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WOMEN AND THE V BURMESE GIRLS' EAR PLUGS CENTER OF MANY LEGENDS WHY SHE BECAME CHRISTIAN By MRS. HENRY P. DAVISON Treasurer War Work Council National Board Y. W. C. A. In an Illinois prairie town lives a widow who launders seventeen bas kets of wash a week and every night thanks God for having put pity Into the hearts of women To her came one day a letter from her only son. He was then at Camp Funston, Kansas, learning to lie a soldier. The let ter begged her to come and see him before he was sent to Krance. The mother opened the tin Mn. Davlton mnk m whlch she had been hoarding lief dimes and quarters against this day. The money was scarcely enough. Nevertheless she started. She walked the first eighteen miles. Then her strength gave out, and she took a train. She did not know that visitors to Camp Funston stay in Junction City, eleven miles away. So she got off the train at Fort Riley. An officer set her right and Bhe reached Junc tion City after dark. Somahow Bhe found a rooming-house. Some oni. thsro stole five dollars from her five of the precious dollars she had earned over the wash tub and saved by walking. Terror-stricken, she crept out of the house when no one was looking. Later in the night a soldier found her trembling In the street, and took her to the rooms of the Young Wom en's Christian Association, rooms which the War Work Council had opened as a clearing-house for trou bles. The poor frightened woman was put to bed, but she was too miserable to sleep. The matron got up at daybreak, built a fire, and com forted her. The son's commanding officer was reachod by telephone early In the morning, and the boy came to his mother on the first trolley-car he could catch. The two spent long, low-voiced hours together, perhaps the last hours they will have this side of heaven. Every moment was as pre cious as a month had been last year. The old lady had still one present worry. The boy's bad cold might turn into pneumonia if she left Mm. Hut she had not money enough to stay another night and buy a ticket home. When the matron told her Hint her bed was free, she broke down and cried and cried. "I did not know there was so much pity left In the world," she sobbed. She stayed till her boy's cold was better. Then she went back to her seventeen washings and her memo ries. Because of the certainty of Just such cases as this was Governmental sanction given to the activities of the War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A. From the Pacific to the Alanlic its fiold extends. Every state in the Union has Its members. Urgent ap oealH for halo are Its cause mid its It was an after-supper purty ou the porch. For (lays on just such occasions, Oldjnim Cnbon hud been making sour remarks regarding the money the ad ministration Ih spending to remain sane and conduct a war nt the same time. Sometimes Olduinn (.'. brought inspiration. Women of every ra-'u and creed are its wards. Tl c of the War Work Council is trenie..u ous. When the United States enteied the great war the Young Women's Christian Association was, as always, working among women. With the call to new duties Its members did not abandon their old responsibilities. The War Work Council was formed as an emergency measure to take care of the women who were caught In some of the mazes of war, just as the parent organization has taken care of them through many years of peace. The varied activities decided upon by the War Work Council fol low closely the needs of the differ ent communities of the country. Sec retaries trained in the methods of the organization were sent out broadcast. They were instructed to report to the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associa tions In New York the lines of work which could be best followed In the various localities. These secretaries work in close cooperation with min isters, women's clubs, chambers of commerce, churches, military officials, and charitablo societies. The rec ord of a day's doings of a secretary reads like a novel, an economic treatise, and a psychological esHay all compressed Into a llne-a-day entry. A secretary sent out by the War Work Council must he equal to any emergency. Miss Lillian Hull at Chil llcothe, close by Camp Sherman, hur rying along the street at nightfall came upon a forlorn couple. A Fin nish soldier had found a Job for his wife, so that she might come