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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
WASHINGTON.

Government commanders million
tons of steel ship contracts.
Council of National Defense an
nounces creation of inland water
transportation committee, with Gen.
William Black as chairman.
An appropriation of $500,00O for a
Mexican border quarantine against
the cotton pink boil worm was asked
of Congress by Secretary Houston.
bill to empower the secretary of
war to acquire land for training
camps and other military purposes by
condemnation was passed by the SEN
ate.
Secretary Daniels asked Congress
for s7a0,oc0 to provide warm clothing
and amusements for bluejackets
The administration espionage bill
vas signed by President Wilson.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
SPORT.

The Bingen family of light harness
race horses won nearly $2S5.00O dur
ing the 1916 season on tracks through
out this country.
In an effort to check the Denver
Bears losing streak. Hughie Jones
has purchased an American Assooia-
tion pitcher and released one of the
present staff. The newcomer is Gene
Dale, who pitched for the Cincinnati
Reds in 1915.
Liberty Loan, running in the red
and white stripes of A. X. Macomber.
the California turfman, won the thir-
ty-fifth renewal of the Latonia derby
at Latonia, KY, eased up TO gallOp
by six lengths. Cudgel, the favorite,
was second. eight lengths in front of
the badly-tiring pacemaker, Midway.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Back to Earth,

we had friend who had been pref
ty prosperous, but who came upon evil
days. We met him one day and he
said that he was pretty close to be-
ing busted, but he was still hoping.
Then he honked his horn, mOurnfully,
and drove away. arAl we didn't see
him again till the other day when we
bumped into him on the street, says
the Cleveland Plaindealer,
Hello, old SCOUT" we said. "HOw
are things breaking now?"
"Fine," he answered. "I'm on my
feet again"
"Bully!" we exclaimed. "HOw did
you do it?"
"Sold my car"
The joke was so obvious that we
didn't see it till after he had gone.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D IN q 3, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiNGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news 1srvica-
ABOUT THE WAR.

Former King Constantine of Greece
arrives in Rome.
The French steamer SeQuana was
torpedoed and 100 lives lost.
Fort Saliff on the Red Sea, has been
captured by British warships.
England has released all prisoners
taken in the Irish revolt of 1916.
The American mission. headed by
Elihu Root, has reached Petrograd.
Reconstruction of the Italian minis
try is recommended by the premier.
The French freighter Mississippi
was sunk by q submarine. One life
was lost.
German attacks northwest of Cerny
on the Aisne front were repulsed by
the French.
The American tanker Moreni. after
battle with a submarine. was sunk.
Four lives were lost.
Over 1,034 vessels of all nations en-
ter French ports and 1.015 depart dur
ing week ending June IA.
Nearly 100 killed and more than
43O injured is the toll of a German
airplane raid over London.
Five French ships and three fishing
boats sunk by mines or submarines
during week ending June IA.
The territory regained by the Brit
ish on the western front since July l,
1916. amounts to 600 square miles.
The British armed merchant cruiser
Avenger was torpedoed and sunk in
the North sea. All but one were
saved.
British brought down a Zeppelin
during a raid on the Kentish coast.
Two persons were killed and sixteen
injured.
England is spending E7.750,00O a
day ($37. .277.50O) in her warning. Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Bonar Law
told the House of Commons.
The Russian Duma has passed res
olution declaring for an offensive and
asserting that separate peace with
Germany would be treason to allies.
The British forces captured further
portions OF the Hindenburg line north
west of Bullecourt. Notwithstanding
the resistance of the Germans. who
suffered heavy casualties.
The wars latest development is a
| two-minute battle. 1t took the British
Just that long to capture three-quar-
ters of mile of trenches on Infantry
hill, east of Monchy lie Preux.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
SUFFERED SINCE
She WAS A CHILD
Colorado Woman Couldn't Re-
member When She Ever Had
a Well Day, She Says.
HAS GAINED IS POUNDS
Tried All Sorts Of Medicines, But
Nothing Did Her Any Good Until
She Took TanIac- Trou-
bies Overcome.

II have just finished my third bot
tie of Tanlac and have actually gained
eighteen pounds" said Mrs. Mamie
O'Neill, 26O1h Welton street, Denver,
Colo, recently.
Ever since was a child" Mrs.
O'Neill continued, "even as far back as
can remember, have suffered.
Everything l ate soured on my stOm-
ach, causing awful pain and at times
/ would almost smother from the gas
that would rise up around my heart.
My trouble became worse as l grew
older and got to where l dreaded to
eat anything on account of the suffer
Ing 1t caused me.
II tried nearly every kind Of medi-
cine made for this trouble, but nothing
did me any good. I fell off in weight
and was so weak that when night
came would be SO tired could hardly
move. My brother in Pueblo told me
of the fine results he had gotten from
Tanlac and advised me to try 1t. The
result is. I'm in better health now than
/ ever have been before since l can
remember. It's the first tiDe since
was q child that l can eat just any
thing want and enjoy 1t without suf-
fering afterwards.
II sleep well every night now and
can do my work without getting the
least bit tired. I recommend Tanlac
to everybody because of what it has
done for me. and I'm buying a bottle
now for friend Of mine, for believe
it's Just what she needs.'
There is Tanlac dealer In your
tOwn.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21

