STOP, WOil AN! AND CONSIDER THE ALL-IMPORTANT FACT That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you *re confiding your private ills to a woman —a woman whose experience with wo men's diseases covers twenty-five years. The present Airs. Pinkham is tho daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, and for many years under her direction, and since her decease.her advice lias been freely given to sick women. Many women suffer in silence and drift al from bad to worse, knowing full well that they ought to have immediate assistance, buta natural modesty impels t hem to shrink from exposing them selves to tho questions and probable examinations of even their family physician. It is unnecessary. Without money or price you can consult a woman whose knowledge from actual experience is great. Mrs. Pinklinm’s Standing Invitation: Women suffering from any form of female weak ness are invited to promptly communicate with Airs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, epened, read and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to a woman; thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs.Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken. Out of the vast volume of experience which she has to draw from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your ease. She asks noth ing in return except your good-will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely i *ny woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if •he does not take advantage of this gen erous offer of assistance.—Lydia E. Pink* 1 ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Alass. Following wo publish two let ters from ii woman who accep ted this invitation. Koto the result: First letter. Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— “ For eight years I have suffered something terrible every month. Tho pains are excru ciating and t can hardly stand them. My •doctor says I have n severe female trouble, *nd I must go through an operation if I want, •to get well. 1 do not want, to submit to it if 3 can possibly help it. Please tell me wtiat to do. I hope you can relieve me.”—Mrs. Mary Dimniick, 5'Jth and K Capitol Streets, Washington, IJ. C. Second letter. Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— “ After following carefully your advice, land taking Lydia L. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. I am very anxious to send you my testimonial, that others may know their Value and what you have done for mo. “ As you know, I wrotn you that my doctor said I must have an operation or I could not live. I then wrote you, telling you my ail nionts. I followed your advice and am en tirely well. I can "walk miles without an ache or a pain, and I owe my life to you and to Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I wish every suffering woman would read this testimonial and realize the value of w rit ing to you and your remedyMrs. Maiy Dimmick, With and E. Capitol Streets, Wash ington, 1). C. When a medicine has been successful in restoring to health so many women whose testimony is so unquestionable, you caunot well say, withoutArving it, “ 1 do not believe it will help me.” If you are ill, don’t hesitate to get a bot tle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once, and write Mrs Pink ham, Lynn. Mass., for special advice— it is free and always helpful. Answered. "Big Tim” Sullivan, of Tammany fame, lells of an Irishman who, shortly ■after his entrance into the business life -of the East Side ns a contractor, be *gan to dispose of his superfluous wealth by the purchase of diamonds, of which he became a heavy buyer. One evening a friend, meeting him In the lobby of the theater, observed that the Irishman was affording the public more than usually liberal display of the .gems, "Book here, Pat,” said the friend, "you oughtn't to wear so many dla mionds at once. It's considered vulgar." "Vulgar, eh!” Indignantly repeated it he contractor. “I don’t know about he Springfield Training school that basket ball originated. James Nal smith was its inventor, and the Idea came to him when he was trying 1o | devise an indoor game that should be exciting and at the same time should not he rough or dangerous. Mr. Nai smith, now physical director at the State University of Kansas, not only solved a problem for the school in which he was then instructor, but fur nished a clean, snappy game for sportsmen everywhere. From the phy sical department athletic, muscular young men are sent not only into asso ciation work, but also into