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?'£»:•• V^-i .'•:/• >. " •• " • |5^"«f^rr: *X&: :J-^vK-^r'Vi :KJ -.>: CRISIS OF ™!t - -l * Tii*S -to:-1* - \ ^ ;A ^"V ^ v, v,w^ * >>« . • McHENRY PLAIXDEALEK, McHEJ "xt^i >?.'.. '•T'.i .vr?£lf-r' , yr %, Change Safely Paned by Taking Lydia El. Pinkham's Vegetable Compouiut Wagoner, Okla.--"1 never pet tii*d of praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound because daring Change of Life I was in bed two years and had two operations, but all the doctors and op­ erations did me no food, and I would ave been in my grave today had it not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's veg- ^ etable Compound »• JK, which brought me out of It all right, so ;v I am now welt and do dll my housework, besides working in my garden. Several •,tvv of my neighbors have got well by tak- I-., ing Lvdi» E Pinkham's Vegetable Com- • „ pound."-- Mrs. VIOLA FINICAL, Wagon­ er, Okia. Such warning symptoms as sens«> of j suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back- ;j, aches, dread of impending evil, timidity, • V Bounds in the ears, palpitation of <£• heart, sparks before the eyes, irregn- v larities, constipation, variable appetite, weakness and dizziness should be heeded by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink­ ham's Vegetable Compound has carried many women safely through the crisis. TO KILL RUTS AND MICE always use Stearns' Electric Paste Full directions in IS languages Sold everywhere--25c and $1.00 U. S. GOVERNMENT BUYS IT Feminine Defense. "You gottu hand it to Umson," said the fat plumber, "for pulling off new stunts." i "What's Umson been doing now?" the thin carpenter Inquired. "He was going to put a lady boxers' show on the road." 4 ' "You say he" was going to d© It?" "Yep. But he had to clBtge his plans." - "Why?" • . "One rehearsal proved the plan to be entirely Impossible." > "Impossible?" "Yep. It wouldn't work at all." "But I can't understand why." "I'll tell you. He got a bunch of girls to tackle the job, all right--" "Uh, huh--" "But every time they got warmed up in a boxing bout they Insisted on tear­ ing off the gloves and pulling hair." Anuric cures Backache, Lumbago, Rheumatism. Send 10c. Dr. V. M. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for large trial package.-- Adv. Marvels of Mechanics. "Science has devised a machine that will measure a millionth of an inch," said the man who is always trying to surprise; you. "I know it. I believe my restau­ rant uses one in cutting the meat for ham sandwiches." Two hearts are better than one--if they are trumps. Keep Young Ju»t as well be young at seventy m old at fifty. Many people past middle age Buffer lame, bent; aching backhand distressing u r i - nary disorders, when a little help for the kid­ neys would fix Kit all up. Don't wait for gravel, d r o p s y o r Bright's disease to get a start. __ Use Doan's Kid- T ney Pills. They -^-"^Kave helped thousands, young and old. They are the most widely used remedy for bad backs and weak kidneys in the whole world. DOAN'S'hEF SO* at all Stores ItMSteivMilburri Co-Prapi. BuffaI(hN.Y IN. G. WANTS TO BE FIRSTAT FRONT State Troops Are Ready for War ftnd Eager to Get on the . Firing Line. CROWD RECRUITING STATIONS Naval Station at Lake Bluff Has 5,000 Men Ready for Active1 Service-- Training Course Cut From FmIt Months to Two. Springfield.