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The National tribune., 1908-04-02

and was on the ground from first to last
at that awful slaughter of Union SOL
diers. l remember as tho it were but
yesterday just what transpired. At that
time Kimball's Brigade was composed
of the 4th and Sth Ohio, 7th w. Va. and
14th Ind. think the 1st Del. and some
other regiment was added to our bri-
gade on the morning of Dec. 13. but
did not regularly belong to Kimball's
Brigade. About the noon hour we were
ordered to move out Hanover street, the
Sth Ohio in front. We had our rifles
loaded, but not primed We moved for
ward on the double-quick, and just as
We came in sight of the rebel sharp
shooters that were occupying the mill
race or canal we received volley that
killed and wounded about 20 of our
men. We were then ordered to prime
and charge. which we did. and routed
them out of the canal, after which we
crossed over the canal, which was full
of mud eight or 10 inches deep but
very little water After deploying we
advanced as rapidly as possible to with
in about 200 yards of the stone wall of
Marye's Hights. At this point we We're
ordered to lie down, load and fire as fast
as we could pick out a Johnny. Here
we remained until we lost more than
half of our men, and were ordered to
fall back when 1t was getting so dark
that we could not see. Now, Capt
Dwyer, I am here to acknowledge that
there We're no better fighting troops in
any army than "Meagher'S Irish Bri-
gade," and L would not take a single
laurel from their well-earned fame. nol
will KimbalPs men stand for the state
ment of Capt Dwyer that the SD n. Y.
or any other Union troops We're in ad-
vance of Kimbal's Brigade in the as
sault on Marye's Hights, or between our
brigade and the Hights on the 18th day
of December, 1852. nor were there any
dead found nearer the stone wall than
Kimbalrs men.
The Captain says that the writer of
the article referred to in The National
Tribune of Feb. undoubtedly was not
in the battle. How this may be 1 neither
deny or affirm, but l want to say it
states the facts in detail as they oc-
CURED, and / want to assert, without
the fear of successful contradiction, that
Capt. Dryers statement concerning
Meagher's Irish Brigade, or the SD n
Y. or any other Union troops being in
advance of Kimball's Brigade at the
assault on Maryes Hights is entirely
wrong. and for the truth of my asser-
ton / refer him to the Official Records
on file at Washington. I think it would
be well for the Captain to make a care
full examination of the Records before
he writes another criticism on Com
rade McElroy's publications, for 1 have
always found that he goes to the Rec
ords for his information, and gives the
facts as they appear. IL these facts
hurt the Captain 1 know of no better
way than for him to take his medicine
like a little man, and if he makes
some old comrade is LA
BILE even at this late day to remind him
of it.
Wishing the Captain and the remain
ing members of the gallant old Meagh-
er's Irish Brigade a long and happy
E. Spring. Co. K, Sth Ohio,
Paulding, o.
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Indebted to The NafionA TrIhune.

Edward A. Price, Co. T. list N. Y,
631 Mckenzie ST, Petersburg, Va, feels
that he owes it to The Rational Tribune
that he got his pension of s12 per
month. He went to North Carolina in
1866 and had a good deal to contend
with at first. He married twice there,
and has II children. He has made
Petersburg his home since 1891. If the
lady whom he knew in 1865 as Miss
Hannah c. Nixon, of Bridgeport. Conn.
is still living, he would like her to know
that he is, and he hopes she has been
as fortunate as ne in the way of matri-
mony. He would like to hear from her
or anyone connected with her family.
Would also like TO hear from Comrade
Solomon Platt. of Bridgeport, Conn,
who was his terminate. He hopes that
any of the boys who see this will let
him hear from them
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Point Lookout Prison.

