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Y«ni tut' trtfc* no no»ue. Nat."
. * Tt ► * tfc* cast!* of our
r *•» k t < mac Tro;b«-t—Jim
jitrai* l as f :m to ►how you wtat
> til* n*-**-r s»rt br'or* and »tat
ou «ul n- r*-r loot epos again I
Li** a* rrx upon tbe Two l’.ook» and
i » ill fcrep asjf oath And tbrn—yon
• ik* q-j-si.ot I askrd jou
bark "
H* -r*-tt «*■ ;t into 'be dBrkn«*s* of
't» -r**-* and Nathaa'H fo!lowed, bia
heart *tf'«bl,:rs »:'b e*rit*n»ent.
**'» a* ns* alert and on* Land r**t
n* on lb* outt of bia pts-ol Hr frit
'fa- be »i* n-artre »b* > litrai of bia
day » ad»er.t -* and now. in the last
aox*^ of it, fc:a old re at ion reas
serted itsHC Ha knew that fc* was
ar: a dang-rou» pot pie men who.
ai reefing to tfc* lava of ! a rountry. !
• er* - ritn :.al# ;n to** may* than
on* H* tad s*en r Kb of tfc*:r work
• ■ t* the roasts tad b* bad b*ard of
ute* o' n H* knew that this a loot
and *•_:>• «j *t of St Jatne# bid rut
'fcnnia ai d l tea'*-* and »t-*ses Still
"t-r* was nothing abend to .alarm
• in. Ti.» < d Baa dodged 'h* g;emns
O* 'br lait-d w .ndow and slunk
a»- ,od *o tfc* et d of -be gr< at be use
Her* ** i• *a! feet abo** b!a brad.
• a* asotner w rdew mall and »*Ued
» tu f< : .g* of a *;r* that clut.g
c <*t.w raasse* to th* log wail With
ft* *»• ,rs*>r* of oor who had b**n
tt - ** torfte* the roue*:lor mounted
•os* (*»:■*-• -d»r the wsdoa. Itft*d
t.r: **-■' set: I t.l# rt!c tu on a l-vel
m ** the gu*.- and peered within
■ * *a-- -be-* t-.t an rs*?.*s* and then
• a < tu- _:.n» and rubbing tta
lands
-Tom*. %mn
H* root a "If to nn* side tsd
bo»«< r i'ft p iteneta For a
5 •: Of * it Cmplain P.u. bes.tated t’n
*rr ori r. -i cirri..-!stano-t tbi* spy
e
been - ;• «3ai.l to him But at pres
ent see* 4*3i»d to tell bio that
t*. &£• i t to ei' f!) hit cuTKirity
** *bn* OMak Price tad given
fcsat liii* oKoti”: tt Would a took
through Thai link a:nSo* explain
- a * <S •«* npsteriea of lb** uigbC*
There rjct a low abirper in hia
*ar
!*» VOS *rn*-l! l:!»r Nat* EtT“
a ancrher Instant Oap'am Plum
lad *»*pprd upon tb» ofejnt benea'b
ib* end parted the leaves
' natt • » * be io- k«*d a A strange
t-i!» c • • li* *f« ile «us looking
iuio a ran toon. illuminated by a
: tanging lamp suspended almost
os a level a itfe bn b«-ad fader th:a
*a»p ?:.eo mas a toe* 'able and at
it* **l > aat **r*a mornt-n and on*
•an The mar a as at lb* end near
** 'be window and all that Xat could
•*■* •** rh* t-a- k of his head and
*■- -ii--t But tLe women were ia
full ri*w. three os each side of the
table and one at the far end He
t-eased the man to be R-rang. but he
stared at the a omen and aa his < res
traveled back to the one facing him
at the end of the table be could
scarcely repress the exclamation of
•Jirrrts* *fcat rose to bis bps It was
•t- grl a boat he had encountered at
the route ior'a cab n She *as lean
•r.e forward aa If lc an agony of sua
9mm. her eyes on the king, her lips
parted ter bands clutching at a great
tcr..i which lay often before ber Her
eh** ha aere Pushed trfth excitement
And even as be looked Captain Plum
i tan ber bead fall suddenly forward 1
upon the table. encircled by te: a: toe
The bear; braid of her hair, partij
undone, glistened like red go'd in the
lamplight Her slender body mas cos
raised m .tb sobs The woman sear
est her reached over and laid a ca
ressing hand on the bowed head, but
drew it quickly away as if at a sharp
command
In his eagerness Nathaniel thrust
hi* lace through the foliage until his
rose touched the glass. When the
girl lifted ter bead she straightened
back is her chair—and saw him
There came a sudden white fear in
l.er face, a parting of the lips as if
she were on the point of crying out.
