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By J. II. CONNI3U-Y.
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CllAPTIiJU lV.-Uonlliiiicil. ( )
"Why , motlii'r , 1 liiivt-n't been K < dll-
.Ynnthnr. "
"Don't tell inul VVmii't .Mm '
tron wiiltliiK for .v P ilii'rt'V Didn't
Diumy ma tltvil mid Mumiivvn } . li-nvlnj :
! tinmi' " '
you two tiiK't'ilu-rV Of nl
, tbo worlil , it imiM In- , l < lin ( 'nun-roil jnit
GO out In the \vmiils to ini'i't ! I > ! ioiild
think MIII inixlii 1" " ' > "r1 l"'ille "llout
j-oii-iiiul MIII a Miilvi-ll. You know very
well there ni'vi'i1 .M'l wns "iiy I ° VI ( I"1
botwi-i-n tinMiilMils inul the Cnnicnuis ,
even imtiuii : our/orbrnrx in tin1 old coun
try. Tlio ( 'iiim-rniis. iinh'i'd ! A stuck-
up lot , who think ll isrlvurt lii'ttcr ' tluin
anyliod.v t'l-c , liiTiiiiM' llii-y Imvc a dun :
twhilr , MS is well known ninont ; wise
moil , tin' tiiNt Mnlvi'il vvm a kiu unil
an Irish kinc ; mill I'd like to himun.v
body show me n Cnnieron thill ever wilt
a klnp. I wonder if .vou've fnrKol how
John Comcron's fnthcr cot the best of
yours in that lawsuit , when we had to
pay one liiindred ilnlliir.s fur onr liull jali
Wnx his horn into old Cameron's wine ;
nnd it iwviM- did necm scim- nor reason
nor justice * nor KOdllnexs to me that wo
houhl In- held responsible for tin- nut nnd
. dlspo-ltions of the dumb beiiNts. "
"Don't cook llsb till > ou catch them ,
mother. " answered I telly , placidly.
"You've lieon HWiillowliiK DIIIC of Dan
ny's yarns. should think by this time
you'd know better than lo believe mi.v-
thhiB that boy sayf , except that he's
hutipry or don't wniit lo wash himself. "
" \Visn't it true thai joii and .liilm
Cameron had n nieelln' up on the 'Hack-
bone' to-day ? Wasn't he walling there
for yon to come nldiigY"
"lie was waiting , ccrlnlnly , but hardly
B n matter of choice , 1 think , or for me , "
replied the uirl , with a little luunli.
And then she went on to narrate the
Incts ot .lack's mishaps and her share in
his rcbcne , without remombcrint , ' , how
ever , anything about the shoutinc , all
traces of which she. had , on her way
liomc , taken care to hide from casual ob
servation. While wht was It-Hint ; the
stor ; , her mother and Mary Klder kept
up n rnniiiiiK communtary of e.\clama-
tions :
"Law's snkesl"
"Did yon ever ! "
"Jf tlinl don't beat all ! "
Danny , being hungry , hnd belter use
( or his mouth than talking with ll , tint In
the knowing urins and leers with which
he favored Hetty , he sorely tempted her
to box his cars.
The cirl's vivid recital of .lohn Cam
eron's peril ciulte won her mother's sym
jiathetlc interest , for Mrs. Mulveil was
at heart u kind , well-meaning woman ,
wishing ill to none , even to a Cameron ,
to IOIIK ( IN the old faction KrnilKc did not
Lappcn to be stirred up. Hut the Htor.v
bad a keener interest for Mary Hitler ,
who , beliiK a cleai-slKhted girl , saw what
the widow did not peiceive , or even bus-
nect.
Soon after supper , Danny In Ids cits-
toninry state of rebellion mill angry ills
flint with the familiar assurance that It
would lu > haril enough to get him up In
the morning , even it lie went now , was
driven off to his hetl in the loft. ,
' .riu-n thu three \vumeii , abi\idoned \ |
themselves to the ecstatic deligh ofan. .
iintraninicleil conversational revel over
the subject of dress. , Mury.-lSldor was , i
fckilllnl dressmaker , who inailc , or , at
( least , cut anil llUcil , tno bent gowns of
'half ' the wcll-lo-tlo women In th.it pint
of tincountry. . The Wholc-'ycar 'rounll
* he WHS in tleinatitl , ami Mire of enthusi
astic welcome at any one of lifty farm
houses. All the latest fashions Uiiovvn
in I'ittshurg she could he ilopemletl unii | )
for supplying , ami she wan a treasiirc-
house of KnowleilKe coneerninn all the
new things the most stylish women In
the county hail or contemplated having.
