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tors, and surgeon general. Surgeons
are also appointed from among the grad
yates or the imperial universities with
our the examination IN scfence
frooationary assistant paymasters are
taken by competitive examination after
successfully passing the medical exarni-
hation' ano must not be under twenty
nor over thirty years Of age. Success
tul candidates join the paymaster train
ing school, receive a course OF fnstruc-
uoh ior eight months, and after exarni-
nation are appointed to commissioned
ships Ior practical experience. After
TOUR months, II faYorably recommended
they become assistant paymasters and
pass oy steps through the grades OF paw
master. chief. staff and feet pavnas-
ters' paymaster inspectors and pavDas-
ter general. Paymasters are also an
pointed from among the graduates Of
the imperial universities and those Of
the Higher Commercial School in Tokyo
Naval Constructors and Others.
Every year certain number of the
students In the Imperial University Of
Naval Architects can make application
Tor appointment. and II successful In
examinat tons they become navy stu
dents and continue their study at the
expense Of the navy. On graduation
they are appointed assistant naval con-
structors and are promoted by selection
, to naval constructor. chief inspector
and inspector general Of naval construc-
tors.
ordnance engineers are appointed In
the same manner as the naval constrlc-
tors. or are drawn from naval officers
and engineers, who often change into
this branch by special appointment.
STUDENTS are taught at the hydro
graphic Office as photographic engineers
the theory and practice of surveys. etc.
and are appointed assistants after sue
cessful examination They can reach
the grade corresponding 10 the rank of
captain Junior grade). As this profess
sion can be performed by the naval Of
hcers. the continuation of this branch
for the future is in doubt.
Warrant Officers.
The warrant officers OF the executive
line are either gunners or boastUAin's
gunners or torpedo gunners, and must
be qualified az gunnery or torpedo an
structors before promotion. The nom
executive branches holding relative
ranks are engine room artificers. hand
masters. carpenters. writer's. and nurses
They are all promoted from the chief
petty officers OF their respective corps,
after having served at least two years
at sea and having passed the required
examinations successfully. A warrant
officer who has superexeellent ability
may, after six years service, be pro-
NOTED 10 chief warrant officer. with the
rank OF sublieuteDant Chfaf ..,arra =, |,
officers that have long and meritorious
service receive the rank of lieutenants
Gunior grade) when they are transfer
red to the reserve by reason of age.
Petty officers and men are divided into
the same classes as warrant officers and
petty officers, except that ships writersI
are appointed from the men.
Examinations for the promotion oA
petc- officers and men are held twioI
ee-A year and eligibility for this q
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Having Adopted a Sy:
tenn, They Have Fol-
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animation depends upon the folio,
lengths of sea service: Petty One.
Third class. one year as leading
men; second class. one year as 4
class petty officers; first class or I.
petty officer, one and one-haif year
second class petty officers Men-H
Officers, leading seamen or first y
mers; able seamen or second class ]
and ordinary seanaen or third elias r
are examined IN April and %
Boys are examined in May and ;
Der.
Apprentices.
Boys are trained IN the barrs
the naval station for the frs
months and are then sent to q
training ships for at least two
when they are distributed am
ships OF the feet, From anne
seamen and upward to the f,I
petty officers certain men are
and examined 20 become sean
ners and torpedo men, and the
ful candidates are trained at
merry and torpedo training
Yokosuka respectively. Fo.
gunners there are three kinds
or instruction: First, a cours
men gunners; second, a cours
merry instructors; third, recapi,
short course.
The same method is followa
pedo men and torpedo ms.
Stokers. carpenters crew
smith are brought up in
ner as seamen and are
artificerS' training sta
periods OF their service.
for the education of o
petty officers, and mel
as the system is q
provided for the 81
lines may, howevs
the naval ONES
vanced study a
corp
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. y october s. 1900. the first meet
ing was called of the East
. Washington Heights Associa-
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MEN OF AKOMA PARK
EAGER TO COOPERATE
Would Join Hands With Authorities Instead of Csticsng
Them, and Limit Activities to Their Own District

TT HE good that any citizens asso-
citation is able to accomplish is
i not measured by the noise it
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cHlLLlcoTHE.

