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Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-06-20

the usual literary exercises. The ora
ton of the day will be delivered by
Rev. Wright Of the Presbyterian
church. Mr. White is one Of the finest
orators in the state and his address
will be we'll worth hearing. At ~
o'clock, the ball game between Moore
and Lewistown will be played at the
fair grounds. Each Of these old time
rivals now has game from the 9th
er to its credit. The contest on the
Fourth will be for the honors. Both
teams will have their strongest line.
ups in the field and the contest will
be spirited one.
An Inspiring Spectacle.
The members of the committee are
placing special empasis upon the eye.
ming portion OF the days entertain,
ment, the grand display OF fireworks
The display will be made from an
eminence right i'll the city and every.
one will have the opportunity OF see
ing it without any trouble. There
will be the booming OF giant eX,
plosives. the ascent OF hamlne
balloons and the bursting OF resound
ing bombs. For over all hour, tht
sky will be filled with shooting star
and flaming, suffering rockets. There
will be no waits between numbers, a.
Secretary Mathews, who is an ole
hand at this fireworks game, will have
everything so arranged as to keep W
continuous performance.
Celebrate in LewistoWn. he on.
admission will be the 50 cents to III
ball grounds in the morning. Every
thing else free as the air, with ful
and frolic sufficient to last for week
all crowded into one short day.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-06-20
Commencement
THURSDAY EVE
Present Week Will Be Busy One
With Students of High School
Class Play Tomorrow Night.
nine TO Be GRADUATED
Six Boys and Three Girls Will Re-
ceive Diplomas Next Thursday
Evening-Other Exercises.

This will be busy week for the
students and faculty Of the Fergus
County Free High school. 1t is com
mencement week and, beginning to-
morrow evening, there will be some
thing going on all the remainder Of
the week. The school year will end
Thur sday, but the alumni dance Mon
day evening will be the final exercises
in connection with the close Of the
term.
List of Graduates.
The graduating class this year
comprises six boys and three girls, as
follows: john Crowley, Harvey Row,
ley, Vivian Reeder, John Grove
Lancelotte Rowley. James Mac
Cowan, Mercy McLachlin, Gertrude
Gurnett and Florence Johnson To
morrow evening the members OF the
class will give the class play The
Time OF His Life" in Culver's hall
Commencement Exercises.
Thursday evening, at the opera
house. will be held the commencement
exercises. The Rev. Frank Powell
OF Helena, will deliver the address &c
the graduates. The program will be
as follows:
Overture, "Jolly Robbers" Franz
yon Suppe. kenny's orchestra; in
vocation. Rev. +. l.. White; Greet
ing to Spring Johann Strauss, high
school Girls Chorus; Morning. Noon
and Night Won Suppe, orchestra;
Voice. "'Til You Came Metcalf.
Miss Ruth Waite; waltzes, The Girl
in the Train Leo Fall, orchestra: ad
dress. "The Way OF WISDOM Rev.
Frank H. Powell; Ring on, Ye
Bells" Girls Chorus: presentation OF
diplomas, II. A. Moulton, board OF
trustees: selections from "Martha.
Flotow. orchestra.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Sunday evening, at the Presbyterian
church. the Rev. Ernest Wright de
livered the bacca 'aureate sermon
Friday evening. the Junior prom will
be held at lArmory hail. and Monday
evening the alumni dance will be
given at the same place. IT having
been decided to substitute dance tor
the usual banquet this year.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-06-20
Swiped Fine Suit.

The pclice are looking for man
who went into the tailor shop of Joyce
Williams. on Fourth avenue, this at
ternoon, casually hung a brand new
tailored coat and vest over his arm,
sauntered out into the back alley
pulled off his somewhat frayed ap-
parel and put on the stolen goods
and then skiddooed The recreant Is
known and it is not thought possible
that he can get out of the city with
out being detected.
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SPORT

The Colonials of Denver went down
to defeat at Central City in the mdist
of a heavy rain, Z to 5.
In a closely contested game at
Santa Fe the Albuquerque baseball
team defeated Santa Fe by score of
4 to 0.
Cheyenen fans are worried over a
persistent rumor that Manager Bid
well is to lose two or three of his star
players.
Joe Carney, the Pacific coast pool
champion, won the 500.point pool
match from James Mature, champion
of Colorado.
In the thirteenth round of a lively
fight in San Francisco, Ad Wolgast
defeated Owen Moran, the English
champion.
Yen Weldensaul, formerly utility
player for the Grizzlies of Denver, will
manage the Greeley Spud baseball
team Of Greeley hereafter.
President Lynch of the National
league suspended infielders Miller and
McKechnie Of the Pittsburg club for
three days. Manager Clarke of Pitts
burg was fined IS for discoloring the
ball.
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WASHINGTON,

