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L ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADVANCE IN PRICE VAUGHAN'S PORTABLE DRAG SAW 4 H. P. Now $145; Sept. 15 will be $155 The Lightest and Strongest Drat? Saw made Can be Operated by One Man and Carried by Two Men. Vaughan Motor Works, PORTLAND. OREGON LET US INCREASE your PROFITS Cigar Stores, Pool Halls and Candy Dealers, ask (or Proposition C. Specialty Sales Co., 421 MORRISON ST. PORTLUND, OREGON Dealers in Sales Stimulators 200 Rooms Neer Both Absolutely 100 Baths Depots Fireproof PARK TO BE UNIQUE LATEST ATTRACTION PLANNED FOR CITY OF LOS ANGELES. Hotel Hoyt Corner Sixth and Hoyt Sis., Portland. Ore. Thoroughly Renovated & Decorated . LOU HIMES. Manager. ATES:-75c to 2. SPECIAL-Woek or Month HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE FUEDNEIt BUILDING Tenth and WAHiiitfmoN, VoBtLAMP, Oiikoon John H. T.nvo A. P. Ahmhtikwo Jane Connob Assot iui niiiiil Departnicnl Prinolpall A qtrility school. Opn day fetid eranlug all the yoar. Shirloutrj admitted at any time. Uok baping tmiiiht from written work, exact ly tut prac ticed in buftinett. Sliurthninl arid typowritiiid by expcrtH. HiHrtifd instruction for civil ucrvico exami nations. Moderate tuition, booltl at niw.ll coat. Poaitiou iiH noon at eompoU'rit. 1 n vcHtigatc it will pay. (.'nil, telephone Broadway 1831, or write. ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CHILD Rose City Park, Portland, Oregon. Phone Tabor 1081. A SELECT BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS TBoys Under 10 Admitted. JTOITera exceptional advantaproB. Limited num ber of pupilB. Individual care. Thorough moral, mental, physical training. Modern language.). Music. Art. HI TriWKIlIZEBQESM AGATE Cutting tom ItM Wf WILL CUT A NO I MOUNT VOUN AOATf.lN A SOLID I GOLD KINO LIKE CUT. UNO SlZf I OF FINOCH AND AGATE TRAVEL AND PROFIT. Younff men and women with business tralniug find positions uverywhere. Go to Northwest's laotost Business College. BEHNKE-WAI.KER, Portland, Ore. All courses. Positions guaranteed. Wi ll.' for free illustrated catalog. EG - O - LENE The henleRB egg: vhomist's sub- Htitutu; big sale: Hample half dozen, with details, Lite. Ego Co., Sumerville, N. J. . . Larks in the Office. Boss I want to speak to you, Mr. Lovum, about your attentions to Miss Sweet during office hours. I engaged you as billing clerk only; no cooing mentioned. That will be all for the present. Tid-Bits. Veterinary Needs. "We must do something about blind tigers." "I say so, too," declared innocent Mrs. Squab. "Those unfortunate ani mals should have the services of a good veterinarian at once. A Cook With Foresight. There is a certain Brooklyn man who takes a great interest in his household. So the other day, just before he loft his office, he telephoned to his wife to ask whether she wanted him to bring anything home. "Yes," said his wife. "1 wish you would stop and get some tea. And you might as well, while you're about it, get a set of China, too. " "China?" gaBped the husband. "Yes. Of course we've got some, but the cook says there's not enough to last the week out. ' ' WATCH YOUR SKIN IMPROVE When You Use Cutlcura The Soap to . Purify and Ointment to Heal. On rising ami retiring goutly smear the face with Cutlcura Ointment. Wash off Ointment In five minutes with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and null' the change in your skin. No better toilet preparations exist. Free sample each by mall with Hook. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Bold everywhere Adv. Hopeless Case. The leap-year maid had Just pro posed, but bad been handed the frosty digit. "I never thought," she Hlghcd, "tlmt you would huve the heart to turn me down." "I haven't," he replied. "My heart belongs to another at the present writing." SHIP Veal, Pork, Beef, Poultry, Butter, Efft and Farm Produce to tha Old Reliable Everting house with a record of 46 y arn of Square 1 Valines, and beaaiured of TOP MARKET PRICES. F. M. CRONKHITE 4B-47 Front 3 tract Portland, Oragoa HIDES, PELTS. CASCARA BARK, WOOL AND MOHAIR. a mil at in kin. Write for prices and shipping tags The H. F. NORTOM CO. farlUad, Ora.;.Saattla, ma Do Your Own Plumbing Br buying direct from us at wholesale priors and save the plumber's profits. Write us to day your needs. W. will give you our rook bottom "dlrsct-to-you" prices, f. a b. rail or boat We actually save you from 10 to 9tfi por cent. All goods guaranteed. Northwest headquarters fot leader Water Systems and fuller A Johnson Engines. STARK-DAVIS CO. 212 Third Street, Po.ll.od. Ore