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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
USE ALIENS F00T.EAsE

The cntiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes
and %sprlnkled into the foos-bath. It relieves
painful, swollen, smarting feet and takes the
comforter ever discovered for all foot-aches.
Sold everywhere, Sc. Trial package FREE.
Address,. Allen 8. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. ADV.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
ITALIANS SCORE
FURTHER GAINS
Strategic Points Are Taken in
Today's Fighting Quiet
Prevails on Other
Fronts.

Rome. (via London), May 81
The Italians yesterday reached the
crests of Hill $50 and the Vodice,
says today's official statement.
These positions are the key to the
Santo.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
Present Times.

Present Times.
Willis-Bump is going to clean up
a bunch of money this year.
C,illis-HDw so!
Whistle is going to tenr down
that eig%hteen-story building that he
owns.
GiIlis-And erect 81 bigger one?
Wiliis-Oh. no. Plant the site with
onions and potatoes.-Tuwn Topics.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
DAISY FLY KILLER placed a~ny~h.,..

aIuaCG0 AUG WUuV
all OtOo. Neat. clean.
ornamental, convenient.
cheap. Lasts ell sssson.
Made Of metal, eantspill
or tip over : will NOT soil.
or injure anything. Quar-
antsed effective. Sold By
dsalars. or 8 sent 81 sx-
prsss prepaid for ll.0o.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
SOFT, CLEAR SKINS
Made So by Daily Use Of cuticura
Soap and Ointment-Trial Free.

The last thing ut night and the first
In the morning, battle the face freely
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. If
there are pimples or dandruff smear
them with Cuticura Ointment before
bathing. Nothing better than Cuticura
for daily toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25

Washington, May 21-A regiment of
marines commanded by Col. Charles A
Doyan and composed of veterans of ac-
tive service in Haiti. Santo Domingo
and Cuba, will accompany the army
division to be sent to France under
Major General Pershing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25
shrewd Guesser.

The Well One-1he doctor now says
that his first diagnosis was correct.
The Sick One-Great Scott! Do you
mean to ss,. that l am his first pa
tient?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-25

Petroqrad, May 21-Russ;a's new
coalition government has decided
on the repeal Of all existing agree
ments with the allies, to be followed
by new treaties by new Russia with
the allies.
1t was stated that President Will
sons aid will be invoked to carry
out this program.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

wonder how many hopeless,
soddsn drunkards. whose groove IL
. ditch. started by taking . drink
every night at dinner and then
drifted along to two or three and
pretty soon added . drink or 80 Gt
lunch. That habit OF taking one
glass of wine with dinner seemed
simple and harmless until Il grew
and made, OF the habituaI drinksr an
habituaI drunkArd.
One OF the dangerous habits into
which the feminine person drifts
very easily nowadays Is that OF
using a great deal OF makeup"
Now there Is nothing intrinaically
immoral about putting neSh ooiorsd
powder on your nose. 1t went there
hrst. I suppose. with a praise
worthy vision OF toning down an
ugly and unbecoming state Of shin
lness. And II iesh-colorsd powder
is not immoral. neither Is rose color
nor crimson.
But tno human Hlluu Hh5 = nAolk
Of associating rouge and immoral
ity. Since Bible times the painted
woman was a descriptive term ap-
piled to paint the woman OF ne
morals!
Well then. the woman who paints
meets a mental habit-that of, oatA-
loguinE her In an unpleasant divi-
sion. That. in itself Is bad enough
and she might escape by making up
so delicately and dalntlly as to ss-
cape detection
But after you have the habit OF
putting on little rosy glow.
you get the habit OF trying
10 beautify yourself. you lose your
sense of proportion. you have
the habit Of finding beauty in
high coloring. And the woman
who started out In January to In.
dIcats the bloom Of youth softly oA
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
Little BObbie's Pa

