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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Jennings Ordinary JOts.
Jennings Ordinary, Va, :
March, 10, 1905. I

Miss Jean Agnew is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Peckins Agnew. ofBurke-
vile.
There was a called meeting Of the
Charity Band at Wards Chapel last
Friday night to decide whether or not
the Band would assist in the building
Of a "City Hall" at Jennings Ordinary.
They have appointed a committee to
get up an entertainment forsaid cause.
Although the G. G. G's. have not
yet recognized on account Of mem
bers being absent, a few Of them have
not only been together several days
last week, but failed to resist the temp
tation, and went gallivating a Of old.
But who could blame them when we
were having such pretty weather.
Messrs. +. T.. Anderson and r. G..
WOodson called at Woodland last
Tuesday night
Mr.. Percy Wootton was at the Ordi-
nary Sunday morning.
Misses Ruth, Irving and Thelma
Blanton spent several days with their
aunt, Miss Bosa Blanton about the
tenth.
Miss Rebekah Watson was the guest
of Miss Claudia Vaughan last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Messrs. r. y. Hillsman, Of Lynch
burg and Winston Hillsman Of Man
chester were in the neighborhood
week ago Sunday.
Miss leila Rogers, Of Wayland
Springs, and Mr.. Abram G. Ely, of
Crewe, were married in Washington
Saturday the eleventh, and returned
to Wayland one day last week.
Mrs. Willie Somerville, Of Rich
mond, is spending few days at her
old home near here.
The friends of Miss Eta Phelps will
be glad to know that she is out again
after being quite sick for several days.
Among the guests at Forest Grove
Sunday were Mrs. Josephine Watson,
Messrs. Wharey Calhoun, Bob Brown,
Tommie Vaughan, Leon Watson and
Charlie Phelps.
We are sorry TO report Mr.. James
Vaughan as still quite sick. His
uncle, DR.. John Hillsman of Rich
mond, was up to see him short while
ago.
Messrs. Rob Rawles, JUNE Grad
dock and Joe Leigh Vaughan were at
Pleasant Plain last Sunday.
Messrs. Bergman and Rawles spent
Sunday at Ingleside.
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jacksonville Mites.

jacksonville, Va, March p, 1905.
Miss Sheperson's school has been
extended another month.
Mr.. John Bradner and family visit
ed Mr. Archer Cobb last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Clarence Carwile and family
visited the latter's parents Sunday.
Mr.. p. l.. Carwile and wife visited
Mrs. William Driskill Sunday.
We are sorry to report that Mrs.
William Carwile is indisposed. We
hope to see her out again soon
Rev. Mr.. Williams preached fine
sermon at Spring Creek church Sun
day morning.
Messrs. j. H. Carwile and Mayhal
Driskill visited atlAIr. +. w Roberts
Sunday.
Miss Matte st. John and Mr. Boon
Driskill were married Sunday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock. They left immed-
lately for Richmond where they will
make their future home.
Mn. Edd Nash has been confined TO
her bed for several days with la grippe.
We are sorry to hear Of the illness Of
Miss Maggie Davis.
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SancO Slnings.
sanco Va, March p, 1905.

Sanco Va, March p, 1905.
There was an unusual large crowd
at the Minnie Overton Sunday school.
The lesson was a very interesting one,
the subject being "Healing Of the man
born blind taken from John GILL.
We are more than pleased to learn
that we will soon have Miss Jennie
Venable back as one Of our teachers.
Miss Nellie Atkinson, Ellie and En-
celle Overton, Messrs. John Overton,
Overton, Walter and Willie Carter,
Aubrey, Robert and Elwood Akin
son were guests at Mr.. J. V. Fosters
last Friday night. Report very
nice time.
Mrs. Alfred Barber aud daughter
visited Mrs. b. NJ. Atkinson last sun
day evening.
Mr.. Joe Foster and family, Miss
Myrtle French and brothers were
guests at Oakland last Sunday night.
Miss Ruth Hancock was the charm
ing guest Of Miss j. l.. Atkinson last
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Adele Account.
Adele. Va. March -. 1905