--Illinois--ready for \war --u ishes to be first to be called when the summons to active service conies. The groat increase in applications for enlistment at all points following Pres­ ident Wilson's indictment of kaiserism, indicated that the young men of the state are not only willing and anxious _ to serve, but that they wish to be first on, the firing line. « Evei\V recruiting station was crowd­ ed throughout the early hours. Every branch of the service found scores of young men who wanted to enlist. Orders came from Washington to Lieut. A. M. Steekel at Chicago to re­ port as an aid to Captain Moffett, and tenant Steekel at once left for the naval training station. The orders received were not revealed. Enlistments Heavy. Forty men were added to the navy out of a list of applicants totaling near­ ly a hundred, according to Lieut. Lem- oel M. Stevens, in charge of naval re­ cruiting at Chicago. Capt. Franklin R. Kenny, in charge of the army en­ listment. said that 100 men were en­ listed to wear the army uniform of Uncle Sam. Indicative of the Increase recruit­ ing in Chicago Is the order of Capt. William A. Moffett of. the Great Lakes naval training station for 1,000 tents to house new recruits at the station, who cannot be accommodated in the station quarters. Five hundred men will be sent from the station to points "somewhere in the United States." Work of Legislature. After three months of activity net results of the work of the Fiftieth general assembly to date stand as fol­ lows : Bills enacted into law, 12. Senate bills on senate calendar, 20. House bills on seuate caleudar, 1. Senate bill on second reading in sen­ ate, 24. Senate bills on third reading in sen- ale, 20. House bills on second reading tn house, 120. House bills on third reading In house, 55. Total bills Introduced in senate. 476. Total bills introduced in house, 760, Total bills Introduced In two houses, 1.236. No Adjournment Until June. The session appears to be only aiMtnt half over. The calendars are becom­ ing so clogged that the leaders take it for granted that adjournment will not be possible until some time iu June. Governor Lowden Makes Appointment The expected appointments undt" the new consolidation .law recently passed by the legislature have jus; been made by Governor Lowden. He has selected Albert D. Early of Rock- ford as member of the civil service commission. Mr. Early is presideut of the Illinois State Bar association and was a member of the Illinois Civil Service Reform association. Omar H. Wright of Belvidere becomes director of finance. He has been identified with financial institutions for many years, being president of the Second National bank of Belvidere ami"••member of the executive council of the Illinois Bank­ ers' association. He is also president of the Illinois Mutual Insurance com­ pany. William H. Stead, the governor's campaign manager durifig the pri­ maries of 1916, is appointed director of trade and commerce. Mr. St mid is a proniinefit attorney of rhe state, hav­ ing served as attorney general of the state from 1905 to 191" Mr. Stead's home Is Ottawa, where he was elected state's attorney of La Salle county in 1896. Judge Leslie p. Puterbangh, who has been narned^ as director ot Omaij^H. Wright, Director of Finance. CARTERS ITTLE PILLS. The Army of Constipation Is Growing Smaller Every Dijr, CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS are responsible -- they not only give relief -- they perma­ nently cure Con- stipatioa. Mil-; lions use them lor BiUoiunets, _ Indigestion, Sick HmIkIk, Sallow Su. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature CANCER , snd Tumom successfully tresteA (removed) without knife or pain. ' All work g-unranteed. Come, er write for free Saaatorlmm bee k . Dr.WILLIAMS SANATORIUM M Qsbwiity AT., Huumifc, Bw. / FTF\* Judge Lealie D. Puterbaugh, Director of Public Works. Two years ago the session ran from January until late in June, and this year all indications ore ^hat it will last stbout as long. While the legislature got down to actual work a month or more earlier than last time, it will mean not a shorter session but more work done. Three of the leading issues of the session have been entirely disposed of, the administration consolidation bill, the constitutional convention resolu­ tion and the prohibition . referfcndunA bill. &&•.£. "fctnwttons.pbo !g^.-- J"** GIGANTIC HEW GUINEA 1EMB II , Unique Kdiblo Veset»j>i«s to 6 feet long, weighs 1U to 16 lbs. Full lB-6 feet I0D12, w^igiis iu w ^ « *****••- boto clrcnitr. 