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AGENTS CONSIDER
POTASH SHORTAGE
The Feeding of Beef Cattle
a Most Productive
Source.
LETTER FROM 1). R. COKER.
Poo l>oc Puraior Suggests Use ot
Phosphate Itock With Wintor
Cover Crops.
Columbia State.
One of the complex problems consuming
much of the attention of farm
demonstration agents at their daily
conferences during the early morning
hours of fair week days was that of
formulating some plans for farmers
to pursue in meeting shortages of
tho supply oZ potash for next year's
fertilizer.
IN LANCASTER "? $
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The KvUlunce 1m Supplied by (local
Testimony. ,v.
If the reader wants stronger proof
than the following statement an$ experience
of a resident of Lancaster,
What can it be?
Mrs. W. L. Byrd, S. Main St., Lancaster,
says: "Two of the family
have taken Doan's Kidney Pills with
splendid resu'ts. Both had weak
kidneys and suffered from backaches.
In one case the kidneys and bladder
seemed to be inflamed and there was
a lot of trouble from the kidnev secretions.
Dropsical symptoms also
appeared. We were much pleased
with the prompt relief Doan's Kidney
Pills brought."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Loan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mrs. Byrd recommends. FosterMilburn
Go., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Remedy for Anger.
The greatest remedy for un&er Is d??
lay; beg anger to grant you this at the
first, not in order that it may pardon
the offense, but that it may form a
right judgment about it; if it delays,
it will come to an end. Do not attempt
to quell it all at once, for its
first impulses are tierce; by plucking
away its parts we shall remove the
whole. We ur_ made angry by some
things which we learn at second hand,
and by some things which we ourselves
hear or see Now, we ought
..o be slow to believe what is told
38. If you were about to
give sentence In court about ever so
small a sum of money, you would take
nothing as proved without a witness,
and a witness would count for nothing
except on his oath. You would allow
both sides to be heard; you would
allow them time.- -Seneca.
Charge Rarrnage, Gkla., Resented.
"This is quite a p'-:turesque spot,"
said the tourist from the East, who
doubtless desired tc be complimentary.
"Spot! ' in flr.e scorn snorted
the landlord of the Atlantic and Pa
cifle hotel at Ram age, Okla. "Say
looky ynr! We've -ot seven hundred
souls and four hundred real estate
ngcnt? in this burg, in addition to a
charming society lidy that has already
got four men she', a premising infant
with two heads. r\ woman that comes
of u tine old fairlly and whipped two
United States df puty marshals at one
time, a prcaehe.* that can git off the
movln'est serr.on you ever heard
when he's drunk, and a politician that
is called 'Honest John' and actually ii
honest! Spo\?the devil!"?Kansai
City Star.
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LOTS
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hat is known as the "Allison"
reet, I am now prepared to
at least one-fourth less than ?
e else in the city. Six of the J
Do not wait until some nice
her improvements made be- V
what you should have done. ?*
lots that you want, will say &
scarce in Lancaster and get- JL
you. "Do it Now." X
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otto.. Currants,
Hygienic Bread \ [
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' Rolls, Sponge ; [
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Bushels SEED
Richmond, Van
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ID STORE. I
The general consensus of opinion
was that feeding beef cattle would
bo ono of the most productive, sources
In that animal manure is a source
most available for potash supplies.
On light lands, potash is regarded essential
for the production of cotton.
W. W. Long, state farm demonstration
agent, has asked T. E. Keitt,
Clemson College chemis4- for an
analysis of nnimal manure. From
Mr. Keitt's analysis it was observed
that the potash content of one ton
of animal manure was equivalent to
200 poupnda of 8-4-4 fertilizer.
Continuing the discussion, Mr.
Long says: "Farmers with an abundance
of cowpea hay and roughage,
who are in a position to feed moderately
of cottonseed meal, would find
It profitable to feed beef cattle, thus
providing an available source of
potash, not to speak of ammonia, in
which content animal manure Is
high."
PHOSPHATE ROCK.
