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The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-02
IN GERMAN BIRTH RATE.

LONDON, Nov. 2. - An alarming slump in the birth rate in Germany is checking the population by more than 100000 souls a year.
 Figures published by a German weekly show that the births in the empire fell from 1,SO0,OOO in 1916, de- crease of more than forty per cent.
 This decrease added to the huge mortality of the war will probably put the actual decrease about 1,500,OOO in the last year.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-02
SAFE WAY SMOKE CIGARETTES.
(By United PressI

LONDON, Nov. ?. - Another cham. pion for the heckled but happy smoker has appeared in the person of Dr. Hil. mar koefed, whose report on the of. fleets Of tobacco on the heart recently appeared in the London Lancet pr. koefed says "The only safe way to smoke a cigarette is to hold it be. tween the fingers all the time. take a puff when desired and blow it out speedily"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

dawn, when she had had one Of those
swift revelations that sometimes come
at the end of long night. She had
seen herself as she was. The boy was
very low, hardly breathing. Her past
stretched before her, a series of small
revenges and passionate outbursts,
swift Weddings, slow remorse. She
dared not look ahead. She would have
given every hope she had in the world,
just then, for Sidney's stainless past.
She hated herself with that deadli-
est loathing that comes with complete
self-revelation.
And she carried to her room the
knowledge that the nights struggle
had been in vain-that, although John
ny Resented would live, she had
gained nothing by what he had suf-
fered. The whole night had shown
her the hopelessness of any stratagem
to win Wilson from his new allegiance.
She had surprised him in the hallway,
watching Sidney's slender figure as she
made her way upstairs to her room.
Never, in all his past overtures to her,
had she seen that look in his eyes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

ITO BE coNTINUED0
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

Collars and jabots must not be left
out of the reckoning in completing the
spring wardrobe, for costumes of any
sort are not well finished without
them. They are an essential part of
the mode and sometimes the feature
of greatest Importance in the garment
they finish. The best of the new mod
els in lingerie blouses demonstrate
the Importance of collars for it is in
this particular that they differ from
blouses of past seasons.
Separate collars of organdie, swiss,
batiste, georgette and crepe de chine
are shown in a considerable variety
of styles, with favor turning to those
that are daintily finished rather than
to much decoration. TasSels having
attached themselves to everything
else that women wear, find themselves
particularly well placed on the new
collars. A good example of this kind
appears in the picture with a tassel
depending from the point of collar
of batiste edged with narrow crochet
lace. This is a long cape collar eX-
tended into points on the shoulders
and shaped in the manner of sailor
collar at the front.
Some of these collars have square
cape across the back and remarkably
dainty models are trimmed by rows
of narrow ruffles with picot edges, run
ming across the back. In geOrgette
crepe the collars are usually hem
stitched at the head of a moderately
wide hem, but without other decora-
ton.
Just now there is a great demand
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30


lished on the street the innovation of
after-dinner coffee. 1t was over the
after-dinner coffee that K. made his
announcement.
what do you mean by saying she is
coming home for thirty days? Is the
child ill?"
"Not ill, although she is not quite
well. There was a mistake about the
medicine, and she was blamed; that's
ALL"
"She'd better come home and stay
home, said Harriet shortly. 81 hope
it doesn't get in the papers. This
dressmaking business is funny sort
Of thing. One word against you or
any of your family, and the crowds
off somewhere else"
'Theres nothing against Sidney" X.
reminded her. Nothing in the world.
I saw the superintendent myself this
afternoon. 1t seems it's a mere mat
ter of discipline. Somebody made a
mistake, and they cannot let such
thing go by. But he believes, as do,
that it was not Sidney"
However Harriet had hardened her.
self against the girls arrival, all she
had meant to say fled when she saw
Sidney's circled eyes and pathetic
mouth.
"You child!" she said. "You poor
little grill" And took her to her cor
seted bosom.
For the time at least, Sidney's world
had gone to pieces about her. All her
brave vaunt Of service faded before
her disgrace.
When Christine would have seen her,
she kept her door locked and asked for
just that one evening alone. But after
Harriet had retired, Sidney unbolted
her door and listened in the little up
per hall. Harriet, her head in a towel,
her face carefully cold-creamed, had
gone to bed; but KS light, as usual,
was shining over the tranSom. Sid
ney tiptoed to the door.
"K. ~
Almost Immediately he opeLed the
door.
May come in anG talk to you"
He turned, took q quick survey Of
the room, and held the door wide. Sid
ney came in and sat down by the fire.
'Ive been thinking things over" she
said. ut seems to me I'd better not
go back"
He had left the door carefully open.
Men are always more conventional
than women.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
1L1Q7LLLl

