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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02

r. G. Dun & Co.'S review reports
January railroad earnings 9.4 per cent.
greater than for 1902.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02

Madison, Feb. 25.-The stalwarts in
the senate won a point which may
develop into a material advantage.
Senator Whitehead successfully ad-
vocated the doctrine of delay and the
Merton resolution looking toward pop
ular election Of United States sen
atOrs went over. There was no test
Of factional strength. Although the
owners Of threshing machines, Of
steam rollers, of bicycles or Of horses
are not obliged to take out licenses
and pay S. each for them, yet auto
mobilists are. not to be so fortunate if
a bill favorably recommended in the
assembly by the committee on state
affairs becomes law. Under it's pro
visions vehicles are Obliged to stop
for hOrsemen, to wear numbers and
fly colored lights at night, but are
free from local regulations of all
kinds Bills killed were: Strong's,
to enable cities to pay salaries to
their mayors; Peterson's, making the
abandonment Of wife or child a crime
and Ekern's, to make the require
ments for guardians bond, regard
ing sureties uniform with the require
llents of administrators and execu-
tors bonds. A bill was passed to
prohibit the use, Of the public high
way for camping purposes. Another
discussion occurred over the Strong
bill relating to the bill making in
sanity no defense in life insurance
suits, but on Mr.. Carys motion it was
sent back to the insurance committee
Gov. LaFollette reported a record of
Is pardons and paroles issued by him
during the last two years.
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Madison, Feb. 24.--The senate com
mittee on assessment and collection
Of taxes introduced a bill prepared by
the tax commission to exempt All
credits from taxation. It was refer
red back to the committee for consid-
GRAFTON. 1t also recommended the in
heritance tax bill for passage. In the
lower house the most important feat
ure was the action Of the judiciary
committee in adversely reporting Mr.
BensOn's bill "annuIing the law requir-
ing candidates to file bills of ex-
penses. The bill making suicide as
the result Of insanity no defense in
life insurance suits came back from
the judiciary committee with an
amendment providing that if the sui
eide occurs within year after the is
suance Of the policy then the defense
should be valid. This evoked COM
ment from Mr. Gilman who opposed
the amendment. If the original bill
is just, said he, the amendment is
wrong, for an insane man cannot
rightfully be held to accountability
for his actions no matter when they
occur. The bill went over.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02
CHAMBERLAINS RETURNING.
Receive Enthusiastic Send-off by Cit
zens Of CapetoWn.

Capetown, Feb. 26.-Mr. and Mrs
Chamberlain embarked last evenin
for southampton. Immense crowd
gathered at the docks and gave the
an enthusiastic send-off.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02
WISCONSIN Legislature.

Madison, Feb. ia bill made it's
appearance in the senate. being intro
duced by the committees on assess
ment and collection of taxes. It is of
Importance to sleeping car, freight
line and equipment companies as it
provides for the assessment of their
property by the tax commission rather
than in the old way. In nearly the
ratio of two to one the assembly re-
fused tt override the governors veto
of the bin adding 21 employees to the
Legislative role of 50 helpers; and the
debate having that conclusion was
made notable by very direct timely
and courageous criticism by Assembly
man COwling of the dereliction of COM
mittees in making careless recommen-
datiOns. The assembly committee on
state affairs recommended for indefi-
mite pOstpOnement the Irvine lobby
bill This is the second time the
committee has made the same recon-
mendation. The judiciary committee
recommended for passage, the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to the Wisconsin
agricultural experiment station to
experiment with the raising of sugar
beets. In the lower house rather
unexpected and summary fate befell
the bill introduced by Mr.. Fritzke, a
Milwaukee member relating to the
construction and ventilation of public
school houses. 1t required school
rooms to be lighted from the rear and
forbid stoves in buildings of five rooms
or more
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02