Referring to the report of the inspec-
tor of Lookout Prison. w. Thompson.
I'd N. H., Nowata. Okla, says that he
was stationed there part of the time
in the Winter of 1S63-64. There was at
that time a large number confined, he
thinks about $4,000; the grounds were
large and well drained, and the prison.
ers housed in tents such as our officers
used. They were well and warmly
dressed and to all appearances well fed.
The hospital was clean and well ad-
ministered. During that time Gen. But
Ter came on a visit of inspection and
rode into the stockade. 2 The prisoners
crowded around him until they stopped
his progress. After looking them over
he said to them. 0s.-Y tA--- ~ STR
Men, / have been informed by the
General in command of this post that
you cannot consume all the meat issued
to you. | have authorized him TO trade
the surplus meat for potatoes, SO you
will have potatoes to eat" 9 v.r- rf
Many of the prisoners yelled, Three
cheers for John S. aosby." Many
cheered Jeff Davis, andait seemed they
all with one accord damned Ben Butler
to his face. This / call impudence. Our
comrades were allowed; nenshelter at
Andersonviiie, and as understand it
received one pint per->ddy of corncob
meal
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PALMETTO RANCH.
The Last Battle of the war-May 13,
1855.

The. Last Battle of the War-May 13,
Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of March IL, 1908, read the fol-
lowing:
'Capt. W. S. Seavey, Seattle, Wash,
who served in the 5th Iowa Cav, has
sent 81 to the municipal authorities of
Columbus, Ga, to aid in the erection of
battle of the war His regiment took
active part in the affair. and he COM
manded Co. H"
Now, 1 do not deny anything in the
above except that the battle of Colum-
bus, Ga. was the last of the war. John
Laird Wilson, in his history of the great
rebellion, gives April 16, 1865, as the
date of that battle. The last fight of
the war took place May 13, 1865, be-
tween Col Barrett, commanding the
Union forces, and Gen. Slaughter, COM
manding the Confederate forces. | also
deny one statement made by Wilson,
which is to the effect that Barrett, who
was in command of the Union forces at
Brazos Santiago, Tex, was short OF
horses for his men, and 10 supply this
want he sent force up the Rio Grande,
which brought OH the battle of Palmetto
Ranch. Barrett had no cavalry or ar
tillery, nothing but infantry, and
would like to ask what did he want
with horses for his men? Will you kind
ly give the ia cts in the case e?-F. E. H.
Marley, Co. 7, 34th Ind, Decatur, La.
According to the official reports, Col.
Theo. H Barrett, 62d U. S. C T., in
command at Brazos Santiago, Tex, sent
out on the evening of May II, 1865, an
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GEN. bYsANDER CUTLER.
The Gallant Commander of the Splendid
Brigade in the First Corps

Editor National Tribune: Please tell
me something about the Gen. Lysander
Cutler who commanded the Second Bri-
gade, First Division, First Corps, at the
battle of Gettysburg.-A. y. Burr, Pu-
laski, n. Y.
Gen. Lysander Cutler was born in
Maine, but had been a resident of Mil
waukee for many years at the breaking
out of the war. He came from Revo-
lutionary ancestry, and was among the
first to respond to the Presidents call
for troops. He helped raise the 9Th
Wis, of which he became Colonel, AMI
commanded the regiment except while
in the command of the brigade, and
was severely wounded at Gainesville
Aug. %, 1862. Upon his return TO duty
he resumed command of the brigade.
and held this until superseded b. the
promotion of Col. Meredith, of the 14th
Ind. Col. Cutler was promoted to Brig
adier-General Nov. %, 1862, and as
signed to the Second Brigade, First Di-
vision, First Corps, consisting OF the 7th
Ind. 10th, S4th, 95th and 147th y. Y.
and 56th Pa. With these he did mag
nificent fighting on the first day of Get
tysburg, but lost heavily. His m.tnage-
ment of his brigade was so much to his
credit that he was promoted to COM
mand of the First Division, which he
retained, with the exception of the first
two days of the battle of the Wilder
ness, until he was severely wounded
Aug. "a, 1864. on the Weldon Railroad.
For his good conduct in this engagement
he was promoted Major General. His
wound was so severe that he had to ask
relief from duty in the field, and Gen.
Grant ordered him to New York to take
charge of and forward troops from that
State Later he was sent to Jackson,
Mich, to command the draft rendez-
vous, and was there when i. the var
closed, when he promptly resigned. He
died July 80, 1S66.-Editor Nariopal
Tribune
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Post Elections.

