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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
GALONEL IS MERCURY, IT SICKENSl
STOP USING SALIVATING DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work. II Your Liver Is Sluggish or Bowels
Constituted lake "DOdsOn's Liver TOnen-Irs Fine!

sluggish liver better than a dose Of
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn.
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver win be working. your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. You will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full Of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can.
not salivate. Give it to your ohildrenl
Millions Of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous cal.
omel now. Your druggist win tell you
that the sale Of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

You're billousi Your liver is slug
gishl You feel lazy. dizzy and all
knocked out Your head Is dull, your
tongue Is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels eonstipated. But don't
take salivating calomel. It makes you
sick. you may lose a days work
Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. breaking 1t up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and oramp.
ing.
II you want to enjoy the incest, gen.
test liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced Just take a spoonful
Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. Your
druggist OF dealer sells you a 50-ceni
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful win clean your
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
TWO.FACED LADDIE
sy JEROME ESTES PORTER.



tcopyriEht 1914 BY w G. chapmanJ
-oh. papa-the beautiful. the beau
ufull@
Little Elsa Doane buried her glowing
face deep IN the soft silky fur Of a mag
nifcent collie dog. The automobile in
which she and her father sat had just
stopped IN front Of a modest little cot
tage. Mr.. Doane wished to locate a
carpenter who had done some work for
him. He had hailed a man In the back
yard Of the place, chopping wood.
This was John Graham. out Of work
and almost out Of a home. There was
not much wood for him to chop, any
more than there was much TO eat in
the house. He dropped the ak YEARLY.
He uttered a deep sigh as he glanced
up at the Kitchen window where his
wife was peeIing potatoes-only three
Of them. Then he started for the road.
Prime pet OF the household, loyal,
grand looking and gentle as a lamb,
Laddie, his dog, had preceded him.
Little Elsa had called him. Light as
squirrel daintily, lovingly. Laddie had
leaped upon the running board OF the
machine to have the golden-haired lit
tie beauty go into ecstasies over him.
win you please tell me where a Mr..
Evans lives7" inquired Mr.. Doane,
rich and influential, Of John Graham,
poor and friendless.
The latter answered politely. The
chauffeur was .eady to start up when
Elsa set up a great cutlery.
"Oh, papa, dear, want to stay here
and play with this beautiful dogl"
I'VE must be on our way, pet" re-
minded her father.
Well-trained. well-behaved Laddie
caressed the little one vita his paw and
sprang free of the machine, following
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
A Minority Report.

A small, meek country negro, who
had always lived on one place near
Frankfort, KY, married a big, domi-
neering woman, and very soon after.
ward moved into town, where the
keeper Of the local bar met him on
the street.
Hello Gabe," he said, what made
you move to town? / thought you
liked country life"
well, Mistah Franklin explained
Gabe, Il ulster lax de country But
nah wife she didn't LAX it-and I've
done got so now dat when she don't
lax a thing l Jest natchelly hates it.
Saturday Evening Post.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
RESlN0L SPEEDILY HEALS
ITCHING. BURNING SKINS

Resinol ointment, with resinol soap,
stops itching instantly, quickly and
easily heals the most distressing cases
Of eczema, rash, ringworm, letter or
other tormenting skin or scalp erup-
tons, and clears away pimples, black.
heads, redness, roughness. and dand-
run, when other treatments have
proven only a waste Of money.
Physicians have prescribed resinol
for twenty years, while thousands who
have been cured say, What resinol
did for us It will do for you" All
druggists sell resinol soap (25c) and
resinol ointment (5Oc. and S1).-Adv.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
aVy0uId YOu ThInk q selIlna Hlmi"