Postmaster General Hitchcock says
applications from depositors to pur-
chase postal savings bonds July 1st ag.
gregated $4,000.
Another investigation is proposed.
Representative Raker of California in
troduccd a resolution for the investi-
CATION of the public land laws.
Director Joseph A. Holmes of the
Bureau of Mines, left Washington to
make study of mine conditions in
Colorado, Utah, Montana and Alaska.
Representative Baker Of California
urges the adoption Of his resolution
providing for an investigation of pub
lie land laws and their administration.
A more general sentiment for ex-
peditious action on the Canadian reci-
procity, without revision and free list
bills is apparent after informal con-
ferences among the senators.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated 90 additional postoffices
as postal savings repositories. The
offices are located in twenty differ
ent states. They will begin opera
tions July 31st.
The loss of the battleship Maine
was caused by the explosion of her
three magazines. No such effect as
that produced upon the vessel could
have been caused by an explosion
from without. Such is the opinion of
Gen. William H. Bixby, chief of en-
gineers, u. s. A.
A sweeping investigation of all ex-
press companies of the United States
has been ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. 1t will be
one of the widest in scope ever under
taken by the commission and will
not only be conducted as to rates, but
will include practices, accounts and
revenues of the various companies.
A weather record for the season
was made here July End. The official
temperature was ninety-eight and the
suffering was increased by the humid.
ity. No immediate relief, it was said,
is in sight. Downtown thermometers
registered 1O7. Twenty deaths from
severe heat and forty-seven from
drowning when relief was sought in
the water. were reported from various
sections, with one suicide due to tho
high temperature.
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WESTERN.

Rain has fallen in many sections
of Kansas and the long drought is
broken. Farmers are happy.
In a fight over a girl at country
dance nine miles south Of Muskogee,
Okla, eleven men were stabbed. AL
may die.
Jim McWard. flying a biplane at
Wichita, Kans., made a spectacular
flight over the city attaining height
Of more than 1000 feet.
Separated only by q few seconds
two earthquake shocks, the heaviest
since the big shake of 1906. Jared the
central portion Of California and west
ern Nevada. Each shock lasted about
five seconds.
1t required the services Of detail
Of the state militia to prevent a long
suffering but disappointed crowd at
Glendive, Mont, from running an
airship into the Yellowstone river be-
cause It would not fly.
Armed with rifles two hundred men
are securing Villas county, Wisconsin,
for Joe Imperio and Philip Roberts.
the murderers of Sheriff Radcliff
while resisting arrest. The men are
accused Of white slavery.
Charles Schultz, Of Oklahoma City,
Okla, when, after he had become en-
tangled in the guy rope Of burning
balloon and been carried several Lun-
dred feet in the air, the charred rope
gave way.
Damage claims to the amount Of
$250,OOO against the Mexican govern
ment have already been filed with
the state department at Washington,
as the result Of the killing and wound
ing of number of Ell Paso people dur
ing the time the battle Of Juarez was
in progress.
Clyde Mattox, who is known to have
slain four men and has been accused
of killing fifth and who was famed
as an oltiaw in the territorial days of
Oklahoma. has been released from
state prison and his citizenship re-
stored after he had served twelve
years.
Closely pursued by the town marsh
al, a pickpocket leaped into the bas-
ket OF a balloon near Sayre, Okla,
just as the air craft was leaving the
ground and sailed away to safety. The
balloon had been filled with gas and
the aeronaut, George Harvey, was In
the basket ready to start when the
marshal discovered the pickpockes
taking a purse from a pocket Of citi-
zen whose attention was centered on
the balloon.
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FOREIGN.

The physician in attendance upon
John W. Gates, the American finan-
cier. who is i'll in Paris, says his pa
tfent Is on the mend.
The sensations caused by Ger
many's action in sending a warship to
Agadir. Morocco. showed no signs Of
abating, and diplomatic circles are
said to be In a ferment.
Following conference of President
de La Barra and Minister Of Finance
Madero at the City OF Mexico. an or
der was issued to the national treas
ury to pay to Gustavo Madero $4,000
gold to reimburse him for expenses
incurred during the revolution.
According to Chinese papers re-
ceived in Seattle, it is credibly re-
ported in Peking that the fortune ac-
cumulated by the late Empress Dow
ager TIE Hei, and which amounts to
between $25,OOO.OOO and 100000. 900.
chiefly in gold bars, has been shipped
to England, whence it will be trans
ferred to bank in Brussels for in
vestment.
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NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS
Minor Mention.