Kinsman Post, Z. Des Moines, Iowa:
Commander Charles E. Stader; s. "
c., James II. Dean; ]. ". c., J. w.
Lalsell; Adjutant, ]. H. Koons; Surgeon,
Charles Cady; Chaplain, James NJ Pick
EFT; Quartermaster, Thomas Odea; o.
D., ]. p. Stephenson; o. c., H. Thorn
son; S. M. s., III. Griffin; A. NJ. s.. Orsen
Mead; Delegates, Orsen Mead and Chas.
Bennett.
Gen. N. B. Baker Post. Clinton, Iowa
Commander, George Drake; S. v. c.,
Isaac Strohm; ]. " c.. H. S. Kickoff;
Adjutant, Fred Rumble: Quartermaster.
L. j. Cummings; Surgeon, ]. S. Lowell;
Chaplain, Henry Howard; o. D., Henry
Mack; o. c.. A. ]. Palsgrove; Sergeant
Major. M. w. Bannister; Quartermaster-
Sergeant, George B. Dayton.
George H. Stevens Post, G. A. r.,
Howard, s. D.: Commander. Barney
O'Neil; V. c., C. L. Braford; Adjutant.
j. C. Root; Quartermaster, Capt. NJ.
Ackerman
Custer Post. 156. G. A. r.. Carthage,
S. D.: Commander. NJ. Doty; s. v. c.,
Mike Smith; J. v. c., Ole Gutterson;
o. D., d. M. Wilson; Adjutant, w. L.
Palmer: Surgeon, John w. Lee: Chap
lain, John E. Matthew; Quartermaster,
John Leighty.
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Volunteer officer. On the Retired List.

Editor National Tribune: read some
time ago an objection that some old
comrade had made to the Dawes bill
which proposes to place the commits
stoned officers of the civil war on the
retired list at half pay. Your corre-
spondent thinks the officers had all that
was coming to them during the war be-
cause of their rank and pay at that
time. / think this old comrade must
have been one who served a short en-
listment Had he served thru the en-
tire war or for only three years he
would have known that a very large
per cent of the men who were commits
stoned officers at the close of the war
were men who entered the army as pri-
vate soldiers and were promoted for
meritorious services. Perhaps he was
only one of the 100-day regiments,
where the men were allowed to choose
their own officers. and made the same
mistake which we made in 1861, when
we were compelled to choose our Off
GERS from men without previous mill
tary experience.-W. II. Smallwood, Du-
luth Mimi,
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Gen. Banning.

