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HOW KIRB E
An Official Description Of q Famous
Theatrical Triumph.

To THE t;DiroR OF THE SuN-Sir: I
never hear the expression Wake the up
when Kirby dies!" hut ! laugh it brings
with the accent on the Ilo). who was
back OF the curtain Of "thc old Drury
Lane of America playhouse" for twenty
i've years as "supe. call boy. general
utility. property man and manager"
His career there ended In 1879. to him
being given a grand testimonial by
thousands OF friends as a goOd-by.
As liofele told me. Mr. kramer
wanted to take over the place and CON
vert II into n grand opera house TO per-
petuate the name OF Kramer.
| never had the thrilling pleasure NJ
seeing Kirby die, so ] put the question
TO Iiofele How did Kirby de-
Hofele in his tcrsc way:
Why, he died all over the stage ;
actually died over all the stage there
was never anything like Il II he was
stuck with a daCger. or run through
with a sword. or bayonct. or given n
dose Of poison-he died over every
square foot of the stage right centre,
left centre, M stage. down stage. all
over the stage. he'd drop and lurci and
crawl and creep and drag. rising. fall
ing. gasping down he'd go for the
twelfth time and you'd think that the
end OF him-no. he'd stagger to his
feet again and lind a fresh place. while
the gods in the gallery howled I'm glce
And when he at last ended his terrific
aRonies of death they'd give him a cur
tain call that would lift the roof and
rock the house as If 1t were a biz cradle.
Well never see hts like again. boy"
In Iiofele's time the old IIowery
stock company was one large family,
and as a combination house all the
leading players were given dates. Who
ever heard Of a play don IN that house
that wasn't put over tho footlights' The
old Bowcrv actor got hts lines to YOU
sure enough was there ever moro cam
estness displayed at their work tina
these players showed? Has the actor ~
to-day weak lungs? why not so ba X
and tear a passion to t%attcrs' Just for
a reviver?
Tho thing to-day is go tame leav,
after tho second act. The thrills % tn
grand old Bowerv are gone. And !
never car think Of that place but lm
n boy again twas in ls62 when 3
FIRST went into that great old pitt
shilling to go In. thirteen ccuts-ind
I'd leave this mundane globe ia , mir-
ute. or about AZ long as It would take
L. roll up that big advertising curtain.
' can never forge, that lunch counter
under the dress circle. at TIA" back Of
the pit. and how ia munich away az a
piece OF apple pie in one hand with q
picked pigs foot IN the otle or Then
how we'd rise to tho loading ac;or
and yell. "lli ST. VI vi TO how our
JOY in his work. our mouths fun r
lunch. OF a certainty those were the
paInlN DAYS ~ the drama. y rcrasccuD"
Is about due" Yes. indeed. r " w.
New YORK. April %.
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to interpret the wishes either Of the
Almighty or OF their constituents.

10 interpret tne WISHES eltner OF TIE
Almighty or Of their constituents.
One Of the most incurable victims
Of chronic referendumitis In this coun.
try IL Senator IA TOILETTE. The
American public. If IA TOILETTE had
his way. would he too busy at all
times voting upon legislative matters
to attend to its " Affairs. Every
day would he election day. II In
Follcttism should prevail Congress
an unnecessary luxury and the ma
tion II gigantic and permanent lcgis.
lativc body destined. through the
triumph Of public over private duties.
To extinction through starvation.
senator la TOILETTE introduced n
bill on Saturday providing TINT
whenever tho President shall eve
diplomatic relations with n foreign
country the question whether war
shall no declared against that our
try shall be submitted 10 n vote Of
the people. the outcome Of the vote
10 he used not rs n club to direct
Congress hut as a straw to show
which way the nation Is inclined
To 60.
1t II generally recognized that there
Is nothing that IA FolierTr Ia not
capable of thinking. hut does he really
believe that Congress could. or would,
declare war against the will Of the
people ut large? Does he believe that
there Is any Senator or Representa-
tive who is not in close touch with
his constituents on the great issue Of
| the moment? Does he assert that Mt
great national crises representative
government Is an abject failure?
Could he. in short. unless he was suf-
fering from that pcrnicious germ. nd
vocate the measure with which he has
further complicated our n%ationa, lcgis-
lativc affairs?
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l1.abOr'S May q

