PEN PICTURE OF KEED ]
He Is an Autocrat, But a Very
Pleasant Man to Mest.
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[Special Washington Letter.]
Thotiias Brackett Keed, speaker of
the national house of representatives.
Is possessed of autocratic power.
Politicians and editors throughout
the country have made all manner of
comment concerning him and his meth
ods; but only those who are perfectly
familiar with congressional affairs can
understand the real situation.
It is true that the speaker has com
plete mastery of the house of repre
sentatives, and that he exercises his au-
THOMAS B. REED.
(How He Looked at the Beginning of His
Congressional Career.)
thority as ruthlessly as the czar of Rus
sia controls his broad domain. Speaker
lieed has often been called the czar
because of his determined character;
but there is a vast difference between
the real czar and the man who rules our
bouse of representatives.
The czar of Kussia was born to pow
er; and by divine right wields that
power as long as he lives. The speaker
of the house of representatives exer
cises complete power within his legisla
tive domain; but that powerisconferred
upon him by a majority of the house
of representatives. Whenever at any
time the speaker goes beyond that
which is deemed right and proper by
the majority he may be deposed and
another representative be elected in his
place. Therefore must be under
stood that so long as Speaker Keed ex
erts such wonderful power in the na
tional house of representatives he is''
simply the mouthpiece of the majority
And his every act has their sanction.
The people are apt to form erroneous
opinions concerning men whose names
are seen in print. If half the stories
in criticism of big Tom Keed were true,
the people might well believe him to be
a sort of hobgoblin or other fearsome
creature. But, as a matter of fact, his
individuality is such that he .j really
a lovable character.
This great limn from the Pine Tree
state is not an accident, but a growth.
When he first came to congress he was
on a par with every other representa
tive of the people. At that time he at
tracted attention only because he was a
Jarf-e man physically, ilis large round
head was covered with a crop of silky
auburn hair, and on his upper lip there
grew a delicate little boyish mustache.
To-day he is bald, without a mustache,
and his general appearance in some de
gree warranted the jocular appellation
which was given him by Amos Cum
in ings, "the moon-faced czar."
During all tire years of his continu
ous service Mr. Keed increased in
strength, and every year he more and
more commanded attention for his in
tellectual abilities. As he grew in
knowledge of parliamentary law and
legislative procedures he assumed
prominence in ail debates. Moreover,
it became apparent to all of his asso
ciates that he was a grow ing man and a
strong man, whose arguments usually
demonstrated that he was reaching cor
rect conclusions. Bis fellow repre
sentatives Degan to consult him and
seek his advice on all important occa
sions, so that alter a lapse of years he
gradually grew into the confidence of
the strong men of his party, until lead
ership was gtvea him by election to the
speakership.
As the leading republican member of
the committee on ways and means, in
the Forty-ninth and Fifty-first con
presses, Mr. Keed was recognized as the
lloor leader of his party. When the
Fifty-first congress convened, with a
small republican majority, Mr. Keed
was a candidate for the speakership.
The other candidates were Mr. Burrows,
of Michigan; Mr. Henderson, of lowa,
and Maj. McKinley, of Ohio. The con
test was a warm one for about ten days,
and when the republican caucus met
Mr. Keed had a majority over all, and
was elected speaker. Very soon after
assuming the chair he made a rule con
cerning a quorum of the house of rep
resentatives which excited a bitter con
troversy of a virulent partisan char
acter. He claimed that under the con
stitution of the United States when
there was a quorum visible the house
ecu id do business. Previous to that
time it had been generally understood
that there must be a quorum "present
and voting."
Mr. Keed maintained that it was only
necessary to have a quorum "present."
Therefore although the minority mem
bers were present and declined to vote,
Mr. Keed called those present by name
and caused the clerk to mark them
down as "present aud not voting." But
Iht* mere tact that they were present
made up the quorum, which is a major
ity of the house, ami business proceed
ed. Two or three years afterwards this
interpretation of the constitution was
indorsed by the supreme court of the
United States, and also by the demo
cratic party when it had a majority in
the house of representatives.