The fabrics used in new spring coats
are soft in texture with rich surfaces
that give the new models a luxurious
look. This is accented by the more
than ample collars that are style
feature of the season and by the way
in which coats are adjusted to the fig
ure. Like dresses they are divided
as to the silhouette; some of them
hanging in straight lines from Shout
der to hem and others showing some
definition of the waistline. The lat
ter often have gathered skirts.
Duvetyn, English velour, light
weight in Bolivia cloth, glove cloth,
tricotine and wool jersey are especial
ly appealing in the new models. They
look coy and soft without being too
heavy for springtime wear. Belts, but
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

tons and plaits are accented as decora-
tive features and some models are
handsomely braided. For younger
women fancy pockets give touch of
youth and smart style.
A sensible and attractive coat for
general service is shown in the pic
ture. 1t is of wool velour with raglan
sleeves and wide cape collar. 1t is
belted across the back and front with
belt that does very little in the
way of betting, but offers a good ex-
cuse for it's negligence in this regard
by making place for two very large
buttons. There are big, inset pockets
on the side panels, just where pockets
are expected to be and two plaits at
each side of the panel add their tes-
timony to the good style of this model.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
CHAPTER xIV-continued.

II believe it is" Wilson smiled at her
'And yet, you continue to tempt me
and expect me to YIELD" Sidney replied.
"One of the most delightful things
about temptation is yielding now and
then"
After all, the situation seemed alb
surd. Here was her old friend and
ueighbor asking to take her out for
daylight ride. The swift rebellion of
youth against authority surged up in
Sidney.
Every well; I'll CO."
Carlotta had gone by that time
gone with hate in her heart and black
despair. She knew very well what the
issue would be. Sidney would drive
with him, and he would tell her how
lovely she looked with the air on her
face and the snow about her. The
jerky motion of the little sleigh would
throw them close together. How well
she knew it all! He would touch Sid
ney's hand daringly and smile in her
eyes. That was his method: to play at
love-making like an audacious boy, I'M
til quite suddenly the cloak dropped
and the danger was there.
If she could get Sidney out of the
hospital, 1t would simplify things. She
surmised shrewdly that on the Street
their interests were wide apart. 1t was
here that they met on common ground.
Carlotta gave the five-o'clock medi-
cines. Then she sat down at the table
near the door, with the tray in front OF
her. There are certain thoughts that
are at first functions of the brain;
after a long time the spinal cord takes
them up and converts them into acts
almost automatically. Perhaps because
for the last month she had done the
thing SO often in her mind, its actual
performance was almost without con-
SciouS thought.
Carlotta took a bottle from her
medicine cupboard, and, writing new
label for it, pasted it over the old one.
Then she exchanged it for one OF the
same size on the medicine tray.
Throughout the dining room busy
and competent young women came and
ate, hastily or leisurely as their oppor-
tunity was, and went on their way
again. In their hands they held the
keys, not always of life and death per-
haps, but of ease from pain, of tender
ness. of smooth pillows, and cups of
water to thirsty lips. In their eyes,
as In Sidney's, burned the light of serv-
Ice. The supper room was filed with
their soft voices, the rustic of their
skirts, the CLEAN of their stiff white
caps.
When Carlotta came in, she greeted
none of them. They did not like her,
and she knew it.
Before her, instead of the tidy sup
per table, she was seeing the medicine
tray as she had left it.
II guess I've fixed her., she said to
herself.
Her very soul was sick with fear of
what she had done.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
SIDNEY is MADE THE VIC
TIM OF FOUL REVENGE
AND LITTLE JOHNNY
ROSENFELD NEARLY
DIES AT A MURDER
ER'S HANDS.

