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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1899)
nATT.v TTMn.\v 1 BOO THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Significancooftho Abiorption of the Boll Telephone Company , RELIEF FROM BAY STATE RESTRICTIONS rnctn Atmtit > cw York * * Illn Power HOIIMTrlrnhoiiliiK frinii Mm IIIK Trnliifll > roKri-MK In Other Llncx. t Dispatches from Beaten announce that the American Bell Telephone company ho de cided to turn over Its assets to the American Telephone and Telegraph company , recently organized tinder the laws of New Jeraiy , and remove the headquarters of the parent company from Boston to New York. The reason for the change IK given officially as follows : "Tho substance of the action of the directors Is that the nwots of the Amer ican Telephone company nro to bo taken over by the long-distance company. ( Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph company ) "It Is to bo recommended that two nharcs of Ipng-dlstnnco company stock bo ex changed for one share ? of American Bell Telephone company stock. The balance of HD.000,000 or ? 20,000OflO ot long-dlstatiro company stock will be held for the benefit ot the long-distance company. " I-'or many years past the Bell company haa chafed under the restrictions Imposed by the laws of Mnpsachusctto. It could not Increase Us capital stock without official sanction. When permission was given n few yearn ago the authorities Insisted that the Increase should ho devoted to bettcimcnt , not as nn extra dlv'doud. ' With earnings Bteadlly growing , dividends ns high ns 25 per cent and iho surplus piling up , the only feasible means of absorbing the Increment was by Increased capitalization. That re- milt _ ls secured by the transfer to the new- company without Interference from the au thorities of Massachusetts , and doubling the capital stock. Ill IT I'otTCr IIOIINC. Now York capers claim that Iho new power house of the Third avenue street rail road In that city will bo the largest In the world. This great plant Is designed to fur nish the motive now or for every cor en the llne.1 owned or controlled by the Third Avenue company , not excepting the Union Railway system , that network of lines that eproado like n spiderweb over the entire Bronx district , Some Idea of the rcnulicmcnts of this plant may bo gained when It Is stated that By tno time of Its completion there will bo nn average of 1,200 cars running dally over the various lines , with nn average carrying capacity of forty passengers , so that , be- pldcs the Immense weight of the rolling Block , , the dynamos In this plant must bo capable ot moving at least 48,000 persons nt a given moment. As n matter of fact this plant Is designed to do far more than this when necessary , for the company nat urally Intends to Increase Its business , and euch plants cannot be built every day , even by n corporation. The building will bo 320 feet long nnd 248 feet wide , running lengthwise north and FOtith. For n distance of twenty feet above the concrete foundation the walls will beef of granite. The remainder of the walls as viewed from the exterior will be of brick with terra cottn dressing , but the mnln body ot iho budding will be of Iron and steel In order to support the enormous w eight nnd sustain the vibration to which It will be subjected. The structure will tower 120 feet from the nidewalk to the cornice work around thu upper edges and at each corner will rlso a parapet about twenty feet higher. Rising 100 feet higher still will be four great steel chlmne8 , each fifteen feet In diameter. There will bo only one floor , an Immense nrca 320 feet long by 246 feet in width , and Btrctched along Its entire length vvldl bo sixteen great djnnmos , each with a capacity of 3,000 kilo-watts and each driven by a vertical crops-compound two-cjUnder en gine. Each engine will be capable of de veloping 7,000 horsepower , making a t tal engine capacity of 112,000 horsepower The dynamos will bo huge affairs , each weighing many tons. The basement cf the big buildIng - Ing will be taken up with the many pumps and the great wilderness of auxiliary mn- chlnery used in the operation of the plant The cost of the pTnnt , It Is said , will be In the neighborhood of $2,000,000 The expense of operating U < , h a huge plant will bo veiy large , but not so great as might at first bo Imagined. By the uae of the automatic coalIng - Ing chutes for feeding the boilers the flro- loom force will bo largely done away with. Kvery part of the machinery will be fitted v.lth automatic oilers nnd many other laborsaving - saving devices will bo employed , but with all that hundreds ot artisans will bo ro- qulicd. The coal consumption of the plant will bo 450 tons per day. TcloplioiiliiK : from Mining Triilim. Prof. d'Azar has been experimenting on telephoning without wires Between mov ns' trains and stations While the results of these tests appear to be more sensational than scientific , some suggestive points were brought out which nro likely to Incite fur ther Investigation Into the subject The tel ephones which wcro recently put Into the motor cars of n Minnesota line far communi cation with the main office are said to bo giving such good service that similar equip ments have been ordered for other lines In capo of accident when the cars are out In the country It Is Important that the mstT- nmn should bo able to communicate quickly with the home ofllcc Par that puri ese each car Is supplied with a telephone , plac"d In the front vestibule The Instruments aio so adjusted on spilngs that the jolting of the car dots not Impair their rfnclency The motorman can "plug" In his tooh n" at the feeder poles , which mo a auattjr of a NONE SO POPULAR. It Is Daily Gaining in Omnha , Results Reported From People Who Have Given a Fair Trial to tlic Remedy , Morrow's KId-no-olds , the centinc ! kidney remedy and backache cure , la dally gaining favor In Omaha. No medicine has ever been old In this city for KUncy ailments , back- aohe , ncrvouoness , sleeplemness nnd general debility tnat has gained auch popular favor Morrow's Kld-ne-olds We give jou the experience of Mrs. U. M. Garner , of 2999 Oak Street , who Bays : "I : \ liavo cuffered with kUlnej bnckache for the vast two years 1 bad such severe pains In my bacl ; that I could ecarcoly get any sleep nt night. I nUo suffered with a dull heavy headache. Hearing about Morrow's Kid- no-olds I decided to tr > them I took them Recording < to directions and I wet wonderful ly relieved. I will contlnua to take Klil-ne- olds , foj < I know they will effect a complett cure. " Morrow 'e Kld-no-olds are not pills , but Yellow Tablets and sell at Jlfty conta a box , by till druggists and by Myers-Dillon Drug Co , _ Mailed on receipt at price. Manufactured by John Mr/now & Co. , Cherulati , Sprlos- fl lJt ( OUo. * U febd B hB. _ ' mile npart and In case of the disabling or the snowing in of a train the omclali in the main office can at oner be advised ami relief. can bo dispatched , rire departments a e now being supplied with portable telephones to bo used In connection with the fire alarm boxes With these Instruments It Is pos sible to converse xvlth fire alarm headquatt- ? rs throtiBh any fire alarm box In a district. Instead of having to rely , ns heretofore , upon an exchahge of telegraph signals. The ch'pf ' engineer and his asslsiants are expected to hnvo the telephones with them on all oca- stons , for prompt attachment to a fire alarm box \vhtn needed , and It is probable that before long the firemen of fach company In city flro departments will also bo supplied with the Instruments. Ulcctrlf 1,1 it lit for Klour 1IIIU. A special 8)stem of electric lighting has been doMfled for small flouring mills , the differentiation from other lighting planta lying In Iho method of installation and the fixtures , rather than In the generating appar atus. The well-known danger of dust end fine flour explosions which exists in these mllh makes it Imperative that there shall be no sparlta at the BWltchcs and that the safety fuses shall be BO effectually Incised that there is no chance of their blow Ins , causing an explosion. Tor the same reason the generator should be placed in a room In which all connection la cut off from the floors containing flouring machinery- The wiring li clone on the closet sjstem , and each closet containing the fuses Is lined through out with sheet aabestus and made thoroughly tight at all points Tbeee closets are locked and kept scrupulously clean , The wire , which Is exposed and supported on porcelain cicala or knobs , is rubber-co\crcd. No fuses are allowed In the ceiling rrsettea and only koylees sockets are used Inetend of the ordinary snap switch n. mercury switch Is used , which Is entirely closed and air tight. Thl Is BO arranged that when Iho tube hanga down the circuit Is open , but when it Is held on a proper support by the lower end the mercury completes the cir cuit. Such an Installation , which may be regarded as standard for small mills requir ing " not more than 100 lights , should not cost "more than $ COO. Silk mill nieetrlcHy. Silk Is very much In favor as au article of underwear in hot climates and it Is also gen erally conceded that persons v ho are forced to battle with extremely low