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OIlTIt PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. IN MISERY FOR YEARS Mrs. Courtney Tells How She Was Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Oskaloosn, Iowa. " For yenrs I was Imply in misery from n weaknesa and awiui pains ana nothing seemed to do mo any good. A friend advised me to tako Lydia . Pinkham's Vege table Compound. I did bo ana got re lief right away. I can certainly re commend this valu nblo medicino to other women who Buffer, for it has dono ouch trood work for mo and I know it will help others if they will give it n fair trial' Mrs. Lizzie Couutney, 108 8th Ave., West, Oskaloosn, Iowa. Why will women drag along from day to day, year in and year out, suffering such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when such letters as una arcconunuany peine nublishcd. Every woman who sutlers J Jtanl.n.m.Mf. (mamllnrtt Ina In. (lamination, ulceration, backache, ncr- vousness, or who is passing through tho Chango of Life should givo this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, a trial. For apodal ndvico write- Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. " The result of its long experience is at your service. MILLION Suffer from Acid-Stomach Mlllloin of peopls Buffer year after yssi from ailments aRsctlng- practically every firt of the body, nover dreaming that their II health can be tractd dlroctly to acid, atomaoh. Here la the reuion: poor digestion means poor nourishment of the different organs and tissues of the body. The blood is Irnpoverlshod becomes weak, thin, sluggish. Ailments of many kinds aprlng from such conditions. Biliousness, rheumatism, lum bago, sciatica, general weakness, loss of power and energy, headache, Insomnia, nervousness, mental depression even more serious ailments such na catarrh and cancel of the stomach, Inttatlnal ulcers, cirrhosis of the liver, heart trouble all of these can often be traoed directly to ucld-ntomach. Keep a sharp lookout for the first symp toms of acid-stomach Indigestion, heart, burn, belching, food repeating, that awful painful bloat after eating, and sour, gassy tomacb. RATONIC, the wonderful modern remedy for acid-stomach. Is guaranteed to bring quick relief from these stomach mis eries. Thousands say they never dreamed (hat anything could bring such speedy relief and make them feel so much better lu very war- Try EATONIO and you, too, will bo Just aa enthualostto In Ha praise. Make your life worth living no aches or fains no blues or melancholy no more of bat tired, listless frrilng. De well and strong. Oet back your physical and mental punch: your vim, visor and vitality. You wilt always be weak and ailing as iong a you have acid-stomach. Bo get rid of It now. Take 13 ATONIC Tablets they taste good you eat them like a bit of candy. Tour druggist has EATONIC 60 cents for a big box. Oet a box from him today and If you are not satisfied be wilt refund your money. E ATONIC C TOR YOUR ACID-STOMACiO BETTER FITTED FOR WORK Testimony Shows That Service In the Army Has Made the Average Man More Efficient. Evidence that returned soldiers, par tlculurly those vflio buw service over seas, aro going bnck Into civil pursuits more efllclcnt and better fitted for their work 1b furnished by ono of the largest employers of labor In tho coun try, n firm which has requested that Its name bo not disclosed. Of more than six hundred returned soldiers who have been employed by this corporation 4jl per cent havo proved more efficient thnn they woro before tholr military cxpcrlcnco; 58 per cent aro put down as Just about tho same as boforo In cfllclcncy and tho remaining 5 per cent nro rated as having less efficiency. According to the letter giving theso figures: "The analysis Indicates that tho mon aro moro orderly In their routlno work, moro punctual, and a few who wero rather difficult to handle aro now amenable to discipline." v ' 8chool "Beery" Class. Schoolmasters huvo good opportun ities for counting curious groups of names. In one class, which a muster tailed his "beery" class, wero boys of tho namo of Negus, Mnltstcr, Burton, Whltbenrd and Stout. At tho same tlmo thero was a boy In another class named Olnn and '.lie nchool cleaner was Mrs. Wines. As tho school opens onto "Browery Ilond" tho namo "Beery wns not In appropriate. London Chronicle BIT RO-P H OSPH AT E IS GOOD FOR THIN NERVOUS PEOPLE A PHY8ICIAN'8 ADVICE. Frederick F. Kollo. M D,, Editor ot New York Phyelcluns "Who's Who," ays that weak, nervous peoniq who want Increased weight, strength and nerve- force, should take a G-eraln ti Illtro.PhoEDliuto just before or ach meal. ...... A Thin nartlcular Dhoanhate Is the dis covery of a famous French scientist, and reports of remarkable results from Its use nave recently appeared In many mArflnAl Inurnaln. ir you ao noi ieei wen, u you uro lastly; do not sleep well, or are too thin: o to any pood arugKist ana get enougn iltro-Phospnats for a two weeks' sup. niu ir mufti nniv nnv renin u. wohk. Eat less; chew your food thoroughly, and If at the end ot a few weeks you do not feel stronger and botter than you have for months; If your nerves are not tanriUr? if vnn do not bIsfd better and have more vim, endurance and vitality, your monov will 'be returned, and the hltro-rhosphate will cost you nothing, CHAPTER XXX Continued. 