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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
PRICES NOT ESORUITANT
Secretary Stewart, Of T. p. A. Says
Charges at Jamestown Exposi-
ton are Reasonable

Paul II. stewart, secretary and
treasurer Of the Travellers Protective
Association, denies that prices are
exOrbitaBt, either In Norfolk or at
the jamestown Exposition as result
of the Fair. lie says that stories
bich have been published 10 that
effect have hurt the Exposition, and
that there is no truth in them. MIR.
Stewart told a reporter that prices at
Norfolk aud jamestown are no higher
than they are in other places at the
present time.
You can get good meal at any
number Of places for 30 cents, and
for Is cents you can get n meal as
good as you can buy I'm the city Of
Baltimore for the same price. The
rates for rooms at all Of the hotels
are normal, the service ~ good, and
there is absolutely no excuse for com
plant. I admit that there are some
places where they are inclined TO over
charge, but IL is not necessary TO visit
those places with 50 many other hotels
right 1T and. At a hotel inside Of
the grounds two persons can get a
room, breakfast and admission TO
the grounds for $3.50 apiece.
Figuring breakfast at 80 cents and
admission 10 the grounds at 80 cents
that leaves only $50 for tIIe room
no more than you will pay anywhere.
/ was at Chicago, 81. Louis, Buffalo
and Charleston, and the rates nj
jamestown and Norfolk are not as
high as they we're at any Of these
places.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
EXPOSITION SECOND TO E0ss.
Enthusiastic ? ms By Official
Rspss-s- .aGives q the Sew
al States

Al the netting Of the state Commits
sioners' Association % the jamestown
Exposition. held AZ tlr9 Missouri
Building on July 3. the follow Ing
resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed. and asked TO be published ~ the
newspapers Of the country.
whereas, We believe that tbs rep
reservations 10 some Of the papers II
the country in relation 10 the James
town Exposition and to the accOmmo-
dati0ns ard cost ~ living in this We
entity are unjust 10 the Exposition
and consequently grossly misleading
to the people ~ this country; and II
Is due 20 the citizens Of our respee-
tive states that they should have from
as sBch authoritative information
about this Exposition as viii enable
them 10 form a just opinion Of its
value and character and 10 mature
their plans to visit il, " itb such knowl-
edge Of conditions as W., their repre-
senfatives. can from our investigation
and experience. give them. therefore /;
RESOLVED. That we hereby testify
10 the magnitude and varied attrac-
lions 81 this Exposition. ranking as
ii does With the leading expOsitiODs
IF the country. appropriately celebrat-
ing the Ter-Centennial of our nation :
birth. and We commend IL to our fell
ow-eitizens as worthy Of their conf
denee and patronage.
Despite bad weather, labor troubles
and freight congestion, n great TX
position has been produced, unique
ia its historical and educational fee-
lures and rich ia architectural beau
IS. set ia the midst Of historic sur
r0undings. its atmosphere tcemiDg with
associations connected with every
period Of our cous.Ty's history. y.s
great exhibit buildings are filled
With industrial exhibits Of most inter
esting character. The United States
Government has assembled In its
buildings exhibits unsurpassed at
any previous exposition, while in
many respects they surpass any here
tofOTe made. The buildings erected
BY the various states are unauestion-
ably the best ever built at any expo
sitiOB.
The amusement section compares
favOrably with that Of any previous
exposition, It's shows being clean,
many Of them Of high order and most
interesting. TIE adjacent cities offer
ample hotel and boarding house ac-
commodations at reasonable rates,
rooms being obtainable from 30 cents
upward and tho cost Of living, restau-
rant prices, ETC.. are moderate, giving
the prudent visitors opportunity To
live as economically as their taste and
circumstances may make expedieDt. !"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
I4IaD DEsTH IN A YEAR
Mr.. A. S. Murray Expires at James
town K. I.

