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NORTH PLATTE SEMT-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
The VALLEY
Author of "Cappy Rick"
CHAPTER XIII. Continued.
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Tlio visitor wn accordingly ndmlt
jtod to the grcnt man's presence and
tfavored with on ofllclnl handshake of
Krcnt heartiness. "I've been Imping to
have tills pleasure for quite some time.
Poiindstone." Uncle announced easily
hh he disposed of his hat nnd overcoat
on an ndjaccnt chair. Buck's nlert
blue eyes opened wide In sympathy
wldi his genial mouth, to deluge Mayor
PoundBtone with a smile that was
friendly, guileless, confidential nnd sin
gularly delightful. Mr. Ogllvy was a
man possessed of tremendous personal
magnetism when he chose to exert It.
and that smile was ever the opening
gun of his mngnotlc bombardment, for
It wns a smile thnt always had the
effect of making the observer desire
to behold It again of disarming sus
picion nnd establishing confidence.
"Olnd you did mighty glad." the
mayor cried heartily. "I have rend your
articles of Incorporation, Mr. Ogllvy.
You will recall thnt they were pub
lished In tlio Sequoia Sentinel. It
.strikes me "
"Then you know exactly what we
purpose doing, and any further expla
nation would be superfluous." Buck
Interrupted nmlnbly, glnd to dispose of
the matter so promptly. Again ho fa
vored the mnyor with his bright smllo.
nnd the latter, now fully convinced
that here was n young man of vast em
prise whom It behooved him to receive
tin n whole-hearted and public-spirited
manner, nodded vigorous npprovnl.
"Woll, that being tho case,. Mr. Ogll
vy," he continued, "what can we So
quolnns do to make you happy?"
"Why, to begin with, Mr. Poundstone,
you might ncccpt my solemn assur
ances that desplto the skepticism
which for some unknown reason np
ipenrs'to shroud our enterprise In the
.minds of some people, we have Incor
porated n railroad company for the
purpose of building a railroad. The
only thing that can possibly Interfere
with tho project will bo the declina
tion of the city council to crnnt us n
frnncblso to run our line thro"urb the
city to tldownter. And I nm glad to
iliavc your nssuranco that the city
.council will not drop n cold chisel In
tho cogs of tho wheels of progress."
Mr. Poundstono had given no audi
mssurnnco, but for some renson he did
'not feel cqunl to the task of contra
dieting this plcnsnnt fellow. Ogllvy
continued: "At tho proper tlmo wo
H.inll apply for tho fronrhlso. It will
then he time enough to discuss It. In
the meantime tho N. C. 0. plans a pub
lie dedicatory ceremony at tho first
'breaking of ground, and I would ho
greatly honored, Mr. Mayor, If you
would consent to turn tho first shovel
ful of enrth and deliver the address of
"welcome upon that occasion."
The mnyor swelled like n Thanksglv
lug turkey. "Tho honor will ho mine,"
ho corrected his visitor.
"Thank you so much, sir. Well, that's
innothcV worry off my mind." With the
Itnct of n prlmo minister Buck then
jspoko of tho magic effect tho building
jot such a .llnp would have upon tho
jgrowtli of Sequoln. Sequoia, ho felt
icpuyjne.cd, was destined to become a
'city of af least a hundred thousand
linhnhltnnts; ho rhapsodized over the
progressive plrlt of tho community
innd with n vnv of his hand studded
'the walers of Humboldt bay with tho
jinnsts of tho world's shipping. Sud
'dcnly he checked himself, glnnced at
'Ills watch, apologized for consuming so
irnucli of His Honor's vnluablo time, ex
pressed himself fellcllnted at knowing
Itho Mayor, gracefully expressed hlsnp
jprcclntlon for tho encouragement given
hls enterprise nnd departed
Half an hour Inter tho Mayor's tele-
mhonc-hell rnng. Buck Ogllvy was on
Hho lino. "I beg your pardon for both
orlng you with my affairs twlco In tho
' 'sanio day Mr. Mayor," bo announced
idcprecntlngly, "hut-tho fact Is, a condl
Hon has Just arisen which necessitates
khe Immedlnte employment of an attor
Iney, Tho Job Is not n very Important
lono and almost any lawyer would do,
lmt In view of the fnet thnt we must,
iHOonor or later, employ an attorney to
tlook after our Interests locally, It oc
curred to mo thnt I might as well mako
tho selection of a permanent nttorney
now, I am n stranger in this city Mr.