colleges, from which there has comp a demand , for men of Christian charA'Cter, educa- I tion and technical ability to guide the students in their sports and in their gymnasium work. Had to See a Dentist. A well known artist was walking with a friend one (Jay, when his com panion suddenly discovered he had a tooth In bad condition. As the pair were passing a drug store the man with the throbbing molar asked the other: "What would you advise for the toothache?” “Why," innocently replied the artist, "the lust time l had toothache I went home and my wife kissed it away.” The friend paused a moment and then asked: “Is your wife home now?” , HOW MANY OF US? - ! Fail to Select Food Nature Demands to Ward Off Ailments. A Kentucky lady, speaking about food, says: “I was accustomed to eat ing all kinds of ordinary food until, for some reason Indigestion and nervous prostration set in. “After 1 had run down seriously my attention was called to the necessity of : some change in my diet, and 1 discon tinued my ordinary breakfast and be gan usingGrape-Nuts with a good quan tity of rich cream. “In a few days my condition changed In a remarkable way, and 1 began to have n strength that I had never been possessed of before, a vigor of body and a poise of mind that amazed me. It was entirely new in my experience. “My former attacks of indigestion had been accompanied by heat flashes, and many times my condition was dis tressing with blind spells of dizziness, rush of blood to the head and neural gic pains in the chest. “Since using Grape-Nuts alone for breakfast I have been free from these troubles, except at times when I have Indulged in rich, greasy foods In quan tity, then 1 would be warned by a pain under the left shoulder blade, and un less I heeded the warning the old trou ble would come back, but when 1 finally got to know where these troubles orig inated I returned to my Grape-Nuts and cream and the pain and disturbance left very quickly. “L am now in nrime health as a re sult of my use ol Grape-Nuts.” Name given by I’ostum Co., Hattie Creek, Mich. ^ ' ~ i The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1 BY A. CONAN DOYLE. Copyright. 1903, Copyright, 1905. | by A. Conan Doyle and Collier’s Weekly. by McClure. Phillips ® Co. ■ — XII.—THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE.—Continued. “Yes, sir, it is true that lie ilirevv the decanter at me. I heard him call my mistress a name, and I told him that lie would not dare to speak so if her, brother had been there. Then it was that he threw it at me. He might have thrown a dozen if ho had but left my bonny bird alone. He was forever ill treating her, and she too proud to corn plain. She will not even toll me all that he has done to her. She never told me of those marks on her arm that you saw this morning, but 1 know very well that they come from a stab with p hatpin. The sly devil—God forgive me that I should speak of him so, now that ho is dead! But a devil lie was, if ever one walked the earth. He was all honey when we first met him—only eighteen months ago, dial we both feel as If It were eighteen years. She had only just arrived in London. Yes, it was her first voyage—she had never been from home before. He won her with his title and his money and his false London ways. If she made a mis take she was paid for it. if ever a wom an did. What month did we meet him? Well, I tell you It was just after we arrived. We arrived In June, and it was July. They were married in January of last year. Yes, she is down in the morning room again, and I have no doubt she will see you, but you must not ask too much of her, for she has gone through ail that flesh and blood will stand.” Lady Brackenstall was leclinlng on the same couch, but looked brighter than before. The maid had en tered with us. and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress' brow. “I hope,” said the lady, ' that you have not come to cross exami. j me again?” "No," Holmes answered, In his gentlest voice, “I will not cause you any unnecessary trouble, Lady Brack enstall, and my whole desire Is to make things easy for you, for I am con vinced that yon are a much tried wom an. If you will treat me as a friend and trust me, you may find that I will Justify your trust.” “What do you want me to do?” "To tell me the truth.” "Mr. Holmes!" “No, no, Lady Brackenstall— It Is no use. You may have heard of any lit tle. reputation which 1 possess. I will stake It all on the fact that your story is an absolute fabrication.” Mistress and maid were both staring at Holmes with pale