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LEGAL NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Holding Probate Court.-No. 2.-.S.
Administrations is to give notice that the
subscribers. of the District of Columbia have
obtained from the Probate Court of the Dis
trict OF Columbia letters testamentary on the
estate of Arthur jeffrey Parsons. late of the
District of Columbia. deceased. All persons nav
ing claims against the deceased are hereby
warned TO exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof. legally authenticated TO the Subscribers
on before tlH Goth day OF November. AID.
1916: otherwise they may by law he excluded
from all benefit of said estate Given under our
hands this Both day of November. 1915 AGNES
STOCKTON PARSONS. Dublin. \. IL; HER
BERT PUTNAM. Washington. ID. G.. COR
CORAN TIi0M. Washington. ID. G. tSeall At
test: JAMES TANNER. Register of Wills FOR
the District of Columbia Clerk OF the Probate
Court de4. Ills
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THE w EEK
EpItOme of Events Ending De-
cember 4. 1915.
WAR CONDITIONS AFFECTING
THE UNITED STATES.

Secretary Lansing of the State De-
partment announced that passports is
sued to members of the peace party to
be AIKEN to Europe on the ship char
tered by Henry Ford will not extend
admission to belligerent countries, but
only to neutral states in Europe. Four
officials of the Hamburg American line
were found guilty of making out false
manifests for neutral ships leaving the
ports of the United States to coal and
supply German warships at sea. Fol-
lowing this action. immediate with
drawai of Capt Karl Boy-Ed and Capt.
Franz Won Papen. respectively. naval
and military attaches Of the German
embassy was requested by the state
Department. Secretary Lansing said
the attaches had rendered themselves
persona non srata to the United States
government by improper activities in
connection with naval and military
matters. American Ambassador Page
was instructed to protest to the Brit
ish government against the requisition-
ing of American vessels without prize
court PROCEEDINGS
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MRS. COBB GAVE A SCREAM OF JOY.
woman bending over her task. A little
rust rose from the loom and fingered
in the air. There was a smell of fresh
ly dyed rags.
All day long Jessie Stubs wove rags
of silk, cotton or wooden into carpets,
rugs and curtains for the townspeople.
Sometimes she earned as much as a
dollar a day. This kept her in food
and paid the rent of the remote, tum-
BILE down old house. She had nothing
else to depend upon.
AS she sat weaving. her thoughts
dwelt upon the Powered silk dress. 1t
was the one tangible thing remaining
from her past. She had lived for the
first fifteen years Of her life in West
more. When her husband died and his
people had manifested only too clearly
that they regarded her as an incum-
trance she had come back 20 West
more and taken up carpet weaving. 1t
was an art she had learned from an old
woman who had woven for her mother,
regarding ii as her dear sport then to
run over to Aunt JAMES and watch
her at her work-perha ps be permitted
to make a strip of red or blue or green
rags How little she had dreamed that
some day she would turn to this stolen
pastime means of support, Aunt
jamie had been dead for thirty years
when Jessie came back to WeStmore.
But Aunt Jessie's old house and loom
remained and Jessie had acquired them
She was very grateful for work and
shelter. Nobody remembered her. She
was much a stranger as if she had
never lived in the place and she thought
ii we'll From first to last her life had
been a failure. At seventeen she had
married for a fancy and until she was
middle-aged she had struggled to live
at peace with her tyranuical husband
and his domineering relatives. one
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Believes Brick Best.

We believe N brick for the con-
struction Of ffrepIaces. as burned clay
Is the material par excellence for this
work, being fire-resissing and per-
fectly adapted for this purpose, and
therefore thoroughly artistic. Fire
brick or ordinary hard-hurnsd common
brick are suitable for lining the fire.
place, but On the other hand stone,
with the exception OF so2Dstone, VIII
chip and disinteeratE under heat, and
iron Innings will warp ard crack.
We believe that spiayed or sloped
jsnbs and back give the best results in
obtaining the maximum amount OF heat
aad also making the form or line most
agreeable 70 the eye. The slope Of the
lack should be a straight line, not a
curved line.
Special attention should be given 10
the points mentioned below. and it is
necessary to see TO IT. rot only that the
drawings embody these points, but that
they are carried cut by the builder in
the construction o. the fireplace and
chimney entire. To remedy defects
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TRADE INVOLVES $4,000
Dr.. Thomas F. Mallan Acquires
Property at 818 Connecticut
Avenue.

