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New Houston Hotel Sixth and Everett Sts.. Portland, Ore. Four blocks from Union Depot. Two blocki from New Pofltoffice. Modern and fireproof Over 100 outside rooms. Rates 76c to 12.00. CHAS. G. HOPKINS, Manager. aOO Roomi 100 Baths Near Both Depots Absolutely Fireproof Hotel Hoyt r V ftr Veal. Pork, Beef, HK Poultry, Butter, Eggs and Farm Produce, to the Old Reliable Everdinfr house with a record of 45 years of Square nestlings, and be assured of TOP MARKET PRICES. F. M. CRONKHITE, 45-47 Front Street, Portland, Oregon FRED DUNDEE MOTOR CAR REPAIRING MACHINE WORK MAGNETO SERVICE STATION ALL KINDS OF WELDING CYLINDER GRINDING PROMPT ATTENTION TO ALL ORDERS Broadway at Flanders, Portland, Or. Corner Sixth and Hoyt St... Portland. Ore. LOU HIMES. Manager. RATES:-76c to 12. SPECIAL-Week or Month MONEY FOR YOUT Thousands of trained young people needed, Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, places students in positions. Enroll any time. Free Catalogue. Hides, Pelts, csr Wool &, Mohair We want alt ran bare. Write lot Price! anrTlagabu; Tail. THE H. F. NORTON COMPANY, Portland, Ore., Seattle. Wn,. Uellintrham, Wn. White Leghorn Baby Ghix from heavy laying (Hoganized) stock. $10.00 per 1U0. We guaranty safe arrival. THE PIONEER HATCHERY 415 Sixth Street. Petaluma, Cat. Nortonia Hotel 1 Hh and Stark. Portland's Leading Family Hotel A GOOD PLACE TO STOP whun in the city. An Excellent Dining Room MODERATE PRICES LISTEN TO THIS! SAYS CORNS LIFT RIGHT OUT NOW MHO. I........H. i,.. Manas You corn-pestered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes that nearly killed you before, says this Cincinnati authority, because a few drops of freezone applied directly on a tender, aching corn or callous stops soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callous loosenB so It can bo lifted out, root and all, with out pain. A small bottle of freezone costs very little at any drug Btore, but will positively take off every hard or soft corn or callous. This should be tried as it Is inexpensive and Is said not to Irritate the surrounding skin. If your drugglBt hasn't any freezone tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug bouBe. It tB fine stuff and acta like a charm every time. Adv. Righteous Indignation. Mrs. Jonea I wondor what makes baby so wakeful. Joints (savagely) Why It's heredity of C0UTB6. That's what conies of your Hitting up nights waiting for mo.- Real Comfort. "Have you a Tireless cooker?" "No, but I've got a smokeless husband." "The tloetor told my husband to get plenty of ozone In bis Hystntn." "I don't care what the tloetor snyH. lie ought to be careful about taking those dangerous drugs." Exchange. A Difficult Case. Old Gentleman What aro you cry ing for, my little man? Boy Hoohoo! I'm lost! I'm lost! Old Gentleman There, there, my boy. You mustn't glvo up hope bo soon. Where do you live? Hoy I don't know. We moved to day. Doo-hoo! Old Oentleman Well, what's your name? Hoy Don't know that either. M-m-mother married again today! Pass ing Show. Don't Worry About Pimples. On rising and retiring gently smenr the face with Cqttcura Ointment. Wash off the Ointment in live minutes with Cutlcurn Soup and lint water. For free samples address, "Cutlcnra, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists and by mall. Soap 25, ointment 25 and 50 Adv. A Monotonous Existence. "And your daughter has left her husband." "Yes. lie bad no consideration whatever for the dear girl. He nei ther smokes nor plays cardH and he al ways wants to stay home at night." Exchange. Linguists. First Tommy "Mime me it I ever knew these Frenchles had no much learnlrt'." Second Tommy "No?" First Tommy "Why, every last mot her s son of them can speak French."- -Milestones. Bad Finish. "This tllndenburg is always talking about his tlrlves." "Yes," commented Hie man who wean a golf cap to work. "He makes Bonifl big drives. Hut be doesn't seem to be any good on the putting green." Exchange. A Good Match. "Bangs and his wife certainly match each other." "In what way?" "She can't cook a dinner without burning something, and bo can't sit down to It without roasting hor." Exchange. ( Putting Art in Artillery. Teacher, to current events class Now, Willie, can you (ell inn what is tin' largest gun the Qermana use? Willie I I've heard how it's or--er Teacher- Correct, Willie Cartoons Magazine. Language of Flowers. Orchids You're out of your class. Roses You can't utlorii to get mar rtad. Violets Better pay your room rent, my lad, Jontpills Big show for the money, old top. -Kansas City Journal. A