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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-23


languid interest. But when he caught
sight of the first Of the four subscrib-
ed lines he sat up straight in his chair,
with a sharp ejaculation. At the bot
tom of Fisbee'ss page was written in
dainty feminine, hand of type he
had not seen for years:
.sThe time has come" the walrus said,
ITO talk Of many things
OF shoes and &hips and sealing wax
And cabbages and kings"
He put the paper in his pocket and
set off rapidly, down the village street.
| At his departure William Todd looked
up quickly. Then he got upon his feet,
with yawn. and quietly followed the
editor. In the dusk a tattered little
figure rose up from the weeds across
| the way and stole noiselessly after
William. He was in his shirt sleeves,
| his waistcoat unbuttoned and loose. On
the nearest corner Mr.. Todd encounter
ed a fellow townsman who had been
!; pacing up and down in front of a cot
tage grooming to protestive baby held
in his arms. he had paused in his vigil
to stare after Harkless.
eWhere's he bound fer, William?'
inquired the man with the baby.
'Briscoes' answered William, pur-
suing his way.
81 reckoned he would be-" observed
the other, turning to his wife, who sat
on the doorstep. 81 reckoned SO when
I see that lady at the lecture last
night"
The woman rose to her feet. eli.
Bill Toddn she said. "What ye got
on to the back of yer vest?' William
paused. put his hand. behind him and
encountered a paper pinned to the dan
Cling strap OF his waistcoat. The wom-
an ran to him and unpinned the paper.
1t bore writing. They took it to where
the yellow lamplight shone out through
the open door and read:
der Sir-FoLer harkls al. 20 pies an
gard him yoR best venagens Is closteR
hariSls not Got das to live we come IN
wife.
what ye think. William?" asked
the man with the baby anxiously. But
the woman gave the youth sharp
push with her hand. ''They never dast
to do itr' she cried; never in the
world! You hurry. Bill Todd Don't
leave him out of your sight one sec
ond."
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Empty handed as ne was. the eoltol
dashed for the treacherous elder bush
as fast as his long legs could carry
him, but before he had taken six
strides a hand clutched his sleeve and
a girls voice quavered from close be-
hind him: Don't run like that, Mr..
Harkless! l can't keep up."
He wheeled about and confronted a
vision, dainty little figure about five
feet high, flushed and lovely face,
hair and draperies disarranged and
flying. He stamped his foot with rage.
Get back in the house," he cried.
"You mustn't co. she painted. "1ts
the only way to stop you
"Go back to the housew he shouted
savagely
"Will you Gomez"
Fer Gods sake" cried William
Todd, come back! Keep out Of the
road" He was emptying his revolver
at the clump Of bushes. the uproar OF
his firing blasting the night. Some one
screamed from the house:
Helen. Helenr'
John seized the girls wrists. Her
gray eyes flashed into his de6antly.
will you go?' he roared.
.'Nor'
He dropped her wrists, caught her up
in his arms as if she had been a kit
ten and leaped into the shadow Of the
trees that leaned over the road from
the yard The rife rang out again,
and the little ball whistled venomous-
ly overhead. Harkless ran along the
fence and turned in at the gate. A
loose strand of the girls hair blew
across his cheek, and in the moon her
head shone with gold. She had light
brow hair and gray eyes and snort
upper lip like curled rose leaf. De
set her down on the veranda steps.
Both Of them laughed wildly.
But you came with me- she Saspeu
triumphantly.
Il always thought you were taii'
he answered, and there was afterWaro
a time when he had to agree that this
was a somewhat vague reply.
fro BE Continued
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-08-23

The people OF st. GEORGES have
raised 81, 600 to assist in Dorchester
county. N building causeway
across Four Roles Swamp. 1t will cost
! $1,000.
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DeLORr1E'S
PHARMACY,
23 South Main ST.

Open from Z a. m. to 10 p.
N. Sunday, 9 a. m to l p. m.
Having consolidated my two
stores, will be pleased to see
all my customers at the above
stand, where | am better pre-
pared than ever to serve them.
Your prescriptions will be
called for and delivered.
Phone As.
Full line Of Drugs, Garden
Seed and Cigars.
Your patronage solicited.
Call bell for night work.
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CHAPTER III.

He street upon which the Pal
ace hotel fronted formed the
south side Of the square and
ran west to the edge Of the
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
SPARE LoBsTERs' FEELINGS
Complete Directions for Putting the
Creatures to Death in Pain
less Manner.

The S. P. G. A. has issued circular
giving advice as to a painless method OF
killing lobster 1t shocks the sensibil-
tiles Of the well-meaning gentlemen who
comprise the executive to learn that the
palatable crustacean is boiled alive, 4"
says the Fishing Gazette.
Some of them appear to think that the
lobster is also "broiled alive" by inhu-
man chefs, but there are grounds for be-
lieying that the bifurcation of the crus-
t4cean with a cleaver destroys all sensl-
bility in the nervous system.
Regarding the original grievance.
which, by the way, is as old as Methu-
selah, and was first agitated in the can
ming Of lobster; for commercial uses the
society recommends the operator to
stick sharp knife into the supraoec-
sophageal ganglion of the unoffending
crnstacean and stand by for squalls.
It is excellent advice, and in order to
dissect the ganglion above referred to
the following explanation is cheerfully
rendered:
AdhluB Ine eye nbehns a. 6uANS'
thrust a sharp-pointed kitchen knife or
icepick through the head where two lines
following the direction Of the stems
would meet Whatever weapon is en-
ployed, great care should be taken to hit
the lobster on the right bunch Of nerves,
and also to keep your fingers out OF
harms way"
1t is now up to the Roy al Humane soci-
ETY. of England to lead of again. How
about "the bifurcation Of the living BIZ
valve" or "cannibals that roast the
raw" No charge. Every industry
ought to take it good-naturediy. Any
way, the fishing industry does SO. and 1t
has a lot to stand for.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
REALEsTATE TRANsFE RS.
Deeds and Patents Recorded in the
Northern District, Cherokee Ma
tion.
WARRANTY DEEDS.

WARRANTY DEEDS.
Mary Jones to R ] Nelson, SWINE &
nw-se4 sec 81, tip 25, IS; $3.50.
General g. Louie Martin to Timothy
d Shanahan, ne-se-nw4 &se-ne-sw4 sec
1,tp 25, r 19e; 5000.
Mrs e J Miller, Charlotte Brown
and Fred Thorton to ] L Davis, e3
net sec is, tip 25, r 18e; 1000.
IN and Halle M Webber to L R
shreck, sw-ses sec 9, tip 27, r IS; $3.50
Edward and Halle M Webber to L
R Shreck, sw-se4 sec 9, tp q & nw-nw-
nw4 sec 2S, tip 27, 1se; $3.50.
Ellis and Rebecca Webber to same,
eli sw-nw4 sec 2S, tip 27, 1se, sw-sw-
nw4 sec 28, tip q, 1Se, and nj ne-nw4
17-27-18; $3.50
Amanda Williams to 0 HI johnson,
nw-nw-sw4 sec Is, tip %, 18e; $I25.
RELEASE DEED.
A C Patterson to John Safranek,
martgage dated March IS, 1904.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
WIS and Louisa B Trotter to ] w
Toliver, lot 4, blk p, Centralia; 5000.
Samuel A Dunn to John Barbee, lot
l, blk l6, Alton; 5000.
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A Nights Rest.

The greatest tonic Oh earth is a good
nights rest. Restless nights and the
terrible exhaustion Of a hacking
cough are dread dangers Of the poor
consumptiye. But why this fear Of
the night when few doses Of Dr.
Boshee's German Syrup will insure re-
freseing sleep, entirely free from cough
or night sweat ? Free expectoration
in the morning is made certain by
taking German Syrup. 1t has cured
consumption for forty years. Trial
bottle, 25c. Big bottles, 75c. At Wi
ner Drug store. dw
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

Northern District -
i, W. P. Phillips, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true to the best Of my knowledge and belief
w. ?. PHILLIPS Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
22nd day of March, 1905.
lsEAL X. v, McSPADDEN, Notary Public.
My commission expires January 2l, 1906.
Correct-Attest;
OLIVER BAGBY,
g. w. CLARK, Directors.
w. H. KoRNEGAY,)
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
Where Happiness is Found

Don't look for true happiness in the
mansions of the very rich, where high
priced physicians are called in to doc
tor everyailment But seek it and find
it, too, in the comfortable homes Of
the middle-classes and so-called poor,
where Green's August Flower is al
ways used to keep the family healthy
to cure all stomach troubles, whether
indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia,
loss of appetite, bilious attacks or tor
pid liver. Trial bottle August Flower,
25c. Big bottle, 75c. Winner Drug
Co. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

Backache is never known to thoes
persons who take an occasional dose
Of Pineules. The value Of the rosin
obtained from the Pine tree has long
been reconized in the treatment Of dis
eases Of the bladder and kidney. One
dose Of Pineules viii give relief, and
one bottle viii cure. Sold by A. p.
Owens. d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
TOAsTs.
pnenmonIa toIIows A Gold.

but never follows the use Of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t stops the cough,
heals and strengthens the lungs
and affords perfect security from
an attack of pneumonia. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by Peoples Drug
Store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
Not suscentible.

Patient-Are you afraid Of the yellow
peril2
Doctor-No. indeed The Russians are
the only ones that are catching it-De-
troit Free Press.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

It isa pleasure to take DR.. Dade's
Little Liver Pills.and enjoy their tonic
effect upon the liver. Sold by A. P.
Owens. d
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

''Pa, what's the Hungarian diet?"
"Oh. macaroni and goulash and such.
like stun. Don't bother papa now
Chicago Sun
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
New HoteI at MuskOgee.

The Chieftain is the recipient of
very handsome invitation and an
nouncement of the opening of Musko-
gees new hotel, which will take place
on Wednesday, March 20, 1905. Fol
lowing is the very novel program.
TOAsTs:
Address of Welcome-Hon. S. M.
Rutherford.
"What Shall We Name the Hotel 9''
Hon. c. N. Haskell.
"Reminiscences"-Hon. Thomas B.
Needles
An Arkansas Lawyers Idea Of Ho
tels-Hon. Jas. T. Read.
Political Secrets Of a Hotel-Hon
P. L. Soper.
How the Hotel Should be Run-Hor
Jno. r. Thomas.
Toastmaster, Hon. ]. W. Zevely.
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Nine lots, some improved and IN.
improved 1l9tf
r. n. SWAIN.
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Blows It's Horn.

Some foxy ones who never work
Still make the greater showing.
The rooster never lays an egg,
But still does all the Growing.
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HOW THE TlserAms pnesa.
Similarity In Ordinary Costumes ss
Both Sexes.

Lay and cleric alike. the inhabitants
OF l.assa are entirely similar to those
OF the rest OF Tibet. says Worlds
work. There is. indeed. but one DIFF.
ference. even In the dress. In one
province through which we passed
the women use turquoise-studded
halo as headdress; In Lassa filIet
ornamented in the same way is bound
close down over their hair. fufYed out
on either side. and falls down over
the shoulders. It is one OF the most
becoming ways OF doing the hair that
have ever seen. and for n certain
type the entire dress of woman OF
Lassa would be becoming costume
Tor fancy dross ball at home.
The dress of the men and the wom-
en- Is very similar. There is a single
undergarment and one heavy native
cloth robe. dun or crimson In color.
and usually patched. which both
sexes pull in around the waist with a
girile-the men pouching 1t at the
waist to form the only pocket that
they use.
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Story That Was Never Read.

A pitiful story is told of Philip
Bourke Marston, the blind English
writer One day n particularly good
idea came to him and he sat down to
his typewriter with enthusiasm. He
wrote rapidly for hours and had near
ly finished the story when friend
came in. Read that" said Marston
proudly, "and tell me what you think
of it." The friend stared at the happy
author and then at the blank sheets
of paper in his hand before he was
able to understand the little tragedy.
The ribbon had been taken from the
typewriter and Marston's toll was for
nothing He never had the heart to
write that story again.
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Inoues. Over Treasure 1rove.

In England when hidden treasure is
found the law requires the coroner to
hold an inquest over it. Formerly it
was coroners duty to hold an in
quest in case of burglary. A statute
of Edward |. DEGREES that when
coroners are commanded by the kings
bailiffs or by the honest men of the
county they shall go to the places
where any be slain or suddenly dead
or wounded or where houses are
broken or where treasure is said to
be found. and shall forwith command
four of the next towns. or five, or six,
to appear before him in such place"
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OLD PRAYER A GOOD ONE.
Petition for Landlords Offered in Eng.
land Many Years Aqo.

In prayer book OF the time OF King
Edward vi. of England. appears the
following prayer for landlords: "The
earth is thine. o Lord. and all that Is
contained therein. Notwithstanding
thou hast given possession OF it to
the children OF men. to pass over the
time of their short pilgrimage in this
vale OF misery. We heartily pray thee
to send thy Holy Spirit into the hearts
OF those that possess the grounds.
pastures and dwelling places OF the
earth. that they. remembering them
selves to be thy tenants. may not
rack nor stretch out the rents OF their
houses and lands nor yet take unrea.
sonable fines and incomes after the
manner OF covetous worldlIngs: but
so let them out to others that the In
habitants thereof may both be able
TO pay the rents and also honestly to
live and nourish their families and
relieve the poor. Give them grace
also TO consider that they are but
strangers and pilgrims in this world"
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Flicker Browns
FO(RIH
= b. SIZlZzL LH2l0

Copyright. isos. by The short Story Publishing
Co. All rights reserved.
To say that Victoria Siding, one of
the minor marks of punctuation on
the long line OF the Canadian Pacific
road. was lonesome place would be
To woefully understate the exceptional
advantages II offered to hermits In
search OF congeniai place OF resi-.
dence.
into such an environment Fate, with
Its customary strong sense of humor.
had pitchforked Flicker Brown, n ma
tive nf New England, with an ample
Inheritance OF all the characteristics
OF his birthplace, including an intense
patriotism and an unquenchable To-
quaclty.
Now, what In tillieludium do you
suppose Is in that box?"
The subject OF his inquiry was a
long. rectangular. shallow box OF new
quarter-inch pine. 1t might have held
scythe blades. or clothes pins, or
pressed corned beef In cans. Ger
tainly there was nothing strikingly
mysterious about It. It was an ordi-
nary. commonplace. everyday sort of
box. yet for Flicker 1t had Ger.
tain mysterious fascination which
easily prevailed over the not particu-
larly distracting cares OF his office.
He carried the boz into the station
where he could look a II while getting
breakfast. leaving the task of rolling
In the heavy barrel Until later.
Now what do you suppose is in
that boX?"
Once at the business he quite forgot
his scruples. Up came one corner
then the other. Next he pried up the
sides and carefully :'anked out the
wire nails. Under the cover was n
layer OF excelsior.-a momentary but
irritating delay. Lifting this. he
paused and gave utterance to long
whistle.
"Wh.e-e.ew! Flags. by ginger! The
good old Stars and Stripes, too. Great
switches! IL seems like years since
I've seen one. 'Hurrah' Hurrah! The
flag that made us free!'" and the
impetuous Flicker. waving one in each
hand. marched about the room. They
were cheap, printed flags. about ten
| and n half by fifteen inches in size,
but there were three bundles of them.
dozen in a bunch. and each flag
mounted on fve.foot stick. In n
moment he was eXcitedly paving out
more excelsior.
''Jumpin' beeswax! Fireworks. or
I'm Piute! Rockets. pinwheels, Re-
man candles. cannon crackers. punk
and the whole outfit.
No sire-ree. No Canuckerll ever
set these off on no Queens birthday,
not II can help it," declared Flicker
Indignantly. And he continued, will
Victoria Siding celebrate tonight?
Well, guess"
Then on his kindled enthusiasm
came dampening thought. What
satisfaction would there be in having
display of fireworks and no one
there to see it but himself? Never
before had the human barrenness OF
British Columbia made itself felt so
strongly.
In his glance there was sadness
or as near sadness as the patriotic
and conversational Flicker ever got
| ns he looked at his preparations.
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Bill Skies Up to Date.

Behind an adventltious tree
The modern burglar stands:
a 1.-THE and slncwy figure he.
with kids upon his hands:
For thus lie uumps the thumb-mark
trick
Taught US by foreign lands.
His drcss-suit bag contains the tools
With which his bread he earns
Sheffield no finer Instruments
From steel well tested. turns.
His bag holds silent matches. too
No other sort he burns.
His motor cars n stylish one:
His goggles and his mask
Provide him with neat disguise
For his ncfarious task,
What village constable would dare
To any questions ask?
Plotting. crib-cracking. noting on.
Onward through life he goes:
No burgling tasks by him begun
TIN he has planned its close
Something attempted. some one done.
And not I'LL then reposc.
Thanks for the moral. burgling friend
We from your acts collate.
Your strange experience one thing
Makes clear past all dcbtae:
Whatever be our walk In life,
We must be up to date!
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men the eye became . great bIaxina
headlight and the rumble sweiled to
the crashing thunder OF flying wheels
heavy laden. The Dominion Limited
was coming west.
There came two frightened snorts
from the engine whistle. series OF
screeches as the brake shoes bit the
steel, and confused whirring that
told OF reversed drivers and an open
sand-box. Then the long train. with a
humping OF draw.heads. came TO a
stop at Victoria Siding.
Every one aboard seemed to be In
terested In this sudden change from
the noisy. swinging rush coastwards
to the calm, dense stiffness of this
desolate spot. Late diners left their
coffee. tired travellers pushed back
their berth curtains. and the men In
the smoking compartment dropped
cards and stories.
They saw Flicker Brown calmly
swinging n red lantern. The brass
buttoned conductor saw him, too, and
lost no time In seeking him out.
What In thunder do you mean by
stopping the Limited at this forsaken
hole. and that with us twenty minutes
behind schedule?" he demanded. red
OF face and putting from his dash up
the track.
Orders" replied Flicker with unus-
ual brevity, and handed out a message
damp from the copy press.
The conductor grabbed the sheet
and held II close to his nlckeled Ian
tern.
Hold Victoria Siding until S:32.'"
he read. Now what idiot sends me
such an order as this? Why there's
The Ordway new era., 1905-06-30

Every houssksspsr shouiG hov
that II they will buy Defiance Coll
Water Starch for laundry sse they
will save not only time. because it
never sticks to the Iron. but because
each package contains 16 os.-one fun
pound-while all other Cold Water
starches are put up In k-pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch 10 free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries TO sell you
. l2-oz. package It 10 because he has
. stock on hand which he wishes 70
dispose OF before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand De-
nance and save much time and money
and the annoyance OF the iron stick
Ing. Defiance never stickA
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windmilla.

Almost the entire West is covered
with windmills. The first windmill in
America was erected at jamestown,
Va, in 1622-used for grinding corn.
All were, until some time in the
sixties. of the old, cl1msy kind. They
were next used for q dolrmill at New
Amstcrdam in 1923. and sawmill in
1929. They are now used to an i'm.
msnse extent for raising water for
irrigating purposes; under favorable
conditions. IN the West, they have
beon known to raise . suhicient
Of water 70 irrigats ten acres Of lanA
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Exactness overdone.

A tale is told of a minister. great
rrecisionist in the use of words.
whose exactness sometimes destroyed
the force of what he was saying. On
one occasion. in the course of an elo-
quent prayer, he pleaded:
20 Lord! waken Thy cause in the
hearts of this congregation and give
them new eyes to see and new i'm
pulse to do. Send down Thy lever or
lee-ver, according to Webster's or
worcester's dictionary. whichever
Thou usest. and pry them into ac.
tivity."-Under the Spreading Chest.
nut Tree" Everybody's Magazine.
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y THEY ARE HAPPY
NOTABLE RECovERIEs FROM
EXTREME DEBILITY.
hd's Strength Had been Waning for
zee Years, Wife n Sufferer from
Female Weakness.

strength had dwindled so that I
Z apply myself to my business
ny snap but was tired aud listless
time" said Mr.. Goldstein.
vent to bed completely used up by
y i work, and when I got up III
Prning l didn't feel rested u bit.
wfal headaches too, and my kid.
lot out of order and caused me to
evere pains in the back. At one
became so feeble that I could not
pm bed for three weeks"
Go!dstein is n young man and had
nt recently established a home of
p. His anxieties were increased
fact that his wife was far from
robust. Mrs Goldstein says:
p two years l had been i'll most of
pc. Sometimes / was confined to
weeks i'll succession under n ply.
p care. 1 had headaches, kidney
PAIN about the heart and many
uncomfortable symptoms con.
with that weakness to which my
peculiarly subject"
ble had invaded this household
tiled in it in just the yenrs that
% be the very happiest. Physicians
pot tell them how to get rid of it.
eas utterly discouraged, said Mr..
|ein. "Then the urgency of some
led mo to try a blood and nerve
Z which was said to be wonder.
nccessful. Within q month there
nmistalsable signs Of Improvement
condition, and within a year ]
mpietely well. Through the use
Williams Pink Pills I have now
health us l ever had in my life.
Goidstein adds: "The wonderful
mat DIR. Williams Pink Pills had
case Of my husband led me to try
ahd they helped me even more
than they did him. One box
me decidedly better and a few
treatment cured me-"
Williams Pink Pills arc the best
md regulator, they make pure,
ood and when there is general
ess and disorder that is what the
needs. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Goldstein
S Cove street, East Boston, Mass.
iiiams' Pink Pills are sold by
sts everywhere.
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70 the housewife who has not yet
Of everyday use In the market and
who II reasonably satisfied with tho
old. We would suggest that . trial Of
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
At once. Not alone because IL is guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
perior to any other brand. but because
each 10c package contains 10 ozs..
while all the other kinds contain but
~ ozs. 1t Ii safe TO say that the lady
who once uses Defiance Starch will use
no other. Quality and quantity must
win.