1 A Patent Medicine Talk Readers of such leading maga zines, as the "Ladies' Home Jour nal" and "Collier's Weekly" must have noticed recently many articles relative to patent medicines. The editors of these magazines are seeking to bring about by legis lation and agitation, what they choose to call a reform in the patent medicine business. They make the statement that it is not only unsafe, tut unwise, and in many cases de structive of health, for people to purchase and consume patent medi cines the ingredients of which they have no knowledge. It it not our purpose to enter into a discussion of the merits or de merits of this agitation or crusade. Thousands of people have used patent medicines and have been, benefited by them. At the same time there are undoubtedly evils existing in the ABUSE of some so-called patent medicines. Because you have a thief in your neighborhood, vnu would not sav the whole neiffh- ' V J o borhood is composed of thieves. We '- j inow that we have plenty 01 cus- i tomers at our counters who tell our J This meant not only the highest quality in manufacture, but the very greatest economy the cutting out of every wasteful item and every un necessary expense. The remedies when manufactured were shipped directly from the laboratory to the retail druggists. This insured their freshness and made it impossible for their quality to deteriorate. Not only that, but .it also did away with the jobbers' "profit. Here again the co-operative system added not only quality but "brought about economy. Most of our patrons are familiar with these facts. Most of them are already acquainted with the for mulas of Rexall Remedies which are manufactured by the United Drug Co., with laboratory and principal offices in Boston, Mass. These are the remedies and this is the co-operative company that we believe has done more to bring about a change in patent medicine conditions than, any other element in existence. Each of the K'exall druggists v know absolutely what each Rexall remedy contains. He has the for- clerks what benefit they derive from 1 j mula of each remedy on file in his this or that preparation. Yet even with this knowledge it is hard for us to say what one among the patent medicines is the "neighborhood black-leg." The un fortunate part of our position is that we do not know the formulas of the patent medicines we sell. We do not believe that the pro prietors of patent medicines are dis honest or that they are intentionally misrepresenting their products. If we did we would certainly refuse to sell their goods over our counter. Our exact position in this patent medicine agitation is this: We are the servants of the public. We sell and will continue to sell patent medicines just the same as the gro cer sells you canned com or pota toes. We want our patrons to find in our stock just what they demand, only we can positively say that at any time we find a medicine is in jurious we will throw it out of our store. Several years ago, a thousand of the leading druggists throughout the United States organized them selves together in a co-operative company to produce remedies which they could back up with their own names and theif own reputations. The first object of this co-operative company was to produce a line of remedies that every druggist would know thoroughly. There were to be no secret formulas; the ingredients of every remedy would, be known to every druggist. Each of these thousand druggists contributed to the organization all that his knowledge and experience ' had brought to him in the way of advice as to different remedies. The formulas of something like s.ooo or more remedies were sent to the company. A committee of ex perts was appointed and this com mittee went over the various for- . mulas conscientiously and earnestly for a long period of time and selected from the entire list about 200 stand ard remedies, the manufacture of which the company then undertook. The company in the meantime had erected a perfect laboratory' large, well-appointed, with every ap- V pliance known to modern skill The combined capital of a thousand druggists made it possible for the company to purchase in the largest quantities, the fundamental drugs . and herbs, etc., that form the in gredients of the. various remedies. i safA Ha will orlalw crr if trt anxr- I . - . ..... t, -j t- - j one who is interested. There id j nothing secret about any of the Rex- j all formulas. On the contrary, we are thoroughly proud of them. We want you to know about them. No one Rexall remedy is a "cure all." It is not necessary for us to invent diseases and symptoms and then endeavor to convince you that one Rexall remedy will cure you of every ailment in the world. To our minds that has been one of the fundamental errors of patent medi cine manufacturers, and that has been corrected by the Rexall people. One remedy for each ill, and that .remedy the unquestioned best in the world, is the principle upon which Rexall success is founded. We are proud of our connection; with Rexall. We are proud to be able to offer to the people of this community, a line of remedies that we can back up with every bit of reputation we have earned by square . dealing and honest, con scientious treatment of our trade. Our confidence in Rexall is shown by the fact that we absolutely guar antee every Rexall remedy we sell. This is not an empty phrase with us, we mean just what we say. If you buy a Rexall remedy and are not entirely satisfied with it, all you need to do is to bring the empty bottle or package back to us and pay "I was not satisfied, please give me my money" and we will return the money to you instantly and cheerfully. We feel that you are conferring an obligation upon us when you do this. We went to know every case that the Rexall remedies fail to cure. We want you to get your money back if the remedy has not done the work you expected it to do. Can any principle of business be fairer than this? Is it not thor oughly in accord with President Roosevelt's doctrine of the square deal for every man? From time to time in newspaper announcements, we shall say van- ous things about various Rexall remedies. We want the people to understand thoroughly what the word Rexall means to every family in this entire community. If the real facts about Rexall were appre ciated to-day, no other patent medi cines would need to be offered to the people. Stoke & Feicht Drug Co., Druggists The faxatl Store jyjINNIE N. KECK, NOTARY PUBLIC, Reynolduville, Pa. pRIESTER BROS., UNDERTAKERS. Black and white funeralcart. Ulan Btroet. Beynoldsville, Pa. H. HUGHES, UNDERTAKING AND PICTCKK FRAMING. The D. 8. Burial League has been tested ftnd found all rinht. (jlioapetit form of In surance. Secure a contract. Near Public Fountain, KeynoldHville Pa. -TTTINDSOR HOTEL, " Philadelphia, Pa. Between 12th and 13th 8U on Filbert St. Three minutes walk from the Keadinr Ter minal. Five mlnuteti walk from the Penn'a It. K. Depot. European plan 11.00 per day and tpwuru. American ptan f.ui per any, 1 rttUK iu. Duumuwy, luuimgura Not What Be Meant. Judge You i accused of having beaten this person cruelly. The Ac cusedWell, I hnd to beat Win to make him do his work. lie is nn idiot. Judge (severely) You should remember that nn idiot is a man like you or me. , One Phase of Life. "So they live in the same hotel, eh?" "Yes; be has a room on the second tory." "And she?" "Oh, that's another story." Chicago News. The saddest part of all our accumu lating catastrophes lies In the waiting welcomes that are never claimed. The Mesa Man! The late Max O'Kell gave this advice to bachelors: "Marry a woman smaller than yourself." Many a man couldn't And one. Milwaukee Journal. It Makes Restful Sleep. RletpleartneFift almost Invariably accompa nle conntipiiUon and it manifold attendant evilH nervous disorder. indigent ion, head in; he, Johb of appetite, eto. To attempt to In duet sleep by opiatee Uaaerious mlHtake, for the bnil n in only benumbed and the body Buf fers. Celery King removes the cauHe of wake fulness by Its soothing effect oa the nerves and on the stomach and bowels. Celery Klmr cures Constipation amd Nerve (Stomach, LWer and Kidney disease. , For Bale by Stoke & Feicht Drug Co. TRAINING CROUPIERS A. FAMOUS REMEDY THE WAY THE EXPERTS AT MONTE CARLO ARE MADE. Picked Men fudcrto a It licltl Conr.e of tnnlrnvtioa I ntll The? Are Mold ed Into the Rltvht Form tn rrentde Over the (amine: "p'eblr. The stereotyped ivoruK ring out iu but sllKbtly varying tones from the throats of those Inmuu.ultite black Coated functionaries. Indeed thu most sensutional coup of the season would, we believe, be powerless to move any of these suave officials Into betraying even a momentary gleam of Interest in the mere mortals he thus adjures to plank down "their ready." The casual frequenter of Uie salle do Jeu pays but little heed to those things Indeed takes them as a matter of course nevertheless the croupier Is "made," not "born," though he may have inborn qualillontions. He Is a creature of selection, and, given a can didate of seeming promise, there fol low months of training and lr!nl-aye, little temptations which shall test bis honesty before the three chiefs who vtatch him and consider all his points decide upon his actual election, and be is carefully molded Into the "right form," that of the quiet, courteous yet ever alert gentleman, whose well kept laud spins the marble bull aiul throws the coins so dextrously across the green cloth. It may be Interesting to those who do uot already know to bear that no more than thlrty-si.t men can go up at a time for eltlon. Thirty-six the number which exactly corresponds with the numerals on the board and of these, ngaln, only the very Attest are chosen for final training and ap pointments. The "maklns cf the croupier" takes place during the dead season that Is, from about August till the eud of De cember, by which time It Is calculated a smart man may be considered fit to try bis puces In public. The training Is Indeed no play, but consists of regular attendance at the classes of tho "eeole des croupiers" for six hours a day, the exact time being from 8 to 11 In the forenoon and from " to 5 In lie after noon. Before admittance to the "school," however, a medical examina tion has to be umlrgono as well as ex aminations In viva voce arithmetic and tests put with regard to correct and fluent French and refinement of ac cent. Yet would nil these avail a man nothing should his antecedents and character not bear the strictest and most, searching scrutiny. During this time of probation coins of the value of those they will have to handle at the tables are not used, notes being repre sented by squares of paper of much the same size and texture and the louls d'or being "understudied" by one franc pieces, while the smallest slake permissible, the clumsy five franc piece, remains the same;. As we have, however, already ob served, tests of honesty are nt times resorted to In order to make sure of the man's qualities In this respect. Yet In order uot to strain this point too highly the management pays the pro bationer a sum of 1.T0 francs a month salary during his period of training. The daily "lessons" consist naturally enough principally in the acquirement of a nice manipulation of the ball and the rake, In quick "head reckoning" and In dextrously pitching tho coins across bo that they seem to fall Irl an orderly golden row, each separate and distinct. A distinction Is made between candi dates for the trente-et-quaranto i 5!es and those devoted to the more easily grasped game of roulette. The men serving tho former are, as may have struck any observant visitor, of a dis tinctly better class, a higher mental caliber. Their salaries, too, are propor tionately higher, ranging from 400 to 1500 francs a month, while the "chef" draws 723 and the inspectors and sub directors from 750 to 1,000 a mouth, with a bonus also at the end of the season and the comforting prospect of pension when old age or sickness comes along to lay them on the shelf. That these men are also well worth it goes without saying. A lesser grade of intelligence Is re quired at the rouge-et-noir board, yet here, too, the salaries are such as many n civil service clerk might well envy earned, too, in a lovely climate and bearing In mind that, given fair health and a steady devotion to duty, the ap pointment may be considered good for all the man's working life leading also to the ultimate pension in recogni tion of faithful services. The salary of the roulette croupier starts at 250 francs a month and 'may rise to 400 francs, and he also is the recipient of an annual bonus at the end of the "grand season." It Bliould also be observed that while "on duty" the strain Is continuous. Each man is "relieved" every two hours, when oc curs that curious little ceremonial of turning the - cushion on his chair, a "matter of form" to show he has hid den no coin beneath it The ages at which men may enlist In Fortuna's ranks He between twenty five and thirty, the adventurer, in the general and derogatory acceptation of that term, having no chance whatever, there being no place for such under the red and black flag of M. Blanc. A few of the older men one still meets and there are now less of them every year have "won their spurs" on other fields before the fickle goddess was driven into exile on the fair shores of the .Mediterranean. Such who have grown gray in her service remember Homburg and Baden-Baden, have live ly memories even of those halcyon days when the chink of the gold was born out through the open windows of the now decorous Kurhaus in Wies baden. London Pall Mall Gazette. 1 cured MYC0113I1 with German Syrup I" He wrote to Dr. G. G. Green ; "An a true a 1 tell vou, doctor dear. I'm feelin' finer than ever I've been 1" TThe poor consumptive should not be the victim of experiment, as he often is, but the moment the dread disease mani fests its presence he should be given Bo schee's German Syrup a pure, non-alcoholic medicine that is made specially for the cure of consumption, and has a world wide fame as a certain remedy for catarrh, lolds, coughs, croup, sore throat and all bronchial affections in old and young. (Jit is sold in all civilized countries, and has been famous as a consumption cure for almost half a century. qTrial bottle, 25c. Big bottle, 75c. At all druggists throughout the world. For sale by Stoke & Pi lohi, Drug Co. PENNSYLVANIA RAILKOAD. SCHEDULE I N EFFECT JAN. 1. 1900. TRAINS LKAVK KEYNOLDSVILLE : F.ir Vi-w lie lileheiii, Ifi-d Hunk, mid p-lu-clynl Imertni'rlliitu iitihiiis. Oil t'nv and IMtiHlmrg, IISiU, m:0h 11. in. 1:211, 8:07, 7:f (New B ililehem only) p. 111. week-days. Sundays : in a, ni., 4:10 p. tn. For UiiHols. lti lftwood, and principal Inter medins HiuiioiiM, Hiiii-Ulniiv. I'lillHiUilplilit, Huh inlin e mid WuslihiKliin, a-. m 11. in., Yl'Jfl ;:2"p 111. .ck-diivs. Siinduvs 12: lip. ni. I'm- D11ltols1.nl lutiii. in. wuek-dnys, !:S0 p. ni. dutlv. V. V. ATTEiimniY, ,1. H. Wood, lien. Milium!!'. Pusspin.'ci' Trnlllc Mjtr. (Iko. W. Miiyii, lienerul I'aiseut.'er Apent. Wedding Invitations and Visit ing Card3 neatly and prompt ly printed at The Star oflice, laxficccrrx nxn PURE FOODS ' U n j htHti-n have passed laws, pndilh iting tie sal" of sea foods that, have hr. 11 treated bv preservatives, nn'em IiiIh I. il. The above trade mark Is a Kuarantee that the oysters or other sea foods bearing it itru absolutely pure and freo from pre servatives of any kind. Sealshipt Oysters are free Trom water, from ice, from germs, from dirts. They are sealed In uir-tlght cases at the beds and opened at the dealer's. Tbe ice Is packed around the case.' FRESH SHIPMENTS DAILY AT Frank's Restaurant. xrxirrarrrrr: axe 33: Special 15 Days' Sale, ALL GOODS REDUCED from 15 to 35 per cent. Special on Winter Overcoats and Suits for Men and Boys. DRESS GOODS which sold for $1.00 now goes at 75c. Dress Goods, was 75e, now 50c Meltons, were $1.00, now 75c. LADIES' COATS which were sold for $10, $12 and $15, you get lor $5, $6 and 7.00. FURS--J have a few yet, not many.' One-third and one-half off. $4.50 Furs now $2.50. LEGGINS 50c kind now 39c. FASCINATORS-In black and white, were 50c, will go at 39c. 10c Ladies' Hose lor 9c or 3 for 25c. 25c Ladies' Hose for 21c. Boys' Fleeced Undershirt and Drawers 25c, none better at40c. Fleisher Yarn 98c a pound. Come and see for yourself. N.HANAU $30,000.00 STEEL PLANT GOLD BONDS First Mortgage. Six Per Cent Bonds. Payable in Gold. Dated Dec. 1, 1905. Interest payable June I, Dec. 1 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Reynoldsville, Pa. PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK, Reynoldsville, Pa. -AND C. F. DICKINSON, Wcstinghouse Building, Pittsburg, Pa. We own and offer (in amounts to suit purchasers) the best industrial security ever offered to the investors of this community. The controlling interest in Reynoldsville's new "STEEL PLANT" has recently been purchased by Pittsburg people who are old in the successful management of large iron and steel properties. Necessary additions are being made to the equipment, and new and heavy machinery is being added. Upon completion of these improvements a full line of Alligator Shears, Cold Saws, Rolling-Mill and Contractors' Machinery will be extensively manufactured at the Company's works, and sold from their Pittsburg offices. The assets of the Company, as re-equipped will stand at $120,000.00 in round figures, against which the $30,000.00 of First Mortgage bonds are the first and prior lien. he Company has issued $30,000.00 six per cent First Mortgage Gold Bonds in de nomination of $100.00, $200.00, $500.00 and $1,000.00 each and we, the undersigned, have purchased a very large proportion of the entire issue. The semi-annual interest, at the rate of six per centum, is payable on June 1st and De cember 1st of each year, at The Peoples National Bank, Reynoldsville, Pa. These bonds are a first and prior lien on all of the real estate, buildings, machinery, equipments, franchises, property and revenues of the American Production Company, and a special condition in the mortgage provides that bonds to the amount of $2,500.00 shall be retired every year, after the first two years. ' ' LEGALITY These bonds have been issued under the supervision and advice of the following attor neys, viz : Messrs. Charles Corbett, of Brookville, Pa., Weil & Thorp, of Pittsburg, Pa., and G. M. McDonald, of Reynoldsville, Pa.; any of whom can vouch for the binding val idity of these securities. The undersigned being personally acquainted with the "STEEL PLANT" property, consider these bonds as the best of the kind ever offered in this community, and recom mend them as a safe investment. Prompt subscriptions for bonds in amounts from $100.00 up will be received by the un dersigned at the price of par and accrued interest. Allotments will be made as subscrip tions are received, the right being reserved to cease the allotment at any time. ' : A DDR ESS: The Peoples National Bank, The First National Bank, By W. B. ALEXANDER, President. By JOHN H. KAUCHER. President, Reynoldsville, Pa. Reynoldsville, Pa. OR C. F. Dickinson, 1218-19-20 Westinghouse Building, . Pittsburg, Pa. H N p .1 -ir
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