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Made Record
IN Bowdoin College

MADE RECORD
IN Bowdoin College.
But the Maine thuft of the father was
not The sole reliance Of the son when
two years later, at the tender and
awkward age Of seventeen. Charles
Morse entered Bowdoin There, of
course. the college youth made sport of
his red hair, but they made no sport OF
his standing in class.
Because Of his slight physiqGe-Jhe
result OF a youthful illness which had
left him lame and short OF starure-he
took no part in athletics. Quiet. self
reliant 3 intehsely studIous. he won his
way through the first year on an al
lowaace that most freshmen would
have scorned. He did not wish to be
a burden to his father. so he conceived
the idea of working his way through
college. Three or four Bath boys sold
candy and fruit on an excursion steam
er plying out Of the home port IN the
summer among TIE islands Of Boothbay
Harbor. Young Morse went TO the own
er OF the boat ana secured the exclusive
privilege OF supplying the passengers
with sweets and apples. He worked
hard ss a candy butcher, doubled the
trade Of the other boys and made a
handsome profit. so that. independent OF
psternaI support, he was able, from
year to year, TO pay his way through
Bowdoin- and on commencement day,
1877. there appeared among the list OF
graduates the name OF Charles Wyman
Morse a. b.
Nov" said the delighted father TO
his son, s.you are ready to go into bust
ness"
Charles was disappointed when he
learned that business" meant book
keeping, for he wanted TO Own and run
= steamboat Of some kind But it. was
not long before he was able 10 embaFk
i'm lis frs5 serious venture.
Lays Foundation
For His Great Fortune.
1t was iu tho winter t.at he. laid the
Foundation for lls fortune. Winter ia
Maine means iee. and ice l= us yearly
q free commodity 10 the man who ham
dles 81 as anything that can be turned
into money. BE bought the ice iu a
psad near Bath. cut the crop. hired q
schooner, ana sent MS cargo TO 81 New
York broker. His returns were not
larze. but they encouraged him. Even
- tne age Or tu.euty-oue. III winch me-
he'd now sIivea. Charles N. Ai14ae had
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A DOMESTIC DRAMA.

before we pass on to the next great
- financial phase OF this little red
haired Napoleon, as the people Of Oath,
who had followed his career with sreat
pride, had come to call him, let Is con-
slider the man IN his social and family
relations.
In the days before he had emerged
from the background OF ooscuUity
fore, indeed, that eyentfui year when
he made his first SJo.Vl0-Mr. Morse had
married Miss Harriet Bishop Husssy. q
comelg Young woman OF Brooklyn. the
couple lived IN q modest house IN
Brooklyn until the $4,000 year when
they Went 10 live IN Seventeen street
New York. Four children were borne
to them, three sons and d8uEhte. and
or these children Morse was excessively
proud. IFs was essentially a home man,
though ne belonged TO q rev clubs.
When He had cut large areas Of ice
from the Hudson and his family was
beginning to cut q larger social swath,
entertaining I'm a regal fashion on occa-
sion. ne bought the Cutting mansion, at
Us Fifth avenue.
Soon the name Of Morse was nigh on
the social list. Although ne ~orked
hard and had seasons Of illness ne still
mama ed To- keep nap a social connection
that was TO make him many friends.
Friends" he afterward said, ARE a
mans best asset And so they proved
io him. as events will show.
But ia the spring of 1870 little was
seen of the family u society. The
mother was IN and near 10 death. some
times Morse was seen on horseback
riding along the secluded bride paths
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THE ICE KING AND HIS BANKS

