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s^im?,;' ; : ̂ r>: : ' ' " T. ..W- - •" "Fm so nervous ^IcotddRyl" J-C V . Colds Make- Backs Ache jl^ORE aching backs, more kidney troubles come in March, than In *** any mother month. Slushy sidewalks, dampness, raw winds and sudden changes cause chills and colds. And chills or colds tend to hurt the kidneys. It is good sense to use a kidney remedy when recov­ ering from a cold and at any time when suffering from a lame back, sharp pains when stooping or lifting, dizzy spells. Irregular or annoy­ ing kidney action, and a run-down, nervous state. Don't delay and take a chance of getting dropsy, gravel. Bright'! disease or some other serious kidney disease. Use Doan's Kidney Pills, the best-recommended, special kidney remedy. All orer the world grateful ifeople frankly praise Doan's. Here's What Illinois People Say: David T. Howe, E. Seventh St.. Aledo, 111., says: "I suffered fre­ quently from backache and when one of these spells came on, I was so wretched I couldn't sleep. I felt drowsy and worn out all the time. Two or three boxes of Doan's Kid­ ney Pills corrected these ailments. Several times since when I hkve had slight spells of kidney trouble, caused by a cold; Doan's Kidney Pills have given me quick relief." Mrs. Harriet Thompson, 1324 S. Court St., Rockford, 111., says: "For years I suffered from kidney trouble. I had severe palps through my back. The kidney secretions were irregrular in passage, too. Finally I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they not only rid me of the pains but made my kidneys normal. Several years later, I caught cold on my kidneys and I had another spelL I again took Doan's Kidney Pills and they permanently cured me." I DOAN'S K I D N E Y P I L L S At All Stores, 50c a Box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Fair Warning. "My dear," said Mr. Meeker at breakfast the other morning, "what would you do if I were one of those husbands who get up cross in the morning and slam things around and kick up a row just because the coffee happened to be cold?" "John," replied his better half, "1 wouldn't do a thing but make it hot for you." • There is a better half in every wed­ ding--but the best man doesn't get her. BABY'S ITCHING SKIN New Bandit Style. Bill--A mail and express auto, tra­ versing the wilds of Colorado, has a bandit-proof cage in the rear for valu­ ables. Jill--No good. One of those bandit parties with their Zeppelin will come along and lift auto, cage, valuables and everything. The Family S a f e g u a r d Against Colds CASCARAB QUININE •The old standard remedy In tablet form No unpleasant after effect* No opiates Cures colds in 24 hours La Grippe In 3 days Money back if a fails Insist on genuine--Box with red top-- Mr. Hill's picture on it 25 Cents. At Any Drag Store W. H. Hill Company, Detroit Children Who Are Sickly When your child cries at nirbt, tosses restlessly in its sleep, is constipated, fev­ erish or has symptoms of worms, you feel worried. Mothers who value their own comfort and the welfare of their children, should never be without a box of Mother Cray's Sweet Powders for Children for use throughout the sea­ son. They tend to Break up Colds, relieve Feverish- ness. Constipation. Teeth­ ing Diiorde s, move and regulate thf Bowels and destroy W i, r m s. These powders are pleasant to take and easy tor parents to give. They cleanse thu - stomach, act on tha Livei I mao Mark, and give healthful sleep Don't accept by regulating, the child'* any substitute, system. Used by mothers for 2S years. Sold hv all drutrgists, 25 cts. Sample mailed FREF.. Address, Mother Gray Co.. Le Roy, N. Y. Be sure you ask for and obtain Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Quickly Soothed and Healed by Cuticura. Trial Free. Bathe wit£ hot water and Cuticura Soap. If there is any irritation anoint gently with Cuticura Ointment on end of finger. Refreshing slumber for rest­ less, fretful babies usually follows the Use of these super-creamy emollients. They are a boon to tired mothers. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv. Argentina maintains a meteorolog­ ical" station at an elevation of 4,000 feet above the sea. Mot Oray tftaira bat 1'trea Kyee make us look older than we are. Keep your Eyes young and you will look young. After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request. Financiers Still Working. Everybody in the financial district seems to be on the Job these days. As a rule, the moneyed men of Wall street have been in the habit of tak­ ing a vacation twice a year. In the winter they summer at Palm Reach and in the summer they winter in Switzerland or at some health resort in Europe. Last year was ar. excep­ tion on account of the new situation in the winter created by the war and the active bull market of the summer. At the present time the foreign situa­ tion is keeping the men of finance in New York, although their families may be in the South or California. There is no wandering away from the stock ticker nowadays while it is per­ forming gymnastics. There is too much at stake.--New York Times. CARTERS ITTLE IVER PILLS. The Army of Constipation I* Growing Smaller Every Day. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS are responsible -- they not only give relief •-- they perma­ nently cure Con­ stipation. Mil lions use them for Biliousness, indigestion. Sick Headache, SaDow Skin. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature ABSORBINE TRADE MARK RE G.U.S.PAT. OFF. Reduces Bursal Enlargements, Thickened, Swollen Tissues, Curbs. Filled Tendons. Sore­ ness from Bruises ci Strains; atop* Spavin Lamenett, allay* pain. Does not blister, remove the hair ot lay up the horse. $2.00 a bottle at drupgists or delivered. Book 1 M free. ABSORBINE, JR., for mankind--ar antiseptic liniment for bruises, cuts, wounds, strains, painful, swollen veins of glands. If heals and soothes. $1.00 a bottle at drug gists o* postpaid. Will tell you more if yoi write. Made in the A. by W. F.Y0UN8. P. 0. F.. lit T«a»lt St, Sprtnrfaltf. Mas* fcfcKli CORN--10.000 ou S3.26 »u . big yleld- *r; rli't Ti* In 106 daya. Pend for aamplea. S. HAYES. Farmer. ElluMhlown. Ohio. Wataoa E. ColemM, Patent Lawyer.Washington, D.C. Advice arrl l>ooks frea. r pmhkw"1'1*! Hlsbcat Nferancea. Bestsar/ioa* An Experiment. "John," said the thoughtful woman, "get your overshoes. It's wet and snowy." "I haven't any overshoes." "Take an umbrella, anyhow." "I havent an umurella." "At least you'll wear an overcoat" "Left it downtown." "Well, go ahead and see what hap­ pens," she concluded in a tone of pa­ tient resignation. "I have always been'kind of anxious to see how these unpreparedness ideas of \ours would work out." The evil that mep do >4 soon for­ gotten--by themselves. Time isn't always money to the man wbo does a credit business. STOPPED SHORT Taking Tonics, and Built up on Right Food. PATENTS W; N. U, CHICAGO, NO. 12-191* The mistake Is frequently made of trying to build up a worn-out nervous system on so-called tonics. New material from which to rebuild used up tissue-cells is what should be supplied, and this can be obtained^, only from proper food. "I found myself on the verge of a nervous collapse, due to overwork and study, and to illness in the family," writes a Wisconsin woman. "My friends became alarmed be- ^ausofl grew pale and thin and could ot sleep nights. I took various >nics, but their effects wore off shortly after I stopped takinfc them. My food did not seem to nourish me. "Reading of Grape-Nuts, I determined to stop the tonics and see wh§t a change of diet would do. I ate Grape- Nuts four times a day with cream, and drank milk also, went to bed early after eating a dish of Grape- Nuts. "In about two weeks I was sleeping soundly. In a short time gained weight and felt like a different woman. Grape-Nuts and fresh air were the only agents used to accomplish the happy results." "There's t Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Ever rend the Shore letter? A lew one appeant from flute io tlnae. They •re reaaias* trme, amd toll el kuua teteimt. SMS REMOVE BAN ON CATTLE FEDERAL OFFICIALS SEE GOOD RESULTS OF NEW POLICY OF ANIMAL BUREAU. CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED Stock for Other Than Immediate Slaughter Now Received Generally From Territory Under Control of Federal Authorities. * / Springfield.--Since tbe recent in­ dorsement of the policy of the United States bureau of animal industry in fighting the foot-and-mouth disease by the State Breeders' association at De­ catur, the states are rapidly ruling for the admission of Illinois stock under the government regulations, according to bureau officials. The following named states will ac­ cept stock for any purpose when ac­ companied by a certificate issued by the federal inspector: Maryland, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maine, Tennessee, Minnesota, Ala­ bama, New Jersey, Michigan, Penn­ sylvania, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, New York and Mississippi. The states of Vermont, Connecticut and North Dakota will accept stock provided permits are first