Warning. "If you find your muster In a ru minuting condition, don't go near him." "Why. sir? Is It ketchln'? " Ex change. A Believer. l t you believe In socialism T" "Yes." "What do you understand by the term?" "i merely believe there is such a word. I don't pretend to understand It." Excango. Rhetorical Emphasis. "Don't you think there Is loo much tendency to profanity In conversa tion?" "Yes. And It's going to bo worso. I understand the government Is going to open tip more canals. Anil that means more mules." Exchange. To keen clean anil bealthv take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu late liver, bowels and stomach. Would Save Time. "Can you tell me the nearest way to Boylston street?" "C-c-oertalnly. If you'll Jjjnsttt Say, I i t' can go with you and sh-ah-Bhow you Quicker than I c-cctin say It." Boston Transcript. WANTED MEN and WOMEN In h rabki enterirrlNi.; aliod pay, Send ..lump and raferenou In Krai tatter, BassalyJI Uarnaa, Wavaland, Aik. Granulated Eyelids. aVliriT Fyci iiitlamrj by epo- e' aal . n. . 1 , uji-a Bine to aun, anal ami mint quickly relieved by Murine EyeBtmedy. No Smarting, juii Eye Comfort. At More Appropriate. "Why do they call them dental pur lers?" "Why not?" "I should think it would be more up proprlate to call them drawing rooms." Baltimore American. Eyes Drureitti or by mail 50c per Bottle. Murine EM fit aik Moris Eye Remedy Callage live in Tubes 25c. For Book si the 1 ve LetCuticuraBe Your Beauty Doctor Proper Crops Only. Poople who sow seeds this year should in extremely careful not to sow any seed of sedition. The crop is not a paying one, as things stand In this country. Pathfinder, Yes, Jim, Until You Kick In. Jim "Your wife does know how to dress, old mull. You have to bund It to hor for that." Tim -"Yes, and ulso foot the bills.'' -Exchange, P. N. U, No. 23, 1918 It Would Be. I "1 hate a letter from 11111. who Is somewhere In Prance, and ho says he ha - such trouble In learning French." "Yes, I dare siiy hia dlfflcultlea 111 speaking to tlio natives nro pro I nouncjjd." Exchange. Sapolio doing its work. Scouring tor u.s.nanne Lorps recruits. Join Now! p INOCH MORGAN'S SONS CO. APPLY AT ANY POST OFFICE for SERVICE UNDER THIS EMBLEM An Man who wear this emblem re U.S. MARINES Right Use of the Flag It Should Never Be Permitted to Touch the Ground, Nor Draped as a Decoration In these days when every household should have u flag, and should fly It upon every occuslon offered, Its correct use should be known to all. The following, from the National Geographic Magazine, tells the proper usage Succinctly: I -'' "While there Is no federal law In force pertaining to the manner of dis playing, hanging, or saluting the United States flag, or prescribing any cere monies that should be observed, there are many regulations und usages of national force bearing on the subject. "In raising the flag It should never be rolled up and hoisted to the top of the staff before unfurling. Instead, the fly should be free during the act of hoisting, which should be done quickly. It should be tuken in slowly and with dignity. It should not be allowed to touch the ground on shore, nor should it be permitted to trail in the dust. It should not be hung where It can be Contaminated or soiled easily, or draped over chairs or benches for seating purposes, and no object or emblem of any kind should be placed upon it or ubove It. "A common but regrettable practice at public meetings Is to drape the Hag like a tablecloth over the speaker's table and then place on the flag a pitcher of ice water, flowers, books, etc. "The ling should not be festooned over doorways or arches. Alwuys let the flag hang straight. Do not tie It in n bow knot. Where colors are desired for decorative purposes, use red, white and blue bunting. "The flag should not be hoisted upside down, other than as u signal of distress at sea. "International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of any other with which It Is at peace. When the flags of two or more nations art; displayed, they should be on separate staffs, or on separate hal yards of equal size and on the same level. "The Hug should never be raised or lowered by any mechanical appliance. "When the national colors are pussing on parade, or In review, the spec tator should, If walking, hult, and If sitting arise and stand at attention und uncover. "When tings are used in unveiling a statue or monument they should not be allowed to fall to the ground, but should be carried aloft to wave out, forming a distinctive feature during the remainder of the ceremony. "Where the national flag Is displayed with