1 Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
tires all humors, catarrh and
!)eumatism, relieves that tired
deling, restores the appetite,
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
ehoc itcd tablets called Saraatabs.
SAGACIOUS FELINE.
The Lady—Surely, that Is a rabbit.
The Cat—If she can make mistakes
like that she ought to keep a restaur
ant.
RENCH BEAN COFFEE,
A HEALTHFUL DRINK
The healthiest ever; you can grow
It in your own garden on a small
patch 10 by 10, producing 50 pounds or
more. Ripens In Wisconsin 90 days.
Used In great quantities in France,
Germany and all over Europe. Send
15 cents In stamps and we will mall
you a package giving full culture dl
catalog free, or send 31 cents and get
In addition to above 10,000 kernels
unsupassable vegetable and flower
seeds—enough for bushels of vege
tables and flowers. John A. Salzer
Seed Co., 182 S. 8th St., La Crosse, Wls.
Great Baseball Play.
"What was the greatest baseball
play you ever saw?" asked a friend of
Governor-elect John W. Tener.
“The greatest play I ever saw,” said
"took place in an amateur game
n town lot at Charleroi. The teams
/)re playing on a wet field and an
Itflelder who wore a derby hat went
/ter a high fly. He came to a little
pond and taking his eye off the ball
made a jump to croBS It. As he was
leaping the hall struck him on the
head, went through the crown of his
hat and lodged there. The base run
!ner was out and the fielder had not
itouched the ball with his hands. Can
'you boat It?"—Washington Corre
spondence Pittsburg Dispatch.
i Stiff neck! Doesn’t amount to much,
jbut mighty disagreeable. You will be sur
iprised to see how quickly Hamlins Wizard
Oil will drive that stiffness out. Ona
night, that's all.
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Disapproving Constituent.
"How Is your member of congress
spending the holidays?”
"Doin' nothin’ at home Instead of In
Washington."
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully overy bottle ot
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
j Bears the
Signature of
**% Use For Over 30 Years.
the Kind You Have Always Bought
* Where He Made It.
’Hullo, Binks!" said Wobbles. "1
\r you’ve been In the chicken busl
_^_as."
1 "Yep,” said Binks.
| "Made anything out of It?" asked
Wobbles.
| “Yep,” said Binks. “Ten thousand
dollars.”
I "Ten thousand dollars In the chick
en business?” demanded Wobbles.
"Nope. Out of It," said Binks.—
[Harper's Weekly.
Had an Eye to the Future.
"It would probably take many gener
ations of adversity to train Americans
Into the farseeing thriftiness of my
*^ople," once observed an American
! Scotch birth. "I remember a case
I a Scotch woman who had been
X>mised a new bonnet by a lady. Be
ye she undertook the purchase the
By called and asked the good worn
e-r l I
“ ‘Would you rather have a felt or a
straw bonnet, Mrs. Carmichael?’
" ‘Weel,’ responded Mrs. Carmichael
thoughtfully, ‘I think I'll tak' a strae
ane. It’ll maybe a mouthfu’ to the coo
when I'm done wi’ it.’ ”—Lippineott’s
Magazine.
RHEUMATISM
i
Munyou’s Rheumatism Remedy relieves
pains in the legs, arms, back, stiff or
ewollen joints. Contains no morphine,
©plum, cocaine or drugs to deaden tho
palu. It neutralizes the acid and drives
©ut all rheumatic poisons from the sys
tem. Write Prof. Munyon, 53d and Jeff
erson Rts., Phtln., Pa., for medical ad
ylca. absolutely free.
FAMILY IS DRIVEN
BY POVERTY INTO
REFUGE OF TOMB
Tragedy of Starvation Revealed
Amid the Ghostly Surround
ings of Cemetery In
Paterson.
New York, Special: The home in
Paterson, N. J., where Mrs. Pauline
Green and her two little daughters
have lived since January 18, is built
of stone. The door Is a slab of stone.
