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SERIAL STORY hen a Jftan JfCarries MARY ROBERTS RINEHART Jlulhor of Tht Circular Slaltcatt, Tht JXan In Lotoer Ten, Etc. Copjrlffh t IK, Ijr th DotiU-Ucrrltl Co. NeedlesJ nnd pins, ' ''' -nAWcedlcs find plnn, ytVHon n mnn tnrtrrlo l"W f '1 t CHAPTER I. ""At Leatt I Meant Welt. When tho dreadful thing occurred that night, ovory ono turned on mo. Tho injustice of It hurt mo most. Thoy said I got. up tho dinner, that I. nuked them to glvo up other engage ments and como, that I promised all ktndH of Jollinoatlon, If they would como; and thon whon they did como and got In tho papers, and ovcry ono but ourBolvoB laughed himself black In tho fnco, thoy turned on mo! I, who Buffered ten times to their ono! I shal) never forgot what Dallas Drown nald to mo, Htandlng with a coal Bhovcl In ono haml and a woll, porhnpu It would bo bettor to toll It all In tho order It hnpponod. It began with Jimmy Wilson and r conspiracy, Was helped on by n foot nquaro ploco of yollow papor nnd n Japancso butlor, and It enmeshed nnd mtxod up gcnernlly ten respectable mombors of society nnd a pollcomnn. Incidentally, It dcvolopod a poarl col lar and a box of soap, which sounds Incongruous, doesn't It? It la n groat mlsfortuno to bo stout, -espoolnlly for u man. Jim wna ro tund and lookod Rliortcr than ho really was, and aa nil tho lines of his faco, or what should have been lines; woro' really dlmplos, his faco wait about as floxlblo and full of oxprosHlon us a pillow In a tight cover. Tho angrier ho got the funnier ho looked, and when ho was raging and his nock Bwellod up over bin collar and got rod, ho was entrancing. And every body liked him, ahd borrowed mphoy from htm, and laughed at his pictures (ho has ono In tho Hargrava, gallery In London now, so peoplo buy them Inntoud), nnd smoked his clgnrottos, nnd tried to steal his Jnp. Tho wholo etory binges on tho Jnp. Tho troublo was, I think, that no ono took Jim seriously, Ills ambi tion In llfo was to bo taken seriously, but peoplo steadily rofused to. Ills art wna n hugo Joko oxcopt to him nolf. IC ho asked peoplo to dlnnor, ovory ono oxpoctod a frolic Whon ho married Bella Knowles, peoplo chuckled at tho wedding, nnd consid ered U tho wlldost prank of Jimmy's career, although Jim hlniBolf seemed to tnko it awfully hard, Vo bad nil.' known tbom both for yoars.; I wont to ftirmlngton with Bolln, ,nnd Annq Brown was hor ma tron of honor whon Bho married Jim. My first wlntor out, Jimmy had paid mo a lot bt attention. Ho painted my portrait In oils and had n studio tea to exhibit It. It was a very nlco pic ture, but it did' not look llko mo, sd I stayed from tho exhibition. Jim nfekod mo to, Ho said bo was not a pko itosraphor, nnd that anyhow tho rqst f my features called for tho noso ho had given mo, nnd that nil tho Clrouzo jwomon havo long nocks, I havo nof, , After I had rofusod Jim twlco ho met Bella at a enmp In tho Adiron dack and when ho camo back ho cama at once to boo mo. He, soomod to think I would bo Borry to lose him, and ho blundorod over tho tolling for 20 minutes. Of cqurso, no woman' l)kon to loso a lovor, nd matter what ithq. may. say about It, but Jim had 'been getting on. my nerves for . Bomo Hlmo, and I .viia nlupk. calmer than ho voxpocUyl mo .to. bo. you mean "I boM, flnnlly in dos porntlon, "that you and Bolln are arq In lovo, why Uqh'tyou Bay bo, Jim? I thlniblli'-vr.fLi'fltfd'mt I stand it wonderfully." Ho brlghtbnod perceptibly. "I didn't know how you would tnko It. Kit," ho Bald, "and I hopo wo will always bo bully friends. You are nb- Bolutoly nuro you don't enro a whoop for mo?" "Absolutely," I ropllod, nnd wo shook hands on it. Thon bo began about Bolln; It was very tiresome. Bella Js a nlco girl, but I had room cd with hor at school, and I was under no illusions. Whon Jim raved about Bella and hor bunjo, urid Bolln and hor guitar, I had pntntul momontB when I rocallod Bolla learning hor two songs on each Instrument, and tho old English ballad Bho had learned to play on the harp. Whon ho said Bho was too good for him, I novor batted an oye, And I shook hands solemnly across, the tea tablo ngaln, end wlBhed him' happlnesB which was elncoro enough,' but hopoloss and nald wo bad only boon playing ngnme but. that It was tlmo to