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CHAPTER XIII.—Continued.
“Ah, It will not be for some time,
senorita—and the man who seeks it
runs a good chance of losing his own,
be he peon or master, Barcelona, the
bull-fighter, or Senor Lopez, the hidal
go. My life belongs to myself—I will
defend it against all comers. I am
well armed, senorita."
His manner is quiet, not boasting,
but thoroughly convincing. She looks
at him with the deepest of admiration
showing in her eyes, for although a
Mexican girl may admire a handsome
man. she adores a brave one, and
Senor Dick has proved himself to be
such more than once to the knowl^
edge of the senorita.
“I know you do not fear him—that
is what makes me shiver, for one of
you must fall. There is the wicked
Barcelona, too—he has also sworn
against you. Once he was the idol of
the people here—there is a change—
he feels it—what have you done to
bring it about?”
“He tried to down me, and fortune
was my friend. I proved more lucky
and by means of a wrestling trick
threw him on his back.”
“You humiliated Tordas before all
the people, and he will never forgive
you for that; he is only awaiting his
time to secure revenge. Tell me, Sen
or Dick, do you mean to stand up for
the American girl in her effort to hold
the mine?”
It is a plain question and demands
a straight answer, which Dick is
ready to give.
“I have so determined; it is an out
rage to see men making a combine
against a young girl. The property
is rightfully hers—:he courts will so
decide every time. Your father’s pur
pose is to rule or ruin. He had bet
ter take care—we are already in
communication with President Diaz,
whom I know personally, having
fought at his side during the revolu
tion that brought him into power.
Senor Lopez will go too far, and find
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himself in the Black Hale some morn
ing.”
The girl gives a sigh.
"I see yon will not retreat—you do
not know or appreciate the dangers
arrayed against you. I am glad we
have met, glad to have this opportun
ity of warning you. Why my father
hates you so I do not know.”
“I can give more than one guess,
senorita,” then, as she lets her vail
fall to hide her confusion, “but the
cause has little to do with it now. I
am warned—I am always on the
watch—I go well armed, and feel cap
able of defending my own. Let that
console you, senorita.”
“Good-by.” Bhe says, in her soft
Spanish, and he takes her hand and
raises it to his lips, as might a
Knightly courtier of o'd.
When he resumes his walk, after
watching the trim figure of the veiled
senorita enter her carriage, that has
stood near-by, Dick has new subjects
for serious thought. He is no fool—
the great admiration this woman or
girl shines m her glorious black eyes,
and breathes in the soft cadences of
her voice. He likes it not, since he
himself is so desperately in love with
another. It must mean harm to Miss
Pauline in the end. Besides, he can
not remember the time when he ad
mired dark women—a fair girl always
excited admiration on his part.
Soon he strikes the Paseo, where
vehicles are already rolling, and here
Dick gives himself up to observation.
He knows very few people in all the
City of Mexico, and yet he has been
here a number of times. Americans
find it hard to enter the first circles
of Mexican residents, whose houses
are. like those of Snanish grandees,
their castles, and in which the women
folks keep secluded most of the time.
“Ah. Miss Pauline has changed her
mind—her headache must have got
ten better,” says Dick, as he bows to
Miss Westerley and Dora. who. seated
in a small phaeton, drive past him;
the vehicle is so limited in size that it
is already filled, so there is no chance
for a fellow of his make-up.
“The only thing we could get,” calls
out the lady, as they pass him, and
he bows again.
“Wonder where Boh went—strange
he didn’t say a word to me about go
ing. That fellow is changed since he
fell in love—he used to be so frank
and confidential, and row he is secre
tive. I reckon it does make a differ
ence in a man. though, for that mat
ter, I don’t notice it in myself.”
So he strolls up and down and
smokes several cigars, watching the
parade, and in reality keeping an eye
out for Moss Pauline, but. if they do
return, he has missed them in the
crush, and he makes up his mind, as
the shadows of night fall quickly
after sunset, that they must have re
turned by some other road.
Although the ex-horse-tamer has ap
parently been caught in the toils, it is
no reason he should lose his presence
of mind. Dick knows what his only
chance must be; he understands that
while he lies there upon the street
flagging one or more enemies will
rush forward to complete the victory
—the slackening of the rope gives
him positive assurance on this score.
