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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
IN College q
Problem for Youngsters

They are not self starters" they must
be cranked constantly by some employer
or teacher, or they cannot move.
It would be an immense gain to Amer
lean colleges II about one-quarter OF the
students now in them would immedi-
ately be excluded and their places filled
with the eager outsiders who are longing
for a chance to study-but who is wise
enough to select the men that are not
worth while7 We shall have to depend
on the clumsy examination system for
a long time to come.
But two things we can do. We can re-
mind every one who wants to enter coll
lege that preparedness is vastly more
than examining down the languages and
mathematics.
To be prepared means to have acquired
a real ambition. II means the power TO
say mo- to foolish things and yes" to
the big things Of life.
II means to possess a backbone that is
more than a chocolate eclair." IT
means getting done with "kiddishness"
and resolving 10 play the man. He who
is stlll a child-in tickle purpose and
flabby will-should stay out Of the col
lege which will treat him as a man.
The other thing we can do is to insist
that the college itself shall take better
care OF the freshmen. All the colleges
are now waking up TO the waste and
wreckage Of the freshman year. In diff
ferent ways we are all attacking the
same problem.
At Harvard the remedy is offered
| through freshman dormitories. practi-
cally segregating the freshman class. At
| Princeton the remedy Is found In a sys-
| tenn OF pTeceptors, each one having a
squad OF five or six students under HIS
personal guidance.
! At Amherst 1t is proposed to open to
the freshman courses In economies,
which will lead them out OF the prep.
school studies" into the discussion Of the
| fundamental problems of modern So
| ciety
At Brown we shall require all new
students this year to take a course OF
one hour a week in what we call the
! 'orientation OF freshmen" INSTRUCTION In
the origin and purpose of the American
college, the meaning and value OF the
different departments and studies. stu
dent standards OF honor. the use and
abuse OF fraternities. student activities,
etc.
Thus we are all trying in different
ways to save students from blind CROP
ing. stumbling and dropping out. But
we can not save them unless they want
TO be saved.
Perhaps 1900 young people entered our
colleges in September. 10 write after
their names the magic figures. ID"
Some OF them will be out OF college
again In January. Can / get IMP" That
Is not the real question. The question
to be asked now Is: Can I stay? Can !
survive the sitting process and prove
that I was worth educating"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

blue serge. the Jacket trimmed with
blue silk braid, being short, as all the
new spring Jackets promise TO be. The
narrow belt was formed OF links Of gold
braid held together with bits OF black
patent leather.
The collar and fronts OF the jacket
were faced with pink broadcloth, and
corresponding facing of pink broad
cloth made a smart, wide, girdle-like
belt on the skirt
This model can be copied I'm the ma
terials and colors of the original in
white serge with facings OF cherry-red
broadcloth, and In the new fine gaber-
dine known as Poiret twill.
The white serge. with its cherry fac
ings and belt OF black patent leather
and gold links, is striking. The hat
worn with the model shown here Is a
turban of blue silk with a flaring bow
at the side.
The tailleur. copied from a Bernard
model. Is made of the new gaberdine In
navy blue. The over-collar Of dove-gray
broadcloth is an excellent feature. For
morning a charming little frock OF blue
linen is shown. The collar and cuffs
are of white hair cord embroidered In
blue. The tie IL of black satin. Straps
OF white kid trimmed with black buttons
are effectively introduced in tho belt.
This frock may be had in linen Of any
color with collar and cuffs embroidered
in corresponding tone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