19 I heard her cry out, and burcly caught the Inntcrn as It fell from her hand. At first I doubted the evidence of my own eyes, snatching the bit of flaring candle from Its tin socket and holding It where the full glare of light fell ucross the grewsomo object. Ay, It was a woman, with lower limbs doubled back from lack of spnee, but otherwise lying us though Rlio slept, so perfect In preservation her cheeks np penred flushed with health, her Hps half smiling. It was a fucc of real beauty an English face, nlthough her eyes and hair were dark and her man tilla and long earrings were unques tionably Spanish. A string of pearls encircled her throat, and there wero numerous rings upon her fingers. The very contrast added Immeasurably to the horror. "She Is alive I Surely she Is alive!" The words were sobbed Into my car from Dorothy's lips. "Alive I No, that Is Impossible I" I touched the figure with my hand. "The flesh Is like Btone," I said, "thus held lifelike by some magic of the Indies. What can It all mean? Who could tho womnn bo? It Is love or hate?" "Not love, Gooffry. Love would never do this thing. It Is hate, the gloating of revenge; there can be no other nnswer this Is tho end of a tragedy." There was nothing, not a scrap of paper, not even the semblance or. a wound exposed. The smile on those parted Hps had become one of mock ery; I could bear tho sight no longer, and rose to my feet, clasping Dorothy close to me, as she still gazed down In fascination at the ghastly sight. "Wo wfll nover know. The, man who could tell Is dead." "Captain Paradllla?" "Who else could It be? This was his schooner, and here he alone could hide such a secret. There Is nothing more we can learn, and the horror un nerves me. Hold the light, dear, while I replaco tho lid of tho chest." It required my utmost effort to ac complish this. I was glad to have tho thing hidden, to escape the stare of those fixed eyes, the death smile of those red Hps. It was no longer a reality hut a dream Of delirium; I dare not think or speculnte my only desire being to get nway, to get Dor othy away. In nbsolute terror I drew her with me to tho open door then stopped, paralyzed; the half revealed figure of a man appeared on the cabin stairs. ' "Stop I Who nro you?" "Wntklns, sir. I came below to call you. Theres sumthln' hloomln' odd tnkln' placo out there In the fog, Cap tain Carlyle. Wo want ycr on deck, sir, right awny." CHAPTER XXXI. ' The Boat Attack, rie waited for us Just without tho companion, but my eyes caught noth ing unusunl us I emerged Into tho daylight. I could bnrcly see amidships, and on cither side hung the Impene trable hank of cloud, leaving sou and sky Invisible. "What Is It, Watklns? Where aro tho men?" "Forrard, sir, a-nnngln' over tho star board rail. Thar's somethln' cursedly strange n-liappcnln' In that fog. Ole was the first tor hear the clatter ov en onr sllppln' In a rowlock. Then, sir, whllo we wus a-llstcnln' wo both caught Bound ov u Spanish onth, spoko as plain as if the buck wns aboard." A lost bont, likely shipwrecked sailors adrift In tho fog; perhaps our other qunrtcrboat. No one hailed them?" "No, sir; I told the men tor keep still till I called you." Tho crew woro nil gathered at the rail, ntnrlng out Into the mist, wills poring to each other. I pressed my way In among them. We may havo been clinging there a minute of two breathlessly listening. Then a voice Rpoko directly In front of me out from the dense fog. "Try tho port oar, Pedro; we must havo missed the d n ship." I strnlghtencd up us though Htrucl; my eyes seeking those of Watklns, who Btnrcd back at me, his mouth wldo open In astonishment. "You heard that?" I whispered. "Do you know who spoko?" "Do I? Dead or alive, sir, It was Manuel Kstevun." "Ay; no other, and nllvo enough, no doubt. Lads, come close to mo mid listen they must not hear us out there. By some devil's trick the Na mur has followed our course, or else yonder are a part of his crew cast away. They clearly know of us per haps had a glimpse through some rift In the cloud and tiro seeking to ' board with a bout party. 