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Robbing the Paymaster True Story of the Secret Service By COL. H. C. WHITLEY Former Chief U. S. Secret Service 4 WAS on duty as special agent of the United States government at New Or leans In the summer of 1862. Maj. Gen. Benja min F. Butler was depart ment commander and rul ing this then turbulent city with an iron hand. Everything down there including the weather was sizzling hot. Thugs and thieves were being severely dealt with. Mar tial law was In force and summary punishment was being meted out by the provost judge. Several house robbers had been hanged by or der of General Butler and there must have been a ticklish sensation about the necks of the unruly. It was one of those blazing hot mornings for which New Orleans is famous that Major , a United States paymaster on duty in that city, left his office in the custom house car rying a portemonnaie containing Just $20,000 In gold coin. The major was one of those economical men who thought a penny saved was as good as a penny earned. Gold at this time was . at a premium, hence a saving could be made by making an exchange of gold for paper currency. Besides, he may have thought paper money more convenient for the soldiers' use. As lie passed uuwu iiie cuaium steps he paused a moment as if to de- j termine the course to pursue. He hailed a passing cab, and entering it he Instructed the driver to take him to the bank of Jacob Barker on Camp street. The cab drew up directly in front of the main entrance. The paymaster went inside. Step ping around the end of the counter he met and shook hands with a stock lly built man whose locks were long and white. This was Jacob Barker whose name at this time was familiar to every banker in the United States. Uncle Jacob blinked a welcome as the shining pieces were spread upon the table. Two young men now came forward to make the count and pile up the treasure. The work completed, bundles of greenbacks were crowded into the portemonnai to take the place of the Sold coin. Then there was a side transaction and a package that looked like money was stowed away In the paymaster's breast pocket. The major as he reentered the cab did not notice that the driver was casting longing eyes upon the bulging portemonnaie. He was then taken to the post office, "which was located in the custom louse. He got out of the cab and stepped inside, where he remained Just long enough to unlock and re move the mail from his letter box. Reft turning to the street he was greatly astonished and nearly paralyzed with excitement to discover that the cab in which he had left the $20,000 had disappeared. He looked up and down the street stupidly at first. Recover ing himself he madly rushed around the corner. There was no cab in sight. He then started on foot at a lively pace for the office of the pro vost marshal general on St. Charles Btreet. 1 chanced to be in the provost mar shal's office at this time. I listened to the paymaster's story and was the first to undertake the recovery of the money. It was one of those smooth easy robberies with little or no clue lor a starting point 1 started out on what seemed to be a rather difficult case, less than an hour after the thaft. I had an abiding faith that if I could meet the guilty man face to face while the affair was yet warm on his mind I "could pick him out from the many cab drivers in the city. The raymaster thought the driver f the cab an Irishman, but was not Quite certain. He knew that he had been separated from his money and that was about all the information he could give. The capturing of the thief and recovering the money seemed now to rest upon the telltale eyes. It was now nocn-day and feeding time. The mcst of the cabs were off the streets, but I chanced to secure ne, and I started out to visit the many cab stands in the city. When I met a driver cf one df these vehicles I looked him over carefully, but saw nothing in the face of any of them to arouse suspicion. My mind might have been a little romantic in those Iays, but I thought the thief would lave a disturbance on his face by which I would b3 able to pick him out. Wbrn at last I had met nearly all the cabbies . in the city, and discovered TKJthing UDOn Which to hnsfi snsr.1r.frm ..the driver with whom I was riding TO ?rK or a man who had rnfte rtnt'y rtartcd !n the cab busi r.ejfP. Tlis Et-tb e was at his own 0 on St. Petfrs street. He knew the n'ace nr.d ! told him to drive to it. Arriving ther?. I entered the yard and disenvcrpd wheel tracks that appeared to be fresh iv rnad. There was a rmall Ftsble in the rssr of the lot near which was a pi!e cf litter. The top of tbif pile had recently been disturbed. With a pitch-fork I overhauled some vf it. ,1 can give no explanation why I did this. I made no discovery. I then nscnded the stairs leading up on the outside of the house to the portico, and entered a living room in the sec ond story, i There was a woman lying upon the bed. She appeared quite feeble and had recently given birth to a child. "Who lives here?" I inquired. She answered, "Patrick O'Rafferty." "What is his business?" "A cab driver." "Did your husband come to his din ner?" "No, he has not been here since he left this morning." I then said, "My good woman, I am a government officer, and am here to search your house for . concealed arms.'' "You can search as much as you please, but you will find nothing of the kind in this house." I cast my eyes about and saw that I was in a home that