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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-03
COAL MINER TELLS
 SUFFERING HE HAD
w. A. Partain, Secretary and Treasurer of Coal '3s Miners Union Gives
 Strong Testimonial .= for Plant Juice

' IThe symptoms of stomach, liver and
 kidney troubles are quite common To get permanent relief from these enervat
 ing and distressing ailments the cause -of@the trouble must be eradicated. Plant
 Juice, the new herbal stomach remedy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-03

sist from such appeals. They may rest assured that the Red Cross, in it's own systematic way, is doing everything i'm aginable of the practical sort to supply the wants of the soldiers
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

nave also provided attractive barracks
for the use of the girls when their
days work Is done.
In other instances, where the farms
are not so large. and the distances are
not so great, these committees have
been the means of inaugurating a CEN
trail clubhouse for the girls of n dis
trict. Here, girls employed on the va
rious farms in the district are able to
meet for an evening or Sunday after
noon chat, cup of tea, or to listen to
the music of a graphophone, and in
this way loneliness-that dreaded bug
aboo of the farmhand-has been re-
moved.
AS girls learn of these arrangements
that have been made for their COM
fort. slowly the old prejudice against
farm life dies out.
At the same time the men and wom-
en- in charge of the work of increasing
this interest throughout the country
speak enthusiastically of the change
that has come over the farmer. Cen
orally speaking. the old prejudice of
the average English farmer against
employing women for general work, Is
gradually giving way before the great
army of efficient women workers
The farmer now not only writes let
ters to the board of agriculture and
the committees through whom he en-
gagged the girls. commencing their
work In the highest terms, but the ad-
miration of the farmer for these con-
scientious, adaptable, light-hearted
workers has led in great number of
cases to his marrying "A girl farmland,
which is, of course, the highest compli-
ment he can pay her.
While girls have proven their eff
cheney in all departments of farm
work, from operating motorplow to
wedding and haying, one thing in
which they have excelled is in taking
care of the stock. The farmers have
been quick to realize this. 1t has
been woman's natural work to care
for children, so why shouldn't she be
especially adapted to looking after the
pets of the barnyard?
AS the numbers of the land army
have grown to thousands, the commit
tee of women. under the board of agri-
culture which has this work in hand
is constantly introducing new ideas.
For instance. travelling inspectors
visit the district committees, and often
the girls themselves, and thus the girls
may keep in touch with the land army
organization. Examinations are held
ut various periods of the year and any
ambitious girl who has devoted her
time to specializing in certain kind
of work, such as dairying, gardening
or poultry raising. may enter the ex-
aminatIons. Her efficiency is record
ed with the committee, and she Is
given the first opportunity that is open
for her services. with the Increased
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
WAGE INCREASE IS
ALLOWED R. R. men
Advances to 1,939,3se Employ
ees, Based on Living Cost,
Totals S3O0,OoO,OOO.
M'ADoO MAY NOT APPROVE IT
Report Of Commission Submitted to d.
rector General Results in Protest
From Four Principal Broth
erhoods.

Washington. d. c.. May 9.-Railroad
employees to the number of 1899, 800
will receive wage advances ranging
from 1 to 43 per cent to the lowest
paid workers, the total aggregating
S3O0,OOO,0O0, according to the report of
the railroad wage commission submit
ted to Director General McAdoo.
Mr.. McAdoO Is expected to adopt
only part of the recommendations and
probably will make a number of diff
ferent alignments In deciding what
wage increases shall be granted.
In general, the director general ad-
vocates higher pay for most classes of
workmen to enable them to meet In
creased living costs, but he has been
represented as favoring proportionate-
ly larger increases for some classes
than for others now making the same
pay. He also is strongly opposed to
granting wage Increases which might
dIsarrange the general scheme of pay
existing throughout other industries.
Leaders to Protest.
The leaders of the four principal
railway brotherhoods found on ex-
amining the report that they had
been recommended for less than half
the increases they had asked of the
railroad arrangements before govern
ment control started and which they
repeated before the commission. Their
demands had been for an average of
somewhat less than 40 per cent, and
increases for them average less than
20 per cent.
Some union leaders who anticipated
that the commissions recommended
tions would not be for as great
amounts as they had asked already
have appealed to Director General Nc
Adoo to amend the proposed scale to
give them higher pay. Others. how
ever, virtually have agreed to accept
the report.
The wage advances. which range all
the way from 81 to 1874 a month, are
increases above the amount of pay
each employee was receiving on De-
cember 81, 1915. Employees who have
received advances since that date will
benefit now to the extent of the differ
ence between their present wage and
that fixed by the wage commission.
The net cost of the additional pay
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