3D seeds, IkWJ money only. liwli;, Kri*fe*s*, fc.500,000 IxmaUHl Ladies baring jl.06 wwsfclr T » ^ . i i j. _ •• V..n < Jin "ina WilVCk W»t#onK.Co»«tn»n,W»«^ MTENTS To Renew Dry Fight. Although badly stunned by the unex pected victory of the drys. who-^at Tuesday's election voted the sy»ons out, Springfield for the first tnne In the history of the capital city, wet leaders in the legislature refused TO be alarmed by a report that the effort to pass a state-wide prohibition bill will be renewed Id the house at once. It was the senate bill which was voted down. 80 to 67 'in the house, and the possibility of reviving the h0us$ meas­ ure was being discussed. Bill to Move Capital. Here it is again. A bill to move the state capital to Chicago. Senator Dan­ iel Herlihy, who introduced it (by re­ quest) said it was not done because Springfield went dry. "I'm dry myself, but I vote wet," he said. The bill pro­ vides that the capital be transferred from Springfield to Chicago on October 1. 1918, under the supervision of a commission of seven members to be ap­ pointed by the governor. The commis­ sion is authorized to procure a site In Chicago for the proposed capitoi and to have supervision over the erection of offices and the needed buildlufs. -?afhf5rirT-rr;- *?:. • f 5; ; A .jc ' » -*f* ' J" '-i ilia.t'Mlt 'tiii .7 «.At' it vsr.: public works, has had a long arid prom­ inent place in the judicial service of the state, having served as probate judge for Peorjjyi county, circuit judge of the Tenth"judicial district and jus tice of the appellate court. He Is vice president of the Illiriols State Bar as­ sociation. His home Is in Peoria. Dr, C. St. Clair Drake has been appointed director of health. He has been in the public health service for 22 years, a large part of the time in Chicago. Cook County Merit Bill. The house remained In deadlock over the Cook county merit bill, which the Republicans wish to kill. In conference before tfie house met It was found 77 votes were not In sight to carry out the house civil service program, which comprehends the kill­ ing of the county bill imd the passage of the Buck bill, known iu the house as the Bancroft measure. The Buck bill would wipe out the trial clause in the present law. The measure also carries a number of ex­ emptions which are objectionable to the directors of the Illinois Civil Serv­ ice Reform association. At the Sug­ gestion of Governor Lowden the "rule- of-tliree" clause < was stricken out In committee. For Election of Judges. Tli^ bipartisan clause in the nomina (Ion bill for superior court judges was stricken from A. F. Gorman's measure in the senate on motion of Mr. dor- man. The measure as it went to third reading provides convention nomina­ tion of the judges to be elected this fall. The reason for taking the su perior court judges out from under a primary election as given is a saving of $300,000. Judge Hugo Pam while here did some work for the bill. As amended it will not be possible to fix up a bipartisan deal whereby Repub lican and Democratic candidates could have their names printed under both party appellations. * A War Measure. Edward C. Curtis nf Grant Park in­ troduced a war measure in the senate in the form of an emergency bill glv ing authority to the adjutant- genera! to make a complete census of the state to learn the number of men and amount of materials available in an emergency. An appropriation of $o0.