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W» tak* pleasure in calling the attention ol
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stomach and bowels, a medicine no long needed
to carry children lately, through the critic*]
stage of TEETHING.
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Is sn Incalculable blessing to mother and ehild.
It is an instant relief to colic of infants, a dis¬
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fonr months of their life. It gives sweet rest to
the sick and fretful child, and strengthen!
and builds tip the weak, gives appetite and
floeh to the puny, corrects drain form the
bowels, cures diarrhea and dysentary. A
panacea tier children. Try ono bottlo. It
COSUOI-f Twenty-Five Ccnt3 a bottle,
For sale '~~,Z SA
fvEOUGIA, VJ sold before Crawford the court county—-Willbe house door in
the town of Knoxville said County tvitli
in.ihe legal hours of sale on the 1st Tues¬
day in wit April next, portion the following proper¬
ty to lstDistrict South of Lot of land No
144 iu said county, bounded as
follows North by lands of Jonathan Wil¬
der, East by lands of Misses A.B.& C E.
Gibson. lands South by E'int river and West
by of T. F. Gibson deceased con
taining 100 acres more J. or less, levied on
as the property of T. Davis by virtue
of an execution issued from Kuperior
Court of said County In favor of A. IS.
Small. Catties in possession Sheriff. legally no¬
tified- 1). A. Hartley
Under and by virtne of an order of the
Court of Ordinary sold of Crawford county, the
Georgia, will be at auction at
court house door in said county, on the
first legal Tuesday hours of in sale, April, the 1889, following within the
erty, to wit; whole lot of land known prop¬
as lot number 220 in the first district of
said county, containing 202 and one-half
acres, more or less : said above descri ied
lands sold as the property of K. 13, Mur¬
chison, This deceased. Te \ rms cash. WHITE,
15th day of ! II. C
February, 1889. I Administrator.
I will sell at the place where Crawley’s
saw mill was formerly located in Cra w¬
ford connty, Ga , on the first Tuesday in
April uext, within the legal hours of sale
suit purchaser. Sold under a decree of
Crawford Superior court rendered in
ie favor of Annie T. Johnson, admix, of
W. B. Johnson against It. T. Crawley.
Terms cash. February 27, 1889
13. A. HARTLEY,
Receiver.
By virtue of an order from the Court
of will Ordinary of Houston county, Ga , 1
sell to the highest bidder at puhlic
outcry, on the first Tuesday in March,
1889, at the Court House door in Knox¬
ville, legal Crawford couuty, Ga., within the
scribed hours land of sale, the following de¬
Mrs. E. G. Harper, belonging to the estate of
a minor :
One-tliiril undivided interest in seven
hundred and fifty acres of land, more or
less, lying in the sixth district of origi¬
nally Houston, now Crawford county,
being all of lots of laud No. one hundred
and nineteen, No. one hundred and
twenty and No. one hundred and thirty
seven. hundred ’{Jte and five, south and half fifty of lot No. of one lot
acres
No. one hundred and thirty-eight, and
known as the Bryant Bateman place'
A. F. HARPER, Guardian.
Jan. 30,1889.
GEORGIA, It appearing Crawford County,
that the eslate of
Mrs. M. S. Ktenibridge, deceased, is not
rep*esentc>’.; concerned This to is therefore show tocite if all
persons they the first Monday cause, in any
can, on March
next, why letters of administration on
same, should not be issued to II. M. Bur¬
nett. clerk of the Superior court.
Given under my baud and official sig¬
nature, Feb. 1st, 1889. O. ORDINARY. P. Wright,
,
/■JEORUIA, U tue of Crawford order of the county.—By Court of vir- Or¬
an
dinary House of said county, will be sold at the
Court door in Knoxville, in said
county, on the first Tuesday of in March
next, within the legal hours sale, one
hundred and tliirty-five (135) acres, more
nr less, of lot of land number one hun¬
dred and fourteen (114) iu the first dis¬
trict of said county, being all of said lot
except the widow's dower, heretofore
set apart to her.
