ttlng-lnff In the P.ara.
Ringing" In the eari Is a moat pe
culiar condition. It it Interesting to
hearn that, thougu the brain to dis
jflnctly receives an Impression of Bound,
there Is really no so'.ind at all. Tbc
ensntlnn In produced by derangement
(of the nerves of tha ear, caused by
poor circulation or such pressure and
terfcrenee as cone from hardened,
excessive wax, bolls, etc. Soma ont
joddly remarked that when tb ears
tsrere ringing they were "Insane" Truly,
itbey carry wrong Impressions to the
fcraln. Tbey record things that do not
ftiappen.
Her Maladr.
"Too are not looking at all well," ob
erred the sympathetic neighbor.
"I'm not feeling well, either," said
Mrs. Lapsling. "I have suffered sjronles
for the last day or twe with the defama
tory rheumatism.".
Stlmalata (ha Bleod.
KmnJreth's Pills are lbs great bleed
fcnrlner. They are a laxative and blood
polo, they art equally en the bowels, tat
idyji and the akin, thus cleansing the
Vatem by the saturai outlet of the bedy.
Jhey stimulate the blond so ss to eaable
Eture to throw off all morbid humors
d cure all troubles arising from sa ins
mrc state of the blood. Oss or twe
aken every night will prove Invaluable.
Kacb pill com sins one grain of solid ex
pect of ssrssparilla, which, with other
talnable vegetable products, make It a
tlood purifier of eicellent character,
i Brandretb's Pills have been In ne for
aver a century and are sold In every drag
end medicine store, plain or sugar-coated.
ItaTlnar Plctarea af Mil la Fits.
Tbc cinematograph hat demonstrated
Its usefulness to the science of medi
cine In more ways than one. Dr. W,
43. Chase of Edinburgh need It to pro
cure films illustrating the convulsions
ecompanylng an epileptic fit The
thoroughness with which the subject
tins been punned may tie judged from
tbo rtntcrocnt that the films exhibiting
plicptle seizures measure l,3o0 feet
and contain nearly 2.1,000 minute pie
tores of attitudes assumed during the
convulsions. The value of such records
Ilea mainly In using them to Instruct
medical studenti to that they may rec
ognize the character of a fit when en
countered In actual practice.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers a," hl aaar will ha n1raii1
larn that thre U at least one dreaded
wlaeasa that aclenre baa been able to core Is
II Its ataicea. and that la Catarrh. Uall a
Xatarra Cur la tne ouly positive enra new
f" to the mrdlral fraternity. Catarrh
tawing a censtltutleaal disease, requires a
fonstltutlousi treatment. Hall's Catarrh
turs is taken Internally, acting directly
Jf the blood and Bureu surfaces of the
aweteni, thareay destroying the foundatles
a the dleeasa. end giving the patient
Mrenfc-th by building an the eoaatltutlen and
aaslstlu oatura la dolnt Its work. The
proprietor have so uacb faith la Ita core
V?. th,t 0"r D "snared
Dollarn for an raae that It fall to cure.
.Send for Hut of testimonials.
.AiMreia r. J. CHENBY CO., Telede, O.
, boid by all Druggists, 7Be.
, -Saks Uall a Family Fills for eonatlpatlon.
f ttlaar Folks at Tkarek.
nr. Munhnll receutly closed a suc
peKsful religious campaign In Emporia.
lA. great many pennies bud been put in
the offering nnd his attention wot
called to this. One night he held tip a
silver dollar and a copper penny and
kave a conversation held by the two
groins.
J "You, poor little red cent, you ; you
slon't amount to anytiieng. I'd hate to
be you," said the big dollar.
i "I know I'm not very big," replied
Abe cent, "but the children like me and
J can buy a good many things."
'"Hull! you can't buy anything at
aril," said the dollar. "Just look at me;
iblg and bright and shiny. I can buy a
(whole lot more than you can."
"May be so," said the little red cent
Peekly, "but I go to church a heap of
ner than you do anyway." Kansas
City Journal.
HARDSHIPS OF AKMY LIFE
jtrft Tfcoaaaada of Velaraae wit a
Kldnar Troablaa.
The experience of David W. Martin
ti retired merchant of Itollvar, Mo., Is
JUKI IlKe tuou-
sands of others.
Mr. Martin siiys:
"I tuiuk I bre
bad kidney dla
ease ever since the
war. During an
e d g a g ement my
uorse fell ou me,
straining my back
and WJurlng the
kidneys. I buve been told 1 bad a float-
log kidney. I bad Intense pain In the
(back, headaches and dlzr.y spells and
tne action of the bladder was very Ir-
Lregular. About thee years ago I tried
fboan's Kidney pills, and found such
great relief that I continued, and In
aide a comparatively short lime was
(entirely rid of kidney trouble."
Sold by all dealers. f0 cents a box
;Tubter-Mllburu Co., Buffalo, N. V.
i The American interjection "hello" baa
jfaen added to all the languages in which
sine tcli phone ix usi d.
AY her Man la Uallant.
. In niur.y foreign cities there Is a
narked absence of the gallantry that
pu tills country habitually characterizes
the. attitude, of men toward women
IKlcuuor Gates, a young American writ
r, who hus traveled widely lu the
United States, says that deference to
.ward her aex decreases with the In
.creasing density of population. In the
!nparse!y settled regions of the West
iwomau Mtunds upon a plane tacitly su
ferior. New York Is the' moist uusol
laut city in the United States.
i Ja Iba ( outlast liar a.
i llutibsnd -Maria, this is going to be a
lcM'ly i-outntted election, aud we've got
'to lift everybody out. You'll have te
lurry, or you'll be too late.
Wile Grurioui, John 1 I can t 'its
to-day. There's no uae in talking about
it. I baveu't a thing that's fit to wear t
the polls.
Madame
Hy Ftrgu
CHAPTER V. (Continued.)
"Pardon him not answering, Madame,"
Interposed Vandeloup, "he has the misfor
tune to be dumb."
"Dumb?" echoed Madame, with a
glance of commiseration, while Archie
looked startled, aad Rellna mentally ob
served that silence was golden.
"Tea, ho has been so from his birth .
at least, so he gives me to nnderstand,"
said Gaston, "but it's more likely the re
sult of an accident, for be can hear
though he cannot speak. However, he la
strong and willing to work ; and I also,
If you will kindly give me an opportu
nity," added he, with a winning smile.
"You have not .many qualifications,"
aid Madame, shortly, angry with herself
for so taking to this young man's suave
manner.
"Probaly not," retorted Vandeloup,
with a cynical smile. "I fancy It will
be more a case of charity than anything
else, as we are starving."
"8urely not as bad as that?" observed
Mrs. VII Hers, In a softer tone.
"Why not?" retorted the Frenchman,
carelessly. "We are strangers In a strange
land, and It Is bard to obtain employ
menu My companion Pierre csn work in
your mine, and If you will take me on I
can keen your books" with a sudden
glance at a file of papers on the table.
"Thank you, I keep my own books,'
replied Madame, ehortly. "What do you
say to engaging them, Archie?"
"We might give them a try," said Mc
Intoah, cautiously. "Ye do need a figgei
man, as I told ye, and the other man
can work in the claim."
Very well, she said, sharply; "you
are engaged, M. Vandeloup, as my clerk,
and your companion can work in the
mine. As to wages and all that, we will
settle to-morrow, but I think you will
find everything satisfactory."
"I am sure of that, Madame," returned
andeloup with a bow.
"And now," said Madame Midas, gra
ciously, relaxing somewhat now that busl
neas was over, "you had better have some
supper."
Pierre's face lighted up when he heard
this invitation, and Vandeloup bowed po
litely.
"You ore very kind," he said, looking
at Mrs. Villiers la a friendly manner ;
"supper is rather a novelty to both of us."
Selina meanwhile had gone out, and
turned with some cold beef and pickles,
and a large loaf of bread. These she
placed on the table, and then retired to
her aeat agnln, Inwardly rebellious at
having two tramps at the table, but out
wardly calm.
Pierre fell upon the victuals before him
with the voracity of a starving animal,
and ate and drank In auch a savage man
ner that Madame was conscious of a kind
of curious repugnance, and even Archie
was startled out of his Scotch phlegm
Vandeloup, however, ate very little and
soon finished ; then filling a glasa of water
he held It to his lips and bowed again to
Madame Midas.
"To your health, Madame," he aald,
drinking.
We are not absolute barbarians, M
Vandeloup," said Madams, with a amlle,
as she arose and held out her hand to
the young man ; "and now good night, for
I am feeling tired and I will see you to
morrow. Mr. Mcintosh will show you
where you are to sleep."
Vandeloup took the hand she held out
to him and pressed It to his lips with a
suddeu gesture. "Madame," he said, pas
sionately, "you are an angel, for to-day
you have saved the lives of two men."
Madame snatched her band away
quickly, and a flush of annoyance spread
over her face as she saw how Helms
and Archie stared. Vandeloup, however,
did not wait for her anawer. but went
out, followed by Pierre. Archie put on
hia hat and walked out ofter them, while
Madame Midas stood looking at Selina
with a thoughful expressloq of counte
nance.
"I don't know If I've done a right
thing, Scllna," she said at length; "but
as they were starving I could hardly
turn them awoy."
"Cast your bread on the waters and it
shall come back after many dnys but
tered," said Selina, giving her own version
of the text.
CHAPTER VI.
At the foot of the huge mound of white
mullocb which marked the site of the
Pactolus Mine was a long sino-roofed
building, which was divided into two com
partments. In one of these the miners
left their clothes, snd put on rough csnva
suits before going down, aud here also
they were searched on coming up In orde
to see if they had carried away any gold
From this room a long, narrow passageway
led to the top of the shaft, so that any
miner having gold concealed upon llni
could not throw it away and pick it u
afterward, but had to go right Into the
searching room from the cage, and could
not possibly hide a particle without be
lng found out by the searchera. The other
room was the sleeping apartment of such
miners as stayed on the premises, for the
majority of the men went borne to their
families when their work was done,
There were three shifts of men on the
Pactolus during the twenty-four hours,
and each shift worked eight hours at
time.
Whea M. Vandeloup awoke next morn
lng at 0 o'clock the first shift were not
yet up, aud torn' of the miuera who ha
to go on at 8 were sleeping heavily
in
ineir uea. j ne sleeping places were
berths, ranging along two sides of the
room, and divided into upper and lower
cuinpnrtmcnts like those on shipboard.
(iuhUiu having roused himself nntura
ly wanted to see where he was, so rulibing
his eyes and yawning he lounod on his el
bow and ook a leiaurcly survey of his po
sition.
Gaston yawned once or twice, then
feeling disinclined for any more sleep, he
softly put on his clothes, so as not
awake Pierre, who slept in the berth be
low, snd descending from his sieepln
place groped his way to the door and went
out Into the cool, fragrant morning
There was s chill wind blowing from
the bimh, brUglng with it a faint aromatic
odor, and on glancing downward he sa
that the grass was wet with dew. The
dawn was burning redly In the east, and
the vivid crimson of the sky put him lu
mind of that sunset under which ha had
lunded with bis companion ou tba
Queensland coast.
He was near the lulite by this time,
nd bearing some one calling to him he
looked up, and saw Mcintosh. There
was a stir in the meu's quarters now, and
aVe oodd see the door was open and sav
-9
Midas
Humt
eral figures were moving rapidly about.
while a number of others were crossing
the fields. The regular best of the ma
chinery still continued, and the smoke
wss pouring out thick from the tall red
chimney, while the wheels were spinning
round in tje pnpnet-heada ns the mine
slowly disgorged the men who had been
working all night.
Mcintosh came slowly along with tils
hands In his pockets and a ptizaled look
on his severe face. He could not make up
his mind whether to like or dislike this
young msn, but Msdame Midas had seem
ed so Impressed thst he had hslf made up
his mind to dislike him out of a spirit of
contradiction.
"Women are so easy pleased, poor
bodies," he said to himself, "a bonny
face is all they bother their heads aboot."
He looked grimly at the young man as
be came briskly forward with a gay smile.
lere a very esrly bird, he said,
fondling his frill of white hair, snd look
ing keenly at the tall, slim ligure of the
Frenchman.
"Case of 'must,' my friend," returned
Vaudelonp, coolly ; "It's only rich men can
afford to be in bed, not poor fellows like
me."
"Tour no much like other folk," said"
the suspicious old Scotchman, with con
demnatory sniff.
"Of that I am glad," retorted Vande
loup, with suavity, as he walked beside
him to the men's quirier. "What a hor
rible thing to be the duplicate of half a
dor.en other men. P.y the way," break
ing off Into a new subject, "Madame
Midas is cbsrming."
Aye, aye," ssld Archie, jeslonsly, "we
know all aboot the French fangled way o'
giving pretty words, and not a scrap of
truth In any o' them."
Gaston was a1oot to protest that he
said no more than lie felt, which wss
Indeed the truth, but Archie impatiently
hurried him off to breakfast at the office.
They made a hearty meal, and, having
had a talk, prepared to go below.
First of all, they arrayed themselves
In underground garments, which consisted
of canvas trousers, heavy boots, blue
blouses of a rough woollen material, and
sou wester each. Thus accoutred, they
went along to the foot of the poppet
heads, and Archie having opened a door
therein, Vandeloup saw the mouth of the
shaft yawning dark and gloomy at his
feet. As he stood there, gazing at the
black hole which seemed to pierce down
into the entrails of the earth, he turned
round to take one last look at the sun
before descending to the nether world.
This is quite a new experience to me,"
he said, as they stepped Into the wet
Iron cage, which had ascended to receive
them In answer to Archie's signal, and
now commenced to drop down silently and
swiftly into the pitchy darkness.
Archie did not reply, for be wss too
much occupied in lighting his candle to
answer. So they went on sliding down
noiselessly Into the- gloom, while the
water, falling from all parts of the shaft,
kept splashing constantly on the top of
the cage and running lu little streams
over their shoulders.
It's like a nightmare," thought the
Frenchman, with a nervous shudder, as he
saw the wet walls gleaming in the faint
light of the candle.
At last they reached the ground, and
found themselves in the main chamber,
from whence the galleries branched off
to east and west.
Iteing accustomed to the darkness and
knowing every inch of the way, the man
ager moved forward rapidly, and some
times Vandeloup. lagged so far behind that
all he could see of his guide was tho can
die he carried, shining like a pale yellow
star In the pkcliy darkness. At last
Mcintosh went lulo one of the side cal
leries, and going up an Iron ladder fixed
to the side of the wall, they came to a
second gallery tliirty feet above the oth
er, and branching off at right angles.
It s like the catacombs in Koine," said
Vandeloup to Mcintosh ; "one could easily
got lost here.
"lie might, returned Mcintosh, cau
tiously, "If he did not know all about the
lie of the mine o'er yonder," putting one
finger on the plan and pointing with the
other to the right of the tunnel, "we
found a twenty-ounce nugcet yesterday,
and one afore that o' twenty-five, and
in tho first face we were at two months
ago o'er there,' 'pointing to the left,
"there was a big one called the Villiers
nugget, which as ye know Is Mndawe's
name."
"Oh, yes, I know that," said Vande
loup, much interested; "do you christen
all your nuggets?"
"If they're big enough," replied Ar
chie.
"Then I hope you will find a hundred
ounce lump of gold, and call It the Van
deloup," returned the young man, laugh
lng.
"There's many a true word spoke In
jest, laddie," said Archie gravely ; "when
we get to the Devil's Lead we may fine
one o' that size."
"What do you mean by leads?" asked
Vandeloup, considerably puzaled.
Thereupon Archie opened his mouth
and gave the young mau a scientific lec
ture on mining.
"My faith," said Vande'oup, careless
ly, with a merry laugh, aa Archie con
eluded, "gold is as hard to get In It
natural state as in its artificial."
"An' harder," retorted Archie, "far-bye
there's no such wicked work about It."
Madame will be rich some day, re
mark cil Vandeloup, aa they left the olhV
and walked up toward the house.
"Maybe she will," replied the other,
cautiously, "Australia's a grand pin
for the siller, ye know. 1 m not very
far wrong but what wi' Industry and per
severance ye may make a wee bit sill
yerself, laddie."
"It won't be my fault If I don't," re
turned M. Vandeloup, gaily; "ami Mad
ame Midas." he added, mentally, "will
be an excellent persou to assist we
doing so."
iu
OIIAPTEH VII.
Gaston Vsnddoitp having passed all
his life io cities, found th.it his existetu
on the Pactolus clai.n was likely to be
very dreary. Day sfter day he srose
In the morning, did hia office work, ate hi
meals, and after a talk with Madame
Midus lu the evening went to bed at 10
o'clock. Such Arcadian simplicity as thi
was not likely to suit the highly cultivat
ed tastes be had scquired in Uls earlier
life. As to the episode of New Caledo
nia M. Vandeloup dismissed St completely
from his mind, for this young man never
permitted his thoughts to dwell on dis
agreeable subjectr
A wfcole twrfti fsd eUpaed ttno Med
tme had engaged M. Vandeloup and hit
friend, but as yet the Devil's Ijesd had
not been found. Madame, however, wss
strong In her belief thnt It would soon be
discovered, for her luck the luck of Mad
ame Midas was getting quite a proverl
la Ilallarat.
One bright morning Vandeloup was It
the office running up endless columns of
figures, snd Madame, dressed in ber un
derground gsrments, was making ready U
go below, just having stepped in to tee
Gaston.
"P.y the way, M. Vandeloup," she esJ
In English, for it wss only in the even
ings they spoke French, "I am expecting
a young lady this morning, so you cat
tell her I have jone down the mine, but
will be back in an hour if she will wait
for me."
"Certainly, Madame," said Vandeloup,
looking up with his bright smile; "and the
young lady's nsme?"
"Kitty Marchu.-st." replied Madame,
pausing a moment nt the door of the
flice; "she is the daughter of the Hev
Mark Marchurst, a minister at Ilallarat
I think you will like h.r, M. Vandeloup,"
she went ou, in a conversational tone)
she is a charming girl only 17, and ex
tremely pretty."
'Then I am sure to like her," returne
Gaston, gaily ; VI never could resist ttu
harm of a pretty woman."
He went to work on the figures sgain,
when suddenly he heard a high, clear voice
inging outside. At first he thought It
was a bird, but no bird could execute such
trills and shakes, so by the time the
voice arrived at the office door M. Vande
loup came to the conclusion that the own-
r of the voice was s woman, aud that the
woman was Miss Kitty Marchurst.
He lesned back in his chair and won
dered idly if she would knock st the door
or enter without ceremony. The latter
course was the one adopted by Mist
Marchurst, for she threw open the door
nd stood there blushing and pouting at
the embarrassing situation In which she
now found herself.
"I thought 1 would find Mrs. Villiers
ere," she said, in a low, sweet voice, the
peeullsr timbre of which sent a thrill
through Gaston's young blood, as he arose
to his feet. Then she looked up and catch
ing his dark eyes fixed on her with a
good deal of admiration in them, she look
ed down and commenced drawing figures
on the dusty floor with the tip of a very
dainty shoe.
Madame has just gone down the
mine," said M. andeloup politely, "but
she desires me to say that she would bs
back soon, and that you were to wait
here, and I was to entertain you," then,
with a grave bow, he placed the only chair
in the office nt the disposal of his visitor,
nd leaned up against the mantelpiece in
an attitude of unstudied grace. Miss
Marchurst accepted his offer and took
furtive glances at him, while Gaston,
whose experience of women was by n
means limited, looked at her coolly, in a
manner which would have been rude but
for the charming smile which quivered
upon his lips.
(To be continued.)
Deelnraflon of Independence.
In un article which ho contributes to
tho North Atnerlcnn Review H. Addlng
ton Bruce presents some "New Light
n the Mecklenburg Declaration of In
dependence." Mr. Bruce outlines the
history of the discussion which hns
raged for nearly a hundred years over
the question whether or no the national
declaration of Independence was antici
pated by the action of au osseinblnge
of North Carollulans. At present the
consensus of critical opinion Is adverse
to the claims of those who would un
swer this question In the nfllrmntlve.
But Mr. Bruce expresses the conviction
that, In the light of evidence which has
eceutly been uneurtbed and which he
spreads before the render, the possibil
ity of historians being compelled to rc-
erse their verdict on this subject would
now seem to be Imminent. After quot
ing at length from the comments of nn
Interested critic on nn ancient record
recently discovered In Bethanla, N. C,
Mr. Bruce concludes :
"Here seems to be a sound chain of
reasoning to establish the authenticity,
uuthorsltip nnd date of the pamphlet
Once admitting that It was written Id
178.1 or thereabouts it must be concedtHl
that the friends of the Mecklenberg
declaration have recovered a striking
piece of evidence In Bupport of their
ense. Tnken together, the Grahum-
Ilaywood-Lehmun discoveries point un
mlstakiibly to recognition of the exist
once of a Mecklenburg declaration long
before 'John McKultt's' letter precipi
tated tho century-old dispute. Hlsto
rluns can no longer nfTord to treat the
problem with the superstition of In
credulity. They have now to deal, not
with nebulous theories nor with hypoth
esea sustained by little more than the
enthusiasm of local pride and patriot
Ism, but with concrete data which must
be accepted or explained nwny. Decid
edly the time has arrived for a thor
ougli review of nil tho evidence, new
nnd old, tending to prove or disprove
the cluliu that In North Carolina Inde
pendence of the authority of Great Brlt-
nin was first formally articulated by
her children across the seas."
Senator Iloar'a Kavorlte.
The late Senator Hoar, rather against
his will, once found himself at a sort
of literary reception. Members of reud-
ingH'iuim, Krowning societies aud simi
lar earnest folk were thick about him.
The Senator bore up well for some
time, but was finally forced to 6eek re
lief in his famous bunch of keys. About
this time a woman of the gusher varie
ty cornered hltii.and begau to "talk lit
erature."
"Oh, Senator," ube chirped, "how I
doto on Unssettl ! Browning of course
I love ami In prose Walter Pater, but
always I f.ud myself returning to Dante
Gabriel Itofsettl. Tell me, Senator, who
is your favorite author?"
"Bill Nye," came the answer, with u
quick twirl of the. keys. Boston Her
aid.
( lolhra and Conduct.
1'very man and every woiutin feel
the Influence of clothes und nppearanci
uin conduct. You have heard of tut
lonely man In the Australian bush wh
always put ou evening dress for dlunei
so tUiit he might remember he was u
gentleman. Addison could not wrlti
his best utile s he wut well dressed
Put a naughty girl Into her best Sun
day clothes1, and she will behave qultt
nicely; put a blackguard Into khaki
and ho will be a hero; put au omnlbu
eoinlii 'tor Into uniform, and he will II v
tp to ids dollies. Indeed, 111 a milieu
nlum of free clothes of the latest fash
ton we shall all bo archangels. London
CUruulcla.
WHIST CHAtfnOV
MITS. A. B. SIMS.
Mrt. A. B. Sims, prominent In Des Moines society and bolder of the na
tional whist championship, created a sensation In a Des Moines church re
cently by denouncing bridge whist and dancing and asserting her Intention of
never touching cards again.
During a series of services at the University place Church of Christ,
conducted by an evangelist, the sins of society were touched on. One even
ing be spoke of the evil of card playing and dancng and at the close of tha
sermon, before an audience of 1,200 persons, Mrs. Sims arose and made her
unexpected denunciation of the two amusements.
"I wish to state publicly," she said, "that I never will touch cards again.
My conclusion has been reached deliberately, and I have come to see tha evil
of card playing, especially In social circles. Nothing but harm can come from
It. I care nothing for the honors I have won at the game and will abandon
the cards without regret
Mrs. Sims won the national championship loving cup at the whist tour
nament In St. Louis a year ago. With Mrs. Henry A. Crawford she also
won the doubles. At a tournament ln Cleveland, Ohio, two years ago, she
won the first prize for women.
"I do not sny that whist playing Is always bad," she stated, "but In gen
eral It appears to me that more evil than good comes from It There is even
more harm In dancing than In cards, and I shall do all in my power to dis
courage It as a form of social amusement"
The Flapper gave a little scream and
clutched It.
"Oh, no I" she remonstrated excited
ly. "Not that! I'm very supersti
tious," sho explained. "And to cut a
bootlace means means a murder ln
the house!"
"Oh. does It?" he growled. "I al
most wish "
"What?"
"I almost wish you weren't supersti
tious, of course," he said desperately.
Would the girl keep him ln this ridic
ulous position until dinner time? He
chafed. Worst of all, was Hazel to
come lo and find him still here? It
was unbearable! For what seemed
hours he stood, Inwardly raging, while
that odious and destable child fidgeted
and sighed over the lace -At last!
"Ah !" she exclaimed, "that's done It !
I remembered the trick I'm so sorry,
Mr. Harrington "
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Harrington !" Her
speech was echoed by Hasel, who flut
tered ln as her sister rose to ber feet
"Oh, I am so sorry ! It wasn't my fault
a little boy I met ln the lane he'd
lost his way" she was the picture of
pink-cheeked penitence, and altogether
adorable "and I took him home and
then It was the wrong address, and It
took us hours to find the right one.
Oh" she lifted bewitching, troubled
eyP8 i thought I'd never be back !"
"I thought so," responded Ted Har
rington, seemingly unconscious that he
was still holding ber hand.
She murmured, "It was good of you
to wait so long "
"You're worth waiting for longer
thnn that," he declared, and the Flap
per, remarking aloud to no one In par
ticular that she must seo about some
fresh tea, plunged out of the drawing
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DAI GHTKU SOLD FOR BRKAD.
So severe Is the pinch of famine, m the Vologda district In Russia that
jieusants are selling their chlldreu In order to buy bread. These sales ure of
deplorable frequency and the starved immsuiUs nvtr that anything Is better
than hunger. Some of the scenes ut these sules nre heartrending ln their
poignancy, but mothers say they prefer to fcee their children sold rather thuu
ee them starve, as they certainly would were they left In their present condi
tion. Terrible stories of hunger aud deprivation nre told 'by fume of the peo
pie of this district and there are no present Indications that tlidlstress Is to
be relieved. Failure of crops has been one of the mntributlns causes to the
present situation, and the fact that the pe.::ut nra n-i:nlly much reduced
In clrcunistniH-cs has left tln-ni this year at tte tncr-y of c-dd a:id hunger.
Many parents assert that i;o matter what exjTien. cs . lei'aU their chil
dren they will le no worse off than In the huts they r.ow call home, where
there are no tires to warm them and no food to keep life within tla-lr ema
ciated bodies.
DENOUNCES G AMB.
room, her bootlace trailing behind her.
She was not at all a bad youngster,
as her future brother-in-law told her.
"You may well say that," observed
the Flapper, serenely. "If it hadn't
been for me you'd have gone back to
your horrible North without ever find
ing out how awfully much Hazel liked
you. And bow cross you were about
that knot! Any one would have
thought," she wound up, with righteous
Indignation, "that I had tied you up on
purpose !" Philadelphia Telegraph.
An Anti-Third Termer.
Judge You've got a bad record.
You've already served two terms In the
penitentiary. What have you got to
say why sentence should not be passed
upon you?
Frlsoner My constitutional rights.
Judge. It's the unwritten law that no
man should have a third term. Kan
sas City Times.
A Joror'a View.
'The defendant In a murder trial
goes through a terrible ordeal, doesn't
be?"
"I suppose so," said the ex-Juror
wearly, "but he has one advantage over
us. He's presumed to be Innocent un
til proved guilty." Philadelphia
Ledger.
Facial.
"Don't you think her face rather too
thin?"
"Well, I don't kuow. I can't see any
place where It's worn through. Can
you?" Puck.
When a woman raises her sons In
what she considers the right way, it is
never with a view to making good hus
bands of them.
IN STARVING RUSSIA.
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U.S. DISPENSATORY
Describes the Principal Ingredient
Contained In Pe-ru-na.
Art we clalminp; too much for Pa
rana when we claim It to bo an
effective remedy for chronic catarrh.
Have wo abundant proof that Pa
rana it in reality such a catarrh1
remedy Let ns ttt what tho Unit
ed Statat Dlspentatory taya of tho
principal ingredients of Perunt-
Take, for instance, tho ingredient
hydraatit canadensis, or goldon seal.
The United 6tatet Dispensatory tayt
of this herbal remedy, that it it
largely employed in tho treatment of
depraved mucous membranes, chron
ic rhlnltle (nasal catarrh), atonio
dytpeptia (catarrh of tho stomach),
chronlo intestinal catarrh, catarrhal
Jaundice (catarrh of tho liver), and
in diseased mucoua membrane of
tho pelvic organs. It it also recom
mended for the treatment of varioua
forms of disease peculiar to women.
Another ingredient of Feruna,
corydalit formota, it classed in tho
United States Dispensatory at a
tonic. Bo alto it cnbebt classed as t
stomachic and aa a tonio for tho mu
cous membranes.
Cedron teedt it another ingredient
of Peruna, an excellent drug that
hat been very largely overlooked by
the medical profession for the past
fifty years. The seeds are to he
found In very few drug stores. Tho
United States Dispensatory taya of
the action of cedron that it it used
as a bitter tonic and in the treatment
of dysentery, and ln intermittent
diseases aa a substitute for quinine.
Oil of copaiba, another Ingredient
of Peruna, is classed by the United'
States Dispensatory as a mild stimu
lant and diuretic. It acts on tho
stomach and Intestinal tract. It
acts as a stimulant on the genito
urinary membranes. Useful in
chronic cystitis, chronic dysentery
and diarrhea, and some chronic dis
eases of the liver and kidneys.
Send to ns for a free hook of tes
timonials of what tho people think
of Peruna as a catarrh remedy. Tho
best evidence is the testimony of
those who have tried it
VERY BAD FORM OF ECZEMA.
Suffered Three Years Phyalclane
Did No Good Perfectly Well Af
ter Vntnar Cotlcura Remedlea.
"I take great pleasure ln Informing
you that I was n sufferer of erzema In
a very bad form for the past three
years. I consulted and treated with
a number of physicians ln Chicago,
but to no avail. I commenced using
the Cutlcura Remedies, consisting of
Cutlcura Soap, Ointment and Pills,
three months ago, and to-day I am
perfectly well, the disease having left
me entirely. I cannot recommend the
Cutlcura Remedies too highly to any
one suffering with the disease that I
have had. Mrs. Florence E. Atwood,
18 Crllly Place, Chicago, 111., October
r. 1!1K Witness; 1. S. Bereer."
According to a recent census there are
upward of 000 Chinese in Johannesburg,
of whom ISO are in business. All are
reported to do well.
How to Trap Wild Animals.
40-page trap book illustrated, picture M
1 . iMaia in natural rvilir aljro har-
onieterA calendar, aiso gun trap catalog.
also prices on raw furs. All sent post paia
lor loo stamps or su vor. i n& uf
shin to, or buy of ns. Address Fur Dept.,
N. W. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
Chlneae Gambler's Penance.
A Chinese cook named Chin Kan hid
been engaged by a wealthy Ch'nese In
Ho In street In Canton. All the money
he earned had been lost In gui.iblli'g.
On one occasion his mast?r paid him
some money for the provisions he fud
plitd. Tho cook lost o!i th' money
nt one stake. Fludln; that h's debts
were accumulating day by day, on the
tweny-fourth day he wa-it into the
kitchen and chopped off the forefinger
of his left band as a self-punishment
and warning in order to relinquish Ibis
evil habit of gambling In the future.
He became unconscious through the
pain, but was brought rvmd ngaln In
p few uliiutes. Singapore Times.
Farther Particular.
The fair Priscilla had just asked John
Alden the momentous question :
"Why don't you spi'ak for yourself,
John?"
"Because, " he faltered. "I am merely
the press agent for Capt. Miles Standish,"
"I don't believe it, John," she said,
with a little toss of her shapely head.,
"You haven't been doing any pressing."
It was then that John Alden decided to
resign the position and to assume imme
diately the leading part. '
Not Recently.
Sycophantic Friend I've heard that
you can make a good speech, and I sup
pose you sometime write for the papers.
Did you ever have the cacoethes scrib
endi? Mr. Caswell I suppose I did when I
was a baby. I had everything there was.
A FRIEND'S TIP.
TO-Year-OId Man Not Too Old to
Accept a Food Pointer.
"For the last twenty years," write a
Maine mnn. "I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia nnd liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much lu the way of results un
til I took up the food question.
"A friend recommended (Jrape-Xuts
food, after I had taken all snrts of med
icines with only occasional, temporary
relief.
"This was about nine mouths ago,
and I began the (Jrnpe-Xuts for break
fast with cream and a little sugar.
Since then I have had the food for ut
least one meal u day, usually for break
fast. "V.'ords fall to express tho benefit I
received from the use of Urupe-Nuts,
My stomach Is almost entirely free from
pain and my liver complaint Is about
cured, I have gained flesh, sleep well,
can eat nearly any kind of food except
greasy, starchy things nud am strong
and benlthy at the age of 70 years.
"If I can be the means of helping
any poor mortal who has been troubled
with dyspe)rin ns I huve been, I am
, willing to answer any letter enclosing
Mump." Name given by IVifjiu Co.,
Rattle Creek, Midi. Rend the little
; book, "The Road to Welkine," in pkgs.
I "There's a Reason."