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FAMILY OF FIVE
All Drank Coffee From Infancy.

1t is a common thing in this country
to see whole families growing up with
nervous systems weakened by coffee
drinking.
That is because many parents do
not realize that coffee contains a drug
-caffeine-which causes the trouble.
(The same drug is found in teal
There are five children in my fam
lily" writes an Iowa mother, "all of
whom drank coffee from infancy up
to two years ago.
my husband and l had heart trouble
and were advised to quit coffee. We
did so and began to use Postum. We
now are doing without medicine and
are entirely relieved of heart trouble.
caffeine causes heart trouble when
continually used as in coffee drink
ing.)
"Our eleven-year-old boy had a weak
digestion from birth, and yet always
craved and was given coffee. When
we changed to Postum he liked it and
we gave him all he wanted. He has
been restored to health by Postum and
still likes it."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for the little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be boiled.
Instant Postum is a soluble powder.
A ~teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a
cup Of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage
Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a reason" for Postum.
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Naming the Twins.

Like Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch, Mis- Dane" has a taste for
geographical names, and Mis- Dane"
is very loyal, so she wanted to call
the little frstborn Missouri" MI.
Dane said she might, but that if she
did he would call the other "Arkan-
sas." Sometimes inconsistencies would
almost master her. She would hug up
the little red baby and murmur Mis-
souri," and then daddy would growl
playfully to Arkansas" 1t went on
that way for a long time, and at last
she remembered that Sedalia was in
Missouri, so she felt glad and really
named the other baby Sedalia. But
she could think of nothing to match
the name, and was in constant fear
that the father would name the other
baby Little Rock"
For three years poor Gale was Just
"tother one" Then the Danes went
to Green River where some lodge was
having a parade. They were watching
the drill when a "bystander that was
standing by" said something about the
fine regalia." Instantly Mis- Dane"
thought of her unnamed child, so since
that Gale has had a name.-Atlantic.
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CUSTOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN
Popular Error Holds That President
Lincoln Issued First Thanks
giving Proclamation.

There is some discussion as to the
origin of the present national custom
of observing Thanksgiving day. 1t
was held by a large number of people,
until recently, that the custom was
first established by President Lincoln
during the Civil war. Examination of
the records showed that this was a
mistake. A number of the presidents
who preceded Mr.. Lincoln issued
Thanksgiving proclamations, the prac-
tice dating back to Washington. They
had been desultory, however, and there
had been no regular repetition of the
proclamation until after 1t had been is
sued by MI. Lincoln.
The custom of observing a day of
thanksgiving and prayer is as old as
the civilization of the country. 1t was
inaugurated in New England very
shortly after the arrival of the first
English immigrants, and it gradually
became the day of all others in the
year, for SURPRISING Christmas in the
enthusiasm and universally of its OBJ
servance. In the southern states, prior
to the Civil war, it was quite general,
though there was no common day of
celebration. The governors of the
states issued their proclamations with
out reference to the dates set by the
governors of other states, and it not
infrequently happened that the cele-
bration would occur in Maryland on a
day different from that which was OBJ
served in the neighboring states. There
were commonwealth, prior to the
Civil war, where no proclamation was
issued, and there was no observance
whatever.
The proclamation of Mr.. Lincoln
seemed to electrify the country and to
cement the states in their observance
of Thanksgiving, though there were
commonwealth which for some years
afterward selected a different date.
This gradually ceased, until now the
celebration has become a thoroughly
national and universal event. For a
while it eclipsed the Fourth of July,
and in New England today it far sur
passes Christmas in interest. With
the disappearance of sectionalism,
however, the Fourth of July has as
sumed its normal place in American
holidays, and is not likely again,
through any combination of circum-
stances, to lose it.
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Thanksuivinu PRAYER.