When Mr. Keed, as speaker of the
houae of representatives, announced
the chairmen an£ members of the cf/ n
mittees of the house, he appointed Maj.
McKinley chairman of the committed
on ways and means. A tariff bill was
passed which w:is called the McKinley
bill. All bills of that character are
named after the chairmen of the com
mittees in which they originate. Al
though Speaker lleed was the recog
nized leader of his party the McKinley
bill was spoken of so often in print that
the reputation of Maj. McKinley be
came national, and that fact was large
ly instrumental in bringing about his
subsequent election as governor of
Ohio and president of the I"nitedStates.
There are a great many "ifs" in the po
litical world, andoneof them most often
used by friends of 'l'om Heed goes with
the expression: "If McKinley had been
elected speaker of the Fifty-first con
gress, and Tom Keed had been made
chairman of ways and means, sis he
would have been, the country would
have had a tariff bill called the Keed
bill, and Tom Keed might have reached
the presidency as McKinley reached it."
The speaker of the bouse of repre
sentatives occupies an exalted position.
It is very difficult to secure access to
him. Strangers in Washington must
have their representatives or senators
goto his office room with them in order
to pass the door where a sable messen
ger guards the entrance. liy the way,
that messenger is the son of an African-
American Methodist Kpiseopal bishop.
There is no assumption of authority
in this official condition. Speaker Keed
is obliged to he exclusive and bar the
public out, because he has so much busi
ness to attend to that he cannot have
time to indulge in social greetings.
Nevertheless, whenever a senator or
member of congress goes to his office,
the door is promptly opened and the
I visitors are permitted to enter. Kvery
' body who calls with a right to enter his
j room finds there a genial gentleman,
j who is one of the most entertaining
1 men in this country; or, for that mat
-1 ter, in the world.
Just a few months ago, a distin
guished editor in a northwestern eity
, visited Washington with his daughter
j in-law, and was viewing the rotunda of
| the capitol when Speaker Keed passed
through that spacious place. A news
paper man who is well acquainted with
Mr. lieed called to him and said: "Are
you in very much of a hurry?"
! "I am always in a hurry," said Mr.
lieed, "but I can steal a little time for
; a friend even when I am busy."
| "Well, 1 want to introduce a couple
of friends who are visiting Washington
for the first and only time in their
| lives," said the newspaper man.
"Jn such a case," said Mr. Keed, "I
] will steal an hour if necessary. I am
always glad to meet people who come
to the capital city of their country."
Then, taking the hand of the north
western editor and his daughter-in-law,
Mr. Keed said: "I must congratulate
you on your good fortune. You are see
ing the national capital on a day when
the weather is good, and your sight
seeing cannot be interrupted by heavy,
i cloudy skies, or disagreeable fogs and
! drizzling rains. It is always a pleasure
| to me to meet with visitors here."
• No man in private life, in a black
! smith shop, in a carpenter shop, a clerk
in a store or a worker in a machine
shop could have been more affable and
polite and agreeable than was this big
man from Maine, when introduced to
; strangers who were viewing the capitol
building in the capital eity. Jie is a
THOMAS B. REED.
! (From the Latest Portrait of the Speaker
of the House.)
i very strong man and a very conse.-vn-
I tive man, but he is, all the tini*, a
| gentle man.
The chief justice of the supreme court
of the L'nited States, Melville W. Ful >er;
the president pro tempore of the United
States senate, William I*. Five; the
speaker of the national house of repre
sentatives, Thomas Brackett Keed, and
other distinguished citizens and offi
cials who are alumni of Covvdoin col
lege, had a meeting here recently, and
Speaker Keed, who is a graduate of
that college, said:
"If anyone had told me when I wis at
Bowdoin that I would ever run for con
gress or that I should ever be elected if
1 did run for that or any other political
office, I should never have believed it."
Mr. Keed said as he looked back upon
his college days it was not the bright
fellows who had prospered who had the
largest place in his heart, but that place
was given to some of the "scapegraces."
