SENATE CUTS OFF
DRY BILL DEBATE
Snyder's Efforts to Have Pro
hibition Resolution Reported
Out Is Killed
Sonator P. W. Snyder's effort to
discharge the Senate law and order
committee from consideration of his
resolution to petition the President
to recommend to Congress prohibi
tion of use of grains for liquors was
lost in the Senate to-day after a
controversy between the Senate and
President Pro Tem Beidleman.
The Blair senator's motion was
tabled, but he proceeded to debate
the matter anyway, declaring he
did not propose to be cut oft by any
parliamentary procedure. While the
president pro tem was putting the
motion to table Senator Snyder went
on talking, but the president pro
tern's voice was in the best working
order of the two.
When the motion had been tabled
Senator Snyder shouted that white
ho had been stopped from raising
his voice by parliamentary proce
dure, a thousand voices from 'he
valley of the Juniata and the foot
hills of the Alleghenies would be
heard from later on.
The Senate recalled from the Gov
ernor for amendment the Lynch sec
ond class city nonpartisan law re
pealer. It also defeated the bill to
allow bleaching of flour.
FIRST WAR CI,AIM FOR Ml I.K
Bordentown. N. J., May 'J3.—The :
first war claim lias appeared. Until
hostilities opened Richard C. Conover, :
of this city, possessed a perfectly
good, though somewhat elderly, tuule,
capable and not overly mulish, work
ing every day in season towing barges
on the raging Raritan Canal. Came a
night when the mule, out at pasture,
strayed in the vicinity of a bridge
over the canal at Kingston. On the
bridge at midnight sook a khaki-clad
lad of the Second Regiment, National
Guard, brave and alert. Failing to
understand the word halt in war lan
guage, Conover's mule kept on mov
ing iind was shot for a spy. Conover
lays his damage for the loss of his
mule at $250, for mules are not plen
tiful, and tiie cost of living is highi
He has put in the claim to the Fed
eral Government.
AIR CARRIES l-OVE SPARK
Shamokin, Pa.. May 23.—A note that
was dropped by Elmer Pluck, of
Coatesville, a national guardsman, on
a troop train for Texas last fall and
read by Miss Mary Martz, led to their
marriage here yesterday. The mis
sive said that the writer would be
wlad to hear from any girl here. Miss
Martz sent a letter to Pluck, at El
J'aso, Tex., and a regular correspond
ence resulted.
TAKES HIS SEVENTH BRiIDE
Cincinnati. May 23. The sea of
matrimony has no terrors for John
A. Wilkinson and Mrs. Harriet Mar
tin, both of this city. In fact, both
hope that the ships that sail the
much-traveled sea will escape the
U-boats, for Wilkinson, who told the
marriage license clerk he was just
"i! 9 years old to-day applied for his
seventh license to wed. He was ac
companied by Mrs. Martin, Whe did
not blush at all when she placed
71 in the age column. Bhe confldcd
to Clerk Flak that it was her third
venture into matrimony, and, to
make it a real wedding they plan a
honeymoon.
Try To Have This
Beautiful Hair
Cuticura will surely help you. Treat
ment: At night rub Cuticura Ointment
into partings all over the scalp. Next
morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Repeat in two weeks.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are ideal
lor every-day toilet uses. For sample
each free bv mail address post-card
"Cuticura, Dept. 6G, Boston." Sold
throughout the world.
SFFD
POTATOES
It is of the utmost lmpor
tanc® to plant tha best quality
Seed Potatoes, crown espe
cially for Seed purposes, free
from disease, true to name,
bred to yield then you get
a crop worth while your
purpose of planting Is to get
the crop so do not prevent
success of your very purpose
by planting ordinary potatoes
offered as eeed potatoes you
cannot afTord to risk your crop
this year of all years.
PLANT ONLY GOOD SEED
POTATOES
We Have Them For Ton
EVERYTHING FOR YOUR
GARDEN
Walter S. Schell
OUALITY SEEDS
ISO?-1309 Market Street
11 arris burs. Pa,
"WEDNESDAY EVENING,
TWO WIDELY KNOWN SPEAKERS
AT LAST BIBLE CONFERENCE
BMjSr I
9 BiWhJH
ihhhbbsh
I THE REV. W. L. PETTINGILL.