Here is where his opportunity
comes in—if he neglects that he is
indeed lost. Fortunately Dick is as
quick as a cat by nature—his hand
is already on his knife—if he can but
withdraw that good right arm from
the octopus grasp of the tough rope
that has thrown him. all will be well.
He makes the attempt, exerting all
his power to loosen the bonds. His
strength wins, the noose slackens so
that he can draw his arm through.
In that hand he clutches a knife,
pulled from its sheath, and as the
keen edge is drawn across the rope
it parts.
Dick, with the other hand, clutches
the rope in order to keep up the ten
sion. and deceive the lasso thrower,
who is doubtless advancing, hand
over hand, in the direction of his in
tended victim.
inus eroucmng, ne awaits the com
ing of the unknown, who may prove to
be Barcelona, one of his minions, or
an ordinary, every-day footpad, who
has taken this method of securing the
man he intends to rob
It is a moment of suspense—then a
man's figure looms above him. and he
knows the time has come for action.
The leap of the panther is not more
sudden or disastrous than that of
Dick Denver as he pounces upon the
unknown who has thrown him with
the lasso.
The man is taken by surprise, car
ried off his feet, so to speak, by the
rush of the gringo—it is now his turn
to discover the solidity of the flagging,
nor does he relish it at all with a
weight like that of Dick Denver upon
his body.
The American does not use his
knife, but he immediately seizes his
antagonist by the throat and moves
the shining blade before his eyes. As
if under the belief that he is about to
be immediately butchered, the other
groans and writhes.
Dick loosens his clutch upon his
throat, allowing him an opportunity to
speak.
“Mercy, senor!” the fellow gurgles.
“Why should I not kill you,
wretch?” demands Dick.
"It was all a mistake, senor, por
Dios! a terrible blunder.”
“You took me for some one else?”
quickly.
“Si, senor—oh, yes. I would not
barm you for the world. There would
be no money in hurting you.”
‘Then your object was not rob
bery?”
So he heads for the caravansary at
which they have put up. As is cus
tomary, in this country, meals are
taken at a neighboring restaurant.
It is astonishing to see how quickly
night comes, once tne sun has sunk
behind the mountains that guard the
Valley de los Remedios. Dick halts
once to watch the tricks of some mon
keys that a roving In lian has brought
from the South and educated. When
he goes on again he finds lamps light
ed, and the blackness of night fallen
upon the Mexican capital, for this
is the time of year when the days are
shortest.
Dick knows well that where there
is darkness in a Mexican city there
lurks danger—the life of a foreigner is
not esteemed of the highest import
ance, and a footpad would not hesi
tate to use his machete if assured that
his intended victim was a Yengee.
Elver since the war with Mexico in the
forties, the lower classes have cher
ished a bitter feeling against their
American cousins across the Rio
Grande, and this occasionally crops
out.
Hence it is that Dick, while wander
ing along the dark street, keeps one
hand on a weapon. It is well to be
thus prepared for danger, for it
springs upon him suddenly. A man
with a tread like that of the velvet
footed jaguar issues from behind a
flight of steps he does not attempt to
close with the American, though
doubtless armed with the murderous
cuchillo, a krife more deadly in its
work than any known on earth.
Instead, this mysterious assailant
gives a toss of his arms, a sudden flirt
that would be meaningless unless we
remember that here we are in the
land of the lasso, which is cast with
a precision most astonishing and re
markable.
Thus a ring of tough rope drops
over the head and shoulders of the
American without the least warning,
1 and it is thrown by a master hand,
i for when it reaches a certain point a
quick jerk secures it. and Dick's arms
! are fastened to his sides.
Then comes a tremendous jerk, that
I throws him over on his back upon
| the flags.
“No, senor.”
The questions come so fast that
the poor devil is apt to put his foot in
it, and tell the truth.
“You were hired to murder me; own
up to it, now, unless you would meet
trouble.”
“Not murder, senor, not that,” the
fellow splutters.
“What, then; confess now.”
“Only to secure you; a hundred sil
ver pesos to secure you, el captan.”
“Ah, that was all, eh. Only a hun
dred pesos. Now tell me who takes
so much interest in Dick Denver as
to desire his presence? I fancy I am
worth that much to only one man.”
