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State Entomologist Tells In Report the
Danger of the Maple Scale now on
Plymouth Trees and How to Kill the
Pest the Best Spray
The following exeerpts are taken of fall the fertalized females attach
from the reports of state entemo!o-' themselves to the under sides of the
gist B.W.Domrla, and -will show twigs, where they remain all winter.
Plymouth people how to deal with The male dies at" the end of the sam
the scale now injuring a number o:mer.
the trees of the citv.
COTTONY MAPLE SCALE.
(Pulvinaria innumerabilis Hathvon.)
During the past few vears the Cot-
tony Maple has killed many tre?s in There are several parasites that
Indiana. It has not been confined destroy the Cottony Maple scale and
to maples entirely, for tres of s?v-jin some localities where it was form
cral other genera have been attacked erly very bad I find that it is now
and killed. Little or no attention practically controlled,
has Wen paid to it in spite of its On affected trees the leaves fall
deadly character. persistently throughout the season.
Life History. After hibernating often ending with the death of the
on the twi-s of the trees winter iree- These leaves should be care
the female lays large quanities of ( fully raked up and burned as they
eggs in May and June. It is at this' may become a source of infection for
season that the scale is most conspic- some other tree.
nous, clinging to the under side of
the twig and surrounded at one en 1
with great masses of cottony padd
ing, which is developed from th?
body simultaneity with the eggs j serviceable only as a means of sep
This cottony substance is pers'stent arating the public from their mony.
on the branches throntrh the summer We have tested a large number of
and until
til worn off by the wind and
rain.
The egjrs hatch in a short time and
the young at once migrate to th?
leaves where thev attach themselves
in rows alone: the veins and begin j
feeding. They grow rapidly and as
summer advances the males and fe-
males are differentiated, the males
developing wings. At the approach
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CHARACTERISTIC WORK
?.?.'r-o Fisherman a uime.
rThnvls a game -which is especially
jolly tor, playing around the table alter
fnppr .ome evening or Indoors any
" rainy afternoon called fisherman. A
cane tirJ i6nc stick must be found ai:d
to one endt. cord tied. Form the o,v
poslte jy?d of he cord Into a very witfe
loop.' 'Spread "out the loop end of the
..cord' fjat in ihe middle of the table,
Groqnd vrhici, players stand or sit, and
1 each boy," or girl to rest his fore-"jigger-
pn tbetnbjejoside of the circle
1 wnlcb the coro' formäT Some one act
rlnir as'lfisherinaa holds the rod. Twr
v commtllds' are grjven oy mis piayer.
lOTien he says "Your flshr each play
cr mast poise his forefinger as describ
ed, but when he says "My flshr all
meat remove their fingers with the
greatest celerity, for as be utters this
last command the fisherman Jerks up
Ma.rod with a quick tug. forming a
jnocse, In which any unwary finger
' ' 'irVl surely be Imprisoned. Any fish
3 faXen counts ' a point for the flsher-
can, who Is allowed to continue until
be falls to catch a fish In his nxse.
When some one else takes a turu at
the rod. The player catchin; most
fish In his round wins the game, rhlle
the person who Is oftenest caught
A healthy man is a king in his
own right; an unhealthy man is an
unhappy slave. Burdock Blood Bit
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Treatment . "Winter spraying with
the lime-sulphur-salt wash is the b3t
means of controlling the Cottony
scale.
The Cheapest is the Best.
"Many of the prepared insecti
cides which are on the market are
the better known misciblc oils and
sulphur preparations, and very few,
if ?nv, of them will do what is
claimed for them. The only scale
tide "which this office recommends or
demonstrates is the home-made l'me
and sulphur solution, which is at
ence the most effective and the
cheapest remedy which we have for
anv scale insect. "
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The Song of the Immigrant.
Beat us, cheat ut,
All but eat us, V'
Ere we cross the sea. V
Smash us. squash US. .
Jam us. josh us.
Waltlnc on the quay.
Wake us. shake us.
Stop the fracas
In the crowded hold.
Rail us, nail us.
A5 you sail us
To the land'of gold.
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Check us. date us.
