Walkerton Independent, Volume 49, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 27 September 1923 — Page 2

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Army Officers Given Privileges. Army officers who are on duty in Washington, D. C., are now permitted to dress in civilian attire. The new order requires them to wear their uniform on certain occasions. A man may be brilliant or he may be useful, but the brilliant man doesn’t have to work so hard.

Jor Economical Transportation OF Farm Products Modem, progessive farmers, being also business men, now depend on fast economical motor transportation to save time, save products and get the money. Chevrolet Superior Light Delivery, with four post body was built espe- n. .r - l cially for farm needs. It has the Prices f. o. b. Flint, Mich. space and power for a big load, Su^ri^ S^PaS. To’uring $ 495 winch It moves fast at a very low Superior 2-Pass Utility cost per mile. . Coupe 640 For heavy work, Chevrolet Utility Superior Light’beb^ I 495 Express Truck at only $550 chassis Superior Commercial only, offers a remarkable value. Utm“Expre^ Tru'ck* ’ 395 Fits any standard truck body. Chassis 550 Chevrolet Motor Company Division of General Moton Corporation Dealers and Service Detroit, Michigan Stations Everywhere These new low prices effective September let SUPERIOR Light Delivery A *495 . JJ 1| f. 0. b. Flint, Mich.

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a_________________ She Played “Absent” i — ! ; By DOROTHY R. SCOVILLE 1 n I 1923, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.; j i in almost every little village there is ■ a mystery. Sometimes it s a person, j sometimes a house. Safety Harbor was no exception, it had Mrs. Semple. After ten months of Mrs. Semple’s 1 : living in Safety Harbor, the towns- I people knew just as much about her . j as when she first came, and they didu t know anything about her then. Bill Crosby, who had the building contract for Mrs. Semple’s house, didn't even know what she looked like. His orders came from her lawyers. The house was a smallish one, but cozy and pretty ; away from any neighbors, though. Everyone remarked at the time the lumber was hauled to the spot, what a far away place she had taken. But it was a pretty location; close to the beach, and nestling in a grove of young pines that overlooked the harbor and the sound. The day the house was finished Mrs. Semple came. Jim DeCosta drove her up, and he told all about her; said she was a mighty nice looking woman, but she had sad eyes. That was the most he had noticed about her —the sad eyes part. The Sunday after she arrived she appeared in church. She was dressed in quiet, dark clothes, but they were nice things. She evidently had money. Everyone welcomed her, and she seemed a friendly kind; but the funny | part about her was that although she i smiled with her mouth, her eyes were 1 not smiling a bit. They were sad, just as Jim DeCosta had said. Os course that started folks talking, and wondering why her eyes were sad, I but no one had the courage to pry into her affairs. As winter came on the women's clubs and societies began to have their | meetings. Then there was the hospital i work and the church work. Mrs. Semple was invited to everything. She was a willing worker, and a generous 1 contributor to the funds. But somehow j she didn’t seem to enter heart and soul ; into things. She seemed to be trying I to forget something —no one could find out what. She never spoke of her personal affairs. After quite a bit of hint- | ing, they did find out that her husband | had died a few years back, of tropical i fever in &»vth America. He had been in some kina of government work there. Outside of that, they found out nothing. Then Christmas week came. All the i societies were busy with baskets for | the new little hospital, and for the ' Mariners' hospital, and with comfort bags for the Seamens Bethel, Safety Harbor being quite a place for ships ■ to come in out of the storms that rampage outside. Safety Harbor, in i its younger days, was quite a whaling port, anyway, but now most of the old houses of the whaling skippers belong to summer people. Mrs. Semple contributed a lot of money toward the work the societies | were doing, but she seemed to do more for the Mariners’ hospital and the j Seamen’s Bethel than anything else. ! The funny part of it was that she would never go near either place. Sometimes the clubwomen would go jover to the Bethel, when there were some boats in, and would give little entertainments for the boys. Mrs. Semple would never do anything like that. She always had a headache when the .time came. Christmas eve the Patriotic club had planned to go to the Bethel. There were a lot of boats in that had been held up by the storms. The club women all debated whether they should ask Mrs. Semple to go or not. “Well,” said Martha Greene, ’“she never goes when we ask her, and I don’t believe in wasting my breath.” Then some one said she might feel hurt if she didn’t get asked. “I think we should ask her,” spoke up May Alden. May was the youngest member of the club, and there wasn’t [ a sweeter, nicer girl in the village. Mrs. Semple liked May. too, and they knew that if May couldn't get her to | go, no one could. So May went over j to ask Mrs. Semple. When she came back she seemed quieter than usual, but she said Mrs. Semple would go, and would be glad to play her 'cello for the boys. Every one was surprised, of course. I but glad she would help out. No one knew she could play a ’cello. Christmas eve came, sparkly clear I and frosty. The stars looked as though 1 they had just been shined, and the i little covering of snow glistened like j diamond dust. On the way to the Bethel every one was laughing and talking so that no one noticed now quiet Mrs. Semple was. She and May were talking together. At the door of tne Bethel, a little, vine-covered cottage, down by rhe wharf, Mr. Ward, the chaplain, was welcoming every one. Inside everything was all trimmed with green and

