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~ ■ '.' g THE GODDESS LUCK. Synopsis—Typical tramp in ap pearance, Daniel Randolph Fitxhmih, while crossing a Chicago street, causes the wreck of an auto, whose chauffeur disables it trying to avoid running him down. In pity the occupant of the auto, a young girl, saves him from arrest and gives him a dollar, telling him to buy soap, and wash. His sense of shame is touched, and he improves his appearance. That night, in a crowd of unemployed and anarchists, he meets Esther Strom, a Russian anarchist, and in a spirit of bravado makes a speech. A few days later Fitzhugh visits Symington Otis, prominent financier, and displaying a package which he says contains dynamite, demands 110,000. Otis gives him a check. At the house he meets the girl who had given him the dollar, and learns she is Kathleen Otis. She recognizes him. Ashamed, he tears up the check and escapes, but is arrested. Esther visits Fitzhugh in jail, and makes arrangements for procuring legal advice. His trial is speedily completed and he is found insane and committed to an asylum, from which he easily makes his escape. Fitzhugh takes refuge in Chicago with Esther, who has become infatuated with him, but with the thought of Kathleen in his mind, his one idea was to become rich and powerful, and win Kath- ’ leen. In a fight with Nikolay, jealous admirer of Esther, Fitzhugh worsts him, leaving him unconscious, and escapes. Securing menial employment he learns that j Nikolay has been found dead in Esther’s house, and in a letter to him she admits the killing, telling him she did it for his sake and that she has gone away. He sees Kathleen from a distance, and is strengthened in his determination to win her. Fitzhugh attracts the attention of on^ Quigg, dealer in bogus stocks. In Quigg's place of business Fitzhugh acts as a decoy for gullible Investors. Staked by his employer in a poker game for high stakes, he meets a wheat pit speculator, Henry Hunt, who believes him to be a New York man of wealth. &======= 4 CHAPTER V!.—Continued. “You wish to tell me about that Queen Bee gold mine stock, do you not, Mr. Pattington?” “Yes. yes.” “I think you said you wanted a thousand shares? —the last thousand, to be exact.” “I said so.” Mr. Quigg shook his large head, his baggy eyes twinkling. “I’m sorry. Mr. Pattington. but I'm afraid you can’t have those thousand shares.” “What d'you mean?” snapped the pseudo-financier. “This gentleman”—with his cigar Quigg indicated the colorless man, who. eyes wide, mouth agape, had been swallowing whole every word uttered —“is just about to buy ’em. You see, Mr. Pattington, I’m on to you eastern fellows. I know all about your little game. I was just telling Mr. Blake here about it. I know’ you’re trying to get possession of the Queen Bee; I know you've had your secret agents assaying her; I know you’ve discovered what a fat little chunk o’ gold she really is. But I'm afraid you can’t have her. Mr. Pattington. First, because the Queen Bee people don’t want you eastern capitalists to own the controlling interest; and, second, because Mr. Blake here has spoken first, and, in fact, is just about to negotiate for the purchase of the remaining thousand shares. Isn’t that right, Mr. Blake?” Quigg fixed his ox-eye benevolently upon the susceptible Blake, w ho moistened his lips, fingered his hat. looked down, then up, and cleared his throat. “I—l guess—” He hesitated, licked his lips—and took the plunge with a rush: “Yes, that’s right Mr. Quigg. I'll take them thousand shares.” j Fitzhugh, keenly awaiting further cues, searched the grafter’s face in- ! tently. and though he received but a bare flicker of an eyelash and the I faintest suggestion of a nod toward ! the door, it was sufficient, and with no other comment he turned and left. [ indignantly slamming the door behind ■ him. For the benefit of those in the outer room he again assumed his mien i of boredom as he leisurely sauntered , through and out in the corridor. He boarded the elevator ami ascended to the top floor of the building. Before an office devoid of lettering and apparently unoccunied, he stopped, ‘ took a key from his pocket, unlocked ! the door, let himself in and locked the door behind him. He removed his : coat, hung it on a hook, placed his I