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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY
VO I . XVIII.
IHOFESSIOSJ i, VA lil>S.
i W. KRIA.\,
u
ATTORNEY AT L\W.
MoDi Mil'GH, Ga.
Will practice in the counties co.i y rising
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the ss.ipr
Court of Georgia, and the United r-1 1 < -
District Court.
It Ml T. IKCUiiX,
AT TORNEY AT’ !,A\V,
McDonoioh, ->a.
■ Will practice iu the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit,the Supreme Court
oi Georgia and the United States District
Court. apr27-ly
E. *•* AO* '.
attorney at law.
McDonough, Ha.
Will practice in all the Courts of Georgia
Special attention given to commercial and
>tbercollections. Will attend all the Courts
it Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over
The Wekkly office.
A. IIROH A,
* ATTORNEY AT LAW,
McDonough, Ga.
Will practice in all the counties compos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court oi
Georgia and the United States District
Court. janl-ly
J Oil A S, TYK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Natioal Bank Building,
Atlanta, Ga,
Practices in the State and Federal Courts,
11 A - , “ r,E *
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hamcton, Ga,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court of the
United States. Special and prompt atten
tion given to Collections, Octß, 1888
Jno. D. Stewart. | R.T. Daniel.
STEWART & 1> t>IIX,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Griffin, Ga.
pit.
DENTIST.
McDonolcih <ta.
Any one desiring work done can he ac
commodated either by calling on me in per
son or addressing inc through the mails.
Terms cash, unless special arrangements
are otherwise made. •
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for further information address,
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KNOXVILLE. ATLANTA
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SOUTH.
Leave McDonough 7:00 a. m.
Arrive Greenwood 7.27 “
11 Louelki 7 :25 “ g
“ Griffin 8:05 “
JJOETU.
Leave Griffin 4:00 p. m
Arrive Louclla 4:40 “
“ Greenwood 4:48 “
“ McDonough 5:05 “
M. E. GRAY, Sup’t.
vr-vv | /'I'1)1} cures scratch on
J ljlJ'VI ILIIJI horses, mange on
dogs with one or two applications. For
sale by L).J. Sanders.
irji I i 'T7I)If is guaranteed to
jY 1 111111 curt, itch in thirty
minutes. For sale bv D. J. Sanders.
TZ« u aj| a US. TAFT’S iSTHMAIESg
As 1 rlfytA-pjsrrCri ;i>_ r
tHt US. TAFT MSS. M.CO.,RGCHa»T£it,N.Y.■ Ktt
“Stone the Woman.”
Yes, stone the woman —let the mango free!
>raw hack your skirts lest they perchance
mav touch
| Her garments as she passes ; hut to him
■ Put I'.r;h a willing hand, to clasp with his
| rii.U ud her to de traction and disgrace,
-hut up from her the sacred ways of toil,
' iial she no more may win an honest meal ;
but open to him all honorable paths,
Where he may win distinction. Give to him
Fair, pressed down measures of life’s sweet
est joys.
Pass her, O maiden, with a pure proud face,
If she puts out her poor, polluted palm ;
But lay thy hand in his on bridal day,
And swear to cling to him through wifely
love
And tender reverence. Trust him who led
A sister woman to a fearful fate.
Yes, stone the woman—let the mango free!
Let one soul suffer for the guilt of two —
It is the doctrine of a hurried world,
Too out of breath for holding balances,
Where nice distinctions and injustices
Are calmly weighed. But, ah! how will it be
On that strange day of final fire and flame,
When men shall wither with a mystic fear
And all shall stand before the one pure
J udge ?
Shall sex make them a difference in sin?
Shall He, the Searcher of the hidden heart,
In his eternal and divine decree
Condemn the woman and forgive the man?
AS IT ST HIKES US.
