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SIJPERFLUOUS WEIGHT
SHORTENS THE LIFE OF
POSSESSOR
Flesh Rather Than Wrinkles is
Usually the Hallmark
of Age

of Age
The fat man is usually consider
ed a subject of mirth among the
non-thinking portion of the pub
lie, and as for the fat women her
efforts to acquire symmetry of
form or to simulate the same by
the selection of garents tending
to induce an illusion in this regard
are usually met by the smothered
laughter of her friends, says
Eugene Lyman Fisk, Medical Dl-
rector of the Life Extension In
stitute.
This is because most people do
not realize that the superfiuous
weight which sometimes appears
to make it's possessor rather more
comfortable than the rest OF hu-
manity, acting as sort of buffer
between him and the rubs and
knocks of the world, probably will
help to shorten the life of the per-
son carrying it about. The pres
ence of all this flesh indicates not
a state of comfortable wellbeing,
as is sometimes thought, but rather
a degenerate condition of the body
which should be remedied II the
individual desires to attain sound
old age.
1t may be truly said that flesh
rather than wrinkles is hallmark
of age. The slender, erect, alert
and we'll poised figure conveys the
general suggestion of youth and
activity even though the face be
wrinkled.
AS people grow older overweight
impairs the vitality more than un
derweight. Light weight is an ad
vantage after maturity unless i
indicates the presence OF some
form of disease or malnutritlon
In early life the risk of over
nutrition should be taken, but afte
~ thirty watch your weight and keel
it at the average weight for thirty
Among middle aged and elderl.
people there is approximately on
per cent higher death rate flo
every pound of overweight.
On Right Weights
For example, the average weigh
for a man forty-seven years ole
five feet eight inches tall is 16
pounds. A man of forty-seve
weighing 165 pounds has a morta
ity rate four per cent higher tha
that of the average weight man O
his age. The mortality percentag
increases uniformly with tn
weight, until at the weight of %
pounds there is a mortality pei
centage of 210 per cent, 40 be
yond the average mortality pei
centage for that age.
In the absence of disease it is
very simple matter to control tn
weight, that is you must either II
crease your exercise to burn u
your surplus fat or you must re
duce your fuel food so that you
normal activities will burn up tn
surplus fat.
The most concentrated fu'
foods are sugar and fat, such 6
butter and cream. Bread and ce
eals are also high in food valu
Eat lightly of such food, and
order that you may not suffer fro
hunger or sense of deprivatic
eat more freely of the foods 10
in fuel value, such as fruits ar
vegetables, especially carrots, ca
bage, celery, cucumbers, lettuc
spinach, string beans, turnips al
sea kale.
The average individual requir
about $500 calories of food dali
From a simple dietary an owe
weight who has no serious organ
disease can bring down the diet
low as 1900 calories, forcing t
hol,, +o ooptrihnta 200 calOrl
Newark post., 1919-03-26
Store Opens $50 a. m.
STORE BULLETIN

Peculiar weather-but remember it's
would be fine spring if the weather good
spring merchandise.
Just watch ads, they always interesting.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
BEST SUITS
IN THE WORLD FOR BOYS

We knew would read this and going be very
brief:
The suits have reference than the world
famous Snellenburg made Rght-Posure Suits
Sure! You've heard about them-aways praise, too Eh?
Easter time is drawing bring the
in to be fitted.
The prices? Oh, yes from $40 up to S2O-First Floor
Newark post., 1919-03-26

cidently fished out of some lumber
where it had lain for years little
regarded.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
A TIP FROM US

If interested in stylish our stock
before you buy.
We have dandy special soft hat at $3.50, you
Connect for $500; while $500 $500 will buy
Steson.-First Floor.
Newark post., 1919-03-26
A SUCCESS
IN SPITE OF THE. WEATHER

Yes, speaking of great and most wonderful
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| TREATY OF PRETORIA, 1902.
The strain, s..,hs rran.v..r and til. British Government.

ed on general uprising of the Uit.
landers. but Somebody Numbered"
He was not supported and was taken
prisoner on January 2. 1896. Jameson,
the American mining engineer, John
inys Hammond, and several others of
prominence among the Uitianders,
were thrown into prison. Jameson
was sent to England for trial. where
he was found guilty Of violating the
foreign enlistment act and sentenced
to ten months Imprisonment, but was
let on through the efforts Of the Amer
lean government and banished from the
country.
This raid gave an excuse TO Kruger
for more repressive measures against
the Uitlanders. Relations between
Great Britain and the Transyaal be-
came more and more strained until at
last. in October Of 1890, war broke
out The Beers were a people who
could shoot and ride: immense
stretches Of territory had TO be fought
over where the Boer was perfectly at
home; he was ably led and fought
within handy reach of his bases of
supplies. The British were poorly Of
ficered at first; the British govern
ment failed to realize the prowess of
Its enemy until Its armies had suffered
repeated reverses; and 1t was conduct
ing a war many thousands Of miles
away and doing It by "the bookish the
ory," until sad experience taught
a bitter lesson. It was not until
Kitchener and Roberts were finally
sent down there that British arms re-
covered their prestige.
The Beers besieged Ladysmith on
October 20. 1899. and II was not until
February %. 1900. that the town was
relieved. Kimberly was besleged on
October Ia, and not relieved until Feb
ruary is Of the following year. while
the siege Of Mafeking lasted from oe-
tober IS, 1899, to May 10 Of the next
year. The capture Of Cronje's army
at the Modder river on February y Of
1900 and the taking Of Pretoria on
June 5 were other notable events of
the war. The Beers still held ont in
small bands and 1t was not untIl 1902
that peace was finally concluded.
On May 81, 1902, treaty was signed
by the British and Boer representa-
tives at the Boer capital. Pretoria. BY
this treaty the Transvaal and the Or
ange Free State came under Rrit-
ish colonial government. No punish
ment was to be imposed upon the de
feated by way Of indemnity or fines.
or In any other way. and the rights Of
the Beers to participation In the
government was guaranteed.
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PUT PROFITS INTO DIAMONDS
Many Reasons Why Increased Demand
for Precious Stones Invariably
Follows Devastating War.

The waste of war. by which many
suffer and few reap returns. Is always
accompanied by demand for precious
stones. This war has differed only
from other wars in that the demand
was greater. Profiteers in the allied
countries have bought for the purpose
of display. Profiteers In enemy c0un-
tries want diamonds, because they sup
ply the safest way of concealing new
ly acquired wealth. As the diamond
industry is the closest corporation in
the world. values are not likely to de-
preciate, unless all the profiteers want
to change their Investments az the
same time. At the present moment
the price is higher than 1t has ever
been.
The diamond dealer is OF all trad
ers the least hampered by office re-
strictions. He frequently carries the
bulk Of his stock in trade about with
him in his waistcoat pocket The pub
lie street is, as often as not. his only
market place. In Haton gardens,
which is the chief center Of the dia-
mond industry In London, may fire.
quently be seen little groups of two,
three, or more well-dressed men, peer
ing intently through little monocle
lenses at gems worth many thousands
of dollars.
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HAS THREE CLAIMS TO FAME
Japanese Town Of Nagoya Offers
Treble Attraction to the Tourist
In That Country.

Some japanese towns rely upon a
single temple or palace for fame.
Nagoya takes no such risk Of being
overlooked. 1t possesses a feudal. cas-
tie of which the citizens are inordi-
nately proud. a temple containing a
remarkable statuary collection, and a
porcelain factory famous throughout
the world.
Except for the porcelain connois-
seur, visitors to Nagoya rush to view
the castle. If they arc sufficiently dis
tlnguished, or can mention casually
enough names Of important people,
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DADDY,5[YENNG
uFARY TALE 81
HrARY @AH y! J Boz! BONNER
THE SEASIDE spARRows.


