Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood,
It used to be considered that onl\
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
P traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder oi
these most importanl
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidneys are weals
or out of order, you can understand ho\*
quickly your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail to do it
duty.
If you are sick or " feel badly," begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
U3 your kidneys are well they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
on its merits by all fT-oV""
druggists in fifty^cent
bottles. YOU niay
have a sample bottle nomTofsSSJtST
by mail free, plso a pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney oi
bladder trouble. Mention this papei
when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
hut remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle.
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THEATRICAL TEMPESTS,
• Rainstorm Is Produced
on the Stajr*.
Probably not more than one person
In a hundred stops to consider bow ■
rainstorm Is produced on the stage
Few perhaps have ever given the sub
ject any serious thought
During the coming up of the storm
there is seen vast clouds of dust* *+hi
wind blows a gale, and suddenly th«
rain comes down In torrents. It Id an
effect so natural that one almost im
agines the elements are genuinely on
the warpath. Yet, though the rain la
real water, not a person is actually
drenched, because the water comes
down at the very front of the stage,
while the players are well back and
not at all exposed to its moisture.
It might be thought that to produce a
storm many intricate bits of machinery
would be necessary, yet such is not the
case, for the simplest devices produce
the effect desired. These are some gas
pipes punctured by myriads of holes,
through which the water runs from
small barrels, each about half full, at
either end. The sound of the wind is
made by a revolving barrel which
touches a heavy pi«ce of canvas in its
rounds. The thunder effect is caused
by the artistic manner in which a man
beats a bass drum, and the gusts of
dust are blown across the stage by an
electric fan. The flashes of lightning
come from an electric battery connect
ed by wires which when placed in con
tact throw out the dazzling flashes. A
metal plate, which had been specially
prepared by first being heated to white
heat and then scratched by a knife, is
placed in a calcium light machine and
gives the effect of lightning In the dis
tance. —New York Mail.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup—
the cough syrup that tastes nearly as
good as maple sugar and which children
like so well to take. Unlike nearly all
other cough remedies, it does not consti
pate, but on the other hand it acts
promptly yet gently on the bowels
through which the cold i? forced out of
the system, and at the same time it
allays inflamation. Always use Ken
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Sold
by May & Gorham.
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THE FIRST DIRECTORY.
Quaint Olden Time New York Busi
ness and Social Addresses.
In the first directory of New York
city, which was issued in 1786, there
are some peculiar and quaint entries.
For instance, in those days it was not
uncommon for medical practitioners to
sell drugs, as is shown by the following
address, "Samuel Bredhurst, physician
and apothecary, 64 Queen (now Pearl)
street"
Clergymen of that period were ex
ceedingly precise regarding their titles.
Thus, "Abraham Bache, reverend of
the Church of England, 29 Smith
street," and "Joze Phelan, clergyman
of the Church of Rome, 1 Beekman
street."
Leon Rogers, tailor, of 5 Broadway,
was described as a "breeches maker;"
John Bean, 60 Broadway, as "surgeon
and tooth puller;" S. Crygier, 69 Cherry
street, "punch and porter house;" Jo
I)eleplane of 132 Queen street, "Quaker
speaker;" D. Hitchcock, 89 Queen
street, "house carpenter and undertak
er;" John Hogland, 95 Queen street,
"fiddler, et£.;" Henry H. Kip, 25 King
street, "inspector of pot and pearl
ashes;" John Nitchle, 7 Garden street,
"starch and hair powder maker;" Sam
uel B. Webb, 29 Lower Dock street,
"gentleman."
In those days, too, there were -a great
many "gentlewomen" and a few "wash
women." All teachers were then ad
dressed either as "schoolmasters'* or
"schoolmistresses." The retail dealers
on Broadway and .Wall and Queen
streets called themselves "shopkeep
ers," the hotel men were "tavern keep
ers," and the policemen were "watch
men."—New York Post
THE COLD WATER ORDEAL.
It WM Onee mm Important Test mi
Gmllt or Innoceac*.
The cold water ordeal was one of the
most Important testfc of guilt or Inno
cence a few hundred years ago. If the
accused floated, he was guilty; If he
sank, he Was Innocent In the twelfth
century some altar vessels were stolen
from the cathedral of Laon, and the
learned Anselm proposed that a chUd
from each parish and then a child from
each household should be put *o th«
test and so on until the guilty one was
found. The proposition raised a great
outcry, and the people clamored that
those who had easiest access to the
church be the first to undergo the or
deal.^
This looked reasonable enough. So
the bishop ordered the six priests of
the Cathedral to prepare for the test
In the meanwhile Anselm thought to
try the experiment himself as a pre
liminary test. So he was bound and
placed in a tub of water. To his great
satisfaction atf" well as discomfort he
promptly sank. The day arrived and
with it an immense crowd to see the
trial. The first priest sank, the second
floated, the third sank, the fourth float
ed. the fifth sank, and then Anselm
himself—wonder of wonders—in spite
of experiments and protested Innocence
floated around with the buoyancy of an
air bubble. While he was serving his
sentence in prison Anselm found time
to write a learned treatise on the "In
expediency of the Water Ordeal and
V-8 FfU.'ure In Many Cases."
Kodol For Dyspepsia has helped
thousands of people who have had
stomach trouble. This is what on*' man
says of it: "E. (I. Dewitt & Co., Chica
go, 111. —Gentlemen —In 1897 I had
disease of the stomach and bowels. I
could not digest anything I ace and in
the spring of 1902 I bought a bottle of
Kodol and the benefit I received from
that bottle all the goid in Georgia cou d
not buy. I still use . little occasionally
as I find it a fine blood purifier and a
good tonic. May you live long and
prosper. Yours very truly, C. N. Cor
nell. Roding, Ga.. Aug. 27, 1906. Sold
by May & Gorham.
The Rocky Mount Record, Thursday, April 30, 1908.
PEOPLE OF THE STAGE.
Theatrical Life Has Few Joys an
Much Bitterness.
Booth, to whom Henry E. Abbe
would cheerfully have paid SI,OOO
night for 150 consecutive nights, wa
one of the most unhappy men on th
face of God's earth. He had burie
two wives, been through the mortifies
tion of bankruptcy and so far as worl(
ly wealth is concerned, so far as th
comforts of a settled home go, had y
to make the one and secure the othe:
This being the case, what do you suj
pose is the fate of minor people? Tb
fact is that they work hard, are undei
paid, never play the parts they prefei
pay much, by far the greater portion o
their salaries, for stage costumes, li
variably have a gang of hangers o:
who eat the bread they earn, are out o
engagements most of the time an
ninety times out of a hundred die &
poor that they are burled at the ei
pense of their fellows. In the flrs
place, It Is extremely difficult for thee
to obtain a position, and, having i
position, how few Its advantages
They have to rehearse at lnconvenlen
times; they go out in all kinds o
weather regardless of their health o
comforts or home desires; they dress Ii
outlandish places, either wet, dam]
and chilly or overheated. They are a
the capricious mercy of speculation
managers, an* having found by ex
perlsnce that th**e Is very little sym
pathy for them, either before or behln
the footlights, they wrap themselr*
In a garment of mental indifference t
appearances, which is utterly misun
derstood by a cynical and suspicion
world.
I know of a girl who was called to t
Sunday night rehearsal. Her fathe:
was very 111, but the rental of theli
rooms, the fees for the-doctor and mon
ey for the drugs depended upon her at
tending to her business. It was imper
atlve that she should be In the theatei
at 7:80 o'clock. Having arranged th
room as women only can, having plaeec
upon the table by the bedside of hei
father his medicine, she kissed tain
goodby and, with a loving touch, prom
tsad to be back as early as possible
Ton know what Sunday night rehears
als mean. They mean 1, 2, 8, 4 o'clocl
the next day. That is what this on
meant. The girl hastened home. Th
candle light had gone, the cold graj
of the early morning was In the room
the father was dea4 upon the bed-
Boston Globe.
Sweetly SaM.
The Influence of locality upon spew!
Is Illustrate! by n reply received fron
a Vermont farmer nnd quoted in tht
Boston Herald. The old man had been
questioned In regard to the vnlue of an
estate left by one of his neighbors
"Was!." said he, with great delibera
tion, "we cal'late he'll sugar off aboul
$50,000."
Ifo Wedding? Bells For Ilim.
Weary Willie (reading "ad.") —Man
wanted to chop wood, bring up coal,
tend furnace, take care of garden,
mind chickens and children. Frayed
Fagln (groaning)— Gee! Dem matri
monial advertisements make me tired.
—Judge.
Between friends frequent reproofs
make the friendship distant Confu
cius.
The Jumping Ofl Place.
"Consumption had me in its grasp;
and I had almost reached the jumping
atf place when I was advised to try D
King's New Discovery; and I want to
say right now, it saved my life. Im
provement began with the first bottle,
and after taking one dozen bottles I
was a well and happy man agrain," says
George Moore, of Grimesland, N. Ci
:\s a remedy for coughs and colds and
healer of weak, sore lungs and for pre
senting pneumonia New Discovery is
supreme. 50c and SI.OO at Griffin's
drug store. Trial bottle l'ree.
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More Exciting.
Tout—Has Jones quit the race track
because of reform, or what? Jockey-
Reform nothing! He wanted some
thing more uncertain to bet his money
on. Tout—But what could he find
more uncertain than a horse race?
Jockey—He's taken to betting whether
or not the weather man will correctly
predict the day's audition —Florida
Times-Union.
Ifot Cheap.
Aged Husband—You' are going t«.
ruin me with your extravagance. You
don't need that cape any more than a
cat needs two tails. How often have
I told you never to buy anything be
'\fffuse it is cheap? Young Wife (with
an air of one who has got the better of
the argument)— But it was not cheap
It cost 10 guineas.—London Fua.
f
In a »tv
Fair Visitor—So you have really de
cided not to sell your house? Fair
Hostess—Yes. You see, we placed the
matter In the hinds of a real estate |
agent. After reading his lovely adver- i
tisement of our property neither Johivj
nor myself could think of parting with j
such a wonderful and perfect home.
Ker Way.
"What's the reason you never p:: f i
things in -!r place;;?" asked the ir;'t j
and methodical husband. "Why. !>-;• I
cause," replied his easy going wife, "« i
want them whore I can find them."
My body's old. but that's not I::J •
fault. I am not to blame for an old !
body, but I would be to blame for ar j
old soul.— Doland.
THE PASSION PLAY.
( lt» Origin. According to the frMfti
tion of Oberammergas,
According to local tradition, the art
fin of the Oberammergau Passion
play was as follows: When in the yeai
1633 a deadly plague threatened to de
populate the districts of Partenkircbea
Escheloke and Kohl grub, which arc
separated from Ammerthal, or the vai
l*y of the Ammer, by a rampart ol
mountains, tbe Ammertbalers succeed
ed for a time in protecting tbemselvet
against the dread contagion, but on«
day a native who had been working all
summer at Escheloke evaded the quar
j antine and entered the Ammerthal bj
J a secret path in order to celebrate ar
j annua! church festival with his fam
j Ily. Two days afterward he was a
: corpse, and in less than three weeks
the plague had carried off eighty 7 fouf
of the Anirnerthalers.
Despairing of all human succor, the
; terrified survivors addressed them
| selves to God and registered a solemn
vow that if he heard their prayer and
removed the scourge they would rep
resent, every ten years, "for thankful
remembrance and edifying contempla
tion, and by the help of the Almighty,
the sufferings of Jesus,-the Saviour o*
the world."
Not a single person died of the
plague after the vow was made, though
many were affected by It. The first
representation of the Passion play in
fulfillment of the vow of these simple
villagers took place at Oberammergau
In the following year, and it has been
repeated every ten years without s
single omission.
All tbe Same.
At one of the large north country
churches recently a fashionably dress
ed lady happened to go Into one of the
private pews. Th« rerger, who Is
known to b# a very stern old chap. Im
mediately bustled up to her and said:
"I'm afraid, miss, you'll ha'e to cum
out o' that This Is a paid pew."
"Sir," said the young lady, turning
sharply round, "do you know who I
am? I'm one of the Fifes."
"I dinna care," said the old man, "If
you are the big drum. You'll haJs to
cum out"—Edinburgh Scotsman.
Dalntjr If Rot Substantial.
The wife of a farmer had a sister
.'sine from Chicago to make a visit
One day the thra&bcrs came, and the
guest insisted on the work alone
and sent her sister away to rest. When
twenty-seven thrashers filed in to ?up
per that night they found a sandwich
tied with ribbon, one chicken croquette,
one cheese ball the size of a marble
and a buttonhole bouquet at -each
plate.—Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.
Long Sight.
The longest distance ever compassed
by human vision is 183 miles, being
the distance between the Unc-ompahgre
park, in Colorado, and Mount Ellen, in
Utah. This feat was accomplished by
the surveyors of the United States
coast and geodetic survey, who were
engaged, in conjunction with repre
sentatives of other nations, in making
ti new measurement of the earth.