'TIs not like ly those devils know who we ore; nrolmhly take us for a merchant ship becufmed In the fog and liable to be come an easy prey, If they can only lip on us unseen. How are you, hid es? Kcady to buttle your old mates?" "Those were no mates o' ours, sir," said Watklns Indignantly. "They are half-breed mongrels, and no sailors; Estevan Is a hell-hound, an' so far as my voice goes, I'd rather die on this deck than ever ngln he n bloody pirate. It that the right words, lads?" The others grumbled assent, but their muttered words had in them a ring of sincerity, and their faces ex hibited no cowardice. One only asked n question. "I'm fer flghtln', Blr," he said grim ly, "but whnt'U we use? Them luds ain't comln' nboard bare-handed, but dnmn If I've seed a weapon on this hooker." "Dar's three knives, an a meat denver In der galley, sail," chimed In Sam. "We'll do.well enough; some of you huvo your shenth knives yet, and the rest can use belaying pins and capstnn hnrs. The point Is to not let them fret aboard, and, If there Is only one bont, wo will bo pretty even-handed. Pick up what you can, and mun this rail quietly now, hearties, und keep your eyes open." It proved a longer wait than I ex pected. Unuble to withstand the In action nny longer I turned and took a fow steps aft. thinking to gauge our progress by tho wake ustern. I wns abaft tho cabin on the port side when Dorothy called my name a sudden ac cent of terror In her voice. The alarm wus sounded nono too soon, lilther fortune, or skill, had served those demons well. They hnd succeeded In circling the stern of the Santa Marie, unseen and unheard by anyone nboard. Even ns she shrieked the alarm, a hand wns at her throat, and she wus struggling desperately In the merciless grip of a half-naked In dian. Yet at thnt they were too lnte, the ndvantugo of surprise had failed them. A half dozen hnd renched the deck, leaping from tho rail, tho others below clambering after heir leaders, when with a rush we met them. It wns a fierce, mad fight, fist and club pitted igninst knife nnd cutlass, but the dc- renuers strucic line uemons incarnate. I doubt If tho struggle lusted two mln- tes. I heard the Wowb, the oaths, the cries of puln, the dull thud of wood against bone, the sharp clang of steel In contact, the shuhllng of feet on the deck, the splash of bodies hurled over board. Each man fought for himself, In his own way. I thought only of her, und Icnpcd straight for her assailant with bare hands, smashing recklessly through the hasty guard of his cutlass and gripped the copper devil by hair and throat.. I knew she fell to the deck benenth our feet, but I hud my work cut out for mo. Ho wns a hell hound, slippery as an eel In his half nakedness, strong ns an ox, and fight ing like n fiend. Yet I had him foul, my grip unbreakable, us I forced his neck bnck against tho rail, until It cracked, the swarthy body sliding Inert to tho deck. Whirling to nsslst the others I found no need. Except for bodies hero and there tho deck was clear; men were struggling In the chnlns; two below In the bont were endcnvorlng to cast off, nnd Schmltt, with Estevan helpless In his arms, staggered to tho sldo and flung the shrieking Spanish cur overboard out Into dark water. I heurd the splash ns he fell, the single cry his lips gave, hut he never again appeared above tho sur face. Above the bedlam Wutklns roared out nn order. "That's It. bullies I that's Itl Now let her drop I We'll send them to hell where they belong. .Good shot; sho landed I" It was the hank of n spare anchor, balanced for an Instant on the rail, then sent crashing down through the frail bottom of the bont beneuth. Tho wreck drifted nway Into the fog, the two miserable occupants clinging des perately to the gunwales. I lifted Dorothy to her feet, and she clung to mo unsteadily, her fnce yet white. "Watklns, have you figured up re sults?" "Two of our men nro cut rather badly; and one hasn't come to yet from u tutiurt rap on the head." "None got away?" "Not Mess they swum, thar's six dead ones nboard. Four took ter tho water, mostly because they bed to. Tho only llvltv ono n the bunch Is thet nlgge longslde the wheel, an' nuthln' but a thick skull saved him." "Then thero were eleven In the party. What do you suppose has be come of tho others aboard tho Nn- mur?" "I llunno, sir; they might bo n wnltln out thero In fog. Perhaps tho nigger cud tell you." I crossed over to where the fellow sat on n grating, his head In his hands, thu girl still clinging to my sleeve, ns though fearful of being left ulone. The man wns a repulsive brnte, his face, stained with blood, dripping from a, cut across his low forehead. He looked; up sullenly at our npprouch, but made' no effort to rise. "Look yere, you black villain,"; roared Watklns, driving tho lesson home with his foot, "don't