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take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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my name in your testimonials. " - Mrs.
H. MITCHELL : : , Box 3 , Sabattus , Me.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville , Vt - "I was passing
through Change olLife and'suffered
f from nervousness and other annoying
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table Compound restoredmy health and
strength , and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For : the sake of other
suffering women I am willing ' yon
should . pub 1 i s h my letter. " - Mrs.
CHARLES BAECLAY , R.F.D. , Granite-
Tille , Vt.
\ "Women who are passing through
this critical period or who are suffer
ing from any of those distressing ills
peculiar to their sex should not lose
sight of the fact that for thirty years
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. pound , which is made from : ; roots and
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L.avele.vsncs
"People are getting so they ; 'o as
they please , " said Mr. Sirius Barker ,
gloomily.
"But see how we are progressing ! "
"Yes. Look at these aeroplanes. We
aren't satisfied with snapping our fin
gers at the revised statutes and police
regulations. We haven't even any re-
spect for the law of gravitation.
Washington Star.
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WORTH KNOWING.
Simple Remedy That Anyone Can
Prepare at Home.
Most people are more or less subject
to coughs and colds. A simple remedy :
that will break up a cold quickly and ,
cure any cough that is curable Is made
by mixing two ounces of Glycerine , a
half-ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine com-
pound pure and eight ounces of pure
Whisky. You can get these in any good
drug store and easily mix them in a
large bottle. The mixture is highly
recommended by the Leach Chemical
Co. of Cincinnati , who prepare the
genuine Virgin Oil of Pine compound
pure for dispensing.
. , ; . . , . A Varning.
" * Miss Jeannette L. Gilder , the well-
known editor and author , is an : anti-
suffragette. At the Colony Club in
New York , arguing the question of
woman suffrage , Miss Gilder said with
a smile :
" , ( -r. "But the suffragettes must stop
abusing us. They must stop likening
us to the Southern slaves : who didn't
want : freedom. Or we- " , , - : /
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"It is like remark I heard at
bridge , " she said. "A good player , a
fjeneral , growled and complained
dreadfully about his partner's blun-
ders. The partner took all that meek
1y , continuing to do his poor best. But
suddenly the general roared :
" 'You played a spade ! Of all the
I Idiotic , imbecile- '
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I eral , ' said the other , warningly. 'I can
play ten times worse than this it *
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like , you know.
No Time for Little Boy .
An Edinburgh gentleman died the
other day , and ' a small ; boy , open eyed
and silent , watched while the coffin
was placed in the hearse.
{ "Have you said your prayers , Wil-
lie ? " said his mother , after tucking
hlm"into bed that night.
"No , mamma , " said Willie.
. "Well , say them now. "
"I'm not going to say any prayers
to-night , " replied Willie , with the air
of one who had fully made up his
mind.
"But you must. "
fi "No , not . . to-night , " Willie persisted.
"Why not ? " asked the mother in as
tonishment.
"It's no use , " said Willie. "They
I ' will be so busy in heaven to-night un-
packing Mr. Jones that they will have
no time to listen to the prayers of lit
tle boys. " - Edinburgh Dispatch.
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CHAPTER X.
Great was the dismay throughout
. the country side when it became
known that Maurice Aylmer had been
murdered. There was hardly a person
of consequence in the county who
could not claim at least a bowing ac-
quaintance with him. Moreover , Mau :
rice was one of those men who are al -
ways popular ' , and much sympathy
was manifested for his untimely death.
Also the mysterious way , in which he
had come to his end , the absence of
any known motive , and the knowledge
that the deceased had no enemies-all
these things combined to raise public
curiosity to the highest pitch.
Crowds of people came from all
parts of the country to view the scene
of the crime , and , if possible , to gain a
glimpse of Jen and David , who as rel
atives of .deceased were notorious
for the time being ; but thanks to the
presence of the police and the vigi-
lance of Jaggard , the morbid crowd of
sightseers were unable to gratify their
curiosity. The two men remained in
seclusion , and saw no one save Dr. Et-
wald. A sympathetic message Arrived
from Mrs. Dallas , which , considering
the way she had behaved towards
Maurice- Major regarded as a
gratuitous insult.
