The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, December 16, 1915, Image 6

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Ddrkl Ik\JMio Kn COPYRICMT 1914- . SYNOPSIS. \ e riota's e'-m i \ t iiglt- ib t c ic tt. l the myst.erbis hiii - of .i 1 g,- 11" ti;i -rcl'. County jiiegc anti eccentri rtclust '. 'el Iowing i -ilel e ini:c n wit) 11.cs gal lidcl ('fitrnalle thro)lih th- gCate's of thier high Cotuble i al' t-iers si riuiniirig tilt. il tite. The woani:ll lts ,lisa luidtivld hst ohi' jitui.g It riuid in :1 c:it{ltp ic s1t:it' lI4la. his iery~ltlt. l:4a i'; -s in a tii gii erunlitit i tslltI plreventsll ent;Ii rnei t ;I: se''ret ,Iclo . it.-ht <dies. The, jneige :Iwriakes. .\tiss We-s ex'litnls to hiim whio Il ha o'rtrri't uhrig his s 'eizur.l iie se"relly liscovers the' Wlit'ir:1lc u cits li ( ell'il wiiitlii. Sli' p roves to . the wilowt i :t ni(an tri1cl 5 't' fo'e lI e ji udg' :u 'i', t'let "'' ul'r ti i l'-111 der y': 's li t '. IIt' ti' lu ht'if' r' is ,i gagt<l to the juigcc's son, fruti n om lit- is e's~rti l'l. butt [list' ristii'it'' is I ie w i t1 the lovi rA. Siit' ill:uis lIn clar her heisli:i II'S ni'rncry ael :isI' tli' hiltlge''s :titl. \ tc i in lier rir icl' artli se ville reauls ih~ ..ow11 sh r e'tlipc{iins telling tice story of the ruiir.leir If' \ite'rr i I'thunrilg' hv Johinu Scoville ' in cla k 1r 14ilit , t welv. y-'tr's bfotc. 'h.- .'.lot :su<t .\rs. Scovil ni.'.t :t Slcwui'r's "'illy :trlcl she sihiws hilin liow i:i the ,ii ,a ~f the mucirdier. sle saw thi' slu:heclw of :I nn n, witlttlitg a s lick tail r riti : I niImlie'i ;tl ';p. |Ik. ier litush:ncI'. 'ntil let+1 :itler t il s il ilt I n li w I t :y I h .r :I 1" : :nl h:eil nilot w''rn that e:ti, on tiw fata~l 41: tv. T1h'" Jdkg' i'ng:rgi's her aiil li er l:uglheiir it 'l ', l .o v wci it l himi it hIs inivstri - ons lnn CHAPTER VII. A Bit of Steel. "\\hefn are you going to .iudge Os t rander's?" "Tonmorrow. This is my last free' day. So if there is anything for me to do, do tell iiue, Mlr. I lack, and let me get to work at oic'e'." "There is nothing you can do. The matter is hopeless. I told you so the other night, anl now, after a couple of days of thought on th1e subject. I am obliged to repeat my assertion. Your own convictions in the matter, and your story of Iheo shadow and the peaked cap iy appeal to the public nnd assure you sorne syipathy, but for an entire retversial of its opinion YOU will need substantial and incon trovertible evidence. 'imit fme sone thing deliite to go 111n and we will talk." l)oubtfully she eyed him. "What you wa lt," she observed at length, with a sigh, "is the nafe of the manh who sauntered down the ravine ahead of Ily husband. I calnot give it to you now, but I do not despair of learning It. I have got to renew old acqualin. tances; revive old gossip; possibly. re call to life aluost, obliterated metrn -ories." iIr. IBlack, dropping his hand from his vest, gave her his first look of ui nualified aidmirationi. "Youl ring trle'," said hbe. "I have mnet men qualiflled to lead a forlorn hope; 1)11t nt, ee' hue Il't' ibefr woIman. Al low m1e to express mny regret that It is mich ia forlorn ote." Mrs. Scoville' rst'. Then sher sat "' I ve a1 strfilge nottion1. It's a bard t hling to) explainl and1 you miay not un. dar'istanlet 11 shld~ tlike to see if it stilt exists, th i st'ilick--mv hus. band's stick-withi wichi this izrime wIas commlfiIttedt. I L) tilt poli1ce retain such tings ? Is Ihr anO ly IpossibhilIity oIf lmy findintg it tid aw'cay in1 sonme dIrawer at hl'etinrter t s of' Onl some Mr. Iltack{ was iaga in astoni sthed. Wals tIs caltlouisne~ss or' a very dteepI and~ dtttliletine 3)urp ose. "Oul shllt see thIe stick if it is still to be found. 1 will takle you to poli1ce headqu~llarters if youl wilt go hleav'ily veied. We dlon't wanit anyl rOcogni tioni of y'ou thiere yet." "Mr. tilack, you arle very good. Iliow "Now," ho0 annlounfced, jumpling up3 to got is hat. There was one little fact of Vc-hul Mr. lilack was ignlorant-that tile 1)0 lice ha~d hlad thleir eye onl tile veile& lady at Claymoro inn1 for several dayt nlow andc knoew whIo his compltanion wil tho instanlt thley steplped into 11ead( (huarters. inl vainf hisl plausiblei ex cuses for showing Is ladiy frienid tI curiosities of theo place; her interes in1 tile details of crliminology wals wvei understood by Sergeant lloolittlc Therefore, whlen he saw tile smnai mocking eyo of theo lawyer begint roam over theO shelves, andi behleldI h1 jaw drop as it somfetimels did whlenl 1 sloughlt to voll his purp~ose in all air c mild preoccupation, he( knew w'hat thl next request would be, as well as the low sounds wichI left Mr. Ililck' lips at intervals had been words li steadl of inarticulate gr'unts. lie wit therefore, prepared when~i thle questic did con~o. "Any memiorial of the Iteridg case?" "Nothling bult a stick wvith bloo, mnerks on It. That, i'm afraid, wouldn be a very agreeable sight for' a lady COMETS AND SOLAR SYSTEn New S:uggestIon Has Stlrred Up Sc entists-Existence of Gaseous Masses Now Believed. .:- t is suggested that some of tli stiking changes manifested by cel tain c~omets in executing theifr orbit are ue to the tact that they encout tot gases of gas in interplanetar $pegnd that they are not mnovin, 'vMcutim, says a writer In the Scd 'a*a(flo nerictan. If there are suei DODD rm JAP cOMPAmry "She's proof," the lawyer whispered in the officer's ear. "Let's see the stick." The sergeant considered this a very interesting experience-quite a jolly break in the dull monotony of the day. Hiunting up the stick, he laid it in the lawyer's hands, and then turned his eye tipon the lady. She had gone pale, but it took her but an instant to r gain her equanimi ty and hold out her own hand for the weapon. And so the three stood there, the uen's faces ironic, inquisitive, won (lering at the woman's phlegm if not at her tuotiye; hers, hidden behind her veil, but bent forward over the weapon in an attitude of devouring interest. ITIh is for a long, slow minute; then she itmpulsively raised her head and, beckoning the two men nearer, she directe(I attention to a splintered por tion of the handle and asked them what they saw there. "Nothing; just stick." declared the sergeant. "The tnarks yot are look ing for are higher up." "And you, Mr. Blnk?" lie saw nothing either but stick. Rut he was little less abrupt in his answer. "D)o you iean those roughnesses?" he asked. "That's where the stick was whittled. You remember that lie had been whittling at the stick-'" "Who?" The word shot from her lips so vi olently that for a moment both men looked staggered by it. Then Mir. Black, with unaccustomed forbear auce. answered gently enough: "Why, Scoville, inadam: or so the prosecution congratulated itself upon having proved to the jury's satisfac tion. It did not tally w lth Scoville's story or with common sense I know. You remember-pardon me-I mean that any one who read a report of the case, will remember how I handled the matter in my speech. I ut the prej 11 \1.1 1 Ad1 She Had Gone Pale. ticl it favor of thle prosecttion--I will not saiy against the (defenise--was too much tot' mte, and comnmoni sense, the defetndatnt's dleclaraitionis, and~ my eloquence all wentt for hnotintg.'' "fcout'se they pr'oditcedl th - knife?" "W\\as it a iiew ktiife, ai whlole onei, I mteati., wIth all its bhades shar'p and ini good ordert'?'' "Yes. 1 ennt say3 thait. I hani dled it several timeta~."' ''Tlt i, whose blade leit t hat?"' And1( agalin she poin ted to thle samte pinace on the sti('k where her lintger' had tall eni before. "I dlon't k now w'hat you1 mtean .' The )ser'geant looked puzzled. P~erha ps, his eyesight wsntvr en ,' hive you a mtagntifyitng glass? l'There is somnething emtibedded~l in t his Th'Ile ser'geat, withI a quleer look at B Mt'. li(a'k, whio returnted it ' ithI inter' 'est, wvent for a glass, and wvhent he ha N. usedl it. thle star'e lhe gave thle lben "li ii veiled wotman driove Mt'. lIlahck to reach ouit his owvn hand for the glass o "Wiell," lie olurst forth, titter a pr -tige.' scrutitny, -thiere is somitetingm 't "The point of a kniife blade. Th s exti'eme ptoint," she emphat.ized "It miight easily escape the observationi gasemus mahtsses, then in view of Inti. incliniations andl extenit of thel t or-bit s comets are peculiarly tittedi to aict .a explorers, and there is every proba bility that they will soonier or later ", counter such masses The planet s move in a narrow zone near the pliam -of the ecliptic, wvhile the inclinati.i s of the cometary orbits is somi)timii." considerable, varyIng for the periodIc rv consets from three degrees to 162 (he g grees. As a Consequence, comets at tamn reglons, of the solar system, wher'e i. no other bodies pentrate. Many ihe aim t. fatherly, :maannor, with whioj he sugyeyed her. "1 quite understand," she said; "ai s so will -other." "Reuther," he now observed with i strange Intermixture of gentleness an author-ity, "there is one thing I wisl to say to you at the very start. I ma; grow to 'love, you-God knows that c little affection would be a welcome - change in my life-but I want you tc know and know now, that all the love in the world will not change my deci I sion as to the impropriety of a matol 1 between you and my son Oliver. Tha settled, there is no reason why al should not be clear between us." "All is clear." Faint and far off the words sounded though she was standing so near he could have laid his hand on her shoul der. Then she gave one sob as though in saying thih she herd the last glod fall upon what would never see resur rection again in tLh life, and, lifting "What a Father Can Do, I Will Do for You." her head, looked him streight in the eye with a d3clsion and a sweetness which bowed his spirit and caused his head in turn to fall upon his breast. "What a father can do for a child, I will do for you." he murmured, and led her back to her mother. A week, and Deborah Scoville had evolved a home out of chaos. That is, within limits. She had not entered the judge's rooms, nor even offered to do so. Later, there must be a change. So particular a man as the judge would soon find himself too uncom fortable to endure the lack of those attentions which he had been used to in Bela's day. He had not even asked for clean sheets, and sometimes she had found herself wondering, with a strange shrinking of her heart, if his bed was ever made, or whether he had not been driveni at times to lie down in Is clothles. She had some reason for these doubtful conclusions. In her ram blings through the house she had come upon01 Beia's room. It was in a loft over the kitchen and she had been much amazed at its condition. In some respects it looked as decent as she could expect, but in the matter- of bed and bed clothes it presented an aspect somewhat startling. The clothes vwere there, tossed in a heap on the floor, but there was no bed in sighlt nor anything which could have served as such. It had been dragged out. E~vidences of this were everywhere on the nar row, twisted staircase. A smile, half lpitiful, half self-scornful, curved her lips as she remembered the rat-tat-tat she had heard On that dismal night when she clung listening to tihe fence, and wondieredl now if it had not been the humping of this cot slidIng from stepl to step lHut 1no! thle repeated strok3 of a hammer is unmistakable. Heb had pllayed the carpenter that night'~ as wvell as the mover, and with no visible resilts. Myster-y stifl reigned in the ho,'se for all the char m andI order she har brought into it; a mlystery which dleep~ly inter-ested het, and1( which sit.. yet hloped to solve, notwithstanding its remloteness fr-om tihe real problem a2 her existence. CHAPTEIR VIII. The Pict~ure. Night! andl Deborah Scov1lle wvaiting anxiously for leuther to sleep, that she might brood undisturbed over a new and1( disturbing event which for the whole day hlad shaken her out of het wontedi pIose, and given, as it were, a new phase to her life in tils hlouse, The cigarette habit is growinug to ars alarming extent among the women 01 the better class at Ottawa. Canada Londlon has bleen decimated 'ive times by lages.iln ad'dition to, visi'tations of typhus, cholera and otner epidem ics. She has beent bcrned more or less several times Paris taas gonle through eight sieges, ten fanaines, two plagues anld one fire whieh ,1evas.tated t.soe has been 'swept by pesti loee no fewer than tenl times Sh has been twice burnen and six times driven to submission by starvation Constantinople has been burned out nine times and has suftered frem four plannaes and fivA RAta'4 LES$0 By E. O. SELLIRS, Acting Director of Sunday School Course of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright, 1915. Western Nowapea.' Union.) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 19 FALL AND CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL. LESSON TEXT-II Kings 17:7, 14, 18 (23). GOLDEN TEXT-He that after being reproved hardeneth his neck shall sud denly bp destroyed.-Prov. 29:1. In the sweep of our six years' cycle of study we prefer to consider this les son first and use the Christmas story (Luke 2:1-20) to illustrate the love of God which Israel (the last ten tribes) so basely outraged ere It passed into oblivion. I. The Stiff-Necked People, vv. 6-13. The fact (v. 6) of Israel's captivity has always appealed to the interest and the imaginations of men. The cause of the captivity was threefold (1) They "had sinned" (v, 7). It was not a single offense but a course of action which was performed (a) openly, "walked" (v. 8). For 215 years following. -Solomon's reign they had been openly idolatrous and tresptissed upon God's grace. (b) "Secretly" (v. 9), Hosea's leign was the same as that of his 18 predecessors. Doubt. less he was a good diplomat and poll. tician, though his vacillation between Egypt and Assyria brought ruin, but in God's sight the secret acts and practices of the people were open and known (Ps. 139:1-12; Heb. 5:13). Many today do in secret things "that were -(are) not right." A clearer line of demarcation between the church and the world is sadly needed, (2) They were consecrated to evil (vv. 10, 11). To cover our sins is not to prosper (Prov, 28:13), but if we con fess our sins God's Son will cover them by the forgiveness of his atone ment (Ps. 32:1-5; I John 1:9). Israel cared not, however, for his forgive ness, despite the fact it was he that "brought them up out of the land of Egypt." It is passing strange that Israel should so fully violate the ex press commands of God (Lev. -26:1; Deut. 26:21; Ex. 20:3-5, etc.). Some claim they did not possess the law, it being of a later date, a self-evidont ly foolish proposition, but even so, how can men of our time violate so many of the plain precepts of the word of God? Does this prove that the Bible does not exist? The an swer to this query is a sufficient an swer to the destructive critics. Israel "sets up idols" (v. 10) and "burnt sacrifice" (see Deut. 12:31) which things they did "to provoke the Lord to anger." (3) 'They abandoned them selves to evil. As though to remove all possibility of reformation they not alone "served idols" (v. 12) but "they sold themselves to do that which was evil" (v. 17). II. The Sovereign God, vv. 14-18. God's character and wvili had been fully set before the nation (Ex. 20: 3-6). Repeated warnings (v. 13) had been given by faithful prophets, also repeated for'givings, yet Israel is (1) willful, they "wvould not hear" (y. 14), but deliberately followed in their fathers' footsteps. (2) Proud and vain (vv. 14, 15) and (3) utterly abandoned (v. 17), and hence must receive the judgment of God's righteous anger (see Ex. 20), or else God is not right eous. He repeatedly sought to turn them aside, hut they slew his faithful prophets (Matt. 21:33-39). God is calling in mercy with long suffering in this present evil age; unbelief in God and his word is still prevalent; skepticism and loose morals every. where abound, and shall God go on and call forever? (Proy. 29:1; I Pet. 3:9-10). !!I. The SavIor of Men, Luke 2:1.20. God's love for Israel was manifest (made plain) through his loving acts and the messages of warning pro claimed by his prophets. But we have a more marvelous revelation of his love in the person of his Son wvhose birthday we are about to observe. Samaria lost its "crown of pride," but we may receive a crown of righteous. ness as the "sons of God" (John 1: 12; II Tim. 4:8), but not so unless we obey (.John 14: 23) his word. Let us therefore take up the an gelic Ipraise (1) "Glory to God in the highest;" highest heavens, highest do gree andl quality of praise of him who is infinitely wise and loving. (2) "Oni earth peace" with God, with mani, in the individual heart and among the nations. Pence of conscience because of sins forgiven, in fact, all blessings, hap 1)1ness anid prosperity because ot peace (due to victory over sin which is the destroyer of peace. (3) "Good( will toward men," those with whom God is -well pleased, and Ghod has good wvill only toward all men. . lie loved sinful Israel and he loves us so that he "gave lisa only begotten Son that whosoever bolieveth need not perish but have everlasting life." Even as the shepherds "found'' the Savior (v. 16) so may all men who truly seek him (Heb. 11:6; Luke 19: 10). What better can we do on Chist. man Sunday than openly to give God our best gift, our hearts' suipreme love and devotion in 'return for his greatest gift to men? Let us remember that to ignore grace wili not set aside nor violate the JUdigmen~t 01 nin. evefnl t Vile most critial, W.ut su aid as 1I8gi1en by this " *asAt "No4iethought o tudag a .magn tying - glass on this," bluitCd out tb sergeant. "The marks .,iade by th knife were plain enough for all to see and that was all which seemed ins portant." Mr. Black said nothing; he was feel iug a tril cheap-something whic did not agree with his crusty nature Not having seen Mrs. Scoville for i half-hour without her veil, her inild ence over him was on the wane, ant ho began to regret that he had lair himself open to this humiliation. She saw that it would'bo left for hei to wind up the interview and get ou of the place without arousing toe much much attention. With a self possession which astonished both men knowing her immense interest in thih matter, she laid down the stick, and with a gentle shrug of her shoulders remarked in an easy tone: "Well, it's curious! The ins and outs of a crime, I mean. Sueh a dis. covery ten years .after the event (1 think you said ten years) is very in, teresting." Then she sighed: "Alas! it's too late to benefit the one whose life it might have saved. Mr. Black, shall we be going? I have spent a most entertaining quarter of an hour." Mr. ((lack glanced from her to the sergeant before he joined her., Then, with one of his sour smiles directed to wards the former, he said: "I wouldn't be talking about this, sergeant. It will do no good, and may subject us to ridicule." The sergeant, none too well pleased, nodded slightly. Seeing which, she spoke up: "I don't know about that, I should think it but proper reparation to the dead to let it be known that his own story of innocence has received this late confirmation." Blut the lawyer continued to shake his head, with a very sharp look at the sergeant If he could have his way he would have this matter stop just where it was. * * * * * * * "This is my daughter, Judge Os trander: Reuther, this is the judge." The introduction took place at the outer gates whither the judge had gone to receive them. Re :ther threw aside her veil and looked up into the face bent courte ously towards her. It had no look of Oliver. They were fine eyes notwith stauding, piercing by nature, but just now misty with a feeling that took away all her fear. lie was going to like her; she saw it in every trem'ling line of his countenance, and at the thought a smile rose to her lips. With a courteous gesture he invited them in, but stopping to lock one gate before leading them through the oth er, Mrs. Scoville had time to observe that since her last visit with its ac companying inroad of the populace, the two openings which at this point gave access to the walk between the fences had been closed up with boards so rude and dingy that-they must have come from some old lumber pile in at tic or cellar. The judge detected her looking at them. "I have cut off my nightly prom enade," said he. "With youth in the house, more cheerful habits nmust pre vail. Tomorrow I shall hav-e my lawvn cut. and if I must walk after sundown I will walk there." The two wemen exchanged glances. Perhaps their gloomy anticipations werec not going to be realized. Blut once withbin the hoeuse, the judge showed embarrassment. "I have few comforts to oifer," said he, opening a door at his right and then hastily closinig it again. "This Part of the house is, as you see, com pletely dlismantledh and not--very clean. llut you shall have carte blanche to arrange to your liking one of these rooms for your sitting room and parlor. There is furnitur-e in the attic and~ you may) buy freely what ever' else is necessary. I don't want to discourage little Reuther. As for y-Our biedrooms-" lie stopp led, hemmed a little and flushed a viii r< d as lie pointed up the dlingy flight of une(arpeted stairs towards which he led them. 'They are above; but it is with shame I adlmit that I have not gone above this floor for many years. C'onseIuenitly, I docn't' know how it looks up there or whether you can eveni find: towels and things. I iave I countedt too vu h on, your good na "No;. not at all. in fact, 30ou simply ar'ouse all the housekeeping instincts within me. 'The judge driew a breath of relief and11 led( leuthier towards a (hoer at thle '"Tlis Is the way to the dlining roonm aind kitchen.' lie explainedl. "I have been acenustomed to having my meals served~( in myown rooni, btafter this I shall .iin you at table. Here,'" he conltiniued., heading her up to the iron door-, 'is thle entrance to moy (len. You may knock here if you wvant me, but ther-e is ai curtain beyond, which tic one lifts but myself. You understand, my deai', and wvill excuse an old1 man'i e'-cenitricities?" She smiled, rejoicing only in the caressing voice, and ini the yearning nomena seem to receive a siatisfactory 'ixplanation if the existence of gaseous iuasses 'cattered through thi. solar system be admit ted. These gaseous masses, preb:: bly of dlifferenit chemieal constitution, may be0 considered as the~ residue of the initial - echua, having es eaped the phenomena of combuasti 'n wvhich gave rise to the other membara of the solar system.. citties With Nine Lives. The teaching of history Is that a cis s ar to kil For inannnna clan informed me tat mloft kd ner twas in such condition tie at there was no p for my recovery. I was advised- to try ypur Swamp-Root as a last resort, and'aft. er taking four fifty-cent size bottles, I" passed a gravel stone which weighed ten grains. I afterwards forwarded you this gravel stone. Have had no return of any trouble since that time and cannot say too much in favor of your wonderful Prep. aration, Swamp-Root, which cures, after physicians fail. Very truly yours, p . H. HORNE, Route 3, Box 30. Rosoboro, N.' 0. Personally appeared before me, this 31st day of July, 1909, F. H. Horne, wjo sub scribed the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. JAMES M. HALL, Notary Public. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton N. Y., for a sample size bot. tie. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable infor mation telling about the kidneys and bled der. When writing, be sure and mention this paper. Reglar fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv. Ungrateful Wretch. "I'm writing a letter to Aunt Sarah," said wifey, "thanking her for the visit she paid us. Do you wish to add any thing to it?" "You might thank her on my be half," replied hubby, "for not staying any longer than she did." Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen eral Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.-Adv. Flying Starts. Officer (furiously)-What the dooce is the matter? Where are your shots going? Irish Recruit (Nervously)--Sure I dunno, sor; they left 'ere all rightl Passing show. k Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes make us look older than we are. Keep your Eyes young and you will look young. After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don t tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request. She's Agin It. <; "Oh, Mrs. Lawn, we want to . et f your vote for the Village Improve ent society's plans. We met Mr. e the way to the station, wn on "Yes? How did he vo , ~ "Why, he's for it w so we'll book you-", enthusipsm, "You'll book w''as anarnst'~it with enthusiasm. In all the thirty years of our married life my husband and I have never agreed on anything and it's too late to begin now." Soldiers Want r'o Children. I asked Zeni Peshkoff, socialist, what his sensations were when he went out to kill. "It didn't seem real, it doesn't now. Before my last charge the lieutenant and I were filled with the beauty of the night. We sat. gaz ing at the stars. Then the command came and we rushed forward. It did not seem possible I was killing hu man beings." It Is the unreality that sustains men. Germans are not hu man beings--only the enemy. For the wounded French soldier will tell you he loathes war and longs for peace. He fights or one object, permanent peace. He fights to save his children from fighting. "Have you any children?" I asked one soldier, "No, thank God," is the reply. "But why'!" "Because," comes the fierce answer. "if I had a son I would rather he deserted than see what I have seen." The man is not unusual. The soldiers-not the wom en-4ire beginning to say: "We will ha~ve no more children unless there 4 is no more war."-The New Republic. THE VERY TIME When Powerful Food Is Most Needed. The need of delicate yet nutritious food Is never felt so keenly as whien a convalescent gets a set back on ao count of weak stomach. Then ie when 4 Grape-Nuts shows its power for it is a most scientific and easily digested food. "About a year ago," writes a Kansas woman, "my little six-year-old niece left the invigorating and buoyant air of Kansas, where all her life she had enjoyed fairly good health, to live in Ohio. She naturally had a change of diet and of course a change of water, and somehow she contracted typhoid fever. "After a long siege her case seemed hopeless, doctors gave her up, and she was ~nothing but skin and bones, couldn't eat anything and for weeks 'did not know even her father or moth or. Her parents, in trying to get some thing delicate and nourishing that she could eat, finally hit upon Grape-Nuts food and it turned out to be just the thing. "She seemed to relish it,- was soon. conscious of her surroundings and be-' . . gan to gain strength so rapidly that in a short time she was as Well, play ful and robust as if she had never been ill. "We all feel that Grape-Nuts was the predominatJng factor in saving,$. the sweet little girl's life." Name given by Postum Co.,, BattleA Creok, Mich Ever weed 4e bove lei. te neW