Chillicothe, May 2O.-Miss Leona
Bailey, of near Ottumwa, returned
home after several days visit with re-
latives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Sackett received
a telegram last Monday announcing
the birth of a daughter at the home of
their son, DR.. Claude Sackett, of Low
ell, Neb.
Miss Mollie Nye went to Ottumwa
Sunday to spend several days at the
home of her sister, Mrs. w. d. Strong.
Miss 10 Dunning returned Monday
from visit with her friend, Miss
Grace Burns at Eddyville.
Messrs. Harry Ayers and Otto OFT,
day.
Will Layne attended the commence
ment exercises at Eddyville last Fri
day.
DR.. and Mrs. D. T. Rambo and Mrs.
j. w. Dunning attended, the funeral Of
relative at Selma last Tuesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Ben Chisman, of Dud-
ley, visited Wednesday at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. G. E. jenkins.
Mrs. E. S. Warren and children Mel
lie and Harold We're Sunday visitors
with relatives at Columbia.
Miss Rosa Berry, of Avery is here
visiting relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. d. T. Rambo went to
Des Moines Thursday, where the. doc
tor attended the medical convention.
Miss Maude Baker, who has been
very i'll, is still in a critical condition.
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sTRINeToWN.

stringtown, May 20. Born to Mr..
and Mrs. Hank Sylvester Monday a
daughter.
Miss Mernie Shaw Of Farson, was a
Stringtown caller one day last week.
T. j. Smith is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Vannoy were in
Abingdon Sunday.
H. S. Heminger and grandson Carl
of Martinsburg, were callers at G. w.
Davis Saturday.
George Sylvester of Abingdon was a
caller at J. A. Vannoy's Tuesday.
MI. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives at
White Elm.
Mrs. E. F. Vannoy was in Compe-
tine Saturday.
DR.. D. H. King of Abingdon was a
Stringtown caller Wednesday
Miss Irma Larmore was in Ottumwa
Saturday.
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MARTlNs6URG.

Martinsburg, May 2o.-George Eye
stone. Jr., of Burlington, is visiting
with his father, George Eyestone.
j. Demorse, of Delta, is visiting at
the w S. Sylverter home.
Mrs. FOLSOM, of Fremont, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. E. L. Walton.
Earl and Otto Ogden We're at Oska-
loosa Tuesday to attend a ball game.
VIM. Lister was at Hedrick Tuesday.
George Harkins of Hedrick, was in
town Monday.
The Martinsburg band has new uni
forms and will give concerts every
Saturday in the park.
Glass Bros. furnished music for a
masquerade party at Fremont Wed
nesday.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
NJ Lotspeach home Thursday evening.
The NJ. E. church are organizing a
new choir.
Mrs NJ. Glass was in Farson Thurs
day.
Rev. T. Hughes is at Beacon in at
tendance at the mid-year conference OF
examiners.
A. WI Glass will play the fife at
Richland Decoration day.
w. B. Berridge is visiting relatives
in Trenton, Mo.
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LoViLlA.

Lovilia, May 1S-Mrs. Ruby Street
er, of Nebraska, who has been visiting
her parents in Lovilia, returned to her
home Friday.
Mrs. Fanny Green, of Pekin, Illinois,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Young, of Lovilia
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Clark, of Des
Moines, left for their home Friday ev-
ening after ten days visit with Mrs.
Clark's mother, Mrs. Sarah Cobb.
Walter Rice, of Kansas, formerly of
Lovilia, is visiting with friends in
town for few days.
Mrs. Jerry Wilcox is again confined
to her bed with rheumatism.
Miss Ethel Swan, who has been in
st. Paul the past three years, is now
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Swan, for a short visit.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers furnished by
Lowenberg & Co., real estate agents.
l07 South Court street.
Moore, Ellen to George Farhar, lot
81, block 16, Eldon, s493.
Levien. Henry and wife to Mrs. Hat
tie Dillon, lot g. block 9, Janney add
Ottumwa, $3.50.
Crider, Eva A. to Noah N. Naugle,
lot 10, Curtis sub, west "; lots - and
10. Gilmore sub; east ", northeast u 4,
section "a r. a. $500.
McIntire, Clara and husband w. A.
ct al (heirs of J. II. Goldsberry) to W.
A. McIntire lot IS, Major & Dibble's
add Ottumwa, $500.
Whitmore, P. A. and wife to J. w.
LaForce, about acres, northeast cor,
section %, u. -, SITS.
Lawson, John and wife to ]. w La
| Force, @. c. ID north part lot 4, sec
ton %, II, 49, $50.
West, Jessie 3. to J.W. LaForce @.
c. Do, one acre northeast Il, section
| 2S, II, IL, SIS.
LaForce j. w. to P. A. whitmore,
one acre northeast u. section %, II,
4 IL, SITS.
Ritz, c. to Christiana V. Correll "a.
D.C.), north part northeast n, north
east ", section 49, II, IL, $50.
| Carey, w. l.. and wife to s. P. Han
cock, west ", northeast u, and west
60 acres, north ", section 4, section IA,
H. Is. $4,000.
Williams, Mary E. to Matilda Burk-
ner, lots IS and 49, Williams Sd add
| Ottumwa, $780,,
Williams, Mary E. to A. ]. Burkner
lots 16 and II, Williams Sd add OF
| tunwa, $500.
McIntire, W. A. and wife to Bridget
Huston, lot IS, Major & Dibble ado
| ottumwa, $500.
Harvey Woods, lot 4, Grow add Eldon
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SALEM.

