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The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
down-and.out His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack Of exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stimula.
tion to satisfy the cry for a health.giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL IIaarlem Oh
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland
will do the work. They are wonderful
Three of these capsules each day will put
man on his feet before he knows it;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befal the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient labora-
tories in Holland. II acts directly and
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-out, but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac-
cept no substitutes Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes
They are the pure, original, imported
HARLEM Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19
H BELMORE ENDICOTT

ging the sled and the child. with Prince
slipping and scratching along beside
them.
Suddenly he came to open water. II
was 30 broad a channel that he could
not hope to leap It; and. Of course, he
could not get the sled and the little
girl across.
"Myi" cried Carolyn May, "that
place wasn't here when we came out,
was II, Chet? 1t must have Just come
here"
II don't think II was here before"
admitted the boy.
Suddenly q sound reached their ears
that startled both; 1t even made Prince
prick up his ears and listen. Then the
dog sat up on his launches and began
to howl.
"Oh, don't Princel" gasped Carolyn
May. "Who ever told you you could
sing, Just because you hear a church
bell ringingr
That's the chapel bell I" cried Chet
Gormley. "Now I'm sure I'm right.
But we must get around this open
patch In the water"
He set Off along the edge of the open
water. which looked black and angry.
The Ice groaned and cracked In q
threatening way. He was not sure
whether the foe they were on had COM
pletely broken away from the great
mass Of ice in the cove and was AT
ready drifting out into the lake or not.
Haste. however. he knew was i'm
perative. The tolling Of the chapel
bell coming family down the wind,
Chet drew the sled swiftly along the
edge Of the opening. the dog trotting
along beside them, whining. Prince
plainly did not approve Of this.
Here It sw shouted the boy in sud-
den Joy. "Now wen be all right,
Car'lyn Mayw
"Oh, I'm SO glad. Chet." said the lit
tie girl. "For I'm getting real cold, and
this snow makes me all wet"
"Keep up your heart, Car'lyn May"
he begged. II guess well get through
all right now"
"Oh. I'm not really afraid" the little
girl answered. "Only I'd really like to
be on Shore"
Chet hastened on toward the sound
Of the tOlling bell, sharply on the
watch for other breaks In the ice.
Here was another-a wide-spreading
crevasse filed with black. water. Chet
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19

Look ut the tongue, mother! II
coated, II Is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs u gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale.
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu.
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give q
teaspoonful of california Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undlgested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love Its delicious taste, and Il
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 and for grOwn.ups plainly on the
bottle. 4. Beware of counterfslts sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that II is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
a2y other kind with contempt.--Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19

| But what was the little girl doingf
He saw her hauling in on the wet rope
and she seemed to be speaking to
Prince, for he stood directly before
her, his ears erect, his tail agitated.
BY and by he barked sharply.
"Now, Pripceyi" Chet heard her cry
She thrust the end of the rope into
the dogs Jaws and waved her mittened
hand towards the open water and the
unhappy Chet beyond II.
Prince sprang around. faced the
strait Of black water, shaking the end
Of the rope vigorously. Chet saw what
she meant and he shrieked to the dog I:
"Come on. Prince! Come on, good
dog! Here, sirr'
Prince could not bark his reply with
the rope in his jaws, but he sprang
Into the water and swan sturdily
toward Chet.
He stopped and seized the dogs fore
legs when he came near and helped
him scramble out on the ice. The end
Of the rope was safely In his grasp
again.
my goodness! My goodness! I
could sing a hallelujah |" declared
Chet his eyes streaming now. Hold
on, now, Car'lyn May! I'm goin' to
drag you across. You hang right on
to that sled"
"Oh. I'll cling to II, Chet," declared
the little girl. "And do take me Off
this ice, quick, for I think it's floating
out with me-"
Chet drew on the rope, the sled
moved forward and plunged, with Just
little splash, into the pool.
In a few seconds he had "snaked"
the sled to the edge Of the ice foe
on which he stood. He picked the sob
bing Carolyn May OF the sled and
then lifted that up too. The little girl
was wet below her waist.
"Tm--Tm just as co-old as IL can
be-" she chattered. "Oh. Cheti take
me home. pleasei"
"rm a-going to-" chartered the lad
in return.
He dragged OF his coat now, wrung
It as dry as he could and wrapped It
"Aouhu OoAVAyh AAuy . AC8o UClOEc uC
seated her on the sled again. Then
he seized the rope once more and
started toward the sound Of the chapel
bell.
Prince began to bark. He could not
move forward much faster than Chet
did. but he faced the wind and began
to bark with persistence.
"There - there's something over
there, Chet," murmured Carolyn May.
She was all but breathless herself.
Then, through the wind and storm.
came a faint hail. Prince eagerly
pursued his barking. Chet tried to re-
ply to the hail. but his voice was only
q h0arse crOak.
"We've got to keep on-we've got to
keep on" muttered the lad, dragging
the sled slowly.
The dog had disappeared. Carolyn
May was weeping frankly. Chet CORN
ley was pushing slowly through the
storm, staggering at each step, scarce
ly aware in what direction he was
heading.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19

