The Oregon statesman., April 20, 1918, Page 2, Image 2

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WEALTH HATH
Few people can afford the. luxury of-. dying rich, during thene
war days, llene was the cane of James Htillman, the New York
banker, who passed away leaving a matter of some fifty millions
in good securities behind him. Hardly were hia ashes cold before
the. federal government assessed its inheritance tax against the es
tate of nearly. $12,000,000. At the same time the state officials step
ped in and asked for the trifling sum of $3,000,000 or thereabouts.
With the income and other taxes,, fully halt the -estate is absorbed
by taxation. Years back this would have been called confiscation,
but not even, the heirs make serious objection in these times. .The
small property owner can hardly complain that the rich are not do
ing their share. ' ,
' GETTING HIM STRAIGHT
Our confident prediction is that the Kaiser won't be in a posi
tion much longer to get his identity and God' mixed up without
making even his own people laugh in a sad and hollow way. Ohio
An engaging exhibition of Canadian nationalism" is the -movement
to abolish hereditary titles. A resolution introduced last week
in the Hpuse of Commons at Ottawa has the backing of the leaders
nf hoth TisrtlpsVand. if one can iudre from freuuent expressions of
aentiment by people of all classes, will be indorsed by the whole
nation. The resolution, which, when adopted, will be submitted to
the British government, requests that during ithe war no honor or
title except those granted in recognition of military service, shall
be conferred upon a Canadian without the approval of the prime
minister, aska further that "no hereditary.title of honor shall here
aftlr be conferred upon a subject of his majesty ordinarily resident
in Canada." These requests are sufficiently clear, ahd the British
m . fa il A
government can naroiy reiuse to neea mem u mey represent jj rus
tically unaninloua Canadian opinidn Some of the honors recently
awarded to Canadians did not meet with popular approval. Besides,
Canada prefers to be British' in its own way, and without copying
the "ornaments" of the British. , ,
-. The German waves have been stopped; and now the world holds
its breath, waiting to see what General Foch has next in order, to
keep the uermans coming . or going, i ne inaicauons are
choice is now his. .
The great battle being about to enter its second stage, and its
aecond monththe forces of democracy; and decency everywhere are
breathing easier. ' "
"Making it alliterative,, and paraphrasing that famous order of
Dewey to Gridley on Sunday, May 1, 189S fire away,Joch, when
you are rcauy.
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The Hun gun is barking at Paris again.
If cotton was grown in the north
ern states the price would have been
fised long ago. Los Angeles Times.
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The kaiser no doubt closed the
door to Switzerland on account of
the drah from America; ;
We have 'more 'respect for-Nero
than ever before, lie never claimed
that the Lord was backing op hts
massacres. ' ,. . :- -; . ' . -
' Sit tight,'. thf 'problem of civiliza
tion is being determined on the
plains of Plcsrdy. ' ", 1
As Jong as we hare a sblpafloat
we shaft not accept a German peace.
Lloyd George. Stick to it.
A Dublin publisher has brought
out a pamphlet contaln'ng John Stu
art Mill's plan to establish harmony
between England and, Ireland, pub
lished Just fifty yfkrs .ago. Much
that Mill contended for has been in
corporated In British politics, the
triumph of woman suffrage only the
other day being the latest of a setiej
of liberal . measures that he espoused
The way the West is buying Llb-
crty bonds Indicates that this is the
West's war at last. Sprlngrlenl Re
publican. It has .been all along.
Take the example of Oregon. Onr
state has stood at the head of the list
in every patriotic endeavor. t
The ' old son a- used to ' b. 'We'v
T cot the men. we've cot the shins and
t we've got the money, too." At this
: time we have the money and the
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
The Third Liberty Bond Sale Will Begin April 6th. One ef our
TeHert will be stationed ia our Lobby to explain to those wish
teg InformaUon and to receive Liberty Bond Subscriptions.-
statesman
.Manager
..Managing Editor
Cashier
.Advertising Manager
.Manager Job Dept.
Oregon, as second class matter.
