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The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
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HIGHEST TYPE OF CITIZEN
He Is the Man Who Sees Tendency of the Times and Helps Direct
 1t Correctly.

Who is he? X person who keeps his eyes open and knows what is going on. and who asserts q conviction from what he sees. One may think il is very difficult. considering the compleXity and multiplicity et events, to possess oneself of I governing truth from the drifrweod of rhe rapidly passing stream of things, ls@5 that is not whaf he has sa dsa | person has to waig Ter every G5g.e particular he wiu never =vaezz $ judgment or belief. You c%a See >sea people ln a cemmn- nity. use7S v<<<s=S et 5Jrd seed, full ef vzy..: sz.N ast tVatrVverSy. They are To r,c-e s<ea.S v truth than Old Sick is
 Ya4 t51S saYo % inspect each par t5cu9z- <zz4y, = sec what 3 hasStaek iS Yez cze se.aS sr tr. see its form. ua3cT<szas s.S re-r0Ss. and know all sht=7e iS .= s.@ySssstN to know. So ill nfe. iAe Sza,s SatsS gre endless and shed ns a.sss:-
 One asa>s iu-a sT,azl them to the ten dents er y,aasty and make up his mind from thai Suta : discovery is easier than 8 single fzc..- one cannot make ID ones uz5a& frea attle things. for they are endless, enc suggesting an- other infinitely S 2 general view that expresses 2 tendency provides the opportunity for $ conviction.
 Tie civic duty. thea. is te get ae- eu25ntea win the tendency of a meas ure of policy. the influence 1t has on other things and how il affects the habits q s community. This constant lowering about particulars never con- struets real faith. One has to take his stand on an axion or self-evident truth and then look out and see whether a circumstance is coming to him CT going from him. That is the way 10 get at q tendency which is the necessity habit of good citizenship.
 II is the small mind that is constant r looking for peanut facts and req sons. II is the larger mind that looks for tendencies, and the field for it's exercise includes all national, state and city affairs. A man who doesn't see tendencies there is a poor citizen, and they are legion.-Columbus Jour- nal.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
TIRED, DRAGGY
 WORKOUT
Texas Lady Thus Describes Con- dition She Was In. Then Tells
 How Cardui Relieved Her.

West, Texas-Mrs. J. A. Hunter, of this place, recently made the following statement: q have known of Cardui for years-when a girl, my mother certainly did me a great deal of good.
 After marriage I was in a rundown state of health and nervous, not at all like my usual self. so much so that l had to go to bed. I began taking Cardui. soon I was strong, able to do my work, even my washing.
 have been well since. .and I can recommend Cardui and gladly do so... Whenever I over-work and feel tired, draggy, worn-out, I take few doses of Cardui. It strengthens me, gives me an appetite, seems to strengthen my back, and I soon feel like going to work again.
 think all women should keep and use Cardui. It is splendid"
 If you are suffering from any of the symptoms Mrs. Hunter mentions, try Cardui, the woman's tonic
 In use for over 40 years, Cardui has helped thousands of women.
 Cardui Is composed of mild, medic inal, vegetable ingredients, acknowl- edged by standard medical writers to be of benefit in many female dis orders.
 Get a bottle, today, at your drug piSt's-Ady
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
TO THE QUICK
By AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR
 of the NiqiIantes.

''working again? Why not? I'm well and strong" ''But--your two boys?" She showed her service pin; Two stars. Her neighbor frowned.
 You think it's wrong For both to go? But listen-don't begin To blame them till you know One was to stay with me. It's up to you, Mother. to choose" they said. And shin ing through Their faces, I could see their spirits I Ioyed-and understood. What could I do But bless them both-my boys!-and bid them go2
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
The-Man-In-The Street
 M By THOMAS ADDISON of The PigfidafeS

''I like the stuff you fellows are get ting out. It's bang up. But how about the Man-in-the-S Aren't you shooting over his head?"
 The speaker was referring to the Yigilantes. He was q bit snug. per haps-what you might term, in the so- cial sense, classitied-but at that n good, earnest, aggressive American. answered his question with another.
 Do you mean yourself or ne? We are here in the street. well met, and talking"
 He laughed comfortably
 ''Oh, pshaw You know whom mean. The man on the street corner. The chap who isn't posted; who only reads the headlines; doesn't think be- yond them"
 'I don't get you" I replied. "If you mean the 1914 corner loafer there are precious few of them left. Work or fight has sounded the knell of the species. But perhaps you mean the workingman, the digger of ditches. the mechanic, the street sweeper, that po- liceman over there; or. in generic way, the shop girl. washerwoman, jani- tor, ashman, charweman; in short, the everlasting proletariat. What?
 "Woll, if you put 1t that way, yes, ' he confessed. You've got to use primer English, primer facts, primer sentiment if you want to reach that class. You Nigilantes fly too high for them-'Get Into the Attitude of the War The Body or the Soul 'Pro-Patria, things like that. First rate, all of them, to the thoughtful man; but how about Bill Jones, Kittie Curlicue, Sarah Scrubbs. lazy Einstein and that sort? They don't see your stuff, it isn't likely, but if they do-eh? Think they sense it?"
 Man With Dinner Pail Knew.
 If rley don't-though I'm not con- ceding it, mind you-then for their benefit you'd have us treat the great moral issues of the war in vaudeville vein: Snappy stuff. slapstiek argument, give and take, with n grand hurrah for the finish. Is it that you are driving at?"
 "Oh, come You know what"
 But I stopped him. A man with a dinner pail swinging from gnarled and dingy hand was plodding toward us, an oldish man. An evening news paper was stuck in his pocket.
 I made a rapid proposition to my friend.
 Here's one of these Men-in-the- Street now. Bet you the cigars he feels the war, in his own way. as much
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

A laxative today saves sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sour.
 Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, or your child is listless, cross, feverish, breath bad, restless. doesn't eat heartily. full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ail- ment, give a teaspoonful of Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" then don't worry, because it is perfectly harm less, and in a few hours all this con- stipation poison, sour bile and fer menting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have well, play ful child again. A thorough inside cleansing" is oftimes all that is neces- sary. It should be the first treatment given In any sickness.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for bottle of "Cal- ifornia Syrup of Figs" which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look carefully and see that 1t is made by the Cali. fornia Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Another Prop Out of Propaganda
By ISOBEL FIELD Of The HIQiionfes

The busy enemy-alien propagandist is having d hard row to hoe these days. So many of his plans have slipped up and so many of him are filling the concentration camps. Uncle sam is very quiet about it, but he has d keen eye and long arm. Quite nn- expectedly, out of the blue. the poor spy feels heavy hand on his collar, and his usual haunts know him no more. In his confinement behind the bars, or while he is harvesting the corn for better men to eat, he hasn't the satisfaction of gloating over his misdeeds. Too many of them have failed.
 With that boasted German efficiency of which we once heard so much the propagandist tackled the American ne- gro. Here were people ready to his hand, simple. kindly, unsuspicious, with so many grievances against the government that it would be easy to incite them to riot and disorder, there by seriously hampering war work.
 They tried it. They tried 1t again. They took another angle and tried it. Gott In himmel These people were loyal, They might complain among themselves, or to the powers that he, against their wrongs and expressions. but America was their home, and the Stars and Stripes their flag. and God teln the person who dared suggest that they act as traitors to either!
 Hun Bee Gets Busy.
 Then the busy little bee began an- other flight. and worked up feeling among the ignorant whites against the negro. Here he was more successful, as the riots In St. Louis proved. But thev drew the attention of thoughtful , eonle and It was asked: "Why, if the negro were at fault were there more colored men killed than white" If. as propagandists were shouting, the colored people were a problem" and .menace to civilization" how came It that the troubles were invariably start ed by white men attacking blacks? The German propagandists discovered to their dismay that their tactics were having the effect of drawing general attention to the wrongs of the negro and arousing interest and sympathy for him on all sides. The mute pro- test of the calored women and chil- dren. all in black, marching down Fifth avenue. with no bands, no orators. no disturbances. simply carrying ban rers appealing for protection and jestiee, created deep and lasting i'm pression.
 Finally. in sort of desperation. the
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
For Eighteen Years She Has Found the Same Medicine Good. Tie Story in Her
 Own Words.