That picture of Speaker Keed at a
banquet among his friends show* him
to very good advantage. Nevertheless
he is entirely human and just like lots
of people whom you know, and who
may be possessed of similar ability, but
have not had political opportunities.
SMITH I). FRY.
Sincere rrlcmUliip.
This is what Mrs. Kivers said to her
husband:
"Tell your friend Brooks to come to
our little V'ogner musacale next Tues
day evening."
This is what Kivers said to his friend:
"Brooks, the club my wife belongs to
has arranged to have a Wagner dis
turbance at our house next Tuesday
night. Trump up some other engage
ment, old man, and send regrets."—
Chicago Tribune.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1898.
UNLUCKY DONS.
■fho Cruiser Marblehead Captures
the Steamer Argonaut.
Several Spanish Army Officers Were on
Hoard. Anion); Tliein a Colonel
of Infantry Who In halt! to lie a
llroth«r-ln-Law of (ien. Weyler.
Key West, May 4.— The Spanish mail
steamer Argonaut was convoyed into
Key West harbor by the United States
cruiser Marblehead yesterday. It ap
pears that Col. Vineente de Cortijo, of
the Third Spanish cavalry, who with
19 other army officers was taken on the
prize, is a brother-in-law of (ien. Wey
ler. Cortijo denies this, hut it is
learned from good sources that he sus
tains this relationship to the former
governor general of Cuba. 11 is cap
tors are elated. Cortijo and the other
officers were transferred to the Guido
and the privates to the Ambrosio Boli
var, two other trophies of the war that
are lying in the harbor.
The Argonaut herself is no mean
prize, being of 1,000 tons burden, but
the value of the capture lies mainly in
the prisoners of war and the mail mat
ter going to (ien. Itlanco. Her cargo
was general merchandise with a largo
quantity of arms and ammunition in
tended for the Spanish troops in Cuba.
The gunboat Castine has proved her
prowess as well as the more redoubta
ble ships of the squadron. Sunday
morning she went near Cabanas and
anchored only about a mile from the
fortifications, which are a sort of com
posite of fort and block house. Then
she sent her steam cutter in until it
was within a thousand yards of the.
fort. There the cutter made sound
ings and observations for half an hour,
after which she returned to ship un
molested. A number of persons were
clearly observed about the fort. They
watched the operations with apparent
interest, but offered no hostile sign.
Two unfortunate accidents occurred
tin the ships during the last few days.
While the flagship New York was ly
ing at Matanzas a sergeant of ma
rines dropped his pistol, which ex
ploded, the bullet striking William
Taylor, an apprentice, and passing
through his stomach and lungs. Tay
lor's condition is serious, but he has
a chance for recovery.
Tuesday morning while the crew ot
the cruiser Cincinnati was drilling in
the harbor, t ball got mixed with
dummy cartridges and.l. S. Comex,
gunner's mate, was shot through the
jaw.
IN DESPERATE STRAITS.
Thousands of Havana** Resident** are In
Danger «»f Starvation —Troops in Kattteru
C'nlia are Also in a Had Way.
Key West, May 6. —The mail bags on
the Spanish steamer Argonaut, which
was brought in by the Marblehead on
Wednesday, may prove a most impor
tant capture. There were 1 " in all.
They contained mail both to and from
Havana. One letter from Havana, un
der date of April -0, spoke of suffering
among the poorer classes of the popu
lation, who ware entirely without
means of support. The writer himself
said he did not known where he was to
get his dinner. Another letter spoke
of suffering, but apparently the gov
ernment had a fair amount of supplies
for the soldiers. A large amount of
rice had been imported by speculators
who fores iw the blockade and placed
it in a warehouse. Blanco was ex
pected to seize this rice. The Argonaut
had a cargo chiefly of provisions in
tended for Havana.
The mail taken showed that the con
dition of the Spanish in eastern Cuba
was desperate. They were then on
the point of yielding some of the
smaller garrisoned cities held by them.