deceased, bold as the property benefit o? Mose heirs Kelley, aiid
for the of
creditors cf sai-.l deceased. Terms cash -
This January 29, 1*89
II. M. BURNETT, Administrator,
(A VJ EOHG1A, Crawford county— Will
be sold before the court house door
in Knoxville, said county, within the
legal March hours of sale the following outlie first described Tuesday
in next,
property to wit: Lots of land numbers
200, 201 and 202 in the Seventh District
of said county, anil containing in the ag¬
gregate Fix Hundred seven and one-half
(607J) acres, more or less. Said
eit Lauds levied on ns the property of
Lee Jones * 1*“’* JjV.
issued by the tax collector of saul count,\
against the said Lee, Jones* Hall for
state and county taxes for the year 3888:
Mso at the same time and place 50 acres
Of Lot of land number 100 in the Seventh
sssa *.'!?>:» hundred jKswa&rs fifty-two and
the aggregate two less
one half acres, more or ; said de¬
scribed lands levied on as the property
of William Carter collector to satisfy of two said tax fi ras
issued bv the tax county
ngainst the said William Carter for state
and countv taxes for the year 3888:
Also at the same time and place L,*t ol
land number 125 in the seventh district of
said county, containing two hundred and
two and one-half acres, more or less :
said land levied on as tile property of
R. D. Smith to satisfy a tax fi. fa. issued
by the tax collector of said county
against R. D. Smith for state and county
taxes for the year 1888; time and place Lot
Also at the same of
land no 184, and a portion the of north Lot by no 18.!,
bounded as follows: on Jno.
M inlet on the Davis, south by Flint west by liver Arch on Ad¬ the
east by T. J. on
a ms; same being place whereon Taylor
Gibson lived, containing 380 acres in the
aggregate, and all of said lands being in
one bodv in the first uistrict of Crawford
county; said described lands levied on as
the property of Mrs. M. M. Gibson, deceased, ex
ecutrix of Taylor bv virtue F. Gibson, of execution
under and 'the Superior an court of
issued from said
county in favor of Coleman & Ray
against said Mrs. M. M. Gibson, execu
trix, as aforesaid : and place
Also at the same time Lots of
land numbers 03, 71, 92, 101 and 102 in
the seventh district of -aid county, con
tattling in the aggregate one thousand
and twelve and one-half acres, more or
less, aud also one house and lot in the
town of Knoxville, said county ; said lot
bounded north and east by public Riviere roads,
south by lands of Mrs C. B. and
west by lands belonging to the colored
Methodist church, and containing ten .....
acres, more or less; said described
property levied on us the property ot Mrs
N. M. Smith to satisfy two tax fi. fas.
issued by the tax collector of said county
against said Mrs. N. M. Smith Tor state
amt county taxes for the year 1888.
Given tinder my hand and official sig¬
nature this F*bruary HARTLEY, 1st, 1889. Sheriff.
13. A-
THE KNOXVILLE JOURNAL.
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arc handsome as a l’riuce, Charley, in youi
dress suit.
He .—Give the credit to the DlAMON!
Shirt, my love, which I wear for the fir.-
time to-night; it is that which gives ton
to my toilette. 1 lere is its prototype (slip
ping the Diamond engagement ring on
lur finger).
She. —May our love be as enduring ai
the fame of
“ The Diamond Shirt.’
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VOLUME II.
AGENTS WANTED.
KNOXVILLE, GEORGIA. "MARCH 8, 1889
Price $1 Per Annu.a. (Jrawfud County’s Organ
IMouh und the Flo®«l.
On last Saturday night ju^t after Squire
Hotlomon retired to 'take his ] caftcfnl rest
and wa* listening to the patter of the raiu
drops on the shingles above his head and
wondering whet Inn there would be a bow in
the cloud on the morrow as a token that
there w.tuld not be another llood, he heard
the sound of horse feet and wheels, and
presently a voice sang out “Is the Judge
at home? of course he was and as soon as
possible came to the door to see what
was to pay, and there found about
dozen of lbe Etbeopia;* race seated in a
wagon before bis gate A voice sang ou
• Mr Hollomon 1’sc got a couple here and
wants you to marry cm” who is it said the
Squire “Nury” said the first anil lie has
brought the flood with him said the Soti'ie
yes and the. gal too *a:i1 tho first
Where is tile licence. The licence was
handed over and sure enough thoy wercfijr
Noah himself, will stand up said the Squ dj
as it is Noah and the Hood you can stanM
in the ark. As soon as possible the black
damsel crawled over the wagon scat to
get to her betrothed iu the meantime tak¬
ing great jiians not to soil her dainty white
dress.
