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The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

For centuries all over the world
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil has af-
forded relief in thousands upon thou
sands of cases of lame back, lumbago,
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstOnes, grav-
ell and all other affections of the kid
neys, liver, stomach, bladder and al
lied organs. II acts quickly. 1t does
the work. 1t cleenses your kidneys
and pGrifies the blood II makes a
new man, new woman, Of you. 1t
frequently wards off attacks of the
dread and fatal diseases Of the kid
neys. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases of the organs Of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody or cloudy urine, sed-
iment, or ''brickdust" indicate an I'M
healthy condition.
Do not delay a minute If your back
aches or you are sore across the loins
or have difficulty when urinating. Go
to your druggist at once and get a
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
The Parson.

At an Ashland avenue home theS
have the fashion of giving names to
chickens and other creatures about the
place. Some days ago the mother
bought fine black rooster in market.
wen name him 'the Parson," said
the mother.
A few days later the new preacher
and his wife were invited to dinner.
They were in the parlor awaiting the
event. Margaret, age six, came hur-
riedly into the next room. There the
mother admonished her to be on her
good behavior, ''for today" said moth
er, ''we have the parson for dinner"
"NO, no, mamma" said Margaret.
Don't you know we killed and ate the
Parson three days ago"
This cannibalistic statement, over
heard in the parlor, created some dis
quiet until mamma made an explana,
tion.-Indianapolis News.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17

box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy TO take. Each capsule con-
tains about one dose of five drops
Take them just like you would any
pill. Take a small swallow of water
if you want to. They dissolve in the
stomach, and the kidneys soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash out the
bladder and kidneys and throw Off the
Inflammation which is the cause OF
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened joints. that backache.
rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, gall
stones, gravel. "brickdust," etc. They
are ar effective remedy for all dis
eases of the bladder, kidney, liver.
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money If you are non satisfied after q
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL Haal 'om on
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Would Have Hun. Warned.

A negro in precinct of the Fifth
ward added little huIllor to the stern
feelings of those who were filling out
their cards.
my names Elisha Smith," he said
to the registrar.
"Any middle manner" the officer
asked.
Eyes, NJ replied The negro.
But he didn't know what the IN
stood for so he said:
make it Nick When l was little
my mother used to call me Nick be-
cause / was so mean and always had
blood in my eye. You can send mes
sage to those Hun devils that Nick
is coming after their scalps. "-Kansas
City Star.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
RESIGNED In Favor of Horse.

A prosperous grocer had occasion
to engage. new errand boy. Trade
was very brisk, and the lad had a
great deal of work to do In delivering
parcels in different parts of the town.
'Well, Johnnie. how did you get on
on Saturday." asked the grocer on
Monday morning.
"Oh, fine" replied Johnnie, but I'll
be leavin' at the end of the week"
"Why, Johnnie, what's up nowT
queried his master. "Are the wages
not high enough?
"Im not findin' any fault with the
pay" replied the boy, "but the fact is,
I'm doin' good horse out of a job
here"
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Toasts and BOASTS.

At little luncheon recently held
by mutual admiration club, the fol-
lowing toasts were proposed
Ellis highness, the hetman of Uk-
rain! Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah !"
-Kaiser Bill.
His majesty. the German kaiserl
Hoch, hoch. hoch General SkorO-
padski Of Ukraine.
Such Outbursts Of impassiOned elo-
quence and expressions Of undyinE
fealty will probably go laundering
down the ages and cause even Presi-
dent Wilson 10 shake in his shoes
Win Inughter.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
EAioIes 1houoht to erInu Luck.

The scarab of the land of the Pyra-
mlds is the expression of the hope Of
resurrection and the desire TO live
long. AS the beetle was supposed TO
be always born anew, so the carrying
Of the beetle or its image came into
the customs Of the ancients. The war
riors of an elder day hung the images
of gods about their necks. and many
OF the brooches and pins of the old
fighters were the effigies of luck-bring-
ing divinities.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Ability of the Aaed.

