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Bilious? Take NR Tonight Nature's Ramody 13 Bottor and Safer Than oalonel. CGeans CrIt 3yltern Without Cripin!.. 3n,-an Oloft Hoadacho. Guarantood. Illious attacis, cannt!pation, sick 11.dche. ,etcN., : -' .0 te groC 11:a. jo ity oC cai3 L:.., t ., t; t O.u..., 01 O ri ::ona'o !erson c:'.n c:.:)ce't o ban ical or ng benlflt unt:1 the cau::'O Hi cO.TCCtc. Nature's F'.emc:'y (NR Tablotc) P r. V(.7'tablo c.-oundo C1t-at ac~o c:1 C'. ) slonacl, liver i-W-1 a'( :n--:'. tho purpo::o i to bring heIlthy a1 11. *- .1 -1f Yt.40 11" I"~ .- t .1 t Cn ,t rd. h-, Helps ick Women - Cardu, the woman's tonic, helped Mrs. Wil liam, Eversole, of llazel Patch, Ky. . what she writes: "I had a general breakcing-down of mly hl1thl. I was in bed for weeks, unable to et up. I had such a - weakniess and dizzine~ss, . and the pains were very severe. A friend . to :1 mi I had tried every thl og else, whly niot Cardul ? . . . I did, and soon saw it was helping me . . . After 12 bottles, j I am strong and well." CAP U .The Woman's Toi Do yoIu fee and diz-s from any the aism-r plarnt scommon to frn thmen els why notP giCardul a triadat soonhat it was opngrs wmen who ltfer oe-t -hol hel stong a el. TheaWoanshTni who yos felak Cadu zye woinout isl youri hlcpe d healt TyCarsdi giv e Cardul andal itrong * hTIthas doT rs manyhe hou sandt of ther a ek ner omen who t ire llfteetmesoh *n shoud tohelp hm. bac teane retrdshealt n tent n Ask ro reme ldy for dawak ' whoihchtdr en Forul.nevr bot Sohyo will tell you w It . hesled her Laury Carug.an Arg il Dvryughere, 1ENEA'HMISTLETOE Kissing Custom So Old No One Knows When It Started. Branches With Greatest Number of Berries Favored, as Kiss Must Be Given for Each Berry Plucked. According to Scandinavian mythol ogy, Loki, the god of evil, 'was th( sworn enemy of Unidur, the god of light, and tried by every means in :his power to kill himt, but failed be cause he was invulnerable to every thing that camte from the earth, air, fire ori water. Loki at last conceived the idea that the imistletoe, -springing front etither, would serve his purt'pose aniid, iving am arrow ilade from the wood he hielptel 110(1, tle hilid god of dark.. Iess, to ilim it, and aldir fell dead slot through the heart. All l(t gods mid goddesses prayei for his restorailtlon to life, am(l wlein tlie prayer wa.ts gran fltel It was de creed that theo mlistlehmo shouild never-1' maore 1Imre lower t dto i timmuless it touichell Iho varthl, -1114 tinl gobdess ot love was, inlnalie to guiard it. Smioe lg-endi'is (1:im1 tli:it It4 god d1(ss kissed ll wh los 1sed 1ti.aler thwe piant as at toiken Iimt It was Ito longer eait lponl of <iati, hu It sylmol or love, whili others assert h:at sho ex tracted a1 kls froi (ac'h as a propilla tion, or the hough should be allowed to vwork barmt. Another reason for the kissing prlv tege colferred by the plant Is Idd to Ile that a lovely maiden preferred dcath to tle kisses of an amttorouls old monk who Pur.-tued her, and her prityers for delivera nce were answer ed by triansfrming her into a milstle toe brallch and plalng her in a tree. Kiss For Each Berry. The4. etust omta of "kissing bleneat tihe mistlelov" is So (ld1( that no ole knows u\Il-it it. orighi manted ; but when yotilag rpollo a founil sal'eitg Ii thebanchs thalt .h1:4ve the horri's fill, It is fair to 111se 1 . 1hahy kntalow a kIss IaIist 1h' given fair teaah hrry plked mt tlat th aeremiony is never complte 'ifil I-very h rry ; i s o Il tI.- lranctlh. T ir' wa 'nat 0111a10ni i, I iat.la misalnkiat, helief 1 hai 11he iaaist latoe gre.' oll ak treas a1n1Y, h1t t I at was so for io I iu 1 atl t Drnhi a;4, whow ehlii they alva'va'l it to repkresenat the If ne' 1nin'enie ( h)I, df enrl tho ini teine d l ynIa - ral ii . f ittlnd ol t ', andal ea trafilly gurl 1aatl it nt i I th sixth i day aft-r the first nw moon) of11 eaclh yea r. When ith, Is Itme at rri ved, prilst robtd Il ,i t fless wilte, su rroutIIl the tree andl held solemn ceremn ai(es, 111mon g wh idli was thi itaerilice of two while. hlls.0 After tha c(eronlltlies a priest rohled in s vI ll.s white asantfled 1th(l ttree, antd with a goleni kaltfe c.t te itals tiet oe iand tt. It fall (anto a white Cloth habl hy otherrt'leiaa . h'lle baialma's wvre I IIt format:ally' less'ad aital illvbltd aimona the pteaople, '%%-ho hollovedl (t- qlrny.