NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. DON'TWHiP! Stop Lashing Your Bowels with Harsh Cathartics but take "Cascarets." , fl.t.....H "i-t-t'"--""tW'...r,.l4 Everyone must occasionally give the 'bowels some regulnr help or else suf fer' from constipation, bilious attacks, stomach disorders, and sick headache. But do not whip the bowels Into nc" tlvlty with harsh cathartics. What the liver and bowels need Is a .gentle and natural tonic, one that can -constantly bo used without harm. The gentlest liver nnd bowel tonic Is "Cas carets." They put the liver to work and cleanse the colon and bowels of all waste, toxins and poisons without .griping they never sicken or lncon Tcnlence you like Calomel, Salts, Oil, or Purgatives. Twenty-five million boxes of Cas carets are sold each year. They work while you sleep. Cascarets cost so llttlo too. Adv. More Trouble. Dlmisslng the various tangles that Amendments and reservations to the Lcnguc of Nations proposal were de veloping, n senator said: "The utter Impossibility of straight ening out the situation and getting a cleiwcut proposition reminds me of the old lady who was milking n cow when n dog came along nnd lnpped some of the milk out of u bucket. " 'There, plague on It !' the old lady ild : 'now I suppose I'll have to strain that milk again.' " if You Heed a Medicine You Should Have the Best Have you ever stopped to reason why it is that so many products that are ex tensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight and are soon forgotten r The reason is plain the article did not fulfill the promises of the manufacturer. This applies more particularly to a medicine. A medicinal preparation that has real curative value almost sells itself, as like An endless chain system the remedy is recommended by those who have been benefited, to those who are in need of it. A prominent druggist says "Take for example Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a preparation I have sold for many years and never hesitate to recommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent re sults, as many of my customers testify. Ko other kidney remedy has so large a sale." According to sworn statements and verified testimony of thousands who have used the preparation, the success of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact, so many people claim, that it fulfills al most every wish in overcoming kidney, liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri nary troubles and neutralizes the uric acid which causes rheumatism,. You may receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Ringhamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents; also mention tins paper. Large and medium size bottles for sale at all drug stores. Adv. $ Sattfa'a I By R. RAY BAKER M (TO (Copyright. I91, by the McCluro News paper Syndicate.) UE tall, rowboncd snllor stopped whistling when he saw the automobile, nlthough his lips re nin I nod pursed and va por continued to form before his mouth. Ho halted midway between the fog-bell und the lighthouse, nnd stumped his feet ener getically on the beaten snow path, for they were cold In spite of heavy overshoes. "Ben Clark's automobile," ho snld, und he did not say It Joyfully, "lie's cnllln' on Marie ng'ln." The door of the dwelling pnrt of the lighthouse opened and u young man, dressed In n fur coat, came out, placing n cnn. also of fur. on his head, lie paused when he suw the sailor. "Merry Christmas," said the fur-clad one, grinning, and ho passed on to the automobile, climbed in, nnd soon was whirling nwny. "Same to yuli," snng out the sailor, although he scowled ns he approached the door through which the other had New Raisin. A process has been discovered by which wine-grapes can be turned into n kind of raisin which lias not been produced before but which Is finding u ready market, both on this continent and iibroad. The demand for it, we are told, will be large enough to ab sorb the entire wine-grape crop of Cal ifornia, amounting to about " 4(X),000 tons, which will probably not be need ed for wine under temperance legislation. ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE Warns "Bayer" is on Genuiaa Aspirin say Bayer Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" In a "Bayer package," containing prop er directions for Headache, Colds, Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin toxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Aspirin Is trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono aceticacidester of Salicyllcacid. Adv. Liked to Go and Come. Little Mary, on being asked If she liked to go to school, snld : "Oh, yes, I like to go and come back. Staying there between times Is what I don't like." BOSCHEE'S SYRUP. A cold Is probably tho most com mon of nil disorders and when neglect ed is apt to be most dangerous. Sta tistics show that more than three times as many people died from in fluenza last year, as were killed In tho greatest war the world has ever known. For tho Inst fifty-three years Boschee's Syrup hos been used for coughs, bronchitis, colds, throat Ir ritation nnd especially lung troubles. It gives tho patient a good night's rest, freo from coughing,, with easy expectoration In the? morning. Made In America and used In tho homes of thousands of families nil ovor tho civilized world. Sold everywhere. Adv. A Light Shone Forth Into the Winter Night. Many an uncivil young man mnnnges to pass a civil service examination. emerged. "Seems he's gettln' In n hurry about it. Christmas don't come till tomorrow." There was nothing about the sailor to denote thnt he was a seafaring man, unless It was his rolling gait, for lie was bundled up much as the other man. although his coat. Instead of being fur. was an old fuzzy blue one, Navigation hnd closed some months ago. hecnuse a large share of the lake hud an Icy blanket, and Harry 11 Miimond was obliged to find other puisults till spring. So he fished through the Ice und helped keep the village of Bennett supplied with food. His knock wns answered by a dark eyed girl of three years, who smiled brightly. ' "Hello. Emellne," he snld. and he took her In lite arms nnd asked her about Santa nnd what she expected the old gentleman from the North to bring her. "Big doll's what 1 want," she told him, trying to spoil the part In Ids hair, and failing hecnuse there was not nnv there to begin with. "Dnt's nil Just big doll." From the adjoining room came nn other dark-eyed girl of nineteen wip ing her hands on nn apron. Harry placed the tot on the floor, and ns he did so lie discovered n pic ture standing on the table. It wns of a very good looking young man. "I see Mr. Clnrk left n present, Harry said, and immediately wished he had kept his thoughts to himself, for the girl flared up. "Yes." she said with a tinge of de- dance. "Ben Clark left me Ids pic ture. I hope you don't object." The snllor studied the blue pattern In the fnded red carpet. "Wouldn't do much good if I did," he responded. "You an' he's gettln' pretty thick. Marie. I thought things was pretty well understood between you an' me but that was before Ben commenced tnkln' you rldln' and shlnln' up to you. A ninn with a car certainly does have an advantage over us poor guys. Marie's cheeks grew red and she tapped her foot. "Look here. Harry Hammond." she said In n voice that sounded like n rlngmnster'B whip cracking, '-you nor no man Is going to dictate to mo. Mr. Clark has been very nice. Besides, lie's n highly refined gentlemnn, and you well, you're not, and you kuow It." Ben turned toward the door. "Mebbe 1 better step out o' It alto getWur." he observed. He opened tho door and was .about to step out. when ihnellnc sprang Into his arms. He kissed the child on the forehead, then put her back on the lloor nnd wont out, remarking to htm self thnt "this sure is some merry Christmas." That aftornoon n storm that had been brewing for days vented Its split on tho village and. Its surrounding, which Included Clayton Point and the lighthouse. A rnw, stiff wind carried biting pieces of hard snow. "Mebbe Santa Clans tnn't tome." said the tot. us she snuggled up to the ilder girl nnd listened to the howl- lug wind. "Probably