Madison, Feb 20.-The senate
showed it's teeth, as a result of the
action of the house on the passage of
the extra help" bill, by refusing to
concur in a joint assembly resolution,
providing that when the houses adj
journ it be until o'clock Tuesday
afternoon SO meetings will be held
Monday evening. Action on the reso-
lutions regarding the United States
senator's election by a direct vote,
were laid over until Wednesday. The
resolution agreeing to a constitutional
amendment, increasing the number Of
justices Of the supreme court from 5
to Z, was adopted. In the assembly
the bill apprOpriating $1,000 annually
to the Wisconsin experimental assOcia-
ton to be used in experimenting with
varieties Of seeds, was reported IA
vorably. The Hudnall bill providing for
the distribution Of bills introduced in
to the legislature among public IL
braries and schools was cOncurred in.
The Bartlett bill permitting town fire
insurance companies to insure con-
tiguous properties The Ainsworth bill,
exempting beet sugar plants from tax
alton for term Of i've years was or
dered to third reading by a vote of ~
to %. The Irvine antilobby bill i'm
posing a penalty for personal influence
in securing legislative votes, was in
definitely postponed without debate
and without a vote.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-29

dead that but few have been iden-
tilted and there seems no way to
ascertain who they are except by
watches and trinkets found be-
side the bodies.
TRAINS MEET ON A CURVE.
The two trains, which collided
head on, we're the Sunset Linz
tied, westbound, and the local
passenger from the west, No. 8,
The limited was running behind
time, having been delayed ten
hours by a freight wreck some
where in Texas.
At Walls, Conductor Parker
should have received from Night
Operator duff an order to pass
No. 8 at siding called Esmond,
four miles west of Walls. The
conductor claims that he never
received the order, while the
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According to the statement OF the sta
ton agent at Crawford an attempt was
made 10 hold the express at that point
by telegraph, but almost at the instant
the message was received the train thun-
dered by at speed OF more than sixty
miles an hour, and the crash followed
two minutes -
At least efghty persons were injured.
some OF them very severely. The hos
pital reports to-day were that with the
exceptions heretofore noted all would
recover
The scenes following the wreck were
unusually horrible, because the cars
were splintered almost TO lSindling-
wood; hot Goals from the engine FIRE
box poured out and the wood was seen
burning iercely. What hope there had
been OF reaching the injured in the last
car OF the local had TO be gwen mp. as
the flames spread. and undoubtedly
some OF those imprisoned BY the debris
were burned to death.
Most Of the passengers, on the local.
on which all of those who were killed
we're riding. were well-to-dp residents OF
Plain6eld. n J.. and nearB towns. who
were returning to their homes from
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night operator states that he
failed to take it. At any rate,
the flyer left Walls going down
the grade at sixty miles an hour,
with No. 8 coming toward it
from Tucson on fast time, as it,
too, was late. On curve one
mile west OF Esmond and fifteen
miles east of Tucson, the two
trains crashed together.
WRECKED CARS TAKE FIRE.
Both engineers evidently saw
the approaching trains several
minutes before the collision, but
the air brakes were applied too
late and the trains came together
with terrific force. The engines
rose high in the air and the
coaches on both trains piled up in
CA:l - n~ O Oh.
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Wreckage Takes Fire Engines Imprisoned
and Injured Passengers Are Burned to Death, The
Flames Preventing Rescue

w%UCSON, Ariz., Jan.
~ 28.-Two crowded
az passenger ira i n S
~ crashed into each
ZEE other at 3 o'clock
this morning fifteen
miles east of Tucson. Twenty
charred bodies from the wreck
and twenty-five injured have been
brought into Tucson, and the fire
which is consuming the wrecked
trains has not yet subsidized. A
number OF missing have already
been reported and it is expected
that at least eight or ten more
dead will be found in the burning
ruins of the coaches. The engin-
GERS on both trains and one of the
fremen were killed outright and
their bodies burned. So badly
charred are the remains of the
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Thirty LIVES ARE LOST IN COLLISION OF SUNSET LIMITED
WITH LOCAL EXPRESS IN ARIZONA AND LIST OF THE JERSEY
CENTRAL WRECKS DEAD NOW LNCLU DES A SCORE OF NAME

TIE SaNset Limited and a
Il local express met in COL
hsiOH east of Tacsom,
AfTs-, yesterday morning and
Wp5uGrd of thirty lies acre lost.
The 1cTeckage caught fire and
the sTctirlS 0uers burned beyond
recognition. TzUe,rty-one bodies
haze been recovered. Many
others Of the passengers acre
injured, and se0e~al of them
uEA die. Failure of an operator
10 deliz'er an order is said 10
haze caused the disaster.
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ty-one. In addition to these Engineer
Davis and Fireman Mccarthy OF the
Philadelphia and Reading express. who
are in the hospital at Plainheld, may die
at any roment, and it is believed that
several OF the injured passengers cannot
recover. The number of those known
to be injured exceeds fifty, OF whom
thirteen remain in the hospital
The blame for the disaster is placed
by the railroad officials on Engineer
Davis. who. according to policeman.
admitted that he had seen the red and
green danger lights displayed. but, ex-
pecting to see them suddenly change TO
white, rushed on until it was too late to
check his speed and plunged INTO the
rear OF the train ahead. No statement
has been obtained from Davis in the
hospital. but IN intervals OF semi-con-
sciousness and delirium he means. Il
saw nothing
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TNWENTY-ONE dead, fossr
Il score injured and mo

