TIIK BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1016.
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Rock Mind ud th Two-Cent Bt.
The temporary restraining order. Just issued
against the Nebraska Railroad comrnisalon, and
auanandlnc the 2-cnt passenger rat aa applied
to the nock Island, Is another step lo th fisbt
of the railroads to set ssld stat authority in
th matter of rate control. Tb usual pie la
mad that th rat la not compensatory, con
fiscatory and ought not to be enforced. To urn
the Nebraska, commission replied th Rock
Uland had purposely lncrfsed Its passenger
train aervic In Nebraska for the purpo of
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dress will bo changed aa oftea a requested.
Tha promise of clothes going up 12 a ault
will not interfere seriously , with knockdown
Sales. .
By tha Una the courts giv the general pub
lic ths benefit of the doubt ths mlllenlum will
Lay reached Ita destination.
Baltimore la vow the wlckedaat city ia th
country, or, rather, it will be until "Billy
Sunday finishes the Job of "brightening its
corner.
Preparedness la speeding up In tin looked
for direct loos. Senator J. Ham Lewis of Chicago
has added a pocket testament to his defensive
equipment.
Behold, democrats, Omaha's hold-over post
master, who, w have no doubt,' la willing to
serve until your little Internal party differences
are settled.
The coming automobile show will combine
utility with style and speed three traits which
distinguish and animate life In the Missouri
valley corn belt.
The chief difference between a holdup man
and a holdout man la that th law condemns
on and argues for the other. Morally they are
In th same class.
At any rate, credit th School board for
not even considering importing ail outside
architect to put up our naw icbool buildings,
as did the university regents.
If the senator Is ao ea-sr to welcome a de
hate, h might himself enter th lists against
"Met" on the salient Issue upon which they
are known to b In sharp disagreement.
Th discovery of American brands on Car-
ran-a hides occasions netulei suspicion. Th
American brand went with in Carra.ni recog
nition. Venustlano knows a good thing and how
to work It
court In taking action.
Whatever of truth may exist in the allega
tion of th comm'sslon, aom facts, taken from
report of the railroad1 business, may be of
interest In assisting In making up a conclusion.
The Rock Island has been In th hands of re
ceivers for about a year. For th last year of
its prosperity, ending June 30, H18, It reported
net earnings of $15,782,111, out of which It
paid a dividend of 6 per cent on lts capital
stock of 174.482, 622, For the year ending
June 80, IMS, it report net earnings of $14,-
039.722, and no dividends paid. This waa for
a year of unusual depression. Its net earnings
had already fallen In 1914 to a point where dlv
ldenda had ceased, bnt wer slightly Increased
th following year. Its earnings per mil In
1814 were given at $1,313, and in 1915 at
M.517. Since June 30, 1915, a decided change
has come over conditions in the railroad busi
ness, and the Rock Island has shared in the
general prosperity. Stripped of th nonproduc
tive lines that forced It Into Insolvency, th
Rock Island ought tery soon to be back on a
paying basis and In the hands of its owners.
But this will not stop the onslaught on th
2-cent rate, which has apparently com on in
earnest now, to be determined In court by a
showing of facts as to whether If is a fair price
for hauling passengers.
Writing- New Law for the Scm.
It is unfortunate In a sense that the exi
gencies of actual war wer needed to bring to
action the long mooted revision of International
law as applied to maritime affairs,' especially
th statue of neutrals and noncombatants, but
such work is now fairly under way, attended by
difficulties that will make any progress a real
achievement. The conditions growing out of
th us of submarine warships have com to a
point that actually fore th modification of
certain accepted International laws. These hav
to deal with the rights of noncombatants, and
so far tn unnea nuiei u u . iv
secure some concessions from the belligerents
on the point of providing for the safety of the
company of whatever ship may b overhauled
by on of th modern terrora of th deep. ,
Th determination of tha Entente Allies to
arm their merchant vessels interjects a new
issue that complicates the whole situation, In
creasing the danger aa well aa the tension be
tween the several countries. Pledgea of the
Teutonic power to provide for th safety tt
all on board any merchantman that may fall
prey to a submersible have been secured by th
United SUte. and these ar relied npon. In
cidental difficulties growing out of th changed
character of a merchantman carrying arms ar
tot entirely don away with by th promises
made, however, and the possibility of a serious
breach Is made th mor Immediate by th
Allies action.
Th natural disposition of a belligerent to
seek advantage, even at the cost of neutrat
rights, Is more apparent now than ever, and
p'enty of work remain for th diplomat be
fore the law of the sa Is o established aa
eotlrely to conform to human requirements.