obtained from the authorities of these states. The states of Massachusetts, Vir­ ginia and Kentucky will accept stock for immediate slaughter only. The state of Indiana will accept stock provided permits are first ob­ tained from the Indiana, authorities and stock does not pass through stock yards. The state of Wisconsin accepts emi­ grant stock subject to the state regu­ lations at destination. The states of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and South Carolina have not modified their regulations up to date, and will not accept stock from Illinois. Heads Centennial Body. The state centennial building com­ mission, created to purchase the ground south ^of the capitol and make the preliminary arrangements for the erection of a Centennial building thereon, met in the office of Governor Dunne at the statehouse and organized Secretary of State Lewis G. Stevenson was elected president and Arthur M. Fitzgerald of this city secretary. The following were named as a committee to meet with the commit­ tee of the city of Springfield, which is raising the $100,000 donation required of the city as a part of the purchase price of the ground: State Superin tendent of Instruction Francis Ci Blair. George Pasfield. Jr., and Arthur M. Fitzgerald The commission's chief function Is to look after the details Incident to the purchase of the site for the new building. For this purpose the state has appropriated $125,000 and the city of Springfield has agreed to raise $100.- 000 towards the purchase price. Up­ wards of $60,000 of the latter amount has already been subscribed by tbe citizens of Springfield. The building is to be dedicated dur­ ing the centennial celebration in this city in 1M8. The members of the commission are: Governor Dunne, Secretary of State Stevenson, Superintendent of Instruc­ tion Francis G. Blair, Chairman Koche of the §t,ate art commission. Prof. E B Greene of the University of Illinois, Dr. Otto Schmidt of Chicago. George Pas­ field, Jr., and Arthur M. Fitzgerald, the two latter of this city. List Births, State Warning. Incident to Baby week the Illinois state board of health issued a special bulletin directing attention to the new birth registration law. This law was enacted by the last general assembly. It was a badly needed statute, the bulletin observes, and followed a pe­ riod of "singular obstinacy In its rec­ ognition of these simple rights of its children." Concerning tbe new law, the bulletin says: 'Under the new law all births must be recorded within ten days, the at­ tendant. the parents and the house­ holder being held responsible for such reports. If the child is not named within the ten-day reporting limit, the report must be filed in blank as to the name, and a supplementary report of name must be made at a later date. "Agents of the federal government will visit Illinois in September to de­ termine how thoroughly the registra­ tion law is being observed Upon their report to the authorities in Washing­ ton will depend whether Illinois shall be admitted to the registration area' or shall still be obliged to suffer the stigma of 'nonregistration state' in the government report." New Incorporations. National Dairy Show association. Chicago; capital. $35,000; incorpora­ tors, W. E. Skinner, J. A. Walker, Charles I). Ettinger. Gem City Pattern compauy, Quincy; capital, $2,500; incorporators, George E. Heidbreder, Howard P. Kunkel, Harry H. Fleer, Carl Raymond Heid­ breder. Pullman Emergency hospital, Chi­ cago; capital, $2,500; incorporators, Floyd B. Moore, R. C. Libberton, J. F. Vanderoovart, James W. Kelly, Frank Maguy, R. M. Swindle. Nyoz Anesthesia company, Chica­ go; capital, $2,500; incorporators, Ed­ ward H. Ehrhorn, E. J. Zimmer, Ar­ thur Josetti. Wolinlky Construction compaiiy, Chicago; capital, $1,000; incorpora­ tors, Leo F. Wormer, Samson Gus- dorf, Harry Markheim. ^ , Chicago Heights Dairy company, Chicago Heights; capital, $30,000; in^ corporators, James E. Bowles, M. C. Benzinger, William A. Bowles. Commercial Stationery & Loose Leaf company, Chicago; capital, $65,- 000; incorporators, Lewis W. Parker. George G. Kins. Orville B. Seiter. Personal Claims L6{fel. | The legislature' has tie power to make applications for personal claims against the state regardless of tbe ap­ proval and disapproval of the claims by the state court of claims. Circuit Judge James A. Creighton decided in the Fergus injunction suits on this point. The court of claims is merely an auditing body and has no authority to decide finally on what shall be al­ lowed. The acts appropriating vari­ ous amounts