Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965, October 17, 1918, Image 2

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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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REPLY TO PRESIDENT WILSON'
. INQUIRY GOES ONLY
HALF WAY.
NO PEACE AND NO ARMISTICE
Elimination of Hohenzollerns and
Militarists Necessary Safer Hos
tilities Can End People Urged to
Withhold Judgment on Hun Note.
W a s h I n k t o n. President Wilson
made up his mind a weok ago Just
what ho would say to Germany It she
Answered as she did in the reply ot
last night. The president asked three
questions bo Germany could give "a
fitraightforward aiiBWor." He set
forth the throo obstacU to peace. Gor
many has removed two of them, but
not the last tho most Important of
nil evacuation of all Invadod terri
tory. Accoptanco ot ProBldont Wll
Bon'H fourteen poace principles; aye,
acceptance even of Mr. Wilson's sub
sequent Interpretation of thorn, is go
ing only half way. Germany must
come the other half or tho first part
Is futile.
In othor words, Germany must glvo
tho world a responsible government
whose word can bo taken. Until then
All promises, oven the literal fulfill
ment of Mr. Wilson's first two ques
tions, can be swept asldo by the grim
hand of militarism.
War Lords Must Go.
Tho kalner and his militaristic sys
tem which started tho war must bo
mado impotent, politically if not phy
Blcally. Thoro will be no peace until
tho Hohonzollorns and junkers are out
of power In Oormany and ho far ro
movod from Jt that they cannot come
back again when onco tho peace
treaty Is slgnod to continue anew
tholr autocratic deviltry.
The president has Bomo things to
say In explanation ot his own four
toon princlploo so that thoro may ho
no misunderstanding on doubt, but tho
paramount Issue with him is who shall
guarantee tho poaco In Germany. That
Is why ho asked: "Doos tho lmporlal
chancellor speak merely for the con
stituted authorities of tho omplro who
have so far conducted tho war?" Tho
chancellor replied evasively that he
poko In tho name of "tho German
government and the Gorman pooplo."
May Repeat Former Words,
This gives Mr. Wilson tho oppor
tunlty to say firmly and candidly whut
ho said in his famous speech In New
York on Septombor 27 of tho govern
ment of the central omoplres:
"Thoy lmvo convinced us that thoy
are without honor and do not Intond
Justice. Thoy obsorvo no covonants,
accopt no principles but force and
tholr own lntorosts. We cannot come
to terms with thorn. Thoy havo mado
it lmposslblo. Tho German pooplo
must by thlp Mmo bo fully awaro that
wo cannot accost tho word of Uiobo
who forcod tho war upon us. We do
not think tho samo thoughts or Bpeak
tho samo language of nrgumont."
Mr. WIIhoii can rSpoat that, per
haps not exactly In that form, but In
substance tho Bamo thought. It will
narrow the situation down to one
point tho elimination of tho Hohen
zollerns and militarism. If tho Oor
man pooplo caro moro for that family
than for their own destinies thoro will
bo war until Marshal Foch persuades
thorn to think otherwise If tho Gor
man people are ready to desert tho
kaiser for tholr own safety thoy will
welcome tho opportunity to force his
withdrawal. Tho omporor himself
may docldo to abdlcato as a horolo
stop toward tho making of poaco. Ono
thing Is cortaln thore will bo no
peace until tho kalsor and his cohorts
can no longer disturb the poaco of tho
world.
FRANCE DI8TRUSTS REPLY.
Suspicion Prevnlla that Germany Is
Evading the Ubuh.
Itirls. Tho reply of tho GormMi
Government to - President Wlls'ii's
questions la considered here to hull
cato that Gormany'a diplomatic front
is ab'floxlblo as hor military front.
Somo of tho commentators find the
reply bo wordod as to show tho hope
of tho Germans that it will result In
cloavago botweon the allies. Gen. La
crolr in tho Temps says:
"Germany's acceptance of Prosidont
Wilson's conditions is an avowal of
dofoat. Foch Is tho solo Judgo from
tho military point of view and will
know how to oxact tho necossary
guarantees from tho enemy and what
territorial occupations must bo im
posed." Almost all of tho newspapers ex.
proBs similar views.
In the popular discussion ot the ro
ply tho suspicion porslsto that Ger
many Is evading the issue.
