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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
BacRache

Tn spite of the best care one takes
of oneself, any part of the human machine
is liable to become out of order. The
most important organs are the stomach,
heart and kidneys.
The Kidneys are the scavengers and they
work day and night in separating the
poisons from the blood. Their signals of
distress are easily recognized and in
clude such symptoms as backache, de-
pressions, drowsiness, irritability, head
aches, dizziness, rheumatic twinges,
dropsy, govt.
"The very best way to restore the
kidneys to their normal state Of health, |"
says DR., Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, sis to
drink plenty of pure water and obtain
from your favorite pharmacy small
amount Of Anuric, which is dispensed by
almost every druggist" Anuric is mex
pensive AMI should be taken before meals.
Won will find Aauric more potent than
i.fia, dissoiScs uric acid as water does
GEAE.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a Decent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi'
ness. coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged In the in
testines, instead Of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter ana
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. Ihey
work while you sleep--a 1O-cent box
from your druggist means your mead
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Temperance
AssNOfeSa
conducted by the National Wonan's
Christian Temperance Union.)
LOCAL OPTION.

LOCAL OPTION.
Mr.. ]. P. Newell of Portland, Ore,
has illustrated the local option policy
by a comparison with the levee sys-
tenn of the Mississippi. He says
''When the country was first settled
the planters looked upon the floods as
a necessary evil. Then one here and
there began to build levees around his
plantation. This proved highly profit
able and the practice spread. Piece
by piece was reclaimed and the low
lands made habitable. But as the
number of levees increased 1t was no.
iced that the difficulty of maintain
ing them increased also. The floods,
restricted in area, grew in height. The
expense of protection became so great
that many could not afford it, and be-
came discouraged. 1t was found nee
essary to abandon the local systems
and join in large districts comprising
all the territory lying naturally to-
gether. BY this plan a few large
levees kept up by all the people of the
district are sufficient to afford protec-
ton even from extraordinary floods
and the difficulty and expense of main
tenance are greatly reduced.
"The local option system has worked
well for time, but it has proved in
sufficient. AS the reclaimed district
increases in extent, the pressure
against the bikes becomes more severe.
The liquor power, as it's territory is
reduced in area, becomes more de-
termined in its efforts to regain the
lost ground, for it's leaders realize
that their dominion everywhere is
threatened by successful revolt any
where. Our safety lies in going for
ward. If we stop we shall lose all we
have gained."b
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Indian BattIeax Found.

A copper banner stone or ceremonial
weapon of ancient Indian days, which
was recently unearthed in Fond du
Lac during the digging of a sewer, la
described and pictured in the last is-
sue of the Wisconsin Archaeologist.
The weapon is shaped like an an
cient battleax and has two blades and
hole for handle. 1t was found six
feet In the earth and is believed to
have been lost on the lake shore many
ages ago, before the lake receded to
its present level, or buried by later
teresting Indian relies and weapons
was dug up in the same city several
years ago.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Educators Opinion.

believe that organized emotion can
never take the place of brains; that
Yale's Rrst duty In preparing American
citizens, whether for peace or war, is
to adhere to rigid standards of disci-
pline and scholarship and well-devel-
Oped sense Of proportlonate values.
II our students have these things as
a basis, the more they prepare them
selves for the possible requirement of
military service the better. Without
them the spirit of preparedness may
become a danger; with them it is a
safeguard and blessing.-President
Hadley of Yale University.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
POLITICIANS FoRsAKE LIQUOR.

Not many years ago it was a fire.
quent comment. rarely contradicted,
that the man who championed the
prohibition cause was committing po-
litical suicide. Today, so great has
been the change in the sentiment of
voting public that man in public
life dares not admit an alliance with
the brewery combine or the distillery
trust, realizing full well that If he were
to do so he would antagonize the de-
cent element in his constituency and
arouse suspicion even among those
who have no strong moral convictions
on the prohibition questionable
Union Signal,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. took six bottles and today l
am healthy woman able to do my own
homework. I wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and find out for
themselves how good it is."-Mrs. CARL
A. KIEso, 596 North Ave, Aurora, Ill
The great number of unsolicited tes-
timonials on file at the Pinkham Lab
oratory, many of which are from time
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, in the
treatment Of female ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited to write to
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. 1t II free, will bring you health
and may save your life.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Husbands Disponed OF.

They were seatmates in traction
car headed for the port of Terre
Haute. The seats are rather narrow,
and of course there had to be apollo
giles based on sitting snugly.
Marrow Seats" he said.
'I'll say they are" she said.
That started them toward more In
innate conversation. And before the
car reached Coatesville she had con-
fessed that she was widow--twlce.
"Had two husbands?" he queried.
"'Yep, two of 'em," she confessed.
"Sodded one of 'em, and the court took
the other one"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
CUTICURA KILLS DANDRUFF
The Cause of Dry, Thin and Falling
Hair and Does 1t QuickIy-Trial Free.

Anoint spots of dandruff, itching and
irritation with Cuticura Ointment. Fol-
low at once by hot shampoo with
Cuticura Soap, If man, and next
morning If a woman. When Dandruff
goes the hair comes. Use Cuticura
Soap daily for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A we'll known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint of
water add OF. Bay Rum, small box of
Barbo Compound, and "A OF. of glycerine
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix 1t at home at very little cost Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound. 1t will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make 1t SOFT and glossy. It will
not color the scalp. Is not sticky or
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
WHAT A JEWElRY firm DID
They Invested Some OF Their
Spare Money in Canadian
Lands,

g. Joseph & Sons, Of Des Moines.
iowa, are looked upon as being shrewd,
careful business men. Having some
spare money on hand, and looking for
a suitable investment, they decided to
purchase Canadian lands, and farm It.
With the assistance of the Canadian
Government Agent, at Des Moines,
Iowa, they made selection near Cham
pion, Alberta. They put 240 acres Of
land In wheat, and in writing to Mr..
Hewitt, the Canadian Government
Agent at Des Moines, one of the mem.
bers of the firm says:
II have much pleasure in advising
you that on our farm FIVE miles east
of Champion, In the Province of AL
berta, Canada, this year {1916 we har-
vested and threshed 10000 bushels Of
wheat from 240 acres, this being an
average of Al bushels and 10 pounds
to the acre. A considerable portion
of the wheat was No. l Northern,
worth at Champion approximately
S1.85 per bushel, making total return
Of $19,610, or an average of $S1.70 per
acre gross yields. Needless to say, we
are extremely well pleased with our
lands"
1t might not be uninteresting to read
the report Of G. A. Wright of Milo,
Iowa, who bought 100 acres at Cham
pion, Alberta, for $1,000 in December,
1915. He stumbled in the whole lot of
1t, and threshed 4,487 bushels Grade
No. 2 Northern.
Mr.. Wright, being thorough bust
ness man, gives the cost of work. and
the amount realized. These figures
show that after paying for his land
and cost of operation he had So, 472.67
left.
4,487 bushels, worth $1.55 at
Champion ................$ Sc 954,S5
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
4 oftier Objects.

A passing neighbor stopped at the
door of a great elchemist who was
toiling amid flame and vapor.
"Still looking for the philosophers
stone and the elixier Of Hfe?" asked
the neighbor.
mo. have temporarily suspended
thu quest to look for things Of more
immediate Importance. l am seeking
the unbreakable promise and the un-
burnaDle scrap of paper"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
The Eternal TrIanqle.

Mother, / just hate that little
Smith girl, and I am not going to play
with her any more"
"Why Mary, DEAR what has that
little girl done to your"
swell, she hasn't done anything to
me, but she gives Bobby half of her
apple every recess time before get a
chance to give him half Of mine"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Unintentional Result.

''The speech you made in congress
created q great deal Of discussion"
EYES," replied Senator Sorghum. ut
was one of those familiar examples of
an effort to take up question to set
tie it once and for all, and merely fur
nishing more material for an endless
controversy"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Hypnotisn1.

do you believe in hypnotism?"
What do you mean by hypnotism%
inquired Miss Cayenne.
"The power of one hmnlan being to
throw another into slumber and then
play upon his imagination"
"I'll &C as far as the slumber part.
Some people can make me sleepy mere
lv by talking to me-"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
A DELICIOUS DINNER

Break a quarter package of Skin
ner's Macaroni into boiling water, boil
ten or twelve minutes, drain and
blanch. Take equal parts of cold
chicken, boiled Macaroni and tomato
sauce; put In layers in a shallow
dish and cover with buttered crumbs.
Bake until brown. Just try this once.
SINNERS Macaronl can he secured at
any good grocery store.-Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
e..axer of the Righteous.

Louise was naughty all day, while
Margaret's conduct was most upright
At bedtime the mother said to Mar
garet 'You were such comfort TO
me today when Louise was so trying"
Margaret at once dropped upon hef
knees and prayed. "Oh, Lord, piess
Louise and make her as good as me-
IL you can."--Harper's.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

ter, Salt-rheum, Erysipelas, Boils, Car
buncles, Enlarged Glands, and Swell
ings, and every kindred ailment, are
benefited and cured by it.
Cut this out and mail to us with the
name ct the paper-we will mail you
free a medical treatise on above dis
eases. Address DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Snga--coatea, tiny Gransles. easy - TAXA
~ candy.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
DEFICIT IN PEORIA.

The whisky manufacturing town OF
Peoria, ILL.,, is reported as showing a
deficit in the treasury, a heavy tax
rate, a large police court docket, many
arrests, big business at the city prison,
and an actual decrease in bank clear
ings. Quite contrast with dry Rock
ford III the same state.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

severe pains IN my
back and sides until
| became so weak ]
could hardly walk
from chair to chair.
and got so nervous
I would jump at the
slightest noise. !
was entirely unfit
to do my house.
work, l was giving
up hope of ever be-
ing well, when my
sister asked me tn
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
CAUSE FOR woNDERMENr.

We were just wondering how an In
telligent citizen could vote to continue
the liquor traffic and then look little
child Ia the face.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
The Older the Better.

The elderly millionaire was "fessin'
up" - one of his friends at the club.
Would you consider 1t any harm to
deceive her about my age?"
perhaps not"
I'm sixty-two. How would 1t do to
confess to fifty-two"
II think your chances with Gladys
would be better if you claimed seven
ty-fve."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

II yc,i suspect that your child has Worms,
a single dose of DR.. Peery's Dead Shot"
will settle the question. Its action upon
the Stomach and Bowels 10 beneficial in
either case No second dose or after pur-
gative necessary. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

Wants to Include irresponsible.
Let the disarmament Of nations in
clude inverted umbrellas with sharp
steel ferules.-Buffalo News.
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there should be no spring festival that
year. he intermitted his daily audi
ence and he could not bring himself to
sit in judgment. He could but wan
der, an unquiet ghost, wasted,
wretched, sunk in hopeless sorrow and
shame.
When he had suffered so for many
long month, he stood one day on his
cloud balcony which overhung his pal
ace at such height that even the
royal peacocks dared not fly to 1t. 1.-THE
royal line that flowed" he complained
aloud, "a river pure and grand, dies
IN the childless king like streams in
desert sand!"
A chariot swept from the sky. 1t
was guided by Natal, the charioteer of
Indra, heavens king. "Enter!" said
Matali.
The chariot bore Dushyanta to a
mountain from whose TANKS, that sank
into the eastern and western seas,
there dripped gold as from cloud at
sunset. 1t was Golden Peak, the home
of the FAIRY Centaurs. There dwelled
man so holy that for years he had
stood, postlike and Eesolate, in an ant
hill that had grown around him, while
vines tough and sere choked him as he
stood sun-staring with dim eyes that
knew no rest.
In this holy sanctuary the king fo-nd
two hermit-women who watched boy
that played with lion cubs and dragged
them from their mother as if they were
kittens and she harmless cat. ut
makes me thrill to see him! !" thought
Dushyanta. "Why should my heart GO
out to this child of stranger? Ali
What measureless content must fill the
man who calls this boy his own!"
AS the boy struggled with a cub, an
amulet slipped from his wrist. The
king stopped, and the hermit-women
screamed wildly at him not to touch it.
But he had it in his hand. "He has
touched It'll" they said, and loob ed at
him In establishment.
"A holy man gave it to the child"
said they, wondering. 1T was decreed
that If anyone touch it, instantly 1t
would turn into serpent and sting
him to death. Many times have we
seen this, oh stranger! There be only
three may touch 1t in safety-the boy,
| ms flDffIer Shakuntala, or his father,
Dushyanta.1
They ran to call Shakuntala. Half
fearing, half-hopeful, she advanced,
wearing her hair in one long braid in
token of being forsaken. Her worn
face looked at the kings countenance
that was drawn with long grief.
He fell at her feet and cried: "BIack
madness flies The loving star draws
to the moon!"
Natal stopped. "Was not this mat
ter known to Indra?" asked King Dush-
yanta humbly.
what is hidden from the Gods?
said Natal, smiling.
So little is known of Kahdasu
that 1t is not evem established
whether he lived IN the Fifth or the
Sirth century of our era. But
though the Hmdus haze been curl
oasIy indifferent to such matters as
historical incidents and dates, they
haze always cared reverently for the
works Of their great Writers. There
fore, Ka1dasa's dramas haze come
dopn through the ages in authorita-
the purity, and there is no doubt
as to their authorship. Of "Sha-
kuntala" Goethe said. "Wou1d you
hnoto IN one s0ord the bloom of the
early gear, the fruit of the late one,
voaid you know all that tempts and
charms, all that nourishes and salts
fes, / name sShakuntala' and all is
said.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

Constipation generally indicates disordered
stomach, liver and bowels, Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills restores regularity without
gripping Adv,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

An acre of good fishing ground VIII
produce more food in a week than an
sore Of hind In a year
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
The Brief SPELL Of Confidence,

The Brief Spell Of Confidence.
"She believes every word he tells
her."
How long have they been marriedf
They're not married. They're go
ing to be."-Detroit Free Press.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
$4,4s2.1S s4,4s2.1S

Net profit after paying for
farm and all cost Of opera
ton SO, 472.67
Advertisement.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
MRS. KIESO SICK
Seven MONTHS
Restored to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Aurora, Ill.-"For seven long months
I suffered from female trouble, with
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

Do not judge the liquor by the fancy
bottle.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

If you can't get along with people,
try to get along without them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
Yrnnov4ane n Mo+hare

Examine carefully every bottle of
CAST0RIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

A man gossip spends a lot of his
time looking for another job.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

Only One "BROMO QUTNTNE"
To get the genuine, call for full name LAXA1Tvl
BROM0 QUININH Look for signature of h. W
GROVE. Curos q Cold in One Day Csc.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
nRATSSPsdss I Rats, i lie ana 5gg e.

! humorS, and eruptlons,
by DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. For
a poor complexion, and
for the poor blood that
causes it, this is the best
of all known remedies.
In every disease or dis
order of the skin or scalp,
in every trou BILE that
comes from impure blood,
the discovery" is the
only medicine sold that
does what it promises.
Scrofula In all its vari.
z.., &c.,. II - INA
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24

EAM TEz Rg% q Watson E. Coleman Wash
ESM 4 W mo- % ington, ID c. Books free High
3 "a kmhN ~ est references. Best resulta-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-12
TIE YIGILANTES.

who are The Vigilantesg' is what
scme people would like TO know.
within the past few weeks individ-
uals and organizations. especially in
New York City, have engaged in vari-
Gus activities. such as boycotts and
Interruptions OF street meetings, for
which, through confusion of names,
The vigilantes have been held re-
sponsible This is not true. The
Vigilantes is an organization of writ
ers and illustrators. utilizing their
skin and regulations 20 focus atten-
ton upon the articles which they con-
tribute without charge TO the news
papers Of the country. in the hope Of
thus inspiring increased patriotic fer
yor for the great tasks which the
German aggression have forced upon
cur country The Vigilantes have
fought and will continue to fight
slackers. pacifsts, traitors and anti
Americans, but their medium will be,
as il has been, the pen alone
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-12
Jury Knew Him.

The jury of mountaineers that re-
turned the quaint verdict reported in
the Boston Journal we're evidently
more impressed by the evidence in
the case than by the character of the
defendant.
The trial was held in a sparsely set
tied district of West Virginia. 1t was
the first case for the majority Of the
members of the jury, and they sat for
hours arguing and disputing in the
bare little room at the rear of the
courtroom. At last they struggled
back to their places. and the fore
man, a lean, gaunt fellow with a sol
emn countenace. announced the YER
dict.
THE jury don't think that he done
it, for we allow he want there. but
we think he would have done it if he'd
had the chance. Youths Compan-
ion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-12
KITCHENS or ROMAN WOMEN
Were Much More Iuxuriously Fitted
Out Than Are the Average Ones
Of Today.


While the housewife today prides
herself, and with reason, on the equip
ment and conyeniences of her estab-
lishment, she need not think that GEN.
turtles ago other women In other lands
were not equally well provided. In
deed, the kitchens Of Roman women
were much more luxuriously fitted out
than are most kitchens of today.
Now, In the days when the Roman
empire was at its height, If you went
into the culinary department OF an
elegant establihment you would find
eaucepans lined with silver and pals
of various description richly inlaid
with arabesques in silver and shovels
that were handsomely and intricately
carved. Egg frames, too, that would
cook 20 eggs at once, and pastry
molds shaped like shells, an infinite
assortment of gridirons. frying pans.
cheese graters, and tart dishes.
The toilet table of the Roman wom-
en- were well supplied in the. Same
fumes, cosmetics, hairpins, even an
elaborate hair net of gold. has been
recently unearthed Safety pins, too,
which have for a long time been con-
sidered a strictly modern Invention.
could be found on their tables. But
they had no brushes nor any glass
mirrors, the kind they used being OF
silver or other white metals.
The ancient world was rich also in
surgical instruments, and those re-
Gently found at Pompeii deprive mod
ern science of the credit of more
than one invention.