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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11

ROCK ISLAND LODGE NO. 65s. \. +. &
y. M.-Mects in stated communica-
ton on first Monday of each month.
Special communication for work on
Friday evening, Sept 10. at 1880
o'clock. The craft invited. ii. A.
Clevenstine, w. M: II :. Bollman.
secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Masonic.

Masonic.
TRIO LODGE. NO. 81. A. r. & A. NJ
a Meets in stated communication
w on the frst Thursday OF each
~ month. A. F. Casper. w. NJ;
William Il. Petit secretary.
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ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER. NO. 26s, Q.
Il. S.-Rcgular meeting second Wed
nesday of each month Mary e. Kreis
w. M: Vashta Bollman. secretary.
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ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY. NO. Is.
h. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Mondsy OF eacn W1ntn.
ton, recorder.
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EDucArrosAL.

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AUGUSTANA COLLEGE-Business de-
Ing given for entry into commercial
life. Terms reasonable. Apply at
Augustana college.
VILLA DE CHAETALA home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters OF
the Visitation. Rudimentary and
higher branches and all polite acr
complishmen taught Twentteth
street and Fifteenth q venue. Rock
Island. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11

wANTED-Men and boys. wanted to
learn plumbing trade: great demand
for graduates, 81 to IS a day; many
graduates admitted to Union and
Master Plumbers association. Coyne
York. Cincinnati and st. Louis day
and Night class). For free catalogue
address 239 Tenth avenue. New York.
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a, arrival: d. departure; ., daily ex-
| cept Sunday.
| CHICAGO, BURLINGTON q QUINCY
Depot, Second avenue and Twentieth
street. Telephone, old west $50, new 617o.
F. A. RIDDELL, Agent
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CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
Railway-D., r. /. & n. w. passenger
station at foot of Seventeenth street. s.
b. STODDARD, Agent. p. l.. Hinrichs,
commercial agent. S03 Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11

ANTED-Carpenters accustomed TO
repairing freight cars; good wages.
Vernon. Ill.
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AUDITOR AND ACCOUNTANT.
FLORISTS.

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c. A MAST-Public auditor and az
countant. Davenport. Iowa
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Trains

St. Louis, Spring
field, Galesburg,
Peoria, Quincy :.
Sterling, Mendoza
and Chicago 80.
st. Louis. Kansas
City. Denver and
Pacific coast -.
Sterling and points
intermediate .....
Dubuque. Clinton,
La Crosse, st.
Paul. Mimi, and
northwest -. ~
Clinton, Dubuque
Clinton and inter-
mediate points =.
GaleSburg. Quin-
cy, Burlin gton,
BeardStown ....i
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wANTED-Lady or gentlemen of fail
education 10 travel for a firm of $3.50
600 capital; salary, Sl,012 per year
and expenses; paid weekly and eN-
penses advanced. Address. with stamp
J. y. Alexander. Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11

MASONIC BOARD OF CoNTRoL-H d.
Mack. president: +. 7. Myers. score
tary.
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WANTED-Good reliable man to do
general work in yard at ST Anthony's
hospital.
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MULTIPLICATION.

WANTED-A situation coachman, by
sober industrious man. Address II.
A." care Argus.
WANTED Position by experienced
stenographer with some experience In
bookkeeping: good worker: refer
ences. IS. l. care Argus.
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wANTED-MALE OR FEMALE.

WANTED - Cook. man or woman.
wrights restaurant 1928 Second ave
nue..
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WANTED-Men: our catalogue explains
how teach barber trade in short
time; mailed free. Moler college. Chi
cago, Ill.
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FOR RENT-Light housekeeping rooms
at 1011 Fourth avenue.
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FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping at 225 Twelfth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-11

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished front
room. with bath. at s2S Forty-second
street
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s-stop at Rock Island for meals. -
daily except Sunday.
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WANTED-Solictor and collector. Good
chance for advancement to right par
ty. Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany. Room l, Y. NJ. c. A. building.
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WANTED - Two or three calkers at
government boat yard: wages, $2.75
per day. eight hours. Apply engineer
Office. Milan. I'LL
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CLAIRVOYANT.