4 deed was placed on record during
the past week transferring the owner
ship OF the property at SIS Connect
cut avenue northwest from Allan E.
! Walker to DR.. Thomas +. Mallan. DIR.
Mallan gave in return one-half interest
in 927-29 f street northwest and prop
erly at the southeast corner of 9Th and
O streets northwest. The transaction
was negotiated by Douglass +. Bulloch
4: Co.
The Connecticut avenue property is a
three-story residence having a front
age OF nearly twenty-nine feet and
depth of ninety-two feet. 1t figured in
the transaction 1T a valuation of about
s45, 600.
! DR.. AIallan the purchaser, is the own
| err OF the adjoining property at $40
Com. ecticut avenue northwest. 1t is
understood he plans to arrange the
newly acquired property for use by
physicians and dentists. The entire
| transaction involved properties valued
! at about 5000
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THE EVENING STORY.
POWERED SILK.
Copyright. 1915. by W. werner)

Copyright, 1915 by w Werner9
II have really come on an erraha,
said Mrs. Cobb.
Jessie Stubs caught her breath ehe
had begun to believe that her nelshoo'
had actually come to call. It seeHieu'
however, she had been mistaken.
You know" went on Mrs. conn'
that were getting up our play, Inc
New Minister and tomorrow night Is
dress rehearsal. | can't find a thlhs
that is suitable for me to wear. Inc
costumes are all going to be old fash-
Toned, and l hate to have anything
made up on purpose. l thought may
be you'd have something that would
answer. Mrs. Stubbs'
Jessie. Stubs sat very quietly. con-
sidering. Pink spots had come out IN
her faded cheeks Yes. l have some
thing she said at last. slowly.
There cried Mrs. Cobb y knew
you'd have. Do get it and let me sec
it"
Jessie Stubs went into her bedroom
when was off the sitting room. she
paused before the quaint high bureau
and opened drawer. A scent of dfied
heliotrope came out. She lifted sheet
of tissue paper and took out a Powered
SILK dress made with a tight. pialh
waist and a full skirt. She laId the
dress down tenderly and, going to the
closet, brought forth a. huge hat poN,
from which she drew a shaker bonnet
Laden with dress and bonnet, she re-
turned to the sitting room.
Mrs. Cobb gave a scream OF JOY
Lovely, The very things ! wanted.
she cried. TN take EN- right home
and Try 'em on, Mrs. Stubbs.''
After she had gone Jessie Stubbs sat
down in her chair and studied the
stripes in the rag carpet. The pink
spots had faded from her delicate old
face. I'm a fool" she said to herself.
I'D no business to let that woman
have my things. She won't take care
of them, ! know. But ! had longing
to have EN- seen--to let folks here
know | once used to wear silk if ] do
now go in calico. I'd like TO have been
in that play myself she sighed, but
! knew, of course, they wouldn't ask
me. However. my dress will be there.
Tears shot down her cheeks. She
wiped them off with her apron. Then,
rising. she went into her weaving room
and sat down at the old loom. Through
the curtainless window the afternoon
light came in strongly upon the slight
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Ventilator and sweetener.

As ventilator and sweetener Of the
air in the house. the fireplace has no
equal. constantly changing the air IN
the room and drawing III fresh sup
ply. Where the house is heated by a
warm air furnace. or indirect radia-
ton, the fireplace assists the heater by
withdrawing the lower ard cooler
strata of air from the room and draw
ing down the warm cir which ir1me-
diately rises to the ceilirg, equatzinS
the temperature ia a large eXtenE. y
room in which there is hearth hre
Will never become stuIy.
The living room and dining room
should always have fireplace, and
they are of great advantage in bed
rooms, especially in case Of sickness.
In the spring and fall months there
are many days when i is rot necessary
TO have the heater going, as small
wood fire in the breakfast room viii
take the morning chill! from the air
and again in the evening the fireplaces
will make the house comfortable.
If you are going TO nave fireplace,
have a good. honest one designed ard
constructed for burning wood, and have
ii so designed ard constructed that the
smoke will go up the fiue and not into
the room.
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BUILDING BRINGS $4,000
Property at 418 18th Street North
west Is Purchased by Frank
lin V. Killian.

