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GNAT CAUSES PELLAGRA. I j B E L p g MWficrmffMPwoffMcm'fK. I VzjL. wm lufr Tn X) Wuawurtcreaeswifr tecs 1 SYNOPSIS. II w ' . Y7 ) ll 7 The story opcna with tli-s Introduction of John Htcphcnn, adventurer, a Mnssa rhiijiettH man marooned hy authorities nt Vnlnnralso, Chile. UpIiik Interested In tnlnlnK operations In Dollvlii, hi- was de nounced by Chllo an nn Insurrectionist nnd n a cunm-niiriuo was hiding. At his hotel hln nttcntlon was attracted by an rjnRllslunatl and a young woman. Stephen rcfu'iied the young woman from n drunken officer, Ho was thanked by her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con fronted Stephens, told him that war had Ixyen declared between Chllo and Peru and offered him (he office of captain, Ho desired that that night tho Esmeralda, a Chilean vessel, should bo captured. Stephens accepted tho commission. Stephens met a motley crew, to which he was nsslgned. JIo jrnvo them final In structions. They boarded tho vessel. They successfully captured the vessel supposed to be the Ksmeralda. through strategy. Capt. Stephens gave directions for tho de parture of (ho craft. Ho ontered tho cab in and discovered the Kngllsh woman and her maid. Stephens quickly learned the wrong vessel had been captured. It was Ird Darlington's private yacht, the lord's wlfo and maid being aboard. He explained the situation to hex lady "lilp. Then Klrst Mate Tuttle laid barn tho plot, saying that the Sea Queen had been taken In ordpr to go to tho Antnrc ttc circle. Tuttle explained that 01V a former voyngo ho had learned that the Donna Isabel was lost In 1753. Ho had found It frozen In a hugn caso of Ico on on Island and contained much gold. Stephens consented to bo tho contain of the expedition. Ho told I.ndy Darlington. She was greatly alarmed, hut expressed confidence In him. Tho Sea Queen encountered a vessel In tho fog. Stephens attempted to communicate. This caused a fierce struggle and ho was overcome. Tuttle finally squaring tho sit uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south ngaln. Under Tuttlo'a guldnnco tho ves hp! tnado progress toward Its goal. .De Nova, the mate, told Stephens that he believed Tuttle, now acting as skipper. Insane becauso of his queer actions. Stephens was awakened by crashing of glass. Ho saw Tuttle In the grip of a npasrn of religious mania and overcame htm. Tho sailor upon regaining his senses was taken 111. Tuttlo committed sulcldn by shooting. Upon vote of the crow Stephens assumed tho leadership and' tho men decided to contlnuo tho treasure hunt, tho Islands being supposed to be only 200 miles dlstnnt. Tuttle was burled In the sea, lndy Darlington pronouncing the service. Stephens awaking from sleep saw tho ghost, supposed to have formed the basis for Tuttle's religious mania. Upon advice of Undy Darlington. Stephens stnrted to probe tho ghost. Ho enmo upon I.letit. Sanchez, the drunk en officer he had humbled In Chllo. Ho found that at Hunches' Inspiration, En gineer McICnlght .played "ghost" to scare the men Into giving up the quest. Steph ens announced thnt tho Sea Qucon was at the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup posed to be. Tho crew was anxious to go on in further senrch. Do Nova and Steph ens conquered them In a (1st tight. Lady Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen started northward. She was wrecked In a fog. Stephens. 1V Nova, Lady Darlington and her maid being among those to set nut In a llfo boat. Ten werp rescued. Stephens saw only one chance In a thou sand for life. Lady Darlington confessed her love to Stephens and he did likewise. T.ady Darlington told her life story: how ho had been bartered for a title, her yearning for absont love. Sho revealed herself ns the school chum of Stephens' sister. She expressed a wish to die In tho sea rather than face her former friends nnd go back to the old llfo. A ship was sighted. Tho crnft proved to be n derelict. They boarded her. Sho was frozen tight with hundreds of years of Ico. The ves sel was the Donna Isabol, lost In 1753, 118 yenrs previous. The frozen bodies of lite former crew were removed. CHAPTER XXV Continued. When tho dishes had finally been re moved I gnvo tho men permission to smoko, went back to tho after state room,' and brought forth tho log-book, which wo made