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Rend not to contradict and to confute nor to believe and take for grant, ed, but to weigh and consider. ASPIRIN--A Talk' Take Aspirin only as told by "Bayes* The name "Bayer" identifies the world-famous Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. The name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin proved safe by millions of people. In each unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" you are told how to safely take this genuine Aspirin for Colds, Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neural" gift, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Mef ritis and for Pain. Always say "Bayer" when ing Aspirin. Then look for safety "Bayer Cross" on the pack* age and en the tablets. Handy tin boxes of twelve tab* lets cost but a few cents. Dru|> gists also sell larger packages. Avlrla I* trade auk d Saycr Maaalactara MoooaccticacMMUf •( Salicylic*cM i l H t « t t t t T T t t t f * T T T f r T T T T t T T T r" T T l t t t T t M U M U m '1 • DOESN'T BELONG IN BIBLE LEFT WHEN OCEAN RETIRED American Educator Explains Pressnoe In Book of Myth of Jonah and the Whale. Dr. R. Q. Moulton, professor of littrature at the University of Chicago, Addressing a gathering of Wesleyans At Bath, England, where he received |iis education, insisted that Jonah was iot swallowed by the whale and that the story forms no part of the real Bible. The Bible, mighty In Itself, said Doctor Moulton, had passed through the Itands of commentators who had no knowledge, no understanding of literature, and who reduced It to a form which had little or no likeness to the real Bible. Qne of these numerous commentators had written into that ihost spiritual and beautiful book of jkmah the narrative of the whale, the #nly effect being one of distortion and disfigurement. In actual fact the story, asserted ©octor Moulton, had been originally •to the form of a mere footnote comment In manuscript, but by some blunder, due to careless, slipshod printing from which the Bible suffered more <fhan any other book in the world, the ble of the whale had been Included the general text. And in this way |fcad It come down through the ages to jthe modern world as pure comedy, or, jfchat was worse, ribald satire. Mirror Part of Dress in 1600. In the sixteenth century no lady 'Was considered in full dress unless she jhad a mirror at her breast. It was l«val in shape, about four Inches In Ute. Callfornian Reports Finding Millions of 8hells Far Above the Pre*, ent Sea Level. Orlta L Kennedy, an attorney of San Bernardino, Cal., has returned from an exploration trip on Fainted hill, which Is 40 miles east of San Bernardino. He brought with him samples of seashells from the great bed of a one-time ocean that is older than Mount San Jacinto and a story of seeing an old Spanish musket and Indian water vessels In an inaccessible place on the hill. Kennedy plans to organise a party to return and get the musket, which, he believes, is. at least one hundred years old. To obtatn the relic somebody will have to be lowered from a cliff on a rope and then swung into what probably is an old sea cavern. Some of the shells, he said, were found 2,0.r>0 feeet above sea level. He stated there probably were millions embedded In the rock formation. Breaking a Record. We had bought a new phonograph A number of friends called one evening and I was proudly pointing out tht good qualities and tine workmanship Picking -'p a disk. I said. "This record Is unbreakable. You can let the chil dren play with it or drop it on the flooi and it will In no way injure It." I pro ceeded to demonstrate by dropping th« record on the floor, when to my amaze ruent and the extreme delight of mj audience it broke In a thousand bits and I could only stammer. "It--It musi have been defective."--Exchange. \bur Table Drink should bring you comfort as well as appetizing flavoE Let us Suggest INSTANT POSTUM If you hove used this pleasing table beverage, you know its wholesome charm. If you have never tried instant Postum, you have a delimit in store. All Grocers sell Postum a Reason! ILLINOIS Freeport. -- The clamming season will open this year on June 2, according to information received from the office of the state game warden. This Is six weeks earlier than usual. Ashton.--Th contemplated street Paving project, involving about $160,• 000, will not become a reality this year, County Judge J. D. Crabtree having granted the prayer of objectors to the improvement, who alleged the estimated assessment "for the paving was excessive. Washington, D. C.--John Barton Payne of Illinois has been selected by President Wilson to be secretary of the Interior to succeed Franklin K. Lane. Mr. Payne Is now chairman of the United Stntes shipping board. Mr. Payne will take over his new duties March 1, when Mr. Lane retires at his own request. Hr. Payne's successor as chairman of the shipping board has not yet been announced. Springfield.