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RUTHERFORD.
Rutherfordton Sun, 15th.
Mr. H. S. Leard, division pass
enger agent of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, was here Friday
in consultation with the leading
business men of the city relative
to summer visitors for Ruther
fordton and Chimney Rock. Mr.
Leard is very enthusiastic over
the matter and Rutherford coun
ty and the Chimney Rock section
will be extensively adyertised at
once.
County Superintendent of
Roads J. M. C. Valentine is going
right ahead pushing the work in
the county. He has two other
engineering corps besides
his own in the field locating
roads. Mr. Valentine and party
are at work on the Morganton
road, Engineer C. H. Moore and
party on the Hickorynut Gap
road and Engineer Earnest Mecoe
on the Forest City road. The
chain gangs are also at work re
pairing the various roads leading
out from this town. As soon as
camps and other equipment can
be secured the work will be ex
tended further out into the coun
ty, but at present they will have
to be kept close in order to be ac
cessible to the jail at night.
The merry-go-round ODerated
Mcdowell.
Marion Progress, 15th.
Marion, Old Fort and Nebo,
the three largest townships in
McDowell county, enrolled them
selves under the banner of pro-
gressiveism Tuesday when they
determined at the polls to have
better roads. Manon township
voted bonds to the amount of
$50,000 by a majority of 24. This
township has supported a chain-
gang for eight years and has
forty-five miles of graded roads
of which only six miles are hard
surfaced. It is proposed that
the greater part of the bond is
sue shall be spent in hard sur
facing the roads already graded.
The act providing for the bond
issue abolishes the chaingang
here on the 10th of May netted i upon the issuance of the bonds
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CATAWBA.
Newton Enterpriise, May 15.
The sheriff of Burke county
brought down three convicts for
the Newton road force Monday
evening.
Measles, mumps and. whooping
cough are all holding on in dif
fersntgparts of town, but not in
epidemic form.
Mrs. Alfred Huffman of
Maiden, died Monday in the
Western Hospital at Morganton,
where she has been for three
years, and was buried" Tuesday
afternoon at May's Chapel. She
was a daughter of Mr. J. M.
Cook, was about 40 years old, and
leaves her husband and eight
children.
The poles and equipment for
the electrict lighting of Conover
have been ordered. A home
company will own and operate
the plant. This is a very com
mendable step our progressive
neighbors have taken. Progress
has become an issue in Conover.
At the town election last week
one of the tickets was called
"Progressive" and the other
"Standpat," and the Progressives
won.
Mr. Sam Miller, of Tennessee,
is in the county buying a carload
of cattle to ship to that state to
fatten on blue grass pastures.
The stores are having a few
strawberries this week, but they
are so scarce that the price has
not yet comf. under 10 cents a
quart. Home-grown cabbage is
becoming quite plentiful.
Saturday May 10th, the people
of school district 9, Hickory
township, planted an acre of land
in cotton. The land for the'pur
pose was furnished by Mr. L. A.
Campbell of Hickory, Route 1.
A demonstration of improved
farm methods will be carried out
on the plat.
The oat crop has been so dam
aged by insects and dry weather
that it is almost a failure in this
county. There are some good
fields of wheat, but as a whole
the crop is below the average.
Cotton is late coming up, and the
cool weather the first of the
week v.7as very much against the
oung plants.
Miss Mittie Wilson, daughter
of Mr. Forney Wilson, died
of black measles Tuesday night
in the Charlotte Sanitorium,.
where she was taking a course
to prepare tor a trained nurse.
She was a member of the gradu
ating class to whom dpplomas . Thursday tired but happy. The
were delivered last night at the boys received fine treatment and
Manufacturers Club. Mr. Wilson j enjoyed the trip immensely. Last
went to Charlotte this morning year only six out of the ten qual-
to bring his daughter home. ified as marksman but this year
- " ; it was much belter, all the boys
"J TA JIC A ! Qualified but one. Lieutenant
x. ' i Oscar Shuford led the home
Eoone Ne-.vs, 14ih. .