Prod us, prate lis,
litre's the continent!
Chock us, lock us.
Stick us. stock us
In our tenement.
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Real Experience.
"Friend began the strolling philos
opher, "do you know anything about
töe pursuit of happiness V
"Ooght to." chuckled the rural con
stable as he filled his mouth with to
bacco. "Calculate I have chased more
eloping couples than any man in this
section." Chicago News.
First of the Season.
Seedy Visitor-Do you have many
wrecks about here, "boatman? Boat
manNot very many. sir. You're the
first I've seen this season. London
TetegTaphv
A He which Is part a truth la a bard
catter to fight Tennyson.
. Republican best for county news.
SURPRISED THE HIGHLANDERS
And Then the Young Boers Surprised
Their Own General.
Ignorance is not bliss on the battle
field. Wben the. South African war be
gan the Boers, brave fighters though
they were, lost many au advantage
through almost childish simplicity In
the art of war. Mr. Howard C. Hille
gas. In his "Uoers In War," gives an
Incident of this trait.
While fighting at Magersfontein a
number of youthful Boers, in this their
first battle, allowed a hundred high
landers to approach to witLin a short
distance of the trench wherein the
Boers were concealed. They then
sprang out, calling "Ilands up!
The hlghlanders, completely sur
prised, threw down their arms and ad
vanced, holding their hands above their
heads. One. of the young Boers ap
proached them, scratched his head in
perplexity and said to his friends.
"What shall we do with them?" After
a consultation they allowed the high
landers to return to their column.
When the young Boers arrived at
the Boer laager, laden with the cap
tured rifle?, their general asked them
why they did not bring their prisoners
The youths looked at each other, and
one of them sheepishly replied:
"We did not know that they were
wanted."
It was not the lads, however, who
always made the mistakes. One old
Boer, on viewing for the first time a.
company of hlghlanders in the dis
tance, refused to fire. Insisting that It
was a herd of ostriches, and he per
suaded all the burghers in the trenches
near him that they were ostriches, and
nothing but ostriches.
BANKS "LOAN" MONEY.
They Don't "Lend" It, Because 1 Is a
Business Transaction.
Why Is it banking bouses always
"loan" their huge sums of money,
never by any chance "lend" them?
"Lend" is the true verb, while 'ioan"
was exclusively the noun. How came
It about that "to loan" has uniformly
supplanted "to lend?"
The purists make a great fuss about
this. They insist that the stupid and
untaught financial world has foisted
upon the language a substantive verb
when no new verb was needed, when
the ancient and established usage was
fixed in the signification of "to lend."
But prior to the, modern development
of business enterprise when money
was lent it was bestowed upon the bor
rower either for temporary use with
out compensation, as a mark of favor
or patronage, or by the professional
money lender who. taking advantage
of persons in extremities of need, de
manded usurious interest This Anglo
Saxon verb today retains its ancient
connotation. When it was coined, the
productive powers of money were un
known, and the wealth of rich men
was locked up for safety and kept out
of the channels of commerce.
Nowadays, by devices of credit and
rapid intercommunication, it is kept
constantly working in productive en
terprises. Immense loans are made, no
longer to relieve the necessitous and the
Improvident, but to stimulate indus
try and to enable the borrower as well
as the loaner to reap a profit in his
transactions. Money is "loaned" in this
aense. It is not lent New York Time
BLUNT ANDREW JACKSON.
"Old Hickory's' Caustio Advice
to
James Buchanan.
Stories of Andrew Jackson are likely
to be pointed and to have a practical
application, as do the stories told of
Franklin. In Mr. J. W. Forney's "An
ecdotes of Public Men" there is given
a story as it was told by James
Buchanan at bis own table. Although
It contained a reproof frcm the presi
dent to one who was to succeed him,
it is said to have been a favorite story
at that board.
Shortly after Mr. Buchanan's return
from Russia In 1S34, to the court of
which country he bad been sent by
Jackson In 1S32. and Immediately fol
lowing his election to the senate be
called upon "Old Hickory" with a fair
English lady whom he desired to pre
sent to the bead of the American na
tion.
Leaving her In the reception room
downstairs, be ascended to the presi
dent's .' private quarters, where he
found General Jackson unshared, un-
kempt in his dressing gown, with his-
6llppered feet on the fender, before a
blazing wood fire, smoking a corncob
pipe of the old southern pattern.
He stated his object, and General
Jackson said that he would be very
gTad To meet the lady whom Mr.
Buchanan desired to rjreseot.
Mr. Buchanan was always careful of
his personal appearance and In some
respects was a sort of masculine Miss
Fribbe. addicted to spotless cravats
and huge collars, rather proud of a
foot small for a man of his large utat
ure and to the last of his life what the
ladles would cad "a very good figure."
Haying Just returned from a visit to
the fashionable circles of the conti
nent after years of thorough Inter
course with the etiquette of one of the
stateliest courts in Europe, he was
somewhat shocked at the Idea of the
president meeting the eminent English
lady in such a gufse and ventured to
ask if General Jackson did not Intend
to change his attire. Thereupon the
old warrior rose, with his long pipe li)
his hand, atd, deliberately knocking
the ashes' out of the bowl, said to his
friend:
"Buchanan. 1 want to give you a lit:
tie piece of advice, which ! hope you
will remember. I knew a man once
who made a fortune by attending to
his own business. Tell the lady I will
see her presently.
The man who became president In
1857 was food of saying that this re
mark of Andrew Jackson humiliated
Mm niore than any other rebuke bt
had ever received.
He walked downstairs to meet the
lady in his charge, and In a very abort
time President Jackson entered the
room, dressed in a full suit of black,
cleanly, staved, with his stubborn
Vhlta bir forced back from his fore
bead, and, advancing to the beautiful
Yteltcr, he greeted her with almost
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MEXICAN SENORITA.
Charming In Her Youthful
Enthusiasm and Patriotism.
ITTTkJCAN GTRU
Lovely Id lace is the Mexican seno
rita. but she does not retain her love
liness long. At tbirty-üve she is a
wriLKted and forbidding old crone.
The Mexican girl of fourteen Is as old
as the American of eighteen, and she
grows old faster. This Is partly due ra
the climate and partly due to the life
she lives. Mexican women of the low
er or middle class pay little attention
to hygienic rules. They eat all sorts
of indigestible foods, and they are not
particular about bathing. The women
of the lower class are of Indian or
of mixed race, partly Indian, partly
Spanish. The (vomen of the various
f ndlan tribes differ much in their hab
X speech and point of view. They
have large soft dark eyes, long and
glossy black hair and deep olive com
plexions. A Mexican woman is a
good Judye of character ai d a devoted
wife and mother. When one of them
marries, even though her husband may
have been a poor man and she herself
a person of means, he at once becomes
master of her funds and if she chooses
may introduce all his relatives into
the household for tbe wife to support
Under such an Imposition the wife Is
expected not only to be agreeable, but
even If necessary to wait upon tbe In
truders. They are vt-ry clever with their
hands, and Mexican drawn work is fa
mous the world over. Tbe women of
the masses adorn their garments with
the drawn work, handsome caps and
headdresses of it being worn by the
women of some sections.
Apple Cooking.
Some people know only two ways
of preparing apples to stew or bake
them. Try some of these old ways of
presenting 4'the king of fruits.-"
For float apple make a nice apple
butter or puree from tart fruit, sweet
ened to taste and flavored with the
grated rind of one lemon and cinna
mon or nutmeg. Tut the puree on
the ice to become very cold, then
beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff
froth, adding this to the fruit, which
should now be in the serving dish.
When It comes to the table coyer t.ho
top with a cupful" of rich cfeani
To make fried apples wash and
wipe dry some tart cooking apples,
cul them in slices a quarter of an inch
thick and fry them in butter until
tender and brown. Dredge with pow
dered sugar and serve piping hot on
warm plates.
