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MOSBY ON THE WAR
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"If I was there with 10,000 Cos-
sacks and some of my old officers
who served under me In our war, I'd
break up all communication between
the German army and Berlin, and I
would run William back to his capital
in a hurry."
This was the statement made by
Cel. John S. Mosby, late of the Con-
federate army and leader of Mosby's
men, who caused so much trouble for
the Union army during the Civil war.
The venerable warrior lives in Wash-
ington, and is eighty-one years of age.
Although his lialr is white as snow
and he Is a littlo deaf, ho Is by no
means feeble. He Is now engaged in
writing his memoirs and hopes to com-
plete the volume In about six months.
"The communication of an army
Is Its vulnerable point." he continued.
"If I was over there in Europe I would
do on a large scale what I accom-
plished on a smaller scale In the
Shenandoah valley, when I cut off Gen-
eral Sheridan's communication. I had only three hundred men with me at that
time.
"I don't look to see the war last more than six months. It is such a
tremendous affair that it will break down of Its own weight."
"What do you think of the war as compared with our Civil war?" Colonel
Mosby was asked.
'They are making no progress in Europe. We made progress every day
on one side or the other. As near as I can determine they are simply kill-
ing. The tide does not ebb and flow a single bit. We advanced or retreated
and were not In the struggle simply to kill. And with how much humanity
on both sides our war was conducted! It presents the greatest contrast."
TUMULTY IS NEUTRAL
Serious International difficulties
were barely avoided at the White
House the other day. Gus Karger,
Oswald Schuette and Louis Gartlie,
representing the right wing of the
German forces in Washington, bore
down on the executive offices, and,
with glaring countenances, shoved at
Secretary Tumulty a story, reprinted
in various newspapers, that he has
been singing "It's a Long Way to
Tipperary," the popular song the
English soldiers are singing in the
trenches confronting the Germans in
Prance.
Hastily reading the article, Mr.
Tumulty's real Irish went high in the
air for a few minutes. The outcome
of It was that he had never even
heard the "Tipperary" song; that he
wouldn't have sung it if he had, be-
cause he has tried hard to promote
President WilBon'B request that every
American take a neutral stand In the
present war. He admitted that ha
did know "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" and at rare intervals hummed
It, but his favorite song is "We Take Our Hats Off to You, Mr. Wilson."
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MASTER OF SALONS IN TRENCHES
Paul Poiret, the master of salons,
as he is distinguished in his beloved
Paris, and commander in chief of fash-
Ion, as he is known to the world at
large, has thrown aside the silken
subtleties of smart mode creation and
taken up the rifle and the pick in the
defense of his country. He is no sol-
dier by mere courtesy—holding a
clerical job, for Instance, at the safe
distance of official headquartrs—but
a grimy Infantryman, whose hands,
shaped to the deft designing of things
of beauty to drape the ftjrm of woman,
are now devoted to digging trenches,
throwing up fortifications, when they
are not pulling a trigger on the firing
line. In the meanwhile his costly
establishment, the paradise of fashion
for millionaire maid and matron, is
£ iven over to the making of military
v/ear. The entire celebrated Martino
Salon Is possessed by the grim spirit
of war.
"The great establishment of
Poiret," writes a recent visitor, "except for the gallant work it is doing
for the soldiers, might as well be closed. The purple and pink stripes, the
Haunting Bakst motifs, the rose-hueo ca/pets, the green walls, the mural
decorations of riotous colors and forms, the dull folds of curtains, which cut
oil fitting spaces, are not obscured from your leisurely study by the intrusion
of any other visitor."
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Tim* But Finally Pravtd H«r-
•cIf Human.
Somebody on the back platform
dropped a bundle. A woman saw it
and picked it up. She was an honest
woman; nevertheless she opened the
package. It contained a waist pattern
of very pretty silk. When she saw
that she thanked her guardian angel
she had been created honest.
"If I had been an ordinary dishon-
est thing," she told her husband, "I
should keep this silk as sure as any-
thing and make it up for myself."
