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If J RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF s I I . . V.' K. t fit i'f .t I1 i - M " 11 DIE III BUST 00,000 POUNDS OF POWDER BLOWN UP AT DU PONT PLANT IN HASKELL, N. J. EXPLOSION SHAKES 4 STATES Disaster Follows Thlrty.SIx Hours After $17,000,000 Blast at Klngsland Springfield, Mass., Feels Shocks Twelve Persons Hurt. New York, .Inn. 15. Four hunting (IioiixiiikI pounds (if siunki'lcss powder cxphide-d ut the Dii Pont Powder works nt llnxkell. N. .!.. on Friday night, mill for the second time In 'M hours New Voik, nmtliern Nw .Icrse.v, western ('iiiincellcut iind Mussm-lm-r-otts were Juried nnd frlghtcneel by n munitions elNiNler. Haskell Is ill tulles northwest of New Yoik oily. Imiuujro estliniited lit $1,500,000 wax caused by Friday night's series of blasts. It was said at the nlllees or the company at midnight that nil ex cept two of the mote than 1,500 work ers had been accounted for, nnd thnt 12 had been Injured. The force of the explosions was felt for a radius or 100 miles, and with the exception of the Muck Tom dis aster last September, they were the most loleut of the munition explo sions In the vicinity of New York since the business pew to gigantic proportions soon after the start of the war In IOurope. Nouses were shaken In Manhattan, Ilrooklyn and the Hi mix, windows wore broken In many places In West chester county, In Stilton Island, and tho shocks were fot as fur away as I'oilKhkoepsle, N. Y.j Alliroiel, Conn., and Springfield, Mass. Following so closely the destruction of the Klngslnnd. N. .1., plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry company Thursday, the explosion throw nil northern New Jersey Into a panic. The sky was crimsoned by the cniilhigru tlon nnd the (lames woru plainly vis ible as far away as Yonkors. The total loss suffered by tho Uus shin government nnd by tho Canadian Car and Foundry company through tho destruction of the big ammunition plant ut Klngsland totals about .'$17, 000,000, according to a statement Is sued from tho Now York olllce of the Canadian company. The statement In dicated that tho company's loss would i each $0,000,000, (lie remulnder fulling on tilt; Husslnn government. "An cMimliintlon into the circum stances attending the origin of the lire," the statement says, "has created the impression that It Is possible, if not ;robahle, that tho lire was of In cendiary origin." Tho buildings destroyed were vnlued at about $750,000. PLOT TO KILL GOV. JOHNSON Letters Seized In Office of A. Berk man Alleged to Have Revealed Conspiracy. San Francisco, .Inn. 15. An archist plots to iiRfinsslnato Gov. HI nun W. Johnson, United Stntos sonu-tor-elect from Cnllfornln, were re vealed on Friday in letters seized In tho olllco of Alexander Herknian sev eral weeks ago, Assistant District At torney Edward Cunhn told Judge Franklin A. Griffin in tho Mooney mur der trial. "I found evidence In tho letters," Cunhn declared, "to prove that IJerk man and others conspired to destroy government, blow up Cnllfornln nnd kill Governor Johnson," lie wus pleading with Grlllln not to permit the defense in the Mooney case to have access to letters which tho court bus Impounded. "If you Iiuvo such evidence, why don't you plnco It before tho grand Jury Immediately?" Judge Grlllln asked. "I wanted to use tho letters ns evi dence In this case nnd I can got Berk man and his conspirators any time," Cunhn replied. Herknian Is supposed to bo In Now York. WILL CONTINUE "LEAK" QUIZ Democrats Abandon Plans for Closing Inquiry and Recommit Wood Res olution To Make Lawson Talk. Washington, Jan. 15. Taunted by Hepiibllcans, who chnrged they did not dure Investigate further the charges of a stock market leak on President Wilson's pence note, the house Demo crats on Friday ubiindoned their plans for closing the luepilry and recommit ted tho Wood resolution to the rules committee for further action, without a vote. Representative Wood of Indiana, author of the resolution, iiddressed the house declaring he hud no apology to make for his action. British Noble Dies. London, Jan. in, Col. Lord Ooorgo