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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12

Note the result of six months OF mill
tary training. Compare lines A-A and
BIB In cut.
ate and manly. His awkwardness had
disappeared. The change was wonder
full and it was all to the good. Here
Is a photograph showing before and
after taking and am sure no patent
medicine advertisement could bent II.
swell, mother and were delighted.
That was ten years ago, and Howard
says the year he spent at the military
academy was the best year of his life.
"Now," said Uncle Dan, with great
earnestncss, "when such trimming does
so much good. makes better citizens and
ut the same time fits a man to defend
his country, why should not Uncle Sam
furnish this training at the govern
nent's expense? The government has
the right to call anyone to serve In
case of war, and without training, a
man is worth nothing as a soldier. On
Gle Sam has splendid new training
camps that will soon be available for
the purpose, therefore, here Is double
reason why the Chamberlain bill for
compulsory military training should be
passed at once, so that every boy ply
sically fit may have this training and
not leave 1t for his parents to pay for.
On account OF the expense, not one boy
in so can take the training now. l am
glad that you can do so. These big
crops and big prices, find, make the
farmers rather 'cochy,' and that the
best is demanded by them"
Billie was up with the lark the next
morning, more excited and enthusiastic
than ever. He had plan. He knew
Jimmie owned colt worth 500; that
he would make almost another 500 on
his potntoes If they turned out well,
and that he had from his previous
savings, bought a 500 Liberty bond.
Billic's plan was to have Jimmie cash
In and 20 with him. He was disap-
pointed to find that Jimmie would still
lack about $500 Of having enough to
see him through. His lip Quivering. he
said: "rm mighty sorry to leave Jim
ME-"
Uncle Dan was silent q moment or
two, then he asked Billie to 60 down
to the orchard and get him some ap-
pies to eat on the train. While he was
gone, II was arranged that Uncle Dan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Graham would adj
vance the money necessary 20 that
Jimmie could 60. When Billie returned
he was told about It. 40 rem to the
phone and called Jimmie, saying:
Come on over. run just ~ fast a. you
can, I've got thes greatest news yoa
ever heard of"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
Red Cross Trench Work.

Red Cross surgeons and orderlies
give first aid to the wounded in little
underground dressing stations in the
front line trenches. In these dark, wet
places, cold and ill-ventilated, n is
sometimes necessary to perform major
operations-suoh as an amputation, for
instance. War records in France show
that as many Red Cross workers as in.
fantrymen are killed by enemy fire In
the trenches. Red Cross field service
requires courage Of the highest order.
Soldiers have the stimulation of fight
ing and giving the enemy shot for shot
and blow for blow. The others don't
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
BOY
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council Of the
Boy Scouts OF America-)
ORGANIZATION OF SCOUTS

When q boy registers rs a scout, he
becomes a member Of group called a
patrol. A patrol consists Of eight boys,
one Of whom is patrol leader and an
other assistant patrol leader. Patrols
are formed into troops. Not more than
four patrols, are taken into one troop
and three is considered a better num-
Der as the seoutmaster who leads a
troop can get better results with a
small group Of boys than with a large
one.
When a community desires to derive
the benefits Of the scout movement
three or Eve men form what is known
as a troop committee and this com
mittee communicates with the local
council which holds charter for that
particular district In cases where
there is 'no local council the troop COM
mittee applies directly to the national
council. A scoutmaster Is then select
ed and he receives commission from
the national council upon the recon-
mendation Of the troop committee.
Local councils are formed in COM
munities where there are three or
more troops. Such a council is made
up Of ten or more men. These men
are elected as representatives of the
various interests OF the community in
Guiding religious, educational, business
and civic activities. In many cities
each troop elects at least one member
of it's troop committee as a member OF
the local council.
The national council is made up of
delegates from the various local coun-
ellis, president and ex-presidents Of
the United States, governors Of the
various states, and limited number Of
other men distinguished for their
achievements In work for boys.
This in brief is the scout organfza-
ton. 1t was planned with view o.
insuring proper supervision Of all scout
work and Of keeping the local council
and the national council directly in
touch with both the scout and the
scoutmaster. As soon as any impor-
tant addition Is made to the scout pro-
gram, as soon as some means is dis
covered of doing things better than
they have been done before, this infor-
nation must Immediately reach every
branch of the organization. Some of
the best men in the country are every
day volunteering valuable suggestions
to local councils and to the national
council and it Is very necessary that
these latest details of scouting should
reach the scout and the scoutmaster
with the least possible delay.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
OUR RED CROSS IS
NOT AIDING ENEMY
NATIONS NOWADAYS