THE engineering OF the big ice deal
was mastery Young man Of
small capital and no great experience
had pitted himself against veterans OF
unlimited means and had won, How
did he d0 ir2 First by stud.ously APP
plying Lm-eI. 90 an tie details OF the
situation. secondly bv fHruWin4 IBIS
whole energy into his work. Jafrdly by
taking advantage oI every sign of weak
ness shown bv ms rivals one by orc
he bought Gp tie smaller concerns. the
leading slIrif- ~ which had lost nerve
because of tie dizziness of two successive
seasons.
Maine thrift made Morse-s newly ac-
qUired ice houses pay where q looser
manaGemcut had caused them 10 lose
money Ia extending the field ~ his
operations ha did so iu the same quiet
way r which he had entered it lie
took uo man uIv into ms confidence
He worked with patience than was
wonderful m one OF his yo4rs
Jv ar adro.t. aggressive method OF
-Hdius cat oEeTylhiue and letting uOiH-
ing bee iupvu about himself Hc w.-
always iu H str8te-Le position and abb,
TO take advantage of every weakness
shown L- a= competitors. Beside la
Hae uHil4iu- uD .ricnjid 5ueiu,s-. 10
was NOT tu"wu exactly what uis means
aoIa. Iul d., WAS supposed TO Joe worth
about s5613@a HH u.de Iu tHc joe busl-
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Deserts Ice
For Bank Business.

Then Morse decided TO 20 ouJ OF th=
ice business. He wanted to own large
feet of vessels, and as step 10 this
he decided upon banking as the sWcs
end most prodta BILE venture. He went
into the banking business ia the sam p
quiet unpretenttOus manner ia which
he had gone into Use. For example
there was his purchase Of the Broadway
Bank. He kept his plans so closely
under cover iu regard 20 this deal that
nobody dreamed he had the buying o.
the bank iu view until he had actua us
accomplished IT, Bank after bank ne
bought or gained control Of uncludIrg
the National Bank of North America.
the New Amsterdam, the Garfield Ma
uousl, the Bank of the State Of New
York. the Mercantile National. the Ma
tiCnaI Commercial, the GanesvOOrt, and
the Varick Nobody vas keeping tab
on Morse. TIE short stocky man Of
five feet four. walking "ith bis little
limp aIoL Wall Street. attracted no
attention. But one day financial New
York aWoEe to.t1e lact tina somebody
vas buying banks in punches, ana that
that someDOc- was not Morgan, nor
Rockefeller nor aug other man VINO
could reasonably Doe supposed TO go
into the banking business on so large a
scale. When Wall street was told that
Morse had gained control OF thirteen
banks and trust companies il stood
achast
II did not understand him. No man
would be supposed 10 care. as a mere
banking proposition, TO direct thirteen
banks. ahd when they heard that, as a
little side play. me had bought the Great
Eastern Telephone Company IUl a mat
tcf. OF S2G9H6H- and that ne had also
canned control of the United States
MORTGAGE and Security Company the
Title Insurance Company Of New York.
and the R11tt--i"k Pattern Compass. he
had them --.uE- Before anyone but
himself realized IT, Charles W. Morse
was BOO competition with Morgan, Rookie
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Meteoric Career Of Morse, The Ice King"
Is Unparalleled In the History Of Finance
Rising From Poverty Control of $3OO0OOOOO He Lose, It, But in Prisons
Shadow Regains Greater Part of His Millions

che metropolis. Now there were big and
strong concerns in the ice business in
New York and the chances for "a young
man Of limited means in competition
with companies lHat had millions at
command were small.
The FIRST winter lie bought few
ice houses along the Hudson, and
filled them with frozen water from the
river. Next spring he bought
schoouers and when heated New York
needed ice TO cool itself he was there
with the goods When at the end OF
the season ne figured up his profits ne
smiled. He had made n little over
$4,000
lie went on working quietly at
tracing no attention. In New York
men who make and spend $4,000
are as common as flies. They tell a
story OF a wealthy Colorado miner
who was found one night ,leaning
against the FIatirou building weep
Ing.
Whats u5c natter asked a sym
pathetic passer-by.
Matter" repeated the mourufuI
miner. 'A4atJer? Why I've been in
New York three days. spent Sz1,00
and nobody knows I'm in town"
Nobody knew Morse was I'm town. but
lot Of people wee soon going 80 ind
il out One hot summer day when the
city was crying for ice and the supplies
of the Old companies. who thought they
were doing all the business, were short.
the manager Of one C the said COM
panies was told over tie telephone thar
a feet of ice schooners had Just docked
wen. tell the captains 10 have EN-
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THE MASTER OF MARINE.

