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New Houston Hotel Sixth and Everett Sts.. Portland, Ore. Pour blocks from Union Depot Two blocks from New Postofflce. Modern and .Ireproof. Over 100 outside rooms. Kates 76c to J2.00. ' CHAS. G. HOPKINS, ManaSer. Hotel Rowland One hundred and sixty-five Rooms, all Modern Improvements: free phones on every floor.l Rates: 75c to $1.50 per day: $2.50 to $5.00 per week. Opposite Courthouse, 2 blocks from Postofflce. Fire Proof. S. P and Oregon Electric pass door. BEAOTMJLRUGS Are made from your OLD CAR PETS. Rag Rugs woven all sizes. Mail orders receive prompt and care ful attention. Send for booklet NORTHWEST RUG CO. E. 8th and Taylor Sts. Portland, Or. ELECTRIC MOTORS Bought, Sold. Rentad and Repaired WALKER ELECTRIC WORKS Burnside, cor. 10th. Portland. Ore. Bigger Pay for You. hnke-Walker Musiness College, Portland, Or., largest in Northwest, trains you In all busi ness oourees. Enroll any time. Free Catalog;. Musical Camouflage. The way the piano amateur uses the loud pedal. The pianist and the conductor sbak ink hands after the finale of the con certo. Doniiettl'B orchestration. A singer rising on his toes to project a high note. A pianist hitching back in his chair Just before beginning the octave part of the sixth rhapaody by Liszt A muaic critic's dress suit From the Musical Courier. STORING VEGETABLES IN BANKS OR PITS ord Ground Level STORAGE PIT CONTAINING IRISH POTATOES. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Outdoor banks or pits are used very generally for keeping vegetables. The conical ilt is used commonly for such vegetables us potatoes, carrots, beets, turnips, siilslfy, parsnips, und heads of cabbage und Is constructed us follows: A well-drained location should be chosen und the product piled on the Surface of the ground; or a shallow excavation iniiy bo made of suitable TO BREAK IN NEW SHOES ALWAYS USE Alton's IFoot-Ease, the antiseptic powder. It arevsnts asatnaaa Und bllaterinsV Relieve Corns, Bunions, anil Swollen, Sweating. Aching Feet. GivM rest and Oumfort Accept no substitute. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted. Le Rs. N. T. Fluid Fuel. "I want to see alcohol abolished from the face of the earth," remarked the dyspeptic citizen. "Of course, you mean alcoholic drinks?" "No. I don't draw the line. If the health of the nation Is to be preserved we've got to shut down on the chafing dish as well as the flowing bowl." Washington Star. Between the Acts. "I am going out to see a man." "What, again?" "YeB, you " "But aren't you afraid of eye strain?" A Rare Achievement. "When Jacob bought Ksau's birth right for his pottage he did what no other business man ever succeeded In doing." "What is that?" "He made a success of his invest ment by getting in a moss." Pit Containing Sweet Potatoes. size mid six or eight Inches deep, which may be lined with straw, leaves, or similar material and the vegetables placed on the litter In a conical pile. The vegetables should then be cov ered with straw or Similar material und finally with earth to it depth of two or three Inches. As winter ap proaches, the dirt covering should bo Increased until It Is several SWARM CONTROL BIG FACTOR "They were a long time putting up a monument to their comrade." "That was all right. Wasn't It, after all, a tardy tribute to a late friend?" "I'll take a cocktail." "If your wife finds It out, you'll get a henpeck." Exchange. A Wise Beggar. Deaf and Dumb Ueggar Do you think it looks like rain, Sam? Blind Beggar I daron't look up to see. Here comes ono of my beBt cus tomers. Exchange. Qualified. Husband. Your extravagance 1b awful. When I die you'll probably have to beg. Wlfs Well, I should be better off thau some poor women who nover had any practice. London Opinion. His Bire Threat. Hs was 4 and his older brothor wasn't i ,'n,'i ! i ,,! Ilia rli.nltv "I'm going to grandma's fur a night ana a nay auu men i in going norm lie threatened. Indianapolis News. HIDES, PELTS. CASCARA BARK, WOOL AND MOHAIR. We want ill rail have. Krlta lar prlcai ana shipping lags THE H. F. NlRTIN CO. I'aillaiid. Ore.; Senile, Wa SHERIDAN-BECKLEY COMP'Y, Inc. Produce Brokers. Cash buyers In local und car lots. HOGS ) Write for Shipplnir Tints ( APPLES t, VEAL EGGS ttiut l'rfcn List v.. (I.... . Commi .