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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
EMPIRE BUILDING

exports to Great Britain, 15,5s2. to France. 35,275; to the continent, 6,9S5; stock, 1,4o3,- Ss5
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 5S,964; exports to Great Britain, l5,592' to France 35,275; to the continent, 45,9S5
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, S,SS7: exports to Great Britain, 3. 4s3. .51s; to France, 775,3s4; to the con tinent. 2,451 316 to Japan, 24l, 40; to Mex ico d3g7
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Hubbard Bros. X Co.'S Letter

New York; January 13--Today's mar ket was without tendency in either direc- ton opening shade lower. advancing on local buying and finally closing a shade better than yesterday, which leads the trade to expect recovery in Iiv- erpool on Monday. During the morning continental operators were free sellers, taking profits on recent purchases. The local traders are impressed with the pos- abilities for another advance from this basis on the anticipated light receipts after the severe cold weather, which has extended all over the cotton belt
 As a result of the recent advance less is heard of q reduction in acreage, which. was the foundation of the movement, and it is noticeable that many of the original buyers have therefore withdrawn from the market.
 LOOK OUT FOR THE GREAT EAGLE" LICE L0Y. BOTH PHONES
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New York Money

' New York, aJanuary 13.--Money on call nominal. Time loans steady; 60 days, 2ai@3 peercent, 90 days, 30l34 per cent six months, 31sd3% per cent
 Prime mercantile paper, 4Gt4A per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual. busi- ness in bankers bills at $4S375 for 60 day bills and at $4.S6.90 for demand Com mercial bills, s4S3. Bar silver, 55asc; {; Mexican dollars, lie. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds steady
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Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, January 13-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Work inG balance in treasury offices, se5,111, ,7es; in banks and Philippine treasury. $33,674.- lQ5; total balance in general fund, $l22,- 62S0O0; ordinary receipts yesterday were $1, 50S,390, with ordinary disbursements of s2, ,455,125; deficit to date this year. s271g7,- 3S3 last year. Figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
Dry Goods Market

New York, January 13.--The market on drills, sheetngs and print cloth yarn goods closed frmer and some fair pur- chases are reported In the past 24 hours Fine plain cottons are very quiet. one of the large producers of mems wear reports sale of 9000 pieces of serges in the past few days for fall delivery. Yarns rule steady, with some fair transactions reported.
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per cent. minimum to s34.950, 300, which is very much above the average at this sea- son of the year.
 Aggregate cash reserve of the New York Clearing House members, counting both banks and trust companies. is now approximately $4520O0.O00, the greater part of which is in the form of specie There seems to be nothing in sight to indicate the flow of money with pressure that excess reserves will go much higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

linf M iambz. tive, s4. 75d7 15; We H. o1q 11
 tA January 13.-Cattle--Re- e s"vtn market steady; d i-aaae af aila eXpef steers. S6. 75dS .25 ! 20 e aNh sfaisla. southern steers e .aa eaHEaen 4aHs, $344.75.
 4 market steady to
 isaaf oa5H % sa es, $6@6.35: heavy, #a at ia nd butchers, $6. 10di. a.la ilsnte. @- faf pigs, $4. .25d5. .25. anftf t-ceip lDO0; market steady: iHa s5 o4t.A sarlings, $5a6; weth-
 Hoiiaf eFs7, '$3.256t4. 10; stockers,
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. January 13.-cash wheat; No. red, sl.Nal .os; No. ? hard, s1 .o215l1 112 Cash Corn: No. 2 G4lac No. white 651sa66c Oats: No ?. 5014c; No. white 511am51Ac Wheat futures: May. 991Ac; July, 99hc. Corn futures: May, 65a4@657sc; ; July, s5s,c. Oats: May, soc; July 44iac
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, January 13.-The rice market was strong and active today. Ac- tual salss were confined to clean rice. Rough .'iee qoutations were unchanged Receipts: Rough. JG75; clean, none; mill1 CTS, 5G7j Sales: Clean, 2339: Honduras at 2Itm5Ac; lG23 Japan at 2Am3a4c. Quo tations: Clean Honduras, sisa5Ac; Japan, 3hQ4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. Jaunary 13.--Spot cot ton steady and unchanged. Middling
 9 9Ssc. Sales, $50 bales, with 100 to ar rive. Low ordinary. 515-16c; ordinary
 63 4c; good ordinary, 3-16c; strict good ordinary, 8 9-16e; low middling. 87sc; strict low middling, sac; strict mid
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, January 13.-cash wheat: No. 2. $1 ,03a1 Os; No. red, 9scds1. Cash Corn. No. 2 mixed, 6sms1ac. Oats: No. 2 white. 5otz@5le No. mixed. 491ac. Wheat futures: May, sl .Ol91 .0lis; July, 92Ha9Sc
 Corn futures: May. 6o54a655sc: July. 651sc.
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Sa Island Cotton