- givnhe to have iauiaalaus laowea'r. Called "All-Heal" Plant. rhe (omiOn helh- in the ileay of the planit wits .sucht that it wais call ed "aill-hieal;"' but acceordinag tat ant oald legendtt, a (trl aIn l overi steanrelwdi an y dalys ftar at specIimen grinawlig ont an ('1k tree, t hat hei' o mghat s'eture it s I. ranitets foar thle etirte of htis hat rtatlhea, wh'lo wvas salak untto death, butt whlen lhe foun'i it lit ltucedt tte satlb wile cuitting te bariahes, runai fell deadt neoar th lir'e ae, InitdltalIitg thait thle sap - Was It tdetidly ptison. Another legendt accoutnts for tite fact that the lant is a parnaisie by the gre~(w asX a tiree, andI~ thtat t' croass on1 wleh Ci hr'i ist was (-cuelfled was unido(1 fromt itstltetoe wvood, after' whllehi it wvas taccurised and coaitndemne to nevter more grow~ as5 a tree hbut to exIst ais a panrls-Ite, kIlling ev-ery lIving thing to wh'.lehl it bteenmetOli atached. 'lThe palatnt thirives In Amerlea front New .terstey s-outhbwa rd and w11 estwvard, 01a thlosea whot( kno1w it only ats a part of C'hristmitas dccoraItiIons enn hatvo little' idea' of hotw it overrnts trees to thte extenit of beling a nuaiance. ChrIstmas Smiles. IBut Chirits ila tntt onaly the tmile arik oat alithert' yetar, mvaintg its t) thoutghats of se'lf-a'xamlianatlin-It Is a fsaon, fraomi ali its aassaacintion'a in14 thouatghts of jo .ay. A mtan dlissat Is fled ith is 'iateatvor's is a nutn templit edI to 5:alneass. Anda it the mhillst oaf wintter', whten his I!e runPils low~esi- and0 he Is ri'mtitalad oaf tilt emptlty chttars tat his blaolava'd, It Is well thlaat het shtouldt be (aomtia'nalwd to thIis fiashiotn of the smtiIling f'ta.-81tvensont. Anticipated Pleasure. "I dion't haelteve the( laprotach of ChrIstmiais bringsa you a sintgle joyous ant ielpationi," sid~ the sweet youngf thinig. "Don't, cit ?" replIed tite sa1vage batcht elor'. "Listen to mty secret. That younlgtetr on the third floor is sure tc get a tInt trumapet for a present." "Yes." "Then lie will get careless anal leav( it, on the halil floor. Antd thean I shal. step on It with baothi feet. Don't yot call that a joyous antlcipatlon?" Bethlehem's Star Undimmed, Bethalehem's star shines more brIght 3.7 today than it did when the firsmt Christmas anthem sent itus j0oo gveetling to all sons of men The Christmas Spirit Christmas peace is God's; and he must give it himiself, with his own hand, or we shall never get it. Go then to God himself. Thou art ills child, as Christmas day declares; be not afraid to go unto thy father. Pray to him; tell hin what thou went est; say, "Father, I am not mod erate, reasonable, forbearing. I fear I cannot keep Christmas aright, for I have not a peaceful Christmas spirit in ine ; and I know that I shall never get it by thilking, and reading and un derstanding ; for it passes all that, and lies far beyond it, does peace, in the very essence of thine undivided, ulinoved, abso lute, eternal Godhead, which no chainge nor decay of this created world, nor sin or folly of ien or devil4, can ever alter, but which abldeth forever what it Is, hli perfect. rest, an(] perfect Ilower tind perfect love.-Kings Iey. DAY OF DAYS FOR KIDDIES Christmas Outranks All Other Holi days for the Happiness and Mer rymaking of the Youngsters. Above all other holidays, Christmas is chilirenl's (lily. It' possible, they should be Iade happy oil that day. But they should not be permnitted to be selfishly .so. III titmes past there lits heen a tend ency on the part of many of is to give too inanty gifts, and too expnllsive oles, to our clildreni. We have beell viste ful. We should not love our children less-Indeel we woll(i sbow greater love-by being careful wihtt we give them. Too many toys incline children to Ie both wvasteful anl desirictive. VhenI the yountgsters are left to in vent some of their playtliltns, their Iningintions are developed, ad141 they heeoine Itore cai pable of doing things for t1h1eseves tand taking care of themlsvesv. Tl'his (1hi istimlis wouhl be a good timtae to beglin teach1ing c1hi1ren unlseillish niess 1and the joy o[ ;.lvil... Manly a poolr 111 liiir is s5 trugglintg 14) provio' fotod and sheolter for her chibirn atli hats nlothing it give theIl from11 Santla Claus. 