Velyeteen sports suits in lovely pastel
shades are among the smartest and new
est sporting toys shown for the Palh
Beach season, says Harpers ba1ar'
Imagine such a suit built or pale yellow
velveteen. with the collar and cuffs OF
a brilliant shade of glazed blue KID, and
YOU have a mental picture OF the costume
of this page. As the coat Is unlined IL
may be ussi throughout the summer
This costume also comes in pale blue,
pale pink, Copenhagen blue and old rose
In each instance the collar and cuffs
are of leather In a contrasting color.
Many sportswomen, although liking
knit material for their tennis and gof
suits, have found the material hitherto
used for these costumes too heavy Tor
southern and summer wear. To meet
this condition suits are now being devel-
oped in a new lightweight knit fabric.
Not having the rough surface Of the
earlier material and being very thin. II
is most agreeable to wear In warm wea-
Their
The colorings are exquisite old gold
shrimp pink, Nile green, rose. purple
Copenhagen blue and white. The trim
rnings are glazed kid in contrasting tone.
The velveteen model, already described
comes in this new knitted material. The
woman who chooses either OF these cos
tunes may enjoy the comfortable GER
talnty that her suit Is the last word In
smart sporting toggery.
Lanvln has designed a suit OF navy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
WOm0ms Work Fashions Health HINTS Household Topics
Hon. the
Grip Spreads
!. U,oo,. PART RI II

w.
~ WOODS HJTCIIINSON, N. ID.
But cheer up, So long as the Pfsiffer
bus is roaming at large and in the open
all over your system. making you feel
like a combination OF half-drowned
kitten and last years birds nest. when
every little muscle has an aching all i;s
own. YOU are quite safe.
II IL only when he begins to play Ia
vorltcs' and settles for keeps in some
nook or corner OF your nervous cardiac
or muscular system that you are in any
serious danger.
And he will seldom do this unless YOU
put u into his head by working or chill
inp or overheatlng or straining IN Some
way that particular nook or corner be-
fore you have got him completely out
Of your system or well under control and
handouffcd.
Give M. play dead" act just a. limp
SOY and good-for-nothing a. YOU feel.
until life really begins to feel worth Nv
Ing aEaln. and YOU will avoid three
fourths ot tho real danger Of Tho grip.
Submission is one Of the least fre1u'nt
duties of man. but this Is one OF the
times when It Is really nfe-saviug ami
iudicious.
II is like the arvico In the old R1e',sn
folk story as to what to do when Neu
meet a hear out In tho forest--l'c riEht
down and pretend to be dead. and he
may come up and sniff 81 YOU or poke
at you curiously with his paw. but he
| won't eat you.
The tost and only medicine Or the
grip Is TO keep sull and warm and as
nearly comfortable a. possible.
As for tho euro OF tho erip-there I q,
none, but there arc several Chimes whic1
can be done both to render hour system
less likely q catch tho Infection e el-
posed to It. and to enable It to throv' L
off quicker and more completely II II
| does gain a foothold.
First and foremost. ~ course. Is fresh
air; cold or halmy wet or dry. day o.
night; externally. internally, eternally.
II Is difficult 10 catch even the grip in =
wen ventilated room
Moreover. the fresh air should be cool
half It's virtue depends ON that: I
tones up and hardons the skim brace 4
up the mucous membrane OF tire nose an I
throat and keeps II pcrpetualiy flushin :
itself by a rhythmic flow Of healthy
muous
Cold air. except In excessive and pr
ionged exposure will do you no har \
whatever, does not cause cold, sn1 he
nothing 20 do with colds. except IN
sense Of preciptatiug an eXplos on lttl'
earlier.
Or when you are recovering froN ~
attack. and your tissues are still recIln;
with the germs and their paisons. hill
ing, particularly wet chilling. OF ar. pa;
of the body may produce a local "a \
OF the poison ut that point trough even
this does not happen half as often as y5u
would suppose
And remember that night air is Just -
pure as day air; in fact, by actual ana
lysis. slightly freer from dust germs az
othcr impurities. The poisonntss and
deaclihess of the night air is a ridiculous
myth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
GOOD WORK
FOR SICK WOMEN
The Woman's Medicine Has
Proved It's Worth.

When Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies
were first introduced, their curative
powers were doubted and had TO be
proved. But the proof came, and grad
ually the use of them spread over the
whole country. Now that hundreds Of
thousands Of women have experienced
the most beneficial effects from the use
Of these medicines, their value has be-
come generally recognized, and Lydia
D.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is
the standard medicine for women.
The following letter is only one Of
Che thousands on file in the Pinkham
pffice, at Lynn, Mass, proving that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound IL an article of great merit as
shown by the results it produces.
Anamosa, Iowa. when began TAX
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound 1 suffered with a displacement,
and my system was in q general run
down condition. Iwould have the head
ache for q week and my back would
ache so bad when / would bend down !
could hardly straighten up. My sister
was sick in bed for two months and
doctored, but did not get any relief.
She saw an advertisement Of your med
cine and tried il and got better. She
told me what il had done for her, and
when / had taken only two bottles OF
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound my head began 10 feel better. 1
continued its use and now don't have
any Of those troubles" - Mrs. L. y
HANSAN, RID. /, Anamosa, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
OPEN N0STRILSl END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty, Your cold in he'd or =
tarrh disappears. Your ogged nos.i .
viii open tho air passages OF your head
Will clear and you can breathe oaly.
No more snuffling. hawking. mucous dis
charge. dryness or headache; no stfu =
Cling for breath at night.
Get small bottle OF Ey's Cream Balm
from your drusgist and apply little OF
this fragrant antisopt cream In your nos
trlls. II renetrates through every cir
passage Of the head. soothing and hsali ag
the swollen or mflained muo'us mem
brane. giving you instant relief Head
Gods and catarrh yield like masi'. D)n't
stay stuffed-up and mise atlo. Relief is
sure. Advertise
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
by BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
President Of Brown UNIVERSITY.

Thousands of young people are asking:
Can 1 get into college?" 1t would be
well for them TO ask: "Wil be able TO
stay in college after get there?"
About 25 per cent of those who enter
each year drop out before they are
graduated. In some small. compact col
leges only 10 per cent drop out.
In large. loosely knit institutions some
times so per cent disappear before the
coveted diploma is reached. They enter
college full Of life and hope. and they
fall out baffled and detected. Why is
this?
It may be for excellent or unavoid-
able causes. It may be because Of ILL
health or financial disaster or the pres
sure Of home obligations. 1t may also
be because Of pernicious friendships or
false ideals formed in the freshman year
It may be because the college itself neg
lects the individual student and leaves
him to sink or swim alone.
But the chief trouble is that the average
boy is not prepared" for college. He
does not stay in college because he has
no staying power, no capacity for atten-
ton, no ability TO concentrate.
met in the college library a student
from one OF our best New England fam
flies. bending over a book, weary and
bored.
How are you getting onY' asked.
He answered: How in the world does
a man spend a whole hour looking at
one book? After ten minutes I find my
self looking out of the window
How old are your
Nineteen"
nineteen and cannot concentrate for
one hour?" You ought to have learned
that" said. when you were u years
OF age"
Soon after he dropped out and Is
now wandering over New England look
ing for a job where success can be won
without attention-and there is no such
job,
The trouble with many boys when they
enter college Is not that they have bad
habits. but that they have no habits at
all. Not that they are going wrong. but
that they are not going anywhere.
They are versatile. attractive and aim
less
They are distracted minds. bundles OF
scattered energies.
They know a hundred things on the
surface. nothing down to the roots.
They have ten times as much informa-
ton as their father had at the same
age. and yet do not know the meaning
OF work.
They can tell the name OF every auto
mobile that whiEzes past the front door
but cannot solve any problem that de-
mands twenty minutes OF honest think
ing.
They are charming young fellows "a
know. but nearly useless in any college
or any business office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
Household Suggestions

To renovate a shabby serge skirt
sponge it over with hot vinegar until all
the stains and grease marks disappear
rhen thoroughly press on the wrong side
with a fairly hot iron.
It is a great mistake to believe that
the higher the gas is turned on the
greater the heat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
Let Me Prove Free That You Can Get
Rid OF il Positively, without
Pain or Injury.
Free Coupon Brings You Quick HELM

For years vas 10 dSSPlir because Of q hidaous
growth OF superfluoua HAIR. I had 4 regular
moustaohs and beard and q hairy oossrins on nv
srms Aftsr seeking relief for year, IN vain, I
secured through an officer In the Brtiah Army .
closely guarded secret OF the Hndoo RsliEton
which had made supsrfiuous Hair unknown Ginons
.he native women Of India. q fast which Il we'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02
Change
by JAMES J. 1EoHTAaUE

When Brother Tommy with special
choose the tie that he shall wear
the little that perched above one ear
other chaps wearing hats this year.
When he scarfpins, made OF imitation pearl -
mothers MORALLY afraid that Tommys got girl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

r8RoATAHr EoTaI 1Ess: 1uasoa Be.
soclStyi she IL connected with lsAdiAG
officials there ana - the widow Of q
prominent officer IN the british Army
dSncs. she has opened an office In
America for the benefit Of sufferers
from supsrfluous Hair. HSr full address
IL, IRIS. frodertoa hudson suite esq, O.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

No he at light spats or coats with swallow tails
wasting time TO brush his tousled locks
hold it's crime boys silk socks
with extreme alarm his newborn fear OF dirt
the magic charm, and finds tits skirt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

And though she braye makes believe brings her happiness
That longer greve he hates to dress
And though that she glad that he's trim and neat
indeed dad-when the street
Her DIM we'll that nothing restore
Her little mudgy boy to her-the before.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

THIS FREE COUPON. n SAINT With =
stamp for return postage. eatitlee Any Yefeoa
10 Mrs. Huds0n'a Free Instructions 70 bAhiAh
Superfluous Hair. Good for immediate use
only Cut out coupon ana pin 70 your lettsF'
Address below.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

II Vaa successful IN my ovn
eAas that ] 20 longer have the
slightest trace o. BuDeTfluous
HAIR and ! shall b ElAd 70
send Free 70 anyone, full tn
formation and complete an
8. Fl. struotiOns 20 that you can fol.
low my example ana oompiste-
" do0roy ell trace without
having 20 rosOrt 70 the danger
0Ha electric needle. 80 stop
NastinE your money on worthless
dspllatory prsparationa and
"a WTfts me today. giving
your aud al
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NO. ,y1,Doo,y All ash Ia that
Who's 8oldisr- HusbAnd'al ssna Al
Bravery Secured the 81 sslA 49,. tsr.A..ses
cred Hindoo Secret. G1.o. a,tas "a n
No. North Main street AitlsbOrO MsAA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-02

MRS. HUDSON
Who's Soldier Husbands
Bravery Secured the ga
cred Hindoo Secret
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
TOWN Is BUILT ON POTASH
Thriving Community Grows Up Be-
cause Of Discovery Of Almost
Pure Article.

Holland Neb., from a little railroad
siding a year ago, with two or three
cars standing on the track, has grown
until il has been placed on the railroad
map as a full-hedged town. shipping
out thirty cars a dav. Holland prom
Uses TO grow still more. the Omaha
World-Iierald says.
1t is all on account of potash and it's
by-products. The fields at Holland are
the only ones in the United States
where the almost pure article is
found. In Utah and southern Califor-
MIA, where the mineral Is taken from
keip beds. the cost OF reducing the
pure potash from the vegetable matter
makes the marketable product expen-
sive.
Here is found an almost pure article
that necessitates nothing but pumping,
boiling and drying. when ii is ready for
the refinery. where it brings the here
tofore unknown price OF $500 a ton. A
Chicago packing company has con-
tracted for the towns entire output for
five years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
American SiIo in Holland.

The first American ensilage tower in
Holland, which was erected last year
on the .IOhannahoeve farm ut Ooster-
beck by the Institute for Agricultural
Improvement, has given such good re-
suits that two other towers are now
10 be built on the same farm, which
will provide sufficient ensilage maize
TO keep the entire farm stock during
next winter.
The head of the Johannahoeve pro-
ject asserts that the American method
is preferable TO that hitherto In use
there. An excellent fodder for all
kinds Of animals is thus produced. he
says. while the losses by fermentation
are considerably less. He comes to
the conclusion that as many as a
COWS can be maintained on 81 acres
by the new method. and that with ex-
elusive stable feeding they might even
be maintained on about 22h acres
only IN albuminOus fodder needing to
be added In the winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
FARM TO-KlTCHEN PLAN WINS
pertinent Has Proved to Be
Success.