Anil she was prudent withal. Kvcry
wardrobe or indivldinil Kiirment reported
by her was presented In il.s best light. A
thing "turned" or "iiiiidt ; over" to look
.like now , from her point of view , was
new. Hlie betrayed no secrets. It was
not necessary that she should do so to
make her news interesting or establish
her position as an authority.
At length , .Mrs. Mulveil , having yawn- ,
CM ! until her jaws cracked , declared she
could sit up no longer , and went oil' to
bed. Hetty "covered" the big tire In the
irrutu by pillni : upon It Inrjic ( jnantity
of the finely broken coal eallrd "slack , "
which melts Into n crust during the night ,
nnd at the lirst touch of the matutinal
early poker bursts into a mass of ro.irins ;
llame. Then she and Mar.v nil down to
gether before the lircplaee , in the half-
light c.ist from between the lower bars
of the grate , and , with their arms , nltuut
each other , talked In low tones.
"You told me something you did rrot
tell your mother , dear , " mild Mary , draw *
Ing her jonnger friend close to her.
"Why , no ! How , o ? What ? "
"That vim were. In love with .Tnlm
Cameron. "
"Why , Mary ! How you do talk ! "
"Oh , don't try to dun } it to me , dear.
I'm enough older than you to read the
Igns. Yon can't heln .teUijitr. your love
or Jetting it tell itself. Your voice would
make it known if .von were only talking
about the weather ; and if you are silent ,
jour happy u.u'i will laugh it out to the
world ; and If you shut them tight , the
flame In your checks will tell the story ,
ns it does now. "
"That Is only the red firelight. "
" ( Jed grant the. lire that light comes
from may never die down in ashes. "
"Oh , Mary ! How yon say that ? "
"I have reason to , for I know better
than yon do jet what love is ; how happy
w how wretched one may bo-made by it. "
Hetty shuddered , " and for a few min
utes both were idlent , looking at lite tire ,
one seeing in It the past , the other the
future.
On thp surface of the melting iuasn of
rich bltiiininons coal near the front-
where It'was thinnest piled nnd most
readily acted upon by the Ihirce heat be
neath glossy , jet-black fan bubbles formed -
ed continuously , slowly swellins larger
and larger each in its turn suddenly
bursting Into n bright but generally only
momentary bla/e. Sometimes the llame
would ealch the gas rising in slender
columns of dark smoke from where the
"slack" lay thickest , and for an instant
produce an cll'crt like a diminutive dis-
pla.v of "heal lightning. " Again it would
persist fur a loimcr lime , as min-h as a
minute or two. In a long , slender , tongue
of hissing , golden light. No two bub
bles acted exactly alike , either in forma
tion or transformation. And a prell.\
picture thoie lilful illuminations made ot
the homclj hut chec'-ful kitchen interior ,
every detail of \\l , , , i was brought out
li ) them in most vivid relief. The bright
titcnsjls of tin and copper shone like
burnished silver and gold ; the old dark
oak ( able took on a mahogany color ; the
full moon-face on the dial of ( lie old-
fashioued tall dock assumed an cxprcs
clou of intelligent consciousness ; weird
shadow.s danced among slilngs of bril
liant sei'rlet peppers pendant from Hit :
celling ; and even the blue mandarin , with
Its blue suite , crossing a bine hritlm- from
a blue forest to a blue pauoda. on the
great dishes reposed on the shelves was
brought out clearly en evidi nee and look
ed pretty rather than picposierous. Hut
these were nof the sights that Hotly and
Mary saw. The lire elemenlals' magic
wrought other pictures for them. ' At
length the seamstress rcMimcd , speaking
in a low , sad voice , hardl.v louder than a
murmur in a minor key :
"You don't know bow much older than
yon I am , dear , both in years and in
sorrow. Ma.vhc I do not look my age.