We occasionally see a man of high
moral integrity, honest to a fault, of
indomitable will and never failing per
severance, shipwrecked in the pursuit
of his enterprises, rise again only to be
again cast upon the shoals which are
beneath the water, and therefore can
not be guarded against by human judg
ment or skill, until grown wise by ex
perience he ultimately attains the ob
ject of his desires and gains a com
manding position ; but during the rev
olutious he experiences, the reverses he
meets with, his disappointments and
failures, even his best frieuds will not
give him credit for those sterliug vir
tues which they know him to possess.
It requires a mind of no ordinary
mould, a spirit that knows no faltering,
a determination that knows “no fail,”
energies that never bend to op-position,
a disposition that can laugh at the tri
umpli of obstacles o’r the deceit of
frieuds, to perseveringly pursue the
business of life while clouds hover over
our sky and friends and foes alike for
get us. The honest man, unsuccessful
iu his enterprises, even though he
evince the strongest desire to recover
himself and be just, by renewing his
efforts in the “battle of life,” instead
of being bouyed up and assisted in
hoisting his anchor, his vessel is left to
lie idle in the stream, unless with al
most superhumau powers he can alone
raise it and set his bark afloat. How
many men have lived their brief day,
have gone to the silent tomb with en
ergies wasted in the struggle to rise to
a position to be servicable to their fel
low man ? Where one man rises supe
rior to fortune, twenty fail and sink iu
to their graves before the physical sys
tem has properly performed its func
tions. who might have lived happy in
being useful to the race, as those best
act their part in life, best know the
wants of those who, like themselves,
have met wiih obstacles in their path,
aud therefore sympathise with them ;
yea those who have combatted aud suc
cessfully struggled against disappoint
ments and reverses prove themselves to
he possessed of a generous sympathy,
aud enlarged philanthropy of
“Hearts benevolent and kind,
Which most resemble God. ”
It is stated that a repiesentative in j
the legislature intends to introduce a |
bill at the next session limiting the
term of office of all county officers, in
cluding commif-sioners, ordinary, clerk,
tax receiver, tax collector, sheriff, cor
oner, etc. His idea is to make them
ineligible to election to more than two !
terms. In fact, he thinks that they |
should have only one term of two years,
but thinking this would provoke too
great opposition, he decides to permit
them under the bill to have two terms.
He says he knows if the people of the
different counties are allowed to vote
upon the change of the law that it will
be adopted. The terms of all officers
that run four years—like that of ordi
nary—he proposes to cut down two
years. The representative believes
that the legislature will pass his bill.
I The aid of one of the representatives
of Bibb county has been solicited in
behalf of the bill, but he declined to
give any encouragement to the propo
sition, on the idea that it is better to
change the officials rather than the
law. If the people don’t wish to elect
j certain officers, then the voters should
1 defeat them. The officers could not
McDonough, ga., Friday, malcii a, lhdb.
be elected if they did not receive a ma
jority of the votes. If an officer is ob
noxious let the people rise in their
might and throw him out by the force
of their ballots. Don’t legislate him
out. It requires time for a county of
ficer to become properly acquainted
with his duties, and it would be sound
policy to retain them where they are
found effiicient, as long as they dis
charge these duties as they should be
done, with courtesy and satisfaction to
the people.
It was suggested in the presence of
the writer recently by a gentleman who
had been making comment on the fact
that the office of County Surveyor
went begging in Henry county at the
recent elections, that it would be a
good idea for the county to buy first
class instruments aud appliances to be
used by each Surveyor during his term
of office aud turned over at the expira
tion of bis term to his successor in
office. The reason he suggests for
the county to purchase said instruments
we think is worth more than passing
notice. It is this: The office is not
sufficiently remunerative to authorize
the purchase of first-class instruments
for one term of office, hence very
cheap, unreliable appliances are nearly
always used, and there exisits in the
minds of the laud owners who have to
call in requisition the aid of. this officer
a little shade of doubt as to the correct
ness of the lilies run by them.