he n playln' possum ycr. Stand up an' answer Mls-i ter Carlyle, -or ycr'll git a worse clip' than I give yer afore. Whar Is the bloody bnrk?" "Pounding her heart out on the rocks yonder," he snld civilly, "unless she's slid off an' gono down. To the west, maybe a mile er so." "What about the crew?" "They got awny In the bonts, an' likely mostly are ashore. We wero In the last boat launched, and headed out so far ter get 'round a ledge o rocks we got lost In the fog. Then tho mlit sorter opened'' nn' give us a, glimpse o' yer topsails. Wo didn't ex port no fight, once we got nboard." "Expected to find something easy, of. course? Perhaps It would have been) If what Is It you sec out there,. Slnuns?" The seaman, who wns standing with hollowed hnnds shading his eyes, star-' Ing forth Into the swirling drapery of fg. turned nt my call and pointed ex citedly. "There's n bnrk aground yonder, slr;( nnd It looks like the Nnmur I" Even as I crossed the deck to his' side the wreaths of obscuring mlsti seemed to divide, as though swept; apart by some mighty hand, and thero In the full glow of the sun, a picture In a frame, lay the wrecked vessel.' Others saw It as I did, and gave ventj to recognition. "Damned If It ain't the old hooker 1" "She got whut wns coming to her all right mates." "And shea's lousy with treasure!" "Come here, Sam I That's tho lost' of the Namur." CHAPTER XXXII. The Last of the Namur. The vessel wns plnlhly n total wrecK,, rapidly pounding to death on a sharp, ledge of rock. Both masts were down, ' and. lifted ns the bow was, It was easy i to percelvo the deck was In spllntersj where falling spars and topmusts had. crushed their way through. Tho bows' md caught, seemingly jammed In be tween rocks, the stern sunk deep, with! cabin port holes barely above reach of the waves. Not u living thing appeared" on board, and, as the fog slowly drifted away, my eyes could discern no sign of nny boat, no evidence of the crew, along the wide sweep of water. A, voice aroused me. , "What wus It you said, Jack, 'bout treasure on the old hooker? Why not get It afore It's too late?" "It's thar, all right, Ole," and I knew the speaker to be Haines. "Ain't It, Mr. Carlyle?" "Yes, lads, there must be money on hoard, unless those fellows took lti with them In the boats. I know of fifty thousand pounds stolen In Vlr-! ginia, and no doubt there is more tham that. The burk Is liable to slide off: that rock any minute nnd go down like a stone. What do you say, bullies? Here Is a risky Job, but a pocket full) of gold pieces, if we can get aboard' and safely off again. Who'll go ucross! with me?" Thero was a babel of voices, the men crowding about me, ull else forgotten ns greed gripped their Imaginations. "Stand back, lads! I cannot use all' of you. Four will be enough. You'll, not lose anything of whut we bring bnck; It'll be shnre and share alike, so fnll, 'to, hearties." I paused nn lnstnnt to speak to Dorothy, sented oh tho flag locker, ex plaining to her swiftly my object In, exploring the wreck nnd pledging my.-, self not to bo reckless In nttemptlngj to bonrd. I read fear In her eyes, yet) sho said nothing to dissuade me. I slipped down a rope and dropped Into the boat, taking my plnce with n steering oar nt the stern, nnd we shot- nway through the green water. Tho Namur proved to uo a moro complete wreck than our distant view hnd re vealed, and lying In a more precarious position. It was no pleasant JoU got-, ting nboard, but ordering Hnlncs to no-, company me, and the others to He by, I made use of a dangling backstay, and thus hnuled myself up to n rensonnbly secure footing. The fellow Joined me brenthless, nnd together we perched on tho rail to gain view of the deck. It was a distressing, hopeless sight, the vessel rising before us liko tho roof of u house, tho deck planks stovo in, a horrlblo Jumble of running rig ging, booms and spars, blocking the way forward. Thoro were three bodies tnngled In the wreckage within our sight, crushed out of nil human re- semblnnce, and tho face of a negro, caught beneath the ruins of tho galley, seemed to grin back nt mo In death. Every timber groaned us tho waves struck and rocked the sodden mass, and I hud no doubt but that the vessel hud already broken In two. ITO BE CONTINUED.) Bigger and Heavier Hen Fruit. It Is thought by naturalists that the oggs of domestic hens of the present day are larger aud heavier by nearly a third than thoso of the hens of the ancients. Eggs differ n good deal In weight, the average weight being about two ounces. A good egg Is made up of ten parts shell. 