- 000 to pay Immediate expenses ds sought' and the bill directs that all state officers give the adjutant general whatever aid they can In taking the census. * Army Supplies Exhausted. The rush of recruits who have an­ swered the eall to enroll in the Guard fcas practically exhausted all army sup­ plies in Chicago. It is also under­ stood that /lie reason for the orders is the desire of the war department to await the action of congress in plan­ ning for the raising of an army In the belief that the enlisted man's contract for the service will be for the period <»f the war. and not for any specified length of time, as now provided. Strong for Universal Training. ' Without a dissenting vote and In a patriotic outburst tlmt was unanimous, the Illinois house <?f representatives adopted the Senate joint resolution that pi aces the state hpon record, un­ reservedly and wholeheartedly, for universal military strvlce and training. All vestiges of opposition that had been suggested had disappeared, and on a viva voce vote there was a great chorus in the affirmative and not a whisper in the negative. A copy of the resolution will be sent to Senators Sherman and Lewis and to each mem­ ber of the congressional delegation. To Protect Newspapers. A bill to protect newspapers and as­ sociations from news thieves was in­ troduced in the senate by Harold C. Kessinger of Aurora. It proposes that anyone who shall wrongfully take from a telegraph company any news dis­ patch addressed to a newspaper and send it to another newspaper shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $1,000. It also proposes that officials of a 'telegraph company who divert news dispatrtes or permit them to be exposed so that others can note their content* B&ftl! be guilty af A atla- ilar fine. * , ^ ^ ^ Vtf '*€..Ww&3K<i HAVE SEIZED FLEET FROM THE STATE'S ad Looks? Federal'Officials take Ovtr lit v terned German Ships. ACT UNDER M'ADOO'S ORDERS 8PRINGFIEL0 VOTES DRY Vessels Now Ui American Ports Are Declared to ^1 ave a Tonnage of About 600,000--Flower of ^ - v*r Teuton Empire's Marina. New York, April 6.--Federal officials seized German merchant vessels that took refuge in Atlantic ports at the beginning of the war. almost imme­ diately after congress passed the reso­ lution declaring- a state of war be­ tween the United States and Germany. The collector of the port at Boston was the first to act. Port officers acted on orders issued by the secretary of the treasury. It Is understood that this move does not involve confiscation and that the ves­ sels are held for the present as a measure of safety. •German vessels now ' In American ports number 91, with a gross tonnage of about <500.000, This includes 23 ships In refuge at the Philippine islands, 11 at Honolulu and one at Pagopago, a port of the Pacific islands. The ships lying at their slips at the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd docks at New York and Ho- ^ ut t(( (]o husiness here. boken include some of the flower of clinton _AU husill(1,s houses rU»s the German merchant marine. .The Vaterland. one of the largest vessels in the world, is by far the most valu­ able. Next in sltfe is the George Wash­ ington. 25,570 tons. than 15.000 Grant, President Lincoln»and Kaiser Wlliielm IL Four Austrian steamships also are tied up here. The ships taken, with their value and tonnage, is officially' announced as follows: kaleidoscopic View of the <Hap* penings in Illinois. Pf. Orant ... Pt. Lincoln ." Vatorland ...^ Nassovia .... Arntenia ...J. Bohemia Pisa Pennsylvania Harburg ...i. N«w York. Tonnage. 1S.0T2 is.ies 54.283 3.962 ; 5.464 8.416 4967 ..13.3:« 4.472 Magdeburg Adamsturm .<4,497 5.000 Matador (bark) -1.46S Geo. Washington KniPer Wllheiin Tl...'.. 19.361 Fried, der Grosse.... :10.771 Princess Irene ,10.893 Grouser Kurfuerst .........13.102' Barbarossa ,..'.vv..l. .10.985L Hamburg I'l... 10.5S1 Koenig Wilhelm II..*... Allemanla Prinz Eitcl Fri^drlch ,..v Print Joachim Portonla ..........'.,....,8.. Mala Clara Mennla Indra (ship) Boston. Amerlka Cincinnati Koeln KronprlnE'n- Cecili# Ork«nf«1* Witteklnd . 9 4tf .,4.63(1' . 4.650 . 4,700 . 2.778 . 2.5.rr> . 1.685 . 1.746 ..S2.«S2 . .16.53(1 .. 7.409 ..19,503 .. 8.621 .. 5.640 Women's Vote Helps to Put the Saloon Out--^Dry Forces Victorious Pret­ ty Much All Over the State. Springfield. -- Springfield women overcame the male wet vote and added the capital of Illinois to the dry col­ umn. The""dry majority, according to unofficial returns, is between 700 and S00. Township returns showed these results: Dry -- Springfield, South Litchfield, Shawneetown, Clear Lake, Waconda, .Richland,' Atkison, Alba, Cornwall, Danforth, Union. Boisdare, North Litchfield, Kinsman, Centralla, Sandoval. Towns voting dry were: Pontiac, Danforth and Desplaines, . Quinsy.--Naval reserves, command­ ed by Lieutenant Thompson, have been 'ordered'"East. 1 . Blouinington. ;-- The Blodmingtbn Engineering company hus been Capit^l- •re. losed to share in a patriotic mass meeting. Springfield.--The state fair will of­ fer prizes to boys and girls under Other* of more i ,llKi fwd ac­ tons are the President ou or tV° u,"l't ,h" , , - Champaign.-- 1 lie new board of edu­ cation will uttt bar married women from teaching. Amhoy.--Lee County Fair associa­ tion will hold its fair August 21-24. Belvidere.--Neely Clark was sen­ tenced to pay a fine of $2,950 and im­ prisonment for 240 days for bootleg­ ging. Ridgefartn.--Trolley service into this village will be resumed. - " Murphyshoro,--Howard -Will, high school lx>y, has been appointed to tlie Naval academy at Annapolis by Con­ gressman Dennisou. Duquoiu.--Former State Senato» W. O. Potter was appointed attorney for the tax.,Inheritance department by At­ torney General Bmndage. Chicago.--The University of Chica­ go has offered the government the use of its radio statiou. Mattoon.--George F. Gould, aged eighty. l*iVil war veteran, is dead. Laomi.--Mrs. Mabel Lewis was suot while dusting when she knocked a re­ volver on the tloor, Marion.--A mammoth mass meeting here indorsed President YVilam und congress in the declaration of war. Pekin. -- German residents raUed $0(10 for a local militia company, Wataeka.--13. F. Shankl»nnl» aged seventy-two, editor of the Republican, Is dead. Danville.--Oak Lawn suburb has started a co-operative store to cut the H. C. L. Bloomington.--ltev. H. II. Peters, secretary of the Illinois Christian Mis­ sionary society, announced a $50,000 gift from the Thomas Bouduraht es­ tate of Piatt county. Springfield.--The annual convention of Illinois grain dealers will be held here May 11 and 12. Savanna.--Voters here will t ecido April 17 on the question, of a 2-mill tax to maintain a public hospital. Chicago.--The highest record at the Union stock yards on a cattle sale 'was $13.15 per 100 pounds. Danville.--Charles John- Uhleln, known as the "Flying Dutchman" be­ cause of ids fearies driving of an .en­ gine, is dead. Bloomington.--The llule cigarette caused a $50,000 fire In a'department store here. Puna. --Thomas Hall, aged . sixty- two, an Englishman, wits killed in a mine by a coal car. Bulpitt.--The ToVey bank will be consolidated with the uank here and occupy a fine new building. ••BenId,,--The Russian National Or­ ganization and Political club has tiled Its charter. '"" ' Springfield. "--'"Walter Nesbltt ot Belleville, new secretary-treasurer ot the Illinois division of the United Mine Workers of America, has named Peter Zink chief clerk. Gillespie.--S. P. Preston, editor ot the News, broke Ids arm while crank­ ing ids auto. .Colchester.'--The parents of Clar­ ence Locke, seventeen, searching for him, think he Has gone to enlist. Springfield,--The police have been ordered to rigidly' enforce the anti- spitting ordinance. Quiiicy.--The three local divisions ot the Illinois National Guard have been recruited to full war strength. Pittsfield.--The Pike County Dec* lumatory and Athletic association has selected April 28' as the date "of the annual declamatory and field day con­ test. Carlinville.--The dome of the court­ house win be painted and the rope of the flagpole repaired, so that the flag can be hauled into position. Springfield.--The Sangamon county division of the Insurance Federation ot Illinois held its meeting here. Springfield.-^March receipts for the post office were $41,.'>7::, an increase over March, 1010, of $11,010.43. 'Springfield.