K. LeMoyne, q mysterious
stranger, takes a room at the
Page home, presided over by
Sidney, her mother Anna and
her Aunt Harriet, q fashionable
dressmaker. Through the in
fluence Of DR.. Max Wilson,
brilliant young surgeon smitten
with her charm, Sidney becomes
a hospital nurse. K. loves her
from a distance; so does Joe
Drummond, an old high-school
chum. At the hospital Sidney
makes the acquaintance of
Carlotta Harrison, who has
been over-intimate with Doctor
Wilson, and who is Jealous of
the innocent newcomer. Sid
ney's chum, Christine Lorenz,
marries Palmer Howe, society
rake, and they take rooms with
the Pages. Howe is untrue to
his bride. His arm is broken in
a joy-riding accident, and john
ny Resented, his chauffeur, is
mOrtally injured. All these
people are neighbors, so there
is a sort of common interest
among them. Doctor Wilson
discovers that LeMoyne is a ia
nous Doctor Edwardes living in
cognito, and keeps the secret.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

for high collars with jabots attached
at the front made of net top laces.
The jabots are long, falling nearly to
the waistline, and they are full and
frilly-just the prettiest things Inn
aginable with new spring suits. But
their prices are high, beginning at a
dollar and half for fairly well
made jabot of a net top lace and
bravely advancing to five or seven dol
lars for fine embroidered net. There
are cheaper grades but they are not
well made. Among recent showings
there are some jabots made of fine
lace handkerchiefs, set on to a plain
high collar of batiste or organdie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
CHAPTER XIV.

At something after two o'clock that
night, K. put down his pipe and lis
tened. He had not been able to sleep
since midnight. In his dressing gown
he had sat by the small fire, thinking.
The content of his first few months on
the Street was rapidly giving way to
unrest. He who had meant to cut him
self Off from life found himself again
In close touch with it; his eddy was
deep with t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
GsA> Xzsza,Az
Hints for Housewives.

A little salt rubbed on earthenware
pudding dishes will take away brown
spots.
A new clothesline, if boiled for a
short time, will become tougher, will
last longer, and will not tangle.
Renovate patent leather by rubbing
with a linen cloth soaked in milk.
To remove ink from white clothes,
soak spot in sour milk, then wash as
usual.
Remove fresh coffee stains by pour
ing boiling water through the fabriA
Polish mirrors with cloth soa
in alcohol, followed by a soft
cloth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30
CHAPTER XVI.

To Harriet Kennedy, Sidney's sentence
of thirty days suspension came as q
blow. X. broke the news to her that
evening before the time for Sidney's
arrival.
The little household was sharing in
Harriet's prosperity. Katie had a
helper now, a little Austrian girl
named Mimi. And Harriet had estab-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

senfeld, and closed again. Only Sid
ney and X. remained by the door, iso-
lated, alone.
"You must not take it like that,
dear. It's sad, of course. But, after
all, in that condition"
1t was her first knowledge that he
was there. But she did not turn.
'They say poisoned him." Her
voice was dreary, inflectionless.
"YOu-what?"
'"They say l gave him the wrong
medicine; that he's dying; that I muir
dered him." She shivered.
K. touched her hands. They were
ice-cold.
'sTell me about it."
'"There is nothing to tell. came on
duty at six o'clock and gave the medi-
cines. When the night nurse came on
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30