"But since you aren't," said the
man, "what are you going to do with
It?"
"Ob, take it back to the lost and
found department of the store where
It was bought. The purchaser will
probably inquire for It there."
One evening about two weeks later
the woman appeared at dinner in a
new waist.
"Hello," said the man admiringly,
"seems to me I have seen that before.
Isn't it something like the piece of silk
you found?"
"It Is just like it," sighed the wom-
an. "It is the same piece. I took it
to the lost and found department, but
I—I couldn't stand it. I went around
the next day and asked for It my-
self."
Getting Double Value.
Senator SnifTensnuff likes to got dou-
ble value out of his cigar. Alter snip-
ping off the pointed end he generally
Inserts two-thirds of the weed into his
mouth and munches it until all but
the lighted end looks like a salad.
One afternoon while SniiTensnuH
was sitting in front of his hotel a
small boy tugged at a corner of his
coat.
"What is It, son?" asked the senator,
good-naturedly.
Pointing with a small, brown linger,
the lad replied;
"If you please, Blr, your chew is go-
ing out."—Youngstown Telegram.
Youthful Son's Gratitude.
The Martins were on a trip covering
a period of three or four weeks. They
left at home Master Edward Martin,
aged eight years, to whom his father
wrote nearly every day. In each let-
ter was enclosed a shining silver dime.
Five or six of these dimes had been
sent to Master Edward without any ac-
knowledgment of the generosity. Then
came this brief and to-the-point mis-
give:
"Dear Father: Every time you have
wrote to me since you went away you
put a dime in your letter. Please
write oftener to Your loving son,
"Edward."
To Get Rid of Pimples.
SifiSar the afTected surface with
Cuticura Ointment. Let it remain
five minutes, then wash oft with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing a few minutes. These fra-
grant, super-creamy emollients quickly
clear the skin of pimples, blackheads,
redness and roughness, the scalp of
dandrufT and Itching and the lianda
of chaps and Irritations. For free
sample each with 32-p. Skin Book ad-
dress post card: Cuticura, Dept. X,
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
Explained.
"What does this sentence mean?"
asked the teacher. "Man proposes,
but God disposes."
A small boy in the back of the
room waved his hand frantically.
"Well, Thomas," said the teacher,
"what does it mean?"
"It means," answered Thomas with
conscious pride, "that a man might
ask n woman to marry him but- only
the Lord knows whether she will or
not."
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
LUCKY MR. WADSWORTH
The first week in November show-
ered honors on James Wolcott Wads-
worth, Jr., with prolligate hand. On
Tuesday the electors of New York
Btate, by a plurality of 47,000, made
him a senator of the United States.
On Thureday Father Stork brought
him a bouncing boy. He was "raised"
to be a senator. Not u single educa-
tional detail was overlooked. Sena-
tor "Jimmy's" grandfather followed
«tate8-manning until a Confederate
shell ended his glorious career at
Chancellorsvllle. So did his grand-
father's Bon, who now wears the
laurels as Senator "Jimmy's" futher.
Thirty-seven years ago Jimmy was
ushered, an innocent and lusty infant,
Into the ancient homestead in the
Genesee Valley. When "Young Jim-
my" went away to Yale college after
finishing ofT at "the little red school-
house on the hill," he had the funda-
mentals. Then the future senator
was sent a soldiering to Puerto Kico
during the Spanish-American war In 18BS, and later was given six months'
exercise against the krls artists in the Philippines.
While studying national politics at Whiihlngton he married the daughter
of the late John Hay. an<i thereby became the brother-in-law of Payne A'hit-
ney and a ne^hev.- in-'iw of Oliver Payne, Jie Ohio oil mag'-ite. in 1901 be
was elected to the New York assembly.
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Extravagant.
Clerk—Mr. Goldbug, as I am to mar-
ry, I would like more salary.
Boss—How much more do you want?
Clerk—Ten dollars a week.
Boss—My gracious! Ilow many
women are you going to marry?
Indorsed.
"Does she approve of cosmetics?"