Minor Mention.
Flake gold has been taken from .
well near Grover.
The Platte river 10 higher than 1t
has been for two years.
The mail route between Lamar and
Wiley has been discontinued.
Mrs. VIM. Smith. q pioneer OF Wind.
sor. after long illness. is dead.
The Lamar baseball team defeated
Las Animas by a score Of Is to s.
The Poudre and Platte rivers are
rising and bitches are running full.
Loveland Is to have q new hotel and
one which will be q credit to the city.
Lincoln county has one held Of 600
acres In flax. the largest In the state.
The Greeley beet and potato crop
are said 70 be past danger. fine rains
having fallen.
The Loveland chautauqua. in ses.
sion afternoon and evening for seven
days. has closed.
Fred Allen has killed seventy.sev-
en- rattlesnakes on his quarter se,.
ton near Fooston.
H. A. Edie Is the only rural mail car
rier In Colorado who delivered mail
In an automobile.
J. NJ. McCutcheon. wealthy pion.
eer Of La Sale has donated land to
that town for park.
C. W. Jones. aged sixty. who was
fatally hurt by being thrown from his
wagon near Boulder. died.
A man believed to be Ellis Uselton.
Of indianapolis. Ind. was killed by a
Rio Grande train In Pueblo.
Harvesting Of winter wheat Is we'll
under way in the Arkansas valley. the
crop being earlier than usual.
The school board has selected near
ly all II the teachers for the Lamar
schools for the ensuing year.
Ignacio Revoc. miner from Old
Mexico. was killed by q fall Of rock
In the c. F. q I. mine at Berwind.
Heavy rain throughout the Kiowa
section insures bumper crops in the
Divide country as well as the Kiowa
valley.
Martin Olson, aged 21. was acci.
dentally drowned In Oberon lake. one
and one.half miles northwest Of Ar
vada.
A. T. Waterbury, aged 65. . ranch
man Of Sugar Loaf. Boulder county.
was thrown from his wagon and badly
hurt.
The Union Pacific has changed
names Of the station on the new line
to Fort Collins from Kidder to Boyd
Lake.
J. H. Goudy Of Colorado Springs
was chosen department commander o,
the United Spanish War Veterans at
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To Build Electric Railroad.

Cedaredge.-About fifty OF the lead.
ing citizens and most prominent men
OF Montrose. Delta. Cedaredge and
Olathe have associated themselves to-
gether In a company for the purpose
Of promoting the construction Of an
up-to-date electric railroad from Mont
rose by way Of Delta to Cedaredge.
and have progressed 10 far as to have
said proposed road surveyed by com.
petent engineers. and to have prepared
by them a comprehensive report. EN-.
bodying therein full data and informa-
tion relating to cost. nature and ex-
tent Of traffic, revenue therefrom and
30 forth. which report is now being
considered by eastern capitalists.
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GEN E RAJ.

