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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17

NEW STOCK OF HALL RACKS
Ihe most complete line we have ever
received, all the new styles and finishes
and a range of prices that will suit
every one. CHARTERED oak hall racks
with mirror, box seat and An 7E
umbrella rack as low as. I. 1OIIJ
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17
cHAPTER xvi.

\ FTER few moments Valentine
N shook his head angrily and
drew back step from the
"Red, got a handkerchiefY' he snap.
ped.
"Yes."l, o,
"Well. get moving Come on-blind
fold me so That can't see, SO thai
every nerve will be centered on hear.
ing the tumblers click-you know-the
old gag"
"sure thing" | das0 I
Red scrambled to his-,feet and has
tily tied handkerchief tightly around
Valentines head. completely covering
his. eyes. Valentine stepped buck tC
the vault. and Red croucIled again al
his feet.
Deity, intently5 the ex-convict ma
hipulated the intricate mechanism OF
ihe vault
Hurry jimmy, that kid" urged
Red. to whom the suspense was be
coming UnhrarabIe
"D-n you. lie quiet! If you say
mother word III knock your head of
my hands are like leather"
BE again Saadrarcrcd his fingers.
"YuT'rr bleeding! exclaimed Red.
What OF u:" returning TO his task
Don't talk. tell you heard II
lick missed 1t again" turning the
continuation slowly-"but ] felt IT
fhut time Il feit the dog lift"-Valen
tine was intensely excited. RED, there
It Is! Hurry with match!
Red well acquainted with The du
ties required of him, by reason OF
the thorough education he had recely.
ed from Valentine in the past, had
been waiting expectantly with
match ready for the striking. At the
word he Illuminated the combination's
dial with tiny fame.
What is itY cried Valentine.
The other stretched himself upward
and peered at the, numbers on the
metal saucer
ut points to twenty-Onel" he ex.
claimed.
vault
"Sandpaper" he cried. Red handed
him another sheet. he rubbed his
fingers softly across it. his raw, bleed
ing flesh could not stand more than
the slightest contact with the raspins
surface. IN feel every jar clean to
my eyebalis now" he added. He turn
ed che dial back and then forward and
then four complete reverse revolu-
tons. That's the way to get them.
Red"-two more forward revolutions
bare, bleeding nerves"-a half turn
back-'raw, throbbing nerves-a tooth
ache in every 6nfier end-eh, Reds
there-matehl"
After moment: a,xi6i.
~Fifty-two!'
How many bolts did this door
haveE" asked Valentine. Did you
notice" He went on turning the dial.
Twelve"
Thought So" jubilantly. 'Can you
hear her any more, Red?"
Reds car WAS pressed against the
crack Of the vault door.
NO. And Cod knows don't want
to. Honest. 'hmmy, don't believe
"oh. yes. you do. So long as she
calls we know she's alive"-turning
the dial slowly back-"here we are
again. If this is eleven 1 know this
old rotation-match!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17
am. '5:4O pm, 1875 pm.


Parkersburg Accommodation, depar,
1850 am. 1900 pm. Arrive '1O:2f
an. 1920 pm.
W. VA. s PITTS, NoRTHBoUND.
Fairmont and Morgantown, deparr
1850 am. x2:5O pm.
cOnnellsvilIe and PtttsbuEg. depart
1850 am, $3.50 pm. Arrive x11:o5
pm.
". va. 6 PITTS, soUTH-BoUND
Weston. depart xC:OO am, zlo:25 am
x11:s0 am, '6:15 pm. Arrive xs:5k
am. sS:4O am, x2:25 pm. z5:.5 pm,
x7:05 pm.
Pickens. depart xs:OO am. xS:15 pm
Arrive xS:55 am. x7:O6 pm.
Redwood and intermediate points,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17
Copyright. 1910. by American Pre.s
Association

CONTINUED from yesterday
cashiers Office. He walked swiftly
down the hall.
Jimmy Valentine, Jimmy valon-
tine" he muttered vengefuIly, you've
mad your laugh: Now I'll have mine.
I've got you now. Pm going to get
you red handed!'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17
SALEiMOEE&ORe
R.1LR0lD.

