F-rv
Athletio Women. [
"Anything that hardens boyi and
tends to make them more manly , more
courageous , and more self-reliant must
be good in itselfwrites Stuart Laun-
'caster in the Boudoir. "But in the
case of girls , it may safely be assert- j
ed , without staying to prove the as
sertion , that it is altogether bad for
them to ' ' arid
become 'hard' muscular
like their brothers , and the question
at once arises Are 'manly' and 'wom
anly' directly contradictory terras ? Or ,
although we all agree to Sespise the
jromanly man , can we admire the
manly woman Physically , girls are
unfitted by nature to stand the stress
and strain of constant hard exercise. "
He Doenn't Curse N"ow.
Washington , Kan. , Dec. 25 ( Special )
Jesse B. Mitchell is a telephone line
man'and also a well-known resident
"here. Everybody acquainted with Mr.
Mitchell knows that he was a man
who held very positive views about
Patent Medicine. Hear what he says
now :
"I used to curse all kinds of Patent
Medicines for they never did me any
food , but Dodd's Kidney Pills have
caused me to change my mind. For
twelve years I suffered from Kidney
Trouble. There was a hurting across
tny back that made it positive agoay
to stoop , and as I am in a stooping
position nearly all day , you can im
agine how I suffered. After a day's
work that any man would think noth
ing of , I would be tired and worn
out In fact , I was always tired. I
Began using Dodd's Kidney Pills and
after taking four boxes I feel like a
new man , I am as fresh at night as
when I begin work In the morning. I
have no pain in my back now , and I
am stronger than ever. "
Motric Photography.
M. Bertillon , of anthropometry fame
among the police of the world , has
Just conferred a lasting boon upon
photography. The taking of a photo
graph which should reproduce dimen
sions and distance with any approach
to precision has long been almost de
spaired of by experts. The problem ,
however , has been solved by M. Ber
tillon. He has just perfected an ap
paratus and process which he names
metric photography. By this method
dimensions , spaces , distances and the
relative forms and positions represent
ed on the negative can be determined
wltb the greatest exactitude.
THE COUPON BELOW IS GOOD
FOR $1.00 IF SENT AT ONCE.
It Is Wrong for You to Neglect Your
Duty to Yourself Constipation ,
Bowel and Stomach Troubles ,
Grow More Dangerous Daily.
*
There is now a remedy called Mull's
Grape Tonic that cures these troubles ab-
tolutely.
A full sized bottle is furnished you
free to prove it see coupon below.
Have you noticed the large number of
cases of Typhoid Fever lately ? Typhoid
Fever , Malarial Fevpr , Appendicitis , Im
pure Blood , Pimples , Skin Diseases , Sick
Headache , Biliousness , Pil'es , Female
Troubles , etc. , are the result of Cou-
Ktipation.
Don't allow it to run on without pro
per treatment. Mull's Grape Tonic cures
Constipation , Bowel and Stomach trouble
hi a new way , different from any other ,
and it is permanent.
Alcoholic , opium and morphine prep
arations are injurious and dangerous.
They destroy the digestive organs , ami
literally tear the system to pieces.
Mull's Grape Tonic strengthens and
builds them up. It cleanses the system
of impurities , incites the digestive system
to natural action , and cures the disease
In a short time. To prove it to you , we
will give you a bottle free if you have
never used it.
Good for ailing children and nursing
mothers.
A free bottle to all who have never
used it because we know it will cure you.
COUPON.
139 GOOD FOR ONE DOLLAR 1230-5
Send thli coupon with your naroi and address ,
j-our druggist's name and lOe to pay poctage and we will
lupply you a rample free , If you hue never used Mull's
Qrape Tonic , and will alto send you a certificate good for
1.00 toward the purchase of more Toulo from jour
druggist.
ifirr.13 GBAPE Toxic Co. , 21 Third Ave.
c
Rock Island , HL
Give Full Address and Write Plainly
S3 cent , CO cent and tl.OO bottles at all druggists. Tha
41.00 bottle contains about tit timei as much the.15
cent bottle and about three times as much a * the 50 cent
bottle. There If a great % ing la bujine the tl.OO site. a
ii
1
The genuine has a date and number
stamped on the label take no other ii
from your druggist iiC
What Was Needed.
ji
"My friend , " said the perspiring chauf jia
feur , whoso tonneau had broken down lc
on tho pike , "can you tell me how far lc.T lcn
It is from here to Three Oaks ? " .T
"Thirty miles as the crow flies , " re .To .Th
sponded tho sun-tanned farmer. o
"Thank you. And now will you please 8
hand them over ? "
"Hand what over , stranger ? "
"Why , a pair of crow's wings. " "
State of Ohio , City of Toledo , Lncts Coun e
ty , ss. : eii ew
Frank J. Cheney makes cath that he is ii
enlor partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Ce dolnjr business In the City of Toledo. 1)
County and State aforesaid , and that said 1)C
firm will par the sum of ONE HUNDRED 1)e
DOLLARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of e
Hall's Catarrh Cure. tl
Cure.FRANK
FRANK J. CHBNET.
Sworn to before me and lubccribed In my
presence , this Gth day of D cember , A. D.
ISM A. W. GLBASON , tl
< Sial. ) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally ,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous n
snrfatts of the system. Send for testimo t
nials fret. F. J. CHENEY & CO. ,
Toledo , O. nsi
Sold by all Drugelsts. 75e. si
Talc * Hall's Family Pills for constipation. siP
ii
A Friendly Tip. si
Wedderly You look worried , old man. it
What's the cause thereof ? itei
ei
Singleton ( with a sigh ) Oh , several
things.
Wedderly Well , take my advice and tlT
tln
marry one of them and let the others go.
I've been there myself. n
i :
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY P
lake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. in
Druggists refuud money If It falls to cure.
B. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 23c.
InP'
An luea. P'
Student Professor , won't you giro laE
Me an idea for an essay ? ' E
Professor Write about a student who n
wanted to write an essay , and hadn't b <
y idea * . Is
Work Too Many Ifourx.
In n recent speech made by P. H.
Morrissey , grand master of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen , he de
clared that railway employes were
compelled to work too muny hours to
insure safe traffic on the roads. lie
said :
"There is no other occupation to-day
in which men are forced to be more
alert and active and yet are expected
to remain in service so many Lours at
a time. Laws should be enacted to
protect the railroad man. We should
work unitedly in an effort to procure
the enactment of measures providing
for the maintenance of the families of
railroad men who meet wth misfor
tune. If railroad companies can be
forced by legislation lo install safety
appliances for the benefit of the pa
trons of the road , it would be no more
than fair that the employes themselves
and their families should be taken
care of. We hear about the shipping
rates and what benefits passengers
should receive from the roads they pa
tronize , but all the time the vast army
of our dead and the train of mourners
who follow the victims of the merci
less railroad march pass unheeded.
There should be provided by law a
compensation act , forcing the railroad
to provide an annuity for the family
equal { o tho earning power of the in
jured man. "
TIio .SeimcMrM Union.
The lulcrnatioual convention of the
Seamen's TnioM was held at Cleve
land , Ohio , recently. This organiza
tion is in a pros
perous condition
and lias done AVOII-
ders in assisting
those who follow
a dangerous call
ing. William ll.
is the general sec
retary - treasurer ,
r e t a ry-treasurer ,
and has the entire
confidence of the
WM. a. tfKAZJisu. members of the or
ganization. One of the largest and
most important branches of the inter
national is the Atlantic Coast Sea
men's Union , which has its headquar
ters in Boston.
1 11 tin.si rial Xotes.
In the ITnitivl States and Canada the
International Typographical Union has
secured the eight-hour work-day in 12SS )
cities.
Boston United Hatters' Unions f and
0 have adjusted the price lists for the
year with every Iqcal manufacturing
firm. The main changes from the exist
ing bills of prices are largely on special
styles for next season.
Marble Cutters and Setters' Union HO
reports that progress is being made to
wards an amicable adjustment' the
union's request for ap incerase in the
minimum scale to $3.50 a day. The
present rate is $3.
Slate and Soapstone Workers' Union
has begun considering the advsiability of
making a fixed minimum rate of wages
for all lines of work in that trade. At
present the union has a rule by which
no one can work for less than $2.nO a
day. The wages paid run from $2.30 to
$4.30 a day for various lines.
William J. Spencer
, secretary-treas
urer of the Structural Building Trades"
Alliance of America , has scut out a re
port to alliliated crafts in which he de
clares the alliance is rapidly gaining in
strength. The last charters granted
were at Hot SpringArk. . ; Englewood. )
N. .T. ; Springfield , Mass. , and Chi-
cago , 111.