The experience of Mrs. David Horn of Route Nc. i. Irwinton, Wilkinson Go, Ga, is not exceptional Peruna hss been an accepted standard house. hold. ready to take remedy, for forty five years.
 Mrs. Horn writes under date of July 30, 191S:-"I have been using your medicine for eighteen years. l think it one of the best tenies l ever used. l owe my life to the use of it. l reeom- mend if to all sick people. Peruna cured me of stomach trouble.'
 For coughs. colds, effects of the grip and influenza. catarrh and catarrhal conditions of every description, Peruna is recommended. Thousands have been helped or are able to attribute full and complete recovery from some terrible afiliction to Peruna. Try Pe- runa first.
 In tablet or liquid form. Sold every where.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

well and feel fine in the morning and able to do ny work. l gladly recom- mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to make weak nerves strong. "-M Mrs. ALBERT SULTZE, 603 Olmstead St, Winona, Minn.
 How often do we hear the expression among women, .1 am so nervous, can- not sleep" or "it seems as though ! should fly" Such women should profit by Mrs. Sultze's experience and give this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, . trial.
 For forty years it has been overcom- ing such serious conditions as displace- ments, inflammation, alteration. irreg- ularities, periodic pains, backaohe, dig ziness, and nervous prostraticn of women, and is now considered the stau- dard remedy for such ailments
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Influence of Chinese Turbans.

It is strange thing, this dominating influence of China upon our costumery. When the first Chinese hats came into existence they were considered anus ing: when Chinese tunics were worn with separate skirts they were consid- cred eccentric; when Chinese jewelry was splashed over our costumes il was considered overartistie-a Green wich Village method of dressing that carried out the proverbial desire of the artist to be different. Now we have accepted all these things as part
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

as either of us. and don't know him from Adam. Done?"
 Done :"
 I hailed the man as he came up.
 "Neighbor. we are having q dispute, my friend and I, about the war. The question is. do the people at large see anything in 1t beyond the mere grap- pie to the death of opposing armies, or do they realize the vital issues at stake? I mean by that the spiritual issues, the things you can't measure with your eye or weigh in your hand. and yet are as the breath of life to all above the brute beasts of the fields. What de you say?'
 1 saw a secret smile curve my friends lips. Here 1 was talking, as 1 wrote. over the head Of the Man-in- the-Street. But the tired. worn face suddenly had become keenly alive. He looked from one to the other of us with what seemed almost plying glance.
 T have two boys in this war, in France now," he said simply.
 Yes 1 encouraged.
 w ell" he went on, If I thought they was fightin just to lick them Huns-nothin' but that-Id curse the day they was born. But it's what the Huns represent they's fightin, against, an we all know what that is-to crush into one mold of their own maxim the frpa uoa11as of tba aartb to mako iprn slaves to a murderin' ambition to glori- fy d state and not the souls of the millions on which it rests.
 II Is Easy to Understand.
 Do you think it takes college man to reason this thing out. mister? Well, it don't. Who's behind this war? Who's soin' to put it through? The statesman? The millionares? The gentlemen an scholars? No, sirl It's what them fellers there in Washington call the Plain People. That's me an my boys, an long, long line like us. We've got to do the heft of the sghtin', an we're in it with our minds, an hearts, an souls wide open. Maybe We can't express ourselves-just how  We feel-but there's them that can do il for us, an We read what they say, an talk it over in the shops an in our homes. An We think on il, an'-an'- sorter grow inside, as you might say.
 The man was silent a thoughtful mo- ment. Then he said:
 Maybe that's not the answer you're lookin' for, mister, but it's the best can make you. We know the horror of this war. but there's more'n that in 1t. There's beauty in it-for if there's anything more beautiful, more-what read somewhere-'splendidly sub lime that a boy-mine, yours, any body's-offerin up his dear young life that the spirit of liberty may be pre- served in the world. God hasn't given me the grace to see it."
 He smiled mistily, but his head was high. and his step now as the march of soldiers as he went his way. 1 turned to my friend.
 "Well?s I remarked.
 "I lose, and gladly" he admitted.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
G<Ax .Rzz>zaAz
Uneven Erinue.

