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THE DAVENPORT NEW ERA
Your Health
is Safe
WHEN THE
APPETITE
IS KEEN
WHEN THE
LIVER AND
BOWELS ARE
REGULAR
WONDERFUL PROGRESS LUSITA>IA mmm 6000
IN CANADA
WILSON ANO LANSING STUDYING
LATEST OFFER.
WHAT IS URIC ACID?
THE CAUSE OF BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO
WHEN THE
DIGESTION
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING IN RUINS
AND SIX PEOPLE ARE
KILLED
It Is Over the Hill—Splendid
Bank Clearings, and the Crop
Returns Reveal Vast Possi-
bilities for the Future.
Germany Admits That Submarine Com'
mander Acted Fully Under
Order*.
Washington.—President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing have conferred on
"There are opportunities for Invest- the latest tentative draft of the com-
IS NORMAL FIRED BY INFERNAL MACHINE ment In Canada now that may prove munlcation the German government
mmmmmmmmmm attractive to American capital. Land i topes *1" bring the negotiations over
prices In the west are low and wages Lusitania disaster to a satisfactory
1 less than on this side of the line, and termination. Information that the out-
whatever the outcome of the war, the
future of the Dominion Is assured as
one of prosperity In the development
of its vaBt resources." Chicago Tribune.
A short time ago the Canadian gov
Members of Parliament Forced
Flee for Their Lives, by Rapid
Spread of Flames Through
The Building.
look for an early settlement of the case
a/fain was) promising, was received
from various diplomatic and official
quarters.
German officials say the Berlin for-
eign office has gone as far as it pos-
Any disturbance C-f these func- Ottawa, Ont. -The historic Canadian era ment asked for private subscrip-
tions Could be corrected by ^ar^ameDt building was destroyed by tlons to a loan of fifty million dollars. sit>ly can to meet the proposition of
a fire declared unofficially to have been I,es8 than a month was given for com- the L'nlted States. From high diplo-
II T* C "IT "T IT fk 9 1 aused by the explosion of a gas bomb pletion of the subscription. On No- j ma"c quarters Sunday night came the
J| y | J| 1 ILK C5 or an 'n'ern&l machine. Two women, vember 30th. the day upon which sub- ! statement that German? believes that
| guetts of the wife of Speaker Sevig- scriptlcais were to cease, it wag found j she has' w'ith , xcpPt'on of making
i ny, were overcome by smoke and per- i that 110 million of dollars had been j111 ,out.a°? out disavowal of the Lusi-
ished. Several policemen and firemen subscribed or 60 million dollars more "f'J?' S""?! I!
'were buried under debris when one than the amount asked. If there were ^ ' b,e;.conceded every de.-ire of the
were nuried under debris when one .MuHmlatlr imnelne that United States and that the tentative
end of the building collapsed. Two any 80 PesB"nlstic as to imagine that |
Ever since the discovery of uric acid
In the blood by Scheele, in 1775, and
the bad effect It had upon the body,
.dentists and physicians have striven
to rid the tissues and the blood of
this poison. Because of *s over-
abundance in the system it causes
backache, palLS here and there, rheu-
matism. gout, gravel, neuralgia and
sciatica. It was Dr. Pierce who dis-
covered a new agent, called "Anuric,"
which will throw out and completely
eradicate this uric acid from the sys-
tem. "Anuric" is 37 times more po-
tent than lithia, and consequently you
need no longer fear muscular or ar-
ticular rheumatism or gout, or many
other diseases which are dependent on
an accumulation of uric acid within
the body. Send to Dr. Pierce of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute*
Buffalo, N. Y., for a pamphlet on
"Anuric," or send 10 cents for a trial
package of "Anuric" Tablets.
If you feel that tired, worn-out feel-
ing, backache, neuralgia, or if your
sleep is disturbed by too frequent
urination, go to your best store and
ask for Dr. Pierce's "Anuric."
Dr. Pierce's reputation is back of
this mediefne and you know that hla
"Pleasant Pellets" for the liver and his
"Favorite Prescription" for the ills of
women have had a splendid reputation
for the past fifty years.
A stork can st.and a long time on
one leg, but then so can a flagpole.
Stomach Bitters
It Isn't always what a man knows
but what he doesn't tell that makes ui Dominlon policemen and two common? ta"a<'a "as Posing through a period
, ui™ wIba ii han impfl tha vnnnprl:! Khun inp
believe him wise.