and then. b-. fore the others had seen,
she looked again at Strang She had
discovered h:m and yet she had not
revealed her discovery! Nathaniel
ct Id have shouted for joy. She had
seen him. had recognized him! And
because she had not cried out she
wasted him! He drew his pistol
signaled for him. if she called him.
from its holster and waited, if she
be would burst the window The girl
wns talking new and as she talked
she lilted her eyes Nathaniel pressed
his face close against the window,
and smiled. That would let her know
b* waj. a friend Sbe seemed to an
sw«>r him with a little nod and he fan
rted that her eyes glowed with &
ir e appeal for his assistance. But
ot.iv 'or an instant, and then they
t arred again to the king Not until that
n meat did Nalhanie! notice upon her
bosom a bunch of crumpled lilacs.
From below the iron grip of the
councilor dragged him down
“That s enough.” be w hispered
That s enough—for tonight" He
saw the pistol in Nathaniels hand and
g-i -e a sudden breathless cry.
"Nat—Nat—"
He caught Captain Plume free hand
is his
“T*Ii me this. Obadiah Price." whis
pered the master of the Typhoon.
' who Is she’"
The councilor stood on tiptoe to an
swer
“They are the wives of Strang.
Nat*"
"But the other?" demanded Nathan
»! The other—
"O. to he sure, to be sure." chuckled
Obadiah "The girl of the lilacs, eh*
Why. she’s the seventh wife, Nat—
that's all. the seventh wife!"
CHAPTER ill.
The Warning.
So quickly that G bad.ah Price might
net nave counted tec before It bad
come and gone tbe significance of bis
m* situation Sashed upon Captain
Plum as be stood under tbe kings
window His plats bad charged since
ieav.rg ship but now he realized that
•••y tad become topeleesly involved
He bad intended that Obadiab should
f l ow fcim where Strang was to be
■ucu and that later, when ostensibly
returning to bis vessel, be would visit
•be prophet in bis borne Whatever
The interview brought forth be would
st.II be in a position to deliver tbe
councilor's package Even an hour's
bombardment of St James would not
merfere with tbe fulfilment of bis
oath But those few minutes at tbe
king's window- had been fatal to tbe
srb< me he had built The girl had
seen him She had not betrayed bis
presence She had called to him with
her eyes—he would have staked his
life on that What did It all mean?
He turned to Obadiah. Tbe old man
was grimacing and twisting his
hands nervously. He SFemed half
afraid cringing, as if fearing a blow
The s gbt of him set Nathaniel's blood
afire His w kite face seemed to verify
•he terrible thought that tad leaped
into his brain Suddenly he heard a
b nt cry—a woman's voice—and in an
:r.stani he was back at the window
Tbe girl bad risen to her feet and
stood facing fcim This time, as her
»v«s met his own, he saw in them a
hashing warning, and he obeyed it as
if she had spoken to him. As he
dropped silently back to the ground
tbe councilor came close to his side
"That's enough for tonight. Nat."
he whispered
He trade as if to slip away but Na
’teniel detained him
“Not yet. dad' i d like to have a
word with—this—*'
“With Strang s wife." chuckled Oba
dish "Ho. bo. ho. Nat. you’re a raw
cal'" The old man's face was mapped
with wrinkles, his eyes glowed with
joyous at probation "You shall. Nat.
you shall' You love a pretty face,
eh* You shall meet Mrs Strang. Nat.
arl you shall make love to her if you
wii-h 1 swear that. too. But not to
mght Nat—not tonight"
He stood a pace away and rubbed
his bands
''ifc«*re * ill bo no chance tonight.
