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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
Largest Statue in the World.
From the Wide World Magazine.

The largest monument of the human
form existing in the east today, II not in
the world, is the great reclining statue OF
Buddha, near Pegu, in Burma, around
which the government has now erected
building with lattice steel pillars to pro-
tect 1t from the elements. This colossus
was brought to light during the construc-
ton of the galway that runs northeast
from Rangoon to Mandalay. While the
permanent way was being banked up to
protect the lines from occasional foods
the engineer in charge required for the
purpose of his work a harder ballast than
the alluvial deposit over which the line
was running could give him. Less than
a mile away was tree-clad mount, and
here, 1t was thought. suitable material
might be found. The task of clearing
away some Of the trees took but an hour
or so. and then shafts were sunk to find
the needed stone. Before the diggers had
gone down more than yard they struck
an enormous and fairly preserved figure
Of Gautama. In actual length the statue
Is $50 feet, and so feet high at the shoul-
der. The figure and its pedestal are OF
brick with plaster. Since its discovery the
plaster has been renewed and painted
over, the box at the head and the finger
nails gilded, and the head dress decorated
with glass jewels. The statue is thought
to be about 500 years old, but no one knows
its history. no reference whatever being
made to 1t in Burmese legends OF tradi-
tons.
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FRACTIONAL.

Trachoma is q disease Of the eye
lids that Is infectious. That means
that the watery discharges from the
afflicted is capable Of producing the
disease in the eyes of those who are
well.
AS the disease advances the lids be-
come granulated. 1t is sometimes re-
ferred to as granulated or granular
lids. 1t Is no new disease, as it was
known in ancient times.
"Trachoma-A Menace to America"
Is the striking title of bulletin No. Of
the national committee for the pre-
vention of blindness. The article is
prepared by the field secretary of the
committee, Gordon l.. Berry.
That trachoma is a menace to Amer
lea will strike even physicians with
startling force. The report states that
there are 33, 900 cases Of the disease in
the state of Kentucky alone, chiefly in
the mountain region Of the eastern
port Of the state. Also out Of the $4,000
Indians in the country, nearly $4,000
are afflicted. At this rate one in five
Of all the Indians have the disease.
The report also states that the disease
is prevalent in the mountains Of Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, in southern
Illinois, Arkansas, in the mountains Of
Missouri, and along the Atlantic sea-
board.
one Of the most prominent New York
ophthalmologists, who said, Il don't
believe there Is any part OF the coun-
try where trachoma cannot be found"
DR.. A. T. Mccormick, secretary Of
the Kentucky state board Of health, is
quoted as saying: "Trachoma presents
problem more largely economic than
any other in the whole field Of pre-
ventive medicine. No one ties with the
disease. Half Of those that have 1t are
eventually made blind. The economic
usefulness Of every patient Is greatly
decreased. It would be conservative to
say that the average earning capacity
Of persons having trachoma is less
than one-fourth OF the average earn
slowly but surely contagious, and
spreads through families. schools, in
situations, or communities when an
initial case is introduced"
The disease is essentially chronic,
and may last a lifetime. 1t is difficult
and most discouraging to treat. In the
Ophthalmic Record for October, 1915,
DR.. Frank Airport, while recognizing
the difficulty, and with the statement
that he has no new process of treat
ment, states fatty, II believe that this
disease can be cured In a large major
ity of cases."
The treatment he outlines is such rs
an oculist must apply under consistent
servation for three months. Such treat
ment cannot be carried out successful
ly in sparsely settled places. The hope
of the future lies in efforts to proven:
trachoma, and this lies largely in the
education Of all the people of the coun-
try concerning the disease and its in
fictitious nature. Every afflicted fam
lily should be sought out and instructed
in methods OF destroying the infection
before 1t can affect others.
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One dollar a word was paid to have the
speech In the reichstag of Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Holl--eg flashed to this coun-
try. The same amount was paid for the
countless punctuations which appeared In
the speech.
An audience composed Of bankers mer-
chants, clubmen, society women, clerks,
stenographers and laborers heard Mel
Vile r. Stone, general manager Of the
Associated Press, quote various prices as
TO what 1t costs to have the news flashed
TO this country from different regions Of
the world
Mr.. stone spoke at the annual meeting
or the Franklin Institute His lecture was
on supplying the World With News"
Seated In one OF the back rows was a
white bearded old man. Both pockets of
his fur lined overcoat were filed with
newspapers. Some OF the pages which
were visible contained the latest war dis
patches. When he heard Mr. Stone tell
what 1t cost to have Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg's speech cabled to lower
Broadway In New York. where the main
offices OF the Associated Press are To-
Gated he leaned over to a man who was
sitting beside him and whispered:
And paid only few pennies to read
the speech"
Mr. Stone gave a historical sketch of
the Associated Press. He described the
methods which were adopted in gathering
the news OF the Russo-Japanese war the
Martinique earthquake disaster and the
death of Pope Leo XIII in Rome The an
nual budget OF the Associated Press is
more than $3,OO0.0OO according to Mr..
Stone. Touching upon the methods OF get
ting the news in countries which are To-
Gated thousands Of miles away, Mr.. Stone
gave several Illustrations He described
q wreck. a fire and other disasters inter-
estiug from an International viewpoint.
Now. assume that a fire has broken out
In Benares, the second city Of the Hindus,
on the banks OF the Ganges," said Mr..
Stone, and 100 or 1000 persons have lost
their lives. Not far away, at Allahabad or
Calcutta, is a daily paper having a CORE
spondent at Benares, who reports the dis
aster fully. Some one on his paper sends
the story, or so much OF It as Is of gen.
eral rather than of local interest, to the
agent OF the Reuter- Company at Cal
cutta, Bombay or Madras. And thence IL
Is cabled to London, Hongkong, Sydney
and Toxic At each of these places there
are Associated Press men, one of whom
picks 1t and forwards It to New York.
Combs the World for News.
IF the thing happens In Zanzibar the
story goes either to Cairo or to Cape
Town, and by the same process finds its
way to London and on to use in this coun-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
DISCOVERS GOVERNOR
OF HUMAN MACHINE
little Adrenals, Gaping Kid
neys, Regulate Red Cor
puscles in Blood.
From the Atlanta Georgian.