I). It. Coker of llartsville, writing
to Mr. Long, observes that the price
of sulphuric acid has made record advances
because of increased demand
in the manufacture of high explosives,
with a conseqnent shortage of
supply. To withstand this deficiency,
Mr. Coker suggests the use of phosphate
rock, in connection with winter
cover crops. Mr. Coker's letter fol
lows:
"W .W. Ijong. Clemson College, S. C.
"My Dear Mr. L,ong: I wish to direct
your attention to a matter of
the most urgent importance to the
farmers of the state?a matter which
should receive their immediate
thought if they would avoid a most
nwliward situation next spring.
"I understand that sulphuric acid
(which with phosphate rock is required
for the manufacture of acid
phosphate! is being used largely in
the production of explosives, and has
advanced in price to between $.10 and
$40 per ton. Phosphate rock is extremely
cheap, but one-half of the
weight of acid phosphate is sulphuric
acid and judging by the present price
of rock and sulphuric acid. I do not
presume that acid phosphate can bo
sold to the farmers next spring at
less than $20 per ton, and that probably
nothing like the usual supply
will be available.
COVER CROPS.
"As you know, we have been using
for some years on our own farms rye
as a cover crop, planting it in our cotton
fields, and also upon the lands
where we have grown pea vine hay,
and plowing this rye under during the
late winter and early spring. In connection
with these cover crops we
have been using ground phosphate
rock at the rate of about 500 pounds
per acre as well as small amounts of
organic ammonintes.
"I see no reason why ground phosphate
rock (known as floats) should
not bo obtained as cheaply as naual?
say at $10 per ton or loss ?and I believe
that if the farmers generally
will at once sow upon their lands intended
for cotton next year a liberal
amount of any of tbe small grains
(rye, oats, barley or wheat.) and apply
in February or March a broadcast
application of 500 to 1,000
pounds of ground phosphate rock
they can make satisfactory cotton
crops with a very small amount ol
ammonia applied in the drill before
planting.
"You will doubtless remember
some of the fields of TIartsville cotton
which you, Mr. Knapp and Mr. Hourton
loked at when you were here a
few weeks ago. From some of these
fields wo have already gathered appromlxately
one bale per acre and
there will be at least one more heavj
picking. The 76 acres upon whicli
we have had the beet rye cover crop;
and used the largest amonnts ol
phosphate rock for the past two yean
produced above a bale to the acre last
year and will produce not less than
one and one-quarter hales this year,
IfTOH PRICFS.
"The probable high price of add
1 1
I phosphate Is not the only reason to
| urge the rarmers to immediately sow
, rover crops, for these will preserve
and return to the soil considerable
amounts of ammonia, and amnion
iates are now selling at the highest
prices I have ever known. With cot'
ton seed meal at $36 to $40 a ton it
would be a crime to use this excellent
food stuff under the crop. If
, first fed to cattle and used in the
form of stable manure it will be a
different proposition. All other
forms of ammonia are extremely
liich.
"The farmer who does not take
thought to the production of his next
year's cotton crop right away will
probably find himself in a very awkward
position next spring, and I hope
that the entire farm demonstration
force of the state will direct every enorgy
toward informing the farmers of
this situation and its most practicable
solution. Where farmers have wood
lots upon which are growing hardwood
trees such as the oak, hickory,
etc.. they should begin as soon as
their crop is gathered to hauling into
their fields leaves and surf, which
besides supplying much needed
humus will furnish considerable
amounts of ammonia and potash.
"If the farmers can be kept from
going wild over cotton, If they will
plan now to raise only a moderate
acreage without excessive cost for fertilizer.
if they will plant heavily to
grain, and arrange for a full acreage
of corn, I believe that the wave of
prosperity which has Just arrived will
continue with us for some time. On
the other hand If they lose their
heads, run up tremendous bills for
fertilizer and plant the bulk of the
acreage in cotton, I should not be surprised
to see conditions in a few years
as bad as they have been at any time
recently."
Faces.