Success for their direct marketing
grangers OF Sacramento county, who
have been operating their enterprise
under the David Lubin plan OF, selling
farm products direct from the country
producer TO the city consumer, the Sac
ramento (Cal) correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin writes. They
have expressed hope that congress
would take some action recognizing
the plan.
The Sacramento county grangers,
headed by Joseph Holmes, master of
the California state grange, assumed
the burden of the experiment
After the first eight days of opera
ton Holmes said:
There is no question in my mind
about the feasibility of the plan. II
presents undoubted possibilities and
would be a great success"
During the experiment the parcel
post is not being used. Instead, the
grange sends a motor car around TO
To meet this expense and other ex-
pense of operation tags are sold to
farmers at a rate that would equal the
parcelpost charges as set forth in Lu-
bins bill, these rates, by the way, to
be special for farmers.
Here's how 1t works:
The farmer mails or sends in tags
on which he designates the products
he has for sale and the price at which
be holds them. The city housewife
mails, telephones or brings in her or
der to the central office, paying with
coupons. The orders are distributed
among the farmers and next day the
motor car delivers the products. The
farmer receives cash to the amount of
the coupons.
The grangers assert that their plan
saves housewives from two to ten
cents a pound on all products.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
A Willing Worker.

An amusing incident is told which
took place in one of the occupied dis
tricts OF Belgium where the German
occupier doles out potatoes to such
OF the starving people as agree to
work for him. One recipient present
ed himself before the German author
tiles and declared himself quite ready
in return for supply of potatoes to
work for the Germans and only for
them. He seemed quite decided and
genuine in his offer of work.
Then you are quite willing to sign
the declaration" asked the German
officer.
Yes. quite willing"
"And what Is your trader"
Il am grave digger" replied the
Belgian stolidly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about it
said i know nothing will help me but l
will try this / found myself improv-
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time / was able to sit down and
eat hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which | had not done for two years.
i am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation. = Mrs.
JOHN A. KoEN1G, 502 Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, N. Y.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not Letter after letter comes
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or, IL performed, did no good,
but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwas used and good health followed
II you want advice write to
Lydia r. Pinkham Medicine Co,
(confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
ASPARAGUS Is HeaIthful.

Asparagus has often been called the
kings vegetable" 1t was cultivated
by the Egyptians. and the ancient
pound
We find il cultivated in Rome in
200 b. c.. Cato being one OF the first
10 encourage its national planting.
Modern scientists agree that the
highly beneficial results obtained from
eating asparagus are due TO its large
content OF asparagrin. Physicians rec
ommend asparagus in cases OF heart.
stomach and kidney trouble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
CompIex Bcokkeepino

The one fundamental principle I'M
DERIVING all successful business is that
the cost must be less than the selling
price. In the operation OF this prin-
ciple agriculture is no exception.
Farming. however. is such complex
business. and the different enterprises
making UP the farm unit are so intri-
cately related. that il requires an ex-
pert bookkeeper TO juggle the figures
and ascertain whether there has been
profit or loss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
Confidence.

Why does this country tend always
to belittle its wealth. It's works. its
men and It's power to meet calamity
Ii does, and yet we are thought 10 b
a people unembarrassed by modesty.
Yankee boastfulness is a proyerb In
the world, but no Yankee ever told
quite all the truth. He never dared.
and. besides, he could not make him
self believe the whole length and depth
and breadth of IL. DISTRESSING their
own judgment. the American people
lack confidence In their great estate.
Their temperament is rich In daring
faith and optimism, but poor In conf
dence, which is quality that comes
with time. A young people perhaps
should not have IL. 1t Is not good to
have everything.-NewY York Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07

A small boy who was sitting next to
very naughty woman in a crowded
manner. AT last the lady could bear
1t no longer and turned to the lad.
boy. have you got handkerchief
she demanded.
The small boy looked at her for a
few seconds. and then. in a dignified
tone. came the answer: Yes, ave.
but | don't lend 1t 10 strangers. -
London Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-07-07
Surprisingly Unqracious

"Germany's reception OF President
Wilson's last note was ungracious."
The speaker was Joseph III. Choate
diplomat and lawyer.
Germany. In this instance" he con-
tinued. reminds me OF the chap whose
office beggar entered.
~ amt had nothing to eat for
two days. boss said the beggar. Can't
you help me out?
I'D like 10, my man.. was the re-
ply. but j sprained my foot on bill
collector yesterday"