WRECKED THE BANK.
of it Concern »t Cart lii»«c, N. Y.,
Disappears After Stealing St IO.OIM),
Carthage, X. Y., May 4.—The follow
ing notice appeared on the doors of the
First national bank yesterday: "No
tice to depositors—The president of
this bank, K. 11. Myers, has absconded
and as the directors ascertained last
night that his accounts are short they
have ordered the bank closed for a
more thorough examination. Deposi
tors will doubtless be paid at an early
date."
The news of the defalcation of
Myers, who was a leading citizen,
caused a run on the Carthage Savings
bank, which may be obliged to close ita
doors, although that institution is un
questionably sound.
Mr. Myers had been defrauding the
bank for eight years. The amount of
the defalcation is estimated a t 8110,-
000. Myers' whereabouts are said to be
unknown.
Co ii rent ration of Troops at Tampa.
Tampa, 11a., May 3. —Eleven regi
ments of infantry, one of cavalry and
ten light batteries of artillery are now
concentrated at Tampa and Port Tam
pa, making a force of about 7,000 men.
All the troops recently ordered hero
from Mobile, New Orleans and Chicka
tnauga have arrived. It is generally
believed in Tampa that this force will
be augmented in the near future by at
least two regiments of cavalry from
Chickamauga, besides the artillery.
Two recruiting offices were opened iu
Tampa Monday for enlistment of Cu
bans for Gomez' army. The specifica
tions allow only young unmarried men
to enlist. It is believed at least 7UU
will respond to the call.
A Hot. Time in l'ortn Itico.
boston. May 4.- —The brig Scepter
antl the schooner bravo, both British
vessels from St. Johns, I'orto Kico, ar
rived Tuesday. Their captains report
that the excitement at I'orto Rico
when they left that city was intense.
The eld Spanish settlers were strong
ly on the side of Spain, while the na
tive element was strongly in favor of
independence. Americans and En
glishmen are not safe at St. Johns.
Two American correspondents wero
arrested and one was sent to St.
Thomas on a French war vessel. A
serious disturbance had taken place
in the interior.
CAPTURE OF PORTO BELLO.
The I'lrate Morgan Forced Monks and Nnit»
to I'late Settling Laddera Against the
Walla.
The buccaneers found Porto Bello a
hard nut to crack; they landed and
marched upon the town, which was de
fended by several forts or castles.
Even when one of these bad been cap
tured by assault and blown up with all
its garrison, who had been taken pris
oners, still the town was not intimi
dated. The governor vowed he would
never surrender, but would die fight
ing to the last. In vain the pirates
made desperate efforts to capture
the principal fort, and Morgan be
gan to dispair. The garrison was
strong and well commanded, and when
ever the pirates attempted to scale the
wall they were shot down, or fire
pots full of powder mixed with stones
and other missiles were hurled upon
them.
At last the wily Morgan had an idea.
He set his men to work to make some
ladders long enough to reach the top
of the walls and wide enough to allow
three or four togo up abreast. If he
could get these properly set up, his
crew of desperate tigercats could make
a combined rush, and get over the walls.
But it was not Morgan's plan that
these men should lose their lives in
getting up these ladders. He had cap
tured some convents in the suburbs of
the town, with a number of nuns and
monks, and he now ordered these poor
creatures, the women as well as the
men, to place the ladders against the
walls, believing that the Spanish gov
ernor would not allow his soldiers to
fire upon these innocent persons.
But the governor was determined to
defend the town, no matter who had to
suffer, and so the soldiers tired at the
nuns and the monks just as though they
were buccaneers or any other enemies.
The poor creatures cried out iu terror
and begged their friends not to*fire
upon them, but the soldiers obeyed the
command of the governor, and the
pirates were close behind them, and
threatened them with their pistols,
and so the poor nuns and monks had to
press forward, many of them dropping
dead or wounded. They continued their
work until the ladders were placed and
then over the wall swept the pirates
with yells and howls of triumph, and it
was not long after that the town was
taken. The brave governor died fight
ing in the principal fort, and the citi
zens and soldiers all united in the most
vigorous defense, but it was useless.—
Frank li. Stockton, in St. Nicholas.
DISCOVERS ELECTRIC FLUID.
"FlectrolH** Causing a Cireat Sensation In
Europe—l-atest Discovery at Tliebes.