Corporations suffering from aa excess of
water and expert manipulation are more for-
tunat than an afflicted Individual. Surgical
treatment on themselvea Is averted by an opera
tion on th public.
If a p rival business establishment bought
$10,000 worth of fire hose on th aam plan
that It la bought for the Omaha fir depart
ment, somebody would be starting an Inquiry
Into th management.
Our Fear of Snakes
When th Rock Island pnU la its 3-cent
rate. It will be careful not to Include th busi
ness between competitive points, for if It
should. It would not soil any tickets between
thoe stations. Th road will only bump th
town that can't escape Its exactions.
Th Roc Island mad a show'ng that its
lei ou paeaenger business in Nebraska was
etghty-aeven-one-hundredths of 1 per cent It waa
therefor given permission to Increase Its pas
senger tariff by at least 20 per cent Which
fsvor ought to satisfy even a railroad magnate.
Thirty Years Ago
This Day in Omaha
Compile1 fraa Me mi.
Mr. and Mr. William A. Puton held a brilliant
roorptio to their many frtwida at th parlor of th
fait on botel, which wer filled with ail th society
peopl and preeeafcea' aa eppearane of brilliancy
never before seen ia all their festal history. At It o'clocK
the entire aaeemblas retired to th dining hall and
filled all th chairs before the IS eovera.
Th regular meeting of th Douglas Medical o
olrtj waa held In t. Oeorew'a ball. feVsvenleenth and
Kaifiam streets. Th feature of th evening waa th
paper read by l)r. Bommur oa th ease of Mr. Park'
buret, who lost his leg In a eoaatlng accident oa Dodg
atreet aom tlnw ago. Th hlatory of th a and th
difficulty of amputation wer fully explained and tli
amputated leg Itaclf was ahlMted.
A pleasant party waa iva In th Coaaaopolttan on
V Thirteenth atreet by Minnie and Fred Hoy, th twenty
evuplee preeent enjoying themaelve hugely.
Branch Co., hav thrr whit ferrets and two
brow a one, which ar quit a curloalty la their way.
Tiirtr ability t catch rata la wonderful.
W. A. Paxton is negotiating with Peter Uoos to
a:ur th alxty-six-foot lot Immediately aat of Mr.
I'ton property at Hlxteentb and Farnam atreL
Jt is utiutTNtood that Mr. Paxton Intenda to put uy
a fine lnju-l If h caa secure the neceaaary frontage.
Tha program of the ladtee' Muaical society wa
Klen by Mr. Hytea. Mr. Wilkin and the Miaee
ilill e ( liamberlaln, Minnie Hrown and Kali Ijow.
Ilia UcMcnamy he a lax ted oa aa xtntv south,
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Boot ' Beriew of Wilson 'i Adminiitration.
That distinguished American clttsen, Elihu
Root, never more adequately, exhibited his
eminent qualifications for critical analysis than
la his summing up of the shortcomings of th
present administration of national government
Mr. Root' review Is as calm and dispassionate
aa a state paper, but is pregnant with such con
viction aa must make clear th deficiency of th
democratic party, and its unfltneaa for the re
sponsibility of government. A mor complete
Indictment of a national political party waa
never drawn.
Th Mexican muddle, with it dark pictur
of Indifferent Incompetency and partisan med
dling, Is lucidly aet forth, and th miserable
failure of th president to measure up to his
full duty la dealing with th European war
situation Is presented with such clarity as to
leav nothing for th defenders of th shilly
shallying policy to hid behind. Mr. Wilson's
shifting character and his instability on -vital
issues is presented with supporting proof of
such convincing quality a to establish that the
single-track mind of th president has many
curves, and has several times doubled back on
itself In a loop not altogether graceful.
Even now, the republicans In congress ar
looked upon to save th administration from th
consequences of Us own blunders. The people
of America expect and demand something th
democrats can not deliver. The call Is clear to
the republican party, which la pledged t pro
tect American cltltena at home and abroad, to
moderation In government, and to th advance
ment of our cherished ideals of freedom.
itowy Ma-eel
IB TirB PACT that moot of oa ar Inrtlnrttvely afraid
of snakes evrn of th harmless klnds-an evt
denc that th human tom originated on the con
tinent of Asia, wher serpents of all sorts hav al
ways been abundant and generally venomous? This
would appear to b th vw of T. O. Dabney, set
forth In a communication to Selene. He note that
Col. William C. Oorgaa. In hla book en "Sanitation
In Panama." concludes that th human rac. in th
early days before we had begun to wear clothes or
us fir, must hav been confined to th tropica. Does
our prtmlMv enak-er narrow down thla regC"!
to tropical Asia? W read:
'Thla abhorrence of serpent Is restly a deep-seated
animal Instinct, which ho survived long after ths
conditions that gave It origin.
"Rational persons who ar informed on th aub
Ject know that th great majority of the snakes
to b encountered In this country ar entirely harm
leaa, being without venom or fangs; and Indeed th
writer has determined, to his own satisfaction at
least, that In this partlcnlar region tha only on of
th snak family that Is a mnao to human lit
la th now rarely encountered Cro talus horrid ua,
using th term In a generlo sense.
"And yet, sny Intelligent person when unexpected
ly brought Into clos proximity to any hind of a
snake, large or small, venomous or non-venomous,
or even a semblance of a snake, la suddenly seised
by a panic of horror and fear, with aa Impulse to
spring swsy out of th serpent' a reach as quickly
ss poaalble In a sort of blind terror.
"The probable origin of this Inatlnctlve horrtc of
serpents that still dominate th mind of civilised man
wss during th countless generations when early
man was alowly climbing up from his snlmal ancestry
to his present eminence as Homo sapiens. Being
without fir and without oloUtlng or shelter, he
was particularly defenseless In an environment beast
by deadly serpents, sgalnst this, probably th great
rat danger and greatest menace to racial survival
that he had to encounter. Hence his Inatlnotlv horror
of th serpent form.
"Th Idea that India wss th cradle' of th whit
rac at teaat, with Ita serpent environment threaten
ing racial exletenc for a vety long period of Ita
primitive development, sppear to receive soit de
gree of confirmation from the fact that among th
Inhabitants of India at th preeent Urn the annual
mortality from attarka of serpents exceeds twenty
thousand, notwithstanding ths efforts of th British
authorities to suppress ths evil.
"Ths sernont-lnstlnet In man has a close analogy
In a similar Instinct that characterises the domestic
horse of the present time, to which allusion has
been made by writers on th sub)ect. It Is a familiar
fact to every on who has to do with horses, tha
pronenesa of th horse to exhibit an Insane and
uncontrollable fear of any unfamiliar wayald object.
Indeed th phenomenon Is such a commonplac that
probably vary few persons have given a thought
In explanation of what appeara to be a wholly un
accountable mystery.
'The suggestion that has been offered with com
pelling force to sooount for thla curious horse-lnetlnct
Is on parallel lines with that offered above to ac
count for mill'i serpent-Instinct, both of whloh Id
the nstur of animal Instincts ar Intense and deep
seated, and have long survived th conditions that
gave rls to them.
"In th case of th hors. for a very long period
of his racial development hs waa aubjeot to on
danger exceeding all others In magnitude by which
racial survival we. constantly threatened. Thla
danger waa embodied In the predacious beasts that
inteated th horse's early environment, mainly of
the feline family, that lay In wait concealed by
bushes or other cover for th opportunity to spring
upon him and devour him. Th hors had no mean a
of defense sgalnst this danger except alertness la
lading th spring of his enemy and fleetn of
foot to sscap pursuit. Th Individual horses that
developed thes qualltlea most highly survived, while
thos that failed to reach an efficient standard fell
victims to their nemlea r
"And we now aee. thousands of years after the
domeatioatlon of th horse, that hs suddenly falls
Into a senseless panic and flees at breakneck aped
from an imaginary danger ' behind him, heedlasa of
real dangers ahead which not Infrequently causa him
a broken nsok.
"Ths Instinctive fear of Imaginary dangers In
th hors. and th earn kind of fear of serpents In
man, appear to have had a similar genesis tn th
early experiences of both races."
Tribulations of a Troubadour.
Th sweet singer of our senator's personal
staff la having a trying time the days, having
to pitch hla tun to suit the taste and tickle
th eara of a large variety of bearer. He must
pip a warlike lay. aa piercing aa th pibroch, to
ult th president's passing policy, and at th
same time he must warble as "gently as a suck
ing dove" that he giv no oft wise to th
pacifists. He lifts a lilting melody for Metcalfe
on day. and hymns a paean of praise for
Bryan th next, and do It with a deftness that
marks htm master of th gentle ar of strad
dllng. He ha twanged his lute under the win
dow of each of all the many different kinds of
democratic leaders la Nebraska, and continues
in his devoted effort to pleas all and hurt th
feelings of none. Ills performance Just goes to
stow what extremity ot effort may fall to the
lot of th head fugleman of a chieftain who
must corral tb votea In order to hold hla Job.