Faces come on people, waters and
notes that are always coining <iue at
tbo most inconvenient tiuie. VVJn 11
faces belong to people they vary in
size and shape and do not afVpear tc he
constructed according to any matured
plan. They also eoine in various colors,
red, blue and white. Some faces
belonging to certain young holies between
seventeen and twenty-live are
highly ornamental and are calculated
to inspire one's respect for the careful
workmanship of the Creator. It
is difficult, under some circumstances,
and when there are no others present,
to get too close to such faces aft
these. Faces are used by their owners
for various purposes, for example,
to conceal lack of brains. Every face
lias one nose, two eyes, two lips, a
forehead, eyebrows and cheeks. Also
chin, which is used to make music.
The nose comes in various colors, according
to the taste of the owner,
ranging from an alabaster white to a
deep purple.?Life.
Crocodile's Nest.
The nest of a crocodile Is the inter
cuing object lately described by \V.
cchultzo of the biological laboratory
at Manila. A peculiar mound on the
shore of a lake near Taytay. Palawan,
proved to be the nest of Crocodilus palustris,
about live feet high and eigiit
in diameter, ami was made from a
coarse, wiry grass that had been
cleared from a space of five or six
by nine or ten yards and had beeh
laid mixed with sand. The eggs, about
thirty in number, were In tho center
of this mound, arranged In several layers.
They were oblong and had a
very hard, porous shell, with porcelain
luster, and a white banc* about the
middle. In this moist neat of the Philippines,
the incubation period was be
tween seventeen or eighteen weeks.
Hadn't Reached the Stubborn Age.
Old Polk Daniels of Howard says he
was going down the street the othe r
evening when a little girl headed him
off nt the corner aud said: "Oh Mr.
Danpulls, won't you please do some,1,;
l/.r .. 19" .000
I"?h " "?'? I
the response; '"only name it!" "Well,
won't you please catch me a lightning
bug?" Now. just ] 'cture the business
of a 220-pound man chasing down an
elusive lightning hug for a little blueeyed
girl on a warm evening! "Would
n't you rather have an ice cream
cone?" he asked "Oh. yes. deed 1
would," she replied. These little blueeyed
girls are a whole lot more easily
compromised with than the big brown
haired ones. Old Polk reflected.?Kansas
City Star.
, "Deliver the Goods."
It will be interesting to see whether
1' Deliver the Goods" will come to rank
| among our historical political phrases.
'I It is a pure Americanism, typically so,
t and is one of those gems of transatlantic
speech that are so expressive
that their meaning is instantly recog(
nlzed by the most untraveled Englishman.
But is it necessary to have recourse
to what is after all Americao
' slang in order to describe a grave and
r national emergency? The resourcea ol
> English as spoken on this aide of the
i Atlantic are not so limited?London
f Globe.
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A Proflt-Sherlnq Millionaire.
1 Ellas Derby of Salem, Mass, who
was the first millionaire in the United
States, practiced profit-sharing with
|, the sailors at bis merchant ships.
TEE LANCASTER NEWi
"county news
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IIKATH SI'llLX*. ,,
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Special to The News. ,
Heath Spring, Nov. 4.?"the fourth
quarterly conference of the Heath
Spring charge was held with the
lleath Spring Methodist church Wednesday,
Dr. H. W. Bays, 1\ K. presiding.
Mr. Samuel E. Miles, priucipal of
the Heath Spring school, left Wednesday
for a visit to Florence and Marion,
he having gone o attend a marriage
at the former place and to see
his mother at the latter.
Mrs. Floreuce Morgan of Concord,
N. C., is spending the week with her
daughter, Mrs. R. P. Mobley.
The pastor will preach a special
sermon to the W. M. U. at Flint
Itidge church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Frnest Caskey has gone to resume
his work as principal of the
Midway school.
Mr. S. J. Vincent left Thursday
morning for Rock Hill to visit his
wife at the infirmary there.
Miss Sallie Ilendrix, assistant
teacher at Fort Mill, was sick several
days last week. Her sister. Miss
Belle Ilendrix. substituted for her
during her sickness.
Misses Mattie Mae Moblcy and Lola
Mackey have gone to Kershaw county
j to engage in teaching. They have accepted
schools near Mc Bee.
Mr. D. \V. Ilendrix made a business
trip to Richburg last week.
