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rr j r - :'V ' i ; i ft "1 i ii.! m ft kf fir -1- '"( i'l '-". fa MSE OF CflPI. DREYFOS A Brief of the Celebrated Case Now on Trial at Rennes, Trance. THE TEXT OF THE FAMOUS BORDEREAU. Kmih of the Flimsy Evidence on Which Capt. Dreyfus was LrgradMl and De ported to the Terrible Solitude of Isle I1 Diable, In the renal Settlement or French Uuiana. A brief of the Dreyfus case covering the important steps from the day of arrest in 1S94 up to the present time will help the newspaper readers to understand the significance of the evi dence now being submitted at the trial in Keuncs: In SeptenilMT, lU4.a servant brought to the intelligence department of the I'niieli war olliee the torn fragments of an unsigned memorandum the bor dereau, lie said lie found it in the waste basket of Col. De Schwartzkop pen. the German military attache iu l'aris, but subsequent developments in dicated that he had stolen it. Its con tents showed that the writer of it was systematically selling French military secrets, presumably to Germany. The servant got the pay he sought, and the department of intelligence set to work at once to discover the traitor. Here is the bordereau: In the absence of any news indicatr ing your desire to see me, I, never theless, send you, sir, certain infor mation of interest: 1. A note on the hydraulic brake of 320 (method of operating this piece). 2. A note on tlie troujH's de couver "ture (outpost troops). A few modifi cations will lie made by the new plan. 3. A note on modifications in artil lery formation. 4. A note relating to Madagascar. 5. A scheme relative to the manunl Of field tiring (March 14. 1S.I4). This last paper is extremely difficult to procure, and I can have it at my dis posal only for a few days. The min istry has issued a definite nuinlier to the orps. and these corps are respon sible for them; each officer is obliged to return his copy after the maneuvers. If, therefore, you wish me to take from It whatever may interest you and hold it alterwanls at my disposal, I will take it, unless you do not want me to make a copy in extenso and address it to you. I am just leaving for the maneuvers. Col. Sandherr then was at the head of this department of the secret serv ice. He was a man with a strong bias against all Jews, but in other ways above reproach. Chiefs of other bu reaus were M. Du Paty de Clam, who saw spies everywhere, even in his own family; Col.llenry, who had risen frcm the ranks, brave, but coarse, and capa ble of carrying zeal to criminal lengths, and M. Certin, the son of a Jewish mother. Among the officers then employed on the general staff was Alfred Dreyfus, the first Jew who ever received an ap pointment of the kind. He came of a rich and patriotic Alsatian fam;ly, had refused a brilliant business opening in order to enter the army, and had passed through in turn the Kcole, 1V.I ytechnique, the Ecole dAppli?ati:n JVArtillerie and the Kcole de Guerre. He had married in 1S90 Mile. Hada snard, the daughter of a wealthy Parisian merchant. A devoted hus band and the father of two children, ke lived entirely for his family and his work. As M. Du Taty de Clam said that he recognized the handwriting of Dreyfus in the memorandum, he was at once intrusted with the judicial investiga tion. Experts in handwriting were summoned, and M. Gobert, the most eminent French authority, pronounced against the supposed Dreyfus author ship. This so enraged M. Du I'aty de Clam that M. Gobert was forced to apoligize. From M. Nertillon he received a more favorable opinion. Hut M. 15er tillon was not a handwriting expert, but a police official, who has invented a system for judging handwriting, by which it is possible to prove that any document h;is been written by any body. His favorable opinion was given on October 14. On the same day Capt. Dreyfus re ceived a letter from M. Du I'aty de Clam asking him to call at the war of fice the following morning to receive a communication which concerned him. Meantime Gen. Mercier, the minister of war and a violent Jew hater, ordered a cell to be prepared for Dreyfus in the Cherehe-Midi pris on. He also ordered that the prison ers name should not be inscribed in the prison register, but that he should Ik- put "an secret," so that no one should see him except the chief ward en, who was also to take him his food. All this was done before the prelim inary inquiry, which, by law, must precede a formal order to prosecute is a military court. Dreyfus was treated k a condemned man even before he had lieen informed of the charge against him, and ten weeks before the verdict of the court-martial. When Dreyfus appeared at the war office the next morning M. Du I'aty de Clam began to dictate to him a