Btop playing i Jim kissed my hand, aid It was really very toucain. Wo bad been tho best of frlonda ovor since. Two days beforo tho wed ding ho camo around from his tailor's, and wo burned all Ills letters to me. Ho wotT rend ono and Bay: "Horo'a a crnckerjack, Kit," and pass It to mo. And nftor I had rend It wo would lay it on tho flrelog, nnd Jim would say, "I am not worthy of her, Kit. I wonder It I can mnko her hnppy?" Or "Did you know that tho duko of Bolford proposed to her in London last wlntor?" Of courao, ono has to tnko tho woman's word about a thing llko tbut, but tho duko of Bolford had been mnd about Maudo Illchnrd all that winter. You can see that tho burning of tho letters, which wns inoant to bo romlnlscontly BOntlmcntnl, a sort of how-Bllly-wo-woro-lt-ls-nll-ovcr-now oc casion, becntno nctually a two hours' oulogy of Bella. And Just when I was bored to death, tho Mercer girls dropped In and hoard Jim begin to rend ono comnenclng"'dcare8t Kit." And tho next dny after tho rehearsal dlnnor, they told Bolln! Thoro was vory nearly no wedding nt alt. Bella camo to seo mo In a fronzy tho noxt morning and throw Jim and his two hundred odd pounds In my faco, and although I explained It all ovor and ovor, Bho never qutto forgave me. That was what mado It so hard later tho situation would havo boon bad enough without thnt complication. Thoy went abroad on their wedding Journoy, and stayed soveral months. And whon Jim camo back ho was fat ter than every. Everybody noticed It, Bolla had a gymnasium fitted up In a corner of tho Btudlo, but ho would not uso It. Ho smokod a plpo and painted all day, and drank beer and would eat searches or whatover It Is that Is fattening. But ho adored Bella, and ho wns madly Joaloua of hor. At dinners ho UBcd to glaro at tho man who took her In, although It did not mnko him thin. Bolln was flirting, too, nnd by tho tlmo thoy had boon married a year, peoplo hitched their chairs togothor and dropped their voices whon thoy woro men tioned. Woll, on tho anniversary of tho dny Bella left him oh, yes, she left him finally, Sho wns intense enough. about somo things, nnd Bho said it got on hor ncrvos to havo ovorybody chucklo whon thoy asked for hor husband. Thoy would sny. "Hello, Bollat How's Bubbles? Still banting?" And Bella would try to laugh and Bay, "Ho "Look at That Infernal Hand." swears bin tailor says his waist lo Bmallor, but If It Is ho must bo grow ing hollow In tho back." But Bho got tired of It nt last. Well, on tho Bccond nnnlvorsary of Bella's depart ure, Jimmy wns feollng pretty glum, and ns I say, I am, very fond of Jim. Tho dlvorco had Just gono through nnd Bella had taken hor mnldon nnmo again nnd had had an oporatlon for nppondlcitls. Wo heard nftor- wnrd that thoy didn't find nn ap pendix, nnd that tho ono thoy showed her In n glnss Jar was not hers! But It Bolla ovor suspected, sho didn't say. whothor tho appendix wns anon ymoiiB or not, sho got box nftor box of llowqrB that woro, and of courso ovory ono know thnt It was Jim who Bont them. To go bnck to tho nnnlvorsary; I wont to Rothberg'a to boo tho collec tion pf antique furniture-smother wna looking for a sideboard for fa ther's birthday in March and I mot Jimmy there, boring Into a worm-holo in n, Bovonteonth contury bedpost with tho end of a match, and looking his nenrest to Bad. Whon ho aaw mo ho camo ovor. t "I'm bluo today. Kit," ho said, after wo had shaken hands. "Como nnd holp mo dig bait, nnd thon let's go fishing, if there's n worm In ovory bolo In that bedpost, wo could go Into tho fish business. U's'good business." "Bottor thun painting?" I aHkod. But ho Ignored my glbo and swelled up alarmingly in order to sigh. "ThU Is tho worst day of tho year for mo," ho afllrmcd, staring straight ahead, "and tho longest. Look nt that crazy clock ovor thoro. It you want to boo your llfo passing away, If you want to boo tho stops by which you aro marching to otornlty, watch that clock marking tho tlmo. Look nt thnt Infernal hand staying qulot for CO seconds and then Jumping forward to catch up tho procession. Ugh I" "Seo hero, Jim," I said, loaning for wnrd, "you'ro not woll. You enn't go through tho rest of tho day llko this. I know what you'll do: You'll go homo to play Grieg on tho pianola, and you won't oat any dlnnor," Ho