When You Speak of Preparedness REMEMBER, HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters stands out very ef fectively as a bulwark 1 against liver or diges- j tive troubles, general weakness and malaria An Eye to Busines. “This play is the worst ever. I am going to demand my money back.” “Wait until after the next act, old man. Ten years elapse between acts 1 and 3, and you can demand interest on your money for that length of time.” What the Doctor Knows KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO INSURE HEALTH. Few people realize to what extent their health depends upon the condition of the kidneys. The physician in nearly all cases of serious illness, makes a chemical analy sis of the patient's urine. He knows that unless the kidneys are doing their work properly, the other organs cannot readily be brought back to health and strength. When the kidneys are neglected or abused in any way, serious results are sure to follow. According to health sta tistics. Bright’s Disease, which is really an advanced form of kidney trouble, caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one year, in the State of New York alone. Therefore, it is particularly necessary to pay more attention to the health of these important organs. An ideal herbal compound that has had remarkable success as a kidney remedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The mild and healing influence of this preparation, _ in most cases, is soon real ized, according to sworn statements and verified testimony of those who have used the remedy. When your kidneys require attention, get Swamp-Root at once from any phar macy. It is sold by every druggist in bottles of two sizes—50c and $1.00. However, if you wish first to test'this gjeat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., tor a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv. Didn’t Want Much. One Saturday night a lady who pos sessed a fruit and vegetable shop hur ried to serve her last customer, a very red-faced woman. She asked for a pennies worth of vegetables, and wanted a piece of ev- | erything. When she had been giver what she j desired, she politely asked if they j could be wrapped in a piece of paper , and tied with a string. The shopkeeper turned to her, quite | .aim, and said: i “Wait a minute, and I will run across to the butcher's for a hone, . and I think that will complete your j Sunday’s dinner.” Returned It, All Right. Over he garden fence the conversa tion had suddenly turned acrimonious. “An’ if yore boy, 'Erbert, ties any more cans to our pore dog's tail,” was Mrs. Moggins’ stern ultimatum, “ ’ell ear about it, that’s alL Oh, an’ per 'aps you've done wiv that saucepan wot you borrowed last Monday.” “ ’Erbert,” asked Mrs. Grubb shrilly; ‘wot ’ave you bin doin’ to Mrs. Mog gins’ dog?” “Nothin’ ma!” replidi the small boy unblushingly. "There!” said his mother triumph antly. “An’ you returned 'er sauce pan yesterday, didn’t you, dearie?” “Sent it back by ’er dog!” said ’Er bert calmly. John Rebow of Wilkes-Barre. Pa., has adopted 20 orphans. He has seven children of liis own. "Another Article Against Coffee”— In spite of broad publicity, many people do not realize the harm the 21 grains of caffeine in the average cup of coffee does to many users, until they try a 10 days* change to POSTUM Postum satisfies the de sire for a hot table drink, and its users generally sleep better, feel better, smile oftener and enjoy life more. A fair trial-—off coffee ®»d on Postum—shows “There's a Reason** *~“‘T iiiimiiii mu inniimmm.fTnw I Paying the Price gwMiiiiiii.n’THM.un.mnnnnKHittw af® always paying the price for the things we lose or gain. Out of this life of the mingled gift of glad ness and of pain; A.nd whether we pay for pleasure or whether we pay for sin. It is always paying the price for life, no matter where we begin. V\ e say we have had a lot. we’ve en joyed and we’ve shared in the best; v'e sit sometimes with a little dream of old content in the breast; And then when we look away and think of the things that were nice. It all comes over us. lucky or sad, that we’ve had to pay the price. The magnate pays for his. as the pauper pays it, too; And the saint pays just as the sinner does and the unsaved have to do; In all that we have and hold, or in all that we’ve thrown away. It is sure in the end to come to this that there was a price to pay. W ® it for love and peace, for cheer and comfort and song; V\ e pay for sinning and going astray, we pay it for doing wrong; In all that we are or seem, in gladness or grief or pain, W e are always paying the pfice for the things that we lose or gain. —Folger MeKinsey, in the Baltimore Sun. Passing of French Dowry Boon to the Country, But Blow to Fiction Writers The French custom of providing