At the public installation of
Henry Blackstone Banning Post at
Madisonville, o., Jan. "a, Col. Theodore
F. Brown delivered an admirable ad-
dress on the life and services of Gen.
H. B. Banning. Gen. Banning entered
the war as a Captain in the 4th Ohio,
and then returned to the service as
Colonel of the S7th Ohio, a three
months regiment. In 1863 he became
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 125th Ohio,
and then was promoted to Colonel of
the 121st Ohio, which he made a splen-
did regiment, drilling and disciplining it
to the finest degree. 1t showed its met
tie at Chickamauga, where it was in
Steedman's Division. Banning was
brevetted a Major-General for his gal
lantry. His next service was as Colonel
of the 195th Ohio. and he resigned his
commission to become member of the
Ohio Legislature. In 1872 he defeated
r. B. Hayes for Congress, and in 1876
he defeated Stanley Matthews.
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The 1921 md I7txt In.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the H142driand 121st
Pa. S. Blair, Gate, gsNashf
Both these regiments are. iclassed by
Fox among his "306iI fighting regi-
ments." The 1920 was organized at
mustered out May 29, 1865. 1t was
first commanded by Col. Robert P.
Cummns, who was killed in action at
Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, succeeded by
Lieut.-Col. Alfred b. McCalmont, pro-
NOTED, September, 1864. to Colonel of
the 20Sth Pa. At the time of muster
out Lieut.-Col. Horatio n. Warren had
command. 1t belonged to Doubleday's
Division, First Corps. and lost 155 kill
ed and ~ from disease, etc. The 1920
was with Meade's Division, Pa Re
serves. at Fredericksburg. taking gal
liant part in that fight, and upon the
withdrawal of the Reserves was trans
ferred to Doubleday's Division. At
Gettysburg the 142d held position in
the front line and on the left, where it
received a hot fire. 1t was transferred
to the Fifth Corps in April, 1864
Twenty of its members died in Confed-
crate prisons
The 121st was organized at Philadel
phia from August, 1862, and mustered
out June 2, 1865. 1t was first COM
manded by Col. Chapman Biddle, who
was discharged Dec. 10, 1863, succeed
ed by Lieut.-Col. Alexander Biddle. who
resigned Jan. 3, 1864 Lieut.-Col Jas
S. Warner then took command, retain
ing the same till muster-out. 1t be-
longed to Deubleday's Division, First
Corps, and lost 100 killed and &c from
disease, etc. The 121st was a gallant
little regiment, at no time having a
full complement of men. 1t Joined Nc
Ciellan's army in October, and was
placed in McCandlesss Brigade,
Meade's Division, Pa. Reserves, and
with this command fought at Fred
ericksburg Col. Chapman Biddle, of
the l21st, commanded Ibis brigade at
Gettysburg, where its operations were
conspicuous The regiment was after
wards transferred to the Fifth Corps.
taking part in all the battles of that
organization
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Tad Lincoln.

John S. Howard, 1st VT. H. A, Fair
fax. VT, has his memory stirred by the
report of Comrade Birdsall, 150th Pa,
as to the time when his regiment was
on duty at the Soldiers Home. At the
same time the 1st VT. II. A. was on
duty in the forts north of Washington
and Co.'S A and K were in Fort Totten.
only a short distance from the Soldiers
Home. The boys of the company used
to be around the Home a great deal.
and frequently saw the President as he
went back and forth. One day shortly
after the battle at Gettysburg they saw
little Tad playing with his goats on the
lawn, and talked to him. Little Tad
said, "Oh, like Gen. Meade, and papa
likes him, too; he likes him first rate
WELL" said one, ''how about Gen.
McClellan?'
The answer came quick as flash:
"Oh, Mcclellan played out long ago"
He seemed to know all that was going
on, and the report was that he ran the
White House. While in the defenses of
Washington the 1st VT. H. A. and the I'd
Pa. H. A. were brigaded together, with
Col. Gibson in command of the brigade.
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KIMBALL,s BRIGADE.
It's Dead Lag Near the stone waH rs
Those of Any Command.

Editor National Tribune: In The Ma
tional Tribune of March 19. 1908, Capt.
John Dwyer. of the SD y. Y, takes ex-
ceptions to the write-up of the battle
of Fredericksburg. under date of Feb.
6, 1908, in your paper. The Captain
starts out bS saying that he has been
much interested in your account of the
assault on Marye's Hights at Fredericks-
burg He also says: 1T is not expected
that you can be literally correct in every
particular when speaking of the long
line from right 10 left" He then speaks
of the advance from the city on the
Hights. He says: you say that French s
Division was selected by Sumner to
lead the advance, supported by Han
cocks Division" / am little surprised
that the Captain does not dispute this.
the city and Marye's Hights.
In the first place 1 want Capt Dwyer
to understand that the writer of this
article was a member of the Sth Ohio,
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Driving It Home.

Editor National Tribune: Let me say
to comrades, don't expect from this
Congress any pension legislation which
will amount to anything. The Repub-
licans in Congress think that they have
the solid soldier vote, anyhow. They
know that you can expect no liberal
action on the part of Congress should
the majority pass to the Democratic
Party, and you know it, too. And by
the time a Democratic Administration
would run its course the most of you
would be dead; and this they know. and
this you know. So just look for no
relief, and you will not be disappoint-
edo. A. Stockwell, Co. K, SD ILL.,,
Amity, Ore.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Moihrrn of soldierr.