HARRISBURG, W. VA
SDaily. xDaIly except Sunday.
In effect November %, 1910.
>, zSunday only.
MAIN LINE, EAST BOUND.
Cumberland, washington. Baltimore
philadelphia and New York. depart
1852 am, '5:4O pm, 1885 pm.
Arrive 1888 am. '9:4O am. "s:os
pm.
MAIN LINE, WEST BOUND.
Parkersburg, Cincinnati, Louisville,
and St Louis, depart s12:53 am.
1910 am, "6:OS pm. Arrive $3.50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17

cTo be eontinuedl.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

dio, but once In while Big Bailey
would take Bill along and together
they would demolish the biggest
steak they could order, and then it
was keen delight for Big Bailey to
watch Bill's face as The string quartet
at their favorite restaurant played.
why do we do this?" Bill asked
one night: they were enjoying their
coffee while the quartet played La
tann's divine cradle song
well, I'll tell YOU BILL" said
Bailey when was little chap, a
lot smaller than you. | had to live on
pretty poor food. when I got It. And
there were plenty of times didn't get
much"
Bill nodded gravely. He under
stood. Big Bailey thought he would.
80" he said. Occasionally like
to go and eat the biggest meal can
find, just to make up for It, and just
to convince myself that the old times
are all gone"
Bill said nothing, but he reached
across the table and shook hands with
his big friend. He surely understood.
And then they lapsed into silence
while the second fiddle man still
rocked the @ string like a cradle.
Big Bailey, being the fad. had to
20 to functions" occasionally. Some
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

And day times Big Bailey took to
painting with feverish haste that
necessitated much scraping out.
Before 1t happened he had refused
n great many Invitations. even ne
Bohemian ones of The Elect. But
now he eagerly accepted every INVITA-
tion that came.
And Bill saw IL all. He noted that
IL she were there Big Bailey stayed
till the end. And IL she were not
there Big Bailey went early home
and sat over his fire and smoked and
smoked and looked at the queer lines
on the insides of his fingers and
shook his head obviously.
Bill understood the whole thing
and 1t made him laugh. But IL also
made him very sorry. For he could'n
bear to see Big Bailey so troub' d
when he. Bill, knew there wasn't any
need of II.
1t was plain as the daylight to him
that Big Bailey loved her more than
it falls to the lot of most women ever
to be loved. And Furthermore that
she loved Big Bailey and had from
the very first time she had looked
into his kindly eyes to his ridiculous
confession.
And Bill saw also that Big Bailey,
who at last realized himself what was
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

charge of an office on the night trick
held ready for instant use, he softly
opened his door anl went out into
tho hall.
For a moment 1.-The room on the
right" puzzled him. There were
rooms on each side of him. Was 1t
on the right entering or leaving his
own room. He concluded that 1t
must have meant the room to the
east OF his and, with stealthy steps,
he approached the door. Carefully
he turned the knob and then. with a
lunge, threw his entire weight
against the door.
There was no crash or splintering
wood. The door was not locked, and
the push he gave sent him spinning
into the room, until he lost his bal
ance and fell heavily to the floor.
There was a cry OF terror, and
Ralph scrambled into sitting
position to look into a pair OF blue
eyes set In very scared face.
"Pm not burglar" he assured as
he slipped the gun into his pocket.
you telegraphed for help and came
to your relief"
TelegraphedW The girl seemed
dead.
Certainly" insisted Ralph. "You
telegraphed that your life was In
danger You said that you Were
bound and helpless"
He looked uncertainty about him
The girl had been sitting quietly be-
side the drop light on the table. The
book she had been reading lay on the
floor beside her, and there was nc
trace OF ropes or bonds OF any sort.
1T must be the other ROOM" he
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
lg@sYS y II y eslS y


transmiter, receiver and hals-
dozen cells - battery tnld their own
tale.
I'm training to be receiver on
one OF the presl wires. Stun Zones
fast, you know. End the chief loaned
mo an old Whsatstono apparatus.
One of the boys prepares ihe tape
and he delights in getting up the
most Dloodthirsty messages. These
are just some practice slips pasted
into an endless tand and run over
and over again The repetition Eave
you the idea that | was calling for
help. ]. had used one OF the longer
tapes yol. would have caught on"
The rescue party retreated down
the stairs and the landlady left the
two young people on their floor.
II feel like a fool for giving you
this scare" apologized Ralph. ~
don't know what you can think OF
me-"
II tnink YOU are very brave
man" she anawered with eyes that
spar hled "You could not know that
lao appeal was only pretense. You
took chances just the same. | always
did love brave men,
RalDh's eyes were eloquent as he
took her slender hand In liza for good
night greeting and went back to hia
loom to dream dreams that lator
come true.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
t,.,s-- - - 7-'.s
4 kNIgrS 4
y
( A BRAVE MAN

