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W E whiz- WAS 1N TH’ i SHT TR N7 FELLUH EARS OLD WDER OR 0 Schohl: - - €Y GObH'. | DoNT LIKE MY OL° TEACHER. 1 WISHT SHE'D Go IN Th RED CRoOSS THERE. GOES EELE o 0 AwW- w- Trie LAST Sl wisHT Tme oLD ScHool AOULD BE ON FIRE N UDDEN To FRANCE CouLLDN' T | O TEACH | ARYTHING - AND Go AN' THET GET NOBODT OUR ROOM What is Castoria {CASTORIA is 2 harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nar- " cotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Censtipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic zad Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother's Friend. ) The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the Signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy., Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-Good” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment, oR Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. i : — Dr. Albert W. Kahl, = Buffalo, N. Y., says: I have used Castoria in G I regard it as an excellent medicine i {#Net Contents 15 Fluid Drachr my practice for the past 26 years. for children.”” Dr. Gustave A. Efsengraeber, of St. Paul, Minn., says: “I have used your Castoria repeatedly in my practice with good results, and can recoms mend it as an excellent, mild and harmless remedy for children.” Dr. B. J. Dennis, of St. Louis, Mo., says: “I have used and prescribed your Castoria in my sanitarium azd outside practice for & number of yearas and find it to be an excellent remedy for children.” Dr. S. A. Buchanan, of Philadelphia, Pa., says: “T have used your Cas- torfa in the case of my own baby and find it plecyaui ta take, and have. obtained excellent vesults from its use.” Dr. J. E. Simpsoa, of Chicago, Ill., says: “I have used your Castoria i cases of colic in children and have found it the best medicine of its kind on the market.” Dr. R. E. Eskildson, of Omaka, Neb., says: “I find your Castoria to be & standard family remedy. It is the best thing for infants and children I have ever known and I recommend it.” Dr. L. R. Robinson, of Kansas City, Mo., says: “Your Oastoria certainly has merit. Is not its age, its continued use by mothers through all these “ALGOHOL-3 PE?EK AVegetable Preparati ¢ similating theFood by Regula i (if tingthe Stomachs aflflwfls“ Thercby Promoting Digestion | Cheerfulness and Rest Gontai | EM e hine nor | neither lum,mqmw. TouveEr R- . COPYRIGHT 1918, NEW _YORK TRIBUNB:INC. years, and the many attempts to imitate it, sufficient recommerdation? What can a physician add? Leave it to the mothers.” Dr. Edwin F. Pardee, of New York City, says: “For several years I have Alx Sonna Rockelle Sabla “niae Swod. ol Eoriomate Sodls LIFE OF GENERAL PERSHING CHAPTER I. (Copyright, 1918, by Willium Fox) A BOY on a dashed from and down the galloping horse the narrow strect A shot rang out the women and the an In the square. The horse recovered kept his ahead a squad of Landwehr into the street. They for the to turn heels vigorously on and plunged plough market square of men but Just wheeled above eries shouts of Inrehed and pace too close his his were used of boy s0 he the at them. sides liorse Landwehr the heavy sent them quicker tleeing from boy, « all his cer- Refore the collect on in bewildered their wits them, and the One 1 T ollows, ran at the to drag him the and with soldier a s ould horse was dust his Just in husky lad turned strength struck the ing blow in the face. Now [ree yent over the horse's neck, expecting a volley from the enraged Landwehr. An old bewhiskered Sergeant, less hasty than restrained their fire. time he his men, “A fine younz cockerel, that! tie'll | make There good cannon fodder guns. Wait en gather promise, you for until him Ma tomor- we and some in then, I will see sport With threats that the men retu hoy hoded ill for boy 20 to their wor and_the v at the end of the streét, turned into the open road that led down the valley the Rhine. Between the sweet-smelling fields and the river, across old bridge hat spanned the stream, and over rolling hills, the good horse, near ex- haustion, galloped on. The road turned abruptly into the square of 1 small hamlet, flanked by low, stone houses Just opposite a sign weather-stained legend, Crown”, the old horse drepped to its knees and rolled ove dead. The boy managed to fall clear of the animal, and in a moment was urroundec the venerable inn- , ihe village loungers o ment 1 not stirred the (‘harles