They say thai tlio e who don't care do
not grow old so fasl as those \\lio do ,
and 1 guess that must be so. 1' don't
care. I have nothing left to care for.
Hill 1 have had m.v romance , and buried
It before yon were put Into long frocks.
It was in I'itlsbnrg , where 1 went when
I was onlj a slip of a girl to learn dress
making , and where 1 lived as you know ,
a good many years. Well , I was engag
ed to be married there to a joiiiig man
named Grant ( Juthrie. He was a ma
chinist , and I can't tell you bow hand
some and good be was and how dear to
me. And he Invcil me , too. Yes , 1 am
sure he did -in a man's way , though. He
was all I thought of or cared for , and ,
having him , would not hare been con
scious that 1 desired anything else. Hut ,
besides me , he loved glory and bis conn
try , and he had ambition to make a name
for himself and fortune ; so nothing would
do for him hut he must enlist in Ihc ar
my and go away to Mexico. "
She stopped speaking for a few min
utes , When Hlie went on again , her , voice
trembled , and .a sudden tlare ol * tin-light
showed that tears weio standing in her
eyes. She continued :
"He was going to become a colonel , per
Imps a general. Then he woltld rot urn
home a hero , marry me and go to Con
gress and lie a gieat man. The one tiling
lie never thought of was that lie might
not live to come haek--and he never did !
He was shot down by Mexicans in one
of Vhe Hi-Hi bailies , and only lived long
enough to gl've a comrade his dying mes-
sjigc to me ; and lie is buried far away
li | it land 1 shall never see. "
1 Her voice broke , and she wept without
an elfort at constraint. Hetty embraced
her , kissed her brow , patted her shoul-
ier as one soothes a sorrowing child , and
murmured , caressingly :
"There , llierej dear ! Don't take on so ,
don't * Maybe It Is all for the best. "
"Yen , " riuhhcd 'Mar.v , doubtfully ; "thai
isvhal Ihc minister SH.VS that 'all Is for
the best1 but 1 can hardly nmke up my
fnlnd that lie is light. "
"And don't yon believe then * will ever
come a time when you will be with him
again ? "
"Not In this world , anyway ; and this
is all we reajly know Anything about. "
"Hut 1 think 1 should tr.v to hope so ,
if 1 wcn > joii. "
"So I do ; so I do. Hut , oh , It is so hard
to believe in the light of another world
that sends no ray into the gloom of this !
There , there ! Don't let us talk an.v more
about in ) old story. Hur.v It in jour
heart , as. 1 do In mine ; only , if joii ever
recall it , let it be tovnni jon not to
hope for too much happiness from love.
And now , dear , tell me about yourself.
Docs John lo\e yonV"
"Oh , he has never said a word of love
to me. Indeed , we hardly ever spoke be
fore to-day. 1 suppose that miserable
old quarrel between the Canierons and
the Mulveils kept him from seeing me. "
"Hut not you from seeing him ? "
"N-no. 1' looked at him omctimes ;
enough to know him by sight , anj way. "
Mary smiled nt the naivete of the ad
mission.
"Hut , now that he lias seen joii , how
does he look at you ? As if he loved
jouV"
" 1 hardly know , " answered Hetly , with
a little embarrassed laugh. "You sec , I
have no ex-perience to judge bj ; but I
I thlnk-jes. "
"Then I guess he does. The heart
does not need experience to read that
look. It is true that hpmc men can He
with'their eyes , as others can with their
tongues , but 1 do not think .lohn Cam
eron is one of that sort. No , lie is of
good , honest , manly stock. And I can
speak impartial ! ) about that , for , you
know , ni ) family is mixed up with both
the dimerous and the Mulveils. "
"Hul more to the Canierons. You would
likc | up for them lirst. "
"Why ! Yon savage little partisan ! I
believe you are dispo ed to lind fault with
me for speaking well of a Cameron ! "
"Oh , no , no. Indeed ! I am for one
Cameron against the world. "
CHAl'THU V.