' —but tomorrow night, or the next
O. I promise you shall meet h“r. and
mate love to h r. Naf Ho if Strar.g
knew if Strang only knew!"
There was somethin,. so fiendish v
gloating in the councilor's attitude, in
1 is face, in tne hot glow of his eyes,
that for a moment Nathaniel's invol
1 untary liking for the little old man
b»- ire b.m turned ti> abhotrpnce. The
rass ion. the triumph of the man. con
vinced him where words had failed
T* >- girl was Strang's wife His last
doubt was dispelled And berause she
was Strang's wife Obadiah hated the
Mormon prophet The councilor had
s:»ok*r with fateful assurance—that
he should meet her. that he should
. make love to her It was an assur
ance that made him shudder. As he
! followed in silence up out of the
gloom of the town he strove, but In
vain, to find whether sin had lurked
in the sweet face that had appealed
to him in Its misery—whether there
had been a Cash of something besides
terror, besides prayerful entreaty, in
the lovely eves that had met his own
Obadiah spoke do word to break in
on bis thoughts. Now and then the
old man's Insane cbucklings floated
softly to Nathaniel's ears, and when
at last they came to the cabin in the
forest he broke into a low laugh that
echoed weirdly In the great black
room which they entered He lighted
another randle and approached a lad
der which led through a trap In the
ceiling Without a word he mounted
this ladder, and Nathaniel followed
him finding himself a moment later in
a small low room furnished with a
bed The councilor placed his candle
on a fable close beside It and rubbed
his hands until It seemed they must
burn
(TO BE CONTIXTED.I
Netir Neura
of
Vanderbilt’s Lost Chance
Lost Opportunity For Which a
Vanderbilt Grieved.
William H. Was Sorry He Did Not
Let New York Central Show It
Could Beat Pennsylvania's
Fast Mail.
"It has always been my impression
that William H. Vanderbilt grieved
more over an opportunity which came
to him and which he lost, and felt
more greatly humiliated thereby by
the sense that he had made a mis- ;
take, than over any other event in
his experience as the successor of hts
father, the Commodore, at the head of
the Vanderbilt railways.” So said to 1
me the late George C. Bangs, who in
the seventies became to all intents
and purposes the creator of the coun
try's fast railway mail service, and
who had as his assistant in the work
Theodore N. Vail, now head of the
great Bell telephone system of the
county
"As the superintendent of the rail
way mail service, and especially the
fast mail feature of it, which had
been established practically under
my direction.” continued Mr. Bangs.
”1 was brought in very close touch
with the managers of the important
railway lines running from the At
lantic coast to Chicago 1 knew bet- j
ter than the public did how intense
was the competition between the New
York Central and the Pennsylvania
The fast railway mail service was es
tablished at about the time rate cut- ;
ting was at its height, the very time
when, as it was afterwards proved,
the Standard Oil company was get
ting very large rebates from the rail
road companies.
“Now. one of the things which
night serve to advertise these rail
reads. and to aid them in their com- j
petitive struggle, was the ability they
showed to maintain what in those
days were very fast railway mail j
services between New York or Phila
delphia and Chicago
“In the spring of 1S78 I happened
to learn that the famous theatrical
managers. Jarrett and Palmer, had
made contracts with the Pennsyl
vania. the Union Pacific and the Cen
tral Pacific by which those railroad
companies pledged themselves to haul
a special theatrical train from New
York to San Francisco in three and
one-half days' time. It also came to
my knowledge that the attempt was
to be made to deliver by the same
train a mail which left tbe New York
post office in the early morning in
Chicago on the evening of the same
day.
“Immediately I made an appoint
ment by telegraph with William H.
