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WILL PROSECUTE BANK wREcKEn,

BUTTE. Nov. At a meeting Of de-
positors of the defunct Aetna Banking
and Trust Company today a committee
of five depositors was selected to pro-
vide ways and means to secure for the
depositors such funds as may now be
found in the bank; also to secure the
prosecution of such Individuals as are
responsible for the wreclzing of the
institution. F. Augustus Heinze, for
merly the head of the Aetna Bank.
was censured at the meeting for having
failed to notify the public of his sew
erance with the affairs of the bank:
also his turning over the institution
into irresponsible hands
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BLACK HAND MISCREANTS
HURL BOMB AT TENEMENT
Attempt to ExtOrt Money From Victim,
and, Failing, Blow Up His
Store md Home.

NEW YORK, November 4-Unsuc-
cessful in their attempts to blackmai1
Francis Messina, a prosperous tailor
of Brooklyn, members of the so-called
Black Hand Society, so the police say,
today hurled dynamite bomb against
the front door of the tenement house
in which he lives and conducts his
business. Damage of $4,000 to the build
ing and surrounding property was
caused. Scores of persons. felt the
shock of the explosion, but no one was
injured.
Messina has received letters demand
ing s400 to $500. Detectives tonight
arrested two men on suspicion.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.


Saturday. November 3.
Stmr National City. Frederickson. 10 hours
Bark vidette, Isaacson, 20 hours from Fort
Bragg, in tow stmr National City.
Sunday, November l.
stmr Marshheld, Dettmers. IS hours from
San Diego.
stmr Norwood, Hansen 80 hours from sna
Pedro.
Stmr Eureka. Iverson "a hours from Eureka
stmr Santa Cruz, zeh hours from Santa
stmr Sea Foam. Miller IS hours from Men
docino
stmr Breakwater. Johnson. so hours from
Coos Bay.
Stmr Samoa. Madsen. % hours from Caspar,
bound south. put in to land passengers.
Stmr James Higgins, Higgins, hours
from Fort Bragg. bound for San Pedro, put in
for fuel, Point Richmond direct
Br ship Rhuddian Castle Roberts, 16l days
from Antwerp.
schr Santiago, Lindberg - hours from Mon
terey. in tow tug Relief
Schr Roderick Dhu. Anderson, IA hours from
SAILED
Sunday. November 4.
Ger stmr Denderah Monnich Hamburg.
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander San Diego, etc
Stmr Johan Paulsen, Rees. Astoria
Stmr Argo. Hansen Eureka.
Stmr Wasp Wehman Grays Harbor.
Stmr Brooklyn, Norberg Fort Bragg
Stmr Noyo. Lee, Fort Bragg
Stmr albion. Hansen, StewArts Point.
Stmr Syea. Al,cn. Grays Harbor.
Stmr Ncrad-r Green Honolulu.
Stmr 9ni3 :, nit Stream. Grays Harbor.
N
stmr coquille River, Olsen. Tiilamook.
Bhrk Ferris Thompson Tansley, Port Town
send.
Bktn Irmgard Schmidt. Eureka.
Schr Lily. Papenfus. Umpqna
schr Alice Mcdonald. Bender, Portland. in
tow tug Samson.
Tug Samson. Jones. Astoria.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOB0S. Nov. 40 p. m.-Wea ther
'Ss vino > DOMESTIC dsisgf g PoRTsp oisfT per n0nr
EATTLE--Arriyed Nov 3-Fr bark Martha
Roux. from Port Townsend.
Sailed Nov 4-Stmr Pleaides for Yokohama
stmr Victoria for Alaska.
TATOOSH- Passed out Nov 4-Nor stmr Tt
tania, for San Francisco
CLALLAM-In bay Nov 4-Schr Samar. fol
Redondo; Br ship Oranasia, for L X
ABERpEEN-Arrived Nov 4-stmrs Nusha.
gak and Tamalpais, hence Oct 30
Sailed Nov 4--Stmrs Chehalis and Bee for
San Francisco; schr Endeavor, for San Pedro.
Arrived Nov 4-Stmr Czarina. hence Oct 81
tralia and schr C W watson. for San Francisco
ASToRIA-Arrived Nov 4-Stmr Aztec hence
JUNEAU-sailed Nov s-stmr Humboldt. for
Seattle.
POINT LoBos-Passed Nov 4-stmr Whittier
from Port Hartford, for Astoria
TACOMA-SaiIed Nov 3-Bktn Tam O'Shanter
for Valparaiso.
cade, hence Oct %. Nov sStmrs Nushagab
and Tamalpais. hence Oct 30.
Sailed Nov 2s-Stmr c Lindauer and schrs
C A Thayer. Commerce, Dora Bluhm. Comet
NJ weatherwax and solano, for San Fran
cisco; schr Philippine. for san Pedro; schi
S Alexander, for Kahuui; schr Resolute, fol
Guaymas.
POINT REYES Passed Nov f. 7:3o M
Stmr Francis II Leggett. with ship Indiana In
tow, from Eureka for San Pedro.
ISLAND PORTS.
HoNoLULU-Sai1ed Nov 81 stmr Thomas
for San Francisco.
Arrived Nov 4-U tug SIocum, hence Oct 81
Sailed Nov Ger ship Marie Hackfeld, fol
Oregon.
Arrived Nov 4-Stmr Ventura, hence Oct 27
for sydney. Ian stfnr ToSlllla MarT fnrohe hi =
Chiusa MarrD, from Kobe.
KAHULUI--Sailed Nov 2-stmr Nebraskan
for San Francisco
OCEAN STEAMERS
SOUTHAMPTON-Arri Nov 4-Stmr s.
Louis from New York
QUEENsTOwN-sailed Nov 4-stmr Carma
MIA, for New York.
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HARAHAN Is AFTER PLACE
MADE VACANT BY FISH
second Vice President of the Illinois
Central Would Become Presi-
dent of the Road

CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-Stuyvesant Fish,
president of the Illinois Central Rail-
road, left for New York today. Fish
said that his visit had a bearing upon
a possible arrangement for the meet
ing of the board of directors in New
York this week. He declined to dis
cuss any matters pertaining to. the af-
fairs of the road.
The Record Herald tomorrow will
say:
After an interview yesterday lasting
several hours with j. T. Harahan, Sec
ond vice president of the Illinois Gen.
traI, President Fish said:
Mr.. Harahan is a candidate for the
presidency Of the Illinois Central"
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NEARLY DRowNs REscuER.

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 4.-waIter Lips.
chief of the Los Angeles Fire Depart
ment. and Earl Rogers. a well known
attorney. narrowly escaped drowning
in the plunge at Venice this afternoon.
Rogers ventUred into deep water. Lips
attempted to assist him and was
drawn under water by the struggles
of Rogers. The guard stationed in
the bath-house rescued them.
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RAINFALL DATA.
SYNOPSIS

Reports are missing from Washington Oregon
and Idaho. Light rain has fallen in California
/ north of the Tehachapi. with In the
mountains. From the reports received indica-
tions are for showers in Northern California
Monday
G. H. WILSON. Local Forecaster.
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Encounters Terrible Gales off Cape
Horn and Runs Into Sea of Ice.

The British ship Rhuddlan Castle arrived yesterday
rough passage which she terrific when
Nape ttoTn and later encountered great of ice
he vessel left Antwerp May 27
equator which she crossed forty
longitude Is she gales which continued
up the time she approached the Horn Here she experienced
terrific westerly which The
storm ragged with terrific fury and Captain
would never make port
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Memoranda.

Per Br ship Rhuddlan Sailed from Ant
werp May 27; had fine weather to the equator
which we crossed 40 days out in long IL w;
had fresh Sc trades from the equator TO %
s. and easterly winds to Staten Island, then
strong gales from the west; Off Cape
Horn for 81 days; large ice fields, and
sailed through the ice for Y miles passed Cape
Horn so days out; had strong NV winds to
lat p s, when got the sSE trades, carrying
them to lat y: crossed the equator Oct 3
in long 116 W; got NE trades In Is n, carrying
them to SO NJ had light and variable winds
to port.
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From now on to the first of next
month there will not be anything do
ing in the Naval Militia except regu-
lar drills After the first meeting in
the new year it is proposed to. start
a vigorous campaign for the advance
ment of the militia.
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RoBs A WELLS FARGO OFFICE.

REDDING. Nov. 4=Barney's store.
the Wells Fargo office and the tele-
phone office at Anderson were broken
into last night by burglar. About
$50 and a valise were stolen from the
Wells Fargo office.
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U. S. Branch Hydrographic once.