~ ~ N'N 49,
missing is the record Of
Tuesday nights 1ursek on the
Central Railroad of Ne1V Ter
sey. Nearly al of the 1'ietfDsS
aCsre lUell-t0-do commuters k0z-
ing business interests IN NezU
York and residing in nearby
t0acns. Many acre persons of
prominence. Blame for the dis
dster is charged to the engineer
of the flyer, 1vhO is no1U on his
dedthbed.
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GEORGE and injured 1nternav
wiz die
limbs broken; will
L head.
DE- MAYER Springfield, Ohio,
TOM poNAHUE Tucson,
w BRADFORD,
s. Tucson, cad
LEWIS GEIGGs,
p nternall
n. wild
FKEDERIcKo Ro9E5o, Juarez,
W H
DoEAzUE Itch.
few Hamp
A. B sTLvERToE Kew York
C. s.
BRADFORD, n.
MICEAELSoE, Tucson.
+. Mexico
MISS WILMINGTON Phoenix Ariz
L L. BzADFoRD Canyon City, Colo, travelling mai
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Engineer Is Blamed for Awful Disaster
That Cost the Lives of Score of
New York Commuters.

EW YORK, Jan.
28.-The total loss Of
life by last nights
frightful collision on
the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey, at
Graceland, had to-
night reached TWEEN
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PARTIAL LIST OF THE DEAD
AND OF THE BADLY INJURED
IN SOUTHERN PACIFIC WRECK
THE DEAD.

The DEAD
JOHN BRUCE, Tucson, engineer Of the Limited
r. WILKEx Tucson, o
GEORGE o. McGKATK, Tucson, fireman of the 1,,n,tad
n. p. WILLARD residence unknown.
J. HILTON,
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD-l6
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The Newtown bee., 1903-09-11
HUNTINGTON.
A FORMER WORKER HEARD FROM

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aug 25, 1903.
 Dear Friends: My wish is that you will have full attendance on the Old Home Sunday and that the church is growing in numbers. May the good work go on. I must say I did feel sad to have to give up my class as we'll to leave the church where I had been so many years but it was so to be and it was for the best. May Gods blessing follow you and prosper you, for life is short and we cannot do any too much for our Maker. With kindly remem- brance to all, Yours sincerely Mrs I. T. Robinson.
 CONeREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 The Christian Temperance Band of Bridgeport will conduct services in the Congregational church in the Center, Sunday evening", September 13. The program will consist of singing, speak ing and recitations. If the weather should be unfavOrAble thr meeting will be postponed until ~,u llY even ing, October 4. Time of m".ti:% I 70 p. m. All are cordially inv!'cd tr at tend.
 Mrs Fred Dole and children spent "Old Home Week" in Bridgeport with her parents, on Ger tral avenue.
 Joseph Martin has been quite ill, re- quiring the attendance of physician.
 The Misses Gorum have entertained young friend from out of town.
 William Thompson is doing carpen- ter work for Mrs Fannie Booth.
 Lee Elderd has gone to- the Soldiers Home, at Noroton.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BIsI EFF.
 MT and Mrs William II. Smith of Laurel Hill have been entertaining their SOB, George Smith, and family, of Bridgeport, for the past week.
 William Smith and wife have been keeping house short time for their parents to spend Old Home week in Bridgeport.
 Mrs A. Patterson of Georgetown wis ited with friends at Maple Crest.
 Mrs A. J. Partridge has returned from visit with friends in Danbury and Bethel.
 Masters Paul and Burr Gilbert have been spending week in New Canaan. Willett Hanford has returned to
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-11
FEARFUL. ODDS AGAINST i!iM.

