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mand of the vessel. After stormy voy-
age in rough sea and during which
many of the crew almost persisted in the
body of the craft for want of fresh air,
we arrived at Fort Monroe on the night
of March s, about 9 o'clock, and an
chored close by the 'beached frigate Min
nesOta. Before dark, while We were near
ing the roads, we could hear the sounds
of shots the Merrimac was firing at our
vessels. Indeed. she fired at everything
that carried the Stars and Stripes.
Monitors Crew Unscared.
"The Merrimac scared the crews of
vessels before she ever fired shot-that
is. crews of Union vessels-but there was
she fired her first broadside. and that was
our crew. We knew she was hiding
somewhere. so bright and early the next
morning we prepared for her by taking
the plates from the top of the square
portable things on deck. Our deck was
10 feet wide and .172 feet long. What do
you think of that in comparison with a
modern war vessel? 1t was about
o'clock We creased the deck and the pilot
house. This greasing was done to help
the bullets slide of when the deck was
struck We were well in toward shore
when we saw the Merrimac stealthfty ap-
preaching to destroy the Minnesota. We
pulled away from the shore as the Merri-
mac hurled a shot at us that fell short
about twenty feet. This was followed by
a second one that failed to come near US.
Then Lieut. Worden. who was in the pilot
house. said: We're ready. let her come
On and on she did come. l was assigned
to the duty of carrying orders from Lieut..
Worden from the pilot house to Lieut..
Green who was in charge of sixteen men.
was in the pilot house waiting for or
ders when Lieut.. Worden said: burst.
you better go down, as it's getting hot
here So went down to the foot of the
station leading to the pilot house.
The guns roared and Numbered above
us like artillery on land. The Merrimac
had raised the black flag signaling no
with her ram. She tried to ram us. but
the big prong glided over the deck and I
could see Worden SIN ling. At that in
slant Worden gave immediate orders to
turn the two eleven-inch guns upon our
antagonist, and. firing point blank. we
struck the Confederates casemate. shiv-
ering her from stem to stern. l took the
risk of a peep from the pilot house and
could see the ensign Of our foe fluttering
in the breeze.
Knew She Was Beaten.
sort of a parting salute. for her COM
mander apprec ated she was beaten. and
Lieut. worden was struck in the face
by smoke and flying splinters from a
bar made by a ball striking the pilot
house as he was peeping out. / believe
now, as I did then, IL we had followed
the Merrimac and overtaken her we could
have wiped her out of existence. We
proved one thing. and that was that
w tn all her ironclad armor she was no
match for the Monitor.
"A few days after the battle. and while
we were lying at Hampton roads, Presi-
dent Lincoln came aboard the Monitor
and complimeneed each one upon our
lighting the Merrimac and thrashing her
at the same time. He wore his high.
crowned hat and his trousers frayed at the
bottom of the legs. Mr.. Lincoln said:
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Secretary of vyr Cup.

