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CALOMEL GOOD
BUT TREACHEROUS
Next Dose May Salivate, Shock
Liver or Attack Your
Bones.
You know what calomel is. It’s mor
eury; quicksilver. Calomel is danger
ous. It crashes into sour biJe like
dynamite, cramping and sickening you.
Calomel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
If you feel bilious, headachy, consti
pated and till knocked out, just go to
your druggist and get a bottle of Dod
son's Liver Tone for a few cents which
Is u harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
and if It doesn’t start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without making
you sick, you just go back and get your
money.
Don’t take calomel! It makes you
sick the next day;-it loses you a day’s
work. Dodson’s Liver Tone straightens
you right up and you feel great. No
salts necessary. Give it to the children
because It is perfectly harmless and
can not salivate. —Advertisement.
No one is ever so busy as the person
without occupation.
GIRLS! GROW THICK
LONG, HEAVY HAIR
WITH "DANDERINE”
Buy a 35-eent bottle .
of “Danderine.” One iOOk
application ends all IP*
dandruff, stops itchlug 111
and falling lmlr, and, in It |||j|
a few lyoments, you .f
have doubled the beauty fy
of your hair. It will ap- j( •'
pear a mass, so soft, ' ,
histrous, anil easy tp gp|r|
do up. But what will • iy.->
please you most will be
after a few weeks use, #\j| mBB
when you see new hair Sfin
—tine and downy at
lirst —yes —but really new hair grow
ing all over the scalp. “Danderine”
Is to the hair what fresh showers of
ruin and sunshine are to vegetation.
It goes right to the roots, invigorates
and strengthens them. This delight
ful, stimulating tonic helps thin, life
less, faded hair to grow’ long, thick,
heavy and luxuriant. —Advertisement.
What we wish is the shadow; what
we will Is the substance.
JOY BROUGHT
INTO HOME
By Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege>
table Compound, Restoring
Mrs. Benz to Health
Altoona, Pa.--*“I am writing to tell
you what Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable
Compound has done
RilSfeC WBBml f° r mc - We have
* ,ac * s * x children
km : ; die almost at birth.
jjal|From one hour to
W' is all
ML pound and I can say
'JElji that it is the great
ißsjff <i'at medicine on
earth, for this baby is now four months
old and a healthier baby you would not
want. lam sending you a picture of
her. Everybody says, That is some
healthy looking baby.' You have my
consent to show this letter.”—Mrs. C.
W. Benz, 131 3rd Ave., Altoona, Pa.
No woman can realize the ioy and
happpiness this healthy babe brought
into the home of Mrs. Benz, unless they
have had a like experience.
■ Every woman who suffers from any
ailments peculiar to her sex, as indica
ted by backaches, headaches, bearing
down pains, irregularities, nervousness
and “the blues’’ should not rest until
they have given Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound a trial.
EYIS HURT?
burning or scaly !id»,
/ c \r> JP _^ >/ and to relisre inflHn.ro*-
/ A\ y» sndsoreness*.use Mitchell
y / JsV.y* Salve. according to direc
/ / ) tior.s. Sootiiing, healing.
' / HALL A RT7CEEL
147 Warerly Place New Tsrk
Dpnpcv^Vsr:
Itill I Short breathing re
&■ap S hit 11 lirved in a few hours;
swelling reduced in a
few days: regulates the liver, kidneys, stomach
•od heart: purifies the blood, strengthens the
entire system. W'o'tc for Fret Trial Treatment.
tOLLUH DROPSY REMEDY CO, Dept. E. 0.. ATLANTA. liA.
THE STORY OF
OUR STATES
By JONATHAN BRACE
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
CALIFORNIA
inn nee enveloping
\ I of California which
, / even encircles the
origin of the name,
Ish love story was published in which
there was an Imaginary Island In the
Far East called California. Some fif
teen years later a party of Spanish
adventurers came upon the peninsula
which we now call Lower California.