He Turned q Bright Face on Her a.
He Struck Out for tho Edge Of the
Other Ice Fioc.
had no idea to which direction he
should turn. And, indeed. 1t seemed to
him as though the opening was grow
Ing wider each moment. The ice on
which they stood must be completely
severed from that further up In the in
let!
The boy had become frightened.
Carolyn May had little idea of their
danger. Prince sat up and howled. 1t
seemed to the boy as though they were
In desperate straits, indeed.
you've got to be d brave girl,
Car'lyn May" he said. "Tm goin' to
swim across this place and then drag
you over. You stick to the sled and
you won't scarcely get wet even."
"Oh, Cheti don't you dare get
drownd-edl" begged Carolyn May, ter
rified now by the situation.
He turned bright face ON her as
he struck out for the edge of the other
Ice foe. Chet might not have been The
wisest boy who ever lived. but he was
brave, in the very best sense Of the
word.
"Don't worry about me, Car1yn
May" he chartered.
The desperate chill of the water al
most stopped the boys heart.
Three strokes took him across the
patch of open water.
wen be all right IN a minute
Car'lyn May" he called, climbing to
his feet.
And then he discovered something
that almost stunned him. 1he line he
had looped around his wrist had slipped
offl He had no way OF reaching the
rope attached to the sled save by
crossing back through the water.
Chet felt that he could not do II.
"Oh. Cheti Chetl" walled Carolyn
May. you've dropped my roper
What he should do. poor Chet coulo
not think. His brain seemed com.
pletely cl0uded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19
Dressup Frocks,

A charming and simple dinner gown
may be made of black malines lace and
black net over a foundation of white
English embroidery. A frock of dark
green charmeuse, If correctly made,
with long. tight sleeves and narrow,
draped skirt, need have no trimming.
A pale pink batiste frock should be
trimmed with real filet lace and girdled
with blue tinsel cloth. glinting with
gold and silver threads
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19
Conserving Paper.

Don't you have to put paper covers
on these sandwiches any more?" asked
the traveller at the railroad restaurant
stand.
"No. The governments stopped us
doing that" replied the chocolate
haired waitress.
"What fOrY"
"Says we must conserve paper"
See! Won't Hoover let us eat pa
per, either?"
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-12-19
Business.

The Deacon-It is said that the
religion never succeeds.
The Dominle-Well, we'll 60 on pass
ing the plate little longer, anyway.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18

Levy Court CI.rk Has Flu
Henry & Taylor, employed by tI'
levy curt - crdor clerk ior Ne~ Cast!c
county j. Suffering from irfuenza
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
WORTHIL.Y RANKS
AMONG SAINTS
PatriCk's Useful Life and Good
Works EntitIe Him to Posi-
ton of EminenCe.
PLACE OF BIRTH NO MATTER
Certain He Was a True lrishman and
Accomplished Much for the Wei
fare of the Race During His
Soiurn on the Island.

