The Exeter Advocate, 1898-12-16, Page 4THE , There basbeen every reason to be-
lieve in the past that W. 1. Penton is
c.l'i ,
e t5 sg e a general favorite lu Nepalese. 'pbe
`h : j citizens. of that town are Qow t}rlitng"
up a subsetiption to assist him in de -
Chas. IL Sanders, Editor acrid ProP ftnditlg himself at the uext trial. The
auiouut aimed at is $1000
THURSDAY, December 15, 1898
County Council.
ROTE AND COMME N1' ,
The December session of the County
Cannell opened on Tuesdayafternoon
The burning a£ the, Lincoln theatre in the Court Flame, with Warden, Me-
n Chicago on the night o£ (!°lath lost, Ewen let the chair, atel all the mem-
eausiug a loss of $100,000. aud also the begs prescut.
destruction of the opera house in Kings- After the minutes of last meeting
tort, Out , the: other" night, recalls the had been read and signed, memorials
fact that theatres. are adjudged haz- were, tend from the c: nary council of
ardous ri ks icy insutauee companies Dufferin regardiug umeudments to the
'The average lifeof a threatre is 23 Jerry 9ct
Bears. Prom 1851 ro 1$67, inclusive, From, the coupry of Welland asking
]S;
theatres were hurtled down. atzd 132, that UM eouuei1 memorialize the Leg,
et ere. ever sluct.•*hat e been about the; internee to se, anmeee the :Municipal e
ave verge, that all farm teed garden produce shat
have ,! free nail nt either by eholesaf
The! London Advertiser says•—aen.; : or retail. Sent to Special committee
Jetta hest Rev. R. 13uubs' three year From the Lauar,k County Council
term as pastor of Askin St. Methodist gtsltittg that the act re committal o
church will expire. The question of vagrants re amended -
wee hat: et given the, eeet eau was; Prow the Clerks Association of tit
ca)a a t eared by the tlu.,rter.s Hemel last; county of tlurou. asking :the coulloil t
Thursday night, her. e. decisrou was not, petition beth the Local .aud D,,miuio.
s;
tea • .,(cram(. [ts to amend �irrd, wed no (ton willbe e ata e their Election
x t tat. u n i h tr I. rcaion
note the February meeting. The me Ates, 50 t1::at mur.ielpet clerks sheik be
•:S + s F. gh.. Dilate ,�ert: i6i favor of in- 4 r� t;etgea-teed ate tete legal euetodiiti;s o
etcher,4r. Hobbs, fair u eturth year, but the voters Iasis of their respective
the iruttahe'r was irs s then the neeeesatry mutzicipatitie:s. Sez:t to Special corn
three Oen-tits vote:. s) :°, ;e ;the call wits mince. t,
teat t ; ts•: tetertei carried. Q'he names of A !:iter n'::a rend from J. ♦11 Pest
Rev, lit. 1 iorehtort Orate:e4111e,treadI'selictor, claiming demagva for 'Phos
l,'try mr ma.) heel- cit pet, .ee. week, also Heitde!rseu, etwee horse wine- its ja ed
al:wrtei t>s+ vaathuut t+trce;tess Itek- Dr. through a. deft yore bridege. Stint to
11'ialnui;%i,v . te'
Exeter, alai Rey. J, ki.. S 1teeial committee.
(.'akibli"diett. of i3clthweil, were uleutiota l A letter aed circular Ares .read from
cd, but tone bee teed tat". A deputation Retire Arwstrotrg, re:pet:titte a book
fr,.m the l:pts•t,rih League, beaded by hi,tuled "The Municipal Lawyer,"
11r. S J. Latta, sttlmiee el a petition ' 3t�tat to +pet sal committee.
eteLitre twit tea theles eel given that Accounts were read and sent to Fin-
cail. eut.;'1;c+ratleins that a VOL. huts ecu arca committee from Bell Telephone
Pr Laver fold El�ad 11r, ditiiyarti, ;and CO, Gen, Porter, Jett Wilson. -P Me -
that the rl:etnee of (free etr four, ittelud• earthy. A. it 1)1rvicon, G. N. Davis,
tug : it lit: ,b+., i,,• .etenitttsd to confer I Lee St Shephard, T. t . Tiplie,g. Drs
:tee, were eat cee' ,t tt, utt. # Sena aud McKay. 1). hell1), (,Itntorz
wit, The lleusali Observer, Jas.