Caramel apples may be made as fol
lows: Into a skillet put one cupful of
light brown Migar and one-half cupful
of hot water. Let boil for three or
four minutes, then drop in. five nice
cooking apples which have been peel
ed, cored and halved. Let these stew
In the sirup until they are tender and
fluffy, then drain them out into a
glass dish. In another saucepan have
ready one tablespoonful of butter
melted with one teaspoonful of flour,
and over this pour one-half cupful of
cream. When hot add to the boiling
sirup, stirring briskly for several min
utes, then pour . over the apples and
serve either hot or cold.
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Culinary Hints.
All frnlt salads arc Improved by mar
inating In French dressing, though
later served with majonnalse.
Instead of the individual pate It Is
more popular now to pass one or two
large pates, each guest serving herself.
Fill with mushrooms, oysters or cream
ed sweetbreads.
Biscuits or French1 rolls for formal
use are more diminutive than ever.
The former should be the size of a
fifty cent piece and a quarter ot an
Inch thick.
A delicious salad Is made from dif
ferent nuts, white grapes, a little
shredded grapefruit, pineapple cnt
Into cubes and ahredded celery. Mask
In mayonnaise or serve with a cream
dressing.
When a - boiled rgg Is the usual
breakfast dish vary It by breaking it
raw into the egg cup and cooking in
hot water to the desired consistency.
The flavor is quite different than when
cooked In the shell.
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THE MILITARY SPY
He Is an Important Factor In the
Modern Game of War.
WATCHES FOREIGN NATIONS.
Learns Their Secret Plans and Reports
Them to His Own Country If Caught
He Is Repudiated by His Government
and Suffers In Silence.
Once in awhile an army or navy offi
cer Is arrested for spying or attempt
ing to obtain military secrets from a
foreign government Trflctically every
government, including the United
States, has a law which makes this a
crime. Usually there is more or less
secrecy about the officer's arrest and
trial. Iiis government repudiates his
activity, and if he is sentenced to a
term of imprisonment he receives no
support or aid from his government
Although they will not officially ad
mit It, practically every government
has a secret service of army and navy
officers whose only duty Is to travel
in'foreign countries to gather Informa
tlon which might be useful in time of
war. Because of the shortage of of
ficers the United States has only en
gaged In this practice in time of ac
tual hostilities.
Military espionage Is, of course, a
delicate subject, and it would be a
gross violation of international pro
priety for any government to admit
that it had secret agents spying on Its
neighbors. However, it is a well known
fact that this system exists.
In 1907 an American ambassador at
a foreign capital reported to the state
department that an army officer of the
country to which he was accredited
had been detailed to visit the American
countries secretly to ascertain the
strength of their forces. Ills mission
was thwarted, however, by the infor
mation furnished by the ambassador.
The military authorities of every
first class power are constantly pre
paring for war. Naturally they are
anxious to know what their neighbors
are accomplishing in military science.
Ilere develops the function of the mod
ern military spy. Fiction writers clothe
the spy with a veil of mystery and
a supernatural cleverness which en
ables him to get out of all dnngerous
pitfalls into which he falls. Hut the
real flesh and blood spy Is a different
person. In these days of modern and
scientific warfare the Tspy has become
a technical expert who must be thor
oughly versed in every branch of his
art He must be tactful and above all
close mouthed.
The procedure in sending out a spy
Is something like this: If the German
government wishes information which
It cannot get In the regular channels
of information some officer is sent for.
He js summoned to the war office to
receive his instructions. In the case of
confidential work abroad he receives
oral orders, so that he will not have
any documentary evidence on his per
son to disclose his identity in case he
gets into trouble. Having received his
Instructions he starts out, sometime?
so secretly that even his family do not
know where he is going. Usually he
speaks the language of the country to
which ho is bound. His real identity
for the time being is forgotten, and he
travels mvler an assumed name. If
necessary he uses a disguise to cover
his movements. If he is a good spy he
returns with the desired information,
and no questions in regard to' the
methods he employed are asked. If he
Is captured while engaged in his work
he Is punished for attempting to ob
tain the military secrets of a foreign
government, and his own country lets
him severely alone.
The cipher code books by means of
which diplomatic correspondence Is
carried on are often sought after by
these secret agents. Several years ago
the code book of the American lega
tion at Bucharest "disappeared." Its
loss was reported to Secretary of State
Ellhn Root by telegraph. Mr. Root
sent for the chief clek of the depart
ment . "Mr, Smith," said the secretary, "the
code book at Bucharest has been lost.
