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CHAPTER Xxx.
Breaking Out In New Place.

Breaking Out In a New Place.
Hunger reused everybody early the
next morning, Friday. Leila Mercer
had discovered a box of bonbons that
she had forgotten, and we divided
them around. Aunt Selma asked for
the candied fruit and got it-quite a
third Of the box. We gathered in the
lower hall and on the stairs and nib
bled nauseating sweets while Mr..
HARRISON examined the telephone
He did not glance in my direction.
Betty and Dal were helping him, and
he seemed very cheerful Max sat
with me on the stairs. Mr.. HARRISON
had just unscrewed the telephone box
from the wall and was squirting into
it, when Bella came downstairs. 1t
was her first appearance, but as she
was always late, nobody. noticed.
When she stopped, just above us on
the stairs, however, we looked up,
and she was holding to the rail and
trembling perceptibly
Mr.. HARRISON, will you-can you
come upstairs?" she asked. Her voice
was strained almost reedy, and her
lips were white.
Mr.. HARRISON stared up at her, with
the telephone box in his hands.
'Why-er-certainly," he said, but
unless it's very important, I'd like to
fix this talking machine. We want to
make food record"
I'D like to break a food record"
Max put in, but Bella created a di-
version by sitting down suddenly on
the stair just above us, and burying
her face in her handkerchief
"Jim is SICK" she said, with a sob.
"He-he doesn't want anything to
eat, and his head aches. He-said for
me-to go away and let him die!"
Dal dropped the hammer immedi-
ately, and Lollie Mercer sat petrifed,
with bonbon halfway to her mouth.
For, of course, it was unexpected,
finding sentiment of any kind in
Bella, and none Of them knew about
the scene in the den in the smalI
hours of the morning.
"Sick!" Aunt Selma said, from a
hall chair. sick! Where?"
"All over" Bella quavered. "His
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poor mead is hot, and he's thirsty, but
he doesn't want anything but wa
ter"
Great Scott" Dal said suddenly.
Suppose he should-Bella, are you
telling us all his symptoms?"
Bella put down her handkerchief
and got up from her position on the
stairs she looked down on us with
something of her old naughty manner.
IF he is i'll, you may blame your
selves, all Of you," she said cruelty.
You taunted him with being-fat,
and laughed at him, until he stopped
eating the things he should eat. And
he has been exercising the roof,
until he has worn himself out. And
now-he is i'll. He-he has rash"
Everybody jumped at that, and we
instinctively moved away from Bella.
She was quite cold and scornful by
that time.
"a rash!" Max exclaimed. What
sort of rash?"
II did not see It," Bella said with
dignity, and turning she went up the
stairs.
There was a great deal of excite
ment, and nobody except Mr.. Harbi-
son was willing to go near Jim. He
went up at once with Bella, while
andSwondered If we would all take it,
and Anne told about a man she knew
who had it, and was deaf and dumb
and blind when he recovered.
Mr.. HARRISON came down after a
while, and said that the rash was
solutely refused to be quarantined; !;
that he insisted that he always got a
rash from early strawberries and that
If he did have anything, since they
were so touchy he hoped they would
all get 1t. If they locked him in he
would kick the door down.
When the doctor came he said it
was too early to tell positively, and
he ordered him liquid diet and said
he would be back that evening.
Which-the diet-takes me back to
the famine. After they had moved
Jim, Mr.. HARRISON went back to the
telephone, and found everything as
1t should be. So he followed the tele-
phone wire, and the rest followed
him. l did not: He had systematical-
ly ignored me all morning, after hav-
ing dared to kiss me the night before.
And any other man I knew, after look
ing at me the way he had looked a
dozen times, would have been at least
reasonably glad to find me free and
unmarried. But it was clear that he
was not: / wondered If he was the
kind of man who always makes love
to the other mans wife and runs like
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An Astonished Bow.

In February CT this year a Wiscon-
sin farmer took his twelve-year-old boy
to village for the first time, and
there the lad saw train of cars. He
was so astonished at the sight that he
lost the power of speech for three
weeks.
If that youngster is ever taken to a
circus or a geological garden he'll
surely be struck dumb for the rest OF
his life. His fathers farm must he
hidden away in a hole in the ground.
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CHAPTER XIX. (continued.)

