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"Then-he doesn't know about
Sarah Lynn's recovery"
''Not from me. He clearly want
ed to make clean break. What
point would there be in telling him
now? She's going to marry Van
Doren."
Besides" Mary Dana Webster
said crisply, ''to rush back now
when she's well, after boiling when
it seemed hopeless, wouldn't be
very handsome, would it?"
Gunnar Thorwald's only defender
was silent.
Sally Ann said: ''I'm off to New
York in week or so. I've seen
Sarah Lynn, and that's what came
home for. I've seen her four times
and haven't seen her at all. Dun
can was there, or Cousin Adelaide,
but even if I'd had her alone
doubt if could have punctured that
that cellophane calm which COW
ers her!"
The aviator said, "Why try?"
"Yes, why?" the man in the
wheeled-chair wanted to know.
"Good Lord, Sally Ann, if she has
achieved peace-if she's happy"
"Peace?"
'Happy?" The two women
scorned him hotly. "She's like a
sleep-walker," Mary said. "She's
deliberately doped herself with Dun
can and Detroit; that's my analysis.
She has simply ceased to matter to
herself; she simply doesn't count
and she doesn't care-and it's too
hideously cruel and I could howl my
head off" She wiped away angry
tears.
Jens, the valet, came upstairs at
his slow and numbering tread. Miss
Pennington was calling, and it was
very, very important, and she must
see Mr.. Dana Immediately.
"Send her up, of course, Jens,"
Lynn Dana said, but she passed the
man-servant in the doorway.
Her cheeks were pale and she
was out of breath. "Oh, Mr.. Dana,
I found him on the drive-coming
to the house--I made him come here
first - made him - he doesn't
know"
There was the sound of someone
taking the stairs in bounds and sud-
denly the little old Hank Dana house
was full of drama and confusion
and alarm and Gunnar Thorwald
was among them.
He didn't seem real. He didn't
seem to be living person but a
presence which they had conjured
up out of their grief and rebellion.
He was utterly white and his eyes
were bluer by contrast, and he was
thin and gaunt. He looked older
and he seemed taller, so tall that
he lowered over them, and his
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actually defective, we are told.
What happens? Does mind, like
muscle, atrophy with idleness? Does
exercise of the mind lead not only
to mental fitness but also to real
enlargement of the innate mental
power? That remains still ques-
ton.
The new findings bring warning
as well as promise to parents and
teachers. Homes and schools should
be built to provide for mental stair
climbing for the children.
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Can man by taking thought add
to his mental stature?
1t is generally recognized that
many persons operate their minds
at low efficiency. Following the die
tates of habit or tradition, men often
fail to exercise their mental powers.
Some children are encouraged by
association with brilliant parents
and companions, by being placed in
thought-provoking situations, to use
their gray matter. Others, obvious
ly, are stultified by uncultured sur
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MAYBE YOU CAN ADD TO THE STATURE OF YOUR MIND

lectual and financial wealth, and
placed as infants in good homes,
may grow to high mental levels.
Babies placed in good nursery
schools become more intelligent
than babies whose early mental
growth is neglected.
On the other hand, young, children
of average, normal intelligence left
to vegetate in unfavorable surround
ings slide down the scale into low
levels. Mental capacity as well as
mental efficiency seems to become
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roundings and never fully develop.
Psychologists do not agree as to
what happens to the original inborn
mental capacities in such cases. 1t
is thought by some that these are
Interchangeable except by the ravages
of deteriorating disease or a blow
on the head.
New discoveries of mental science
indicate that such intelligence can
be gained or lost.
Children taken from ignorant, un-
intelligent parents, bereft of intel
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Not What You Learned

Don't be too surprised, upon
going abroad, to find that the
names of cities are not at all
like those you learned in
school. You may know all
about Rome and Milan, Flor
ence and Genoa, but the trick
lies in recognizing them in
Italy as Roma, Milano, Firenze
and Geneva. Also, the native
calls it Napoli and Venezia; not
Naples and Venice.
If you are entrained for Co.
logne you may never get there.
You will, however, arrive at
Koeln. You may speak of Vien-
ma, but it's Wien. Antwerp
is Anvers, and The Hague is
den Haag.
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Presidents From Poor Families

Presidents From Poor Families
Nine Presidents of the United
States were born to very poor FAM
lilies. The others were born in va
ried circumstances, mostly middle
class folks. Washington became one
of the great landowners of his day.
Abraham Lincoln entered the White
House almost penniless, but since
the Civil war most of our Presi-
dents have been men of moderate
means.
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Bailiff-Do you solemnly swear
to tell the whole truth and nothing
but the truth?
w. Swerington Smith defendant
in divorce Suit)-I do.
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Faithful Wife-Will! You have
lipstick marks on your bald head!
WILL do?
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How Popular Phrase
Affected Willie's Life

Fond Mother-You behave so
well, baby dear.
Infant William Swerington
Smith-A-doooo, a-dooooo.
Teacher-Who knows the an
swer?
Willie-I do.
Mother-Who wants the extra
piece of cake?
Bill do!
Minister-Do you, William, take
this woman?
William-I do.
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William III, Drewery's Letter
t rom Chicago-Land
BLAST NUMBER SEVEN
Building America More Business

Building America More Business
Minded
Rebuilding America by infus
ing into the Temple" new It's
sue OF the Roosevelt philosophy
OF government, expressive un-
der the New Deal policies, is the
purport Of the reorganization
ball now pending but hanging
fire in congress. At this writing
therefore, the mass morality of
thinking America, is engaged
IN serious thought, while con
@ress acts on the pending bill.
The question is now asked
hcde, there and everywhere.
will the passage of the prospec
tive reorganization bill, now
pending in congress, pave h @
way to dictatorship in America ?
Can the nation 90 forward in
cnaciinR such legislation with
out doing violence to tie con
stitution? VIII the reorganiza
ton bill, if passed, make the
executive branch of the govern
ment more buSin2SS-like?
In our first Blast we decided
rs YOU may remember, n OF to
talk in front of congress, but be
content at staying at a good dis
tance in the background until
congress did something worthy
of public praise.
The Lost Cog
Those defending leadership
by the head Of the nation. are
supporting the present fight now
going on i'm congress. TO the end
! Of rebuilding the structural
government of the United states
in effort 10 make It's legislative
branch more business ike. The
president, not only says il can
be done but thinks il should l.,
done. Five wears ago. on soon
latter Franklin -. Roosevelt took
charge Of the Government of
the United States. t he writer
rad the pleasure Of making the
following statement but laid i,
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more, Md. He was an employee
of the Bethlehem S'stccl co.,
for 81 years. Re died in a
Baltimore hospital March 4th.
1898. The remains were brought
to Prospect, Virginia fer burial.
ihe funeral services were con
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. A.
NJ. SlivlS. Burial was i'm h g
Prospect cemetery. He is sur
,Vived by his mother. Mrs.
Hester CobbS; his father. Mr..
Albert Gibbs; TWO sisters. Mrs.
Elsie Walker, of keystone. and
Mrs. Eta White. of Philadelphia.
Pa; three brothers, Hunter. of
Prospect, Va; Oliver, of Mt.
Vernon, n. Y, and Fernando. of
Baltimore.
Honorary pallbearcrs were Mr.
Freeman Green. Mir. George
HlX, Mr.. Neal Beaslcy. Leroy
Green, and Mr.. Ernest Brown.
Flower bearers were Mrs. Mary
Johnson. Mrs. Nora Walker.
Mrs. Helen Coles and Maria
HartWell. A duet was sung by
Miss Ethel J. Short and Mr..
Frederick Mosley, No death.
no pain, no weeping. " The choir
sang several of his selected
hymns.
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Tcm Harris Funeral Preached
AT Ecknan by Rev. Truitt:
Was An Unusual Sermon

OF the many and varied ser
mons, eulogies and addresses
made over the dead, it may not
be out Of place to state that
there has been more local talk
about the sermon preached by
Reverend Truitt the first of the
week than has been heard about
any other in recent yearS-if at
all. Mr.. Harris. it will be re-
membered wa $ drowned. He
was well-liked, was worthwhile
citizen. Among many things
the pastor spoke of at the AME
church to be brief. as that he
spoke OF the loyalty of the de
ceased to church work and to
community interests; said he
was a most dependable citizen,
church worker. both in his at
tendance and contribution.
A white man of Eckman made
the statement independently and
reverently that he had lived by
him for many years and that
without hesitancy he never lived
by any man as a neighbor who
was moro upright, square and
gentlemanly than was Mr.. Har-
ris In fact, he was one Of his
very best HeighborS.
Rev. Truitt gave a practical
sermon, one worthy Of any com
nonsense person listening to.
1t could be seen from the time
the pastor started that he meant
business and his hearers settled
down to take in what he had to
say. Said. Tom Harris had lived
his own life, and his life was his
funeral sermon, you men and
women under the sound Of my
voice are the ones | am talking
to. He said Here YOU are all out
at this church today and for
what are YOU here? Look at this
great crowd? Many Of you are
here simply for curiosity. |
preached two sermons yeSter-
day - Sunday - two sermons
here at regular church service
but | see m ore people standing
around now without seats up
Painst the walls of the church
than were at the services Sun
day.
"To me YOU are like buzzard
christians, if there be any such
things in the world, you know Il
buzzard in my country is a
thing that seeks the dead. You
see buzzards. when something is
dead, act the same way with
most of YOU hypocritical specta-
tors. You are out here today
because q man is dead.
Then AGAIN, don't YOU know
we people are too much knockers
Of and to our own group D.?
Rockers Of your own races
business is proof Of your knowl
ed@e " being unable to do any
thin" for yourselves.
Look here and don't FORGET
the beautiful services conduct
cd here one week 400 bv men Of
your own race and group. and
you two faced, grumbling. worth
less parasites wake up. take
notice. and Ia mon We. ,.,,.,,
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LAWYER y. VI. ELLIS
WRITES FRIEND AND
: + y ID $ MONEY
Oak Hill. VIVA.
April 9TH. 1898
Dear Tom:

Dear Tom:
receive your SOS some
DAYS ago. Would have answer
ed be fore now but this Demo-
cratic recession has pushed me
to the wall.
Ind Ii almost impossible to
collect amy money nowI am pet =
ting work but find il almost i'm
possible 10 collect any money :;
Ike ! could when the Republic
ans We're in power.
But that j. what the voter.
wanted and what they received
and so far Is ] ann concerned |
am willing to suffer until the
voters get belly full Of it.
am not = proftccr nor a son
of one but have always con,
tended that the Democrats
could net run this government
llnd much =onsolajion i'm seeing
my contentious come true. We're
headed for the rocks and there
is no force that can stop us.
yet further consolation bv
knowing that Old fellows liEn
myself will not have 10 stand
u much longer; but / am deeply
sorry for the young Americans
1t will take - generations TO
Continued ON p..,, Tin.
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Payne Y Cobbs was born NJ
prospect. Virginia Nav 81. 1896.
In May 1902 ne went to Bali-
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aside to see just how events
would palm out in the coming
angie of his administrative
national government at Wash
igton.
The statement: "The express
ed will of an Overwhelming ma
Jorlty of the American people
put Roosevelt's nose to the grind
stone; he has a perfect right to
lick that stone until his term as
chief executive of the nation ex-
plreS, whether he succeeds or not
IN getting anything out of that
stone" "But in case its Mr..
Roosevelt'c good luck TO be at
the grlnd-stone when h lost
cog in our economic system now
blocking the road to prosperity.
IS found and put back into its
place, he will go down in history
as Americas greatest president
and statesman" Whatever head
way the president, during the
last five years has made in lick
ing the Grind-stOne. he is not =
gultter. + o m all indications
Ii looks Is though Roosevelt is
going to get or land the Job of
; re arranging and rebuilding the
Temple Of America so as to
make its government m ore
Eusiness-like.
iEill of particulars in the
Structural Encouragement:
REBUILDING AMERICA
ON the runs Of the past a new
structure :. the edifice of re-
ceVery the temple which.
When completed, will no longer
be temple of money-changers.
or of beggars; but rather a tenn
pc dedicated and maintained
Tor a greater social justice. a
greater Welfare of America
the hahitation of a sound eco
NOME life stone by stone"
Words from fire side chats.
Congress is Skeptic
Despite the f act that prcsi-
dent Roosevelt has met the re
iuircmcnt~ in the governments
school of business for taking
over the .ob of rebuilding the
Temple OF America more bust
ness like here is yet no little
opposition in congress. being as
], Is, animated by fear that the
proposed nIothing for the presi
dent with vast power to re-
arrange Consolidate and abolish
agencies Of the administration
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would be a long step towardss
dictatorship. And yet, not
withstanding the aspect of skep-
ticism surrounding the ques-
ton of dictatorship, t h con-
gress, after one of the stormiest
battles witnessed on capitol hill
or many political generation.
placed president in charge of
the work of reconstruction of
rebuilding the temple of Ameri-
ca more business-like, clothing
him with plenary power.
But, before awarding the
president with this very import
ant contract, the congress insist
ed on ascertaining from the
White House whether Roose-
welt was going to continue tax
ing his base on balls as had been
his custom for the last six mos,
of our current business recess
ion, or had made up his mind
in response to the business urge
OF the country, on stepping up
to the plate and hitting the A
merlcan people their way out of
the slough of business despon-
dencY under which business has
endeaVored to operate for the
last six recession months. In
response Roosevelt assured con-
gress and the American people
t n t he was certain that he'd
hit the country out Of the bust
ness recession but warned the
business men, big and little. and
critics of his administration.
also newspaper reporters. not to
confuse methods with detectives.
Dictatorship
Now it is passing strange
that the idea to reorganize the
executive branch of the govern
ment is seen as plan on the
part of the president to make
dictatorship possible in America.
When on denying to the country
from his little White House i'm
Warm Springs, Georgia. that he
intends to set himself up as a
dictator; he continued i'm the
same breath, by saying: that
the reorganization bill pending
us the elimination of more than
forty years Of effort to make
the executive branch of govern
ment more business like" At
that rate it is a shame for the
"Feudal Lords to spend a few
million dollars by flooding con
greSS with kilograms in effort
TO defeat the passage of the
biIl bv selling the people the
idea that their president desires
to become a dictator. Now the |
average citizen may not know |
but there are many who DO know |
mat there is no history 10 show !
that dictators a[c made al the |
executive branch of the govern
ment; rather they are born or
Continued on Page Fourj
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MARSHALL COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL
Huntington, West Virginia

JUNE s 70 II Gus s
TIE TEACHERS COLLEGE-THE COLLEGE or APIS ,~n
SCIENCES
rite for Attractive Summer School Bulletin
Dean otis G. Wilson, Director James + A1c, pro.I.rf
THE SUMMER SESSION
Nine Weeks
lcpl5tfa ion ............. Monday. June g. 1898
Glasses Begin .............. h.. Tuesday Jrna 1875
''7S.oh closes '............. Saturday Aug 6. 1893
Enrolment Fee
-Four Moro Hours ........... 600 M
Less Tnan -Four Hours ............ S. on an bc,r
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LEARN Barber Trade-Position secured
New York Barber Col. 469 Pa. Ave. nav.
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER SON, AuOtiOneerS
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWo-STORY
AND BATH. HoT-WATER HEAT. NO.

TRUSTEES SALE oF Two-sToRY
BRICK DWELLING. SIX ROOMS
AND BATH, HoT-WATER HEAT. NO.
5031 EIGHTH STREET. N; W.
in y Yiber HS No g eefe. folio 55I. ct seq. one
Of the land records of the District OF Go;
lumbIa and at the request of party Lecured
thereby the undersigned trustees viii otter
for sale BY pqSllS aIe5on; THE ID SRs EIGHT
EENTH DAY OF JANUARY 1898. At
THREE-TwENTY O'CLOCK P. NJ. the
following described property in the DIS
trict Of Columbia, to.wit: Lot lug IN
Of lots as per plat recorded in the Office
of the Surveyor for the District OF Column
bia in Liber n at folio SO; Subject to
the right of redemption by the makers Of
and assigns. within period Of sixty days
from the date of sale, not excluding Sun.
days and holidays, Ss provided In said
eTT TERMs OF sALE:-one-th,rd Of the
purch ase-money to be paid iE cash, balance
in equal installments. represented by prom
issory notes of purchaser payable In one
and two years. with interest st rer cent
per annum from day Of sale, payable semi.
annually. secured by first deed OF trust
upon property sold. or all cash. at option
OF purchaser A deposit of $500 90 re-
quired Of purchaser at sale. Examination
of title. conveyancing. recording revenue
chaser. Terms to be complied with within
ten days from expiration Of REDEMPTION
period, otherwise trustees resnve the right
to resell property at risk s1d cost OF
defaulting purchaser. after five days I'D
vertisement Of such resale in S0me rews-
paper published in Washington, D. c.. or
deposit may be forfeited. or without for
feiting deposit trustees may avail them
selves of any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser.
CHARLES A. JONES.
PAUL ], FRIZZELL.
671O1A1S Trustees
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BIDS AND PROPOSALS

D. c., Washington. jan
uary 13, 1898. Sealed proposals will
SS Rnt fH0sS so9 a. noon no PeBTSarg e! T. 19ss and
then publicly opened. for the construction
OF. Additions and Alterations to Laundry.
Adult Unit, at site Of District of Columbia
tuberculosis Sanatoria, near Glenn Dale,
more complete description of the work and
full information for bidders is given in
the drawings, specifications, and In other
contract papers, which may be obtained
from the office of Chief Clerk. Engineer
Department, Room 427 District Building,
upon deposit of a CERTIFIED CHECK
payable to the CoLLlECIOR l Of TASES, 4SIES
TO insure return in good condition, for each
set obtained: not more than three t3l
complete sets Of drawings, specifications
and contract papers will be furnished to
will be accepted unless accompanied by q
guaranty of not less than five, percent
(5cn) Of the amount of the bid in the
to the Collector Of Taxes. D. C., T. s
Bonds. or the bond of an approved surety
company. Security for the faithful per
formance of the work shall be in the form
of a surety bond in penal sum equal to
the estimated total contract price: A
labor bond in an amount equal to the
largest estimated aggregate payroll Tor any
nsuranee Ens S IN Z The Gai SUM oi s5 ooo c and sio
900 il also required. The work called for
by this proposal is to be performed in
accordance with an agreement dated Decem-
Der 10 1884. between the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia and the Fed
eral Emergency Administrator of Public
Works. as amended: and is subiect to the
construction regulations and labor pro-
visions of Bulletin No. 2 of the Federal
Emergency Administration of Public Works
dealing with Non-Federal projects, as re-
vised. The Director of the District Of CO.
son, 4S0 Indiana Avenue. N. W. The
Commissioners reserve the right TO reject
any or all proposals and to waive informal.
tiles as they deem best for the interest of
the District of Columbia. Final award
of contract is subject to approval of the
Administrator of Public Works. No bid.
6e Derod Of tSirtY go, days rSh1S after the date
for the opening thereof Attention is
called to the fact that not less than the
minimum wage rates prescribed by the
Federal Emergency Administration of Pub
lie Works mnst be maid on this nroiect.
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L. 1913. Vans exclusively. Reliable men.
Original Snowden Trans. S1S 14th N. E.
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NEED A JOB? ADVERTISE WHAT YOU CAN DO IN CL
LOST

brown leather. Tuesday
afternoon on way to White House in taxi.
Contained calling cards, etc. Capt. G. s.
Baker, s. c., U. s. Navy. Room 1014.
Navy Dept. Reward.
BLACK Cocker Spaniel puppy. mos. old
black collar; no name: very nervous. Lost
in Wesley Heights. Reward. Call Hurley,
leather. Cont. safety de.
posit keys: owners address, bet. State
Dept. & Constit'n Av. $40 rewd. CL. 5000.
Money spent in Washington Real Estate
now will put profit in your pocket later.
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NURSING HOME

CARE bv graduate nurse 70 invalide Or
NursinF Home Falle Church 370.W.11.
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mystery MAN..
BLAMED BY SON
OF SLAIN WOMAN.
Tells Police Of Threats
ITO Wipe Out Family"

ELMONT, N. Y, Jan. IA uN.S0.
willing to follow any lead until
they can clinch their own theory
of the double Staying Of Mrs.
Lenida Waite, SO, and Jean Schuel-
liam, 18, police today sought man
who George Waite. son Of the
murdered woman, says threatened
as recently as Thanksgiving Day
to kill his mother. It was the
second time her life had been
threatened.
On neither occasion were the
threats reported to police.
The first time-Still according
to young Waite-was when his
father was alive.
FIERCE QUARREL
"This man came to the house
and had a fierce quarrel with
my father and mother" Waite
reported. II heard him say, I'll
kill you ALL Then he left"
This first threat to wipe out
the family" was made upward CT
10 years ago but the elder Waite
died peacefully several years ago.
Thanksgiving Day the threat
ener returned, says Waite.
"He came in and abused my
mother and he said he would
kill us some day."
But for the second time the
threatener was allowed to go his
way and the police were not ad'
viSed.
GIRL ALSO KILLED
Wednesday night, Mrs. Waite
was shot and killed. The Schuel-
han girl who came to visit, met
the same treatment as she ap.
parently walked in on the murder
scene. or just after the shooting
Of the older woman.
Waite found his mothers body
after he had been sitting around
the house for two hours. but lie
didn't know she had been muir
dered until a doctor found she was
gagged and tied to the bed, Police
found the other body.
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MARYLAND SERVICES

COAL & BUILDING MATERIALS
D 4 q. Anthracite Cone.Cleaned Coal. Feed
C. F. DICKEY-GR. 5000
HyattsVille. Md. HYatts. 170.171.
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81 DOUBLE-QUICK SERVICES
BIDS AND PROPOSALS

D. c., washington. Janu-
ary- 13. 1e3S.-Sealed proposals will be
received at Room 800, District Building,
until 2 o'clock P. M. January 81, 1888. for
furnishing Water Meters for Use of Water
Division. Specifications and information at
Rnnm 320 District RnildinR.
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ALTO REPAIRING
BEAUTY SHOPS

AN INVITATION TO BEAUTY-ortginai
permanents, SO: New Ray machineless
wave. So Bradbury. Heights Beauty
Salon. 44l3 Bowen Rd. s. e. Ii. 95S4.