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Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
Complete Surrender.

Turn wholly from yourself and giv
up yourself wholly to God with these
words, 20 my God, with all thu
strength of my soul, assisted by thu
grace, I resolve to resist and deny al
my own will, earthly. tempers, selllsl
iewsApd inclination, everything that
rhe 81 irit Of the world and fallen ma.
ture Prompt me to-" This must be the
daily, the hourly, exercise Of your mind
till 1t is wrought into your very M.
rure, and you feel yourself as habit.
,,ally turned from your own win and
earthly desires as you ars from steal.
ng and murder. As soon as the soul
thus dead to 1elf, free from ~ own
assions. and VI Jolly given up to God,
happiness Win follows William Law.
4 = y. ~
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Easy to Rid Home
of Rats and Mice

There is no need of suffering from the
Stearns Paste is readily obtainable at
nearly every store. A small box of this
effective exterminator costs only So
cents and is usually sufficient to COM
pletely rid the house, store or barn Of rats
bought thousands of pounds of Stearns'
Paste for use in cities where rats and
mice are plentiful. The Paste is also
efficient in destroying cockroaches and
Waterbugs. Adv.
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Some Excuse.

Johnny was typical boy, and full Of
excuses for any wrongdoing. One day
he whistled aloud in school and his
teacher asked how he happened to do
it.
Johnny said: "I--I-didn't mean to.
1 had little hair in my mouth and !
wanted to push it out; I didn't know
itlw*s going to make any noise"
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SIOD Reward. 500

Catarrh Is local disease greatly influ.
enced by con stitutional conditions. It
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation Of the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health. and assists nature IN
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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A Quiet Week,

A man recently bereaved Of his wife
interviewed the minister about the ar
rangements for burial.
"When is the funerab" asked the
clergyman.
Monday. was the reply.
'Monday" calculated the minister.
That's a long time to keep the body
q whole week."
'Wcel, you see," said the bereft,
tits like this. When we got marrit,
the wife an me made up DOR minds to
hiv' quiet week at home the first
chance we got. We're jist hivin' it
moo"
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About Envelopes.

It is said that envelopes were In
vented during the early days Of Louis
XIV of France. In 1860 NJ. De VAL
lyer established q private post and
placed boxes at the corner Of the
streets for letters inclosed in envel.
opes that were sold in Offices estal1
lished for that purpose. It seems
likely, however. That envelopes were h6
use before this period because envgl-
opes SO used In France were special
postpaid envelopes. But precisely
what year q marked 81 ti3e first inven-
lion Of snvs5opss y unknown.
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GREEN'S AUGJS(

has been household cea al Q
the civilized world for more than
a century for constipation, fntest
troubles, torpid liver and the gene mly
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. It is a most valuable
remedy for Indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache, coming of up food, palpita-
ton of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. It is q
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist.
Sold in all civilized countries.-Adv.
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Knew 1t Was Coming.

Wife (reading letter)-Well, I de-
clare! Here's Jim Brown that used
to know come back from the West
with fortune.
Hub-Well, go on! I'm waiting.
Wife-Waiting for what?
Hub-FOr you to throw up to me
that you might have married him.
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OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that SO many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to q medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as ilfe
an endless chain system the remedy Is
recommended by those who have beer,
benefited, to those who are in need of
A prominent druggist says, "Taka
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp ~
preparation I have sold for
and never hesitate to recon-
almost every case it sh01
No other kid
has so large
According
verified testi}
used the pre-
Kilmers' Sw
that, so ma
most every
liver and
mary II
acid whid
You y Etle IF
Swamp-I Address
nr. Kiln vCc; I!d Y. yand
enclose ten cents; also Iention .thisAaper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
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Conservation.

"This motion picture producer has
the right idea"
"HOw is that?"
HE makes the following announce
ment to the public: The pies used by
our comedians in pelting each other
are not real pies. We are helping Mr..
Hoover"
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SOFT, CLEAR SKINS
Made So by Daily Use of cuticura
Soap and ointment-TriaI Free.