Playing the part of Mrs. Wilson!"
he repeated DO you mean-?"
Exactly. Playing the part She is
not Mrs. Wilson. 1t seems that that
honor belonged at one time to Miss
Knowles. l believe such things are
not unknown in New York, only why
In the name of sense does a man
want to divorce woman and then
meet her at two o'clock in the morn
ing to kiss the place where his own
wedding ring used to rest?"
Jim t1dgeted. Bella was having
spasms of mirth to herself, but the
HARRISON man did not smile. He
stood for a moment looking at the
fire: Then he thrust his hands deep
into the pockets of his dressing gown
and stalked over to me. He did not
care that the others were watching
and listening.
"Is it true?" he demanded, staring
down at me. "You are not Mrs Will
son? You are not married at all? All
that about being neglected-and
loathing him, and all that on the
roof-there was no foundation of
TRUTH"
I could only shake my head with
out looking up. There was no defense
to make. Oh, deserved the scorn in
his voice.
"They-they persuaded you. sup
pose, and it was to help somebody? 1t
was not a practical Joker"
NO" I rallied little spirit at
that. 1t had been anything but a
joke.
He drew a long breath.
II think 1 understand" he said
slowly, "but-you could have saved
me something. l must have given you
all great deal Of amusement"
"Oh, no." / protested. II want
to tell you"
But he deliberately left me and
went over to the door. There he
turned and looked down at Aunt Sc
lima He was little white, but there
was no passion in his face.
Thank you for telling me all this,
Miss Caruthers," he said easily. Now
bAdI JOu ctuO huOW, 1 III d1Id1U LQ0
others will miss their little diversion.
Good night"
Oh, it was all right for Jim to
laugh and say that he was only huffed
a little and would be- over it by morn
ing. knew better. There was some
thing queer in his face as he went
out He did not even glance in my
direction. He had said very little, but
he had put me as effectually In the
wrong as If he had not kissed me
deliberately kissed me-that very eve
ming, on the roof.
1 did not go to sleep again. lay
wretchedly thinking things over and
trying to remember who Jezebel was,
and toward morning I distinctly heard
the knob of the door turn. l mis-
trusted my ears, however, and so I
got up quietly and went over in the
darkness. There was no sound out
side, but when I put my hand on the
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Australia Rich in Libraries.

Victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all of the older libraries are we'll
patroniZed. The gross revenue re-
ceived by them in the aggregate from
halls, members subscriptions, and
grants is about $340,000 There are
about million books in these libra
ries and it was claimed that some
thing like 100000 visits are paid to
tion are read to the greatest extent,
general literature and history receive
a good deal of attention
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IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME.

Many a time. this summer you're 60
ing to be just about done out by the
heat-hot, and SO thirsty it just seems
nothing could quench it, When such
moments arrive or when you just
want delicious, palate tickling drink
step into the first place you can find
where they sell COCA-COLA. It's de-
licious, refreshing and completely
thirst-quenching. At soda-fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Send to the COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet "The Truth
About COCA-COLA" Tells what
COCA-COLA is and why it is so deli
cious, cooling and wholesome.
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was almost paralyzed. l hobbled
around with a cane as weak as child.
l was afflicted with a bladder weak
ness and was compelled to arise sew
eral times during the night. Shortly
after | commenced to use Doan's Kid
nelly Pills, l could do work, that was
before impossible. l am stronger and
better than in years."
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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mad when she is left a widow, or sets

