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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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LOOK AT CHILD'S
TONGUE IF SICK,
CRO$SJEVERISH
HURRY, MOTHER1 REMOVE POL
SONS FROM LITTLE STOMACH,
LIVER, BOWELS.
1IVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIQ3
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CONSTIPATED.
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, It Is a sure sign that your lit
tle one's stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't cat or act natu
rally, or Is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sorj
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give u
tenspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs," and In n few hours nil the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without griping, and you
.have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative;"
they love Its delicious taste, and It
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
"'California Syrup of Figs," which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
"bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
"here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that It Is made by the "Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company." Refuse
ny other kind with contempt. Adv.
The Movie Business.
"I hear your star Is demanding an
other raise." "Yes ; she heard in some
-way that we are finally making a prof
it." TOUCH UPSET?
IPAPE'S DIAPEPSIN AT ONCE ENDS
SOURNESS, GASES, ACIDITY,
INDIGESTION.
Lumps of undigested food causing
1aln. When your stomach Is acid, gas
.sy, sour 'or you have heartburn, flatu
lence, headache or dyspepsia, here la
Instant relief No waiting!
Don't stay upset I Eat a tablet of
Capu's Dlapepsln and Instantly your
tstomach feels fine. All the Indigestion
ipaln, gases, acidity and misery In the
:stomach ends.
Pape's Dlapepsln tablets cost llttlo
:at any drug store but there Is no Burer
-or quicker stomach relief known. Adv.
Deep Grief.
"And was the widow so Inconsol
able?" "Oh, yes. Why, they had to
Slide her powder puff to keep her from
-weeping."
Lives 200 Years!
For more thin 200 years. Ilnarlcm Oil,
the famous national rcmci! of Holland,
1i..s been tecognized as an infallible lelicf
fmm nil forms of kidney and bladder dis
orders. Its very "Re is proof that it mint
Jiave unusual merit.
If you are troubled with pains or aches
n the back, ieel tireu in the morning,
'headaches, indigestion, insomnia, painful
or too frcnucnt passage of urine, irritation
or stone in the bladder, you will almost
ciUiinly find relief in GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules. This is the good
old remedy that has stood the test for
hundreds of years, prepared in the proper
rpiantity and convenient form to take.
It is imported direct from Holland lab
oratories, and you can get it nt any
-drug store. It is a standard, old time
"home remedy and needs no introduction,
l-'ach capsule contains one doe of five
drnpH and is pleasant and easy to take.
'Iiicy will quickly relieve those stiffened
jninH, that backache, rheumatism, him
liago, sciatica, gall stones, gravel, "brick
diibt," etc. Your money promptly refund
d if tlipy do not relieve you. But be btire
-to get the ccnuine GOLD MEDAL brand.
In boxes, three sizes. Adv.
Two Qualities to Cultivate.
He loving, and you will never wiwit
for love ; lie humble, and you will nev
r want for guidance. D. M. Muhick.
Colc'ii Cnrhollnntve Quickly Hellrvrs
and lieals burning, Itching- and torturing
skin diseases. It Instantly ntops the pain
of burns. Heals without scars. 25c and COc.
.Ask your UruKSlst. or send 25c to The J.
tV. Colo Co., nockford, III., for a pkff.Adv.
Couldn't Be Otherwise.
"Were tho British soldiers happy
when they started for France?"
"Happy? They were In t ra n sport a."
in M JV&ZfTrL '
RAILROAD PROBLEM QUESTION OF
STUBBORN FAGT,N0T OF THEORY
McAdoo Favors a Five-Year Test Period in Which td Prove Which
. Is Better, Government Ownership or Private Ownership
Wisely Regulated Under Superior Authority
of Federal Government.
By W. G. M'ADOO.
The railroad problem Is today otic
of the most, If not tho most. Impor
tant and vital domestic questions facing
the American people. Our wclfaro
and prosperity depend on its proper
solution. Therefore it Is peculiarly
necessary thnt the facts regarding It
be understood clearly; that it be set
tled not along partisan pollticnl lines
nor In deference to the prejudices of
any class; thnt the American people
face the Issue boldly and dispose of It
as courageously as they have always
done with every basic problem they
have had to meet.
Let me say Immediately that I have
no pet theory to advance In discussing
tho settlement of the railroad ques
tion. At the present time I am neither
an advocate nor nn opponent of gov
ernment ownership. But while my
tendency Is against government own
ership nnd In favor of a wisely regu
lated private ownership under strong
federal control, I mn frank to say that
1 am not afraid of government owner
ship should experience, gained by an
adequate test, prove thnt It Is the best
solution of tho problem. We are liv
ing in a new dny In America; tho
world Is throwing off old shackles; wo
must do what seems best In view of
ascertained facts regardless of pre
conceptions. I favor a five-yenr test
period because I believe its results will
tell us comlncingly which Is better
government ownership or private own
ership wisely and adequately regulated
under the superior authority of the
federal government.
Calls Attention to Problem.
The rerent suggestion I mnde-to tho
congress for such a test under penco
conditions has at least served to con
centrate attention on tho problem.
Many of the attacks on the plnn plain
ly havo been dlctnted by selfish in
terests; others just ns plainly are due
to misunderstanding.
The suggestion most generally ad
vanced by the opposition Is thnt the
roads be continued under government
operation for the twenty-ono months'
period after the. war, as provided by
the present federal control act, nnd
thnt during that lime remedial legis
lation (there Is nn utter lackvOf agree
ment on the details of such legisla
tion) bo enacted to return the roads
(o their private owners.
There are two rensons why such a
course seems to me impossible; first,
tho ronds cannot be operated success
fully under the present net for twenty
ono months with the prospect of their
return to their owners at the end of
that time ippronchlng nearer every
day; and second,, no adequato and fair
remedial legislation can bo obtained
within that lime In view of tho polit
ical situation, and the lack of crystal
lization of the thought of the nation
ns to what Is the best permanent so
lution. In discussing these two points,
I must bo frnnk, for tho American peo
ple arc entitled to fmnkness. This Is
their problem, and they are going to
settlo It sooner or later whether cer
tain Interests wnnt them to or not.
The most serious obstacle to going
on with the present system of federal
control under existing llmltntlfttis
while the congress tries to work out
remedial legislation Is thnt of morale.
Some purposely blind peoplo appear
to think this an Idle argument, put for
ward to bolster up a plan. They do
not know the sltuntlon. "No man can
serve two masters."
Face Stubborn Fact.
The railroad officials nnd employees
of the United States are only human.
If they sec the end of federal control
rapidly approaching, with their posi
tions nnd their futuro tho constant
subject of partisan political contro
versy, and with nn entirely different
system of control, which will vitally
affect each Individual employee, about
to go in effect they naturally cannot
work witli undivided thought nnd n
the highest point of efficiency ; they
will be thinking inevitably of tho In
terests of the private owners whose
employees they will soon become, and
they will pay less and less attention
to the government officials operating
tho roads. Whero the Interests of the
private owners and of the government
clash, as they unavoidably will In
many cases, employees will hesitate
which Interest to serve. Confusion and
lack of efficiency are bound to result.
This Is not theory; this Is a stubborn
fact that must be faced. Already
signs of the difficulty nre beginning to
appear. With other forms of Industry
this might not be so serious, but tho
prosperity and even tho lives of mil
lions of Anferlcans depend upon the
discipline and efficiency of th'., Ameri
can railroad machine
'Hicn, too, were the effort inndo to
contlnuo'the present control under ex
isting legislation, the railroads, from
a physical standpoint, might stand still
or even deteriorate during the twenty
one months' period. Without the co
operation of the railroad corporations,
It Is difficult under the present law lo
carry forward Improvement or to oh
tain needed equipment. Already ninny
of the railroads aro rolMlng pur-
uhases of necessary equ pmcmt for
their recount. Many of the ucrexMin
iiiprovenicnti, such us Joint tv-'mlnulu.
while of great benefit to tho public,
are not relished by somo railroad cor
porations for :ompetltlvo nnd there
fore selfish reasons. Such Improve
ments would result In great econo
mies, without which It probably would
be Impossible to reduce passenger or
freight rates during tho twenty-one
months' period. It Is Impossible to
carry forward an adequato program
of Improvements nnd to demonstrate
those operative economics which will
cheapen transportation In a shorter pe
riod thnn live years.
Must Keep Out of Politics.
I would prefer not to mention poli
tics In connection with this problem,
becnuso primarily It Is an economic
question. But we must not bo blind.
Tho American people have been dis
cussing tho railroads for generations;
almost every man In public life has
gone on record on somo phnse of the
subject. In 1920 there will be a presi
dential election. It Is Idle to suppose
that under such conditions It will bo
possible .during this or tho next con
gress to secure calm and deliberate
consideration of tho ultlmnto solution
of the problem, much less a fair nnd
adequate pcrmnnent settlement. This
vital question must not bo settled In
tho heat or passion of partisan poll
tics; It must be dealt with in the calm
of an Inter-presidential election period.