The wonder Is that he doea It ao well.
Twioo Told Tales
rtf nB BaaUbed.
A aad and seedy Individual gained admlaston to
ths offices of on f th city's best-known legal firm a.
and at last somehow penetrated to the sanctum of th
senior partner.
"Wall," asked th lawyer, "what do you' want 7
Tb visitor waa nothing If not frank.
"Half a dollar," he aald boldly.
Th man's unusual demeanor caught th lawyer's
urloslty.
'Thar you ar," he aald, handing out th money,
"And now I should Ilk to hav you tell m how you
cam to fall ao low In tb world."
Th visitor laughed. "All my youth," he explained.
T had counted en Inheriting something front my
uncle, but when h died h left all he had to an
orphan asylum."
"A philanthropist," commented th lawyer. "What
did hla estate consist efT"
"Ten children." said the visitor and vanished.
Philadelphia Ledger.
At th Ootaaroa Table.
After the war editor had auhalrloH -r th
- w.
tab) of th Pittsburgh Press cluu, th Paragrapher
spoas up:
"When I wen thorn yesterday afternoool found
my two hopefula engaged In a battle royal with all
in am an ooys or me neighborhood. It was a rough
and-ready acrtmmase and all aeemad tk it
naturedly, but one boy had a bloody nose and another
waa ieinrea wun a rope around his neck.
" "What's doing r I ashed.
" 'Playing war, on boy answered. -Sea ma I
tts alllea Rill, with th rope around hla neck, la th
uerroaae. Tom a th Auatrtans aad Jim's ths Tark
Th fellers ar lea Japs and Serbs and Ruaatam
Th boy with th decorated nose was silent, but
augning. -vrnai are your I asked.
" Tra bleeding Belgium. ha answered." Pttta-
burgh Cn rente 1 Telegraph.
People and Events
Under th circumstances, th clean-up cam
paign cannot start too early.
An official revision of Boston's moral cod per
mils bar toe on th a less, but bar ankles never.
Tha veil of mystery whloh long enveloped th
Arable compound or confection know as "ZanvXsm'
gar rls to many conjectures as to tts food or medi
cinal valu. Bom regarded SenvZm aa th active
principal of Ak-8ar-Bn pep. Others likened It to
Commercial club tobacco, and rod aooffera recom
mended It ss a hair ren orator for baldhaad. The
unfeeling aspersions sprang from Ignoranc. Zem-Zam
Is mora than pep. tobaooo or hair renovator. It Is
an article of great medicinal value, esteemed a cure
all of surpassing merit by th brewer at Mecca. Th
German explorer Naufeld. who xprtnoed tta full
effect, vouches for Its efficacy "In restoring health.
brightening th vision, physically and spiritually, and
facilitating th pronunciation of Arabic." Only th
Ntthful rerelv th full benefit of the sacred elixir,
Bom samples of Kem-Zem have been exploited pri
vately In this country, but sine Neufeld lifted th
vail of anyaterv Iraitattua may readily be debscted
by th proavd aUoa teet- Belter b sure thaa ao 7.
C7TC . Zk .
aM2L
Dlarasslna at TRellgion. '
OMAHA. Feb. IS. To th Editor of The
Bei Th position of R. TU Metcalfe on
th religious question is Indefensible,
and will be determined In the wisdom of
a final analysis to b subverslv of th
political, religious and social order of the
nation.
It la revolting to common eenae;
repugnant to American Ideals, and ulti
mately means an Intellectually, morally
nd spiritually entramelled people. It la.
therefor difficult. Indeed, to discern th
animating moUva of th declaration of
taligioue prineipi. by a professed
lovv of democracy, which la so contrary
to th trend of modern time, but In
terprets with historical precision the
cause of th Ignorance, superstition and
clericalism of th past Th continuance
f our democracy, and perpetuity of th
repubtlo would b Impossible under th
most pernicious Influences Inevitable to
Mr. Metctlfe's admonition not to discuss
religion.
