——
Sc rs i
PECULIAR AFTER EFFECTS
OF GRIP THIS YEAR,
Leaves Kidneys In Weakened Condition
Doctors in all parts of the country
have been kept busy with the epidemic
of grip which has visited so many
homes.
yea™ are very distressing and leave
the system in a run down condition,
particularly the kidneys which seem
to suffer most, as every victim com-
plains of lame back and urinary trou-
bles which should not be neglected, as
these danger signals often lead to
more serious sickness, such as dread-
ed Bright's Disease. Local druggists
report a large sale on Dr. Kiimer's
Bwamp-Root which so many people
Say soon healg and strengthens the
kidneys after an attack of grip.
Ew nap-Root is a great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy, and, being an
herbal compound, has a gentle healing
effect on the kidneys, which is almost
immediately noticed by those who try
it. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N.
Y., offer to send a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root, free by mall, to every
sufferer who requests it. A trial will
convince any one who may be in need
of it. Regular size bottles 50 cts. and
$1.00. For sale at all druggists. Be
sure to mention this paper.
Both Wrong.
A ludicrous told an Ed
fnburg bailie, whose studies in patu
ral history seem have been limit
ed. The following case came before
him one day:
A man who kept a ferret having to
£0 into the country, left the cage with
the ferret in charge of a neighbor til
he should return. The neighbor in
cautiously opened the cage door, and
the ferret escaped The owner was
very angry, and brought a claim
against him for damages :
The following was the decision of
the learned bailie: “Nae doot” he
said to the neighbor: “nae doot ye
was wrang to open the cage door:
but,” he added, turning to the owner
“ye was wrang, too. What for did ye
no clip the brute's wings?”
of
glory is
fo
Rewara of Merit.
“Go on, sah! Go on and
hawn ‘bout who yo' is and what yo'
done!” impatiently said old Brother
Bogus Jut lemme specify dat I'se de
on’y extinguished citizen dis town
dat de president o' de rallroad—dis
yuh road, right h!—pald any ‘ten
tion to when he went th'oo In his spe
cial kyah last week. Yassah! | wuz
yuh when de train passed right on
dis spot!—and dat ‘ar po'tly white
man gimme a fine see-gyah: flung it
to me out'n de window o' de kyah,
and 't wuz lit, too! — Puck
Hobby of Wealthy Englishman,
The ear! of Mount-Edgcumbe, who
will be entertalning many parties at
Mount-Edgcumbe during the next few
months, would have been able to make
& living as an architect if he had been
born in a less exalted sphere. He de
votes some of bis moments
evolving fascinating toy palaces, each
a study of its kind, perfect In every
detail. One he had lighted with elec
tricity Aladdin palaces are
sometimes on chil
dren of acquaintance.— London
Sketch
blow yo’
o'
yu
spare
These
passed
his
to lucky
Quite So.
The teacher in the primary
ment of a Philadelphia school had been
holding forth at some length with ref
erence to the three grand divisions of
nature-—the animal, the vegetable and
the mineral When she had finished
she put this question:
“Who can tell me what
form of animal life is?”
Whereupon the pupil nearest her
hastened to supply the answer zs fol
lows:
“The giraffe." —Lippincott's.
depart.
the highest
A Possibility.
“He's gone to that meeting, full of
fire.”
“Then he had better be careful or
they will put him out.”
—— - -
Like a
Pleasant
Thought
of an old friend—
Post
Toasties
with cream.
~
Sweet, crisp bits of white
Indian corn, toasted to an
appetizing, golden brown.
A delightful food for break-
fast, lunch or supper—always
ready to serve instantly from
the package.
“The Memory Lingers”
For a pleasing variation
sprinkle some Grape-Nuts
over a saucer of Post Toast
ies, then add cream. The
combined Havour is some-
thing to remember.
————"
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
LA FOLLETTE
PHYSICAL WRECK
Ns Batile Creek, Michigan J
American Press In a Ramb.
ling Speech Before
Publishers.
Washington.—Senator Robert M. La
Follette, candidate for the Presidency,
has broken down and will have
take a complete rest for weeks if not
for months.