II has often been said that a man
cannot learn new trade after he is
forty. but this statement has frequent
ly been disproved. Peter S. Du Pom
ceau was eighty when he wrote his
valuable treatise on the Cochin Chi
nese language, and had only then re-
Gently taken up the study; and the late
John Bigelow vas still an author turn
Ing out u book when he passed his
ninety-fifth birthday. - Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Lesson for Piq Raisers.

Efficiency in pig raising was shown
In Louisiana. where two men selected
litter mates eight weeks old. AT the
end of the fattening season one pig
weighed $50 pounds. the other only
I'll. The expenses were respectively.
Sl5.54 and So; and the one sold for
S5o, Ia, other for So. This means
weight in the proportion of / to g.:
expenses, 3.1I to L; selling price. 7.25
to L. Thus, scientific raising can
eliminate the notorious ''razorback'
hog.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
His Question.

"Will anyone ask me a question
relative to any matter Of life and
ieath?' asked the thought reader
"Well. mine refers TO murder"
"Ah. see blood !" exclaimed the
thought reader, tragically. you wish
to know who did the deedT
"Yes, please
at was a relative"
'"That's quite right. Father or moth
er's side?" ventured the inquirer.
Fathers"
"Wonderfu. That too, is correct.
But what was the ObjectT"
Gain"
"How marvellous! Go on"
"Alas | can see no more. Now.
please read ont your question, sir, for
the benefit Of the audience"
"WhO killed Cock RobinT
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local Applications as they cannot reach
he diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way TO cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
If the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the. Eustachian. Tube.
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when II is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored 20 it's nor
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. MANY cases Of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh. which is an infiamec
condition OF the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARFtH
MEDICINE.
All Druggists 75c. Circulars free.
+. ]. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
knlnhts Of Health.

Throughout the United States half
million children are at present en-
rolled in an enterprise which bids fair
to achieve decidedly important ends.
1t is a crusade against dirt and dis
ease. Half million children between
the ages of five and sixteen are en-
rolled under a banner bearing Cru
sader's, cross, and have pledged them
selves to undertake a round of hy-
gienic duties for one year and to do
what they can to improve the health
conditions of their homes and com
munities. There is health and mental
discipline In regular duties of this sort.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Personal SaIutation.

Edward, just before getting in bed,
said the usual good night to the vari-
Gus members of his family. AS he
hoped into bed his mother heard him
talking.
"What are you saying?" she asked
81 just said good night me-" he an
pOunced.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17

Love apples is what tomatoes were
called years ago when Il was told that,
II sweethearts would divide one and
eat 1t together, nc adverse fate could
part them. There was real bravery in
this simple act; for, in early days, to-
matoes were thought to be rank pol
son.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
cuticura Kills pandruff.

Anoint spots Of dandruff with CUT
cura Ointment. Follow at once by
hot shampoo with Cuticura Soap, If a
man; next morning If woman. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept
X, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 5Q.-Adv.
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Recognized.

Private Butler (former press agent,
doing sentry duty)-Halt! Who goes
there?
Private Leggett (former reporter)-
Hist Joe, could you slip me two on
the aisle for Monday night?
Express.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Inconsistency.

did you ever notice" queried the
almost philosopher, that man will
stick his hand out to see If it's rain
ing and then become peeved il he
catches a drop on IT."
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
ponr Live up to AppeIIatIon.

.The trouble with lots OF regular
telIows,'" observed the almost phil
osopher, as that they are oftentlmes
irregular In their habits"
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
The Same Number.

Tommy (wr1ting)-Oh, Bill 'Ow
many h'ells in "Oenzollern"
Bill-Two h'ells, same as in ELL
Camouflage.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17

man with conscience rarely gets
lonely. He's always got something to
argue with.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Forudrd!