state or other tings, It should be given the place of honor on the right. Its use should be confined as much ns possible to its display upon the staff. Where used -as it banner, the union should fly to the north In streets running east and west, and to the east In streets running north and south. "Old, faded, or wornout Hugs should not be used for banners or other secondary purposes. "When no longer lit for display, the flag should be destroyed privately, preferably by burning or other methods lacking the suggestion of irreverence or disrespect. "A flag or an ensign at half-mast Is the unlversul sign of mourning. Before being placed at half-most the flog must always be raised to the stop of the staff, and before It is lowered from half-mast It must likewise be hoisted to the top." Mother's Cook Book Walt till tho laurel burntn Its buds, And creeping Ivy flings its graces About the Uahen'i rooks, and Honda Of sunshine till tho shady places. Eat More Potatoes. A cupful of mashed potatoes addod to it roll mixture like Parker house rolls, Improves the rolls, they keep moist longer and tire more light uid tender th,,i; those without the potato, besides, thus we may save on wheat. Potato Muffins. Take one cupful of mashed potato, packing tho cup firmly, add a cup ful of warm milk, a half n yeast cake, two eggs, a tobtespoonful of lard, a tablespoonful of sugar, a teospoonful of salt, anil Hour to make n stiff dough. Let rise, shape into biscuits. Let rise again, and bake 15 minutes. Set the inufllns at eleven and bake at six. Potato Stuffng. Mix two cupfuis f mashed potato one cupful of soft bread crumbs, one third of a cupful of melted shortening, half a teaspoonful each of suit and poultry dressing, n few dashes of cuy enne pepper, mix thoroughly and use as stuffing for fish or poultry. Swiss Potato Soup. Take four large potatoes, one large white turnip, throe quarts of boiling wa ter, a quart of scalded milk, one-half an onion, four tnblespoonfuls of fat, one-third ot n cupful of barley flour, and a ball' teaspoonful of stilt, and one-eighth of a teaspoonful of pep per. Wash the potatoes and turnip, cut In small pieces und cook ten mln Utes, drain und add the onion cut In slices, add three cupfulB of water, cook until the vegetables am soft, press them through a sieve, return to the wa ter; add milk, reheat and thicken with the Hour and fat cooked together; add seasoning. Potato Puree. Pour boiling water over a fourth of a pound of salt pork, scrape aud rluso In cold water. To tho pork add three potatoes, pared and cut In quarters, one onion, peeled mid sliced, four branches of parsley, half a cupful of Chopped celery, all cooked until ten der In Just enough water to coves, He move the pork, press the vegetables through the sieve, adding the water. Add n quart of hot milk, a teaspoonful and a hnlf of salt, a half teaspoonful of pepper, and when boiling stir In an egg beaten with a little cold milk. Serve at once without further cooking or the egg will curdle the mixture. Brains to Foresee Events, Requisite on Wall Street A winner must have bralus. "Lucky strikes" occur now and then, but they are the exception and not the ride, writes Jasper. In Leslie's. The win ner Is the man who cau forecast events by training, experience, or Instinct. Somehow, be senses things In advance of their occurrence, and prepares himself accordingly. A man may pass I building where a lire smolders and discover It by the smell of smoke and prevent n onstropho. Perhaps a hun dred have passed the same building without sensing (he sKuntlon. Lord Ouaon once spoke of "nn Intelligent anticipation of events before they oc cur. It W tins ninu oi ur.euiavnce that wins fortunes In Wall street, that make men successful In real estate deals, and In business operations of all kluds. that enables the workman to seek out the beat Job with the best el- 't Is the fore- Fifteen Cities in 1920 May Reach a Population In Excess of 500,000 There will certainly be ten Amer ican cities, when the 1020 census count is made, that will have it population in excess of 500,000, and there may be as many as fifteen that will pass the half-mllllon population score, states a writer in the Baltimore American. Baltimore is going to be in the big ten, but where along In the big ten? New York, Chicago and Philadelphia will be the three largest cities In the order named. But what city will occupy fourth place? And Just what place In the first ten col umn will Baltimore occupy? The question may seem trivial, but it Is a question In which the people of at least five cities, Baltimore being In cluded In the five, are