temperatures prefer this fabric to any other as an undfr- gurment and claim for It properties not pos- scfcaed by any other material of equal weight or llghtntfcs uf texture Ur do Bonnlere , a French physician , saj's that the preferenzo for silk In both cases Is explained by the fact that this material Is extremely sensitive to and absorbimt of electricity Ho argues that when the tissue becomes warm the air in closed In Its threads dilates In dilating that is to saj , In going out of the titsuc ll rubs and electrifies Itself. Electrified , it returns to discharge Itself at Us starting point. The partlclo of air then oscillates where It is This preventb the access of the cold outer air , and consequently pro duces a relative warming. In a tissue that can bo electrified there Is , In the case ft wanning , a tendency to cool again , and In the case of cooling a tendency to waira again. Doth silk and wool are in this cat egory , and the auto-regulating qualities of both these animal tissues have theii own Im portant place In insuring the stability of nature. It Is evident that by enhancing the electrical qualities of silk and wool thulr valuable thermo-regulnting properties will be Incroascd In the case , of wool this has been found impracticable , but Dr de IJou- nlcro insists that It l.s possible to increase the electrical properties of silk at least ten fold by certain treatment which doca not In any way affect its appearance. Silks fo I treated are known as "a la dlelectroje. " They indlcato their supplemental qualltlts by being sharply attracted by the hand on the slightest rubbing. The electrical influ ence la said to eurvlvo any amount of washIng - Ing and to lat > t as long as the tissue , which through It acquires a much feebler receptiv ity to steam and ponolratlon The treated silk Is therefore infinitely preferable to flannel , which linblbis perspiration and con sequently sustains on the skin a more or leas unwhulesomo humidity. Dr. de Bonnlero be lieves that the wearing of dlelcctrosed silk will not only prevent people from the ordi nary effects of a chill of the breathing ap paratus , but be a valuable aid In nil affec tions duo to Insufficient cutaneous respira tion or evaporation. Trullej IIII H IIK PrclKM Carrier * . Certain Brooklyn surface street railroads made a contract to carry the freight of the Na'lonal Express tompanj and action was brought In the courts by Interested parties to fa top the business. The claim set u : > was that the street railways have no right either In law or equity to go outoldu of their usual business of carry ing passengers only. The appellate di vision of the supreme court of New York has recently decided that thla claim Is un founded. It Is shown that under the general - oral street railway law of the state , enacted In 18S4 , such corporations , so far as char tered under the laws , or where not restricted by sncclal charter , can carry either freight : ' or paescogers , or bath. The right of the Urookljn companies to distribute the freight of the express company Is accordingly BUJ- talncd. The mere Important part of the decision H thrt relating to the equities of the case ns between the street railway companies 1 and the public The c urt says In substance ' on this point1 I "The right to use th track Is subordinate ' to the right of the public to the street , and I the courts will protect the rights of the | public The street railway company has the I paramount right cf Hsu of ito trncUs , but not the exclusive \i"p. \ It is not clear that the transportation of goods In single curs over the Brooklyn tracks will Incicaso the I burden of use of the street ; certainly there I I'i no evidence that this aiethoj will he more I burdcnsrmo than would bo the carriage of the same freight on wagons. " I Jf the titrcet car compnnUv should put on lco freight trains the cnso might bo differ- | mt , but the court did not think there wasi any danger of that. "This conclusion that the carriage of freight by street roads within certain limits does not Increase the burden of use or servi tude of the public way , " sajH the Springfield Ilopubllcnn , "Id of the highest Importance. The court undertakes to clear up this matter i of equity and ? ajs In about ro nnny words | | that nothing on that account stands in the | wn ) of the CNerqlBo cf the legislative power In authoilzlng etrect rallwa > a to cany freight. And It wpuld appear that the con- I | | elusion n. llui court Is sound , no far aa I | | traffic within certain bounds , as in a city , U ] i concerned Tor the loaded afreet railway freight car would carry fai more than the larceH truck wagons , nnd would move more expeditions- ! quietly , and thus take up less street room and cause leu's public an"- ' | nojaiicc " Vlni'tiillty MntUUcx , The following births and deaths were reported - ported at the nfllcti of the Hoard of Health during the twentj-four liouis ending at noon Thursday Hlrthi l" n Davis. 1121 North Thirtieth , bo > , John Sholbi' . 1703 California street , bo > . George A Tajlor Hii South High- tcenth. boy , \\llllam II IH'nd. 123 South Thlrtsixth. . Klrl Joel J. Hart , 1WI Noith Twenty-second , boy Death- ' ] ' . H. Hubcock. 1K6 North Sixteenth - teenth , 6S > ear * 15 C Uoroj , 2118 I'nrKur , 74 joarn. 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" nn Interesting story of a "Run away Hippopotamus1 and man } other thlngH to Intercut small people "I wan nearly dead with dyspepsia , tried doctors , visited mineral springs nnd grow worse I used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That cured me" It digests what > ou eat. Curer indigestion , sour Htomach , heartburn and all forms of dyspepwla CIIAS , MOORE IS NOf GUILTY Acquitted of the Oharee of tlio Murder of John DeMollin. IN ACCORD WITH JUDGE'S ' INSTRUCTIONS Uffctulnnt li nt OIICP Ilrtcn 'fl .lury lit ( lie Mornliiu A Inlt I lie Seeno of UKTrniicil } IJhlcuoc 1'iMornlilc to Moore. The trial of Charles Moore , the hack- driver charged with the murder of John De.MoHln , came ( o an abrupt termination In Judge Maker's court Thursday nftcruoou when the court Instructed the Jury to re turn n verdict of not guilty. This unusual turn In the case was duo to the fact that the county attorney had neg lected to secure the attendance of witnesses for the state who saw the beginning of the affray between Moore nnd UeMolllns , which resulted In the death of the latter last July. The attorney for the defendant look ad vantage of this oversight on the part of the county attorney and moved the court to In struct the Jury for acquittal , It having been established b > several witnesses for the de fense that DcMollIn was the aggressor , ( hat ' he struck Mooio first and that even with j ' that provocation Moore simply pushed DcMollin aside nnd that ho stumbled and ' fell , striking his head against the curb- i stone. The point thus gained was tint i death was accidental , and that Moore had no Intention of injuring UoMollln. The county attorney had plenty of wit nesses on his sldo of the case , but he had none who would swear that they saw the be ginning of the trouble and therefore were not able to say whether DcMolllu struck the Hist blow. Moore was declared free before the evi dence had all been heard , so there was no argument or other prellmlnarlcs that usually take place Just before a case Is submitted tea a jury. Judge Baker sustained the motion to quash the information on the showing made , ho Instructed the Jury as to Its verdict ami that ended the trlil Moore took the witness stand Thursday morning on his own behalf and told the same story related by other witnesses to the effect that he simply gave DcMolllu a shove and had no Ill-will against him or any other reason to Injure him , bejond a desire to get away from him because he seemed to be In an ugly mood. The Jurj was taken to the scene of the tragedy Thursday morning for the purpose of making personal Inspection of the lay of the land , elevation of the curb stone , width of the sidewalk and so on. TALK ON Htm A > U POLITICS. Jllilui- > oo l In O'icu Court IMiulN ( > | l- liortiintt.i to llv > nll Mix Put- . In the trial of Mrs Tennle Hlchardson's fault against Henry Bo : s , saloon proprietor , w herein she seeks $5,000 damages on the allegation that the defendant sold liquor to her husband , Sherman Itlchardson , after ho had become an habitual drunkard , Judge Scott found opportunity to bewail hla politi cal fate , indicating that ho would have been re-elected but for opposition from the sa loon element. Tor nearly half an hour Judge Scott talked as rapidly as his vocal organs and How of vocabulary would permit. It came about through an objection filed by the plaintiff's attorney to testimony on the part of the de- ftuso tending to show that the husband of the plaintiff had frequented many other fca- lorns besides the ono kept by Bons. Judge Scott held that It made no difference if Richardson had drank in a thousand saloons , that would not relieve the defendant from responsibility or permit him to bo discharged from further obligation on payment of the one-thousandth part ot whatever damage re sulted from such sale of liquor. In render ing this decision Judge Scott said in part i "A saloon keeper sefls liquor to the minor or the drunkard at his peril. Take away from the