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Morton County, Kansas, which has a population of over 400, has had no serious case of illness and no physician for over a year.

The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. has passed into the hands of a company of Springfield and Dayton, O., capitalists and business men. Mr. B. H. Winters, of Springfield, is the practical head of the concern. He has for years been identified prominently with newspaper work. It is his aim to pursue a very aggressive and progressive course.

Mr. James F. Ballard, sole proprietor of the Ballard Snow Liniment Co., has purchased Swaim's Laboratory formerly conducted at Clifton, Staten Island, New York. The business will be removed to 310 North Main Street, St. Louis, Mo., and Mr. Ballard will control the well-known remedies formerly manufactured by the old company.

Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.-At the regular annual meeting held October 2, the board organized by electing Charles F. Nixon, president, and Amos K. Tilden, secretary. Examinations were held October 2 and 3, and twenty-five candidates were examined. The following were granted certificates: William W. Talbot, Lewiston, Maine; J. Cyrenus Roy, Fall River; William B. Weber, Boston.

-[AMOS K. TILDEN, Secretary, Boston.

New Hampshire Commission of Pharmacy.-At the regular quarterly meeting held at Concord, October 24, the following persons passed a successful examina. tion as registered pharmacists:

Leon T. Foster, Keene; Frank E. Bronson, Lisbon,

For the junior examination the following were successful:

Harry M. Porter, Ashland; Robert W. Cushing, Manchester; Joseph J. Feeney, Berlin; Cleon D. Tufts, Manchester.

The next quarterly meeting will be held at Manchester, Wednesday, January 23, 1901.-[GEO. F. UNDERHILL, Secretary, Concord.

Board of Pharmacy of Virginia.-At a meeting held at Richmond, October 23 to 25, of a class of twenty-six who applied for registered pharmacist's certificate, only one, J. Mason Gillispie, of Danville, passed a successful examination. The following passed as registered assistant pharmacists:

Thos. G. Dabney, Jr., University of Virginia; C. F. Collins, Charlottesville; A. S. Harvey, Hampton; R. J. Howard, Berkley; Frank S. Anderson, Richmond; Chas. M. Fauntleroy, Staunton; J. L. Williamson, Richmond; L. T. Wright, Richmond.

mond, the third Tuesday in March, 1901.-[E. R. BECKWITH, Secretary, Petersburg.

Vermont State Pharmaceutical Association.—At the annual meeting held at Rutland, September 19 and 20, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

A. L. Dutcher, president, St. Albans; W. F. Root, first vicepresident, Brattleboro; A. F. Sherman, second vice-president, Ludlow; F. A. Morse, third vice-president, West Rutland; C. W. Ward, secretary, Rutland; G. L. Harwood, treasurer, Chester; W. E. Terrill, delegate to the American Pharmaceutical Association, Montpelier; F. A. Morse, alternate, West Rutland; A. L. Dutcher, delegate to the N. A. R. D., St. Albans; W. F. Root, alternate, Brattleboro.

The membership in the N. A. R. D. was continued and a committee of three was appointed to confer with the aggressive cutters of the State.-[C. W. WARD, Secretary, Rutland.

Seven Wisconsin Candidates Get License.-The State Board of Pharmacy has just finished a four days' meeting at Madison. Secretary Heimstreet reported one case only in the courts since the last meeting. This case was at Oconto-no registered pharmacist in the store at any time. The owner of the store was fined $50.00 and costs.

C. H. Heck, of Racine, was given certificate No. 2248 from Illinois.

Wednesday the examination was held in the senate chamber at the capitol, with twenty-nine applicants present. Of this number the following received licentiate certificates: R. L. McDonald, De Pere; M. Becker, Winneconnee; W. L. Kaiser, Sheboygan. Assistant Certificates.-G. W. Pradell, Wausau; Theo. Mueller, Milwaukee; A. M. Cope, Milwaukee; E. Haven, Neenah. The resolutions passed at the State meeting of druggists at Waupaca last month, asking for a building at Madison for the pharmacy school, and the one prohibiting the hawking of medicines and appliances, were discussed and approved by the board.

The next meeting of the board for examination of candidates will be held at the Pfister hotel, Milwaukee, Wednesday and Thursday, December 5 and 6. Two days will be given to examinations hereafter, as the increased size of classes makes it necessary.

Messrs. D. A. Taylor, Stevens Point, president; A. F. Menges, Madison; H. G. Thompson, Marinette; Henry C. Schranck, Milwaukee, and Secretary E. B. Heimstreet, of Janesville, were in attendance.

Wanted Some Love Powder.-The following note was handed to a druggist at Winona, Minn., the other day:

"I went with a fellow for to years and a other girl took him from me so I often heard of love powders, and this girl was gone to town I will put 5ct in the invillet prient it how to joos it and put it in a invillet so she

wont know what it is."

It took some time for the druggist to figure out what was wanted. He then returned the money with the message that there are no love powders, and if the fellow will not return her affection, which is no doubt sincere, he is not worth having.-[Northwestern Drug