To the boy who MAJ the highest ag-
gregate in the interSA ,ol and intercom-
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r1nemen. among them W. III. Wells. who
will defend the cup given by the Secre-
tary of War for the highest aggregate
score in the interschool and intercom-
pany matches. If Wells wins the cup this
year ii becomes his property permanent
ly. two wins meaning possession by the
conditions under which 1t was donated.
Central High School will send repre-
will do the honors for Business High
School
Officers in Charge.
Capt. J. r. Lindsay Of the 18th Cavalry.
stationed at Fort Myer, will act as exc
cutive officer for the tournament. He
will be assisted by Capt. Charles H.
Lyman and Capt. Harry Lay Of the Ma
rine Corps. Lieuts. w. b. Hudson. Thorn
as f.. MacNally and John Doyle Car
mody Of the District National Guard
and Capt. Sheridan Ferree. 1t Is ex-
pected that Capt X: K. V Casey. the
expert of the Pennsylvania National
Guard. will also be present The sta
tistical work of the shoot will be in the
hands of Frank J. Kahrs, secretary of
the National Capital Rifle and Revolver
Club.
Two meals will be served to the boys
at the range. The young marksmen will
assemble at the Union station at am.
to take the 40 train on the Southern
railroad for Edsalls station Va
The shoot will begin promptly at $50
O'Clock with the company team match, in
which four boys from each company of the
High School Cadet Corps will compete for
the Hibbs cup and medals. At 10 o'clock
the match between the school rifle clubs
of the District will be shot. The Ma
tional Rifle Associat ton presented the cup
In this match and Gen. William Crozier,
chief of ordnance. L. s. A., will give a
medal TO each member of the winning
team At the close of this match the
boys will be served with army rations'
plain, wholesome and plentiful.
Classed as Leading Event.
AT pm. the big match of the day will
come on. This is the competition be-
tween the schools for the team champion
ship of the District of Columbia with
ten boys on each team. The team Of the
Western High School will make every
effort to retain the cup which was won
by 1t last year and the boys Of the other
schools are prepared to fight to wrest the
honor.
In addition to these three team matches,
the targets will be opened all day at such
times as they are not in use for team
shooting TO enable the boys to qualify
as Junior marksman," and to win one of
the medals which would show that they
had qualified under the code approved
by the Secretary OF War. These medals
are being shot for by schoolboys all over
the United States, and at the close OF
the year report is made to the War
Department by the National Rifle Asso-
citation giving the name, age and school
attachment. along with the score Of every
schoolboy in the United States under
nineteen years of age who has become q
Junior marksman"-an honor roll of the
nations young defenders.
To the boy who makes the best score in
this qualification shoot will be presented
q hant nd ana p,Al, aAnl
ed by the Chamber of Commerce and
the school the boy attends will re-
ceiye cup.
Secrefarv Of Y.er Chm
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MILLINERY.

Guam Remnant
price.
S4.o8 Velvet Turbans ............ o8c
Q SIPS Child's Untrimmed Hats. 1890. 6oc
50 pieces I5c Silk Ribbons yard. .......... &c
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pany matches will go the silver cup
presented by the Secretary of War, and
the member of the High School Cadet
Corps making teh high score will receive
the medal given by Gen. Robert Shaw
Oliver, assistant secretary of war, en-
blematic Of the cadet corps individual
championship.
The National Rifle Association and the
schoolboy clubs OF the District are greatly
Indebted to Col. Joseph Garrard Of the
18th Cavalry. commandment at Fort Myer.
IT Is owing to his personal interest in the
subject of schoolboy instruction in marks
manship that the range In Virginia was
secured. Col. Garrard's interest in rife
practice dates back many years. when he
was an expert ri1eman in the army. He
is the founder of the school of musketry
in California. a member of the executive
committee of the National Rifle Associa-
ton and is talked of az the executive
officer of the next national matches.
The range at Edsalls is located about
twelve miles from Washington. There are
six targets at the midrange. which will
be used for the shoot Saturday. All the
shooting will be at the 200-yard distance,
on the United States Army target "A"
which has an eight-inch bull's-eye count
ing FIVE
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SILKS AND DRESS GOODS.

eH@ hSp%%nn
Black
Cream Nuns Yelling
Fouards wide
Black Alsik Messalnes 36inch
Fine Silk Persn popular
Black
Awoo Broadcloth wide
yards Silk Po1gees sell
yards New Perca,
675 yards c Mercezed Pongees and Poplns 71zc
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UNDERWEAR. CORSETS.

ouan- R.n,na
tty Value.
O SI.2, Corset Covers Observation-Disclosures. 6oc
So Corset. "Giove-ftting" $500
7 S. Corset. american Lady" .$I.oo
4 S. Corsets, "W. B." $500
7 So Bath Robe. .SI.oo
II ST 40 Percale Wrappers. ............. 89c
or Goo Muslin Gowns ............... 3ec
40 COO Knit Skirts Observation-Disclosures. 49c
II ST. 40 Flannelette kimonos ....... o8c
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Equipped With Maxim silencer.

The rifle used will be the new Spring
field army rifle of 30 caliber. Some of
these rifles. however. will be equipped
with the Maxim silencer loaned by the
Marine Corps. These will be used by the
smaller boys. as the silencer reduces the
recoil to a minimum. and there is no
more shock from the army rifle when
used with the silencer than from the I'D
caliber rife. with which all boys are more
or less familiar.
Programs of the tournament may be Sc
cured at the Office Of the National Rifle
Association, Hfbbs building. or the office
OF the superinte ndent of schools at the
Franklin School building, on application.
The cups and medals which have been
donated as prizes will be on exhibition
all this week in a show window on Penn
sylvania avenue near 10Th street.
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FOR GIRLS AND MISSES.


Chid Velvet
$1,000 Girls Gray Mixed $500 /
Misses Cloth $1,000 L
l and color IocN
Girls Washable Dresses.
4 Chid
Chids Black $500 /
Misses MILDLY
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DOMESTICS.

luan- Remnant
tity. Value. price
1000 yds. &c Sheeting SIC
300 yds. I2Lzc White Cambria. SIC
COZ yds. 1oc Dress Ginghams. .12Hc
10 boxes $I.75 Nainsook Go yds. each)
$1.1e
IS pcs. $I.25 Longclotll (I2 yds.) 6oc
90 yds. Ioc India Linons, 4o-in. .7Nc
IS doz lac Huck Towels. .o1c
$50 yds. 1oc Chambrays. sc
$50 yds. Sc, Apron Ginghams. sc
AS yds.. 1oc Dress Ginghams. sac
10 doz. 7oc Sheets. 8Ixoo... SIC
S pcs. 121zc Dotted Swisses.l nc
40 yds. Sc Towel Crash. .2Zsc
2 pcs. zoe Satin Table Damask. ;. .44c
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FURNITURE AND CARPETS.

1wn-
tity. Value. price.
IS 25c Gold-frame Pictures. ............. &C
7 SI25 Brass Fern Dishes. 6oc
9 $3.50 Oak Chiffoniers. ................ $500
4 S1I Oak Dressers .$4.o5
II zoe Tables. ............. 42c
Io 75c Nickel Bath Sets. 3oc
2 sos Velour Couches. -. .$3.o8
3 $3.50 Gas Portables. $3.50. $2.o6
8 Isl Bamboo Racks. .............:.... ACC
4 6oc Bamboo Tabourets. .............. 3oc
o2 yards 45c Grass Mating Lengths. ..17Nc
200 yards roc Jap. Mating, not laid -. .I2Nc
40 yds SIPS and S1.5o Tap. Carpet Ends 45c
3 ST Carpet Hassocks. ....-......... 3ee
II yards $I.25 Tapestry Carpets. .4a1ac
Q Yards SI.35 Tapestry Carpets. .42Ac
16 yards $I.5o Velvet Carpets. -. $500. 5sNc
pieces $I.25 Wool Tapestry. .42Hc
2I so Bath Rugs. ...........s.. 79c
3 lengths CSC Ingram Carpets. ......... .3eAc
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TOILETS.
20 BOTTLES 15c PER- o.
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in . so snNs 'oo onnonN &c
Massage as ssAs cr e"srHH $50 l0c
S BOTTLES &c CUR
line Hair Tonic. ..... ~
POWDER IrNs .V' iAno. ~ &c
81 CAKES Zoe CAS-
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NOTIONS.
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Is papers SC Crowley Needles. sc
As boxes Sc Hairpins. .... SC
100 pcs. sc Cotton Tape, for. sc
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LACES and NECKWEAR.

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100 yards I21lc Torchon Laces. SIC !
% CSC Neckwear. ne :
68 CSC Emb. Handkerchiefs. 49,. .1zNc :
80 Ioc Women's Initial Hdkfs :. .. sc /:
IL yds. SI.oo All-over Nets soc /:
80 yds. 25c Black Veilings. ......I2Hc :
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
COrnS.

