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The Washington times., 1904-01-12

he could make a material reduction In
the size of his force and get the same
amount of work done, had he the means
Tar beyond their usefulness by the civil
Se~7-iCc laws
The other day attention was called to
y - SD. ga hurryIng 70 get to their
places in the War Department. They
"Sre Greatness and almost decreplt,
but they were still vigorous enough 10
get in on time. Looking up TO the re-
porter a male clerk said:
Get in on Time.
do you see those women hustling TO
get in on time? Well, that is all the
work they will do today And II is the
same in every department Under the
present laws they have right TO stay
and there would be a howl If they
should be ousted in any way or any COM
plant made that they were not properly
doing their work.
Even those who would be affected by
a approximation retirement law would
vigorously oppose il If they were still
able to get to their respective depart
ments on time, for they would lose one
third or one-fourth of what they are
now drawing really as Il pension, and
there is no doubt thai sentiment OF pity,
quite as much as the actualities of poll
ties. would operate ~ their behalf, on
the floors Of Congress.
The general sentiment, as expressed
TO The Times reporter. Is, however, that
something must be done and Will be
done, If not in this Congress then in
some not far distant one.
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
CENTRAL UNION SUSPENDS
SUBORDINATE BODIES

Because of theif refusal to support
a strike declared against the Wood
ley apartments about six weeks
ago. the members Of Journeymen
Plumbers and Gas Filters Union. No.
). about 30 in number; the Interior
Marble Workers and Helpers Unions.
Nos. > and 80. respectively, were sus-
pended ut the regular meeting of the
Central Labor Union last evening
The total membership of the Organi-
zatiOn placed under the ban is about
400
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PROTEST AGAINST WILLS
OF GEORGE A. SHEHAN

Sarah NJ KeOgh Mary A Holzerman,
Annie L. Ward and George A. Shehan.
jr. nieces and nephews Of the late
George A Shchan. have fled a protest
against the probating Of his wills. The
deceased. it will be remembered. left
three Wills dated 1891. 1901. and 1902. all
of which were taken from the Office %
the Register OF Wills last spring ~
some unknown person.
BY his first viii MIR Shehan left his
estate to his wife. Catherine Louise She
han. and by the others he gave her only
q life interest The estate * valued at
$500. 900 Leckie & Fulton. Joseph w.
Cox. and c. A. Douglass represent the
cavcators and j. J Darlington. Nj s.
Shehan the widow
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CITIZENS URGE
A NEW CAR LINE
Northeast Association Asks
CrOsstOWn Road.
ADOPTS GREAT FALLS PLAN
Goes on Record Against Open Cars in
Winter-For Better Salaries
for Firemen.
ADOPTS GREAT FALLS PLAN

That a croSstOwn street car line is eS-
sential and necessary in the eastern sec
ton of Washington was last night de-
clared by unanimous vote to be the
opinion of the Northeast Washington
Citizens Association. In order TO make
its action more specific, the association
Endorsed the plans of the Great Falls
and Old Dominion Railroad, which pro-
poses to build a line from NJ Street
south to Florida Avenue north, along
any street or streets which may be
chosen by the various citizens associa-
tions having jurisdiction over the terri
tory traversed.
The Northeast association met last
night in the Northeast Temple, in II
Street. near Twelfth northeast, with
President Evan II. Tucker in the chair
Mr. Tucker has been tireless in his eff
forts to have crosstown line estab-
lished, and when the offer was made by
the Old Dominion Company to connect
the northeast and southeast sections Of
the city. he has been it's ardent cham
pion.
Before the Commissioners.
When the matter was brought up be-
fore the District Commissioners a week
ago Mr.. Tucker and a committee from
in behalf of the plans of the Old Domin-
ion Company. This association is the
second to pledge support TO the new en-
terprise, the East Washington Associa-
ton having taken similar action week
ago. All the other associations have de-
clared in favor of the scheme, unoffi-
cially, and will take formal action at
their next meetings
Secretary Sowerbutts then called at
tention to the large number OF open
cars being operated on the Columbia
line, which runs out II Street He re-
ported that although eight closed cars
had been placed on the road, the cOndi-
tons were by no means what they
should be. A heated discussion followed.
all of which was in favor Of better car
service, and al the conclusion reSOlu-
ton offered by Dr. L. d. Walter was
adopted, providing that the committee
on legislation be instructed to urge Con-
gress to pass a bin prohibiting the Uper-
alton of open cars on the street rail-
roads In the winter months
Urge Better Salaries.
The committee on police and FIRE pro-
aries for the members Of the police de-
partment
On motion OF Mr. Edwards the legis-
lative committee was directed to bring
some pressure 10 bear on the Distri ct
Commissioners to bring them to indorse
! the Mcmillan bill, which was introduced
in the Senate in November and provides
for the creation OF a court, which body
shall engage in the work of investigating
/ titles. and whose judgment upon all such
matters shall stand as final and correct.
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ORANGERY COMPETITION
AWARD Is ANNOUNCED