Labor is fat. There is an cncourag-
ing jingle In It's change pocket. The
Job seeks the man only the most on
firmed loafcr can avoid work on this
May Day. Hence there is unrest"
Secretary MORRISON of the American
Federation of Labor finds it greater
than it has been for many years.
Strikes and lockouts, demands and
new wage schedules occupy II large
proportion of the news columns. Labor
benefits now from the operation of the
law of supply and demand the work
er is tho sought, not the seeker.
Yet tn" prosperity of the man who
offers his strength and skill in the
market place is not beyond the rosSi-
bility Of impairment. II can be
checked 10y labor itself. and in certain
Industries this possibility amounts 10
situation is worthy of serious thought
from workers whose ambition is fired
by the enviahie situation In which
they are placed by circumstances in
the creation of which they had no
part. a war against employers would
Inevitably reduce the employees IA
distress. The capitalist would suffer,
and with him the worker. This side
Of the shield is not dweIt upon by
labOr's ~''lcadors."
The tale of the goose that laid the
golden eggs is entitled Il serious con.
Ederation wen in the councils of
trade unionism.
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The industrious efforts being made

lH" iiuuSia iouS "N'"~ '"'
10 credit or charge--the Democratic
caucus bolt I o Tammany engages
chiefly those who know as much about
New York as New Workers know about
Oklahoma. The New York members
who did the lighting in the caucus
against the Clarke amendment to the
Jones Philippines bill are not Tam
many men and are not eligible as
members Of Tammany Hall. They
were assisted by members from states
whose Democracy is most affrlgh'ed
by Tammany. However. it might not
I've a bad guess To say that Tainmany
will not grieve TO death noting the
failure OF Mr.. WILSON To absorb all tho
powers Of the legislative branch Of the
Government.
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IRISH SURNAMES.
Their Antiquity and High Respecta-
bllity Set Forth.


To THE EDITOR or Tue SuN-Sir: A.
c. Fleming writes concerning Irish sur
names. a subject Of which little is
known even by those who bear them. !
have a pamphlet entitled, especial Re-
port IN Surnames in ireland. with
Notes as to Numerical Strength. Deriva-
ton. Ethnology and Distribution. Based
on Information Extracted from the In
dexes OF the General Register Office,
by Robert r. Matheson. Assistant Reg
istrar-General Presented 90 Both
Houses Of Parliament by Command of
His Majesty" This report Is based on
the birth registration Of ireland for the
year 1890. and as its title indicates,
contains much Of interest for the bearers
Of Celtic
Celtic surrames came INTO usc about
the year 1000 and are tho oldest IN
Europe. About that year Brian Hoe
rohimc. then the High King of Ire.
land. decrccd that each Milesian family
should adopt a distinctive surname. The
usc of surnames was necessary because
Of The irish clan system. Tho ancient
Irish were divided into clans. CLAIM
in Gaelic mcaning children" Each
clan consisted of related families. all
being descendants from n common an
ccstor. Each clan occupied "A certain
,crTI'orS' hI'oWH vs. IT'S country, Tue
land OF which was owned In common
by the members az the elan.
Each elan remained fixed In the con-
iinucus and undisturbed possession Of
it's respective territory from ancient
times down TO tho time of James l.,
when the elan system Of land holding
was abolished ana the clans dispersed
Unher such a eNstenl, therefore,, IL was
necessary tina, each elan Shouts have a
surname 10 distinguish is members.
These customs or clan l"caltzation and
nomenclature gave 10 each clan OF
iamily "a local hhhitation ana a name.
enabled one 10 trace authenticallS
the hi]orv ana lineage or Irish families
IN n way not possible 20 any o'her racc
hcnan. th' French historian. IN his
essay on the Poets nj the Celtic Race
says
ireland IL the only country In EUROPE
where tho native can produce tho titles Of
his descent and designate With certainty.
! even Ia the d,rkncss OF prehistoric ages
the race from which he has sprung.
Surnsmes CANA INF, ycpor,l usc IN
| England on,y ,ftor Tho yc,r itit ubor
! Henri y. reouirsd their atomic, for the
pur1os.s of registers and LOCAL wr,s aud
| Tho names ,don,cd vcro n.u.Iy ,hos-
~ Tho hearers, n,cuua,Io,s cob &c T,y.
lor smith ,nJ paLar or rhr,s,n,,
names snch a. W4u,,ms inues Sc hu,
mike tho raI,ic nom.nc,,,urc ,hey d.
no, Indicate origin r,c, or ANCESTRY
1hn rar.r, .. u,h,',. 49,, ....
r,yos , lie, ~, ,r,, q, 80 .,ho urn'
c,nsi a,r'o,, cn,,I, ,]ar,nta.. T,a ~,
,,n,,a,ns son r,,r.s go q, .,o,,, 80,
,h,, ID. o,otan, .a.,ns w., IL, d
nnr,,sr ,oo 20 h",m,h. r "',.
and i;o IN. ,r.ax NJ" ~
f' ~
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An Expert CensOrs tho Movies.
From the PhilddeIphia Record.