Adele, Va, March -, 1905.
Roll Of Honor School No. T., week
ending March II, 1905, Miss Ella Neal
Booker, teacher-Morton Rosser
Alma Turnes, Lavelette Turnes, Ora
Turnes, Stella Garwile, Allen Carwile,
Henry Booker, West Booker, Bessie
Morley.
Nature surely furnishes a cloak Of
good cheer just now, and we Virgin
ians have it in its fullness. tits beauti-
ful by reason Of IFS simplicity, and has
wrapped in its folds wealth Of posi-
bilities and opportunities for us all.
1t was our privilege on last Sunday
to listen to most excellent and in
structiye sermon from Rev. J. b. VIII
liams in his regular pulpit at Spring
Creek. Ii was most appropriate, and
made more impressive by the admins
tering Of the Lords supper.
Sunday school will be organized at
Beulah on Sunday next, and if the
same interest is taken in the future
that has been manifested in that place,
the little band may certainly expect
success to crown their efforts.
Adelle's Croquet Club will be reor-
gained in the near future, and with
it will come fond memories Of the
many enjoyable evenings it afforded
to our young people last summer.
Quite a number Of our citizens were
in your town Monday and yesterday
as jurors, and also many people are
taking their tobacco tol market, and
seem satisfied with the prices received
in most cases.
Miss May Cunningham, one Of
Adelle's brightest young girls, is now
on a visit to her friend, Mrs Ransom
Of Buckingham.
Misses Colyer and Estelle Swan
have been spending some time with
their sister, Mrs. +. r. Coyington. near
Adele.
Master Edward Cunningham Is do
ton nicely after undergoing an opera
ing in the Sheltering Arms Hospital
in Richmond, and from last reports
the lad was in high spirits anticipating
the pleasure Of coming home.
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Sunday Notes.

Spring was in the air on last Sunday
i'm Farmville, in the yellow banners
that began to unfurl in our yards and
gardens, i'm the song Of the bird, in the
dress Of our girls, in sky and land.
Queen Of the seasons ascend thy
throne and reign graciously and gen.
erously. We are tired Of the cold and
welcome thy return with glad and
grateful hearts.
our churches were crowded with
worshipper>, Sunday Schools with
scholar, and the spirit Of the day per-
yaded. The singing seemed sweeter
while the preaching was Of highest
order Of merit. At least representa-
tiyes Of the different churches were
heard to say, "our pastor was at his
best today" Farmville is entitled TO
the "best' and will not he satisfied
with less.
Rev. Mr.. VIM of the Methodist
church, preached strong sermon on
missions at the morning hour; Rev.
Mr.. Graham Of the Presbyterian, had
as his subject the duty and Privilege
OF Giving" Rev. Mr.. Claiborne, of the
Episcopal on "Cross Bearing and
Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland, Of the Baptist
had for his subject "And the deciples
were called Christians first in Anti
OCH"
How the tired and perplexed bust
ness man enjoyed the day, if not as
day Of worship, certainly as a day Of
rest.
In this he had appreciative and
sympathizing friends in dray horses,
and town mule. The birds were as
active as is their won't, but may be
they don't get tired.
We have fallen into the habit Of hay-
ing better dinners on Sunday than on
others days Of the week, and we know
Of at least one fellow-townsman, who
after partaking heartily Of one Of these
dinners had to hasten to the
lithia springs to get relief from a sense
Of oppressive fullness. Never was
water more acceptable, and never did
ID accomplish better results.
Why that water isn't the best known
and best selling table water In our
country is all our fault. The merit is
here and all we have to do is to let
he world know about it, Appolinaris
wouldn't then be a reputable rival. /
Yes, Sunday was a glorious day in
Farmville and we are constrained to
iay again, day Of all the week the
lest.u
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ASgSs:o!,.!ESEEyA
Mount Leigh Musings.

Mt. Leigh, Va, March 20, 1905.
Mrs. r.. b. Wilson and son spent a
few days last week with her daughter
Mrs. J. Wade Fowlkes, of Lunenburg,
Miss Lottie Miller visited her sister,
Mrs. b. l.. Carter, near Rice, saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. T. Clark, little Jesse and
Willie are spending the week with
relatives in Richmond.
Miss Margaret Smithson is spending
some time in the home Of her brother,
Mr.. r. b. Wilson.
Misses Mary Weaver, Lottie Miller,
Kathrine Price, Fannie Clark and
Messrs. Tom Miller, Baldridge Weaver
and Winston Clark called on Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Weaver Friday evening.
Miss Dele Weaver was the guest of
her cousin, Miss Mary Weaver, seve-
raj days last week.
Mr.. Jas. r. Clark spent Thursday
and Friday in South Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. f.. r. Miller will visit
their daughter, Mrs. Hurt, Of Burke
vile, this week.
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Farmville's Chance.

