kene-
0av shook up the dry bones Of the
stafs department during his brief In
cumbency was q caution he is law
vpr now In Chicago and he can hardly
have more friends there than he left IN
Washington. Both Charlie and Fred
IapdIs are newspaper men.
LOUIS A. COOLIDGE
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one Is 10 be found
in the speakers
room IN the house
Of Representatives
Ash er Hinds
has been clerk Al
the speakers table
ever since Tom
Reed began to
WELD the gaVel
away back In the
Fifty-hrst congress
He came here from
Maine where he
had been writing
editorials on the
Portland Press and
he slipped right
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HInts en- Care % InEantu.

An infant should be given no food
containing starch until Il cuts its teeth.
starehy foods include biscuits, corn,
hour. tapioca, sagO. rice, potato, etc.
An infant cannot digest any Of these
until its teeth are cut Violent noises
and rough shakings or tossing are
hurtful to the baby. and should Be
avoided as much as possible. Infants
should never be put into q sitting
posture until they are e least three
months old. when they win probably
sit up of their own accord They
should Be carried nat IN the nurses
anna, as. Il the little back Is ct an
curved. It may lead 70 curvature q
the spine or chest disease. Until chill
drsn are SIX or seven years old they
should have - hours sleep eVery
night In addition to this, q nap for
Two hOurs. either IN the morning or
Efternoon-especially IN hot weathsr-
vim DO q great deal toward keeping
hen brlEht and well
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1Al-
vania avenue one might wen imagine
himself Watching the resurected
sDeaksr's -. Tug gait Kinds has the
same easy dsSSf supplemented By the
same hard seer end delicious humOr.
His face is Of s4s ken Yankee type, 90
that here the resemblance ceases. No
bodv Who remembers Reed can ever
FORGET the vacant moon-like expression
Wbieb used 70 eharacterize him IN his
moments Of repose-
At home during the recess Of con
gress Hlnds not only writes the edito-
rials for his paper, but be occasionally
hustles out on an important local es-
sinmsnt Last summer he thought be
would look after the army and navy
naneuvers. which oentsred about cush-
ing's Island IN Portland harboE.
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ers. One Of them
has been IN the
house for three
congresses and ii
known as q witty
and formidable de-
bEtsr and q thor
oughlygOOd fellow.
He went to Boston
two or three years
agO and made q hii
there before one Of
the political dining
clubs Of that town
which Is even now
remembered. he
has q faculty foI
telling stories that
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Cannon - speaker.
The old stand-byH.
IKE Payne. Dalzsn
and GrosYenor win
stu continue IN
their positions won
By seniority. but .
new element has
come 10 oE younger
men who have
been loyal adher-
mts of Cannon
and Who WIn BE-
his codn1eloFanoW.
Conspfcuous
among these are
HemenWnE and
oveutreot 81 In
faaa HsmeuWny
{ &c appE0priaiioas
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The United States uses more than
ave-eighlha of tie dlamond output q
the world II two years the total ad-
Vancs on small stones has been 50 per
cent, and On larss stones g Per eent
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seems to be almost
psincarnation Of
Reed. II may be
simply the strain
Of common anees-
Try GmOng Maine
seafaring folk, but
there are certainly
several striking
points Of Fssem-
blanee.
Hinds is not
quite as big physi-
eany as Reed was,
but he is plenty
big enough; and 70
lock ct HIN hon
the rear as he am
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hmedean capital is rapidly invading
osrf 81 TIE dominion near sheTorooke.
- fhs near future win see the erec-
fou ana equipment of many larss
urnufscturing plants, which Win
--rfle Increase the wealth and busi-
- of TIE section and pr0n0ts tads
win ne United statsl
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The Appropriations Chairman.
Hemenway is different type. with
ever popular qualities and less Of the
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IadEana a. The Heuse.
Indians Is to play an important part In
the house of representatives e long IS
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=Pa. WhRt's plat0nic lover
eIt,s generally 3 bunch of uoubls -
iiaguise. "-Chicago Rscord-HsFaid
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MEN OF The HOUSE
cosaip tsom Around tie Speakers
chsir IN National Congress
PARLIMENTARYLAWAUTHORITY
The VaIus 81 Asher Hinas-Iua,.-.
PEe@inently FiEursu IN E.tio..I
Legialation = Heads of L.
Dortant Connittseu.

