health hr tfiek Women For Forty Years Lydia EL Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Has Been Woman's Most Reliable Medicine —Here is More Proof. To women who are suffering from some form of woman’s special ills, and have a constant fear of breaking down, the three following letters ought to bring hope:— North Crandon, Wis. — “ When I was lfi rears old I got married and at 18 years I gave birth to twins and it left me with very poor health. I could not walk across the floor without having to sit down to rest and it was hard for me to keep about and do my work. I went to a doctor and he told me I had a displacement and ulcers, and would have to have an operation. This frightened me so much that I did not know what to do. Having heard of Lydia E. Ihnkham's Vegetable Compound I thought I would give it a trial and it made me as well as ever. I cannot sav enough in favor of the rmanam remedies. —jtlrs. JUatsie Asbach, .North (.random, VV is. Testimony from Oklahoma. Lawton, Okla. — “When I liegan to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound I seemed to be good for nothing. I tired easily and had headaches much of the time and was irregular. I took it again * before my little child was born and it did me a wonderful amount of good at that time. I never fail to recommend Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to ailing women because it has done so much for me.”—Mrs. A. L McCasland, 509 Have St., Lawton, Okla. From a Grateful Massachusetts Woman. Roxbury, Mass.—“ I was suffering from inflam mation and was examined by a physician who found that my trouble was caused by a displacement. My symptoms were bearing dcwn pains, backache, and sluggish liver. I tried several kinds of medi cine ; then I was asked to try Lydia R Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It has cured me and I am pleased to be in my usual good health by using it and highly recommend it.” — Mrs. B. M. Osgood, 1 Havnes Park, Roxbury, Mass. ' If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a w oman and lield in strict confidence. •'Wormy " that’s what’s the matter of ’em. Stomach and intestinal worms. Nearly as bad as distemper. Cost you too much to feed ’em Look bad—are bad Don’t physic ’em to death. Spohn'n Compound will remove the worms, improve the appetite, and tone >r. up all round and don’t "physic.” Acts on glands and blood. Full directions with each bottle, and sold by all druggists. £POHN MEDICAL CO.. Cbemiiti. Gonhcn. Ind.. I’. S. A. EYE TO DRAMATIC EFFECT Frenchman Bearing Comrade's Pardon Had His Own Idea of the Prop er Time to Deliver It. A French soldier sat on the summit of a hill overlooking a garrison town; his burst was picketed close by; the man was smoking leisurely, and from time tc time he glanced from the es planade to » big official envelope he held in his hand. A comrade passed by and asked; "What art you doing here?’’ "I am tearing the president's par don for ->ur friend Flichmaun, wht is to be shot this morning,” replied the smoker, calmly, without changing his comfortable attitude. •'Well, then, you should hurry along with your pardon.” admonished his comrade. ”Oh, no!" exclaimed the other in some indignation. "See, there is hardly a soul yet on the esplanade, and the firing platoon has not even been formed. You surely would not have me rob my appearance of all dramatic effect, my friend!” Confirmed Pessimist. The convicted murderers lawyer whispered to his client what he thought would be good news. "It seemed a cinch that you would get life imprisonment,” he said, “but I can tell from the judge's look that h» is going to let you off wTith twenty years.” "That may seetn nice to ycu,’’ he said, “hut 1 used to be a life insurance actuary and. for a man of my age, twenty years figures out about seven years longer than life imprisonment. I always get the worst of it.” To Study Health Insurance. The New York senate has passed the Mills bill creating a commission to investigate health insurance for workingmen and to report proposed legislation tc the 1917 legislature. The measure provides that the commis sion shall consist of two senators, two assemblymen and four other members to be appointed by the chairman. It carries an appropriation of $25,000. Easter Duds. "Smith looks as if he had just got something off his chest.” ”1 guess it's his new spring lid.” It's a short honeymoon th?t lasts till the furniture is paid for. Nothing Like That. When Newton D. Baker became sec retary of war. his predecessor. Liud , !