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a FTER Woodrow Wilson had been
( n teaching In the classroom for
quarter Of a century that the presi-
lent ought to be more like a prime
minister. trying to cooperate with
other human beings" than "a mere
department. hailing congress
from some isolated island Of author
.ty," the opportunity came to him to
put his theory In practice. When con-
gresS met in extra session a month
after his Inauguration he walked in
and delivered his message In person,
ceviving q custom which Jefferson had
stopped only because he happened to
have q poor voice and was an awk-
ward speaker.
President Wilson adopted the atti-
tude of a sort of member at large OF
both houses, saunterfng unheralded
into the seldOm-used presidents room,
which adjoins the senate chamber,
whenever he had any special business,
and talking things over in the open
The president succeeded not by
Rrousing a personal loyalty to himself
but by the force of his ideas. Il have
had q majority on the floor. but" he
admitted, never a majority in the
cloakroom."
Here are the outstanding items In
the peace record of the Wilson ad-
ministratiOn: Tariff revision, the first
Income tax, the federal reserve act,
the federal trade commission, the
Clayton trust law, 80 arbitration trea-
ties, the seaman's act, the farm loan.
the repeal Of Panama tolls, the ship
ping act. the child labor law, the pur-
chase of the Danish West Indies and
federal aid for good roads
The federal reserve law is poten-
tally as great q piece of constructive
legislation as any that has been en-
acted in this country. We were abso-
Iutely without n financial system, and
the money of the nation was in the
irresponsible control OF a few big
banks in New York.
Every attempt to remedy this situa-
ton had failed because private fnan-
ciaI interests naturally wished to keep
their control OF the money The Aid
rich bill In the Taft administration
proposed to give the sanction Of law
to this private domination, but con-
gress refused to pass IT.
The federal reserve act simply re-
versed the Aldrich plan and gave the
nation, through the government, the
control Of Its own money.
President Wilson was the relentless
driving force that pushed through the
federal reserve bill and the rest of the
legislative program.
The electric spark was omitted from
President Wilson's composition, and
this omission denied him a flowing
communication with his fellows, a nat
uraI limitation which was confirmed
/ by the life he had led until he was
suddenly thrust into the hurry burly
| Of politics.
! President Wilson has been q lonely
| figure in the White House. He came
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CHAPTER XVI.
HeIen's Ordeal.


Helen. in her great heaviness Of
heart, stared down ut nothing Flu
All gave up the task OF comforting
her, at the request of his sister, who
rode close beside the princess FSnsa's
attention was in fact sOrely d.
vided between the marveis Of an I'M
known world and the SORROWS Of her
mistress. The Mongolian driver showed
Lexington into the lead. and the white
man was alternately alarmed and joy
Gus. He looked back often, and his
nerves crawled each time he fancied
puff of dust in the south.
His best friend was gone, where
he had wished to go. Con saw what
had been in Andrew March's mind
when he told of the seed-poisOn that
leaves no dream behind. only q stilled
body. Con was not holding that against
his friend. The quiet investigator,
who had weathered so much, whose
worldly grasp had seemed so strong
and sufficient, had been broken when
his illusion failed, q woman waiting
for him, but in another world. Just
now, LeYington'S deepest hurt was to
recall what he had seen in the deVO-
tiOnal chamber underneath the pal
ace. his princess in the same fragrant
thrall Her father had come and gone
by strange laws.
Helen seemed to live in a dull
tangle of pain. She rode with eyes
closed. Training prescribed thoughts
of her father, the affectiOnate stranger
who had mastered the path to her IOf-
ty city, only TO meet ruin in the yellow
mans fern of sleep. The shock of his
death brought a heavinesS that was
uncomfortable, a new destiny dropping
down about her like cloak. But
oddly, the images that passed before
her vision were not of Andrew March
He was but the background.
She was thinking of Chez Ming. the
brutal marks upon his head in that
last moment, his dignity in rage, the
magnitude of his defeat. Pictures of
his kindness came again and again
how patiently he had taught her. how
he had brought for her the pretty
things of the world. Once he had
laughed outright when golden butter
fly had wandered in at the window and
rested upon his nose.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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NoLNU NpVLA IT'S -I1~'N(s
CTO BE CONTINUED0
PURPOSE IN sELF-ToRTURE
People of Northern New Mexico Have
High Object in Infiiction of
Bodily Punishment.

A passion play takes place yearly
in the Ration and Sandia mountains
of northern New Mexico. A group of
people living in this district have for
centuries each Lenten season gone
through series of Self-infiicted bodily
tOrtures. enduring their agOnies in the
belief that these barbarities will alb
solve them from past and future sins.
The passion play is said TO be so saw
agely realistic that at times perform
ers have died as Il result of injuries
received while taking part in it.
These people are known as Los
HermanOn Penitentes, or the Peni-
tent brotherhood. The PenitenteS are
of Mexican origin. with a marked
strain of Indian blood. They are dense
ly ignorant not many being able to
read Spanish. and only a very few are
familiar with English. Hardly one in
ten has ever been a hundred miles
away from the isolated mountain SET
Elements where they make their homes.
They keep small f1Ocks of cattle and
sheep and sometimes mine for gold
and silver. They live in mud and
crude stone houses. as did their ances-
tors two and three hundred years ago
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to the presidency a stranger to pubic
men, and no president can make new
friends-real friends.
His reelection was one Of the big
surprises of our presidential elections.
For several hours after the polls
closed he appeared to have been badly
beaten. end Hughes went to bed with
the assurance that he was president
elect.
After all the great industrial states
which had decided the elections in the
past, except Ohio, had sent In reports
of Republican victories, the tide was
turned by the far West, which had
been almost forgotten in the reckon
ing, but where the conservative inter
ests had less influence at last the
returns from remote hanlets in the
Sierras gave California to the presi-
dent by less than 1000 plurality. He
had lost all but two Of the northern
states east Of the Missouri, and yet
won by carrying all but two OF the
states west Of that river, where the
women voters are supposed to have
rallied to him because "he kept US out
o. the war"
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Airs Density CHANCES.

Job spoke of the ''bOttleS" Of heaven
and st. Augustine and others thought
there were Windows in heaven, and as
these were opened or closed so the
rain began and ended. But that was
long ago. Even as late as the middle
of the eighteenth century the chemical
nature Of the air was not known. If
the density of the atmosphere re-
manned constant 1t could all be COM
pressed into a layer about five miles
thick. In that case the highest noun
tain peaks would stand ont in space
piercing the SO-called homogeneous
atmosphere But the density de-
creases with elevation. and when IN"
aviator reaches an elevation Of 10000
meters he is in medium which is only
about One-third lis dense as at the
ground. There are no clouds allow
this level
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HOW DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
and The FLU
First Step in Treatment Is q Brisk
Pwgative With Calotabs, the
Purified and Refined Cslcmel
Tablets that are Nausea
less, Safe and Sure.

Doctors have found by EXPRESSES
that no medicine for colds snd inhu-
enza can be depended upon for full ef-
feetiveness until the liver is made thor
oughly active. That Is why the first
step in the freshmen Is the new, nausea
less colonel tablets called Calotabs,
which are free from the sickening and
weakening effects Of the old style calo-
mel Doctors also point out the fact
that an active liver may 60 3 long way
towards preventing influenza and Is one
OF the most important factors in en-
abling the patient to successfully with
stand sn attack and ward on pneu-
monia-
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with q swallow OF water-that's
all No salts, no nausea nor the. slight
est Interference with your eating, pleas
ure or work. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liver Is active, your
system is purified, and you are feeling
6ne, with . hearty appetite for break
fast. Druggists sell Calotsbs only In
original sealed packages, price. thirty
i've cents. Your money viii be cheer
fully refunded If you do not find them
dslightfuL-(Adv.)
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dering. across the rich low plain, to
the strange towering city. now but
tawny Babel in the hands Of its enc
mics, those sad hordes from the cav
erns-its destiny awry, all splendor
and quiet cruelty ended The very
walls seemed pale now.
The white man was silent with a
grandeur OF pain, a beauty that was
anguish. White-hot sun pelted through
his garments. Flying sand stung his
cheeks Familiarity. Helen's head was
bowed in silent agony. It seemed
that the fierce, vengeful hands OF the
miners pulled at his heart.
Back on the vanishing rim OF the
world, the ancient, mysterious city
showed for an instant like a faded
rose. and then the glaring heat blot
ted 1t out.
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Pitcher Plants Curious Leaves.

In the swamp regions of India and
China a herbaceous plant is found
which has cry curious leaves. Each
leaf has the mid-rib prolonged TO a
great extent, far beyond the leaf prop
er. terminating in very singular
pitcher. from which the plant derives
its common name of pitcher plant"
This again terminates In lid which is
regarded by botanists as the true
blade Of the leaf.
IL This pitcher fluid is found which
comes from the plant itself and is
probably necessary for its nOurish-
ment. This fluid, which contains some
potash. varies much in quantity
sometimes only a drop or two. but
often there is enough to drown any in
quisItive insect which may venture in
side, and such insects are frequently
found In the Enthusiastically Eagle
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These two volumes were placed on
top of the fineries of all Asia. Chez
Ming had turned to the white man.
Lexington said. ST am setting free
your prisoners"
Helen added: Mother once tried to
do the same"
"My riders return" said the vizir
steadily.
mot yet," said Lexington.
He saw a thin brass tube IN the
yellow hands. In a fash he was upon
the old man, before the blower could
be raised TO the narrow lips. 1t was
no task to subdue the vizir with physi-
cal force. for the Chinese had lost
courage, his leathery sinews slack
ened. The darts fell to the floor. Hell
the bosom of her dress. She was not
smiling.
Upon the window-ledge rested the
yellow bowl. Con picked up the vizir
and carried him across to it. He forced
back Chez Ming's arms and drew
up his chin rather incOnveniently. No
sound came from the Chinese. to whom
such a defeat must have been thrice
bitter and unbearabIe. The koresh in
the bowl was cool to Cons fingers,
the scent that arose was spice and
brandy. He applied the blush oil
thoroughly to the eyelids and temples
of the vizir
"He has been my father" said a
soft voice.
Il will not hurt him. This seems
wonderfully new to him; he has had
the world try it first
Word came that the cameIs were
ready at the gate: The bamboo chest
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Con Left His Strange Enemy Lying
Upon the Rug.

was carried out. Con left his strange
enemy lying upon the rug, deep in
ghOstly slumber.
The miners were finding their own
voices, roaring in new freedom, like
masquerading children, before the
monzoul was cold in his blood. From
the higher windows and balconies OF
the palace came shriIl screams. Tween
ty camels were laden.
where is my father?"
Con asked the Arab, who sought out
the men who had carried the ham
mock. Only one of these could be
found He pointed back along the
road. Helen saw the gesture and in
sisted on going with Lexington. The
entire caravan was started out at the
gate, for the riders could not be sight
ed. Certain of the dwarfs were aware
of their debt to the white man who
was departing, and these raised a
shout as the caravan passed under
the fertilization. Instantly the gates
were closed and a barricade begun on
the inside.
what have you not told me?' in
sisted the girl.
sit will be all right" he answered.
"Tell me-"
"He has remained behind"
Tell me!'' she cried.
They found him near. the rock that
marked Eithna's grave He was mo-
tiOnless in the morning sun, stretched
face downward upon the sand that
had once been a garden. Con leapt
down and ran to him. There was no
response. An insect walked across
March's cheek. The deep-gray eyeIids
were firmly closed. He was quite
dead
Helen stood there, then knelt. She
closed her eyes. but did not weep. Her
hand went to his shoulder, but the
touch frightened her. Lexington was
bowed with the loss of his comrade.
the man who had shown him how to
live
you need not CO." said Con.
"They are both there" she said
slowly.
''Shall take you back to the gates ~
For a long minute she remained
motionless. kneelfng, and the others
OF the party showed increasing agfta-
ton. with much staring off southwark.
Helen raised her hand
Il am ILL.," she whispered. take
me away, far
He lifted her to her feet. A runner
had been sent back to the city with
word. The hammock would come
again, and March's body be given final
attentions.
TT IS useless TO remain she said.
Take me away"
The other woman of the party, an
ancient sister to Flu All, came to her
princess and soothed in the wonderful
intoned speech OF Asia She placed
large mOtheriy arm about the shock
ed and saddened Helen, and, with Con
helped her up into the saddle. Haste
was imperative. 1t was Helen's OWL
choice.
Lexington gave the word. The
| guide took orders from old Flu All, who
rode high up. his wrinkled and SCARED
visage further complicated by the pres
ent twists OF fortune. He had nc
heartbeat Independent OF his white
princess For the sake OF speed, tbs
sister. who was somewhat heavy, wal
separately mounted Helen rode
alone. as did Lexington The wfnt
was IN their faces.
Lexington looked back once. shud
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ate falling to give him this authority,
he proceeded himself TO arm them But
shipping vanished from the sea, with
its hidden terror. and at last he called
the newly elected congress in extraor-
binary session to receive a communi-
cation-concerning grave matters of
national policy"
No other president In the whole
course Of his service has had to make
so many mOmentOus decisions as
Woodrow Wilson has had TO make in
the solitude OF his study at the White
House in those anxious days before
the assembling Of congress. He could
not divide the burden Of such heavy
responsibility he had TO bear it alone
and without a precedent TO guide him
Should we give a further trial &c
armed neutrality Or should we en-
ter upon an independent naval war
fare against the submarine menace TO
our shipping? Or should we back the
allies with money and supplies. but
leave them to do the fighting? Or
should we join forces with them unre-
Serfedly, contrary to the historic pol
icy of America to go it alone?
Those alternatives were in every
mind in that bewildering period, and
the president had to choose between
them in framing the policy to be sub
mitted to congress. He made the
holder choice of going into full part
nership with the entente allies, pool
ing with them all our resources. our
man power, our money power and our
producing power.
The broad plan which he unfOlded
and which congress quickly approved
assured in advance the success Of the
great, unparalleled undertaking, and
he pushed it through to victory with
grim. unrelenting persistence. Ameri-
cans generally assumed at the start,
and the British government agreed
with them, that we should not have
to send a great army to Europe, IL In
deed any at all. But when 1t became
an imperative necessity to go at
double quick to the relief Of the bro
ken line in France, the foundation was
so we'll laid that we rose to the IN
foreseen emergency, building up in a
year and a half an army of 100000
and ferrying 100000 soldiers across
the Atlantic.
The brains of the country. all the
talents, were modified for the war
merchants and scientists, bankers and
railroad men, labor leaders and cler
gymen, each being charged with the
task for which his training fitted him.
'It is a race between Wilson and
Hindenburg." said Lloyd George, when
the big German drive surprised the
entente and smashed through its
front in the spring Of 1918. Well.
whoever won the war, Hindenburg
lost that race.
The rest-the presidents journeys
TO Europe. the treaty and the battle
over It, are history still in the max
ing. Many years must pass before
that extraordinary chapter in the story
OF the presidency win be finished and
may be told in the spirit Of historical
impartiaIity.
(Copyright, 1saO- b. James MOrgan
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THE PRICE OF THoRNs.

A rose, lifting its proud head to
heaven and giOating in its beauty.
plunged It's sharp thOrns into the hand
hat would pluck It A pansy. smiling
IL demure, thrust forth its head, eager
for the loving hand that sought It
4 Rirs-beautff1l proud. selnsh-ac-
-eOted the man who loved her and
tally plunged the thorns Of her proud
-eIashnesS into his IaboE1ousIy puIsfng
cart Another girl-smIlinEs denure
was plightsd to wed By the man Of
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4 S he stood at the clerks desk in
L = the hall OF the house OF repre-
sentatives on the evening OF April 2.
1917, President Wilson was the central
figure IN one OF the great moments OF
world history. Not only his own people
but mankind stopped to listen.
The president had been reelected
only five months before because ''he
kept us out Of the war" Alas, the
war would not keep out OF the United
States.
The war took on new fury, with the
resumption of ruthless summarizing.
which Germany had modified the year
before at our demand. The president
thereupon handed the German ambas-
sador his passports, and next he pro
posed that we should arm our mer-
chant ships. The fIIbustering SEN
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outside. They clamored and content
ed themselves with exploring passages
and winding stairs, and halls and
secret rooms from which their lords
had sent only cruelty and constant OPP
preston. Lexington entered and
closed the door behind him. and mar
r0wIy missed the slash of sword in
the hands of the familiar Chinese serv-
ant. Con took the weapon from Flu
All, and commended him for his zeal.
where is my father?' asked the
princess
''Ha is with another division OF the
men. We will go to him directly. You
told your story very well"
"Your story" she corrected him. Il
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her choice and daily their love grew
ana with it their happiness For men
and women are not unlike the flowers
The rose. more beautiful than the
Dansy by far. demands its price II
blood. The panEy. innocent Of thonS
and shy, gives freely AID devOtedly ifE
freshness and its life to him that loves
Milwaukee Journal.
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self You are &C liberty 20 use my
II you wish. Mrs. ALICE RANEY,
Morse, Oklahoma
Change Of Life is one Of the most
critical periods Of woman 8 existence.
This good old-fashioned root and herb
remedy may be relied upon TO overcome
the distressing symptoms which accom-
pany It and women everywhere should
remember that there Is no other remedy
known to carry women so successfully
through this trying period as Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
If you want special advice write TO
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., ICON
fdentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your letter
viii be opened, read and answered by
woman and held IN strict confidence.
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WILSON'S FIRST TERM

fs14-Eug. S. death of Mrs. vii
con.
1s15-Dee. fe, the president
married Mrs. Edith Boil
ling Gait
fs16-Re-eIeeted.
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The standard yard consists OF 4.
metal bar held In a secure freprOO-
vault in q Washington governmeI.
building.
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pound carried m .
through the critical
period ofhe Change
OF Life N safety. I
am over 60And have
raised q family Of
eight children and
am IN 6ne health.
Ny daughter and
daughters-inIaw
re commend your
V Vegetable Com
pound SndI s6n take
IL occasionally nv
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First Calls she coming homsR
Second Cat-Evidently he waferec
me and gave the flowers some milk
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FROM FORTY-FVE
TO SIXTY
A Word Of Help 70 Women
Of Middle Age From
Mrs. Raney.

Morse, Okla.-'SWhen was g vesra
old Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Con.
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Possibly no one Is cOatented, bu
many have learned not 60 make q fua
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WILSON AND THE WAR

1e1z-Feb. 3, President Wilson
broke on diplomatic reIa-
tions with Germany on her
renewal Of ruthless sub
marinina-
April 2, read his war mes
sage TO congress-
f91s-Jan. IS, laid before the
senate his IL polnts-
Nov. II, the armistIee
signed with the German
revolutionary government
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ManT School Children Are SiekIH

Mothers who value tkeir OWE comfort Sn3 the
Welfare OF their children, should never BE without
box OF Mother GTayis Sweet P0Wders for Children
for use throughout the season They break up
colds, relieve feTeTishnea8. con8t patton, TESTING
disorder, headache and stomach troubles Uses
accept oE1 siEbstftutE-
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Death only a matter of short time.
Don't wait until pains and aches
become incurable diseases. Avoid
painful consequences by taking
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'. \. U KANSAS CITY. NO. 4s-fssa
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-26
WEAKNESS OF JULY
DELIVERY FEATURES M
BY Associated Press:


CHICAGO, June 25.-weakness
in the July delivery was a feature Of
the corn market Friday, whereas
September and December were firm.
Continued liberal receipts, together
with absence OF any urgent SHIPPING
demand here, had a bearish effect
on July. Shorts in the later months
covered. The close was unsettled,
1-Sc net lower to &c advance, with
July S1.747-S to $1.75, and Septem-
Der $1.67 SIS to $1.67 "a.
Oats finished unchanged to 1-Sc
down, and provisions off 5610c.
The first trading in wheat was
reported from Baltimore today, with
September selling early at Sass and
closing at s2.s3.
Much Of the heavy selling which
took place in the July delivery Of
corn appeared to come from indus
tries and elevator interests.
Most Of the dealings IN oats were
OF a local character. Favora BILE
weather conditions prevailed, but
field advices did not brighten.
Provisions fell with hogs.