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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Baseball at HnynevIIIe.

HayneVille, June 11-CSpecial )- Haynevllle split even in double head CT here today.
 The games weie e listless and poorly played. The features of the first game were the batting of Lowndesboro, a catch by P. Robinson, and the pitching of N Robinson, although he received very poor support from his inheld.
 Garrett got "hiB'n"
 Lowndesboro lost the second on ac- count of the wildness of Davis and the good pitching of Pritchett N. Robin. son went In in the drst inning after six runs were scored with the bases full and nobody out. With proper sup port he would have pulled out without a score.
 Score. first game:
 Lowndesboro ...... 0O5 41O 101-l2 Hayneville ........ Ol0 032 300 -
 Batteries-N. Robinson and Dinkins: Garrett, Coleman and Caney.
 Score second game:
 Lowndesboro . .... 800 OI-4 Hayneville =. ..::...... SIP O"-ll
 Batteries-Dayis N. Robinson and Jenkins and Dinkins; Pritchett and Caffey. Umpire Powell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
National League.

National League.
 Brooklyn. N. r., June 11.-Brooklyn's batters drove Fromme and Sallee out of the box today karger finished yF,eS, the the pitched masterly ball.
 Score:
 srodSIyn ss, dGSin .SsS SeS SSS SSS SSS-S SSS-S I
 Fromme. Sallee. Karger and Hostel ter; Wilhelm and Bergen. Time. 1:25. Umpire. O'Dav.
 Philadelphia. June 17.-Chicago won the decisive game of the series with Philadelphia today by timely hitting.
 Score:
 Pbii Pbiiaselphia .0S0 i0o i00-S :
 Batteries. Fraser and King; Corridor. McQuillan and Dooin. Time. 1:52. Um- pire. Klem.
 Boston, Mass. June 17.-(Afternoon game)-Pittsburg made 1t four out of five by winning the afternoon game from Boston ,1s2n t9 Timely goI hfb1ing tba gis oy PltfsbuTs .SSS SSS HE HE SSS-t SSSt 1,
 Batteries. Liefield and. Phelps; Boul: tes. Llndaman and Graham. Time, hours. Empires Emslie and Rudder- ham.
 New York. June 1.-The local Ma tional league team made 1t three straight by defeating Cincinnati in both games of a double header tsday. Score:
 cincinnati T 900 900 1OO-1 l New York .0O2 900 OOx--2 5 2 Batteries. Oakley and Mclean; Math- ewson and Needham. Time, l:2O. Um- pires. Rigler and JohnStone. Second game:
 Cincinnati 900 0lOO 100 ? l Batteries. Weiger and Mclean: Me Ginnity and Needham. Time, 1:45. Um- pires Seigler and Johnstone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
GREYS DEFEATED
THEY PLAY THE ABBOTT RIFLES
 IN SELMA.
Military Men Give ExhibIfiOn in Base ball Before Large Number of
 Spectators at Riverside Park.

Selma, June 17.-tSpecial.)--In a prettiIy played game before large crowd the nine of the Abbott Rifles defeated the Montgomery Grey club by n score of to at Riverside Park this afternoon.
 The game was interesting from the time Marks made the first run for (. C Greys in the first inning until dou- ble play ended the game in the ninth after. the Greys had made their second run
 Both clubs played a steady game and both batteries did good work and were we'll supported
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
MORNING GAME .
Ptttsbure Wins.

Boston. Mass. June I7.-Pittsburg defeated Boston in a side game this morning i4 to I. Forgeson was wild at the start and Young and Pfeffer who succeeded him were eatted hard
 R.H.E. Boston 900 900 112- 10 ? Batteries-Maddox and Gibson; Fer 0uson Young Pfeffer and Ball. Time 2:?O. Empires. Rudderham and Ems
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
AT WASHINGTON AND LEE.
Commencement Exercises Held in The
 

Chapel.
 Lexington. Va, June 1.-The com mencement exercises of Washington and Lee University were held in the chapel today.
 President Denby.s who presided, con ferred upon the graduates their dip- lomas and degrees. There were seven teen scholarships and there prizes awarded. Former Governor William A MacCorkle of West Virginia an alumnus, and a native of this county. was the chief speaker his address be- ing before the literary society.
 Noble Doak Smithson of LewisburE. Tenn, was valedictorian.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

Summary-Double Plays, Jones to Howard. Burns to Howard and Jones to Butler.
 Struck out by Brame z; Kincey g. Stolen bases. Greys 5; Rifies 3. Base on balls. off Brame 2; off Kin rey 2.
 Earned runs, Rifles 3: Greys 1. Umpire-Bailey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
AIab.ma at Departments