letter containing the language of the bor dereau. At the first word, Du Paty de Clam alleges, Dreyfus turned pale and bin hand trembled. The inquisitor called Chief Cochefort and the com mandant. Henry. Cochefort arrested the accused man and Henry led him to a carriage that was waitir.g that war to take him to the Cherche-Midi. Ten minutes later Capt. Dreyfus had disappeared as quickly as if the earth uw swollowed hia From that day until December 5 Dreyfus was kept "an secret." He was not even allowed to communicate with his wife or a legal advisor. His wife and two children were appraised of his arrest by Du Paty de Clam, who came and searched the bouse, and who forbade Mine. Dreyfus to speak of the matter to anybody. During all this time Dreyfus only knew that he was charged with "high treason," but of what sort of high treason he had no idea. For 17 successive days Du Paty de Clam visited Mme. Dreyfus' house, ransacking it illegally and yet in vain for incriminating letters and docu ments. AH the time he refused to tell her of what crime her husband was accused or where he was. He also for bade her to try to communicate with him or discover where he was. Du Paty de Clam threatened her with the worst penalties if she in formed her relatives of her husband's arrest. He told the wife that Capt. Dreyfus had leen leading a double life of seeming honesty and virtue with her, and of treachery and de bauchery out of her sight. At the same time the prisoner was subjected dailv to more interroga tories and writing tests. Not one o tlnse written sheets, by the way, ever ha? been made public, though the ar rest was made on the strenth of the first one. At last it became necessary that the arn st should be announced. The Libre Parole was inspired to ask, on October L'fi. whether an important arrest for high treason had not leen made. Th next day the Eclair replied that it was so. On November 1 the Libre Parole published an article headed "Arrest of a Jewish Officer." On December 14, 1S94, the court-mar tial began. More than three rears la ter the "acte d'aecusation," drawn up by an officer named D'Ormeschville, was published in the Siecle, so the public now has a fair idea of the grounds on which Dreyfus was con d imied. The trial was secret.and when Maitre Dc mange, the prisoner'scounsel, asked to plead the point for an open trial he was peremptorily silenced with th rt mark that "other interests were at stake." Fear of war with Germany was the pretext of the secrecy. Tl court consisted of Col. Maurel, presi- dtnt; Lieut.-Col. Eelieinan, Com mandauts Florentin, Patron and Gal- let, and Captains Itoehe and Freystot- ter. Commandant Hrisset conducted the prosecution. The seven military judges had M. I rtillon's testimony that the border eau was in Drevfus' handwriting, but this and the assertions of the "acte d'aecusation" seem to have been insuf ficient to convince them. Then Min ister ISrisson came forth with the fa mous "canaille de D " document, and to the judges alone in their private council room he read the extract to them, inserting the name of Dreyfus for the blank. He also falsely stated that the letter was in cipher, and refused to let the judges see the paper. The "canaille de 1) " letter and the bordereau to gether, backed by this virtual order of the minister of war to find the prisoner guilty, decided the wavering judges, and Drevfus was condemned to be degraded and expatriated. This "canaille de D " letter wa supposed to have been written by the attache of a foreign embassy, anil read like tins: llns canaille Ie J) is Ix-coming too extortionate." This was supposed to refer to Dreyfus' claims for money in payment for the secrets he sold. On January 5, 1S93, Dreyfus' degra dation took place on the Champ de Mars. His sword was broken, and the gallons and buttons were torn from hi3 uniform, but he never wavered. "I am innocent. I swear that I am innocent. Vive la France!" were his only words; and in reply to this pa thetic declaration came the cry: "Death to the traitor!" from the vast throng which witnessed the degrada tion. On February 9 the French chamber adopted Premier Dupuy's law by vir tue of which the unfortunate captain was deported to Devil's island, off the fever-stricken coast of Guiana. There he remained in solitary confinement, always under the watchful eyes of guards, until he was brought back to France for a reopening of his case only a few weeks ago. In 1S93 Col. Picquart succeeded Col. Sandherr as head of the information department. He was an honest man, with a taste for justice. P.y accident he learned that Dreyfus was appar ently innocent, and that Commandant IMerhazy was the traitor and author of the bordereau. One day in Mav, 1!