The London letter says that the
week's discoveries have been most in
teresting. Rychnowsky, the electri
cian of Lemberg, claims to have dis
covered an electric fluid which he calls
"electrois." The discovery has caused
a great sensation on the continent. He
obtains it by electrolysis; but it is not
identical with electricity. Its effects
are declared to be startling, producing
light and causing Geisslcr tubes to
emit fluorescent rays. It works pho
toeheinieally, rotates objects in midair,
produces whirlpools in water and kills
bacteria. Metal and glass thereby can
be charged with electricity, and the
magnet needle changes directly under
Its influence.
From Egypt came reports of the dis
covery at Thebes of the tombs of Atnen
ophis 11.. who reigned B. C. 1500, of
Thotmes IV., of Amt-nophis 111. and
Rameses IV., V.and VI. All the bod
ies are said to be in a splendid state of
preservation.
True (areatneftft.
"I am in favor of war!" shouted the
politician, addressing a crowd of voters
whom lie wished to give hire the benefit
of their suffrages. "1 believe in a for
eign policy that will be felt from Chiua
to Cuba, from Moscow to Mudstock. I
believe in the virtue of American arms.
I worship the old Stars and Stripes. I
believe in raising on high, on all occar
sions—" He glanced around and saw
that his audience was composed mainly
of farmers—"the price of wheat."
His patriotic war spirit won him the
pledge of a vote from every man pres
ent. —X. Y. World.
A Stunning Eiamplr.
Professor (to class in philosophy) —Now,
Johnnie, give me examples of tne extremes
of softness and hardness.
Johnnie Bright—The dude and his dia
mond siud.—Jewiler'g Weekly.
Popular airs rnnv be catching, but it takes
■ good tire to hold tliein. —Chicago News.
Harold Frederic day will yet come
when Paris will repent her hasty condemna
tion of M. Zola, and name a street for him.
Wo suppose what Air. Frederic really means
to say is that Paris will rue it. —Boston Her
aid.
"I hear that the crowd assailed you when
vou appeared at the Plunkvilie opera house."
'False, me boy, false," replied the eminent
tragedian, Mr. Barnes Torrner; "all false.
There was no crowd." —Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Flirk—"Call him a musician! Why, he
doesn't know the difference between a noc
turne anil a symphony." Flack—"You
don't mean it?" And they hurry to get
away from one another. Each is terribly
afraid that the other will n«k : "Bvthewav,
what is the difference?"— Boston Transcript.
A musician that can play all kinds of in
struments beats the hand.—Chicago News.
It is only in aeeord with the eternal fitness
of things I hat miss, kiss and bliss rhyme to
gether.—Chicago Daily News.
The man who is domiciled in a village
boarding house has no use for a local news
paper.—Chicago Daily News.
Some men try to accomplish great things
not because they are ambitious, but because
they lack sense. —Atchison Globe.
The most enjoyment a woman gets out of
owning a house is to be allowed to dri-e a
nail wherever she pleases.—Washington
Democrat.
A great many are apt to judge people by
their knowledge of cut glass.—Washington
Democrat.
When a-woman tries, she can invent more
meanness than a dozen men. —Washington
Democrat.
The farm and the garden are the best gold
diggings.—Ram's Horn.
Envy bites its ke«per.—Ram's Horn.
ASTHMA'S PROGRESS.
From Cold to Cure.
i
No relief in other remedies.
There are many medicine* that palliate
asthma. There are few that do more than
relieve for a time the oppressed breathing
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enjoyment of the day and makes the night
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The cases presented in the testimonials
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relief, and.finally, was completely cured.
Since then, I have used this medicine in
my family with great success for colds,
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Clrcntnen* Ilrragnlird,
Stranger—What's going on here to-day?
There seems to be a celebration of some kind
in progress.
Native —Yes; we're givin' Cy Simpson a
little blow-out on gittin' back from the city
without buyin' a gold brick. He's the first
citizen of this place that ever done it. —Chi-
cago Evening News.
