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Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
LAKE HAS APPROPRIATE NAME
Body Of Water In Eastern Turkestan
Resembles Pendulum in Its
Regular Swing.

Lake Lop-nor. The wandering lake Of
the desert of Tayla-makan. in eastern
Turkestan. is the termination of the
River Tarkin. Like pendulum. the
lake has swung from the south TO the
north Of the desert, and back again.
since the memory Of man. The wan
behring's Of the lake are tradition
handed down from father 10 son for
centuries. The natives of the lake
shore have always followed the wa
tiers
Al present Lop-nor Is IN the south
ern part of the desert; shallow
reedy body Of water hardly deserving
the name of lake. Murky and unpleas-
ant II furnishes n livelihood 10 the in
habitants Of IFS banks, the ma iority Of
whom are fishermen. In their frail
shallow boats they cut through the
reeds, fishing and hunting for water
fowl along the banks. In some places
the reeds are too thick TO admit the
passage of the boat: Ia such cases.
however il is possible 10 walk over
the water on RATS of dried and rotting
~i'iltN. CIVIL A'Ai'a'S -
the eggs Of the reed-hirds.
Lake Lnp-n"r is one of the hottest
places on the map in the summer and
the coolest in the winter. During the
winter months the lake Is entirely fro
zen over. the temperature diving TO 20
degrees below zero. In the summer
the combination of a temperature Of
100 degrees and the innumerable flies
and mosquitoes which swarm on the
banks make Lop-nor anything but a
summer resort.
The explanation Of the lakes wan
behring's lies In the fact that Tarin car
ries every year quantities of silt To the
lake bed, which slowly rises. In time.
a hundred years or so. the river must
seek new outlet. and the pendulum
swings 10 the north or south of the
desert, as the case may be.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
SEEKS SERVICE FOR REVENGE
Harold Bowen Saw Red" When He
Heard Brother Had Been Wound
ed in France.

Sioux Falls. S. D.-When Harold
Bowen of Hartford. $. D.. was advised
that his brother. William Bowen, had
been wounded while on the firing line
in France with other American troops,
he Immediately commenced TO see
red" and FASTENED 10 Sioux Falls in
an effort 10 be assigned to early serv-
ice in France so he could avenge the
wounding of his brother.
Harold Bowen was a selective draft
man, and stood well down the list. He
appealed 10 the local exemption board
in Sioux Falls and begged to be accept
ed into the service at once. out OF his
turn. in order that he could get 10
France with the least possible delay so
he could kill few Germans
His plea was accepted by the mem
bers of the exemption board, and
young Bowen departed to undergo
training at Camp Lewis. Wash, pre-
liminary 10 being sent TO the battle
line In France.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

