WILTON. Orders forAdvertising. Papers and Printing Will‘ Receive Prompt ‘ Attention by Addressing Box 104. Wilton. , Mr. Seabury of New York was a guest at Ridgely Farm over Sunday. - Reuben Olmstead, t ur popular station agent, is down with tbe'grip. Mrs. D. B. Ogden has returned from a visit With her sister in Danbury. Harbe‘s and Knapp, of Bolden Hill, are carting tits to the White line. Mrs. James Muldlebrnok ia- visiting friends and relatives in New York. - Ext-7w.- Daniel Hogan of Bald Hill, is recover- ing from a severe attack of the grip. The auxiliary meeting of St. Matthews is held at the Rectory this afternoon. . The Birdsall family, of South Wilton, are ill with the all prevailing grip. B. H. Fitch exhibits acme fine pho- tographs whch he has recently taken. Miss May Lockwood, of North Wil- ton is visiting friends in New Canaan. Mrs. Horton of Belden Hill has re- turned from a visit with her son at Cos Cob. Miss Gertrude Dodd, owaew York, was the guest of Miss Alice Olmstead on Friday. ‘ Ex-Mayor Frank CJmstock and son, of South Norwalk, were in town on Saturday. Mrs. Henry G. Thomson is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Weston of New York. Mr. Middlehrock and daughter, of Stratford, are visiting with Mrs. Reu- ben Olmstead. ‘ ' Mrs. Jane Bates of Olmstead Hill has been visiting her sister Mrs. George . Can field of Drum Hill. Mrs. W. D. Gregory with Mrs. Pike of Brooklyn, started on Monday for a visit in Binghampton. ‘ Charles Lockwood, of Norwalk, has been stopping for a few days with‘lt. W. Keeler of North Wilton. Rev. Charles M. Selleck of Norwalk preached at St. Matthew’s on Sunday in the absence of the rector. An interesting prayer meeting was held at the home of the Misses Benedict of Belden Hill last evening. Josiah Gilbertof Belden Hill attended the funeral of Mrs. Lewis Harvey in New York on Thursday last. We are sorry to report that Mrs. Marvin Belden of Hurlbult street is confined to her home with rheumatism. Mrs. Purdy Sherwood, for many years a resident inNnLtn ,Wilton,...,tll£ (L in Bridgeport last week, aged 86' years. The Wilton members of the D. A. 1-1., will meet with their Chapter at the Central Club rooms at Norwalk, to- morrow. The Reading Circle will meet with Mrs. Mary White to-morrow afternoon. The topic for the alternoon Will be Scott; 0. I. Bassett of South Wilton it is reported has released 100 quails, in- cluding some California blues on the Wilton game reservation. Tickets for the entertainment at the Chapel on Friday evening are in great demand. Those who wish to enjoy a delightful evening should not 'fail to rocure one. _ ‘ Mrs. Augustus Merwin and childrei 9 f are visiting with Mrs. Mary Merwin, of Brooklyn. I The Maple trees about town have yeilded a bountiful supply of sap. Some of the finest sugar we have tasted came from the skillful hands of Mrs. ; Frederick Benedict. Those in the vicinity of the Congre- gational church were aroused shortly after midnight on Friday by a violent ringing of the bel:. O i-aVo-srigation it was found that the bell had been rung by no human hands. There were those who were inclined to think it the work of preternatural influences. While the the more practical ones said it was the wind. It is reported about town that Wil- liam Olmstead, of North Wilton, who disappeared so mysteriously some three years ago, and whom everyone thought had been murdered, had re- turned home on Monday looking Well and hearty and attributing his long ab- sence to purely personal matters. We regret to say, however, the report is untrue. KNIGHT TEMPLABS MEET. ,The annual conclave of the grand commandery, K. T., of the state, was held in Masonic hall New Haven. The meeting was opened shortly after 9 o’clock with the roll call of the grand ofiicers, followed by a roll call of the different commanderies. ' The officers are the following: R. E grand commander, Samuel M. Bronson, Bridgeport; E. E. deputy grand com- mander, William E. Withley, New Lon- don; E. grand generalissimo, William E. Risley, Waterbury; E. grand cap min-general. E. S. Davis, Middletown' E. grand junior warden, Frank Street, Norwalk; E. grand senior warden, A. S. Comslock, Norwich; E. grand treas urer, William R. Higb'y, Bridgeportf E. grand recorder, E. C. B. Birdsey, P. G. 0., Meriden; E. grand prelate, A. E. Fuller, Danbury. _ Immediately after the appointment of these ofiicers all were installed and then the meeting adjourned. The re- , port of the grand recorder shows an in- tease of 131 members in the grand cgm- .mandery since last year’s meeting. annulus NAMED. Colonel Hay Gets the British Mission and General Porter the French.