Give the Children n Drink
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nourishing food drink to take the place of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
wlic have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
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Grain-0 aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about las
much as coffee. 15 and 25c.
Antl lie Get* It.
Ted —What kind of a fellow is it that buys
green goods?
Ned —He must be a man who wants money
bad.—X. Y r . Journal.
Dropsy treated free by Dr. 11. 11. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver
tisement in another column of this paper.
Manhood. —Obedience, submission, dis
cipline, courage—these are among the char
acteristics which make a man. Samuel
Smiles.
I could not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. It always cures. —Mrs.
E. C. Moulton, Xeedbam, Mass., Oct. 22, '94.
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Fullness of Health Makes Sweet Dispositions and Happy Home a.
[EXTRACTS FROM MRS. PINKHAM'S NOTE BOOK.]
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There is a beauty in health which is more attractive to men than
To be a successful wife, to retain the lot*
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the world over as one of the most effective
medicines for the cure of coughs, colds,
croup, whooping cough, asthma, broo.
chitis, and all affections of the throat and
lungs. It is not, as are so many cough
medicines, a mere " soothing syrup." a
temporary relief and palliative, but it i»
a radical remedy, dealing directly with
disease and promptly healing it. In
response to a wide demand Or. Ayer'a
Cherry Pectoral is now put up in half size
bottles, sold at half price—50 cents. More
about Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral n: Ayer's
Curebook. A story of cures told hy the
cured. Sent free, on request, by the J. C»
I Ayer Co., J.owcll, Mass.
A Cheap I'll r 111 and n Good One.
Do you want a good farm, where you can
work outdoors in your shirt sleeves for ten
months in the year, and where your stock
can forage for itself all the year round? 1/
so, write to P. Sid .Jones, Passenger Agent,
Birmingham, Ala., or Or. I{. li. Crawford,
Traveling Passenger Agent, 0 Rookery
Building, Chicago, 111.
Do you want togo down am! look at soma
of the <Jarden Spots of this country ? Tlio
Louisville & Xashville .Railroad provides the
way and the opportunity on the first arid
third Tuesday of each month, with e.teu le
sions at only two dollars over one fare, fof
round trip tickets. Write Mr. C. P. At
more, General Passenger Agent, Louisville,
Kv., for particulars.
Do you want to read about them before
going? Then send ten cents in silver or
postage stamps for a copy of "Garden
Spots" to Mr. At in ore.
Ills I.title (ianie,
Asking—How is it that Slicksmifch setrne
to make an instantaneous hit with every
lady to whom he is introduced?
Teller —Oh, he calls the married onee
"miss" and the single ones "Mrs." —Judge.
lioiueHevkem' Kxcuroions.
On the first and third Tuesdays in May
and .June, 1808, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway will sell round-trip excur
sion tickets (good for 21 days) to a great
many points in South and North Dakota
and other western and southwestern state*,
at practically one fare for the round trip.
Take a trip west and see what an amount of
good land can be purchased for very little
money. Further information as to ratee,
routes, prices of farm lands, etc.. may be ob
tained on application to any coupon ticket
agent or by addressing George li. Ilea fiord,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111.
IIIN Objection.
Wheeler—One thing about the bicycle la
that it puts you in touch with the world.
Clumsyton—Yes, but I dislike to be touch
ing it almost exclusively with the top of vuf
head.—Truth.
Fortify Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with flale's Honey of llorehound and TaT„
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.'
Motive. —Tt is not the motive, properly
speaking, that determines the working of"
tne will; but it is the will that impart®
strength to the motive. As Coleridge sa.rej
"It is the man that makes the motive, ana
not the motive the man."—James McCoeh.
| nDHDQV NEW DISCOVERY;
mJ I <hZ9 1 quick relief and cures vrpr«t
I cusct Send lor book of tcstiiuoniulb und ill dujr»*
treatment Free. Br. 11. ll* UKKK.VB 6>k
WFI I MAOHINERY-The KIND that EARNS
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|«1 CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. El
|qh Best Cough Syrup. Titetes Good. Use Ptf,
Cu In time. Sold br druggists. F1
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