60 now. with his chain of banks ex-
- tending from lower Broadway up
into Harlem, and with his telephone, in
sura-cc, and other corporations all in
orderly formation. Charles w. Morse
began at last 10 center his thoughts
upon the sea That he should i'm five
brief -ears secure control of so many
steamship companies as to be known
as the master of marine" was some
thing never dreamed Of I'M maritime
circles.
of course his splendid banking prop
critics were behind him am the while
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Morse .- man OF surprises THE FIRST
big surprise Dee gave uIs rivals was
when He Du the price of ice down lowe
Than auv OF the oIGcr companies mod
been charging Thus undermining and
ulsc0uaeing theu. soon he found him
self In "a position o. pat through an in-
mCHsC deal. mo- less than the acquisition
ol aE tine twenty-ouo iee companies obi
EeW York uc.udms the Big &uickse-
booker concern. which he combined uu-
der tur name OF The American ice Com
raur. whose S,lJj4e09 OI stock was list
ed oa tho New York excna Igc. This
deal orratDd "a tremendous sensation.
The papers dubbed Mcrse "lhe Ice
Sins. dte by which DIE is known
- this aaz.
The american Ice Company. OF
which Morse was now at tho head.
Hss been as severely criticised as any
corporation iH this country Being
attacked bv leading politicians. Nh
Morse found IL necessary to 50 into
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Ii.ai Itie men were saying s'That VIII be
about ali, he set them wondering
again by the purchase of the C.lvda
Line operating six large steamers be-
tween New York and Southern ports.
inciu1ing Charleston. Brunswick. Ca.
and Jacksonville, Fla. also between
New York and Philadelphia and from
Philadelphia TO Norfolk and Ports
mouth and Newport News as well as
the st. Johns river in Florida ana be-
tween New York and Santo Domingo.
Hardly had the marine folk gotten
over this startling piece OF news before
Morse sprung upon them the biggest
sensation OF aiI-Jhe purchase of the
Mallory Line. running big steamers be-
tween New York and Galveston, New
York and Mobile, via Key West and
Brunswick. Ca The tremendous sig
ui6cance of this deal which involved
50 ,00G,906 viii be understood when Il is
known that the Mallory Line was the
greatest carrier Of raw cotton in tie
world. On its list were eleven steamers.
some of them the largest Of their class
adoat. including the 6,000-ton san Jscinto
and the 4500-ton Denver.
About this time he also bought tite
old Boston and Bangor Steamship line,
plying along the Eastern coast from
Boston 10 Bangor and Portland and
Kenucbec ports.
In ali he now controlled eighty-one
steamers and the great coastwiss trade
Of America. was his. Then was he hail
ed IN newspaper headlines as Master
Of Marine far prouder title in Hs
eyes than ice King" and one which
lie had ali his life wanted to possess
Merging all mis- ocean and riser nas-i-
cation companies into a giant corpora
non called the Consolidated Steamship
Lines Company he paused for mOmeu
Continued on Fifth Page
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Mystery Surrounds
His Second Marriage.

