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DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION
THE 6REAT KIDNEY REMEDY
PROVES ITS MERIT
It give* me great pleasure to say a good
Word for Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root be¬
cause it has cured me of a severe case of
Kidney (Trouble. I bad suffered for some
fire years with this trouble, and more
especially for the first three months of
1009.
Physicians prescribed for me, but with-
cut much success, and any relief obtained
was only temyprary. I had severe pains
In nty back ana at no time was I free of
pain. When I stopped down it was with
some difficulty that I could straighten
■ty body again. I could not lift any
weight of consequence without great
pain. I would be compelled to arise and
give the bladder relief. A friend of mine
advised me to take Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Boot, whereupon I wrote to Dr. Kilmer
for a sample bottle which so benefited ms
that I waa led to believe it would be a
great help to me. Accordingly I pur¬
chased two bottles of Swamp-Root from
A p -, p erry, my Druggist, and the
effect has been truly marvelous.
I feel like a new man and have every
season to believe that I am cured, and
that no other medicine could have accom¬
plished so much. Now I can raise a
heavy load, can bend my back over my
desk all day, and feel none the worse for
it. In view of the foregoing facts, I
dncerely trust that this testimonial may
teach some of those who are suffering
after the manner before deecribed and
that it may conyipce them that the merit
cf this great medicine should be given •
fair trial in their case.
Very truly yours,
B. A. WILSON, Agt.,
Pac. and Wells Fargo Ex. Co.,
You Rockdale, Texas.
msy publish this if you wish.
Mhr, Kilmer > Co,
H. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Bend to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham¬
ton, N. Y,, for a «ample bottle. It will
•onvince anyone. You will alao receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
nil about the kidney* and bladder. When
writing, Forfsale be aure and mention this paper.
at all drug stores. Price fifty-
•enta and one-dollar.
Full life exists In three dimensions,
«rt In two, and science In one; like a
aolld, a superficies, and a line.
Take Garfield T^a in the spring to purify
the blood and cleanse the system.
Classification.
"Sir,” said a little blustering man
to a religious opponent; "I say, sir,
do you know to what sect I belong?”
"Well, I don’t exactly know,’’ was
the answer; “but to judge by your
make, shape, and size, I should say
you belonged to a class called the In-
■oat.”
An Individualist.
The reason for the Individual drink-
Sng^cup had been explained again and
agmh to the children and they had
became sturdy supporters of the idea.
fife It was not surprising to hear
Heifer eaRlng: “Ma. ma! Melville’s
got my Individual apple!”
Grouch Still With Him.
When Browh died he left an old
frie&d Using, by the name of Jones,
who alsrgys had a grouch. After
Brotynhad been In heaven some time,
he met Jones Just coming through <h,»
gate, and as the newcomer did not
knife as happy and contented as he
shmild, Brown asked him what was
the matter. “Well,” Jones said, “I
got my feet wet coming across the
river Styx and caught a nasty cold,
ferffke my left wing and have to carry
It In a sling, and my halo don’t fit
worth a darn.”
Preventing a Disturbance.
Colonel Scotchem was weary. He
fc&d had a very arduous day retreating
from the enemy, and he wished to re¬
coup his strength ln order that he
Slight retreat still further on the mor-
vow.
"MncPhetson,” he said to his new
servant, "I’m going to Bnatch forty
wliiks’ sleep. Stay ln my tent and
•ee that Utn not disturbed.”
Mac saluted. Kive minutes later the
•nores of Oolonel Scotchem were cut
•h drt py the loud report of a gun.
"Great Scott!” cried the colonel.
“Are the enemy ppon us?”
‘*Na, dinna Sr 04 ." replied Mac, ln-
aerttog hls head reassuringly through
the ; tent flap, "ft was only a wee
mousle. But as I thought he might
w&^e you up I shot him.”—Answers.
It Does
The Heart
Good
To see how the little
folks enjoy
Post
Toasties
with cream
Sweet, crisp bits *f pearly
white com, rolled and
toasted to an appetizing
brown.
“The Menery Lingers”
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. Ltd..
Battla Creek. Mich.
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itm tvm IS!
of , Hi'aTm'iatj
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THE ARGONAUTS IN
How Seventy-Five “Tramp” Gold
Seekers Waited for the Virgin
Bay Boat That Had Gone
Over a Dam.
