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. ? T [ THE SAFE LAXATIVE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE Most elderly people are more or less troubled with a chronic , per i i sistent constipation , due largely to lack of sufficient exercise. They ex perience difficulty in digesting even light food , with a consequent belching of stomach gases , drowsiness after eating , headache and a feeling of lassi tude and general discomfort. Doctors advise against cathartics and violent purgatives of every kind , rec ommending a mild , gentle laxative tonic , like Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin , to effect relief without disturbing the entire system. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the perfect laxative , easy in action , cer tain in effect and , withal , pleasant to the taste. ' It possesses tonic proper ties that strengthen the stomach , liver and bowels and is a remedy that has been for years the great standby in thousands of families , and should be in every family medicine chest. It is equally as valuable for children as for older people. Druggists everywhere sell Dr. Cald- well's Syrup Pepsin in 50c and $1.00 bottles. If you have never tried it send your name and address to Dr. W. B. Caldwell , 201 Washington St. , Mon- ticello , 111. , and he will be very glad to send a sample bottle for trial. Appeal. Stella What is the matter ? Cholly I wish you'd tell your fath er he's gotta quit kickin' me aroun * . New York Sun. don'tyou want to see them ? Peep into other people's new homes and get the latest ideas for your oivn decorating. Our book tells about the FREE Color Plans our expert designers will send you for any rooms you wish to decorate. You will be glad to .know more about The Beautiful Wall Tint so cicnisitc in color and quality it is used in the most expcnsnc modern homes tliouch it costs far less than wall paper or paint. Kalsomine colors appear harsh and crude beside the soft-hued Alabastine tints. Goes fmihcrt on the walls and is easiest to use. Full direc- lions on every pscknuc simply mix with cold water and put oa. Dors not chip. peel or rub off. 16 Beautiful Colors cri Jl'zth our Color Plans yocni easily 7ai'e tfie , most artistic fame In your neighborhood. -Sefld for onr FREE BOOK Full 5 ! h pkc. Wh-le 51c. Rcrular TiLts S'V. Alabastine Company 52 GranM'c ' Road. G sd Rapids , K.ch. Knv Ycrl Gty , Dcs' 2. 105 Waltr SS. S ? t I ! A i Pointed Argument Gsl-va-nlto Roofing is the cheapest in the long run for * it never needs painting or repairs. First Cost Last Cost. It is waterproofed -with a "triple asphalt coating" and \vcatherproofcd both sides -with an "armor plating of mica. " Gives protection against fire and lightning. The Ideal Roofing forany kind of a building in any kind of a climate. Has stood the 'Test of Time. ' ! It 13 put up in rolls of 108 sq. ft. with zinc-coated , galvan ized nails , cemc-nt and ill ustrated direction sheet. Ask your dealer lor Gal- ii-ni'e Itoollnc : or send I ir samples and book lets. "Oal-va-nlte QualltU-s" & "The Inside of tinOut- side Proposi tion" FordMfjc.Co. Chicago SU Paul St. Louis Omaha Kansas City ! a heavy yield , but that's what John Kennedy of Kdmoiiton , AiDoruiWstern Canada , trot from 40 acrci ot Spring Wheat in 1910 Jtcports from other dl&tricts in that province - inco shouod other excel lent results such as * , - 1000 bushels of wheat from 120 acres , or 331- 5 bu. peracre. i5.30and 40 busiiel yields were num erous. As high as 132 bushels of oats to the acre were threshed from Alberta fields in 11)10. ) The Silver Cup at the .recent Spokane i'air was.iwardcd to the Alberta Oovcrnmentfor Its exhibit of grains , Brasses and vegetables. Koports of excellent yields for 1'Jl'J comn also froai Saskatchewan and Manitoba In \Yobtcrn Canada. Frco liomcstoads of 16O acres , and atljoiuinjj pre emptions of 1OO acres ( at S3 per acre ) arc to bo had In the choicest districts. Schools convenient , cli mate excellent , soil tlio very best , railways close at band , hull dine lumber cheap , fuel easy to Ret and reasonable in price , water easily procured , mixed farming a success. Write as to best place for set tlement , settlers' low railway rates , descriptive illustrated "Last Best AYcst * ( sent frco on application ) and other informa tion , to Sup't of Immigration , Ottawa , Can. , or to the Canadian Government Agent. (30) ( E T. Holrao. 