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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
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Heroes of Peace.
" - - present war in the East , like all others
TT I which have preceded it , will doubtless dqvelop
i I its individual heroes. Deeds of special bravery
in times of conflict such as that now raging
between Rusia and Japan have a spectacular
( effect and attract attention and admiration en
tirely natural under the circumstances. But
let us not forget the heroes of peace who are always with
us. There have been some notable cases of heroism lately
outside of the war zone , and the Philadelphia Ledger ap
propriately alludes to some of them :
"To charge up to the cannon's mouth with thousands
of comrades is a small thing compared with going alone
Into a burning building , groping through the smoke up
stairs that cannot be seen and may be on fire , and searchIng -
Ing an upper room for a person threatened with an awful
death. Five firemen stayed on the roof of a building in
Baltimore till the roof was about to fall in , and then hung
to the eavesgutter , swung themselves to a telephone pole
and slipped down to the earth.
The engineer who stands by his engine with a collision
Impending ; the fireman who crawls into an engine room
where a steam pipe has burst and shuts off the steam that
parboils him , and from which he does not always escape ;
the man who steps out nito the street in front of a run-
av/ay team , catches the bridle , is dragged for a block , but
stops the horses these and other heroes of everyday life
have not the support of numbers and discipline , they can
rarely look forward to promotion and still more rarely to
monuments for their rewards ; but the men who wear the
.Victoria Cross or the Iron Cross are not greater heroes.
A beginning has been made in London of the erection of
tablets not to the memory of dead heroes of civil life , butte
to record their names and acts while they are alive , and
while the respect and admiration of their fellow men may
be of some comfort to them. Every city ought to com
memorate upon the walls of its public buildings the heroic
acts of Its citizents who , not being soldiers , are in danger
of getting no more substantial recognition of their daring
and their sense of duty than a few lines in the news
papers. "
There is nothing grander or nobler than doing one's
duty and risking one's life under such conditions as these.
The honor and applause won by military heroes constitute
their just due , but save something of approval for the
quiet fellows who do equally daring deeds wholly because
It is part of their calling to jeopardize their lives for others.
Troy Times.
The Cost of Living.
HERE is food for thought for all classes of
society in the published results of an investi
gation at nine of the leading cities of the coun
try by the International Mercantile Agency
inlo the recent course and the tendency of in
dustrial wages , of rental values , of prices to-
many essential articles of food and of clothing.
The showing is made and that at all but one of the centers
covered the average rate of wages remains practically sta
tionary , with a weakening tendency in some instances , the
significance of which is driven in by statements that at
almost all the cities reported rents have shown a tendency
to advance , and that many of the more important food
products and staple fabrics are higher in price than a few
months ago or than a year ago.
A further increase in the cost of living seems to be fore-
rfiadowed by the results of the inquiry as to house rents ,
and food and clothing prices , when contrasted with what
ireems to be a slurp check to further increases ; : \vages. i .
and in some instances a tendency to moderate reaction.
One may hardly infer that rents , food and clothing are
co cost more because of the average gain within a year of
perhaps 10 per cent m wages in many lines. The argument
for the latter was based upon an increased cost of living
that had already taken place. That the existing wage level
may not be long maintained in its entirety seems a natural
Inference from late refusals of railways to heed further
MAGAZINES OLD AND NEW.
Contrast Between Tliose of Fifty Years
Ago and Now.
The contrast between the American
magazines of fifty years ago and those
of to-day is so marked that it will im
press the most careless reader. Take a
bound volume of Putnam's Magazine
from the shelves of a public library ,
free it from its layers of dust , turning
its yellow pages , and , lo ! you are con
fronted with some of the most famous
names in the literature of the nine
teenth century. Contrast this treasury
of wit , humor , pathos and sentiment
embodied in the clearest of English
prose , in the most musical English
verse with the current number of a
magazine of to-day , and the unfavora
ble gulf between the two periods will
at once be apparent. The great names
of literature have given place to those
of men and women who have gained
a passing notoriety through good or
bad fortune.
