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Rrnakinp, q Mothers Heart

q V4OCIlCA y AN"A0
Memories are the only beautiful thing IN NE winch
nothing can take away from us. Those little souvenirs,
SO worthless to others but so infinitely precious to the one
who treasures them, stand for the dream that is done,
the memory that is folded away IN tissue paper IN q
secret, sacred corner of the heart.
A war mother came home from France the other DAY.
In her worn travelling bag she carried a crumpled flower
that had bloomed ON a grave in France; a few pebbles
from the graveled walk that led to the poppy-shrouded
grave; and a splinter of wood from a battered dugout.
To her they were symbolic of the tryst that she had kept
with a soldier who sleeps in Flanders.
She intended to keep them always, to look at them
sometimes in the twilight, to hold them and remember.
But that dream is vanished now. Just the memory re-
mains. Two thieves took the battered old bag from her
porch in Kansas City as she was greeting friends and
relatives. When she reached for II, 1t was gone.
The mementoes will mean nothing to the men who stole
them. They will see a crushed flower, pebbles and a
splinter of wood. But to the mother they were part OF
the shrine where she had gone to keep a tryst.
The thieves may toss them away carelessly. angry be-
cause they didn't steal something of value.
Value is a strange word. To the Gold Star mother the
trinkets are of greater worth than gold and myrrh and
frankincense could ever be.
Perhaps the thieves, one or the other Of them, will no
ice the foreign label on the bag. Maybe he, too. will re-
mind. And if he does, perhaps he will gather up the
souvenirs and carry them back home to Mrs. Hadley. We
hope so.
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Water-Five Cents a Glass

Every now and then a story drifts across the pages of
the press, telling Of some far land where water is at a
premium. We have a habit of shaking our heads SYM
pathetically and Immediately forgetting the calamity.
After all, we think, no one could be without water. Not
n our land anyway. Water is a God-given gift.
Once in a while we hear a little different story coming
Of someone who became insane because his thirst was
zoo much. We feel so uncomfortable when we try to
visualize such a condition that we promptly put it out Of
our minds.
But now the situation is coming home to us. In Brown
and Jackson counties, according to a story we read the
other day, in Indiana it has been a long time since the
ar has been cool and fragrant with beating rain. Water
aas been getting more and more scarce. And now armed
men were standing guard over the few remaining wells
hat give water and selling it for five cents a glass. Wa
er was being shipped into the community in milk cars.
Farmers bad sold practically all Of their livestock.
When we count our blessings after this, we could easily
De a little more practical and put water on the list. When
he well goes dry a cup of cold water is worth consider
IDLY more than rubies and emeralds.
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Today Is the
Anniversary of
THE PANAM CANAL

On Aug. Is, 1914. the Panama
Canal, the ship canal across the
Isthmus of Panama connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. was
opened to commercial traffic by the
passage of the government steam
ship Ancon, carrying the Secretary of
War and 200 guests. The passage
was made in nine hours and 40 min
utes.
From that time the canal has been
opened to general traffic, except
when the sides at Culebra hill and at
Cucaracha have interrupted naviga-
ton. At the end of the first year
1917 ocean : going vessels passed
through the canal paying in tolls
IS, 216,149. The tolls were established
by the president at the rate Of $1.20
per net vessel ton for loaded vessels.
The canal is so miles long and cost
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Defeat for a Farm Board Critic
(MihneapoiS Journal)

Governor Clyde M. Reed of Kansas has vigorously op-
posed the Farm Boards wheat curtailment program. On
Tuesday, the Republican voters of his state denied Gov
ernor Reed a denomination. Unfortunately, the primary
outcome does not serve as a valid gage to measure senti-
ment for and against curtailment in the countryS larg-
est wheat producing state. For acreage reduction was
not the paramount issue in the primary campaign. In
deed, it was no issue at all until Governor Reed made
it one. apparently to sidetrack attention from other mat
tiers on which his opponents were making 1t hot for him.
Entirely local were the issues on which the governor
met defeat. Use of the gubernatorial powers for his
own political entertainment seems to have been the lead
ing one. Accusations that state roads, state lakes, state
game preserves and state jobs were being traded for
support III a thoroughly Tammany manner evidently
we're not refuted to the satisfaction of the majority of
Republican voters participating in the primary.
And this robs of much of its significance the fact
that Governor Reed. who usually has found fault with
the Hoover administration, was defeated Tuesday, while
his friend and appontee, Senator Henry j. Allen, who
usually has supported the administration, Was victorious.
What Kansas will do about wheat curtailment in the
fall planting season, cannot be accurately foretold from
the primary results. That the low prices being received
for the 1890 crop will be more potent than any amount OF
farm board advice in inducing acreage reduction for 1881,
is entirely likely.
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Our Enemies in Peace

.u,oa rrenaredness for a long time. NOW VIC
uo,,iv,rc its need. Not only in war in which lie Is
taken. as we have commonly thought OF H. ou' VA " '"N
,hat is distinctly more practical and humanitarian
movable water tanks, which have been placed IN coh-
r,isaion a. army posts in the Fifth Corps Area we're -
dered used for hauling water for livestock III oe e"'''
drought-stricken areas IN ONO
When winds refuse to blow up a coolle sAo"e
u,,o, the h,ue green waters of the ponds under deep trees
turn to muddy brown and the leaves y "NA 800 -.
uither when the troughs from which they arihk -
-. ..,, q refreshing flood of cold water, livestock
suffer more cruelty tnah Il "
n,unced across the fields.
W. = discovering that it is as important TO keep pre-
n,red IN time of peace as in time Of war. MOI all Oh our
enemies are wearing helmets and carrying oayone's' we
hove the elements and pestnences to COMBAT Ahey "e
distinctly more deadly.
Whv not marshal our men ana RESOURCES Oh" :" p~
pared to make war on these enemies WI" ~e -
comes? They will conquer 1t in the end II we oon.' ;"
--w.,,,o,+ ;s justified in keeping a reserve OF men anu
srnn,ies ready for such combat as surely as 1t is IN Seno-
inc the marines to protect our citizens ana tneir pfopei-
ty in foreign lands. - .ro
Instruments of warfare have proved IheH uSe NW.'
than once in time of peace. America has gone 10 oa'"e
very often when the enemy wasn't al ainS """' "~
vanced under another flag.
Down in Panama, the cleaning up OF the swampS aool-
,shed disease. 1t took the maneuvers OF an army the
srin If peneralship, the bravery and daring OF a gallant
soloierv 70 combat that fever pestilence. But 1t was done
If we are going to be happy in time OF peace 1t begins
~ ,ook as though we must prepare for war. For some
strange reason we hesitate to make ready to meet an IN
vader that isn't human. We will prepare for war; though
We conld avoid this roundabout method OF achieving our
md if we would face the dangers OF peace ~ reaoliy d.
nc do those of war.
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PAINTING

When g. person 1alnLS III y PupAAS
place, as is usually the case, everybody
in the vicinity develops an immediate
kindness of heart toward the unfor-
tunate victim, trampling on each
others toes and interfering with the
circulation of fresh air to the faintee.
Some motherly person picks up the
victims head and holds it high so
that the small amount of blood, which
may be remaining In the brain, VIII
drain out, producing an even greater
loss of consciousness.
Most people have been told often
enough what to do when a person
faints, and yet the usual procedure OF
crowding around and supporting the
head are exactly the wrong things
to do.
Many cases Of fainting III brought
on by q lack Of oxygen in q congeSted
room, and in these cases 1t Is impor-
tant that the individual receive a
large supply of fresh air. Painting Is
always caused by q lack Of blood in
the brain and car usually be relieved
by moving the patient quickly to an
open window where a plentiful supply
of air may be secured, allowing the
person to lie flat on the floor without
raising the head. The blood flows
with gravity just as a liquid outside
Of the body does, and the head should
be lowered to allow a flow of blood to
temporarily crowd the brain. All Of
the clothing about the neck and
throat should be loosened, and above
all it is important to avoid excite
ment when someone has tainted.
Painting does not usually result in
death ever when nothing Is done, but
the return of consciousness may be
fastened by dashing cold water or the
face and tanning fresh air toward the
nose. If no cold water is available,
slapping may be resorted to, and 1t Is
advisable to raise the arms and legs
slightly so that the blood will flow
toward the head. Spirits Of ammonia
held to the nose will stimulate the
breathing, but 1t is not advisable for
one who has q tendency to faint to
resort to the continual use Of smelling
salts, which is certainly an objection
able habit.
Painting in a crowd Of people is an
embarrassing situation, and persons
who feel that they are going to faint
can often avoid doing so by lowering
the head so that q larger amount Of
blood will flow into the brain. II you
are sitting, It is a good plan to lower
your head to beneath the knees. You
can pretend to be searching for some
object on the floor. II you r stand
ing, and wish to avoid embarrassment,
you can pretend that you r tying
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Quotations

"The term financial panic means
q temporary absence of the custom
airy assumptions upon the basis of
which normal life proceeds Rich
ard Whitney, president New York
Stock Exchange.
MAN Is woman's natural protec-
tor."-Dr. Max Joseph Exner.
X X
Literary men-hell! With millions
Of people In the country experiencing
great and sorrowful distress what dc
literary men do? They sit in New
York composing odes to spring. You
can't count on them for leadership"
Theodore Dresser.
keep the Imagination young
Selma Lagerlof.
"Art Is q comfortable excuse for
1oaftng."-Dr. Frederick 8. Hammett,
Philadelphia research scientist.
Perhaps the unemployed would
have done better II they had pre-
tended they were Belgians." - Hey
wood Brown, author.
The wife's is an old, old problem
MRS. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
"You cannot graft materialism on q
Celt. If you do. you make . very
terrible compound" - Stanley Bald
win Of England.
4
There's no expedient to which man
will not go to avoid the labor Of
thinking" Thomas A. Edison.
I'VE can look for reasonable PROS
perity within the next year."-Secre.
tAry Of Labor Davis.
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broke off your engagement" she
said. for something to say.
What did you tell herr"
"That I didn't know"
"You know very well, Judy. l
did it for you"
"Yon never told me So"
"Tflat wasn't necessary. You
knew it all right" His voice sank.
II broke it off because I couldn't
stand the girl. I was mad with
love for you. And she made scenes.
It cost me a pretty penny-two
hundred thousand dollars I had to
pay that old scoundrel. her father.
Otherwise she'd have sued me-"
Judy shrugged her shoulders.
what a pot of money!" she said.
"You shouldn't have been engaged
il you didn't want to marry her."
Il don't want to marry anybody.
Judy. 1t was a fool idea. / think
I wanted to make you jealous"
"Oh. la, la"
The little careless exclamation,
half amused, half contemptuous.
had hardy left her lips when, quite
suddenly, she felt that something
was wrong. She did not know
what. 1t vas just a feeling. \
She looked at the man by her
side. There was something about
his eyes that she didn't like. He
was breathing heavily. One large.
flashy hand vas straying on the
back of her chair.
Judy knew the signs. She kept
her head.
1.-THE coffee is boiling over" she
said coolly.
AS he went across the room to
lift the pot, dripping with the thick,
brown, strong-smelling beverage,
she rose from her seat and walked
around the table. She did not think
he was drunk. but she knew he had
had enough to drink.
u, The fiat a very silent. She
strained her ears to catch his
sisters voice talking to her hus
band I'VE the telephone.
!. Gideon came toward Judy with a
brimming cup.
Il thought 1t had to boil . three
tines" she said.
; what does it natter" he asked
, thickly.
: II like my coffee properly made
Thanks" she laughed. II won'
: have any. It keeps me awake, any
how"
He came around the table to hel
side. She did not edge away, bu
!, stared at him.
Judy" he said. you know VIII,
I broke off with Luna Coli. l neve
9 cared a pin about her. I neve
wanted her. I only want you. Jud.
: you know that. You know wha
= the world says about u.s."
CHE laughed on a high, hysterica
~ note.
q "0h, as to that"
q "As to that"
He repeated her words with
d meaning that sank into her brai
d very. very slowly. At the sam
time he put out his hand towar
her.
e She eluded him and ran to til
e door. In the hall it was very still
It She ran into the library. where b
private telephone was. The ROOF
u was empty. Nowhere did she he
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Pains in Stomach

Question: Mrs. c. L. asks: "wbat
Is the cause Of a pain in the stomach
at night which disappears upon aris-
ing? Have been bothered With 10.
tor anout SIX years. Am Is year old
1ive !eet TAI. and weigh 107 pounds"
Answer: Such pain is often caused
SIMPLY by the formation of gas which,
Is generated during the night. NJ
tlot expect me to diagnose vo,r
trouble in this column, as II wo,,,d he
unwise for me to attempt to do So r.
% q good physician and have a diao.
noSlS made. If you are not jmnrov-
ing under his treatment. write nv
sss.Il, giving me the diagnosis, also
. large elf-addressed stamped enve,.
ope. and 1 viii be glad to send Won
what advice I can. '
Lemons
question: Mrs. H. p. asks. "n,es
abstinence from sugar and starch
ana the eating of lemons help a nerr
son troubled with hives and kidney
c~omplaints?" S
Answer: It is always hetter t,,
anyone suffering from kidney COM
p!alnt to eliminate Temporarily
Starcnes and sugars from the diet. a
lemon or orange Juice fast is often
!ie1&uI IN the cure of both hives and
llver complaints, but it is not wise to
use a lemons with other foods.
Failing Memory
question: H. r. asks: "What is
the cause Of memory failing, and is
there a cur for it? A friend 81 vears
OF age is apparently in good health.
but his memory is falling"
Answer: Your friends trouble is ar
evidence OF decreased vitality and a
general breaking down of the nervous.
system. The trouble can be kept from
getting worse by the patient living on
q good diet and keeping up a free
elimination of toxins from the body.
Copyright, 1880, by The Bell
Syndicate, Inc.)
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about s4,00o,00O to- build. The engi-
neer to whom greatest credit is due
for the success in its construction is
Col. George w. Goethals. Both Col.
Goethals and Col. William c. Gorgas,
through whose work in sanitation i'm
provements on the Isthmus it was
possible to construct the canal under
favorable health conditions, were
raised to the rank of major-general
in recognition of their services.
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way. You've led me on; you've
dangled me OH a string for months.
Now-now It's my turn!"
She went very cold and still. She
saw him through a mist. He looked
like a wild beast. She thought Of
him as a tiger, licking his jaws.
She had seen the wild beast In him
before, but never so fierce that It
could not be tanned.
Fascinated, she stared at him,
unable to move. He meant to make
her pay!
He came up to her and put his
hand on her shoulder. He was muir.
muring a string Of words. but she
did not hear one Of them.
She wished that she could pray.
Why had no one ever taught her
to pray2 Why had no one ever
told her about God? She felt q dull
anger against the world.
She remembered that Dan prayed.
Words came to her that she had
often heard him repeat. They
tangled in her brain. Gideon's
hoarse voice, was close to her ear.
Everything was a blur. but through
the gathering darkness she saw his
eyes. bloodshot, covetous-the eyes
of a man who will wait no longer.
Quite suddenly and simply, with.
out meaning to, she raised her
hand and made the sign Of the
cross. She had never done such .
thing before.
It was almost like q miracle.
Gideon started back as II some
one had struck him q blow. He
seemed to reel.
In that moment Judy got her
chance. Her brain cleared. The
mists we're dissipated. In Z fash
she remembered that the hall win
dow just near her opened upon the
garden. and outside was . tiny
platform from which an iron IRE
escape led down to the ground.
Like a cat, she sprang sidewise
to the window and flung 1t open.
Before Gideon had recovered him.
self she had swung herself over
the ledge and was clambering down
the iron stairway to liberty.
Her training had stood her in
good stead. She was down on the
ground before the man could draw
his breath. AS her feet touched
the earth, she heard his ugly shout
Of baffled rage.
The shining night vas above and
around her. She trembled from
head to foot and began to whimper,
like q lost child. She had neither
cloak nor money, and she stood
|. with bare arms and neck In her
bright dress on the grass.
Just as she was going away, she
heard a window up above her open
again. She looked up. Flying
. through the air came her opera
!. cloak of white satin and lace. and
her pretty vanity bag with the to-.
toIse.shell mounts.
I And then her high spirit and her
4 almost insane excitement made her
( call out In soft mockery:
Thank you. Mr.. Punch! Good
a night"
She caught a flying taxi. anc
when she reached her hotel, shs
found that she had been crying
bitterly without knowing II.
Ito Be Ccntinued)
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his sisters voice. or any human
voice.
whats the matter?" she cried.
her voice shrill pitched, her skin
turning to gooseflesh all over her
bare arms. Where is your sister?
Where is she?"
Gideon stood bulkily in the door.
way of the little dining room.
"She has gone home, Judy" he
said very softly. "She asked me
to say good night to you"
Judy rushed to the front door.
She ratified the handle and found
it locked.
"The door is locked" Judy said.
unlock it,"
Gideon did not speak.
Unlock it at once!"
The smile on his face maddened
her, but she knew that above all
things she must keep her head. He
was not drunk; for that he was the
more dangerous.
mot just yet, Judy" Gideon said.
She crossed the hall and ran up.
stairs into the bedroom where she
and Madame de Toros had removed
their wraps.
She found Madame de Toros'
cloak gone. Her diamond crown
with the big pearl tips, which she
had taken of and laid on the dress
ing table, was gone, too.
Judy ran downstairs again. Glide
on still stood In the doorway. smil'
ing.
where's your sister," she cried
furiously. "A nice thing of her to
60 away like that and leave me
alone!"
why should my sister suppose
that you did not want to stay
Judy?" the man asked. "She knows
that you and I are good friends"
II bet the telephone was all
bluff! You disgusting brute! YOU
got her out of the way so that yor
could"-she laughed, rallying al
her nerve-"so that you could pla,
this silly joke on mel"
1T isn't a joke, Judy! You'v,
been playing the fool with me- It.,
got to stop. Why did you 60 abou
with me everywhere? Why di'
you make Inc get rid Of Luna Colt
Why did you drive me mad, so tina;
I could think Of nothing but 20,
by night and day? What did 20,
mean by 1t all?"
Nothing! Nothing!"
"That won't do, Judy. You'v
got to mean something. Come bacl
into the room here, and don't lool
at me like a little wild cat"
: Unlock the door and let me &C
pleased" she said. making her voic
, wheedling, like a child.
t mo. Judy. Come and be friends.
LIE took . step toward her.
- II shall yell the house down,
she said suddenly. The words ia
tied in her throat.
mot the slightest use. There
only my man up at the top. rigl
at the end of the corridor: an
e whatever he heard, he wouldn
. take any notice"
The words, softly spoken ar
e complacent. frightened her MOI
than anything else. She backed 7
the stairs.
d please unlock the door,"
,r mo. Judy. You wanted It tn
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This Is Mot the Weather

Not so long ago there was a slogan in vogue called
Back to the farm" Today the situation has been re-
7ersed. Two hundred farmers at Wilmington, Ohio. rode
into town tine other day and asked the county commits
,oners to give them some work, so they could earn money
With which to support their families. Rain was only a
iinl. cool memory to them. Their cattle and sheep were
thirsty. The sun had baked their pastures, dried up their
crops.
The county commissioners Immediately started work
on some roads in order to answer the request Of the men.
Such : situation makes US realize how dependent We
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suffering from some serious disorder
Of your circulation, and you should
have q thorough examination to de-
termine the cause of this. Since your
brain center controls all of the func-
lions Of the body, it is important that
1t be supplied with an abundance Of
pure, wholesome blood. Our con-
seriousness stops If the blood supply
is shut Oft, or If the blood becomes too
toxic in nature.
Heart trouble and anemia are two
OF the most common causes of faint
ing, but any disease which lowers the
vitality or causes q congestion of
blood to some other part than the
head may produce this symptom. In
every case the original disease should
be cured, and measures should be
taken for improving the circulation
and building the general health, It is
important that the right foods be used
and that sufficient exercise be taken
to encourage the circulation.