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nrier Than the Camel.

The wild COW" of Arabia. in reaii-
ty an antelope. the BeatriX Oryx, is
said never to drink, which is probably
correct, for unless these animals can
descend the wells they can find no
drinking wafer for ten months in the
year. There is 10 surface water, and
rain falls but precarIOusiy during tie
winter. Only once during my journey
did | find pool of rain water, caught
in a hollow Iosk. and even this l
should have passed by without know
ing of its exisleuCe had not my camels
shifted it from a distance and obsti-
nately refused TO be turned from going
i'm that direction. These antelopes.
however. are provided by nature with
curious foUd supply. especially de-
signed as a thirst quencher This is a
parasite which grows on the roots of
the desert bushes and forms a long
spandiX full of water and juice. The
antelope dig deep holes in the sand in
order to get at these.-Wide World
Magazine.
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Bows and Girls.

The difference Is apparent early: 4
boy has as much fun In stoning a cat
as a girl has in hunting for violets.
A boys curiosity is directed to the ice
box; a girl would like to see what is
in the top bureau drawer.
A girl can give the impression when
away from home that her parents are
wealthy; boy cannot.
Every boy is old enough TO be well
come to sit in the neighbor girls par
lor many years before his sister thinks
he is old enough to sit in the parlor
at home.
A girl is never so young that she will
reveal to guests at a party that the
spoons are borrowed; boy child never
grows so old that he fails to.
Give the boy a dollar and he will
eat it; give his sister one and she will
wear it.
A brother and sister may have hair
Of the same shade, but the boys is
called red and the girls auburn.
When brothers fight it is over the
larger share of pie; when sisters quar-
rel one has worn something belonging
to the other without asking permis-
sion.-Youth's Companion.
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HEAVY Money,

How to keep your money safe from
thieves Is a problem that was solved
by the inhabitants of Jap, in the Caro-
line islands. when they devised cur
rency too heavy for burglars to carry
away. The money used by the natives
is in the form of huge wheels of stone
weighing as much as 500 pounds and
roughly shaped in the form of Il grind
stone. A large hole in the center is
feature Of the Jap money. Even the
clam shell pennies are perforated. The
stones are used for large purchases
only. If an islander becomes wealthy
enough to purchase pig he must part
with 500 pound circular stone. but if
he is required to deliver it for any dis
lance the pork is well earned.-Amcri-
can Bow.
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ST. Louis az "Pain Court.n

Not many people of today would rec
ognize the metropolis of Missouri by
the name Pain Court" yet that name
was quite generally applied to st.
Louis i'm its early days. Laclede, who
founded it in 17G4. loyalty called it
after his French sovereign. Louis XIV.
But the people of the other villages
up and down the Mississippi and along
the Ohio and the Wabash derisively
nicknamed it Pain Court. 1t appears
that the French settlers of St Louis
neglected agriculture and devoted near
ly all their time to hunting and trap
ping and trading with the Indians On
this account and because a considera-
BILE garrison was maintained at the
fort provisions were scsrcer and high
er priced than they were in the other
villages. The people of the latter, who
frequently went there to trade. took
note OF this, especially the high price
and scarcity of bread, and dubbed the
place Pain Court, which in French
signifies short or scant bread. - Ex
change.
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First Horse Omnibus.

The first horse omnibus was seen in
the neighborhOd of Nantes in 1896 and
ran to facilitate access to a bathing
establishment which NJ. Baudry had
set up in the outskirts of that town.
''The name of these vehicles" NJ
Baudry said. shall be omnibus-that
IS to say. open to all" The venture
was so successful that limited COM
pany was formed to inaugurate simi-
lar enterprise in Paris. The Partisan
experiment was at first a failure. but
after its originator had manifested his
disappointment by drowning himself
In the Canal St Martin others reaped
a rich harvest from his ideas.
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Early Railroadinu.

