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The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

4 laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sour.
 Look at the tongue, motherl If coated, or your child is listless. cross, feverish. breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily. full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ail- ment, give a teaspoonful of Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" then don't worry, because it is perfectly harm less, and in a few hours all this con stipation poison, sour bile and fer menting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have well, play ful child again. A thorough inside cleansing" is oftimes all that Is neces- sary. It should be the first treatment given in any sickness.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups Ask your druggist for q bottle of Cal ifornia Syrup of Figs" which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look carefully and see that 1t is made by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company" ."-Ady.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
DOMESTIC.


 Congress has approved the bill rais- ing the salaries of federal judges to $8,5G5 per year
 Lower prices of butter and eggs became fact at Salt Lake City. Utah, when wholesale dealers an nounced that butter had dropped 15 cents pound and eggs, which have been selling for 70 cents a dozen LID. are now worth only 40 cents a dozen.
 With the signing of the dry proc Iamation the dry at Washington i'm mediately turned their attention to- wards Congress once more. They served notice on the republican ma. jority in the house that a dry speak CT must be elected.
 It is announced in Washington that all army casualties will be published In book form and in detail
 Letters of complaint filed with the railroad administration totaled 11.5O0 in two months.
 An appropriation of $l50,000 is now available for the purpose of finding a substitute fo coal.
 Senator New of Indiana has intro alueed biii 10 provide for universal H4!.liary# training.
 Fehs-oas Tor old people are provided n blA in Congress in connection With war insurance.
 
 Illinois teachers have gone on rec. ord as opposed 10 all s0rorIties and iFatefnities II the public schools ot the state
 War department has ordered I staV et discharge upon soldiers appIica- ton He may stay anH he ge,s a
 Indiana ts on the is of states whose leslsla5ates have sra4eed women the t.stt to vote
 x o4l in congress would set apart October T forever as Roosevelt Day .
 The Chicago health department de eiares that babies tno age speei6ed1 should shoot all who try to kiss them.
 Heavy selling has caused drop in tne prices of grain. Corn IS now SO Iue lower than two weeks ago.
 A bill prohibiting immigration for the next four years is being oonsid. cred in congress.
 Of the 4 states which have ratified the dry amendment. only s9 so far nave reported 10 the depa .tment cf
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
Weekly Health Talks The Many Mysteries
 of Nature
BY L. ". BOWER. NJ. D.

You can take an onion seed and pansy eed, and plant them side by side in the same spot of ground. In one case, you get an onion, with it's peculiarly strong odor, and in the other you get flower of rare beauty. You can plant a poppy seed and get opium Ia dangerous, habit forming drug), or you can plant a rhubarb seed and get something that helps constipation. No scientist, living or dead, can explain these mysteries of Nature. Behind the invisible life germ in each seed Is hidden the deep secret that nobody understands. Every thing growing out of the ground seems in- tended for some use in establishing natural conditions, Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo, N, Y.. long since found out what Is naturally best for women's diseases. He learned 1t all through treating thousands of cases. The result of his studies was a medicine called Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Tkts medicine is made of vegetable growths that pature surely intended for backache, head ache, weakening drains bearing down pains. periodical irregularities pelvic in- Eammations, and for the many disorders common to women in all ages of life Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is made of lady's slipper root black cohosh root. uni corn root, blue eohosh root and Oregon grape root Women who take this stand ard remedy know that in Dr. Pierae's Favorite Prescription they are getting a safe woman's tonic so good that druggists everywhere sell 1t.
 Faverite Prescription should have the full confidence of every woman in America because 1t contains no alcohol and no nar- cotie. Dr. Pierce knew. when he first made this staudird medicine that whisky and morphine are injurious, and so he has always kept them out of his remedies.
 Send l0c to Dr. Pierces Invahds' Hotel, Buffalo, \. l., for trial pkg. of tablets.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
WAR RRERITiEe