315 Jacbcn SL , SI Pad. Him j. H. Uad chlan , Drawer 197tUcrto n. S. D. Please write to the agent nearest you . -Jw OF THE PLAINS \Ak- \ . * AUTHOR OF"MY LADV OF THE SOUTH. "WHEN WILDERNESS WAS Kinof Lrcjrc X luUSTRATIOMO 5v DEARBaRHMjSXViy _ . CCTJIII J-J JJU ITTr ( Copyright. A. C. HcClurg & Co. . 1310. } eu SYNOPSIS. Jack Keith , a Virginian , now a bor der plainsman , Is looking for roaming war parties of savages. He sees a wagon team at full gallop pursued by men on ponies. When Keitli reaches the wagon the raid- i ers have massacred two men and de- J parted. He searches the victims finding papers and a locket with a woman's per trait. Keith Is arrested at Carson City. charged with the murder , his accuser be ing a ruffian named Black Bart. A negro companion in his cell named Neb tells him that he knew the Keiths in Virginia. Neb piys one of the murdered men was John bibley. the other Gen. Willis Waite , form erly a Confederate officer. The plainsman 1 and Neb escape , and later the fugitives I come upon a cabin and find its occupant to be a young girl , whom Keith thinks he saw at Carson City. The girl explains that she Is in search of a brother , who had deserted from the army , and that a Mr. Havvley Indeed her to come to the cabin while he sought her brother. Hawley - ley appears , and Keith in hiding recog nizes him as Black Bart. There is a ter rific battle in the darkened room in which Keith Is victor. Horses are appropriated. and the girl who says that her name is Hope , Joins in the escape. Keith explains his situation and the fugitives make for Fort Lamed , where- the girl is left with the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells that | she is the daughter of General Waite. 1 Keith and Neb drift Into Sheridan , where ! Keith meets an old friend. Dr. Fairbain. I Keith meets tlie brother of Hope Waite. | under the assumed name of Fred "Wil- t loughby , an $ becomes convinced that ! Black Bart hc.5 some plot involving the , two. Hopa learns that Gen. Waite , who I was thought murdered , is at Sheridan. and goes thsje , where she is mistaken for j Christie Ma laire. the Carson City singer. 1 Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire i and finds thai Black Bart has convinced her that the e Is a mystery in her life i which he is g'cing to turn to her advan tage. The plainsman tells Hope Waite of her resemblance to Christie Maclaire. They decide that Fred Willoughby may hold the key to the situation. Keith finds ; Willoughby shot dead. Hope is told of , the death of her brother. Keith fails to I learn what repreesntations Black Bert has made to Christie Maclaire. Hope suggests that in order to learn the secret | she must briefly impersonate the stage singer. Dr. Fairbain is. In love with ! Christie Maclaire and Keith induce ? him 1 to detain her from the stage while Hope I KQes to the theater where she meets ! Black Bart , who. thus deceived , tells Hope that General Waite has suspected nis plans and that they must fly. Hope , greatly alarmed , demurs. General Waite appears and says Black Bart has stolen papers from hijn regarding an inheri tance. Keith is informed that Christie pMaclaire's real name is Phyllis Gale and nhat sne is the half sister of Hope. The i latter has been carried away by Black ' Bart and his CHAPTER XXXII. ( Continued. ) "I did , Christie ; you bet I did , " ftroke in the delighted doctor , every nerve tingling. "I'd 'a' cleaned out tnat whole gang if you'd only said BO , but 1 ; eckon now it was better to let them tell all they knew It was like a thunder storm clearing the at mosphere. " "Oh , it was , indeed ! Now I know t/ho I am who I am ! Isn't that sim ply glorious ? Sit down , Doctor Fair bain , there in the big chair where 1 cun see your face. I want to talk , talk , Uilk ; I want to ask questions , a thou- isand questions ; but it wouldn't do any oed to ask them of you , would it ? You don't know anything about my family , do you ? " "Not very much , I