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The Washington times., 1914-04-10
Bed tim e
Tales For
Riddles
By GEORGE HENRY SMITH.

By GEORGE HENRY SMITH.
~-y HAT In the world is the
osN/ matter with Billy Ban
" tam asked Mrs. Golden
Rod Of the Little White
Hen one day.
He has a secret" laughed Mrs. Col
den Rod. ''and 1t Is bursting his head
A young fellow like him can't keep
secret
Let's get the secret out of him." said
the Little White Hen Il viii tell you
now to do It."
-AIi right" replied Mrs. Golden Rod
''What will we dor
Let's cackle as loud as we can, and
he Will come to see what fs the matter
The hens began to make a great fuss.
when Mrs. Golden Rod stopped. What
are we cackling for? We haven't laid
any eggs" she said.
I The Little White Hen stopped and
said: 1--WE don't have to lay eggs In
order to cackle. Sh-keep stiH. Here
comes Billy Bantam. We must get thar
secret out Of him.
Billy came on the run He had never
run so fast In his life before. Whats
the matter?" he asked, all out of breath.
Nothing Is the matter. We were not
calling you But look at your headi 1t
is all swollen up. 1t looks as II It were
going to pop open," replied Mrs. Golden
Yes" began the Little White Hen.
you look as II you had something In
| your head that ought to come out"
"You look as II you had a secret that
wanted to come out" said Mrs. Golden
Rod. "Good-by. Billy Bantam; We must
go now," and with that the two hens
! started OF.
| wait a minute" said Billy. How do
you know ! have a secret?
| "Why. We can see you have secret
| In your head because your head Is
| swollen up. Better tell It now, before
| that secret begins to hurt you"
IT know where thero u q sunflower
/ Just ready to eat" said Billy Bantam.
IT love sunhower seeds" exclaimed
Mrs. Golden Rod
so do Ir' shouted the Little White
Hen.
Come on, then, and I'll show you
| where the flower is," said Billy. and
they all started on on q run
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~ EBuSSY is the most unreliable
man when it is a question Of
L. public appearances. When en-
gagged to play occompaniments
at the pianofi or to lead the orchestra,
he is always late, and nine times out
of ten he does not come at all In
Paris it Is the invariable rule to have
another accompanist or orchestra lead
er engaged in case Debussy should not
turn up.
BY some, Debussy Is thought conceit-
ed, but this is not true except concern
ing his own music. In public he Is the
most modest and timid of men. His
timidity and sensitiveness have made
some people call him a poseur. He al
ways refuses to take a curtain call, and.
almost childlike, he cannot be induced
to bulge from his corner, no matter
how great the applause
Debussy Is a severe critic of those
who interpret his works. ! remember
at a concert given by the Cercle Musical
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By FLORENCE z. YODER.

By FLORENCE E. YODER
r LIE whose Panama Canal paintings exhibition at
the Bureau of American Republics actually gpe speak,
ing acquaintance with the great cut when the wor mas at
height knw what Wauted When he painted hem He
of finding wants, and of supplying it,
No technical upeyng of intricate mechanical ork these,
picture the spectator With the enormy the task
the whole titanic labor engineering standpoint
Jonas Lie medium with which to bring the canal
folks home pictures which showed the great
huge black buckets at ork pictures made of the Cuebra
from the engines curling upwad black and
shdy spdls between the deep uas all blue haze Nth millions
PARTICLES made from the dust and the smoke and the haze
coudng the atmosphere So he painted pictures
of these things.
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With the Bark on

