Walkerton Independent, Volume 46, Number 38, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 February 1921 — Page 2

DRESSMAKER MADE WELL Followed a Neighbor’s Advice and Took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Vernon, Tex.—“For three years I suffered untold agony each month with mw pains in my sides. I I found only tempo- ' raryrelief in doctor’s medicine or anything else I took until my husband saw an advertisement of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. I mentioned it to a neighbor and ’ she told me she had taken it with good ■ ■ 1 results and advised me to try it. I was then in bed part of the time and my doctor said I would have to be operated on, but we decided to try the Vegetable Compound and I also used Lydia E. Pinkham’s Sanative Wash. lam a dressmaker and am now able to go about my work and do my housework besides. You are welcome to use this letter as a testimonial as I am always glad to speak a word tor your medicine.”—Mrs.W. M.Stephens, 1103 N. Commerce St., Vernon, Texas. Dressmakers when overworked are prone to such ailments and should profit by Mrs. Stephen’s experience. Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential), Lynn, Mass., about your health. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. Our Language. “This Man Jenkins, who Is running for office—” “Well, what about him?” “What does he stand for?” WOMEN! USE “DIAMOND DYES” Dye Old Skirts, Dresses, Waists, Coats, Stockings, Draperies— Everything. Each package of “Diamond Dyes" contains easy directions for dyeing any article of wool, silk, cotton, linen, or mixed goods. Beware I Poor dye streaks, spots, fades, and ruins material by giving it a “dyed-look.” Buy “Diamond Dyes” only. Druggist has Color Card. —Adv. His Plight. "Money can’t do everything.” “I know that, but all I want to do are the things that money can do.” Better general health is sure to follow the use of the natural Herb laxative, Garfield Tea. It corrects constipation.—Adv. Many a bored man has wished that he couid get interested in some foolish game. Shave With Cuticura Soap And double your razor effciency as well as promote skin purity, skin comfort and skin health. No mug, no _§limy- 90SSI, no germs, no waste, no irritation even when shaved twice daily. One soap for all uses —shaving, bathing and shampooing. —Adv. Many a man who claims to be the architect of his own fortune worked without a blue print. ToCureaCold g in One Day g Take ■ Brave’s I Laxative Brosno Quenite | tablets 33c . I Be sure you get BROMO The genuine bears this signature n ^you know can roll

