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The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
SYMPTOMS OF DEBILITY

People who are tired all OF the
time and never feel rested even after
long night In bed. who cannot re-
gain weight and strength. whose
step lacks elasticity and who feel no
Joy In living. are debilitaced.
A medical examination might cas-.
lily show that every organ OF the
body Is acting normally but the pal
lor of the face will usually show that
the blood IL thin. This In the root
OF the trouble.
Debility is a loss OF vitality. not
affecting any one part OF the body
but the system generally. The blood
goes TO every part OF the body and
the use OF a blood tonic like DR.. vii
liams' Pink Pills quickly tones up
the system. The first sign of re.
turning health Is better appetite
improved digestion. a quicker step
brighter eyes. better color in the
cheeks. The rich. red blood. reach.
Ing every organ and muscle. carries
renewed health and vigor. The
nerves are quieted. sleep becomes
moro refreshing and with persistent
treatment and proper living the de-
bilitated patient Is once more ena-
bled to enjoy life.
Two useful books. Building Up
the Blood" and What to Eat" will
be sent free on request by the DR..
Williams edicine Co.. Schenectady.
N. Y. Your own druggist sells DR..
Williams Pink Pills.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
Those Who Sell Most
Seals Will Gain
Reward
MICHIGAN SALE
BREAKS RECORDS
100000 Stickers AL
ready On the
Market

To stimulate the sale Of Red Cross
seals during the Yule Tide season, a
list of prizes for young and old has
been announced by the American
Red Cross and the National Asso
cia ton for the Study and Prevention
OF tuberculosis. States, cities anC
villages will compete in selling the
stamps. Prizes are also offered fol
individual accomplishments.
To avoid pitting villages against
large cities, they have been divided
into 10 classes. as follows Popula
tion less than 600; from 900 TO /,
200; from 1900 TO 1000; thence tC
5000; thence to $4,000: thence tc
10000; thence TO 100000; thence tc
100000; and over 100000.
A handsome silk banner in red and
white will be awarded TO the city
village, town or county anywher,
in the United States and territories
which shall make the highest score
In sale per capita In its class. The
populations considered are the fed
eral estimates for 1915.
The states with Hawaii are like
wise grouped In classes. Glass A
population up 10 l,250,000; Glass B
l 100000 to 2,400. 900; class G, 2,400.
900 upwards or the l9 "A" states
Rhode Island led last year with 6
sale of 2.l12 seals per inhabitant
or the II "B" states, Minnesota lee
with .95G seal per inhabitant. OF
the 13 states with populations
t19l5) more than 100000, Wiscon
sin led with 1.i7S seals. Il beat
New York state by seven.thou
sandths of seal. although New
York state outside New York city
won out over Wisconsin. with 1886
seals per capital.
A button bearing the design OF the
seal will be given 10 each child in
the city districte selling 30 or more
seals, and 10 each child In the rural
districts selling 25 or more Each
child In the city districts selling 20C
or more seals, viii receive an oxldiz
ed silver "Moderi health crusader
medal. Children in the country dis
triots need sell only 100 TO get this
medal
One months services OF q visiting
nurse will be awarded TO each of the
four. possibly siA. counties In Mich
igan, excepting thdse which have al
ready won this prize. selling the
most seals per capita. based on the
1910 census.
Any organization selling more
than 100000 seals may retain IS pei
cent ot Its proceeds. instead OF tho
contract amount 80 % rer cent?
The Michigan headquarters re
ports that e,o0O.oOO seals have al
ready been placed on sale in this
state, the largest number ever offer
ed In Michigan.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
Would License
All DrunkdrdS
At 81 Per Year

NEW YORK, Dec. "a limit OF
legalized drunkS a year for every
man and o booze license for all who
foot the brass rail were advocated
today as principal clauses OF a law
the National Defense association will
ask the New York legislature to
pass.
"Booze licenses at the city hall
one dollar a year" viii be the sign
in every barroom, ii the defenders
have their way.
License cards must be presented
for each drink and they won't be
transferable. a third drunk Is one
year disqualifies the holder for life.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
MATCH KING WEDS
HIS SECRETARY