In the present article departure IS
made from the usual custom, and treat
ment, and little else than treatment, is
considered. Doctors as a rule ignore
corns, seeming to regard their treatment
as belonging exclusively to the chlropo-
dist The result OF this is, as usually hap
pens when the uninstructed or partly
instructed try to practise medicine, or
when one treats himself, that the disease
is often maltreated, and the corn, instead
of being cured or improved, is made
worse.
A corn is not calloSity, although
often so called, for the two things are
produced in different ways. A callosity
is due to pressure intermittently applied;
a corn is due to more or less constant
pressure, combined with friction.
A callosity is superficial; corn is well
described in its Latin name clavuS, a
nail 1t is like nail driven into the
tender tissues of the lower layers OF the
skin and the parts beneath.
PAIRING corn, the usual treatment, may
give a little relief for time by relieving
the pressure, but soon the horny growth
is pushed above the surface again, and
the condition is as bad as ever or worse.
The only lasting benefit is from the
removal of the entire growth, and this is
best effected by the application 70 mois-
ture. Every night the sufferer should 60
to bed with thin poultice, or a wad OF
absorbent cotton saturated with gYcerin
and water, on the corn, the surface before
the application being thickly busted with
bicarbonate of soda, In the daytime an
ordinary corn plaster should be worn,
and in the hole should be placed a very
thin layer of absorbent cotton soaked in
glycerln.
OF course after the corn has disappear
ed, bette fitting shoes must be worn, SO
that none of the prominent parts OF the
footS are pressed upon and rubbed by the
leather at the same time. If the badly
fitting shoe is put on again the corns viii
quite certainly come back.
This simple treatment is better than the
use of salicylic acid, glacial acetic acid,
and other chemicals which are often rec
commended Simple rest in bed will do
just as well, but it takes longer. In fact
good long illness, such as typhoid fever
may be depended upon to cure any corn.
1t is the only good thing to be said OF ty-
phoid fever.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
LOckjaw.

Most of the deaths from the Fourth Of
July accidents are due TO tetanuS, or lock-
jaw. A toy pistol or a firecracker
wounds boys hand. Frequently the
hand is dirty, and the dirt, laden with
the germs of tetauus, is driven into the
flesh.
TetanuS owes its origin to microbe
which enters the circulatory system
through a wound. In former times a
wound made by rusty nail was greatly
dreaded because of the frequency with
which lockjaw resulted. Such wounds
are quite as dangerous now as they were
in other days, but not because the nail is
rusty. Rust alone has nothing TO dc
with the disease.
One ofthe breeding places of the tetanus
germ is the inteStineS OF domestic animals
especially the horse. The city streets
the village and country roads and
paSture-landS are, therefore, always
infected.
The wounds from which lockjaw results
are most commonly on the face, hands OF
feet, because these parts are exposed: bu
they may be anywhere. In the case o.
children playing, the hands and. feet are
more likely TO get dirty than other parts
of the body. Moreover, the tissues are
hard and compact, land so are tenacious
in retaining germs carried into the flesh
by wound whidh punctureS or LAGER
ates.
1t is also significant that most cases O
lockjaw result from slight, apparently
unimportant wounds. The reason is that
thhy are neglected, whereas serious in
juries receive attention by physician
and are properly cleansed.
Unless treated by the modern anti-toxir
method, tetanus is fatal in the majority OF
cases, and even when that treatment is ap-
piled, promptneSs is Of great importance
Best of all is the preventive application
OF the remedy. This should be sought
in the case of any wound to hands
face or feet,no matter how slight if the
wound is OF such kind that surface dir
may have been driven into the flesh.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
To the Afflicted.

DR.. c. H. Whiting, late with DR.. Wat
son, of New York, Graduate OF Medicine
for the past AZ years, and who has for the
past y years made disease of the rectum
his speciality, desires to inform his patrons
and the public that he has moved to 5O4
w. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Md, where
he has every facility for the above treat
ment, which is so thoroughly advanced
that his patrons are not prevented from
attending to their duties, nor are surgical
operations reSorted to. He makes no
charge for consultation or examination.
Ladies treated at their home by skilled
lady attendants. DR.. Writings process
knows not the meaning of the word "fail-
ure." Why suffer this dread disease
when permanent relefiS at hand. ThouS-
ands OF testimonials presented upon ap-
plication.
Have cured two doctors IS years old
who had practised medicine for 60 years,
also cured one man So years old, who
lived for five years afterwards, and cured
a woman 81 years old. The treatment is
concluded IN from three to five minutes,
and no bad effects afterwards. People
gain from Is to so pounds after treatment.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
Too Big a Risk.

