PRODIGAL JUDGE ) \J)y V\UOHAM K£STER^ 1 JiusT/^r/ays By D. Melviu | | f 49m •mimmtr W5w< "em+'i 4 Ce*<*m>»-"r |$1 »V*OP«l&. Tb* at •!*» nili elm of '*i* story ta bud * a*t by brute ('ar ring! on Badly eras «m: tor bar Tennessee horn* t amarM tabes tb* a*«n* stag* Taney end Ha> tuyyut. with Murrell on •brtr trail lluielhal arrt»*a at tb* bom* ad Jude* (Serum Price. Tt* Judgr mof ad Judd* H*uc»«u Prtoa Tb* Judge recog I Me da ! ■* baa tt* graadaoa of aa old !.»* fro- to! Murrell ameea at Judge* fai rndiet- ball) on raft r*-a*-u* )« y. ertae u apparently dead. Pro* too , ... Bet!* and ' urrlt.il-o arm* et ; ..1* Pautm Harm! bar a rise ds* loaaa ami aeaCi-ag luids to (be Judge Itaa t tml and Hefty meet a*aur Murrell ar rtaea la Hud* Plata ta pla>-ta« for tug (taka* Yaary aaakea from long Cream I— all 'll an beard tba raft Jude* Prir* keua etartilng cmm***rt*a la loosing up land utuea Charter Norton, a young blanker she aaaketo tb* Judg*. >• mys 1i nauety awa ,.*-d Norton ir.f-.rtt.* <'ar mnglee tba; B-tty baa pr.eniaed to mam fc— Sarto * my .t«rwualy abut- More Mgbt aae Murrells plot It* plana uprie tng ltd targ* *o Judge Ptvt airfc Hanoi ba ***** »*•** and aba k**pa tb. boy CHAPTER AVIII (Continued). ~Mlna ivtty, bed Jaat Ube tny I ecie Bob *b be slat afraid of nothing Ha laatea tbetn pUtuua at Ua leaded —tt y— bvttre good >— cab see where ’try bulge out SU Odlf HAh ■tba- a .yea aery round and big. iuu*~d up tat* brra “la be na pnr na be seem*. Han ■ttmif- —und Hetty “He arm has no nuary Mica Het ty bet t don t reckon be a a bat a b»d/ »—id call pore " tt nktgtif have battled a far more mature intelligence than Hannibal a ta rawp< bmd tbima peculiar prucesa ae b/ ektcb the Judge sustained Him •elf and bta intimate fellowship with ■dee—it y —that tt was bit magsiB rent a ad tblbd which made fbd —uakor of bta dally me aerzn merely a pawing pbaae—but the boy bad managed to petal a delicate distior Oon. and Betty gra*;*d aotuethlhg of the nope and faith abica never quite died out la bin— Price a mdomita b* hr—»* 'Bat you always bare enougb to net dear T~ aba questioned anxiously Hannibal promptly reassured ber on lU* yotsl "You would n [ let me think anything that nas not true. Han trthsi—you are quite sure you bare n »ee been bucpry V 'Never. Mies Betty; bonest Eletty pave a s*gb at relief. Sbe had been reproaching ber sell tor ber neglect at the rhild; she bad meant V> do an curb tor bits and bad done nothing' Now it waa too lata lor ber personally ta interest bersetf In bis behalf. yet better sbe left tor tbe east she would provide tor Dim if sbe had telt a was possible to trust tbe Jndge aha souid bare made blm ber apent. bid even ta bis best aspect be ae tued a dubious dependence Tom. far quite different reaves s. ve equal »y out of the lueauoa. Sbe tboupbt of Mr Mabaffr "What kind of a man Is Mr Ms hsffy. Hasmba *~ "Has an soful nice man. Miss Het If only be never lata on; a body s qut to end It sat for bts own self— he als t Uke the Judge" "lioea be—drink, too. Hannibal?" questioned Betty Oh. yea; when be can get tbe Brher. ha does ” It was evident that H_r tibei nas < beer/ully tolerant of this weaki.es> on the part ot tbe a ,at ere Mabaff r "Hot. no matter sbat they do. they are very very kind to you?" she coo Qbvad treibukriaty. "Yoa. rnaam—wby. Miss Betty, they're lovely men 1" 'And do yoa ever bear tbe tbinps •poheti of »«>a learned about at Mrs ffbiTts Sunday school*" "When the Judea Is drunk be talks a b*-a; about 'em It s benstlfui to bear turn then, you'd love It, Mias Batty." and Hannibal smiled up sweet ly Into her face oee he have you po to Sunday arhoed In Raleigh*" The boy shook his head. “1 ain't got no clothes that's tltten to sear, nor no pennies to give, but the Judge, he ’lows that as soon as he •.an make a raise I got to go, and he's learning me my letters—but we ain't a book. Miss Betty. 1 reckon it'd •amp you some to guess bow he s fixed it for me to learn?" He s drawn the letters for you. Is that the wav?" In spite of herself, Betty was experiencing a certain re vulsion of feeling where the judge and Mahaffy were concerned. They were doubtless bad enough, but they could have been worse. No. ma'am; he done soaked the label off one of Mr. Pegloe s whisky bottles end pasted It on the wall just as high as my chin, so's 1 can see it good, and he's learning me thai-a way’ Maybe you've seen the kind of bottle t mean Pegloe's Mississippi Pilot; Pure Corn Whisky?" But Han nibal's bright little face fell. He was quick to see that the educational sys tem devised by the judge did not Im press Betty at all lavorably. She drew him Into her arms. "You shall have my books—the i took* 1 learned to read out ot when 1 i was a little girl. Hannibal!” 