CUTTING AIR FRICTION ON TRAINS

Railroads Reduce Coal Cost by the j Use of Planes on Their Locomotives. 1। For many years attempts have been > made to get rid of a part of the resist- j : ance which a railway train encounters I • in rushing through the air, says the Washington Star. It is easy to un- । derstand that the pressure on the front of a swiftly moving locomotive, which equals the force of a strong i •'ale of wind, can only he overcome J bv an expenditure of energy greater than would otherwise oe required to [ run the train. If that pressure could tie removed, or considerably decreased, less coal would have to be burned. Experiments to diminish the pres sure were begun many years ago. and j in some cases a practical outcome has ! been reached. One plan adopted is ; very simple, and involves inclined planes attached to the fore end of the : engine in such away that instead of 1 a square front it presents to the air ; a sharp prow, like that of a ship. |

crepe paper and holly. Over in the corner was the Christmas tree, loaded with the comfort bags and candy. There were about 45 men there —a good many young fellows. All the chairs were filled and some of the fellows were sitting on the magazine tables that were pushed back against the wall. There was a little cleared space . around the piano, and that was where all the entertainers sat. Mr. Ward said a few words to the men, asking them to help out in the singing when they were asked, and then the program began. There was a piano solo first, by Mrs. Randal. She played I nicely, too. Then Rose Preston sang : a solo; she has a lovely voice. Mrs. Semple was to play her 'cello ; next. She seemed nervous at tirst, but after she began to play she got over ’ it. The 'cello made quite a hit among the men, so she played again. It was that piece, "Absent,” that she played; it’s beautiful, but it’s sad, too. Everything was as quiet as a tomb when she played. Lt was enough to bring tears to anyone’s eyes, the way she played it. Right in the middle of it. the door opened ever so quietly, and a young man came in. H^e stood there for a moment, listening. His face was as white as a sheet, and his big. black eyes were staring at Mrs. Semple as if he saw a ghost. Just then Mrs. Semple looked up from her ’cello, and caught sight of the boy—he wasn’t any more than that. She stopped playing as quickly as if she had been suddenly changed into a wooden figure, and her face got white, too, and her big, black eyes stared back at that boy. “Dick; - ’ she whispered, with tears in her voice. "Mother!” said the boy, holding out his arms and stumbling forward. Then everyone began to talk at once, and laugh, to hide their tears. Mrs. Semple stopped the noise herself. With her arm around the boy, she told what it all meant. Tears glistened on her cheeks, but her voice was as happy as any mortal’s could ever be. “Oh, everyone! 1 want you to know how happy Dick and I are tonight !” she began. Then she told how her son hud gone to sea on a freight boat; there had been a collision one icy night, witli many of the crew lost. Her son had been among those who were missing. Then her I sou took up the story. He was a 1 dark-haired boy, who looked just like his mother. Big black eyes, fine cut features, and the same low voice. He had drifted for days in a lifeboat. When he was picked up his memory had died in that terrible experience, and since dead men tell no tales, there was no one to identify the i lifeboat and its one living seaman. In hope of meeting someone who knew him. or of going some place he would recognize, he went tow-boating. That was the first time tie had ever been into Safety Harbor. He was on his way to the news store to get a newspaper when he had heard the 'cello playing, and it somehow stirred up his memory. When he heard that favorite piece of his, "Absent,” his memory began to return, and he came into the Bethel, where he found his mother. She said afterward that she never had believed her son was dead, even after she had looked for him everywhere ana never found him. That was why she wanted to be where she could watch the ships come in. She said she felt that he would come back to Iber. Faith does a lot sometimes. How He Answered. A man of considerable position and importance conf* ,ses, with a merry twinkle in his eye, to a serious blow to his reputation from an unexpected quarter. His small son returned from school and confronted his father with the question, “Father, what are you?” “What am I, my boy? Why do you ask?” "Well, father,” was the reply. “Jenkins came up to me in the dinner hour and said, ‘What’s your father?”’ “And what did you say?” asked bis father. “1 didn’t say anything.” answered the boy. “I just hit him.” —Tit-Bits. Paying the Chinese Doctor. The Chinese pay their doctors to keep them well. Much as big business corporations pay lawyers a retainer fee, the Chinese pay doctors to prevent sickness in the family. If a Chinese patient becomes ill the pay of the doctor stops until the patient recovers, when it is Resumed. A Chinese doctor visits a family at certain intervals, and by examin.ition prevents disease instead of curing it. Have Plenty of Trunks. If one has trunks enough, he can always be finding lost and forgotten treasures. Add Another "O.” Aira rather to be thorough with your work than merely to be through with it.

It might be thought that little would be gained in this way. but repeated trials have shown that in some cases as much as 10 or 12 per cent can thus be saved in the consumption of coal and the average saving amounts to about 5 per cent. This is so important an item that a large number of locomotives on one system have been fitted with the device. When the wind is blowing directly in the face of the engine the resistance to be overcome is. of course, much increased, and the value of a prow-shaped front is proportionately greater. In some of the experiments it was shown that by the combined effects of placing inclined planes in front and filling up the spaces between rhe spokes of the wheels, one-half of the air resistance could he done away with. Some men overwork themselves try Ing to live without work.

Rain Needed. “We’ve simply got to have rain j somehow.” “Crops need it, I suppose.” “Crops, nothing. It’s not the farmers I’m thinking about. Our golf i course Is nearly burned out.” _ 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. Advertisement. A dreamy, imaginative nature, even though that of a genius, doesn't care i a rap for “opportunities.” 1

MANY WOMEN AVOID OPERATIONS Through the Use of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Two Interesting Cases

Some female troubles may through neglect reach a stage when an operation is necessary. But most of the common ailments are not the surgical ones; they are not caused by serious displacements, tumors or growths, although the symptoms may appear the same. When disturbing ailments first appear, take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to relieve the present distress and prevent more serious troubles. Many letters have been received from women whohavebeen restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after operations have been advised by attending physicians. Mrs. Edwards Avoids Operation Wilson, N. C.—“ For about a year I was not able to do anything, not even my housework, because of the pains in my sides and the bearingdown pains. I could only lie around the house. The doctor said nothing but an operation would help me, but I tried diiferent medicines which did

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Dad’s Opinion. Mother—But Helen needs new clothes, John. Young Dubbleigh is be- i ginning to pay her attention. । Father (examining bills) —Huh! An expensive lot of bait for a poor fish. — Boston Transcript. CHILDREN CRY FOR “CASTORI A” Especially Prepared for Infants i and Children of All Ages Mother! Fletcher’s Castoria has been in use for over 30 years to relieve | babies and children of Constipation, j Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom. and. by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving natural sleep without opiates. The genuine bears signature - LOCKS ON DOORS A PUZZLE Architects Wonder Why People Insist * on Having Locks Throughout the House. It has long been a question with architects why people should have i doors throughout the house so completely equipped with locks. Why. for example, should all the closet and j bedroom doors have locks? Did you i ever lock your bedroom door? Prob- । ably not. It may be desirable to put I locks on closet doors. Do not put a lock on a door just because it is a door. Perhaps, after all, you will never lock it. At any event, a bolt or a thumb turn will serve all the purposes of a lock and you will not have a key to look after. However, it should be said that a mortised latch will usually cost more than a bit key lock. Os course, if you have a small boy in the house you i will want a lock on the pantry door. | Some people have thought it desirable Ito have one closet in the house equipped with a good cylinder lock. Such a closet may come in very bandy at certain times, perhaps if for nothing else than as a space in which to store the family skeleton.

