Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.
Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath—always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead of being cast out'
of the system is re-absorbed into the1
blood. When this poison reaches the!
delicate brain tissue it causes con
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets immediately cleanse the
■tomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess;
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret to-night will surely
Straighten you out by morning. They1
■work while you sleep—a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver’
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
A Natural Fear.
Old Hound—Come, come! What are
you shivering about?
The Pup—Why, I just heard the
master say he’d have to put me
through the mill.
Old Hound—Yes; he’s going to train
you for the hunting.
The Pup—Oh! 1 thought he meant
the sausage mill. — Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
MEAT CLOGS KIDNEYS
THEN YOUR BACK HURTS
Take a Glass of Salts to Flush Kid
neys If Bladder Bothers You—
Drink Lots of Water.
No man or woman who eats meat'
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms*
uric acid which excites the kidneys,,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fall to filter1
the waste and poisons from the bloodj
then we get sick. Nearly all rheu-j
matlsm, headaches, liver trouble, ner-j
vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
urinary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache In
the kidneys or your back hurts or If}
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, stojf
eating meat and get about four ounces
of J_.d Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful In a glass of water!
before breakfast and in a few days!
your kidneys will act fine. This fa
mous salts is made from the acid of)
grupcs and lemon juice, combined)
with lithia, and has been used foi^
generations to flush and stimulate thel
kidneys, also to neutralize the acids!
In urine so it no longer causes irrita
tion, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
Injure; makes a delightful efferves
cent lithia-water drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.—Adv.
In After Years.
■“Beauty,” remarked the poetic
youth, "may draw us with a single
hair."
“During the courtship, yes," re
joined the bald-headed man with a
sigh. “but. after marriage she is mord
likely to grab a handful.”
SELF SHAMPOOING
With Cuticura Soap is Most, Comfort
ing and Beneficial. Trial Free.
Especially if preceded by touches
of Cuticura Ointment to spots of dan
druff aud itching on the scalp skin.
These supercreamy emollients meet
every skin want as well as every
toilet and nursery want in caring for
the skin, scalp, hair and hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv.
Pa’s Vindictiveness.
"George, father has failed."
“That’s just like him! I told you
all along, darling, that he was going
to do all he could to keep us from be
ing tnarried!”—Stray Stories.
When Your Eyes Need Care
Use Marine Kye Medicine. No Smarting—Feels
Fine—Acts Quickly. Try It for Red, Weak,
Sore Eyes ana Granulated Eyelids, Murine Is
compounded by our Oculists—not a “Patent
Medicine”—but used in successful Physicians'
Practice for many years. Now dedicated to
the Public and sold by Druggists at 60c per
Bottle. Murine Bye Salve in Aseptic Tubes,
•5c and 60c. Write for Book of the Eye Fiee.
Murine Eye Remedy Company, Chicago. Adv.
Wears Many Crowns.
He—She’s a thoroughly queenly
woman.
She—Yes; even her teeth have gold
crowns.—Town Topics.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle it
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
One little taste of defeat is difficult
to swallow.
|T " %
The Mystery of
the Boule Cabinet
-by
BURTON E. STEVENSON
| ^_Co^rl^t^918^^_Burton^E^StavenBon. p
CHAPTER XXVII.—(Continued).
"Oh, of course!” he sneered. “I ought
to Jiave seen through It! I ought to
have suspected, even when I found you
tryln’ to Interview him; even when I
got him off the boat myself; even when
I went through his papers and found
them all right—yes. eten to the photo
graph on his passport! That’s plain
enough now, alnt It! If peqple only had
as good foresight as they have hind
sight, how easy It would be!”
"took here, Grady,” said God
frey, more kindly. “I haven't
anything against you • person
ally, and I admit that it was foolish of
me to stand there talking to Crochard
and never suspect who he was. But
that’s all beside the mark. You're at
the head of the detective bureau, and
you're the man who is responsible for
all this. You're energetic enough and
all that; but ydu're not fit for your job
—It’s too big for you, and you know it.
Take my advice, and go to the 'phone
there and send in your resignation."
1 Grady stared at him as though un
able to believe his ears.
l-none in my resignation: lie
echoed. "What kind of a fool do you
think I am?"
"I see you're a bigger one than I
thought you were! Your pull can’t
help you any longer Grady.”
"Was It to tell me that you got me
over here?”
"No,” said Godfrey, "all this Is Just
Incidental—you began the discussion
yourself, didn’t you? I got you here to
meet * * •"
The outer door opened again, and
Godfrey looked toward It, smiling.
“Mooseer l’Iggott!” announced the
office boy.
And then I almost bounced from my
■eat, for I would have sworn that the
man who stood on the threshold was the
man who had opened the secret drawer.
He came forward, looking from face
to face; then his eyes met Godfrey's
and he smiled.
“Behold that I am here, monsieur,” he
■aid and I started anew at the voice,
for It was the voice of Crochard. ”1
hope that I have not kept you waiting."
"Not at all, M. Plgot,” Godfrey us
■ured him, nnd placed a chair for him.
I could see Grady and Slmmonds
gripping the arms of their chairs and
staring at the newcomer, their mouths
open; and I knew the thought that
was flashing through their brains. Was
this Plgot? Or was the man who had
opened the cabinet Plgot? Or was
was neither Plgot? Was It possible
that this could bo a different man than
the one who had opened the cabinet?
I confess that some such thought
flashed through my own mind—a sus
picion that Godfrey, In some way, was
playing with us.
Godfrey looked about at us, smiling
•s he saw our expressions.
"I went down the bay this morning
and met the Savoie,” he said. “I relat
ed to M. Plgot last night’s occurrences,
and begged him t6 be present at this
meetings. He was good enough to
agree. I assure you,” he added, see
ing Grady’s look, “that this Is M. Pigot,
of the Paris Service du Surete, and not
Crochard."
"Oh, yes,” said M. Plgot, with a de
precating ahrug. ”1 am myself—and
Seatly humiliated that I should have
lien so readily Into the trap which
Crochard set for me. But he is a very
clever man.”
“It was certainly a marvellous dis
guise,” I said. “It was more than that
—It was an Impersonation."
“Cochard has had occasion to study
me,” explained M. Plgot, drily. "And
he Is an artist In whatever he does.
But some day I shall get him—every
pitcher to the well goes once too often.
There Is no hope of finding him here
In New York?"
"I am afraid not," said Godfrey.
"Don’t be too sure of that!” broke In
Grady ponderously. “I ain’t done yet—
not by no manner of means!"
“Pardon me for not Introducing you,
M. Plgot," said Godfrey. “This gen
tleman Is Mr. Grady, who has been
the head of our detective bureau; this
Is Mr. Slmmonds, a member of his
■taff; this Is Mr. Lester, an attorney
and friend of mine; and this Is Mr.
Shearrow, my personal counsel. Mr.
Grady, Mr. Slmmonds and Mr. Lester
were present, last night,” he added
blandly, "when Crochard opened the
secret drawer.”
Grady reddened visibly, and even I
felt my face grow hot M, Plgot looked
at us with a smile of amusement
It must have been a most Interest
ing experience," he said, “to have seen
Crochard at work. I have never had
that privilege. But I regret that he
should have made good hip escape."
"More especially since he took the
Mlchaelovitch diamonds with him,” I
added.
"Before we go Into that," said God
frey, with a little smile, “there are one
or two questions I should like to aik
you, M. Plgot, In order to clear up
soma minor details which are as yet a
little obscure. Is It true that the theft
of She Mlchaelovitch diamonds was
planned by Crochard?”
“Undoubtedly. No other thief In
France would be capable of It.”
“Is It also true that no direct evi
dence could be found against him?"
“That also Is true, monsieur. He Had
arranged the affair so cleverly that we
were wholly unable to convict him,
unless we should find him with the
stolen brlllants In his possession.”
“And you were not able to do that?”
“No; we could discover no trace of
the brilliants, though we searched for
them everywhere.”
“But you did not know of the Boule
cabinet and of the secret drawer?”
“No; of that we knew nothing. I
must examine that famous cabinet.”
"It Is worth examining. And It has
an Interesting history. But you did
know, of course, that Crochard would
seek a market for the diamonds here In
America ?”
“We knew that he would try to do
so, and we did everything In our pow
er to prevent It. We especially relied
upon your customs department to
search most thoroughly the belongings
of evry person with whom they were
not personally acquainted."
"The customs people did their part,”
said Godfrey with a chuckle. “They
have quite upset the country. But the
diamonds got In, In spite of them. For,
of course, a cabinet Imported by a man
so well known and so above suspicion
as Mr. Vantlne was passed without
question!”
“Yes,” agreed M. Plgot, a little bitter
ly. “It was a most clever plan; and
now. no doubt. Crochard can sell the
brilliants at his leisure.”
“Not If you’ve got a good description
of them,” protested Grady. “I’ll make
It a point to warn every dealer In the
country; I’ll keep my whole force on
the Job, I’ll get Chief Wilkie to lend
me some of his men . .
“Oh. there is no use taking all that
l
_ * ' ’
22
trouble,” broke In Godfrey, negligently.
“C'rochBrd won’t try to Bell them.”
"Won’t try to sell them?" echoed
Grady. “What’s the reason he wont”?”
“liecause he hasn’t got them,” an
swered Godfrey, smiling with an evi
dently deep enjoyment of Grady’s dazed
countenance.
“Oh, come off!” said that worthy dis
gustedly. “If he hasn't got 'em I’d like
to know who has!”
“I have,” said Godfrey, and cleared
my desk with a sweep of his arm.
“Spread out your handkerchief, Les
ter,” and as I dazedly obeyed, he picked
up the little leather bag, opened it, and
poured out Its contents In a sparkling
flood. “There,” he added, tunning to
Grady, “are the Mlchaelovitch dla»
monds.”
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CROCHARD WRITES AN
EPILOGUE.
r ur an instant. we gazed at tne glit
tering heap with dazzled eyes; then
Grady, with an Inarticulate cry, sprang
to his feet and picked up a handful of
the diamonds, as though to convince
himself of their reality.
“But I don’t understand!” he gasped.
"Have you got Crochard. too?”
“No such luck,” said Godfrey.
"Do you mean to say he'd give these
up without a fight!”
The same thought was In my own
mind; If Godfrey had run down Cro
chard and got the diamonds, without a
llfe-and-death struggle, that engaging
rascal must be much less formidable
than I had supposed.
“My dear Grady,” said Godfrey, “I
haven’t seep Crochard since the minute
you took him off the boat. I’d have
had him. If ybu had let Slmmonds call
me. That’s what I had planned. But
he was too clover for us. I knew that
he would come today . . .”
"You knew that he would come to
day?” repeated Grady blankly. “How
did you know that—or Is It merely hot
air?”
“I knew that he would come,” said
Godfrey, curtly, “because he wrote and
told me so.”
M. Plgot laughed a dry little laugh.
“That Is a favorite device of his,”
he said, “and he always keeps his
word.”
"The trouble was,” continued Grady,
“that I didn't look for him so early in
the day, and 80 be was able to send me
in a wild-goose chase after a sensation i
that didn't exlBt. There’s where I was
* fool. But I discovered the secret
3rpwer 10 days ago—while the cabinet :
was still at Vantlne's—the evening af- :
ter the veiled lady got her letters. It t
was easy enough. I am surprised you
didn’t think of It, Lester.”
"Think of what?” I asked. ‘
“Of the key to the mystery. The ]
drawer containing the letters was on
the left side of the desk; I saw at once
that there must be another drawer, 1
opened In the same way, on the right ;
side.”
"I didn’t see It," I said. "I don't see '
It yet.”
“Think a minute. Why was Drouet
killed'' Because he opened the wrong
drawer. He pressed the combination
»t the right side of the desk, In
stead of that at the left side. The fair s
lulie must have thought the drawer ,
was on the right side. Instead of the
eft. It was a mistake very easy to
make, since her mistress doubtless had '
ier back turned when Julie saw her .
men the drawer. The suspicion that
t was Julie’s mistake becomes cer
alnty when she shows the combina
don to Vantine, and he Is killed, too.
Besides, the veiled lady herself made a
-emark which revealed the whole 1
itory.”
"I didn’t notice It,” I said, resignedly. -
‘What was It?"
“That she was.accustomed to open
ng the drawer with her loft hand. In
stead of with her right. After that,
:here could be no further doubt. So 1
llscovered the drawer very simply.
It had to be there.”
"Yes,” I said; “and then?"
"Then I removed the Jewels, took
:hem down to a dealer In paste gems
ind duplicated them as closely as 1
:ould. I had a hard time getting a
food copy of this big rose-diamond.”
He picket It from the heap and held
It up between his fingers.
"Irti a beauty, isn’t It?" he asked.
M. Plgot smiled a dry smile.
“It Is the Mazarln," he said, “and
Is worth 3,000,000 francs. There Is a
:opy of it at the Louvre."
“So thlft’s true. Is It?" I asked.
“Crochard told us the story."
“It Is unquestionably true,” said M.
Plgot. “It Is riot a sqpret—It Is mere
ly something which every one has for
gotten.”
jot the duplicate?, I rolled them up In
lotton packets, and placed them back
In the drawer, being careful to put the
Mazarln at the bottom, where I had
found It."
“It was lucky you thought of that."
I said, “or Crochard would have sus
pected something.”
Godfrey looked at me with a smile.
“My dear Lester," he said, “he knew
that the game was up the Instant hs
opened the first packet. Do you sup
pose he would be deceived? Not by
the best reproduction ever made!”
And theji I remembered the slow flush
which had crept Into Crochard's
cheeks as he opened the, first packet 1
(Continued next week.)
THE PHONE GIRL REIGNS.
Upon her throne a beauty queen
In regal, robes she proudly sits,
And o'sr her kingdom tulea serene
In royal state that well her tits.
From her exalted royal seat
She Issues forth her high commands,
Through winter’s cold and summer’s heat
Kept busy are her nimble hands.
This goddess In her royal state.
With power rules that Is supreme.
Dispose she may of life and fate.
Help realize a mortal’s dream.
With steady hand the rod she sways
And as her mind is ever clear,
The element her will obeys,
While she distributes life and cheer.
No royal hand did ever eway
A scepter with a calmer mind.
Than does this queen that we portray.
Supreme she reigns among her kind!
Who Is this eceptered beauty queen
Whose standard we for you unfurl?
Through out the land she can be Been,
Is known to us as telephone girl.
_ —A. G. Lehr.
More than 500 women, many of them
wives of prominent manufacturers In
New York, have pledged themselves to
work during the coming winter to re
duce tho problem of unemployment.
Chicago’s municipal bureau of fire
prevention have put their stamp of dis- •
approval on girl ushers In the the- j
aters.
- - - *' I
LABOR PERIODICALS TO HELP
Campaign Against Tuberculosis Will i
Shortly Have a New and Im
portant Ally.
A new campaign for closer co-opera
tion with labor unions and other
groups of workingmen is announced
by the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
A committee has been appointed
with Dr. Theodore B. Sachs, president
of the Chicago Tuberculosis institute,
as chairman, to formulate plans for
immediate and future action. Other
members of the committee are Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, Washington;
George W. Perkins, secretary of the
International Cigarmakers’ union, Chi
cago; John Mitchell of the New York
state compensation commission, New
York; Austin B. Garretson. president
of the Brotherhood of Railway Con
ductors, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Dr. Wil
liam Charles White, medical director
of the Tuberculosis league of Pitts
burgh, and Dr. David R. Lyman, super- :
intendent of the Gaylord Farm sanato- i
rium, Wallingford, Conn.
As the first step in the campaign a i
special health bulletin has been pre- i
pared for the labor papers and will <
be sent out monthly in co-operation
with members of the International La
bor Press bureau.
Experience.
“Experience is a great teacher.”
“Isn’t it? There’s Brown’s case.”
“What about Mr. Brown?"
“He married a widow.”
“I know.”
“Well, Brown had an idea that he
(vas a handy man around the house.
About the second week after his mar
riage she caught him with a monkey
wrench on his way to fix some of the
water pipes.”
“What did she do?”
“She stopped him.”
“Why?"
“She said her first husband had the
lotion that he was a plumber, and she
fiad all the trouble from that source
that she wanted.”
No Task for Tyros.
One of the men at the front has told
is how he tried to milk a cow—with
)Ut the expected result. This is not
in easy task for an unpracticed hand,
-.eslie Stephen was once on a long
ramp in Switzerland, accompanied
>y his friend, Doctor Morgan. They
nissed their way and found them
lelves, parched and hungry, far from
iny dwelling place. At length they
tame across a cow, from whom they
letermined to extract some nourish
nent, each holding on to her horns in
urn, they had to abandon all hopes
if milk. This, remarks Doctor Mor
gan, is “one of the very few occasions
in which I ever saw Stephen fairly
hwarted.”
She Went.
“See how I can count, mamma,”
aid Kitty. “That's my right foot,
fhat’s one. There’s my left foot,
fhat's two. Two and one makes three,
fhree feet make a yard, and I want to
:o out and play in it.”
The Reason.
“The man who uttered those forged
lotes made a very clumsy job of it.”
“Oh, but, you know, he stuttered.”
Wise Old Ben Franklin
Said —
“A penny saved is
a penny earned.”
With the price of beef and
wheat soaring higher and higher,
the problem of economic living is
causing many housewives to con- ^
sider food values in planning
meals.
For years many have known,
and others are now finding out,
the true economy in
Or ape- N uts
This food, the true meat of wheat and barley full of Nature’s richest nourishment,
builds nerve and muscle, bone and brain, in a way that has thoroughly commended it
the world over.
A package of Grape-Nuts—fully cooked, ready to serve, and sealed in its weather
proof and germ-proof wrapping—can be had from any grocer. No rise in price!
Grape-Nuts, served with milk, cream or fruit, gives satisfaction, sustaining rood
value, true economy, and proves itself a family friend.
“There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts '
GOOD FOR NATION’S HEALTH
Beneficial Results From Early Entry
of Spring Vegetables Into the
Markets of the Country.
One of the marvels of modern life is
the early date when spring fruits and
vegetables appear in the markets.
Seven years ago they almost always
went North in a wilted condition. With
modern facilities these products of
southern latitudes appear in northern
towns in marvelously fresh condition.
For the great majority of people pre
maturely early food products are an
impossible luxury. But the growing
wealth of the country is signified by
the number of people who today feel
that they can afford to buy these early
garden products. For people of means
t is a healthful way of spending
Money, which otherwise might go into
lighly seasoned cooking and stimul
ants.
Also the cost of these early products
tas not increased as much as one
vould expect. They are raised In so
nuch larger quantities that competi
ion keeps prices somewhere within
■eason. Regular markets have been
“stablished and transportation costs
ire greatly reduced through volume
if traffic.—South Bend News-Times.
Remark Hard to Explain.
Everyone had gathered in the draw
ing room after dinner, and all were
feeling contented with themselves as
well as at peace with the outside
world, when it was suggested as a pas
time that every lady should state the
gift she most coveted, and tlj^ posses
sion of which she would most prize.
With prompt acquiescence each regis
tered her choice. Mrs. Wellman wished
for the most exquisite jewels extant,
Mrs. King desired to be the best
dressed woman in society, Mrs. Dray
ton preferred to own the handsomest
turnouts, while Mrs. Smith craved
popularity. Robinson, springing from
his chair, exclaimed: “Heavens, don’t
any of you care for beauty?’’ Some of
them still think it was intentional.
Safety First.
John Sharp Williams stepped out of
the senate chamber in response to the
card of Bob Gates, who is a Washing
ton correspondent of distinguished ap
pearance and much political sapience.
Bob asked him a number of ques
tions and then, in parting, he asked:
“By the way, Senator, have you got
a good cigar about you?”—putting the
request under the head of unfinished
business.
“No, I haven’t but one left—and 1
just now bit the end off it preparatory
to lighting it,” replied John Sharp.
“If I'd just been a minute or two
sooner—” suggested Bob.
“Not exactly,” said the senator. “The
fact, is, when I started out here I bit
the end off the cigar just for fear yots
might ask for it.”
Smallpox Stamped Out.
Of 3,164 deaths in the great epi
demic in Montreal 85 per cent were
of children under ten years. It is es
timated that 60,000,000 persons died
of smallpox in Europe in the eight
eenth century. The disease is prac
tically stamped out now in civilized
countries. Doctor Roteh reports that
in Boston in 15 years there has been
no death from smallpox in children
vaccinated.
Catarrh of Kidneys
Cured By Peruna
“I had Ca
tarrh of the
Kidneys and
Bladder. 1
Am Very
Thankful
For Peruna.
1 Feel Well,
My tongue
is clear, 1 _
have no bitter taste in my
mouth. 1 am glad to say I
do not need Peruna any
longer, I am perfectly well.
1 have Peruna in the house
all the time. When I have
a cold or when I do not feel
well I take Peruna. We
were all sick with the grip
last winter. We took Peru
na and it helped us. Peruna
is the best medicine for grip
or colds.”
Mrs. Gas. FT. Carlson, Box 201, Or*
tonville, Minn.
Between Deals.
The Wall street broker who ought
to be in vaudeville came across at
lunch with a fresh conundrum.
“What’s the difference,” said he,
“betw'een a taxidermist and a taxi
driver, one of those chaps who gears
the taximeter up to the highest
notch?”
Everybody had had experience with
the taximeter but nobody could supply
the answer.
“All right,” said the broker. “One
skins you and stuffs you and the
other stuffs you and skins you.”
Up to Mother.
The mother of thirteen-yef r-old
Page has a gift for rhyming rad a
generous nature. The other day Page
returned from school with the an
nouncement that each member of her
class was expected to turn in a poem
on a certain given subject on the mor
row.
“Well, that’s a very ni e subject."
replied Page’s mother.
“Yes, but, mother,” th% little girl
asked, with innocent assurance, “what
are you going to say about it?”
The Queer Sex.
Mary—Do you and Marguerite still
decline to speak as you pass by?
Hazel—Oh, no; we are friends
again.
Mary—Kissed and made up, did
you?
Hazel—Yes—that is, we kissed—she
was already made up.
Showing It.
“They tell me that prosecuting at
torney is very bold in his conduct of
cases.”
“So they say. He must have the
courage of his convictions.”
It is a whole lot better to howl be
fore you are hurt than to howl in a
hospital.—Philadelphia Telegraph.