The Senator has
speaking engagements for
two weeks,
The Senator arrived in Washington
Saturday from Philadelphia. He went
to Providence Hospital, where his
daughter, Mary La Follette, was oper-
ated upon during the day for throat
trouble.
The hospital authorities would not
Bay whether the Senator
or not. At his home the same secrecy
was noticeable,
For some time Mr. La Follette's
friends have seen that he was on the
verge of a collapse and urged him to
quit work until he could regain his
health, strength and nerves. But Mr
La Follette insisted In going on.
The first intimation the public had
of Mr. La Follette’s serious condition
was Friday night at Philadelphia,
where he spoke to the publishers, de
nounced the newspapers and was hiss
ed and hooted down. The speech
that Mr. La Follette was to have de.
livered at Philadelphia was carefully
prepared and rehearsed it
quired 37 minutes to deliver it. Mr. La
Follett was in such a condition
physically and mentally he
arose to speak at Philadelphia it took
him two hours to complete his speech
to
his
next
cancelled
the
was there
here; ree
©
when
LA FOLLETTE GOES WILD.
Senator's Reflections On American
Press At Publishers’ Dinner
Denounced.
Philadelphia —No more
incident has ever occurred at a form
al Philadelphia dinner than the tragio
speech of United States Senator Rob
M. La Follette, which reached its
anti-climax early Saturday morn
aid
dramatic
ert
sad
ing
After he had delivered his rambling
philippic of 2 hours and 10 minutes
against all the newspapers of America
and most the magazines, at the
dinner of Periodical Publishers
Association of America, In the Belle
vue-Stratford, he sank in his chair
Toastmaster Don © Seitz,
manager the New York
When Mr. Seitz blisteringly
La Follette
foolish and
dropped inte
of
the
to
beside
business
World
described the
of
utterances
“wicked,
Senator's head
hands
as
the
Ht rn
unirug
He talked disconnectedly with
eral friends when the long
to an end, a quarter of
and then t
jointly by
rivate secretary, J. C
Pp Fs
8OV.
dinner
came hour
(ater,
an
ante
and
Hannan
He refused to go to bed and sat on
a sofa moodily silent. After a time
he complained, according to hotal at.
tendants, of illness, and then was at.
tacked by violent nausea. Mr Hannan
and friends did what they mld ta
relieve his sufferings. He appeared
to be very weak and to he absolutely
Indifferent to his surroundings
went tn ne
oc
his
cupied himself
~
STUBBED TOE; LOSES LEG.
Confederate “Vet” Went Through War
Without a Wound.
New York.
Civil War as an aid on General Lee's
staff without receiving a wound, Col.
Beverly Winfred Wrenn In his left
leg in New York as the result of a toe
stubbed a month Blood poison.
ing developed, and it was found neces.
sary to amputate the limb just below
the thigh. Despite his
years, the Colonel stood the operation
well, and it is believed that he will
recover
After going through the
ut
ago
advanced
THOMAS F. GRADY DEAD.
Tongued Orator.”
New York.-—S8tate Senator Thomas
F. Grady, widely known in Democratic
councils in State
|
———————— — a — a ———————
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
ss
Bradstreet's says:
“Favorable weather has facilitated |
business operations especially in job
and retail lines, which report |
more or less improvement. But on |!
the whole trading is characterized by
| home here. The Senator,
years the Democratic leader
| State Senate, had been Ml for several
weeks and recently underwent an
| operation at a sanatorium.
Typhus Fever a Menace.
Washington —Typhus fever, gen.
| erally thought to be rare In the Unit.
| od States, is the same as the so-called
Bright's disease and actually present
| In certain elties of the country, with
the danger of becoming epidemic, ac.
cording to a report to the Public
| Health and Marine Hospital Service
wy Director Anderson, of the Hygienic
Laboratory, and Passed Assistant
Surgeon Goldberger. These conclu.
sions were reached after numerous ex.
haustive experiments with monkeys.
particularly in the
farming sections. It is conceded that
trade will be late in developing—late:
than usual in fact.
“Wheat, including flour,
the United States and
the week aggregate
against 41.570 last week
and 2,132,513 this week last year
Corn exports for the week are 1,740,
bushels, against 1,462.388 last
in 1911."
