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Smyrna times., 1904-07-06
CHESWOLD.
Wheat and Corn Scarce Around CheswOlo'
New Parsonage Building COmmittee-Lo-
cal Happenings and Personal Mention.

cal Happenings and Personal Mention.
special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, July 4-Millers find
wheat and corn very scarce. Mr.. ..
Massey, proprietor of the Garrison
Mill. has received a car load of Penn
svlyania wheat and is waiting the fill
ing of his order for car of corn.
The celebration of the "Glorious
Fourth" is surely in evidence on oul
streets tonight. The boys are in 1t
for all the fun they can get out OF 1t.
Some places of business and homes
are displaying the flag and Chinese
lanterns.
At the first Quarterly Conference
held in Cheswold church last Saturday
c. R. Vaughn, J. H. Anderson, Z.
Boggs of Cheswold church and L. ID.
Garrison and jeff Cooper of Bethel,
were elected parsonage trustees. The
new parsonage plans are in the hands
of the contractor and ground will be
broken very soon.
A meeting to reorganize the Ushers
Union of Cheswold church was held
last Friday evening, when John
Kemp. Jr., was chosen their presl-
dent and George Anderson treasurer.
Messrs. Brice Kemp and Eugene
Johnston were appointed collectors,
and Messrs Clifford Anderson and
Paul Emerson, morning ushers;
Messrs. Robert and Edgar Johnston,
the evening ushers for July.
The library of Cheswold Sunday
School is to 20 replenished, and
Mrs. Nj. J. Smith, Miss May Hand
castle, Mr.. George Anderson are to
act with the pastor in making selections
are the committee.
) Presiding Elder Koons preached I
fine sermon in CheswOld church Sun
day morning ON "The Seeking o.
Christ" Rev. Watson Cooper, now
visiting his parents from the west, II
announced to preach at CheswOld mex
: Sunday morning, and r. M. Cooper
e who was a delegate to the Genera
: Conference at Los Angeles, Cal, will
next Sunday evening give some fact
and incidents of it before the Epwortl
League at 7.3O p. m.
Personal. town is nearly ful
+ of visitors this week as follows: MI
: and Mr.. Kranz and daughter, Mr.. an
Ii Mrs. Disher and daughters, and Mrs
: Howard Smith of Philadelphia; Mrs
II Laura McNamee, Mrs. Emma Pearson
" Mr.. and Mrs. John Cantwell and MI
T. Robert Cantwell of Chester, Pa. MI
y Harry Brown of Camden, n. j., Nj
y and Mrs. Adams of Smyrna, and Ha
'o dey Gallagher; Mastin Vaughn of Wi
IL mington is visiting his father net
Cheswold. Mr.. W. F. Collins, oil
former townsman, was in town tO-da
io Mrs. Lizzie Anderson has returnC
10 from an extended visit to his paren
% in Wilmington While with 9th
= boys on the street enjoying the Four
VI Master Howard Hardcastle received
severe bump on the head this evenin
s. the consequences of which are await
~ with some anxiety.
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Fourth of July was quietly spent IN
CLAYTON and very little of interest was
manifested. There were few homes
that displayed the stars and stripes
and the small boy was more or less IN
evidence, but as holiday it was ut
terlv devoid of features. st. Joseph
Catholic Home had their usual display
of fireworks in the evening that at
tracted more or less interest, and the
pyrotecnic display was as enjoyable as
ever.
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CLAYTON DEPART MEAT.
CLAYTON.
Items of Interest Cleaned From the DOings
In and About Town:

There will be bush meeting in the
grove at Colts beginning on the l4th
of August, to continue ten days. All
are cordially invited to come over and
help us. =. n Mohnio'
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Mr.. 1. n. Mills, special agent of the
Delaware Railroad, has given out the
estimate of the peach and pear crops
on the Peninsula for the year. Mr..
Mills thinks, however, that the esti-
mate for peaches is too high. Della
ware R. R. peaches, 916, $50; pears,
1877, 1915; Queen Anne & Kent r. R.
peaches, 1866, ,655; pear, 80, $50; Bait. &
Del. Bay R. R. peaches, 80. 100; pears,
44,O25; Del. & Chesapeake R. R.
peaches, 32s, 965; pears, 1896 Upper
Del. Nd. & Va R.R. peaches, 224, $50
pears, 10, 595; Lower Del, Md. & Va
r. R. peaches, 24,515; pears, 1895
Cambridge & Seaford R. R. peaches
"a, 750; pears, .O0e.
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Work is progressing with vigor on
Ewell NJ. P. Church and in a little
while the work of construction will be-
gin or the steeple. AS the church as
sumes proportions, there is every reason
to believe that the Building Commit
tee has laid their plans we'll, and that
the congregation is going to have a
pretty and modern little church edifce.
Every effort will be made by Pastor
McCready to have the work completed
by the early fall. In the meantime
services arr being held regularly il
Tucker and Thornleys Hall.
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Last Sunday evening was the quar-
terly meeting at st. Paul M. Z.
Church and goodly number of people
turned out to hear the sermon of Rev.
DR.. Robert Watt of Asbury M. E.
Church who preached in the place OF
Presiding Elder KoOns. Besides
Elder Koons and DIR. Watt there were
present Pastor Northrup and the
Rev. DIR. Gooding of Dickinson Col
lege who spent Sunday in Clayton
guest of his nephew W. L. GoOding,
ESQ. DIR. Watt gave an able and in
teresting sermon on "Stilling the
Tempest, f." which was we'll received by
his audience.
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The Alumni of the Clayton Public
Schools we're entertained by Mrs.
Charles Hutchinson Thursday evening
at which all the graduates of the
school with the exception of two were
present. The porch and lawn were
beautifully decorated with variegated
lanterns and bunting and amid the
pleasant and enhancing scenes the
company made merry the while with
games and other pastimes.
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TRIBUTE OF ESPECT.


The following resolutions were unsn
imously adopted by the First Baptist
Church, Laurens, s. O., upon the death
of Brother w. Scott Knight, who died
March 10, 1904:
Whereas, the Great and Supreme
Ruler of the Universe has in His inf
mite wisdom summoned from among US
one of our most worthy and esteemed
members, Brother w. Scott Knight,
aud, whereas,the long and intimate rela-
lions held with him in the faithful dis
charge of his duties as q member, dea-
con and Sunday School teacher of this
Church, we think it eminently fitting
that we record our appreciation of him.
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved
First: That the wisdom and ability
which he has exercised in the aid OF
Church by his counsel, services
and contribution for the different OBJ
jocts be held in grateful remembrance.
Second: That the sudden removal of
such q life from our midst leaves q va
cancy and a shadow that will be deeply
realized by all the members of this
Church aud scholars Of his Sunday
School class, and will prove q serious
loss to the community and pubic.
Third: That with deep sympathy
with the bereaved wife snd relatives of
the deceased, we express our hope that
even so great q loss to us all may be
overruled for the glory OF Him who
doeth all things well.
Fourth: That q copy of these resolu.
lions be spread upon the records OF
this Church, also q copy be printed in
The Baptist Courier and Laurens
county papers and that q copy be for
warded to the bereaved wife and rela-
tives.
REV. j. d. PITTS,
Moderator.
JAS. A. CLARDY,
Church Clerk.
ADril 13. 1904.
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A Kitchen Time Table.

"a Kitchen time table," consisting Of
q large piece of cardboard, divided into
two columns, on which are written the
names of various kinds of foods and
the time required for cooking or bak-
Ing them, should be hung in every
Kitchen.
Suppose, for instance, that the first
item is Sponge cake, thirty minutes"
Then the cook will know that the loaf
IL be left in the oven exactly half
an hour. Not once will she have to
disturb it, and not once will time have
TO be spent in looking at it to see If it
is done.
And so, too, with other things. The
required time can be learned from ex-
periencc and then noted down for flu
turc reference.
1t proves TO be a valuable aid, guard
Ing against burned food and saving
both time and labor. The real value
of this little device to the housewife
Is due to the fact that 1t contains her
actual experience. Her cookbook may
tell her the time that Is required gen
orally for any specific article; a friend
or neighbor may tell her what time is
required for baking in her specific
home with her stove. But in neither
of these instances are all Of the con-
ditlons the same.
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Repose of Manner.

Repose Of manner, that quality for
which all Englishwomen and some of
our southern beauties are famous, is
ono Of the hardest things in the world
to acquire. 1t means simply the power
OF relaxing.
First or all, you must relax; second,
you must keep relaxed, and all the
other rules are expressed in the same
word, "relaX."
Doctors who lave studied their fem
inine patients well will tell you that
much of your nervous force escapes
through your finger tips while you fd-
get with your chain or your purse.
You lose still moro when you cough
and jerk your body about unneccs.
sarily.
One beauty specialist goes so far as
to declare that nothing will make wrin.
kleS quicker than the habit of moving
and Jerking and that nothing is so ia
tai to beauty as coughing and wheel
ing. All such habits arc really nervous
complaints. 10 curc all these iidgcty
movements cultivate the habit of sit
ting perfectly still, keeping the hands
and fingers motionless as long as pos
siblc, and relax.
Your reward will be the air Of distin-
guished repose so sought after by our
V society m
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-20
The Mother who Laughs.

