HAVE YOU TRIED THIS? e mple Prescription Said to Work Wonders for Rheumatism. This has been well known to the nest doctors for years as the quickest and nr ost reliable cure obtainable for rheumatism and backache. It has been published here for several winters and hundreds of the worst cases cured by it in a short time. “From your drug gist gel one ounce of Toris compound (in original sealed package) and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla com pound. Take these two Ingredients home and put them into a half pint of good whiskey. Shake the bottle and take a tablespoonful before each meal and at bedtime.” Results come the first day. If your druggist does not hove Toris Compound in stock he will get it in a few hours from his whole sale house. Don't he influenced to take some patent medicine instead of this. Insist on having the genuine Toris compound in the original, one-ounee, sealed, yellow package. Published bv the Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories of Chicago. Joy for Uncle Jim. When little Hob bumped his head. Uncle Jim gathered the youngster in his arms and said: "There! I'l-kiss it and the pain will all be gone." Cheerfully smiling, the youngster exclaimed: "Conte down into the kitchen, the cook has the toothache."—Judge. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle ot CASTOR1A, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of ^ In Use For Over 30*Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria The Way of It. "Have you got a cook yet?" "No, but one is coming today to see if we suit her.” Don't buv water for bluing. Liquid blue is almost all water. Buv Red Cross Ball Blue, the blue that's all blue. Adv. Agreeing With Her. “I was a fool when I married you!" "Yes. and you married a fool!" WOMAN SICK FOURTEEN YEARS Restored to Health by Lydia £. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Elkhart, Ind.“I suffered for four teen years from organic inflammation. xeinuie wt?aKiit*bs, pain and irregulari ties. The pains in my sides were in creased by walking or standing on my feet and I had such awful bearing down feelings, was de pressed in spirits and became thin and pale with dull, heavy ■ 1 eyes, i naa six doc tors from whom I received only tempo rary relief. I decided to give Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound a fair trial and also the Sanative Wash. I have now used the remedies for four months and cannot express my thanks for what they have done for me. “If these lines will be of any benefit you have my permission to publish them.” —Mrs. Sadie Williams, 455 James Street, Elkhart, Indiana. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound,made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful drugs, and to-day holds the record of being the most successful remedy for female ills we know of, and thousands of voluntary testimonials on file in the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn, Mass., seem to prove this fact. If you have the slightest doubt that Lytlia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta ble Compound will help you,write to Lydia E.Pinkham MedicineCo. (confidential) Lynn,Mass., for ad vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence. Stiff Joints Sprains,Bruises are relieved at once by an applica tion of Sloan’s Liniment. Don’t rub, just lay on lightly. “ Sloan’s Liniment has done more ?;ood than anything I have ever tried or stiff joint*. 1 got my hand hurt so badly that I had to stop work right iu the busiest time of the year. I thought at first that 1 would have to have my hand taken off, but I got a bottle of Sloan’s Liniment and cured my hand.” Wllton Wheeler, Morris, Ala. Good for Broken Sinews G. G. Jones, Baldwin, L. I., writes : —“I used Sloan’s Liniment for broken sinews above the knee cap caused by a fall and to my great satisfaction was able to resume work in less than three weeks after the accident.” SLOAN'S LINIMENT Fine for Sprain Mr. Henry A. Voehl, 84 Somerset St., Plainfield. N. J., writes : — 44 A friend sprained his ankle so badly that it went black. He laughed when I told him that I would have him out in a week. I applied Sloan’s Liniment and in four davs he was working and said Sloan’s was a right good Lini ment.” Price 25c.. 50c., and $1.00 Sloan’s Bonk on horses, cattle, sheep .and poultry sent free. Address Dr. Earl S. Sloan Boaton, Mu*., U.S.A. [ Best Cough Syrup. Testes Good. Use In time. Sold by Druggists. 