faces and fright ened eyes. “You are an impudent fellow!” cried Theresa. “Do you mean to say that my mistress has told a lie?” Holmes rose from his chair. “Have you nothing to tell?” “I have told you everything.” “Think once more Lady Brackenstall. Would it not be better to be frank?" For an instant there was hesitation In her beautiful face. Then some new strong thought caused it to set like a mask. “I have told you all I know.” Holmes took his hat and shrugged his shoulders. “I am sorry,” he said, and without another word we left the room and the house. There was a pond in the park, and to this my friend led the way. It was frozen over, hut a single hole was left for the convenience of a solitary swan. Holmes gazed at It, and then passed on to the lodge gat. Then he scribbled a short note for Stanley Hopkins, and left it with the lodgekeeper. “It may be a hit. or it may be a miss, but we are bound to do something for friend Hopkins. Just to Justify this sec ond visit,” said he. “I will not quite take him into my confidence yet. I think our next scene of operations must be the shipping office of the Adelaide Southampton line, which stands at the end of Pall Mall, if i remember right. There is a second line of steamers which connect South Australia with England, but we will draw the larger cover first.” Holmes’ card sent in to the manager ensured instant attention, and he was not long in acquiring all the informa tion needed. In June of ’95, only one of their line had reached a home port. It was the Itock of Gibraltar, their largest and best boat. A reference to the passenger list showed that Miss Fraser, of Adelaide, with her maid had made the voyage in her. The boat was now on her way to Australia somewhere In the south of the Suez canal. Her officers were the same as in ’95, with one exception. The first officer, Mr. Jack Crocker, had been made a cap tain, and was to take charge of their new ship, The Bass Hock, sailing in two days’ time from Southampton. He lived at Sydenham, but he was likely to be in tnat morning for instructions, if ! we cared to wait for him. No: Mr. Holmes had no desire to see him, but would be glad to know more about his recovd and character. His record was magnificent. There was not an officer in the fleet to touch him. As to his character, he was re liable on duty, hut a wild, desperate fellow off the deck of his ship—hot headed, excitable, but loyal, honest and kind hearted. That was the pith of the Information with which Holmes left the office of the Adelaide-Southampion company. Thence he drove to Scotland Yard, but, instead of entering he sat in his cab with his brows drawn down, , lost in profound thought. Finally he ! drove round to the Charing Cross tele graph office, sent off a message, and then, at last, we made for Baker street once more. I "No, I couldn't do it. Watson," said he, as we re-entered our room. “Once that warrant was made out, nothing on earth could save him. Once or twice in my career I feel that I have done more real harm by my discovery of the criminal than ever he had done by his crime. I have learned caution now, and I had rather play tricks with the law of England than with my own con science. Let us know a little more before we act." Before evening, we had a visit from Inspector Stanley Hopkins. Things were not going well with him. "I believe you are a wizard, Mr. Holmes. I really do sometimes think that you have powers that are not hu man. Now, how on earth could you know that the stolen silver was at the bottom of that pond?" I "I didn’t know it.” I ‘But you told me to examine it.” , ‘You got it, then?” I “Yes, 1 got it.” 1 “I am very glad if I have helped you.” ' ‘‘But you haven’t helped me. You have made the affair far more difficult. What sort of burglars are they wl.o steal silver, and then throw it into tHe nearest pond?" "It was certainly rather eccentric be havior. I was merely going bn the idea that if the silver had beeil taken by ~“7“ ly took it for a blind, as it were, then they would naturally be anxious to get rid of it.” "Hut why should such an idea cross your mind?” ''Well, I thought it was possible. When they came out through the French window, there was the pond with one tempting little hole in the ice, right in front of their noses. Could there be a better hiding place?’ “Ah, a hiding place—that is better!” cried Stanley Hopkins. ”Yes, yes, I see it all know! It was early, there were folks upon the roads, they were afraid of being seen with the silver, so they sank it in the pond, Intending to return lor it when the coast was clear. Excellent, Mr. Holmes—that is better than your idea of a blind.” "Quite so, you have got an'admirable theory. I have no doubt but that my own ideas were quite wild, hut you must admit that they have ended in discovering the silver.” "Yes, sir—yes. It was ail your doing. Hut 1 have had a bad setback,” “A setback?” “Yes, Mr. Holmes. The Randall gang were arrested in New YTork this morn lng.” "Denr me, Hopkins! That is certain ly rather against your theory, that they committed a murder in Kent last night.” "It Is fatal, Mr. Holmes—absolutely fatal. Still, there are other gangs of three besides the Randalls, or it may he some new gang of which the police have never heard.’’ "Quite so, it is perfectly possible. What, are you off?” “Yes, Mr. Holmes, there is no rest for me until I have got to the bottom of the business. I suppose you have no hint to give me?” “I have given you one.” "Which?” “Well, I suggested a blind.” "But why, Mr. Holmes, why?” "Ah, that's the question, of course. But I commend the idea of your mind. You might possibly find that there was something in it. You won’t stop for dinner? Well, good by, and let us know how you get on.” Dinner was over, and the table cleared before Holmes alluded to the matter again. He had lit his pipe and held his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze of the fire. Suddenly he looked at hte watch. "I expect developments, Watson.” "When?” Now—within a few minutes. I dare say you thought I acted rather badly to Stanley Hopkins just now?” ”1 trust your judgment.” "A very sensible reply, Watson. You must look at it this way: what I know is unofficial, what he knows is official. T have the right to private judgment, but he has none. He must disclose all, or he is a traitor to his service. In a doubtful case I would not put him in so painful a position, and so I reserve my information until my own mind is clear upon the matter.” “But when will that be?” “The time has come. You will now be present at the last scene of a re markable little drama.” There was a sound upon the stairs, and our door was opened to admit as fine a specimen of manhood as ever passed through it. He was a very tall young man, golden moustached, blue eyed, with a skin which had been burned by tropical suns, and a springy step, which show'od that the huge frame was as active as it was strong. He closed the door be hind him. and then he stood with clenched hands and heaving breast, choking down some overmastering emotion. “Sit down. Captain Crocker. You got my telegram?” Our visitor sank into an arm chair, and looked from one to the other of us with questioning eyes. I got your telegram, and I came at the hour you said. I heard that you had been down to the oflice. There was no getting away from you. Let’s hear the worst. What are you going to do with me? Arrest me? Speak out, man! You can’t sit tfcpre and play with me like a cat with a mouse.” ‘‘Give him a cigar,” said Holmes. “Bite on that,' Captain Crocker, and don't let your nerves run away with you. I should not sit here smoking with you if I thought that you weie a common criminal, you may be sure of that. Be frank with me and we may do some good. Play tricks with me, and I’ll crush you.” “What do you wish me to do?” “To give me a true account of all that happened at the Abbey Grange last night —a true account, mind you, with nothing added and nothing taken off. 1 know so much already that if you go one inch cff the straight. I'll blow this police whis tle from my window and the affair goes out of my hands forever.” The sailor thought lor a little. Then he struck his leg with a great sun-burned hand. I’ll chance it,” ho cried. “I believe you are a man of your word, and a white man, and I’ll tell you the whole story. But one thing I will say first. So far as I am concerned, I regret nothing and I fear nothing, and I would do it all again, and ho proud of thj job. Damn the beast, if ho had as many lives as a cat, he would owe them all to me! But it's the lady, Mary—Mary Fraser—for never will 1 call her by that accursed name. When I think of getting her into trouble, 1 who would give my life just to bring one smile to her dear face, it’s that that turns my soul into water. And yet—and yet—what less could 1 do? I’ll tell you my story, gentle men, and .then I'll ask you, as man to man, what less could I do. ‘‘1 must go hack a hit. You seem to know everything, so 1 expect that you know that 1 met her when she was a passenger and I was first officer of the Rook of Gibraltar. From the first day i met her, she was the only woman to me. Every day of that voyage I loved her more, and many a time since have l kneeled down in the darkness of the night watch and kissed the deck of that ship because I knew her dear feet had trod it. She was never engaged to me. She treated me as fairly as ever a woman treated a man. 1 have no complaint to make. It was all love on my side, and all good comradeship and friendship on hers. When we parted she was a free woman, but I could never again he a free man. “Next time I came hack from sea, I heard of her marriage. Well, why shouldn't she marry whom she liked? Title and money—who could carry them better than she? She was born for all that is beautiful and dainty. I didn’t grieve oyer her marriage. 1 was not such a scllish 1 hound as that. I just rejoiced tnat good luck had come her way, and that she had not thrown herself away on a pen niless sailor. That’s how 1 loved Mary Fraser. ‘‘Well, I never thought to see her again, but last voyage 1 was promoted, and the new boat was not yet launched, so I had to wait for a ccuple of months with my i people at Sydenham. One da. out in « country lane I met Theresa Wright, hei old maid. She told me all about her, about him, about everything. I tell you, gentlemen, it nearly drove me mad. This drunken hound, that he should dare tc raise his hand to her, whose boots he was not worthy to lick! I met Theresa again ' Then I rret Mary herself—ana met hei j again. Then she would meet me no more But the other day I had a notice that ! I was to start on my voyage within a ! week, and I determined that I would see i her once before I left. Theresa was al | ways my friend, for .she loved Mary and j hated this villain almost as much as 1 did From her I learned the way of the house. Mary used to sit up reading in hei own little room downstairs. I crept round there last night and scratched at the win dow. At first she would not open to me, but in her heart l know that now she loves me, ar 1 she could not leave me in the frosty night. She whispered to me to come round to the big front window, and 3 found it open before me, so as to let me into the dining room. Again i heard frorr, her own lips things that made my blood hoi!, and again 1 cursed this brute, who mishandled the woman 1 loved. Well, gentlemen, 1 was standing with her just inside the window, in all innocence as God is my judge, v\ hen he rushed like a mad man into the room, called her the vilest name that a man could use to a woman, and welted Iter across the face with the stick he had in his hand. I had sprung foi the poker and it was a fair light between us. See here, on my arm, where his firs! blow fell. Then it was my turn, and 1 went through him as if he had been a rot* ten pumpkin. Do you think I was sorryf Not I! it was his life or mine, but fa/ more than that, it was his life or her* for how could I leave her in the power cl this madman? That was how I killed him. Was I wrong? Well, then, whal would either of you gentlemen have done if you had been in my position? ‘‘She had screamed when he struck her, and that brought old Theresa down froi' the room above. There was a bottle oi wine on the sideboard, and I opened it and poured a little between Mary’s lips', for she was half deau with shock. The I 1 took a drop myself. Theresa was as coc^ as ice, and it was her plot as much ;t mine. We must make it appear tha* burglars had done the thing. Therest kept on repeating our Ltory to her mii4 tress, while I swarmed up and cut th4 rope of the bell. Then 1 lashed her i I her chair, and frayed out the end of th(r rope to make it look natural, else the> would wonder how in the world a burglaf could have got up there to cut it. Then J gathered up a few plates and pots of sil ver, to carry out the ea of robbery, an,) there I left them, with orders to give th% alarm when I had a quarter of an hour’s start. I dropped the silver fnto the pond, and made off for Sydenham, feeling that for once in my life 1 had done a real good night’s work. And that’s the truth ant) the whole truth, Mr. Holmes, if it cost.) me my neck.” Holmes smoked for some time in silence. Then he crossed the room, and shook oui visitor by the hand. “That’s what I think,’’ said he. “1 know that every word Is true, for you have hardly said a word which I did not know. No one but an acrobat or a sailoi could have got up to that bell rope from the bracket, and no one but a sailor could have made the knots with which the core was fastened to the chair. Only once had this lady been brought into contact with sailors, and that was on her voyage, and it was someone of her own class of life, since she was trying hard to shield him, and so showing that she loved him. Yoi) see how easy it was for me to lay my hands upon you when once I had started upon the right trail.’’ “I thought the police never could have seen through our dodge.” “And the police haven’t, nor will they, to the best of my belief. Now, look here, Captain Crocker, this is a very serious matter, though I am willing to admit that you acted under the most extreme provo cation to which any man could be sub* jected. I am not sure that in defence of your life your action will not be pro nounced legitimate. However, that is lof a British jury to decide. Meanwhile I have so much sympathy for you that, it you choose to disappear in the next twen ty-four hours, 1 will promise you that nc one will hinder you.’ “And then it will all come out.” “Certainly it will come out.” “What sort of proposal is that to make a man? I know' enough of law to under stand that Mary would be held as ac complice. Do you think I would leave hei alone to face the music while 1 slunk away? No, sir, let them do their w'orst upon me, but for Heaven’s sake, Mr. Holmes, fnd some way of keeping my poor Mary out of the courts.” Holmes for a second time held out his hand to the sailor. "1 was only testing you, and you ring true every time. Well, it is a great respon sibility that 1 take upon myself, but 1 have given Hopkins an excellent hint, and if he can’t avail himself of it I can dc no more. See here, Captain Crocker, we’ll do this in due form of law'. You are the prisoner. Watson, you are a British jury, and I never met a man who was more eminently fitted to represent one. 1 am the judge. Now, gentlemen of the jury, you have heard the evidence. Do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty?” “Not guilty, my lord,” said 1. “Vox populi, vox Dei. You are acquitted, Captain Crocker. So long as the law does not find some other victim you are safe from me. Come back to this lady in a year, and may her future and yours jus tify us in the judgment which we havi pronounced this night!” (Continued Next Week) In 1950. Give me a spoon of oioo, ma, An the sodium alitalai, For I’m going to a make a pie, mamma! I'm going to make a pie. For John will hr hungry and tired, ma. And his tissues will decompose; So give me a gram of phosphate. And the carbon and cellulose. Now give me a chunk of caselne, ma, To shorten the thermic fat, And give me the oxygen bottle, ma, And look at the thermostat. And if the electric oven is cold Just turn it on half an ohm. For I want to have the supper ready As soon as John comes home. Appreciate Them. "I think it is a shame,” remarked the new boarder. "This paper says the Russian soldiers only get 12 cents a month." ■‘Well, don’t worry," replied the com edian boarder. "The Japs will make them look like 30 cents." Wall Street. Atlanta Constitution; "What are the bees doing?” "They are working hard to make honey." "And what Is the man doing?" "He is loafing around till the honey Is made." "And what will he do then?” "Bless your Innocence! He’ll rob the bees.” Dr. Macnamara, M. P., said at a cler icn. conference the other evening that if the clergymen of London were to spend U week under the present housing con ditions of the poorer classes they would return to their homes the most violent set of socialists that ever breathed, and their first act would be a demon stration in Hyde p jrk A clergyman, returned /tom Manila, lectured iri San Frarcisco the other day. He said that m a municipal pa rade in Manila among the procession ists was a company of city rat cati-*-■••3. Crowded German Universitie*. i From the Athenaeum. The number of matriculated studentt at the German universities during the summer term is over 44,942, an increase of over 3,000 on last year. Of these 6,599 are in Berlin, 5,734 at Munich, 4,147 at Leipsic, 3,275 at Bonn, 2,350 at Frei burg, 2,128 at Halle, 1,025 at Gottingen, 1,922 at Heidelberg, and 1,362 at Jena, while the rest are distributed among various universities. There are 12,413 students of law; 10,752 are studying philosophy, philology or history, 6,584 medicine and 6,212 mathematics or natural science. The number of stu dents has nearly trebled during the last thirty years, the returns for 1876 showing that in that year the entries amounted only to 16,812. Dangers of the Gum Habit. From the New ^ork Weekly. Miss De Sweet—I’ll never touch an other chew of gum as long as I live. Proud Mother—I am glad to hear you say so, my