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MERCHANDISE
ARTIcLEs FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Multigraph senior com- plete unit. including pica and elite type, automatic feed, automatic sig nature attachment, automatic print ing attachment and motor; used since January 1; will be sold for one-half cost price with one-third cash and balance monthly; purposes for which 1t was purchased have been accom- lished. Address Montgomery Type- writer Company. Montgomery. Ala. MAGIC WINDOW POLISH; also mir TOTS, nickel and black paint; stamped envelope and Toe, or 15c, for full infor- nation. Magic, 423 Jefferson st., Mont gomery, Ala.
 KoJo11c Films and supplies ma IAOCA0No chimes to rent Duncan Drug Co.,. 200 s. goth St. Phone M. s7s6
 BUSINESS EQUIPMENT "A
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NATIONAL SIX

1918 model wire wheels; 4-pas- senger; thoroughly overhauled, newly painted; when you are behind the wheel of this one you will congratulate yourself on finding such used car op- portunity."
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LOOK AT BULLETIN-On -1st ave. next to Woodward Bldg. Southern
 Business Exchange. 507 Empire
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THAT USED CAR CAN BE SOLD THROUGH AGHERAID CIAssI
AUTOMOBILES
xG1ToM6iIi7i77T xGToM6BiGEs i77TTdRo1 FOR sxEE

1920 model, 5-passenger; built of the best; this car has been used only a few hundred miles as a demonstrator. and is as beautiful and practical as it is durable and valuable priced unusually low.
The Crittenden press., 1920-05-21
DADDYy EVENING
p FAIRY IAlt0
Es@hAHMi, Hi,SRn ,S&RnshAyR,)
NCV q DcsSR ! ES&J
IN THE SEA.