For days of health, for nights of
quiet sleep; for seasons of bounty and
beauty, for all earth's contributions to
our need through this past year, good
Lord, we thank thee. For our coun-
try's shelter; for our homes; for the
joy of faces, and the joy of hearts that
love; for the power of great examples;
for holy mes who lead US in the ways
of life and love; for u powers of
growth; for l~ongings to be better and
do more; for ideals that ever rise
above the real, good Lord, we humbly
thank thee! For the blessedness of
service and the power to fit ourselves
to others needs; for our necessities to
work; for all that brings us nearer
to each other, nearer to ourselves,
near to thee, we thank thee, o our Fa-
ther!-Selected.
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PLEASURE IN KEEPING BEES
No More Interesting or Profitable
Business Connected With Farm
Best Keepers Are Women.
(By.c. NJ.

NDy%Ss w. DEN 41EI
AS a side line, considering the ex-
pense of installation, there is no more
interesting and profitable business
than ~beekeeping. Not only is this true
for the ~fruitgrower and farmer, but to
the residents Of cities, those In mer-
camille and professional lines. Some
of the best b~eekeepers are women.
True it is that time and attention and
preliminary knowledge are necessary;
but experience will be gained rapidly
when the living bees are studied In
connection with printed instructions.
A visit to an apiary conducted by a
practical beekeeper will furnish valu-
able suggestions and interest in the
work. No one who wishes to derive
the greatest pleasure and profit from
his bees should expect the little fell
lows to do good work uneless provid-
ed with suitable hives. Do not for a
moment attempt to keep bees in hol-
low logs or plank boxes; instead have
modern hives which can be opened
from time to time so that the rue
condition of your bees may be studied.
Surplus honey may be taken off with
out destroying your bees, or even dis.
turbing them. Should your bees be-
come diseased it will be an easy mat
ter, with a separable hive--to inspect
them and determine the cause.
Like all other industries when first
undertaken, beekeepers should begin
In a simple way. If you are not
acquainted with bees it is best to be-
gin with one colony and one or two
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1&I&G
For Which We Owe Thanks.

That we have much to be thankful
for no one doubts or denies. 1t is not
necessary to rehearse details. We
know that we are a happy and favored
people. We are rich, prosperous and
free. Our problems, great as they are,
are as nothing compared with those
that are distressing the nations of the
old world. But the things which we
regard as blessings, and for which we
are supposed to give thanks, are bless
ings only as we use them right, and
only in so far as we humbly acknowl-
edge that they are the gifts of God.
The danger is, not that we shall at
tribute too much to the divine power,
but that we shall take too much credit
to ourselves. This has always been
true. Far back in Old Testament times
the people were warned against think
ing that they themselves had got the
wealth which they enjoyed, and were
told that it was God who had given
them the power to get wealth. The
old religious idea, therefore, rather
than the new one, makes-if it is cor
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RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed
ing hands. dry, assured, itching, burn
Ing palms, and painful f~nger-ends,
with shapeless nails. a one-night Cuti-
ours treatment works wonders. d.
kections: Soak the hands, on retir-
Ing, In hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old. loose
gloves during the night. These pure.
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping, and impart In a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
'f----- Cnon ard Oi- ~Nb7
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PERSONALS

Mrs. G. Watson of West Philadel-
phia, Pa, says that she has given
Father Johns Medicine to her little
boy for bronchial trouble and for colds
and it has cured his cough and given
him renewed health. Mrs. Watson
lives at 5225 Master st.
Thomas L. Tanning, Of 354 Ninth
Ave, New York City, says that Father
Johns Medicine cured him of bron-
chitis and built him up. He gained
ten pounds while taking it.
Herbert Ingersoll, Of South Addison,
Maine, tells how his baby was cured of
a cough by Father Johns Medicine
which was given to the child on the
advice of its grandfather who had also
used 1t with much success.-Ady,
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INJURY DONE BY HEAD LOUISE
Insects Are Very Destructive to Lit.
tie Chicks and Must Be Controlled
or Exterminated.