The news u the sudden death Of
Mr.. Anthony =. Murray. Of Balti-
more, was received here yesterday by
bis sister inlaw, Mrs. Joseph r. Nc
Comas, wife Of the rector 81 81.
Anne's Church.
Mr.. Murray died At bis cottage at
ton. Ills death was very sudden and
entirely unexpected. Mr. Murray
was just 90 years old last Sunday.
lie was a conspicuous Dgure in Balti-
more society and n member Of the Uni
yersiiy and EikriGgo Hunt Clubs. lie
was very fond u bridge whist and was
also an adept as an amateur photo
grapher. having taken quite a nun Der
Of photographs for scientific purposes
for Drs. Howard A. Kelley and ). NJ.
T.. Finney.
II was about twenty years ago when
Mr.. Murray went 10 Baltimore from
piftsburg, where his father was the
president Of the National Exchange
Bank. lie leaves a widow, who was
formerly Miss Eva Murray, % An
napolis, his cousin, and the daughte'
OF Mr.. }. -. Murray. pay director
in the United States Navy. lie il
also survived by three sons Mr.. w.
n. Murray. Of Piffsbnrg; Ratelin
and Shorb Murray. The body will
be taken 20 Pitisburg, and burial will
be on Monday.
This Is the third death ia the Muir
ray family ia year. the widow hay-
ing lost her mother, father and bus.
band.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

Mrs. Samuel Meyers, Of Hagerstown
and her daughter, Miss Matte Meyers,
are visiting Mrs. X. Il. Elliott their
sister and aunt, respectively, on
Conduit street
Mr.. George W. ParIett, Of Washing
ton, vino las been home on visit,
returned this morning.
Mr. Roger ParIett aud Miss AnDabeI
PaTlett are visiting the jamestown
Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs.. T.. j. ". Boyd, Of
Prince George IT. left Saturday morn
ing for New London, Conn. 10 visit the
family Oftbeir son, Chief Engi. r.. l..
Boyd u. $. X. q. s.
Mr. and Mrs. u. +. Conrad and
children Of Hagerstown who have been
visiting the family Of Mr.. ID. q.
ParIelt. Mrs. Conrad father returned
home today. During their visit here
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad also visited the
jamestown Exposition.
Miss Margaret Russell who has been
visiting Miss Lavlnia Peters at Waiver
ly, Baltimore county, has returned
home. accompanied by her friend, Miss
Feters.
Miss Rita Girault, who has been
visiting her sisters at Richmond, Va. /,
has returned home after an extended
visit.
Mr.. Edwd. L. Tnbbs, private secTe-
tary for President George T. Melvin,
Ofthe Annapolis Banking and Trust
Co, has gone 10 his home At Denton,
on a vacation
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
Communicated.
Alderman Adams Objects 70 Phrase
Negro Saloon Keeper"

Editor Evening Capital.
In many Of your late issues you have
taken occasion in a derisiye way -
speak Of me as q Negro saloon
Keeper" The word negro IS as much
representative Of race as the eau
casion, the Malay, the Indian or agv
other race. Therefore, as IL IS only
representative 81 race. why should
IL be made a.term Of derision. RI the
negro. with lesser opportunities ~
elf-advancement. eleNates himself
should he not rather be commended
than condemned. II IS true thas +
am a salo0nkeeper and most 0f my
trade is with tie coIored-race. When
i first applied for license the state
ment was made that ! would not be
able To control the people Of mv race
and hence I would keep a dis0r1erIv
place. But J assert without fear ~
successful contradiction. that no sa-
loon IN Annapolis has been more or
Derby than mine. There have been q
number Of white saIoOnkecpers IN An
napolis indicted for violations ~ the
Sunday and miaOr liquor laws.
have never been indicted, nor has any
charge been laid against me. Besides
being a saiOOnkeeper 7 am 4 black
smith and wheel right and number
among my customers many ~ the best
white citizens IN Annapolis and the
surrounding country ! purchased
The property where my saloon Is
with money made at my trade and
not with money made IL The saloon
business. ] have also purchased
from time 10 time other properties and
have had constant dealings wifh the
lawyers Of Annapolis and other places
For my character ] refer to them. -
well as my white customers AZ NV
shop. ] have nothing bat Kind words
for Mr. Louis Baer. wh0 has lust
completed two terms in the Ccurcif.
Did yOur paper ever say q word
against him because be was a saloon
keeper Therefore, yOur structures are
not on the salo0nkeeper. but on the
negro. II the business is an i'm
proper one should not the greater re-
Election be on the higher racer The
other member ~ the Council from the /
Third ward was a negro. born IN Ber-
muda. Now you make no structures
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

Mr. Vim. Henry lzttaD0oga, Tenn
lad rheumatism in - LEFT arm. ~Ihe
strength seemed to hsve gone out Of the
muscles 50 that Il ssss lseie-s for work he
saws. Il applied Char..,eriain's Pain Balm
and wrapped the arm IL flannel az night,
and 70 nv relief souna .lat tie pain grad
ualiv left me and the strength returned. In
three weeks tfe rheumatissi bad disappeared
and has nog SINCE retun II troubled
-ith rheuynalisIn try a les pplieaiions o.
Pain BsIm l0n are cerfaia - be pleased
with the relief which Il aiiords- Fer sale By
Feldmevsr Bros, Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

~ a wnlte salaonzeFsr -
~. r-<ev farzs.v repfaseH
warI- Z 49, prauA 60
fer ha-e.tr. saszueErT 41t
fmus. i roneesle to xt4s
- artsek any H1n-aS -
hat { resen1 anT a1r4A~
rrivate aets ur e1aaz1A trf
create an imrrssslea t14z
-aot. kls1eness mr 4saa.Aa
rrs-ss that en rsaetsan
orIv nuafash sas l~
cease vonr -auseaf ne 4-.-
for preslaa- 4au&e-
EsesneetFsafv w9ar%.
~ ~ ADAMS
Iafy 81. - a.ls.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

have been very great sufferer from the
lradful disease, rheumatism, for nnia''er
Il years. have tried many medicines but
never got much relief from any u them
sgtil two years ago, when ] bought bottle
u Chamberlain's Pain Balm. found re-
lief before lad used all Of one bottle, but
kept on applying II and soon felt like q
different woman. Through my advice many
Of my friends have tried It ard can tell you
how wonderfully II has worked.--MEs.
SARAH 4. CoLE, 40 = View st., Dover
Del. Chambcrlain's Pain Balm is linz
ment. The relief from pain which i affords
is alone worth many times is cost. JtmakeS
rest and sleep possible. For sale BY
Feldmeyef Bro, Drug Sio.e.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Deeds, Releases, &c, For The
Present Week.

j. Alban Ryon to Florence ]. Herring,
lot in 4th dist. Con. -, etc
Elizabeth Giddings, ct al, TO VIM T..
Thomas, property in West Annapolis.
Con. $500.
Matilda Nee. Brashears 10 Arthur D..
Moss, property In ID dist. Con. 500.
Albert Henson TO s. II. Lintbicum,
property in 9Th dist. Con. $3.50.
ST aintbicnm to J Chas. Linticnm,
.t,. dist Con. $3.50.
J. Chas.. Llnthicum TO J. Arthur Lee,
acre, 9TH dist. $1,000.
Daniel Brown to Jno. s. Dorsey, 1871
acres Second dist $500, etc.
Enoch Harlan to Realty Investment
Co, lots IN Plain6eld Con 1900, etc.
RgLE ,gFg
Elizabeth 7 Cook. ~ nj Brown.
Jno. w. Dnyall, a-sign'e 70 May j.
Moss, ct al
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
Foot Cut OFF BY Car

