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f KIDNEYS AND 9: :: :: :: (:
BLADDER BOTHER:
Take q glass Of salts to ApeA out your
Hidneys and nsutraAss irri.
tating acidEYs-.S ~

Kidney and Bladder weakness result
from uric acid, says q noted authority.
The kidneys filter this acid from the
blood and pass it on to the bladder, where
Il often remains to irritats and infame,
causing burning, sealding sensation, or
setting up an irritation at The. neck Of
tho bladder, obliging you to seek relief
two or three times during the, night
Tho sufferer is in constant dread, the
water passes sometimes with scalding
sensation and is very profuse; again,
there is difficulty in avoiding it -
Bladder weakness, most ,folks call IT.
because they can't control urination.
While it is extremely annoying and come
times very painful, this is really one Of
the most simple ailments to overcome.
Get about: four ounces Jof Jsd Salts
from your pharmacist and take. Q table,
spoonful in a glass Of Water before
breakfast, continue this for two Or three
days. This will neutralize the adds in
the urine 60 Il no longer is - source OF
irritation 10 the bladder and urinary or
gans which them act normally again
Jad Salts Is Inexpensive, :harmlse,
and 10 made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia, and
b used by thousands Of folks who are
subject toSurinary disorders caused by
|uric acid irritation. lad &ats - lplenS
Ibid for kidneys and eaa6es u6sbaa
|e6ects whatever. 80 s;a&s. e; e
Here you have Q pheasant, efervescent
Whitewater drink, which quickly relieves
bladder trouble. ssar''' 's't"'''s' .
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. AN OLD. RECIPE
TO DARKEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns
Gray, Faded Hair Dark
and Glossy.]

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound:
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to &c,
this mixture was to make 1t at home
which IL mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask ut any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage ana Sui
phur Compound" You will get large
bottle. Of this old-time recipe improved
BY tho addition Of other ingredients,
at very little cost. Everybody uses
this preparation now, because no one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair. as It doea 1t 80 naturally
ana evenly. You dampen q sponge or
soft Sbrush with It and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at q time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark. thick and glossy and
you look years younger. WyethE Sage
and Sulphur Compound is delightful
toilet requisite. It is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention OF
disease. r .' -.
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interested in the welfare Of the old
man. He suggested that they move
the stove into the sickroom, and re-
moved from the stovepipe hole a mass
Of paper. As he pulled it out his eyes
discovered that it comprised lot Of
documents bearing impressive seals
and signatures. His eye caught an
engraved name: "Acme Smelter Com
pany."
"Mr. Greene" he spoke. do you
know what these arer
:; 'Do II" returned old Elias, with a
derisive laugh. eyes,. worthless pa
perl There's a trunk full of them up
in the attic"
"Alice," whispered Mark, II have
made an important discovery. I VIII
return soon," and was away for the ho-
tel to find newspaper he had left
there.
He returned and folded It at an
item stating that leading brokerage
, house In the city would redeem all
bonds Of the Acme Smelter company
at fifty cents on the dollar. Elias
Greene became intensely excited as he
read the brief paragraph. He direct
ed Mark to bring down the trunk from
the attic.
u Alice" he spoke, make two even
piles Of those documents" which she
did, wonderfully. he kept ono and
handed tho other IN A1tra
'The only, true soul among all the
ifvfetched brood who devoured my for.
tuna" he said. II give you these "a
your Christmas WaDsnt-and -
3n6din2 aiftS :. !. .,,,....., .... !,
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NEGRO A GOOD SOLDIER.
Abbevills Colored Citizen Orderly
at Resimental Headquarters. :. T