FRUIT LAXATIVE
attendants who were working with
other men in the chamber below the
speaker's quarters when the roof fell
in, are declared to have been killed
"California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.
Every mother realizes, after giving
her children "California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant tasts
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with-
out griping.
When cross, Irritable, feverish, or
breath is "bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit
laxative," and In a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
(indigested food passes out of the bow-
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When Its little system Is full
of cold, throat sore^ has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic—remem-
ber, a good "inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep "California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful "oday saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the Btore for a 50-
cent bottle of "California Syrup of
Figs," which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on "the bottle. Adv.
California produces 30,000 tons of
refined salt yearly.
__ _.d? fo
refund money if It (ails. 60c
inleh DrugtflnU
Prohibitory laws were passed in
seven states in 1915.
Rest Those Worn Nerves
• Don't give up. When you feel
all unstrung, when family cares
seom too hard to bear, and back-
ache, dizzy headaches and Irregu-
lar kidney action mystify you. re-
member that such troubles often
come from weak kidneys and It
may be that you only need Doan's
Kidney Pills to make you well.
Don't delay. Profit by other peo-
ple's experiences.
An Oklahoma Case
lira V. E. Hunt,
N. Main St.. Coal-
K a t e Okla., ay>
■ My kidney• r«
badly disordered
a n d I h a d severe
backachea and
J | m e s . I was ti
tuch bad shape
\ h * t I thourft
would go frantic
After stooping: Ot
IJfUn*, it w<v« dim
fulf'for met
Straighten. Bfior t#lj - -
after I used DoanT Kidney PI1U, ths
pains disappeared and t haven't had
any sign of kidney trouble ■Ince."
C«t Doan's at Kmy Star*. 50c ■ Baa
DOAN'S V.VLV
FOSTER-MlLBU:.N CO, BUFFALO. N. Y.
of hard times the wonderful Bhowing
| of this subscription should put aside
all doubts of Canada's rapidly increas-
ing prosperity.
The bank clearings of Winnipeg for
The evening session of the House j 1915 were a billion and a half of dol-
had Just opened when the cry of "Fire lars. Think of It. Then, In addition,
drove members, attaches and specta there were the bank clearings of the ! ,,'VL,"
tors from the halls. , other cities throughout Western Can- ^b" blause thaf jt w^a viola
Frederick F. Pardee, chief liberal ** "««' ■ S"k«toon a"<j "J™6
« • , . ' Jaw also show big increase in clear-
hip, and William S. Loggie. a mem |ngg Th(J winnl Btatigtlcs show
ber of parliament from New Bnins ,hat lha clty hag done the blgge8t
wick, are missing and it is expected financial, commercial and Industrial
proposal materially strengthens the as-
surances already given on the nego-
tiations over the sinking of the steam-
ship Arabic. It is also claimed that the
tentative proposal covers all the fun-
damental Issues involved in the con-
duct of submarine warfare In the North
Sea.
It is explained that a direct disavow-
Most particular women use Red Cross
Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please.
At all good grocer*. Adv.
A typewriter Is better than a pen
for writing poetry, because you can
start all the lines even.
they have lost their lives
It has been established that the first
burst of flames In the reading room of
the bouse of commons was preceded
by at least on explosion and probably
by two. The force of the concussion
was so severe that persons standing
some distance away were hurled to the
floor. A rigid investigation to deter-
mine the cause of the fire already has
been undertaken by the dominion au-
thorities.
The flames spread with such amaz-
ing rapidity that the Ottawa fire bri-
gade was utterly helpless to cope with
them. Aid was sent from Montreal on
a special train.
Loss Beyond All Estimates.
The loss cannot be estimated In
money. The building was valued at
about 15,000,000 but the contents are
of inestimable value. There was no
Insurance.
At midnight the commons and sen-
ate chambers had been destroyed and
as the great clock boomed out the hour
flames were swirling up the magnifi-
cent tower and licking their way to its
top. The parliamentary library at the
rear probably will be saved. Soldiers
were assigned to carry out Its contents.
Members of parliament, spectators
In the gallery of the lower house, gov-
ernment employees and others who
were in the building narrowly escaped
death or injury. Within a few min-
uted after the fire began corridors
were filled with smoke and at many
points walls of flame barred progress.
There were many doors to the great
building, but since the outbreak of the
war all except the main portals have
been closed to safeguard the legisla-
tors. This precaution made escape the
more difficult and probably was re-
sponsible for the deaths of Mine. Bra-
vy of Montreal, and Mme. Morln, of
Beuce, in one of the rooms in the
speaker's BUlte.