It creaks upon its massive rusty
hinges with an iinoannv sound.
When Policeman Duffy entered he
found himself In a small, square room,
rock-walled and lighted only by one
tiny window. At Intervals there were
oblong crevices hewn In the walls. In
two of the crevices were straw and
rags. An open fire burned In the mid
dle of the cold stone floor. There was
a kettle on the fire and some potatoes
In the kettle. The smoke stayed In the
room.
A pallid child of perhaps 12 years
was tending the kettle. That was So
phie Green. Another girl, two years
older, sat on a broken box In a cor
ner. That was Margaret.
Shrank Back In Dismay.
‘'Hoverin' angels!” gasped the po
liceman as he saw the children. Duffy
has faced death 20 times In the daily
grind, but he drew hack In terror from
the scene that now met his eyes. For
the home of Mrs. Pauline Green and
her two little daughters Is a tomb In
the old Presbyterian cemetery.
For 150 years the place had been the
domicile of the dead. The oblong crev
ices have held the dust of revolution
ary heroes. The flagging of the floor
has been pressed by the knees of
mourning wonjen, has lelt the tears
of children.
For a week the place has been the
refuge of the living. The last battle
of a brave woman and her children
has been fought there. The asnes of
the cooking lire have been swept Into
the corners where lay the ashes of the
dead. The dauntless spirit of life has
been sheltered, fostered In the abode
of death.
And yet no classic sorrow, no theme
for thrilling drama lies behind the
scene. It Is only the old story of pov
erty and courage In another setting.
Their Breadwinner Dead.
The father of the children was killed
five years ago In a mine In Shenan
doah, Pa. The little money that he left
was soon gone. The mother went to
Paterson to get work. She managed
for a time to earn enough to keep
herself and her children from starv
ation, If not from hunger.
Then there was no more work to b»
had. The landlord put them out. There
was no money, no food, nowhere to go.
For a day and a night they wandered
through the streets. Pride held them
hack from asking charity. Next morn
ing they had reached the old cemetery
In Oak street, which has been aban
doned, and whence the coffins from the
vaults and from the graves have been
carried to other resting places.
There at least might be shelter. They
walked over the snow-covered lawns
and tried the doors of the vaults. At
last they found one that yielded. They
entered, and they have lived there ever
since.
Duffy thought he saw smoke coming
from under the doorway and he In
vestigated. He took the half-starved
little girls to the Children's home and
went back to await the return of the
mother, who was out looking for work.
IOWA GIRL PICKS
TITLED BRITISHER
Beatrice Van Bruner, Reported
to Be Engaged
Again.
Boston, Mass., Special: Beatrice Van
Bruner, the beautiful Davenport, la.,
girl wlioso elopement with Arthur W.
Godfrey, of Chicago, and tho ensuing
estrangement caused a scandal, is go
ing to marry a British title, according
to a letter received here by a friend of
the American beauty.
Ever since Miss Van Bruner's success
in "The Waltz Dream” at Daly’s thea
ter, London, she has been one of tha
most popular girls on the English stage.
"Johnnies" of all ages and titles have
paid her court and lavished attentions
upon her. and, according to tne Infor
mation received here, she has selected
either a duke or an earl for her next
helpmeet.
Tho young woman did not confide thf>
name of the lucky man to her friendi
but It Is expected that their engage
ment will be announced shortly.
According to London reviewers. Miss
Van Bruner Is "another beautiful
American girl to find success on the
English stage.” Her photographs are
reproduced in the English magazines,
ami high compliments are showered
upon her, such as the appelation "A
new dream at Daly's."
Although not in the leading role, aha
has gained notice In the London thea
trical world as shown by printed
notices she has mailed her Boston
friends.
Make3 London Sit Up.