said duly. ut said the room on
right, and | supposed that that meant
the east. Ii is one OF the two"
"Some one in danger?' asked the
girl, catching the infection of his
fear.
"In mortal dangerl Listen" He
led the way to the door of his room.
The ticking was heard distinctlvely
and now the message had changed to
a more desperate appeal for assistance.
Ralph heard the call as 1t came and
the girls face grew white with terror.
ITO think that such things could
happen In this house!" she gasped.
IL have been living here for nearly
year. There might have been other
people killed in the same time and we
know nothing about It,"
There was a labored step on the
stairs and the landlady's perspiring
face appeared above the top step,
the rest OF her ponderous body fol-
lowing. She eyed the pair sharply
as she came toward them.
Been getting acquainted?" she
asked pleasantly, though her face in
dicated suspicion and disapproval.
Historically the girl told her story
and the suspicious look gave place
to a smile
Come with me-" commanded the
boarding house mistress. II guess
can find the man who needs assist
ance."
She led the way TO the floor above,
and as she tapped on the door there
came again terrified appeal for
aid. The message stopped In the
middle OF sentence and the door
was flung onen by mild appearing
young man.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
bill is ALWAYS

the matter with him, couldn't bring
himself to believe 1t possible that
she cared for him.. 1t vas beyond
the big simple fellows comprehen-
sion that anything so fine and rare
as she was. could really care.
Big Bailey's suffcling got wor.o
and worse. as Bill could sec. TIC
big fellow was eating his heart out.
He painted more fseccly than cfer
and the times OF silence about tic
fireplace got pretty painful so..o e a.
nings.
One night after they had sat for
two hours blowing smoke into each
others faces. Pl@ DGrcy rose With
prodigious sigh for bed; Bill laush-
ed out lCul. lo icat OC'Cn, he p
II. And Biz Beiley. rlar!Ng 1T him,
bluched Lovely PINK auI threw al
the couch cushions at him and tried
to talk, which only made Bill laugh
the hardC..
At which Biz Bailey went 6 oomlly
to bed. and Biil's laughter changed
suddenly to disquieting sobs which
scandalized him and which he smoth-
cred in his pillows.
And II was the next day that Big
Bailey stubbed his toe leaving the
elevator and spoke harshly to the
elevator man.
Bill was busily cleaning brushes
when the artist came banging into
the studio. Bill knew where he had
been, walking past her house on the
sheer chance of a leeting sight OF
her.
With never word the big man
sat down at the easel, seized the pal
ette and began to paint with reck-
less energy. Painted q bit. then
scraped viciously, painted again for a
bit, and finally seid "D-n" very
| loudly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

times they were formal and oftener
not. And when they were not, his
host usually added, BE sure and
bring Bill"
Besides in addition 20 his cookery
accomplishments, Bill could do things
with n guitar that were worth while,
and his coon songs We're rare and
fine. Always at the delightful
links" that Big Bailey had at his
studio, Bill was the entire entertain
ment committee.
And then 1t happened.
She appeared.
Bill knew 1t long before Big Bailey
suspected II. In fact. Bill was always
expecting 1t to happen and he never
could understand why all the beauti-
full young women they met didn't fall
hopelessly in love with "Chum," as
he called Big Bailey.
She was the only one of the dozen
new ones they had met that evening
that Big Bailey didn't caricature :or
Bill's benefit when they got home.
On such occasion Bill always lay IN
the big rug and shrieked with laugh
ter. For Big Bailey had very pretty
gift of mimicry.
And so when Bill waited for the
last of the dozen and even asked for
her, and Big Bailey said rather lame
ly that he had some sense, Bill glanc-
ing keenly at him, saw that It had
come at last and rose from his rug
and went silently to bed
After this 1t was different some
how. Nothing was ever quite the same
again. 1t never is, you know. Not
that 1t shook their friendship by so
much as a jot or a little, whatever
they may be. But across the fire
place conversations there fell silences
which Bill felt were not for him to
break.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