C'car up yoilt throats tnd blow you
noses and join right hands said the Squire
This befng done the ceremony began “No
Noah do yen take Cynthia to be your wife
To love and ehecrish alt your life,
And do just as other negroes do.
Kiss her every day and ling her too,
Give her nothing to eat but a little brew
Ami whip 1-i-r when .-he goes to bed,
Now just say if ibis will do
Then I'll give Cynthia a chance at you
Noah he winedkod his big white eyes
And said “yes Judge yon are so wise”
Now Cynthia it is getting lata
And n urt soon seal your fate
Noah has told wnat he will do
Now with patience so must you
Will you take him iu thts flood
Ami promise that you’ll spill his blood
Do all other tucannss that you cau
'i lull run off with some other man
Cynthia said you are the very fellow
'i’o marry negroes altogether
So they can quarrel fight and fret
So I will take him you may bet.
At this the Judge pronounced them man
wife and then the tain came down in tor¬
rents and tho happy wife crawled back
the wagon seat and tucked her beaut ful
white dress about her to keep it from get
soiled.
^ " 1,,de ^
. ball Ike muli and they
lino over s went
rattling off at the Me of ten miles per
hott' so as to terch the crick I efore the
flood raised it sufficiently to float the ark
The Judge returned to his bed thinking
there wire two more souls made happy.
100
Even tlie most vigorous and hearty
people have at tunes a feeling of weariness
am! lassitude. To dispel this feeling lake
Dr. J. If. McLean’s Karsapav.ili; it will
’impart, vigio and vitality.
I be ne st deiicati i-otn;iitnlk:n can safe'v
■ ■ Dr .) H. Mt Lean’s iar d ine Lung
B in. It is a sure remedy lor coughs, 1> is
>d v i,H- aikI all throat, and long Doublt-v
HinipVs. blotches, scaly skin, ugly spur¬
so ned ulcers, abscesses ami tumors,
u .he.'kny lischarges, st.ch as catarrh, i-e
/.eini*, riogw.i iu, other'forms of skin dis¬
ea e*, are .ympton.y of bl-.o 1 unpurity
T.iku Di.J. 11 MeLesn'sSarsaparilla.
The Whit is King.
OVEB
7000,000 Now In Use.
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Gcuth-mcti, do you want to please your
wives?
Ladies do you desire t lighten ( our labors 9
I) aU*rs do you wish to satisfy your cus
totuessl
If so, Buy THE WHITE.
The. (tie and only verdict of the ] o pie at
large is that the White fills tho bill in of¬
ery respect.
We Know ^bu Want The Best.
A b den Opportunity For Dealers.
, AUDREKS.
I white Sewing Mailhiue C *., Cleveland
TOWN AND COUNTY.
What the People are Doing and
Talking About.
AN ERA OF LIQUOR DRINKERS.
Society New* and Airlghbor
hood Nolea-Pemnul
Mention.
A. II. Dorsev, of Atlar a, was in town
the first of the tveek.
W. E. Champion appeared in more dig¬
nified at the last commission’s court. He
has a new s m.
Dr Sawyer visited Atlanta duiing the
week.
T. s. Lowery, of Macon, was in town a
few days ago.
o. F. Jenkins, win was formally a mer¬
chant of Knoxville, is visiting lrk-nds here.
Jack Farnworth, of Atlanta made a
b tsiness trip to onr town a few- days since.
Merchants can get wrapping paper at
the printing office at the Low Price of 4
cents per pound.
Two good Mui.ks for sale aheap at
Dent’s livery stable.
The new artist is doing a good deal of
work. His work gives svlialm tion.
The Journal lost a subscriber some
time ago. It is a pity to lose him, but
we got seven new ones in his place dui¬
ing the same week.
Let no man think that if he quits tak¬
ing the paper it will break down. One
man is only a drop in the bucket
Very few mules and horses have so far
been bought by the farmers og Craw ford
county. Probably’ a small crop of cotton
33 going to be planted.
