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The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
THE BUSINESS
/ OF KILLING GERMS
Killing the Germs Not Only
Cures, But Prevents
Diseases.

To be perfect germicide for internal
use, a drug must possess the power to
destroy germ life without harming the
patient.
Many medicines have been put on the
market, and germicidal qualities claimed
for them. wher in fact they either did
harm to the patient, or did no good. be-
cause they contained poisonous drugs or
inert materials that possessed no merit.
DR.. c. r. King, while experimenting in
his laboratory, made discovery that has
proven a great boon to sufferers.
DR.. Kings Royal Germetuer possesses
gernicid2l qualities not possessed by any
ether medicine in the world. 1t does its
WORK quickly, without in any manner do
ing harm.
1t is wonderful curative agent for ali
diseases caused by germs, and in addition
possesses extraordinary properties as a
tonic, toning up the system and giving it
the power to resist disease.
DR. Kings Royal Germetuer is specially
valuable in fevers, Malaria, La Grippe, In
digestion, Dyspepsia and many other kin
dred disorders.
Almost all druggists sell 1t or 1t will
be forwarded by express prepaid on re-
ceipt of 81 to Ellis-Lillybeck Drug Co.,
proprietors, Memphis, Tenn. adv.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE
After Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions. Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Kys--In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: Il suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and du-
ring this time, could only sit up for
little while, and could not walk any
where at all. At times, would have
severe pains in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his
treatment relieved me for while, but
was soon confined to my bed again.
After that, nothing seemed to do me
any good. had gotten so weak
could not stand, and ! gave up in des-
pair.
At last, my husband got me bottle
Of Cardui, the woman's tonic, and /
commenced taking it. From the very
first dose, could tell 1t was helping
me. / can now walk two miles with
out its firing me, and am doing my
work"
If you are all run down from wom-
anly troubles. don't give up In despair.
Try Cardui, the woman's tonic 1t has
helped more than million women. in
its so years of wonderful success, and
should surely help you, too. Your
druggist has sold Cardui for years. He
knows what it will do. Ask him. He
will recommend it. Begin taking Car.
dui today.
N. R-wyfEe o.. Chattanooga Medicine Co.
ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for
Home Treatment for Women" sent In plair;
wrapper Adv.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
Costs Less Than a Two-cent
P0Sfaun- Sfamn

An average of less than cent and
q third a pair is paid for the use of all
our machines in making two-thirds Of
the shoes produced in the United
States assuming that all our ma
chimes are used The most that can
be paid for the use Of all our ma
chimes in making the highest-priced
shoes is less than 5A cents pair.
The average royalty on all kinds of
shoes is less than 2 2-3 cents pair.
From this we get our sole return for
the manufacture and use of the ma
chimes, for setting them up in facto-
ries and keeping them in order. You
pay two cents for a postage stamp or
yeast-cake and five cents for car
fare and don't miss it. Where do you
get more for your money than IN buy
ing machine-made shoe?
Write us and we win tell you all
about it. The United Shoe Machinery
Company, Boston, Mass. Adv.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
RAILROAD SURGEON DlSCOV-
ERS WONDERFUL REMEDY
For Man and Beasti the Old Rciiasle
Dr.. Porter,s Antisertie Healing Oil
Relieves Pain, Stops the Bleedine(
and Heals al the Same time.

Thousands of Farmers and Stccktncn
know II already, and trial will convince
You that DR.. PORTER'S ANTISFPTIC
HEALING OIL is the most wonderful
Remedy ever discovered for Wounds,
Burns. Old Sores, Carbuncles, Cranulated
Eyeiids, all Skin or Scalp Diseases, and
also Tor BaIbed Wire Cuts, Calls, Sores,
Scratches, Shoe Boils, Warts, Mango on
Dogs, etc Continually people are finding
new uses for this famous old Remedy. Sold
Dy nearly all Druggists. If your Druggist
hasn't It, sendus SOC. In stamps for me-
dunn size or 81 90 foriarge size, ard twill
De sent by Parcel Post. Money refunded
= not. satisfactory. We mean it. Paris
NedicinsCo. 2622 Pine ST., St. Louis, NO.
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old Pla shcpn nlnappearIno.