J^jRS. ALICE GRESHAM DODD, mother of the first American soldier killed in France, who gives entire credit for recovery of her health to the well-known medicine Teniae. Uy ■ I'■ ?As V I*• ■ * M ■ : X\ < - <4? The following remarkable endorsement of Taulac was given recently by Mrs. Alice Gresham Dodd, at the Gresham Memorial Home, Gavin Park, Evansville, Ind., which home was presented to her by the patriotic people of Indiana, as evidence of their appreciation of the services rendered to his country by her son. Corporal James B. Gresham, the first American soldier killed In France. Expressions of sympathy were received by Mrs. Dodd from all parts of the United States, and the newspapers of the country carried the story of the first “war mother.” The shock of her son’s death resulted In the serious breakdown of Mrs. Dodd’s health, but everyone will learn with interest and pleasure that she is now in splendid health again. When seen at her home recently she made the following statement, giving the entire credit for her recovery to the well-known medicine, Tanlac. “After my dear boy’s death I had a general breakdown in health,” said Mrs. Dodd. “At first It was Just Indigestion. My food used to upset me and I had to diet myself very carefully, which wasn’t much hardship, as I lost all desire to eat. Then I had an attack of rheumatism, with severe pains in my shoulders, back and arms. Sometimes I used to suffer a great deal, and my Joints would get all swollen up and stiff. I was able to do very little about the house, and at times couldn’t even cock a meal. I got very nervous and restless, and at night would lay awake for hours, and lost maity a night’s sleep as a ccusequence. “A friend of mine had received a great deal of help from Tanlac, and ft was she who advised me to try It. I am so glad I did for ft proved the best medicine I have ever taken. It soon gave me a good appetite and seemed to settle my stomach so that I was no longer troubled with indigestion. I don’t know what it is to have rheumatic pains now, the swelling and stiffness has all gone out of my Joints and I am able to do the work of the house with the greatest ease. My nerves are now steady and strong. I sleep fine at night, and I feel better In health than ever before in ray life. I shall always be grateful for what Tanlac has done for me, and shall recommend it every chance I get.” Tanlac Is sold by leading druggists everywhere.—Adv. Very Likely. He —So the minister this morning preacho'i 0 scathing seruoc on the extravagance of women. She —Yes, and there his wife sat with a $75 hat on. He—That was probably the cause of the sermon. —Boston TranscripL SHOE PRICES AT LAST HIT BOTTOM A sharp decline of from one to three dollars per pair on their entire line of work shoes, has been made by the Harsh & Chapline Shoe Co., Milwaukee, makers of the well known Lion Brand Work Shoes for men and Lion Brand Everyday Shoes for boys. “The greatest progress in American business during this generation, has been In factory organization.” says Geo. R. Harsh. President of the company. “The problems of production have been met b.v experts who have brought the cost of manufacture to a lower figure every year. “But how about selling costs? The expenses of tiie manufacturer’s salesave mounted steadily—the Jobst still have bis discount —and “keeper his. ‘.st and quickest way to reis to reduce selling costs — ut tiie unnecessary profits ufacturer and consumer >n Brand Shoes direct v, and confining the maker to wearer to -e can offer first to the public at example, our No. •h hard toe cap, nther (our own ■s. 6 to 11, is on receipt of buyer's own <>e formerly igh as $6.50. •nd serious •d to go product. 1 15,000 • pairs worth open • the •ur L

NATION IN DANGER Farm Abandonment Has Created Most Serious Situation. Food Supply Threatened Through the Drift of the Population to the Cities—Now Is Great Opportunity to Take Up Land. The question, “How is the country to be fed If the population continues to drift to the cities?” is one that should create an agitation that will bring about a reply that will mean a solution. The census, recently completed, reveals a situation truly alarming, one that has never been known in the United States before. The urban population is now greater than that of the rural districts by about 4,000.000. Cities and towns, each with I more than 2,500 inhabitants, contain 54.318.032 persons, or 51.4 per cent of the total population, while the farms I and smaller towns together claim only 51,399,739 persons, or 48.6 per cent of the total. As Is pointed out b.v an Influential Chicago daily, “the drift to the cities Is thus proved and, reduced to figures, showing a top-heavy condition of the Industrial life.” Farming is and must remain the basic industry of the world, and certainly should remain the basic Indus- ; try of a nation with a continental I area like ours. It Is small profit to | gain the markets of the world with | manufactured goods if agriculture has i decayed so badly as to furnish an uncertain subsistence for our people, and fluctuating crops are reflected in price I changes that upset the economic life | of the country. Yet we are within J measurable distance of that condition, if the present or recent drift toward the cities continues. Most writers on this topic take it j for granted that young folks go from I farms to cities merely to make more money. Doubtless that is something of a motive at all times and was a very strong one In the period Imine- j dlately after the war. when city Indus- ; tries paid wages totally impossible for I farmers to rival. It is hoped that this drifting has reached its apex. Unless ft has. and there still remains a possibility of its continuance, the effect cannot be foretold. The great wave of manufactures ' for war purposes has ceased, and with It the number of those employed in 1 factories is diminishing b.v thousands daily. It is therefore hoped that there 1 will again be heard the slogan, “For- ‘ ward to the I^ind.” If prices to which ’ farm land has reached are prices pro- I hibitive to many, the opportunity is ! still open elsewhere. There are states i possessing large areas of good land that may still Ite had at prices within the reach of many, and it is doubtless true tint in self-preservation it will be necessary to bring these lands under cultivation. The prices are not 1 high, considering their value. Then, too, there are the lands of Western Canaria, that hold out an inviting prospect. Reports from there show that ; the prosperity of the farmers then’ is not mythical. Farming there is conducted on scientific principles, and ’ the climate is such as appeals. The ; production amply repays all the ex- j penditure that may be made. The social conditions are of a character that make farm life a pleasure, ami tends to keep the young man and young woman from pining for urban life with so many drawbacks. If conditions ns above mentioned, showing such a large percentage of population in the cities and towns, continues, they will require food. The opportunity to supply it is b.v the means suggested. Go forward to the farm, become independent, and become a factor in supplying the world's needs in cattle, sheep, grain and such other commodities as the farm will produce and i the resident of the city requires.— Advertisement. The Comparison. “Can you imagine anything more thin than that singer s tones?” “Hardly, unless it is a skeleton’s articulation.” Important to all Women Readers of this Paper Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bladder trouble and never suspect 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 organs 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 conditions Many send for a sample bottle to see what Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder medicine, will do for them Bv 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 size bottles at all drug stores. —Adv. It’s all right to be true blue, but possibly the blue laws are too good to be true.

- - — - -- - ■ Kill That Cold With CASCARaQ QUININE FOR AND Colas, Coughs $ r *PP® Neglected Ccid re Dangerous T.-'i> i nances. Keep this standard ^medy handy for the first sn»ez» Breaks up a cold in i wars — Relieves Grippe in 3 days—Exo t for Headache Quinine in this form does not affect head —Cascara is best l onic Laxative—No Opiate in Hill’s. ALL DRUGGIST SELL IT

STOMACH DISTRESS Peoria, 11l. —I found great help । from the use of Dr. Pierce’s Golden

Medical Dlbcovv ery. I was suffering from stomach | trouble aud nothl Ing seemed to re--7 Heve me until I ' took the ‘Discovery’. Gradually the distress dlmlnl sh e d and j. finally left me »atlrely. I also find j' Dr. Pierce’s Pleae-

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ant Pellets a good family medicine. They clear th« liver and stomach of all impuritlea, In fact, I find them the only thing that will keep myself and family in heaIth.”—MICHAEL M. SCHUSTEH, 300 Eckley St. Send 10 cents to Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. for a trial pkg. j of any of his remedies. Mi J "DODD’S KIDNEY PILLS 1 pg quickly freed me from torturing ■S; rheumatic pains in my joints. ShS is After paying- five large doctor ■' • cl bills I was still totally crippled. My wife persurded me to try But : M DODD’S KIDNEY PILLS, nnd I m within ten days the pains bad Hu M gone and I was back to work.” IBM P CHESTER L. FANCHER, BIS 625 Meigs St., Rochester, N. Y. El w| Ask your druggist or order OJ gj direct from Dodd's Medicine Co., Em aM Buffalo. N. Y. Only 60a and MM Guaranteed. BETTER DEAD Life is a burden when the body is racked with pain. Everything worries and the victim becomes despondent and downhearted. T® bring back the sunshine take COLD MEDAL Ths national remedy of Holland for over 200 years; it is an enemy of all pains resulting from kidney, liver and uric acid troubles. All druggists, three sizes. Laok for the name Gold Modal on every boa aad accept no imitation New Life for Sick Man I ^atonic Works Magic I ’tFTFTT 1 ‘T have taken only two boxes of Eatonlc and feel like a new man. It has done me more good than anything else,” writes C. O. Fra ppi r. Eatonlc is the modern remedy for acid stomach, bloating, food repeating and Indigestion. It quickly takes up and carries out the acidity and gas and enables the stomach to digest the food naturally. That means not only re'ief from pain and discomfort but you get the full strength from the food you eat. Big box only costs a trifle with your druggist's guarantee. rnmi/l POSITIVELY RIMOVtO hr Dr B.rrr'. LU Ll* If I BbV Freckle Ointment ■ Ycur drAgj’ or bj i I} i tI K I ■ a ■ m<il. Free book Dr. C. H. Berry 1 llfc-wnui-v Co 2*75 Michigan Avenue. Chicgge The Conditions. “Can’t you dish up some good gossip to amuse the company?” “Yes, If you can cook up some scandal.” ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine (paver) Beware! Unless you see the nam« "Bayer” on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty-one I years and proved safe by millions, j Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayei package for Colds, Headache, Neural- ! gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin j boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also j sell larger packages. Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture nt i Monoaceticacldester of Salicyllcacid. —Adv. ■ ; You never can tell. There are i smaller people in the world than these । ! with shrinking dispositions. I ; . Garfield Tea keeps the liver normal. Adv. The coming man doesn't reallj > amount to much unless he makes e * go of it.