II ,,.1' iieston'S. C.. January 13.-Sea island on recelptsfor the week. 126 bags; ex- pel's' soS. of pshieh s5 went to England . aa, lD bagsA Since September 1 re-
 a.Ssreeate i1i0 and exports a0e9 s''c"' sf,4; quotatons omitted.
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Naval Stores

anab January 13.-Turpen-
 H s#s; sales. 127: receipts, ahaf1anfs 0;.stocks. 36. .501. Rosin, sale af5, receipts 1114; ship As locks, 136,774. Quote. fsaf1a 3 s6.721; E. s6 STA; r sN and I, se.S21s: K, $7. 80: " s7.5O; VIC, s7.6O; wv,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14

ding. 97sc; good middling, 10isc; strict good middling, 10 5-16c; middling fair. 10%c; mddling fair to fair, lie; fair. 11Sc.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, January 1s.-Receipts, Wheat, 12OoO; corn, 22,Co0; oats, 5000: Shipments: Wheat. 37O0o; corn, s7.0o0; oats, 13,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

lotion Merchants, Hanover Square, K.
 V. Members New York Cotton Ex-
 change New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
 New Ycrk Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- cia tion. Orders solicited for the pur- l chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton kseed oil for future delivery. Special at- Ytention and liberal terms given for con. ksiEnments of spot cotton for delivery. Icorrespondence invited
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Weeks Exports

eew Orleans. January .1s.-Week E ports. Wheat. bushels, none; corn. 2S bushels to Europe
 Week g arrival of coffee, Brazilian 8ne.
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All Steel Cars

Mny not take seaboard s:so a. m. le A'ian.a l;05 D. m. Washington % a. m,. New York 4:4o D. m. Phone tfi 2sse for reservations.
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The First National Bank
Of Birmingham
Capital S1, ,5O0, 100000
Surplus S1.5OO. .0OO.0O

The actual investment bank by its stockholders, in other worlds banks money represented by its capital and surplus which constitute guarantee fund for deposltor and form the foundation upon which the business rests The proportion of capital and surplus of this bank to deposits larger than that of any other bank the Birmingham district
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Clearing House Statement

New York, January 13-The statement of the Clearing House association for the week shows that4the banks hold $29 05S, ,25O reserve in excess of legal requirements This is an increase of s5,332, 600 in the proportional cash reserve, as compared with last week A} is a.'
 The statement follows:
 Daily AYerage-Loans $1 920,037 900: in crease, $S9, ,9S2 GOO. Specie $S49, ,699 0o0 in- crease $4,9ss 900. Legal tender, s90, ,s05 OOO increase, $3 035, ,0eO. Net deposits s1,S04 727, = 900; increase, $46, ,29s, 900. Circulation, $50,- S36000; decrease, sl5o,000.- Banks cash re- serve in vault, S75.S42.00d; trust companies cash reserve in vault, S64, ,162, GOO. Aggre- gate cash reserve, $40, GOA, GOO Excess law ful reserve. s29,0 2s0 increase. s5, 332. 800 Trust companies reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash reserve. $s2,241. .0O0
 Actual Condition-Ioans, s1 a3f. .4S7, ,0O0; increase, $3s.126O00. Specie, $35s, ,3SO 000 in crease, sl6,1S2,0o0. Legal tenders, $93, ,5f3,- 000; increase, S5,5eS, 001 Net deposits. s1,- S2G e32, GOO. Circulation, $5OS24. GOO; decrease, S29S GOO. Banks cash reserve in vault, sS93 330.0oo; trust companies5 cash, reserve in vault. s5S 613. GOO. Aggregate cash re- serve. s45l 94s,00o. Excess lawful reserve. s34. .950 9O0 increase. s,7l1,200 Trust com panies' reserve with clearing house mem- hers carrying 257 per scent cash reserve. sS7,a3 900. 4s '
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not report ing to. the New York Clearing House ssoeiation--Loans. $611,a46.0o0: decrease, sass, 100. Specie. se7,Ses.sll: decrease. s3l7- 700 Legal tenders, sl1.09s 7O0 increase. se7. 100 Total deposits s6s9, ,l92, 200; decrease, s1,0se, 300.
 New York. January 13--The New York T'inancier will say
 Cash continues to flow to New York in unceasing volume, the clearing house banks having gained for the week ending today, taking the report of actual con ditfon as a basis. the sum of GOO in specie and legal tenders. The greater part of the amount from the interior aid- cd although the banks had the aid of the subtreasury.
 Loans showed an expansion of $3S,l26.0O1 and this together with the heavy cash gain accounted flor an expansion of Soo.- 3r4 Oeo in net deposits The increased de- posits called for an additional reserve re- ouirement amounting to s15,Oo0,O0o. but even with this the cash gain was so large that S,711, 200 was added to excess re- serve bringing the surplus above the 27
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London Stock flet