Franklin V. kiilian has increased his
holdings in down town business proper
ties by the acquisition Of as 18th street
northwest, formerly owned by Lottie
Reichenbach. The sale was negotiated by
e. W. Simpson Company and the consid :
Grafton is reported to have been $40, 900.
The property is improved by a modern
three-story building, which is occupied by
a dining room. The frontage is about
twenty-one feet. The property sold at a
rate Of about $26 a square foot.
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included in the cast. She who was
never seen save in faded black and
white calico or shabby black serge
wished foolishly to blossom forth in a
lowered silk for one time more in her
life. But the opportunity had not
been given her. And now she had
handed the Powered silk out to Mrs.
Cobb. There was some satisfaction in
the thought that the beautiful dress
would be admired and cause wonder
among those who had not dreamed she
owned such array There was fear also
lest il be carelessly used.
That night when Jessie went into her
bedroom to sleep she opened the empty
bureau drawer and looked into it. She
sighed as the faint fragrance of hello
trope came UP into her face. I'm a
vain. silly. old woman," she said, TO
herself.
She was busiiy weaving next morn
ling when there came knock at the
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G. PERCY McGLuE, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT or
Columbia Holding Probate Coart.-No. 2io"I,
Administers tion-rhis is to give notice that the
subscribers. OF the state of Louisiana. have oh
tanned from the Probate Court OF the District
OF Columbia letters trStamentary on the estate
of Elizabeth A. AltemGs. late of the District OF
Columbia. deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned {" eS'
hibit the same. with the vouchers thereof legally
authenticated to the subscribers before tho
cath day of November. A. u. 1916: otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all benefit OF said
estate Given under hands this 18th day OF
November 1915. MARY ALTEMUS SHAFfER,
Lake Providence, La, and Ann A.. ALTEMI :,
Lake Providence. La. tSeal.i Attest JAMES
TANNER. Register of wills for the District %
Columbia. Clerk Of the Probate Court.
M. dpr
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NJ. 5. COLBERT, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia Holding Probate Court.-No. 222o2
Administrat ion.-This is to give notice that the
subscriber of the District of Columbia has oh
tanned from the Probate Court of the District OF
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate of
Ellen Collins late of the District of Columbia
deceased All persons having claims against the
deceased are hereby warned TO exhibit TIE same
with the vouchers thereof. legally authenticated
TO the subscriber on or before the 24th day of
November I'D. 1916: otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefit of said estate
Given under my hand this 24th day of NoHember
1ei5 MICHAEL. j. COLBERT. Southern build.
ing. tSral) Attest: JAMES TANNER. Register
of Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk of
the Probate Court. no27 del II
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ldlillail:ssl a'lilbp''A''"' InlsI Ntws
81 4. The 1 Searchli8ht ;s ss!sssas
!llIEtls Observation-Disclosures beyEEslieN
A Soft Pedal Week.

The Civic Club of Philadelphia was
instrumental in establishing soft
Pedal week" recently, in which all pre-
yentable noises were noticeably dimin-
ished. Badges were given newsboys
who arefrained from loud calling. street
steal tomcat and yapDing cur were rig
orously suppressed
several factories were induced to re-
fraiD from blowing their whistles dur
ing the week. An especial effort was
exertcd toward establishing "a morning
quiet hour between 6 and O'clock
The result demonstrated so thorough
ly the possibility of reducing the noise
IN the Quaker CRY that Il number of
pIsns are now under way By which the
reform may be made permanent.
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CAPT. HARLOW BUYS SITE

Capt {. H. Harlow has purchased
lot at the intersection of Massachu-
sets avenue and California street
northwest, which he plans to improve
by the erection Of residence for his
own occupancy Plans now are being
prepared by Waddy =. Wood, architect
The lot is located at the northwest
corner OF the intersection of the two
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after construction is expensive. trou-
bleSome. and often impossible without
tearing down the chimney. The aver
age builder or mason. with occasional
exceptions. is somewhat ignorant on
the subject of fireplace construction,
and should not be trusted in this i'm
portant matter, although he may insist
that he knows all about fireplace con-
Struction.
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LECkIE, cox & KRATZ and r.. w
BALDWIN, Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF Columbia Everett f. Jackson, IT. ct al,
vs. National Clay Products COMPATIBILITY No.
:,32Sf This cause being referred to the auditor
10 state the account of the receivers and the
proper distribution of the fund. notice is hereby
given that | will proceed with said reference
Monday December G. 1915. ut pm. nj the
| auditors rooms in the 2. $. court house. at
tiuuai Clay Products Company will appear aud
present their claims with the proof thereof
HERBERT l.. DAVIS, auditor. no20,2I. del
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PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

Earl Kitchener returned 20 London
from his diplomatic mission to Greece
and the near east. Greece gave assur-
ances satisfactory to the allies that al
lied troops will not be informed in
Greece. Thousands We're reported dead
of starvation and hundreds of thou
sands suffering from famine in devas
tated Poland Official denial was given
to the report that China had been APP
preached to join issues with the allies.
Three members of the Austrian cabi-
net resigned following a visit of Kaiser
Wilhelm to Vienna. The Serbs evac-
uated Monastir in the face of the Bull
sarian advance. Austrian troops occu-
pied two Montenegrin towns. The siege
of Gorilla by Italian troops continued.
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streets. 1t has a frontage of about
forty-seven feet on Massachusetts ave-
nue. and about seventy-tive feet on
California street, and contains S.784
square feet of ground. Story & Cobb.
real estate brokers, negotiated the sale.
The price was about $4,000. which is
at the rate of about SO per square foot.
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nothing like little wit, my dear, to
get you out of trouble"
Little Mrs. Peter drew long breath.
and her eyes were shining with pride
and admiration. My, how smart you
are, Peter" she cried. still, l do wish
that you would stay at home and not
take such dreadful risks she added
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Mary Bonetta. nine years old. of St
eos ASYLUM, Baltimore, died in that city
Yesterday. She was thrusting papers into
the stove CRATE at the asylum when her
clothing caught fire.
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NATIONAL.

The President completed his message
to Congress and sent it to the public
printer. Senate democrats met in eau
Gus preliminary to the opening of the
session; the question of a cloture rule
for the Senate was not decided; demo-
Gratis of the House ways and means
committee considered committee mem
bership. new shipping bill, as pre-
pared in conference between the Secre
taries of the Treasury and Commerce,
was submitted to the House committee
on merchant marine. Speaker Clark
predicted that Roosevelt would be the
presidential nominee of the republican
party. Secretary Garrison of the War
Department charged former President
Taft with lending his Endorsement to
statements regarding conditions in the
PHILIPPINES which are "mendacious and
mischievous"; former President Taft
denied that his criticisms were parti-
san. The federal reserve board re-
ported business conditions good over
the country. The Panama Pacific ex-
position comes to close tonight. Thir-
ty lost their lives in the explosion of
powder in the du Pont Powder Com
pany plant at Wilmington. Del. Elk
plosion of a blowout shot in a mine at
Boomer, w. Va. caused the loss of six
teen lives. Among those who died dur
ing the week Were: w. Z. Gents. sec
ond vice president of the Standard Oil
Company: c. c. Langenburg painter:
Paul Fuller. administration agent in a
recent conference with Carranza L. f.
Won Hahn, newspaper man.
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FOREIGN.

The United States began the with
drawal of marines from Haitian terri
tory preparatory to relinquishing con-
troll of the organized government Re
port of decisive defeat of Villa So
diers and Yaqui Indians came from
Guaymas; the American cruiser San
Diego. with an expeditionary force of
American marines. arrived off Topolo-
Dampo to give protection to Americans
and foreigners menaced by Villa
troops: J. =. Tumulty. secretary to the
President, defended the recognition of
GarranZa, denying that official records
show that any Catholic nuns had been
outraged, and was answered by Mgr.
+ G. Kelley and Rev. r. NJ. Tierney.
who both asserted that such cases are
well known and to be substantiated.
DR.. v X Wellington koo, new Chinese
minister. arrived at his post in wash
ington. Tie Emperor of Japan, return
ing to Toxic following the coronation
ceremonies, reviewed $4,000 troops. The
Queen of Sweden made visit to Ber-
lin, Germany. Orville A. Derby. Amer
lean geoloGist under the Brazilian
government, committed suicide.
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Little Storie,
IS Bedtime
ny THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915. BIZ j. e. Lloyd.
Peter Tells Mrs. Peter Al!
About 1t.

Wncn things iook dark. pray. do not quit
Get busy then and use your wit.
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wANTED-M0NEY.

WANTED 1000 WELL SECURED ON DC.
property producing mel Income ltsSt: god luca-
ton; Al condition: allow bonus 10 party max.
Ing loan; no agents. Box H.. Star Office.
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KEYSVILLE.

Miss Gladys Poole, of Martinsburg,
MI va, Is visiting Miss Anna Ritter.
MISS Zentz, OF Thurmont, was a
recent guest Of Miss Anna Newcomer.
Misses Margaret and Elizabeth
Weybright, have returned home after
spending some time in Washington,
D. q.
4. r. IL, wife ana son, Donald.
visited the formers mother, Mrs.
katherine Six, and family, OF Mono
cacy, Frederick county, Sunday.
Miss Lille Baumgardner spent
some time at DR.. Lambert's of New
Windsor
Mrs- M. y, Ritter and daughters,
6ernice and Olive, spent Saturday in
Gettysburg.
George Cluts and wife entertained
On Sunday Milton Ohler and wife, of
aear Taneytown; George Devilbiss
aad wife, Of Frederick county, and
Saarlie Cluts and wife.
Mrs Harmon, OF Hagerstown, il
spending some time with her brother,
Robert Valentine.
Feter Wilhide, wife and daughter,
n@arlon' Harry Fleagle and wife, Of
sopperville, and Miss Mary Baum
sSrdher motored to George Wilhide's.
Ihurmont Sunday.
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,.tT .,ii~ tei>-y- % SHORT
sntt.t --.I AAi- rrti' n
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no CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber has
obtained from the Orphans Court of Carroll Coun-
ty, Maryland. letters of Administration on the
personal estate of
SUSANNAH CONDOR,
late Of Carroll County Maryland. deceased. All per
sons having claims against the deceased hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the End day of February. 1916. they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all bene-
fits of said estate.
1915. rM-Es
SUMMERFIELD CONDOR.
july at Administrator
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rFHREE Of the best Stoves on the
1 market are Elm Double Heaters
Magic Airtights and the Farmer Girl
Cook Stoves are sold BY r. +. Bennett,
of Sykesville. nov Is
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SANDYVILLE a. G.

Two-base hits-Gettier, J. Smith,
TaDpo. Struck out-By Arnold, 81;
" Leppo, s. Double plays-Phillips
tn Caltrider; Pardew to Caltrider;
Gettier to Phillips to Caltrider; Ar
mold, Phillips and Caltrider; Spencer,
smith and Zepp- First base On balls
-Off Leppo, II Left On bases-Gam-
ber. vi; Sandyville, 3. Hit by pitcher
BY Bitzel, E. zepp, 2. Stolen
bases-Monroe, Caltrider, 2. Passed
baIl-Zepp. Umpire-lBarnes. Scorer
-Griffee.
Gambler will play Smallwood On
Gambler field, Saturday, July 24th-
Game called at 2.30 p. m.
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Our Advertisements Bring Results
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Hampstead Wins Great Game.

Diffendal, Hampstead's star pitcher,
allowed the All-Stars OF the United
Railways, Of Baltimore, only one hit
III the game Saturday. Two runs
we're scored off Of him, errors being
responsible Hampstead will play the
L. Grief Brothers team, of Baltimore,
at Hampstead next Saturday. The
score:
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TO OWNERS OF DOGS.
WESTMINSTER, Nd, JULY s, 1915.
NOTICE!

Ordinance No. 12O, requiring all dogs
running at large on any Street, Avenue,
Alley, Road, Highway, Public Square
or Park, within the Corporate Limits
Of said city unless such dog be muzzled
with muzzle made of metal and wire,
al set forth in said ordinance, which
will be enforced. If the dog is not prop
erly muzzled and the owner is known he
will be arrested; and if not known, the
dog will be killed. The ordinance will
BE- enforced On ali persons owning or
harboring dogs who have not taken out
a license.
DAVID E. WALSH, Mayor.
SAMUEL ]. STONE, Clerk.
july 93t
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Why It Succeeds

1t TUT Une lining UnIys anu
Westminster People Appreciate
This.
Nolning can be good for everything.
co LONG one thing well brings sue
thing only.
'or weak or disordered kidneys.
Dr mere is Westminster evidence to
prove their worth.
Il N- Myers. John It, Westminster,
aan; "a relative suffered for
NJ TSaiy two years from kidney trouble.
ue patient complained of dull, bear
ooWn pains across the back and
s''en had terrible headaches and
rpeiis OF dizziness. Doan,s Kidney
! uls' procured at Moore's Drug Store,
PLANT
.,- tice 0oc' at Ill dealers. Don't
= ply ask for d kidney remedy-get
= Kidney Pills-the same that
! Myers recommends. Foster-M.l-
p Io, Props, Buffalo. ". Y-