even now tak ing a lively Interest. The live cities that will be In com petition for fourth place are Balti more, Boston, St. Louis, Detroit and Cleveland. The city that Is most likely to bent Baltimore In the race for fourth place Is Detroit, which now hns an estimated population of 825, 000. Estimated populations some times shrink tremendously when the government count Is made, and It may be so with the spurty metropolis of Michigan. St. Louis Is claiming a 1018 population of 850,000, but this also Is subject to possible shrinkage, as It is 10.1,000 greater than the 1910 score. Boston has not extended her boundary lines and Is not making any claim to extraordinary population growth. The New England city does elnlm nil increase of 100,000 over the 11110 count, however, or n present population of 707,000. It seems to be a warranted conclu sion that Baltimore must score above 800,000 to get fourth place In the col umn. If the Baltimore score should be around, say, 750,000, the Orenter Baltimore may not be located nbove seventh place und may be In eighth position, or only two places from bot tom. But the Baltimore count may be lu a way of surprise. We don't kjiow Just bow many people there are la the annex. Short and Snappy. Jealousy at best Is but a i chronic case of self-love. A shady character doesn't al ways keep a man cool. During the courtship love shows up In the tlnrk. Men of genius often moke a fortune for n man of talent. Singers who pursue the even tenor of their way never get off their bass. Sometimes the man who Is nfrnld to take a chance Is beat en at his own game. Good Irish Name Helped Mike Hogan Get a Tryout With John McGraw's Team The bird who said there Is nothing In a name had his signals gummed up. There is quite a bit In some names, and the case of Mike Hogan of Oo hoes, N. Y., proves It beyond a doubt. Just before the Giants started for Martin and spring training, Mike Ho gan bounced Into the Giants' offices and announced that he was ready to go South. John McGraw gave him the up and down, scratched his noggan In deep h Vt j mi safari! I III ;.., s,- Pitcher M. B. Hogan. thought, und utterly failed to remem ber of ever huvlng heard of him, "Why, the paper up In Cohoes said you wanted to give me a trial and so here I am," explained Hogan. "I've been pitching semlpro ball up home, and I guess you've heard about me. I'm a machinist by trade." McGraw had never dreamed of Ho gan, but he liked the youngster's looks, and, most of all, he took a fancy to the name of Hogan. Mc Graw would like to surround himself with Doyles, McCarthys and Hogans, so he decided to give Mike a chance, and Mike went to Martin. So there Is something In a name after ull, for Hogan, who hnd never played professional bull, Is getting his first tryout In the strongest minor league in the country, and all because his name Is Hogan. A FEW SMILES llorfcuiy RAISE CROP OF RASPBERRIES Amusing Ignorance Shown by Some American Firms An amusing Instance of the Ignor ance of some American firms regard ing the language spoken In different parts of the world has come to light and many laughs have been had at the expense of a well-known Eastern steel company, muses n writer In the New York Commercial. This concern de cided to circularize nil the large busi ness houses of Honolulu and other cities and towus lu the Hawaiian Is lands and wrote a letter In English to them all in which this sentence oc curred: "Do not hesitate to write ns regarding your wants In your native language. We have a complete for eign department and are equipped to translate letters written In any tongue." One Ann In Honolulu decid ed to test out this last statement. After a long search, an educated Ha waiian was found who was able to tittvi narKSi '-- - -'tise or A Wise Silence. "What excuse did you give the wife last night?" "I gave none." "Didn't even tell her It was business detained you?" "Heavens, man, If I'd uttered the word 'blshness' I'd have given myself dead away." Inconsistent. George You have atolen my heart. Peggy That's a nice thing to say after you've been begging me for six months to accept It. His Position. "You and Sydney sit next each other In school, don't you, Harry?" "Part of the time." "Only part?" "Yes, sir. Sydney's standing In a corner most of the time." "And what do you do then?" "Oh, I generally stand In another corner." If 8he's Mercenary. "What Is the best way to lead ap to a proposal?" "You might make some casual ref erence to the size of your Income tax "Yes?" "In a majority of cases that will pal the young woman In a receptive framt of mind." Interviewing a Lion