hat on the table and his gloves upon I the hat, then settled himself in the ' chair and rested his feet on the steam ' radiator. He lighted a cigar, exhaled : a swirl of fragrant smoke, and took ; a magazine from a pile on the table, i He had barely read the table of con- ■ tents, however, before there was a ! tap at the corridor door, and he ad- ' mitted a messenger-boy. ho handed I him an envelope and departed. Upon j reading the dispatch he tore the paper ' to small bits and hurried into the adjoining room, throwing off his vest and loosening his tie ami collar as ho ran. In ten minutes he reappeared. He was completely m morphosed. Instead of the smart n • ning coat, he now wore a long tan “'ucer;” instead of rhe stylish derby L- '. bo wore a broad- I brimmed yellow one; and lie wore a soft flar.m 1 shirt with '•o li.d col-i lar. and rough trou - ;.d dusty shoes. Under one arm * >• carried a horsewhip. In fine, he was a typical Tancher. just arrived in l’h .r wuh a loed of cattle and a big t - the thousand-dollar bills. Ev» ■ -

■beard was magically changed: it was i tousled and all askew, and against I the “sunburn” on his face appeared to be that of a man sadly in need of a shave rather than of one recently barbered. A few minutes later he entered the “customers’ room” of Quigg & Peevy. Free and easily, as befitted one of । untrammeled life, he strode across the floor toward Quigg’s private office, with great, awkward movements of his long body, flicking his whip against his thick trousers and puffing like a tugboat at his evil cigar. Ostensibly, Quigg & Peevy were brokers. In reality they were swindlers. A superficial observer, visiting their offices, would have supposed their customers to be La Salle street speculators. A rigid Investigator would have discovered their only patrons were victims of the get-rich-qulck fever. The chief business of Quigg & Peevy was the selling of worthless stock. The rows of chairs in the “customers’ room” and their occupants, the rushing messenger boys, the long blackboard and the phlegmatic youth chalking cabalistic figures, the chattering telegraph instrument. operated automatically not twenty feet away, were nothing more than stage properties and players, employed for the sole benefit of the suckers who made them possible. And upon this opera bouffe stage of sham and hypocrisy strutted Daniel Fitzhugh, dreamer and actor. His roles were many and varied, but he portrayed them all with unerring accuracy—and, yes. even art. When he was informed that it was time for another “entrance,” he never knew, until the messenger came with directions, ' what part he would be called upon to enact. Now it was that of a Western millionaire, bluff, ungrammatical, breezy; again that of a French financier, suave, polite, tangling his English ; anon it was some great banker from Liverpool, frigid and precise. But the character he most often portrayed was the “Eastern capitalist.” Peevy was a thin, pale man, of a drooping eye and a pointed chin, and was deeply attached to a small briar pipe. His business was to “round up the boobs and steer ’em in.” Quigg, aider! by Fitzhugh, did the rest. After the second week Fitzhugh began to conceive a slinking dislike for the knavery he was abetting. After the third he began to hate it. Capabilities were stirring within him — capabilities which told him he was worth infinitely more than one hundred dollars a week, and that every week he worked for that sum he was throwing away money. It was near the end of the first month that he asked his slippery employer for a hun-dred-dollar weekly increase. He was a little surprised when it was promptly granted him. “I was thinking about increasing j your pay. Fitz.” said Quigg. in his 1 large, careless way. “You're worth I two hundred a week to me.” But when three weeks later the grafter was told it was four hundred dollars a week or nothing, he frowned, pinched the pink roll of flesh under । his chin with his chubby fingers, and rocked himself gently in his swivel chair. “I'll tell you what, Fitz. I’m about to tackle the biggest thing I’ve ever attempted. I’m launching upon the grandest little mail-order scheme in America. I expect to spend a couple o’ hundred thousands in advertising. If it goes through, as I certainly think it will, I’ll do the