O. C., the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Hoyt Hlnson, died at the
home of his parents at Rich Hill Sunday
night, October 31, after a brief
but painful illness. -Kverythlng that
loving h&nds could do was done for
the little sufTerer, who was two years
old. but without avail. Interment
took place Monday at Rich Hill
church, the Rev. B. F. Carson conj
ductiug the burial service.
NKW BKTHKIi.
Special to The News.
New Bethel, Nov. 4.?Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde W. Norwood and children
i of Waxhaw, N. C., visited the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Todd, the
past week.
Mr. James R. Threatt visited at the
home of Mr. Henry Thompson Sunday.
Mr. Capers Flynn was a pleasant
caller at the home of Mrs. P. W.
Carnes Sunday afternoon.
Miss Heulali Thompson has iccepted
a position of assistant mail
carrier on Route 7.
Miss Bessie Todd visited relatives
and friendls in and near Waxhaw the
past two weeks.
Mr. Dewey Funderburk of Tradesville
was a pleasant caller in this
; community Sunday.%
Mr. T. H. Marks \ft Monday for
Charlottte and Shelbys N. C., where
he will visit relatives a^d and friends
for a few weeks.
Mr. Baxter Simpson was a pleasant
caller at the home of Mrs. P. W.
<'arnes Sunday.
Mr. Bonnie Todd went North
Sunday.
Mr. James Baker and little daughter,
Miss Dewie,, returned from Columbia
last week.
Mr. Aaron Cnrnes visited in the
Tabernacle community Sunday.
Misses Leila and Margureite Sapp
spent Saturday in Monroe, N. C.
Mr. Roy Blackmon visited at the
home of Mr. Picket Graham Sunday
in the Camp Creek section.
Little Miss Flora Belle Todd and
Master Lee spent the past week-end
in Monroe.
Why Invitation Was Declined.
We was asted by our old friend
Blllie Moore, th' duck thet built th
Texas City dike, to be amongst them
present an' participate in th' doin's
yesterday, but our understandin' ol
th' function led us ter believe th^t
there'd be altogether to much water
; ou hand for us. We air always ready
ter close th' dike into our face an' prevent
any water f'm flowin' thoo, and
we air always prepared ter put our
wishbone again a bar an' push until
th' last man has treated an' retreated,
but we hope our of friend will fergive
us fer not exposin' our fool sell
I ter thet much water. Somethlne
, when he is thinkin' of opentn' somethin'
instead of closin' It we'll have
our corkscrew ready ter render lirst
aid.?Alkali Eye.
Time Wasted in Washing Dishes.
Perhaps it n< ? ' y 0 hen
to call atctnticn io the . amount
of time wbir '.t lb v P" s o1
wu.Miiii^ i:nu \vn ii.;; \oiv> . i< rn;ir..i
the Kdiron Monthly Tl" re in |>rob
ably no household o: rix or more ir
which ? least three hour* a d: > art
not sptnt In this ie.lioiH and uninvit
ins operation. Ar.d three hours Is t
quarter ot' an aver, so woman's work
1 Ins day. Counties dishwashing; ant
drying as unsk'" ! labor, worth nol
more than 12 cents an hour, inside ol
a year the vas-h'r.r u.ehine wouU
, more than pay f- t ;el.\ It < eriainlj
i is a safe prophc y to venture thai
within the nex' de<ade dishwashini
by hand will be classed as a happll]
' lost art.
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Bated on a Law.
The story of the prodigal son It
mere than a parable. Tt is based on a
law set forth on a Tlal/lonlan tablet
2 OOij years before the time of Christ
' A Tale professor has recently trans
! lated the Sumerlan characters Is
which the laws on the tablet?tht
earliest known?are written. Tht
fourth law provides that a son wbt
desires to leave his father's house and
to sot forth on a career of bis owr
shall receive his portion of the estate
and henceforth be leeall/ separated
from hie famHy.-?Yoeth'* Companion
S. NOVEMBER 5,1915.
I JOidTMRATA YEl&AN~j
AT LAST FINDS RELIEF
G. S. Meriweather of Columbia
Given Surcease for Sorrow.