~ NE of the reasons why st.
n Patrick is such favorite the
world over is that he was so
very human. He hadn't much
of chance when boy, but he made
the best Of what he had. If he had not
he would have been hogherd all the
days of his life. He was slave, in
very truth, being bound to a pagan hog
raiser in Britain.
But you can't keep a good man down,
and that's fact.
If all the legends be true, which can
hardly be possible, Patrick was IA
vorite among the ladies, even making
an impression on the good st. Bridget.
Maybe this was before they became
saints-of course it was, for how could
they be saints and be alive at the same
time?
However, there is quite lot of writ
ings, whether genuine or not, that go
to show that he was a real human
lover, and that dear Bridget was ez-
ceedingly fond of him, and would have
married him could be have procured
the consent of the church.
His Life and Works.
From all that can be learned con-
corning the life and works of st. Pat
rick, he was a good man, and spent his
life going about doing good for his fell
lows.
AS you know, q good man is more
highly respected, more beloved and ex-
erts a greater influence for good in
the community in which he Is known
than even the wealthiest, the most
powerful or most favored He may not
wear purple and fine linen, nor fare
sumptuously, but he is making the
world better and is, therefore, truly,
and in the highest sense, a son of God.
There are numerous stories and leg
ends concerning st. Patrick, some of
which may be true. But it matters
little whether he was Milesian born
in Spain, or a son Of a poor swine
herd of the green isle.
The history Of the world shows that
the mere circumstances of birth cuts
very small figure in the matter of real
greatness. From earliest times the
men who have figured most promi-
nently in world movements for the bet
terment of mankind have been of
humble origin.
In order to rise from the lowly birth
station of Lincoln or of Moses a man
must have the true spirit of manli-
ness In him. If he survive the severe
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

One of the recent news items from
Petrograd is that "all class titles, priv
iIeges and distinctions" have been
abolished, so that 1t may be surmised
that conditions in Russia are the same
as those wittily described in the old
French story. NJ. de Saint Cyr
having applied for a passport, in the
days of the French Revolution, is
asked his name.
"What is your name?"
IN. de Saint Cyr."
'There are no more Monsieurs."
every well De Saint Cyr."
"There are no more De's."
"Good. Saint Cyr, then"
"There are no longer any Saints"
'Then l am simply Cyr."
mo, for there are no sires; kings
are abolished"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

Nothing is new under the sun -
How about the 1918 weather records?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Girls! Use Lemonsl
Make a Bleaching,
Beautifying Cream

The juice of two fresh lemons strain
ed into bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white makes a whole quar-
ter pint of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for small jar of the ordi-
nary cold creams. Care should be TAX
en- to strain the lemon juice through d
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem
on juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles, sallowness
and tan and is the ideal skin softener,
smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly fra
grant lemon lotion and massage it daily
into the face, neck, arms and hands. 1t
naturally should help to soften, fresh
en-, bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty of any skin. 1t is simply mar
velous to smoother rough, red hands.
ADV.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
ST. PATRICK PAID HIS WAY
In His Confessions" He Tells of His
custom-Never Asked for
Contributions.

Always chary of 'sending round the
plate" Patrick paid his own way
through the Green Isle, as he emphat-
ically relates in his Confessions"
"But when it happens that baptized
so many thousand men did accept
ever a screpall "a Celtic coin of the
value Of about six cents) from them?"
he wrote. "Tell me, and I will return
it to you. Or when the Lord ordained
clergy through my humility and min
istry, did I confer the grace gratu-
itously7 If I asked any Of them even
the value Of my shoe, tell me, and /
will repay you more. rather spent
for you as far as 1 was able, and
among you and everywhere for you
endured many perils in distant places,
where none had been farther or had
ever come to baptize or ordain tht
clergy or confirm the people"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Improving on Nature.

