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The Parker post., 1916-04-15

them through the sink holes, and as
Green river cut it's bed deeper into the
limestone underlay the cave waters
kept pace with the process until what
had once been mere subterranean rills
grew into that remarkable under
ground stream which is responsible
for the immensity of the caves devel-
opment, Echo river. This stream now
flows through the lowest levels of the
cave, no less than 1876 feet below the
highest level, and empties into Green
river.
Entrance Is Picturesque.
The cave is reached by means of
branch railway from small station on
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
called Glasgow Junction, about ninety
miles south Of Louisville. This spur
Of the railroad was built to accommo-
date the thousands of tourists who
visit this natural wonder during all
seasons Of the year. Eight and half
miles from the junction the railway
stops close to a picturesque old hotel,
portions Of which were built early in
the nineteenth century.
The hotel is located on bluff di-
rectly over the main portion of the
cave, the entrance to which is reached
by means Of pathway leading down
into wild and rocky ravine in pri-
meval forest. At the foot of the bluff,
In the midst of a picturesque tangle OF
tulip, maple and butternut trees, in a
setting OF grapevines, fringing ferns
and green MOSES, is this entrance
formed by natural arch having a
span Of 70 feet. From frowning ledge
above leaps a cascade of water which
disappears GEong the rocks below
without leaving Il visible stream.
To describe in detail the vast in
terror of the cave with it's succession
Of narrow passaHeways, broad avenues,
vaulted chambers and domes, it's deep
abysses and high peaks, it's flowing
rivers, placid lakes and leaping cata-
racts would necessitate the writing OF
a book, 80 only few of the most i'm
portant features may be briefly
touched upon.
A winding flight Of 70 stone steps
conducts the visitor around the cas-
cade into what may be termed the
antechamber Of The cave. At the end
OF this is grated iron doorway which
can be opened only by the key of the
guide. Upon entering the cave a
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Children and Policemen.

Efforts are being made in some
parts of Chicago to create better un.
derstanding and cooperation between
children and policemen. IN New York
Police Commissioner Woods has fur.
thered similar plans. He Las bad DO
lice sergeants give short talks 10 chill
dren in the public schools and he is
planning to extend these 10 adults in
the form of lectures on tie work of
the police department.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
CoIIoquiaIisms.

One of the most common surprises
in reading is to come across in old
books what we have been accustomed
to taking for modern colloquialisms.
We have just struck this "Why, then,
do you walk as if you had swallowed a
rod?" Where? In Epictetus. The
modern form is likely to be a poker,
but we had always looked upon the
whole image as essentially American.
1t is in reading the Elizabethans that
this experience is most frequent, al
though one is likely to have it in read
ing any classic; the best colloquial-
isms are likely to be the oldest.-Har.
per's Weekly.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Must Save $500 From $1,000.

Must Save $500 From $1,000.
A little Brooklyn girl, ten years old,
is wondering how she is going to save
$500 in the next five years She is
sure she will, but $500 is a good deal
to save, especially with so many candy
stores near.
She is the granddaughter of Rob-
ert Gibson Davisson, who died Decem-
Der IA. His will bequeaths $4,000 to
each of his five grandchildren, four
boys and the ten-year-oid girl, on con.
dition that each saves 5000 in five
years. The oldest is not twenty-one
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
STOP SCRATCHING! RESINOI
RELIEVES ITCHING
INSTANTLY

That itching, burning skin-trouble
which keeps you scratching and dig
ging, is source of disgust to others,
as well as of torment to you. Why
don't you get rid of it by using Res
mol Ointment? Physicians have pre-
scribed it for over 20 years. In most
cases it stops itching instantly and
heals eruptions promptly. 1t is very
easy and economical to use. Sold by
all druggists.-Adv.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
He Knew Her.

Katharine-Well, when they eloped
and her father pursued them in an
automobile, it's a wonder he didn't
catch them.
Kidder-He didn't want to catch
them. 1t was only bluff to make his
daughter think she was going against
his will, so she would be sure to get
married.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Sounded Familiar,

Sounded Familiar.
Josh-Yes, the old farmer was tell.
ing about the fight between his two
game roosters.
Bosh-But why was old Red Nose
so interested?
Josh-Why, because the farmer said
when the fight was over there was
nothing left but two cocktails.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Mere Trifle.