Il
That all animal life would perish
| after emotional excitement but for thI
| little organs on top Of the kidneys Il
the conclusion or DR.. Paul d. Lampson
These rush millions or red corpuscles
| to the rescue he declared, after a Sc.
ries of wonderful experiments at the
Johns Hopkins university. DR.. Lamp
son, of the archaeological laboratory
| announced his discoveries to the Ma
tional Academy Of Science, Washing
ton.
DR.. Lampson's experiments COM
prised removing one internal organ
after another from animals under the
influence Of ether. The removal Of
none or all all OF them affected the in
crease of red corpuscles, after the in
lection of epinephrin. until he got to
the liver. He thus demonstrated that
the liver is the source of the red cells
or corpuscles in the blood.
Epinephrin, as used by DR.. Lampson,
was taken from sheep glands. 1t is
present in the human body, and ether
does not affect II, making 1t the logical
substance for the experiments here de-
scribed.
He found that the governor which
controls the increase of the red cells,
same as a governor regulates a steam
engine is the adrenals.
The adrenals are small bodies cap
ping the kidneys in man and other
vertebrates. In man they are one or
two inches long, less in width and
about one-fourth of an inch thick, and
have little vessels and nerves.
AS their function was formerly I'M
known, his discovery Of their use as
the guardian and savior Of animal life
from its own paroxysrns Of emotions
and even temporary brainstorrns and
insanity Is one of the most important
Of modern times. He concludes:
at has been found that the red count
is under nervous control, as shown by
the increase in the number Of red cor
puscles after stimulation of the vago-
sympathetic trunks, after asphyxia of
the brain alone, and after emotional
excitement such as fear, rage, etc.
1T was also shown that the adren-
ais play a part in this mechanism, as
epinephrin has been proved to be one
Of the most powerful means of in
creasing the number Of red cells, and as
the chief physiological stimuli which
produce the increase, namely, asphy-
Xia, exercise, fear, rage, etc., all cause
a relax stimulation Of the adrenala
and an increa sed epinephrin output.
Removal of the adrenals was found
to exclude the increase in the as
phyxia, fear and rage, and after the
injection of pituitrin (extract from
mucous glands), although these sam
animals responded to the injection OF
epinphrin by the usual increase in
number Of red cells. Furthermore, re-
moval Of the adrenals is followed aft
er several hours by a complete loss Of
control OF the red count"
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HOW A SSOCIATEDPRESS
COMBS WORLD FORNEWS
(From PhiIade Iphia Ledoer.)