25 CTS. SENATE RECOMMENDS FOR PASS AGE ROBERTSON’S BILL. THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS Measure Provides that Poor Worthy Parents May Get Help From County. Ey unanimous vote the senate recommended for passage the mothers’ pension hill by Senator Kohertsou of Holt county. Not a dissenting voice was raised against the measure, which adds the following provision to the present juvenile court law: “If par ent of parents of a dependent or neg lected child are poor and unable prop erly to care for the child, but are otherw ise proper guardians, and it is for the welfare of such child to re main at home, the juvenile or probate court may enter an order fixing the amount of money necessary to enable the parent or parents properly to care for the child, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the county board, through its county agent or otherwise, to pay to the parent or parents, at such time as said order may designate, the amount so specified until further order of the court.’’ Favors Open School House. The open school house in Nebraska will be a leading issue in this legis lature. Senator Dodge has introduced a bill permitting school boards to allow school houses for public meetings, ex cept those of a political or religious nature or for the discussion of ques tions “on which the community may be divided.’’ The board is given power to regulate the use of schools for such meetings and to fix restrictions as desired. mils rassea Dy senate. The senate on third reading passed the following bills: Senate File No. 49, by Talcott—Pro viding for division of bridge levies among townships for maintenance of bridges. Senate File No. 119, by Bushee—Pro hibits false advertising of real estate. Senate File No. 43, by Saundprs— Prohibits sale or manufacture of spuriously stamped gold or solver ar ticles. Senate File No. 9, by Hoagland— Amendment of civil code in actions concerning title to real estate. To Repeal Doctor’s Fee Law. Representatives Simon and Hoff of Douglas introduced in the house a bill repealing the state law granting a fee of 25 cents for each birth and death, registered by health officers. They say this bill will save Douglas county |10,000 annually. Favors Consolidation. Food Commissioner C. E. Harman, who is also performing the duties of state oil inspector, is in favor of the bill introduced in both houses which legally consolidates the office of the food commissioner and office of state oil inspector. Senate Bills. Senate Passed bills to permit voting by mail, to require county boards to adopt uniform plans for bridges, and to prevent minors from working as night messengers. For New Agricultural Building. Representatives Liee of Douglas and Jackson of Nuckolls have introduced a bill to appropriate $108,<>00 for the purchase of land and the erection of a modern agricultural and horticul tural building on the state fair grounds, from a preliminary sketch for the building. Representative Lee in speaking of this bill at a recent gathering of the managers of the state and county \fairs said that the farmers are too modest in their re quests for the advancement of agri culture; he said that the old buildings are a disgrace to the state and that they should be replaced by a modern structure at once. After Fee-Splitting Doctors. Dodge of Douglas is going after the city doctor who gets his patients from the country by splitting the fee with the country practitioner. He is also going to try to put a stop to the jail feeding contract in Douglas county. To Fight Repeal of Albert Law. Strong efforts to prevent the repeal of the Albert law, enacted at the 1911 session of the legislature will be made by social service and church men's clubs during the coming two weeks of the present legislative ses sion. Bill For Pure Teachers. The desire of legislators of the pres ent session to have pure food, pure cloth, pure iron, pure pelitics and what not, is to extend even to the field of pedagogy. A bill by Senator Hummed of Webster county bars any person addicted to the use of opiates, liquor, cigarets and profane language from obtaining a teacher’s certificate in this state. The measure has the backing of a number of prominent educators and churchmen and is aimed to clean up what is said to be only a mildly prevalent condition in Nebraska More Pay for County Officials. Second only to appropriation bills in number are those which seek to in crease the salaries of county local of ficials, the maximum of which is fixed by legislative statute. Would Oust, Then Hear Charge. Extension of the Sackett law to et» able the governor to immediately suspend a local . official, pending e hearing of the charges against him. will be proposed in a bill to be intro duced in the house by Representative Jearv of Lancaster county. A VALENTINE. THE WORLD IS MINE. VALENTINE DAY . LONG IN FAVOR Centuries Have Failed to Dim the Memory of the Good Old Saint. DISPUTE AS TO HIS IDENTITY At Least Two Bishops of Ancient Times Have Been Credited With the Honor of Being the Founder of the Day Consecrated to Cupid. ST. VALENTINE of blessed mem ory, whose natal day falls upon the 14th of February, seems to be the saint of this particular season. His customs, which have sur vived the lapse of centuries, are as sociated in our minds with the send ing of various amatory epistles, and the rather more agreeable gifts and presents, which are occasionally sent im-the shape of flowers and candies by the young men and maidens, one to another. New York and New Yorkers still retain memories of the saint, who seems to have been like his associate, the good St. Nicholas, a patron saint of the Netherlands, and In this con nection we, perhaps on account of our Dutch ancestry, celebrate his festival with a kettledrum, says the New York Times. Par back in the mists of an tiquity lie* the origin of the custom of sending letters, or valentines, on the saint's day, while the original St. Valentine would appear to be gffted wuu as rainy lives as me provermai cat, or rel/icarnations under the same title, for we find two bishops of the name, a Virgin martyr, and a Tyro lean saint, all of whom have authentic records of their lives and deaths pre served in history, and none of whom would seem to be in anv way con nected with the valentines of today. However, it is always possible to reconcile the two or three, and there Is sufficient evidence to show that St. Valentins, a bishop of Home, who died in 278 A. I), was born on the 14th of February, and he is so set down in j the Roman and Anglican calendars. He was a martyr to his faith, and when cast into prison by his enemies he cured hjn keeper’s daughter of blindness, for which miracle he was beaten with clubs and then beheaded, and his remains repose in the Church St. Praxades, at Rome, while a gate now known as the Porto Popolo was formerly c«\lled by the name of St. Valentine, or Porto Valentino. Another Valentine, also a Bishop, claims a share in the day, and his claim to saintship rests upon the cure of the son of Craton. the Rhetorician. His death was calmed by choking on a fishbone, whether of his own choos ing or administered by his enemies the legend does not state, but in Italy and Greece they pray to this saint to cure them frtm epilepsy. The St. Valentine of Tyrol, who seems to have been born a little later, and who died in the fourth century, has a church conscrated to his mem ory in South Tyrol, at Meran, where he is supposed to have preached Christianity to the heathen Lombards, in the legend he appears as a beauti ful youth attired in the dress of a Ro man soldier bearing a cross on his sword hilt, and coming over the moun tains from Italy; entering Meran, in what is now known as Tyrol, he en counters the heathen priest of the temple, and after a long argument with him, he calls upon his god3 to destroy the temple. The heathen and the priest are all struck dumb by his threats, and when with one blow he pushes down the pillars of the temple, like Samson, they rush forth in horror, expecting him to be destroyed under the fall ing walls. Instead of which St. Val entine kneels unhurt, with a seraphic look upon his face, while the wrath of their god is not shown by the fierce wind and t,empest which they expect, and quantities of doves and birds alight upon the neighboring trees in peaceful flocks. St. Valen tine immediately after this miracle marries the first heathen couple and Performs the first marriage ceremony in Tyrol according to Christian rites, which would seem to associate him with at least two of the modern cus toms as the saint of lovers, and with the emblem of his doves and birds. FLOWERS THAT TELL OF LOVE Nothing Better Than Nature’s Blos soms to Convey the Idea of a Ten der Sentiment. There are lovers who do not admire the manufactured valentine to con vey the state of their sentiments, and they ask the flowers to tell their love. These beautiful messengers prove to be a well-chosen proxy and have won more than one fair maiden’s heart. They will gladly plead your cause in a most capable manner. Send a colonial nosegay, with vio lets, small buds, sweet peas and lav ender closely packed together in strips of contrasting color. A frill of lace paper frames this de lightful bouquet, suggesting the old fashioned valentine. For the man who still retains a small bit of sentiment, inherited from some gallant ancestor, there is the heart fashioned from her favorite flower. Corsage bouquets of sweet peas, violets, orchids, attractively arranged with cords or ribbons, are always ac ceptable