Pare MoOd is If�e. a
e
Pa'ne's Celery Compound the
Only Hope of All Suffering
. from. Blood Diseases.
The Great edicil le Quickl
Expels an Poisons and
Reuews tl�te System.
Scrofula is oleo of the most terrible
net wasting of blood diseases; it usual-
ly desetopes in early life. and in the
majority of cases is hereditary. Mai.
t medieal men contend that scrofula is
1. the parent of eorsnml,tiou,
c 1Vbt*ta tbe l keted is shin. imrovv i.
ed, impure and fou:. its poisoned cop
, ditioe shows up ale arty iu piatp'es.
f Sores, ((Hints, absef s: e`s, bintehe., a '1'
sipelas, veneer. white swellings, sore
e eyes felons, boils, salt rheum, eczema.
o eery. Fuze bland reepreseets life: lou
n and pnisoued blood means .uil','riti;:
and death. Sr n
n action aud
e
r ,
health t:l fail pares of than human system
f' ar't-de p et:clent upon the bused
The only tree way IQ cleanse Land
- enrich the blood is to use Paine's Oast v
Compound. Its vitalizing aud purify
, ing effect upon the bleed of old -and
, young is magical The most virulen,
blued diseases quivele eiel 1. to its heal
it*g and e!t'tesiiig (!ewer. No tulle,
medicine kattawu to man has ever
achieved the victories over obstinate
uloid trouble~ that Paine's Celery Cin
Pound has accowpii:;hed.
If you have a tract' or symptom (et
blond dise.,eses, your life is truly it,
danger. If you aro anxiously seehiatg.
for a cure, hose a eaal'n lu'w ynit Inal;c
Its ..of the widely advertised "blood
, purifiers"; its the great lliajerity of
instateees they are frauds. Ask ye::nr
!druggist for Paine's Celery Compound,
the only tnedtriee that can make y,eur
bland aud flesh clean, purls and heat: hy.
f Douse. News l ecurd, Ed Sharman, D.
"asci (.alit l a,' tl.t' pr r *std B ae s pe>alts K. -traehau (aoderieh Star,J 1,, Eidt
in=tern aala e' fiat. ly fu thci :allowing f'awushieof�Morrie. J. E. Tom expense
e titrate : i tie %-de-aith i r ,Pa ilio artd aeenulrt of I utrauee and Leaking ex
(irtitd. Truett ie+auivayxt Naive 1hiSeti a;ninatiot,t in East and 'test Huron.
a;ul tet ldt# ill).i! i+ true. (tut papa and a D. C. Srreeshaz , tfunieipa1 \Vorld,theit-
tuitierae--the pirllie—flare not ben
rite, ,
e
tail;terl iter(, eil,•er eeettitie�teee, S1 e've na"rieh (lrga n, Co., John heButl r,, Catsoutle
ser its akin'ir :itv te\ dourer ilt'Frir oniith' Bios. Town of Goderieb, accounts of
s' and ng their hapttiuesy and big; the iteese of Prfuge, Myth. Standard,
dividevele are forty :matte possible by 7 W •Ingham A3vauee
esur foreleg evil* the each aud askftie
tea ritSt nts la notab
ut time
the.d
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gat,
of gatetert rt'cteibed sem.' con- ° Council (net pursuant to adjourn
A
sidr•ra.,nrt frntu :bt�si+ trig• railway tui ut a►t l(► a.: tn. Warden \icie:wen lu
.i theC.P ft ie a- le' h>
ittol:n a,ls.5 I.na,t�sn as IE, and h c; tr, t t members all resc,ut.
G T.p1 ? la the readjustment -afy p
rates it was the, duty of that imbecile
e arae v w
tier t; or the Go cr.umesnt kua u as
the Railway Committee to look after
the pet ple'rs interests in the matter,
and our interests wou'd have been
served. and the railway companies' not
sacrificed, by demaudtng two•coneper.
mile rate all rc,und, instead of the pre
sent rate of three cents. During the
rate war these roads made a respec
table dividezrd at aerates scarcely above
one cent per mile, as their own statis-
tics showed, trade up by the greatly
increased volume of traffic, therefore is in connection with ether Houses of
it not reasonable to assume that the, Refuge was read and sent to Finance
committee.
The goatee's report was read and sent
Property I to arty committee.