- BOTH ARE WELL KNOWN MEN the Former “’as the Intimate Friend Ind Private Secretaruy of Lincoln, While the Latter \Vas a Valued Ac- quaintanco of Grant. WASHINGTON, March 17. —John Hay has been appointed cm bassador to England and Horace Porter of New York embassa— dor to France. . Harry White of. Rhode Island was ap- point-ed secretary of the legation at Lon- don, to succeed James Roosevelt, resigned. Gene ral Porter’s Career. General Horace Porter has long been a. notable figure in the social and business World in New York state. He was born ‘at Huntiugdon, Pa., on April 15, 1837. GENERAL HORACE PORTER. His father, D. R. Porter, was than state senator and in 1839 was elected governor of Pennsylvania, serving two terms. The son began his education at the Har- risburg academy and entered the scientific department at Harvard in 1854 with a view to a military career. He entered West Point in July, 1855, and graduated on July 1, 1860. He enteredinto active serv- ice in the war of the rebellion and received rapid promotion for gallant conduct in action. He was appointed on General Grant’s stuff as a lieutenant colonel and therefore was a constant companion of the late gen- era], the close friendship only expiring at the death of Grant. At the close of Grant’s administration in 1873 General Porter be- came vice president of the Pullman Palace Car company. He has held the office ever since. . His qualities as an after dinner speaker and his powers of organization are nota- ble. He was grand marshal of New York acity’s great gold parade and also of the in auguration parade. Sketch of John Hay. John Hay was born in Indiana in 1839. family having emigrated to this country early in the eighteenth century. He grad- uated fromfirown university in 1858 and began the study of law in Springfield, Ills. He became an intimate personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, then a rising politician, and of John G. Nicolay, also a resident of Springfield When Lincoln went to the White House in 1861, Hay was appointed assistant private secretary. Hay was appointed the president’s old do camp in 1864 and served for several COLONEL JOHN HAY. months under Gilmore and Hunter, being brevetted lieutenant colonel in recognition of his services. He was at Lincoln’s bed- side the night of his death, on April 14, 1865. Hay was appointed consul general at Paris by President Johnson in 1865. He was deputed to Vienna as charge d’affaires in 1867, and, upon his resignation, was appointed secretary of legation at Madrid. Hay became an editorial writer on The Tribune in 1870, where he remained for five years. It was in 1871 that he wrote “Little Breeches” and “The Wreck of the Prairie Belle,” two poems that have made his name known in places where his other literary works and his political services are unknown. His other contributions to llt- erat-urc embrace a. biography of. President Lincoln in collaboration with. John G. Nicolay. Matthias Wlnne Very Ill. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., March 17.-—Mat- thias Winne, the oldest ex-member of as- sembly in the state and father of Assem- blyman T. W. Winne, is lying in a. precari- ous condition at his home, in N iskayuna, this county. Mr. Winne was born on May 25, 1806, and was assemblyman in 1854. Plague In Bombay. LONDON, March 17.—-The Daily Mail’s Bombay correspondent states that two that city. In a fire at Mandalay last Sat- urday 1,500 houses were destroyed. Three persons were killed. The damage is esti- mated at £400,000. Politics In Cuba. HAVANA, March 17.—El Pals, official or- gan of the Autonomist party, flatly denies the statement of La Lticha. regarding the and Reformist parties. A Law Degree Bill. . ALBANY, March 17.——The bill allowing degrees has been advanced, to a second The total membership is now 2,363. reading in the assembly, without debate. "HiSde‘éiit-s were Scottish by descent, the ' cases of the black plague are reported in' alleged amalgamation of the Autonomist' the New York Law school to confer its own, WEEKLYfNORWALfieG Balm: Aim . BURGLAB. A Plucky Woman’s Daring Capture of n i Thief In New York. New YORK, March 17.—-Mrs. Sadie Gib- bln, a bride of three weeks, is a brave young woman. She displayed hcr pluck when she caught a bitrglar and struggled with him down four lights of stairs at her residence, 300 West Fifty-third street. Mrs. Gibl'in securely locked the , front doors of her apartment and went into the rear of the flat to prepare the evening meal. A few minutes later she beards noise in the front room and investigated. She found a young man, whom she tried to makes prisoner by shutting the door on him. The burglar was too quick for her, how- ever, and. pushing her to one side, started to run down stairs. , Mrs. Gibbin caught the man by his coat- tail as he passed her and attempted to hold him. The burglar, who later said he was George H. Carroll, 22 years old, of 201 East Seventy-third street, slipped out of his coat and again started down stairs. Mrs. Gibbin did not propose to let him get away so easily and threw her arms around his neck. The man carried her down four flights of stairs. She kept up a brisk shouting for help, and some of the tenants who heard her notified Policeman McLoughlin of the West Forty-seventh street station, who placed the man under arrest. While trying to explain to the policeman Carroll dropped a skeleton key in an ash can. The policeman picked it out and found that it unlocked the door to Mrs. Gribbin’s apartments. In Yorkville police court today Carroll told the magl‘strate he was looking for a friend who had promised him employment. He was held in $1,000 bail for trial. A CHICAGO Honooansr. One \Voman Burned to Death and An- other Fatally Injured. CHICAGO, March 17.—One young woman was burned to death and another probably fatally hurt in a. fire which destroyed the residence of William Spier, 3643 Vernon avenue. Mr. Spier, who is an invalid, was res— cued by neighbors, and his wife and three children barely had time to escape from the building before the roof fell. Barbara Newman, the dead girl, was 18 years old and niece of Mr. Spier. She was imprisoned on the top floor of the build- ing by the flames and her body burned to a crisp. Theremains were recovered by fire- men. ’ The injured are Rose Mayfield. 16 years old, niece of Mr. Spier, who jumped from the second story window. She was burned about the hands and face and internally injured. She may recover. William Spier was overcome by smoke, and Mrs. William Spier was burned about the hands and face. The Spier home is in a fashionable dis- trict and the fire created intense excite- ment among the residents in the vicinity. The nieces were on a visit to the family. The excitement attending the rescue of Mr. Spier greatly affected him, and it is feared the result may prove serious. DRY GOODS IN FLAMES. Fire In St. Louis Does Damage of More Than a Million. , ’S’P.’*‘IJOUIS, March 17.—-The big fire in Ely Walker& Co.’s big dry goods stcre was got under control at 6 o’clock. Two firemen were badly hurt and several spec- tators received minor injuries during the progress of the fire. Mr. Ely Walker, the head of the firm, estimates the loss at $1,150,000. This is considered conservative. Mr. Walker was unable to state the exact amount of insur- ance carried, but placed it roughly at $900,000 on stock and $200,000 on the building. It is understood that the building was recently purchased by the Leggctt & Meyer Tobacco company. Its value is said to be $650,000. At least $200,000 damage has been done to the structure. Only two stories are left. Bis: Blaze In Boston. BOSTON, March 17.—Two alarms have been sounded for a fire in Baxter’s lumber yard on Bridge street in East Cambridge. L. J. Burnham 85 Co.’s sheds adjoining are threatened. Seabrooke Still In Bed. TORONTO. March 15.—-Actor Thomas Q. Seabrooke is still confined to hished at the Queen’s hotel in this city. It will be some days before his doctors will allow him to get up. A Z All Sign . .. '«l I secures. Tip, a Vicious Bruit. Sir-angled to Death ' In Bridgeport. BRIDGEPOR'I‘, ‘ Conn. March lit—Tip, the elephant with a hfuuicidal tendency, was strangled to death today in the Bar- .num & Bailey winter quarters. A persistent effort was made to kill him yesterday with cyanide of potassium, but Tip carefully separated the poison capsules from the food and spat them out. A hundred men with a fall and slip noose attacked him today. They dragged him over sideways while his feet were pinioned . with chains and proceeded tL strangle him. The 3% ton brute struggled bravely for 13 minutes before he gave up the ghost. " Tip was valued at $6,000, but was too ferocious to be of service in the circus. He was 20 years old. They killed Tip simply because he was a bad elephant. He had been with the Barnum & Bailey show since infancy and was old enough to know better. He was 11 feet high and carried $500 worth of tusks. Recently Tip grew bad tempered and in- sisted on venting his ill humor on outsid- ers. When a 3% ton elephant gets to do- ing this, it is time for the powers of the show to send him an ultimatum. The Barnum & Bailey people decided to do this, and at first decreed that the “note” should take the form of cya'nide of potassium. _ Four ounces of this poison, it is esti- mated, was administered yesterday. Still the big brute refused to die. He munched a stray ounce or so of cyanide in a con- templative fashion and clung coquettishly to life. . For hours a crowd waited to see him ex- plode, collapse or at least to run amuck, but all in vain. . Finding the poison. had no efi'ect, Tip’s keepers rejected several plans which kind bystanders suggested and decided today on the. strangling scheme. - A namesake of Tip’s was killed by poi- son in Central park, New York, three years ago. - A LOOKUP WREOKBD. ' A Quartet Which “'as as Dangerous In Prison as Out of It. GREENWICH, Conn., March 17 —Four prisoners completely wrecked the interior of the Greenwich lockup curly today in a partially successful attempt to