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best quality waters bros guelph art stork m ontario elections to all readers of lh faib phrb vour vote and influence aw itaapeclfully sollclied for r d warren electionmonday june 8 08 learn dressmaking in a week ya eaaua all taleara we are plaelna teaehen u ewary tl towaa w oalario thata leuone teaab how lo eat lit and nut tomthar any nr weal imm tka pwaaat ahlrt fabt mlt lo the 3lafmiv aed perfectly eatuaetl thvijit the y eotum la otmada thai the whole family can 1 w on member uklnj it up i it up we have yeere and have latm to alye 3m of 14 and io who aw w buabhie tr te y to aayoaefaeiweea the aaae e 14and7 id who aaaoeteam beware of rmlutlouaa more thaa to oopy our adve and even were no known to be the htrat ho adv j aaauma lowooaruarante t wat haaoere inventor and profj ltrewa w h walker painter paper hanger decorator mala street aclon oppoalia slephenloni buokimllh shop all work guaranteed ths work of vsartl in actoo li proof ol iti en- oellenos ordara lft at a t drowni druj slot will raoajvo prompt allanllon w m walker aoton ijlioletirn oilclotli our 10o valmal br ida k all hboohdb depaitment oo around floor entrant ftorrt wyndbam st or flt coormt square meat urernante tabenanil prompt de livery on pvkee are a i way blfht seed specials bumper klnf oals genuine d and h canadian gem turnip speliz red and auike clover and timothy fancy grades we know good seeds and sell them b noble aeton feed and seed store the bond hardware co t4mlud uuii show 07 avium jortrc is nothing so satisfactory to a wauli wearer as to take oui ins watch and know the cor rect time if your watch does not run well it is not always the lault of the watch but the repair ing we pride ourselves on doing the best watch work in the dominion no apprentices savage go itauent of marriage lkenua guelph ont start in may or jane and on lab a lood eourae of train lea for no- erapbef or bookkeeper by november when good pail i pul uliied soveuber when one are beet obtained snteveayday novaeauone reo oeulogue obnti1al buainattui oollatod yonie eodaerrard btreet toronto w if oh aw frinelpa city conveniences brouoht to y home you would enloy a btlh room in your hums wllh hot ind cold water under pree iu re wherever required why not hivo it and be up to dale dy ih oomprkbbbd air bybtjbm this la ueceatfully iccompllihed even though you have no water worki lyilem wlihln reach if thlitnlareiliyou wrlie lo day ordare mty be left with mr speocer huiband aclon for further parllcuin write geo e b grinyer co v lumblnar and hsatlut cotttraetor oublph ont g- g- speit dealbu in hardware carpenter tools farm toolt garden tooli stovei and ranges granite ware tinware etc mcgorys pandora ranges molt fopular ohd sallpfflctory kopairing neatly and prompt ly executed picture frames in stock and made to order g g speignt mill st acton the way to mskoka this summer is by the lake shore expresses of the canadian north ern ontario rail way write for booklets describing muskoka the maganetawan and the best country in she provinces for the holiday maker and busi ness man opened up by the six railways of the canadian northern system to the in formation bureau head off ice canadian northern rail way system twrontb p canada hall to thn oraat dominion iler flag in anlendor flies urwm the winds wild pinion nflmtii blue canadian skies i and when tb breeaso bear it aloft on tower or flood it wakes out k i no y spirit it lit i re our viking blood tlis leathers of our nation have bulldsd wure nn4 nuftnp our broad aud desp foundatlulia of valitr tttlili and aotig they camo while yet twajr iiotn- intf tboy tlironged th tru and b t alul iwhide and barriers ftotirnlu theydtirtd tlta dauiilisse weal our in luh t iiall nislt the- moun tulna our coiuinnrcoklrd tits aeam our forttitj fluids and fu till ulna plvu niiiilo to the breoas jluioucotlailda iturpla llilall with huulmiivi a roea ahalt eland i liu lleiir diis ehall lutsh to thn harp of ireland nover may bllnlit of hattl or thundering ateel girt hoet hwonl oluitg or wardrurns rattle outurb our peaceful eoael tlio bulwarks of our own land jnd nml the haiti uhall b our oanada the homeland of power and liberty i it i id then a flaming altnr and with its sacred flrs of invn and prates exalt her thaland of our dealre oh hlrppy jonkiimmallon oh doallny subline to be u rlghevous nation tlio ethiidaitl for all tlma allwrt d watsoto toronto select ynmilu jttsmng ngiigtgpggfcqiacergal patsy ijeacsattqigab y ncfninlntanco with putay itfan at tlio llmu when i imd chnrgaof thn dletrlliut- lug liirenii of ii iliilplng ilund aid bo ololy pitayiipiwardutuieburhiiono cold and snowy