I believe It is about time for us to
have a new code for our diplomatic
correspondence."
Some months later the missing book
was offered for sale to the Japanese
ambassador .at St Petersburg, who
purchased it for a small sum and as
an act of comity turned it over to the
American ambassador there.
A young "man several years ago ap
peared at the American embassy in
Berlin and offered to sell to the am
bassador a copy of the state depart
Hint's code book which he said he had
In his possession. He left several
specimen pages to prove that his book
was genuine. A comparison with the
embassy's code book proved that he
had the real code, but where he had
obtained It was a mystery- The am
bassador knew that a new code was In
course of preparation and would
shortly be distributed by the depart
ment The offer was politely declined
on the ground that the embassy had &
code book of Its own and did not need
another. New York Sun.
Dating a Letter. ' '
In writing a letter the date and ad
dress are usually put at the begin
ning; In a note they are usually at the
end. It Is now the fashion to write
out the numbers of the date. It would
look affected, however, to write out
that of the year, and many people ad
here to v the older fashion of using
numerals. With regard rto writing a
letter on the first and last pages and
then crossing on tbe second and third,
this Is entirely optional with the
writer.
The Wedding Breakfast.
The usual wedding breakfast con
gists of fruit, raw oysters, fish or lob
sters in some fancy form, n entree,
gquab or broiled thicken, salad. Ices,
cakea, bonbons and coffee. Some wine
Is expected, as the health of the mar
rled pair must be drunk, so this is
either champagne or sherry. A buffet
tpread may be of a rery unpretentious
ort. Varied aandwiches. cake, candy
punch are the things offered.
Of fetories about the instinct of th
ent there are n great number, but the
following, told by Professor Levallois,
is one of tl e best: "One day I f flow
ed an nut for a lMig time She was
far from ihe an.t hill and seemed to
have t;o intent '.on of soon returning
In tin middle of the path she came
ujmn 'he dea I bodf of a good sized
snail. Sl.e first walked all-around it
and then 'limbed uon the ugly crea
ture's hack, crawled all over it. and
after this thor'Mivh examination, in
tftend of advancTii;:. as before, imtne
dhitely returned toward the nest
When halfway there she met one of
her companions. In an instant they
had touched or rubbed antennae with
great animation, and she was pursu
Ing her course The same perform
ance took place wh(-n the ant met a
second and tbird of her companions,
and :rs soon as she h d left them they
quickly turned toward the spot where
the snail lav The first ant soon on
tered the nest, and I lost siht of her
But she doubtless continued her work
of Informing tin rest, for a long line
of r.nts immediately came out and set
'orth for the prey Ten minutes after
ward the snail was entirely covered
Willi the yellow swarm, and by even
ing not a trace of it remained.
"Playing Possum."
"Tlaying possum" has become a com
mon saying. This has originated from
what is popularly believed to be It
habit of pretending to be dead. In this
so called feigning the breathing is slow
and feeble, and the movement is almost
concealed by he thick fur. But here I
think that popular opinion is wrong
Space Is too limited for details, but-Instead
of feigning death the animal
Kpems to swoon with terror. It is in
comprehensible that so small and de
fnseless a creature should deliberate
ly pl.ne itself in tiie power of the en
emy. but we can understand how it
misht faint with fright. St. Nicholas.
Animals and Folks.
The number or' useful animals in the
world is just about the same as the
number of people. Australia leads with
sheep. India leads in horned cattle,
and the United States and Russia are
about even in horses.
The Sandman.'
At close of day
The sandman gray
Glides swiftly on through Twilight Land.
Upon his back
lie bears a sack
Well filled with dustlike fairy and.
With pestures grand t
He fills his hand
And scatters sand now here, now there.
And. though no breeze
May stir the trees.
The sand goes floating everywhere.
It fills your eye.
And with surprise
Tou find your -ylils droopinsr low.
W'i-n 'v.oTlH-t dear
S?s "?ruilm.in"s nere."