seemed destitute of the common comforts of life. I stepped into an unfurnished adjoin ing room and swung open the door of a small dark closet. There were only a few articles of clothing hanging upon the wall. Feeling about in the hope of discovering something, I chanced to put my hand on a pair of Attukapas pants that were damp about the waist. My suspicion was aroused a little then, and considerably more so since I was informed by Mrs. O'Rafferty that there had not been a man in the house since early morning. She ly conscientious. ' He refused to make a charge. Consequently ""I took'" the responsibility of holding the prisoner and locking him in a cell where he was not allowed to converse with any outsider. ' After a few days of confinement he appeared quite down-hearted and begged to be permitted to see his wife. The meeting between the husband and wife at their home was quite af fecting, yet there was no development that would suggest guilt. I now de termined to give O'Rafferty a little jolt for the purpose of frightening him into a confession. In the! corridor, at a little distance from his cell, a person inquired: "What are they goiag to do with Qj'Rafferty?" In as earnest a manner as I could command I answered that he was to be hung on the following morning at nine o'clock, by order of the commanding general. O'Rafferty, of course, heard the conversation that was intended for his ears. There was at this time a prevailing fear among many that General Butler was liable to hang almost anyone. My ruse had its effect, as O'Rafferty now began to sob and groan. I stepped in side his cell ajid made an effort to console him, Assuring him that I was very sorry, but that nothing could be done to help him unless he would give up the money. He was a Catholic and begged that he might see a priest. I thought he wanted to make a confession, and went at once to the custom house to consult Major , and chanced to meet the postmaster, who was Gen eral Butler's brother-in-law. When I explained the situation and the possi bility of a confession, he said it would do no, good to let him confess to a priest, who would divulge nothing that was told him, and suggested Major Farr, chaplain of a Connecticut regi ment. "Don't try to fool a Catholic," I said, "but let us secure a real priest." . Upon my agreeing to take charge of & ' Qs frftes form stared at me as though trying to com prehend the situation. Not wishing to worry her with any further explanation I excused myself as best I could and left the house. As keen and discerning as I might have been I could not for the life of me un derstand the reason why the woman should attempt to deceive me unless she had some object. The moisture about the waist of the pants was to my mind unmistakable evidence of a man in the house only a short time before. Why did the woman deny it? I ascertained that O'Rafferty's usual stand was on the levee not far from the custom house and I directed the driver to take me there at once. On arriving at the designated spot I was fortunate in finding O'Rafferty at his usual stand. 1 sprang out of the conveyance in which I was riding and stepping briskly up to him, I boldly charged him with stealing the leather bag. As my eyes met his I knew my man. Nothing short of proof to the contrary could have cleared him had I been his judge. His statement differed materially from the one made by his wife. On questioning him he said he had been at home in the middle of the day. Had fed his horse, cooked his own dinner and waited upon himself. Talked with his wife and changed his pants. He could give no reason why he made. the change, except that he did so. He stoutly denied carrying the paymaster and swore by all the saints in Chris tendom that he hadn't carried a pas senger on that day. I could not budge him in the least; the more I crowded him the keener was his denial. He deeply resented the charge I had made and braced up to, me in a spirit cf defiance. He was Irish sure enough. Being tinctured considerably with the same blood my self, and with the United States gov ernment at my back, I had the ad vantage of him. Yet he might have downed me had it not been for the pants. This discovery as simple as It was loomed up as a matter of great importance. I arrested him and locked him up in the First district station. I was confident he was the thief, but when he was brought into the pres ence of the paymaster I was almost knocked off my base when the major was unable to recognize the prisoner, besides which he had the amazing stupidity to admit it in his presence. He was evidently one of the negative, wabbly sort, and may have been over- this part of the program, it was final ly concluded that a priest should be sent for and that he was to meet the prisoner in a room in the custom house. There was a number of large wardrobes, or armoires as they were called in New Orleans, in the room. These were used for storing books. Some of them were removed from one, giving room for a man to enter. When .the good father and O'Rafferty came and took a seat near this armoire, they surely did not notice that its door was just a little ajar. Father M soon came out of the room. There was an expression of sadness upon his face, but he said nothing that could throw any light upom the robbery; yet it was quite ap parent that something unusual had happened. Something nad, and I now possessed the clue I needed. It was dark when I arrived at the corner of White and Clio streets and knocked at the