«-y M. Garrison, considerately ran i Gown from New York to show him a i few of the ropes. “You will find ttie place heavily in fested with opportunity for arduous labor." remarked Garrison to Baker; “much more so in fact than I real ized until I had tried it. After I had i been here a week I was reminded of the story of the two tough boys who were walking by a fine home and saw a handsomely dressed rich boy play ing all aione behind a big iron fence. “ 'Com*- on out here,' suggested one of the tough boys. “ 'No. I don't want to play,' replied the rich boy. shrinkingly. “ 'Oh,' the tough hoy assured him, 'this won t be play.' " HEAL SKIN TROUBLES That Itch. Burn and Disfigure by Using Cuticura. Trial Free. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal. Rashes, eczemas, pimplea, dandruff and sore hands yield to treatment with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Relief is immedi ate and healment, m most cases, com plete, speedy and permanent. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Broke Prison for English Food. A remarkable story was told by Karl Burkhard, who tvas remanded as an alien the other day. He said that he served in the German army for 17 months, was captured by the French and sent to a prison camp on the coast. H» escaped and be came a stowaway on a shjp at Dieppe, hoping tc have more food in England. —London Globe. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Signature of In TJse for Oyer 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria It's the man who makes a fool of himself that seldom boasts of being self-made. One way to earn a living is by hon est labor, but some msn never think of trying it. A Famous Physician’s Wonderful Discovery After a series of careful experiments and tests at the Invalids' Hotel and Sur gical Institute. Buffalo, N. Y., covering many years—Dr. Pierce, the medical di rector of that hospital, made announcement that he could prove that a medicine which he called "ANURIC” was the best uric acid solvent now to be had. As a rem edy for those easily recognized symptoms of inflammation—as scalding urine, back ache and frequent urination, as as ^oiment in the urine, or if uric acid in the blood has caused rheumatism, lum bago, sciatica, gout, it is simply wonder ful how quickly “Anuric” acts; causing the pains and stiffness rapidly to disap pear. Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to a dropsical condition, often caused by disordered kidneys. Naturally when the kidneys are deranged the blood is filled with poisonous waste matter, which set tles in the feet, ankles and wrists; or under the eyes in bag-like formations. It is just as necessary to keep the kid neys acting properly as to keep the bow els active. The very best possible way to take cars of yourself is to take a glass of hot water before meals and an “Anuric” tablet. In this way it iB readilv dissolved with the food, picked up by the blood and finally reaches the kidneys, where it has a tonic effect in rebuilding those organs. Step into the drug store and ask for a 50-cent package of “Anuric,” or send Dr. Pierce 10c for trial pokg. “Anuric”—many times more potent than lithia. eliminates uric acid as hot water melts sugar. A short trial will convince yea.—Adv. This is one of the four bronze lions on the Grant Memorial being erected in Washington that are said to be copies of those on the Nelson monument in Trafalgar square, London. Each of the lions is couchant upon a flag that is supposed to be the Stars and Stripes. The design has caused much comment and some objection has been made to its adoption. Poultry Hints The person who is "dead earnest" in his poultry work, who never shirks duty, who never omits the details, who nevpr becomes discouraged, is the one who as a rule succeeds. That is the secret of successful poultry women. When buying any kind of chick feed always be sure that it is free from mold or mustiness, for otherwise it will cause digestive troubles followed by severe losses in most cases. If you do not have dry mash before your hens at all times, try keeping bran before them. Let them eat all they want of it in connection with other foods. It is rich in protein of the vegetable kind and will give good results. A kerosene solution put in a con tainer where the hens will have to step in it. will prevent scaly leg. or will help to cure it if your chickens are already afflicted. Never set eggs laid by specimens which are not strong and healthy, or from pens headed by unhealthy