A branch OF the United States Photographic
Office. located at the Merchants Exchange, is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
mariners. without regard TO nationality and free
Of expense Naytgators are cordially invited TO
visit the Office, where complete sets OF charts
and sailing directions Of the world are kept at
hand. for comparison and reference and the
latest Information can always be obtained re-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05

To make sure of voting
against the Ruef Judges vote
the Independent Non-Parti-
san judicial ticket first to-
morrow. 1t is the bottom
ticket on the machine.
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garding lights dangers to navigation and all
matters of interest to ocean commerce. The
time ball service has been suspended. pending
the reconstruction of the tower of the Ferry
building. ]. G. BURNETT
Lieutenant u. S. N. in charge
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The Overdue List.
The Army Transports.

The Army Transports
The Buford is at Honolulu
The Burnside is at Seattle.
The Crook is in port. Out Of commission
The Dix IS at Seattle.
The Fitzpatrick is Manila.
The Logan is in port. VIII sail for Manila
today.
The Ingalls, LEFT Manila September for New
York.
The Meade left Manila September for New
The Sheridan is at Honolulu
The Sherman left Honolulu October % for
Manila.
The Thomas is at Honolulu
The Warren is in port Out of commission.
Movement of Steamers.
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inches snDW gr0unU.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For San Francisco and yieinity-C Cloudy, with
showers Monday.
For Sacramento valles--showers Monday; fresh
south wind.
For San Joaquin valley-showers Monday;
light south wind.
For Los Angeles and vicinity-Probably show
Monday; light west wind.
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STATEMENT
STATEMENT
oE THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE
North British and Mercantile
INSURANCE COMPANY

OF LONDON. IN ENGLAND, on THE s1sT
day Of December A D. 1908. and for the year
ending on that day. Published pursuant TO the
Provisions OF Section 611 OF the Political Coda
and compiled from the annual statement dled
with the Insurance Commissioner OF the stats
of California.
CAPITAL
Amount Of Capital Stock. paid up
IN Oasn .s..........-......-... SS.43T. 300. %
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ASSETS

Real Estate owned BY Company So 37e. jig II
Loans Bonds and MORTGAGES. go. 90 388 94
Cash Market Value OF all Stocks
and Bonds owned by Company ... l5. 203, ,557 ~
Amount OF Loans secured BY pledgeF
of Bonds. Stocks and other mar
ketable securities collateral. 250 900 90
Cash in Company's 0fhce- 12.393 81
Cash In Banks .---.---..... 1.069. OH l.
Interest due and accrued 70. on 10
Premiums in Cue Course OF Collec-
tion ....-............ s4o.OT85O
Bills receivable. not Matured taken
for Fire and Marine Risks. go. 1O6. T3s 80
Due by life department -.--...-... 354, 595 22
Due By Annuity branch. 147. $50 90
Salvage corps premises 72.510 50
Total Assets ........-........s .s21. .Oss. "a
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LIABILITIES.

LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and unpaid. .....l
Losses In process OF Adjustment S752 sra a
in Suspense. .-.-.--..--(
Losses resisted. including expenses
Gross premiums Fire Risksl
running one year or less; rein
suranee so per cent. ........... o.. ,.o 80. -.
Gross premiums on Fire Risks ef'o0VsoS
running more than one year; re-
Insurance pro rata.
All other liabilities -..-..-.--.... 941. .351 So
Total Liabilities -----.--.-..- Ss. 544 714e 81
INCOME.
Net cash actually received for Fire
-.
Received for fnterest---...... 533. 3e8 2i
Received FOR Rents- ---..---....- 50. 9o4 81
Life department income ...-.---. 7o3 SIC 90
Income from all other sources..-. 3iS3 .
Total Income .........-..... .s11 us 60T 9s
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Rhuddlan Castle Arrives in Port
After Battle With the Elements.

Weather Report.
United States Department of Agriculture
San Francisco, November 4. 1905.
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COAST SHIPPING NEWS
liens of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific.

TACOMA. Nov. 4.-rne schooner samar, bound
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TO SAIL FROM SEATTLE.