Bnllllc-IIamlltou Itlnulng, eldest son of tho carl of Haild, died at the East Lothian country. He was born In 1850. Ho was appointed u brigadier general In December, IDlfi. Army Uniforms for Governors' Staff. Washington, Jim. IB. Secretary Baker has decided not to construe the national defense act so ns to prohibit members of the stuffs of governors from vvn ring the regular army uniform. HER BUSINESS GOING TO THE WALL c m$w. m ok&& .1 IIJiTX--T-,( '.W "jMafT "BUFFALO Bit'" DIES PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF SIS ' TER IN DENVER. Drave Fight Against Death Plays Game of Cards Few Hours Be fore the End. Denver, Colo., Jan. 12. Col. Willi Frederick Cody (llulfalo Hill) died here on Wednesday at Hit homo of his sister. With Colonel Cody when death came were his wife, daughter, who had hur ried down ft iiiii Cody, Wyo Hie family home, last week, to be at bis bedside, and Ills sister, Mrs. L. 1-2. Decker of Denver. Colonel Cody bad boon In coma since morning. Colonel Cody fought death as liu often laid opposed it on the plains In tho days when tho West was young. "You can't kill the old scout," ho would toll his physician whenever ills condition would show improvement. And when the doctor told htm his life was ebbing, Colonel Cody accepted his fate like a stole. "Lot the Hlks and Masons take charge of the funeral," be said to Ids sister. "Let us have a game of 'high live,' " tie said, after ho laid talked with his family. And everyone Joined, tho colo nel laughing and Joking because ho wus winning. Colonel Cody, hunter, soldier, scout nnd sliowniun, wns for many years known to nearly eery man, woman, boy and girl In America through his Wild West show with which ho touted this country and lCurope. Ho wus born In Scott county, lown, February 20. 1810. WOMEN PICKET WHITE HOUSE President Smiles as He Encounters "Sentinels" on Return From Golf Links. Washington, .lim. 12. Woman suf fragists on Wednesday begun their "silent picketing" of the White House. Twelve women from the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage appeared at tho two main gates of the White House grounds carrying sulTrage ban ners Inscribed "Mr. President, what will you do for woman suffrage?" The suffragists said that the guard would bo maintained until botore In uiigiirutlou, when a suffrage parade Is to be held hero and that the number of women on duty around tho White House would be Increased dally until that time. They estimated that by the time the president is inaugurated on March 5, 11,000 suffragists will be pa trolling the White House. President Wilson returned to the Willie House tram the golf links and smiled us his uutomohlle passed thioiigh a gate Hanked by the "silent sentinels" who made no demonstra tion. SENATE VOTES CAPITAL DRY Measure Will Dar Sale of Intoxicating Liquor in District of Columbia After Next November. Washington, Jan. 11. The Shep purd prohibition hill to make tho na tion's capital dry after November 1 next passed the senate on Tuesday by a vote of 55 to 112. Under the terms of the measure, no Intoxicating liquors of any kind can ho brought into the Dis trict of Columbia except by individ uals for their personal use and for medicinal put poses. Wayne MacVeagh Is Dead. Washington, Jan. lit. Wayne Mac Veagh, attorney general In the cab inet of President Gurlleld und brother of Frunklln MucVeugli of Chicago, former secoretiiry of the treasury, died here. Ho wus born April ID, lSIUI, Maid and Four Children Perish. Montreal, Que., Jan. 111. Pour chil dren and a uiiilil of the family of Dr. J. II. Lehlauc, h dentist, were burned to death In allre which destroyed their apartment above a moving-plcturo theater. INDIANAPOLI9 NtWS. " - VViUJM9 H. K. THAW IS INDICTED ACCUSED OF ATTACKING BOY IN MEW YORK HOTEL. Testimony Brought Out at Other Trials Had to Do With Whip- ping Girls. New York. Jan. II. Hairy l. Thaw was Indicted on Tuesday by Hie grand Jury on tluee charges of uttiick lug Fred Gump, Jr., it high school boy of Kansas City, Mo. A bench warrant was Issued for Thaw's arrest. Thaw Is accused In the Indictment of enticing Gump, nineteen years old. from Long