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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
CHAS. e. BOILING,
City Engineer.
n yr~A 81 Fot-
Office of
superintendent City Water
Works,
Room 112, City Hall,
Richmond, Va.

Sealed proposals will be received
in this Office until IL NJ March so.
1917, for the following supplies and
contract work;
Gate valy es, cast iron pipe, special
castings, three nozzle fire hydrants
valve boxes, meters. meter boxes, pig
lead wiptng solder. brass work and
hauling.
Specifications. plans and informa-
ton can be obtained In this ONCE
and bids must be made on fora of
proposal furnished by this ONCE.
The administrative board reserves
the right to reject any or all pro-
posals or any part of any or all pro-
posals also to award contract as a
whole or in part. Also to increase or
decrease the specified quantities
twenty per cent.
A certified check for 500. payable
to the city treasurer must accompany
each bid. Bond will be required on
each contract awarded
+. r.. DAVIS,
Superintendent.
March al 1917.
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Norfolk and Western Railwa

N0T1OIk and western Railway
ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
FOR NORFOLK. "e;15 A. NJ. 1900 A.
NJ. $500 p. NJ. 1900 p. M.
FOR LYNCHBuR0 AND THE WEST
'Si5 A. NJ. $3.50 A. NJ. $500 p NJ,
1888 2. NJ Local to Crews. ss:ss p. N.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: s1l:&o
A NJ. 1895 p. NJ. 1900 r. NJ. es1l:s0 =.
NJ. From the West: sS;1b A. NJ. ss:aT
A. NJ. x2:lo p. NJ. zl:%o p. NJ. 'e;l7
p NJ. $500 p. NJ.
sDaily. xDaiiy except Sunday. xsunday.
w. b. BEvILI4 W. c. sAUNDERS,
p. T. NJ. Roanoke. q. P. A.. Roanoke.
c. II. BOSI4EY. d. p. A. Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21

sE..BOAttD AIR LINE RWY. On
The Progressive hallway OF tho
South"
Trains leave daily A. NJ. Norfina
local. 1850 p. NJ. sleepers, Atlanta
and Jacksonville; 6:86 r. NJ, s,eep.
ers, Jacksonville. Tampa and Key
West: ll:l0 p. NJ. coaches; i3:Ik
A, NJ. sleepera. Atlanta. Birmingham,
Jacksonville, Tampa and St. Peters,
burg Trains arrive $50 A. NJ, 0:0o
A. NJ. 1870 A. NJ. $40 p. n.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
AUCTION SALES.

BY Richeeon q Crutchfeld,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
Office Of
Superintendent City Water
Works,
Room 112, City Hall,
Richmond. Va.

Sealed proposals will be received
at this once until IL NJ. March so.
1917. for furnishing this department
with aluminium sulphate high
basicity for water clarihcation, con-
tanning seventeen per cent aluminium
oxide. delivered I. o. b. Korah station.
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. In bar
rels, at such time and in such quanti-
ties as the superintendent may re-
quire. Estimated quantity 500 tons.
Further Information caA be obtain
ed from this ONCE.
Tho administrative board reserves
the right to reject any or all pro-
posals or any part Of any or all pro-
posals, also to increase or decrease
the specified quantities twenty per
cent.
A certified check for two hundred
dollars, payable to the city treasurer,
must accompany each bid
Proposals must be submitted in
sealed envelope containing the name
and address Of the bidder. directed
to the administrative board. ana in
the lower left-hand corner must be
written Proposal for Aluminium
Sulphate."
Bond will be required on contract.
+. Z. DAVIS,
Superintendent.
March -. 1s11.
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SCHEDULES.

RICHMoND AND CHEsAPEAkE BAY
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedule elective January Z, 1913.
supsrasdinx schedule OF April IL. 1914
Schedule subject to change without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
Office Of
City Engineer,
Richmond, Va,
March 10. 1917.