It was while a music student here,
at the age of 17, that Miss Van Bruner
met Arthur W. Godfrey, son of Lester
N. Godfrey, the multi-millionaire lum
berman. Young Godfrey lavished every
attention upon her. and aided by the
gill's Chicago aunt, planned an elope
ment. He followed the young musi
cian to Davenport and they eloped to
Chicago, where they were wedded.
After a brief honeymoon In an ex
pensive apartment here the young
groom suddenly left the dove cote and
went to his parents’ home. Cross bills
tor divorce followed, the Godfreys
naming Richard Carle and two others.
Mrs. Godfrey sued her fatherinlaw for
large damages for alienation of her
husband’s affections.
The latter suit was settled out ol
court and the bride won her divorce
suit. Her marriage and divorce all oc
curred during her student days, before
tho pretty musician had reached the
age of 20. After completing her studies
she went to London.
Wit That Bit.
From the Washington Star.
Admiral Lord Fisher at a dinner ia Phil
adelphia praised American wit.
"Even the little boys," said Lord Fisher,
"are brilliant wits. Tims, on a ferryboat
I heard a little boy take down a fat man
famously.
"The boy was selling holiday weeklies
and magazines. The fat man looked at
all the holiday Illustrations, then walked
away without buying anything. The boy
called after him with biting wit:
" 'Hey, fatty, wet do ye take this boat
for—a free library.' "
OWES
HER
HEALTH
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Scottville, Mich.—“ T want to tell
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pound and Sanative
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I live on a farm and
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five years old, and
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Many people think
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the care of mv fam
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‘‘I will say also that I think there is
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young girl3 to build them up and make
(them strong and well. My eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
liam’s Vegetable Compound for pain
ful periods and irregularity, and it has
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‘ I am always ready and willing to
speak a good word for the Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Remedies. I tell every one
£ meet that 1 owe my health and hap.
pincss to these wonderful medicines.’’
—Mrs. J.G. Johnson, Scottville, Mich.,
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FitICF Transportation Florida and Return.
Mull tuimi-h five land buyers. This ad has valuo.
Write Florida Lund Syndicate, Jacksonville, Florida
Careless and Cappy.
We have undertaken to blend ir.
one the best of the two proverbial
conditions—to be careless and happy,
hairless and cappy. We are now hap
py and cappy, and frequently careless
as well. A pretty figure may be con
jured up—a figure in leaf-green satin
veiled with rose and silver shot gauze.
The dark hair Is covered by a sai
lor's cap, point and all, worn flatly
over the whole head, the point falling
at the back. Instead of being made
of scarlet cashmere, It Is of the gauze,
over silver tissue, and studded with
pink and yellow topaz, while it is bor
dered with great gray pear-shaped
pearls, these, of course, hanging
around the back of the neck and over
the soft hair in front.
We have taken to caps!
It Wasn’t a Fire.
The principal of one of the New
York East Side night schools was en
rolling a new pupil, who was togged
out in a suit of clothes so new that
it hurt him. Just before the boy came
in the principal had heard the sound
of fire engines in the street.
"What is your name?” the principal
asked the lad.
"Tom Dugan,” was the reply.
“Where was the fire, Tommy?"
asked the principal as he wrote down
the name. There was no reply; only
a scowl.
"I say, where was the fire?” repeat
ed the principal.
"Don’t git gay wit me," was the
somewhat astonishing answer. “Dere
wasn't no fire, see? I bought dis here
suit and I paid seven-fifty for it.”
As It Appeared in Print.
Senator Newlands of Nevada was
soaring in debate one day, soaring so
high he "hit the ceiling.” He realized
he was getting a trifle flowery and to
excuse himself said: "Indeed, Mr.
President, perfervid oratory may be
pardoned, for this subject furnishes
all the food eloquence needs.”
“That sounded pretty good to Mr.
Newlands, but he was a bit abashed
when he read in the Congressional
Record next day that he asserted his
topic “furnished all the food elephants
need.”
It takes more than mushy manner
to make one a minister of the bread
of life.