Register OF Deeds & the luvly Cor
oner. sed Pa As far as I am con-
sernd. sed Pa. am hartily glad tho
ladies won. l voted for suffrage,
sed Pa.
II know you did. deer. sed Ma.
& now ! want you to help all of
US ernest litteI wimmen to nts the
crule big trusts that has made the
price of sugar so high & so forth.
sed Ma. We want to make every
thing rite. sed Ma, all US gurls do.
but we must have tho help OF our
braiv husbands and brothers and
sweetharts. We are counting a
crate deel on you. sed ma I want
you to start rite in working
aggenst the Gary system. sed Ma.
l cuddent do that, sed Pa. on ac-
count of ole Hank Garry. Hank
4 went to skool together. forty
yers ago. sed Pa. We used to play
hockey every day. sed Pa. & then
work saving wood at hoam to pay
for playing hooky. That Is how tho
Work a Littel, Play a Littel ides
got into old Hanks head. sed Pa. lie
r. 4 ace. Pa sed. ] cuddent help you
Eurls. mucn as ! Wud like TO.
| guess II the ladies' coax you
pritty you will. Eed Ma. g. We are
starting a luevlv littel cam-pans
fund for two yrcrs from now. Ma
sed. WAS thinking maybe It wud
ba nice n you had yure naim AT the
he'd Of the list. sed Ala. with say
one Hundred dollars.
see, sed Pa, rite away Il bee
gins. Rite away the ladies are
going to maik thare presence felt,
Eed Pa, II thSre husbands give them
presents snufr. This is a grand re-
publlck, sed Pa. but | am afraid
thars Is trubbls ahed for Man. Poor
Man. Pa sed.
but II will be nice to have yure
nRlrn al the he'd OF the list. sed Ma.
II will show that you are big &
breezy. Eed Ma.
Yes, ssd Pa. here Is the hundred.
Pa sed, to show l am big & breezy.
L sesy. sed Pa
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
What Habits Are You Collecting?

her fading cheeks Is likely to be
discovered about October the next
with glowing red lips. Elaring white
nose and cleaning black eyelashes.
all. cheapenins and lowering the
tone OF q face she has drtfted into
the habit OF colOrInE and trying to
beautify.
On with our endless chAini The
habit OF using makeup gets woman
into the habit of counting on her
beauty to win her friends. to give
her the reputation for charm. II
gets her out OF the habit OF culti-
waiting her mentality and her hne
character. See what q dangerous
chain OF circumstances we have set
In motion by purchasing that box
of 'Maiden's Blush" and getting In
the habit OF applying II.
It's a serious business even II We
take Il lightly! The habit a youag
man gets into OF wasting his noon
hour in a pool room or hanging
around some street corner evenings
that he may jolly the girls who pass
by Isn't half as bad as the other
habits these things are going to
lead him to,
None OF US can pick out our in
clInations and tendencies-alI OF us
can choose which we shall cultivate.
Even II the FIRST olive you ever
tasted seemed a rancid fruit and
you just happened to keep at IT.
you probably grew to like olives
Actually, you can take a repellsnt
thing and make OF Il such a habit
that after a whileNt seems just ex-
Rctly 10 fit your tastes.
The biting OF finger nails surely
never affords anybody real Joy or
satisfaction. But out OF a nervous
gnawtng or a quick desire TO get
rid of hang nan. a very unpleasant
habit has often developed. Watch
your mEnnerisms. Guard your tend
encies. Cultivate your tastes care
fully lest a really destructive habit
gV- YOU into Its grin.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

Ihe painter sees a hundred tones
and colors that can not be seen
By the man who Is intent upon
business alone. He sees these
without trying. merely because his
attention Is constantly directed
towards color.
Attention and interest are two
great eye-openers. They lie with
in the reach OF all Of u.s. Every
man who has accomplished some
thing has begun by turning his
attention upon 1t. We need no op-
portunity to begin using this fac
ulty OF attention" and 1t is Just as
important to any result as the
struggle and effort which many
people think the whole OF progress.
Give the thing you desire your at
tention and interest Opportunity
viii usually knock at the door.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

special baby. also see in them that
same enormous range Of indiyidu-
allty which runs with increasing
strength all through nature. Fa-
miliarity with babies Is all that is
required to see this. Very soon
this man will know his own baby
among ten hundred.
In Just the same way all the
members Of q foreign race usually
look alike TO Us until familiarity
has brought out their differences.
These are both examples Of
what can be developed in any In
dividual by simply turning his at
tention in q given direction. We
are all apt to think we learn only
by struggle or effort, but merely d.
recting our attention toward a de-
sired knowledge will accomplish
wonders in arriving at II
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
By William F. Kirk.