London, January 13s ket closed steadier a and irregular week, ' cialties attracted tht Labor unrest in the trades weakened hom points, but a more
 developed at the en
 a. brighter outlook 1 the various disputer upset the gilt edged sl llnls. tsa stocks moved irregulaff aHiliF absence of the expected ntH st sH ment regarding the 1lsiaH t- underground railway and ies 5f bus company. Maroni shares jun siAlh | but lost the improv n tas l izing Rubber, diaifoHa and shares all closed rIula h1rhar tHt. l increased speculati aftsutiH 4N American section WI ri5iiue nia ket on poor railroad 4Hs lfseA | ing political talk ssaak aHiaa , support. Prices q aa ff1m fe 6 points lower than TnE& aga aHffgH States Steel charg nsro tie f4nia after the pubicatil af fle fsffiI | unified orders stat FHt. l The Bank of Eng ia ! trol of the money trAAt waiet bare of supplies Haie Jfsf 'if rates harder, whi iazee f0 gold demand re1 4t 9fi nddii Nne strengthening fact
 Live Sto Market St Louis. Januar .elties- Re7iail lit 34oo. including 100 T market
 native shipping anc f4paei sscf l s; dressed and butci siesfs. r1A
 CTS s3n5 Texas aI fdiaa stsefs
 cows and heifers, 1 Hogs-Receipts tnfsttt T
 pigs and lights, s51 1sed At i CTS, se eO5Q6.40 zoe aeAs .s.9 l Sheep-Recepts. hia s+t | tive muttons, $idol e<
 CTS, sl .7JGis.
 chicago. Januaris | 1900: market we7
 Texas steers. N.sF
 s4. 5e17. .25; stockerf .t
 heifers, s2m6.R5;
 Hogs Receipts ai
 lower: light Es
 heavy. sG.o5n'- p' tss'
 to choice heavy
 s5: bulk of sal5
 sheep-Receipt5 ltve.l s. e5a4s53
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total saIes for tn he day 23s,aOO shares.
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thorough investigation should b tiny to self and those who depend upo you the best service. They have alwa any man who sincerely desires to be would like to have you for a patient they have to offer you al treatment of certain diseases.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11

ton, tested the territory. If-these
lands proved oil-producing, as he
thought they would, then his stock
holders would make enormous profits
II they proved worthless, no man
would lose cent, the company would
be dissolved, the certificates can
celled and every stakeholder per-
mitted to withdraw his deposit. Then
he spoke thus pointedly:
Your banks good, isn't it? You
will pay the peoples money back to
them. won't you? / can't rob them,
and I suppose you won't"
The president of the Driller's Bank
determined to lay the matter before
his directors. In the meantime, tide
OF small deposits began to arrive.
When the directors met on the second
Tuesday Of the month, there were a
hundred thousand dollars in these de-
posts, increasing with every mail
The bank needed the money, it was
lHa2sd with Industrial securities. The
directors hesitated, and finally con-
tinued the matter until the next meet
ing. The tide swelled into flood, the
matter never came up again before
the board, and Captain Shelton Sc
cured not one million, as he had prom
ised, but in all nearly two million dol
lars in deposits.
The entrance of the two bank direc-
tors from Massachusetts followed a
little later on. Shelton had sent his
literature broadly scattered into New
England, reaching for persons there
with small annuities and little savings
IN banks. His plan touched the very
king-bolt In the nature of these peo-
pie, possibility of wealth without
risk. The income from their deposits
in savings banks was slight. This
speculation involved only the trans
fer of deposits to different bank with
a try at an ell dorado for rider Hav-
ing determined that the Driller's Bank
of Pittsburg was solvent, deposits
went flooding westward SO great
were the Withdrawals that two direc-
tors of one of these banks in Massa-
chusetts, at the suggestion of the de-
positors, went to Pittsburg to look
into the matter.
Captain Shelton was advised. He
met these gentlemen at the Pennsyl-
vania station, entertained them at the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11