The last thing at night and the first
in the morning, battle the face freely
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. II
there are pimples or dandruff smear
them with Cuticura Ointment before
bathing. Nothing better than Cuticura
for daily toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
Not In II often, Anyhow.

Not In K Often, Anyhow.
Toin-Well, darling, I have seen
your father and he has given his con-
sent.
Grace-He approves of love in a cot
tage, then? NJ
Tom-No; but he says that girl
who spends as much time golfing and
motoring as you do really has not
much need of a home.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24

Ii you don't believe that men are
just as curious as women, tie up one
Of your fingers and pour liniment over
1t.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen.
eral Tonic because it contains the we'll
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 60 cents
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
No Chance.

Z No Chance.
Fortune favors the brave, but some
people have an idea that she also
smiles OF the tightwad.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24

The more sunshine Their
mems lives the less hay
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
Natural Mistake.

Natural Mistake.
CustOmer-This is vegetable sou
I ordered chicken.
Waiter Examining soyp) - O.
right, sir. My mistake; l thong
these celery tops were feathers.
In time OF peace the I'll
mines are the largest consV
explosives in the world.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24

The Elder Matron--Y You should not
mind the baby crying a little. It
strengthens his lungs.
The Younger Matron-Oh, nd win
but it weakens his fathers rel
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24

enclose ten cents; also Iention this PAPER.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
Ut all drug stores.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24

When woman loses
the husband who cat
Middletown transcript., 1917-11-24
Shoot in any fahgdSl

Injections or inlammations Of thu
neither from external or Internal \
Ire promptly healed by the use of D
/Eye Balsam at night upon retiring. Ad
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

Take cupful of sour milk. two table
spoonfuls of shortening, salt and tea
spoonful of soda, one egg and a cupful
OF cornmeal sifted with half cupful
of flour. Bake In n well-greased drip
ping pan half hour in n good hot
oven. spider cake baked in an iron
frying pan well-greased is prepared in
the same way. but as 1t goes into the
oven pour over it enough sweet milk
to just cover the top. Bake In hot
oven.
Aristocratic Johnny cake.-Take two
tablespoonfuls OF softened shortening.
add the beaten yolks of four eggs. a
pint of milk. cupful each of corn
meal and flour. sifted with four tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, table
spoonful of sugar. a teaspoonful of
salt, lastly fold in the stiffly beaten
whites of the eggs and bake forty min
utes In a hot oven. This recipe may
be halved for small family.
coconut and Meal Puddina.-Take
two tablespoonfuls of cornmeal. n
tablespoonful of tapioca, tablespoon
full of coconut and pint of milk, add
fourth of cupful OF molasses. mix
and put into baking dish. bake slow
ly two hours. Serve warm with cream
or hard sauce.
Date cornmeaI Pudding.-Scald a
pint of milk and pour 1t over half
cupful of cornmeal. add a tablespoon
full of butter, a cupful of sugar half
teaspoonful of cinnamon, three-fourths
of cupful of dates cut in pieces, and
lastly two well-beaten eggs. Turn into
a baking dish and bake until of the
consistency of ordinary custard Serve
with hard snuce
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Teaching by Example.

An item running the rounds states
low tame elephants are used in India
to capture wild ones. California has
diving horse" that is used to encour-
nge other horses to leap from high
platform into a tank. The animals
that are In training watch their teach
er" make several plunges from a plat
form 10 feet high; they are then made
to leap from platform Is feet high !;
after few trials they seem to lose
their fear and make the leap from diff
ferent heights without hesitation. This
all shows how things can be taught
by example.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
An Automatic PaytelIer.