ITS BURDENS
men and we are beginning to get the
ships after the' manner of quantity
production. ,
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This Is the time of year when they
begin to think that $5 ought towwr
the expense of commencement-day
gowns, but that is about as far as
they ever get. Exchange.
There Is only one way to get a
meat ration in England and that is
by hard work. Wealth, there Isn't
what it used to be. The soft-handed
idler has lost about all of his pres
tige. ' ' ' ; 1
A rule has been promulgated by
the agricultural ; department t0 the
effect ihat sheep must not be allow
ed to mingle among the cattle',' on
the public ranges. Soon there will
be no place for the sheep to' go ex
cept among the goats. '
The loss sustained by the Irish in
the death of John, Redmond is made
more apparent every day. John Dil
lon has too much pepper and vinegar
In his mske-up. Redmond was a
soft emollient There ought to be a
Redmond in the flesh to handle the
draft crisis.
.The Democrats are now claiming
(hat If Vice President Marshall had
not gone to Wisconsin they; would
have been able to elect Joe Davles
United States senator. Well, we sup
pose Marshall has peculiar qualifica
tions - as the goat, ile has served
many a time.
But few people have any idea of
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the size of Siberia. It is a territory
more than half; again as large as
continental United States exclusive
of Alaska. To be exact. 4.831.883
square miles, as, against our 3,026,
789 square miles. The normal pop
ulation of Siberia is slightly more
than" 8.719.000. approximately that
of Pennsylvania.
There are now more than 5000
prisoners of war and enemy aliens
imprisoned in this country. The
sailors seized from the interned ships
make up the greater number. Tbey
have regular army rations and of
ficers re credited with their pay In
the American' army, from which the
cost of maintenance Is deducted. The
German aliens have built their own
barracks and now make gardens,
keep chickens and manufacture toys.
t'KXTKXAHV OF JONff III I J.IXGS.
Of the present year's tiop of Amer
ican centennial anniversaries few ar
of more interest to thejolder genera
tion than the centenary of Henry
Wheeler Shaw one 6flbe greatest
and most distinctive of American hu
morists, he who Is known to fame as
"Josh Hillings.' j. I
It will be one hundred years ao
tomorrow since the brth of Shaw
occurred in the town ht 'Lanesbor
ough, Mass. His fathePwas a men
Lrr of the Massocbusetts legislature
for twenty five years, and a member
of congress at the time his gifted sen
was born. The latter was sent to
Hamilton college at the age of 14,
but he had no disposition to endure
the restraints of a student's life, and
besides, he already was fascinate!
with the stories of adventure in the
remote regions of the western part
of the United SUtes.
He finally fled from civilization,
and "went out west," where for sev
eral years be led a varied and actlvo
life. He worked on steamboats on
the Ohio river, was proprietor of a
country store for a time, and in turn
was employed as a farmer, cattle
driver, coal-operator, teaeher, real
estate agent, auctioneer, and owner
of, a steamboat running between
Cbarlestown and Galllpolls.
. On a visit to his father in 1845.
he married a Miss Bradford of Lanes.
borougb,a direct descendant of WP
Ham Bradford, one of; the notables
in the colonial history "of Massachu
setts. In 1858, in order to educate
his two daughters, Shaw settled at
Pougbkeepsle, N. Y., where he en
gaged as an auctioneer, and at the
same time turned his attention to
literature.
He had a great fund of dry humor
which sounded better than It looked,
and the articles that be wrote receiv
ed no attention. He made up
mind that, as he afterward said, be
was ''boring with a pretty poor gim
let," and the Idea came to hfm that
bo would make his observations look
in print something like tbey pounded
when uttered in his peculiar drawl,
und that In this manner he might
find appreciative readers.
With this thought he took a hu
morous sketch which he tiad written
In 1859 and which was called "An
Essay on the Mule," and changed tin
polling throughout to a form that
more nearly represented his style of
enunciation.
, The article was now called "An
Isa on the Muel, by Josh Billings."