front door of a small dwelling house, which was soon opened by a middle-aged man. I in formed him that I was a government pfficer and that I had come there to arrest both him and his wife and seize their house, which would be forfeited to the government I told him that O'Rafferty had confessed everything. He now turned to his wife and exclaimed in an excited man ner: "What did I tell you, Margaret? You see the bad business your brother has got us into?" "Where's the money?" I demanded. "It's under the house, and I will bring it to you." "Be lively about it," I said in a com manding tone. He now went into the kitchen where he raised a small trap in the floor. Reaching down, he pulled out a corn sack. Hastily examining Its contents I found it contained about $6,500 in paper money. I demanded the keys of his house and they were handed to me. The bigger the bluff tr greater the scare, I thought. I took the man and his wife to the First district police station where they were locked up together in a comfort able room. A messenger was at once dispatched to bring Father M . When found he was at the house on the corner of White and Clio streets endeavoring to arouse the occupants. He came immediately to the police station, and I acquainted him with the fact that a portion of the money had been recovered, and the persons In whose possession it had been found were in custody. He was unquestion ably much surprised by this arrest It may .well l he : presumed that Father M , having received O'Rafferty's confession, was in the act of reach ing out for . the restoration of the stolen money when accosted " by the messenger. " Believing, himself to be the possessor of the only information that would lead to this important event, he was ' of course somewhat puzzled at what had taken place, but he convinced me that he was quite anxious to render any assistance in his power to recover the rest of the money. At my request he went in to talk with the man and his wife. I assured him' that they would be re leased and not further molested ,if they would give up the stolen money. I went farther than this and said that if he could promise me that the money would be returned within the next twenty-four hours I would at once release the two prisoners. After in terviewing them, he came outside and requested me to let the man and his wife go home. He said everything would be well at 12 o'clock on the fol lowing day, and his request was com piled with. The good father was greatly concerned about what was to become of O'Rafferty. "This," said he, "is the first great sin of this young man's life. On ac count of the sickness of his wife he has been greatly pressed for money. In a moment of weakness he yielded to temptation." The father did not say it, but I Inferred that with him a full confession and restitution meant re pentance, forgiveness and a pardon from God. In this particular case, however, a law made by man stood in the way. How was It to be overcome? i I realized that affairs were very much mixed at this time, and thajt there were many otherwise honest people who might find a ready excuse for a thief from the United States government. While a condition of this kind could not be plead as a bar to O'Rafferty's punishment, It might be offered in palliation of the crime; he might have remained an honest man had not the opportunity been thrust upon him. I had made promises to the good father and might have imagined the confession of the culprit a solemn absolution of his sin; hence my deep sympathy and determination to procure his release. The balance of the money was all returned by the priest as promised, but the difficult point in the case was yet to be accomplished. How was O'Rafferty to be let out? I might have unlocked his cell door and allowed him to walk out, but he would not be free, as he would be liable to be ar rested by other officers. He had now openly told the simple story of the robbery and there was nothing further to detect He said he had no thought of steal ing the sack when the paymaster stepped out of the cab, but -when left alone the Idea flashed through his brain to drive to his home with it, where he made an attempt to bury it in the litter pile. Abandoning this plan, he drove to his brother-in-law's house. On arriving there he found his sister washing clothes In the yard. He told her in a hurried manner that he had brought a big lot of money and that he would lerve It with her to take care of. He put the portemon naie In a box under the shed in the yard and covered it with hay. There were two of the husband's brothers sleeping in the house at the time; they were bakers by trade, working nights and sleeping in the day time. When they got up In the afternoon the sack containing the money was pointed out to them. They cut it open and divided Its contents, as near as they could guess, Into three equal parts. Leaving one-third for the sis ter, they hid the other two-thirds for themselves. Poor O'Rafferty, who real ly did not know very much about the contents of the sack, was left out in the cold. The city of New Orleans was under martial law at this time, and offend ers were being handled severely in the provost court. The judge was puritanical In principle and clothed with almost unlimited power. He was considered quite unapproachable, yet I determined to visit him at his house on behalf of O'Rafferty. I found him a much more generous man than I had thought him to be. He listened attentively when I told him the story of the robbery and the part the priest had taken in recovering the money. I put up the best plea I could for the prisoner and his sick wife. I was cer tain that the judge was interested and his heart softened. He said he would take the case under advisement, but said nothing to indicate what his de cision might be. A 'trial In a provost court at New Orleans in that day was a rather brief affair. It consisted mostly of an accusation and a sentence. When O'Rafferty was arraigned, he pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing the $20,000. In a few brief moments the judge made an order for his confine ment at Fort Jackson for a period of years. I felt quite sore on account of this" decision, but was a little sur prised when he called me up and thrust the order for the prisoner's commitment in my hand. I saw that I was charged with his delivery to the commanding officer of the fort, a fea ture of the program that was certain ly not in my line, and I jumped at the conclusion that the responsibility for his release was resting upon my shoul ders. ' Two days afterwards I returned the order of commitment with a report of the prisoner's escape indorsed upon its back. The judge smiled his seem ing approval. O'Rafferty's release may have been illegal, but I betieve it was justified by the pardon he re ceived through the Intercession of the good father. ( Copyright, by W. G. Chapman.) Keeping Up Eugene Higgins, at a dinnev in New York, was questioned by a young lady about the bathnet of his yacht Va ran a. ""It is a simple contrivance," said Mr. Higgins. "I let it down into the sea, and that enables my guests and myself to bathe. It Is a simple con trivance, but the newspapers of late have made me prate so much about it that, really, I seem like Mrs. Flnletter. Appearances "Mrs. Flnletter and her husband had just moved into a $15 seven-room house. The first Sunday morning there, as Mr. Flnletter sat with his enormous newspaper on his little porch, and all the" neighbors on both 6ides of the street sat with their news papers on their little porches, Mrs. Flnletter suddenly came to the front door and shouted at her husband in a loud, vexed tone: "'Hilary Finletter, will you or will you not come in to luncheon. The champagne is nearly flat, and you know how soon a dish of terrapin gets cold ! ' "Finletter tossed down ' the comic section and hurried indoors with a dazed smile. , " "What are you kidding ma for'' he asked as he looked at the rump steak and potatoes on the dining table. " 'It's nnt vnn un i, , said his wife. 'It's the neighbors.' -L 1 St Louis 01nVio.ro To Clean Knives. To clean knives easily, get a large cork, cut one end quite even, dip in knife polish, put the knife flat down on a piece of paper that has been spread on a table, well rub first one side then the other with the cork, also rub up the back, then polish with a duster; if very much stained, rub first with a cut potato, wipe dry, then polish as directed. Stains and dirty marks may be removed from the han dles by rubbing them with little or dinary salt applied with a clean rag. DEMAND FOR COTTON World's Available Supply Has ; Been Greatly Reduced. Two Immense Crops Have Been Ab sorbed Within the Season After -!. They Were Produced Good Prices Will Continue. Within the past few years the United States has produced two, cotton crops of 11,600,000 bales, with only a single comparatively small crop intervening, yet the present season is likely to end with the world's supply of available cotton reduced to smaller proportions than should be deemed safe. Both pf the big crops mentioned have been practically all absorbed within the season after they were produced, thus making it evident that to properly meet the world's demand for cotton a yearly crop of more than 13,000,000 bales is necessary. With the whole Orient !elng rapidly developed, and other parts of the world making steady progress, the de mand for cotton goods is certain to increase rapidly, so that even the crops now deemed large will prove in sufficient for requirements. T'ais state of things has long been foreseen,, and efforts have been made by Great Brit ain and other European countries to encourage the cultivation of cotton in their dependencies. Such efforts have been' attended with only moderate suc cess, and this country .continues, and is likely to continue, the main pro ducer of the world's supply of cotton. While the capacity of the United States as r- producer of cotton has not yet reacliad its limit, the fact should not be overlooksd that the steady progress of the destructive boll weevil has placed some restriction on our ability to expand our cotton produc tion. Certainly the prospects for the near future do not favor expension, al though there is every reason to hope that in due course some means will be found of extirpating the weevil pest or of neutralizing its ravages. With such an outlook as to supply and demand, there is no reason why the south should not realize good prices for' Its cotton for years to come. Our cotton is all sure to be wanted, and provided only we do not endeavor to market a whole year's supply in a few months and we place no unreason able restrictions upon speculation, prices should never drop below a profitable basis. HARNESS CLAMP VERY HANDY Mender Will Be Found Useful on Farm Where Odd Repairs Are Needed How It Is Made. The accompanying drawing repre sents a very handy harness mender, useful on the farm when odd repairs have to be done, and any one who can use