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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
BoSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts Of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration In the morning
gives nature a chance to soothe the
inflamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
health. Sold in all civilized countries.
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACRE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. 1t
is a physicians prcscr ption for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
1t has stood the test of years and has
0 reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation so very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere, Get a
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test thi:
preparation send ten cents to DR.. KilmeI
& Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

family without a complaint. Tnat
family had what the farmer called
r,p-roaring old time. They drummeo
on the piano; they almost drove the
cat mad; they destroyed two or
three rugs; they broke up furniture
and they blew out the gas. Finally
the day came when they were to &C.
part. They remained just q week 10
the minute, and, as they stood on tho
front steps, satchels in hand, they
shook hands with Mrs. Bowser and
bade her an ELUSIVE good-by, ana
almost collected crowd In front OF
tbe house by so doing. The farmer
felt it his duty to return from the
rate and climb the steps to shake
hands over again, and say to Mrs'
Bowser:
sTell the old boy that I shall al
wavs love him for this, and you can
take # that we shall be grateful to
Won as long as we live. Tell him that
the melancholy is gone, and the
loneliness is gone, and the first thing
7 shall do when reach home will be
to nut a new hinge on the gate, ana
hustle around to brighten up things"
And when MFR. Bowser reached
home hours later, all that Mrs. Bow
ser said to him was:
sThey got off about three o'clock.
"Oh, they did, eh?" was his reply |:
and he felt in his vest pocket and
nulled out a ffty-dollar bill and haah
ed 1t over.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

en- Where's the money to pay our ex
penses! If we could get away for q
week, we'd come home here full of
ambition, and the old cow would hard
~ know any Of us, but there's no use
wasting breath in talking about it."
Mr.. Bowser's heart was touched.
lie felt pity for the whole family. He
cast around in his mind for some
way out for the unfortunates. He did
net mean to say what he did say, but
found himself remarking:
why, If you think you could leave
the farm for week, you can all come
up town and stop for week and 1t
won't cost you red cent"
AS soon as Mr.. Bowser uttered the
above words, he felt chill come over
MIN and would have recanted if he
could, but it was too late.
MIR. Bowser went away, and he
didn't get his normal feeling back
until he reached home. Then he had
about forgotten the incident that the
farmer had accepted his invitation,
and that he would ever show up was a
thing to be regarded as impossible. He
remarked to Mrs. Bowser that he
didn't buy the land, but said nothing
further; but the other day he was
treated to the surprise of his life. As
he came up to dinner he saw four
children at his gate, as If awaiting his
appearance. When he came nearer
they all rushed for him, and seized his
clothing wherever they could, and
shouted glad welcome to him. he
was nonplused for a moment, and then
he recognized the lonely children of
the lonely farmhouse.
"What are you doing here? In a
not unkindly voice.
"Why, we have come to stop with
you week." was the reply. "Paw and
nav are in the house, and your wife
has been awfully good to us. She has
shown us every room In the house and
all of us have patted the cat"
Mr.. Bowser came near fainting
away, but got the grip on his emo.
tons and managed to climb the front
steps and open the door. The farm
er and his wife were in the hall to
greet him with outstretched hands
and the farmer shouted:
Here's the old boy himself! You
invited us to stay week with you
and we have come to stay"
Mr.. Bowser did not look at Mrs
Bowser. He was afraid of falling
dead if he did so. When dinner
was served all trooped down, and
the farmer and his flock ate as never
before. They carried the burden Of
the conversation, and they enjoyed
themselves as if it had been theil
first circus. The evening was worn
away in some old way, and at ter
o'clock Mr.. Bowser faced Mrs. Bow
ser in their own bedroom. He was
prepared to die, and he was going tt
die as brave man should.
"WellT she queried, as she looked
him in the eyes.
"Don't say one word not one
word" he whispered. "If vcu1l e
through with this thing, l %ill give
you fifty dollars In cash to buy clothe!
, with
, She said nothing further, and thu
lrest of the week was devoted TO thu
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

country, but or
the Christian con-
sidered from a
military stand
point. The figure
of the soldier Is
used quite freely
in the Bible in
speaking of the
Christian, and we
are justified in
applying that fig
ure to the modern
Christian. There
are several things
in a soldiers ex-
perience today
that belong to the
Christian and to
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
Responsibility,

Prohibition has made great
change in Crimson Gulch," commented
the occasional visitor.
Eyes," replied Three Finger Sam. II
never saw the settlement so quiet and
polite
.How do you account for it?"
"Well, liquor is no longer handy as
an excuse for reckless talk and every
body's nerves have steadied down so
that If a man should reach for gun 1t
'ud have to mean something"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
Adjourned to the Front Steps,"

as introduced, that she did not care
to live in this world, and that she
was ready to go whenever the sum-
mons came, and Mr.. Bowser thought
she would be no addition to Paradise,
if she ever got there.
A poor dinner was served. It was
poor in variety and stingy in guam
tity. During the meal Mr.. Bowser
was treated to incidents which had
to do with woe and sorrow, and he
had begun to get lonesome, too, before
the meal was finished. After dinner
he and the farmer adjourned to the
front steps for smoke and talk.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
What Convinced Him.

