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m ' :-r!i v-v "* 4 »* f A mim THE McHENBY PI> A FN DEALER, McHENRY. ThJL. ijsms ... PEACE TERMS ME Wit Restore Alsace and Belgi­ um, Is Declaration of the S: President. OUTLINES FOURTEEN STEPS '•(•organize Countries on Line* of N*- ; -jlianalitles or Fight to Death, WII- | I eon Says of Peace--Insists on ^ Evacuation of Russian Territory. Washington, Jan. 9.--Open and free 'consideration of covenants of peace is the only way permanent peace can be •secured. President Wilson told a spe­ cial session of congress. He restated specifically and emphat- 1 rally the peace aims of the allies, so fa? as the United States is concerned tor the benefit of the Russian people. The president spoke as follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: Once more, as repeatedly before, the spokes­ men of the central empires have indi­ cated their desire to discuss the ob­ jects of the war and the possible basis of a general peace. "Parleys have been In progress at Brest-Litovsk between representatives of the central powers to which the attention of all the belligerents has been Invited, for the purpose of ascer­ taining whether It may be possible to extend these pnrleys Into a general conference with regard to terms of peace and settlement. Presented Definite Statement. " "The Russian representatives pre­ sented not only a perfectly definite statement of the principles upon which they would be willing to conclude peace, but also an equally definite pro­ gram of the concrete application of those principles. "The representatives of the central powers, on their part, presented an outline of settlement which. If much less definite, seemed susceptible of lib­ eral interpretation until their specific program of practical terms was added. "The program proposed no conces­ sions at all, either to sovereignty of Russia or to the preferences of the population with whose fortunes It 4ealt, but meant, In a word, that the central empires were to keep every foot of territory their armed forces had occupied--every province, every city, every poin( of vantage--as a perma­ nent addition to their territories and their power. Full of Significance. "The Russian representatives were sincere and In earnest. They cannot entertain such proposals of conquest and domination. "The whole Incident Is full of sig­ nificance. It is also full of perplexity. "The Russian representatives have Insisted, very justly, very wisely, and In the true spirit of democracy, that the conferences they have been hold Ing with the Teutonic and Turkish statesmen should be held within open, not closed, doors, and all the world has been audience as was desired. To whom have we been listening then? To those who speak the spirit and In­ tention of the resolutions of the Ger­ man relchstag on the 9th of July last, the spirit and Intention of the liberal leaders and parties of Germany, or to those who resist and defy that spirit and intention and insist upon conquest tfttd subjugation? Or are we listening In fact to both unreconciled and In open and hopeless contradiction ? These are very serious and pregnant Questions. World Peace at Stake. "Upon the answer to them depends the peace of the world. "But whatever the results of the par­ leys at Brest-Lltovsk, whatever the confusions of counsel and of purpose In the utterances of the spokesmen of the central empires, they have again attempted to acquaint the world with their objects in the war and have again challenged their adversaries to say what their objects are and what sort of settlement they would deem just and satisfactory. "There is no good reason why that challenge should not be responded to and responded to with the utmost can­ dor. We did not wait for It. Not once, but again and again we have laid our whole thought and purpose before the world, not In general terms only, but each time with sufficient definition to make It clear what sort of definitive terms of settlement must necessarily •prlng out of them. Lauds Lloyd George's Speech. "Within the last week Mr. Lloyd George has spoken wlh admirable can­ dor and In admirable spirit for the peo­ ple and government of Great Britain. There is no confusion of counsel among the adversaries of the central >powers, no uncertainty of principle, no vagueness of detail. "The only secrecy of counsel, the only lack of fearless, frankness, the only failure to make definite statement of the objects of the jvar, lies with Germany and her allies. "The Issues of life and death hang upon these definitions. No statesman who has the least conception of his re­ sponsibility ought for a moment to per­ mit himself to continue this tragical and appalling outpouring of blood and treasure unless he is sure beyond a peradventure that the objects' of the vital sacrifice are part and parcel of the very life of society and that the people for whom he speaks think them right and imperative as he does. "There is, moreover, a voice calling for these definitions of principle and purpose which is, it seems to me, more thrilling and more compelling than any of the many moving voices with which the troubled air of the world is filled. It Is the voice of the Russian people. They are prostrate and all but helpless, It would seem, before the grim power of Germany, which has hitherto