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NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR LESSER IMPORTANCE. X BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS National, Political, Personal and Other Matters in Brief Form for All Classes of Readers. WAR NEWS. The Roumanian army is being mo bilized and students from the univer sities are being ordered home, accord ing to a Paris dispatch. • * * A German official statement fixes the losses to the allies during the past four weeks in the west at about 150,000 and at the same time fixes the German losses at less than one quarter of that number. • * * France’s foreign commerce dimin ished in value 2,000,000,000 francs in i ten months of 1914, compared with | the total of a similar period in 1913, j according to figures compiled by the customs administration. * * * The German minister of war. Lieu tenant General Erich von Falkenliayn, has resigned, and has been replaced by ■ Major General von Hohenhorn. The ' former war minister has been made a general and retains his position as j chief of staff. Reports are that some of the Bel- ! gian municipalities have proposed to ! impose a special tax on well-to-do Bel- j gians, who refuse to return to their country. The German authorities, thinking favorable of the idea, propose to make the tax effective for all of Belgium. • * * “I not only hope but I know that we shall be able to fight through this im mense struggle. In the domain of financial and economic affairs we are equal to every demand, however long the war may last.” is an utterance at tributed to Rudolph Havenstein, presi dent of the German Reichsbank. one of the foremost financial authorities in Germany. • • • An air raid on the British isles, ■with towns in the county of Norfolk as its objective, and the royal resi dence at Sandringham as its especial mark, is the latest enterprise under taken by the Germans. Bombs were dropped near Sandringham palace. Other bombs fell on Yarmouth, King's i Lynn, Cromer Sheringham and Bees ton. Reports are that several per sons were killed and a considerable amount of material damage was done. GENERAL. A constitutional amendment grant ing the ballot to women was intro duced in both houses of the Missouri legislature. If the amendment passes - both houses of the legislature, it will be submitted to a popular referendum in November, 1916. With the departure of the steam ship John Hardie from Norfalk, Va., and of the steamer Kassala from Bal timore, the commission for relief in Belgium will have eight vessels cross ing the Atlantic with food enough to feed the Belgians for nearly three weeks. * * * John L. Outright, of Lincoln, Neb., i American vice consul at Nottingham, j England, was recalled according to a statement by Secretary Bryan because a letter written by Mr. Outright and published in an Omaha paper “con tained expressions of opinion in re gard to the European war.” • • • Moses Freedman, former superin tendent of the Carlisle Indian school at Sunbury, Pa., and C. J. Nort, for mer chief clerk, were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of em bezzling money belonging to the stu dents and of burning receipts for students’ money given ihem by the financial clerk of the institution. Members of the lower house of the Illonois general assembly went on rec ord as favoring the passage just as soon as the speakership deadlock is dissolved and the legislature organ ized, of an appropriation to reimburse live stock owners who have suffered losses through the slaughter of cattle Infected with the foot and mouth dis ease. • • * While employes of a St. Joseph (Mo.) mill were waiting in line for their weekly wages, a youth entered the office, pointed a revolver at the young woman cashier, and escaped with more than $1,000. • * • The sultan of Turkey has conferred the decoration of the Grand Order of Nichan-l-Chekafat on Mrs. Henry Mor ganthau, wife of the American ambas sador to Turkey and decorations of the second class of the same order on the three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Morgaothau. • * • A return to nearer the normal in the shoe manufacturing business dur ing the coming year was predicted by President John S. Kent in his annual address before the New England Shoe and Leather association at Boston. • * * The Marconi wireless station at Siasconsett, Mass., closed for failure to comply with the neutrality regu lations several months ago, has been ordered reopened under strict naval supervision by President Wilson. The station will not be permitted to re ceive or send code messages. • • • General Carranza has lifted the em bargo on oil exportation from Mex ico, though no explanation is given, and it is believed the danger of in ternational complications has been averted. Joseph May and William Brown were convicted of coloring oleomar garine without paying the