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Show Trm Gf ?.,, I.. .J iu.J mmJkm- k V....'. ra tit c t u:t mi na Judging from her letter, the fl i U ezavo comai'.vrjzsLY ... u i I press. ESAvrriitArf wXV CwwJ iLrntX Tlicy Car v 7 ' aa r -- 1 then took PErBU-Nand can am well When I sayl ' truthfully I weighed began to use on handled pounds.. My weight new Is on hundred and fifty. I too praise highly, for it was a Godsend to me. ' 1 got relief from the first half tattle and twelve bottles cured me. I advise all sufferers to tabs A -- FE-EU-N- JL 1 Marvsvula. Ca!it say blood was thin, and disretlion so bad uas I eould aoi vea drik ed aoilk. Iiwiember-e- d that mother had always depended A Thousand medicine, place weir sole dependence on it for coughs, colds, stomach and bowel trouble, constipation, then' - matlsm, pains in the back, aide and kins and to prevent the grip and i Spanish Flo. To keep tie mood pure and maintain bodily strength land robustness, take PE-RU-N- eaDr.Pierw'sOoU dea VIedioai Discovery, so I dead edtotakstt. I a abort tint I we V!' tv benefited, tt i greatly 9 I eontirrnnl taking H and was a wlT woman." illi. i. & TWaJA A. form. . - ...... 11 RARgEft,l80St. any. I J ANTA. CLAUS, as most , children, and all 'l i' '.Hi if ii .FRECKLES mSs i . FELT NO DESIRE TO TRAVEU Mewly Elected President of Big New York Corporation Paid Ho AU ? : ' tention ,t Precedents. ? V Frank Hedley; newly elected prest dent of th Interbocough Rapid Trans it compan, told a recent gathering of reporters sumnioned to hi office for a first Interview that they 'would find the Interboragh s new head "the ame kind of rabbit" that he was a switchman years ago. He also made ' It plain that he hoped to keep a firm v .grip on his sense of humor. "When do yo leave for ''Hot Springs?": asked a facetious reporter at the dose f the interview, t Hot .Springs? What do yon toeanT inquired Iledley.. , ' He was told that It was almost aa Invariable rule for all men upon being aosea to high office to pack np and go or some other away to Hot Springs ' silce resort i t tt. I "Well," replied Hedley," "you can count m out. This place is hot enough zor me." rew lore Evening rost ; j ) - , ' ' ' Dnfurrm ftvnim UWWVHU.O iinwr, ; A cold , la nrobablr the mo com. xoon of all disorders and when neglect d Is apt to be most dangerous. St tistics ahow that mora than' throe - uniuw mm uim f A I uiii aim wwi-. . me rntpf war th wnrlil hit amm e inowa. For the last vears Boschee's Syrup has been used for covens, nroocniti. poidt thmsf ir. ..xixauoa ana especially lung troubles. It gives the patient a good night's rest, re from couching,, with easy expectoration in the morning. Made in America 'and used in the homes of - fiftv-thre- . , thousatidi or ; e know, is a for St Nicholas. And St. Nicholas "was not ? a German -. v L" salnt-t- hat ' A ' fM ' p'.--- " . will please, all good Americans. The saint of children has not come. to us from the' ' , Deonln vhn an wantnnlv ahnuwl ' the children of France and Belgium. When we call St. Nicholas Santa aaus" we are merely ' saying in our own way "San Nlcolaas," as the people of Holland say it. For the Hollanders, who settled In New York and New Jersey 300 years agot the .very beginning of our country, brought San Nlcolaas with them, and it was not long before .Americans were saying "Santa Clans." .IT fit.rrir--Klchnlaa" Iui1ai.m -wWhy' mrs,Mmmm w ,11 U, WULIU. Hundreds of churches in England bear his name. Mm , are more than, hundred . St Nicholas . thurchea in Belgium. Thouaands of such churches 1 ar scattered all over , , Europe .'The queer thing ;abouf it Is" that St Nicholas was really born la Asia Minor, In Panthera. In the province of Lycla, in the sixth century. St Nicho- - ' las of Bart, he Is oftenest cafled ' ' by Europeans, but only the bones of St Nicholas reposing for eight centuries la the crypt of a handsome cathedral at Bar!,' Italy, have given Mm that title. He oever lived to Bart Italian ea traders, who worshiped him as their especial protector, stole his body from 4ts awotmr place In Myra In the twetrth' cen. - tB . ' tury and brought It to the ItaUan seaport Since give the saint a cup of gold. Time went by, and a that time the celebration held ther in the saint's beautiful boy, was born. Immediately the father w honor is unique. v had a cup made of pure gold. It was very heavy i; . The eastern world knew and loved him and wrought all over with figures. In fact the ' PA legend of his but first dow-tj, bestowal of surreptitious It W fronf western Enroria thaf ran waa. an nlscrant that whan tha VAMamlth had t -rles r three upon- the iwu ui in nil j : daughters of an impoverished ; finished It of thenuolnt customs connected with the father decided to keep it for the celebra. citlsen la said to have originated the old custom tlon of his birth. In .Lycla he lived to a good good old t of giving presents in secret on the eve of St Nlch-- - -- self, andf hsre a sliver on mad for the "' age. filling his days even in childhood .. . olas, subsequently transferred to Christmas day. ; saint' by doing ri good deed and giving lavishly to the the silver cup .was finished, the father poor of the " Hence the association of Christmas with "Santa fortune he inherited. It was Chrlstllke to Ciaus.' and American corruption of the. Dutch ' took bis little son, who was old enough to walk, give, o. as a steward of God, his wealth belonged to ' form, 'San Nlcolaas,' the custom being brought ' and set out for the shrine of 8t Nicholas. On God's children, Nicholas believed. the way, feeling thirsty, he stopped near a river, to America by.the early Dutch colonists."; . Finally he was made bishop of llyra, where he went to live after i; Many wonder tales are .told of St Nicholas.. . and aivtna' the ran nf eold tn tha hnv. tM him to a pilgrimage to tho Holy Land. fetch some water. The child went to do so, but Here are three famous adventure of theealnt: It waa not strange that after such a life of stooping over, slipped on the bank, and fell into . Rascua of the Stolen Bov. tho river. And he was seen no more. cnamy ne anouia become a sajot of the common There waa a rich merchant who was a Christian. of He boo? lived near border the a heathen of land. One . .The father, weeping with grief and repentance, rvM,V"Int tiit nasienea to me snrme ana uia the auver cup son was stolen by some wicked his day only his dally bread, by mariners, by merchants. on the altar. But the cup rolled to the floor. Once, He who to him sold heathen a neighbors, The king.. was protector of the weak against the twice, thrice, jild the man place it on the altar, the was so strong, made him the boy handsome, the king --- ". me ncn, me captive, the but every time it fell to the ground. '. And while V:.'."V royal "v y jvr the jlave. He was especial guardian of prisoner, ail tn people who stood by marveled to see this maidens. It the king was giving, a great. that happened .. scnoolDoyB, the orphan poor. Thronrhmitk vuuvuv IUUs UA ' wonder, suddenly the little boy himself stood on VUV .... aWMUCW MUU U Ulk. WJ W V1VDTUUUI Kerop children are' tauerht tn to believe If they are docile and hand. St Nicholas had saved him I Full of Joy attentive to their the Feast of St Nicholas, and that his family-fat-her, duties be wlU fill the cap or the father took tbe cup of gold and placed It with stocking with dainand sisters were happily celemother,, ties; if they are naughty or Idle, he certainly has the silver one upon the altar. Then thanking 8t - the the about this,day. Thinking brating boy a rod l pickle to bring along for them. ! into Mcnoias, ne took his son and carried him safely tears.. hurst ' Here is what the Encyclopedia Britannlca' . , "do you cry?" asked. the king angrily. . home.. has . . . "Why to any about St Nicholas:' ; .. . , . "Do yon not see that your tears are falling into AS the Christmaa legend came down the ages ; "St Nicholas, bishop of Myra. in Lycla, a f ' my cup and spoiling my wlner ? it gathered to Itself the myth of all the faiths; honored by the greeks and the Latins onsaint answered' "Thla la tbe Feast of the and whst mora nnrnral and rlirht than that tha sixth of December. His cult Is as celebrated the boy, sobbing, "and every one at home, la eatas religion of the brotherhood of man should contain his hlstory.is obscure. All the accounts that have ing and la merry - And. alasi I am not there!" aoroeming .or every Kieai ana every rorra of wor;oro down to us are of a be your St Nicholas," replied tbe purely legendary char--' "Great may of man, since the human race beganl J ship cter. and It t Impossible to find in- he cannot save you from my V JAnd last hut somehow most any "klpg cornfully. cldent confirmed historically; The main single conspicuous now '' i."TiT-"ZVfacts of hand V. among all the traditions, the legend of St Nichoii iue are usually given as follows: .. :, w these words when v ; Scarcely bad the king spoken las, or Santa Gnus, straight from Holland 1 j. . arvuuu He was v.T . ... , blshon- of Km- at th. i.um oi nm a wuiriwinu uuuHoe vne paiace. violent '' ITnllnndora rolphrata ChHatmna mmt h.-tt- l iunj ... . . . . .. waa r--iwumii emperor. XJiocletlan. --., ' " nii Biwn tn iiRHining- - uiuiniuarea me nail, ana wiioreo The Star of Bethlehem! as seen In Holland, la Je faith, ana. kept In prison until the. more tol loud thunder roared.AndVJol 8tNlcholaa hinvi : Christmas a hug Illuminated the bnrHnger-- of , rant reign of Constantlne, and was . . .. ... . . . , la slf., dressed In his blshon robes, and wenrin.m hta . hi r wnirn carried innrarn ma anrnr. narr (he council of NIcaea. It should be observed stood before the throne, H caught tb boy - Dutch Wreets that mltte, shining upon the crowding people. this last circumstance is Ignored ,u. nun inrougn UW Come by all historoy in. locaa, ana n,.n ot tn, ,Ur wWch onc e,, the wU, ,od ians and that St Athanaslua, who knew tyvx of the hall, whirled him ranldlv thrnneh tha air. all the men of the east notable blahops of .the. period,, never.. In a few minutes he set him down in the midst of mentlona 'ThB'oung'"men"'of"'a'l)utcII' town carry this blifhop Cf .Myra .Mchpla et-.4nown Tb brrastoBlKhod Xainllj.aho were keeping the feast "'star ibroueh 'tbe'afmlf'aathe'slarihaT!brltil': monument of the cult of fit Nirhni.. .. v t of the good St Nicholas. - mas has come ecaln. Thev rather the Church of gts. Thlscus snd Nicholas nionev fnr tha built at ' Th Terrified Robbers. from the crowds. who .come out to welcome ' ' poor Constantinople by the Emperor Justinian. In the was Nicholas dead,' he still cared to After St ot peace, ana naving cone mis tor tut West, the name of 8t Nicholas 'appears in the Once there waa a man who would 1 ins syuiooi arood of those whom fortune, has not hefrianriAit ninth century martyrologles, and churches dediChristian. He a heard how many kind . not become cated to him ar to be found at the betake them to th bead burgomaster of th Nicholas did Tor Lis followers, so be1 they . . beginnlna of . a a I I St things tb eleventh century. ' town, wno is oouna to set aown in youths who . , of the n saint stole ni Image ' It U more especlaiiy.; however placed the . form the star company to a verv comfortahl from the time Image in the best room of bis house, which was of the removal of bis body to Bar!, In meal. TIs a great institution, the Star of Bethle- The nest morning, before Apulia, that filled with treasures. his cult became popular. The inhabitants in many uutcn towns and cities. .hem, of Bart ho left the bouse, be said to the image: "Guard Is celebrated In Hollnnc! aa m tin.. Chrletnias organised an expedition, selied hi, remains by my treasures I - If. when I return, I find snythlhg '" j means of a ruse, and transported tbem to andxandles aod gifts. 'Toward for plums suRar So welll Bart, - gone, I'll beat you saying, he went where they were received lu triumph on the the story goe. a white sheet la spread in dusk, ' ninth sway. of May, 1087, and where the foundations side tne qoor, ana me iamuy, aurred la their best were laid -He had not been gone long when robbers broke ol a new, bs silica, la his honor. , This was tb and bravest await the saint Presently b and stole all tbe treasures, and Into . origin, of k famons and sttll popular dud in embroidered robes, with gwnji, Jew den.off ' their' to The man came carried them "There are nearly 400 churches In England dedl-,eled. gloves snd golden miter and in his arms back and saw what had happened. He was filled " cMed to St Nicholas. lie fa tbe patroa eltoer gins or sweets or tho dreaded birch rod f saint of -- with fury. He took a whip and beat and hackwl Russia ; tb special protector of children, scholthe children accordln to their the Image without mercy. ars, merchant and sailors; and is invoked by And these, with a little speech of scolding or . That Jtery night St Nicholas himself appeared ap. traveler sgalnst robbers.. In art St Nicholas Is He showed theta bis bruised snd . provai, ne uropa uin m sneet U'tore ho vanlalu to the robbers. with various Into tho represented hlght. egnln attribute, being mwt bleeding form, and commanded them to restore commonly depicted with thro" children tadd!mr had stolen. They were terrified, -- L.v,fl,,', th 'n'l'y Mint fiho came to the JUlaod treasure the they In 4 tub by bis side. Of the various of Alnnl.attan with the first Dutch aottir. ..m and gathering together all the stuff, curried it Interpretations of this, non is absolutely certain. One Still lives among us chang.J only In name and . back to its owner. They told hlra what bad happlanstion has been sought In the legend of St nice an tne rest or tho Immigrants. pened, and he was so sslonlshed I that b imntedl-atol- y ' costume '' tnlraculntixly restoring to life three rich i became a Christian. ' . youths, who bad been murdered, cut up, and conThe Boy and the Cup. '0,CDO,OSO Chrletmas Trees. ) ; t cealed in a salting rub by a thievish Innkeeper " "frnre thre was a rich man who had no son to lak..'s about 0,000,000 ttves to It ' the or butcher, la whose bouse they bad taken !odg supply be heir to his wealth, lie tnn'sle a vow to St ntnnd of tho entire country, from Cauada to 1! Nicholas that If a son wet bora to hlia he would" Ico, and from const to ' grown-up- s nick-nam- W , families all ' oruiceaworia.CKiiaeverywBerev-7-Adr- tho ovjr . Pan Ui Prmtrhmr Manager (to a new ruest) Ah And how did yon find the scrvtc this monungT ... Beverend One I didn't find it at all, sir. Altheuch l have beard great praise about the flue service of this hotel for the life of me, I could neither find preacher nor congregation. !:, , 't ' " -- - .. , " Ther Ii bat ana wav to have sood healthr and that is to put and keep your atomaoa. fat food order. This is easy to do if yon take Dr.PieRM'sOoldaa Mediooi Daoovwy. It is a wonderful tonle and biood puruler. and is so safe to take, for it ianwda of toot and kerbs and is without aloobol, AJ druggist. liquid or taUeta. , HE "DLUEO" Ccuocd by AGid-GaOmc- s! . ...... . cup-bear- t. - .. -- - . ' ' 'i . w -- 'ut . is aa scut attack ot Nasal Catarrh. Per oh who r ubct to froqusnt "oolcJS tn ths AMd" will find that tho tUM ot will MEDICINE HALL'S CATARRH up tlio rton. c1om tho Dloo4 tUil Ilablo to cold. nS rsndr llixtn ! attarko of Acuta Catarrh ed7 Kpte4 to Chronlo Catarrh. trad HALL'S CATARRH MEDICTKE ! tak oa tntarnallr and act through tho Blood or ma Bjmimuu on in Muroua curiae All Ttnesam tic. Tntlmonial fro. liidm uf mmr rut nf catarrh that ft ALL'S CATAKIUi MttICLN wlU sot cura, r. J. dnr Co., Toldo, Ohio. . When most people talk they waste a lot of valuable time in giving unneces-- jury .dUUal. a, U thrrllra, iJck v t narx or i arn. u tor, ri firm, SmiKm, t'a'raKa. .fe f v.. ll-- .i tpften. iTrantorAdult. litllki ,t.t-- t f f aUDrorristi. Wjtretos ttas ri,iCa,C!:sa bt Aed-tanck- m la h, h mom .'.-.Whe- r . thr . uln !i!iST , Vllllaaa at MMla Vha mrmm 'mm at, bava apalla at maatat dapreailaa, (aal blaa aad ar eftaa maiaBchotr. Mini that thaaa eoaSttlen ar to autilda InSuaaea ' r which hava little ar oontrol. Naartv alwara. however, thar eaa ta traoaS to aa tntaraal aouaea uMttBurk, Kor la . It. te ha wonder at. aln with auch wall dfln4 (rotptoma aa la. dtraettoa, bolenlna;, hearthera. bloat, eta. -- n. u eorae soanaao, in enact or other all thetime iirm vital ergaaa. The ' aarvena ayaUn hoeomee dorawad. lilraatine (iiRera. Th blood la ImpeTeriahed. Haatth aad atreea-tera eadanninod. vlotita ot althoairh ha may ant know the eaaee e hie ellmenta. tavla hla hoe. aeeraao, anMtloi aad eeervr ailptrtnf. Aad trwr iue m aaxa not war ta mack t the er womaa who haa Oot fid ef ttl Dea't lot fcU foa bark, wreck rear health, mak four Say mlaarabl, auke yea a vtctina ot the "bleoa" and loomy thouchtat Thar la a tnarraleaa moOara rapiadr eallad &ATONIO that brtmra, oh! esoh ealck rettaf tram your aat roar atomarh to riahta etomach mlaart eaJiM It atretit-- . cool, earoot aad mlirt. able. Hatparo fat back yoer at rancth, lor, nthualaara and sood cbaar. Se vHallljr. many tbeaaaada epoa thoaaaad ot aafrerere bare aead E A TONIC with aeoh manraloaalr halefal reeull that we are euro yoa will tool the earn way If yea will iwnt yira K a trtaL Oot a bit It eant boa of KATONIO the eod t ait In tablale that yea eat like a bit et eaady rom year dnmclat today. Be will retera year mono? If reeult ere ma tve aeere thaa yea eieeet. r Hee-Ha- "Blank Is simply an educated Jack "A burro of Information, so te Boston Poet. . ' speak. ' It take a rousing demonstration te get a small boy out of bed la the early - morning. IliTLUEIIZAW u "7&'-Ji',-''7- . i v Mitts f Evidence, ' One ef the attorney for Steve Beck la his recent trial In criminal court on a charge of. manslaughter, was ques tioning a man for Jury service In the case. ...v. ..... .: .. D yon belleveV he asked, nhat a man necessarily is guilty of manslaughter if his automobile runs down another person on a public highway "No, sir." replied the Jury talesman. "not unless the other person dies." KHI th CoU, At tha sea taka k-e- ns Hint - , help-peopl- "'' roll raawdy for 19 year vi. mm ap a toM Ia It rrie la I eT. Uotirr hack U it taila. Tb roc c m r.fm auio Staa!ar4 . J .. cplataa hralta htnira. W riiTa e. a Cold In the Head" sny run-dow- n, achod, say bk ludnevs wars waan At an emergency remedy In the the lome, there la nothing quite equal ot this reliable, time-tri- s a totJet needed I waa rE-RU-N- 4- had Blood Thin Kidneys Weals A . I hav vhiua hilt me is a ner voua state, wtJs loss of sleep aad aDrwtita. I onm menobd wHag Dr. Fieros's Golden MeutnaJ My Diaoovtry aad Pieaaact PeUets. (enaraJ health commenced to improve alter was bottles and first botUa. took I tb sis turad gained SO pounds. I wish to giv Dr. Piers th very highet lndofmn fnr his rendf.N-UIL- 3. MAE Tii.UI0 Wi 4024 Sutter St . " A , operatujiis i can buy - .Itt... t.VUt t--e timf A You j took Dr. Golden iiadtca: Lieoverr ml' b eared fcT. V eoBiaJer it cdra keen terrible. No one, after read- . 2 list Up rv mis- ing her letter, - can continue to loubt the great healing power for troubles i due- of , to catarrh or catarrhal condition la any part of the body. Her letter is an inspiration to' every sick and suffering man or woman ! Buffered i amvlxM (Tom It ! two yean "with catarrh of the head. stomach and bowela. Tried two of : the heat doctor, who gave mo up. - 2.a "A reUtiv wai Oakland, CC1 ad, hat biood- tuzosd to watar; tL oucu"$ hot trp, inii ai eouid aarar aired, hua ttml'. ery and wretchedness endnred by llrs. Charlie Taylor, R. F. D. No. . Box 144, Dillon. 8. C, must have - V " .the-hous- picture. r V SWP3 fA niiTTTTTTTn UI .IA!,:ZZS3 ' I i I ar--riv- e vay snaree from a lkoa navln, Rlnn Hnn, Splint Curb, Sid lkxie. or aimiUr trouUei and borae olrg round. It art I tnllulyjtu but QjiicUy and good re-sulti ars Uatin. Ioe not LIUter or remove to hair and kone be wotted, V'z V In pamrUrt H j ci pllp-unaw- each Kntila lr!', how. 11 tti at Jciirered. Horsa Cook R fr AUiORDtNE, JIU the amis, t lor BianVind, r('ucca Painful i . IwTtd G!aniii,Wena, r.ruUetjV H X ktals tore. 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