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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO
INSURE HEALTH.

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition of the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases of
serious illness, makes a chemical analy-
sis of the patients urine. He knows that
unless the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health sta
tistics, Bright's Disease, which is really
an advanced form of kidney trouble,
caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one
year, in the State of New York alone.
Therefore, it is particularly necessary to
pay more attention to the health of these
important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success as a kidney remedy
is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The mild and healing influence of this
preparation, in most cases, is soon real
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention,
macy. 1t is sold by every druggist in
bottles of two slzes-50c and $l.OO.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Perfect Block System.

He was travelling on a branch rail-
road in the North. After a series Of
sudden bumps and unexpected stops
he became uneasy. ''Look here" he
said to the porter, sis this train safe?"
sit sure am" said the porter. "Well,
have they q block system on this
roadr' "Block system, san? We hab
de greatest block system in de world.
Ten miles back we were blocked by a
load of hay, six miles back we were
blocked by a mule, just now we were
blocked by a COW, and reckon when
we get further souf We'll be blocked
by an alligator. Block system, boss?
Well, All should SMILE"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
La Guayra Not Beautiful.

La Guayra Is the gateway of Ven
ezuela. Through this little port passes
everything, from cowhides shipped to
New York to diplomats bound for Car
acas. La Guayra is the warden OF
the shipping, the connecting link be-
tween the capital and the world.
Since La Guayra's principal excuse
for existence is found in the ships that
come and go, it is altogether fitting
and proper that the life and architec-
ture of the town should center on the
water front. At its widest the city Is
only a few blocks wide and it is built
on the sloping beach in long curve
that fronts throughout its length on
the busy wharves. The impression
given is that of some great outdoor
theater, engrossed In the doings De-
low.
The old castle on the hillside is fall
ing in ruins, even the bullring Is not
in as good repair as 1t might be. but
the great concrete breakwater, one OF
the most daring Of engineering works
fin South America In its day. Is kept
groomed up to the minute. The day
Of castles is past, but the usefulness
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

q consequence you become weak, pale
and sickly looking, just like a plant
trying to grow in soil deficient in iron.
If you are not strong or well, you owe
it to yourself to make the following
test: See how long you can work, or
how far you can walk without becOm-
ing tired. Next take two five-grain
tablets of ordinary nuxated iron three
times per day after meals for two
weeks. Then test your strength again
and see for yourself how much you
have gained. l have seen dozens of
nervous, rundown people who were
ailing all the while, double their
strength and endurance and entirely
get rid of all symptoms of dyspepsia,
liver and other troubles in from ten to
fourteen days time simply by taking
iron in the proper form. And this af-
ter they had in some cases been doc
toring for months without obtaining.
any benefit. But don't take the old
forms of reduced iron, iron acetate or
tincture of iron simply to save a few
cents. You must take iron in a form
that can be easily absorbed and as
like nuxated iron if you want
it to do you any good, otherwise 1t
may prove worse than useless.
Many an athlete or prize fighter has
won the day simply because he knew
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

was a hollow mockery. There were
actual tears in her eyes. 1t was with
extreme difficulty that she composed
and commanded her turbulent mind.
Bryan" she said, seriously at last,
81 am so much older than you in world
~ wisdom, will give you advice like
a sage"
ut isn't advice I want" mourned the
young man apathetically-"ft's love,
your love, no ones else. If I can't
have that, of course, I cannot stay
here. 1t would be too trying"
eyes, Bryan" advised Huldah delib-
erately, "go away and find yourself"
"Am 1 lost, then?" prOpounded Bry-
an, with a ghost of smile.
81 think you are" asserted Huldah.
"You have surrendered to your environ
ment too readily. You have looked no
farther than this dead, dull community.
You have taken the first business posi-
ton presented. You are ready to tie
yourself for life to the first girl who
takes your fancy. Don't you see you
are not doing justice to yourself? You
are worthy of the right kind of wife"
"YOu are my only kind !" vehement
ly declared Bryan.
But Huldah was obdurate. With all
her hard, practical sense if she had
stopped to analyze the situation, she
would have realized that she was per-
petrating a mutual injustice-She
would have recognized that it was act
ual love for Bryan that caused her to
distrust her own ability to make him
happy, and, therefore, ordinary rules
did not apply.
So Bryan Wylie went away disconso-
late, and Huldah returned to a daily
dreary grind of her monotonous life;
thinking only of duty. Within a year
both her uncle and aunt died. Their
estate was trivial. When it was all
over, the family lawyer handed HUI
dab a few hundred dollars, and she
went to the city.
Huldah found a cheap, but pleasant,
room in the home of poor widow
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

