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Cost of Feeding Nippon's Soldiers.

1t costs about 43 sen a day (about
% cents) to feed a private in Japan's
Second imperial body guard regiment,
according to an officer quoted in Yom-
iuri, a venacular paper. OF this, Is
sen goes for quart of rice and bar
ley go per cent barley and IS sen
for meat and vegetables. This sum is
not as small as it seems. as everything
is one-third under market price when
bought for the army. For breakfast,
In addition to the cereal, bean soup is
served. and for lunch and supper the
menu includes vegetables and fish or
meat. Cooking and distribution is
carefully done by staff of 20 men. in
Guiding three lieutenants, three SER
geants and IA privates-or one cook
for every 90 men in a regiment of l.
800. Unusued food is sold to cheap
eating houses, the money thus gained
being spent for extra dishes on fes-
tive occasions
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f1( DADCN'Sg(N|NQ|
III FAIRY TALE
LII 81 ftAQY GRAHA1!. eMMR ]
MAGIC SLATE.

"There was once" said Witty W1tcn'
as She sat In the center of old Mr..
Giants cave, and told stories TO the
elves, brownies, gnomes, COLLINS ana
many of her other little friends, a
very mischievous little gn)me."
At this all the gnomes sat up very
straight and hoped that Witty Witcn
didn't mean any of them.
She noticed their worried express
sions right away, and said, mo, this
little gnome is not with US today. He
is far over at the other side OF the
world doing lot of good I'm sure,
and having IL very good time. For he's
grown to be fine gnome.
but years ago he was very naughty.
He didn't mean to be so bad at first.
but somehow 1t grew to be very easy
and he kept on doing one thing after
the other which he knew he shouldn't
be doing at all.
Each time he had an excuse such
as-1 won't do this again; only this
once But of course when the next
time came he said the very same thing.
And from being simply miSchievous
@nome he grew into very naughty
gu0mc indeed.
He leased creatures smaller than
himself, and of course that is one of
the meaneSt things in the world. For
were being very big towards when We
do such things. And then he would
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29

Juffet's mother-of all things! while
Aida was to play Juliet to Earl's
Romeo.
1t seemed almost more than she
could bear. She would hav e with
drawn altogether only she feared that
that would be too noticeable, for some
body would be ready to say she was
jealous. She wasn't jealous but she
dreaded all those rehearsals with Earl
repeatedly making love to Aida, even
though it was only in play. They
would both die in the end, however,
and there was some comfort to poor
Diana in that.
At length the girl reused herself
She felt that she really must join the
others; so, touching up her hair bit
and wiping her eyes, she drew aside
the curtain and stepped out. But she
was hardly in normal condition when
she took her place as one of the merry
ry company around the blazing wood
fire.
SO little did Diana join in the gay
spirits of the others that Bess Palmer
called: whats the matter with
Diana? She's not speaking word!"
"What is it, DIP" asked some one
else, mot in the dumps, are you?"
ooh, yes" exclaimed Aida who
had been looking over the play and
still had the book in her lap. ooh,
yes, she must be having the doleful
dumps. Let's see-how does that go?
Here it is:
When gripping grief the heart doth
wound
And doleful dumps the mind Cypress,
Then music with her silver sound
With speedy help doth lend redress
Cant somebody give US some
She went on. "Where's your
mandolin, Jack? Has that silver
soundT'
At this Diana laughed, a rather
forced laugh, which she hoped no one
noticed, and a little later it was sug-
vested that, as there was nothing spe-
cial on the docket, they should read
through the chosen play of Romeo
and juliet"
This wouId have to come sooner or
later, SO With an effort Diana Joined
the others and tried her best to put as
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
Diana's Doleful
Dumps
By Ella M. Bangs
By Ella M. Bangs

DIANA" called spritely voice,
"Where are you. DIP
DIANA" called a spritcly voice.
pink checked Diana Kelsey curlcd up
within the curtained window recess
did not feel like talking just then.
Indeed, she was only too glad to be
hidden from sight for there We're teurs
In her eyes and she knew they would
be discovered by BeSS Palmer if she
came near her; so, while her friend
went off in search Of her, Diana CON
tinued to brood over her troubles
which, as everybody knows, is the
best way in the world to increase
them, in fancy if lot in reality.
To begin With-there had been so
much Of hilarity going on the night
before that she had not slept well, and
her head ached. The new hat Of which
she had expected so much, was not
very becoming after all She was dis
appointed in this house party. 1t had
not come Up to those of previous
years, even though it was made up Of
nearly the same company. Worst of
all was the fact that Aida Goodrich
was to take the principal lady'S part,
and Earl Raymond was to be the lead
ing man in the little play that was On
foot. Earl had been her stanch friend
and open admirer since their primary
school days. In all the little plays
which they had given hitherto. when
she was lending lady hp as n m1ttpr
of course, had been given the part of
leading man. Now, in the most am
bilious thing they had ever under
taken. for, with IN audacity given to
youth alone, the club had elected to
play Romeo and Juliet" now she,
Diana Wales, had been assigned the
unimportant part of Lady Capulet,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
Fixed Price for Wheat Protects Farmer
From Danger Of Overproduction
By DR. HJ WATERS Preen. Of Kansas State Agricultural College

Today there only side which any loyal American may
and that the side of the Stars and Stripes Since
necessary for all to make Sacrifices and the smallest sacrifice
make the sacrifice Of money.
fixing business democracy like and it
confusion and sornfdatsaction at first particularly
has had to in year when the available wheat supply
est and when the demand perhaps the highest
U The farmer cannot help feeling that his product under
sale would bring much higher price than the dares
It to be remembered however that the fixed price Of $3.50 in
is for the entire 1917 crop and continues in effect until July
the guaranty of not less than $s fixed congress- becomes
Moreover while the world ia short of available wheat there
xss q surplus Of this crop.
ala has of 1870 bushels which is being offered
ushe and there the prospect Of additional surplus Of
bushels at the coming harvest in that country In India
light surplus Of nearly 100000 bushels and in Argentina
nately 100000 bushels If active fighting should
egoaons begin, these supplies added to what obtainabe
nd the United States would be thrown Immediately the
,essing the price here well elsewhere to probably ST
does not take into account the Of
be reached in time to affect the sale of the 1917
price recently fixed protects the American farmer
ecine in the wheat market While the present guaranty
small crop and will furnish subsidy to the farmer but
for sacrifice his part likely to have under
nditons billion and quarter bushels next year. Under
guaranty this will be sold for at least So buste.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
Hoop Holds Up Cars.

A mile of cars We're recently held
up in London by small boy playing
with a hoop. The blockade occurred
in the evening just as the crowds of
workers were travelling homewards.
The boy was having final spin before
going home when his hoop rolled into
the electric current slot which con-
trolls the tube and tramway. HIS only
worry was that he could not extricate
his hoop. The police and conductors
vainly tried to pull it out and it was
not until the breakdown gang arrived
ON the scene that the hoop was re,
moved and the traffic could proceed.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
and inactive liver. such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous Indigestion, fermentation of
food. palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines. cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries.
80 and 80 cent bottles.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
Marriages, Contracted in I Haste.
Often Bring Regrets
AR FUNsToN,Wdow Of Gen. Freder;et 3. Funston

