The other day, while traveling through Michigan, I fell into conversation with a fellow-passenger. We happened to be discussing the recently enacted prohibition law of the State when the conductor, who was close enough to overhear us, joined in our conversation. Being a man of experience, his testimony as to the remarkable change wrought by the Michigan dry law will no doubt prove interesting to many of your readers and may possibly be used as an argument to hasten the advent of prohibition in other States of the Union, not to mention foreign countries. "I have sometimes had," the conductor informed us, as many as one hundred and fifty drunks on my train. There have been times when we had literally a solid row of broken windows in one car. Frequently I have had to act the part of a prize-fighter, since there was nothing for me to do but to sail into the more violent drunks and subdue them. On such occasions I have often had the welcome assistance of commercial travelers. For me the dry law has indeed proved a blessing, for it has transformed my job into a gentleman's job." And as he spoke his words had the unmistakable ring of truth and personal gratitude. MY COUNTRY, RIGHT OR WRONG We frequently read articles in which there is a refusal to with the words agree of Decatur: "In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be right; but our country, right or wrong.' These critics do not get the real meaning of his words. Many years ago I remember hearing a daughter apologize to a sheriff for paying the fine against her father and taking him home. She said, "Drunk or sober, he is my father." She recognized the. relationship as forever settled, and also her obligation to the father under any and all circumstances. Decatur had but one country. He could have no other. He wished it to always be in the right, but, right or wrong, it remained his country and his obligation to it fixed, unchangeably fixed, because of that relationship. I can see no reason for criticism of his words. L. M. GRIMES. Des Moines, Iowa. Your Tooth Brush Can be Ten-Fold More Effective All Statements Approved by High Dental Authorities You Omit the Film Ordinary brushing, as millions Teeth still discolor, still decay. The trouble lies in a clinging film This film is what discolors, not your teeth. It hardens into tartar. It holds food which ferments and forms acid. It holds the acid in contact with the teeth to cause decay. Millions of germs breed in it. They, with tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea. So that film is the teeth's great enemy-the one which you must combat. Dental science had for years sought a way to fight it. Now that way is found. Clinical tests have proved this beyond question. It is now embodied in a dentifrice called Pepsodent, and we urge you to see what it does. Try This Way Once That film is albuminous, so we now apply pepsin to it-the digestant of albumin. The object is to dissolve the film, in crevices and elsewhere. Then to constantly prevent its accumulation. Pepsin must be activated, and the usual agent is an acid harmful to the teeth. A harmless method has been found to activate the pepsin. Five governments have already granted patents. That method is employed in Pepsodent alone. And many tests have proved its efficiency on film. It is endorsed by many able authorities. You can quickly see that Pepsodent does what nothing else has done. One week will give you a new idea of what teeth cleaning means. Send the coupon for a One-Week tube. Use it like any tooth paste and watch the results. Note how clean your teeth feel after using. Mark the absence of the slimy film. See how teeth whiten as the fixed film disappears. Do this for your teeth's sake. Compare the results with the old ways. You can judge for yourself. After that week you will never return to old methods, we believe. Cut out the coupon now. The tank and powerful pumps are used to lift water and filth from the trenches and pools and to perform other sanitary work line. It often carries fresh troops forward and conveys the wounded to the rear. It is extensively used in the camps and cantonments for every conceivable purpose of transportation. For example, United States road engineers in France are using thousands of motor trucks in construction work back of our lines. Hundreds of miles of highways have been built this past summer. Special trucks used in this work comprise dump trucks, road oilers, pressure sprinklers, printing-press trucks for making blueprints quickly, machine-shop trucks, blacksmith and tool-repairing trucks, etc. In this country the motor truck has become a most important supplement to the National railway transportation system. Truck trains are operating between the large manufacturing and shipping centers, and thus a huge volume of Army and Navy supplies is kept constantly moving. 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Address Department of Classified Advertising Handkerchiefs McCutcheon's This year, in spite of War conditions, our stock of Pure Linen Handkerchiefs for the Holidays is larger than ever before because we ordered very heavily two years ago, in anticipation of the present Linen shortage, and before the price of Linen advanced so sharply. We are, therefore, in a position to offer our patrons unusual values in Holiday Handkerchiefs. All are of pure Linen, as McCutcheon Handkerchiefs have been for the past 63 years. We counsel early selection while stocks are complete. Initialed Handkerchiefs For Women-$3.00, 4.00, 6.00 to 12.00 the dozen. For Men-$6.00, 7.80, 9.00, 12.00 and 15.00 the dozen. For Children-3 for 65 cents. Embroidered Handkerchiefs From France, Ireland, Switzerland, Spain and Madeira. We have never had a more beautiful assortment, and the values have never been better. For Children-All white, and white with colored borders, 25c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 each, and up. For Women-All white, and with colored borders, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00 each, and up. Khaki Handkerchiefs Pure Linen, of good serviceable quality and generous in size, 65c and 75c each. McCutcheon Pure Linen Handkerchiefs $1.00 each, postpaid |