By A. c. SMITH, Professor of Poultry
Husbandry, Minnesota Experiment
Station.)
The head louise attacks young
chicks generally before they are feath-
cred out, and is first found on the
head with its claws or feeders sunk
into the skin Of the head. AS they
become more numerous, they attack
the throat and neck as well. The rem
edy is simple, but it takes a little time.
Each chick must have its head
creased with lard, cottonseed oil or
olive oil. You will have to look close
ly to see these insects. They are
very destructive to chickens, and
must be controlled or exterminated If
the chick is to be healthy.
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BLESSINGS Enumerated

AS a nation we individual citizens
of the United States have reason
above all other peoples for the giving
of thanks. Where others have within
the year been menaced by war, by do
nestle disorder, by revolution within
or enemy without, Americans have
beer at pesce at home and enjoying
peaceful relations with all the world
Our government has been honored
with the leadership in a movement for
the limitation and eventual ending OF
war. The broad principles of demo
cratic government Upon which our re-
public rests have been an inspiration
to less favored peoples even in the
most backward quarters of the earth.
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The beautiful Lillian Russell, as
everybody knows, is a first-aid expert,
and recently bound up in Paris the
wounds of Theodore P. Shontz.
At a dinner in Pittsburgh a young
architect said to Miss Russell:
Il understand you're a frst-aid
sharp. Will you please tell me what's
the best remedy for a broken hearth"
ITO be sure!" replied the actress.
"You must bind up the fracture with a
gold band, battle with orange blossom
water, and apply plenty of raw rice.
The cure is guaranteed"
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Mule Unappreciated.

Often we do not appreciate the vir-
tues of the modest, unassuming mule.
He costs no more than a horse colt to
foal and raise and is less trouble and
expense to put in the harness. He is
not as susceptible to disease as the
horse, and he is not SO easily made
stiff or lame. He requires less feed
than a horse Of the same size, yet will
do as much OF more work with less
fatigue. He will do you 20 years
faithful service.
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The Other WAY.

Donald Macmillan, who is to mar
ry Marie Peary, the snow baby is
an extremely temperate lad. Hence
his success as an explorer"
The speaker, a member of the ia
nous Philadelphia Geographical so
ciety, smiled and resumed:
Macmillan has no patience with
drink victims-no patience either with
them or their excuses. I once heard
him say to a sailor who had sue
cumbed:
mo, no, Jack. He who says mis-
fortune drove him to drink is putting
the cart before the horse.'"
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oueerest of Trades.

MI. Chesterton once wrote a book
called "The Club OF Queer Trades"
One of the qu~eerest trades in real life
is that of the elderly South London
man who stands daily at a very con-
gested crossroad and assists children
over the thoroughfare. Some 16 years
ago he started this occupation out of
sheer b%enevolence, and has been do
ing it ever since. The small sums and
the Christmas gifts he receives from
the parents of the children serve to
ske cut his pension.
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Had the Last Word.

Two ladies, during a friendly meet
ing on the street, got to quarreling
about their ages, and used very strong
language toward each other. At last.
as if to end the dispute, one of them
turned away and said in a very con-
ciliatory tone of voica: Let us not
quarrel over the matter any more l.
at least, have not the heart to do it.
/ never knew who my mother was;
she deserted me when a baby, and
who knows but that you may have
been the heartless parent7"
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rectly understood-for national and
individual humility.
No Lover of tho Bath.

Swinburne evidently found baths
a source of inspiration, for he told
Edmund Gosse that "Baudelaire" was
written in a Turkish bath. Doctor
Johnson, on the other hand, regarded
them with suspicion. When an old
Lichfield friend, showing him over a
house built specially for him, dilated
on the advantage of the bathroom.
the doctor said: "Sir, are you well?"
Quite well, thank you, DOCTOR" was
the reply. Then, sir let well alone.
l hate immersion"
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SAVE THE BEST SEEDS
Utmost Care Is NJ ,ded for Sue
CeSSful Results.
Amateur VIII Do Well Not to Raise
Several Varieties Of Any Vegetable
as They Are Sure to Mix
and Deteriorate.
(By R. g. wEArHERsroNE.,

