An old subject in a light.

Elbert Hubbard, in a recent number of the Philistine, writes the following, which strikes us forcibly: He says, "Stradivarius tried for forty years before he made a violin to suit him. He then said, 'Other men may make different violins but no man can ever make a better.'" And in all the years since then, no man ever has.

We have not made drug stores for forty years yet, but we are trying to emulate Stradivarius. He made violins that they might be the best instruments the world ever saw or would see, to make good music for their possessors. We are making drug stores to be the most perfect instruments ever made for producing good moneyresults for their owners.

We sincerecly believe we are doing it, and in so doing we have made many things possible to the druggist who listens.

Not every one would listen to a Stradivarius even, and we do not yet claim to have reached his perfection.

Perhaps the druggist does not wish to listen, or he fears that should he listen and follow our advice, it would involve some cost.

Look among the thousands who have adopted our advice and compare those made far wealthier with any who have been made poorer, if you can find any of the latter.

Compare those who have tried other men and methods. We can easily show results of five to

one.

We can point out hundreds who are doing a business of from twenty thousand up to a half million dollars, who, previous to our efforts in their behalf were doing from a quarter to less than a tenth of that volume in many cases.

They have become business men and merchants worthy of the name this greater business has conferred, where they were often but petty druggists.

We recall one, in particular, because he was well advanced in years and had been doing a business in one store for twenty years which had finally reached a figure, $28,000, of which he was

justly proud because it surpassed that of any of his neighbors in his small city.

A week of constant effort and eloquence such as we were able to advance, induced him to place an order with us. The next three years thereafter, the growth of his business was greater than in all the twenty previous years, or reached over $60,000.

Then we again refitted him and his business is now around the hundred thousand dollar mark. Have we made him poorer? We think not. He thinks the same.

Nearly half the volume of our past year's business has come from those whom we had placed on the road to greater and easier wealth. You are not so blind as to believe that had we deceived those druggists once, we could again do business with them.

Had we dissipated instead of gathering good dollars for them, would they have trusted us again? You know they would not.

If they can trust their fortunes in our hands the second time, after trial and proof, it should give you confidence to try us once, especially when we assure you we will double your business in from one to two years or we won't touch it.

Perhaps you think you can do this trick as well, or better, and prefer to be your own doctor. Possibly that may be a good way, but regardless of what you do, you will still be paying the doctor.

You are paying to-day for the service we might render, from five to ten times its price, and don't realize it. Pinch yourself awake and see if you can realize it.

Loss of trade we can get for you,

Loss of profits and years of profitless time, The saving of which would pay the doctor's bill from ten to twenty times.

Size up the prosperity achieved by thousands of our customers and see if you do not want it. A two-cent stamp will set the pendulum swinging your way.

C. H. BANGS DRUGGISTS' FIXTURE Co.