At the last meeting of the Washing
ton Architectural Club the criticism and
award in the second competition, an
orangery. for the travelling scholarship
was announced Milton Dana Morrill,
received first mention; f. l.. V. Muir
ply second mention. and Harry Barton
honorable mention.
The award was made by the commit
tee on competitions. Percy Ash. chair
man; Theo. w. Pietsch. Nathan G.
Wyeth. and E. Frere Champney. The
orangery is a garden decoration in com
mon use in France and Italy. IT Is
primarily a shelter for the orange trees
in winter, but lends itself to architec-
tural effects
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JURY WILL CONDEMN
LAND FOR NEW SEWER

Albert A. Wilson, Thomas w Smith,
and John F. Cook, the commissioners
appointed to condemn certain land near
the Government Hospital for the Insane.
for an outfall sewer and bypass drain,
were today sworn by Justice Gould to
justly and impartially appraise the
value of the respective interests Of ali
persons concerned. The commissioners
will meet on Monday. the 18th instant,
at O'Clock in order to view the land to
be condemned, and en- Wednesday, the
9TH instant, at O'clock. will meet at
the City Hall and proceed with taking
testimony
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FALSE ALARM CAUSES
LONG RUN THROUGH SNOW

To satisfy the vicious sense of humor
of some unknown miscreant, engine
companies /, 2, s. and IA; trucks 3 and
c. the water tower, chemical engines 1
and 3. the fuel wagon. and Assistant
Chiefs Sullivan and Smith had to make
run last night in the heavy snow up
the Fourteenth Street hill TO Four
teenth and G Streets northwest to an
swer an alarm from box ISL. There wa=
no fire. and the Disguised firemen and
tired horses returned to their stations
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NEW STATES ATTORNEY
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Robert B. Peter Takes the
Oath of Office.
SUCCEEDS HENRY TALBOT
Interesting Meeting of Farmers Insti-
tute in Kensington--Cupid Busy
Among Young People.
SUCCEEDS HENRY TALBOT
Especial to The Washington Zines

ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. Il - Robert
Brewer Peter, the newly elected State s
attorney for this county, qualified yes
terday in the judges office in the court
house and entered upon the duties Of
his office. Before qualifying, however.
Mr.. Peter handed to Judge James B.
Henderson hts resignation as auditor to
this court, which position he has held for
a number Of years There are two ap.
plicants for appointment as his success.
sor-J Abby Henderson and Frank Hig-
gins. Mr.. Peter succeeds Henry Maurice
Talbot, who has made this county a
good prosecuting officer Mr.. Peter will
occupy the States attorneys office in
the courthouse
Mr.. Peters Antecedents.
Mr. Peter is a brother of Edward c.
Peter. of this place, and Arthur Peter,
of the Washington city bar. and a son of
the late George Peter, who was a for
mer law partner of Judge James B. Hen
derson, of this court. He was educated
at the Rockville Academy and Hampden
Sidney College Virginia. After reaching
manhood he spent several years teaching
in the Indian schools on the frontier
When he left the Indian service he was
appointed deputy clerk of the circuit
court for this county, which position he
held for two years. studying law in the
meantime and attending lectures at
night at the National University OF
Washington He received the degree OF
b. L. from that institution in 1888 gradu-
/ ating second in his class and has since
that time been engaged in the practice
of his profession at this place. In 1895
Mr. Peter married Helen Olivia Lowry,
youngest daughter of the late Major
Horatio B. Lowry. of the United States
Marine Corps
Farmers Institute.
The annual Farmers Institute for this
county met yesterday in Kensington.
About sixty farmers from the different
sections of the county were present and
took part in the discussions. In the
morning the subject of "Legumincas
Forage Crops and Grasses" by w. F.
Massey. and that of Dairy Cows and
Their Types, by John Gould, were the
chief topics At noon the institute took
a recess until 80 O'Clock, when Prof
Masset took up this subject of Market
Garden Development in the South and
Lessons to Maryland Trucksters." John
Gould talked later upon the subject
What Is Dairyihg?" Likewise, as in
the morning, the proceedings We're in
structive and interesting.
John F. Ganley and Anna p Selby,
both of Slidell, were married by the
Rev. s. r. White. Garfield Keith and
Laura E Nichols, of Choppers. were
married by the Rev. Isaac @. Michaels.
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SMALLPOX VICTIM.