to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she had taken it with good
results. / did so, my weakness dis.
appeared, I gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds OF
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ing and cement work, and raised hum
dreds of chickens and ducks. can
not say enough in praise Of Lydia E;
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
If these facts are useful you may pub
lish them for the benefit Of Other
women. Mrs. M. o. JOHNSTON. Routs
D. Box 100, Richmond. Ind.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Too Much.

George Ade said at wedding
breakfast at st. Joseph:
"Once, in putting on new play of
mine. the manager refused to have Il
Young married couple in the cast.
"1'll take on one or the other,
George he said. but not both
"'Why not both? said l. They're
both clever
"'That may be- said he, but the
public, George, don't care to see n
man making love to his own Wife
"'Looks too much like acting. eh?'
said l."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21

The act of registering under the
selective draft law does not pre-
vent men from enlisting In any OF
the governments forces that are
now organized. Men between the
ages of 1S and 40 can volunteer
for the regular army. the navy. the
marine corps, the national guard or
the naval militia. Men are needed
at once to fill the ranks of all of
these branches of the service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Soldiers of One Army.

"Are not all true men that live, OF
that ever lived, soldiers of the same
army, enlisted under heavens captain
cy, to do battle against the same enc
my, the empire of darkness and wrongi
Why should we misknow one another,
fight not against the enemy, but against
ourselves, from mere difference of uni
form? All uniforms shall be good, so
they hold in them true, valiant men,
Carlyle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
DON'T WORRY ABOUT PIMPLEs
Because cutieura Quickly Removes
Them-TriaI Free.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticure Ointment. Wash
of the Ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. using
plenty Of Soap. Keep your skin clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Lono Enough and Cold Enough.

The winter that has just closed was
the longest and cOldest winter In $40
years. so it Is announced by the ''old-
est inhabitant in England" Well. we
can easily believe him, but isn't he
an old fellow and hasn't he II wonder
full memory yy'-PrOvidence Bulletin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
twenty-five Years.
Experience With This
Kidney Medicine

It IL a quarter of century since I in
troduced DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Roo to
my trade and they all speak very favor
ably regarding it, and some friends said
it is the best medicine they have ever
used. The sale we have enjoyed on the
preparation and the splendid reputation
that it feels is positive proof that 1t il
one of the most meritorious remedies on
the market. Very truly yours,
F. E. BRITTON, Druggist.
Nov. 2sth. 1916. Jonesboro, Tenn.
Prove What Swamp Root win Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21

from my age uae
when going up
stairs I had to go
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then sit down
at the top to rest
The doctor said he
thought 1 should
have an operation,
and my frie n de-
thought l would not
live to move into
our new house. My
Je,,rhtor oako6 ma
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
The Limit Of Patience.

''You seem to take that mans paci.
fist expressions very much to heart"
'I do" replied Senator Sorghum.
"It's bad enough to put up with the
man who won't fight or work for his
country. You can't have the slightest
patience with man who won't even
talk for his country"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Nov. 18th, 1915. Jonesboro, Tenn.
Prove What SHamp-Ro win Do For You
The Ways Of a Mule.

A person who has harnessed and un-
harnessed Il mule for months may for
get himself and stoop for something
at the animals heels. Then the mule,
docile for so many days, begins to kick.
When the luckless driver regains his
senses he imagines the mule had been
waiting craftily all those weeks just
to get good opportunity to kick him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
FRECKLES F
Now 10 the Time to Get Rid Of These
uRly SpOta.

Now 10 the Time TO Get KID OF ThesO
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. the
prescription othine = double strength = IL
guaranteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get ounce of othne-double
strength-from your druggist. and apply a
little of 1t night and morning and you
should soon that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely 1t 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine. this Is sold under guarantee of
money back II 1t fails to remove freckles-
Adv
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Didn't Do II.

"He's always knocking the married
men,
"Ycs. ! know it."
"Only few years ago he told me he
was just crazy to get married"
That's right. but 1t seems he wasn't
quite crazy enough"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
The Better Way.

what l went through in my mar
ried life was a caution
What 1 went through in my mar
ried life were my husbands pockets"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
Woman's Way.

81 see the department stores are GO
ing to sell Liberty loan bonds"
But remember, dear, If you buy one
you can't go around the next day and
exchange it for something else
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
BUSINESS GOOD
IN CANADA
No Financial Depression, and
None Since the War Began.

"A well-known correspondent Of an
important Western daily paper recent
ly made an extended visit to Western
Canada. and in summing up the re-
suits, after going thoroughly into con-
ditions there, says there is no financial
depression in Canada, nor has there
been anything of the sort since the
war began. Anyone who has watched
the barometer of trade, and seen the
bank clearings of the different cities
grow and continue to grow will have
arrived at the same conclusion. The
trade statistics reveal like situation.
The progress that the farmers are
making is highly satisfactory. AS this
correspondent says: ut is true there
have been adaptations to meet new
conditions, and taxes have been re-
vised, and that a very large burden Of
added expense in many lines has been
assumed, but 1t has all been done me-
thodically, carefully and with full re-
gard for the resources to be called on.
THAT this has been done fairly and
wisely is proved by the present COM
Portable financial position.
with the exception of restricted
area in the east, Canada is not an in
dustrial country. The greater portion
of the Dominion must be classed as
agricultural area, with only an infini-
tesimal part of 1t fully developed.
Lacking complete development, the
agricultural portion Of Canada has
naturally placed its main dependence
upon fewer resources than would be
the case in the States. Even in peace
times, business would be subject to
more frequent and wider fluctuations.
due to the narrower foundation upon
which 1t rests.
'Thus, Canada has been able to
come up to the war with efficiency and
suff1ciency and to maintain and even
advance its civilian activities.
"Canada's first element of financial
strength lay in its branch bank sys-
TEN. This system has two great ad-
| vantages: 1t makes the financial re-
sources Of the Dominion fluid so that
supplies of capital can run quickly
from the high spots to the low spots |:
also. 1t places at the command of each
individual branch the combined re-
sources of the whole institution so
that there is an efficient safeguard
against severe strain at any one
point.
Here In Winnipeg, the all-Canada
banking houses maintain big, strong
branches and, as elsewhere in the
Dom:Eson. the se held to an attitude Of
saneness and solidisy that prevented
even the start of any financial dis
turbance.
That business generally is now COM
ing strong on an even keel Is largely
due to the absolute refusal of the
banks, both branch and independent,
to exhibit the slightest signs Of ex-
element or apprehensiveness.
For all Canada the savings bank
figures are astonishing. Beginning with
1913, they are, for the fiscal year end
ing March 81:
1910 .%O&E,o<o,ooo
l9l4 ................... oo5,ooo,@5o
| lSlO 700, sol,1oS
| iolO too'IoO,%A%
| 1917 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SSS76o69S
"These figures represent what Cana
dians have put away after paying the
Increased living cost, which Is about
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good QToccrs. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21

Many mans wife dresses stylishly
because his creditors can afford it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21

Don't be misled Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON her HANDS
Too MT Walk Upright. Operat;es
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pmkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind.-''For two years I
was 70 sick and weak with troubles
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-06-21


the same as in the States, all increas-
es in taxes and imports Of all kinds
made necessary by the war and gen.
|trous subscriptions to war bond Is
sues.
Prohibition has helped greatly In
keeping the money supplies circulat-
ing in the normal, necessary channels.
Tradesmen generally attribute large
part of the good financial condition to
the fact that the booze bill has been
eliminated. Canada takes law enforce
ment with true British seriousness.
"Financially, as in every other re-
spect. Canada has developed sufficien
cy. She has done it in spite Of initial
conditions which would not look prom
Using in the States and she has done 1t
In big, strong way.
zone of the best things we did," said
one OF the leading Winnipeg bankers
to me. "was to decide early in the
game that we simply would not borrow
trouble.
1--WE started in ignorance of how the
war would develop and without know
Ing exactly what our resources were,
and had to find the way.
"And yet Canadians are not overbur-
dened with taxes nor are they COM
planning of them. For the common
people there has been but slight tax
increase, If any, in direct way. In
direct payments, of course. are made
in the shape of higher prices for living
commodities, but the price advance on
such items is no heavier than in the
States in the same period"
ment
The midland journal., 1917-12-21

A busheI of corn will buy more fer
tilizer now than it would In 1914.
Every purchase must be considered on
the basis of relative values rather
than dollar values.
The high quotations for spring fer
tilizers have caused many farmers to
ask whether it will be possible to use
fertilizers at profit next season. The
answer to this question may be found
by a comparison of the relative pur-
chasing power of crops before the war
and at the present time.
In 1914 the usual corn fertilizer cost
$21 per ton. Today the same fertilizer
costs around $32 per .ton-an increase
of so per cent. In 1914 corn was
worth about go cents per bushel, TAX
ing the country over. Today 1t sells at
not less than $1.30 per bushel, on the
farm-more than 100 per cent increase.
The same calculation could be made
for wheat, potatoes, or almost any
other crop (excepting in the case OF
those fertilizers containing potash).
Each Individual farmer has merely
to consider whether fertilizers paid
before the war; If so they will pay
even better now.
The midland journal., 1917-12-21
The Three
Wise Men
NNE Christmas mystery remains