The stingy husband never thinks of
offering his wife a weekly amount of
pin money which she may spend with
out being obliged to account for its
expenditure, yet If he lost his good
wife and was obliged to employ either
housekeeper or just a maid OF all
work, he would soon learn what a
recompense other women expect and
exact for their top-price wages, a
hearty breakfast, luncheon and din
ner. would like to hear him suggest
to such a one how much or how little
she should eat or hint at her giving
up her recreation days of every other
Thursday and Sunday, with evenings
into the bargain.
There are certain meek, submissive
women the tight-fsted martinez of
husband can keep in subsection. There
are other women whom he would not
dare attempt to coerce against their
good sense.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

One can be led into the belief that
there may be timid bachelors, even
against ones better judgment, but the
Imagination has to be stretched to its
utmost limit to give the widower the
benefit of a doubt as to his being
timid or bashful in the presence of
women.
The "resourcefulness and push" of
comedy widows is time-honOred wit
ticism which is never allowed to grow
stale because of constantly occurring
examples of her prowess in ensnaring
male hearts. Therefore, one naturally
expects widower should be quite as
proficient in the delicate art of at
tracing hearts.
There never was greater error.
The previous married life of the man
and the woman has everything to do
with establishing confidence in them
selves or routing it utterly. The hus-
band who loves fondly, imbues his
wife with the belief that she is the
most charming, the most fascinating
Of women. He is never weary Of
thanking her most humbly for giving
herself to such a plain, unattractive
man as himself. Hearing this con-
stantly, she believes it and fancies she
could have won any man for whom she
might have set her cap. Once a
widow, she is plumed with the assur-
ance that no man will be able to with
stand her Establishments. And it usu-
ally happens 'as person thinketh, so
is he"
But let it be understood that the
same sauce Of appreciation has not
been fed to the husband. He is given
to understand in tacit way that he is
sadly lacking in all the attributes that
women admire in men. He is led to
believe that he is awkward Of man.
ner; that his conversation is uninter-
estirg to the opposite sex; that she is
the only woman in the world who
could or would have loved him. She
gives him to understand his popularity
is entirely due to her and her social
activities; that he would be nothing
without her, absolutely nothing.
Despite the loneliness of his heart
and home, not one widower out of a
hundred would enter the ranks of mat
rimony again did he not meet with the
one woman who was able to topple
over his firmly-grounded ideas and
cause him to realize that he still had
attractions and still had the power to
awaken affection in another heart
that would accord him his full need
Of appreciation and love.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Finding
Himself
gY
gY
ByCEClLLE RUSHMORE
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.)

81 am not the girl for you, and 1
shall not spoil your life by trying to
make myself believe that am" spoke
Huldah Brill.
"But maybe you 1ove-like me lit
tie, Huldah" flustered honest Bryan
Wylie anXiously.
He was so dead in earnest that a
sharp pang struck the heart of the
girl. At that moment, had he pressed
his suit, so appealing and eloquent
was his manner and expression, he
would have won. Resolutely, however,
she turned from the temptation.
Hers had been a hard, practical ex-
perience. Young as she was, Huldah
had seen only the seamy side of life.
Her uncle and aunt, with whom she
lived, had led sordid, loveless ex-
istence. Their system, the atmosphere
about them had stifed and chilled the
ingenious instincts latent in the soul
nature of their adopted charge.
So, when Bryan Wylie continued to
show her attentions, and, in his we'll
meaning and laundering way, spoke of
an engagement, Huldah closed her
heart stubbornly to sentiment. She
felt that her experience had made her
not like other girls. She recognized
fidelity, sterling worth in this sincere
sutton just on the threshold of bust
ness career. If he made no progress
she would be burden. If he scored a
success, there were brighter, prettier
girls who would fifty adorn the social
circle in which he would move.
'Then - them" submitted Bryan,
after pause, "what am to do?"
Huldah tried to laugh lightly, but it
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Brother Explained Il.

A certain four-year-old who has re-
Gently come into possession Of small
fiashlight, and whose little mind has
since been largely taken up with its
construction and equipment, was over
heard discussing family matters with
little sister, few years older. 81 don't
know what's the matter with papa"
said sister. HE frowns so much and
never laughs any more" "Well, sis
ter" was the reply. maybe his laugh
battery is broken.
News
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
AVN CnmneIs Bible READING.