After few years ne emerged from
his social seclusion. and it became nois-
ed abroad that he Was about to marry
again When i'm June 1901, it was her
aided in bis headlines in the New York
papers that Mr.. Morse had married Mrs
Clemence Cowies Dodge, beautiful wo-
man who had once been the wife of a
Western railroad nan. but was now di-
vOrcej. there was much speculation as
to her identity. Nobody knew her and
"a veil OF romantic mystery was thrown
over her that va hard 10 penetrate.
she became the mistress Of the big Fifth
avenue house. and speedily made friends
among those who had entree there. Not
only was she a very charming woman.
but "a very clever one; and when il was
learned that there had been a grave ir-
regularity in the manner OF her divorce
from her former husband. who set up
the claim that ne had never been served
with die papers in the proceedings,
much sympathy was expressed for her.
as veII as for Hr. Morse
To became necessary TO have the
Morse marriage anuUlled and new
divorce suit begun against Dodge.
When this was done all legal proceed
ings separating Mr. Morse and his wife
We're set aside and Mrs. Morse returned
90 her old place as mistress OF the
house In Ffh avenue. A great deal Of
criticism OF the pant Mr. Morse was
supposed to have PLAYED ia this affair
was INDUCED in. but if it were true, as
some OF the papers limited. that he tried
to put his wife aside, how did it come
about that ne so readily remarked her
and took up life with her again after
her divorce from Dodge had been legal
iy established
What heightened and heightened the
newspaper talk of the affair was the
fact that q New York attorney known
rs Abe HummeI was tried for, and
coUvictel OF. conspiracy in the matter
o. the Dodge divorce papers. served a
year IN 0rjsou for the Offense and was
disDaTred and that Dodge was indicted
z0r perjury iu the same connection and
fed 10 Texas.
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Teller. ana Morton. and in control Of as
great au amount OF capital as any man
In America. save those three. The re-
sources of his hanks in 1897 were nearly
S-v1wo.l9J. they we're capita ized atabOut
Si'.090c COO his three insurance companies
at Sf.25e9.7. and the telephone company
at S3L000,050- This, of course meant
boundless resources. And now the Ice
King. as he was stll called. was ready
TO realize the dream OF his lie in other
words, to become the master OF A.neri-
can marine.
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politics. and affiliate with. him soIAe
Of the city officials OF high standing.
This. he has always declared, was
simply a measure Of eIf-protecEion,
but the public has never viewed il in
that light Besides, he was making
money too fast to suit some of the
big capitalists If New York who saw
fit to oppose him. In one year, after
he effected the big combine, he
doubled his fortune and was soon
worth about S12.000.0O0
When he advanced the price of ice
the newspapers raised a great cry
against him. some OF them going so
far in their opposition as to begin
suits TO dissolve the American Ice
Company, which they declared to be
q trust, operating i'm defiance of the
laws. When the fight against Morse
and his ice company was at its keen
est ne disarmed his enemies by doing
a very gracious act
a hurricane. followed by a tremend-
Gus uprising or the sea had sWeDt over
Texas. focusing its titanic force up
on the city Of Galveston, where a tire
mendous tidal wave swept high over
the town Wind and sea destroyed
thousands Of homes and killed thou
SANDS OF people The first cali from the
stricken city was for medical aid and
ice. Morse. Immediately loaded three
ships with 1860 tons Of Ice. These
were at once dispatched and arrived in
due seesOn. To the hospital corps at
Galveston the name of Charles ".
Morse became at once that of good
angel, no matter what they were calling
him ia New York But in the metropO-
lis the opposition cooled down. Then
Mr. Morse lowered the price OF ice
another Of his surprises-and the Am
erican Ice Company, which had been
reviIed as a cruel and heartless trust,
was not dissolved.
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lConttnued on Fifth Page3
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knew him. mapping out new financial
schemes and intrenchiug himself more
firmly in the position he had already
won
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Morse Springs
Another SUNRISE.