a saw and hammer can make it in a few minutes. It is made of I Harness Clamp.' lumber of the dimensions indicated in the drawing. The clamp is tightened by the worker sitting upon the seat, which should extend at least two feet from the clamps. The drawing shows the device with a shorter seat than that. It would doubtless be better to have the seat extended to thrice the length shown from the left of the clamps, and to have the base extended in a similar manner, so that the de vice will not tip over too easily. The joint at the upper right-hand corner may be hinged with heavy wire run through holes and twisted together un derneath, cir real strap hinges of iron may be attached. Feeding. Hogs. As a rule it will net pay to hold the ilg crop for prices to rise unless they are making good gains all of the time they are being held. Where few feed ers win out in playing the market game, many lose out. There is little sentiment connected with feeding a bunch of hogs and few of us would be in the business were it not for the profits which it should afford. . With cheap corn and other grains any man who could buy a few pigs and finish thm for market could make a little profit but it requires skill and ability to grow pigs and fat ten them on 60 cent corn and make a reasonable profit. Nest Eggs. If porcelain eggs are used for nest nest eggs in cold weather, cover .them with light flannel, or some other ma terial, to avoid torture to the hens. An artificial egg is always of the same temperature as the atmosphere, while the temperature of a hen's body Is about 102 degrees. It may readily be seen that in freezing weather these ice-cold eggs will cause the hens to get chilled. Farm Journal. Poultry Pays Well. To read about the care of fowls in detail makes it seem quite a lot of work, but when once you get started and give your poultry the same care you do other stock there Is nothing on the farm that will pay as well for the money invested. MAKE CONCRETE DRAIN TILE One Machine Will Turn Out Quite a ' Large Number Each Day of . Any , Size Required. For the core a five-inch length of stove pipe is used. This is . cut 20 inches long, or two Inches longer than the tile is to . be made. A circle is cut from a board to fit into the bot tom of this pipe, where it is fasten ed, says the Orange Judd Farmer. In the center of same a bolt is placed which acts as a pin, going through the molding board or pallet and thus in suring setting the core In correct po sition. The top is . finished with a block to fit into same, as shown, with a ring and bolt to draw out "Core from the completed' tile. The outside form is made of heavy sheet Iron and is eight inches In diam eter and 18 Inches high, which makes the walls of tile 1 inches thick. This requires a piece of sheet iron 18 by 26 inches in size, which you should have the tinner bend into a circle or cylinder form, with the edges over lapping each other one inch. Exactly one inch from each edge of the sheet Cor Core and Form for Tile. nail two strips of wood, as shown in illustration, and to these attach hooks and eyelets, so whea the form is to gether with the sheet Iron lapped one inch the hooks are in position to go into eyelets. This is placed over the core and held at the proper distance from same by little blocks nailed to pallet on the outside of form or by small nail3 driven into pallet The mortar is placed in machine and thoroughly tamped down. The best mix for this work is one part cement to three parts of coarse sand used with as lit tle water as possible, just enough to wet the concrete. One machine will make a number of tile oach day, as it can be removed from the tile as soon as molded by drawing the core first and then un hooking and removing outside form. The average cost of five-inch tile 18 inches long made as above is 8 cents each; six-inch tile ten cents each, with sand at 75 cents per cubic yard, cement $2 per barrel and labor at $2 a day of ten hours. This same machine may be constructed in larger or smaller size, as requirements demand. Close Pasturing. Close, 'late pasturing of autumn sown wheat fields reduces the yield. The Oklahoma experiment station rec ommends that stock be taken out of the wheat field by March 1 or March 15, at the latest, If reasonable returns are to be expected. The quality of grain deteriorates perceptibly with late pasturage. Pasturing wheat when the ground is very wet will have a tendency to lower the yield of grain, and at the same time Injure the tex ture of the soil. Under favorable sea son conditions wheat frequently makes a very heavy growth and in these cases it is advantageous to pasture. Good Butter. Absolute cleanliness is the first requisite in making good butter; sani tary surroundings come next, and right temperature, with attention to de tails in the care of cream third. We make 20 to 25 pounds each week, wrap it in parchment paper and sell direct to the consumer. In order to keep a uniform color we use one to four drops of vegetable coloring to the pound, the amount depending upon the time of year. Crimson Clover, It is very common to see Jersey corn fields and truck patches covered with" crimson clover and other catcti crops. This practice should be ex tended all over the country. A good crop of crimson clover will take from the atmosphere and store in the soil about $19 worth of nitrogen and a lot of vegetable matter, which is so es sential in crop production, is added to the soil. Rations' for Idle Horses. Idle horses should be given lighter rations than when at work.. Disre gard of this has cost many a man a eood work horse. The' young hen is usually the best layer. The hog responds readily to good treatment. Brood sows ought to have a. feed of roots occasionally. . The first shoeing, of a colt is the most important of all. Filth in the poultry yards and houses invites disease. Pure air without draft is the solu tion of health in the hen house. The hens that must fight lice and mites are usually poor producers. An orchard neglected for one year virtually puts it back three years. The heifers should freshen early, at two to two and one-half years of age. The breeding ewes 'and store sheep remain as long as possible in the pas tures. The breeder of fancy sheep finds it almost impossible to-sell a ram thin in flesh. AS every one knows, the best time 1 to train an animal is while he is young. ' Training the ' cow to be a good milker should begin with the rearing of the calf. Do not neglect to give each horse a chance to drink the last thing at night, even if the weather is cool, .- Jerk the nervous and skittish horse every time he shies, thereby showing yourself to be a bigger fool than the horse. - , For the first two or three weeks the calf should be fed at least three times a , day on warm milk taken direct from the cow. ...-is ARE .YOUR ..KJDNEYS: WELL? The kidney, secretions tell if disease is lurking in the system. Too fre quent or scanty urination, discolored urine, lack of control at night tell of ered kld- F.Mrv Plrlur tipvq T- i JeuJJory Kidney pm8 cure sick kid neys. Fred a. Campbell, At lantic Ave., Boothbay Har bor, Me., says: "I rannnt j aavv u c- scribe the awful pain I endured. The Kianeys were m terrible condition; pain in voiding urine was Intense, and often I passed blood. For weeks' I was laid up in bed. Doan's Kidney Pills permanently cured me after I had doctored without relief." Remember the name Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box: Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. The Shadow of Science. It is hard to believe that a shadow is probably the origin of all astrono mical, geometrical and geographical science. The first man who fixed his staff perpendicularly in the ground and measured its shadow was the earliest computer of time, and the Arab of today who plants his spear in the sand and marks where the shadow falls is his direct descendant. It is from the shadow of a gnomon that the early Egyptians told the length of the year. It is from the shadow of a gnomon that the Inhabitants of Up per Egypt still measure the hours of work for a water wheel. In this case the gnomon is a Ihurra stalk support ed on forked uprights and points north and south. East and west are pegs In the ground, evenly marking the space of earth between sunrise and sunset In a land of constant sun shine a shadow was the primitive chronometer. It was also the prim itive foot rule. A Son's Compliment. His incessant work, his avoidance of all rest and recreation and his rig orous self-denial made Joseph Pulit zer, in his days In harness, the de spair of his family. In this connection a pretty story 13 told about the famous journalist's son Ralph. Mr. Pulitzer had refused to take a holiday, and Mrs. Pulitzer ex claimed: V "Did you ever know your father to do anything because It was pleasant?" "Yes, once when he married you." the young man gracefully replied. A Surprise. "I'm going to give my wife a real surprise this Christmas." That so? What are you going to give her?" "The money." Terrified Hero. "Did you have any narrow escapes In the surf last summer?" "Yes," replied the life-saver. "One lady whom I rescued was so grateful that she nearly married me." TO DRIVE OUT MALA EI V AMI HCILD IP THE ST5TEW Take the Old Ktandara OrKOVKS TASTKLESS CHlJLiLi TONIC You know what you are tuning. 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Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as candy. If every year we would root out one vice we should sooner become per fect men. Thomas a Kempis. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DATSimll Tour dniKttist will ivlund money if I'AZO OINT MENT fails to cure nny caw of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles iu C vo 14 days,. 6Uc. The greatest glory of a free-born people Is to transmit that freedom to their children. Harvard. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing1 Syrup for Children teething:, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain. cures wind colic, 25c a bottle. The best way to lift men is to meet them on a level. Are You Weak, All Run Down This condition is directly causeJ by tad blood. When the blood i3 made lieli and pure by Hood's Sararaparilla, you will feel strong and cheerful; it will put new life into your veins, new vigor into your muscles; give you a sharper appetite and good digestion; make you look better, deep better and fed better; will make the hardest wcrk lighter and the darkest day brighter. Facts! Thou.-ands confirm them. Get Hocd's today. Salts and Castor J"J bad stuff never cure, i'" only makes bovels move be cause, it irritates and sweats them, like poking finger in your eye. The best Bowel Medicine is Cascarets. Every Salts and Castor Oil user should get a box of CASCARETS and try them just once. You'll see. 834 Cascarets 10c boxweek's treatment AU drusrtrists. Bisrsrent seller in U World million boxes a month. SSS2I Thompson's Eye Water
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