() ! ONIONS Potatoes 126 Front Street, PORTLAND, . OREGON Beferem-e: Hlborniu Savings Bank. We Want Your BEANS We Pay Cash. No Commissions HE1DENREICH CO. 74 front St., Portland, Ore THE VOGEL PRODUCE CO. Will fuurNiita)you top marknt prico at nil union far your Vm), Hon. Poultry, Kttt. Uuiter, Hide, Bite. It you have not Bhippod U) ua, try ui. 113 Front, PORTLAND, OR. 8warmlng Is Not Desired by Beekeep er Who Is Keeping Bees for Production of Honey. Swarm control Is an Important fac tor In beekeeping, asserts Dr. J. H. Merrill, assistant professor of ento mology In the Kansas State Agricul tural college. "The Standard of successful bee keeping was formerly set by the num ber of swarms that Issued during the year," said Doctor Merrill. "Now, however, It Is known that one colony will produce more honey than will a colony which by swarming has been separated Into two, or possibly more. I'hus, while swarming may be the natural way for Increasing the num ber of bees, It Is not desired by tho beekeeper who Is keeping bees to pro duce honey. "Tho exact cause for swarming Is not known, although there are several conditions which are known to stliim tate It. If thes indltfons are reme died, ii large proportion of swarming win bo controlled." Inches thick. The depth of the earth covering is determined by the sever ity of the winters In the particular lo cality. It Is well to cover the pits with straw, corn fodder, or mnaure during severely cold weuther. The amount of ventilation necessary will depend upon the size of the pit. Small pits containing but a few bush els of vegetables will receive suffi cient ventilation If the straw between the vegetables and dirt Is allowed to extend through the dirt at the apex of the pile. This should be covered with a board or piece of tin held In place by a stone to protect It from rain. In large pits ventilation may he secured by placing two or three pieces of rough boards or stakes up through the center of the pile of vege tables so that a flue Is formed. This line Is capped by a trough formed of two pieces of board nailed together nt right angles. Vegetables keep very well In such pits, but rt Is difficult to get them out In cold weather, so that when a pit Is opened It Is desirable to remove Its entire contents nt once. For this rea son It Is advisable to construct sev eral small lilts rather than one larger one, and instead of storing each crop In a pit by Itself, It Is better to place u small quantity of several kinds of vegetables In the same pit, so that It will be necessary to open only one bank to get a supply of all of them. In storing several crops In the same bank It Is a good plan to separate them with straw, leaves, or other ma terial. The vegetables from the small pit may be placed temporarily In the storage room in the basement, where they will be easily accessible as need ed for the table. INCREASE IN GRAIN YIELDS VARIETIES OF SWEET CLOVER White Is Considered to Have Greatest Value for Hay and Pasture Plant la More Leafy. (Norlli iikula Agricultural College Bul lotln.) Two kinds of sweet clover are com monly grown, the while and the yellow. The while Is considered to hnve the greatest value both for buy and pas ture. It grows larger than the yellow and Is more leafy. The seed of the while sweol clover Is of a blight olive green color and about the same size as alfalfa seed. The seed of the yellow sweet clover Is much the lame size, shape and color, except that under the microscope It has a mottled nppeur snce not unlike a turkey egg. Lull In Farm Operations After Har vesting la Best Time to Prepare for Next Season. (By W. M'FART.ANE, Oklahoma Experi ment Station.) Just after harvesting the small grains there is generally a lull In the farm operations. Then Is the time for the farmer to prepnre for the next year. Disking up the stubble as soon as possible after harvesting has been found by experiment and common ex perience to be profitable. It prepures the soli to absorb and retain a maxi mum amount of moisture and also kills many weeds. Just as soon as suffi cient molsturo Is In the soli the farm er should plow the land at least six to seven Inches deep. Both the Oklahoma and the Kansas stations have found early and deep plowing give profitable Increases in yield. The Oklahoma experiment sta tion found as an average of five years Willi Fulcnster wheat, seeded Septem ber IB to October 1, the following results: Plowed 7 inches deep, July 15, yield 27.1 bu. Plowed 7 Inches deep, August 15, yield 24.2 bu. Plowed 7 Inches dcop, September 15, yield 22.0 bu. SHIP Veal, Pork, Beef, Poultry, Butter, Eg-ga and Farm Produce. to the Old Reliable Kverdlng house wit a record of 45 years of Huuare Dealings, and he assured of TOP MARKET PRICES. F. M. CRONKH1TE 5-47 Front Street Portland, Oregsn WE WANT YOUK Poultry, Veal and Hogs HIGHEST MARKET PRICE N0.C0MM1SS1ON PROMPT RETURNS) HENNINOSEN PRODUCE 00. 18-20 Front St. Portland, Ore. CHANGE OF FEED NECESSARY Give More Growing Materials and More Mash Feeds, With Less Whole Grain or Scratch Feed. As the latter days of Hie laying pe riod come a change of feed will stlm- utuie laying wore eggs. (live more growing materials and more mash l'1'"' Ii less whol grains or scratch feeds. If a box il tueul scrap mid best wileul feed, hull' und lialf. Is kept lie fore (hero nl Ibis time more eggs will result. A GREAT DISCOVERY (By J. H. Watson, M. D.) Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to a dropsical condition, ' often caused by disordered kidneys. Naturally when the kidneys are deranged the blood Is filled with poisonous waate matter, which set tles In the feet, ankles and wrists; or un der the eyes in bag-like formations. As a remedy for those easily recognized symptoms of Inflammation caused by uric acid as scalding urine, backache and fre quent urination, as well as sediment in the urine, or If uric acid In the blood has caused rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, gout, it is simply wonderful how quickly An-u-ric acts; the pains and stiffness rapidly disappear, for Anurlc (double strength), is many times more potent than Uthla and often eliminates uric acid as hot water melts sugar. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for the liver and bowels have been favorably known for nearly 6(1 years. Anunc is a recent scientuic aiscovery by Dr. Pierce. Chief of Staff at the In valids' Hotel and Surgical lnst, in Buf falo, N. Y. Send 10c there far a trial pkff. of Anurlc. Knew His Table Manners. The suggestion of the food conser ves that we eat whale recalls the story of the schoolboy who was being questioned by the examiner. Sals the latter, "Do we eat the flesh of the whale?" "Y-y-yes, sir," faltered the young ster. "And what," pursued the questioner, do we do with the bones?" "P-please, sir," responded the hoy, we 1-leave them on the s s sides of our plates." Exchange. Latest In Torpedoes. A torpedo with a corkscrew course has been observed. It It misses the port side It turnB and strikes the star board; sometimes on missing there it even turns again, striking the port side. The ship's officer unaccountably omitted to add that after the explo sion the fragments reunite and return to the submarine as a complete missile ready to be fired anew. New York Sun. "We met by chance." "Yes, it was no more your fault than It was my misfortune." Brooklyn Citizen. this A Long Walt. Clerk But you Just bought novel and paid for it- Customer Yes. Clerk Then why do you wish to re turn it? Customer I finished it while wait ing for my change. Boston Tran script. The Way to Do. 'You ought to make a monkey of that conceited fellow. Do you know the ropes?" 'Not exactly, but I suppose they are guy ropes." Baltimore American. SOOTHES ITCHING SCALPS And Prevents Falling Hair Do Cutl cura Soap and Ointment. On retiring, gently rub spots of dandruff and Itching with Cutlcura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water using plenty of Soap. Cultivate ths use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment for every day toilet purposes. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. MAKING CITIZENS OF FOREIGN BORN Uncle Sam's Naturalization Bu reau Continues Drive on Alien Population. EDUCATION IS WEAPON USED Pater Famllias (describing a speech) The audience was that absorbed you could have heard a pin drop. Curious Hopeful Did anybody drop one? Exchange. "Mamma, what does it mean when you're wined and dined?" "That's an obsolete term, Harold. Now you are only grapeulced and corubreaded." Life. GRAY, USE SAGE TEA Here's Grandmother's Recipe to Darken and Beautify Faded Hair. BETTER QUALITY OF SILAGE Kafir Corn and Sorghum Can Be Used With Good Results Stage of Cut ting Is Important. Corn Is recognized as the best crop for silage but for conditions where It n 11 r corn or sorghum Is better suit ed these crops can be used with good results. In quality of silage, kaftr, followed by sorghum, ranks next to corn, according to 0. II. Eckles of the University of Missouri college of ag riculture. The yield of silage by these crops Is usually equal to, or greater than, that from corn. The stage of cutting sorghum und knflr for sllugo la ot special Importance In making good silage. These crops should be practically mature, that Is the Reed should be hard. If (hey are cut too early the silage Is quite sour. If tho crops should get frosted beforo they are cut they should be cut at once und put Into the silo. If they become Inn dry before cutting sufficient wa ter must be added so that the silage packs well. That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy hair can only be had by brew ing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sul phur. Your hair Is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When It fades, turns gray or streaked, Just an application or two of Sage and Sul phur enhances its appearance a hun dredfold. Don't bother to prepare the mix ture; you can get this famous old re cipe Improved by the addition of other Ingredients for 60 cents a large bottle, all ready for use. It Is called Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can