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IS You Knew
How Good
are the sweet, crisp bits of
you would, at least, try ’em.
The food is made of per
fectly ripe white corn, cooked,
sweetened, rolled and toasted.
It is served direct from
the package with cream or
milk, and sugar if desired
A breakfast favorite 1
“The Memory Lingers”
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. Ltd.,
Battle Creek. Mich.
V.->
An Evening Prayer.
Tonight I lay the burden by.
As one who rests beside the road,
And from his weary back unbinds
The whelming load.
I kneel by hidden pools of prayer—
Still waters fraught with healing powerj
fn God's green pastures I abide
This longed-for hour.
know that day must bid me face
Courageously my task again.
Serving with steady hand and heart
My fellow-men.
To hold my sorrow In the dark,
To fight my fear, to hide my pain,
o«l never for one hour to dream
The toil is vain—
This be tomorrow; now, tonight.
Great, pitying father, I would be
Forgiven, uplifted, loved, renewed,
Alone with Thee.
—Grace Dufffleld Goodwin.
TWO ANECDOTES OF LINCOLN.
A Story Told in Old Wyandotte—Reply
to Rival Candidate.
Recorded by David Morgan Edgerton in
the Century.
In June, 1887. at a dinner given by
David M. Edgerton. formerly president
of the Kansas Pacific railroad, at
Wyandotte, Kan., John P. Usher, sec
retary of the interior under Lincoln,
raid:
"When the war broke out, I knew
that the railroad from Baltimore to
Ifarrisburg, the Northern Central of
,larrisburg and Northern Central of
Pennsylvania, was bound to be good
j roherty, for soldiers and people de
! oted to the preservation of the union
traveling to Washington would neces
tarily bo transported over it. The
(took was then worth only a few cents
in the dollar. I knew that from the
i ccossit" of the case it would advance
I 1 value to par or nearlv so. I bought
Urge blocks of It, and told Mr. Lincoln
|hat if he would give me $10,000 I
i.ould make him all the money he
(.■anted.”
Being asked if Mr. Lincoln was in
i lined to do it, Mr. Usher said no. He
I imself considered the Investment'
proper, but evidently Lincoln thought
otherwise.
Another anecdote related by Mr.
Usher ran as follows:
"While yet a young lawyer, Mr. Lin
coln concluded to run for the state leg
islature, and in those days anyone who
i'e.slrod to run for office had only to
tnnounce himself a candidate in the
lepers or at a public meeting. Mr.
Lincoln rode to an adjoining town,
there a political meeting was to be
field.
"As lie rode along the street, his at
jontion was attracted to a new house,
nore pretentions than its neighbors.
Irectcd upon the roof he noticed point
d Iron rods. At the tavern he inquired
heir purpose, and learned that they
vero lightning rods.
“At the meeting he found the person
then speaking to be the owner of this
house and his rival. The latter made so
fnuch sport of Mr. Lincoln that Lin
coln’s friends became discouraged and
dejected. But as the meeting was
tibout to break up, Mr. Lincoln rose and
paid that he would like to say a few
Words.
“Beginning modestly, he soon en
gaged and held attention, until, as he
Concluded, he added: 'My friends, I
im a young man, and whether I shall
ive a few years or many I do not know,
but I hope that while 1 do live I shall
po conduct myself that it will not be
necessary for me to put a lightning rod
bn my house to save me from the ven
geance of Almighty God.’ He had
Struck the key note, and he was carried
from the meeting by his friends, and
vc.s elected.”
Helen Taft, Debutante.
From Harper’s Bazar.
