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» J LOOK AT GUILD’S TONS® k KvT .1 i J » A Li S ? * V » l 1 c», mssBN li V ' HURRY, MOtHER! REMC/VE POI- SONS'FROM LITTLE STOMACH, LIVER, BOWELS. GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUBLOF FIGS at once if bilious or CONSTIPATED. Carolyn of the Comers / / BY RUTH' BELMORE ENDICOTT CopyrlRht. 1919, by Dodd, Mrad ft Coap&ny. Ino. ■L , From Sui.‘cring by Getting j*’ Kii'zwATKK.' o. ybt./“*7 Lydia EL flnkharn'i :ii*i(ah Bibw in Mouuy Vegetable Compound* (By R*v. P Teacher of E Bible Institute of Chicago.) • Copyright, HUH, Western Newapaprr talus l 4—*• L LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 2 Pittsburgh, Pa.—" For r- ny month# able to do my work owing to a weakness which I was not i f THE GIVING OF THE "MANNA. at the tongue, mother! If coated. It is a sure sign that your lit tle one’s stomach, liver and - bowels needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. > When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn’t sleep, doesn’t eat or act natu rally, or Is feverish, stomach sotlr. breath bad; has stomach-ache, stfre throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of “California Syrup of Figs,” and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food an’d sour bile gently moves out/pf the little bowels without griping, and you have u well, playful child agaiD. You needn’t coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative;" J-hey love Its delicious taste, 'and It always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of,Figs,’’ which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainiy o’n the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold ■Tirin' sun 1 yrur^i 1 ! nm L’l'nunbV PRINCE BECOMES A HERO OF ANOTHER ADVENTURE WHICH INCREASES HIS POPULARITY. * Synopsis.---Her father and mother reported lost, at sea when the Dunraven. 'on which they had sailed for Europe, was sunk, (hirolya~ May Cameron—-Hanna's CarTyh—Is sent from New-Xork to bee bach elor uncle, Joseph istugg, at the Corners. The reception given IK*r by her untie is not very enthusLustic. rCarolyp is also chilled by the stern, demeanor of Aunty Rose, Uncle Joe’s housekeeper. Stagg is dismayed When he learns from a lawyer friend of his brother-in-law that Carolyn has been left practically penniless and consigned to his care as guardian. Cfirol.vn learns of the estrangement 'oetween her uncle arid Ids ofie-tline sweetheart, Amanda Barlow, and tlie cause of the bitterness between the two families. Prince, the 1 mongrel,.dog tliat l^folyn brought with her, and the’boon companion of the lonesome girl, is in disfavorwith Uncle Joe, who threatens to'dispose of him, but Pripee.becomes a hero and wins the approval of the Corners Ijy routing a trump in the act of robbing the schoolteacher. • Stage when he CHAPTER VII. here A Sunday Walk. Really if Prince had been a vain dog Ills ego would certainly have be come unduly developed because of this incident. The Corners, as a commu nity, voted him an acquisition, whereas heretofore he had been looked upon as a good deal of a nuisance. ,' After she recovered from \|or fright Miss Miuuie walked home with (ktro- lyn May and allowed Prince's delight ed little mistress rto encourage the “hero" to “shake hands with teacher;** “Now, you see, lie’s acquainted wlflt won. Miss Minnie,” said Carolyn May. "lie’s an awful nice dug. You didn’t hnn-.v* 1 jq*t hr-W'-ftree- hr in-lMeoji t titile-girl and the man, becoming* really girl—nor to Joseph saw; it. It was coiled right at Miss Amanda’s back. She, dill not set- it, for she was quite us intent upon keeping her fqce turned from Mr. Stagg ns lie bad beep determined- to ignore her presence. — Carolyn May was shaking nfHT help less. Nob so Prince, lie repeated his challenging growl and then sprang at the vibrating head. Miss Amanda uttered a stifles scream anil jumped up from the log. whirling to see what was happening behind her. Joseph Stagg dropped Carolyn May’s hand and leaped forward with his walking stick raised to strike. But the mongrel dog was there first. ITe wisely caught the Maeksnuke behind the head, his strong, sharp teeth sev ering its vertebrae. > “Good dog! v shouted Mr. Stagg ex citedly. “Fine dog!” "Oh, Miss Amanda!” shrieked Cnro- LKSSON TK.JCT—Exodus 16:1-36. GOLD BN TENT 1-Give us this day our daily bread—Matthew A: 11. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL—Deut. • lA- », John 6:29 31. > *»• PRIMARY TOPIC—GOd t gift ot food - Ra. ~1#:VW5. > JUNIOR TOPIC—Dally food lr the de». ert. Memory Verges— Matt. 6:tl, 26 INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Our dally dependeth e upon God. SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Poverty and providence In our day— u caused backache and headache*. A friend called my attention to one of your newspapor advertisement* and immediately mj _ husband bought % three bottles of ' Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound for me. After taking two bottles I felt fins Pot* of and good comrades on this walk, met with. May. I 1 thought he was going adventure. At least to Carolyn to-etliig you I did! an May .it was a real adventure and otic she-was not to forget for a long, long time. ' Prince suddenly hounded ,uwayt barking, down a pleasant glade, through the bottom of which flowed.a brook. Carolyn May caught a glimpse of something browosj moving ’ dow n there and she called shrilly to the dog to come bat'k. ' , . —’"Rut that’s somebody. Uncle, .Toe.” Carolyn May said with asWlutict% ks the dog 'slowly reTiiriu-iL “PfUice never hacks like tl^it .unies> ll ii’s a. j»er- sou. And I saw sotnelhiug inove.” —t-Lif-fro-bodr -i ■■ -PPe -tt- » ' r ask to se« that R is made by the “Cali fornia Fig Sysup Company.” Refuse any other kind with contempt.—Adv. The LobctVr. Unlike 'most other mariiip^ittiinml*. the lotister T« hot irnTjF migratory in Its habits. It remains on about the same ground, it is believed, from year to year, coming jnio shallower wafer In spring and reiurning to tlie less «<•• ressiMf. depths in niiturnn. Almost everybody vemit to and nILlhv children t4 Sunday sdjool. which was held first. The Rev. Afton T>rigg«. though berk ouii-nitnded. was ii loving man. tic was fond of children and he and his hutch < ’ouldu’t She ran to the startled woman and chihg to her-hand. Prince nosed the dead snake. Mr. Stagg looked exceed- iugly foolish. Mfcs Amanda recovered hej* color and her voice simultaneously. ‘/What* a brave .dog yours la, little girl,” she aald to Cprohn May. -“And I do so'despise’.sn iki s !’* Then she looked directly at Mr. St a eg and bowed gravely. "I thank you.’’ she said, but so coldly,’ so Carolyn May thought, that her voire .might ’ have cotne "just off an tceberjc” „ r "Oh. I didn’t- do anything—really I didn’t," stammered the man. “It was the dog," . r T' .May 1 later lari Stagg. “I 1 see. childless wife gave much of their ut- Extravagant Tastes. Would-Be font rib—Cihi you use a poem on “Our I hilly Bread?’’ Editor (without looking up—No; what we want on our daily bread Is butter.— Boston Evening Transcript. A man’s self-esteem often receives a 'terrific blow Ii'iim ill. vjuall Uty who wunts to kniwv things. t—.« Back Lame and Achy ? Entry Fichtrt There’s little puace when your kid nays are weak and while at first there may be nothing more serious than dull backache, sharp, stabbing Dains, head aches, dizzy spells and kidney irregu larities. you must act quickly- to avoid the more serious trouble, dropsy,.gravel, heart ‘ disease, Bright's disease. Use Doan’s Kidney Pills, the remedy that is so warmly recommended everywhere by grateful users. A South Carolina Case K. G. Smith, 146 E. Lacey St.. Chester, S. C., say a: **I believe I was as near death with kidney trou ble as anyone could be. 1 was troubled with dlz- jfcln£j«L_aud licad- acm-a. My Kid neys didn’t act rlgljt, either. I lost weight and couldn’t get a wink of sleep at night. I finally began using Doah's Kidney Pills a.* everything else failed to do me good and only for Doan’s, I wouldn’t be alive today. Doan’B cured me and the cure has been permanent.”- ’ *. Get Doan’s at Any Store, 60c a Box DOAN’S “p*™** FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y. i Baby Sleeps at Night when the stomach works naturally and bowels move freely. Mrs. Winslow's Syr up is especially recommended for quick ly overcoming wind colic, diarrhoea, CO orders. Help baby’s digestion by giving ti-ntinii to th«* Sunday iHi'houl. Mr*. l>rlggs”(jiught Carolyn May's class of little glcl- s - Mrs. Driggs did her very best. too. to get the chlldrijLi to stay to tlie preaching service, but Carolyn May hud to confess that the pastor’s discourses were mtually hard to under- Htau.d. * ~ t "Anil he I* always reading about the ’Begat*.’” *he complained gently to Uncle Joe us they went home together on this particular Sunday, “and. I rnn't keep Interested .when he does that. I s’iMjse the ‘Begat*’ were very nice people, but Pm *ure they weren’t related to u*—they’ve all got sucl^ funny numes.” ► “Hum!” ’ ejaculated Uncle Joe. smothering a do*ii*e to .laugh. "Flow gently, sweet Afton. does select Ills passages of Scripture mostly from the ‘valleys of dry bones,’ I allow. You’ve got it about right there,.Carolyn May." “Uncle Joe,” said the little girl, tak ing her courage in both hands, "will you do something for ine?’’ Then, as he stared down at her from under his bushy brows, she added : "1 don’t mean that you aren’t always doing some- thing^trr me—letting me sleep here at your house anil eat with you aud all that. But something special.” “What Is the 'something special?’ * arki’d Mr. Stagg cautiously, j “Something I want yop^Mo do to- day.—Ymi nlwaya go ofiGu you* nbur alter (linneAaqd when you come home it's too dark.” "Too daTk for what?” - “For us to take a walk,” said the little girl very earnestly. "Oh, Uncle Joe, you don’t know how dreadful I miss faking Sunday walks with my pupu ! Of course we took ’em in the morning, for he had ti) go 111 w*ork- on the paper In the afternoon, but we did Just about go everywhere. If you would go with me," the little girl .added wistfully, "Just this afternoon, seoms to mg I wouldn’t feel so—so empty.” 6> ' "Humph !” said Uncle Joe, clearing his throat “If’ it’s going to do you any particular good, Car’lyu May, I suppose I can Take a walk with you.” It was a crisp day-one of those au tumn days when the twig of frost re mains in the air, in spite of all the efforts of the sun to warm it. Here anil there they Ktnppml to pick up the glossy brown chestnuts that had burst from thiqr burrs. Thatris, Carolyn May and her uueffe did. Prince, after a single attempt to nose one of the prickly burrs, deft them strietly ulone. - be u deer," sa “Oli,” cried Carolyn see it again. That’s a Why,.it 1 * a lady!” - “ Mr. Stagg suddenly grew very stern- lo;*king. US well. as. silent.- All the In-aufy of the day and of the glade they .laid entered seemed lost on him. He went "on stubbornly, yet as though loath to proceed. “Why." murmured Carolyn May, “It’s Miss Amuudu Parlow! That’s who it Both Joseph *. utter* turn**! looked very tinedjnfortnhle. Stagg fiegati to pick tip the I chestmr - . fr«*ru the over- asset. Ti:-* l.-^L 'i.oped and I want ;s! i” The carpenter’s daughter was sit- tliLg.uu u Imre hrowtr log by the brook. J<he was dressetl very prettily, ull in brown. Carolyn May wanted siieak to Miss Amanda. awfully. The brown whispered to Carolyn May; "Comp to see me, my deaf, to know you hottei • Then shb kissed (’arolyn May and slipped quietly away from the brook, disappearing jjnkkly in The 'uuder- growth. Joseph Stagg and the little girl went, on across the stepping stones, while Prince splashed through the water. Carolyn May was thinking about Miss Amanda Parlow aud she believed her Uncle Joe was, too. "Uncle Joe," ?<he said, "would that 1° | hud old snake have stung Miss 1. Lu*t.ng for the Fle*h Egypt <16:1-36). !.. Murmuring against Moses Aaron (vv. 1-3). * As they Journeyed from Ellm Into the great wilderness they became con scious of the scarcity of some of the things they ,had enjoyed even irfTSgyp- tlan slavery. Only a few days ago they-Twer.* singing God’s pfafsc-s for rhelr wondrous deliverarice at the Red S*“u (i'h. l. r >). Now at the beginning of their privation they' are murmof- Ing. Thftji, utterly lack spiritual per- , eeptiou. They were a free people on- the way to their own land.' What did It matter, with such a prospect, though • they were a bit hungry? This complaining showed a base in gratitude and was most dishonoring to God. Unthankful ness is a algn of heart corruption (Rom. 1:21). 2. God’s answer to their murmur- lngs (vv. 4 12). (1). He promised, to rain bread from heuven tvv. 4, 5). His purpose in this was to teach them that “man doth not live by bread alone, but bf every word that proccedeth out of the month of the I^ird.” (L>eut. 8:3). The manna ■WTT* p)M»n 111 hut lh« rniiflf gather It. (2) He promised to give them a vision of his glory (vv. 6-10). This served as a warning and an en couragement.. Despite their murmur- lngs against him he invites them to e«ime near unto him, Wonderfut grace that ainful, nngrateful men should be permitted te come near to God! (3) and my troubles cauaed by that weak ness are a thing of the past. Ail women who suffer as I did should try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.”— Mrs. Jas. Rohrberg, 620 Knapp St, N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Women who suffer from any form of weakness, *9 indicated by displacements, inflammation, ulceration, irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness or “the blues,” should accept Mrs. Rohr* berg’s suggestion and give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a thorough trial. For over forty yean it has bean correcting such ailments. If you hava mysterious complications write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medians Co., Lynn, for ' Cm* 014. Cm* ; Tmmtm. Etc firm external VP***- tiooaof BRAME’S YAPOMENTHA SALVE Will not >u.i clotScx. 25c. SOt $1*0 jtn xT am D«uucrrra m»,3t ortpmU k, L» C / Cuticura Foffiaby'a Itchy Skin iMif* free 1 Cabbage Plants Genuine Frost proof, all varieties, immedi ate and future shipment By expreaa—500, $1.25; 100O, $2.00, 5000, $8 75. Parcel Poet Prepaid-100, 35c; 500, $150; 1000, $2J0l Flesh and brand promised (vv. 11. 12).< God answered* the cravings of the people by giving them quails and man- an to eat. How gracious in our God! II. Qualls and Manna Given (16:1S-15). , m _ M , ^ . At the appointed time God gave th# CBiCrpriSf Co. IflC., SoiDICr, S* Ce Israelites the promised food. He Brat allowed them to feel their- need. ♦♦ NOT THE EXPECTED CAROLERS show that man's highest need la to be- - . / and Prince. Ami /f . SH,<1 <,arol >' n Maj Amanda ?" "Huh? No; 1 reckon noL” admitted Mr. flfffgg afisont-mlndedly. "Rlnck- snakes don’t bite. A big oue like that can squeeze some." “But you were scared of It—like me and Prince. And for Miss Amanda,” jr very much In ear nest “I guess ’most everybody Is scared by the sight of u Ktiake, Cnr'lyn May.” “But you were senred for Miss Amafi’da’s sake—Just the same as I was.” repeated the little girl decidedly. “Well?” he growled, looking away, troubled by her insistence. “Then you don’t hate her. do you?" the child pursued. . ‘Tin glad of that. Uncle Joe. for I like her very much. I think she’s a beautiful lady.” To this Uncle Joe said nothing. “I guess.” thought Carolyn May wisely, “that when two folks loVe each other and get angry'the love’s, there JmsdlLe .same.Getting mint doem’U Leaped Forward With His Walking Stick to Strike. MRS. WIN S LOW'S SYRUP TW lafuti' ibJ CkiUiWi Rttaiator and note the health-building sleep that tor teething follows. Nothing better ing time. This remedy contains no opiates, narcotics, alcohol or any harmful in- gredienta. The formula is on every bouh ' tfie of this safe, vegetable regulator. At mil dr mg gift a Deep-Seated Colds develop xenon 1 complications if neglected. Use an old and time-tried remedy that has given satisfaction for more than fifty year* PISO’S lou might just as well try to eatT Aunty Rose's .strawberry needle cush ion, J’rinccy,”/.the little girl said ! wisely, “You’ll have a sorer nose than Amos Bartlett hud whim he tried to file it down with a wood rasp.” “Hum P ejaculated. Mr.. Stugg. "whatever possessed that Bartlett child to do such a fool trick ?” "Why, you’-knoW his nose is awfully big," said Carolyn May. "And his , mother is always worried about it. She must have worried Amos, 1410, for one J day last week he went over fcb Mr. j Barlow’s shop, borrowed a wood rasp I and tried to file his nose down to a proper size. And now he has to go with his nose all greased and shiny * Ull the new skin grows back on 1L** ‘ fluttered Mr. Stagg. U wsa just st that aaoment that the lady- with the pretty roses in her cheeks Sat on a log by the brook, her face turned from the path Joseph Stagg and Ills little niece were coming along. — And Uncle Joe was quite stubborn. He stared straight ahead down the path without letting’the figure on the log get into the focus of liis vision. Hanging to Uncle Joe’s hand" but locking longingly at the silent figure on the log, Carolyn May was going down to the stepping stones by which they were to cross the brook, when suddenly Prince came to a bait right at the upper end of the log and his body stiffened. r " “What is it, Prince?” whispered his litHe mist/ess, “Come here/’ But the dog did not move. He even growled—not at Miss Amanda, of course, but at something on tlie logT And it was just then that Carolyn May wanted to scream—and she could nut! For there on the log, raising its flat, wicked head out of an aperture, was a snake, u - horrid, silent, w rithing creature, the look of which held tti<* little girl horror-stricken and speech less. j Uncle Joe ghumed dowu impatiently, to see what made her hold back so. The child's feet seemed glued to the earth. She could not take another step. Writhing out of the bole in the log and coiling, as it did so. into an atti tude to atrike. the snake looked to be dangerous indeed. The fait that It _ ouly a large biacksaake { n-m- no(sopous made no difference at that ‘ moment to the dog or to the iitfla j Hove God and rely upon hlui for all needs (DeuL 8:2, 3; Matt. 4:3. 4). He then displayed hla glory, showing that be was able and willing to supply their need If they would obey him. 1. In the evening the quails came up. (v. 13). Since they desired flesh he gave ! theta fle.Vt to e^t. This Is an e staple of the patience and long-suffering of 1 God. How he caters to the whims of bis vacillating children!' 2. Iu the morning God gave the ' manna (vv. 14, 15). The Israelites d)d not know what It was. They exclaimed: “What is It?” Moses told them it was the bread which the Lord hud given them to eat. III. The Responsibilities of th* Is raelites (16:16:31). . 1. They must gather a certain ration dally (v. 16 rf r. 4). This was to test their faith. They must look to him for their dally bread (Matt. 6:11). ?. Every man wa%to gather for bim- Voungster Merely Mistook Dulcet Voice of Domestic Animal for the Music Looked For. / / She had placed a lighted candle In the window because tlie instructions said to do Just that thing. A lighted candle on Christmas eve would notify tlie carolers that music was desired mu! they would stop to sing. It was nil quite simple. So the candle burned ever so brightly while the member* of tlie family were busily engaged in In specting Christmas presents aud wait ing for the community singers. Finally the little boy t>egun to play on his toj* piano uml there was consid erable noise in the hous^. Above the din, however, there cinie u sound from nut of doors. “Listen, mother,” one of the children Insisted, "make baby be quiet. Don’t you hear the Christmas carolsY’ Suddenly all was silent—that Is, nil was silent with the exception of the “ighbor’s cat. Apparently it was stng- nel kill it; it only makes ’em feel worse, "Boor Uncle Joe! Poor Miss Aman da! Maybe If-they’d just try to look up and look for brighter things they’d get ojer being mod and be happy again.” •* • . ■elf (v. 16 cf v. 20). The manna typified Christ (John 6: j 33, 51). - As each man was to gather * for himself so each one must appro priate Christ for hhuMf. 3. The inuriha (bust be gathered ! ing somethtBf IrTCmu^TTrArslirNiW the little boy w ent on playiug his piano and the carolers never did appear. When Uncle Joe anil Carolyn May fresh every morning (v. 21). returned from -this adventurous walk This was to be done eariy, before Mr. Stagg w’ent heavily Into his own the sun was up. Christ, our manna, room, closed the door and even locked should be taken each day, und^he first It. He went over to the old-fashioned thing in the day (John 6: 57). walnut bureau that stood against the { 4. They must not gather In excess of wall between the two windows and one day’s supply (vv. 18, 20). stood before It for some moments in f That which was in excess of the an attitude of deep reflection. Finally, day’s supply became corrupt. Chris- Ne drew his bunch of keys from his tiaus should make use of the gifts be- ]/0< ket and opened , one of the two stowed by God. God’s graces are only small dhiwers in the heavy piece bf good when put to use. . furniture—the only locked drawer His Facial Handicap. Horaeleigh—"I told my barber to Or der a new mug for me.” Smart—“I don’t blame you, with that one.” -A- Had Reason. “What made the witness so mad Oft the stand?” "I guess it was the cross- examination." .JJ there was. He drew forth a tintype picture, faded now, but clear enough to show him^the features of the two individuals printed on ihe sensitized, plate. __ His own eyes looked out of the pho tograph proudly. They were much younrg’er eyes than they were now. .And thv girl beside him in the pic ture! Sweet ns a wild rose, Mandy Barlow’s lovely, calm cynnteijance proml-red uir The Tomuty and dignity 5. The manna must be eaten to pre serve ljfe. They were in the wilderness, so could only live hy eating of the fodd wtrfch God gave. In the wilderness of this world only those who feed have upon Christ, the true manua, eternal life (John 6:50, 51). 6. Due consideration should be given to the Sabbath day (vr. 22-31). A double portion was to be gathered the dav„before. her matured womanhood had achieved. “Mand.vI .M&bdvhe murmured over and over again. “Oh, Mandy I Why? Why?” " He held the'tintype, for a long, long time in his hand, gazing on It with eye4 that saw the ’ vanished \ year? rather, than the portraits thbmselvee. Finally h£ hid the picture away again, closed and locked the drawer . with a sigh .and wjth slow steps left th« room IV. Mann* KepUaa a Memorial (16; 82-36). This was to be kppt as a reminder of God’s favor In supplying them with bread In the wilderness for forty year*. Carolyn learn* from simple Chet Gortnley son** thing* about her financial affair* that cause her much worry. Read about it id the next installment. Help From Nature Study. The study of nature la well pleasing to God. and Is akin to prayer. Learn ing the laws of nature, we magnify : the first inventor, the designer of th* world; and we learn to love him, for great love of God results from great knowledge.—Leonardo da Viod. pu CQXTIXL’Vkj Think : First Upon God la the moralDg. when you awake, ac- ' custom yourself to think first [ God. or someth ta*Ja order to Ms Ice; sod at alfbt. also, let bin (Mas eye*—Jeremy Taylor. Save Sugar by ecrtfng as vour cereal dish This standard food needs no added sweet ening for i*t is rich in its own su£$® r * developed from wheat and barley by the special Grope-Nu+s process of cooking. -Thf'i* 4XA JSLM:.- e