Believing that they had discovered a
romantic island similar to the one in
flie novel, they called it California.
Later on, the territory to the north
became known as Alta California or
High California and when it became
a state, it was accordingly called Cali
fornia. The first settlers were the
Franciscan monks who came up from
Mexico and established missions, and
many are the legends woven around
these pioneer Padres. There shortly
grew up Mexican settlements around
the missions which the wonderful
climate and fertile soil prospered.
Some few settlers from the eastern
states made their way to the roast
and by sea the New England trading
vessels found welcome In the splendid
harbors.
The government, while under Mexi
can control, was more or less inde
pendent, and at the outbreak of the
Mexican war, Fremont, who was later
defeated for the presidency, occupied
California. When peace was made
in 1848, California became United
States territory. That same year gold
was discovered In the Sacramento Val
ley and the rush of people to Califor
nia began. The population grew so
rapidly that in 1850 California was ad
mitted as the thirty-first stale of the
Union. With Its 158,297 square miles,
It Is the largest state except Texas
Politically, its power has been rapidly
growing. California now has thirteer
presidential electors.
MINNESOTA
©MINNESOTA is
Ifl formed partly
from a portion of
the Northwest ter
ritory and partly
the Northeast sec
tion of the Louisi
ana Purchase. It
was the Mississippi river which was
the dividing line between these two
large territories. The state’s early
history, therefore, is twofold, and com
bined it shows that Minnesota only be
came fully fledged after it had passed
under the protecting wings of six oth
er states.
The Eastern section was ceded by
France to Great Britain In 1703 and
became a part of the United States at
the end of the Revolution by the
Treaty of Paris In 1783. The North
west territory was organized by con
gress four years later. Then as this
great federal domain became settled
and was gradually divided into states,
the Eastern part of the present StaU
of Minnesota changed in turn to the
Territories of Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin.
As to the western portion of the
state, this was a part of the Louisiana
Purchase, which was bought from
France by the United States in 1803.
As this region became subdivided,
Western Minnesota formed a part of
the Territories of Louisiana, Missouri
and lowa.
The first white man to penetrate to
Minnesota was the French explorer,
Duluth, who in 1678 built a fort on
Lake Superior and there established
a very extensive fur trade. Two
years later, Father Hennepin and two
companions were sent by Ln Salle to
explore the Upper Mississippi and
reached the Falls of Sr. Anthony,
where Minneapolis now stands. But
It was not until the Nineteenth cen
tury that permanent settlements were
made. In 1522 the first mill was built
at the Falls of St. Anthony, where
wore destined to arise such important
successors. In IS4I, Father Galtier
built a chapel dedicated to St. Paul,
and this was the foundation of the
present great city of that name.
As to the name Minnesota, the state
was so called from the river that runs
through it, which in the Dakota Indian
language makes the words "Miune,”
meaning “Water,” and “Sotah,” mean
ing “Sky-colored.” Sometimes the
state is called the “North Star State,”
from the motto on its coat-of-arms.
Minnesota was admitted to the
Union 111 1858. Its area is 84,682
square miles and it is the most iir
port ant of our wheat producing states
It has twelve presidential electors.
HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA.
PATROL SYSTEM IS FAVORED
Pointed Out by Department of Agri
culture as Illustration of Eco
nomical Maintenance.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The road patrol system used in
Grant county. Wash., is pointed out
by the United States Department of
Agriculture as an Illustration of how
highways can be maintained most suc
cessfully -and economically. Other
counties in the state use the “gang’’
system, assigning to each gang a long
section, upon which they make repairs
at intervals, seldom reaching all the
necessary points. In Grant county the
plan Is to prevent a road from getting
Into bad condition rather than to make
repa i rs.
There are 13 patrol sections, each
from six to ten miles long, in the 87.83
miles of county highways. Each sec
tion is in charge of a patrolman, who ■
works constantly on his piece of road,
Patrolman Is Responsible for Condi- !
tion of His Section of Highway.
feeling that he alone is responsible
for its condition. Whiie these men
work under the direction of the coun
ty engineer, the details are left large
ly to their judgment.
A specially constructed light road
machine, called locally a “road fixer,’’ j
is used. It bus a long wheel base and i
two cutting blades rigidly connected !
with the carrying frame of the ma
chine. The rear wheels are on sep
arate axles, controlled by -separate
levers. The patrolman carries the
necessary small tools for clearing
weeds, trimming shoulders, cleaning
ditches, and for handling surfacing
material. He makes his own repairs
in tlie county repair shop under the
direction of a skilled mechanic.
The annual cost of this system,
states the bureau of public roads, av
erages $223 a mile, which is less than
other counties pay where roads receive
attention “only when they need it.”
Grant county has graveled roads sec
ond to none in the state, and its peo
pie are enthusiastic supporters of the
patrol system.
TONNAGE ON COUNTRY ROADS
Report of Bureau of Markets Show;
Extent to Which Highways
Are Being Used.
The necessity of keeping country
roads in good condition is shown by
a report recently compiled by the
bureau of markets and crop esti
mates. United States Department of
Agriculture, showing the extent to
which they are used in hauling farm
products to market. According to the
report, which shows the tonnage of
11 products hauled on country roads,
giving the yearly average for the pe
riod from 1915 to 1919, there were 27
tons of these 11 crops hauled for ev
ery 100 acres of land. The average
tonnage of the 11 crops hauled on
country roads each year for the pe
riod mentioned amounted to 86,560,000
tons. The 11 crops referred to in the
report are corn, wheat, oats, barley,
rye, rice, flaxseed, cotton (including
seed), tobacco, potatoes, and culti
vated bay.
BUILD IN FALL AND WINTER
According to Engineers Money Spent
in Constructing Roads in Spring,
Is Wasted.
The building of roads in the spring
is opposed by good engineers, who in
sist that money spent at that season
is largely wasted. They hold that
work should be done in the fall and
winter, when the ground is in better
condition and when foundations can
be laid with greater permanence.
They also crlticiee the skimpy manner
in which foundations are laid, pointing
out that subsequent repair bills make
the whole cost much greater than the
cost of solidly-built roads.
IMPROVED
ROADS
WET FEET BRING COUGHS AND COLDS
Until entirely rid of a cough' or cold, look out They are a source of danger.
Just a few doses of Pe-ru-na
taken soon after exposure or
first manifestation of trouble
will usually break a cold or
dissipate In a hurry the most
persistent cough.
TABLETS OR LIQUID
KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE
fOR W Not Only For
liTjIfjTRSMITH*« Chills and Fever
If Chill Tonic 0 But a Fine General Tonic
Wards Off Malaria and Restores Strength. Try It
PUZZLE FOR LOVERS OF DOG
Just How Did Terrier Know the Cor
rect Time, When the Clocks Had
Been Advanced?
Perhaps because of his power of
speech, the parrot is usually regarded
as amazingly wise. But many dumb
creatures often display just as re
markable intelligence.
Can a dog judge time? This is one
of the subjects upon which some light
is thrown in “Dogs, Birds and Others,”
by H. J. Massingham.
A terrier had boon in the habit of
jumping on his master’s bed and awak
ening him each morning at seven
o’clock. When the clocks had been
advanced an hour for summer time,
the man was anxious to see what the
dog would do.
Next morning, as usual, the animal
jumped upon the bed. The clock was
at .seven exactly, although really it
was only six o’clock. Had the dog
founted the strokes of the clock when
it struck, or had he understood about
*.he clocks being put on?
* Can’t Fool ’Em.
Two colored gentlemen were en
gaged in conversation when one of
them became very much annoyed by
the persistent attention of a large
fly.