With the decline Of the la mode
beef shop in London one notes also
the disappearance of most of the old
fashioned pie shops. such as the ia.
mous eel-pie shop in Fleet street that
ne youthful fancy of the writer al
ys associated with the story OF
Aeney Todd. "the demon barber. !"
e itinerant vender OF Sleeps trot-
has also almost disappeared. as
~ell as the seller Of sandwiches at the
doors Of theaters. while the peripatetic
pie has quite vanished from the
streets. In their place we have the
all-conquering but malodorous fried
fish shop. which has multiplied four
fold during the last twenty years
London Chronicle
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
REASONS MANY AND VARIED
Queries as to Why Men Had Sue
cumbed to the Wiles of Cupid DIFF
fered Widely.

Postal cards having been sent out
to all the married men in a certain
town Of western New York carrying
the question, why did you marry ?''
the following are some of the answers
returned:
That's what I've been trying for
IL years to find out"
Married to get even with her moth
er, but never have"
Was freckle faced, and thought it
was my last chance I've found out,
however. that freckles amt near as
bad as hens-peck."
Because / was too lazy to work.
Because Sarah told me that five
other young fellows had proposed to
her. Lucky dogs!"
The old man thought eight years
courtin' long enough
Il was lonesome and melancholy,
and wanted some one to make me
lively. N B.-She makes me lively,
you bet!"
Il was tired of buying ice cream
and candies and going to theaters and
church, and wanted rest. Have saved
money"
Please don't stir me up!"
Because / thought she was one
among thousand; now l sometimes
think she is a thousand among one"
Because did not then have the
experience l now have"
The governor was going to give
me his foot and took his daughters
hand
Il thought it would be cheaper than
breach of promise suit"
That's the same fool question all
my friends and neighbors ask"
Because had more money than
knew what to do with. And now l
have more to do with than l have
money
II wanted a companion of the op-
posite sex. p. S.-She is still oppc-
site"
Don't mention IT,"
Had difficulty in unlocking the door
at night and wanted somebody in the
house to let me in
Because it is just my luck"
Il didn't intend to go and do it."
Il yearned for company. We now
have company all the time her
folks
Il married to get the best wife in
the world"
because asked her II she'd have
me. She said she would. think she's
got me-"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
MANY IDEAS ABOUT THE PIN
Superstition Of All Kinds Has Been
Gathered Around Humble House
hold Implement.

During the reign OF James T.. the
metal pins came into fashion. In 1917
a machine for producing entire pins
was invented by an American. Seth
Hunt. but 1t remained for Samuel
Wright. Of Massachusetts, to patent
In 1924 the wonderful pin-making ma
chine which is generally used today.
A certain amount OF witchery and
romance has always been associated
with the humble pin. In olden times
It was regarded as charm against.
and also as an implement OF witch
craft. Witches were supposed to force
their victims to swallow pins. while,
on the other hand, pins stuck ip the
heart of an animal and carefully pre-
served We're considered the appro-
pirate antidote to evil influences. In
Wales there existed grim supersti.
ton that a toad pierced with pins
would cause the life OF an enemy to
wither as the poor creature itself slow
ly died. In Russia it is considered
unlucky to meet a priest on leaving
house-a state Of affairs which can
only be remedied by throwing a pin
at him; and in Iceland II man is sus.
pected OF walking after death. pins
and needles are thrust into the feet
OF the corpse.
Readers of Romance will remember
how people were believed to be be-
witched and led to lingering death by
regularly sticking pins into wax effi-
gies Of them. Even today in the back
country favorite charm" to make
the cream churn into butter is the
dropping Of hot pins into 1t.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
Meat-searinc Tree.

In Mexico grows a tree called the
Avocado. whose pear-shaped fruit is
reputed to be, composed of the sub.
stances which are to be found in meat.
1t contains about twenty per cent. OF
fat and many other ingredients OF
great food value. and one good-sized
meat" pear is quite sufficient to make
a meal for the average man.
The reason why the fruit is so little
know at present is because 1t is
grown nowhere on large scale. what
few trees there are grown round the
huts of the natives, where they -four
ieh with little care and afford easy
meals for the indolent owners.
Cultivated on extensive lines II
might have an important bearing on
that serious subject. the high cost OF
living.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
.CLAMOR AND SMOKE
Hope, Hard Work and Sobriety,
Did Wonders for Iudson
Ransom.
RY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN

6Y GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN
The shooting up" of Walker CAP
was sensational event In its history
long remembered It was, however
the last really characteristic occasion
in the career of Judson Ransom where
the somewhat promiscuous mining ele.
ment OF the brisk border town fol
lowed their leader with old-time pride
and enthusiasm. 1t came about when
Higbee. a rival settlement thirty miles
distant, sent over what there was of a
frontier temperance league. The act
was resented at once by the Gap peo-
pie. A covert insinuation was con
veyed that they were within the heath.
en- pale, and Jud and his crowd, hold
ing high festival at the settlement bar,
marched en- masse> to the village
hall"
They were somewhat awed when
they found the visiting hayrack load
under the care and encouragement OF
Miss Ina Tappan. She was the daugh-
ter of Judge Tappan Of Higbee, and
highly respected. Her father had
made "a ten strike" two years since,
but the vein was lost and he was no
longer wealthy. He was still leader
and a power in district politics, how
ever. and Jud was somewhat daunted
as he viewed the kindly, serene face
OF his daughter. Some of the mining
crowd sidled away. Impressed by the
genuine fervor and simplicity OF the
temperance folks.
I'm going to stick" announced Jud
to the loyal ones. Start the ball roll
ing and you'll find me pushing it,"
In the midst of an address one of
the unregenerates broke into a wild
dance, declaring he was reformed" A
reckless companion wept over his sins,
enumerating in travesty a score OF
murders and stage coach robberies.
Then Jud gave the word. Instantly
four revolvers blazed forth, filling the
room with clamor and smoke.
Not one OF the visiting party
fiinched. Miss Tappan gave out q
song, Where Is MY Wandering Boy
Tonight" It made Jud mad. It
caused him to think of his mother
and broken promises and a wasted
life. Jud was just far enough along
in the liquor way to feel mean and
desperate.
Shoot her up again!" he shouted,
leaping upright on bench and pro-
ducing bottleS Here, all hands take
a drink"
There was no shooting and no drink
ing. Jud had missed his footing. He
went down with a crash, his head
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
| QUIAIAE AND IRON THE MOST
EFFECTUAL GENERAL TONIC
Groves Tssteless chill Tonic eornbiaeshosb
"a tasteless form. The Quinine drixeaOn
Malaria and the iron builds wp slo !;
System, For Adults and ChiI&fen.

You know what you are taking shen yom
take GROVES TASTELFSS chfig
TONIC recognized for 80 years -as the
standard General Strengthening 1ianie,
IT has no equal for Malaria and Feseu,
Weakness general debility and laas oe
appetite. Removes Biliousness wfghoBf
Purging. Relieves nervous depgessjcn aBS
low spirits. Invigorating to The paIe Ru1
sickly. II arouses the liver 70 acffdn md
puri6es the blood. A true tcric, aud pnna
appetizer. Guaranteed by ycar Druggist
We mean It. Soc.
There is Only One {" "BROMO QUINTHE,'
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUIluNE
Look for signature Of e. w. GROVE on
every box, Cures Cold IN One Day sc.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
Thrifty Scot,

When Sir John. Carr was at Glas
gov, in the year 1907. he was asked
by the magistrates to give his advice
concerning the inscription to be
placed on Nelson's monument, then
just completed. The knight recon-
mended this brief record: Glasgow to
Nelson"
True" said the others. "and as
there is the town of Nelson near US,
we might add, Glasgow to Nelson
nine miles, so that the column might
serve for the milestone and monu-
ment."
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

genuine remedy like Syrup PepStD
acts mildly but permanently.
1t can be conveniently obtained aS
any drug store at fifty cents or 1n0
dollar bottle. Results are always
guaranteed or money win be refunded
You will find 1t gentle in action, pleas
ant in taste, and free from gripping,
and its tonic properties have distinct
value to women. 1t is the most widely
used laxative-tonic in America today
and thousands Of families are 10w
never without It.
II no member of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and ycu
would like to make personal trial oE
1t before buying 1t in the regular way
Of : druggist send your aadresS--0
postal will do--to DIR. w. B. Cal8-
well. 203 Washington ST., Monticello,
ILL.,, and a free sample bottle win b0
mailed you.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
aoh, Go Sudden"

He was not rapid wooer. and she
was getting somewhat anxious. A per-
sistent ring came at the front door.
"0h, bother!" she said. rWho can
be calling?"
Say you're out" he suggested.
"oh, no. that would be untrue" she
protested.
Then say you are engaged" he
urged.
"Oh,. may /, Charlie?" she cried, as
she fell into his arms.
And the man kept on ringing the
front door bell.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

struck a jagged corner of the bench
and his subdued comrades sneaked
away, leaving him lying there to come
back to himself.
When Jud Ransom returned to con.
sciousress the meeting was over. Only
the Visiting crusaders were in evi-
dence. He was lying on bench, and
gentle bands were cooling his wound
ed head with wet handkerchief. His
eyes IAet those Of Miss Tappan. Half
sobered, as he sat up he scowled at his
grave faced nurse.
Let me out" growled Jud gruf1y.
Just one word first.' spoke Miss
Tappan. do you know what / have
been thinking of as / watched your
face in all its shame and misery?"
Jud did not reply. He lurched in
trying to steady himself He hung his
head, trying to down the better self
aroused at the contact Of womanly
purity and grace.
II was thinking of your mother =
almost whispered the lady Il was
wondering if she was longing to see
her wandering boy tonight"
Jud broke past her as If she had ap-
piled stinging whiplash. Mother
home-the pasti AS il pursued, he
made for the tavern. GIum. quarrel
some, dangerous. he stood at the bar
until he went down in dead stupor,
and some Of his friends carried him
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

and SO sick that / had to go to bed.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has made me we'll and these trou-
bles have disappeared like magic. 1
have recommended the Compound to
many women who have used it success
fully. Mrs. JAMES j. STACY, RID.
No. 8, North Bangor, N. Y.
Another Made Well.
Ann Arbor, Mich" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
wonders for me. For years suffered
terribly with hemorrhages and had
pains SO intense that sometimes would
faint away. / had female weakness
so bad that / had to doctor all the time
and never found relief until / took
your remedies to please my husband.
] recommend your wonderful medicine
to all sufferers as / think it is ablessing
for all women. Mrs. L. E. tWYcKoFF,
112 S. Ashley ST., Ann Arb5f, Mich.
There need be no dolbt about the
ability Of this grand euId remedy, made
from the roots and herbs of our fields, TO
remedy woman's diseases. We possess
volumes Of proof of this fact, enough
to convince the most gkeprical Why
don't you try it2
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

Dayton, O., has stood in the shadow
OF disaster from flood ever since its
foundation. No less than six times
previous to the present inundation
have the rivers which flow through it
left their accustomed courses and
brought death and destruction of prop
erty upon the town. The first of these
floods occurred in 1906. the very year
that Dayton was incorporated as a
town. The sixth was in 1898 and the
others in the years 1S47, 1868, 1866
and 1885,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
Buried in Peculiar cofHn,

An enormous crowd gathered st
Chester, England. few months ago
to witness the funeral of an electrical
engineer, who was carried to the
cemetery in CONN that had been
laboriously constructed by himself
out of 1000 match boxes These,
with their tops visible and advertis-
ing their respective makers, were var
nished over and strengthened inside
with wood On the coffin was placed
an electric battery.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
Puzzle.

New Nurse couldn't answer the
doctor this morning when he asked il
the young woman patient who arrived
a short time ago was light-headed.
Other Ditto-Why couldn't you an
swer him?
New Nurse-Because l didn't know
whether he wanted to know if she
were delirious or if she were a
blonde.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

While certain qualities of rubies are
widely distributed and found in Burma,
Siam, Ceylon. Afghanistan. India. Bra
I'll. Australia and the United States.
the countries Of Burma. Siam and Cey-
Ion are beyond question commercially
the more important. Just as this Is
true there rests but little il any doubt
that Upper Burma. the Mogok section,
furnishes the finest and largest supply
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
WIRE FENCING

Both welded and wrapped for stock
pigs. poultry. garden and lawn. all sizes
per rod. Send trial order ROOFING OF
all kinds, galvanized and painted steel
rubber and gravel coated. We have q
good rubber roofing for Soc square all
paper. Pidgeon- Thomas Iron Co., 94-9(
N I'd ST., Memphis. Tenn. Adv.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
CHILLs AND FEvER AND AcUI

CHILLs AND FEVER AND AGUE
Are Promptly Cured by Elixir Babek.
Il recommend elixir Babek, to all
sufferers of Malaria and Chills Have
suffered for several years. have tried
everything, but failed, until came
across your wonderful medicine. Can
truly say 1t has cured me.'-George In
scoe, Company G. 4th Battalion.
Elixir Babek SO cents. all druggists or
by Parcels Post prepaid from Kloczew-
ski & Co., Washington. d. G.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
She Knew II.

One day teacher was having a
first-grade class in physiology. She
asked them if they knew that there
was burning fire in the body all of
the time. One little girl spoke up and
said: "Yes'm. when it is a cold day
Il can see the smoke. National
Monthly.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
WOMAN'S ILLS
DISAPPEARED
Like Magicafter taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
North Bangor, N. Y. "As I have

0SOA 0yAA0 A1s \ AHA
hams Vegetable
Compound with
great benefit / feel
it my duty to write
and tell you about it
Twas ailing from fe-
male weakness and
ad headache and
backache nearly all
the time. Twas later
every month than I
should have been
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

Il met man yesterday who offered
me an unspeakable insult"
Why was 1t unspeakable?"
He was dumb and had to spell it
out on his fingers"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

AS to the low taxes, let's lower the
indirect taxes-for example. that tax
OF 40 million dollars year that tLber.
culosis levies in Missouri.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

I'm about to give an opera party.
What boxes should l take?"
Amy. except chatterboxes. Judge.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

After an orator has reached the top
he will not express his opinions unless
some one is willing to pay the express
.charges.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
His VIeM.

do you believe that every man has
his price?"
"No. but / shouldn't be surprised II
every man wanted It,"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

There's always some man around to
second any kind Of motion except
a motion that looks like work.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

Constipation causes and aggrarates many
serious diseases. II Is thoroughly cured ~
DR.. Pierce'a Pleasant Pellets. The fAvorito
family laxatITe. Adv.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
suffer LlttIe Children.

He says he loves little children.
He ought to. He employs about
1000 Of them and they are making
him rich"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

eAnd would you die for me7@
Certainly not would rather live
forever than to give you such cause
for grief
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER win do it.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
or six sent express paid for 81. Fl. SOMERS.
l50 De Kalb Ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y. Adv.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

Wnen Juggling VIII NOT Help.
Many man who is expert at iug-
Cling figures will find on the day Of
reckoning that his ability viii be un-
ayaiIing.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

ARoUeEs THE LIVER AND PURrFTEs
THE BLOOD.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, arolises the
liver action drives Malaria out OF the blood and
builds up the system. true tonic. For adults and
children. b0c.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

The more birthdays a woman has
the less they count.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

Relatives Of newly married couple
never interfere-if they haven't any.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
Detachable.

'Is her hair q crown OF. glory?"
"Yes, and every night she abdi.
eates. Town Topics.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08

Nothing pIeases some people but
they get kind Of satisfaction ont oi
knocking.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-10-08
DAYTON Has Had Six Floods.

DE any saSHent wshoG. Hoping .psr Write or free
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-12
HOW MRS. BROWN
SUFFERED
During Change of Life-How
Lydia E. 2inkham's Vege-
table Compound Made
Her q Well Woman.

lola, Kansas z" During the. Change
Of Life | was sick for two years. Be-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-12

When crooks fall out honest men
have an opportunity. Tammany and
Bill Sulzer in a row nave shown that
| the people of New York state put one
over on themselves in last falls cleo
ton 1t is a case Of the pot and the
kettle. each calling the other black
| and both proving their case. On the
whole, Sulzer is entitled to some sym
pathy. He appears to be mostly a sill
Is, vain braggart with many good inn
pulses. while Tammany's fight against
him is prompted not by virtue but by
revengeful hate because Sulzer relus.
ed to give UP the lions share of the
swag II would seem as though there
ought to be room in New York state
for party of honest purpose and
clean leadership. The Democratic or
ganization with it's Dix, its Sulzcr, its
Murphy and its Coholan deserves the
contempt of honest voters. The Re
publican organization dominated by
Barnes and his bunch offers little hope
and no relief. The Progressives made
a disgusting exhibition of themselves
by their narrowness, bigotry and pet
ty selfishness in the New York mum
cipal campaign now in progress The
Socialists mean well but offer a mere
ly beautiful dream, about as practical
as coined moonshine. The patriotic
voter in New York state has a right to
feel discouraged We sometimes get
impatient over public questions up
here in little old Vermont but we
could turn our elections over TO the
iamates Of the state insane asylums
and get a better government than they
seem to be able to get in the great
state of New York.