level thing by you—” “That’s not the point,” broke in the ' petitioner. “Do I or do I not get my j four hundred—now?” “You do not!” Quigg's palms de- ; scended firmly upon the arms of his I ! chair. His big jaw acquired a bel- | ligerent aspect. “That’s all I want to know.” Fitzl hugh stood up briskly. “This is Wednesday. You therefore owe me a hundred dollars. I’ll take it now.” “Sit down, Fitz. Sit down and keep cool. I believe you’re a game sport, in i spite of the low way you're acting, and j I’m going to make you a gambling ' proposition. Some friends o' mine are ■ getting up a nice, quiet little game of poker tonight, and I’m going to sit in. The pot'll run high—no limit. Be- [ tween ourselves we’ll co-operate in ! this game. I’ll finance the partnership with five thousand dollars. If we double that amount you get half : the.winnings and your four hundred a ; week. If not, you’ll still contrive to I j scrape along on two hundred.” The poker game that night took I place in a South side hotel. It was a ; i six-handed game, the players being of : the class commonly known as “men ■ : about town.” Two were professional ■ I gamblers, another was a wheat pit I ■ speculator, a fourth was a wealthy sa- ; ! loon owner. The remaining two were • Fitzhugh and Quigg. Playing com- ■ minced shortly sifter eight. Compared j ' to subsequent betting, it was modest . : at first, a live dollar limit having been I imposed. Al>out nine, however, the ■ limit was removed, and the game be- I gan to warm up. Another hour, ami it j had reached the txdnt where five-and-<ix-liundn d-dollar pots were the rule j and not the exception. The Holden Goddess, Luck, smiled upon Fitzhugh from the very start. Perhaps it was his superior playing i that won her favor. Anyhow, he as- . tonished his coadjutor bv his skill at the game. He was a hundred differ- ; ent men. His fellow* players never knew how to take him —never knew what he would do next. And while they were wondering he continued to

* take their money from them as though it were only a matter of course that he should. But as Fitzhugh steadily won Quigg as steadily lost. When the game ended at nine a. m. it was noticeable that of the five men sitting around the padded table beneath the pall of tobacco smoke and the green-shaded electric lights Fitzhugh was the only one who showed no ill sign of the thirteen hours’ steady playing. He seemed as fresh as when he started and apparently was quite fit for another thir-teen-hour session. When he “cashed in” he was winner to the extent of some eighteen thousand dollars. The professional gamblers had won a few* thousands each. The rest had lost. Quigg, who had left the game, was not to be found in the hotel rotunda. While Fitzhugh was walking about looking for him the wheat pit speculator, a jovial, red-faced man named Henry Hunt, clapped him heartily on the shoulder and wrung his hand. “Old man, I’d give a million if I could bluff like you. Where did you learn how?” “It comes naturally,” smiled Fitzhugh. Hunt glanced around and lowered his voice. “Fitzhugh, I’m putting through today one of the biggest wheat deals I’ve ever handled, and I'd like to let you in on it. What time can I see you, and where?” “Any time at any place.” “Meet me at Burton & Burton’s, then—brokers, you know*. Board of Trade—at eleven sharp. Don’t fail. It’s a big thing. So long. Must hurry.” Upon certain of the casual acquaintances he had made in La Salle street Fitzhugh had taken pains to create the impression of being the scion of a highly respected family unknown to the newspaper columns but possessed of wealth. Hunt was one of those thus deluded. Others he had impressed in different wise. But every man who met him believed him to be a person of means. It was an emphatic point with him to see to that. In a secluded corner and a low tone Hunt explained his project very concisely. “September wheat,” said he, “opened at ninety-eight and a quarter this morning. A gang of bulls have inflated it till she’s like a soap bubble —ready to burst any moment. A gigantic bear raid is coming off here tomorrow* that will send September wheat down like that” —throwing a cigar end to the floor. “These bears,” he went on, kicking the cigar aside, “have got millions behind ’em, and they're going to claw the entrails out of those bulls. They won't stop clawing as long as there’s a live bull left. They’re going to sell —sell —sell. It’ll be the biggest smash you ever heard of. And the man who’s heading this big bear raid is none other than Symington Otis —” “Otis?” “As you know, of course, Otis has always been one of the greatest bulls in Chicago. Has that reputation. But all of a sudden he’s gone over to the other side. I found it out last night. Only a handful besides myself know* it. It seems he’s got it in for a fellow* who was associated with him In a bull charge a few months ago, and he’s going the smash that fellow if it takes the last cent he’s got. That’s Otis all over. Once you get in bad with him you might as well jump in the lake.” “So 1 was once given to understand,” said Fitzhugh quietly. “You see where we come in, of course. I'm only an outsider myself—but you! Lord, w hat a pile you can make 1” Symington Otis again! (TO BE CONTINUED.) LEFT A NAME THAT ENDURES Memory of Noah Worcester, Known as First “Great Apostle of Peace,” Worthily Honored. America has produced more than one very famous cobbler. One of these was Noah Worcester, known as the first great “Apostle of Peace.” He it was who founded the first great “Peace Society of Massachusetts.” Born in 1758, he went into the war against Great Britain when about 18 ' years of age, and fought at the battle iof Bunker Hill. He became so dlsI gusted with the vices of the soldier's life and the horrors of the battlefield I that he became a hater of war and adI vocate of peace. He worked in the field all day and made shoes at night, besides studying as much as he could. He became a minister before 30, continuing to do farm work and cobble shoes so as to eke out an existence. He even taught the children of his I parishioners for no pay, conducting a school in his study. It was in 1814, after he had written urging Christian unity, that he published his famous pamphlet, “A Solemn Review of the Custom of War,” advocating the abolishment of war, interpreting literally the New* Testament doctrine, “Resist not evil,” in line with the teaching of the Society of Friends. Dying in his SOth year he asked to have inscribed upon his tombstone: “He Wrote the ,‘Friend of Peace.’” Famous American Patriot. Tn 1832, on the 14th of November, Charles Carroll, the last surviving i signer of the Declaration of Independence, died at the age of ninety-six. He studied law* in France and England • and returned to America at the age j 'of twenty-seven, where he soon be- | came known as an able political writer and a strong advocate of liberty. Twenty-two years before his i death he retired to private life. London's Rapid Growth. Paris was the largest city in the worhl for several hundred years until about the end of the seventeenth century, when London overtook it. The population in Paris in IGBO was 300.(MIO, while London had reached 330,000. the latter figure showing the rapid growth of trade and commerce during the Tudor period. Thaws Frozen Coal. For thawing coal frozen in steel cars a kerosene burner that can be placed j directly under a car has been invented.

fMPBOVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SDWSOIOOL Lesson (By REV. P, B. FITZWATER, D. D., teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) bcj. 1920, ytestern Newspaper Union.) LESSOR FOR JANUARY 2 THE CHILD AND THE KINGDOM. LESSON TEXT—Matt. 18:1-14. GOLDex TEXT—Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same shall be greatest in the kingdom jf heaven.—Matt. 18:4. REFERENCE MATERIAI^—Mark 9:33; Luke 9:36-48; 17;l-2. TOPlC—God’s Care for I.ittle Children. Jl Nlor TOPlC—God's Care for Us. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC -Responsibility for the Younger and W eaker. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC -Our Responsibility for Chil lhood. I. The Greatest in the Kingdom oi Heaven (vv. 1-4). 1. The discinles’ question (v. 1). 1 he promise jrxpn to I'eter in connection with the announcement of his purpose to buildl rhe church, and the paying of trilnif the money in the fish s mouth irovoked jealousy on the part of the < ier disciples. The transfiguration s<_ie revealed the divine person and the program of the kingdom. Seeing that the kingdom was to come to realization, despite the tragedy of the cress, the disciples thought it best to have settled the place of rank in the kingdom. Their behavior betrayed their sad state of heart. Instead of entering into sympathy with Jesus in the dark hour of hio passion, they were supremely concerned with the dignities to be conferred upon themselves. 