Sealed proposals will be received at
this once until IL O'Clock noon,
March so. 1917, for the grading and
paving OF certain alleys.
Forms OF proposals can be obtain
cd on application.
A certified check for amount stated
USo0.o0) on proposals must accom-
pany each bid al guaranty OF execu-
ton Of contract. The administrative
board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
CHAS. z. BOILING,
City Engineer.
March 81. 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
Office Of
Superintendent City Water
Works,
Room 112, City Hall,
Richmond, Va.

sealed proposals will be received
In this once until - NJ, March so.
1917. for furnishing and delivering
90 900 poundss~Qt liquid chlorine in
pound cylinders. T. o. b. cars
Koran station. Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway company, at such time and
In such quantities as may be required
by the superintendent.
Further information can be OBJ
tanned from this once.
The administrative board reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals
or any part Of any or all proposals.,
also to increase or decrease the speci-
ned quantities twenty per cent.
A certified check for 500. payable
to the city treasurer. must accompany
each bid. Bond will be required on
contract.
Z. e. DAVIS,
Superintendent.
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Office of
Superintendent OF Cemeteries,
Room $40, City Hall.

Sealed proposals will be received
at this office, room 3l9. City Hall, I'M
til 10 o'clock noon. Friday. March
%. for grading and travelling road in
lakewood cemetery. also for grano-
lithic curb and gutter. Plans and
specifications can be seen at this Of
fee.
A certified check for amount stated
on proposals must accompany each
bid aS a guaranty of execution of con-
tract.
The administrative board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
II. CALDER,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
sAFEa
SPECIFICATIONS WANTED.

wanted-Bids to Build . Dank Building
in Capron. Va. 22x40. brick. Spectn-
cations can be seen ct Bank of Ca
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hereby csrtify that the bond re-
CURED Of the special commissioner I'M
der the aforementioned DEGREES has
been duly executed.
r. E. POWERS
Deputy Clerk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21

Gin. I<ouvie a Vest Il o.. - D.. Ill p,
Main Line Local "T;as g. rs.is y.
James River Lima, 1900 49, zB!iE p.
n. News, Nix. Ola Pr,
$50 a.. III M. - p
Newport News. Local. 'T;oo a.. % 90 ..
Trains arrive from Nix. 'i1;ee q.
'i:45 p $3.50 p, n, News 'a,s5 o.,
ss:o5 .. From West $500 a.. "36o D,
1855 a. si:i5 pe 7:sa p. daily from
Charlottesville except Sunday from
Thurmond JsA River. rs IS a. s<'so p.
daily. sExcspt Sunday.
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pOUITRY FOR SALE.

single-C Comb Black Minorca EGGS. u. 30.
Baby chicks, Is cents each. Address
CHARLES HILDEBRAND. Route s.
Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21

COURT SALE
OF
THAT SPLENDID DETACH-
ED, BRICK RESIDENCE
KNOWN AS No. 3 NORTH
BOULEVARD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21

WRzteA-Hy Young Lady, Room and
beard In private family. centrally
located Must be reasonable Ref
srsncss exchanged Address z-ios,
care virginiAn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21

SEALED PROPOSALS..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
JUNK DEALERA

I. R4ss = Co. Iroa. Astalns Rags. Rub
Der, hidsA tents and army equip
msuta Auto parts Richmond Va
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n. CAI,DE
Supt. Of Cemeteries,

March 81. 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
& OHIO RY

sseundsy only. sDafy except Sun.
day. B Baggage.
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-21
FOR RENT.

Fsrm Fur Rens--Ovcr roo Acues Fer
tie land: healthy. !den summer
homo: Western North Caroifna'
ft-room house three spacious
pcrches: tsrrns reasonable j. NJ
6REENLEE. Ssudley, Hanover
county. Va
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
BITS OF INFORMATION.