The same sharp challenge to battle
is sounding for U.S. We must answer
in the same proud way-the way of
our fighting men-the American way.
NE must lend the qOay they fght.
We must show the war-maddened
Hun united American people NOV
ing forward shoulder to shoulder,
irreSistibly, to Victory.
Our task is to supply the money,
the ships, the guns, the shells that we
must have to win. 1t is a tremendous
task We must do it as our fighting
men do theirs-with the indomitable
spirit of Victory.
We must work, and save, and lend
with one thought only-TO FIGHT
AND WIN.
Get into the fght-with your rOhole
heart. Buy Bonds-to the utmost!
This Space Contributed by
Swift & Company
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Pride.

"My brothers a corporal in the
army"
That's nothin'. My brothers a ma
rine."
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17

No matter how well you do thing,
you are sure TO hear more complaints
than compliments.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17

The man Who handles the truth reck-
lessly is sure of large crop when it
comes to raising doubts.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
Assravatins Our Race Problems.

Among the negroes the German prop
agandist first began work i'm the South
and failed. He has been more sue
cessful In the middle West, where the
presence of large loyal German popu-
lation gives him better cover. He is
promising the negroes that the kaiser
Will give them social equality with the
whites. An agent. recently captured in
New York, WIS offering the negroes
"Black republic" under German
protection, and he was denounced to
the authorities by the negroes them
selves. Another was spreading reports
Of determinations against negro sol
diers In the camps, reporting that the
negroes were being trained as "shock
troops" to be sacrificed i'm the front
lines, and even circulating n story that
the German military authorities had
ordered all negro prisoners killed.
Thus far this sort OF German effort to
aggravate race problem has been an
absurd failure. It's only danger is that
IL may lead to charges Of disloyalty
against our colored citizens and a sus-
picion of them which is not justified.
To allow the German intrigue to
arouse a prejudice against the negro
would aid the enemy as much as If he
succeeded In organizing the negro In
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
True.

els golf difficult game to masterr'
Il guess so. Nobody's ever mastered
Il yet"
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17
HUN EVER ALERT
WITH MANY LIES
German Agent Is Using His Whis-
pering Propaganda.
PROOF IS NEVER SUBMITTED
centers Efforts on Religious, Racial,
Agricultural, Commercial and Such
Topics as Are Likely to
Cause Friction.
BY HARVEY o'HIeoINs.

CrrCm the Committee on Public Informa-
ton. washington, d. c.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-17

With no thought of bursting shrap-
mel and poisonous gases into which
they plunge-with every muscle tense,
with every faculty of mind alert,
with one thought only-TO FIGHT
AND WIN.
That is the way our men are going
into battle. When the Shrill whistle
sounds the advance, out they go-their
whole heart in the task before them.
No boqUer on earth can hOM them back.
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dislOyalty. Discourage such a preju-
dice wherever you find IT, Mr.. Citizen.
II is being promoted by the kaiserite.
The Truth About Price Fixing.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