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of
Trado says:
“The situation in
mixed and varied
there a lessened
and steel products
from the November
activity-—-the volume
well maintained in spite of the
off in new railroad buying.”
exports
Canada
for 3,043,404
a
business is
character
demand for
a natural reaction
and December
of
18 iron
business Is
’
ling
Wholesale Marzets
"y
a
Wheat
$1.01
$1.03%
No. red,
basis and
Northern
Spot steady;
elevator export
fob afioat; No. 1
f o b afloat.
Corn—8pot firm; export new, 2% t
0 b afloat.
Oats—Spot firm:
56% c in elevator.
and 4, 65%,
Cheese—State, milk
earlier, average fancy, 16%¢
Eggs firm;
fresh-gathered
white,
No
standard
No. 2,
o
56%;
whole fall and
2 Cases,
5,36
receipts,
extras, 37@ 38c. ext:
firsts, 36; firsts, 34@ 35; seconds, 32
33; thirds and poorer, 26 Q 31; fresh
gathered dirties, No. 1, 27; No. 2, 23
@26; fresh-gathered checks, prime,
SG 24, poor to fair, 20@2
rigerator, special marks, first
0, do, seconds, 2;
6@28; do, poor, 200024: State,
‘ivania and hennery
ney, large new-laid, 41642
Poultry Live weak: Western chick
ens, 12@12%e; fowls, 12@13%:
keys, 15@16. Dressed dull and lower:
Western turkeys, 12621c: chickens,
12% @15; fowls, 12% @1614
PHILADELPHIA. — Wheat
contract grade, No. 2 red. in
elevators, 9514, @98¢c. Corn firm; No. 2
in export elevators, 68% @70: No. 2
yellow for local trade, 72. Oats firm
‘ec higher, No. 2 white 566
561%.
Butter,
do,
«IQ 2Y ao,
Penn
whites,
$s nearby
f
f
)
a
tur
steady,
expon
651
natural
Western
ae
‘
demand;
creamery special, 40c¢c: extra
nearby prints, extra, 41 Eggs firm
Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts
f c, $10.50 per case;
ceipts, f ¢, $10.20
firsts, { c, $10.50 per case: do,
receipts, f c, $10.20 per case
New York full creams, fancy,
17% @17%e; do, fair to good, 16%. 617
Live poultry steady; fowls, 126 13¢:
old roosters, 10; young, do, stagey, 10
@11; spring chickens, 12613: ducks
16@ 17; geese, 14@G 16; spring chickens
12@13; ducks, 16G 17; geese, 146016:
turkeys, 14@15
good
do,
do, current
Western
current
(Cheese
re
per case;
firm;
"
-
No
a5
red
2
BALTIMORE
Western, 89; contract;
red, 971; steamer No. 2
Corn—8ettling prices Con
tract, 71; white, 71%: steamer mixed,
60. no established grade, 671
Oats-—No. 2 white, 554 @ 58:
ard white, 66@5656%; No. 3
£155.
Butter
Wheat-—No
881s,
red,
wore
stand
white, 5414
ARG 39:
creamery,
ne
wi
Creamery, fancy,
creamery, choice, 37638:
good, 35@ 36; creamery, imitation,
@ 2%. creamery, prints, 37440
Cheese-—Jobbing lots, per
@ 1RVLe
Eggs—We quote, per dozen, loss off
Maryland, Pennsylvania and nearby
firats, 30c; Western firsts, West
Virginia firsts, 29; Southern firsta, 28
G28; guinea, 14@15
Poultry--Chickens, old hens.
heavy, 12¢: do small to mediom, 13:
young, large, 12; rough and poor, 12:
old roosters, 8. Ducks-—"Nhite Fekins
14@15¢c; muscovy, 13: puddle, 126214
Southern, 11@12; Kent Island, 14618
Nearby 12@713¢; Western and |
Turkeys Choice hens, 17; young
; small and |
Ib,
18
30
Live
Live Sto:i
CHICAGO.-Caitle market, 104 25¢ |
than yesterday: beeves, £4.75 |
Texas steers, $4.90¢16 10; |
stockers and feeders, $3.806 6.25; cows
heifers, $26.75; calves, $5.50
Hogs—Light, $5806 86.25: mized,
$6.05@6.25; heavy, $6.1001 6.45; rough,
$5.75@6.05; pigs, $4.50@5.30; bulk 1
sales, $6.10476.25.