Poundstono. Would It he Imposing on
hour consideration It I asked you to
vecommend Mich n person?"
' "Why, not i all, not ut all I De
lighted fo help you, Mr. Ogllvy. Let
ane seo now. Cndmnn tc Bancs, with
'offices In the Knights of Pythias Tern
iplo. would bo Just tho ronl, ulthough
tthere Is Ilodnoy McKcMrlck, In the
Chamber of Commerce building a
splendid fellow, Mr. Ogllvy, and most
tlesirnhle. And If I may bo pardoned a
dash of paternal ego. there Is my son
IJIenry Pouiidstono, Junior. While
Ilonry Ifc a young mnn, his career In
the law hns been most gratifying, nl
though he hasn't had pn broad an ex
iPcrlence as the others 1 mentioned, and
perhaps your choice had better He be
',twecn Cadmnn & Bnncs ami Rodney
ffllcKendrlck."
"Thank you n thousand times," Mr,
Ot'Hvy murmured, unri hung up. "We
(thought so. Huck. we thnuglit so," ho
'AOllloqiilxei. "Yes. Cadmnn & Banes
r Bodiier McKendrlek may do, but
By PETER B. KYNE
Lord have mercy on the corporate soul
of the N. C. O. If I fall to retain Henry
Poundstone, Junior. What a wise plan
It Is to look up the relatives of n
public ofllclnl ! Weill Forward, men,
follow meto Henry's office."
Henry Poundstono, Junior, proved to
be the sole Inhabitant of one rather
bare ofllce In the Cardigan block. Buck
had fully resolved to give him n re-
I'tnlncr of a thousand dollnrs, or even
more, If ho asked for it, but after one
look at Henry he cut the appropria
tion to two hundred nnd fifty .dollars.
Young Mr. Poundstone wns blonde and
frail, with large round spectacles, rab
bit teeth, nnd the swiftly receding chin
of tho terrapin. Moreover, he was In
such a flutter of anticipation over the
nrrlval of a client thnt Buck deduced
two things fo-wlt, thnt the Mnyor
had telephoned Henry ho wns npt to
hnvo a client, nnd that as a result of
this miracle, Henry was In no fit state
to discuss the sordid subject of fees
and retainers. Ergo, Mr. Ogllvy de
cided to obviate such discussion now
or In the future. He handed Henry a
check for two hundred nnd fifty dol
lnrs, which ho wrote out on the spot,
and with his bright winning smile re
marked : "Now, Mr. Poundstone, we
will proceed to business. Thnt retain
er Isn't a largo one. I admit, but neither
Is tho Job I hnvo for you today. Lnter,
If need of your services on n Inrger
scale should develop, we shall of course
expect to mnke a now arrangement
whereby you will receive the customnry
retnlner of all of . our corporation nt-
torheys. I trust that Is satisfactory."
"Eminently so," gnsped the young
disciple of Blnckstone.
"Very well, then; let us proceed to
business," Buck removed from a small
leather bag a bale of legal-looking
documents. "I hnve here." he an
nounced, "agreements from landowners
nlong tho proposed right of wny of the
N. 0. 0. to give to thnt compnny. on
demand, within one yenr from date,
satisfactory deeds covering rights of
wny which are minutely described In
tho said agreement. I wish the deeds
prepnrcd for signing nnd recording nt
the earliest possible moment.
'You Rball hnve them at this tlmo
to-morrow," Henry promised.
