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BUSINESS GOOD III CHUM No Financial Depression, and None Since the War Began. A well-known correspondent of an Important Western daily paper recent ly made an extended visit to Western Canada, and In summing up the re sults, after going thoroughly Into con ditions there, says there is no financial depression In Canada, nor has there been anything of the sort since the war began. Anyone who has watched the barometer of trade, and seen the bank clearings of the different citiea grow and continue to grow will have arrived at the same conclusion. The trade statistics reveal a like situation. The progress that the farmers are making Is highly satisfactory. As this correspondent says: "It is true there have been adaptations to meet new conditions, and taxes have been re vised, and that a very large burden of added expense in many lines has been assumed, but it has all been done me thodically, carefully and with full re gard for the resources to be called on. "That this has been done fairly and wisely is proved by the present com fortable financial position. "With the exception of a restricted area in the east, Canada is not an in dustrial country. The greater portion of the Dominion must be classed as agricultural area, with only an infini tesimal part of it f ully developed. "Lacking complete development, the agricultural portion of Canada has naturally placed its main dependence upon fewer resources than would be the case 'in the States. Even in peace times, . business would be subject to more frequent and wider fluctuations, due to the narrower foundation upon which it rests. "Thus, Canada has been able to come up to the war with efficiency and sufficiency and to maintain and even advance its civilian activities. "Canada's first element of .financial strength lay In its branch bank sys tem. This system has two great ad vantages: it makes the financial re sources of the Dominion fluid so that supplies of capital can run quickly from the high spots to the low spots; also, it places at the command of each Individual branch the combined re sources of the whole Institution so that there Is an efficient safeguard against severe strain at any . one point. "Here In Winnipeg, the all-Canada banking houses maintain big, strong branches and, as elsewhere in the Dominion, these held to an attitude of eaneness and solidity that prevented even the start of any financial dis turbance. That business generally Is now com ing strong on an even keel is largely due to the absolute refusal of the banks, both branch and independent, to exhibit the slightest signs of ex citement or apprehensiveness. "For all Canada the savings bank 6gures are astonishing. Beginning with 1913, they are, for the fiscal year end ing March SI : 1913 $622,928,968 1914 663,650.230 1915 683,761,432 1916 738,169.212 1917 888,765,698 "These figures represent what Cana dians have put away after paying the Increased living cost, which is about the same as in the States, all increas es In taxes and imports of all kinds made necessary by the war and gen erous subscriptions to war bond is sues. "Prohibition has helped greatly In keeping the -money supplies circulat ing in the normal, necessary channels. Tradesmen generally attribute a large part of the good financial condition to the fact that the booze bill has bees eliminated. Canada takes law enforce ment with true British seriousness. "Financially, as In every other re spect, Canada has developed sufficien cy. She has done it in spite of Initial conditions which would not look prom ising in the States and she has done It in a big, strong way. "One of the best things we did," said one of the leading Winnipeg bankers to me, "was to decide early In the game that we simply would not borrow trouble. "We started In ignorance of how the war would develop and without know ing exactly what our resources were, and had to find the way. "And yet Canadians are not overbur dened with taxes nor are they com plaining of them. For the common people there has been but a slight tax increase. If any. In a direct way. In direct payments, of coarse, are made In the shape of higher prices for living commodities, but the price advance on such items Is no heavier than in the States in, the same period." Advertise ment. A Question of Time. She Albert, don't you think it Is about time I had a new hat? He (absent-mindedly) I really don't know, my dear; I er seem to have .allowed my watch to run down. Shortage Creates Longing. Knlcker Funny thing about food. Bocker Yes ; a shortage and a long ing exist at the same time. CUE HM THIS tru r les n an an nm s Bald at Urag and Optical MofM of by Mali, a i fk Ursa i ty Sanssj to, Quar. tm rats tw j fvfrJSI Mnt1n ' Tired Eyes. S waaaawaw. GrMulaaea SyeUaa. H Is Befreaae.