mad when she is left widow, or sets
a divorce.
And just when I had decided that l
hated him, and that there was one
man I knew who would never make
love to a woman whom he thought
married and then be very dignif1ed
and aloof when he found she wasn't, l
heard what was wrong with the tele'
phone wire.
1t had been cut! Cut through with
pair of silver manicure scissors
from the dressing table in Bella's
room, where Aunt Selma slept! The
wire had been clipped where it came
into the house, just under window,
and the scissors still lay on the sill.
1t was mysterious enough, but no
one was interested in the mystery
just then. We wanted food, and want
ed it at once. Mr.. HARRISON fixed the
wire, and the first thing we did, of
course, was to order something to eat.
Aunt Selma went to bed just after
luncheon with Indigestion, to the re-
lief of every one in the house. She
had been most unpleasant all morn
ing.
When she found herself i'll, how
ever, she insisted on having Bella,
and that made trouble at once. We
found Bella with her cheek against
the door into Jim's room, looking
maudlin while he shouted love mes
sages to her from the other side. At
first she refused to stir, but after
Anne and Max had tried and failed,
the rest of US went to her in a body
and implored her. We said Aunt
Selma was in awful shape-which
she was, as to temper-and that she
had thrown mustard plaster at
Anne. which was true
So Bella went, grumbling, and Jim
was maniac. We had not thought it
would be SO bad for Bella, but Aunt
Selma fell asleep soon after she took
charge, holding Bella's hand, and
slept for three hours and never let
go!
About two that afternoon the sun
came out, and the rest of us went up to
the roof.
l stayed on the roof after the 9TH
ers had gone, and for some time l
thought I was alone. After a while,
got a Whit of smoke, and then I
saw Mr.. HARRISON far over in the cor
ner, one foot on the parapet, moodily
smoking a pipe. He was sgazing out
over the river, and paying no atten-
tion to me. This was natural, con-
sidering that had hardly spoken to
him all day.
would not let him drive me away,
so I sat still, and it grew darker and
colder. He filled his pipe now and
then, but he never looked in my di-
rection. Finally, however, as it grew
very dusk, he knocked the ashes out
and came toward me.
II am going to make a request, Miss
McNair," he said evenly. please keep
off the roof after sunset. There
are-reasons." L had risen and was
preparing to go downstairs.
UNLESS know the reasons, I re-
fuse to do anything of the kind" re-
torted. He bowed.
Then the door will be kept lock-
ed," he rejoined, and opened it for
me. He did not follow me, but stood
watching until was down, and I
heard him close the roof door firmly
behind me.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Care Of ScrAens

Window and door screens usually
get very dusty during the latter part
OF the summer, and It is poor econ.
omy to put them away In that condi.
ton; neither is it good idea to
wash them just before storing unless
they are most carefully dried to pre-
vent rusting. Kerosene applied with
paint brush cleans the wires better
than water and also prevents rusting
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knob felt 1t move under my fingers.
The counter pressure evidently alarm
ed whoever it was, for the knob was
released and nothing more happened.
But by this time anything so uncom-
plicated as the fumbllng or a knob a.:
night had no power to disturb me.
went back to bed
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New Mexico.

At the Ernestine Mining Company,
ore milled during the week amounted
to 729 tons, producing sixty-five sacks
of concentrates. The second cleanup
of precipitates for May is just now
being smelted. The rich ore shoot
discovered in the main tunnel west
continues in both width and values.
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fOrerunnerS OF
dangerous kid
ney illness and
should be treat
ed without de-
lay.
Obadiah B.
Crane, 222 First
Av., Watertown,
S. Oak, says: II
was taken with
rheumatic pains
and my left limb
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His InteIIloence.

Negley-You seem TO have a povs
opinion of Poldler's intelligence.
Gaymer-You would, too, If you
knew he had been looking in the city
directory three days for Ziegler's ad-
dress and had got only as far as the
DIS.
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Good Scheme.

"Out at my uncle's the people go to
bed with the chickens"
We'll, at the price chickens sell at
now they are certainly worth watch.
ing"
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Still Smokfpo

I'm the other life," said the new life
faddist, I'VE simply develop what have
been our tastes in this"
"Humph!" calculated listener,
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glad Idld, Tor 1t has cured me.
81 know of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia L. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound that I can
say to every suffering woman if that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will."-Mrs. JANETzKI,
1868 Arch St., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pe-
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
which is made from roots and herbs.
has been the standard remedy for fe.
male ills. In almost every community
youi will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
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Mrs Wtnsiow's Soothing syrup for Children.
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c a bottle
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Garfield Tea regulates lazy liver.
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Isn't it about time to bury the dead
languages?
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Wrath and wine unveil the heart of
friend to friend-Plutarch
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The New Version

Take care CT the pennies and the
dollars will take care of your heirs
Life.
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SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago, Ill.-"I suffered from fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble.
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Your wife, as we'll as your sins, will
find you out.
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and L went to the
store to get a bottle
Of Lydia E. Pink
hams We g e table
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it l in
sisted and finally
got it. and I am SO
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DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS
ENeruDkfy7

Kidney troubles are too serious to
neglect. Slight ailments are often
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w E S ERN
MINING NEWS
THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
IN 3 RE

Silver. 5o1l
Gaito; Geau. ................. $4.400 450
0P0lleI' - ................... S.. % u
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23
CLICK RETURNS TO MECCA.