had been chosen the Cerans. The news ind already the priest or were hurrying to the the of an that bore a “The Golden staggered, scene, The fugitive boy less, had told his terical haste “The Landwehr “Maria Theresa Emperor and he draft! “In Kehl they are from sixteen to fifty! “They will be here tomorrow!" At these dread tidings a silence fell upon his hearers. Too well they knew the meaning of the draft For centuries each new king smperor had drawn the inhabitants of the valley to fill the ranks hi armie Only a year ago there had been a draft Then they had taken only crezan of the country’s man hood. This time they wer tuke children and the fathers of fami 1es. It struck terror all who heard it. With a urged a of the reelir his law man who believed that those habited his for the his inglorious des The smiling Jey in which the people lived was a part of heautif Alsace—Alsace, the battle ground the centuries The Teuton hand still lay heavy on ket part of:-the« feir -province -which well nigh breath- brief story in hys- coming! defeated alling a are ha is « the new taking every one nd of the to to the hearts oi My ot law from that in a he upre was fa knew well vested who in- created cratifying sinking heart for the which he He was respect e land himself, upreme dominions werc special purpose of of although lay nearest the Rhine France, n}; which every inhabit: i felt an inBred loyalty, had retaken most of thé domain nearly a century before. The the count soldfers of German stalked abbut the de the streets of the towns, pushing natives from the walks with the inso- lence of their kind There was inva- sion of the very There would be persecution could and on homes. this agnin no from until beloved sert her Charles elected e th respite ance as- master had emperor rs be- Immediately upon his throne he became rowi ipress of A elector of Ravaric een two fore, in assuming ous of th Theresa, I forced a war upon her. The empress, whose influence we great in Hun- gary, had thrown the hordes of Mag- vars upon Charles Greatly ontnumbered of the mpress, routed counters, Charles had ordered every field and every village to be stripped to meet new advances of M: This was the when the little Alsatian in the 1744, the boy Pfirsching raced from Kehl livst the new draft lived his old grand- Frederick Pfirsching His had been taken earlier the soldiers of {he Kmperor, and had «iven his life in battle. So it was with fear and hatred that Daniel had witnessed the taking the boys and men of Kehl hy the Landwehr. Burely years of age self, he knew he could not hope to escape the grasp of the usurper, and 1 e destined the same fate that had befallen his father. There was no love for Charies Alsace. All the love of the people their native land bhelonged to e call had come from ry man would have gone cheerfully to fizht the for Frederick Pfirsching, the father had lived on the w of the Rhine for more His ancesters for centuries. They time when the lilies flown in the market had seen the invadev Who knew bhut he might go & So the grandfather was co by the forces in fierce en- of its men the savage situation to village, Daniel vear with the of Daniel father, father ne with for Iy forth rand- ink and there the had They and rs lived scen sixty had had of Trance square come ent to aive his life to the humble craft which | heen that of the | et his, and had e does stop itching and relieve eczema Many sufferers from eczema or simi lar skin troubles have found Res! Ointmentinyaluable in stopping the itc ing, insoothing and cooling the irritate d skin, and in most cases, clearing the troubie away. Its gentle, harmless ingredients it safe for use on the tenderest siun and it is 8o nearly flesh colored tha® it may be nsed without hesitation on «x posed surfaces, Ask sour draggist for it T S M XS TSRS rulers | the | him- Pfirsching family for generations. He knew Daniel was in danger: that the family would end it Daniel were tak- en; so the old man, in tears, advised | the boy to flee from the devastating | power of the Germans. The old artisan that his grandson, of liberty and { not spend his life in the tyrant's throne. From beneath a [ stone in the hearth he brought forth a few gold pieces which the watchtul tax collector had overlooked. “It is little, my boy,” said he, | enough to take you far from the Landwehr. Perhaps you will go to that new land, America, which T hear is free from the oppression under which one lives here. It is possible