The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 17, 1915 Page: 3 of 4
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NORMAN DAILY TRANSCRIPT
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FORTRC5S AND CHURCH
CALOMEL IS MERCURY, II SICKENS!
Don't Lose a Day's Work! If Your Liver Is Sluggish or Bowels
Constipated Take "Dodson's Liver Tone."—It's Fine!
sluggish liver better than a dose of
WHEN the very capital cities
of civilization lip in peril of
warfare, not many folk will
spare another thought for
Dinant on the Meuse; in-
deed, one of the leaBt among cities,
says a writer in Country Life. Yet
one may believe that among the wan-
dering folk, the tourists, the idle trav-
elers, there must have been grief for
Dinant when the ill news of its fate
came in. Who that knows that little
town between the limestone cliff and
the water of the Meuse but will mourn
that history should terribly repeat her-
self at Dinant? The warlike days of
Dinant had long gone by. In her hour
of pride she had been cast down. She
lived humbly. You would have war-
ranted her that history should make
no more troubles for Dinant. Yet now
her name 1s the last chapter as a
city sharing the terrible fame which
has come upon Louvain and Namur
and Malines. Once again Dinant has
ceased to be.
It was in the year 1466 that the
fates last meddled with Dinant. Then
she was a bonne ville, rich and pros-
perous, a fief of the bishop of Liega.
Sixty thousand hot-blooded, hard-work-
ing Walloons were within her armed
Walls. Brasswork was her craft;
more than half her citizens plied
that clanging trade. Read what the
Sire Philippe de Ccmmines wrote of
Dinant: "A mighty strong town it
was," said he, "and rich withall, by
reason of Its traffic in those warks of
brass that men call dinanderie, which
are pots and pans and the like mat-
ters." He goes on to tell ynu how
Dinant had quarreled with Bouvignes,
her neighbiring town on the other
bank of the Meuse, carrying unneigh-
borliness to the point of firing upon
Bouvignes with two bombards and
other pieces of artillery until they of
Bouvignes were constrained to work
and eat thPir dinners in the cellars of
their houses. The Sire de Commines
tells you that you will hardly believe
what hatred these two towns had for
one another; they were, I think, two
of a trade; Bouvignes had its own
brass-works.
But the brasswork of Dinant was fa-
mous through Europe. To this day
the museums label their best brass
candlesticks of the antique fashion,
their two-spouted brass pots with the
handle that swings from two little
brazen heads of ladies, as dinanderie
of Dinant on the Meuse. The wicked
forger of antiquities imitates lovingly
the works ot Dinant. If our Shake-
speare writes of the Agincourt army
•whose horsemen sat "like fixed can-
dlesticks," we may guess that he had
ia his mind some old piece of dinan-
derie seen in his childhood on a War-
wickshire dresser, one of those brass
candlesticks In the fashion of a knight
on horseback, that are now only for
the luckiest collector. Your true^
dinanderie must be dated before 1466,
for In 1466 the doom came on Dinant.
Dinant's Former Destruction.
When King Louis of France fled up
the hill from the field of Montlhery,
leaving Charles the Bold to claim a
victory among those of his Hurgun-
dians who had not fled on the other
side, somebody brought false news to
Dinant. Now Dinant hated the count
cf Charolals almost as much as It
hated Bouvignes, a town which was
held by Namur and was loyal to Bur-
gundy. Therefore, hearing of the
count's death, it seemed good to the
rabble of Dinant that they should
march gayly towards the walls of Bou-
vignes, carrying with them the stuffed
shape of a man. This dishonored pup-
pet had a cow-bell clinking at Its
neck. It wore a coat of many colors.
Bouvignes, looking down from its wall,
saw with horror the coat-armor of the
heir of Burgundy, saw the shape
tucked up to a gallows and shot full
of arrows by the popinjay shooters of
Dinant. But Charles Count of Charo-
lals was not dead. He was alive and
vengeful when Bouvignes sent him
its tidings. Dinant knew that soon,
and quaked. A humble letter beseech-
ing pardon was written out by two
elders of the town. Another letter
prayed King Ixiuis that for pity's sake
and charity he would intercede for
them with his terrible cousin. No an-
swer came. In fear Dinant heard that
Charles had struck out the name of
Dinant from the list of rebel towns to
■whom he would give his peace. For
nigh upon a year Dinant waited unpar-
doned. On r.n August day of 1466 the
good Duke Philippe was carried into
J3ouvignes on a litter. Old and feeble,
he was to see from the cliff at Bou
vignes the knightly vengeance that his
son would take upon these vile brass-
workers who had hanged the stuffed
image of a count, who had defamed
a duchess of Burgundy by calling hei
a bishop's sweetheart.