Religion, ths on cause that dlffer-
enttatea th natlona of th world re
(Ifcrlon, th en Interpretative formula
f the possibilities or a nations civili
sations. Religion, th highest concep
tion and th noblest Inspiration of th
human mind. Not to discuss It la sao
rellsious. Not to dlscuna It ia a crime
against this nation because It Is an In
controvertible truism, supported by his
tory and contemporaneous experience,
that a nation does not rls above the
religious teachings of Ita dominant altar.
unless the people by discussion and de
termined action eliminate those teach
ings and pretentions cf cleticaliam so
dangerous to ths welfare, happfnes and
sovereign rights of a nation. When this
nation ceases to discus religion It la
doomed. The man who makes that con
dition possible will be the destroyer of
this republic
3. BRAXTON GARLAND.
DleflararlaaT Animals.
SOUTH SIDH. OMAHA. Feb. IS. To
th Editor of Th Bee: There Is a pen
alty for docking horses' talis In Nebraska.
Thr should b a law against th cut
ting of tall and ears of other animals.
Not long ago I read a letter that waa
pretended to b written by a dog and It
started out aa follows:
"When I was born I was a beauty and
perfect. Just look at me now. No eara.
no tall. When I was a few week a old
they out off my eara and all of my
tall.
That la about what a dog would say
If It could talk. Anybody who cuts off
th tall and ears of dogs ought to have
their eara or a finger or some other part
of their anatomy out off to sea how It
goes. Animals hav feeling the sunt
aa people and they should be treated
accordingly.
Leading dog fanciers hav told m they
do not believe In cutting off th tails ot
doga and that It Is simply a tad with
aom dog fanclera and other dog owner a
Ia my estimation it makes any dog
ugly in appearano to cut off any part of
their tall, and It seems to m that th
human society hs a large (laid to work
In, for we ee number less doga every day
with their tails cut clos to thlr bodies.
It la a sham and dlsgrao to humanity
and Is simply a rello of th times of
savagery when It was thought to make
a person beautiful to hav eara and noses
lit and th fac and parts of th body
alashed with atiarp lnstrumsnts. Dogs
ar Ilk Pee pi In many ways. There ar
worthleaa dogs and there ar worthless
men and woman. There are also valuable
and useful doga Nature gave dog their
tails so that they could express them
selves, aa th power of speech was not
given them, and to take away their only
way of expression Is not only cruel, hut
should b mad criminal. I Ilk to see a
dog wag his tail and thump the floor
with It when he Is lying down and to
deprive him of that pleasure la cruelty
In tb axtrem.
No on caa tell ma It makes a doc
beautiful to out off his tall for It makes
any dog ugly In th xtrm.
It seems to m that th humane society
ahould start a movement to hav th next
legislature pass an act prohibiting tha
docking of tha talla of aU domeatlo ani
mala, Including dogs. T. A. AONBW.
Was War Ever Mora Barbara?
8T. MART'S Neb.. Feb. 11-To th.
Editor of Th Bee: Considering . th
present methods of conducting warfare
in Europe, by aeroplanes dropping bombs
aa libitum upon Innocent and Inoffen
sive women and children, aa well aj
dumb brutes, maiming and kllllna them
ror no causa whatever, does that corns
within th ecop of Christianity and civ
Ulxation? Will aamaniut hlnHlv
any era In history when War was con
ducted on a more barbarian method T If
thla cannot be don we must frankly ac
knowledge that th world la growing
worse, and It would b a aad reflartinn
upon th loyalty of humanity to th
teaching of Him who ahed Hla blood on
taivary ror our salvation. General
William T. Sherman once said. "War
hell," but present Indications ar that
man has even been Improving on that.
H. SCHUMANN.
Tips on Home Topics
Baltimore American: A noted psychol
ogist aaya that fathers ought to alng to
their babies. But he overlooks the pay
chology of th fsct that modern families
liv In apartment houses and that there
ar others.
Washington Post: When one compares
what Jess Wlllard gets for fighting with
what preach era receive for inveighing
against ths rud p rac tic it Is sssy to un-
daratand why so many youngsters want
to be champlona
Boston Transcript: Th stupidity of
th British censor makes It difficult to
(etemilne whether King Oeorg la eating
his meals from th mantleplec from hav.
Ing been thrown from his horse, or was
wounded at th front.
Loulsvtll Courier-Journal: "Alexander
Oraham Bell, Inventor of th telephone,
la at Pahn Beach." Which will arv to
remind you that there was a time when
you dispatched a note to male a business
or social nggmeat Instead of trying to
telephone and being told, with malignant
pleasure: IJnsebuay.
Louisville Courier-Journal: It Is a poor
time for th American armor plat inan
afecturera to b threatening the govern
ment with extortion. That crowd has
been given to holding up Unci Sam in
th past, but at present his naval con
struction !a not In the haada of the polit
ical party which cherfull thro a up
tts hands every time an armor maker's
gun Is pointed at It. Neither oorgrraa
nor th people ar now In any mood to
eubmit to that aort of thing.