Sundays papers announced that
Messrs. J. F. Click and w. C. Whis-
nant had purchased the Times-Mer-
curry of Hickory and that Mr.. Click
will again assume editorial charge of
that paper. 1t will be good news to
the newspaper fraternity Of the State
to hear that Brother Click is back in
the editorial "sanctum." He has re-
turned to his first love. and will prob
ably be even more loving than ever.
Mr.. Click is one of the best news
paper men in the State. He is an
able and aggressive writer, and his
many friends will be delighted to
know he has returned to Mecca.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.

The Democratic papers for several
months have contained articles on
what the Tariff Board would recon-
mend to Congress through President
Taft. Many of them have claimed
to have inside information as to what
the board will recommend, while as
a matter of fact the Tariff Board will
make no recommendations but will
report to the President the difference
in the cost of production in articles
here and abroad and President Taft
will then make his recommendations
to Congress from the data furnished
him by the board.
The appended editorial in the New
York Sun on 1.-The President, the Tar
if Board and Congress- seems to fit
the situation and we reprint it in
full, as follows:
"An interview upon tariff leg
islation with Senator Reed
Smoot, the beet sugar expert, in
e =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23
THE SQUEAL OF THE SIMMONS
ORGANS.

1t is amusing to watch the squeal-
ing and squirming of the Simmons
organs about Marion Buffers Raleigh
speech. They are all declaring that
the circulation of this speech will
help Mr.. Simmons, but forthwith all
of them proceed in the next breath to
deliver a TRADE of abuse against Mr.
Butler. This is noticeable and very
funny, to. begin with. The kind of
abuse dealt in all of them against
Mr.. Butler bears the same ear-marks,
as if it came from one common
source.
In this general TRADE of abuse,
they always charge that "Mr. Butler
betrayed the Peoples Party" If it
were true, as they charge that Mr..
Butler betrayed the Peoples Party,
we would like to ask what that has
got to do with whether Mr.. Simmons
is a fit man to be in the Senate of
the United States? But now, since it
has become to be a part of the Sim
mons campaign to make abusive per-
sonal attacks against Mr.. Butler, and
to include in every one of them the
charge that he betrayed the Peoples
Party, we here and now challenge
one and all Of these professional
mud-slingers, from Mr.. Simmons
down, to show how and when Mr.
Butler ever betrayed the Populist
Party by any vote or act of any kind
We do this, in spite of the fact
that We thoroughly understand thai
it is the purpose of Mr.. Simmons and
his supporters, in abusing Mr.. Butler
to try to call attention from Mr.. Sim
mons record. The real trouble with
Mr.. Simmons and his organs is thai
they cannot answer what Mr.. Butler
said about Mr.. Simmons and the
Democratic machine in his Raleigh
speech, and SO they follow their ole
policy of personal abuse and false
charges to try to divert the atten
ton of the voters from the fact a.
| ISSUE
Now, since Mr.. Simmons and hi
organs have all expressed their pre-
tended qualification at the circulation
OF Mr.. Buffers Raleigh speech will
the announcement that 1t will hell
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23
Fastns y. r. CAa.aw~u Il.