lleach, Cal., to this city mid huiug attacked him at a hotel with a buggy whip on three dilTerent occa sions. The assault upon which the In dictment Is based is alleged to have taken place Christmas night. The boy lied to Kansas City, where ho told his relatives or his experience. Frank I. WnKh, u leading lawyer or Kansas City, came to New York and laid the allegations or the boy before District Attorney Swann. Testimony brought out at Thaw's two trials and during the litigation over Ids release from Mattenwan hud to do with the whipping of young women by Thaw nnd was elicited In an effort to show that Tbuw wns In. sane. BOPP AND AIDS GUILTY German Consul at San Francisco Con- victed of Violating American Neutrality. Sun Francisco, Jan. 12. Finn. Hopp, Gorman consul general here, nnd four of his attaches or employees were found guilty on Wednesday night by a Jury In the United States district court of having violated this country's neutrality. hosldos Hopp, the defendants were K. M. von Schack, vice consul; Wll helm von Hrlcken, J. F. Van Kool borgen, Mrs. Margaret E. Cornell, Charles C. Crowley and Louis J. Smith. Van Koolbergen wus out of the country and could not be brought here to stand trial, as his alleged of fenso wns nnnextrnelltiible. Smith wns the government's star witness, nnd was given Immunity. uno case, which had been on trial nearly six weeks, went to the Jury at four o'clock in the after m, anil the verdict was i cached at S :,'). The maximum penalty on the uus demeanor charge Is a line of $5,000 and one year's Imprisonment, and on the military expedition or felony charge u tine of $1,000 nnd two yours' im prisonment. The defendants were con Icteel on both charges. Mrs. Annette A. Adams, assistant Tolled States ellstrlct attorney, who eondinted the case for the govern ment, received the congratulations f attorneys and ti lends. PASS BILL TO TRAIN BOYS Hughes Vocational Educational Mcas. ure Approved by House $7,000,. 000 to De Used. Washington, Jan. 11. Tho I Inches vocational educational bill, making na tional grants tor training pei-Min- of more than fourteen years to Increased elllclency In trades, Industilos, agri culture, commerce and home econom ies, with appropriations running up to mi ultimate auuiial expenditure of $7,. 000,000, was passtMl by the hous,. 'on Tuesday. Wage Increase by Postal Co. Now Yoik, Jan. l.r. The Postal Tolograpli-t 'able company announced hero a wage Increase of (j per cent to all employees throughout the coun try who wore In tho company's service on January I. "Buffalo Dill" Left $65,000. .Denver, Col., Jan. 15. Tho estate of Col. William l- Cody, which had been estimated at over $1,000,000, was estimated by Judge W. L. Wall, for years Colonel Cody's attorney, at no; to exceed S05.000. STUDY OKIIOLN WILL AID IN ITS INTRODUCTION IN SCHOOLS OF STATE. PIONEERS ELECT OFFICERS Items of General Interest Gathered from Reliable Sources Around the State House Western Ncvvspapci Unlo.i Nmvs Service. Instruction on the life of Abraham Lincoln for Nebraska public schools wll! be provided for In bills agreed upon by Gland Aimy voterunfi. ' "Wo expect the loyal and energetic aid of patriots," said Captain C. Ii Adams of Ontahu, Captain 'I rimblo of Lincoln and Thomas Majors of Peru declared thnt the most ardent advo cate they had yet met wus Governor Keith Neville. The chief executive declared unhes Itntlngly that he would give personal uld to the legislation, us well ae to tho Mug of Ms, en' ling for more fic'iucul ami moro anient recognition of the stars ami stripes. "Tho governor's lather and grand lather luugiit in tin union .inny dur ing tho war," said the Onmlia major, "and tuis splendid young Ameiicau. Mielr otlsprlng, gave the measures his nppiovul at once. It wus good to see Jilm declare, himself." Territorial Pioneers Elect Officers At tho twenty-fifth annual mooting of tho Nebraska Territorial Pioneers' association at Lincoln last week, olll cers for tho eurming year were elected. They, aio: President, John C. V. McKesson, Lincoln. Fir it vice president, Casper K. Yost, Omaha. Second vice president, C. K. Keyes, Springlleld. Socretnry-troihuier. Mrs. Minnie P. Knott. 