Showers and cooling breezes have
brought relief to sweltering Chicago.
In many parts Of Kansas. Missouri
and Oklahoma the temperature is re-
ported to be higher than 100. II.
More than 500 deaths are to be
credited to the great heat wave of
July to 5, 1911, which has some.
what abated.
Chicago.--A return Of the death
dealing heat which has claimed 1876
victims In Chicago, is predicted by
the weather forecaster. "
DR.. Henry NJ. Walden of New York
fell nearly a hundred feet in his mono
plane, at Mineola, L. l., smashing it
to pieces.
From cities east of the Rockies,
| broiling in temperature of 100 or
higher. ninety.five deaths are reported,
which, added to sixty-nine brings the
death toll of forty-eight hours to 1854.
Hundreds Of prostrations are reported.
Many Of the victims were babies.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, in
announcing the addition of fifty more
postal savings repositories, noted with
satisfaction that the opposition of
banking institutions had almost dis.
appeared. Applications for authority
to receive postal funds are being re-
ceived from forty banks a day.
No less than 100000 barrels of
beer were sold in the United States
during the 12 months ending June 30th
last. or an increase over the previous
twelve months of 6.21 per cent, &C.
cording to the annual report of the
beer and whisky sales made public
today by the United States Brewers
Association.
Two persons were killed and seven
teen others injured when a Pennsyl-
vania express train for Atlantic city
sideswlpcd local passenger train at
Lucaston. a little station, north of
Camden, N. j.
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the closing session OF the state con-
vention at Pueblo.
Canon City will be compelled to pay
$500 before It can secure two con.
demned brass cannon for park orna.
mentation.
william Throop. aged ~. was killed
almost instantly at Longmont. when
his team ran away and he was thrown
from his wagon.
Rev. F. e. Chandler Of Florence.
has been given a unanimous call to
the pastorate Of the Presbyterian
church Of Trinidad.
The Normal Institute for the Eighth
district. which 10 composed Of Otero.
Bent, Prowers. Baca and Kiowa coun.
ties. closed on July 9Th.
In q contest for commercial club
membership. for q prize given by the
Denver Commercial Club. Platteville
won by gain Of 1920 per cent.
Leandro Vigil. three years old. son
Of ]. L. Vigil Of Tercio. thirty miles
west OF Trinidad. is dead as a result
Of eating box Of strychnine pills.
That the D. l.. 4 N. W. railway will
be In Severance by December LIST is
assured and new rights Of way con-
tracts are being prepared which will
expire that day.
Officers are taking every precaution
to protect the negro. Bob Harris. who
is In jail In Pueblo charged with kill
ing Chief Of Police John B. Craig at
Rocky Ford.
Guy L. Allen OF Boulder is inventor
Of new sewer tile pipe making ma.
chine which 1t Is said will receive
ready backing Of both Boulder and
Denver capital.
Ten miles OF track Of the South
Park line Of the Colorado & South
ern railroad are either washed out or
in bad shape In Platte calon. as the
result Of cloudburst.
Julian Gradell. for many years &
justice OF the peace at Louisville, was
accidentally shot and killed at Log
Cabin, a little settlement about thirty
miles north OF Fort Collins.
Caught with a quantity Of stamps.
three men were arrested at Otis, sus.
pected Of being implicated In the post
office robbery at Greeley when $10.-
900 in stamps was taken.
A $1,000 solid silver cup has been
offered by H. o. Havemeyer for the
best five acres OF sugar beets in the
United States. 1t will be awarded at
the American Land and Irrigation Ex-
position to be held In New York be-
ginning in November.
DR.. J. A.. Haldane. Of Oxford uni.
versity, England, is in Colorado
Springs to make a series Of tests on
Pixies peak in order to determine the
effect OF altitude on the blood.
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Three New Laws.

Denver.-Three new laws enacted
by the last Legislature and affecting
live stock interests will 60 into effect
on August 5th. The three In question
are the brand record act, the stallion
license act and the railroad stock
killing law. These new laws will add
considerable work to the duties Of the
stock board. After August 5th all
brands will be recorded with the
Stock Inspection Board instead Of
with the secretary Of state. The new
stallion law requires all stations in
the state to have license from the
board. Preparations will be made to
take up this work at once. The new
stock killing law Is also to be admin
istered by the board SO that prepara-
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To Make Fruit Jar Rubbsrs Las,

To Make Fruit Jar Rubbsrs Last.
To have fruit jar rubbers last. keep
them we'll covered in jar full Of -four
until used. and as soon as removed
from empty Jars. One can then afford
a good quality Of rubbers, as kept
thus they will safely last several sea-
sons. When there Is doubt Of old
rubbers, they may often be made to
exc out one more season by using two
Of the rubbers to each jar and screw
Ing down tight. Always stand newly
flied jars upside down until cool, to
test the tops and Designer.
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WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

Accompanied by very heavy rains.
destructive cyclones swept over south
central South Dakota. Farmers wit
messed the demolition Of their barns,
outbuildings and trees with compla-
cency, as the rain will benefit the
crops sufficiently to cover the cyclone
damage a thousand fold.
Four members Of the crew Of the
wrecked steamer Santa Rosa and
second mate, E. Hawson, Of the Pa.
cific Coast Steamship Company. we're
drowned in the surf while trying to
get a line ashore from that vessel,
which stranded near Point Arguello.
six miles south Of Surf, Cal.
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tions are on foot to inausurate this
Negro Carried to Pueblo,

Pueblo.-Bob Harris. the negro who
shot and killed Chief OF Police ]. b.
Craig. and seriously wounded Officer
Jacob Ripper. In Rocky Ford. and who
was captured In Rocky Ford and taken
to La Junta. was brought to Pueblo
and placed In jail for safe keeping
Entirely concealed In two gunny
sacks and heavily handcuffed and
shackled, Harris was carried out of
the jail at La Junta. placed In the
bottom OF an automobile. and hurried
to Pueblo. Two auto loads Of depu.
ties in charge Of Sheriff H. W. Potter
OF Otero county and two county com
missioners made up the party In
charge OF Harris.
The negro breathed a sigh Of relief
when he was placed in Jail here.
Several companies Of state militia
are being held In readiness to move
on a moments notice. under instruc,
tions from Gov. Shafroth. In case
there is real danger OF mob violence,
1t Is now thought such danger has
passed and all Is quiet.
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chswIn' Less and prinkln' More.