males. The profit all comes from the stock which is strong and vigorous, and strong chicks do not come from weak parents. Fixi nests in out-of-the-way places for the turkey hens and they will fre quently lay in them, where the eggs can be taken care of. instead of steal ing their nests in places difficult to find. Don’t allow your chicks to sleep on the floor, below the roosts. Teach them to make use of the roosts. Crowd ing in the corners on the floor may 6tart colds and other troubles, while layers that sleep this way very soon become anti-layers. You can’t buy $1 cockerels and im prove your stock, as no breeder will ship you quality at this price; but pay $3, $5 or $10 for something good, and you will be pleased with such pur chases. FASHION'S DECREES Narrow bands of tulle are still used for evening gowns of tulle. Quaint turbans are fashionable; so are large picture hats. Sport suits of mouse-gray corduroy are extremely natty. Gray buttons are the fasteners. Some of the new sweaters have silk linings, which are very effective when displayed as a backing to the flowing belt sashes. Small fruit has been used from time to time for trimming hats, but this season pears, crab apples, as well as berries of all kinds, are seen. The fashionable coiffure is largely a matter of individual taste. The hair may be worn high or low, may be in wide or narrow effect. PALE EYEBROWS j l! Pale eyebrows and lashes { make a face expressionless. * |! They can be coaxed into a bet- £ ; ter growth by rubbing the eye- t < brows nightly with vaseline and ? ; applying to the roots of both J ; the eyebrows and eyelashes a S ; tonic made by mixing five s j; grains of sulphate of quinine, j $ with one ounce of sweet almond J oil. Apply this with a fine sable J brush, which comes for the pur- $ ;; pose. $ GERMAN WRITERS OF NOTE APPEAR TWO AT A TIME "It is a striking coincidence that the most significant figures in the history of German literature have appeared upon the scene two by two. As far back as the ninth century.” Dr. Otto Heller says in his “Studies in Modern German Literature." “we find side by side as its greatest poetic monuments two religious epopees of almost equal importance, the Heliland and the 'Evangelienbuch'; among the popular epics of the Hohenstaufen times the German Iliad, the ‘Nibeiungenlied,’ is matched off by the ‘Lay of Kundrun' as by a German Odyssey; and among the chivalrie poems of the same period the pre-eminent works of Wolfram von Es chenbach and Gottfried von Strassburg lend expression to diametrically oppo site views of life. “After the literary life had lain in catalepsy for many generations it was reawakened in the eighteenth century through apparently antipodal forces which may perhaps be most fitly brought to mind by the mention of Klopstock and Lessing Then the dazzling flood of light, which, at the close of that century, suffused the cul ture of Germany, was shed from the twin luminaries, Goethe and Schiller. “Although in the ensuing century the catalogue of the poetae Germanise grew to an unexampled magnitude, its best-known names at successive periods stood in contrasted couples: Kleist and Korner, Vhland and HaufT Heine and Leriau, Geibel and Freili grath, Grillparzer and Hebbel, Reuter and Seheffel, Freytag and Keller. Heyse and Spielhageu, Wilbrandt and Wildenbruch. Marliti and Werner, and if the truth must be confessed, Hack lander and Gerstacker. “To the great mass of the people the literature of the post-Gismarckian era seems epitomized in two names— Gerhart Hauptmann and Hermann Sudermann, for undeniably these twc have exercised the greatest formative influence on contemporaneous German letters.” g The World Over. 3 During the past year over 350,000 ap plications for naturalization were re ceived hy the United States bureau of naturalization. The law in Switzerland protecting rare plants is so strict that to be found in possession of specimens illegitimate ly collected is a penal offense. In Turkey it is unlawful to seize a man’s residence for debt, and suffi cient land to support him is also ex empt from seizure. I The ten countries with the largest ! population are. in the order named China. India. Russia, the United States, ; Germany. Japan, the United Kingdom France, Italy and Austria. The largest volcano crater in the world is in Asosan, in southern Japan. It measures 14 miles across one way and more than ten miles the other. A flash of lightning lights up the ground for one-millionth of a second, l yet it seems to us to last ever so much longer. What happens is that the im pression remains ir. the retina of the eye for about one-eighth of a second or 124,000 times longer than the flash lasts. POINTED PARAGRAPHS For each disease there are a dozen j cures that don’t. There are lots of good women in the world in spite of the men. A man’s always satisfied to be out 1 when a bill collector calls. Truth in a nutshell is not always ' what it is cracked up to be. A man usually has to change cars several times on the road to success, i Some girls have the whine habit I almost as badly as some married women. Ever notice how you appreciate the company of people who admire you? Money may make the mare go, but it takes more than that to start a stubborn mule. When a man tells a woman she is , all the world to him. she doesn’t blame him for wanting the earth. I GOOD ! ■ JOKES / Not Necessary. Do you nave to put a scare crow out in the cornfield to keep away the birds?” asked the city man "Oh, no,” re plied the farmer, taking another pull at his pipe; “my wife's out there every day. hoeing.” Annihilating Distance. Bacon—Do you think the automo bile has done much good to civiliza tion ? Egbert—Sure. Why, I don’t believe my wife ever would have had any thing to do with that woman next door if our neighbor hadn’t got an automobile. Touches of Life. Bacon—Switzerland normally sells $2,000,000 worth of cheese yearl* to the United States. Egbert—Well, it's an even break. American tourists put a lot of life into Switzerland, too. How It Looks. Bill—He says his father has a flow ing beard. Ji'l—That’s right. "But what is a flowing beard?” "Why, it’s one that reminds you of water coming out of a hydrant." She’ll Finish Him. Pati**ce—Is she going to marry that man? Patrice—I believe so. "He's a self-made man, isn't he?” “Yes; but she's going to put the finishing touches to him. Women Under Fire This war has been a revelation of womanhood. To see one of these cool, friendly creatures. American and Eng lish, shove her motor car into shell fire. make her rescue of helpless crip pled men, and steam back to safety, is to watch a resourceful and discip lined being.Is there a test left to the pride of man that the mod ern •woman does not take lightly and BKlllfnlly? Gone are the Victorian nerves and the eighteenth-century fainting All the old false delicacies have been swamped. She has been held back like a hound from the hunt ing, till we really believed we had a harmless household pet, who loved se curity. We had forgotten the pioneer women who struck across frontiers with a hardihood that matched that of their mates. And now the modern woman emerges from her protected home, and pushes forward, careless and curious.—From Golden Lads, by Arthur Gleason. Catholics in the United States total over 16,000,000 at the present time. Tommy's Tobacco. The weekly rations of two ounces of tobacco or cigarettes which, as an nounced in the house, are served out to Tommy on active service, recalls the struggle which tobacco made to enter the army, in very early days, James I declared that smoking was alien to all military notions: “No man," he said, “can be thought able for any service in the wars that can not endure the want of tobacco.” And as late as 1845 Wellington was railing against the weed in an army order which entreated “the officers com manding regiments to prevent smok ing in the mes8rooms. and to discour age the practice among the officers of junior rank in the regiments.” Roller 8kates for Efficiency. The tremendous size of their offices has made it necessary for some manu facturing companies, in order to facili tate the delivery of letters from one department to another, to put their of fice boys on roller skates. The skates are equipped with specially construct ed wheels of rubber which make them almost noise’ Toots YOUR VJlHr OB J tCT TO' iYOUR GOING OUT TO THE CLUB EVENINGS? 'Momr* NO MORE THAN DOES TO MY STAYING! HOME OR. ANYTHING . ELSE FOR. THAT MATTER. Against Deals. "1 see a Frenchman has invented a machine for dealing cards that is said to make misdeals impossible,” said the business man. “Well, I'm against those machine deals,” said the disappointed politi cian. Tramps. vVhat did the lady up at that house give you?” asked one tramp. "Advice,” re plied the other tramp. “And It made me sick.” ( “Well, the oth- ( sr day Bhe gave me pie, and It had the same ef fect." i Twilight Reflections. "What a beautiful sunset!” "Yes,” replied the intensely prac tical man. "Isn’t It fierce to see all those colors going to waste; and my business threatened by the uhsrlsge in dyestuffs?" _ Buy materials that’last Certain-teed Fully guaranteed y For sale by dealers —best BsOfllinn everywhere responsibility • w v m m mm at reasonable prices General Roofing Manufacturing Company World's largest manufacturers of Roofing and RuUding Papers >W Turk City Cbleara Philadelphia 8*. Lnl« DmUi fievetaad PiUabanrk Detroit Baa Praaeiaeo rinMnaiti Baw Orleans Las aagatoa MiaaeapoUs kauaas Illy twaiii* iaUiasapolls Bim-soad 11 uo stun Lonloa 8ydmej We are wholesale distributors of Certain-teed Products. Dealers should write us for prites and information. Carpenter Paper Company, Omaha, Neb. SHREWD ROGUE'S WINDFALL Partner in Dishonesty Didn’t Dare to Protest, Though It Cost Her Half Her Inheritance. A somewhat amusing incident is told of a woman whose husband, a wealthy man, died suddenly, without leaving any will. The widow’, desir ous of securing the whole, of the property, concealed her husband's death, and persuaded a poor shoemak er to take his place while a will could be made. Accordingly he was closely muffled ip bed as if very sick, and the lawyer was called in to write the will. The shoemaker, in a feeble voice, be queathed half of all the property to the widow. “What shall be. done with the re mainder?' asked the lawyer. “The remainder," replied he, “I give and bequeath to the poor little shoe maker across the street, who has al ways been a good neighbor and a de serving man.'’ thus securing a rich bequest for himself. The widow was thunderstruck with the man s audacious cunning, but did not dar<- to expose the fraud, and so the two rogues shared the estate. Success Secret hevealed. He had that well groomed, well fed looking after himself appearance that goes with prosperity and the corner hangers on made way for him as he en tered a cigar store. He wore a large diamond ring and another fine dia mond blazed from his scarf pin. He approached the counter, tossed down a dime and called for a highly advertised brand of 5-eent "smokes.” When the box was thrust before him he carefully picked out two, stuffed them In his pocket and started out the door. One of the hangers-on looked after him and shook his head: "Wearing diamonds like that and smoking nickel cigars!" The purchaser caught tha remark, and turned quickly. “Yes,” he called back, “and that s hew be got those diamonds." Hadn't Finished the Other Day. The manager of a factory had insti tuted a system of tines—fines for being late, fines for mistakes, fines for spoiled work and so cm Happening to awake one morning very early he went tc the factory a little after start ing time. As he got out of his motor car he saw a pale, hagard, hollow eyed man walking wcarilv thrrugh the gate. "Ah-ah, Johnson!” he shouted an grily. "Ten minutes late, eh? Well, you're fined. Not a word now; that's the rule!” "Take your time, gov'nor,” answered Johnson. "I ain’t knocked off from yesterday yet!” Convenient. “I shouldn’t call this a desirable apartment," said the lady who was looking for rooms ‘‘There's a saloon only three doors away." "That's just the point," replied the agent. "Think what a comfort it will be to know that your husband is never far from home." Rough Stuff. "Shall I go rver yrur face again?” asked the barber. ‘‘I don't mind your going over it,” replied the man in the chair, "but please don't go under the skin like you did the first time.” Quite Fitting. "What fad has Fannie on hand now?" "I believe it is palmistry." MEAL-TIME CONSCIENCE. What Do the Children Drink? There are times when mother or father feeds the youngsters something that they know children should not have. Perhaps It is some rich dessert but more often it is tea or coffee. It is better to have some delicious, aot food-drink that you can take your self and feed to your children, con scious that it will help and strength en, but never hurt them. A Yorkstate lady says: "I used •’offee many years in spite of the con viction that it injured my nervous sys tem and produced my nervous head aches. While visiting a friend I was served with Postum and I determined to get a package and try it myself. The result was all that could be de sired—a delicious, finely flavored, rich ly colored beverage. Since I quit cof fee, Postum has worked wonders for me. “My husband, who had suffered from kidney trouble when drinking coffee, quit the coffee and took up Postum with me and since drinking Postum he has felt stronger and better, with no indication of kidney trouble. “You may be sure I find it a great comfort to have a warm drink at meals that I can give my children, with a clear conscience that it will help and not hurt them as coffee or tea would." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Postum comes in two forms: Postum Cereal—the original form— must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pkgt. Instant Postum—a soluble powder— dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage Instantly. 30c and 50c tins. Both, forms are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup. “There’s a Reason’’ for Postum. —Bold by Grocers. | Very Sudden. It was the last half of the fourth inning, and the home team had three men on bases and nobody out. The next man up was the best batter on the team, if not in the entire league. He advanced to the. plate swinging three bats and wearing a confident smile on his face. The stands were in an uproar of enthusiasm. Suddenly the umpire stepped for ward anti held up his band. "Game called on account of dark ness." he announced. He leaves a widow and three chil dren. Druggist Recommends Fine Kidney Medicine We have lieen selling Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root for the past seven years and during that time we have never heard a complaint. All of our customers speak in the highest terms of the results obtain ed from its use and all arc well pleased with it as a kidney, liver and bladder medicine. We think it is a tine remedy and we sell a great quantity of it. Very truly yours. E. E. HARRAH .< RON, Druggists. Dec. 17th. 1915. Golden City. Mo. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Ringhamton, N. Y„ for a sample size bot tle. It will convince anyone. YTou will also receive a booklet of valuable infor mation. telling about the kidneys and blad der. When writing, be sure and mention this paper. Regular fiftv-cent and on« dollar aize bottles for Bale at all drug •tore*.—Ad v. Cheap. "That garden is going to save me a lot of money. I'll have fresh vege tables all summer, anc’ all it cats me is the price of the seeds." "Yes, but you're paying a man ti spade the garden and look after it for yu." "That's all right. It's worth what I pay him to get out of doing the work myself.” The Natural Course. "My boat was arrested by the in coming waves.' “Then why didn t you bail her out?" Only a wide awake author Ehould write a treatise on insomnia. 26 children were poisoned last year tnonly 11 stales Fly Poison Kills More Children Than All Other Poisons Combined For Safety ’5 Sake, Use Is there ia y^ur home, anywhere withiu baby’s reach, a saucer of arsenic poisoned paper floating in water, or a can with a sweetened poisoned wick? Purinsr 1915, 26 cases of fly poisocina were reported from 11 states; In 1914. 46 cases from 14 states. Fly poison kills more children than all other prisons combined. * Yet fly p lisoii stUl is left unguarded except in the homes where mothers have learned that the safe, sure, non-Poisonous. efficient fly catcher and destroyer is The Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society comments thus in a recent issue: “Symptoms of arsenical poisoning are very similar to these of cholera infantum: un doubtedly a number of cases of cholera in fantum were really cases of arsenical poison ing. but death, if occurring, was attributed to cholera in fan tori. “We repeat, arsenical fly destroying de vices are dangerous and should be abolished. Health officials shculd become aroused to prevent further loss of life from their source. Our Michigan Legislature, this last session, passed a law regulating tbe sale of poisonous fly papers." The O. & W. Thum Co. Grand Rapid*. Midh. niTPilTA WiitionE.Colenmn.Wish rrnk I IT ni I ^k ington.!>.«.. fr*e. Lilab I ■ klV I V est references. Best results. Nebraska Directory THE PAXTON Sis Rooms from $1.00 up single, 75 cents up double. CAFE PRICKS REASONABLE. FREE—NEW PRICE LIST OF MONUMENTS REVOLUTION IN MONUMENT BUSINESS SEND FOR IT TODAY TO Fruk Svoboda. 1215-31 S. 13th St.. Omaha tf n A If and supplies. Largest house in the west. All Kastman goods. We pay ra I III I mil III U turn postage on finishing. THE ROBERT DEMPSTER CO.. I8IS Famam Strset Eastman Kodak Ca. Omaha. Nek. DEFIANCE STARCH is constantly growing in favor because it Does Not Stick to the Iron and it will not injure the finest fabric. For laundry purposes it has no equaL 16 ox. package 10c. H more starch for aame money. DEFIANCE STARCH CO.. Omaha. Nehtmka W. N. U. OMAHA, NO. 21-1916.