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The Bossier banner., 1922-12-21
Make Christmas Fireproof.

Christmas! Scarcely has one gone
when the young folks look forward
lonsingly to the coming of the next.
Yet in many homes Christmas is
day Of sorrow, the anniversary of some
terrible catastrophe, possibly the death
of some loved member of the family,
who through carelessness or thought
lessness, paid the penalty exacted of
those who laugh in the face of the fire
demon.
Peace on earth, good will to all
men, These words were utteredsat a
time when fireworks, sparklers, spit
fires, Christmas trees with fiimsy and
highly infiammable decorations and
burning candles were unknown. And
in modern times many homes have
been saddened. bright and promising
lives snuffed out, billions Of dollars OF
property reduced to ashes, simply be-
cause we disregard the divine message
delivered 1922 years ago, and forget
ting the Almighty has endowed us with
brain and intelligence to distinguish
between those things which are safe
and those which are unsafe.
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Pupils Plan Big Time.

With the approach OF Christmas
come the many plans for good time.
The high school will be c,osed for the
holidays tomorrow. On account of the
main auditorium having been divided
into class rooms and no place for large
assemblies being left, eac. ,eacner will
hold the Christmas program in the sep
arate rOoms-mOst of tsem having a
Christmas tree.
Quite number of christmas seals
have been sent the school to be sold
for the benefit Of The Plnes." and the
pupils very enthusiastically undertook
the job of selling them. Prof. Smith
has already sent the cheek covering the
amount
The High School Department is rails
ing a library fund as Christmas gift
to the school. These grades are solicit
ing subscriptions to The Country Gen.
Heman. Half Of the money they raised
will be given the school. They are
divided on two sides, the one securing
the largest amout to be entertained by
the others. The contest will close 10
morrow. The results will be given later
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PARTITION SALE.

8. H. BOlinger e CO., Limited, Uersus
James c. CasOn ct ais. No. 8807. IN
Second District Court. Parish of BOs-
sier. State Of Louisiana.
By virtue Of an order and commission
for sale, issued in the above entitled
case, and to me directed, authorizing
and requiring me to sell for purposes
Of partition between plaintiffs and de-
fendanats the herein described land,
owned In indivision by them. I will, on
Saturday. January u, 1923, at the
front door or the Court House, in the
town Of Benton, La, within the legal
hours prescribed by law, proceed to sell
at public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, the following described
land, tO-acit:
The north half of southwest quarter
and south half Of northwest quarter Of
section 5, township %, range II, less
that portion located in the O'Garte
Grant, containing 1871 acres, more or
less.
Terms of Sale-For cash. without
the benefit Of appraisement, and ac-
cO1ding to law. ]. +. ADAIk.
Sheriff and er-01fciO Auctioneer.
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STRAY SALE.

EsTRAYED before J. III. Montgomery <sa
Justice Of the Peace, Ward Two, Be-
sier Parish, Louisiana, by j. A. Byr4E
whose address Is Benton. La, r. Fl Ds|
No. /, the following described cattle
A red STEER, about 2h years OLD
weight about 400 pounds, marked crop
and split In each ear; no brands.
A red STEER. about 2h years Old
weight about 400 pounds, marked crop
and split In each ear: no brands.
A red mulley HEIFER, about 111a
years old, weight about $50 pounds; no
marks. This heifer has a little white
under her stomach and few small
white spots In her face; also, she Is
branded on the right side with two
letters. but they are so dim they can
not be made out.
The owner Is requested to come for
ward, prove property and pay costs. Or
said animals will be sold, according TO-
law, at J. A. Byrd's place, 2h miles
east of Benton, La, on Saturday, Jan-.
uary y, 1923.
A. H. MONTGOMERY. Constable.
December q, 1922. [jan 25l
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TRUSTEES SALE.