Three states in the Union have en-
acted laws compelling the daily read
ing of the Bible in the public schools,
namely: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey. The Pennsylvania
law requires the reading of at least
ten verses and the New Jersey law re-
quires at least five. - Northwestern
Christian Advocate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

m e [ o W q I u
young, needless
girls not to min
gle too freely, I'M
chaperoned, with
the soldiers on
the border, for
the reason that
the gay, hand
some, young SOL
der made love to
pass the time
away While the
girls took it seri-
ously-aye, alack
and alas some
loving unwisely
and too well, an
avalanch Of let
tiers has poured
in from the SOL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

SPECIAL NOTE.-Dr. E. Sauer. we'll
known physician who has studied widely
specially employed to make a thorough
investigation into the real secret of the
great strength power and endurance of
Jess Willard, and the marvellous value OF
nuXated iron as a strength builder.
NEW YORK.-Upon being inter-
viewed at his apartment in the Colon
ial Hotel, Mr.. Willard said: "Yes, l
have a chemist with me to study the
value of different foods and products
as to their power to produce great
strength and endurance, both of which
are so necessary in the prize ring. On
his recommendation I have often TAX
en- nuxated iron and 1 have particular
ly advocated the free use Of iron by
all those who wish to obtain great
physical and mental power. Without
it I am sure that 1 should never have
been able to whip Jack Johnson so
completely and easily as I did, and
while training for my fight with Frank
Moran l regularly took nuXated iron,
and l am certain that it was a most
important factor in my winning the
fight so easily" Continuing, DR.. Sauer
said: "Mr. Wizards case is only one
of hundreds which I could cite from
my own personal experience which
proves conclusively the astonishing
power of nuxated iron to restore
strength and vitality even in most COM
plicated chronic conditions"
Not long ago man came to me who
was nearly half century old, and
asked me to give him preliminary
examination for life insurance. l was
astonished to find him with the blood
pressure of a boy of 20 and as full of
vigor, vim and vitality as a young man
i'm fact, young man he really was,
Notwithstanding his age. The secret
he said was taking iron-nuxated iron
had filed him with renewed life. At
80 he was in bad health; at 46 care
worn and nearly all in. Now at 90 a
miracle of vitality and his face BEAM
ing with the buoyancy of youth. AS 1
have said a hundred times over iron
is the greatest of all strength builders.
If people would only throw away pat
ent medicines and nauseous concOc-
tons and take simple nuxated iron, I
am convinced that the lives Of thous-
ands of persons might be saved who
now die every year from pneumonia,
grippe, consumption, kidney, liver and
heart trouble, etc. The real and true
cause which started their diseases was
nothing more or less than a weakened
condition brought on by lack of iron
in the blood. Iron is absolutely neces-
sary to enable your blood to change
food into living tissue. Without it, no
matter how much or what you eat.
your food merely passes through you
without doing you any good. You
don't get the strength out Of it. and as
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
CLEAR RED PIMPLY FACES
Red Hands, Red Scalp With cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

The soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better, quicker, safer, surer at any
price for skin troubles of young or
old that itch, burn, crust, scale, tor
ture or disfigure. Besides, they meet
every want in toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
Golf Life.

"Golf is much like life."
"In what wayr
"rhe worse you play the harder you
ry."
.srrue, but it's different too, in one
respect"
"What's thatf"
Tn golf the harder you try the
worse you get.s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

A woman is the inventor of a sand
glass that rings bell when the time
that it marks expires.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
important to Mothers

Seats which can be hung on auto
mobile doors to carry extra passen-
gers have been invented.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

Among all the prominent figures of the prize probably de-
Willard After champion
until public de-
Everything done to bring
bodies Mr. Willard
hiss by saying-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

The number of trunk telephone lines
n the United Kingdom has trebled in
len years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

The German village of RembOrn has
a linden tree that is said to be more
than 1000 years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

SOLDIERS AND THE GIRLS.

Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching,
Cheer up, comrades, they will come,
And beneath the starry flag we shall
breathe the air again
OF freedom and our own beloved home.
Since publishing the letter of an
army man of high authority, asking
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
TIMID WIDoWERS.

Man is supreme lord and master
OF his own ruin and disaster;
Controls his fate, but nothing less
In ordering his own happiness.
For all his care and providence
Is far too feeble a defence
To render it secure and certain
Against the injuries of fortune.
And oft, in spite of all his wit,
Is lost with one unlucky hit,
And ruined with a circumstance
And mere punctilio of chance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

Denmarks greatly Increased use Of
margarine is due to the high cost Of
butter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

SPECIAL NOTE.-Dr. E. Sauer, we'll
known physician who has studied widely
in both this country and Europe, has been
specially employed to make a thorough
into the real secret of the
great strength, power and endurance of
Jess Willard, and the marvellous value OF
nuXated iron as strength builder.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19
MEN WHOSE GOD is MONEY.