that you or your sons will hear s day the call of our dear Alsac that you may aid in her Goodby, and God be with you.” With his slender fortune Daniel set forth in the night. By morning he was far away from the village and under the sunny skies of France Remembering the advice of his srandfather, he set out for Calais. ! He did chores for farmers, carning a meal here and there as he travelled, for he felt sure he his little store of money to talke him to that wonderful land, America. At Calais he found it would be im- possible for him to obtain passage there for Americi. Only English ships plicd to the English colonies A friendly fisherman finally offered the hoy passage to Dover. He worked hard for that passage, but each mile brought him nearer to the land of determined reared in the love all its traditions, should the shadow of was “but ind Daniel waited for weeks hefore he could find a ship saili America. When he found one a great disappointment aited him—the passage would cost seve times the sum he possessed his dismay, the Captain take, { money he had him work way. For weeks the ship labored on her way and finally reached Baltimore. { Here Daniel nearly lost heart, for the Captain promptly claimed that he had performed on the voy- ¢ was not sufiicient to pay for his In this dilemma and England for av Seeing agreed to and ot his work void When Your Liver is oui of Order You know the signs—a neavy head, sick stomach, bad taste in the mouth, latent dyspepsia. Pay strict attention to these symptoms and get prompt relief b using Beechani’s Pills. X few doses will stimulate the liver, help the stomach, reg- ulate the bowels and make a great difference in your general feeling. Nut}inng will put you on y-ur feet so quickly as a dose or two of BEECHAM ~ PILLS | Selo of Any Medicino in the W l Iame!m'h:' !‘nbnmbi&:ue.m refurn to would need all of | what | the | to | Daniel | arm S Claified Smpar Hostrogron P72 et HH A helpful Remedy for ' Gonstipation and Di 2 Il and Feverishness an J.oss OF SLEEP _ § msmfinénwrc&om-mhflhw b FacSimile Signature of recommended your Castoria and shall always continue to do 80, as it has invariably produced beneficial results.” Dr. N. B. Sizer, of Brooklyn, N. Y., says: *I object to what are called, patent medicines, where maler alone knows what ingredients are put im them, but I know the formula of your Castoria and advise its use.* asnuine CASTORIA aLwars Boars the Signature of agreed to be bound to a ship chandler near the docks in Baltimore for a per- iod of three months—a system of buy- ing the services of a for a stated period which prevailed in the colonies at that time. The individual thus bound hecome practically the slave of the purchaser for the term of service. After three months of service Dan- iel Pf hing was free to begin his own life in America with no mone but with an iron purpose to make his | way The broken English that he had been able to acquire in these few months made it difficult for him to obtain employment; so he returned to the ship chandler whom he had Here he found a welcome and wages that permitted him to live while he was becoming more familiar with the language. His ability and determination finally brought and a small interest in the business for which he worked. Findir that among his speaking neighbors the name ing was a handicap, he Anglicized it into the more cuphonious and bestowed it upon a maid of the old colony person l Use r ver 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought rved success cre - Thus w { family of | Daniel—the finger of beckoned him westward. Selling out his business, he emigrated to at was then the Far West—Indiana County, Pa.—with his wife and little Tt was a wild country, full of hostile Indians. Hardly had he | founded the American Pershing one of those de Gen. John Joseph Persh- s leading the hosts of this tion of the free oppressing German. The spirit of the p opportunity | created a little farm below the prim-= itive mountain side that resembled so his beloved Alsace when the voicq of Liberty which had done so muchf for him called—and he was glad ta answer. | scendants ing Pershing, blue- against the yed possessed (To Be Continued) ._,—,\'é,_flL-@- B Sy —— : O\ Nwi\\@\\\ Standard Equipment U. S. Life Saving Stations §§\\\&\\\\\>\“\ The Crawford high standard of quality and depend- £ ability of design guided the U. S. government experts in their selection. 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