4, Lincoln Heretofore tho secietary of the state Historical society has served as secretary of tho pioneers' organization, but a change mado by the historical organisation which involves the ap point ment of a superintendent will In the future prevent such nn arrange ment hence tho pioneers were forced to select 3iiclt an olllocr. First BUI Is for New Capitol Tho flist bill to bo introduced in tho house at this legislative sosslon is one by Representative Richmond to pro vide for a new cnpltol building at Lin coln. It authotlzos a special tax levy of 1 mill for the purpose, running for a period of years until tho total sum roullzod therefrom shall havo reached $3,500,000. The bill creates a capltol commission, of which the governor is to bo chairman, including four other men appointed by himself and con firmed by the stnto senate. This com mittee shall employ architects, obtain plans, and nwarel contracts for tho construction of tho new edifice, one section at u time, as the needs of the state inay require. Tho bill carries the emergency clause. To Prevent Discrimination The bill to provont competition in tiro insurance rates within the stato of Nebraska, long favored by tho In surance agents and most of tho com panies, mado its biennial appearance In the state legislature when Senate Fiio 15 was introduced by Howell of Douglas, an insurance agent. Like all of Its predecessors it requires all fire Insurance companies to fllo with tho stato insurance board their basis rates, together with all other scheef ules, and pi events them 'from dlscrlm- Itlfltldf. llAlllm.. ....I,..- - ... .......... iMini-iii iiuiruiiH or puiung into effect uniust rates. i nmvirioo ror fifteen days' notice of changes and for heaiingi. Rural Life Conference At a meeting or religious interests at the university farm recently It wns decided that the next annual rural llfo conference should be held there Juno 1 to in inclusive. This date was so looted because it covers a period dur ing which commencement exorelsos will bo neld by educational Institutions and because many folks interested in tho conference come to Lincoln for e omnioiicement addresses. Another assault upon the legislature, slnillnr to that of two years ago, by county olilcors who want their pay raised is scheduled to take placo at this session. Different associations of county eiillcinls have been laying their plans for some months to have the Inw-s changed so as to boost their sal arles. Tho county clerks want a gen eral inci uas) averaging in tho neigh borhood of 30 per cent and are also going to ask that tho pay of tholr elep titles bo shoved up. Commissioners , and supervisors dohlro to have their I per diem fixed at ?fi, instead of ?4 May Limit Druggists Sates Whllo no ofliclul action lias yet been taken by tho committee of lawyers that lias boon engaged In drafting tho Nobraska dry federation prohibition law, a practical agreement has been i reached whereby tho bill will bo I changed to conform to tho wishes of tho druggists, and that it will shoulder upon thom tho task of supplying tho needs of tho communities in the mat ter of alcohol. In other words, their eales will bo limited to alcohol, und all beer, wlneB and brandy will be cut I out. , THE STANDING COMMITTEES As Reported to House Majority Cau cus and Approved by It Accounts and employ ch IIofTmelietcr, chairman; Illrsclilck, Oau. Agriculture Meym-iiburg, chairman, Todd, Hughes, .Manger, Kvvlng, JlanlH, Kiiutzen, lluiiuus, liunreiiH, l,tlu .Min ion, Htieain. Hankie and hanking .Murte-.x. chnlrimin, On foe, Meise-n, Jufobsen. NelT, L'llu Johnson, Good, l.mipeit. Steal ns Cities and tovvriH lik-liniuiid. elmlr tnuti; Kergun. I.illiiunty, Hunt. .Simmon, H'-gelke, Ileal, Anderson (I'lielps), .Stunt, lli-ne-ker, Moselev Claims and dellclenrlcR Piles, chair man; .Me-jupiiliurg, LeidlKh, Nielsen. Waid Hughe, NpKlilt. Foulnn, Knits. Committees on committees (For the purpose of nnmliig additional smarting committees and the sifting committee -lay lor. chairman; Thomas Trumble, An 'lemeii (llovd), Huffinulstpr, Sxxnn-mti, Norton, Puller. D.ui, Overman, Hullce-, Has-e, Shannon, Hiilln, Hlesehlek, Dafoe Constitutional amendmonts Thomas, hah -an Walte. Nay lor, Flnnsutirf,, Keegnn .Mwirer. Tiacewoll Ceil potations Trumble, chairman, I.o mai, iMfec. Hopkins, Mills'. Itailhe. 