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The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
Plea for single Beds.

Two in a bed is the usual custom OF
sleeping, In the United States at least,
and also in Canada and Englnd. But
in Germany and France single beds
are the rule. The latter plan Is more
healthful and comfortable, says a med
ical authority. It Is gradually coming
into use in this country. Single beds
involve more linen, more work In max
ing beds and more washing, but /
never knew a family to return to the
old plan after once giving single beds
q fair trial. Especially in summer is
the single bed to be preferred or even
sleeping on the floor. to two in Q bed.
Many families declared they never
knew what comfort raj during the hot
summer nights until they adopted the
single beds. I might add q word OF
protest against allowing babies or
young children to sleep. with old peo-
ple. The latter certainly draw upon
the vitality of the former. This is
probably true as between any bedfel-
lows one Of whom Ia sickly or less
strong than the other. Consumption
and other diseases have often been
communicated from n bedfelloW to
another.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
Rich Mines, But No Railroads.

There are few localities in the world
where railroads could do so much to-
ward opening rich country as in
Northern Mexico The ore is there.
and it is well known by capitalists, but
the great problem Is that of transpor-
tation. The difficulties of getting q
railroad across the mountains from .
Pacific coast port to the mining re-
gions have, up 70 the present time,
discouraged every capitalist who has
thought Of 1t. Several railroads are
being built through the country west
az the Sierra Madre, but hardly near
enough to the mineral district to be
VERY valuable.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
ANOTHER DISTORTED VISION.
Man with Queer Name Foresess the End
Of the World.

Man with Queer Name Foresess the END
Of the World.
This is sad news which Prof. Lud-
wig MarienbuFger puts on the wires,
says the Chicago Record-Herald. He
declares that the end Of the world Is
near at hand. He has discovered that
our little old planet has jumped its
erbft and is webbing around in space
like q drunken man In the middle of
the street at 6 a. H., or words to that
eject. This irregularity on the part of
Mother Earth, the professor explains,
causes summers to become hotter
and hotter and u winters to be colder
and colder. Before long, according to
his figures, things are going to be SO
bad that nobody will be able to make
the transit from one extreme to the
other, and the first thing we know the
human race will go zip. It may be that
Prof. Marienburger has special oppor-
Sunities for finding out things con-
eerning the earth's travels that no
other scientist could know about; It is
9SS~ AO6A AOAO PlODdO4Os ASWSsCAy
that he has just pulled out a guess and
that he has several more coming. If
]. Pierpont Morgan were to come out
and say that the worlds trolley was
OH or that there was a hot box some
where people might be justified in feel
Ing nervous.
But what has Prof. Marienburger to
Do with the earth? II isn't his, and he
isn't running 1t. Therefore we earn
estly advise the public to treat his an
nouncoment with the scorn 1t deserves.
The man who has already paid for his
coal for next winter needn't suffer q
pang. he will probably need 1t. Prof.
MaFisnburger's prediction OF q speedy
END Ut ali things to the contrary not
w~ithstsnding.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
IN A HAsHEEsH DEN.
Germans Visit to O Resort Whars Men
smeke Their Reasons Away.

Germans Visit to o Resort Where Mez
smeke Their Reasons Away.
A German physician describes his
Arse visit to o den Of hasheesh smo
kers in Cairo. Egypt. hasheesh being
q species Of hemp priced in the east
for its intoxicating properties. The
Germans guide was q donkey boy
who could speak German. In a dark
and dirty alley they anne to a lighted
doorway. Entering they passed
through Q room filed with men play
ing dominoes to the smoking-room.
Here" said the explorer. I'VE were
welcomed like old acquaintance. The
aromatic odor and the smokers were
In q very happy mood. On the walls
were Arabic inscriptions and pictures
OF European beauties. In one corner
was q stone bearing q mass Of glowing
Goals.
"a man cut up some tobacco, an
ether filled q clay pipe bowl with it.
q third bit of little pieces OF brown
hasheesh and laid them down on the
tobacco, g fourth added some glowing
Goals and attached the bowl to q
narghileh or water pipe, which he
then handed to his neighbor. The pipe
passed from mouth TO mouth, each
man taking . few whins and expelling
the smoke from nose to mouth"
The German physician declined the
proffeFed smoke and ordered coffee.
All the smokers talked and laughed
necessarily. Most Of them were
young or middle-agsd men. Sudden
" an elderly man rose Z his feet and
stood staring at the floor, with q vacu-
Gus smile. He was a hasheesh wreck,
IN imbecils. He is a philosopher"
aaid one Of the others, and q general
laugh followed.
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FAMOUS TIDES OF FUNDY.
Placid Waters Suddenly Turned Late
Raging and Perilous Torrent.