-!)G, the fragments of a local pneu matic tube card, or "petit bleu," fell into his hands. The card was ad dressed to Esterhazy, and its contents seemed to savor of suspicious mys tery. He took the trouble to get sam ples of Esterhazy "s handwriting in or der to be prepared for further devel opments. His first glance at these samples convinced him that the writ ing was the same as that of the fa mous bordereau, which had been pub lished in fac-simile and was familiar to everylnxly. Inquiry revealed the fact that Ester hazy was an unprincipled character; had been hard up for money; had ma ligned the army; had formely ln-longed to the general staff, and had borrowed an artillery firing manual, which he had never returned. In short, it was proved that he was the author of the bordereau. llefore Col. Picquart s dis covery was announced, Esterhazy's stock broker, named De Gastro, inde pendently discovered the same fact. When Picquart first told his supe riors. Generals Uons and liloisdeffre, of his discovery they showed great in terest and told him to go ahead. But h'i also told Du Paty de Clam. After a few days his superiors changed their tone and enjoined "prudence." All possible obstacles were put in his way and at the same time Esterhazy was warned and he decamped to a city be yond the borders of France, leaving nothing but a heap of burned papers behind him. The friends who warned him and who dampened the ardor of the war office were Du Paty de Clam, the chief foe of Dreyfus, and Col. Henry. Short ly afterward they obtained the remov al of Picquart to the distant post of Tunis. When M. De Schwartzkoppen came to Paris as German military attache in Esterhazy, knowing him per sonally and being hard up for money, lost no time in offering his services as a hired spy. These relations contin ued until Picquart's discovery three years later. On the eve of the revela tions about Eslerhazy the German at tache asked to be recalled. He then knew that Dreyfus was an innocent man, suffering for Ester hazy's acts, but he was hardly in a position to make the facts public. Last year, however, he came as near this a he well could, by allowing his close friend. Panizzardi, the Italian attache in l'aris, to publish the truth. At last Panizzardi did so in the Siecle of March 25, lsys, in a letter signed "l'n D:plomate." Since then Esterhazy himself confessed that he was guilty. Since then all France has been kept stirred up by incidents growing out of the banishment of Dreyfus. Among those who took sides with him and de nounced the government was Emile Zola, the novelist. He was arrested and tried for libel, being sentenced to un dergo a year's imprisonment, and pay a fine of 5,000 francs. Kevisions were asked for but re fused. Col. Henry, one of the prin cipals in the affair, confessed that he had forged papers which helped to bring about the conviction of Dreyfus, and after he was arrested and impris oned he committed suicide. Kesigna tions of high officials who had taken part followed in rapid succession, and when the Itrisson ministry came into power one of its first acts was to place the Dreyfus case in the hands of the court of cassation, and at the end of last October the court began the work of revision and in June of this year the court decided to grant him a new trial by court-martial, the trial to take place in Itennes, August 7, and which is now proceeding. THE CONDITION OF M. LABORL Latest Bulletin Shows a Si itch Im provement An Affecting Meeting. Rennes, Aug. 14, 11 p. m. The fol lowing bulletin regarding the condi tion of M. LalHiri was issued at ten o'clock: "Temperature,3T.0."); no fever. Condi tion stationary." There has been, therefore, a slight improvement during the last few hours. M. Labori's mother arrived here this evening. She had believed him dead, and a most affecting interview ensued. Later M. Labori received Matthieu Dreyfus, brother of Capt. Dreyfus. There is some talk of M. AlU-rt Cienienceau, the younger of the two luothers, coming as a substitute for Labori. The question, however, will be definitely derided to-morrow. M. Ciemcneeau was one of Zola's counsel at his trial, and has followed the Drey fus affair very closely. While he lacks the. magnetic influence of Lalori in pleading, he is extremely skillful in cioss-exa mi uat ion. GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS. Wo Snys the l-eniler of the Cleveland (O.) Street Hallway Strikers The Boycott. Cleveland, O., Aug. 15. The fifth I wieiv oi me scconu striKe ot the em i. ii . ... ... ployees of the Cleveland Electric street railway has opened. The re ward of the company of $10,000 for in formation leading to arrest and con viction of persons guilty of placing ex plosives on the street car tracks has resulted in active work bv scores of detectives. The