to individuals are held valid and constitutional. The decision handed down treats only on the sub­ ject of claims. The other cases are still under advisement. The bills were attacked on the ground that there is a direct inhibi­ tion ih the constitution against such acts; that the legisliture is without power to give away money, and that the subject matter of the appropria­ tion bills was not affirmatively^ ad­ judicated in the court of claims. The sections of the constitution pro­ hibiting the appropriating of money out of the treasury by private law and the passage of special laws was quoted. The court holds that appvovris;:rg money to discharge a debt or duty cannot be classed as a pure grst-.)::y. The legislature has power to deter­ mine the governmental policies and purpose of the state regarding the paying of claims. While there is no law making the state liable in cases of personal In­ jury the court "is of the opinion that under the constitution the legislature may take cjpgnizance of such cases in imposing a duty upon the state in equity to make such compensation." No provision is made in the consti­ tution for auditing claims, the court says, and the court of claims is at most an auditing tribunal created solely by statute. The demurrer of Attorney General Lucey to the bill filed by Fergus is sustained and the bill dismissed. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court in time for the April term. The claims attacked in this suit and now held valid are, for the relief of the following: Frank Holterman, <$3,000; Anna Brude, $3,000; Van Rey Barnes, $1,500; Walter C. Jones, $1,000; William Veris, $3,^00; Dorothea Schafer, $3,000; Lewis Taylor, $3,000; 16 persons, $30,- 000; three persons, $9,500; Nathan E. Gray. $3,000; Peter Schwaba, $1,000; Henry Alfcn, $350; Theresa Cupv, $5,- 000; Charles Ailing. $5,000; Bertha Stilly, $500; Sadie Jasper. $7,500; J. Gorgenson, $7,5(0. Crop Conditions. According to statistics compiled by the state board of agriculture, the condition of winter wheat in the state is 74 per cent as applied to th<* wheat that survived the floods and adverse weather conditions of the win­ ter. On February 15 the state average was 80 per cent. The per cent of wheat killed by cold weather is found in the new summary to be 21 instead of 22 as shown in the last previous report. The per cent killed by floods is 5 per cent instead of 9 as reported in the former bulletin. Crop conditions, as compiled by the board of agriculture for the three di­ visions of the stete. follow: Northern--Condition living wheat, 83 per cent; winter killed, 13 per cent; flood killed, 3 per cent. Clover, 88 per cent. Central--Living wheat, S3 per cent; winter killed. 24 per cent; flood killed, 5 per cent Clover, 84 per cent. Southern--Living wheat, 67 per cent; winter killed. 25 per cent; flood killed, 8 per cent. Clover 78 per cent. The wheat acreage in 1916 as com­ pared with the acreage of 1915 shows a decrease of 8 per cent. In 1915 it was 7.978 193 acres; in 1916, 1.812.433 acres. Clean-Car Order Modified. The ciean car order of the state board of live stock commissioners was modified so as to apply only to cars loaded at stock yards. As it now stands the railroads are required to clean and disinfect cars before they are loaded. This obviates the necessity of having cars cleaned at a number of different points in the state. The order was issued as the result of the meeting of stockmen the first of the week. The stockmen objected to the order because the railroads have required shippers to stand the ex­ pense. The Chicago Live Stock exchangers protesting to the federal department at Washington, D. C., against the order requiring federal inspection before animals can be shipped out of the state. This is a reversal of the atti­ tude taken by the exchange heretofore and sustains the state live stack board. Convicts Build Road. Convicts working from an honor camp near Ava have in the last few months been building a road which, it is believed in thb offices of the state highway commission, some day will be a link in a state thoroughfare from East St. Louis to Cairo. STATE NEWS BRIEFS. Blue Island.--John Scaggs age eighty-three, owner of 800 acr£s of val­ uable land. committed suicide by shooting himself. He has been men­ tally affected since a fall on tbe Ice -about six weeks ago. Wenona.--Wenona soon Is to have a new state bank, the $25,000 capital stock having been subscribed and a committee named to make application for a charter. The Institution is to be known as the State Bank of Wenona.. Hloomlngton.