looked guilty, "Not Qrlog," ho protested feebly. "Boothovon." "You'ro not going to do olthor," I said with, flrmuosa. "You nro golug right homo to unpack thoBo now draperies that Harry Rnyjoss aont you from Shanghai, and you arc going to order dinner for eight that will bo two tables of bridge. And you aro not going to touch tho pianola." ' Ha did not seem enthusiastic, but ho rose and picked up his hat, and stood looking down at mo whero I sat on an old horso-balr covered sofa. "I tyish to thunder I bad married you!" ho said savagely. "You'ro tho finest girl I know, Kit, without excor Hon, and you nro going to throw your self away on Jack Manning, or Max, or Bomo othor " "Nothing, of luo sort," I said coldly, "nnd tho fact that you didn't rriarry mo docs, not glvo you tho privilege of, abusing my friends. Anyhow, I don't llko you when you sponk llko that." Jim took me to tho door nnd stopped thcro to sigh. "I haven't been woll," ho said, heav ily. "Don't ent, don't Bleep. Wouldn't you think I'd loso flesh? , Kit" ho lowered his volco polemnly "X havo gained two pounds!" I snld ho didn't look itt which ap peared to comfort him somewhat, and, becauso wo wero old friends, I asked him whero Bella was. Ho Bald ho thought Bho was In Europo, nnd that ho had heard sho was going to marry Rcgglo Wolfe. Thon ho sighed ngaln, muttored something about ordering tbo funeral baked meats to be pre pared and loft mo. Thnt was my entlro sharo In tho aft fair. I was tho victim, both of cir cumstances and of their plot, which was mad on tho faco of It. During tho entlro tlmo they nover onco let mo forgot that I got up tho dlnnor, that I telephoned around for them. Thoy asked mo why I couldn't cook when not ono of thom know ono sldo of a range from tho other. And for Anno Brown to talk tho way sho did saying I had always boon crazy about Jim, and that sho believed I had known nil nlong that his aunt wns aoralng for Anno to talk llko that was Bhcer Idiocy. Yes, thoro was an aunt1. Tho Japanoso butlor started tho trouble, and Aunt Scllna carried it along. CHAPTER II. Tho Way It Began. It makes mo angry every tlmo I think how I tried to mnko that dlnnor a buccosb. I canceled a theater on-1 gngomont, nnd I took tho Mcrcor girls' In the electric broughnm fathor had given mo for Christmas. Tholr chauf feur had been gono for hours with' tholr machine, nnd thoy had tolo-, phoned nil tho police stntlons without buccobs. Thoy woro nfrald that thoro hnd boon an awful smash; they could easily havo replaced Bartlott, as Lol llo said, but It takes so long to got noW parts for thoso foreign cars. Jim had a houso woll uptown, and It' stood Just enough npnrt from tho othor houses, to bo ontlroly madden ing lator. It was a throo-story affair, with a basoment kitchen nnd servants' dining room. Thon, of courso, thero woro collai'8, as wo found out after ward. On tho first floor thero was a largo squaru hall, a formal rccoptlon room, behind it a big living room that was also a library, thon a den, and back of all n Qoorglnn dining room, with windows high nbovo tbo ground. On tho top floor Jim had a Btudlo, llko ovory othor ono I ovor Baw perhaps a llttlo musslor, Jim was really a grind at his painting, nnd thoro woro cigarette ashes and pnletto knives nnd buffalo rugs and shields every where. It Is Btrango, but when I think of that terrible houso, I always boo tho halls, enormous, covered with heavy rugs, and Btalra that would havo takon six housemaids to keep In proper condition. I dream about thoBo Btalrs, stretching nbovo mo In a Jacob's laddor of Bhlntng wood and Persian carpets, going up, up, clear to tho roof. Tho Dallas Browns wnlkod: ' thoy lived In tho noxt block. And thoy brought with thom n man named Har bison, that no. ono knew. Anno said ho would bo groat sport, because ho was torrlbly sorlous, and had tho most exaggerated Ideas of society, and loathed oxtrnvngnnco, nnd built bridges or something. Sho had put. away her cigarettes Btnco ho had been with thom ho nnd Dallas had been collogo friends nnd tho only chanco sho had to smoko was when sho was getting hor hair dono. And sho had slngod oft qutto a lot a burnt offer ing, sho callod It, (TO UB CONTINUED.) EMPIRE V8. HOOSIER STATE. Hi was n pompous Now Yorkor, and whon ho struck Washington atroot with his