compatiy regards the strike as ended, but President Rryan sayi: it has just begun. "We are just getting down to busi ness," says Rryan, "and people may expect a long struggle unless the com pany surrenders." The boycott is still in force, but its effect is weakening under the strong iiiiiuence now directed against it. IT MAY MEAN MORE TROOPS. Governors f Slates Asked to nme Two Ollieers of Knch Volunteer Itt-xlnirnt of the I.nte War. Xew York, Aug. 5. A special to ' the World from Washington says: Sec- retary Root has sent telegrams to the governors of states asking- for tl: anics of two officers of each volun- I ti er regiment in the Spanish war. As i an regiments now ordered are fully officered, these must 1m- for new refri. n.ents which the administration con templates raising. It is thought very likely that orders for them will be is sued early in the week. To he Flectrof uled I'hnrndny iKht. Columbus. O., Aug. 13. Gov. Rush- ntll has declined to interfere in the case of liruno Kirvies, the Dayton man under sentence to be electrocuted for having killed his daughter. Kirvies is to 1? electrocuted Thursday night. Without UIhle- Krsults. Madrid, Aug. 15. Premier Silvela announces that measures for libera- ion of the Spanish prisoners in the Philippines are proceeding though no result has been obtained. Treasury Statement. Washington, Aug. 15. Yesterday's statement of the condition cf the treasury showed: Available cash bal ance, $273,9SC,573; gold reserve, $243,-853,254. IP 10 III . The Sultan as Yet Unwilling to Ac cept the Terms Offered by the Americans. EXHIBITS ALL THE MALAY CUPIDITY. He May Overreach Himself, How. ver, as the Lesser Chief Are, for the Moat Part, Willing- to Join . in Forcing- the Saltan to Terms, Alleging- Bad Treatment. New York, Aug. 15. A dispatch to the Herald from Iloilo says: "Your correspondent has just re turned to Iloilo after a trip to Jolo, Mindanao and Cebu. Gen. Dates is still negotiating for a treaty with the sultan of the Sulu is lands. The sultan is as yet unwilling to accept the terms offered by the Americans. Spaniards Misrepresented. lie says that the Spaniards misrep resented to the worid the nature ot the treaty which he made with them, and he wishes to limit the Americans to the occupation of the town of Jolo alone. He claims the island of Siassi and the town as his own. The sultan seems not to have tht support of his chiefs, many of whom express friendly sentiments towards the Americans. Yokance, the most puweriui cniei m auiu lsiana, saia, in an interview, that he was willing to force the sultan to terms if he refused the American propositions. All the chiefs complain of the bad treatment the sultan has given them. Squeesing- the Chinese. The Chinese population of Siassi, which was formerly held by the Span iards, but was given over by them to the sultan's men, are being squeezed financially by a duty of five per cent, on exports and imports. In an inter view with your correspondent the Chinese said it would be a most ex cellent change if the Americans were substituted for the nrespnt. riilnr-c The sultan's flag is now floating possible in rendering assistance to the j sfeberl ovcr .Siassi. The sultan recently added . storm-stricken people of Porto Rico, 1 the preliminary "wageles," and with a su SO rifles and a large store of ammuni- and tendering a war ship to be placed preme effort missed the ball. For fully a tion to his previous stock of ?,M rifles, Where wnr is Most Likely, War between the controlling chiefs among the Moros is more likely than is war with the Americans, provided we do not interfere with their religion I great stock of supplies whk-h is im and customs. I peratively needed. Mr. Allen is in tele- For the first, time in history white graphic communication with several people can travel about Sulu island, among the Moros, in safety. Your correspondent crossed the island with out a guard, through a wild country, to interview the sultan at Maibun. He received me with courtesy, and gave me this signed statement: The Saltan's Certifleate. "This certifies that his highness, the sultan Hadgi Mohamed Womolol Ki ram is like a brother to the nation of Americans, and wants to know if they are the same to him." tien. Rates has shown great skill in conciliating the native chiefs. The Moro chiefs of the island of Mindanao do not acknowledge al legiance to the sultan of Sulu. Dato (chief) Mandi, of Mindanao, came to visit (!en. Pates, in Jolo, to assure him of his friendliness toward the Ameri cans. The Moros Friendly. On the trip to Mindanao your corre spondent found the Moros friendly, but the towns of Zambonnga and Mer cedes are held by the insurgents. They number 500 men, and are armed with rifles, under their leader Alvarez, who ; stated