mid winter morning eii mi no anitill hint only blu two shining 11 uo oyes and his frtoklwl pug nose were vlilblfl nt tha lltllu opening in the door of the room in which i eat a rnggnd onp rcmod llghlly on tint hack of ills otiily led bond wight dirty llttls flngere clutched nt the ehslf in front of the window and i knew thut patey whs ntinidhtg on bu tiptoed affttiis hfld iteen going wrong all tha morning in llin bureau anil i full a llttlo orobb i but no nns could foel oroaa long in thn light of puuya laughing oyve so i said pie aaantly t well what do you wanl utile ful low t is it iipio yoglvo thlnga1 ho auld ym wo do have things to give awayenmotlmoa what doyou want f bute i do bo wanllu more thin yoll bo glvln away ho lepllsd with his eyes twinkling i mutt nil hint vundorbllts line but if ye gould lava roe huvo a pnlr of breeohos the day or mvbho i could wait a bit for the hit i opened the door and told him to oomo in he did to without any sign of ombarraamont and yot his manner was not bold ills neod of breeches was evident thoie he imd on were nothing hut rags and patches ll stocking had holes in them and his hoes wevo on tlio point of dissolution whore do you live in pinnoy cnorrt tor i know the locality only the poor est of tho poor lived there what is your namor patsy noonati ilavo you u father yoi sor is ho at work f he 1 eor on tha lelan i titithled no further information re ga tiling tho oiarttoter or oopupatlnn of patsys frtther on the island wore thoolty reformatory inilltutlone and if mr noonnn was thvro it was nut nuouwmy to vnilturitna patsy by pre- slug him for further dulnllh eo i shldi and hrvvo yon a mother tint indtido i have what done who do p shuu dtilu lol io on tho man utung wld mo fulliur now sor patsys oyue caught eight of a little plautot cunt nf petor oooper which stood upon the mantel i told hlui of mr uoopor kindness to the poor ho look it sor said palsjr llf not the ilkos of hliu would lw afthet tlolu tlmo on tho mnii im thlnklnv ntp sulil i if all men and women wore as good as he was the inland could bo uuod for bettor pur poses bee to it that you keep tiff th island yourself tny boy i hntssthe ihihii was all ha said in reply how do you get along while your father aud mother ore uwayr i shtity wld mo granmother sor ita she that owm tho frultibtand fornlet the bridge between kellys saloon and the poatofflotr i sells itapers an suolt lolke brrltr the eoal an the rlnt tor id not lie oomln here at al at all ill nob ho iiftlter ootnln again 1 dont thllik but lie did ooiuu ugaln about six werike later i was alone again when be appeared t the little opening in the door inetend of the tup he wore a stiff black hut probably found in soma refute barrel there was it band of coarse black orape around the crown of the hab and hie eye were not quite so bright hi they bad been before welt patsy i said you have been having trouble havent you f vie sor he took oft ble bat and began smoothing out the orape with hie finger who i the orap for paterf us grwiontbsr its wan wake thle day ehee dead hli litue eyse flled with teara and nil hp trembled m jie added bbe was the beet friend i iver had anny wm abbdlyhoale altee aavd rna nianny a lmlln from mo father no iittlttefy ilavo your father and your mother oome liomtr yetf no sor they iwes on ths taitin ahtlll their tolinela out in two wakes an lt that id 1m shpakln wld jmi about wlist can i do for you or for them palsy r wall itv lolka till or t whin they wlnt to the lelan there was a ttionts rlnttltui ku very athlck a foornltur wassowld out iivllrstlnnyuilot autte aonui wan rlaei but tliurs me grin motlieid thuty in hit wld do rlnt ori it paid lor a moot to noma i twit we had to have moet of the foontttire go to pay for defiirival which was wan shed naoall to be uahimtpd of aor llinraa threoroome in thd tlnnyutlnt an llm cook stove iv a chair or two is left an i iought soi i iought lie heeltatel and i aald t what did you think patty v i bought if i could fottrulili the tinny mint up a bit more an make it clans an ehwate lolke mo father an inother would have some plane to come to whin they lave mm elan wv thin mebbe theyd thry to kape off the lalsnv ho they mlght patay and ttioy uiuat have some place logo when they comeback to the city if they dont theyll soon lie tack to the lalun said patay stroking his finger and his head in solemn affirma tion and emphasising the atiitement by adding i mark that sor an so i t ought id get the tlnnymlnt ready agalnat the tolme tin yll nado it ilngolii to tituri me giiininntherti place t tlio fruit htand an noil pnpere toot mi if you know fliiny wny to help out a hit wld foornlulilii mo