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SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
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It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.
Look back at your childhood days.
Roinqmbor the "doso" mother insisted
on castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, liow you fought
against taking them.
With our children 'it's different.
Mothers who cling to tho old form of
physic simply don't rcalizo what they
do. Tho children's revolt is well-founded.
Their tender littlo "insides" nro
injured by thorn.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give- only deli
cious "California Syrup of Figs." Its
action is positlvo, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to tako it; that it nover falls to
clean tho llvor and bowels and sweet
en tho stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor
row. Ask at tho store for a 50-cent bottlo
of "California Syrup of Figs," which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
CUT OUT FOR A FINANCIER
Small Maiden Was by No Means as
Free From Guile as She Ap
peared to Travelers.
Two great tears shone in her hazel
eyes as she stood by the slot machine
outside tho wayside inn two tears so
large that a young man passing on his
motorcyclo saw them clearly.
"Excuse me," ho said gently, "but if
you tell mo all about it perhaps I can
holp you."
The girl shook her pretty head.
"I've put a penny In tho slot machine,"
she answered, "and nothing will come
out."
"Ah," said the young man, "that's
soon remedied."
Drawing a penny from his pocket,
he inserted it In the machine. Six
times ho tried with six different pen
nies, but absolutely nothing happened.
Then he rode away, poorer but hap
pier. As he rounded tho corner tho girl's
mother appeared In the doorway.
"Well, Kato," she asked, "how aro
things going?"
"A-l," came the reply. "He's the
tenth. Altogether I've netted three
dollars this morning."
Safety First.
In a certain valley down South
there was a physician noted for his
reckless automobile driving. One day
when ho answered the telephone, a
woman's voice asked him if he were
going out driving that afternoon.
"No; I hardly think I will havo time
this afternoon," replied the doctor.
"But why do you ask?"
"Well, replied tho anonymous ques
tioner, "I want to send my littlo daugh
ter downtown for some thread if you
are not."
The Climbers?
He Men aro descended from mon
keys. She Some haven't descended yet.
Judge.
Tumble?
"It was only a slip of a girl that
fell." .
"Yes; and no wonder. The walks
aro so icy."
Covered.
"Isn't that a new door-mat you
have? Strange, I didn't notice it be
fore v ' V
"on were standing on It before."
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Wise Old Ben Franklin
Said
"A penny saved is
a penny ear
With the price of beef and
wheat soaring higher and higher,
the problem of economic living is
causing many housevives to con
sider food values in planning
meals.
For years many have known,
and others are now finding out,
the true economy in
Grape
This food, the true meat of wheat and barley full of Nature's richest nourishment,
builds nerve and muscle, bone and brain, in a way that has thoroughly commended it
the world over.
A package of Grape-Nuts fully cooked, ready to serve, and sealed in it3 weather
proof and germ-proof wrapping can be had from any grocer. No rise in price!
Grape-Nuts, served with milk, cream or fruit, gives satisfaction, sustaining food
value, true economy, and proves itself a family friend.
here's a
OWNER EXPECTED TOO MUCH
Uorrowlng Neighbor Considered He
Had Done His Fair Share In
the Transaction.
A Tow days ago saw 01 McMahon
borrowing n hatchot or othor Imple
ment to drivo or drnw nails at Sher
man's hardware Btoro, says tho To
ronto (Kan.) Republican. And that
brought to mind n "borrowing" story
of Uncle 01:
A great number of years ago Hor
bert Lockard owned ono of tho fow
two-section harrows horcabout. Undo
01 was farming some, nnd went up to
borrow it. Herbert always would loan
anything ho had, but ho wanted it
brought home. So ho waited a rea
sonable tlmo for tho harrow to bo
brought back, and finally, having to
uso It, went after it. As ho drovo along
ho began to get rolled over the thought
of going after his own harrow,
and by tho tlmo ho got it loaded
Into his wagon was downright mad.
Said ho: "01, I thought you was neigh
bor enough to bring home what you
borrowed."
"Bring It homo!" shouted 01, with
a great show of indignation; "bring It
home! Why, heavens toBctsy, man,
I went nfter It! How much do you
expect of r. neighbor, anyhow?"
The Flight of Time.
Uncle RastUB lives In a pleasant lit
tle bungalow on tho outskirts of a
largo town. Wending his way thither
on tho Saturday evening beforo Easter
he stopped as suddenly as colliding
with safety gates and uttered a cry of
dismay.