came in to let him off. 1t was his
first experience in railroad Office,
and he found the work vastly differ
ent from the more placid routine Of
a commercial branch, where the tele-
grams were simply worded, and there
. We're chances for rest between times,
He had dropped into a half dose.
when soft insistent clicking fell
upon his ear, and he rose In bed.
There was 10 mistaking the familiar
sound IL was the click of a tele-
graph key. and II was sounding call
for help.
over and over again the clicks and
ticks spelled out the message as clear
TO Morrow as though 1t was spoken
language. II was an odd sort OF
Morse beyond a question. Some one
In the next room was In dire peril
and was calling for help with the aid
OF telegraph instrument. II seemed
odd that this means should be re-
stored to, and Ralph decided that
II must be because the victim was
gagged
The landlady had said something
about having another telegrapher as
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

"I am in the room on your right.
Unless you come quickly they will re-
turn and Kill me. Every moment is
precious"
With hasty 20 X" Ralph slipped
into his clothes aud, with revolver
that he had used when he was In
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

quickly to my assistance"
There was silence for a minute
springing from the bed Ralph took
a pencil and on the cover OF a cigar
box he tapped out an inquiry as to
where the call came from.
After moment there came a reply:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

her room"
II guess 1t goes through the floor,''
answered the new man. ~ have no
carpet and the space between the
floor and the ceiling must act aS Q
resonator. You q telegrapher?"
He stood aside that Ralph might
look into the room. An automatic
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

over to the key, and, with his bound
hands sent out his call for help In
the faint hope that some brother OF
the key might hear and answer. That
accounted for the slow. mechanical
sending.
II am bound and helpless. Come
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
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r@6-ff@0>@ @if>~k~a@R

a boarder when he had told her his
business. IL was not uncommon for
operators 20 rig up an apparatus at
home for the purpose of getting up
speed through practice.
Some fellow operator was In danger
and had managed 10 work his way
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

This is Mr.. Morrow, our new
boarder," introduced the landlady
"He says that you have been tele-
graphing for help and he nearly
scared Miss Shay to death breaking
into her room to rescue her. He
thought that the sound camo from
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
Latest Claim to Fame.

Little Willie- Say, pa. who was IL
that Invented sleep?
Palm not sure, my son, but
think II was William Penn. Anyway.
he founded Philadelphia.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30

VI II MOiliNON lul ~
ed out the light and
jumped into bed. II
was only 8 o'clock,
but he was tired to
the point Of complete
exhaustion.
He had put in a
hard day in a new
telegraph office, and
he had been glad
xUhan the nipht ralipf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
by WILL SEAT

BAILEY stubbed his
toe when he left the
elevator. and when
the elevator man
laughed Big Bailey
said III naturedly
that he didn't see
tho Joke" Which
was so unlike Big
Bailey that the eleva-
tor man WINGED and
.Anl 4. IL. In....r
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-30
BY ELSIE ENDICoTT

ALPH MORROW turn.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
Kills a Murderer.

A merciIess murderer is Appen.
dlcitis with many victims, but DIR.
Kings New Life Pills kill it by
prevention. They gently stimulate
stomach, liver and bowels, prevent
ing that clogging that invites APP
p"ndicitls, curing Constipation,
Headache, Biliousness, Chills. 25c
at Swami by Lumber Co. Is store.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
swee, Glover In pend,eton County.

This wonderful clover has
come to be of great Importance
to the farmers of Pendleton coun-
ty. Our chief products are to-
bacco, cattle, sheep and dairying ;
and sweet clover plays a more
important role in all these than
any other thing. We have here,
bluegrass, alfalfa, red clover and
timothy; but today we have
more acres in sweet clover by far
than any other grass. 1t furnish
es fine pasture either alone or
mixed with other grasses; it is
the earliest grass in the spring
and the last to yield to freezes
in the autumn. No grass is
equal to it for milk producing
and beef making. 1t is the hard
lest grass we have, growing on
all kinds of soil, on barren placse
in washes whore it soon levels
them up. Its great growth, ex-
ceeding ten feet in heighth and
so thick that it heaps upon the
ground mass of litter, which
together with the large roots COW
cred with nitrogen nudules,
quickly fertilizes and richens the
poorest soils. For hay 1t is sec
Ond only to alfalfa, yielding sew
eral cuttings a season. 1t fur
nisnes more honey than any Oti-
er plant, and is ,bout on par in
quality with white clover honey.
The seed is gathered by hand and
furnishes a handsome return TO
the farmer for his labor.
Only a few years ago sweet
clover was fought by our farmers
as a weed pest until they discov.
cred its value. Many farms and
fields that have been abandoned
by the owners, now produce
splendid crops of tobacco after
being in sweet clover a few years
1t can be truthfully said this
clover has been the means of re-
deeming large areas of poor wash
ed and abandoned lands in this
county. - Falmouth Pendle-
tonian.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
Has Millions of Friends.

