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R. C. O'Brien. "While in the U. S. Armv in France I contracted a bad cold, then the in fluenza. I was shell-shocked and gassed. I Buffered in terrible misery for six months. Was returned to the United States and the suffering contin ued. I consulted six different doctors but they did not seem to know what was the matter with me and did me no good, although I took several bottles medicine prescribed for me. At last a friend of mine advised me to take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I noticed a change in about a month. This surprised me and I continued to take the ' Discovery ' until I had taken seven bottles. I began to feel like my self once more and today I am feeling better than I have felt in four years. With the exception of 'gassed' lungs I am entirely well." R. C. O'Brien, 3018 Eagle St., Los Angeles, Calif. Any drug store, in tablets or liquid, or send 10c to Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel, Buffalo, IS'. Y., for a trial pkg. Germ-Killing Metals. Germs that- come in contact with certain metals are destroyed as shown by recent experiments. Copper, zinc, brass and silver are capable of killing microbes, but these metals also are most easily attacked by chemicals. In the tests the germs were not harmed by platinum, nickel nor pure gold freshly cleaned and polished. Value of Observation. An observant man, in all his inter course with society and the world, carries a pencil constantly in his hand and, unperceived, marks on every person and thing the figure ex pressive of its value, and therefore in stantly on meeting that person or thing agiiin knows what kind and de gree of attention to give it. All Built on Liberty. "All' of our greatness was born of liberty, even our commercialism was rocked in the cradle of democracy, and we cannot strangle the mother without destroying her children." John P. Altgeld. Serious Smoke Damage. In the last 20 years Westminster abbey has suffered almost as much damage from smoke as time inflicted in all the previous 650 years of the building's existence. Invention of Bronze. Bronze, the only tool metal known to our ancestors of 8,000 years ago, was invented independently in both the Near East and by the Peruvian Indians. Golfer's Advantage. The golf liar has one advantage over the angling xVnanias; he doesn't have to show anything to prove it. Boston Transcript. Mayor Also Admiral. As a compliment, the lord mayor of London is always an admiral of the port of London London Answers. W8KLEVS "after every meal" Parents - encourage the children to care for their teeth f Give them Wi-igley's. It removes food particles from the teeth. Strengthens the gums. Combats acid mouth. Refreshing and beneficial ! SEALED TIGHT KEPT RIGHT DAUGHTER NAMED HANIFA By EDGAR J. 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Be fore him, on a little aland, lay the open Koran upon which his eyes were fixed, while his chubby forefinger was energetically gesticulating to the group of excited women about him. r'rom the expression upon his face, and the sharp Interruptions from his audience, it seemed that at last, in his old age, after a life filled with the thousand theological battles, aud crowned with a thousand victories, he had met his Marathon, for the longer he argued the louder grew the ex postulations of the women. "The Prophet peace be upon him " repeated Abdullah for the tenth time that day, and with an expression of Increasing despair, "received from I'ar adise a message that man might have four wives. You, ladles of Mecca, de mand that if a mivn has four wives, a woman may have four husbands. Had that been Allah's will, he would long ago have revealed It." "But Allah did not say that we should not have four husbands," cried the women. "Oh, great Abdullah," they continued, "Allah has revealed many things through the Prophet, and we are obedient to all his laws; other things are yet to be revealed. There fore, learn for us Allah's will. Pray that he may reveal to you, you who remember the Prophet, you who were among those to welcome him back to Mecca, you through whom Allah has already revealed so many things, If a woman may not have four husbands as a man has four wives." Abdullah groaned, for his reputation as a holy man was at stake; he had employed every argument to bring these wives of Mecca to contentment, yet they had defeated him, and de manded from him a special revelation. "I will ask Allah to reveal his will," he sighed. "Next Friday I will im part It to you." Still groaning in spirit, he arose from the floor, feebly moved across the straw matting to the door, poked his fat, bare feet into his sandals, and went home. Abdullah's past history had been an Interesting one. He was a small, bare footed boy when the prophet Moham med returned to Mecca, and now of all the people left in the Holy City, he alone had seen him. Inspired by that rare privilege, he marked out for him self the career of a holy man. When his chin was first fuzzy with the down which evolved into the largest of patriarchal beards, he wandered as a dervish, but to suffer from hunger and thirst, and to lacerate his own body, soon ceased to be pleasures, and final ly he settled down as an immam In the Holy City to gain an easier llvell 'hood by fleecing the visiting pilgrims. In his profession he prospered. He alone was intrusted with the keys of the Kaaba, and so great was his re puted piety that he was consulted In every religious controversy. During his long life Abdullah had seen but one sorrow his wives had died one after another, yet that was not the cause of his grief, for never for long did he lack his full quota of wives which, both living and dead, he could count to a score. The one thorn In his flesh was that this score or more of wives had presented him with but a single offspring, a daughter, whom