Report of Johu Ansley, County Com-
missioner,
om-
mi
si
n e
s o e was readnd
a seat to Road
The people are entitled to have a fin
and Bridge e tom
mitten.
ger in the railway pie, eine the people On motion of Messrs. hiller and Cox
supply the dough. How long will a the council adjourned to meet at 10 a.
patieut, forebearing public suffer the tri, on Thursday.
scant courtesy, exorbitant rates and •rzttiRSDAy.
indifference of this hues monopoly, we
ask ? "
The minutes of Tuesday afternoon
was read and approved
Accounts a
Accounts read from the follow-
ing
ereferred and to Fi,iancecatnmitte,e,
Wm LeCreath,John Ansley, Sun of
face, Brussels Post, Seaforth Expositor,
Exeter Times.
Report of Dr. Shaw on the House of
Refuge was read and sent to House of
Refuge eommmitteo.
Report of D. Freucb, keeper of the
House of Refuge, was read aud sent to
same committee.
Report on salaries fuel other matters
two cent rate would be balanced, or
nearly so, by increased business? Peo-
ple travel nowbecause they have t
o
They would then travel because they
wanted to, and for the pleasure a.fit
,
The Parkhill Gazette -Review, sum
ming up the JI tchell Recorder's article
on Agricultural shows, says:—
" Is not the Mitchell Recorder rather
antiquated and old-fashioned in its
idea of agricultural fairs? Who but
a fossil would think of instruction be
ing imparted by such institutions?
If the Recorder had studied the signs of
the times it would have learned that
the modern ani advanced notion of a
fair is to make it a kind of ai
c ecus f r
c
the entertainment and amusement of
the public People who attend fairs
do not wish to look at cattle,. pigs, etc.
and big vegetables and fruit. Even
the sight of a many colored and many
pieced gailt does not throw them into
a state of ecstasy of delight. These
things they can see at home When a
person looks at a big turnip he is re-
minded of the work required in slicing
turnips for his stock. When a woman
sees some wonderful exhibit of woman's
skill she is apt to think of the tedious
hours spent iu its production Look
trig at these things give•: a tired feel-
ing, But not so with the horse race,
the bicycle race., the wild west show,
the pig with five legs, the balloon as.
cension, the rope walking, the cantor
tionist performance, the acrobatic
feats. Men, worsen and children look.
at these things with open-mouthed
wonder, and with an enthusiasm which
an unusually large apple or pear
cnuld never inspire. The time for
having instruction at fairs is about
over, and it well for Brother Race
and the rest of us to adapt, ourselves to
circumstances The sooner we come
down to the new order of things the
better. Wemust revolutionize the ar-
rangements for our fairs. The large
central building must be,givea for the.
special attractions. The grain, roots,
vegetables, fruit, ladies' articles,etc.,
can be given as side shows. We im
agine we can see Brother Race hold-
ing forth in one of these side tents on
the wonders of apples; pears, etc, and
charging five cents for admission fee.
There he can have'. his little table cov-
ered over with rhe products of the, or
chard aed,talk of fruit culture to his
beat's content, without every one be-
ing cnmpslled to listen to him and view
his collection.
Council met pursuant to adjourn-
ment, the Wardell in the chair, mem-
bers all present.
Minutes of Wednesday read and
approved, Report of Committee re-
specting the cousolidation of the county
by laws laid before the council aud
sent to Executive committee.
Report of meeting of committee held
at W inehem, reopening of tenders and
letting contracts for erecting Matiches
ter bridge, was read and referred to
Road and Bridge committee.
Moved by .Robert McLean and Tor-
e
ran that Tor-
rance t a the council ctill
adjourn
3 p, m, Friday
(To be concluded next week)
West Huron and Halton.
Godericb, Ont., Dec. 6.—The bye -
election in West Huron to day for the
Legislature resulted in the return of
Hon. J. T. Carrow, by a majority of
45. The heavy storm of the past few
days was so severe that it was feared
t that the township vote could not be
brought out, but contrary to all ex
pectations, a large vote was polled in
the rural districts. After the returns
were in sufficiently to assure the eleeti
on of Mr. Garrott-, the Liberals met in
tbe temperance Hall, where addresses
were delivered by the member -elect
and others.
Georgetown, Ont., Dec. 8.—To-day's
by election in Halton for the .Legisla•.
ture has resulted in the re-election of
John R. Barber, the Liberal candidate,
by 133 majority, with 26 out of the. 33
polling sub divi-;ionsbeard from. It
is impossible to get full returus to-
night, the wires to several parts being
still interrupted owing to the recent
storm.
Mrs. Emma Smuck wife of a Sarnia
railroad man, was arrested by the Port
Huron police Saturday evening, on.
suspicion of shoplifting When search-
ed at the police station, a pair.' of rub
hers, an odd shoe, two dolls, a pocket-
book aud several remnants of goods
were found in her possession, which
she first claimed she had brought, but
afterwards admitted bhe had stoien at
different places.. The woman' is 40
years of age, and claims to be the
mother of nine children. After being
relieved of her booty the woman was
allowed to return home.
.,ppea s•
To Editor .A DVOCart:.
The following article appeartel in the
Exeter 'limes of last vvt"rh : �•
•' Four of the defeated pupils of Clift
ton Collegiate Institute, who wrote
far certificates, have beau successful it,
cheer appealsand received certificates
Doubtless this same squeezing goes ets
throughout the province, andif tet.• "
percentage is the .santewith other
schools, what wholesale robbery i•
indulged in." •
This is injustice, gross ra ss l jtlRtice, and de
mauls speedy reparation,
Toany
person whoknows tthe first thing about
this subject, it. is piniuiy apparent that
the knowledge of the writer of the
above is extremely limited, Probably
it will oulighten the editor of the Times
if we were to describe the method is
which an appeal is made. This, in at.
few words as poseible, is as follows: -
.A. candidate being '" plucked" with j
probably onlya few marks below the
required number, and believing there
has been some mistake and he or she
has not been given proper credit, objects
to the decision of the board of examine
ers and
enters an appeal. In
ori •
P
order to
make the appeal heard, a certain sum
of money is required to be scut forth ;
with. Ibe papers of the candidate:
who is appealing are then set before
the official or officials who wrote the ,
questions, and their result is final. Its
some cases the result is less than for
merly, while in others it is increased
If it so happens that the standing is
then up to the requirements, the candi
date is passed, granted a certificate
and refunded the sum of money whicht
was sent with the appeal. Oo the!
other band, if the candidate is still be-
low the requirements, he or she is truly
" plucked " and the money is forfeited
It is plainly seen by this that there is
no money made by granting an appeal. ,
rather otherwise: and the officials who
conduct these examinatious are higher i
above reproach than the editor of the'
Times can ever aspire. Probably the
editor 0 of the Times -
m sigr
u ,aware that a the
papers set are not confined solely to
mathematical problems in which 4e'nly
one answer is correct There may be
a number of answers to some of the I
questions,' and ail of them may be
precisely correct. Hence if the candi
date takes some person into confidence,'
makes known the answers given, anti
they together believe the result un
fair, the candidate is justified in mak-
ing an appeal. We cannot perceive
for one moment where the" squeezing"
and " wholesale robbery" comes in.
Would it be just to "pluck " a candi
date when there is a possibility' ot
the same having succeeded? Think
of toil and expense a candidate is sub.
jcected to in taking a course prepara-
tory to writing on that examination.
We would. be grateful if the editor
of the Tithes would correct his un-
doubted error, as it has created a very
wro'tg impression in the minds of ` the
majority of those :who noticed the.
article in question. Thanking you,
Mr. Editor, for your valuable space,
I remain
Yours Truly
JUSTIC>;
Clinton: The nuptials of Herbert.
Castles and Miss Martha. Livermore{
were soletnnize,d at the borne of the
bride, on Wednesday evening: . It
was a pretty home' affair. Rev. Mr.
Murdock tied the knot securely, -aa•e
the groom's- brother, Ed wa'd Castes,
and the bride's sister, Miss Minnie
Livermore, acted as groomsman .ai,el
bridesmaid in the most becoming roan -
Children Cry for
CASTOR1
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CRIS1S AT. ILLVD,
G. T. R. Company and Its
Telegraph Operators.
COMPANY STATES. ITS CA:E.
General Manager pays Says ge Wants to
RimerDefinitely Wick whom Re ]s:
Dealing -Grand Chief W. 13,
Powell, Arrives in Aioertteta
-At,ree to Ur. Mars"
Demand,
Montreal, Deo. I8.—Mr, Charles M.