'l'he ilhiui'eti of such mthilers 3r11-it.t have widev, wisifuil, tear Anne yes. TIlivy art. going to crave* lhe .ioys o, a Christmas aty that tally not lo tIl irs. While our fa1thers, brojllors an1d sons: are at th friant, risiditt' le:ilth and life foril 11s, for f*uar countrty, for gooil Ia the vorbl , let us not. fo Ict those c1hidren who ick a falther's .!ire aInd loroteetion. Thw g(ood fellows are dIo Ing 11th. Bi they need our hlp both in !viing 111d inl Feekims-' (1ut the needy. Th1e4Y nvll 411ur aid inl dlistribuit Ili- as w ll as proIvbdln. Lt 11u4 not forget 11ti spirit for which Chri'ttias stIids. ft is fit give freely, to do servive to nininid. Let Its give love. Lit 11us :ive svintlall'tetic li( lives Itiost wh11o lives fiir (otltlbrs. And le whio sliall laive ,n:uh- a child im2ppy onl Christ wans 1inring" will have dolle a .servie inl Ills nam1tie. CHRISTMAS AND THE SPIRIT Necessary to Manifest Unselfishness and the Love Christ Brought to the World. Two.' ttists5 wer'e alskedi to make a copty of a fatmous pintinlg. Thle one madeo 111 maheaitl eal calculations, and produtedt aI technically c'orrtect copy. The othier sttudied( the palintinig, enitereCd into the spIrit of the artist, and( ptrO ducted not mlerecly til imiitation, bt a picture whIlh glowed with warmth and life. We are not, as Chrtistlians, s'imlply to COPY Christ, hut raither to becomei poss5essed( of his spltrit and1( SQ reproducte his lIfe in our lives. At this Christmas season let us aimu to become possessedl of the spirit of Christ, and so reptroduce his life. In "LIt tie WVomen" there is a story told by LouIsa Alcott out of the ex perience of her own early datys. Th'le four childtren wh'lo are her heroines, knowilng of, al neighbior In neced, go in a lit tie purocesslon andl~ Carriy hecr thIeir reen(Illedl. Tt may13 not have leeni pr'e clsely' ('bi'st imattide, butt It was wina ter', and~i tihl weathe was bI 4 iit, rly3 coldf. Thei. stoI ck oft wiood wats low~\, am11! night had fallen. whten lthr ca'no a~ute knock att' thot. A shive'rng (ii stoodi f'at her gonei oni at spree. Shte legged for' a little wood. "Dlvide' our1 st9Ck the Alcott hiouseldl~~ grew upi heed less of prtivatlln andl generous to thoso whose nteed was great. ThIs is tile true ChrIstmas spirit. If our ChrIst mastide Is pervaded liy reall unselfish ness, we shall hnanifest to every one thte love that Christ brought to the world, _ _ _ Truthful, But Unpopular. A truthful man is one who says enA Ohristmas morning as he vieds his gifts: "Just what I didn't want," but he'll never be popular. ~ Bieused Optimism. t It is the blessed optimism of Chrit* mas time that buys a sled in a climate phere snow is aularty. The Government Recommends Practical Christmas Gifts 4." VT 3 Buy. a Gordon Piano. You couldn't make a wiser selection nor choose a more practical gift. A Gordon Piano will bring cheer, happiness and whole some enjoyment into the home--it will make this the merriest Christmras of all. Gordon Pianos are world-famous for their superior tone, beauty and excellence. Ihey air enclorsedl by the most talnciitd pian ists and best teachers. There are none finer. Gordon Pianos are conservatively priced. \Ve ill glad ly arrange for easy payn1its. S. M. & E. . YILK ES & CO. \Ilk Victrola "The Gift Supreme But 'we regret to state that we will not be able to supply any more machines before Christmas. Due to the extreme popularity of the Victrola and the consequent demand for this magnificent machine the stocks have b)eern exhausted and Sve are unable to secure any more before Christmas. A SUGGESTION To those who would like to give t Victrola as a Chriman-1 Cs present we suggest that you write ouit an order to us on a pretty Christmas card and give it to whom you wish to have the machine on Christmas morning. This will be appreciated as much as if you were able to present the actual machine. A Full line of New Models after the Holidays POWE DRUG CO. 4 A FEW SMALL MACHINES ON HAND