"She seems to lend countenance to
them so far as I can see!"—Judge.
MM Only M
tMmlnfly of High Ordtr *f
Intelligence.
They were talking about fine hunting
the other night when Dr. Elmer B.
Cooley, Uncle Joe Cannon's congres-
sional opponent, was reminded of an
incident that happened in his home
state.
At the beginning of the hunting sea-
son, the doctor said, an enthusiastic
nimrod named Smith telegraphed a ho-
tel friend In the game region for reser-
vation, and at the appointed time he
was right on the Job.
"Hello, Harry!" he exclaimed, salut-
ing mine host, as he dragged his dogs
and guns to the hotel veranda. "Every-
thing all right?"
"Couldn't be better," was the prompt
response of mine host.
"How ibout the gamo?" returned the
sportsman, eagerly. "Are there any
quails arouti'"?"
"Well, I should say so!" declared
mine host. "Every time tho cook
throws a refuse piece of toast out of
the back window four or live fat quuils
light to see which one shall lie down
on it!"—Philadelphia Telegraph.
Long Journey.
A railroad from Nome to Cape Horn
is being considered, and sometimes
we may be able to take a through
sleeper from one end of tho American
continent to the other. In that case
we would sample all kinds of climate
from arctic to tropical and we would
encounter endless variety of surface
and scenery. Popular Mechanics sayB
that several routes for such a rail-
road are being considered, but which
ever one may be chosen the lines al-
ready built and covering over half the
distance would be utilized. The fact
that these exist makes the project
seem less like a dream, but if we
smile over It we might remember that
men of affairs laughed at Cecil Rhodes
when he suggested a railroad from the
Cape of Good Hope to Cairo—the en-
tire length of Africa—but that road
is now being built—is more than half
done, Indeed.
Why H« Should Not follow Hit
Father's Course.
Who can tell the working of chil-
dren's minds, or how, all unwittingly,
we may make ourselves appear un-
just in our dealings toward them?
This was brought home to Mr. Hee-
wit the other day as he took his young
hopeful, aged six, for a constitutional.
The youngster was evidently thinking
hard, for he was silent—which was
unusual.
"Daddy," he said, looking up sudden-
ly, "I think I want to get married!"
"Do you, my Bon? And who to,
may I ask?" answered the proud par-
ent, looking at him.
"I want to marry granny."
"Do you, Indeed? And do you think
I would let you marry uiy mother—
eh?"
"Well, why shouldn't I?" retorted
the tender logician. "You married
mine, didn't you!"—Dallas News.
Keeping watch on the
appetite—the digestion—the
liver and bowels will enable
you to quickly detect the first
sign of weakness and with the
prompt aid of
HOSTETTER'S
Stomach Bitters
you can guard and protect yourself
against all Stomach ar.d Liver Ills.
Perpetual Motion.
Alderman Curran of New York city
worked his way through Yale college.
During his course, he was kept very
busy by the various jobs he did to help
with his expenses. On graduation, lie
went to New York, and was even
busier than he had been in New Haven.
After some months of life in New
York, a friend met him, and said:
"Henry, what are you doing?"
"I have three Jobs," replied Mr. Cur-
ran. "I am studying law, I am a news-
paper reporter, and I am selling life
Insurance."
"How do you manago to get it all
In?" said the friend.
"Oh," replied Mr. Curran, "that's
easy enough. They're only eight hour
jobs."—Youth's Companion.
"A Good, Swell Namn."
During an engagement played by
William Collier in Atlanta, the player
one day was shaved by a loquacious
darky who asked the comedian to sug-
gest a "good, swell name" for his
shop. At that very moment the razor
slipped and the suds were succeeded
by alum.
Mr. Collier made no complaint, but
when he escaped from the chair he
wrote, in compliance with the barber's
request, a couple of words on a piece
of paper. The barber was delighted
by the suggestion, which he declared
he would forthwith adopt.
The words were "Tonsorial Abat
toir."
Always keep Hanford's Balsam on
hand for accidents. It's good insur-
ance. Adv.