Somo of the opponents of tho sug
gested flvc-yenr extension of federal
control appenr to do so on tho ground
thflt the operating revenues during tho
year 15)18 will bo insufllcicnt to pay
the rentals guaranteed to tho owners.
They forget that most of tho wage
Increases granted to employees took
effect Jnnunry 1, 1918, whereas tho
Increnscd passenger nnd freight rates
did not go into effect until six months
later. If Increased freight and pas
senger rates had gone Into effect Jnn
uary 1, 1918, at the same time as tho
wage increases, there would have been
no deficit. They also forget that tho
government took over the roads when
they vcro completely paralyzed and
when tho greatest congestion of traffic
In their history was upon them. It
cost tho government millions of dollars
to clear up tho congestion and get tho
railroads running ngaln efficiently.
They also forget that blizzard followed
blizzard, and that It cost much money
to overcome their effects. They for
get, too, that tho price of coal, of steel,
and of other supplies was far above
normal durjng tho past year. These
added expenses all would have had to
be met had the roads continued under
privnto control, nnd to pay for them,
rates would have Iind to be Increased.
Private operation tho past yenr would
have failed utterly and tho deficit
would havo been grentcr perhaps than
under government mnnngement.
Economies Can Be Effected.
Under pence conditions, and with n
period of five yenrs of federal control
assured, It should be possible to main
tain existing wages and working condi
tions nnd to effect such economies,
that reductions in rates, both passen
ger nnd freight, ought to follow with
in n rensonnble time. Unquestionably
economies enn be effected under uni
fied control thnt cannot be practiced
under diversified control. Already the
extra charge of one-half cent a mile
for riding In sleeping cars, Imposed as
a war measure, has been removed, nnd
other restrictions enforced by the war
are rapidly disappearing..
Unfortunately some of the opposi
tion to tho proposed five-year exten
sion is based on dissatisfaction with
service given the public during tho
war. It is argued that conditions have
been bnd, although this is not true.
It can be stated as a fact, which can
not be successfully contradicted, that
service has been greatly Improved un-
RESCUE OF AIRMEN FROM THE SEA
i vine of the British airplanes taking part In tho surrender of the (Jerman
lleot came to grief and fell Into the sou. The aviators were rescued by n
deMrojor, nnd the photograph show the plans being hauled aboard the reseuu
i tfhlp.
1 Salute Brother Officer 1
9
a
Even Though Bathing fe
Boston, Mnsi. "Salute your
brother officers even though
they be In tho bnthtub." declared
MaJ. Gen. Clarence II. FdwanN
In commenting on tho failure of
officers In the Northeastern de
partment to salute.
"The salute," General Kd- E
wnrds said, "Is a manifestation j
of n man's own self-respect. It
Is nn evidence of discipline." E
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tier federal control, In spite of the
tremendous demands thnt the war
needs have Imposed. Here ngaln It l
forgotten apparently thnt the railroads
were placed under government control
for the purpose of winning the war
against tho German autocracy. Tho
first duty was to move troops and war
supplies. I hnve yet to hear a sound
criticism of tho tunnner in which thnt
pressing war need was met. Millions
of soldiers were moved safely and ex
peditiously to the seaboard, nnd from
enmp to camp. Foodstuffs, munitions
nnd other supplies were rushed to
ships at express-train speed. Tho
American railroads during the past
year have functioned for the war pur
pose. But even In the conduct of ordinary
business, tho recora made by the rail
roads shines by comparison with llin
record of private control In previous
years when considered from the stand
point of Importnnt traffic. During tho
fall of 1918, there was prnctlcally no
congestion nny where and we were still
at war. Remember the congestion on
the railroads In the crop-niolng sen
sons of 1910 nnd 1917. Toward tho
end of 1910 conditions became so bad
that tho Interstato commerce commis
sion made an Investigation. As a re
sult. Commissioner McChord filed n re
port In which he said thnt "mills havo
shut down, prices hnve advanced, per
Ishablo articles of great value havo
been destroyed, and hundreds of car
loads of food products have been do
Inyed In renchlng their natural mar
kets." Also that "long delays In tran
sit hnve been the rulo rather than
the exception, nnd tho operations of
established industrial activities havo
been uncertain and difficult."
Became Simple Matter.
The accommodation of passengers
In peace times, and the proper at
tention to the transportation of ordi
nary freight, become n comparatively
simple matter once tho larger ques
tions hnvo been disposed of. No prac
tical. Just and experienced man en?
honestly nrgue that government op
eration per so has caused bad service.
Already needed trains are being re
stored; crowded conditions nre being
remedied; rules mndo necessary by
tho war aro being done nway with.
I touch op such questions briefly in
order thnt there may bo no beclouding
of the Issue by the Injection of false
premises. No dlsnccommodntlon will
result to the traveling or shipping pnb
He by tho extension of the period of
federal control. Tho question merely
Is whether wise nnd well considered
romcdlnl legislation for tho return of
the rond's to private control can bo
obtained under existing conditions
within twenty-one months, and wheth
er, even If that were possible, tho
roads could bo operated successfully,
economically and satisfactorily pend
ing tho discussion by tho congres.1
nnd tho country, and especially with
the 1920 presidential campaign ap
proaching. '
Neither contingency being possible
In my Judgment, I seo no escape from
the conclusion thnt tho period of fed
eral control must bo extended for tlvo
yenrs, so thnt an adequate test of uni
fied operation may be secured under
pence, not wnr, conditions, nnd neces
sary Improvements to terminals nnd
other facilities bo made, free from
partisan political Influences, or tho
railroads must bo restored to privnto
control In tho nenr futuro to tnko
their chances under the old laws and
conditions which governed them prior
to the assumption of control by tho
government.
PLANNED KlNUUOivi IN UeScrtl
Adventurous Youth Had Grea
Scheme to Make Fcrtllo rtcnlen of
the Waste of Sahara.
Governmental authority, co-operating
with parental authority, baa
thwarted a romance of youthful adven
ture ut Denver which rends like a
Stevenson or n Poo. Two boys, six
teen and fifteen years old, bnd planned
the establishment of the kingdom ol
Sahara. They had studied maps nnd
devised engineering plnns, delved Into
finance and perused the military art,
until tho fund of their Information was
astonishing to those whoso duty com
pelled them to step across the adven
turers' pnth.
The Denver youths were planning
soon to IiivimIi the Sahara nyid set up
their kingdom, over which they were
to rule as Joint kings. The nntlves
were to he organized Into a powerful
army of 7.000,000 men. This army was
to dig great arfeslan wells, water from
which was to form two lakes with an
area of 2.10,000 square mljes. The
Senegal nnd Nile were to be" Hooded,
shutting the new kingdom safely In
ngnlnst hostile Incursion. Portugal
was to be coerced Into ceding Portu
guese Knst Africa to the new kingdom;
In return for which Portugal was to be
helped to take British and Frenct
Gulnnu and the former Ocrnian pos
sessions In Afrlcn. Each of the Joint
kings had figured out nn Income ol
V-l -1,300,000 for himself.
A dream, born of a disordered faucyl
Sure, but
No more of n dream than thnt ol
the German military party which start
ed out four years ago to drive the Brit
sh Hon to his den, to clip the wings
of Liberty and tie America to theli
chariot wheels. Building n powerful
kingdom In a desert would be to great
er tusk than that assumed by the
Germans of laying civilization by tin
liels.
Henceforth, If anyone proposes tc
fly to the moon or to build n spiral
stnlrway to the earth's center, ho tnnj
cite the exnmple of the ruler of a once
great people, who assumed a task sim
ilar In Its elements of romantic adven
tare and similarly Impossiblo ol
achievement. A new standard for fool
Ish effort has been set for all time.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Work for Shell Sh,ock Men.
Tho kind of employment the shell
shock niuti undertakes, whether he ro
turns to his old work or takes up some
thing new that sultH him better. Is one
of the deciding factors In his recovery
The work must bo congenial and II
must bo something he can do without
strain or worry.. And the hours, more
over, must not lie too long. A patient
whom I have known for five yenrs does
a highly skilled kind of technical work,
which he thoroughly enjoys, and for
which he Is highly nppreclated by his
"firm. In his zeal for his work, he from
tlmo to time has a spell of working
over hours, with the result that lie be
comes fatigued and (hen takes alcohol
and for n while Is whblly Irresponsible.
These attacks could be avoided If his
wifo were skillful enough to prevent
his overworking. For the mini, with
shell shock the nnturo and hours of
work should be given the most dire
ful consideration. Mary O. Jarrett In
Touchstone (New York.)
More Particular Comlnn.
They bnd been married In Novem
ber. "Did you see anything thnt particu
larly struck your fancy when you
were looking round the shops today,
sweetheart?" ho asked, on his wife's
return from a round of Chrlstmus
shopping.
"Well," she replied, "I snw some
thing extremely pretty In looking
glnsses." "I havo no doubt yon did," he oh
served, "If you looked Into them."
They wore mnrrlcd In November.
A further nnd more exciting Install
ment of this young couple's adven
tures will appear In our Christmas
number for 1910.
To Keep Your Shoeo Dry.
Here Is an Item which the doctor
tells us to ndd to our long list of
things to do to keep the "flu" away:
By slandlng Just outside your door
In a dry place for a moment heforo
wading out In the hnmv in severe
weatlier you will find that llin snow
lines not cling to the shoes nnd they
will reninln perfectly dry. The ren
son for this Is that the soles of your
shoes are cooled so that they do not
melt the mmw through which you
walk. If you rush out of a warm
house in warm shoes they unit the
snow which sticks to them, and the
water soon soaks through to (hu feet.
Mall by Airplane.
All malls between Europe and the
United States eventunlly will be cur
lied by nirplnne, according to Lord
Morris, who has championed a move
ment before a parliamentary commit
tee for tho establishment of n port
of call for Atlantic liners on the west
coast of Ireland.
Already, ho snys, a regular (hilly
mall service by airplane Is maintained
bftween England and France without
Interruption by the weather.
Alwayo Dictates It.
Booth Tiirklngton telln of nn old ne
gro who appeared as a witness befon
one of our roiainltteos. In the coursi
of his examination these question!
wero put to tho man;
"What Is your name?"
"Calhoun Clay, sab."
"Can you sign your name?"
"Sah?"
"I ask If you can wrlto your name.'
"Well, no sah. Ah neither writes mi
name. Ah dictates It, sah,"
GIRLS! LOIS OF
nm
small bottle of "Danderine"
makes hair thick, glossy
and wavy.
Removes all dandruff, stops itch
ing scalp and falling
hair.
To be possessed of n head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, Huffy,
wavy and free from dandruff la merely,
n matter of using a little Danderine.
It Is easy and Inexpensive to hnvo
nice, soft hair and lots of It. Just get a
small bottlo of Knowiton's Danderlno
now It costs but n few cents nl drug
stores recommend It apply a llttlo ns
directed and within ten minutes there
will bo nn appearance of nbundanco,
freshness, HuHluess nnd nn Incompara
ble gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find u trace or dandruff:
or falling hair; but your real surprlso
will bo after nbout two weeks use,
when you will seo new hair tine nnd
downy at first yes but really now
hall1 sprouting out all over your scalp
Danderlno Is, wo bellove, tho only
sure hair grower, destroyer of dan
druff and cure for Itchy scnlp, nnd It
never fnlls to stop falling hair ut once.
If you wnnt to prove how pretty nnd
soft your hair really Is, moisten n cloth
with n little Danderine and carefully,
draw It through your hair taking ono
smnll strand nt n time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy nnd beautiful In Just
a few moments n dellghlful mupilso
uwnlts everyone who tries this. Adv.
Sure of It.
"Is your lady friend accompli shed?"
"Sure she Is. Why, sho plays by
hand."
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottlo ot
CASTOIUA, that famous old remedy
for Infants nnd children, nnd seo that It
Bears tho
w&ki.
Signature of(
In Ubo for Over !iO Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Cnstoriai
Bequeathed EUewhcrc.
"My ancestors wero all peoplo with'
bruins."
"Too bad you wero disinherited."
Tho charm of n bathroom Is Its spot
lessness. By tho U30 of Roil Cross Ball
Blue, nil cloths and towels retain thclc
whiteness until worn out. 0c.
Forewarned.
"Aro you going to Miss OidglrPs
party?" "Not much, I am. I saw her
buying mlstleioe this morning."
Plenty of exercise, fresb air,
regular hours is all the'pre
scription you need to avoid
Influenza unless through
neglect or otherwise, a cold
gets you. Then take at
once
QSCARAJ& QUININE
Standard cold remedy for 20 yer In tablet
form iafe, ure. no opiate break up a cold
In 24 houra relieve itrin In J daya. Money
back If It fall. The genuine box tins n Urd top
with Mr. IUU'a picture. At All Uruc Utorci.
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Enemies
WHITE SCOURS
BLACKLEG
Your Veterinarian can ctan p
them out with Cutter's Anti-Calf
Scour Serum and Cuttcr'a Germ
Free Blackleg Filtrate and Airgnasin,
or Cutter' Blackleg Pills.
Ar.lc him nbout them. If ho
hasn't our litrraturr, write to Ui for
Information on tin sc products.
The Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley, Cal., or Chicaco, III.
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