aui afraid , only t2iat you have got an almighty pretty half-sister , " admitted the man , em phatically , "and old- Waite possesses the vilest temper ever given a hu man being. He's no blood kin to you , though. " "No , but he Is awfully good un'Ier- neath , isn't he ? " "Got a heart of pure gold , c.'d ' Watte. Why , I've seen him cry like i baby over one of his men that got iurt" "Have you known him , then , for a long while ? " "Ever since the Spring of ' 61. I vms brigaded with him all through the war , and had to cut a bullet or so out of his hide before It ended. If there was ever a fight , Willis Waite was sure to get- his share. He could swear some then , but he's improved tlnce , and I reckon now he could like ly claim the championship. " "Did did you know my mother nlso ? " and Christie leaned forward , iier eyes suddenly grown misty , "i haven't even the slightest memory of her. " The doctor's heart was tender , and he was swift to respond , reaching forth and grasping the hand nearest him. He had made love before , yet somehow this was different ; he' ielt half afraid of this woman , and it was a new sensation altogether , and not unpleasant. "I saw her often enough in these days , but not since. She was frequenj- ; iy in camp , a very sweet-faced wom en ; you have her eyes and hair , as I remember. Waite ought to have rec ognized you at first sight. By Heav ens ! that was what made me so in ternally mad , the mulish obstinacy of . 'he old fool. Your mother used to come to the hospital tent , too ; one f the best nurses I ever saw. 1 Uiougbt she was a beauty then , but u'-he's some older by this time , " he paused regretfully. "You see , I'm no vpring chicken , myself. " Her eyes were upon his face , a Uight flush showing in either cheek , Mid she made no effort to withdraw her imprisoned hand. "You are just a nice age , " with lirm conviction. "Boys are tiresome , and 1 think a little gray In the hair is an Improvement. Oh , you mustn't im agine I say this just to please you 1 nave always thought so , since well , I- ' nee I grew up. Besides , fleshy men generally lee young , because they re so gcv * . matured , perhaps. How -J are yv. : , Doctor ? " ) "It isn't the gray hairs I mind , eith er , " he admitted hesitatingly , "but I'm ( .00 darned bald-headed. Oh , I ain't so old , for 1 was only thirty-five when the war broke out. I was so thin then I could hardly cast a shadow. I've changed some since , " casting his eyes admiringly downward , "and got quite a figure. I was forty-three last month. " "That isn't old ; that's just right. " "I've been afraid you looked on me as being an old fogy ! " "I should say not , " indignantly. "Why should you ever think that ? " "Well , there were so many young fellows hanging about. " "Who ? " "Oh , Keith , and Hawley , and that bunch of officers from the fort ; you never had any time to give me. " She laughed again , her fingers tight ening in their clasp on his hand. "Why , how foolish ; Hawley is older than you are , and I Avas only playing with Keith. Surely you must know that now. And as to the officers , they were just fun. You see , in my profes sion , oile has to be awfully nice to everybody. " "But didn't you really care for Haw ley ? " he insisted , bluntly probing lor iacts. any of those duffers. Can you tell me that , Christie ? " She lifted her eyes to his face , her lips parted. "I can answer anything you ask. " "And you do noc care for them ? " "No. " He drew his breath sharply , his round face rosy. "Then you have got to listen to mq. for I'm deadly in earnest. I'm an old. rough , bald-headed fool that don't know much about women ! never thought before I'd ever want to but you can bet on one thfng , I'm square. Anybody in this town will tell you I'm square. They'll tell you that whatever I says goes. I've never run around * nuch with women ; somehow 1 never exactly liked the kind I've come up against , and maybe they did n't feel any particular interest in me. I didn't out much shineas a ladies' man , but , 1 reckon now , it's only be cause the right one hadn't happened along. She is here now , though , all right , and I knew it the very first time I set eyes on her. Oh , you