"Oh the sea. the beautiful, beautiful
sea-" said Mr.. Seaside Sparrow.
Mr.. Seaside Sparrow wore a green
lsh gray coat with a yellow spot on
his face which he thought was very
lovely indeed.
"Ah, the sea. the exquisite. exquisite
sea-" said MFR. Sharp Tailed Sparrow.
How do you dor said Mr.. Seaside
Sparrow; 1--WE are cousins, aren't weT'
Yes" said Mr.. Sharp-Tailed Spar
row, I'VE are. l wear a different suit
from the one you do. for l wear a
greenish cap. My feathers are edged
with beautiful tan colorings and my
tail is very, very sharp, which makes
folks give the name Of Sharp-TaIled
Sparrow to all members OF my family.
Il will trill for you to show you that
| am glad to see you. though I'm sorry
to say that l am not much OF a singer.
-lf could sing more / would gladly
do SO, but as l cannot / have to be
contented not to. That is the best
way, isn't itTp
tits the best way" agreed the Sea-
side Sparrow.
I'm glad you like the sea as do
said Mfr. sharp-Tailed Sparrow. "and It
is nice that you have your nest In the
same salt water marsh that 1 have
chosen for my nest.
This marsh leads right into our be-
loved ocean. as we can see from
here"
And then both birds began to sing
song about the beautiful ocean and
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II You Need a Medicine
You Should Have tho Best

Havs you ever stopped 10 reasn why
Il IL that 90 many products that are ex-
tenslvely advertised, al at once drop out
Of sight and are soon forgotteni The
reason IL plain-the article did not fulhll
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy Il
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are In need Of il.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, q
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many Of my customers testify.
No ether kidney remedy has 80 large q
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony Of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success Of Dr..
Kilmer's swamp-Root is due to the fact,
% many people claim, that It fulflls al
most every wish IN overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects Uni
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive q sample bottle Of
Swamp Root by Parcels Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y,
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
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the United States. and n border war
began. Having done this he departed.
leaving a garrison In the fort wen sup
piled with arms and ammunition, not
only for their own use but enough for
distribution to their fellows. Spain
was appealed TO In vain to take action
and after waiting a year an American
fnan-of-war proceeded to Fort Bar
raneas. destroyed the fort and It's am
munitlon and dispersed It's garrison.
Florida had become an unbearable
nuisance.
Now, by the treaty Of 1895 between
Spain and the United States. the for
mer power had solemnly agreed that
the Florida Indians should not be al
lowed to attack the United States,
Spain not having kept that clause Of
the treaty General Jackson In 1917
was ordered 10 call upon the govern
ors OF Tennessee and Georgia for sol
diers, TO organize an army and to
adopt necessary measures TO termi-
nate conflict which II has been the
desire OF the president to avoid, but
which is now made necessary by their
settled hostIIIties.-
The British parliament and people
cried out for war. Spain wanted to
know If the United States was at war
with her. II not she demanded the
surrender Of the captured places and
tho punishment Of General Jackson.
The French minister offered himself
as Intermediary and diplomatic dis
cussion went on until on November %.
Secretary Of State Adams sent an ulti-
matum to Spain. Jackson would not
be even censured; the captured places
would be restored when Spain gave
guarantees for fulfilling treaty obliga-
lions; the Spanish officials In Florida
must be punished for neglect of duty
and an indemnity paid the United
States to cover the expenses Of the
war. And he added: ave shall hear
no more excuses from Spanish officials
Of their inability to perform their
duty"
The French minister had secret In
structions to back up Spain IL the war
was continued and England was wait
ing to see "how the cat jumped; !"
Castlereagh saying that he had but
to hold up his finger to place the Unit
ed States and Great Britain at war
again. Nevertheless the ultlmatum
Of Mr.. Adams cleared the atmosphere.
Spain was making little or no progress
against her revolted colonies In South
America and Mr.. Adams and the Span
ish minister, Don Louis de onis. began
negotiations which were soon trans
ferred from Washington to Madrid.
finally resulting In the signing at
Washington on February %, 1919, of
a treaty of "amity, settlements and
limits"
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4 Il FAMOUS
2PEEXCE TREATIES
BY, H. IRVING KING
TRHTYIoF WASHINGTON. lsls.

BY II. IRVING KING
81 Is ssss.

The treaty between Spain and the
United5 States signed at Washington
in February Of 1873 brought 10 an end
a -stme Of war" which, without any
actual proclamation. existed In fact
between the two countries, and gave
Florida to the latter. 1t was In this
treaty that the Undted States intro
duced THAT nove3ty In diplomacy Of
payingt for regions (which IT had pre-
viously obtained lby conquest; pol
icy whfeh was afterwards followed
wlthsregzuI 10 thesstreaties closing the
Mexican war; and tthe last, war with
Spain. The possession Of jFlorida by
Spain shut oa1t Alabama fand Mlssis-
sippI from acccss 10 the coast Of the
Gulf OF Mexico,l which extended west /;
and by holding, ofk Amelia Island at
the mouth Of tlssN StJMary's on.the At
lantic was IA constant irritation to
Georgia. The FTsrida coasts. both on
the Atlantic and the Gulf, furnished
rendezvous for pirates and smuRglers
and through the years lof tumult from
1907 to 1915. swiEile Spain was, engaged
in war in Europe and By revolt among
her American colonies. criminals Of all
sorts from everywhere sought a refuge
In Florida, where they were Joined by
runaway siaveslfHomtthe Unlted States.
Although the rebellion OF the other
colonies Of Spantsh4America did not
spread to Floridfaa the mother country
was unable 10 give effectlvel aidlto the
governor of that colony and at one
time the governOrswrote to- the Amer
lean secretary Of state saying THAT he
would be obliged 10 ask the United
States to takeN charges Of the colony un-
less he received aid from Spain. The
attitude of thes United States toward
the revolted South American colonies
greatly irrItated Spain and the United
States was irritated by the fact that
the British had used Florida as
base of operations in thelwar Of 1912.
6eoinningl of a Border WAR.
Then there was another cause Of
quarrel. In settling UP jmatters with
the European powers nafter the Ma
poleonic wars sthe United States pre-
sented a little bill to Spain Of over
seven million dollars forl damage done
to American shipping Spain
showed no disposition ito settle up.
During theNwar of'1s12. Andrew Jack
son invndedNthe territorylofla nominal
" friendly power by lseizmgl Pensacola
and driving a British forceef rorn Fort
Barrancas, after which he ! Withdrew.
Some months after the close Of the
war Of 1912 there was another inva-
sion of Florida. The british during
the war had bum a lstrong fort on
the AppalachIeoza and ldld not evacu-
ate 1t when thes war closed. Instead
the British commander stirred up the
Indians. outlaws land negroes against
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SPIRITS OF TREES.

The Malayans and other Johore ma
tives believe that each species of tree
has a spirit or divinity that presldes
over its affairs. The spirit Of the cam
phor tree is known by the name Of
Bisan-literallg, "a woman" Her rest
Ing place is near the tree. and when
at night peculiar noise is heard in
tho woods resembling that of a cicada.
the Bisan is believed to be singing and
eamphor will surely be found In that
neighborhood.
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how they loved the salt water and the
salt air and the salt sea breezes.
They said 1t made them feel so
full Of life. They never got tired Of
the sea because 1t was always chang
ing.
tits strange that we should have
met here" said Mr. Sharp-Talled Spar
row, Though l have heard our two
families often did have their nests In
the same places.
"And I've heard that we do the same
things-we build the same sort of
nests and are just as alike as broth
ers."
"Well, we are cousins" said Mr.. Sea-
side Sparrow.
"But we act Ike brothers," said Mr..
Sharp-TaiIed Sparrow.
eve admire each others ways" said
Mr.. Seaside Sparrow.
ayes. that Is why we do things so
much alike" said Mr.. Sharp Tailed
Sparrow.
Lets take a little hop through
these glorious long grasses. It's al
most like playing hide-and-go-seek,"
said Mr.. Seaside Sparrow.
So they went through the tall grasses
and rushed and ran over the sand. or
rather hoped over the sand.
ThyTchatted and chirped and trllled
and squeaked in their funny little
voices and chatted of everything pos
.sible, but mostly they talked Of the
sea and Of how they loved the wind
and the salt in the air and the salt
in theSea and the salt in the marshes.
In fact they agreed that they were
very fond Of salt and they were so
glad that the sea always was salty.
They said how horrible it would be If
the sea were ever without salt, and
then they became quite sad.
But after awhile they comforted
themselves by remembering that the
sea had never been without salt as
far as. they had ever heard, and they
didn't believe it ever would be.
"What sort or home do you have,
Mr.. Seaside Sparrow" asked Mr..
Sharp-Tailed Sparrow.
81 have nest of seaweed and long
grasses which find does very we'll
grasses like we have here" said Mr..
Seaside Sparrow. "And Mrs. Sparrow
has greenish white eggs, speckled with
brown, which she lays in the nest. I
often cover my nest with dried-out sea-
weed. dried by Mr.. SUM-"
1.-THE very same ways l have" said
Mr.. Sharp-Talled Sparrow.
And then they talked of their many.
cousins, the Nelson Sparrows. the
Dusky Seaside Sparrows, who would
only live in Florida. and of the many
other seaside sparrows But most of
all they enjoyed finding out that their
ways were Just the same.
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The United States Of South Africa,
which is now loomihg ,largesin the af-
fairs Of the British sempIre, us one Of
the results Of the treaty Of Pretoria
which closed the BoerNwar, begun In
October Of 1892
For many years the relations be-
tween the Boer republicsof theITrans-
vaal and Cape Colony lying ito the
south Of It, had been strained with a
resulting strain upon the relations be-
tween the Transaaal and the Brit
Ish government. The Orange Free
State, lying betweenN Cape\C Colony and
the Transvaal. got along better with
the British authorities, but when theI
war came threw Its lot with the ,Boeri
republic. The principal cause of fric-
tion was the hlgh-handed manner I'M
which, under President Kruger, ''Uit-l
lnnders," or aliens, In Transvam werel
treated. The Boer, or. native. 'popu-i
lation Of the Transvaal WAS about TO-
900 of whom $1,000 were voting .citi-I
gems. The Uitlanders, five-sixths of
whom spoke English. were estimated
at about 10000. nearlylhalf of whom
were male adults; and i'm December Of
1895. according to Lord Bryce. their
numbers were increasing at the, rate
Of nearly 1000 week through arrlv-i
ais from Cape Town alone and\ 1t wasl
estimated that should the deeDl levels
OF the mines go on prospering.,by 1906
there would be an Uftlander popula-i
ton In the republic Of half a nKillion.i
or nearly eight times as many Uitland-I
ers as natives. The Uitlander wass
practically excluded, except In very
limited and Theoretical way. from al
share in the government. But he wasl
taxed until the Transvaal- treasury'wasi
Overlooking. And the ,Ultianders werel
developing the country, conducting thei
large enterprises, and were the emil
ployers Of labor on largelscale. AlsoI
the Transvaal government would not!
provide efficient police for the minesI
and refused to pass laws to keep liquorI
away from the natives.
Believed Themselves Superior.
The Beers treated the Uitlander. theI
British es, ecially. with the utmosti
contemr believed themselves a supe-s
rior race and able to stand in armsS
any time against Great Britain.
Naturally friction was bound to oc-i
cur, and matters went from bad toI
worse until the famous Jameson raidi
Of 1895. Instigated by Cecil Rhodes.
Doctor Jameson. Scottish physician,I
started from Pitsani. town In Bechu-l
analand, with a force Of about cool
men, to capture the important Boerl
city Of johannesburg. He had COUNT
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"CAN | BE
CURED?" SAYS
THE SUFFERER

How often have you heard that sad
cry from the victims of disease. Per-
haps the disorder has gone too far for
help. but oftener it is just in its first
stages and the pains and aches are only
natures first cries for help. Do not
despair. Find out the cause and give
nature all the help you can and she
will repay you with health. Look after
the kidneys. The kidneys are the most
overworked organs Of the human body,
and when they fail in their work Of
fiitering and throwing of the poison
that constantly aecumulates in the sys-
TEN, everything goes wrong. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM on Capsules will
give almost immediate relief from kid
ney and bladder troubles and their kim
bred ailments. They will free your
body from pain in short order. But be
sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Look for
the name on every box. In three sizes,
sealed packages. Money refunded u
they do not help you. ADV.
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Viewed solely as matter Of optics,
the Arctic night is as dark as any
night Explorers In high ATTITUDES say,
however, that there are many alIevia-
tons Of the Obscurity. The stars flash
keenly, the moon comes along In a
regular Succession of phases, the snow
surface relieves the gloom under con-
ditions Of the utmost absence of light
and the aurora borealis is the finest
kind Of illuminant. Explorers all agree
that their men pass the winter night
without much difficulty If only there
are means Of amusement.
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THE AMAZON.

The Amazon discharges the largest
amount of water Of any river In the
world. and the st. Lawrence next.
Other interesting facts about these
rivers are that the length Of the
Amazon is $500 miles and its width
varies from few hundred feet at
different points to more than 100
miles at its mouth The st. Lawrence
is 1900 miles in length, is from one
to several miles wide at places to
ninety miles at Its mouth.