Vanderbilt and ran over from Wash
ington to Now Tort to see him 'Mr
Vanderbilt.’ I said to him when we
met. ‘do you know that the Pennsyl
vania is to take a mail at Jersey City
at one o’clock in the morning, on the
special theatrical train, under con
tract to deliver that mail in Chicago
by nine o'clock in the evening of that
day?’
“ 'They cant do it.’ said Mr. Van
derbilt.
“ ‘Yes. I think they can and win.
Mr. Vanderbilt.’ I replied. ‘Of couree.
it’s going to take some very fast
running It’ll be a magnificent feath
er in the Philadelphia railroad’s
cap.’
“I saw that Mr. Vanderbilt was in
tensely interested, and that be rea
lized how great a card it would be
for his powerful rivals if they were
able to fulfil the contract.
“ ’Now. Mr. Vanderbilt.’ I went on
to say. 'you can beat them by three
hours. I will see to it that a special
mail is made up and delivered to you
if you will have a train ready at four
o’clock in the morning, and will prom
ise me that you will deliver that mail
in Chicago at nine o’clock in the
evening.'
" 'The thing is impossible.’ Mr
Vanderbilt exclaimed
“ ’I beg to differ with you.' I re
plied. ’If the Pennsylvania, with its
heavy grades, is able to make the
run between New Tort and Chicago
in twenty hour*, you could certainly
do it in three hours better time We
will keep it a perfect secret: nobody
shall know anything about it until
we deliver a mail t; your road in
Chicago at cine o'clock in the even
ing Then *e will announce that our
train left New York three hoars later
than the Pennsylvania's ’
"Mr Vanderbilt got up and paced
nervously back ani forth: once he
went and looked at the map Then
he made a computation of the run
ning time. For an instant he seemed j
about to be ready to accept my prop> '
sition. hut at last shook his head
" it would be a great thing, but 1
don’t quite fee! like taking the re
sponsibility.' he said. ’No. I wont
do it. and 1 don’t believe the Penn- 1
syhvania will make Chicago in twer.
ty hours’ time, either *
"But when Nr Vanderbilt learned
that the Pennsylvania did do it. and
after he had talked with some of his
ore-ating force and found that they
had no question but that the New
York Central could have made the
run in three hours’ less time, he felt I
deeply chagrined and humiliated And
long after he said to me. the thought
of the lost opportunity still rankling
la his breast:
- Bangs. 1 am sorry I did not ac
cept your proposition- If I had we
would have taken a feather from the
Pennsylvania's cap and put it in our
own.’ ”
'Copyright. IS’P. by E. J. Edwards. AU
merits Reserved.)
Astounded Grover Cleveland
Democrat Who Astounded Presi
dent Cleveland.
How Frank H. Brooks Refused to Ac
cept Places in the American Di
plomatic Service Offered Him
as Election Reward.
In the presidential campaign of
18S4 the Democratic party received
some very excellent assistance from a
corps of comparatively young men
who had been trained thoroughly in
newspaper work. Daniel S Lamont
himself had been a newspaper man
before becoming private secretary to
Grover Cleveland, and it was doubt
less because Col. Lamont had receiv
ed a thorough training of this sort
that he was able accurately to judge
of the quality of the service rendered
by the various newspaper men who
were associated with the Democratic
national committee throughout the
campaign. Among this class of as
sistants was Frank H. Brooks, whose
wlrd Col. Lamont had noted.
Due either to a suggestion from Col.
Lamont. then secretary to the presi
Wouldn ’t Associate withGould
Man Who Refused to Associate
With Jay Gould.
John Duff of Boston Declined to Serve
As Official of the Union Pacific
After the “Little Wizard" Got
Control of It.
One cf the great bankers and finan
ciers of Boston, indeed of the entire
country, a generation ago. was John
Duff. who. as I told recently, saved the
credit and solvency of the Union Pa
cific railroad during the panic of
1S73 by pledging over $300,000 worth
cf his own private giit-edge securities
for a like amount of money with which
to pay the coupons of the road's land
grant bonds, then due.