Roger Shelton eighty thousand dol
lars in interest. He feared to place
this money in bank lest some one su-
ing him might attach 1t. and kept 1t IA
a safety deposit box of a New York
trust company. He had learned that
the two bank directors were now in
New York. and had hurried here hop
wished; but, on reflection, he hesi-
tated to approach them. They would
be greatly suspicious of him, and he
would not risk having the deed taken
in the name of any other person. He
desired to get hold of the tract lying
over the synclinal, and he would, If
necessary, give all the money he had
for it. This was the story skillfully
unmasked by Randolph Mason.
The captain, when the cat was out,
began to regret his rashness. His
secret had escaped him; it was an In
discretion to be amended by greater
caution. He was taken swiftly with a
trembling seizure of suspicious.
you have overlooked the names of
these gentlemen from Massachusetts, =
said Randolph Mason.
A certain cunning lodged along
Captain Skeletons features.
II have not overlooked it," he re-
piled Il don't intend to tell them.
expect my regular lawyer to be pres
ent when these men are seen. came
to you for a plan. When l get that,
my lawyer will do the rest. don't
mean these Yankees to sleep on the
trade. The deeds and the cash will
go on the table together. When they
are exchanged, the matter will be end
ed. That's my way of doing business.
Now, what's your plan?"
my plan" said Mason, will con-
form to your way of doing business.
Have these men here at two o'clock.
Let them know nothing of the object
Of this conference. But you, on your
part, take every precaution. Come a
half-hour earlier with your attorney.
Bring the deeds and the cash with
you. Bring also a notary. would
have you take no chance. l would
have you omit no safeguard which
your instincts suggest"
Captain Shelton was greatly reas-
sured; but a doubt remained.
IF come, they won't SELL" he said.
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. struck Tie PennsYlVanjan with he
clencbed fingers q bis LETT

That's the very trouble I'm trying to
get around"
Il will get around that" replied
Randolph Mason.
"Then," said Captain Shelton, you
will have to pretend to represent some
one else, and leave me to my lawyer"
"Your foresight is amazing" replied
Mason. II shall leave you entirely to
your lawyer. I shall pretend to rep
resent, let us say, the stockholders OF
the Union Consolidated Oil Company"
''Good!n cried the captain, that lie
will do the work."
Randolph Mason arose, and waited
for his visitor to depart.
II think" he remarked, that it will
do the work excellently."
The men who met in Randolph Ma
sons private Office were Of most In
congruous types. My visual memory
of this conference remains clear-cut,
like the climax Of some drama; there
was the notary, a tired old man, look
ing on unconcerned from a chair by
the door; Captain Shelton, his under
lip painfully frightened, seated on one
side of the library table with his at
torney at his elbow. This attorney
merits a word of comment; he was
the ablest practitioner of his class In
New York, a class abandoned wholly
to intrigue, schooled smatteringly in
the law through attendance and ex-
perience at trials, but past masters OF
trickery; he was little, rotund man,
bald, with a fringe of hair running
from the top of one ear around to
the other; face as expressionless as
wood; eyes steady as though set in by
an optician. The mans hands alone
betrayed his theughts-they were as
nimble as the fore paws of a mink.
Opposite were the two New England
ers, an uncle and his nephew-the ell
der, tall, grave, somber; the younger,
a youth, powerfully built, his face
fresh with health, his hands suggest
ing the strength of ivory-and Ran
dolph Mason, walking up and down
by the bookcases.
Mason introduced the matter with
this remarkable statement to the men
from Massachusetts,: He represented
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-11