Then came the count himself under
a banner of St. George and the dragon,
with knights of the Fleece, with the
constable of France, with many lords
of Brabant and Hainaut, with horse
and foot and heavy artillery. The
Dinant men, at bay behind their wall,
raged at the sight of him; it had come
to war at last, and they were Wal-
loons with arms in their hands. Di.
nant was sieged on all sides; the mas-
ter of the artillery brought his bomb-
ards up against the gates at full moon,
scattering such shot from his small
pieces that not a head might peep
over the wall. The captain of the
brassworkers' guild would have fought
to the end, and his valiant smiths with
him. But the magistrates were giV'
ing up the key, while the captain was
carrying the city banner to the broken
wall, and the Bastard of Burgundy
came in and the court after him, mag-
nificent, pitiless, to sit in judgment
upon Dinant. A few rich men ran-
somed themselves dearly. But there
was much hanging and heading. Al
Bouvlgr.es they will show you the
cliff from which Dinant citizens, tied
neck and heels, were dropped into the
Meuse. There was pillage from house
to house; merchants frcm Brussels
had come with carts to carry away
brassworks and household goods
bought cheap of the plunderers. Last
ran the fire from end to end of the
town. Dinant was "burnei in such
fashion," says Olivier de la Marche
"that it seemed as though it had been
a ruin for a husdred years." For six
years it lay In its ashes, and then,
little by little, the life came back te
1-t, though never again came back the
pride and the wealth. Its rock was
crowned by a citadel, and the citadel
brought it storm and trouble in the
French wars.
But the town lived meekly in the
sight of Bouvignes; it never pros-
pered. In July of 1914 it was selling
gingerbread to peasants, and post-
card pictures of its pretty old houses
to the tourists from the Namur boat,
showing Btrangers the way up the cliff
by the 400 steps in the rock and serv-
ing dinners to holiday folk. In August,
a fatal month for Dinant, the Ger-
mans came upon it with mightier
bAmbards than those toys with which
Messire Bierre de Hacquembac had
made ready to blow in the gates.
Dinant once again is a ruin frcm end
to end. Once again the chronicler may
write "Cy fust Dinant."
Even as Rachel mourned for her
children and would not be comfort-
ed, because they were not, so may this
forlorn Belgium mourn for her per-
ished cities. Noble Louvain, very old
and wise, lies slain outright; Malines,
that was wonderful for beauty among
all towns, has her death wound; the
black sockets that were the houses of
Termonde gape horribly to the sky.
Yet Belgium will remember the litUe
Dinant in her prayer for vengeance.
There was little here for the over-
curious antiquary. Those same archi-
tects who would call the church of
Dinant notable among all Belgian
churches had played here industrious-
ly those perverse tricks that they
name restoration.
The new bridge was such a bridge
as cunning engineers will throw you
over any river of Europe. Not thus
was the old bridge built that carried
a castle upon its arches. For the rest
you had the lines of high-gabled
houses whose windows looked on the
water. These, again, you will not
compare with houses on the Graslei at
Ghent, with the houses that line the
quays of Bruges. Yet the less of
them is lamentable, irreparable. We
cannot rebuild antiquity, even thcugh
it be but the last antiquity, the latest
hand's turn of work dene before the
world fell into obedience of the ma-
chine and learned to ru'.e its straight
lines exactly. Of Eiaant ycu may at
least say that was what the old-fash-
ioned landscape-man would frankly
call " picturesque;" he muat Jiave
called it so many a time when he
took his sketcn book to the western
bank and set to work upon it with a
soft-leaded rencil.
A friendly little town it was, one
of the decayed nooility amcng the
cities, yet affable ami welcoming tho
atr&ngeiv
You're bilious! Your liver is slug-
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take salivating calomel. It makes you
sick, you may lose a day's work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
If you want to enjoy the nicest, gen-
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced just take a spoonful
of harmless Dodson's I.iver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer sells you a 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone under
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean your
VICTIM OF CRUEL DECEPTION
Fair Seaside Visitor Satisfied She Had
Seen Remarkable "Government
Salting Apparatus."