1T sounded like it. What was the
matter?"
both boys returned her curious
glance with meekness. They were sum-
ihoning their faculties-which were
needed. Indeed, these are the crises
winch prepare a boy for the business
~diihculties of his later life. Penrod.
win the huge weapon beneath his
Jacket i~nsecurely supported by an ell
DOW and by a waistband which he In
stahtiy began to distrust, experienced
ulstressful sensations similar to those
OF the owner of too heavily insured
property carrying a gasoline can under
MS overcoat and detained for CONVEX
sation by a policeman. And If in the
coming years, 1t was to be Periods lot
TO find himself in that precise situa-
uon, no doubt he would be the better
prepared for It on account of this pres
ent afternoons experience under the
scalding eye Of Mrs. Williams. II
Should be added that Mrs. Williams
eye was awful to the Imagination only.
IL was n gentle eye and but mildly
curious, having no remote suspicion
of the dreadful truth. for Sam had
backed upon the chest of drawers and
closed the |damnatory open one with
the calves Of his legs.
Sam, not bearing the fatal evidence
upon his person, was In a better state
than Penrod, though when boys fall
Into the stiffness now assumed by
these two, II should be understood that
they are suffering. Penrod, in fact.
was the prey to apprehension so keen
that the actual pit Of his stomach was
cold.
Being the actual custodian of the
crime, he understood that his case was
several degrees more serious than that
OF Sam, who, in the event of detection,
would be convicted as only an Access
sorry. II was a lesson, and Penrod al
ready repented his selfishness in not
allowing Sam TO show how he did. first.
you're sure you weren't quarrel
Ing, SamT' said Mrs. Williams.
NO, ma'am; we were just talking"
I'm glad you weren't quarreling,'
said Mrs. Williams, treasured by this
reply, which though somewhat baf-
fling, vas thoroughly familiar to her
ear. "Now, II you'll come downstairs,
III give you each one cookie and no
more, so your appetites won't be spoil
ed for your dinners"
She stood, evidently expecting them
10 precede her. To linger might renew
vague suspicion, causing II to become
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Mr.. Williams murmured sympathetic
eally: That's too bad Where did
he bite. your"
"On the-right on the elbow"
Good gracious! Perhaps you ought
to have Ii cauterized."
"Sir?"
Did You have n doctor look at it?"
mo, sir. Ny mother put some stuff
from the drug store on It."
"oh, I e g Probably it's all right,
then"
Eyes, sir" Penrod drew breath more
freely, and accepted the warm cookie
Mrs. Williams brought him. He ate
1t without relish.
"Was il your own dog that bit your"
Mr.. Williams inquired.
"Sir7 No. sir. II wasn't Duke"
"Penrod !" Mrs. Williams exclaimed.
when did it happenr'
Il don't remember just when" he
answered feebly. 81 guess it was day
before yesterday
Gracious! How did it"
She was interrupted by the entrance
of a mlddle-aged colored woman. "Miz
Williams" she began. and then, as she
caught sight of Penrod, she addressed
him directly. you ma telefoam II you
here, send you home right away. cause
they waitin' dinner on you."
run along, then" said Mrs. Will
liams, patting the visitor lightly upon
his shoulder; and she accompanied him
to the front door. "Tell your mother
I'm so sorry about your getting bitten,
and you must take good ARE of II,
Penrod."
"Yes'm."
Penrod fingered helplessly outside
the doorway. looking at Sam. who
stood partially obscured in the hall,
behind Mrs. Williams. Periods eyes,
with a yelled anguish. conveyed a
pleading for help as well as a horror
of the position in which he found him.
self. Sam. however. pale and deter
mined, seemed to have assumed a
stony attitude of detachment, as if II
were well understood between them
that his own comparative innocence
was established, and hat whatever
catastrophe ensued, Penrod had
brought ii on and must bear the brunt
of 1t alone.
well, you'd better run along, since
they're waiting for you at home" said
Mrs. Williams. closing the door. Good
night, Penrod."
Ten minutes later Penrod took
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more definite and boys preserve theh-
selves from moment to moment, not Of
ten attempting to secure the future.
Consequently, the apprehensive sam
and the unfortunate Penrod with the
monstrous implement bulking against
his ribs) walked out Of the room ana
down the stairs, their countenances In
dicating an interior condition OF SOL
emnity. And a curious shade OF be-
havior might have here interested a
criminologist. Penrod endeavored TO
keen as close TO Sam as possible, like
a lonely person seeking company
while. on the other hand. Sam kept
moving away from Penrod, seeming TO
desire an appearance of aloofness.
go into the library, boys said Mrs.
Williams, as the three reached h foo'
of the stairs. "Tll bring you your
cookies. Papa's in there
Under her eye the W entered the
library. to find Mr.. Williams reading