AKRON, o.. Dec. 3.-Ohio G. Bar
ber. a ultimillionaire match man
ufacturer, aged 75 years, was mar
ried Thursday 10 Miss Mary F. Orr
a. for q years his private secre-
tary. They left after the ceremony
Tor Old Point Comfort and Wash
irgton. d. C.. Barber organized the
Diamond Match Co. and several
other big corporations.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

In one important industrial town
in New England, among the adult
male workers, 16 IN 100 get less
than $500 yearly. In 100 get less
than $3.50. 81 In 100 get less than
$3.50, and only nine in 100 get more
than $3.50
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

~ swsliewfng poison. Helen Coniey.
- years old. Of No. 2S7 Cilnton-st:, !,
attempted to end her life at
o'clock. Thursday afternoon. she
will recover. according TO the AZ
tending physician at the city hos
pital. Dependency. the police say.
WAu tho reason.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

Jail. was guest Of honor Thursday
right at n banquet given In Sheriff
oakman's residence. by the sheriff
and his deputies. The party marked
tne transfer OF Blumhcrg from the
sherln's force to the county audit
ors office. Beginning Dec 1, Mr..
Blumbcrg became general county
purchasing agent. In accordance
with the decision made by the SUI
peTvisors at their last meeting
Blumbcrg was presented with n
stag g-handled loving cup John
Coopersmith. turnkey In the JaiI.
was presented with gold badge
set with rubies, In appreciation OF
his long service in that Office.
which he has held since 1908
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
Odds and Ends

PLYMOUTH, n. C.-Twenty-six
of his children saw w. u. Davis.
-, marry Mrs. Anna Mason. 49,
Seven OF them couldn't come 10 the
wedding.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

NEW YORK-From $6 a week
messenger to member of the stock
exchange was the rtse OF William
F. Stafford in 10 years. He paid
$4,000 for an exchange seat today.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

SOUTH NoRwALK. conn.-sid-
ney Bell. near sighted autoist.
drove his car through n house and
broke up Ralph Comstock's dinner
party.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

Ballot" and Suffrage" show the
language perpetuates the memory
q primitive methods. A ballot
hould be a vote taken with balls
ne OF the various ancinent Greek
hstruments OF secret voting. And
he ward suffrage" which by some
derived from Suffrage" a knuck.
Pbone or anklebone. In that case
ecalls an early method OF record
hs the vote.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16
EAT REMAINS OF CANDLES
Christmas Services Among ne Eski
mos of Labrador-Part Nc st En-
joyed by the Childre,.