he had named Hanlfa. This solitary plant of the harem grew and blos somed Into a dark, slender, large-eyed Arab maid, sending out her tendrils of love until they entwined about the old man's heart, as If to compensate him for his lack of sons. She was the only child of twenty passing wives. "Baba," tenderly said Hanlfa, as her father, leaving the crowd of angry women In the mosque, had returned home and squatted before the dish of pllaf, which he left untasted, "Are you ill?" "No, child," repjled Abdullah, with an audible sigh, yet without paying his customary visit to the harem, he retired. The next morning when Abdullah appeared, his eyes were sunken, for he had passed a sleepless night. Dur ing the dark hours his audience of clamoring women was ever before him, and although he had a thousand times successfully interpreted the Ibwb of the Koran, now he had failed ; his wits had deserted him, and no revelation came; his reputation as an Immam would be ruined, and all the wisdom displayed In the past would be in vain. Thus tortured, he slept none and ate little. Half a dozen times, dally Hanlfa urged him to Impart to her the cause of his sorrows, nnd ns often did he deny that he wh prTHrttrl, yet before the week as half 'ided, Ab dullah had become go feMe that he even neglected the book which wag to perpetuate his nmne: he renminbi In the corner, silent nnd thoughtful. "Baba," said BaUstfa, ngaln stroking his old bald head. "Tell me your troubles perhaps I nn help you." "I hove none, child." was the holy mans prevaricating reply. A deep groan followed. Hanlfa was too solicitous of the old man's health to be silent. Long she stood over him. stroking his head, yet finally when the abundance of sighs and groans seemed to be well nigh exhausted, he explained In a feeble voice how the women of Mecca had demanded a special, lmpoaaible rsvela tlon. Concluding his explanations in utter despair, he covered hlji face with his hands and wept. Hanlfa laughed. "Poor Baba," she said, still stroking his bald head. "Your troubles are slight." Abdullah raised his tear-filled ejes reproachfully. "They are very slight," she repeat ed. "Leave them to me and they will disappear." Abdullah's look of reoroach turned to one of keen attention. "Yes, Baba, if you will write my name just once in your great book, I will bring your troubles to an end." Abdullah, with the eagerness of the sinking man who grasped at the straw, promised. While Hanlfa was explain ing the special revelation which on the appointed day he should communi cate to the women In the mosque, the tears suddenly disappeared from his eyes. Fortified, with a new hope and courage, he arose and shouted to his sluves to immediately bring a large tray of pllaf. , It was early Friday morning, earlier than usual, when Abdullah seated him self upon the platform of the mosque. On all previous occasions, since he could remember, his audiences had gathered and were awaiting him. That Friday morning, when he said his prayers, his voice rang with an un usual clearness, and during his pros trations his old bones seemed to have renewed their youth. His face was beaming with happiness, nnd his eye had never been more bright, for he had nn Important communication from Allah to reveal to the wives of the Faithful. At his side upon the plat form stood an immense copper kettle which his waiting slave had brought him. One by one the rebelling women fame and squatted about, anxious to hear the special revelation promised by the beaming expression upon Ab dullah's face. Finally, when they had all congre gated, Abdullah, In a voice deep with mystery and awe. commanded that each woman present should go at once to her home and Immediately return with a Jug of milk. The women de murred. They had come, they said, to hear the revelation. Abdullah ex plained that no revelation was pos sible until his command had been obeyed, and In a few moments two score women, each with a Jug of milk balanced upon her head, stood before him. "Pour the milk Into this kettle," said Abdullah, with a voice suggestive of still greater mystery, yet In his eye was a twinkle of delight which he could not conceal. The women filed past the kettle, poured the milk into It, and returned to their places upon the floor before the great teacher. Abdulluh, solemnly stroking his long beard, looked silently at the foaming camel's milk, and then slowly turned to the wondering women before him. His morning's discourse upon the perfect wisdom of Allah, and the wonderfulness of his revelations, was prefaced with a longer Introduc tion than usual. Never had he been so eloquent never had he spoken with such confidence. "Now, Oh wives of the Fnlthful," he said. In concluding his long discourse, "I shall Impart the revelation which Allah has sent to you through me, his faithful servant. Allah bids that each of you approach this kettle of milk; he bids that earti of you take from the kettle the milk which you poured Into it but a moment ago. When you shall have done this, he bids that each of you who will, take four hus bands, as a man may take four wives. But," he continued, as the sparkling of his eyes Increased, "Allah bids me say that If one of you shall take the thousandth part of a drop of the milk which another has poured Into the kettle, it shall be accounted unto you a theft, and you shall he delivered to Iblls for eternal punishment." The old man chuckled. The con tented expressions upon the faces ol the women suddenly turned to umaze ment. "Oh great Abdullah," finally sug gested an Innocent one In the audi ence, "we do not know which our milk is It Is all alike it is all white and foamy." Abdullah sprang to his feet and with his arms wildly and supernaturnlly waving above his head, shouted with a monstrous, prophetic voice, which thundered throughout the mosque, the special revelation from Allah : "As It Is with the milk, so would It be with your children," were the few Intelligible words amid the re sounding echoes. "As you cannot dis tinguish which drop of milk you poured Into the kettle, so you could not distinguish the fathers of your children. Trouble me and Allah no more with your Idle words." The women were vanquished ; one by one they left the mosque. As the last one disappeared the chuckling Ab dullah looked fondly at the white foam, smacked his Hps In anticipation of many days with frequent and pro longed drafts of curdled milk, and clapped his hands to summon the wait ing slave to carry the proceeds of his revelation home. Although Hanlfa could not dis tinguish alef from yod, that Friday afternoon she was peeking over her father's shoulder while he dilated In bis great theological book upon the various sects of the Moslem world. One of them, the largest, he described as the Hanlfah. As her father pointed out the word, and read It aloud, she again stroked bis old, bald head, and then hurried aw ay to bring him a bowl of curdled milk. Abdullah's revelation must have met with Allah's favor, for the Hanlfah sect has Increased In number and la all things worldly. Prominent among Its members Is Abdul Harold, the sul tan, who, with millions of others, speak reverently of the good old Sslut Hanlfa. - PORTI ANn OFFERS A MARKET 1 Vyi. 1 J-i-VllJLe FOR YOUR PRODUCE IMPROVING QUALITY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS More and more quality In dairy products brings Its Just rew ard. When milk is clean and pure more of it is used and a better price Is paid. Of course there are exceptions to this, as, for instance, where the milk from a large number of farms Is dumped into common vats. The thing to be done under such circumstances is for all farmers to Improve their product and for them to let the world know about it. It has been well said that the way to Increase the use of milk la the cities is to Increase its value by Im proving the quality. People are saturated with the Idea of sanitation and quality. Products that a few years ago were sold in bulk witb no thought of contamination, are now sold only in sanitary sealed pack ages. Just so with milk If It pos sesses quality, people will use more of It and that will improve the mnr'tet. The consumption of dairy products has Increased 23 per cent during the last few years. Credit for much of this increase must be given to the fact that the cleanliness and quality of the dairy products offered for sale have been Improved to such an extent that they have become the best the world has ever known. The methods of Improving the qual ity, of necessity, must start at the farm The rules or the plans are very simple. The cows and the milkers should be healthy. Most towns and cities have ordinances requiring that cows be tested and found free from tuberculosis before their milk may be sold. It is Just as essential that those who do the milking and who handle the milk shall be free from the same disease. There Is a growing tendency to sub stitute principles for rules. This ap plies especially to the production of clean milk. The way to produce clean milk is simply to keep It from becom ing contaminated with dirt. This re quires a clean milking place, clean cows, clean milkers and clean palls and other utensils. Cooling the milk Is likewise very essential. Kveryone knows that cool milk keeps very much better than warm milk. The reason Is that bacteria, wlrlch cause the milk to become sour, multiply much more rapidly In Warm milk. There are pos sibilities on every farm of cooling the milk. It may be running water, It may be Ice, or It may be some other arrangement. The big thing Is to apply the slogan, "keep It clean, keep it cool." Half a Million Boarder Cows in New York State Four hundred and sixty-two thousand New York state cows do not produce enough butter fat to pay their board bill, says Professor EL A. Hopper of the New York State College of Agri culture at Ithaca. Yet, he continues, they add enough to the total produc tion of milk and cream to depress mar ket prices on the product of the 938, 000 good cows in the state. According to Professor Hopper, there are r5,000,000 more pounds of butter fat In storage now than a year ago, which causes the lower price In dairy products. Under such conditions it is even more than usually Important on account of present high feed prices to cull out the low producers. Culling was never more necessary or needed worse than at the present time, says Professor Hopper. One-third of New York's cons are not only fulling to pay their own way, but are making It difficult for the other 938,000 cows to return a profit. The COW-teSting associations now In operation In various parts of the state are doing valiant work in coping with tills menace to the dairy industry, but what Is needed Is more of them nnd more men who are not afraid to beef the low producers. The scales and Babcock test for butter fat will weed out the poor cows, If their owners will see their duty and do It; aud bet ter rations and more home-grown feeds will Increase the net eurnlngs of the good oDes. i I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I M44 Dairy Facts Hi-ll i i 1 1 1 in "H4 A dairy barn doesn't need to be costly to be cltfan. a a Cream and milk cool 23 times as fHSt In water as In air of the same temper ature. a a a You must like cows If you eipect them to make a profit for you. Then you have got to study and understand cows and all that goes with their breeding, feeding and cure. ' a The best way to meet the dairy cow's mineral needs la to apply lime and phosphorus, In the form of ground limestone and add phosphate, to the soil, and thereby grow more high mineral roughages, such as clover and alfalfa. a a a A heavy allowance of potatoes for dairy cows produces milk of poor flavor. 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