The United States Supreme Court re
cently affirmed the decision of the Su-
preme Court of the State of Missouri
upholding the validity of the State law
which fixes eight hours as the length of
day's work in the mines. The super-
intendent of a mine held workmen for a
longer period and was proceeded against
in the State court , it being a test case
A press dispatch says : "A British
Columbia miner has been fined $230 by a
judge for working more than eight hours
day. Because he Avorked half an hour
longer than the law allows , P. Zanani ,
miner employed in tho collieries of
Tames Dunsmuir at Cumberland , B. C. .
has been found guilty by Judge Abrams
tf violating the eiirht-hour law and fined
230. : "
It was an eight hour committee who
nave the union printers the battle cry.
"We propose to sell to the employer
pight hours out of the twentyfour , and
\ve will do as we please with the remain
ing sixteen. " An equally inspiring shib
boleth is that enunciated by the Label
Committee of the union , which says ,
"Let those employers who are content to
employ non-union men be content with
the patronage of non-union men. "
The Court of Appeals in the State of
Xe\v York rendered a decision recently
that a contract between an employer
mid a labor union to employ only union
men was legal and binding , and the par
ty : who violated such a contract could
not shirk responsibility on the plea that
such a contract was contrary to public
policy. In the particular case in point
clothing firm declared for the open
shop and broke the closed shop contract
had with the United. Garment Work-
rs.
More than 2,000 men are employed at
the locomotive hhops in Reading , Pa.
Jhe monthly payroll amounts to a little
more : than $110.000. When additions ,
now in course of construction , are com-
Dieted , work will be given to at least 500
more men.
As a result of the efforts of organized
labor in Holyoke. Mass. , the working
icople ' won a victory at the polls in the
ate State election , atifl Senator-elect s
Daniel D. Mahoney will represent them j q
the State House in Boston. Mr. Maj j s
has long been identified
loney with tke 11
abor movement , u
The Senate Friday adopted a resolu
tion of Mr. Stone requesting the Post
master General for information as to
whether college periodicals are admit
ted to the mails as second-class matter
and whether a preference is shown
some such periodicals over other similar
publications. Mr. Gallinger reported
the merchant marine bill. The Panajna
Canal bill was laid before the Senate
and Mr. Bacon presented an amendment
requiring quarterly reports giving lists ol
officers and employes of the commission
above the grades of laborer and the sal
aries paid them. After debate by Messrs.
Tillman , Spooner , Money , Ilale , Cul-
berson and Allison an agrement for a
vote was reached and the Senate ad
journed. The House devoted nearly all
of the session to a lively debate on the
possibilities of controlling insurance com
panies. Mr. Sherley ( Ky. ) stood for tho
doctrine of States' rights and Mr. Cock-
fan ( N. Y. ) attacked the officers of tha
big life insurance . . A
" 3 J4A.IIIOIJA llil t ; I.U1111JU111C ? * - - mes- Y
sage was sent to the Senate returning it :
hill regarding canal bonds as a usurpa-
Uon of the constitutional right of the
House to originate revenue legislation.
The hazing incidents at Annapolis came
up for much criticism.
* ' * *
The emergency bill appropriating $11-
000,000 for the Panama canal was pass
ed by the Senate Saturday , after n de
bate which practically excluded all other
business. A substitute offered by Mr.
Hale for Mr. Bacon's amendment , speci-
fically requiring that Congress shall bo
supplied with regular estimates of all
salaries except those paid to laborers ,
nas accepted. Mr. Hale made the au
thorized announcement that Secretary
Bishop's duties as press agent would he
abolished. The House indulged itself
again to the extent of four hours in an
academic discussion of federal control of
insuranco. The holiday recoss was fixed
from Dec. 21 to .Tan. 4. For the pur
pose of bringing out information show
ing the existence of : i civil pension IKt
the Ilonse n ked the President for tin.
number of civil employes of the govern
ment who have reached the age of 70.
Whether the Senate is warranted in
ignoring a Senator convicted in the
courts on charges of misconduct and in
not assigning him to places on standing
committees , yet leaving his nnme on the
roll , was discussed for two hours Monday
and then dropped without a ruling. The
matter came up when the list of standing
committees was presented and it was
stated that the name of Senator Burton
of Kansas had been left out at his re
quest. A resolution providing for ad
journment from Dee. 21 to .Tan. 4 was
adopted. The message from the House
disagreeing with the Senate amendments
to the canal appropriation bill was laid
lief ore the Senate. A motion that tho
Senate insists on the amendments and
agreeing to a conference was adopted.