"In the sea" said Daddy, "and fnr
away from here where the tropics ARE
where all Is warm and where lhe
plants aud birds and animals are
very different from here, there are
flontng plant creatures known hs
Portuguese Menof War
"The reason they've been given THIS
name Is because some one VINO was
about to name them decided they
looked like old men-ot-wnr vessels
and SO they were given the name
You'll describe them, wont YOU
Daddy" asked Nancy
"Pleasc do" said Nick.
Eyes" Daddy, continued, "the Portu-
grcse Man-of War Is made up oi many
little creatures all joined together
Just as though many of us were all
fastened together In our villages or I'D
our country places.
"And some of these creatures nre
very different from each other Inc
Portuguese Man.of-Wnr IL quite large
and when II is like this II Is hlled 10y
a Kind OF gns which enters into II nnd
which makes II look even larger lhHh
It is.
1T is beautifully colorci and It non'S
on top Of the water.
These are the large members of
the colony. and the rest Of ihrin' OF
rather second Kind of members "'
the family. hang from under III" sld'
of these many little creatures which
form the lnrgest part of the colony
"Mnny Of these are small aud trum'
pct.shapcd. and they are the ones who
do the marketing aud get the food for
the. rest.
Then there are members ~ the col
ony who also hnng from under the
many members on top nnd they ARE
the fingers or the frclrrs for the com
munity.
There are some others 4 who
look like lunches of grapes, and they
lcok after the baby creatures who come
10 form a part OF this strange animal
plant
"Still more OF them are Ike great
long ribbons and they are armed with
cells which sting aud slay young
fishes down In the water, which they
then bring up TO the members Of their
family above
80. YOU see. this whole big commu.
nifty of many colorcd little creatures.
which are n Kind of animal. plant lifc,
all help each other. And they arr all
Of many beautiful color. and add ~
much TO the beauty of the sea ~ any.
thing else
"rhey are like very very hlE plant
with many beautiful -,rrnmcrs hang.
Ing from below and with things Ike
bunches Of GRAPES right under the
main part OF IN. plant. 10 you think
this IL all cl-arf"
Well" said Nancy. Il See how the
whole thing Ia n big plant Kind
OF thing which only II In the tropical
sea. and that all the different parts
help each other along. hut would lis'
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" hho" " thrN 2" always together,
'''' WY W '"''' ''e' ""'' 'h' com
'"u"',s ""' ~ WI '"' ""'N or q
"."
No %'h hahdt, Tor they are all
Jo'h'u 'f''h't None of them are
~Phr"'' from some pnrt OF the whole
o' the 'h'hs'
" mus, oe m'hrr uresome for
'nrm' s"'u Nl'k
suppose th'N would b" lonely md
n"nies''h any o'hrr way though. now
ue' ~ 10 used '" w. said Nnncs.
"" s"ld DADDY and the, mus,
rhJ"E ''"' Tor 'h'N Keep IN with thelr
.'e strange ways nnd they are 80
'"nu'''u mat '"s must even admire
'h''hs'Nes'
i speak OF th"m NJ n sort ~ plant
too They are really living creatures
all together like ,"u will hnd man,
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the Elkton just to throw you of. The
next you hear Of him will be quite DIFF.
ferent."
"You mean he'll come "a burglarr'
That's what's IN my mind, Nc. Sin.
gleton. Everything seems very queer,
SIR"
Such as what, AntoineT
THE widow has been telegraphlng
and telephoning considerable, SIR"
There must be no spying upon
these ladies!" l adm1nished severely.
"All the people on the place must re-
member that Mrs, BDshford Is mis-
,ress here, and entitled to fullest re.
spect."
He had hardly gone before Terrence
had me on the wire TO hear my report
and to say that Raynor had left Wash.
ington for a weekend In virginia.
I assured him that nothing had oc-
Cured 10 encourage suspicion that
Mrs. Bashford was not all that she
pretended TO be. The day was marked
by unusual activities on the part OF
the walters and bell.hops. Instead OF
the company drills to which ! had be-
come accustomed they moved about In
pairs along the shore and the lines OF
the fences. | learned that Antoine
had ordered This, and the troops"
were oheying him with the utmost Sc.
riousness. The Service" on the es-
fnte was certainly abundant. II was
only necessary TO whistle and one Of
the Tyringham veterans would come
running.
In spite OF the complete satisfaction
! had expressed TO Terrence MS 10 the
perfect integrity and honest Intentions
Of the two women. the curiosity Of the
American state department and the
visit. Of Montani required elucidntion
beyond my powers. At dinner they
were In the merriest humor. The per
formances Of the little army through.
out the dny had amused them greatly
How delightfully."- feudall" e1'
claimed Alice. "Really we should have
n moet and drawbridge to make the
thing perfect. Constance and I are
the best protected women In III,
world"
We extracted all the fun possible
from the idea that the estate was un'
der Gege; that Alice was the chate
laIne Of q bslesguered castle, and tha,
before help could reach N we were Ia
danger Of being starved out by the
enemy. They called Into play the poe
try which had - reused Antoins'l
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Antoine's guard makes an
exciting capture.
(To BE CONTiNuEDJ
AGE AND THE POINT OF VIEW
How the Impression Of the Youth es
Twsoty.ons 10 Properly Rsssntsd
by His Elders.