Fringe is still used with distinction. This is style that might easily have been run to the ground, but because of the cleverness of the designers it is still q good style and excellent results are still obtained with fringe of many sorts. Perhaps a mark of the newer usage of fringe is this: Unevenness. Fringe on the edges of panels is so put on that it hangs very often in irregular or uneven lines. Some of the new frocks and blouses have fringed sleeves, with uneven edges. Some times, even, the fabric of the frock it. self is fringed out to give the right effect.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

Germans spread the lies far and wide that negro soldiers were being sacri- flced at the front; they were put in the most dangerous places. and when wounded were left to suffer and die unattended on the battlefield. Here again the boomerang turned and hit the conspirators. If they hadn't start ed the treacherous propaganda the American public would not have heard General Pershing's opinion of the col ofed troops. After denying the truth of "the stories, probably invented by German agents" he adds: q cannot commend too highly the spirit shown among the colored combat troops. who exhibit fine capacity for quick train ing and eagerness for the most dan gerous work"
 Proud of colored Troops.
 The head of the Red Cross came forward to testify that the same care and attention was given by the soci- ety to the colored men as to the white
 Returning travellers and soldiers add
 
 troops are tremendously popular in all the French villages where they are bll- lcted. that their smart appearance every puttee polished, every button shining-their unfailing good humor- tkeir glorious bands and mellow sing ing voices, and above all, the high spirits and eagerness for the fight that they are bringing to warweary France is arousing enthusiasm wherever they go.
 "Complaining that they are given dangerous jobs?" The officers con- manding colored troops report that the only complaints their men make are against being held back. They beg fof the first line; they glory in the danger.
 Thank you Mir German Propaganda iSt you have helped the people all over this country. East and West. North and South, to realize that our negro troops are men to be proud of; loyal americans every one of them
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

have it-that they are so much loved This little wrap has pockets in the ends at the front. huff to wear with it in cold weather is of sealskin, like it, but has no squirrel trimming
 In spite of the liking for old wraps, nothing equals in popularity scarf and huff sets. There is great variety in them and in capes with muffs to match, and one need never question their good style. Handsome furs do not need to follow fashions whims- they are too rich for that.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Trees to Honor War Heroes.

Tn the American Forestry Magazine, the official organ of the American For estry association, an editorial is devot- ed to the move in several cities to plant trees iI honor of the war heroes. The magazine urges that this be made q national movement. It is urged that a boulevard be planted as Liberty Row" or line some special street with "vic- tory oaks" each to be named for a fallen hero.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Didn't Surprise Her.

Edison's little daughter. when visit ng a friend in the nursery, brought with her doll fitted out by her fla hers magic with a photographic at achment, which excited the wonder If her less fortunate playfellow, who acclaimed in amaZement.
 "Why, your doll can talk !"
 The equally astonished reply of the nventor's child was: "Why, don't all lolls talk?'
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Wide and Narrow Braid.

Braid trimmings from the narrow est soutache to the widest of Hercules are used. One finds dresses covered with wide Hercules from the hem half way to the waist and again on the blouse from the waist nearly to the under-arm point with q narrower width on the sleeves from the wrist to the elbow.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Pays Cat Salary.

Tim, authorized municipal cat on the city of Newton. Mass. pay roll. probably is the only eat in the coun- try with such distinction. His sal ary is $2920 a year, and no public official ever fulfilled his office duties more efficiently His title on the books is official rat and mouse catcher" A special appropriation of eight cents day is made for his serv- ices.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Not His Function.

"I want to know" said the grim faced woman. "how much money my husband drew out of the bank last week." T cannot give you that infor- nation, madam" answered the man in the cage. You're the paying teller. aren't you?" "Yes, but I'm not the tell ing payer."-Boston Transcript.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Just So.

"Man is an unreasonable critter."
 "fIow now?"
 He'd like to have every pretty girl he sees in love with him. Yet what a life he'd lead with four or five thou- sand women in love with him. Louis vile Courier-J Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

and parcel of our common everyday life. The little square Chinese tunic, with it's fiaring mandarin sleeves and It's ornamental bands of silk and metal braid, passes by without comment; we string ourselves with Chinese jewelry as though we were playing part in The Yellow Jacket" and we accept the Chinese hat without apology te coolie or mandarin.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
The DoIman Returns,

A new winter wrap of heavy biac& satin is made like the dolman our grandmothers wore and has long monkey fur along the bottom, around the neck and where the sleeves would be if there were any Of course dol mans do not have sleeves.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
4 Real Black Sheen

The Mother Goose Inquisitor-Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
 The Modern Black Sheep-S-h-h. I've got loads of it, but I'm holding 1t till the price goes up again.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

CS oo0 A NoAhN INV rest at nigh t- would lie awake and
 get so nervous I would have to get up and walk around and in the morning would be all tired out. l read about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Com pound and thought l would try it. My nervousness soon lafk x,, clna-
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
TO GUARD AGAINST INFLUENZA

Keep a little Vacher-Balm in your nose. it is antiseptic, and kills germs, though harmless to use, internally, or, externally. It also relieves the dis tressing symptoms. 25c in Tubes, and. Jars Avoid imitations.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
His Ge-dness.

My nephew took me automohilr riding pretty nigh all over Kay See.
 said old Riley Rezzldew, who was just back from visit tp the big burg. "He is a better driver at running over dogs and baby carriages and people and still missin' 'em, than any other driver I ever had the pleasure Of wit messing. And when folks would leap out of the way and tumble down, and scramble up and cuss and holler at him he never sassed back, but just smiled and said the pleasure was all his'n.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Patriotic Convicts.

The inmates of Sing Sing prison subscribed 5000 to the fourth Liber- ty loan, $1,000 being donated to the Red Cross. Prison walls have not smothered all the manhood there.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
W0MAN'S NERVES
 , MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Winona, Minn. n.-" suffered for more than a year from nervousness, and was
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

Among the new turbans is one of cinnamon velvet smocked in yellow in the center of the crown.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
''CoId In the Head"

sons who are subject to frequent ''colds In the head" will find that the use Of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will pna oia rendar them less IiahIe to colds Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may lead to Chronic Catarrh.
 HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is talk. on internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
 All Druggists 75c Testimonials free.
 $10to0 for any case of catarrh that HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not cure.
 F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

Compared with considerable many drivers I have observed Roy is so good that he is almost saintly."-Kan- sas City Star.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

the British air service are called Pen guins.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

A man can have lot of fun in this world and still be gentleman.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

Smile, smile, beautiful clear white clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore best. All grocers. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08
Value of Experience.

The inexperienced maid wants to be n mans first love. but the wise widow prefers to be his iast.-Chicago News.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

We need greater virtues to sustain .ood than evil fortune.-Maxim, %.
The Monticellonian., 1918-11-08

We are never so happy or so un- happy as we suppose.-Maxim, 40.
The Yale expositor., 1918-12-05
The Mental urue.

What a man thinks sets the limits
10 his ability. Life is not so much
lottery as a proof of self-estimates
It's facing the facts that are, with con.
fidence of what ought TO be. When the
world hollers 'down" the man fit To
lead crawls from under the scrimmage
and scampers over the goal line. It's
not the 'sure thing" but the thing
man makes sure who writes his name
on flames tablets and erects victory
arches to his memory. Mental might
Is the reaction of self-discOvery
proved by conduct. A few mounting
cycles reveal the bee line and nothing
can hinder the resolute soul from wing
ing toward its merited destination.
Folks call it luck, good fortune and a
thousand pet names when it's just
right thought kept agoin'."