--Beetorea. kvint is m Favorite 5 Treatment for m that teal dry and smart. S CHe your Byes a much of your loving an 3 r as your thu and wit Itw ame rearulariu. 2 WW A ROMANCE OF OLD MEXICO IUI.VAN LOAN NOVELIZED FROM THE PHO TOPLAY SERIAL OF THE SAME NAME. RELEASED BY THE UNIVERSAL FILM MAN UFACTURING COMPANY NINTH EPISODE. A Daughter of Mars. Liberty now had two weapons, the guard's rifle and the revolver she had found under the blanket. ' The sight of Lopes and Manuel laughing as they talked beside the cases of ammunition gave her an idea. Slowly she raised the rifle between the bars of the cell window and pulled the trigger. A tremendous explosion followed as the bullet struck a case of dynamite. Lopez and Manuel were buried beneath a mountain of sand. Attracted by the mysterious explosion, a hundred sol diers came running to their aid. They helped carry Lopez Into the hut which he made his quarters. "A few bad cuts, but otherwise neith er of them are seriously injured," re marked the surgeon after a cursory examination. A half mile from the explosion Pedro and Rutledge lay .snuggled behind a sand mound. "That's strange," remarked But- ledge. "I was just drawing a bead on that pile of cases when up she went." Bob and Pedro had tethered their horses to a sturdy cactus not far from where they lay hidden. T guess we had better get back to the horses," remarked Rutledge.' "They will be Investigating soon, and we don't want to be caught without our mounts." Upon reaching the top of the next sand knoll Rutledge made a disheart ening discovery. Their horses were gone I "Now we are up against it," declared Rutledge savagely. The Mexicans, never suspecting that Liberty had fired the shot which blew up their ammunition, had now sepa rated Into bands and were scouring the surrounding desert for the Ameri cans whom they suspected of being In the vicinity. Two of Lopez' horse men topped the rise a hundred feet from Rutledge and Pedro, Pedro and Bob hurriedly scurried across the sand and without waiting a moment Jumped to the backs of the horses. The two Mexicans cried out In fright as the Americans sprang up be hind them. Pedro, with his superior strength, was able to grasp his man with a strangle hold which prevented the latter from putting up a fight, but Rutledge had his hands full. His man turned upon him savagely, whipping out his knife at the same moment. A terrific struggle followed. The Mexican succeeded In reaching his re volver after Rutledge had wrenched his knife from him. Before Rutledge could prevent him the Mexica had fired a warning shot, which attracted the attention of the Mexicans in the valley. Some miles farther on Pedro's Mex ican also began to show fight. The wiry young scout made short .work of him, however. Bob now realized that It was his life against the Mexican's, and when the latter, after firing a shot to attract his fellow bandits, turned the barrel on him, Rutledge shot without hesita tion and ducked as the Mexican's bul let whizzed by his head. The Mexi can dropped dead. Using the bandit's body as a shelter. Bob now turned his attention to the Mexicans who were drawing in upon him. "This is the finish," thought Rut ledge, "unless Pedro gets back in time with Winston and the boys. Liberty, waking from her afternoon siesta, walked to the window of her cell t6 gaze upon the havoc created by the explosion of the ammunition and dynamite. Across the sands she saw a body of Mexicans leading a familiar figure toward the hut. which Lopez made his headquarters. "Bob Rutledge !" she gasped, as the figures drew closer. The bandits halted In front of Lo pez's cabin where Liberty- could see and hear everything that passed. "Well, my gallant American cap tain," sneered Lopez, "I suppose you .are after Liberty over there in the hut?" Lopez pointed to the white xaced girl who peered out from behind Americanism. That In us which more distinctively than anything else we can call Ameri canism our faith in humanity, our love of equality. One cannot claim that Americans of English origin are alone the depositaries of this belief, this pas sion. ... The ideal America, which is the only real America. Is not in the keeping of any one race; her destinies are too large for . that cus tody ; the English race is only one of many races with which her future j rests. William Dean Uowells. the bars of her prison. "Well, ten me what I want to know and I will let yoa go. If yon tell me enough, maybe I will let her go with yott. That would be nice, wouldn't it?" "Save your wind," replied Rutledge. "Take him out," ordered Lopez. "Give him a little Mexican inquisition. And do it so that tiger cat over there can see it." Lopez pointed to Liberty, who stood white faced with her brow pressed against the bars of her cell. v Meanwhile Pedro rode madly across the desert. Toward three o'clock he raced down the last sand hill which separated him from the American en campment. . Breathlessly he rode up to Major Winston's tent. "They've got Rutledge. major," he panted. - Without an instant's hesitation Ma jor Winstcn seized a bogle that lay on a camp chair and shrilled out a blast that brought the entire camp to its feet. Throwing the bugle to the ground Winston , leaped to his horse and was oft before his own men had thrown saddles on their mounts. Lopez stood to one side as his ban dits led Bob out to the wall of a white washed adobe hut. Some of you fellows that are bandy with your knives show us what you can do at long-distance throwing," com manded Lopez.' "See how thick the American's hide Is." "Stop It!" Lopez wheeled around to find him self looking Into the barrel of Liberty's rifle. Pancho Lopez," shouted Liberty, her voice hoarse with determination, the first knife that is flung at Rut ledge means a bullet through your mis erable head." That night there went forth from Washington the definite order for the withdrawal of American troops. Alone of all the American officers. Major Winston, leader of the most ad vanced outpost, disobeyed orders. With a hundred-odd bronzed cavalrymen fol lowing close behind, the late afternoon of the day Pancho Lopez stood Bob Rutledge up against a whitewashed 'dobe wall, found the grizzled old ma jor and his troopers still fighting their way through the desert sand. "We may be too late to get Rut ledge alive," declared the Major, "but, by God, well get Lopez and his skunk- colored gang." Lopez stood irresolute, his hands raised high in the air while Liberty continued to point her short-barreled shotgun at him. "Now, order one of your men to open the door of this hut," shouted Liberty, "or I'll blow the few brains you have out on the sand." Lopez, knowing well that the Amer ican girl meant every word, reluctant ly gave the order. Liberty stepped forth from the hut. "Take these ropes off , Rutledge," Liberty then commanded, "and remem ber, Lopez, if you or any of your men make the slightest suspicious move I will let you have the contents of this gun. Lopez sullenly unbound Rutledge and then, upon Liberty's orders, pushed on ahead, while Rutledge and Liberty followed, Rutledge covering the Mexi can bandits with his rifle and Liberty with the barrel of her shotgun close against Lopez' ribs. Immediately after Rutledge, Liberty and Lopez had disappeared, over the sand dunes on horseback Lopez' fol lowers held a council of war to decide how to rescue their leader. Finally Manuel mounted a horse and, taking a circuitous route, rode oft with the in tention of waylaying Rutledge and Lib erty at a bend in the desert trail. Rutledge anticipated some such move on the part of the insurrectos and whispered his suspicions to Lib erty. "You had better ride on ahead, my dear," he said. "I will take my chances with Lopez. Try to pick up Pedro. I am sure he escaped, and If he did he will be on the way back by now with some of the boys.' Two miles down the trail Liberty thought she heard a shot. Rutledge and Lopez were Invisible in the long sandy hollow behind her. Liberty had heard a shot. Rutledge, jogging along with Lopez a few feet In front of him suddenly felt a burn ing sensation in his right arm "Winged 17 Rutledge hastily shifted his revolver to his left hand.' Several hundred yards to the left a crumbling 'dobe shelter gave him an idea. Realiz ing that his profusely bleeding wound might put him at Lopez's mercy in a few minutes, Rutledge seized the bridle of the latter's horse. "Beat It !" he ordered. "And beat it quick. Lopez, glad to escape under any con ditions, rowel ed his mount and slid to the opposite