effect es- cape. Lust evening an alleged disorderly house was raided by Deputy Sheriff Fitz- roy, and Mrs. Talbot, the proprieti'css, Thomas Fox, George English and William ‘ Harris were arrested and locked up. At midnight Town Watchman Fulton heard loud noises, and, investigating, found that the prisoners had broken down the iron door of the lockup. and Harris had made good liistescape. The alarm was given, and Deputy Fitzroy started in a earrings for Stamford, the home of Harris, and suc- ceeded in capturing him. According to the story told by the other prisoners, Har- ris had picked the lock of his cell and gain- ed access to the corridor, where he found a heavy coal shovel. With this he managed to open two other cells. and then fled. The two remaining men when detected were trying to release Mrs. Talbot from her cell. This morning it was found that the interi- or of the building, which is a one story brick structure, is so badly damaged that its complete rebuilding is necessary. The quartet is being given a hearing today. .TO CURB THE TRUSTS. An Important Measure Introduced In the ‘ Senate at Albany. ALBANY, March 17. —A bill has been in- troduced in the senate by Senator Martin (Dem., N. Y. ), intended to compel any combindtion or trust to file .yearly state- ments in this state, if it maintains an office here. The statement is to be filed with the secretary of state and is for the purpose of having a. true record of the financial standing of each company. Rail- road, mining and manufacturing com- panies doing business wholly without the state are exempt. Besides the yearly state- ment of capital, assets and liabilities, any increase of capital shall be noted and filed within 30 days after it is accomplished, to- gether with the vote by which it was adopted. The statements are to be signed and sworn to not only by the officers, but by a majority of the directors. Two Women Killed. COLUMBUS, 0.. March 15.—A Toledc and Ohio Central engine yesterday, neai .Marysvillc, struck and killed Miss Laura Andrews and Mrs. O. W. Wells. They were in a buggy. FOB. 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Ben 1e copy of THE NEW, YORK BTTE. ed men presentingcredenttals. The exclu- WOLO0TT TO TRY AGAIN He Will Go to Europe Once More In the Interest of llimetallism. WILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY The President Is Said to Ho Back of Him 'I'hls Time—The Senate \Vastes Lots of Time Over- the Florida Ind Oregon Appoints“. WASHINGTON, March’17.—Senat0r Wol~ cott of Colorado returns to Europe within a few days to renew-his efforts in behalf of an international movement for bimetal~ lism. The difficulties which beset his first at- tempt have been cleared away by the action of congress in passing the bill authorizing a Conference, and he is now able to speak with exactness where formerly he could only talk in a. tentative manner. He is also armed with the official ap- proval of the president of his mission, which he lacked before, and the absence of which on his first trip made his visit to England useless. . In England Senator Wolcott was met with the inquiry whether he had come authorized to negotiate with any definite object, and he said that his mission was one of inquiry only, although it had the unofficial sdnction of the president elect and the Republican caucus commit- tee of the senate, and that he could ac- complish nothing. Secretary McNeill of the English Bi- metallic league informed Senator Wolcott that the league was opposed to any confer- ence being summoned unless an agreement had been arrived at beforehand by the countries concerned. It claimed that the absence of such a. definite agreement would result in nothing but a repetition of the Brussels conference and would do more harm than "good. As the cooperation of the‘Engllsh league is considered of the greatest importance, Senator Wolcott returned home with the fixed determination of securing ofi‘icial sanction for his mission. . Since his return to Washington, on March 4 last, he has held several long con- ferences with President McKinley. and a thorough understanding has been reached. In this he has received the hearty support of all of the western Republicans and not a few from the eastern states; A Conference Wanted. The Republican silver men in Washing- ton are going earnestly to work to secure an international monetary conference, and it is reported that if they succeed the pres- ident will appoint representatives who will act as a unit. ’ The time of the last conference in Brus- sels was frittered away because the dele- gates from this country were antagonistic. Half were gold and half were silver men. Mr. McKinley is said to have made up his mind not to repeat President Harrison’s mistake, and will appoint a solid silver delegation. In this his action will meet with the ap- proval of Secretary Sherman, who explains that what the United