Abbevills Colored Citizen Orderly
at Resimental Headquarters.
In reply to a letter written by Mr..
David F. Watson, Secretary Of the
Pennsylvania Oil Company Of Flush
ing, N. Y, to the commanding Of
ficer of company Of the 367th In
fantry, the following was received
concerning a former Abbeville ne
70, who is now overseas:
Mr.. David F. Watson,
Flushing, N. Y.
Dear Mr.. Watson,
Your letter of inquiry dated Oct.
18th, 1918, in reference to Private
William Baker, Headquarters Co.,
967th Infantry, was received this
date. In reply therto, would inform
you that your boy, William Baker is
getting along nicely and is in excel.
lent health. He is still on duty at
Regimental Headquarters as orderly,
and at present, is driving one of the
Messenger Motor Cycles. I am pleas
ed to be able to say to you that thus
far Baker is every thing you said he
was when you brought him to me
at Camp Upton, and has maintained
his excellent character, and is highly
regarded by the officers at Head
quarters, he is gentlemanly fellow,
anxious to please, and a decidedly
cheerful worker. Since the middle of
September he has been on some very
dangerous errands and has never
faltered. The job Of Motorcyclist
and Messenger over here is thank
less position so to speak, though a
very important one. Frequently it
necessary to start to places over
roads that are being shelled by the
, enemy, and with no light whatever.
Ere you get this letter, unless there
is a change in the situation the
(Buffalo's) will probably have had
some very interesting work, in other
words, will have had a real hard
chance at the enemy. I shall con-
tinue to keep watchful eye on Ba-
;r and warn him from time to time
to maintain his present good charac-
ter. He always mentions you to
me whenever he receives letter
from you.
Yours very truly,
Walter B. Williams,
Captain 367 Infantry, A. E. F.
A. P. O. 766.
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SNOWFALL. One of their number uttered
O quick chuckle.
II say, fellows," he grinned, 'fetas
send Old Tightwad a Christmas pres
ent-the big SNOWFALL"
And then the climax. Tho great
body Of Ice and snow went laundering
down the hill with terrific momentum.
II cleared the open gateway, ran 70
feet and, Just as the denizen Of ths
hut hahopened the door, It was torn
from fts hinges By the tmpaet Of the
great projectils which broke into fEaS'
ments and the old man WIS thrown
hack amid its ruins, ths shattered door
striking him with stunning force
+ lEiias Greene had ooes been q mag
nate df the village Hs had moves
married and that was why his numsS'
das relatives eoddled and ptnndeFsd
snnd finally ruined hln.
- He retired to he Cd hat 10 had q
harmitlike e1tsteoce. BIS deGpoilefs
nsver went near him. OF al his kin
Alice Wayne, IN orphan haff-nieee, Of.
$ered TO keep beese for him, but WEI
sEudely repelled Shs had found work
IN the village and faithfully visited ths
Old hut, bearing some dainty and ten
Tesrfy inquiring as to his health,
That very afternoon Alice bad
wrapped up a warm sweater she bad
United and bent her steps toward
the wretched habitation. Her Christ
mas present fell from her hands a
she discovered the plight Of it's I'm
tured inmate
Alice summoned q physician and sal
,up all night, nursing her patient. BE
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was improved By
morning. She pre-
pared his break
fast and went to
report to. her en-
p1oyers. W b e n
Alice returned she
was not alone.
s he introduced
M arb Seaton.
Elias eyed him
cl o 8 ely, for he
K n 9 W that this
was her fance
working to reach
an earning point
where he could
afford to marry.
Mork 1roa ok onno
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WHEN YOU WAKE = :, :;
up DRINK GLASS
I Of HOT. WATER
WsDh the poisons and toxins from
system before putting moro
food Into stomach. rsf
SaSs lnsIde-bathIhs makes. any
g one look and feek}!ean,, :
" sweet and refreSKed-

WAsh yourself on the inside before
keahast like you do on; the outside;
|his b vastly more important because
be skin pores do not absorb. impuri.
lee INTO the blood, causing: illness,
bile the bowel pores do.
For every ounce Of food and drink
$ken into the stomach, nearly an
lncsj Of waste material must be
rried out Of the body. IF this Waste
RteriRl Is not eliminated day by day
quickly ferments and generates
tso1s, gnsss and toxins which ara
3sorbed or sucked into the blo6d
Feain, through the lymph ducts which
ould suck only nourishment to sus-
n the body. -
A splendid health measure Is to
nk,s = before breakfast each day, q
SIS of real hot water with q tea
bonfnl Of limestone phosphate in it,
ich is a harmless way to wash
zee poisons, gases and toxins from
stomach, liver, kidneys and
Felsj thus cleansing, sweetening
freshening the entire alimentary
al' befor putting more food into
stomach.
quarter pound Of limestone phos-
tie costs but very little at the drug
re but Is sufficient to make anyone
enthusiast on inside-bathing. Men
women who are accustomed to
10 up with a dull, aching head or
b furred tongue, bad taste, nasty
eth. sallow complexion, others who
b bilious attacks, acid stomach or
btipation are assured Of pro-
need improvement In both health
appearance shortly. Air. 20
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saved up a tidy sum to marry win
some Viola Deane. Without warning
abe and her father had vanished, and
a week later 1t was learned by the
city papers she had welded a man
Revere had never heard Of before.
A tear-stained note had come to
him in the handwriting Of the being
he had loved and lost. It bore only
five words: 1T had to be-forgive." )"
Revere had kissed Viela as bis
chosen bride under the mistletoe On
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wad ca m e out
furious, wheeled
a barrow full Of
ashes to the base
Of the hill, scat
tering it about
and spelling the
end Of the slide.
His torn e ntors
hooted him and
drove him into tho
house amid q
fuSinade OF. snow.
balls, he roaring
up at them that hs
would have the
law on them The
boys hid behind
'th g m am mot b
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crouched upon q
bench.
"Who is It," he
q q g 8 t 1 o n . d
quickly.
IL am just
resting" pulsated
q feeble voice.
"In this cold
da mp p1ac 9?
Why, you will
freezel Who are
you? Come with
me, If you need
shelter and help.
Why-Viola !"
He & altered
her up in his
s t ron 2 q r NJ 8.
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ughtwad was the familiar epithet be-
slowed upon Elias Greene.
A crowd Of energetic urchins had
been busy with q giant snow Santa
Claus. The great rotund trunk had
been duly rolled into shape. The fol.
lowing morning there had come q soft
rain, then q sharp freeze. The
snow would pack no longer SO the dis.
appointed lads went back to their
sleds, coasting down the long incline
that ended at the edge Of Elias
Gfeene's domain.
A coasting sled had broken two pick
cts in the rickety fence and Old Tight
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q glorious night like this. The ice IL
smooth and hard as glass. They're 60
ing to have the town band and wen
help the crowd keep happy. There
10 the chimes. Mufae up good and
warm, for it's snappy outside"
'Poor soul I" murmured Ruth, think.
ing only Of others, when his heart may
be breaking.
They returned home two hours later,
flushed and enthusiastic over ths rare
sport.
"Why, brotbeTr p.
At the doorstep Ruth paused astars.
Her brothers eyes followed her sNn.
Upon the doorstep lay a basket. From
q swadd1ing mass Of pillow and coun-
terpane q thy cry issued. -
@A1den, IT'S babyl Oh, the ehs1ub
Ouicki Get II into the house. Iou
aneeli you treasurer and under the
hanging lamp Ruth went into eesta'
sizes while Aldn whispered ave-
eomsly:
what are We Sofn1 10 % wStn kT.
Keep It, cherish It. love It, OF
eoursep' cried Ruth. Heaven has
sent It to bless our lonely lives. See,
there is q scrap Of paper" and Ruth
snatched. It up and. read: "BeeAuss
Alden Revere - a man with Q heart
Of gold, q poor mother leaves to him
the care Of her child"
Il suppose I'd better hustle down
town and get couple Of gallons OF
milk" suggested Alden.
"Oh, you men !" mildly scolded Ruth.
there's plenty of milk in the house,
Aldenp she abruptly cried. my fur
eollarl It's gonel I lost it on the
river. Your present last Christmas,
too. Oh, I remember now-I loosened
It in the old boat house and it must
have slipped of. Hurry and see."
Alden fairly skinned the ground.
As he entered the shadowy boat house
his foot touched the missing collar.
A slight moan echoed out. he
strained his sight to make out a fem
inina for m
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COTTON GINNED
PRIOR TO DECEMBER l

Crops of 1918 and 1917 in South
Carolina
Director Sam L. Rogers, of the
Bureau of the Census, Department
of Commerce, announces the prelimi-
nary report of cotton ginned by
counties in South Carolina, for the
crops of 1918 and 1917. The report
was made public for the state at 10
a. M, on Monday, December 9, 1918.
Quantities are in running bales
counting round as half bales. Lint
ers are not included,)
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Just Euch q snowy
moonlit occasion
es this Christmas
eve, and in the
loneliness Of his
room he now sat,
wistfully, longing
1y, one by one
looking over the
mementoes Of his
old love expert
ence. Finally he
put them away
and went down
stairs.
"G ct ur
skates, sister," he
hailed briskly.
A"- .-c&~sk v,fo0
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.+$;,a3 The
Snow "Santy"
e, M
nm

By ALLISON LIB
EFT ner 60 !"

BT ner gol"
'That will wake him
up!"
run fellowsl Old
Tightwad Is coming
out Of his hut"
It was the day be-
fore Christmas. Her"
was a giant SNOWFALL,
the hut in question
was a dilapid q ted
hovel at the bottom Of
=
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One
Christmas Eve
By oTLLIA F. PFR1FFRR

LDEN REVERE love-
very dy, all the
world over, and all Of
the time. It was natur'
al, therefore, that he
should expand beyond
all limit when Yule-
tide came around.
There was q hidden
sorrow in his life, but
he had not allowed II
to shadow the sunshine
of his nature He had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-28
TIL THEFT or H
BLUE PEARLS
IL Forms the Theme Of a Mo-.
ern Detective Story Full Of
Thrills and Suspense

A famous New York jeweler mes-
~ouerading as a workman in his own
shop 20 hum down the pickets OK =
gang of jewel thieves; a private q .
tecuvc playing a minor role in n thsatri
cal company in order to get clues to
trace the thief who stole the stars
blue pearls the pearls themselves found
in the strong box of the leading man,
who yet claims complete innocence of
the theft-such are some OF the Unusual
elements in Hubert F~ootner's mystery
story, Thieves w.t." one of the best
elaborated detective tales we have en-
jcyed IN many a day.
The wit of Mr.. Footner's thieves IL
acute. indeed they stick at nothing, and
their daring gives the reader a number
of thrills and tingles. But 3. Enderby,
confidential Investigator Cor. in thieves
talk. plain ''bull"). is a match for them.
From the moment he meets Irma Hsmer
ton, the famous and beautiful young
actress in an office building. with tears
sparkling like diamonds on her soft
c.eek, down to the unexpected denous-
ment on the Long Island plains, Encer-
by's persistence and quick sense keep
the story rolling swiftly. Mr.. Footner's
intimate knowledge of the theatre lend
a pleasant vividness TO the stage backs
ground of the tale.
THIEVES WIT. BY Hubert Footner. New
York: George II. Doran Company. si.ov'
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Bdrric's PLAYS

James Matthew Bhrric. when he read
the poem written by H. r. craven and
printed in this newspaper about Il year
ago calling on him TO publish his plays
SO that his admirers misht read them,
wrote TO Mr.. craven that he might do
so some day. but he hesttated 10 reread
them, lie lis now publishing them
What Every Woman Knows was the
first to appear IN America. II Is fol-
lowed by quality Street and THE Ad-
m!yablc Crithtou." Each play Is IN n
volume by itse'f. printed on good white
paper. large type and bound in green
cloth with a gold title. In these days
when the publishers are oconoinizing
and cutting out all s~uperiluities, even 10
the cNten; Of lettering their BOOKS in
co!orcd inks and d%.splacing Goth with
paper for The covers. it is gratifying TO
find that Barrie appears IN the good old
fashioned form.
As to the plays themselves, no COM
mcnr ON them is needed. The Admir-
able Crichtou" has long been admitted 20
be one Of the finest pieces OF social
satire that this generation has produced
for the stage. Nud quality street Is
a beautiful romance which belongs to
al time.
QUALITY STREET, Gy }. VI B.r-Io. New
York: charles ~,r!hucrs sous. 81.
THE ADMIRABLE CREIGHTON. ~ J ".
barrie. New NurN: Charles Scribnet :
sons, 81.
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INTERESTING DETECTIVE ~ STORIES
SYRIA Scarlet

From the miro to semi-rcspectabiiitN
and back again that, IN brief. Is tho
lie history OF the heroine ~ Col'r on
Mackonzie's latest story, "Systs scar
let sylvia is = most tenartahl'
young woman. In view of her auceHy.
which tho author is pleased 30 de'ail
in a genealogical prolosne, her uucon-
.Nentionality can be understood and for
given. There is n decided crookedness
about her mentality, as well as about her
life. It may be ms well 10 warn nnicky
people at the outset that this book. al
though written in the authors best style
goes somewhat beyond the boundary
line. Should It ever be reduced TO a
moving picture sceuario-aud there ~
much material in IL calculated to at
tract the attention Of the cinema editor
it would never get by the P~cnnsNINa-
mia hoard Of CeuSors. without. at least,
being greatly deletod.
Aside from Sylvia herself-who Is and
remains a mystery to the abrupt end OF
the ~story-the characters are well
drawn. Curiously enough. there is a
touch Of Dickens in some Of them. aud
q few of the episodes are decidedly
D.ckensiau. Notwithstanding that the
author is generally regarded as one OF
that modern school 10 which the very
name of Dickens is ana'hema.
SYLVIA SCARLET. by tomuiuu Mo
kcu2lr. Sow York: Harper & lirus. Sl.GV
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o STEVENSON
SOCIETY
A TATE Of Life in The Middle
Hcst BY a New
1uthor +

There are three separate castles in
Alston.' Hewitt Stevenson decided, as he
sat on the edge Of his bed drawing on
his old shoes. There are the workers,
~toilers. who don't count with the others.
There are the respectable, puhic-spirlt-
ed, good people, who run the churches
and obey the social laws and have some
ideals which they cling To st~ubbornly--
also an enormous number of preJudiccs.
And there are the society devotccs. who
set the pace and attempt to distinguish
Themselves, from The lower and harder
strata by following out an order Of pro-
cedure radically expensive and waste
full. impossible or correct imitation by
the masses
Caste Three" q story OF Aston. Ind,
a small town in the Middle West, by
Gertrude NJ. Shields. is the caste in
which Hewitt Stevenson eventually finds
Contentment. The son Of a farmer. with
ambition 90 study and live in tho Ing
city of Chicago, he find that he must
earn his own living to continue his
studies, unless ne follows the footsteps
OF his ia ,hcr, who refuses TO pay fo!
anything else l.ut an agricultural course.
Hewitt accepts the life OF Aston,
the home of his father and sister. as n
means to an end, and obtains IL position
in a book store until he can afford to go
20 college. He feels ous Of place In Al
ston. and spends most Of his time read
ing. TIe decides that the people are
inane. and lie does not mingle with them.
lie is young, ambitious and egotistical.
! Deprived of sympathetic help, he buried
1919 d, r4a,R.ng ma NIntN N.Trtn.
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BOurcier's Experiences

Scenes in the present tremendous
world tragedy are wildly pictured in
Under the Gerra Shells by Emman-
uel Boureier. An eminent Frenchman
of letters. he entered the army at the
outbreak Of the war as a private. After
several years Of active service lie was
sent TO this country as a membe of
the French military commission and
was assigned 10 Camp Grant as all in
structor Of liaison, or the coordination
of the movements Of airplanes. artil-
lery and infantry. He describes his
life aud that Of his comrades. who
seemed to him Just children, full of
life and Gaycty,' in such a way that
We can easily realize the conditions OF
our countrymen at the front. His most
terrible experience was when they were
overwhelmed by the terrific gas eNplo-
sives, forever one of the deepest in-
famies OF the Germans" Most inter-
esting also is his account of Rheims at
the time of its bombardment, when 1.-THE
great crime had written its name" on
the cathedral whose towers were like
two arms stretched implorinsly toward
heaven"
UNDER THE GERMAN SHELLS. by En-
manuel LourcIer. Translated from the
French by George Nelson Holt and Mary
r.. Holt. with portraits. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. St.50.'
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Dreary Routine Of ar

\. book which, from a personal Hpe
rience, shows the way in which the pres
ent wal is being waged is Nothing
Of Importance The title is taken from
a daily message posted along the front
Nothing Of Importance TO record on tins
rest Of the 'front.'"
This is very characteristic Of the book,
for the writer does not tell Of big drives
or attacks, but gives a story OF a. life
Of almost peace and quiet in the
trenches. In a crisp. attractive way he
enables his reader to see the pathos and
the drearincss. the heroism and hunor
of the war.
: Bernard Adams. the writer, was a
young Cambridge graduate, with many
hcnors. who gave up his preparatory
studies Cor missionary" work IN India
and enlisted. For eight months. from
October. 1915, lie was in charge OF a
company Of a Welsh regiment on the
French front. ard his book is devoted TO
the story Of his life in the teuches. He
was wounded. in June. hut on recovery
resumed his command till his death. p
few weeks %afterward, while leading his
men in An attack. He draws a very dis
tinct picture Of the trench life, both uf
the officers and men, and one gets from
It q vivid impression Of a war carried
on in an absolutely different way from
any other.
months 1T the front with a Welsh bat
talon. ny Bernard Adams. New York:
rohCrt NJ, Mcbride & Go. $3.50.
NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE" EIsht