Wc will all have late gardens this year
a gnop garden is worth about as much to
a family as on average 30-aere farm in
cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Clark, of Gaillard
spent Saturday and Sunday in our town.
They contributed » considerable slwiro
towards the musical party at the Blasin
gan.e House on Frsday night.
Tuc day was Sheiff's sale dav, and a
number of the representative men of the
county were in town.
J. F. Hartley, of near Fort Valley, was
in town this week.
Dr Northrop Smith ane 0. C. Clt-vland,
two well kn.itvn citizens of Hickory Grove
wore in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Cbariie Spillers returned to Macon
on Tuesday.
nr a safe ami certain remedy for fever
and ague’ use Dr, J. 11. McLean’s Chills
and Fever Cure, it is warranted to cure.
No need to take those big cathartic pills;
one of Dr. J. il McLean’s Liver and Kid
ney Pillets is quite sufficient and more
agreeable.
Faults of digestion cause disorders of
the fiver, and the whole system becomes
dcianged. Dr. J. II. McLean’s Sarsapa
idlti perfects the process of digeo'ion and
assimilation, and thus makes pure blood.
Best line of Can Goods in town • t
Rcvicre’s corner.
Whenever you need Fancy Groceries cal!
on M. P. ltevierc.
KICK headache, biliousness, nausea,
costiveness, are promptly and agreeably
banished by Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver
aud Kidney Pillets (little pills.)
If health aud life arc worth anything,
and you arc feeling out of soi ts and tirid
uiit, tone up your system by taking Dr. J.
11. McLeans Sarsaparilla.
DIZZINESS, nausea, drowsiness, dis
tress after eating, can lie cured and pro
vented by taking Dr. J. IP MaLeau’s Lit or
and Kidney Filietf (little pills.)
There arc times when a feeling of lassi¬
tude will overcome the most robust, when
the system craves f«r pure blood, to fui
nish the elements ot health and strenght.
The best remedy for purifying the blood
is Dr J. 11. McLeanV Kar.-ayarilla I
Major Lewis, of Tbomaston, was in our
town i tew days ago.
• Col. W. P. Iilasingame vis ted Perry
ou business Thursday.
A nice floor is being laid of artificial
stone iu the hallway of the court house.
The editor was compelled to go to At
.
ianta, tnd the printer compelled to go to i
Justice court iu Lpson county, therefore
t-bc paper is short of leading mattci «intl j
1 t in coming out. 1
On Sunda.f at 3 o’clock the wedding of [
Mr. W. II. Spillcrs and Mirs Eliza R alt-n ;
will he celebrated at Society Util iu this
couny.
0 n Tuesday last Mr John Kendrick
brought a wagon load of mms to tit's
p.acc to ma.ket. A colored man named
Mcc Daniclly also had a mce 1-1 of ham?
f.r tialc oj the sUcets.
NUMB Eli 4
Tare VIan iages.
On Sunday there were two marriages in
Knoxville and virciriity.
In town Mr. Bobcat Mai pass and Miss
Mattie Avant were united by the Rev. \Y.
L. Carter.
Mr- Mai pace has only been in our midst
a few months, but his bearing has ever
been that of a gentleman and an energetic
young man. fits brde is one of the most
intel igonl and refined ladies of our town.
Mr. Jacob Moulton and Miss Lillie Chil¬
li, rs \v( re married by the Rev. A. P’ Spil-
1 is at the home of Mr. Nathan Childers'*
aboul thr r c miles sbove town.
Mr. Moulton is a stirring young farmer,
an 1 now has a valuable and fascinating
help mate.
i he Jot-SNAi. predicts much success
and happiness tor h. dll can pies, and wishes
for them lasting pleasure and prosperity
A Klg Mistake
Our printer made quite a bad mistake
in Baker,s last article. Ho made him say’
that the Primitive Baptists of the olden
days were a good people but had extreme
vices. Baker tv ro e it; “views.”
Our correspondent is a good man, and
has always known much of and loved the
Primitive Baptists, and we trust that this
explanation will set the matter right.
M orrior Oeo.
Last Monday aveuing Mr Bon Stem
bridgs came over on our side ot the creek,
to Mr. Julius McGee’s store, something
was said about eating sardines. Stem said
he could eat six boxesjand half lb. crackers.
