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SOME TERRIBLE WAR BILLS That of the United States Governs ment Heads the List in Point of Size. The wars of Napoleon in 13 years cost France $1,000,000,000 writes Wen dell Phillips Dodge in Leslie's. Our Civil war expenditure of the federal government was $3,400,000,000, near ly thirteen times as much a ear as Napoleon's. The Franco-German war cost France $1,580,000,000, be sides an added war indemnity of $1,. 000,000,000 This same great war, which lasted only 190 days, cost Ger many $450,000,000 for an average fighting force of 1,250,000 men. The other big European war of the past half century, the Russo-Turkish war, cost Russia $786,100,000 but she had two years' fighting for her money. The war in the far East cost Japan $650,000,000 and Russia $723,000,000, not counting lost ships. Only toward the end had either side anything like a million men in the field. Italy's little war with Turkey cost $400,000 a day, allowing for a mere 60,000 fight ing men; and the l3oer war, in which England's army averaged 200,000, cost $1.055,000,000 in two and a half years. EASY WAY TO CLEAR BAD COMPLEXIONS Pimples and blackheads disappear, red, rough, blotchy complexions be come clean, clear and velvety, and hair health and beauty are aided by the regular use of Resinol Soap and a little Resinol Ointment. They do their work easily, quickly and at little cost, even when other methods fail. Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap stop itching instantly and speedily heaj skin humors, sores, wounds and chaf ings. Sold by all druggists.-Adv. Mighty Handy. Some negroes are insatiable "jiners," and their favorite organiza tions are those which assure an os tentatious funeral. A mistress was remonstrating with her servant about belonging to one of them. "Bonnibel, don't you think it is mighty foolish to pay the 'Friends and True Mourners' society' twenty five cents every month?" "Naw'm, Miss Ma'y, I don't. You see, dee ain't like some of de s'cieties; dee acts liberal, and don't skimp on nothin'. Dye gives you de finest kind of coffin, eh makes a way for ev'ry body to git to your burial. En den, 'sides dat, dee gives you thirty dol lars at the grave, en you know thirty dollars comes in mighty handy." Preparing for Eventualities. Shortly after the declaration of war In (e ny, the cashier of the largest bg 1, it received froem a strang er the following letter, postmarked Dresden: "Dear Sir: A few weeks ago, while in Berlin on my vacation, I found my self temporarily In need of mongy and pawned my diamond ring. I enclose the pawn ticket to you, asking that you redeem the ring, sell it for what you can and turn the proceeds over to the Red Cross fund. It may be that I shall have no further use for jewels." Guiity. The justice of the peace in a town in Ohio, in pursuance of his duties, had to hear and judge cases that were brought before him and also to per form occasional marriage ceremonies. He found it diffcult to dissociate the various functions of his office. Everything had gone smoothly un til he asked one bride: "Do you take this man to be your husband ?" The bride nodded emphatically. "And you, accused," said the justice, turning to the bridegroom, "what have you to say in your defense?" Superior "Surpassing others in great ness, goodness, extent or value of any quality." Century DictionLry. That's the definition, and that's why Post Toasties are called the Superior Corn Flakes -the surpassing, delicate Indian Corn flavour being sealed in by skillful toast. ing with sugar and salt Post Toasties are made in clean, airy, modern factories-oolked, seasoned, rolled and toast ed to crisp golden flakes Ready to serve direct from the package. To secure the Superior Corn Fakes, ask for Post Toasties '-ud by Grocas.)I TKIhNAONAL LEssoli (By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director Sun day School Course, Moody Bible Insti tute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR NOVEMBER' 15 JESUS AND PETER. LESSON TEXT-Mark 14:27-31, 53, 64, 66 72. GOLDEN TEXT-Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.