marriageable daughters with a dowry has been a social Gibraltar in that land. Y\ ithout it the plots of novels and plays would have been crippled. It is a staple of French literature. Now it appears that this is only one more of the social landmarks which are being swept away in the war flood. Young people who hesitate to marry because of lack of property once they lose everything proceed instantly to marry. The one bright spot in the South at the close of the Civil war was the wholesale marrying of young people who had not a red cent. After the San Francisco disaster in H.K>4 weddings were a leading industry among young men and women who had hesitated in the time of plenty. The new custom in France is a vast improvement on the old. It is grati fying for the young folk, but it is hard m the liction writers.—Boston Globe. Deplores “American Voice;” Doctor Suggests a Remedy Dr. Charles Prevost Grayson of Phil adelphia reproved American doctors at the annual meeting of the Laryngolog ical, Ithinological and Otological asso ciation because they had done nothing whatever to correct the “American voice,” in which, he averred, “no amount or depth of patriotism can so HOW MUCH IS HUBBY WORTH TO YOU? By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY. There's na' luck about th' boose. There is na' luck ava. There is no' luck about the boose. When our guile man's away'. A paragraph has been going the rounds of the papers from one end of tne country to iiic other concerning the disappearance of a husband. The deserted wife in an advertisement offered four dol lars for informa tion which would lea£ to his where abouts. She add ed pitifully that she was very poor and could not af ford to pay a larger amount as it had taken the last dollar she had saved to pay the debts lie had left. reader-hearted wives with fiekle husbands were sorry for her. Inde pendent spinsters, who put men in the places they belong, expressed surprise at her extravagance in her willingness to pay that sum for a wortldess hoot. The question now arises—Imjw much is tiie average husband worth to his wife?' It seems to me that there is so much figuring to be done on the subject that it would lead one into such an entan gling labyrinth that it would be hard to discover where one is actually at. There :ire mighty good husbands to be fount} the world over—men who pro vide liberally or the best they can for the women who loved them well enough to trust their future happiness to them. The poor-bargain husbands are few and far between. A husband is wortli to a wife all the world if he Is faithful, striving to lo the best he can and giv« ing her full measure of love for love. The husband who is companionable, but is unfortunate in securing work and holding a job down, many a wife finds worthy of supporting, hoping on, ! Micawberlike, for better days to come. ; Tiie husband who openly rebels at do ing anything to provide for his wife, gives lier no pleasure, is not solicitous as to whether she is well or ill, in fact who lias not her Interest or love for her at heart, is not wortli a sou uiarkee | or one thought. A husband should not be measured ! by bis wealth. Many who are fitted to accomplish great tilings are laid down j by the iron band of circumstance. They ! are worth encouraging, helping and j loiiiig. They are pure gold among the world of human dross. When most i wives sum up how much their lius- j bands are worth to them they will find that though lie may have his faults he is sure to have redeeming qualities which far overbalance them. Every man lias failures, as well as successes. A wife should not be daunt ed because of them. A husband's worth is far above price to the wife who loves him for himself alone. (Coby right, 1316.) anesthetize our ears that they will find anything musical.” Doctor Grayson did not suggest sur gical treatment, but merely that the education of children in proper articu lation be compulsory. He blamed in difference and lack of proper training for the habit of slurring and clipping and muddling our syllables, and urged that no teachers be appointed who have not clear voices and do not enun ciate distinctly. The Sleep of Fishes. It has often been asserted that fish never sleep, a sufficiently amazing story that anything can do violence to Ihe laws of nature. Brelim used to contend that fish slept soundly, assum ing during that time peculiar atti tudes which could not lie construed otherwise than sleep. Experiments go far to confirm this theory. He paid particular attention to the leach, which, he found, assumed an attitude of repose, during which its functions were less active and the keenness of its sensorial faculties diminished. It sleeps at any hour of the day or night, and in doing so it rests on its caudal A PEW JOKES