side In Indian fashion, fearing that Rutledge would give him a parting shot. The American, how ever, cantered slowly to a 'dobe-hut, binding his wound on the way with a bandanna handkerchief. Another shot, and then a score sputted on the walls of the hut as Rutledge clanged the metal door shut behind him, leaving his horse outside. He knew thn' either Liberty or Idea of Ancient Origin. All peoples in all times have seen an Intimate connection between the moon and fruitfulness, both animal and vegetable. "Even now," says the New York Medical Journal, "the on ions which come to our city market owe their excellence to the farmer's careful conjunction of planting'' time with, the phases of the moon." Such ideas have been" so universal that man's unconscious mind still preserves them, though his judgment may' scorn tbent as.absurd. ' ' ' ' Pedro Would be alone with help soon. and in this he was not disappointed. Pedro,, with four daring riders, in fact already was on his way. Intent upon. rescuing Bob .Rutledge. Meanwhile the rest of the cavalrymen were riding ahead to round up the band of insur rectos at their desert retreat. Pedro and his men had gone only few miles along the trail when they came upon Liberty, who quickly gasped out her story to them. In the distance, even .as she talked, they could hear faint reports. . Topping the last rise which lay between- thflh and the hollow which marked the bed of a "lost" river, they saw faint puffs of smoke coming from the 'dobe hut . in which Rutledge had taken refuge. ; On the crest of the op posite hill came answering puffs. "Let's make for the hut" advixed Pedro. "That's Bob down there." Bob threw open wide the door of Ms refuge. "I'm glad you came," he whispeted faintly. "My wound has made me a bit sickish." Liberty rushed to Bob's side and. tearing her skirt into strips, quickly bound up her sweetheart's bleeding arm. ' The cavalrymen had tethered their horses and Bob's, which had been roaming about near the hut. on the side i uie caoin wmen was proiecrea iron. the Mexican Mullets. Now the en circling movement of the bandits threatened the horses. "Pedro and I will make a break," said Liberty. "Stick it out and we'll have the cavalry back here in an hour." A moment later, with bullets flick ing the sand on all" sides of them, Pedro and Liberty rode madly away. Liberty's - horse whinnied once - in pain, and a moment later she felt him stagger under a second shot. "He's done for," cried Liberty. "And we're done for, too !" Pedro leaped from his pony, seized Liberty by the arm and almost threw her into the saddle of his own mount. I ll use the dead pony foira breast works," shouted Pedro. "Ride for your life. Liberty." ' , Pedro put the point of his bayonet into the flanks of Liberty's mount and the frothing beast fairly leaped out of sight with Liberty clinging desperately to its mane. (END OF NINTH EPISODE.) LOST ENTHUSIASM FOR JOB Question Caused Colored Boy to Re consider Request for Employ ment in Munition Works. George Ade says that a friend of his in Bridgeport, Conn., had a negro boj working for him as janitor. One morn ing the darky announced that he was about to quit. "I laks you, boss," he explained to Ade's friend, "and I ain't got no fault to flnd'wld dls heah job. - But dey tells me dat over heah at dese munitions works de's payin' fo' dollahs a day. And I lows to git some of dat easy money." ' Being paid off, he departed. Twc days later he came back and applied for his former place. "Didn't you care for the new job?" asked Mr. Blank. "I quit befo' I got dat far," stated the negro. "Yistiddy mornln I goes over to dem munitions works and 1 tells de man in de little office at dc gate in de big high wall outside dal I'se done come to get one of dem fo'-dollar-a-day jobs of hls'n. He says 'all right, and den he gits out a book anc be axes me wnut is my name. I tellf him whut is my name, and den he say: 'Whar do you want de remains sent? And I look him in de eye and I sayl 'Boss, don't you pester yo'se'f Tout d remains, c'se I'se gwine take 'em witt me right now.' " Saturday Evening Post. Warning to Kickers. A sad-eyed mule stood in the rain, tired was he and sick, but proffered sympathy gave him pain, and against it he did kick. A cat came up to share his woes, with mew and gentle purr. She was transformed from head to toes into fiddle strings and f nr. A yellow ' dog next offered up himself these woes to share. Soon sausage meat, a la pup, was flying through the air. Then little Jack, the farmer's son, attempted, to his sorrow, under shelter the mule to run. His funeral is tomorrow. An awf uproar, a blind ing flash; he hadn't time to duck it. so the mule so rude and rash finally kicked the bucket. Indianapolis Star. Value of Breathing Rightly. ' Thomas Kane, a Chicago business man, tells how he regained his health after a nervous breakdown when he was forty-eight. - He says : "Just three things are absolute ne cessities for the smooth running and longevity of these human machines of ours: They are pure air, pure water and plain food. Food alone has a price. Both air and water are God's free gifts. And yet not one person in 10,000 breathes enough pure dry ir; not one In a thousand drinks enough pare water.. and nearly all of us eat too much." American Magazine. His Ambition. Til be glad when I get big enough to wash my . own face," said little Bobby, as his mother finished the oper ation. "Why so, dear?" she asked, " 'Cause then I won't wash it." he re plied. ' . Indian Red Dye. Dogwood was. the source of the "In dian Ted" with which the warriors at one period dyed their eagle feathers and buckskin clothes. .They procured the dye from the roots of the tree. MILLIONS USE RED CROSS. Millions of good housewives use Red Cross Ball Blue. Each year Its sales Increase. The old friends use It and tell others. Red Cross Ball Bin will make your old clothes look like new. Ask your grocer. Adv. Would Have Doctors Exempted. Many members of the medical pro fession are indignant at the fact that medical students have not been ex empted from military service under the compulsory-service bill, although theo logical students have been exempted. The need for a supply of physicians, of course, will be Increased by the war, which will take many of them to the front. Keeping enough doctors at home to take care of the civil population Is one of the perplexing questions faced by the council of national defense. Also, the number of students In this country has been reduced In recent years by the strict standards Imposed upon schools, which has put many of them out of business and Increased the length of time required for a physi cian to qualify for practice. With the Fingers! Says Corns Lift Out Without Any Pain Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can shortly be lifted right out with the fingers if you will apply on the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. At little cost one can get a small bot tle of freezone at any drug store, which will' positively rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or sore ness or the danger of Infection. This new drug Is an ether compound, and dries the moment It Is applied and does not Inflame or even. Irritate the surrounding skin. Just think I You can lift off your corns and calluses now without a bit of pain or soreness. If your druggist hasn't freezone he can easily get a small bottle for yon from his wholesale drug house. adv. . A Foe to Gardening. "How's your garden getting along?" Tm having a hard fight of it. I planted a lot of vegetable seeds, but my neighbors own chickens, and, con found it, I believe every one of those hens is working for the kaiser." Twenty-Five Years Experience With This Kidney Medicine It is a quarter of a century since I in troduced Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root to my trade and they all apeak very favor ably regarding it, and some friends aaid it is the beet medicine they have ever used. The sale we have enjoyed on the preparation' and the splendid reputation that it feels is a positive proof that it is one of the most meritorious remedies oh the market. Very truly yours, F. E. BRITTON, Druggist. Nov. 28th, 1918. Jonesboro, Tenn. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You Send ten cents to Dr.' Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bot tle. - It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable infor mation, telling about the kidneys and blad der. When writing, be sura and mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. Adv. Will Have to Dig. They are talking in Washington about putting a heavy tax on idle lands. In other words, the landholders will have to dig one way or another. Houston Post. Important t Mothers) Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it Signtursfot Cl&$fZ&fe In Use for Over SO Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria . Half a loaf is better than none, but a whole loafer Is twice as bad as nothing. Cairasidlnaira Fsnrmmeirs Pirofffiu- Froinm WDneail: ffl8 Ysj can cat a Hamestead at ISO acres FREE and other lands at tanarkabtr low prices. During many years Canadian wheat fields have averaged 20 boaheis to the acre mar yields as high as 4S bushels to the acre. Wonderful crops also of Oats, Barley mmt Flax. aVxeal faWaSflBBX as profitable txB industry as grain nda. Die The e-rt-rlUrit gi ia.i . full of nutrition are the only food laquiietl for beef or dairy purposes. Good "-'t. i linn In . merfca,.i.i.iiinr1 ..p.!Ut There t. en am i.aisail for hn lafcor to rephvae tbe Baar yonag mb who hare Tolunteered for-tae war. The QoTalBajent 1. urging farmer, to put exua rial.. Into grmla. Write for literature and particular, as to redaeed e ao vufe. ox C. A. COOK 2012 Mala SC. Kaasaa City, Mo. Canadian Government Agent rrrr.;":,.T?--''! Ml dO ltl tO door. awa-e jea wm XrTTTA.LA.XM MFG. CO.. 13HUCFlftk CLOED STAIRS OIMIER I1A..DS Too to Walk Upright. Operation Advised. Sired by Lydia E . Pinkham Vegetable Compound. This woman now raises chickens and does manual labor. Read her story: Richmond, Ind. "For two years 1 so nek and weak: with troubles- from my ago that when going: up stairs I bad to go very slowly with) my hands on the stops, thensitdowra at the top to rest. The doctor said he thought I should have an operation, and my friends thought I would not. live to move into our new house. My daughter asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable .Compound as she had taken it with good results. I did so, my weakness dis appeared, I gained in strength, moved into oar new home, did all kinds at garden work, shoveled dirt, did build ing and cement work, and raised hun dreds of chickens and ducks. I can not say enough in praise of Lydia E. Pinkhama Vegetable Compound and if these facts are useful you may pub lish them for the benefit of other women." Mrs. M. O. J o hn STON, Rout D, Box 190, Richmond, Ind. She Knew. ' Sailor Yes, ma'am, them's men- war. Girl How interesting. And what are the little ones in front? Sailor Oh, them's Just tugs. Girl Oh, yes, of course; tugs war. I've heard of them. FRECKLES Now Is the Time to Get Bid at Thes Ugly Spats. There, no longer the slightest need feeling Mhained of your freckles, aa the prescription othlne double strength le guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of othlne double strength from your druggist, and apply little of It night and morning and y.a should Boon see that even the worst freckle have begun to disappear, while the lighter one. nave Tinunra enure i y. n kiuuiw that more than one ounce is needed to com pletely clear the skin and gala a beau Ufa clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strengths othlne. as this Is sold under guarantee of money back If it falls to remove freckles. Adv. . Cynical Descendant. "Remember it was one of your fore fathers who pledged his sacred honor "Yes, and how much did he raise on It?" Money back without question If HUNT'S CURB falls la the treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA, HINO WORK, TETTER or other itching; skin diseases. Price 60e at druggist, or direct from a. I. licatnte aids. Cs. , tlwnsss.Tei. GREEN MOUNTAIN THMA TREATMENT la the reenH of man yean of vtn-6 auu upviieuvaiu miobsb-cii Tbr-e-mir- men. of dlfteaaea of tbe lnnn anitf tbro&t by the l&to Dr. J. ILuiiiltsL. Kduavte of New York Medical OoTT e svnd New York Chemical Lab oratory' a practitioner In Bellem and New York Charity Hospitals and an eminent physician, toe anz 1-00 at druggists. Fr ! and practical treatise on jaathma. Its causes, treatment, etc Sent on request. J. H. GulJd Go., Buiert,Ya DAISY FLY KILLER ' anywhere. -Jt.iv attracts and kills- aiiniea. , ei" !. enmeteat, aha.. I all i me. e at ia,l. eaa-taajlk. r tip ever; will m or tajar aeythla.. fleaa mvUm atTarttve. Sale lulm, er east ay ea anal fmnH far SLOS, aVWOU SOU IKS, 1H DC MU Wa. aWOOaLVM, M. V. PATENTS Wntaon .Coloman.WssB- lngton.D.C Book. free. Hiss est reierenoes. Beat results. FARM BANDS fJiknS ZJi W. N. U.. KANSAS CITY, NO. 25-1917. was IF! I 4 , i AS Mus treatment -T-' The war's devastation of European crops has caused an unusual demand for grain from the American Conti nent. The people of the world must be fed and wheat near $2 a bushel offers great profits to the farmer. 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