It was about 1866 that Mr. Duff be
came a director ot the Union Pacific,
and for about seven years thereafter
he was a power in the affairs of that
company. Towards the end of that
period he began to suspect that Jay
Gould was attempting to secure con
trol of the Union Pacific.
VV ith c man of that character."
said Mr. Duff, with all the positiveness
of his nature, to his son-in-law. Dr. Wil
liam H. Bullard, who had personal
knowledge of many of his father-in
law's business transactions. "I will
have no business dealings whatsoever.
1 have had none in the past, and 1
will keep clear of any In the future, no
matte-r what comes to pass. I should
be afraid of my own reputation if I
were associated w'ith a man who tried
to make a fortune by wrecking rail
road properties."
Gracuaily the signs became
more
and more certain to Mr. Duff that Mr.
Gould was doing all he could to se
cure control of the Union Pacific.
Finally there came a day when Mr.
Duff felt fairly well satisfied, so far
as his personal and unofficial know!
| edge went, that Mr. Gould had ac
complished his object, that a majority
; of the stock of the Union Pacific rest
ed in his hands. And one morning
not long thereafter, Mr. Duff received
from the banking house of Morton.
Bliss & Co., in New York, a telegram
; which read practically as follows:
“Will you accept the presidency of
the Union Pacific railroad, or will you
accept the vice-presidency, with full
| power to act?”
Mr. Duff did not doubt the authority
of the banking house to make these of
■ fers; it was the official banking house
: of the Union Pacific. But before an
j swering the telegram he determined
to learn authoritatively whether or
not Jay Gould bad secured a majority
of the road's stock. This within the
course of a few hours he larned to be
the fact, and then, as Dr. Bullard re
calls it. his father-in-law sent this an
swer:
"I decline to accept either proposi
tion. because I refuse to stretch hands
across a directors' table to take the
hand of a man whom I believe to be a
1 thief.”
Mr. Duff’s next act was to resign as
director of the Union Pacific, as he
said he would do if Jay Gould se
cured control of the Union Pacific;
and from that day he had nothing
more to do with the property w hose
credit and solvency he had once saved.
(Copyright. 19!0. by K. J. Edwards. Ali
_ Rights Reserved.)
dent, or to other friends of Mr
Brooks, who knew of his important
work during the campaign. President
Cleveland was persuaded that there
should be official recognition of what
Mr. Brooks had done, especially as
he seemed fitted to become a valuable
public servant. So. in due course.
Mr Brooks was offered the appoint
ment of consul to Triest.
“1 appreciate the honor.” said Mr
Brooks, “but I cannot accept the ap
pointment for reasons that are entire
ly personal."
“But.” he was told, “the Vnited
States is to have- largely increased
commerce with Triest. the only Aus
trian seaport, and there will be fine
opportunities for good work there,
such as will surely lead to promotion
in our diplomatic service.
Still Mr. Brooks declined, and when
President Cleveland was told that the
offer would not be accepted, he in
ferred that it might be that Mr
Brooks felt that the salary was in
sufficient.
“I will appoint him consul-general
at St. Petersburg.” the president said.
So once more, the offer of a place In
the diplomatic service, so important
as consul-general at the Russian capi
tal. was made to Mr. Brooks, yet he
felt compelled to decline for reasons
w-hich seemed to him imperative
In the president campaign of
1892. when Cleveland was again a
candidate, he appeared at a public
meeting in New York City After the
great throng which had assembled to
hear the former president had de
parted. and while Mr. Cleveland was
waiting on the platform for his car
riage. Mr. Brooks, who was present,
approached him.
“Mr. President.” he said. "I am very
glad to see you again."
"I recall your face very well, but I
cannot recall your name.” Mr. Cleve
land said, looking quizzlngly. earnest
ly. at the man who had greeted him.
“My name Is Frank H. Brooks, and
you may remember me as one who
was associated in an humble way
with the presidential campaign of
18S4.”
For an instant Mr. Cleveland con
tinued to look with intense inquiry
and question at Mr. Brooks, and then
of a sudden recollection coming to
him. he seized both of Mr. Brooks'
hands with his own.