cracking within reminded him of some
thing. When Ruth and her mother en-
tered to greet him they found him
seated stiffiy, with dingy. edge-worn
newspaper across his knees. Their
greetings were cordial, but Peters EN-
barrassment increased; his tongue was
about as active as the limbs of an
athlete who has been bed-ridden for
some weeks. Mrs. Hampton, Icing of
the same cloth as all tactful mothers,
presently withdrew.
Bob" Ruth demanded, "what on
earth is that newspaper that you have
been clutching so madlyT He handed
il 10 her silently, the cut and article
folded on top.
She glanced II hurriedly through and
returned IL. If Bob had looFed he
might have noticed "a hope-raising
twinkle in her hazel eyes; but being
peryerse and foolish. he was engaged
in that universal occupation resorted
to In times of stress; tracing the pat
tern in the carpet, His fingers closed
absently over the proffered paper.
"Well?' from Ruth.
"Er-oh. yes-er-d-doesn't that
mean y-youT' he finally exploded.
ME? What. the Ruth Hampton
mentioned in that noticei And if !
were!'
Then you are. knew il. When
are you To he marriedI'
"Marriedr' she echoed. Robert. use
reason. DO you suppose my fiance
would allow me Ia run of to New York
30 dabble in law
II beg your pardon. Ruth. ! hate to
ask. but is it-er-er-"
"A broken engagement" she sup
piled. mo. Never been engaged in
my life. But listen: I'll not tease you
any more. The Ruth of Berkeley is
my own cousin-my fathers twin
brothers daughter Y"u see, that ar-
counts for our extraordinary likeness
TO each other. This brother ran away
when he was eighteen. 10 the West
evidently. but was never heard from !:
so never knew ! had such q relative
until this Ruth's engagement was an
nounced. Being curious, 1 wrote for
| information
But her name!'
Fathers mothers name was Ruth,
and both boys named their only child
, for her Hence the coincidence"
Il don't like condolences. Don't tell
me il WAS one that made you active
in this murder case"
at wasn't passed the bar exams
over year ago you surely aren't sur
prised AZ that, Last October took an
office in Syracuse"
"Ah. that's why"
Ssh '-h, And when I read about
this case and the difficulty in getting
lawyer 10 defend the girl ! was In
clined 10 do it myself. What decided
me was your being in it. l thought il
would be rather much Of surprise.
| you neglectful boy"
|
Well. even legally-inclined war
brides like TO be married in June.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
HOW THE u. S. NAVY
BUYS ITS SUPPLIES
Purchasing Department Under Admiral MCGOWAN Has Met All Tests
Successfully Capitalization the Chief Merit Of the
System-Compimented for Efficiency After
investigation by Congress.

and made them part of the organiza-
ton.
The navy needed steel for war. thou
sands upon thousands of tons Of il.
for construction and other purposes.
II got steel expert, s. II. Fuller. who
resigned from a big Chicago railway
supply concern and went 10 work in
the bureau of supplies and accounts
supervising the purchase of structural
steel forgings and castings for ships
and shipyards.
Gathers in Experts.
The navy needed cotton-millions Of
yards Of canvas. duck. drill. sheetings.
and uniform cloth. II got w. f. Hoop
er, cotton mill executive. who imme-
diately severed all connections in his
industry, sold his cotton mill interests,
Invested the money in Liberty bonds.
and came into the bureau.
The navy needed transportation on
sea and land. All the problems OF
chartering ships for worldwide dis
trihution Of supplies. coal, and pro
visions going out 10 the fleet, and nj
trate and shellac coming back in ma
val vessels were placed in charge Of
benjamin T. Young. an expert on ship
charterinC AMI ocean transport. who
severed his connection with a big New
York shipping concern for the period
Of the war. Transportation on land
was taken over by o. VI. Ellsworth.
who left a remunerarive position with
"a big railway system 10 enter Uncle
Sans service.
The navy needed chemicals. and
Donald Riley came from a large chem.
ical concern TO take charge of this de.
partment. II needed industrial ac-
counting. and great accounting ma
chinery concern made arrangements
whereby &. =. Ashdown took that &C
tiyity in hand. giving all his time 10
the development Of accounting sys-
TENS as the bureaus transactions null
riplied again and again. A department
To deal with foodSiuffS was provided
under +. A. Tillnan; another dealing
with lumber under G. NJ Morford. and
another dealing with leather and ell
lied materials under J. W. Mcintosh.
The general standard of ability set
by the navy for its civilian experts is
that each man must be worth several
times what the navy pays him in sal
airy. and that he must come into the
organization for the period Of the war
absolutely. outside talent with in
side control" is the principle followed
and this has worked so well that the
navy has never been Obliged to seeS
advisory service outside its own or
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
Near Relations.

IL may be news 10 many people that
there can be- nearer family relation
than that of brother and sister. but
little miss gave this Information 10 the
world on the first day of her attend
ance at ;he school.
Accompanied by II small boy. she ap-
peared in the schoolroom. and the
teacher proceeded 10 take down the
new pupils names, which were given
as Ralph and Edith johnson.
brother and sister, suppose" said
the teacher pleasantly.
'oh. no, ma lam, we're twins" was
the little girls reply.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
A Hard Loser.

Ignorance, sheer ignorance" said
government official. discussing an at
tack by war expert.
This armchair critic" he went on,
us as ignorant as the lady who got
up at the S. r. G. A. meeting and said !:
"'Can't something he done, dear
friends-oh, can't something be done
TO prevent horses from being scratched!
The horse is mans noblest friend. and
yet we read about its being scratched
almost every day in the papers. The
process must he very painful.
"'Scratching a horse! Oh, dear
friends, I'm sure II Is a cruel and pain
full thing to do. for my husband at.
tended the races last Saturday, and
all Saturday night In his sleep he
grOaned and moaned and went on aw-
fully about q horse that had been
scratched II you could have heard
him, dear friendsi His grief would
have melted Q heart Of stone.'"
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
No Earthiy Chance

4 native Of Glasgow WAS seeing his
prosperous cousin off by the night
train Ia London.
"Mon. David he said. as they wait
ed 'wud ye no like 10 leave me a
shullin' or sac toe drink Yer health
an safe journey
David shook his head regretfully, as
he thrust his hands tight into his peck
ets
Am awfu' sorry. Sandy" he re-
piled "A the few shulinS | can
spare ! send tae ma puir aud moth
err
"Hoots ava - retorred Sandy. An
jist the irher day yer aud mither teit
me We nivir sent her a penny piece ~
well. them said David placidly.
IF ! niylr send onything tae that puir
auld soul. Wilt chance dae We think
We STAN
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

ON the top floor of Gal Washington
street, New York city, is one OF the
most Interesting kitchens in the world,
presided over by II Chinese woman
doctor. She recently spent six months
in trip 10 China 10 study and ana
lyze the soy bean. Or. Yamei Kin. for
that il her name, says that the protein
contained In the soy bean is equal TO
that Of meat and is Of great value to
persons who cannot safely eat meat
II is a replacer Of meat-a sort Of
vegetable cheese. II forms no acid. II
is an alkaline form of protein. Com
bined with hash or any form Of meat
leavings it forms wonderful food
for diabetes, as the curd contains no
starch. When you eat Chop suey,"
chow mein" and other dishes In Chi
nese restaurants. the salty black
sauce served with the food Is made
from soy beans. 1t Is by no means
simply a condiment. 1t is as nutri-
tious as a meat gravy. Excellent
cheese can also be made from them.
Doctor Kin says that she can make
roquefort cheese that smells and
looks like the real thing. She says
further that as the public becomes edu-
Gated to the obliging soy" 1t will take
its place at the head of the process
sion Of American products. In all the
world there II not q more misunder-
stood vegetable than the soy bean,
says Doctor Kin
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
Cold Drinks Bad
for Your Stomach
How to Avoid the Digestive Miseries
That Hot Weather Brings

Cold drinks in hot weather are bad
enough for any stomach but doublyso,
in fact, dangerous-when the stomach
is out Of fix and you suffer from indi-
gestion, acidity, food-repeating, heart
burn, sour stomach, and that awful
puffed-up, bloated condition after eat
ing. In fact, al stomach and bowel
miserieC are greatly aggravated in hot
weather. You can't be too careful.
Sunstroke can be traced in many cases
70 poor digestion. Everyone should
watch their stomach in hot weather.
Keep il sweet and cool. Here is IN
easy and pleasant way 70 correct stom-
ach ills. A compound has been dis
covered which surely takes up the
hsrmfuljuices and gases from thesto
mach, leaving Il sweet, clean, cool and
comfortable. You won't know you
hsve . stomach il you take one or two
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

EATONIC tablets after your neal, so
light and pain-free you will feel. =.
There is not . harmful thing in
EATONIC tablets. They taste incl
Just like eating candy. Druggists viii
tell you that EATONIC users say they
never dreamed anything could give
such quick and wonderful results: Won
can insure yourself . good, cool, sweet
stomach, You can eat what you like,
and always have the appetite to eat it.
EATONIC is absolutely guaranteed,
Get . box from your druggist TODAY.
Use it TO get rid of and prevent the
stomach and bowel troubles that arc
bound 70 come in hot weather. II
EATONIC fails, return 10 your drug
gist and get your fifty cents back. II
you cannot obtain EATONIC where
you live drop card to Eatonic Remedy
Co, Chicago, III. They viii mail you
Q box at once.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
Good Model, Anyway.

Myrt-l can't understand why you
care 50 much for Mr.. Rewral. He
seems old-fa> hioned 70 me. Imagine
"a man coming tn see You and going
home at ten o'clock.
Gert-Well. he may seem like an old
model, bur you got Ia give him credit
FCi having a self-starter
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

ST. Louis.-Thirteen Illinois miners,
and all British subjects. enlisted In
Q body at the local British Canadian
Recruiting Mission headquarters. They
comprise the membership of the Brit.
ish-Americsn Football club Of Spring.
field. III.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
Imaaination. Not Romance.

She-Bo Won think that people are
less romantic and imaginative after
they are married?
He-I don't know about the roman
tic part Of it. but If they are going 10
try 10 explain everything they've got
la he more imaginative.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

Bishop Waterhouse said at Los
Angles wedding breakfast:
Il counsel every girl 10 be careful
net to marry selfish man. A selfish
husi'and-what unhappinesS
Selfshness," the bishop added sol
EMMY, "i> graveyard. II takes in all
ii car get. and never gives anything
back"
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

A Boston scientist says that man de-
scended from large lizard which has
now become extinct. The Hun must
have reverted.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
MOTHER TAKES LIFE
WHEN SON JOINS NAVY

Memphis, Tenn.-When Mrs.
Sarah Brewer. forty-five. mother
Of Harry Brewer, eighteen.
heard that Harry had enlisted
In the navy she exclaimed:
Now have nothing to live
for" and then swallowed IA
tai dose Of carboiic acid.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

The nagement Of the Fourth of
July was easy, hut ii is requiring big
struggle To render the whole world safe
and sane.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

Upon reading that a one-arned man
has tried to enlist. the chronic Stacker
will feel that he is douhly handicapped.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

With trunk and casket makers both
demanding a raise. II is evident travel
ing is to be more expensive, alive or
dead.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

No wonder the weather man is nerv-
Gus and uneasy. The tensity Of the
situation has got into the atmosphere.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

The fashion note which informs that
bathing suits will he shorter this sum
mer does not mean scarce-juSt shorter.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

A cautious tongue and a wise head
are boon companions. Proper use of
either indicates the possession OF both
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

The race is not always 10 the swift.
but in the present need for government
production speed is absolutely neces-
sary.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

General Pershng wants more Ameri-
can marines This i another testi-
mony that they are the boys always on
the Job.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

The war weddings show that in the
march Of events Cupid always keeps
step or two ahead of the process
sion led by Mars.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

A mild but Objectionable type of
Stacker is the man who takes advan-
tage Of the scarcity Of labor to loa:
on his job.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

The croakers may worry. hut il is
safe bet patriotic Americans are not
going to permit the war 10 stop for
want Of money.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

Only fat scrapbonk can hold all the
German propaganda lies that are In
process of collection and classification.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

Broken promises make n mighty
poor foundation for a good character.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

A tiny bottle of Freezone costs but a
few cents at any drug store, but is suf-
fcient TO remove every hard corn. soft
corn. or corn between the toes, and the
calluses. without soreness or irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discov'
cry of Cincinnati genius. II is won
Ierful.-Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear
white clothes. All good Jocers. Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
Up Against Il.
SpurQeon's Philosophy.