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"Can't she let the poor man
his grave ? " said Jen , wrathfully. "It
is all through her opposition ' 'to the
match that this has come about ! "
"Oh , you can't say that , Uncle Jen , "
remonstrated David. \ :
"Yes , I can , 'sir. If Maurice had not
been prevented from seeing Isabella ,
there would have been no necessity
for him to call on Etwald ; and if he
had not done that , he would not have
been on the high-road in the night to
meet with his death. Mrs. Dallas and
her infernal negress are at the bottom
of this whole accursed business. '
Of course this was mere raving on
the part of Jen , but the poor man was '
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beside himself with grief at the loss of
Maurice , and hardly knew what he
was saying. Being in this frame of
mind , he was by no means pleased
when shortly after the delivery of Mrs.
Dallas' message Dido made her ap-
pearance with a request for a person-
al interview.
"I shan't see that black witch , " cried
the poor Major. "David-Etwald , send
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her away. "
"I wouldn't if I were you , Major : ! "
said Etwald , judiciously ; "she might
be the bearer of valuable information ,
likely to lead to the detection of Ayl-
mer's assassin. "
David left the room and remained
absent for some time. On his return
he stated that Dido had come with a
message from Isabella , and that she
refused to deliver it to anyone save
the Major. : Seeing that the negress
was thus insistent , and wondering
what Miss : Dallas might want with
him at so painful a time , Jen yielded ,
and Dido was admitted into the li-
brary. She looked taller , more mas-
sive , and more sullen than ever , and
though she trembled at the sight of
Dr. Etwald - who , by the way , kept his
dark eyes studiously fixed on her-she
was fairly composed when she ad -
dressed the Major. :
"My HI missy want you , sar , " said
Dido , going straight to the point "She
weep ! She' ill ! She make" terrible
bobbery , dat poo' girl. aiasea come an'
see my lil missy dis dada" !
"I can't at present ! The police are
in the house ; there is a lot to toe at-
tended to. Tell your mistress , Dido ,
that I'll see her to-morrow. "
"She wants you to-day ! " insisted
Dido , obstinately. ' .
"I have given you the message , " said
Jen , sharply. "Tell her I'll see her to-
: r. . rrow. And now , Dido , I want to
know what you have to do with this
crime ? "
"I , massa. ! Ole Dido she do nuffin.
Massa Maurice he die Voodoo ! . Oh ,
yes ! "
"By that devil-stick poison ? "
"Me : don't know what' debble-stick
is ! I no touch him ! ! "
it : was clearly impossible to learn
anything from so obstinate a creature ,
so Jen repeated ' that he would call up
on Isabella on the morrow , and dis
missed the .negress ' As she left the
room Dr. Etwald followed her , and on
his return mentioned casually that he
had been giving Dido some instruc-
tions as to what was to be done with
Isabella.
"The girl is nervously excited , " he
explained ; "and now that she has sus-
tained this shock of Mr. Aylmer's
death there is no knowing what com
plications may ensue. "
"You are a prophet of evil , Etwald !
First , my poor Maurice : : , now Miss : Dal-
las : "
"As to that , " replied Etwald , with
deliberation , "I foretell that Miss Dal
las may get ill from perfectly natural
signs. She was in love with Aylmer ;
she is of a highly excitable and ner-
vous character , so it is easy to know
that unless great care is exercised , her
brain may be affected. "
"But with regard to Maurice : ? " N
'Quite a different tiling. I r.ead in
his hand that he would be subject to
a state of Life in Death. "
"Which , as we guessed , " meant par-
alysis or catelepsy , " said David. "But ,
as you see , poor Maurice is dead. Your
prophesy was f ' lse. "
"It would seem so. Mr. : Aylmer is
dead , as you , say ; so the term Life in
Death cannot be applied to his pres-
ent state of non-existence. But you
will admit that I foretold that evil
would happen to him if he decided to
marry Miss Dallas. It has turned out
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"True , doctor , " remarked Jen , keep-
ing his eyes fixed upon the swart face
of the other. "And is that all you have
to say ? "
"All ? What else do you expect me
to say ? " demanded Etwald , coldly.
"Say who you think killed Maurice ?
Who stole the devil-stick ? " , /
"I can't answer , " said the doctor ,
taking up his hat. "A detective may be
able to assist you on those points. En-
gage one ! "
"No , " said Jen , taking David by the ,
arm. "We don't need aid from the
law to learn who killed Maurice : , and
avenge his death. David and myself
will find the guilty person ? " .
"Really. I hope you will succeed.