lino of tnlk ho was ono of tho greatest men who ovor crossed tho Allcghonlos, snys Indianapolis Star. "Why," ho sputtered, "you folks out hero aro 'way behind tho times. In my town wo havo ovorytblng that makes llfo worth living, Wo havo our opera. wo havo our clover men, wo havo our wonderful buildings, wo havo tbo At lantic oconn, wo havo progross, civili zation, lovoly women, manly mon, bo- wildorlng nnd beautiful rostuurnnts, tho splendor of which tho poots could not hnvo doscrlbod; marvelous sum mer resorts, whoro a gay galaxy of merrymakers cavort and mnko tho night light with their Jests nnd laugh- tor; wo havo tho mighty captains of finance, whb dlroct tho nation's re sources." Tho grizzled old Btroet oleanor, who was llstoning to his nlry persiflage, paid hood for a fow moments, then ho said: "You may havo n that, but thoy'a ono thing ypu nln't got You ain't got no Utorachoor, and that's whoro us out hero In Indlnnny 1b strong." Somethlna to Hemember. Bear this in mind, lovo loiters are never burned uutll niter you've mar ried tho girl, and sometimes not then, Detroit Froo Pros. HAPPE CriiS Chicago Is to Have 'M GLAD HEY DOfiT Allow MEM m THUS BANK CHICAGO. Chicago is to hnvo a bank by women for womon on the proposition that it is tho women who do most of tho economizing and conse quently havo jnost of tho money to doposlt. Tho originator of this bank ing Idea is Mrs. Antolnetto Funk. While a bank owned nnd condubted by women Is not nn oxpcrlmcnt, tho pioneer ot women's banks being In Joplln, Mo., it is an experiment In a largo city. All similar Institutions havo been In comparatively small communities. Tho nnnouncomont that it is a women s bank for women is nlso somowhnt of :n tnlovntion, as tho othor women's banks havo sought business wherever It could bo found, but In tho Funk bank men's business will bo toloratcd if tho do poBltors como woll recommonded. Tho bank will bo located nt Edison Park, n suburb, during tho exporlmen tnl stago, but tho real Intention Is to establish a downtown bnnk. Becauso of high rent and othor expenses, it was- decided lo try tho idea In tho III fori I mCXIh 111 1 T" t City Will Pipe Water Long Distance JMIS IS NO"" PIPE DREAM TOUCMDET KANSAS KANSAS CITY, Mo. With tho Kan sas and Missouri rlvors combining to furnish water for Kansas City and somotlmos supplying moro of it thnn can bo taken caro of, it Is somowhat surprising thnt local capitalists should bo 'negotiating for tho purchase of wa ter 150 miles away for tho city sup ply. Efforts havo recently been mado by them to purchaso tho Bennett Spring In Dallas county, Mo., jwlth a view to piping tho wntor hero 'to Bupply resi dences with drinking water. Roports mado to tho Intending pur chasers by an expert sent to tho spring show a dally output of 104.000, 000 gallons. SInco tho spring wns discovered, which dates back to In dian times boforo tho advent of white Bottlers, tho spring has been pouring forth tho samo volumo of crystal puro water of tho samo tompcraturo whoth er It waB July or January. Tho term spring Is misleading for New York's Big Bridges Are Useless NEW YORK. Aftor having spent botwoen $90,000,000 and $100,000, 000 for bridges ovor tho East river, Fathor Knickerbocker is now inform ed that all of this sum oxcopt about ono-quarter tho amount 'expended on tho original Brooklyn brldgo ropro BentB monoy thrown nway. Tho per sons responsiblo for this disquieting Btntoment nro tho moro or less emi nent engineers who hnvo boon criti cising tho latest rapid transit plans of tho city. Thoso plans, which provided for n $100,000,000 subway to servo three ot tho flvo boroughs of tho greater city, contemplated tho uso of two of tho now bridges tho Williamsburg and tho Manhattan to carry theso lines ovor tho rlvor, but tho engineering critics ueciaro mat tins la not feasible for tho reason that theso bridges aro Table Manners for College Farmers MANHATTAN, Kan. A now courso ot study Is bolng proparod nt tho Kansas Agricultural Collogo, and It will bo Installed ns a part ot tho regu lar work beginning with tho spring torin. It is a courso In tnblo raannora and was asked for by members ot tho Bonlor class, and whllo It Is proposed to mako tho courso ono ot tho required Btudlca for graduation and will bo given In tho senior class this