TVAvE you notlsed sum OF the
r. reforms that the wimmen is
going to bring about? sed Ma
10 Pa last mite. Ma was reeding
the newspaper.
wish you vud speak of II not.
sed Pa. am busy reedinE Eovum
organum. BY KID Bacon, sed Pa. &
have no time for deep stun like
politicks.
wish you Wud pay more stten-
shun to the call OF yure nashun &
the duty you owe as a cItti-Ien.
ssd Ma.
am reedinE 4 growing deeper
every day. sed Pa. g. that Is the
best way can serve my country.
sed Pa. II svver the country need
ed deep guys, sed Pa. this is the
time.
Tho country needs all these dec
volNd wimmen. too. sed Ma. OF
course. sed Ma. thAy will be moar
dea-vOted wen thay have voted, but
they are starting rite. Thsy are
going TO have nice booths at tho
polls. for ono thing. sed Ma. thay
ara going 90 have them draped with
artistick cuttings. Bed Ma, & par
kay floors. Each booth will be
provided with plenty OF pencils &
sr-asers. sed Ma. & a Morris chair
In "ich TO set In. sed Ma, wen tho
voter is making up her mind wsther
10
sheriff & for a short or a tall
county clerk, sed Ma. These littsI
refining touches are all that poll
uckH eVYsr lacked. Bed Ma,
foutickH newer lacked any
touches that ] can reseAIl. ssd Pa.
sumthing tells me. Ged Pa. that
after about one yesr OF this dee
litsful politickAl freedom the ladies
VIII all 60 back TO thare club duties
Z let the deer men slsck the deer
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
Not Any Difference.

Ramsay had been observing the
little drama from a distance. It
had gone too far to please him and he
strobe over 10 where they were
Standing.
There was no resisting the force
of this man. Scarley put his hand
in his pocket and drew forth the
packet Ramsay seized H. looked at
II. as he gazed. still suspicious. out
OF the corner OF his eye at Scarley,
then handed Il to Doris.
'Oh. WELL" laughed Scsrley. what
difference does II make whether l
have IL or Dorls7"
When Doris returned to the libra
~, followed by Ramsay and Scarlsy,
Uncle Abner and Verda were al
ready there and the butler was an
s&erinE the telephone. which had
Just runs.
1T is for you. sir bowed James
10 Ramsay. From Mr.. Trask. sir"
Eagerly Ramsey took the instru-
ment. while the others drew just 4
bit closer. listening. Perhaps this
was some word about the lost will
Mr. Ramsay" inquired Trask,
making sure that ~ was the Secret
Service man to whom he was talk
ing. i am happy to inform you
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
BYNoPsIA

Doris whitney, heIrsss Of Judson
whitney, nnds the inAncier dying
IN the library. A visitor. who proves
20 be the Grand Duke AleEcvitch'
Is also dying, both shot by Jack
Ramsay. whitneys new secretary,
according to their account. Whit
ney dies as his brother, AbnerI Nerda
Crane, his ward. and DR., Scarley,
hancs of Doris, arrive. The Grand
Duke tells the company that Doris
is his daughter, that when she was
a baby she WAS entrusted 10 Whit
nsy by the Car, who had heard from
RAscom, q mad monk, that she
would be the most beautiful woman
In the world. but that she would
also imperil the ruler.
The Gar had promised TO put her
70 death and had eXiled the father
Years later he sent FOR the Duke
and told hun where Doris wasi also
EivInE him a secret explosive packet
which contained nnger-prints OF the
bAby's hand. This could be opened
snly by fitting into It a locket
which Doris possessed.
The Duke notices, as he expires,
that the package has been stolen.
Ramsay IS accused OF the dual muir
der, but announces that he is a
Secret Service agent. and the mSs-
terry grows. As = matter OF <act,
master plotter, The Hidden Hand,
has made up" a confederate to look
like Ramsay, and he has stolen the
packet The Hidden Hand now
desires TO secure the locket. He
visits the whitney house and nearly
succeeds. FOilsd, he promises Nerda
half. Of the Whitney estate TO aid
him, and with her help explodes
bomb in the whitney home and CIR
ries Doris to his den. She manages
TO escape, leaving the locket, but
reIzing the packet She meets Ram
say and plans TO go to Whitney
Island. Her uncle and DIR. Sc7rlsy
have an alteration over the estate.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
The Hidden Hand

