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I ^ '• * 10-j •* '•a • * « -'i s% m*m *m&mm wm>" *<£ m&H- ik • ST$$X** ufri ILL the children la 1925 have Christmas trees? This question is being asked by thousands of people throughout the United States. Indi­ cations point to the supposition that within the next 15 years the supply of the evergreen trees with which we deck our living' rooms annually at the feast of St. Nicholas will be so small that folk In the ordinary walks of ltfe 'will not be able to afford a tree. Year after year the forests have been denuded. New England, a gener­ ation ago, was thought to have an almost inexhaustible supply. Today her hills are bare. Nearly all her im­ mense forests of spruce and fir have been sacrificed to the sentiment of Yule tide. The middle states have been ran­ sacked for their treasures. The farm­ er, although he receives but two cents apiece for the trees, is afraid to look the future in the face and wait until the tree is full grown. Neither does he show any discretion in cutting, but •very year he rushes to the woods and cuts everything that he can lay his hands on in order that some one may have a night's pleasure by defacing nature's work vith cheap tinsel and candles. After that, what would have been the forest of the future Is discarded forever, beyond the power of man to restore and the work of nature for years to re­ place. The bulk of the trees now come from Canada. Hore than 300,000 are used annually in Philadel­ phia alone. New York, Chicago, Baltimore and a hundred towns between them use three times that number every year. In the wild hills of the Canadian provinces the trees are still plentiful. But it Is only a ques­ tion of a few years' time, with the Increased de­ mand for them, when their price will soar. No attempt Is made, apparently, to rejuvenate the for­ ests. In a few scattered [daces throughout the coun­ try, it is true, one or two men have started nurs­ eries In Christmas trees. Intelligent planting and cutting within three generations may make them useful patches from which to glean hardy trees. But elsewhere, in spite of the talk of conserva­ tion which we %ear so much about nowadays, the trees are stripped ruthlessly from the hills and •alleys and no attempt is made by the greedy marketer to replace them. This has resulted In the present dearth of the much-desired spruce trees. Vermont already charges an additional stumpage of five cents, upon trees which are shipped out of the state. Let us consider the Christmas tree situation in Philadelphia. Each year more than 1,000 flat freight cars, loaded with the trees, which are piled iu double tiers, reach the city. The capacity of the fiat car averages 300 trees. Therefore, approximately 300,000 trees are used la Philadelphia annually. Sentimentality apart, this is an enormous waste of material, when it is recalled that the trees serve no economic pur­ pose, and the majority of them furnish fuel for bonfires on vacant lots two weeks after the hol­ iday. It is an expensive proposition considered in any light. First comes the cost of sending mef into regions where the trees grow. They are experts. They are able to size up the marketable value of a patch of woods after a day's tramp through them. Then comes the cost of cutting, stump- age, hauling and ' shipping to destination. After that, it is mainly a matter for the retail dealers, who buy trees either as they stand in the for­ ests, or at the freight yards in the cities to which they are consigned. The small dealer must make his profit. He tacks on an extra price which the consumer must pay. Then comes the expense of decorating the greenwood with tinsel and glistening ornaments. This costs a little fortune in itself. Finally, It Is usual to pay the ashman to cart the tree away, after the holidays are over. It has been estimated that from first to last, from the time that the seedling is plant­ ed in the soft, friable soil, to the mo­ ment It returns to its primal element. the dust, as a handful of embers on the city lot, a Christmas tree rep­ resents a money valuation of $25. This is a total expenditure of $7,- 600,000 annually. Of course, this figure is purely imaginary. The trees do not actually cause that amount of money to change hands in a sim­ ple buying and selling transaction. But there is actually that much loss to the