Keep cool, but avoid cold feet.
Words have wait when the girl bids
him to hope
To be good is to be happy only with
these folks who delight In being thought
odd
While unhappy marriages are respon-
sibIe, for many divorce the account is
about balanced by the unhappy mar
riages caused by divorces.
For the information of the public who
wonder where they originate. 1t may be
said that jokes are not written. They
are manufactured.
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Iatfy is the food of theatrical angels.
Lantern-jawed people are not neces-
arily light headed.
Perhaps the actors seen on the Rialto
cguired these tragic strides taking two
lies at one step.
Dead men tell no tales" wrote the
''Ovelist The novel was not printed un-
III after the novelists death, which made
:. rather awkward.
Marriage knocks the nonsense out Of
= man all right Few young fellows try
- write poetry after the honeymoon is
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Do Men Like Compliments
From Gushing" Women?
BY Winifred Black
By Winifred Black

~ WO women have just come back
from a trip around the world.
II They are fair widows who are
out for a good time. and having
it. They gave interviews to all the
Western papers the other day when
they landed in San Francisco, and the
interviews were all about men.
Not men in particular-but men in
general-and. oh. the sweet. sugary
things they did find to say about the
men,
Men are the most amiable beings
in the world said one.
Men are dears." said tho other
We've been all around the world and
not a single man has been anything
but too perfectly sweet for words to
us"
The japanese men are darlings," said
one. ''Englishmen are such sweet
brutes,'' said the other
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which can faithfully present 10 the
layman. the picture OF the work as
he himself would see II, Is the
proper medium for the expression Of
a piece of labor such as the canal"
a small boy, lingering in rapt ad-
miration near at hand, yentured
remark that answered a question /
wished to make. Ibid you put II all
on with a knife and then chisel off
what you didn't want?" he inquired
conversationally.
Finished Work at Home
mo. not exactly" said Mr.. Lie.
laughing and blushing. You arc
thinking about Leonard Davis, tho
Alaskan painter. 1 made almost all
of my sketches right on the grounds.
with the kind assistance of Colonel
Goethals. Then l brought them all
home to my studio and did most OF
the real work indoors. | used my
brush, sometimes ] did resort TO my
palette knife. The sketches, the
small paintings. or notes OF an artist
are of infinitely more value to him
than any photograph or perfect
drawing could be.
THE minute that he touches his
sketch, as he looks at It, a curve,
Il line, "A splotch. brings backs the
whole colOrful picture 10 his mind.
He sees the original as he saw It
the day upon which he made the
study of it. Then safe in his studio.
with all his tools about him, just az
a writer constructs his story. he
builds up his picture"
The most notable Of tho paintings.
view of the Culcbra cut, has been
bought hv the metropolitan Art Gal
lery Of New York. otherwise tho
set is unbroken. comprising twenty
eight pictures.
Should Be Bought.
Considering its value from an his
torical and artistic standpoint alone,
this collection should be purchased
by the Government for the purpose
of preserving a fitting story OF the
event of the present century.
Luckily another view Of the CrIlc-
bra cut, much Ike the one purchased
by the Metropolitan. is in the set.
The collection will remain until to-
morrow, and may bo seen from 10
o'clock in the morning until in tho
afternoon.
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&<