They were passing the Holiday at
Onset and during the course of the
sunny afternoon took a stroll on the
beach. At one point they came upon
an improvised breakwater, where
some resident had filled bags with
sand and piled them in breastworks
fashion to prevent the sea from en-
croaching upon his land during the
stormy season.
One of the young ladies was curious
immediately. She would know what
the bags were for.
"Why, it's very simple," explained
her companion with due gravity. "The
water in Onset bay originally was
fresh, a peculiarity of nature which
has puzzled scientists. It seemed too
bad to deprive the place of seashore
advantages so the government took
the matter in hand, filled the bags
with salt and thereby has imparted
the proper flavor to Onset water."
Far from rebuking him for being
"fresh," she is now telling her friends
of having seen the "government salt-
ing apparatus" down there.
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn-
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular. Y'ou will feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can-
not salivate. Give it to your children!
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal-
omel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.
Ready to Risk It.
"Mr. Jones wants a windy-pane
twllve inches be f virteen," remarked
young Patrick Mulrooney, entering
| the glazier's shop.
i In the shop was a smart young as-
[ sistant who wanted to have a joke
J with Pat.
"Haven't any that size?" he replied
] gravely. "Will one fourteen inches
j by twelve do?"
Pat looked thoughtful for a minute
j Then he replied:
| "He's wantin' it at once, and this
is the only shop in town. Give me
wan o' thim. P'r'haps if we put it in
sideways no one will notice."
His Complaint.
'You say in your paper," said tLd
man who had asked to see the editor,
"that Mr, and Mrs. Henry Peck are
enjoying a visit from Mrs. Peck's
mother."
"Isn't that statement correct?"
asked the editor.
"Oh, she's visiting us all right
enough," admitted Mr. Peck, "and I
daresay my wife is enjoying It, but
you can leave me out of it. If you
put any more sarcastic remarks like
that in your paper, I'll stop my sub-
scription."
And No Wonder.
"What made that stout woman so
furious?"
"Just as she was getting on the sub-
way train the gateman said 'Both
gates, lady.'"
A prize lighter is punished once
every six months, the average man
every day in the year.
It's an ill wind that
leaves a flabby tire.
escapes and
NAM W A It y.OMi IIIMFtTtLN
Have ordered A.ion's Ho>t-Fase. iha antis*pt<a
pewder. for use among the convalesced tr < pa.
Shaken into the shoes or dissolved in the foot-
butn, ANcn s Foot Ease gives refreshing rest and
comfort and prevents the feet jetting tired or
foot-sore Try N TODAY D n't accent any sub-
stitute. Sod Everywhere. 25c For FREE sam-
ple. address. Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy N. Y.—■Adv.
The easy going taxi lands a lot
more money than the average race-
liorse.
For poisoned wounds use Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
Patience is the long road that leads
to success.
Such a Long Time Ago.
He had just reached the philo-
sophical stage when he slipped into a
restaurant between bars for a bit to
eat. He ordered. Then he sat star-
ing ahead, quietly thoughtful in ex-
pression, and waited.
It is admitted he did some waiting,
too. What happened to his order
couldn't be understood outside the
peculiar convolutions of a restaurant
kitchen, but he spent half an hour
sitting there staring ahead of him.
At last it came. As the waitress
put the order before him he started
from his deep study, as if he had for-
gotten he had an order coming. Then,
looking up at the fair transporter of
edibles, he said:
"You don't look a day olderl"—
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
By Frequent Shampoos With Cuticura
Will Help You. Trial Free.
Precede shampoos by touches of
Cuticura Ointment if needed to spots
of dandruff, itching and irritation of
the scalp. Nothing better for the com-
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fragrant supercreamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XY,
Boston. Sold everywhere—Adv.
Nearly Lost.
She—If you could have only one
wish, what would it be?
He—It would be that—that Oh,
If I only dared tell you what it would
be!
She—Well, go on! Why do you sup-
pose I brought up the wishing sub-
ject?
For Galled Horses.
When your horse is galled, apply
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh and you
can keep on working. Try it and if
your horse is not cured quicker than
by any other remedy, the dealer will
refund your money. Adv.
Sure Cure.
"What are you taking for your
cold?"