had determined 10 question him
and now the time had come
A Good Actor.
As they paused by a bed Of now-
srs she looked up at him.
why is 1t, Charles" she asked,
"that YOU always talk about
marrying me when Ramsay aues-
tions about the money OF the
estate2"
How can have any other
thought in my mind at any time!
he smiled.
Somehow Il did not ring true.
Though ScarIey did not realize IT,
another force had come into the
life of the girl. She had suddenly
become a woman. There was a
dawn Of a new outlook on life
and on men. And IL was not scar
ley who was the teacher.
Trust me. dearest" he Wills
pered seductively in her ear. They
tell me that YOU have the packet"
YES" she replied innocently.
drawing It from her bosom.
He took Il from her with
playful smile.
Let me keep Il for you" he
smiled, as he dropped II into his
pocket. I'll open Il for you"
NE, no; give II. back" she pro-
tested seriously.
Please" he pleaded.
She thought of having refused
Ramsay.
NO" she cried petulsntly. 'I
want IL back"
But. Doris began Scarley.
Give that packet back to Miss
whitney" growled a voice behind
him
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
by Mary Ellen Sigsbee..

by Mary Ellen Sigsbee.
"HE man who. for the first
time, sees long rows of new
- ly arrived babies IN the baby
ward OF a big hospital, thinks that
they all look alike. He wonders
how the nurse can tell them apart
and feels nervous about preserT-
ing the identity Of his own baby.
The little piecs Of tape sewed
about the wrist Of each tiny new
conner alone reassures him.
No one expects all babies. no
matter how young, to look alike to
their mothers, but you will find
that the hospital nurses, who have
no particular interest IN any es-
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

uSo uOos oAoeu AoSie
in a mani" shakespeare
said Il quite a while ago.
and like most Of his quotGblo re-
marks. IT is true to-day-univsrsaL
When you stop TO think that our
mindo arc actually like tho phono-
graph disks on which their record
ing needle leaves its track. you
have also to recognize the import
Gncs OF being careful to pick out
the tunes. or course. II you have
Annie Laurie" recorded on your
wax disk and you decide that you
prefer The Marseillaise," prob
ably you can scrape on the nrIt tune
track, put on some more prepared
material and start over.
As far as that is concerned. you
can erase single impression
pretty thoroughly from your con-
scIous mind. but buried in the sub
conscious remains a trace OF the
track you permitted to be recorded
there.
Unless We actually pick our
selves up out OF a rut. most of Us
go jogging along through life in >
groove. Tho minute you recognise
the truth OF that, you see how i'm
portant It Is to choose carefully
your groove or set OF grooves.
II you are going to collect hab-
its. they had better be good ones
For after you get these friendly
little habits. they generally turn
out TO be regulaT "old men OF the
sea"-hRrd TO shake are habits. be-
cause they get" you pretty soon
after you get them
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
A Great Film Serial
By ARTHUR B. REEVE

that have located the witness to
the Will"
Fine. And where is the wIllf'
'I don't like 10 speak over the
telephone ] will be there in the
forenoon and tell you whore the
will IL deposited
As they realized what II was that
Trask had said over the telephone,
II became evident that each viewed
It with q different emotion. Doris
could not conceal her Joy, but Scar
ley was suddenly moody. Abner ap-
peared actually angry and disap-
pointed. As for Verda, she realized
that, FIRST OF all. she must conceal
her feelings. Quietly she turned to
slip out OF the room. but not before
Scarley and Abner had already
gone. Doris did not notice. but
Ramsay was keenly alive TO II all.
Nerda's purpose was evident. She
had not seen the Hidden Hand in his
new and temporary den yet, though
secret word had been brought to
her where II was.
At the very moment when the
real James. carrying out his In
structlons. was leaving the whitney
town house with the grips 10 20 to
whitney Island. the Hidden Hand
was making up an exact duplicate
OF him. Nor would II have worried
the Hidden Hand much II he had
seen Flatt looking over JGSpss a. II
he were a suspicious character. II
was FIatt's habit to have half an
idea but never get the remainder.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
A Double Promise.