But a case like this .requires a trained
intelligence such as you may find in a
detective. Of course , you may com-
mand my services , Major , but I'm
afraid you will not succeed. "
When the doctor had taken himself
off , and was walking past the library
windows towards the curve of the ave
nue where it ran into the woods , Jen
looked after him with a lowering face ,
and laid = an inquiring finger on David's
arm.
"Do you trust that man , my boy ? "
he asked , gravely.
"No , " returned Sarby , after a pause.
"I think he is a bad lot"
"I am sure of it ; and what's more , "
added Jen , nodding , "it is my opinion
that he knows who killed Maurice , if
-indeed he did not do it himself. "
The hours dragged heavily along in
that house of mourning. The body of
the dead man lay in the little chamber
which looked out upon the laurel-en-
circled lawn. It was covered with a
white sheet , the hands were folded up-
on the breast , and flowers had been
laid thereon by the Major. Over the
face a handkerchief had .been thrown ,
as the once handsome features were so
discolored as to be absolutely repulsive
to the sight. There was something
terrible in the rigidity of the long
, form , stretched out so stiffly under the
sheet. In the chamber , candles were
burning , and Jaggard was watching
near the corpse. He was to watch
throughout the night.
David retired early to bed , as he was
quite wornout with the anxieties of
the day ; but Jen was too grieved to
sleep. He remained in the library ,
thinking over his great loss , and won
deriug what wretch could have taken
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that young life. Towards 12 o'clock he
went to the kitchen , and had a short
conversation . with the policeman , who
was a stupid bucolic youth with no
more brains than a pumpkin. After-
wards he sought the chamber of death
to see that Jaggard was not sleeping
at his post. Finally like the old sol
dier he was , Jen went round the house ,
to satisfy himself that the windows
and doors were bolted and barred. All !
these things done , he returned to thf
library. .
At first he read and then . ' paced s-up
and down , thinking of his dead lad
and finally as the hands of the clock
drew to midnight , he threw himself in-
to a chair , and worn out in body and
in mind , the old man slept profoundly.
Hour after hour passed in silence ; the
moon set , and the night grew darker ,
as the mind rose and moaned through
the woods round the house. Save the
muttering of the breeze and the ticking
of the clock , not a sound was to be
heard in that silent room wherein Jen
slept heavily.
Suddenly he woke with a start.
Someone was rapping gently on the
shutters of the middle window. Glanc-
ing at the clock , Jen saw that it was
3 : : I in the morning , and wondering who
could be outside at so untimely an
hour , he rose to open the window.
With care , begotten of old experience ,
he picked up his revolver , and held it
ready ' while unbolting the window
shutters. When they were thrown
open , he saw a white figure with out-
stretched hands standing before the
window.
"Miss : Dallas ! You here ? At this
hour ? ' , . . ' '
"Yes , yes , " whispered the girl , step-
ping into the room. "I got out of my
bedroom window and escaped from my
mother and Dido. I want to see Mau :
rice. Take me to the death-chamber. "
Seeing from , her looks that she was
too distraught to be argued with , Jen
led her out of the library and into the
dead man's room. Then he uttered
a cry , which was echoed by a wild
shriek from the girl.
The bed was empty-the corpse was
gone.
CHAPTER XI.
Astounded and horrified , the Major : ,
with Isabella Dallas clinging to his
arm , stood staring at the empty bed.
The candles were still burning , but
Jaggard , had fallen from his chair , "and
was lying , a huddled heap upon the
floor. The one window of the room
was wide open , and the wind was
shaking a loose shutter to and fro. The
shock of the discovery was so terrific
that Jen , for once in his life , lost his
presence of mind. He was recalled to
his senses by .the wild voice of Isa-
bella.
"Maurice : ! 'Maurice : ! Where is he ? "
she cried 1 , leaving the Major and rush-
ing towards the empty bed. "You said
he was here-my poor dead love ; but I
can't see him. Where is he ? Where
is he ? "
Jen turned his horrified gaze on the
poor girl. He did not know what to
do. Isabella was in a dangerous state
of hysteria. She had little on but a
loose white dressing-gown , and her
presence in the house .at 3 o'clock in
the morning was enough to overpower I
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missing corpse. At this juncture the
much-needed aid came , from. without
David Sarby rushed into the room.