That reporting 10 q young manb
business Is Illustrated In some IewS
paper every day by some news Item
telling about something. usually un
fortunate. that happsned to aN old
man or an aged woman, the Ohio
State Journal observes. Often the
aged person, IT develops somewh hero
In the story. Ia fifty'three. we will say,
or somewhere between fifty and six.
~. As every editor has reason to
know. this youthful point Of vlew oi
the reporters Lot infrequently In ~
sented by the aged person referred TO.
To he run over by the motorcar waa
had enough. but 10 he called aged Ia
adding Insult 10 injury. Nobody IN.
der seventy seems old to himself. and
many between seventy.nve and eighty
would rather not be considered aged.
We talk hopefully Of a mans bsins
only as old Rs he feels. hut no matter
how he feels a man Of fifty impresses
the youth Of twenty-one as verginR
upon the sere and yellow. II not al
ready there. Our memory goes hack
To- the time when woman Of thirty.
Ave looked almost hopelcssiy aged Ia
us, and now we know vlvncious girls
Of forty. And Daisy Ashford opened
her immortal work hy remarklng
"Mr. Salteena was nn elderly man of
for,yiwo." We don't know at what
age e,dcrliness begins for Daisy now,
hut n she lives long enough she win
reach the rolnt where her way a
classifying Mr.. Salteenn would hs u
say that he was young man Of fosty
two.
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GOOD ROADS AID APPEARANCE
Farnstesd eulidlnes on Improved
Highways Found In Better SHAPE
and Feoess Kept Up.

Have you ever compared the fam
stend on an improved highway with
one on q dirt rondi Why In the for.
mer are the buildings In 80 much b.,.
ter shape. the fences up and In state
~ repnlr. the fields splck and spun
the house grounds well kept aud
hedges trimmed. while In the latter
the buildings are unpnintrdi Strange
IN II may seem. the difference Is
caused by the road.
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Acid Stomach
Makes the Body Sour
Nine Out Of Ten People
Suffer From Il

II sends its harmful acids and gases all
over the body, instead Of health and
strength. Day and night this ceaseless dam.
age goes on. No matter how strong, its
victim cannot long Withstand the health
destroying effects Of an acid stomach.
Good news for millions Of sufferers.
Chemists have found q sure remedy-one
that takes the acid up and carries il out
Of the body; Of course, when the cause 10
removed, the sufferer gets well.
Bloatine, indigestion. sour, acid, sassy
stomach miseries al removed. This u
proven BY over half q million ailing folks
who have taken EATONIC with wonder.
ial benefits. II can be obtained from any
druggist, who win eheerfully refund IL
triAins cost Il not entirely satisfaetory.
Everyone should enjoy its benefits. IN
quently the first tablet eives relief.
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trunk again. We had good many
callers-a number of people CAME In
to bid us good-by, but I'm sure Count
Montani was not among them, and 1t
would have been impossible for him TO
see II at any other time
"Oh, there is nothing disturbing In
the counts interest in the thing" said
Mrs. FarnswTth with an air of dis
missing the matter. "lf II were Jade
trinket inscribed with Chinese mys-
teries, you might imagine that 1t would
be sought by some one-l have heard
of such things-but Alices fan has no
such history
I'VE weren't very hospitable," said
Alice. II might have asked Count
Montani to dine with us tomorrow ;
and we might even have put him up
for the night In this vast house"
Not with Antoine on the premises! y
| | exclaimed. Antoine is convinced
that the man is what we call in Amer
lea a crook. And Antoine takes his
responsibilities very seriously"
While ! was breakfasting at the
garage the next morning Antoine ap-
appeared and, waiting until Flynn was
out Of hearing, handed me slip OF
paper.
% That's New York automobile
number" he said. at was on the tag
Of that machine the party came In last
night. heard him saying, sir. as how
he had motored up from the Elktou
inn at Stamford. Visitors from STAN
ford would hardly send in to the city
for machine"
bade him wait while called the
Elkton by telephone. No such person
as Giuseppe Montani had spent the
night there or had been guest OF the
house within the memory OF the clerk
Antolne's chest swelled at this confir
nation Of his suspicious.
'If the man returns, treat him a'
you did last night-as though he vert
entitled to the highest consideration.
"He won't come back-not the sam,
way" said Antoine. "He mentioned
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KEEP ROADS IN GOOD REPAIR
Farmer Can Make Much improvement
by Dragging Highway In Front
OF His Property.

Every farmer should feel bis de-
pendence upon good roads Whether
or not one lives on public highway
he should take an interest In the
nearest one 10 his farm or the road
he must use to market his farm. or
chsrd and garden products.
There are many times when a days
work can be spared on the road. Aft
er heavy rains the road may need GER
tain repairs or improvements when
the overseer is not ready TO call out
the hands. Why not individual farm
ers donate days work on the road
at such timer
By keeping a road drag and drag
ging the road along ones land after
heavy rains the road may be greatly
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apprehensions. and their talk bristisa
-ith quotations. Alice rose after the
salad and repeated at least page Of
Mallory, and the Knights of the
Round Table having thus been intro
duced, Mrs. Farusworth recited sever
al sonorous passages from The ldyls
Of the King They flung lines from
Browning's "ln Balcony" nj each
other as though they were improvis-
ing. The befuddlement of Antoine and
the waiter who assisted him added TO
the general joy. They were undoubt-
edly thought the two women quite out
of their heads, and IL was plain that
! suffered greatly in Anteine's estima-
tion by my encouragement Of this fri.
volity. Mrs Farnsworth walked majes.
tically round the table and addressed
10 me the lines from Macbeth begin
ming:
Glamis thou art. and Cawdor. and
shalt be
What thou art promised,
while Antoine clung to the sldeboard
listening with mouth open and eyes
rolling.
Later, in the living room, Alice sang
some old ballads. She WAS more ador.
able than ever at the plano. II was
happiness beyond any In my expert
ence OF women TO watch her. to note
the play of light upon her golden
head. to yield to the spell Of her voice.
Ballads had never been sung before
with the charm and feeling she put
into them; and after ending with
Douglas, Douglas" she responded to
my importantly with "Ben Bolt" and
then dashed into sparkling thing OF
Chopin's, played II brilliantly and
rose, laughingly mocking my applause
| ] left the house like man over
whom an enchantment has been
spoken and was not pleased when An
tome blocked my path: pardon me,
SIR"
Bother my pardon; what's trou.
bling you now" | demapded.
"It's nothing troubling me, sir; not
particularly. II you give me time. |
think I'll grow used to the poetry talk
and playing at being queens. It's IKE
children In family served once; an
English family most respectable. hut
in widow, sir"
God knows we ought to he glad
when grownups have ths heart TO play
at being children and can get away
with 1t us beautifully no those women
do! What else is on your mlndT'
IT'S about Elsie, SIR | groaned at
the mention OF Flynns German wife.
I'm sorry. sir; but thought should
report II. II was man who came 10
see her this afternoon. You was out
for your walk, and Flynn had taken
the ladies for q drive 50 Elsie was
alone at the garage. TAis person rode
In on the grocers truck from the vii.
lage, which is how he got by the gate,
AS II happened, Pierre-he was
waiter at the Tyringham. a Swiss, who
understands German-had gone into
the garage for mp: he's quite old
sir, and has his snoOse every after
noon"
Hes entitled TO Il" remarked
'he must be thousand years old"
From what he heard Pierre thought
the man spy. sir. He wanted Elsie
TO steal something from the house. u
was a fan he wanted her TO take mos
particular. and II was 20 be done soon
today II she could manage. II wal
for the love OF the Fatherland that HI
wanted her TO do II. Did you notice
sir, that Mrs. Bhshford didn't hav'
the fan tonightf Not that one sh'
carried last night"
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CHAPTER Iil-continued.

SOh, TO be sure! They don't snow 10
best advantage In electric light. do
theyl But l can have few OF the
prize pieces taken into the dining
ROOM" said Alice.
Mrs. Farnsworth had excused her
self to finish letter. and from my
chair I could see her head bent over
the big desk In the library. Alice rang
for Antoine. and ! followed her into
the hall to offer my aid.
"Oh, don't trouble" she said. IAN.
tome can do anything necessary. Yes;
thanks; II you will turn on the dining
room lights"
was gone hardly half q minute.
When reached the drawing-roOm
door Montani had crossed the room
20 the table on which Alice had
dropped the fan and was examining 1t
closely. He faced the deor, and the
moment be detected me exclaimed
carelessly: IAN exquisite little bauble |!
I am always curious 90 to the source
Of such tribes. was looking for the
makers imprimatur. I know a PaH-
sian who is the leading manufacturer
of the world. But II Is not his, !
sse."
As we stood talking Of other things
he piled the fan carelessly as though
for the pleasure Of the faint scent II
exhaled, and when Alice called us he
put II down carefully where he had
found Il.
He really did seem TO know some
thing about ceramics and praised. with
lively enthusiasm, the pieces that had
been set out on the table. one piece,
ss to whose authenticity my uncle had
entertained serious doubts, Montanl
unhesitatingly pronounced genuine and
stated very plausible reasons for his
opinion.
On the whole. he was an interesting
fellow. when he had finished his In.
spections he fingered for only few
minutes and took his leave. saying
that he was spending the night at an
Inn near Stamford.
"weli." said Alice when the whlr Of
his machine had died away, what do
you think Of himr'
"A very agreeable gentleman" an
swered. III he doesn't know p0rce-
lains, he fakes his talk admirably"
"And as to fans" suggested Mrs.
Farnsworth.
I had not intended TO mention Mon.
tanis interest In Alice's fan. and the
remark surprised me.
"Oh. I saw II all from the library
laughed Mrs. farnsworth. 'My back
was to the door, hut was facing a
mirror The moment you and Alice
went Into the hall he pounced upon
the fan-pounced is the only word
that describes II. lie concealed hi,
interest In II very neatly when yor
caught him examining H."
Fans are harmless things" snit
Alice. "and II there's any story at
,ached 20 this one I'm not aware OF u
Ny father bought II In Paris abou
;hree years ago and II has never beer
out Of my possession except to hav,
II repaired There's japanese jew
eler who does wonderful things In IN,
way Of repairing trinkets of ever!
kind. left II with him for a few
n sAll
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"AND AS TO FANS

Synopsis Richard Searles, sue
cessful American playwright, con-
fides to his friend. Bob Singleton.
the fact that. inspired by the
genius OF young actress whom
he had seen in London, he has
written play. Lady Larkspur'
solely with the thought that she
should interpret the leading char
acter This girl. Violet Dewins'
has disappeared, Singleton, an
aviator, has just returned I'M
validedl from France. His uncle
Raymond Bashford. a wealthy man,
had contracted marriage a snort
time before his death, while on a
visit TO Japan. He left Singleton
q comparatively small amount OF
money and the privilege of resi-
dence in the garage" OF his sum
mer home, Barton-on-the-S Sound,
Connecticut. Mrs Bashford is be-
lieved to be travelling In the orient.
The household at Barton Is made
up of broken-down employees OF
a New York hotel. where Bashford
HAut MS nome. slHEleloH soes "
Barton. taking with him the manu-
script OF Lady Larkspur." There
he finds the household strangely
upset, some OF its members being
suspected by their comrades OF pro-
GerInanism. Antoine, head OF the
establishment, informs hind that he
has been perplexed by the some
what mysterious visits OF
stranger. apparently a foreigner.
seeking Mrs. Bashford. Antoine
has formed the male members OF
the household into a guard for pro-
lection. Singleton reads searies'
play and thinks highly OF II.
Aunt Alice" arrives Unexpectedly,
meets with lively reception and
turns out to be young and charm
ing. Mrs. Farnsworth is her trav-
cling companion. Terrence, Bash
ford's lawyer, suspects the two
women and warns Singleton Aunt
Alice" may be an impostor. The
mysterious stranger. Count Mon
tani, makes Q call.
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VARIOUS KINDS OF HIGHWAYS
Each Community Should Select Type
That Can BE Built and Main.
tanned at Lowest Cost.

There are various types of rosds
tha, last, and ench community should
choose the type that can he huilt aud
maintained at the least expense. foi
some communities II may he gravel.
Tor others concrete. for others sand.
-lsy roads. hut In every community
there should be good ronds every day
n the year.
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improved II IL an easy matter TO
have an agreement 80 each farmer
will drag the road In front of his
farm. This would maintain the road
I'll the regular hands could be called
out nj stated intervals or I'LL the com
missioner could make the necessary
repairs.
The time has come when We must
consider the roads an asset. indis.
pensnble 20 the ~ellbeing Of the
farmer and his family. This being
true. Is II not every mans duty to do
all he can to keep the roads In good
conditioni The individual As well M
The county Is responsible.
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Kentucky's commissioner Of for
estry 10 having q hundred bushels Of
maple and oak tYes. seeds collected In
HE state fV shipment to Belgium. 10
be planted In the war-devaststse srsas
q that country.
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diamond Dyes
Tell You How
A Child can Follow Directions
and get Perfect Results

Each package ui DIAMOND lNc.'
contains dirytiGns 80 simple that any
woman can diamond dye new. rich.
fidrlrss color lnln worn shabby gHr-
mcnis. dnp-fir-. coverings, whether
Wool silk linen. cotton or mixed go"ds
Huy "piHmond nyrs" no other kinh
then p-rf-ct results sre guaranteed
even II you have never dyed before
Druggist brS r"''.' r.i ADV
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Children Gnlex Pssa

Rcys and iris Ike to have p.,s.
II they have them IN the plr club
and In the chicken club and Inc nh.
BIT club they will learn 10 handle the
Dsts hight away.
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The occasional use Of Roman Eve Bal
nm at night upon retiring will prevent
and relieve tired. v.tery eyes, and eye
strain.-Adv.
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Money for Good Noada

More than GO million dollars 10
available Tor hard surface roads 10
1870. according to The United States
department Of agriculture.
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SO OUT OF 100

~ the liiflr M Rnd hurs. such 40
T""ihn,hr. nervous lir'iarh-. or snf's
n-.s anywhere mn, %. quickly relieved
m apri,ing Vb'h"i l'Him Witch :
harmless kr"p % hnr,,. Rud n,uid
untHii"us
n ,nu ,uuuni hut lbrhrr nRlm 10
call,. .rnd 80, IN Stamps i"t lul-.
in D.. W. Nu,h-r Tue New Orleans,
Ia. AdN
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Ccn.ir.,ior generally indicate. t'"e
,;.,.t .tom,sh b,,i ,nd bosch Wustt'
I,d-n N~srtshls rIls tr.lais fsslariy
wihoui supn. Ai'
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Some mems ideas OF reciprocity are
rather one-slded
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self. You are at liberty to use my
name If you wish. Mrs. ALICE RANEY,
Morse, Oklahoma.
Change Of Life is one Of the most
critical periods of woman's existence.
This good old-fashioned root and herb
remedy may be relied upon to overcome
the distressing symptoms which accom-.
psny it and women everywhere should
remember that there is no other remedy
known to carry women so successfully
through this trying period as Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., (con-
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held in strict confidence.
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l,oo.icrs do lot ~ craving. hot n.
h-us rgr them On
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Naturally.

"wby are you lashing yourself Int
such q state OF excitmentT
Because want to get OF the beat.
en- track"
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FROM FORTY-F|vE
TO SIXTY
A Word of Help to Women
Of Middle Age From
Mrs. Raney.
Morse, Okla.-"When was 45 years
Old lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com

pound carried m g
through the critical
period of the Change
Of Life in safety. l
am over 60 and have
raised a family of
eight children and
am in fine health.
My daughter and
daughters-i in la W
re c ON m nd your
Vegetable Com
pound and | still take
it occasionally my
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ANYTHING worth having u worth
wurkiug tur.
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Longest Rssd IN World.
TIE Lincoln highway 10 the longss,
road In the world.
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Adam also got hi- eyes open after
his marriage