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22 years old, of Anderson, to her brother, Charles Shell, 26 years old, in this city four years ago.
 The plaintiff asserted that she and her husband-brother were separated while they were infant orphans but that the defendant returning to An derson, located her. He did not dis close their relation, but comted and welded his sister while assuming the name of Zinn
 Soon after the marriage the sister
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SEWARD. NLAsRA. FamAY. JUNE ?. l9l6.

Peculiar little things happen all the could only take time to notice lunch this morning man. no less than a mayor remarked when married in Seattle he gets present of a cook officials Another telling about certain veterinary surgeon very lunch and he casually remarked veterinary employed by him " drive horse and wagon
 These ao aes were spoken within fifty seconds of each other anl of appropriateness and Appropriateness idea surgeon getting position" driving old plug in a wagon looks like Mark Twain be appropriate job but then his profession deals with horses Even te idea of the Seattle of acas giving bushng bride The gift the result of an advertising plan but surely daboc if useful withal Such a gift suggests deficiency all brides the donors wise Well they know from the che completed the nance begins to descend gradually And appeared be absolutely no connection between
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wife learned of the deception and left her husband Shell was sent to prison at Jacksonville, Kentucky, where he married again, was convicted of lar. ceny, and is now in Kentucky State prison.-Ex.
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c. B. WALKER,
 Register
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
NORMAL REGENTS
CLAIM ANOTHER
SCHOOL NEEDED

SALEM. Ore, Sept, "a
The board of regents of the
Oregon Norman schools filed its
final draft of a survey made Of
public instruction Thursday
afternoon and IN the report ap.
the normal school conditions TO
the state superintendent OF
pears a paragraph in which the
necessity of providing addition
al normal schools in the state Is
pointed out.
1T is apparent to anyone
who has studied the situation
that there Is need for additional
normal school Facilities in Ore
gon," says the report "The
Monmouth school alone cannot
care for the number of students
who desire to be or who should
be enrolled In normal schools
within the next two or three
years and It will be necessary to
send oregon students to Wash
lngton and California for train
ing-a practice which is not
only economically disadvanta-
geous to the state but highly
dlsadvantageous from the
standpoint of professional and
school spirit throughout the
state"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
CONVENTION OF
GROCERS OVER

The annual convention Of the ore
gon retail merchants association was
brought to a close tolay with the rlec-
tion Of officers for the eusuins year
The convention voted % hold their
next meeting at salem in Feoruar
during the session of the Legislature
The principal address Of the morn
ing was given by r. B Balm sales man
ager Of the Closet & Deyeres romp1u
of Portland who spoke on "Thr Pro-
gram Of the Coffee Peddler"
The officers of the organization are
L. s. G.. Miller. Newberg. Vice presl.
dents. George Custer OF silverton F#
s Larson Of oregon City and A. s.
Harrison Of st Helens. treasurer y. J
Van Syke OF Portland directors ~
large John l-ting OF Pendlston J. "
saldwell Of Portland and ". " Ep.
ley OF Salem. The convention vas
largely attended and waB ons ~ ths
very most successful ever held
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
RangeIand Rides in Review
Before Monster Crowd; In
dianS Gorgeous.
COLOR EFFECT WONDERFUL
Many Bands Put IAfe Into showing
That Amazes Eastern Visitors;
Queen Muriel Is Presented Crown
by Col. J. II. Raley; Outlaws Vie
With Riders for Public Admiration.