Recently, through the kindness of
Dudley Jones, of Little Rock, Arkan¬
sas, a surviving argonaut, I was able
to give his vivid description of the
short-cut road which Commodore Van¬
derbilt build In Nicaragua for the
transportation of the early California
gold seekers across that country, and
of the conditions of travel on that
12-mile stretch of country lying be¬
tween Virgin Bay, on Lake Nicaragua,
and the port of San Juan del-Sur, on
the Pacific Ocean.
That road to Eldorado Mr. Jones
became intimately acquainted with
when, in company with 76 homeward
bound gold seekers, he tramped it
from San Juan del Sur to Virgin Bay,
because he and his companions had
sailed from San Francisco, not on a
Vanderbilt steamer, but on a tramp
sailing vessel, and, hence, they had no
claim on the Vanderbilt company.
“As we came In sight of the lake,”
said Mr. Jones, "we saw the Vander¬
bilt lake steamer, which we had
hoped to catch, out In the lake—Just
starting, with its decks black with
people, on the trip across the lake
and down the first half of the San
Juan river to Castillo, where It con¬
nected with the light-draught river
boats that piled between Castillo and
the seaport of Greytown, where Van¬
derbilt’s Atlantic steamers touched.-
We were left at Virgin Bay, which
consisted of three or four bamboo
huts and the Vanderbilt ’company
house,’ so-called. That was a large
warehouse made by setting poles In
the ground, with other poles for raft¬
ers, and over and around these poles
blue muslin cloth was stretched. It
was a cheap thing, but it answered
the purpose of a dry place for, travel¬
ers to spread their blankets when
they *were forced to stop In Virgin
Bay overnight. Black native dirt
made the floor, and the spreading of
one’s blanket upon It constituted
sovereignty, and was so recognized.
"Having secured lodging in the
’company house,’ we started out to
find something to eat, and shortly
made the discovery that Virgin Bay
was almost deserted by natives, and
bereft of food, except when the Van¬
derbilt lake boats touched there,
which was twice a month. There was
not enough food in the whole place to
furnish us 76 ‘tramps’ with a square
meal. The next day, finding that
nothing was being brought In, some of
us, In such skiffs as we could find,
started up the lake foraging. The
best we could do was to collect a
scant supply of beans, plantains and
bananas—the staples of the country.
“For four days we fasted and
prayed for the return of the lake
boat; the trip to Castillo and return
could easily be made in 24 hours, and
not even the Vanderbilt agent could
Imagine what was detaining the
steamer. On the fourth day the agent
Becured a schooner from some old don
up the lake, and Just as the sun went
down the last of us crawled into its
hold, and with a good breeze we went
racing down the lake. The boat was
about 50 feet long and 8 or 9 feet
wide—Just wide enough for us to back
against the sides and for our feet to
touch on the gunwale. The stone bal¬
last was under the board seats on
which we sat, and a person six feet
high could not sit straight on account
of the deck overhead.
“We made a good night’s run to
Castillo, and to our surprise next day
saw the missing lake steamer lying,
not at the wharf above the dam,
where she usually ended her journey,
but at the wharf that Vanderbilt had
built below the dam, and from which
point he carried his passeiypers to
Greytown in the small river boats.
The passengers the lake steamer had
brought down were also at the lower
wharf—that is, most of them were.
The others—I never knew how many
—had been drowned three or four
days before, when, as the steamer was
about to make fast to her wharf, a
strong current seized her and carried
her stern foremost over the dam. She
negotiated the drop without serious
accident, and all who remained on
board while she was doing so were
landed safely at the lower wharf. But
many of those who jumped overboard
in panic while the steamer was head¬
ing for the dam were drowned, the
gold dust strapped around them In
belts weighing them down.
“At Castillo we 75 ’tramps’ became
’regulars,' securing passage in the
Vanderbilt river boats as far as Grey¬
town. On our way down the river we
met none other than the redoubtable
Commodore Vanderbilt himself on the
NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR HONOR
How Nehemiah D, Sperry Missed Be¬
ing Governor of Connecticut Be-
cause He Was About Six
Months Too Young,
Nehemiah Day Sperry, the father of
the house of representatives that re¬
cently held its final session, is in his
84th year. For fifty-seven years he
has been active in the politics of his
native state of Connecticut. In 1853,
when he was 26 years old, he became
a member of New Haven’s common
council, and the greater part of the
time since then he has held office,
either elective or appointive. Made
posmaster of New Haven by Lincoln
ln 1861, he filled that post for over
twenty-eight years, and he has been In
congress since 1S94. He retired on
Mnrch 4, having refused to stand for
re-election on account of his advanced
aged, though he is in perfect health
and is characterized by the mental
vigor that was hls when he went on
Ericsson’s bond and thus assured the
building of the “little cheese box on a
raft” that revolutionized naval war
fare.,
Fifty-four years ago when Mr. Sper¬
ry had served a year as secretary of
state of Connecticut, hls party—at
that time the Know Nothings—met to
nominate a candidate for governor. “I
was pretty active ln politics,” said Mr.
