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have a fine brass band they brought With them from home. The band has become facous in the vicinity for whenever an Australian group is called up, no matter how small it is, the band always is there to give the men a musical send-on. usu- ally this occurs at a. nl,, fact which adds materially to the renown or the band.
 Part of the line of march lies beside a general field hospital and invariably the nurses or sisters as the soldiers call them, turn out to wave parting salute.
 Save me nice bed, Sister" called out one of the Tommies day or two ago; @Ill be back in a few minutes"
 Oddly enough, he was
 The London theatres reflect the spirit of the times. Serious plays are all put forgotten. '.revues' and musical come dies holding the boards at all the better houses Of course, there are no chorus men in the productions-a new evidence that cruel war has it's alleviating cir cumstances.
 Some of the London papers have re- cently complained that the British hen has taken on holiday mood ana IS as tinctly not ''doing her bit.' The price of eggs accordingly, has risen to an eouivaient of 66 cents dozen Colonials are aeain to be called upon to help out and if is admitted now that much de- bends upon the Canadian chicken,
 There is rule in London that ex- cept in emergency cases muitary ampu- lances must not exceed five miles an hour. This slow pace, designed for the comfort of the wounded, sometimes proves irksome to them. One badly shattered Tommie lifted his head from the stretchar a few days ago and hailed the chauffeur,
 ..T say would you mind driving bit fasterq This ain't no bally funeral"
 There is also the story of Tommy Dodd, inc most cheerful and indomitabie little fellow in his command. Tommy was badly laid out day or two ago with four or five nasty shrapnel wounds He was arranging some barbed wire stand ards along toward evening and in the enthusiasm of his work got bit nearer "Whizz Bang Corner" than he should A shell burst low overhead and Tommy Dodd went down in cloud of dust
 .sIooks almost like a Blighty for me sir don't it?" he said to an officer whe ran to his rescue. Then the stretcher men scama along to bear Tommy away to the dressing station Tommy gave a grim it. file smile as they strengthened up.
 "Home, James,! he sighed.
 Soldier stories of amusing happenings at the front are many. There is consider ablel rivalry among the Canadians and the Anzacs--the men from Australia and New Zealand. The English think they are both such good soldiers there is little to choose between them. This incident happened at canteen sometime ags
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time they use "GETS-IT" It's because aGETs-if" is so simple and easy. to use put it on in few seconds-becaus no pain that shoots up to your heart. It gets your corns off your mind. All the time it's working-and then. that little nold corn peels right off, leaves the clean corn-free skin underneath--and your corn is gone, No wonder millions prefer 'tGETS-IT" Try it tonight.
 "GETS- IT. is sold and recommended bv druggists everywhere, 25c bottle, or sent on receipt of price by E. Law renee & Co. Chicago, III.
 Sold in Birmingham and recommends cd as the worlds best corn remedy by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store. 1904 Second avenue, Gale Drug Co, stores. S07 First avenue and Pratt Station. Pratt City, Ala.
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"Only 'Gets-It' for
 Me After ThiS!'

1t "Gets" Every Corn Every Time, Palm
 less. Nothing More simple
 I'll tell you what. I've quit using toe ting salves for corns. I've quit making a package out of my toes with bandages and contraptions-quit dig ging with knives and scissors. Give me lHEtrS- Ir' eYerX time 't
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FIT GUARANTEED

arms. She had an epileptic fit while the application was being made. He said he loved her. New Jersey man was recently ar rested on the charge of tying his lit-
 tie children's hand together and sus-
 pending them for eight hours in a chicken coop. A neighboring woman
 heard the children cry, demanded their
 release and was told to ''go to h--ll
 She appealed to justice who fined the man $20 And the people rule.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-01-07
Record of Serbia Has Been a Continu.
Gus Tale Of Atrocity and Wrongs
It Was PoWerless to Avenge.

The characteristics Of no people in
Europe are probably SO little known
to the world at large as those of Ser
bia. The Serbians are a primitive
people with strong passions and in
spired as are all primitive people by
the clan spirit. The vendetta and
blood feud prevail among them. OF
the seven Serbian princes who have
ruled the land since the beginning Of
the nineteenth century the first. Kara
georgevitch, was murdered; the Sec
ond, Prince Milosh, was expelled; the
third, Prince Michael, was murdered;
the fourth, Alexander KarageOrge-
witch, had to abdicate; the fifth, King
Milan Obrenovitch, was expelled; the
sixth, King Alexander |, was MUIR
dered; the seventh, King Peter. the
present ruler, has spent much Of his
life in exile. Serbia is peasant state
with a liberal and progressive consti-
tuition. The national parliament is
elected by universal male suffrage and
large proportion Of the members be-
longs to the peasant class. 1t Is a no.
mogeneous nation of independent
farmers. 1t has been called "the poor
mans paradise" as there are mex
haustible mineral resources in the
mountains, but Serbia has been less
explored than the most remote parts
of the United States.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-01-07
PAINTING With Airbrushes.