--State beard of agricul­ ture reports wheat 63 j er cent normal, an iucreuse in acreage t f corn and oats. 'Virginia.--This city has Hxed the date of its chautauquu as August 24 to 20. Athens.--Grade on the hill here will |fe cut from a 14 to a 6 per cent grade. Belvidere.--Louis Iteil, seventy-sev­ en, and his wife, eighty, found asphyxi­ ated in their home here. Springfield.--The ministerial associ­ ation of this city has seut pledfce ot support to President Wilson. Vliden.--During electric "storm here sleeping porch of the Methodist par­ sonage struck, but no jne injured. Spriugfle'.d.--In order to protect health of soldiers dumping near Ciuup Lincoln, has tateu ordered stopped. Springfield.--Day nursery here cnwd for 8,000 children last year. - (BY DR. L. Ii. SMITH) ^ Persons suffering from too much uric acid in the system frequently look older than they should. They age faster 'and the appearance of gray hair or bald- head in early years is. indeed, often a sign of uric acid. The face appears lean and haggard, lines and wrinkles appearing in young men or women. The best way to combat this prema­ ture age and the obstruction to the arteries and faulty circulation is of the simplest: Drink copiously of pure water between meals. This will not make you fat, as it is only the water taken with the meals that fattens. Obtain at any drug store a package of Anuric, double strength, which is to be taken before meals, in order to eypel the urid acid from the system. The painful ef­ fects of backache, lumbago, rheuma­ tism, gout, due to uric acid in the blood should quickly disappear after treat­ ment with Anuric. Baltimore. Bulgaria 11.440 Neckar 9.833 Rheln 10,050 Philadelphia. Prtns Oskar 6.026 Rhaetla 6.600 Newport News. Arcadia 6.R45 Budapest 3.651 Kronprfn* Wllhetai .*..... 14,908 Prink Eltel Frederich 4.660 Charleston, S. C. Ubenfels 4.525 Wilmington, N. C. Kiel 4.494 Nicaria S.794 Savannah. Hohenfelde 2.974 New London, Conn. Willehad t. 4.761 Jacksonville, Fla. Fred* Leonhnrdt 2,789 . Pensacola, Fla. Rudolph Blumberg ........ 1,769 Vogesen .". 3.716 New Orleans, La. Andrcpned* ,..2554 Breslau 7.524 Oeorgla S.143 Teresa -- ".769 Galveston, Tex. Morawits .4.795 San Francisco, Cal. Ottawa (bark) 2.742 Serapls 4.756 „ Puget Sound. Arnoldim Vlnnen 1.900 Dalbek (bark) 2.723 Kurt (bark) 3.109 Saxonla 4.424 .Steinbek .a 2.164 Honolulu, Gouverneur Jaeachke Holsatia IxKiRmPon l.oekhun .• T'ommem Prlnz Waldemar Setos Staatosekretaer K"n Manila. Andalusia Boohum ' Camilla Riekmers ......... Coblens Clara J^bpen Carl Diedrlcheen Kimshorn ElFas8 Kcslingen Mark Raja Sachsen Sambia Suevia Tuebingen /• v. San Juan, -Porto Rico, Farn 4.139 Odenwald 3 537 Praesident -- 3,000 Value. $1,244,480 •• 1.446, S40 S,000, (too 99.000 135.4t)0 209.529 125.920 641.0SG 117,480 126,360 6.600,000 4,000,000 900.000 1.250,000 1,600,000 1,250,000 166,800 230.500 i P9.000 916.340 319.240 69.760 65.400 40.200 1.648.000 LIPO.OOO 2R6.460 3.000.000 141,720 144,280 SS8.72S 345 000 . 355.92C S51.OS0 165,640 136,4»1 92,840' *316,840 65,48^ 120.48C 1.739 5.649 1.971 1.<R7" 6,557 3.227 4.730 2,000 5,433 6.131 5.130 3.130 1.735 1.243 4,r.(H ^.591 4.902 6.579 5.662 ff.007 4.765 3.789 94.88$ 95,240 148,000 122.720 11.281 41.800 141,220 49.Rf* 40,ftV' 1«3.44< 69.480 123.361' 41.00T Welcomes America's Entrance in War. Ottawa, Ont.--Entrance of the Unit­ ed States " Into the war against Ger­ many was Characterized by Sir Ed­ ward Morris, premier of Newfound­ land, as "the most momentous act that lias occurred since Germany pro­ claimed war," according to a dispatch from London, received by the agency here of the Reuter Telegram company. "Not only is it important as regards the war, but In its future effect in the participation of the United States lo the permanent peace of the world," lie -declared. | United States a Formidable Fee. Washington, April 6.