JMPROVED UNIFORM If TERNATIONAL SUNDAfSOIOOL Lesson *By REV. P. R. FITZWATER, D. D.. Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (©, 1920. Western Newspaper Vnlon.l LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 20 THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS. LESSON TEXT—Matt. 25:1-13. I GOLDEN TEXT —Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh.—Matt. 25:13. KEhERENCE MATERIAL — Matt. | 7:24-27; 24:1-51; Eph. 6:10-20; I Tim. 6:17-19. PRIMARY TOPlC—Being Ready. JUNIOR TOPlC—Being Ready. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC , —Prepared for Emergencies. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —Christian Watchfulness. This lesson is a part of the well known Olivet discourse, giving a prophetic viet. of the course of time from Its utterance, just before the crucifixion to the second advent of Christ. The order of events in that time are. roughly speaking, as follows: 1. The moral condition of the world during Christ’s absence (24:1-14). This is the period covered by the parable of chapter 13. 2. The appearance of the Antichrist (24:15-26). 3. The great advent (24:27-31), in which there will be mighty convulsions of nature, the mourning of the earth’s tribes, ami the gathering of the elect. 4. Warnings to God’s people in view of the great advent (24:32-51), the time of advent unknown and unexpected. 5. Instructions to saints in view of the unexpectedness of His coming (25: 1 36). 6. The judgment of the nations (25: 31-46). The present lesson is one of the two parables designed for the instruction <>f the saints in view of the coming of tiie Christ. It has a continuous application in the present time (I Thess. 4:16-18; Titus 2:11-13). I. The Foolish Virgins Took Lamps But No Oil With Them. (v. 3). 1. Lamps signify Christian profession (Matt. 5:16), and oil. the Holy Spirit (Zech. 4). Having the lamps and no oil shows that they were professors of n iigiou without possessing' Its reality. As soon us a man Is re- i generated tiie Holy Spirit takes up His । abode with Him. The proof that one ! Is a child of God is that ho has the Holy Spirit dwelling within him. “If | anj man have not tiie Spirit of Christ. i he is. none of His.” (Rom. 8:9). The foolish virgins may have been of good moral character, but they were unregenerated. 2. The wise virgins possessed both ! . lamps and oil (v. 4). They made a i profession and backed it with a real life of righteousness. These are the | j true believers. Both the wise and the foolish virgins slumbered and slept. Their eyes had grown heavy anti they fell under the spell of sdeep (v. 5). This shows- that as the t’hristlan age lengthened the real and professing church would erasp looking for the coming of the Lord. It is unspeakably ' i sad that so many even of God's saints, ' wise virgins, should give up the expectancy of the return of th<> Lord. 11. The Coming Bridegroom (vv. 612). 1. The midnight cry (v. 6). In the midst of the night when all were asleep [ the cry was made. “Behold the bridegroom cometh. go ye out to meet him.'' | How sad it is that the church has lost her hope, is not waking and j watching for the return of her Lord!! 2. Activity" of the virgins (v. 7). They all arose and trimmed their lamps. There will be great activity when tiie I.ord comes, on the part of both the real Christians and those who only make a profession. The professing Christians will then realize that they lack that which Is essential to entrance to the marriage feast. 3 Tiie foolish request the wise to share their oil (vv. 8,9). The revelation of Christ will make manifest the i genuineness of our religion and expose the folly of mere profession. When the Lord comes it will be too late to mend one’s ways. 4. The wise enter to the marriage (v. 10). While the foolish were seeking to amend their ways trying to buy 1 j oil, the bridegroom came and those i who were ready were admitted to the i marriage. 5. The pitiful position of the foolish ; (v. 11). They begged the Lord to open the door that they might enter 1 to the marriage feast. No one can j 1 open that door but the Lord. , 6. The awful judgment (v. 12). The ; Lord declares "I know you not.” Those i 1 ! who put off the personal contact with I Jesus until that day shall be shut out ; | from the presence of Christ. 111. The Solemn Obligation (v. 13). “Watch, for ve know not the day nor , ! ’ the hour wherein the Son of man com- : eth." Let these two facts be impressed . upon the minds of everyone: • 1. One's entering with Christ into the marriage depends* not upon having j f entered tiie Christian race, but contin- i 1 uing therein. It Is not enough that ■ we can refer to the lighting of our : ’ ! lamps; if oil and light lie wanting when Christ comes there will be no । admittance to the heavenly liampiet. ' 2. Borrowed religion will not avail j :at that day. It is good to have god- I ly coinpanions and associates, but they | cannot supply us with grace. Associa- । tion with the most euiim-nt of God’s I saints will not secure for u< aceepttwice the* day. Tian' must be a | personal contact with the Lord Jesus I Christ through faith in His blood. Evil Spreads. Tliere is no sort of wrong deed ot which a man can bear tiie punishment i alone: you can’t isolate yourself, and I say that the evil which is in you shall not spread. Men's lives tire as thoroughly blended with each other as . the air they breathe; evil spreads as necessarily as disease. Every sin { causes suffering to others besides , those who commit it.- —George Eliot.

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LOVE SEEN IN NEW LIGHT Old Idea of Affection All Wrong, According to Pronouncements of Modern Scientists. “Science revolutionizes our Ideas.” The speaker was W. L. George, the 1 English feminist lecturer. He resumed: “A millionaire contractor was complaining to a scientific friend of mine that a beautiful actress had accepted his proposal of marriage. . only he had Just discovered that she j did so for purely mercenary motives. “But my scientific friend pooh- • poohed the millionaire contractor's ; lament. “ ‘What a queer devil you are ’’ j he said. 'You want to be loved for j your looks alone —that is, for the position in space of the atoms, ions, molecules and what-not which chance, working through some Darwinian selective theory, has grouped together in the entity that is yourself. Ridiculous! And you hate to be loved for your wealth —for a financial achievement, that is to say, which Is an unimpeachable testimonial to your industry. Intelligence, sobriety and virtue.” Thinking abundance will open up the mind and set the thought currents toward increased supply. A man who scolds about gossips is usually the burnt child that dreads the fir?.

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FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG Youngster’s Experience Made Him Doubt Whether His Prayers Were Realiy Acceptable. In the smoking room of La France, on a cool, rough, windy day. George Gould said: “These winter passages are unpleasant, but they’re never dangerous. “One bleak December day I was sitting, wrapped up in furs and rugs, in a sheltered corner of the promenade deck of a Cunarder. The seas were mountains high. The good old boat seemed to stand on her head one minute, and the next she reared right up on her hind legs. “A tiny tot of a boy made his way cautiously to the young and pretty matron seated next me. He steadied himself against her deck chair and said : “ ‘Mamma, is it wrong to pray that we get home safe?’ “ ‘Of course not, darling.' “ ‘Well,’ he went on, ‘l've been kneeling on a locker trying to pray that we arrive safe in port, and each time 1 begin the ship heaves up and ' throws me on the deck.' ” Knowing things to be true that are not so, makes lots of trouble and misery in this world. Family quarrels look so much worse i from the outside than the inside.