(By r. G. WEATHERSTONE)
mo occupation" says Burbank, "re.
Quires more accuracy, foresight and
skill than does scientific plant or
animal breeding" This specialist has
found out that 1t requires more than
one generation of plant life to estab-
lish a cross that is permanent; that
the union Of two distinct types may
prove a cross that is valuable or the
reverse.
Inv our own seed saving the utmost
care Is necessary to bring the result
up to the standard. We have all seer
two pieces of grain sown side by side,
with seemingly similar conditions.
b one was treated with extra seed,
thoroughly cleaned to remove all
weeds. The other had only fair seed,
sown as 1t was gathered from the field.
Perhaps it had been tested and proof
given that it would grow" And this
was deemed sufficient. But the har-
vest was on the side of the good seed.
If you have an extra good crop of
corn, the best ears, carefully selected,
both as to the number of ears on a
stalk and the size and shape of each
ear, will bring much more next spring
when sold by the bushel.
They must be carefully dried. If
put in the bin with the bulk of the
corn they may grow" but the vitality
will be impaired. and they will not
bring the price that can be com
manded If properly cared for.
1t is the last end that is often the
losing one. After a thing Is raised it
pays to care for it in the best possible
manner and get the greatest profit.
Some think that pumpkin seed are
pumpkin seed, no matter what pump
kin they came from. 1t is a safe rule
that like begets like.
If you want t 5etuate your stock
and have eoT F3lng hat is really
worth saving Eays Aelect the best
and the eaA % seed
Select II tomatoes and
water. Put it in SShe out-of-the-way
place and let remain several days or
until the seeds have sunk to the bot
tom of the dish. Pour OF the water
and dry the seeds.
They will be found covereI with a
dark fuzz and when dry may be Npt
In paper packets. as supplied By the
scotsman. This is much preferableko
the old fashion of keeping them o1Fa
cloth.
Cabbage, beets, parsnips and 8her
biennials are best purchased direct
from the scotsman. If your time is
worth anything it is more profitable
to buy than to raise these.
II you have any ~left-overs in the
seed box, be sure to date each packet
~~o will be no chance
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II emo OF the neIu am GIVE 70 10
other end, without a mark to go by.
A little crook with people Of this kind
does not seem to be of much import
ance, but crooked burrows take extra
time and are a nuisance in general.
Another thing which saves much
time, particularly in harvest, is a
space which should be left between
the fence and the field unplowed.
This should be about 16 feet wide, and
should be sown to grass. This strip
will save going through the grain
with a binder, and back, and 1t also
saves the hired man a lot of extra
work in shocking, as he can start as
soon as the reaper does and will not
have to wait until a swath is cut in
which to place the shock.
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Mucn Inconvenience kSS.~N~ - ~
tachlng Support for Basket-Both
Hands Free to Work.

In picking fruit from a tree one is
often Inconvenience by having to
hold a basket with one hand and
having only n hand for picking.
the illustration shows how a basket
support can be attached to the right
hand board of the step ladder. This
support is constructed of rod iron,
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T7T t6e ilsc thfae days el.oss uaa
be lee p mixture equal pars q
ha15 Oiled eggs ana stale usa. q.
sta bread soaked ia m.ls.
breao a1d mix arc used care ahoGd
be gereised 10 squeeze 5li nolib 1i.
of he bread. From ne tE1l al
fou1 u day until the chicks can aat
wheat ard cracked corn, coaane-aa 81
chic feed is > good ration
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Innnrfanf "a Mofhara
Not Keeping to Schedule.

Doctor-From now you may let your
husband have a glass of beer every
day. You understand?
Wife-Yes, doctor-just one glass a
day.
Doctor Ga week later)-Now, l hope
you have kept strictly to that one
glass per day that l allowed your hus-
bany to take?
Wife-Most decidedly, doctor-only
he is four weeks in advance with his
allowance.
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Sheen Comparison.

There are 27,119,O0O sheep in Great
Britain to its $4,000 square miles;
New York state has 1,131,O0O to it's
AZ, 900 square miles, which shows how
short American farmers are in their
understanding of the true value of
sheep raising.
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Sensible Girl,