general interest and illustrated stories
of the work of the land army
Tint the experience of these girls VIII
give strong impetus to the PACK 10
the farm" movement Is already shown
in innumerable little ways.
Many of the girls are planning
when their soldier boys, to whom they
are engaged, return home, to settle on
n little farm, and many women whose
husbands are doing their bit at the
front have declared their intention OF
taking up farm work permanently
when the men return.
MANY INQUIRIES have come to the
committees from young women. VINO
have expressed n desire to continue
farming in one of England's colonies
after the war. and the government has
been asked what. If any. arrangements
have been made to meet this request.
In answer to such request the fol-
lowing appeared in a recent number of
the official farm magazine:
Nothing very definite can be done
in this matter until after the war; but
a register is being prepared ut head
quarters of the names, addresses ana
qualifications of those girls who wish
to take up this work. When the war
is over the various colonial govern
ments will be approached with view
to obtaining special facilities in the
colonies for all the girls whose names
are on this register"
So, no longer Is there question as
to farm work for women being an ac-
cepted or recognized occupation. The
woman farmer of England has come to
stay. VIII the American woman fol-
low her example?
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
Cow Climbs Barn Stairs.

A COW of Chinook, Wash, belonging
TO Dave Williams, which has long held
the championship for breaking into
neighbors' yards in defiance of all spe-
ciaily designed gates and locks. has
won n new distinction.
Going into the family barn the other
day. Mrs. Herman Johnson heard
heavy footsteps in the hay NOV nbove.
investigation showed this COW con.
teptedly munching bale Of alfalfa
hay. The stairs leading to the loft
are Mt an angle of about eighty de-
rrees. and how the COW managed to
negotiate them was puzzle. Calling
the men, a parley ensued as to how
the COW was to be lowered. While
plans for rigging derrick were being
discussed, the COW walked down the
steps in defiance of all laws of gravi.
tation.
To prevent the cow from repeating
this spectacular performance heavy
piece of timber was nailed across the
bottom of the steps, but the next day
the COW was discovered Sin the loft
again, having wrenched out the large
spikes that held the barrier.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
BITS OF INFORMATION

Philadelphia and Boston have free
schools for radio operators.
The president of the British National
Union of Manufacturers said the recent
12h per cent honus to munition work.
ers is costing the country f140,O00,OOO
yearly.
For shipping perishable goods long
distances a Russian has invented an
artificial ice, made by freezing solu-
tions of salt at various degrees of con-
eentration.-
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

One agricultural college and three
experiment stations are maintained by
the government of Norway.
American electric fans of large size
are used to drive mosquitoes from the
palace Of the Callph of Bagdad.
An inventor has combined shaving
brush and rubber device for rubbing
In the iather on one handle.
To give boxers practice a dummy
human figure has been invented, so
connected to registering device that
blows struck are recorded. both as to
position and force.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