SUN and Tide.
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey-Time
aud Heights OF Tides at Fort Point For City
Front Mission-strcet wharf, add 25 minutes.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 3.
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EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses
Including losses OF previous years. $500 90 50
DIVIDENDS to Stocknolders 949. .9So.2S
Paid or allowed for Commission
Brokerage ..:..-..--...-.: -. I.sll .9I04O
Paid for Salaries. Fees and other
charges for officers. clerks. etc.
including Rents ..-....-. Il $50 4en On
Paid for State. National and Local
taxes ..-.-.......-... - 4s.7T2 %
All other payments and expendt-
lures -.--..-..-............-.- 16.01873
Total Expenditures .......... so.179 97a o.
Fire.
Losses incurred during the year.. 81 S54. $50. II
Risks and Premiums.l Fire Risks. Premiums
Net amount OF Risks
written during the
Net amount OF Risks
expired during the
Net amount In force
December 81. 1905 8. 234. 500. sol 7. 100 Isl 81
W. t. PRICE. Manager
ROBERT CARMICHAEL, Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this flfh
day Of April. 1906 JOHN X. NEWTON,
Notary Public. London
TOM c. GRANT, Gen'l Agt.
2027 Suffer St. Telephone West 40i3
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
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address the assemblage on guard mat
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Net amount OF Risks
written during the
year s.-.....
Net amount OF Risks
expired during the
year ...--
Net amount In force
December 81. 1905.
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'I2 inches snow on ground.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28
ENTERPRlSlNG BOTANISTS.
Effects of the Great Revival of the
NINiccmIh IcmImrS.

Effects of the Great Revival of the
Sixteenth Century.
In the great literary and scientific re-
ylval that took place in the sixteenth
century botany made II fresh dcpar-
turc. The discovery OF America had
brougll; II vast number Of new plants
To Europe, and their study doubtless
stimulated the more complete study OF
those of the old world. The great com
mcrcial activity Of the century must
also have had its influence. Ships were
bringing new products from III! parts
and among these plants were not for
gotten. hut from whatever cause 1t
arose. the great impulse and renewed
activity in the discovery and study of
plants was quite remarkable. They
produced large body of students.
whose labors were unwcaricd, and n
wonderful amount of botanical litcra-
turc.
Among those students were such
mcn'as I.oincrr, I.Obcl. CacSalplnus,
L'Eclusc. Mattinli. Cnspar and John
'aullin, Conrad 'icSnCr, l'ona, Leon
ard Fuchs, Prosper Alpinus, Dodocns
and many others, And these men were
not stay ut home botanical students.
They were great travellers, whose de
ligh! was TO collect and examine plants
In their native countries. Caspar
Bauhin collected them in Germany.
France and Italy with great labor ana
danger c'puod praccipuum crat, plan
taS lociS naialibus iispicicndO MILLS
lnboribus. nulis molcS;iis, nullS stump
THUS pepper clmuSo; l'EcluSc collected
them in Spain. Hungary and Nohcmia;
Du Choul searched Mount rilatus and
,'ohn Pona Mount Baldus; Leonard
,.auwOlf made Il long journey 10 the
east in search Of them and Prosper
Alpinus examined those of Egypt
London Standard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28
HAMPTON, PHOEBUS AND Old POINT-Contirmed

was John A. Forgotson, Il well
known real estate operator, who was
standing in front of his place. Thaw
approached him, although he knew
him only slightly and exclaimed
Are you still in love with my wife?
Ii YOU are, I'll kill you. Mr.. For
sotson was amazed and then. seeing
that Mr. Thaw was dstraught. re,
piled that he had not even the honor
of Mrs. Thaw's acquaintance and had
never seen her.
II have known Mr.. Thaw since
boyhOOd and have noticed that in
the last few years he has been cr-
ratio in his behavior. have not the
slightest doubt that he was insane
when he committed the decd. Mr..
'rhaw was jealous of hi; wife. lie
was in love with her nnd she sr'inCd
To be in love win IA. Wi;n... M
last few months he seemed 10 he
possessed Of Il mania that everybody
was making love To her
Interview is Brief.
My interview with Mr.. Thaw in
the prison of the West Thirticth
street station was very brief. |
warned him not Ia discuss his case
until he had seen II lawyer. anl con
Scqucntly | did not seek To learn
anything from him concerning II. Ills
first question was 'iIow's Evclyn?'"
The only statement secured from
was on her way to The Offices of
her attorney yesterday. She said:
The incident of last night is too
painful to discuss. | am not Il fugi-
tive from Justice, | am here with
my lawyer, ana shall not try to
get away. v1WM
81 hope poor Harry will soon got
out OF his trouble. ] did not think
he would do it,"
No PaIiation For Dead Man.
Throughout all the developments
since the tragedy, with the amassine
of so much favorable evidence on the
part of 1haw's friend, one thing
stands out preemincntly. Not one
friend of White has come forward
10 defend his name from the isno-
minous remarks which have been
made about him, ana which have
been made upon his reputation.
II he has friends who believe that
'rhaw'i malice toward him was UNI
justified, they have not come for
ward 10 assert themselves or defend
the character Of the dead man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28

Farmers Take Notice. Lowry
builds his Market Wagons from the
best CT material and will save you
from SIS to $40 on each wagon. Call
and see the stock before the paint and
putty hide tile flaws. Yours.
LOWRY,
Tho Harness end Vehicle Man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28
FLoRlDA's INDIAN WAR.
OacroIn's Half Brccd Wife Brought
4bout the Conflict.