Victor Lapansky. Of Anne Arundel
county. was run down by a Curtis
Bay car on the Long Bridge over the
Spring Gardens shortly after s O'Clock
on Monday night and his left foot
was cut OF. The motorman did not
see Lapansky until IL was too late 10
stop the car. Lapansky was hurried
TO the City Hospital in n special
ton and Is now doing very well.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

II - undigested food that causes
sOurness and painful indigestion. Ko-
dol For Indigestion should be used for
relief. Kodol Is a solution Of vegetable
acids. II digcsts what you eat, alsJ
corrects the deficiencies OF digestion.
Kodol conforms 10 the National PIrt
Food and Drug Law. Sold here by
Eeldmeyer Bros. Druggists.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
xea.IIIaye Found 4 at LII

zes. / Have Found IL ut fsrDt.
Found what7 Why that Chamberlain :
Salye cares eczema ard ali manner of itSh-
ing Of the Skin / have been afflicted Tor
many years With skin disease. had 70 get
I'D three o. four times every night and wasa
Nith cold water TO alisy the terrible itching,
but since using this salve in December, 1906,
the itching has stopped and has 10. troubled
me.-ELDE.. Jon;s T. GS0LEY, r.. Vile,
Pa For sale by Feldmeyer Bros Drug
Stonr.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

1 have usad chamberlain Tough lem
elv in M fsnsiIT in Gases % whooping
cough, AMI waaf - 81! you that u = The
best medicine have ever n-ed- ". 3.
GAsT0N. POGO. Ga This remedy y sale
aud sure FOR ssis b. teidmeyer Bros.
Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

Mothers who give their children
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup IN.
gariabiy indoTse it. Children like {
because the taste is pleasant. Con,
tains Honey aud Tar. Conforms TO the
National Pure Food and Drug Law.
Sold hy Feldmeyer Bros. Druggists
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
HAVE A MOTOR BOAT


hn9ias = 81 perfee1 rrlaaaez eHteF ansl
caa le pu1 im ToaF aoaf CAB q 1aa. Easre
oafft- Euglus. Sasft, ana ESQ s. asel4 -
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oasoilzs f4zx. 1Easi 6 az s1rrzof a.r 8E1
Enzi1e has sIlst been Removed ,rssssl lash.
and wift be s1sl.f ismse1lzfslF
-ee ST.. IH021fsl91. al 1ls aaac. asrz
ccor 20 les Paanz ~ ara1s "a. rnre 80 e1a
paper
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

weiI-known Manitoba editor writes as
= inside worker lild Cliam'erIain's Stoni-
ach and Liver Tablets invaluable for the
touches II hiIiousuess natural a. selentary
lsls. their action being gentle and elective.
aleariae the digestive Tract and the nead
Price. p cents. Sample free 81 fsiG
never Bros prug Store
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
ARE YOU GOING sNaF7

IL zen Intend takinE IriD ms
summer ron shoe r. have tn@
EVENING CAPITAL EsIlom
you Aetdre4sez wlli oe el1ADgesI
- ofse1 - req REF Yea eaDl1t
keep fully inf8xned alsouf az14lrs
IN Annapolis unless you a4w1 ne
EVENING CAPITAL 81 81
- mailed you for tea eenls a ~ee<
Or thirty cents = mOnth-
Before Leaving. malI ar r1le-
ph0B1s your arIfIr@~s g f1ls affr@s
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
First N. E. Church.