always be depended upon to bring back tho natural color and lustre of your hair. Everybody uses "Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound now because It darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied You simply dampen a sponge or soft ihrugh with it and draw this through the iiutr, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after another appli cation It becomes beautifully dark and appears glossy and lustrous. This ready-to-use preparation Is a delight ful toilet requisite for those who de sire dark hair and a youthful appear ance. It Is not Intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of disease. National Government, Federal and State Courts and Public Schools Linked Together In the Campaign. Officials of Uncle Sam's bureau of naturalization, which is a part of the department of labor, Is making a de termined effort to hasten the Ameri canization of the large foreign popu lation of the United States. The work that Is being done is outlined in the following statement Issued by the bu reau: "Approximately one-seventh of the population of the United States is foreign-born, with a very large proportion Ignorant of American Ideals and Insti tutions, and, to that extent, loyal to the country of their birth. Never In the history of the nation has undivided support been so sorely needed. A knowledge of American government and what it stands for can only be gained by the aliens through educa tion, but, once understood, loyal alle giance to the country of their adoption Inevitably follows. It means welding the heterogeneous masses into one patriotic body. "Last year the public-school au thorities of the United States, work ing In close co-operation with the bu reau of naturalization of the United States department of labor, main tained night school classes for alien instruction In approximately 1,700 cit ies, towns and rural communities, lo cated in every state in the Union. The opening of this year's classes was ac companied by every assurance of In creased attendance and a material bet terment of the results already obtained through this stupendous educational campaign. Gradual Transformation Expected. "It Is the confident belief of the bu reau of naturalization that alien In struction will gradually transform this vast army of foreigners Into an army of Americans with common Ideals, common hopes, common sentiments and unadulterated loyalty. "With the American nation defend ing the cause of civilization and hu manity and taking her place on the side of righteousness in this world wide conflict, military preparedness, so vital to the country's sufety, cannot be possible without citizenship prepared ness. No one should be permitted to remain In Ignorance of his duty and responsibility as a resident of the United States,, and this, of course, ap plies particularly to the foreign-born. It is certain that had alien Instruction been more universally extended in the past, the question of divided allegi ance would not have assumed such un pleasant prominence after war was declared. To Increase Productive Capacity. "The present volume of" naturaliza tion shows that over half a million foreign-born residents annually bring themselves within the Jurisdiction of the bureau of naturalization. It is the plan of the bureau, through the co-operation of the public schools, with Its educational movement, to change that portion of the alien body now in a state of helpless dependence or mere self-maintenance to a state of produc tive capacity. The activities of the bureau of nat uralization show how a routine govern ment agency has been transformed into a great humanizing force. This has been accomplished by linking to gether the federal and state courts, the federal government and the state pub lic schools for the purpose of extend ing educational aid to candidates for citizenship. The work of this bureau now stands for more than naturaliza tion, as the term Is generally under stood. It represents Americanization in its truest sense. WILL YOU BE ONE? Thousands of thoughtless people neglect colds every winter. A cough follows; they get rundown then stubborn sickness sets in. Sickness can be prevented easier than it can be cured and if you will give your system the benefit of a few bottles of you will find your whole system strengthened. It will fortify your lungs and throat and enrich your blood against rneumausm. u is powerful concentrated nourishment without alcohol or opiates. Don't neglect taking Scott's-oommoiWO today. The Imported Norwegian cod liver oil always used in Scott's Emulsion is now reSned in our own American laboratories which euarantees it free from impurities. Scott & Bowue. Bloomfield. N. 1. 