Nebraska Editors
A. H. Backhaus completed his twelfth
year aa editor and proprietor 01 me
Plerc County Leader last week.
I. H. Rick el of th Juniata Herald, who
ha recently completed a term as post
master, has filed for the republican
nomination for representative from
Adams county.
Charles D. Blauvelt, who recently pur
chased ths Journal-Tribunal, has snea
his hyphen. His paper appeared last
week as th Johnson County Journal.
Frank O. Edgeoomb of the Geneva sig
nal published a dally edition during me
Hamilton evangellsUo meetings, wnun
closed last Sunday evening.
GRINS AND CROAKS.
This Is th third
th same evening
"Isn't it dreadful!
time I hav worn
gown." ,
"Never mind, my dear: remember that
It Is Just that sort of self-denial that de
velops ones character." Life.
Trat Fathee Don't think, voung man,
you can walk Into thla house snd hang
up your hat.
Timid Suitor I know I can't, sir. Tou r
sitting on It. Baltimore American.
Your Sick Child
Is Constipated!
Look at Tongue
Hurry, Mother! Remove pois
ons from little stomach,
liver, bowels.
1
Give 'Talifornia Syrup of
Figs" if cross, bilious or
feverish.
T
PEAR
SHOUt X MARRf A MAN
YUTHWACKEESP
LEONORA
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"Po vou're acinar in for nublio speak
ing?"
"Yes."
VVf II, raLV U- jwur iimjia ... jm
can say more in half an hour than you
can In two hours." Detroit Fre Press.
What do I aet for this stunt?" asked
tha haughty amateur.
"Tou net nothing from me for It as a
manager," replied that Individual, "but
If 1 were a mamatrete as well, you'd get
sixty days." Louisville courier-journal.
A W0 ED OF CHEER.
(Many a bachelor has made a woman
happy by not marrying her.) lux tract
from Tbe Bee.
Oh aood kind-hearted bachelors
Who grlev for lives you may hav
blighted.
Read tha above from th able Den
Of on who must be Is long sighted.
And It may cheer you some to know
Thst they who loved you against their
will
How could thev help It? still exist:
And, Strang to say, are happy still.'
Tou were well groomed, you had great
charm.
On vlanc from you aet hsr heart dan
cing
She almoat lost control of It-
Tour ways, you aee, were ao entrancing:
But unlike Elaine 01 omen tiraea
She had no time to drift on barges;
She had to work like all get out
To pay her board and credit charge.
And ao kind bachelors: cheer UD.
Th girls you loved, but feared to wed.
hits.
Because you wer too frail, pleas not.
Hav neither time, nor tear to shed.
Sirs.
They've found th courag which you
lacked.
And used It In a wise endeavor
They're happy, bless your aeinsn
hearts
Tou may 'bid conscience-free forever.
Omaha BATOLL NE TRF.T.K.
No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative ahould always
be the first treatment given.
If your little one Is out-of-eorts, half
stok, isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally look, Mother! see if tongue Is
coated. This is a sure sign that the little
stomach, liver and bowel ar clogged
with wests. When cross. Irritable, fever
ish, stomach sour, breath bad or ha
stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, full
of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California
Syrup of Figs," and In a few houra all
th constipated poison, undigested food
and aour bile gently moves out of th
tittles bowels without griping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving thla
harmless "fruit laxative," because It
never falls to cleanse the little one's liver
and , bowels and sweeten the stomach and
they dearly love Its pleasant taste. Full
directions for babies, children of all ages
and for grown-up printed on each bot
tle. Beware of counterfeit fig ayrupa. Aak
your druggist for a SO-cent bottle of
"California Syrup of Figs;" then see that
It la mad by th "California Fig Syrup
Company." Advertisement,
When Itching Stops
There Is ons safe, dependable treat
ment that relieves ltohlng torture in
stantly and thatlclaansas and sooth a the
skin. V
Ask any druggist for a nSo bottle of
semo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that pimples, black heads,
ecsema, ringworm and similar akin trou
bles will disappear.
A little semo, the penetrating, satisfy
ing liquid, is all that Is needed, for it
banishes all skin eruptions and make
th skin soft, smooth and healthy.
,v Zemo. Cleveland.
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how good advertising may he
in other respects it must be
run frequently and constant
ly to be really succcessful.