He was half-clothed , pale as the
white dress of Isabella Dallas , and evi-
dently , from the wild look in his eyes
and quivering of his nether dip , badly
scared. Stopping short a few paces
from the door , he held up the lamp
which he carried , to survey the aston-
ishing scene before him. The sight of
Jen tongue-tied and immovable , of Is-
abella weeping on her knees by the
bedside , of the bed itself ' vacant of its
dead occupant - all these things were
calculated to shock even stronger :
nerves than those of David Sarby. :
Nevertheless , after a pause of sheer
astonishment , he managed to stammer
out a question.
"Did-did she cry out ? " he asked ,
nodding towards the girl. "I heard a
shriek. "
His presence and question unlocked
the Major's tongue. "
"Yes , " he replied a hesitating
manner , as of one unused to speech.
"She came to the library window ten
minutes ago , having escaped from the
custody of her mother and Dido. Quite
hysterical , as you see , and bent upon
seeing our poor dead lad. To pacify
her I brought her here , but , as you
see- "
"The body is gone ! " cried David ,
hurr"ying'towards the bed.
"Gone ! gone ? " moaned Isabella , ris
ing. "Oh , my dear dead lover ! "
"Jaggard ! "
"There ! " said Jen , pointing to the
inanimate form of his old servant.
"We must alarm the house , " cried
Sarby , in a horrified tone , and there-
upon walked swiftly towards the door.
Before he could reach it the Maj-jr. :
having recovered his presence of mind ,
seized him by the arm.
"No , no ! " said Jen , hastily. "Do not
bring anyone here as yet. We must
, think of this poor girl , David. Take
her home at once. When you are both
out of the house I shall gi > e the alarm.
You understand ; no one must know
that Miss Dallas has been in my house
at this hour. "
. "I quite agree with you , " said Da
vid , simply ; and turning to Isabella ,
he took her gently by the hand. "Come ,
Miss Dallas. This is no place for you. "
"Maurice , " muttered Isabella , looking
piteously at him.
" : \Iauric is not here. ] Come , Miss :
Dallas ; let me take you back to your
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mother. "
. "My mother is so cruel , " said Isabel
la l , in a low tone "and I feel so ill , "
shecontinued , raising her hand to
her loose hair. . "Yes , yes ; ; I must go
home. But Maurice-my dear Mau :
rice. "
"I shall tell you all about it to-mor-
row , " answered Jen , soothingly ; , and
led her out of the room. "At the pres
ent moment you must go home with
Mr. Sarby. David , there is a loose
cloak of mine in the , hall. Wrap it
round her and come in the library. It
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is best that she should leave in the
way she came. "
David did as he was told , and
snatched up his old ulster after wrap-
ping up Isabella. In the library they
found the .Major : reopening the shut
ters of the window , which he had
closed on the girl's entry. When he
flung them wide , a gust of mind blew
inward , sprinkling him with moisture.
"Rain , " said Jen , drawing back. "All
the bett r ; there will be no spies
about , and you can take Miss Dallas
home without being observed. "
Taking the girl by the hand , David
led her towards the window. She was
in a half-dazed condition , the result of
the strong excitement which had im
pelled her to make . this midnight visit ,
and her nerves being thus dulled , she
surrendered herself passively to tho
guidance of David. Only at the winI I
dow did she pause , and look stead
fastly at the Major.
"You-must find out what has become .
of dear Maurice's : " I
my body , she said ,
quietly.
"I promise you , " replied Jen , with a
look of stern determination in his face.
( To be continued. ) .
His Own Method. : :
"Did you say you wanted to abolish
our tyrannical syste.ni which . enables
persons who do little or nothing to ex
act tribute \ from hungry : strugglers ? "
asked the chairman of the meeting.
"That's ' what I said , " answered the
Socialist orator , "and it got great ap
plause. "
"Yes. But , don't you say it again.
Remember , you got your start in life
from tips while you were waiter in a
: -esta urant. " - Washington 'Stl1. ' ' .
Xot : t Sure 'T'hing.
"If your mother bought four bunches
of grapes , the shopkeeper's price being 1
ninepence a bunch , how much .money
would the purchase cost her ? " asked ]
the new teacher.
"You never can tell , " answered Tom-
my , who was at the head of the class.
"Ma's : great at bargains ! " Tit-Bits.
Following : Instructions.
Wealthy Guest Have you a small
room I may rent ?
Hotel Clerk ( sizing him up-Why
don't you take the three rooms up on
the second floor , instead
Wealthy Guest Can't do that. My
doctor told me to avoid suites. - St.
Louis Star. .
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Sympathy.
Minister : am astonished to see
you. I heard you had been killed.
Parishioner-It was my brother who ]
was killed.
\Iinister-\V a pity. ! What an aw
ful pity ! ,
Demeanor Analyzed.
"Your chauffeur seems very respect
ful , " said the guest. '
"That air of deferential solicitude , "
replied Mr. Chuggins , "is not respect.
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Xatiirally.
Medical Professor What is the re
sult , young gentlemen , when a na-
tient's temperature goes down as far
as it can ? Student Why - er - he gets a
cold feet.-Cleveland Leader.
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Ills Daily Regime Divided Between
Exercise and Cares ' of Statecraft.
The recent visit of the young King
Manuel of Portugal to England revives
the sad memory of the fateful Feb. 1 ,
1903 , when King Carlos and the crown
prince were done to death beforo
Queen Amelie's eyes , says Answers.
Despite his extreme youth , the king
of Portugal leads a Spartan life. At
8 a. m. he rises and performs a rapid
toilet , and , after reading the' newspa-
pers ( Portuguese and foreign ) , he has
a light breakfast 9 a. m. Next , he
attends to his daily correspondence
until 10:30 , when he fences for an
hour. At 11:30 he takes an ' hour's
ride in the grounds of the royal pal-
ace , mounted always on his English
horse Jumper and followed by his fa-
vorite terrier Tiger.
The afternoon is spent In audiences
with cabinet ministers and others , and
in the evening , after a walk in the
! gardens of the royal palace , he re-
ceives .a prominent cabinet minister ,
who informs the king of the day's hap-
penings. The hours from 5:30 to 8
I p. m. King Mancen always spends with .
his mother.
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After dinner he plays billiards or
cards or converses till 10 p. m. , when
he reads the evening newspapers for
an hour before going to bed.
One evidence of King Manuel's great
love for his mother is his awarding
to Queen Amelie the ribbons of the
three military orders of San Bentos
d'Aviz , Christo and Sao Thiago. Some
considerable opposition was offered to
his majesty's wish by the prime minis-
ter , who pointed out that it was unusu-
al to confer these distinctions on a
woman. But the young king's decision
was firm.
"Those orders are granted for hero-
ism , " he said , "and the whole history
of my country possesses no nobler in
stance of bravery and self-abnegation .
than th9 way in which her majesty I
strove to protect my poor father and
brother. " And the prime ministed had
to give way.
The great earthquake that devastat-
ed the district on the left side of the
Tagus In April last must still be fresh
in our readers' memories. King Man
uel did inuch at that time to popular-
ize himself with his subjects. One day
he went to the scene of a particularly
disastrous shock and personally assist-
ed in ministering to the needs of the
sufferers. An old baker who was
among a party engaged In making
bread for the homeless people seized
him by the hand as he was leaving , ,
and said :
"Well , good-by , my boy ! I shall
hope to see you again soon ! "
The remark pleased the young king
more than many a courtly compli-
ment.
On the same occasion there was one
man who , so the doctors said , could be
saved only by the speedy administra-
tion of a' certain drug. They , how-
ever , deplored the fact that they had
not got it with them. King Manuel
overheard this and exclaimed tfat he
had , fortunately , brought some. He
ran to his motor car , fetched the drug
and helped to administer it himself.
The man recovered.
King Manuel's friendliness toward
our country is well known.
A party of Booth line tourists - all
English-were at Pampilhosa station
one day , when . the saloon carriage of
the young monarch was drawn up
alongsi'de the -platform. - There was a
great crush and one of the lady tour-
ists was forced practically on to the
steps of the royal ; compartment. She
had in her hand a picture postcard
photograph of the king , and , observ-
ing this , his majesty drew a fountain
pen from his pocket and smilingly
signed it.
He afterward shook hands with the
rest of the tourists.
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Small Boy - Mamma , did the ani
mals go into the ark in pairs ? Mam
ma - Yes , dear. Small Boy-Then who
svent with auntie ?
'My : \ mamma got a hand-painted din-
ner set for Christmas , " said little Lola ,
proudly. "Huh ! " rejoined small Bes
sie , "that's nothing to boast of. Last
year papa gave mamma a house that
was hand painted. "
"Well , Harry , " said the minister who
svas making a call , 'do you think you
svill be a better boy this year than
you were last ? " "I hope so , " replied
the : little fellow. "I was sick more
than : half the time last year. "
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Humor of the City.