In the u. s. District Court, Western
District OF Louisiana. In the matter
of Louisiana Petroleum Products
Company, Inc, Bankrupt. No. 1885,
in BdnkrMptcy
J. NJ. Grimmet, Referee in Bankruptcy,
In the above entitled matter, I will
offer for sale, at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the Texas
Street door of the Court House. Shreve-
port, La, at 2 o'clock pm, on Thurs
day, December 2S, 1922, the following
described property Of the above named
bankrupt, tO-iCit:
That certain tract of land desrcibed
as beginning at point marked by con-
crete monument, which point is ON
north and south center line Of section
% and 25 feet north of southwest cor
ner Of southeast quarter, section 2S,
township Is, north, range 13, west,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, thence
north along center line of said section
2S, 9O3.S feet to point marked by con-
crete monument, said point being on
south side of Shreveport Minden public
road, thence north 72 degrees, II min
utes east along south side of said pub
lie road 1868 feet to point marked
by concrete monument, thence south
1273.6 feet to point marked by con-
crete monument, said point being 25
feet north Of south line Of said section
%, thence south 80 degrees, 35 minutes
west parallel and 25 feet north Of said
south line 117.5 feet to point Of begin
ming, containing 2943 acres, more or
less, land being in southeast quarter Of
said section IS, township Is, range 13,
with all buildings and improvements
thereon. including oil refinery and all
accessories, machinery, pipe lines,
tanks and tent houses
One seDof Office furniture, including
safe cabinet and typewriter.
One Ford truck
One Dodge five-passenger automo-
bile.
Terms of sale, cash, to the last and
highest bidder. free of liens, the sale to
be made subject to the approval and
confirmation Of the court.
ASH r. L. MAYFIELD, Trustee.
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10, O,OOO-BarreI Well Is
New CaddO Sensation

The following news story, which is
clipped from Monday mornings issue
of the Shreveport Times, will prove of
interest to many residents of BOssier
Parish:
With an estimated flow of between
5000 and 10000 barrels Of high gravity
oil. Black Bayou well No. /, in the Pine
Island field in the northern part Of
Caddo Parish, was brought in late Sat
urday by the Dixie Oil Company on its
State lease, located 2S miles north of
Shreveport.
The flow started at five o'clock Sat
urday afternoon at a depth of 1850 feet
from chalk rock, and twenty-four hours
later, small army of workmen was
engaged in the hurried task of building
pits, installing pipes and tanks and TAX
ing care Of the gusher, said to be one Of
the biggest wells to come in recently
in this section
The well is located in section IA,
township p, range Is, III the forks of
Black Bayou and Sewell canal, and off
sets the F.. K. Smith Conner No /, just
north of t. steel bridge over the
bayou. The OIL was flowing from both
six and four-inch pipes.
Oil circles in Shreveport were in a
state Of intense excitement last night
and several local representatives, Of the
larger companies had visited the well.
\ crowd estimated at several hundred
congresated about the well during the
greater part of the day.
The successes of the Black Bayou
well will be watched throughout the
whole oil world, it was announced last
night, due to the fact that it has proved
the existence of four separate stratas
of oil In this section. The Dixie Com
rany has brought in wells in this Sec
tion flowing heavy Oil at 1000 feet.
The Black Bayou at 1850 is producing
a high gravity Oil from chalk rock.
In the same field heavier oil is
found i'll Woodhine sand Mt 22OO to
2200 feet, while Brown we'll No. 2, near
the steel bridge, is producing nigh
gravity oil at a depth of $500 feet. from
:
Trinity sand.
The Brown well came in about six
weeks ago and has had constant flow
of approximately 1900 barrels. This
well is only short distance south of
the Black Bayou well that came in Sat
urday night.
&C. H. French, local superintendent
for the Dixie Company, which is sub
sidiary Of the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana. stated last night that they
have not allowed the new we'll to devel-
op its full capacity, due to the lack of
storage facilities. He is inclined to
make lower estimate of the first days
flow than several other oil experts who
visited the we'll yesterday. The Fitz-
simmons Drilling Company mas heen in
charge Of drilling operations for the
company in the Black Bayou territory. !"
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Taste for Pleasure Cultivated.

Calvin Coolidge says: In these
days children get about what they ask
for, not what the wise judgment of
their parents should dictate. Their
pockets are filled with money and out
they go to purchase pleasure. all the
pleasure their easy money will buy.
The taste for pleasure is formed as the
taste for thrift and work is killed.
Later on, in natural development Of
things, the taste for pleasure becomes
SO strong that it must be satisfied at
any cost. II a crime has to be resorted
to, that price is paid"
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TREspAsS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given hunters and all
others that trespassing ON my lands in
Bossier Parish will NO longer be per-
mitted, and that in future all trespas-
sers will be prosecuted. The acreage is
the neA Of nwA and nwA Of neA
of sec 10 and nwA of swA Of sec 2,
all in tp 16, rng IL. Also, all that part
of the swA of swA of sec 20, tp Is,
rng II. lying south of the ", s. and T.
Railroad, and the sh Of seA of sec
u, tp IS, rng II, less acreage sold to
the v, $. and r. Railroad for right OF
way. Also, lots and 8, blk III, Cumb.
sub. and lot l OF blk 5, Hunter Sub.
Bossier City. j. G. PALMER.
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Victory Notes Due for Payment