are 'he
delightful announced the second
And the their could
eak no
Most Of the women
To which class do 1 the
Are Liked7
{. of who
ing
generally y thirty.
A fooIer" and" "fooler' the older
softe
And speciality turning
time
'front.' TO fifteen?
the Of
10 public dinners
perfectly
to
Right OF
o'st to blessed at all
ental picu Of before
fond Of talking
like a a a being with bu
simply to
of
flannel wick
gone outo of fashion.
II?
o the world
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like function on the 18th. and u will
be interesting 10 watch these two
dates as v~erihcations OF the effect Of
the stars on the weather. There will
be great storms between the 18th and
25th. especially around the 22d.
There VIII be great activity IN the
military branch OF the Government.
and a legislative enactment viii
prove OF benefit thereto. Popularity
'wW be accorded the Secretary OF
War. Naval appropriations will not
measure 20 the expectancy. The
death Of an aged inventor and Of a
high Church dignitary Is presaEcd.
Officials and churchmen o. position
will incur opprObrium in the Middle
states. ] judge. IN the southern iati-
tudes.
Real estate and traffic interests are
fellcitated. and a further improve
meut OF some importance IN the par
eel post system VIII be developed.
The major portion OF this forecast
has reference % the Middle a. well
as Eastern states.
Special Incidents may be looked
Tor on or near the following dates:
March IA lowered temperature.
with snow. slect and rain. according
20 attitudes Prominent deaths IN
church. literary and scientific circles
A naval calamity reported.
March Excitement on the or
changes. wide fluctuations. a thea
ire. school OF hotel casualty. An ac-
cIdent on electric lines on this or fol
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THE luminaries have Just set IN
the lunation ruling the March
period. with Virgo rising and
Jupiter conjoined with the erratic
Uranus.
Pessimistic views are not popular.
yet the fact remain that THIS month
Is a very dubious one In the fate Of
the nation. with the twO malehcs,
Mars and Saturn. In elevation. a
factitious spirit VIII dominate the
massc. and the scryitors OF govern
ment will be seriously haraFsed co.
the solution " national and indus
trial problems.
Chief executives will be confronted
with grave difficulties. their policies
criticized. the official mind viii be
much embarrassed iu De duties. and
the President will have troublesome
obstacles % Eurmount in connection
with both domestic and outlying in
t%eres.s. and will need safeguard his
person. ~ fanatics viii be abroad iu
tho land. BE is astraliv protected.
however. BY the conjunction % the
iumiuarics with Venus
Maritime Interests are threatened
by the position ~ Saturn. and many
fatalities on the hiEh seas VIII be-
reported The weather De- exceed.
inriy variable. from freezing fo
thawing points. and marked preclpi-
tation VIII occur. Mercury changes
he d~eCiiuaflon on the 9th. and g. n
great ~pcrt1rhor OF the earth iu her
orbital motion. Venus performs a
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pie VIII prosper, preierment to an.
plOyes. and marital opportunities.
n born near the close OF January.
April. August or October. or early
November. Jupiter Is detrimented by
Uranus, therefore restless and er.
ratio. little. if any. confidence TO be
placed IN propositions. and dangerous
for the fair Sex. whether married or
single.
Saturn anlicts the health and bust.
ness ~ those born in the early days
OF March. June. September or Deem
Der or any year u VIII be noted
that the June and December periods
run counter with some OF the fore
going good OF Jupiter. This evil like
wise affects those born iu the sum
mers OF 1877 and 1854. early spring
Of 1855. Summer % 1854. Fall OF
1890. Summer OF 1891 and Fall of
1898. Liability 10 colds and lung
trouble. and viii need guard against
trrachcrv and secret enmlty.
The % is an evil natal anniversary.
900 health. bereavement and family
dificultioe. Tho Ath.6th very excel
lent. with sudden and unexpected
benefits iu coming year. and single
females VIII probably marry. The
10Th 90 18th. inclusive. contain pleas
ant promises. The 18th and 31st are
r~o8ctionar3. with danger Of law and
loss The 18Th 20 ed good for bust
ness people. Strange afcctioual OK
p%oricuces for females born on the
HgH
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lowing DAY.
March iO-A prominent marriage
In legislative circles. Up 20 the 18th
seismic disturbances vii be reported.
with destructive shocks along the
Western coast. Marked atmospheric
changes. beginning with high winds
A. the ecliptlc full moon. the storm
area extending 10 the 18th: mariners
and the Wharfage Interests had we'll
take notice, Active market condi.
lions IN this period.
March ia legislative enactment
attracts vide attention and general
approval. has 10 do with Wall Street
and the trust problem.
March 22-Hymen busy in artistic
circles. as also the announcement Of
an International engagement. 4
diplomatic problem pleasantly ed.
justed just preceding or following
this. Look out Tor tornado storms
between THIS and close Of the month.
March 27-A social scandal will
enlist public attention. Matters IN
general much disturbed between
This and the 18th. followed b. a clear.
Ing atmosphere.
The benefc Jupiter VIII rsirn IN
the lives OF those born in The FIRST
week % February. April. June. Oci0.
Der or December n any year. or On
1sff-f5-fG 1870. tho last half ~ 1856
and Winter OF 1855. I'M iqGO-Gi tho
Pan Of 1852. in 1879. tho last hall n
1882 and the hrqt half o. 1884, On
1856 81. 1893 or 1s0s. Business pen
A.a.-r-rt rNI
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my dear gently asked the Prince. Il, seems
Not at all. my dear. your father is as dead
- he ever will be. Come. the estates CRY
tor Us. Let US move on TO the frontier"
The estates may cry for us" mumbled the
Frince. but there Is the mater. She
And what can your mother do. Did she
rot do her best to keep US from marryinrY
TansSc marriage? And did she not fail In
her demandsP What can she do now? You
are head Of the family"
"Humph. ! know I'm head OF the family m
the Almanach. but that means mighty little
when mother Is In question. / may be head.
Ut she Is boss"
Marie" ordered the Princess. turning To
her maid, pack twenty trunks. instead q,
Twelve. We go to Russia tomorrow TO take
from revealing In the joys | have looked for.
ward 10 for four years"
The Prince looked skeptical. lie knew his
mother. "'
The Radzswfl menage. triumphantly pilo,ed
oy the Princess. moved on Russia. Al m.
frontier they were met by a dozen OFFICIALS
VINO oHered them safe transport. hut also
pronered the Prince several kilograms Tbsv
MeTe all from MS mother, and they were ali
or the same import. 1T is no use coming 7
mold the fort and shall continue 10 hold q,
Remember my contract" ."
The Prince fell back into his wire.s arms
she let him fall further. What Is the MAG.
the Princess. s"ieAeu
IL Is the worst. Alas. alas. had forgotten
That wretched contract"
What contract? What do you mean.
~ Is al over. Mother is only forty-uin.
and she viii spend them on our es,.,as
ihueeu she VIII not" snapped the primo.
ess. There is no castle in Russia bIg aaon1,
20 hold your mother and mvseIf US '"ousn
Yes. that is what She savs" r.r.
Prince. And so ""HVu ue
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wise capitulate when she apl
OF the Radriwil estates.
For years she has builded
on her hopes. And now, on
the snowbound frontier, che
meets her Waterloo.
The present situation IN ne
culiarly disagreeable to the
Princess Dorothy. There are
rumors in London that an
heir to the title will be born
In July. and both the prince
and princess wanted to be IN
residence at Niesewiez Castle
before that great event.
Can We not make her let
us have the CASTER" walled
Dorothy.
Force never had any effect
on mother. The only person
who can help Is us the Gar.
and he won't. He never
wanted us TO marry. And ~
we make mother too angry
she may leave her $50. 600. 900
fortune to my cousins"
And so the RadziwlIls
moved themselves and the
twenty trunks to Paris. They
are there waiting for some
sign or relenting from the
dowager princess. The most
discouraging part OF the
whole affair is that Dorothy
Deacon may never occupy
her husbands estates. Her
mother-in-law. being only in
the prime OF life. may outliye
her,
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TluCe. ana so
she will live there
alone"
There Is some
thing o here"
decided the Prin-
cess. Just tell me.
please. how your
mother can keep
me and you
from m~y-our-es-
tates?"
"Er, well, Il was
this way. my dear.
Er. you see. when
fell in love with
you ! had plenty OF
d @ b { but no
money. My peck
cts we're as empty
as my heart was
full. My mother
as you know. OBJ
jected TO our mar
riage. ] could not
marry with my
debts hanging over
my @ a knew
that mother loved
the Lithuania es-
tates, and | made
a proposition TO
her which she &C.
Cepted
And what was
that?r
"Er. It was this
way. | told her
hat II she paid my
debts ! would guar
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Such a Mother-in-LawJ Joke
lou the Douuager Princess RadzilUM Holds the Castle
Where Her Beautiful American Daughter-in-
LaU, Dorothy Deacon, Expected to Rule