A machine that indicates the
amount due in every mans pay en-
velope the instant 1t is wanted is
among the largest office devices. This
machine. 1t is said. gives the products
of Apayrolls and distributes job costs
in far less time than the most ex-
pert clerk can deduct them by pencil
and pad. A twist of the wrist gives
the product OF the most involved pay
roll fractions--whateve the rate per
hour for the hours worked may be.
Perhaps most remarkable of all is the
fact that the machine does not COM
pute products; instead. 1t has 1S,340
computed products which cover all
conventional payroll figures. The na-
chine occupies little space and is com
pact and portable.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
WORTH over S125
kB0TTLE He SAYS
Georgia Farmer Says TanIac Re-
Iieved His Rheumatism
Entirely.
SUFFERED As YEARS
Am Well Man In Every Way and
Feel as Strong and Healthy
as Ever Did," He

Il wouldn't take five hundred dol
lars In cash for the good four bottles
OF Tanlac did me-" said ]. NJ. Mallory,
well-known farmer of Stonewall.
Georgia, short time ago.
For forty-five year / suffered al
most every day." he continued. "and
was SO crippled up with rheumatism
that l had to hobble around on
crutches. My knees We're so stiff ]
could hardly bend them and often /
have been so weak that i have had to
vtake TO my bed for weeks at a time.
More than half the time / couldn't do
any work. l had indigestion and stom-
ach trouble, too, and my back hurt so
bad that l couldn't lay on my left side
= at all. 1 tried every medicine 1 saw
advertised and many prescriptions be-
sides, but kept getting worse.
MY brother living in Atlanta told
me what Tonlac had done for him and
segged me to try 1t. Well. sir, l have
taken four bottles in all and have
thrown my crutches away for the rheu-
matism is entirely gone and l can
jump two feet off the ground without
1t hurting me n bit. l am well man
in every way and feel as strong and
healthy as l ever did in my life"
There is q Tanlac dealer In your
town.-Adv
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

onions and mix well with three ounces
of white mustard seed, one ounce of
celery seed, one ounce of white pep
per and two cupfuls of olive OIL When
well blended, can and fill jars with good
vinegar. seal and keep in u cool place.
Good to eat in ten days.
Sweet Cucumber Pickles. - Take
green cucumbers too old to eat sliced,
peel and cut into quarters lengthwise,
then each piece into quarters. Let
stand in weak brine over night. In
the morning cook in a mixture of two
and one-half cupfuls of vinegar to the
same amount of sugar until clear,
then skim out the pickles, place in a
two-quart jar and cook the sirup with
a few cloves, piece of stick cinnamon
and a tablespoonful each of celery
seed and mustard seed; pour over the
pickles and put away for winter use.
Mustard PickIes-Mix quarter of
a cupful of mustard with the same
amount of salt and tablespoonful of
sugar, add quart of vinegar and drop
in the fresh cucumbers as they are
picked each day. A few peppercorns
or mixed spices may be added If liked,
varying the flavor with mace, bayleaf.
cloves or any spice desired.
Young carrots make very nice
pickle for e variety. Cook the carrots
until tender, then put them into a jar
and pour over vinegar, using sugar
and spices to taste. Young beets are
also most appetizing canned this way.
Peach Chips.-Sllce firm, ripe
peaches quite thin, boil in clear sirup
made of half their weight of sugar,
remove from the sirup with skinner,
lay on platter and set in the sun
until perfectly dry. Sprinkle with
granulated sugar and pack In jars.
This makes dainty confection to
serve as a garnish for ices or nodded
desserts.
Grape JelIy.-Take basket of ripe
concord grapes. add five apples, which
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