go. Site of One of the Oldest Graveyards Known, Dating From the Pleisto cene Period Deathtrap for Animals. No other city In the United States can equal Los Angeles, Cel., In Its unique type of public park, made pos sible by the deeding recently by G. Al lan Huncock of a tract of 82 acres of land at the city's western edge In the famous Ln Brca asphalt beds. The thing which makes this tract, hereafter to be known us Hancock park, unique, Is the fuct that it is probably one of the 'oldest graveyards of which any thing Is known, for it dates back to the Pleistocene period. The tract, lo cated close to some of the best oil wells In the Southwest, has been the sources of both oil and asphaltum, and It was In pits from which the latter was taken that bonea of prehistoric mon sters were found. At first these bones were not deemed of nny great value, those (hiding them having an Idea that they were of ani mals of recent years. It was not until someone of a scientific turn of mind noticed that they wero too large to be long to any modern animal, that the search for more bones gradually crowded the production of asphalt to the side, until, today, there have been made u hundred excnvatlons within the tract, muny of which have yielded rich finds of well-preserved bones. From the bones and . teeth which huve been found, scientists have re stored the skeletons of many varieties of animals, great nnd small, which lived many thousands of years ago. It Is believed that this Is the only place and only Instance where the fauna of one period and one region huve been preserved nnd handed down Intact If nil the Pleistocene remains In all, the museums of the world were to be brought together, the quantity would have to be multiplied by 00 In order to approximate the amount already taken from the La Brea beds, and the end is seemingly far off. Scientists who have studied the pits and the composition of their surroundings advance the theory that the tar beds were in reality death traps for the birds and animals which wandered through the section. Even today the visitor will seo small pools of liquid asphalt which have oozed from the earth, and often will see ground squirrels, rabbits, hens and birds of various kinds which have been caught by foot or wing In the sticky tar, dying where caught, and gradually sinking deeper Into the asphaltum each day as the sun warms the pools. In the wonderful museum In Exposi tion park ln Los Angeles have been as sembled types of the animals which once rounit'd the region, whose bones have been taken from the Ln Brea pits, and theso Include mastodons, Imperial elephants, saber-toothed tigers, cave bears, giant sloths, horses, lions nnd mammoth birds that lived and died I.r,0,0u0 to 200,000 years ago. Besides the mounted specimen!, the store rooms of the museum contain some 11,000 boxes of unassorted bones, which will Inlor find their places in the restored skeletons. It Is plunned by the county authori ties, to whom the tract has been deed ed, to have set up about the park gigantic groups of statuary depleting tho untinnls of the Pleistocene era. The asphaltum has served to preserve the bones In a wonderfully perfect state, making their study a matter of greater case. It Is probable Unit it will take a year or more to develop the park as planned, but the supervisors have voted $20,000 as an Initial appro priation for the work. Ilnncock park will, when fully developed, become one of the most Interesting places ln the already Interesting Southwest. Riches In Tennessee Caves. The development of two historic caves, known as Arch cave and Bone envo In Van Buren county, Tennessee, Is now under way. The caves aro esti mated to contain from 00,000 to 75, 000 tons of bat guano, which is rich In potash and ammonia, besides other elements of plant food. Tho under ground area Is about six miles. Mil lions of bats Inhabited these caves for centuries prior to tho Civil war, when they wore driven out by the manufac turers of powder. It Is told that when l. ii. John H. Morgan's detachment which raided Naihville during the Civil war became separated and was hard pressed by superior federal forces they concealed themselves In the Arch cave for several days. P. N. U. No. 35, 1917. A La Laundry. A colored Baptist was exhorting, "Now, breddern and sistern, come up to do altar and have you' sins washed away. ' ' All came but one man. "Why, Brudder Jones, don't yo' want yo' sins washed away?" "I done had my sins washed away." "Yo' has? Where yo' had yo' sins washed away?" "Ober at de Methodist church." "Ah, Brudder Jones, yo' aint' been washed; yo' jes been dry cleaned." Baltimore Trolley. News. Willing Service. Lance corporal Is this B platoon V The Old Hand That depends. 'Ave yer come for fatigue men or 'ave yer brought the rum issue? Cassell's Sat urday Journal. The Point of. View. A Sunday school teacher had been telling the class the story of the Good Samaritan. When she asked them what the story meant, a little boy said: "It meanB that when I am in trouble my neighbors must help me." Chris tian Register. Pig that Disrupted the Town By Alice E. Ives (Copyright, by W. G. Chapman.) When little Mrs. Wiley moved Into the small town of Norton and rented a cottage with a bit of ground quite on the outskirts, she nor nobody else had any Idea that she would cause a nine-days' sensation and nearly dis rupt the town. She had two or three friends ln the place who could vouch for her perfect respectability, for she had been born ln a nearby town, not thirty miles from Norton. She said she wanted the peace and quiet of the country, nnd did not seem to care much for going ubout socially. Ten years before she had gone up to the iclty a bride, but for three years she ; had been a widow, and since coming ;to Norton she had lived quite alone ln 'the little cottage, with Roger, the col !lle dog, for companion and guardian of the premises. Vida Wiley being fair of face, trim of figure, always neatly dressed,, and still not much beyond the mld-thlrtles, quite naturally caused some of the male contingent to take notice, but she did not much encourage their ad vances. One man, however, frequent ly found entrance, and that was Avery Grlce, though ho always came with his sister, Miss Anna Grlce, who was nn old friend of Vldu's. Still, even this highly respectable visitation set the town tongues a-wagglng, It be ing generally opined that Mr. Avery Grlce would In time find his way alone to the widow's. On moving to the cottage, Vlda's first care was to provide Roger with a kennel. .It was painted green, neatly kept, and the collie soon became very much at home ln his new lodgings. One day Vlda was attracted by low growls from the dog coming from the back yard. She went out to find who the lntruderwns. She could see no one. Looking for Roger, she found him standing ln front of his kennel, peering In, and continuing the growls. After getting him away from the en trance, she looked In. A small pig ln possession eyed her from the back of the kennel. Roger gave her an Imploring whine, wagged his tall, and Took Him Away Amidst Vociferous Squeals. awaited the eviction of the undesir able tenant. As plainly us dog lan guugo could speak, he Informed her he felt It entirely beneath his dignity us n thoroughbred, to sfly nothing of his forbearance for a thing so much sinuller than himself, to use violence lu dragging It forth. Vlda with some difficulty drew forth the pig, put him out In the road, and brushed out the kennel. Roger sniffed fastidiously at tho. Interior, but con cluded to make the best of It, and settled down for n nap. Again the next day growls drew her out to the kennel, und again she bad to get out the pig, and clean up the premises. A pig is liable to do more damage to flower beds and growing vegetables In the process of being driven out of a garden than a full-grown cow, owing to his having no understanding of be ing driven, so Vlda found it easier to carry him out. To be sure, be was a very small pig, but her neat frock or apron generally suffered from the con tact. Like Roger, she could not hin t the little animal, especially such an unusual pig, who evidently preferred nice, clean quarters to those provided for the rest of his family. Vlda found that the pig belonged to Mr. Henry Spears, who lived n few rods down the road. Mr. Spears was a lending light In the Presbyterlnn church, nnd very respectnble citizen. Of course he would not wish her to bo annoyed this way, and Vldn deter mined to tell htm ubout it, nnd to try to see him thai evening. As luck would have It, Avery Grlce und his sister came to see her, and she could not go to Spears' home; but us they sat outside, Mr. Spenrs came along, and Vlda hulled blin. He CUM B them, and on Vldn asking him If he would not take cure of the pig, an swered : "Well, now I I missed that pig, but I didn't bother. He's only a runt, and never'll amount to anything. So he's been stopping over here. Now I tell you, Mrs. Wiley, If he comes around again, you Just give him to anyone that wants him. I don't care what you do with him," nnd he laughed and went on. "Goodness!" exclaimed Vldn to her guests. "1 don't know what to do with !the pig