Painting and vanishing Of large
surfaces is now being successfully &C
complished by means of airbrushes.
which send the liquid paint in huge
spray all over the object.
At big furniture factory in New
York they place chair upon revolv-
ing platform under a galvanized iron
hood, in the back of which is an cleo
trio fan drawing the air out into an ex-
haust fue, and in the top Of which are
electric lamps i'll front Of ref1ectors.
The painter stands with an object that
looks like pistol in his hand. This Is
the airbrush, which is attached to a
tube leading from tank in which the
paint is under 70 pounds Of pressure
furnished by dynamo and is kept con-
stantly stirred. On pressing the trig-
ger the paint IS projected like show
er bath all over the chair.
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SYRUP Of figs FOR
4 CH|LD'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh phySic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood daya
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor Oil, calomel cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
On each bottle. Adv.
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Right law.


Once again Poppy Ordway was back
at Daily's. Seemingly nothing had
happened in her absence. Sandry was
little stronger, a bit more impatient
to be at the work, able to go about the
camp and the tilted meadow. He was
pale still, and to her passionate eyes
more to be desired than ever. She
noticed quickly how wistfully tender
was the face of Siletz, and how the
girl stayed apart from Sandry in a
certain diffidence. This was balm to
her fears and her anxiety.
She went back to her work with re-
newed vigor. She was happier here In
this wild country than she had ever
been in her life. filled with the excite
ment of Fame tina: lured and Love
that beckoned, and. so she believed,
able to capture botb-
Then one day an incident took
place that caused her to see that she
must let him feel the steel beneath the
velvet.
AS usual she sat in the golden after
noon on the east porch, her work for
the day being over, and Sandry
lounged on the lowest step. his elbow
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Have Something to Say.

Robert w. Chambers gave this ad-
vice to the beginner some years ago.
saws the Strand. and 1t holds good to-
day:
Have something to say and learn
by experience how to say it. The I'M.
portant thing, to be SUI Is something
to say. The trouble with most people
who try to write stories Is that they
have nothing to rite about. Next.
don't talk about it, do it. A writer can
make his own market.
1T is the only way to do. Write
what appeals to you, and find pub
Usher who will take it. Don't go to
a publisher and ask him what he
wants. Make him want what you have
% offer. If it is the real thing you
won't have much difficulty. You will
break into print with your first ef-
fort
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TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS If BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
irritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog.
ged and need flushing occasionally.
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe head.
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces OF Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity 1t also neu'
tralizes the acids in the urine SO it
no longer initiates, thus ending blad-
der disorders
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com"
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble.-Adv.
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Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, tiv-
err, and bowel poisons be-
fore breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day
out, to feel clean inside no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly
more important, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood, while the bowel pores do,
says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
we'll flushed from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot wa
ter with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This will cleanse,
purify and freshen the entire alimen-
tary tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your druggist or at
the store. 1t is inexpensive and al
most tasteless, except a sourish
tinge which is not unpleasant. Drink
phosphated hot water every morning
to rid your system of these vile poi.
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an &C.
emulation of body poisons, begin this
AS soap and hot water act on the skin.
cleansing, sweetening and purifying.
so limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act ON the stomach.
liver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
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SYNOPSIS.