“Sam, whut kin’ a fly am dls?”
“Dat am a boss fly.”
“A boss fly am a fly whut buzzes
*ronn cows, ’n’ hosses ’n’ jackasses—”
“You ain't tnakin’ qnt for to call me
no jackass?”
“No, I ain’ makin’ out for to call
you no jackass, but you can’t fool
deni boss flies.” —Forbes Magazine.
You remember the story
of the Pitcher—
It made a good many trips to the well and it
came back in good order.
“I can take care of myself,” it said —“they
don’t need to talk about risks to me.”
But it went once too often.
After that it was only part of a pitcher, and
they didn’t need to talk to it about risks—it knew.
A lot of people won’t believe coffee can harm
them until it does harm them.
“Nonsense!” they say, “it never disturbs me.”
When it does disturb them, then they know.
Often the disturbance which they then recog
nize is the result of irritations to nerves and di
gestion which have been going on for a long time.
If you have to lie awake at night and count
the clock ticks, after an evening cup of coffee, then
you know that it’s better to be safe than sorry.
The risk of coffee’s harm is gone when the
meal-time drink is Postum.
Here’s a delightful and satisfying table bev
erage, with charm for the taste and without harm
for nerves or digestion. You know you’re on the
right road with Postum; there’s never the pos
sibility tha. you'll go once too often.
Postum cornea in two forms: Instant Po6tum(in tins)
made instantly ih the cup by the addition of boiling water.
Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who
prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared)
made by boiling for 20 minutes.
“There’s a Reason”
for Postum
M*de by Postum Cereal Company, Inc., Battle Creek, Mich.
PE-RU-NA
Tki WiD Kmwi Eairiiic) RimAj
SPOHN’S DISTEMPER COMPOUND
is Indispensable In treating
Influenza, Distemper, Coughs and Colds
so prevalent among horses with the coming of fall and
For nearly thirty years “BPOHVS” has been given to prevent
these diseases, as well as to relieve and cure them. An occa
sional dose •■conditions" your horse and keeps disease away.
As a remedy for cases actually Buffering. BPOHN 8 is quick
and certain. 60 cents and $1.20 per bottle at drug stores.
SPOHN MEDIC AX COMPANY GOSHEN, INDIANA
-IfutHld by fm drwrlß. writ* Arthur Put srA Co. . LMiarflla, G.
Two generations have known
PE-RU-NA and its astonish*
ing success in the relief of
catarrhal diseases. The pro*
per medicine to have on hand
for everyday Ills.
BOLD EVERYWHERE
WHEN WEARY WILLIE SCORED
Weary Willie slouched into the
pawn-shop.
“How much will you give me for
tills overcoat?” he asked, producing a
faded but neatly mended garment.
Isaac looked at it critically.
“Four dollars,” he said.
“Why,” cried Weary Willie, "that
coat’s worth $lO if it’s worth a
penny!”
"I wouldn’t give you $lO for two
like that,” smiled Isaac. “Four dol
lars or nothing.”
“Are you sore that’s all it’s worth?”
asked Willie.
“Four dollars,” repeated Isaac.
“Well, here’s your $4,” said Weary
Willie. “This overcoat was hangin’
outside yer shop, and I was won
derin’ how much it was really worth.”
Reinforced.
Two contractors of a type unfortu
nately too familiar were talking of
some buildings which had collapsed
before they were finished.
“Well, Billerton,” said one. “you al
ways have better luck than I do.”
“Better luck? How’s that?”
“Why, my row of new houses blew*
down in last week’s wind, you know,
while yours weren’t harmed. All were
built the same —same woodwork, same
mortar, same everything.”
“Yes,” said the other, “but you for
get that mine had been papered.”—■
Harper’s Magazine.
Motivated.
“A wife on band is worth two on
vacation,” wrote someone recently—
probably as he viewed a pile of dirty
dishes in the sink. —Boston Transcript.