dear; but what has re formed you so suddenly? “Last evening Mr. Richfellow pro posed to me just at the moment when my jaws got stuck so I couldn’t say anything, and he went off.” Ask Your Dealer for Allen’s Foot-Kaae A powder to shake into your shoes, it rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nalls. Allen’s Foot-Ease rnake3 new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample mailed FIIEE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. V. Convenient Absence. An Irishman once went to a pension of fice to apply for a pension. “Where were you shot?” asked the pen sion officer. “Roight here,” answered the Irishman, pointing to his heart. “But if you had been shot there you would have been killed,” said the officer. “Whin Oi was shot,” said the Irishman, "me heart was in me mouth.” BABY’S TORTURING HUMOR. Ears Looked as If They Would Drop Off—Face Mass of Sores—Cured by Cuticura in Two Weeks for 75c. “I feel it my duty to parents of oth er poor suffering babies to tell you wliat Cuticura has done for my little daughter. She broke out all over her body with a humor, and we used ev erything recommended, but without re sults. I called in three doctors, they all claimed they could help her, but she continued to grow worse. Her body was a mass of sores, and her little face was being eaten away; her ears looked as if they would drop off. Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and before I had used half of the cake of Soap and box of -Oint ment tbe sores had all healed, and my little one's face and body were as clear as a new-born babe’s. I would not he without it again if it cost five dollars, instead of seventy-five cents. Mrs. George J. Steese, 701 Coburn St., Ak ron, Ohio.” There Was No Compulsion. A family who had struggled many years in a poverty stricken portion of the city suddenly came into possession of an income. They moved to a little place in the country and tried to im press their neighbors with their im portance. They talked constantly of what "people in our position” should and should not do. Some of their city acauaintances came to visit them one summer and the lit tle daughter of 7 or 8 was showing them about the place. -'What nice chickens!” exclaimed one of the guests when they reached the youltry yard. "They lay every day, loo. I suppose. 7" "Yes.” said the youthful hostess, who re;dly knew nothing about it; that is, they could, of course; but in our posi tion they don’t have to." Verdict for Dr. Pierce AGAINST THE Lacies’ Home Journal. Sending truth after a He. It Is an old maxim that "a lie will travel seven leagues while truth is getting its boots on,” and no doubt hundreds of thousands of good people read the unwarranted and malicious attack upon Dr. R. V. Pierce and his " Favorite Prescription ’’published in the May (11(01) number of tho Ladies’ Home Journal, with its great black dis play headings, who never saw tho hum ble, groveling retraction, with its incon spicuous heading, published two months later. It was boldly charged in tho sland erous and libelous article that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, for tho cure of woman’s weaknesses and ailments, con tained alcohol and other harmful ingredi ents. Dr. Pierce promptly brought suit against tho publishers of the Ladies’ Home Journal, for $200,000,00 damages. Dr. Pierce alleged that Mr. Holt, the editor, maliciously published the article containing such false and defamatory matter wHJr the intent of injuring his busine&H'furthcrmoro, that no alcohol, or other fcjurious. or habit-forming, drugs are, orycer were, contained in bis "Fa vorite description"; that said medicine Is mady lyom native medicinal roots and contajios/no harmful ingredients what even/yfa that Mr. Holt’s malicious state nmiftg were wholly and absolutely false. Inthc retraction orbited Inlaid dri’p’njj they were Rircturto:ieki)owl(‘d!jei|l|iurricY n»VT r7> 7 m <‘<7! mlorj*uyoj^lYETlhTgod harm f iijji r11 'These facts were also proven in the ImTof the action in the Supreme Court. But the business of Dr. Pierce was greatly injured by the publication of tho libelous article with Its great display headings, while hundreds of thousands who read the wickedly defamatory article never saw the humble groveling re , traction, set In small type and made as incon ! spicuous as possible. The matter was how ever brought before a jury in the Supremo J Court of New York Stjate which promptly , rendered a verdict in the Doctor’s favor. , Thus his traducers came to grief and the±r i base slanders were routed.