Tho head of Henry Poundstone,
i
Junior, wndJield high for the first tiioc
sinco no, nan nung n mooest. m.mg.o
to tho. breezes of Sequoia six months
before, nnd there wns an unnccustom
ed glenm of lmportnnce In his pnle
eyes ns ho rushed Into his father's
ofllee In tho city hall.
'By Jinks, Dnd," ho exulted. "I've
hooked a fish nt lust nnd he a whop
nor. Read this." and ho thrust n vol
low telegraph-form under the Mnyor's
nose. Tho latter adjusted his glasses
nnd rend:
"Imperative building operations com
mence Immediately. Local skepticism
Injurious and delays dangerous. We
must show good faith to our New York
friends. J. P. M. Insists upon know
ing promptly whero we stnnd with
Sequoia city council. Seo them Im
mediately nnd sccuro temporary fran
chise, 1 possible, to enable us to cross
Water street nt B street nnd build out
Front street. If your Judgment Indi
cates no hold-up on pennnnent fran
chise, conmitiico nctlve operations Im
mediately upon ncqulsltlon of perman
ent franchise.
"HOCKLEY."
This telegram, ns the Mayor observ
ed, vhnd been filed nt San Francisco
subsequent to Ogllvy's visit to him that
afternoon.
"Ah-lt-b !" breathed Ills Honor. "That
accounts for his failure to bring the
matter up at our lntorvlcw. Upon his
return to the hotel ho found this tele
gram nnd got busy nt once. By
Jupiter, this looks like business
Henry, how did you come Into posses
slon of this telegram?"
"It must have been mixed up in the
documents Ogllvy left with mo. I
found It on my desk when 1 was sort
ing out tho papers, nnd In my capnclty
of attorney for the N. C. O. I hnd no
hesitancy In reading It."
Well, I do declnrol Wonder who
Hockloy Is."
"Hockley doesn't mntter," youn
Henry declared triumphantly, "al
though I'd bet a hat bo's ono of those
heavy-weight Wall street fellows nnd
ono of ,T. P. M's vice-presidents, proh
ably. J. P. M of course, Is tho mnn
behind."
"Who tho devil Is J. P. M?"
Henry smiled tolerantly upon his
Ignorant parent "Well, how may J.
Plerpont Morgan do for n guess?" be
queried
"Hell's bells nnd panther-tracks 1"
Muyor Poundstone started as If snuke
bitten. "I should say you have hooked
a big llsh, Boy, you've landed n
whale I Did Ogllvy say anything about
future business?'
"He did. Said If I proved satlsfae-
tory, ho would probably tako me on
and pay tho customary retainer given
all of their corporation attorneys."
"Well, by golly, he'd better tako you
on I 1 had n notion thnt chap Ogllvy
was smart enough to know which side
his bread Is buttered on and who does
I he buttering."
"If I could guarantee Mr,. Ogllvy
GIANTS
Copjrlftht by Pettr D. Kyne
that temporary franchise mentioned In
his telegram, It might help mo to get
In right with .7. P. M. nt the start,"
his hopeful suggested.
"Ounrantee It!" his father shouted,
"Guarantee 111 Well I should snlckerl
Wo'll Just show .f. P. M. nnd his crowd
that they made no mlstnko when they
picked you as their Sequoia legal rep
resentative. I'll call a special meeting
of thnt little old city council of mine
nnd Jam Hint temporary franchise
through while you'd bo saying Mack
Robinson I' "
He cnrefully mnde n copy of the
telegram
II-m 1" he grunted. "Wnnts to cross
Water street at B and build out Front
street. Well, I dare say nobody will
kick over the traces at thnt. Nothing
hut warehouses and lumber-drying
yards nlong there, anyhow. Still come
to think of it, Pennington will probably
raise a howl about sparks from the
engines of the N. C. O. setting his
lumber piles afire."