Money, the life blood of the nation,
Corrupts and stagnates in the veins,
Unless a proper circulation
Its motion and it's heat maintains.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-19

Nearly one-third of the entire sur
face of the world is covered by the
Pacific ocean.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-27
INVESTIGATION
is REOPENED
Guardsman Who Circulated Round
Robin Will Probably be Court
MartiaIed for Act. 5

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
Ell PASO, Texas. Dec. 27.-Investi
cation into the circulation OF the
round robin" protest against camp
conditions and food. by, the, Eighth
Ohio national guard regiment. was
reopened when 1t was disclosed that
another militiaman was involved Gen.
eral Bell announced today. Private
Wilson Murphy, Company c, of Can
ton. Ohio, has been confined to camp.
Military men state that he probably
will be subjected to summary court
martial with Robert Dixon, charged
with circulating the protest in viola
ton of the sixty-second article of
war
General Bell stated that army in
spectors found that many guardsmen
believed they were signing protest
against an article printed in an Ohio
newspaper and did not know the ma
ture of the protest to which they ap-
pended their signatures.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-27
Pure Blood Makes
Healthy People

Hoods Sarsaparilla surely and eff
lectlVely removes scrofula, boils and
olner blood diseases because it drives
out OF the blood all the humors that
cause these diseases. They cannot
oe successfully treated in any other
way External applications for their
removal have proven almost useless,
because they cannot drive out the
impurities that are in the blood.
HOODS Sarsaparilla makes pure
rlch blood, perfects the digestion, and
Dullds up the whole system The skin
becomes smooth, clean and healthy.
RMS great blood remedy has stood
the test OF forty years. Insist on hay
ing Hoods. for nothing else acts like
It. There is no real substitute. Get
1t today. Sold by all druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-27
1.-THE Bread Prob

lem" is not a problem in
the home where Shredded
Wheatisnown. Thewhole
wheat grain is the real staff
of life, and you have it IN
Shredded Wheat Biscuit.
prepared in adigestible form.
It contains more real, body
building material than meat
oreggs,is more easily digest
ed and costs much less. The
food for the up-and-comlng
man who does things with
hand or brain-for the kid
dies that need a well-bal-
anced food for study or play
for the housewife who
must save herself from
kitchen drudgery. Delicious
for breakfast, or any meal,
with milk or cream. Made
at Niagara Falls. N. Y.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-27
city and Immediate Tributary Terri
tory Has That Many People,
According to the New
Directory.
LOOKS FOR EXPANSION
New Directories Being Distributed to
the keokuk Subscribers, by
Mccoy Company Of
Rockford.

That Keokuk and its immediate
tributary territory has a population
Of 1900 people. and that the city is
growing in all ways and should
double its population in the near fu
.ture, are Introductory statements to
the new 1917 edition of McCoy's Keo
k1k city directory, copies of which
ARE now being distributed in this
city.
The directory. like the thirteen
preceding 1t, was published by the
Mccoy Directory Co., of Rockford
Illinois, and is a splendid work OF
reference for this city. 1t contains a
mine of Information concerning the
city, which, of course. is invaluable
to business and professional men. The
directory Is literally supplied with
advertising.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-27
Big Peace Meetinq.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 27.-In con-
nection with the nation wide move
ment for international peace, Denver
will have a peace meeting New Years
eve Plans are now being made by
Senator Helen Ring Robinson. Colo
RADIO representative of the neutral
conference committee, for a meeting
of various organizations in Denver
to forward the peace movement.
Members of the Women's club, the
Women's Peace party and the Minis
terial alliance Of this city already
have signified their Intention of par
ticipating at the meeting. to be held
at Trinity church. Invitations will
be extended to various civic, relig-
ious and fraternal organizations to
send representatives.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-27

tive expression. The Mississippi river
as source for the public water sup
ply Is one of the best in the United
States and is sc considered. Our ef-
fort has been to eliminate, as far as
practicable, any objectionable and de-
leterious ingredients in this water
"The filtration plant of the Keokuk
Water Works company was among the
first installed in this country 1t has
been improved from time to time to
meet each development of the art
The entire subject OF filtration was
gone into fully by a special commit
tee OF your city, consisting of Messrs
Landman, Logan, Meigs, Joy and
Trimble. Irregplarity in the char
acter of the effluent was investigated.
and guarded against as far as pos.
sible. AS result Of the Joint inves-
LEGATIONS conducted by that commit
tee and the expert employed by the
company, Mr.. G. c. Bunker NOW in
charge of the water supply OF the
Canal Zone), the manner Of washing
the filters was changed and new wash
troughs and outlets were installed.