Woain tou iuiuN OF SeHiuH rin
his master back into the yard. Elsa
burst into a torrent Of unrestrained
weeping.
please, oh, please, papa, buy me
that beautiful dogl" she pleaded, and
took on so that Mr.. Doane looked I'M
decided and irresolute. Then, her
tears coming the faster, he alighted
and joined Mr.. Graham in the back
yard.
my friend. he said. "that is a fine
animal Of yours"
"Laddie-oh, yes, SIR, a family pet.
Ny wife and little daughter and he are
wonderful friends"
Would you think Of selling him?
Would you look at fifty dollars for
him7"
; Mr.. Graham shook his head sadly,
Fifty dollarsl-food, shelter, respite
from endless care, anxiety and even
restitution for his wife! But he caught
his breath short and quick.
Don't tempt me, he said moi"
Mr.. Doane bowed in disappointment
and started back for the automobile.
At that moment John Graham glanced
up at the kitchen window again He
saw the white, sad face Of his wife,
believed with tears. He thought OF
the shabby, thin dress Of their only
child, Rose. He recalled that the NOR
row was the limit Of a five days notice
from the landlord to vaeate the prem
Uses for nonpayment Of rent.
Zone moment, sir" he called out
after his visitor I've changed my
mind"
He had picked up a strap as he pro
Z ceeded to the front of the yard He
whistled to Laddie. The animal came
forward, tail dropping, eyes seeming
to betoken an intelligent idea Of what
was going on. Mr.. Graham attached
the hooked end Of the strap to Lad
dies collar He handed the other end
to the chauffeur Downcast, Sinking,
trembling, the poor animal got into
the machine. With tears in his eyes,
his back turned, Mr. Graham accepted
the money counted out to him.
A cry Of rare childish delight came
from Elsa's lips, a low howl Of despair
unutterable from the throat Of Laddie
as the auto sped forward.
4 can't take it, John, couldn't use
iti It's ike blood money!" gasped
Mrs. Graham. when her husband came
IN with the fifty dollars and his tale.
eve must live. Mary be said husk-
ry.
But Rose-it viii break her heartl
There was pressing need for immedi-
ate cash for urgent household necessi-
ties, but John Graham could not mus
ter the courage to go down town and
spend any Of the money. He hung I'M
easily about the place until Rose came
tripping home, a patient, brave-spirlt.
Cd child. The light and life Of the little
home through an the dark days they
he'd known.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21


Mr.. Graham skunk into the shed as
Rose ran into the house to her mother.
In q few moments he heard a low,
heartaearing vail. He knew that his
wife had told Rose Of the sale OF Lad.
die. When be came in. however. she
greeted him with her usual loving kiss
and sunny smile. but he noted her deep
pallor. her mental anguish. Brave lit
tie spirit an through the evening she
never allowed a look or a word to be-
token her sufferings.
John Graham could not sleep that
night He wandered about the house
listlessly. He crept close to the door
Of Roses room. He could hear her low
sobbings. Then. as he sat in the dark
ness In the front room Of the house,
there was a captious patter Of two
little bare feet A bar Of moonlight
fell upon a piece Of carpet In the
kitchen that was Ladies' bed. And,
kneellng upon II, as though 1t were
some sacred prayer rug, was Rosel
She was too III to arise in the morn
ing. There we're tokens Of fever. Mr.
Graham attended to his round Of
duties about house and yard. He kept
putting on going down town. Then,
as he caught the echo Of a muhled cry
from Rose, his lips grew cruelty stern
and decided.
'Laddie must come back" he NUT
tered. Hunger. homelessness, rags
we can bear them all better than our
poor darling's suffering"
He clutohed the little roll OF bank
bills in his pocket with forceful deter
mination. He knew where the Doane
home was located and he started in its
direction. Half the distance accom-
plished, he was met by Mr.. Doane and
his chauffeur in the automobile. He
hailed him to stop. Then he noticed
Laddie in the machine
I've come to give you back that
money" said Mr.. Graham at once.
MY little one is heartbroken over
him"
Why, was Just bringing the dog
back to you" replied Mr.. Doane. q
declared we're in a terrible mess, both
Of u.s. left my child fairy hysterical
over my taking the dog away. No, no,
my friend" continued Mr.. Doane, push
ing back the proffered fifty dollars.
1T was a fair sale and return the dog
to you"
WHY don't understand" STAN
mered Mr., Graham.
Hes lovable as lamb to Elsa" re-
piled Mr.. Doane, but a wild terror to
everybody else. He chased a neigh
boris chickens till they nearly had fits.
He howled all night long. He guarded
the house so well that the milkman
couldn't enter the yard. Oh, we
couldn't think Of keeping him, even for
Elsa's sakel"
die-did-thatl" cried the as
founded Mr.. Graham, incredulously.
He glanced at Laddie. meek as a
lamb. Was it possible? RidiculOusl
But, actually, the intelligent and scan
dalous Laddie seemed to wink at him
as If to say, Il worked III"
Yes, Laddie, the gentle. had GER
tainly played a partl Mr.. Graham
happened to explain to Mr.. Doane the
family necessities.
BY this time the latter was con
WINGED that Laddie had foiled him. A
small house he owned right next to
his own was vacant Would Mr.. Ora
ham move and let both the children en-
joy the company Of the animal they
loved so devotedly?
Never again did artful, two-faced
Laddie find It necessary to act the dog
villainl He divided his time between
his two doting young mistresses, there
were better times for the Grahams,
and all hands we're happyl
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

Il have lust read an interesting
article about the sewers Of Paris"
said hubby. closing the book on his
thumb.
Yes" replied wife. they're busy
night and day making shirts for sol
diers."
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

Corpulent Individual-But you can't
give me any reason why should not
enlist
Spouse-Well ! should miss you,
dear. but the Germans couldn't-Lon-
don Mail.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