lpnia Leuaor.D .r H..
try. Thus the wide world is combed for
news, which In an incredibly short time -
delivered and printed everywhere.
when Pope Leo XIII died In Rome the
fact was announced by an Associated
Press telegram I'm the columns OF a San
Francisco paper In nine minutes from the
instant when he breathed his last. And
this message was repeated back to Lon
don, Paris and Rome and gave those
cities the first information of the event.
When Port Arthur was taken by the
Japanese In 1894 1t came to US in New
York In 30 minutes, although 1t passed
through q relay offices. Few OF the op-
orators transmitting 1t knew what the dis
patch meant. But they understood the
Latin letters and sent il on from station
TO station letter by letter
when Peary came back from hia
great discovery In the Arctic sea, he
reached Winter Harbor, on the coast Of
Labrador, and from there sent me a wire>
less message that he had nailed the stare
and stripes to the north pole. This went
to Sydney on Cape Breton Island, and was
forwarded thence by cable and telegraph
to New York
Interesting Domestic Service.
For its domestic service other meth,
DDS are adopted! The territory covered
includes the United States proper. Alaska,
the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines, the
islands Of the Caribbean sea, Mexico, the
Central American states and, by an ex'
change arrangement with the Canadian
Press, Ltd. the British possessions on
this continent
The organization is as you have been
told, cooperative In its character. As q
condition of membership each one be-
longing agrees to furnish to his fellow
members, either directly or through the
association and to them exclusively, the
news OF his vicinage, as gathered by him
for his own paper. This constitutes the
large fountain from which our American
news supply Is drawn. But, as in the case
of the foreign official agencies, II there
be danger that an individual member IL
biased, or II the matter be one of high i'm
portance, we use our own trained and SAL
aired staff men to do the reporting. For
this purpose as we'll as for administrative
work, we have a bureau In every leading
city"
When the European war broke out. Mr..
Stone said, all OF the processes OF civiliza-
ton seemed to go down IN an hour. The
international relations for the exchange
Of news were instantly dislocated.
However" Mr.. Stone added, I'VE were
able to impress the governments abroad
with the value of an impartial and unpur-
chasable news service. as opposed to the
venal type of Journalism which was too
common on the European continent
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS or SALTS
Eat Less Meat ~ Kidneys Hurt or You,
Have 7ackaehe or Bladder Misery
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
'egularly can make mistake by flush.
ng the kidneys occasionally, says a
Eell-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
10 they sluggishly filter or strain only
)art OF the waste and poisons from
he blood, then you get sick. Nearly
al rheumatism, headaches, liver trou.
ble, nervousness, constipation, dizzi.
ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys. ..
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts, or If
the urine Is cloudy, offensive, full Of
sediment, irregular of passage or at.
tended by sensation Of scalding, get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take q
tablespoonful in glass Of water be.
tore breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This IA.
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
ithia and has been used for genera
tons to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu-
ralize the acids in urine so 1t no
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders. 81. .#g.4
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
lnjure; makes a delightful efferves.
cent Whitewater drink which. all reg
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby avoiding Sc
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
Not a Bite Of
Breakfast Until
You Drink Water
Says q glass Of hot water and
phosphate prevents illness
and keeps us fit.

Just as coal, when IL burns, leaves
behind q certain amount of incom
bustible material In the form of ashes,
so the food and drink taken day after
day leaves in the alimentary canal a
certain amount Of indigestible mate
rial. which IL not completely eliminat.
ed from the system each day, becomes
food for the millions Of bacteria which
lnfest the bowels. From this mass of
leftover waste, toxins and ptomaine-
like poisons are formed and sucked
into the blood.
Men and women who can't get feel.
Ing right must begin to take inside
baths. Before eating breakfast each
morning drink glass Of real hot wa
ter with teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate in it to wash out of the
thirty feet of bowels the previous days
accumulation Of poisons and toxins
and to keep the entire alimentary
canal clean, pure and fresh.
Those who are subject to sick head
ache, colds, biliousness, constipation,
others who wake up with bad taste,
foul breath, backache, rheumatic stir.
ness, or have sour, gassy stomach
after meals, are urged to get quarter
pound of limestone phosphate from
any druggist or storekeeper, and be-
gin practicing internal sanitation.
This win cost very little, but is sufi-
cient to make anyone an enthusiast
on the subject.
< Remember inside bathing is more
important than outside bathing, be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, causing poor
health, while the bowel pores do.
Just as soap and hot water cleanses,
sweetens and freshens the skin, so
hot water and limestone phosphate
act on the stomach, liver kidneys and
bowels.-Adv.
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"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

SSb - AN-NOAS WA AO"s
Turn the rascals out--the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Case rets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
Rch.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry Cut all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. TheJ work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
eud bowel action for months. Chill
ttren love Cascarets because they
aever grippe or sicken. ADV.
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While the weaver works and the shuttle