Sperry, “and I had a good many
friends in the organization. I also had
a good many friends among the Demo¬
crats. It has always been my idea that
a politician should make friends
among his political opponents; I have
always found It a good policy. And
noting that I had a large personal fol¬
lowing among the opposition, my own
party friends began urging tbe party
to nominate me as governor, using the
argument that I could poll a large vote
among the Democrats.
“So well did these friends talk that
even before the convention had been
called to order I discovered that the
GOVERNOR AND ASPIRING
How David Bennett Hill Gave Earnest
Voung Man the Chance to Ob¬
tain an Education as a
Physician.
In Ills second term as governor of
New York, David Bennett Hill learned
of the industry and the honorable am¬
bition of a Young man whose home
was In a village not far from Elmira,
N. Y.
“The hoy Is very anxious to become
a doctor," Governor Hill was told. “He
Is studious, but he makes a bare liv¬
ing as a clerk in a little drug store. He
Is almost In despair because he does
not see how he will be able to save
money enough to prepare for and pay
his expenses at a medical school."
"I know the boy,” Governor Hill re¬
plied. “He Is, as you say, Industrious,
his habits are always good, and if he
has an ambition to become a doctor,
the way shall be found by which he
will be able to take the necessary
course at some medical school. I will
see what can be done.”
Soon after this Governor Hill was
visiting Elmira, and, as though casual¬
ly, visited the drug store. He greeted
the young clerk very cordially. He
asked him how he was getting along,
and whether It was his purpose sim¬
ply to become a druggist.
"Oh, no, Governor Hill, I don’t want
to be a druggist. I am clerking in this
delegates were bound to nominate me
for governor. 1 went around among
them and told them they must do no
such thing, but they paid no attention
to me. Indeed, when the convention
met the delegates seemed unwilling to
wait for the regular order, so ‘sot’
were they in their desire to name N. D.
Sperry for governor.
"Well, at last I went out upon the
platform, and for a time could not
make myself heard. When I had se-
cured quiet I said to them: Ton must
not nominate me for governor.' But
they would give no heed to me. Then
agaln I said to them: ‘You must not
nominate me for governor; for I can-
not accept. And if you will be quiet
long enough 1 will tell you why. I
coaxed and waited, and at last they
became quiet enough for me to explain
1 cannot , accept , , because I could net
be governor even were I elected.' I
said. ’The constitution of our state
says that .. , a _ man must . v be 30 years of <
age to qualify ... for . governor. „„„„„„„„ I , shall
not , . be „t 30 years of , age until ... next , sum-
mer and the governor is sworn in . in ,
Mav Therefore vou will see that if
you nOLulTUite.l olocttO m. I could
no. sem But 1. you »in», to
take my suggestion, I will advise that
you renominate Governor William T.
Minor.’
“Of course, once I had got my ex¬
planation made, they had to take se¬
rious heed of it. But they were still
keen to have me on the ticket, and so,
after they had renominated Judge
Minor for governor, they chose me
again as their candidate for secretary
of state. And Judge Minor and I were
re-elected, and from then on until I
went to congress in 1894 I never again
held an elective office.
-j WO nder,” added Mr. Sperry re-
I flectively, “how many other men have
missed being governor by being six
j ; months or so too young to qualify for
that office?”
j ( Cop> . rlg rh t , 1910 , by E. J. Edwards. All
1 Rights Reserved.)
new lake boat he had towed from New
York, as we learned when we reached
Greytown. He hailed our captain,
talking for a few minutes about the
condition of the river, etc., and then
“That was the first and only time
I ever saw Commodore Vanderbilt,”
continued Mr. Jones, “and it has often
seemed strange to me that I should
have met both Commodore Vanderbilt
and Commodore Aspinwall, who estab¬
lished the Panama route for gold seek¬
ers, but once, and that once in their
own spheres of action thousands of
miles from where I had heard so
much of them in early childhood."