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Alabama Mayor Out With Strong Facts

Judge G. W. Thomason, Mayor of Tarrant City, Alabama, widely known and highly esteemed pioneer citizen, recently gave his unqualified endorsement to the Tanlac treatment. “Chronic indigestion brought me to the verge of a general breakdown three years ago,” said Judge Thom--1 ason, “and nothing seemed to afford niuch relief. I was eating scarcely enough to keep going on, and food । stayed in my stomach like a rock, causing pain and extreme nervousness.

no good, until my sister insisted on my trying Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She said there was nothing like it. I know that she was right, for I began to improve with the first bottle and it has done me more good than anything else. lam able now to 'do anything on the farm or in my home and I recommend it to my friends.”—Lillie Edwards, R.F.D. 3, Box 44, Wilson, N. C. Another Operation Avoided Akron,Ohio.—“ I can never praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound too highly for what it has done for me. I had such pains and weakness that the doctor told me nothing but an operation would help me. But my mother had taken the Vegetable Compound and she told me what it had done for her, and so I took it and I am glad to tell every one that it made me a strong woman, and I have had two children since then.”—Mrs. R. G. Westover, 325 Grant Street, Akron, Ohio.

Telling It to the Policeman. An aged colored man was driving an equally aged horse down Cummer- [ cial street recently. A street car coming from the Santa Fe depot caused the traffic “cop” on the corner to signal the old darkey to stop. He failed to check his horse and drove up in front of the car, which । forced it to stop. "Why didn’t you stop?” yelled the ; angry cop. The old darkey answered: “I just done bought this horse from a Mexican and he started him, and I’se done forgot what he said to say to stop him.” —Topeka Capital. 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 con- ; dition, 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 maybe 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. 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 size bottles at all drug stores. —Advertisement. ODD SENTENCE FOR THIEF Given Ninety Days in Jail for Stealing Ninety Ladies’ Night Gowns From Clotheslines. Police of a Detroit station are kept busy explaining to persons who wander into the back room there and find ‘it looking like a Monday morning in the back yard of a young woman’s seminary. Draped from chairs, tables, doorknobs and ropes are sixty dainty, filmy silk nighties of all hues and sizes and conditions of servitude. They are, so the explanation goes, the results of the labors of Joseph Labedz, who is a fancier of these garments. Labedz has been in Detroit four months, having come from Chicago. In that time he has collected ninety silk nighties from various back yards in the north end, he admits. He was arrested when Mrs. Sydney O. Mills missed three of the dainty garments from her washline. Police were notified. Thev a rested Labedz. He was wearing all three of the nighties as underwear. Labedz pleaded guilty before Judge Charles L. Bartlett in Recorder’s court. He was sentenced to ninety days in rhe house of correction, one for each nightie. Prickly Pear Pest. The prickly pear pest is becoming an Increasingly formidable problem In New South Wales and Queensland, the latest reports from New South Wales giving 6,000,000 acres as the area infested. The northern state is said to have 27,000,000 acres affected. The 1021 estimate in New South W ales was 3.500,000 acres, the pest having spread over 2,.’>00.(k)0 acres since that time. At least 10,000 acres within 30 miles of Sydney are said to be growing nothing but pricklv pears. Raftsr-Ralsing Vocalists. South African church program—- “ The choir will sing the Hallelujah chorus, after which there will be a collection for repairs to the roof." — Boston Transcript.

I Sleep was often impossible, and I gradually weakened so I could hardly attend to my office duties. “The first bottle of Tanlac improved me wonderfully, and each successive bottle gave added impetus to my returning strength. I felt ten years younger when I finished the sixth bottle a short time later. Tanlac gave me new zest in life that still remains with me.” Tanlac is for sale by ail good drug- ] gists.

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