not," replied Marie, who . ... .ft was gazing abstractedly irom me living room window out over th frozen lake. Mnrle was quite sure Santn would not come. Santn would have to no her brother Frank, who wns Eiuellne's father, nnd he wns at Slonn City, 20 miles nwny, helping nn Ice compnny put up next summer's supply. lie had promised to bring something for timeline's Christmas, but Mnrle knew he would not attempt the trip In the storm. Frnnk wns tho llghtkeepor and the government records showed Mnrle to be his assistant. Frnnk kept the light burning during the summer nnd In the winter found Jobs of vnrlous kinds to perform. About five o'clock, through tne storm, Mnrle heard an automobile horn, nnd presently came a knock on the door. Ben Clark, blanketed with snow, stood there when she opened It. "1 can't stay," he snld, "or 1 won't be able to drive buck, because tho road Is drifting badly. I came because I heard some news you'll ho Interested In. Unrry nammond went out on the Ice tills morning with his dog team, nnd up nt the village a fisherman Just camo In with tho news thnt tho Ice hud crncked and pnrt of It went out. Hammond didn't have a chance In a thousand, especially In this storm. Ho surely must have drowned." Mnrle started back, horror In her eyes. "Ilnrry drowned I" she cried. "It doesn't seem possible. Arc you sure? Can't you do something? Tnko mo out on tho Ice In your car. Perhaps he's still alive, lying somewhere on the Ice freezing. Tho Ice must he firm for u long ways out" What?" exclaimed Ben. "Go out there in tills howling blizzard j tho ice might hold up for n long wnys, but I'd ruin the car and we'd stnnd a good chance of getting pneumonln. If we didn't net lost and wnnder Into open water." Early that night the villagers were startled to see a red bar of light shoot from Clayton Point. It wns the first time In history that that light, which hnd guided many a ship through sum mer gales, had shone forth into n win ter night. Up In tho light tower stood Mnrle looking through the groat glass wall striving to pierce the dnrkness and storm with eyes thnt were red from weeping. "There's not much hope," she mused. "but there's Just u chance he's still nllve and the old light might help hint." For hours she remained at Hie post, watching and waiting, all but hopeless. Midnight found her asleep In a chair close by the light, exhausted by her long vigil. A scream from below made her wide awake. She stumbled down the slnlrs nnd groped her way to timeline's room To her surprise n lump wns burning nnd there wns Emellne seated on tho bed. bouncing n doll, fully us large as herself, on her knee. ;Snntn tamo I" cried the little girl, and now Mnrle realized that It Had been a scream of loy that nwuk cned her. "Snntn tame I" repented the tot. "I found this right on my bed." Unable to understand. Marie went out into tho living room nnd lighted a i 71 4 a TvrrpAT M K Canada Would Like 8,000 Square Miles of Maine WASHINGTON. Senator Johnson of California read Into tlie (Jongrossionni Record In the closing days of tho last session nn nrtlclo by Sir Andrew THIS?fO 1 f sl 1 ' .LQJ -V McPhnll of MeGlll university, Montreal, and said by way of Introduction: "It is an article by a distinguished Ca nadian, In which he shows the pur poses to which tho League of Nations ought to be put when subsequently it mny bo In operation, nnd he delineates the boundaries, as he believes they ought to bo, between Canada und the United States, nnd shows thnt under Ihe Lenguo of Nntlons, under urtlclo 10, that boundary should he fixed whereby about 8,000 square miles of the state of Maine should be udded to Cnnndu." Sir Andrew elaborates on tho proposition thnt u free tuition must hnvo reasonable ncccss to tlie sea i communications thnt nrc reasonably secure. His conclusion Is: "All access to the sea, even by the St. Lawrence, Is under direct control of the united States, on account of the projection of tho stnto of Maine to within HO miles of the St. Lawrence. This one outpost domlnutes tlio nro or uinaun, which exists only by the will of Its neighbor." So he argues