: From Friday to Tuesday, inclusive,
| the Monthly Interdenominational
| Bible conference association will be
| hold its closing conference for the
! season in the First Baptist Church,
| Second and Pine streets,
j Two of the strongest teachers in
i the Held have been secured. The
j Rev. William L. Pettingill, dean of
i the Philadelphia School of the Bible,
j of which Dr. C. I. Scofield is presi
dent; and the Rev. George E. Gullle,
jof the extension department of the
I Moody Bible Institute, of Chicago, is
! the other.
The Rev. Mr. Pettingill will take
the prophetic teaching of the con
ference, and his general theme will
GFRMANS UNABLE
TO STEM DEFEAT
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what effect it may have on the mili
tary situation.
Prepare For Drive
Evidences accumulated that Gen
eral Petain is preparing for another
offensive drive on a large scale along
the Aisne and Champagne fronts.
On Monday a brilliant series of at
tacks won for the French all the
important observation posts in the
Moronvillieres region in the Cham
pagne, and last evening a similar
! operation was carried out on the
; high ground in the Craonne region,
! where everyone of the observation
' points dominating tho Ailette valley
arc now in French possession.
: The vantage ground thus won will
j give the French the needed oppor-
I tunity to prepare effectively for their
! next drive. Strokes delivered at the
two localities where the preliminary
operations have been undertaken
would imperil the salient
held by the Germans. More import
ant. it would open still further the
route by which General Petain is
evidently planning to strike at the
German key point fortress of Laon
! from the rear and compel its evacua
| tion and the falling back of the en
-1 tire German line in this sector.
| The Italian offensive in the Gorizia
! region has entered one of the phases
lof comparative quiet common to
j such movements. The new Italian
positions are being firmly held
1 against Austrian counter attacks.
Meanwhile the Italian forces on the
! Teutonic front are dealing with the
; attacks byway of diversion launched
j in that sector by the Austrians. Yes
terday they completed the rc-estab-
I lishment of their lines in the Travig
nolo Valley which had been tempor
arily breached at points in one of the
| Austrian drives.
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! BUCKWHEAT GROWING URGED
' AS AID TO POOR WHEAT CROP
! The partial failure of the wheat
crop and the natural adaptability of
I buckwheat to sections with short
growing seasons should make its use
! more universal at this time,
j Buckwheat is very sensitive to
j both low and high temperature. With
! cool nJghts and a fair supply of
moisture it will withstand consid
erable heat. This quality especially
adapts it to high mountain eleva
tions.
While light, well-drained, loamy
soils are usually considered best for
buckwheat, it is not at all exacting
in its soil requirements. On fertile,
poorly cultivated lands it produces
better crops than any other grain,
but it responds with greatly in
creased yields to good treatment.
| Soil acidity does not seem to hinder
j its growth. Rich soils, especially
! those well supplied with nitrogen,
are unsuitable. They tend to cause
I lodging. Lodged buckwheat seldom
I recovers.
' Buckwheat may be sown on left
-1 over land, on meadow, or where
another crop has failed, or on land
too poor for oti:er crops. Prepare
the seed-bed as thoroughly as for
oats or corn.
On the high mountain elevations
and in Northern Pennsylvania, the
bf>st seeding time Is between June
15 and 25. In southern and south
eastern Pennsylvania seeding may
I be done as late as the middle of
July. On fertile soil, fertilization
will not pay. At the present price
of fertilizers, 200 to 300 pounds of
acid phosphate to the acre is rec
ommended for soil poor to medium
in fertility.
On poor land stable manure gives
I excellent results, but the manure
I can usually be used to much better
! advantage on another crop. The fer
tilizer may be applied broadcast or
drilled in with the seed.
The rate of seeding varies from
three to five pecks, four pecks being
the usual amount, it may be broad
cast and harrowed in. or planted
with th> grain drill th same as
wheat. TVhere it Is possible the lat
ter method Is most satisfactory and
requires less seed. Depth of plant
ing should be between one and two
Inch es.