Patriotic Americans who have been
helping the Red Cross have OF late
been making anxious inquiries as to
whether the humanity and the neutral
ity Of the Red Cross would constrain
Il to send food. medicines and hospi.
tai units to Germany.
Il want to give to help our boys,
and the stricken people OF France and
Belgium and Serbia" many a one has
written IN; hut don't feel like doing
anything II the Germans get part of
It."
Americans need be under no appre.
hension. Not a cent OF Red Cross con-
tributions Is going to Germany, or has
gone there since the war was declared
by the United States. General Per-
shing Is now in Europe to convey TO
the kaiser Uncle Sans compliments in
the form OF shells and American bay
onets, but the Red Cross has no part
In that except to care for such of Gen.
eral Pershings men as may need caro-.
The matter Of sending Red Cross
supplies to Germany was brought up
In the recent Red Cross war council
In Washington. Charles d. Norton,
one of the members. answered inquir.
les thus:
1.-THE answer is exceedingly simple
We DO not purpose to be tried for trea.
son. We do not purpose to lend aid
and comfort to our enemies. We mean
to attend our own American Red Cross
affairs"
Former President Taft, who is chair
man of the executive committee, sup
ported this view. He said that when
wounded Germans fell into the hands
OF the American Red Cross they will
get the same treatment as our own
men; but that 1t would undoubtedly
be treason to send supplies to Ger
many as we did before we were fore
ed into the war.
So Americans can give freely, know.
ing that every cent is for our own and
our allies wounded, and not for the
enemy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Str
Billie and Jimmie Will Take Military
Training.
Number Sis

Billie and Jimmie Will Take Military
Training.
II am mighty sorry. Uncle Dan, that
this is your last night with us. Can't
you stay longer7 We boys are having
a peach Of time" said Billie.
swell, ifAyou get more out Of It In
the way Of pleasure than l." said Un-
Gle Dan, you are going some"
"Billie. 1 have been talking seriously
with your father and mother about
sending you to military academy and
they asked me to talk with you about
It."
"Whoopeei" Billie screamed, like a
wild Indian.
Nov, hold your horses" said Uncle
Dan, "and listen to me. You know I
sent my boy. Howard, to one Of these
schools for q year when he vas about
your age. He was narrow chested.
stoop shouldered, rather loose jointed:
he had the big head and needed dis
cipline and physical development. He
was growing fast and wanted him to
be strong physically"
"Say, Uncle Dam" said Billie, Il be-
lieve your description of Howard FITS
me pretty well, ehr'
SWELL" said Uncle Dan, "to be frank
I think II does; you need the same
thing. Howard did not like it at first. I
nm told for few weeks he had rough
sledding,' but after he found that the
only way was to obey orders, he caught
the spirit of the institution and liked
1t. We did not see him for about six
months, then he came home for few
days. We were astonished at his ap-
pearance. He had gained about 20
pounds In weight, his muscles were az
hard as nails, he stood as straight as
an arrow, he was courteous, consider
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
SCOUT ACTIVITIES.

Rochester (Mass.) Boy Scouts re-
Gently flashed a message across the
city from the roof of one high building
to the roof of another, by means of n
semaphore, thus winning $40 from
Jerome L. George, president OF the
Woodchester council, Boy Scouts Of
America, who offered that amount for
the correct sending and receiving Of
a message which he had prepared. The
message read: '4The president says he
will promptly approve an efficient and
democratic plan for national prepared
ness. What il the matter with the
Boy Scout plan"
The Boy Scouts Of Tacoma, WASH,
have been making themselves useful
this winter in cutting wood and shovel
Ing snow for dependent women and old
people. They divided the town into
districts and carefully looked after
every cnse which needed help.
A branch of the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea has been organized at Tokyo,
japan, with the assistance of Col.
James A. Irons, the American military
attache. About twenty American boys.
all OF whom are pupils of the Tokyo
grammar school, have formed the nu-
cleus Of the organization.
A scout chooses as his motto BE
Prepared" and ne seeks to prepare
himself for anything-to rescue a COM
panion, to ford q stream, to gather fire.
wood, to help q stranger, to distin-
guish hight from wrong, to servo his
fellow-men, his country and his Cod
always to BE Preparsd." :.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
Woman Doctor Ru,es 4.ooo.

The woman officer of highest rank
in the British army is Mrs. A. n.
Chalmers, Watson, n. D., who has
just been appointed chief controller of
the women's army auxiliary corps,
which has over 1000 members on
duty behind the lines In France. Mrs.
Watson Is a sister Of Sir Eric Geddes,
frst lord Of the admiralty. She was
the nrst woman physician graduated
Gym Ddihbursh university. :,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
Selfish Attitude.

~ really think you ought to publish
this poem in your paper"
"why soT'
Because Tn nm old subscriber"
MY dear SIR, We lave number
of other old subscribers. Their feel
lngs must be MISUNDERSTANDING
ham AeelHerald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
Eaaie Symbol Of Power.

From ancient times the eagle, as
the king Of birds, has been looked
upon as the symbol Of power. The
American eagle is the native bald
eagle and was first adopted on the seal
Of the United States on June 20, 1882,
against the bitter opposition of Frank
lin. This patriot looked up to 1t as a
Caesarian emblem and wanted to
know what was the matter with the
wild turkey, as being more distinctly
American. Nevertheless the eagle was
accepted, not only on the seal, but on
the first coin Issued by the United
States in 1705. and on majority Of
the coins since.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
AeropIanes les safer Than Trenches.

Aeropianes Safer Than Trenches
Is an aeroplane the safest place for
. soldier In war?
The English newspapers recently
reported that an officer OF the Royal
Flying corps had applied to be al.
lowed to rejoin his regiment in his
former capacity. When inquiry was
made as to his reasons he replied that
he could not bear to see his brother of.
Acers running all the risks of the
trenches while he himself was In safe
~ flying In the air above them. SINH
lar remarks by other British military.
airmen, all Of whom seem to regard
their work - much less hazardous
than that of the fighting man ON the
yround. have lent interest to reports
81 the surprisingly small number OF
easualties suffered By niers since The
Was besnn.-Popular Mechanics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20

month. For 2 single day, of course it has been beaten, as it was lower some few years ago when the temperature went to degrees above zero The lowest in December, 1917 was de- grees above zero, which beat the rec- ord of the local weather bureau sta- tion since It's establishment except February 13, 1899, when the mercury reached 10 below zero which. of course, established a record for the bureau which was far ahead of any thing ever known since its establish ment in 1895"
 Asked If he recalled whether people had as much trouble then with water pipes busted" boilers and plumbing generally, MT. Horton replied that he saw no difference practically between conditions then and now. Buildings were supposed to be more up to the standard now than then, of course, and plumbing has improved or should have done so, like everything else has in the interim
 Does the severe winter we are hav- Ing mean an early spring, as the wise- acres are predicting?" I asked
 F"There is no logical sequence as to such conditions" MT. Horton replied. Tt is more a mental attitude. which the public assumes, resolving such sit nations according to it's own ideas concerning the law of compensation. rake old bureau weather stations like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20

those, say in Massachusetts; the charts may be studied over periods of 10 years each, and very little variation will be found; cold spells, warm spells and vice versa, the average being main tained almost phenomenally over each period"
 And our 'goosebone' friend prognos- ticators," I asked, how do their pre- dictions tally with the weather bu- reau?"
 There are some of the old super stitions and predictions which have some merit undoubtedly" MT. Horton said. "Of course, you know the weather bureau predictions are made according to the most scientific methods and to carry out this work there are now 200 or more stations in the United States each equipped with apparatus for measuring rainfall, wind, etc, and with a circulating system of information be. tween them. Some of the older super stitions and predictions are valuable and the Smithsonian institution has gotten out booklet referring to the best of these. As, for instance. the old saying about the flight of birds; which simply means that birds fly south to warmer climes when the weather turns cold in the north, but that doesn't signify that the south is going to have cold weather, too. There is saying of some merit about tbe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
GERMAN CHILDREN
 ARE TAUGHT ID E EXULT OVER ENEMY
Even Toys Given Them at Christmas Carry Out the Idea of All-POwer-
 full Army

French Front. December 10.-(Cor- respondence, )-Exultation over the rayages of the Teuton armies in France and Belgium entered largely into the German children's Christmas this year, as shown by numerous toys from Germany which have fallen into the hands of the French. Samples of leaden models of cities destroyed by German troops were recently seen here by correspondent of the Associated Press in the Library and Museum of War founded under the auspices of the French ministry of public instruc- ton and the fine arts. The models showed in detail the heaps of brick and mortar and stones which were ali that remained in hundreds of towns of northern France and Belgium faith fully reproduced for the delight of Germany's rising generation.
 In addition to these objects there have been gathered picture books filled with illustrations of military operations in which the German Em- peror's troops always have the upper hand and their enemies are invar- iably annihilated, The Library and Mu- scum of War is now assuming such proportions that large permanent institution will be necessary to house it. The beginning of the collection was furnished by Henri and Madame Leblanc, who had brought together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
WHEN YOU WAKE UP DRINK GLASS
 OF HOT WATER
Wash the poIsons and toxins from system before putting moro
 food into stomach.

Wash yourself on the inside before breakfast like you do on the outside. This is vastly more important because the skin pores do not absord impuri- ties into the blood. causing illness, While the bowel pores do.
 For every ounce of food and drink taken into the stomach. nearly an ounce of waste material must be car ried out of the body. If this waste material is not eliminated day by day it quickly ferments and generates poisons, gases and toxins which are absorbed or sucked into the bloosl stream, through the lymph duets which should suck only nourishment to sus- tain the body
 A splendid health measure is to drink before breakfast each day. a glass of real hot water with d tea spoonful of limestone phosphate in it. which is a harmless way to wash these poisons, gases and toxins from the stomach, liver kidneys and bowels; thus cleansing. sweetening and fresh ening the entire alimentary canal be- fore putting more food into the stom- ach.
 A quarter pound of limestone phos- phate costs but very little at the drug store, but Is sufficient to mako anyone an enthusiast on Inside -bAthinR.-sAdv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
PEl-L-RGRH

Ihls new disease is spreading over the South with a 25 per cent yearly in- crease. leaving horror and death in it's
 You will want to read the story of now nlne years ago l discovered the cause of this disease. and how thou sands of pellagra sufferers have been restored to good health by a simple home treatment. Take no chances with narmfui drugs or guesswork doctoring You are entitled to know the truth The whole story is given in this wonderful
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 Tired and Drowsy feelings accomna nied hy headaches; depression or state of indolence; roughness of skin: break ing out of eruptions; hands red like sunburn; sore mouth; tongue, lips and throat flaming red: much mucus an,i cnoking indigestion and nausea diarrhea or constipatioh; mind effect ed, and many others Don't take
 Write for Your Copy of This Book Today. Remember it is mailed to von Free in plain Sealed Wrapper
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20

. northern part of the city to meet his ap- pointment with me in town, a great gust of wind, a sheet of rain, two or three arms full of sleet, couple of streaks of lightning all got mixed. up at the same time and in running to catch his car, the nice "Mr Weather Man. lost his perfectly good "Stetson," dropped his umbrella and missed his car!
 A belated message came over the phone:
 I'm late, Mrs. Dolly; missed my car on account of the weather; will be there on the next one.'
 And I sat and laughed and laughed and laughed!
 Presently MT. Horton arrived smil- ing as you please, and very much amused over his muddy and much "dented-in" derby bonnet and still more amused at my amusement
 l didn't mince matters much as to what I wanted with him and rather abruptly announced:
 You needn't tell me what's going to happen tomorrow; I know; every- body knows; the whole world knows; how can we help it when every pa- per we pick up says: Weather Man Predicts More Rain, Sleet and Snow? How could you be so cruel?
 The nice MT. Weather Man" smiled and was about to an- swer when swift gust of wind whistled along the side of the build ing shaking the windows and the rain dashed against the walls, which made him shudder, and he looked out of the corner of his eye If he were in his own dear weather bureau and the anomometer register was about to indicate whatever anomometers do in- dicate when they want to register bad news.
 I considerably CD looked out the window.
 The weather man smiled as much as to say:
 How unappreciative people are, anyway. Why, where would the art of American conversation be today if it were not for me? If there were no weather to. talk about there would be no successful dinner parties, church sociables, knitting bees or pink teas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
ACTRESS GIVES RECIPE
 FOR GRAY HAIR
We'll Known Actress Tells How to Darken Gray Hair With Simple Home Made
 Mixture

Joicey Williams, the we'll known American actress, who was recently playing at the Imperial Theatre in St. Louis, Mo. made the following state- nent about gray hair and how to dark m it:
 Anyone can prepare simple mix mre at home, at very little cost. that will darken gray, streaked or faded lair, and make it soft and glossy To half pint of water add ounce of pay rum. a small box of Barbo Com pound and l4 ounce of glycerine. These ingredients can be bought at any drug tore at very little cost, or any drug rist can put it up for you. Apply to the iair twice week until the desired ihade is obtained. This will make a gray haired person look 20 years founger. It does not color the scalp, is lot sticky or greasy and does not rub ,ff.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20

gle solitary day during the 365 of the year, and do you blame him if he mixes up the weather occasionally with such messages as that coming in? And in his nice way he knows that the senders are not "bughouse;' knows they are not 'dippy." but that they are a very inl- portant part of a great and intricate system which Uncle Sam supports to tell the United States what the days going to bring forth in the shape of the weather
 As matter of fact, the ''colic, dal- matian, etc." message when translated into plain, every day English means that the steamer Monterey is saying that at a. m. on the 7th of the month, she is in latitude 22 degrees 52 minutes, longi- tude S4 degrees, 52 minutes; that our friend, the barometer, is SOo4; the tenn perature 80; that the wind is northeast, blowing Ii miles an hour and that the sky is clear (though not in our vicinity). Rather original way of saying it, though, isn't it? Not to say unique.
 It's mighty slick little organization this weather bureau busness-and it keeps a small army of experts hard at work from a. m. to 12 o'clock mid night every day trying to keep track of just what old man weather bones is up to (and he's been up to a devil of
  all his idiosyncracies and doping out what new caper he's about to cut up neXti
 Once before in my short newspaper ca- reer l have had to call on Mir. Horton to explain some of the antics of the weather; it was one springtime, Gentle Annie, when
 Tt rained for 40 days and 40 nights Without a-stopping.
 And the rain it kept a-drappin' and a-drappin'-
 And a-drappin'.
 And so early during the past week I put on my goloshes, my fur coat. my rain coat, my ear mufflers, my gloves and grabbed my new Christmas umbrella and started out to meet the weather man. Just to show you how little influence he has with the weather when MT Hor- ton started from the station out in the