"War anecdotes seem to be popular
just now," remarked the public man.
$50 they are" answered his secre-
tary.
Hum. Couldn't you credit few
anecdotes of that sort to me?'
"It would be rather difficult, as you
haven't been in Europe since the war
started"
What difference does that make ?
I've never been in Rome, but that
doesn't prevent me from quoting Ci'
cero in my political speeches"
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Coming.

Coming.
Parker-Hey, there? What do you
mean by coming down the chimney?
Are you burglar?
Stranger-Oh! no, sir. am the pi-
lot of the airship that is resting on
your roof. I came down to see if you
could spare us little gasoline.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15

His Sense of Ownership.
Mr.. Swift-That's stunning new
fall hat Mrs. Tanks is wearing.
Mr.. Smith-I'm glad you like it. You
see, feel sense of ownership in it.
Mr.. Switch! How's that?
Mr.. Smith-Why, my wife lost SIS
at bridge at the Tanks the other after.
noon.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
No Mothers-In-Law.

Wilkins-Why do you think their
marriage will turn out to be happy
one?
Bilkins-Because their parents were
so angry about it that they refuse to
visit them.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
have Healthy, Strong, Beautiful Ewes

Have Healthy Strong, BeautifuI Eyes
Oculists and Physicians used Murine Eye
Remedy many years before it was offered as
Domestic Eye Medicine. Murine is Still Com.
pounded by Our Physicians and guaranteed
by them as Reliable Relief for Eyes that Need
Care. Try it in your Eyes and in Babys Eyes
No Smarting-Just Eye Comfort. Buy Murine
of your Druggist accept no Substitute, and If
interested write for CBook of the Eye Free
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO.. CHICAGO
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Great Mans M, od

Does it make any difft.g>si,ce .c u.u
whether important peo- It vice you
or not?"
Well, at home I'm not snobtish.
but l must confess it makes nc feel
better when the ianitor says Good
day. and looks geniaily approving
The Parker post., 1916-04-15

Stranger hear my old college
chum, Doctor Sawbones, has been
quite successful since he located here.
Native-Yes; he's been with US ten
years and the cemetery has been cD.
iarped three firoc- ~'~oo hn came
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Two of a Kind

HWell, young man. On your way to
school?"
Yes, SIR
You don't seem to be in a hurry to
get there"
NO, sir. Where are you going?"
I'm on my way to work.
You don't seem to be in a hurry
much, either"
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
He Knew Her.

Mr.. Shortweight "a grocer)-I see
you have a photograph of Mrs. Dunn
in your showcase. It's very much like
her.
The Photographer-Yes, and she
hasn't paid me yet.
Mr.. Shortweight still more
like her.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
GIRL COULD
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Taunton, Mass. =" l had pains in both
sides and when my periods came / had

to S tay at home
from work and suf-
fer a Ions G time.
One day a woman
came to our house
a n d a s k e d m y
mother why l was
suffering. Mother
told her that I suf-
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy a
bottle of lydia f..
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Mean.

Lord de Busted-I-aw-aw- an
idea.
Miss Caustique
Lord de Busted-Fact. All my own
idea, too, you know.
Miss Caustique-Oh! that's different.
You'll find that it's not really an idea
after all.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Good Guess.

Josh-That fellow is an actor.
Bosh-How do you know? Did you
ever see him on the stage before?
Josh-No, but I can tell by his
walk. He takes such short steps.
You know how close together railroads
ties are.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Just That.

Just That.
Yes, she is quite brave enough to
go up in a balloon
But there is no danger in that"
What! No danger in going up in
a balloon?"
No; all the danger lies in coming
down."
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
You Can Get Aliens Foot.East FREE

You Can Get Aliens Foot-East FREE
Write Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N.
Y, for a, free sample of Aliens Foot
Ease. It cures sweating, hot, swollen,
aching feet. 1t makes new or tight
shoes easy. A certain cure for corns,
tngrowing nails and bunions. ALI
druggists sell it. Csc. Don't accept
any substitute. (advt)
The Parker post., 1916-04-15

LADIEs-FoR INTRODUCTION! ]
quart of Furniture Polish 1 quart OF
Washing Tablets. Price 10c delivered
w. E. Jones, Williamson, Ga.-(Advt.)
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
Tangled.