Washington.-The Indispensable man
Is not numerous. but scarce as he e
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ns Lauai. nrothers.

Two other HoOsiers who are going to
attract attention are the Landis broth
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aassn pa Enpartn. ElaVoF.
Bacon fat imparfs . delicious aaVoE g
ehieEsn 4 ulsa f0r halting o. fEyinE.
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AR.lDearnntion o. REED.

Hsa frequent subject Of remark
among habitues Of the house that Hinds
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-06-20

Scranton, Miss.
Dear Sir: The cost OF labor in paint
ing house is three ,irnes the cost oI
tue paint. You seem 10 save little
when You buy lower priced paint, but
you certainly add TO the cost OF labor
when you pay for spreading more gal
Ions.
You don't even save on the paint.
pevoe Lead and Zinc costs little more
than mixed paints, but 1t takes fewer
gallons, and the cost is actually less.
Wears longer too-Lonqer than mix
ed paints, longer than lead and oil.
You don't save a cent.
Mr.. {. Loch, painter in Magnolia,
Miss, writes:
After years OF experiments with mixed
paints, | find that your paint covers
more surface TO the gallon than any
have ever used. For density and wear
ing qua tiles it cannot be excelled,
Compared with lead and oil: A house
belonging 10 the late President OF the
Croton kiver Bank, at Brewsters, N. Y,
(cost $1,000 was painted with lead
and oil IN "a at cost of 800. In 81
three years-it was repainted with De
voc at a cost of $3.50. In 81 the house
was still alright.
Results: lead and oil--cost 500, wear
three years; Dcyoe- cost $3.50, wear ten
years.
Yours truly,
i. W. DEvoE < Co.
New York.
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The celebration Of the annual memo
rial service Of The W Q. 4. look place
Sunday afternoon at the Pascagoula
cemetery. The officers and members Of
the order met at the Odd Fellows Hall
aud marched in body 10 Pascagoula,
headed hy the Scranton Fire Co. BRASS
Band. Mr.. John Bronaum was master Of
ceremonies and Mr.. Albert Delcomyn
delivered an address at the cemetery
on the object OF woodcraft.
The decoration ceremonies were con.
ductsd in an impressive and beautiful
manner aud the graves Of the deceased
members were literally covered with
flowers. The woodmen memorial ser
vice is always looked forward 10 with
pleasure ON account of the beauty of the
ceremony and this year The members
turned out in large numbers. The or.
der is in most prosperous condition
aud is adding to its ranks constantly.
None there are here who complain
about Scranton; the reason Is that all
classes are prosperous.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-06-20

inr EEL Jagged out, listless and lack
fran, IN etgy. you are perhaps suffering
res,,se ne aebllitatiag effects OF Summer
tasss These symptoms indicate that
ssns,s,l = needed that will create a healthy y
the 49, ,make digestion perfect. regulate
The i;s.-A and impart natural activity to
jSnss. Frss. ,axatise and restorative a. I
rhes..a, rropr. Grand View Hotel.
ngns = y Aan. writes II have used Her
EARN :. - ne last "a years, and nothing on
ne 81 ~ ~ peat i. II was recommended 70
falscs ", q Newtors Newton, KAN soc at
fp;as aatmacy J. " Stewart. Moss
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-06-20

Cau anything be worse than TO feel that
every minute will be your iastf Such was
the experience of Mrs. S. n. Newson, De
catur, Ala For three years" she writes.
Il endured insuferable pain from iudi-
gestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death
seemed inevitable when doctors aud all
remedies failed AT length ! was induced
to Try Electric Bitters ard the result was
miraculous. improved at once and now
I'm completely recovered" For Liver
Kidney, Stomach and bowel troubles Elec-
trio Bitters is the only medicine. Only soc
It's guaranteed by Mcvea Young, Drug
gist.