Genius Rebuffed. "If you'll cut some wood I'll give you your break fast.” “Madam,” re plied the tattered wanderer, “during my last term in a prison which shall be nameless, I was a celebrated intramural poet. I’ll write you a sonnet for ray breakfast.” “No, you won’t either. I might be able to start a fire with your sonnet, but It wouldn’t keep a fire going.” Not a Dry Speech. Mrs. Flatbush—You say the dinner was given in the open air? Mr. Flatbush—Yes, it was. ‘Go off all right? “Well, It rained.” “Really? It must have spoiled ev erything.” < “No; It prevented the speakers from being dry.” A Trite Observation. "You hear so many people say: This jnx is a horrible thing,’ that the ex pression becomes monotonous.” “So it does. I saw a deaf-and-dumb man meet another deaf-and-dumb man on the street the other day and I won dered if that was what he was saying on his fingers.” Division. Willie—Why is a wife called her husband’s better half, dad? Crabshaw—I suppose it’s because she isn’t satisfied with splitting his sal ary fifty-fifty. fl The Direct Method. “What is a strikebreaker?” asked Mr?. Dubwaite, who was glancing over the morning paper. “A strikebreaker, my dear,” an swered Mr. Dubwaite, “is a husky in dividual who helps to settle economic problems with his fists.” Income and Outgo. “How much do you suppose it costs Gadspur to live?” “What’s his income?” “As Gadspur is the average type of well-to-do citizen. I should say it costs him between §7,500 and §10,000 a year to live.” Prehistoric Mollycoddle. “What’s Scribson so upset about?” "He wrote a story in which the hero was a cave man.” “Yes?” “The artist who illustrated It gave the cave man a shaggy coat of hair and then finished him off with careful ly manicured nails.” Its Paradoxical Quality. “There is one thing queer about dry humor.” “What is that?” “It generally whets one's desire for more.” Heartless Man. “Henrysai'J Mrs. F l,a t s o in e “there’s an agent at the door selling a device to keep ' children from fall-1 ing downstairs.” ( “Well?” replied Mr. Flatstone. * “He wants to demonstrate it.” “I’m willing If you’ll borrow the baby across the.\ hall.” * fins, the body being slightly bent, while the head sometimes leans up against the sides of the aquarium or an aquatic plant. Respiration is weak at these times. Sometimes it slips on its buck and remains in this position absolutely motionless for hours. War Makes New Economies. War is producing some queer econo mies. The Italians, who are fighting above the snowline find wood scarce and fires a rarity. Their difficulties have aroused the scouts to action. They visit every house, collect the waste paper, and then hand it over to the girls collected in a central sta tion. These girls, working under the eye of a teacher, spread the sheets tint and feed them into a machine which rolls them tightly into a roil of about an inch In diameter. But they are too long for use, so a chopping machine worked by hand produces as a final result, little tight rolls about two inches long. These can be dropped , into a knapsack, and when a fire is wanted three or four are taken out, placed on the ground, lit, and enough heat is generated to warm thoroughly a mugful of soup.—Loudon Chronicle. Hand-Painted Bodice Latest. Hand-painted undergarments are I making a bid for favor in the lineup j of fall apparel! Hand painting has appeared so far j only on bodices of georgette crepe i designed for wear under dainty trans- j parent evening gowns, but one of the j prettiest novelties imaginable is thus ! developed. The daintiest of floral pat ents is properly selected, and the puinting must be done with an' ex quisite fineness of touch to produce the desired result. Au underbodice may be decorated with hand painting over its entire surface, or a mere border about the neck may be choseu in preference. Stenciled designs are also approved as a decoration for next season eve ning underbodices, and here, as in the ! case of the hand-painted garments, very dainty floral patterns should be selected. Georgette crepe is the prime choice of fabrics to be so adorned. England’s First Scientist. The first great English scientist was Roger Bacon, who died 621 years ago. The exact date of his birth Is un known. but it is believed that this year marks the 700th anniversary. He was persecuted and condemned and much of his work destroyed, so that the ex tent of his discoveries cannot be def initely known. It is certain that he was centuries ahead of his ignorant and credulous times in chemistry, mathematics and mechanics. Branded as a magician, he was thrown into prison. From 1277 until a short time before his death Bacon was immured in a filthy cell. He Is said to have in vented the camera obscura. Animal Isles. There is the Isle of Dogs and Whale island, Pewit island, in Essex, and Crane and Gulf islands, off the coast of Cornwall. Near Lundy island are Rat island and the Hen and Chickens. A few off the coast of Wales are Puffin island, Sheep island and the Cow and Calf island, in Pembroke.