-I Cor. 10:12. The record of Peter's failure is a sad story. Mark, who received his Gospel from Peter, gives it in clear outline. This suggests that Peter did not spare himself. I. After Passover Feast, vv. 2731. On the way to Olivet Jesus warns the disciples that all would be "offended" (caused to stumble) because of what was about to occur. Not one escaped, Matt. 26:56, Zech. 13.7. Peter, assured in his own mind, denies that this should be true of him, so confident was he of himself and of his devotion. Over against this warning Jesus sounds the note of his resurrection, and'it was chiefly in their inability to catch, or comprehend this note, that they stumbled. Particularly is this true of Peter. That Jesus could found a church on the vulgar tragedy of a criminal's death was beyond the range of his understanding. This self-con- I fidence was the beginning of his fall, Prov. 16:18. It is pride like this which men have in their own strength, that is the chief reason why they are not saved. If they are able to care for themselves, why do they need the help of another? Peter's Denials. Peter trusted his own heart. A man is a fool who will trust such a deceitful member, Jer. 17:9, Prov. 28:26. Peter's loud profession is answered by a definite prophecy of his utter fail ure, v. 30. "Before the cock shall crow twice, thou shall deny me thrice." Again Peter contradicts the Lord, "I will not deny thee." Peter's later denial of the person of Jesus in the judgment hall is prefaced by a denial of his master's assertions on the way thither. He had to learn wis dom and humility in the bitter school of experience. Peter is quite like us all, but he did learn and profited there by (i Peter 5:5), which cannot be said of all of us. II. Following Afar Off, vv. 53, 54. Peter "followed afar" into the court of the high priest's palace. We have. suggested (Lesson of Nov. 1st) that zeal and affection prompted Peter, yet he was expressly forbidden and fore warned, John 13:36-38. Some one has said that the development of Peter's weakness began in the garden when he ceased to pray. That courtyard and its brazier of coals was a danger ous place for any disciple bf the Lord. The servants and soldiers of the pow ers against Christ were congregated about that first. It is never safe to E warm oneself at th~e enemies' fire 8 though we see it constantly being " done, Matt. 6:13; Ps. 1:1. r Ill. "I Know Not This Man," vv. 66- ' 72. While at the fire, a serving maid I looking at Peter said, "Thou also wast a with the Nazarne, even Jesus." Im- f mediately and without any seeming i hesitancy Peter denied, and declared ' his ignorance both of the man and of n understanding what she said. Peter t did not sympafhize with what was be- C ing done to Jesus, but at heart he was not brave eiough to separate him- t self from the enemies of Jesus thercby 1' to draw upon himself some sort of C censure or condemnation. Thus con- S forming to the world about him made v it easy for Peter to utter his first b note of denial. Having done so he t passed on into the porch and heard II the first crowing of the cock. The 1[ apparent contradiction between Mark a and thp other writers over the ques- I tion of the number of maids seems t to be solved by John 18:25, where c reference is made to several who f spoke at the same time. Doubtless a the words of the first maid are re- 1F enforced by those of another on the F second occasion; they both brought an t accusation against him. Speech Betrayed Peter. This second maid addressing the t] onlooking spectators said, "This is one of them," and again Peter denies the accusation. He had escaped one pre dicament only to be plunged into an other and 'perhaps more dangerous n one. To deny afresh seemed to be c the only way of escape, James 4:4; I1 r Cor. 15:32 R. V. A few words of a c' serving maid filled Peter with dis- d may but a second denial did not de- tI liver him from his predicament. After A z little those standiw with him de dared he must be o' of the follow- $: ers of Jesus, for his speech betrayed a bim to be a Galilean. Then Peter a touched the bottom, for he accom panies his denial with curses. From his high and exalted state of d mind, his high hopes as to Jesus, he P iees himself a traitor and Jesus about to be crushed by the hand of man. Peter was passionately devoted to I jesus and had felt that he could go with him to the limit. Once before It Caesarea-Philippi reter had been I warned. fle had been mystified by - rhat Jesus said about the cross and lad protested. He had high and noble ispirations but they carried him be road the limits of his permission into linger and defeat. There is always thq gravest danger a ambition that is not cODntrolled DEFENDS POPULAR REMEDIES! Speaker Says Newspapers Should In vestigate Merits of Medicines Be fore Barring Advertisements. That an organized attempt has been made to blacken the reputation of the popular family remedies of this coun try, and to mislead the newspaper publishers into rejecting the adver tising of such medicines, was the charge nmade by Carl .1. 