1 like learning from the label pret ty well." said Hannibal loyally. "But you'll like tbe books better, dear, when you see them. 1 know Just where they are. for I happened on them on a shelf In the library only | the ether day." Alter they had found and examined 'be books and Hannibal had grudtng ■' admitted that they might possess ■ ertain points of advantage over the label, be and Bety went out for a ] walk. go back to tbe judge and Mr. Ma haffy?” “No. ma'am—It ain't that—1 was just thinking—” "Thinking about what, dear?” “About my Uncle Bob." The small face was very wistful. “Oh—and you still miss him so much, Hannibal?" “I bet I do—I reckon anybody who knew Uncle Bob would never get over missing him; they just couldn't. Miss Betty: The judge is mighty kind, and so is Mr. Mahaffy—they're awful kind. Miss Betty, and It seems like they get kinder all the time—but with Uncle Bob, when he liked you, he just laid himself out to let you know it!" “That does make a great differ ence. doesn't it?” agreed Betty sadly, and two piteous tearlul eyes were ; bent upon him. “Don't you reckon If Uncle Bob is alive, like the judge says, and he's ever going to find me, he had ought to be here by now?” continued Han nibal anxiously. “But it hasn't been such a great while. Hannibal: it's only that so much has happened to you. If he was very badly hurt It may have been weeks before he could travel; and then when he could, perhaps he went back to that tavern to try to le^rn what had become of you. But we may be quite certain he will never abandon his search until he has made every possible effort to find you. ! dear! That means he will sooner or later come to west Tennessee, for there will always be the hope that you have found your way here." "Sometimes I get mighty tired wait ing, Miss Betty,” confessed the boy. • “Seems like I just couldn't wait no longer—” He sighed gently, and then his face cleared. “You reckon he'll come most any time, don't you. Miss Betty?" "Yes, Hannibal; any day or hour!" “Whoop!” muttered Hannibal soft ly under his breath Presently he asked: “Where does that branch take you to?” He nodded toward the bayou at tbe foot of the terraced bluff. “It empties into the river,” an swered Betty. Hannibal saw a small skiff beached ; among the cottonwoods that grew i along the water's edge and his eyes lighted up instantly. He had a juvenile passion for boats. “Why, you got a boat, ain't you. Miss Betty?" This was a charming and an Important discovery “Would you like to go down to It?" inquired Betty. “You Needn’t Be Afraid, I Got Something Important to Say.“ nsuniuai loosea up into ner race. The memory of his own loss was never very long absent from bis ir.ind, and Miss Betty had been the rlctlin of a similarly sinister tragedy. He recalled those first awful days ot I loneliness through which he had lived, when there was no Uncle Bob—soft voiced. smiling and infinitely cotn . panionable “Why. Hannibal, you are crying— what about, dear?" asked Betty sud denly. “No. ma'am; I ain't crying," said Hannibal stoutly, but his wet lashes gave the lie to bis words. Are you homesick—do you wish to Deed 1 would! Does she leak any. Miss Betty?” "1 don’t know about that. Do boats usually leak, Hannibal?” “Why, you ain't ever been out row ing her. Miss Betty, have you?—and there ain't no better fun than rowing a boat!” They had started down the path. "1 used to think that. too. Hanni bal; how do you suppose it is that when people grow up they forget all about the really nice things they might do?” “What use is she If you don't go rowing in her?” persisted Hannibal. "Oh, but it Is used. Mr. Tom uses it In crossing to tbe other side where they are clearing land lor cotton. It saves him a long walk or ride about the head of the bayou." “Like i should take you out in ner, Miss Betty?" demanded Hannibal with palpitating anxiety. They had entered the scattering timber when Betty paused suddenly with a startled exclamation, and Han nibal felt her lingers close convul sively about his. The sound she had heard might have been only the rust ling of the wind among the branches overhead in that shadowy silence, but Betty’s nerves, the placid nerves of youth and perfect health, were shat tered. "Didn't you hear something. Han nibal?" she whispered fearfully. For answer Hannibal pointed mys teriously, and glancing In the direc tion he indicated, Betty saw a woman advancing along the path tokard them. The look of alarm slowly died out of his eyes. “I think it's the overseer's niece," she gold Hannibal, and they kept on toward the boat. The girl came rapidly up the path, which closely followed the irregular line of the shore in Its windings. Once she was seen to stop and glance back over her shoulder, her attitude Intent and listening, then she hurried forward again. Just at the boat the three met. “Good evening:” said Betty pleas antly. The girl made no reply to this; she merely regarded Betty with a fixed stare. At length she broke the si lence abruptly. “1 got something I want to say to you—you know who I am. 1 reckon?" She was a girl of about Betty's own age. with a certain dark, sullen beau ty and that physical attraction which Tom, in spite of his vexed mood, had taken note of earlier in the day. “You are Bess Hicks." said Betty. “Make the boy go back toward the house a spell—I got something I want to say to you.” Betty hesitated. She was offended by the girl's manner, which was as rude as her speech. “1 ain't going to hurt you—you needn't be afraid of me. 1 got something im portant to say—send hint off, 1 tell you; there ain't no time to lose!" The girl stamped her foot Impatiently. Betty made a sign to Hannibal and he passed slowly back along the path. He went unwillingly, and he kept his head turned that he might see what was done, even if he were not to hear "That will do. Hannibal—wait there —don't go any farther!” Betty called after him when he had reached a point sufficiently distant to be out or hearing of a conversation carried on in an ordinary tone. "Now. what is it? Speak quickly if you have any thing to tell me!” “I got a heap to say," answered the girl with a scowl. Her manner was still fierce and repellant, and she gave Betty a certain jealous regard out or her black eyes which the latter was at a loss to explain. "Where's Mr. Tom?” she demanded. 'Tom? Why. about the place. I suppose—In his office, perhaps." So it had to do with Tom. . . . Betty felt sudden disgust with the situation. “No. he ain't about the place, eith er! He done struck out for Memphis two hours after sun-up, and what’s more, he ain't coming back here to night—" There was a moment of si lence. The girl looked about appre hensively. She continued, fixing her black eyes on Betty: "You're here alone at Belle Plain—you know what happened when Mr. Tom started tor Memphis last time—1 reckon you-ali ain't forgot that!” Betty felt a pallor steal over her face. She rested a hand that shook on the trunk of a tree to steady her self. The girl laughed shortly. "Don't be so scared; I reckon Belle Plain's as good as his if anything happened to you?” By a great effort Betty gained a measure of control over herself. She took a step nearer and looked the girl steadily in the face. "Perhaps you will stop this sort of talk, and tell me what Is going to happen to me—if you know?" she said quietly. "Why do you reckon Mr. Norton was shot? I can tell you why—It was all along of you—that was why!" The girl's furtive glance, which searched and watched the gathering shadows, came back as It always did to Betty's pale face. "You ain't no safer than he was. I tell you!” and she sucked In her breath sharply be tween her full red lips. "What do you mean?" faltered Betty. "Do you reckon you're safe here in the big house alone? Why do you reckon Mr. Tom cleared out for Mem phis? It was because he couldn't be around and have anything happen to you—that was why!" and the girl sank her voice to a whisper. "You quit Belle Plain now—tonight—Just as soon as you can!" "This Is absurd—you are trying to frighten me!" “Did they stop with trying to fright en Charley Norton?" demanded Uess. with harsh Insistence. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Great Emperors Pet Name _ *#■ _ to **ome Cwxc German war Lord Perm ta *>mae*f to 3c Known a> -Willy.” I* the *0*111 Hi.me r«Bpl|ln there a a* intimate p-raonai story of Emperor Will ant s only daughter. V u-i aria Lame, la which many new facia are brought out about the era yon* and empress of Germany Fol fcrvtcc is a brief el tract - Tbe emperor, is absence of hts news rt. speaks of her as ‘my wife;' tbe empress it tbe borne circle ad draini him as Willy' Tbe former all odea to bis family. from the crown prince to tbe princess, as my young «aos.‘ tbe Inner speaks of them not by «He but as my children.' both e« presoir.es no cle.trly conveying the rlosi entering sttachmenL Tory often tbe emperor gives evl deace s' uaenpactsd moments of the eoer-preaent thought with him of bis family At ftains, when they were ■mail children, and he was being «o tertalned at state banquets as the guest of princes or cities, he would slip bonbons Into his pocket, quietly saying. These are for the young ones, something brought home al ways tastes better; I know that from 1 experience.' "It Is told of the emperor that in Rome, when he was selecting a gown ; to take home as a present to the em Prpaa. a relative advised as choice an elaborate creation, mainly of lace. Impossible!* be answered. 'With the children constantly clambering over ker. It would soon be In ribbons.’ ** Deellne of Repentance. Repentance—once so universally practiced at this season of the year, u well as on birthdays, and some times on Sundays—Is rapidly becom ing one of the obsolete virtues. Even i novelists seem to have grown tired of 1 “wabbling" heroine, the lady who i plunged Into exotic slna one day and ; b«took herself (metaphorically.) to a nunnery the next, only to join the army of backsliders with greater zest than ever as soon as her fit' of peni j fence was over. Despite copybook maxima warning the unwary of the futility of indulging in lamentation over spilt milk, repentance has flour I Ished exceedingly, and women espe | dally have hitherto always manlfest j ed a strong bias in that direction. Repentance needs leisure, and that may be why It is gradually going out I of fashion. People have no time to j look backwards, and. moreover, they are now realizing the futility of doin^ so. Like Omar Khayyam, they under stand that no one can rub out what the moving Finger has written, and lhat tears are powerless to undo what has once been done.—Exchange Wants a Leap Year Proposal. Pittsfield. Mass.—Adam Turner, Sr., forty-eight years old, announces through a local paper that he wants to get married, and any woman who has always been economical and sav ing is eligible to sue for his hand. He is by trade an lnteror decorator. His only son is twenty-one years old. Curran and the Irish Chief Justice. Lord Norbury held his post as Irish chief Justice. In defiance of hints that he should resign, until he was 87. When he was 86 it was suggested to him very strongly by the Lord Lieu tenant that he ought to go. but the negotiations were broken off by Nor bury challenging the envoy to fight. His rambling and irrelevant com ments often annoyed counsel. Once when he was maundering on he was interrupted by a sound which he only partially heard but which was really the braying of a donkey. "What noise was that?” he asked. “Merely an echo of the court, m'lud." replied Curran gravely. Another Judge called Fletcher, a very surly person, said to counsel. "Sir. IH not sit here to be baited like a bear tied to the stake." “No. not tied, ‘m’lud." was the suave interrup tion.—Westminster Gazette. That Will Get You Out. —OneTof the best ways In which to break up & cold Is to manage some how to get free tickets to the grand opera. COMBINATION OF EXCELLENT QUALITIES OF CLYDE, SHIRE AND PERCHERON HORSES _ Idea! Type of All Three Great Breeds Is Nearly the Same—AH Breeders Seek to Achieve Improvement Over Orig inal Animals of District. FercHc-on Stallion •Hocfie.” It Is, as a rule, well to stick to one breed of horses and to breed that one j which has the greatest number of ; good stallions in one's district. Under j Dean Curtiss, however, at the Iowa J college, Ames, Iowa, an effort ts being j made to combine the best that is in | the Shire and Clyde horses, and the | resources of the college fully justify | the experiment and also the kind of horses tha’. are being produced. Many of our movt successful show horses I have resulted from a cross of Clyde and Perchercn, Clyde and Shire or Shire and Pcrcheron in varying de | gree. The ideal type of all' three i great breeds i£ nearly the same; all seek improvement over the original j horse of their districts, and when a j judge enters the ring, although he is forced to make allowance for differ : ences in each breed, yet he has pretty much the same standard in his mind | for all. The Ideal begins with deep feet, yet not boxy, bet with wide ; hoof heads and a broad elastic heel ! and frog. The set of the pasterns must be oblique to give plenty of spring and save concussion, plenty of i breadth in canon bone and tendon with quality, big muscular forearms, with the muscle coming down evenly, : not in bunches, both for strength and to denote muscular tendency through out. Head and neck strong without coarseness, but denoting strong vital ity. The draft horse's shoulder may be • straighter than the carnage | horse's, but it should be oblique enough for the horse to wear himself well and travel easily, which will not j be the case with an upright shoulder, i or if the legs are not truly set on the i body the latter point is often over | looked. A shortish back and a good | girth and barrel, with plenty of spread underneath coming from length of shoulders and quarters and big muscular thighs and stifles are i needed and the hock should be long and deep and clean, with a proper alignment to the stifles an.-* hip bone. It will be found in seeking these points that every breed txs serious and. in fact, disqualifying tl;fferences. and Item Curtiss is merely doing what has bfcen frequently f ine with other breeds when he tries 'b take a short cut by combining graw Shires with Clydes and uniting the excellen cies of both. That it will take time and an intensification of the desired horse by inbreeding is nothing against the experiment. A great deal has been done in both Shire and Clyde to improve them, but some sire has been sacrificed to get perfection of hoof and pastern in the one breed, and the Clyde was never a heavy barreled horse, the Scotsman preferring a quick, active, grain-fed horse to one which consumed more hay, an article he is not apt to be overburdened with. The great back ribs and barrel of the Shire will be well carried on Clyde legs, the head will be improved, while there is an upstandingness and presence about the great Shire horses that are im pressive. The Shire horse is a con sistent puller. He will pull without result for a long time without becom ing discouraged, while the Clyde horse gets into action much quicker and at the second or third step is in the full swing of his walk, so that a good deal will be gained by a combination of mental qualities expressed in action. I realize the immense debt we owe to foreign importations, but can never rest satisfied until we have developed either new breeds or adapted old ones entirely to our conditions, both general and local, as has been done ’ in the case of the American trotter, saddle horse and Poland China hog. To make no efTort to do this is a negation of the genius of the Amer ican agriculturist to meet a variety of soil and climatic conditions by i breeding animals suited to their en ' vironment. I i Royal Duke, Champion Shire Stallion. NITROGEN DECIDES FERTILITY OF SOIL I » In the Body of Plant or Animal It Is One of Most Import ant Elements. (By C. C. WENTZLER) To most people soil is either rich or poor. If a soil Is productive. It is regarded as rich; on the other hand if only lim I ited and inferior crops can be raised, the soil is regarded as proportionate ly worthless. Few people excepting those who have made more or less of a study of the soil are aware that, practically, one element decides the fertility of the soil. This is nitrogen. Nitrogen is one of the most im portant elements in nature. It bal , ances the air 60 that we can breathe ! It. Without nitrogen to hold the oxy- j 1 gen in check, it would be absolutely impossible to strike a match. A | spark would cause an explosion that could be heard as far as the sun while j every living thing would be instantly destroyed. In the body of plant 6r animal, it is one of the most important elements. In the soil it is the principle element which decides its fertility. Soils are rich or poor according to the amount of nitrogen they contain, especially with regard to the other elements which make up the soil. It is from the soil that most plants get their j nitrogen and it is from these plants that we get flesh, butter and eggs, in the shape of protein. Profits in Onions. The man who reads4 of $1,000 to $2,000 profits per acre In onions or in any other crop loses his head to the extent of planting a half-acre as a first venture, not knowing whether his soil and climate are adapted to the crop or what chances of sale cr stor age he has. does not use proper dis- - cretion. Peas and Tomatoes. Where there is a good market for both peas and tomatoes these crops may be grown together to good ad vantage. The peas should be planted as soon as the ground can be prepared and the tomatoes are set after danger of hard frost, which, in most sec tions of the north, will not be before the fifteenth or twentieth of May. If the rows of peas are four feet apart, two or three pea plants must be re moved at the required distances in the rows to make a place for each tomato plant, 1, e.. If the tomato plants are to stand four feet apart each way the pea plants will be re moved at intervals of four feet in the row. This plan has been used with entire success in Pennsylvania. Rations for Shoats. Nine parts of corn and one part of tankage make the best and cheapest rations for growing shoats, and will operate to reduce the amount of corn consumed for each pound of gain, com pared with a ration of corn only. PICKED OUT THE WRONG EYE Physician Meant Well Enough but Ha Had Left the Motorman Serious ly Handicapped. Frank E. Payne, a member of the state railroad commission, said when investigating a trolley accident re cently. he was told of a motorman on a work car who was running at high \ speed when the trucks left the rails ; because of snow and sleet, and the car was thrown on the side of the i right of way, bringing up against a j telephone pole. “The motorman was not seriously hurt, but was cut and bruised about j the head and face by flying glass. He was carried to a physician’s office where his wounds were dressed and ■ bandaged. When the physician had placed the last pin. he asked the wounded man ff he felt like he could walk. “ ’Sure, I can walk all right,’ re turned the patient, ’but I wish you would fix those bandages so I can see.’ “ ‘Why, man,' returned the physi cian, I left one of your eyes uncovered for the purpose.’ " ‘But, doc, that eye you left uncov ered is a glass one.’ ”—Indianapolis News. ECZEMA IN RED BLOTCHES 205 Kanter Ave., Detroit, Mich.— "Some time last summer I was taken with eczema. It began in my hair first with red blotches, then scaly, spreading to my face. The blotches were red on my face, dry and scaly, jot large; on my scalp they were larger, some scabby. They came on tny hands. The Inside of my hands Were all little lumps as though full of fchot about one-sixteenth of an inch tnder the skin. Then they went to Ihe outside and between and all over fny fingers. It also began on the bot toms of my feet and the calves of my legs, and itch, oh, mv! I never had anything like it and hope I never will fcgain. The itching was terrible. My hands got so I could scarcely work. “I tried different eczema ointmefits But without results. I also took medi cine for it but it did no good. I saw the advertisement for a sample of Cuticura Ointment and Soap and sent for one. They did me so much good I bought some more, using them as per directions, and in about three weeks I was well again. Cuticura Soap and Ointment entirely cured me.” (Signed) Benj. Passage, Apr. 8, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post-card “Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.” Needed Help. Charles D. Hilles, secretary of the president, says the funniest adverise ment he ever saw was stuck up in front of a grocery store on a side street in Cincinnati. It reads thus: "Twins are come to me for ths third time. This time a boy and a g'll. I beseech my fr* iPtla and pa trons to support me stoutly.”—Pop ular Magazine. Proof. Mrs. Casey (sitting up in bed)— Moilke, did yez put out the cat? Mr. Casey—Oi did. Mrs. Casey—Oi don't belave it! Mr. Casey—Well, if yez think Oi'm a liar, get up and put 'er out yerself. Work, that is the great physician. He heals most of the wounds of man kind.—Marjorie Benton Cooke. A CURB FOR PILES. Cole’s Carbolisalve stops itching and pain-* and cures piles. All druggists. 25 and 50c. A man has no use for a W’oman who attempts to convince him that he is wrong and succeeds in doing it. Red Cross Ball Blue, all blue, best bluing value in the whole world, makes the laun dress smile. Some girls are given away in mar riage and some throw themselves away. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma tiou, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Modern young men court in haste and repent at leisure. NERVOUS DESPONDENT WOMEN find Relief in Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound —Their Own Statements So Testify. Plates, Pa. —“When I wrote to yoa first I was troubled with female weak ness ana Dackacbe, and was so nervous that I would cry at the least noise, if would startle me so. I began to take Ly dia E. Pinkham’s remedies, and I don’t have any more cry ing spells. I sleep sound and my ner vousness is better. ■ 1 will recommend yonr medicines to all suffering women. ” -Mrs. Mary Halstead, Platea, Pa., Box 98. Here is the report of another genuine tase, which still further shows that Ly iia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound may be relied upon. Walcott, N. Dakota.—“I had inflam mation which caused pain in my side, and my back ached all the time. I was 10 blue that I felt like crying if any one even spoke to me. I took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and I began to gain right away. I continued its use and now I am a well woman.” -Mrs. Amelia Dahl, Walcott, N. Dakota. r IJ, w‘Bt adrice write to Lydia E. Pinkhanr Medicine Co. (oonfl iential) Lyna, Mass. Tour letter will be opened, read and answered by a iroman and held in strict confidence.