"He'll be dead against It." Henry de
clared. "I know, because at the Wed
nesday meeting of the Lumber Manu
facturers' association tho subject of
the N. C. O. came up and Pennington
mnde n talk against It. He snld the
N. C. O. ought to he discouraged, If
It was n legitimate enterprise, which
ho doubted, because the most fenslhlo
and natural route for n rond would be
from Wllllts. Mendocino county, north
to Sequoln. I tell you he's dead set
a gn I nst It."
Then wo won't tell him anything
about It, Henry. We'll Just. pull, off
this speclnl session of the council and
forget to Invite the reporters; after
the Job has been put over, Pennington
enn come o round and howl all he
wnnts. We're not letting a chanco like
this slip by us without grabbing a
handful of the tnll-fenthers, Henry.
No, sir not If we know It."
"You bet!" snld Henry enrncstly.
At cloven-thirty Thursdny morning,
young Henry Poundstone, having work
ed the greater part of the previous
night prepnrlng tho deeds, delivered
both deeds and franchise to Buck
Ogllvy at tlio latter's hotel, it wns
with difficulty thnt the latter (coulu
conceal Ills tremendous nninzement
wiiuii ui-iii.v vucmmi miiiucu mill ihu
frnrM tv i,o lm.i Riirmn(i thnt
when Henry casually handed him, the
fnko tck,Kram ntnong tho contracts as
bait for Henry and his father, but his
fondest hope, nt tho tlmo he conceived
the brllllnnr lden, was that Henry
would show tho telegram to his father
nnd thus inculcate In the old gentle
man a friendly feeling toward the N.
C. 0. not unmixed with pleasurable
anticipations of the dny when Henry
Poundstone Junior, should bo one of
the most highly prized me.mbers of the
legal staff 6f a public-service corpora
tlon.
When he could control his emotions,
Mr. Ogllvy gazed approvingly upon
Henry Poundstone. "Mr. Poundstone,"
he snld solemnly, "I hnve met some
meteoric young nttorneys In my dny,
but you're the first genuine comet I
hnvo seen In the legal firmament. Do
yon mind telling me exnetly how you
procured this franchise nnd why you
procured It. without explicit orders
from me?"
Henry did his best to look puzzled,
"Why," he snld, "you left that tele
gram with me, nnd I concluded that
you regarded It as self-explanatory or
else had forgotten to mention It. I
knew you were busy, and I didn't wnnt
to bother you with details, so I Just
went nhend nnd filled that order for
you. Anything wrong nbout thnt?"
"Certnlnly not. Its perfectly won
derful. But how did you put It over?"
Henry smirked. "My dnd's the engi
neer," he said bluntly. "If thirty days
ain't enough time, see mo and I'll get
you thirty days more. And In tho
meantime nobody knows a thing about
this little deal. I figured 'Colonel Pen
nington might try to block you at thnt
crossing, so I "
Buck Osllvy extended his hand In
benediction And let It Imp on Henry
Poundstnne's thin shoulder.
"My dear Poundstone," he said ear
nestly, "I nm not u mnn to forget
clever work, At the proper time I
shall " He smiled his radiant smile.
You understand, n$ course, that 1 am
speaking for myself ami can mnke you
no firm promises. However " He
smiled again, "All I have to say Is
that you'll do I"
"Thank you," said Henry Pound
stone, ,lr. "Thank you ever so much."
An experience extending over n very
active business career of thirty years
had convinced Col, Seth Pennington of
the futility of wracking his brains In
vain speculation over mysteries.
Wjhen. therefore, the Northern Onllfor
nm Oregon railroad commenced to
encroach on the Colonel's time-appro
prlatlon for sleep, ho realized that
there was but ono way In which to
conserve his rest nnd that was by
engaging to fathom the mystery for
htm a specialist In the unraveling of
mysteries. In times gono by, tho Colo
nel had foand a certain national de
tective agency an extremely efllclent
aid to well-known commercial ngen
clos, nnd to these tried and true sub
ordlnates ho turned now for explicit
nnd satisfying Information nnent the
Northern California Outrage!