Some seventy nye years ago when
two trains of the Western Atlantic
railway met ON the roads single track
line violent discussions enSued be-
tween the conductors rs 10 which train
should back up anu take the side
track, and the engineers frequently
Joined in the dispute. RUE IA, issued
March l, 1872. says: AS a general rule
when trains meet between stations the
train nearest tie turnout VIII run back.
Any dispute as to which train is to
retire is to be determined at once by
the conductors without interference
on the part of the ensineman. This
rule is required to be varied in favor
of the heaviest loaded engine or worst
grades if they meet near the center"
Conductors were admOnished never to
leave either terminal point without the
mail or at least first sending to the
postoffice for it.
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"Just LiVin' AIonos

Frank L. Stanton of the A.,
Constitution is one of the best t- -ta
newspaper men In America. TiI"n
he is one of Americas Sweetest lSe
One of his dainty lyrics is en toe&
lust Livin' Along" 1t is a SoH ,.''eu
optimism. 1t embOdies a pbiIo-ss',W
which might be adopted with nrn topny
all men and women.
Let us be thankful that wa,ro
Twin along. 'u>I
Life, joyous, jubilant, vital
thrilling. is all about us. Birds boo14
plants and flowers live and love oC;
pass to the great change. Du
Indeed, is there anything Ohio,
greater than life in its myriad n.y..
festatiOns? 1t doesn't much mo.tn-
how we designate the forms and vs.
poets Of being. Let US be thankfpI tbo.
we're just livin' along. We shan co.
tinue to I've. All our worries o.,
frettings will not affect thar faa.
though they may hurry us to other oo,
ditiOns, hurry US more swiftly 70
new plane Of existence.
But let US join in the song of the ON
timisr and be happy forever that W.
are just Twin along.-Dayton QeraId
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Art of PoIiteness.

All truly artistic effort is a labor Of
love, and love never counts the cost.
Art has no price auG makes none.
A perfect art OF IoliteneSs ever i'll
wolves In one respect or another acts
of self abnegation.
There is the famous example of Lord
Stair and Louis XIV. when his lord
ship. being hidden by the king to pre-
cede HIN INFO one of the royal car
riagrs. immediately complied.
Tie poli,eness was equal on both
,iGes. The French SOY ereign gave
proof Of 50 magnan'mOuS a monarch
~ abandoning his preTogative of pre-
.-e'l"n.e in lis own dOmin!ons to the
ScOIrh v.ScoInt.
The English ambassador returned the
compliment by yielding immediate ODE
dience TO the, beheSt of a king who
was not his master Neither sacrifice
was outdOne by the other.
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A Curiosity of Sound.

II when riding in a balloon at a
height, say, of 1000 feet a charge of
guncottOn be fired electrically 100 feet
below the car. the report, though really
than pistol shot, possibly partly owing
to the greater rarity of the air, hut
chiefly because the sound, having no
background to reflect it, simply spends
itself in the mir. Then, always and I'M
der all conditions Of atmosphere, there
ensues absolute silence until the time
for the echo back from earth has fully
elapsed, when deafening outburst Of
thunder rises from below, rolling on
often for more than half a minute.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Winning Long Life.

y 4 recent investigation made to
+ find out what class of men live :
y the longest revealed the fact :
+ that clergymen live longer than :
y other men. Mcneil Sayre. who ;
i made the investigation. attrib- :
+ utes the longevity OF clergymen :
+ to their simple life and says that :
+ the extra years which the clergy :
i accumulate are the results of :
i clean personal lives-lives of sac :
y rifice and abStemiouSneSs.
~ Moderation is now considered :
+ the salvation of this life \ :
i splendid rule for attaining lon
+ gevity is summed up by the :
+ United States public health serv- :
+ ice III the following curt state :
y mentS:
i other things being equal. IL )
i is the man who leads the we'll 5
+ balanced life who lasts the long
+ est. whose work TO the end is 5
= uniformly the best: he who mel s
i Their uverwOrks nor OverplayS.
= neither overeatS. OverdrinkS nor
y overSleepS: he who maintains
= standard OF simple. healthy diet
y In moderation; who offsets men
= "a! work with physical recrea-
= ton; who Is as honest with his
+ own body as he is with his own
= business When success comes. !
= to such one his physical and !
= mental condition is such that he !
= can enjoy in peace Of mind and !
, contentment OF body the fruits I
, OF his labors." :
= !
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Chimneys.

The chimney is something that is
relatively new in architecture Many
Of the old castles and other buildings
Of Europe which were constructed be-
fore the fifteenth century have no
chimneys. In some of them a flue
leads from the back and above the
fireplace through the wall to the outer
air. 1t was somewhere about the thir-
teenth century that in certain build
fngs the masOns began to run the flue
to the top of the building. but the
chimneys of that period had openings
in the side, the top being rooted over
1t was about the fifteenth century that
masOns began to build chimneys that
extended above the roof of the house
and to leave the top of the chimney
uncovered.
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Victor Huqo.

Victor Hugo was born at Besancon.
France. Feb. &c. 1902; died May %.
1885. He began his literary work at
fourteen. and by 1927 his reputation
was continental. In 1852. on account
of his democratic sympathies. he was
an exile in the island of Jersey. but aft
er 1870 he returned to France. Forced
into politics. he soon became disguised
with its insincerities and resigned his
seat in the assembly to which he had
been elected. In 1876 he was made a
senator. but never accomplished much
on account of his uncompromising hos
tility to every form of official trickery
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FriqhtfuI Friends.

The friend who welcomes you by
creeping up behind and knocking off
your hat.
The friend who invites you to the
tGeater and buys only one ticket.
The friend who introduces you to
Miss WallfiOwer and then disappears.
The friend You ask to dinner on Sat
urday and who stays over the week
end.
The friend who drops in to talk over
old times and incidentally borrows all
your spare cash.
The friend who insists that you visit
him and continually quarrelS with his
wife.
The friend who telephones you i'll the
middle of the night that he's been ar
reSted.-Life.
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No Immediate Benefits.

Things looked black for the dramat-
list For the fourth time in one season
a play had been withdrawn after a
weeks run.
Cheer up. old man." said a consoI-
ing friend. Perhaps posterity will
recognize the genius displayed in your
plays"
Maybe" said the dramatist bitter
ly, "but the difficulty is that so far as
am concerned posterity is on the free
list. New York Times.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Use of Mineral Oil.

y Or. lie Tanneur contributes to :
y the Paris Medical some practical :
y points in the use Of mineral oil !
y in constipation. The oil. he says. !
y is in no way digested or even !
y modified by the juices OF the !
y stomach and intestines. Ii acts !
y as lubricant and nothing else. !
y though it tends to heal abrasions !
y of the intestinal wall caused by !
y rough particles OF food. !
y The New York Medical Jour !
y nal says mineral oil should be !
y taken either before breakfast or !
y after dinner. two tablespoon !
y fuls being a dose. Its use should !
y be continued every day for at !
y least a fortnight when the !
y bowels will continue to work !
' naturally without 1t, for the min +
' eral oil Is In no sense a cathar- !
' dc, but 1t will cure constipation. i
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Breaking on the Wheel.

In medieval days breaking on the
wheel" most barbarous mode Of in
fiicting capital punishment was often
used in France and Germany. 1t con
sisted of stretching the victim upon
wheel or upon a wooden frame in the
shape of st. Andrews cross AMI then
breaking his limbs by blows from ir"n
bars. The sufferer was then left {"
die slowly from fear. thirst and eX-
hauStiOn.
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Couldn't Fool Him Twice.

The manager of Kidem's great me-
nagerie had induced all the crowd to
become patrons except one individual.
who stood gazing up at him with
mouth agape.
Fright in this way, sir, if you wish
to see some deer stalkingr' shouted
the animal king.
NO fear, lad" came the reply. 81
was in yesterday, and none Of 'em said
a bloomin' word."-London Mail.
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Seen on an Ostrich Farm.

1t Is no uncommon thing to see a
male ostrich strutting about followed
by three or four distinct broods. all of
different sizes. When the incubating
process is completed the cock bird leads
his young ones off and. if he meets an
other proud papa. engages in a terrific
combat with him. The vanquished bird
retires without Il single chick, while
the other. surrounded by the two
broods. walks away triumphantly.
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She Meant We'll.

The late Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the
rigid apostle of temperance. while on
q week end visit made the acquaint-
ance or a sharp young lady OF seven.
20 whom on leaving he said: "Now.
my dear. we have been talking some
time. am sure you have no idea who
am"
Oh, yes, l have" the little missy
replied you are the celebrated
erwkard--London Graphic.
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Sad Proof.

Yes" said the young wife proudly.
father always gives something CIpeIr
sive when he makes presents"
so | discovered when he gave y"u
away" rejOined the young husband
And, with a large. open faced Si-h.
he continued to audit the monthly bills
of his better half.-Stray Stories
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TaIleyrand,

Talleyrand's conservatism was sum-
med up by a witty compatriot, Paul
de Courier. who ON one occasion de-
clared that if Talleyrand had been pres
,ent at the creation he would have ex-
claimed: Good gracious. Chaos will
be Destroyer
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Just a Precaution.

$50 you are attending cooking
SCHOOL," said the friend. Are you
going to do your own work after you
are married?"
mo; want to be able to teach my
husband how to prepare the meals in
an emergency"
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Just Had to Grow,

why are American men taller than
most races?"
"It's a case of evolution"
"HuhT'
I'VE had to grow to reach those
street car straps."-Louisville Courier
Journal
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Too Much.

Doctor-Have you tried counting up
to 100? Insomnia Patient-Yes, but at
forty l remember that's the amount of
your bill, and at eighty my wife's new
gown gets my goat!-Exchange
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More Than Serious.

Eulalia elderly heiress) Do you
think the baron regards me seriously?
Rosa-Seriously? Why, my dear, every
time / mention you he looks positively
sad.-Fliegende Blaetter.
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British Isles,

Great Britain is an island in which
are located the countries of England.
Scotland and Wales. Ireland is an is
land by itself. These two large islands
together. with the numerous small is
lands adjacent, constitute the British
isles
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When It's True,

There's no sentiment in business. g
he said collly.
Not when You want to give some
body little the worst of it," the other
fellow replied. Free Press.
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Keen Sense of Smell.

The abOrigines OF Peru can in the
darkest night and in the thickeSt woods
distinguish respectively a white man
a negro and one OF their own race D!
the sense of smell.
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Lohsters, Shells.

When a lobster is about to shed its
shell the latter splits down the back
and drops off in two equal parts. Then
the tail slips out of the shell like a
finger out Of glove.
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THE BROAD AK
Published Weekly

In this city since July 18th, 1899,
without missing one single issue, Be-
publieans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro-
testants, single Takers, Priests, inf
dels or anyone else can have their say
- long as their language is proper and
responsibility is fixed
The Broad Az il . newspaper whose
platform 10 broad enough for all, ever
claiming the editorial right TO speak its
own mind.
Local communications wiz receive
attention. Write emily On one hide of
the paper.
Subscriptions must be paid in ad-
vance.
One Year. 1900
Blk Months. l.OO
Advertising rates made known on ap-
plication-
Address all communication 70
THE BROAD AK
6418 Champlain Ave, Chicago, Ill.
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Nothino Particular

Mrs. Benham-What sort of looking
woman is she? Benham-Oh. l don't
know. She has one of those standard
faces, with mouth. nose. eyes. etc
Chicago Herald.
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In an Emergency.

Tripplets-What did your chauffeur
do when your wife tainted? Ahhc'lS-
He didn't do anything till some one III
the crowd hOllered. Give her air.
Then he got his pump-Town Topics
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Natural Prafaranca-

do you believe much in wives to or
derf
I'D rather have one ready maid
Baltimore American.
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Good Nioht.

He-Let me stay an hour more, dear;
just an hour by the clock. She-But.
Billie. the clock doesn't need company.
Penn Froth-
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Man and women.

Men ought to be mighty good to W.,
men, for nature gave them the big emu
of the log to lift and mighty ht'ie
strength to do 1t with.-Lincoln.
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Tightwad.

Miss B.-What frightful night for
a dance! But. of course. you've a taxi?
Frugal Suitor-Well, not exactly, but
I've brought you rubbers.-Life.
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Well Trained,

Your daughter did well to land tnA'
young millionaire"
II gave her a good business educA
don."-Puck.
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Real Love.

The Girl-Do you really love me, or
do you only think so? The Boy-Oh,
really love youi I haven't thought a
deuced thing about itl-Exchange.
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Deliberate with caution. but act with
decision; yield with graciousness or
oppose with 6rmness.
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Every mans task 10 bis life presef''
er.-Emerson.
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The truest wisdom Is a resolute de-
Observation-Disclosures !.
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Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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PHONE WENTWORTH 2597.

JULIUS T. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub
Usher.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-24
FRENCH OFFENSIVE
VERY UNIMPORTANT
ACCORDING TO MORAHT
Germans May Abandon Dead and Give
Up Everything Else But Last
Chance

Amsterdam, April "a via Lon.
dom Major MOraht writing in the
Tagas Zeitung says that the results
OF the French offensive are hitherto
completely unimportant Major Mo-
raht writes:
THE possession of single portions
Of terrain, such as trenches, villages
and borders of woods. no longer plays
a decisive role in deeply echeloned
and fortified zones. The aim Of the
German defense is, even at the cost
Of abandoning the dead, together with
materials and portions of positions, TO
maintain our own strength while de.
lstroying that Of the enemy and pre-
/ venting him from attaining his STRAIT
egical aim, which is to break through
For this purpose, it is necessary to
keep the fighting line mobile
I The writer considers that by yield
! ing at some points, the Germans may
force their opponents to fight without
the support of their heavy artillery
and consequently expose them to de-
struction by the German infantry and
artillery fire These tactics, he
claims, give repeated opportunities for
German counter attacks, with reserves
who are outside the range Of the enc
| my fire
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-24
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN
Woman suffrage in Japan is gaininr

Woman suffrage in Japan is gaining
rapidly.
The Des Moines School Board IS
headed by a woman.
Women are being taught TO run troll
ley cars in Topeka, Kan.
Canadian women are now replacing
the men in the farm jobs
There are now over 100000 women
farmers in the United States,
New Jersey has a coast patrol guard
composed entirely Of women.
Mrs RoXanna Blaycock has been
elected a police judge in De Sofa, Kan.
Eighty per cent of the munition
workers in Great Britain are women.
Cafes in Mexico City have been pro
hibted from employing Mattresses.
Miss Charlotte Rumbold has been
elected secretary Of the Cleveland
Board of Trade.
Thousands Of women are taking ex.
aminations for the position of taxi
drivers in London.
Topeka women have thrown aside
the centuries-old bondage of skirts and
donned oyeralls
All the street sand roads in Arizona
will be cleaned by the club women OF
that state
Women farmers and laborers IN the
United States number over a million
and a half
Mrs Katie FiXico. a full blooded In
dian, has over 100000 invested in In
diana state bonds.
Over 1900 women are aiding in the
Sunday eyangelistic campaign in New
York City.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter o
President Wilson. has given $1,000 tC
the American Red Cross.
Alice NJ. Burdsall may shortly be Of
fered the position Of assistant attor
ney general of Arizona.
Russian women are now allowed Il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-24
PNEUMONIA CAUSE
OF FIRST DEATH IN
OKLAHOMA RANKS

Iavtou, Okla, April a. The first
death recorded in the First Oklahoma
regimen. since a state OF war was de
,larad 10 exist is that of Private John
BasbiudCr an Usage Indian. who was
known among his comrades as Cactus
Jack He died in the hospital at Fort
sin Saturday night of peumonia, fol-
lowing few days illness Private
Basbmder was a member of d com
pany and was held in high esteem both
ly his comrades and his officers He
was with Company d during all tha
time of service on the border. Military
honors were accorded Monday after
noon, field services being held near
the Frisco depot, directed by Colonel
Hoffman whose simple tribute to the
dead was appreciated by those who at
tended the services Members of Com
pany d accompanied the body to the
depot led by the First Regimental
band The Casket was cntwined IN
the national colors \ salute Of three
guns was fired and taps were sounded
as the train pulled out OF the station,
The body was taken to Basbinder's S
former home, Pawhuska and was ac'
compauied by an escort of eight men.
commanded by Lieutenant Belmond.
Eight Of the twelve companies OF
militia are now under quarantine at
! the barracks because of the measles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-24
Hope Almost Abandoned
When She Found Remedy
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin
Relieves Chronic Case of
Long Standing

After long period of suffering with
liver and bowel trouble that brought
on piles, during which she had tried
many remedies without obtaining re.
lief, Mrs Mary J. Jewell, of Berrien
Springs, Mich, heard of Dr. Caldwell's S
Syrup Pepsin and obtained a bottle
from her druggist This simple, mex.
pensive laxative compound brought al
most immediate relief and Mrs Jewell
wrote to Dr. Caldwell about her case.
In her letter Mrs Jewell says, q had
tried 50 many things for the piles,
without being helped at all, | had
about given up hope OF ever being any
better | knew it was the condition Of
my bowels that caused them, and after
| had taken bottle of your Syrup
Pepsin knew it was just the medicine
| needed | am very grateful to you
for sending me the little book-th
advice and instructions it gives would
teach anyone how to get well and how
to keep well"
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
combination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin, free from opiate or mar.
cOtic drugs, and is mild and gentle in