required federal tax in the United States dis trict court at St. Louis. • * » Resolution calling upon all social ists to work for peace and interna tional disarmament was adopted by conference of socialists of neutral countries at Copenhagen. • * * Large engines and slack business have combined to increase unem ployment among enginemen, said G. N. Deguire at the western railroad wage arbitration hearing at Chicago Deguire declared the railroads kept a blacklist. • • • Representatives of the railway com missions of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, in a confer ence in Kansas City, agreed to fight the increase in rates asked for by rail roads west of the Mississippi before the interstate commerce commission. Francis H. Griffen, an attorney, and his wife, Clara H. Griffin, pleaded guilty at New York to indictments charging them with using the mails Vo defraud their acquaintances of high social standing out of sums aggregat. ing $300,000. John W. Allbright, who, according to private detectives, has in the last fifteen years obtained more than $250,000 through forged motgage swindles, is under arrest at Wau kesha. Wis, and, the detectives say, has made a confession. * • * Medill McCormick of Chicago, who as a progressive member of the Illi nois legislature recently cast his lot with the republicans, announced that he had resigned two months ago as the Illinois member of the national progressive committee. • * • W. R. Ellis, who represented the Second Oregon district four terms in the national house of representatives, beginning with 1892. dh'd at Portland. He was a native of Montgomery county, Indiana, and an alumnus of the University of Iowa, class of 1874. A shipment consisting of 1,000 jacks, purchased by the British govtrnment, is being assembled at New Orleans. The animals will be sent to India for breeding purposes, the British govern ment intending to raise mules on a large scale for both the British and Indian armies. * * * Russian Consul Dogoravlenskv. at Seattle, announced that the Russian government had awarded a contract for 15.000 railroad cars to a Seattle firm. The consul said this order was only the beginning of commercial re lations between the Russian govern ment and the Pacific northwest. * * * The $100,000,000 gold pool organ ized in New York to meet American obligations abroad shortly after the outbreak of the European war, will be abandoned, because bankers believe the necessity for it has passed. Bank ers back of the pool have communi cated their decision to the federal re serve board. WASMINOTON. Abolition of the naval “plucking" board is proposed in the Witherspoon bill, favorably reported to the house by the naval affairs committee. * » * nous's committee hearings were concluded on the McKellar bill to es tablish a federal system of supervi sion of cold storage warehouses and limiting the time food products may be kept in cold storage. It is gener ally admitted, however, that the house will not consider the -measure at this session. * * ♦ Democrats of the senate banking corrtmittee set to work in earnest to perfect a bill for establishment of a rural credit system. Senator Hollis chairman of the subcommittee, which with house members, drafted a meas ure last summer, said the committee probably would be ready to report a bill within two weeks. * • • House democrats who will be mem bers of the next congress will caucus on February 4 to agree upon the re organization of the house. It is vir tually conceded that Speaker Clark will be chosen to succeed himself; that Representative Claude Kitchen of North Carolina will take the place of Representative Underwood as floor leader. • • • Five times as much wheat and six times as much corn were exported from the United States in December, 1914, as in the same month in 191"; flour exports increased more than 08 per cent for the same period; fresh beef incrased more than twelvefold, and generally the exports of "bread stuffs," w-hich includes practically all the staple grains, increased five times. These figures were disclosed in a statment from the department of commerce. * * * After long consideration the Fed eral board, acting in its unofficial ca pacity as the central committee of the $135,000,000 cotton loan fund, de cided not to comply with requests re cently received to extend the time limit for loan applications beyond February 1. * » * The rivers and harbors appropria tion bill, carrying more than $34,000, 00O, passed the house by a vote of 164 to 81. The bill now goes to the senate where a protracted fight is expected. * * * Government acquisition of all tele phone properties was advocated be fore the house postoflice committee by Representative Lewis of Maryland, author of a bill for that purpose, and by Samuel H. Bell of Washington, D. C„ representing the International Typographical union. • * • The senate bill to establish the Rocky Mountain national park, com prising 231,000 acres in Colorado, mostly in forest reserves, was passed by the hoi\se after adoption of some minor amendments. ARMY BILL PASSED HOUSE MEASURE PROVIDES 101 MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE. SHIP BRAVES BRITISH NAVY Wilhelmina, Flying U. S. Flag, Starts On First Voyage of Kind Since War Began. • Washington.—After two days of de bate on the general state of the na tional defenses, the house passed witiiout a roll call the army appropria tion bill, carrying 1101,000,000 Advocates of immediate strengthen ing of the national defenses fought to the last for additional appropriations, but met with no encouragement. The last roll call, on motion of Represen tative Gardner of -Massachusetts, to commit the bill with instructions to report back an amendment carrying $1,000,000 for aviation, was defeated, 253 to 34. The bill, which carries funds for all branches of the army during the coming year, includes $300,000 for the purpose of twenty five airships and $50,0-00 for an ar mored motor car. The appropriation for the purchase of field artillery ma terial was increased from $25,000 to $170,000. An amendment offered by Repre sentative Deitrick of Massachusetts and adopted without opposition, would prohibit the use of stop-watches and other “speeding-up” devices in con nection with so-called scientific man agement systems in any army arsenals and shops. Representatives of union labor have been fighting for this pro hibition for several years. The house also adopted an amend ment by Representative Tavenner of Illinois, to require that all of the mu nitions of war provided for in the bill shall be manufactured in government plants. Risks Seizure by English. New York.—Risking possible seizure by British warships' off the Atlantic coast, the American-owned steamer Wilhelmina. flying the American flag and loaded w»ith approximately $200,000 worth of foodstuffs consigned by an American commission firm to an American citizen in Germany, has left here on the first voyage of the kind undertaken by any vessel from an American port since the war be gan in Europe, nearly six months ago. If the Wilhelmina is detained or seized, the W. L. Green Commission company of St. Louis, charterers of the vessel and shippers of its cargo, according to their counsel here, will file a protest with the American State department, declaring that the cargo is not unconditional contraband, de nying the right of a belligerent war ship to confiscate it, and requesting the United States to demand the im mediate release of the ship and cargo. Will Be Fourth Naval Nation. Washington. — The United States will drop from third to fourth place among the world's sea powers with the completion of all ships under con struction up to July 1, 1914, accord ing to the calculations in the navy year book, issued by the senate naval committee. France will move from fourth to third place, according to the official table. With the outbreak of the European war, information as to the naval programs of the belligerents was no longer available, and the book contains only a list of the vessels lost in action during the war up to Jan. 1. 1915, to supplement figures for con struction prior to last July. Cooks Will Invade Europe. Chicago.—Invasion of Europe by an army of American cooks to introduce corn bread, corn cakes and fried mush to a peasantry, now familiar with blackwlieat bread, is the plan advocat ed here at the sixth annua’, meeting of the Council of Grain exchanges, as a means of avoiding a wheat shortage in the United States. The plan to feed Europe corn and keep the wheat for home consumption was broached by John W. Snyder, treasurer of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Snyder pointed out that other coun tries can compete with the United States in raising wheat, but not in the production of corn. Jitneys Permitted in Ogden. Ogden, Utah.—Permits have been granted by the Ogden city commis sion for the operation of three jitney bus lines in the main residence and business streets of Ogden, to be in di rect competition with existing street car lines. The three lines are to be. operated by a corporation organized with $25,009 capital. Only five auto mobiles will be started, but there will be immediate additions and exten sions. Woman Elected to Senate. Roseburg, Ore. — Miss Katheryn Clark, democrat, was elected state senator over two male opponents at a special election held to fill a vacancy caused by death. She won by a plu rality under 100. She is the first wom an elected to the Oregon senate. Drop Bombs Upon Krupp Works. Arnhem, Netherlands.—Airmen from the allies dropped several bombs upon Essen, destroying a number of houses. Essen is the home of the Krupp gun works. Terminal Fees Not Paid. , Omaha.—The Union Pacific has filed suit in district court against the Rock Island for $87,986.09, alleged due for switching charges, use of the Union Pacific’s tracks between Kansas City and Topeka, and repairs on the termi. nals here. No Hope for Karluk Men. Boston.—Capt. John Bartlett, com mander of the steamer Karluk, which carried the Stefansson expedition to the Arctic, expressed the belief that the explorers have perished. CONDENSED NEWS OF INTEREST TO ALL. The Pierce county farmers’ insttute was well attended. Two large wolves were killed near Wisner last week. John Millnitz has been appointed as sessor of Pierce county. Work has been started on the new Barnes store at Palmyra. A successful farmers’ institute was held at Bancroft last week. Work on the Blair municipal light ing plant will be started soon. I Fire did $1,000 damage to the Scott’s furniture warehouse at Beatrice. Arthur Anderson lost his left hand in a corn shredder near A.stel. L. A. Scvibir’s moving picture thea te* at Burwell was damaged by fire. In one week citizens of Chadron raised $4,500 for a commercial club fund. Stromsburg will hold a farmers’ in stitute and corn show January 29 and 30. One hundred and ten Box rfutte far mers have signed for a farm demon strator. Edward Lowe of Nebraska City sus tained a broken leg when he slipped and fell. For the first time in many years the David City high school will put out a year book. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Shannon of Pawnee City celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last week. Charles Abbott of David City has stored nearly 2,000 tons of ice for next Eummer’s distribution. Fire in the A. M. Davis block in the center of the business district of Lin coln caused damage estimated at $110,000. John Hemple of Hastings was fined $25 and costs in police court after driving his family from home with a revolver. Less prairie and alfalfa hay is com ing to market this winter than for many years, according to Hastings stockmen The officers, judges and directors of the state poultry show were tendered a banquet by the Hastings Commer cial club. Alfred Larson who was found near Alliance. December 16, with both feet badly frozen, underwent an amputa tion operation. Judge F. A. Mewis has been ap pointed by the Cuming county board as a justice of the peace for the West Point precinct. A man giving the name of “J. F. Fitzsimmons" of Fremont, is in jail at Huron. S. D.. on a charge of pass ing worthless checks. After a two year attempt Hastings college has been recognized by the New York Presbyterian college board as a class A institution. The estimate of expense for 1915 just made by the county commission ers of Otoe county is $11,000 higher than the expense for 1914. Firmen of Alliance have been granted permission by the city coun cil to build a swimming pool. The pool will be open to the public. The W. C. T. U. at Weeping Water has decided to request the school board to have the Bible read in the schools at least twice a week. The biggest state poultry show ever held by the Nebraska Poultry as sociation opened with nearly 3,000 birds on exhibition, at Hastings. The body of C. C. Christiansen of Indianola. Ia.. was found along the Missouri Pacific tracks at Nebraska City. It is thought he fell from a moving train. The postotf.ee primary at Columbus will be held February 9. Each five candidates have paid the $30 filing fee to defray the expenses of the elec tion. W. H. Lyman, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lyman of Weeping Water, has been appointed mayor of Holyoke, Colo., to till out the term of the may or who recently resigned. Appointment of a state good roads commission was urged by W. S. Gar heart of Kansas in an address before the good roads section of organized agriculture meetings at Lincoln. At a meeting of the Box Butte far mers’ club, held at Alliance, a resolu tion was passed asking the state to appropriate $15,000 for pump irriga tion purposes in western Nebraska. Ben Neal of Brownsville is the owner of an old “one-horse shay” more than forty years old. It was twenty-five years the property of ex Governor Furnas, and is well pro served. Kalph Vroman. a young machinist of Nortli Platte, has recently fitted up a motor ice boat which he is operat ing on the river. The boat will carry four persons, and is propelled by a motorcycle. The $fi,500 subscribed by All'ance citizens for the purpose of erecting a community building was decided by the Commercial club too small a sum to start the building, and the cam paign will be renewed in the spring. G. E. Johnson of Falls Cily was ap pointed manager of the Nebraska en gineering society wrhich was organ ized at Omaha recently. George Poore, carpenter at Hast ings, is suing J. N. Lyman for $5,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when he fell a distance of eight feet while erecting the Ly man building last August. At a meeting of the York county medical association the following offi cers were elected: President. Dr. J. N. Plumb; secretary-treasurer, Dr. Rachel Watkins; delegate to state convention. Dr. E. G. Zimmerer. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kriz, pioneer settlers of Dodge county, recently cel ebrated their golden wedding anni versary. WT. M. Thompson of Pawnee county is arranging for his second annual corn growing contest for the boys of that county. Ben Neal of Brownville in Nemaha county has an old vehicle of the “one horse chaise” type that is a relic. The vehicle is about forty years old. It was owned for twenty-five years by Governor Furnas, who bought it from Senator Tipton. It is still in a very good state of preservation. NOTED JURIST DEAD CHIEF JUSTICE HOLLENBECK EX PIRES AT^LINCOLN. WAS SICK FOB SEVERAL YEARS Since Election Last Fall Unable to Sit In But Two Cases; Was 68 Years Old. Lincoln.—Judge Conrad Hollenbeck of Fremont, elected last fall to be chief justice of the supreme court of Nebraska, died at his apartments in the Lindell hotel at Lincoln after an illness of two years with Bright’s disease. Since his election last fall Judge Hollenback has been able to sit in but tw'o cases tyefore that court be cause of his failing health. He took the oath of office as chief justice January 7. Judge Hollenbeck, who went to Fremount, Neb., in 1877, and lived there until he moved to Lincoln following his election to the supreme bench, had been judge of the Sixth judicial district for sixteen years. In 1880 he was elected county attorney of Dodge county, and in 1896 was a delegate to the national democratic convention in Chicago. Politically, Judge Hollenbeck was a democrat practically all his life. In 1901 he was a candidate for supreme judge on the fusion ticket, but was defeated with the remainder of the ticket Judge Hollenbeck was born in He bron, Potter county, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1847. He was educated in the public schools of that county and in 1869 was graduated from Mansfield. Pa., college. He studied law in an office in Coudersport. Pa., and was admitted to the bar in 1871. He practiced law there until 1877, when he came to Nebraska. He served in the legislature of Pennsyl vania in 1874-76. Proposes Pipe Line. Senator Bedford of Douglas sees “billions of wealth” for the people of Nebraska in a pipe line for oil. run ning from Casper. Wyo.. to Omaha. In a resolution introduced in the senate the Douglas county solon proposes that the governor of Nebraska co operate with the governor of Wyo ming in calling a joint convention, composed of delegates from the two states for the purpose of considering ways and means. The proposed pipe line would be built by the people of the two states and operated at cost for their benefit. It would be two feet in diameter and would carry 10, 000,000 gallons of oil each day. Regulate Practice of Nursing. New rules and regulations govern ing the practice of nursing are pre scribed in a bill introduced in the sen tte by Wilson of Dodge. Tlie measure gives control of the situation into the hands of a board consisting of the gov ernor. attorrfey general and the state superintendent, and gives them power which the author of the measure be lieves will tend to put nursing on a higher plane in this st<*te. Bill to Change Banking Law. Rediscounts of state banks may equal the value of the capital stock end the surplus of the institutions, instead of two thirds of the capital stock, under the provisions of the Smith-Seivers bill, introduced in the house. The measure has the backing of a large number of bankers of the state, but the banking board has thus far not denoted its stand on the legis lation. Butter Must Be Sold As Such. Sale of butterine or any other mix ture of butter with vegetable com pounds or with animal oil is not al lowed under the laws of this state. So the head of the state food commission has ruled. Sale of imitation butter is allowed, but it must be sold as that and not under any other name. Votes Self Stamps. The house of representatives have finally voted to furnish its members with a daily allowance of stamps. This question has been up half a dozen times, but heretofore the spirit of economy has prompted a majority to line up against free postage. To Abolish Precinct Assessor. Abolishment of the precinct asses sor and substitution of the township board plan of assessment of personal and real property is proposed in a bill introduced in the house jointly by Fuller, Meysenburg. Nichols. Liggett and Taylor. House Has Eighteen Employes. The first detailed report to the house made by the committee on em ployes. shows that there are eighteen employes on the payroll, including the chief clerk, sergeant-at-arms and chap lain. House Committees Reserve Rooms. Ten rooms at the state capitol have been reserved by lower house commit tees for meeting places. Meetings will be held between the hours of 2 and (i every weekday afternoon, save Saturday. Want Value Shown. By introducing a bill providing 'or the taxation of all fran chises at their actual value. Senator Quinby of Douglas has laid the foun dation for what probably will be one of the hardest fights of the session. Missouri Valley Great for Grapes After visiting practically all the grape-growing sections of the country, Prof, T. J. Maney of Ames Agricul tural college has found that the sec tion of country around Council Bluffs, la., and the southeastern part of Ne braska is the best adapted to the growing of grapes in the entire coun- j ty. For tfcat reason he is urging the growing of this fruit for both com mercial ■ and home consumption, amopg fruit growers, according to J. P. Hess of Council Bluffs, in address ing Nebraska horticulturists. DR. KIGIN RESIGNS HIS PLACE State Veterinarian Finally Yields to the Fight Made Upon Him in the State. The squabble which has been on for a time in the ranks of the veterinar ians, stockmen, live stock sanitary board and similar boards came to a crisis when State Veterinarian Kigin banded in his resignation to the Live Stock Sanitary board. The resigna tion was promptly accepted and the name of J. S. Anderson of Seward, a well known veterinarian, was recom mended by the board to the governor for appointment. The executive has not yet signified whether the change will be satisfactory or not, but it is presumed that there will be no objec tion. About 190 items involving claims against the state have been turned over by the auditor's office to Chair man Fries of the house committee on claims and deficiencies for action by the legislature. These will be tabu lated. after which the committee will go over them and decide which have enough apparent merit to be incor poratrd in the general bill for claims and deficiencies. Practically one-half of all the claims on file are by news papers for printing the constitutional amendments voted on last November. The total of these claims will be in the neighborhood of $17,000. Alma H. Weed, serving a life term in the penitentiary for participating in the murder of Charles Sellars, the Cherry county rancher, proved up on a homestead in Cherry county during the past year, according to the records of the state auditor's office. Weed has been in the penitentiary for the past three years, ever since his sentence, the prison officials say, but under a special ruling of the depart ment did not forfeit his homestead rights. The Board o' Control says a surplus of dairy cattle in the herd at the Nor folk insane asylum will bo parceled out to the Boys’ Industrial home at Kearney and to the Soldiers’ and Sai lor|' home at Burkett. Henry Gerdes ana Judge Kennedy of the Board of Control went to Norfolk to attend to the matter. Among the Items included in a de ficiency claim filed with Auditor Howard by Adjutant General Hall is a debt of $1,161.50 owing the Pull man Palace company for the transpor tation of troops to the construction camp at Pole Mountain, Wyo., in 1912. Steps were taken toward securing a larger appropriation from the legis lature for educational work along dai rying lines at the opening session of the thirtieth annual meet’ng of the Ne braska dairymen’s association at the state farm. Establishment of a state athletic commission of three members, with a $1,500 a year secretary, to control boxing in Nebraska and permit matches of not more than ten rounds, is the object of a bill introduced in the house. Abolition of the state normal board and the placing of the normal schools under direction of the university re gents is the object of a bill introduced by Representatives Liggett, Van Deu sen. Bates and Trumble. The bouse lias passed the first two bills of the session. On sets aside $84,000 for the salaries of the members of both houses and the other $20,000 for the general exn'enses of senate and house, $10,000 each. Extension of the commission form of government to all towns over 2.000 people is advocated in a bill by Sen ator E. D. Mallery. Only cities of 5,000 or more are now eligible. Over $00,000 has been paid into the state school fund during the last two years by the hunters and fishermen of Nebraska, according to the bien nial report of Game Warden Ruten beck. Right of the council to decide what kind of pavement shall he laid in any district will he taken away if a hill introduced by Representative Burgess is made a law. An effort will be made at this ses sion to secure $10,000 for Mrs. Ed Da vis, whose husband was killed during the convict outhreak at the peniten tiary. Representative La Bounty of Fron tier county in one bill would permit county treasurers to serve more than two terms consecutively. The State Railway commission'Tias granted the Burlington road authority to reduce it® rate on t inegar from Falls City to Hastings and Grand Is land to 13 cents a hundredweight in carloads with a minimum weight of 30,000 pounds. Following the notifica tion of the commission by the Nebras ka Telephone company of the latter's purchase of the exchange at Broken Bow and the toll lines to Merna, the commission has approved the rate schedules which are not to be chanced. The purchase was made of the Central Telephone company. Consolidation of the office of deputy hotel commissioner with that of deputy labor commission has not been con.tmp!ated by Governor Morehead. The appointment some time ago of Deputy Hotel Commission Ackerman to serve also as acting deputy labor commissioner gave rise to the belief that the governor intended finally to consolidate the two offices. As it is now understood the consolidation proposed has nothing to do with the labor commissioner, but will possibly end by putting the hotel commission in with the food commission. SEEKING HEALTH? , This means taking better care of the Stomach and helping the Liver and Boweh in their daily work. If ac sistance needed, try HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters It has proven very bene* hcial in such cases. The Soldiers Have Toothache. From accounts which have come from the front, toothache would seem to be one of the hardsbip> of cam paigning in the trenches. The >ec tary of the British Dental assooi ition says that a start has been made t. provide an efficient staff of dent - . geons for service at the fronr S \ dentists, Who have been giv- ;h» temporary rank of lieutenant in t’l* Royal Army Medical corps, have 't for France, and further drafts of . ified men are being chosen, if the> not actually on the wav, for ser-. near the firing line. They will a. have the temporary rank of lieuten ant.—London Telegraph. MOTHER!LOOK AT CHILD’SJONGUE If cross, feverish, constipated, give “California Syrup of Figs” A laxative today saves a si It ■ h i tomqrrow. Children simply w II cot take the time from play to empty th< r bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother’ U ■ oaT ed, or your child is listless, cross. lev erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore ti - at or any other children's ailment, stive a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Pigs,’’ then don't worry, because it is perfectly harmless, and in a few h • . all this constipation poison, sour tile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you hav a well, playful child again. A tho" ough "inside cleansing ' is ofttime- a ' that is necessary. It should be the first treatment given in any sickness Beware of counterfeit fig s rues Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Pigs,” which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grownups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv. China Big Peanut Exporter. One Chinese province exports more than 150,000 tons of peanuts annual all because an American missionar 20 years ago gave to a native ••mer a quart of seed. SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR DARKENS YOUR GRAY HAIR Look Years Younger! Try Grandma s Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and Nobody Will Know. Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur properly compouuu ed, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray; also ends dandruff, iteh;ng scalp and stops falling hair. Y-ars ago the only way to get this mixture was , to make it at home, w hich - mussy and troublesome. Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for ‘Wyeth's Sage and Sul phur Hair Remedy.” You will get a large bottle for about 50 cents. Every body uses this old, famous recipe, be cause no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it do- s ;t so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by moru ing the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, thuk and glossy and you look years youug-r. Adv. Frank. The man who tells us of our f.-u s Is our best friend,” quoth the philoso pher. \es; but he won’t be long. " added the mere man.—Judge. 1 Stop That Backache nothIn& more discount* nC than a constant backache. You ar- t~i wheni you awake. Pain* pierce you whr den<*t,?r hard to re*t and ne«t day it * the same old story. ln y*e back l* nature* warn in* wavkNeg,?ct may *h 5SiU0.?or&erave‘‘or olhtr • Kid over"fifty8y earil* a"d *“*"** ^ A Nebraska Case Mr*. Martha Wood*. 703 Tenth St.. Aurora, Neb., says: "For four or five years my health was poor and 1 got so weak I could hardly walk. Sharp *>ains darted all through my body * had awful headaches. My feet *n*,e® ■welled, hiy bladder was In flamed and I was laid up In bed for fourteen weeks. Thel first box of Doans’ Kidney Pills relieved h*e and four or fiv« Doxe* permanently cured me. CrtDom’, «t An* Stor.. SOc a Bom DOAN’S VMv F03TER^m-BmtN CO.. BUFFALO,**.