OF cupful of vinegar, fill the jar with
cold water, with small bunch of dill !;
seal and put away for the winter use.
Sweet Red Pepper PickIe.-Grind to-
gether five dozen sweet red peppers,
one dozen sweet onions put On to cook
In quart of vinegar for IS minutes,
then add two cupfuls of brown sugar,
one tablespoonful of salt and n little
celery seed. Boil slowly one hour.
This is especially good for a sandwich
filling.
Tomato MarmaIade.-Peel and slice
four quarts of ripe tomatoes, add four
pounds of granulated sugar, six large
lemons and cupful of raisins. Put in
kettle in layers and cook one hour,
or until quite thick. Cover jars or
glasses with paraffin.
Apple Chutney.-Cook two cupfuls
of mild vinegar with one cupful of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of mixed
spices In bag, teaspoonful of salt,
a small piece of ginger root and the
same amount of sweet red pepper. Boil
this five minutes, then strain 1t over
six large apples cut in slivers and one
seed are often added. Cook until
the apples are soft, then pack in jars
and keep well covered.
Pepper Hash.-Chop fine one large
head of cabbage and eight sweet red
peppers, having removed the seeds
from four of the peppers. Mix with a
cupful of salt and let stand over night.
Next morning drain well, add a quarter
of cupful of white mustard seed, two
cupfuls of sugar and tablespoonful of
celery seed. Cover with vinegar and
add one extra quart. Put in jars and
seal.
Dill PickIes.-Wash and place in a
two-quart jar whole or quartered Gu
cumbers, add tablespoonful of salt,
a tablespoonful of sugar a half cupful
of vinegar, a bunch of dill, and fill
the jar with cold water. Seal and put
away for use later.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

after three doctors said / never would
stand up straight again. was a mid
wife for seven years and recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they all got along SO nicely
that it surely is a godsend to suffering
women. If women wish to write to
me will be delightedto answer them."
Mrs. j JENNIE MoYER, 342 E.North St,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, weakness, Irregularities, ner-
vousness, backache, or bearing down
pains, need the tonic properties of the
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

cook soft quickly, and put them on to
cook with enough water to start the
grapes to cooking. When all the juice
Is extracted. drain in a jelly bag. To
one cupful of the juice add two cup
fuls of sugar; stir until the sugar Is
all dissolved. then pour the juice into
glasses and set away for few hours,
when 1t will be formed into delicious
Jelly of fine flavor. The jelly made
In this way has the taste of fresh
grape juice.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
BROKEN Down
IN HEALTH
Woman Tells How $5 Worth
of Pinkham's Compound
Made Her Well.
Lima, Ohio. .-"I was all broken down
In health from a displacementO One of my

lady friends came to
see me and she ad-
vised me to COM
mence taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and to use Lydia E.
Pinkham's 8 Sanative
Wash. 1 began TAX
ing your remedies
and took $5. 00worth
and in two months
was a we'll woman
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

tne Wnite Dut with
all the experiments
to discover its per
cent of fats and
o t h e r. nutrients
there has as yet
been found no
marked difference
as to food value.
JOHNNY Cake-
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

spoonfuls of molasses, one-half cake
of compressed yeast and one tea
spoonful of salt. Boil the milk and
water and cool. Add molasses. salt
and yeast mixed with little cold wa
ter. Stir In the flour and barley meal,
which have been sifted together. Knead
to soft dough adding more flour If
necessary. Cover and let rise until
the mixture is double its bulk Knead
n second time, form into loaves, place
in well-greased pans and let rise sec
ond time until its bulk is doubled. Bake
from a half hour to an hour. the time
depending upon the size of the loaves.
Ricc Bread.-Take cupful of water,
one compressed yeast cake, teaspoon
full of salt. two tablespoonfuls of mo-
lasses, two teaspoonfuls of shortening
and the fourth of cupful of -four and
one and one-half cupfuls of cooked
rice. Add flour as needed to make a
soft dough, form into loaves and let
rise until double Its bulk, then bake.
Rolled Oats 5read.-Scald one cup
full of rolled oats in one cupful of boil
Ing water. Make sponge of one cup
full of water, one cake of compressed
yeast. n teaspoonful of salt. two table
spoonfuls of molasses and one of short
ening with a cupful of flour. Add the
rolled oats. knead into loaf and when
well risen bake.
Cornmeal may be used in place of
the rolled oats to make cornmeal bread.
Rolls or biscuits may be made of any
of these recipes. When the dough has
risen the first time the rolls may then
be shaped and allowed to rise until very
light
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

tut tIt WIHter 5 slOrt.
Oil PickIes.-Slice un-
peeled one hundred ten
der cucumbers; cover
with one and one-thirds
eupfuls of salt and let
them stand three hours.
Slice three pints of small
onions and cover them
with cold water let them
stand three hours, then
drain the cucumhers md
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
GREAT PRAISE FOR
GOOD MEDICINE