NNE Christmas mystery remains
~ unsolved. Who were the wise
men of the East-the magi who
followed the star of Bethlehem from
afar to do homage to the newborn
Saviour?
It is fair to assume from the fact
that the visitors were received at court
by King Herod and that they carried
gifts of value that they were in their
own country men of royalty or close
to it. Herod evidently deemed it well
to treat them with Difference, for dis
quieted though he was to lead them to
the birthplace of the Redeemer he dis
sembled and told them that when they
had found the new born he would re-
turn to worship with them.
Much of our information about the
early days of the Christian era comes
from the monks Of the fourteenth cen
tury, who. delved deeply into historical
sources since lost to the world. Their
story of the three wise men, has re-
ceived wide credence. According to
these monks, the wise men were three
great kings called Caspar, Melchoir
and Balthasar. Caspar was the Oldest
and from the North. AT the time of
the birth of Christ he was sixty years
old, and for more than two-thirds of
that time he had ruled in Arabia
BalthaSar was black, native of Saba,
from the East, and forty years old
The youngest was Melchoir, from the
South, whose country was Tarshish
He was twenty years old.
Impelled by some mysterious power.
they dropped all the cares of the state
and followed a single star thirteen
days and nights, without eating OF
sleeping, till it led them to Jerusalem
Then the story follows that of the
Bible until they returned to their own
countries.
The story does not stop here. 1t tells
circumstantially the after life of the
three wise men. The good Apostle st
Thomas journeyed to their country and
baptized them, and all three went out
to preach the doctrine of the Christ.
They were slain by barbarous gen.
tiles, and later the Empress Helena,
mother of Constantine, recovered their
sacred bones and took them to Con.
stantinople. Thence they were carried
to Milan and finally found an ultimate
resting place in Cologne, where they
now are.-New York Post.
The midland journal., 1917-12-21
WHAT CAUSED FOOD sHoRrAoEY

Herbert Hoover, U. s. Food Admin
istrator, says there have been two
principal reasons to account for the
present food shortage. First, the "un-
kindness of nature" including the late
spring, droughts, hurricanes, poor con-
ditions of rainfall, unexpected frosts
and periods of intense heat in sections
throughout the world.
Second, he gives reduced produc-
tivity of the soil in Europe" Concern
ing this, Hoover says: "This condi-
ton has been brought about by bad
management, unsAilled work, and lack
of fertilizers; and these in turn can
be explained by the withdrawal Of men
from farm and field to army and fac
tory, and the employment on the soil
of overworked women, unskilled old
men and listless prisoners. Further
more the vicious submarine has sunk
boat after boat filed with nitrates
and fertilizers, conspiring to augment
the pauperization of the earth, so that
reduction in soil productivity was in
evitable."
The midland journal., 1917-12-21
Few Christmas Toys Then.

Throughout the colonies in the sew
enteenth and eighteenth centuries toys
wehe an almost unknown factor, but
wherever Christmas observances were
not frowned upon by religion feasting
and good cheer were abundant, and
rich and poor, old and young, shared
in the games, abundant food and gen.
ial atmosphere. In the eighteenth CEN
tury toys began to make their appear
ance in the colonies. Some Of them
were brought from overseas and had
the enchanting quality of novelty. Lit
agirls who had helped to mother
II younger brothers and sisters were
"a cld5ted with dolls that were all their
stDto fondle and coddle. A toy was
ming to be cherished in those days.
The midland journal., 1917-12-21
Carrying the ''Star
Of Bethlehem
THE Star of Bethlehem ,as seen in
Holland Is a pretty, but a cheap

THE Star of Bethlehem ,as seen in
Holland is pretty, but cheap
/ sight, for it costs nothing. 'Tis
the harbinger Of Christmas, huge
illuminated star, which is carried
through the silent, dark Dutch streets,
shining upon the crowding people and
typical of the star which once guided
the wise men of the East.
The young men Of a Dutch town who
go to the expense Of this star, which
is carried through the streets as sig
nal that Christmas has come once
again, are swayed by the full intention
Of turning the Star of Bethlehem to
account.
They gather money from the crowds
for the poor, and, having done this for
the good Of those whom fortune has
not befriended, they betake them to
the head burgomaster of the town,
who is bound to set down the youths
who form the star company to very
comfortable meal. 'Tis great insti-
tuition, the Star Of Bethlehem, in many
Dutch towns and cities. And may it
never die out, for 1t does harm to no
man and good to many.