A successful Wall street broker is
traveling for health and pleasure and
In a mountainous country of Eastern
Europe is captured by bandits. The
bandits , in 'a businesslike manner , de
mand $50,000 as a ransom ; otherwise
the American traveler will return to
his sorrowing family and friends
minus his ears. Negotiations are en
tered into with the outlaws and after
Jong delays , during which the bro
ker's precious ears are constantly
threatened , the money is paid , and he
returns in an unmutilated condition to
Iris office in Wall street But his ad
ventures have made him a famous man
and magazine editors are clamorous
In their demands that he shall tell the
story of his capture and retention by
the bandits in his own way. Their or
dinary rates of payment shall not stand
In the way of this much desired contri
bution ; the manuscript , if accompanied
by photographs of his eminent ears ,
.will be paid for at his own valuation.
The Wall street broker , being a man
of business , if not a man of letters ,
writes the desired article or series of
articles , and receives in return a. check
that satisfies even his own conception
of the value of his work. His eminent
ea. j are photo-engraved for the public
edification , and all that can possibly
appeals for advances ; from many industrial shut-downs
as a substitute for wage reductions ; from the outcome of
the New York building strikes ; from the Erie Railway
Company's appeal to its employes to refrain from asking for
advances ; from the murmurings which have been heard
in big steel manufacturing districts , and last , but not least ,
from the merits of the argument of Western bituminous
coal miners in their explanation of trade conditions and
why they were Impelled to ask for a lower wage rate.
Considerations such as these , in a year which is evident
ly to be one of convalescence after the financial shock of
1903 , founded upon an exhibit of prevailing tendencies bear
ing upon the cost of living , should be well calculated to
appeal to the conservatism of employer and employe.
Newark News. ' <
Fearlessness , Courage Bravery.
T goes without saying that whatever positive
moral element there is in courage comes not
from the absence of fear , but from its pres
ence and the self-command exerted to over
come its effects. The normally constituted
man , except in moments of irresponsible excite
ment , is frightened by any danger that con
fronts him. This does not necessarily mean that he is
panic-stricken , but only that he is conscious of the gravity
of the situation in which he finds himself. It is then the
part of manhood for him to take himself in hand and re
press any demonstration of his fear which might react in
a demoralizing way upon himself. The courageous man
makes up his mind that , no matter what comes , and no
matter what threatens , he will keep cool and do the best
he can. He knows , when he thinks it over calmly , that
his only hope rests in never letting go of himself , but
being constantly in such a state of mind that he can take
advantage of any opening that offers. The frequent ex
ertion of this self-control results in gradual hardening or
seasoning , so that although he never overcomes his fears ,
it is progressively easier for him to avoid being overcome
by them.
The actually fearless man , if we can imagine one , is
not likely to be very highly organized , for a fine organism
means emotional susceptibility , and substantially all sav
ages are brave. He may be a worthy enough person , but
more or less wooden. He must be classified in an exclu
sive category , since he possesses a trait of distinct value to
himself and his fellows , but devoid of any high moral qual
ity. As the ancient philosopher explained why the gfls
wished for nothing , by noting the fact that they had
already everything that heart could desire , so we may say
that the fearless man deserves no special credit for his
good conduct in the face of peril , because he is under no
temptation to behave badly. Washington Post
Seals in Lake Superior.
UMAN ingenuity is tireless when a profit is in
sight Now they propose to maintain the sup
ply of seal coats by breeding seals in Lake
Superior. As a matter of act , seals have been
| bred in fresh water , so that this transportation
from their natural habitat is not impossible.
But there are other considerations which
stand in the way of its profit and of its desirability. One
is the climate. The ice in Lake Superior is said to be
heavier than salttor ice , through which the Arctic seals
find their blow holes , and incidentally enable the Eskimos
to catch them and secure their own dinners. Then if the
seals could live in Lake Superior it is a question whether
any other form of life would loner survive them. A colony
of .seals would be worse than a fleet of fishermen that cov
ered the whole surface of that inland sea. The } ' are glut
tonous beasts , and they would respect no close season.
The fish of Lake Superior are more valuable f than the
seals would be , even if seal culture there is possible. The
seal has the broad Pacific for his own now. He is dis
appearing there , but his disappearance , with his shiny
ind luxurious coat would not be an unmitigated calamity.
Brooklyn Eagle.
be made known of his perilous adven
tures is given to the waiting public.
The result is double-distilled dullness ,
presented in the most unattractive
form and without the slightest natural
or acquired literary aptitude. But'the
editor believes that he has satisfied the
curiosity of the readers of the mag
azine of which he has control ; from his
point of view , the lasting value of the
article for which he paid so high a
price does not enter into the question.