Holders Of called Victory Notes. due
for presentation December 18th, should
now make arrangements with their
bankers to surrender these securities.
it is pointed out by Dinsmore w.
Hume, Fededral director of savings,
it'll headquarters in the Federal Re
serve Bank, Dallas, Texas.
The A-V1ctory Notes Of the series
A to F, inclusive, are called by the
Treasury Department for payment De-
cember 18th. The cash may be had on
these, or the proceeds may be invested
in Treasury Savings Certificates, issued
in $1,000, $10O and S25 denominations,
maturing five years from date. regis
tered as to principle and interest, and
hearing a total Of about 21.95 per cent
in five years. Uncalled Victory Notes
those due in May, 1923 also be
presented now for investment of the
proceeds i'll Treasury Savings Certif-
Gates.
During 1919, when Victory Notes
were sold by the Government, the peo-
pie of the Eleventh Reserve District
subscribed for $S7,5O4,25O They were
bought by 3.5 per cent of the districts
population. says Mr. Hume.
All 1918 Series War Savings Stamps
are due for payment January 1st. Most
holders, surrender records show, de-
sire to continue holding government Sc
curities. according to Mr.. hume. and
ire taking Treasury Savings Certiti-
Gates in exchange Holders are request
ed Il, consult their postmasters.
This money represents saved-money
in many cases, money that was got
ten together and invested after rigid
self-denial. The safe reinvestment of
the money will hensat the individual
community and nation. Those who will
receive money from Victory Notes OF
l91S War Savings Stamps are urged
to investigate very carefully any in.
vestment scheme that may be brought
to them. With all Of this money com
Ing due. great many sharpers are
abroad in the land. 1t is better to be
safe than sorry. Consult your banker
and postmaster" Mr.. Hume advises.
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STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING,

LEGAL notice is hereby given that on
the second Tuesday in January, 1923
tthe 9TH a meeting Of the stockhold-
ers OF the First State Bank OF Plain
Dealing will be held at the banks
building, in Plain Dealing. The object
Of the meeting is to elect officers and
directors for the ensuing year, and to
attend to any and all other matters Of
business that may properly come be-
fore the meeting. J. =. DoIEs,
l51-2l Cashier First State Bank.
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spent last Saturday here with Miss
Valerie league.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Curtis entertained
ut Il duck" dinner last Saturday eve
ming. complimentary to Mr.. and Mrs.
2. A. Shipp, of Shreveport.
One afternoon this week Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Morris and children and
Mrs. II. III. Lunsford, OF Shreveport,
visited relatives and were looking at
Bossier City property.
Mrs. Childres has as guest for the
holidays her sister. Miss Mcdonald. Of
Atlanta. Ga. Thursday of last week
Mrs. Childres entertained few friends
at dinner in honor Of Miss Mcdonald.
Mr. and Mrs Z. L. Bridger and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Gleason have moved
to the j. NJ. Smith plantation, Oh Red
Chute. Mr.. Bridser will be manager of
the plantation and Mr.. Gleason will
conduct Il repair shop.
Mrs. House and Mrs. Thompson will
entertain their Sunday school classes
this (Thnrslay) evening, at the home
of Mrs. Thompson. with Christmas
tree. Mrs. House has the girls class
and Mrs. Thompson the boys class.
AIr. r. l.. Gleason came home from
Smackover, Ark. Thursday of last
week, sick from a severe cold. His
lrother, Mr.. Albert Gleason, left Fri
day morning for Smackover to look
after the rig and take care of the drill
ing interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar league (and
childrenl. Of Huntsville. Ala. have ar
rived to spend the holidays with their
brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
league. They came through in their
car. making the trip in five days. They
report the roads at some places in bad
condition--hut. on the whole, very
l'ieaSstut trip.
A late message from Mr.. and Mrs.
Bob Eatman tells of Mrs. Eatman's
continued improvement and how much
pleasure they are experiencing in
housekeeping at FL Pslso, Texas. They
have Il pretty suburban home, con-
venient to 4 car line The caiidren are
in school and enjoying their work.
They all enjoy every message from
Bossier.
Tomorrow friday evening at 7.3O
o'clock the Woman's Federation will
fold an old-faslion Christmas tree
entertainment at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Smith. This will be the reg
nlar monthly meeting of the club and
the ladies' will have as their guests
their husbands and children. The an
nnal report will lie given at this meet
ing. Much Pleasure is Anticipated. as
The Bossier banner., 1922-12-21

Santa Claus has promised to arrive at
eight o'clock.
Mr.. Clovis Willis spent Sunday quite
pleasantly in Alexandria visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Chambers spent
Monday in Monroe attending to busi-
ness and visiting friends
Mr. and Mrs Austin Smith. of Gibbs
land, spent Sunday night here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. l. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. league have
moved into the Bridger home, on
Thompson Street, and are enjoying the
larger quarters.
Miss Minnie Brown, of Gibbsland.
spent the past weekend with Miss
Velma Smith. The young ladies were
in Shreveport Satu lay doing Christ
mas shopping.
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Statement

OF the ownership, management, etcs
of THE BossIER BANNER, publi1hed
weekly at Benton. La, required by
the act of August "a, 1912.
Publisher. d. Scanlnnd, Benton, -.
Editor-A. d. Scanland.
Managing Editor-None.
Business Manager-A. d. Scaniand.
Owner--Mrs. w. H. Scanland, Benton, -
A. d. SCANLAND, Publishef.
me this, 21st day OF December, Y
JAS NJ HENDERS0N, o
Clerk Bossier District Court II
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ADVERTISING RATES

A charge of 20 cents per inch is made
for contract display advertising, and cents
per inch additional for all composition.
Transient advertising, 25 cents per inch.
Readers, 10 cents per line; cents per
line for repeat insertions.
The legal rate will be charged for all
legal advertisements.
Professinal cards, $12 per year; or, by
the month. 81.
Resolutions of respect, card Of thanks
and obituaries, 5 cents per line.
Questionable advertising not accepted at
any price.
PosITIoE.--For position adjoining read
ing matter, add 10 per cent; top Of column
ard adjoining reading matter, or first fol-
lowing and along side, add 20 per cent !;
top or bottom of column and showing read
ing matter on threee sides, add so per cent.
All copy for advertisements (including
changes) should reach this Office not later
than Tuesday afternoon. When it comes in
later its insertion in the issue for the week
for which intended is not guaranteed.
A commission of Is per cent is paid TO
reconized advertising agencies.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Ons year --------------------
Si1 months LOU
Three months 80
[strictly cash In adrancel
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Three Years For SIS

lip TO and including January 3lst next the sub
- scription rate of three years for SIS is offered
all the Banners subscrbers-old and new. If you
take advantage of the offer you will save ST. and in
doing you the trouble and expense of
mailing you statements for three years, not to
mention the saving of time devoted to bookkeeping
eU Make all remittances direct to the Banner office
No commissions will be allowed to agents or
others out of the three year rate here announced
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Wanted One more good subscriber.
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EsTERBD as second-class matter at the post
once at Benton, La, under act Of Con-
gress Of date March 3, 1879.
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BOssier City
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Maggie Bell Burt, of Benton,
spent last Saturday here with Miss
Valerie league.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Curtis entertained
ut duck" dinner last Saturday eve
ming. complimentary to Mr.. and Mrs.
2. A. Shipp, of Shreveport.
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One afternoon this week Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Morris and children and
Mrs. II. III. Lunsford, OF Shreveport,
visited relatives and We're looking at
Bossier City property.
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Mrs. Childres has as guest for the
holidays her sister. Miss Mcdonald, Of
Atlanta. ga. Thursday of last week
Mrs. Childres entertained few friends
at dinner in honor Of Miss Mcdonald.
The Republican journal., 1922-11-09
WHITES CORNER. WinterpOrt

Miss Alice Whitney spent few days
recently in Bangor.
DR.. j. B. Wood of Bangor has closed
bis SUNNI r home here for the season.
Mrs. Julia White continues to improve
in health since returning to her home.
Mrs. Frank Lowe of the village spent
several days last week with Mrs. c. B.
Jewett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Ward of Ban
gor were recent guests of A. G. Larby
and family.
Mrs. Maude Davies and family of So.
Brewer were guests of Mr. and Mrs. G.
II. York, Oct. D.
Mrs Effie Perkins and Miss Edna Con-
ant attended the teachers convention in
Bangor Oct. 25--7.
Master Aston Nealey of Monroe visit
ed his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. c. w.
Nealey, few days recently.
A few members of Northern Light
Grange visited Rising Star Grange in
ANc"p puIgt lUcsuG4 cNCuiHsi OSL. -
F. P. Clements, Past Noble Grand of
Monroe lodge of Odd Fellows, attended
the sessions of the Grand lodge in Port
land, Oct 10 to l9.
R. G. Nealey of Bangor made brief
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Nesley recently. He left his little
daughter Dorothy for longer visit.
Mrs. Edna Harquail, teacher il the
grammar school at Castine, came to her
home during the teachers convention,
motoring to Bangor for the sessions.
A. T. Nickerson, instructing AMI in
specting deputy in Waldo county and d.
S. Thayer of Swanville visited Northern
Light Grange, Winterport, Thursday
evening, Oct. 20.
Several families from this vicinity at
tended the reception given Mrs. q. A.
Palmer. President of the Rebekah AS
sembly of Maine, at Odd Fellows hall in
Monroe, Wednesday evening, Oct. %.
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CLOSES HIS SUGAR REFINERY

