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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-07-06

26O
A GOOD GIRL
A Story by Ethel Taurog.

La Belle Mlgnon, IN SILK ana
lace negligee, a lace boudoir cap on
her head, from under which long,
heavy, black braid hung coquet-
tishly over her shoulder, reclined
in the large easy chair near the
window, and gazed out thoughtful
ly. From the high, narrow window
on the top floor Of the hotel, the
view that presented itself to her
consisted of the tops of big, lum-
boring, dirty mercantile houses, as
far as her gaze could reach. In
her lap lay a delicately wrought
platinum bar pin, with two lines of
diamonds of diminishing sizes ex-
tending from the large, flashing
one in the center. On the floor lay
the velvet case that had contained
the pin, and note. The note read:
"You black-eyed Doll. Please &C
cept this little gift with my love.
Let me know where l can meet you
after the show. Say, how would
dinner ring to go with the pin suit
you, you black-eyed Doll, you? It's
yours, if you say you'd like it.
Roberts"
In her five years of experience
on the vaudeville stage, La Belle
Mignon had found that the much
quoted straight and narrow path
was very narrow indeed. Many a
time she had found difficulty in
keeping on it. Frequently her feet
had wandered near the edge; few
times she had almost slipped. She
became dizzy, her feet tottered, and
then the kind, Gliding voice of her
old grandmother would come back
to her with remarkable accuracy,
"Mollie, es passt NIGHT far a Yid-
dish Madel." Ut is not becoming
for a Jewish girl.)
For Mollie had been very wild in
her childhood. Such had been the
opinion of her family. Her father
had bakery in the East Side of
New York. The baking was done
in the basement, and the selling in
the small, stuffy store over it. Mol
lie didn't like to stay in the bakery
after school hours and sell bread.
She preferred to slip out Of the
store unobserved, with some buns
and cakes in her pockets. The
buns and cakes insured her popu-
larity among the children of the
neighborhood, and she was accord
ed the right of leadership in the
tag playing with the girls, and the
climbing of lamp posts with the
boys. Hence she was dubbed a
Guild thin oc0 h11 fault findinu r.ela-
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d mature person., VINO SnOulQ UNI
derstand that a bakery isn't gold
mine, that clerks are expensive,
and that little girl Of ten who is
the oldest child in the family
should be content to stay in the
store and sell bread and cake like
a dutiful child, without tasting any
herself. These arguments were
impressed upon her with blows and
seedlings. Moflie would endure the
blows and seedlings with hypocrit-
ical meekness, and then would
promptly forget, and when the next
opportunity came along, she would
run out to play.
Her home education in morals
was a negative one, and pertained
to all that one mustn't do under
penalty of blows. Her religious
education was very much the same,
series of mustn' is, which if dis
obeyed, involved whippings. When
she sought to inquire into the why's
and wherefores of these mustn It's,
she was showed away with slap
and blow and an injunction to do
what she was told without asking
questions. Mollie, hence, reasoned
that religion and morals consisted
of a lot of mustn'ts if anyone was
around to see you, but permitted a
do-as-you-please behavior if no one
was there to remark.
When she was twelve years old
she was taken out of school and
sent to work in department store.
That was in the days when chill
dren of that age could be sent to
work. With the earning of money,
three dollars week, came revolt
and independence. She divided her
wages with her parents, and spent
her share on stylish clothes and
trinkets, such as the older girls in
the store paraded. The old grand
mother, who couldn't understand a
word of English, was the only one
in the family who had any inau-
ence over Mollie. Her "Es passt
NIGHT far Yiddish Madel" invari-
ably proved effective. Many time
Mollie sat absorbed listening to
tales of the old country, that the
mild, old grandmother related, tales
of the persecution of the Jews, and
the former greatness of the Jews.
Her pride in being a Jewess i'm
pressed Mollie, and she dimly real
lied that ''Yiddish Madel' had
an honorable reputation, reputa-
ton kept through centuries of per-
secution, to sustain. Then son
in Europe sent money to the old
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13

icines in Ensley and Birmingham
put together.
Il have just returned from a
visit to my old home near Ala
bama City. and it is an honest
fact that my own sisters did not
know me at first. All around
here my neighbors are wonder
ing what on earth have found
to put me on my feet again, for
" had given me up to die
~ tbs ago.
Never as long as ! live will
j ever be without a bottle of
Tanlac in my house, because |
owe my life to this medicine"
Tanlac is sold in Brinkley ex-
clusiYely by NJ. B. Converse: in
Clarendon by w. E, Everett in
Holly Grove by the He We
Drug Co.; III Hunter by Hunter
Drug & Mercantile Co; and in
Gent by P. R. Anderson, am
DuncaA by C. R. Gordon
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TWO DECLARATIONS.