Washinpton June 17.-(Special.)- flames A Robertson appointed regu- lar. l.. A. watkins substitute, rural carrier. route No. 1. at Moulton.
 Patents issued. R. B. Doud. shef- feld. stock gap: W. E. Kinds. Auburn. cuItivator of destroying cotton boil WeevilA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

Summary-Two base hit, Sentelle Three base hit, Huber. Home run, Matthews. Stolen base, Dundon. Sac rifiee hits. Sentell. Sabrle and Dundon. Double play, Huber to Sabrie. Hit by pitched ball, by Fritz Daley Struck out by Fritz, 4. Time of game. 1:2S, Umpire. Pfenninger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Just the seaaou.

A good article can only be produced from pure ingredients We use only Pure Jersey Cream and the best of hayors. We aim to make the best. We make any flavor, any quantity and ship anywhere. Larkin Ic Cream Co. Phone 11S7. adv ct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Banker a Suicide.

Johnstown, Pa. June I7--Joseph Pengele, 50 years old. directof of sey~ eral banks, president of the Creson Springs Brewery Company. and 8 wealthy merchant. shot and killed him. self at GallitziH. near here today. He had been in ill health for some time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

Double plays-Downey to Douglas: Kellum to McElveen to Butler. Base on Balls. Of Kellum .; off Robinson 2.
 Struck Out by Kellum 1 by Robin son 1.
 Wild Pitches-Robinson 1. Time of Game--1:32 ,. Umpire-Carpenter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
SHUTS OUT MOBILE
SEVENTH INNING FATAL TO THE
 SEA GULLs.
Matthews Punched a Home Run Fol- lowed by Three Hits and 1. Two Errors--Score
 to o.

New Orleans. June 17.--Mobiie was smut out today In the last game of the series, Matthews's home run in the sixth being followed by three hits and two errors in the seventh, which net ted the other four runs.
 Fritz outpitched Fisher. allowing but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Removal Notice

We are now located at new yard. We have a complete stock of building ma- teriaI which we arc selling at rock bottom prices Let us hgure with you We can save you money Alabama Lumber Co. Cor Lawrence and Columbus streets Phone
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
cnNIfNnRuM.

What soft drink has stood the Fed- eraI and state chemists annlystsS (Ans. Bottled Coca-COla. Look fer registered trademark on each bottle. sOId in bottles everywhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
ReauIts at Grnvesend.


 Gravesend. N. Y, June 17.-Fine weather and a good card drew big crowd to the races today. The usual conditions of police surveillance which laws went into effect, were still in force and betting was sharply pro- hibited. One arrest only resulted, that of George Lichtenstein, brother of Sol maker, who was charged by deputy sheriffs with making bets.
 The Monocle stakes, one mile and a sixteenth. the feature of the card, re- suited in an easy victory of Angelus, quoted ct to l.
 Dorante. at to 1, won. the fourth race. the finish was very close and the first four horses were heads apart at the end.
 First race. selling. mile and six teenth-Antaeus. 30 (E. Dugan) 1 to 1, won; Tipping, 103 (Shreve) 10 to 1, second; Lord Stanhope, 1oS (BrusseiD Colonel White Grimaldi, saracinesea. Lad of Langden. Crafty and Black Oak ran.
 Second race. handicap. five and half m to aRt95 Mtrs5s 72S SR Pqsa If 9 Lee) 4 to 1. second; Gliding Bell. no lGarnerl l2 to l. third. Time, 1908. Three starters.
 year olds. mile and sixteenth-Ange- Jus. 97 (Shreve) 3 to 1. won; Montfort, lOl (E. Dugan) 16 to 5, second: Spoon- CT, S6 (Leachl 8 to 1, third. Time, 146 2-5. Juggler, Marathon. Temaceo, Red Friar. Grapple. Hyperion IL. Rock stone and Moonshine ran.
 Fourth race. handicap, mile and an eighth-Dorante, 112 (J. Lee) s to 1. won: Montgomery. 127 (Miller) to 1. second Frank Gill 126 (McDanieD { to 5. third. Time. 1:52. Rig Chief, Blue Book. Killie Crankie ran.
 Fifth race. sellcg, about six furlongs -Aletheuo, 104 (E. Dugan) to 1. won Big Ben, i05 (Notter) 10 ito 1. second; James R. Brady (Garner) 5 to l. third Time, 1909 4-5. McCarter. Jacobite Live Wire and Park Row also ran.
 Sixth race, five and half furlongs The Pippin, 109 (Musgrave) to 1. sec ond; Harlem Maid. l09 (McDanie!) to l. third. Time. 1:07 2-5. Golden View Catherine Simpson. Bon Air. Slef. Bat tieta KeylSina. Faultiess and Miss Bat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
nnur,s nAkERY

ia open and ready to i'll your orders for delicious bread and rolls. We also sell the best fnncy groceries obtain able. telephone "414 or call at I1s Montgomery St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
.1NTERMEDIATEs" TO PLAY.
Fillmore and Y. M. C. A. Team VII
 COutAaf Saturday