And there was a new ell hent. He
had thought, at first, that h6could fight
down this love for Sidney. But it was
increasingly hard. The innocent touch
of her hand on his arm, the moment
when he had held her in his arms after
her mothers death, the thousand small
contacts of her returns to the little
house-aIl these set his blood on fire.
And it was fighting blood.
Under his quiet exterior K. fought
many conflicts those winter days-over
his desk and ledger at the Office, in his
room alone, with Harriet planning fresh
triumphs beyond the partition, even by
Christine's fire, with Christine just
across, sitting in silence and watching
his grave profile and steady eyes.
He had a little picture of Sidney-a
snapshot that he had taken himself,
her hair blowing about her, eyes look
ing out, tender lips smiling. When she
was not at home, it sat on KS dresser,
propped against his collar-box. When
she was in the house, it lay under the
pin-cushion.
Two o'clock in the morning, then,
and Z. in his dressing gown, with the
picture propped, not against the col
lar-box, but against his lamp, where he
could see II.
He sat forward in his chair, his
hands folded around his knee, and
looked at it. He was trying to picture
the Sidney of the photograph in his
old life-trying to find place for her.
But it was difficult. There had been
few women in his old life. His mother
had died many years before. There
had been women who had cared for
him, but he put them impatiently out
of his mind.
Then the bell rang.
Christine was moving about below.
He could hear her quick steps. Almost
before he had heaved his long legs out
of the chair, she was tapping at his
door outside.
"It's Mrs. Rosenfeld. She says she
wants to see you."
He went down the stairs. Mrs. Ro-
senfeld was standing in the lower hall,
was white and drawn above it.
'Tve had word to go to the hospital"
she said. IT thought maybe you'd go
with me. It seems as If can't stand it
alone. Oh, Johnny, johnny"
"Where's Palmer?" K. demanded Of
Christine.
"He's not in yet"
care you afraid to stay in the house
alone2"
mo; please CO."
He ran up the staircase to his room
and flung on some clothing. In the
lower hall, Mrs. Rosenfeld's sobs had
become low means. Christine stood
helpiessly over her.
81 am terribly sorry" she said
terribly sorryl When I think whose
fault all this is -
Mrs. Resented put out work-hard-
ened hand and caught Christine's fin
gers.
"Never mind that" she said. "You
didn't do it. guess you and under
stand each other. Only pray God you
never have child"
K. never forgot the scene in the small
emergency ward to which Johnny had
been taken. Under the white lights his
boyish figure looked strangely long.
There was a group around the bed
Max Wilson, two or three internes, the
night nurse on duty, and the Head.
Sitting just inside the door on a
straight chair was Sidney-such Sid
ney as he never had seen before, her
face colorless, her eyes wide and un-
seeing, her hands clenched in her lap.
When he stood beside her, she did not
move or look up. The group around
the bed had parted to admit Mrs. Ro-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-30

What do you think is the real
secret about X. LeMoyne7 Why
has he given UP his promising
career? What does carIotta
Harrison know about him that
Is damaging7 Some interesting
Developments will be recorded
In the next InstaIIment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
CAPPER BY MOTOR
Governor on 24O-Anle Speaking Tour
in Kansas Today.

Governor Capper left early this
morning on one of the longest, hard
est days speaking tours ofShis admin
istFation. The days drive calls for
240 miles travelling and two speeches.
He will speak during the day in Hart
ford, Coffey county, and in Yates Cen
ter Woodson county, returning TO To-
peka tonight.
The governor and his party left To-
peka shortly after o'clock this morn
ing They will make short stops in
Burlingame. Usage City, Emporia,
Burlington and lie Roy The governor
spoke shortly before noon in Hartford
and spoke this afternoon at big pic
mic in Yates Center. In the party
with Governor Capper on the long
drive are: Charles H. Sessions. pri-
vate secretary to the governor; Clyde
w. Miller, prominent live stock and
insurance man; w. S. Kretsinger; En-
poria lawyer, who Joined the party in
his home town: and a couple of To-
peka political reporters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
FOR AMMIES XMAS
Packages Must Be in Mail by Novem-
Der 15-Delivery ON Christmas.
BY GEORGE MARTIN.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The war. navy
and pOstoffice department today an
nounced completion of plans to de-
liver Americas Christmas packages to
Uncle Sans boys in the trenches of
France promptly at sunrise Christmas
morning.
Accompanying the announcement
was the pleas that all Christmas pack
ages from home" be in the mails not
later than November is.
Measures have been taken" said
the statement, ito have all the pack
ages held for delivery at convenient
stations behind the front on Christ
mas morning. This will insure a real
Christmas to our boys in France if
your parcels are mailed here prompt
ly"
There will be no chance for pre-
Germans to slip any bomb packages"
over to the boys in the guise of Christ
mas cheer. Every package will be
carefully inspected on this side.
BE careful" added the statement,
ito put in nothing that is unavailable
under the parcels post regulations.
Wrap your package so it can be easily
opened by the examiner.
The rate of postage of parcels &c
France is IL cents a pound fl any
place in the United States.
Every package must bear conspic-
uousIy the words, Christmas mail,
the complete address of the sender in
the upper left hand corner and the
complete address of the person it is
going to.
NO parcel will be dispatched to
France which has not the postmaster's
certificate that it contains no prohib-
tied articles. What these are may be
learned from your postmaster"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
CUT VETERANS FOOD
Home for Confederate Soldiers Forced
by H. C. L. to Two Meals Daily.

Louisville, KY. Oct 5.-High cost
of living. the national DOGGY. has pre-
sented a curious situation at the Ken
tucRy Confederate Home at Peewee
Valley, about fifteen miles from here.
where the trustees of the institution
have reduced the number of meals for
the zoo old soldiers from three to two
daily. Apparently, however, they suf-
fer in number and not in duality.
What is regarded as a fair sample
Of menus provided coffee. tea or milk.
hot biscuits and butter, hominy and
oatmeal, and molasses for breakfast.
For dinner the veterans were given
veal and mutton. string beans, sliced
tomatoes. stewed peaches, corn bread,
coffee and milk. Breakfast is served
about an hour later than under the
ree-meals-a-day plan and dinner
about an hour earlier.
DO fifty per cent of the people of
this state who pay taxes to support the
Confederate Home fare any better day
by day than these aged soldiers?" a
statement from the trustees asks.
THE poll of the board of trustees
shows that two-thirds of them only
eat two meals daily. Men whose aver
age age is n do not need the same
amount of food as men that labor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05

CPECIAL Anniversary Offer of Genuine Met
~ calf 20 o. Worsted Suits OvercOats and RaincOats
OF a
are m
special Anniversary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
A SPOONFUL OF
SALTS RELIEVES
ACHING KIDNEYS
We eat too much meat, which
clogs Kidneys, says
noted authority.
If back hurts or Bladder bOthers,
stop all meat for
a while.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
il generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says a we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric
acid which overworks the kidneys in
their effort to filter it from the blood
and they become sort of paralyZed
and lpggy. When your kidneys
get sluggish and clog you must re-
heve them. like you relieve your bow
els; removing all the body's urinous
waste, else you have backache, sick
headache, dizzy spells; your stomach
,sours. tongue is coated, and when the
weather is bad you have rheumatic
twinges. The urine is cloudy, full of
ter scalds and you are obliged to seek
night.
Either consult a good, reliable ply
stefan at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad
Salts; take a tablespoonful in glass
of water before breakfast for a few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice.
combined with ,Hthia, and has been
used for genera tons to clean and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize acids in the urine so it no
longer .irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regu-
lar meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive,
cannot injure and makes a delight
full hthia-water drink.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
Bad Compilations
Peeled off at Home

The girl with the poor complexion com
plains. Il have to touch up my cheeks
/ am sallow and a sight, and only my
makeup saves me"
Now. as a matter Of fact. more women
spoil their good looks than improve them
with cosmetics. The practice certainly is
unnecessary, now that the virtues of 0rdi-
nary nercOlized wax beuutifier have
become known. 1t has been found that
the wax has wonderful absorbent powers
1t causes the faded disCOlored scarf
skin to flake off in minute almost imper-
ceptible particles, so gently, gradually. as
to cause no inconvenience at all. In this
way the old complexion is actually re
pfmpIes, blOtches. moth patches and other
surface defects A new complexion ap-
pears-a clear, smooth, youthful, healthy
lued skin such as no paint powder or
cream and produce. Mercolized wax. to be
had at any drug store in convenient size
package. is applied like cold cream and
allowed to remain on over night.-Adv.