Salem, May 1S.-The Salem high
school literary society entertained
their friends at the high school build
ing Friday afternoon with fine and
we'll rendered program, Sunday even
ing at the Methodist Episcopal church
the baccalaureate sermon for the class
of 1904 was preached by Rev. J. T.
Robert. At the opera house next Fri
day evening the high school gradual
ing exercises will be held.
Mrs. Laura Phelps, after visiting at
the home of her father, Reuben James,
left Monday for her home at Aurora,
Illinois.
Dr. Evans, of Salem, delivered an
address at the annual meeting of the
Henry county medical association held
at Mt. Pleasant Thursday.
Mrs. James Box is quite ill. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Newly, of West Point, is with
her.
Fred Huxley has sawmill on o. H.
Cooks farm south of town.
Mrs. G. Siveter is entertaining her
friends, Misses Della Knapp and Jes-
sic June, of Mt. Pleasant.
Monday DR.. Rizer returned from a
weeks visit with relatives in Chicago.
Prof. Jones accompanied Prof Pa
risho to his new home at Central City,
Nebraska.
Willy Thompson left for Kansas City
Monday.
John Bicksler is having a new barn
built at his home property.
Mrs. Leonard Meeks and little daugh-
ter Beth visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt at LaCrew last week.
At o'clock Wednesday morning at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sissie
Taylor, occurred the death of John w.
Trilby. Funeral services We're held
Thursday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant
and the remains We're brought to
Salem and inferred in the Friends
cemetery by the side of his wife.
David Burden visited Salem rela-
tives last week and left for his home
at Eldon Friday morning.
G. b. Lester and Miss Bertha Lester
accompanied Miss Hattie Haskell as
far as Mt. Pleasant on her way to
Leon Thursday.
Misses Phoebe and Nettie Stanley,
Lille Frazier, Carrie Saint, Mrs. Anna
Triplett, Mrs. Donaldson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. A. Dilts, DR.. and Mrs.
Pittman, Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Pidgeon
and little daughter c. A. Stevens and
Harry, Bert Edwards, Mr.. Denny and
Miss French We're Mt. Pleasant callers
last week.
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PLEASANT GROVE.


Pleasant Grove, May 2o.-Mrs. Mary
Hatch, who has been very sick for the
past few weeks, is somewhat improved
at the present time.
Vim. H. Hancock was calling at the
parental Wesley Hancock home Sun
day.
Chas. Moore, wife and daughter
Anna, and j. B. Kendrick and wife and
son Alfred were Sunday visitors at the
F. M Brooks home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Copeland and son, of
Laddsdale, We're visiting in this vicin-
ity Sunday.
VIM. Johnson spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. Flora Greiner, south Of
Floris.
Mrs, F. M. Hancock, Mrs. ]. B. Ken
drick, Mrs. Martin Smith and Mrs. S..
j. Peden We're calling on Mrs. M.
Hatch one day last week.
Miss Virgie Croft is staying with
Mrs. F. M. Brooks.
Miss Alma Hancock was an over
Sunday visitor at the home Of her pa
rents in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert McVey spent
Sunday with F1oris relatives.
Miss Ada Smith is staying with Mrs.
Hatch.
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PAckWooD.