The Information forthcoming from
Dun's nnd Bradstreet's was vngue nnd
unsntlsfylng. Neither of those two
commercial agencies could asccrtnln
anything of interest regarding the
flnnnces of the N. C. 0. For the pres
ent tho corporation hnd no ofllce. Its
destinies In Knn Francisco being
guarded by a well-known nttorney who
hnd declined to mnke any statement
regnrdlng the compnny but promised
one nt nn early date. The board of
directors consisted of this nttorney.
his two nsslstnnts, his stenographer,
and Mr. Buchnnnn Ogllvy. The com
pnny hnd been Incorporated for five
million dollnrs, divided Into five mil
lion shares of par value of one dollnr
each, and five shares had been sub
scribed 1
"It looks fishy to me," the Colonel
commented to his mnnager, "nnd I'm
more thun ever convinced It's a scheme
of thnt Trinidad Redwood Timber
company to stnrt a timber boom nnd
unload. And that Is something the
Lngunn Grande Lumber compnny does
not view with favor, for the reason I
thnt one of these bright days those
Trinidad people will come to their
senses nnd sell cheap to its. However,
to he sure Is to bo satisfied. Tele
phone the Snn Francisco ofllce to hnve
the detective ngency thnt hnndled the
longshoremen's strike Job for us send
n couple of their best operatives up
on tho next stenmer, with Instructions
to report to me on nrrlvnl."
When the operatives reported, the
Colonel's orders were brief nnd ex
plicit. "I wnnt to know nil nbout o
mnnlnnmcd Buchanan Ogllvy, who Is
up North somewhere procuring rights
of wny for tho Northern Callfornln
Oregon railroad. Find him. ?et up
with him In tho morning nnd put him
to bed at night. Report to me dnlly."
Reports yielded the Colonel nothing
until the first day of Buck's return
to Sequoia, when the following writ
ten report caused tho Colonel to sit
up nnd tnke notice. It was headed:
"Report of Operative No. 41," and It
rend:
"Ogllvy In his room until 12 o'clock
noon. At jziira entereu timing room,
leaving nt I p. m. and proceeding di
rect to, ofllce of, Cardlgnn Redwood
Lumber company. Ogllvy remained In
Cardigan's pilvnte ofllce half nn hour,
spent another half hour conversing
with young lndy in general ofllce
Young lady a brunette. 0. then re
turned to Hotel Sequoln,, where ho
"You're the First Genuine Comet"
wrote several letters In writing room.
At 3 p. m. called to telephone. At
3:02 p. m. left hurriedly for Cardigan
Redwood Lumber company's ofllce.
Entered private ofllce without waiting
to be announced. Emerged at 3:12,
walking slowly nnd In deep thought.
At 3:24 entered tho telephonelnuld
ing nnd placed n long-dlstnnce call.
He asked for tho Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company In San Francisco.
"Concluded his conversation at 3:32
and proceeded to tho city hnll, enter
ing the mayor's ofllce at 3:43 and
emerging nt 4:10. He then returned
to the Hotel Sequoln nnd snt In the
lobby until banded i telegram nt 4:40:
whereupon he entered the telephone
booth nnd talked to someone, emerg
ing nt 4 :43 to go to his room. Ho
returned nt 4:40 and hurried to tho
law ofllce of Henry Poundstone, Jr.,
In the Cardigan block. He was with
Poundstono until 4:50, when ho re
turned leisurely to tho Hotel Sequoia,
enriylng a small leather grip. He
also hod this grip when he entered
Poundstone's ofllce.
"Arrived nt tho hotel nt:03 and
went to his room. At 0:45 ho entered
n public automobile In front of the
hotel and was driven to No. 840 Elm
street. Tho brunetto young lady who
works In the Cardigan Redwood Lum
ber company's ofllco emerged present
ly and entered ' the car, which then
proceeded to , No. 38 Redwood boule
vard, where tho brunetto young lady
alighted and entered the house. She
returned at seven sharp, accompanied
by a young lady whom sho Introduced
to O. All thrco were then driven to
the Canton restnunint nt 432 Third
street. At T:lo Bryce Cnrdlgnn en
tered the restaurant and wns escorted
by the waiter to tho table occupied
by 0. and party.