When Miss Taft forsook her studies
fit Byrn Maivr college in her sophomore
year In order to become one of this
season's recruits in official society,
some surprise was occasioned to per
sons who had taken it for granted
that she was to continue there until
graduation. However, Miss Taft's close
friends recalled that she had an
nounced two years ago, before enter
ing college, that she might remain
there only two years. Indeed, in her
forethought, she even went so far as
to map out a special list of studies
that she could cover in two years. The
plan was tentative at that time, but
since then an unexpected factor made
Its appearance to urge upon Miss Taft
a return home. The new turn of af
fairs arose through the nervous attack
suffered by Mrs. Taft a few months
after her entry into the White House,
which has kept her a partial Invalid
since that time. With her health thus
impaired she naturally longed more
than ever for the presence at home of
her only daughter. Miss Taft will be
able to take her mother's place as host
ess at many formal functlonss, thus*
relieving Mrs. Taft’s sisters, one or an
-ther of whom has acted as mistress,
ro tern, of the White House much
I the time during the past two years.
How a Senator is Elected.
From the New York World.
The election of a United States sen
or is controlled by federal law, not
by state law. The act of 1S66 carefully
defines the procedure.
On the second Tuesday after its
meeting and organization tho legisla
ture Is to convene for the purpose of
electing a senator. "Kach house shall
openly, by a vivavoce vote of each
member present, name one person for
Benator In congress from such state.”
The following day the two houses con
vene In jcant session at noon, and if
the same person has received a major
ity of a'l votes in each house he shall
be declared senator. Otherwise the
joint assembly shall proceed to choose,
‘by a vivavoce vote of each member
present, a person for senator, and the
person who receives a majority of all
the votes of the joint assembly, a ma
jrity of all members elected to both
ouses being present and voting, shall
1 declared duly elected." If there is
) majority the joint assembly is re
lired to meet each succeeding clay
lring tile session and take at least
le vote until a senator is elected.
Miss Taft'c Characterictlcs.
From Harper’s Bazar.
Miss Helen Taft, at 19, lb a whole
some, attractive girl, with never a trace
if pose or affectation in manner or con
versation. She possesses a sufficient
sense of humor, inherited from her
father, to prevent her head being
turned by the attentions she has re
ceived. Most of tlie intimate friends
3f the Taft family are wont to declare
lhat in features as well as in tem
peiament, Miss Helen favors her fa
filer, but there is no doubt that the
laughter of the house has many of
ter mother's traits as well.
To suppose that Just because Miss
Taft has always been an Inveterate
reader, and won a scholarship at Byrn
.Vlawr and all sorts of prizes at school,
die must necessarily be a bookish sort
f person. Is to do the young lady a
stinct injustice. Although she each
nmer indulges in a wide range of
Moor athletics.
An Encouraging Sign.
From the St. Louis Post-Uispatch.
file purchase of senatorial seats is
go longer a conventional crime. This
is a high sign of reform.
Hear It.
From Harper’s Bazar.
Ball—What Is science?
Hall—The college yell of the school ol
1 experience.
EXCELLENT GRAIN
FIELDS IN WESTERN
CANADA
YIELDS OF WHEAT AS HIGH AS
54 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Now that we have entered upon the
making of a new year, it is natural
to look back over the past one, for
the purpose of ascertaining what has
been done. The business man and
the farmer have taken stock, and
both, if they are keen in business de
tail and interest, know exactly their
financial position. The farmer of
Western Canada is generally a busi
ness man, and in his stock-taking he
will have found that he has had a
successful year. On looking over a
number of reports sent from various
quarters, the writer finds that in spite
of the visitation of drouth in a small
portion of Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba, many farmers are able to
report splendid crops. And these re
ports come from different sections,
covering an area of about 25,000
square miles. As, for instance, at
Laird, Saskatchewan, the crop returns
showed that J. B. Peters had 12,800
bushels from 320 acres, or nearly 40
bushels to the acre. In the Blaine
Lake district the fields ranged from
15 to 50 bushels per acre, Ben Crews
having 1,150 bushels from 24 acres;
Edmond Trotter 1,200 bushels off 30
acres, while fields of 30 bushels were
common. On poorly cultivated fields
but 15 bushels were reported.