One by one nature is being made to
surrender her secrets to man by the
steady progress Of science. Not only
is her most sacredly guarded secret
how earth was made, of what it's
rocks and minerals are composed
now being solved, but actual rocks
and minerals are being reproduced by
artificial means, reproduced in much
purer form than they We're originally
made by nature. The place at which
these wonderful experiments are be-
ing conducted is the Carnegie geo.
physical laboratory, part of the Car
negie institute of Washington.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
PLANT LONG HELD SACRED
Glover, of Which the Shamrock Is a
Species, Was Much Thought OF
by the Ancient Greeks,

It is difficult to say what was the
original shamrock, trefoil or Hero Trim
ity. The leaf now recognized as the
national emblem is that of the white
clover, but the name shamrock is
generic and is applied also to the
purple clover, the speedwell, the PIN
pernel and to the wood sorrel.
The clover of two or four leaves
was held sacred in the festivals of the
Greeks. The one of four leaves, when
carried about, is supposed to insure
success at play and confer the power
of detecting evil spirits. The lover
may put it under his pillow and he will
dream of his beloved, or the maiden
may slip it into her sweetheart's shoe
without his knowledge and it will in
sure his safe return from any journey.
1t may be employed to prevent the
wearer's being drawn into military
service, is said to be cure for lunacy,
and is still, among the Irish, regarded
as magical, even sacred. Snakes dis
like it exceedingly and will not remain
where it is growing.
Some say the four-leaf shamrock is
the shamrock Of luck, and others that
it is the five-leaved one that holds the
magic touch. This latter is rare and
priced and is said to grow from a de-
caying body, as the nettle is said to
spring from buried human remains. The
shamrock of luck must be found with
out searching, without seeking" When
thus discovered it should be cherished
and preserved as an invincible tails
man.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

It was the man within the plainly
clad form, the spirit that lighted the
kindly eye, the love that prompted the
tongue to utter appeals, to give timely
warnings and to promise contentment,
prosperity and happiness to all who
would live right one toward another,
thus pleasing God and making for
peace and good will on earth.
Great he was indeed, else he could
not have done so great good toward
all men.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
WELL TO KNOW WHAT TO SKIP
Advice to Readers Is Worth Ponder
ing-Man Who Waited Many
Years to Finish Book.

Reading should be a joy, not a
penance," said Mr.. PETIT Ridge, at the
Mansion house, after distributing
prizes and certificates to pupils of the
city of London college.
above ALL" he added, according to
the Daily Chronicle, learn to skip.
Skipping is an exercise which pre-.
vents obesity of the mind"
Mr.. PETIT Ridge told some amusing
stories.
In military hospital" he said, "a
man asked me whether could get him
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea- He said, I began it 20 years
ago. I borrowed it from another man.
Somebody pinched it from me when
was half way through it, and I've
never had a chance of getting to the
end of it, I found the book for him.
He said, I'm very glad to have it. I
began it 20 years ago I said, Yes,
but you've read a large number of
books since then, haven't your The
man replied, ooh, no; never tried
another"
Another story was of the agent of
pill and ointment firm who was sent
into foreign country. As first step
toward business he compiled a long
list of complaints, beginning with
Asthma" and ending with "Zymotic
diseases" His goods, he said, would
cure these ailments, and then, as a
sort of postscript, he added: IF there
should be any complaints existing in
this country which are unknown in
England, the pills and ointment will
cure them Also
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
And MANY Do

"But I'm a free born. American citi-
zen," protested the man who was crit
icizlng the government for its war
policy"
81 don't deny that. my friend" re-
piled the thoughtful person. "but in
these days and times even free born,
American citizen can talk too darned
much. Birmingham Age Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

trying-out process his will be master
full, leading, helpful spirit which the
spirits of all must acknowledge, re-
spect and submit to.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
ON GUARD