year, It will becomo a part ot tho work of tho oarly classes. It has loug boon n habit with many Kansas men to pour tho coffee into tho saucer, blow on It boforo drinking. Thoro nro othor things required at tho tnblo In pollto Boctoty, such ns which fork to uso for different foods, placing tho elbows on tho tablo, a Bank for Women suburb under smaller oxpenso and In vade tho loop when success la as sured. ' In discussing tho project, Mrs. Funk said: "Our bank will oxplodo n the ory that has long provallod In tho minds of a fow that womon do not ti;ust women. Wo will demonstrate that such a bellot Is a fallacy. Wom en nro tho money savors of tho world nnd wo will attempt to appeal to theso savors through our trust and savings departments. "Many women savo not only their own money, but that of their Bons and husbands and. brothers. When women nro loft dependent they mako special efforts to savo, nnd wo will endeavor to Bhow n class of this sort that wo can help thom. No Induce ments will bo mado to obtain stock holders or to nttract depositors. Whon tho bank is ready for business It will bo found thnt tho backers aro womon of sufllclent financial standing to in euro a good, sound, business proposi tion. "Our original Idea was to establish a bnnk in tuo downtown business dis trict. But for tho sako of economy, whllo becoming established, wo do elded to chooso n suburban location. If tho business Justifies wo will havo a branch downtown. But a conserva tive policy will control nil of our transactions." tho water supply Is really an under ground rlvor which comes to tho sur face at this point, forms a surfaco rlvor of Its own for a mllo nnd a quarter to Jump farther down from n' bed 23 foot above Into tho Llttlo Nlnn gua river. Tho spring flow reaches tho rlvor with such force that It shoots half way ovor tho Btream be foro Its wntors fall to mlnglo with thoso of tho Llttlo Nlangua and flow away to tho northward. Tho only practical ubo mado of tho water from this spring is at Brlco, near whoro it Jumps into tho rlvor. Thoro ono-soventh of tho supply is turned Into a mill raco to furnish pow er for n mill. Tho water from tho spring, -In addi tion to bolng puro, Is sard to possess medicinal qualities for which It has somo local reputation, Tho plan of utilizing tho big supply In Kansas City includes building a plpo lino from tho spring to tho city. This lino would cross nearly all of Dallas county, for the Bprlng Is on Its eastern border, and all of Jackson county, for tho city is on its western bordor. Tho counties betwoon aro Johnson, Henry, St. Clair and Hick ory. 'Tho plpo lino, would probably cxtond over 150 miles. not located on any main linos of travel; in short, thoy do not lead to or from anywhero. Mn support of this view thoy point out that nono of tho throo bridges built within tho last fow years at an outlay ot over $60,000,000 la used to moro than a small portantago of Its carrying capacity, whllo tho Brooklyn brldgo, In splto of tho efforts mado to divert trafllc from It, remains at tho dally rush hours tho scent) of tho worst congostlon nnd tho most lndo cont crowding to bo witnessed nny whoro In tho world. Moreover, according to tho vlow of theso oxports, bridges nro out of dato for tho purposes ot rapid transporta tion, nnd nro far Inferior to tunnels. Just what 1b to bo dono with thoso expensive luxuries in tho form of mag nificent bridges, If thoy cannot bo mado to fulfill tho purposo for which thoy wero built, 1b difficult to say. At a mark-down salo they would hardly bring 10 per cent, of tholr orig inal cost, so it Is probable that thoy will remain whoro thoy aro In tho hopo that tho future development of tho city will bring them Into greater usefulness. making n nolso whllo drinking water, and numerous othor Items of aoclnl ctlquetto. Now tho young mon who aro nttondlng tho Kansas Agricultural College and who eat most of their meals In restaurants went to know about tho social requirements. Tho Agricultural Collego proposes to teach tnem. Last summer tho Btato board ot education adopted a courso of nmmin and mnnnors to bo taught In tho com mon schools. In all country schools In tho stnto the small boys nro re ceiving dally lessons In honesty, ad drcsB nnd other Important parts In tho making of an upright, moral