NWWNEUN
 There will be a game of base ball between Elmore and the r. Nj. .. A. Intermediates at Vandiver Park Sat- urday, June 20. The lineup will be as follows:
 Elmore-Raney, D.; James. C.: Mo Rutherford. If: McGlamry. cf Scott, IT,: Anderson. ss.
 intermediates Johnson. D Strat- ford, C.: Marcus. 1b.; Zadek, 2b.: Gen. terht. Sb.: Knabe. If: Lincoln, cf.: spann, Jack. f.: Cox. ss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
PUNCHES THE HITS
LITTLE ROCK WINS FROM THE EGYP-
 HANS
Except for the Eighth Inning the Babbites Were Helpless at the Mercy of Buchanan'a De
 livery.

Little Rock. Ark. June 17,--Little Rock punched hits with errors in the fifth and sixth innings today. while Buchanan held Memphis helpless with the single exception of the eighth inning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Charleston. June l7.-The locals b
Blshop Did Not sprak.

Baton Rouge. La. June l7-The report from here last night that Arch Bishop James F. Blenk. of New Orleans. appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and spoke against race track gambling was an error. Arch Bishop Blenk did not appear be. fore the committee,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
CHEER uP.

Tt may not be true. In fact if the bottle has not the trademark ~Coca- Cola" on 1t, jt is mot what you asked for. Accept nothing else.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

~, Summary-Two base hits. Perry, Shannon. Stolen bases. Baxter. Crem. inGer. Pope. Castro Sacrifice hits Reagan. Struck out, by Thomas. 4; by Schopp, 6. Time of game. 1885. Um- pires Fttzsimmons and OBrien.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
GAME
THE BARONs COULD NOT SCORE
 AGAINST VOLUNTEERS.
BIrminwham Men Made Many Wild Throws and Nashville Got Four
 Runs in the Fourth Inning.

Nashville. Tenn. June 17.-Wild throws by Birmingham gave Nashville four runs today and good batting in. creased the score to six. while the vis- itors were never able to cross the plate
 Score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
TURF MEN ARE GUESSING.

New York Racing Legislation Uusettls.s
 Purses.
 New York. June 17.-The unsettled cohdi- ton cf racing in New York has caused horsenlen to- consider as of supreme import ance the plans of race tracks which have meetings to follow the GraVeEend races. It IS assured that the Brooklyn Jockey Club under the decision nf J. P. Dwyer will finish its meeting without reduction of purse vaiuaa but A cut In the value of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
A FEW FOUL TIPS

The deal was closed yesterday morn Ing oy which Van Anda goes to the Fort Wayne Club oE she CentraI League. Van Anda departed for Fort wayne last nignt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

We have n splendid stock of fnucv groceries aud nre ready to take your orders DOwe's Bakery, JIS MOntgom- cry Street. Telephone 24l4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
GAMES YESTERDAY.

Southern League
 Montgomery, 3; Atlanta, 0. Nashville, 6; Birmingham, O. Memphis. 3; Little Rock, 6. New orleans. 5; Mobile. Q. American League
 Cleveland. 2: Washington, 0. Detroit, I; Philadelphia, 3. Chicago, ?; New York, 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

game postpOneu, wet grounds. Jacksonville. June 17-Lee's superb pitch ing and Niolas hitting were features of to- days game Score
 RHE. Savannah . . ~ 900 900 ooo--o Jacksonville .. . 900 900 Ils-2 : Batteries: Hi1on and Kahlkoff: Lee and Roth.
 Charleston. June l7.-The locals by bunch ing fin the second and third inniHgs made three runs which lead Columbia was not able to overcome. Score
 RHE. Charleston ., .. .Oi2 oOo oO'-s , Columbia .... ..-... 900 900 oo3-2 S 1 Batteries Vieban and RiesinEer; voIE and Cote
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Amerlcau League.