, , t i, Mr will -team, making the remarkable
One day last week Mr. V ' ff e m
Haoraman. of Adams, while at , , . A - u
work at the saw mill works be- j
Innrrinrr to Messrs. Conley and j
open. In the cellar was found a
pile of flour where a sack had
been emptied. It is thought that
the robber got this sack for the
purpose of carrying off any loot
that he could get but he must
have been frightened off before
he acccmpalishei his purpose be
cause nothing up to date has oeen
found missing from the store.
Monday there was shipped into
Elk Park about 20,000 more
speckled trout from the U. S.
fish hatchey near Erwin, Tenn.
C. B. VonCannon, of Banner
Elk, took about 15,000 to the Elk
river above his place and put
them there and the balance T. J.
Ray, of Elk Park, put into the
Little Elk, an adjoining branch.
With the stringent laws now in
force as to fishing there ought to
plenty of fine sized trout in these
streams in a few years.
$48 25 for the monument fund.
The Daughters that sold lunches,
ice cream, etc., realized $19 and
the old soldiers contributed $4.
Memorial Day was fittingly
observed and quite largely at
tended here on last Saturday.
People came from nearly every
section of the county and some
sixty-five gray-haired veterans
were on hand and participated in
the exercises.
Dr. Ben E. Washburn, who
has been practicing his profession
in Logan's Store township for
the past year or more, has been
appointed assistant director of
the hookworm commission of the
State Board of Health and will
leave soon for Raleigh to take up
his new duties.
LINCOLN.
Lincolnton News, May 13th-
Sergeants R. J. Ramsaur and
Robt. Good son, Corporal Zeb
Saine, Farrior Barineau, Musician
Seagle and Privates Ramsaur,
Cline, Navy and Shrum, under
command of First Lieutenant
Oscar Shuford, attended the rifle
practice at Gastonia during the
past week. They returned home
and the roads are to be built by
contract. Old Fort township
voted $20,000 by a majority of
144i This amount will be supple
mented by the federal govern
ment by an appropriation of
$10,000, which the people have
been assured they will receive
lor tne Dumose ot surmounting
the Blue Ridge mountain, com
pleting the mountain link in the
central highway. Nebo town
ship, which adjoins Burke coun
ty, voted $10,000 which will be
spent on the main roads in the
township. The majority for
bonds in the township was 7,
only about 60 votes in all being
; polled.
Miss Florence Hildebrand, of
Morganton, has been elected
teacher of the eighth grade in
the Marion graded school. Miss
Hildebrand is a graduate of the
State Normal College and an as
sistant teacher in history at that
institution.
Edgar Nichols sustained a
broken leg as the result of a fall
on the sidewalk Tuesday night.
Work on the new Baptist
church is progressing nicely. The
finishing touches were given
the roofing last week and the
building presents an attractive
appearance.
CLEVELAND.
Shelby Star. ICth.
Claude Beam, a native of
Rutherford county and W. M.
Baker, a native of Gaston county
were ordained in the Shelby
Presbyterian church Monday
night at an adjourned meeting
of the Kings Mountain Presby
tery. The ordination services
were very impressive and
thorough and these two bright
young men proved themselves
well prepared to enter upon their
duties. Mr. Beam already has a
call to a pastorate in Texas which
he will accept while Mr. Baker
will work in Wilmington for
awhile and later go to Africa to
do missionary work.
On Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock
Mrs. Thomas Paul Webb gave
one of the most elegant luncheons
that has ever been witnessed in
Shelby announcing the engage
ment of her cousin, Miss Elva
Wray, to Mr. Carl Thompson,
the wedding to take place in No
vember. Eighteen guests were
invited.
An election was held at the
town of Boiling Springs recently
electing the following town of
ficials without opposition: Mayor,
D. J. Hamrick; Aldermen, E. B.
Hamrick, D. P. Hamrick, Willie
Hamrick, J. B. Hamrick, J. L.
Pruett; Town Marshal, W. A.
Webb.
Little Flay Gardner, the four
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Gardner, had the misfor
tune to get his arm broken one
day last week at his home near
Beam's Mill.
A meeting begins at the First
Baptist church Sunday. Rev. L.