regions which supply trees. If all the treeB In an average load­ ed fiat car were to be stood upon their butts, in the natural way in which they would grow, they would cover a ten-acre lot. Multiply this by 1,000 and the amount of timber stripped annually from the hills will become apparent at once. Just at this time of the year the Christmas tree industry is fn its most ""flourishing condition. All of the trees for this year's market, have been cut. Many of them are in transit, but some of them are even now stand­ ing in thfe freight yards of the rail­ roads, waiting for the retail dealers to purchase them. Dealers are gradually awakening to the fact that h is better to ship their trees early, sell them all at a low price, and save the trouble and expense of remaining a long time in the city bartering their wares. The dealers in Christmas trees are types. They are all queer characters. You cannot pick out one that has not some peculiarity. As In all trades, there are tricks to the business of buying and selling Christmas trees. ,3Tou would think that the disposal of a car load of railroad ties, with a layer of trees piled on top, to an un­ wary customer, would bar the deal- H/OHJlS ers from coming again to the spot where they had practiced such deception. Yet it never does. Year after year they practice the most dis­ honest tricks upon their patrons. One man last year got a high price for 20 of the finest trees ever seen in Philadelphia. He told the buyer that the rest of the car en which the 20 were loaded was just like them, but when they were unloaded and placed for sale, they proved to be small and scrubby, many of them being .utterly unfit for use. Deal­ ers such as these are, rare, it is true; the major­ ity of them are honest. To the dealers, whom the railroads designate as the consignees, come the little feliowB, the traders. These also represent almost every phase of hu­ man character. Many save up a few hundred dol­ lars and visit the freight yards with their teams, buying the trees in less than carload lots. In this way they can see just what they are getting. Most of them are shrewd fellows, and drive a hard bargain. Your upcountryman is ofttimes as shrewd, however, as the "piker" dealer, and many amusing hours may be spent frequenting the freight yards in the railroads where the trees are stacked or exhibited for sale. Bach year there are many new additions to the company of dealers. The lure of the adven­ ture, the chance to realize "money upon an invest­ ment that is practically certain to bring a 60 per cent, return, attracts many to the business. Trees can be purchased in half carload lots, or even in hundred lots for about 60 cents apiece. If they can be sold for a dollar, or perhaps more, the chance to make money quickly is irresistible to many investors. Not always does the investor succeed. Hfs fingers are sometimes pretty badly burned. The market may be glutted, he may have a rival on the next corner, .or perhaps his trees are not sufficient­ ly attractive to cause the public to patronize him. Perhaps he has held off, waiting for better prices, till the last moment, and finds himself with half a hundred spruce on his hands, which he must dispose of as best be may. Usually, however, the business is lucrative. The wise dealer buys trees in hundred lots, peddles them out quickly, and comes back for more. He does not wait for high prices, but sells bis trees for what he can get. y H/flL DO rof? TWO r/WTS As you pass some windy corner one (A these blustery nights before Christmas Eve and see the long rows of evergreens laid against the wall, or Ignobly lying prone upon the ground, bethink you of the place in which they first saw the light. The kindly hills, snow-covered engirdling valleys fragrant with spicy odor; picture tbem bare, lit­ tered with the waste of cuttings, and the unsightly stumps of trees. Picture the brooding of those trees as they grew. It took them 20 years to reach an age and size where they might prove marketable. No more will the wind moan and sough through their branches. The hills are bare. The snow will melt in the spring, and the soil will not absorb it. Water will run into the streams and the streams become floods, and the floods breed calamities. The trees, noble fellows all of them, will have their tops hacked off to accommodate them to the stuffiness of our little box-like homes. As the heat of our rooms dries up their sap, their lives will go out, slowly, day by day. They will end on the bonfire. Yes, buy a tree. Buy one and take it home te your children. When It is bravely decked out in all Its gala finery, gather your family about its spreading branches, which are exhaling their last breaths for you, and tell them the story of the life and death of the tree. THE SPIRIT OF THE DA Y. A Heap 'on more wood!--the wind Is chill. Hut let It whtatle aa it will. We'll keep our Christmas merry still. Karh age has deem'd the newborn year The fittest time for featal cheer; And well our Christ ian sires of old 1-oved when the year its course had roll'd And Ceremony doft^l hia pride. The heir, with roses In his ahoai, That night might village partner choose; The lord, underogatlng. share The vulgar game of "post and pair.' All hall'd. with unoontroll'd delight And general voice, the happy night. That to the cottage as the crown* Brought tidings of salvation down. The Are, with well-dried logs supplied. Went roaring up the chimney wide; The huge hall table's oaken face, Serubb'd till It shone, the day to grace. Bore then upon its massive board No mark to part the squire and lord. Then was brought In the lusty brawn By old blue-coated serving man; Then the grim boar's head grown'd on high, Crested with baya and rosemary. Well can the green-garb'd ranger tell How, when and where the monster fell. What dogs before his death he tore And all the baiting of the boar. The wassail round, in good brown bowln Oarnlah'd with ribbons, blitherly trowla. There the huge sirloin reek'd; hard by Plum porridge stood and Christmas pie; Nor fajl'd old Scotland to produce At such high tide her savory goose. Then came the merry maskers In, And carols roar'd with blithesome din; If unmelodlous was the song. It was a hearty note and strong. Have you time for a little sermon? It will take but a few minutes, and today, if ever, our thoughts should be turned toward inward to the heart of things. To you, whose hands rock the cradles of humanity and indirectly rule the world, let us aBk a question: Are you forgetting the real spirit of the day? Gift giving on this anni­ versary of the Nativity is in danger of losing its loving purpose. It has degenerated in many cases to a mer­ cenary exchange--a gift for a gift The spirit is frequently absent. This should not be. Women rep­ resent the greater number of gift- givers. Let us then revert to the utftfcrlylng love and reference that promoted the Wise Men to lay their offerings at the feet of the Holy Baby. Let us give a little of our hearts with each present, and If we cannot give a tangible expression of our love, let us give a heart's wish instead. In your hands lies great power for good or for evil. A Woman influence* thought and action. It Is your duty, then, to discountenance the heartless offer and to smile your approval of the spirit of the day. Then, Indeed, Christmas will mean all that he would approve. The guiding star of love and good will that shone so clearly in the blue night long ago should never be lost in our minds, and the love to which it pointed should epitomize our ef forts to honor this great day. And brought blithe Christmas back again, Who lists may In their mumming With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious lite (rave honor to the holy night; On Christmas eve the bells were rung; On Christmas eve the mass was sung: That only night In all the year Saw the gtoled priest the challc rear. The damsel dnnn'd her klrtle sheen. The hall was dress'd with holly green; Forth to the wood did merry men go To gather In the mistletoe. Then open'd wide the baron'a hall To vassal, tenant, serf and all; Power laid his rod of rule aside Traces of ancient mystery. White shirts supplied the masquerade And smutted cheeks the visors made: But, O! what maskers, richly (light. Can boast of bosoms half so light! Kngland was merry England, when Old Christmas brought his sports again. 'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale: Twaa Christmas told the merriest tale; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year. --Sir Walter 8cott. A 8URPRI8E BOX. Something which would delight any little invalid is a "surprise box.** This may be planned to last a week" or any length of time one wishes and should contain a package for each day, with the date on which it Is to be opened written plainly on each one. Dolls, toys, books and many other things dear to the child­ ish heart may be put in these pack­ ages and the little one will surely re­ joice to have his "Merry Christmas" last so many days. Wine in Spain on Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve it is considered fn Spain the proper thing to drink Vine at the evening meal, even if you never drink it at any otner time dur- ttg the whole year. In fact, Spaniards, Who as a nation love water and are S^ong the most temperate pepple on •#*h. say it is all right to get tipsy on Christmas. But as they reldom, even on Chrlsthmas Eve, drink any­ thing more than weak wine, they do not, as an actual fact, know liow to get tipsy*. Three years I have been in Madrid at Christmas time, and al­ though I have been on the streets at all hours, both day and nlgbt, 1 never have seen but one drunken man. However, although not tipsy, tfrey do go In for a noisy time --John Ran­ dolph in Detroit Free Press. Some Christmas Songs s "The idea of Mary and Christ com­ ing in ships is very old," says a writer in the current Issue of Harper's Week­ ly, "and there are said to be old stone sculptures dating from 1W0 which represent the ship's prow and the fig­ ures ot the Saviour and his mothe*. Instance of thia tradition js given In an old eong, one of many that go to make up fills article. Holly and ivy played an important part at an early date, as the following couplet shows: "Get ivy and hull, woman, and deck up thy house. And take this same brawn for to seethe and to souse." CATTLE BREEDERS' .. ELECT OFFICERS I. J. CA8E OF ALT A 18 SELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AS­ SOCIATION. F. G. AUSTIN VICE-PRESIDENT New Organization Decide* to Hpld a Publie Sale on Wednesday of ^ the (Illinois State Ex- ' ' hlbltlon. Springfield.--The breeders of Hol- stein cattle in the state of Illinois or­ ganized at Springfield. They decided to hold a public sale of Holsteln cat­ tle on Wednesday of the Illinois state fair. The following officers we^re elected: President, I. J. Cast., Alta; vice-presi­ dent, F. G. Austin, Effingham; secre­ tary, J. Wilier Harvey, Thayer; treas­ urer, A. H. Noke*, Springfield; direc­ tors, to serve three years, I. J. Case, Alta; J. E. K. Herrick, Springfield; J. H. Schultz, Shlpman; for two years, P. G. Austin, Effingham; Joseph Si­ mons, Elmhurst; Fred Wettering, Hampshire; for one year, W. T. Gat- ton, ̂ Cotton Hill; M. R. Evana, Hinck­ ley; J. P. Mason, Elgin. Citizen Flies Charges. For the first time under the new civil service law, a citizen of the state not connected with the classified ser­ vice has availed himself of the privi­ lege of filing charges against a state employe. The citizen is a man by the name of Templeton in Chicago who has charged Samuel Smith, first assistant grain inspector of Illinois, with neglect of duty. Templeton is a grain broker. Word of the charges has reached the state office in Springfield, but the hearing will be had before the Chica­ go special investigator. His report later will be made to the secretary's office In this city. The commission at a meeting ap­ proved the finding of Special investi­ gator Walter. Allen in the case of Ben. jamin Shepler, janitor at the state natural history museum. The report recommended a discharge of the Jani­ tor, which was approved. Starved Rock for 8tate Park. The Illinois state park commission­ ers have closed the deal for the pur­ chase of Starved Rock. It Is said all the necessary papers have been signed and at a meeting they will be ex­ changed. Options have been held for some time by the Btate on property extend­ ing for a distance of thiee miles along the south bank of the Illinois river, between Ottawa and Utlca, and includ. ing Starved Rock proper. Options are held for 280 acres and at a recent meeting of the park commissioners It was voted to take up the options. Ferdinand Walthers of Chicago, owner of Starved Rock, has announced that he will give the state of Illinois immediate possession. This will be true with other property owners along tfce river, since the state has bought but little property that woufd be con­ sidered farm land. The property Is to be made into a state park, but it is probable nothing will be done to improve the property during the next year, Decause of a lack of funds. Starved Rock stands a mass of solid sand rock, 1404 feet above tha water- line of the Illinois river. On its sum­ mit is about one acre of ground cov­ ered with grass and stately oaks, its top can be reached only from one point, and the way is so narrow that only one person can ascend or descend at a time. Starved Roek gets its name from the Indians who roamed northern 1111- nols before the white man came. After the close of the French and In­ dian war when England wrested Canada and the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers from the French, Pontiac, the big chief of the Ottawa Indians, formed a confederacy of Indians and tried to drive the Eng­ lish out of the western territory. Pontiac was killed by Kinneboo, chief of the Illinois, on the mound at Joiiet. To avenge the death of tneir chief the Ottawa Indians entered upon a war to exterminate the Illinois. History Is silent regarding this war, but Judge J. D. Caton during his life resided in Ottawa, and as a boy was well acquainted with Meachelie, one of the Indian chiefs, who claimed he was present at the siege of Starved Rock. The Illinois made a desperate strug­ gle to hold their territory south of the Illinois river. The Pottowatomles and Ottawas gradually crowded in l n them from the east and west and the Kicka- poos from the south. At last the Illi­ nois were driven to their stronghold on the top of the rock, which had for­ merly been fortified by La Salle and Tontl and called Fort St. Louis. '"When people are always runnieg after pleasure they never cfttfch it."-- Miss Montgomery. 4 New Corporations. Secretary of State Rose Issued cer­ tificates of incorporation to the fol­ lowing: The United Car company, Chicago; capital, $3d,000. „ Incc rporators--John R. Owne, S. G. Abbott and A. Oberg. Gensch, Henkel Best company, Chicago; capital, $6,000; general gas and electric construction business, in­ corporators--Herman Gensch, Harry A. Best and Adolph A. Henkel. Bureau Valley Country club, Prlnce- (bn. Incorporators--S. P. Clark, C. H. Ward and J. L. Spaulding. Charles Rubens & Co., Chicago; capital, 1176,000; general merchan­ dise. Incorporators--Isaac Benjamin, Godfrey M. Cohn and Robe.t Mayer. Northern Illinois Distributing com­ pany, Chicago; capital, $5,000; manu­ facturing and dealing In merchandise pertaining to grocer and drug trade. Incorporators -- Edward Hudson, Charles C. Wlimot and F. J. Olewlne. Deutscb-Amerlkanisher Unterstut- zungs Vereln Thue und SCheue Nie- man, Chicago; social and benevolent. Incorporators--Adolph Hoenlg, Wil­ liam Jansen, Wllhelm Meyne and Wil­ liam Detloft To Mold Poultry Show In January. Every breeder of pure bred poultry in Illinois is Interested In the annual she w of the State Poultry association to be held in the state armory In Springfield January 1-6, 1912^ There is no better show room In the United States for an exhibition of poultry than the large well-lighted and well-ventilated state armory. Breeders who wish to make sales; breeders who wish to keep up with the procession as progressive and up-to- date breeders, as well as fanciers and farmers who wish to meet the leading poultrymen of this and other states will attend this exhibit. The Illinois state poultry show of 1912 will be the best cooped, th£ best judged and the best managed show in America, and all Interested In breed­ ing poultry, as fanciers, or for the egg and poultry market will be well repaid for the time necessary to critically examine thousands of the best land and water fowls, pigeons and pet stock to be found in Illinois or any other state. The officers of the Illinois Poultry association are successful breeders and can be depended upon to give every exhibitor a square deal. The secretary of the Illinois poul­ try show has addressed the breeders of the state as follows: "The catalogue for the Illinois poul­ try show lt» ready for distribution. "A care'ui reading of the prize list will convince you that no other show in the country has more attractions to offer exhibitors than the Illinois State Poultry association. "Every breeder is urged to boost his variety, and the poultry industry of Illinois, by entering a good string of his best stock at this show. "We have as good judges to make the awards as can be procured. You know who will Judge your variety be­ fore you make your entries. Your stock will be given good attention and will receive fair treatment." Theodore McCoy, secretary of the Illinois Poultry association, sent out a circular letter ta poultry breeders throughout the state of Illinois re­ garding the great exhibition. Eleven Pass Pharmacy Quiz. Eleven of a class of fifty-six candi­ dates for registered pharmacists and twenty-two of a class of fifty-two tor assistant pharmacists were successful at the examination* conducted In Chi­ cago by the state board of pharmacy. Two candidates passed also for local registration. The names of the suc­ cessful as given out by Fred C. Dodds. secretary of the board, are: Registered Pharmacists--Nathan 'J. Atou, Eugene F. Dandelln. W. Y. Man- Gold, Walter H. Hendrickson, Kocco A. Savigate, Harry C. Nolan, R. G. Rosenstone, Charles G. Schrelber, Au­ gust H. Schwartz, Ray Wilcox and Benjamin H. WiiliamB, all of Chicago. Assistant Pharmaclcts--Herbert C. Ahl, Ford H. Allegeo, John A Ander­ son, Caesar C. Borchen, Louis H. Byrd, Gunnar Carlson, Damon H. Carr, Kern H. Copeland, Walter J. Day. Joseph F. Jindra, Edward G. Lawrence, John H. Myers, Louis 'Sertens, H. W. Qualn- tance and Max Zwack, Chicago; Eber C. Argraves. Rockford; Paul Herman, Elgin; Adelbert D. Mels, Ohio; John Sledenfuse, Rock Island. Form Interchurch Body. Organization of the IUlnois Inter­ church Federation was effected at Peoria In the convention of delegates from churches throughout the state. This organization is a part of the national federated council of the Churches of Christ of America. The officers elected were: President--Rev. J. W. Van Cleve, D. D„ Decatur, Methodist. Recording Secretary--F. N. Much, Welton, United Brethren. Corresponding Secretary--Rev. J. H. Chandler, D. D., Chicago, Congre­ gational. Treasurer--Prof. George T. Sellow, Galesburg, Presbyterian. Vice-President--Dr. O. W. Shepherd. Chicago, Methodist; T G. McMIUen. Chicago, Congregational; Rev. J B. Con net t, Robinson, United Brethren; Dr. J. A. Werston, Chicago, Re­ formed church; Dr. L. H. J^elger, Na- pervllle. Evangelical association. Meeting of 8tate Teachers. In making his report before the board of education, J. H. Col­ lins, superintendent of schools, an­ nounced that final arrangements have been made for the meeting of the Illinois State Teachers' association, which convenes in Springfield Decern ber 27 for a three days' session. The teachers, with the exception of last year, have met In Springfield for the past thirty years, and they have al­ ways held the sessions in the state house, using the representatives hall for the principal sessions and the smaller rooms in the building for the section meetings. When it was learned that because of the ruling of the' legislature that the desks should not be moved from the representa­ tives hall, it was necessary to find some other place to meet, and there was considerable complaint on the part of the association, which had grown accustomed to the old meeting place. •***-- THE GREAT KIDNEY CONVINCES THE MOST | SKEPTICAL I want to tell you what Dr. Kilmer's Bwamp-Root did for me. I was com* pletely broken down. My kidneys hurt nae so that when I was down, I could not get up unless I took hold of some» thing to pull myself up with. I tried different kinds of kidney pills, but they did me no good. Rnmo, one told me to try Swamp-Root. I had no faith in it but to please my wife, I purchased one bottle and took It. I saw it was beginning to help me and kebt on taking it until I had takot six booties and it straightened me out all right. Sw^mp-Root is the only medicine that /did me any good. I thought I would write thiB letter and tell every- onythat is afflicted as I was, to twfte Dri Kilmer's Swamp-Root. The six bottles I took cost me five dollars, and did me five hundred dollars worth of good. Yours very truly, GEORGE H, HTJBER. Atlanta, I2L State of Illinois ) Logan County | ' I, M. M. Hodse, a Notary Publie la and for the said county of Logan, ta the State of Illinois, do hereby certify, that George H. Huber, known to me to be the same person whose name is sub­ scribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day In person and acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the said instru­ ment as his free and voluntary act. Given under my hand and Notarial Seal this the 12th day of July, A. IX 1909- M. M. HOOSE, • Notary Public. > & Merit 9m. Ktfawr * C*. MMIUHIMI, a. i. Prove What Swamp-Root W1H Do For Yes Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham- ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also re­ ceive a booklet of valuable informa­ tion, telling all about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. VERY NATURALLY. I She--I wonder who originated tho •aying, "There Is always room at the top?" He--Some hotel clerk, I guess. Public 8plrlt Run ftlot "Our little town o' Blueberryvllle la right up to date an' about as progres­ sive an' publlc-speerlted as any town In the state," said Zedeklah Brush, as he drove over the hills with the sum- jner boarder. "Fact Is, some of ua think the se- lec'men use the tax money a little too freely keepin' pace with the speerlt of progress that seems to be In the air nowadays. Here, In the last year, the town hall has had a new roof, an' a new hoss shed has been built around the church, an' a new handle put In the town pump, an' a bridge costln' crick. The town clock has been pot In repair at a cost of $12.60, an' they've put three dozen new books In the town llberry, an' now they are most $200 has been built over Plum talkin' of offerln' a firm a bonus o* $200 to start a pickle factory in the town. Once a lot t o* selec'men git the progressive fever, an' the tax money flies. Public speerit is all right, but us taxpayers has to foot the bills whep it runs riot the way it does here in our town."--Judge. Precise. The proofreader on a small middle- western dally was a woman of great precision and extreme propriety. One day a reporter aucceeded in getting into type an Item about "Willie Brown, the boy who was burned in the West end by a live wire." On the following day the reporter found on his desk a frigid note ask­ ing. "Which is the west end of a boy?** , It took only an instant to reply-- 'The end the son sets on, of course." -Ladles' Home Journal. Divorce Law Ruling Asked. Whether the state law which pro­ hibits divorced persons from marry­ ing within a year after the granting of the decree Is constitutional, is a question whic|i the supreme court af Illinois has been called,, upon to de­ termine. Upon the court's judgment rests the future happiness of hun­ dreds of recently married couples in the state. The case in dispute is that of William S. Phillips of this city, who has been arrested for contempt in ignoring a court order at Kanka­ kee^ Is Convicted of Arson. State Fire Marshal C. J. Doyle re­ ceived word of the conviction of James Ray Betts of Granite City on a charge of arson. He was sentenced tc the penitentiary for two ye^rs. His arrest was brought about by information given out by the man's sister. Betts' apprehension was brought about largely through the efforts of two of the deputy state fire marshals, H. S. Lovejoy and John H. Richards. He was convicted or having attempt­ ed to burn his own home. THE LITTLE WIDOW A Mighty Good Sort of Neighbor to Have. "A little widow, a neighbor of mine, persuaded me to try Grape-Nuts when my stomach was so weak that It would not retain food of any other kind," writes a grateful woman, from San Bernardino Co., Cal. "I had been 111 and confined to mjr bed with fever and nervoua prostra­ tion for three long months after the birth of my second boy. We were in despair until the little widow's advice brought relief. "I liked Grape-Nuts food from the beginning, and in an incredibly short time it gave me such strength that 1 was able to leave my bed and enjoy my three good meals a day. In S months my weight increased from 95 to 113 pounds, my nerves had steadied down and I felt ready for anything. My neighbors were amazed to see me gain so rapidly, and still more so when they heard that Grape-Nuts alone had brought the change. "My 4-year-old boy had eczema very bad last spring and lost his appetite entirely, which made him cross and peevish. I put him on a diet of Grape-1 Nuts, which he relished at once. He' improved from the beginning, the eo- zema disappeared and now he is fat and rosy, with a delightfully soft, clear 8kin. The Grape-Nuts diet did It I will willingly answer all Inquiries. Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. . Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," lnpkga. "There's a reason." E«cf read tfc« above totter? A *ew »b« appears fr»« tine to time. Tktf trt> g+aaiae, trua, *xt (all »f kmsas latent.