In favor of the United Stntcs giving uanaua unit pan ui Maine lying north of the Cnnadlun Pacillc runway netweon luegunuc hi Quebec und McAdum In New Brunswick. After discussing wnys and means, ho concludes: . , "it nmv bo tircod thnt this bnrrlcr against future development exists merelv In our minds and sentiments: but nationality Itself Is an nffalr of sentiment, which none appreciate better than tho people of the United Stntcs. rpiiisi tirnnnsnl for nn net of generosity on their part will, it is believed, appeal n their lust nnd conerous nature and win ue entirely m nnrmony wun umi spirit of Idealism which Impelled them to come to tho relief nnd rescue of tho distressed nntlons of tlio worm which were striving to ue ireo aim t rcmuln In frcdom. Here lsn master chance of putting tlie League of Nations to tho test." "Direct and Indirect Costs" of the Great War III3 first comprehensive report on the "direct and indirect costs of tho war" linn lust been inndo bv the Cunioglo isnuowmcnt lor iiuurnuiioniu rence. After tnking each of the countries separately, those on both sides, nnd then HUlllllllirir.lilK mi? it'im iiiri'i;i uuu uiu totnl Indirect costs, tho report gives the direct cost us .$180,000,000,000, und states thnt the indirect costs "have amounted to almost as much more." The cupltullzcd -value of soldier human life, which Is given among the "Indirect" costs, Is plnced ut ?:W,551, 270,280. Tho property losses nro divided ns follows: On land, $20,000,000,000; to shipping and curgo, $0,SOO,000,000. Loss of production is nn indirect cost of the war which has meant to the nntlons $-lfi,000,000,000. War relief added $1,000,000,000. Tlie loss to neutrals through the Indirect cost to tnem is piuccu nt i,uv,- 000,000. The totnl indirect costs to nil nations, those engaged in tlio wnr nnu the neutrals, Is .$151,012,512,500. In uddltlon to the S33.B51.000.000 given ns' the economic worth or tnoso who lost their lives or were Injured in nctuul warfare, an equal amount is allowed for clvlllun losses. The number of known dead Is placed nt 0,098,771, and tho presumed dead nt 2.091,800. To the losses from death nnd wounds there are added "tlioso resulting from disease, pestilence, privation, hardship, physical exhaustion und similar causes." I DOff r WORK d$k FOR. nOTrtflff-j mm w California Is Last Word in Superdreadnaughts THE superdreudnnught California, launciied tno otner uuy nt juuro isianu nuvv yard, represents the last word In battleships. She Is expected to Besides being On the Lounge Lay a Man, Clothes Crusted With Ice. His lamp. On the lounge Iny a man, his clothes crusted with Ice. She went to him and put her urms u round him. "Harry." she sobbed. "They told me you were uciki; tnat tne ice cracked and let you through." The big sailor opened his eyes and ynwned. "I'm dead, all right dead sleepy," he grinned. "The Ice opened up. all right, but I was On tho other side of the crack, an' by drlvln' the dogs like the dickens 1 got over the danger place before she cracked on the other side. I got to Sloan City without trou ble, tin' coniln' hack I skirted the shore. At that, I'd got lost only for the ol' light." Shu took one of his hands and found It cold, and rubbed It vigorously. "But why why did you go?" she do niiindod. He tiled to stllle another yawn, but didn't miecwMl. "Well, timeline was lookln' for ?niitn." li" "-' ' red. "an' I couldn't lot Iter be disappointed." cost more thnn $15,000,000 nnd will curry 12 14-Inch guns, electrically driven, tho new warship will be clectrlcnlly operated from her guns to her potnto-peellng machine. In commission the California will have u crew of 1,022 men und 58 offi cers, full complement. She has a length over nil of 024 feet, n breadth of 00 feet and a depth of 47.2 feet. Her displacement at her ineun draught of S0.5 feet would bo 32,000 tons. She bus an estimated speed of 21 knots and u normal fuel capacity of 1,000 tons Tt Is estimated Mint she is fully 80 per cent better protected than any other vessel In the unitcu niaies iiuvy, nnf ivlmllnir tlio New Afexlpo. Her uront turbines are of 28.000 