DR. MARY YATES-Magnetic healer
and spiritual medium. Hours, ] to 10
y. m. Residence, 705 Fourth avenue.
Take the Blue line west.
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

wANTED-Pantryg girls at the Harpt
house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
TO OBTAIN GOLD FROM SEA
Company Formed in England to Ex-
tract Metal from Water-Once
Tried in America.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will doubtless
eral years ago of the discovery of a
method of extracting gold from sea
water and the derision with which the
idea was laughed out of court. Lon
don folk now have an opportunity to
invest their money in such an under
taking, by which it is averred that an
unlimited supply Of precious metal can
be obtained from sea water at a cost
of $40 for every e1O0 extracted.
Sir William Ramsey, whose scien-
tiic reputation is of the highest, haG
been retained by a syndicate, which Is
called the Industrial and Engineering
Trust (Limited), and the shareholders
of which include Lord Brassey, Lord
Tweedale, Hon. Alban Gibbs, several
manufacturers and Albert Sandman,
foremost owner of the Bank OF Eng
land. The syndicate has the modest
capital of $4,000 in 81 shares.
The inventor Of the process Is H., j.
Smell. Sir William Ramsey has made
experiments and says in a formal re-
port that there is no doubt Smell
has proved that gold can proftably
be obtained from sea water on a large
scale, and the amount of the gold OBJ
tanned is SO large that whether the
cost Of the treatment is "a a ton o.
even the outside figure of 1S a ton
which it could not exceed, it would mo-
make very much difference"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
Operations of Munroe Brothers. the "Laun-
dry Brokers in Wall Street.
BEGAN ON CAPITAL OF Sl,6OO.OO
Before Many Months the Two Young Men Were
Dealing in Millions and Hobnobbing With
Gotham's Most Influential Men
Their Dreams of Wealth
Rudely Shattered.

were also indebted, who had heard that
MeHugh had trusted Munroe & Munroe;
also that things didn't look quite right.
He dropped in to give a friendly little
business tip.
Joseph McHugh decided to brook the
possible wrath of the National City
bank and SEM a collector down to Mum
roe & Munroe. why, certainly" said
that firm, obligingly, and drew at once
a check for the sull amount on a Mon
treal bank.
McHugh & Co. deposited the check
that afternoon - December 2 = and
thought no more of it for a week. At
the end of the week back came the check
marked IN. G."
A member of the McHugh firm went
down to investigate. He found a clerk
from the sheriff's Office in charge of the
place.
In the week between the delivery of
that check and its return with the two
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
THE BEE IN THE ORCHARD
Value of the Busy Worker as a Pol
len Distributor Cannot Be
Overestimated.

The value OF the bee in the orchard
is we'll understood and appreciated by
the intelligent fruit man; the neces-
sity of the cross-pollenation of fruit
is almost universally acknowledged
and the bee is the most thorough and
reliable instrument for it's accomplish
ment. Amateur fruit growers often
wonder why their trees do not bear as
well as those of fruit growers regular.
ly engaged in the business and apply
fertilizers and resort to other eXpedi-
ents, when the fact is, all that is need
ed is pollen from other trees. The
trees bloom well, but the fruit does
not set for the want of the pollen
which the bee gathers on it's feet and
body and distributes on the blooms as
it sucks the honey therefrom. A few
hives of bees in an orchard will large
ly Increase the yield of fruit, and nc
farmer should be without them, says
the Epitomist. While other insects
might help toward pollenation, bees
are by far the surest and best for the
business, and in their absence the hope
OF a good fruit crop rests upon a slim
foundation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

New York.-"Failure in Wall Street"
This is a headline that is often seen in
Gotham dailies, but it seldom creates
much comment. 1t only records the
fact that another firm has been caught
on the wrong side of the market and
forced to suspend.
But the bankruptcy proceedings re-
Gently instituted against the Munroe
brothers reveal a remarkable story Of
the operations of two young men whose
only business experience before their
advent among bulls and bears had con-
sisted in the selling of collars and neck
ties in a distant and virtually foreign
city. who came to New York with prac-
tically no capital and in the course of
a few months were dealing in millions
and negotiating with some of the most
influential financiers of the street"
until the inevitable crash came.
They hobnobbed with millionaires
and some of the best men of the metrop-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

willing to dispose OF a certain number of
shares a month, and what they received
was to go go per cent. to them and 40
per cent. to those who had u~nderwritten
the stock in the beginning. 1t was then
decided that in order to sell the stock
at a price above one dollar per share,
it would be necessary to resort to the
process known as washing"
In other words, they agreed to them
selves purchase the stock at a high fig
ure, in order to set that as the market
rate. Par being five dollars, and they
having obtained 1t at one dollar, they
arranged for street sales at $3.50
and SO, themselves buying at that
rate, in order to show that the stock
was active and to induce the public to
buy at the same price.
In point Of fact, SO as to make a show
iLg Of large sales, those who we're sell
ing the stock we're themselves biddn2
on 1t, all the transactions being credited
on the books. It has been shown that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