8alliett. of Iuffalo, N. Y., at the convention of the Advertising Affiliation at Dietroit. MJlr. ltalliett is a director of the Pro prietary Association of America, which includes in its eniibership t wo Iiun dredl firms whichl make the popular Prtipared medicines of America. Mr. IHalliett pointed out that it is the duty of the Inewspapetr piublisher to refuse the advertising of any fake or fraudutlent iiiedic'iice. just as it, is his duty to refuse any fake or fraudu len1t -al ertising, buit it is not right to shut down on all iimedical advertising because there have been some fakers, antty 1lore than it woulld be right to rtfuse to ipublish all department store advertising because certain stores have made a practice of lying about bargain ;ales. Ii)sease and tldeath are nmysteries. People who are perfectly well are skeptical. They laugh at the time worn patent medicine joke. just as they laugh again aiid again over the many variations of the operation joke -The operation was a success but the pIatient died." This so-called hu miuor has perhaps hurt the medicine business With well people, but when the hitherto healthy man feels a se Sere pain or illness, he immediately wants medicine, and will bless the cure whether it be at the hands of a regular tdoctor, a homeopath, an osteo path, a Christian Scientist or patent mnedicine. There is nothing more deadly than disease; nothing more honorable than to cure it. Mr. l3alliett refuted the idea sought to be spread about that patent medi cines are unpopular by showing that from 1910 to 1912 the amount of pre pared medicines consumed in America increased from $100,000,000 to $160, 000,000 annually. He showed that, al though the American Medical Associ ation is trying as an organization to exterminate so-called patent medi cines, the family doctor, individually, is not fighting them but prescribing them. He estimated that 40% of the prescriptions written by doctors today include proprietary medicines. The writings of Dr. Harvey W. Wi ley, he said, have also aimed to de stroy confidence in proprietary medi cines; but that Dr. Wiley's ideas are not infallible is shown by cases where his analyses were entirely wrong -Mr. Balliett mentioned a case where, with all the power of the Government, he fought a preparation as being danger ous to health, and was ingloriously walloped. There has been spread the idea that a clever faker can mix a few useless ingredients and, by smart advertising, sell tons of it and win sudden wealth; whereas, as a matter of fact, the medi cine business is notoriously difficult, and, where there has been one success at it, there have been a hundred fail ures. Any medicine which has no merit cannot live, because persons who are duped into buying it once will not buy it again, and the profit from advertising a medicine can only come from repeat sales to the same, satis fled people. Therefore, any medicine which has been on the market for a nUlmber of years, and is still adver tised, must hgve merit behind it to ac count for its success. In conclusion Mr. Balliett declared that no newspaper is doing Justice to its readers in the matter of medical or other advertising, unless it investi gates, not only the wording of the ad vertisement offered for publication, but the merits of the article adver tised. He pointed out that the few newspapers who have been deluded into the policy of barring out medical advertising have adopted this general policy, rather than to form an inves tigation bureau of this kind which could, in a constructive and useful ef fort, investigate and decide what is a good product and what is a fraud, in not only the medicine business, but in every other business which adver tises its wares to the public. The audience seemed to agree with Mr. Balliett's ideas on the subject and the chairman decided the question at issue in his favor. Have Best War Hospital. The Red Cross hospital of 200 beds near Torquay, established by Ameri can women, is said to be the best ar ranged war hospital in England, ac cording to Sir Frederick Treves, the distinguished surgeon. The organiza tion, which has at its head wealthy Americans like Mrs. John Astor, Lady Paget and others, has appropriated $25,000 for motor ambulances. Funds are ample to maintain the hospital for another year, it is said. Love is a curious thing. A girl doesn't even marry a professional ball player because he is a good catch. For sprained wrist rub on and rub in Hanford's Balsam thoroughly, Adv. Some men court, then marry, then 1o to court again peuse of th* ugly, grmly, gray hale, Ue "LA ORIOLE" HAIR DREIN . PRIOCE, sIop, ra, Put That Pain to Use The network of nerves in your body. like the network of wires in a burglar alarm system, gives quick warning when anything is going wrong inside. Looking at it in this way a pain is a useful alarm. Now, kidney weak. ness is a dangerous thing--a condition not to be neglected-and it is wise to know and pay attention to the early alarm signals of sick kidneys. IBackache is a comnmon warning of congestion or inflammation in the kid. neys. It may be dull, nagging pain, or a sharp twinge when stooping or lift ing. There are likely to be disorders of urination, dizziness, headaches, and drowsy, despondent, tired feelings. It is very hard to strengthen weak kidneys at first, but neglect invites rheumatic or neuralgic attacks, gravel, dropsy, and fatal Bright's disease. As a special medicine for weak kid neys Doan's Kidney Pills have been used for years all over tho civilized world, and surely are considered reli able. The patient can always help the medicine immensely, however, by diet ing lightly, using little or no liquor, tea or coffee, keeping regular hours and drinking lots of pure water. When Your Back is Lame-Remember the Name" . DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS Sold by all Dealetrsrice 50 cents. Foster Milbum Co., Buffalo. N. V., Proprietors LIMITED CHOICE OF VIANDS Guest Who Didn't Care for Salmon Was in Fair Way to Have Hot Breakfast. In some parts of the Canadian hack country the recurrence of boiled salmon, broiled salmon, sal mon cutlets, and salmon steak at ev ery meal becomes, after a few weeks, a trifle monotonous. To the native palate, brought up on it, this constant reappearance of the selfsame dish is a matter of course; but to the newly arrived tourist it grows at least into a feeble joke. "Is there nothing else for break fast?" said one such victim of colonial hospitality, as a whole fish and a pot of mustard were laid before him on the table." "Nothing else!" replied the host, in surprise. "Why, there's salmon enough there for six, ain't there?" "Yes," responded the guest, mild ly; "but I:don't care for salmon." "Well, then, fire into the mustard," was the rejoinder. A Reformer. "Twob is noted for his passion ate stri gafter erfection." 'e a commenidable trait." "In some cases, yes, but Twobble spends all his time trying to achieve it In other people." Rub It On and Rub It In. For lame back and soreness, sprains and strains, sore throat and stiff neck, you must rub on and rub in thorough ly Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Re member that one good application at first is better than several light ones. Adv. There are few really great men on earth, but there are a lot of others who are willing to admit their great ness. YOUR OWN DRIOGIST WILL TELL YOU Try Murine Bre Bemedy for Red, Weak, Watery Byes and Granulated Byalids; No Bsmarting bu Rye Comfort. Write for Book of the Bye Sait Free. Marine Nye Remedy Co.. Chicago To some persons, the enthusiasm of others is only an incentive to get a wet blanket. If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes, use Red Cross Ball Blue. At all good grocers. Adv. The girl who steals a man's heart is liable to get a life sentence at hard labor. Made since 1846--Hanford's Balsam. Adv. Possibly one joke in ten thousand makes people laugh. Weak Heart Many people suffer from weak hearts. They may experience shortness of breath on exertion, pain over the heart, or dizzy feelings, oppressed breathing atfr meals or their eyes become blurred, the heart is not sufciently strqng to pump blood to the extremities, and they have col hands and feet, or poor appetite because of weakened ood supplyto stomach. A heart tonicalo and alterative should be taken which has Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery which contains no dangerous narootics or alcohol. Ithelpsthehuman systemip the constant manufactureof rich, red blood. It helps the stomach to assimilate or takeup theproper elements from the food, thereby helping digestion and curing dyspepsia, heart-burn and many uncomfortable symp. toms, stops excessive tissuo waste in convalesceeace from fevers; for the runm down, anumic, thin-blooded people, the "Discovery" is refreshing and vitalilng. In ie1rd or tae6tr forsm at mrost dre orsees or sad a0 em-earl esap for trial box to Dr.Piere's IUeidt Hotelt, euffet. N. Y. Road WI.eeClswlaggwrs O a he*MdllAdvise.Avemsb hind of #ooS amt e *ipm at r ait eesnt semps,.ddvas as abe,.. Another Sort. "I gather from what he said that Jim's wife is the gray mare." "She is more of an old nag." Occasionally a man's sense of hu mor may head off the doctor. "EoerpPicture Tells a Storp , " Ia a y ghen up. 'II '1--- if "I ( can hatdly straighten up. " Many a man gets the reputation of being a good talker without saying much of anything.