Packwood. May 20. Mrs. Laura
Huddleston died last Friday. Funeral
services were conducted Sunday after
noon by Elder G. c. Davis. Interment
was made in the Abingdon cemetery.
Mrs. Nellie Hintz has gone to the
country to spend the summer with her
mother-in-law.
DR.. C. T. Norman has gone to Mys-
tic on business and to visit broth
er who lives there.
Elder G. C. Davis and wife Of st.
Paul are visiting the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Grafton, of this
place.
Seth Oldenhague who has been en-
ployed as harness maker here for the
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RUSSELL.

Russell, May 20. - Miss Nora stech
of Russell went to Creston Monday
evening for two weeks visit with her
aunt. Mrs. George Thompson Of that
city.
Miss Mary Sprauge Of Russell is
very sick with muscular rheumatism.
The entertainment given by the
eighth grade of the Russell school on
Tuesday evening was we'll attended,
the subject was Miles Standish," ana
it was well recited.
The high school Hawkeye society
will give an entertainment at the Rus
sell high school building on Thursday
evening.
Mr.. Page Of Des Moines was in Rus
sell Wednesday, trying to sell the
council fire engine, something that
this town needs very bad.
Walter Gookin of Charlton was in
Russell on business Thursday.
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Hedrick to let his mother nurse him

Hedrick to let his mother nurse him
through the mumps
Slgourney sends two representatives
to Oskaloosa today to be on the ground
in good time for the competitive exam
nation held there tomorrow Warren
Pulse will try for the military academy
at West Point and Carl Schipfer for
the naval academy at Annapolis.
Mrs. A. M Meas and daughter Ger
trude returned from their Iowa City
trip last night.
Mrs. U. G. Dawson, of Ottumwa, is
going to make her home in Sigourney
for while.
Arthur Brunt has gone back west to
help the surveying party.
Deputy Grand Matron of Cedar Rap
ids, will inspect the Eastern Star
chapter this evening. A program, mi
tiation and refreshments will be the
order of the evening.
Geo. Eyestone, of Burlington, is Wis
iting relatives here.
Capt. Miller, county superintendent,
goes to Delta today to be on hand this
evening and confer diplomas ON the
graduating class.
Mrs. w. Beatty of Troy, Mo-, is ex-
pected here this week. She comes to
visit relatives and friends.
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ALBA.

Alpha. May 20.-This is the last day
OF the six weeks term of the district
court. The attention of the court is
occupied today by another divorce
case.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday by the clerk to John Thomas
aged 70 land Bertha Stephenson, aged
16. both of Abba.
An immense audience greeted the
class of 1904 last night at Kings opera
mouse. Many We're turned away UNI
able to gain admittance. The program
was carried out in very pleasing
manner and the seniors acquitted
themselves we'll. Every number on the
program was enthusiastically received
by the audience, but the dumb bell drill
by the girls and the boys quintette
came in for double applause.
The first and second base ball teams
of Abba met in practice game yes
terday afternoon, the score at the
ninth inning standing 16 to 4 in favor
of the second nine. The first nine was
somewhat handicapped as all it regu-
lar members did not play. Neverthe-
less the second nine played good ball
w. T. Walker, of this city, has for
his guests his sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Fart of Nod
away. Iowa.
came in from Greenfield yesterday to
transact business in this city.
The burned district in Abba is being
rapidly rebuilt especially on the west
side Of the public square. Work is
now being done on the third story of
the 1. o. o. F. temple. The Wilkin
block is nearing completion and work
on the Abba State bank began yester-
day.
Major S. H. NJ. Byers, of Des Moines,
is visiting his sister. Mrs. John Moore,
and attended the class day exercises
last evening.
j. r. Cole and wife. of Lovilia visit
ed their son, Thos. Cole yesterday.
The Carroll sisters departed this
week for Oklahoma, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Roy Adams is confined to her
bed with a serious attack of the Ger
man measles. There seems to be an
epidemic of this disease in Abba just
at present
Misses Annie and Louie Cashier. of
Lovilia, We're guests, of their brother.
B. P. Cashier last night and attended
the Seniors entertainment.
The second annual banquet of the
Abba Alumni association will be held
next Tuesday evening, May "a.
Mrs. Ezra Dodge died last evening at
o'clock at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Grant Clark, aged n years. Mrs.
Dodge had an attack of pneumonia
last fall and never fully recovered from
the effects. No arrangement has vet
been made for the funeral
Roy OFT came over from Lovilia
last night for visit at the parental
Chas. OFT home and also to take in the
1aV ayarciSn.
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OAK RIDGE.