There are many conscientious fathers
and mothers who make themselves and
their children miserable by taking
youthful foibles too seriously. 1t is an
Innate propensity OF n child possessed
of average good health and spirits to
make older people laugh with him; not
Mt him, at the things that seem anus
Ing to his own sense. And the mother
who has the blithe and ready humor to
enter into his fun becomes his most
fascinating companion. He needs her
rebukes and bends to her correction
without Ill feeling where sternness
would arouse his pride and ire, for he
Is assured that she is ready to share all
his innocent pranks and that her disap-
proyal has no foundation in impatience
or injustice. And when the day ar
rives that Childish things are put
away" and the grown men and women
look backward to their early home,
with what q throb of pleasure they
say, when things happen: Mother
would appreciate this. She had the
quickest sense of humor of any WON
an you ever saw And underneath
these light words is the thought, "How
happy that dear mother made me, and
how / love herr
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MISS AGNES MULLEN.

my life. l say what L have to say and
let 1t go at that. That applies to ad.
vertising. Cut out the postscripts. Let
the printer do the rest. Then place the
ads. right, and advertising ~pays-pays
big" r
Miss Mullen was born in Topeka,
Kan, although she has lived in Chi
cago most of her life. She is petite
and fair. In appearance she does not
resemble an advertising expert, who
can tell you just what returns she will
get from the placing OF an ad. in New
Jersey or Michigan or the circulation
Of q score Of papers. But she has a
sturdy, businesslike way about her
that makes II feel more respect for
the business
Miss Mullen's office is in the general
office building of the Monon route in
Custom House place. She reaches her
desk early in the morning and dis
patches her rapidly accommodating work
with ncatncsS and precision.
Miss Mullen lives with her parents.
She has three sisters and two brothers.
Her father is Il retired railroad man,
Chicago American.
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The Laurens Drug Go. will give the
above bond with every SOC, box of Mo
ma they sell. You run no risk In buy
ing Mi-o-na.
For years there has been a demand
for n natural means of increasing the
file III and Mi.o.ns has come to supply
this need, 1t Is not a cod liver oil pre-
paratiop, but a coml ination Of flesh.
forming elements with remedies that
regulate and aid digestion and restore
health.
That everyone may have faith IN this
scientific preparation, Mi ON. is sold
under a positive guarantee TO refund
tho money II 1t does not do all that 10
claimed for it.
Everyone who Is troubled with dys.
pepsia, headache, distress after eating,
dizzy feeling or loss of appetite or who
is losing weight and in a rnn.d0wn C n
dition, should take the guarantee bonL.
to the Laurens Dug Co and COM
mence the use of Mi c.n-a at Their risk,
rememb aring that the treatment costs
you nothing unless it does all that il
claimed for it.
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A FRENCH HAT.

cealed one or two red roses. The black
hat OF the summer season will be a
lacey affair, having a high crown band
ed with velvet and Jet.
Ecru lace picture hats will be trimmed
with wide rufiles Of lace md chiffon
and rosettes in blue and pink pastel
shades.
Trlcorne shapes In oil varieties Of
straw are trimmed with ropes and
bands Of tiny roses.
Tailor made shapes trimmed with q
single pale blue or white sea gull are
extremely smart.
Cloth trimming will be found on ey-
erything, from silk to homespun. A
very charming example was n summer
frock Of willow green relieved with
black chantilly, on which white cloth
bands formed n lattice, the bands be-
ing finished with small gold buttons.
Tho picture shows n French hat Of
ecru leghorn. 1t is trimmed with roses
md twists Of pale blue ribbon.
JUDO CHOLLET,
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odds and Ends of soap.

Most good housekeepers have on hand
a soap shaker in which to stow away
the bits of soap that soon become too
small for handling and are likely to
get lost. But the fragments of the
securing stones and bricks are an ever
veXing domestic problem. A good and
economical way Of disposing of them
is to place them between two strong
pieces of brown paper and crush them
with II rolling pin till perfectly pulver-
lied. The powder can then be put into
a tin can or box and used with n damp
cloth for securing tins, agateware,
b%rasses, etc. Odds and ends of a doz-
Ell kinds may be mixed together with
impunity.
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News from Center Point.