Mme. Sevlgny saved her two chil-
dren by dropping them Into a firemen's
safety net and then leaped to safety
herself. Another of her guests, Mme.
Pugsault saved herself in the same
way.
business in its history in 1915. A
billion and a halt are big clearings,
representing business on a per cap-
ita basis of over $7,000 per head for
every man, woman and child in the
city, and has gone ahead of big man-
ufacturing cities like Buffalo, and
runs a close second to Detroit. It
has shown bigger bank clearings than
the middle west cities of Minneapolis
and Duluth, and has exceeded Los
Angeles, Seattle and other noted ship-
ping centers. It Is now side by side
with the ten biggest cities in North
America in amount ot hank clearings.
But because the war helped Canada
recover quickly from a natural eco-
nomic depression It does not follow
tion of the Instructions given the com-
mander of submarines. In the case of
the Lusitania, however, the command-
er acted in accordance with orders.
The general Instructions not to sink
liners without warning were given, it
was disclosed by high authority, on the
day after the Lusitania went down. It
was said that Germany withheld an-
nouncement of the fact for stragetical
naval reasons.
In the latest proposal there is no at-
tempt to deny responsibility for the !
sinking of the Lusitania. Germany as-
sumes liability for the American lives
lost, offers reparation by the payment
of indemnity and assures the United
States that the killing of Americais
was without Intent. The destruction
of the liner was an act of reprisal for
the British blockade under the order in
council, according to the German view,
and reprisals should not be applied to
PREPAREDNESS!
To Fortify The System Against Grip
whea Grip is prevalent LAXATIVE BROMO
QUININE should be taken, as this combination
of Quinine with other ingredients, destroys
terms, acts as a Tonic and Laxative and thus
keeps the system in condition to withstand
Colds, Grip and influenza There is only on*
"BROMO QUININE." B. W. GROVE'S *ir
aaiure on box. *se.
Inconsistent.
Cohen—Levy, my life is a failure!
Levy—Well, for a failure you got
very little to show for it!
The man who is driven to drink al-
ways has to walk back.
To keep clean and healthy take Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant PelletH. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.—Adv.
Heard It at Home.
Boozer (2 a. m.)—Well, I guess I'd
better—hie—go in. I wonder—hie—if
my hat's on Btraight.
Quick Conversion.
"How is the sentiment for world
peace in this community?"
"It was pretty strong until last
week." replied the old resident
"What happened then?"
"Our congressman announced that
there was a good chance of getting a
munitions plant located in this dis-
trict"
that, at the end of the war, the coun- neutrals. The tentative communica-
try must Buffer a relapse, and straight- ,ion also stated that the method of con-
way return to a state of Inactivity and j ducting submarine warfare in the
hard times.
A Winnipeg paper, with a well-
known reputation for conservatism In
economic matters says:
Canada's undeveloped belds should |
prove a mighty factor after the war in
adjusting the country's business from
one period to another. The staggering j Citizens of Arkansas Town Fighting to
figures of this year's crop, showing in- Save Their Levee.
creases In production of 60 per cent 1
North Sea has been modified because
of friendship for the United States and
because American lives had been lost.
ARKANSAS CITY IS UNDER WATER
over last year, give a slight Idea of the
future wealth stored In vast stretches
of prairie plain yet untouched by the
plow. The Northwest Grain-Dealers' As-
sociation on September 1 estimated
that the wheat crop of the three Prairie
Provinces would amount to 250,800.000
bushels. On November 10 that esti-
mate was Increased to 307,230,000
bushels. The Dominion government
on September 13 estimated the West-
ern wheat crop at 275,772,200 bushels,
but on October 15 those figures were
changed to 304,200,000 bushels.
Monetary Returns for the Western
Crop.
And the amount of money which the
west Is receiving for Its grain has not
yet been wholly appreciated. Up to
the 10th of December the Canadian ;
west had received some 17C million
dollars for 182 million bushels ot Its
grain crop, of which 149 million bush-
els was wheat. The average price ot
No. 1 Northern wheat for September
was 93% cents; for October 98H
cents, am) for the first three weeks of
November
Decentfier
* ~ : maintained and the last
Jl-03*. OH th$ lOtJn oj , Sunday afternoon w
there Was fully 120 million mi;t|c one; ..We'll win t
Little Rock.—About 300 or 700 men
now remain in Arkansas City toiling,
strengthening the levees against the
fast rising waters of the Mississippi
river and they are hopeful that the
levee will hold and that the town will
be saved. The narrow strip of levee
is the only land in sight here.