The report Of gun a mile awsy
takes a full five seconds to reach the
ear.
The latest thing in window screens
rolls up like the shade where there is
not immediate demand for its services.
Covers have been patented to pro-
tect mems clothes from being soiled by
their overcOats.
In the tropics there are snakes that
fly, or, more properly speaking, that
make flying leaps of eight feet.
A Knoxville, Tenn. girl makes clever
character dolls with heads carved Of
dried apples.
An English inventor has patented a
net for recovering golf balls that may
be driven upon water.
An Englishman has invented for use
In India a steam thresher that removes
the grain and at the same time chops
the straw into short lengths, as the ma
tives prefer it.
With a view to bringing the school
system of China up to American stand
ards Chinese government commission
is studying the educational progress of
tn" Philippines
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
NEW METALS BEING SOUGHT
Manufacturers Looking for Substitutes
for Those Now Used Because of
Advance in Prices.

The recent advance in price Of many
of the more commonly used metals has
led manufacturers to adopt or consider
the adoption of various substitute
metals or alloys for certain purposes.
The advice of the bureau Of standards
has frequently been sought in this con-
nection. An interesting field of inves-
tigation is opened up by such inquiries.
1t appears that the metals tradition
ally and currently used for various
articles are in many cases no better
adapted for the purpose than others,
and a slight difference in price would
warrant a substitution. 1t is not usu-
ally possible. however, to suggest sub
stitutes offhand, as there are many
factors involving manufacturing pecu-
liarities, durability and other physical
and chemical properties that first have
to be determined There IS" says the
bureau, "a very wide field of research
here which would undoubtedly repay
MANIFOLD the efforts put upon it,
Scientific American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
She Understood,

Certain members of the house party
were describing the accidents that had
happened to them during their respec-
tive careers. Adventures by flood. fire
and field had all been well received.
and Mr.. Brown, eager for fame,
thought it was his turn.
"D'you know" he said. 81 had a
very painful experience once. l ran a
COMPOUNDED splinter quite half an inch
long right under my tinger-nail, don't
you know"
Really, Mr.. Brown" said a maiden
of the party; ''how did you do it?"
well" he said, sit happened like
this"
AS he spoke he unconsciously raised
his hand and scratched his forehead.
ooh, l see" she interrupted, sweet
ly; how very careless Of YOU"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
BREAD AS ECONOMICAL FOOD
Home Baked Variety Was Always
Good, Say Government Experts.

If hOme-baked bread were uniformly
well made, it would be used more ex-
tensively than at present in place of
more expensive foods, say specialists
in the United States department of
agriculture, and this would be a dis
tinct economy. From the standpoint
Of nutrition it makes very little differ
ence whether breadstuffs are served In
the form of bread or in the form of
breakfast cereals, side dishes with
meat, or desserts.
A man engaged in moderate muscu-
lar work can protitably consume about
three-fourths of a pound a day of
breastuffs in any one of these forms.
This quantity is the equivalent of one
pound of baked bread AS a matter
of fact, however, it is not probable
that in the average family this guam
tity is consumed and the deficiency is
made up by the use of more expensive
substances. OF course bread alone is
not sufficient for the maintenance of
health, but from both an economical
and a hygienic point of view should be
used more extensively than 1t usually
Is, declare the experts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05

The furnaces of an Atlantic liner
will consume no less than 100000
cubic feet of air an hour.
Cooked crabs claws are nibbled by
the people of Seville, Spain, more for
pastime than for sustenance.
A cubic mile of river water weighs
about 4,205, $4,000 tons and carries in
solution an average of 10000 tons of
solids.
Short men of Harlem held a meet
ing recently to protest against the high
positions of straps in public convey
anceS.
Queen Victoria died January 2, 1901.
From paper made of the fiber of the
mulberry tree, a Japanese naval officer
has invented lifeboat that can be
folded into space of about a cubic
foot.
Fearing riot at the regular town
caucus of jamestown, r. l., II of the
towns prettiest girls were put In front
seats, and there wasn't q boot or cat
call.
1t has been ordered by the Seattle
city council that hereafter members Of
Orchestras and the audience must
stand when The Star-Spangled Ban
ner' is being played or sung.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05