To get. We must give: To- accumu-
late, we must scatter: Ia make our
selves happy. we must make others
happy. II. Sturgeon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
important TO Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORlA. that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21

Well. even lecally-inclined war
brides like TO be married in June.
Tombstone epitaph., 1918-07-21
Football Team EnIists.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Alkali in Soap
Bad For the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair look
ing its best. Most soaps and pre-
pared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
Just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than the most expensive
soap or anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thor
oughly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily, removing
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly and it leaves the
scalp soft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
Der of the family for months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

full child. bright and clever in every
way.
The odd thing about her. though.
is that she refuses to believe that
she can come to any harm. She has
proven this under many circum-
stances. She reads the awful things
reported from time to time in the
newspapers, and knows as much
about life as the ordinary woman of
twenty-five but so far as she herself
is concerned, she seems to imagine
that she is immune and that nothing
or nobody will do her harm.
Fortunately. she has never had
any experiences to disabuse her
mind of this notion, and 1 rather ad-
mire her faith; yet, at the same time,
her utter lack of that caution which
girl of her age ought to show
fills me with the gravest apprehen-
sions. Please tell me what l must
do in such a case"
In her fluttering anxiety that
mother reminds me of a hen which
has Matched out a duckling. Still
she has my sympathy, too. She is
of another era; and that does not
necessarily mean that she is bowed
with age or even that her hair is
touched with gray.
The world progresses very fast
these days; and within few years
the fashion in girls has entirely
changed. The jeune file of her
i6eas-timorous, blushing. ready to
shrek at the sight of a caterpillar
is as out of date as the hand-paint-
ed rolling-pins with which our maid
en- aunts used to decorate their bou-
doirs.
The keynote of to-day for our
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Array OF HOPE
FOR THOSEWITH
RHEUMATISM

great majority of cases of Rheu-
matism are caused by a disor-
dered condition of the blood.
Millions upon millions of tiny
little disease germs multiply rap
idly, and spread throughout the
circulation, setting up their at
tacks of pain at some susceptible
part of the body. OF course the
blood cannot be reached by local
applications, which explains why
Rheumatism is never cured by
liniments and lotions
But those whose blood is in
tested with the germs of Rheu-
matism should be delighted to
know that in the midst of all
their suffering, there is a bright
ray of hope. S. S. S., the reli-
able purely vegetable blood rem
edy, promptly purifes the blood,
and cleanses it of all impurities
and disease germs, and in this
way makes it impossible for the
germs of Rheumatism to remain.
A full course of this remedy will
prove to you its great efficacy,
as it has in numerous cases
which have been reported to us
by grateful patients.
Do not continue to suffer be-
cause of wrong treatment, but
go to your drug store and COM
mence taking S. S. S. to-day.
Also write fully to Our head ply
sician, who will give you full in
structions about your own case.
Address Medical Director, 401
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
DONuNEERING

DIASAIk AllCO fAIhf An.
l am engaged to a girl a year my
Junior, whom I love dearly, but she
has a habit of scolding over the
merest trifie, and always wishes her
advice to be taken in all things.
When 1 can, I do, but of course her
advice isn't suitable for all purposes,
as l try to point out to her, but of
no avail. She may get angry and not
talk to me all week, q call three
times a week. or until / give in to
her point.
If we have no particular engage
ment on hand for Sunday, / call
about p. M, no later, but she gets
angry and won't go anywhere, say
ing the day is gone for any amuse-
ment.
Now, Miss Fairfax, can't you tell
me what to do to get her out of that
domineering habit? A. B. c.
The domineering woman is likely
to be VeXenish, srewish wife and
unless the man who loves her teach
es her to conquer her habits, it is
likely to net her and him as we'll a
great deal of misery. 1 think what is
required of you is firmness and COM
mon sense plus determination. Per-
hapS the uncertainty as to what
time you are comiRg gets on the
girls nerves. Have enough respect
for her to make your appointments
and to keep them. Have enough re-
spect for yourself to demand that
she listen to your viewpoint, meet it
half way, and stop nagging at you
when your ideas differ from hers.
Take a firm stand. If she becomes
petty and ugly about nothing, tell
her that you will leave her unless
she acts differently. Tell her that and
stick to it!