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ELMS KILLED BY CATTONY MAPLE SCALE.
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The Luncheon Table.
Crystal combined with silver makes
beautiful and artistic decorations for
the luncheon and dinner table.
Compotes and dishes for almonds
and salted nuts, olives, etc., are larger
than those formerly in use and are al
most flat.
A useful stand for the center of the
table consists of a silver vase with
branching arms beari-" ve flat bon
bon dishes. Another . gn has a
large basket in. the center for flowers,
and the arms hold small baskets filled
with bonbons. The bonbon dishes o
.baskets are detachable and can be lift
ed out and passed around.
Carved rock crystal is used in place
of the' old fashioned cut glass unless
one has a large supply of cut glass -and
does not wish to lay in a supply of
glass, even if the style is newer.
In China the most popular style at
the moment has a very narrow line of
color with a dull gold band at the
edge.
Gold and white, however, la always
In good taste.
Naming the Day.
It Is the bride's privilege to name
the wedding day. When this has been
errauged a list is made of the close
friends and valued acquaintances of
The fashion leaders have Oe. reed
that It should re hand iut-d i-.crU m
every available teal ure ot the sum
mer's wardrobe llio .se arid dresves
are covered wiilt embroideries- st:;,e
of them in white and some in colors
Fagotinjr is eouinijr in nuii. and o is
cross stitch ilai.dmade ia- es. su'-u an
crochet lrih. are roi;sMb-red uhi)
smarter than anything done by ma
chine, downs and blouses thetuselve
are esteemed as of more value if fash
ioned by hand Naturally all th:s re
quires an ample purse unless the own
er of the particular costume has been
able to put her own handiwork upon
It. In that case er n stenciling is
not despised, particularly in the cases
of little girls' dresses wh: h afford an
unusually wide he d tor the exer isr
of artistic taste IMav j.rons adorned
with quaint figures in colors are espe
cially prized by young toiks ol the
play age,
CABY'S OUTFIT.
Handmade and Smart Baskets For
Smart Babies.
Never were Uiby things daintier thnn
they are at present, and fond godmoth
ers have no need to complain ot the
lack of variety or of beauty in avail
able gifts This leiiif; a lace ason.
the gowns of tine linen, cambric, lawn
or muslin are marvels of tiimy loveli
ness with their inset motifs, their in
sertions, edgings and bouncings of
iace. The fashionable i.-n-es. point d
venise. milanese. cluin and vaieu
ciennes. are well represented on these
gowns in coniiectior with hand em
broideries Swiss ernbro'deries are
also used Uf course the better robes
are entirely iiino'iiade
Dainty bonnets are of cream corded
silk inset with lace Vandykes Fine
lace and muslin fashion other caps,
while caps of Irish -ro het lace over
silk are particularly handsome
Little eroi-het and knit shoes In silk
und woo' yte available, while novelties
are kid shoes as soft as silk and iu
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bcth families o that nobotfr will be
6llghted by net getting an invitation.
It is a good Idea to use the letters of
the alphabet for geU!ng down theso
names, searching the memory as each
letter presents itself for the name that
begins with It The invitations should
be issued at least a month before the
wedding. The arrangement of the
church and the choke of the musie
that is to be played are entirely mat
ters for the bride to decide. The
bridegroom confers with the clergy
man after the parents or guardians of
the girl have seen him. going to his
house for last directions the day before
the ceremony.
Duties of a Godfather.
The duties of a godfather consist in
ttandlng up with the child (though
cot actually holding him) at the time
of the christening, and In Rome
churches tbe godfather promises io
tee after the religious education of the
child. It would be well for any one
who has been asked to serve in this
capacity to familiarize himself with
the ritual of the church in which the
child is to be christened in order to be
able to make the proper responses at
the right time.
The usual present Is a silver cup ot
porringer, a cup and plate for bread
and milk, or a set of silver knife, fork
and spoon Is sometimes given. Any
it these would be preferable to money.
A godparent makes a present of silver
tf.jsome son if he or she can afford
Ilarsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily; tone,
the stomach, cure constipation. 2os.
Ask your druggist for them. 3
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