W. Swope, the pastor, will be as
sisted by Rev. John W. Suttle
and the meeting will run about a
week with two services daily, at
9:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.
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GILLAM.
Wilby Brown, ot that place, run
ning a shingle and edger saw,
got his hand badly sawed near
his thumb.
As we go to press Tuesday 12
m. Sheriff Eggers arrives with
Hill Winebarger, who has been at
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large for several monms iui
forgery at the Watauga County
Bank. Th 3 Sheriff got him when
got to crossing back and forth
across, the State line. He is now
safe in jail here.
Mtr. A C. Moodv of Blowing
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Rock met Mr. E. H. Adams, of
Aila here monday and paid hjm
$500.00 for a fine pair oi day
banks. Both these men aie ut-
lievers in fine stock.
Marriage licenses were issued
tl'v for the marriage of the
Hill Wright
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and Miss Virgie Gragg, of Kelsy,
it t. Ra.mer. of Linville,
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which entitles him to the honor
of wearing the sharpshooter's
badge.
Congressman Webb has recom
mended Mr. A. H. Huss for the
postmastership at Cherryville.
Mr. Huss won out over Messrs.
J F. Harrelson and C. C. Snipe
in a letter primary.
A revival service will begin at
the Baptist church next Sunday.
Rev. M. A. Adams of Newton
will be the preacher.
It was reported here Saturday
that hail fell six miles above
Lincolnton Wednesday afternoon
to the depth of six inches where
it drifted. Hail stones as large
as acorns peppered the leaves off
the trees near Salem.
Rev. W. B. Minter left yester
day for Laurens, S. C, to be at
the bedside of his father, who is
quite ill.
AVERY.
Elk Tark Vim, May 16th.
Monday night the Elk Park
Wagon Works was broken into
ind a brace and bit was taKen
Whoever did this robbery went
iho store of A. P. Brinkley and
bored holes into the panel of the
door in an endeavor m cut tne
lock from the door, bailing in
v,;Qi he robber then went to one
of the back windows and pried it
CALDWELL.
Lencir News, May 16 -.h.
Mrs. Candace Williams, wife
of Mr. J. F. Williams, died al
til t i
most suddenly at ner home on
Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock
Death was the result of a stroke
of apoplexy, which the deceased
suffered about two hours before
she expired.
Superior court convenes here
Monday for a two weeks' term
for the trial of civil causes only.
His Honor Judge F. A. Daniels
will preside.
Mr. AlbertNelson of Patterson,
reports that he killed 41 squirrels
last week. There should be no
scarcity of meat at Mr. Nelson's
home.
Mri. Victor Coffey died at her
home at Kufus early Sunday
morning. lhe remains were
taken to Watauga county for
burial. She is survived by her
husband and seven children.
Capt. E. F. Lovill, of Boone,
s opped over in Lenoir Wednes
day on his return from Raleigh,
ai.d reported tint the full number
of convicts had been secured for
the Watauga Railroad, and they
will be put to work on the grading
by July 1st.
While coming to town Tuesday
with a load of produce, Mr. Les
ter Williams, who lives near
Hudson, had a narrow escape
from a serious injur. . Mr. Wil
liams was walking behind his
wagon, and ran forward to catch
the brakes incoming dovn a hfll.
He wTas thrown under the wagon,
the wheels passing over his body.
Several very painful bruises
were received by him.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazatte, May 16th.
Prof. Joe S. Wray, superinten
dent of Gastonia's city schools
since their establishment twelve
years ago, was re-elected to that
position by the board of school
commissioners at its meeting
Wednesday night. The salary
remains the same as last year,
$1,6C0. There were no other
applicants for the position.
If Governor Sulzer, of New
York, honors a requisition made
on mm .Dy uovernor vraig, oi
North Carolina, as he in all prob
ability will do, Jailer G. R. Rhyne
and Mr. M. A. Carpenter will re
turn in a day or two from New
York city bringing with them
William Dunn, alias Irish
Jimmy," a noted yeggman
wanted here for robbing the safe
of the McAden Mills at McAden-
ville eight years ago. Messrs.
Rhyne and Carpenter left Gas
tonia Wednesday night armed
requisition papers and anticipated
no trouble in securing their man
from the New York authorities.
Dunn was captured in New York
State by a special agent of the
Potoffice Department, he being
wanted for blowing postoffice
safes in different sections of the
country.
Miss Margaret D. Hagler, of
Columbus, Ohio, and Mr. Albert
F. McNeill, of Charlotte, came to
Gastonia Wednesday night and
having obtained the necessary
license, were united in. marriage
in the Register's office at the
court house by Rev. J. H. Hen-
deilite, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, about ten
o'clock. They returned to Char-
lotto on the last interurban car
which leaves here at 10:55 p. m.
lhe groom is a resident of Char
lotte, while the bride has been
visiting relatives there for some
t'me.
Revival services are in prog
ress this week at the East Bap
tist church, of which Rev. J. J,
Beach is pastor. The preaching
is being done by Evangelist Fred
N. Day, of Winston-Salem, and
much interest is being manifested
in the services.
Compulsory Attendance
An Act to Make School Attendance
Compulsory All Children Required
to A' tend School, Age 8 to 12; Term
Four Months
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That from and
after the first day of July, one
thousand nine hundred and
thirteen, every parent, guardian,
or other person in the State of
North Carolina having charge or
control of a child or children be
tween the ages, of eight and
twelve years, shall cause such
child or children to attend the
local public school in the district,
town or city in which he resides,
continuously for four months of
the school term of each year, ex
cept as hereinafter provided.
This period of compulsory at
tendance shall commence at the
beginning of the compulsory pe
riod of the school term nearest
to the eighth birthday of such
child or children, and shall cover
the compulsory period of four
consecutive school years there
after. This period of compulsory
attendance for each public school
shall commence at the beginning
of the school term of said school
unless otherwise ordered by the
county board of education or, in
case of towns or cities of two
thousand or more inhabitants,
by the board of trustees of the
public schools of said towns or
cities. Continuous attendance
upon some other public school or
upon any private or church school
taught by competent teachers
may be accepted in lieu of at
tendance upon the local public
schools: Provided, that said
period of continuous attendance
upon such other school shall be
for at least four months of each
year: Provided, further, thai
any private or church school re
ceiving for instruction pupils be
tween the ages of eight and
twelve years shall be required to
keep such records of attendance
of said children and to render
such reports of same as are here
inafter required of public schools.
And attendance upon such schools
refusing or neglecting to keep
such records and to render such
reports shall noi be accepted in
in lieu of attendance upon the
local public school of the district,
town or city which the child shall
be entitled to attend: Provided,
the period of compulsory at
tendance shall be in force and
apply between the ages of eight
and fifteen years in Mitchell
county.
EXEMPTIONS.
Sec. 2. This act shall not ap
ply in any case in which the
child's- physical or mental con
dition, as attested by any legally
qualified physician before any
court having jurisdiction under
this act, renders his attendance
impracticable or inexpedient; or
in any case in which the child
resides two ar.d one-half miles or
more by the nearest traveled
route from the schoolhouse, or in
any case in which, because ot
extreme poverty the services of
such child are necessary for his
own support or the support of
his parents, as attested by the
affidavit of said parents and of
such witnesses as the attendance
officer may require; or in an any
case in which said parent,
guardian or other person having
charge or control of the child
shall show before any magistrate
by affidavit of himself and of
such witnesses as the attendance
officer may require, that the
child is without necessary books
and clothing for attending school,
and that he is unable to provide
the necessary books and clothes:
Provided, that when books and
clothing shall have been pro
vided, through charity or by
other means, the child shall no
longer be exempt from attendance
under this provision
PARENTS SHALL CAUSE CHILDREN
TO ATTEND-SCHOOL
Sec 3. Every parent, guar
dian, or other person in the
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the health officer or upon satis
factory evidence to this effect,
the attendance officer shall ex
cuse from attendance such child
until he is fully restored to
health or until the time required
by law that he shall stay out of
school after quarantine has been
raised.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF LAW.