to the commander of the Cas- tine that he desired to be neutral until the difficulty with Aguinaldo in Lu- . .1 1 T M I zon was settled. If the latter beaten he would surrender, DEWEY'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Reports to the Kavy Department the Cordial Welcome Received at Trieste, Austria. Washington, Aug. 15. The navy de partment yesterday received the fol lowing letter from Admiral Dewey: "United States Flagship Olympia, "Trieste, Austria, Aug. 1, 1S99. "Sir Leaving Trieste to-day, I de sire to bring to the attention of the de partment the uniform courtesy and kindly feeling shown, not cjily to mc but the ship and to its whole personnel as representing our country, by the officials and people of Trieste and Aus tria. The Austrian minister of marine arrived from Vienna to welcome us of- ficially and remained several days awaiting us, but was obliged by his duties to return before our arrival. T'ie naval, military and civil officials stationed here have been most cordial. "The people also exhibited a most friendly feeling toward our nation and have visited the ship in large numbers. It is estimated that 4,000 attended the funeral of Trask and they showed many marks of sympathy. "I have the honor to be "Very respectfully, "GEO. DEWEY, "Admiral U. S. N." Admiral Dewey 111. Leghorn, Italy, Aug. 15. Admiral Dtwey to-day remained on board his flagship, the Olympia, which arrived here at noon Sunday from Naples, be ing ill with fever. The captain of the vessel received the visits of officials and others in his place. Colored Women in Council. Chicago, Aug. 15. The convention of the National Association of Colored Women began here, nearly 1,000 dele gates, representing about 400 organi zations in every section of the coun try, being present. SECRETARY ROOT'S APPEAL. Th Governors of States Asked tm Solicit Aid for Suffering; Porto Means. Washington, Aug. 15. The secretary of war yesterday Issued the follow ing appeal to governors of states fot aid for the storm sufferers ia Porto Rico: , "Sir I inclose herewith copies of two telegraphic dispatches received last evening from the governor general of Porto Rico, by which it appears that the devastation wrought by the recent hurricane in. that island is even great er than was at first supposed. It is evident that a great multitude of peo ple, rendered utterly destitute by this awful calamity, must be fed and cared for during a considerable period until they can have the opportunity to pro duce food for themselves. Enormous quantities of food of the kinds indi cated by the governor general must be procured. "The magnitude of the work to be accomplished leads this department o supplement the appeal already made to the mayors of the principal cities of the country by a more general appeal, and I beg you to ask the peo ple of your state to contribute gen erously to the relief of the people of Porto Rico. "Swift steamers have been provided to leave the port of New York to car- j ry the supplies directly to Porto Kino as rapidly as they can be collected. "Contributions should be either in supplies of the character indicated or in money in order that the supplies can be purchased. The supplies should be sent to tol. F. R. Jones, army building, foot of White Hall street, New York city, in packages plainly marked "Porto Rico Relief," and he should be consulted as to the time of shipments. Money should be sent to the National Rank of North America, New York city, which has been desig nated a depository for the relief fund, "Very respectfullv, "ELIIIU ROOT, "Secretary of War." Acting Secretary of the Xavy Allen yesttrday wrote Secretary Root that he desired to co-operate in every way at the disposal of the war department. apartment. if it be desired, to convey supplies to the island. The offer doubtless" will be accepted, as every available means is being adopted to hurry along the naval stations with a view to having a ship ready as soon as the war depar ment wants it. Secretary Root received the follow ing dispatch yesterday: "('rand Mere, Quebec. Aug. 14, ISO!). "Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of War,. Washington I forward you to-day $100 for Porto Rico relief "fund. "R. A. ALGER." Secretary Root replied: "(ien. R. A. Alger, Grand Mere, Que. Thanks for your generous contribu tion to Porto Rican relief. I trust you are rapidly regaining our health. "ELIHU ROOT, "Secretary of War." The committee organized in Wash ington to secure and forward relief to the people of Texas, have decided to give way entirely to the Porto Ricnns, and will solicit no more aid for Texas. ALL RKLIF.F SI I'PLIKS Dl'TV KREE. Will Carry Relief Supplies Free of Freight Charges Placed on the Free List. Washington, Aug. 15. Ry direction of the president all relief supplies sent to Porto Rico will be admitted to i all pcrta on that island duty free. The waP department has received ..... 