Tangled.
Brown is always getting things
twisted"
We'll, should say SO; he told me
the other day that whenever you see
a white girl you are bound to see
red-headed horse.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
DAISY FLY KILLER
SENSIBLE Bible FACTS FREE!
(FoR SHORT time oNI ,

(FOR SHORT TIME ONLY
ALL THINKING PEOPLE SHOULD
READ the following Live Budget of
Helps explaining: 'Who Created Hell?'
Where Are the Dead?"r"Will the Soul
Suffer-" "Armageddon;' after the War
-What?' ETC., etc. WILL INCLUDE
Key to "Why Evil Is Permitted" for 1Oc
HOME BIBLE STUDY CLUB, BOX 4O4,
BURLINGTON, Ia. (advD
The Parker post., 1916-04-15

Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets
A guaranteed remedy for Colds and
La Grippe. Price 25c of your druggist.
It's good. Take nothing else.-Adv.
The Parker post., 1916-04-15
married.

Carry Jack Hugger is a great
kisser.
Estelle-Hearsay?
Carry-No; get it right from him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
Careless Use of
Soap Spells the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair looking
it's best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much a1kali.
This dries the scalp. makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is just
ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and greaseless). and is better
than themost expensive soap or any
thing else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub it
in. 1t makes an abundance of rich,
creamy lather. which rinses out cas-
lily. removing every particle of dust.
dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and it
leaves the scalp soft, and the hair fine
than the most expensive soap or any
easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap. and
a few ounces will supply every mem
Der of the family for months.-Adver-
tisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
URIC ACID POISONING |!

The most eminent physicians recog-
nize that uric acid stored up in the
system is the cause of rheumatism,
that this uric acid poison is present in
the joints, muscles, or nerves By
experimenting and analysis al the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in
Buffalo n. Y. DIR. Pierce discovered
a combination of native remedies that
he called "Anuric"-which drives out
the uric acid from the system, and in
this way the pain. swelling and inflam-
rIation subside. If you are a sufferer
from rheumatism. backache, pains
here or there, you can obtain "Anuric"
at any drug store ard get relief from
the pains and ills brought about by
uric acid; OF send DIR. Pierce 10c- for
trial package "Anuric"-many times
more potent than 1ithia and eliminates
uric acid as hot water melts sugar. A
short trial will convince you.-Adver-
ernept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
SCRAP OVER A TABLE
The Trainers of White and Welsh Al
most Come to Blows.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 25.-
Peace again reigns in the rival camps
of Freddie Welsh and Charley White,
following a wordy war Thursday be-
tween their representative trainers and
the champion and his challenger are
speeding up their training for the
scheduled twenty round championship
battle here Labor day.
Charley Rose, trainer for Welsh, and
Joe Thomas, who acts in the same ca
pacity for White, enlivened proceed
ings by quarrel over a rubbing table
and for a time it appeared as tho the
two men would stage a preliminary
bout to the coming battle Timely in
reference by Managers Lewis and
Pollock prevented any trouble
White is back at work today, follow
ing his trip to Pueblo, where he sec
onded his brother in a bout between
Jack White and Kid Mex. Charley
has increased his boxing to six and
eight rounds daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25

last encampment, as many of the
youngsters thought.
Boy scouts mingled with the grey
haired warriors of Gettysburg and
Shiloh. The lads in khaki acted as
escorts and otherwise busted them
selves in the interests of the visitors
Practically every building in the
downtown section was decorated with
the national colors and the usual
Welcome signs.
There seemed to be much specula-
ton today as to the number of vet
Grams that would march in the great
parade Wednesday. Every old soldier
already here insists he will be in line
when the bugle starts the procession,
no matter how high the mercury
climbs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
TO SHOW PATRIOTISM
Chicago Business Men Accept Reserve
Corps Commission.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Big business
men of Chicago are being urged to
show their patriotism by accepting
commissions in the new quartermas-
ters' reserve corps recently authorized
by congress. Colonel Daniel E. Nc
Carthy, yesterday sent 200 letters to
men who are nationally prominent in
industry. ]. Ogden Armour, J. 3.
Forgan, Roger c. Sullivan, Fred Up
ham, George NJ. Reynolds, julius Ro-
senwald, Samuel insult, Mayor Will
lam Hale Thompson, and many others
received letters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
BLIND JIMM ISN'T DEAD
Deposed Pilot of Affluent Beggar
s'Framed Up Murder Story.