We are glad to say Mrs. Miller is up
again after q long illness and also that
Mrs Martin, Mrs. Watkins and Mrs.
". b. Jones are able to be out again.
Prof. L. E. Reeder's school has closed
here after a grand picnic which every
body enjoyed very much. Prof. Reeder
has returned to his home near Cross
Hill.
There was a grand party given at
Mrs. Matte Owings Saturday night.
Farmers here are ready for planting
cotton.
Mrs. Jane Boyd is ahead of this com
munity with chickens as usual.
LITTLE ROSE.
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FASHION HINTS.
Sitirts without Trains-Thc Vogue OF
the "Ready MadeD Suit.

SKIRTS without Treins-Thc Vogue OF
the "Iteady Made" Suit.
The skirt of the moment for street
wear is cut round and full. 1t just
clears the ground when worn with
high heels, and 1t Is a little shorter, If
anything, In the back than I'm the front.
Boleros are of every variety, long or
short, loose or fitted in at the waist.
They sometimes even lose distinction
as boleros by having tiny basques
added to them.
Nowadays many OF the most smartly
gowned women buy their costumes
ready made. This Is a very good idea
unless n a afford the most expen-
sive tailors. The simple and yet Who'll
~ smart tailor made Is a product Of
the best houses. The cheap tailor can
not give the same trreproachable AT,
and so he seeks TO hide this by much
trimming. On the other hand, at the
shops II n often find for a reasona-
BILE sum copies of French Alodels,
which with slight alterations may be
made to at almost IL not quite perfect
ly. Nowadays, too, the styles are 30
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N q
E%3 nW/gDG2ND q
MISS AGNES MULLEN.
The Only Wonian ADVERTISING Man
Rgcr For a. Railway.

Tho Only Woman Advertising Man
ngcr For II Hallway.
Miss Agnes Mullen of Chicago, young
and pretty, is the only woman adver-
Using manager for a railway in the
world. Miss Mullen knows how to
advertise. She knows exactly what
p!cases her when she reads an adver-
tisement, and she thinks other people
will like the same things. She adopted
that system when she became the only
IN official of n big American rail
way. the Mondn route. Miss Mullen
says little. She isn't Il talking woman.
She is manager of the advertising de-
partment; that's all.
women with the postscript habit
can't succeed in business, especially
this business" says Miss Mullen. 81
never wrote a postscript TO a letter in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-20

summit, and at its narrowest part
should have twice the circumference of
the wrist. Age is first shown in the
form of the neck and care to retain its
perfect contour should therefore be an
important duty. Exercise OF the mus
cles of the neck by bending the head in
all directions at regular intervals dur
ing the day will assist and will tend
to prevent deposits Of fat at the base,
"a common Disagreement. Fullness of
the neck, in the case Of children, should
at once be brought to the attention of
the family physician.
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BLACK MoUsssnrNE EVENING DRESS

intricate that 1t is not always possible
to see from descriptions or drawings
how they will suit the figure. For
these and many other reasons ready
made garments are finding more and
more buyers.
Brown has been and Is still the rage
IN Paris, especially those shades which
verge on the bronze and even on the
yellow.
The lowered ribbons with gold
threads woven in the border will be
very fashionable for sashes. Perfectly
charming is the girdle shaped sash Of
soft silk adorned Mt the back with
three large flowers-roses, pansies or
poppies-the ends being finished with
flowers also.
The Illustration shows an evening
dress of black Powered mousseline
over black taffeta. The trimming is Of
chantilly lace. JUDO CHOLLET.
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MRS. GAME ENTERTAINS.
A Delightful Party Given for the Mys.
tic Club.
April 10, 1904.

Mrs. w. p. Game entertained at
domino euchre on Friday afternoon in
honor of the Mystic Club. Mrs. Game
Is a charming hostess and her beautiful
new home was lovely with cut flowers
and plantf. In addition to the mem
bers of the Club there we're a number
Of v~ieitors present, among them Misses
Helen Goggans, Lillier Stevens, Joso-
phine McSwain, Vaughn Gritton and
Mrs. Il. w. Bond and Miss Nelson OF
Kentucky.
The score cards were pretty heart
shaped affairs and the refreshments,
cakes and ices were served most dainti-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-20
SMART MILLINERY.

Hats to he Worn with Tailor Mades
Are of Rough Straw.
The hat to be worn with tailor made
costumes will be Of rough straw. This
is trimmed with wide, soft ribbon
scarfs.
e The narrow floral toque seems to be
n great favorite among we'll dressed
women 1t Is particularly attractive
made Of white roses, with the top en-
tirely composed of their shaded green
leaves.
Hats of fine black straw will be en-
riched by a curtain Of An black chan
tilly lace, and under this may be con-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-20
Broken Glass,

If YOU happen to break n glass or
valuable glass ornament 1t can be eff
fectually and easily mended in the fol-
lowing way: Melt Il little isinglass in
spirits of wine, add n small quantity of
water and warm the mixture gently
over Il moderate fire. When mixed by
thoroughly melting 1t will form a per-
fectly transparent glue, which will
unite glass so nicely and firmly that
the joint will scarcely be noticed by
the most critical eye.
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Old Observation-Disclosures

If you have some old daguerreotypes,
glass covered and gilt matted, take
them out of their embossed leather
cases and frame them in some dull
shade of close piled velvet-sage green
or dull red or, if you like, in silver or
pewter-and you will have a fashiona-
BILE bit of bric-a-brac and at the same
time preserve an esteemed antique.
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Splashes of paint OH glass If left for
any time will become hard. To re-
move them take boiling water and in it
dissolve Il lump of soda, Il piece about
the size of an egg to n pint of water.
Wet Il cloth OF piece of flannel in this
and rub the marks, when they will be
found to come off quite easily.
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Picnic Mt Rock School.

There will be a picnic at the Rock
School, April 30th, Of which Miss An
MO Clardy is teacher. There will be ex-
crclses by the school children, also
speeches by thu Rev. w. B. Duncan,
r.. A. Cooper and w. G. Irby. The
puS!ic are cordially invited to attend.
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Where Everything I. I'm Pairs.

There are two or three kinds of draw
ing rooms that literally set the teeth
on edge and cause the souls Of artistic
people to shudder within them. .Le
is the room where everything is in
pairs. There are pairs of vases, pairs
of photograph frames, pairs of pictures,
pairs of footstools, pairs Of everything.
1t is impossible to prevent the thought
flashing across the mind that IL pair
ing originated with the flood one can
only wish that Noah had taken the
animals into the ark one by onc.-Lon-
don Queen.
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NEW WAY TO SELL MEDICINE.
Bond with Mi-o.na, the Flesh
Forming Food.

The proprietors Of Mona. the mar
volOus flesh-formin1 food and digestion
regulator, have mads arrange nents
with The LaureDs Drug Co. to sell this
remarkable preparation in n new and
hitherto unheard Of way furnishing a
guarantee bond with every package.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-20
Death of Miss Nancy Grant.

Miss Nancy Grart died at the home
OF Mr.. ELI Hill, two miles below Cross
Hill on Saturday, and was buried at
Liberty Springs on Sunday. Miss Grant
was over ninety years of age and was
one of the Oldest people in the county.
She was O devoted Christian and her
long life was one of usefulness.
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About Yonr Neck-

A famous artist has said, "of all the
beautiful objects dn nature none sur
passes the we'll nodded neck OF wo-
man." The length OF the perfect neck
should be one.half the height OF the
head, from the level OK the chin to the
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BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE.

$; LeQninn of Cavendisb, VT, was
robbed OF his customary health by In.
vasion OF Chronic Con stipatIon. When
Dr. Kings New Lie Pills broke into
his house, his t"ouble was arrested and
now entirely cured. They're gnar-
anteed to cure. 25 cents at Lantens
Drug Go. and Palmetto Drug 90.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-04-20

Nasclinr, rs most housckccpcrs know
by experience, leaves ugly spots that
are not removed by ordinary laundcr
ing. \ professional cleaner says soak.
ing the stains in kerosene will usual.
ly remove them.
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HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA
CAN BE CJJRED.

These distressing troubles are per-
manently cured by Lees Hesdache and
Neuralgia Remedy. Even temporary
relief Is grateful, but permanent relitt
IS almost too good. But the prof TO-
Mulli,s, s. O.
Being subject to sick-headaches all
my life and trying many medicines,
never got relief until / fortunately
used Lees Headache Remedy. / found
permanent relief after 10 minutes.
e. o. BRAMFoRD.
Kept by Palmetto Drug Co.
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pnby,s Position wben A.,een,

Should the baby rest with face down
ward or repeatedly bend the thighs on
the abdomen there is some intestinal
disorder. 1t Is u bad sign for the child
when lying on his side to have the
head greatly drawn back. When in
this position and the breathing Is
hoarse something ails the throat. II
the breathing is normal the mischief is
I'm tho brnin