Somebody has said that when the
world was being made the Creato'
gathered up all tie waste M ,erial he
had left over and made Lab ador Out
OF it. Some people say the Creator
never intended it to be inhabited But
Inhabited it is with a sturdy taciturI
band OF Eskimos, who, than. to the
Mcravian missionaries who h. We pene
trated to that country, celebrate
Christmas in their own Decnl IT way.
AS service time III the chur II draws;
near ell the Inhabitants, cid anc
young, the men On one side and the
women o. the other. are Wiling II,
eager expectation. 1t is qs*se- dark
ny four o'clock and the bell ings. AL
come trooping in clad in TIE best
clothes they can muster.
No one stays at home fl, a these
services unless lie is sick II lame
and whenever it is posGibi; sieishs
are used TO bring these disabled ones
to church.
For The little children the ;,appiest
part Of the services comes Ia .sr when
each child receives a ljghte, candle
sylnbolizing the light OF til. world
Each candle stands III a whi turnir
which serves as 2 candlestic : Most
OF the candles are made IT I'm Gee1
tallow which the E.akinlos ring tC
the missionaries. After the services
the children eat ret only til turnip
but what is left Of the candle as well
One year only about ten persons
mostly men, could come +, om the
nearest island The ice h 4 beer
driven together, and rather t. an miss
| the Christmas service they b; j riskeG
their lives il crossing over on that
moving. heaying, broken ics to the
mainland. Then they had D clint
the mountains and walk thrc Ugh the
| deep snow until they reached The mis-
sion station after twenty-five hours
| OF danger and a fearfully ex :austine
| march through the snow
How happy they were to be in time
! to calaoratc Tie Christmas Il stival in
the house Of their God! Aaout SIX
! days later, when the ice had formed
all the rest Of the people CT ne, bu,
oh! so sad and downhearte.1. LAX.
little children they told the mission
/ aries their tale Of sorrow. they de
| scribed how sad they all h 4 been
when they found that it woul be i'm
possible TO come to the mission sta
ton for the Christmas service.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16
CHRISTMAS IN NAVY
How the Festive Season Is OBJ
served Aboard Ship.
Not Much Work is Done-Athletic
Spc..3, Traditional Dinner and
Evening Entertainment Fea-
lures OF Occasion.

T. rCWHERE il all the world is the
~ spirit CT Christmas" entered in
to more whole-heartedly than on
board the ships OF the United States
navy.
Observance Of this chief Of all ma
tiOnal holidays varies, Of course, in
form W It'll the location of the feet at
the time.
Into ccch of the continental home
ports" iaead G ;1arters of certain indi-
vidual vessels) the big gray monsters
come dropping in by twos and threes
till, in New York and Philadelphia,
and Norfolk and Frisco, it looks al
most like naval review. According
to long established custom, they are
there to give the boys in blue run
on the beach CELEBRITY" as they call
it in the service), and every man jack
who is not actually undergoing pun
ishment is allowed and encouraged to
take his look at the bright lights-go
home on leave Or uptown for fun Or
anything else he likes as long as his
money lasts but away from the ship
III any event. This custom applies
Tot alone to the enlisted men, but to
the officers as well and, when Christ
mas morning daWns in a home port,
there ere not likely TO be many more
persons on board any man-o'-war than
the regulations call for in the mini
mum.
The few "sElipkeepers'' cannot, I'M
der such circumstances, make very
successful effort toward merriment,
Rear Adulira! Samuel NTcGowan writes
in the National Monthly, but what
tleg lack III numbers they Invariably
make up III other ways, one OF these
ways being the complete satisfaction
CT the :nnar man.
Abroad and at sea, though, it is al
together different. Every soul on
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16

ture portrayals, much less h1aid OF
that opuleit nagnate of flmdom, the
National Film Manufacturing COM
pany. Truth to tell, the very first
time she learned OF its existence was
that evening when, worn out by a
ibootless tour OF business Offices where
she had hoped for employment, she
read It's "ad' in the Help Wanted SEE.
ton of newspaper.
Milliccnt had come to the metropolis
abrim with the high hopes and di-,i-
rnent enthusiasm of youth. Incidental
ly she brought remarkable good looks
with her too, although, being unsc-
phisticatsd and frcTn the country, she
was lot as self-conscicus OF them as
most city girls of her age are. The
home farm was hopeless1y moTtgaged
and for several years past she had
realized with increasing poignan>y
what 4 tax upon her aged parents
slender resources she was.
AS a girl grows older she Graves
more and better things, and, no mat
ter how slightly she may be in
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16