The D o ~ sser
Princess Rsdsiwili,
the Mothsr-in-lsw
Who 10 Keeping
the Ameriean Prin-
eess Out Of the
Ancestral Castle.
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antee that she should spend the rest OF her
life as mistress OF N~iesewiez."
And she may live TO be a hundred" walled
the Princess. Woe IS me, Here am a
Princess without a castle or an estate"
Yes. but YOU have a motherInlaw." sighed
the Prince.
IL was the most serious knockout blow the
Young Princess has ever received. IL was a
hundred per cent worse than being
ignored by court society IN GermAn
and Austria. than being cut By smart
society in London and Paris. These
were but pin-pricks. They did not
trouble her. because she knew that
she would bring the most obdurate
court to her feet II given time. And Z
she has. Even the Kaiser and the
tradition-bound Emperor Joseph OF
Austria have received her At their
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courts. Russian society. she knew. would like
wise capitulate when she appeared as mistress
Of the Radxtutl ,.to..
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- % n n. - - - hNn EElu neevea
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
DETECTIVE CHARGED
WITH BLACKMAIL
Trap Set BY Deputy District Attorney
Catches Byron-Aueged That Detec-
tive Slipped Letter Under Door.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 2S.-Booked
on suspicion Of attempting to blackmail
Mayor Thomas II. Dudley Of Santa
Monica, Edgar G. Byron, a private de.
tective, was jailed here today and
Deputy District Attorney Richardson,
according to his own statement, is pre-
pairing complaint charging him with
extortion.
Byron was arrested in a trap set by
tine district attorneys office. He was
taken in custody at an appointed place
where he went, il is alleged, to mee'
Dudley's agent to receive from him
$500 which Dudley claims was de
manded.
The district attorneys office say:
that Byron tried to e1tort $500 fron
Dudley under threat TO print story
which is said to have been told to Q
clairvoyant named Luzon by Mrs. Ger
aldine II. Hogg of Santa Monica. Ii
the story, which appeared first during
Dudley's. recent campaign for mayor
il was alleged that Mrs. Hogg made &C
eusations of immortality against Dud
ley. .p
According to the authorities, Byron
is alleged to have slipped a lettor undeI
Dudley's door demanding tae money
and Dudley communicated with the dis
trict attorney.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