1 the following telegram from the New York and Porto Rican Steamship Co. and requests that this dispatch be pub lished generally through the paper throughout the United States: "Steamer Evelyn of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co., sailing from this port on Friday, August IS, for Ponce direct, will take all relief supplies we have room for free of charge. The steamer Mae, sailing Au gust 31, will do the same." These vessels will take from 200 to 500 tons of supplies each, and the shipments for them should be marked "Relief Supplies," and should be prop erly packed and delivered at the pier of the steamship company, Rrooklyn, on or before noon of Wednesday, An-guest- lfi. Assistant Secretary of War Melkeljohn has placed bovine animals for immediate consumption and all agricultural machinery on the free list for the island of l'orto Rico. A Prompt and Generons Response. Davenport, Ia., Aug. 13. Mayor George T. Raker telegraphed $1,000 yesterday that was subscribed for the relief of the Torto Rico hurricane suf ferers. A large shipment of clothing will be ready to-day. Will be a Guest of Chlraao. Chicago, Aug. 15. President Porfiro Dia will be a guest of Chicago during the fall festival and the exercises at tending the laying of the corner stone of the new federal building, October 9. Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration. Paris, Aug. 15. At yesterday's ses sion of the Anglo-Venezuelan Roun dary Arbitration committee. Prof. J. R. Seley, in continuing presentation of the Venezuelan case discussed the question of military jurisdiction and control, neither of which, prior to 1850, he said, had extended west cf the Es sequibo river. Accepted bjr the Government. Washington, Aug. 15. The torpedo boat Fx, built by Wolff & Sewick er, on the Pacific coast, was yesterday accepted by the government. One year's Seeding, m i i Mie Years' Weeding.' I &eglected imparities in poor blood 1 i will sow seeds of disease of which you i I may never get rid. If your blood is even I the least bit impure, ' do not delay, but g take Hood's SarsaparUU at once. In f I so dqng. there is safety; in delay there I is danger. Be sure to get Hood's Sar- s sapartua ana oruy at. Si mmmmmmmmmtmmmm mmmmi A FAIR DEMONSTRATION. They Were Satisfied the Thins; Could Be Done, Bnt by Some One F.lse. Mark Twain and his friend, Rev. Joseph H. Twitchell, once planned a bicycle ride from Hartford. Conn, (their home), to Boston, and wrote beforehand to an ac quaintance in the latter city, telling him their line of route and what time he might expect to see them arrive. The appointed time was an ideal one for a long run, and the two friends started quite early in the morning, ltut neither ot them was accus tomed to loug rides, so after 12 or 15 miles had been ridden, it became apparent that each of the riders was waiting for the oth er to say something, r inallv 1 wain said, as they came in sight of the railway station in a small town they had entered: "Let's take the train the rest of the way." Of course Mr. Twftc'nell agreed, and so the acquaintance in Itoston was surprised by seeing the two friends walk up to his door about on? o'clock in the afternoon. He had not expected them till evening, bnt he greeted them warm I v, and addressing Mr. Twitchell, said: "Well, you made pretty good time, didn't you?-" "Oh, fairly good time for novices," was the reply. "What time did you leave Hartford?" ha asked of Mr. Clemens. "About seven a. m." "What, you don't mean to av that vou have ridden all the way from Hartford to Boston on your bicycles!" "Xo," replied Mark Twain, "bnt we rode far enough to demonstate that it could be done." Detroit Free Press. A Profane Silence. A story is going the rounds of a golf matcli between Rev. Dr. Sterret and Justice Har lan of the United States supreme court. The incident occurred at Chevy Chase Golf club, one of the prominent organizations near Washington, during a meeting be twen these two ardent golfers. The doctor discovered that his ball teed up in tempting ' V.nute Fzed at the tantalizing sphere without uttering a word. At length Jus tice Harlan remarked solemnly: "Doctor, that was the most profane silence I ever listened to." Pittsburgh Dispatch. To Cure a. Cold la On Say Take Laxative Bronio Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c The average man spends a lot of time tenrehing for what he hopes he won't find. -X. Y. Herald. Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up children's Coughs and Colds. Mrs. M. ii. Blunt, Sprague, Wash., March 8, '94. 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