known no relenting and no pity. Riim Power Shattered. "Their power apparently is shat­ tered, and yet their soul Is not sub­ servient.. They will not yield either lu principle or In action. The conception of what is right, of what it is humane and honorable for them to accept, has been stated with a frankness, a large­ ness of view, a generosity of spirit and a universal human sympathy which must challenge the admiration of every friend of mankind; and they refused to compound their ideals or de­ sert others that they themselves may be safe. "They call to us to say what It Is that we desire. In what, if in anything, our purpose and our spirit differ from theirs; and I believe that the people of the United States would wish me to respond with utter simplicity and frankness. "Whether their present leaders be­ lieve it or not, it Is our heartfelt de­ sire and hope that some way may be opened whereby we may be privileged to assist the people of Russia to at­ tain their utmost hope of liberty and ordered peace. No Secret Understandings. "It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall Involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. The day of conquest and aggrandizement is gone by; so is also the day of secret covenants entered In­ to In the interest of particular govern­ ments and likely at son!e unlooked-for moment to upset the peace of the world. "We entered this war because vio­ lations of right had occurred which touched us to the quick and made the life of our own people impossible un­ less they were corrected and the world secured once for all against their re­ currence. "What we demand in this war, there­ fore Is nothing peculiar to ourselves. "It Is that the world be made fit and snf. t<> live in: and particularly that It be made safe for every peace-lov­ ing nation which, like our own, wish to live its own life, determine its own institutions, be assured of justice and fair dealing by the other peoples of the world as against force and selfish ag­ gression. "The program of the world's peace, therefore, is our program, and that program, the only possible program, as we see it, is this: Wants Open Covenants. 1. Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understand­ ings of any kind, but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the pub­ lic view. 2. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial wa­ ters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of International cove­ nants. 3. The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the estab­ lishment of an equality of trade con­ ditions among all the nations consent­ ing to the peace and associating them­ selves for its maintenance. 4. Adequate guaranties given and ta­ ken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety. 5. A free, open-minded and absolute­ ly impartial adjustment of all colonial claim8, based upon a strict observance of the principle that in determining all such questions of ^sovereignty the In­ terests of the populations concerned must have equal weight with the equit­ able claims of the government whose title is to be determined. Must Evacuate Russia. 0. The evacuation of all Russian ter­ ritory and such a settlement of all questions affecting Russia as will se­ cure the best and freest co-operation of the other nations of the world in obtaining for her an unhampered and unembarrassed opportunity for the in­ dependent determination of her own political development and national pol­ icy. 7. Belgium, the whole world will agree, must be evacuated and restored, without any attempt to limit the sov­ ereignty which she enjoys in common with all other free nations. No other single act will serve as this will serve to restore confidence among the na­ tions in the laws which they have themselves get and determined for the government of their relations with one another. Without this healing act the whole structure and validity of inteiv national law is forever impaired. Must Free France. 8. All French territory should be freed and the invaded portions re­ stored and the wrong done to France by Prussia In 1871 in the matter of Al­ sace-Lorraine, which lias unsettled the' peace of the world for nearly fifty years, should be righted in order that peace may once more be made secure in the Interest of all. 9. A readjustment of all frontiers of Italy should be effected along clear­ ly recognizable lines of nationality. 10. The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportu­ nity of iHjt^nomous development. Evacuate Balkans. 11. Roumanla, Serbia and Monte­ negro should be evacuated; occupied territories restored; Serbia accorded free and secure access to the sea; and the relations of the several Balkan states to one another determined by friendly counsel along historically 'Es­ tablished lines of allegiance and na­ tionality ; and«*nternational guaranties of the political find economic indepen­ dence and territorial Integrity of the several Balkan states should be en­ tered Into. 12. The Turkish portions of the present Ottoman Empire should be as­ sured a secure sovereignty, but the other nationalities which are now un­ der Turkish rule should be assured an undoubted security of life find an ab­ solutely unmolested opportunity of au­ tonomous development, and the Darda­ nelles should be permanently opened as a free passage to the ships and commerce of all nations under inter national g-uarantles. 13. An independent Polish state should be erected which should include the territories inhabited by Indisput­ able Polish populations, which should be assured a free and secure access1 to the sea and whose political and eco­ nomic independence and territorial in­ tegrity should be guaranteed by inter­ national covenant. 14. A general association of na tlons must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guaranties of political indepen­ dence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. "In Regard to these essential rectifl cations of wrong and assertions of right we feel ourselves to be intimate partners of all th«* governments and peoples associated together against the Imperialists. We cannot be separated in Interest or divided In purpose. Wc stand together until the end. "For such arrangements and cov­ enants we are willing to fight and to continue to fight until they are achiev­ ed ; but only because we wish the right to prevail and desire a Just and stable peace such as can be secured only by removing the chief provocations to war, which this program does remove, Not Jealous of Germany. "We have no jealousy of German greatness and there Is nothing in this program that Impairs It. We grudge her no achievement or distinction of learning or of pacific enterprise such as have made her record very bright and very .enviable. "We do not wish to injure her or to block In any way her legitimate In fluence or power. We do not wish to fight her either with arms or with hos tile arrangements of trade, if she is willing to associate herself with us and the other peace-loving nations of the world in covenants of Justice and law and fair dealing. "We wish her only to accept a place of equality among the peoples of the world--the new world In which we now live--Instead of a place of mas tery. "Neither do we presume to suggest to her any alteration or modification of her institutions. But It is necessary we must frankly say, and necessary as a preliminary to any Intelligent deal ings with her on our part, that we should know whom her spokesmen speak for when they speak to us whether for the relchstag majority or for the military party, and the men whose creed is Imperial dominion "We have spoken now, surely. In terms too concrete to admit of any fur­ ther doubt or question. An evident principle runs through the whole pro­ gram I have outlined. "It Is the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities, and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak. Unless this principle be made Its foundation no part of the structure of international justice can stand. The people of the United States could act upon no other principle, and to the vindication of this principle they are ready to de­ vote their lives, their honor and every thing that they posses. "The moral climax of this, the cul mlnating and final war for human lib­ erty has come, and they are ready to put their strength, thejr own highest purpose, their own Integrity and devo­ tion to the test." GOVERNOR URGES BOYS 10 ENROLL Lowden Issues Proclamation In­ dorsing United States Wofip' itjg Reserve. Pl̂ , , AGRICULTURE IS ATTRACTIVE HEROISM IN THE GREAT WAR •rave Men Who Play a Passive Part in Face of Fire Deserve Honor. In the fire and strife of battle, writes J. B. Brand In the Wide World, count­ less brave deeds have been accom­ plished In the present war. Men whose blood Is aflame with- excitement and who rush toward the enemy with arms tn the hands, accomplish many an act glory. In the struggle they are ac- POSTSCRIPTS The *hoes of the near future will be M canvas and composition. *^New In the automobile emergency "Intake line is an attachment to lift the driving wheels of a car clear of the ground by dropping two curved metal »Slates that also serve as drags. ^ "Partly mechanical and partly elfec- * tvical is a Chicago inventor's alarm U»at fires five blank cartridges In suc­ cession of a burglar enters or tries to wander around a trending. tive participators, whose energy and spirit of determination may decide the course of the fight. There are, never­ theless, others who play a more pas­ sive part In the fray, and who are none the less brave on that account. Look, for Instance, at the ambulance men who rescue the wounded under heavy fire, or at the men of the army service corps, who often drive wagon loads of munitions under severe bom­ bardment; look, even at musicians be­ longing to our military bands who, In the last three years, have frequently Japan has prohibited, the manufac­ ture and sale of food and beverages containing wood alcohol and the sale of any article of which it forms a part unless so stated on the labeL A California man Is the patentee of a baggage check made in two parts, which must be placed together to form Its number, preventing mistakes caused by checks with similar numbers. Most fruits contain from 75 to 95 per cent water, and a remainder of woody fiber or cellulose, fruit sugar and. min­ erals. been in as much danger at the actual combatants, while playing to encour­ age the fighting units. I can remem ber that in the Russo-Japanese cam paign the Russians, who were led by officers who knew little of the modem science of war, were often played right Into the firing line by their military bands, with the steadiness and preci sion which one might have expected to see on parade ground, but not on the battlefield under shot and shell bpain has a shipbuilding boom. Seaweed offers a prolific source ol fuel oil when present supplies are ex hauted, according to an English sci entlst, who has obtained seven gallons from a ton of vegetable matter. Novel In the motor vehicle line Is machine that looks like a small auto­ mobile but runs upon only two wheels, two small side wheels being provided to keep it upright when standing. An authority on finance has been investigating American millionaires and finds that all except 20 started lif« as poor boys. Chief Executive Announces January 21-26 as Special Registration Week for Three Months' Farm* Course. Springfield.--Indorsing the" United States Boys' Working reserve. Gov. Frflnk O. Lowden has Issued a procla­ mation naming January 21-26 as spe­ cial registration week for all who wish to enter. Proclamation. "Illinois Is the greatest food-produc­ ing state In the nation. Her farmers fully realize the duty resting upon them during the continuance of the war, to strain every energy in order to produce the maximum of food. What they niost need to accomplish this Is additional labor. There are In our schools, and In occupations not essen­ tial to the conduct of the war, many thousands of active, vigorous and pa­ triotic boys between the ages of six­ teen and twenty years. They are not subject to the selectfve draft. Most of them desire to do their bit, if only the way be pointed out to thein. The prob­ lem is to fit them in some way for the farm and to bring them into practical relations with the farmers who need their help. The educational committee of our state council of defense, co-op­ erating with our department of agri­ culture of the University of Illinois, has arranged a special three months' farm course, together with some prac­ tical training, by which these boys may he fitted, by the end of April, to undertake work upon our farms. These boys are to be enrolled in the United States Boys' Working reserve, with the consent of their parents, but in no event are they to be employed In mili­ tary service. The boy will receive full credit in his school work, and his moral and physical welfare will be conserved by volunteer visitors. Instead of de­ tracting from their education, this service, in my opinion, will greatly aid It "Agriculture, as an occupation, is be­ coming more and more attractive. The drudgery and isolation which drove those of a generation ago from the farms to the cities are rapidly giving way. Science has laid its hand upon the soil, and the farmer of today finds full scope for the exercise of his mind. Many, very many, of the boys who shall go from the schoolroom this spring to the farm will find the farm­ er's life so attractive that it will de­ termine their permanent occupation. "I earnestly urge upon the able- bodied youth of our state, of from six­ teen to twenty years of age, to enroll themselves in the Boys' Working re­ serve, and for this purpose I hereby designate the week of January 21-26, inclusive, as special registration week. "Given under my hand and the great seal of state at the capitol in Spring­ field this fourteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-second. "FRANK O. LOWDEN. "LOUIS L. EMMERSON, "Secretary of State." Patients Kill Hospital Nurse. As a result of revelations made at the inquest on the body of Miss Helen Branstlter, a nurse at the Jackson* ville State Hospital for the Insane, the coroner's jury brought in a verdict that the deceased came to her death by strangulation at the hands of Stella Koppe of Chicago and Marlon Meln- eke of Springfield, patients of the Institution, and recommended that these women be separated and placed under close observation and that here­ after a night watch be placed over every ward in the hospital instead of having one watch for every two wards, as at present. It appeared from the testimony that when Miss Branstlter was attacked and strangled to death by the two women there was no night watch sufficiently close to render her timely aid should she have called for It. Miss Branstlter, like the other members of the night force, was In charge of two wards at the time she was attacked. The patients escaped, after the murder, but were captured and placed in the county jail. TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND WAR Indorses War Work Fund Campaign. G<Vv. Frank O. Lowden has given h's unqualified rind enthusiastic indorse- men to the campaign being conducted by the war camp community recrea­ tion service; to raise a fund of $4,000,- 000 to carry on the work of this or­ ganization for one year. The chief ex­ ecutive of Illinois recognizes the great necessity of an 'organization of this na­ ture, and in a letter addressed to the people of Illinois, he emphasizes this duty of the citizens of this state to re­ spond to this call. In his indorsement of the war camp community recreation service, Gov­ ernor Lowden says: "I realize how many appeals are made to the generosity of our citizens, on account of the war. There are, however, certain contingencies which it seems to me are Indispensable to our meeting our full duty In this crisis. All are familiar with the great work of the Young Men's Christian association and the Knights of Columbus in con­ nection with the war inside the train­ ing camps." Extra Session Is Indefinite. Chicago--through the finance com­ mittee of the city council and the city officials, who are battling for an extra session of the legislature--will have to show Governor Lowden considerably more affirmative evidence of dire ne­ cessity and of the possibility of getting any specific legislation, before he will issue the requisite call. The governor hasn't been shown anything yet. He didn't see any of the city's representatives during a busy day he spent in Chicago, and went back to Springfield, willing, he said, to listen to any argument that any­ body had to offer. "Ail that Chicasro has to do," Gov­ ernor Lowden said, "is to convince me thnt the necessity exists and that prop­ er bills are drawn that can command the solid support of the Cook county delegation in senate and house." Drawings Give Leaders a Comprehen­ sive View of the Important Geographic Relations.'5* It has been said that many of tfte battles of the Civil war would never have been fought had there been topo­ graphic maps, for those in command could have studied a map of the coun­ try about them and they would never have subjected their men to such marches as were made and then have expected their men to fight, states a student of military engineering. But topography in its general sense and as It is shown today on the maps of the geological survey was little known In the sixties. The engineer corps of the army was highly efficient, even at that time, but the topographic engineer did not appear in the American army until August 6, 1861, when an act of con­ gress authorized the enlistment of one company of topographic engineers. This company was afterward merged Into the corps of engineers. Today within the wide boundaries of our country, which embraces m<jj-e than 3,000,000 square miles, there are a hun­ dred million people. They live on farms, in villages and in towns and cities. Their dwelling places may be separated by broad rlveri and rugged mountains, but the use of the topo­ graphic map is gradually knitting them systematically together, and at any time that this widespread popula­ tion may be required to move in con­ certed action for a common cause the topographic map will give the leaders comprehensive view of the geo­ graphic relations, so that the problem of moving can be solved more quickly and with better judgment. The topo­ graphic map, it is pointed out by ex­ perts of the survey, like the telephone and the typewriter, has become a ne­ cessity, and we wonder now how we have ever done without it. The "man in the street" may have thought little of the value of the work of the topographic engineer, and to hira and others who have not considered the importance of that work some Il­ lustrations of Its value might be In* terestlng. A well-kaown author, soldier and topographic engineer found the topo­ graphic maps of the survey indispensa­ ble In every branch of his work. By studying a country before going into It he became so familiar with the de­ tails of many Interesting features of which the natives had never heard that his stories acquired 'a realism that could not have been infused Into them had he dwelt in the country a lifetime. Agilin, 15 cents spent by a reclama­ tion engineer in connection with « private engineering project saved his company $3,000 and established a pro­ ject which' would never have seemed possihle had not the three topographic maps he purchased given him a com­ prehensive view of several hundred square miles of country. Where the drainage problems are most Intricate and delicate. Many such examples are cited by officials of the survey. Illinois Centennial Fair. Banner exhibits In all departments, showing the progress of Illinois within the century, running races, harness and automobile events, and spectacular at­ tractions, will be features of the Illi­ nois Centennial fair of 1918. Plans for the exposition, which prom­ ises to be the greatest in the history of Illinois, were discussed at the an­ nual meeting of the state board of agriculture. A large number of special premiums will be offered In the various depart­ ments, and state anji national organi­ zations have promised their co-opera­ tion to make the fair a success. The Illinois State Centennial commission will co-operate with the board of agri­ culture. The business for the year 1917 was wound up late in the afternoon, after which plans for the coming show were discussed. It has been decided that the Illinois state fair will not be represented on the grand circuit this year, but will remain on the western circuit. The report of Secretary B. M. Davi­ son shows the net profits for the year are $10,039.36, and the board will start for the centennial show without debt. The board of agriculture passed out of existence January 1, 1918, under a provision of the state code bill, and no officers will be elected. Christian Endeavor Convention.. Seventy-five thousand membejfS the Illinois Christian Endeavor union will take advantage of Christian En­ deavor week, January 2 to February 3 to boost the war savings campaign In Illinois. The big Christian Endeavor convention In Chicago will be held at that time, and during the same week the Christian Endeavor societies all over the state will be holding home meetings at which the war savings plan will be explained. An effort will be made not only to have every member of the Christian Endeavor societies become war savers, but active war workers, spreading the gospel of war thrift wherever they go. Charles F. Baumgart, chairman of the patriotic service department of the Christian Endeavor Union, haS sent out a letter to the heads of all soci­ eties in the state In which he says: "Christian Endeavor week, January 27 to February 3, has been designated as the best time for Illinois Endeavor ers to boost this great campaign." Women of State Council of Defense. Jessfe I. Spafford, chairman co-ordina­ tion committee of the woman's commit­ tee, state council of defense, reports there are 1,517 townships in Illinois, in vurious stages of organization. There are 83 counties organized, 1. e.; Boone, Bond. Bureau, Champaign, Cumber­ land, Coles, DeWitte, Effiingham, Franklin, Grundy, Jersey, Kankakee, Kane, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Lo­ gan, Pulaski, Rock Island, Marshall, Mason, Macoupin, Ogie, Piatt, Schuy­ ler, Scott, Stevenson, Stark, Union, Vermillion, Whiteside, Winnebago. Lincoln Anniversary Celebration. Informal mass meeting® at wntcn stories of Lincoln are told, speeches on Lincoln delivered and sayings of Lincoln read, will be held in Spring­ field on February 12, in lionor of the birthday anniversary of the Emancipa­ tor. The celebration will be a part of the observance of the centennial anni­ versary of the admission of Illinois Lincoln Centen- to ask the I1H- [ lon to take un, and the com- HOW THIS i»», NERVOUS WQMJUt GOT WELL V: Iold by Herself. Her Sin. eerily Should COOK _ . vi-ceO&e™. . •: Christopher, 11L--"For four years £ •offered from irregularities, weaknessk nervousness, anqp. was in a run dow# condition, Two of out-l>est doctor# failed to do me any. - good, I heard a* much about what Lydia E. Pinkham'll ,• Vegetable Com* , pound had done foil" others, I tried it and was cured. 1' am no longer nop < vous, am regular,, and in excellenf beslth. I believe the Compound will cure any female trouble. "---Mrs. A] HELLER, Christopher, III. Nervousness is oftsn a symptom c# • Weakness or some functional der&on'ei* ment, which may be overcome by toilf famous root ana herb remedy, Lvdi*' E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, thousands of women have found experience. "• j If complications exist, write Lydia Eb Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., fo® suggestions in regard to your ailment*; The result of its long experience jp at your service. • •« • '•""•'•.-•Is Accounting for It. **What makes the old fellow there such a croker?" "He told had a frog in his throat." All ATTACK OF GRIP USUALLY LEAVES IN WEAKENED CONOmM , i- m into the Union: nlal association nois centennial eharge of tin* mission has aco 4 Ban on Almshouse Contracts. As a result of reports that some counties in Illinois have Ignored the amendment to the "contract almshous bill" forbidding the contract system at almshouses. Attorney General Brun dage has Issued a warning against the practice. "It is clear," states the attorney gen eral, "that it was not Intended that the county farm should be turned over to a contractor or lessee, or that the In mates should be supported under con tract. The amendment of 1917 is de claratory of the meaning of the statute as It already existed, and may be said to have been passed for the purpose of removing all doubt and making the meaning clear." Payment of moneys by counties to almshouse contractors or lessees, it is said, is illegal, and could be stopped In court under the recent amendment to the pauper act of 1874. Twenty-three counties where con tract almshouses exist, according to the state charities commission, are "the blackest" blots on the public charity service of the state. Second Snow Blizzard in a Week. Practically the entire state suffered another severe snow blizzard with he- low zero temperatures, which caused a repetition of suffering Jrom lack of coal In many homes, and numerous cities reported that food and milk de­ liveries were entirely cut off. Railroad and street car transportation in many places also was for a time discontinued and the effects of the previous blizzard were repeated. Chicago as well as a number of other larger cities were cut off ffom the outside world as seldom if ever before. Teachers' Salaries Exempt From Tax. School teachers' salaries are Income tax exempt. If, however, a teacher has «n income from other sources equal to the exemption a return must be made. Not only school teachers, but all salaries received from a state <* nny of its political subdivisions are ex­ empted. Accordingly, the pay of coun­ ty or city employees need not be re­ ported Collector Julius V. Smletanka has planned for the collection of In­ come tax from men at Camp Grant, the Great Lakes nayal training station and at Fort Sheridaa. Need Parcel Post Facilities. One of the most urgent necessities1 tn behalf of the American export trade with Paraguay is the establish­ ment of a large parcel post system with this country, writes Consul Henry H. Balch, Asuncion. As there are very few large distributing houses In Par­ aguay practically all the important mercantile establishments Import their goods direct from the foreign mar­ kets, and as many of the orders are small or for goods that do not occupy much space the parcel post Is exten­ sively used by the average Paraguay­ an Importer. A good percentage of the large trade that Germany, England, and Franee bad with this country at the beginning of the war was developed through the parcel post system that those coun­ tries maintain with Paraguay. Mer­ chants frequently state that they would turn much of their trade to the United States which has hitherto gone to Europe if there were a parcel post convenience. In fact, parcel post or­ ders from the United States are rath­ er frequently received by Asuncion merchants through third parties lo­ cated in Buenos Aires. Doctors in all parts of the country have been kept busy with the epidemic of grip which has visited so many homes. The symptoms of grip this year are often vefjf distressing and leave the system in a nih- down condition, particularly the kidneys which seem to suffer most, as almost eveiy victim complains of lame back and ur»> ary troubles which should not be neglect* ed, as these danger signals often lead te dangerous kidney troubles. ^Druggists report a large sale on Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which so many people say soon heals and strengthens the kidneys after an attack of grip. Swamp-Root, being an herbal compound, has a gentle healing effect on the kidneys, which is al­ most immediately noticed in most cans* by those who try it, Dr, Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., offer to send a sam­ ple size bottle of Swamp-Root, on receipt of ten cents, to every sufferer who re­ quests it. A trial will convince anyone who may be in need of it. Regular medi­ um and large use bottles, for sale aft all druggists. Be sure to mention thit paper.--Adv. PATHOS IN CHILDISH WISH The ^odern Chaucer. Poets are the great exceptions. Poets are forever performing the impossible. "No man putteth new wine into old bottles . . . new wine must be put Into new bottles." But putting new wine Into old bottles has been the steady professional occupation of John Masefieid. While many of our cotem- porary verse llbrlsts and other experi­ mentalists have been on the hunt for new bottles, sometimes, perhaps, more Interested In the bottle than In the wine, John Masefieid has been con­ stantly pouring his heady drink Into receptacles 500 years old. In subject- matter and in language he-Is not in the least "traditional," not at all Vic­ torian ; he Is wholly modern, new, cotemporary. Vet while he draws his themes and his heroes from his own experience, his inspiration as a poet comes directly from Chaucer, who died in 1400. He is, indeed, the Chaucer of today; the most closely akin to Chancer--not onl.tMn temperament, but In literary manner--of all the writers of the twentieth century.--Tlw Hook- man. Hard That Her Modest Request Santa Clans Was Not Likely to Be Granted. A little miss of five, who had bea* separated, from her mother, rfsters and brother since the death of her fa­ ther, was permitted to spend a few days with them a short time ago. The little girl has everything f ' childish heart coald wish for and mo» love bestowed on her than most chil­ dren who are blessed with both par­ ents. She was very happy during he* brief visit, but now and then her brave little heart would fail her and shl would cry at the thought of being sep­ arated again. One outburst came after a talk mi St Nicholas and the yuletide. "Moth­ er, does Santa Claus bring everything we ask for?" "Well, dear, Santa usually brings ta little boys and girls those things which are most necessary for their happiness. Why, what would you like to have him bring to you this year?" , "Well, mother, all I want this yea* Is you." Evidently the pained expression ©a the mother s face caused the child t« fear that her wish could not be granted. "Well, mother* I don't see why ha couldn't. He brings babies to sen* people on Christmas when they ask him to and don't yon remember all ol the toys he left for ns last year7^-- Indianapolis News. Colors of Sardines.* The fresh sardine is a beautiful lit­ tle flsh. The scales on its back are an Iridescent blue-green, the exact tint which the sea so often takes, while be­ neath the scales there shows up the most wonderful peacock blue. There are bars on Its back arid sides when it first conies out of the water like those on the mackerel, but they seeiu to fade and disappear the moment it Is exposed to the air. The rest of its body la ppr» silver. •There's - M To J# Instant Postum " ar c! ' taste. 'snap*? jto its Record Year for Kingston. Consul Felix S. S. Johnson of King­ ston, Ontario, reports that ou the basis of business already done the declared exports from that Canadian district to the United States during the past cal­ endar year will approximate $5,000,000 in value, as contrasteU with $2,434,- 642 in 1916 and $1,288,281 lu 1015. In 1910 Kingston had au export trade .vlth theUnited States of less UutB <300,000. Try a cup and notice the charming flavor and substan­ tial character of table beverage. Posttim is a true "man's" drink, and women and children delight in it "Here's a Rewo** forPOSTUM fold by Grocers Everywhere! V , i ...t