Defendants Lawyer-You say my
dlients called you names! How did
you know for sure that they were
talking to you and not to somebody
else?
Plalntiff-Well, maybe was mistak-
en-, but when they accompanied their
conversation with biffs on my jaw and
swats on my ribs l naturally couldn't
be blamed for thinking they were adj
dressing their remarks to me.-Judge.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
Best Soldier a Middlewelaht.

1t isn't the big 170-pounders that
the examining boards who have been
choosing recruits for the new National
army greet with enthusiasm, says Mile
stones. It's the 1.-THE chap who weighs
about 140 and hasn't pound to spare
that is the real prize for military serv-
ice.
Tests made at Princeton and in the
training camps go to show that,
weight for weight, man of this
build handles himself more effectively.
He scores relatively low In strength
tests, but remarkably high in endur-
ance. He is adaptable when it comes
to the notifications of diet that life
in camp makes necessary and he can
stand inspection with full equipment
on hot day and smile, while the big
fellow willis and falls out.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
The poilu Mannificent.

After one of the battles near Verduu
a Poilu who had distinguished himself
for conspicuous gallantry was called
over by an officer. "Of what religion
are you?" he asked. The sailor sa-
luted and respectfully replied: II am
of that religion that looks God in the
eyes" He is the "Polu magnificent"
Capt Gustav Z. Capart In the New
York Herald.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

Bowser, He
Invites - But
He Will
Never Do
So Again
ssseessessssseesseoeoseoes
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)

Three or four weeks ago Mr.. Bow
ser had to go out into the country to
look at piece Of land for a would-be
customer. He found the farmer rath-
er shiftless man, who had many woes
and misfortunes to relate.
There was shiftlessness and want
of care apparent everywhere. Even
the hens cackled In despairing way,
and the old COW bawled as If lone
some for change Of climate. The
family consisted of wife and four
children. The children were like q
stepladder-two, four, six and eight
lonely, too, and SO In want of vitality
and ambition that they could not get
up a dispute among themselves. The
wife was tall and thin, and melan-
choly. She told Mr.. Bowser, as soon
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
BEING a Millionaire.

A nice thing about being a million
aire is the anxiety of all the mer-
chants to sell you goods on credit.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
GETTING Away With II.

PROFESSIONALISM did you come late
for?
Student-For work.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

One can't tell what is in d man and
n mince pie by tho looks.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

Dishonesty has passed the limit
when a man cheats Mt solitaire.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
The Soldier
Christian
By REV. ]. Fl. RALSTON, D. D.
Secretary Of Correspondence Department.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT-No man that warreth entangleth
himself with the affairs of this life; that
he may please him who hath chosen him
70 be soldier.-u Timothy "a.
This is not consideration of the
Christian as soldier fighting for his
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

Druggists OF mall Writo for Free Bye Book.
MgEINE EYE RENEDY CO.. CHICAGO
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22

Some men seem to have the horse
leas brand of horse sense.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-22
Bachelors Foresight,

Few bachelors would object to be-
ng taxed If it would insure them
fgainst designing mothers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
Girl Saved Mothers lite.

SELlNs GROVE pa May u.s.
The bravery Of her t5vcar old
daughter, Anna saved Mrs Benja
min Hummcl from being Eored "a
death by an angry bun at her home
A. Moust Pleasant Mills The moth
or was attacked by the enraeed ami
nal az she entered the barnyard
and was stunned
Tho bull then sank onc Of his
horns into one lex ~ the helpless
woman and was rolling her BODY
when tho daughter lcapcd into the
FRAY and grabbed the bull hy tho
head he attempted 20 throw her
away, and In doing SO released tho
PROSTATE mother.
The daughter hold fast 20 hts
neck as the bull cantcred about a.
tempting 20 throw her into mo air.
Tho father. in nearby field.
heard the cries for help. and dealt
The bull a stunning blow with a
piece ~ timber and rescued tho
mother and daughter
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
NEBRASKA PEN
A MILITARY CAMP

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
Boy Scouts Are Planning to
Add 28,0O0,OOO Bushels to the
Food Supply of the Country

NEW YORK. Mas is Every ,u,
scout to feed one soldier 2N2>0oo
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