8erum Discovery by Mayo.
Minneapolis. Dr. William J. Mayo
has announced to the board of regonts
at the University ot Minnesota that
a now Byptom has been porfectod that
thus far has prevented the dovolop
mont of a slnglo caso of pneumonia
following Spanish Influenza.
Henry Rlngllng Dead.
Uaruboo, Wis. Henry Rlngllng,
youngest of thq six brother prominent
In tho circus world, died ot hoart and
other internal disorders.
MUS
QUIT
ONLY ONE ILLUSION LEFT
PCTIIOIT HCWj
PRAISES U. S. NAVY
BRITI8H SEA CHIEF GUEST OF
THE PRESIDENT.
Sir Eric Geddes Pays High Tribute to
the United States En
listed Men.
Washington, Oct. 0. An admiralty
board headed by Sir Drlc Ged
den, first lord of tho British nd
mlrnlty, arrived In Washington as
tho guests of tho navy depart
ment. The party came In responso
to nn Invitation extended by Secretary
Daniels to Sir Eric to return the visit
to England of Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt of tho navy department. Sir
Eric said:
"For tho Inst 18 months wo on our
Bldo lmvo had the opportunity of Boe
ing your navy nt work, and I nm
Voicing tho opinion not only of the
British navy nnd the British nation,
but of the wholo of tho allies when I
hay that your sailors, no less thnn your
gallant troops, have won tho deepest
admiration.
"Seamanship, technical skill, endur
ance, Ingenuity nnd good fellowship
all of thoHo wo know wo could ex
pect from tho United Stntos navy, and
It Is th oso very qunlttles In n degree
fnr exceeding our anticipations which
hnvo endeared your olllcors and men
to us all.
"Tho dauntless determination which
tho United States has displayed in
creating n hugo trained body of sea
men out of lnndsmcn Is ono of the
most striking accomplishments of tho
War. nad it not been effectively dono
ono would hnvo thought It impossible."
Tho fact that tho admiralty vessel
which brought the party to the United
States flow tho admiralty flog mny
lmvo significance. Never boforo has
this ensign boon flown out of British
home waters. It means that n board
of the odmlralty, vested with full pow
ers to make decisions for the udmlr
nlty which need not bo referred for
confirmation, was on the ship.
Admiral Benson, chief of operations,
escorted tho visitors to Washington.
Sir Eric took luncheon with Presi
dent Wilson at the Whlto nouse.
$rMrMrMtttrlttrtrUirMrlrMrt
"To All Stnte Health Ofllcers:
"Public health service will
mobilize with aid of volunteer
medlcnl Borvloo corps nil outside
g medlcnl aid required In com-
w bntinir nresont lnfluenzn enl-
dcmlc. Bed Cross upon spo- J
clflc request from this servlco J
will mobilize nursing personnel
nnd furnish necessary emer
gency hospital supplies which
cannot bo ohtnltud otherwise.
Inform nil city nnd country
health ofllcers of your stnte thai
nil nppealH for aid must bn made h
to Htuto honlth department which
will mnko request of surgeon
general of public health scrv-
f lco whenevor locnl needs re
quire. Whenever necessary pub
lic health servlco will establish
district ofllcers to co-oporato
with stato officials and distrib
ute meuicni ami nursing per- t
sonnol. j!
(Signed) "BLUE, Surgeon Gen
eral, United States Public
neolth Servlco."
MrttixitixirMrtxitirMttrMtMrtfitit
Polish Legion Joins French.
American Headquarters In Franco,
bet. 0. A Polish legion, composed
largely of American Poles, was re
ceived Into the French army. Tho oc
cnslon wns marked by an interesting
ceremony near Nancy.
Ex-Gov. J. B. McCreary Dies.
Richmond, Ky., Oct. 10. James B.
McCreary, twice governor of Kentucky,
six years n representative of his state
In tho United States seuate and for
several terms a member of tho lower
house of congress, died here.
Dies of Football Injuries.
Columbus, O., Oct. 10. Tho first
foothnll victim In Ohio this senson Is
Wendel S. Wntklus of Chimin) , O.,
who died hero Monday. Wntfclns suf
fered n broken back In n game tit
Athens, O., last Saturduy.
