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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENTINEL, DOUGLASVltLE, GEORGIA paimmMiaiaiiiiiiMitiiMiwMiaMMMiN Chinese Books Now in Congressional Library fllfNGTON.—There Is n Chinese library In Washington which ranks Ihlrd among the Chinese libraries of the Western world, a library which [las more than 40,000 volumes of Chinese printed books, and 10,000 iu other Asiatic tongues, ac- ,g to Dr. Walter T. Swingle of Jbrary of Congress. 'he.Chinese library In question is of the Library of Congress, and nown ns the Chinese collection of institution. have not only one of the largest, probably the best arranged collec- In Western countries, but are lunate In possessing many very rare very valuable works which would highly prized even in China,” de ll Doctor Swingle. “An exhibition recently prepared at the library shows King, und Yuan dynasty prints, and two early Ming prints, printed 1450 A. D. Some of these works are of great interest, being editions (wed to huve been lost even in the Orient. besides these early works dating from the twelfth century, the same jhlt contains material Illustrating the three largest books in the world. hire: ‘The Great; Ming Encyclopedia,’ which took the equivalent of ycarfl work in compilation; the ‘Imperial Encyclopedia,’ the largest ried wonc made up by order of the Matichu emperor, Ch’ien Lung, from ! to 1782, aud Including ail the principal works in the Chinese language.” alw PrbsidenJ/Wilson Obtains Wanted Relaxation ■st Tew/^nonths there has been n groat mystery about tho White Vlflhus to do with one of the means which the president employs his presidential duties. This form of amusement is nothing more than the good old game of pool, or, speaking in more polite terms, pocket billiards. When tlie conditions are normal at the White House the president has two means of relaxation, other than playing billiards. He takes great de light in reading poetry aloud. The other form of amusement is the read ing of detective stories. There is a government employee in Washington who considers it ids especial duty to keep the president supplied with tin* • stories. President Wilson does not believe it wise to keep tlie Imtaing. Therefore, the hours of 11 o’clock usually finds him In jften it is before II o’clock that lie retires. This is necessary early rising. bwlng sign could properly he posted upon the door of tlie Will to lairs, 5 o’clock in tin* morning until 10:30 o’clock at night.” %ie president’s afternoons have been given over to recreation, nhgolf, or motor rides. Mrs. Wilson is generally his companion Motor trips are usually over by 0 o’clock, so there is ample time f 7 o’clock dinner. Most of tlie president’s evenings have been ie to Treat “Postmastering” as a Business PwlUch the present method of presidential appointment of post- |wlll be abolished and appointments made instead under the civil finder ^ju^lderatlon by the post olllee department. If Mr. Burle- delaw it will take [members of congress their the selection of postmas- ■iqVe from politics a subject lo the country over. Among Jtiers of congress there is a |iment for the law. apartment, it is said, lias nped in some of its pro- Wes because postmasters pr their popularity rath- belr business ability, inn proposed would make rshlp u business which a man must first qualify for before recetv- Fi appointment. It would make possible the promotion of a postmaster j;n s’linll office to a larger one, and instead of installing a postmaster l’or jfotf-,v nr term to remain in one place he would be installed in tlie office he >:ttt! Ifed for. If it were found that a postmaster serving in an office with liptk* $10,(XX) was qualified to serve iu an otlice with receipts of $100,000 jroulfPbe in line for promotion to such an office. |ty tiftjs method the service, it is declared, would he improved ami at tlie tli' v would be placed on a business basis and economics realized. roposed change would affect 0,192 postmasters, tlie number now j>y the president. Of these 507 are first class, 2,212 second class, n N [Tented Sculptress Makes Bugs for Government [ISlOZtfALITY nnd achievement unite to make of Mrs. Mien Zcsta Heble- onn one of the most interesting figures in the galaxy of gifted women of kpltal city. Of Danish birth, she studied sculpture under the ablest raas- | tors of Europe, and has created some remarkably skillful portraits in bronzo nnd marble. Kut it is not for her art statues and portrait busts that Mrs. Heide- mann has achieved distinction in gov ernmental circles, but for her wonder ful models of bugs, of which she lias made so many that she has forgotten the names of half of them. Under her talented fingers the hugs are marvels of art. They aro made on a gigantic scale. Some are beautiful, while others, in their magnified ugliness, are hideous Bare. In the extreme, Mrs. Ileidemann refused to see anything exlraor- t unusual and clever samples of her urt that are everywhere In J r charming home at Forest Glen. |[ make only the bad bugs, ’ Mrs. Heidemnnn