Siietz of Daily's lumber camp directs
a stranger to the camp. Walter Sandry
introduces himself to John Daily. fore
man. as "the Dillingsworth Lumber Co.,
or most of it, He makes acquaintance
with the camp and the work. In an en-
does not lack Judgment. Sietz tells him
OF the Preacher. He discovers that Siletz
pears the sign of the Siletz tribe OF In
CLANS and wonders what her surname IS.
In the flush of a tender moment he calls
her the Night WING in the Pines" and
kisses her. Poppy Ordway, magazine
writer from New York. comes to Daily's
to get material for romance OF the lum-
Der region. Hampden of the Yellow Pines
60. claims title to the East Belt and
men pull down the cabin. sandry's
and Hampdens men fight over thu. dis
Luted tract. The Preacher stops the fight
Sandry finds that the deed to the East
Eelt has never been recorded. Poppy
crooked and that she'll get him. Poppy
goes TO Salem, in search of evidence
against Hampden. Sandry's men desert
money Sletz goes to her friends the
Siwashes and persuades them to work
Tor sandry to save his contract. Poppy
eens Hing bogus entries S in D' eoluslon with
She commission. She sees siietz and
sandry talking together and becomes
Jealous The big timber raft is started on
rs way, but Is blown up and Sandry is
dang injured. Poppy insists on
taking care Of Sandry and says she Is his
promised wife. NO" cries siletz. ''he
Kissed me and am his woman" In San
drys deltrtum he gives Poppy clue to
IDS past On recovering Daily tells him Of
she successful filling of his contract and
himself and get him straight" Ma
Daily shows Sandry Poppy's notes Of his
9ehrtous talk. Poppy plays with Hamp
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sought intelligence, but one only and
that Of so gigantic and uncertain a
nature that she felt as If she were
handling dynamite which might ex
p1ode any moment.
However, the air Of fnality with
which she folded the notebook and
thereby seemed to dismiss the great
Whitby mystery deceived that shrewd
and far-seeing man, Farnsworth, him
SELF
He saw no connection between heI
two sets Of questions when she, seem
ing to turn the trend of her own mind
into an entirely different channel, pu,
her next query.
And now, Mr.. Farnsworth." she
said briskly, what do you know OF
the name 'Sandry'?"
The lawyer was folding up his pa
pers and putting them carefully away
in the drawer.
"Sandry? Why-not very much
Miss Ordway. Simply that there is a
firm by the name of Sandry G Mussel
dorm which deals in fancy horses and
racing stock. They have magnificent
breeding farms in New Jersey and are
rated as rather more than financially
solid. Mr.. Wilton Sandry, the senior
partner, is an old man, of very fine
presence, an invalid since three years
ago-tied to wheel chair in his man
sion on Riverside drive MusseldOrn
a clever man, extremely capable and
pleasant"
And is that all? Has this Mr.. Will
ton Sandry any family?"
why, let me see-yes, l believe
there is son, one son. The mother is
dead"
And where is this SOM
81 do not know. He has been in
Europe, believe, though it seems
to me that he returned some time
ago."
"U'm." Miss Ordway was saying to
hHself-"a year in Europe, after col
lege."
Twenty minutes later the eminent
lawyer walked down with her to where
her runabout waited.
AS she threaded among the teeming
traffic, Poppy Ordway was saying to
herself. Wilton Sandry, financially
solid. James B. Whitby robbed by a
mana young man just home from a
year in Europe. after college, whose
father he had found bankrupt by un
wise speculation of a partner and the
said James B. Whitby. And Walter
Sandry in the Oregon hills mutters
of refined! Ruined! And he does
not know!' Legitimate! It is done
legitimately!' and I am the law this
night, James B. Whitby!' All me!
Walter-Walter-h Of my heart
fire of my blood-you'rs the man with
the pistol"
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oXI?ICY| 4Y DODD EEAD AND COH194NY

ing her face with startled eyes, and
though Miss Ordway was smiling
sweetly at the girl, she knew that his
face was going gray.
"Yes?" he asked unsteadily. The
tone pierced her heart with pain
that stung, but she put it resolutely
aside. She had determined to have
this man by fair means or foul and
she knew that in the future she would
repay him for any pain she might
cause in the process of winning him.
YES" she answered quietly. "but
I'm coming back. I want to see my
publishers"
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on the floor and his hat pulled low
over his eyes. gazing down the valley,
Presently there came sound. a
rhythmic sound, at first far off. then
coming nearer, the rolling thunder of
a big horse in full flight. and up from
the lower rollway came Black Bolt,
cleaning. dark, splendid. AS if she
were part of him. Siletz rode, sway
ing with her loose motion that always
suggested the very drunkenness of
speed. In her arm she held great
bunch of wild bleeding hearts. their
brilliant crimson splashing gorgeously
along her olive throat. where the blue
shirt lay open bit.
With slight pressure of knee and
heel the girl sent the great black horse
directly at the steps of the porch. AS
he came on Miss Ordway sprang up
with a little scream. overturning her
chair. But Sandry sat uuflinching on
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"UnQueStionablv.s

OuquCStlULdDly.
She dropped her eyes, toying with q
bone-handled fork lying near.
Thanks, Walter" she said at last
gently; Il shall go on with more conf
dence. 1t is daring thing to make
my hero do-but-the woman loves
him in spite of thousand crimes
above and beyond them"
Her heart was beating so fast that
her white throat fluttered spasmod-
ically at the soft hollow at the base
and she knew that she took chance
She knew also, as Sandry rose abb
ruptly and left the room, that he had
felt the steel, for his face was gray
again.
In the silence of the little south
room she stood long, staring into the
yellow flame of the hand lamp on the
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Daily Thought.