The cost of the war to Great Brit ain was approximately $4O,94o, ,000.- 00o, declared Sir E. H. Holden at the annual meeting at the London City and Midland Bank, of which he is managing director Of this sum, $5,- 535,000,0Q0 was loaned to the allies.
 All war penalties for offenses in the army have been suspended, and peace penalties substituted.
 In exploring underground defenses at Coblenz American soldiers have discovered 35,000,0O0 rounds of small arm ammunition
 Negro soldiers with the army of oc- equation are attracting great atten- ton at Treyes and Coblenz.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

February p, in addition to being the birthday of the father of our country will be observed by the Jews as Amer icanization day
 John Galsworthy. the celebrated English poet. is to visit the United States on the anniversay of the birth of James Russell Lowell.
 Twenty men broke from the jail at Rock Island, III. one night last week. Eight have been recaptured.
 Only people who speak English are to be employed in many industries, ae- cording to a statement of the labor man at the big harvester companies.
 The body of a young woman was found in lonely spot near the village of Tenafly, N. J. Burned mouth would indicate acid poisoning
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
rhildren,s Clever Scheme.

Grimsby (Eng) town council "l'el closing the schools to stay the & ep. demic of influenza, passed an eller' gency bylaw prohibiting children u" der fourteen attending the movies.
 The resulting attendance at the eihe ma failed to decline and an ihVeSlis", ,l, tion proved that children produced their birth certificates at the pay boxes before entering the show but further investigation disclosed that these certificates were hired for cents from older children who had seen the show.
 The traffic in birth certificates was rrovad to have been considerable.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
PERSONAL

Wm. c. Van Dyke newly elected as president of the Northwestern Life In suranee Co, rejected an offer of a $20,000 raise in his salary.
 "Marse" Henry Waterson claims that wilson's influence abroad IS dangerous, and indicates a desire for a third term.
 J. ogden Armour is drawing up a law for adoption by congress 10 regu- late the pael-ng house business.
 Robert E Baker aviator made new speed record of 90 miles in % minutes, or 260 miles per hour.
 William c. Sharp, our new ambas- sador to France has sailed for Paris.
 Jacques Lebaudy, the emperor of Sahara" eccentric millionaire, slain ty his common law wife. left an es= tate of only $230.000.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
Cruelty to Birds.

Mir. Styles-It is said that queen Alexandra refuses to wear aigrettes on account of the cruelty to birds which the collecting of the feathers involves.
 Mrs styles-And are they cruel to the birds?
 "0h, yes. Why, they have to speak real cross 10 them before they'll hard over their plumage. onkers States man.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pnt of water add l oz. Bly Rum, small box of Barbo Compound, and | oz. of glyoerine. Any drqgsl.J can m put this up or yeu can mix 1t at home qt 3 very Httle cost. Full directions for mak. me and use come in each box of BaEbo Compound. It will gradually, darken streaked. faded gray hair, and make it soft and glossy It will not color the scalp, IS not sticky or greasy, and does not rub oh.AdV'
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
 ACCIDENTS.

A passenger train on the Mexican Central near Juarez, ran into freight and 25 perosns were killed with 50 or more injured.
 The horses in the First Field Ar tillery at Lawton. Ok. stampeded and one soldier was killed
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
TOO WEAK
 TO FIGHT

The "Come-back" man was really never down-and out. His weakened condition because of overwork, lack of exercise, inn 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 Haarem Oil 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 derangement or other ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer iean. The best known, most reliable rem edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. This remedy has stood the test for more than POO years since it's discovery in the ancient labora- tories in Holland It 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 Lock for the name GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes. They. are the pure, original, imported Haarlem Oil Capsulee.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
Trousers and Knee Brooches.

