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PPf'-; ^ >U + . „* 1 ^ « J*^\ 5 •'* v r,? . £'?t»Vi .. V: *V :• r^s&s HcHBKRT^IM^ TOW1 mmm Oir Part in Feeding the Nation r ? ? ' SPRING DRIVE •'iOw boys are pdng "Over the top** •tod Into "No man's land" this spring. No one has any doubt of their ability to get there. There will also be a Spring drive on this side of the ocean, because March is the year's "blue Mon­ day." It is the most fatal month of the year. March and April is a time when resistance usually is at lowest ebb. It la a trying season for the. "run-down** man. But medical science steps in, and •ays, "it need not be"! We should cul­ tivate a love of health, a sense of re­ sponsibility for the car* «f our bodies. Do not allow the machinery of the body to clog* Put the stomach and liver in proper condition. Take Dr. Pierce'a . Golden Medical Discovery, to be had at most drug stores in tablet or liquid form, tablets sixty-cents a vial, com­ posed of native herbs. This puts the stomach and liver in proper condition. Tou may, bo plodding along, no spring, no elasticity, BO vita, but as soon as you bave put the body into its normal physi­ cal conation--oiled the machinery, a* It were--you will find new vim, vigor and vitality within you. A little "pep," and we laugh and live. Try it now. Send Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.f 10c. for trial package. A little energy will save tte day. The prime necessity of life ia health. With spirit and energy you have the power to force yourself into action. The Golden Medical Discovery !• the spring tonic which you need. Inflaraation «*4 Swellings of alt kind* la livestock can be quickly reduced by using DR. IlAVXD BOBKBTB* ^ Antiseptic Poultice Jfo makes ton pounds of 'Rewl the Practical Home Vettrinariaa Send for tnm fcwlfci oa AkorlUa In Cowa __ _ ,. . .... If no dealer in yonr town, write •fc W Werti let, C«, 100 6ran4 Aiaana, Vaafc«tb?; Win SUDDENLY REVISED HIS CODE ------ • Sbcponent of Masculine Street-Car * Courtesy Felt Himself Justified I in Making Exception. yThe stout man on the Wade Parts .ear turned to his companion. "I've formulated a new code of mas­ culine courtesy," he said, "and pledged myself to observe it. When I am for­ tunate enough to get a seat in a car I haug onto it--with three exceptions, m give It tip to an elderly woman, to a wottian carrying a child and to a sick person. I draw the line at these exceptions. It's my street car courtesy cdde, revised to date and in line with prevailing conditions." He stopped suddenly and stared at a plainly dressed woman who stood close by- Then he quickly arose and gave ber his seat; When the two men left the car the Other man said to his friend: "How did you happen to give your seat to |ft|jat woman?" u JTve enlarged my code." , w J '̂Your inflexible eodet̂ Ygjlk'vl8V& *f»yr* ' JfThat woman has a husband, a son, «c brother la the arujy.̂ JBut jtrobabiy •'jftm didn't notice It?"-.. - v /•• ""Notice whjtf?" i/j "Her servile badge.'V-Cleveland Dealer. Proof Indeed. They had been discussing friends and err hanging views about them. Suddenly Jones mentioned Brown- smith. "Oh, he's a fine chap!" broke out Clarke enthusiastically. "He'a the most wonderful man I know!" !Jones looked startled at the great ilitburst of praise and asked In sur­ prise; "Indent! How do yoa make that 09tV '• "Well,"'explained darke, "before he *Ot a motorcar he promised the usual number of people that he would take them out for runs. And," he continued, in tones of awe, "he actually kept his promise to everyone of them."'--New Kvenlng Post Circumstantial Evidence. Tommy was making a visit to hip grandparents, who owned a large dairy. He had been forbidden to touch the tempting-looking pans of rich cream. One day his grandmother' caught him coming up from the cellar with a very suspicious white rim over bis upper Up- "Tommy," she said, "I am afraid, from your looks, that you have been disturbing my pans of cream." "Oh, no, I haven't," Tommy hastened to explain. "I just ran my tongue gently over the top."--Country Gentle- Sterilize Drinking Glasses. Drinking cups and glasses used In restaurants, at soda fountains and oth­ er places must be washed five minutes 111 boiling water containing a 5 per «ent solution of lye, according to regu­ lations promulgated by the California state board of health for the enforce- # raent of the law governing the sterili­ sation of drinking utensils.--The New -American Woman. ^It is a pessimistic cuss indeed who does not expect that the future will be as kind as the past. In case of emergency patriotism will always find a way. IK fev-: American Dollar Flag AmtM. fata vroof TaSKta. • Hut long. . teaM»«utcka« t«we* uripM: *»•<•- Utmt k> paioal peat oa ranlpt of tme- torr pile* «tm laoMlaf tola, kail •a* galvaalaad koMar, M. Hand tor ftaa aaaalaaaa at gap awl toarnatmaa- „ am ui |MN Saga lka> aar otfear lataewer*. riliiiain Menitanr. tlUBCAH WAO MFC. CO* EASTOH-fil Wa aakaj 1916 Seed Corn IhM, mrmm, garden mod* and pur* bred MlMT. WtM book. AYE BROS., |m Sfc SLABCNEBK. Bead Oora Center of tfcaWwM. STOP YOUR C0U6HING News Brevities of Illinois 1t» let that CMlk pendat. Stop tba _ and IMDOV* tlckli** mad koataa- , by ralirriat tte faflamM throat with Springfield.--Governor Lowden ap­ pointed the following delegates to at­ tend the convention of the National Old Trails Road association, to be held at Kansas City Mo^ April 17-18, 1918, inclusive: Cicero J. Llndly, Green­ ville ; John Williams, Pocahontas; Prank Paisley, Donnellson; S. Van Deusen, Greenville; Charles Shimmel, Casey; E. N. McNarry, Martinsville; T. J. Bowman, Greenup; Walter T. Brewer, Toledo; L. H. Bissell, Effing­ ham; J. H. Curry, Effingham; George A. Brown, Brownstown; Arthur Roe, Vandalla; P. C. Eckard, Vandalia; N. C. Gochenour, Vandalia; Louis Koch, Highland; A. C. Gauen, Collinsvllle; Robert Conway, East St. Louis; Rob­ ert Hall. East St. Louis ; E. W. HUker, Granite City; J- G. Bardlll, Highland; James Altos, president; Sparks Mill­ ing company, Alton; A. F. Howe, gen­ eral superintendent Commonwealth Steel company, Granite City; D. O. Thomas, county superintendent of highways, Belleville. Springfield.--By action of the exec­ utive board of the Illinois district, United Mine Workers of America, the state was divided into 11 subdistricts to simplify administration, and elec­ tion of subdi.strict officers was author­ ized to take place <^n May 14. Under the former system abandoned three yeara ago, the nuinber of subdistricts was eight, Reversion to the subdls- trict plan was ordered by the miners' state convention at Peoria recently on recommendation of President Frank Farrington. Ballots for the election of subdistrict presidents, vice presi­ dents, secretaries and treasurers, will be sent out immediately by Secretary- Treasurer Walter Nesbit, and their return is directed not later than. April 10. Officers of the subdjstricta will assume ttyelr jdutie%-'.Jua^fl"|p. se^e one year. Peoria.^-Centra^ Illinois distillers, whose plants were suspended when the government issued orders to dis­ continue the manufacture of whisky, are reopening to manufacture alcohol from- molasses instead of corn. The plant of Clark Bros.; famed as the largest straight whisky distillery In the world, has been purchased by the United States Industrial Alcohol com­ pany, giving this concern six distill­ eries, the capacity of which is 185,000 gallons of alcohol^ daily, consuming 400,000 gallons of 'molasses per day. Two of these plants are located near New Orleans; one near Baltimore; one In Brooklyn, and one in Boston. Every gallon of alcohol produced Is turned over to the war department of the United States and its allies and util­ ized In the manufacture ot^explosives. Springfield.--Sixty-eight campaigns in Illinois on the wet jind dry ques­ tion will be ended at the polls April 2. These fights are considered the first skirmish of the antUiquor forces toward electing a dry assembly next fall and thereby making certain the ratification by Illinois of the nation­ wide prohibition amendment to the federal Constitution, Of the 68 fights, 45 will be in cities, villages and town­ ships seeking to adopt a dry regime; and 23 will be in similar units of gov­ ernment where an attempt is beiug made to revert to the wet system. Washington, D. C.--Raymond E. Durham, pook county fuel administra­ tor, left for New York, preparatory to returning to Chicago, without effect­ ing a settlement of the questions which must be decided before Chlca- goans can begin laying In their next winter's fuel supply. Before leaving Washington Mr. Durham said that from present indications Chicago will have to get along without a supply of smokeless coal next winter. Springfield.