--Twenty-one of the original damage suits against the St. Paul company in Cher .y mine disas­ ter of 1910. have been settled, and stricken from the docket, winding up the litigation, the aggregate cost of whicb is estimated at half a million -- • . Dixon.--Governor Dunne has given assurance that honor convicts from Joliet penitentiary will be put to work on the roads that are to be built from Dixon to the new state epileptic colony and around that institution next sum­ mer. News Brevities of Illinois Jirfy, mmh st/ww/'i Bethany.--Mistaking a bottle con­ taining carbolic acid tor a bottle con taining medicine, Mrs. Rosa Sommers administered a dose of the poison to her mother, Mrs. Nancy Kehdall. Death resulted. Rockford.--Boy Scouts of Rockford will place a flag on each home In the city where a baby was born during tbe last year and will leave a pamph­ let concerning "baby week" agd the care of Infants at each borne so desig­ nated. Moline.--Richard Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Evans of Moline, is in a critical condition as the result of swallowing a three-inch pencil while in school. Physicians operated, find­ ing the pencil had penetrated the in­ testines. Springfield.--Tbe first state Insti­ tution to try tbe Shick test for im­ munity from diphtheria will be the Lincoln state school and colony. The state board of administration gave the state board of health authority to ad­ minister the test. Danville.--Who says the farmers of Illinois are not keeping step with the march of progress? As evidence that they are a contract was made between a farmer in Grant township and a hired hand. ir. which the farmer agrees to pay for the upkeep of the automo­ bile of the former. Danville.--Contracts have been let by the county board for approximately 100 miles of brick pavement for coun­ try roads, making a total of about 200 miles of brick-paved roadway in the county. All of the principal highways are paved, or will be in course of con­ struction by April 15. Urbana.--The board of trustees of the University of Illinois, at a meet­ ing to be held March 14, will considlr the erection of a new field laboratory for the department of horticulture at a cost of $100,000. It Is practically assured that the construction of the building will be authorized. Peoria.--At the sixth annual conven­ tion of the Illinois Brotherhood ol Threshermen closed here, the follow­ ing officers were plected: President, L L. Newton, Pontoosuc; vice-presi­ dent, T. J. Davidson, Laplace; secre­ tary. Theodore Stimpert. Panola; treasurer, John White, Washburn. Chicago.--Judge Joseph S. Le Buy and more than twenty other passen­ gers were thrown from their seats and many slightly injured when two north­ bound street cars collided in the La- Salle street tunnel. Judge La Buy suffered a wrenched knee, and his bailiff. James Cermak. a bruised wrist. Virden.--Mrs. Lott'e Payne wrote from Peoria to her husband, I. R. Payne, a railroad agent here, telling him that she loved another man more than she did him, according to the al­ legation made in a declaration filed in Peoria in Payne's $10,000 alienation suit against Williau Newsam, a weulthv. wholesale coal dealer of Peoria. Springfield--Butchers, angered at their arrest a week ago for keeping open on Sunday, caused warrants to he issued for 15 local business men. Including the proprietors of moving- picture theaters. confectionery stores and gasoline stations. The butchers say they want the law. as it applies to them, repealed or else enforced to the letter Pocahontas.-- l he viiiage of Poca­ hontas will not vote on the saloon question this year, because the wets worded their petition "shall the vil­ lage of Pocahontas become antisaloon territory?" when it should hav read "shall the village of P'Oi'ahontns con­ tinue to be antisaloon territory?" At­ torney General Lucey gave the ruliug I hat knocked out the wet petition... Pai.a.--Stvere illness of John Klein, whose marriage with Miss Nellie Bey- e;s was to have beer celebrated at 3t. Patrick's Catholic church, did not I prevent the wedding. Miss Beyers Went to Tayiorville, the county seat, and took out the licence. Returning, she drove to the Klein home, four m les lorth of Pana, and was mar­ ried. supporting Mr. Klein upon" her arm while the ceremony was said. Galena.--Galena will adopt the plan r ow in effect In several Iowa cities in solving the tramp problem. When a tramp appeals to the housewife ior food he will be handed a ticket marked "good for 20 cents when pre- ecnted to a city policeman." If he presents it to the officer the latter will put him to work for an hour on the street and then he will be given a meal. Benton.