AT tue First 81. r. Church the Rev
George W. Miller ID. ID. Faster, the
services tomorrow will be as follows !:
Preaching by the Pastor al II a. m.
and D. IN. Sunday School at 10 .. M.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
Lawn Fete

To be held on TUESDAY NIGHT.
July 10TH. on Mr.. John Burton's
lawn, corner Of Fourth Street and
Chesapeake Avenue, PASSPORT. Pro-
ceeds for benefit Of Passport Baptist
Church. Come. Tickets only ten
cents. +td.jyl0
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

james Blair. colOred who cut his
father in law. from the effects Of which
he died. was brought here last night
by Deputy Sheriff y. W. Bryan. and
lodged IN jsil 10 await the action Of the
grand iurv.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

Tie terrible itching and smariing iBei-
q II 10 certain kin diseates y ainaoal ~.
entiy sli4yed ~ applying Cliasaher.ains
metef HroA. Dr.g .9l.ls-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
PERSONAL MENTION

Persons vino have friends ~ guests and
desire the publication Of the same will please
end their name 10 this Oificos-~EDtTOE.I
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13

Notice 40 Tsx-Payerz &c t9CG-
1913 UaFenEs owing llAtfrf saF .lH
are nMrmlsT aetaiasG sass Aaast e8Hea
arrears. 1Hf ref9er.1sl fu pay .ae r1eEe 81
~ lefiEe faa lI Gag 81 sa1s's
a#MEEN M ~EaNNE
EE-fC E.ee.ar aaf Treasures 81
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-13
Notice Of Removal


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has removed his 0ffsee sr1u1 -nmaari &
street o.
nc rs charzn Stress.
next O. the residence 81 DR. hranx 81
Thompson On ard after laalv aMe
dental office will 1e 90 l.s Clzrs1 -
" r. H0GGDAN0NE
IZs-M Irm1eE-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Brother Masoon Explains the Ab-
 sence of Elder Fishback.

If yo' will dess puhrlit me to speci- fly a word or two. pahson," respect fully said stranger who had entered Ebenezer chapel just before the be- ginning of the sermon, "Pll take pleas. ure in infawmin' de bruddren and sis tahs yuh diseembled dat Puhsidin' Fl. dah Fishback enawmously regrets dat he can't be wid yo'-all today, as ex. pected, uhkaze why. he's dead.
 "Muh name am Magoon-Brudder Lonzo Magoon, yo' thought call it. fum over beyant Timkinsville; and de eldah descended upon muh household yiste'day, and we had chicken pot pie, squinch p'serves, baked shoat and mince pie for dinner, and somehow or nudder in her zeal, muh wife-fine a lady as dar is in de land. too!-she took and anonymously put hoss lima ment stiduh brandy into de mince- meat, and it killed de eldah plumb dead! 'Twuz glorious death, and he met 1t half way! And I s'picions all de rest of us would be dis minute uh- walkin' on de glory-lit hills om i'm mawtality hand in hand wid de eldah, If twuzn't for de fact dat de good man beat us to dat ar pie. Yass!- he beat us to it. Ladies and genie men. I thank yo' fo' yoh attenshun!" Puck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05

on the same island, about a quarter of a mile away, while the director of the colony lives two miles of. in a place which can be easily reached by steam launch which Is kept at his disposal
 The experts under this arrange ment will have an opportunity of con ducting some important experiments in the treatment of leprUsy, includ- ing the use of the X-ray, in the eff cacy of which the scientists express much confidence. In the experiments which have been held. however, with two lepers who were apparently cured, il has been found that the patients relapsed. It may be that the treat. ment with the X-ray would have been effected if continued without inter- ruptiOn; and then, too, it is a ques- tiOn whether the cases actually re- lapsed or whether the patients were reinfected. The army surgeons who have one case under their observa- ton at Fort Screyen. Ga.-that of an American soldier who is in isolation there-entertain little hopes of any satisfactory method of curing this dread and mysterious visitation in it's advanced stages.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05

the latter until the sultan agrees to pardon Raisuli on his own terms. Gen eral MacLean was negotiating with Raisuli regarding the latter's pardon when he was made prisoner.
 General MacLean is former officer of the British army, having served in the Sixty-nlnth regiment of infantry, and is descended from an old Scotch family. All his influence with the sul- tan has been exercised in the interests of civilization and humanity. and he is everywhere respected. even among the most fanatical of the foreigner hating MoorS.
 The latest exploit of Raisuli in cap- turing Caid General Sir Harry Mac Lean brings the noted bandit to public attention after period of compara- tive retirement. MacLean is proba- bly the most influential man in Mo- rocco. being the English adviser who organized the sultan's army and civil administration and who stands next to the sultan himself in the practical conduct of Moroccan affairs.
 His capture. therefore. is even more of an achievement for Raisuli than his former captures of Perdicaris and liar ris. the latter the London Times corre- spondent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05
How the Gems Rank.