l 4aCl0 W1GOF8 5uOG8nly turned IEGD Cd
Raging and Perilous Torrent.
Brief reference Is made in nearly ali
school books to the Bay of Fundy and
its remarkable tides, but in mons fs
justice done to the most remarkable
manifestation of its kind in the world.
Most notable of all its features is the
reversible falls of the st. John river
near st. John, N. B. Imagine a per-
fectly placid surface of water, so placid
that it mirrors. all the surrounding
shores, suddenly converted into a rag
ing torrent and tumbling waterfall.
The st. John river, or, rather the
harbor, contracts here to a beautiful
rocky gorge, spanned by two handsome
~suspending bridges. Above this gorge
the river broadens out again. But dur.
Ing the "a hours there are only four in
terVals Of 20 minutes each when ship
ping can pass through the gorge. On
each change Of tide there is at slack
water a period Of 20 minutes during
which the water in the gorge Is on a
level with that OF the harbor and the
river and perfectly placid. During
those 20 minutes the shipping hurries
through.
Suddenly, without the slightest
warning, without SO much as a trem-
Bile or CULVER Of the surface, q streak Of
white flashes across 1t and o second
later a roaring waterfall and a catar-
act IL pitching headlong into the har-
Dor from under the bridges IL the tide
be running out, and into the river
above IL the tide be on the flood. Such
are the reversing falls of the st. John
river. 1t is doubtful II . dra-
matte change occurs with such un-
varying regularity anywhere else in
nature. It Is made all the more ina
pressfve by the beauty Of the land
scape. The suddenness with which the
landscape, as reflected in the placid
water, disappears is like the ruthless
smashing Of a mirror.
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Two Miles o Minute.

In England the advocates Of great
speed in transportation predict that in
a few years they will have a single rail
line on which trains will be run at tbs
rate OF 10 miles an hour. In Germany
a electric railroad Is proposed, over
which cars \ expected to move 40
miles in 60 minutes. Americans are
not slow, but they are not impatient
for transit so rapid as to exceed the
bounds Of reason. A mile a minute Is
fast enough for the great majority Of
sober-minded and practical people.
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MYSTICAL ODD NUMBERS.
Three, sswsn and Nine Have Many Re
culiarities to Their Credit.

J
c~uliaritiss to Their Credit.
Three, seven and nine appear to have
been the favorite numbers all the
world over. The ancients had three
fates, three furies and three graces:
Neptune's trident had three prongs,
Jupiter's thunderbolt three forks and
Cerberus three heads. We have three
estates of the realm. a man who ac-
cepts a bill has three days grace and
three persons c~ongregated together
may make Q riot. Shakespeare was
well aware that he must have neither
more nor less than three witches in
Macbeth" and that the brindle cat
must new thrice, and our popular folk
rore insists upon three merry men,
three blind mice and three wise meE Of
Gotham. Three meals a day is the
usual scale Of feeding.
OF a more mystical character than
three Is the figure seven, or, at any
rate, 1t has a larger number OF re-
ligious applications. Noah had seven
days warning Of the coming of the
Hood, and when it came he took fowls
by svens and clean beasts by seVens
into the ark; the ark touched On
Mount Ararat In the seventh month,
and after seven dfSs q dove was sent
out, followed V 0e~s afterward by
another. In Pharaoh's o4eam there
were seven fat and seven lean kline,
which Joseph interpreted t6A mes~
seven years OF plenty and sever AArs
OF famine. At the destruction OF Je-
richo seven priests bore seven tFum-
pets seven days, and on the seventh
day they walked round the city eve
times, after which the walls fell. In
the apocalypse almost everything is
seven. except the number OF beasts.
There are seven churches, seven gol-
den candlesticks, sever lamps before
seven spirits, the book with seven
seals, the lamb with seven horns and
seals. seven kings, ven thunders,
seven thousand slain, the dragon with
seven heads and seven crowns, seven
angels bring seven plaques, and there
are seven walls of wrath.
In merely secular matters seven &C.
ours frequently enough. We have
seven wonders OF the world, seven
champions Of Christendom, seven
Slsspsrs. v wise men, seven plan
cts, seven deadly sins, seven ages OF
man. and u ordinary leases are made
for seven or a multiple Of seven years.
But however mystically significant
three and sever may 30. they cannot
lay claim to any such peculiarities as
are the property of the figure nine.
That the ancienIy had nine muses.,
nine rivers in tie internal regions, a
hydra with nine heads and nine gods
for Lars Porsena to swear by, or that
In modern times nine tailors to make q
man, or that possession is nine points
OF the law, are facts that pale into in
significance after one has sat down
with pencil and paper to investigate
some OF the special peculiarities Of the
figure nine. For instance, il you null
tiply nine by any other number you
will hnd that the figures composing
the product whan added together will
always amount to nine.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
E OWN