Sec. 4. Any parent, guardian
or ot.her person violating the pro
visions of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction shall be liable to a fine of
not less than five dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars,
and upon failure or refusal to
pay such fine said parent, guar
dian, or other person shall be im
prisoned not to exceed thirty
days in the county jail: Pro
vided, that the fine for any' first
offense may, upon the payment
of costs, be suspended and not
collected until the same party is
convicted of a second offense:
Provided, further, that after the
expiration of three days from
the service of the notice by the
attendance officer each and every
duy a parent, guardian, or other
person shall wilfully and unlaw
fully keep such child or children
from school, or allow him to re
main out of school, shall consti
tute a separate offense and shall
subject said person to penalties
herein prescribed.
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS, DUTIES,
COMPENSATION, ETC.
Sec. 5. The county board of
education in each county shall ap
point and remove at will an atten
dance officer for each township to
enforce the provisions of this act
who shall serve also as taker of
the school census, performing
all the duties heretofore required
of the school committee as to the j
census under section four thous
and one hundred and forty-eight
of The Revisal of one thousand
n:ne hundred and five of North
Carolina, and as keeper of the
attendance records, for which
service he shall be allowed three
cents per child of school age each
year. It shall be his duty to
take an annual census and to
furnish each superintendent,
principal, or teacher in charge
of school with an accurate school
census of the district at the
opening of the school each year,
and also to furnish a copy of the
school census of each district to
the county superintendent of
public instruction. The atten
dance officer shall serve written
or printed, or partly written and
partly printed notices upon every
parent, guardian, or person violat
ing the provisions ot this act, and
prompt compliance on the part
of such parent, guardian, or oth
er person shall be required, it or
serving such notice the atten
dance ofheer shall be allowed a
fee of twenty-five cents in case
of conviction, same to be taxed
m bill ot costs; ana it any
parent, guardian, or other per
son upon whom such n nice is
served fails to comply with the
law within three days, then it
shall be the duty of said atten
dance officer to prosecute such
Derson. Prosecution under this
act shall be brought in the name
of the state of North Carolina be
fore any justice of peace, or po
lice lustice. or recorder ot any
county, town or township in which
prosecuted resides.
to the county board of education.
In the discretion of the county
board of education, the atten
dance officer may be allowed
reasonable additional compensaj
tion from the county school fund
for such services as are required
of tarn under this act, compen
sation for which is not specifical
ly provided for herein. Provided,
that in case the county board of
education shall appoint a School
committeeman or township con
stable as attendance officer, th::
duties of such officer herein pre
scribed are hereby declared to be
a part of his duties ex officio:
Provided, further, that the school
committeeman or board of trus
tees of any school in any town or
city of five thousand or more in
habitants, operating its school
under special charter, is hereby
authorized and empowered, if in
their judgement such action is
wise, to appoint an attendance
officer for the same out of the
special tax school funds of
said town or city, and assign
to him other duties in addition
to those enumerated above.
TEACHERS MUST CO-OPERATE,
PENALTYFOR NON-COMPLIANCE.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of
all. principals and teachers to
cooperate with the attendance
officers in the enforcement of this
law. To this end it shall be the
duty of the principal or teacher
in charge in "every school, in
which pupils between the ages of
eight and twelve years are in
structed, to keep an accurate rec
ord of the compulsory attendance
of each school term weekly re
ports of same to the attendance
officer and the county superinten
dent of public instruction, show
ing all absences, excused and un
excused, and in case of an ex
cused absence, to state the reason
for which the pupil was excused.
Upon the willful or negligent fail
ure of any principal or teacher in
charge of any school to comply
with the provisions of this sec
tion, the county superintendent
shall deduct from his or her sal
ary for the current month the
sum of five dollars before approv
ing the voucher therefor.
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troubles. 25 cts. at W. A. Leslie's
cf f Ti-u nowvii-o v,o,Tinrr tne Derson
O LCt LC JX. XWJll.ll KJ1.L KJIILIO, Having I , - r n i
u - i e o u,m The attendance officer shall have
0;o-hr nnrl twpIvp vpars shall office or factory or business house
mmwm
M M by
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"WEAKNESS
tut is cromctly relieved
the medical nourishment in
Scott s Emulsion which
is not a nerve-ouietcr, but nature's
greatest nerve -builder, without
alcohol or opiate.