On one side is the great river, swol-
len until its surface is fifteen feet
above the level of the town. On the
other side of the levee is a great lake
formed by the flood waters that have
poured down from the north. This
lake Is nearly 40 miles long and 20
miles wide. From it only the upper
stories of buildings in Arkansas City
protrude. At the levee are three
Bteamboats ready to carry the plucky
fighters to safety should they lose their
battle with the flood. They are living
in the second stories of their homes
and in box cars on the levee.
Sunday the river rose two-thirds of a
foot to a level of 55.7 feet at Arkansas
City and was still rising slowly. Tele-
graph service with the town still Is
maintained and the last word from
as an optl-
the fight."
Pat's Object.
During a severe engagement in the
Afghan war a private waB espied by
his captain In the act of beating a
hasty retreat. The man had been a
favorite with his superior officer, and
when the latter approached him on the
subject the following day it was in
sorrow more than in anger.
"I must confess, Pat." he said, "that
your action In the engagement yester-
day surprised me."
"An' what's the reason of that, cap-
tain, dear?"
"Reason enough. Pat. Didn't you
promise me you'd be in the thickest of
the fight, and didn't I catch you actu-
ally running away, you rascalT"
"Running away, is it? Indeed, cap-
tain, but ye deceive yerself. It was in
remembrance of my promise, sir, that
I was runnln' around tryin' to find out
Just where the light was the thickest,
so I was."
DON'T SNIFFLE!
Tou can rid yourself of that cold in
the head by taking Laxative Qulnidlne
Tablets. Price 25c. Also used in
cases of La Grippe and for severe
headaches. Remember that.—Adv.
Both Sides of It.
"I think a girl is very foolish to
propose to a poor man," said the leap
year maid.
"Yes," replied the grass widow, "but
not any more foolish than the poor
man who accepts that kind of a girl."
Bearcat's Misfortune.
"My least boy. Bearcat, got sorter
mutilated tuther day," related Mr.
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, Ark.
"He Is four years old. and his maw
was getting ready to concoct his first
pair of pants. She had the little fel-
ler spread out on the floor on a big
sheet of paper and was drawing a pat-
tern of his curves with a chunk of
charcoal when his Uncle Bragg from
over at Torpidity came to make us a
surprise visit. He shoved the door
open and tromped all over poor little
Bearcat before he knowed what he
was into."—Kansas City Star.
Not a Soldier's Fault.
A certain army officer took In to
dinner at a Washington party a young
lady who had Just returned from Eng-
land.
"The young soldiers," she said, "are
having it all their own way with the
girls over there now. Too much their
own way, in fact. I know of a young
lieutenant In the blues who Is said to
be engaged to seven girls simultane-
ously."
"Oh, well," said the officer, with a
deprecatory smile—"oh, well. Cupid
of course, Is using a machine gun
these days."
SEVEN
j bushels of wheat to be marketed. This ; flashed ,he operator.
DIE IN ARKANSAS FLOOD i would leave about 30 million bushels
I for local consumption In the Prairie
And Watrs Continue to Spread Over
Lowlands.
Province..
Brad street says:
"Confidence seems to have returned
Little Rot k Seven lives have been
lost and hundreds of thousands of dol- ! Canada; grain crops are exception-
ally large, prices pay the farmer, and
Make the Liver
Do" its Duty
Nine times in ten when the liver ii
right the stomach and bowels are right
CARTER S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
gently but firmly com]
pel a lazy liver tOj
do its duty.
Cures Con-,
•tipation, ln-^
digestion,
Sick
Head* t he, *
and Dittres* After Eating.
SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
Carters
ITTLE
lars' damage done by the floods dev- ,
astatlng Arkansas. Hundreds of fam
llles are homeless.
The crest of the White river flood
has reached the lower course of the
river and has driven many resident*
of the low lands from their homes, !
but no widespread damage is reported. )
The flood In Newport Is slowly subsid-
ing and it is reported that there Is no
real distress there.
Relief measures will be handled {
from Little Rock and Pine Bluff. M
A. Auerbaeh, secretary of the United
Charities at Little Rock, will go Into
the flooded sections of the lower Ar-
kansas river valley as special repre-
sentative of the American Red Cross.
Food and boats for rescue work, need-
ed at once at Douglas, Gould and other
flooded towns, probably will be sent to
Rob Roy from Pine Bluff and taken by
steamer to the stricken towns.
the war-order lines provide work and
aid In circulating much money. Credit
Is more freely granted, and interior
merchants are disposed to buy rather
liberally."—Advertisement.
m
Limited.
She—But have you any prospects?
He—Only you and ono other girl.—
Exchange.
RED, ROUGH, SORE HANDS
May Be Soothed and Healed by Use
of Cuticura. Trial Frse.
BLACK
All Lovely Again In Berlin.
- — I Berlin.—The feeling prevalent !n
b?^c/ttir-?1BiaMiL rnalllr German circles that a crisis Is at hand
pn-. l. fr«ah. miabto; tntoni k in German-American relations, particu-
V-u™ b-.u- tM, I UrJy ln regard t0 the Lu!(ltan|H cage
has been moderated by the seml-olBl-
clal announcement regarding the for-
warding to Ambassador Von Berns-
torff at Washington of Instructions
which give hope of a definite settle-
ment. Th* Kreux Zeitung doubts
whether the president will be able to
obtain any definite results by his pro-
test against British Interference with
trade.
| 17tri'u lor ni taiimonUk.
.P.I m l if ,k . SlMkla, PUU |! 00
I so IM< ■>,. aiuklx Pill, 4 M
!' • any lnjtrtor bui Cutter's t>«a4,
Th« iQjttHorlt* of C utur prudueu U du« to o*«r 1?
h*ri ot MMr-lftllrlrj In and Mrumi •«!>
I Mitt •« Cutltr't. If «aobUin M«. order <1tr*<-t.
TM Cut tor Laftorattry, Btrkrtty. Cftl-. «r CIUmh. III.
HairRbalsam
toQrtv or FmI*4 Hair
The geat lake that extends from the
Arkansas river southward with the
Mississippi river levees as its eastern
bank has engulfed a score of towns
In Southeastern Arkansas. At Lake
Village the flood water is rising at the
rate of a half inch an hour. At Gaines
Landing, four miles north of Lake Vil-
lage, 400 persons are on the levee with-
out shelter.
A relief train sent out from Little
Rock in charge of officials of th* Iron
Mountain railroad Sunday morning
was able to proceed southward beyond
Grady. From there the vorkers are 1
voyaging in motor boats t. -rying food
to those who are In need and taking
many marooned families from their 1
submerged homes. The train carried
a large quantity of supplies from Little
Rock,
The list of known dead was Increased |
to sIMeen Saturday by the drowning
of a boy on the main street of Arkan-
san City and the discovery near Aug-
usta of the body of Christy Taylor, a
young man who had set out in a motor
boat to rescue cattle from the White
river flood.
German Cruiser Mined,
Copenhagen.—A large German war
ship has been sunk in the Cattegat be-
i ween the island of Anholt and tha
If. hard to be grateful to men who j according to a Copen-
fight your battle, for you and ge, h«gen dlspatch quoting the newspaper
1 Helsinfgors Avis. The dispatch say.
it Is supposed the vessel struck a mine.
Wireless calls for help were heard, but
these ceased after a time. The Cat-
tegat Is a body of water lying between
I Denmark and Sweden through which
vessels from the Baltic must pais to
I teach the Atlantic. Anholt lies in th.
J center of the Catte/ut.
Nothing so soothing and healing for
red. rough and Irritated hand. a. Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
Soak hand, on retiring ln hot Cuticura
.oap.ud.. Dry. and gently anoint hand,
with Cuticura Ointment. A une-night
treatment works wondera.
ETee sample each by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
licked.
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.
Don't suffer torture when all femal.
trouble* will vanish in thin air after usin|
"Eemeoioa." Pries joc sad li.oo.—Adv
If experience cannot teach a man
there 1. no hope for hint.
A Vast Army
of Workers
who need sound nourishment, whether for labor of
body or brain, have come to know by actual test that
they can depend upon
Grape-Nuts
Made of whole wheat and malted barley, thia
famous pure food supplies all the rich nutriment of the
grains, including their valuable mineral elements—lack-
ing in many foods—but mighty necessary for ener-
gizing of the mental, physical and nervous forces.
Grape-Nuts has a delicious nut-like flavour—is
always ready to eat—easy to digest, and wonderfully
nourishing.
"There's a Reason"
for
Grape-Nuts
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
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