American LeaBue.
 Cleveland, Ohio, June lI-CieXeland made 1t three out of four from Wash ington today, winning to O. Cleve- land made only two hits against six for Washington. but had the luck. Cleveland Q. .010 010 00X-2 8 Wa shington 900 900 000--0 6 3
 Battertes-Joss and N. Clarke: Gates. Burns Hughes and Warner. Time. 1881. Umpire. Egan.
 Detroit, Mich, June 17.-Detroit did not get a safe hit off Dygert until the sixth Then with two out. the bases were filled on two passes and an er- ror Cobb singled and Jones tripled and enough runs with which to win resulted.
 Phiiadelphia T'efLUit ioo osc ooS-s 5 , gert and Smith. Time. 1:25.I Umpire. O'Loughlin
 Chicago. Ill. June 17.-New York broke Chicago's winning streak today defeating the leaders 5 to ?. Manuel held the visitors to two hits. but bases nn balls and erorrs made up for this. Manning was hatted out of the box In the sixth. The game was watched by Mir. and Mrs. Mich olas LonEworth. Chicago .O9S oo2 ooo022 o0o-2 {
 Batteries Manuel and Sullivan. Man nlnE. Chesbro and Blair. Time, 3:1O. Umpires. Hurst and Evanss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

The Fama NaeiOnaI cigar Is the best nlekel cigar on earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Bids Wanted

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 ANTHRACTTE COAL.
 We sell the best Anthracite Coal the market and guarantee fl will not elinkcr It took us several years to lind out where to buy this coal. We Keep both egg and chestnut sizes. Phone 62T
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
GAMES TODAY.

GAMES TODAY. sc-s"~~W t.~ngues- Montgomery at Nashville. Birmingham at Atlanta. New Orleans at Little Rock. Mobile at Memphis. American League Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland. Boston at Chicago. New York at St. Louis HonaI League. Chicago at New York. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. American AssocIatGen. Milwaukee at Indianapolis. Columbus at Kansas City. Toledo at Minneapolis Friday. Satur- day and Sunday. Louisville at St. Paul. SOufh Atlantic League. Augusta at Macon Charleston at Savannah. Jacksonville at Columbia. Cotton States League Jackson at Monroe. Vicksburg at Meridian. Gulfport at Columbus.
 Delicious
 Bread
 EOlIa.
 Fresh every day.
 Doyress 11s Montgomery Street. Telephone 2414.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
American Asaociaion--

American AsaOeiaiOn-- Toledo, 1; St. Paul O..
 Columbus 1; Minneapolis, I; Cten in- nings)
 Indianapolis. [; Kansas City, 5: (ten innings.)
 Louisville, 10; Milwaukee. L
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
Score by innings

Two-base hits Bearwald. Stolen bases. Col lins. Page. Bearwad. Sacrifice hits. Wood. OLeary. Base on balls. off SavidEe. 1; off Buchanan. 2. Hit by pitched balls. Savldgs ]. Struck out. by Buchanan. 1. Time of game I:A5. Umpire Brown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
THE RACES
Results at Lntonia .

 won the fourth event handicap. at six furlongs at Latonta today. Ser wick easily took the place from Skyo. Aspirin, the fayorite in the first event, finished second to Admonitor. but was disqualified for fouling. Stoaway was placed second and Landlord. third.
 First race. i've furlOngs--AdmonitoSr place, sls.55 show, won; stoaway, 1o3 lGlasnerl, sSl,ss plsce, ,D,c ssi 80 S6 show show. third. Time 1.ol 4-5. Gerry mander, Silverton, Camel. Mique o'Brien, Dispute. Jupiter Joe, Faber- cham, MeDale, Lomond' Madroz: . ran. ran qualified for fouling.
 Second race. five furlongs--KicnS ara Reed, 106 (Brlttenl. $41.S5 straight show, second: Fundamental, 112 (Pick- ens). sS. 90 show. third. Time. 1900 S-5 Roseburg II and Transform ran.
 lo5 : tMartin5. sSs.so straight. sil:e5 eFrankiin5. SIS 70 place. slo:so show. .HH PTste t6irG Riana ri@s 1Ss rsffsps ia ss Enlist Imogen, Tarquin. The, Rebel. Nell Olin, Wine Merchant, Lord Harry. Bingen and Traubel also ran.
 1o2 (Hogg). s26.25 straight, ST: :ss place, SIP 95 show. won; Berwick, l0s fFrankiin). $6S 50 place. $50 s5 show, second; Skyo, 97 (Martln), $21.35 show. third. Time 1:13. Honest. Dainty Dame. Frontenac, Altuda and Moquette also ran. ..
 Fifth race. mile-Dick Finnell. 1os (Butler) $32 SO straight. sl9 s5 place, SIP. 80 show, won; Lady Carol. III ond; Warner Griswell, 1o5 (Powers). s8. TO show, third. Time 1:40. Cano- plan, Henry Bosworth. Hughes, Stella Glen. Dr. Frank and Chase also ran. Brnmmei 1O7 (Powers). SIT 45 straight $33 place. s22. SO show. won; Dr. Lee Huffman. TOT (Roblnsonl, Sig.O5 place, $15.40 show. second; Meada. IOe (Troxler). $2S.75 show. tn jrd. Time. 1:54. Albert NJ. Washa- kie Crawford. Louise McFa-lan. Al bert Star. Galpin. Aunt Ros Sd Ha- gel Patch also ran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18
sOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGuE.