The original "Essay on the Mule,"
although itself a very funny produc
tion, had excited no great Interest,
but the new "Essa on the Muel,"
which was published in a New York
paper, was reprinted in several of the
comic Journals and extensively co
pled. Shaw had found his vein, and he
worked it assiduously thereafter.
His most extensive literary venture
was a travesty on the "Old Farmers'
Almanac," published for many years
in Boston. Shaw called his take-off
"John Billings' Fsrmers Allminax."
In a few months 90,000 copies wen
printed and sold, and the sales con
tinued to Increase,
. The New York Weekly secured
frssw as a contributor and he con
tinued with that paper up to the
time of his death. He began to lec
.turt In 1883, and he was equally suc
cessful In this field. His lectures
ere. a series of pithy sayings with
out care or order, delivered in an ap
parently awkward manner, but so
droll and quaint that they tecamo
very papular. For a number of years
he touted the United SUtes and wa
beard ia every section of the country.
He often delivered as many as a hun
dred lectures in a single season.
Shaw published a number of works
all bearing the name of "Josh Bil
lings." His health failing after many
years of regular work for the press
and on the lecture platform, he wen.
to Monterey, Cat., where his deatn
recurred at the age of 67. The sim
ple monument raised to Ills memory
In Lanesborougb cemetery bears, a
bis request, his pseudonym, "Josh
Billings."
STTTRSJ DATES
May 1. TburmUr- Dedication of
i,mmpOT memorial Building-. .
May 17, Friday.- fN-lraary aom!aat
ittw lettfi
Jane 4. S, I and 7 State Gran re con
vention In Htlam.
Jun J. Thursday. Reunion of Ore
gon pioneer asociuia, Portland.
THE PRUSSIAN VULTURES.
(By Augustas Thomas of the
' Vigilantes.)
In Bombay and other centers of
the Parsee faith there are no burials,
only-liberations. When a Parsee dle.i
his body Is carried to (be Towers of
Silence. These white walls rise from
the crest of a high hill. Seen from a
distance, tbey are surmounted alwayi
by a funereal and fretted and uneasy
Irioge, composed of waiting vuliurej
wbose office It la to feed upon human
flesh.
These vultures are gifted with ex
traordinary eyes. Tbey -an see fur
ther than most any other bird and
when they rise snd circle In gnoullin
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preparation, the watcher knows they
think some funersl Is about to fur.
nUh their repuUive sustensnce.
In the silhouette they re: em Lie
eagles. They have the wings and
ciaws and beaks of eagles but a kin1
of leprous nudity has left them bare
and ulcerous downwsrd from tbi
crown to the pompous plurdage of
the gorge. No doubt they estimat i
themselves as veritable eagles; atd
as far as egotism and bad odor gal
quarantine 'can Isolate, tbey are im
perial. In human history the Prussian vul
tures are of. theV variety. With
draining sight tbey have been known
to sit for forty years waiting to do
vour, and when the obscene scaven
gers of Pottsdam soar Into their pes
tilential skies, they drool a malign
ant salivary portent for some pros
trate people. ' ' ,
TRAITORS THREE.
Judas and Arnold and Kaiser Bill .
Sat and talked on a brimstone hill.
' 1." said Judas, "I sold my Lord
To murderers for a cash reward."
"And I," said' Arnold, "betrayed my
men; v
Everyone talked of my deed then."
Tbe kaiser spoke, "Why, . boys I
broke ,
A sacred treaty with peaceful folk;
"Betrayed them, man 'and woman
and child,
To be shot and massacred and d
filed.
"The remnant I work in armament
town
At shells to shoot their brothers
down."
An envloas thrill through the dead
hearts flew; ;"'
"What a traitor you are" said tb
ether two. Life.
I BITS FOR BREAKFAST !
Rare spring dsy yesterday.
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And more fair weather promised.
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You can. almost bear things grow.
Tbe wave offerings of the Qermsns
are over. i ' t
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And they were some offerings.