In q long contest between trousers
 nd knee hreeches. the latter won out Il the seventeenth and eighteenth cen urieS, but retired in the nineteenth. In rance sahs euinttes became q class iiStinction In America republican vore tight puntaloons. federalist 4ore knee hreecheS and huekled shoes
 lne bride 100 years ago, attired in aWn-colored silk. walked by her. proud husband in what was then the newest nshlon-trousers and his were made rom the same piece of fawn-colored
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
COURT PROCEEDINGS

Charles McFewon. 53, marshal of Marissa, H., got 40 years for attempt ed eXtortion.
 Four street car strikers in Kansas City admitted in court that they had in their possession certain quantities of dynamite.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

silk. h HnsfaHf #lane after trousers We're common the street knee brooches We're worn ln An dress parties. In lSt7 the dake q Wellington presented h9msslf at the door af the ballroom at Alaaek'S and his entrance was barred ny an official who said, Your Grace cannot be admitted in rouSers.'
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
NECRQLOGlCAl

Nal c Goodwin. 6l, one of Amer tca-s foremost comedians and a much iy married man is dead at New York
 Dr. Brown Ayres. head of the Uni yersity Of Tennessee. is dead at his home in Knoxville.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
KEEPiT HANDY

If you paid a specialist $2500 for a prescription. you would not get any thing that would give quicker relief for Group, Catarrh, Colds, or Sore Throat. than NACHER BALM. which only costs 25c In jars, or tubes.
 Write fer Samples and Agents Prices. Beware of limitations. E. w. Vacher. Inc. New Orleans, La. Adv
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
How -She-kneW.

Miss Blunt-There was man In church this morning who looked ex- aetly like you.
 Mir Close-How do you know 1t wasn't me?
 Miss Blunt-0h. I saw him put some money in the contribution box.-Bos- ton Evening Transcript.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

There has been q tremendous effort 10 gel Senator Moses, the new seHa. Tor from New Hampshire, 10 vote for womau suffrage Moses intends to yote the sentiment oi his state IT must have a mandate from ny st4te before l Will Nute for the eoman-,uf- frase ameadment he told the neopia Whe asked h4ht hts yitwS. He WoaIt consider a resolution by inc state lee --SlstGre mandate"
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

because they did not come under the eye of some officer in command they are not recorded in the official reports. The people are so proud of their sol diers in this war that they ought to know of all the heroic exploits and the movement 10 find out the heroes will no doubt be received with popu- lar acclaim.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
DetLrea.

One day MMle ve had HetshAors little haz out lur= tHlye we pas~=5 I pasture in which Nefe severn: ea.v4 and calves. l asked him rhag tEos,. little animals We're .ud M spoke rr quickly, Hts what afHef f esauS pp k q COW. t.xehauep.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

WoTK ls pleasure. CeII aTI my friend. who have any trouble of this kind what what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com'' nu' pound has done for me. "-NE6fTE D BRITTINGHAM, 609 Calverton Rd., Bali more, Md.
 It is only natural for any woman f, dread the thought of an operation, So many women have been restored to health by this famous remedy, Lydia P Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. afta, an operation has been advised that ;t will pay any woman who suffers from such ailments to consider trying it be. fore submitting to such a trying ordeal
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
Rinht Sequence.

\ Denver doctor says that taking sin of lemon juice before q kiss will render the germs harmless. First the lemon. tHcn the sugar, eh:-Boston Transcript
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

After suffering in silence for some months, Senator Smith of Arizona finally brought up again the question of printing extrancous matter in the Congressional Record As chairman of the committee on printing senator Smith exercises general supervision over the Record and has felt ii his duty te keep out of ii ali petitions. letters, newspaper articles and other matter that hy rights ought merely 10 be referred to committee. For il while ths crusade was successful but Il couple of months aga the senate kicked over the traces and since then has been iuGuiItae in aa orgy of inspr- lions of outside matter. The Arizona senator took ID 1he question the other day Tn a plea that the be q hatt s.,y- ing 1t k costing more money than senators conceive of"
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

Some time in the future there is saing te he q move made te find the unknown heroes of the great war. When We come 10 think of it. there ire mighty few heroes of this war eet althoeet everybody knows that Mnv heraie deeds were performed. Senator Weeks of Massachusetts savS
 here ought to m inquiry to find aut who fheSe men are. Any quan- lily of mon performed erent deeds of Saiar iai these deeds have gone uurc- -prticd because the officer or man per .efHll6S them was not under the eye of l superior officer at the time who could mike a report If it Private letters nave told of many heroic actions which we're seen only by private soldiers. and
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
A Misplaced Effort:

Samson was peeyed.
 "Why didn't she do it to Absalom instead?" he cried.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
A Fair Proposition.