saloons their political p wer and the decisions under the Slocumb law would all be ono way against the salo.ns But let a man go out on the street and say an ) thing against the saloons and he couldn't be elected constable , or , if by chance elected , ' ho couldn't give bond. Saloons outweigh the churches for influence , wielding more politi cal power than the combined clergy of Omaha , backed by all the strength of the , I various congregations. ' " 1C any preacher In Omaha will enter his | pulpit and express fully his honest opinion of the saloon , I will cheerfully contribute to his salary for a jcar. But none of them will do It they dare not do it , "It's all politics but I'm not complaining , i ' for I'm out of politics now " I At the end of Judge Scott's exhaustive essay of rum and politics the attorney for the defense entered formal exception to the ruling of the court , and the testimony pro ! ceeded. Ono of the most Important witnesses for I the plaintiff was her 12-year-old eon , John. The little fellow Is exceptionally bright and \\ltlistn0d thn tpdfntlK slpirn nn Hi wl- * nebs ttand in a manner that would do credit to an adult. In substance the lad told how he had as sisted his father In his work and how he had watched him go to Bans' saloon and spend his money for drink ; how he had become helplessly Inebriated and how ho had boon brought homo late at night by companions The boy told his etory In a straightforward mannei , entering fully Into the shocking de tails , yet showing filial reverence. Another boy , James Kitchen , also assisted Illchard- EOII In his work the sale of vegetables and he told practically the game stoiy as that re. Inted bj the eon of the- alleged inebriate. Mrs Richardson has given her testimony Her attitude Is that of a heartbroken wife nnd mother , scantily clothed and poorly fed. On the witness stand she told In detail the story of her sorrow , but hid nothing hars'i ' to say against her husband. "He was good to me It was the liquor that was bttd , " Is the substance of her evidence. Ulchnrdson Is not estranged from his family , but It la said by the plaintiff that ho Is rendering no iifPlstanco in this suit. The defense bets forth that If Hlchardeoii Is an l.iebrlate he was not made so at Bons' saloon , and that ho Is not oven known there by name It Is admitted that he may have dropped In there and purchased drlnku the same as any other customer mlt'ht do , but that he was no\er known aa a frequenter of the place and that no effort was ever made to Induce him to spend any money there ( rum ) . .IiirjiljoiiriiH The Indications are that the United States Hero it is The gieatcHt thice dollar and a half Hlioo over put on a 111,111' * foot. Its lll o has never been equalled line box calf- call Hkln vlri Kid winter tan nnd pat ent leather as line a looker as any of the higher pi Iced shoes stunc cut of hint the same tow of couiKe Ihey'ie not as good No M.Iiil shoe JH us go d aH om } , r > .0l ) Hliuei but theno $ 'l.fi < shoes of ODIN mo as good as a great many aline * you do pay § 5 Oo for and a mighty lot bitter than you tan buv , an.vvvheie clue lor X ! . " 0 Iie\ 1 + Mioo man puts his leputatlon back of eveiv pair. Drexel Shoe Co. Bbo U10 1'ARNAll STUEBT * Somehow the brilliancy of the cut glass and bric-a-brac is dimmed after the washing. It's the fault of the soap , most of which contains rosin and alkali. Ivory Soap contains neither ; makes foamy suds. Rinse thoroughly with clean water and the glass will sparkle with a new brilliancy. A WORD OF WARNING There are m nv whit * < opj , MCh npreitnted to be "luit < peed is the 'Ivorv' , " th v ARE NOT. hut like all counterfeits , Mek the peculiar and remarkable quillllcs of the genuine. Ask for "hory " Soap and Insist upon getting It C < rrikl. 1I9S , b ; Tl IMC Ou bb O. , CUdultt. Krnncl Jury will conclude Its labors much oonor thnn wns expected vihen the body \vns called together. The statement IB now maclu that n final adjournment will be or dered Saturday and that In the afternoon of that day nil the Indictments found vUll bo presented. The fact of the money to pay the cioii80 | of the prreent term of court being BO slow In coming from Washington has re sulted In a good deal ot business being bhut out. Scclc the Hnnkriiiitc ) Cuurin. Paxton. OallaEher & . Co. hn\n filed n no- tltlon in the United States district court a<ing that A. E Nesblt of Waterloo , this county , be adjudged a bankrupt and that the crodltors bo placed In possession of the prop erty. Solomon Frank of Omaha bae aaked the court to declare him bankrupt. He sa > s that ho owes $1C,341.20 and that bib asnela are $72370 , most of which IB exempt. Black & Cotton , who failed In business some years , ago nnd moved from Iowa to this city , have asked to bo declared bank rupts. Ono of the members places the debts at to',000 and thu nssctb at nothing. IVnti'H of the Court * * . Betsy Webster has tiled amended peti tion for divorce from Marion Webster , rank ing more specific her clnrses ot cruelty She also ults alimony and pi-.i > a the court to restoie to her her maiden name , Betbj Grover. A jury In Judge Keysor's court Ins awardul to Henry J. Grossman $2,000 damages In his suit against Kr.ink B. I Kennard. The plaintiff aliases that while i in the employ of the defendant he cut his ' hand on a piece of glass , resulting in per manent Injury In the "United State1' court the old suit of S H II Clark and other receivers of tile , Omaha & llepubllcan Volley Railroad com- , pan- against the village of Valparaiso , this htate , has been dibmissccl. Years ago the I village authorities secured an injunction re- ftralnlns the railroad company from using a strip of land Inside the corporate limits of the town. AS TO LIVE STOCK RATES Sonic MKU * Thrown 011 thr I.fTrct n CliiuifTc Would Have Upon Shlplicrn. ONO , Neb , Dec. 7 To the Editor of The Bee : In your paper cf the 20th ult It states in regard to live stock rates that u , majority of shippers will be glad to eee the railroad ; return to thin rate What nonsense1 Show mo a shipper , es- ' peclally one that handles hogs , that will agrei with th railroad on this point I have received a number of letters from dlf- fercnt shippers , among them Joha Wiggins lot Columbus , who thlnko that that artlclo. might have been written by some railroad representative. I have looked up n lev. , points and find that on nn average It will make in cold weather , when wo can load pretty heavy , about $5 per car more after the rulu goes Into effect. Not only that , but tnko the average shipper , many a time he < wantn to ship out , but has not a full load of hogs , . Ho could under tno old ruio uuy n few cows or bulls or any kind of .cattlo land j fill out his load , Now , what is the result ? Simply this- Put ono cover even i a calIn / n car of hogs and } ou pay cattle weights and hog price. For the wlnten , loadc , which from my place Is Ong , amounts to about $5 per car. Now is therd any reason fci this charge" It Is n gooi } thing for the railroad and the country butchom , and them only , and It Is a curse to the shippers and the thousands cf farmers and to the packers at the yards as well. ) You nsk , why are tun farmers In the deal ? Bccaucii under the old rule wo could pay iore for butcher stuff than the butchers could. Why are the packers Interested T Because n large number of country butchori send to Omaha for their meat and other BtufJ that they handle Now under the now ) rule iho shipper cannot pay near us miicht as thu butcher can , therefore the > ( thu butcher ) will get this stuff nt his own price , killing It at home , ah ho can well well of- ford to , therefore the packers are Icelng that much trndo and profit You will flm ) that the shippers will tell > ou this. They ! would rather buy cattle than hogs , .bub under this new rule they cannot do s > o , only by bunching them In cailoto. nnd that is n long job in some cases nnd a losing om > in most. Another thing , this buslines linn been tried before nnd was found unsatisfac tory , and the railroads threw up the Jol\ and , I predict this , that when thcio Is n big rune o ! stock nt Omnhn and trains ara late , KB they are sometimes , nnd they have to walft for that stock to bo weighed , that ( herd will bo seine tall swearing and kicking. Now ece if I am not right In this H doei look to me. If the ralhoads understood the disadvantage that the shipper has to con tend with , that they would hesitate to force this matter further. It Is Just such thlngn ns thin that has made Nebraska n populist etatc. Just such things .IH this that makes thu fnrmer-i nnd rurnl population nlwaa down on the railroads. Nons for the shippers in general , li do not think they harbor any lll-fcellns against the railroads , but force this mat ter to an issue and thcro will bo war li < camp and no peace In the family circle. FOP my part I would bo in favor of shipper mietlng railroad representatives and conf r- rlnfi together. It certainly would do nn harm. WI * hltg to hear from brothen shippers , I am , jours truly , W. R. THURBER. "Ono Minute Cough Cure is the best rem edy I ever used for coughs nnd colds. It Is unequaled for whooping cough Children all like It , " writes H N Wlllianih , Gentryvlllo , lud Never falls. 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