Tamer. "What are your methoda In Hon taming. I would pay you well for a few lessons." "I don't mind giving you lessons, m 1 a t e r. But there's nothing In the business, I i warn you." "I don't wish to ! embark In the i business. Thought I'd try 'em on ass; i wife." ever translated Is not known, tffft the Honolulu house never heard from It again. Yields In Different Sections Vary Greatly Secure Plants From Re liable Nurseryman. (Prepared by the United rjtatea Depart ment of Agriculture.) Yields from raspberry plantations vary greatly according to the varieties raised, the care given them, and the conditions under which they are grown. In the eastern United States It Is agreed generally that In sections to which they are adapted the purple sorts are the most productive, the blackcaps next, and the red varieties the least productive. Records of red raspberry growers In New York State Indicate that the average yield Is be tween 1,800 and 1,400 quarts per acre, while the best fields go as high as 4,000 quarts. Black raspberries In the same state average between 1,400 quarts per acre, and the purple varieties aver age between 1.700 and 2,300 quarts. Yields In different sections as well as from different varieties vary greatly. Plants of the different varieties of raspberries may be secured from any reliable nursery nnd usually In start- ng a new plantation this is done. Many grower, having an established plantation propagate their own stock. To propngnte new plants, the tips of the new canes of black raspberries and of the purple varieties now under cultivation should be burled In moist soil In late summer. By the following spring, the tips will have rooted and formed good plants. The cane then should be severed, leaving four to eight inches of cane with the new plant which is to be set In the field. If the tips of the canes of black and purple varieties are pinched off when they are about 12 Inches high, the canes will branch freely and a large number of tips for burying will be se cured. With many growers the first crop from both block and purple rasp berry plantations Is a crop of plants. In fnct, a large part of the plants dis tributed by nurserymen are produced In this way by raspberry growers, who In turn sell them to nurserymen. Red raspberries send up new canes from the base of the old canes, as do black and purple varieties. In addi tion, they send up suckers from un derground roots at various distances from the crown of the parent plant. In stnrtlng a new plantation the strong est of these suckers are used. If a quantity of plants for setting Is needed each year for several years, it may prove desirable to take up all plants In a given part of the Held, both the old ones and the suckers. By the fol lowing year, a solid stand of plants suitable for setting will have sprung up from the pieces of roots left In the Harvesting Berries for a Cannery. ground. When these are dug and the ground Is rich, another stand will grow for the following year. If this prac tice is followed, the fruiting planta tion need not be disturbed by digging up sucker plants. Sometimes growers of the Marlboro and Ruby varieties wait until suckers appear In the spring and set these out Such plants will be small, but should be very free from Insects and dlsenses. Raspberries may be propagated also by cuttings of the roots or canes If necessary. In ordinary practice, how ever, cuttings of either roots or canes are rarely used. ERADICATE APPLE TREE PEST The Butter Tree. A tree, known as the shea, or butter tree, la beginning to attract commer cial attention. It supplies not only nuts, but also butter that may become) an article of commercial importance, says the San Francisco Argonaut It la already exported to Europe, when makers of artificial butter find use for It Almost two-thirds of the not la vegetable butter. The tree begins to bear when It is fifteen years old, and reaches Its prime In twenty-five years. Chocolate manufacturers could easily utilise the product. It might also be of use In maklug candles and Beat Wash for Borers Is Thick Coat of Paint Applied Before Egg-Laying Season. (From the United States Department of Agncuuure.i Probably the best wash for apple tree borers Is a thick coat of paint, made from raw Unseed oil and pure white lead. Remove the earth for a distance of two to three Inches from the base of the tree, scrape off the dirt and loose bark scales, and, afer worming, apply to the exposed trunk a thick, uniform coating of the paint to a distance of about one foot above the ground. Worming and painting should be done annually about early May, be fore the