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The Clinton News Record, 1915-10-07, Page 2E ry nu..n,nuo,u..on. . You feel safe When you've washed with Lifebuoy Soap. No matter how grimy your hands -ho matter how germ -laden they may be from the day's work, Lifebuoy cleanses and safeguards your skin. The mild carbolic odor quickly vanishes, but its benefits linger. ALL GROCERS. IL- FE HEALTHY AP T 1620 3 3 �Ni,,,ii tY, n, i Jrnr[fAi.ay i�itwa ,i i,i L. p_p 1 4 d.. tdFfi;pm •lAr�'�_!! � AL.._r1.J.J. a,!,.. a. D, McTAG'GA 1t M. D. McTAGGART McTaggart Bros -RANI{ERS 'A GENERAL. BANKING BUST. NESS TRANSACTED. NOTES DISCOUNTED, DRAFTS ISSUED. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE- POSITS. SALE NOTES :PUR- CHASED. - 11. T. )LANCE - NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEY- ANCER,. FINANOIAL, REAL ESTATE AND FIREINSUR- ANCE AGENT. REPRESENT- ING 14 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. LIIVISION COURT OFFICE, CLINTON. W. BRED ONE, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR,-,,, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. Office- Sloan Block-CLINTON M. G. CAMERON K.C. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, CONVEYANCER, ETC. Office on Albert Street oecuped by Sir. •Iiooper. In •Clinton on every Thursday, and an airy day for which ap- pointments are ,made,. Office hours from 9 men. to . 6 p.m. A good vault in connection with the office. Office open every week -day. Mr. Hooper will make any appointments for Mr. Cameron. CHARLES R. HALE. Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, Eto. REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Issuer of Marriage Licenses HURON STREET, - CLINTON ORS. GUNN & GANDIER Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., L.R. 0.8., Edin. Dr. I. 0. Gaudier, B.A., M.B. Office -Ontario St., Clinton. Night calls at residence, Rattenbury St., or at Hospital. OR. J. W. SHAW -OFFICE-. RATTENBURY• ST. EAST, CLINTON 011. O. W. THOMPSON PHSYIOIAN, SURGEON, ETC. Special attention given to die- eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eyes carefully examined and suit- able glasses prescribed. Office and residence: 2 door; west of the Commercial Hotel, Huron St. DR. F. A. AXON DENTIST Specialist in Crown and Bridge Work. Graduate of C.O.D.S., Chicago, and R.O.D.S., To- ronto. Bayfield on Mondays from May to December, GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Correspondence promptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Sales Date at The News -Record, Clinton, or by eatlfng Phone 13 on 157. Chargee moderate and satisfaction guaranteed. CENTRAL ire STRATFOt1D. ONT. Ontario's most successful busi- ness training school. Teachers are competent, courses are thor- ough and graduates succeed. We had more applications + this month than we had students, graduate during the past six months. The three applications received most recently were for Lady Stenographer at $780, Bookkeeper at $1000 and Com- mercial Teacher at $1400 per annum. Business men want our graduates. Get our free cata- logue at once.' D. A. McLACHLAN, Principal. 6iffaiu -TIME TABLE-- Trains ABLE. .Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICH DIV. Going East, depart 7.88 a.m. " " II8.08 p.m. Going West, ar. 11.00, dp 11.07 a.m, " " depart 1.35 p.m, " " ar 6.32, dp. 8.45 p,m. i. " departs 11.18 p.m. LONDON, HURON & BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 7.83, dp. 8.06 p.m. " " departs 4.15 p.m. Going North, ar. 10.30, dp. 1,1.00 aim, !' - " departs . 040 p.m, Fertilizer We carry a Complete Stock of Stone's Natural Fertilizer, No better on the market. Nay We pay at all seasons the highest market prices for Hay for baling. Seeds American Feed Corn, Red Clo- ver, Aleike, Timothy and Alfalfa. FORD & McLEOD CLINTON. ALL KINDS OF COAL, TILE BRICK TO.ORDER• All kinds of Coal on hand: CHESTNUT. SOFT COAL STOVE CANNEL COAL FURNACE COKE BLACKSMITHS WOOD 2% in., 8 in., and 4.in. Tile of the Best Quality. ARTHUR FORRES Opposite the G. T. R. Station. Phone 53, . Flow is Your Cutlery �i Su ?. PAY You know that Jewelry Store Cutlery is out of the cora-- ` mon class. At least, OURS- is,. It carries a distinctiveness - an air of superiority, that comes from being made.with :the greatest care and ut- moat skill from the highest- priced materials. If you can use some of this. Cutlery in your home, you 1Y11. be proud of it every tl,me you see it onthe table, Carvers, cased, $3.00 up. Knives, Forks and Spoons, $1.00 doz. up. P Knives and: Forks, steel, white ' handles, $3.0o doz. up. Let us show you our Cutlery line.' flet us tell you more about why it is the most desirable that you can put your money into. ft4 R. O®k N 8 ER JEWELER Anil ISSUER of M El11AGE LICENSES. The McKillop Mutual File Insurance Company Head once, Seaforth, Ont. DIRECTORY. Officers: J. B. McLean, Seaforth, President;. J. Con. nolly,l Gatler,ch, Vico-President; Thee El. Hoye. Seaforth.. Sec. -Trona. Directors. D. F. McGregor, Seaforth. J. 0. Grieve, Wintbropi• Wm.' B.inn, Sea - forth; John Benneweis, Dublin: J. Brans, Beechwood; A. McEwen, Bruoefleld; J. B. McLean, Seuforth J. Connolly. Goderioh; Robert Ferris, Uarlock. Agents: W. HInehley, Seaforth; W. Chesney. Egmondville; J. W. Yeo Rolmee.' vilio; Alex Leitch. Clinton; R. S. Jar. moth, Brodhagen. . Any money to bepald to may bopaidto Morrish Clothing Co., 0114ton, or at Outt's Grocery,: Goderich. Partiesdesirous to effect insurance or transact other business will be promptly attended to on application to any of the aboveofficers addressed to their respect ire post -offices. Loeees Inspected, by the director who lives nearest the aeons. There is a C'iGId Day Coming Why not prepare for it by ordering your winter supply of Lehigh Valley Coal, Nona better in the world. iiomse Phone' 12. Office 'Phone 40. A. J. HOLLOWAY Clinton News -Record CLINTON, ONTA RIO Terms of subacriptloo-$1 per year, in advance; $1.50 maybe charged if not so paid. No, paper discon. tinned until all arrears aro paid,. unless at the, 8ptioii of the pub: hasher. The: -date -to -which every subscription-ispaid -is denoted on the label. Advertising gates - Transient ad vertirementa, 10 can a per Don., pareil, line .for first insertion and 4 corits per line for each subeo, quent insertion. Small` advertise meats not to exceed one inch, such as "Lost," "Strayed,tt or "Stolen," etc.,. inserted once !or 35 cents, and each subsequent in. sertion I0 cents.. Communications intended for pub.' lfoation must,as a guarantee .o! good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. - %V. J. "MITCHELL, Editor and Proprietor, AURORA WAS FEARED. Ancient Looked Upon It as Omen S p O n of Direful Slaughter. Manypeople believe that the aurora borealis is a phenomenon peculiar to. modern times. But this is not true. The ancients used to callit chasmata, bolides, and trabes, names which ex- pressed the different colors of the lights. The scarlet aurora was looked on by the superstitious barbarians as an omen of direful slaughter; so it is not unusual for descriptions of bloody battles to contain allusions to northern lights. In the annals of Cloon-mac- noise it is recorded that in 688 A.D., accompanying a terrible battle be; tween Leinster and Munster, Ireland, a purple aurora lit the northern skies, foretelling the slaughter. When the shrill voice of the pea- cock is heard, a change of weather is. probable. , You should el rays keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets on the shelf. The littlefolk ea -often need a mild and - ..t. safe cathartic and they do appreciate let a 4hab of lain' s instead of na vile and mixtures.. For atom ash troubles and constipation, give one just before going to bed. All druggists, 250, or sand 50 CHAMBERLAIN MEDICINE CO., TORONTO 10 E E SW [COPiS NEW E CLUBBING RATES FOR 1015 WEERLIlra. News -Record- and .Matt & Empire ....91.60 Nora -Record and- Globo 1.63 Newe•Rasord .:and Family Herald and Weekly Star ,. 106 News -Record and Weekly. 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In remitting please do so by Past -Dales Order Postal Note, Express Order or Iter (stored letter and address, 'W. J, MITCHELL7 Publisher News-REsoord CLINTON, ONTARIO THE CHIT, I OF TO DAY just as they see -in their in. door play, or at their cu"tdoor play -they are constantly of. feting temptations for the • KODAK het it keep l hen) for 'von n.. they ere now Let it keep many other hap penings that area noa,rce t,t pleasure to you, BROWNIES, *2 TO $12; KOOA•KS, $7 TO $25. • Alto full stock of Films and !Supplies. ' We do Developing and I' rioting. Remember :the place: THE . REXALL STORE WHY THE BANKER AND •FARMER SHOULD BUILD UP THE HOME TOWN TEAM 'WORK IS NEEDED AMONGST THE BUSINESS MEN' Strong 'Plea for a Movement to Business' Wen for the Brid the Town People. be Inaugurated by J3ankers and ging of the Gulf Between and the Farmer. (By J. R. Moorehead, in -the Banker -1 Farmer. ) There are at least twice, as many people living in our smaller - cities, towns and villages as live in our fifty great cities. The home market of our farming population Iiving about these smaller cities and towns is just twice as great as the city markets. Yet we hear much that would lead one to be- lieve that all of the people in this country to be fed by the producers on the farm are to be found in the great centres where the high cost of living seems now, more than ever, the one great thing talked about, and to be considered.. Yet, the home market of the farmer ishislargest and best market, right at his door where he can bring his produce every working day in the year and sell it to the con- sumer direct, without the intervention of any' middleman whatsoever, and secure therefor every , cent without any profit of commission to any mid- dleman • whatsoever. In these nine states, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Illinois,-Ohio.and Pennsyl- vania, 6,956 towns have lost' popula- tion, notwithstanding the feet that the population of the whole country in creased in the decade covered,. 21 per cents Out of the 78 county seats in these nine states, 217, or nearly 23 per: cent. of them, have lost popula- tion, though the county seat is in. many ways the centre' of most of the. activities of the'county unit along the line of politics, courts, collection of taxes and in other directions. And, strange to say, this tendency of the decline of the towns is greatest in the richest and most thickly settled part of the states. What''does this mean to you and to me, and to all of the forty million people living in these towns? It' means this, a continued lossof busi- ness; it means depreciation in pro party values in these towns; it means' a depreciation in farm Land value, for the better the town the higher the value there is to the land because of its proximity%to the town; it means less deposits m your hanks; it means that you will have less money to lend to the farmer and to the business many Inineans the boysare not going to stay in the towns; it means that I the boy is not going to stay on the farm unless theo i n r to v affords some attraction; it means economic ruin to many of our best 'interests; it mecins increased problems for the country; and states in matters of handling our social and political problems in our great cities; it means concentration; of business of every kind in the great centres;. it means the downfall of the small business man and.. the: small banker; it means socialism. What are we as bankers•and buss-, ness men, going to do about it? What does your home town most need? First of all, it needs team work, co- operation, first amongst bankers and business' men, and second, by all of these and the farming communities about us. There are too many bank- ers and ank-ers'and business men in these towns tvho are disloyal to each other -a lack of confidence exists. Competition and business rivalry have tended to make enemies of us, rather than friends and co-workers. The local drygoods man cannot supply the wants of the banker's wife and family because his stock is not fine enough, hence they trade by mail or visit the department store. Let me remind such a one that "a town that is good enough to live in is good enough to spend your money in." If you cannot spend your money where you make it you are sucking the life blood our of our town and you ought to move. The Iumberman and the hardware mer-, chant and their families are just as, often guilty of the same practice, and then they wonder why the town does not improve, and their business pros- per. What inducement, let..rne ask,' for example, is there for the local dry goods store to carry in stock ,goods fine enough for the banker's, the lumberman's, and the hardware mer- chant's family? None whatever. This' being often the case, how can the; banker expect the merchant, whose note he holds, to meet his obligations, if there is taken away from hint the only means whereby he may be able' to meet them -his .profits on .goods sold to his neighbors. c1n"The whole question is summed up in and stated in the following from one, who was at one time the editor of„ a country newspaper in this state, when he said: "Ifyouspend your money where you get it, you will be. able to get it where you spend it." The second great movement that should be inaugurated by the bankers and business men is that of, bridging the gulf which exists -between the town people and the farmer. It inight. be to. the advantage of perhaps one person in ten thousand in this coun- try to have this gulf made wider, but no more. There are' many of our farmers, and some living in towns, who have been educated to believe that the home merchant is a thief and a robber, and that the local banker is no less -guilty of sharp practices than the loan shark of our cities. Thous- ands of them do not, even give the home merchants a chance to supply their wants. (No wonder the home merchant does not earrry'the stock in size and quality to meet the demands of some of our communities. Row ,can he? and why should he?) They send the money away when they have the cash, and the home mer- chant ii only of use and `benefit when the crops fail and •when the price is so- low that they hold for a higher, and in the meantime the merchant be- comes the banker, in that he lends his goods without interest and often bor- rows'the money from you in order to perform this service. Our farmer friends, our neighbors -best friends -have become estranged from