Chicago, Aug. 25.--zA yarn of the
lodging house district proved false to-
day when the police learned that
Blind Jimmy" Lennon, one of Chi
cago's most prosperous beggars, is not
dead at all, but has merely gone to an
infirmary for treatment. William
Mcintosh, who lost his job plotting
Blind Jimmy" about Chicago, told
police officers that Peter Block, who
got the job, threw the blind man into
the lake. Black told the same story
about Mcintosh, but police found both
were untrue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
FINISH AERO COURSE
Harvard Undergraduates Want To Be
Used by L. 5. in Case of War.

New York. Aug. 25.-Nineteen
members of the Harvard university
undergraduate aero training corps
nave finished their courses and are
ready to apply for pilot licenses.
Roger Amory of Boston, chairman
of the executive commission of he
rorps. has notified the Aero Club Of
America of this fact and inquired
what measures should be adopted TO
have the corps recognized by the state
1r federal government so that 1t might
he available Immediately for national
defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
Christmas Ship to Far North.

Seattle, Aug 25.-A Christmas ship
is on the way from Seattle today for
Alaska She is the motorship Kus-
kokwim River which is headed for the
stream whose name she bears. Her
cargo, which includes Christmas toys
and gifts, is destined for seldom Wis
tied points far up the Kuskokwim
and other places in the interior.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
G. A. R. FLOCK TO K. C.
Coy Scout Escorts NIingle With Gray
Haired Veterans of 81.

Kansas City. Mo. Aug. 25.-The
vanguard of Civil war veterans be-
gan flocking into this city today for
the fiftieth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
which opens here tomorrow.
Hotel Hobbies are alive with war
talks and the boys of 81 do not seem
% think it would be perhaps their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
LIQUID BLUE :?

No. Mr.. Grocer. that's mostly water
Since the war started it's more nearly
all water than ever. Give me Red
Cross Ball Blue, that's two-ounce
package of real goodness. You should
see my clothes. l just can't keep
from smiling out Ioud.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25

selling out all of this seasons left
from the finest makers regardless of brand and
sell the best in the country.
With every CT silk shirt may be included-the
al We before
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-09
Ancients Used Gas In Battle.

The use of burning and asphyxiating
chemicals can be traced back to the
time of a Greek writer of $50 B. c.,
one Aeneas by name, says Medical
Inspector George A. Lung, U. S. N, in
a pamphlet on "Asphyxiating Gases
as a Weapon in Warfare" which was
read originally at the twenty-fourth
annual meeting of the Association of
Military Surgeons Of the United States,
held at Washington last September.
He traces the development of Greek
fire, which appears to have had certain
of the asphyxiating effects of the gases
introduced into the present war by the
Germans, and remarks that during our
own Civil war an inventive genius sug-
gested that Petersburg might be cap
tured by firing into it shells loaded
with snuff, which would paralyze the
Confederate garrison by an epidemic
of violent sneezing. Army and Navy
Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-09
His PRISON TERM TOO SHORT
Californian Reveals That He Forged
Check to Get Benefit of the
Prison School.

Joseph Dietz, Oakland, CAL, chauf-
feur, according to his own story,
passed a bogus check in order to
break into San Quentin prison, so that
he might "get an education"
Recently when he drew sentence
of 10 months from Judge Edgar T.
Zook he was sorely disappointed.
'T wanted at least four years. he
told Sheriff J. J. Heating. "a man
can't learn much in eighteen months.
A jolt like that is just SO much wasted
time"
Dietz explained that he had been
going crooked" for long time, and
attributed his misdoings to lack of
learning.
Il heard all about those free schools
down at San Quentin" he said, "and
made up my mind that would like to
fit myself for something better than
driving a grocery wagon or an auto
mobile, so slipped over check, ex-
pecting at the time to be caught"
Dietz is twenty Eight years old, and
has a wife, and two boys, aged four
and five.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-09
NARYOZ