to the railroads Is estimated at $780,.
900, 600. This is exclusive of the esti-
mated deficit of $500. 100000 in govern
ment operation of the railroads this
year, as result of which Director
General McAdoo contemplntes ad-
vancing passenger rates at least 2k
per cent and freight rates possibly as
much as Is per cent
Based on Living Cost.
The scheme of wage advances adopt
ed Is based on an inquiry into the
cost of living, which the commission
found has increased approximately 40
per cent to the average railroad EN-
ployee receiving SS5 month.
The commission favors n shorter
average workday, presumably eight
hours, but decided that in the war
emergency the nation could not AFFORD
to put into effect reform that would
slow down the war machinery and
discriminate against other classes Of
workers being called upon for great
sacrifices.
Rates of overtime pay nre not dis
turbed and the Increases are adjusted
to the mileage basis of compensation
of some employees. road engineer,
for example, receiving an increase OF
11A per cent In his mileage rate.
scheme of applying the increases to
piece work and overtime therefor Is
also provided.
An important feature of the report
was the recommendation that where
the same service is rendered the pay
shall be the same. without discrimina-
ton as to sex or race.
Report Of Commission.
The report of the commission. con-
sisting of Franklin X. Lane. secretary
of the interior; Charles G. McChord.
J. Harry Covington. and William II.
Wilcox, is an exhaustive one. In part
the report says:
"The requests which have come to
us for wage increases, would, II fully
granted, involve an additional outlay
in wages of somewhat over 81 100000
900 per year in excess of the wage fund
of last year. which exceeded $1,000,
600 900. Some asked for an increase
of 100 per cent In their pay. and from
this they graduated downward to 10
per cent None were satisfied with
their present wages.
"An unprecedented call had come for
men of certain trades in connection
with the new Industries that had been
created by the war in Europe, and this
long before our entry into the conflict.
Machinists and iron workers of all
kinds found themselves to be essential
to the great munition plants and day
labor of the most unskilled character
rose into high demand.
Cut OF Those Not Needed.
"The commission recommends that
during the period of government con-
duct of the railroads no salaries paid
to officials who are not essential to
the operation of the roads shall be
charged as part Of the operating ex-
penses.
"There should be constituted a tri-
bunal or tribunals to continue the
study of railroad labor problems. com
posed in part at least of men expert
enced In this kind of work. for con-
ditions are ever changing"
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
FROM ALL OVER

The manufacture of porcelain pyro-
meter tubes is a new Industry.
A Pennsylvania farmer Is the inven-
tor of device to be worn on one hand
to tie knots in twine.
Italy prohibits mills producing wheat
flour for bread In which less than 80
per cent of the grain Is used.
Many tropical plants possess light
giving qualities. their flowers and
stems being luminous and their Juices
phosphorescent.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

wages that are
paid experienced
farm hands.
Another recent
innovation, which
furni s h G $ the
girls n medium
for interchange
of ideas and gives
them the oppor-
tunity of keeping
in touch with the
whole movement,
is n little magh-
zine published
for their benefit
by the central
committee.
The magazine
contains interest
ing letters from
me girls them
selves, articles of
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

In 1856 New York City, then New
Amsterdam and ruled by the Dutch,
had 1000 inhabitants. 12O houses and
IT streets.
For shipping perishable goods long
distances Russian has invented an
artificial ice, made by freezing solu-
tions of salt at various degrees of con-
centration.
A resident of Venezuela has applied
for patent In that country upon a
new dry process for recovering tan
ming extracts from the fruit of the
diyi-dlvi plant.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
The Reason.

81 hear you have college graduate
for cook. Isn't that very expen-
sive?"
mot very, She works for her board
and Clothes"
How is that?"
shes my Wife"
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
Natural Sequence.

"What did Gings do when his wife
made such a sweeping attack upon
hIm?" "Why, he busted"
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

Scientists state that a Towering
plant abstracts from the soil 200 times
its own weight in water during its life
Edward s. Sargent, age sixty OF
Chelsea. Mass, was the conductor on
the first electric car In the Chelsea
division, and has the enviable distinc
ton of never having missed his car.
The pink boil worm. the worst en-.
emy known to the cotton crop Of In
dia, probably originate there. Later
1t was found in Burma. Ceylon. Egypt
and In almost every other cotton dis
trict on the globe.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17
Her Choice.

Gladys-Would you sooner be an
old mans darling or n young mans
slave2
Penelope-A young mans slave-it
is so much easier breaking young
man In and making him toe the mark.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-17

But the man who, refuses to work
when offered a job is generally ready
to work n friend.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14

Most of our time is passed in get.
ting used to the things we didn't ex-
pect
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
Cheap Enough.

Cheap Enough.
Jones-"Did you get that mining
stock at bargain?" Brown-"Yes;
gave other mining stock for it,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
Shop 7 ak.
10. Ointment IS and zoe.