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4
SOLONS OPPOSE PEACE
CONGRESSMEN AGAINST PARLEY
UNTIL FOE ADMITS DEFEAT. j
Senator Kirby Says, "We're Organized
to Whip Hell Out of
Germany."
Washington, Oct. 8. Sentiment In
both branches of congress Is emphat
ically opposed to according even a re
spectful hearing to nny peace sugges
tions from Germany or Austria until
they openly admit defeat and completo
falluro of their wur alms, or are thor
oughly thrashed by force of nrms.
If the central powers sincerely do
Hlro a cessation of hostilities and
pence, Bulgaria bus pointed the way.
This Is the opinion expressed by both
senators nnd representatives. It Is
Insisted that unconditional surrender
must precede uny serious consideration
of peace proposals.
If such action Is not forthcoming,
from tho rulers of tho enemy coun
tries, It Is suggested war with nil its
terrible lessons of horror nnd desola
tion must bo brought home to the peo
ple of Germany nnd Austrin.
This briefly summarizes a wide
range of view und comment on the
latest dovelopmont at Berlin und Vi
enna as expressed by leading members
of congress.
Senator W. F. .Kirby, Arkansas
Wo're organized to whip hell out ot
Germany. Mnybo we'd better Hnish up
tho Job before we quit or listen to nny
peace talk. It will snvo huvlng to go
back to Mulsh the work later.
Senntor John K. Shields, Tennes
see, of tho senate committee on foreign
affairs Wo should not consider any
proposal of peace or nn nrmlstlco from 1
cither Germany or Austria until they
get out or nro driven out of every Inch
of territory thoy now occupy In Franco, I
Belgium, Serbln nnd Russia. We havo '
mado vast preparations to destroy tho '
power of Germany and her allies us
any posslblo futuro mennco to democ
racy and civilization. The central
powers must surrender or by force of
nrniH wo must compel them to unequiv
ocally admit defeat and failure.
Senntor James S. Wutbon, Indiana
My own hasty view of the sltua-
tlon Is thnt It Is preposterous to think ,
Germnny can approach us with an
ollvo branch In ono hand ami a bomb .
In tho other. If the central powers
want peace thoy know how to get It.
They must do as Bulgaria did It.
Representative E. E. DenlBon, Illi
nois Wo should consider no peace
proposals until tho Germans get out
of Franco and Belgium. Then they
must pay udequato Indemnities for
their wanton destructions, especluily"ln
Belgium.
Representative F. H. Doremua of
Michigan I seo no bnsis for a discus
sion of peace terms while tho Germnns
aro In Bolglum and In France. They
must first withdraw.
TO REBUILD "T. N. T." PLANT
Estimate of Dead at Morgan, N. J.,
Is Ninety-Four Property Loss
Put at $26,000,000.
Now York, Oct. 8. Search for tho
bodies of victims was resumed nt tho
plant of tho T. A. Gillespie Loading
company at Morgan, N. J., almultnn
oonsly with tho beginning of prelim
inary work of reconstructing the plant.
The dead aro estimated at 01 nnd
tho seriously injured at 60 by Dr. John
W. Trask, medical director of tho
United State employees compensation
commission. The property loss Is ex
pected to exceed $25,000,000.
Huns Have New Terror.
Paris, Oct. 11. Tho Germans dur
ing the last fow dnys have been using
In tholr air work u new type of Inflam
mable, bomb, combining grent effective
ness with light weight. A slnglo air
plnno can carry 200 of them.
Fonck Downs Four Planes.
Paris, Oct. 11. Lieut. Reno Fonck,
oecordtng to nn announcement made
here, has brought down f,,ur German
nlrplanes within '20 minutes on tho
samo dny, Fonck now Is credited with
70 oHIclnl victories.
1
aB. ..-vi.ssfer
DISEASE IS SPREADING
Spanlch Influenza Has Made Appear
ance In Many Nebraska Counties
Red Cross to Fight Malady.