LARAMIE. Wyo. May g -Upon
his return from an inspection trip
IN Wyoming A G. Mccain. assist.
ani district forester reported that
he had discovered "a strange geyser.
like spring Of clear and cold water
about seven miles from tlton
The spring flows with great vol
lmc for 20 minutes and then ceases
for the same length of fine.
This spring furnishes about haIf
The volume of Swift Greek. and play
I'd q great part In the failure OF
the sawmill enterprise several years
ago. according To- Mr.. Mccain.
\ settler established q mill on
Swift Crock Whom he turned the
water into The millrace his troubles
began For 20 minutes tho volume
was sufficient 10 turn thp wheels.
and thon for The nrNt 20 minutes
every body was idle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
For Women Lobbyis,s

OMAHA Nob.. May is Members
~ Tho Nebraska Woman's Educa
tional club. out OF their experiences
have drafted some rules Tor women
lobbyists The club is seeking law
for pensions for teachers and has
had considerable acquaintance With
legislators and their habil Here
arc some Of Tho clubs rules
DO not appear before the legis.
iaiors in groups The lawmakers
are busy men and do not like to
haNr q group of women talking on
the same ~-uhi~rt at-rkG same ime-
Not more thar two Should coafcr
with the legislators az any one time.
BY an means know when stop
alking when presenting your ease
io these men 4 few well chosen
words wiz have more effect than
many words with rcpctitions
Dress dccorously. Legislators
dislike extravaganza in feminine az
ire Modesty and neatness in dress
so far"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

Tho determination of is,NsuhIfe
wolves and Wildcats Under the pro
vision of the bin the state was to
have paid i've cents for each urk
rabbit scalp
Hui GOV Ferguson has vetoed Lhe
bin, and in his vcto be- SAYS no.
would bee willing 10 approve a large
appropriation for Che determination
of wolves and Wildcats a. lhet are
source OF heavy losses tl the Tive
stock interests of the state
"But while this s truo he con
rnues n cannon give nos official app
prevail 70 anybody being paid 10 hunt
iackTabbits II b. TOO muen un and
besides. 10 prices of meat continue 100
20 up We NAV need The iarkrablit-
20 live on I think m appropriation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
Rlsk Lives For Flsh

Los ANGEIEo. Cal Nav rs
Three poke officers were obliged
90 abandon mail rovboat n
which They vrra siding in tho surf
% Naulcs early Tho other day
Detectives sid liickok. Serat
Jack Wallace and Officer } r Els
worth am of University station
went Gshfuc az midnight They
were returning 20 shore with two
barrels OF fish ~ sunrise whom "a
hugo wave threatened 20 capsi7o
The craft In order 10 save tho fish
and be able Co tell regular fish
story" 20 their comrades upon TO-
turning. the mon jumped overheard
and pulled the boat ~ shore.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
CHINA FURNISHES
HUMAN HAIR

WASHINGTON. May rs Some Of
tho hair used in halr ne,s purchas
ed by women in the United States.
according 60 Consul general Thomas
Summons m shanghai, has rru7rrd
The Pacific ocean three times before
reaching retail dealers This re.
suits from The fact that a considera.
bic part OF millions of pounds OF
human hair exported from China
hnds i's way back again. after prep
aration for use In the manufacture
Of hair nets worn hy women over
their hair The Hair net business
has become of great importance 20
The province OF shantung which
provides practically The nfire sup.
ply OF Europe and America
According 20 tho accepted trade
explanation OF the growth and de
velopmcnt OF this kind Of business
in China IL ls understood hat hair
nets were originally shipped by Ger
man parcel post 20 small villages
in Germany. thence 20 Strasshurg.
the center OF the trade The source
~ supply OF these cheap nets Wa
kept secret for three years The
market for hair nets is now. how
ever, being RAPIDLY diverted 10 The
United states
The expectation ~ human hair
from China has grown greatly in m
poriance during mo last decade rs
timatine Tho weight ~ a Chlnamau s
queue 10 De three ounces. Tho re-
ported average OF 500 weighed
queues. the number OF them requir
cd for Ihc-sh lpmnnt- 4paeA-tH HE
last six wears would be moro than
qoo00,0oo. whic his approximately
half of tho estimated male popula
tion OF China. including Queuclcss
infants As most of fhe older Chi
nese who sfilI have quouos wn
probably continue 20 wear them and
as new generations ~ cyon the most
conservative wilf doubtless Rradu'
ally drop Tho queue there IL lIkely
70 be increasing difficulty from year
70 year In obtaining sufficient human
hair 20 meet rho domain of Tho
trade
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
BUNNY MAY Be
new WAR FOOD
Texas Governor Refuses 10
Pay Bounty On Jack Rab-
bits AT This Time

AUSTIN. Tex. MAY rs u the war
or amy other cause should brng n
food shortage 10 The people of Texas
lartrahbit meat would come into de-
rland. according 10 the view OF Gov
largu-on The legislature en- ilA-re-
cont regular session Appropriated
zoo 0oo 90 be paid as bounties for
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

printtng--the plain neat kind-that
O. riEht--Ttmcs Job Dept.--Mnin 4S3o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

when thk scott city 4 Northern
railway was hunt through Logan
county on les way from Scott City
20 Winona
Two towns sprang up, one named
Keystohe and anothar ehristanea EI
Kador Later the two towns were
merged and consolidated on new
town site and named Ben Allen in
honor OF tho chief engineer who sur
yeyed the route across the country.
So three depots now stand az Ben
Allen. each bearing a different town
name.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18
rown go Three Names.