Captain JOIN Manntnr Of Faaf Hnn'hays
burg. who commanded craft on tho Penn
s~ylvania Canal when that water channo
was in the heydsy Of Its glory. has paid
his FIRST visit, 10 the movies, Ito wa
greatly interested, but was disgustei with
tn" amateur fashion with which tho movie
actor stcercd hi. canal boat singing on
IN his old time style. "ANast. YOU mbbcr
keep your boat in the middle OF th'
stream"
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West virginia Melody.

FFVW FVF NFEEF "VH"T'FT THU
Tho numbers were intorspcrscd with "N
celicnt chord music provided by John Mar
tins orchestra, under tho leadership "
Harvey Pattcn. thus applyinS melody ant
symphony Of song to the work, splondiil,
harmonizing with the surroundings am
h'onding, az n were, with tho Colors amonr
the decorations. and adding a tinGo o.
elegance 10 the atmosphere already per
fumed with lowers.
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4 Kansas student Of Astvonomy


FV0T WF 'dTfgIIVF 90NTn17,
Peter Iook was ont on Main street In
Parsons early Saturday morning holding
some kind OF a long glas. instrument be
tween hts face and the sky, a policeman
investigated and found tina, peter wasn't
studying astronomy and he was taken to
police court and fined for drinking in a
public place.
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Ex-ConGreseman RICHARD BARrHotDr
Mas disappointed to-day. as were his
pro-German friends. over his failure to
be chosen as u delegate from tie Tenth
Missouri district to the Republican ma
tional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from st.
Louis.
MIR. BAeriioLpr can comfort himself
with the thought that he will have
more time for historical research.
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Is il not just II little bit unerac.ous
Of the much esteemed play actor En-
WARD ii. SorrEsN to obscure with the
immediate emotions Of his farewell TO
the stage the tercentenary commem-
Grafton Of the much esteemed play
wright WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE"
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Talking preparedness 10 schoo'
teachers. ,IoHN HAYS HAN MoNn is
guilty of the hcinous polysyilab,c Of
fence Of supercrogation. The school
teachers are always prepared at least
three wars ahead.
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Thompson committee to probe 'cie-
phone AFFAIRS headline.
Manifestly, 10 Senator fioBERT II.
LAWSON should be confided this deli
cate inquiry.
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II should give even the most ardent
Irish rebel pause To realize tha. the
Turks are with him.
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Americanism ~ on trial--Mr R"osr-
WELT a chicago.
And 'herc is competition who shall
be its greatest trial. Tho honor ls not
Ia hc permitted to go 70 MIR. ROOSEVELT
ny default.
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Among the new and odd p.scatorial
specimens at the Aquarium il one hat
captures flies by lying on the surface
like a piece Of wood until tho insects
are comfortably settled" Did the Hon.
HENRY FoHn beat the Aquarium to II?
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From the WRITE Creck Mat
Mr.. Weeks Is recovering from tho injury
hc received by heing clawed by a COW.
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British officer seized here on charge
OF Newspaper headline.
"Muddlcd," hut not Through"
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~ oUr friends mia fdror ns min manu-
scripfS and Wnstr9fiuHS for publication Nish
90 hare rej-cted articles retained they must
~ al cases send stamps for hdt purpose.
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London Office, ~ ~ Fleet street
Paris office. u Rue de la Michodicrc. on
Rue du Quatrc S~optembro.
Washington ONCE. liIhhs Ruilding
Brooklyn office, IOG Livingston street.
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THE EVENING SrN. Per Month ..... 81
TuE ENE<INt; SI'N. Per Year.. 2 30
THE EVENING SUM oreign). rcrMo. 1 o.
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Published daily. including SUNDAY. nv the
Sun Printing and puhlishing Association at
loo Nassau street, Ian tho thorough OF Man
haitian. Sew YORK. President and Treas
urer. Willom g. Heick. $50 Nassau street;
Vice President. Edward y Mitchell. 100
Nassau street; Secretary. c. Il. Iuxton. 100
Naaauu atEHat
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
CONDUCTOR JAMES FOLLENS
is DEAD AFTER LONG SERVICE