“You know him, senor; I am con
vinced that you know him. I dare not
mention his name; I have sworn not
to reveal it.”
“Bah! that is nothing; an oath to a
greaser doesn’t amount to a great
deal. But I will save you the trouble;
I wil speak it now. Senor Lopez has
an interest in my welfare; my hap
piness is of great moment to Jim.”
A grunt announces that the man ad
mits he has struck the right name
Dick can see through a millstone that
has a hole in it, and he knows what
it all means.
“Get up!" he says simply, and it is
amusing to see how readily the fellow
obeys.
“Now you can go and the next time
you run up against me it will be to
meet a bullet or a knife. Tell the
man who hired you that it will take a
regiment to bring Dick Denver before
him in bonds. Vamose!”
The fellow dashes down San Felipe
Neri street as madlv as though a
legion of demons pursued him. leav
ing Dick chuckling with amusement
(To be continued.)
_
COMPELLED TO EAT WRITINGS
People Who in This Way Contributed
to Destruction of Literature.
Among the causes that contribute tc
the destruction of books, says ar
Italian writer, Americo Scarlatti
there is one very curious one that ma;
be called bibliophagia. No reference
is intended to the mice that once
destroyed in England an entire editior
of Castell’s “Lexicon Heptaglotton,’
but to human beings who have liter
ally devoured books.
In 1370 Bamabo Visconti compelled
two papal delegates to eat the bul
of excommunication which they hac
brought him. together with its silkei
cords and leaden seal. As the bul
was written on parchment, says th<
Scientific American, not paper, it was
all the more difficult to digest.
A similar anecdote was related bj
Oelrich, in his "Dissertatio de Biblio
thecarum et Librorum Fatis” (1756)
of an Austrian general, who had sign
ed a note for 2.000 florins, and when ii
fell due compelled his creditors to eat
it.
The Tatars, when books fall intc
their possession, eat them, that thej
may acquire the knowledge contained
in them.
A Scandinavian writer, the authoi
of a political book, was compelled tc
choose between being beheaded oi
eating his manuscript boiled in broth
Isaac Volmar. who wrote some spicj
satires against Bernard, Duke of Sax
ony, was not allowed the courtesy o<
the kitchen, but was forced to swal
low them uncooked.
Still worse was the fate of Philij
Oldenburger. a jurist of great renown
who was condemned not only to eat
' pamphlet of his writings, but alsc
^p be flogged during his repast, wit]
Jers that the flogging should no
&se until he had swallowed the last
crumb.
Judicial Acumn.
The late Justice Daly of New York
frequently enlivened the tedium oi
legal proceedings had before him bj
his kindly wit.
One day a suit was brought before
him in which damages were claimed
by reason of an assault. Plaintiff had
been knocked down ty the defendant
and severely pummelled while pros
trate. One of the witnesses seemed
very reluctant to answer the questions
put to him on cross examination, in
which he was upheld by the court.
“With all due respect to your Hon
or,” complained the attorney for the
plaintiff, “the court does not appear to
take cognizance of the underlying
principle in this case.”
“In my opinion." replied his honor,
good naturedly, “the underlying prin
cipal in this case is your client, Mr.
Attorney.”—Harper's Weekly.
Saved by Little Child.
On the evidence of a little child a
man was saved from being sentenced
to death at Glasgow a few days ago
although the other evidence was much
against him. John Murray, aged 21
was charged with murdering his
mother by beating her and forcing a
handkerchief into her mouth. His
sweetheart, while believing him inno
cent, admitted that the deceased had
objected to Murray's putting in theii
marriage lines. The evidence was
wholly circumstantial, and the ver
diet ultimately rested on the state
ment of a little girl who persisted
that she helped Mrs. Murray home
after the hour when the accused had
left the spot and was with his sweet
heart. The jury returned a verdict
of “Not proven,” and the prisoner was
ret free.
Judicial Privilege.
In a southern court one day, says
a well known attorney, one of the
counsel paused in h’s argument, re
marking to the judge:
“I observe that voui honor shakes
his head at that statement. I desire
to reaffirm it, although your honor dis
sents.”
“I am not aware,” coldly responded
the judge, “that I have intimated how
I shall construe the evidence, nor
what my decision will be in the pr*
mises. Your remark is, therefore, e>,
tirely uncalled for.-’
“Your honor shook his head.”
“True," said the judge. “There was
a fly on my ear. And I’ll have you
know, sir, that I reserve the right to
remove a fly in whatever maimer
pleases me.”—Harper's Weekly.
To Unite Labor Forces.
A visit of Brit[8b labor members of
parliament to Australia has been
planned. The object of the visit will
be to bring about an understanding
between an the democratic and labor
forces of the empire.
Sleeves Are Folderroled.
A trimming down the center of the
sleeve is smart, and flat bands of lace
with the material of the sleeve gather
ed in at either side of it make an ef
fective design. The turned-back cufT
of velvet and lace is still the favorite
finish, but more often now are to be
noted the ruffles of lace below the
cuff. This fall of lace is so much
more becoming to the arm than the
hard line given by the cuff that it
seems rather odd it has not been
more popular.
The long undersleeves of lingerie
and lace that are now sold every
where Indicate clearly that, although
short sleeves in waists and coats may
be fashionable, the most incongruous
and becoming fashion of bare arms
will no longer prevail, but that when
long gloves are not worn the arms
will be shielded by these transparent
cuffs.
The fashion is one popular with the
last generation, and laid away in
many an old family chest will be
found the old-fashioned undersleeves
of finest needlework and lace made on
just the same lines as those of to-day.
Half mourning gown of pale gray
voile trimmed with darker velvet
rever and shaded gray embroidery.
Fancies in Lace.
Those long-pointed shawls of white
Spanish lace may now be taken from
their sandalwood boxes, for nothing
will mark as well the height of ex
clusive fashionables as the possession
of one of these same old beauties. The
new shawls shown copying the old de
signs are very expensive and are made
of Spanish or Chantilly laces.
Less expensive are the white and
pastel shaded stoles of Cluny and
Spanish laces, mounted upon founda
tions of mousseline and with their
edges outlined by a single row of
white marabou feathers. An all mara
bou scarf quite broad and flat has tri
angular flounces of Spanish lace four
inches long edged with tiny white
ostrich feather frills.
Lace mitts, another voice from the
past fashions, are being shown to
equalize the demand for long kid
gloves as the season advances. Arm
lets of suede in all colors to match
the spring frocks will dispute the
popularity of the mitts and will be
quite as good style, but not as prac
tical.
It would be a curious anomaly if,
with the increasing vogue for old
fashioned articles obtaining. we
should find our love for walking
pumps leading to black ribbon crossed
ankles.
• No Large Bows.
In notes upon lingerie it is a relief
to say that the monstrous bows of col
ored ribbon so extensively affected
last summer will happily be relegated
to the extremists this year. They
were plainly overdone and women will
rebel against the free advertisement
of needlework and lace which the
vogue has created. Ribbons will be
used, of course, but they will be the
narrowest bands of wash ribbon, tied
in unpretentious bows which end at
the front and are not repeated on each
snoulder and at the back.
Dress Novelties.
Never in all the history of things to
wear have there been as many novel
ties. The shops are filled with them
and the windows are packed. Row af
ter row they hang, all temptingly set
forth for the woman who has the
money with which to buy—new gir
dles, long lace stocks and beautiful
neck ruffles.
Some of the new things to wear are
strikingly and startlingly elegant.
And, in the line of elegant garments,
net stands forth very prominently.
They are making cloaks of net, wraps
of the same material, and whole
gowns, dozens of them, all different,
and most of them very pretty.
For Evening Gowns.
White brocade and white of all
lighter kinds is the latest fancy for
evening gowns brought into popular
ity by the beautiful way in which it
combines with brown fur. Fur edg
ings are not only put on the bottom
of the skirts, but are used in Greek
key and other fanciful designs for the
trimming put high up on the skirt and
used on white chiffon and silk muslin
evening gowns, and a Siberian hare,
which is snowy white, pretty and com
paratively Inexpensive, comes In a
trimming cut so that the width of the
skin at the back of the fur is about
a third of an Inch. Narrow lace is
used to top these fur trimmings where
they are put on in patterns.
Embroideries for Children.
Although laces and embroideries are
nsed to a considerable extent in de
signing small fashions, it is far more
practical to employ narrow braids and
strappings of silk. Delicate embroid
eries are always smart, but they must
be guarded with a care that deprives
the tiny wearer of much comfort, and 5
in this age of freedom children are
growing ont of the idea of being un
comfortable for the sake of fashion.