The gentleman referred to in the
above is as fully qualified to fill the
office of Surveyor, probably, as any
man in the county, having taken a
thorough course in practical civil en
gineering at one of the foremost col
leges in the Union, and said, when
questioned by the reporter, that he
would accept the office if the county
would furnish the instruments, but
otherwise would not have it were it
tendered him.
We give the suggestion for what it
is tvoith.
Seab Cathey is as quick to “catch
on” wlieu an opportunity is presented
whereby he can accommodate his
neighbors aud also tnrn an honest pen
ny as is the proverbial yaukee.
For some time past there has been
a great demand for young pigs to raise,
and the supply fell far short of the de
mand.
This was friend Seab’s opportunity,
and he proved himself worthy of it by
having a drove of fine young pigs sent
down to him from Tennessee last week,
which be quickly disposed of at eight
cents per pound gross.
It makes us think that good times
are in store for old Henry when we
see so many of our people turning their
attention to raising supplies at home.
Soon speed the day when every far
mer will again possess a well filled
smoke house and corn cribs heaping
full.
Those farmers who have an idea that
it would be a good thing for them to
give cotton more and food crops less
acreage this year than they did last
ate reminded that not at any time since
the war has the price of hogs been as
high as at present. And the. indica
tion is that the price will be higher
still.
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We are gratified to note that a num
her of our citizens have acted upon the
advice of The Weekly by putting out
young shade trees in front of their
premises. The directors have also had
a grove of young trees set out on the
! Institute grounds. ’Tis well.
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The season of the year has arrived,
if we mistake not, for the active re-
J organization of the “Horse Shoe Club.”
. We think President Jim Alex, should
] order all members to meet on Sander’s
bench at some early appointed time and
i prepare for business. Wbat say you,
I Mr. President ?
McDonough possesses the cleverest
set of railroad employes to be found
anywhere, is the expression of the
majority of the traveling public.
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It is said that this severe winter will
be followed by good fishing. This will
be glad news to “McDonough’s Pisca
torial Club.”
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Some of the cotton mills in South
j Carolina earned as high as 42 per cent
on their investments las year, and all
in all it was the most prosperous year
in the history of cotton manufacturing
in that State.—Exchange.
We hate to see our people sitting
down with folded hands, while their
neighbors all around are eiijoving “pie”
like that mentioned above. • Wake up,
McDonough, and get you a slice.
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The Atlauta Constitute f* can tell
the truth when it tries. J vet listen at
this : ‘ There is not a weekly news
paper in the smaller toiyus of (his
state which has the patronage it de
serves. With few exceptions the testi
atony of the editor is t| J' they are
working “up hill,” their 1.-Jior is great
and its rewards small. .Y'h] yet, the
weekly newspaper does mf/'e for town
aud people than any other Agency.”
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The trees are beginninif jo put forth
their tiny buds, and the the birds on
every hid top are fairly hunting their
tiny throats with the glad refrains of
marital harmony. Blessed is he who
far from the city’s maddening strife
holds sweet communion with Nature in
the early spring time.
Au official of the East Tfnnesse mil
road recently while in conversation
with a newspaper reporter, said : “The
newspapers constantly contain reference
to damage suits in the courts of state
against the East Tennesee road brought
by persons hurt on the railroad. De
spite the number of persons who have
been hurt, maimed or killed on this
line, it is a remarkable fact that on the
entire road in Georgia from Chutta
nooga to Brunswick, a passenger has
never been killed. Employes and
others have met their death on the
rail, but not a passenger has so died.
It will also be noticed that smaller ver
dicts are rendered against this road
than any other line in the state.”
Next Tuesday is sale day, and con
siderable amouut of valuable real estate
is advertised to be sold on that day.
Hence, notwithstanding theTa titers are
absorbed in preparing for auother crop,
a goodly sized crowd will undoubtedly
be on hand.
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The Journal mentions the visit of a
genuine farmer (who we think muse
have been from Henry coni'Uy) to At
lanta the other day.
A friend halted him on Broad street
btidge and said, “well, I suppose yon
are here getting supplies for vour
farm ?”