Several people hastened up to see
what was tho matter. On the face of
Rastus was an expression of great sad
ness. "What In the world has happened,
Uncle Rastus?" solicitously asked one
of tho party. "Have you broken your
bottle of gin?"
"Yes, sab, boss! Yas, sail!" was tho
mournful reply of Uncle Rastus, as ho
pointed to tho broken bottle. "Dar'
Eastah como an' gone."
Kiddle's Hard Lot.
For some time tho six-year-old boy
of a Philadelphia man, tho third In
tho family, had found It his duty to
sift the family ashes, as his brother
did beforo him. One morning the kid
die was told that a baby had nrrlved,
whereat tho youngster looked very
much pleased.
"And," continued tho father, as ho
observed the pleased expression of his
son's countenance, "it's a nice little
girl."
The boy's smile vanished instanter.
"A girl!" he exclaimed, disgusted.
"Must I always sift ashes?"
Her Difficulty.
A young lady who lisped very badly
was treated by a specialist, and after
diligent practice and the expenditure
of 'some money, learned to say, "Sis
ter Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers."
She repeated it to her friends at a
private reheavsal, and was congratu
lated upon her masterly performance.
"Yeth," she said dubiously, "but it
1th thuth an ectheedingly difflculf re
mark to work into a cbnverthathon
ethpethially when you con.thider that
I havo no thither Thuthlc."
Reason.
"There's no use talking," began
Mrs. Nagg.
"I know it," interrupted Mr. Nagg.
"and tho fact that you persist in talk
ing after making that declaration
simply proves what I have often as
serted, regarding tho lack of logic
exhibited by some women. Now pro
ceed with your lecture."
Same Old Story.
Green Do you remember that stock
I bought in a gold mine last summer?
Drown Yes. How did you come
out?
Green Minus.
ned."
Reason" for
-Nut
fiatarrh oi Kidneys
, Cured By Peruna
"I had Ca
tarrh of tho
Kidneys and
Bladder. I
Am Very
Thankful For Peruna.
I Feel Well,
Mv fnnmift
OETWESBiff!
is clear, I fc$5
have no bitter taste in my
mouth. I am glad to say I
do not need Peruna any
longer, I am perfecUy well.
I have Peruna in the house
all the time. When I have
a cold or when I do not feel
well I take Peruna. Wc
were all sick with the grip
last winter. We took Peru
na and it helped us. Peruna
is the best medicine for grip
or colds."
Mrs. Gnu. IT. CmUoa, Vox SOI, Or
tonrllle, Sllnn.
HE GOT THE TWELVE CENTS
Pointed Argument of Old Colored Toll
Man Was Too Much for Mo
tor Tourists.
One of tho pioneer manufacturers
of motor cars, Is responsible for this
motor story.
"On ono of the old turnpikes which
the motor tourist occasionally runs
ncrgss, a big touring car had twico
rushed through tho gato without pay
ing toll. Tho third time they made
the attempt tho old colored 'toll-man
shut tho gato, and brought thorn to a
standstill. Tho half-dozen occupants
of tho large touring car wero very in
dignant and declared emphatically
that they wero entitled to ride freo.
'"Look nt'your own board,' said tho
driver, 'It reads, "Every carriage, cart
or wagon drawn by one beast, two
cents; evory additional beast, two
cents." 'Wo'ro not drawn by any beast
at all.'
" 'No sah, but hero's where yo como
In, replied the old colored man, as ho
pointed to another clause, which read:
'Every half-dozen hogs, four cents,' and
ho added, 'An' three times four is
twelve.'
"Tho twelve cents was paid."
Getting Back at Him.
There lived In a certain county, a
Mr. Crane, who had for a neighbor a
Mr. Fuller. Crano and Fuller wero not
tho best of friends, and scarcely over
met without having a pasBago-at-arms.
Meeting one day, Fuller said:
"Crane, what is tho difference be
tween a crane and a meadow hen?1'
"Oh," replied Crane, "thero Is a
great deal of difference. Tho meadow
hen is fuller in tho body, and fuller in
tho neck, and fuller In the breast
in fact, it Is fuller nil over."
Wouldn't PaBs.
"Did you stop in the employment
agency to get a cook?" asked Mrs.
Crosslots.'
"Yes," replied her husbaud, very
gloomily.
"Eight of 'em looked me over and
decided that I wouldn't do."
It is easier to name a brand of
cigars after a great man than to in
duce him to smoke them.
There isn't much hope for the people
who would rather tell their troubles
than be popular.
Grape-Nuts
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This is a perspective viow of tho
etery at Arlington.