chswIn Less and Drlnkln' More.
Denva-.-During the year between
June 80. 1910. and June so. 1911. Colo
RADIO didn't do as much ''chewin' and
smoking as In the period ending June
so. 1910. Judging from the fiscal re.
port Of the internal revenue depart.
ment. More beer was drunk.
however. The report shows that
during the fiscal year the re.
port shows that during the fiscal year
the receipts derived from the revenue
tax on tabacco, snuff and cigars was
$6l, 900 aainst $63.557 for the same
period il. the fiscal year ending June
80. 1910. From the breweries the re-
ceipts were $46l.139. against $i55.O00
last year.
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Auto Wrecked; Two Women Drown.

Auto Wrecked; Two Women Drown.
Fort Collins.-Mrs. r. NJ. Booraem
and her sister. Mrs. William T. Mann
ing were drowned near here when
their auto struck bridge. threw them
into three feet Of water and fell on
them. holding them down until they
were dead.
The automobile had skidded in a
mudhole, and Mrs. Booream. who was
driving. was endeavoring to regain a
straight course when the car struck a
bridge and was thrown on the bank Of
a ditch near Seldom lake. Mrs. Boor.
aem and Mrs. Manning were thrown
into the ditch and the auto turned up
side down on top Of them in the wa.
ter.
In the car on the seat with Mrs.
Booraem was NJ. c. T. Fennel, who
was thrown in such q manner that he
was able to extricate himself. but was
unable to raise the car which pinned
the women down. He summoned as
sistance and men arrived within a few
minutes. lifted the machine off the vic.
Tins and took them from the water.
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Wins $4,000 In Foot Race.

Chicago.-Miss Caroline Canton of
Chicago, graduate of Vassar, has
Just discovered that bundle of min
ing stocks she won in foot race for
girls at fair in Alberta, Calgary, is
worth $4,000, and will probably he
worth 100000 shortly.
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Troops Leave Texas.

San Antonio, TeX.-The last section
Of the Ninth United States cavalry
left the maneuvers camp for Fort D
A. Russell, Wyoming.
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"Chalky" German OF Leadville, and
kid" Ross OF New York have been
matched for twenty-round bout
which will take place at Leadville
July IA. German who can do 120
pounds easily. has consented to let
Ross weigh in at 1873 pounds.
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times, and said that I ought to have An
operation. I would not listen to that,
and when . friend Of my husband told
him about Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take 1t.
Now I look tho picture Of health and
feel like 1t, too. Ican do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk COW.
l can entertain company and enjoy
them. I can visit when I choose. and
walk ~ far ~ any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. I wish ! could
talk toeyery sufYeringwoman and girl"
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the euro Of all Forms Of
female complaints Is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
It IL moro widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. It has
cured thousands Of women who have
been troubled With displacements, In
6ammation, liberation, 6broid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache.
that bearing down feeling. indigestion,
and nervous prostration. after al other
means had failed Why don't you tryitp
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
orssiey postofs,es Robbed.

Greeley-Yeggmen who drilled open
the cafe in the Greeley postoffice re-
Gently. taking over $4,000 worth OF
stamps. and considerable registered
mail. were not satisfied with their
haul and entered the postoffice again
and attempted to force the second safe
In the office.
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Senator Guggenheim has been ad.
vised by the Postoffice Department
that his request for an increase Of
service from three to six times a
week from Craig and Pagoda post.
offices, Routt county. has been
granted and advertisements have been
issued calling for bids.
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ExtravaMnt.

Ada-Cholly Saphedde was In
brown study the other day. and Of
fered him a penny for his thoughts.
Edith-You spendthrift! You never
did know the value of money!
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IOt 4OVI VI uVO ~yD
st Q Il me every
month, and 20 weak
I could hardly walk.
] cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and was 20
nervous and weak
that ! dreaded to
go anyone or have
anyone move In the
room. Tho doctors
gave mo medicine to
0aaA ma at thnaA
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Modern Ethics.
Do not kick a man when he IL down.
Turn him over and feel In the other
pocket.-0alveston News.
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SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY

An Relieved BY Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
su{1ered everything. I was In bed