"Of course. I recollect you now.”
exclaimed Mr Cleveland, "and I have
never forgotten the unprecedented
and unequalled and astounding ex
perience I had with you after I be
came president. Mr Brooks. I have
known many Democrats who have re
fused the ofTer of one office, but I
have not known, with the exception
of yourself, any Democrat who de
clined an offer of two important of
fices. I shall never forget that cir
cumstance as long as I live; I have
had no other like it in all my ex
perience I am very gUd to have met
you. and 1 want again to congratulate
you as the only Democrat, of whom 1
have knowledge, who declined two
political offices, one after the other.”
(Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Reason tor Excusing Him
Thomas Nelson Page's Colored Office
Boy Really Could Note Come.
For He Was Dead.
Thomas Nelson Page was telling of
an office boy named Eugene, and col
ored. w bom he had when he practised
law In Richmond. The boy w snt
much of a help about the office, but
with proper persuasion, he could ,>e
induced to sweep out every morning.
One day. however, he did not appear.
Page went* to the office, caw it was
not swept, and went out and waited
around for an hour and came back,
i No boy had been there. He waited
another hour, and still no boy. He
waited until 3 o’clock in the afternoon
and no boy; so. very angry, be de
cided to go out and interview tne
boy's father about It
“That rascally boy of youra hasn't
been at my office at all today," ex
ploded Page.
"Sbo’ly. Massa Torn,” repued the
father, “you'all ain' tellin' me dat boy
Eugene hain't done bin dar yet?"
"I am telling you. He hasn't been
there -11 day.”
“Tha’s ver' strange," commented
the father; "but I reckon yoh-all haf
ter 'scue him this mawnin'.”
“Excuse him? Why?" roared Page.
"Well, Mas&a Tom, he s daid "
Favorite of the King.
One of the American women who is
being received with favor by the king
and queen of England is Lady Lister
Kaye, whose sister was the dowager
duchess of Manchester, and who Is the
youngest of the three Tzaga sisters.
Her friendship with the king and
queen dates back many years. She was
one of the three persons who were sent
for just after King Edward died. The
friendship between Queen Mary and
Lady Lister-Kaye has been keen. In
no other American woman’s house
have the present king and queen dined
so frequenty as in Lady Llster-Kaye’s.
While there has been much speculation
as to the fate of American wo
men who were popular with King Ed
ward, there is no doubt Lady Lister -
Kaye will grow even more prominent
socially in the new reign. Sir John
Lister-Kaye, who was a groom-in-walt
ing on King Edward, is a close friend
of King George.
The Lawyer* Won.
Askitt—Old Skinner left quite a
large estate, did he not?
Noitt—Yes; but some of his rela
tives contested his will.
Askitt—Was there much left after
it got through the courts?
Noitt—Nothing but the heirs.
The Contest.
"All men," said the earnest citlxen,
"are born equal.” “They are that.”
replied Mr. RafTerty. “But they don’t
stay equal after they’re big enough
to get together in the school yard.”
Her Modesty.
"Do you read Browning?" asked th«
young man.
"Not in the original," replied th*
modest girl.
SUFFERED 33 YEARS.
But Chronic Kidney Trouble Wu
Finally Cured.
Charles Ya Foehn a. S?1 A Ft.
Coll ax. Wash, says: "Fta 30 years 1
suffered from kidney trouble and v vs
laid up for days at a time. There »-as
* dull arhe through
tie snisul of cy
bark and 1 had rheu
matic pains in every
joint. The kidney
secretions passed
too freely and 1 was
annoyed by haring
to arise at night. I
could cot work without intense suf
fering Through the use of 1 loan's
Kidney Pills. I was practically given a
new pair of kidneys. 1 cannot exag
gerate their virtues."
Remember the name—Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
box. Fester hf ilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. T.
Coe!eSr*t Be Than»r»u'.