-Albany Journal. If you can't get Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh write: G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Two sizes: 50c and $1.00. Adv. A mouse scares a woman almost as badly as a milliner's bill scares a mnian. For obstinate sores use Hanford's Balsam. Adv. It takes a capable wife to yank the conceit out of a man. Catarrhal Fever i to 6 doses oftea cure. One 60-cent bottle SPOHN'S guaranteed to care a case. Safe for any mare, horse or colt. Dosen bottles c6. Get it of druggists, harness dealers or diret' its. manufacturers, express paid. SPOHN'S is the best preventive of all forms of distemper. SPOHN MEDICAL CO., CheOmistI and Bacterlologlsts, Goshen, Ind., U. A. Rheumatism I uscle Colds "It is easy to use and quick to respond. No work. Just apply. It penetrates without rubbing." Read What Others Say: "Have used your Liniment very spcceaefuily in a case of rheumatism, and always have a bottle on hand in case of a cold or sore throat. I wish to say I think it one of the best of household remedies. I would not have used it only it was recommended to me by a friend of mine who, I wish to say, is one of the best boosters thr your Liniment I ever saw."-J. IV. Fuller, Denser, Col. "Just a line in praise of Sloan's Liniment. I have been ill nearly fourteen weeks with rhcumatism, have been treated by doctors who did their best. I had not slept for the terrible pain for several nights, when my wife got me a small bottle N of the Liniment and three applica cations gave me relief so that I could sleep."-Joseph Tomblyn, 615 Con serse Sltred, McKeesport, Pa. SLOANS LINIMENT Good for Neuralgia, Sciatica, Sprains and.Bruises. AU Dealers 25c. Send four cents in stamps for a free TRIAL BOTTLE. DR. EARL S. SLOAN, Inc. Dept. B Philadelphia, Pa. There may be a lot of heroes in the world, but no woman will admit that she is married to one of them. The man who makes good doesn't wait for opportunity to knock. He has the door wide open. As to l)oan's Kidney lPilk, reali Ihe jufollo ing entlthusiastic c tidorscfztliiL oue nho has tested thmni. A T DEATH'S DOOR Wonderful Recovery from Almost Hopeless LCse A'lphonse tl~t;.'. r. !t '7 I1tr ii. :=t N.-i% Urts.s. 11 ~ia 4 v ""i t i I,. nothing ih 1t i. ;,ors gi:". iii in \rij . . III) r1niiir.n Th. IiI sr I us ii. -. 'a ith bin-1 ari 1,i:1, If with s, dimi it Ii It d rinstanit Ii.5tit. to ),,ioo thu.at but I. . ttr seantty. As lb' tia, ~s. h.ii .. tit .t in Zleg I a gIn g til1 to it . at l trya 1 Ji 1 bait) was puff. It ul, tt) n r;,t I, tiiu ntis S-u.'rr I a: n its .c It it d :.1 41 II-1. ) I n. L na l'itin ttul gr. a' a. ak and r-un tn%1 ii I I-k I:,1 hinds il tin' di-, in.. prs, ri- d b- iL, ;si S).;.r \I": 1.,iibwis " .t.ain.t ant t :n t. )d rtaT I r I.' id il; ut Isr.t a Kid~, .5 Y iii n I h. iritaiking III '11 'Ih- St. lng gr iu.Uy tv-nt drawn ana-I ,. i r-.l -r , ig Is ii ru d Ii n irirl. liv* It. .i~ t i l 1" -ir f" i. P. and in iv 1 . sr fitn:i "\t t.'. Li ur~d . ' II- -iiti!t~att t inl- rnart ,I"" rAe al . t:, t 4-F n ritter. st in thinigs a -it In.' I In. pt 4,it !:sing 1i.-arts h ii. v P'iis ittdti I hit I fit isir d fi-ur h,-s" s ard h)- that timn I was strong fati It.klthy. That wi as tin. yr-lat 'in~ aind th, r"- Tuts trivr h..n I a r"-i-ni of h. rinbn.- t bat i.rtight III.- t. d" tlis door I io:nn t Kin li- P'ita, a init*, areu r sporisil,;e. fur this cure-.' Unnerved Completely. "leef eaters usually have steady nerves, do they not?" "I've always thought so, until fear of a Zeppelin raid doused the lights of London." SAVE YOUR MONEY. ("" One box of Tutt's Pills save many dollars indoc. tor's bills. A remedy for diseases of the liver sick headache. dyspepsis, constlpation oad billiousness, a million people endorse Tut's '$Pills W. N. U., LITTLE ROCK, NO. 46-1914 SPECIAL TO WOMEN The most economical, cleansing ant germicidal of all antiseptica is A soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed. As a medicinal antiseptic for douches in treating catarrh, inflammation or ulceration of nose, throat, and that caused by feminine ills it has no equal. For ten years the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. has recommended Paxtine in their private correspondence with women, which proves its superiority. Women who have been cured saT it is "worth its weight in gold." At druggists. 50c. large box, or by mail. The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston, Maas. Is no more necisury SthanSmallpox. Am experience bhas demmstrat the almost miraculos eS.. cacy and harumlames, of AntUtyphold Vaccedes. Be acclted NOW by your physician, yes ae sour family. It is mre vital than house Ask your hyscldian, drugLst or ead fori le had Typholid?" telling et TyIold Vmaseh, results feom use, sad danger frm Tlyphoid Carena.. The Cutter Laberstery, lerayC, Cal., Che IL Prodse Vassan see ad Serus under U. s. usean