And when the eminent ears of the
Wall street broker have ceased to in
terest a fickle public the frost-bitten
nose of an arctic explorer may be used
as a substitute.
There can be no doubt that a famous
or notorious name adds a seeming im
portance and weight to a magazine
article , however lacking it may be
in interest or attractiveness of treat
ment ; and a contribution which on
its intrinsic merits would be rejected
is published if it bears the name of
some celebrity of the hour. Of course ,
readers are primarily to blame for this
state of things. They yearn for names
with which they are familiar , and the
editors of regular magazines endeavor
to satisfy them as a mere matter of
business. The question of literary
culture is not considered either in the
editorial rooms or by the purchasers
of the periodicals of to-day. And it
must be admitted that the voice of a
foghorn carries farther than the most
dulcet notes of Pan's pipes.
INDIAN LEGEND.
How tlie Ciiiefs Squaw Found a New
Dish.
"One morning the mighty hunter ,
Woksis , bade his wife cook for his din
ner a choice bit of moose meat , and
have it ready when the tall stick which
he stuck in the snowdrift should throw
its shadow to a certain point. Moqua
was a meek wife , so she promised to
obey , and well did she know her fate
in case of failure. After her lord de
parted she hewed off the meat with
her sharpest stone knife , and filling an
earthen pot , or kokh , with snow for
melting , she hung it over the fire.
"Then she sat down to her em
broidery. It was her pride that Woksis ,
her lordly husband , .should sport the
gayest moccasins in the tribe , and
many hours did she spend every day
in working with bright colored porcupine
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pine quills. For no brave in all that
country was so warlike as Woksis , no
squaw so skilled in embroidery as
Moqua. As1 she worked on the moccasins
sins hours passed as minutes. She took
no note of time , so busy was she in
her labor of love. Suddenly she heard
a startling noise , the bark string that
held the kokh suspended was burned
off , and a quenching , scattering explo
sion followed the overthrow of the pot.
"What could she do ? There was no
water , the melted snow was gone , and
she must boil the moose meat before
her lord's return. It was growing late ,
there was no time to melt more snow ,
so seizing a birch bucket of maple
water that was always tapped in the
spring for its sweet flavor , she filled
the kokh anew and hung it over the
mended fire. Into it she popped the
moose meat , and set a cake of pounded
corn to bake on the slab before the
fire. Then she resumed her embroi
dery , in which the quills were both
needle and thread. She was working
the totem of her race , the bear , so dif
ferent from the wolves , eagles and tur
tles of other tribes.
"Dreaming of her husband's future
success in hunt and battle , the hours
passed by ; the shadow crept past the
mark ; the fire burned low ; the once
juicy meat was a shriveled morsel in
a mixture of gummy dark liquid. When
she saw this the frightened squaw ran
into the bushes and hid herself from
the rage of her coming lord. After a
long and silent waiting she carefully
drew near the camp once more , and
what did she see ? There was Woksis
devouring the morsel of moose meat ,
s
and her wonder was great when he deliberately -
liberately broke the earthen pot and "
carefully licked out the last vestige of
her spoiled cooking.
"She forgot her fears and cried out
1
in surprise. When discovering her
Woksis said : 'Oh , Moqua , my wise
squaw , who taught thee such a marvel 1t
of cooking ? Was the Great Spirit thy
instructor ? ' , With great joy he em
braced her , and in his sticky kiss she
tasted the first maple susrar. " Pitts-
burs Gazet'
Republican Kxtravasance.
The government receipts are de
creasing to such an extent that there
is every prospect of a deficiency next
year. For the current fiscal year , that
is , from July 1 , 1903 , to April 17 , 1004 ;
the total receipts amount to $432,482-
941 , and the total expenditures to
$428,033,334 , making the surplus tor
that period § 3,849,007. The surplus
last year for the same dates was $32-
4ot > ,957 , so that there is a decrease in
round numbers of thirty million del
lars.
lars.With
With this dwindling of receipts the
Republican leaders in Congress have
made no serious effort to decrease ex
penditures. When the total appropria
tions for the coming fiscal year , made
by the present Congress , have been
added up , it will be found that the
amount equals the extravagance of
the last Congress. The only real effort-
to reduce appropriations is the deter
mination to pass no river and harbor
bill until after election. But in other
respects the present Congress has been
more extravagant than former ones.
One thing is certain that the next
Congress must either reduce appropri
ations , or add to the taxes , or authorize
another bond issue. The extravagant
estimates made by every department
have not been investigated , although
the cost of running the government
has doubled since Cleveland's adminis
tration. The discovery of graft in the
Postotfice Department does not seem
to have been met by a reduced ex
penditure , which shows that the sys
tem is still rotten and requires a thor
ough reforming.
"Millions of dollars go into our army
and navy every year , " said Represent
ative Gilbert M. Hitchcock , of Nebras
ka. "There are chances for great
leaks in the appropriation bills for
both. We have about 39,000 men in
our army , and this year the appropria
tion for it is $77,000.000. The appro
priation for the German army Is less
than $150,000.000 with 000,000 men-
ten times the number that we hnve ,
and only twice the appropriation. The
appropriation for the French army Is
less than $15,000,000 , and numbers
501,000 men.
"The big item , I find , is transporta
tion. Here Is a big leak. The appro
priation bill for 1903 shows that it
amounted to $15,500,000. More than
one-third of this goes to the railroads ,
which clearly indicates why all the
railroad officials favor great armies.
The estimates for the army for 1905
are $77,000,000 , practically the same
that they were for this year , but the
navy appropriation has been increased
from $82.000.000 to $102.000,000. Out
of $23.000.000 for construction and ma
chinery , and $1.XMX ( ( ) ; ) for armor and
armament , the steel trust will get the
lion's share. A cut of $23,000,000 has
hrn nu'.di1 in battle S IITIS. which will
have to ; : o o.i the 1)511 iect year.
"jiie expense of running the United
States government for ] f)04 ) will be
$775.00.oco ! ) , while the expense of
Great Britain , which is paying Avar
debts , are $920.000.000 : ' Germany ,
$500,000,000. and France , $719,000.000.
In this connection it must be consider
ed that the other nations are burden
ed with heavy interest on their debts.
England pays an interest of $115.000-
( (00 ( and -France $300,000 , . 0 , while the
United States has an interest of less
than $28,000,000. But there seems to
be a desire to increase expenses on
every side. The naval board asked
the House Committee on Naval Af
fairs for a naval station in/the Philip
pines , to cost $32,000,000 , tfut Admiral
Dewey opposed the plan , and said
what was needed there was docks.
That is only an instance of what they
are all doing.
Monopoly Prevails.
Reciprocity has been defeated by
those who were supposed to be its
friends and principally by President
Roosevelt Before he became Presi
dent he was an earnest advocate of
reciprocity , as before he became prom
inent in public life he was an ardent
tariff reformer , but both reciprocity
and tariff reform have been discarded
by him for political preferment. The
ambitious politician must ever be sub
servient to the majority faction of his -
party , or risk being defeated. Unlike
the statesman who stands boldly for
what is for the best interest of all , if :
his own political fortunes suffer for :
the time. When the Protective Tariff
League demanded uiat President :
Roosevelt "stand pat" and threatened
reprisals if he did otherwise , he soon :
reversed his stump speeches of 1902 in )
which he had much to say about tariff
revision , and has "let well enough
alone" ever since. Not a word has
President Roosevelt uttered to encour
age Governor Cummins of Iowa , or
former Congressman Foss of Massa
chusetts , in their fight for Canadian c ?
reciprocity , but rather he has favored Si
the machine and the bosses who have Sie
subdued them , for they controlled the
selection of the delegates to the na s <
tional Republican convention. a
Reciprocity is dead as far as the P
Republican leaders can kill it , and the tl
high protectionists have buried it with- tlei tln
3ut sound of gun or muffled drum , ei
rhey have prevented free trade with eib
Lhe Philippines , though tw.o Secretaries c : <
3f War and the government of the d
Philippines have pleaded for it. Pres
ident Roosevelt recommended It at one
time , but the "stand patters" are la a i
exorable , and he has feared to affront
them.
The question is. Will the thousands
of business men who petitioned for
reciprocity submit to being denied it
by the Republican leaders and vote to
bind the monopoly yoke more firmly
about their iieeks. How would the
"stand patters" fare if the business
men shouid rebel and vote against the
trust and monopoly party ? In the
Massachusetts Republican State con
vention , just held , there were abou *
10 per cent of the delegates who fol
lowed Mr. Foss in favor of reciprocity.
If 10 per cent of the Republican voters
of the State should resolve to vote
against the Republicans it would more
than reverse the majority at the last
election. In Iowa the same proportion
would allow the Democrats to prevail.
These are two of the strongest Repub
lican States , and a much less , percent
age of change vould wipe out the Re
publican majority in every State but
Vermont.
There are vast possibilities in this
reciprocity movement the more so as
it touches the tender spot the pocket
of those who demand it , and party
lines are much more lax than in for
mer years.
Eating Crow.
The Republicans of West Virginia
are having a stiff fight over their nom
ination for Governor , and unless a
compromise can be arrived at there
would seem to be a good chance for
the Democrats to defeat either of the
leading candidates. So intense is the
friction that Senator Scott in a speech
to the convention to elect delegates to
the national Republican convention
said : "Now , my dear boys , don't let
us say things about each other that are
harsh ; don't yet us have to eat crow ,
for it is not palatable. Good Lord
knows I say from my heart that I
hope we will all keep cool so that we
Avill be prepared to go up to the polls
on election day and vote for the nomi
nee , no matter who it may be. Who
ever we nominate will be better than
any Democrat Go to the polls , if you
have to go with a ballot in one hand
and your nose in the other , but vote
the ticket"
Now what did Senator Scott mean
by urging the Republicans of West
Virginia to "vote the ticket" even "if
you have to go with a ballot in one
hand and your nose in the other ? "
Just before making that extraordinary
remark he had informed the conven
tion that both candidates for Governor
were his personal friends , and his
sympathies were divided , so it evi
dently was not the State candidate ,
whoever is nominated , that would be
"crow" to tlie Senator or cause him or
his partisans to hold theJr noses.
It is well known that Senator Scott
was bitterly opposed to President
Roosevelt ! ; eni : r.oniuU' > < I for Presi
dent , and as long as Ilanna lived ho
hoped that he would receive the nomi
nation , but with the demise of that
leader , hope died within the breast of
Scott.
He accepted the inevitable Roosevelt
velt and Crow or a Democrat "Good
Lord knows , I hope we will all keep
cool. " Judging from the battle of the
caucuses and conventions , tlie shout
ing of the captains , the perspiring of
the rank and tile and the evident heat
of Scott himself , it would seem that
for those interested , "to keep cool"
under those circumstances would be
difficult.
It will pay to watch the West Vir
ginia Republicans and Senator Scott
during the coming campaign , for if
thus excited when winter lingers in
the lap of spring , what will they do in
the dog days ?
Bolivia Wants Immigrants.
Bolivia is hardly an inviting coun
try for immigrants. On its million
square miles of territory it has less
Chan 2,000.000 inhabitants , and far
Eind away the largest proportion of
these are Indians. It has no seaport ,
its agriculture is in a very backward
condition , and the character of the
population is well indicated by the
fact that its postofflce handles less
than one and a half pieces of mail
letters , post cards , papers and every-
-hing else included per inhabitant per
year.
Nevertheless Bolivia wants imrnigra-
ion , and in a recent communication
o the consuls abroad the government
jas urged them to give careful atten-
ion to the subject
Natives and those settlers "who con-
ribute and increase agricultural and
ther industries" can get land free.
Dthers can buy land at auction sales
ind pay in five yearly installments ,
settlers within forty miles of towns or
rillages can obtain land in lots of six-
y acres. Each settler can buy three
such lots , and one more for each male
hild above 14. He must bind him
self to cultivate at least one-sixth of
Nich lot within four years.
Lands more than forty miles from
settlements will be sold in concessions
is large as 100 square leagues. The
mrchasers must cultivate one-tenth of
heir lands in four years , and they
nust also establish five families on
sich square league within that period ,
mt for each family established 5 per
ent will be deducted from the annual
lues on each square league.
She who follows the fashion travels
tortuous path.
New East River
The new Wllliamsburg bridge across
fhe Eiist river. Nc\v York , is nearing
completion. It will be one of the most
marvelous structures of its kind In the
world and one of the handsomest.
When it was begun It was estimated
the cost would be about $ l."i,000,000.
One of the commissioners said a day
or two ago that there had already been
expended on the work $21.000,000 and
that $4,000,000 more would be neces
sarily spent before the bridge could
be opened for traflic , making the cost
60 per cent above the original esti
mate.
All Right Again ,
Opal. Wyo. , May 1(5. After suffer
ing terribly for four or five years , Mr.