“No, sir, lam not. I quit that five
years ago and now 1 have got
Corn in the corn crib,
Chickens in the yard—
Meat in the smokehouse
And a tub full of lard—
Milk in the dairy,
Butter by the load,
Coffee in the tin box
And ‘‘sugar in the gourd, ”
Cream in the pitcher,
Honey in the mug—
Cider in the “Jimmy John”
And licker in the jug.
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Regular monthly session of Ordi
nary’s court next Monday.
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Henry county girls, it is said, will
not wear hoop skirts. Don't waut to
show their feet.—Jonesboro Enterprise.
Of course they wont. Our girls are
models of modesty.
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The Atlanta Constitution does us
proud in the following notice :
Editor Fouche is making a great pa
per of The Henry County Weekly.
It is brimful of bright things and com
pletely fills the bill as a country
weekly.
We also return thanks to Editor
Glessner, for the following well turned
compliment in his excellent paper,
the Griffin Daily News:
Col. J. A. Fouche, editor of Tim
Henry County Weekly, one of our
best and most popular exchanges, was
in the city yesterday.
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We learn that a certain young man
in our midst is seriously contemplating
writing a sketch of his life, entitled
“Terrible Experience of the Bashful.”
We have no doubt his experiences
would make delightful reading.
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“Old Lowe” says “Chile, letnme tell
yer, dis make de third trip 1 done made
inter de holy state er maccaroui, and if
dis ’oman I got now peggs out,
bless yer life, houey, Pse sho gw in ter
hunt me up emuther terreckly. I bo
lives in er man keepin’ bisself manied
all de time, data what.” It is needless
to add that Lowe doesn't believe mat
rimony a failure.
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We are pleased to notice nearly ev
ery pretty afternoon a number of Mc-
Donough’s most graceful young ladies
enjoyiug horseback rides. There is no
prettier sight than a beautiful maiden
well mounted on a prancing steed. Be
side this, there is no more healthful ex
ercise, in our opinion.
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Col. George W. Bryan, of this place,
is the possessor of a relic of the by
j gone days when the red man, monarch
of all he surveyed, wandered through
ihe forests undisturbed by the progres
sive pale face. It is an old Indian toru
raahawk that was found by him on his
Flint river plantation, in Dougherty
county, twenty odd years ago, and has
kept it in his possession ever since. He
has recently had a new handle put in
| it. and has also had it sharpened. It
carries an edge that riva’.s that of a
I sword of Damascus steel. It is, in
deed, a rare and interesting relic.
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At the res : deuce of Mrs. J. Q. No-
I lan a peanut party has been announced
for this evening, to be participated in
by all the children of the town. The
party is giveu under tho auspices of the
.Juvenile Missionary Society, and a
small admission fee will bo charged.
Had you thought of the fact that
at the present price of side meat six
hogs averaging two hundred pounds
apiece would be worth iu the neighbor
hood of $150.00? We simply throw
out this idea for what its woilh, that
six hogs can be raised for much less
than the cost of producing four bales
of cotton, ilut you saj ’“meat won’t
be so high next fall." Well, how do
you know ? Audit it does not yolt nor
the world will be any the worse off be
cause of your having twelve hundred
pounds of home raised meat in your
smoke house.
Our polite Colored barber, Torn
ilerudon, says he is often accused of
gettiug rich. Torn says if his accusers
would stop and consider that at ten
cents a shave ho has to shave one thou
sand customers to make one hundred
dollars they would be struck with the
ludicrotisuess of the proposition of a
barber,getting rich in McDonough.
The barber earns all he receives aud
should he libi-rally patronized.
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Rev. W. W. Brinslield preached to
a splendid congregation at 11 o’clock
last Sunday. The attendance upon
the evening service was not so good,
owing to the threatening condition of
the weather. Both sermons were de
Itvered in the pastor’s accustomed
forceful aud impressive manner.