—London Chronicle. Wise and Otherwise. If a man is a liar why does he get mad If he’s called one? Perhaps no man appreciates a legacy more than a man without legs. If the shoe fits it’s a sure sign » woman will ask for a smaller size. And one good turn is usually follow ed by two bad ones—in a variety show. Even when a man knows a woman’s lge she never thinks he thinks she ooks it. Jgbt. ♦-)(. Mr. F. C. Case of Welcome Lake, Pa., writes: "I suffered with Back- ! ache and Kidney Trouble. My head ached, my sleep was broken and un- j Mr. F. C. Case. reiresning. i reil i heavy and sleepy after meals, was always nervous and tired, had a bitter taste in my mouth, was dizzy, had floating specks before my eyes, was always thirsty, had a dragging sensation across my loins, difficulty in collecting my thoughts and was troubled with short ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills have cured me of these complaints. You are at liberty to publish this let ter for the benefit of any sufferer who doubts the merit of Dodds Kidney Pills.” ,Dodds Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab lets lor Indigestion have been proved. 50c. per box.—Adv. „ Chile has heavily increased tariff du ties. W. L. DOUGLAS “ THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE " $3,00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 & $5.00 C_ Tir_•__ ur « _«_ shoes. For sale by over9000 shoe dealers. The Best Known Shoes in the World. W W. L. Douglas name and there cad price is stamped on the bot tom of all shoes at the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. Th«lquality ot W. L. Douglas product is guaranteed by more A than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the Fashion Centres of America. They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. * Ask yonr shoe dealer for W. t. Donglas shoes. If he ran- I4, not suptdy yon with the kind you want, take no other /l b make. Write for interesting booklet explaining how to f taS get shoesof the highest standard of quality for the price. *oiuiu uiaw, iruo* LOOK FOR W. L. Douglas name and the retail price stamped on the bottom. M Kite: $3.00 $2.50 & S2.00 W. L. PoiiglaH Shoe (!»,, Brockton, Mas*. WMWfSTm ^i;i!i!i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!i!iiiiiiiiiHiiini[iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiinnintiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii[j “Leader** and “Repeater** Shot Shells For the high flyers, or the low flyers, “Leader” and “Repeater’ shells have the reach, spread and penetra tion. Their great sale is due to these qualities, which insure a full bag. Made in many gauges and loads. BE SURE TO ASK FOR THE W BRAND stop To £u Distemper CURES THE SICK And prevents others having' the disease no matter hot*, exposed. SO cent* and *1 a bottle, *3 and *10 a dome* bottles. All good druggists and turf goods houses. SPOHX MEDICAL CO., Chemists and Bacteriologists. Gosben, lad., C. S. A. Constant Reader. “Bliggins is a pessimist, isn't he?” ‘•res. He's so fond of bad news that he goes down cellar every morning to read the gas and electric meters.” Opals, when first taken from the mine, are so soft they can be picked to pieces by the fingernails. Where Are the Boys? The Mindeu Magazine, the.organ of the Lancashire Fusiliers, observes in. a recent issue: “We are not, of i course, allowed to say where we are, hut we may venture to say that wa are not where we were, but where wrt were before we left here to go t«f where we have just come from." pw Nuxated Iron helped fine to whip Frank Moran lF« WII I ADR TELLS SECRET OF HIS EASY VICTORY. TT ILLHIW ALSQ REVEALS HITHERTO UHTOLD SECRET OF HIS ^GREAT TRIUMPH OVER JACK JOHNSON:SAYS IRON IS GREATEST OF > ALL STRENGTH BUILDERS *_ n Ordinary Nuxated Iron will often* Increase the strength and endurance of delicate, nervous folks 200 per cent in two weeks' time. SPECIAL NOTE —Dr. E. Sauer, a well known physician who has etudied widely in both this country and Europe, has been specially employed to make a thorough Investigation into the real secret of the great strength, power and endurance of Jess Willard, and the marvelous value of nuxated iron as a strength builder. NEW YORK.