Henry ward Beecher
While the weaver works and the shuttles
fly
Till the dawn of eternity,
Some shuttles are filled with silver thread
And some with threads OF gold,
While often but the darker hue
Is all that they may hold,
But the weaver watches with skillful eve
Each shuttle fly to and fro.
And sees the pattern 80 dAftly wrought
AS the loom moves sure and slow.
God surely planned the pattern
Each thread the dark and fair,
Is chosen by His master skill
And placed in the web with care.
He only, knows its beauty,
And guides the shuttles which hold
The threads so unattractive
AS well as the threads of gold.
Not till each loom 10 silent 4.....
And the shuttles cease to fly,
Shall God enroll the pattern,
And explain the reason why 49,. +. A.
The dark threads were as needful
In the weaver skillful hand
As the threads OF gold and silver
For the pattern which ne planned.
Grant colfax Tullar.
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paper Syndicate.)
who love would seek
Let him seldom speak,
For in loves domain
Silence must reign
Or it brings the heart
Smart and pain"
In this mornings budget of letters,
find one from a school girl named
Emily. 1t amuses me vastly. She
writes: Il have about finished with
school. When 1 go home Tor the holi-
days, / am to return no more to books
and learning. 1 was never allowed to
have company-young girls and young
fellows. That is to be changed now,
am to invite whom 1 please to call.
Among all of the young gentlemen, no
doubt 1 will find a beau. If there's
counting to go on, will you please tell
me what it consist OFF,"
The very frankness of the letter al
most takes my breath away. have
not the least doubt as to the girls sin
certify. There are probably many other
girls who are puzzling their pretty
heads over the same thought.
If all courtships were alike, the ana
swer could be summed up in a few
words. But it has as mann variations
as there are men Of different minds
and moods. There are no two that
tally exactly.
The average courtship begins some-
what in this way: A young mans
eyes rest upon a girl whose sweetness
and modesty attract him. He man
ages to secure an introduction. His
next move Is to be invited to call II
the impression which he has made up
on the girl is favorable, she mentions
him to her folks. Anticipating that he
might prove to be a sutton, they casual
khak ,l ~.
teresttng they have no objection to her
inviting him to call, a permission which
she takes advantage of the next time
she meets him.
His first call is not matter OF much
mention. Her family help entertaiH
him. This makes him feel at home. U
he cares for the girl he comes re,
peatedly under these conditions. More
often than not, he is invited to dine.
leads the old folks tacitly to under
stand that the daughter is the magnet
which brings him there.
He invites her now and then to
places Of amusement, usually asking
some one Of her family to accompany
them. The mother cleverly gives them
a moment or two at the gate while she
is fumbling with the key at the hall
door. The man in love Is quick to take
advantage Of such a moment. He clasps
the girls hand, tells her how pleasant
he has found the evening, expressing
the hope that she has found 1t quite as
enjoyable.
Many such stolen moments Of bliss
set the love bark afloat. When he re-
allies he has met the one girl in all
the world for him, he asks permission
to WOO and win her Of her parents, be-
ing assured the girl will not say him
nay. Then follow blissful days to-
gether, in which they plan for their
future. There's good bye kiss at the
door, loving words whispered and an
swered back again, the Joy Of greeting
perfect contentment in each other'i
presence. Both eager, set a date f0
the wedding. This is ideal courtship
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change Of Food Works Wonders.

Wrong food and drink cause @ lot Of
trouble in this world. To change is
first aid when a person is i'll, particu-
larly from stomach and nervous trou.
bles. AS an illustrations: A lady in
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving of coffee and some
articles Of food that did not agree With
her.
She says:
For a number OF years I suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which,
kept getting worse until / was Ill
most Of the time. About four years
ago left OF coffee and began using
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along, but was so re-
auced in flesh and so nervouo that the
least thing would overcome me.
Then I changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. I lived on these two princi.
pally for about four months. Day by
day gained in flesh and strength un.
til the nervous trouble had disap-
peared. feel that I owe my health
TO Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Husband was troubled, for long
time, with occasional cramps, and
slept badly. Finally prevailed upon
him to leave on coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for,
few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
ernever went back to coffee" Name,
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum ceTeai-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
packages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly In cup of hot wa.
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. soc
and 50c tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum. {,
--sold by Grocers.
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suffers wagon, drawn by two stout
mules, and perched on the seat was
Polly's beaming Yankee man. In a
triceN he leaped down and handed out
three big boxes. Polly did not give him
a second glance. but raised the lids at
once. Then she clapped her hands with
delight, for there in the first box was
a big frosted cake, with 10 candles
stuck in its sides; l. the other box
were oranges and bananas, and in the
third. candy and raisins, sugar, coffee
and tea.
"Oh. you dear, sweet Yankee mani"
cried Polly with tears Of Joy.
Il told the general about your free
ing me-" said the young soldier, and he
gave me a flag Of truce and these
things to come over here"
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Men Old Eoaies at 25.

Companion quotes the late William
James, the psychologist, as saying:
Most men are old fogies at U.s. At
that age they have acquired a few
hard and fast opinions, a working
knowledge of some job sufficient to
support them, and a routine of exist
ence which neither varies nor expands
until they die;
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Why Go To church,
From the Christian Herald

Pastors and church workers often
express surprise that people do not
come to church. They mourn and won
der and ask one another. why do they
not conner" 1t might help them solve
their riddle to put the question the
other way about: why should they
conner? What Is there in the church
that will draw crowd of people from
the comforts Of their homes or the
pleasures and freedom Of the open air
There has got to be a positive power,
a definite attraction, something real
and fascinating and magnetic, to pull
the people into the church.