00 parts whlto and 80 pnrts yolk. Tho white of nn t'L'K contains 80 per cent water. Tho shell contulns about 2 per cent animal matter and 1 per cent of the phns phntes of llmo and magnesia, the rest consisting of enrbonnte of lime. Half tho various specimens of snakes lay eggs. Instead of shell tho covering of tho egg Is n tough, white, lenthern sub stance. The largest egg of any bird to day Is tho ostrich egg. 8bPHigh School Chaps Soldier's Hard. Luck. 'How did you g'et sWnnny wounds?" I nskod the corporal In the bathhouse, seeing his body covered with scars. "Accldcntnl discharge of duties?" "Nuw, you see It wns this way: I was standln' on the edge of our trench leanln' up against our bnrrage, when they lifted the barrage and I fell Into the trench." Exchnnge. SIOO Reward, $100 Catarrh Is a local disease irreatlv lnflu. need by constitutional rnnriltlnnn T therefore requires constitutional treat ment. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is taken Internally and act through the Blood on tho Mucous Surfaces of the Sys. tem. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE destroys tho foundation of the disease, gives the patient strength by Improving the general health and assists nature in doing Its work. $100.00 for any case of Catarrh . that HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE) falls to cure. druggists 76c. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. WILD ANIMALS VISIT BANFF Deer and Bears SoTame That They Are Everyday Sights In Cana dian Village. Although Banff Is a hustling village during tho summer, and Is thronged with tourists, wild deer from the mountnlns nro to bo seen dally on the streets, and nt night stately elk leap from the ronds Into the bushes 'to escape appronchlng automobiles. If a Banff cottager expects to eat his own "garden truck," he builds n deer proof fence around his patch. The grounds of Brett hospital nre open from the street, and the other night half a dozen deer made a mid upon tho flower garden. Banff Is the cap ital of Rocky Mountain park, and shooting game within the park limits Is forbidden by law. The deer, being unmolested, have become -very tnme, nnd even a bear now and then pays a friendly visit to the village. Not long ngo a bicyclist, speeding down one of the side streets at night, hit a dark object, and turned a somersault or two before he hit the maendnm. Sitting up, he looked nround nnd dis covered a bear hitting the trail for homo us fast as four legs could carry him. Although tamo and somewhat obtrusive, tho deer, elk and henr, do not relish too close nn ncquulntnnce with man, and have proved them selves to bo not only picturesque but perfectly safe neighbors. Canadian News Letter. Give THe FolKs The Original Po stum for their table drink. That will dispose of those coffee troubles which frequently show in headache, irritability, indigestion and sleep lessness. "There's a Reason" At Grocers, Two sizes, usually sold at 15c and 25c All is fulr in love nnd wur or, In other words, during courtship nnd aft er nmrrlnge. GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER In the good old summer "time when fruits of nil kinds are getting ripe and tempting, when cucumbers, rad ishes and vegetables fresh from the garden nre too good to resist, when th festive picnic prevnlls and everybody overeats and your stomnch goes back on you, then Is the time for "August Flower," the sovereign remedy for tired, overworked nnd disordered stom achs, a panacea for Indigestion, fer mentation of food, sour stomach, sick headache and constlpntlon. It gently stimulates tho liver, cleanses the In testlnes and alimentary canal, making life worth living. Sold everywhere. Adr. WIDE DIFFERENCE IN LIVES Something of a Moral In the Careers of John Burroughs and the Late Jay Gould. More thnn seventy years ago two boys uttended the village school of Roxbury, among tho Cntskllls, togeth er. They sat In adjoining sents. Ono wrote n composition for the other, and charged him 70 cents for the perform ance. The man who collected the rnh for his writing wns Jny Gould, who died at the age of llfty-slx and left an estate valued nt .?70,000,000. The man who paid cash for the composition was John Burroughs, tho famous naturalist and writer, who recently celebrated his eighty-second anniver sary nt his beautiful vine-clad cottngo on the nudson. Burroughs hasn't been bending all his efforts to getting money, although he has acquired a competence of this world's goods. Ho says he has taken real Joy out of life. Nature appeals to him In a marvelous way, and ho Jias passed his feelings on to tho world In his many books. "I'm Just as spry us I ever was and haven't nn ache or pnln," ho says. "It Is all because I live the simple life." A Trouble Glutton. A man who had seven wives . has Just been sent to Sing Sing. Thnt sort of n glutton for trouble will prob nbly find serving n Jail sentence mere ly n vacation. Cereal t
