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WILBUR D NESB!T. r Dear Doctor: There' something tht matter; I'm really awfulli ill. Each nerve is just worn to a tat, ter I yearn for a pow. der or pill. I want to be loosen ing stoppers And rubbing or liniment, too, And fooling wits medicine drop pers (I'm writing in se cret to you.) u My mother woult . heal m > b thinking, My siste, b psychical waves A tonic I'd love tt be drinking; That's what ml poor inner mat craves, But mother sits bl in abstraction Attempting t h' true thought a strike, And sister's unlim bered for action But so far is fall ing to psych. When mother adjures me to ponder on beautiful pictures of health My stubborn reflections will wander To you and your powders by stealth, When sister's subliminal notions Impinge on my heretic brain I dream of your salves and your lottom SAnd all of their efforts are vain. Come, doctor, bring your anti-toxin. Your calomel, quinine and pills, 'Your peptoids from sheep and from oxen, Your tinctures and products of stills But doctor, dear doctor, be careful Lest mother and sister should know; Approach me with caution most prayer ful Come up the back way on tiptoe. Slip in through the kitchen; be quiet, Come up the back stairs to my bed, (Or -else an incipient riot Will center about my poor head. "ome, smuggle the medicines to me While mother and sister are out;, h.t think of the good they can do me mrm'. what I'm thinking about. glad to see Sbse, heut don't anabod. #. steaIe A ia iver cuta recipes out of the oluman except when he is Se- a mar n gsod to Twor h The 6 ble pats and noting in 1: ihe ;6Itor ~ Advice to Oxa - ..wi:-Trree months ago I miet emeetive way of dlssuading a ma. hem £tteeeatlns to kiwi - a l~ain t4 be h ad bees tot r-everal weeks, and each a44she tkurzee tI Mn wa 1 101o1 asUd tk$t me some per' tem** wud at-the.isine tie s meat net vnwa e witb t eatma *t tiegait be. e rwsrin t ~ - stry ursa o r Ise fs Aemw emg~ia ai a 1v wer s THE SONG OF THE DIRT. (With Apologies to Thomas Hood.) I''H fingers dusty and grimed. With blistered palms, and red, A woman got down on her knees to sweep The dust from under th- bed. Sweep, dust. sweep-with a broom and a piece of old shirt. And yet, in accents full of hope, With broom and mop and lots of soap, . She sang this song of the dirt: Scrub, scrub, scrub down on the kitchen floor, And rub, rub, rub till I can wash no more. Seams and gursets are torn. And buttons come off the shirt, But while the linen is wearing out, out, We're getting rid of the dirt. Sweep, dust, sweep, with a broom and a piece of old shirt, And still with a voice of cheerful pitch, (What fun they miss, the idle rich)! She sang this song of the dirt. The Home "Office." This suggestion was made in an old number of a magazine, and just re cently brought to light. It is so good as to bear repeating. Have a "home offlce"-a place where the housewife can go at once, in the dark, if need be, and there get paper, pencil, ink, old bills, receipts, and the daily account book. If there is no room for a separate "office" set aside a corner in any little used room, and regard it as sacred to the house business. Then when there is a bill presented, or the man of the house asks for the grocer's account, there is no confusion, no hurried examination of boxes, old trunks, dusty drawers or neglected corners. Things are in or der and proper place, and excitement, perhaps, tears, are saved. Go, to the "home office." The desired bill, check book, recipe, will be found in the desk, or on the table or shelf (all three should be there), set apart for the housekeeper and the home. Idea for Table Decoration. Instead of a centerpiece of fowers. a pretty effect is obtained by simu lating a lawn in the 'center of the ta' ble. About it place tiny pots of low era, or little Dutch tubs, filled with ' ! h.4 The square of Bai my wite t oes to me her. Mra. She comes back loaded down With everythaing - rom home-made bread TP doughuts, golden She has a glass of jelly, or A little pot of jam, And, sometimes, in her telescope Is stowed a whole, boiled ham. They say that "absence makes the heart Grow fonder," day by day, And that is true, yet, I confess, I often stop and say: "Why doesn't wife come home?" and when The front door-bell starts ringing. Although my "heart has fonder" grown I wonder what she's