The ship subsidy bill was taken up ,
which makes it the unGnished business.
A resolution calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for the names and locations
of national banks and the amount of de
posits of United States moneys from
June 30 , 1001 , to 1903 was adopted. In
surance , hazing at West Point and Ann
apolis , the sufferings of the Russian .Tews i
and immigration were the topics of dis
cussion in the House under a general
leave of talk. Tho only business done
was to send the Panama canal appro
priation bill to conference.
The Senate Tuesday accepted the re
port of the conference committee on the
Panama canal emergency appropriation
bill , which incorporated the Senate
amendment as article 1 , making the
canal bonds available as a basis of na
tional bank circulation. There was a
brief discussion of the restoration of this
provision and of the attitude of the
House in resenting the Senate's action ,
in which speeches were made by Messrs.
Spooner , Aldrich and TellerAll ex
pressed ] the opinion that the Senate had
not exceeded its prerogatives , but the
finance i committee was asked for an opin
ion. A bill was passed establishing a
lish culture station in Illinois , $23,000
being appropriated. The House contin
ued debating topics of local or national
interest j , under the guise of referring the
message of the President to committees.
Federal ] control of insurance was the
main feature in the remarks. A plea
against the destruction of the old frigate
Constitution < was made by Mr. Sulzer
( ( X. Y. . ) . When the conference commit
tee reported on the canal appropriation
bill Mr. Williams , the minority leader ,
objected to action on it and the report
went over a clay.
The only notable feature of the open
session of the Senate Wednesday was a
brief discussion of railroad legislation by
Messrs. Foraker and Culberson. At 12:37
p. in. the Senate went into executive
session and adopted a motion calling on
the President for the return of the no
tification of ( he Senate's couGrmation
of the nominations of the Panama Canal
commissioners , for reconsideration. The
House continued the general debate ,
and it is understood that the discussion
of the President's message , which has
been in progress for seven days , has been
concluded. A feature of the oratory was
a defense of the Agricultural Depart
ment by Southern members , who in
dorsed the government cotton statistics.
The House agreed to the conference re
port on the Panama Canal appropriation
bill and passed a bill for the relief of
the Council City and Solomon River
Railway Company of Alaska. Mr. Payne
reported from the Ways and Means
Committee the Philippine tariff for con
sideration Jan. 4.
National Capital Note * .
Prince Min , the Korean minister to
France , who has been in Washington
for several days past , called by appoint
ment upon Secretary Root at the State
Department and had n conference with
him lasting nearly half an hour.
Representative Sulzer of New York in
troduced a resolution to save ' 'Old Iron
sides" ( frigate Constitution ) , which re
quests the President to prevent the de
struction of the frigate and to recom
mend measures for preserving what re-
of the historic craft. I
A Heavy Load to Carry.
Along with dyspepsia conies nervous
ness and general ill-nealth. Why ? Be
cause a disordered stomach does not per
mit tha food to be properly digested , and
its products assimilated by tho system.
The blood is charged with poisons which
come from this disordered digestion , and
In turn the nerves are not fed on good ,
red blood , and we see symptoms of nerv
ousness , sleeplessness and general break
down. It is not head work , nor over phy
sical exertion that does it , but poor stom
ach work. With poor , thin Dlood the
body is not protected against the attack
of germs of grip , bronchitis and consump
tion. Fortify the body at once with Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a
rare combination of native medicinal
roots without a particle of alcohol or
dangerous habit-forming drugs.
A little book of extracts , from promi
nent medical authorities extolling every
ingredient contained in Dr. Pierce's
Golded Medical Discovery will be mailed
free to any address on request by postal
card or letter. Address Dr. E. V. Pierce ,
Buffalo , N. Y.
Many years of active practice convinced
Dr. Pierce of the value of many native
roots as medicinal agents and he went to
great expense , both in time and in money ,
to perfect his own peculiar processes for
rendering them both efficient and safe for
]
tonic , alterative and rebuilding agents.
The enormous popularity of "Golden
Medical Discovery" is due both to its
scientific compounding and to the actual
medicinal value of its ingredients. The
publication of the names of the ingredi
ents on the wrapper of every bottle sold ,
gives full assurance of Its non-alcoholic
character and removes all objection to
the use of an unknown or secret remedy.
It is not a patent medicine nor a secret
one either , This fact puts it in a class
allby itself , bearing as it does upon every
bottle wrapper The Badge of Honesty , in
the full list of its ingredients.
The "Golden Medical Discovery" cures ,
weak stomach , indigestion , or dyspepsia ,
torpid liver and biliousness , ulceration of
stomach and bowles and all catarrhal af
fections no matter what parts or organs
may bo affected with j.t. Tr. ) Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are the original little
liver pills , first put up 40 years ago. They
regulate and invigorate , stomach , liver
and bowels. Much imitated but never
equaled. Sugar-coated and easy to take
as candy. One to three a dose.
Improved Mail-Ba j Catcher.
A recent patented invention for this
purpose is most ingenious and effec
tive. Upon a vertical post set in the
roadbed , and provided with brackets ,
two horizontal arms are pivoted , the
lower one of which is spring-controlled.
These arms support between them the
mail-bag holder , which consists pri
marily of two swinging members , sep
arately hinged together by the pecu
liar form of hinge. Attached to the
two parts of the holder is a flexible
connection such as leather , the purpose
of which is to hold the two parts in
alignment when not under strong pres
sure. When the arm of the car comes
.
into ] contact with the mail sack , the
joint formed by the hinged parts is
broken. The parts separate and the
bag is swept into the car.
Mr . "Wlnilow's Booraxe STXUT for Children
ething ; oftans tha gnms , reduces inflammation , & 1 >
ys pain , oures wind colic. 25 cents a bottl * .
Caugiit at Point.
A child's reasoning may not be pro
found , but it is generally interesting ,
) t least to parents. Polly , who St.
/lames' / Budget says , is the daughter
of a peer , was drawing pictures on the i
Elate for three-year-old Ralph. j
"Look at this dog , Ralph , " she said , !
with great satisfaction. "Isn't he ,
nice ? I drew it out of my own head. " j
"Oh , no , " answered Ralph , solemn
ly. "It came out of the pencil. I saw .
ii come. "
iiti Presently he added , with deep
thoughtfulness , "There's lots of dogs
in that pencil. One came out last
night for Harold. I don't know how
they get there. "
ft ?
Superstition in Devonshire.
Devonshire Is known to the world
for Its superstitious usages , which defy
all efforts to uproot them. To name
only one example , when a person dies
all the relatives must touch the body
or they will be haunted by the ghost
of the dead forever after. A super
stition not so local In its observance
is that of beginning no task on a Fri
day. The writer recently encountered
a girl who , receiving notice to change
from one room to another on Friday ,
insisted upon doing it on the Thursday
instead. But the most curious In
stance of superstition and this , too , is
met much nearer home .than Devon
is surely that which prescribes tint
when , say , a domestic servant has
broken a piece of crockery , she is' '
bound by fate to break two other i
pieces. So far is this idea catried that
the writer knows a case where Hower
pots are kept for the special purpose
"of being broken to appease the fates !
Charles Dickens , however , who died
thirty-five years ago , noted that all
good things had come to him on a
Friday ! London Chronicle.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching , Blind , Bleeding Protruding Plies.
DriiKRlsts are authorzed to refund money If
t'AZO OINTMENT falls to cure iii 0 to U
days. 50c.
Puzzling Signs.
"Two strange signs in France and
Italy have always puzzled me , " said a
globe trotter. "One is the sign to be
seen in front of every barber's. This
is a brass saucer , with a semi-circular
nick in one side. Why should a nicked
saucer signify a barber shop ? I have
asked many people , but none could
answer me. *
"The other sign waves before the
shops of dyers and scourers. It con
sists of two long , slim curtains of
cloth , one on each side of the door.
"Fbs curtains may be of any color red
or blue or yellow and they are eight
or nine feet long and about four feet
wide. What do they mean. I wonder ? "
Piso's Cure for Consumption promptly
relieves my little 5-year-old sister of
croup. Mias L. A. Pearce. 23
street , Brooklyn , N. Y. , Oct. 2. 1U01.
Then and Now.