board, from the usually sedate flag
officer and the more Or less unap-
proachabic first lieutenant. down to
'Jinl1ay-less' and the ships cook and
the messenger boy, voluntarily Consli-
tutes himself a committee of one to
see the thing through il odd navy"
fashion, and even King Neptune, when
he comes on board Oh "crossing the
linz to Iouse every hasscod and
1andlubber, has a formidable rival IN
the spirit Of Christmas
1t matters not much whether the
ship De anchored OF Vera Cruz Or
n'owi''sr Trough the Pacific ocean,
the distance T1,1n nome and friends
makes it incumbent Gil all to do their
level best to make at least q brave try
for Merry Christmas"
Routine drills are entirely suspend
ed; and, except fer cleaning ship
tcleanliness in the navy being deemed
not only akin to, but actually neck
and neck with godliness ITSELF, not a
lick Of avOidablo work is allowed to
be done by anybody.
/ scheduled time, but many more men
| than usual are allowed to sleep in
and, after the tiniest minimum of
tidying up, preparations for the DAVIS
Festivities are gotten under way.
There is G varied athletic program
! that begins n the forenoon, aati aftc,
AL hour OF SO OF Tor dinner at mid
cay, continues we'll along toward sun,
ser. Sailors are taught 10 De thorough.
SO they go at their potato races and
ple-eatIng contests and tugs Of war
and jumping contests with the same
ferVor that they show when trying for
j5~Nlc.i tuETet gun record Or stamp
1,ls out j CeTib 2e2r revolution There
IS nc lack OF interest. That can be de-
! pended On. And when cali is sounded
+, they are . tired lot.
ToWare, sunset the various contests
J nave beel Completed COR not unusu-
ally cailaad off ;>"'on account of dark
ness as: the baseball people say,
and, after an early Supper. a stage is
rugged uz.son the quarterback and the
Growing event OF the entire celehra-
i ton is ca. Sometimes it is a minstrel
snow, another time a vaudeville per-
fo-nance, but without exception there
+: IS plenty CT music and near music. and
10 SUCH entertainment would he com
Eiate without the inevita Die and iniu.
liable cskoUalk. Soma Of the inpro-
t Fiseo costumes are fearfuIly and Won
derfully made. But they arc striking
aud, Tor the most part, very appropri-
ate, Willie the pirouetting and gyrating
-; OF the cakewalkers themselves are
Well worth seeing. The program is a
/ long one, cut interest never Tags for
3 ml'ne-.t--for American sailors are
Just as thorough at play as they are
while at Wagk.
Business Conditions improve,
Washington-Gene business and
! financial conditions throughout the
country as observed by agents Of the
IL regional banks are set forth in the
monthly bulletin of the Federal Re-
serve Board. Improvement was r..
ported by most CT the agents. Others
noted tAat the demand from Eurone
lot war supplies was keeping manv
industries busy, The Richmond soon+
reoorted very little change in gan.
er'l business conditions during Nav -
nope Tor the future, "has been in.
~ie"Seo IN presence of timely rains Is
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16
A CHRISTIANS k;YN n

No tramp of marching armies,
No banners flaming far;
A lamp within 4 stable
And in the sky Star.
Their hymns OF peace and glainesD
To earth the angels brought,
Their Gloria in EXcelsis
To eart., the angels taught:
When in the iowIy manger
The Holy Moil1e Maid
In tender alteration
Her Babe of heaven laid
Born lowly in the darkness,
And none as poor as he.
The little children OF the poCr
His very own shall be-
No rush of hostile armies then.
But just the budding sheer,
The angels singing OF the c ,rist
And all the world asleep
No fame of conouering banp ers.
No leg1ons sent afar:
A sa.n., within a stable
And in the sky a Star!
Margaret f. Sangster, in Collier,
Weekly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16