2. Jesus’ answer (vv. 2-4). He taught them concretely by placing a little child in their midst. (1) Condition of entrance into kingdom (v. 3). He showed them that the great question which concerned them is as to wlmther they are really in the kingdom. Their behavior revealed the fact that they m^efl conversion before they could enter into the kingdom. Before they could even set', much less enter into the kingdom, they must be born from above (Jolin 3:3. ,3). Entrance into the kingdom is infinitely more important limn rank therein. (2) Whosoever possesses childlike hu- ' mility is the greatest (v. 4). The child is dependent, lowly, and modo-t. । Those who have been born again < on- , verteil. have these chariu teristi< -. The principle which determines rank in the kingdom is lowliness of heart. In the ; kingdom we rise by sinking. The way ils down. The mon* one realizes his | own tin wort hi Bess, the more worthy i he is of the divine favor and trust. 11. The LorJ’s Identification With His Believing Opes (vv. 5-9). 1. Receiving Ihe believer in Christ's name is reef Wing Christ (v. 5). Through conveision we become God's children, and •cmpletely is our life interwoven with Ills that He regards treatment of us'ns treatment of Himself. Those who welcome into fellowship the lowly believer welcome Christ. If this were fully realized it would sanctify our relationship with believers in Christ. Reception <*' believers includes all forms of sympathy and aid. To do this in Christ's name is to open our hearts to receive Him. 2. The awful peril of causing a believ< r to stumble (vv. G-9). To stumble means to give occasion for a moral fail. The particular reference was to the carnality and selfishness which was expressing itself in their contention for pre-eminence. Such spirit and behavior would stifle the tender ! life of a babe in Christ. Their behavior was not only self-injury, but a stumbling block to others. Every Christian should solemnly inquire as to whether hisfife would help or hinder his fellow-believers. Am 1 helping someone to a higher level, or am I pulling him down to a lower? To so sin against Christ's own is to meet a sure and awful fate. His doom will be worse than drowning in the sea with a millstone around his neck; it will be eternal tire (v. 8). In this world of sin offenses must come, but woe will be unto the one who causes the offense. Everything causing to stumble, though it be as vital as hands and feet, should be j removed. We are responsible for ourselves and have a greater responsibility touching others. 111. Believers Are Especially Cared For by the Heavenly Father (vv. 10-14). 1. They are under angelic guardianship (v. 10). So precious is the believer in God's sight that angelic messengers have ac*ess to the very throne of God, even beholding his face. So high is tlie honor bestowed upon be- ! lievers that the liighest angels are sent to guard them, j 2. The Son came especially to save such from their lost condition (vv. 11-14). The Heavenly Fathei does not will that any one of these should perish. They are the objects of the Father's seeking love. The salvation of the humble believer has been secured by the incarnation and the sacrifice of the Good Shepherd. Since God sets such value upon even the lowest be- ■ liever, we should be most careful in our manner of life before them and in our treatment of them. No Sign of Weakness. In Jesus Christ, the ideal man. ' strength and beauty appear in their perfection, and In perfect proportion and harmony. No one has ever detected a sign of weakness in the character of Christ, and everywhere the i beauty of his charactetr shines forth resplendent. The eyes that were “like a flame of fire" were also the eyes । that wept over Jerusalem. He was “the strong Son of God” and also “the altogether lovely; beautiful be** yond compare.” Principles Will Grow. The principles now implanted In thy bosom will grow, and one day reach maturity; and in that maturity thou । wilt find thy heaven or thy helL— Thomas.

CHARACTER TOLD BY HANO i Charles Schwab Can Afford to Disregard Appearances, but Not So the Average Man. Charles Schwab, the steel king, was pictured recently in the feature section of a New York newspaper wearing a pair of ragged, decrepit-looking । gloves. To every appearance they might have been a little token to the । magnate from the ashman. Beneath । the picture was an explanation by Mr. ' Schwab that he had “worn these ; gloves for over a year.” Dirty, soiled, ugly gloves! And yet Charles Schwab, one of the greatest industrial lords of the earth, proudly boasted how long he had made them ! wear. Mr. Schwab’s boast doesn’t ring sin- , cerely. He probably would not advise one of file rising young executives of his company to wear old gloves or ■ soiled gloves. On the contrary, he likely would "call down” that young executive for doing exactly what he has bragged about. Mr. Schwab can afford to wear those gloves. If he wanted to he probably could wear green golf knickers to work, and get away with it. But the rest of the world, exclusive of Mr. Dempsey. Mary Garden. Babe Ruth, and other prima donnas who have “arrived,” so to speak, in their respective careers, must watch its step. A noted American psychologist recently said that he could tell more about a man by his hands than any other physical factor. Our faces are our gifts—and a lot of them look like gifts—hut we make our own hands. One look at a man’s hand gives you an instant line on his character. Is the hand soft and flabby? Or is it the hand of a man who does things? Does he shake hands like a man? Or does he extend you a collection of clammy fingers? I What do his gloves look like? Do they show flint he is careful of his appearance, thus indicating his self-re-spect, or are they ragged and dirty? Worn, soiled or out-atthe-tinger gloves create exactly as unfavorable an impression as dandruff on the collar or an unintentional open-worked sock. In spite of these facts many men who are otherwise scrupulously particular about their personal ar-pear-ance never grow a bit perturbed upon noticing that their gloves look like « lust summer's bird's nest. Debts That Need No Payment. English law does not recognize gambling or betting debts, as a general rule, although there have been exceptions. More peculiar is the fact that n barrister cannot sue for his fee. Most other countries have the same practice w ith regard to gambling <lebts as ourselves Vei ezm la is one of the very few states In which such debts are collectable by law. In Holland you cannot sue for a l*et made upon cards, but you can for one on a horse race or any similar outdoor sport. In Sweden a physician cannot sue for his fee while in Belgium a solicitor is in a similar position. By Chinese law, not only the doetor. but also the priest, the fortune-teller and clairvoyant are without legal remedy. All these debts are, however, looked upon as “debts of honor.” and payment is rarely evaded. The same sort of idea with regard to debts of honor holds good every where else, and, absurd as It seems, a man who fails to pay a gambling bet of $3“ is In a far worse position socially than another who goes through the bankruptcy court. France's way of treating bankruptcy differs from ours. There a bankrupt Is deprived of all rights of citizenship, which are not restored to him until he has paid his debts in full.—Montreal Family Herald. Interesting Altitude Test. A lieutenant of the French aviation corps recently successfully subjected himself to a test to determine whether or not life could be sustained at 12.000 meters. (39.300 feet, or about seven and one-half miles) altitude, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. Entering a large airtight cylinder, the signal to start the exhaust pump was given. At a pressure corresponding to an altitude of about 13.500 feet (two and ! one-half miles), the experimenter was compelled to resort to a specially designed mask and an oxygen tank. At about 30.000 feet (five ami three-quar-ter miles) observers noticed that he seemed to experience difficulty in moving his limbs. This is an experience reported by all aspirants to the altitude record. To a figure corresponding to the height of about 34,000 feet (six and one-half miles) the subject closed his eyes as though weary. As the barometer touched a figure equal to a height of 39.300 feet, the trial was j stopped and air slowly admitted to the cylinder that there might be no disastrous shock. Color and Precious Stones. Diamonds are not always crystal clear, but vary greatly as to color and few of the precious stones are true to color. The famous Hope diamond is a real and most beautiful blue. Green diamonds are found, and others of a lovely crimson, but these are very rare. Black diamonds are common enough. Black pearls are rarer, but are found. I'ink pearls are greatly prized. lodine Dangerous Drug. Fumes of iodine have recently been ■ urged as a method of administering tliat drug preferable to the usual j tincture. It has been shown by exj periments that fumes are absorbed throe h the skin, and when inhaled are absorbed by the lungs, but it was ! shown also that inhalation is very ; dangerous even in small quantities, es- | pecinlly when there is any disease of ■ the respiratory passages. —— History of the Saddle. In the earlier ages the Romans used 1 neither saddles nor stirrups. Saddles were in use in the Third century, and are mentioned as made of leather in 304. and were known In England about GOO. Stirrups were not known before the Fifth century, and not tn general use before the Twelfth. Side saddles ■ for ladles were Introduced by Anne, j queen of Richard 11, in 1388.

The High Cost of Shoes Gets Wallop “Ten cents to twenty-five cents a I pair is enough profit for any maker ! of work shoes,” says Geo. R. Harsh, ; head of the Harsh & Chapline Shoe Co., | of Milwaukee, makers of the famous : Lion Brand and Steven Strong work j shoes for men and boys. “For 15 years we have been trying : to make the best work shoes in the country. To do this we even had to put up our own tannery, buy the hides i and do our own tanning, as we could find no leather in the open market good enough to go into Lion Brand shoes. "That we have come close to success is evidenced by the sale of more than 10.000,000 pairs through thousands of stores. Last year alone the shoe buying public bought more than ; $6,000,000 worth. “Lion Brand Shoes are so popular j we could probably go right on doing j business through the stores. But I j believe there should be fewer profits ; between the producer and user,” con- I tinned Mr. Harsh. “By selling direct to the w-earer we cut out the profit of the tanner, jobber and store keeper, as well as the sales- i man's expense, and are able to save the buyer of Lion Brand work shoes from one dolm-f to three dollars a pair. “It took a lot of courage to change our selling policy, but we believe the buying public is ready for the change and that our action in stepping over the middleman to the user will be followed by other large manufacturers of many other well known quality products. “Our catalog No. 1 is now ready for distribution from factory, Hanover and Maple Streets. Milwaukee, Wis.” — Adv. Not Too Thrifty. “How much do you charge a feller I to take a wash?” asked a grimy looking individual of the cashier at a pub- | lie bath house. “Fifty cents a bath, or 12 for $5,” replied the cashier. “It would pay you to buy a $5 ticket.” “Nothin’ doin’ ” answered the grimy individual, decisively. “How do I know I'm going to live 12 years?"—Toledo Blade. Important to all Women Readers of this Paper Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trouble and never Buspect it. Women’s complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organe to become diseased. You may suffer pain in the back, headache and loss of ambition. Poor health makes you nervous, irritable and may be despondent; it makes any one so. But hundreds of women claim that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, by restoring ; health to the kidneys, proved to be just the remedy needed to overcome such I conditions. Many send for a sample bottle to see ; what Swamp-Root, the great kidney, 1 liver and bladder medicine, will do for ( them. By enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., you may receive sample size bottle by Parcel Post. You can purchase medium and large »ize bottles at all drug stores. — Adv. Physical Endurance. “Some of those old-time statesmen ; patiently wrote out their speeches and । other documents with pen and ink.” “Yes,” rejoined Senator Sorghum. “But they had the strength left. It wasn't so customary in their day for a man to get out in a campaign and : shake hands with the whole world.” Cuticura for Pimply Faces. To remove pimples and blackheads smear them with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Once clear keep your skin clear by using them for daily toilet purposes. Don’t fail to include Cuticura Talcum. —Adv. Equivocal Comfort. “When I got in that strange company, I felt like a fool.” “I am sure it was very natural for you to feel that way.” How’s This? HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE will do what we claim for it—cure Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. We do not claim to cure any other disease. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is a liquid, taken internally, and acts through the blood upon the mucous surfaces of the system, thus reducing the inflammation and restoring normal conditions. All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. The sturgeon's air biadder is the principal source of isinglass. Ultimate alm of all democracies is ’ “everybody doing as he pleases.”

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