"Goodness inc ! " exclaimed the woman
at the kitchen door. "This is the second
time .you have called here this week. "
"Well , dat ain't so worse , " answered
the hungry hobo. "Dere WHZ a time
when me best girl kicked ef I didn't show
up twice aday ! "
A Positive
CURE
Ely's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
It cleanses , soothes j
heals and protects
tho diseased mem- j
brone. It cures Cu-1
tarrh and flrivo
away a Cold in ll.oj
Head quickly. Ju-i
stores tho Senses of
Taste and Smell. Fnll fcize 501 In , at Drug
gists or by mail ; TniJ Size 10 eta by mail
Ely Brothers , 5G Wurren Street , Now Yorlr
CURES CONSTIPATION
Relief that comes from tins use of
pills or other cathartics is better
than suffering from tho results of
constipation , but relief and cure
combined may bo had at tho same
price and more promptly , for
Lane's Family
Medicine
is a cure for constipation , and the
headache , backache , sideache and
general debility that como from
constipation stop when tho bowels
do their proper work.
Sold by all dealers at ssc. and soc.
BBZEE5KBEBBBE2Sa0BH3HaB !
SICK HEADAGH
Positively cared _ .
' these Little Pills.
CARTER'S
They also rcllero DI
tresa roni Djspepsla , Inn
ITTLE digestion and Too HocxtJ
IVER Eating ; A perfect rcnv
cdy tor Dizziness. Nauseaj
PILLS. Drowsiness , Bad Tast (
'in ' tno Mouth , Coate < j |
Tcngua , Pain la tlie SldeJ
TORPID LIVER.
regulate toe Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE. SHAlLP3CEi !
CARTERS Genuina Must Bear
KITTLE Fac-Simiis Signature
5VER
PILLS.
22228 REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
S. C. N. U. No. 511 1O05
ELSE FAILS.
Boat Cough Syrup. Tertea Good. Use
In time. Sold
CURE THE SNP Cts I
-.IN-ONE W
- - DAY
WRIPINEW IS GUARANTEED TO CURE
WRIPINE i GRIP , BAD GOLD , HEADACHE A81D XEURALGII *
I won't sell JLntl-Grlplnc to a dealer trho won't Onatrantco 1 $
Call for your MONJEY BACK. IP IT DOESTS'T CU3EJ
F. W. Dtemerj Jf.Z > . , Manufacturer , Sjpritiyjleltl , 2tf t
Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year.
THE FAMILY' * FAVORITE MEDICINE
CA.TiaAH.TSC
BEST FOR THE BOWELS
AND OTHERS.
The better class of druggists , everywhere , are men of scientific attainments and high integrity ,
who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and
purest medicinal agents of known value , in accordance with physicians' prescriptions and
scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies , but
always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands , or imitation medicines.
They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line , which usually includes
all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and
best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appli-nces.
The earning of a fair living , with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits
. _ _ _ _ . _
iT i T i i i T T T T * 11 xT r a wtrv 4 r\tl&
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , _ .
J l O J.O culi / k.Vy W.A.J.V > AX u .LCb its uj. i v > j. J U.V VA j ti.iv * WAAu a. w ± i \ * * t VA. f * * - * * * * - * * - - --w. * - j + .v-
are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest
remedies , and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full
name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package.
They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and constipation and
of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels , arising from irregular habils , indigestion , or
over-eating , that there is no other remedy so pleasant , prompt and beneficial in its effects as
Syrup of Figs , and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction.
Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs , the universal satisfaction which it gives and the
immense demand for it , imitations have been made , tried and condemned , but there are
individual druggists to be found , here and there , who do not maintain the dignity and principles
of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment , and who do not hesitate
to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations
sometimes have the name " Syrup of Figs" or "Fig Syrup" and of some piratical concern ,
or fictitious fig syrup company , printed on the package , but they never have the full name of
the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package. The imitations
should be rejected because they are injurious to the systemIn order to sell the imitations
they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception , and whenever a dealer passes
off on a customer a preparation under the name of "Syrup of Figs" or ' 'Fig Syrup , " which
does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package ,
he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his
establishment , whether it be large or small , for if the dealer resorts .to misrepresentation and
and deception in one case he will do so with other medicinal agents , and in the filling of
physicians' prescriptions , and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness.
Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable , we supply the immense demand
for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists , cf whom it may be purchased every
where , in original packages only , at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle , but as exceptions
exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts , in order that ail may decline or return
any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company
California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of every package , do not hesitate to return tho
article and to demand the return of your money , and in future go to one of the better class of
druggists who will sell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices.