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Show wft fc&iiim u lirjftllfii V: -HDiiEY TROUBLE : KOTHECOGNIZEB Surface f ; i ' Delicacy. 'ManlnVolonlAalvited4he S3 1 t Srn-gambl- an garcon. "What' de stato ib vuh longin' die mawnin'?" 'Have ou any preserved pineap-iil- e An examining physician for .one of tba Insurance Companies, ia prominent Life an interview of the subject, made the astonishing statement that one reason w hy o many applicants for insurance are rejected is because kidney' trouble is so common to the American people, and tha Urge majority of those a nose applications are declined de not even suspect that they have the disease. According to this It would seem that a medicine for the kidneys, possessing real healing and curative properties, would be a blessing to thousands. the well Pr. Kilmer Swamp-Root- , known kidney, liver and bladder remedy, it remarkably successful in sickness caused by kidney and bladder troubles. It is mild and gentle in its action and its healing influence is soon noticed in moat cates. There is no other remedy like Swamp-Roo- t. It will surely and effectively kidney., liver and. .hladdeiutroublsa and you can depend upon it. Go to any drug store and get a bottle 9 as to start treatment today. You will toon see a marked improvement. However, if you wish first to test thia tend ten cents to Dr. peat preparation Kilmer A Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for a .ample bottle. When writing be aure and mention Ihi paper. Adv. die mantlin'. D frajeil and tn sech a date of decomposin' dat de sheef Bed we'd aerie it in de future ln.de raw. hen a man gnaw a pineapple hull a tittle, while he don t notice whuts de matter w id de inside" H I.tier and tuu on "Yes. suli niightv fine substitute."Richmond 'Times DNp.itih " I V's' DEAR cJSVOtfWOS By It Detroit Free Press. Tablets ld Feminine 8lgns. "How did you know that girl was scientific in her tastes? Knew It by her wireless collar." Literal Obedience. Inquirer I want you to tell roughly what my balance Is. Confound you, JERLE DAVIS. ONES Belgium, Serbia, northern France and Poland are a Hades oT wreckage.Tn Germany everyone is living on short rations and turning all energies to the pursuit of war. Even the half grown boys of France are under arms awaiting the call to the trenches. Austria and Italy and England and Russia and Bulgaria are pouring their money into the mill that turns out guns and explosives while the poor exist In the misery of semistarvation, getting their mite of food and fuel and clothing by taking their turn In the "bread line. All of warring Europe's men are soldiers In one capacity or another. In the streets of all the cities and villages ot the continent excepting the little neutral nations one sees only aged men, veterans of other wars, and maimed men who are recovering from wounds received In this one. Everywhere are hospitals. A The need drf delicate yet nutritious food is never felt so keenly as when a convalescent gets a set hack on ao count of weak stomach. Then Is when Crape-Nut- s shows its power for It Is a most .scientific aad easily digested food. "About a year ago." writes a Kansas woman, "my little niece left the Invigorating and buoyant air of Kansas, where all her life she had enjoyed fairly good fcwaifh, to live In ld Ohio. She naturally Aiet and of course a had a change ot change of water, end somehow ahe contracted typhoid fever. "After a long siege' her case seemed hopeless, doctors gave' her up, and ahe nothing hat skin and bones, couldnt eat anything and for weeks old not know even her father or moth-He- r parents. In trying to get something delicate and nourishing that ahe could eat. finally hit upon Grape-Nutfood and it tuned out to be Just the s thing. She seemed to relish it, was toon conscious of her surroundings and be- - fun to gain strength to rapidly that a ahort time ahe was as wen. play- and robust as If As had never , been m. "W an feel was that Grape-Nutik Predominating factor la saving - little girls life." "mm given by Poetum Co, Battle s - Mich, W Wv a it Bears the Signature of In Use For Over SO Years. Children Cry for Fletcher1 Cait6rU 1 U f s i 'U Ruinous. Even a dignified man la apt to bend when he la broke. pL f Wr& j 3 rrs 4 N a riTP.y faZSirlh Sr X Iff d i h A embroiled look upon the United States as a greedy animal growing fat and aleek feeding, on their J life blood, and probably would return our gifts to us with curt "Instead I shall confess that I am weighed down with the hopelessness of tha situation- - Hera In America we have all we may reasonably ask of Providence considering our own sins of politics and social Injustice Over there they are cursed beyond the power of words to describe, and the curse will his felt for generations. "Millions In Europe are dying in the agonies of starvation, cold and disease for want of food, clothing, shelter and medical aid. Wbat a ghastly joke It would be In these circumstances for the richest and luckiest nation tooffer those millions of pitiful children a little candy end fruit when -they need milk and broth, mittens when they need blankets and clothing, dolls and toy trains when' they need doctors and nurses and sanitary supplies. No, this Is no time for polite mementoes. Let ns concentrate on giving the only real help that would suffice and that would be welcome-pe- ace as soon as possible. Let es took upon the manner tn which Europe celebrated Christmas before the war la Prance and Belgium oa Christmas eve the . baraquea, or booths, appear la the streets without hindrance, and are all ablaze with, candles and glittering treasures, for every household must contain some bright trinket In honor of Noel. The midnight mass Is thronged: the magnificent Christmas hymn is chanted everywhere, and then all la gleeful holiday for an hour or so, for it Is Christmas morning, the peace-makin- g morning of the world! ' There la tha boudin to be eaten, the calen, or Christmas lamp, symbolical of the star that guided the Magi to Bethlehem, to be lighted, the little creche to be exposed, and all happiness, all good-wito everyone to be expressed before retiring with the grand chorale wf peace sounding in the earn la the country the lads and lassies merrily drag home the buche de Noel, corresponding to ear Yule tog, which ia kindled by the head of the family: the boudin mast be eaten and tha bet spiced wine sent round, and many n ml ll 1 mad clear beside the Christmiur ' fire on this, the day of good will. In Germany and Austria every housemother and every father makes Christmas the .feast for tha children, the great day of reunion, the glad time when all meet under the old roof tree, and social customs prevail over rellglc.ua observance. The Christmas tree la ubiquitous everyone has it, rich or poor and no one omlta Welhnachta Bescheerung or Christmas gift a. To provide these, the German people will. If need be, save up half the year. Each member of the household must have something as a surprise, generally aervlcn able present that are often needed and alway " acceptable. celeSingularly enough, the Christmas la not the In There would one as Italy. expect brated than festive! a lesa is religious of the year night a fair. The world seems absorbed In delirious excitement, and all crowd round Pulclnello and divert themaelvea hilariously till the churches claim them for the midnight mass. But the fun goes on; they laugh gleefully, aa only Italians can laugh, enjoy themaelvea to their hearts content, but the celebration are not home celebrar tlona; It la a general, not a domestic, feast In Russia and Poland the children put their hoes filled with bay outside the door for the horses of St. Nicholas; and It Is believed In most sections that St Nicholas comes first on a pre paratory visit ten duys before Christmas to learn which children have been good. Ho leaves nuts and candy In the shoes of those who have been good, but nothing for- - those who have been bad, who thus know that they may expect no presents on the real Christmas day. In Serbia and the other Balkan countries, at dawn on 'the day before Chrismaa the sturdy peas ant proprietor dispatches bis sons to the forest. On reaching the spot where the destined Christmas tree stands, the axbearef offers up a prayer; then be draws on a pair of gloves, takes a handful of corn, flings It against the tree, end says, Good morning, and a happy Christmas to yon. Thia done, he addresses himself to the task of felling, paying careful attention to the lew of the "badnyak," which prescribes among other things that all the cuts be made on one particular side. Once felled, the tree Is carried borne and leaned against the east side of the house, where it remains till evening. Then the wife lights two can dies and places one on cither side of the doorway, while the husband goea forth to bring tn the t; An Idaho Cam lt- T.U, Alfred Mrs - . Rt hedln, 117 N. Ae-buHt., Moscow, I Htiho. aays; 'T waa unable to attend to 1 my housework, t)o a severe of kidney ow-Jiat-'ta- and rheumat-t- o pain. For tan weeks I had to bo carried around like a baby. My whole body pained and my kidney were In awful shape. On a neighbor's edvlte I used Doans Kidney rills and they permanently cured m. Cet Dmii at Aay Steve, S0 e Bea DOAN'S V.TLY CO, BUFFALO, FOSTER-MUUX- K. Y. The Wretchedness of Constipation Can quickly be overcome try CARTERS LITTLE UYER PILLS. Purely vegetable act surely and gently on the Wer. Cure Biliousness 1 1 njJTL IIVEI neea, and Indigestion. Tf i They do their duty. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICK. Genuine must bear Signature LOSSES SURELY PRCVEXTT tv Cattara Start toy Piim. In-siirw- L fra.li, nfUbta; yraf.rrad te Wratara SuetaMi t.raiira tty srw tart aSrs Ska raral.w talk Writs fat tooklrt and ptfs. BlartUs fill (I M ffcss. St.rtlra fill 4.M Cm snv Martor. bat Csttarta trtL Vtas spoi)rltr of Cottar sradueU b As to onr ll of rtarlallilna tn vsrtlara sS htsm osly. ran If snnbtalaahlo, ootor ittrart iMlrt M Cottar1 TNI LaOBTftBY. IvUw Coiiforoie BLACK LEG 1 1 i - f i cum "badnyak." The master of the bouse now throws three nuts Into each of the four corners of the room, saytug as he does so: "In the name ot the Father; In the name of the Bon; in the name of the Holy Ghost Amen! An night everyone remains gloating over the crackling, roasting pig, with an eagerness of anticipation proportionate to the teal with which they have, observed the dx weeks fast enjoined by the Greek orthodox church.. By this time Christmas day has dawned, and on Christmas everyone Mu sf go lb service J It's hard enough to keep house If In perfect health, but a woman who la weak, tired and suffering from aa aching back has a heavy burden. Any woman In thia condition baa good cause to suspect kidney trouble, especially if the kidney action seems disordered. Doan' Kidney Pllla have cured thousands ot suffering women. Its the best recommended special kidney remedy, "Ie how boot markst ta i No mramio.inw. Writs today - for fraooors1 Sooo. - note- GXAn MADAM rt i eta Clron . fra, Ari prta SsW LVtUsMeta awa Viu your rtumrs. Glorra, Kino Woolra sad SlUts It h rsst ta frat Its for aampio and full instroettona Add. W. A. Groat 111 H. A nil or A rat, KoratriM. Urta SM-trM- W. N. s--od U, Salt Lake City, Ne. I f Housework Is a Burden v it snOw-covere- i j a n Schools, churches, factories, homes every sort Of habitable place la filled with wounded. And one of the most flourishing enterprises over there Is the sale f artificial limbs. Even from Asia comes the wall of sorrow, for Mohammedan Turkey la religiously slaughtering ita hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian subjects. News dispatches of the last few days describe the terrible plight of refugees penniless, ragged, hungry, diseased, noncombatants and exhausted, beaten soldiers who are sweeping out of desolated Serbia into Greece. We read of women with children tn arms spending a month mountains, tramping through the hoping in the ed te find a little warmth and food and peace. We read of frozen roadways strewn with the bodies of those that stopped on the way for a bit of rest and never went ou. None of the hundred million of us In the United States can appreciate the horror of It alL Some of our war correspondents over there have seen and heard, but none has suffered and endured as those who are a part ef the conflagration. Santa Claus will have a sorry time abroad this year. Fathers and mothers have neither the heart nor the means of commemorating the birth of the Child of Bethlehem and his mission among men. Of necessity they and' their children will fast Instead of feast If there is any feasting it will be a feast of prayer and hop. America sent no Christmas ship sbrosd this ask. Why not? year Why not? some of us may with the United States st the height of prosperity we and blessed with peace. Perhaps became A prominent realize what s horror the war Is. eitloe a man newspspet man tn one of our largesuccess of tha who' had much to do with the to Bay when the questhis year--had last project tion waa brought p: j -A Christmas ship thia year e boatload or two a sad or three boatload of dolls and Jumplng-Jackand and mittens cake and and candy red apples red-to- p boots for the kids of Europe? I shall not dwell on tha fact that the warring nation hart become much more deadly In their hate and would refuse safe passage for plcion and probably one country to another. 1 shall from the cargoes the fact that tha nations with sot content myself -- hear It was a had failure. Even the receivers didn't "Very. make anything out of It." 'T --1 t3f f Her Vindication, He (anno)od) It a eight o'clock and on Bind you would be hors at six. She Did I nay six- - I thought 1 Boston Transcript. said aeven When all others fall to pleas Try Dsnlson'e Coffee. tv-- 1' L : safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and ae that 1 able-bodie- tr i . CAST OKI A, a r V Going Some. "How did King Solomon get such a TWE VERY TIME When Powerful Food la Most Needed. j Kxaniiue It" jury to my feelings." t t I Important to Mothers carefully every bottle of rvy u t 4 Heard It yesterday. Biglow tried to borrow ten dollars from me Professional Pride. "YonTl either have to buy a new ear," said the chauffeur, or raise my - ) salary five dollars a week." "I dont quite get you. answered hie Is it any harder work to employer. drive this car than it would be to drive a new one?" "No, but ita very humiliating to me to be seen driving a last years model, end youll have to pay me for the in- Itching and Burning Soothed by Cutb cure. Trial Free. f ,sh aire? Yea. Lk. FOR- s; ftr reputation for wisdom?" "Well, he seems to have been able to make his thousand wives Where that hla affection for the Qooen of Sheba was purely platonic. It takes a wise guy to pull a stunt like that." I men," said the man who Is alwaye kicking, ' I should suy that It goes back qutto some time probably to Colonial da) s " HOPE. Anticipating. Have you heard that Bigkrws daughter la going to marry a million- the strength of ,7 yi THE GLOOM OF FADING 12.50. on t 'The turkey is an unusual bird," rental hod the star hoarder to Blurt the 'T wonder dinner time on vernation how far bin k In history It goes." If jou mean this particular speci- hearts. The End. "They say the consumption of dog meat is spreading in Germany. "Ah, thia la the Wienerwurst! Bookkeeper f EVER GONE AND HAT a ghastly holiday Christmas will be in Europe this year. Millions of ramllles in mourning, millions of women and children starving, millions of home In ruins. millions of new graves, millions of dead7 men that haven't even the shelter of earth, millions of square miles of fertile land laid waste by war, millions of men killing fathers, husbands, brothers, sons and sweet- "It pays to be polite. "Tell that to a traffic cop some day. A guaranteed remedy for Colds and La Grippe. Price 25c of your druggist Its good. Take nothing else. Adv. 1 Gay Old Bird. THE MEMORY OF T Break-Up-A-Co- THE OFHOMES ONLYym ' Not Gray Bair but Tired Eyes make us look older than; we are. Keep your Eyes young and you will look young After the Movies Murine Tour Eyes Dont tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, Bends Eye Book on request. Weeks' OF DAY INGS TO MILLIONS'!. Dr. Pierce Pleasant Pellets are the Original little liver pills put up 40 year ago. They regulate liver and bowels. Adr. For AD NATAL ' V'S lPRINCE OF PEACES But a man's friends seldom work overtime oa the friendship job. A Place i The Reap to iluinse am! purify, the Ointment to Boothe and heal Relief, rest and Bleep follow the une of these Bupercremny emollients and Indicate speedy and complete hoalment In moat cases of oung and old, even when the usual remedies hae utterly failed. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutleuja, Dept. XT, B6ton. Sold ev ry where Adv. HE En i When all others fall to pleas Try Denison's Coffee. Foresight la including the alimony when counting the cost of getting married. t- -- rooster. has-bee- n - 4 A henpecked husband reminds us a i ECZEMAS AND RASHES . over-icom- o of not snh. "No, dis' we had wuz 51- -1 1 |