+ To such task we can dedicate
i. our lives and our fortunes, ev-
i. erything that we are and every
r thing that we have, with the
i. pride of those who know that
+ the day has come when America
+ is privileged to spend her blood
+ and her might for the principles
= that gave her birth and happi-
!. ness and the peace which she
+ has treasured.
= God helping her, she can do no
!. President Wilson April 2,
= 1917.
+ And for the support Of this
= declaration, with a firm reliance
!. on the protection of divine Prov
4 idence, we mutually pledge to
= each other our lives, our fortunes
!. and our sacred honor.-Declara-
+ ton Of independence July 4,
\ l776.
i.
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THIS WOMAN HAS
GAINED SO POUNDS
Mrs I. %. Morrison Declares
She is Now Well and
Happy After an III
ness Of Three
Years Stand.
ing

The phone rang at Morris
drug store in Ensley, Alabama,
recently, and when Mr.. Allison,
of the firm, answered, this is the
message he received:
This is Mrs. J. d. Morrison
at 1903 Avenue F. Ensley, and |
want you to ask one of.the Tan
lac Company's men to come to
see me, for | want everybody to
know what this medicine has
done for me, :"
That same afternoon theElocal
Tanlac representative call to see
Mrs. Morrison at her home, when
she made the following remark
able statement:
Three years ago | lost my
health, and have been sick ever
since. | had chronic stomach
trouble of the worst kind and
just seemed to 60 into a general
decline. Nobody but people who
have had this awful trouble
know how I have suffered.
Il tried doctors, / tried medi-
cine and tried everything, but
nothing seemed to help me a
particle. | tried dieting and
and lived on liquid foods, raw
eggs and things like that until |
almost starved, but even that
failed to.relieve my trouble.
Il lost all the strength | had
and was a nervous wreck l
never knew what it was to get
good nights sleep and was
was nervous, feverish and rest
less most of the time | also
suffered dreadfully from bilious
ness and constipation, and was
never free from pain day and
night.
THE 26th of last March | was
was taken to the hospital and
operated on for what was sup
posed to be female trouble, and
when | left the hospital | was
nothing but a living'skeleton and
and ! onlyl..weighed s664kpounds:
That.is the truth, and everybody
who knows me will tell you it is
a fact. The operation didn't do
me any good as far as restoring
my health was concerned. If
anything, l got worse and it
just lookedslikeI was going to
die.
Finally / was told that my
trouble was tuberculosis of the
bowels and that | had better stay
out in the fresh air all could,
as nothing else could be done for
me.
About that time | began
hearing a lot of talk about the
new medicine, Tanlac, and read
a great deal in the papers what
different people had to say
about it. Something just SEEM
ed to tell me it was what | need
ed, although the doctor didn't
think so, but | told him was 60
ing to try it anyway, as they had
already said they could do moth
ing more for me-
The first bottle didn't do me
much good as far as / could tell,
but that didn't dishearten me.
for | knew it would take time in
my case. so | got the second
bottle and began improving right
away.
After this ] commenced eat
ing and my appetite increased
every day. By the time l had
taken three bottles | was able to
eat whatever / liked and gained
flesh and strength right along.
my nerves got settled and |
got so | could sleep good at
night. Why on the fourth b.
alone | gained Z pounds and me
other day | actually weighed 80
pounds that's what Tanlac did
for me.
Il feel so much better and
stronger / am now doing every
bit of my work. / even do the
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
BASIS OF AWARD

Greatest 50 per cent
of
Owordon Potatoes
Apubic
grading publicity WILDE
the vim S n
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Mitchell o Major banks full information
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
Why ~ Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a
Soldier" Was Successful

J., NJ Nickers has an article on popular
songs in the April American Magazine
in which he tells the history of song
that apparently has had its effect upon
the foreign policy OF the country.
Zone well-known publisher turned
down the biggest hit of 1915, i Didn't
Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier AL
Bryan, the author, thought of the idea
one day while promenading the board
walk at Atlantic City. The chorus came
TO him in flash and he took about thlr-
ty minutes to write the two verses.
Coming back to New York, Bryan
showed the song to his publisher, and
it was turned down fiat. Then number
OF performers gave it the cold shoulder
But Bryan was still sure that his brain
child had all the elements OF popularity.
He took it to AL Piantdosi, who wrote
melody for it, and the two induced Ed
Morton to sing it at the Alhambra the.
atre one evening. Morton used 1t as a
closing song, and it swept the crowd OH
its feet with one howl of approval. il
took seven encores.
''The next day scores of performers
focked down upon Brysn's publisher,
thinking he had issued it. He hadn't;
but he started in TO do so mighty quick.
Before the song was five weeks old i
had sold a half million copies, When it
had sold about two hundred thousand
more, and everybody concerned had his
eyes fondly glued on the million mark,
viii Dillon wrote a song entitled Don't
Take My Darling Boy Away. No sooner
had this song been put on the market
than the sales Of Bryan's hit began to
drop alarmingly The public had evil
IDENTIFY become confused by the two ideas;
practically opposite.
"But suddenly from the retreat OF
OYSTER BAY came Theodore Roosevelt, de.
nouncing the song and its theme in
public speech Newspaper editors all
over the country took up the cudgels for
or against the song. As a result every
copy of the Soldier Boy song stacked
away in the mausoleum OF misfortune
was snatched out and sold to pslpitant
public. Do you wonder that song pub
fishers get gray mtimelyf'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
GOVERNMENT IN CHARGE.
Is Now Carrying on Coal Mining in Great
Britain.

Industrial unrest due to war condi-
tions has seriously affected both Great
Britain and France. The British govern
ment has assumed control of all coal
mines because production was decreasing.
The workers felt that they should have
larger share of war profits; their dis
content resulted in absenteeism until the
government was forced to step in.
Work in munition factories in Great
Britain has been found to produce i'm
pairment of eyesight, and serious eye
accidents have occurred, due to uncor-
rected errors of refraction, flying parti-
Giles of metal and other causes. RENE
dies are being proposed. France is adopt
ing measures for governmental control OF
food supplies and to fix prices. The Brit
ish government has established a new
department to encourage industrial and
scientific research. All these phases of
the industrial situation are discussed in
the April Monthly Review of the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics of the U. S. depart
ment of labor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
FOR RUNDOWN PEOPLE

The condition of being rundown"
Is one that doctors do not recognize as
a disease; the physician of today who
gets his training in hospital where
severe disorders only are encountered
knows little about it. But those who
are rundown in health know that it
is not a fancied affection.
The expression rundown" comes
from the feeble action of an unwound
clock and the comparison is a good one.
Applied to health it means condition
in which all the bodily functions are
enfeebled. Appetite fails, the digestion
is impaired, the nerves are impoverish-
ed, the complexion becomes pale, there
is no animation but rather worry and
mental depression. Fatigue 10 a con-
slant symptom.
No particular organ being affected
YOU must look for relief to the blood
that circulates everywhere. Improves
ment in the blood is quickl- felt through
out the entire system and DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People are the best
and most convenient blood builders.
AS the blood becomes rich and red, the
various organs regain their tone and
the body recoversits vigor. Ifyouhave
any or all of the above symptoms try
the tonic treatment with DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. Fifty cents box at your
druggists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
More Than 10000 Postmasters Are Al
fected by Executive Order.

Washington. April 2-More than TO-
600 first second and third-class postmas-
tiers were placed under civil service Sat
urday by executive order of President
Wilson. Present incumbents of Office are
not affected, but in the future when va
cancies occur as the result of death, res
donation or removal the civil service
commission will hold open competitive
examinations. The name of the highest
eligible candidate viii then be submit
ted to the president. No person more
than 81 years old shall be examined. Al
though the order is framed to remove
postmasters from politics, the Senate,
however. has the right to reject the
presidents appointees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
1916 LABOR RECORD.
There Were $3.50 Strikes and 1os Lock-
outs in the United States.

There were $3.50 strikes and los lock-
out in the United States during 1916.
Probably there were more strikes than
in 1915, although there were less lock
outs The employers won in All and the
employees in 700 strikes, 70 were arbi-
trated and SAP compromised. Practically
every occupation was involved some
where. 1915" says an expert of the
federal bureau of labor statistics, will
be remembered as the year OF strikes.
The scarcity of labor and the rapid in
crease in the cost of living seem TO have
caused wage-esrners 10 feel that they
we're not getting their share Of the pres
ent prosperity and to show their discon-
tent BY striking. Higher wages and
shorter hours were the causes OF two
thirds Of the strikes last year, while a
large proportion of the remainder was
due to causes connected with unioniza.
ton" A full report upon the subject
appears in the April Monthly Review OF
the bureau of labor statistics OF the
United States department of labor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
HINT OF A
REPUBLIC
Stormy Scene Enacted When
Suggestion Is Made
in the Reichstag
PARTY HEAD
SPEAKS OUT
Leader of Social Democrats
Interrupted by Shouts
Of Treason"

London, April 2.--There were stormy
scenes in the Reichstag Friday, accord
ing to Reuter- despatch from Amster-
dam, when Socialist deputies foreshad-
owed the establishment of republic and
demanded that the Reichstag have larger
powers in the foreign policy.
DIR. Edward David, Socialist leader, is
quoted by the Cologne Gazette as say.
ing:
my party has addressed an appeal
to foreign Socialists for peace without
annexation. 1t has been rejected. The
French want absolutely to annex Alsace-
Lorraine"
He declared that the imperial chan
cellor's words directed to the new rulers
of Russia had transgressed the military
censorship, for the military authorities
had instructed the press that nothing
must be published appearing like approx.
al of the Russian revolution. He asked
for the creation of a constitutional dem
ocratic state.
George Lodebour, social Democratic
leader, said:
IF the German emperor urgently adj
vised Emperor Nicholas in 1905 to OPP
pose no longer the justified demands of
the people, why did not the chancellor
venture to give the same advice to EN-
peror William? We regard a republic as
coming inevitable development in Ger
many History is now marching with
seven.league boots. The German people,
indeed, show Incredible patience. The
Reichstag must have the right to
voice in the conclusion of alliances, peace
treaties and declarations OF war. The
imperial chancellor must be dismissed
when the Rechstag demands it.
Shouts of "high treason!" interrupt
ed Herr Lelebour and the president
called him to order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02

chauffeur became more communicative,
and Imogen remarked soto voce to
Molly that be used very good language
for an auto tinker When they reach
ed the house Imogen took out her peck
etbook. asking him how much his
charges would be, including the lunch
con
The chauffeur replied that there was
no charge for the ride; on the con-
trary, he had been much honcSed. As
for the luncheon. he owned the house
In which they had lunched. and in this.
too. they had honored him.
The girls looked at each other in
CONSERVATION.
But you said,' Imogen protested.
that the house was summer hotel"
Il lied there said the man imper-
turbably.
The three sat regarding one another
for a few moments. then burst out
laughing.
Pardon me-" said the chauffeur. II
couldn't help it. You walked right into
your own trap"
That was some years ago. Today
Imogen is at the head of the house on
the hill, and the gentleman chauffeur
is at the foot Of it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02

Tells Hows to Make Hair Grow Thicl
and Lustrous on Bald and Thin Spots

and Lustrous on Bald and Thin Spots
Thousands Of men and women are
growing bald every day and don't know
the reason why This is indeed a pity,
saws a hair specialist, who states that
badness usually comes from csrelessness.
The treatment is-very simple: remove
the dirt by shampooing every ten days
and destroy the dandruf germs by fire.
ouentlv applying little of the real Pa
risian sage. most efficient preparation
that the best druggists are now recon-
mending as one of the quickest and SAT-
est treatments 20 surely stop scalp itch
ing and falling hair. remove all dandrufi
and to properly nourish and invigorste
the hair roots.
Partisan Sage is also the discriminst-
ing woman's favorite hair dressing, be
cause Il makes the hair seem twice as
abundant and gives il softness and lus-
ter that compels admiration. A generous
bottle costs but little from the Red Gross
Pharmacy, who guarantee it to you
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
FOUND INTERESTING READING.
In Government Publications He Thought
Useless.

With a disgusted smile, John Smith
laid down the monthly review OF the
bureau of labor statistics of the L. S.
department of labor "Why does the
government get out these senseless pub
lications ?" he said. Here are pages OF
mussv figures that mean nothing.
think | will write the department of Ia
Dor TO take my name off their list. This
stuff is not worth mailing" Uncle Char
lie picked up the offending periodical and
looked at the article. John" said he,
after a moment, "This is really interest
ing" I'm from Missouri" snorted the
practical father. "Show me somethingl"
.aAlI right, John Listen to one story !
see in these tables.
a husky farm laborer. Dan Jones,
worked from early dawn TO plumb dark
for Farmer johnson, on fine place in
Ohio. Dan thought he earned more than
johnson paid-being human. Besides,
being an average man anyway, Dan was
getting-this was in l9l5-only $3.50 a
month in real money, besides board.
ike any other human creature, Dan did
not realize what the board as worth
Rut he could remember that his pay had
risen only sl.s0 a month since 1910.
Daniel couldn't see much in that, espe-
ciaIlv when on Saturday markets he con-
templated the shiny red tan shoes in
Kings store in town, now marked $500
a pair; and thought of Sunday meeting,
the only amusement OF the Countryside,
and Mary Harper.
"The weekly Banner reported a big de-
r. -, ha rarr automobile
plant in the city. So Dan quit one Sat
urday night; and Monday found him in
the line Of applicants at the factory door.
And Dan wasn't the only country boy
there. Sixteen out Of every 100 farm
laborers did az Dan did, this year, John
said Uncle Charlie, interrupang himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02

years old. AT eight
cen / was married
and my trouble was
no better SO ! con-
suited a physician
who said that there
was not much l
could do and ! could
not have children.
! read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
decided to try it,
and it has proved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
LONGING
FOR A CHILD
Young Wife Almost in De-
spair. Now has Beautiful
Baby Girl.

There is nothing more charming than
a happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed child birth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health
or beauty. Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has brought JOY to
many childless women by restoring them
to normal health. Here is notable case.
Omaha, Neb.--'I suffered from fe-
male troubles when / was seventeen
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
keep A Jar OF
MUSTER0LE HANDY
1t Quickly Loosens UP Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest

Just little Musteroie rubbed on your
sore, tight chest before you 60 TO bed
will loosen up congestion and break up
most severe colds and coughs.
Musterole is a clean white ointment
made with oil of mustard. Simply rub
it on. No plaster necessary. Better than
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Thousands who use Musterole will tell
what relief il gives from sore throat,
bronchitis, tonsilitis. Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion.
plsurisy. rheumatism, lumbago. pains and
aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore
muscles. bruises. chiIblsins, frosted feet
and colds III often prevents pneumonia d.
-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02

worth its weight in gold to me for am
not only we'll but have q baby girl, SO
when hear of any woman suffering as
l was tell her Of Lydia E. Pinkham' $
Vegetable Compound. Mrs. W.
HUGHES, 10 Majestic Apis. Omaha, Neb.
In many other homes, once childless,
there are now children because of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women noKual,
healthy and strong.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
Retributive Justice.

The months prize for the bummest
Joke goes to the Kansas editor who adj
monished his readers in the following
words: I'm order to combat the constant
" soaring cost of living, we advise our
readers TO biplane food
II was a nice murder.-Gargoyle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02

II don't understand baseball COM
plained Mrs. Flubdub. Its a mixed
game"
What's mixed about 1t
'sThey appear to think just as muca
of the man who steals base as the
man who earns a run."-Kansas City
Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
Explained.

PA. what's the difference between
insurance and 'sssuranceT"
well. the latter is what the agent
has, and the former is what he tries to
seli you. --Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02

Antie Neph, the star portsider Of the
Braves. is in fine condition, and despite
the rumors which have hosted north OF
his entering the training camp with a
sore leg. he has worked into condition
in fine shape.