How can you tell a poet from a mere
versifer?" asked the ignorant one.
WELL" replied the literary reviewer.
there is no certain rule; but if a man
tells you that he writes poetry it is more
than a reasonable supposition that he
turns out a poor quality Of verse, while
if he says that he occasionally writes a
little verse there is a fair presumption
that at least some of his work is en-
titled to be called poetry."-Chieoeo
Post.
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WHEN TT IS ALL, RIGHT.

Il have come said the caller, "to
have a question of etiquette decided"
Precisely answered the query edi-
tor, "and you have eome to the right
place. Etiquette is just in my line
"Wl1at ! want to know went on the
caller, lis whether it is the proper thing
for a man to practice on a eornet ia q
aat building"
The query editor smiled in . weary
way. It is % annoying to have ones
time taken up with trifes.
THAT depends" he said, ION whether
ae can thrash the landlord, the agent and
he other tenants, Good day. sir. Gail
sgala whsp vow ~ IN doabs" ~-ksags
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\ T9 3s w G %tshsy p 5S5 ss ie;A tRet ' sest f t45~ss' i IN tsat rights
Ihar,s a heap e foolish CROWN n the beats begin ter shout
But BR G 7 Hot isr .h les thu HsFi bee ter 1sSR f% fa rnw s sp:a very ept few,
An, the farmers through the country amt got much eff it ter dew.
Beet srowins rig right iera sum- DSI / su e sI5 wv Th ar dew y I cum la1
The farmer gifts four dollars now fer every ton O. bests-
4 Ao han Dhe@n price i! must allownbut hidin' sum deesits.
Thf It. *gn na9 y costs 'n spmthlR' IKE few cents = pound.
Aod d1:t ' tt ti 5sa be sod 9 prem! f1 t Sa xA r5y 's ssgS1o s vs lay ' 1sS FIVE,
Buff thars any be snsat1 sSMs w dew sV I u i in ~
y Wen stand al the taxes tnet are needed s1c never 'd doubt pD u"
ct E II se N t es m peei bs dntTs e. r anea 1 = nary ~ cent It he lacks
The beetproduein' farmer tibet the duty they collect
T Tps 1 s5 suess n tet r e * an esfstallfteuteEhMtstt too s thin w.. on, y, ,
Take off raw sugar duty an the price will quickly fall,
IT. The ,L P0Gr VIII iii BILE bless st the government thst Plaesd It in thar reach
Hhs de-" dealers Il P ps s seaaSas re sugar saPs nsT Ss' fer him
An; the farmer ii Be- as We'll paid a he ss ever H5sPS yet hes be 6e eS~~'
But he'll buy his sugar cheaper-thets whar he an I'll cum In
Nfwi c enr tss ss ss9's s! f1 5sn;'a an Of r saf s sugar ga o tss t fsS ~,
Fifty Tn, ' mtf RSoPiSs Great E' Ter ssrp DS it! Tee pro a fact D tnst n. gsry sA to.
x May t in0G Few f1: ? B iax A : fh m2 af2Rlesjus 65 ter help It 2e a scattered ssem !. FEW ?
Thus ter help n fill thar Golfers whar dew you an I cum in
free raw sugar wouldn't hurt lin = an S~ Of it. be stS hes i no Fears }sars.
Ter preserve ssr it a proat~Se I needs s'9 sTgaEI ra4 a $ price pasei-
Thst 1iP saEe a Of nt 'as 1d dIGe sensty H G'; fns P Sof6 tn ter tw ms an, You,
Let the sugar manyfacterer make such profits a S he kin
Ter him it may seem right enuf-but whar dew I cum in ?
An / amt agoin' ter swauer all the arguments they shout
Thet the farmers need PROBATIONARY must bar raw sugar out.
Common sense is plainly shown that the people In the land
Want raw sugar free in future-an' its freedom will demand.
Ills a tax no longer needed-hateful to the public vew.-
Taxing millions of u people to enrich a favored few.
They can't blind me any longer with the foolish yarns they spin,-
While they're busy making money-whar dew you an / come In ?
I'm agon ter keep IN hustlin', talkin', pleadin' with my frends.-
Amt no sense In lein' Others gain thar selfish privet ends.
l m agon' ter write termorrer to my Congressman nd say
Tibet he oughter do his best ter kill that tax without delay
tener-farmers, do your utmost-whether you grow beets n not
10 repeal the tax o n sugar-you can but improve your lot
cheaper sugar helps your pocket, greater blessings you can win
When we've three-cent granylated-thats whar you an I cum In "a
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CAUSE FOR DOUBT.