DON'T VISIT THE CALIFORNIA IKE
POSITIONS Without 3 suppu Of Aliens Foot
Ease, the anuseptc powder to Be shaken Into the
Shoes. or dissolved n the iool-hath, The Standard
Remedy for the feet for Is years. Il gives instant
relief 20 tired, aching feet and prevents swollen
hot feet One hoy writes y enjoyed even minute
q my say q The EEpcslllons. thanks 20 Allen 9
Foot-Ease IN my ahosA" Get q TO-DAY. Adv
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
Whenever YOu Need q General TOaic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because It contains the
well known tonic properties OF QUlNINE
and IRON Il acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
Ne Should Worry

How do you account for Nero fid-
ding during the burning Of Romeg"
asked the professor.
Il suppose he had the place heavily
insured" suggested the senior who
was specializing in finance.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

The ostrich always approaches its
nest by a devious path, the idea being
to conceal the location from observa-
ton.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

What is the matter with your friend
there7a
"0h, he's a politician in hard luck.
Got a confession that no magazine
seems to care to buy."-Puck
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

The star Of life" by any other name
would smell as wheat.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

Only a thirty-third degree artist can
make a soft drink Of hard water.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
Then They Fought,

Shaking your fist in my face cannot
alter my convictions, sir"
"But showing it a little closer might
alter your features"
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21
odd

Odd.
what caused the GOODNESS between
you and Jones2"
"A heated argument"
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-21

u RENovlNE." D van Vieenaansasa Drua CO..
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16

When was beef the highest? When
the COW jumped YER the moon.
What will impress the ear moro
sharply than a falsetto voice? \ false
set of teeth.
Why is the letter II like the face of
Hamlet's father? 1t is more in sor-
row than in anger.
Why is Ireland like a bottle of winei
Because it has a Cork in it.
What is the brightest idea in the
world? Your eye, dear.
What animal drops from the clouds?
The rain. lear (reindeer).
If the carpenter took a gate would
the plumber take ~offense?
If the seventeen year locust lives
only three weeks. how long would an
olive?
If gold is heavy is electric light?
When the train turned over did the
air brake?
Ask your friends to say these sen
fences quickly:
The rain raineth and ceaseth, and the
sea ceaseth not. and that sufficeth us.
A box of mixed biscuits in a mixed
biscuit box.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16
Religious

In q sermon on "Have We Lost
FaithY' based on the great European
war. the Rev. DIR. William II. Grosve-
nor of New York said:
This great war. with all Its horrors,
does not compel me to give up q single
article OF the Christian faith or my
trust in God. Undoubtedly the old or
der is changing: no doubt many Of our
theological. ecclesiastical, ~phiIosophi-
cal, scientific commercial and social
ideas will be modified by this frightful
upheaval. Just as the French revolu-
ton marked the final overthrow OF
feudalism and the birth Of democracy,
so l believe that this war will mark
the destruction of materialism and that
man will begin to enter as never be-
fore into an era Of Christian brotherl
hood.
Every day issues arise which com4
pei US, however neutral we may try to
be-. to form a judgment and to say that
this Is right and that Is wrong. / do
not believe that this or any other war
can change the eternal principles Of
right and wrong. The question is
What standard shall we take-by what
rule shall we determine what is right
and what is wrong? l believe that the
standards of Christ are the only ones
that are possible today or that will be
possible In the future. Any doctrine
or philosophy or teaching that repudi-
ates his spirit and contradicts his truth
must be utterly condemned. and when
ever we find that any person or any
nation is really fighting for the main
tenance Of truth as he has given 1t to
us we must uphold that nation.
"The question Of prayer is very SIM
pie. 1t is nothing but the child talking
to his father and telling his father OF
his needs. Because six or seven chill
dren ask their father for contradictory
things 1t does not change the character
of the father. Our ideas of God In the
past have been more or less tribal and
national. The only way in which we
can at last know God is to look at
him as revealed in Christ, and Christ
reveals him as the loving Father Of
all men and as the God Of righteous
ness and love. Whenever, as at the
present moment. the forces of evil
seem to be triumphant we are COM
PEELED to remember the revelation
which Christ gives US Of God in the
crucifixion. There evil triumphs, but
only for a moment. Christ really
reigns from his cross. Even though
the disciples could not prevent the cru
cifixion they were compelled to learn
the lesson that even the defeat Of
righteousness was better than the tri-
umph of evil"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16
COULDN'T BEAT HER.