Since the introduction of the exit.
it-the-front cars it Is customary for
he : conductor to notify the motor man
3f disembarking passengers by shout
ing : "Coming out ! "
The other ' day as a Troost car
reached Campbell street the conductor
shouted ! :
"Camel-coming-out ! "
A stranger looked up expecting to
see a man with a hump on his back.-
Kansas City Times.
A "War Play.
Said the manager : "You are sup-
) osed to be badly injured in the sec-
md act. "
Said the star : "What about It ? "
"I won't have a wounded man come
efore the audience to make a speech. "
"But I must have my curtain call. "
"Then you'll have to come out on
i stretcher , that's all. " - Kansas City
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coTery will relieve them. and yon La'fcJlf ,
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Oldc t : Inns In ElllluuI. ;
The Fighting Cocks . Inn , on the river
Ver , St. Albans , said to be "over l,10fr
years old , " claims to be the oldest In .
habited house in the kingdom but th *
' Saracen's Head , Newark , memorable
in the story of Jeanie Deans , can actu
ally , it seems , show title deeds dating :
back to 1341. The oldest tavern bill
extant is that of Richard de Insuia , '
the Inn . . . . . ;
bishop of Durham , at Angel ,
Blythotts , . anno 1274. The item "In
Coquina , 27s , 5U , " is somewhat ex
cessive , taking the relative value of"
money into consideration. - London
Athenaeum. . - . -
Beautiful Wall Coatings , for Horn *
In line with the progress of all othej
. things in these modern days is tht
beautiful , perfect and sanitary wall
coatings for our homes.- * Alabastine la
the name of a rich , soft and velvet
preparation for the decoration of 'waUI
and ceilings. It adheres to the walls
of its own adhesive qualities. It is in'
expensive , clean , artistic and so eas
ily put on that any one can follow tin-
printed directions on every package.
Any shade or tint is easily produced.
Alabastine is proof against insects or
disease germs so prevalent in wall pa.
per. It does not rub off and flake like
kalsomine. A complete color plan for
the walls of the home and stencils to
help make the home beautiful , together
with a book about home decoration
and samples of color effects -will all be
sent free by the Alabastine Company ,
482 Grandville avenue , Grand Rapids ,
Mich. : The liberal offers of this com
pany to home decorators in our adver
tising columns elsewhere in this paper
deserve careful perusal.
Dbn ! < ltronl'l.
Doctor-Have you been taking . an oc
casional cold plunge , as I advised ?
Dyspeptic Capitalist-Yes , I've been
investing heavily in Ice stocks-and I 'a.
got nipped.-Chicago . Tribune. . k
PUBLISHED : EVERY WINTER
Famous Cough and Cold Prescription
Has Cured Hundreds Here.
"Get two ounces of Glycerine and
half an ounce of Concentrated Pin
compound. Then get half a pint of
good whiskey and put the other two
ingredients into it. Take a teaspoon-
ful to a tablespoonful of this mixture-
after each meal and at bed time.
Shake the bottle well each time. " This-
is said to be the quickest cold and
cough remedy known. It frequently
cures the worst colds in twenty-four-
hours. But be sure to get only the-
genuine Concentrated Pine. Each halt
ounce bottle comes put up in a tl > a
screw-top case. Don't use the weaker
pine preparations. Any -druggist has ,
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it on hand or will quickly get it from
his wholesale 'house. ' . _ /
In : the Rough.
A man mixed some strychnine wltX >
wheat ,
And fed it to the English sparrows
t Said the cat : "What makes
The birds taste so queer ? "
And there wasn't a dry eye In the Iglo .
Only One "BROBIO QUIKTITE' : :
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That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look-
for the signature of E. W. GROVE Usetrfcth-
world over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 2Sc.
Aneieitt In.stanee.
"Things are getting too hot for me ! "
gasped the phoenix , with its expiring ,
breath. "Here's where I retire ! "
Thus the historic bird set an exam-
ple that mankind has been proverblaJ-
ly reluctant to follow.
It quit under fire.
BARKING : , HACKING , KASl'INO COUGB
be -broken . ' . . . , , .
can quickly by , Allm'.i I.J/7/1 Hal-im.
This old. reliable remedy has been sold for ovc- 43
years. : Ask your druggist about it. .
Aloft anil Alovr. .
The traveler was taking his first vie-nr
of Chicago.
"There are so many irregularities : la.
your sky line , " he said.
"Well , you'll hear the same thin -
about our tunnel lines , " observed thl- oJ
native , with some hesitation.
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