In Foam Lake (Sask.) district 100
bushels of oats to the acre were se
cured by Angus Robertson, D. McRae
and C. H. Hart, while the average
was 85. In wheat 30 bushels to the
acre were quite common on the newer
land, but off 15 acres of land culti
vated for the past three years George
E. Wood secured 495 bushels. Mr.
James Traynor, near Regina (Sask.)
is still on the shady side of thirty.
He had 50,000 bushels of grain last
year, half of which was wheat. Its
market value was $25,000. He says
he is well satisfied.
Arthur Somers of Strathclair
threshed 100 acres, averaging 25 bush
els to the acre. Thomas Foreman, of
Milestone, threshed 11,000 bushel.- of
wheat, and 3,000 bushels of 11a.; uJ
600 acres of land. W. Weatherstone,
of Strathclair, threshed 5,000 bushels
of oats from 96 acres. John Gon
zilla, of Gillies, about twenty-five miles
west of Rosthern, Sask., had 180 bush
els from 3 acres of wheat. Mr. Gon
zilla’s general average of crop was
over 40 bushels to the acre. Ben
Cruise, a neighbor, averaged 45 bush
els to the acre from 23 acres. W. A.
Rose, of the Walderheim district,
threshed 6,000 bushels of wheat from
240 acres, an average of 25 bushels,
100 acres was on summer fallow and
averaged 33 bushels. He had also an
average of 60 bushels of oats to the
acre on a 50-acre field. Wm. Lehman,
who has a farm close to Rosthern,
had an average of 27 bushels to the
acre on 60 acres of summer fallow.
Mr. Midsky, of Rapid City (Man.)
threshed 1,000 bushels of oats from
7 acres.
The yield of the different varieties
of wheat per acre at the Experimental
Farm, Brandon, was: Red Fife, 28
bushels; White Fife, 34 bushels; Pres
ton, 32 bushels; early Red Fife, 27
bushels.
The crops at the C. P. R. demonstra
tion farms at Strathmore (Alberta)
proved up to expectations, the Swedish
variety oats yielding 110 bushels to
the acre. At the farm two rowed bar
ley went 48 Vi bushels to the acre.
Yields of from 50 bushels to 100 bush
els of oats to the acre were quite
common in the Sturgeon River Settle
ment near Edmonton (Alberta). But
last year was uncommonly good and
the hundred mark was passed. Wm.
Craig had a yield of oats from a meas
ured plot, which gave 107 bushels and
lua, yci tit.i
Albert Teskey, of Olds (Alberta)
threshed a 100-acre field which yielded
101 bushels of oats per acre, and Jo
seph McCartney had a large field
equally good. At Cupar (Sask.) oats
threshed 80 bushels to the acre. On
the Traquairs farm at Cupar, a five
acre plot of Marquis wheat yielded 54
bushels to the acre, while Laurence
Barknel had 37 bushels of Red Fife to
the acre. At Wordsworth, Reeder
Bros.’ wheat averaged 33% bushels to
the acre, and W. McMillan’s 32. Wil
liam Krafft of Alix (Alberta) threshed
t,042 bushels of winter wheat off, 19%
acres, or about 53 bushels to the acre.
John Laycroft of Dinton, near High
River, Alberta, had over 1,100 bush
qIs of spring wheat from 50 acres.
E. F. Knipe, near Lloydminster,
Saskatchewan, had 800 bushels of
wheat from 20 acres. W. Metcalf had
over 31 bushels to the acre, while S.
Henderson, who was hailed badly,
had an average return of 32 bushels of
wheat to the acre.
McWhirter Bros, and John McBain,
of Redvers, Saskatchewan, had 25
bushels of wheat to the acre. John
Kennedy, east of the Horse Mills
district near Edmonton, from 40
acres of spring wheat got 1,767 bush
els, or 44 bushels to the acre.
J. E. Vanderburgh, near Dayslow,
Alberta, threshed four thousand bush
els of wheat from 120 acres. Mr.