They were surprised, therefore. when
in May, 1905. he bought the big Metro
politau Steamship property. the out
side line from New York to Boston
This line had paid from 10 Z per cent
for thirty years. although the service
was not OF the best. Morse greatly
improved it. shortening the time and
popularizing the line, so that it brought
in more money than ever.
The Citizens Line Of night boats.
running between New York and Troy,
was his next buy. And then, when
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Woman Plays Romantic Part In the Battle
Morse Is Making For His Rehabilitation
Wife of This Red4ad Napoleon Undauned Fights On For His Freedom
Confident Of Outcome Before Highest in the Land

but he did not milk them dry to buy
steamers He had a financier's knov-I-
edge Of how TO secure control Of a
corporation without tying up too much
-eady Monty. and vet there was TO come
2 time when he could need money and
need il badly.
In purchasing property Of any kind
nc never hagsled A railroad company
was diCkering for the Peoples Line Or
Hudson river steamers in 1891 and the
sale had been hanging fire for months
Morse asked the steamboat people what
their price was and paid it without
question. Then he went 10 Boston and
bought four fine steamer properties OBJ
Grating boats from Boston to Maine
ports Sixteen steamers. old and new.
were included in the deal He sold some
OF the older boats and built new ones
Of fine type, including the big turbine
Governor Cobb. named for Names IeaG-
ing State official. who was an old friend
Of his
All said the marine folk. Morse
is going into the steamer business
well. he'll soon get all he wants of
that Banking and boating don't 90
well together"
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Sad Death of Little Child.

The King of Terrors entered
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Watkins = Thursday evening of
last week and touched with his
Icy hand the brow of their
little 5-year-old daughter, Kath-
crime, whose spirit took its flight
to that sweet home of rest af-
ter a brief struggle with earthly
ills.
Little Katherine passed away
on her birthday day, a day that
she had looked forward to with
many happy anticipations, but
He who does all things well or.
dained that the little flower that
bad bloomed so shortly yet SC
radiantly had filled its mission
on this earth.
The remains were laid tender.
ly away amid the tears of the
heart broken family and friends
last Friday afternoon.
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Notice for Publication.

Department OF the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Las Cruces, NJ. NJ, March
%, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Robert l..
Miller, OF Deming, N. NJ, who, on
February q, 1908, made Homestead En-.
try No. 5739, (serial 02lS9) for 81 SWi
Section I'M NWt. Section Is. Township
"a S, Range 8 W, N. NJ. Pr. Meridian
has filed notice Of intention to makeFina
Communication Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before b. Y
McKeyes, U. S. Court Commissioner, al
Deming, N, NJ, on the 22nd day Of
April, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Denard Fisher, of Deming, N. NJ
John C. Wren, " "
George W. Mclean, "
John ID. Osborn,
EUGENE VAN PATTEN, Register.
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Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at Las Cruces, N. NJ, Feb. %,
1909.
Notice is hereby given that Lester
Jones, Of Hondale. New Mexico, who,
on September %, 1907, made Homestead
Entry No. $500 (serial 023l5) fol
SWi, Section IL, Township 26 S.,
Range 10 w., New Mexico Principal
Meridian. has filed notice Of intention
TO make final Communication Proof, IA
establish claim to tina land above de-
scribed, before Is. Y. McKeyes, U. s.
Court Commissioner. at Deming, N. NJ.
on the 2nd day of April, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
G!i!rgndy Blevins, Of Hondale, N. M
William Anglin, 80 "
Elmer Hustled,
Leroy Hon, Deming, N. M
EUGENE VkN PATTEN, Register.
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Notice for Publication

Department Of the Interior, us. Land
Office at Las Cruces, N. NJ, March
3, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Norman
e. Veazey. OF Hondaie, N. M, who, on
October 3. 1907, made Homestead Entry
No. 552l (serial 02324) for NWi (oi
81 NWt and Lots 3 g. ),Section 2,
Township 26 S. Range 10 W. N. NJ. Z.
Meridian, has filed notice Of intention u
make Final Communication Proof TO es-
tablsh claim to the land above de-
scribed, before B. Y. McKeyes, U. s.
Commissioner, at Deming, N. M, or
the 7th day Of April, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
William M. Harrison, of Hondale, N. M
Charles Harrison, - "
Frank Cox,
Edward J. Berwick" "
EUGENE VAN PATTEN, Register.
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SERIAL NO. Oeq2b.