Harry-So you don't believe a word
Of it? Why rot?
Dick-He declared that it was the
honest truth. That's why, when a man
tells me he is telling the truth, I don't
object to believing him; but when he
says it is the honest truth then | sus-
pect he is lying.-BostoS Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
AN EMERGENCY MUSTER.

Mrs. Dash-"Mrs. Rash's friends did
not I'm
Mrs. Cash-Dear me! Her ice cream
and cake were q dead loss on her hands.
Mrs. Dash-No, indeed. She rushed
around in her own neighborhood and in
vited a lot of people she hadn't asked"
Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
THE NEW SCORCHER.


We used to stand aside and scold
The scorcher on the bike;
We blamed the fool, we shamed the fool
We ne'er had seen his like.
We drove him from the highways, aud
We jeered him as he passed,
And thought the world was better when
He gave it up at last.
Alas, the scorcher on the bike
Has been succeeded by
Another fool, a brother fool,
Who passed on the fly.
To-day a wild-eyed scorcher m
With bang and clang and buzz
And wonders why men blame him for
The foolish thing he does.
Chicago Record-Heral
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
DIPLOMATIC.

First Author-Why did you omit the
dedication line in your new book!
Couldn't you find any n to honor with
its dedication.
Second Autlaor-That was the whole
trouble. / had promised at least a dog
en- Of my women friends that / would
dedicate it TO them, SO ] left 1t blank,
and tell each of them now it was meant
for her.-WGsh6sgtoa .Stog.
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wsntana said 10 b. s1lding.

II Montana creeping into Idaho and
Wyoming? There IL some evidence
On the Affirmative side of the question,
but not enough to cause alarm In any
VI the three states. Still, for several
years It has been known that there is
some trouble with Montana's founda-
tons, which are slipping, and leaving
evidence Of the fact on the surface Of
The ground.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
SELF-APPROVING.

do you think that you really earn
your salary?" asked the impairment per-
son.
Certainly I do" answered Senator
Sorghum, Indignantly. IF you don't
believe it, you can ask any corporation
that ever put me on its pay roll
WashiHgton Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headsoh. TO q
cancer. rou will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscABETs help nature,
cure You without q grips or pain, produce
easy natural movements. cost You just 10
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
GAREZs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has D. c. d.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
Rows This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any ease Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls CataErh Cure.
> F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business trangac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TEuAx Wholesale Druggists, Tolsdo,
Ohio.
WALp1He, K1xEAS Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold By all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25
Q He escaped.

she--Did you ever camp out In thu
woods?
He-No. The only time ! ever wa.
pus q my head was when ] had hi
eynhosa fever, md they Kept me laasl
ssss55 % sAs Aesastaj 81 tAreHSA u
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A WHITE CLIENT.

lawyer must know the whole truth
before I can successfully defend you
Have you told me everything?
Prisoner-Except where l hid TIE
money. l want that for myself.-1if-
Bits.
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WHAT SHE SAYS.

My wife never says I told you so
when any of my plans go awry."
Remarkable woman"
No; she isn't so annoying positive as
all that. She just says, Didn't l say so"
and lets it go at that."-Chicago Post.
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GOOD FORTUNE.