explained, “the ones |lous to health and to the crops of the farmer and fruit grower. made for just their beauty or their good qualities. And they Ity made so scientifically ns to be of value educationally. Those Jed very largely In the agit uiltural colleges to impress upon the fliaracter of the insects and bugs of various kinds that prey upon Tits and vegetables and cause destruction of crops. Sometime |:ts that combat such posts, and I make them, too. ; of the bugs must be large enough so that the tiniest insect |£n In as much detail ns if it were being observed in life is.” material she made hei? bugs, Mrs. Heidemnnn replied: ytliing. Of course, I have a composition which Is my real that guides me in choosing materials is to make them of materials are used. 11 study the bug, and anything £el look just as it [looks in life, I use. After the {must be made for p^jimanency ay things, according tf> the. thread, silk, celluloid, felass, dal kinds of gauzes, sil ■ you know the bug Is doi |tlmes months, are required t The Business Asset By MARY GRACE LEE “1 regret to say it to you, Ward, but tilings can’t go on as they have.” “You mean, Mr. Fletcher—?” "That I’m about to give up business —reason, no capital. There have been a few encouraging commissions, blit they came far between, and I don’t care to venture tlie big ones, where It takes money nnd time to work out a profit.” “I see, 1 see,” nodded .lohn Ward, thoughtfully, “und you can’t keep me here; Is that it?” “I’m afraid it’s true," replied Fletcher reluctantly. “I’m going down home to see my folks and—and tlie Indy I expected to marry. That will have to wait now. I’m a failure, and I’ve got to begin nil over again.” “See here, Mr. Fletcher,” spoke Ward bluntly, “don’t look at the dark est side. You say you haven’t capital. Mistake—you’ve got your honesty and your ability and record. They’re fa mous assets, in your case. I'll will ingly drop from tlie salary roll, but I won’t close the oifice while you’re gone. When you come back, if you say so, all right, but a dozen good tilings may turn up In the meantime. You take a rest, and maybe you’ll come back with your old ambition." Ezra Fletcher bad come to the city a year previous, from tlie little in land town of Moundville. Tlie incent- tlve for “spreading out," as his fam ily termed it, was tils love for Dru- silla Ashton. There seemed little chance of getting ahead in tlie slow, humdrum village, nnd Fletcher was ambitious. Besides, as a matter of pride, lie wanted to own a home be fore lie took Drusllla for Ills bride. Fletcher had opened a small, ob scure otlice as a broker. It was still small and obscure. From tiie start “Are You Mr. Fletcher?" li«* had refused to dabble in Insipid stocks and cheat bis clients. The re sult was, his specious business rivals outstripped him. One tiling lie con gratulated himself on—lie was loyal and honest with bis. clients. His com petitors sneered at lit in. tmt they bail to acknowledge that lie bore tlie clean est record among them all. One night Fletcher ran across a wretched, staggering wreck of a man. It was John Ward, lie pitied tlie forlorn follow, took him to liis office, sobered him, let him sleep there nights, bought him a decent suit of clothes and got to liking him. As to Ward, lie turned out true-blue. He appreciated fully the friendly interest of Fletcher, turned Ills back on strong drink, and insisted on helping bis ben efactor. Fletcher finally paid him a few dollars a week salary, and when lie made a commission, divided It with him. I Now the crisis had come. Business had turned exceedingly bad. Fletch er was worn with anxiety and work. He was forced to announce bis reso lution to abandon the unequal fight. But staunch John Ward stuck to his post manfully. It was the second day after the departure of his employ er that two odd visitors eutered the oifice. One was a bronzed, plain-faced man, suggesting tlie typical western er. With him was a young girl, evi dently his daughter, petite, smiling eyes nnd infused with a natural vi vacity born of the free air of the mountain plains. “1 like this,’’ observed the odd lit tle man. taking in the office and its furntshment in a comprehensive sweep of liis peering, intelligent eyes. “I say, Nancy, quite a contrast to the big office with plate glass and gild ing, where they promise a fellow ev erything and do nothing for him ex cept to collect an advance fee, hey?’” “It seems,” chirped dimpled companion, settling hers; rocker with greo seems like horm^T' “Thank you,” bowed Ward, br “It’s a compliment, miss, I value. I be of service to you, sir?” he quired of the father. ‘Are you Mr. Fletcher?" questio: the little ma< “No, but this Is his office.” “Ezra Fletcher, the honest broker?” observed the visitor. “Where did you get that? It’s true, but you are a stranger, nnd—’’ “I’m David Moore, from Colorado,” announced the little man. “I lived where Tom Ward used to live, one of Fletcher’s customers, who sold his ranch for him and got him out of the clutches of some real estate sharks.” “I remember,” nodded Ward. “And cliurged tlie poor fellow a mere tritle for all of his good work." “Seeing he was poor, yes. Why uot? That’s Mr. Fletcher’s way.” “I understood that,” replied the westerner promptly, “and I’ve come to put my belongings into ids iinnds for sale. You see, since my wife died Nancy and me are lonely, away out there. I’ve got a thousand-acre ranch and five hundred acres of timber. I’m ready to sacrifice for the ready cash, for I want to settle down in the city here, where Nancy can enjoy civili zation.” , “Because, you see,” put In the Irre pressible Naucy, drolly, “I'm uncivil ized.’’ Ward directed a full admiring glance at her which she could not mistake, and she Hushed deliciously. Ills ardent eyes said plainly: "You are the sweetest wild prairie rose, and you know 1 think so.” Wurd explained tlie absence of Fletcher, whom he termed “my part ner," for reasons of business policy. Then tlie little man unfolded his plans. Ward analyzed them with Interest. Moore was shrewd, but outspoken. He bluntly stated that be would take ten thousand dollars for tlie “timber lot." “But It’s worth twenty,” insisted Ward. “Then take off your Jacket nnd make tlie difference for yourself,” advised his client. “Won’t you sort of get Nancy and me located somewhere re spectable, till we get our money and our bearings?" Delightful task! John Ward passed some time with the interesting couple, domiciling them in a comfortable fam ily hotel, directing them generally, nnd within the week selling tin* timber tract at an advance that gave him $4,- 000 commission. He asked Moore for n 30-days’ op tion on tlie ranch at bis own figure, readily granted. Then the excited, big-hearted follow had two sole ob jects in life—to prepare a vast sur prise for Fletcher, and to win the love of the enchanting little creature who had brought sunshine and ambition Into his life. It was at the end of two weeks that Ward received a letter from Fletcher. The latter was coming back to sell out bis few office traps, return to Mound ville and settle down into a clerkship position. Ward met him at the train win'll it arrived in tlie city. “Moved the oifice since you went away,” be reported. “What was that for?” "Business demands,” responded ' Ward coolly. “Look there," and In* ! pointed to the second story of a cen tral business building, across tlie pinto glass windows of which \yns the name in great gold letters: “Fletcher & Company, Brokers.” “See hero!” gasped Fletcher. “No. see there,’’ and Ward proudly exhibited a hank book showing $8,000 in tlie name of ids self-constituted firm. “Luck has come our way, Mr. Fletcher, and what brought it was what I told you were valuable assets —honesty and ability.” There was a double wedding. Ezra Fletcher went back to Moundville, but only to wed nnd bring back his charm ing fiancee to the city, where Ward and happy-hearted Nancy Moore were awaiting them. Suffered Several Years. PERUNA MADE ME WELLH^T Mrs. Elizabeth Beuther, 1002 11th 6t., N. W., Washington, D. C., writes: *1 am pleased to erfdorse Peruna as a splendid medicine for •catarrh and stomach trouble, from which I suffered for several years. I took it for several months, and at the and of that time found my health was restored and have felt splendidly ever since, I now take It when I con tract a cold, and It soon rids the sys tem of any catarrhal tendencies/’ Those whs object to liquid medi cines can now procure Peruna Tab* lets. One Best Bet. ‘Top!” “Yes, my son." “They get coal out of tlie earth, don’t they?” “Yes, my boy." "And they get gold out of.the earth, too. don’t they, pop?" "Sure thing.” "Well, from the present outlook it would appear that we’ve got to get the gold out first. What?” END STOMACH TROUBLE, GASES OR DYSPEPSIA ‘Pape's Diapepsin'' makes Sick, Sour, Gassy Stomachs surely feel fine In five minutes. If what you Just ate is souring on your stomach or lies like a lump of lead, refusing to digest, or you belch gas and eructate sour, undigested food, or have a feeling of dizziness, heartburn, fullness, nausea, bad taste in mouth and stomach-headache, you can got blessed relief in five minutes. Put an end to stomach trouble forever by getting a large fifty-cent case of Pape’s Diapepsin from any drug store. You realize in five minutes how need less it is to suffer from indigestion, dyspepsia or any stomach disorder. It’s the quickest, surest stomach doc tor in the world. It’s wonderful.—Adv. What About the Eggs? A country store in Delaware county, until the proprietor was made to see tlie point, bore this sign designated to catch the eye of the farmer bound Muneiewnrd with liis produce: “If you want to trade your eggs and butter for something good, come in here.”—Indi anapolis News. IMITATION IS SINCEREST FLATTERY but like counterfeit money the imita tion has not the worth of the original. Insist on “La Creole" Hair Dressing— it's the original. Darkens your hair in the natural way, hut contains no dye. Price $1.00.—Adv. The Perfect Taboo. The ton commandments, as appre hended by the white man in their eth ical splendor, are not so apprehended by tlie black man when God “ties him with ten tying" in tlie "early morn ing" of ids Christian day. They are not then to him tlie expression of ideals; they are facts, definite laws of abstain!ngs, of omission and commis sion. They are the Eldorado of ta boo. They replace with a great calm the agitations of the experimental ef forts of tlie past, when everything was at stake and nothing was sure; when man was exhausted in his effort to fill liis side of the contract, but might never count upon the party of the sec ond part. In tills they are emancipating; they are tlie way of escape from a man made yoke. Given a Father-God, there is no greater benefit that he could have conferred upon our pragmatic Bulu than ten explicit tyings. Tlie prac tice of tlie law promises at first to be an exact science—the perfect taboo for which our Bulu has blindly searched and which is here given him with tlie marks of divine authority.— Jean Kenyon Mackenzie in the At lantic. The Oracle at Home. They bad been engaged a week. “Do you believe in dreams?” tlie young man asked. “Sure,” she replied. "Well, I had an awful one last night. I dreamed of a coffin and—” “Oil, Jim,” she exclaimed, “that’s a sign you are' going to he married.” Tlie young man looked a her in be wilderment. “If that’s the case,” lie responded, gallantly, “I wish 1 would dream it a dozen times.” “I think you’re moan,” lie exclaimed. “Pd like to know wlmt on earth you would do with a dozen wives. I bet you couldn't manage one—by yourself.” —Indianapolis News. An Apparent Loiterer. “Yes,” said Mr. Meekton. “I’ll go shopping with you nnd carry the bun dles. But, Henrietta, I shall insist on one thing." “What do you mean?” “When you leave me waiting for you for an hour or so on the corner in front of a department store, you must take tlie trouble to explain to the po liceman who I am." Statistics on Electricity. The electricity output of the various power plants of the United States re clamation service operated in 1914 was over GG,000,000 kw.-lir. The total capacity of the 12 plants in operation was 27,134 kw., nnd tlie first cost of the plants $2,542,000.- Of the total output, 30 per cent was sold to cus tomers, 32 per cent was used for irri gallon pumping, 17 per cent for con struction purposes, 4 per cent for drainage, the remaining S per cent rep resenting losses. It was estimated Hint tlie power remaining undeveloped on all the different projects amounted to a total of 4S9.000 horsepower. Of tliis 3G0.000 horsepower consisted of • lie estimated capacity on the Flathead liver, in Montana, the remainder be ing distributed through 21 other pow er sites. Not That Kind. “I understand your husband is some- i tiling of u valetudinarian, Mrs. Come-1 up.” “Oh, dear me, no! He eats meat regularly three times a day." WOMAN’S CROWNING GLORY is her hair. If yours Is streaked with ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use “La Cre ole” Hair Dressing and change it In the natural way. Price $1.00.—AdY. In some quarters It Is held that Rus sia is the greatest single field in the world for new business. No self-respecting man cares to make love to a girl who makes love to a pug dog. Even a poor man who hasn’t a dollar may be well oil as long as he remains single. A torpid liver condition prevent* Many Filipino women catch and sell fish for a living. WHAT IS LAX-FOS LAX-FOS is an improved Gascara (a tonlc-lautlve) Pleasant to take In LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the addition of certain harmless chem icals which increase the efficiency of the Cascara, making it better than ordinary Cascara. LAX-FOS is pleasant to take and does not gripe nor disturb stomach. Adapted to children as well as adults. Just try one bottle for constipation. 50c. Have you RHEUMATISM Lumbago or Gout? TakoRHEUMACIDE to remove tbonauso nnd drive the poison from tlie system. "UHKl'IUCIDK OS TIIK ISSI1IK ri'TS BiiKisunan os the octsidk" At All Druggist* Jas. Bail/ & Son, Wholesale Distributors Baltimore, Md. COLORED people can have nice, long, straight hair by using Exelento Quinine Pomade, which is a Hair Grower, not a Kinky Hair remover. You can see the results by using several times. Try a package. I’rice 25c at all drug stores or by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for par ticulars. Exelento Medicine Co., At lanta. Ga. mHMM MAKES PAIN VANISH No liniment so quickly warms, glows ~nd penotratos tho surface, bringing 1 muscles, I neuralgia, drug . or sent prepaid on re ceipt of price. Got a » bruises, cuts, burns. nedy. Sold In nearly all Instead o£ Worrying about the high cost of living, just buy a pack age of Grape-Nuts —still sold at the same fair price. . CO. Sold for 47 years. For Malaria, Chills and Fever. Also a Fine General Strengthening Tonic* ®° c u?2/«2Si! To Kill Rats and Mice ALWAYS USB STEARNS’ ELECTRIC PASTE U. S. Government Buys It SOLD EVERYWHERE — 25c and $1.00 Shorthorn Bulls A few fine, young registered Short horn bulls ready for service. Write at once for prices, etc. ., Shedden Farms, Raymond, Ga.