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A movement is on foot among the
unmarried young people of McDon
ough to form a “Matrimonial Alliance.”
The object of the club will be to help
Cupid onward with his enterprises iu
our midst. The club is to be composed
of fifty members who will be required
to pay an innitiation fee of ten dollars.
This amount will be paid to the first
member of the club who gets married.
One of the conditions required of those
becoming members is that they be not
engaged at the time they become a
member. Two of our most popular
bachelors are the prime movers in this
enterprise, and if they should be suc
cessful in forming this “Alliance” many
matrimonial alliances composed of only
“two souls with hut a single thought”
will he the outcome before the waning
of the present year.
If you have an old, worn-out field
and do not know what use to turn it to,
plant it in peach trees, and in a few
years you will commence making mon
ey from it.
Country Lads.
Hoys who are fortunate enough to be
born in the country have unmistakable
advantages over city lads. The coun
try is the place of all others to be born
in. The associations of youth, of home,
of school, winter, farm work and play,
I mixed together in a delightful tangle,
I are never roooted out, but grow deeper
into the character and become dearer
to the being while life pa-set and iln
revolving years hold out.
It is worth more than a university
education to hive been b-rn and
brought up on a farm of well-to-do
parents. That supplies what no learn
ing from books ever can. That is a
resource that stands by. It is some
thing to feed upon.
And if the Itoy as a man engages in
business or a profession, he has a stock
!of health and a sound constitution to
draw upon that will he sure to carry
him triumphantly through when the
citv boys are giving way all along the
road. Morally and physically he has
by far the best of it.
Bring in your Job Work.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U S. Gov’t Report.
Pdfal Baking
ox l^>Wdl6li J
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ROCKY CHEEK.
News rather scarce this week.
Gardeners have been putting in good
time this week. Look out for early
vegetables.
Some of our farmers are preparing
to plant corn.
There has been a great deal of guano
put in the grouud during the past ten
days.
Some of our farmers continue to
sow oats.
Thrre was a good attendance at
Rocky Creek Alliance last Saturday.
W. T. Greer, of Lovejoy, was in the
community last Sunday.
Farmers, you should not advise your
neighbor to plant more corn and less
cotton unless you are going to do it
yourself. If you ain’t going to prac
lice what you preach, then quit your
preaching.
If the weather permits, there will b •
some corn planted next week.
The measles are prevalent iu this
community, and every oue who has not
had them are trying to tako them.
Every farmer is pushing his farm
work with a vim, at every opportunity,
and they will soon be ready to plant
some moro six cents cottou.
An RAM.
Cleveland’s Cabinet.
Mr. Cleveland lias completed his
cabinet aud has given their names to
the public. These are the "men that
compose it :
Walter Q. Gresham, of Illinois, sec
retary of state.
John G, Carlise. of Kentucky, see
ifetary of the treasury.
Daniel S. Laraont, of New York,
secretary of war.
Hilary A. Herbet, of Alai >ara»,
secretary of the navy..
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, secretary
of tho interior.
J. Steiling Morton, of Nebraska,
secretary of agriculture.
Wilson S. Ilissel, of New York,
postmaster general.
Richard W. Olttey, of Massachusetts,
attorney general.
Important Rules of Conduct.
Never pick the teeth or clean tha
nails In company.
Never fail to give a polite answer to
a civil question.
Never question a servant or child
about family matters.
Never preseut a gift saying that it is
of no use to yourself.
Never read letters which you may
find addressed to others.
Never fail, if a gentleman, being
civil ami polite to ladies.
Never call attention to the features
or form of any one present.
Nev%r refer to a gift you have made
or a favor you have rendered.
Never associate with had company.
Have good company or none.
Never look over the shoulder of an
other who is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice a scar, de
formity, or defect ol any one preseut.
Never arrest the attention of an ar
quaintance by a touch. Always speak
to him.
Never puuish your child for a fault
to which you arc addicted yourself.
Never answer questions iu general
company, that have been put to oth
ers.