In 1870 n young woman. with par
~ of Indians visiting Fort King. was
seized ana carried of as Il fugitive
slave on the ground that her mother
was an escaped slave who had taken
refuge with the Indians many years
before. That her father was an Indian
and she had been raised an Indian did
not count for anything. Legal claim
Of ownership In the mother embraced
her also. That was law ut the time.
Naturally the young husband, nntu-
toTcd savage that hc was, could not
recognize its Justice. Proving both clio
qucnt and brave. he soon had every
Indian in Florida on the warpath, nor
was il long before his name, Osccola.
was heard with terror in the exposed
white settlements. There cnsucd Il
war, long, costly ana bloody, out OF AL
proportions To the number engaged. 1t
is probable the Indians did not number
1500 warriors, but in the four years
required to conquer them 1900 white
lives were sacrificed.
With The Indians 1T was battle n
Outrancc. They had many wrongs to
avcnEc. which lost nothing in the for
vid coloring of Osccolus cloqucncc
Defeat meant transportation to an I'm
known country far toward tho setting
sun. 0sccola claimed to have been the
friend of the white man until white
troachcry and cupidity eliminated III
the seizlirc Of his wife. In digging up
the tonahawk he preached war Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28

Me- ]. NJ Hourh Of Alexandria.
is visiting his cousin Mr.. Thomas
"A, Murray in East Queen street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28
UNHAPPINEss DlsPELLEp.


"Oiuth ABOUT
Many women weep and wall and refuse
tn he comforted because their once mag
nihcent tresscs have become thin aud
faded. Many men incline TO profanity
because the flies bite through the thin
thatch on their cranums. II will he good
news to the miserable OF both sexes. to
'carn that Ncwbros tfcrpicide has been
placed upon the market. This Is the ne "
scalp Ecrmicidc and antseptic that acts
by destroying tho germ or microbc that
Is tho underlying cause of all hair de-
atrnction lIcrpicidc Is a new prepara-
tion made after new formula on an
entirely now principle. Anyone who has
tried it will testify as TO It's worth TRY
1t yourself and DO convinced. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamp,
for sample to The Ierpicide Co, De.
trolt Mich.
ALIENS DRUG STORE HANGER &
GULICK, SPECIAL, AGENTS..
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Inir Recommends u,,,.r

Henry HIS chief garden was ut
Woodstock, but he was not the origi-
nator of II, ns tlinrc had been il garden
there in the time of the second Henry
In il was The labyrinth which conceal
ed the blower" made famous by the
tragic fate Of the fair Rosamond. y
halo of romance and mystery hangs
around this hiding place, but in reality
labyrinths were by no means uncom-
mon. There is evidence of the exist
encc Of labyrintlis in very early times,
and they presumably suggested the
maze of moro modern date. The first
ahyrntls were winding paths cut in
The ground. and the survival of them is
stu traceable in several places in Eng.
land. OF these Saffron Walden, with
It's encirclng ditch, is the most strik-
ing example. Camden describes one
existing in his time in Dorsetshire.
which went by the name of Troy town
or Julian's bower "a History Of Gar
dening III England"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28
KING EDWARD HoNoRs JEWS.
British Sovereign Shows His Sym
pathy For Hebrews.
IN. A,.c1,nirIn IIrnt.,. \
lRv Assnclntcd prcs

LONDON, June 27.--Thc decision
of King Edward to hold court tomor-
row instead of on Friday, so as to
enable tho leading Jews to attend
the function, has aroused the great
est interest.
Although It Is believed that King;
Edward has long wished to thus hon
or the Jews. yet it is thought that hc
haS taken the present opportunity tn
SHOW his symathy for the Flight of
the Jews in Russia aud that the
Car cannot fail to take the pointed
hint.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-28
New Cure Tor EpiIcpsy.

j. L. Waterman. of WaiGrtown. O.,
Rural free delivery. writes; INV
daughter. afflicted for years with chi.
lepsy. was cured by DR. Kings New
Life Pills She has not had an nj.
Tack Tor oyer two years" Best body
cleanserS and life giving tonic pills on
earth. 2bc at ". Blair Litnghornc's
drug store. su-tu.thu.