At this time of the year people feel
weak, tired, hstless, their blood is thin,
they have lived indoors and perhaps
expended all their mental and bodily
energy and they want to know how to
renew their energy and stamina, over
come headaches and backaches, have
clear eyes, smooth, rudy skin, and
feel the exhilaration of real good health
tingling thru their body. Good, pure,
rich, red blood is the best insurance
against ills of all kinds. Almost all
diseases come from impure and impov-
erished blood. 1t is to be noticed in the
pale or pimply face, the tired, haggard
appearance or the hstless manner.
Drink hot water a half hour before
meals, and for vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has had such a
fine reputation for fifty years. 1t con-
tains no alcohol or narcotics. 1t is
made from Golden Seal root, Blood
root, Oregon grape root, Queens root,
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly-
cerine and made into tablets and liquid.
Tablets sixty cents, at most drug stores.
In order to insure pure blood and to
build up the system try this tonic
known as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. Get it now
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Sweetness From the Hour.

The bees sting only in self-defense,
but there are people who seem to take
pleasure in uttering singing speeches,
and they are not honey-mallers. Those
who busy themselves in extracting the
sweetness out of every hour in the
day have no time to waste in words
that ranllle and sting.-Girl's Compan-
ion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
A Mercenary Mind.

"What books have helped you most|
"TO tell the truth" replied Mr.. Pen
wiggle, Il never got a great deal of
help out of books. There is more
money in scenarios"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

trying-out process his will be master
full leading, helpful spirit which the
spirits of all must acknowledge, re-
spect and submit to.
In His Day.
We of the present day can hardly
conceive of the conditions existing in
the British islands in his day.
The native Celts were heather and
british, and had no higher ambition
than to exist, unless it was to rob
neighboring tribes of their cattle, hogs
and fair women. Physically they were
strong, vigorous and emotional, and
possessed of good nature, wit and So
ciaI feeling in a marked degree as COM
pared with the inhabitants of other
islands.
Noting this, st. Patrick must have
concluded there was something here to
work on, something good; and seeing
this he took it as his command to as
sist in the development of the social
disposition and good feelings of these
people.
He therefore became one of them,
lived with them, won their confidence
and commanded their respect. In or
der that he might be an efficient leader
he occasionally went abroad and
studied under the fathers of the church.
for religion is most powerful to con-
troll the feelings and change the aspi-
rations of men.
mo +ta1. hn NOV bova hpoo
born, he was true Irishman.
A Real Man.
There are those who regard st. Pat
rick as a fakir more or less, because
of the miracles he is said to have
wrought.
AS far as known st. Patrick did not
claim to have miraculous power, nor
to have driven the reptiles out of Ire
land.
1t has always been the rule among
ignorant and superstitious people to
credit their religious teachers and
great leaders with having done some
marvellous or miraculous thing. With
out something of the sort other igno-
rant and superstitious people would
not heed them.
There may never have been any rep
tiles on this particular island, it hav-
ing been one of the last to rise up out
of the salty sea.
1t is not the fact that a man is able
to do wonderful things, or to work mir
acles, that makes him great really, but
his ability to see and to comprehend
the great truths concerning life, and to
earnestly desire to spread these among
the people. This it is that commands
the attention Of the livelier spirits,
and wins the respect and confidence of
those who desire better things in this
life.
Such was st. Patrick.
A Splendid Type.
It is not the mere human creature
that accomplishes great things, but the
man within the machine. 1t was not
the figure seen by the people that COM
manded their admiration, for he was
not an Apollo, nor was it the familiar
form bearing shepherds crook that
brought these rough, untutored men to
their knees and inspired them with
worshipful feelings; nor was it the
venerable father that aroused the
spark of crude love in their hearts and
ripened it until it became a controlling
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Optimistic Thouoht.

He who reforms himself has done
more toward reforming the public than
a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots.