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n-ieetf Aotpe fhrongh tffe loo*
f ■ '« ■'» o' p» «on »o thi* happiness*
*4r h«s heen talk1'* to
V r*:» .. ft nvoc* he a hea p
• tl:. ro ..iff eai4 AI <e I Shm,l4
4 free frirr.rlly life of those
?' “ 4"« f believe f fonl4 leave
, , •< 4 V''| ee for err b a rOOB
>r a-- •',»* where there are no politi
a . /.• r »,n top of which fine
" -■ VMh ns it ie alwSvs plot
• r •■ ■I •'•'ter / Always a war to
, .** ► or or to look forwar4 to I
• .. Oke >r> co fr> Virginia *
c «» -i Franroie with hie great
• r< - *i*. r.£ the wkr one now i/iTth®
ti.* wartf •*. If. I ranee will he short «ft4
*" 'ton* A*.*) aft.r the* will he peaep
*t.«re -Ml h° a ftr*nai<ar*e rtiHrig.
-•■I * t.« * rera,.» StfPng'h att'1 gOOt}
eorernmer,* '
Mr, r rr.i* heliere in *he great nap
• ■ ». an -I i*. his Moo*! anrl Alike
‘•"• ierl 'low,, at ti*e pale fare on Ore
’h 1 #s lifelong enthusiasm
t" ' ". let saifl I roinoie simply.
»•..! pe i. .| a„,| »tnt <>n ‘Km me
. * k*,,.. A >|re hr*w It is Mow th“
eta ..r II," |t,,napar*"* has always
- I |,c m.- star’ I helieye that
t !•> I... . that ,"7 life is Her! ter that
was mr.ro than hy
"•a„ ,, mr rwltirl. his tonrh eel me
ae.-h. f„, hie nsea in H)V < fR,)|e "
A".| ma,|e oil a > hcvplier " Alike
, ,.r.v"t»K ,| l hat was a tree a*-no
•'*' | .an,.,,ie Vmi wt>tt)4 hake a
tig'** *“ the* title nnrfer another Ilona
|ra.|p ••
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I hen imi WfttH POfttP lit Virginia
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|t i liangea ptl flip *nr|<| It* have
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i.nfM«.|« tramhllng wI*t» a raplttfo
he • nnhl •»*»« »|'*lot lift, hot a» It ring |»c
» aue«. ho foptml tfj Inoali tlio a|,e|| «tf
i|»o f**n* I* i»f |«ei hanifa fooling wllltlfi
Mtn a rebel |n*|*o I hat y*M lie p ni||t1
nut lot tofco Imltl »*f blffi ('mill! M lip *
" "• 11 b*t«i- I*bi «i»o cam for lilni at»H
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»bon be hail n«» r'eh*. l»o pohltl not.
«. itbl not loll bor a bat abo v no |n
I..IM t|o a .in |«1 l*o Plot roe frlentl It!
• vc ao ho bo.I |*roit)|pot1 long ago.
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hot. ! (pint ba.l glvott hat h to Mih
t*oo«b*n at**! llfo a*».l bopo
CHAPTER XX.
A o... iE| Crisis
l*l» « *t*t (l*s ship sstleit (it114 a spirit
• li,| I t.lal.-ail |,ig SIHMlfih 1*4 hold ||io
®*“T* I’i half the world Thoii lutp a ■
• do flashing tiro* (lie Ifltitrs pivot
i*i fl.o iniXa w Ido i|o4» 14 there ol
■ t'M'uih And rip a«t| tip nod up Iho
Height tltot iho t>t4itt>nhiE plier he
• *' sen lie h*s £ t 0014 hanks with IIOW I
•I'd S glimpse of p Istgr house !
• n.l of enidons and lawns gteen with j
**o»o ns on® soiled pnsl
u».r- u,m|,I,.:-. t„|,( Cittn.mls who I
!i' d *• them ic tli.i wont h* Hal I
l-"“‘ *«•! Carters and llyrde and Rat* I
.i.-ij-Hi •ttansesuunding, difflcuH,
k chsh nsinos In tho ear of the !
ohms** y.'iniE Mr. Hampton knew
C’-ip all ir seemed, many of Ihom
».m* hw ooeslus FrttmMn listened , j
■ •prised interested W the Wind (tip
me «M*k the v >«ii*ian nnivusoious
>e» no He islkoil of oteri da* hap
j pet ...£* a soviet* and a wav of ||p ]
■t guile different fouri mij me]
I .. n. Htean had oier hoetvl of
VM h 'ha* thoi weie in sight of1
'..-sr.-ke house one might see the j
•w .. 41 the building* i'ier ilie trees -
Hs < Hsw.pt.M4 jointed H out with a
... *'• ov.'Htmeui in hl« grave man
'how as one slipped along iho
hi«»m ihoie was a sharp,
•' ■* the stream and as they turned 1
■* <he ;ni*e silvery green ahvpo of the I
»i*n Jav before them with Hs tong
•* h«i.v and ha ram. lying at the water,
•”ie and a ship unload at It* Peturn '
• ei«y i>oru Vng|*nd.
H is the Res lad* lUkllod young
Hsmp.en Khe I* .* bef.yre us and
•he sailed so long after
Ho mode a gu'i k movement forward
■’ h V. rathe. I, broken step Tor this
•'*»« non *M tbe Hampton family was a
f ’Ttppte
, There w eta peep* gathering oa the j
t*wa regwres drawn Up ih line; the i
I wow-e* I* bright ordered tur ban* men j
.and women Kwh showing white teeth
** t»--i grinned wrth the fdenrmre and
) ’he -v .-e- nt of aatehir.g the whip
HI Then a White light Agere j
•an dr*n the h-vad greeoneea and a j
‘ 1 srood. golden . arts on her wheal !
**’w * strew hat with Wae ttbhenwj
! " w* down tome of the gotdea yard* 1
: he* not aH stood aad watehed and
waved an eager friendly hand,
j ‘It t* nay eeewn IdrcyV* Ham 1
mrnpron naM. and TVanooln, Wiring
a* him. n* hi* aye* *Xe4 on her la
! tentiy.
In * few m'iniCes more, leaving tW® r
ship with his halting ear®firi step.
Rraneois sa w him kiss her ronsinly
yer |f *e®Tned not alrog®fh«r ro’tsiniy !
and with rha* h® was saying a word i
thtrnf ’4y new friend the Chrrillsr '
iieanpre." and fh® girJ's n tick hand- j
rlasp and th® warm w«Wr»e in her j
voire of honey, mad® Franrois f®el as I
If a plae® in h*r friendship had h®«n
wafting for him always
T hen. from rut' k of h»r. from some- ;
where, towered suddenly a tall man
with large features, sr.d first seised
ffarry Hampton's hand and then
; rrned to the stranger -with the earn®
air of entire pleasure and hospitality.
Vf/ nephews friend i* weleome at
Roanok® house.' he said, and Tram ois,
with tos few words of f.pglish, under
stood enough la he warm®d to the soul
at his first f#nt*et with southern hos
pitality.
It is my unrle. Colonel Hampton."
Harry's rofee was explaining
They would not hear of his going to
Carnifax no* for days, nof for a
"My Nephew's Friend i* Welcome lo
Roanoke Mouse."
month; why should b“ go at all?
f'olnnel llanipton asked If h“ were In
h° only a year or two In Virginia, why
• rouble to s“*. up housekeeping alone
in Mint pig bottle, when Roanoke house
was here aud in order, and only too
glnd to keep him Ho Francois for a
week or two stayed And found him
self, shortly, a notability. Harry llamp
ton, his boyish ambition for adventure
and daring denied every personal oul
lot, because (if (hat accident in baby
hood which had started him in life
tnipeioesiv lame, was as proud of his
salvage from the Austrian bird of
ptey as if Francois' record had been
his own Much more frankly proud, for
he could talk about it. aod did Alive
had told him a great deal, and the
episode of the headlong rescun of
I’rlnne Isiiiis Napoleon, the capture
and Imprisonment and final theatrical
escape, went like wild fire about the
countryside, and elivred all the ro
mance of the warm blooded southern
ets Every house wanted the hero to
Mesh bread, and under young Harrv's
proud wing Francois went gladly to
meet all thoso friends of his frond
As Iho genetal had said years ago.
his simplicity struck the finest note
or sophisticated high breeding; more
over, lie had lived with high lived
people in more than one country; the
aristocrats of Virginia were delighted
with IPs young nobleman, as they
thought him with his charm of man
net and his slit ring history, with the
lines of Buffeting still in his thin face
and the Promt lock of gray the badge
of that suffering in hi« dark hair,
with the quaint foreign accent too. and
the unexpectedness in the turns of
his rapid!; increasing English.
And now he had left Roanoke, and
was living in Ihe great Aid .house on
Pietro's laud, the old house which had
been lived in a hundred 'ears before
Pietros faflter had bought it. the old
house in which grandchildren of Pte
tro live today
Something -n hia mid hrxxkcn Kng
Hah. something In hia vivacity «nd en j
ergy. somethin# in the narmth of the i
heart which the poor gouts felt !n
him none quicker than negroes to
feel a heart—fascinated the staves
who felt to hia unaccustomed manage
ment. He had met Henry Olay and
the proud aristocrats of Virginia aa
men and women, and given them the j
treat Of himself; he met these thick
lipped, dim-souled. Mack people no
otherwise, and gate them the same
Ny the crystal truth in him the first
had been xanquished, and il happened
not differently with these other human
beings I'tetrxx'a mishandled property
grew orxterty mxxnth by month; Fran
x'cis. in the saddle moat of the time,
riding {paw end Kx pnd of the planta
tion. found hia hands full and his wyxrk
intereaiing, and hi* health and
strength coming hack -though that
was a slower progress.
The pexxple who dc west are likely
to he the pexxple who caw do a thing
more Vexing Heary Hampton ruled
out of the larger part of his natural
pleasures by that slurs hy4aw of na |
lum, which had made him lame, ap-!
pealed to Francois sympathy every j
day «aore deeply. the one thing
which the lad could do was tiding
Henry.- Francois spoke, as the two
trotted together down a shady lane of
the planiaihm on the way to the tar
holds where negroes worked Ik the
anwmn sunlight "what would you
think of organising a mounted troop
of militia
the hoy's face tamed with evcite
meal. What would he think of II? He
would think ft glortcwa. wonderful,
half a doses bis adjectives
These were many yew* men fn the
neighborhood, alt of them rode; none
of them bad enough he do; Francois
had a hoM on them a man may not
spend t*e years «* a dungeon became
of a dashing mad act of bravery w*h
1 ost eeqmfrtrvg a halo which adheres
afterward; it was fairly certain that a
military company. oriyinaf iny with the
Chevalier fteanpre. would succeed.
Ar.d it succeeded Three day* later
it was started the cordial mm
. fion of the fathers and the e^th vsiasm
of the eons. Francois was. of course,
fh* moviny spirit ar.d the responsible
head, and Francois was hard at woTk
cal;iny hack the old (ore of his school
days at Ssint-Cyr and readiny books
on 'ac-fk* and ail military subjects.
'Henry.*' said Colonel ffarr.ptcm one
morniny afteT breakfast at Ftoanoee
House. T want to speak to you a mo
merit in my study "
Harry ywent calmly Into the dim.
pleasant, old room, with its paneled
walls and portraits set into the panel
ing; he had no fear of what his uncle
might say. for he was not merely the
young nephew and ward living in hi*
uncle's house he was 'the owner of
most of the acres which made the
plant*!km a grea* one Colonel Marr.p
ton considered that in his treatment
Of Harry, and Harry knew it we.H
enough Moreover, It was an nnspok
en sec ret that Harry or Lucy had the
right of strength over weakness in
dealing with the head of the house.
Obstinacy combined sometimes with
weakness, it is true, but yet the two
youngsters understood dearly that the
colonel was the h*-ad only by a grace
ful fiction, fto young Henry Hampton
felt no alarm at the quality of hla
uncle's tone The colonel sat down In
the biggest chair, a chair throne like
ip its dignity; he fared the lad and
pulled importantly at the end of bis
mustache
|i "This troop of cavalry about organ
i*rd?" he demanded
"Well. Ibal'a rather a big name for
it. t'nrle Henry, but It la going like a
streak." answered Henry, junior. "We
mee| again today, and tomorrow I
think we shall begin business,"
"I approve of it." Colonel Hampton
stated
Harry bowed bis bead gravely. The
colonel went on
"ft is a well bred and appropriate
method of amusement. A gentleman
sbmild know something of military af
fairs But- ah - the ranking and —
ab arrangements? Much details are
not unlikely with gentlemen of the
first families, as you all are-—except
one -to crystallise into a later Impor
Inner, The man who has been the
.leader of this company of very young
men will not unlikely he the man
thought of as a leader in all affairs
or greater moment to come. May I
inquire who is the captain?"
Henry Hampton looked troubled.
i III list lent.
"Why. nobody yet. I'ncle Henry We
have not got to that Hut. of course,
the Chevalier -"
Colonel Hampton Interrupted him
'Exactly 1 thought so That Is what
I wish to avoid The Chevalier must
not l>e the captain "
The boy caught up the words hotly.
I'ncle Henry, he has done It all We
all want him."
"Exactly. But yon must not have
him. I am surprised at you. Henry!
l*o you remember that this man Is
I least! til born? Ik» von want In be led
into battle by a person whose rank
is not above that of our own serx
ants?"
”t.od into battle’" Young Henry
laughed shortly "l.ed luio a corn
field Is more like it" And then It Is
glance tired "Moreoxer. I'ncle Henry.
If there were battle In the case, we
should all count ourselves lucky to b<»
led by a hero "
"A hero'" Colonel Hampton sniffed.
"A more French peasant by his own
account. Of course. 1 have received
him. because of your infatuation for
him And the young man has quail
ties He has tieen a success socially,
t will not deny 1 am quite surprised
by h>s success But when tt comas to
putting htm In a position above men
x’f birth, tnx blond revolts 1 request J
vou. Henry, to u«e your Influence ,
against thte. t can not endure to have
him gixe you command* You shonUt he
the captain, box'ause your six'ial post- i
fltxn has made the enterprise possible.
Hut, \et. if yonr misfortune- if some
other seems more fit " .A pa infill color
darkened the txoy s fax'e and his brows '
gathered. The colonel went on. "I *
should make no objection to that. But- ,
again he pulled at the cornets of his :
mustache with solemnity "I must re- i
quest vow to xtse yout influence abso- 1
lutety to prevent this parvenu from j
being placed over you "
Harry Hampton put hi* hand on the
i»blo heside him and lifting htmself
uuh thai aid stood before itis uncle,
leaning a little on the table as his
lame foot made tt necessary, but yet
a figure full of decision and dignity .
"And l must refuse absolutely.
1'ncle Henry, to do anything of the
hind. 1 am net in question As yon
say, l hare a misfortune. I shall use
shat influence l har-e to see that the
r'heyalter Beanpre is made captain of
the company he has »m gam red and is
to educate. This is fitting 1 am
proud tx> call him my friend and 1 am
giad that 1 am fargeminded enough to
realise that as large a mind a* his is
not to be measured by petty standards
W he t* a prince or it he is a peasant
i» quite immaterial because he is firs:
a very great Thing himself." He
tvroed from the astonished colonel
and with his halting step was gone.
Shortly the yonng waster* hone
was ordered and he had left word with
Cbeweter, the butler. as he seat oak
that he would nos be house till bed
time, and was o£ toward Camitu.
~ Francois." he began, finding hi*:
fri red busy over hts paper* tn that
mums library. at that same carted wr
hogsany desk, where today lie the pack
age* of «M letters "Franccds. 1 want
*e speak to pm-hMM something—he
iw* ow Meeting."
"firhat then* The hoy * oat of
breath T«« hare hoe* tanning »*ck j
'Ka*k again. avr Wean- ‘hat horse
; win complain of yo*. toon. the strong
, beast. W hat « It yew are in snob a
hurry to say that one it. *sr race across
country so of a good hoar of ‘hs. more
ing**'
®*t Henry was *oo latent to tats
nothings St is important.” he said
nrteffy. "We most hare a captain for
. the company at one- and it m .at h*
! yon ~
■finbre de boil!" am. fed Francois ra
diantly. The good sde*f f can not
imagine a fellow more beautiful *© he
a captain than 1. Can yon’”
Bn* Henry was altogether serious
m r.ded "Yon will consent then?” be
threw at him "I did not. think of it
till this rooming, hut ! se*. it shoo’d
b* done at. once We shall all want
yon. of course, and wan* nobody else."
Now Henry Hampton, not haring
thought of the quesCon till this mom
ing had no right to make this state
ment in a foil round voice of certainty.
Yet he knew every man in the com
pany. and be felt In himself the force
to answer for t.h'tn He answered
for them without a hesitation. And
with that Francois' laughing face grew
grave. He pushed the letters from him
and got up and came across to the boy
and bent and put his arm around his
shoulder as he sat still and stiff
These French ways of his friend
pleased Henry Immensely, but they i
also petrified him with embarrass
ment. Francois was not in the least
embarrassed He patted the broad
young shoulder affectionately.
"My good Henry," he said gently.
"What a loyal heart—and what a reck
less one! How then can you answer
for all those messieura?"
Harry flung up his head and began.
"They will- If they do not I shall make
them”—but Francois stopped the bold
worda.
"No.” he said quietly—yet with a
tone of finality which the other recog
nlzed "That will not be necessary. And
the messieurs are my good friends;
they Will treat me with honor; they
will be better to me than 1 deserve. I
know that well.” There were so few
people in the world who did uot. to
Francois, seem his good friends. "Hut.
my Henry, I will not be the captain.
1 have thought or that, if you have not.
l/ook here."
He swung to the desk and slipped
out • drawer, and had a long folded
paper in hia hands He flapped it
open before Harry's eyes. It was a
formal notice to Mr Henry Hampton.
Junior, that thp Jefferson troop of Vir
ginia had elected him as its captain.
Harry flushed violently and his
mouth quivered with pleasure, with
nervousness, with unhappiness. The
other watched him eagerly. All this
affair of the troop he had done to
give pleasure to Harry Hampton, his
friend It was the only way In which
the lame boy could be on equal terms
with the other hoys, and Francois had
determined from the first that every
joy which could be gleaned out of
it he should have. To be the captain
ought to be a Joy.
“It” Harry cried and then was silent
and then spoke sorrowfully. "Hut—
it run not be!"
"Can not be 7” demanded Francois.
•Why not?”
There was a moment's silence and
with a painful effort the words came.
1 "My- misfortune. I am lame."
And Francois cried out. "Henry—mil
that Is uonsense! What of it? It is
a thing you do as well ns the best
riding Who has such a seat, such
[hands as you? Why not then. 1 de
mand?" And went on. "It is settled. ;
I have talked to them all -see the sig
natures You are the captain, my
Henry and 1 am your right hand and
your left hand yes and your feet. too.
whenever you need me."
"Hut." said Harry, dated, "it is really 1
your place; don't you want to he cap
tain"” he shot at the other boyishly.
And with that Francois' arm was
about his slwetlder again as the two J
stood together. ati Francois was
laughing. "But yes." he said "I
should like It. That s a secret,” His
'ace was brfiliaat with laughter. "You
; only may know, my Henry, that I aa
"ain—ah. very Tain,’’ he repeated aad
! ly. "Never tell It ! love title* and
| honors and importance. I hhe to be
railed Chevalier—though indeed that
, -a my right," he added with a cf»k:k
- 'ouch of dignity. ' And I should like
! very ranch to be captain of this com
pany of fine yoang men. the flower*—
1 does one say?—of the South. Bat it
'■» not beat." He held up his forefinger
' and looked '-normoasly worldly-wi**
j "No. Yoa would not mind; the young
messieurs would not mind, perhaps—
bat the fathers —ah. the fathers!” H«
threw bark hi* head and gazed at the
ceiling with eye* of horror. Then with
a start and a hand flung out, ‘ And th«
mothers! Mon Dieu! Bat the moth
ers. Henry I They would make—what
; you call it--* b—1 of a time, is it not?” j
He Flapped It Open Before Harr/»
Eyes.
Harry roared with joy at the terri
I lied whisper. "But I have neither fa
j ther nor mother," he suggested.