--Into the bal­ ance against Germany the United States throws a navy in strength and efficiency among the foremost afloat ; an army comparatively small but high­ ly efficient, backed by a citizenry of npward of 20,000,000 capable of mili­ tary duty: industrial resources incom­ parably the greatest In the world, and the moral fbrce of more than 100,000,- 000 Americans awakened to their coun­ try's peril and united behind their president with a put^MHflBvoi' re­ incarnating tl£e spirit AP.-it • 'v '• ' Hi ILLINOIS FOLKS, ATTENTION I ' >m-- Dale, 111.--'This is to certify thtfff have used the Anuric Tablets for kid* nejk trouble and can truthfully say that they have been of great benefit to me. I had pains in my limbs at night so that I could not rest. Since I hava taken the tablets that is all gone. Before taking Anuric I had to get up three or four times. I think it is a grand remedy."--MARCUS F. AL- LYN, Dale, 111. | Pleasant Pellets for stomach, and bowels, are made up of the May- apple, aloe leaves and jalap. This well- known pellet* was nikde up nearly fifty years ago, by Dr. Pierce, and can be j had for a quarter from almost any apothecary--simply ask for Dr. Pierce's 'Pleasant Pellets. If your druggist does ; nlit keep them send 25- cents in one- ; cent stamps to Dr. Pierce, Invalids* I Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y„ and a vial I the Pellets will be mailed you. •' :'"i ! i-: W. L . DOUGLAS "THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE" $3 $3.50 $4 S4.50 $5 $6 $7 &, $8 *£P Save Money by Wearing W. L Douglas •hoes. For aale by over 9000 shoe dealers. The Best Known Shoes in the World. W. L. Douglas name and the retail Mice is stamped on the bot­tom of all shoes at the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices For. inferior shoes. The retail prices arc the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New Yofk. They art always worth the prke paid for them. Hphe quality of W. L. Douglas product is gwuantsed by more J- than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the Fashion Centres of America. They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, ail woricing with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. i Ask your shoe dealer for TT. T.. Douglas shoes. If he can- I' not^ supply you with the hind you want, take no other Write for interesting booklet explaining how to lity for the price. §et shoes of the highest standard of quality Jr return mail, postage free. • jPre&irient " W. L. LOOK FOR W. L Douglas nanqe and the retail price •tamped on the bottom.' ITUTES Boys' Shoes Best in the World ' $3.00 $2.50 & $2.00 I'yesiflent u W.I*. Douglas shoe Co., IIC Spark St., Brockton, Mass. Watch Your Colts For Cobghs, Colds and Distemper, and at the first symp­ toms of any such ailment, give small doses of that won­ derful remedy, now the most used In existence. SPOHN'S DISTEMPER COMPOUND 50 cents and $1 a bottle; 96 and flO the dosen, ot '"T drug-grist, harness dealer, or delivered by 8POHN MEDICAL CO* Chemlsta, Goafcea, laiL, V. I. A. The "Multican and Divider." Clara had come home from school fningry and very cross, "If I had been away all day hav­ ing a good time," said her mother, "I should come home In ft better humor." "Having a-good time," sniffed Clara, "and teacher fussing with you because you can't tell whiclf' Is the multican and which the divider?" UDIES CAN WEAR SHOES One size smaller after using' Allen's Foot-Kase, the antiseptic powder for the feet. Shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the foot-bath, Allen's Foot.Ease makes t ight shoea feel easy and gives Instant relief to corns and bunions. Try it today. Bold everywhere, 2Sc. For FREE trial package address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.