Editor National Tribune: While the
comrades are forming a picket line with
their dear old mothers, here's another
one who has recently answered to the
last roll call. Martha Moffitt was born
in Chester County, S. c., April %. 1913;
was married to Maxwell Wilson in 1893;
to them were born six, sons. four of
whom served all thru fiiea Yar of the
rebellion. Martha Moffit Wilson died
Feb. g. 1908. lacking on1yitwo months
and 26 days of being a5ayears old.-H.
II. Walker, Remington, Ind
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Her Letter PIeases.

Editor National Tribune: The South
ern woman's brave and timely letter in
your issue of the 18th inst, protesting
against the erection of the proposed
WirZ Monument, is certainly reaSsuring
to those of us who were 10th to believe
that the Daughters of the Confederacy
voiced the sentiments of the Southern
people. Such protest from one to the
manner born should cause the ''Daugh-
ters'' to go slow, and as they are re-
ported to have hedged a little on the
original inscription they might substi-
tute Burns's lines with slight change:
"Man's inhumanity to man
Made countless thousands mourn"
Rufus P. Northrop, Tannery, Md.
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ONE OF THE 23D OHIO.
He Remembers FordIne Antietnm Creek.

Editor National Tribune: I read in
your valuable paper of recent date what
Mr. McElroy had to say about the bat
tie of Antietam, and note in particular
his statement as to the amount of wa
ter the stream contained on that par
ticular. bloody 18th of September. 1862.
/ also read the comments of Comrade
Ira X. Alderman, Co. 3. 36th Ohio. Now,
without the least ambition to enter the
col dwater controversy, l will tell my
personal experience in crossing the
famed Antietam on this same 18th of
September, 1862. I was a Sergeant in
Co. II, 23d Ohio. Our regiment in line
of battle charged across the stream
after the 51st Pa. and 51st n. Y. had
crossed to the famous Burnside Bridge.
We We're astride the bridge, some cross
ing above, some over and some below.
Our company was below. Where
waded I am positive the water was not
more than shoetop deep.-James NJ.
Craig, Co. II, 23d Ohio.
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The Sd PA. Cav.

R. c. Bardenwerper, sos E. Third ST.,
Austin, Tex, wants any of the comrades
of Co. c, Sd Pa. Cav. who are yet alive
to write to him. He has never neard
from any of them since the close of the
war. After the war he taught in the
public schools in Milwaukee until his
health compelled him to resign his po-
sition in 1893. He then went TO Texas.
where :his health was greatly improved.
so that he was able to edit for several
years a German paper. Then his health
failed again, and he had to quit that
work and is now living on his pension.
He has brought up large family, and
is now in his 10th year
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Memorial Services.

Capt. Joseph Freschl Post, Manches-
ter, N. H., and the Woman's Relief
Corps united recently in memorial SER
vices held on Sunday in honor of those
members of the Post who had died dur
ing the year. These were Joseph S.
Johnson, 10th N. H.; Joseph w. Tis-
dale, Sd VT; James Richards, 18th N.
H.; Austin Goings, Sth N. H.; William
Young. 1st N. H. H. A; Levi A. Lam
son, 1st N. III. II. A; Ira p. Fellows,
1st N. II. l.. A; Orlando f. Davis. 18th
N. H, and George II. Robinson, 18th
N. H.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Our Flag Defenders"
Loyal Women" from 81 to 65.

They are especially prepared for that
occasion, and will make a hit" having
q young lady and young man recite them
I have read these poems, and they are
full of real merit and patriotism.-E. A.
Yontz, Adjutant, Russell Post, II, Fair
bury, Neb.
"Our Flags Defenders is tribute of
merited praise to the living as well as to
the dead soldier, and is full of patriotism.
Loyal Women of '6I to '65' is none the
less inspiring. and both are very appro-
pirate for use on Memorial Day.
II you order now another fine poem,
free with them.
Address and send money to T. R. ARM
STRONG, Fairbury, Neb.
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An Ohio Letter.

Editor National Tribune: I wish to
ask thru your paper particulars of the
death of Benjamin Stanhope. who
raised a company in Trumbull County,
Ohio, for the 9Th Ohio Cav. and was
elected Captain, but was transferred to
the I'd Ohio Cav and served in that
regiment thru the war, when and where
was he wounded which caused his death.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Discharge of Michael welch.

The National Tribune has received
from Mrs. James Mooney. of Grafton.
ILL.,. the discharge of Michael Welch,
from Co. /, 22d v. r. c., to which he
had been transferred from Co X. 18th
KY. Cav. The discharge will be- -deliv-
cred to Comrade Welch or to his heirs
upon identification.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
COast Defensea.

w. ]. L. Hughes. Sd Ky. Cav. Owens
boro, KY, is displeased that the esti-
mate for coast defenses has been re-
duced lest it might be construed by
Japan as an unfriendly act. He wants
to know what Japan has to do with the
matter. Must the United States ask
anybody's leave before putting the coun-
try in a proper position for defense?
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TfI-

and what was his ranIS~at the time o
his death.
President. if TheodoreoR ooS<yeIt wont
have it, then start the 1sooufffor Joseph
Benson Foraker at once. This is no
time for tenderfeet for thats job. The
man who heard the owIihoiler from '6l
to '65 is the proper man. and don't yol
forget it. Hurrah forI IfForakeri-Man-
ming Anderson, Sergeant, Co. c.. 1911
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acio.e Tn, but never surrender.

H. C. Van Vechten Racine, Wis, ad-
mits the fact that our ranks are grow
ing thinner, but we should follow the
example of the Old Guard, to close up,
but never surrender. We must not be
discouraged about our work. for the
Sons of Veterans and Spanish-American
War Veterans, who are mainly our sons,
will keep it up after we are gone.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Veterans Preference.

At meeting of William Watson Post
Pa, it was-fesolved to request
Congress to amend Section 1716, r. s..
so as to give a preference to all hon
orably discharged soldiers and sailors
in appointments and employment in
the public service.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Pension for a RIyef Captain.

Representative Caulfeid Has succeed
ed in having the Housd pasiSan act CIV
ing Capt Hiram X. Hazlett, of st. Louis,
a pension of $50 a month. Capt. HaZ-
lett is a veteran Missouri River Captain,
and was part owner of a line of steam
boats that used to run from st. Louis to
Fort Benton, Mont, and was engaged
in that trade for more than 40 years. He
built several of the gunboats that did
good service in opening the Mississippi.
The decay of the river business cost him
all his fortune.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
MEMORIAL DAY.
To Grand Army Fosts Everywhere.

Comrades: If you wish to have some
thing patriotic and to the point for your
Memorial Day program, May 30, send r
o. Order of 80 cents and get the two
splendid poems, entitled
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DEAFNESS CURED
By New Discovery
81 have demon
stra ted that
deafness can be
cured. DIR. Guy
Clifford Powell.

The secret OF how 10 the mysterious and invis
ibe nature forces for the of Deafness and Head
Noises has At last been discovered by the famous
PhysicIan-Scentist DIR. Guy Clifford Powell. Deaf
ness and Head Noises disappear as If by magic under
the use of this new and wonderful discovery. He will
send all who suffer from Deafness and Head Noises
full Information how they be cured. absolutely
free, no matter how long they have been deaf or
what caused their deafness This marvellous Treat
ment is so simple natural and certain that You will
wonder why IL not discovered before. 1nyesti-
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nave full information how 10 he cured quickly and
cured to stay cured home without Investing cent
Write today TO pr. Guy Clifford Powell, s65 Bank
Bldg. Peoria Ill., and get fu information of this new
and wonderful discovery Absolutely free.