HE TELLS HIS STORY.
Simple Act of Son ltesultcd iu Bringing
Hclief to Father Who Suffered
Long and Terribly.
"1 am convinced the benefits I
have received from taking Tunlac will
add several years to my life, besides
removing much of the discomfort I
would have felt during my remaining
yt'urs. 1111?* iconj mi OA*
clamatton, was the answer of G. S.
Merrlweather of 1718 Blandlng
street, an aged Confederate veteran,
when he was asked to tell of his
benefits from the master medicine.
"I suffered terribly with catarrh of
the throat. 1 would cough so much
at nlglit that 1 could not sleep. My
appetite was so bad the thought of
eating nauseated me. 1 lost weight
until I became skin and bones, and I
once was a stroug man. I went
through the Civil War aB a member
of White's artillery company, from
Beaufort, S. C., and you know it took
a lot of strength to do that." he continued.
"At first my stomach seemed in
fair condition, but I Just could not
eat, and after awhile I began to be
troubled with digestive disturbances.
I always awoke in the mornings feeling
as tired as when I retired.
"I really was in a terrible condition,
and 1 became alarmed. My son
came over from Birmingham on a
visit and brought with him a bottle of
Tanlac. He persuaded me to take it,
and I began to feel better immediately.
My appetite continues to improve,
my cough has been relieved.
I sleep soundly. I noticed that the
medicine has had a beneficial effect
upon the kidneys and liver, and in my
case has acted as a general tonic.
"Tanlac is a great medicine for
any one suffering as I did, and certainly
is a foe to anemia. My, but it
does banish that tired feeling."
This was the story of the aged veteran,
and it was a story which, like
thousands of others, tells how those
I who have taken Tanlac again feel a
I renewed life and energy.
T. W. Galyon, Southeastern dis,
tributor of Tanlac, commenting upon
' the case of Mr. Merriweatljer and the
virtues of Tanlac, said: "This peerless
prepartoion is of especial value
| for its tonic qualities. In cases of
langor, poor appetite, sleeplessness,
faulty circulation, catarrhal troubles
| and rheumatism, it has proved of remarkable
benefits, as many testimonials
have told."
j Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is on
sale in Lancaster at J. P. Mackey
Go.; on Kershaw at C. O. Floyd's, and
in Heath Springs at the People's
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I/I OL UllHiOl J V/U.
Skunk Valuable as Food.
During t'"fe disastrous invasions ???
I ho Rocky mountain 1-ieuFt in th?
United St'tes in '^73 ami 1V7I tin
skunk wnf reported ;<. the prlncipu
muininal destroyer 01' those Insects >
It is also h relentless too of mice
rats and other harmful rodents. Witt
scent siuts removed skunks are fi-t1
superior to cats as mousers, and cat
be domesticated for this purpose. Theli'
llesh is used as food and was fonnerlj
a common article of diei among .lit1
North American Indians and trappers
The oil of the skunk is used in somi
parts of the country for medicinal pur
poses. They are easily managed anr;
cared for in captivity, and the breed ,
ing of them on farms has made sonn
progress as an industry.
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Real Stroke of Genius.
A genii.s has invented a piano that
weighs only 120 pounds. The tired
papa who wants to rest and read can
throw that sized piano into the back
yard when Julie Ann persists in pounding
it.?Milwaukee Sentinel.
TAX NOTICE^"
Beginning Oct. 16th, taxes will be.
received up to January 1st, 191C.j
without penalty. During the month
of January a penalty of one (1) per
c-nt will be added; during Februarv
two (2) per cent will be added and
In March seven (7) per cent will he
added.
The levy for State purposes is
seven (7) raiiis. For Constitution
School Tax three (3) mills. For or
dlnary county purposes four and onehalf
(4 '/? ) mills. For interest on
Bonds and Sinking Fund for Past
Indebtedness one and three-fourth
(1%) mills. For interest and Sinking
Fund for C. & C. R. R. Bonds
one and one-fourth (1%) mills. For
interest on money to be borrowed,
one (1) mill. For interest and
Sinking Fund for Township BondB,
in Pleasant Hill three-fourths of one
j (% ) mill. In Gills Creek one and
one-half (1V4) mills. In Cane Creek
| one and one-half (1H) mills.