HUTCHINSON. Kan, May lS.-The
passenger who gets Off the train al
Ron Allen. new town tn Logan
county needs 10 make sure that he
is not seeing double or triple. for
Pen Allen altho With less than 200
inhabitants, has three railway
depots
Moreover each OF tho three depots
bears tue name Of a different town.
lt AL! happened as. "A result OF a mix
up In trying TO start new town
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-18

Of s290o0o as provided would mean
only $1,000 for wolves and wildcats
and $4,000 Tor lackrabbl,s This
is more rabbit meat than I think the
state ought 10 buy ar ,his time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

souri,, bitterly arraigned the government
when the Hoover-Lever food control meas
IRE came up in the Senate. utterlng sedi-
tons of this nature: "The Kaiser in all
his glory never used such power. But
here we turn it over to some Hoover. The
man who proposes giving this Hoover such
power should not belong to this republic
of freemen."
The freight control measure came IN for
a round of attacks, Senators Hoke Smith
and Lodge decrying it as a delegation OF
powers to IAN invisible government ms
measure is intended to give the admnlstra-
ton power to say what freight shipments
shall have the right of way in transit.
Herbert c. Hoover. food dictator, told
the Senate Committee on Agriculture that
food gamblers had already grated $780,
600. 900 off the public by boosting the prices
of four commodities, the consumers being
gouiged out of 100000 month on -four
craft alone. He showed that American
food could be purchased cheaper IN Eng
land than at home. W. j. Hanna, Can
ada's new food dictator, will confer with
Hoover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

~ERMANY keeps herself in humor by
" promising IAN end to Britain within
two months" according to Heydebrand,
Conservative leader in the Reichstag. who
regards the submarine as the letnal
weapon which will put her TO rest. These
comforts are gratefully received by the
German people, who face IAN almost COM
plete crop failure the "Ribe Stifstldende ,
Amsterdam tells US, on account OF an
unusually long drouth, inadequate filling
and lack Of fertilizer.
The Reichstag leaders have all but given
I'D hope of separate peace with Russia,
hut stake their all upon the submarine.
Meanwhile the value of the mark has
Stunned to a new low level, II francs for
100 marks in Berne. as compared with the
pre-war quotation of 1913. The Kaiser has
issued a tremendously bombastic message
Of coincidence to the deposed Constantine
of Greece, asserting that 'the mailed INST
of Germany, with further aid from God
Almighty. will restore you to your throne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

Soldiers in uniform used loaded swagger-
sticks" clubs and bayonets on citizens who
are said to have been peacefully attending
public meetings on the East Side At least,
the ant-military organs say the meetings
we're peaceful. Twenty-Five men were
taken to the police station from an East
Side meeting because they did not have
registration cards on their person.
Confusion attended the state registra
ton for several days and the inquisition
was practically abandoned for time, but
has been resumed with greater success.
Contradiction in regulations and scarcity
of blanks inspired much newspaper con-
domination, but the end of the first week
showed a total of 100000 persons safely
registered. The personal nature of the
questions irritates many persons, while
others are bewildered at the insistence of
the officials upon having the questions an
swered in their way, though it is the citi-
zen who has to sign the testament. That
the census takers were to be swamped by
the final rush became inevitable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

"Tlstincts Of the Herd IN Peace and
Var" is the forbiddinC title OF reyy
remarkable book BY an English student Of
psycho-biologu The thesis is that grego-
robustness is on instinct rooted an the Uitol
impulses Of life; that there are different
types OF grcgoriousness-namely, agrees
sirc. protective and social-dnd that thus
,coy IS betWeen aggressive gregdr'ousneSs,
as typifed By Germany, and social grega-
robustness. as typifed By England. He goes
50 Jar as TO suggest that it may be IN fact
strugqle bctween tico species Of human
Kind. He produces analogies from the anu
NAL 1corId. Germany IS The 1cof nation
Enqinnd IS the bee nation. The uot pack
is the perfect expression Of aggressive
o,cooriousness. The bee IS the perfect
rgpe Of social gregario"sness. Ne drcos
the picture, first Of one and then OF inc
cthor, as beloiC: