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Cb d CASTORIA For mu t and chfldnren. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria ALGOBOL-3 PER GENL bkIQPNsfrhcAsri Always si-ilatintlaeFoodb by But 1in~the~to.1SardBoetdsd Beai the e'ess ad Signature Lo ssdt Fss a r.d -- wYFor Over Mid. Thirty Years Midst of Plenty Acid-Stomach Steals Strength and Good Feelings From Millions *One of the worst features of acid stomach is that very often it literally starves Its victims in the midst of plenty. And the strange thing about it is that the people with acid-stomachs seldom know what their trouble really is. No matter how good or wholesome the food may be, or how much they eat, they do not gain In strength. This is clearly explained by the fact that as aeid-stomach cannot properly digest food. Instead of healthy, nor mal digestlon, the excess adcid causes the food to sour and erment. Then when this mass of sour, fermented food, charged wit excess acid, pauses late the Intestines, It becomes the bseding plate for all kinds of germs aid toxic poisons, which turn are absorbed Into thq blood and in this way distributed throughout the entire body. And that is exactly why it Is that so many thousands of people eat and eat and keep on eating and yet arem Uliterally starving in the midst of plenty. Their acid-stomachs make it absolutely Impossible for them to get the f~i measure of nourishment out at thtir food. And It doesn't take luge fir this poor nourishment to show its Ill effects in a weakened, emacl ated body. You may say: "My stomach doesn't hurt me." That may be true because many victims of aeld-stomach do not actuall.. suffer stomach pains. Then again, there are millions who do suffer all kinds of aches and pains-head aches, rheumatic twinges, gout, lunm bago. pains around the heart and In the chest-who never dream that an E FOR YOUR ACID-STOMACH y A WAR-TNE IlL TWAT SPERAING RuW'8 SALVE CURES ITI D RED in the war trenches of Europe, a wave of adS dary ITCH is spreading over the country. This skis history shows, has always prevailed, following wars and the concentration of armies. It was common during the Civil War and following that conlict. There was an epidemic of the Ifcb after the Spanish-Americes War. Now history i rlpeating itself after the peat ue n st rolle. turned oders and those with whom they come in contact will find a recognized remedy for the Itch is Hunt's Salve, commonly nown as "Hunt's Itch Cure." Many a veteran of the late 9e0' will testify to its merits. If directions are followed HUNT'S SALVE wil prove a never failing cure for all forms of the Itch, and your druggist will tell you so. He sells HU'NT'S 8ALVK under a strict guarantee to refund the purchase price to any dissatisfied user. A Medford, Oklahoma man, among thousands who praise HUNT' SALVE, says: "Some people dislike to call it the Itch. but candor compels ms to admit I had It badly. Your Hunt's Salve, however cured nd after many other remedies had totally failed. One box completed the cure-the fret application afforded wonderful relief. My advice to those who have to scratch. is to use Hunt's Salve." Hunt's Salve is especially compounded for the treatment of Iteh, Ecse.m, Ringworm. Tetter and other itching skin diseases and is sold on our guarante by all reliable drug stores, or it will be sent direct by mail if your local drggist cannot supply. Price UTe per box. A. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE COMPANY. INC.. SHERMAN. TEXIA Where Cesee Ou ~ T~ ehlmsp h-nd e a s altmy do Wa a her - acid-stomach Is the real cause of the trouble. Naturally, the sensible thing to do Is to strike right at the very cause of this trouble and clean the excess acid out of the stomach. There is a quick, easy way to do this. A wonderful new remedy quickly removes the excess acid without the slightest discomfort. It Ia EATONIC. Made In the form of tablets-they are good to eat-J-st like a bit of candy. They literally absorb the Injurious excess add and carry It away through the intestines. They also drive the bloat aout of the body--n fact you ean fairly feel It work. Make a test of FATONIC is your own case today. OGet a big boa of EATONIC from your druggist See for yourself how surely It brings quick relief in those painful attacks of I digestion, bitter heartburn, belchlng disgusting food repeating, that awful bloated, lumpy feeling after eating and other stomach miseries. Banish all your stomach troubles so completely that you forget you have a stomach. Then you can eat what you like and digest your food in comfort without fear of distressing after effects. If EATONIC doeq not relieve you. It will not cost you oee pemny. You can return It to your druggist and get your money back. So If you have the slightest question about your health -if you feel you are not getting all the strength out of your food-if you are not feeling tip-top, ready for your work, full of vim and vigor-do give EATONIC a fair trial this very day and see how much better you will feeL BANK ROBBED IN BROAD OAYUGHT rWO WHITE MEN COVER BANK EMPLOYES WITH REVOLVERS AND TAKE $10,000. GATHER THE CASH IN BAG Made Careful Search of Bank-Keep Employes Quiet With Threats-Of ficers Notified Immediately and Pursuit is Started. Monroe. Two white men, In broad daylight. entered the Bastrop State Bank or Bastrop. La., and while all the em ployes In the Iastitution were cover ed with revolvers made a careful search of the bank and left with $10, 000 in cash, according to a report reaching here from Bastrop. According to the report reaching here only employee were in the bank at the time. The robbers are said to have gathered up the cash in a bag and backed out of the bank with re volvers leveled at the employee threatering every step, and finally fled. As soon as their exit was made P Immediate alarm was given and a posse composed of practically every male citizen of Bastrop gave chase. A veritable cordon was stretched around Morehead Parish. The Bastrop bank was robbed sev en years ago of a considerable sum of money. The bandits later were captured and convicted. STATE HAPPENINGS. Fire of unascertalned origin de stroyed the new $10,000 Baptist Church at Arcadia. Insurance amounted to $5,000. and $5,000 was subscribed which, with the insurance, will be used to erect another bulN ing In place of the burned structure. Louisiana probably will be among the first five states to finish its draf. work. Virginia and Delaware are the only other states to report to the ad jutant general. This is the fifth and final step in the closing of the draft boards. A case of sleeping slekness is un der treatment at Hammond by Dr. Lucius D. MeGehee, whose patient, Natalie Prey. the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frang Frey, has been asleep for three weeks. The Interdenominational Sunday School Association, West First dis trlet, comprising the parishes of Iber vile, Assumptioen, Ascension and St. James (west of river), held its ninth annual convention at Donaldsonville. The Baptist Hospital at Alexandria, which has been erected at a cost of $140,000, has been formally opened to the public. There was a large num ber of visitors to the institution on the opening day. T. H. Harris, state superintendent of education, returned to Baton Rouge from a trip to Madison. Jackson, Lin coln, Iberville and Claiborne parishes in the Interest of the adult illiteraey elimination campaign. A mass meeting of citizens was held at the court house at DeRfldder for boostlng the Southwest Fair and Live Stock Association. O. C. Smith. East Baton Rouge par Ish demonstration agent, reported a great success for the first co-opera tive shipment of hogs in the parish. Seventy-eight bogs were shipped to Port Worth, where they were sold at 17 cents a pound. Amite Methodists, under the lead ership of their pastor, Dr. Elli Smith, are laying plans for the cen tenary drive, which begins May 18. The congregation Is thoroughly or ganized with visitors, a campaign di rector, minute men and solicitors. Lake Pegnieur in lberville and Ver non parishes has been leased to C. T. Weber of New Orleas. Fred J. Grace, registrar of the land office, announe ed. The lake is believed to be rich In oil deposits. L. E. Thomas. president of th? State Board of Affairs, delivered an address in the District Court room at Alexandria to the members of the Rapides Parish Police Jury and citi sens on the subject of taxation. Caldwell and Vernon parishes were the first in the state to complete their organizations for the war ser vice records campaign. The aim of the campaign is to obtain the war re ord of every soldier, sailor and ma rine in the state. Foster Hall, one of the dorultorlee of L 8. U., had a narrow escape from fire recently. One of the rooms caught fire while the students were absent, but the blaze was discovered in time to prevent nmuch damage. The Vinton Commercial Club enter tained the Lake Charles Rotarians at luncheon. The matter of deep water for Vinton was one of the main sub jects discussed. Invitations are belan mailed all members of the society to attend the meeting of the Fifth District Medl -al Society in Mesroe April 15. The Ouachlta uLsh Sunday Uebu \ssociatioa held a two das' sle t Moro. Citizens of Lo.uIsa, daring one week, have applied to the State High way Department for aid in building no less than 171 miles of new road ways, a certain indication of what Louisiana is going to do in this movement, fostered by the federal government and by all the states of the Union since war conditions taught them the value of passable roads. Elkdom's biggest celebration ct.l minated in the dedication of the new 8o0,0.00 Home of New Orleans Lodge No. 30. This magnificent structure, in which will center hereafter the lifet and activities of the largest Elks' lodge in the, world, is not only the finest Elk lodge huildirg. but is one of the finest clubhouses in America. "Notr.ble humanitarian or patriotic services for the national welfare" is the basis on which the award of its Liberty medal to John M. Parker and its Patriotic medal to Dr. Paul II. Saunders and Charles Welnberger was announced in New Orleans by the National Institute of Social Sciences. The base hospital at Camp Beaure gard will be opened and operated as a rehabilitation hospital for wounded men from overseas, as soon as nurses, doctors and equipment can be gotten together by Major J. H. Bog gess, who was recently sent here rn charge of the hospital. D. W. Deupre, who has been mal ing an exhaustive study of the North Louisiana fields, asserted a grave fire menace faces the Pine Island oil district, because of the large amount of waste oil that has been permitted to sink into the ground since pipe line runs have been restricted. Only 50 cents separate St. Mary Parish Local Board from the record of having sold its typewriter for the largest amount of any local board in the United States. The typewriter was sold several days ago for $90. which was $7.50 higher than the price cffered for any other typewriter. Baton Rouge's city treasury ts benefitting by the approach of July 1 and the increase of a speed mania among the motorists. The fines re ceived by the City Court during the month of March amounted to $917.50. This is the largest amount received by the court in its history. "Ioulsiana planters and farmers can raise mules much more cheaply than they can buy the animals, an4 there is nothing to prevent their sue coss in the Industry," said Dr. George M. Rommel, head of the animal bhus bandry division at Washington, diare ing his stay in New Orleans. H. V. Houseman of the State Nor mal School of Patteville. Wis. will be in charge of the department of phr lesa at the State Normal in the absence of P. G. Feurnet, whO will be In attendance aups the Und versity of Chicago. Oath as United States district at· torney for the Eastern Distrlet of Louisiana wasadmtnlstestd to HeMry Mooney ih the Foderal District Court at New Orleans. after the new oe clal had been greeted from the beach by Judge Foster. Lieutenant Henry M. Wolf, a New Orleans man has been decorated with the croix de guerre for dititngulsbed service with the Second Division of the American Expeditlemary forces, according to a cablegram from his recently. Compulsory Sunday closing of meat markets was voted down unani mously by the Commission Councit of New Orleans, following a noisy session, attended by practically es ery batcher in New Orleans. According to A. J. Dilworth. a fr mer In the northern end of the par ish, tobacco can readily be *alsee a Tanglpahoa. As an experiment last year Mr. Dilworth grew forty pounds of tobaceo in the cow lot at his home, from some fifty-two 'plants Swhich he had started in a small box. Dr. J. o. Dempsey, 946 Jackson avenue, New Orleans, who has been in charge of a hospital in Prance, re turned to his home bearing with him notice that he bad been nomlnat·t for the Legion of.Honor, and also , medal from the mother institution at Lyons of the Hotels Dieu. Sulphur mine employes have been organlsed by a district organiser for the A. F. of L. The charter, which is expected to have 600 signers, will be issued under the name of the Unit Sed Miners of America. At a meeting of the farmers of the Denham 8prings community plans were dlscussed for the formation of a company to erect a sweet potato dry kiln and canning plant. Forty-seven dairymen of Bossier, De Soto and Caddo parishes have or ganized into a cooperative creamery Sand cut the price of milk, the prmioe of better and the price of cheese. Every draft board in lfnisiana has been ofieially closed, Major Charles Miller, assistant adjufatant general, announced. More than 100 tractor engines arem working in the Fifth Ward of Acadia parish. Every allied baildlng and fnadal concern tIn Moare was represeted at a meetig heJd to perfect a for the opennag of the "Blid a Home' camnaig Drilling or oil four miles east of Mlade is to be begin withi a short time, aecordiag to the terms of a cor tract - ammsceo. agme Casemess ha ss ra ed ohairman the u~o Dgsss l b toryr leem wsseen ma - eDOYI CALL FOR SOLDIER LEADERS Recognizing in the program of the Boy Scouts of America one of the greatest movements toward the mak ing of good citizens, and training sol 'diers in their fundamental require ments, the war department of the United States has issued an official c-rcular designed to ussist in the pres ent nation-wide camipaign to secure a large number ornew scout leaders. The circular is signed by Gen. l'ey ton C. March, chief of staff, by order of Secretary of War Baker, and car ries the official stamp of Adjt. Gen. P. C. Harris. This is the highest offical honor paid the Boy Scouts since congress granted the organization a federal charter on June 15, 1916, and in the same month, under section 125 of the army reorganization law, the Boy Scouts of America were given permis sion to wear uniforms similar to those worn by the men of the United States army. The circular reads as follows: "SCOcTMASTERS FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: "A request has been received by the war department from the chief of the Boy Scouts of America for assistance in the matter of obtaining the serv cles of officers and enlisted men re turning from overseas as scoutmas ters. "The attention of returning army officers and enlisted men who have the necessary qualifications is direct ed to the opportunity which the boy scouts affords for them to further serve their country after discharge. "The war department is in full sac tord with the purposes of this move ment and desires to assist. It is felt that the co-operation of a large num ber of officers and enlisted men who have seen service in France will In spire the boys with patriotism and a spirit of devotion to their couhtry as nothing else can do. "This circular will be brought to the attention of officers and men at de mobilization camps." SOY SCOUTS SAVE CRACOW. The thrilling story of how the boy scouts of Cracow saved their city, Poland's most ancient and noblest cen ter, was made public In Washington by Polish agents. Although the famous boy scout movement brought invaluable aid to the allies, particularly i England, the records of the laterimatleal orgalnsa tie bear no brighter or more eerage es example at heroim than that ot the Poeh beas whoe sho ered rles and guarde the amelut hearthb at their thers. When the Aistrian pire tol, the Aus'ren eMdal s and seNies IS Oa ew vanlaed at ames. The city was leet without idsrsu It was them that two sceutmaster, taimed as euers, ranlled the boy seests. They were almed to lied pests and within a few hours were p. Uea the city with a military pr stem and dash that son checked all eerts at letaing and lawlesm s. The bas Sarded the publie build laS, mitary depets and other poilte Luddiag store Ot high esplelves which were su/dent to have wrecked the city should they have faoes into the hands at the reads. THE SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY. The qualt trurinstwrtnes is the one that all busiaes men are look ta for 1a thir hop. f theb bo etell a fellow to do somethtng Ie wants to know that when the time comes the job wll be done. It is the fellow who is easy with hisd premises but short a hisd perform ances that eauses more delay and dl appointment and trouble nerally than any other. Money or property can be replaced or made good, but tmne--le--one gone is gone and there is no return poseble. Scouts should be arefl of their prmies; make them carefully and keep them rdlgouly. DOINGS OF THE OY SCOUTS. Wilson MeNair, a boy scout of Lewis bturg. W. Va., rescmued oan eight-year old boy frm tn Ltreat of a passenger trals. During a recent hike a 8taten is land the secoauts of Bayoane, N. J, dle covered a forest fire about a quarter of a mile from the road. The whistle sounded for actio ad every scout was ln a few minutes busr fltlgL4 the frs, which they sme extinguithed. The death knell has sounded for all praitre dogs lvingar wtthina are miles of Denver aecordln to plaso made by the boy scauts They plan to poles the little animals and convert the iat into soap gream. SCOUTS' PUSLIC INVESTITURE A public Investiture eramsr took pee sa in Ka ll, Tna. Twdve ac dieas rmepreset the twelve s a ot Ia Bach seu in tra lights his cande and repeats a law. Three eadles a the candelabra in the center rpr seat the three poat at tmhe a t eth. miir whie hBa - tea t ath. This senree has been held four teas e on sunda aemem an in - s vioe easter, wth nlerasig pmbMe i- SCOUT AMULANR CORPS The ambolum earps o the New blmewiek, N. ., emell Is cemposed at elder seets *5 at these sceuet bhave vere deeminry aman krst aid, whiek todues a haswledga atd hadag various ar wit the me at tl toralst, the treatm a ' m sc as em1ehn as t t sne : - a -oemo me. il sense -e semseen seekene Gratst Nam In Goodv.L.and lar ish In tlh world mat. orally has to bays of Its contatts. So look tfor ae WRIGI.EY5 The Flavor Lasi f O ~ ~ s ISIS Y. STI £~ ~~is LESSUN ENDED RIGHT THERE Third AnMswer to ie QuesUi M Hag Left asheed dspedntmndea Supbte dst at orble Sht. at Los Aiselss, whee endeavensg i* teach a class e boys the compeoltles of sentences, id to them: "Ift Iask you What have I In my hand? pu must not ans~e echalk, but coelose a complete esteace sunc as, Y'T have a piece ef chalk It "Boots," was the Immediate answer. "Wipg. you haven't listened to my "Socks," ventured another heedless one. "Wrong again; worse than ever." protested bShels in exasperatlos. "Well?" as another pupi raised his hand. "Please. sir," then be paused. Per haps he thought his answer fight seem funny, but convinced that It was right, he gasped out recklessly, "eorns!" Safeguarding a Jewel. "Could you arrange to have the let ter carrier call only once a week at my house!" asked Mr. Croslots. "What's the Idea?" Inquired the man at the post o,e window. "My wife's afraid the new cook will think he's company coming to dinnaer and leave before we ean explain." Fitting. Hlx-"I hear they're reflooring the country club garage." DIz-"Wlth parquet, I suppoee."--artoons Maga sine. Dissatisfasction in the Quality or Price of Coffee ismU~ruw sradied Lrawma ryarI drink a THZ ORIGINAL PosTVu CEREAL Boiled Jiu Ile coEm-15i miue.s ah'r buoils begin- yo .y eu.r .1 uifOiw qumliy The pden dam.S begrn. . kme me mush i Asa bm ide. h...'e. ..e -. w.-$e .i.. Yes - i ewpekn. 'ibmmi.. rey... b i wysn L kink Peamo-IAZJLTIL. H. v- w esis.t-k hemser aur~v..-uhe De.. sh -w va s fr e.oi. M* in -hflws the .- . PeSWA. e1 i.h. be L kipmamd g ieid, a Rr- -n "h Thre's a R asoa" NOTHIG NEW WlM MIE Urn Lenia pea /a tle see4 ON Ila amt me ios e that long ante atese e re arms The - after morse e e "es's dsee sad many a aIe serl ea IW to the fact that the arved sutue at of a device that was lanvOe ial three centurles ago. The bated whn eatanglement Is oaly another form of the anclent abtls, and the rfat that It Is now often painted green to male It less easy to moe s a iak that Jolas it even more latlmately to Its proto. type. The pits with sharp spits at the bottom and the caltrepge-- polated Iron lastruments that always stand with one pat pwd hw ever they may fall-are survivals of medieval warfare. The catapult of the Romans that once threw stones recently east explosive grenade from trench to trench. The German lame projbetor goes back to the days whmen armles deluged each other with burn aIn oil and buringl pitch, and the use of poisonous games was anticipated by the Chinese, who for centuries aued "stinkpots." Clneh. "How can I be sero that I am the only woman you ever Ioved' "That's easy. Until I aet you [ dlda' know what love was,"-Loualsvill CourierJournal.