James Follens, railway conduc-
tor for forty-sx years, died yester-
day afternoon at the University
hospital, Kansas City. where he had
been i'll since last Saturday. Death
was attributed to heart disease. Mr..
Follens was born in Bloomington,
I'll. in 1910. In Bloomington, at the
age of 10, he began his career in the
railway business, when he was en-
Moved on a track construction gang.
Later he was made brakeman for
the Chicago & Alton, being promot-
ed to conductor of that road in
1870, and running from Blooming
ton into Louisiana. In 1879 he was
conductor of the first C. & A. pas
senger train running into Kansas
City. He became a conductor for
the Union Pacific railway in 1881,
since which time he had resided in
Kansas City. For thirty-five years
for the U. p. he had been on the
limited trains from Kansas City to
Ellis. Mr. Follens had made his
home at the Coates House for thir-
ty-five years. He leaves his wife and
son. Albert Follens, an attorney
with firm in Buffalo, N Y. Mr.,
Follens will be missed by every
traveller in central Kansas. fills
fidelity to the roads interests and
his unfailing good service made
him friends at every station.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
LEAVE TOWN
AFTER STARTING FIGHT

City officers with warrants for
the arrest of three Mexicans charg-
ed with disturbing the peace were
disappointed today when they dis
covered that the offenders had left
town.
The three Mexicans, Antonio
Florez, Alfonso Florez and Joe
Florez were wanted for creating a
disturbance among themselves and
for assauling Lawrence Smith. Smith
was not badly injured and none OF
the Mexicans was reported hunt.
A delay in the issuance of the
warrants enabled the MeXieans tc
make their get away early this
morning. These men are old often
ders and the officers are content K
have them leave town. They have
been employed in the Belle Spring
company produce department.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
WOULD BUILD NEW HIGH
SCHOOL ON BUCKEYE

In your issue of November p
you invited the people to express a
preference as to the location of the
new high school building. ! take
this method of giving my preference.
To my mind the ideal location is
the block facing on the east side
of Buckeye avenue between Sixth
and Seventh streets. The length on
Buckeye is 800 feet, with a depth
of $40 feet If this depth should
prove too small the lots on the east
side of the alley could be bought
or condemned and the alley moved
thirty feet east, making site 32O
by IT'S feet. know these lots would
cost some money but no other site
in town compares with it when ev-
ervthing is considered. The location
is central and slightly, convenient to
the other school buildings, clear
above any flood dangers. Now that
we are to have fine high school
building why not put 1t whore 1t
will be an ornament and asset to
the town? | believe the school
board would be justified in expend-
ing the funds necessary to procure
that site.
w. S. ANDERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
LITTLE DOG RESCUES MAN
FROM FURY OF MAD BULL

A little dog save Salina farmer
named Franklin from death yester-
day after the man had been al
tackled by an Infatuated bull. Frank
lin had been knocked down and
was being rolled over and over on
the field when the dog put in his
appearance and rushed savagely at
the bull. The bull turned on the dog
and then by alternately charging
and retreating the little animal was
able to draw the bull away so far
that Franklin was able to escape
with no more serious injury than
bad bruising. The intellectual pup
of the comic papers certainly has
nothing on Mr.. Frankin's rescuer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
DICKINSON FARMERS FEAR
EMBARGO ON WHEAT EXPORT

The report that an effort will be
made by congress to place an en-
barge on wheat export has aroused
the interest of the farmers who are
holding wheat for 50 a bushel. The
placing OF an embargo would prob
ably send wheat down so cents a
bushel If they try that We'll go
to Washington with guns" said a
farmer yesterday. If Europe keeps
on draining our wheat it is pre-
dicted that bread will be double its
present price and wheat may go to
SO a bushel,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
/ EGGS GOING UP
UNUSUALLY Low SUPPLY Il
BOOSTING LOCAL PRICES
Home Supply Comes from Abilene
Farmers and Shortage Is the
Fault of Hens

The unusually high price OF eggs
in Abilene is a temporary cohdi-
ton, according TO local dealer
md the fault is with the hen. Deal
ers in this city depend for the most
part on eggs brought in by farmers
from the surrounding country and
when their supply runs low there
il a shortage in the city. There is
no corner on the market in TINS
city and reports that one dealer
controls the egg market in Abilene
are false.
"The grocerymen are buying
eggs for 95 cents a dozen and sell
ing them for 81 cents, and the
supply would not increase If they
were paying forty and selling them
for thirty-five," said the dealer
A shortage in cold storage eggs
prevents the homo dealers from
shipping in a supply. The market
has been so uncertain that the big
produce men sold their storage
eggs as soon as the price went up
a few cents, and the result is that
the large cities got the supply.
There is a demand in the large
towns despite the high price and
there is where all the storage eggs
go.
This is a time of year when there
is generally a shortage say the local
dealers but there is more strin-
gent shortage this year because the
storage eggs have been sold early
to avoid drop in the market.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
RUGGY ACCIDENT RESULTS
IN PAINFUL INJURY