bringing? Lean or Fat? The query is often made: "Is It poe sible to regulate flesh by diet, and is rufeicine safer. These arb questions for the family pysician to decide, but It is safe to say that diet ,does, to a great extent, govern e 'ecmulation of flesh. Sweets, of course, rather than acids, tend to increase weight, and drinking whter is good for thset inclined to thinaness. Starchy foods, potatoes, d.ee, etc., make flesh, and much exer olse tends to reduce it. Above all, per haps, does temperament govern, and habit of lfe I. a strong factor. For Iaeslno Atbe Weompa who lounges about all day, is going to have a hard th keepl ber tesh wwin te preo scribed fashionable limits. For her whose object is - flesh, the following lines must be followed negc tirely, but the la-y of embonpoint will so well, t tresur them, learn them heart and take,.or dai y guidance: yo lk grow thinner Your Ag blat cinsteed Isof .lt epteamt epn butter, j -c is, lsIn te, tat in, more lad ~t . -fwater I bol-t , ey g e'ge wllR ait :t~arre irCIs~omostwhie cooBn Sand ouch #i - ý.ý M, 60ItOO All Who Would Enjoy good health, with its blessings, must un derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the question of right living with all the term implies. With proper knowledge of what is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy ment, of contemplation and of effort may be made to contribute to living aright. Then the use of medicines may be dis pensed with to advantage, but under or 'iinary conditions in many instances a simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu able if taken at the proper time and the California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is alike important to present the subject truthfully and to supply the one perfect laxative to those desiring it. Consequently, the Company's Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna gives general satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists. KNEW APPROPRIATE THING. Clerk May Have Meant Well, But It Is Somewhat Doubtful if He Made a Sale. Clerks In bookstores are expected to know the inside of every book, and to be able to advise prospective custom ers much as a doctor prescribes for a patient A writer in Tit Bits relates the following rather one-sided conver sation which took place in a book store. The lady entered in a hurry. "I've only got a little time," she said to the clerk, "and I want to get my husband a book for his birthday. Show me what you have. "I don't want anything too expen sive, and I don't want anything cheap, either. He's a mild-mannered man. and not fond of sports, so don't show me ahything in that line. And don't show me anything in the way of trashy novels; and I might as well say right off that you can't persuade me to buy history or biography. 'Tm in a dreadful hurry, and I've wasted too much time here already. Of course you don't know my hus band, but from all I've said can't yea suggest something appropriate?" "Yes, ma'am," said the clerk, hum bly, looking along the shelves. "Here's a book called 'How to Manage a Talk ing Machine."' NEW LIFE AND STRENGTH ioid Thlugh Proper Action of the kidne sec tions also caused much annoyance. After using Doan's Kidney Pills I did not have these tron , bles. They seemed to &pf new life and strength into my isystef and helped me in every way. My husband had an experience almost the same, and it is with pleasure that we both recommend Doan's Kidney ills." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Poeter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Hearl Heart The city beautiful movement K properly pushed will help not only the Individual, but the entire community, and especially the property owner and the householder. The public health is also more or less involved. Are you ontributing to the movement? Uf not, where is your public spirit aad civic pride?-Btrmingham News. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured Wa LOCAL APPLICATIONS., M they eaenot reae Sseat of tae deaem. tanrrh b a blood or eoo -tlooola diseeue, and o crder to mure t you mse take aarmeaedl. al.s caetrr C urs ae taken . a3-y. and aets dkretly upo te loo d . d m.ca ot.ae. Ha.a Catarrh Cure anot a quack meed. . It was pesrlmed by me oaf the best pbsylcais a tha menta years od ha ees rOO.e ath best bood w m a t dtree an tr eoos myfaae The peet eembronta of be two btredteats o wbatt aues eck werddel to. a_ a ourile s c b. end fr t to oe. . J. CHENEY O0.. Pes..l Toldo. 