In his effort to be known as a good
fellow many a man shows evidence of
I overtraining.
Red Crops Ball Blue makes the laundrrsa
happy, makes clothe? whiter than know.
All good grocers. Adv.
We cannot blame some men for not
taking their own advice
Cuts clear to the bone have been
bealed by Hanford's BalBam. Adv.
In after years, some society bud3 be-
come wall flowers.
Somewhat Changed.
A colored man called at Mrs. Bax-
ley's, looking for work.
"What is your name?" she asked,
after hiring him.
"Mali name is Poe, ma'am," was the
answer.
"Poe!" she exclaimed. "Perhaps
some of your family worked for lid-
gar Allan Poe; did they?"
The colored man opened his eyes
wide with amazement.
"Why—why, ma'am," he said as he
pointed a dusky finger at himself,
"why, Ah am Edgah Allan Poe!"
Saves His Friend From Bear.
Fred Juniper, of Parsons, Pa., was
saved from the clutches of a wounded
black bear an the Pocono mountain,
when Lewis Edwards, his companion,
brought bruin to earth when he was
only a yard away from Jumper.
Dogs had chased the bear out of n
swamp and Jumper fired. Shot struck
the bear in the head. The animal at
once turned on Jumper. Edwards,
who carried a rifle, carefully took aim
for a. vital spot, and its accuracy saved
Jumper from a terrible death.
Socially Impossible.
"I thought you liked your new
friends so much?"
"So I do, but I Just had to give them
up—they own such a cheap car."—
Puck.
Explained.
"1 know a girl who married a China-
man. "
"Mercy! How could she?"
"She was Chinese herself."
When a man has nothing to say ho
is called upon to make a speech.
Hers.
"I suppose that you and your wife
are two souls with but a single
thought?"
"That's nbout the situation, but
about half the time she will not tell
Die what that thought is."
Modern Bookkeeping.
"Under what head shall I place your
wife's millinery account, Mr. Blinks?"
"Overhead charges. Smith."
TYPHOID
l« no more neceuary
than Smallpox. Aimy
experience has demonstrated
the almost miraculous effl*
Cary, and harmlrssness, of Antityphoid Vaccination*
Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and
JTour family. It Is more vital than house insurance.
Ask your physician, druggist, or send for Hav«
you had Typhoid?" telling of Typhoid Vaccine,
•exults from use, and danger from Tvphold Carriers,
The Cutler laboratory, Berkeley, Cal.. Chicago. III.
Proiiucina Vaccines and Serums under U. S. Llctnte
W. N. U„ Oklahoma City, No. 50--1914.
VITAL FORCE'
Disease germs are on every hand. They are in the very air
we breathe. A system "run down" is a prey for them. One
must have vital force to withstand them. Vital force depends
on digestion—on whether or not food nourishes—on the
quality of blood coursing through the body.
DR. PIERCE'S
Golden Medical Discovery
Strengthen? tho weak stomach.
Gives rood digestion. Enlivens the
sluggish liver. Feeds the starved nerves. Again full health and strerifjth
return. A general upbuilding enables the heart to pump like an engine
running in oil. The vital force is once more established to full power.
Year in and year out for over forty years this great health-restoring
remedy has been spreading throughout the entire world—because of its
ibility to make the sick well and tho weak strong. Don't despair of
"being your old self again." Give this vegetable remedy a trial—Today
—Now. You will soon feel "like new again." Sold in liquid or tablet form hy
Bruggistsor trial box for COc by mail. Write Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y.
Dr. Plrrce'sgreat 1008pare "Medical Adviser,"
cloth.bound, aent (or 31 one-cent tlampi,
Playing Chickens.
Tho egg Betting process greatly In-
terested Jack Hastings, three years
old. Recently .lack and his sister,
Margaretta, just about one now, were
playing like tho Hastings' back porch
was a chickcn yard. Jack conceived
the idea that it was about time for
Margaretta to "set," so be went to the
refrigerator, brought out three dozen
nice new eggs, quoted at 30 centa a
dozen.