Miss WapIey, may 1 hold your
hand?"
mo, Mr.. Simpkins. Although
might relent if you demonstrated to
me conclusively that you could hold
a job"
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goin' to have no new keys made for
them doors. The actors take 'em to
their hotels an leave 'em, then they
ONE back here an kick in tn doors.
l amt got much use for actors nohow.
l seem them on tn stage an | don't
know the names uv one from tn other,
an don't want to-
And thus" observes Mr.. Price,
will a quarter of a century as stage
manger in New England curdle the
sweetest disposition"
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PalF1n8 aes1 Small End Down
A. authority says that II tue egg Is
plac on tue side or large end. the
hea' yolb sill settle 70 Ute bottom
and come IL contact pitD The sbef.
whicn admits the air. II IT "a placed
On t snaD and It wiz always nave
a la. r OF white between IL and tna
shell
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Storing Seed Corn

Spread seed corn thinly on the floor
on racks, OF put on seed corr tree or
hang up by double or single-string
method. 1t is best to have each a
by itself SO the air can circulate freely
around it.
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Some Appropriate Thoughts.

The general idea is hat when we
have an abundance of material good
we should be thankful. Of course, the
converse is equally true. And as this
is a matter of Interpretation for each
individual, and as he sees many of
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SOME LESSONS IN PLol
Burrows Should Be Kept Straight as
Possible, Avoiding Trlangles or
BeIIows-Shaped Pieces.

Wy u .. DIIIIV.J
There are different ways to pillow.
One way is straight, and the other
must be crooked, Of course.
By the straight way is meant keep
ing tn straight as possible.
and Sc lSN iace so there will
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Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
Will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are
Tor complaining children. A pleasant remedy
Tor worms. Used by Mothers for "a years. Al
all Drngg SITS, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
A. 8. olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
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Counting Profits.

In counting the profits from your
flock do not fail to count the value of
the fat lambs killed during the twelve
months for the family use and the
high value of all the manure
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Hone and Fact

Hope" according to Bert Miller.
looks for a dime in the vest pockets
of last winters suit. Fact
two toothpicks, a match and a piece
of lead pencil"
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plenty Of Rnth

do you read all the new books,
Twobble?"
Good heavens, MOI / don't even
have time to try all the new cures"
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Acid Stomach, heartburn and nausea
quickly disappear with the use of Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial
box to 372 Pearl ST., New York. ADV.
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On the Form.

Young Wife-"That pudding l have
just made for you is a poem" Hubby
And suppose I'm to be the waste
basket" F,
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his fellows who have ~prospered better
than he, it disinclines him to give
thanks. Another theory is that al
though we have meager possessions
others have less, therefore we should
be thankful. This is a mighty mean
way to do. It's one way of growing
over your unfortunate neighbor, and is
the quintessence of l~ittleness. Anoth-
er way is to thank God that your neigh
bors are no better off than yourself.
This was the case of the old lady when
the frost caught her garden truck.
Still another is to take
your neighbor and then
that you are self-made >pcr,- ".l
And yet another way m
neighbor ere he does 81
give thanks, as David 4.
say. And there are tho
t~hankfulness because J. ~
be worse. And that b..
query whether matters e.
but that they might moi
not, then n might fl 2
chain of thanksgiving
really be thankful to
would SO dispose or orde To-
produce SO much mise
notions or conceits are more or less
crooked.
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IF we wear a flower in honor of
Mothers day, what shall we wear to
remind us of fathers day."
How about a hunted look?"
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Pigs will live and grow on rape with
u a supplement of grain. but a small
addition of the latter is profitable.
Dry sows will, however. do well ou
rape alone.
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Coughs come from infamed Bronchial
Tubes; Deans Mentholated Cough Drops
heal the irritation-5c at all Drug Stores.
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The su8rea fowi ia the best insect
DESTROYED ainGug fowl@. as 1t jsats
many insects Mst ctner fowls vii not
toucl
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Weddino Near

II understand she takes dictation
from him"
Yes, but she won't take it long.
He's already buying her bonbons."
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good books on beekeeping. and sub
scribe for n of the best bee jour
nails. Study the living bees and your
publications together. 1t will take
only a comparatively short time
about one season-to increase your
colonies and prepare for making
honey.
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When you feel in a scrappy mood
don't try to take a fall out an air.
ship.
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"Tabby," now exclusively applied to
cats, was formerly "atabi," a special
pattern Of silk made only in Persia.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie Csc a bottle.Ld,
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An air-propelled ~hydroplane has
been built in France for use on shall
low rivers in America.