17-13 VAUGHAN'S PORTABLE DRAG SAW Cuts 20 Cords in 10 Hours THE ORIGINAL. THE LIGHTEST. THE STRONGEST. HAS MANY IMITATORS, BUT NO EQUALS. Writs for Information. Vaughan Motor Works, &5i PORTLAND, OREGON. SALTS IS FINE FOR QUIT MEAT Flush the Kidneys at once when Back hurts or Bladder bothers. No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a well-known authority. Meat farms uric acid which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waate and poisons from the blood, then you get sick. Nearly all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou ble, nervousness, constipation, dizzi ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders come from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull achs In the kidneys or your baok hurts, or If the urine Is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of passage or at tended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful in a glass of water be fore breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts Is made from the aold of grapes and lemon juice, combined with Uthla and has been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, alio to neutralize the acids in urine so It no longer causes Irritation, thus end ing bladder disorders. Jad Salts Is inexpensive and can not injure; makes a delightful effer vescent llthia-water drink which all regular meat eaters should take lew and then to keep the kidneys cleaa and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney complications. ERADICATE ALL LATE WEEDS WHEN VEGETABLES ARE HIGH Surplus Truck In Home Gardens Comes In Handy Later on If Canned and Preserved. Surplus fruits, beans, tomatoes and other vegetables produces) In home gar dens are allowed to spoil on the vines or rot on the ground. A morning's work would can and preserve such surplusage for use when fruits and vegetables ira scarce and high in price. P. N. U. No. 48, 1917 PROFITS IN SHEEP KEEPING No Other Animal Can Thrive on Such Short Pasturage Manure Is Most Valuable on Farm. Sheep keeping should be encour aced. No other milinii! can thrive on such abort pasturage as the sheep. Sheep niainire Is the most valuable of all. On almost every f tt rm there Is a brushy Held on which sheep could browse elghl mouths of the year. I man Few Cockleburrs or Other Noxious Plants Left it Last Will Ciuse Trouble Next Yeir. Weeds that are left In the com are the ones that do the damage. A few cockleburrs or other woods left at the last will grow up and, by going to seed. scatter over the whole Held. This will make matters next year Just as bad as before. Every effort to get out the late weeds from the corn ought to he made, even If It Is necessary to use the hoc on the worst spots In the Held. MUCH MILK SPOILS QUICKLY Reason la That It Is Kept Uncovered In Wirm Kitchens Keep Cov ered In Cool Place. Much milk spoils quickly because It Is kept uncovered in wnrin kitchens, Close observance of the doctrine. "Keep perishable food, especially milk, cool, clean and covered continuously," may make a striking difference In the food bills of many families. BLACK! LEG LOSSES SOKLT PREVENTED If GUTTER'S ILA0KIN PILLS I.o MIU ert (ml). tclUMet riiim a nr t:l SI - Ii. - men. InvuiHC? tfitV Writetur booklctanatttmnsiAla, II ' 1 8 rioti Dkff. Bl.icl it Mill. 11 00 U-ta BKi Blattlts Pills. $4. CO VMtoy injeit!, Wttt Cutter's simplest and Miwigett, That mill II i ol CatM Modmi utluotoorw 1! MM ol (M Uitilng In VACC1MM ANi shri-MS ONLY. INSISI Uti VUaiaji l( iiavusiiiam wilr iiitr. L The Cutter Liaeratenf. Bwiway, siimnHi Wat WW II The Practical Kind. "There will be fewer divorces," he said to a reporter, "when men reat women as their equals." "Do you know the kind of a wife my ideal is?" married man once said to me. 'Of course I do," I said. "Your ideal wife is the kind that's tickled to death over a birthday present of a bag of flour." Exchange. Accounted For. 'Did you find Jessie in when you called unexpectedly?" "Yes; that is how I found her out." An Instance. "How odd it is that people can be come so firmly attached to a bad custom." "True; look at the street car strap hangers." Exchange. The First Aviator. The witch flew on a broomstick. "Substitute for a biplane," she ex plainedNew York Sun. Accepting His Doom. She Go, and never let me see your face again. He But, I may telephone, mayn't I' Boston Transcript. Her Skill. "So, Mrs. Tart has that fierce-tempered husband of hers tamed, has she?" "I should say she had. She's got him that tame that Bhe takes money out of his hand without him snapping at her. Exchange. STONE OUTPUT SHOWS GAIN 'URINE Granulated Eyelids, i mi i Mm, r.w's in namea nir Sun, HHl and Wind QiiK'Kly relieved by Murine, Try It In your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes. No Stntrttof , Jut Eye Comfort Murine Eye Remedy jfXfftA ys Snlvs, in TutM 25c, Far Hook of lis SVs - rra. Ask Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago 3 Pennsylvania Leads All Other States In Production In 1916, With To tal of $11,021,655. The vulue of the stone produced In the United States In 1016 was $70,041,- 1, as reported to O. F. Loughlln of the United Stntes geological Burvey, department of the Interior, an increase of nearly 0 per cent over the value for 101J5. Of the total value over 52 per cent, or $41,310,871, was represented by limestone, an increase of more than 17 per cent over the value for 1015. Marble, valued at $7,033,171, repre senting nearly 0 per cent of the total, was the only other kind of stone that showed an Increase (about 2 percent). The leading states and the value of their output, which represented over 83 per cent of the total, were as fol lows : Pennsylvania $11,021,655 Ohio 6,611,266 Vermont 5,601,420 New York 5,842,054 Indiana 4,657,813 Illinois 3,403,094 Massachusetts 3,138,165 I'allfornla 3,133,305 Wisconsin 2,757,790 Michigan 2.404.2SI Missouri 2,242,742 Not Exaggerated. Lawyei: How large were the hoofs? Were they as large as my feet or my hands? Darky No, sah, they was jus' ordi nary-sized hoofs, sah. The Harvard Lampoon. Shiver My Timbers! With the coal situation so unsettled, the Mexican hairless dog that has been trying to like this climate has aa anxious winter before him. Chloago News. To keen clean and healthv take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu late liver, bowels and stomach. A Similarity. "You won't have a chance to drowa your sorrows after the town goes dry." 'You can't drown your sorrowi," an swered Uncle Bill Bottletop. "A OT- row a like a sponge. The more yoa moisten it the more it swells." Wilm ington Star. Not Muscle Building. Doctor (to anemic patient) Ton must take an interest In outdogr sports. Patient I do already, doctor. TMJ; provide my main reading every day. Boston Transcript The .Wiser Way. "What sort of a man 1b Green?" "Fine. The best ever." "Is he trustworthy?" "Very." "Would you lend money to him?" "As to that I can't say. I've never lent him any. I've only borrowed from him." Detroit Free Press. In Fairyland. "That Chinese spirit is raising Cain with the entertainment committee." "Yes. He bought a ticket for the hop and now he wants his money back be cause he says he was swindled." Car toons Magazine. Grateful. May I don't think much ot a maa who proposes to a girl by letter. Carrie My dear, you should teal grateful to a man who proposes to you in any way. Exchange. 9cc 6kk So Work Many Women in this Condition Re gain Health by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. CHILDREN'S COUGHS may b checked, and inare aerioos condi tions of the throat will be often avoided by promptly iimhc the child a date ot PISO'S Canada Good Auto Market. Canada was the principal foreign market for American passenger motor cars during the fiscal year ended June 30. 1917, the number shipped to that country being 14,421, valued at $11, 143,740. The United Kingdom and Franco led In the purchases of com mercial motor cars, the shipments to those countries being: United King dom. 6,525 cars, valued at $17,061,105; France, 4,264 cars, valued at $13,854, 90K .. u- n rno Concentration is a great CliOa nlshlng faculty. Greenville Deiaer. Convincing Proof of This Fact Ridgway, Perm. "I suffered from female trouble with backache and pain in my side for over seven months so I could not do any of my work. I was treated by three different doctors and was getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had helped her. I decided to try it, and it restored my health, so I now do all of my housework which is not light as I have a little boy three years old," Mrs. O. M. Rhines, Ridgway, Perm. Mrs. Llndsey Now Keeps House For Seven. Tennille,Ga. "I want to tell you how much I have been benefited by Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. About eight years ago I got in such a low state of health I was unable to keep house for three in the family. I had dull, tired, dizzy feelings, cold feet and hands nearly all the time and could scarcely sleep at all. The doctor said I had a severe case of ulceration and without an operation I would always be an invalid, but I told him I wanted to wait awhile. Our druggist advised my husband to get Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and it has entirely cured me. Now I keep house for seven and work in the garden some, too. I am so thankful I got this medicine. I feel as though it saved my life and have recommended it to others and they have been benefited ".Mrs. W. E. Linpsey, R.R3, Tennille, Ga. If 70a want special advice write to Lydia E. Pink ha m Medi cine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Tour letter will be opened. Mad and answered by a woman and held In strict confidence.