II was while the Hidden Hand
was putting the finishing touches
on tho fake butler that Verds en-
tered the new den. She recalled at
once the fake chauffeur What was
the new plot against Dorisg Shs
did not care. But there as one
thing about which she must IA. 'ist.
whatever you ask me to do 80
said quietly. you must promise no.
10 kill Ramsay"
The Hidden Hand eyed her cur
Iously. There was something how
ever. in the woman's face that told
him that at least there was one
thing he must not trihe with.
..Very we'll, then" he sneered,
"But YOU do as you are told. ses1
I've instructed him what / want.
All want to do is to get him In
the house"
Ther. was nothing else to do but
TO follow instructions and VerdA
finally consented.
Ana 40 while the real James had
reached the dock. from which viSi-
tors made the crossing to whitney
Island in a launch, auth was being
met asthey. had arranged, Verda
was directing the false butler how
10 get into the house without ex-
citing suspicion
The forenoon wore on to after
noon. as eagerly waiting for the ar
,kival of TrAsk. Doris had sauntsred
out into the garden, where Ram
sayffound, hs-
To Be Continued TO-nsrrO~
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
By Arthur b. Reeve,

Creator or the "CraIE KENNEDY"
mystery stories, which appear eI-
eIusIveIy in CosmoPOIitan MHEaEins.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

FOREGOING the temptation to
! fur. this top coat put all its
value in the lovely material, dis
tinctiYe cut and workmanship. It
is Of pom pom Bolivia cloth in
green. taupe or brown. with plain
bone buttons and a convertible col
lar high and warm enough to sub
stitute for fur. II is made in sizes
for misses and small women.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

AustrGLiGs Greatest Railroad.
AUSTRALIANS greatest railway, the EastEast Transcon-
tnental line, opened recently. is State-owned II is
1053 miles long and through mostly unnhabited
country. Begun five years ago from both ends army
of workmen maintained at each raihead fed waered
clothed and housed under direct Government control
The Washington times., 1917-12-05

Venus Brighter Each Night NOIU.
VENUS is now turning into that part of her orbit which
WILL in the course of little moro than two months
bring her nearly between the earth and the She is
growing brighter every night and be in the south
west Immediately after sunset She in the zodiacal con-
stellation Capricornus.
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
Episode 8.
THE ISLE OF DREAD.

CopynEht, 1911, Sur Uonphny,
fI ND are you going to stand
"A there and let him get
away with IT," demanded
Abner OF Ramsay,
Ramsay was silent. He merely
waved Abnsr on.
Still Doris was not quite easy in
her mind after tho events of the
past day or two. Somehow, all OF a
budden she felt that there was
SomSthIag artificial about the love
making e nesTisy. 1t any rate she
The Washington times., 1917-12-05
By Beatrice Fairfax.

ckrTOw use does breed a habit
III in a mani" Shakespeare
- said Il quite a while ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Demand for Paint
Brushes Shows the
Cleanup Interest

Tire De Voc Paint company, with
headquarters in Chicago, is contem-
plating the establishment OF local
distributing branch in Omaha. The
company has a large branch at Kan
sas City, which covers this section,
but is now desirous OF dividing the
Kansas City territory and establish
ing branch in Oman. If this conf
pauy locates in Omaha it will mean
that practically every large paint and
varnish house in the United States is
represented in Omaha. .....
The paint business, which is large
ly indicative of building activities
in contemplation throughout the
territory served by Omaha, show
ing a remarkable squirt this spring.
Some of the companies report as
much as a 90 per cent increase for
the first few months over the corre-
spending months OF last year. Clean
up-and- -paint-up campaigns are on or
Immediately contemplated in many
sections, and this is causing an in
creased demand along with the gen.
eral spring demand oceasioned by a
large building program.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Body Of Man Found
In Mud Of Pappio
Greek by Trainmen

Partly submerged in frozen mud,
the clothing stripped Of all yaluables.
the body Of a man believed to be
Fred Covert was found on the bank
Of Pappio creek by a Union Pacific
freight train crew early Tuesday
morning. County Attorney Magney,
ex-oficio coroner, was notified by
Jim Porter, conductor Of the train.
The body was ordered removed to
an undertaking establishment. The
county attorney has not as yet de-
cided whether an inquest will be held.
Members of the train crew saw the
body from the train about a half mile
south of Center street. The train was
stopped and an investigation made.
According to Porter's description, the
body was that of man about As years
old, five feet, nine inches tall, with
light hair and blue eyes.
There were no marks of violence.
In pocket OF the clothing was found
a Northwestern blank baggage sheet
and pocket diary with the name,
Fred Covert, written on the fy-leaf.
No address was given. The name
does not appear in the city directory.