Messrs. Hill & Sohre, real estate
agents Of Farmville, are in receipt Of
a letter from II. Hoes, Grand Haven,
Mich, inquiring with reference TO e.
tablishing a shoe factory in this place
Mr.. Hoes asks the natural question:
care the people i'm your town looking
for industries to locate there; if so,
what inducements will they offer for
shoe factory that will employ from
- 10 100 hands?"
The town Of Farmville, through IFS
council, will upon satisfactory assur-
ances from Hoes that he will estab-
lish a shoe factory or any other labor
employing industry in our midst, eX-
tend him every reasonable aid and as
sistance-probably such as factory
site, immunity from municipal taxes,
dc. We hope to hear more from the
project.
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Experience A Good Teacher.

We have had five thousand. three
hundred and twenty-one days of
actual daily experience i'm the fire in
surance business. During that period
we have taken up two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars worth of burned
policies, so To speak. Every man or
woman who held these policies are
satisfied with their settlements.
I'm addition TO this daily grind Of eX-
perience, our agency represents more
money than any insurance agency i'm
the State of Virginia. Again, we do
not believe you will find agents who
will be more prompt in executing your
orders, more proficient in writing your
policies, or more courteous i'm their
business transactions. We make a
speciality of selling insurance, and will
not he eXcelled 10y any agent or agents
i'm the business.
This is not written i'm presump-
tuOus manner, but the statement is
made because we are determined 10
excel when il comes TO insurance. In
fact. the statements made above carry
out our argument that we sell "lnsu-
rance that lnsures." DO you not
think these are good and sufficient
reasons To patrOnize us?
PAULETT x GARLAND.
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Meherrin Meniinn.
TT II T1T77IEIVIEs
Meherrin, Va, March -, 100

Meherrin, Va, March -, 1905.
Rev. Mr.. Powell preached a fine ser
mon Sunday afternoon at the Metho-
dist church to quite a large congrega-
ton.
Mr.. ;. d. Pulley has been quite sick
but we are glad to see him out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Marker are
the proud recipients Of fine baby
boy.
Misses Sallie Bidgood and Mamie
Fowlkes were the guests Of Mrs. l.. b.
Parkinson Sunday.
Little Elizabeth Riddick has been
very sick, but we are glad TO hear she
is improving.
Miss Mamie Fowlke, is quite sick
and unable TO teach school for the
past two days.
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viii Exhibit Here.

Prof FayssouX, well known hyp-
notist and clairyoyant will exhibit at
the Opera House Monday and Tues
day evenings.
William Irving FayssOux's demon
STATIONS Of clairvoyance, the phase Of
science which many scientists claim
has never been developed to the ex-
tent that the populace can grasp the
idea of its significance has bewildered
more great minds than any one part
Of science, than all other theories vet
eXpounded. This theory carries with
it the idea that thoughts circulate the
air like electricity. That mans
thoughts are conveyed on the ether
waves Of the atmosphere and are
transferable from one mind TO an
others Many don't believe such,
yet demonstration such as Fayssoux
will give here next Monday evening
will convince the most skeptical mind
that Fayssoux has developed theory
which no other has been able to dis
cover. This demonstration can only
be attributed to FayssOux's endow-
ment Of marvellous clairvoyant power
Monday afternoon, beginning at 3
o'clock, Fayssoux will drive madly
and daringly, unassisted by touch of
human hands or connection by wire
or such like, over the principal streets,
and locate a letter secreted by some
prominent citizen.
Admission 10 Opera House p, 35 and
soc. Seats on sale at Crute d Co.'S
Drug Store.
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Thursday night.
Mr.. Ernest French, Of Rice, visited
his parents Sunday.
Mr. John b. Overton, Of Hampden-
Sidney, is spending a few days with
his home people.
Mr.. Leslie French was the guest Of
his mother last Friday evening.
Messrs. Allan and II. A. Stokes,
William Atkinson, Floyd Lee aud a
few Of their friends took a fox hunt
last Saturday night.
Messrs. A. Whitlock and Watson
Overton were among the guests at
Villa Formosa last Sunday evening.
Mr.. Calvin II. Bliss, OF Farmville,
passed through this neighborhood
last Monday evening.
Roll of Honor for school No. for
week ending March Il; Frank Wat
kins, Emil Braunschweig, Frank Sims,
Lawrence French, Elwood Atkinson.
Walter Carter, Geneva Barber, Patsy
Olive Foster, Cabel French,
Sam Watkins, James Hancock, Rob
bic Atkinson Vernon Foster. Iva Fos-
ter.
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large congregation. VIII be preach.
ing there again next Sunday niglI
at 1870 o'clock.
Mr.. W. l.. Tune, and family, were
the guests Of his sister Mrs. Ben Jor-
dan, on Sunday last.
Miss Matte Baker returned home
last week after very pleasant visit at
the home Of her aunt, Mrs. Thackston
at Rough Creek.
Mr.. Charles Rosser left last week
for Newport News, where he has ac.
cepted position with his brother Mr..
W. +. Ros,er. We wish him much
success.
Mr.. Neal Carwile visited his mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs.. VIM. Car
vile, Of Charlotte, Sunday.
Mr.. Lennie Womack, OF Darlington
Heights, was the guest Of Miss Matte
Baker last Sunday evening.
Miss Addie Baker is expected home
this week from Charlotte county.
Miss Matte ~. John and Mr.. Boone
Driskill were married at the parson-
age at Pamplin City, on March 10, at
9 O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Paisley officiating, /
The brideis the pretty and attractive
daughter Of Mr.. Geo. st. John, oil
Madisouyille. We be,peak for this
young couple prosperous. useful and
happy life. May their pathway be
strewn with flowers and their live,
crowned with success i'm their worldly
avocation and their spiritual relation
is the hope and prayer Of their many
friends.
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Sold by Druggists. Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Something new-"El Manejo" cigar
at Ripberger's. You will like il.
Eggs A Tumbling.