Sheep-- Native, $2505.25: West
ern, $2.50G490; yearlings, $4 BOG
65.65; lambs, native, $4.50 6.75: West.
ern, $6406.75.
Ee
PITTSBURG. Cattle steady;
ply light. Choice, $7.65@8;
$1.266G07.60,
Sheep steady; supply lHght. Prime
wothers, $4.3064.50; culls and com
mons, $1L.5002; lambs, $4G 6.65.
sup
prime,
The woman who “keeps house” has
enough to do when she is in good, sound |
health, but if she is tired all the
time, and suffering from morn to night
with an aching back, house-work becomes
weak,
fflicted in this
Pills
Many women who were a
way say that Kidney
made life easier for them.
Women are subject to kidney
The clothing they wear, the work they do,
the worry and strain of bearing and rear- |
ing children, the lack of proper exercise; |
all tend to it.
Backache, bearing-down pains, headache,
dizzy mpells, faintness, fits of “blues,” and |
Dean's have |
disease, |
to the sex, are found frequently
When any
with
in kidney |
one of these ills ap- |
pears, together a lored condi- |
too frequent, scanty or burning, just make
up your mind that your kidneys are weak, |
Doan’s Kidney Pills have helped a great
mny weak women through the trying
added misery. disturb the |
tain no poison
dangerous nor habit forming drugs.
Doan’s are harmless for children too,
They do not
ous,
You in Misery Day
and Night
bli: co AS
Every Pleture
“I just can’t get up!”
The following came is typical of the cures
effected by Doan's Kidney Pills. Grateful
testimony is the best evidence,
SCREAMED WITH PAIN,
| A Connecticut Woman's Awful Suffer
ing.
Mrs. Relina Jones, 200 Main St. An.
sonig, Conn., says: “1 began to have kid-
ney trouble about 1808. An inflammation
of the bladder in ind cutting, drag-
#ing backaches; pai hrough the loins and
kKides and soon got into a state of weak-
| ness, languor and general de My
limbs were 80 sore and tender 1 could
hardly bear the pressure of the bed cloth.
ing. I bloated badly i lex swell
my
ed. 1 noticed
The
ii
ression
snd my ar
anG my an’
continual ringing in
tted before my
4
ai 2
a
eyes
ns were
unnelur:
i
|
i
i serea
became so
ts
WERK
there
ears and specks fl
Kidney secretic Ad ver
irregular. At times | fairly i rk
i pain, | and sick, that 1
| was put 0 bed and stayed three
| months under doctor's treatments, | grew
worse constantly, and my fan WHE ene
tirely discemraged. Beginning with Doan’s
Kidney Pills, | was surprised at their ef-
! fect In less than a week, kidney
ness and inflammation of the blad
appeared. In three weeks
soon resumed my housework.
‘use of Doan’s Kidney Pills saved my iife”™
nx
(TILL
LA] 8
(Va y
Mr. Newlswed Resented What He Con. |
sidered Impertinence, but the |
Joke Was on Him,
They were on thelr wedding tour,
and Imagined that every civility giv
en them related to their new condition
of servitude
Having stopped at a way station, the
bridegroom was approached by the
tation agent, who asked:
“Are you going take
train?
“It's none of your
torted the bridegroom
to the next
business,” re
indignantly, as
platform,
other
of the
the
h
he guided the bride
ip
where they condoled with each
iver the Impertinence of some
natives
Onward came the it
rling from afar
tLelr destination
train, its vapor
it was the last to
that
day-—an express
nearer it at full
in a
EOne
thunder
aul
came
it
and
then
ast and was
“Why in
'
top yelled
Nearer
speed: moment whizzed
didn't that tr
idegroom
hone
| has to signal If that train's
ain
the br
Cos you sald "twarn't of my
hizness
stop.”
NURSE TELLS OF SKIN CURES
“Il have seen the Cuticura Remedies
ured with best results during the past
twenty years. In my work as a nurse,
many skin disease cases came under
my observation, and in every instance,
I always recommended the Cuticura
Remedies as they always gave entire
satisfaction One in particular
was that of a lady friend of mine who,
when a child, was afflicted with ec.
tema which covered her face and
hands entirely, breaking out at inter
vals with severer She could
not go to school as the disfigurement
looked terrible 1 told her get at
once a set of the Cuticura Remedies.
After the use of only one set she was
perfectly well
cage
forture
to
“A grown lady friend was afflicted
with salt rheum in one of her thu nbs,
And she was cured by the Cuticura
Remedies. Still another lady bad dry
galt rheum In both palms of her hands
every fall of the year. They used to
be so painful she could scarcely wet
her hands until she began to use the
Cuticura Remedies which cured her.
I have also seen them cure children
of ringworm The children's faces
would be all circles and rings around
the cheeks, and the neek, and after
treatment with Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, they were completely cured.
My husband had rheumatism on his
arm and I used the Cuticura Ointment.
It made his arm as limber and nice,
Whereas It was quite stiff before I
began to apply the Ointment.
“Last May I had an Ingrowing toe
nail which was very painful, as the
tide of the nall was edging right down
In the side of my toe. I cut the nail
out of the cavity It made, and of
course applied the Cuticura Ointment
to the part affected. It soothed it and
in less than ten nights it was all
healed through constant use of the
Ointment. Ten days ago, I had my
left hand and wrist burned with boil
completely cured them. 1 have Just
to another friend, and she Is recover
I will gladly furnish the
If anybody doubts what I say.”
(Signed) Mrs, Margaret Henderson, 77 |
1810. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and |
with 32-page book, will be malled free |
on application to “Cuticura,” Dept. L, |
Boston,
Young America's Reply.
“Why did Shylock want a pound of
flesh?"
“1 suppose he knew that the price
of meat was going up.”
A A Rs
For COLDS and GRIP
Hicke' Carvpine is the best remedy ope.
deves the nching and feverishness cures the
Dold and restores normal conditions. Ita
fguideffocts immediately. 100, 3o., and Soc,
At drug stores.
—————
In the matrimonial game there are
lots of kisses and many scratches.
A tough man's idea of being well
dressed Is to wear a loud necktie.
Cow rt & FT soe trey
Old Grouch—S80 you ha
Clarence He claims he
Cholly—Oh! the b
he wumpled my cwavat dweadfu
but when was all ovah
was Iwightfully wilted,
licked you.
asiah! It's twu
his collab
Like Him,
Mis Jobhnsing an’
More
me
las week, Miss Lou,
ironing
Yo
ter h
ast bout
isban
Matilda, looking
Ah seen Mis Johneing on 4
las’ night dey
boa din
wo'k
up from her
o
an’ she says to
Her
de
"ford
EOMe
husban
ins’ six
CAYD io keep
Ah t mighty
8io’in dere fu'niture an’ it
fifty cents a mon't to keep it in de sto’
an’ ef dey don’
money keep
been
fo monts an dey
no
mo’
cos dey's
house
tink | foolish
COs es dem
House, it ebe'y
Aan
pay
wl
mont
ETe n
a
a-burowin’ into
atin’ cancer Ah
dat, an Ah say w'y
iusban’ to wo'k I
Hiteh 4
don’ yo
quick
Can
ali
at night
he d« like n
dat's w'ot's de mat
put her } e
right able body man
to de Ah say
YO nails to de
i
e reins
mule, an
fo
fin
lay
finger
niggah.” But
e like
ms 12
Ah reckor
can fin’,
she say he
wok bh dough he out
some! 11
a-io0kin
wo'k he
O
¥
“ail,
Esther Was Alarmed.
Esther, a five-year-old daughter of
North side parents, heard much about
the dangers of diphtheria, and was
contact with
{wo
keep from
that
coming into
she and her
might not “catch it.”
One day she
the grocery on
her penny, and
is
ii,
going
to spend
ingisted on
the corner
wag warned by
mother not stop and play with any
hildren she might meet on the way
After having been gone only a few
minutes, she rushed into the house
much excited, exclaiming as she en
fered
"Mamma, you must keep ‘ose boys
away from Mr. A's house, ‘cause they
have diphtheria and have a sign
up.”
Her mother said: “Is that so? What
does the sign say?”
“It says for sale,” sald Esther. —
Indianapolis News.
fo
.
Ready for Anything.
A popular neighbor had just passed
to the great beyond in a rural Penn-
syivania community and the under
taker stood at the door of the home.
by the minister:
“Mine bredren
Thomas he iss dead
und sisters, Joe
maybe Joe Thomas he go to hell
meet him.”
Useless.
“Why don't you make up your mind
peck you?”
“I have made it up half a dozen
times, but it doesn’t seem to do any
good at all. She refuses lo concede
that I have a mind."
CA
bogan. She took the leading part in
the first drama, “Man and the Ser
pent."—Paul Blouet.
———————
All women love a lover—but most
married men feel sorry for him.
{OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY
| Fat Victim of Cupid Bashfully Ao
: knowledges Real Reason for His
| Act of Heroism.
The
{ through
crawlir
broken
was
ad
smallest
t the fat
bx y k
ice and
E his
i Come back, Fatty the other boys
| shrieked. “You'll bust it all in,
i den youse'll { jo
But
h and
ignored these warn
he boy
to rescue
go
¢ drowned
the fat boy, flat om hi
nis
IDE
the
nf spread out to
ly crept toward
face roltened
he bashfully
mmy's sister!”
Brewer's Rule.
was common knowledge
noon the weaithy brew.
poor men in the
warmed themselves
gratings and
presents food,
The brewery grat.
no
dare stand
It
twelve
that at
o'clock
led In
neighborhood
sic
er ca all the
w hie
"re d
an factory
small of
oney
them
ossegsed occupants
m
p
dor there on ao
unfortu.
{0 va
‘He
emells
of the fumes,” said
d
one
who hs requested
Erating
who
been
Kinaker's
anybody
nate
trast
cate the trun
nt Rive to
Won't Sell His Horse Now.
I had a horse I couldn't use as it had
a bad attack of heaves and wo iid have
sold it for a trifle to get rid of it. 8 me-
one told me of Brubaker's Heave Pow.
der, 80 I fed it eight packs; the
heaves are gone and the horse is not
for sale. So writes Mr. J. Bender,
Rothsville, Pa. He recommends every-
one with a heavey horse to use these
powders which sell for 50c. a package.
Prepared by Samuel Brubaker & Coy
i Lancaster, Pa.
Explained.
“Heigho!"” sighed Mrs Stoutly. "Wen
{ used to sit with your arm around my
waist, John, but you never do It any
*
-
! more.’
“I'm
“but
beyond
sorry, dear.”
there are some
my reackh."-—Harper's
replied Stoutly,
things that are
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tee for many years, Now dedicated 10 Lhe Poo-
fie and sold by Druggists at Be aha He per Bottle
Murine Kye Saive In Aseptic Tubes, %he and bor,
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
! Deep-Sea Version.
Tommy Cod-—-What is it they call a
pessimist, pa?
i Pa Cod—A pessimist, my son, is a
| fish who thinks there i8 a hook in ev-
| ery worm!-- Puck
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Pleasant Pellets cure cone
Lonstipation is the cause of
many Cure the canee and you
| cure the disease. Easy to take.
Nothing Serious.
“Made any mistakes in the new yeas
as yet?”
“Well, I'm still writing it 1910"
| The man who is satisfied with him.
| self never worries on account of his
| neighbor's estimate of him.
ONLY ONE “RROMO QUININE."
| That is LAXATIVE BROMO OUININE. Look
the dgnature of BW. GBOYE. L'a the Wor
| over Wo Care a Cold in One Day. Sho.
When people begin to say to a
woman, “How young yon are looks
al it's a sign she ig getting old.
Myre. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, red utes inflamma.
Hon, aliays pain, cures wind eclie, 235¢ a bottle,
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ed that always happens. If this is
true, we should learn to expeet fit.