"At 0:30 entlro party left restaurant
nnd entered n Nnpler enr driven by n
hnlf-breed Indlnn whom the second
young lady hnlled ns George, O. nnd
the brunette young lady were dropped
at S1G Elm street while Cardigan and
the other young lndy proceeded di
rectly to No. 38 Redwood boulevnrd.
After aiding the lady to alight Cardi
gan talked with her n few minutes at
the gate, then hnde her good-night.
"Upon returning to Hotel Sequoia,
found O. In hotel bar. Saw him to
bed at 10 sharp."
Needless to relate, this report had
a most nmuzlng effect upon Colonel
Pennington, and when nt length he
could recover bis mental equilibrium,
ho set nbout quite calmly to anslyzo
the report with tho result that he
promptly arrived at the following con
clusion: f
(1) His niece Shirley Sumner wow
not to be trusted In so far ns young
Bryce Cnrdlgnn was concerned. De
spite her assumption of hostility to
ward the fellow flluce that memorable '
day In Pennlgton's woods, the Colonel
wns now fully convinced thnt she had
mnde her pence with him nnd hnd
been the recipient of his secret atten
tion right nlong.
(2) The N. C. O. was still n mys
tery, but n mystery In which Bryce
Cardigan wns Interested. Moreover,
he was anxious to nld tlio N. C. O. In
every wny possible. However, the
Colonel could understnnd this. Cnrdl
gnn would aid anything thnt might
possibly tend to lift tho Cnrdlgnn
lumber Interests out from under the
Iron heel of Colonel Pennington.
(3) The N. C. 0. wns going to make
a mighty bluff, even to the extent of
applying for a franchise to run over
the city streets of Sequoln. Hence
Ogllvy's visit to Mnyor Poundstone
doubtless on the ndvice of Bryce Car
dlgnn. (4) Ogllvy hnd cnrrled a smnll
lenther bng to nnd from Henry Pound
stone's ofllce. That bag was readily
explained. It had contained n bribe
In gold coin nnd young Henry hnd
been selected ns the go-between. (Thnt
mennt thnt Mnyor Poundstone - had
agreed to deliver the franchise for
a consideration. Ogllvy hnd cnlled
first on the mayor to nrrnnge'the rtw
tnlls; then ho hnd called on the
mnyor's son to complete the transac
tion. (5) If a franchise had been ar
ranged for and tho bribe already de
livered, that meant the prompt nnd
unndvertlsed commencement of oper
ations. Yes, tho N. C. O. wns going
to carry Its monumental bluff to the
point of building a mllo of track
through town. . . , No no. they
wouldn't spend that much money on n
bluff; they wouldn't bribe Poundstone
unless the rond was meant And wns
It a common carrier, after all?
The trail was growing hot; tlio
Colonel mopped his brow nnd concen
trated further. If the N. C. O. was
renlly going to stnrt operations. In or
der to move Its mnterlal from the
Cardigan dock to the scene of opera
tions It would hnve to cut his (tho
Colonel's) tracks somewhere on Watpr
street Damnation I That was It,
They were trying to slip one over on
him. They were planning to get n
jump-crossing In before he should
awake to the situation; they were
planning, too, to hnve the city coun
cil slip through the franchise when
nobody was looking, nnd once the
crossing should be In, they could lnugh
nt Colonel Pennington!
"The scoundrels r ne murmurea.
"I'm on to them! Cnrdlgnn Is piny
Ing the gnme with them. Tlint's why
he bought those rails from the old
Laurel Creek spur! Oh. what a
blithering Idiot I hnve been! How
ever, It's not too late yet. Pound
stone Is coming over to dinner Thurs
dny night, nnd I'll wring tho swine
dry before he leaves the house. And
ns for those falls Cardigan managed
to hornswoggle me out of "
He seized the telephone nnd fnlrly
shouted to his exch'nnge operator to
get his woods foromnn, Jules Ron
dcnji, on the line.