BOY SCOUTS
SsjS, &ixmimismti&t
These six Boy Scouts wero photographed Just after Presidont Wilson had
medal, the highest Hoy Scout order, aud the sixth with a medal of honor
Howard Qatley (honor medal), Clinton
GETTING MORMON CONVERTS IN BROOKLYN
Two pretty girls havo been lately going about the Itidgewood section of
Brooklyn, cnnvasslng from door to door for converts to tho Mormon church.
Tho girls aro Miss Gortrudo Phelps of Salt Lako City (loft) and Miss Edna
Crowther of Mesa, Ariz, (right). They call at a homo, make friends with tho
woman of tho house, call a few days later and begin talking Mormonlsm.
At tho third visit tho prospect is usually very recoptlvo and tho girls toll of
tho "great benefits offered by the Mormon church," what it has accomplished
and expects to accomplish. A day or so later an elder of the church calls
and tries to make tho conversion complote.
ON THE DUTCH-BELGIAN FRONTIER
IsllSffi&iii'raagzi
German guards examining contents of a Dutch provision trader's cart
on the Belgian frontier.
DERIVATION OF WAR TERMS
Interesting to Trace the Origin
Expressions Just Now Very
Much In Use,
of
Thero Is a certain romantic interest
in tho consideration of tho, etymologi
cal history of war terms. In running
over tho current oxprosslona, nR wo
meet them In tho dally newspapers, n
curious interchange of root and dorlv
etlvo is shown, whoraby wo see that
marly ovary uutlou lias "taken pris
NATIONAL MEMORIAL AT ARLINGTON
design for a national memorial that
DECORATED BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Allard, Frank Watson, Edward Pardco, EUwarcl Slioiry anu anmuoi Mnruy
oner" In Its own tongue an expression
which ut onotlmo or another wns tho
possession of a hostile, or at least
alien, nation. There are, of courso,
Bomo exceptions, notably In tho caso
of tho word "shrapnel," which is not,
as might bo supposed, n German word
nt nil, but belongs rightfully to tho
English, holug tho ntuno of Its In
ventor, a colonel In tho British army.
Soma words, Uko tho word "war,"
havo boon' in u mannor "gentlemen
Rdvoiitururs," lighting under many
flags, and coming dowti to us through
will bo built soon In Uio national com
' V ..,r1nrLmf.nl-UUumAJuin.AJiflSBIy
docoratcd five of them with tho eaglo
for heroism. Loft to right, they aret
MISS ADELE LEUVILLE
When tho Lafayette kits wnro Bent
ovor to tho French army one of tho
cards giving tho names of contribu
tors was that of Miss Adelo Leuvlllo,
Her kit was received by Maurice Du
bois of tho Sixth French cavalry, Yho
wrote to tho Lafayotto fund man
agors that ho went to school with a
girl of that name seventeen years ago
In Nancy, Franco. Inquiry proved it
was tho samo Adole, and now she has
gono over to help nurso tho wounded
Frenchmen and to boo Maurlco,
Her Comment.
Boggs I see ProfeBsor Pupin sayB
tho telophono will bo improved bo rap
Idly that pretty Boon a Now Yorker
can take down tho receiver in hia
apartment nnd talk with hia daughter
in Paris or his brother in London.
Mrs. Boggs (with tho usual sniff)
That means, I supposo, that ho
wouldn't care to talk to his wifo no
mattor whero sho was! Cleveland
'lain Dealer.
tho militant vocabularies of many na
tions. "War" Itself began, It must bo
confessed, In Germany In tho guise of
tho old Gormanlc noun "werra." It ap
peared subsequently in Spain and It
aly as "guerra," and In Franco ub
"guerre." Lltorary Digest.
Importance of Laughter.
Laboratory scientists will boar out
tho declaration of tho late Mr, Titus
of Imperial Rome that wo have' lost
u dayif it has passed without .laughing
If ' & . 1
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GETTING UNDER COVER!
HOW SOLDIERS ON FIRING LJNe'
"DIG THEMSELVES IN."
When the Least Exposure Meani
Death Men Burrow Into the Earth
In Record Time Use All
Sorto of Tools.
In tho reports of the war in Europe i
it is frequently stated that tho ad'l
vanco lines of tho armies throw up In
trenchments, -and it is difficult for tho
ordinary reader to understand how
this Is done, for to him anything like a
fortification appears to bo a matter of ,
nntialrlnrnlila ttmn ntifl Inlmr wMMi Jl
.U.. ,. w.w . MM. auww, ..M.W.
could not bo accomplished with tho
enemy raining Bliot ahd shell. What
theso protections aro and how they
nro formed is clearly explained in the
special war lssuo of tho Scientific
American.
The advancing line may havo BUf-,1
fcred great losses, or tho ammunition
may bo running low. At all ovents, it
finds itself unable to gain ground to :
tho front. To rotreat would bo fatal.
It must remain whero It is Borne of
tho men And natural cover, but many
must provide artificial protection from
tho enemy's rlflo fire. Tho men aro '
lying down as flatly as they can. To'
rise, even to a kneeling position,
means death or a disabling wound.
Tho necessity for cover under these
circumstances caused men to devise
the lying-down trench, sometimes
called tho skirmishers' trench. It gives
cover from rlflo flro to a man lying
down, but la absolutely no protection
from shrapnel bullets. Tho height of
tho parapet should not exceed ono
foot. Tho trench itself Is about two
and a half feet wide and about six feet
long. It can bo constructed by one'
man in soft ground, using tho portable '
Intrenching tools, in about thirty mln-1
utes. Under fire, as outlined In the
foregoing, tho man being compelled to
remain In tho prono position, ho can J
mask himself from view in from ten
to fifteen minutes and complete tho
trench in 40 to 45 minutes. In this
position, and in vlow of tho small num
ber of portablo intrenching tools car
ried by tho company, tho man would
be obliged to uso his knlfo bayonet to
loosen tho earth and tho cover of his
meat can to shovel It in front of him.
Ono of tho methods of working sug
gested by tho text books is to dig a
tronch 18 inches wide as far back as
tho knees; roll Into it and dig 12
inches wide alongside of it and down
to tho feet; then roll Into the second
cut and extend tho first ono back to
tho feet. This trench was seldom used
In tho Manchurlan war. Tho best that
can be said for it is that men can ob
tain slight cover under a hot fire with
n minimum of casualties because it in
volves less digging, and they aro par
tially protected from the very begin
ning of the work.
Locating the Trouble.
The floorwalker said to tho manager
of tho shoo department:
"I had tho doggondest tlmo with my
furnaco this morning."
"What wns wrong with it?"
"I couldn't get a bit of heat in the
dining room, and I couldn't understand
it."
"What did you do?"
"I wont down into the cellar and
took off a part of the plpo, but that-
was all right"
"Huh!"
"And then I examined tho chock'
damper and that was all right"
"Woll!"
"Then I looked at the draft nnd that
was all right."
"Well, well!"
"Finally, after working about an
hour I found out what the trouble
was."
"What was it?"
"Tho dining room register was
turned oft." Louisvlllo Times.
Wellington's Wounded.
It Is difficult to rcalizo the callous
ness to'wards the sick and wounded
against which Wellington struggled
in tho Peninsula. One ovenlng at
dinner ho heard that at a post several
miles away a large number of sick
soldiers wero lying In tho open, ex
posed to tho weather. He rodo prompt
ly to the place, found the sick in tho
plight described, whilo the healthy of
ficers were In comfortnblo houses, and
was told by tho commanding ofllcer
that thero was no accommodation for
tho Bick. Ho Instantly arranged In
detail for the billeting of the sick in
those houses; but suspecting what
might follow, paid a surprise visit next
night, and found that the Invalids
had again been turned out into the
open. Wellington Immediately rein
stated them, arrested the officers, and
had them tried and dismissed for dis
obedience. And He Did,
A country deacon went homo one
evening and complained to his wife
that he had been abused down at the
store Bhamefully. "Ono of tho neigh
bors," ho said, "called mo a liar." Her
eyes flashed with indignation. "Why
didn't you tell him to prove It?" Bhe
exclaimed. "That's the very thing
that's the trouble," replied the hus
band; "I told him to prove It, and he
did."
Neighborhood Melody.
"Please, ma'am," said the littlo girl
from next door, "mother wants to
know if you will lend hor your now
nfochanlcal tuno player this after
noon." "What an extraordinary Idea! Is
she going to, give a dance?"
"No, ma'am. We're tired of danc
ing to it. Sho wants to keop it quiet
for a couple of hours so that the baby
can Bleep."
Still Teach Outworn Belief.
Noted for many queer Institutions,
Cairo has tho unenviable reputation of
being tho homo of tho "deadest uni
versity lr tho world." This is El
Ezhar, tho great Moslem university,
which schools its 11.000 students on
tho Ptolemaic theory of tho unlversa
which makes the earth the. center oC
tho oolar system around which th
sun and stars revolve.