--Appearance In Illinois of sporadic cases of infantile paralysis, said by Dr. St. Clair Drake, state di­ rector of health, to be "especially virulent in character," caused the de­ partment to issue a warning to physi­ cians in Illinois to watch suspicious cases and to enforce quarantine rules to the letter. Three cases have de­ veloped In Springfield, one In Fair­ mont, Vermilion county, and two at Taylorvllle, In Christian county. Chicago.--More than 13,000 posi­ tions In Chicago have been found for men more than forty-five years old In the last nine months, according to Vic­ tor Gannoq of the Employers' associa­ tion, who said the same could be done for women. Mr. Gannon msde the statement at a "forty" dinner attend­ ed by members of the woman's com-; mittee of the national council of d«l fense. Canfp Grant.--Camp Grant has a larger number of government tele­ phones in service than any of the six cantonments in the central depart­ ment. The six cantonments in the central department are Camps Grant. Custer, Dodge, Taylor, Funston and Sherman. Camp Grant, on March 1, had 454 telephones in service, 369 of that number being official government telephones. Rock Island.--Will Carter, a negro, was hanged In the local Jail yard for the murder of Peter Jelvek, a white man, in the letter's rooming-house on November 4, last Thousands of peo­ ple crowded in the courtyard sur­ rounding the scaffold inclosure. It was the first hanging to take place In Rock Island county in 35 years. Chicago.--Men experienced in farm work are wanted to go on Illinois farms and help win the war. Roy C. Bishop, state term labor administra­ tor, Issued a special appeal for such mdta to apply to the farm labor exam­ ining board. Chicago.--The executive committee of the new National party, at its first meeting, mapped out plans for future campaigns. The country will be di­ vided into five divisions, with a chair­ man, to be named by the executive committee. In charge of each. The di­ visions will be the northern, southern, central, northwestern and western. Montgomery.--More than 400,000 sheep are to be brought here this spring for shearing. The shearers have raised their price from 10 cents $15 to $25 JBlooratfligton. -- The maple shgar making season has opened in central Illinois and a number of camps have been opened to this vicinity. , r Manheim.--Standing upright, ^tth shoulders and head above \rater, the body of a man thought by railroad men to be "Pat" Hunt, was found In a ditch beside the tracks of the North­ western railroad, a mile west of here. The body is thought to have bees life­ less about two weeks. Chicago.--Official figures on the city's registration, completed by the election commission, increased the number of registrants 4,000 above the police returns. The official figure is 130,685. The figures of the canvass of the number of men and women and the total are as follows: Men, 76,573; women, 54,112. Whitehall.--Mtss Geneva Clark, twenty-five years old, and Mark Saw­ yer, aged twenty-eight years, were shot and killed on a C £ A. railroad train near here. The murderer. Imped from the train and escaped. Both Miss Clark and Sawyer are from Rood- house. The police believe the murder­ er was a jilted lover of Miss Clark. Camp Grant.--Official notification of his transfer to the central depart­ ment was received by Maj. Gen. Thom­ as H. Bai-ry. Immediately upon hla departure for Chicago Brig. Gen. Ly­ man W. V. Kennon will automatically become commander of the division and will remain in command until a per­ manent head has been selected by the war department. Chicago.--True bills were voted by the March grand jury against eight circulators of "Chicago dry" petitions. The charges are forgery aud perjury. The indictments allege that the men Indicted copied the names of Chicago men and women from the city direc­ tories and the telephone directories and swore that these were signatures that had been secured properly and lawfully. Chicago.--Representatives of 60 oi* ganizations of business men, repre­ senting all parts of Illinois, met at the rooms of the state council of defense and decided to take concerted action for the purpose of landing the proper quota of war contracts for the middle West. Each organization is to appoint three men, who In turn will choose an executive committee, which will decide on the plan of action. Washington, D. C.--Miss Florence King of Chicago rises to propose one more "less" day. She would have a smokeless day to turn part of 1,369,• 000 acres of land planted to tobacco into war gardens. Miss King Is pres­ ident of the Woman's Association of Commerce and carries the added dis­ tinction of being the only woman who ever argued a case before the Supreme court. Springfield.