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The Italians want tbe privilege of
being in the fighting that General
Foch is staging. So they are to share
In tbe honors. 1
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Did you ever notice in your his
tories bow many deserters there wer-
from the Union armies in the Civil
war? Enough to make up a big
army. Do you hear of any deserters
In these times, even among the draft
ed men 7 And yet there were people
who , before this war. Imagined that
patriotism In this country wss grow
ing decadent or soft.
Henry Ford is about to be put in
full charge of the airplane prozram
of preparation for the United States
If that Is done, the air over the bat
tle lines In Frsnce will soon be a
4ull of Liberty battle firing machine
as the roads of tbe United States ri
ot Ford cars. And that is pretty full
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Sure Mike, Jonsh had a fine rhsnc
to eat whale,
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If Germany is beaten In this fight
the worst is over. Exchange.
. Wo knA an me little bovs who I've
on "the hill." who are evidently ir
favor of sopi4s days.
"e
Denver is raising $1 GO, 000 to gfv
tbe government tbe site for a recu
perative camp. Then It Is expected
that I1.7&0.000 will be expended
from tbe federal treasury to do the
rest
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The Illinois Splrltusllsts are1 now
seek In r to get "tips" from the Oer
nsn dead aa to the plans of the kal
er. His plsns are of no Importance
In the United States. Everybody
knows Just what is going to happen
to him, and that Is enough.
S S S
Prof. Jones, a celebrated- high
brow, claims that, from a prehistoric
skull found In New South Wales, he
bases the conclusion thst the ape was
desended from msn. He must hava
read the proceedings of the Society
upon the Stanislaus, where Abner
Dean of Angels rose to a point of
order, as described by Bret Harte.
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Definite admission thst there are
no food supplies in the Ukraine for
the central powers has been made by
the special representative of the Co
logne Gazette; so that the question
seems to be settled. The "bread
'has brought neither bread nor
peace. . mfZ IT f .ir. .
WiW ICWIMG THAI FEUOWJ ?
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Picked Up On The Street I
POLICE JUDGE RACE-Perbaps
it will be a bit of news to you to
state that I was out to a dance last
night. ; I ' wss invited out to the
dsnce st tbe feeble minded Institu
tion and I wss glad I went for it gave
me an opportunity to note the Im
provements thst have been made out
there In the past three yesrs. I wss
formerly connected with the Institu
tion In a clerical capacity and was In
position to know conditions very
thoroughly, and :I must say that
Superintendent Smith is deserving
of grest credit, for the manner In
which the grounds and farm are kept
up. and for tbe excellent care of the
Inmates. They show It rn their
clothes and their persons. I can re
member when there was evidence of
slovenliness r about tbe place, , and
when the Inmates were untidy and
shabby.. Now there Is every effort
to mske the unfortunates feel thst
they belong to the human race and
to- develop what Intellect tbey pos
sess. It Is really surprising wbst
hss been sfccompllahed (vbout the
grounds and farm through the di
rected efforts of the inmstes. In
some lines of produce tbey are sup
plying all the needs of tbe Institu
tion. No. there is no possibility of
trouble from morsl perverts; they
are too carefully guarded.
REAL ESTATE DEALER The
liberty ' loan propaganda and other
things have tended to make the real
estate business very slow durlng-the
psst few weeks; but I csn say for
myself that I have probably trans
acted more business sold more
acreage since the first of the year
than in any slmllsr period last year.
There are a good many Inquiries
from the outside with regsrd to lands
in this vslley, and there Is quite a
demand for the better class of
bouses In tbe cltv.