Never, wlftn traveling abroad. b<-
ov r boastful in praise of your
I country.
Never call a new acquaintance by
ibc Christian name unless required t
do so.
Never lend an article you have bor
rowed, uuless you have permission to
do so.
Never attempt to draw the attention
of the company constantly upon your
self.
Never exhibit anger, impatience or
excitement when ar. accident happen, if
possible.
Never pass between two persons who
are talking together, without an ap
ology.
Never enter a room noisily ; never
fail to close the door after you, and
never slam it.
5 CENTS A COPY*
No man who can bo a first class
something lias any right to be a fourth
class nothing.
The recent session of the Georgia
Legislature, fifty days, cost the State
$65,567.99.
Gov. Northon ami his stall will r>-p
--resent Georgia at the inauguration of
Grover Cleveland.
Some folks can’t stand pro e po it.y.
As soon as they get on top they j ack
up and movo back to misery.
As a preventive of the Grip !J > i'a
Sarsaparilla lias grown into great fa vor.
It fortifies the system and ptirifh-a he
blood.
We fear that tho farmers who have
been holding tin ir cotton for It) ct .its
made a mistake when tin y refused 9
cents for it.
Ihe Southern States produce more
that three fourths of the cotton requir
ed to keep at work the *s,o:it),!' 0
spindles in existence in Europe and
the United States.
Some'people-have been praying for
an exodus of the negroes over since the
war. Now tint* they are realizing
this myans in some sections they are
kicking against It.—Vienna lb-ogre- .
The Augusta Chronicle warns ns
against kissing and kisses. This is no
doubt good advice..fcom a mu', .1
stand point, hut may death**over take
us when we Wilfully miss a chance nt a
pair of pouting lips, should be the re
solve of Wiry light minded young m a.
Ten thousand; tuQf.o people dii-i. than
were born in France last year. Tho
trouble seems to be not on account of
the high death rate but a 1 w birth
rate. It is a rather startling record
for a thrifty people.
Great men are satisfied to ba called
plain Mister, and let it go at that, but
nothing will do the man who wan's to
be great but Colonel, Maj r, or some
such meaningless title. It is always
Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Blaine, and Mr.
Gladstone, hut Colonel Smith or .Major
Jones.
An exchange rightly says: If the
well to do church members gave to
Christ's cause the same per cent, of
their worldly goods that the poor
church members give, tho preacher’s
salary, current church expenses and ex
penses of mission work would bo
promptly met.
A sensible Texas legislator wants to
amend the State constitution so as to
hold a session of tho legislature only
once in four years, and to elect State
Senators only once in eight y.- a -.
That man ought to be rewarded by
being governor of his State ; good,
sound sense ought to be made us< ol
for tho public good, says the Aiueriens
l imes Recorder.
Lard advanced in price ; as a conse
quence cotton seed advanced, bec»use
of the demand for cotton seed oil to
make ‘‘puie leaf lard.” Now all kind.,
of grease luve gone up, even soap
i grease, and soap is going up in price.
What i 3 to become of u ? Will we
have to wear a single shirt two weed -
to reduce washing expenses;-' Ecou»
rny is the watchword, and we will have
‘o come to it. But won’t it exactly fit
the case, though, where it fellow has
hut one shirt? remarks an exchange.
Orwutesl Discotof tin- 4;.e.
Catarrhal Deafness Cured. No .More
L’se for Ear Trumpets.
Triumph at Last.
Alt infallible remedy tor ttie- cure ot ca
tarrh and deafness in all its stages, tty one
who has been a great sufferer from cntanii
and almost total deafness.
No catarrh or slimy green and yellow
sticky matler discharging from the nose.
No deafness. No ringing crackling sounds
in the head. No mucous matter lodging in
the throat. No occasional hacking cough
with throwing up sliiny green and yellow
sticky mi tier, it is a blessing that words
cannot describe.
For further information writ • for eircu
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Advertising brings success.-