bedridden, alone and destitute. Such. in brief was the condition of an old soldier by name of J. J. Ravens, Versailles, o. For years he was troub- led with Kidney disease and neither doctors TOT medicines gave him relief. At length he tired Electric BitterS. It put him on his feet in short order and now he testitieS, I'm on the road to complete recovery" Best on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of Stomach and Bowel Con- plaints. Only soc. Guaranteed by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown: Fay Tor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook: E. Hawley, Sherman; A. w. Twiss, Bethel: w. N. Noble and Albert EvittS, New Milford; Connery Bros, George town: Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; George D. O'Dell, Cornwall Bridge; R. F. Smith, West Cornwall.
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social at he residence If Miss Susan Meel<er, on the evening of September 15.
 MT and Mrs George Godfrey of Bridgeport have spent few days with Mrs V. Godfrey.
 Miss Anna Banks was the guest of Miss Madeline Sturges in Norwalk, last week.
 D. L. Coley has been quite ill for several days, but is improving. Miss Ball of NOrWalk has spent a few days with Mrs John Lockwood. |. Mrs w. B. Hurlbutt of Cannon spent part of last week with Mrs Ephraim Fitch. Mrs E. J. Perry is the guest of friends in East Orange, N. J. Orlando Andrews, who was serious
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ling at Edgar C.ufui s-,,>.r t'HH':>1
 Rev MT Scott of Bedding will fiji ti?r pulpit of the Long Ridge McthNljSt church: next Sunday.
 Master Eddie Bradneck, a nephew of Mrs John Beers, has returned to his home in New Haven, after having spent the summer vacation with his aunt.
 Master Raymond Snavely has re- turned to his home in New York after spending the summer at James Grif- fins.
 Miss Julia Barnum is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs $. A. Barnum. The friends of Burr Benedict regret very much to hear of his death on Sun day last. He was a citizen who was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him, and his family have the
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Bridgeport after visiting cr:>i.'S i" >ci.cllcc5ady and passing a few days with hl> mother in this place.
 Mrs Ira Mead and son spent Friday with her mother in Weston.
 Miss Elsie Bennett enjoyed few days at Rockaway Beach.
 Isaac Mead of New York City is the guest of Mrs Uranie Mead,
 Miss Edna Fairchild of Maple Crest has been visiting her sister in Dan- bury.
 Mrs T. Smith entertained her moth CT from Norwalk, Saturday.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-11
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
EISTON.

CoNGREG ATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev E. P. Aver occupied his pulpit at the Congregational church, Sunday morning, after his return from three weeks vaca tiOn.
 At the Endeavur meeting, Sunday evening, an exercise by ron 0. Shel- ton, "Our Duty to the Stranger, was used. The leader was John /. Mel len.
 Next Sunday m )rning the Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be observed.
 BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
 There was fair congregation pres ent on Sunday. Covenant and Com munion services were observed.
 Mir and Mrs Zina c. Beard and fam lily spent a few days, last week, at T. w. Turney's.
 Miss Gertrude K. Van Wort spent a few days, last week. with Mrs J. z. Mellen.
 H. w. Osborne and family, who have been spending two weeks at the shore, have returned home.
 School began September 8. Some of the schoolhouses have been furnished with new seats and desks.
 Miss Stella Bunnell spent "Old Home" week in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Wilcox of Hartford, is visiting her sister, Miss M. F. Silliman.
 Miss Yulu Tyler recently spent sev- eral days at home.
 MT and Mrs J. l.. Tyler of Norwalk, with their little daughter, have been spending some time at J. s. Tyler's.
 R.G. Sherman has returned to his school duties at Poquetanuck, where he taught last year.
 Miss Mary Ferris has recovered from her recent illness.
 At this writing Mrs George Stillson is much out of health.
 MT and Mrs Alfred Stevens of Brook lyn spent nearly week of MT Stevens vacation at the parsonage.
 Report says that John Tillman and family, who have occupied the Ferry place through the summer, are to re- turn to Bridgeport this week. Mrs Tillman had hoped thata change from city to country air might improve her health, but trial has rather proven that the change has not been of any benefit to her.
 Master Laurence Sherman has spent several days in Bridgeport with his sister, Miss Grace Sherman. The weather, at the time of his:visit, being very stormy, there was measure of disappointment mingled with his hap piness.
 Mrs Conklin of New York city, d niece of the widow of Rev John War ren, was calling upon friends here on Friday of last week. The principal reasons for her visit were the finding of the grave of her uncle, and to gath cE lUcIllS Ol luUcIcSU' pel UdlulHE CO oilC church and vicinity, that she might be able to send to her aunt, with whom she steadily corresponds. Mrs Warren and Miss Annie King are living at Mrs Warren's home in Illinois. Financial ly, Mrs Warren's circumstances have materially improved. Many will re- member that at one time there seemed no prospect of recovering anything out of the wreck of Mrs Warren's property Mrs Conklin, with her parents and a brother, at one time during Rev MI Warren's pastorate here, visited at the parsonage, and remembered distinctly many whom she met at the time.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-11
WEST BEDDING.