best hosiery, directed their attention
to the stability of the Driller's Bank,
and then carried them down INTO the
oil field. There they found blind
folded Fortune scattering her favors
like tipsy Vestal.
Captain Shelton counted well upon
his heady air. He brought forth his
maps, but he spoke little and sanely.
The topsy-turvy condition spoke for
him. He posed as one sober, careful,
far-sighted, in community OF drunk
ards. Here were opportunities to be
seized, wisely held In hand and made
to produce, not casual pot OF gold,
but a great fortune lasting for a cen
tury. He brought shrewdly to the
strangers notice the two tracts lying
within his parallelogram OF leased ter
ritory. They instantly inquired why
these tracts were not included, and
he replied that at the time the COM
nany leases were taken they could not
be had. and now he could not secure
them without the consent Of the stock
holders. a thing impracticable. He
would take IQOSO Two CldSI0 Ia AiS
own name, but such an act might sub
iect him to criticism. This was, OF
course. a lie. The roustabout from
whom Shelton had secured his leases
omitted these tracts because the own
ers demanded twenty-five cents an
acre bonus. Around these two tracts
Shelton masked his arts of suggestion.
He wished these mems fingers dipped
with his in the dish, little of their
gold on the table, a wager left here
behind them on the spin Of the wheel.
When the two bank directors re-
turned to New England, they took
with them the fee simple titles OF
these two tracts. They took with
them also the impression, but not the
certainty, that Captain Shelton was
merely an adventurer. Able to Judge
accurately any situation in New Eng
land. they were at sea here. The bank
in Pittsburg was certainly solvent
The territory advertised by Shelton
was certainly covered by his leases.
Eighteen months later, the Union
Consolidated Oil Company was dis
solved and its stock cancelled. The
bank returned the deposits and paid
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For the legal principle In
voIved In this story see Sec.
Of chapter 90 Of the Code OF
West Virginia, called the Statute
OF Frauds.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Entire $6OOO0 To Be Raised By Bonds Will Be Used
 In Construction Work.
NEED OF A NEW POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM
Headquarters Are Not Now In Touch With The men on Their Beats-Jobs For City Done By The City Fathers In Past Years Such Was Not Permitted The Officials Re- signing to Accept Contracts and Jobs.

Three years ago when the people supposed that the plan to have a com binatiOn city and county building in- stead of repairing the two separate buildings, authority was asked of the legislature, and granted empowering the city of New London to issue bonds to the amount of S100,000 for muni- cipal building purposes. Through per sonal jealousies and prejudices of a few prominent individuals, that com mendable object failed The court house was remOdeled, enlarged, and materially improved at the expense of the county, and the city of New Lon don paid nearly one-third of the cost and without any bond issue.Now the old city hall is to be enlarged and improved, the starting cost to be $60,- 900 and bonds to that amount will be issued to raise the required cash and the indebtedness of the city increased by that amount. There sure is need of an enlarged city hall, together with a general change in the architectural effect and this is to be done, as no at tempt will be made to retain the orig tnality of the present building as was the case in the ancient wooden build ing at the head of State street, back of the liberty pole and the fremen's s monument.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
HIGHER WAGES
Granted 75 Per Cent. of Operatives in
 Textile Plants Hereabouts,

It was estimated Friday by A local man in touch with matters Dertainino- 10 the textile industry in this part of connecticut that at least 75 Der cent. or the operatives have been granted an increase in wages since the first of April This means an increase of sev- eral thousands of dollars a week in the payrolls of the companies. Tba advance 10 operatives has varied be- tween and~8 per cent, it is said.
 Will Witness Webster Bouts.
 % Putnam followers of tba boV,iro game are planning a trip to Websta7. next week to be present at the bouts to be staged by the Lakeside Athletic club. The events sceduled are a 12- round go between Pete Malone of Phil aQeIpnla and Frank Rodmau of Wab- sler, and another bout of similar Iehgta' with Joe Uvanni of Troy and A!duIlce Lemoine of Webster as prin- SclpaIs and preliminary of six rounds petWeen Sailor Rourke of WiIlimantf, and Young Lloyd of Webster.
 Preparing for Commencement.
 At Notre Dame academy prepara- uons are being made for the annual commencement exercises, which are to De held next month. As is usually the case the graduating class will not be a large one. but the events attendanf upon their completion of their course at the school will be made as interest ing as ever.
 At Thompson, homes occupied bv wealthy persons who spend the colder parts of the year in various other sec uohs of the country are being made ready for occupancy.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
FAIR EXCHANGE
A New Back for An Old one-How
 It Is Done In Norwich.

The back aches at times with dull, indescribable feeling, making you weary and restless; piercing pains shoot across the region of the kidneys, and again the Joins are so lame to stoop is agony. No use to rub or ap- ply a plaster to the back in this condi- uon. You cannot reach the cause. Exchange the bad back for new and stronger one. Follow the example of this Norwich citizen:
 Mrs. Henry Dearing, 4S9 East Main street. Norwich, Conn, says: T suf- fered terribly from pains in my back caused by disordered kidneys. I was unable to turn over in bed and sound sleep was out of the question. If stopped, sharp twinges darted through my body and I could hardly straighten. My feet became swollen and other parts of my body bloated I was treated by doctors, but was not helped. When l learned of Doan's Kidney Pills I began their use. They made me feel like a different person and for that reason I hold a high opinion of them"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States
 Remember the 'name-Doan's- take no other.