". V. Funston made business
trip to Kansas City last Friday
coming home Saturday night. When
driving out from Abilene, the buggy
wheel struck a post Of the bridge
south of Lahrs and Mr.. Funston
was thrown from the buggy and a
deep cash cut in his forehead. Mr.
Dieffenbaugh happened along in his
car and took Mr.. Funston back to
Abilene to a doctor, who dressed
the wound, taking eighteen stitches
in his forehead. The wound is heal
ing nicely at the present writing.
Manchester Motor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
WILL SPEAK AT DISTRICT
CLERK MEETING IN TOPEKA

E. NJ Blachly, clerk Of the dis
trict court in Dickinson county, will
speak on business methods in the
clerks office at the meeting of the
Kansas district clerks association
to be held at Topeka December II
and 13.
The county clerks, commission
ers, and registers of deeds will also
meet at Topeka on those days.
The Topeka commercial club will
entertain the clerks at banquet
and a general discussion of the dis
trict clerks work will be held.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
THE WHOLE BODY
NEEDS PURE BLOOD

The bones, the muscles, and all the
organs of the body depend for their their
strength and tone and healthy action
on pure blood.
If the blood is very impure, the
homes become diseased the muscles
become enfeebled, the step loses its
elasticity, and there is inability to
perform the usual amount Of labor.
The skin loses its clearness, and
pimples, blotches and other eruptions
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. It is positively unequaled IN
the treatment of scrofula and other
humors, catarrh, rheumatism, dys,
pepsia, loss Of appetite, that tired
feeling. Be sure to get Hoods and
get it today. All druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
(First Published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector November 16r 1870
NOTICE To NONRESIDENT DE-
PENDANTS
In the District Court of Dickinson
County, State of Kansas
H. L. HUMPHREY. Plaintiff

WIFE W B a " 11 E5g2 zH RA5ErE
MARTIN; JOSE P. ADAMS; CORA
cox; e. II; 0SBoRNES and J.
if said defendants are living; or il
dead. then the unknown heirs, ex-
ecutors, administrators, devisees,
defendants. j. W. Bailey Juliaette
Bailey, wife of J. w. Bailey; Anton
Cox; H. H. Osborne; and j. Frye,
Reed and Kelley, partners as
Frye. Reed & Kelley, Defendants.
All of the above named defendants
will take notice that they have been
sued by the plaintiff, II. L. Humph-
rey, in said district court of Dfckfn-
son county, state of Kansas, by his
petition filed in said court on the
18th day of November, 1916; in which
action plaintiff seeks to quiet his
estate situated in Dickinson county,
Kansas, to-wit; Beginning $50 feet
north and S25 feet west of the south
east corner of section sixteen (16) in
90 east of the Sixth p. M; thence
west 25 feet; thence north 800 feet
to the south line of the right of way
of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany; thence northeasterly along the
south line of said right of way about
l05 feet to a point $50 feet west or
(1s); thence south 15s feet; thence
west 25 feet; thence south 124 feet;
thence west so feet; then south 125
feet to the place of beginning; and
to bar each of you from any right,
title lien. interest or equity in or
to said real estate. and that unless
you answer the petition Of plaintiff
filed in said court on or before the
goth day of December, 1916, said pc
tition WILDE taken as true and Judg-
ment will he rendered in favor of
plaintiff quietfng his title to said
real estate and barring each of you
from any right. title, hen or interest
H. L HUMPHREY,
Plaintiff.
E. NJ BLACHLY,
Clerk OF District Court. 81
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-11-30
Ston the First Cold

A cold does not get well OF IT,
self. The process of wearing out a
cold wears you out, and your cough
becomes serious II neglected. Hack
ing coughs drain the energy and
sap the vitality. For AZ years the
happy combination of soothing an
tiseptic balsams in DR.. Kings New
Discovery has healed coughs and
relieved congestion. Young and old
can testify to the effectiveness of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for coughs
and colds. Buy a bottle today at
your druggist. soc.