valentines. Each flower has its symbolic mean ing. For instance, violets mean love, faithfulness; moss rosebuds, confes sion of love; Marechal Nlel rose, yours, heart and soul; a red carna tion, ardent love; gardenia, perfected loveliness; heliotrope, devotion; jon quil, can you return my love? Any of these would carry its sweet, dainty message of love to the maiden beloved. “Sweets to the sweet." For the girl who displays a fondness for candy, the true lover will And many pretty, novel ways to gratify her taste. Heart-shaped boxes, covered with silk, plain or handsomely decorated, are to be had. Dainty bags of Dresden silk, elabo rate enough to be used afterward for the opera, make charming valentines. Boxes of crystal or Bohemian glass, in many fanciful designs, are display ed at the confectioners' to tempt the purse of the modern Romeo. At the stationers’ there is a collec tion of exquisite water-colored cards depicting faify-like scenes. These seem fresh from the brush of Wat teau. Any girl would be proud to own one of these lovely valentines. The jewelers have fashioned won derfuly artistic articles to adorn mi lady. The man who need not con sider price will experience little diffi culty in finding something to suit his fastidious taste. THE VALENTINE BIRD Old English Valentine Custom. In the west of England there was one ancient custom that was extraor dinarily singular. Early in the morn ing of St. Valentine’s day young men, necessarily of the character that “dee lights” in the strenuous life, started out together with a clap-net to catch an owl and two sparrows in some neighboring barn. If they were suc cessful in catching the birds and brought them to the village inn with out injury and before the women folk had risen, they were rewarded with three pots of purl (whatever that is) by the inkeeper. *They also enjoyed the privilege of demanding similar consideration at the hands of every householder in the neighborhood. CUPID’S ESPECIAL DAY IS THAT OF GOOD ST. VALENTINE. CUSTOM, more potent than any other authority known to man has decreed that on St. Valen tine’s day those of opposite sex shall exchange missives and epistles, either comic or sentimental, in which the foibles of the receiver or the love of the sender are set forth in prose in verse and in emblematic picture. Now there is no custom without a reason, but the reason for this can not be found in the life of the good saint who is made to indorse this cus tom with his name. “He wrote no love song! “No one rises to accuse him of cast ing sheep's eyes on any Roman maiden. He was a bishop or pope ol Rome who stood steadfast to the faith during the Claudian persecu tions. and for that faith was cast into jail, where he cured his keeper's daughter of blindness. Honi soit oui mal y pense! It is the pleasure of Cupid, blind himself, to bring upon his votaries a similar blindness, not tc cure it. “Nor was there anything comic oi sentimental in the fate of St. Valen tine when the miracle was made known to the authorities. They first beat him with clubs and then be headed him. What was left of him is preserved in the Church of St Praxedes at Rome, where a gate, n8h* known as the Porta del Popolo. was formerly named in his honor Porta Valentini, or Saint Valentine’s gate,’ says William S. Walsh in his "Curiosi ties of Popular Customs." Bailey’s English Dictionary (1721) j under the subject of Valentines, says: "About this time of the year—Febru ary—the birds choose their mates, and probably thence came the custom ol the young men and maidens choosing valentines for special loving friends on that day.” rrancis l)ouce (lsuo. discussing the same subject, says: "It was cub tomary to put the names of young women into a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance di rected and the Christian clergy, find ing it difficult or impossible to ex tirpate, the pagan practice, gave it at least a religious aspect by substitut ing the names of particular saints for those of the women.” "But see how strong is the old Adam in the hearts of the unregen erate,” comments Mr. Walsh. "Wan ton youth was not satisfied to imi tate these holy fathers and ballot fot a ghostly partner in heaven. It longed for tangible flesh and blood here on earth—flesh and blood of that CUPID UP TO DATE delightful variety which has a spice of the devil in it and is known as woman. “In the latter part of the sixteenth century” (according to Rev. Albain Butler) “the church, in the person ol St. Francis de Sales, once more stepped in to sanctify the rites of St Valentine's day. St. Francis severely forbade the custom of valentines or 1 giving boys in writing the name ol girls to be admired