hardest duty Of army mans wife. She has to be
household from place to another in perhaps few
means that furniture must be sold stored away,
new home, other kinds selected, trunks packed, the
different kinds Of clothing bought, and what not
Vim San Antonio, Tex. had the double problem of
eeady in California and another open the border
:, army is not SO big that this is simple matter
changed single day Of my life for anything.
lat as general rule marriages good things
atf often arise which alter the My husband was
the was easy know, that felt after my two weeks
sngfat had known him always On the other hand,
III was engaged to for ten years before she
mar1ew him too well, was actually tired of him when
they re they did not have happy life So you see it
isn't you know your husband in the individuals
Z girls who marry during the war in haste often
regreThey do not think Of the responsibilities OF mar
rage young girl to be left alone when her husband
goes r still for her to 60 with her life should she
be wdnatter how young she is there big difference
betweedoEhood In the majority OF instances the wal
srids dat she is doing.
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forget about his lessons until 1t was
too late, and he would try to do them
in hurry and he would do everything
quite wrong
'In school he would put the answers
down on his slate and every time he
said to himself,
Il think states are the incest things
in the world. Anything we write or
draw on them VIC can rub right out
again. l guess I'll be like a slate my
self. I'll do what I please and then
I'll rub it out
"Of course he didn't quite know how
he was to do that. Rubbing out chalk
marks on his slate he found to be
quite different matter from rubbing
out mean and naughty actions!
"Still he said to himself that he
would never do the same naughty thing
again, and he was sorry he had done
them, and that was just about the
same as rubbing them out.
HE always pretended In school that
he knew the answer to every question.
Then, when Professor Gnome would
ask what he had written, he would
say, oh, Tn sorry, Professor, but
didn't know you wanted me to keep
the answer on my slate. I rubbed It
out For then, he thought, he had
shown he knew something by writ
ing on his slate-even though he did
not write the answer at all, but SIM
ply something quite absurd.
"One night he was very tired. He
had been playing hard and had quite
forgotten about his lessons. He had also
Knocked down a little creature smaller
than himself, but he said to himself
that he was sorry for that. He really
hadn't meant to be so rough.
"Suddenly before his eyes he saw
Professor Gnome, only he looked much
bigger than he did In school. He was
carrying big slate.
"This is u slate which cannot he
rubbed off by your sponge, little
gnome,' he said. I have the magic
rubber for it which the Fairy Queen
gate me. You can now do your les
sons correctly on this slate and when
l ttLnk they are we'll done then
shall take your slate and rub 1t clean
And the little gnome seemed 70 he
back In the school-roOm now and no
had written something on his slate
Just to pretend he knew the answer
ana then he tried to rub it off before
Professor Gnome saw it. But II
wouldn't rub at all. And all the class
laughed at him for knowing absolutely
Next it was recess time and tbo
'ittle gnome he had knocked down
was crying. He had bumped his head
rs ne had fallen, and the bump kent
growing larger and larger until Mt last
MS head had gone entirely and there
was only q big bump left!
oh, how the gnome felt. Il
snail always remember that can't ruh
'ut everything l do he said. NV
magic slate Will teach me a good les.
son. for I'll be so ashamed whom T |
see all my mistakes right In front ~
ne until / have made them reo,,r
md truly right.
1T was only dream, to be sure"
'ald Witty Witch. 'Gbut fro1, that do,
'h 'he enome worked and played rs
.hough everything he did and said
vent down on slate which could not
'e washed OF unless everything wo.
'ight!" was
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
G = Americans Loyal As in
Every Crisis Of the Nation in Past

49,. me heart OF citizens Of German stick is se~w
- y sound 1t requires only proper presentation
= .1a'ters and firm to induce all Of them to a8MMA
ALL IN lne They Americans frs-wth but 81 NsMaA#
unlmportant EXCEPTIONS - @saaM@aaW
me assurances of friendship expressed by the yese M
president for the German people his hi~h homes for n
noeracy' embodied the aspirations of millions of M&
ieolae OF German stock, and millions believe
' Tue present struggle will bring government by the M
Iope and for the people to nearly the entire world
war with Germany ouctston of ability
great nation The part of this war must
KNOW VII" be as fruitful Of willing Sacrifices par
wy ouon as that OF citizen who points the Pilgrims
even more because know how great
citizenship and how great the boon
VINO eo German conditions of life both political
grace the Tree institutions Of the New World.
ermanA American hearts, brain merged great
ees Oh Inc American this alaorbng while
mus active IN this work of patriotic DEVOTION looks
future Tor Amercanbo children children
shall live and upon the great work Of today when this
credo OF will find permanent Judgment with every
the millions who while proud the achievements Of the
are oude still of the fact of being nation that shall
ofing the world the liberty and democracy which enjoy
There can be division Only loyalty possible in the
heart and mind of citizenship matter of what okhe loyalty
STOCK Will hold sacred former days when the
OF the crisis of country " lives for its
p1fervation.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
Matters Where You Take II,

A small girl who had appropriated
the lions share OF the bed in which
she slept with her sister, listened at
tentively while her sister chided her.
you are entitled to just one-half Of
the bed" admonished big sister.
The little one replied: "N'eE, / had
only a half. l took it in the middle,
you know"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
PROMPT RELIEE.

can be found in cases of Colds. Coughs,
La Grippe and Headaches by using
Laxative Quinidine Tablets. Does not
affect the head or stomach. Buy your
winters supply now. Price 25c.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29

An agency for leather to be used
for shoes. furniture and gloves Wouiu
be considered by Brazilian firm.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29

single dose of DR.. Peerys Dead Shot
viii exnel Worms or Tapeworn. No second
dose or after purgative necessary. Tones
up the stomach and Bowels Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29

Anoint the eyeiids with Roman Eye BAR
sam at night and in the morning observe
the refreshed and strengthened sensation IN
your eyes Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
PROVING IL.

"Our friend Bessie seems to have
quite an open disposition"
quite She never shuts up"
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Inconsiderate.

Husband-I am ruined.
Wifc-How could YOU? And befors
| got my winter clothes.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29

Mrs. Mary Ball Of Pittsburgh, Pa
has "a children.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-12-29
Primitive Methods.

Are there any amusementS In this
town. asked the stranger In mining
camp.
depends on what it takes to amuse
YOU" replied the grizzled prospector.
Gunplay hereabouts amt what It
used to be. but occasionally two of the
boys meet unexpectedly like on the
street and settle dispute without
goin' to law about it."
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Holland restricts train serv;oo Al
Per cent.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

,,o r. explain at all, but that only
,0da matters worse, for l can't bear
to know that she sees now murray
feels when | make the least mistake.
! ronId rather she were out and out
nnkind | just turned my back on
bnr bllNl' The sooner she realizes that l
do not intend having my own nus
hand completely absorbed by announcer
woman the better. won't endure IL
mother minute, and | don't care how
rI,de 7 am, and | hate her. Murray
ssw what 1 did, and he went off with
out kissing me goodbye;
They said they would be back in an
hour. Three hours have already gone
bv and it is noon. Perhaps they Will
Yever come back. Two hours ago l
conld see a film of smoke spreading
o9,t like distant blue water from the
Sand But now l can't see it any
n,ore ,n so the fire must be out. There
is not a sound except the wind IN the
treoS ~ and the terrific thunder OF the
water over the dam. | wonder why
tbov do not come. | know why they
do not come. l know Murray
wouldn't stay away so long II that
Mrs. Laurd did not want him to stay.
I don't think l can stand this amy
longer. They are always together,
md Murray makes it plain that he
does not wish my company. Every
thing seems different,-Iast night l
tried to Green into his arms, but gent
Iv,-vcry gently he pushed me away.
Litter. when he was asleep, he laugh
ed, and spoke her name,-not my
n9me.-but hers. Oh, WHY did he
marry me.-this man who likes a wo-
man to fish end shoot 2nd tramp with
him? Or, if these things are neces-
sarv.-whv doesn't he let me have a
chance to learn them?
LATER.
could not endure it any longer, so
about two o'clock | set off to the land
ING from which we go out to the is
Iand. When I reached the l9ndlng
there wasn't any smoke conning from
the island, and I couldn't see the ca
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

cavern. | know, because this morn
ing l got down on my knees and
thrust my head into the cavern,
which smelt cool and damp and resi-
nous like the very tree itself.
And when | got up from the tree,
Mrs. Lizard said, "You love it, don't
you?" And l wanted to tell her
that the fragrance of that great tree
made me feel Murray's love-hi8 love
last night-all over again, but, Of
course l couldn't, and that the ca.
crn was what she was making in my
life.
ran see so very plainly now that
Murray cares more for Mrs. Luard
than he himself realizes. You and I
have been alone all day, dear Book. |
don't see why they don't come home.
I wish they would come.
June 2nd.
If only were as happy every hour
of the twenty-four as | am when
Murray and I are alone. But | can
see that | embarraGs him when Mrs.
Luard is with him. Last night after
they came home from fishing, it seem
ed to me | sat for hours unnoticcd by
Murray. Mrs. Luard kept trying to
bring me into the conversation. But
it is a mistaken kindness. fer I know
nothing, nothing, nothing. Oh, littla
Book, never even dreamed that what
] didn't know would mortifv my hus-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

medicine / took. Every month since l
was young girl I had suffered with
cramps in my sides at periods ;, and was
never regular. l saw your advertise
ment in the newspaper and the picture
of a woman who had been saved from
an operation end this picture was i'm,
pressed on my mind. The doctor had
given me only two more days to make
up nv mind so sent my husband to the
drug store at once for a bottle OF LyGla
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, ana
believe me, soon noticed change anu
when had finished the third bottle
was cured and never felt better. grant
you the privilege to publish my letter
and am only too glad to let other women
know of my cure. Mrs. THos. McGoN-
IGAL, 1882 Hartville Street, Phlla., Pa'
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

noe at first. Then ont ~
l Sc W it, empty, but wi v;tS tSSa$l
eanna ed IKE "a. a hand clinginnrg' ng'i ! \
power .ss dam. l didn't d'tTa r1.,t SNs|
nol,dio to t1o is island; I don't E'Irs I,ala
,l5c But when 7 saw wi that .
! That ;s.st looked like a hand nd, c,iss y
l Just jumped into ln one S,liE as9
scows, seized the oars p,;' ,si q n
make the boat reach tha saa sal
times the scow wbjrIe1 l''e an
round, !; and every time ! a., ase
into the water | bruised p, paS|
Even where I was, t5a + ,nga
dam seemed to shake fly fl, 's
was rowing with nv 6,Sl' S,.' !. "
.e island ID and I was working dre' S,a 81
for the moment I had h,3E ,s,ls ,@s|
about it, when, Just A. 'I's'| 1
past it, I looked up and d d., =
other side of it, We're r,'' Me-, v,eN
Mrs. Luard calmly fob;.N No'A|
l cried out and thew S,s
around the shore. | conp aa /
ray shout above the noi,a !. y
ter. and I tried to turn, .G h., o
and n. the current swcnt ma p', W \
effort | did what I think NM, n.
"catching a lobster" ssn %.n'|
oars seemed to be knocEsi s',e1 W
hands and slipped from n. " !,
and were gone. 'D's|
I heard Murray shout. ii
fling some of his clothe, NJ
next instant. with A MN 1
plun"cd into the woto, !,
SWIMMING as only Murrv ~
7 didn't feel frightened =. y, !,
that. They say soldiers i.
frio'htcned aftpr thcv .ro wv
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lin my slde anu paoh
until l nearly went
crazy. | went to
diferentdoctors and
they all said l had
female trouble and
would not get any
relief until | would
be operated on. l
had suffered forfour
years before this
time, but | kept get
ting worse the more
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11
Dr.. Frederic jacobson says, IS 70
of women need Phosphates to
give them Strong, Healthy,
rounded figure a 20
avoid Nervous break
down. Thousan OF
women grow strong
in Natures way.
"Confider the Lilies of the Field,
How They Grow"

The life of the lily is but few
weeks or months The life of man is
"thrrp score years and ten" But to
live ones life in it's fullness, women
like the lily, must be nuriShCd by those
sam, vital elements which nature pro-
yid,s for nourishing every lVlng
thing; and these include the ValuaolG
IhrsDhatc so often lacking in the usual
food we cat today. Argo-l ,hosphate Is Is
rich in these wonderful elements IL
contains them i'm concentrated tabiet
form which is easy to take and qulck-
Il, ssSimulated and absorbed INTO the
sI.st,'nl and from youth to old age
I,iids and rebuilds body and brain In
I1aItirul harmony with Natures per-
"a Nan THAT'S why Argo- Phos-
nbatc makes good solid flesh and mus
SPECIAL NOTICE: Argo-Phosphatt,e
contains the Natural phosphates whiCh
tbn,,sands of physicians are prescflp-
inc daily to build up thin, pale col0r-
- women to give them rosy Ch'tkS'
rod Inns. and a beautiful compitTTIon, On
Many cases have been reported W!lc,
-,.o,,,.r have increased their WelSht
from Is to 25 pounds with ~ Nv
1,,rIss treatment, and any woman wiz =
desires n well rounded ana deNtluP,st |.
Soryn should secure from her drusGist ,Lsl
+hie now drug which is lneXpenslNe
onJ iS dispensed by any relaple ulus
ist with or without doctor , PIe
sorintion. If your druggist VIII nv
s,,rprv you. send S1.O0 TO the ARG L9o @a
oratoriCs. 10 Forsyth St AtIahla, -, &c, .
opd thev will send you t"o
treatment by return mall
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11
AN OPERATION
AvERTED
was very sick 1

Philadelphia, Pa.-"One year ago
woe verv sick and | suffered with pans