s.zlssStssss-A -A&s-Aa-ao Telephone
Salem Abstract Company s12222 salom Bank and Trust 55
az
Psors n Hubbard Bldg Main sos
CLEANING AND PRESSING
oH1RopRAcron AND NERVE srEo1A1Isr
Dr. p H. Nay, ao6SO7 Hubbard Building Main sS1
Opera Pharmacy Court High streets Main
fsrrys Rexan Store lis
Salem Electric Co, Masonic l27 1900
ELECTRIC WIRING
Geo. Petingl 35 North Liberty street Main 1S7
FISH, CLANS oxsTEKs oRABs
Salem Fish Poultry Market 3 South Main 2195
FURNITURE CARPETS, pRAPEREB
Calef Bios, Court and High Main 500
GROCERIES,
1877 South Commercial
HARDwARH PAINTS
Salem Hardware Inc,
wATcM REPAuMa
John g. Barr Company Liberty 1855
Salem Steam Laundry 1870 South ns.Sty Mai. IS
MILK
Cedar Dairy, @. Dixon Co. ..-. Farmers 74Fs
Millinery Shop building .........
MEATs-FhBsH AND CURED
Capital Meat Market 12l South
MASSAGE AND BATH
santoria Paro bldg ..
BLANKS
Ross E. Moos Co., 19 South Commercial
PLUMBING, STEAM RTTTna AND Thinning
NJ Barr 18i South Commercial
RgdOu Co.. High street Day and night Main 1888
- REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Wilson
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND LOANS
Geo. b. Jacob Co, 207 Hubbard building Main 2424
ESTATE, LOANS JEwBLRY
National Brokers' 1876 South Commercial
STORAGE, TRANsPER DRAYAaB
Salem Truck Dray Co., State
STOVES AND BEDDING
Caef Brosy Court
:, ~ SHOES REPAIRED WHILE YOU WAIT
NJ Doan, 13O North Liberty street
SUITS MADE TO ORDER
R. F. Spaulding 495
- TOILET SHOP AND TAILORED coRsETs
m WALL PAPER, PAINTS AND
W. j. Porter 455 Court street Main 495
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
WOMAN SHOOTS HERSELF BE-
CAUSE SHE HAD NO MONEY

Los Angeles, Cal, May 2s.--Because
she had no money to meet 500 spe-
eial street assessment against the little
home she occupied with her. mother,
Miss Clara Wisdom, "a years old, shot
herself today with revolver. Receiv-
ing hospital surgeons who tried to save
her life said that her wound was very
serious and that she had but slight
chance.
Miss Wisdom 8 mother told the story
to the police. Family funds, she said,
were low when the mail brought the
bill for the assessment. Miss Wisdom
went into her room and a minute later
fired bullet into her right side.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Imaginary r1eart Trouble.

Do you have pains in the region Of
the hearth Does your heart thumpf
Its terrible pounding alarms you'll
What is urongi Do you believe these
symptoms mean heart trouble Or
ganic diseases of the heart very sol
dom. occasion much pain. Nearly all
Of these pains are caused by some de-
rangement Of the stomach. Meritol
Tonic Digestive is especially recon-,
mended for indigestion and dyspepsia,
and for restoring the stomach to its
normal functions and--no more "heart
disease" Capital Drug Store, or
elusive agents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
Relieves Bladder Distress and Weak.
ness,

Painful bladder weaknesses and ir.
regular, sleep p-disturEihg action soon
disappear when the Kidneys are strong
and BEAUTIFULLY active. Take Foley
Kidney Pills for that burning, scald-
ing sensation-irregular, painful ac.
tiOn-heavy, sore feeling and distress.
You will soon be rid of the irritating
acids that inflame and seald the blad.
der, and viii like the prompt tonic and
restorative effeet-the quick relief
from pain and distress and the de.
cided good results. No others work SO
well and so quickly. j. C. Perry, Sa.
| lem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29

Pain along the back, dizziness, head.
ache, and general langnor. Get pack
age of Mother Gray's Aromatic-Leaf.
the pleasant root and herb cure for all
Kidney, Bladder and Urinary troubles.
When you feel all run down, tired
weak and without energy use this re.
markable combination Of nature q
herbs and roots. As o tonic laxative
it has no equal. Mother Gray's AFRO.
matic-Leaf is sold by Druggists or sent
by mail for so cents. Sample sent free
Address, the Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy,
IN. Y.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
CHINESE BARBER BURIED
WITH HIGH HoNoR8

Riverside, Cal, May 2S.--Funeral
services for Fong Tong Yen, who for
more than o quarter of century tra-
veled about the southern California cit
rus belt shaving heads and trimming
the queues of the Chinese population,
were held today. Chinese delegations
from score of towns attended. Fong
was buried with full Chinese ceremony.
He was a Mason of high degree.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-29
You Can Cure that Backache,

Pain along the back, dizziness, head
ache and general languor. Get pack
age Of Mother Gray's AROMATIC
LEAF, the pleasant root and herb cure
for all Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. When you feel 'ailrrun down,
tired, weak and without energy use this
remarkable combination Of nature .
herbs and roots. As tonic laxative
it has mo equal. Mother Gray's Aro-
natieIesf Is sold by Druggists or sent
by mail for SO cts. Sample sent FREE
Address The Mother Gray Co., Le-
Roy, N. Y.