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l. S. CAN BECOME MIGHTIEST NATION Experts Agree All Other Belliger ent Countries Could Be Surpassed. LEADS IN ACTUAL WEALTH Possibilities Are Unlimited, It Is De. clared, if Uncle Sam Should Choose to Develop Vast Powerp Should the United States chioose 14 -develop all her vast powers. mo1ili1try experts agree, she will hecoimte the strongest tnilItary nation in the worIn. No belligerent onit eher side will equal .her. Other ialtioils, or emplires, haive -larg"r populations; but none hats so .muany Intelligent, energetic citizen.s of the type fron which, nilversal exper ence shows, the best tightlig material - comies. No other nation cin approah her in natural resources. No other. nation can apprioaach tier in imetual wealth. No other itation can approach ier Iin .self-ettielency ant ability to flourish without outside assistunere of any sort. No other nation cat aapproaach her, history shows, in t le invention of new weapons of waIr ; and leaiding Amateri .can military itien know that (his fac (or takes a very importiant position in the calculations of foreign military counells when estituating the ability of the United States to resist or to attack. The Iopulatlot of the Uaited States and its colonial Iossessions Is nearly as large as the coiblied pliopulation of Gerainaty atnd Austria-ilungary. The entrance of the L'it ed Statles Into the war would add to. the re sources of Ithe entenie a national stock of gold as large as the ci0ma tied gold reserve of Fralne!, tussia and (reat Bkitaain. When the gold inl pivatle han aaids Is ConlsI deredl the preponderatice of Uncle Saitin Is still unore inpressive. The gold stock of the central powers together is only about one-tifth of ours. But Iron, steel and copper are still more Important in war than gold, and .here the United States slhies so hail liantly as to diml) the rest of ile world. Tle United States productes itiore .pig Iron than all the other countries of the world combined. The central powers' pig iron pro -duction is equivalent to three-eightlhs -Uf this country's producilon. Great Britain, France and liussia combined produce only a little iore than half the namontit ine14d and simelted here. But when we coie to copper. that indispensable of war, the full impor Cance of the United States is realized. In 1916 tle United Status produced (wice ats mtuch copler its (the rest of the world. The centralI powers produitce i ibot -one twenlty-foutrth as mucth coppetr ats lie Uni ted Slttes. Great lrit ai n. with tall lher colonaies, paroduaces onaly one-twelfth as maucha. Ini atudustrlai aldevelopnaiett a lan haga scale proc tlto. Amaericani enaergy and ingenauity lead the world. Whilhe exactl igtres are- haiak ing. It 'la kniiown~ certainaly thati the U l'atd :States hans tanore t hian four timlaes ais any auitornia~idles ts ail ofi .thie test of the world ptut together. AatiI lie rate of produictIota Is putting this totin try fatrthter atheadi in auttonunobile ownt e'rsliy every tutintent, diesli Ivat e x portationts. Abiout tharee-fouthls of thae atutomao 'bile factory faeilitIes, it Is estltited, will heC put to work limmedailately on 'inunitlons In caise of war. Tfhe rail road system of thte Unilted States comarsted with othera nations, is a giatnt amaontg pigamies. It would he piossihie to sp~read tais inventory of' the Amecran resources -over any pages. Nowhere eise aloes a man's tlabor produce so muttch as here, duea to the toeqaledtl( tillitiotn -tof mechantleal power. All thant is naeead lito trn tis mighty ca1th rait of naiol ener (igy to 'the business of wtar is timae andai prepa -ration. New York to Train Big Army. Albanty, N. Y.