--Three thousand, three hundred and sixty-nine deaths have occurred in the principal cities of Illinois since the beginning of the influenza and pneumonia outbreak. Of this number, 2,8itC were in Chicago and 530 In the downstate. This information Is contained in a telegram sent to Washington the past week 1>y Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, secretary of the state department of health. Chicago.--Teachers In the Ghicago elementary schools have obtained a salary increase of $450 a year and high school teachers an Increase of $400 under a decision by the board of education. The Increases are retroactive to January 5. The board also shortened the promotional period required to reach the maximum pay from twelve years to nine In the elementary schools and from seventeen to ten in the high schools. Joliet.--The annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held here June 16, 17 and IS. All veterans will be urged to attend. Thus far two candidates are In the field for department commander. They are James M. Taylor of Taylorville and Edwin N. Armstrong of Peoria. While no reduced railroad rate has been announced it is expected the railroad administration will follow its usual custom by cutting the transportation cost in two to the soldiers who coine from other cities. Springfield.--Chinch bugs are again becoming troublesome to farmers of Illinois. In a statement on what to do the statu department of agriculture says: "Where chinch bugs have been prevalent, farmers should burn the weeds and grass along the fence rows and ditch banks between now gnd spring. These bugs are hibernating In the clumps of dead grass and weeds and the burning will destroy tnem, At the first favorable time during the winter, when the grass and weeds will burn, this matter should be attended to. The dry weather of this past sea son permitted the bugs to develop and there is danger of a serious outbreak in the spring, if their wintering places are not destroyed before the time for them to emerge." Urbana.--"A discovery which, If commercially successful, will be so Important to the Industries of America that It will far outweigh the total In vestment which the state has made In the University of Illinois from Its beginning, has been made by the en gineering experiment station of the university." says the current number of Engineering World. The discovery Is that of a new process for manufacturing coke which not only effects great reduction In the time required, but makes ix>ssible the recovery of by products whose commercial value is greater than the original value of the coal. Tests conducted for ten years at the university have produced almost startling result* on a laboratory scale. The process Is now ready for Industrial application. Spningfleld. -- Relief to underpaid schoolteachers In some districts of II' llnols has been suggested by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Francis G. Blair through a temporary expedient interpreted as an "order' on the public for more money. Mr. Blair has written the board of educa tion In Elgin to try the plan. The scheme, briefly outlined In a letter to the superintendent of Elgin's school, Is as follows: "While the school district that Includes the city of Elgin has a taxing power of only 2 per cent. It tyis a credit or borrowing power of 5 per cent. That is to say. orders may be Issued for the wnges of teachers to the extent, including existing indebtedness, of 5 per cent of the equalized assessed valuation of all the taxable property In tl$ district. This will en able the board of education to in crease the salaries of the teachers for the remainder of the year, beginning February 1." Springfield.--Prepare for a greater shortage of sugar than ever during the next two months. This Is the warning of large wholesale grocers here. They declare the sweets will Jump In price to 26 cents a pound. It Is all because jof a strike among the Cuban sugar employees, the grocers say. Oregon.--Tht proposition to establish a community building, voted on at • special election held here, carried by a large majority. A tax of 2 mills on each dollar of assessed valuation will be levied each year for the purpose. x Champaign.--The Hilnol* baseball schedule for the annual southern training trip has been announced as follows : April 2. Milsap college at Jackson, Miss.; April 13. Mississippi college at Jackson, Miss.; April 5-6, Mississippi A. and M. college at Stark* ville. Miss.; April 7-8, Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala.; April 9-10. Howard college at Birmingham, Ala. Litchfield.--By the passage of an ordinance by the city council, plans are complete for the marking of the Mississippi Valley highway between Springfield and tills dty. I DRYS PLAN 10 Would Place Counties of State in fre Classes, According • to Population. fit* 1 - . SEEK CON-CON t i . Antiliquor Men Are Expected to Make Hard Fight to Restrict Big City's Representation in MR Legislature. ' /. Springfield.--An open fight by the drys of the state against Chicago's large representation in the state legislature is indicated. Restriction is urged by Philip Yarrow, general superintendent of the Dry Chicago federation, and he is credited with aiding the downstate interests in the plan. Delegate Lee Mighell of Aurora comes forward with a plan of restitution which he Is expected to present to the constitutional convention this week. This Is the first one which takes into account the proposed consolidation of local governments in Chicago. Mr. Mighell divides the state into A, B, C, D and B classes on counties. Cook county comprises A class, and the others are graded according to their population. If there is no consolidation of governments in Cook county It will have 19 senators and 57 representatives as at present. B class will contain those of the next largest population. Two of these will have three representatives each, the next twelve in size will have two house members each, the next eightyone counties In size will have one representative each, and the six remaining counties with the smallest population will have only three house members between them. That makes a total of 171 representatives. The dowrftstate counties would have thirty-two senators from districts embracing one or more counties as at present. But if Cook county consolidates its local governments and leaves the part of the county outside of the city to become part of another county or of three counties, then Delegate Mighell will reduce Chicago's representation to sixteen senators and forty-eight representatives. Then the next five largest counties would have three represetnatlves each, the next fifteen in size two representatives each, the next seventy-five in size one representative, and the half doten smallest counties a total of three representatives. Opposition to Amos C. Miller's court consolidation proposal that would have all the Judges In Cook county appointed by the governor, has developed. After listening to the arguments for the Miller plan. Henry I. Green, delegate from Savoy, told the convention that he considered the appointive Idea dangerous. George A. Dupuy, formerly a Cook county judge, spoke' before the committee of the whole In favor of the Miller plan as a general proposition. He thought the appointment of Judges might be a good thing, and said that he did not believe more than one voter In 10,000 had an Intelligent Idea of the qualification of candidates for Judicial positions. The Miller proposal provides that Judges may be reappointed at the end of a six-year term, subject to recalh Adjournment of the convention may be forced if the railroads are tied up by the Impending strike. Delegates are getting ready to face the likelihood of being compelled to decide between adjourning for n while or staying In Springfield continuously as long as trains may fall to operate between the capital and the rest of the state. Congratulations upon the rapid progress of the amendment which will put woman's suffrage In the national Constitution were sent by Chnlrman William H. Cruden of the convention's committee on suffrage to Mrs. George Wilbur Trout of Chicago, president of the Illinois Equal Suffrage association, for presentation to the national woman suffrage convention convening in Chicago. Chairman Hull of the committee on Chlcngo and Cook county presided at hearings held In the Chicago city hall building 011 Friday and Saturday. The hearings were open to the public and all phases of the proposed consolidation of the cltv and county for home government were discussed. Mayor Thompson caused a surprise by extending the olive branch to the delegates of the convention, indicating that the city administration's hostility to the convention was at end, and that he would have matters to submit to the body In the near future. He Invited the members of the Chicago and Cook county committee to Join him at luncheon at Hotel Sherman. SALTS IF BACKACHY AND KIDNEYS HURT Recent Proposals Submitted. Gray--Providing for the appointment or election of county superintendents of schools. Shaw--Providing that the judicial powers shall be invested In one supreme court, appellate court, sui>erIor courts and Justices of the peace and police magistrate. Wolff--A proposal for the Initiative andf referendum provides that electors to the number of at least 100,000 shall have the right to propose any legislative measure or amendment to the constitution by petition. High Cost Hits Road Building. The price of road building In Illinois has Increased from an average of $32,- OOC a mile to between $38,000 and $40,000 a mile, according to bids opened by the state division of highways. As result the department of public works and buildings soon will decide whether to carry out or cancel the road-builldlng program this year. Only ten contractors submitted bids, and only one was within the estimate sent out by the state. Further bids will be opened February 25. and until then no decision will be made. Step Bating Meat for a While (f Your Bladder Is Troubling j ; • . • Yen. . - • Wlie* jfn wake np wfth feadraefce and dull misery in the kidney region it generally means you have been eating too much meat, says a well-known authority. Meat forms uric add which overworks the kidneys in their effort to filter it from the blood and they become sort of paralyzed and loggy. When your kidneys get sluggish and clog you must relieve them, like yom relieve your bowels; removing all the body's urinous waste, else you have backache, sick headache, dizzy spells; your stomach sours, tongue is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of sediment, channel* often get sore, water scalds and yoqi are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night Either consult a good, reliable physician at once or get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts;, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with llthia, and has been tysed for generations to clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize adds in the urine so it no longer Irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts Is a life saver for regular meat eatlers. It Is Inexpensive, cannot injure atid makes a delightful, effervescent lithla-water drink.--AAV. Christian Church History. With much diversity of opinion on minor points, there Is a general agreement In dividing the history of the church Into three great periods: the first, from the birth of Christ to the time of Constantine; the second, from that epoch to the reformation, and third, from the reformation to the present time. NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream in Nostril* to Open- Up Air Passages. Ah! What relief! Tour clogged nostrils open right up, the air passages of your head are clear and you can breathe freely. No more hawking, snuflling, mucous discharge, headache, dryness--no struggling for breath at night, your cold or catarrh is gone. Don't stay stuffed up I Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nostrils, let it penetrate through every air passage of the head; soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed mucous membrane, give you instant relief. Ely's Cream Balm is Just what every cold and catarrh sufferer has been seeking. It's just splendid.--Adv. Mother's Knee. ""Stories first heard at your mother's knee." said the moralizer, "are ^lever forgotten." "Yes," rejoined the demoralizer, "and It Is the same way with some other things you felt at ft mother's knee." For mother, fattier, the boys and £irls. It's the sweet for all aaes-at work or Play. When you're nervous or tired, see bow refreshes! The Flavor Lasts i SEALED SPEARMINT PERFECT GUM RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR. To half pint of wmter add 1 oz. Bay Rum, • small box of Barbo Compound, and ^4 oz. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice a week until it become* the desired shade. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it at home at very little cost. It will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and will make harsh hair soft and glossy. It will not co'or the scalp, it not atwky or greasy, and does not rub off.--Adv. 1 Fugitive in His Case. "Isn't money close these days?" "No; It's Just as far off as ever."-- Boston Transcript Wasn't Qolng Too Far. James was much Interested In a mule colt on his uncle's farm. He fed It out of his hand while standing on the opposite side of the fence and one day his uncle saw him patting its nose. "Why!" said his uncle, "Jinny and you are getting to be good friends. First thing I know you will be trying to ride «1 her." "Oh, no, I won't" said James soberly. "You see, I'm only being friends with her head." DYED HER BLOUSE, SKIRT AND A COAT "Diamond Dyes" Turned Faded, Shabby, Old Apparel Into New. Don't worry about perfect results. Use "Diamond Dyes," guaranteed to give a new, rich, fadeless color to any fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed goods,--dresses, blouses, stockings, skirts, children's coats, feathers--everything! Direction Book in package tells ht to diamond dye over any color. 19 match any material, have dealer show you "Diamond Dye" Color Card.--Adv. Fake Teeth Held ' Firmly in Place €) vMe / Prevents Sot* Gms Promotes Moatb Hygi-- Brings H--1th and C tsl At leading druggist* everywhere, 35c, or Send 10 cents for trial ••mplB Corage Laboratory, Cleveland. (X * -Mj GRACE HOTEL CHICAGO: Jackmi tmA ClaHt 8lwi> Rooms with detached bath fl-00 and (1JS fsv day. Rooms with prlrate bath $1 JO end 0LO& OapMits Post 0»c« -- Nm» All Tfcsatns MS ttsrw Stock yards cars run dir«ct to the door. • clean, comfortable, newly decorated A safe plaee for Tour wife, mother or 1 ITCH! An Instance. \ "The war has put many a lowly one ,on unexpected heights." "Sure It has. Look at the prune." treatment of ITCH, 1 RINGWORM,TETTSBeeenasr | itching skin diseases. Pi Id 75c at arurcrlsts. or direct i A.l.llcfcw4* SrttefcN Cs.. W. N. U„ CHICAGO, NO. tt-11 % QOOD IDEA! Open your Lucky Strikepackage this way--tear off part of the top only. ^ Protects the Lucky Strife* cigarette--a cigarette made of that delicious real Bur* ley tobacco. It's toasted* ' \%K$ •