The tax for keeping the public roadn
In repair \\as , in tho.se days , payable
either In money or labor , and the bitter
method was generally preferred in the ag
ricultural districts. Tills fact { van , how
ever , by no means attributable to in
ability of the farmera to pay cash , or
because they bad a prejudice atalust
parting with thr-lr silver. "ItotnMax
Days" had come to be popularly regard
ed a * exciting e\i < nts. They brought
neighbors together on week days , when
political discussions , exchanges of rumors
supposed to lie news , good-natured per
sonal banter and occasional horse trades
could be Indulged in with propriety. The
legal hours of labor were "from sun-up to
sun-down. "
ll was only about a fortnight after
.lohn Cameron's adventure on the "Hack-
boiie" that "Uoad-tax Day" came around
in I lie township of Kldcr , and called
forth , as usual , the entile able-bodied
male population. Hy da > break , they
commenced arriving at the great white-
oak , on the township line , \\bich was thu
rendex.vous appointed bv the roadnmstcr.
A sort of lack understanding , born of
habit , prevailed , as to the implements
anil tools each man should bring to ( lie
work , so that all vveie amp ! ) provided
wkh axes , shovels , pick-axes , cniil-liooks ,
handspikes and lines. Some came with
lenins and plows or bob sleds , to run
drainage furrows at Ihi sides of the
road or drag heavy weights.
The lirst coiners assumed the right to
banter later arrivals upon their tardi
ness , and man ) a sharpl ) rude jest was
gi'iid-tiiiturcdly taken and replied to by a
keen rejoinder , until , limill ) , the List
comei , rt joiing fellow who had but re-
cenily been married , was made the sub
ject for .so lively a general attack as over
whelmed him and made him Milieu for a
time , his wit being no match for the as
sembled tovMisliip. With few exceptions ,
the people in that part of Washington
County then were of Scoldi-lVlsh ex
traction , and their humor was of the dry ,
lilting , l ) sort peculiar to thai breed of
jokers ; keenly ell'eciive as uttered , but
almost Impossible of even approximately
fair reproduction in cold tjpe. Words of
Innocently simple pin-port were convert
ed into hailicd and envenomed darts of
meaning by an arch look , a suggestive in
tonation or. oflener .vet , Iiy their covert
allusion lo some purely personal matter
which had become popular knowledge.
Soon all were busy at work. The
echoes were stjrrcd by the ringing sounds
of a.x strokes and the shouts of the driv
ers to their horses. Young squirrels , high
U ] ) in the oak and hickory tiees , yelped
inquiries to their elders an to what they
thought of the strange proceedings going
on away below ; and the wise ones barked
back that , strange as it was true , no pres
ent harm to the squirrel race was threat
ened. Inquisitive crows , having thor
oughly satisfied themselves , by sharp ob
servation from a safe distance , that there
were no gnus near at hand , came impu
dently close , perched over the merry
makers' heads and cawed down their
criticisms upon what was going on. The
horde of dogs accompanying their mas
ters , having formally opened the cere
monies , in conformity with ancient cus
tom , with a promiscuous free light , came
to an amicable understanding with one
iinothif , and , joining forces in pursuit of
minks , rabbit * and chipmunks , made the
forest ring with their hunting choruses.
At noon the men siiipeiiilcd their work ,
and the duxs teniftoi-aril.v abandoned their
bootless hunting. Kadi man had brought
his dinner tvilh him. and in a sunn ) spot ,
well sheltered from the wind , they all
sat down near together to eat tui dial.
The entente cordiale among the dogs was
violent I ) ruptured in their cau'cr rivalry
for the lirst bones thrown them , but re
established upon their general recognition
that their masters were leaving to them
much more food than they could devour.
After quickly finishing their meal , the
.vounger men , to kill time during the re
maining portion of ( lie dinner hour , enter
ed into a series of 'competitive contest *
of strength and skill , "pulling" a heavy
stone , "tossing the duller. " jumping and
throwing stones at a mark. In each of
these exeicises the competitors graduall )
but surely dropped out until but two
were left , John Cameron and Unfits
( ioldie , between whom there was a sliong
feeling ot rivalry that spurred them to
efforts far be.vond thpse of their fellows.
U was mil simply personal but rather
the concentration to two foeul points of
the antagonism long existent between
those opposing factious , the Canierons
and tin * Mulveils. Hj insensible degrees ,
from the time Ilufiis came lo live in this
neighborhood , he and .lohn had grown
Into prominence as the ver.\ nearly
matched champions of the .voting men
who , according to traditional dut ) , were
keeping alive the undent grudge of their
ancestors. Yet Hnfus was not exactl ) a
Mnlveil , but only "related to them. " ills
connection was admitted ! ) no closer than
that his mother's first
husband , who wai
a Heaselej she being a Mollridi. had
a brother married to a girl who half-
brother look one ot the Haker girls to
wife , and everybody knew that the Hak-
ers were related to the Mulveils from
"away back , " though few ymld tdi ex
actly how. That was the way in which
most of the old women figured out his
"distant consulship , " though there were
some who claimed to have lound connec
tion in another way , through the Clan-
c'js-n claim against whit h much could
have been , and was , said , without reach
ing any certitude. At all events , he was
recogni/.ed as a relative and welcomed as
an adherent of the Mulveils. Hut he was
a "ne'er-do-well , " working prettj faith
fully at Sim Mulveil's sawmill or on liln
farm , but never , somehow , accumulating
anything for himself , not even acquiring
possession of a saddle hor.se. It was
whispered that he gambled. Of course
he was expected to ha\e vices , for it was
well known that he worked in 1'itlsbnrg
several months before coming out tt
Washington County to live , live jears
ago , and the contamination of city lift
was ocyooo question , nvery one nau it
admit , however , that he was a good-look
Ing young fellow , lacking In the opei
frankness of countenance that character
Ized ilohn Cameron , but with a line ath
letlc figure , regular fen lines and a bund
some head of .straight hair , black as coal
Knrb of ( Joldio's feats In the athletic
contest was loudly applauded by the Mill
veils , and each time he was defeated bv ,
John , the Canierons shouted for joy am
triumph over their neighbors. Prom thes
indicative manifestations of feeling , pro
giess was easy to the utterance of taunt
and iusinnaltvl threats. '
Several ot the older men present
mindful of the premises given two .vear
before by the recognized heads of 111
factious , when Squire McCalinout
brought about a formal agreement of
peace between them , Interfered to pre
vent the fight t'ut seemed imminent and
for which abundant precedent had been
established on other "Koad-tax D&.VB. "
Their endeavors , at least , caused the hot
headed youngsters to heoltate , and fortu
nately an incident occurred which divert
ed their nliontlon a'n'd averted the threat
ened danger , by restoring general good
humor.
Danny Mulveil and the mall rider Mid-
den ! ) canto dnshlug down the rend tiding
furiously and howling like Couiandus ,
"The imp , " whose saddle was sitnplj a
sheepskin , was mounted upon a bright
bay two j ear-old with a bla/.cd fact that
everybody recognl/.ed at a glance a t'le '
property of minister Mcl.cod. The muii
rider a boy only two or three jears old j
cr than Danny rode a good horse , wl'h' '
which he had , in a succession of semiweekly -
weekly races , repented ! ) beaten evci ) an
imal in the Mulveil stablesor , at least ,
lltosi' to which the imp had accettii. Hut
Danny , who was not the sort of bo > w li-i
could be ever bo elTectuallj downed that
he would sla.v downed , had to-tlaj stolen
from ( lie pasture the minister's blontled
colt , the joy of that good man's hen it
ami the pride of bis life , anil wus tleier
mined to "ride him for all there is in
him. "
{ To be continued. )
Hulls.
Tito cxtrnonlltinry fn.sliloii of the ruff
ciiiiu' Into vojiitt * In the ri'lgn ot Quocii
Mllxubulh. Tin * ruff wn * . an i uoriiictis
lluted follnr , which , gradually rNli < | {
from thu front of Iho .shoulders i0 neuc
ly ( he lii'lK'ht of tin. ' lu-ud licliinil , oil-
circled the wourcr likeu iiiinluis.
Tin * sliirchliij , ' of tlu'so rufu wns con
.shlercd ( i great art. In l.'CI , ono Mis
tress Dltiglmiii YiiiiiliT I'lus.sc cnini' to
London , ami followed the profession of
n slnrcliL-r of mil's. In which she gre.i'ly
excelled. She wns thelirst who pub
Holy ( might llu art , for \vlilrh HIT
charge wus font1 of llvi1 pounds per pu
pil , mill inn * pound i\tra lor teaching
hoto nmke the slurch.
The color of the mil's wns not alwu.vs
wliltf , as wi1 should like tin in wore the )
tti bo fiislibiiiiildL' now , lint varied ar
cording to tasic white , roil , blue , or
purple. Stuldis speaks of 'these art at
mil's or uekercliers , nunli1 of liollmxlc ,
lawne , cambric , ami such cloth , so tlell-
cati > thai ( hi' greatest thread in them
shall not bo so big as the least hair that j
is. "
Kuffs were also inado of liroatl folds
of the Hill-si luce , which was sometimes !
thickly overlaiml ami clocked with gold
devices. Some of these works of art i
wore worth as much as two hundred |
pounds.
The ruff befame unfashionable In
consequence of Its being worn on the
gallows by Mrs. Turner , who was
haugeil for the murder of Sir Thomas
Overbury.
A Human Hiss Cowed the Mini.
At Cape Town a lion tamer was goIng -
Ing through a porformmice In a cage
with a full grown Him lately caught , j
Suddenly it was seen that the brute i
was pulling the trainer through his !
paces Hither than being put through It- {
elf. Softly , crouching and creeping , |
ho big cat edged itself between the ,
Imroughly unnerved man and the door
f the den , fixing its victim witli two
oiling yellow orbs of Hamlng ferocity
ml sawing the empty air with Its tuft-
tl tall as It crouched preparatory to
pringing. Many men among the audl-
iice , used to the ways of wild beasts ,
aw and comprehended , but only ouo
nan possessed the knowledge and the
irt'seiice of mind to avert the appar-
ullv Inevitable. Pursing up Ills lips as
bough lu > were going to whistle , ho
quitted a hoarse , low. rasping hiss ,
'be beast heard and understood , for
he sound made by ( lie giant constrictor
vlieu Us huge body is celled for the
brow that never misses , that never re- I
axes and that no beast of the Held is ,
Irong enough lo withstand. Agabi and I
et again the raucous sound rasped the
silliness , and the angry brute drew
iack Its head , Its great eyes grow small
mil dull , the hackles rose and stiffened
in its back , ami it cowered , whining ,
in Hie Hour of the cage.
Tht'.v Counted 'HniicHtl.v.
Home years ago a IUIIHC missionary'
mil been pleaching on an island whoso
! > rluclpal product is the clum. One
day lie received an unexpected compli
ment as to the thoroughness of his
spirit mi I work.
The good man was working In Ids
shirt-sleeves on a new church. A stout
sea-captain hailed him :
"Are you tin * minister beruV"
"Yes , sir. "
"Well , I've got ten dollars for you.1 "
"Kor the church ? "
"No. for yourself. I like your way
of tloiug tilings here. I've come to this
Island for clams a good many years ,
and always found them a thousand or
liftein hundred short when 1 got home.
It will pay me to have you keep preach
ing ductrlnos which make people count
their clams honestly. "
lOxplii-it Diced it.us.
Two bicyclists , reaching a straugo
Ixmg Island town , decided to dike the
train home. They stopped , says the
N'o\v York Sun. to ask a colored woman
the way to the railroad .station.
"We are straiif.ors , " they said. "Will
'you ' kindly direct us to the station' ; "
agolii' right on till yo' comes lo do cor-
, npr wba de ole po.stolllcu used ter lie ,
deu tu'n to yo' lef. ' an' yo'll go right to
tie station. "
As they rode off .she beamed with
pride , they with amusement : ami al-
thougb they found the station they
have yet to discover the "corner wha do
ole post-olllce used ter be. "
There was a momentary pause in the
conversation at the live-o'clock tea.
The voice of a huckster hi tlu > street
outside broke In upon the silence.