citizen of good mannora in social and busl ncss affairs. Tho 7,000 Kansas school teachora woro told that tho state board re garded tho courso in morals and man ncre of equal importanco with read ing, writing nnd tho othor common school branchos, and tho teachers woro Instructed to road up If thoy did not know nnd do Instruct tho chil dren how to bo good llttlo girls and boys, Hoods Sarsaparilla Cures all humors, catarrh and rheumatism, relieves that tired feeling, restores the appetite, cures paleness, nervousness, builds up tho whole system. Get it today in usual liquid form oj chocolated tablet called Sareatabs. ECONOMICAL WIFE. "Heavens, Mnrlo, I Bhall bo ruinod if you buy yourself furs llko this!" "Don't bo so silly! Can't you- nco I'vo put on the whlto fur rug out of tho drawing-room?" STUBBORN ECZEMA ON HANDS "Somo nlno yoara ago I noticed small pimples breaking out on tho back of my hands. They becamo very irritating, and gradually becamo worso, bo that I could not sloop at night. I -consulted a physician who treated tnp a long tltro, but It got worso, and I could not put my hands In water. I waa treated at tho hos pital, and it wna Just tho samo. I was told that it waa a very bad caso of eczema. Well, I Just kept on using everything that I could for nearly olght years until I wns advised to try Cutlcura Ointment. I did bo, and I found aftor n fow applications and by bandaging my hnndB woll up that tho burning sensations wero disappearing, I could Bleop woll, nnd did not. 'havo any Itching during tho night. I began after a whllo to uso Cutlcura Soap ior a wash for thom, and I think by using tho Soap and Ointment I was much benefited. I stuck to tho Cutlcura treatment, nnd thought if I could uso othor remedies for over soven years with no result, nnd after only having fow applications nnd finding easo from Cutlcura Ointment, I thought it deserved a fair trial with n sevoro and stubborn caso. I used tho Oint ment and Soap for nearly six months, and' I am glad to say that I have aands ns clear as anyone. "It Is my wish that you publish this letter to all tho world, and If anyono doubts It, lot them wrlto mo and I will glvo thom tho nnmo of my 'physi cian, also tho hospital I waa treated at." (Signed) Miss Mary A. Bentley, D3 University St., Montreal, Quo., Sopt 14, 1910. Father of the Man. Miss Amelia Austin listened with breathless attontlon to Mrs. Amnsn Hunting's rndlant account of tho d& lags ot Jnmess Hunting, her husband's' younger brother, who had left Wo- brook-ln-the-HUls In his youth nnd had becomo a millionaire. "Whoro Is Jim this summer?" Miss Amelia inquired, at tho ond of tho re cital. "H'o has gono abroad for baths." ro pllod Mrs. Hunting. ' 'I ain't ono mite surprised to hoar that," Miss Amelia said. "His mother nover could mako him wash his neck." Youth's Companion. The Pronouns. "Wo must oconomlzo," said tho man of high financial authority. "Your grammar Is at fault," replied tho ordinary citizen. "Why do you Insist on using tho first lnstoad ot tho recoud person plural?" Feminine Financiering. Ho I'vo won our bet on tho foot. ball gamo and you owe me ten kisses. Bno (a commercial Bchool graduato) Vory well, I'll glvo you a draft on mamma. If I wero an Inventor I would ex pend all my onorgies In trying to patent a collar button that would como wben It waB callod. Tho reason tho bigot advertises his ono Idea so vigorously Is that it 1b his wholo stock In Intellectual trado. OLD COMMON SENSE. Change Food When You Feel Out of Sorts. "A gTeat deal dopendB upon yoursolt and tho kind ot food yon oat," tho wlso old doctor said to a man who camo to him sick with stomach trou blo and sick headacho onco or twlco u weok, and who had been taking pills and different modlclnes for threo or four years. Ho was induced to atop eating nny Bort of frlod food or moat for broak fast, and wns put on Qrapo-Nuta and cream, leaving off nil modlclnoB. In a fow dnya ho began to get bot tor, and now ho has ontlroly recover ed nnd wrlteB that ho Is In hotter health thnn ho baa boon boforo In twenty yearo. This man is 58 yoara old and says ho fools "llko a now mnn nil the tlmo." Road "Tho Road to Wollvlllo," In pkgs. "There's a Reason." ' Errr rend tho above letter? A nen on appear from tlmo to time. They nvt Krnulne, true, nnd full ot hnmoq