Augusta. Ga. June 17.-Augusta- Macon game postponed. wet grounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-18

National League
 Philadelphia, 2; Chicago. ,.
 Boston, {; Pittsburg, 14 first game. Boston, ?; Pittsburg, 4. second game. New York, 2; Cincinnati, 1, first game.
 New York. {; Cincinnati. ?. second game. Brooklyn, 5; St. Louis. 0. Cotton States Lengue-
 Columbus, 4 Monroe, o. (first ganne.) Columbus, 5; Monroe, 2. (Second game.)
 Meridian. O; Gulfport. i.
 Jackson Vicksburg. no game.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01
THOUGHT. cAILp.woJLpaplE::
Whole Body Covered WITH cubaa Itch
r-ACuticura Remedies Cured at Cost
80 '' go. Of Seventy-Five = Gents. - 80


My little boy, when only an infant
of three months. caught the gCuban
Itch. Sores broke. out from his head
to the bottom of his feet. He would
itch and claw himself and cry all the
time. He ycoufdHnot sleep day or. might,
and Light dress is. an he could wear
Localized, one of our best doctors to
treat him, but he seemed TO get worse
He suffered so terribly that smy hus-
band said he believed he would have
to die. l. l had almost given up hope
when a lady friend told me to try the
rCuticuTa Remedies. L used the 1Cuti-
cura Soap and applied the Cuticura
Ointmep pd he at once fell into
he slept with ease for the
utA1 r1fne- since two months, After
three applications the sores began to
dry up, and. in just two weeks from the
dayiI- commenced to use the Cutieufa
Remedies my baby was entirely we'll.
The treatment only cost Toe, and
would have gladly paid 500 if I could
not have got it cheaper / feel safe in
saying that the Cuticura Remedies
saved his life. He is now boy of five
years. Mrs. Zana Miller, Union City.
r. F. D. No. 1, Branch Co., Mich, May
II, 1906
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01
WAS PRESIDENT FOR A DAY.
David Atchison Held That Office fob
"a Twenty-Four Hours. =


Many persons have been thrown into
confusion by an anxious inquirer who
wants, to know what man was presi.
dent of the United States for one day,
and signed one. document?' This is.
not surprising for~the event was, one
OF ante-bellum times and has dropped
out of sight in the. excitements. of the
later period. The man referred to was
David Rice Atchison, whose name
would be almost unknown to the av-
erage American of to-day but for the
tact that il is preserved by the city
of Atchison. Kan. which, with the
county in which it is situated, was
named in his honor. .e ttI
Atchison was a Kentuckian bv birth
aad lawyer by professions He went
To- Missouri when a young man and
rose to some prominence IN the Law.
In 1871 he5yas- appointed: to the ma
ponal senate to fill a vacancy. on. the.
theory. it was said. that he could cas-
lily be displaced by other aspirants.
hut he was elected for full term in
1888. and reelected in 1Sl9. In the
senate. he was popular, and was elect
ed pro tempore for two terms. 1876
1S49 and 1S52-1S54.
During the former term Zachary
Taylor was elected president and Mil
lard Fillmore vice president. March 4.
ls4s. fell on Sunday, and in conse-
quence they were not inaugurated un-
I'll March 5, and in this interim of one
day Atchison was. virtually president.
as the constitution makes no provision
for the executive holding over.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01
Post Card Petition.

The National Syndicate of Railway
men in France has adopted a novel
method of petitioning the president of
the senate in favor of measure
which has been waiting it's turn for
ten years 1t has had 100000 post
cards printed and distributed to its
members, with a request that they be
signed and forwarded. Correspondence
addressed to the president of the sem
ate does not need to be stamped.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-01

The extraordinary, popularity of fine
white goods. this. summer makes the
choice of Starch a. matter of great i'm.
portance: Defiance, Starch. being free
from all Injurious chemicals, :. is the
only one which is safe. to 3use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a sriffen-
err, makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result of
perfect finish, equal toathat when the
goods were new. pa - 1a4 na. ,3fls r.