One gentleman said I wifi pay the bill if
you eat them. Mr. Swance Hancock opei -
eil six boxes of the sardines, yut up hail
pound cracktrs in all 2J pounds net So
Stim walked up and took a drink of Mc¬
Gee's antafogmosity to give him an apatite
as tie had not more than 3 hours eat din.
ner, teen ha Stem 1 mean swepted the six
boxes of sardines aud j lb of crackers and
isad it would take four more boxes to give
him a square meal- What hapened between
tile store anil Mr- Stembredges home yon
reckon, why he fed a drove of bound dogs
m them verp sardines he eat at the store,
and on Thursday following the same dogs
was seen by Col. Gra Jennings and an
* ther Gentleman lying streihid by the road
sine as drunk as bilci? owls appearenily
They dont know whether they’ was drunk
or not, they looked like drunk dogs. Mr.
Editor il you have got a man that can eat
more sardines than Stem can, send him
over and ho will take the rag off the bush,
bush rag and ali.
READ THIS.
Wo will sell lumber at the following
prices for cash on the yard. Heart lumber
1? 1.00 Good square edge .76 Firstclsss re¬
fuse 60 Second class refuse .35. We sell
strictly for the Cash. au 7
Mathkwr & Gabbett.
Our Hu by.
Our baby when two months old, was at¬
tacked with Scrofula, which for a long tin.o
bestroyen her eyesight entirely, and catiso.!
us to despair of her life. The doctors sailed
to relieve her, anil we gave S. S. S. which
soon etued her entirely, and she is now hale
aud hearty. E V. DELK.
Will’s Point, Tex.
Scrofula ilcvolopcd on my daughter—
swelling and lumps on her neck- We gave
htrS. S. S. and the result was wonnerfm
and the suae prompt. S A. Dkarmand
Cleveland, Tenu.
Poison Ouli.
Tn surveying I accidentally handled a
p U is.m o.tk vine, and in a few hours the
,| Sl)a [ eruption anil swilling appeared,
jjy |-., ce was swollen and disfigured, and
my hands and arms seriously affected. 1
t0,,k 8 s - s - «n<! '* promptly cured me. and
f k,v,e tia(1 - r ‘° return of it tli t:gh this
five D' 1 "* ago. »- S’ S cured my son
alsooftl.o some poison. K. A BELL.
Anderson, K. C.. Oct. 16, 18S8
Uruiscd Leg.
For sevctal years 1 bad Scroiilous sores
on my leg, the result of a bittise I had re¬
ceive. Less than two bottles of K- S. S.
cured them up, anil there has been on re¬
turn or sigu of return. S. 8. S. is a blpcn
did tonic also. A. M. Pill.
Abbovill ,ef>. C.. Oct. 29,1888.
ST. LOUlS, MO., Post-Dispatch says:
“Iniban women arc proverbially healthy
and strong, oltou marching for days with
their baoics upon their backs. Jn fact,
,j 1C y frequently go the day before and after
coufin mout, with tbeir tribes, upou t’.c
murclr. These women acquire this great
g ;in _,i,t and power of endurance by using
a weed that grows in their locality, out of
which a mcdicino is now being made, and
kept by tl o rhugg ; sts, under tho name IN
DIAN \V1 ED (Female Medicine.)
“INDIAN WEED (Female Medicine) l aa
proved a great blcsJng to tho wc kd.li
, a e, over-worked women of our Urge cities
for it is that all who use it kaep robust aud
healthy.
GEKEEAL SEWS.
Elbcrton boasts the fim-st selection ofui ^
paintings in Eastern Georgia.
It is reported {h it a box factory will Ixr
btasted at Gainesvillo before long.
Steps are being taken fit Montezuma to
raise money to pot a lout on the Flmt
river.
Tho foundations of the new mills at
Tnoti will soon be complete.
Real estate is on a tremendous l>oom at
Cordelc. Profits of GO |>cr cent, in a day
are reported.
George Bone, of Athens, has a thorough¬
bred Englis bull dog that he has been
offered $60 for
Syrup is cheap in Bulloch county now.