tlnnymlnt id ho obliged an id pny it all hack whin i could it bnppunrxl that there was u qiinn tllyof i ry good eocimd hmid fm nlluru h tho dltlilhullng dfpiiitiuonl nf tho helping hnnd i made putsys crhu known to ih booloty and wsb given pcrniualou to use anything iipcobbury in rtfiirnlatilng ills graudiuolhore do pletod tenbiiient some of the young lud ley iwlonglng to thnsoaloty hicania intel uutml in thu nruihuurtitl irish lad and did much to make thn tono- ment neat mid nttrucllvo patsys dollght knew no bounila ills imighlng eyes grow brlghtoi mid brighter thu aobn cuino buck to his cheeks sure lluiyll think this is uultoi than the lulun he ssld ne lie walked from one to tlio other of tho uluan and conifottubly fiirn lulled llitlu roonia omutaliib lo the wlmtti i au a rockinolihli wld a cusbluu in it i au a chilli on the tablet it out o sight i lie blackened thu cook stove hlnuolf until it bkono as brightly us a atove ootild bhlneaud he scrubbed the kltch en lloor over and over ngoln at loit thu day came when mr and mrs noonnn nero again free 1 went down to tbe wharf with patay to meet them whsn tho city boat should nrrlvo from the ialand patsy neat and oloan in a suit from the relief department of tha helping uand could hardly wait for the gang plank to be put down uli father and mother were the first to cross it i was anxious to see thorn anxloui to see if there was anything in their appearance to strengthen the hope i had of their final reformation they oamn down the gang plunk together a dejected hut not tmllroly hopeless looking pnlr mrs nun nan had evidently been quite u pretty girl and oven tha bard life alio imd led imd not deprived her entirely nf her good looki mr noonans hluo eyes had a twinkle in them like patsys and he had aramarkablyyouthfol appearance patsy ran forward eagerly mother father i ho cried they hardly knew him in his noat new clothes why patsy bye his mother aid and it pleased mo to see thut she kuevd hhn ills fuliur took patsye hundml eld t weiltwellrnio ion yo iilnl cmgut uu ihlnr did ye think i would f luknd patsy with a note or ropitmah in his voice thflr tbioo tiiniithu on tho iwlniid imd been helpful to llioni iih hwrnrd mo wan thing suld mr nomiini its lvaruiil me lliitt n man cn live whlont whlwkoy not a dhmp uv tho ciather luuo i imd in three nioutu nor i enld mrs noonnn an ive aald goodhy for good nod all to the 1st an aud to whlskoy ton i hope i said i have lududp sol tholr dullght over tho little tenement whi qtml to paihva we didnt know whrro wed bhhipo this night aald mrs noonnn an to think ihst but patsy knew at rah patsy i she salil turning suddenly to the boy and hugging him to her breoat he deserve a better mother than ive ivor been ana better mother he shall have a better inother he did have and n better rather too the helping hand society kept watch and wanl over the little tenement and iii occupants there were times whon the old evil in fluences tried tn hlftbe thttiiltelvse felt hut patay wai on guard tn sound a note 0f warning to the society he whi a stanch and faithful little soldier lor the right himself and to him more ibhii to any fine else was due the final reformation nf mr and mra noonan x l h dtrri aiblb qooua at a banquet of tha american irish iiutmlcml society in new york not lootf s mi ohalrnian told a suiry apropoe of ttiu ooal situation vvbart bt was coming down tbe bang plank on hji return from biirope he hid a hundkerohlet over ida eye an irish customs offloer hiked i why have you your eye under thsrvs a bit or oon in itv ah hi loglng in coal i youll bhve trfbnineioifbn fopvyfluty a bilious xpbfllasnotf mr oagond wlehea to see miss llndeay the girl roeo from her typewilter and entered the private office of the prraldsnt how soon can you im ready to start for mexico f was the abrupt question tbe look of sstonubmeiit on knlh arltie lindsays faoe was initantty fol lowed by one lietokenlng uieuul cal culation in two hours r will give you until tonight aald the prenldent with a entile tlie fact is we must have somebody lu mexico it ohce tbel matter letfrgfrnt yotl are tho only 6ns in tftn employ who siieaks jupanlsh and yqu had our cor reuponjo nets long enough tn know the workings nf the buslnnui moreover you liavo pluov tact nnd a level hsad mid thosu are what w need one thing i wluli lo impress upon you you ntiiat gat tho order you are snt to obtain i l five oclock your instructions shall b ready on the hlght 6f her arrival at the city of her destination katharine wan suddenly selxod with a distressing cough and the following morning found her exhausted after having pass ed an almost slsepless night never theless she set about business at once in three duys lime she could not w that she had made any gain with tilgnor do mendota meanwhile her illness increased and a mexican physl elan gave her no relief the grew desperately homesick and longed to tnko tho first east bound train then she would clinch her teeth nnd rosolvo tn fight it out to the end another three days left her grently proatnitcd she doclded that as soon huhor errand should lie accomplished nhu would make her way instantly to tlio nearest hospital it was hi arlxona six hundred miles away she wasaiiro that in her present con ditton sho could not endure the jour noy to her own home across the continent on tho seventh morning of her stay uha whsnlnrmed by an overpowering rmillxstlnn nf tho instant neoosslty of forcing the mexican to a favorable doclsldn although weak in body hr mind was bright her manner as plonidng her tongue as tactful aa ever and when she left the office of blgnor dn mendoxi she almost forgot her pain in thn joy that the coveted order was here a telegram of half n doien words curried the glad news to her employer and inside of an hour icitth urine had bidden good bye to mexico and whs on her way north ward after thirty six hours of distressing travelling uhowassobdnwn among tho greon alfalfa flsldsof dlue river valley carcoly ahlo to stand at the hospl tnl she told herself i will write to mother in tho morning t but the mor row and the week following were a blank whnn sho came to consciousness hor i mother and sister ware at her bedside i her luggage had been searched mr osgoods address found and a tele gram stating that katharine lind say win lying in a precarious condition from pneumonia bail brought her friends to arlxona on the first through train it was risking too tnuch said mr osgood shaking hll head at kathar ine novorttietees we am delighted with that order pluck aud level head efflolinf pair they will carry one safely through many a peril f a omtvm roliiy tho following is a genuine extract from a lotter written by a western teaohor while ti availing in europe a year or two ago i thero are six of us all teachers we joined a party of tourists ni we are forced tn count the farthlnge close ly none of us hnvo been abroad be fore or expect ever to come again and as we have hut four weoki on this side wa begrudge every minute in our eugerneas tn see and hear and to store up invaluable memnrlea for the future weiro greatly hindered and onnny- od by a young girl who with her mother belongs tn the tarty bhe is a nominnnplnce person with nolihrr beauty nor talent nor charm nut hiio is possessed with an insatiable de sire to ehowoff i try not tn see her but it is impos sible lo he blind or tlenf la her or tn ignore her we went tn st peters to hear the great georgian chants which are sung by the choir nf the vutloan hnt once a year miss blank kept up a ahilll whisper during the entire ser vice i wont lo thellttleolrcnlaroliamlter whore tho apollo delvldero stands alone to study this highest expression of the pagan conception of divinity and there before its white awful beauty stood miss dlank posing and giggling for the benefit of two con temptuous italian officers t we drove through the vast eolltndo ofthb oahipagnn with its mini nnd tombs peopled 6y the ghosts of indent home and miss blank during hie en tire way talked of the gown and hat she wore simpering and ohatterlng to compel our admiration there li nnlh ing in the wnrld in beautiful or en sub lime as to make her forget for one moment her silly little self we copy these severe comments be cause mies blanks offence li unfortun ately too common amdng even sensible girls it la not always due to vanity but to an eager almost pathetic hunger for admiration and love such girls are sometimes quiet and natural in their umnner at home hut at the entrance of a stranger beoomeaffeeled giggle nnd ta4k shrilly ilka i ii- trained aotors on tte stage if a girl bastinarft or charm aprre- olallhn will lurely oome to her let her wait for tbetn to be fought and found out w bootohman uyi gin your watee ur good dlnna ory then irt tbe market too loudly or you cheapen uumtii twihtv yieara ago rstroejeouvelpedtlverouekewej oolumna of maty 01 1mo mr asa hall is butldlng an addition to his house on main ht the salvation army held a pic nlo in mr thomas o moores grove on the 21th the foundations for several new houees are being laid in lakevuw place ortpty kejloh anil lteut olaaae of the balvatlon armyfartiwfllled herd last ovehlng i the new dwelling of mr j a buelght on willow ht is hearing com pletion another similar to it will be erected un tho vachnllot above during the sifijinler the interior of 8t allmtns church is wing repainted and decorated the co mo to ry caretaker should pro hibit amy further removal of sods from palrvlew avenue the street at thn an iran ca to the cemetery oubunday evenlifg joth as mr j ii denny wns driving into his ham after church his horse ran away across the fields and through a pair of bars the carriage a comparatively now one will not be worth repairing mr john bennett has taken possess ion of the thompson housi milton there never has been a liettar hotel- keeper in aoton than mr bennelt on arbor day 000 tms were planted in ihu village of aoton aoton is beautiful place and it is the trees that make it such to a urge extent thorubury now itov ft j cunnings pastor of the baptist churches of acton and qeorge town has tsmtured his resignation itev mr walton evangelist who assisted at special servlcos here inst wlntor will fill the vacancy for four months itov win walhorald at ono time principal of rockwood aoadmny has lost hla rualdonco near fen wick by fire rev rabt boyle of brampton preached at tho anniversary services in tho mothodlat church last sunday his sermons worn able impresalvo and appioprinte ilia expositions of the reading lessons were lengthy bub so clear and interesting that marked at tontlon wai paid throughout audi ences were large and collection satis factory uloomshury plcnlc on the 21th was largely attended mr geo douglas ptpor for tho 30th batt lome rifles npimod with bagpipe selections raese were quite amusing potato race geo storey jr tlios storey jr and donalil mcgregor won prizes in the order named smoking race alex wnldle jr a kannawln and john locker ugg race ii wallace jr matthew job and j a taylor other games were participated in muslo was furnished by violins and organ and remarkable whistling by mr wolsh of hamilton guelph bakers have been furnishing nice light bread tho ohluf of police recently raided ave hatters rigs and tbe owners loat 51 loaves le the search the shrinkage woe 1 to 0 ox per loaf except in one selxure of ik loaves which ran from 1 to 41 ox per i lb loaf on the evening of the 31th none of the three teams of actons athletics two base ball and one lacrosse who started nut in tho morning exuberant with the hope of winning lu their respective contests could be found anxious to talk of tho victories of thu day the jnnlnr basoballtsts played here with the boll woods of toronto a game being woretedilnabcoreof 7to0 at milton the pas times played wltb tho stars of oakvllle the first match for tho sliver cup given by the milton brass band the game was very in teresting and wns given great atten tion notwithstanding the intense hunt score aoton 14 1 oakvllle 20 aoton player warner o f kvlly 2nd b i white o t kenney pi storey fat ik i smith flrd b l cook r f i ball i r i motavlsh a s scor ers i francis aoton i o patterson oakvllle umpire j mowat milton tho orescent lacrosse team wont to georgetown tn play the first associ ation mat oh for the beaton they de- ihnrred on finding tbst the itnai team contained live outsldo men but woro induced to go to the game on no count of the large crowd of spectators gathered scnre 4 tn 1 in favor of of jbtnas mr o w him photo artist mon roe mich who left aoton two or three years ago is visiting nt bis parental homo many frlunds wel come blm hack our esteemed friend miss jennie steele who has passed tho winter and prlng among friends in georgetown guelph toronto aoton and vicinity left laat week for friends at dr wat- tots mountain iloine penn and youngs t ohio ii wantid it bttoppbd borne one has mid that stopping a paper li the hardest thing in the world the following letter to the national engineer is a perfect if somewhat illiterate expression of the in italian wlitoh the subscriber feels who does not want to be a lubsorlber any longer the writer nf the letter of course means mngaxlnes when he says books the national engineer i havo bin re ceiving them books i do not wish them so please do not send any wore i have send them all baok as i am not the man tha re le more shepherds than mo bo will send them baok i do not ii ve ht 1031 ava albany i did live thoar but i moved 9 year ago but i am nob the man bn 1 will send them back i do not want any bobka i re ceived these book in in 4 ave a year ago and 1 never could find where to bend them mm now the shepherd you mean i nut me where i live there la three in tb same st i am no engineer so please bend no afore booke tha hhepberds are not alike t wsnbppard uu k t willi no more btfo mav acroaa lhq world ihe tides of romance ilavo liornn again while cloud beat of the may i all round their pole the guileless oblld- ren dance close not the windows of your heart today i close not the chambers of remember ed dreamst seal not the gardens wbeme love bloomed of old bub open tb 111 crooning ferset strivini where spring has touched her wild i wood harp 6f gold the sunsets kiss wilt crimson every roeet v the locust buds have claimed eaofa roving two close ubt your heart today fof no orui know what may will bring- of hone hod melody h a while lp the canadian maga- alne too auspicious the ronton globe print a story whirl i it says used to lie told byatnan nqw deceased who acted as visitor among ths poor for a charitable asso ciation illij instructions were to be very careful not to encourage idleness or hypocrisy and of course he wo al ways on his guard he says i i was assigned to visit the house of a woman who said that sho had no hue son or olior male support after be ing in her tenement long enough to note that shu was apparently poor i noticed a mans hat on a table near to door and began to doubt whether lb was bereft of all male comfort or sup port as sho had represented whose hatmhatr i asked sho looknl surprised and did not seem ready to answer my suspicions were naturally increased and my im agination conjured up a male visitor who must imvn passed into the adjoin ing aputmout wlum ho heard nie coming up stairs having his hat a an tin thought of witness y madam i ssld wltb sverlty i cannot authorise relief sarit to you if you are deceiving us invegard to tual support or if you have men coming her whose presence you are ashamed touaknowltdge now i ask you again whose hat is that f why sir she answered wltb an expression of injury and surphs isnt that your own hat that you left there as you cam in f it was my turn to be surprised and backing out of my predicament aa gracefully as i could i promised to send her the holp sho needed obmb op thought tbe true teat or charsoter is where what is born or dono must remain un known where the struggle must be begun and ended and the fidelity b maintained in the solitary heart ephralne peabody a good deed is never lost he who sows courtesy reaps friendship and be who plant kindness gathers lovei pleaaure lies towed upon a grateful mind was never sterile hut generally begets reward basil it seems to mo that thtire ar oo many moving to and fro in the wblte harvest fields professedly sowing and such a crowd luinglng about stul wait ing for tho rlpo corn to mature that not a few of us may do our own reap ing and tho reaping of two or tnre others if we will rev j oeorg stuart do not be troubled be cause you bava no great virtues god made a million spear of grass where ho made on tree the earth is fringed and carpet- a ed not with forests hut with gra only have enough of the little virtue and common fidelities and you need not mourn because you ar neither a hero nor a saint h w beeoher baby vbt hard the merchant was booking an order for u customer whose name be had en tirely f oi gallon ho tried to get tb name without tie tray ing himself and muds a mesa of it aa la usual n mob cases let m ace he aald you spell your nmno ths easy way dont you yob replied the aiutomer i sup pose it seams easy to most people but iti realty hani this did not help tbe merchant any i beg your pardon be confessed but i shall have to ssk you bow to spell it oh its quite easy to spell but didnt you say a moment ago that lb was imrdp yea i and ao lb la but ite eay too how do you make that otitf bsouubo its hard hard how to prolong lipm advie or the beloved poet dt oli ver wandell holms if thero la ono dealre more strongly implanted in the human breast than another aa wa reach msturer year that dealre is to prolong life dr oli ver wendell uolmoi when aikod how to live long replied i get a fatal dis ease and thtm take care of yourself we want to aay to the people of aoton wlio aro reaohlng tuaturer year if you fevl you are not aa atrong aa you used to be yotl need nob get a fatal disease to prolong life but keep the digestive organs ingood condition and the bodily tissues from waiting by taking our delicious cod liver and iron preparation without oil mad by a mlentlflo extractive and concentrat ing process frobi fresh eodi livers combining wltb ptptnnattsoflron all tbe medicinal healing bodybuilding elements of cod liver oil but no oil mr joseph panke or decatur 111 in hli seventyeighth year say that owing to vlnol ha feels stronger and younger than he hai for many year there ar hundreds of old people lb thli vlelnlty who need just anon d trengbb mahr nd tissue builder r as vlnol und wa ask them to try our offer to rstutn monsy uib falls to give satisfaction e at robertson 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