SpiinNli Influenza has made Its up
jNMirnnrf In ninny counties hr Ne
braska nnd drastic measures have al
ready been taken in scorps of ell'.i
and towns to halt the xpieml of the
dNen.se. While the situation In mhiip
parts of the state Is serious, health au
thorities Miy there Is no pause for
alarm. A number of deaths have al
ready resulted from the malady. In
Ihe vicinity of Genpvn, where the dl
pa ip llr.st made Its appearance In Hip
state, thnr deaths hnu' occurred. A
large number of cases hae been re
potted In Hodge county In the neigh
borhood of North Bend. Both Lincoln
jnd Omaha are in the grip of the dl.
u In n further effort to cuib the
spread of the epidemic, Surgeon-Oen-srnl
Blue of the public health service
it Washington suggested to all state
health officers that schools and places
rf amupnipnts be closed and public
meetings be discontinued In all places
vhrp the malady becomes prevalent.
All chapters of the American Red
Cross hae been untitled to co-operate
tvlth sjntc nnd local hpulth authorities
mil to freely use Us accumulated hos
pital supplies to light the epidemic.
A. D. Scott, editor of the Edgar Sun,
hns received u letter througlL the mall
written by a pro-German accusing him
und the associate editor, Dr. Cacter
Hne, of publishing articles against Ger
mnny and threatening both men with
personal violence It the practice lt
pontlnued.
In reply to an Inquiry from Govern
or Neville regarding Nebrnskans In
Uncle Sam's service, C. A. Nlppcll of
Niobrara, reported to the governor
Unit he hnd llvo sons in the service,
two In France and three In this coun
try, and that he was rejected because
of his age.
If plans of the University, of Nebras
ka Extension Service do not go wrong
every county In the stnte will have n
t-orghum mill next year. The Industry
hns been revived In several counties
this year and In all cases the demand
for the product Is fnr in excess of the
supply.
The Nebraska Stute convention of
the Bnptlst church, which was to be
held at Omaha Oct. 5 to 10, has been
postponed lor pno month as the result
of precautions taken by Omaha health
officials to prevent an epidemic of
Spanish influenza.
Following tho death of Lawson
Sheldon, 18, son of former Governor
Kheldon of Nebraska, at the Students'
Army Training Camp, at the State
University at Lincoln, from Spnul-h
Influenza, the camp wns placed under
quarantine.
A. II. Btiokhnus, for the past fifteen
years editor of the Pierce Leader, has
lotlrcd from the newspaper game. He
has disposed of the paper to W. H.
Brown, n well known newspaper mnn.
The session of the grand lodgo of
tho Degree of Honor, scheduled to
meet at Hastings Inst week, has been
postponed Indefinitely on account of
the epidemic of SpanKh Influenza.
Sim oral cases of sickness have de
veloped In nnd near Edur recently
which were thought to be Spanish in
fluenza, but Investigation proved thnt
the cases were smallpox.
The sugar cnnipalgn has been start
ed in factories of western. Nebraska
and, owing to tho splendid beet crop,
It probably will continue for about
four months.
Figures compiled by the State Pub
licity Bureau show that Nebraska will
raise enough sugar beets this year to
produce 120.000,000 pounds of sugar.
Bov Butte county's potato crop this
year Is estimated nt about 750,000
bushels, or an average of about - j
bushels to tho acre.
Since the new potash plant began
operation at Antioch ;t total of about
700 tons of potash ulluy Is being pro
duced In Nebraska.
The Spanish "Flu" hns made its aj
pnrnnee nt both the Lincoln hospital
for the Insane and the state peniten
tiary. While excavating for n cesspool nt
Rlverton, Franklin county, workmen
struck a vein of ollv Tho oil Is snld to
be of good quality.
The Nebraska Telephone company
has made application to the state rail
way commission, asking for n 20 per
cent Increase In revenues. Whether
this will be n straight Increase on
both toll and exchange charges Is not
known.
After deliberating Ave hours n Jury
nt Norfolk which heard the case of
the Rev. William Wlndolph, pnstor of
the Catholic church ot Crelghton, who
was charged with making disloyal
statements, disagreed nnd wus dis
charged. Women In a number of" Nebraska
counties, and especially In Hamilton,
Lancaster, Howard and Butler, nre
doing splendid work In the Fourth
Liberty Loan campaign.
Otoe, formerly Berlin, Otoo county,
luffered it disastrous lire the other
liny, an entire square block In the
town having been destroyed. The loss
Is estimated at .S7fi.000. Misfortune
lias l-i'd n Iipiiw hind on t'i" town ii
the past few years, it being ne irl.v
(nlped out by tho 1013 tornado and
ieertly damaged by fire Severn!
iionths ago.
The first ballot to rench n soullei
and be returned of those sent out by
flip secretary of state for the general
election, going across ihe water, was
lecelved by Secretary of State Pool
fiotn Llojrt B. Moyer, who former)
lived f.t Alnsworth. lie is a musician
on the battleship Ohio. Tho secretary
of state has mnlled ubroni? .'1,7:10 en
velopes containing the ballots. Prob
ably 20,000 ballots will be mailed out
to soldiers of Nebraska In the U. S.
Arrangements have been made to
bap Dr. Anna Howard Shuw, the
noted "tifTragctte, and member of the
Tfntlounl Council of Defense, speak In
Omaha, November 0-8, before the Ne
braska State Teachers' convention.
Tho musical futures secured for tho
meeting are Mine. Helen Stanley, the
prima donna soprano, and Jacques
Thlbiiud. the noted French soldier vio
linist. These notables will appear
only once In Nebraska this season.
The State Knilwny Commission ban
asked for on Injunction In the federal
court at Lincoln, alleging that the act
of congress authorising the president
to tul;o over telephoue companies con
fers no authority whatsoever to In
Itlnte rates for services by telephone
companies. The suit Is Intended to
test the right of the postmaster gen
eral to establish charges for intra
state service for telephone companies.
Governor Neville has Issued a proo
lamntlon calling the next general elec
tion for Tuesday, Nov. fi. The procla
mation does not Include the proposi
tion for a recall of the partial woman
suffrage law enacted by the last legis
lature which has been in the courts,
and thus women will be able to vote
for nil but constitutional offices.
When the upper brunch ot congress
refused to sanction the woman suf
frage amendment to the federal con
stitution, which hud previously been
approved by the house, our two sena
tors voted, Norrls, republican, for the
measure, and Hitchcock, democrat,
against It,
Call has been mnde upon Nebraska
vfor 420 Class I, Group A, men of
grammar school education, nnd who
have some aptitude for and some ex
perience as truck drivers and repair
ers, tractor operators and wngonora.
These men nre to be sent to tho Stato
University nt Lincoln for instruction
in such trades.
Two Nebraska enlisted men, Ed
ward Kelly of Maxwell and 0. I.
Johnson of Rngan nre reported to
have lost their lives when the Amer
ican patrol boat Tampa was sunk
near England by a Germnn U-boat.
More than 100 persons aboard the
vessel perished, reports say.
A Crete automobile denier in order
to live up to recommendations laid
down by tho government as n war ne
cessity, has notified his patrons thai
he will close his garage on Sundays;
will rent no cars for Joy riding and
will sell no high priced pleasure cars
until ufter the wur is won.
Stnte University nuthorltles are con
sidering the reopening of the serum
plant, nt the state farm near Lincoln,
which furnished virus to farmers at
cost until tho Inst legislature failed to
make the necessnry appropriation to
maintain it.
Tho Custer County Council of De
fense hns been petitioned by the Far
mers' Grain nnd Llvo Stock associa
tion for permission to construct a ten
thousand bushel elovator at Comstock.
Nearly .000,000 bushels of grain
were received In Omaha In September
nn Increase of nearly .1,500,000 bush
els over the receipts for the corre
sponding, month of last year.
Nebraska's football team went down
to defeat before tho Iowa elovon nt
Lincoln by n score of 12 to 0. It wns
tho first game of the Cornhusker team
has lost to Iowa since 1899.
Plans are already under way for re
constructing the National Potash com.
pany plant, which was destroyed by
Are at Antioch, with n loss of about
200,000.
Much agitation Is manifest In Sher
idan county over the question of coun
ty division. Petitions are being circu
lated for n vote on Ihe proposition.
Prospecting for oil in the vicinity ol
Potter is to begin about Nov. 1. At
least one well will bo drilled by tha
company backing tho project
After a campaign of ono and a hall
days, Burt county went "over the top"
In the Fomth Liberty loan drive. Tiu
county's quota is $979,000.
On account of the scarcity of help,
Bugnr factories In tho western part ot
tho stnte aro using n good many wom
en this year.