In the gem kingdom the ruby. the diamond. the emerald and the sapphire constitute the big four" and take pTecedence-anf in the order named of all other precious stones. says the New York Tribune The pearl is of course not a stone. IL has a stand ard of it's own. The expert test of the gem is its color. it's degree of clear ness and it's perfection of cutting Upon the last depends its brillfancy. Tn the diamond the brilliant" cut ting holds first place. The other stones are cut altogether differently they are crystallized in different systems-in fact they differ in another respect. the diamond being a min eral carbon. the finer ruby Cihs ori- eataD a variety of oOrundum. the em- eTaId a variety of beryl and the sap phire a eolorei variety of corundun. What is technically known as the step cut Is an essential to bring out the fire of the last three.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05
ONE OF THE NOVELTIES,
Embroidered Jumper Is Popular with
 Good Dressers.

The embroidered jumper is one of the novelties. It should be made of the same material as the skirt and is to be worn over a sheer shirtwaist.
 It is a fascinating little garment and will repay the trouble of making.
 The waist fastens down the back and a box-plait may be laid in the center to hide the buttons and button holes. The top of the plait should be finished with buttonholed scallop to correspond with the border.
 Pad the scallops by running them with alarming cotton before working. The leaves should be embroidered in the solid satin stitch, the stems in the outline and the dots and flowers can be done as eyelets. in the solid em. broidery if preferred. Use white mer- cerized cotton No. 25 or 90, according to the quality and weight of the linen. Montreal Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05
Fate of a Prince Albert.

When Commander Peary went on his first trip in search of the pole he won the gratitude of an Esquimo by presenting him with au ancient Prince Albert coat and extensively creased sombrero. Years afterward, when again in the north. the explorer re- ceived a ceremonial visit from the native, and. to his surprise. set eyes once more on the discarded vest ments.
 On the occasion of the comman- der's latest dash for the pole the aborigines took him aside and pointed to a rude mosoleum. By its side stood the disused sledge. Its six dogs had been strangled to make an appropriate funeral. On the pile of stones lay what was left of the Prince Albert coat and the sombrero.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05
Smart Travelling costume.

It is never so difficult to look well dressed as when travelling, whether by land or sea, and the woman who can appear neatly gowned at the end of a long journey deserves the highest praise.
 If taking an extended land tr,n across the continent or embarkine upon the ocean voyage. which may he anywhere from five days to two weeks. depending upon whether inc direct or the southern route is planned there must be due time and cous,dera. tion given to the selecting of travel. ing costumes.
 Dark eolors are always best, whether on the car or on board a steamer. and such shades as do not readily shov the dust should be chosen. For this season the separste waist should b. of the same color as the skirt rather than white. Dark blue is always sn excellent shade for traveiing. bu, there are many women to whom brown is more becoming and this i1 equally good
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-05
A Sure Cure.

r. Marion Crawford. at q dinner in New York. attacked spiritualIsm. Tn principle 1t may be true" Mr. crav. ford said. but spiritualIsm as it is practieed to-day Is thing to beware of 1 know . man whose wife sudden ly developed . srezt interest in spir. itualism- She attended seance after seance at the house of a handsome medium with ozrk. thick hair and smoldering eyes.
 Her husband cured her. though He took to accompanying her to the me dium's. and at every seance hs got the most passionate and tender messages from his first wffs."