roped and tied me all right the first throw. May be I did get you and that half-sister mixed up a bit , but just the same you were the one I really wanted. Hope's all right ; she's a mighty line girl , but /i / nT J4NFfe ! > C > - < -v f- "You Know What I Mean That I Love You. " "He be interested me , " admitted the girl , hesitatingly , her eyes dark ening with sudden anger. "He lied and I believed him I would have be- ieved. any one who came with such a story. Oh , Dr. Fairbain , " and she clung to him now eagerly , "you can not realize how hungry I have been or what he brought me. I wanted so to knew the truth of my birth. Oh , 1 lated this life ! " She flung her dis engaged hand into the air , with a ges ture expressive of disgust. "I was crazy to get away from it. That was what made the man look good to me he he promised so much. You will believe me , won't you ? Oh , you must : I am going to make you. 1 am a singer in music halls- ; was brought up to that life from a little girl , and' of course , I know what you Western men think of us as a class. Hawley showed it in his whole manner to ward me , and I resented it ; just for that , deep down in my heart , I hated him. 1 know it now , now that I real ly understand his purpose ; but some way , when I was with him he seemed to fascinate me , to make me do just as he willed. But you have never been that way ; you you have acted as though I was somebody somebody nice , and not just a music-hall singer. Perhaps it's just your way , and may be , deep down you don't think I'm any better than the other do , but but 1 want you to think 1 am , and I am going to tell you the truth , and you must believe me I am a good girl. " "Great God ! of course you are , " tie blurted out. "Don't you suppose L know ? That isn't what has been bothering me , lassie. Why , I'd 'a' fought any buck who'd 'a' sneered at you. W7hat I wanted to know was" , whether or not you really cared for you are the one for me , Christie. Could you could you care for such a duffer as I am ? " Her lips were smiling and so were her eyes , but it was a pleading smile. "I I don't think it would be so very hard , " she admitted , "not if you really wanted me to. " "You know what I mean that 1 love you wish you to be my wife ? " " 1 supposed that was it that that you v.-anted-me. " "Yes , and and you will love ? " Her head dropped slowly , so slowly he did not realize the significance of the action until her lips touched his hand. "I do , " she said ; "you are the best man in the world. " Fairbain could not move , could not seem to realize what it all meant. The outcome had been so sudden , > so sur prising , that all power of expression deserted him. In bewilderment he lifted her face and looked into her eyes. Perhaps she realized with the swift intuition of a clever woman the man's perplexity , for instantly she led his mind to other things. "Cut let us not talk of ourselves any more , tonight There is so much I wish to know ; so much that ought to he done. " She sprang to her feet "Why , it is almost shameful for us to stay here , selfishly happy , while oth ers are in such trouble. Have they discovered Hope ? " "No ; we scoured the whole town and found no trace. Now they are out side on the prairie , but there can be little chance of ih&ir picking up a trail before daylight" "And Hawley ? " "He IKIS vanished also ; without doubt they are together. What do you suppose he ca& want of her ? How do you imagine he ever got her to go with him ? She isn't that sort of a girl. " She shook her head , shivering a lit tle. "He must have mistaken her for 'me perhaps has not even yet discov ered his mistake. But what it all means , or how he gained her consent to go with him , I cannot conceive. " She stood with hands clasped , star ing out of the window. "There is a little light showing al ready , " she exclaimed , pointing. "See , yonder. Oh , I trust they will find her alive , and unhurt. That man , I be lieve , is capable of any crime. But couldn't you be of some help ? Why should you remain here with me ? 1 am in no danger. " "You really wish me to go. Chris tie ? " "Not that way not that way , " and she turned impulsively , with hands outstretched. "Of course I want you here with me , but I want you to help bring Hope back. " lie drew her to him , supremely hap py now , every feeling of embarrass ment lost in complete certainty of pos session. "And I will , " he said solemnly. "Wherever they may have gone I shall follow. I am going now , dear , and when I come back you'll be glad to see me ? " "Shall I ? " her eyes uplifted to his own , and swimming in tears. "I will be the happiest girl in all the world. 1 reckon. Oh , what a night this hr.s been ! What a wonderful night ! It has given me a name , a mother , anil the man I love. " Pie kissed her , not in passion , but in simple tenderness , and as he turned away she sank upon her knees at the window , with head bowed upon the sill. At the door he paused and looked back , and she turned and smiled at him. Then he went out. and she knelt there silently , gazing forth into the dawn , her ej'es blurred with tears facing a new day , and a new life. ( TO BE CONTINUED. ) Wild Strawberries. Strawberries have improved very much in flavor since the fifteenth cc-i- tury. Until then fhe only strawber nes eaten were wild strawberries Of a kind which would never find a mar ket nowadays By 1-JS . howcvc r. the } ' were beginning to be cultivate- ! , for Holinshed records under that da-p a particularly fine crop rrowu by tie Bishop of Ely in the grounds ot h * palace , now covered by Hatton Gir den. den.He He quotes the Duke of GIoucesK'r as saying to the Bishop. "My lord , yr u have very good strawberries in yo'tr garden in Holborn. 1 require you .o let us have a mess of them. " Th ! ? speech was copied almost verbatin : by Shakespeare in "Richard III. " Sti-1. even the Bishop's fruit would not a | > peal much to modern connoisseurs , for the garden strawberries at th it period were only transplanted wIUJ lings , the plants being sold at abouf 4d. a bushel. London Chronicle. Raising Liens In Dublin. j The unique enterprise of ralsiig lions for the trade is one practiced I v the Zoological Garden in Dubli' ' , where several hundred lions hae been raised since the first expe i- ments were made , more than thir'v years ago Curiously enough , the ra e to which these lions belong has dis appeared from its original home 'n Natal. South Africa , while it has befn perpetuated under artificial conditions in the Irish capital city A few yea-s ago the Zoological Society of Irelard extended its business of lion raising , and added male lions from Nubia : o its stock , hitherto exclusively of Natil blood. The institution is now e& gaged in an attempt to interbreed tJ-e two varieties A irue Son of the South. A statue was unveiled at Sceaux * o Clevis Hugues. poet and deputy. sas the Paris correspondent of the Lcj I don Standard Clovis Hugues was 3 ; typical son of the south , and like ; M1 i Marseillais he believed that the Par's boulevards would be a very fair imi tation of the Cannabiere if there we--e | only a bit of sea at the end of t > ; e j street One afternoon in Marseille ? a ( Parisian ventured to claim sou'6 : charm for Paris "Absurd. " said Clov < 3 Hugues. "Paris cannot compare wi'li Marseilles at all Here , at least , ve have the sun. " 'We have the sun in Paris , too. " remarked his friend. "Ati. bah ! " said Clovis Hugues ; "your sun in "Paris is only an old moon whirb Marseilles has no further use for. " Growth of Atlantic City. Atlantic City was Incorporated In 1S54 , the year when the first passea- ger train was run from the Delaware river to the Atlantic ocean. At that time the village consisted of half a dozen families which had increased to a population of 1.04H , in 1S70. ac cording to the United States census Ten years later it had grown to 5. 477 ; in 1S90 it was 13.055. and in 1900 there were 27,828 residents Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief Permanent Cure CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS never fail. Purely vegeta ble act surely CARTER'S but gently on 1TTLE the liver. Stop after 1VER dinner dis PILLS. tress cure indigestion , improve the complexion , brighten the eyes. SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE. Genuine must bear Signature THENEW FRENCH REMEDY. No.No.2.No-3. Used in French Hospitals with OUEAT .SUCCESS. Ct KKS KIU.VKY. { ( LADDER DISEASES , PILES , CHRONIC CLCfcRS.SKIS hRt'PTIONS EITHKRSBX Seed iwMrtss fnvlope for FREK bookt t to PR. I.E CLEP.O J1F.D. CO. . HAVEUSTOCK RD. . HAMl'STKAD , LONDON . E.VG. Brown's BronchialTrodhes Nothing excels this Conch Krmody. No opiate ? . Sample free Jon : * I. BKOWK i box , Uewtou , Mass. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uie in time. Bold by Poverty does not destrop virtue , nor does wealth bestow it. Yriarte. For constipation use a. natural remedy. GariluFd Tea is composed of wire-fully select ed herbs only. At all drugstores. i Many a man with one foot in the I grave does enough kicking with the 1 other to make up for it. PII.KS CniCED TN G TO It DAYS Tourdruptfist will refund money if 1'AXO OINT- MhNT f ils to euro any case of Itching , Blind , lileixliQtf or I'roirudini ; Piles in fiio ll dajs. 6Uc. It doesn't require much inventive genius for a man to make a fool of himself. Political economy may be all right , j but political liberty counts for more about election tine. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach , liver and bowels. Sugar-coated , tiny granules. Eaby to take as candy. AIF Fresco. "Why does that old maid use 80 much paint on her face ? " "She's making up for lost time. " Use Allen's Foot-Ease The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes for tired , tender , smarting , ach ing , swollen feet. It makes your feet feel easy and makes walking a Delight. Sold eve'rywhere , 25c. For free trial package , address Allen S. Olmstcd , La Roy , N. Y. The Result. Mrs. Howard Did you give Johnny an unbreakable toy ? Mrs. Barker Yes , but the trouble is that he has broken everything else with it. Harper's Bazar. Perpetual Worth. " Why was it you never married again , Aunt Sallie ? " inquired Mrs. McClane of an old colored woman in West Virginia. " 'Deed , Miss Ellie , " replied the old woman earnestly , "dat daid nigger's wuth moah to me dan a live one. I gits a pension. " Lippincott's. Exposing Children to Disease. In an article on the treatment of sick children in the Woman's Home Companion the author , Dr. Roger II. Dennett , a famous New York special ist on the diseases of children , says : "Never , never , never expose the child to any contagious disease in or der that he may have it once and be done with it. Even the so-called sim ple children's diseases , such as meas les or whooping cough , have a death rate that is appalling. " Financial Cripples. They were taking the visitor from upstate around Manhattan , showing him the sights. The big automobile rolled past many wonderful buildings , all of which the .host pointed out with some feelings of civic pride. At last they chanced to pass by the Municipal Lodging house. "What's that place ? " asked the rural visitor. 9 "Oh , that's one of New York's homes for cripples , " was the reply. "What kind of cripples ? " was asked. "Financial , " was the reply , as the car sped on. New York Herald. NO WORDS WASTED A Swift Transformation Briefly Do- scribed. About food , the following brief but emphatic letter from a Georgia wom an goes straight to the point and is convincing. "My frequent attacks of indigestion and palpitation of the heart cul minated in a sudden and desperate ill ness , from which I arose enfeebled in mind and body. The doctor advised ine to live on cereals , but none of them agreed with me until I tried Grape-Nuts food and Postuni. "The more I used of them the more I felt convinced that they were just what I needed , and in a short time they made a different woman of me. My stomach and heart troubles disap peared as if by magic , and my mind was restored and is as clear as it ever was. "I gained flesh and strength so rap idly that my friends were astonished. Postum and Grape-Nuts have benefited me so greatly that I am glad to bear this testimony. " Name given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich. "There's a reason , " and it is explained in the little book , "The Road to Well- ville , " in Pkgs. Ever rend tlie above letter ? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine , true , and full of human Interest.