on from Cleveland. When she arrived she was refused the place because he spoke no English. Their money had been all spent on the railroad fare, and the soldier was due back at Camp. The situation was bad. Thanks to Miss Hull a ChilllcotMan housewife now has an industrious and grateful domestic, a soldier is happy, and a soldier's wife Is safe. Army folks often benefit even more directly from the secretaries' work, in Bremerton, Washington, a secre tary was accoBted on the street by a sailor. She was a slendor woman, and ho had mistaken her for a girl. "May I walk along with you?" he asked. "Surely," she replied with mature understanding and intuition. "What Is the matter? Are you homesick?" The lad's story camo out with a rush. Yes, he was homesick, so hopelessly, despairingly heartsick that ho was on the verge of deserting. Hut this woman gave him genuine sympathy and encouragement. She saved him to his country. From north, Booth, east and west thesu pioneer secretaries sent In their report!. The appalling size of the undertaking was revealed to the War Woik Council. Bystematlzatlon of the work was the first step. Out of the multitudinous phases certain lines of work were revealed. (Continued .) out n little liuin'iiier nnd nipped on the porch swing. "I wish 1 wuz In Washington where I could tube a rap nttutii." he said. "I'd show them some things." "Ton," pined his wife, "(lb, yes, you, who cannot even make our poodle dog behave." Ceremony of Boring Lobes Performed by Professionals After Consult ing Fortune Teller. All the girls here wear ear plugs. They cunnot enter society without them. As a maiden approaches the age of coming out, which Is usually at twelve or thirteen, her ears are bored, and the ceremony Is as Important to lier as the first long dress Is to her American sister. The ceremony Is formal, and It must be done when the stars are propitious. The family consults the fortune teller for this occasion, and n big feast Is prepared. All the relatives and friends attend In their best clothes to witness I the piercing. This Is done by a pro- I fesslonal earborer, who uses needles of pure gold for the rich and silver ones for the poor. When the exact moment has arrived the girl Is laid down upon a mat In the back of the room and her relatives hold her there while the earborer thrusts the golden needle through the lobe and twists It around Into n ring. i This he leaves in the ear. The other j ear Is treated likewise. While this Is going on the bands play, and after It there Is a feast. It takes the ear some time to heal. When It Is quite well the process of enlarg ing the hole begins. The needle Is pulled back and forth until the sore heals. It !) then taken out and n little cyV 1 Inder of finely rolled gold is pressed In. This Is gradually opened from week to week, stretching the hole lorger and larger Burmah Corres pondence of the Cleveland Leader. BIGGER PRIZE THAN TIGER Natives Who Set Trap for Jungle Mon arch Satisfied With Bagging Smug glers of Opium, A singular tiger tale comes from a village In .Tnvn, where the tigers had been committing havoc for some time. One day two contraband opium smug glers, while passing through the forest saw two tigers following them. They were armed only with knives, and so they ran as fast as they could, but the tigers, as may be supposed, rapidly gained on them. When almost overtaken they spied I n tiger trap, n sort of box-like affair, nnd both gladly rushed In, carrying their burdens with them. The trap shut down very closely, but thnt plensed them mightily, as they could hear the tigers scratching nnd snort ing on the outside. The night passed In this way, nnd nt dawn the tigers scampered off nnd the smugglers es sayed to do likewise, but all their ef forts were unavailing. They were In tt trap, sure enough, j In n few hours the setters came to - have n look at the trap, and rejoiced I to see It closed, thinking a tiger had been caught. Their joy wns redoubled, however, when the prize proved to be ! the unlucky smugglers with n valua ble kind of opium, nnd the unlucky fel lows were marched oft to Jail In triumph. Clemenceau's Compromise. Here Is n bon-mot of Clemencenu which Ih making the rounds of Purls: The usual number of rifles used In ft French firing party nt the death of n traitor Is twelve. Many persons went to Cleinencenii trying to Influence him not to Impose the death penalty on Bolo. "Anyway, he