Mrs. Peck-Mr first husband never acted like you.
 Henry Peck-Well. if you can per suade him to come back, I'm willing to exchange places with him.-Boston Transcript.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS Short Stories TerseIy Told for the
 Benefit of Busy Readers

All restrictions on the importation of drugs and chemicals used in the tanning business have been Tilted oy tue United States war board.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
llssE zi IT ss'
Mexico Takes to Boy Scouts.

The boy scout movement is proving popular in Mexico. Three battalions have been organized in Mexico City alone, while in most of the centers of population throughout the republic there are also groups numbering in all several thousands of members. They have adopted the name of Mexican explorers, and are enthusiasts in all branches of the service, which include cavalry, infantry and bridge builders.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
No Worms In n Hea,,hv CHI,

A Al II children tfoubled with worms have m m. rni coloI, "hlch mai cates poor blood and as A e,9, ttsIe Is g IS more oT less stomach disturbance
 .Ga s " , FAST BLESS chill TONIC given regnlarIv pr9ne } me ne aeeston and act General strenetb- Ibs t9le Y I9 the whole system, Nature win then f- oi VI ulsPel the worms. and the Child will ha 'A perfect health Pleasant to take 6Oe per bottle
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
No oHers

"Binkins nerer offers to pay for drinks if you meet him at the bar. but he IS so witty his conversation is quite treat" Yes, in dry way"
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

There is q very widespread feeling In government circles that the Amer lcaniziug" of our people must not be allowed to lag II takes a great crisis Ike the war to show the weak points of nation and our weakest point WAS undoubtedly our large foreign popula- lion. There are I0oU000 people ill the United States above the age of len years who can neither read nor write the English language. During the war il has been declared by every great American that citizens of this country must be absolute in their loyalty This cannot be accomplished unless some method is followed by which our for eign population may be educated to see things from an American point of view. How to do fl is question that Is one of our great reconstuaetioE problems.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
FINANCIAL.

The '. s. war bill so far is $26.- 35eQaQ.o04, of thith sum nearly $S, 0O0, ,000,000 was loaned to the allies.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
Liberty Bonds Bought
HEST CASH PRICE PAID

- HI6HEsT LASH gklCE PAID -
 It is as easy for you to sell us your
 Bonds as though you lived in
 St. Louis - and absolutely safe.
 Write for Prices and Instructions. YVES STERN BOND MPANY s,ats Rask of wssien Bds sz06 Esrioa Ave- St Lsuia
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

If women had their way, no man would have his.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

A man cannot exist long without food That is why so many poets die young
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

Voushess , and head.
 aches and vers ru, month wouldhayes,ss ,s
 stay in bed most ~ %
 the time. Trssv,' " ments would relieve me for a time bps my doctor was IJ' sl' ways urging me fl, tn have ! an operation n
 My sister asked me to try Lydia E. PinE'' ris' h a ms Vegetab1Is, 1, Compound befo1r'ss consenting to An operation. I tool 5 five bottles oft JVS ana it has completel1o cured me and m.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

People desiring to travel in any for eign country experience Il great deal of difficulty in obtaining passports Before the war people could travel in Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Bel. gium, France and Italy without pass ports. Now no one can land ill any European or South American country without Il passport and our govern. ment has been warned by most of the countries that the fewer passports Is sued, the better they will like it. |, k rather surprising to find that the English government is one of those which has asked the United States to restrict the issuing If passports to those persons who absolutely must visit that country The scarcity of food in the European countries Is gty. eu as the main reason why people from America are not desired at the present time. As to the South Ameri- can countries. our government has found that great many persons ob tained passports and went to thu. continent and engaged in German prepasanda and they are still appre- hensi*c that German agents muy he. come disturbing element ;n South American countries where there are large German populations
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

ft seems that there Is no city of Washington. Some one who was inter- ested in such matters created quite n stir a few months ago hy declaring that Washington city" does not exist. that there never has heen q law creat- ing such city. and that tho seat of government of the United States Is si nply the District of Columbia. Since that time all proclamatienS issuing from the White House have been Done in the District of Columbia. .s .tes instead If "none in the city of Washlneten." Senator Myers of Mon. ana has introduced a bill to remedy he situation and provide fer the es. ahiiShaenf of city of Washington with boundaries the same as those of he District.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
LOOKS MUCH LIKE HUNS PAGANDA
COVERT THREAT THAT GERMANY MAY LEAD THE BoLSHEVISTS
 OF EASTERN EUROPE.
IS PLEA FOR EASIER TERMS
Congressman cannon,s Vigorous Old. Time Speech for Bill to Appropriate S1oo oe0o,o0o for the Starving Peo- pie of Central Europe
Ry ARTHuR M. DUNN.

WaShngton.-F0r several weeks there has been In circulation something that comes very near being propa- eanda, but | may simply be the result If more recent investigations of con didons in Europe. Stories are told in various ways and II various times about Che condition of Germany and her inability to pay any large indem- nttE. Then these statements are fol- lowed up wlth others to the effect that 1t will not de to boycott Germany and that she must have an opportunity 10 secure raw materials and that her products mHst be bought by other countries, else her people will starve and bolSheyism will take abselnte can- trol. Finally these stories eulminate in this sort of scare:
 All eastern Europe, is said. is bad. ly tinctnred with bolshevism. Ger many containing the most intelligent of all the populations, is tending to- ward belShevism. and there is grave danger that she may become the lead CT of that vast territory comprising Germany. Russia, Austria, parts of Turkey and most of the Balkans. This would mean another war and on much greater scale and of fur more disastrous consequences than that which has just heen fought
 Tn this connection 1t is said that one reascn why the president was so anxious to get S100 0O00o0 to feed the starving peoples of Europe was for the purpose of stopping the spread of bolsheyism. Possibly this carries ont the idea voiced by Senator Vardaman of Mississippi. who says that holShe- vism is disease caused by hunger It may be that the hungry hordes of Europe are going to he great menace. but it is impossible for them to become as great menace nS was Germany
 The men who are putting forth these ideas admit that there Is still strong sentiment in the countries lately at war with Germany to make that coun- try pay and pay heavily, for the in- juries she inflicted upon Belgium and France and the enormous expense she caused all the nations in the great war. They also say that the sentiment in the United States Is stronger even than in Europe. and they realize that 1t would be very difficult to overcome the idea of exacting vast indemnity from Germany and at the same time making her m outlaw among nations Nevertheless. they are asserting that [ fc ;,, stable governments in Europe.
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

Uncle Joe Cannon will go down in history as the most remarkable man that has ever been known in the halls of congress, He went into action in his old=time, vigorous style in support of the bill to give S100.O00o0 to feed the starving peoples of Europe. He was like the Joe Cannon of n quarter of century ago. going through nil the gyrations. arm swinging. fancy steps. and using the terse Anglo.Saxon which is always effective There has not been a speech made in congress in many years that was so liberally punctuat- ed with cheers and applause as that made by this famous octogenarlan, who has been longer in congress than any other man who ever served
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07
DOCTOR URGED
 AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia E. pinl hams Vegetable Compopna
 and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four vo,. I suffered from organic troubles years e
The Monticellonian., 1919-02-07

Figures have been collected from the states hy the agricultural aepurt- mtnt showing the number of returned soldiers that can be used for road building WorR. According to these fig ures more than 100000 of the demo hilized soldiers can be employed in= this Sind of work, either IS skilled or unsl.illed wofkmen Ii will be killing two birds with one stone if employ meHt can De furnished that many men after their discharge from the army and 1T the same tlme provide effective organizations fer the building and up keep of good roads.