Fellow Inmates Had to Bow to Old Wo<
man For One Thing Anyway.
The superintendent of a charitable
institution for the aged poor in a GER
tain district says that there is no
topic more pleasing to some old wom-
en- than the discussion Of their ''bet.
ter days." when they were the fortu-
nate possessors of everything heart
could wish for" as they are apt to ex-
press it.
One old lady in the institution men,
toned never tired of describing the
finery she had when she was a bride.
Another boosted of having once own
ed a gold band chiny tea set and six
solid silver teaspoons. while a third
dwelt at length on the elegance Of a
Powered silk gown and satin parasol
with fringe fifteen inches long.
One poor old lady stood this sort OF
talk as long as she could. Then she
calmly interrupted with:
"Well, l never had no chiny tea
things, nor no silk gowns, nor en-
broidered petticoats, nor openwork
stockings. nor gold earrings, nor moth
in o. that sort, but l have had four
husbands. an I'd like TO know wheth-
er any of you can beat that."-Ex-l
change.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16

AN a bachelor. and ! propose to
remain a bachelor. Heaven for
bid thst | should he tied by un-
~breakable chains TO one of those
paradoxfcal, unreasonable and illogical
creatures. a woman.
Why my bosom friend. Jim Brown.
mad to put a firebrand between him
self and me | can't imagine. We were
inseparable. | never felt at home with
any other person as with him. and
without me he did not know what to
do with himself. Suddenly there pop-
pea up between us-what? Clothes
many clothes. clothes varying in cut
with every season. And within these
clothes was a woman.
There is nothing unreasonable about
me. | would have been perfectly will
ing that Jim should go to see this
much adorned grownup child once a
week and stay till 3 in the morning
II he liked. | certainly would v
have thought o. being jealous of N
who is not endowed with a spark of
m~anliness. But she was not satisfied
with this. She wanted him all the
time. And Jim. poor beggar. was so
under her thumb that she did what
she liked with him.
Then she must needs nag at him to
bring me to see her. Why she wished
To meet me was "A puzzle. l certainly
had no desire to meet her. do bring
your friend. He must be a lovely man
since you are so fond of him" And
Jim was fool enough to believe that
she wanted to meet me because | was
"a lovely man."
Just as soon as they were engaged
there was friction as to the evenings
she wanted Jim and those l wanted
him. j. 'being { reasonable creature.
was willing to divide Jim's evenings
with her. Not SO she. If Jim made
an engagement with me she would
make him break it.
Despite all this pulling and hauling
for Jim's companionship. he must
bring that ~"lovely" friend of his to see
her. | refused TO go. This frightened
Jim. for he said that it would create
an enmity between her and me that
would be unpleasant all round. / gave
in to Jim-not 10 her.
Considering what she wanted me for.
her treatment of me was remarkable.
You would have thought she was in
love with me instead of Jim. I'm aw-
fully glad to see you" she said. all
smiles. I've heard so much about
you that it seems / have known you
a long while. You have no idea how
fond Jim is of you. You must come
and see me often. Any one that Jim
speaks of so highly must be very nice"
If you had heard the intonatien she
gave the words very nice" you would
have realized the irony between the
beginning and ending of this sentence.
Mind you. | didn't see through all
this then. l confess | was fooled
while che was showing plainly that
she had an object in fooling me. No
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16
VANISHING COIN TRICK.
How the PuzzIing Little Exhibition Is
Managed.


Presentation.-A handkerchief is
passed through the audience to show
that il is empty. 1t Is then spread over
the performers left hand, which is
cupped. A nickel is introduced into
the cloth. grasped between the covered
thumb and forefinger. and the hand
kerchief is then rolled up into a ball.
When the cloth is shaken the coin has
disappeared.
Explanation.-A small rubber band
is slipped on to the index and middle
fingers of the left hand before the per-
Torrance. When covering the hand
slip the thumb up into the elastic and
allow the latter to slide off the fingers
and thus inclose the coin in the hand
kerchief. When shaking the cloth be
sure to hold 1t by one corner or the
trick Will be exposed. A little practice
is necessary to accomplish this trick
successfully.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16
Women's Ways and Fancies
LINGERIE. RIBBON CASE.
Charming Little Gift That May Be
Made From a Fancy Handkerchief.

Keeping the ribbons from the lingerie
fresh Is Il problem for every
When the ribbons are taken out while
The garment goes 70 the laundry they
are very apt TO be mislaid and almost
certain to be crushed and tangled.
To obviate these difficulties n very
pretty case may be made which Is a
charming little gift. Cut any hand.
kerchief in half. hem the cut edge
and fold 1t over within two inches Of
the border. This forms n baglike space
which should be divided into four or
I'VE compartments made by stitching
from the hemmed edge TO the folded
edge.
Into these pockets At strips of card
board wound with lingerie ribbons.
Leave an inch wide margin before you
begin the pockets and stitch n ribbon
on the back or Mt one end. When the
case Is finished and filed roll 1t up
like q needlecase or shoe and wrap and
tie with the ribbon.
Whenever the ribbons are removed
from the clothes they should be wound
around the c~ardboards and that will
keep them fresh and firm. This makes
an attractive and useful gift Mt very
little cost.