--Walter Abranezik butch­ ered a hog and left it hanging in the backyard to cool overnight. Early in the moriiing, hearing someone in the yard, he went out to investigate and was shot without warning. He died almost instantly. Sheriff Locklar and Coroner Biggs investigated aud No­ ble Blair is in Jail, charged with knowing something of the murder, as a enp identified as his was found in the yard. Morrison.--Farmers In the vicinity of Morrison, particularly those In Hahneman township, complain of the depredations of wolves, which have killed hundreds of turkeys, chickens and other fowl and 1n one or two In j stances have killed dogs that attacked | them A wolf hunt is planned. J Pecatonica.--After mildly reprimand- | Ing John peininger, principal of the Pecatonica high school, who had bet-u j arrested for slapping Charles Roberts, j a sixteen-year-old pupil. Judge Norton dismissed the case. He declared ^hat i testimony showed the discipline of the school was at stake. Galena.--A social survey made by a ' committee representing a number of j local churches showed that of those j affiliated with various denominations 1.120 were Roman Catholics, 94<; were Presbyterians. 643 were Methodists anri the remainder divided among nine other creeds. Rockford.--Andrew Swenson Is dead ag a result o' being attacked two *Peks ago by thugs, who broke both his Jawbones and 'nflicted internal in­ juries. Thle men attacked Swenson at night, demanding ^ar rare He re­ fused tbe request and was fatall? Seklea. The assailant* escaoed. #'• -Sawi *<mm 4 , . i*-' ,'i 4 Mix, in One4 Minute with] iOold AWater- ReatJjr to Appjy Jm mediately. Let n tell jom «f the wmderfal econ­ omy, simplicity and effectiveness Ike AUbattiae way if interior decoratiea. The Alabastine way quired; no glue to be added 110 unnecessary time. You can socure shades and tints that sit individual with the A1abast!ne way by com­ bining tinta to produce a new shade. You need not use certain fixed colors unless you want to; and you can have an artistic color scheme on your vu u\\% entirely your owm. is t/mple in the ex­ treme--You buy the Alabastine in the colors and quantities you re­ quire -- it is mixed irdfA co.d water in a pail accord­ ing to the directiona on tha package. There is no boiling water re- eiiN AlabffiBne 3 [Permanent JxxjnomicaL © 77:c Beavtifu! Wall Tint What Alab&etine k Alabastine it a clean, dry. •anit&ry, fire textured pow­ der-- ground to impalpable fineness--the colors and tints added -- and then it is put up in packages. Made and Used for 35 Y9ifl Alabastine has been used b> hundreds of thousands of painters and decorators -- by housekeepers and house- owners for thirty-five year* with unqualified succesa. Important to Alabastino Pwcbisn We ptit. a rwl crow and a red circle on oach package of Alabastine Just po it would be e-a^y for you to Identify Alabastine when vou ask for and pay for It. lt'8 your protection. Will you'look for tbe red crow* and rod circle on tUe Alabastine you buy! A h ftxist* nt istrtdbyvnott dr» i mid paint $toT€8 Special Stcnei! Offmr--Ordinarily stencils f>r border designs cost you from 50c to $1.00 each. Our free tells you how you can get the stencils you wish practically free of charge. Our color scheme cards suggest colors that bar* monise for your rooms. Write for them today Address THE ALABASTINE COMfANK 383 Grind rifle Road Graad Rapids, Mich. Tfi [on^Tool INeeded % % Three Hundred Million Bushel Crop in 1915 r«rin pay for their land with one year's ctvp aad prosperity was sever so great. Regarding Western Canada as a grain producer, a prominent business man says: "Canada's position today is sounder than ever. There is more wheat, more oats, more grain for feed, 20% more cattle than last year and more hogs. The war market in Europe needs our surplus. As for the wheat crop, it is marvelous and a monument of strength for businessconfidence to build upon, exceeding the most optimistic predictiona." Wheat averaged in 1915 over 28 bushels per acre Oats averaged in 1915 over 45 bushels per acre Bkriey averaged In 1915 over 4 O bushels per acre WL rm PI TtC Prices are high, markets convenient, excellent land, low in price either im­ proved or otherwise, ranging from $12 to $30 per acre. Free homestead lands are plentiful and not far from railway lines and convenient to good schools and churches. The climate id healthful. There Is war tax load, iter Is there say coawcripttoa. For complete infot^ mation as to best locations for settlement, reduced railroad rates and descriptive illustrateq pamphlet, address Superintendent Immigration. Ottawa, or C. J- Broaghioa, Roan 412.112 W. Adun St., Chicago. III.; M.V. McKuri*, 178 JcChmb Avt, Dtfni. Canadian Government Agents %• Dividing the Medicine. "My wife and myself have both got very bad coldB, doctor." "Oh, indeed. Try some quinine &•£ whisky." "Well. I'll go right home and see if my wife will take the quinine." F R E C K L E S Now Is tike Time to Get Rid of Theft* / Uglj Spot*. There"! no longer th<; »lighte«t nrPd ot -feeling aahamed of your ficikhg. as th«* prescription othine--double strength -- 1* guaranteed to remove these homely spots Simply get an ounce of othlne--double strength--from your druggist, and apply a little of It night and morning and you sh ould soon see that even the worst freckles ha\e begun to disappear, while the llghttr ones have vunlshed entirely. It is seldom that more than one ounce Is needed to com­ pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength othlne. as this is sold under guarantee of money back If It falls to remove frecklea.-- Adv. It's perfectly safe to loan money to a man who promptly returns a bor­ rowed silk umbrella. Dye Problem Solved. American dye worjks are now turning out coal-tar colors at the rate of 15,000 tons annually, and a report on tha present dyestuff situation issued by tbe bureau of foreign and domestic ^ commerce calls attention to the Impor^,.^ tance of the fact that these colors ar|^^ being manufactured wholly American raw material. - froi Not Attractive. Howell--What do you think of tlrl? •'> Powell--She Is one of the reason#"*-V why men don't leave home.--Judge. More men are willing to say noth­ ing than to amputate wood wttn m saw. A gratuitous falsehod is one that gives itself away. Every man claims to consider both sides of a question; but no man does --quite. TTSE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE The antiseptic powder to be shaken in Fhoes uiul used in foot-bath. It rellev t>alnful. swollen, smarting, aching, tli feet and Instantly takes the sting out corns and bunions. The greatest comU discovery of the age. Sold everywhere. J. Trial package FREE. Address Allen Olmsted, L«e Roy, N. T. Adv. After ten years of experimenting a Massachusetts carpenter has built a small table containing 200 secret drawers. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pelle* are t original little liver pills put up 40 ye. ^ -~o. They regulate liver and bowels.--Ativ His Idea. "I'm writing a personal article aboiu Villa. Do you know if he has any fads?" "Oh, yes. He's making a collection of honeymoons." A gauge has been Invented to be clamped to hack saws to prevent them cutting too deeply. The naughty sdioolgoy is alwajb glad when he sees the teacher lay cicwn the rule. Clean the Blood Spring is the time of the year when we should put our house In order. We're run down after a hard winter- after grip, colds, catarrh. It's time to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, purely vegetable and free from alcohol or narcotics. It will search out impure and poisonous mat­ ter and drive it from the system. Buy "Discovery" now in tablets or liquid. It will dissolve the poisonous accu­ mulations and replace the bad blood It drives out. with rich, pure blood full of vital force. It will clear the skin; eczema, pim­ ples, rash, blotches will dry up and disappear; boils, carbuncles and other evidences o* \ainted blood will pass away, never to appear again. Thm Great Economy Qptk RENFREW DEVONSHIRE CLOTH Cuts without wa«t«. Siwt tun*. Needs less seam*. Launders easily. Remaikabty durable. Patterns for every wash garment. Colors woven in, not printed on. R tnfrmtB Davonthtt* Cloth tnped on every yard of the id> ge Dmvonthir*" to your dealer RENFREW MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporated iM7 fell A NEW DISCOVERY "Anuric" is a recent discovery ot Doctor Pierce, who is head of the In­ valids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. Experi­ ments at Dr. Pierce's Hospital for sev­ eral years proved that "Anuric is a wonderful eliminator of uric acid. Fbr those easily recognixeu symptoms of inflammation--as backache, scalding -urine and frequent urination, as well as sediment in the urine, or if urio acid in the blood has caused rheuma-, tism, it is simply wonderful how surely "Anuric" acts; and in gravel and gout, invariably the pains and stiffnesa ra^ idly disappear. Go to your nearest drag store nd simply ask for a 50-cent package ot "Anuric." or send Or. Pierce 10c tot trial pkff. tSf*-