and attended on | by them, and to abolish it he changed it into giving billets with the names of certain saints for them to honor and imitate in a particular manner.' But in the end the boys and the girls triumphed over the saint. Nay the girls triumphed also over the boys, wresting from them their ex elusive privilege of choosing mates Othelia sings: Good morrow. '(1* St. Valentine’s day. All In the morn betlme. And I a maid at your window To be your Valentine. Last year an irate old maid who had been the recipient of a comic valentine which had stung her to the quick repaired to the factory, where it was made, with a rawhide and a limb of the law. She demanded the name of the person who had sent her the objectionable missive. In vain she was assured that the factory was the last place in the world to learn the name of the sender. When told that the factory sold comics by the hundred gross to jobbers who, in turn, sold to wholesalers, and then supplied the retailer dealer who vended to in dividual customers, she swore round iy. Many clever young people in society with artistic and literary ability write, paint and otherwise decorate the val entines they send to favored ones. In some instances a part of the decora tion consists of jewels, diamonds, pearls or other gems, and the in trinsic value of the bauble is thus en hanced. Valentine parties are still in popu lar favor, and those who have not the ability to write love-sonnets or design sentimental valentines fre quently go to artist friends, and even to professional artists, and have pri vate valentines made. At these par ties each person exchanges valen tines. French imported valentines run as high as $200 and $300, according to the richness of the lace and other trimmings, but these expensive mis sives are rarely kept In stock. Are You Subject to Constipation Here is a Simple Way of Cor recting it Instantly Before it Becomes Chronic. Very few people go through life without some time or other being troubled with constipation. Thousands injure themselves by the use of strong cathartics, salt mineral wa ters, pills and similar things. They have temporary value in some cases, it is true, but the good effect is soon lost, and the ^.ore one takes of them the less effective they become. A physic or purgative is seldom necessary, and much better and more permanent results can be obtained by using a scientific remedy like Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. It does not hide behind a high sounding name, but is what it is represented to be, a mild laxative medicine. It is so mild that thousands of mothers give it to tiny infants, and yet it is so com pounded, and contains such definite ingredients that it will have equally good effect when used by a person suffering from the worst chronic con stipation. In fact, among the great est endorsers of Syrup Pepsin are elderly people who have suffered for years and found nothing to benefit them until they took Syrup Pepsin. It is a fact that millions of families have Syrup Pepsin constantly in the house, homes like those of Mrs. G. B. Pruitt, Berea. Ky., who used Dr. Cald well’s Syrup Pepsin as a laxative tonic. Mrs. Pruitt writes that it so strengthened and cleansed her system that she was quickly relieved of a se vere cough which had troubled her for months. The special value of this grand laxative tonic is that it is suit MRS. G. B. PRUITT ed to the needs of every member of the family. It is pleasant-tasting, mild and non-griping. Unlike harsh physics it works gradually and in a very brief time the stomach and bowel muscles are trained to do their work naturally again, when all medi cines can be dispensed with. You can obtain a bottle at any drug store for fifty cents or one dollar. The latter size is usually bought by fam ilies who already know its value. Re sults are always guaranteed or money will be refunded. If no member of your family has ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would like to make a personal trial of it before buying it in the regular way of a druggist, send your address —a postal will do—to Dr. W. B. 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Professor Wilson had before him for review a ponderous volume, on the fly-leaf of which was duly in scribed, "With the author's compli ments.” He tore this fly-leaf out. pinned it to his daughter’s dress, solemnly led her to the anxious lover—and went back to his work.—Youth's Compan ion. ,i* FOLEY JPPNEYHUS Backache Rheumatism Kidneys and Bladder FREE TO ALL SUFFERERS If you feel “out of sorts”—“run down”or“got the blues,’’suffer from kidney,bladder.nervousdibeases, rhronic weaknesses, uU-ers, skin eruptions,piles.