AN INSTRUCTOR I am not
greatly concerned over the matter of
dancing and other social affairs
among the students. No, It is not
true thst 25 per cent of their time
is spent on these things, though It
is a fact that a good deal of time Is
wasted and that It detracts more or
less from their Interest In their
studies. We cannot get away from
the fact that young people are bound
to gratify their social instincts In
some fashion and If these frivolities
are too closely cut off In the Institu
tions, the young folk are certain to
look for them on the outside, and
this would, lead to far greater detri
ment to them than under the pres
ent conditions. Furthermore, you
must not lose sight of the fsct that
Hot Water for
Sick Headaches
Telia why everyone should drink
hot water with phosphate
Ml It before breakfast,
Headache of anv kind, la eauaed hv
auto-lntoticatton which means self
poisoning. Liver and bowel poisons
called toxins, sucked Into the blood.
tnrougb the lymph durts. excite the
heart which pumps the blood so fast
that it congests In the smaller art
eries and veins of the head Dm dup
ing violent, throbbing pain and dis
tress, called headache. You become
nervous, despondent; sick, feverish
and miserable, yoar meals sour and
almost nauseate you.- Then you re
sort to acetenlllde. aspirin i or the
bromides which temporarily relieve
but do not rid tbe blood of these
Irritating toxins.
A glass of hot water with a tea
spoonful oL limestone phosphate in
it. drank before breakfast for awhile.
will not only wash these poisons i
rrom your system and cure you of
headache but will cleanse purify and -freshen
the entire alimentary canal.!
ask your pnamacist for a quarter
pound of limestone phosphate. It Is
Inexpensive, harmless as sugar.
If you aren't reeling your best. If
tongue Is coated or you wake up with
bad taste, foul breath or have colds.
Indigestion, billiousness, constipation
or sonr. acid stomach, begin the
phosphated hot water cure to rid
your system of toxins and poisons. '
tiiee socisl affairs, within a proper
range are in themselves a rest means
of mental culture through the im
pact of mind upon mind and tbe de
velopment of tbe social Instinct.
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Enjoyable Surpme Party
It Given at Danagan Home
5 SCOTTS MILLS, Or.. 'April 1.
A surprise psrty was riven at tbe
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Duna
gan Thursdsy, April 4, for their old
est daughter, Grace, It being ber
Hth birthday. Games were the
evening's entertainment, after which
light refreshments were served.
Those present were: Grscle Will
Isms, Leila Reed. Dortha Shepherd.
Mrs. C. E. Mulvlhill, Louis and
Glenn Shepherd. Glenn Haynes. Jes
sie McKlllop. Vernon Rlchter. Shir
ley Averitt. Irene and Grace Dun
agan. Mrs. T,. 8. Rice and children went
to Wood burn Saturday to visit ber
fsther. W. Williams, returning home
Tuesdsy.
Mrs. W. u Tsylor went to Port
lsnd Thursdsy to visit relatives and
friends.
Miss Frsnces Semolke returnft to
Salem Tuesdsy affer visiting rela
tives st Noble.
Mrs. Mike Landwlng, Sr., Visited
her daurbter. ' Mrs. George Newell,
at Sllverton several davs last week.
E. R. Lawrence and family are out
of quarantine, after being la for six
weeks with smallpox. '
An Ice cream socisl wss clven at
the I. O. O. F. hall In Scot's Mills
Friday night. A short program wss
given. The proceeds of the social,
which was about 157 clear, were for
the Red Cross. Seversl new mem
bers hsve Joined the Red Cross here
snd culte a bit of work Is being
turned out e".ch week. v
Mike Landwlng. Jr.. who has been
living In Butternut. Wis., the lsst
four yesrs. Is visiting his parents,
three miles abort gcotts Mills.
Mrsj .C. E. Mulvlhill spent the
week-end In Portlsnd.
Herman Landwlng and Miss Elva
Moser'were quietly untried Satur
day, morn In r in 8ilverton. Mrs.
Landwlnr Is teacher of the Brier
Knob school snd expects to finish
her school. Mr. Landwlng Is a
young fsrmer In the Ablque district,
where tbey expect to make their
home. I
M. W. .Kelsey and J. L. Green or
Portland were In Scotts Mills Wed
nesday. Both Mr. Green and Mr.
Kelsey are on the police force In
Portland. Mr. Kelsey formerly llvel
In Srotf.; Mills, having moved to
Portland last rail.
Eskimos Bay Oat Stores
As Qaiek As Stocked Up
SEATTLE. Wash.. April f. Co
operative stores rondnrtJl by Eski
mos at several northeastern Alaska
points are patronized heavily, ac
cording to The Eskimo, a small
newspsper published st Nome, Alas-,
ka. for the natives, late copies of
which have been received here.
"Their onlv trouble Is that thHr
roods are sold out almost immediate
ly." the paper says. v
With the aid of the redera! bureau
of education, co-operation store
hsve been established by the natives
at Wales Noorvlk. Walnwrlght and
on St. Lawrence Island
Middle West Track Men
Are Ready for Carnival
DES MOINES. Ia.. April 1. The
track athletes from eighteen unlver
ritles and colleges of the middle west
gathered here tonight In preparation
for tbe annual Drake relay carnival
tomorrow afternoon. In which a num.
ber of high schools also will compete.
Use this coupon and enjoy a pleasant afternoon at the
BLIGH THEATRE
Three of these coupons of consecutive dates will be exchanged at
Tbe STATES MAX office for a ticket which will admit one person to
any matinee, except Saturday and Sunday, by paying 5c
THIS COt POX IS DATED SATURDAY, 4PRIL SO, 1018.
Courtesy Diamond Rubber Co.. Inc.
Federal Officers Pleased
With Salem-Kings Plant
Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, of Port
land of the quartermaster department
sad Lleutensnt Tobln, who Is ta
charge of the dehydrating and pack
ins: plants of tbe northwest for the
government, were In the city yester- .
dsy inompany with President Ma
eon Wittenberg, of. the Wlttenberg
Klng company, coming here oa a
tour of Inspection of the local plant.
The federal officers expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the evi
dence of thorough efficiency and per
fect system, and with the rapid pro
gress belngwrnsde In filling the huge ,
government contract for dehydrated
potatoes. Tbey are becoming' more
and more Impressed with the possi
bilities of the various products as
factors In the sustenance of a vast
army.
II K f'AX REST FIJfK XOW.
"I suffered .greatly from kidney
and bladder trouble." writes P. B.
Falrbank. CS Grand River Ave., W.
Detroit. Mich. "Had to get np six
or seven times during tbe night.
Foley Kidney Pills have worked
wonders and I can recommend them
as the best medicine I nave ever
taken." Tonic In action; quick,
sure. J. C Perry. t
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HCIIOOL FOR ARMY CHAPLAINS.'
LOUI8V'ILLE."Ky.. April If.
Under an order from tbe war depart
ment a school for army chsplalns
from tbe slates of tbe niiddlr west '
Is to be opened tomorrow at Camp
Zathary Taylor. The school will be '
presided over by experienced chap
lains, who ura acquainted wltL tbe
practical as well as tbe spiritual side
of work In the field. Instruction
will be aiven to about ISO chaplains
who have been recruited for the na
tional service.
DULL AND SHARP
SHOOTING PAINS
LIklifia Lair Suffered SscH Pthi
. Ia Back and HeaJ, Bet Sirs
Cardai Stopped Tfeest
Bad Spell.
Palmyra, Mldu Mrs. Cbaa. T. Ful
ler, of this place, writes: -la lilt I
got run-down, and I suffered great
pals... with, both, doll and sharp,
shooting pains... also back and bead.
I was weak and could only drag
around, and should have been In bed,
for I really wasn't able to be up. At
times I would have spells that would
be so bad I'd hsve to go to bed. And
suffered Intensely...
I decided to try CardnJ. and saw a
Treat improvement In leas than a
month's time. I used 7 or I bottles
and was stronger...! got so mack
better that my strength returned and
my work was easy for me. Cards! did
me a world of good. It built me np ta
health and strength. I haven't had one
of those bad spells since. I havent
bad to take any more medicine sines
or hsve any doctors either and have
been able to do my work right along
...I recommend It to other women
highly as the best medicine I know
of for women who suffer from female
trouble.-
If yon suffer from female troubles,
follow this advice. Get a bottle of
Cardul today and give It a thorough
trial. It abould help yon, aa It has
helped thousands of other women tt
the past 40 years. At all druggists.
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