' | Special Taxes are levied for school
> purposes in the various districts as
i follows: No9 1. 6, 13 and 30, two
I i (2) mills; Nos. 22, 20, and 46, three'
\ (3) mills; Nos. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9, 16. 17.
| 18. 19. 20. 23. 26. 27. 39. 47 and 4H,
four (4) mills; Nos. 2 and 36, five
1(6) mills; Nos. 10, 11, 12. 24, 25.)
31. 32. 33, 34. 42. 43. 46, 49 and 60.
eight (8) mills. I^ancaster graded,
1 six and one-half (6%) mills; Heath
Springs, ten (10) mills; Kershaw,
eleven (11) mills.
All male citizens between the ages
i of 31 sod 55 years are liable for a
t Capitation Tax of three dollars
, | ($3.00) for road purposes; all citl,
sens between the ages of 21 and 60
I years are liable for a Poll Tax of one
'dollar ($1.09,) except those exempt
by law.
| T. L. HILTON,
County Treasurer.
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Your Ideals and Visions.
Vo vision and no idea is worth A
copper cent unless it is brought down
to earth, patiently harnessed, painfully
trained and set to work. There i* a
beautiful analogy that comes often to
my mind. We conceive an idea, as a i
child is conceived, in a transport of
joy; but after that there are long
months of growth in the close drrk
warmth of the soul, to which every
part of one's pcrHonnlity must contribute
and then there is the pali'ful
hour of travail when at last tho idea
is given to the world, it is a process
that cannot be hurried nor borne
without suffering. And the punishment
of those who stop with the joy
ct conception, thinking they can t.kim
the delight of llfo and avoid its pain,
is the sumo in the intellectual and
! irkual spheres as it it in the f.hysleal
barrenness, and Anally a te rible
sense o*' failure and of loneliness.?
Pnvld Croyson in American Magazine.
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Words Worth Rtmrmbcrli.;j.
It Is impossible to turn ou.- eyes
oji any starlit vipta of human history ;
without being overwhelmed by the'
heartbreaking souse of the vnmense'
treasure of radiant human H"'Os that ;
have gone to Its making, the (nntimer-!
able dramatic careers now shrunk to a '
mere mention, the divinely passionate j
destinies once all wild d'eam and 1
dancing blood, now naught l?ut a name I
huddled with a thousand su'-h in some
dusty index seldom turned 'o, even by
the scholar, and as unknown to the
world at large as the moss-grown name
on some sunken headstone, in a coun
try churchyard. . . . The snows ol
yesteryear! Who know* If, nfte.r all.
they have so utterly van ."Shed as they
seem. Who can say bnt that there
may be somewhere iu the universe te
cret treasuries where aP that has cvet
been precious is precious still??
Richard T.e Galllenne In "Vanishing
Roads."
Peculiar Power of the Iris.
The proof that the iris is a color |
mirror Is to be found In the fact that ,
if a girl with pale blue eyes wishes tc |
make them deep or ultra-marine blue l
nil she needs do is to wear dark blut j
dresses, no. k ribbons, hat and othei I
blue raiint nt. Ou the ether hand, it
. he wishes to lighten the colors of hei
eyes, she should wear nil white 01
pale yellow. Similarly black clothe?
and dark garments make gray anc
hazel or light brown eyes very dark
In tine, uot only do the eyes fade
and change color physiologically and
intrinsically, but they can be made tc
alter the native tints by all sorts ol
human artitlce.
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Having recently bought wl
town lots, on East Arch st
offer you this property for ;
$ equal value located anywher
eleven lots have been sold.
residences are built and ot
fore investing?then realize
If it Real Desirable building
A> that you will find them very
| T. M. \
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t . . Also the Stor
trade. Pure foo
f to date Ls our m<
T Raisins, Citrons,
and Cakes FRES
Try the Jelly
and Cocoanut L
X you will buy aga
t One Hundred
I WHEAT fromI
will sell at O
Seventy Cents p
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