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GOHGTIPATIOn Munyon't Psw-Fsw Pills are unlike alio b ' cr laxative or cathar tic, They eou the liver into activity by gentle methods, they do not tcour; they do not gripe; they do not weaken; bnt they do start all the secretions of the liver and stom ach in a way that soon puts these organs in healthy condition, and corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are a tonic to the stomach, liver and nerves. They Invigorate instead of weaken; tbey enrich the blood Instead ol impover labing it: they enable the stomach to get all the nourishment (rom food that is pat into it Price 85 cents. All Druggists. Medical Humor. . Patient I'm troubled with bolls off and on, doctor. What would you ad vise! ' .- Doctor Well; 1 shouldn't let those that are off trouble me. A Confession. , " ' Startled by convincing evidence that they were the victims of serious kid ney and bladder troublenumbera of - prominent people confess they bare found relief by using KUR1N Kidney and Bladder Pills. For tale by all medical dealers at 26c. Burwell ft Dunn Co., Mfrs., Charlotte, N. C. Adv. Ucld Kills Waterfowel. That sulphuric acid, discharged Into the water of Great Salt Lake, Utah, Is responsible for the death of two million water fowl last year baa been ascertained by Dr. Buckley" of the pathological division of the bureau of animal industry. The American Game Protective association sent Dr. Buck ley to Salt Lake City, thinking that some contagious disease caused the . deatb of so many birds. Hit the Danger Spot. 'A tippler with a very red nose got a day'a work as a laborer in a boiler works. The same day he appeared before the surgeon at the hospital with his nose smashed. "Good gracious!" exclaimed the sur geon. "How did you manage to get your nose smashed like that?" "Oh," cried the sufferer, "I put my nose through a bole In the holler for a sniff of fresh air, and the man out side with the hammer mistook It for a red hot rivet. And he only hit once that's all." ; What a Funny Teacher. ' ' An east side lad of six summer bat a child's faculty for seeing things, often in the way they are not, He came home from school the other day and found bis father reading the dally paper. . ' - "Pop," he said,, "my teacher don't know nothln'!". "Why, son. what the matter now?" asked the father. "Well," replied the youngster, "she held a big red apple up in front of us this morning and eald: 'Children, what Is this I have In my hand? "Indian apolis News, v .PITEFUl, Beatrice Kitty's trousseau will fill 17 trunks. . ' Lillian The, poor girl. Jack hasn't money enough .to pay overweight charges on more than two. 1 1 ' . . ' COFFEE THRESHED HER..: ' 15 Long Years. . "For over fifteen years,) writes a patient, hopeful little, Ills, woman, "while a coffee drinker, I Buffered from. Spinal Irritation and Nervous trouble. I was treated by good physician, but did not get much relief. "I never suspected that coffee might be aggravating by condition. (Tea la just as injurious, because it contains codeine, the same drug found in cof fee.) I was down-hearted and dis couraged,; but prayed dally that ' I . might find something to help me. "Several years ago,, while ' at friend's house 1 drank a cup of Post urn and though I bad never tasted anything more delicious. "From that time on I nsed Postum Instead of coffee and Boon began to improve in health, ao that now I can walk half a dozen blocks or more with ease, and do many other things that I never thought I would be able to do again in this world. "My appetite is good, I Bleep well and find life Is worth living. ' A lady of my acquaintance eald she did not like Postum, It was so weak and taate . lessV"?' .V.': v'-V".':? y ; "I explained to her the difference when it is made right boiled accord ing to directions. ' She was glad to know this because coffee did not agree with her, . Now her folks say they expect to use Postum the rest of their lives." Name given upon request Read the little book, "The Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs. "There's Rea son." "Postum now comes in concentrated, powder form, called Instant Postum. It Is prepared by stirring a level tea spoonful In a cup of hot water, adding surar to taste, and enough cream to bring the color to golden brownv, IrK'ant ForUiiu Is convenient; j i i ; nr,d the flavour is al . ' : 1 tv gropprs 45 to , , i o ! 'r J 1'1 A i : " l i 1 f r v. o : . t f 3 f r i Tot-turn C . ! Cj., L'X, . a Cits..., Klca. Adv. . A VALENTINE. THE WORLD IS MINE. VVVVVWWWWVVWVWVVVVWVssssssAsssssABssssssAssNAsssssAsf VALENTINE DAY LOIIGJI FAVOR Centuries Have Failed to Dim the Memory of the Good Old . Saint. DISPUTE AS TO HIS IDENTITY At Lesst Two ' Bishops of Ancient Times Have Been Credited With the Honor of Being the Founder of the Day Conaecrated . to Cupid. . .',''" ST. VALENTINE of blessed mem ory, whose natal day falls upon the 14th of February, ' seems to be the saint of this particular season. His customs, which have sur vived the lapse of centuries, are as sociated In our minds with the send ing of various amatory epistles, and the rather more agreeable gifts and presents, which are occasionally sent In the shape of flowers and candles by the young men and maidens, one to another. ; .-, . . - New York and New Yorkers still retain memories of the saint, who seems to have been like bis associate, the good SL Nicholas, a patron saint of the Netherlands, and in thfs con nection we, perhaps on account of our Dutch ancestry, celebrate his festival with a kettledrum, says the New York Times. Far back in the mists of an tiquity lies the origin of the custom of sending letters, or valentines, on the saint's day, while the original St Valentine would appear to be gifted with as many lives as the proverbial cat of reincarnations under the same title, for we find two bishops of the name, a Virgin martyr, and a Tyro lean saint, all of whom have authentic records of their lives -and deaths pre served in history, snd none of whom would seem to be In any way con nected with the valentines of today. : However, It Is always possible to reconcile the two or three, and there is sufficient evidence to show that St. Valentine, a bishop of Rome, who died fn 278 A. D., was born on the 14th of February, and he is so set down in the Roman and Anglican calendars. He was a martyr to bis faith,; and when east into prison by his enemies he cured his keeper's daughter of blindness,, for which miracle he was beaten with clubs and then beheaded, and his remains repose in the Church St Praxades, at Rome, while a gate now known as, the Porto Popolo was formerly called by the name of St. Valentine, or Porto Valentino. Another Valentine, also a Bishop, claims a share in the day, and his claim to salntship rests upon the cure of the son of Craton, the Rhetorician. His death was caused by choking on a fishbone, whether of his own choos ing or administered by his enemies the legend does not state, but In Italy and Greece tbey pray to this saint to cure them from epilepsy. j The St Valentine of Tyrol, who seems to have, been born a little later, and who died in the fourth century, has a church consented, to his mem ory in South Tyrol, at Meran, where he is supposed 4 to 1 have preached Christianity to the heathen Lombards. In the legend he appears as a beauti ful youth attired In the dress of a Ro man soldier bearing a cross on " his sword hilt and coming over the moun tains from Italy; entering Meran, In what Is now known as Tyrol, he en counters the heathen priest of the temple, and' after a long argument with him, he calls upon his gods to destroy the temple. The heathen add the priest are all struck dumb by his threats, and when with one blow he pushes 4owd the pillars of the temple, like Samson, they rush forth in horror, expeeting him to be- destroyed under the fall ing walls. Instead of which St Val entine' kneels unhurt, with a seraphic look upon his face, while the wrath of their god is not shown by the fierce wind and tempest which they expect, and quantities of doves and blr's a!' M upon the neighboring t. It i -. ' .1 flocks. Et. Va'"i- , i , y eiter this r : . 'p f i li "'Y:cn co-;.;a e J p !,tt al tt." .fc y In Tyrol according to Christian rites, which would seem to associate blm with at least two of the modern cus toms as the saint of lovers, and with the emblem of his doves and birds. FLOWERS THAT TELL OF LOVE Nothing Better Than Nature's Blos soms to Convey the Idea of a Ten der 8entlment There are ;overs who do not admire tne manuracturea vaienune 10 con vey the state of their sentiments, and they ask the flowers to tell their love. These beautiful messengers prove to be a well-chosen proxy and have won more than one fair maiden's heart. '. 1 They will gladly plead your cause In a most capable manner. Send a colonial nosegay, with vio lets, small buds, sweet peas and lav- ender closely packed together In strips of contrasting color. A frill of lace paper frames this de lightful bouquet suggesting the old- fashioned valentine. For the man who still retains a small bit of sentiment , Inherited from some gallant ancestor, there Is the heart fashioned from her favorite flower. , f , . Corsage bouquets of sweet peas, violets, orchids, attractively arranged with cords or ribbons, are always ac ceptable valentines. Each flower has its symbolic mean lng. For instance, violets mean love faithfulness; moss rosebuds, confes slon of love; , Marechal Niel rose, yours, heart and soul; a red carna tlon, ardent love; gardenia, perfected loveliness; heliotrope, devotion ; Jon quil, can you return my love? Any of these would carry Its sweet dainty message of love to the maiden beloved. "Sweets to the sweet." For the girl who displays a fondness for candy, the true lover will find many pretty novel ways to gratify her taste. Heart-shaped boxes, covered with silk, plain or handsomely decorated, are to- be had. Dainty bags of Dresden silk, elabo rate enough to be used afterward tor the opera, make charming valentines. - Boxes of crystal or Bohemian glass In man? fanciful designs, are display- eOt the confectioners' to tempt the puMe of the modern Romeo. . -At the Stationers' there is a collec tion of exquisite water-colored cards deDlctlnff fairy-like scenes. These seem fresh from the brush of Wat- teau. ' ! - . ; Any girl would be proud to own one of these lovely valentines. The jewelers have fashioned won- derfuly artistic articles to adorn mi' lady. The man , who need not con slder price will experience little 'diffi culty In finding something to suit his fastidious taste. CUPID'S ESPECIAL DAY IS THAT OF GOOD ST. VALENTINE. CUSTOM, more potent than any other authority known to man, has decreed that on St. Valen , tine's day those of opposite se shall exchange missives and epistles, either comlo or sentimental, In which the foibles of the receiver or .the love of the sender are set forth In prose, in verse and In emblematic picture. Now there Is no custom without a reason, but the reason for this can not be found In the life of the good saint who is made to indorse this cus tom with his name, i He wrote no love song! No one rises to accuse him of cast ing sheep's, eyes . on any Roman maiden. He was a bishop or pope of Rome who stood ' steadfast to the faith during the Claudlan persecu tions, and for that faith was cast into jail, where he cured his keeper's daughter of blindness. Honl solt qui mal y pense! It Is the pleasure or Cupid, blind himself, to bring upon his votaries a similar blindness, not to cure It :-.' "Nor was there anything comic or sentimental In the fate of St. Valen tine when the miracle was made known to the authorities. They first beat, him with clubs and then be headed him. What was left of him is preserved in the Church of St Praxedes at Rome, where a gate, now . Known as me rurin ui ruyuiu, formerly named In his honor Porta Valentlnl, or Saint Valentine's gate, says William S. Walsh Iri his "Curiosi ties of Popular Customs." Bailey's English Dictionary (1721), under the subject of Valentines, says: "About this time of the year Febru ary the birds choose their mates, and probably tbence came the custom of the young men and maidens choosing valentines for special loving friends on that day." . Francis Douce (1807), discussing the same subject, says: "It was cus tomary to put" the names of young women into a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance di rected and the Christian clergy, find lng it difficult or impossible to ex tirpate, the pagan practice, gave it at least a religious aspect by substnut lng the names of particular saints for those of the women. "But see bow strong Is the old Adam In the hearts of the unregen- erate," comments Mr. Walsh. "Wan ton youth was not satisfied to Imi tate these holy fathers and ballot for a ghostly partner In heaven. It longed for tangible flesh and . blood here on earth flesh and blood of that THE VALENTINE BIRD Old English Valentine Custom. In the west of England there was one ancient custom that was extraor dinarily singular. Early In the morn ing of St Valentine s day young men, necessarily of the character that "dee- lights"- In the strenuous life, started out together with a clap-net to catch an owl and two sparrows in some neighboring barn. If they were suc cessful in catching the . birds and brought them to the village inn with out injury and before the women folk had risen, they were rewarded with three pots of purl (whatever that Is) t-y t a lnW; r. They also enjoyed tai s of " dt-r: iiniVng similar c- 'i st tve t lit every I : r 1 1 t ' . ' -.1. CUPID UP TO DATE delightful variety which has a spice of the devil in it and Is known as woman. "In the latter part of the sixteenth century" (according to Rev. Albaln Butler) "the church. In the person of St ; Francis de Sales, once more stepped In to sanctify the rites of St Valentine's day. St. Francis severely forbade the custom of valentines or giving boys in writing the name of girls to be admired and attended on by them, and, to abolish it he changed it Into giving billets with the names of certain saints for them to honor and imitate in a particular manner. But in the end the boys and the girls triumphed over the saint. Nay, the girls triumphed also over the boys, wresting from them their ex clusive privilege of choosing mates. Othella slugs: Good morrow, 'tis St. Valentine's day, i'l In the morn betlme, And I a maid at your window To be your Valentine. Last year an irate old maid who had been the recipient of a comic valentine which bad stung her to the quick repaired to the factory, where It was made, with a rawhide and a limb of the law. - She demanded the name of the person who bad sent ber the objectionable missive. In vain she was assured that the factory was the last place in the world to learn the name of the sender. .When told that the factory sold comics by the hundred gross to jobbers who, in turn. sold to wholesalers, and then supplied the retailer dealer who vended to In dividual customers she swore roundly- - Many clever young people In society wlthartlstlo and literary ability write, paint and otherwise decorate the val entines they send to favored ones. In some Instances a part of the decora tion consists of Jewels, diamonds, pearls or other gems, and the In trinsic value of the bauble Is thus en hanced. ' ' Valentine parties are still in popu lar f aTor, and those who. have not the ability to write love-sonnets or design sentimental valentines fre quently go to artist friends, and even to professional artists,' and have pri vate Valentines made. At these par ties each person exchanges .valen tines. French imported valentines fun as high as $200 and $300, according to the richness of the lace and other trimmings, but these expensive mis sives are rarely kept In stock. . ' CUT THIS OUT Rsolpa that Breaks a Cold In a Day and Cures Any Curable Cough. "Frnm vnur druEirl.t let half nunc of Olobe Pine Compound (Conrntratd Pine) ana - two ounce, or uiycenne. Tab. thM twa In&rredlent. home and put them Into a half pint of sod wlil key; .hake well and uee In dine, of one to two traspoonruis aner ncn mem and st bedttmt." Smaller dosp to chil dren according to age. But be sure to get only the genuine Globe Pine Com pound (Concentrated Pine). Each half ounce bottle comes In a .ealed tin screw top case. If your druggist doea not have It he will quickly get It. Many mix tures are of large quantity and cheaper, but It la Many to experiment, mi. formula con-iee from a reliable doctor and la certain. This was first pub lished here six year ago and local drurrlata aav It baa been In constant demand ever since. Published by the Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories of Chicago. EMBARRA88INQ. 1 s For Coupons Out of the DukeV Mixture Sack "Well, my little man, do you know what an oath 1ST" "Yes, sir; I was your golf caddie for a whole week last summer." SCURF ON BABY'S HEAD rnmnheii. Vd "I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment for scurf on my baby's head and they made a complete cure. It came on her head soon after birth. It broke out In pimples and Itched and she would scratch It and cause sores to form. Her head was verv sore and her hair fell out in bunches. She was very cross and fret ful and, could not sleep at night I tried many remedies, all failed, then I tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment and they commenced to heal at once. I put the Cuticura Ointment on, and a half hour after washed her head with the Cuticura Soap. 1 used them a month and she was cured entirely." (Signed) Mrs. W. B. McMullen, Mar. 8, 1912. . Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. Adv. i ' ' Flattery. "It Is an easy matter for an agent to sell Gupp an edition de luxe set of books." "How so?" "All the agent has to say Is, 'Mr. Gupp, you look like a man of intelli gence.' " ! - High Cost of Living. Madam Were you downtown to day, Mary? Maid Yes, mum; an' things cost so, mum. I spent $7, mum, an' only got a hat, a pair of shoes, an' some long gloves. Judge. Serious Matter. Griggs I saw the doctor's carriage at your door yesterday. Anything se rious? , . Brlggs I should Bay so! He want ed to collect his bill. Boston Evening Transcript, Sfe. &2 Many men are getting nntold pleasure out of the Liggftt&Mgen Duke's Mixture sack. One 0a package holds many pipefula of pure, mild smoking or, if you please. It will make many cigarettes of the good old-fashioned kind that 70a toll yourself. . ' . Duke's Mixture, made by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. at Dur ham, N. C, is the favorite with ciga rette smokers. It's the tobacco that makes "rolling" popular with men who want the true taste of pure, mild, selected tobacco. " We're making this brand the leader of its kind. Fay what yon will, yon cannot get better granulated tobacco than Duke's Mixture. You Still get the same big one and 0 half ounce sock enough to make many cigarettes for 6c And with each sack you get a book of cigarette papers and a present coupon, FRE1L Save the Present Coupon With the coupons you can get many handsome, desirable presents articles suitable for men, woman, boys and girls. Something for every member of the household. Special offer for February and March only Our new illustrated catalogue of pres ents will be sent From to anyone who sends us their name and address. CwAm from Dtki"! 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