1.1? gi'tt. Coiiley, Scudder. Dorse). Illltrows. IMucatloti Ollls, chairman, Taylor, HeMwoml. Swtmsnn, ostcruuri, iiuii, Slmrfnr, Alnl.iy. Hates. Mltlei, lilckarrt Hngreii'.yed and enrolled bills Nay lor, halrman, Walte. While I'Ves and sil.nii") Shnnoii, chaltnmn; Viien, Koch, e'laddock. Stieam, Piilts, Con ley. Fin t ne'e, wnvs and mc.irm -Itleschlck, chairman. HulTaielster, (ireemv.elt. Ollls, Ciaildoclc Kuller, Uclfuniath, I'eteisun, Cionlli. Me.iri, (load Pish, I'ultuie and game- Goi mix. chair man, Schneider, lowing, Koch, Ti.ece.vell, l.lndhits, CiimiIii. Iiisinance Siwanson, chairman. Mm-ie-. Heipltins. Tunable, I.c-mat, AMell, Ward, Dilliv. II lies. Illlgatlem, elt.ilua;e anil wctei peiwel -Mc lliete i, chnliiii.in; erHui, t'.eg.in, Pilc-e, Hex ti'ilels, .Steams. Miller Judicial x .N'oitcui, chaltm.m: Pl'et xvooil, Tliom.iw, Itailke, I.oxelv. Walte, VIcMMstel, I torse v, Klaushuig Heislellei, Itelsnei Lihoi Iloxvaiel, chad man, Nayler, 'lood.ill, NduflVi. Pied e;. .lohnxem, Llinl belg. Cunley. Mx slock mil Bia7liiB D.ui. chairman; nulla, etoimlx. Heal, Hauls lltulTalo), I'.u Klnsoii, I J In en' ManufactUH'is. letall anil commeier S". If. oliaiHiiiti, Schneider. .I.'i -bscn, Ilusti tlei, Kie'd CJ .lohl'-en. M 'dlcal seiletlc I li.(Tmelstel . man. (iund.ill ItellVmath, Whin el.M Misrell ineoilR sllbleots D.efoe. i hair tic n- cluili - in, ill .lae'ol ieii. Hie lieniiiil. layioi. I'.tu. Itcx Holds. I'.trklt'Holi. Huttem. Ne-sbll l'il lb ges and eleetlons Lovely, ehnli miin; .lelb-ii, Slnileiai. Mills, Liggett, He-eel. AMell H-illioads Hegan. chairman; Sasi, Hiilt.e. LeidlKh. Schxvab, Scudder, Mnse lev. r.eliint-i, .Me.lis Hevenue. and ttav.itloti Osterman, ihalnnan, Segelke. Trumble. Olson, ,!e-l-en. Hiitton. A I alley. Anileif-eiri (I'ht-liis). Hoads iin-1 btldges Alideison e Hoy el), i-halimati. Siss, Auten, Todd. Sohw.eb, Hauls lOieeley). Hunt. Kttiln, Stearns, Dalbey, Kilt Utiles JiiL'Usem, ehalimnn; Not ton, Pet-i-rtmi School lands and funds L.iP.oiiiily, rhulim.nr. Anderson (Ho)el), Auten. llnr tls (Clieiley). Hli-kaid. , , State Institutions Puller, chairman; Sltidelar, ejioenxvalt. Mills. Poulou, Heed. Lamp-rl. s Henry Richmond Buys a Chair Representative Henry Hiclmiond of Douglas county is the possessor of a line, leather-upholstered oak swivel chair, which Is conspicuous in the house chamber on account of Us su perior appeal ance to tho other furni ture. He boiiKht it himself and paid $1H of his own money for it. The chair lias Mr. Klchtnond'a name painted on the back. "I had an attack of lumbago right after coming to Lincoln and I couldn't alt with comfort in the hard wooden chair," explained Mr. Richmond. "So I got an upholstered one. mats an thero la to it. 1 presume there will be no objection so long as I am paying for It myself." Doth houses of the legislature have resumed their work and settled down to tho grind that confronts them. The house named its committee, tho senate Initiated Lieutenant Gov ernor Howard into the mysteries of lawmaking and listened to Ex-Lieu-tenant Governor Tom Majors tell of tho olden days in law making. In tho selection of house commit tees thero was littlo dissension in tho democratic caucus. That body met and put tho seal of approval on the activities of the committee on com mittees. It took new ground in barring tho memgers of tho committee on committees from membership on tho sifting committee, the body which takes chargo of tho general fllo at tho fng end of sessions. This Is done, for tho purpose of keoplng con trol of lawmaking from one commit tee or one set of men, and to give now lawmakers and those old law makers who havo participated heavily In the early session something to do in tho windup. Richmond of Douglas landed tho cities and towns chairmanship. Kee gnn of Omaha, who was slated for the place, was deposed by his col leagues. Ollls of Valley captured tho headfcliip of tho education com mittee, vvhllo Regan of Platto gets tho