RIP VAN WINKLE’S LAST SLEEP.
The Kind You Have Always thought has borne the signa­
ture of Clias. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 3 0 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
“ Just-as-good” are but Experiments, and endanger the
bealth o f Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR IA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, P are­
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and W ind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
The Kind You
Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 3 0 Years.
I O O M M H V, TT . . . . . .
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What is it that no one wiahea to have
and yet when he ha« it he doe« not wish
' to lose it? Ane.— A bald head.
Who Owns the Railroads.
a T R C .T , . . . YO R K CIT Y.
H e T h o u g h t I t M i g h t D o.
When Patrick received an order he
followed it implictly a« far as be could
— sometimes even farther than bis Cel­
tic brain realized.
’’ He wants a pane o’ windy-glass tin
Inches by foorteen,” said Patrick one
day, as he entered a shop where his
employer, a master carpenter, traded.
In the shop was a young eierk, who
never missed a chance for a little Joke
at th f Irishman’s expense.
“ I f we haven’t any teu-by-four-
teens,” he said, " I may have to give
you a fourteen-hy-ten."
Patrick rubbed his head thought­
fully. Then he stood pondering for a
moment, and at last remarked:
“ H e’s in the great roosh for It, and
there's no other place near to get it.
Give me wan o' thim .foorteen-hy-tins,
and if he turrn« It sideways and oop-
slde down, there’s not a sowl would
know the difference.”
There have been few actora who have had so large a measure of
H . T . Newcomb, of the District of
popularity as that enjoyed by Joseph Jefferson, says the Chicago Daily Columbia bar, has compiled statistics
News. It may be doubted if among them ail there has been one whose showing that 5,174,718 depositors in
relations with the public were quite so close and cordial. The sentiment of savings banks of six eastern states are
American theater-goers toward the venerable impersonator of Hip Van directly interested in the joint owner­
Winkle and Bob Acres was much like that of personal friendship, and the ship of $424,354,086 of steam railroad
news of his death will awaken a feeling akin to that of personal loss. It securities, that insurance companies
Is a question whether in later years It was the public’s admiration for Mr. doing business in Massachusetts hold
Jefferson's art or lta regard for the man that caused him to be so heartily
$845,889,038 of steam railroad stocks
welcomed in all parts of the country.
and bonds, and 74 educational institu­
It Is one of the noteworthy features of the veteran actor’s long life that tions depend on $47,468,327 invested
throughout his career he clung steadfastly to his own ideas, uninfluenced ■ in similar securities lor a portion of
by passing fads and employing methods as fsr as possible removed from their income. Other fiduciary institu­
mere theatrlcallsm. From the beginning, apparently, his acting was marked tions own enough railroad securities to
by a quiet naturalism in which bis peculiarly genial temperament and sunny bring such holdings up to more than a
humor found Its best chance for expression. Fashions in acting and fash­ billion and a half dollars, about one-
ions in playwrltlug have come and gone, but they left him unchanged. It sixth of the entire capital invested in
Is a vindication of the real worth o f hla art and of hU own Judgment there­ railroad property. These investments
o f that the last few years found him still charming large audiences in the represent the savings of the masses,
there being twenty million holders of
same great old plays wherein he won his fame.
W o r t h W in n in g .
The deep and wldeapread regret with which hla death has been received life insurance policies in the country,
“ Say, Harker,” began rembleton,
Li tempered by the consolation that always comes In the contemplation of as many more of fire insurance policies,
“ did you ever win a prize by smoking
s long and happy life that has been Oiled with successful achievement and and an even greater number of depos-
, itors in hanking and truat institutions, cigarettes?"
t m exceeded the allotted span of yeara.
“ No,” responded Harker, the sensi­
where investments are largely in rail­
ble young man, “ hut I won a prize
road securities.
when I stopped smoking them.”
M AJ. GEN. G EO R G E W. DAVIS
tellectually. He Is as straight as one
“ You did? Where is It?”
o f the royal palm trees not far from
At one time straw berries were eold
O o v f r s o r o f U n c le H em 's P e n e m e his house; he Is aa brown as a berry strung on etraws. Thus they got their
“ In the hammock over there -m y
Poeeeeelone.
wife, you know.
and as tough as a nut. He has, with name.
Not the least smong the Important the exception of a few weeks, when
flguree In the United States territory he went home on account of the seri­
In rsnem a Is George W. Davis, major ous illness of his wife, been there
general of the Uni­ since his appointment last Febrnary
ted States Army, and he is. In fact, about the only one
who Is Governor of o f the canal commission who has spent
the Panama canal mnch time on the ground. He repre
zone. He has been vents the commission, and also the
"S . S. S. for the b loo d " has grown to be a
on the scene for government. As ruler of the zone be
household saying. W hen the blood is out o f order, or
some time and oc­ lias more power than any State Gov­ needs treatment from any canse, this great remedy is the first thought of
cupies a splendid ernor In the Union. He can order any­ and used by thousands o f people all over the country, because it is superior
residence on Ancon one off the United States territory as to all other blood purifiers. I t is a purely vegetable remedy, and while it
hill.
This Is al­ an impediment to the canal work or penetrates the circulation and forces out all poison and morbid matter, it
most palatial in Its as detrimental to the best Interests of also builds np the entire system by its fine tonic effect. During the w in­
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equipment.
a 1 - his little principality. He has. in fact, ter months the natural ave-
■ M a j . uts. d a v i s . though It was built the powers of a military ruler, and be nues of bodily waste have
!>lood
In the French regime for a stable keep­ might be called the Czar of our Pana­ become
~ u fe waa
w J ? losing
^ n T fle
* h and an T
1 hf tired
d feei
. . . a a dull e and weak
. . . . and
. . petite,
flesh,
all-gone
er. The days of extravagance have ma possessions
failed to perform their full lng that made me miserable. I began the use of
duty, the blood has been slug- & s. S. and my blood was restored to its nor-
passed. Gen. Davis lives comfortably,
gish and an extra amount mal, healthy condition. My appetite returned, I
but not extravagantly.
F a c te A b o u t Ir r ig a tio n .
o f poisons and waste mat- increased in weight, that “ tired feeling” left and
Gen. Davis wss born In Connecticut
Nowhere Is irrigation practiced so
ters have accumulated in *
again myself.
slxty-tlve years ago. W e was working extensively as in India, where about the system and been ab-
Columbus, Ohio.
V ic t o r S t u b b in s ,
25,000,000
acres
are
Irrigated.
Egypt
Is
in Georgia when the Civil War broke
Sorbed by it. W ith the com-
Cor Barthnl*n * nd Washington Avee.
out and Joined the Union Army. He next. The Assouan darn in the Nile is
fu g o f Spring and warm weather the blood is aroused and stirred to quicker
went In as a volunteer sergeant and considered one of the greatest engin­ action and in its effort to throw off these acids and poisons the skin suf­
came out a captain of regulars. He eering feata In the history of the hu­ fers. Boils, pimples, blotches, rashes and eruptions break out and con­
wee a colonel when the Spanish war man race. Irrigation Is new In Aus­ tinue until the blood is cleansed and made pure. S. S. S. is the ideal remedy
broke ont and before Its close was a tralia. but Is spreading rapidly there, for this condition; it clears the blood o f all impurities, makes it rich and
major general o f volunteers He served and the same la more or less true of strong and these skin troubles pass away. Rheumatism, Catarrh, Chronic
as Governor o f Porto Rico and mili­ South Africa. The practice o f Irriga­ Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula, Contagious Blood Poison and all other diseases
tary governor of Manila and for a time tion has declined or entirely disap­ o f the blood are cored b y S. S. S. Book on the blood and any advice de-
waa in command of all the troops In peared In many regions where It pre­ «red , free of charge.
n if f S W IF T S P EC IFIC C O ., ATLAN TA, GAa
the Philippines. Ha la In bis prime ln- vailed In remote antiquity.
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BLOOD
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