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lesss oassFxss. yssssszAx 49, SO
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state Hospital A.~ve. uAxse ~
eel aEA $3.50 sgsze - go
s~Sond ssFuae - a&r@3raas 3.
1893. BE ss@<aey4 80 go -
Journey - ia assY- @gasz r...
InE e~sa ksEn "a sg&sesxE.
Juan is. iska
Mr. caIdwelg's uga~ss sss~.
% MaFvh. isss. waea - "a. ...--
81 wgsA paralysis @Asss sssa.x -
arxA Ia she Observe k=#s...-
ChsrlosSS- lie partially es-zs-.-'
from tbs ztsxss. ho~sssr. az :.
eel on the Eu&s % h~aus .-.+-
~aen &c ~aa stricksa = ESQ., -.
shortly after hts rvsaFa ,ta= = -
inE o. the North Caroglaa p.rss -.
citation IN Hsndsraoavlue y
June % the same year. Ia -
stroke affected his szesss - -
aphaxta--te such al ente=, So.
could only express hiusrs "a
great difficulty. On Ito zs.5-- \.
physicians and friends tAat p. :.
away from the noise Ana tzs--. i,
the city. Mr.. Caldwell thea e=...
Morganton. and from that ,l-s -
his death be lived In The .s=n, !,
his beloved friend. Dr. M~Caz-s.,g
Joseph Pearson CAidwsu a.
son OF the late Hon. JoaepA Psa~ss.
Caldwell and Amanda McCoile-.z
Caldwell and was born IN Stz,sss.r.
iredell County. y. c. June ls. lstt
The early years OF bis life wsrs ss,et
In his native village. where BE a.
educated by his sister, Miss tanss
Caldwell. He also At times a,,s.s..s
q night school.
In June. 1877. he vas ~edds4 =
Miss Margaret Srratt She died !.
1s93. Surviving as the result %. ia
marriage are three children. naHsly-
Mrs. ID. II. Mccullough. Of Empire
Panama; Mrs. Julia II. Tallaferro =
New York. and Mr.. Frank Y. ca.
well. OF Charlotte. Miss laule 4
Caldwell, Mr.. Caldweil's sister. alss
survives.
Mr.. Caldwell's second mArr.sre
was to Miss Addie Williams. - CAa..
lotte. One child, Adelaide. survives
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23

Wanted. - Good Housekeeping
Magazine requires the services .oi :
representative In North Carolina %
look after subscription renewals ana
to extend circulation by special meth
DDS which have proved unusually sue
cessful. Salary and commission. Pre-
vious experience desirable, but not
essential. Whole time or spare tine
Address, with reference, J. r FAR
banks, Good Housekeeping Magazine
381 Fourth Ave, New York City.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23

dtcztea that be beIieves himself
20 he in The confidence OF TIE
President. AT. Taft. he - ssrs.
VIII urge Congress - revise the
wool and cotton schedules In &C
cordance wlth the recommends
tons of the Tariff Board The
Senator suspects that the Dem
oc-atz. assisted By the In9uFgent
Rspu blicans Of the Senate. wIIl
reduce the rates materially be-
low the rates submitted By the
Tariff Board. and / have faith.
he says. that the President ALL
pot sign the bills, especially II
tie Tariff Board report Is unani-
nous
Our impression In that the
President has not communicated
TO the Hon. Reed Smoot his pro-
gram OF revision. Certainly Dir.
Taft has not talked about the
recommendation Of the Tariff
Board for It's business il TO col
lect information and not 10
frame schedules for transmission
TO Congress through the Presi-
dent. AS to Mr. Taft's refusing
TO sign bills that provide for
lower rates than those submit
ted by the Tariff Board, We feel
sure that he has not told Senator
Reed Smoot what he would do II
such bills were sent TO him.
1T must be clear TO lesser in
teiligences than the Senator's
that II the Tariff Board is TO rec
ommend rates and the President
is to ask Congress TO accept
them, and again If the President
Is to veto bills providing for low
er rates than those submitted by
the board, the board must be
bigger than either the President
or Congress. Mr.. Taft's concep-
ton of the powers OF the Tariff
Board does not invest it with
even the shadow of legislative
function, although the Demo-
Gratis seek to make it appear
that he wants to force upon Con-
gress the conclusions of the
board.
1T may be presumed that the
President will form his own con-
illusions from the information
obtained for him by the board,
and that he will urge such revi-
sion as he deems for the inter-
ests of the country"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23
Is THE WORLD GROWING
BETTER?

Many things go to prove tha, Il L.
The way thousands are trying 10 help
others is proof. Amng them Il Ma
w. w. Gould. OF Pittsfeld. y H.
Finding good health by taking Elee-
trio Bitters, she now advises other
sufferers, everywhere, TO take then
For years I suffered with stomach
and kidney trouble" she Writea
Every medicine l used failed till
took Electric Bitters. But this great
remedy helped me wonderfully"
They'll help any woman. They're
the best tonic and finest liver and
kidney remedy that's made. TIT
them. You'll see. soc at all drug
gists.