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NOVEMBER 17, 1111- The Commoner. most 5,900,000 pounds compared with the previous month. A. J. B&lfour has resigned the leadership as chiof of the unionist paTty. Divergency of views regard ing the course to pursue is respon sible for tho resignation. A Kansas City dispatch, carried by the Associated Press, says: A "divorce proctor," whose salary is to be paid from -. fund raised by the reform organizations of Kansas City to cope with tho "divorce evil," is to bo installed hero November 13. This office was created as a result of criti cism of the divorce machinery of this country. Mismated persons, taking advantage of it, have como from Kansas from various points and have been granted separation on slight pretexts and short residence. The proctor will have the powor to summon witnesses, to go into other states and take depositions and to cross examine witnesses at tho trial hore of persons who seek a legal separation. Judges, attornnys and the reform lenders interested predict that the new office will become gener ally established. Tho Kansas state bar association also has under con sideration a plan to appoint proctors in tho large cities of that state. Tho creation of tho otllre was sug gested by Judgo Thomas J. 8daborn and approved by tho other seven cir cuit Judges of Jackson county, Mis souri, beforo whom dlvorco trJals aro held hero. When an offort to namo a proctor was made, howovor, tho counsellor held that tho court could not legally nmko tho appointment. Outside fnrnim thnn innt thn tnnffnr In linttrl In tho last year the ratio of di vorces to marriages In this city wan ono to four. During the twenty throo court days of Octobor, 1911, olghty-slx divorce sulu wore filed hero as compared with twonty-four buHb brought last year. Cablegrams say: Manchu women and children wero executed at I Chang ovor tho protest of an Ameri can missionary. Ho was told that tho soldiers and rabblo had to bo placated, but promise wan glvon that no moro executions of tho kind would tako place. JmmA enuine Rupture Cure ent On Trial To Prove It . Don't Wear a Truss Any Longer After Thirty Years' Experience I Have Produced an Appliance for Men, Women and Children That Actually Cures Rupture Ten Reasons Why Tf you have tried most everything else, come to "me. Where others fail Is where I have my greatest success. Send attached coupon today and I will send you free my illustrated book on .Rupture and Its tsure,' showing; my Ap pliance and giving you prices and names of many people who have tried It and were cured, It Is Instant relief when all others fall. Remoraber, I use no salves, 410 harness, no lies. , I send on trial to prove what 1 say is true. You are the Judgo and once having seen ' tov illustrated , book .and read it you will be -as enthusiastic as my hundreds of patients whose letters you can also read. Fill out tree cou pon below and. mail today. It's well worth your time whether you try 'my Appliance or not. PENNSYLVANIA MAN THANKFUL Mr. C. 13. Brooks, , Marshall, Mich. Dear Sir: Perhaps it will interest you to know that I have been ruptured six years and have always had trouble with it till I got your Appliance. It is very easy to wear, fits neat and snug, and Js not in tho way at any time, day or night. In fact, at times I did not know I had it on; it Just adapted itself to tho shape of the body and seemed to be a part of the body, as it clung to tho spot, no matter what position I was in. It would be a veritable God-send to the unfortunate who suffer from rup ture if all could procure tho Brooks Rupture Appliance and wear it. They i.ii nnftnlfilv nfiver recrret It. My rupturo is now all healed up and nothing ever did it but your Appliance. Whenever the opportunity presents It self I will say a good word for your Appliance, and also the honorable way In which you deal with ruptured peo ple It is a pleasure to recommend a good thing among your friends or strangers. I am, Yours very sincerely, JAMES A. BRITTON. 80 Spring St., Bethlehem, Pa. Recommend From Texas Farmer Brooks Rupture Appliance Co., Marshall, Mich. Gentlemen: I feel it my duty to let you, and also all people afflicted as I was. know what your Appliance has done for me. I have been ruptured for many years and have worn many different trusses, but never got any relief until I got your Appli ance. I put it on last November, but had very little faith in it, but must The above 1 C. IS. Brook, the Investor, of Marshall, Mfcb vrlio bin been carta; rapture tar over 80 years. If rapture write him today. say I am now cured. I have laid it away have had it off for two weeks and doing all kinds of farm work with ease. While I was wearing it, I had Iagrlppe and coughed a great deal but It held all right. Words cannot ex press my gratitude towards you and your Appliance. Will recommend It to all ruptured people. Yours sincerely, , Bald Prairie, Texas. J. E. LONG. Others Failed -But the Appliance Cured C. E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich. Dear Sir: , , Your Appliance did all you claim for the little boy and more, for it cured him sound and well. We let him wear It for about a year In all, although it cured him 3 months after he had be gan to wear it. We had tried several other remedies and got no relief, and I shall certainly recommend it to friends, for we surely owe it to you. Yours respectfully. WML PATTERSON. No. 717 S. Main St., Akron, O. Cured at the Age of 76 Mr. C E. Brooks, Marshall, Mich. Dear Sir: I began using your Appliance for the cure of rupture (I had a pretty bad case) I think In May, 190G. On Novem ber 20, 1905, I quit using it. Since that time I have not needed or used it. I am well of rupture and rank myself among those cured by the Brooks Dis covery, which, considering my age, 76 years. I regard as remarkable. Very sincerely yours, Jamestown, N. C. SAM A. HOOVER. Child Cured at Four Months 21 Jansen St.. Dubuque, Iowa. Brooks Rupture Appliance Co. Gentlemen: The baby's rupture Is altogether cured, thanks to your appli ance and we are so thankful to you. If we could only have known of It sooner our little boy would not have had to suffer near as much as he did. Ho wore your brace a little over four months and has not worn It now for six weeks. Yours very truly, ANDREW EGGENBERGER. " You Should Send For Brooks Rupture Appliance 1. It is absolutely tho only Appli ance of tho kind on tho market today, and in ft aro embodied tho principles that Inventors have sought after for years. 2. Tho Appliance for retaining tho rupturo cannot bo thrown out of posi tion. 3. Being an air cushion of soft rub ber It clings closely to tho body, yet never blisters or caunos irritation. 4. Unlike tho ordinary so-called pads, used In other trusses, it Is not cumbersome or ungainly. G. It Is small, soft and pllablo, and positively cannot be detected through tho clothing. G. The soft, pllablo bands holding the Appliance do not give one the un pleasant sensation of wearing a har ness. 7. There Is nothing about it to get foul, and when It becomes soiled it can be washed without injuring it In the least. 8. There are no metal springs In the Appliance to torture one by cut ting and bruising the flesh. 9. All of tho material of which the Appliances are made is of the very bent that money can buy, making it a durable and safe Appliance to wear. 10. My reputation for honesty and fair dealing is so thoroughly estab lished by an experience of over thirty years of dealing with tho public, and my prices arc so reasonable, my terms so fair, that there certainly should be no hesitancy in sending rreo coupon today. Remember I send my Appliance on trial to prove what I say is true. You are to be the judge. Fill out free coupon below and mail today. Free Information Coupon C. B. Brooks, 173B Brooks Bldg., Marshall, Mich. Please send me by mail in plain wrapper your Illustrated book and full Information about your Appli ance for the cure of rupture. Namo City R.F.D State .1 -j"i1 ' ,