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But the famous automatic sheaa-alayer. ia the form of a Turkish, Igare seated before a box which pur ported to coatain macblaery. imposed apoa 'as assay leaned persons as the CsrdiC giaat. Poe turned his talent to the elucidation, of the "mystery, pro- eoaadlas the thesis that if It were pos sible to baild a machiae capable of alayiae aay game of chew, it was possible to make it wia erery time, while this areteaded mechanism fre quently loot to good players. It la possibly ao harder to conduct a pub lic deception aow. but it certainly re quires different methods. Eacefleat Farm af Mental Diet. I aotiee some one I think it was e cotton broker, of all people making a plea for bound magazines. In. this day of aameroas aad cheap magazines wa ao longer bind them at least not to tha extent that our forefathers did. We hare more reading; and we are like the true human beings that we, are wasteful with it Tet we lose a great deal- in not binding ovtk good magazines, It is not that we. will wsat to read them again ourselves so much though that will occur but a few boand volumes of a magazine are a God-send to the man or woman who is laid aside by Illness., and .must spend a. few days or weeks within doors., The varied richness of such a volume provided a good magazine he chosen supplies a style of mental fodder which is not to be rivaled by any book, says National Herald. One may be too mind-weary to .face the be ginning of a long novel; but the bound "year" of a "magazine offers a tit-bit of poetry here, a few lashes of humor there, then a short story or so; and finally we are ledvon to try the serial that is running through all the nam4 bers. It Is the ideal dainty mental luncheon for the invalid. Those familiar with the results of American exploration have known for a few years that there are three na tural bridges in southeastern Utah as much larger than the natural bridge in Virginia as Pike's peak is than Mount' Washington! It is only within a short time, however, that much ac curate Information about these Utah wonders has been accessible. In 1905 an expedition, of Salt Lake City men visited them in company with an art ist and a surveyor. Pictures of the bridges, have lately been published. The Augusta bridge, with a span of 320 feet and a height of 265 feet, is the largest; and so far as known there is none larger in the world. The Car oline bridge has a greater span, 350 feet, but is smaller in other ways; ami the third, the Edwin bridge, although not so high as' the bridge in Virginia, has a span several times as large., As, one has to travel a hundred miles over a' barren country to reach these mar vels of nature, the summer tourist will not visit them very frequently. Many writers on esthetics and art have dwelt upon the close relation be tween religion and poetry. Some of the great poets have been creators of religious thoughts, and others the me diums of. making religion appear beautiful. It is interesting that the first organization to take formal notice of Whittier's centenary; which falls on December J 7 next, is the American Missionary association. It will Invite 'the Congregational churches to unite in the celebration. Whittier was a missionary himself, fighting the good fight for justice and liberty. And in his early manhood a poet who ex pressed minority opinions as vigorous-' ly- aa he did was in danger of 'mob violence. There is no finer image in' oar literature than that of the calm, geatle Quaker blazing into passionate devotioa to - freedom and ringing for right - Three vohsme of Queen Victoria's correspoadeace between 1837 aad 18S1 will be published next fall, but in all. probability they won't attract as much popalar attention as was bestowed, apoa the confessions of Marie Bash kirtseff or Mary McLaae. The maaagemeat-of a railroad in Nebraska has issued an order that all the conductors on the line must be deaa shaven.. Naturally, this order will be denounced as a bare-faced oat rage. Somebody has unearthed an account of a crank newspaper that was pub-' lished ia Spain aad printed on thin 'sheets of dough, so' that it could be eaten after the information it con- taiaednad -been absorbed. Though :the enterprise was a freaky one, there was more than, food for thought ia it The Massachusetts statasmaa who aaya that, everybody ought to take a aaaa'a laatrooes not nronaajfor the. j-VS-'7g3yj rjti- Y." t Li. ' ii titi'v.-j-''. .-- k. . F wakLv.'.-aar " " - -" ' - --. - - .- .- - - - . - . - - - - . --..-. -..- aaaiaaaow aCBBSBa. . aaswaa : g&awSttVrfeiEyBS- jIMaaaaBaawhnaaaBaBaaaaaw 1&T&?.&!".iKmmL''?TZr- -Sk-w'.rv- iV .-a. - LfaaaVeVllaliiMrnT PBBwnaat waffaW lUWiwI.JBBvfVPBr;wflw jt-a aaaaa aMrmMd ba taa aa- icearaga aa4 aerotioa to a ajooi caaaa & &!EmFEEIkhiEkvL ajJi.wP ' Wkite LnA. '- - 5? f-. ti jf-, .V til s Talaaa. ' tha' aaitiril tat ralaataatly, aAa aty aarIca? laralaaala. Way xaar aiaiwr r w . Oat af if braiJi of "Tfiitr f " '- CHAPTER So far as It lay ia my aawar. I would perform my self-imposed task ia a direct aad businesslike method.; Aa to thin method, a doaaa extxava-: gaat courses of acttoa occairad to am at once. Of taa aoaaa I as possible. -Every English gentleman a race of warriors." tha woman of tha reading room had said to me last night Mies Brett, being an Englishwoman, had taa blood of sol diers la her Tolas. Tha physical caar age of tha battlefield, then, must ap peal to her. N It. for iaataaee, I should aim la the Foreign Legion, there was taa Leghm of Honor to be woe. The little ribboa would tall ita alo- aaeat atory. Bat WUkmghby's life had amid taa dread silence of tha white snows. I looked long aad earaestly where the aaa touched tha mountain top with a rosy light oat of tha mora iag mists. Tha moaataias seemed .to beckon, to wait for me. I had shuddered I still shuddered, as I thought of their awful gloom aad loMiiaaas. Aad vet they seemed to beckon to wait for me. I had been helpless and weak. They had con quered me. Well. I must return to conquer them. Their very immensttr need not appal me. -Mans glory ia to subdue the vast forces of nature to make them his t own. I thought of the Hospice of St Bernard. There for centuries mea and even laid down their lives to save the perishing.' Well, why should I not he"oae of the little band for the time being? Why should I not become a novitiate in the order? A few months of arduous training, aad I should be ready for the battle.' If I'weat to the monastery aad told the good father superior of the sacred vow. I had made, would he laugh at me ;for a madman, or would he under stand and help me to fulfil it? ' I began the day. therefore, vaguely hopeful.. I ao longer permitted my self to be trbabled.at the whispers' of servants aad guests. I even courted the society of my fellowmen. I paid my two francs admission to the kur saaL and listened with real enjoyment to'lte excellent orchestra Mr coat was lightly brushed. There was a faint bat exquisite per fume. L glanced, as did a dozen others, at the woman who was pass ing. ' The small, but superbly poised fig are, gowned with a marvelous slm -pliclty, paused by my aide a fraction of a second. It was my acquaintance of the' reading room again, and she had murmured a good morning. A dozen had noted the greeting and en vied me. I did not return it She continued her way daintily, punishing me for( my rudeness by smiling, across at me mockingly as she seated herself at my right There was something of a childish, almost fairy malice In the illusive smile. The intermission came. All ' the world pushed back their chairs, , and made their way through glazed doors at the rear, whence an electric 'bell rang persistently. The motley crowd of officers, tourists, and such of the society of Lucerne as was at ' the kursaal passed through the glazed doors to play the petits chevaux a rather harmless form of dissipation, a gambling toy that permits one to lose at the most a five-franc piece. I mingled with the crowd about the green-baize table on which the little metal horses were whirling around an imaginary race course. A croupier changed a 50-franc note for me. I tossed a coin on one of the numbers; and lost I staked another coin, this time against the field. Again I lost I staked all my five-franc pieces but two. While I weighed them thoughtfully In my palm, my arm was touched .lightly. It was my adventuress of the reading room once more. She lifted her eyebrows in whimsical con cern at my 111 luck. '.'Even, these little horses, yon see, madam, know that I am to be shunned," I said in a low voice.' "My friend," she smiled,' vivacious ly,, "they are simply frightened v at your, black face. They are sensitive, the. little horses. But if you, coax .v .Vt1t baa AltfMa wa Mil 'Kn'nrMl1 dent, a, little shining .franc on number 27. .Now if my brave horses only know that it Is' I who' am asking them to win for us, we 'shall win." "Ne rien va plus," croaked aa offi cial In a dingy dress, suit aad crumpled shirt bosom. He spaa the mechanism briskly between two bony fingers and thumb. TwSjtiay Jockeys la blue, buff, greea. aad red aped swiftly around the. course. Presently they straggled one, behind the 'other, and came to a pause. The croupier -stretched oat his rake, aad drew ia oar two shining francs with the other winnings of the bank. I turned to her sternly. "Tea see?" I cried In tragic dismay. "Pouf ! A little patience, monsieur. It is the jockeys who are sulky. I have forgotten to blow them a kiss. Quick, a five-franc piece, the maxi mum, on the field. This time we shall certainly win." Three times in succesioa we won now nt even odds, now with the odds in our favor. But again, the electric bell rang. She shrugged vher .shoul ders, and made a moue of regret "Alas! At -the hour of our triumph the voice of art clamors." . We returned to the. concert room. "Is It not strange," aha murmured after a pause ia the music, "that oae longs so mach for what kf Just beyond s react, wnueotaer trait, 'aa .Blacked' for the ask- ' . It r. . 5 "S f ' V. "fi V..-. I. myatarioaa sweet may-be . -Mr.,i-c t. r rre iVl-u'- Ft rcv s,.Jt-"-sir SJrrr "I -.?-,-,", r , -r .v?r .'. '- w-j.-I aua... : wkwael XOa - nmuwwv.t. ..-T- .,...,- . j. ! mn temmm wmm fwmmm m. mm-of ... . mmi aw railn. said. coMly. Fraakrr.-I had aet her exactly aa taat eon oi a "WddTeer Jaao lifted .Viier eye brows, hesitating.-;"IJawaa, air. HaaV doethat I should ha ao glad if .wa might be frieadS.r - - - I was uncoaviacad. "Tea are too aaaeroaa," I said, ironically. "Does year interest ia awmkbii embrace an tha world?" ' J . ' "Bat voa have been unfortunate." nhe-aaJd,.eofUy. -"Are you angry that; I should be sorry for4 your . "I am perplexed., at least" ' , ' J "If yea are only ierplexed, I.ahaU not despair." She onUJed at me gay ly, across the JtaNei heralhowaaapert lag the clasped hands that framedher exquisite beauty. "Ooaa, rara wa ta befriendsr ' V- - - -. ; "I rauwmber,". Isaid, toMly. "wbea L was' atlcoUege; a-story of fiacratas that pointed aa'obvioea moral. Would you like to hear ltr . She made a mock grimace. "Oh, Socrates, moasleur, aad" a ' philoso pher! And a philosopher henpecked by his wife Xaatlppe! Am I oae to do with a henpecked - philosopher? Regard, me seriously, 'monsieur,, and teU me.? But you Insist your atory; I shall listen patiently." "Thehenpacked philosopher, thee," I began somewhat grimly, "tells us that when Hercules had attained man hood he aet oat on a journey to see the world, aad presently came to a partiag of two ways. He hesitated as to which way he abould choose. While he hesitated there appeared two maidens, each of whom protested that she would- lead him the way that he should go. Oae of these maidens was clad chastely in w T. w . somber but not unpleaslng raiment 'If, Hercules, you will go my way. you will find it rough and tiresome. There are brambles to impede your progress; there are sharp stones that will cut your sandals. It will always be hazardous, but It will lead to hap piness.' " "Ah. happiness!"' sighed the woman opposite me. "She promised much."' "The other maiden was extremely beautiful and' her raiment was of sil very tissue. 'My way,' she said, soft ly, taking. Hercules gently by the arm, 'is strewn with flowers. " It leads, broad and gently sloping, over soft turf, and. ther Is music" to gladden the hours. My way leads to pleasure.' fXhe. .name, of the first maiden was Virtue;' the' name" of the other, madam" I paused; r was 'indeed very bold. I looked at my vis-a-vis with some trepidation. I need have felt none. She broke into light,' laughter,- her hands clasped, her eyes sparkling. She leaned demurely toward me; her bright eyes mocked me. "The name of the other maiden waa Vice,"-she cried in n hollow, lugubri ous voice. "My d'ear gentleman, you ore too delicious. Mon Dieu, I should be furious with you! Ton are telling me quite brutally that your cold Eng lishwomanshe' is Virtue; and J. the very wicked one I am' naughty Vice." And again he laughed dellcloualy. "Pardon me. It Is you who are-applying the moral," I protested awk wardly. - "Then If It is applied not correctly, let us' have th Wx avpllcation," she 'beseeched. "That must follow the explanation of your extraordinary interest In me." "Hum!" She leaned back critical ly. "Shall L say it is because you are handsome?" . "Not if you are honest" I chuckled. 6r good?" "Why not 'say brave?" I demanded, bitterly. "Or that yoa reauaa me of a dear friend?" - . 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"Dead; but itis Incredible!" cThe seconds passed. I did not speak; I regarded -her, with coacera. A beaetifal woman Is always daager oaa. butVbeautlful woman ia trouble la doubly so. The friendship she had lixhtly begged of me s' moment ago. I was tempted to offer seriously aow. She hsd' piqued aad fascinated me. Now aar aahapplaesa touched my heart. Bat suddealy I doubted. Was it a clever ruse, this .advent of the tele gram so aply timed? Was' she a cobs summate actress, confident of her dnpe? No; the agony the message aad caused her was undoubtedly genu-1 me. When she looked' at me. It was with eyes heavy with despair. When at last she spoke, her eyes burned fiercely, her voice was harsh with anger. The words she uttered were certainly not addressed to me. They were spoken rather ia spite of "my presence than because of it "Look! I stake all In 'one throw! I lose all In a moment I bold in my clenched hands' the liberty and happiness of 10,000 women and chil dren. And then a cursed fate strikes from my grasp this priceless happi- ITiess. My poor people, my poor peo ple! Again I fall you; I betray you!" " She stared at me with eyes that did not see. Her small hands pressed her temples convulsively. "Perhaps, madam, it Is fate also who has sent me to you now, to help you." "Perhaps," she said, heavily, scarce ly listening. xThen suddenly an expression, quite merciless, distorted her features. Her pupils dilated in her fierce excitement She studied my face critically, coldly deliberate. There was something por tentous, almost ominous, in this cool stare. It disconcerted me; It made me already regret my proffer of friend ship. -She-smiled; but the smile was Medusa-like. "Yes,, I believe It Fate has sent you to me. And you are you willing to follow where Fate leads?" "Why not?," I demanded with more curiosity than sincerity, I confess. WHiviwBTr t-- wbwb . warn airvar aw 'ww ww rrw rw wn wrnni ibbs .m w !" s i- ia. -. t r t -v mum tn.mla voar m wMlA rial afaaarv Annanl rianaafiif Minwi l IHIMIB OB TUHHr. a- n Wi m I " ; M . ... HfBw aaajBK .--. -nfLILii. -Li i -iii-iririi-ii --' ii i'i The Pope and Cardinal .Vaughan Oa the cocaskm of the great Marian congress in Rome, the pope sum moned Father Bernard Vaughan to represent the English speaking peo ples. The Italians were amazed to find him .so un-EngKsh. aa they thought in his dramatic, style. The story goes (says a writer In the New Oxford weekly" paper, " 'Varsity Life Illustrated") that one day the pope, in the presence, of one of bis cardinals mimicked the preacher's style, where upon Rampolla exclaimed: "And he is an Englishman!"'' "No." replied the pope, "he was bora n the top of Mount Vesuvius, and we sent him 'to England to cool."' Eat Sand for byaaeeaia. - West Chester, Pa. A number of people ia this plsce who are suffering witk iinmerb trouble have taken to are tanas n 1 am aattared that I fuwffi the re- qaJremeats ao admirably." I cynically. "But yoa wiU and it difikaR to eaaviace am that aw axtiaerdlaary. coarage aad devotioa. to a aood service lavahmaw. Why ahoaM yoa choose me from a score of to help yoa? "Ton are right Above all we mast he frank with each other. Tea are at the Sehweitaerhof? Aa revoir, yoa win hear from me boob." I bowed over the haad aha held lan guidly toward ase. I was embarked ea aa adventure. Where would it CHASTER VIII. Prince Ferdinand and Hie AmMtlena. I returned to my hotel soberly eaoega. I had told my little allegory lightly. Now I asked myself if I should not apply it seriously to myself. Oaly this morning I - had mapped oat for myself a clear path to be followed. Aad already waa a sirea beckoaiag? Already was I ea cheated? I waa intensely Irritated that I should have allowed myself to be ia tefested bythis flaahle de Varaier.. For the past hour I had been playing dangerously near the fire. It had not yet burned me; but could I honestly say that it had not warmed. latoxi cated. allured? Very well, I mast be careful not to compromise myself la the future. Two women had met me nt the part lag of the ways. One of them had set me a task, holding herself proudly aloof, promis ing nothing. If this task were actu ally accomplished, the reward waa to be the deed itself. Aad aow another woman had come radiant glittering, a subtle perfume lulling the senses. Her wild beauty, her charm, had been frankly displayed to enthrall me. She had promised a definite adveature. Aa to the reward it seemed to me too brazenly obvious. I flicked the ash angrily from my cigarette. And was I really tempted? Hardly. I resolved savagely. And yet I was not fool enough to be blind to the fact that the situation was not without its danger. . My shoulder was tapped. I waa seated in the vestibule of my hotel. I looked up, startled. A well-groomed man in the early thirties towered over me, an American I saw at once. The round. Jocund face was vaguely fa miliar. "Yes," exclaimed a burly voice, "it is really old Haddon." I grasped the hand he held toward me with emotion. Here was a friend, an American, and I needed a friend badly just now. I had not seen Locke since we were at college together. We had never been intimate, but the big-hearted Robinson Locke had been a character among his classmates. At first I hesitated to his cordial greetings; I was afraid he had not beard my.rstory. But presently Ire plunged into the episode that had made me notorious for a day. Then I knew he had come to stand by me. "It Is a brutal He, of course." he stormed indignantly, 'but even if it were true" He clapped my shoul der. "It is true at least In a measure." "Rot!" he exclaimed with cheerful skepticism, lowering his person into the yielding expanse of an armchair by my side. "Tell me about it" "Unless you insist, I prefer not to," I said quietly, beckoning a waiter. "It was juat a horrible accident Frankly, to have saved his life was impossible. But I might have died with him. I didn't. There you have my disgrace In a nutshell." . ' He looked somewhat glum at this cold-blooded explanation and stirred uneasily in his chair. I watched him. not without grim amusement He pulled at his cigar, searching my face keenly "Rot!" he cried again, and this time with conviction. "If you feel any dis grace, it is your own fault Haddon. If you were the coward they say you are, you wouldn't sit there smiling at me. You would rave and swear by all the gods that you were Innocent I don't want Co hear your story. But I want you to know that you have one friend from home to stick up for you. and to believe in you." I was too moved to speak. "That's all right then." he said with gruff gentleness. "It must be bell to be .over here atone and everybody kicking you." "Oh, that was' to be expected, of course! But last night I had an ex perience that I wouldn't go through again if I could help it" , (TO BE CONTINUED.) Mississippi SBd is packed in bags con taining n couple of quarts. It Is taken In doses of a spoonful, and as often as the patient has an attack of the trouble. "When any animal has an at tack of stomach trouble." argues a pa tient "it goes at once to the ground for some clay or sand for a cure, and why should not a man?" Alcohol From Grapes. The little grapes grown In Greece which are sold under the trade name of Zante "currants" in this couatry, are often used in the king dom where they are produced ta make alcohol for cooking aad teg houses. wrilliahcy and Clevei The dlffereace between brilliancy and cleverness is that a clever asaa he briHIaat wbea ha talaaa --v - .- aiasaaa aa4 Karia Dabwa. C tmttmHI afeawSRiT 1 aa bbbi aaaaai aaaaaaar aaaaa aaaaaa aaa - - - It may net he aaaafhle far a maa to m.asurs Ufa; bat It m ale to aay. I aaa resolved ta p ta Ms noblest aad heat use.- Te be ea feed tanas with unman astare. BeWeU! Garfield Tea auriaes the bleed. JT i rinuTi tae-aanrtivo and brines ood Health! mann er Garfield Tea Ce., BceefcJya, N.Y. Said by that aubMctty aaya large drri- that they are going to la To' aravaat that tired feeHag oa iroalag day Uae Defiance Starch saves time saves labor saves annoy ance, will not stick to the iroa. big If os. pachaga far ltc, at Oaeyiaa Hie -Did yea have aay essa- aaay while I waa away? Mrs. Benham Nobody to apeak of. "a a, aVXakMa amanaft nBB4anrBaaBB bbbMPbb? Mrs. Benham-Yes, hat 'yoa weal let me speak to That aa article may he good aa as cheap, aad give entire satirfactiOB. ia provea by the extraordlaary sale of Defiance Starch, each package coa tainiag one-third more Starch thaa can be had of aay other brand for tha Siamese Object te Walking. The 8Iamese, above all aatioaa the world, hate to walk; ao such of progressioa is tolerated by a Siam ese if lie or she can by any means ride. A Venetian gondolier win watt sometimes; even a Hollander wUl ride oa his rough cart; bet a Bangkok maa not if he can help it HIa family boat for alas. Windsor Magazine. With a smooth iroa aad Defiance Starch, you can launder your shirt waist just as wen at home as the steam laundry can; it will have the proper stiffness and finish, there will he less wear and tear of the goods, and it will be a positive pleasure to use a Starch that does not stick to the iron. Much "Havana" Tobacco. During the last year there were ea ported from Cuba the enormous num ber of 256,738,029 "Havana" cigars. Only about SO per cent came to tne United States, the total American pur chases amounting to 79.483.125 cigars, whUe England took 92.459,687. Gerr many buys from 25.000,000 to 30.000. 000 and France 10,000.000 to 12,000,- Shoemaker's Last The following is taken Irom a hand bill issued by a provincial bootmaker: "The shoemaker is a maa of great learning. He is a doctor as well as a surgeon, for he not only heels but performs many cutting operations. He is a fishmonger, for he sells soles aad heels. He is a schoolmaster, for he gives good understanding. He is s good speaker, for he always works the thread of his argument waxes warm to his subject and holds all ta the Ust" Tired Nervous Women Make Unhappy Homes JL, -ft?S CS fiy.SliJ I ?.Si. a? xfe v hd D5 MFI I. IF MAKHAM . t2t.M.vima nttmtmm i. , i.rafriM. Mmsnam of . "" " "" rJTLT-r-ji misery to everyone wuunnn her iaHueace. and unhappy aad mis erable herself . Sucb womea not only drive aas baada from home bat are wholly unfit to govern children. The His of womea act like a ire bread apoa the aerves. consequently seven-tenths of the nervous prostra tion, nervous despondency, the "blues", sleeplessness, and nervous irritabilitv of womea arias from some organic deraagement. Do yoa experience fits oiaepresaioB with, restlessness alternating with ex treme irritability? Do yoa suffer from pains in the abdominal region. baelcahe,-bearing-downpainservous dyspepsia, sleeplessness, and almost continually cross and snappy? If so, vour nerves are in a shattered con dition and you are threatened witb nervous prostration. Proof is monumental that nothing in the world is better for BerroHS troubles of women thaa Lydia L. Pinkhama Vegetable Compound, made trout, entire roots aad herbs. Thooaaads and 'thousands; of womea eaa testify to this fact Mrs. Nellie Xakham. of 151 Morgan St, Buffalo. W. Y.i writes: Dear Mrs. Plakbam:-- 44t w m. ! Jc froat itM I la nrnWfaaai a tt -d:.i,i..' vvtable Comaoaad. KJrtaiiisnonaTcotksoraarmfal the largest aamher of actual cnesjac world aaa ever known, aao i mm- as.. 1 1 .lim ai T.vam. BUB na,aaa - Oat of leceatly analysed by the Agncanaral North Dakota, c aa Waa Lead, 5 has aVm 15X af White Lead, aad enly 3 ever fog af wi auawB AwfwwWa TaWawam aat LawMwa & aV. Wa aaaa laaCTV tffa awarwKfCTa " Cam of me parity aad itaaii.rmi af Lead yne buy. and mat Pan Boy Wade mark. This lately 'Vara White Lead bytbeOUUBKB SEND FOR BOOK rAw NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY 'W'flwj fightcr-W loagcr Yoa Axk&ease aVUrtL SawUltSL SlwairmtE UattBeaT racaail0wiaaaTt ttrMC M KTITITEaW MRS.Gta A.JAME3 I I aafferad so I end 1 i sac, aaa my faaury eerery. y urged to try Lydia M. Phi Varetablo Corapoaad oaaa aaa s waaa aa 1 taaticbaB mttinUr eurai am. I wuak at the aaeat saKBcias ea ear it to aa my Mrs. Geo. A. Ji life resident of M. Tt writes: riwaslii luadiln la mi 1 1 atacearr caQdrai ditina worbal ea arr ritabto and nwMabla. I TitmuMrn waaoat LvdmELPiafchaa ant Baca a ako carried aa aaMy or mm. 1 afWtaaaV sasTeriae; franaaay form of reakaess are invited an communicate proasatly with Mm. Piakham. atXyaa. Mass. From the symptoms given, the trouble amy he jocaiea aaa laa quieuess aaa. an way of reeovery advIatdV, Oat of volamoof female ills Mrs. aaa the vour always helntaL drugs and today aolda aaa - , f , L'tT w, . . -. , .- jl - -- ry': m awwt Bras towMirlteAw. Wf wmr . OhKiaaaH. 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