States wants is leg- islation by other countries in favor of sil- ver. The representatives of other coun- tries said, when asked to make concessions in favor of silver, “How can you expect us to grant what you wish when your delega- tion cannot agree as to its policy?” Senator Wolcott stated that France had virtually arrived at an agreement with the United States and that he was greatly eu- couraged with the result of his visit to Germany. It was in England that he met with the least encouragement. - There have been a number of conferences held in Washington ,by the Republican rep- resentatives since Senator Wolcott’s re- turn, and the determination ’t-o push the question of an international monetary con- ference is receiving the support of a large majority. Senator Wolcott has repeatedly said that an international agreement for the re- monetization of silver is entirely feasible and that its accomplishment. in his opin- ion, rests largely with the United States. \Vork of the Senate. WASHINGTON, March 17,—The senate was the main center of attraction at the capitol today, as the house of representa— tives had taken a. recess until Thursday. The chaplain’s prayer referred to the devas- tating Mississippi fioods and besought di- vine intervention and public assistance for the sufferers. The president’s message, which had been laid on the table after be- ing read yesterday, was referred to the committee on finance on motion of Mr. Morrill, the chairman of that committee. ' Mr. Pascoe (Dem., Fla.) presented the credentials of John A. Henderson, ap- pointed by Governor Bloxham of Florida for the vacancy left by the retirement of Mr. 'Call. The senator said Mr. Hender- son was present and asked that he be ‘ sworn in. There was immediate objection from several sources, Messrs. Chandler, Lodge and Allen rising together. Mr. Allen said this case should go to the committee on privileges and elections, the same as in the case of Mr. Corbett, ap- pointed from Oregon. Mr. Pascoe responded that this case was a simple one, without the complications of other cases sent to the committee. of the same character Without any objec- tion being raised. Mr. Chandler insisted that in the admis- sion of Mr. Pasco some time had elapsed after the credentials had been presented before he was sworn in. , Mr. Hoar (Rep, Mass), chairman of the conimit-tee on judiciary, said the gov- ernor of Florida had named Mr. Henderson until the legislature should elect. The gov- ernor had no such power, as the appoint- ment could not operate beyond the meet- ing of the legislature. The legislators might meet and adjourn without naming a senator, so. that in efi'ect this appoint- ment strictly construed was an appoint- ment forever. This entire question of ad- mitting senators should go to the commit= tee, Mr. Hoar urged, for‘a comprehensive determination. The Mantle Case. Mr. Allen recalled the circumstances of the Mantle case, in which the senate de- nied admission to Mr. Mantle when he first presented himself on credentials oil the governor under circumstances similar to the present one. Mr. "Allen said he had earnestly desired the admission of Mantle at that time because he was a silver 'man and there were prospects of silver control of the senate. 'But the law wasthe other way, and he had 'concurred with the action of the senate in excluding Mantle. Mr. Pasco reviewed the precedents, pointing out that the Florida case difiered from those in which the senate had exclud- 3“ He. himself had been admitted on credentials - “T35.- *— 'sions‘rwere based on the failure of legisla- tures to elect, while in the present case the Florida legislature had not met and had not failed to elect. as the vacancy occurred before the legislature could meet in iv cordance with the stuteibonstitution. Mr. Vest (Dem., Mo.) interrupted MI. Pasco to question some of the precedent: cited. The Missouri senator added that, while his sympathies were with Mr. Pascc —for he believed every state should be ref‘~~ resented in the senate—he could not agree with him in the present case, for it involv- ed an acceptance of a doctrine contended ‘for in the past by Republican senators. Mr. Gmy (Dem.,ltel.) said the Florida case presenzed no serious legal questions. The legislature of two years ago could not elect a. senator, as the United States stat- utes provided that the election should be made by the legislature meeting next after the vacancy occurred. As the Florida legislature meeting next April was the one strictly within the terms of the law, a vacancy existed until that body acted, and the governor was autlw" ized to fill such a. vacancy. Mr. Honr‘s Position. Mr. Hoar contended that if these creden- tials ware accepted it would establish a precedent for admitting a senator bearing credentials reading, “I appoint Mr. Blank a senator for life.” There should be no partisan divisions on questions affecting the membership of the senate. After reviewing the law Mr. Hoar said that he believed this gentleman (Hender- son) wus entitled to his seat, leaving out; the ’question of the form of (rodentials. He believed also that; Mr. Corbett (On) and Mr. Wood (Ky) were entitled to seats. But these cases should not be whisked through. They should stathd or fall to- gether, or, if they differed.,the differences should be made fully apparent by the re- port of a committee. The senate was rap- idly drifting into a grave condition of un- certainty on the admission of senators, and it was time a full determination should be made of all questions involved. After lengthy debate the credentials of John Henderson as senator from Florida were referred by the senate to the commit- tee on privileges and elections without dio vision. THE SITUATION IN CRETE. Emperor “’illialn's Alleged Vngaries the Subject of ltludi Concern. LONDON. March iii—The decision of the French chamber of deputies, approving of the policy of France in adhering to the concert of the powers, has had a good ef- fect upon the Stock Exchange here. Con- sols went up fivc-sixteenths today, and foreign securities were firm. According to a Times dispatch from Athens, a tendency toward despondency is beginning to show itself at the Greek capi- tal. the "last hope of arupture of the con cert of Europe having been shattered by the decision of France to join in the coer- cion. ” The dispatch adds: ‘ There is much speculation as to whether the forces of the powers will proceed to ‘a-ct-ite measures against Colonel Vztssos’ troops. While it is formally announced that orders have been given to both the Greek troops and ships in Crete to oppose force to force, it may be doubted whet-her the, orders have really been given, but brave words-are indispen- sable in the prevailing popular mood. The king and‘ the govermiient have no choice but to swim with the‘tide. ” The Daily Mail says: ‘The vagaries of a certain continental sovereign are causing profound anxiety to his family, and es- pecially to. the diplomats who recognize that the concert of. Europe may at any mo— ment be disturbed. Pinching guests and trying to trip them with his sword are among the. antics attributed to the insane soyereign. ” The paragraph hints that it is Emperor William of Germany who is thus referred to. It is announced this ufterno an that ade- t-achmeut of 600 men from the Scziforth highlanders has been ordered to the island of Crete immediately from Malta. The vessels belonging to the British Mediterranean squadron now at Malta have been instructed to szzil immediately for the island of Crete 'in order to re en- force the British squadron now in those waters. ~ Slatt's' Right. to Tax. WASHINGTON, March 16 -—-'l‘he attention of the I'nited stat-es supreme court was given today largely to the power of states to tax the franchises of corporations, such as express. telegraph and railroad com- panies. The decisions were all favorable to the states. Q WAS IN CONSTANT MISERY. A Carpenter’s Life Saved by the Puritans. Treatment. “ R. George H. Denny is i a carpenter who has always worked in the vicin- ity of South Northf‘leld, Vt. getic and favorably known. He lives near the, head- quarters of Dog River, on the high land that divides the waters of the Connecti- cut and Winooski rivers. ‘ Here is his statement: “About a. year ago I was taken with kidney trouble in one of the worst forms. I was passing from. four to six quarts of water every 24 hours, and my trouble finally ran into diabetes. I had had kidney trouble before, and had some- what recovered when the second attack came last fall. I employed a. doctor all last winter, with no favorable results. I worked all the time, but was in con- ' stunt misery, and if I had kept on I would not now have been alive. The dis- I commenced the Puritans. treatment last. April, and used three or four bot- ’- tles. Thefirst results were felt in my, ' stomach, which improved rapidly, so that I could eat and digest my food com- fortably. The next result was that my? bladder was restored to its normal obn- ‘,‘ dition. I have been well all Summer, although I left off using Purltana'tn“ ' I think Puritana. is the best: rem— . June. edy that I have ever known, and un- hesitatingly recommend it to others, for whosegood I publish this letter. (Signed) “George H. Denny." This is Only one' example of what Puritana. can do and is doing every day for suffering- men and women. ‘Puri- lane. is the prize formula. of Prof. Dixl' Crosby of Dartmouth College, and by its action on‘ the stomach it cures trou— blots of the blood, nerves, heart, liver. Lacey's and other vital organs. ——.._.-—a-—-. Harm ,/ He is about 35, bright, ener- ease reduced my weight'from 180 to 145 ' pounds, and during all the time I got. no relief until I began to use Puritana. , .4 ;
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