his evening paper. He looked up pleas
antly. but il seemed to Penrod thai ne
had an ominous and penetrating eA-
preston.
"Nhat have you been up to- you
boys?" inquired this enemy.
Nothing" said Sam. "Dinereh'
things"
"What liker'
"Oh-just different things
Mr.. williams nodded; then hs
glance rested casually upon fehrou.
'What's the matter with your arm
Penrod?" IL,
penrod became paler, and Sam with
drew from him almost conspicuonsiy'
"Sir2"
~ said. What's the matter with your
arm?"
(which one?" Penrod q%uayered.
"Your left. You seem to be holoihs
=, IN an unnatural position. Have you
hurt itT" ,ov
h,t mel mean a dog-a dog Dill me-
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what breathless but with an expression
of perfect composure.
Cant you ever come home without
being telephoned for?' demanded his
father.
"Yes, sir" And Penrod added re-
proachfully. placing the blame upon
members of MI. Schofield's own class,
"Sam's mother and father kept me, or
I'd been home long ago. They would
keep ON talkin', and l guess ! had to
be polite. didn't IT.
His left arm was as free as his right;
there was 40 dreadful bulk beneath
his Jacket, and at Penrod's age the fu-
ture Is too far away to be worried
about. The difference between tempo
rary security and permanent security
Is left for grown people. To Penrod,
security was security, and before his
dinner was half eaten his spirit had
become fairly serene.
Nevertheless, when he entered the
empty carriage-house of the stable, on
his return from school the next after
noon, his expression was not altogether
without apprehension. and he stood In
the doorway looking well about him
before he lifted IA loosened plank In
the flooring and took from beneath 1t
the grand old weapon of the Williams
family. Nor did his eye tighten with
any ~pleasurable excitement as he sat
himself down In a shadowy corner and
began some sketchy experiments with
the mechanism. The allure of first
sight was gone. In MI. Williams bed
chamber, with Sam clamoring for pos
session, Ii had seemed to Penrod that
nothing In the world was so desirable
rs to have that revolver In his own
hands-it was his dream come true.
But, for reasons not definitely known
to him, the charm had departed; he
turned the cylinder gingerly, almost
with d~istaste; and slowly there stole
over him . feeling that there was
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unasked and his fears unallayed. In
two days he had sailed for home.
With the ocean between them he
might forget; and in. time he did. AS
week followed week, and the silence
he had half trusted, half feared, re-
manned unbroken, his equanimity
gradually returned. and he prepared
to face the prospect of his new mar
rage much as man who watches
with restored confidence about his
affairs. when at last convinced that
the door is pad!ocked and the key
lost.
One precaution and one only he was
wise enough to take. He told his
story to Lucie's brother, and left it
to him to say whether or not he
should marry his sister.And the an
swer was yes; that If trouble came
he would see him through 1t. A
marriage which could not be proved
was no marriage, and as for anything
else. Lucie's happiness must not
be sacrificed to a boys peccadillos.
What were a few wild oats sown by
a man Of his promise.
And was this the end? Did Ermen-
trude accept her doom without q
struggle?
Let us see.
One afternoon in June there en-
tered the parlor of the old fashioned
mansion Of the Roberts family
lady who had asked to see Mrs. Rob-
erts on business of an important ma
ture. Though plainly clad her ap-
pearance possessed an elegance which
insured respect; but when alone and
seated in the darkest corner of the
great drawing room, she put up .
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, NOWLEDGE has no fixed notch.
1t Is on a movable scale that
. climbs up and reaches around

L n eiihios up anu reaehes AROUND
and dives down, like that
crane thing that scooned ont the Panama
c,,,l W. ,,,,,t ,.o.. ,,,,.,u,.,,.o
ANAL we wait ii'o'e N''o"'eose' as
snip wants sWifter record, the airplane
a greater altitude, as man, generally.
demond. a l,g,.r ao,,oIon,nont t,,,,
'a"
MS iorepears ever dreamed OF. we
will always want to know more and
more and more. Self-satisfied attain
ment means rust, and rust means fall
ure. And we know no such word as
fail. But it isn't good idea to
know more than our share.
For one case. woman in u car
was providing thrills for the wom-
ain next She had learned through
some inscfutable source unknown to
man--ccrtainly net to any newspa-
per man-that the world was coming
to an end two weeks from date. The
other woman had her doubts
The prophet-lady was SO sure Of her
Bible signs that she was going to
cash her bond and take her money
out CT the bank and pin it inside her
dress for safe keeping.
The other woman, naturally, In
Quired as to the sense of taking
money into the next world, especially
as 1t was earning interest in the
bank. This phase Of the situation