---Whena New York 4tiate's plait of unaiv'ersa tailiiairy tra in *Ihg, with -the chtangea ntow projected, ~is In effect, 240,000 boys fromt sixteen 'lo nineteen yeatrs of age w-Ill he tader .instruetiona. hias is at hatrger force*a thann the regitlar a'urnmy.. .anly Ila thle thirda y(eari of thea coutrse' #v1l1 tlhe boys tase regular rifles amata ammniantion. Gretat piatins will lhe taik en to get lustruactors who aire gentle inanly in mtiannters tindt conaduct ad whose influeace on their chairgesa will be good iatvrywy. Motor Boat Data Ready. complete ianventor-y for ilitary u tse oif .Amerleaanmerchanat and1 stalling vessels, licluding pleasurev craft dotwnt to'(lhe samnalet mtotor bo(ait. It is said that so thorough las beenthi s preairation that tthe recordls shlow ever-y boat, Its Etpeed antd capacity, Its owner' andt~ pos uible method of use. The mtotor' boat *. 8nwntory-was begun some maontthas ago umder navy department di rections, witha a view to the utilIzatona of' these 'craft for the formation of ai motor boat unnteni HIGHEST NAVAL OFFICER I REAR ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON Chief of naval operations and rank Ing officer of the United States navy since the death of Admiral Dewey. SHIPBUILDERS TO RUSH WORK ON U. S. WARSHIPS Big Firms Double Their Forces and Put Contract3 for Navy Ahead of All Others. Wash1i ngt on.-ConIlstru.1ction) of inavy ernift Iy the Newport News Shiphitild. ing andl 1)rydoek company. ilt P'ore Itiver Shipbuliing comuriapa ny and the lect rie lonat Coiipiily will be speel etd ill to the lmit of tht plants. Work oni two lattleships lt the platit of ith e Newport News voiipainiy, it Secretary' Dianiels' sugge-stion. nlieldy Is proceedi lng 'mder loubled t crews, and the of tkke sIntlair ste;>s met with the secre tary's hearty laproval. At the Newoi't News plhint i is eati nntated that the haitlesll Missi s sippi. rectitly liuicheld. Can lie com pllt't ' by aillimiier inste:l of .Jan ttary 1. 1!1'4. as etalett for hi thit eon trinet. T keel of onle 4)f, lte fotilr nemv bittle'ships recently vonitritetl f'or wIll be. lid tt the( 81111 v.1ented by the MNIssissippia inlstead of -I merchanit vessel, as hutel heen litideti. lIttpreseinttivett oif tielt [ore itiver aml EIlectrit I"1u1a1 a 'lippilt'a cal led tli Mr0. Iitels. imffering Is)' ru11sh work on dlestroyers antI subinarities foir whih they haive conlt-tras. setting 14iti' th er private work w that end. They were told to go alienl at faill sli'et. The hll n i Is to get the va ssels lntchled a .s0n ats pIssibh. freeig stoitks for ti( tiew set of uestroyers ami saibmiit aInt's Il le tho1111 zeoaI lit fi. l Itl ill navy bIll. NAVY MARKSMEN ACCURATE American Gunners Never Showed as Great Proficiency as They Have in Recent rrials. IData ini:atlu imliuhlt recenItly' by3 the' av y tli'p:. rl aient shaow Ithait lit no th t'r t ime. in its hisatory3 hats t he marksi'k iiihalihili iif Ithe Uieil' Stailts ii'vy bieena sit goti its it is att presenti. 'Ilhe ne'w .sit'aertreniltinglit Neviatinu aa li eXatilple of iit itt' genlit'aa shitnIag eiti. t'lenltcy ofi Ih At huwii! fl~tet. lIn rect'ti tar'get praltIitt thlis sipl firtt 511 sho ts ir'tiiierti' I -iaua''h gttis, utitl the tarige't. itt Vftirig raIiigt's, was uaiiaaslit l *1 ltmes, ii recor't tn hat is bli evetl Iio eqill itf aot sltiats any13 reeor'd wiath alinili azunis iit :any oither'a navy. glaiaiit wviatta li he uaant'rs of t'e I\tla lt'e Ilt''l 111b1 with the big gunos in the' i't'e' ht tar'get l'iatice:A I-INCil -4->-CA IIER. P. C. of V'esset. Shots. ils. tilts. New Yor'k ...........6 4t 6..1 Oklahoai ............... 56 36 64.:1 I 'ennisylvanuia ............. 56 3t; 64.3 Tiexas ...................... 9 48 81.4 Arkansas................ i5 44 67.7 Wyomilng...................to6 8. Flta .................... 58 54 93l.2 K'a'nast................ 2! 19 97.1 tAnihian...............48 37 77.1 MInnesota .............. 2 215 6. New iftampshire' ........~ 42' 121 73.9 \'eritnont...................41 12 5.1 ..