NEWS IN BRIEF. Rev J. l.. Clymer returned to his studies at Drew Theological seminary, this week.
 Cottage prayermeeting on Thursday evening at Theodore Carter's. The Junior Epworth League will hold picnic on the church grounds on Saturday afternoon.
 Charles Ston of New York was vis-
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No Mail Orders

filled during this Fire Salvage Sale. To busy to attend to the filling of them; far better for you to come to the store and select in person. Your car fare will be saved several times over.
The Newtown bee., 1903-09-11
WESTON.

LOCAL JoTT1Nes OF INTEREST. Miss Eula Ferris has returned from a visit in New York.
 Miss Ethel Beers returned on Satur day, from two weeks visit in Bridge port.
 The Nordeld Aid society VI 11
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Foley's Kidney Cure makes the dis eaSed kidneys sound so they will elimi- nate the pOiSOnS from the blood. R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown: Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Bots ford; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill.
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;urlltr to .i"nrNlyn.

Miss Janctte Glider of New York was guest on Sunday of Miss J. H. Sanford.
 Miss Jessie Sanford has gone to Brookfeld, where she will teach during the year.
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REDDING.

THE BEDDING NEWS BUCGET. Mrs William c. Sanford spent Sever- al days, last week, with friends in Bridgeport.
 Emory P. Sanford has recently pur- chased several tne, fat steers from Banks Goodsell of New town.
 Miss Edith Woodruff has gone to Mount Vernon, where she will attend business college.
 N. K. HOgson is out with new rig. D. $. Sanford and family have re-
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Y ill. last week. is ltn pruYiNg.

Y TIT, last WtCK. lS lnpTN,lNg.
 Miss Florence Perry is the guest of friends in Seymour.
 MT and Mrs Charles Kennel cele- brated the 25th anniversary of their marriage on Saturday evening.
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nR RkNCHFILLE.

;ilt r. ilant !,rien';>.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-09
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Segur of Billings,
Mont, are in the city, stopping at the Mil
lard.
John Conway Of Grand Island and T. A.
Cochran of Denver are among the arrivals
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Glenn Deaver of O'Neill
and Henry Keller of Deadwood are regis
tered at the Willard.
w. p. Killen of Sumpter, Ore, and Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Watts of Denver were at
the Midland over Sunday.
j. S. Bentley, connected with the traffic
wood, s. D., is an Omaha visitor.
George NJ. Mix of Lead, s. D, and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Sweeney of Rapid City,
S. D., were Sunday night arrivals In the
city.
]. H. Russell of Spearhsh, S. D., J.. C.
Sears, H. H. Summers of Portsmouth, o.,
and George S. Meehan of Louisville, KY,
were at the Paxton over Sunday.
John A. Keith of Sutherland, A. II. You
mans of Auburn, s.. D.; f. j. Bonty of Lin
coin and Charles Wasmer of Fremont We're
among those registered at the Merchants
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Edmunds of
Yankton. S. D., Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ]. Gala
han. Norma Callahan and Emma Scheafer
of Salt Lake City were Sunday guests at
the Her Grand.
w. s. Helphrey, who for twenty years
has been travelling out of Omaha for the
Tooth Packing company and the Hammond
Packing company. has resigned his position
with the former company and Will go TO
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-09
A Feeling of Security.

Mr.. W. c. Bott, a Star City, Ind, hard
ware merchant, is enthusiastic in his praise
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. His chill
dren have all been subject to Group and
he has used this remedy for the last ten
years, and though they much feared the
Group, his wife and he always felt safe
upon retiring II a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy was in the house. His old
est child was subject to severe attacks OF
Group, but this remedy never failed to
effect a speedy cure. He has recommended
It to friends and %neighbors and all who
have used It say that IL is unequalled for
Group and whooping cough.
This remedy is the standby and sole re-
lance of many mothers of croupy children
and never d~isappoints them.
In cases Of whooping cough 1t ~liquifes
the tough mucus, making 1t easy to ex-
pectorate, and keeps the cough loose, de-
priving that disease of all dangerous con-
sequences.
1t contains no injurious substance and
may be given as confidently to a baby as
to an adult.