dulged i'll tho matter, her support is
onaVoldably more expensive from year
20 year. 1t vas acute realization OF
this that haG prompted Miiiicent to
adventure citywards, armed wis:, her
diploma from the Tingieyille CONNER
clal college. p-oviDg her to ba a fully
trained stenographer.
Nlllicert had found 10 rosftions
open, however. Nobody seemed in
need OF stenographer without 1asi
experience or even typist. Sor,e
business men, she found, wanted d
girl in their Offices, but they expressed
themselves as being more personally
interested in Mi!licents good looks
than i'll her Tingleyille certificate. So
Mile wisely looked elsewhere. Wise
~ maybe. but fruitlessi.. Then one
evening in her bare hall roo7c this
second week she cane across the two
line "ad' Of the National Film Manu-
iacturlng company, which, it seemed
was lukeWarmly interested i'll sacur-
ting girl for filing" A princely
stipend OF six dollars per week was
the practical inducement offered.
Six dollars lcomed gigantic to our
Millicent Just then and, although the
Thought OF being only an office girl
was humiliating. it was consid erabiy
better than nothing. She determined
to be first Of the hundred-odd appli-
cants at the studio on the morrow,
and SO, indeed, she was.
On the way out next morning Miss
Mile occupied herself with a perrsal
of the newspaper and therein read g.
long account of the stupendous pro-
duction which the National Film Nh
utacturiDG company was about TO. re-:
lease. The names of Fascinating Az
frey Arlington, darling OF the movie
fans, and of Ned Tolnlan. her hand
some male support" occurred FIRE
iGuently. The release was to be il. ne
lcss than I've reels. three of Y;.1,cI
'the press notice stated were already
done and desperate Efforts were be
ing made to finish taking the otner ty<
Ter = theater presentation by Christ
,snas eve. "a mammoth, elaborate pro
iouctlon no expense spared
i. etc. etc: ad lib.
; Not knowing much about The
movies, Millicent wasn't much i'm
pressed, however. At the momen1
her mind was fervently occupied witt
melancholy "reminiscences of a Med
whom she herself had krown-Ned
Harkins, who had pledged eternal fideI
ity to her in the shadow of hay
stack one moonlight night years be
fore when both he and she were bare
ily more than children Ned-he1
IINed-had gone away to the big city
three years before to make his for
tune. She never had heard from him
since.
Unciouded eyes. fresh clean com
Dfexion and simple direct address won
,Millicent her interview with the Of
flee manager in the film plant. While
he still was explaining her new f1lins
duties, in rushed the chief director
hair rumpled and gesticulating in wild
t>xcitemsutr
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16

ILLICENT HEBARD had
not the slightest idea
that she even remotely
resembled Audrey Ar
lingtOn, stellar member
of the National Film
Manufa curing com
pany's cast. In fact,
having only recently ar
rived in the big city
from g downstate fam,
she had not even seen
any OF Miss Arlington 9
celebrated p-uic-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16

In jeopardy lay, TIL some LII Win
shock.
With an Indian yell on the d. ips hous'
he fell,
And added poor dol1y's scalp 10 his belt
Then knocked off its toes and it fair Gre
clan nose
Which same was of wax-he Droceede,
to melt.
Two tubs ne upset without on regret;
He stood On his head till $ face i
turned blue:
A curtain he tore and then .ighed fc
more
InveHtively rl.scElievous thing.. he nigh
do.
He hid granny's specs. but tat didn'
veX,
Her face frightened up with h fun an
mis- noise.
"Cne sweet kiss repaid all SO ,he said.
ResignedlJ adding that boys will b
boys"
But strangest Of all a nights t.,,iet fall
How nlcaAly, how pIacidly, lis rogu
would say:
"Good--ight mamma dear. Goodnight
papa dear.
1--WE tried hard to be such &c d boy to
day."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-12-16
II mATAx.RzAAAf4.
~
Spirit of Christmas.

Inc core OF Christmas is the truth
OF unselhshness. This day or the
ne" spirit that irradiates all the
earth, is the day of lavish mourning
OUT or self. Somebody cares is
written large over every Christmas
gilt and Christmas plan. It is the
DAY OF taking thought for other per-
sons. Christ i'll Christmas means
unselhsh love-the love of God for
man, and of men for one another.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-02
Ely News Notes.

R. j. Young made business
trip to Monroe CITY Moniay
Mrs. C V Hammer was shopping
in Monroe CRY Monday.
Harvey Riley waS in this city
Monday repairing the F. and M.
switchboard.
Misses Abbie Gorsuch and Mary
Crane spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Iioiiie Barnes
Mr. and Mrs Ed Feeney and
little son, Thomas Edward d tended
the chautauqua tn asday nioht.
Mrs. jim Brooks fell from a chair
while picking grapes and received a
painful cut in her side DR. South
ern was ralled aid had to take
about eight stitches 10 her side.
Misses LYDIA n"d Vivian Lake, of
Hannibal and Miss Ella Watts, of
Huntington was the quest OF Mrs
Albert Bixler Tuesday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs Clarence Young and
little daughter, Louis Gertrude, of
Augusta, III returned home Satur-
day after n pleasant visit with Mr..
and Mrs R J. Young and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-02
MADE HIS POINT TOO FINE
Right That He Might Be Con-
sldered Wrong.

Prof Thomas r. Loundsbury said at
Cambridge in talk on English:
But precision can be carried too
far. The ultraprecise, even when log.
ically right, are really wrong.
AN ultraprecise professor went into
a hardware shop and said:
"'Show me shears, please
"'You mean a pair of shears, don't
your said the dealer.
"'No,' said the professor, I mean
what say. mean a shears
"The dealer took down a box of
shears.
"Look here, professor he said,
Aren't there two blades here? And
don't two make a pair?'
"'Well, you've got two legs. Does
that make you a pair of men?' And
the professor smiled at the dealer
triumphantly through his spectacles.
He was logically right; but, really,
he was wrong."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-02
Cannonville.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kiucaid
spent Sunday with Mr.. Esdale west
of Warren
Raymond Glenn entertained a few
of his frierds Sunday night. He
left Monday for StiIlwell, III where
he will make his home.
Ollie White was a Palmyra visitor
Monday morning
Bess, Paul and Ernest Foster,
Dimple Baler, Lillian Courtney and
Mr. and Ms. J W. Foster spent Sun.
day with Mrs. Joe Wilson and chill
dren.
Little Miss frances Biers. of Pal
myra, has been visiting friends in
this vicinity the paSt week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-02
Certainly Some Voice.

Here is a little story that was told
by Congressman John e. Bakwer Of
California the other night, when the
talk topic in the lobby of hotel took
a musical turn:
Some time ago the guests at a
reception were discussing the rela-
tive merits of several songsters,
when one of the party turned to a
man named Brown.
BY the way, Brown" said he,
you are something Of a singer, are
you not?"
Not on your life!" was the en-
phatic response Of Brown. 81 never
sang note that somebody didn't
threaten to send in riot call. You
are thinking Of my brother"
Perhaps l am" was the thought
ful rejoinder of the other. HAS he a
heavy bass voice?"
YES" smiled Brown; so derned
heavy that it makes him bowlegged
to carry t."-Philadelphia Telegram.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-09-02
Woman Suffrage In Denmark.


The announcement that a new con-
stitution, which invests women with
the suffrage. has Just been adopted by
the parliament and signed by the king
OF Denmark, directs renewed atten-
ton to the unexplained circumstance
that In this respect, the Scandinavian
countries have moved faster and far
Their than any others. In Finland the
political position Of women has for
several years been precisely the same
M that OF men. They have been ad-
mitted to an unrestrict&l exercise of
the ballot and several Of them have
heen elected to the Finnish diet. More
recently the suffrage has been con-
ferred on the women Of Sweden and
Norway. and now Denmark II found
following the example set BY the other
scandinavian nationRlities. In the
meantime little or no progress in this
connection has been made In the
Latin. Teutonio or AnElo-Sax0n coun.
tries OF Europe. and except in Great
Britain. where the crusade Of the
Pankhurst sisterhood has encountered
% much determined Opposition. vsry
little interest in the subject seems %
kAye been aroused.