Another victim Of smallpox has been
carried 20 the smallpox hospital. Re
done r. Hamrick, a railway mail clerk,
running between Washington ana
Greensboro. n. c. contracted the dis-
ease while on his route. on arriving
here he went to his home, 80 n street
northwest Hamrick is thirty-siX years
old. and has never been vaccinated.
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A MARROW ESCAPE.

But for the timely awakening of a
four-year-old child, several members of
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph +.
Hurdle might have been asphyXiated
this morning at their home, 162l Thirty
second Strees northwest. Through an
imperfect arrangement of hampers ana
from other causes a cylinder stove in
the Hurdle home threw OFF continuously
during the night great quantity OF coal
gas. About O'Clock this morning the
baby became ill., thus arousing the
parents. With considerable effort Mr.
and Mrs Hurdle recovered themselves,
threw open the windows. and. no doubt,
saved the lives OF themselves and the
other members OF the family, with the
assistance of the medical efforts of Dr.
A. 3. Shekell of Thirty-second Street
northwest
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OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
FOR MECHANICS BANK

officers and directors of the Farmers
and Mechanics National Bank were
elected today as follows:
s. Thomas Brown, president; z. p.
Berry cashier; Charles ". Edmonston
assistant cashier: directors. NJ. J. Adler.
S Thomas Brown. Charles II. Cragin.
George w Cissei A. b. Jackson. J. Ed
ward Libbey, Samuel G. Palmer, Louis
y. Wine, and William King.
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
SECRETARY MORRISON
GRANTED A DIVORCE

Francis Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor has been
divorced from his wife. Emma Morri-
son. The decree was signed by Justice
Gould Mr.. Morrison asked divorce on
statutory grounds. He stated in his pc
tition that a short time before he insti-
tuted the proceeding his wife had en-
tered into a marriage contract with a
man named Day The marriage was
performed by Justice of the Peace Bun
DIV. The decree. signed by Justice Gould,
awards Mr. Morrison the care and Gus
tody of his daughter, a minor
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CONDITIONS IN ALLEYS.

Charles S. Weller viii give his illus
trated lecture on Friday evening at St
Johns Parish Hall on o Street, near
the corner of Potomac, on the Life
and Conditions in the Alleys OF Wash
ington.' The lecture will be given I'M
der the auspices of the Georgetown Citi-
zens' Association. No admission will be
charged
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
INJURED WHILE SKATING.

5. r. Carroll, who resides on the Con-
duit Road, is a patient at the George
town University Hospital. corner Thir-
ty-fifth and n Streets northwest, suf-
fering from sprained ankle, which he
received while skating last Sunday
morning on the Potomac, near the Three
Sisters
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FORFEITED COLLATERAL.

Each OF several dairynen forfeited s.
collateral when called in the Police
Court 10 answer TO charges Of selling
adulterated milk and cream. They were
j T. Helm. Louis Lucks. Thomas j.
Levey Henry l.. Meeks. Max Perotti,
and Hugh w. Rutherford.
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
DIRECTORS REELECTED

Directors for the year were yesterday
elected bv the incorporators of the Chill
dren's Hospital. The old directors were
reelected and include Mrs Charles H.
Davis. Virginia Miller. w. II. Beck and
organized by re-electing r l. Moore,
president; DIR. w. =. Young. secretary,
s-nd James p. Lambie. treasurer.
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REFUSED A DIVORCE.

Justice Gould has signed a decree dis
missing Estella L. McKenna's petition
for divorce from Frank J. McKenna-
The matter was ,rguCd on Thursday
last by Mason ~ Richardson FOR the
petitioner and NJ J. Keane for the de-
fcndant and WAS taken under advise
ment by the court
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
REMOVING OLD CLERKS.
WILL STIR UP CONTEST
Civil Service Commission Gathering Data to Be
Used in Framing Bill

There is every reason now to believe
that there will be a vigorous contest
when the time comes seriously to con-
slider in Congress what shall be done
with the question of superannuation ir
the public service
Tie Civil Service Commission has
taken initial action. and is sending out
to all civil war veterans and their wives
who are serving the Government a series
of questions as to their length of ser
vice, age, pay. and domestic conditions,
in order to make subject matter for a
bill that will be as effective as possible.
With the Civil Service Commissioners
there are working to accomplish the
same end the members of the House
Committee on Civil Service. and Rep
resentative Gillett, of Massachusetts, has
already introduced several bills asking
for retiring pensioners that shall not
place additional pension burdens on the
Government.
To Save Expense.
reduction in salaries, or, at least. a re-
quired saving from salaries so that the
retired employe shall have really paid
for his own pension. The additional
saving. or even expense to the Govern
ment. would be made up by filling the
places of the retired servants by younger
and more efficient appointees.
There is hardly a bureau chief in
Washington who viii not admit that
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
WOULD EXTEND PIERS.