0. i t Year DruamisJ h r eeta e dPo. An Obstacle to Mutual Esteem. Natives who grow fat and muscular en a chunk of pineapple or the fin of a haddock can never enter into per fect brotherhood with u who live to eat, while they merely eat to live- Singapore Straits Budget. htYer Druggist for Aln's Foot-ease. "I tried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE recent y, and bhae Just bought another supply. it'ha curse my corns, and the hot, burn lng and- itching sensation in my feet which as- almost unbearuble, and I would aor be without It now.-Mrs. W. J. Walker, Camden. N. J." Sold by all Druggists, c. -e tars, Comets Ce . :"Why do they so often name news p es after the heavealy bodies?' "'That's iety-abeir au they shed Eh'up-on the earth." For Headache Try Hicks Cappdlft. Whether from Colds. Heat, StomreSch a Nervou troube. the ac8 are spe edily and Ne at Drug Stores. ply time and baseball re very pep' U,,a~e~rrre ~ . ··: FEW CARESSES IN HER LIFE infinite Pathos in Remark Made by Little Philadelphia Child of the Slums. Dr. Herman L. During, superintend ent of the Philadelphia City mission, has for many years devoted his life to the poor. Dr. During is the in ventor of the pretzel test for street beggars. When a street beggar pleads starvation, you buy him a big German pretzel at the nearest stand. If he eats the pretzel, he is honest; if he refuses it, he is a fraud. Dr. During in his work among the poor has learned many odd, quaint things that he relates superbly, for he is a born story-teller. In an address at Bala, apropos of the hard, rough lives of the children of the poor, he related a dlalogue between two little girls in Rum alley. "Maggie, wuz ye ever kissed?' said the first tot. "'On'y wunst in me life wot I kin remember.' said the second. 'When I wuz in de Honnyman hospital wid a broken arm one o' de lady nusses kissed me, an' I blushed like a child.' " SKIN TROUBLES CURED. Two Little Girls Had Eczema Very Badly-in One Case Child's Hair Came Out and Left Bare Patches. Cuticura Met with Great Success. "I have two little girls who have been troubled very badly with eczema. One of them had it on her lower limbs. I did everything that I could hear of for her, but it did not give In until warm weather, when it seem ingly subsided. The next winter when it became cold the eczema started again and also in her head where it would take the hair out and leave bare patches. At the same time her arms were sore the whole length of them. I took her to a physician, but the child grew worse all the time. Her sister's arms were also affected. I be gan using Cuticura Remedies, and by the time the second lot was used their skin was soft and smooth. Mrs. Charles Baker, Albion, Me., Sept. 21; '08." Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Bol Props.. Hoa Work Ahead for Josh. "'ll be kind o' glad when Josh gita home from school," said Farmer Corn. tossel. "I have an idea he can be right useful." "Are you going to put him to work?" "Maybe. I've ex hausted all the language I know on that team of mules. But I haven't given up hope. I want to see wheth er Josh can startle 'em some with his college yelL"---Washington Star. Roiugh em_ uibi + b N. L W.,eltsoaimi, J y Caim,.i. 'J For the Spelling Class. "I prophesy an agreeable ecstasy in perceiving the mnparalleled embarrass ment of a harassed postilion while gauging the symmetry of a potato peeled by a sibyL" Dictate this sen tence and find how many of your friends will be able to spell it aright! Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use For Over :I0 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought. Two Ways. Does Mrs. Gabby disseminate eli cumjacent information?" "No, she doesn't; she Just gossips anout the neighborhood." For Coils and Gripp--Capudine. The best remedy for Grlpp and Colds Is Hicks' Capudine. Relieves the aching and feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches also. It's 'lquid-Effects immed-ately-_I Sand 50r at Drus Stores A Diplomat. Mother-Aren't you ever going to et over fighting, Willie? Willie-Yes'm, when I'm Ilacked. Try u raae Ere Remedy 'o- Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Wyes,. Compounded by Experienced Physicians. Conforms to tshe Pure Food and Drugs Law. ]urlne Doesn't Smart. Boothes Eye Pain. Try Murine for Your Eyes. The Main Thing. Peeticus--What age do yeo think most charming fn a womant Csbit-A rich heritage. Free! A 10e package of Garfield Tea to anyone mailing us thia notice, with name and address, and names and addreae of 10 friends not now the Ideal laxa tive. Garfield Tke Co., yroon N. Y. All pleasure must be bought at the price of pain. For the true, the price is paid before you enjoy it; for the false, after you enjoy it.-John, oaster. Those who keep Hamlins Wiard Oil in the house do not have to buy any other na i-kfor sore throat. No other sae edywEi care this trouble so quickly or so sl. Remmber -this. took out for dark days wha the weather man predicts light rains. When the calf kicks,L 'ti time be thraas th .cow. When thousands of women say that they have been zured of their ailments by a certain remedy, does this not prove the merit of that remedy ? Thousands of women have written the story of their suffering, and have told how they were freed from it by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound -for thirty years these reports have been published all over America. Without great merit this medicine could never have gained the largest sale of any remedy for woman's ills - never could have become known and prized in nearly every country in the world. Can any woman let prejudice stand between her and that which will restore her health? If you believe those who have tried it you know this medicine does cure. Read this letter from a grateful woman, then make up your mind to give Mrs. Pinkham's medicine a chance to cure you. Brooklyn, N. Y.--"I am a firm believer in Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. I was a great sufferer from organlo female troubles for years, and almost despaired of ever being well again. I had bearing-down pains, backache, headache and pains in my abdomen, and tried Mrs. Pinkham's Compound as a last resort. The result was astonishing, and I have used it and advocated it ever since. It is a great boon to expectant mothers. I have often said that I should like to have its merit` thrown on the sky with a search-light so that women would read and be convinced that there is a remedy for their sufferings. a My husband joins mein its praise. He has used it for kidney trouble and been entirely cured."-Mrs. E. A. Bishop, 1915 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. For 80 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicne. Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has thousands to health free of eharge gu aaed '~n ka LPyk.ha n, "Jn., m , s The~ Only Genuan.~ Kwzr Iwwawz~rr In Ar·PY . ýAII-IJC. . .IK IEAIDAURE tlba. Laitdle ila. R i rDiineTh ssa N DI S ea, Drowsiness, Bad TasteintheMoutb, Cosr ad Tongue, Pain in the Bide, TORPID LIVEB. Sreguste the Bowel.. Purel yegetble. SMALL PILL, SMALL BOSE. SMALL PRICE. Genuine lust Bear Fac-Simile Signature IEFUSE SU3STITUTES '5t -L'EJ rter 9 111 5 I"~ The a mu ma* New. 1a~mpkaith mwes,~.tt~bam-bfb 1111 ·t IU t otfrmat - aN, aat' svwy tallu of 1wlv £5 atyat dh make. f a a m .. &r l yW t tlmm£5.guinlsa t~lr~L~i ~LI. :1 0" oft s hw, V.', X dbts i iwC ný autd ?af º ZL: LIUI~i~i~qlwyawbmpCYW DAISY FLY i BJFt"~W.I o. spill a orpL~eii~2'~2;, · 1 tKF]1#E Pu.~l~l wr~1rnt I j~nMMW~wkmftvwIwmId TSIETANTISEPTIS -NOTHING LIKE IT FOR TIE TEETHr, r Z "z0 ' -m fra fothe bsoh thndeL dqh. OR of d aud &.SS whic ahr THE MOUTH II.n& l ad tdroe pat" hebredam ad hkthednu which clect M the *mwh, ci so . bad tee bad boe h, Wipl and al.cb& THE EYES ±ad " " ech As iMd and ebeemee.d by Paetme. CATAR.ILZ.1L.I. huami t Pau amisa humyet polM Use ·d i b ts ýrifiaie t n loaeur. Ij lea., ta body Iey de !OR SALE AT DRUG ST@RUS@.. OR POSWMAID BY MALN f LARGE SAIfI Fuýl THE PAXIOM TOwLEu 0o.. OSTOUS. YAM. "I lie been uuiag Casmiet tatr h somi., with which I havbes meteael fa otweatym s, an l aon y tt Cia. ceahlym raea mmu e rthin tn aytn aertdoýij reoaarmesd them to my btrka - bwiug allthat they) ar rePmumts&' Thea. Gillaz4, 31gkLm, HM* a~ii. ho.. Tmub GaoL DGead. NWr] b Jt M.. eqo 0ra -atyw = back. Gmag M EVERY L TUIU U TIE FAN IVQMIEW - HIRSY·BL M. PIa Fk61b7 m. Ir .d. I a . EeL I. e1 . hse T FEVER AND AGUE ~dIu1 =u~ 34 a.Ai 5.i. 1., moS~.w uOb3L& W. N. U., MEMPHIS, NO. 214-90L <1 115 1.1. RsssYm.i~ Wk hirs~ ue 0 t I d. .-· ·