Type OF Beet Found in Many Fields.
to prove that by careful and pains
taking work such strains can be pro.
duced.
No intelligent study of cultural
methods in the production of sugar
beets or Of problems involving a
comparison of varieties can be made
until uniform and fixed varieties with
which to work are available.
The production of strains having
roots of uniform size and habit of
growth and capable of yielding seed
stalks uniform in habit of growth
and maturity should make possible
improved cultural methods, especially
in the planting of the roots and in
the harvesting of the seed, that will
reduce greatly the cost of production.
After seed harvest the beet roots
and stalks remain in the ground in a
sound and palatable condition for
live stock feed. The present practice
is to feed these roots in the field,
utilizing them as pasture.
The beet-sugar industry in the
United States is composed of three
distinct branches, namely, beet-seed
production, sugar-beet growing, and
beet-sugar extraction and refining.
They are so linked that each is de-
pendent upon the others, not only for
its complete success but for it's very
existence. Without seed the sugar
beet industry, in which more than
10000 American farmers are directly
interested, could not exist, and with
out beets the "a beet-Sugar mills now
standing, with an invested capital of
more than S100,00O,OOO, would be idle.
The beet-sugar industry is, of course,
the foundation upon which sugar
beet growing and beet-sugar extrac-
ton rests. Because of its fundamen-
tai character, it is surprising that
sugar-beet seed production in this
country has not received more gen
eral and more earnest attention in the
past. The two primary causes that
have operated against the development
of the sugar-beet seed industry in this
country were % the fact that a suf-
ficient quantity of seed TO meet our re-
quirements was easily obtainable from
European countries at a reasonable
price and (2) the prevailing idea that
conditions in this country, from the
standpoint either of labor cost or of
climate, would not permit the success
full development of the seed industry in
the United States. Recent experiences,
however, have shown the folly of de-
pending upon foreign countries for our
beet-seed supply, while experiments
extending over many years have
proved the falsity of the opinion rela.
tive to labor and climatic conditions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
The Reichsrath a Babel.

That parliament of Babel. the
reichsrath, now engaged in playing an
obscure part in the Austro- Hungarian
peace hunt, is permitted to express its
emotions in eight official languages
symbolic of the war Of tongues raging
In the empire itself. In the great vocal
chorus the Slovenian may be said to
have struck the strident top note, for
the very word he has coined for him
self expresses the belief that no man
is talker except himself, "Slowan,"
In Old Slavonian, meant "to speak, -"
and as the Slav understood no other
speech, the others were naturally the
dumb dogs.-London Daily Chronicle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
Fulton Was a Great Man.

The class in history was studying
the life of Robert Fulton. In cOnnec'
ton with it they, of course, brought
you know. made Fulton famous.
"What are many of the great uses
Of the steamboat?' asked the teacher.
What things might not have happened
If the steamboat had not been invent
ed?' she limited.
well" answered little Johnny, who
had been called on" well, um-m-a, Co
lunbus might not have discovered
America"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
War Spirit CONTAGIOUS.

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree was
more than once placed in a perplex-
ing position by the loss of members
OF his cast during his tour through
out Canada and the United States.
No less than ten members enlisted,
including two ladies for service in
war hospitals. One humorous Incl
dent occurred after the engagement
of a deputy in the United States.
She was not very much interested in
the war prior to her appointment,
but the talk behind the scenes among
the company bore so frequently on
the loss of relatives at the front that
she felt one night lmpelled to volun-
teer as nurse, was eventually ac-
cepted, and her place had to be filed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You
Rubber Consumption GROWING.

Consumption of rubber per capita is
more than twice what it wa> 25 years
ago. One company expects to manu-
facture uppers of shoes from rubber
as well as soles. This company will
operate its own merchant marine to
bring crude rubber from SuTnatra and
carry manufactured articles to all
parts Of the world. The company now
employs 2S,621 men, and manufactures
21S,930 pairs of rubber shoes a day.
More than a million trees on Sumatra
plantations are being tapped.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
Save the Babies

INFANT MORTALITY something fghtu We hardly
OF all children civilized
before
cent than onethd before they before
they ffteen
We do not hesitate that timely Of Castora would
of these precious lives Neither hesitate
of these nfane deaths by the
Drops tnctures and soothing sold for chn
deadly pons In quantity they supe lead
toria if it bears the signature of Chas. II. Fletcher
contains opiates narcotics ~
Genuine Caora of l<4<ITZZLXzS4
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
MAINTAINING PIGS ON RAPE
Minnesota Station Finds 1t Most VaIu.
able of Forage crops-Red Glover
also Excellent.

At the Minnesota experiment station
more pigs have been maintained on a
given area with the pasturage of rape
than any other forage crop. Red clover
is also an excellent pasture, more pal
atable than rape and nearly as good
as alfalfa. Bluegrass is extensively
used for hog pasture and serves this
purpose well until 1t becomes more or
less dead during the late summer. Rye
is sOwn for late fall and early spring
pasture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05

troubled with cramps and feel like a
different woman. cannot praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as did. ="
Mrs. GEORGE R. NAYLoR, Box 72,
Marysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or Indigestion should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women
open and read such letters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
Her Parting Shot.

You have returned all my letters
and presents, Hortense," says Egbert,
but you seem to be retaining my
photograph. May l yet dare to hope
that"
"Oh, your photograph? l sent that
to Life, thinking the editor would want
to run it as one of those pictures for
which they pay 500 to anybody that
can supply a proper title.'-Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use of cuticura Soap
and Ointment-Trial Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall
ing hair is to get rid of dandruff and
itching. Rub Cuticura Ointment into
scalp, next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cutt
cura your everyday toilet preparation
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
CATCHING On.

What Is the meaning of alter ego?"
asked the teacher of the beginners
class in Latin.
at means the other L." responded
a pupil.
Give me a sentence containing the
phrase"
HE winked his alter ego."-Boston
Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
cows TAIL OF IMPORTANCE
Often Measured in Judging Animal,
Chief Purpose Is for Brushing
Flies Away.

The tail is often measured in judg-
ing COW and to meet the standard
requirements should reach to, or be-
low, the hooks and carry a good
switch. This renders it most useful
in brushing Ties. which is its chief pur-
pose.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
A SPORTING Event,

At recent sports meeting in a coun-
try town an old countryman picked up
a disused program of events and was
studying it earnestly when a swell ap-
preached him.
Hello, old chap, what's the next
event on the program?"
Old Man Cooking up from his card)
"A donkey race, sir Are you going to
rum
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
BEET-SUGAR INDUSTRY
American Seed Is Usually Su-
perior in termination.
Soil and Climatic Conditions Favor
Production of Seed in Sufficient
Quantity to Meet All Future
Requirements.
(By c. o. TOWNSENDN

Our experience thus far indicates
that American sugar-beet seed is
usually superior in termination and
capable of producing larger and better
roots than the imported seed.
Our soil and climatic conditions, Ax-
tending over large areas, favor the pro-
duction of sugar-beet seed in sufficient
quantity to meet all future require
ments.
Well-defned strains of sugar beets
of high yield and quality are essential
to the development of a satisfactory
seed industry. Enough has been done
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. so cents
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
Still One More Task to Face

$50 your long days work is doneT
Not yet. I've finished as far as
the office is concerned. but as soon as
get home and eat my supper I've got
to go with my wife to some moving
picture show"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly SDots

Ugly SpOIb.
There's longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles, the
prescription othine double strength - is
guaranteed TO remove these homely spots.
Simply get ounce Of othine-double
strength-from your druggist. and apply a
little of II night and morning and you
should soon that the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t 10 seldom
that more than one ounce Is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
othine, this is sold under guarantee Of
money back II It fails to remove freckles.-
Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05
An Abandoned Industry.

Henry-I see it be ordained as the
farmers should grow pigs these times
Have you any coming along, large?
George-No. Emery 'aven't taken
no interest in pigs much since the
missus died.-LOndOn Tattler.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-07-05

WOulQ nave 10 stay
in bed several days
every month. !
tried all kinds Of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
l read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. l tried It
and now I am never