--Illinois war on tuber- culosls is to be fought from Spring* field. The headquarters of the Illinois State Tuberculosis association lm« been moved from Chicago here. The object Is to bring the activities of the association In a closer relation with the co-operation being given by the state board of health and the state couhcll of defense. An intensive cam' paign against the white plague Is be­ ing planned for the coming summer. Springfield.--Statistics made public by Francis G. Blair, state superintend ent of public instruction, indicate that In the year ending June 30, 1917, a total of 112,061 high school students were enrolled In Illinois, for the educa* tion of whom $30,315.463 was expand ed. Of the stndeuts more than half, 60.672, were girls. A total of 5,230 teachers were employed, of whom 2,259 were men and 2,971 women, the average salary being" $1,140.06. Springfield.--Because of war condi­ tions, construction of the proposed Chieago-St. Louis federal aid road will be undertaken only as far as Joliet at present This was determined by the highway department advisory board. This road will connect the Joliet man­ ufacturing zone, which runs eastward to Gary, with Chicago by motor trans­ port. The highway south of Joliet will be extended as rapidly as possi- bue. The government hug approved the project Springfield.--Manufacture of soap at Joliet penitentiary from grease re­ ductions of Chicago garbage, of which there Is an output said to be approx­ imately 3,000,000 pounds annually, Is in the mind of John L. Whitman, su­ perintendent of Illinois prisons. Mr, Whitman said the work could not b« attempted at once because reduction of the Chicago refuse Is now In the hands of a company which has a con tract with the city running until late uiis ,v trui. Chicago.--Illinois farmers are to be supplied with: all the seed "Corn they will need, as a result of the efforts of the seed corn committee of the state council of defense, of which W. G. Eckhardt is chairman. "We are lo­ cating much good seed corn in the southern part of the state that origin­ ally came from the northern counties," said Mr. Eckhart, "and it will be taken north. This has been found In Wayne, Marion and other Counties. We have 95 men at work, and they are succeed­ ing In their efforts to locate a suffi­ cient supply of seed corn." Springfield.--A state reclamation service has been started In Illinois. It has for its object the gathering of all scrap Iron and metals. Word to this effect was contained in a letter re­ ceived by Judge Weaver from Judge Harry A. Olsen of Chicago. The plan Is to have children in all communities collect the material. It will then be hauled by city authorities to a point nearest the eounty or city Jails. In­ mates of the Institutions will be used in sorting the waste after which it will be sent to some centralized destina­ tion and turned over to the govern* tuent for war use. Dixon.---A new ruling that It Is be­ lieved will reduce the number of pau­ pers In Lee county has been adopted by the board of supervisors. , It re­ quires that the supervisor of eacb township submit a list giving tha name, age and sex of each person re­ ceiving public aid and the amount of such aid. Waukegan.--Mi* J. W. Sears, i widow of the forww head of Sears, Roebuck & 0o., has given Jamea | Campbell, tax collector, her check for i»n amount approximating $66,000, he* personal tnx. and another fi « $4801 *Hf real estate tax. . *. {Special Information Service. United State* Department of A«ricnltur».> HOW WOMEN CM ,HEW? 0N THE FARMS. it ̂.. '"W"t- vS/- 4r ̂- .. *• is.-- J ̂ • v*m- V"' v-, ; j? III the Lighter Farm Work Such as Picking, Sorting and Packing Fruits v Women Can Replace and: Release Man Power. I0WN WOMEN MAY AID FARM WIVES May Also Release Men Employed In Lighter Industries for ricultural Work. ALSO AID fill TRUCJt FARMING Not the Policy of Agricultural Depart. ment to Call Upon Gentler Sex Until Nation's Food ProtftMv tion Is Threatened. \ Only when the man and boy supply is exhausted and the failure of the nation's food production campaigns are threatened, should the United States call upon women to do men's work on the farm. That, briefly, may be said to be the policy of the United States depart­ ment of agriculture in the matter of women as farm laborers. Badly as la­ bor will be needed to carry through programs of food production this year, the department does not believe the situation yet demands the employment of women for the heavier farming op­ erations. Rather, It believes that ef­ forts now should be directed toward persuading able-bodied men in the cit­ ies to do farm work and that commu­ nity action should be directed to this end. Work for Women. But there will be work to do for the thousands of women who are of­ fering to help the farmers with their big task. Helping farm women with their added duties and taking the place of men in the lighter industries, thus releasing male labor for the farms, are Important ways in which women may aid agriculture's program, department officials point out Furthermore, wom­ en can be expected to help, as they have in the past, with the lighter work of truck farming, in picking and pack­ ing berries and fruit and with much other light labor of food production. But if a serious labor shortage threat­ ens the harvest of the country's food crops the department of agriculture, In co-operation with the department of labor and other federal and state agencies, will request women to help meet the situation. It has Instructed Its field agents to aid farmers in ob­ taining women workers when such con­ ditions arise. Among the sources from which ad­ ditional labor may be obtained on the farms are: (1) from among the wom­ en itiremiy on farms: (2) from rem- tives of farmers who are living In cit­ ies and who are willing to work on farms during slack business or indus­ trial periods; (3) from the foreign women who are accustomed to work In the fields under a system of inten­ sive agriculture before migrating to this country; and (4) from women in near-by villages and towns who might be employed on farms and still live at home. If in any community It becomes nec­ essary to employ women, the princi­ ple problems to be met are to stimu­ late women to take up farm work and to make farmers realize the necessity of using woman labor In order to main­ tain production. Wajjei for Women. The farmer desiring woman labor­ ers shpuld indicate the kind of work which he wants done, the amount, and the probable (dates and wages ofTered. and the woman offering herself should Indicate the kinds of work she is will­ ing to do, and whether she is willing to work all day and every day In the week. It should be thoroughly under­ stood by all parties concerned that the women are to receive a wage equal to that given men for performing the same amount of work. Wherever pos­ sible, this can be brought about by putting ^he work onHhe pieeev'basits, (, The function of the home demonstra­ tion agept and the c,Qimt;y agent is to see that the couuty exchange lists all women desiring work, as well as the farmers desiring women farm workers. If "there xfrer£ a sufficient demand In certain communities for women, one of the local woman committeemen might act as the medium of local ex­ change. The home demonstration and county agents will also keep in touch with the farm help specialist, employ­ ed by the office of farm management pf the department. She will be ready to advise the various committees as to whether the conditions under whiqh women wot-k on fartns are satisfactory, and not detrimental to their health and BKtrals. . Use Rag Doll Tester. The "rag doll' seed tester, a simple and reliable method of determining germination,, will tell you whether your seed Corn is fit to plant. This method of testing corn is described in detail in Farmers' Bulletin 943 of < the de­ partment of agriculture. Briefly it consists of a strip of cloth, preferably bleached muslin, 16 Inches wide and from 3 to 5 feet long. The cloth should be marked off into squared sec­ tions and the squares all numbered. The ears to be tested should also bo given corresponding numbers. Six oc more kernels should be selected from different parts of each ear, and placed in the proper section. When the test­ er is filled, fold over each side so that the edges meet in the center, roll up and soak the tester for a few hours in lukewarm water. Drain the excess water off, and place the dolls In a warm place to germinate. They should be covered with a wet cloth to keep them moist, and in about five days should be sufficiently well germinated to show their fitness for seed. Ready for Spring OHvef Have you ordered the necessary farm Implements and machinery, lime, fertilizers, and the like? If not, do so at once. Don't wait until the spring rush is upon you. It may be too late then to get what you need. The Uuit- ed States Department of Agriculture has been urging farmers to make ar­ rangements early for these materials this year because of transportation problems. It will soon be too late to be early. W1 '1'4»1"|'• 'H1 • 'I'• 'I1 • 11"!14"l l I EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN As a rule the employment of women in farming operations should not be considered if the agricultural production can be maintained Iif the employment Of JJJ»n jjnn »CP»rt merit of agriculture does not wish to urge the use of women laborers on the farms unless the man supply becomes exhausted. The lively Interest now being shown by women in all parts of the country who are eager to volunteer their services to help the men and boys carry out the nation's food production program this year has forced the atten­ tion of federal officials to the fact that needed work can be done by these willing hands. Women who can help farm wom­ en with their work and who can release men in the lighter In­ dustries to do the heavier work on the farms can give valuuble aid in the present labor emer­ gency. fjuff if .f .|i | i|i I' 111' If il"litft'l"l"i •H Shed for Implements. Unless you have one already, now Is a good time to build an inexpensive implement shed. Machinery costs too much to be allowed to rust and rot. It Is necessary for good development that the culf have milk or gruel for iiree oi: four - • • . * About the lejtHt extensive nnd yt*t mTtefii "iMiHip'w Spriiyfrig the home fgi'tithle gurdeu to llie eoui nuu back- it puuup. Mean Better Yellds. Good seed mens better yields and quality grain. Why plant scrub corn? Set a bottomless and topless barrel over a dump of rhubarb " aad bare some early pl*a. * .* • Make the garden better this year by getting at least one new tool to work with. There is an InspLcatioa in a good, new, shiny tool. * • • Sow some lettuce, onion and sruooth- variety peas Just as soon as the frost is nit of the ground. Cold weather tat<T«may check the planta a bit, but won't seriously hugt ttiem. Menial Reform Has Cfampttf the Lid on the Notorious % J JistrioL 7 •%' SLUMMING NO MORE Visiting In New York's Oriental Quar> ter No Longer Has Thrills--Long Wars Given Place to Bust- " New York.--Reform baa put the lid on a section of New York city that was notorious In the old slumming days; Chinatown has lost Its glamor and its charm. No longer is the Chinatown of old the haven for the professional guide, although a few sightseers still ask to be shown 'over the district. A. few years ago It was possible for the guides to stand oh the spot where a Hop Sing Tong member had assassi­ nated an On Leong Tong follower the night before. Now these spots have been forgotten, so long has it been since a killing has taken place. Gambling has been practically wiped out. The better element of Chinatown, the Chinese themselves, agreed that too much money was Invested In busi­ ness there to permit tong wars to con­ tinue. So a peace parley resulted in an agreement to stop the killings. On­ ly once in several years has this agree­ ment been violated. The business men, through their associations, have main­ tained a close watch on the unbidden guest to the district, and his move­ ments are followed for fear that he might violate the tranquility that now abides. Modern Chinamen in Control. With the moving away from the sec­ tion of the bad men, some of whom were sent to prison for long terms, their places were taken by the more Americanized Chinese. They no long­ er wear "pig tails." Modern shoes and clothing have replaced the Oriental costumes and many of the Chinamen speak very good English. The young-, er generation have had the advantage of education in the public schools, for the great mass of the people who now liye in Chinatown were born in this country. With the ending of the tong wars some of the landmarks soon passed. Also the thrills for visitors have dis­ appeared. In the days when the glory of Chinatown was at its height, saloons flourished In all their garish splendor. There were singing and dancing wait­ ers who attended to, the business of serving customers. No Opium Smoking Now. In one of these places a waiter could make $10 a night, for he not only bad the right to take tips, but all 1) They No lartger WwfPlfl TtHa." the money thrown at him was his. Women who were conspicuous in their day on the stage had first hand knowl­ edge of this part of New York. Quite a few returned there after their suc­ cess in life had been broken by the use of drugs. ' |Thrftii<rh lha ylarflanM Hw» pnH» and the federal authorities, opium smoking has been stamped out. So difficult and dangerous Is the work of getting the drug that few, save the most hardened criminals and slaves to the habit, make the effort. Mist Kelly Tells Ho* E. Prnkhwrfi V< Compound ' w HerHoalftk -I FIRST VISIT TO REAL CITY Miner Who is Thirty-Seven Years Old Sees San Francisco for tha First Time. San Francisco.--Thirty-seven yeara old and a native of California, Joseph Costa, a Placer county miner, Is pay­ ing his first visit to San Francisco. He Is at an hotel surrounded by luxuries he never dreamed existed. His em­ ployer, the Placer Chrome company, is paying the bill because Joseph has worked faithfully for them for many years. Never has Joe been outside the little community he was born in and where he has worked ail his life. He never before has seen the ocean, an electric street car, a high office building, great stores, fine theaters, nor any one of a dosen other things that have awed him. Met Death In Car of Ashes. Pittsburgh, Pa.--George H. Spill er suffocated when he broke through the thin crust that froze on ashes on a railroad car and-sank over his head. His body was discovered when it slip­ ped through the hopper of the car as H was being unloaded. Murders to Prevent Wedding. ' Pallas, Tex.--Frank Losell killed his stepdaughter, Miss Emma Maypool, to prevent her marriage to her nine teen- year-old admirer, Jesse Earle. Tht father tbea klU*4 hlmpfilt i f f h - "!# - N. J.~"Foc iM I suffte»d.-frour down weak 11 stand, and had! •dMierajd^. I tried ewelfthlng I could think d aad was under a phy­ sician's ear* for two years. A girl friend had used Lydia E. Fiokham's Vege­ table Compound and die told me about it From the first [day 1 took it I began to fee! better and now I am well and able to do most an? kind of wtivk. I have bees recom* mending'1 fee Com­ pound ever since and grivS' yoa my pet* mission to publish this lettar-" - Mitt FLO KELLY* 476 So. 14th St, NEWARK, N.J. The reason this famous not and heife remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, was so successful in Mi Kelly's case was because It war*' to tht root of her trouble, restored her to a> normal healthy condition and as araaBlt her nervousness disappeared. A DODDS ~ K I D N f c X FILLS Insist oa the came with ttMe j D's and «B}oy freedom tram kidney All. At all drqggfan. ' ' 5 •m Kill Dandruff and Inching with Cuticura Ssap 25c. Oidirt Tfr i 5H >• BOCK MMBimUM ty coTTors tuttnn mis L.owprtc«<i, VnurhlKtar, butCMa'ti Th« juperlortty of Oitte* products kto4iin _ ordtv a» ajstlaiiMMjigrtwi, te. W. N, U.f CHICAGO, NO. 12-191& MAKE PET OF CAPTURED MULE Allied Soldiers in France Play WKfc Animal That Once Was in the 't. Service of the Kaiser. • M the battle of Loos, boinb«rs,cap­ tured a shivering German mute, whlci they dubbed Kaiser Bill, says Boys' Life, the Boy Scouts' Magazine. Bat the new Kaiser Bill was very Intel­ ligent and friendly toward his captorS, so the men thought that to be fair to the mule, they had better drop the Kaiser and caH him just plain Billy. Billy earned his rations by towing about the brigade bomb-cart When off duty the men used to play with him. He would answer to his nam*, and. come trotting over when his mas­ ter called. Billy is still with the bri­ gade, and the men say that he tows those bombs up to the dump for use against the, Germans with the greatest relish. It Is odd to see a big, rough, hard- ended soldier in a trench as he fondles a little trench kitten, his features soft­ ening. "Poor little beggar," he thinks, "so helpless and weak. And lt*l warm--and living." Can anything erase from the dta*> acter of man those traits which maks life worth while--pity, love, and mercy? Ease and luxury may; but trouble, hardship, and danger never. iH Peru was the first country to add tar' struction in aviation ft its public school curriculum* Atlanta has Increased «dattea 1.444 city employees. A FOOD ssaasx " A Conserving Food The recognized value as a "saving" (bod (or these serious times, testa upon real m«nl. _ t- ' Unlike die ordinary cereal Grape-Nuta re- qjjire* no sugar* little milk or cream* and fa- quires no cooking or other preparation » serving. A trial it weB worth while for those who sincerely damn to save. "Thoro'o a Reason* ,0, , >v it J*- .. .. H