So many other smart effects can be
gained and worn with more ease. Taf
feta dresses are really very smart, and
the new silks in very wide widths are
heavy enough to stand for much wear
and tear. A dressy model in light
green taffeta has the plaited skirt,
finished with a deep hem finished with
two bias bands of satin ribbon.
Salt thrown on smoking fat re
moves all odor and smoke.
Don’t use a galvanized iron squeezer.
When brought into contact with the
lemon juice it forms a poisonous salt.
Every well appointed kitchen should
boast of one good sieve and a first
class skimmer of the wire-gauze sort,
these are quite essential in addition
to the ordinary perforated utensils.
If the corks in bottles which con
tain acid or other strong chemicals
are laid in hot paraffin until they are
soaked with it, the contents of the
bottle will have no effect on them, as
paraffin is acid-proof.
The average woman will find it
much more satisfactory to buy potato
chips, but when bought every house
wife should remember to crisp them
by placing them in the oven a few
minutes before serving.
Stylish Gown on Old Mode.
A gown of cream-dotted painted
chiffon had panels of rose pompadour
ribbon, in that peculiar shade of let
tuce green with rose shadow designs,
frilled in turn with narrow ribbon
plaitings in the green shade. Narrow
pompadour ribbon run through lace
braid was used to outline the yoke
and girdle. Bows of this ribbon had
their silken ends fringed and knotted
to a depth of four inches. Narrow
black and colored velvet ribbons will
be used again, run through filmy lace
insertions upon the collars and cuffs
of lingerie waists and gowns. A
modish maid with a scantily filled
jewel box may utilize this fashion for
neck trimming, using the wider bands
of velvet clasped about her neck when
a low-cut gown is worn in lieu of the
inevitable dog collar, after the vogue
obtaining when Frances Folsom was
a white house bride.
Taffeta Suits.
Tailored suits of taffeta will be a la
mode for summer wear and stand an
excellent chance of supplanting the
shirtwaist suit. The models now ex
hibited are three-pieced affairs, the
extra garment being, of course, a del
icate lingerie blouse of linen or silk.
The fate of the taffeta suit is yet in
the balance, however, and one is quite
safe in investing in a gorgeous model
of the shirtwaist genre.
Poverty Soup.
Place about one or one and one
half quarts water in a kettle, pare and
slice two good-sized onions and put
into water, cooking one-half hour;
then pare and slice as many potatoes
as desired for the soup, putting in salt
and more water if needed (as little
water should be used as possible in or
der to cook in good shape). When
potatoes are nearly done as much as
good rich milk should be put in as one
desires, seasoning with butter, pep
per and more salt if needed. Let this
boil up and serve at once.
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i- canards, voiles and other loosely
woven fabrics will be again in favor.
‘ Fraisette,” a new Parisian color, is
on the faded rose tint, shading into a
brown mauve.
Lots of gaiters are being made to
match spring suits, worn, in nine cases
out of ten, over black shoes.
Pastel colored broadcloths trimmed
simply with wide white silk braid
make charming evening cloaks.
Eyelets in tear-drop patterns—long
1. Velvet Waist. — Blouse of wlne
colored velvet, made with a group of
plaits at each side and trimmed with an
odd ltttle plastron of the velvet orna
mented with buttons. The wide turn
over collar Is covered with embroidery,
and the little chemisette, hardly more
than a standing collar, la of lace or guip
ure. finished with an edge of silk, which
also forms the cravat. The full sleeves
are finished with cuffs of the material
trimmed wtth an applique of the same
similar to the plastron. The girdle Is of
wine-colored taffeta, finished at the top
with a drapery of the velvet, which is
fastened with a buckle.
White Cloth Waist—Blouse of white
cloth, made with groups of plaits and
trimmed with shaped bands of the ma
terial. ornamented at the points with but
tons and forming a sort of plastron The
®je made and trimmed to corre
..The pretty cravat and girdle are
of old blue velvet or liberty.
3, Pretty Negligee.—Simple negligee
P? ca*hmere The fronts, shght?
*y Qi’ap^d and crossed, form wide hnr
plaits and are finished with a knot rib?
bon and long ends, the knot fastened with
a pretty buckle. The elbow sleeps are
made to correspond and are finished with
J*c® ruffles. The chemisette is of white
,™u?lln fucked crosswise are
trimmed with lace insertion.
4. Girl’s Empire Frock.—Girl’s empire
grenadfae with embroidered dots
Both the skirt and short-waisted bodice
are gathered at the waist where they
are Snlshea with a girdle of guipure
Ruffles of Valenciennes lace trim the
bottom and form the collar and sleeve
rufflea. The cravat Is of taffeta or mU?
▼ft
things rounded at the lower end—
combined with the tiniest of round
ones make up one attractive design.
It looks as though the leading types
in winter wedding gowns, the princess
and the Empire and the robe with
court train, would flourish at Easter.
Among slippers some of the plain
est. primmest of styles prevail. A
quaint pair of pale blue kid ones have
eyelets, through which a broad bow of
inch-wide ribbon is tied.
Black Velvet Bobs Up Again.
Black velvet trimming is playing
rather an important part upon the
first spring frocks, and a touch of it
seems likely to be used upon almost
any material or any model.
The black velvet coat collars and
cuffs which were introduced upon the
tailor coat and coat costumes of white
Panama serge, mohair, cloth and even
linen last summer are once more in
evidence upon the white tailored
frocks for southern wear and in some
models are supplemented by bands
or folds of black velvet upon the skirt
Mauve crinoline with mauve feather
and heliotrope messaline chous.
Plaids Not for the Stout.
The heavy-weight sisterhood should
beware of the new plaids. They are
very swagger to look at in the piece,
but on the human frame they are fatal
to the much-desirel long, lissome
. lines, and to that almost indefinable,
priceless quality known as svelte
ness.
Plaid coats, plaid suits, plaid
blouses and plaid separate skirts all
promise to have a full sweep this
spring, and from the variety in sizes
and colorings of the plaids and checks
it looks as if all sorts, sizes and con
ditions might make a becoming selec
tion. The newest, loose, severely
tailored plaid coats for wear at winter
resorts make a fat woman look all
j wool and more than a yard wide, but
I they are so exceedingly comfortable
and convenient for traveling and gen
j eral outdoor wear that the stout as
I well as the slender cannot resist their
many merits.—New York Sun.
Here's a Good Thing to Know.
■When the water is too muddy to
whiten the clothes It can be cleared
very quickly by stirring it in a little
corn meal. The meal will go to the
bottom as soon as it is thoroughly
wet and will carry the solid particles
with it.
Mohair for Hon^e Wear.
A gcwn made from black and white
plaid mohair, is charming for house
wear or informal affairs. The panel
front in blouse and skirt is plain white
mohair, trimmed on each side with
narrow black and white silk braid. All
over heavy white lace makes the
stock and bib front and the girdle is
plain white mohair.
Linen Summer Dresses.
The linen dresses are so pretty this
year that one can excuse the woman
who buys a dozen linen suits for sum
mer and not very much else. She
wants a pink linen. That should go
without saying In this summer of
pinks; and she wants a blue linen, for
blue has been made wonderfully popu
lar by the Alice blues and the other
Washington shades of blue—for it 1b
the color of the season In Washington.
RHEUMATISM CURED
Th« Disease Yielded Readily to Dr,
Williams’ Pink Pills After Other
Treatment Failed.
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills cure rheuma
tism because they supply the necessary
elements to the vitiated blood and en
able uature to cast out the impurities
and effect a cure. Mrs. A. Baker, of No.
119 Pitch street, Syracuse, N. Y., will
furnish living evidence of the truth of
this statement. “ There has been rheu
matism in my family ever since 1 can re
member,” she says. “ My grandmother
was a great sufferer from muscular
rheumatism and my mother also had the
disease iu a mild form. About a year
ago I had a hard cold and rheumatism
caught me iu my left knee. There were
sharp pains, confined to the neighbor
hood of the knee and they seemed to go
right into the bone. The pain I suffered
was intense and I also had dizzy spells.
“The doctors called my trouble
uriatic and sciatic rheumatism. Wheu
I didn’t get better under their treat
ment my brother-in-law suggested that I
try Dr. Williams’Piuk Pills. I bought
three boxes, and, by the time I had
taken them, the pain and dizziness had
entirely left me. I wanted to make
sure of a cnre so I bought three more
boxes, but I didn’t take quite all of them
as I found that I was entirely cured.
“ Before I took the pills the pain was
go severe that I had to cry nt times and
when I w:*s cured I wbr so thankful and
grateful and I am glad to recommend
them to every one who suffers with
rheumatism."
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have cured
severe cases of anemia, scuitica, nervous
ness, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia
and St. Vitus’ dance that have not re
sponded to other modes of treatment.
A11 druggists sell Dr. Williams’ Piuk
Pills or they will be sent by mail, post
paid, on receipt of price, 50 cents j**r
box, six boxes for $2.50, by the Dr. Wil
liams Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
Rare Substance.
Palladium, a rare substance little
used, is the active agent in automatic
gas lighting devices Flame is pro
duced as soon as the Illuminating gas
strikes a pellet of asbestos covered
with a mixture of palladium and finely
divided platinum, known as platinum
black.
Good Health:
How to get a. How to maintain it;
Take nature's medicine, Uartieiu !t»,
the mild laxative, it is made ol be trs.
it purifies llie blood and establishes a nor
mal action oi liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels._
Accident Restores Hearing.
William Wilkinson, an old man who.
because of his deafness, could not hear
a horse and cart approaching, was
knocked down in a Leeds, England,
street, and severely injured about the
head. On picking him up it was
found that his hearing had been re
stored.
Atlas may have carried the world
on his back, but he never had to lift
a mortgage.
You always get full value iu Lewis’
' Single Binder straight 5c cicar. Your
dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria. IU.
Courts Are Particular.
Anton Palas, the registrar of births,
deaths and marriages £t Miskolez. in
Hungary, resolved to commit suicide,
but before carrying out his purpose
entered his death in the register in
the regular manner. After his death,
however, the courts decided that, as
the registrar was alive when he made
the entry, it was irregular, and accord
ingly instructed his successor to strike
it out and then re-enter the particu
lars.
Word is Overworked.
Doubtless the most overworked
word in the English language, conver
sationally. is the word “proposition."
Once you begin to notice it. it gets on
your nerves. Some people can't talk
thirty seconds without using it. A
friends of ours used it twenty times in
the course of two minutes' talk. It is
maddening. Stop it. A little pictur
esque conversation goes a great way.
—Chicago News.
Uncalled-For Night of Agony.
A story Is told of a man who. cross
ing a disused coal field late at night,
fell into an apparently bottomless pit
and saved himself only by grasping a
projecting beam. There he clung with
great difficulty all night, only to find
when day dawned that his feet were
only four inches from the bottom.
Elephant Hard to Approach.
An elephant has so delicate a sense
of smell that when in a wild state it
can scent an enemy at a distance of
1,000 yards.
DECAYED STARCH.
A Food Problem.
An Asheville man tells how right
food did that which medicines had
failed to accomplish.
“For more than 15 vears." he says
“I was afflicted with stomach trouble
and intestinal indigestion gas form
ing in stomach and bowels and giving
me great distress. These conditions
were undoubtedly due to the starchy
food I ate. white bread, potatoes, etc.,
and didn’t digest. I grew worse with
time, till 2 years ago, I had an attack
which the doctor diagnosed as appen
dicitis. When the surgeon operated
on me. however, it was found that my
trouble was ulcer of the pancreas, in
stead of appendicitis.
“Since that time I have had several
such attacks, suffering death, almost.
The last attack was about 3 months
ago. and I endured untold agonies.
“The doctor then said that 1 would
have to east less starchy stuff, so 1
began the use of Grape-Nuts food for
I knew it to be pre-digested, and have
continued same with most gratifying:
results. It has built me up wonder
fully. I gained 10 pounds in the first.
8 weeks that I used Grape-Nuts, my
general health Is better than ever
before, my brain is clearer and my
nerves stronger.
“For breakfast and dinner, each, I
take 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts
with cream, a small slice of dry toast,
an egg soft boiled and a cup of Post- i
um; and I make the evening meal on
Grape-Nut and cream alone—thin
gives me m good night’s rest and I
am well again.” Name given by Post
um Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, “The Road to Wellvnie,” i»
Dkgs.