"Ap-puls ! Ap-puls ! " he yelled. "A\\-
r'uges ! And lemons ! ( .ira-a-ape !
Frerfb fruit ! Fresh ! "
"Up seems to bo putting on the loud
peddle , " remarked ouo of the guests.
Yet they w y live-o'clock teas are
stupid affairs !
It Is far more honorable to black
boots than It Is to black characters.
Is it not true ? Women suffer , feel the very life crushed
out of them , grow old before their time. Each morning
wake up determined to do so much before the day ends ,
and yet
Before the morning is very old the dreadful BACKACHE
attacks them , the brave spirit sinks hack in affright ; no
matter how hard they struggle , the "clutch" is upon them
and they fall upon the couch crying :
" Why should I suffer so ? What can I do ? "
The answer is ready , your cry has been heard , and a
woman is able to restore you to health and happiness.
Backache is only a symptom of more fatal trouble
heed its warning in time.
liydia E. Piiiklwm's Vegetable Compound will
stop your torture and restore your courage. Your pains
come from unnatural menstruation or some derangement
of the womb. Let those who arc suffering read Mrs. Mor
ton's letter and be guided by her experience.
AW OPEN LETTER TO WOMEN.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM : I bavo been so delighted
withJjydhi J3t Piiikhain's VcyetJible Compound
I thought I would write and thank you. My system
was entirely run down. I sulfered with terrible back
ache in the small of my back and could hardly stand
upright ; was more tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. I had no appetite. Since taking your Com
pound I have gained iifteen pounds , and am gaining
every week. My appetite has improved , have no back
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" I shall recommend it to all my friends , aa it cer
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MRS C F MORTON
S'JtJ York St. , Cincinnati , O.
TVlieii a medicine has been successful in restoring to health
more than a million women , you cannot well say , without
trying it , "I do not believe it will help me. " If you are ill ,
don't hesitate to get bottle of Lydia K. IMiikliam'.s Vcgctahlo T
Coinpound at once , and write Mrs. Pinkham , Ijyiin , Mass. , for
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Owing to thr fact that joine skeptical
people have from time to time questioned
. _ - . . _ _ thene'iumeneEsof the testimonial letters
tve are constantly publishing , we have
deposited with the National City IJanU , ol Lynn , Mass. , fs.ooo ,
which v.il ! be paid to an/ person who can show that the above
testimouial is not genuine , or was pulished before obtaining the
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Til * * Ilimiiirtl Dot ; .
Indignant Ike "Dut cur o' yiutrn
bit me , lady. Wet ye enin' to do 'bout
it ? "
Housewife "Ob , T shan't do any
thing lor him , hut ) ust let him die.
We were going to poison him any
way. " Chicago News.
Pen-Held Is that a good book of his ?
Merrill It must he. His friends
won't believe he wrote It. .lurlge.
St'liixilliiiy Wisdom.
A question In an examination pa
per was , " \VIUt ) is the dillerenee be
tween an optimist and a pessimist : " '
The answer of a sixth form boy was ,
"An optimist looks after your eyes
and a pessimist after your feet. Lon
don News.
MM Window * * SoOTHINO HVIU'I * for ehllilun
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llayn ( mill , mix lml cnlli9S < > lioltlr
SlliMK'tili ; Co III pin I lit * ,
Servant "Please , intim , the board
ers complained that the steak \\as
touuli this morning. "
Mrs. Slimdiet "Too bad Give
them liver tomorrow. "
Servant "And they want maple
syrup lor their middle cakes "
Mis. Slimdiet "Omit the Middle
C'lUes. "
CUHtS V .
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I'ropiT iiioiiKli mill Onllit KoKllsli.
AVickh'f "Hcastlv neather , isn'tit. "
Strlckler "Why will you insist on us
ing those idiotic expressions ? How
cnn the weather he beastly ? "
WIckler "Well , its rainingcats and
dogs" . Philadelphia Press.
\vin n\cti.
Upton "De Curb's failure is a pret
ty bad one , isn'tit ? "
Downtown "No o , not so bad.
lie's got his new spring suit. "
Nearly one thousand" immigrants
arc arriving at New York on .each ol
the big ocean liners.
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