Hebron Is the Hrst town ot thu
state to report to Washington on hi
home- garden project. Twenty-seven
boys nnd girls completed the garden
project this year. The twenty-seven
boys nnd girls received' a total of
$291.29 for their garden produce. Each
made a clear profit of $6. All gardens
were In backyards.-
The State Council of Defense hns
endorsed the United War Workers'
campaign to raise funds to carry on
their activities, which will take place
from Nov. 11 to 19.
Tho big drive to raise Nebraska'!
quota of $70,000,000 of tho Fourth
Liberty Loan started off with n
"bang" last Monday morning. When
the cnmbulgn closes, Oct. 10, It Is
hoped our state will be near the toji
In subscriptions.
Pender shoved Thurston countj
"over the top" In the drive for cloth
ing for Belgian relief conducted by
the Red Cross. The quota for the '
county n "' imintR One thou '
sand six hundred ami forty-four arti
cles were shipped, weighing 2,00.
pounds.
Helpless as a Baby
Bent Like an Old Man and
Suffered Terribly-Quickly
Cured by Doan's.
Jno. Bleumke, Jr., 2553 Courtland
St., Chicago, 111., says: "I was
down with my back suffering from
lumbago. I walked like an old man,
over. My back pained
terribly nnd when r
moved my arms my
back hurt. I flnnlly
had to go to bed and
Just felt sick all over
and wns helpless as a
baby. My kidneys act
ed too frequently, tho
secretions were scanty
Mr. Bltnmk nnd highly colored. I
hnd terrible pains in tho back of my
head and I felt drowsy nil tho time.
I flnnlly used Doan's Kidney Pills
nnd soon felt ono hundred per cent
better. When I finished tho ono
box I was entirely cured. Tho
pains left ray back nnd head nnd
my kidneys acted normnlly. I am
glad to recommend Doan's to other
kidney sufferers."
Gal Doan'a at An? Store, COe a Box
DOAN'S "pTJLV
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO, N. Y.
ONE WAY TO CURE HEADACHE
Barbarous Practice That Is Said to Bo
by No Means Uncommon in
Palestine.
Major Theodore Waters of tho CmMrf-- -tlan
Herald on his nrrlval In Jerusalem
went around with Dr. Henry 0. Hurd
when tho lntter visited tho poor sick
In that city. This is ope of his ex
periences :
Tho doctor went around among them,
advising here,, prescribing there, with
little Mnrcus chatting his interpreta
tions In his voluble way.
"This mnn, he have a great beeg
pain In bees head. It hurt heem In the
back of bees head."
In the bnck of the man's neck was a
piece of cord. It entered the skin at
the side of the neck, continued under
the skin across to tho other side, where
the end came through. The two ends
of the cord had been brought together
on tho outside nnJ tied In u knot. Nat
urally It hacT suppurated, and the
chance of blood poison was very great ;
but the man cherished it because It V.
was the "cure" of a well known native
"doctor," who had ordered that It be
kept there for seven years, after
which the man's chronic headache
would disappear and the cord might
bo taken out. It wns shudderful to
think of. Yet the practice is by no
means uncommon.
Kindred Spirits.
A well-known society performer vol
unteered to entrain a roomful of tho
Colney Hatch lunatic asylum nnd
made up n very successful little mono
logue show, entirely humorous. The
audience In the main gave symptoms
of being slightly bored, but ono high
ly Intelligent maniac saw the wholo
thing In proper light nnd, clapping
the tnlented actor on tho shoulder,
snld:
"Glad you come, old feljow. You
nrd I will get along line. The other
dlpples here nre so dasfied dignified.
What I say Is If a man Is mad ho
needn't put on airs about It 1" Lonj
don Opinion.
Hep.
"On to Berlin," cried the Britisher.
"Awgwnn," replied tho Ynnk, "we've
been onto her fer years."
The Stages.
"What did they do with the vessel?"
"First, they buoyed her up and then
they manned her."
igfi
?Jm
Whcnthe
mornin&cup is
unsatisfactory
suppose you make
a change from
the old-time
beverage to the
snappy cereal
drink
INSTANT
POSTUM
.Vou'll be
surprised at its
cheering, satis
tying qualities
and delightful
flavor. It's all
health no
caffeine.
Try a Tin
all bent