us; and the imaginary line between .the country and the town is a barrier to the prosperity and the co-operation, and to the good of all. In solving this problem we will not have 'to work upon all of our- farmer friends and our neighbors, most of them are loyal to us and to their own town, but it is our duty to co-operate to stifle every movement working to augment this effort to take the trade of the farmer away from his home town. We should enlist every influence to join with us._ There is a great quartet of interest in this country, which, if they could be brought together, and in the end they will when conditions become ripe;' would work wonders for the good of all. I refer to the bankers and the business men of the towns, the farm' press and the country. paper. The movement inaugurated by the bankers, looking to co-operation with other interests in theupbuilding u u c ildin and P g increasing of efficiency of the farm, is the great movement of the day. It will not succeed et the expense of the millions of people and particularly merchants and bankers located in the towns and smaller cities. They are vitally interested and should become a part and parcel of a great joint movement that will increase the pro- ductive ability of our farmers. You cannot hope to accomplish this in- crease by in any way crippling that great body of our people who are the nearest to, and the only ones to whom the farmers as a class go to, and de- pend upon for assistance and co-oper- ation in times of extremity. It is the problem of to -day, that of feeding this nation, which is already a con- suming rather than a producing one. To this cause the merchants and ' business men of the towns pledge their earnest support. There are. more than a million of them. They aslo in return reciprocity on the part of our neighbors and farmers in order that peace, happiness and prosperity may be the portion of all alike, Our fourthgreat aim should be, in. order to preserve ourselves, pus com- munities and those about us, to be- come community builders. Community builders to the extent of blotting out the corporate limits, extending the in- fluence of the commercial club and the business organizations to cover the country surrounding. It has been my privilege the most of my life to live in a community which to a large extent has accomplished this thing. We have found out by co-operation on the part of the bankers and the business men that the farming community about us was in hearty ,sympathy with every effort to meet conditions in and out of town, and where •I have lived, and what we as merchants and bankers have done is being repeated through- out the country. Many towns have become awakened to the situation; they are inviting go -operation; they are seeking light; they arespending money; they are doing everything that is possible in their power to promote the feeling, of friendship, and co-operation with all classes. WOOD AND WATER. RAVAGES OF RUST. Wood Cell Is Composed of Crystals ., Like Grains of Sugar or Salt. All wood contains more or less wa- •ter; even thedriest wood known con- tains two or three pounds of water to every hundred pounds of weight. Ab- solutely dry wood 10 unknown, for the heat needed to obtain it would'dis- solve the wood and convert it into gas and charcoal, An eminent Swiss au- thority on the characteristics of wood believes' that a, sol iciently ,powerful. microscope,;scouid it be, made, would show that the ultimate '"wood "cell ' is' composed of crystals like grains of sugar or salt, and that thin: films' -of water hold the crystals apart, yet -bind them into a mass. A good mi- croscope shows the wood cell and re- veals its spiral bandages and its open- ings and pen-ingsand cavities, but no instrument yet made reveals the ultimate ,crgs- tale 'that, as many believe, do exist, and that would explain why water cannot be expelled from wood without destroying the wood itself. 3. A man .isn't, known so well by the company he keeps as by the line of taut he hands the next door neigh- bors: A Corps of Painters Are Constantly Employed on Forth Bridge. Few people comprehend the extent ofpurely normal wear and tear. Lon- don Tit -Bits says that one large rail- way system suffers a loss of more than eighteen tonsof metal daily, due sole- ly to the effect of rust. Thus far, the only known preventive is -to keep the metal surface always covered with a suitable paint. Some idea of the remedy, costliness of this o e y, however, 'Inay be, gained from the 'fact thateit requires. about 31.,000annually to paint one large, railway bridge alone, A typical case of this kipol is the. Forth Bridge, on .which a corps of painters are constantly employed, since the weather makes repainting of one end of this large structure. ne- cessary before the workers have reached the other. Although experi- ments have demonstrated that pure iron surrounded -by oxygen does not rust, and that some 'acid, especially carbonic acid,is necessary for the pro- duction of rust, the secret of manu- facturing restless steel and iron re- mains to be discovered. _ .N A leather cannon was use at Edin- burgh in 1778 and found to answelr,'. BRAVES DEADLY GERMAN FIRE. Canadian Signaller Strung 'Phone Wire. as Bullets Hailed. A staff officer attached to one of the Canadian divisions at Folkestone has•just-returned from the trenches in Flanders. Twelve months ago he was a civil engineer in Western Can- ada, but he was one of the fust to answer the callof the motlier,country, and has several times been at close grips at' the front. He has witnessed deeds that have won the V.C. and the Distinguished. Conduct Medal. "But if you were to ask' me what was the coolest deed I have ever seen," he said, "I could piek out t certain signaller, whose name I do not know and whose gallapt action I believe has been overlooked. "It was a simple. affair. He was, a Canadian, I had spent a night in the trenches. The morning shells were beginningto find it, and one shell severed our telephone lines. Without waiting for the order this young sig- naller leaped over the parapet, un- coiling a new wire as he ran through a perfect 'rain of bullets and shrap- nel. Ile got the wire fixed, and on his way back he actually stopped to re- pair another. He stood there quite calmly, just as if he didn't know the awful risk he was running. I expect- ed to see him drop every second, but lie ran back to the trenches untouched, and all he said when he flung aside the empty coil was: `Whew) I think that's all right now.'" The height of the ambition of the Canadians at Folkestone, next 00 kill- ing ,Ges'mans, is to march through the streets of "dear old London," as the officer called it, and let the :people see them. "You stay-at-home Londoners," he said, "cannot understand the yearn- ing of our Canadians to be in the Em= pire's capital. We hear from the boys at the front every day and every bit of news makes them more impatient to be out there. The wives of two of our -men who were taken prisoners by the Saxons are' staying in this hotel; and the husbands sent up a desolate cry the, other day from the prisoners' camp for their tennis flannels. On the whole, our men have been treated well by the Saxons. At first they were not. They complained of harsh treatment on the trains to Germany, some of the officers being sandwiched in between captured Turcos." The officer related a fresh story about Canadians at the front; "Their arrival in the trenches, Of course, was kept secret, but in the morning .we: heard' the Germans call out, 'Hullo, Canadians! Where are your horses?' Shortly afterwards the Germans stuck up a dummy horse on the parapet. Our men ,riddled it with bullets. The Germans then took it down, and it reappeared swathed in bandages. "Our men kept up the joke. 'Hullo! you Germans! • Where are your sau- sages?' they shouted, and they filled some old socks with sand rt an d strung them together on a' rope between two sticks. `Here they are. Now come and fetch them:' : But the Germans wisely kept their heads down." I' JUMPER DRESSES CHARMING. With the advent of the full skirt and loose -fitting, garments have de- veloped many good-looking and novel style features, not the least interest- ing and charming of which is the jumper dress, suitable for afternoon wear. A delightful model is shown. herewith in Ladies' Hose Journal` No, 9087. Pattern No. 9087. • This frock is made to be slipped on over the head or fas- tened on the shoulde., and is confined at a low waistline by shirring or belts, and is embroidered with 'No. 14782, and costs 10 cents. The underwaist, having either lond or short sleeves, is attached to a three-piece gathered skirt, lengthened by a ruffle. Pattern cuts in sizes 32 to 42 inches, bust measure, requiring in size 36 7% yards 30 -inch material, •1 yard 36 -inch- lining for upper part of skirt.- Patterns, 15 cents each, can be ob- tained at your local Ladies' Home Journal dealer, or from the Home Pat- tern Company, 183-A George Street, Toronto, Ontario. Madge So you feel better since you o yourself gaye up dancing and devoted y s f to died Cross work? Marjorie --In- deed I. do, dear: I've had my name in. the papers nine times. DO YOU SUFFER FROM ' BACKACHE? When your kidneys are weak and torpid they do not properly perform their fractions; your back aches and you do not feel like doing much. of anything. Yen are likely to be despondent and to borrow trouble, just as if you hadn't enough al- ready. Don't be a victim any longer. The, old reliable medicine, Flood's gives .strength and Sarsaparilla, 4rengt tone to the kidneys and builds up the whole system. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a peculiar combine ion • of roots, barks an herbs. No 'other medicine acts, like it, because no other -medicine has Ilio same formula or ingredients. Accept no substitute, but Insist 00 having Hood's, and get it today. THE SUNDAY LESSON y INTERNATIONAL LESSON, , OCTOBER 1'0. Lesson IL -Elijah Taken Up. Into Hea- ven, 2 Kings 2. 1-12a. Golden Text; Psa.. 16. 11. 1. Elisha Refuses to Leave Elijah (Verses 1-6). Verse 1. When Jehovah would take up Elijah -The narrative ,of to -day's lesson was, of course, supplied by Elisha, as only' he was present when Elijah was caught up in the chariot of fire. From Gilgal - Not the Gilgal of Josh. 4. 19; 6. 9, 10, but a place of the '• same name in the hill country of Eph- raim, probably alluded to in Deut. 11. 30. •- 2. Tarry here -,,Elijah knew how hard the parting would be, so he wanted to spare Elisha as much pain as possible. He realized how much' the last few moments in his presence would mean to Elisha, however, and so does not insist on malting the' younger man remain behind. Jehovah hath sent Inc -The whole of the last journey of Elijah had been divinely. pre -arranged. A fitting exit for such -a.man of God. As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee - See Judg. 8. 19; Ruth 3. 13; 1 Sam. 14. 39. Also I Sam. 1. 20; 17. 55; 20. 3; 25. 26; 2 Sam. 14. 19. "Elijah's mas- ter may be withdrawn from pilo he will not be withdrawn from his blas- ter." 3, Hold ye your peace - It would seem that others besides Elisha had intimations of Elijah's coming depar- ture, But these others diel not notice the prophet's solemn mien, nor, like Elisha, appreciate the full significance of the fact, So Elisha told them abruptly to holdtheirpeace. II. At the Jordan (Verses 7-12a). 7. Fifty Men -Tho fife of a prophet. was not secure under the reign of such kings as Ahab and his children. Men wh'o were -giving themselves up to the sacred calling seemingly bound themselves together in groups and for the time being lived in retirement. Such bands are mentionedat other places also. 8. Wrapped it together Made a sort of rod out of it, reminding one of Moses and his rod at the Nile (Exod. '7. 17, 20). 9, When they were gone over -"In crossing the Jordan, Elijahstood h. es of his native again on the slopes rite Gil- ead." Before I am taken away - Elijah at last mentions the fateful event. A double portion -The birthright of the first-born (see Deut. 21. 17). • 10. A hard thing - The Spirit of God was not in the power of Elijah to bestow. It must come from God himself. Elijah was careful to let Elisha know that only as he (Elisha) put himself in close touch with . God could he Dome into possession of God's Spirit. 11. A chariot of fire and horses of fire -Compare 2 Kings 0. 17. 12. My father, my father -A title given by the younger prophets to the older prophets. The chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof-Elisha recognized that Elijah was a greater defense to Israel than ell her military resources. - MOLASSES AS MUNITIONS. Large Quantities Wanted for Making Explosives. There has been an unprecedented demand in the United States recently for blackstrap molasses. It is needed in making alcohol and is part of a for - main for the manufacture of powder. A Cincinnatidealer in sweets placed an order for ten tanks of 8,000 gal- lons each, or a total of 80,000 gallons of this blackstrap grade of Coban molasses that is to be used by a large powder concern in the making of ex- plosives for war purposes. The price of blackstrap molasses has doubled since the orders began pouring in from the powder mills. This is the third large order that has been placed by the dealer within a few days. As to where the powder is to be used he does not know, only that he also has received other orders for future delivery, and the sides are be- ing made.to several powder -manufac- turers not only near Cincinnati, but in other parts of the country. One-third .of the sufferers from gout in hospitals are painters, German Submarine Campaign Crushed - • A despatch .front Washington says: Great Britain has discovered and put into effective operation means of com- batting the submarine, which, accord- ing to official reports to the United States Government, already have re- sulted in a loss estimated at between 50 end 70 German submarines. The reports declare that the British Ad- miralty confidently believes it has crushed the German undersea cam- paign. New methods of offence and defence- that may revolutionize naval warfare have been adopted. Within the last tin•ce weeks confidential, re- ports to various Government depart- ments from representatives in Euro- pean capitals of neutral at well as behigerent countries have confirmed ,the British Admiralty's view that an effective means of dealing with the submarine has been found.