Says, general manager of the el, T, R.
system. has given out the following;
"As (hare have recently appeared in
the daily press a number of statements
relative to the pos tiou of the 0(11111)4W,
tawur-is its agents and operators eaten
fated to mislead, it is thought desirable
to. nuke as plain statement of the exist
ing situation, While preferting to lea
direot'iy with the employes engaged in
tbe Grand Trunk service, rather than,
through the medium of outside organiza-
tions, the pr:sant management has never
deelined to raeoive end bear properly con-
➢
st.tuted eonamittew, representing the
various eases of its employ e3 nttz.n mat-
ters in connection with its rules, regula-
tions, ate. It does not deoline to do so in
this 1ustunee, but, Itavipg received tine
assorance of a large number of its agents
ane operator3 that the conimittee now
presenting a sebedule of rules and regula-
*ions which they propose should be
adopted for tee governsaao of the -e em-
ployes, does not repteteut theta acrd isnot
authorized to speak or them. it does not
Appear improper to require that sortie
definite evidenco of the aethority which
they claim should be prcdueed l.'Gfore
practicable to the consideration of the
sehetinle et rules utld regulations desired,
'rte management is nuteing inquiry ot
all its agentt azar operators as to wiaether
or not the committees are authorized and
heave the power to re preemt there aucl not
for then, and upon receiving aatisfeetory
acsuruaco welt is the case it will be quite
willing to gird the ecbetiuie presentael by
the committee further cansideratiou.
eAll the management desire is to he
eetistred that any ttn:ltrat+tt,diag art'ived,
at with the committee will be fully ob-
served by the agent -1 and operators in its
employ."
Mr. W. V. Powell, G.and Chief ot the
Order pt Railway Tolegrapbers, who ar-
rived In .the city yesterday morning,
attend at once a meeting of the leoni-
n1itthe of Grand Tranlr employee which
ba
been e. 'v
n n tela o it
r ag to secure redres., at
the grievances at the telegraphers. The
meeting was called on Mr. Powell's
arrival and remained in session all morn-
ing. Powell, being interviewee, Bald;
rf
As Grand Ghlet of the Order of Railway
ra.
Telegraphers, hexa
Iam
opposed a, ed 4
g p ,to strikes,
1 P .Qs,
except as a last resort, nem eeetua to
ben generalimpression
h
t a my'arrival
r
a ival
in the pity is to be signal for strike
amoug the employes or the Grand Trunk;.
This is altogether a wrong irnnrossion.
The order is always willing to do any-
thing fu its power to avert a eerilto, x
regard It as my first duty to try and
arrange a meeting with Mr. ]=lays, gen-
eral manager of the Grand Trunk, and
make every effort to secure a settlement
of this difficulty before resort to extreme
measures is even mooted,"
"But leas not Mr. Hays refused to
recognize the committeo in its ropresonta-
tive capacity?"
"I understand that Mr. Hays has
taken that ground," said Mr Powell,
"but the question of credential was only
raised by Mr. Hays a weak or ten days ago.
Ho did not take. that ground two
B months
ago when the committee arrived here.
.He then referred
the coni
niittoo to Mr.
111oGuigan, the general superintendent,
If ho could not adroit the credentials of
the committee o
b should have made that
objection a month ago. The 3e]ay which
has taken place has been due to' the dila-
tory tactics of the management of the
Grand Trunk."
"Has not Mr. Bays absolutely refused
to recognize or discuss this matter with
the representatives of the Order of Bail.
way Telegraphers?"
"Yes, he bus so far, I understand, but
I hope that ho will not persist in main-
taining that position. We do not want to
see a strike on the Grand Trunk, and if
one does become necessary it will only be
after every means of securing redress has
been exhausted. The responsibility for a
strike, if one Goes take place, will not
rest with us, but with the management
of the Grand Trunk. The arbitrary action
of the officials in refusing to discuss the
grievances of the men would of course
necessitate recourse to extreme measures,
but you can rest assured that every means
in our power will be exhausted before
any decision to strike will be arrived at.
My first business In Montreal, after I
have conferred with the committee, will
be to make an effort to seoure a meeting
with Mr. Hays in order to discuss the
whole question with him."
,err. Hays' Terms Accepted.
Later:—Lata yesterday afternoon- the
Telegraphers' Committee, with Mr.