"Sit on 'em, Oretta," he said.
And Margaretta sat.
Always Have It on Hand.
Don't wait until you get scalded or
burned because that will mean much
suffering while you are sending to the
dealer's for Hanford's Balsam of
Myrrh. Always have it on band and
be prepared for accidents. The Bal-
sam should give you quick relief. Adv.
That'll Fix 'Em.
Ilinks—What will effectually rid my
chickens of the pip?
Links—Bet me catch them in the
garden just once more.
Respect for Trees.
It is said that the German Invaders
of Helgium, whatever else they may
have destroyed, have been careful not
to injure park trees. The cavalrymen,
so a report goes, are forbidden to tie
their horses to trees for rear that
the animals will gnaw tile bark. Ger-
many was tho first nation to apply
forestry on a largo scale, some of the
crown forests having been under scien-
tific management for over a hundred
years.
It tliould be the constant endeavor
of every man to deserve the good opin-
ion ho has of himself.
vol U OWN DltrtHlIST IVILI. TFI.I. YOU
Try Murine Ky« K« rm-dy for lli-d, YVuak, Wutrrj
Kirn and (iruiinluu-d My *lldn; No Huiurtinu—
\\ 111.- i.t Mim u or 11 iffy#
by wail Fru i. Mtirlno h.yo Keuiody Co., Llilca^o.
Appreciation.
"You say that man enjoys work?"
"Beyond a doubt. I have seen him
stand around and admire It by the
hour."
Practical.
"What do you expect for Christ-
mas?"
"Company, as usual."
It is hard for a woman to hold her
husband's love when she can't even
hold her tongue.
If you wish beautiful, dear, white
dothes, use Red Cross Ball lllue. At all
;ood grocers. Adv.
Many a man who says nothing saws
precious little wood.
It advertises itself-
sam. Adv.
-Hanford's Hal-
You can blind some men by throw-
ing dust in their eyes.
The only way to get along with some
people Is carefully to conceal pour opin-
ion of them.
SOMETHING USEFUL FOR XMAS
W&fermAns
| ldea.1)
FouM*«inPen
''old at, th« bemt Btor«*
r«-rywher«. If
your dralor cannot
supply wn will gladly
UHsl.it you. Illustrated
folder on request.
I . E. WATERMAN COMI'ANlf
178 llroml
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Many things are well done that are
not worth doiriR.
^fCanadian Wheat
'to Feed &e World*
The war's fearful devastation of European
crops has caused an unusual demand for grain
from the American Continent. The people of the
world must be led and there is an unusual demand
for Canadian wheat. Canada's invitation to every
industrious American is therefore especially attrac-
tive. She wants farmers to make moneyand happy,
prosperous homes for themselves while helping her
to raise immense wheat ciops.
You can get a Homestead of 160 acrcs FREE and
other lands can be bought at remarkably low priccs. Think of the money you
can make with wheat at ita present, high prices, where for come time it ia lia-
ble to continue. During many years Canadian wheat fields Lave averaged 20
bushels to the acre—many yields a., higii as 45 bushels to the acre. Wonderful
crops also of Oats, Barley and Flax.
Mixed farming ia fully as profitable an industry as grain raising. The excel-
lent grasses,lull of nutrition,are the only food required either for beef or dairy j
purposes. Good schools, markets convenient, climate excellent.
Military service Is not compulsory in Canada, but there Is an extra demand for farm
labor to ieplac<j the manv young men who hive volunteeied for the i
•rnment tins year is urcing tanners to put extra acreage into eram.
Write fcr literature *nd particulars a? to r*d'j<~ed railway rates to
Superintendent Immigration. Ottawa, Canaan, or
O. A. COOK.
T25 W. 0th STREET. KANSAS CITY. Ma
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mm
Canadian Government Agent
w life
Becauaeof thoa* ugly, grizzly, gray hair*. Uuo "LA CREOLE" HAIR DRESSING). PRICE, SI.OO, retail.
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