an effort to decipher. It was roughly written and by a num ber of different hands, and between us our knowledge of early Spanish script was barely sufficient to cnahlo us to read a portion of It. Tho earlier en tries made by tho captain, although badly faded, wore leglhlo enough, bringing the story of tho voyage down to tho latter part of July, and recount ing a series of sevoro gales, involving tho loss of several members of the crew. Then a now hand took up the pen, "Halazn, first ofilcor," the captain having boon killed by a falling spar; for a week or ten dayB tho talo was of fierce struggles In tho Icepack, and a steady drift to the southward. Others followed "Alcassar, second ofJlcor," "Snlvatore, government agent," every lino the record of new disaster, gales, wrecked rigging and death, Thoy wore locked In beyond all hope early In August, vast hummocks overhang ing the deck, the forecastle sealed hy Ice, the cold so deadly the red-hot stove scarcely kopt tho numbing chill from tho cabin, tho doors and windows of which they had covered with blankets. Not a day passed but that they carried out Iholr doad upon the ico, leaving them beyond sight of the deck. Tho names wero all written down. There came a tlmo when tho survivors were too few and wenk even for that service; when they could do nothing but cower within tho cabin and cast dice to settle on who should go down Into the Icy hold and bring up tho fuel which alone kept life In them. They drank and played cards; thoy quarreled, forgetting ovorythlng human and reverting to brutes, Tho child of Senora Alcatrns died; tho next day tho mother went quietly to sleep, nover td wake again. Thoy did not oven know when her final breath came, Sho was tho last of tho women. Tho boatswain, Pedro lteo, passed away that nnmo night, sitting on tho dock; and there was left only Salvatore, who had gone mad, a seamau named Juan Hulz, and a passenger, Antonio Saltero. It was tho latter who wrote the final entry, Soptombor 11, 1753: "I touched Ruiz Just now, he was etone cold; there Is only Salvatore left, grin ninp at me serosa the table; the lait a vji ;iy v yy l O 0 "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me, candle Is going out, too, and I haven't strength to go after more. Jesu, mercy." It ended in tho blank page. "Doris, sweetheart," I whispered, my words barely nudlblo to hor alono, "this will drive us all mad unless we can do something to bring back faith and hope. I beg of you to sing to us, sing to us here." Sho looked up, whlto-faced, wot-oyed. her hands trembling violently as thoy touched mine. "Oh, I could not, I could not; tho words would choko mo." Sho arose unsteadily to hor feot, gripping tho table, then the back of tho bench, nnd thus helped, Btaggorcd rather than walked forward. A long, breathless moment sho stood, grasping tho window-casing, Blaring blindly out Into tho dark, the snow Hocking tho glass, her shoulders bent and trem bling. She turned slowly, nshen-llpped, ono hand shadowing her oyes. Twlco, she endenyored vainly to find voice; then, clenr, yet with tho glistening of Jears clinging to each word, she sang: Jesus. Saviour, pilot mo Over llfo's tempestuous sea; Unknown waves before nw roll. Hiding rock, and trcuchurous shoal, Churt and compass comu from Thee; Jesus, Saviour, pilot mu, While I live 1 remember tho won drous change In her face as she sang tho efTect pictured In those faces watching her. Aa n mother stills her child, Thou canst IiiihIi thu oi-t-nn wild; DotsterouH waves obey Thy will, When Thou sayest to thorn: "lie still," Wondrouu Sovereign of tho Sea, Jesus, Saviour, pilot me. She straightened, her fino eyes dark ening, nnd I noticed Johnson leaning forward, clenching tho table with bts hard hands. When nt last I near (ho shore, And thu fearful breakers roar 'Twlxt mo nnd tho peaceful rest. Then, whllo leaning on Thy breast, May I hear Thee say to me, "Feor not, I will pilot thee." In the Intense silence that followed she crossed to where I sat, placed ono hand upon my shoulder, nnd bont down until hor cheek pressed my sleeve. Ono by ono tho men filed gravely out into the darkness of the deck, leaving us there alone. CHAPTER XXVI. In Which We Find Treasure. Wo begnn to dream of treasure as soon ns the fierce winds ceased nnd tho waves fell, Tho lust for wealth, nnrtlallv blunted hv the renulreinontn of hardship and peril, revived within us tho lnstnnt nature granted a tem porary respite. The memory at tho three million nouns that mlirht ho stowed awav below began to hnunt our imaginations, and tho story of It round utterance on our lips, The ne gro blurtod It forth, his oyes rolling, and Do Novn camo direct to mo, ask ing, in behalf of tho raon, tho prlvl lego of mnklng senrch. Thoro was no excuso for refusal, even had I desired to find one. ns tho decks were cleared of tho debris left by the storm. and tho Donna Isabel rode her course Over Life's Tempestuous Sea." easily to a lashod helm. Leaving Dado abovo to keep a watchful eyo on tho weather, I willingly led the others In to tho stoward's pantry, whero wo pried opon tho door leading down Into the lazarette. That samo Intonso cold of tho Ant arctic smoto us tho moment tho creak ing hinges yloldod. nnd we stood peer ing down through tho aperture. We waited impatiently for tho first frigid breath to escape, huddlod about the stovo In tho cabin, nnd recalling va rious sea tales of treasure seeking, which only served to whot our appo tlto for tho coming ndventure. Now and then I lifted my oyes, meeting Doris" questioning glance, and assured .that I understood her mood. At last, but woll wrnnned In nnr mufflers und bearing a candlo nlort to cast its flickering yellow light through tho pitchy darkness, wo ven tured below, scrambling down the short laddor. Colo hold tho glim, his black-face shining, tho whites of his eyes conspicuous as ho stared eagerly about. Wo found Innumcrnhln hnyos and barrels', crates, bottles nnd wlckor flasks, somo opon, tho packing straw strown about, others tightly nailed, plied overywhoro, evidence that tho galleon had boon amply provisioned for a long voyngo, and that her crow had never porlshcd of starvation. It had heon tho cold, tho lonollncss, tho awful agony of their hopeless condi tion that hnd loft tho Donna Isabel a oharnel ship. Wo hnndled this collec tion rapidly, contenting ourselves with merely testing tho wolght of each packago, quickly convinced that none was heavy enough to conceal precious metal. This Job must have occupied moro than an hour, handicapped as wo wero by tho poor light, and several times I glancod through tho opon trap overhead to observe tho faces of tho womon framed there ns thoy watched us silently. Onco Dado stared down, bringing word Uio sky was thickening In tho west, and lingering to observe our operations until I hnd to order him hack upon dock. A solid, nnll-studded, oakon door ap peared In tho forward hlllkhnnri nnd so soon as wo had succeeded In -han dling overy article stored within tho lazarette, I had a nassaco cleared tn It, tho mon working with foverish Im patience. When finally reached, tho door was locked and senmlnciv nu nni. Id as tho bulkhead Itself, nor did a search of tho after state-rooms reveal any keys. No doubt thov worn In Sni. vatoro's pocket, many a league astern, nut Keiiy nnd McKnlght brought down tho cleaver and an Iron bar. nnd nrfi. ceeded to burst It open, the roat of us crowding about, too cold nnd ex cited to keen Still, but verv ennflilont tho treasnro awaited us within. My own hoart beat fiercely with nntlcipa lion, and I heard De Nova swearing In French, qulto unablo to control him self. It seemed to me that door would nover yield; but nt last Johnson man aged to got a purchaso low down, nnd with Colo heaving at his side, they fairly tore tho wood asunder. Through tho considerable otwnlni: tbim mndf thoro burst a torrent of icy wator Into our vory faces, extinguishing the light, and sondlng us stumbling backwnrd to tho laddor, up which wo swarmed al most In pnnlc. Anything unexpected In thnt ghost-ship mado cowards of us all, nnd wo fought our way forth Into tho daylight in a suddenness of ter ror almost ludicrous, swearing nnd clawing at oach othor llko madmen. It required another hour for the dolugo of wator to drain away through tho dock, after which wo ventured bo low again, tho roltghtod' candlo ro venllng slush-ice overywhoro, with a considerable trlcklo still gurgling through tho holo in tho door. How over, wo hnd an opening to work nt, and Boon succeeded In tearing most of tho obstruction nwny plecomeal, only to bo confronted by a solid barrlor of glittering Ico fully five feet thick, leav ing a 8 pace at tho top of tho door bare ly sufficient for a man's body to pass through. Do Novo, cursing as It ho had gono crazy, hoisted mo to tho top of It, whom I clung precariously, hold ing tho sputtering candlo aloft, and pooring about over tho gleaming sur faco and through into tho black sha dows. Good Lord, but it wns cold, ro pollont, frightful! Tho beams sup porting tho deck, hugo, blnck tlmbors, wero within easy reach of my hand, nnd forwnrd tho Bpectral glow of day light stroamcd In through tho rift In tho deck-planks abovo. Hut from ono bulging sldo to tho other extended this solid mass of ico, tho congcnlod draining of a century of waves that had dashed their salt Bpray down tho opening ripped by tho wrecked main mast. No wonder the old hulk hung sodden with all that load below t I crawlod forward as far ns tho sil very butt of tho mainmast whence I could look up through tho splintered deck to tho narrow strip of sky over head. Thoro was a bulkhead forward, but tho ico oxtended solidly to tho wood. I could hoar tho ccasoless swell of tho sea pounding against tho Bides, tho groaning of timbers, the flapping of tho Jib's canvas, and ronllzed moro than over beforo tho sickening, sodden rojl of tho ladon hull. Tho levol sur face of tho Ico told plainly enough Its story of formntlon; when all that wa ter camo through, tho vessol had beon upon an oven keel, Imbedded firmly, no doubt, In tho Ico-pack. I crept back as cautiously nB I hnd advanced, tho rolling of tho wrock ronderlng tho Bllp pery surfneo dangerous to trnvel ovor. Tho men watched mo anxiously ns 1 slid clown Into tho Inzaretto. "What did you find, sir?" "Nothing oxcopt Ico, solid Ico clear to tho forwnrd bulkhead. It looks ns (hough wo hod reached tho end of our treasuro-hunt, my lads." Thero was a buIIou growl of profan Ity, McKnlght viciously slashing at tho Ico-front with his cleaver. Twlco ho struck, with no other object except the venting of his ungovernnblo angor, his forehead beaded, tho great muscles of his arms standing out llko whip cords. A consldornblo chunk Bcnlod off, falling thumping to tho dock, and causing him to spring backward to cscnpo Injury. As If maddened by tills, ho drovo In tho hlado of tho ax again It clnugod ngalnBt motal! Wo nil heard It; we all witnessed the ro bound. (TO 1112 CONTINUED.) Stork Day, At Hnslach, In tho Kinzlg valley, In Germany. February 22 Is a holiday and haB beon observed nn ono for hun dreds of years. Onco upon a tlmo, tho story teller who explains Its origin bo gins, Hnslach was overrun with snakes, nnd no ono know how to drive them out. Ono day a groat flock of storks appeared, and they wero tho saviors of tho placo. In recognition of this deliverance from tho pct, which occurrod on February 2, tho day has boon kept sacred and Is known as "Stork day," An appointed official known as tho "Stork Father" parades tho streets, followed by us many chll dron as care to Join tho procession. Ho wears his "Sunday clothes" nnd a high hat, decoratod with two stuffed storks. Stops aro mado by thin procession nt houses along tho lino and tho children reoelvo gifts of sweets and small coins, ovory householdor feeling pleased to show his gratitude to the stork. Puzzle for Cupid. A young man named Jamlo had beon calling qulto ofton whero thoro wero two sisters of nearly tho samo ago. It was a sort of Joke to tho glrlB as to which was tho attraction, ns ho Invarl ably nsked for both and dlvldod his at tention Impartially. Ono evening when ho called only ono of tho girls was at home by arnngemont but, aB usunl, ho asked her to sing, as thoy woro all fond of music In n spirit of mischief sho sang. "Take Mo, Jamlo, Dear," which left hlrn rather breath loss, but smiling. A llttlo later the other sister camo In, bright and bo witching, and upon being requested to sing sho sat down at the piano will Ingly and sang, "If Jamie Asks Me to Marry Him Yrhat Shall J Bayf Ladles' Home Journal TO CLEAN WITH GASOLINE Delicate Fabrics May De Easily Rejuvenated In Very Simple Method. Chiffon ruchlngs, which nro soiled but not crushed, can bo rejuvenated by shaking them In clear gasoline nnd then drying thorn In tho sunshlno nnd nlr. Small articles, such ns fancy neckwear In general, which must bo treated gently, can bo put Into n fruit Jnr nearly filled with gasollno. UBlng n rubber ring, scrow tho top on tight ly. Lot tho articles soak for soma tlmo, nnd than shako them vigorously, ltlnso in tho samo manner In clear gasoline. Dry hi tho sunshlno nnd nlr. Coat collars can ofton bo cleaned by wotting n cloth In gasollno nnd thon rubbing tho soiled part Occasionally, If tho fabric will warrant It, nnd Is very much soiled, I hnvo used an old toothbrush for this purposo, Instead of tho cloth, Neckties cannot always bo cleaned by tho slmplo rubbing process. If thnt Is bo, try using n brush dlppod In gasollno, to scrub tho very Boiled parts. Satin, of course, docs not per mit of this trontmont. Grcaso spots can bo romoved by rubbing tho spot with n good white sonp, after tho ar ticle has beon soaked In gasollno. Rub hnrd nnd rlnBO thoroughly. Gasollno In which sonp has been usod cannot bo used n socond tlmo. Whlto kid gloves, ns overyono knows, can bo success fully cleaned In gasollno, nnd almost ovoryono hns hor own special method. Colored gloves do not clean woll ns n rulo. It 1b best not to try thorn. Womnn's Homo Companion. TO SAVE THE TEA TOWELS When Not Usod as Lifters They Will Last Three Times as Long. Ten towels would Inst throo times as long and look much whiter and ncntor during their llfctlmo If thoy wero not used ns lifters. "PornlcIouB, slovenly habit!" pays tho noat housokcoper. Porhnps, but ono that Is common practlso whllo utensils aro hot and Angora sensitive Ono housekeeper hnB broken hor maldB of this hnblt by providing them with a lifter that Is always In ovl donco whon (I is nocdod. Sho makes nn eight-Inch square of sovoral Ihlcknefisco of old toa towol ing, In which sho slips a layer of as bestos paper or a thlcknoss of canvas. Tho edgeB aro turned In, stitched, nnd to ono cornor Is fastcnod n long tnpo with buttonhole at othor end.' Dy moans of buttonhole, tho holder can bo fastonod to button of apron band nnd tho lifter kopt In apron pockot until neodod. Candled Pineapple Strips. "Cnndlod plnoapplo strips nro doll clous and nro easily prepared," saya Sally Sanders in Womnn's Homo Com. pnnlon. "Tho fruit Is first peeled, thon cut In BtrlpB two Inches long, half an Inch wldo and nbout n qunrtoi of an Inch thick. McnBiiro tho fruit and ndd half tho quantity of granu lated sugar, and lot It stand until tin Biigar la dissolved, which may bo near ly twenty-four hours. Drain off the Julco and boll It flvo minutes, thon ndd tho fruit nnd cook for threo or foul minutes; drnln tho plnenpplo and spread on n plattor to dry. Tho process may be hastened by putting tho plat ter In tho sun, tho wnrmlng-closct, or oven on tho top of n radiator. The fruit should bo turned onco and then rolled In fino granulated sugar. The process Is a much moro longthy one thnn that roqulrcd for tho fruit peel, but a fow ploces put In each boi makes a delicious addition." Featherllght Waffles. Tho following reclpo ennnot bo sur pnssod either for oxcollenco or econ pmy. Tho quantity of cornracal used Is so small that It docs not glvo tho tnsto of cornmeal but lmpnrts n dell cato, nutty flavor which Is lacking whero It Is not used: Ilroak two eggB In a round bottom bowl and boat woll. Pour ovor them two cups of sour milk (or buttermilk), ndd -ono-fourth cup cornmeal, two cups flour, ono teaspoon nugnr, ono tenapoon salt, ono full tnble8poonful buttor, ono lovel tnblo spoonful lard (lard nnd butter should bo molted), and ono sennt teaspoon of Bodn dissolved In n tablospoonful of warm wator. Stir tho mixture woll. Yorkshire Pudding. A good Yorkbhlro pudding will need two eggB, two cupfuls of milk, six tnblespoonfuls of flour, ono saltspoon .fill of salt and half a tonspoonful of bnklng powder. Sift tho flour Into n bnsln with tho salt, stir In tho milk gradually, beat up tho eggs and add thorn to tho batter whon qulto smooth. Allow this to stand for two hours; add tho baking powdor and pour Into a baking dish with somo molted drip pings; bake half an hour. IJasto fre quently with somo of tho moat fat. When rondy cut tho pudding in squares and servo It around the roast. Vinegar Sauce. Ono and one-half cups sugar, ono and one-half tablespoonfuls of flour In n Httlo water, two tablespoonfuls vinegar, a little grntod nutmeg nnd n pinch of salL Pour ovor this mlxturo ono and ono-half pints boiling wator and boll ten minutes; Just bofore ta king from tho stove add a dessert spoonful of butter. To Doll Eggs. Moot pontons tirefor their boiled medium. Thnt Is, boiled for three minutes. If you prefer them very soft, for two or 2ft minutes. If hard, boll for four mlnut os or nm Water should bo at tho boiling polnti Committee on Disease In Europe Says Corn Is Not to Blame. London, May 14. Dr. Sambon, a member of tho Plold commlttco which has been Investigating tho disease pellagra, telegraphs from Homo that Vbo commlttco has definitely proved thnt mnlzo or Indian com Is not tho tauso of pollagra. The commlttco finds that tho para Ulc conveyor of tho dlsonsa is tho 'elmullum ropnns," a spocles of biting naL A Wonder Worker. Snplolgh Ah, speaking or olca jrlclty. that makes mo think Miss Kcone Itenlly, "Mr. Saplolghl Isn't It romarkablo what electricity enn dot Made His Reputation. Harkor That follow Bllklns is aa enthusiast, Isn't ho? Parkor That's what! You know ho likes to speak of himself as a sportsman T Harker Yes. Parker Woll, tho only thing he evor did tn that lino was to go on a wild r.0080 chano threo years ago. Reasoning of Youthful Mind. A schoolmistress whoso hair was of tho blackest huo, was one day giv ing a lesson on a coal tnlno to a class In Suffolk, England. To make the les son Interesting as rjosRlblo she wont on to sny bIio had herself beon In a coal rntno. A llttlo kd put up his hand, and whon pointed to aald: "Please, tf)ahor, Is that what made your hair so black?" BTATt or Onto Cm or TO lido, i Lvcui oouhtt. f Txixx 3, cutNiT nukti oath (Ml b If Millar ptrtner ot lb nrra ot F. J. Cuenbt A Co-, date button In tht Cltr ot Tolrdo. County txA BUM totruM. And tht ukl arm will pr the turn el ONK IIU.VDUKI) DOLLAltfl lor each and renrt fM ot Cataium! thit cannot b corrd by MM um tt JUL!.' Catarrh Cum. ' FRANK J. CHENEY. Sirom to bf tore me and aubaerlbctf tn my pnwuiMb thl th 4it ot DtAemtxr. A. I. I Mi. J 77 ) A. W. OLEABON. 1 iiv-L Notam r-coua Itill'i Catarrh Cure la UXtn Internally' and art tflil-ctlf upon tba blood and muroua surtaxes ot Us rttcm. Sand lor traUmonlali, trr. '. J. CHENliY A CO. ToUdo. a Bold br all DruxsUts. 7 Jo. laaa Hall's Family l'Uls for eonaUpaUon, Tho business Instinct An English farmer, taking his llttlo eon with him, wnB going to the polling station to glvo his vote. On tho Way ho mot a frlond on tho same frrand, nnd. Jho two entered Into con versation. After An oxcfled and heaU ed argument about tho budget thoy camo to blows. Tho poor lad was much frightened, nnd, seeing that his rather was getting tho worst of It suddenly called out to him: "Hit ulm In tho watch, fathor; that'll cost him something f A Hone Lover. Jnmcs It. Kcone, who Is noted nt toss ns n horseman than as a financier, said at a luncheon at his Cedarhvsf residence: "My lovo of horses hns boon a groaf comfort to mo all my llfo. I havo al ways kept my horses In their plnco, though. I haven't allowed them to In tsrforo with my business. "Somo men carry tholr lovo of horses altogether too far. Such a one tvus n young father who stood, with his fair wlfo, boforo tho crib of tholi first born, , "'Isn't ho wonderful?' tho young mother cried. 'Did you cvor boo any thing llko him at twenty-six months T " 'Mntornnl lovo Is all vory well,' the father retorted, Impatiently, 'but pleaso don't try to comparo It with a two-year-old thoroughbred.' " Good Work Proceeds 8 lowly. At tho present rnte of Increase near ly forty-fivo yenrB must olapao bofore sufficient hospital accommodations to provide for nil tho Indigent consump tives In tho United States will bo pro vided, declares tho National Associa tion for tho Study nnd Prevention ot Tuberculosis. Although over 7,000 beds In hospitals, sanntorla, camps nnd wnrds for tuberculous patlonta wero established last year, thero aro fully 300,000 Indigent consumptives who ought to bo placed In such Institu tions and a total of only 22,720 beds In tho cntlro country. On May 1, 1909, thoro wero 15,244 beds for consump tives and 291 Institutions. Tho annual report of tho nntlonnl association bIiowh an Incrcnso of 99 Institutions nnd 7,500 hods. A Taste A Smile And satisfaction to the last mouthful Post Toasties There's pleasure in every package. A trial will show the fascinating flavour. Served right from the pack age with cream or milk and sometimes fruit fresh or stewed. "The Memory Lingers" Pkss. 10c and 15c. Sold by Grocers. Postum Cereal Co.. LM. Battle Crck. Mich.