Powell at their head, had an interview
with Mr. Bays, agreeing to abide by the
general manager's decision, and to bring
evidence of their authority to represent
the operators in the employ of the Grand
Trunk Railway.
i
SAM WOULD TELL NOTHING.
Parslow as a Crown Witness Was a Dead
Failure.
St. Soholastiquo. Que., Deo. .13. ----At-
tendance at court was very small yester-
day. The first witnesses palled were Cor-
oner Mignault and High Constablo,Braz-
eau, who heard the confession of the pri-
soner in the judge s room. They were
behind a screen and beard everything.
They both corroborated Detective McCas-
kill's. evidence.
Sam Purslow was again put in the box
in the afternoon as a witness of the
Crown, who had been served with a
notice to . produce ` some letters that he
may have received from the accused. He
maintained his same position, andhis
only answer to an questions was: "I
have nothing;'I will not answer." All
efforts to make him reply being in vain,
he was conducted to his cell
Parslow's mother, who is 80 years of
age, was present, when her son was in the
witness box. She was, greatly moved and
shed abundant tears.
The reading' of the depositions is, now
finished.
Two new witnesses wore called, but
told nothing of importance, and the
court adjourned for the day.
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Fitz Will Fight Ryan.
Syracuse, N. Y Dec. 9.—Tommy
Ryan has heard from Bob Fitzsimmons
regarding the proposed 20 round con•
test between them at 154 pounds,
weigh in at the ring side. A repre
sentative of Ryan saw Fitzsimmons in
New York this afternoon, aud after
making known to heavy weight Ryan's
request for a bout. Bob Sent this an.
sw va
er to R ro. „ will tight R au b
I witv e
fore the club offering the largest purse,
hut I bar Tom O'Rourke's Lenox Ath-
letic Club. Ryan will also have to
make a side bet of $10000." Ryan
said to night he had taken up Fitz on
the strength of the first proposal he had
made, namely, to fight at 154 pounds
at the ring side_ " I think Fitzsim-
mons asks too much when he wants
a side bet of $10,000," said Ryan. " I
will agree to meet him before the club
that bangs up the largest purse. If
the side bet part of the program is
waived the match can be made inside
of 24 hours.
Clinton: On Tuesday while two
hoys named Rands and Carrick were
handling a gun, it in some manner
went off, the powder burning Rands'
leg, and part of the charge of shot lodg.
ing therein. ` A doctor was called to
dress the wound, which though' pain-
ful, is not serious,'
Staffa: After a few days, illness
Mrs. Pickwell died at the residence of
R. Balk well on Wednesday of last week.
Deceased had been living with her ne
phew, Dick Warden, for some time'and
when sickness carne. being in a new
house, was removed to the home of R.
Balkwell, but all was of no avail On
i'hursday her remains were taken to
Mitchell, and sent to her former ' home
in Platteville,
Clinton There passed peacefully
a way on Wednesday morning` at the
home of her father. Albert St., Mary
Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Henry
Carrie, at the age of 24 years and 6
months.- Deceased has only been ill.
for some eight days, having merely
caught cold, settling in erysipelas, and
which carried her off. She was'a reg.'
alar attendant of . Rattenbury St.
church, and her demise is felt badly.
THE LAWS OF THE
MEDES AND PERSIANS
NEVER CHANGED;
Neither has the superior
quality of , , .
T B EMU HU 1
Its merits have made
it the mnst popular, tobacco
in Canada for nearly half
a ,century.
The family of Mr. Charles Meggison
in the township of Charlotteville, near
Walsh station, had a narrow escape
from death by poisoning recently.
They partook of cider apple .sauce,
which had beeu put away in earthen
(rocks The crocks turned out to have-'
beeuu insufficiently burped, and the
lead with which they had; been glazed
permeated the sauce to such au exteut
that it took the strenuous efforts of Drs..
Kennedy and Mclunes to save Mr.
Meggison's life, whilehis wife and
three of his children were all made
violently ill.
Remarkable ICescue.
Mr8, lilictiael Curtain, Plainfield, I11.,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which; settled on her lungs; she
was treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He - told
her she was a hopeless victim of con-
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested
Dr,; King's M
s New Discovery for Con-
sumption; she bought a bottle and to
and to her delight found herself berie•
fitted, from first dose. She continued
its use and after taking six bottles,
found herself sound and well': now does
her own housework, and is as well as
she ever was, Sold by all Druggists,
large bottles 50 cents and $1.00.