How would you like to number
your friends by the millions as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve does? Its
astounding cures in the past forty
years made them. It's the hest
Salve in the world for sores, ulcers,
eczema, burns, hollis, scalds, cuts.
cOrns, sore eyes, sprains, swelings,
bruises, cold sores. Has no equal
for plies. 25c at Swami Day Lum.
Der Co.'s store.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
A Fierce Night Alarm

is the hoarse, startling cough of a
child, suddenly attacked by Group.
Often il aroused Lewis Chamblin,
of Manchester, o., X. X. No. q
for their four children were greatly
subject to Group. Sometimes in Sc
we're attacks" be wrote 1--WE were
afraid they would die, but since
We proved what a certain remedy
DR.. Kings New Discovery is, we
have no fear. We rely on it for
Group and for coughs. colds or any
throat or lung trodble. - So do
thousands of others. So may you.
Asthma, Hay Fever, La Grippe,
Whooping Cough, Hemorrhages fly
before it. soc and sl.00. Trial
bottle free. Sold by Swami Day
Lumber Co.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

Miss Maud Fletcher left Mon
day morning for Miami, Texas,
to take charge of the local tel
ephone exchange there. Miss
Maud is deserving girl and has
the very best wishes of host of
Powell county people.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
100000 Tubes

OF Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve
were sold in 1908 and not one word
of complaint, though every tube
was sold under a positive guaran.
tee 1t is good for nothing but the
eyes. Ask your Dsuggist.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
Gives Prompt Relief

William H. Douglas, Jr., of Wash
ington, ID. G., take great pleasure
in informing you / have used DIR.
Bells Pine-Tar- Honey, and it gave
me almost instant relief.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

Many are becoming impatient
about their fishing season being
50 slow to return. We would
rathr have the money spent for
fishing tackle this spring in Clay
City than to have all the fish this
tackle will catch.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

DR.. Martin reports the birth of
a girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Potts the oath.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

Monday was indeed typical
March day. The western wind
blew hard all day enough to take
the western fever off anybody if
they would just stop and think.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

Henry futile, formerly of
Spout Spring, but now who lives
at Lexington, is confined TO his
home from some serious afilic-
iion, but when last heard from
was improving.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

Everett Molield left Monday
morning for Sardis, Miss. where
he has accepted IA position IN the
large lumber plant at that place
which pays him a handsome sal
ary.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
DIR. BELLS AntI.Pain

A sudden attack of Cholera Morbus
is dangerous. Keep DR.. Bells
Anti Pain at hand. dose relieves
almost instantly. II also cures
Diarrhoea, Cramps, Flux and all
Bowel Complaints.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

The gross revenue of the Amer
lean Bell Telephone Company in
1910 was $165, 500, 200.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

The strike of white firemen on
the Queen and Crescent has come
to all end and trains are running
as formerly. The strike caused
SIX men TO be killed and us many
more wounded.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

The stockholders of the G. &
o. r. r. have voted bond issue
for 1925, 900, 900 to run for TWEEN.
ty years. The money it is said
will be largely used in improv.
ing and extending its lines.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

The L. & N. completed a branch
line from Pineville to Harlan
this week, and as a result of its
building the town has bad big
boom and MANY business houses
and dwellings are going up.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

j. N. Burgher and S. r. Cur
tbs were called to Winchester
the last of the week on account
of the serious illness of their rel
ative, Algin Bursher.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30

Quite a number of our people
were in attendance at Winches-
ter court Monday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
For Group

DR.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey is the
best known remedy. DO not ex.
pertinent get the genuine DR.. Bells
Pine.Tar- Honey.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-03-30
The Colds That Hang on

Are readily curde by DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey. 1t relieves the
cold and stops the cough. There
is only one genuine.