Department Of the Interior. United States Land
Office Las Cruces. New Mexico. March sth 1909
NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that on the eighth day Of
March A. ID. 1903. the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
Company made application at the United States
Land Office at Las Crucea N. NJ. 10 Select under
the act Of April 2lst, 1904 (33 Stat. 2ll) the fol.
lowing described land. to-wit: SW IL, Sec. %:
NV ~ Sec. 80; and t-2 Of NV IL and SW ~
Sec. %. and l-2 Of NV IL. Sec. 20: Township %
South. Range West. New Mexico Principal
Meridian. In New Mexico Territory.
The purpose Of this notice Is TO allow all persons
claiming the land adversely. or desiring to show
II 10 he mineral In character. an opportunity TO
file objections to such location or selection with
the local officers for the land district in which the
land is situate, to-wit at the land Office aforesaid
and To establish their interest therein. q the min
eral character thereof.
EuGgsE VAN PATrES. Register.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, u. s. Land
Office at Las Cruces, N. NJ, Feb. rs,
1909.
Notice Is hereby given that John W.
jackson, of Deming, N. NJ. who, on
May II, 1906, made Homestead Entry
No. 4754, (serial 0i83l) for SCI
Section 20, Township "a S, Range 8
W, N. M. Pr. Meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make Final
Communication Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Is.
Y McKeyes, U. s. Court Commissioner,
at Deming, N. NJ, on the 9th day Of
April. 1909.
Claimant names AS witnesses:
Warren W. johnson, OF Deming, N. M.
AL v. Wilkinson.
Clarence II. Hon,
George w. Beard, L"
EUGENE VAN PATTEN.
Register.
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SERIAL NO. O202l.

Department Of the Interior. United States Land
ofiiee. Las Cruces. New Mexico. March sth. 1903
NOTICE.
Notice IL hereby given that on the eighth day
OF March A. ID. 1903. the Santa Re Pacific Railroad
Company madc application at the United States
Land Office ut Las Crucea. N. NJ, TO Select under
the Act Of April 2lst lssb. t33 Stat 2ll) the fol-
lowing described land. tawit: 50 OF Sc IL and
Sis SW IL Sec. II. ) l-2 Ne IL and SE IL. Sec
Is; N lane -. Sec. 10: n l.2 Of NE IL and
n l-2 OF NV IL, Sec. -; all in Township "a
South. Range West. New Mexico Principal
Meridian.
The purpose Of this notice Is to allow all per-
sons claiming the land adversely. or desiring 10
show Il to be mineral in character, an opporsun-
ity 10 file objections 10 such location selection
with the local officers for the land district IN
which the land Is situate. to-wit: CT the land Of
fee aforesaid. and o establish their interest
therein. or the mineral character thereof.
EUGENE VAN PArrEs. Register.
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Babb re-

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Babb re-
turned the latter part Of last week
from their pleasure trip to CAL
ifornia, but their many friends
will sincerely regret to hear that
they left Sunday night for
Mersed, CAL, where they will
take charge of the Harvey House
there. Mr.. Babb has had the
management Of the Harvey
House in Deming for the past
year. He is succeeded by Mr..
]. A. ellis, an old experienced
Harvey House man and a most
pleasant gentleman.
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to A. Chisholm. Of Treadwell. N. Y,
now. His reason Is well worth read
ing: "For a long time | suffered from
Indigestion, torpid liver, constipation,
nervousness. and nervous debility" he
writes. IL couldn't sleep, had no APP
petite, no ambition, grew weaker every
day in spite Of all medical treatment.
Then used Electric Bitters. Twelve
bottles restored all my old-time health
and vigor. Now can attend to bust
ness every day. It's wonderful med.
icine." fnfallible for Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys. Blood and Nerves. SOC at
all druggists.