Because the price OF sugar has increased
within the past few months the Free
Trade press and Free-Trade orators have
laid the advance to the increase of small
fraction of a cent in the duty on imported
sugar. OF course the man of sense has
known tnat, if the Tariff had anything to
do with the increase, it was because 1t
was made an excuse for speculation. 1t
has been a matter of profiteering, pure
and simple.
And now comes c. A. Spreckles and
announces the closing of his sugar refinery
at Yonkers, N. Y, on the grounds that
the price of sugar is bound to materially
decline He says that the recent increase
in price was not justified but was purely
speculative.
While it is true that prices are often,
for a short time, unduly increased by
speculation, yet it is equally true that
such prices cannot be maintained for
long. The law of supply and demand all
ways regulates the prices of commodities
in the absence of speculation, cornering
the market (Which is a species OF specuia-
tion) and illegal combinations to control
prices.
The price of sugar is bound to decline
and that decline will be all the greater be-
cause of the fact that the Tariff insures
domestic competition. Domestic beet
sugar, produced under the Protection oi
the Emergency Tariff will soon be on the
market. 1t is a notable fact that although
the Emergency Tariff imposed, hiahel
rate of duty on sugar, yet more than
year after it had been imposed, the prics
of sugar was lower by one cent PEI
pound than it was previously.-Americar
Economist.
The Republican journal., 1922-11-09
A Globe Trotter Visits Belfast

The Bath Daily Times OF Oct. 24th has
most interesting stery of a genuine
Globe trotter, Capt. Z. NJ. Trott Of WOOL
wich, a brother of Mrs Harold G. Bruce,
and frequent visitor here. He has
made friends Of all Belfasters who have
had the pleasure Of meeting him. The
Times says:
Capt E NJ. Trott, there is something
in the ename, is the greatest Traveller OF
them all. His mileage last year was 48. :
600, by land and sea. He Is Wooiwich
boy, son of Mrs. William G. Irott
Capt Trott is general superintendent
49, '-'-d States Lighthouse Service,
and his range is from the Tar eastern
light on the Maine coast to Sabine Pass
on the Rio Grsnde; from the Canal Zone
to Nome, Alaska; from the Virgin Islands
to Pago. Samoa; and the Great Lakes
thrown in. Everything covered by the
Lighthouse Service is covered by Capt
Trott, not all of it, however, in one year.
Ii takes two revolutions OF the sa sons to
see him through.
Capt. Trott is a sunny bachelor Stand
ing six feet in his socks and OF 100
pounds avoirdupois. By way of contrast
his cheeks are tanned and rudy and his
hair and clipped moustache silvered. He
has been spending some time this month
inspecting the light stations and aids to
navigation of the Fifth Lighthouse Dis
trict down Virginia way. He leaves
there this week for Porto Rico and thence
to the Canal Zone, thence to Honolulu
and Samoa. The distances are i'm
mense Samoa is 8, 700 miles from San
Francisco.
He has been averaging from 5000 to
48. Oo0 miles Of travel a year without
break for IL years, and without mishsp.
Think of it-close to half million miles
and not an accident
Capt Trott declares that the Light
house Department has splendid person.
mel, and very efficient aids to navigation
There have been improvements in all
manner of lights, and introduction OF
submarine and radio signals, in the IL
years he has besn on his travels.
The Republican journal., 1922-11-09
Miss Manley Can
Hardly Realize
She Was Sick

Grandmother was risht when she aid
Tanlac was what needed, FOR since TAX
ins it | feel so much better can hard }
realize that I've been sick day" de-
clared Miss Charlotte Msnley, popuiar
Young lady of All Front St, Manchester,
y H, recently.
"My appetite and digestion practically
failed me. and il even drank glass OF
milk or ate a piece OF bread, gas in my
stomach and chest and around my hear
would pain me dresdfully. l had been
subject to constipation all my lie, my
Kidneys bothered me, too, and oackaches'
headaches and zzy spells almost set me
wild. lost weight and strength and was
so nervous and upset that | couldn't set
any restful sleep always felt tired and
worn-out, and was thoroughly frightened
over my condition i.
"Tanlac has overcome every one OIL
these troubles, and oh, how thankful
feel. | have q perfect appetite now,
am steadily regainipg my strength ana
weight, | sleep fine and get up every
morning so rested and refreshed that
feel good all day. 1anlac is simply won
derful."
Tanlac is sold by all druggists.