tufts Of feathers which serve to distinguish it
from less common but very much similar owl
of which something will be written further on OF
owls which are not described here at length,
among the most useful are the barred owl,
the longeared and the shorteared owls.
The screech owl is of the best mousers in
the world 1t also is a great destroyer of insects
1t starts it's hunting about sunset and it journeys
round and round the buildings in the country
looking for it's favOrite quarry 1t Kills thousands
upon thousands of mice every year. DR.. A. K.
Fisher the governments expert in all matters per-
tanning to hawks and owls, says of the little
screech owls that their economic relations are OF
the greatest Importance, particularly on account
of the abundance of the species in farming dis
tricts; and whoever destroys them through ignor-
ance or prejudice should be severely condemned
It was the barn OWL or a species closely allied
to it. Of which Gray wrote in his Elegy, "the
moping owl doth to the moon complain. Some
times the barn owl is called the monkeyfaced owl
because its countenance does look trife like that
Of the monkey. In recent years the barn owls
have been decreasing in numbers because of the
mistaken belief that they kill poultry. The
trouble is that barn owls frequently live in barns
or in other structures reared by man. and because
they are seen therefore about the poultry.
yards frequently the impression is given that they
are chicken thieves. The barn owl, however, Is
one Of the most beneficial of all our rapacious
birds 1t dearly loves rats and mice, and one barn
owl is worth dozen cats as ratter and mouser
There is a little owl commonly called the saw
whet" which is an interesting and beneficial crea
ture. At first glance one might think that the
saw-whet owl is screech owl, but on taking
second look 1t will be that the saw-whet
lacks the ear tufts or feathered horns that are
worn by its little cousin.
The saw-whet owl gets it's name from the fact
that it's note sounds like the whetting Of
1t can be readily understood, therefore, that this
bird is not much of a musician. It is great
mouser, and like most of the other owls, seems to
prefer these small rodents to almost any other
article of diet
The saw-whet owl raises large family each
year It keeps the father and mother exceedingly
busy to get enough mice to feed the offspring, but
they keep at the hunting work for hours at a
time and probably deny themselves many mouse
morsel in order that the young may get enough
to eat.
1t is an easy matter for person to get from the
government full knowledge of the habits of the
beneficial hawks and owls of the United States
The biological survey Of the department of agr
culture has the records in the case, and it will be
glad enough to furnish information to persons
seeking 1t. Uncle Sam wants to save most of
his hawks and owls.
Why not help him do it?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-09
TRAVEL MADE SAFE.

The terrors of the desert will have no fears for
the transcontinental tourist making the trip by
auto over the Lincoln highway. 1t is planned to
run double copper telephone wire along the Lin.
coin highway from Salt Lake City to Ely and
thence to Reno Cutin stations will be established
one mile apart along the way and by means OF
these stations traveller could ever become
stranded at greater distance than half mile
from a telephone station from which he could
call for relief. traveller will be able to procure
an instrument at either end of this route by pay.
ing small deposit on it, just sufficient to insure
it's return in proper condition when he reaches
the station at the other end of his journey
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-09
RULES EASILY UNDERSTOOD.

The Little Citizens committee of the Bella
Vista playground in Oakland, Cal, asked to draw
up rules and regulations conduct of the
grounds submitted the following series:
mo cigarettes. They're no good Any boy
found smoking will be shown the gate.
you've got to keep paper and trash off tho
grounds. If you eat here, do it decent and take
the refuse away with you. If you DON'T look out
for trouble.
Small children must be given chance all the
time. If any boy takes anything away from lit
tie kid, he'll get his.
"say thanks It don't hurt you, and being
polite amt crime"-From the Playground
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-09
RattIesnakes Have a Navy.

J. C. Herring of Rockport, a ranch
man of the coast country, says when
heavy rises come out of the Guadalupe
and other Texas rivers large RATS of
drift are washed into the bay and rat
tlesnakes are often seen on them.
This driftWood goes ashore on the
islands and that starts the snakes.
They were caught in the drift meshes
on the mainland and chung to the RATS
as they were washed downstream and
into the bays. Mr.. Herring has killed
them on such occasions. At one time
there were no jackrabbits thereon
but now there are thousands. Austin
(Tex.) Dispatch to Philadelphia North
American.