Another triumph of pageantry was
achieved by the Roundup this morn
ing in the seventh annual Westward
Ho parade which passed through the
main street of the city between 10 and
IL this morning. 1t moved through a
lane banked fifteen feet deep on each
side with eager, admirlng spectators.
The old west was faithfully depicted
as the parade passed by. Cowboys
and cowgirls, many of them and all
picturesque. hundreds Of Indians from
the Umatilla, Cayuse. walla Walla
| and Nez Perce tribes and all painted.
befeathered and bedecked In brilliant
! finery, stagecoaches, oldtime freight
eTs, immigrant wagons, train Of pack
| mules and other features of the old
! west were in the line Of march. There
were six bands in the parade. too. the
/ Roundup mounted cowboy band, the
La Grande Elks' band, the O-W. r. 4
n. employees band of Portland. the
Weston, Athena and Milton bands.
-Four OF the bands occupied floats.
Queen Is Crowned.
was the queens float in the shape OF
gigantic saddle in the same design
as the Roundup prize saddle On this
throne sat Miss Muriel Sailing, the
Queen of the Round Up. As her float
reached the corner Of Main and Alta
il stopped and, with the directors on
horseback surrounding the big saddle,
81 II 81
rlaced upon Queen Muriel's head the
Round Up crown big sombrero hat
Moving picture machines ground away.
cowboys Wiped and the crowd cheer
ed as Miss Sailing accepted her fourth
crown Of the year. She had previous
~ acted as queen Of the Portland
Rose Festival, of the Columbia High.
way and of the Astoria REGATTA.
Another new feature Of the West
ward Ho of this year were the school
children in Indian and cowboy cos.
tune. They brought up the rear and
under the direction Of Adah Losh Rose
and Walter Rose. they went through
drill figures and sang the official
Roundup song.
The parade as usual was led by
Jinks Taylor Of Athena. bearing the
American flag and the Roundup
pennant bearers. Trumpeters an.
nounced the coming Of the pageant.
The directors rode in a body and on
the foremost stagecoach were J. Roy
Raley first president Of the Round
Up and F c, Harley. chairman Of the
Astoria Regatta.
Outlaws Are shown.
The best of the Roundup bucking
horses were in the parade with their
names displayed on cardboard fasteu-
ed in their names. They were led by
cowboys.
The parade was managed and dt-
rected by Claude Penland and main
tanned the high standard set b, past
Roundup parades
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
CONVICT
IS KILLED

SALEM, Sept. sS.-Penitentiary
guards shot and killed Convict Earl
q. Love while he was attempting to.
escape this morning, Near the flax
fields Love jumped rrom the prison
motor truck and ran across pas
ture. Guards Leland T. Murphy ana
=. G. Heath fired as Love climbed a
fence. Both bullets were effective
He died an hour later. Love was serV-
ing a three to twenty years term Tor
assault in Malheur county The pris-
an authorities said Love tried to es'
cane from the Vale county jail by
throwing red pepper into the tailers
eyes He was the alleged rlngleadeT
in a recent plot to stab a motor truck
chauffeur and escape when the ma
chine ran away on downgrade Love
was under indictment In Baker on a
charge of forgery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
CAPACITYCROWD ENJOYS
HAPPYCANYON PROGRAM

' The program last night was perfect
in all respects, Thrill after thrill fol-
lowed each other in rapid succession,
and the large good natured crowd
were thoroughly pleased with it ALL
Happy Canyon will close tonight in
a gay whirl The largest crowd ever
is certain To be in attendance. The
doors will be open at : o'clock. There
will be a grand rush at the various
gambling devices to spend all of their
bucks before the the reign Of the wild
town has been brought to a close for
another year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

A throng which taxed the seating
and standing capacity of the town"
10 the limit crowded into little old
Happy Canyon last night TO enjoy the
third day Of its existence. Between
1000 and 5000 paid admissions we're
received and there We're more than
1000 in addition among the perform
ers and assistants. AS soon as the
performance was ended several thou
sands of people sandwiched them
selves through the doors of the dane.
ing hall,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
CENTRAIIA

CENTRALIA
CENTRALIA, Sept 23.--Rev. ]. W
Miller Is transferred from the Tenino
pastorate to Cosmopolis. Rev. Rich
ard Decker of Clatsop is his success.
sor.
MONMOUTH.
MONMOUTH, Sept. 2S.-The en-
rollment for the first week Of the
Monmouth high school is eighty five.
All records are broken.
LEWISTON, MONT.
LEWISTON, Mont, Sept. 23.~-Ju.
dith Gap citizens exchanged fifty shots
with Industrial Workers of the World
gang. Kenneth Hay brakeman was
wounded One boy, a member Of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
COWBOYS ARE.RIDINC TODAY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF WORLD

Fourteen of the best riders in the
west are this afternoon riding the
worst horses in the RoundUp string
for the title of champion OF the world
and for the $500 purse and $3.50 sad.
die that goes with the title. They
were chosen last night from among
the riders of the first two days.
From the fourteen who ride in the
s,mi-finals the judges will select
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
HOME NEWS FOR ROUNDUP VISITORS

gang was shot in the leg. The trouble
started when the crew elected the ho-
boes from a Great Northern train,
ASHLAND.
ASHLAND. Sept. 2S.-Seven hun
dred charter members of the Ashland
Hughes alliance elected women to all
offices.
CORNA AIdIS.
CORVALLIS, Sept 2S.--Governor
Wlthycombes old home has been re-
modelled as an instruction house for
girl students in the home economics
at the Oregon Agricultural College
The students do real house work,
Continued on Page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
New World
Champions
ALLAN DRUMHEIIER, o
VNoIIa WaIIa

ALLAN DRUMHELIiER, OF
Walla WalIa.
Winner of three days world
championship relay race. Time
today. 1903 minutes, total time,
1925 minutes. Prize $500.
FRANK McCARROIL of Boise,
Winner of three DAYS world
championship bulldogging con-
test: time, 40 3-5 seconds; total
time LA 3-5. Prize S125.
KATIE WILKES. of Miles City,
Iontana.
Winner of three days cowgirls'
buchlng contest: prize S125,
GEORGE WEIR, Monument,
y. vi.
Winner of three days world
championship steer rOping con.
test, time. 80 seconds; total time
eos 1-5 minutes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
Frank NGCanOI Of Boise
is New World Champion
in BuIIdOgging Contest.

New champions of frontier sports
are being made at Roundup Park
this afternoon as the best OF the con-
testRnts of the first two days meet
each other in the final test OF su-
premacy.. And the largest crowd that
ever saw any Roundup, that Of 1912
not excepted, Is gathered to watch the
winning of the new championships,
Long before l o'ciock the west
bleacher was solid mass OF eager
humanity and by 1:15 every seat in
the east bleachers was taken. The
grandstand, for which reserved seats
We're held, filled more slowly but
when the first event took the track
there was not vacant seat in all the
huge semi-circle Of banked seats. and
still there was a stream pouring
through the gates There Is standing
room only and very little of that II
is estimated that the crowd today will
number 10000.
Two Accidents.
There were two accidents at the
nho'g yesterday afternoon. In the
steer bulldogging, Fred Spain, who
made IA spectacular fight in front OF
the judges stand, received fractured
RIB. and In the cowgirls relay race,
Bertha nlaHcett was thrown and bad
lv bruised. She was just rounding the
west turn In the first lap when her
saddle skpped and she fell. This. OF
course put her out Of the race Mabel
De Long won the event by almost
Tap from Edith Irwin and Katie
wilkes finished third Both Of the
latter girls had trouble with their
horses
In the pony express, FLOYD Irwin
spranc n surprise by taking the lead
from Alian prumheiler at the start
At the last half of the second relay,
Drumheller forged slightly ahead hut
was put In the rear again when one
of his horses got away from his help
ers This made il necessary for him
&c ride one horse three quarters, and
the distance was too much for the
animal. Drumheller enters the race
ioGay with handicap Of two seconds.
The stagecoach race was again
marrcd bv miXup this time to the
team Of Curley Saunders. II was ex-
citing enough at that, The Indian
races were among the most popular
OF the day with the crowd which al
ways picked favorite and cheered
him Cor herr on.
The cowglrls' pony race was one OF
the most thrilling races ever pulled
AZ the track. Down the final stretch
Mabel De Long, Lola O'Neil and Jo-
Seyhine Robes came with their horses
racing abreast and there was not two
fee. difference between the three when
they finished.
Irwin Great Trick Rider.
Not since the days of Otto Kline
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
Even Famous 1912 Attendance Was Surpassed Today
allan DRUNHELLER wins
WORLD CHAMPION RELAY

has trick rider such af Floyd Irwin
been seen at the Roundup. Both
Thursday and yesterday he won many
Ilaudits by his agility in leaping over
and around his racing horse. sammy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
10000 CROWD BREAKS ROUNDUP T

GENES FROM THURSDAYS ROUNDUPTp
- Allan Drumher eadngi below Peggy Warren making sensation
n
Round Up judges left Dixon PnnevIl Marshall Pendle
w. H. Daughh Portan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

three 10 ride for the three places.
Long Tom, Angel Speedhall. Culdesac
and Wardaloepi champion buckers
are being reserved for the final tests
Three Of the riders selected were
from the Thursday contest. six from
the contests Of Yesterday morning and
five from yesterday afternoon. John
c...-....a = =.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

BULLDOGGING CONTEST.
Henry Warren bulldogged steer,
time 46 sec, total time 1l9 min. ;
Frank McCarroll bulldogged steer,
total time, 1913 2-5,
STEER BULLDOGGING.
Sammy Garrett lost steer
Henry Warren, time 46 sec total
1.l9, second.
Yakima Canutt time 40 and two
fifths. total LA and two fifths. dis
qualified,
Frank McCarroll, 40 and threa
fifths total LA and three fifths. first
Dave White lost steer.
Frank McCarroll FOR Fred Spain,
1,06 and three fifths, total $50.
Ben Dobbins, 1,04, total 1.56 AMI
two fifths,
Mike Hastings for John Rick, 81
total 1,4l, Third.
COWGIR1.S BUCKING CONTEST.
Princess Red Bird on Nut Cracker.
rode
Katie Kilks on Watch Me, rode.
Ollie osborne on Snake, rode
Elose Hastings on Buggs, rode,
Peggy Warren on Winnemucca,
rode.
COWGIRLS' BUCKING CONTEST.
Katie Wilkes, of Miles City Mont,
riding Bear Cat, first; Peggy Warren,
of Victor, Mont, riding Umatilla, sec
ond; Eloise Hastings, of Cheyenne.
Wyoming, riding Gypsy third.
MAVERICK RACE.
James Roach, first,
COWBOYS STANDING RACE.
First, Sid Scale or Arlington; sec
ond, D, zedicar; third, Ben Corbett
Time. 81 As sec.
INDIAN PONY RACE.
First, Robert Burke. Time today,
2.13 AS, total GA; second, Jim White
Plume, time today, 228 S-5, total
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23
Continued on Page s. }
TODAY'S RESULTS
COWROYs' PONY RACE

COWBOYS PONY RACE.
First, Floyd Irwin of Cheyenne; ;
second Bill Abbott third w F. Blan-
cett. (Time 5S 1-5.
SQUAW RACE.
Time, 5S and fifth seconds
COWGIRLS' STANDING RACE.
First, Bertha Blancett; Josephine
Robes, no time.
COWBOYS RELAY RACE.
First, Allan Drumheller of Walla
Walla, time today 4:O9 min, total
time. 1925 minl second, Bob Llehe
ridiHg Irwin string. time today 4:25
min, total l2:49 As min; third,
Dwight Zedicar on Boise polo string,
time today 4;25 total time 1922 10
min.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

Continued on Page S. }
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Continued on Page Sd
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Continued on Page 81
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
CHIEF OF POLICE IS
after THE SPEFDERS

The police department has during
the past few days received number
of complaints about auto drivers ex-
ceeding the speed limit on several Of
the paved streets OF the city, and
Chief of Police Parker issues another
warning to violators of the traffic
ordinance in this or any other respect:
Il am receiving reports to the effect
that drivers of autos are far exceed
ing the speed limit with their ma
chimes in various sections of the city,
especially on West State street and
Warm Springs and Fairview avenues.
Now, l do not propose to pass this
matter up and allow drivers to ignore
the provisions of the traffic ordinance,
particularly that portion of it dealing
with the question of SPEEDING Care
lessness on the part OF drivers might
result in serious injury to or cost the
lives OF some of our citizens through
accidents and the police department is
not going to neglect It's duty along
this line but will endeavor to put a
stop to speeding. After this, the Sc
cond warning is given violators OF
the ordinance in question should not
be surprised to find themselves before
Judge Hays in the police court. Those
drivers who have speeditis would dc
well to heed this notice II they do not
want to accompany the motorcycle Of
ficer to the police court"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
BABY OF WOMAN
PRISONER IN THE
CH|LDRfN'S HOME
Five Members of One Fam
lily Are Placed Behind the
Walls of the State Peni-
tertiary.

Mrs. NAMES Ross sentenced in the
Fourth judicial district court to serve
from six months to five years in the
state penitentiary for receiving stolen
goods, parted yesterday afternoon with
her two-month's old baby at the en-
trance to the Childrens home. She
went on to the states penal institution
with her husband, their two sons and
a step-son. The baby will be cared for
without the walls of the state pcni-
tertiary, by those in charge of the
Children's home.
The Ross case has attracted unusual
attention due to the fact penitentiary
sentences were passed, particularly on
the mother with a babe at her breast.
There are four other young children
who, too. will be cared for at the home,
The Ross family, 1t was shown in the
evidence of the state, engaged in
burglary, one of the sons and a step
son actually committing the burglary
and the others receiving the stolen
goods.
The state penitentiary now has five
women prisoners, all confined to one
room. Two of them are diseased.
The other members of the Ross fam
lily received at the penitentiary last
night are: ]. d. Ross. six months to
five years; Daniel f. Ross, six months
to one year; Lee Ross and Orville Dun
can, one to Is years.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
Now Feels EntireIy Wall.

Those who have backache rheuma-
tism, stiff and swollen joints or other
symptoms of kidney trouble will be in
terested in statement from A. II.
Francis, Zenith, Kas., who writes: 4
had severe pain in my back and could
hardly move. l tried several remedies
with no results. took about two thirds
Of SOC box of Foley Kidney Pills ana
now feel entirely we'll" Middle-aged
and Older men and women whose kid
news are weakened find these safe pills
give relief from sleep disturbing blad-
der ailments. V'hitehead's Drug store.
Adv TIL )
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
PERSONAL.

II. B. Thompson is in the city from
Pocatello.
Wlfred Mckay of Twin Falls is a
Boise visitor.
II. D. Willis has gone to Bull on a
business trip.
Mrs. f. G. Toole of Payette is visit
ing in the city,
II. l.. Freeman OF Flint, Mich, is
visiting S. II. White.
Miss f. Graham of Star is a guest
at the Bristol hotel today.
James z. Rohrbaugh has gone to
Cripple Creek IN mining business.
Sam w. Hills came in from Jerome
last night and will be in the city for
a few days
DR.. f. S. owen has returned from a
business trip to north Idaho and Wash
ington points.
Victor Harbert left this morning for
J Long Beach. Cal, to attend the funer-
al of his father. J. NJ. Harbcrt,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
OPERA STAR IS AN
OREGON RANCHER
Story Told of How James
Stevens Saved the Life
of Hunter.

James Stevens, the leading baritone
with the de Koven Opera company,
which will be seen here in Robin
Hood" at the Pinney theater Thursday,
Friday an Saturday nights, Feb. "a,
rs and %, matinee Saturday, was sur
prised in Seattle last season to find a
stranger waiting for him at the stage
door. He was greeted with the re-
mark. Il knew you were hero in real
life and now I find you playing one on
, the stage" The story follows
Stevens is the proud possessor Of a
ranch near Medford, Ore. on which he
spends his vacations. One day while
proving through the woods he was
attracted by a shot and the scream Of
a mountain lion. He hurried in the
direction in time to see the wounded
beast abou. to spring upon a hunter,
who was vainly swapping his magazine
rifle, evidently having neglected TO loa d
IL to it's capacity As the lion sprang
through the air, Stevens brought him
down with a well-directed shot, there
by aaving the hunters life.
He proved to be a Mr.. Ferris of sac
ramento ind left Immediately for his
home. Stevens had not seen him since
until he was found singing Little John
in Robin Hood. ADV.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
Money and Metals.

New York, Feb. 1s.-Morcantile pa
per, Sd34 per cent.
Sterling: Sixty day bills, 4.71A; de-
mand, 4.76h; cables, 4.76fs
Bar silver, 56's.
Mexican dollars, 43l4.
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, steady.
Time loans, easy; 60 days, 21k024
per cent; 90 days, 21a per cent; six
months, 2s4 az per cent.
Call money, steady; high per cent;
low, a per cent; ruling rate ia per
cent; last loan. per cent; closing bid,
"a per cent; offered at per cent.
New York. Feb. 19,-Copper-Firm.
Electrolytic, nearby, $3.50; nominal:
June and later, 27627.50.
Iron-Steady and unchanged.
Metal exchange quotes tin firm, spot,
41.57 641.75.
The metal exchange quotes lead
firm; spot, 6271s bid.
Best by test HIAWATHA COAL,
phone S23. Lump $3.50. stove ST. II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
RECEPTION IN HONOR
OF GRAND CHANCELLOR
(Capltar News Special service)


Payette, Feb. 19.-Charles E. Harris.
grand chancellor of Knights of Pyth-
las, visited the Payette Pythians
Thursday evening when the fifty first
Pythian anniversary, which comes on
the 18th of this month, was celebrated
In the nature of a reception for the
grand chancellor at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Sturdevant, 1890 Cen
trial avenue. Besides the local knights
and Pythian Sisters a representative
Of the Weiser Knights and some local
invited guests were present
A spendidly appointed dinner was
served at 1880. Attorney Kenward was
master of ceremonies. Mayor Venable
welcomed the grand chancellor. who
made an appropriate and instructive
response. Toasts were responded To
by almost all present. The affair was
one OF the incest in the social way
that Payette has had this year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19
chamherlain's Tablets Doing Good.

Mrs. F. F. Smith, Gloversville, N. Y,
writes to the manufacturers of Cham
berlain's Tablets as follows: 81 feel it
my duty to write to you and tell you
Of the good your tablets are doing for
me and many others that l have told
about them. For over three years l
have been troubled with liver trou-
BILE. l have been under the doctor
care most of the time, but have not
found anything that has helped me as
much as Chamberlalns Tablets. OBJ
tainable everyWhere.-Adv. T TIL. S.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19

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discussed and a copy will be mailed free to
all expectant mothers by Bradfeld Regulator
Co., 4oo Lamar Bdg., Atlanta, Ga. Get a
bottle OF Mothers Friend" today OF any
druggist. Use as directed and you will then
know why mothers for nearly half a century
have used and recommended this splendid aid
to motherhood. Their letters are messages
OF cheer. that breathe comfort in every word,