-TNCH --45-CA ItIER. Knsa ................... 43 37; 477. MInnesota................. 44 1 63.1 New famipshilre ......... 43 (i9 73.0 Ve'raniat ....... .......... 44 3!i t4.6 7-I N~if--45-C L IE R. .\Ka sa s................. 761 36 .~ 4. MnnesoYta ~................i89 1 46. IVerthnsa ntt ............. 174 139 is.4 .\rkainst'ag ..............161 9i1 59.4 h i .'en ilvanhal lie..........174 i 1 '0 61.4 ateas an io t .................16 106im ' 6'y. iondustrmldiial anvassn tCompe o~te. havbecavailable the13 rpot'iof the thm mgtteeln nats iona kiefenst end'efl byi Ivenrer olln wleh mnndn tahorough lienvans of henufatrr neltisof uthe country.t a yewtoe their utiliza lit beae konoly reetytat thestm cno he santi. HIGHWAY BUREAU BILL IS PASSED, SENATE ADOPTS SI.NKLER-BRICE ROAD MEASURE.-INVESTI. GATE PRISON LOSS. DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATORS Summary of the Important Bills That Have Been Before the State General Assembly During the Past Week. Columbia. Tihe Sinkillder-Iri-e highway coimis son bill was passed in the senate and the coilpattion iluntomobile license bill, which is to enable the state to qu1allfy for federal aid it post road construc tion, is expected to get through the upper house with dis4patch. No oppo 1ton was offered to the prospect of creating at htighiway commission, as federal aid was contiuigent upon state wide organization. The only points at issue were different ideas as to cen tralization of power for expenditure of funds with the commission or to dele gate this authority to county govern ments. The latter opinion finally pre vailed. Representative Berry. author of the Berry highway conimision bill, spok for more than an hour In the hous3 on his measure. [he bill would on able South Carolina to take advantage of federal aid for good roads. Provisions of the bill are that a comn missIon of seven imemibers shall be ap pointed by the governor, one from each congressional district. The con missioner- of agricult ure Is to be ex otYicio chairman. Members serve without compensation. A state high way engineer is to be employed, who shall not he paid more than $3,000 and provision is also made for other as sistants. An ameninent would re quire a complete classitlcation of roads, to be reported to the general assembly one year hence. By federal statute. South Carolina this year is entitled to $143,000 fed i-ral aid for post' road building this year. Approximately $1.200.000 will be apportioned to South Carolina, to be spent during a lapse of five years, contingent upon the state's raising suf tIcient. funds to qualify for national aid. .State funds would be rai3ed through autom(obile license. By the original draft of the Sinkler-Brice bill, automobiles of 25 horsepower or less would be required to pay a state li cense fee of $5; for 25 to 50 horse power. $7.50; over- 50 horsepower, $10; Inotocycles. $2. Motors registered af ter September 1, one-half annual fee. Gov. Manning referred to the gen cral assemnbly, by sptecial message, the correspondence In his hands relatin; to in apparent shortage iln the co -oulnts of the state penitentiary. which ;liortage arises fromt the fati that i11nds of the state prison. in the st.n S$22,819.61 wer-e on deposit ill the Sxington Savings bank when that ini stItlution failed and these funtds re min i tied up in banikr-uptcy. I he de* ptosit beinig carried ont mlemiorandl~um in tile books of me' pe'nit entiar IVent ing adjustment of the lia bilit y (oin (-eriIng lthem.- No iintaion is made 10oi-etlett Onl the mtati 'ms of the re@tih ing snpler-iitendent, Capt. D. J. Gr-if The house adopted a resolution in troduced by Repr-esentative Crtum of Or-angeburg pr-oviding for an investi gationl of the mattecr. House Passes Richey Bill. Th'le house "pass~ed t he buc-k" to the senate, wvhen it sent over- the Richey bill in all its bone dryness. (14 to 49. The bill seesawed in sent inment atnd wandteredl hither'i anld thitihler- about t he house witht Its (lest ination mot-e than11 once unci-tain. It cr-eated ia spirited debate oni see ond( r-eadling, hut wvent through slick as a whistle. 82 to 21. The majot-ity thenl wats suchi that ther-e seemed a iikelihool of overr-iding a p~ossile veto. it. lay calmly until tird i-end inlg, whlen thle house sprunig a sur-prise, reversing itself, and recommitting the bill. This was thought to be an idell mite delay but thte committee on 1)o. lice regulations got butsy, and meeting while the house was ini session, r-e turn-led it In its otiginal for-m, thus elimnintintg the atmendmetnts applliedl, which made the bill water- pr-oof, air light and botie dr-y, including a pro visiotn wichl made it unlawful to have even cite dtop inl possessioni, ex cep~t for medicinal, sac-ramental or scienlt Ille putrpostes. T1here followed a lilibuster. Trheni the house refused to t-ec-ommit the bill to thle juiciat-y conmnittee, atnd refused to allow the buill to remalit in its original form, -11 husidorsitig the 1bi11 as it p~assedl its -mceond teadintg. lIn this fot-m it was .sent to thle upper house. Setnatotr Pur-dy of Jasp~er countty ini trodutlcedl a b)i11 calling for' a gradutatedl license lax otn fish atid game pro serves. No tax is collected on tha fIt-at 5,000 acr'es. A levy of 2 Cenlts atn acr will be made 0on all per-serv~A :ontaining from 5,000 to 30.000 acres; 4 cents fr-om 30,000 to 55,000; atnd 5 cents on all above 55,000 acres. A majority favorable repor-t has been made on the bill by Represemnta tive N. 0. Evans to relieve theo Audu bon society of the duty of recommend ing a person for apptointtnent as chief I game warden. The bill establishing a custodial raining school for the unfortunate H eeble minded white people in South 'arolina, many of whom are badly tegeleted and a burden upon the state. W vas passed to third reading by the louse. The bill provides that tho achool shall be established upon lan I 1wnled at present by the state and tlat he buildings for the school shall be ho !onkstrttctd as iniexpelsively as pos. CA ible. All the states in the ilot ex- ye !ept 16 have nade provision for, the tie eeble mindled among their popula- ha ions. The Illeastire passed by the co louse is intenided to ilflord protection ne or at least a part of the feeble mind- Is !d white pleople in South Carolina. en An uifavora ble relort was made by vil he judiciary colitieeitep onl the bill by 3enator Christe-nse-n to limit to $600. wi he campaign expenses of any cadli- LI late for state office. An unfat vorabl- At eport was also made by the railroad it' 'onmitt :ev otn tie iropit)osed flat 2 cents W' -ailroad rate bill. A favorable report M vas nade by this committee oin Sen- M .tor J. P. Williams' bill to require all M uterurbani railways to provide ade- be luate heating facilities. M The Crews resolution indorsing the ittitude of President Wilson in the F mpending international crisis hasi )een adopted in the senate. Senator Christensen has introduced t joint resolution to amend the con stitution so as to authorize tile tp pointment of women as notaries pb) ie, school trustees. library trustees. trustees of state institutions. mem- to bers of state board of charities and :orrections o- board of regents or M rustees of penal or charitable insti- h tutiotns. The resolution has been in- A troduced upon the request of the NI Pederation of Women's clubs, the t xuthor says, and not by request of hie Equal Suffrage league. P The general appropriatution bill, ear- Ni rying $2,650.870.30, has been introduc Dd in the house. A state tax levy of I 3 mills will be required to meet the lemainds on the state government.. N Dne mill of the 8 mills will be tc iake up the deficit of $8k0.000 brought ver from last year. NCO new projects Are providel for. Many of the appro p)riations asked by the various depart nents of the state were priuned to tie bione by the committee under the flirection of J. T. Liles, chairman. Au ilpproplation of $475,000 is provided for the State Ilospital for the Insane. rhis provides for continuance of th1ei improvement work. The maintenance lost of the institution was greatly il creased because of the "high cost o living." Proyision Is made in the bill for the a enlargement of the state tuberculosis t sanitarium tat state park. A total of $40,000 for several buildings, $20,000 this year and $20.000 in 1918. is Iro vided. The erection of these buildings was made necessary because more than 30 beds were conditionally en dowed. A bill was introduced by Represen tatives Riley. Shull and S. M. Smith to abolish free state scholarships a' state institutions. The bill would not affect present holders of.scholarships. The house has cleared its calendar t of the sevent sisters inosurantce bills- C sending the other three to tile senatet without debate. Senator Sinkler introduced a bill *aling for a bond issue of $275.000 ror piermlanentt road butilditng in (Char-a .tstont (count1y. 'The bill1 talls totr a referendu v11 otet. Sentor I ltlobitnsonf >f MIc(Cotrmi ik county intrtodnced a bill -alhinig fort a r-oadl bondlt issute of $175, I )00. Bills Pass House. Somec Imtport ant bills thait have beet ent to thle sen-i te by '.he houitse of rep. resenttat ives: To pla c subu rbani sItree't cat- lines itudet juristdctin of ra ilroadt coinis -ion. Tlo d ispie. wi iith ecotrin g by see etaryt of q tate of cert a in papetrs. b Rt'quiring vehticleos t) disptlay witet;i ightI at tnighIti in dretctiont it is proceed.ti nug, in cotunties having citIes of 50,000 abi tats. To r-epc-al deer' and wild~ tur'key adetc 'elating to Or'angeburg and Ilamberg -ounties. Rielalting to (lose ltme in cr'eeksa str'eamus and itnlandt waters. Relating to tax execution collee-t ions Iby i-iural police of Darlington -oun tty. To lic-ense automobiles, etc., in b It'etkeley (-outty. k telatinig to hiunter-'.s lit'nces in ~ 'Tot aholIih oftien of i-urtal schlool su- s iervisor' in Oi-onee counity. Iteal inug to e(tut yv govetrnment of l )a rlingtont ecuty rei'gatrditg sutper 'istr's ofiiCe. Tle o'gtiaite operatlotn of elevator-s tn Gre'envlle court house. hlouse htills setnt to the seinat- were To aullow niewu jail ini Laur-eni. 'outy.i To extendo Itime fotr hutintg (leer in lasper ot40 tIy. Ii Ti'o priovidle hantgatng hotslptal ni hNilem.4btrt ctotl ntat To aut horiize issutance of bonds by Il schtool trus:~t eo of IDarlinlgton couinty w listiels. ~ To p ovbi c I:ux on)1 motor and other tehticles in itrintgton counity. 01 Tro anthoize putrchase of road drtags tn Albeville (-ountty- e To autorize adiittioni of cler-k of e out office n Miat-on couinty. o1 Fot' elect ion Oil 'ounity courtt. fot C( 'lor'enice countty- di To repeal Florence county police F ystcem law. thi To relocate aiid lay out McCormick outnty school districts. o To ametnd act relating to swear-ing fo if witntesses in grand jury room by M xemptintg Cherokee county-.t To exempt certain portion of Doug- tg as township in Clarendon county fif em opeatonn of stock law, to OME DEMONSTRATION ark For Farm Women ih F'tended I -Five New Counties Provided f-or Agens. 'lolumibia.-The organization of tht i lile demionstration work of South rolina has beeI completed for tle tir 1917 as follows: The 32 coun S engaged in the work during 1916 ve been retained, seven of these 31 unties employing assistants. Five W cou(ntiles have been added to the o1 t. making a total of 36 counties H gaged in the work under the super 1ion of 43 couttty agents. M iollowiiig is a list of the coutis th agents: Abbeville. Miss Mary it. irtin; Aikent. Miss Bessie liarper; d iderson, Miss EAlizabeth Forney; imberg, Mrs. 11. W. Faust ; Barn- 111 ,ll. 'liss Clifford Harratt; Beaufort. s Sallie Hlamilton; Charlestot. Iss Pearl Nacier; Cherokee. Miss; ci try Barratt; Chester. liss Joe Yar. a rough; Chesterfield. 'Miss Stella of ims; Clarendon, Miss Katherine M. [a chardson; Colleton. Miss Tweedie 10 ekling; Colleton. Miss Emma Jane c rn, assistant agent; )arlington, Mrs. o W. Ham; Darlington. Miss Carrie gi Alver, assistant agent ; 1)illon. Miss rC tiile Lenitnon; Dorvihester, Miss nie N. Coleman; Fairfield, Miss Nlag- Of e B. Turner; Florence, Miss Annie hi Re NeLendon; Florence. assistant 01 be oppointed later; Greenville. Mrs. 01 M.L Willim 1en; Greenville. Mrs. T. . Groce, assistalit agent; Hampton. iss Ituth E. Dorrill; Iorry, Miss ilie Ml. Derhain, Jasper. Aliss Ida ay lrownlee; Lancaster. Miss Mar. a U. Creighton; Lee, Mis Maude 'illins; Lexington. liss Lelia A. ilmer; Marion, Miss Mabel liarper; arlboro, Miss Ida iAloore; Newberry. Iss Willie Mae Wise; Oconee. Miss tith lierry; Orangebu. . Miss Grae Pat rick ; Orangeburg, Miss Oik 6 Dukes, assistant; Pickens, Mliss N1. lizabeth Mauldin; Richland, Miss T orothy Napier; Sparitanburg. Mliss As C. 1'rv ini; Spartabllburg. I iss Hi:a Trinitier, assistan agent: Sum r. Aliss alry Leinion ; Sumter. Miss i at i' .. 'it ts. asistant agent ; Union. iss Alie 0. Sintth; Wiliamsbarg. iss Edwards; York. Miss Minnie Leo arrison. Miss Edith L. Parrott, State agent, sued the following statement: The month's course of study given )r the month of January has just een completed and each agent has one to the county assigned to her', 3ady to begin work. Every county gent is employed fot 11 ionths and he assistants for 10 mnonths of the ear. During the course of study they tave special instructions in butter naking and poultry. which has come t a very opportune time, since these wo intlustries are to be especially tressed this year. Each agent has ;one to her county with an equipment or making butter which has been ap roved by It. II. AlcLain of the dairy. ag division in Washington. "The agents have, during the past tonth, put into practical deonstra on the advanced course of study for e women's clubs. therefore the see nd year's work for tihe wonien's or anizations will be readily promuoted nder the supervision of the county "Thei prft.n lesrUgie omt this mont11h's 'our!se of studyl I ye bieen very 'satiifa'ctory andi we el that the agents arev bet tr pre-)~' utred for work than ever b)e ire. State Teachers Meet in March. inigemeniits for thet approahin'ltg an nal mneetijig of thle State Te'ahie'rs' soiatijont has dlesig tied Ite ttew lii gh ~hool build intg on Washintgton)1 str'.'ee!t he:thinariter's foir thlet t eacher s. Th'i " ini the Columbia thtreatrie. with the 1 'hool class rooms. Theli atssocia ti on t oct s int Columibia Marmch i15.17. in- a uisive.r Tobacco Gr'owers buffer Loss, d Sumter.'--Judgingij from th e ni unbe ii' reliable white fairmeris of Sumt 1r! e idl (laretndon ('ouftties whoiei ithet Lte' in t hemlselve's 0or telephionedu S eir orders for mnore tobaccto seedi . rn teplatin lg beds, '(i coupltd withI th l bt aittmttstti tat all iof th i tt' oba ' 'i ~ds ittn teirtneightb~tohood had1 been p lled by thle unprieicedeniited fr'etzinri eathet'. it nlow looks as though t h. bacco induistray in tisi setio oitef th ii ate has suff'ered anltotheer setback fi lual to thait oif thle wiinter of 191 eee ]UTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. Ioekliil was11%j shte'e~d h4v 2b-' the death in .ti a*ike' onilljie, Fl., of 'I ()idtey was wvell kntewnt ande was h'H r the h'Iiighiest est eensli by all. PTe mattier of uingii .jpatanhurnt' I a mobilizationt polint ini thle 'evett at the Cinited Saties shouldtit geo tf at' withi (Uermiany was presented toiIi )itgrcssmani Sam .i . N ichllsi of ti atri't, by P'uni \'. .\l i re' ecr'ett ar Thle State )nmiatitte e~xecutiva (e ft itttee mieetintg in ('oltimibia order-. ( a n cle'ct iont for thei UtieX iiredl tel'nt lie lite c) . I. Flitnly, tmemb er of ngr'ess tfromit hle ifthlt oi 'cssiontal e pri maryv to tiii thle r'egular' t't'rm. A third r'egimetnt of the Nationtal lard of South (Car'olina will no beI rmted this year. according to W. W. j oore, adjiutatnt general, lie tajd that e ways anid means comumittee failej l make financial provision for forum g the new unit of the guard as cem-. mnlatnd by the nAtaonal deafense .~ t YRUP OF FIGS FOR A CHILDS BOWELS is cruel to force nauseating, harsh physic into a sick child. Look back at your childhood dayd. smember the "dose" mother insisted i-castor oil, calomel, cathartics. ow you hated thon, how you fought :ainst taking them. With our children it's different. others who cling to the old form of Lysic simply don't realize what they The children's revolt Is well-found Their tender little "insides" are jured by them. if your child's stomach, liver and wels need cleansing, give only deli Due "California Syrup of Figs." Its tion is positive, but gentle. Millions mothers keep this harmless "fruit xative" handy; they know children Ve to take it; that it never fails to ean the liver and bowels and sweet the stomach, and that a teaspoonful von today saves a sick child tomorn ,W. Ask at the store for a 50-centobottle "California Syrup of Figs," which is full directions for babies, children all ages and for grown-ups plainly a each bottle. Adv. Picked the Right Spot. "I see where a r--i man hails b1uilt a ke aid llowier 'garden on top of in mrtinlent houlse." "'hat woui ie .lust the pave for a ick garden." "Why?" "I donl't see how the ieighbor's tit-ketis couhl sver get up there." CUTICURA KILLS DANDRUFF he Cause of Dry, Thin and Falling Hair and Does It Quickly-Trial Free. Anoint spots of dandrufi, itching and ritation with Cuticura Ointment. Fol >w at once by t hot shampoo with utleura Soap, if a man, and next iorning if a woman. When Dandruir oes the hair comes. Use Cuticura oap daily for the toilet. Free sample each by mail with Book. Adress postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L. koston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. His Double Duty. Jones walked up the street the other -vo'nimng witI at box of chocolates untder ' 111e ai. id at lIg packagte of tueat 1.1414-r the other. 1Lilos, Jones!" sl5 .lsibsoni, "you inseeeinI didn't know yout were "'lI'm t yet." "W1iit1 are y4au ' doing with a hose -l'h olates atn4d tat mna1att, then?" "(oling to see mlly girl." ")o yo have to firnaa Is the fatially viith ai'-it aIIready?" "till. n1o; the swel. s atre folr Ihe girl mda tht' mtn-at is for he dog. I itave o square blt." IlIOUS, HEADACHY SICK "CASCARETS" lently cleanse your Iiver' and sluggish bowels while you sleep. i Get a 10;cenit box. Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi 0ss, coattedI tongtue, foul taste and foul r-eat h-always trace them to torpid ver-; delay-ed, fermenting food In the owels or' sour, gassy stomach. Poisonous miatte'. clogged in the in Datinest, instead of being cast out C the system is r'eabsorbed into the lood. Wh'en this ploisonl reaches the cliente brain tissue it causes con estion and that duall, throbbin, sick ninog headache. C'ascar'ets imimediately cleanfte the tomach, remiove the sour, undigested 704 and foul gases, take the excess ile. from the liver- and carry out all 1o oonistipatedl waste matter and aisonts in the bowels. A (Cascaret to-night will surely raighten you out by morning. They 0ork while you sleep-a 10-cent box om your druggist means your head ear, stomach sweet and your liver ud bowels regulai' for months. Adv. Odd Troubles. 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