wns only half n traitor," said one Influential man to tho Tiger. "That being so, it Is easily arranged," said Clemenceau. "We will give hliu only six rifles." The Underwear Season Never before were our Underwear stocks more com plete than now, and this is the time to lay in your winter's supply, while we have many styles to show you. Buying for 197 busy" stores is whv" we are able to quote you the following prices: Mens 2piece Cotton, per gaament Mens 2-piucc-Plccce, per garment Mens 2-piecc Wool, per garment Mens 2-pieoe heavy Wool, pergnrm. Mens Cotton Union Suits Mens Fleece Union Suits Hens Wove Union Suits Mens heavy Wool Union Suits -Mens Silk and wool Union Suits Boys Fleece Union Suits 89c 08c 1.0N ;.( 1.69 1.89 2.98 7(e to 1.19 Ladies 2-pieee Cotton, per garment 'Sc Ladies 2-picce Wool por garment 1.49 Ladies Cotton Union Suits. 1.49 Ladies Cotton Union Suits, sleeveless 1 49 Ladles Fleece Union Suits 1.49 Ladies Silk and Wool Union Suits 2.49 (with Dutch neck, ankle length 2.49 Indies line Silk . Wool Union Suits 3.49 Misses Cotton Union Suits 79c to 1.19 Misses Wool Union Suits 1.19 to 1.49 We now have nice' cotton and wool Blankets in white grey, tan and pretty plaids, at $1.98 to $15.00 Mjf niLurpurcfiea. Famous Dome of the Rock, In the Holy Land, Ha Long Been Held Sacred Place. The Mussulman's grief at the fall of Jerusalem Is largely centered In the fate of the Dome of the Rock. For centuries devout Mohammedans have journeyed to this spot, which they count second only to the holy places of Mecca in religious significance. Directly under the rounded dome topped with the Turkish crescent Is the sacred rock about which a host of tra ditions Jewish, Christiun nnd Mo hummednn have been collected. From this rock Mohammed ascended Into heaven on his steed El Bornk, the light ning. Here also, If tradition Is worth anything, rested Noah's ark, and Jacob saw the angelic vision. This spot Is 18 miles nearer heaven than any oth er on the earth, and the Turks accept the old Jewish theory that this Is the center of the earth. Here on the judg ment day will the nngel Gabriel stand when he sounds his trumpet. There Is little room for argument over these statements. You accept or reject them as you will. But long nnd heated have been the learned disser tations to decide whether this Identical spot, already overcrowded with asso ciations, is the site of Solomon's tem ple or of the tomb of Christ. Science now leans toward the former conclu sion and grants that very likely the rock marks the place where stood the altar of the famous Jewish temple. Even for a conflrmod skeptic the place must hold some Interest, for the structure protecting the rock is a worthy rival of the Taj Mahal in beau ty of design. The building Is octagon al like a mosque nnd popularly culled the Mosque of Omar, to the distress of the well Informed, who point out thnt It Is only n shrine and that the true Mosque of Omar is a small vault like building in no way connected with the sacred rock. Mohammedan worship Is as yet un disturbed by the viceroy of the Chris tians, the chief difference being that the Mohammedan Is now the tenant and the unbeliever the landlord. ONLY NEEDED TO BE FED Simple Reason Why Imported Engine Could Not Be Persuaded to Do Its Duty. The first locomotive used on the Chumplaln & St. Lawrence railroad came from Europe, accompanied by an engineer who, for some unexplained reason, hud It caged and secreted from public view. The trial trip wns made by moonlight, I" the presence of a few Interested persons, and It Is not de scribed as a success. Later, the Im ported engineer made several attempts to set the Kitten for such was the nickname applied to this pioneer loco motive In motion toward St. Johns, but In vain ; the engine proved refrac tory, and horses were temporarily sub stituted for it. Meanwhile, the railroad officials call ed In a practical engineer from the United States, who announced that the engine, which wns thought to be hope lessly unmanageable, was In good or der and required only plenty of wood nnd water. His opinion proved cor rect, for after a little practice the en gine attained the extraordinary speed of 20 miles an hour I I'rout's Hallways of Canadu. Elusive Happiness. We must remember one thing. It Is not absolutely necessary to be happy. It Is nil very well to talk about happi ness, but one of the strange contra dictions of life Is thnt