He that will not reason Is bigot:
he that capnot reason Is fool. and
he that dares not reason Is slave
Sir w. Drummond.
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Miss Ordway Was Talking Slowly.
stand. Then, suddenly, she covered
her flushed face with her hands and
shuddered
IF should blunder!" she gasped.
my God! If should fail to win him
after all! Oh. Walter, Walter-heart
of my hearth"
ITO RE CONTINIIED)
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Uncle Eben.

Patience is fne," said Uncle Eben.
"ef it keeps a man workin'. But it
amt much good eff it keeps him stick
in to a crap game"
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Painless Method.

DeAuber-l wonder why the arr
committee failed to hang my picture!
Criticus-Perhaps they thought IL
would be less painful to electrocute It.
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Natural Conclusion

Natural Conclusion.
He-I see the West fears horse
famine.
She-Why? Haven't they automo-
biles out there?
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EooIedI lie Bit.

Yes, | told father that white poker
chip l dropped was PEPPERMINT tab
let"
did he swallow it,"
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HISTORY ONE OF BLOODSHED

(TO BE CONTINUED
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would be the right law.
Every nerve in Miss Ordway's body
jumped, though there was no outward
sign, as the tension that had been
growing between them snapped with
the voice of Siletz.
The girl had stopped on the far side
of the room. unnoticed by either. and
now she stood leaning forward with
her hands upon the table, her braids
hanging beside them The shadow of
her parted hair was over her eyes.
Miss Ordway's fingers crawled into
her palm. rigid with desire to infiict
bodily pain upon this unlimited blum
derer. But Siletz was Of the wilder
ness and she did not know she had
committed a faux pas. She knew
only that she had become absorbed in
the exigencies of this mythical man
confronted by so grave problem and
she spoke as unconsciously as a child.
With a deep breath exhaled slowly.
as if a swimmer drew in sweet air,
Sandry lifted his eyes to her.
The right law!" he said. Yes.
SIetz is right And man would do
it If he had an incentive great enough
even a sane man of today-with the
average honor. And he would hold up
his head if he was of the strength to
do the thing at all"
For a moment Miss Ordway sat 81
lent, regarding him intently.
Good" she said at last then you
think may go on without danger of
overdrawing my character2"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-05-26
A TRIBUTE TO
KEYSTONE BOYS

Mr.. Editor:-P Please let me say q word
10 commentator of the Keystone boys.
And ! am willing To pay To- have INV
cay" First. the Keystone boys grow
bigger than the Blue6eId variety. They
came near running and jumping our lads
todesth- But | wanted to mention the
clean sport they dealt i'm. Notwithstsnd
ing the jr-ting incident IN a eont~~t ON
the enemy's grounds, the Keystone boys
rallied every time 70 their t~acber's call
cheerfuIly and like knights Of old. did
not hear Of one word that q gentleman
would not utter. IL means that clean
sport" prescbei by Mr.. Hsnlin Last
winter, 10 fully realized. sane athletics
10 probably established in the ersd.d
schools by our recent succe-s. That i'm
portsnt ortc me j. far greater than Isnr-
eis for Blu~fieId or keystone. We thus
b>Ein athletic training in the graded
schools where they should besin. A
small percentage Of our boys 20 TO high
school and college. Many of our youth
weaken their bodies before the hixh
school see.
Mr.. Rams conduit under the trying
circumstance Was sxsmplxry. lie h. a
TYPICAL teacher; the bsdes Of that craft
. suffering and patience. Pref Ram 10
70 BE- congratulated for bringing o. or
ccmp~fitors such . splendid group Of
teisn<d, trained and genial Iitsle ladies
and gentlemen. 10 they we're besten.
they are not de-pi<ed. And IL they lost
that mere trihe of "pcint," they have
me- Lost tb~ir honor. II you viii meet
tne bineheid Dpys next year. they pied. e
you hospitality Jon fully deserve.
A. :. PEAL, Prin.