horsepower. Tho guns will be fired by electricity. v Her ventilation, steering, supplying of power to the drive shaft, laundering, printing, Ice cream freezing, cake making nnd dishwashing all will be electrically operated. AiMmmrh this ims liroticht her total cost to Bomotlilng In excess of $ifv nnnnnd ., uvlnir In fuel Is rannptwl nulcklv to offset this COSt. Her hull alono UUVM1U, l. HI I ... . . . - onat S7R00.000. In armament tho California will rnnk high. Besides her 12 14-Inch guns she will curry four submerged torpedo tubes, 25 Iwo-lnch rnpld-firo guns, four six pounders, two one pounders, four-Inch antiaircraft guns, ono three-inch landing gun and two HO-cnllDor machine guns. Some BulPs-Eyes and Stray Shots by the Young Idea HE schoolboy of the nutlon means well und will probably grow up to be a ns-ofiii eitizon In some line of uctlvlty whero accuracy Is not absolutely essential. In the meantime he is, ns Artemus Wnrd would say, a "most umuzin' little cuss." I' or example, nere nro ex cerpts from tlie examination of classes in general history: "Uomulus obtnlned the first citi zens of Home by operating u lunatic asylum." "Pompeii wns destroyed by uC eruption from the Vatican." "There wore no Christians umong tho early Gauls, they were mostly lawyers." In mythology wo have the following: "The fiorgons were three sisters that looked like women, only moro hor rible." The clasH In English history furnishes snme Interestlni' Tiinterlnl ! "Mv favorite character ill English hlstorv was Ilenrv VIII. Ho hnd six wives and killed them till." "Edward 111 would have been king of Franco If his mother hnd been a man." "Henry . " 1 I...1 n H ("Pill. th son wwiiim was drowned in the White nip nun neviu -nimn-u Blnck Death was terrible for the laborers, because they wore forced to do all the work loft bv tho thousands that died." Wo derive various hits of blogrnphy: "Benjnmln Franklin produced ,.iiirt,.i.iv hv rni, i, in. r ,.iu i.,if.i.-M.ii ni " "Andrew .Inckson wtis culled Old Hlekorv because when ho wns a hoy he was a little tough." "George Wash ington married Mary Curtis and In duo time became tho father of his country." Definitions of tills and that: "A deacon is tho lowest kind of Christian." "Tho Pharisees were people who liked to show oa" their goodnoss by praying in synonyms." "An Ihox Is where you look in tlie buck part of tho book when vim want to find unvtliliiL' that is nrlnted in tho front part of tho book." "A man who looks on the bright side of things is cnllod an optimist, but u pianist looks on Ihe dark side." "A hyphenated American Is one that talks In short sentences." "Tho whole of tho United States speaks English except Chicago und New York." Cannot Praise this Remedy too Highly THE WAY OWE LADY FEELS AFTER SUFFER'Al TWO YEARS Judging from her letter, tlio mis ery and wretchedness endured by Mrs. Chnrlio Taylor, 11. P. D. No. 1, Box 144, Dillon, S. C, must havo been terrible No one, after rend ing' her letter, can continuo to doubt tho great neniing: power of PE-RU-NA for troubles duo to catarrh or catarrhal conditions in any part of tho body. Her lcttor Is an inspiration to every Bick nnd Buffering; man or woman nnywhero. Hero it is: "I Buffered two years -with catarrh of tho head, Btomach nnd bowels. Tried two of tho best doctors, who eavo mo up. I then took PJ5-RU-NA and can truthfully say I am well. When I began to uso PE-RU-NA, I weighed ono hundred pounds. My weight now is ono hundred nnd fifty. I cannot pralso PE-RU-NA too highly, for it was a Godsend to mo. I pot-, relief from tho first half bottlo and twclvo bottles cured ms. I ndvlso all sufferers to take PE-RU-NA." As an emergency remedy in tho homo, thcro Is nothing quito tho equal of this roliablo, time-tried medicine, PE-RU-NA. Thousands placo their solo dependenco on it for coughs, colds, Btomach and bowel trouble, constipation, rheu matism, pains in tho back, Bido and loins and to prevent tho grip and Spanish Flu. To keen tho blood puro nnd maintain bodily strength nnd robustness, tako PE-RU-NA. You can buy PE-RU-NA nny whero in cither tablet or liquid form. THE "BLUES" Caused by Acid-Stomach Million ot peupl who worry, r dipon dent, havo spoils of moiitnl depression, feel blua and are often melancholy, believe that theae condition! are due to outalde Influences over which they have little or no control. Nearly nlways, however, they cnn be traced to an Internal source nrld-stomnch. Nor Is It to bo wondered at. Acld-stomaoh, begin ning with such well deflnod symptoms as In digestion, belshlntr, heartburn, bloat, etc, will, It not checked, In time affect to some degree or other all the vital organs, Tne nervous system becomes dnraniceri, Digestion suffers. The blood Is Impoverished. Health and strength are undermined. The victim of actd-stomnch. although he may not know the cause ot his aliments, reels nis nope, courage, ambition and energy slipping. And truly llfo Is dark not worth much to the man or woman who has acld.stomachl (let rid ot It! Don't let actd-stomnch hold you back, wreck your health, make your anys miseraDie, mane you a victim ui mo "blues" nnd gloomy thoughts! Tiiere is is, marvelous modern remedy called I0ATONIC that brings, oh I such quick relief from your stomach miseries sets your stomach to rights makes it stronn, cool, swoet ana comion ablo. Helps you get back your strength, vigor, vitality, enthuBlnsm and good cheer. So many thousands upon thousands of sufferers have useu nVTumu wun suon marveiouniy helpful results that wo are sure you will feel the same way If you will Just Rive It a trial. Oet a big 60 cont box of BATONIC the good tasting tablets that you eat like a bit of candy from your druggist today. Ho will return your money it results are not ven more than you expect. P ATONIC fcp CroR acid-stomacR) Stimulating Rainfall. By way of experiment the Australian government will Instnll two machines' that a BclentiHt of that country has In vented for stimulating rainfall by lib erating high tension electricity in the upper atmosphere. The Cutlcura Toilet Trio- Having cleared your skin keep It clear by making Cutlcnrn your evcry-day toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse and purify, tho Ointment to sootua and heal, tho Talcum to powder and per fume. No toilet tnblo is complete without them. 25c everywhere Adv. That Depends. Theorist I do not believe In any kind of corpornl punishment Ex-Soldler You would, if you tho dno wo were under. had Jealousy Is as hard to hide as bass drum. Kin llubbnrd. MY fAVORtTE vai HEflRYVlll. HE HAD 6" WIVEJ AW KILLED 'M ALL r4 A K3m . I T ft mum M i r L IS a For Women Approach ing Middle Life Ottawa, Kans.: "When I reached mid dlolifo I was very nervous and almost prostrated. I saw Dr. Pierce's Favor ite Prescription nnd Golden Medical Dis covery advertised and decided to try them. I took six IxitUes of tho 'Favor ite PrescriDtion first. During tho first week of tho treatment l cmcd weaker but I Mvas auviscu oy a Tinlrtlilvir in Vrpn nn f'i.Hnnlt nnrl .Inrlnr. tho second week 1 improved rapidly and could do my work whero beforo I could not oven comb my hair. I finished tho treatment, using ino 'Golden Medical Discovery' also, and I wos permanently cured. "I havo used Dr. Pierce's Tleasant Pellota for constipation whenever I havo needed that kind of medicine, for years." MRS. MAR.Y CHASE, 003 N. Hickory St. For Women Before or After Motherhood Kansas City, Kans.: "After mother hood I liad fctninlno weakness. I becamo very nervous and all run down in health. I took Dr. Pierce's Favorito Prescription nnd it cured me. I was Boon enjoyin? tho best of health. It proved so good in my caso that 1 do not heeitato to recommend it as a splondid medicine for women." MRS. KATE KLINGLER, 18C0 Drifthton St. When a girl bocomes a woman, when o woman Incomes n mother, when a woman passos through tho chances of middle llfo. nro tlio three periods of lilo when health and strength aro most needed to withstand tho pain nnd distress often caused by severe orcnnlo disturbances. At theso critical times women aro best fortified by tho uso of Dr. ricrco's Favorito Proscription an old remedy of proved worth. 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