Smtt ft Bo-wne. Bloomfield, N. J. 13-25
cause said cnua to attend scnooi
as aforesaid: Provided, that oc
casional absence from such at
tendance by such child amount
ing to not more than two unex
cused absences in four consecu
tive weeks shall not be unlawful:
Provided, further, that the super
intendent, principal or teacher in
charge of any school may excuse
anv child for a temporary ab
sence because of unusual storm
or bad weather, sickness or
death in the child's family, un
foreseen or unavoidable accidents,
ana such excuse ana reason
therefor shall be recorded b
said superintendent, principal
or teacher in charge of school
and reported to the attendance
oincer as hereinafter provided:
Prov.ded, further, that in case
of protracted illness of any child
whose attendance is required
under this act," or in case of
Quarantine of the home in which
the child resides, unon report of
WHY EXPERIMENT
When Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey has
been tried with satisfaction for over
sixteen years in millions of homes for
coug-hs, colds, croup and all throat and
bronchial troubles. You can pet it
anywhere. Look for the bell on the
bottle.
emnloving children, for the pur
pose of enforcing the provisons
of this act; when doubt exists as
to the age of a child, he may
require a properly attested birth
certificate or affidavit stating
such child's age; he shall keep an
accurate record of all notices
served, all cases prosecuted, and
all services performed, and shall
make an annual report of same
CORROBORATION.
Of Interest to Morganton Read
ers. For months Morganton citizens
have seen in these columns en
thusiastic praise of Doan's Kid
ney Pills by Morganton residents.
Would these prominent people
reccommend a remedy that had
not proven reliable? Would they
confirm their statements after
years had elapsed if personal
experience had not shown the
remedy tc be worthy of endorse
ment? The following statement
should carry conviction to the
mind of every Morganton reader.
Mrs. A. E. Payne , First St. Mor
ganton, N. C, says: "I gladly cou
firm the statemen I made some years
ago recommending' Doan's Kidney
Pills, for the cure they made in my
case has been permanent. When I was
suffering from pains in the small of
my back and trouble with the kidney
secretions, I got a supply of Doan's
Kidnay Pills from the Burke Drug Co.
It did not take them long to rid me of
the trouble and restore my kidneys to
their proper working order."
For sale by all dealers. "Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, wle agents
for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
This U the reason why women have " nerves." When thoughts bcff?n ti grow
r cloudy and uncertain, impulses log and tne warnings oi pain ana a;s?ress are sen.
I like flying messages icruug:iuui i-mi3 0"-"- , -
1 :n th i,m .of he trouble to som. defect at the co:nt whera ?I;e first
L-'t Is it a headache, a bac::ache, a sensation cf irritaoiuty rr tv lccrsio and
.ntiKf rrvnnane&t. r.omethinS must be wror.i with las head or tack, a
but all the tinu the real trouble
very often centers in tae
womanly organs, la mns cases out ot ten tne seat ot the oniiCi.iiy i -'-. "
woman should takJ rational treatment for its core. The local disorder and inilam
mation of the delicate special organs of ths sex should be trtclcd sCcad:-- and
systematically.
Dr. Pierce, during a long period cf practice, founi Cr.nt a prcscrO- made
from medicinal extracts of native roots, without the use o? olsoho!, relieved o,er 90
per cent, of such cases. After using this remedy for ciw? yean, in his private prac
tice he put it up ia form of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, that wouid make it
easily procurable, and it can be had at any stcr where medicines arc hcnUed.
Mrs. Liul B. Hawtocs, of Zons, Va.. v. ritrs: " I ha! wn failing In health
for two years-most of the time was not. aMc to noi.d to n:y hcusenold duues.
Female weakness was my trot.Uo 0-,-A I was iuhx . ry baa but, titanks to Doctor
Pierce's medicines, I am well and sterns asain.. i tk only three bottles cf I avor
ite Prescription,' and used the ' Lotion Tablets.' I huvo uathang bat praibc for
Doctor Pierce's wonderful medicines."
TAKE DR. PIERCE'S PLEASANT FCIi LIVER ILLS,