Eight years ago we commenced selling
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and during this
time it has found many friends among
our customers who speak in the highest
terms regarding the benefits obtained from
the use of Swamp Root. We have never
heard single criticism.
Very truly yours,
MElGS DRUG STORE,
June 10, 1916. Centerville, Ala.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

A myriad homes of earth
Awake and stir TO greet the morning
sun.
Night falls; the candles blossom one
by one.
Fires leap In the chimney's girth
The happiest home of all you see
Leaps daily into light and warmth
for mine and me.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Letter to
DR.. HilTner 4 Co.
Bineilanaton. N. Y.
Swamp-Root win Do For You

Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder When writing, be sure and men
tion this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Nua hte4~seQ
Summer Roarders

do those city boarders of yours
make themselves at homer"
Nope. Some o. them would never
think of ncrin the way they do IL they
was IN their own homes"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

IN making bread. THIS
lessons the cost consid-
erably and gives a dark
bread which is very
moist and altogether
palatable.
Barley Bread.-Take
two cupfuls of whole
wheat flour, four cup
fuls of barley meal. one
cupful of water, one cup
ful of milk two tnhle-
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Tie eKTTOHEN
GBLNF SD

/ have never known persons who ex-
posed themselves for years to constant
Interruption who did not muddle away
their intellects by 1t. at last--F1or-
ence Nightingale.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

a W NiAt PithiSo
cut for the table,
or not, into a two
quart jar; more
will be packed II
cut for the table.
Add a tablespoon
full of salt, a ia
blespoonful of su-
gar and a quarter
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

Kindly words, sympathizing atten-
tons. watchfulness against wounding
mems sensitiveness-these cost very lit
tie but they are priceless in their value
F. w. Robertson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

Go boldly forth. and feast on. beings.
banquet;
Thou art the called.-the rest admitted
with thee.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Oh. MYI

Edith hear that you have lost
your valuable little dog, Mr.. Sopht.
4 Mr.. Sopht-Yes; in a railway acci-
dent. l was saved but the dog was
killed.
Edith-What pity.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
In Doubt.

In Doubt.
81 wish you could lind out how
stand with your father"
"Why do you want to know?"
''He gave me a tip on the stock mar
sket today"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

A woman is interested in man as
long as he knows something she wants
to find out.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
So Disinterested.

Count, my father has lost all his
money"
Il will marry you, anyhow"
do you really mean it?"
"Yes; n man like your father can
easily make another fortune"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
FOR CoRNMEAL MEALS.

The Southern cook thinks the yel-
low cornmeal very much inferior to
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cros.
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
PIckLINe TIME.

For those who like few dill pickles
the following recipe Will be useful:
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
MORE GOOD THINGS FOR WINTER

With plenty of cucumbers still
growing, we may enjoy the following
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
DIFFERENT KINDS OF BREAD.

Many housewives are using half pat
ent flour and half straight grade -four
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-04
SHERIFF REAL DUCK EATER,
Texan Official, on Wait 60 Washing.
ton, Has 0astronomlc Fsats
Advertised.

Washington.-John thurman, sheriff
OF Uvalde county, Texas, a neighbor
\ close personal and political friend
OF Representative John Garner Of the
Lone Star state, paid Washington city
q visit Q few days ago and was proud
" exhibited by Congressman Garner.
thurman Is a man of tremendous phys
zeal proportions, holding a statewide
reputation as a mighty hunter and a
mighty eater.
thurman is such d big fellow.
clared Congressman Garner. "that it
takes lot of provender to keep him
going. A man 6 feet 4 incl:es in
height, Weighing as5 pounds ma liy-
n IA the open, is no nibEler 1T food.
4 few weeks ago thurman and / baeeed
seven ducks on q hunting expedition.
MY pal give many chefe cards and
spades, and he certaiiaIy cooked thosa
birds in q most delicsnls laanner I
confess to %devourii.g tss This other
i've he himself CONSUME dwil.aouf t,,r...
Ing q hair"