We glory in no mans downfall but
must confess TO good degree Of satisfac-
ton at the downward tendency Of the
egg market. May the Bears" contin-
ne their good work until the cent-a-
piece mark is reached and may they
then keep il there.
In this connection we are reminded
Of the woe Of country merchant who
had eggs "to burn" when the slump
came that cost him 20 cents a dozen.
OF course we felt sorry for him but our
larger sympathies were with the
housekeepers who have eggs to buy.
And then, we are in the midst Of the
turnip top season-Eureka
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Hampden-sidney Heraldlngs.
Hampden-Sidney, Va, }
March u. i05.

Hampden-Sidney, Va, :
March p, '05. (
The second term of the college has
just closed with it, examinations and
many Of the college men have taken
advantage of the holidays and gone
home for a few days. These breath
ing spells after the intense application
necessary during the examinations are
a great thing for the tired boys and
they go to work again with renewed
energy and determination when il j,
over.
The baseball team is practicing hard
and there is promise for very strong
team, though the members have not
been chosen yet, nor has the schedule
Of games been completed. We hope
to give these in detail next week.
We are glad to report that Professor
Armstrong is getting well fast and he
hopes to come home sometime within
the next week.
Miss Ellen Armstrong is at her
brothers and we hope that she will
make this her home hereafter.
Capt. Shanks Armstrong, OF the
army, is visiting ms mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley Darlington
were at Maj Nenable's for some days
last week.
We have heard with regret that Mr..
Writ Watkins, miller at Aliens mill,
suicide by shooting him
self some time Friday night. Money
troubles seem to have caused the rash
act. 1t is peculiarly sad because he
eft an aged mother and several sisters
who were dependent on him for
support lie was buried by the side
Of his father, in the grave yard a
Hickory Grove" on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. John Morton and small son,
spent Monday on the "Hill."
Mr.. Wilroy, of Richmond, spent
Monday night with w. w. Grover, OF
the college.
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Travis Talk.
Travis, Va, March -, 1905.

Travis, Va, March -, 1905.
Mr.. David Lyon, Of Cumberland.
was guest in the home of Mr.. +. II.
Bruce Sunday.
Misses Susie Watkins and Fannie
Clark visited at Travis last week.
b. Mr.. G. NJ. Bass made flying trip
to Richmond last week.
Master John Bruce visited his grand
mother, Mrs. Agnes Foster from Fri
day until Sunday.
We are glad to report Mr.. J. T.
Bruce as improving after being con-
fined to the house for ten days on ac-
count of badly scalded foot.
Missrs Hanna Crswley, Ellen lii
gon, Katherine Price, Margaret Clark,
and Mr.. Winston Clark were pleasant
guests Of Mrs. Agnes Foster Tuesday
night.
Misses Media and Belle Gillian are
on the sick list. We hope to see them
out again soon.
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500 Reward, 800.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutiOnal treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton Of the disease, and giving the pa
tent strength by building up the con-
and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer on Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials.
Address. +. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Membership Entertainment.

The Rogers-Grilly Company willap-
pear at the Opera House on Wednes-
day evening, March 18th, a y. NJ.
G.. A. Membership entertainment.
This means that each member of the
association is entitled to one free
ticket, for personal use only. The
price Of admission, including reserved
seats, will be 80 cents. The proceeds
to defray expenses Of entertainment.
Tickets on sale at Crute d Co., Mon
day, March 9th, at 8 a. IN. Enter
tainment will begin at SIS sharp.
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Sneppards Shots.

Sheppards. Va, March y, 'Oj.
We Sheppards people are not
dead, though we have been silentqute
while. The warm weatherhas made
us feel quite lazy, but the farmers are
welcoming spring, and are busy plow-
ing.
Mrs. Ransom returned last Friday
from Richmond, where she has been
for six weeks for medical treatment.
We are glad to say that her health is
rapidly improving. Her cousin, Miss
Cunningham, of Prince Edward, is
with her now.
Misses Winnie and Louise Jones
were at home Sunday.
Mrs. w. c. Trent returned TO her
home at New Store Sunday.
Mr.. John Baughan, who has been
quite indispOsed, is improving.
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"Bona Oua"-It May Be.

There is a live boom in Buskeyille
town, and spring itself gives no more
evidence of new life than does this
ancient and honored burg.
Alta recent citizens meeting it was
resolved to touch elbows i'm an earnest
forward movement and they then and
there declared 20 blot from their vOcab-
ulary an words that could be made TO
read failure. The first effort will be
10 have a female school open in the
very admirable buildings already
there and ready for such purposes.
With this i'm view Messrs. II. O. Sandy
and Leslie Bradshaw were commits
stoned 10 90 10 North Carolina and
interview the president Of a flourish
ing school which was conducted in
that State until the buildings were
destroyed by fire.
The hope j, entertained that he will
be induced 20 reopen at Burkeville,
aud if so will likely bring with him a
large number Of pupils. Other indus
tries are TO be opened, among them an
electric plant which viii supply Crewe
as well as Burkeyille with up-to-date
lights. And while all these changes
are being discussed il has been thought
best that the name Burkeville shall
give place TO that Of "Bonaqua" or
goodwater. Some may protest against
this change a, the old name has long
been dear 10 them.
We send our congratulations TO our
neighbor and bid her God speed. Why
not spread until you can nestle under
the Famville wing
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Christmas of 1905.

Mis-, Reynolds, of the faculty Of the
Normal school. is already busy on a
Christina, box for 1905. 1t isn't in
tended for the children of Famville
or elsewhere in America, but for those
IN iar Off Africa. During recent visit
90 Charlottesville she met with the
wife of Rev. shepherd who has done
such good work i'm the land of his
fathers, and from her had most in
teresiing account of a Christmas with
little children in the Ozark continent"
The box will be sent 10 some Of these
children. and must bee ready by the lst
OF May. And the contents are 10 be
OF The slmpiestand Interpretations
character a little bag with few
needle, aud thread. a small looking
glass and a teaspoonful of salt, the
latter article being very scarce with
'hem, and priced as we prize money.
And AS the salt will not bear the sea
voyage to such quantities a small sum
OF cash will be put in the box 10 buy
'he salt after reaching lis destination.
Major Ncuable was the first to send
lh little bag, and he added 20 the
o'her ingredients named, a cake Of
soap thinking 10 might be Of service
." Africa as 30 is elsewhere We can
"i' ana This noble woman in her effort
To brighten child-life on shores darken-
GU by superstition, idoloty, and re-
member That your ready response is
That which is needed.
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Venner YOicings.
Venner, Va, March %, 2

Venner, Va, March % '05.
a, we have enjoyed the news given
by your different correspondents we
are glad to give you a few items from
our immediate vicinity.
The weather is much warmer and
one is almost tempted to believe that
gentle spring is upon Us at last.
Rev. Mr.. Fielding preached a splen-
did sermon As usual at Centenary
NJ. f. church, Sunday afternoon, TO a
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The CnInnel,s Maferloo.

Colonel John NJ. Fuller, Of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo
from Liver aud Kidney trouble. In a
recent letter, he says 81 was nearly
dead, Of these complaints, and,
although tried my family doctor, he
did me no good; so got a SOC bottle Of
your great Electric Bilters, which
cured me. | consider them the best
medicine on earth, and thank God
who gave you the knowledge 10 make
them" Sold, and guaranteed to cure,
Dyspepsia, BiliousDess and Kidney
Disease, by White * Co., druggists, at
soc a bottle.