railroads committee. Trumble of Sherman will preside over the affairs of the corporations committee. Results of Compensation Act Tho sura or $7C,14a was tho balm Tor industrial injuries in Nobraska under the vvorkinen'jTompensatlon act In tho first eleven months of 1916, according to tho annual report of Labor Com missioner Coffoy. Tho amount in 1915 was $21,923. The total number of re ports Hied with tho labor commission er was 10,822 in 1910, compared with 1,082 in 1915. Thero was settlement of six fatal cases in 1915, averaging $1,041.46 for each caso. Sixteen fatali ties in 1916 averaged $1,221.31 each. Wrestling, basketball and indoor track, with about 400 Cornhuskcrs par ticipating will bo tho sports schedule at tho univorslty until tho spring months. Basketball will keep about 200 raon busy. Tho varsity season will commence next week when tho Nebraska team will invado Iowa, play, lug tho small colleges there. Tho con ference season is slated to sturt at the end of the month, with tho Kansas Aggies as Nebraska's opponents. Tho latter school is angry bucauso Nobras ka would not schedule a football eama 1 at tho end of tho 1917 season. AN APPEAL FOR FAIR PLAY When the Stomach, Liver and Bowels re bel, and Refuse to perform their regular functions, Play fair, Give Nature the help required, by trying HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS Waste of Energy. Clarence' announced ids coming by o M'rlos of howls. "Oh, my linger, my finger!" he said. "1'oor little linger," mother cooed. "How ilid you hurt It?" "Willi the hammer." "When?" "A long time ago," Clarence sobbed. "Hut I didn't hear you cry." "I didn't cry then; I thought you were out." snltl Clarence. FALLING KA1R MEANS DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE 8ave Your Hair! Get a 25 Cent Dottle of Danderlne Right Now Also Stops Itching Scalp. Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy hair Is mute evldenco of a neglected ecalp; of dandruff that awful scurf. There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs tho hair of its luster, its strength and Its very life; eventually producing a feverish ness and itching of tho scalp, which if not remedied causes tho hair roots to shrink, loosen and die then the hair falls out fast. A littlo Danderino tonight now any tlmo will surely; save your hair. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderino from any stoie, and after tho first application your hair will tako on that life, luster and luxuriance which is so beautiful. It will become) wavy and fluffy and have tho appear ance of abundance; an incomparable gloss and softness, but what will please you most will bo after just a fow weekB' use, when you will actual ly see a lot of fine, downy hair now hair growing nil over tho scalp. Adv. Favored by Circumstances. "Wonderful time that aviator mado!" "Yes," replied Mr. Chugglns. "Hut think of the udvunta,ge she had. Not ii trafllc policeman on the e'litlre route." Franco in the first half of 1010 Im ported United States products valued at ?2.'ll.MS8,'2(H. Joe Arnold of Wentherford, Tex., raised a watermelon that weighed 10(3 pounds. WhenWorklsHard That kidney troubles aro so common Is due to tho strain put upon the kid noys In ho many occupations, such as: Jarring and Jolting on railroads, etc. Cramp and Btraln as In barberlng, moulding, heavy lifting, etc. KxpoBuro to changes of temperature In Iron furnaces, refrigerators, etc. Dampness aa In tanneries, quarries, mines, etc. Inhaling poisonous fumes In paint ing, printing and chemical shops. Doan's Kidney Pills aro fine for strengthening weak kidneys. A Nebraska Case B. F. imrHcr, re tired locomotlvu engi neer, 200S N. Txventy Beconel St., Omnhn, Neb , says: "For four years I wns in misery with my back. Awful pains unrtcd through my back dny and night. Tho kldnoy so- cretlons vvero In bad shape, too. Thrco doc tors treated me. but tho trouble continued until I used Dona's Kidney rills. Tliov fixed mo up In good Hhnpo nnd mado mo feel llko n different num. W henever I havo used them since, tho results havo been satisfactory." 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