Good health cannot be maintained where
there is constipated habit. Garfield Tea
overcomes constipation. Adv.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-03-14
NOT her CONCERN
What Cared CorneIia's Sister for
Georges Remarks?
But 1t May Have Been Just Possible
She Was TrifIe Disappointed
at Something the Youth
Had Said.

"Oh, how do you do?" said the diff
dent young man as he entered the
screened porch. "I-er-I thought
you were Miss Cornelia."
"she's gone out" explained Cor
nelias considerably older sister. "But
that doesn't matter. Sit down, Mr..
Chudleigh. Isn't it a lovely EVENING""
EYES," agreed the difhdent young
man. "Er-you're looking WE'LL"
do you really think so?" murmured
Cornelia's sister, archly. "Tm so glad
you like this blue dress-people al
ways have said blue becomes mel"
Eyes, it does!'' said the difident
young man hurriedly. "It looks fne."
Il value compliment from you,"
said Cornelia's elder sister. II appre-
ciate the opinion of a man Of your
experience far more than Cornelia
does. Girls of eighteen are so CATER
Drained and-Well, conceited. You must
have observed that with all your ex-
perience %
Yes, of course" said the difident
young man, beginning to throw out his
chest and frown seriously.
Il knew you would agree with me-"
murmured Cornelia's sister softly.
isn't it great comfort, Mr.. Chudleigh,
to lind some one who is entirely SYM
pathetic and compromising?
YES" said the diffident young man
suddenly. Il do, come to think of it
With some people it is so hard to get
along-that is, find it so hard to say
what ]. mean to them. That is terribly
embarrassing when I'm dying to speak
my mind!''
Il hope you don't feel that way with
me-" said Cornelia's elder sister softly.
mo, I don't! !" declared the young
man. II wonder-would you mind if
told you something's"
"Why, Mr.. Chudleigh!" exclaimed
Cornelia's sister, raising her eyes and
then dropping them again hurriedly.
How absurd! Why should l mind?"
It'd rather you guessed" he said
huskily.
ouSSo. sic ICpCdlSu IOW Call i
guess when l haven't the ghost of an
idea"
But you must haveI" insisted the
young man, fervently.
"Oh, Mr. Chudleigh /" said Cornelia's
sister family.
you're blind if you didn't" said
the young man rapidly. Haven't you
seen me here night after night, unable
to tear myself away, a regular slave
to"
"Why, George!" said Cornelia's sis
ter TREMENDOUSLY. "You are so over
cts got to the point" insisted the
young man with the violence of the
timid person who is thoroughly
aroused, where I've got to know def
I'm to stay or to go
can't wait another instant"
tits stay, George, DEAR" said Cor
nelia's elder sister, slipping her hand
in his.
"You think she wants me to stay?
You are sure?" cried the diffident
young man.
"She? Who?" cried Cornelias sister.
'Why, Cornelia, Of course" ex-
planned the difident young man. "What |
did you suppose was talking about |
all this timer"
'Mr Chudleigh," said Cornelia's eld- |
er sister after an awful pause, "there |
isn't any way of knowing what per-
son like yourself is talking about And |
If you think I have the slightest inter
est in your remarks you are very much
mistaken I" - Pittsburgh Gazette |
Times
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, Tt is q sure sign that your lit
de ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs q gentle. thorough cleansing at
once.
When peerish, cross, llstless, pale.
doesn't sleep. doesn't cat n act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sor
throat, diarrhea, full of cold, give a
teaspeonful OF california Syrup Of
Figs" and In a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undlgested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have q well. playful child again.
You needa't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative; :"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for q bottle Of
California Syrup of, Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages aud Ter grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure You get the genuine,
ask to see fhat il Is made by the "Cali-
fcrnia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
PRISONERS
IN TURKISH MINES

Rome. (by mail).-From our soldiers
just back from Austrian prison camps
through exchange, II Is learned that
Austrian political and military author
tiles some time ago began to send
Italians captured In the war to Hun
gary, where they are hated worse than
they could be in the provinces Of Aus
tria, properly speaking; and even to
Asia Minor to work In the lead mines
for the Turkish government.
There are w reasons for the
change. The first ne Is to prevent
the prisoners from becoming acquain-
ted themselves with conditions in Aus
tria and making them known to the
Italian government. The second Is that
the contact Of Italians with individuals
Of the oppressed nationalities gave Q
new spur to the movement started by
them for freedom.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
THE MAKING OF
4 FAMOUS
/, MEDICINE
How Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
h Prepared For
Woman's Use.