-- Adv. American Girl's Good Work. Miss Winifred Holt of New York city, founder of the New York Asso­ ciation for the Blind, who has been in England and France almost continu­ ously slgce the outbreak of the war, and has done such notable work for the blind soldiers there, Is In the United States on a short visit in the Interest of her work. Already more than 600 solditrs blinded in the war, many of them minus an arm or a leg as well--have been cared for, nursed back to health and courage and trans­ ferred into Industrious, self-support- lng and hopeful men again at the in­ stitution in Paris, called the Light­ house, conducted by Miss Holt for the relief of the war-blind. The aim of the work is to re-educate the men, with the handicap of blindness upon them, in some line of work they may be able to do in spite of it. During her sojourn In America, the work of the Lighthouse is in the hands of Miss Esther Cleveland, daughter of the late president, and of Miss Bernardette Grant, granddaughter President Grant, who hate been for many months Miss Holt's most valped helpers. W. N. U., CHICAGO, NO. 15~19t7. Strong Character. "A strong-miuded woman, you sayT* "Unquestionably. I don't believe she would show any signs of agitation whatever if she were to discover that she had left home without her powder puff." Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle ot CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it Beam the Signature < In Use for Over SO Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Caatoria What Diseases Really Are. Plseases are not isolated affectloM of the single organs in which they manifest themselves--mumps, of the salivary glands; tphold, of the bow­ els ; consumption, of the lungs; nephri­ tis, of the kidneys; eczema, of the skin, and so on--but are a failure of the body as a whole to carry on its functions, and the particular organs are merely groups of cells that for specific reasons show the defect. In accepting a position on the edl» torial staff of the New York Medical Journal Dr. Smith Ely Jelllflfe, the fa­ mous specialist In nervous and mental diseases, says this conception of dis­ ease is as old a Hippocrates, bttt is "too frequently overlooked In an em- of absorbing specialist!©- Investiga­ tion." -- - f v Mh •f Same Thing. "Well, my good man. you certainly seem to be out of luck!" "Yes, and money." Phlladelphians last year paid fl5,- 000,000 iu corporation and Income taxes. Silence is the mother of truth.--Dis­ raeli. • \ ̂ Bungling Partners. % « ^ "Why are you so unfavorabie t© rimony?" "Every time I play bridge with a{ man," replied Miss Cayenne, "I shod* der at the idea of having him as a- partner for life." ; « With Civilization's Advanoe. "Scroggins says lie did all "his ing in his automobile." "Regular auto-sparker, ehf* Slight Distinction. ^' "Papa, what is the difTereacd' be* tween a sanitarium and an asylumT* "About one hundred dollars a week."* By concealing the truth one f!N»> quently advertises it. ' VI; No Eggs, Milk or Batter The following recipe shows how an appetizing-, wholesome cake can be made without expensive ingredients. In many other recipes the number of eggs may be reduced one-half or more by using an ad­ ditional quantity of ROYAL Baking Powdery about a teaspoon, in place of each egg omitted. EGG LESS, WITLESS, BUTTER! .ESS CAKE I cup brown sugar cups water 1 cup seeded raisins 2 ounces citron H cup shortening 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon % teaspoon salt 1 cups flour S teaspoons Royal Baking 1 The old method (fruit cake) called for 2 eggs DIRECTIONS --Put the Brat eight Ingredients into saucepan and boll three minutes. When cool, add the flour and baking powder which have been sifted together; mix well Baks in moderate oven in loaf pan (round tin with bols is center is best) for 35 or 40 minutes. Ice with white icing. Booklet of recipes which economise in eggs and other expensive ingredients mailed tree. Addreaa Royal Baking Powder Co., 125 William Street, New York. ROYAL BAKING POWDER MadeHTrom Cream of Tartar, derived from giapf% * adds none but healthful qualities to the food. Mo Alum Ho Phosphate Ho Bitter Taste * A < JL* 1*A -... & * *. Jf -.xjaJL * . 'ALJX 4ic.. life XmiJ* ,rt