the snow or Dare ground in winter with
pieces of the dead clover and alfalfa
stems, but their distribution is effected
chiefly by artificial means.
Dodder seeds placed in the soil ger
inmate. under favorable conditions, in
practically the same manner as do the
seeds of clover or other plants, but In
stead of two green leaves there appears
above the surfave a very slender, incon-
spicuous yellow shoot. This binds to
one side, then swings slowly around,
lengthening meanwhile, until it strikes
a green plant. If no plant upon when
it can live is within reach, the dodder
Seeding dies as soon as it has exhausted
the nutriment stored up in the seed. But
If the swinging shoot comes against a
congenial host, it twines about it, IN
some places tightly, in others loosely.
One OF the most practical methods to
| complete the eradication of dodder after
removing the vegetation from infested
| spots is to spade or hoe the soil to the
| depth of about two inches and to keep
this stirred so as to prevent the growth
of any plants for three weeks. This
method is especially recommended IL
the dodder vines had begun to produce
seed before their removal. Fire may be
used to destroy the dodder. To destroy
by this means seeds that have fallen to
the ground, requires a considerable de"
gree of heat maintained for several min
utes. This is secured by covering the
infested area with light wood or chips
well sprinkled with kerosene. Straw or
shavings do not produce heat enough
close to the ground.
Dodder has been killed in some in
stances by smothering it with a thick
covering of manure, muck, or ashes, but
these methods cannot be recommended.
A thick sprinkling of wood ashes when
the clover is wet with dew may accom-
plish the desired result, chiefly through
the action of potash, but this method also
is unreliable. These methods are for
application in fields where the dodder is
confined to comparatively small spots.
They are not practicable where large
areas or considerable portions of a fed
are infested.
One of the best methods for subduins
dodder after it has become widely dis
tributed, says Orange Judd Farmer, is
to turn sheep on the land, combining them
with a portable fence if necessary, SO
that they will keep the infested areas
closely grazed. While pastured in dod-
der-infested fields, the sheep should not
be moved about the farm any more than
is necessary, as they are likely to carry
dodder seeds and pieces of the vine in
the clefts of their hoofs and in their wool.
Dodder can usually be eradicated by
thorough cultivation with corn or root
crops for two successive seasons. For
the destruction of alfalfa dodder and
clover dodder, any crops may be cult.
waited except those of leguminous plants;
but, as warty dodder and field dodder
grow and thrive almost equally well on
a great variety of host plants, only such
crops can be grown for their eradica-
|.tion as will admit of clean cultivation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

York and established themselves on
Broad street, in the very heart of the
financial district.
While in Montreal they had become
connected with the Mareoni Wireless
T~elegraphy company, of Canada, and, as
it was understood that the stock was
valuable, they began to advertise it ex-
tensively ON their arrival here, and
worked up a wonderful trade among the
Italians, who were attracted in part, no
doubt, because of their kinship Of ma
tionality with the inventor.
Meantime the Munroes had also be-
come interested in the Montreal &
Boston Consolidated Copper company,
which is at the bottom of the present
situation. After the smash in copper
two years ago, however, they had a hard
row to hoe, and little was heard OF
them in connection with this company.
They nevertheless kept the Marconi
stock to the front, and when there came
a revival of the demand for copper
abroad, their prospects frightened.
Lay Plans for Coup.
They reorganized the Montreal &
Boston, got some other properties to-
gether, and then laid plans for one OF
the biggest stock market coups in the
history of the curb.
A scheme was formed to have the stock
of the company underwritten with the
special provision that the work should
be done by stock exchange firms, as
Munroe & Munroe were not members OF
the exchange. The stock was of a par
value of five dollars a share, and a con-
tract was entered into by which the per-
o who were to underwrite it were
to get the stock at one dollar per share.
Various persons went into the syndi-
cate, with the provision that they were
to take or underwrite a certain number
of shares, paying one dollar per share.
20 per cent. of the purchase price, al
the outset and the balance within GER
tain specified times.
The understanding was, however
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
HoUGHTLET

If you can't be cheerful-be cheer hall
full.
Do not try to persuade men until YOU
can persuade a living out Of the condi-
tions which surround you.
Work smartly to ave all the BARN
yard manure you can. You will soon
want it to put on the spring crops.
"Mummied" fruit on trees ought to be
cut off and burned, else rot and fungus
germs will be carried to next years
CROP
The demand for the teaching OF ele-
mentary agriculture in the schools is
growing. Let us not forget that there
must be a broad and liberal foundation
for this special work.-Farm and Fire
side.
In fighting insects with poison, 1t has
been found that unless they are de-
stroyed by the first application, they are
less and less afflicted with 1t, and finally
become practically immune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

fatal letters across its face Munroe q
Munroe had quit laundering copper
stocks and gone bust and the law had
taken possession.
The Beginning.
Until about four years ago, George
and Alexander Munroe kept a little
haberdashery shop in s.. GATHERINGS
street, Montreal. They we're quite young
men and apparently devoted to their
business.
1t was generally understood that they
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
FACE LIKE RAW E E
Burning Up with a Terrible Itchins
Ecxema-SpeediIy Cured by
Cuticura.

"The Cutfcura Remedies cured me of a
terrible eczema from which | had suffered
egony and pain for eight long years, be-
ing unable to obtain any help from the
best doctors, and trying many remedies
without success. Ny scalp was covered
Of raw beef, my, eyebrows and Iashes We're
from the terrible itching and pain. Cuti-
cura gave me relief the very first day, and
made a complete cure in a short time. To
my very great joy. my head and face are
row Gear and well.-Miss Mary M. Fay,
rs West Main ST., Westboro, Mass"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
Blus Laws in the south.

Corinth, Miss, had the lid dow
strong and tight the other Sunday, en-
forcing the Sunday closing law, SO as
to include the sale Of cigars, soda wa.
ter, etc. The drug stores wee closed
and even the bootblacks stopped work.
The s,se Of newspapers was allowed
however.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
Special Excursions to Southwest, Feb.
7and 81, March Z and 81, 1905,
via Kansas City Southern
Railway,

To Port Arthur, Beaumont, Tex; Lake
Charles, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio,
Tex, and all other points on X. G. s. Ry.,
for tickets with 81 days limit and priv
ilege of stopping off en- route on both 60
ing and return trip.
For literature describing "The Land Of
Fulfllment' the country along the X. G.
s. Ry. or for further information re-
garding these excursions, write to S. G.
Warner, G, ?: g. I. A., K. G. S. Ryy
Kansas City, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

other places, has
already done con-
siderable damage.
The following facts
regarding dodder,
by L. H. Dewey, OF
the United States
department of agri-
culture, will be OF
tim e interest:
The seeds are gem
orally introduced
with impure clover
or alfalfa seed, or
distributed with
a y. T h e y are
blown about over
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
Merely Robbery.

s1n the business world to-day there is
too inch 'robbing Peter to pay Paul."
"That wouldn't be so bad, but nine
Pauls out of ten are never paid at that"
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

received financial backing from ]. N.
Greenshields, a prominent Canadian
broker Of that city. George Munroe
married a sister of Greenshields and
through his influence the brothers were
introduced in good circles. There had
always been speculation as to whether
or not the h~aberdashery store prospered,
but one day it was announced that the
Munroes had sold the store. At this
time the mining craze was s%pringing up
wei the country, and the brothers went
down to the financial center Of Montreal,
opened up an Office and put out a sign
"Munroe & Munroe. Mining Brokers"
Move to New York.
Although they dealt in a few stocks on
commission, 1t was generally conceded
that their chief business was the hand
ling Of mining stocks in which Green
shields was interested. Even in the
mining business, however, they failed
to attract any attention in Montreal, and
not long afterward they came to New
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

week. The second week | began eating
heartily. Ibegan to Improve generally,
and before seven weeks had passed l
was well. 1 had spent hundreds Of
dollars for medicine that did not help
me, but se worth of Doan's Kidney
Pills restored me to perfect health"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price, 80 cents
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
Only a Guess.

Bacon-Where do you suppose that 203
Meter Hill got its name?
Eebert-Oh, | guess that's where the
Port Arthur gas works are located
Yonkers Statesman
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16
IT Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for
hot, sweating, %callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
~acceptany substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

de man dat puts on airs" said Uncle
Eben, lis liable to give a good imitation
of an airship. He makes a fine start, but
he don git nowheres in partic lar"
WASHINGTON Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

Lewis "Single Binder" The richest
quality cigar on the market at straight &c.
Always reliable. You pay l0c for cigars
not so good. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

that those who had underwritten the
stock would not pay the one-dollar price
unless the money became necessary for
the development of the mining property,
the promotion of stock sales, and so on.
That is, while they agreed to pay a GER
tain amount should the exigency arise, it
it did not arise they would be so much
more ito the good"
Resort to Washing.
Brokers who we're members OF the eX-
change were readily found who were
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

They are always talking about lambs in
Wall street, but our experience is that the
lamb there is mighty tough.-Indlanapolis
Sentinel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

Every man has a pretty good opinion
of himself till he gets in public office and
reads what a scoundrel he is.-N. Y.
Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

Life Is not so short but there is always
time for courtesy Emerson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

-Piso'sC Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
Ave-, n, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

An. idle rumor only awaits a chance to
get busy.-Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

1t takes more than molasses Oh. the liz
to make honey in the hcart.-Chica go
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

G ElaE]J&
THE DoDDER PEST.
Parasitic Plant That Lives on Alfal-
ia and Glover and Destroys
Their Life.

The appearance of dodder in many al
falfa fields in central New York and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

In a multitude of advisers there is con.
fusion.-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-02-16

To Cure a Gold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund themoneyifi it fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature is on each box. Csc.