beginning of the egg-laying season of the parent beetles. White lead paint has sometimes caused In Jury probably on account of Inferior Ingredients. Owing to the increased cost of all kinds of ma terial the retail selling price of OVERALLS Reg. U.S. Pat. Off has been advanced to the Suit Excellence of quality am! workmanship guaranteed as heretofore. OVERALLS Rca.u.s.PAT.orr. Look for this Red Woven Label Made by Levi StraUBs & Co., San Francisco Awarded GRAND PRIZE at P. P. I. E. - Mfra. of " Freedom-AlU" - the new garment for women i r vi strauss ts, co. saw naHciscacAW J Carelessness. Wife (reading) Thief grabs lady's $500 meshbag with two pennies in It. Husband (a preacher) Ah, ladies should be more careful on their way to church Houston Chronicle. When Mary's Lamb Grew Up. Mary had a little lamb But how that lamb has grown! Now Mary'd rather walk a mile Than face that lamb alone. Boston Transcript. Habit. "That telephone frets me like an aching tooth," said the man who jumps every time the bell rings. "Yes," commented the sardonic cit izen; "there is a similarity; and the queer part of it is that you lack the nerve to have either taken out." Washington Star. Real Art. "He's a clever photographer." "Makes pictures of people as they look, I presume." "Cleverer than that. He makes them as they think they look." De troit Free Press. Those Summer Fura. "I'm kind o' hopeful it's goin' to be a cool summer," remarked the man with the subdued air. "Are you a weather prophet?" "No. But my daughter is wonder fully smart. And she's buying more furs this spring than she did last' Carelessly Walked On. "I laid my heart at her feet," re marked the lovelorn youth. "How did she take it?" "It didn't make much of an im pression on her. That girl's used to Oriental rugs, she is." Washington Star. A PRETTY FACE is the result of a healthy physical condition. "Beauty is but skin deep" yet it greatly de pends on a clear complexion, free from wrinkles and hollow cheeks. Health always brings wealth of beauty. A health ly state of the sys tem comes with Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It's a medicine prepared for woman's ailments It cures those derangements and weak nesses which make woman's life miser able. You can overcome most bodily ills, escape sickness, build up your health with regular hours, plenty of water, sensible food, and a chance to get the poison out of the system. Take a natural laxative once or twice weekly. Such a one is made of May-apple, juice of aloes, and root of jalap, sugar-coated and supplied to all druggists years ago by Doctor Pierce and known as Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Get them to-day! Adv. Polite Repartee. Stupid Maid Mrs. Juggins says she ain't home, ma'am. Clever Caller All right; tell her I was awfully afraid she would be. Baltimore American. Couldn't Miss Them. "Did you observe all the meatless and wheatless days?" "Observe them! They have been forced on my attention." Washington Star. Impervious. "The language you use to that mule Is perfectly shocking." "Yes," replied the driver. "It seems to get a rise out of everybody but the mule." Washington Star. THIS WEAK, NERVOUS MOTHER Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound Restored Her Health. Orchard for Ordinary Family. Many lovers of fruit plant too large an orchard. For the ordinary family 25 apple trees, five cherry trees and five plum trees are enough. Constancy. "To what do you attribute yoar soc csasr "To the fact that I didn't quit my Spray Materials Scarce. Spray materials may be scarce this spring. The wise man will buy early while he Is sure of getting sufficient for his needs. Don't sell all the apples and pears. Ww i '-tV. Cf r Philadelphia, Pa. "I was very weak, always tired, my back ached, and 1 felt sicKiy most oi uio time. I went to a doctor and he said I had nervous indi gestion, which ad ded to my weak condition kept me worrying most of the time and he said if I could not stop that I could not get well. I heard so muchabout Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound my husband wanted me to try it I took it foraweek and felt a little bet ter. I kept it up for three months, and I feel fine and can eat anything now without distress or nervousness. "Mrs. J. Wob.thi.ine, 2842 North Taylor St, Philadelphia Pa. The majority of mothers nowadays overdo, there are so many demanda upon their time and strength; the result is invariably a weakened, run-down, nervous condition with headaches, back ache, irritability and depression and soon more serious ailments develop. it - t .rich "riods in life that Lydia E. Y Y