"That you, Rondeau? he .shouted
when the big French- Canndinp re
sponded. "Pennington tnlklng. Whnt
hns young Cnrdlgnn done about those.
rails I sold him from the nbnndoned
spur up Lnurel creek?"
"He have two4 flat-ears upon ze spur
now. Dose woodsgang of bees she
tear up dose rails from ze bead of ze
spur nnd lond In ze flnt-cnrs,"
"Seo to It, Itondenu, that they do
not leave untIM give the word. Un
derstand? Tell 'them the switch-engine
Is in the shop for repairs or is
busy nt other work nnythlng that
will stall him off nnd delny delivery."
"Suppose Bryce Cardigan, he comes
around nnd sny. 'Why?'" Rondeau
queried cautiously.
"Kill him," the Colonel retorted
coolly. "It strikes mo you. nnd the
Blnck Minorca are rather slow play
ing even with young Cardigan."
Rondeau grunted. "I theenk mebbe
so you kill heem yourself, vboss," he
replied enigmatically, and hung up,
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Tohacco Not Wasted Now.
In former times all tohacco confls
cnted by the English customs author
Itles was destroyed by burning in a
furnace called tho king's pipe. Now
adays all such tobacco, as well as that
which Is returned ns unusable for
smoking. Is sold to manufacturing
chemists, who turn It Into sheep dip,
Insecticides for the uso of gnrdeners,
nnd the like.
Not Pure Reading Matter.
"How to lie when nsleep," runa a
newspaper headline. The space would
be better filled persuading people to
tell the truth whllo awake. Boston
Transcript.
Dally Thounht.
Not what has happened to myself
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through me-r-that should uo my
thought
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been tried out for you by thousands.
A Nebraska Case
J. A. Beard, plaster
er, Humboldt, Nebr.,
says: "Several years
nco I was laid up
with my back. With
the Jeaat move sharp,
cutting pains shot
through tho small of
my back and kidneys.
The kidney secretions
contained sediment
and burned In pas-'
sago. Three boxes of.
Doan's Kidney Pills'
left my Mdnoys and
back In a healthy con
dition." Gt Dean's at Any Store, COc Dos
DOAN'S "pTxlV
FOSTER. MILBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y.
Skin Troubles
SootWed
With Cuticura
Soap 25c, Ointment 25 and 50c, Talcnm 25c
True Patriotism.
When the heart Is right, thero Is
true patriotism. George Berkeley.
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" Is genu
ine Aspirin proved safe by millions
nnd prescribed by physicians for over,
twenty years. Accept only on unbroken
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache. Tooth
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism.
Colds and Pnln. Handy tin boxes of 12
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell Inrger "Bnyer pnekages." Aspirin
Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oacetlcacldeoter of Sallcyllcacld. Adv.
No Escape.
"Going tp the party tonight?"
"I guess so. The wife has n new
gown."
Important to all Women
Readers of this Paper
Thousands upon thousands, of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women s complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not mi& healthy con
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased
You may sutler pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita
ble and may be despondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
liver and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents to Ur.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores. Adv.
Easily Answered.
Chemistry Professor "Name three
articles containing starch." Student
"Two cufTs and a collar."
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin.
Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or Itching, If uny, with (hitlcura Oint
ment, then bnthe with Cuticura Soap
and hot wnter. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 2.50 each. Adv.
The man who succeeds In conquer
ing his hnd habits Is Indeed a con
quering hero.
Important to Mothers
Examlno carefully every bottle ol
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
tor miants anu cnuurcn, unu seo tuntu
T)rtnta tlia
Signature UTMA
In Uso for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Besides the original hole In the
doughnut, some of them hnve become
pneumntlc.
Sure
Relief
INDJGESTKWJ
6 Bell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
BI
LL-ANS
FOR INDIGESTION
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