A. J. Kohner of this place has been
completely restored to good health.
His case and its cure is another proof
of the wonderful work Dodd's Kidney
Pills can do. Mr. Kohner says :
"For four or five years I have been
a sufferer with Kidney trouble and u
pain over my Kidneys. I thought I
would give Dodd's Kidney Pills a trial
and I am glad I did so , for they have
done me good work and I feel all right
again. "
Many cases are being reported every
week in which Dodd's Kidney Pills
have effected cures of the most seri
ous cases.
These strong testimonies from earn
est men and women arc splendid trib
utes to tlie curative properties of
Dodd's Kidney Pills and judging by
these letters , there is no case of Kid
ney trouble or Backache that Dodd'g
Kidney Pills will not cure promptly
and permanently.
Vagabond Philosophy.
"Mike , " said Plodding Pete , "how
would you like to be one o' dese here
nabobs ? "
"I dunne , " answered Meandering
Mike ; "it kind o * looks to me as if
I'd rather keep me appetite fur ham
sandwiches dan have to get me en
joyment ownin' art galleries an' look-
In' at de pictures. " Washington Star.
STATE OF OHIO , CITY OF TOLEDO , I
LUCAS COUNTY , f" '
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senior partner of the llrm of F. J. CHEXEY &
Co. . dofng'buslness In the City of Toledo. County
and State aforesaid , and that said firm will pay
the sura of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALL'S CATARKH CURK.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In , my pres
ence , this Cth day of December , A. D.
A. W. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public.
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Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Charm of the Mississippi.
The".nature lover , in doubt as to
tvhere to go for an outing , can find
plenty of enjoyment in a trip down the
Mississippi river , stopping over , per
haps , at VIcksburg or Natchez to make
preparation for excursions from those
places. The writer recently boarded a
steamer at Memphis , going southward.
To novice eyes the trip down the
stream is full of wonder. Not the
beauties of the Hudson does he find ,
nor the castle turrets of the Rhine ,
nor the gay pageants of the storied
Thames , nor the gentle loveliness of
that small stream that graces the
mountain region of North Carolina
O thrice fair Swananoa ! But a beauty
till its own has this wonderful Missis
sippi , which , on its serpentine way
from pearly Lake Ita.sca to the blue
waters of the Mexican gulf , traverses
2G1G miles of territory. Its legends
and traditions , its great flush times
before tlie war , its spectacular his
tory , may all be learned from some old
riverman , who will gladly give full
measure of his lore. There is a charm
in the vast stretches of forest , in the
loneliness of the great stream Father
of Waters ! in its mightiness and su
preme length , its sunsets and its sun
rises. Sports Afield.
Yielding to the Majority.
"R paember , " said the serious man ,
"that money is not the only thing to
be striven for in this life. "
"Maybe not , " answered Senator
Sorghum , "but a whole lot of people
think it Is , and I am not egotist
enough to try to set any new fash
ions. " Washington Post.
BAD DREAMS
Indicate Improper Diet , Usually Due
to Coffee.
One of the common sjanptoms ot
coffee poisoning is the bad dreams
that spoil what should be restful
sleep. A man who found the reason"
eays :
"Formerly I was a slave to coffee.
I was like a morphine fiend , could not
sleep at night , would roll and toss in
my bed , and when I did get to sleep
was disturbed by dreams and hobgob
lins , would wake up with headaches
and feel bad all day , so nervous I
could not attend to business. My writ
ing looked like bird tracks , I had sour
belchings from the stomach , indiges
tion , heartburn and palpitation of the
heart , constipation , iregularity of the
kidneys , etc.
"Indeed , I began to feel that I had
all the troubles that human flesh
could suffer , but when a friend ad
vised me to leave off coffee I felt as
if he had insulted me. I could not
bear the idea , it had such a hold on
me , and I refused to believe it the
cause.
"But it turned out that no advica
tvas ever given at a more needed time ,
for I finally consented to try Postum ,
and with the going of coffee and the
coming of Postum all my troubles have
gone and health has returned. I eat
and sleep well now , nerves steadied
down and I write a fair hand ( as you
can see ) , can attend to business again
and rejoice that I am free from the
monster Coffee. " Name given , by
Postum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich.
Ten days' trial of Postum in place
of coffee will bring sound , restful , re
freshing sleep. There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book , "The Road to Wellville. "