we can never find happiness, If we search for It. Happiness Is elusive. It will escape us, If we seek to hold It. But If we go our way, If we refuse to lose our fulth, no matter how sad we may be, no matter how weury or how disheart ened, we will learn to find happiness In little things, In the reading of u book, In the singing of a song, In the making of a dress, in the doing of our work. It Is the last thing indeed that Is the real cure for the disillusionment of life that comes to each of us. Work Is the great panacea. If we work, and work well, we shall find much to com pensate us. And If along the way we choose to pretend that dreams do sometimes come true, who enn blame os? Exchange. What It Came To. "I've figured the whole thing out. father," said Mabel. "The car, to be gin with, will cost $5,000, which at 6 per cent is $300 a yeur. If we charge 10 per cent for depreciation It will come to $300 more. A good chauf feur can be had for $125 a month, or $1500 a year. I have allowed $10 a week for gasoline nnd $5for repairs. The chauffeur's uniform and furs will come to about $200. Now let's see what it comes to. Three hundred plus 000" "Don't bother, my dear, I know what It comes to," said the old gentleman. "What?" asked the girl. "My dear," said the father Impres sively, "it comes to n standstill, right here and now." Exchange. Religions of Orient Make Slaves of Women, Says a Japanese, and Rebelled. "And how did you happen to be come n Christian?" I asked Mme. HI rookn, a widely known Japanese, writes Tyler Dennett In Asia. "I wanted women to be good and I wanted to help them to Improve their lot," she replied tersely. "I found that I could not accomplish what I de sired without religion. Thnt conclu sion sent me to study religion from the woman's point of view. I found that there Is no hope for women in any of the religions of the Orient. They tench that from the cradle to the grave women are Inferior to men. They regard women as evil. Confu cian ethics, for example, teach that fools and women cannot be educated. A woman cunnot be a 'heavenly crea ture.' It teaches that It Is better to see a snake than a woman, for the lat ter arouses passion. "Japanese women have been so long oppressed by this kind of teaching that they no longer stop to ask why. They are afraid like slaves. Then I began to rend the Bible. I did not like some parts of it any better than I like the religions of the East. I did not see why any woman should call her hus band 'Lord and Master.' St. Paul made me very angry. He was an old bachelor; any one can see that. He didn't know much about women. But Peter? He was fine. He had a wife', he understood women. One can see thnt from his epistles. "When I read the gospels I found that Jesus made no distinction between the seres. I liked that. We are all, women ns well as men, children of God. I came to the conclusion that the only hope for the women of the Orient to attain their true position Is through Christianity." i ENGLISH ONE-MAN COLLIERY Unique Industry la Matched by Rail road That Is Operated in the United States. One-mun businesses are many In these days of depleted staffs, but a working coal mine, controlled, super vised, and staffed entirely by a single Individual Is something of a novelty, says London Answers. This one-man colliery Is found at Hether Ileage, Ambergate. The own er works the mine every day and all day to secure an output of 1,000 tons of coal a year. The mine Is small, and the produce near the surface, while the coal Is smut used hitherto In the manufacture of blacking, but thought of greater value in war time. The other side of the Atlantic can, however, match us In one-man Indus tries. There, on the Idaho Southern system, Is found a road run solely by one man. The track wns once a portion of an Irrigation system, long since abandon ed ; and a high-powered motor car with flanged wheels has been built to run along the rails. It carries 16 passen gers, nnd In the two light trailers go the freight and luggage. This quaint railroad has neither guard nor porter, yet it has a printed time table of Its own, and runs Its trains strictly oil time. Had First Call on Dance. Down at Quuntlco one night recent ly there was a dance for the men of a certain company, who were to leave for France the next morning. Of course, other marines than those about to go were on the floor. There was one man who was a mighty good dancer, and all the girls liked to dance with him. There was a very popular girl there, too. She had her dance program full. There wasn't a dance left. A marine came up. "May I dance with you?" he asked. Tho young woman said she was sor ry, but her program was full. "I am so sorry," she said. "I am sorry, too," replied the young man. "I just came into the hall, and I did want one dance before I leave for France." He started to turn away. The soldier who had the dance grab bed him by the shoulder. "You take my dance," he said. Evidently Had Wrong Girl. Bouncer was distinctly Irritated when ho bumped into somebody along the street, until he found that It was an old acquaintance of his. "Hal Just the fellow I want to see," he remarked. "I wanted to ask you whether you ever hear anything of Borem nowadays. Did he marry that girl he was so keen on?" "No, I don't think so. In fact, I've heard that he's rather fond of going to her house nnd puttli g the gramophone on most of the evening, nnd every time his back Is turned to put a fresh rec ord on, Miss Gladeye moves the hands of the clock on anywhere from ten minutes to a quarter of an hour." Under False Hair. Artificial and su'istltute hair is be ing made In Germany, according to in formation gathered by commerce re ports, which y : "The Importation of human hair from China has long been stopped. The surrogate which Is being used la really a substitute for silk. "At first silk hair was made, but the sale of this article was forbidden by the government. For dolls glass hair Is made." Sun Lifts Much Water From Lake. EvaporaUon of water from Gatun lake, canal lone, reached a new high record during the month of March, this year, says Popular Mechanics Magazlue. Calculations show that the sun withdrew 8,248,000,000 cubic feet of water from the body, the equivalent of 1,213 cubic feet a second for the period of 31 days. This was one cable foot a second in excess of the volume of water passing through the pen stocks of the Gntun hydroelectric sta tion, which, during the same month, produced 4,081,000 kilowatt hours of en ergy. This In turn shows the loss of potential current due to the sun's ef- WE FIGHT FOR THE PRINCIPAL of better groceries all the time. We believe everybody is entitled to good living and do our share toward supplying it by selling the finest groceries at the lowest prices good busineess will alow. We do not sell at cost but so near it that our customers are practically buyirp tl vl cleftle FOR THIS WEEK Bulk Macaroni 9 pounds for $1.00 Mexican Red Bsans 9 pounds for LOO Tigh House Cleanser 4 cans for 25c Celluloid Starch per package . 10c Corn Flakes 2 packages for 25c 35c Coffee SPECIAL 3 1-2 lbs. $1 00 Try this-Guaranteed to Please. ECONOMY GASH GROCERY Phone 532 Quality Always Service First 4 Greetings! Howdy! Are You? We have been going some for the past i months, and in "high gear" most of the time. We have ordered an extra boxof STOGIES and wish you to come in and have one on us. Hardware galore Implements and Wagons always, Lumber by the thousands and Good Year Tires. Smoke this fact and find an equal. A Hudson Super Six received last November late, equipped with Goodyear fabric all weather tread tires carrying a load that required reinforcement of springs to hold, goes over the Rocky Mountains, arrived at distant end of journey with speed ometer reading 4:i Similes and contaniing same air started on. Again, today the speedometer reads 9013 after crossing Rocky Moun tains a second time, and all four tires are still holding good. Seeing is believing. Come and see. We sell the' Goodyear Tires. Watts & Rogers Just Over the Hill MIlHIIIHIIimUMtllllllHOHIIMUMHIIMH WSS Show Your Patriotism! Buy a War Savings Stamp and Help Win the War For Sale at The First National Bank of cAthena wm 11 Meeting the Problems of the Day Requires alertness to the ever changing wat-time conditions. You will always find us ready to help meet these problems as they aris j, and we are going to help you to meet them By the Expansion of Your Credit on and after September 1,1018, all book accounts will be lim ited to 30 days' credit. If an extension of time is desired, THE TRADE ACCEPTANCE, a form of paper recommended by the Federal Reserve Banks, will be used. For detailed information, natch our ads, see your banker or call on us and v;e will be glad to explain. Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co. mm mii