(Copyright. 1310, by E. J, Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Oldtime Stains.
To stain floors a very dark brown in
imitation of old oak was a deep-seated
economy. A dark flooring keeps its
freshness much longer than one which
is lightly varnished. Half a pound of
glue was first dissolved very slowly
in a couple of quarts of water. Thl3
was then mixed with three-quarters of
an ounce of aniline brown and a quar¬
ter of an ounce of bicarbonate of
potash, which had been previously di*-
solved In half a breakfast cup full of
water. This was then applied while
very hot, and the floor varnished after
the coating of stain was dry.
Patent leather shoes were luxuries
which were costly, and, moreover, had
to last their owners many a Sunday
and feast day.
To polish them, the old-fashioned
housewife preferred to make her own
mixture, beginning by melting one and
one-half ounces of white wax In four
ounces of olive oil, and then adding
one ounce of spirits of turpentine and
one ounce of oil of lavender.
drug store simply to earn my living, I
am trying to save money.”
"That is a very good habit to gfft.
Are you saving for any special pir-
pose?”
"Yes, governor, I am very anxious
to be a doctor. When I was a little
boy I made up my mind that I would
be a doctor. Since I have been In this
drug store I have mastered prescrip¬
tions, and I have learned the various
qualities of drugs. That would be of
great sdrvice to me if I were to be a
doctor.”
"Well,” replied the governor, “I have
usually found it to be the case that,
when a young man has set his heart
upon any kind of professional work, it
is in obedience to the summons of his
intellect; and he ought to obey the
summons. I wonder if I can be of any
service to you?"
“Governor, I have thought that If
anyone would advance me a hundred
dollars a month, I would be able to
save fifty of it, and so after two or
three years accumulate enough money
to carry me through a medical school.
And in the meanwhile, on the other
fifty I could live while preparing my¬
self for medical school.”
“I do not think that would be a good
plan," was Hill’s answer. "You don’t
know whether you could save fifty dol¬
lars a month or not. And, in any
event, you would find yourself in debt
after you had passed through medical
school, and a burden of debt Is a very-
serious thing for a young man enter-
ing any profession."
Then you wouldnt lend me a . hun-
dred dollars a month, governor?” hesi-
tatingly asked , , the .. young man.
“No, I do not think that would be
wise.”
The drug clerk turned away, with an
expression of great disappointment.
Governor Hill meditated a moment and
then turned to the clerk. “How would
you nke to come to Albany and live in
m y house?” he asked. “You know, I
tt fs ve t n the executive medlcTl mansion There It
a very ^ood schooI A1
bany. If you lived at my house it
would cost you nothing. You would be
considered a member of my executive
family. We would see about prepar-
j D g V ou f or anc j securing you an en-
tranc6 to the me dical school. How
tJoes that p j an strlke your
“tVhy, governor, 1 never could forget
such kindness," cried the youth.
“When can you come?” asked Hill.
.. wheneTer you say,” was the ln-
stant artswer .
So „ it .___ happened , ,, that , this ,,, young drug .
*
clerk , was installed . , ,, . inconspicuously . .
among those who, , as clerks, , , in ,
J ’ were “
... the employment - , of the ., at the
governor
e * ecutivo mansion. Eventually, , ,, , he
,h ™ 8h ,cl ‘~ I “ d
h governor asked him.
" hat are you golng t0 d0 ncw?
“Oh, I’m going to begin practice.”
“I don’t advise that,” said HilL "You
go to Bellevue Hospital, ln New York,
I will see to it that you gain entrance
there. Devote at least two years to
hospital practice. Then you will be
fully equipped to practice.”
That advice was followed, and the
j young drug clerk whom Governor Hill
j had thus helped afterwards began
1 practice, in hls professional work Jus-
I tifylng all of hls benefactor’s expecta-
| tion and Interest
! Hls name? Well, it may be that
j when the executors of Senator Hill’s
j estate make public their probate work,
: ■ this name will be disclosed,
j (Copyright, Rights 1310, by Reserved^ E. J. Edward*. All
Spring Debility
-»
Felt by so many upon the return of warm weather
Is due to the Impure, impoverished, devitalized
condition of the blood which causes that tired
feeling and loss of appetite as well as the pimples,
boils and other eruptions so common at this season.
It is cured by the great constitutional remedy
Hood's Sarsaparilla
which effects its wonderful cures, not simply befause it contains sarsaparil-
A hut because it combines the utmost remedial values of more than twenty
different ingredients. There is no real substitute for Hood’s Sarsaparilla, C
If urged to buy any preparation said to be “just dealer as good,” you may sure
it ig inferior, costs less to make, and yields the a larger profit.
Tried Everything
“I suffered with my head and back for over six years,**
writes Mrs. R. L Bell, of McAlester, Okla. “I never could
get anything to do me any good, although I tried almost
everything except Cardui One day, while I was reading
what other suffering women said it had done for them, I
decided to try CarduL Now I am on my third bottle, and
I don’t feel like the same person. I feel so much stronger
and better! I recommend Cardui to all suffering women.”
i
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The Woman’s Tonic
This is just a single one of the thousands of letters we
receive from grateful ladies, who want to thank us for the
benefit they have received from Cardui.
All these ladies are glad now that they took it
If you suffer from pains in head, back, or side, are
nervous and worn out, take Cardui. We know it will help
you, and that you’ll continue the treatment and get well.
Cardui is sold at all drug stores, with full directions
for use, printed on the wrapper. Try it
Will B« World Representation.
When the International Congress on
Tnbercnlosis meets at Rome next
September, representatives or over
thirty national and provincial asso¬
ciations organised to fight tubercu¬
losis will be present. Among the as¬
sociations which will be represented
are the United States, Canada. Cfnba,
TrinWad, England, Wales, Ireland,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, RasBia,
Germany, Belgium, Holland, France,
Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Greece,
Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria, New Zea-
'and. Japan, Cape Colony, Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Newfoundland, Rou-
mania, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM.
The cause of rheumatism la excess
uric acid lit the btood. To cure rheum¬
atism this acid must be expelled frgm
the system. Rheumatism is an inter¬
nal disease and requires an internal)
remedy. Rubbing with oils and lini¬
ments may ease the pain, but they will
no, wilbehange mote cure the rheumatism fiber « rottfcn than wifod. gMtlnt
Cores itheninatrsm To stay cured. ,
comSiJe ciffed*Rheu maciaa 0 Test-
ed ln ftuiftfreds of egegs. It has effected
marvelous cures. BMkumacide removes
the cause, gets at t'be Joints rr6m the
Inside, sweeps the potaems out of the
system, tones up the stomsech. regulates by
the bowels and kidneys. Sold drug-
kists at 60c. and *1; In the tablet form
at 25c. and 50a. by man. Booklet free,
Bobbitt Chemical Cq.. Baltimore, Md.
Beta At The Joints From The Inside,
“
Hls Ho P e -
suppose,” the beautiful girl said,
“ you wrlto for the mere love of
] ’vrltlng? ’
“Yes,” the sad looking poet replied,
1 sti11 h °P e to so ™e day be able
; to write for at lea/t fifteen cents a
Hne.”-Judge.
Indication of Wisdom.
“Why do they call the owl the bird
of wisdom?”
“It stays out all night and doesn’t
tell what it sees or does.”—Judge.
Reducing the waits between the
Acts will not lighten a heavy play.
t
Take Garfield Tea to overcome constipa-
;ion, cleanse system and maintain health.
, A man doesn’t have to be a detec¬
tive ln order to find fault.
Fads for Weak Women
Nine-tenths of nil tbe sickness of women is due to some derangement or dis¬
ease of the organs distinctly feminine. Such sickness can be cured—is cured
every day by
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
It Makes Weak Women Strong,
Sick Women Well.
It sets directly on the organs effected end is et the seme time a general restora¬
tive tonio for the whole system. It cures fetnaiY complaint right in the privacy
of horns. It makes unnecessary the. disagreeable questioning, examinations and
local treatment so tru vers ally insisted upon by doctors, and so abhorrent to
every modest woman.
We shall not particularize here as to the symptoms of
those peculiar affections incident to women, but those
wanting full information as to their symptoms and
means of positive cure are referred to the People’s Com¬
mon Sense Medical Adviser—1008 pages, newly revised
and up-to-date Edition, sent fret on receipt of 31 one*
cent stamps to cover cost of wrapping and mailing only,
ia No, French 663 Main cloth Street, binding. Address: Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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And yet there’s not a man
But wants to see as much of the
Performance as he can.
The ™ pleasure , of . , love , Is in . , loving. ,
We are happier in the passion we feel
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