I" , "He seems to be such an unusually Intelligent porker, you might train him ;to be nn educated pig." observed Grtce, "You might make money out of exhibiting him." This glittering prospect did not ap peal to Mrs. Wiley, and the next day, when old Briggs, who did odd Jobs for her, appeared, she asked him if he did not want the pig. He eagerly accept ed. Anything in the nature of n gift was never refused by Hiram Briggs. The next day Vlda went to the city for a week's visit, having made arrange ments with Briggs to look after the dog. She was Just fitting her key Into her front door, on her return, when Mrs. Phelps, the dressmaker, stopped In front of the house, nnd spoke to her. "My I yu Just got home?" she In quired. On being assured that this was the case, she went on. "S'pose yu hain't got yer s'peeny yet." Vlda looked blnnk, and asked what she meant by "s'peeny." "Why, one o' them papers that gets yu before the Judge an' the court," she explained. "They was lookln' fer yu with one." Vlda's amazed expression prompted Mrs. Phelps to say: "Why, hain't yu hcord nothing?" Vldn assured her she had not, and Invited her ln. "My land I such goin's on as there's been, nn' nil on account o' that pig 1" "Pig?" exclaimed Vldn; "Yes, yu see Hiram Briggs said you give it to him. Wul, he took it home, and It kept up such a squealln', Miss Alkln, next door, beln' sort o' cranky an' nervous, made such a row that Hiram goes and tells Jake Flynn about It, an' he puts it up to Hiram to get up a raffle for him, right there ln the grocery, an' he starts ln sellln' shares on thnt pig fer fifty cents a share. Wnl, If he didn't take ln ten' dollars fer that pig, nobody hnvln' seen It, an' not knowln' it was a runt. When the raffle come off, Joel Stone, he drawed the pig. Joel's nn awful good-natured feller, an' Instead o' beln' mad at beln' took In that way, he Jest about laughed his head off, an' he set Jake to startln' another raffle, snyln' he wanted to help Hirnm to get some new clothes, en', he was wlllln' to put up the pig again. Wnl, my conscience I it was pflssln' belief to see how an other lot of suckers bit at the bait, an' Jake had got in another ten dollars, an' invited the folks to the drawin', when In walks Henry Spears, an' stops everything. He yells out that he Is thft owner of the pig, an' all that money belongs to him. Then Hi ram he ups an' says you give him the pig, an' he can prove it. An' old Spenrs says he'd like to see how he was goln' to do It. Yu see he knowed you wns gone, nnd he laid out to got that money fer the pig all right. "Wul, If that mean old skinflint didn't go an' get Hiram arrested, an' hauled up to court. But Hiram, he remembered how them folks, that Mr. Grlce nn' his sister, sot out on your porch, and heard you tell him to take the pig, an' he got them for witnesses. Wnl, everything was com ln' fine fer Spenrs, an' dead ag'ln Hiram at the trial, when Mr. Grlce got mad, an' he ups nnd tells the Judge thnt Hiram was all right ln tukln' the pig, and it was give to you all right, an' you'd hud trouble enough with that pig to collect damages from Spears. And he ends by cnllln' Spears a sklnflinty old hlppycrlt. Well, then the Judge he pounces on him, an' fines him ten dollars fer contempt o' court. Grlce ain't tnore'n paid his fine when lie lights in, and gives Spears another slnni, nnd when the Judge tries to shut him up, he goes on to tell what he hlnks of the brains an' the Justice of tho hull court as It shows off in thf town of Norton. Then Mr. Grlce he gets fined nnother ten dollars, an' the trial o' Hlrnm Briggs gets sort o' for gotten, and sidetracked ln the trial o' Mr. Grlce fer contempt o' court. Pret ty soon the Judge, seemln' to think the flnln' of Mr. Grlce Is gettln' monoto nous, adjourns the court. Wal, when the Judge comes out, Mr. Grice Is layln' fer him, an' he steps up, en' says : 'Court's over now, I s'pose,' an' the Judge 'lows thnt It Is. Then Mr. Grlce fetches him one ln the eye, an' the Judge hits buck, an' there's no knowln' what might have happened If some men hadn't got between 'em . . . The Judge couldn't hold court tho next day, It not lookln' Jest right to be on the bench with n black eye. Every body's tnlkln', tin' tukln' sides, an' gettln' Into scraps. Y'es, the town Is Jest all ripped up over that pig." "I think," said Vlda quietly, "I can straighten this out." Vldn appeared promptly ln court the next day. The Judge was wearing a shade over his right eye, but as she entered his quick look changed to a long, steady stare. Ho seemed to rec ognize her. Sho gave her testimony ln a few well-chosen words, nnd the case wns decided for Hirnm Briggs, Spenrs hnvlng to pay the cost of pro ceedings. After it wns nil over the Judge came to Vldn. "Isn't this the one who used to he Vlda Gould?" he asked. "Why, yes," she said, and then, as though memory dawned: "Why, you arc David Hards, who used to draw me to school on your sleigh." "Yes," he snld. After that It began to look as though Grlce and the Judge were mak ing a close running for the widow's heart. His sister seems to think Grlce Is ahead, and she is liable to know. Freak Inventions. There are on file in the patent office tho strangest, freakiest kinds of in ventions, which reveal In the most as tounding manner the marvelous and incomprehensible workings of the hu man bruin. If, us. some wit remarked, "genius Is n form of Insanity," a visit to the patent office will furnish abun dant evidence of the truth of this as sertion. However thnt may be, one explanation of some of the freak de vices und nppllunoes; that have been Invented nnd patented may, evidently, be found lu the stntemeut that the en thusiasm of these Inventors kept them from thinking. Exchange. On Second Thought. David, who overdraws on his Imagi nation, especially when with other chil dren, was playing with Robert, who was visiting here from a small town. David wns telling him thnt his mother knew of n building ln Robert's town that was 090 feet tall. Robert said he would run and ask his mother if she knew the building, nnd David quickly spoke up : "Wait a minute, wait a min ute: maybe It was only ninety feet tall." MEMBERS OF CABINET GETTING IN TRIM J Cabinet members, most of whom are beyond the military age, are putting In a daily period of training so that their physical condition may be of the best and they may handle their Jobs In winning fashion. Cabinet members and other government officials are training under tho direction of Walter Camp, the famous Yale athlete. Those shown In the picture, from left to right, are: Secretary of the Treasury William Q. McAdoo, Attorney General Thomas W. I Gregory, Assistant Secretary of Labor Louis Post and Secretary of Labor Wll : Ham B. Wilson. They are shown going through the setting-up drill. WAR EXPANDS BUREAU Export Licenses Controlled by Department of Commerce. . - Work Is Largely in Hands of Practl cal Business Men Who Have Vol unteered Their Services. War conditions, ns wns to be ex pected, have made many changes in the vnrlous departments, of Uncle Sam's government, contracting some nnd expanding to nlmost double their size others. One of the most interesting expnn slons has been that of the bureau of foreign nnd domestic commerce, de partment of commerce, which is now fathering the newly organized division of export licenses. This division Is to have control of the exports of the United States to see, if such n thing is possible, that none of our foodstuffs or other materials reach the "enemy" through neutral countries. As the matter stands nt this time any manufacturer or firm wishing to export n commodity makes application to this new division for nn export 11 crease and it is grunted or refused ac cording to the circumstances. The di vision is strictly a war-tlmo organiza tion formed by the deportment of commerce to carry out the policies of the exports council and to handle nil nppllcatlons for export licenses. The division of export licenses is now equipped to handle all applica tions under the president's recent em bargo proclamation and to issue them promptly so as to Interfere with the export trade of the country as little as possible. Applications are being passed upon, first, as regards the quantity which the exports council has decided may be permitted to leave the country; second, ns regards the amount which It is deemed wise by the council to permit to go to the country specified in the appllcntlon. If the amount of the commodity np plied for, nnd the country, are satis factory, the'dlvlslon of export licenses will then pass upon the character of the consignee, satisfying Itself thnt the consignee is not likely to permit the goods to fall Into the hands of or otherwise to benefit the enemy. The work of the division of export licenses Is largely ln the hands of practical and experienced business men who have volunteered their ex clusive time nnd services to the gov ernment for war work and hnve been assigned to this division. The patriotism of American export ers has been manifested in so mnny wuys recently that ofllciuls of the de partment of commerce feel nssured that they can count upon the loyal co operation of manufacturers and mer chants with tills new division. Officials of the- division, however, hnvo called the attention of exporters to the fuct that the issuing of a license does not relieve the shipper from his responsi bility, both moral and legal, to use the utmost precaution to ascertain the character and purpose of the con signee. The exporters are particular ly warned to lnvestignte new custom ers ln neutral European markets be fore applying for licenses, and they have been asked to promptly notify the division officials of inquiries for merchandise which appear in any way suspicious. VENEZUELA IS GOOD FIELD Uncle Sam's Commercial Agents Say Country Relies On United States For Constructive Material. Venezuela is now relying largely upon American mnnufneturers for her supplies of construction mnchinery and materials, but a report made pub lic by Uncle Sum's bureau of foreign and domestic commerce wnrns that ef fective measures will have to be taken to prevent much of this business go ing to Europe when the war Is over. Although construction work is not being carried forward with special en ergy at this time, says the bulletin, the field is worth the closest nttentlon be cause there is certain to be a marked development In the future. A careful and Judicious cultivation of tho market Is essential to the maintenance of the favorable position now enjoyed by the United States, it Is declared. She Knew. Grace "Don't tell anybody for the world! See this ring? George slipped it on my finger last night." Ethel "Yes. it's nice-looking, but it will make a blnck circle round your finger before you've worn it a week. It did on mine." Sure of One Thing. A maiden lady of more or less un certain years, no matter If she has made a failure of everything she has ever undertaken, is always sure she would be a success as a wife. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Uncle Sam Enlists Aid of Voca tional Schools of Country. Training of Mechanics and High-Grade Helpers Held Important Step In National Preparation. Training skilled mechanics and high grade helpers la the next step in na tional preparation, according to Uncle Sam's department of the interior, which has sent broadcast, through the bureau of education, an appeal to trade schools with shop-work departments, to prepare to meet the demands that will come for semltechnlcal workers irtamnent, aided by Resinol Soap, usually the metal trades and other Industries. President Wilson, Secretary of Com merce Redfleld and other government officials are also vigorously behind the effort to enlist vocational schools and classes everywhere In the establish ment of this second line of industrial defense. "It is Impossible," says the depart ment's statement, "to forecast defi nitely the numbers of mechanics and operatives of various kinds thut will be required. Officers of the army, navy, and civil service commission are agreed, however, that there will be an unusual demand for capable foremen, mechanics, bakers, blacksmiths, boat builders, chauffeurs, cooks, draftsmen, electricians, engineers (steam), en gineers (gas), machinists, motorcycle mechanics, painters, pipefitters, rivet ers, saddlers, shlpfitters, shipwrights, tent-makers, textile workers, wheel wrights, stenographers, typewriters, It Is pointed out that the demands for these workers will come from the regular enlisted corps of the army and navy, from the enlisted reserve corps of the army and navy, from the eligi ble registers of the civil service com mission nnd from private employers whose workers are called into govern ment service. After the war there will also be a continued demand for similar workers ln the reorganization and rehabilitation of industry. Maintaining school throughout the summer months, encouraging students between sixteen and twenty years of age now nlready enrolled to continue their training, and discouraging pre mature entrance Into Industry, are urged ns necessary. The bureau warns particularly against nny relax ation of standards, pointing out that half-baked mechanics will in the end inevitably Impair the efficiency o any branch of the service. "Young persons now enrolled in technical courses should be urged to continue their courses, even at the cost of some tem porary sacrifice, If necessary, ln order thnt they may ultimately contribute the maximum of service when need ed," say bureau officials. There are over 000 special schools available for service of the kind indi cated now on the lists of the bureau of education, according to the depart ment's statement, and these schools 'nave been asked to notify the commis sioner of education nt once ns to the plans that will be adopted for carrying out the suggestions of the government. GOLD IMPORTS SET RECORD Shipments From Foreign Countries to United States in Fiscal Year Are Nearly Billion Dollars. The total movement of gold and sil ver between the United States and for eign countries during the fiscal year 1017 reached the unprecedented total of $1,382,380,740. According to n state ment Issued by Uncle Sam's bureau of foreign and domestic commerce the im ports of gold were $977,178,026 and of silver $30,033,563. Gold exports amount ed to $291,921,225, and sliver exports to $78,279,031. The net Imports of gold during the fis cal year aggregated $685,204,801, a striking increase over the net Import of $403,759,753 in 1916, $25,344,607 in 1915, and the net export of $45,499,870 In 1914. r M-f The net exports of sliver showed an Increase In T917, but this metal Is pro duced In grent quantities ln this coun try, and is sold abroad In the same manner as other commodities. An ex cess of exports, therefore, has no such significance as Is sometimes attributed to n similar movement ln gold. Byron Athletic Despite Handicap. Lord Byftm had a club foot and was acutely conscious of the fact to his last day. Yet be was a fine box er, having taken lessons from one of the famous "bruisers" of his time. He was also a splendid dancer, and, as everybody knows, he swam the Helles pont, the Dardanelles, ln emulation of one of his Greek heroes, Leander. The latest Idea for speeding up the automobile calls for propellers in addi tion to the usual gear to help It over the ground. LISTEN TO THIS! SAYS CORNS LIFT RIGHT OUT NOW You corn-peatered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, becanse a few drops of freezone applied directly on a tender, aching corn or callus, stops soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callus loosens so It can be lifted out, root and all, with out pain. A small bottle of freezone costs very Uttle at any drug store, but will positively take oft every hard or soft corn or callus. This should be tried, as it Is Inexpensive and is said not to Irritate the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to get a small bottle for you from bis wholesale drug house. It la fine stuff and acts like a charm every time. He May in 1950. "Why do you look at the baby in that peculiar manner?" "I was wondering if he Will ever tell his children about the happy days of 1917 when prices were bo reason able. ' ' LouiBville Courier-Journal. His Trouble. Visitor My poor man, when you get out of this place, do not yield too hastily to temptation Take time to think; take time. 'Convict; That's wot I'm in fer. I took too many watches. Don't Let Skin Trouble Spoil Your Good Time "I can't have any fun! I am such a sight with this eczema that people avoid me wherever I go. And the Itching torments me so that I. don't get any peace, anyhow." Don't be discouraged! Even ln se vere, well-established cases of eczema, or similar skin-troubles, Resinol Olnt- relleves the Itching at once and quick ly clears the eruption away. All drug gists sell Resinol Ointment and Resin ol Soap. Try them. rtflUBINE Granulated Eyelids, TOUR Sore Eyes, Eyes Inflamed by Sun, ZTaitand Wind quickly relieved by Murine. Try It In your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes. INc Smarting, Just EyeConifort Mnrine Eye Remedy ttEjSUMS Eye Salve, in Tubes 2Etf. Fur Book of the Eyo - Free. 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I've got to look forward to having a slacker sitting around the house all . through the war." Washington Star. An Oid Trait. Uncle Eben "I just had a letter from my English cousin. He was In the trenches. He says one day his company was ordered to charge, and the first thing he knew he ran into a lot of barbed wire, several mines and a hundred German batteries." Aunt Nancy "Just like George never looks where he's going." Life. Disconcerting Candor. Surgeon (to patient be is ubout to operate on) Well, old chap, If I don't see you again, here's luck! Puck. . Defined. Diplomacy is the nrt of being disa greeable in a polite manner. Boston Transcript PAINS SHARP AND STABBING Woman Thought She Would Die. Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable - Compound. Ogdensburg, Wis. "I suffered from female troubles which caused piercing pains like a kmfo iHii through mv back and side. I finally lost all my strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an oper ation but I would not listen to it. 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