r i im in -
Use the Old-time Huge Tea and
Sulphur and Nobody
Will Know.
The Christmas Fire
Gray hair, however handsome, de
notes advancing age. We all know
the advantage of a youthful appear
ance. Your hair Is your charm. It
makes or mars the face.
When It
fades, turns gray and looks streaked,
]usl a few applications of Sage Tea
and Sulphur enhances Its appearance
a hundred fold.
Don’t stay gray!
Look young!
Either prepare the recipe at home or
get from any drug store a 60-cent
hottie of "W yeth’s Sage and Sulphur
Compound,** which la merely the old-
time recipe Improved by the addition
of other Ingredients. Thousands of
folks recommend this ready-to-use
preparation, because It darkens the
hair beautifully, besides, no one can
possible tell, as It darkens sc natur
ally and evenly.
You moisten a
sponge or soft brush with It, draw
ing this through the hair, taking one
small strand at a time. By morning
tho gray hair dlsappeais; after an
other application or two, Its natural
color Is restored and It becomes thick,
glossy and lustrous, and you appear
years younger,
Wyeth’s Hage and Sulphur Com
pound Is a delightful toilet requisite.
I t Is not Intended tor the cure, mitiga
tion or prevention of disease.— Adv.
SKIN-TORTURED BABIES
Sleep, Mothers Rest A fter Treatment
W ith Cutlcura— T ria l Free.
outside of the walls of our own home
wo still observe our Yuletlde In a more
or less conventional manner. Ws may
escape our relatives, save ourselves the
bother of home preparations, pretend
I Unit we have cut adrift from the old
fashioned methods, but It all amounts
In reality to the same thing. We are
animated, after ull, by the same spirit,
whether we are In a country house, a
flat, a restaurant or hotel.
By H A R R IE T P R E S C O T T SPO FFO R D
H E tree grew green In the forest,
drew green in the tun and the
dew;
H it branches reached for the shadows,
He feathered Ms - tope in the blue,
And happy the a ir about him
Wherever hi» balsams /lew.
T
Working In the Name
Of the Christ Child
The Christ Cradle
Young M other»
A Christmas Ballad
By M A R G A R E T J. P R E 8 T O N
( “Chrtxt cradle" in the old Saxon name
for mince pie ]
I'T T 'W A B the time of the old cru
/
tadera.
And back w ith hh broken
band
The lord of Lancarcan cattle
Had come from the Holy Land.
Reserve strength for mother
hood is of two-fold importance
and thoughtful women before
and after maternity take
CCOTT’C
J emulsion J
It supplies pure cod liver oil
for rich blood and contains
lime and soda with medicinal
glycerine, all important ingredi
ents for str e n g th e n in g the
nervous system and furnishing
abundant nourishment
f t was Christmas eve in fhe cattle;
The Yule log burnt in the hall,
And helmet and thield and banner
Threw shadows upon the wall.
And the baron was telling stories
To the little one» at hi» knee»
Of tome of the holy placet
He had vitited overtea».
Drenched with the rain» of the sum
Then he »poke of the watching »hep
mer,
herd»,
Fine from hi» stems »pun the show
Who »aw such marvelous tight»
ers,
Boft dropped the »now on hi» mantle, And the tong that the angel» chanted
That first of the Christmas night»
Dream work of silver and /lower»,
And over him white light trailing
The » ta n »warn through darkling He told of the ita r whose thining
Outtparkled the brightett gem;
hour».
He told of the hallowed cradle
Or oping where great rock pillar»
They showed him at Bethlehem.
Btand shouldering rank on rank,
U ii root» at the cold tweet sources
And the eye» of the children glittened
The ancient juice» drank.
To think that a rack sufficed.
And he »wept with the earth compan W ith only the straw for blanket»,
ion
To cradle the baby Christ.
A» the v a il skies rose and tank.
“Hay, dry up your tear», my darling».
His bought bruthed low on your fore
Bight gayly the baron cried,
head
“For nothing but »mile» m utt greet
As a patting wing might brush,
me!
When night wind» made shrill mutic
I ’m home, and it'» Christmastide/
in the heaven», and hush, oh, hush/
For deep in h it depot covert
“Come w ife; I have thought of a cra
He hid the hermit thrush.
dle,
It is free from alcohol.
Insist on th e genuine.
The Norwegian cod liver oil in
S c o tt ’ « E a u l u o n is now refined in oar
own Am erican laboratories w h ic h
m akes it pure and palatable.
Scott A Bowne. B loo m field .K J. J7-SO
SIGNS OF DANGER
Women Should Prepare Them
selves
T his nation w ill require a great deal
from Its heroic women. T h ey will a ssist
the wounded In the h ospitals or In m any
ca ses th ey will su ffer a t home In doing
their duty by the nation.
T housands of women who are now
blessed w ith robust health cannot under
stand w hy thousands of other women con
tinue to worry and su ffer from alim en ts
peculiar to women w hen th ey can obtain
for a trifling sum Dr. P ierce's F avorite
Prescription which w ill surely and quickly
banish all pain, d istress and m isery and
restore the w om anly fu n ction s to perfect
health.
T h is old prescription of Dr. P ierce’s Is
Another than this, I say.
extracted from roots and herbs by m eans
of
pure glycerine and Is a tem perance
Which thou in thy »kill »hall make me
rem edy o f 50 years’ good standing. Send
To honor this Chriatma» day.
10c for trial pkg. of tab lets to In valid s’
H otel B uffalo, N. Y.
W rite Dr. Pierce for free 136-page book
“We would not forget the manger,
on w om an's diseases. You m ay also have
confidential m edical advice w ithout cost.
Bo choose of thy - platter» fa ir
—Adv.
OM E thirty years ago there lived Low have they laid the giant.
In the city of Washington a young
And they hale him home with m irth.
. girl, the daughter of Itlchard T . And they fan the /Ire» that twinkle.
Merrick, a dlatlngulshed lawyer, saya
And ting round his mossy girth,
the Survey. A serious Injury, due to And make with a mighty magic
an accident, had left her an Invalid, ,
___
. . . . ___ _ ___
___
The __
life of __
the Christmas
hearth.
confined to her couch. The Christmas I For h it /lame» give the »ptcy fragrance j
one ^ a t is largest, deepeat.
And cover it in thy care.
aeaaon waa fast approaching anil nmld
Of the summer atmosphere,
D r. Pierce’s Pellets are best for liver,
the preparation!! for the holidays, While the breath of the woody h o i-1
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
“W ith /lake» of the richest pastry,
low»,
which the happy family were bualty
for a laxative—-three for a cathartic.
Wrought cunningly by thy hands.
The luster and light of the year,
making, thia young Invalid, reared In
luxury, conceived the desire of clothing The blot tom, the bird tong, the | That thus it may bring before us
C ynical.
The wrap of the swaddling band».
breezes,
In the name of the Christ Child some
"Miss Cynthia is such a sensible
He
sheds
through
the
Chriatma»
|
girl."
Granulated Eyelids, poor babe who was to come Into the
“And out of thy well stored larder
cheer.
“Everybody knows she is. That Is
Sore Eves, Eye« Inflamed by world In poverty. She made a simple
Bet forth of thy very best.
why the men keep away from her.’’—
I S an
•«io . ZXxf and W ing quicklv but complete layette, sent for a friend
’ relieved by Murine. Trylt In who she knew could find the very And the menage of peace and bless-1 I * aught that we have too precious
Exchange.
k l -r-a /T < vour Eyes and in Baby's E:
ing
To honor thi» Christmas guestt
HJR C,TtON«Ssurtb|,Jsat CyaCaatart mother who needed such assistance,
In the great fire'» glow they mark, ;
I
N othing Doing There.
and one small child was clothed In the
Marine Eye Remedy
WlfA the lad from the war and fhe: “Btrew meat» of the finest threddini
The seedy looking man took his seat
By« t etwe, ia Tab« S6e. For //®*A o/ h i fy s —Frw»» name of the Christ Child.
ta ilo r
| The straw was chopped in tht | at the table and scanned the menu.
The Christ Child, society, founded
A ak M v I m K re
C b . . O lM s e s
Home from h it toning bark
j
stall;
‘W aiter, I ’ve only 30 cents on me.
27 years ugo, distributed 180 layettes
| Now, what would you recommend?”
Ere the Christmas bells come chiming | Bring butter and wine and honey
last year. Not one request has ever
The waiter gently removed the card
Like the touch of the frost on the |
To lavish around them all.
[ from his would-be patron’s grasp.
Thousands o f trained young people needed. been refused to an applicant Indorsed
dark.
Ilehnke.W alker lluslneee College. Portland, places by Its visitors.
And from this has
"Another restaurant,” he said.— Ex-
“Bet raisin» and figs of om
8m ym
•tudenta in positions.
Enroll any time. Free
~
ym a
a
I change
developed the material relief depart And widely on pane and ceiling
Catalogue.
That draw to the east our thought) |
6
ment, which clothes and shoes chil
Bparklet a fiery foam,
Let »pices that call of the Magi,
200 R
N e a r Roth
Aheolutely dren, furnishes a fortnight's outing,
And the children dance with their
W ith their gift», to m ind be brought.
D e p o t.
100
Fireproof a brace for a crippled leg or a book
shadows
from the library. There are no religious
Like the forest sprite with the "Lct fle e ts that suggest frankincense,
gnome,
| Let fruit» from the southern sea
quallflcaUons. Active members con
tribute n definite number of hours* W hile the great log ro a n and blazes, '
given ungrudged. Remember,
The heart of the joy of home.
|
choicest he gave for tht»g
work each week, and anyone may be
C orner S isth aad H o rC S t* . P ortland. O re.
come a member by promlalng to an
L O U H IM E S . Manager.
Then over the piled up platter
swer the Christmas letter of a poor And the cheek that has long been w ith
R A T E S :- 7to to *2. S P E C IA L - Week or Month
ered
A cover of pastry draw,
ip . i i .
. - r
child. Waahlngton numbers 1,000 mem
*e ss m e a ^
YOU fe e l B ack -
W ith an old rote bloom» once more With a star in its midst to mind us
bers, and there are more than 4.500 In
A» memories glow like the embers
Of that which the wise men saw.
achy
or
have
Bladder
nil.
Including
the
branches
In
22
cit
V e a l. P o rk. Boot,
Whose /lathe» sink and »oar
ies.
P o u ltry , B u tter, Eggs
trouble.
From her cou<h, where she has lain W ith the Christmas fire'» warm glory I “Chritt'a cradle is what we'll call it,
F a ria Produce,
Where the log bums red at the core.
And ever, tweet wife, I pray,
to the Old ReHable Everdlng house with a
for more than 25 years. Miss Mer
— Woman'» Home Companion.
| Wl/h such thou w ilt.m ake u t merry
M eat forms uric acid which excites
rick directs and leads all the soci
and overworks the kidneys in their
At dinner each Christmas day.'”
ety’s
work.
F. M. C R O N K H IT E
efforts to filte r it from the system.
S47 Freal Street
Pertlaad. Oracea
Regular eaters of meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally. You must re
S t Nicholas Day and Christmas.
lieve them like you relieve your bow
A w riter In the Pall M all Gazette
els; removing all the acids, waste and
HIDES, PELTS. CASCARA BARK, thus speculated concerning the amalga
poison, else you feel a dull misery in
the kidney region, sharp pains in the
WOOL AND MOHAIR.
mation of Christmas eve and St. Nicho
back or sick headache, dizziness, your
Wt nsi d pi km. With fir pricii u l zhip plag Up las eve: “Perhaps the amalgamation
stomach sours, tongue is coated and
lv i H. F. N oston C o . nuuh . on.; turn, vi. of the two festivals was brought about
when the weather is bad you have
by motives of economy, the giving of
rheumatic twinges.
The urine Is
preaenta on December 5 und again on
cloudy, full of sediment; the channels
December 25 constituting too heavy a
often get irritated, obliging you to get
WE W ANT YOUR
toll on pnrentnl purses. That this wns
up two or three times during the
night.
the case appears to be proved by the
To neutralize these irrita tin g acids
custom prevailing In Catholic Germany,
and flush oft the body’s urinous waste
where St. Nicholas duly appears in
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
each home on December 5, and. Inquir
from any pharmacy; take a table-
ing Into the conduct of the children,
speonful In a glass of water before
rewards the worthy with fruits and
breakfast for a few days and your
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cakes and lectures the unworthy on the
kidneys w tll then act fine and bladder
duty of obedience. He then asks the
disorders disappear.
This famous
NO COMMISSION
salts is made from the acid of grapes
Christ Child to bring them nt Christ
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and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
mas, nnd on the morning of thnt day
and has been used for generations to
they usually find the desired articles In
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
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the shoes which they placed overnight
and stop bladder Irritation. Jad Salts
on the hearth. This variation of the
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Portland, Ore.
is inexpensive; harmless and makes
original Nicholas eve custom, for so
a delightful effervescent lithia-water
long obsolete In England, probably nc-
drink which millions of men and wo
men take now and then, thus avoiding
oounts for our possession of Santa
serious kidney and bladder diseases.—
Claus In his present form.
He Is
Adv.
supposed to have been an Importation
Bend today for free samples of
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment and learn
how quickly they relieve Itching, burn
ing skin troubles, and point to speedy
healment of baby rashes, eczema and
ttchlngs. Having cleared baby’s skin
keep It clear by using Cutleura ex
clusively.
Free sample each by mall with
Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura,
I)ept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
— Adv.
S
W fi
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Christmas Joys-1
Under theMefoe
Poultry,Veal
and Hogs
B U Y D IR E C T £
Dp Your Own Plumbing
By b u y in r direct from
a t whobwalo pries«
and »are tho plum ber'« profit«. W rite us to
day your need«. W e w ill give you our rock-
bottom "dlreet-to-you” price«, f. o. b. rail or
boat. W e actually nave you from 10 to 3fi per
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No. SI, 11)17.
from America about 40 years ago
(ns a little earlier we had derived the
Christinas tree from Germany on the
Initiation of the prince consort, hus
band of Queen Victoria.)”
The Christmas Spirit.
However It may be, when Christrans
comes It finds us all to a greater or
less degree ready to cry “A merry
Christmas to all" nnd to the best of
our ability keep It with good cheer, j
Deep down in our hearts every one, of
us cherishes whnt may be called the
Christmas sentiment. Even If we go, 1
us so many have done of past years,
THICK, SWOLLEH CURDS
that make a hone W h e e ze ,
Roar, have T h ic k W ind
or C h o k e-d ow n , can be
reduced with
A B S O R B IN E
also other Bunche» or Swelling«. N o b liste r ,
n o hair g o n e , and horse kept at work. Eco
nomical—only a few drops required at an ap
plication. 12 per bottle delivered, look 3 M tree.
ABSORBINE, JR., the antiseptic liniment for
mankind, reduces Cytts, Wens, Painful,
Dad Finds Solace.
Swollen Veins and Ulcers, f 1 and f 2 a bottle at
Dad finds some solace In the thought dealers or delivered. Book "Evidence’* free.
that Christmas comes but once a year, «. F. YOUNG, P.D.F., 401 Tempi« St, SyrlngtlsM, Mass.