D’Arcy, near there, threshed ten thou
sand and fifty-eight bushels (machine
measure) of wheat from five hundred
acres, and out of this only sixty acres
was new land.
At Fleming, Sask., A Winter’s
wheat averaged 39 bushels to the acre
and several others report heavy
yields. Mr. Winter's crop was not on
summer fallow, but on a piece of land
broken in 1882 and said to be the first
1 broken in the Fleming district.
The agent of the Canadian govern
ment will bo pleased to give informa
tion regarding the various districts in
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
where free homesteads of 160 acrei
are available.
NOTHING AT ALL.
frrrTTT
Brown—What your son doesn’t know
about horse racing isn’t worth know
ing.
Walker—And what he does know
about it isn’t worth knowing, either.
BLAME PHYSICIANS FOR
GROWTH OF DOPE HABIT
Druggists Say Prescriptions and Not
Patent Medicines the
Cause.
New York—Blame for the prev
alence and growth of tho morphine
habit was placed on tbe shoulders of
physicians, who prescribed the drug,
at a meeting of druggists here to
night to protest against the recently
enacted city ordinance prohibiting the
sale at retail of any preparation con
taining moiphine or its salts except
upon a doctor's prescription.
The ordinance is aimed primarily
at paregoric and at stomach remedies,
according to members of the board of
health who were instrumental in ob
taining its passage. Caswell Mayo,
one of the druggists, said he had
made a canvass by mail of several
sanitariums and the replies convinced
him 90 per cent, of the victims of
drugs formed the habit as a result of
using prescriptions given by physb
cians and only 8 per cent, from using
proprietary medicines.
Lucidly Expressed.
An old Pennsylvania German living
in the mountains had a hard three
hours’ dusty walk to accomplish one
morning and he rose very early to
make his start. He had gone but a
little way when he was overtaken by
an automobile, which \t*is probably
the first that had passed along that
way. The driver picked up the old
man and they were at his destination
in about 20 minutes.
“Danks so much awfully mit de
ride. If I had known myself to be
here already two hours in front of de
clock yet I vud be at home fas* asleep
already to start unless I knew you
vud not have picked me up since.”
A Hint.
Teacher—I have been trying for
some time to get the room so quiet
that we could hear a pin drop. I have
dropped the pin several times but
you have been making so much noise
that it has been impossible to hear it.
What do you think we had better do,
children?”
Reddy Backrow—Tie a dumb-bell to
it next time, teacher.”
His Opinion. 4
Nephew—What do you think of the
opera?
Uncle Josh—Them women in th‘
boxes ought to be able to raise enough
money on their diamonds to buy some
clothes with, by jinks!
Do not be discouraged, if suffering from
Piles. Trask’s Ointment brings relief in
most cases and cures imny. Ask your
druggist, convince yourself.
Progress in the human race de
pends less on getting ahead than on
helping along.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure consti
pation. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure
the disease. Easy to take.
Men are known by the good they do
rather than the goods they have.
TO rrRF A COLD IN ONE DAY
Tako LAXATIVE HR(<\10 Omnine Tablet*
Druggists refund money If it. fails to cure. E. W.
GROVE'S signature is on each box. 26c.
Some men borrow trouble and soma M
buy it by the bottle.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrnp for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle.
Love making is one kind of cold
weather picnic.
Farms for Rant or Sale on Crop pay
ments. J. MULHALL, Sioux City, la.
Even a stingy man loosens up when
asked for advice.
A
for a Dime
Why spend a dollar when 10c buys a box
of CASCARETS at any drug store? Use
as directed—get the natural, easy result.
Saves many dollars wasted on medicines
that do not cure. Millions regularly use
CASCARETS. Buy a box now—lOo
week's treatment—proof in the morn
ing. 906
CASCARETS toe a box for • week's *
treatment, all dniggpsbi. Biggest seller
in tbc world. Million boxes a m nth, 1