The department Of docks and ferries
Of New York city has applied TO the
War Department for permission 10 eE-
tend the pier heads on the East River
l,etuveon 132d and Hist Street to ac-
s.ornraodate the increased Terry traffic
betwcen the boroughs OF the Bronx and
Oupgne
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MATINEES TOMORROW.

CHASE S-Vaudeville, 2:l5 D. m.
Across the Pacific" 2
.. IN.
EMPIRE-"Wealth and Poverty" D..
m.
LYCEUM-Rentz-Santley Company, 2:15
=. m.
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Ube Uilnes.
ADJUSTMENTS OF THE DAY.

NATIONAL-Annie Russell in Mice
and Men" Sis p. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wilson in 'Ermi-
ME, S:15 p. m.
LAFAYETTE-Ke Sis p m.
CHASE S-Vaudeville 215 and Sis p. m.
ACADEMY--Across the Pacific" 1
y. m.
EMPIRE-"weaIth and Poverty" and
s p. m.
entz-Santley Company, 2:1S
and Sis D. m
NEW WILLARD BALLROOM-Annu
CHARITY Bali. $50 ID. m.
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MR.. INGALLS, FUNERAL.

The funeral of William +. ingalls, took
place this morning at 10 o'clock from
his late residence 2I2S Thirty NTH Street
northwest The Rev j. Straughn. pas
tor Of the Mount Tabor Methodist Pro-
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
ASSAULTED BY NEGROES.

Caspar Taukersley, a ged twenty years,
is suffering from two broken ribs. as
the result Of an attack by two negroes
as he was standing in front of his
fathers store Ninth and NJ Streets
northwest. The negroes escaped.
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
THE A(EWS OF GEORGETOWN

Thirty-second and Thirty-ffth Streets
northwest. officiated at the services. The
interment will be at Potomac Mont
gomery county Maryland
Mr.. Ingalls,. was but thirty-nine years
old. Death was due to pneumonia, af-
ter an Illness of ten Gays He is sur
vived by a widow and several children.
The Washington times., 1904-01-12

Want advertisements and subscrip-
tons for The Evening and Sunday Times
Will be received at regular office rates
at William G.. Gentners Pharmacy.
corner Fourteenth and L Streets north
Wegf
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
EXCURSIONS.
TIMES WANT AID BRANCH

Norfolk and Washington steamer for
Norfolk and Fort Monroe. $50 .. m.
The Washington times., 1904-01-12
no CURE A COLD IN ONE Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II IL fails 10 cure
& W Groves signature is on each box. DC
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26
VICTORIA.
Specialize tie Ne7OS.

Specialize tie Ne0O5.
Miss Minnie Cross is quite sick this
week.
Miss Ethel Bridgeman was visiting
the Misses Brophy's Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Doss and son, Of PikeVille,
are visiting in Victoria.
Mrs, Westmoreland, of Bolivar, Ala,
is visiting her son, John, Westnore-
land
Leonard Thompson and lady friend
we're out driving Sunday.
Laurence Morrison had the blue rib
bon in his cap Sunday and said be was
going to see Miss Bertha.
Mrs Green Gates. OF Bridgeport, is
is visiting her parents here.
Miss May Doss, Of Pikeville, and Miss
Mamie Coppinger, of WbItwell, we're
visiting the Misses Brophy Monday.
Listen for the wedding bells.
Sweetheart
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26

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B,snth. 1Ihs Kind You Haze llWaS BOuga
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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26

Monday the temperature reached 80
in the shade, the first time this year.
Mrs II. Kent and daughter, Pearl,
are visiting in Chattanooga this week.
Fishing seems to be on the wane now,
but it will revive again when it is time
to 90 "bobbiug"
Misses Hattie O'Neal and Louise Hill
went to Chattanooga Tuesday to see
the flower parade
A large number of our citizens went
to Chattanooga Tuesday thirty-fve
tickets being sold.
1t is reported that Bridgeport and
Jasper will play a game of ball at Jas
per Tuesday, May 3lst,
Any one having few flowers to spare
10 help out on Memorial Day will please
send them to this Office in the early
morning.
The manufacturing establishments
of the city were shut down Tuesday and
Wednesday to allow the employees to
visit the Fest val in Chattanooga.
A sAort program will be rendered at
the Town Hall Monday night after
which ice cream will be sold by the La
dies Aid Society for the benefit of the
hall.
A notice of Teachers Institute for
Marion county appears in another col
umn and is of interest to all teachers
and those expecting to teach school dur
ing the school year which begins July
/, 1904.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26
CURTlSVlLLE.
Special to the .Ne7Os.

Special to tie Ne7OS
Well we have wakened up out of our
dizziness or neglect of getting our little
pennings to the paper For some time
we have not been we'll enough to walk
up or down the mountain but we are
with you in this issue of the News.
X. D. Curtis and family were visiting
in this settlement Saturday and Sunday
from near Tracy City.
We are to have an arbor meeting be-
ginning on the second Saturday and
Sunday in July. We expect Rev. Jas.
Hart and a Baptist brother from Ala
bama, and Rev. Darr from Jasper, and
others. Everybody invited. Every
body bring full basket on Sunday, 1t
will be near my house so Jasper and
Sequachee can come. And Tracy also,
We expect some from Mt. Clivet and
Whitwell. Don't forget the date, 9th
and 10th of July.
We have plenty of peaches on our
trees as yet
Cattle are doing we'll on the grass
It's against the law to kill ticks and
turks.
Something good to eat is thinly set
tied out here.
The old lady's health is bad.
Mrs. A. j, Gurus is no better.
The band wagon moves on but the
grub wagon is behind time,
Oh the blooms, the blooms on the
mountain so beautiful
well" said the blackbird to the crow,
What makes whitefolks hate US sop
Eyes, ever since Adam and Eve were
made,
Pulling up corn has been our trade"
We hear that Mr. Lockhart and wife
are better
We see NJ. E. G. has plenty of cher,
res, apples, and good water. All these
are enough to make one content. But
who is happier than one with these
beauties? Two, of course.
If we could live fenced in with peach
es, apples, cherries, grapes, and sun
shine talk, we surely would be happy
But say, we sometimes leave a gar
down. o let us be thankful.
We want mess of fish. Guess We
will have to cast our net on the othel
side of the ship to get them.
Yes, the old lady wants good old la
dy to stay with her Send her one
please. =
Sorry to hear that Rev. Bird has the
measles.
We want to be at preaching mex
Sunday at Sequachee. Wishing
grand sermon then, and all the Pos
and friends success skeddaddle.
Cold Wave.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26
Clay & WhippoorWill
P E AS
for Sale at $l.5O per
BuSheI.
Apply to
G. SHERMAN.

A special meeting of the G. A. R. will
be held here May 80, Interesting pro-
grams will be rendered and refresh
ments served, cor. Chattanooga
News.
The above is evidence of careless
reading and imperfect comprehension.
Post So, G. A. R., in common with 1885,
900 membership in America and all ov-
er the world, first attends divine SER
vice at some church the Sunday pre-
ceeding Memorial Day, and second on
the day proper decorates the graves OF
soldiers and holds memorial service,
which service was instituted in 1869,
and has been followed ever since.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26
SHYLOCK

Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound Of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the GONZALES
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
Itieeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
SCOTS Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you a couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists,
4o9-4l5 Pearl Street, New York.
soc. and sr.oo; all druggists.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of the Texas Won
der, Halls Great Discovery, cures all
kidney and bladder troubles, removes
gravel, cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism and all irregulari-
ties of the kidneys and bladder in both
men and women, regulates bladder
trouble in children If not sold by your
druggist, will be sent by mall on re-
ceipt of ST. One small bottle is two
months treatment and will cure any
case above mentioned, DR.. E. w. Hall,
sole manufacturer, p. o, Box 629, St.
Louis, Mo. Send for testimonial. Sold
by all druggists.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-26
READ THIS.

DR.. E. W. Hall, ST. Louis, Mo.-Dear
Sir: Having tried various remedies
without satisfactory results, was per-
suaded to give your Texas Wonder" a
trial. have used one bottle, and al
though my case is one OF long standing
that bafied the skill Of the best phys
ician, yet it yielded at once to the
Texas Wonder" which heartily re-
commend TO all suffering from kidney
and bladder troubles.
Yours truly
w. II. BRUTON,
Pastor Baptist Church Ripley, Tenn.