Three varieties —Japanese, Silver
Hull and Common Gray—are com
monly grown. The Japanese Is usu
-1 ally considered the best ylelder.
Tor nv• i
Tba Original reod-Driak For ill Aim. ) _ liMWtN Coat YOU Sam* Prlca.
' -j i
t IBs
THE REV. G. E. GCILLE
be the*"Things Which Will Shortly
Come to Pass."
The Rev. Mr. Gullle has taken fof
his line of teaching "The Book of
Numbers," setting forth the life and
service of the Christian.
Two sessions each day at 3.30 in
the afternoon and 7.4 5 in the even-
Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Gullle will
preach in the Boas Street IT. B.
Church a-t 10.30 o'clock, and at the
same hour the Rev. Mr. Pettingill
will preach in the First Baptist
Church.
Sunday afternoon at 3.30, and
Sundav evening at 7.45, the Rev. Mr.
Gullle will speak in the First Bap
tist Church, while the Rev. Mr. Pet
tingill will speak in the Stevens
Memorial M. E. Church, Thirteenth
and Vernon streets, at 7.45 o'clock.
PRIXCETOX PROFESSORS
WORK IX THE FIELD
Princeton, N. J.. May 2 3.—The
spade has become mighter than the
pen with several Princeton profes
sors. Six learned gentlemen have
placed their classes in second place,
and are turning to their potato patch
I
or cornfield.
Professor Christian Gauss, of the
modern literature department, has a
I plot of fifty acres under cultivation.
| Professor Wlllson, of the Civil En
gineering Department, has also gone
into farming on a fairly large scale.
The university authorities have
rented and given a tract of fifty
acres to non-landholders in the fac
ulty, who are cultivating it. Four
professors have taken advantage of
this plan.
SUMMER SILAGE CROPS
Dairy farmers who have not al
ready made preparations for tiding
cows over the period of insufficient
pastures in late summer and fall,
should not forget that many cows
went nearly dry last July and August.
Such conditions may be avoided and
j incidentally the dairyman's bank ac-
I count strengthened by a little fore-
I thought.
Maintaining the milk flow during
| the period of insufficient pasture
may be accomplished by feeding ad
ditional grain, feeding soiling crops
and by feeding silage.
Feeding soiling crops in addition
to the pasture secured by the cows
help maintain the milk flow at mod
erate cost. The objection to this
method is the labor and planning
necessary in planting and cutting
such crops at the proper time. Un
less one has some silage from last
i year's feeding, soiling crops offer the
j most feasible feeding plan for the
| coming summer.
The best, cheapest and most prac
tical way to tide over short pastures
; is to have an ample supply of corn
j silage. Plan to have enough left over
j from winter feeding to take care of
the short pasture period. This in
! volves less labor than soiling crops
! and the feed is handy and ready for
| use whenever needed.
The summer silo should be rather
j narrow in diameter so that the silage
; may be fed at the rate of three
j inches daily to prevent spoiling.
Begin now to plant for a corn
acreage sufficient to insure silage for
1 rtext summer's feeding. It will keep
| well with the exception of a small
I amount on top. Put up an extra silo
if needed. In the meantime plant
J some soiling crops for use this sum
i nier.
STEER FEEDING EXPERIMENTS
Under this caption the Pennsylva-
I nia State College school of agricul
• lure and experiment station has is
sued its bulletin 145, which covers
' the experimental steer feeding work
conducted by the college for 1913-14.
1 914-T5 and 1913-16. The bulletin is
a summary rather than a detailed
I description of each experiment. It
deals largely with a study of the ra
tions or combination of feeds best
suited to Pennsylvania conditions. It
i is free upon request to residents of
! the State.
1 STATE COLLEGE MAX RESIGNS
State College, *Pa., May 23.—Dr.
I Louis W. Rapeer, professor of edu
j cation at the Pennsylvania State Col
-1 lege for the last three years, to-day
was notified of his appointment as
dean of the University of Porto Rico.
After teaching for six weeks this
summer at the University of Mon
tana, Dr. Rapeer will go to his new
post early in the fall. He came to
State College from the University
of Illinola.
RESCIXD FIREWORK'S BAN'
Philadelphia. May 23. —The dras
tic proclamation by Mayor Smith
prohibiting the sale of fireworks or
tho firing of guns and pistols within
the city limits because of the existing
war was rescinded yesterday.
It is understood that tho protests
!of wholesale dealers in fireworks
concerning the great loss they would
| meet, particularly from the out-of
town patrons, largely influenced the
| mayor.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Washington. May 23.—A report of
Roar Admiral Earle, chief of N the
Bureau of Ordnance, on premature
explosions of shells on the armcl
American liners, St. houis. St. Paul
and Mongolia. made public last
night by Secretary Daniels, shows
that the bureau lias reached the con
clusion that six-inch shells made
prior to 1900 are not to be trusted
and that all such ordance has been
withdrawn from botn naval and
merchant ships.
Navy Shells Made Prior
to 1900 Are Faulty
The report does not take up the
accident on the Mongolia, which re
sulted in the death of two Red Cross
nurses enroute to Europe, the in
vestigating: board in that case not
having completed its work. Pre
liminary statements have attributed
this tragedy to the unprecedented
action of a powder retainer cap.
which struck the water in a peculiar
manner and was deflected back
aboard the vessel at n point nearly
200 feet from the gun.
COMMEXCEMF.NT VCTIVITIKS
CURTAILED AT STATIC
State College, Pa., May 23.—As a
measure of war economy, the com
mencement program at the Penn
sylvania State College has been
stripped of all unnecessary activi- j
ties. The board of trustees has |
voted to limit the celebration to i
three days instead of the customary j
six days; the Greek letter fraterni- ]
ties agreed to eliminate house par- 1
ties and turn over their houses to 1
alumni; neither the college nor the
senior class will issue invitations. 1
and the American jfiag will be the j
only decoration used at the annual ;
senior class reception.
Penn State's shortened commence- j
ment celebration will begin June!
10. with the preaching of the bacca- !
laureate sermon by tho Rev. Hugh
Black, of New York. Degrees will
be conferred on the graduating class !
the following day, and class day will \
be celebrated in the afternoon. Tues- i
day will be alumni day.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
The proclamation calling upon
members of the State Public Safety ,
Committee to act for the best inter- j
ests of the state and nation on regis
tration day, June 6, made by Governor •
Brumbaugh last night, was announced |
through the committee of safety at |
Philadelphia to-day. Heretofore such ]
proclamations have been issued from j
the State Capitol.
FRENCH OFFICERS WILL TRAIN HARVARD REGIMENT
JTAfVAt>r> ra P/TIKTP UIT- *2snma.vnrK^lt-
The Harvard regiment escorting the six French army officers who will assist in the military instruction of
the Harvard Officers' Reserve Corps, from the South Station, Boston, to the Harvard Club.
FAMOUS WAILING WALL IN THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM
•• •• •
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The famous wailing wall, which is a part of King Solomon's temple, in the City of Jerusalem. Indications are
that the Holy City soon will be in the hands of Christians for the first time since the Crusades, falling to the British
armies operating in Palestine.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WHO WON THE REVOLUTION
I- m < i I ifyg
In the thick of the light for liberty in the streets of Petrograd these Russian soldier revolutionist* posed for
their photographs. They bore the banner high which read: "Down with Monarchy and Long Live Democracy;
Long Live the Republic." . .....
BARONESS ROTHCHILD CONVERTS HOME INTO HOSPITAL
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KOTHSCHII/T) HOAPITAI. S>
The Baroness Maurice de Rothschild has converted her magnificent Paris mansion Into a war hospital, which
is conducted entlreiv by women. The Baroness herself serves in the humble capacity of an ordinary nurse. The
photograph shows the Baroness and some of the nurses attending a patient. The Baroness is the second woman from
the right.
THE CONTROL OF WEICDS j
The weed problem is as old as j
I agriculture. Because weeds have al
ways been with us the farmer fre
quently neglects them, allowing
I them to occupy needed space and
j rob the soil of nutrition which
should go to more useful plants. The
! following suggestions, all suited to
Pennsylvania conditions, may aid in
' holding in check this robber crop: |
j 1. Weeds with creeping, rtnder-1
ground rootstocks. such as Canada !
Thistle, and Horse Nettle, should ]
| have their green tissue constantly i
cut back, a process which will even- I
! tvally starve out th# rootstock.
2. Sow clean seed. The current
season will witness a great demand |
j for seed. As n result much Infarior
seed will be sold on the market, and
I unless the farmer is careful many
weeds may he Introduced in poor
seed. .
3. Whenever possible, particularly
in the pasture, allow sneep to graze
the weeds, especially before seeding.
U is profitable to turn weeds into
wool and mutton. Hogs are often
I useful in grazing weeds in which the
! underground growth is the obnox
i ions feature.
j 4. If possible, prevent weeds from
i going to seed. Mow, or even hand-
I pick, before seeds mature. This is
| more profitable than allowing weed
seeds to contaminate the soil for
| years to come. Certain weed seeds
T0DW23,1917.
may be dormant in the soil for many
years, awaiting a favorable oppor
tunity to sprout. Before the seeds
ripen, mowing , may he profitably
practiced along fence rows in the
pasture, and even in the grain field
and hay field. If weed seeds mature
do not plow thent under.
5. If the exigencies of the present
abnormal season should demand the
purchase of seed from distant
sources, constant vigilance should be
exercised to detect the appearance
of weedy plants new to the vicinity.
Such newcomers should be imme
diately exterminated at all costs.
6. If dodder makes its appear
ance in the clover field, it is best to
burn the contaminated areas. If en
tire fields are affected, plow the
crop under before the dodder goes
to seed. •
7. Small areas of weeds may fre
quently be successfully eradicated
by the use of liotbrine. carbolic acid,
caustic soda or smothering devices
such as tar paper.
Keep everlastingly after the weeds:
many a battle has been lost because
the farmer gave up in despair when
on the brink of success. Serious and
unnecessary losses due to weeds of
ten result because well planned and
systematic efforts nave not been
adopted.
For further information on weed
control write the 'botany depart
ment, Pennsylvania State College.
EXCITEMENT KILLS WOMAN
Lewistown, Pa.. May 23. Mrs.
Mohlon Miller, t>o years old, died
suddenly to-day from heart disease,
superinduced by the excitement at
the parado of the Barnum and Bai
ley circus. Mra. Miller was sitting
in an automobile watching the pa
geant, when she suddenly collapsed,
dying before a physician could reach
the scene.
FORMER RESIDENT IN FIRE
Telegrams received from G. Ar
thur Wark, a former resident of this
city, now an engineer in the employ
of the Atlantic Steel Company, At
lanta, Ga., tells of his safety In the
big conflagration which swept
through the residential section of
that city Monday. Atliougli Forrest
avenue in which he lives was in the
path of the (lames, that part in which
he has his home was untouched.
A Drunkard's Plea . Tells How
He Was Released from the
Bondage of Alcoholic Slavery
(.ending nrußßl*!* (Jurnlo Itemilt*
My heart bleeds for every drunk-
I ard. and I sincerely wish 1 could meet ,
I*them face to face and tell them how I i
was saved from the clutches of the I
demon drink. If this were possible
thousands could be saved from drunk
iiids' graves. Yes. my appetite for;
drink was conpletely destroyed. Here
Is the prescription that saved me. One
prepared tescum powder twice h day
in coffee, tea, or any liquid. Almost
everything had been tried on me
without results, so don't experiment j
with anything but tescum powders,
then you will not he disappointed, j
Since the powder is colorless, odor
less and tasteless it can be given I
secretly. It is intended to destroy the
terrible craving. The results are so
startling that druggists are refund
ing the money If It fails. (See money
refund guarantee, which druggists
are authorized to give when above
prescription is filled.) There Is ab
solutely no risk on your part, so you j
have everything to gain and nothing
to lose. Mothers and sisters are
now able to cure their loved ones of
this terrible habit with 110 expense
if It fails. If druggists were not,
confident of success they could not
afford to make such an offer. Have
the prescription filled to-day before
you forget it. V
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a quantity of Accident Blanks sufficient for
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ceipt of price, SI.OO.
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We have Just opened a General Repair and Machine Shop at
the above address. We are specially equipped to do grinding, •
bicycle, nutomoblle and general machine repairing.
: YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
Russia Assures U. S. That
She Fights in the Same
Cause injGreat Wai
Washington, May 23. Foreign
Minister Tereschtenko, of Kussttt, in
ii cabled note to the State Depart
ment to-day gives assurance on be
half of the now ministry that Rus
sian democrack is inspired with a
spirit of solidarity with the United
States and, like America, is carrying
on the war to secure the freedom ol
nations and lasting peace.
"By direction of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs," says the communi
cation, "I hasten to say how highly
the whole Russian democracy is in
spired with the sentiment of full
solidarity with tlio great republic,
which, true to its traditions of lib
erty, lias espoused the cause of the
coalition for the defense of justice
and right.
"Like the United States, emanci
pated Russia is not seeking conquest
or any covetous end in the present
contest. The war is carried on to
secure this freedom of nations and
to achieve universal lasting peace
effectively guaranteed against all lat
er attacks.
"I am glad to find that those lofty
principles which weer so eloquently
formulated in America are striking
a, warm, unanimous echo in free
Russia, now mistress of her des
tiny."
PAPER SHROUDS IX GERMANY
Amsterdam, May 23.—The Kreuz
Zeitung, of Berlin, publishes an ap
peal by the imperial Clothing office
for the abandonment of the tradi
tional practice of employing fine ma
terials in clothing l'or the dead.
The clothing office says that much
material which is indispensable dur
ing the war is thus withdrawn from
j the use of the community, and sug-
I gests that in view of the pressing
necessity of economy in woven and
knitted goods the dead should be
clothed in paper shrouds. It. also
recommends that the funeral plllow
j case be of paper. The official state
ment recognizes that compliance
1 may he painful, but urges that pn
j t riot ism enjoins it. Clothing the
I dead in shoes and stockings is also
declared quite uncalled for in exist
ing circumstances.
DEPORT BELGIAN'S
By .issociated Press
Havre, May 23. The Germans
i have resumed the deportations of
Belgians according to information
received by the Belgian government,
j Three thousand persons are reported
Ito have been deported from the
suburbs of Brussels since the begin
ning of May.
I.BWIS nil,l. DEFEATED
The Jjpwls bill providing for expen
! diture of all money for state high
j ways in counties in ratio that the un
-1 Improved highways in the county bear
| to the unimproved ronds in the state
j was defeated in the House to-day.
EYE REMOVED
Charles Stuck, aged 19, of Marys
ville, was operated on this inorn
! ing at the Harrisburg hospital to re
j move his right eye. Stuck, a track
man was struck early in March by
a small piece of flying ballast. The
eyo became infected.
SENATE ADJOURXS
The Senate adjourned to-day until
next Monday night. The chances of
a recess over Memorial Day have
gone glimmering. The House will ad
journ to-morrow for tlio week.
FAIjSE FIRE AI/ARM
Firemen this afternoon answered
an unnecessary call to box No. 47,
Seventh and Verbeko streets. Smoke
was seen coming from a house on
Current street. A boy shouted fire,
and the alarm was sent in.
I One woman who used this pre
scription on her husband says: "It Is
going on the fourth week since he
! has touched a drop of anything in the
form of liquor or used tobacco of
any kind. lie seems already like n
different man. Tescum has gained a
wonderful enthusiast in me. I re
gard it as a Godsend. Just think. I
have never seen my husband sober
for more than 48 hours in years and
now it is going on one month since he
had his last drink."
Another one gratefully writes: "I
I have used tescum powders on my hus-
I band and lind it one of the greatest
cures in this world. He hasn't taken
| a drink for almost five weeks and
says he never will. My home does not
seem like the same place and life
seems worth living, i hope thous
ands gain what 1 have. Tills has
been a good new year for me without
drink in my home."
NOTE A leading druggist when
j shown the abpve article said; "Yes,
tescum is a very remarkable remedy
for the drink habit. It is harmless,
i wonderfully effective and is having
an enormous sale. 1 advise everyone
who wishes to destroy the liquor
habit to give it a trial." It is sold
i in this city by J. Nelson Clark and ak|
other first-class druggists.
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