Oak Ridge, May 20. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Bobmyer celebrated their fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary May 10. They were
the recipients of some very nice rock
ing chairs. f# a--e
Mrs. Conley, who has been staying
at the home of her son. Mr.. Sherman
Conley, was removed to the home Of
her daughter on the South Side.
Rev. George Scott, of Keb, Is holding
series of meetings at lower Oak
Ridge.
The Bible reading at Oak Ridge No.
2 was led Tuesday evening by Mrs.
H. K. Kirkpatrick.
The Oak Ridge Sunday school was
we'll attended last Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Alex. Coleman were
visitors at Floris last week.
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>EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, May 2o.--Gid Leeling, who
has been absent the past two months.
taking look at Cuba and the Isle Of
Pines. arrived home Tuesday, having
stopped off at Ottumwa for few days.
He invested in a IL acre farm near
Santa Fe. Isle of Pines, paying s26 per
acre. He expects to set his farm in
various tropical fruits
Rev. w. T. Howe was at Beacon
Tuesday taking the semi annual COM
ference examination of the M. T..
church. Several other Eddyville peo-
pie went UP Tuesday night expecting
to hear Rev. U. S. Smith, of Monte
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OLIVE BRANCH.

Olive Branch, May 10. - Born May
16, to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Pool, daugh-
ter.
Myrtle LOOMS visited relatives here
Thursday
James Polling and wife visited rela-
tives here day last week.
DR.. Bassett Of Douds, was O. recent
professional caller at this place.
A. F. Burger Of Keokuls, was the
guest of w. M. Elliott the first Of the
week.
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sleoURNEY.

Sigourney, May 19.-There is some
talk Of an interurban electric railway
line through Sigourney. The promoter
has been calling on the business men
lately. 1t is expected to run from Des
Moines, taking in New Sharon, Delta,
and other convenient towns. The citi-
zens are to put up $4,000 in $50 shares.
Part of the money has been subscribed
Joe Bensmiller came home from
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SNORT TALES CONCERNING PEG.
PIE YOU KNOW.
'HE VICINITY OF 0TTUMWA IN BRIEF
s'rshs, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
OF your Acquaintance as cnronicled
ny Courier's Staff of Correspondents
VINO Know Whereof They Speak.
Want CORRESPONDENTS.

correspondents are wanted for Daily
ana a Iri-Weekly Courier at Brazil,
brompton, Cedar, Cleveland, Dahlon.
esa, Dean, Frederic, Fremont, George
town, Hamilton, Hooking, Keswics,
Lucas, Moulton, Mt. Zion,
North English. Numa, Rutledge, West
Point, Williamsburg, Winchester, What
Cheer. Address Correspondence, Cour-
Ter.
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BETHEL.

Bethel, May 20.-Miss Libbie Cald-
well is on the sick list.
Mrs. Clara Cook visited at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Will
cox, Wednesday.
Mrs. Jack Caldwell and Fred are
Blakesburg callers today.
MIR. and Mrs. Alex Limbaugh called at
S. K. Chisman's Tuesday evening.
Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Bethel church Saturday afternoon
at $3.50. There will also be church
Saturday night and Sunday morning
at the usual hour.
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Dis
ease relieved in six hours by, New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is a great surprise on account Of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder. kidneys and back, in male or
female. Relieves retention Of water al.
most imm ediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold
by w. w. Ennis, druggist, ottumwa,
Iowa..
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last three years has returned to his
home in Missouri.
To the delight of their many friends
Mrs, E. K. Baker and her daughter,
Mrs. ]. D. Watson will not leave Pack
wood but will continue to reside at
their beautiful home on North Main
street.
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$1oo-Dr. e. Detchon's Anti-Diuretic
may be worth to you more than $500
If you have child who soils bedding
from incontinence of water during
sleep. Cures old and young alike. Ii
arrests the trouble at once. 81. Sold
by w. w. Ennis, druggist, Ottumwa, la.
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There is more catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and pre-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be a constitu
tional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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Abba. May 20.-This is the last day
OF the six weeks term of the district
court. The attention of the court is
occupied today by another divorce
case