4 Witt % the laboratory where this
successfui remedy Is made impresses
sven tho easuai looker-on with the reli-
obiiity, accuracy. skill and cleanliness
which attends the making of this great
medicine for Woman's ills.
Over $50. 900 pounds Of various herbs
ara used annaAy and all have to be
gathered at die season Of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal SUBJ
stances sre ut their best.
The most successful solvents are used
% extract the medicinal properties from
these heshsL
Every utensn aud tank that comes In
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and n . finai precaution in cleanliness
the medicine Is ~pasteurized and sealed
IN sterile bottles.
IL u the wonderful combination Of
roots md hezhs, together with tbs
skill and care used in its preparation
which hzs made this famous medicine
% successful in the treatment Of
female ilA
Tho letters from women who have
been restored 10 health by the use Of
Lydia & Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound whScA we are continually pub
iishing attest tn its virtue.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
CHINA WANTS HAIR.
From he Washington Star

From he Washington Star.
China needs hair, human hair. Lack
Of shipping facilities has made II i'm
perative that the old method Of ship
ping Chinese hair here to be dyed and
then shipped back again for manufac-
ture into hair nets be abandoned for
only ene-way transportation. accord
ing to word received by the representa-
tive Of the Y. w. c. A. war work coun-
Gil here.
Hair nets for foreign women were
made by the ONE and girls Of China
In their own homes. 1t was a profitable
business for German exporters and
buyers before the war. At the begin
ming of this war this business was d.
vided up between the Dutch, French,
British and American merchants. and
now the business has been seriously
curtailed by the many "non-essential"
DEGREES issued by the different belIiger-
ent countries, according to the coun-
ellis representative.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
Conserving Paper.

"Doa't you have to put paper covers
N these sandwiches any more7" asked
the Traveller n the railroad restaurant
stand.
NO The governments stopped US
doing that" replied the chocolate
haired waitress
"What c0rS'
"Says we must conserve paper"
"seet Won't Hoover let us eat pa
per, eftierg"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
Where the Blame Belonged.

"And do you get plenty Of sleep
when in active service?" asked the ia
Their Of the boy home on furlOugh.
81 do not" replied the soldier.
"Do the Germans keep you from get
ting enough sleepr
Say! Our bugler amt no German !"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12

The moment you eat a tablet or TWO
Of Pape's Diapepsin all the indigestion
pain and dyspepsia distress stops.
Your disordered stomach will feel
fine ut once.
These pleasant. harmless tablets OIL
Pape's Diapepsin never fail and cost
very little at drug stores. Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
HoW's This {?

We offer $780, 90 for any case Of eatarrh
that cannot be cured by ALL
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE 10 TAX.
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
3. J. Cheney Il Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12

Five members Of the Princeton fac-
ulty have died fighting the Huns. The
last to be announced, was Prof. q. II:
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
AREAtlY. NOW

Il can't take that. l must have Red
Cross Bali Blue. I have used It for
moro than ten years. My white
dresses, linens and lace curtains are
snowy white. I simply can't do with
cut Red Cross Ball Blue. You Will get
e.? All right, I'll wait."-Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12

Merchants are under the great eco
nomic test of war conditions. In this
test those merchants will win lasting
good will n prestige who stand fast
for real service to their customers,
eliminating all but the absolutely
necessary profits.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-12
THE O n HAS NEVER
XII" = Greater Seller!

b art In Sour field. Take orders fol
GAmcrtcass War for ,Humanity''-$2 book
0peree.ecsA.issioa. Meyer sold % In one dap
shc~4ag srix \ circular; Morely - in a day
ecuii. Dta Send ioc for mailing FREE
catGk E.a-Dsckasssn Co. 0spt. sec. Detroit, Mich.