—Upon being inter viewed at his apartment in the Colon ial Hotel, Mr. Willard said: “Yes, I have a chemist with me to study the value of different foods and products as to their power to produce great strength and endurance, both of which are so necessary in the prize ring. On his recommendation I have often tak en nuxated iron and I have particular ly advocated the free use of iron by all those who wish to obtain great physical and mental, power. Without it I am sure that I should never have been able to whip Jack Johnson so completely and easily as I did, and while training for my fight with Frank Moran I regularly took nuxated iron, and I am certain that it was a most Important factor in my winning the fight so easily.” Continuing, Dr. Sauer said: “Mr. Willard’s case is only one of hundreds which I could cite from my own personal experience which proves conclusively the astonishing power*-of nuxated iron to restore strength and vitality even in most com plicated chronic conditions.” Not long ago a man came to me who was nearly half a century old, and asked me to give him a preliminary examination for life insurance. I was astonished to fiad him with the blood pressure of a boy of 20 and as full of vigor, vim and vitality as a young man —in fact, a young man he really was, notwithstanding his age. The secret he said was taking Iron—nuxated iron had filled him with renewed life. At 30 he was in bad health; at 46 care worn and nearly all in. Now at 50 a miracle of vitality and his face beam ing with the buoyancy of youth. As I have said a hundred times over iron is the greatest of all strength builders. If people would only throw away pat ent medicines and nauseous concoc tions and take simple nuxated iron, I am convinced that the lives of thous ands of persons might be saved who now die every year from pneumonia, grippe, consumption, kidney, liver and heart trouble, etc. The real and true cause which started their diseases was nothing more or less than a weakened condition brought on by lack of iron In the blood. Iron is absolutely neces sary to enable your blood to change food Into living tissue. Without it, no matter how much or what you eat, your food merely passes through yon without doing you any good. You don’t get the strength out of it, and as Among all the prominent figure* of the prize ring, probably none it to de voted to family life a* Jet* Willard. After each engagement the champion hurries to hit wife and children and remains at their side until public de mand forces him to leave for new encounters. Everything is done to brine up the “little Willards” with strong healthy bodies. Mr. Willard accounts for his own success by saying:— e consequence you become weak, pale and sickly looking, just like a plant trying to grow in soil deficient in Iron. If you are not strong or well, you owe it to yourself to make the following test: See how long you can work, or how far you can walk without becom ing tired. Next take two five-grain tablets of ordinary nuxated iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again and sec fqp yourself how much you have gained. I have seen dozens of nervous, run-down people who were ailing all the while, double their strength and endurance and entirely get rid of all symptoms of dyspepsia, liver and other troubles in from ten to fourteen days’ time simply by taking Iron in the proper form. And this af ter they had in some cases been doc toring for months without obtaining any benefit. But don’t take the old forms of reduced Iron, Iron acetate or tincture of iron simply to save a few cents. You must take Iron in a form that can be easily absorbed and as similated like nuxated Iron if you want It to do you any good, otherwise It may prove worse than useless. Many an athlete or prize fighter has won the day simply because he knew - t'luc vr iron in my blood it the Secret of my gnat strength, power and endurance. ” tha secret of great strength ami en durance and lilled his blood with iron before he went into the affray, while many another lias gone to inglorious defeat simply for the lack of iron. —E. Sauer, M. D. .NOTE—Nuxated Iron, recommended above by Dr. Sauer, is not a patent medi cine nor secret remedy, but one which is well known to druggists and whose iron constituents are widely prescribed by emi nent physicians everywhere. Unlike the older inorganic iron products, it is easily assimilated, does not injure the teeth, make them black, nor upset the stomach on the contrary, it is a most potent rem edy in nearly all forms of indigestion as well as for nervous, rundown conditions. The manufacturers have such great con Qdence m Nuxated Iron that they oiler to forfeit *100.00 to any charitable institution if they cannot take any man or woman under 60 who lacks iron and increase their strength 200 per cent or over in four weeks’ time, provided they have no se rious organic trouble. They also offer to refund your money if if does not at least double your strength and endurance in °"je. K Is dispensed by most ?E25F!!ti»«5LyouI or general store is without a supply ask them to gat It for vou-Adv.