"Advice." — Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
TOUR OWN WILI.TEI.L YOli
Try Mnrino Bye Keuiedr for Ked. Weak. Watery
When an old man falls in love he is
entitled to a lot more sympathy than
he gets.
O liberty, what a lot of divorces
hide under thy cloak.
Net Contents 15 Fluid Drachma
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siniilatingthe Food <jndRegula-
linft the Stomachs and Bowls of
Infants "Children
Promotes I)i^eslion,Cheerftil-
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Opium,Morphine nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic,
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Worms. Feverishness arul
Loss of Sleep*
Fac-Simile Signature of
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Children Cry For
What is CASTORIA
Cnstorla Is n harmless snbstltnte for Castor Oil, Pare-
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its npo is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
mid allays Feverishncss. For more than thirty years it
has been in constant uso for tho relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates th*i Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
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Exact Copy of Wrapper
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
THI CENTAUR COMPANY NEW YORK CITV,
Taking Papa Along.
The baggage master halted the fam-
ily party and politely explained that
under the new law the value of the
contents of each trunk must be givej\.
After a brief consultation with her
daughter, mamma pointed to her own
trunk and said: "Please put this one
down as containing one thousand dol-
lars' worth of personal belongings.
This one," indicating her daughter's
trunk, "you may put down for eight
hundred."
"How about this little one?" asked
the baggage master, resting his heel
on its top.
"Oh, that!" replied the lady con-
temptuously. "Ten or twelve dollars
will cover that one."
"I see," returned the official. "Fa-
ther's going along too."
Let Us Hope She Got One.
The following, which was overheard
quite by accident, clearly goes to show
that some people must appreciate that
their pet dogs are really human. The
incident was In connection with the
entering of the little pet dog in the
dog show.
"Do you have a ribbon for sach
dog?" was asked by the lady as she
fondled her pet.
"We have ribbons for all the win-
ners," was the reply.
"Well, I don't know. You see, Toot-
sie here is so sensitive. If I entered
her 1 know it would break her heart
if she did not get a ribbon!"—Brock-
ton Enterprise.
Cotton In California.
Since cotton was first planted in
Imperial valley, California, as an ex-
periment, about eight years ago, the
acreage has Increased yearly until it
is now 65,000, yielding 50,000 bales. |
The United States department of agri-
culture says the valley's production
per acre is more than twice that of
any other part of the country. In the
valley there are nineteen cotton gins,
three cottonseed oil mills, and three
compresses. Over half the acreage is
in the vicinity of Calexico, there be-
ing there eight gins, two oil mills,
and one compress, all busy day and
night during the winter making by-
prodrcts like cottonseed oil, cotton-
seed feed and hulls.
Her Worry.
"Darling, will you love me when I'm
old?"
"I will if you'll promise to love me if
I should grow fat."
Generally speaking, a crank Is a
man with an enthusiasm for some
particular form of idiocy.
Woke Him Up.
The young man was rather slow.
So the girl thought It time to giva
him a hint.
"Gracious," she exclaimed sudden-
ly, "I've bruised my lip! Do jou know,
Mr. Jenkins, my mother always used
to kiss a hurt place to make it well."
"And did it do any good?" asked
the young man, failing to see the
point.
"I don't remember," replied the girl,
getting desperate; "but those old-fash-
ioned remedies are sometimes very
good."
Then he got busy. /
Never Get Tired.
"You dance like an angel."
"You flatter me," said the girl. "1
could keep going much longer if 1 had
wings."
nappy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue is used. Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv.
A woman would rather be incon-
sistent than otherwise.
The Commuters.
The Wife—I am beginning to sus-
pect that the cook we got from Phila-
delphia has a terrible past.
The Mere Man—What makes you
think that?
The Wife—She's been with us six
months and hasn't even hinted at
wanting to leave us for the city.—
Philadelphia Ledger.
Laudable.
"What is your idea in reorganizing
the choir?"
" I want to put it on a sound basis."
Horses in Iceland are shod with
sheep horn and those in the Sudan
are fitted with camel-skin socks.
Makes Hard Work Harder
A bad back makes a day's work
twice as hard. Backache usually
comes from weak kidneys, and if
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W. D. Carter,
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was lame and of-
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Mornings I was as
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My kidneys acted
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complaint."
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In the local treatment of woman's ills,
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No woman who has ever used medicated
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W. N. U., Oklahoma City, No. 28-1915,
Because of those ugly, grizzly, gray hairs,
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