Commonly it is the man himself who
is the last person to discover that a too
high value has been put upon his worth
TO the world. In his book, "Atoot and
Alone" Mr.. Stephen Powers reports the
case of a negro in the South before the
Civil War who came to the conclusion
that he was paying too much for himself
when he was buying his freedom.
He had belonged TO an Alabama pl@n-
ter who owned ferry on the Chattaho-
chez River. This ferry the negro had
operated. To make the ferryman faithful
to his duty, the owner had allowed Nun
one-half OF the earnings.
Harry saved his gains carefully, and IN
the course of time proposed to his master
to buy his freedom. The master con-
scented. and an agreement was made that
Harry should pay eight hundred dollars
for himself, half in hand.
Not long after this there came an UNI
usual freShet, Harry'S skiff was capSlzed
in the middle of the stream, and he him.
self was carried down two or three miles
before he could get ashore, being then
more dead than alive. Woefully be-
dragged and dilapidated, he presented
himself before his master.
"Marse John," he said, al wants to
trade back.
Whats the matter, Harry ?"
"Wen, MarSe John, four hundred dol
lars is mo- money'n want to risk in dis
hyur niger"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23

A man who was travelling the Ozark
Mountains on horseback stopped before
a typical Arkansas farmhouse to inquire
the way.
whats the news p asked the noun
taineer, as he leaned his lank frame
against the fence and pulled his long
beard thoughtfully.
On finding that what had become a
part OF history was news 10 him, the
traveller asked why he did not take some
weekly or monthly periodical, that he
might keep in touch with the world al
large.
"Wall," said the old native, "when
my pa died, nine years ago, he left me
a stack of newspapers that high"-indi-
eating height of about three feet-"and
ain done readin' of 'em yet"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23

other women to avail themselves of
this valuable medicine. Mrs. E. NJ.
FREDERICK, Bloomdale, Ohio.
Backache is a symptom of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing We
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as Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
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become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited tes-
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cOnclusively that Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou
sands of women.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free,
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Glad To Recommend Them.

Mr.. E. Weakley, Kokomo, Ind, says
cater taking Foley Kidney Pills, the Sc
we're backache left me, my kidneys be-
came stronger, the secretions natural anc
my bladder no longer panied me. an
glad to recommend Foley Kidney Pills. y
In a yellow package. For sale by all
druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23

The Conservation of Natures Re-
sources
Applies as well to our physical state as
TO material things c. ]. Budlong, Wash
ington, r. l., realized his condition, and
took warning before it was too late. He
says: 81 suffered severely from kidney
trouble, the disease being hereditary in
our family. have taken four bottles OF
Foleys Kidney Remedy, and now con-
slider myself thoroughly cured. This
should be a warning to all not TO neglect
taking Foley'S Kidney Remedy until it is
too late" Sold by all Druggists.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILL YIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Bloomdale, Ohio.-"I suffered from
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's4aNs ~ .'4N'l
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aal every month |
could hardly stand
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Pinkham's Vegeta-
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
Restorative Nervine

soothes the irritated nerves, and
assists the nerve cells to gener-
ate nerve force.
Or. Miles Nerv]ne Is sold by all drug
qists. IL the fifSt bottle falls to benefit,
your druggist will return your money.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23

Agent-"I have book you should buy
for your son, telling how to become a
politician, statesman, president of Me
United States, banker, broker"
Mrs. Hennesey-"G'wan, did your
mother buy wan for you?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-06-23
Paint and Oil Department.

Paint and Oil Department.
Raw and Boiled LinSeed Oil, Harness
Oil, Machine Oil, Black Strap, Tur-
pentine, N. c. and Gas Tar, Gasoline,
VarniSh, Japan Dryer, Knot Killer,
White Lead, Red Lead, Spanish
Brown, Calcined Plaster, Portland
Cement, Lard Oil, PlaStering Hair,
Coal Oil, Neat Foot Oil, Fish Oil,
Bath Brick Soap, Sulphur, Copperas,
BoraX.
Patent Plastering prepared for immediate
use.
international Stock Food and GleaSon'S
Horse and Cattle Powders.
Frank Miller'S Harness Dressing, Whale
Oil Soap.
Black Lambs Foot Harness Oil.
The Perfection Blue Flame WiCkleSS Oil
Stove-SafeSt and best.
The -Four Leaf Clover Cream Separator,
where the milk is not mixed or di-
luted with water, leaving it pure and
sweet for family use.
Wall Paper furnished on short notice at
reduced prices.
Reduced Prices on Haying Tools and
Barn Doors, Hangers and Track.
Force Pumps, Deep Well Pumps, Gal
vanized Bucket Pump and Water
Purifier, | X L Chain Pumps.
A Large Stock of Cooking and Heating