GOUD FUR UNE.
so you went hunting?"
Eyes"
Have any luck?"
"Some. / didn't get shot by any OF
the other people who were hunting with
me."-WashingtoH Star.
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New Fuel for Locomotives.

substitute oil in place of coal as fuel for its
locomotives, and while there may be SOM
DOUBT as to its success, there Is none concern
ing the value of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
It hAe bean gwen a thorough trial during the
pass fifty years, and has never disappointed
any sufferer from dyspepsia, indigestion, con-
stSoation or iatulency who has Civ it 9
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UNDER HIS BREATH

Il suppose your wife always has the
last word?" said the impertinent rela-
ton.
mot always" answered NJ. Meek
ton. But she always has the last one
that is spoken aloud."-WashingtoH
Star.
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AN PLEA

She-Iou don't put much fervor into
the love letters you write me.
He-Didn't /? Well, perhaps | used
myself on that love letter | had to write
your father.-Detroit Free Press.
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THEIR STRONGEST POINT.

There's one good thing about the ar
gunents of people who want to explain
to you how the universe started, where
it's going and what is guiding it"
Whats that"
when they get through you generally
know as much as you did before, any,
way."-Chcago RecoYd-HerG!d.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

Customer-That chair is very pretty.
indeed. but | want one with three legs
to fit in a corner.
Furniture Dealer-We,l, madam, I viii
saw o leg of.-Boston Journal.
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SIZING HIM UP.

"londer goes that short story writer
i knew that he was short, but didu'!
know that he rote."-AtEdnta Consti.
tuition.
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fghs first fire engine used in the United
81 ates WAS brought from England to
N w York City in 1871.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

FITSpermanen sly cured. No Ats or nervous.
ness after frat days use OF Dr.. Hines Great
Nerve Eessorer. 92trial bottle and sreatir . free
Dr.. Z. a. KLINE, Ltd, SS1 A-chS St., Phla. Pa,
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PrESAM FADEIEss DYES do not spot, streak
Por give your goods an unevenly dyed appear
laace. Sold by ell druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

You can't always tell a polished man
by his shoes.
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do not believe Piso's Cure for Consume
AoR has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoIH
+. BoYEB. Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. is, 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

Mrs. Winslor's sootn-ng syruo for children
testhiAg, soften the gums, reduces infamms-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

7 The "heart wood of a tree has ceased
Ito take any part in the vegetative econ
omy Of the tree. Its use is to strengthen
the trunk.
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the largest needle factory in the world
is at kedditch, Worcestshire,, England.
Over 10000, OC9 needles are made weekly.
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5000 TO $500 A YEAk

We want intelligent Men and Women as
travelling Representatives CT Local Managers;
salary 5000 to $500 a year and all expenses,
according to experience and ability We also
week and com n mission, depending upon the time
devoted. Send stamp for full particulars and
aate position preferred. Address, Dept. B.
THE BELL. COMPANY, Philadelphia Pc.
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The fact that one good turn deserves an
other is what keeps things going.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

The sign painter, at least, can always
make . name for himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

The Texas q Pacific Railway 10 IS mile
sho test Il nebetween Shreveport and Dalla 4
and t ne West
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

Some people regard their friends simply
as something to blame things on.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-01-25

The longest State is California, TO
miles; the widest, Texas, 100. The next
IN breadth is Montana, $50.
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WMNnenNE AMERICAN LADY. inaepena
y Isl emily Richs Wan 8 coed honeae ms
s4aA address, EKIE. 81 LIsrket ct Chfoa c, ".
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-05
Summer Energy and
Activity
IF YOU ARE NERVOUS.
DESPONDENT, SLEEP
l. ESS, IRRITABLE,
OUT-OF SORTS IN
JUNE,
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
WILL GIVE YOU NERVE FORCE,
FRESH ENERGY, VIGOR, AND
NEW HEALTH.

June should be the banner month
OF the year for the enjoyment Of ma.
ture and life. II men and women are
not physically capable Of enjoying the
good things OF nature and home so
bountfully provided by an All.Wise
Creator, the fault is their own in the
maj 'rity of cases
Our nervousness, ms mnia, des-
pondency, and irritableness are con.
tinual and forclble reminders Of Ill
health and disease.
Their continuance in June means
unhappiness and misery; their BAN
lshment by the use of Paine's Celery
compound means energy, activity,
vigor, and full ability to enjoy Heav.
ems best gifts Thousands are now
acquiring rugged health and buoyant
spirits through the use Of Paine's
Celery Compound. The blessings Of
health, home and nature will be your
portion II you wisely use the great
medicine this month. 1t truly makes
people we'll.