Bishop Charles W. Smith at a har
vest dinner in Portland said of the
harvest spirit:
"The harvest spirit is one of thank
fulness, but there are some crabbed
old farmers vho couldn't be thankful
if they tried.
"I said to such an old fellow as he
conducted me over his farm on a gold
en autumn afternoon and showed me
a record harvest:
" 'Wei!, sir. this year, at least,
you’ve so! nothing, nothing whatever
to complain of.'
“ -1 don't know about that, bishop.'
he answered. w:th a shake of the
head. 'I'm afraid there'll be no spoilt
hay for the young calves.'"
Hardly a Compliment.
In the excitement of the comert
public speakers often say the opposite
of »ha; they mean to convey, and
“when Henry Irving cave a reading in
the I'lster hall, in 187S" says Pram
Stoker, in "Personal Reminiscences
of Henry Irving." ""one speaker made
as pretty an Irish bull as could be
found. though the bull is generally sup
posed to belong to other provinces
than the hard-headed I'lster In des
canting on the many virtues of the
guest of the evening he mentioned the
:xcel!ence of his moral nature and rect
itude of his private life in these
terms: "Mr Irving, sir. is a gentle
man what leads a life of unbroken
blemish ' “
“Beer” m Ka-sas.
A certain Kansas editor always puts
the word ""beer." when printtd in his
paper, in quotation marks.
"'Why do you do that?" a subscriber
asked hits.
"It is for the same reason.” be re
plied, “that we put quotation marks
around the word "ghost." We don't be
lieve there are any ghosts"—Kansas
City Journal.
He Neve»" Shaved Again.
Marmaduke—What do you sappoaa
that wretched barber said when be
shaved me?
Pertie—1 don't know.
Mcrmaduke—He said it reminded
him of a game he used to play when
a boy called "Hunt the Hare.”
TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY
Tor Red. Weak. Weary. Watery Eyes
and Granulated Eyelids Murine Doesn't
Smart—Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy. Liquid! 25c.
aOc. Jl.OO. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tabes. 25c. *1 00. Eye Book*
and Eye Advice Free by Mail
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Lawyers Won.
Asklt—Old Skinnerd left quite a
large estate, did he not?
Noitt—Yes; but some of hts rela
tives contested his will.
Askitt—Was there much left after
It got through the courts?
Noitt—Nothing but the helm
Important to mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
in Tse For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Feminine Logic.
Her—A woman is always right.
Him—How do you figure that out?
Her—Well, a woman is, isn't she?
Him—Yes. 1 suppose so.
Her—And Pope says: "Whatever la.
is iighL” See*—Chicago News.
A mother makes a fatal mistake
when she leads her children to be
lieve that thev are wingless angels.
NEWSPAPERS TAKING IT UP
Metropolitan Dailies Giving Advice
How to Check Rheumatism and
Kidney Trouble.
This is a simple home recipe now
being made known in all the larger
cities through the newspapers. It is
I intended to check the many eases of
Rheumatism and dread kidney trouble
; which haTe made so many cripples,
invalids and weaklings of some of our
brightest and strongest people.
The druggists everywhere, even in
the smallest communities, have been
notified to supply themselves with the
ingredients, and the sufferer will have
no trouble to obtain them. The pre
scription is as follows: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound
Rargon, one ounce, and Compound
Syrup of Sarsaparilla, three ounces.
Mix by shaking well in a bottle. The
dose Is one teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime.
Recent experiments tn hospital
cases prove this simple mixture ef
fective in Rheumatism. Because of
its positive action upon the elimina
tive tissues of the kidneys, it compels
these most vital organs to filter from
the blood and system the waste im
purities and uric acid which are the
cause of rheumatism. It cleanses the
kidneys, strengthens them and re
moves quickly such symptoms as
backache, blood disorders, bladder
weakness, frequent urination, painful
scalding and discolored urine. It acts
as a gentle, thorough regulator to the
entire kidney structure.
Those who suffer and are accus
tomed to purchase a bottle of medi
cine should not let a little tnooe
! venlence interfere with making tb.ia
up, or have your druggist do it for yma.