"Ah. Henry," argued Francois with
deep satisfaction in hie tone, "taif
makes you so suitable.”
"Suitable!” Inquired Henry.
"But yea. my friend It kills jer.l
ousy. All is grist, one says, that
comes to your mill. All is fathers,
all is mothers to the poor orphan- and
besideB that, there Is Monsieur tho
Colonel. One sees that the uncle of I
the captain will be contented. Aad
whom should I wish to content but my
t first host, my first benefactor in this
’land? I believe, indeed, he would bo
displeased if I should take the place.
| 1 believe he Is not satisfied of uv
birth"
And beneath the nonsense of Fran
cois. Henry could but acknowledge tbe
clear-sighted logic. So it happened
that Henry Hampton became captain
of the Jefferson Troop, to the entire
satisfaction of all concerned.
CTO BK C'pNTINl'KD.)
Exterminated Like the Buffalo.
Some idea of the vast numbers ot!
animals that Africa used to support j
can be gained from a passage in VV.!
Scully's reminiscences. It was Mr. [
Scully's good fortune in 1S92 to wit-;
ness the last great trek of sprirg
bucks from east to west of the Bush-!
manland desert- -a trek on a scsla
such as no man will ever see aga:n. '
Fencing, the increase of population
and the distribution of arms have al- i
most exterminated the once innumer
able host. He says: "1 have stood
on an eminence some twenty feet
high, far out on the plains, and seen
the absolutely level surface, as wide
as the eye could reach, covered with
resting springbucks, while from over
the eastern horizon the rising col
umns of dust told of fresh hosts td
o ancing
KEEPS WATCH OVER SILVER
Mrs. Cameqie a Zealous Guardian of
Valuable Tableware of the
Household.
I me! i»k old friend this week who
had jus: i onto dowu from Skit* castle,
where she had been staying with the
Oameg;es. writes a London corres
pondent of the Kansas City Star.
They are the kindest people In the
worki to visit.' she said. "There
was only one thing I did not like
there, that was the porridge It seems
to be an affront to the family if you
don't eat your pcrr.dgw off the lovely
silver platter on w hich it is served 1
did so want to put one of these plat
ters in my pocket, she added. "They
were genuine Queen Anne.
The ©Id silver at the castle is Mrs.
Carnegie's fetish She is quite craiy
over it- About *:St in the evening she
will slip out of the draw ing room and
steal down to the housekeeper's room
to count it before it is locked in it*
special safe for tke night. She is the
most house proud chatelaine i® all the
highland*, and that* saying a lot
The housekeeper has been with her
for years, yet Mr* Carnegie is not
con ter: to let her count these treas
ure*. But probably a is jwe n labor
of here and a Joy » her to handle
the tv* oM Atop
There is *e wastage of saohbsry
about the Onroegies; they don't pter
a ba for the eoewty #f royalty «r eve*
titled folk, bet they are unxioas tar
the ceeapantMMfcip of brain; Add*
ante. Of *te A tire* has ui«si to be.
1 ins » raconteur and does it awfully
well. He likes his friends to correct
him if he repeats himself. It would bu
a blessing if other story tellers J j
likewise. *
The gardens of Skibo are looking
gorgeous just now. especially the old
English garden which is a mass of
flowers, with fruit trees around the
walls, and cabbages to glee it thu
true air of a century ago! The walis,
like those of all self-respecting E ig
lish gardens, are mellow red brick.
Everybody knows there are so rain
bows in the work* like those of Scot
land. When one appears is the sky
a: Skibo a bell rings and all the hotia*
party fly to the lawn to admit j ft.
School Boy* Badiy Used.
Early ia the las: wattr; easy buys I
at Eton. England. had to undergo a
roagh training Aa o*d Ebmiaa »h.>
left the school is 1SS* describe* kts
experiences there as -worse ih«Ti that
of taany inmates of a workhouse cc
gaoi. To get up at Are os frees®*
winter mornings; t» sweep their e»*
floors and make their own beds to
go twohy two to the psmp tot a
scanty wash, to ea: no monthfal of
ftv*S sntQ A a. ».: bo lire on as end
less Ttsaad of matron, potatoes usd
beer, none of them boo plentiful or to©
good, to sleep in a dismal ««» with- f
oat chaff or table. Sack was the ht
of boys whose parents ooc'id no* aflsrd
to pay for a prirare mac. Stme of I
these underwent prfratjoss that might
hare broken flows a cabin bay. tad
FIT IBM
FOR SICK CIO
“Caiforrua Syrup of Rgs” can’t
harm tender stomac?.
fiver and bowels.
Every mo«hsr rea.ie:*. after 11 rtr
her children “Caiifcra.a Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxauv -
because they lave its pleasant taste
sad it thoroughly cleanses the t- id-.
| Shift stomach. Ever and bowels w \i
. out griping
When, cross, irritahle. feverish or
bream is bad, stomach sour loo£ s:
the tongue mother' Ef coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless 'fruit
: laxative a.r.4 in a few hours ail the
foul constipated waste, tour tre and
Bndig.ested food passes cut of the be *
els, and you have a well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat gore, has stomach-ach
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic—remem
ber, a good "inside cleaning should
always be the first trea*ment given
Millions of mothers keep "CaUforn.a
. Syrup of Figs’ handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow Ask at the store for a 10
cent bottle of “California Syrup of
Figs," which has directions for babies
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv
THIS TIME GONE FOR GOOD
—
New Yorker Might Say GocdGy tc
Watch and the $50 He Had Con
fidingly Given Up.
In a subway crowd not long ago a
New- York man was ■ touched ' Icr his
watch. The watch was not valuable
but the New York man wanted
back for sentimental reasons, and in
serted divers advertisements in th» pa
pers, offering $50 for the return of tb*
watch and "no questions asked."
The "dip"’ who had "lifted” th»
watch saw the advertisements and
concluded to take the $50. He called
on the New York man, handed him
the timepiece and demanded the re
ward.
The owner of the watch was only
too happy to give it to him. After ex
amining the watch he returned it to
his pocket and handed over five $10
bills. The ‘ dip" pocketed the mone;
and departed. There was little said
A few minutes later the New York
maa reached for his watch.
Hut it was gone.
PIMPLES ON FACE AND ARMS
411 Howard St., Dayton, Ohio.—
"About a year ago my face, neck, arms
and back were beginning to become
afflicted with pimples and blackheads
My pimples would get very large and
appear to come to a head. If I tried
to open them the pain would be terri
ble. but nothing could be taken from
them. They itched very badly; I suf
fered terribly from itching. After
scratching, the pimples would swell
and after the swelling was gone my
face would become very red and re
main so for some time. My clothing
caused the itching to be worse. When
it was warm it was utterly impossible
to sleep.
“I used a cream and the more I
used the worse they got. Shortly after,
I read the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and determined to
use them. The itching stopped almost
immediately. This was about three
months ago and I am entirely cured
now.” (Signed) Miss Marguerite E
Jacobs, Jan. 13, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card “Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.”—Adv.
How He Could Tell.
A Georgia "cracker” tells this story
of his own people: He says a north
ern man who had settled in Georgia
was visited by a friend, who asked
him how he liked the place and the
people.
"Oh. all right,” replied the man.
"Now. tell me," asked the friend,
"what is a Georgia cracker ? How
can you tell him from another per
son ?"
"Well,” replied the northern set
tler. "you see out in that field a black
object ?”
"Yes." said the friend.
"Now." said the man. "that ma>
be either a ‘Georgia cracker' or a
stump. Watch it for half an hour,
and if it moves, why. ijs a stump
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Worm Turns.
Daughter—Do you remember a he:
I was a baby and used to be sung t.
sleep, father?
Father—Very well. But that is no
reason why you should keep the »hoi
neighborhood awake with your s ng
ing now.
Important to Momcn
Ejair.ae carefully nerj bold* of
CASTOR1A. a safe and sure remedy hv
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature of | __
In Use For Oxer
Children C*y for Retefeerh Css&tnv
Couldn't Ten.
Bacon—I see 31 js y'.ifted that jcn
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fccewa a er a#. .VmritM lndana
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because a fellow oocWtal s«*a£ rt>
close eaeufh ox a rrdsAia to £&< c :
whether he was bald car »di.
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