Twenty-five ceuts per gallon by the barrel
is the ruling price.
The carpet used in the mansion of presi¬
dent Davis at Montgomery is in the possess
,8;od of W. T. Watsou of Albanry. It wa
the carpet on which the confederacy made
its debut into the society of natlonr.
The city council of Thomasvillc has
granted the Thomasvilte Electric Light
Company the privilege of ligling the city
by electricity for the term of five years
and work will he commenced on the plant
at once.
The recent freshet in the Altamaha and
its branches, has been hard on stock-rais
ors. Over a hundied head of cattle were
drowned.
John C. Willis, who lives on the farm
formerly owned by his father in Talbot
county, says than there arc good chestnut
rails now in use on the farm that were
split by the Ihdians when Ihcy owned that
country.
A lady, rot a hundred miles from La
Grange, ordered hej servant girl to fire up
the stove preparatory to baking some pota¬
toes. She did as she was directed, luit
when the stove door was opened the house
cat was found baked ro a turn.
Postmaster Hardeman of Macon, having
to era pity a char-woman about the new
Unitec States postoffice, singled out a col¬
ored lady and offered her the placo. She
declined it for the reason that there was too
much work for $20 per month. “What!”
said tho colonel' “you could not make the
ha 1 f of it at anything else* Why at the
north a woman wifi scrub the floor all day
through'he month for $10,” “Yos,” an
swered the lady of color, “but dem yankers
vis aised to woik and we isn’t."
Ooo day last week while Engineer Car
son E. Lanier was makiug his down trip
to Dublin on the freight train of the
Wrightville and Teunille railroad, and
while going down grade, with a heavy
train, ho saw a white woman standing near
the track in a few feet of the trestle which
spans the Ohoopir river. She was tvaviug
a handkerchief and making wild gestures
to stop the train. Suspecting the there
was a broken rail, or that a part of the
trestle had washep away,or perhaps tbet
the embankment near the trestle was giv¬
ing way, the engineer, with great difficul¬
ty, brought his train to a standstill. The
woman seemed to know him, and with a
pleading vosee asked; “Mr. Litiycar, won’t
you ylease take me across the bridge? I
tried to walk over on the crosstos bist now
but every’ time I got half way my head
would begiu to swim, and I would hrveto
turn round and go hick.’, This was to o
much for the gallant little engineer, snd
muttering something between' his teeth
that bad the suspicion ol being e churoh
word, he pulled the throttle open and shot,
aowas tte trestle without answering the
heartrending entreaty. He saA* his respect
fur her si-x only prevented his tnakinf the
water of the Oboopie run red with blood
for the next utcuth to tome.
Hannah Key is a negro woman about 2
years old, who lives near Dixie, in Brook.,
county. On Sunday night of last week she
te>k her 13 months old child into a piece
of woods some distance from any dwelling,
stripped its clothing off and laid the help¬
less little creature between two pine tries ’
which stands about four feet apart . It is
not kuotvu whether she tried to take its
life by brute force, but as r*o marks of vi¬
olence were found ou its body bp the jury
of inquest, it is believed that she simply
took off its clothing aud left it to perish of
cold and hunger. Her people suspected
that something was wrong and quccstiou
cd her closely as to tho whereabouts of tho
child, out it was not until Wednesday mat
they succeeded in inducing her to divulge
hrr terrible secret and show them where
she had put the infant. AVesuesday eve¬
ning the e-roncr Was notified and vent
ami held an inquest. The verdict was
death front hunger, cold and abandonment.
McRae arrested the woman aud
lodged her in jail Thursdas night. It is
rumored that some colored man prom s -d
to marry he l if she would get rid if tho
child, and site sought to gige it away, but
her mot her objectep, tvbeu shetook the lei
riblo alternative set loith above.
l>c»f
——
I was the victim of the worst (atarih
that I ever heard of. I was entirely d.af
m one car, and all the tushie of my nose
including part of the bone, sloughed of?',
No treatment bcnclittcd mo, aud physicians
said I would never bo any better. 1 took
«- 8. B- as a last icaort, ami it has entirely
cured mo - 1 have been well li.ur yiars,
and uo t' 8 *
tMe ’ ’
Due west,». o v., 1888 o»e.
