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VUIT EKtlUVI IW ll Jf u uc ltrittah- embassy, and Miss Norsaa-.ltob- TH .un ani? i mfumM 4AiffaBAMP lntrcNiiced as lovers. Japan declares war and takes th.i PhlUnpinesi. Gay HilUer starts- for Ehirtand. Norma Roberts leaves" Washington 'for'the" Florida coast Hawaii is captured .by tlie Japs. All ports arc dosed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap-" anese. fleet and whole world beconiescoa vlnred that United States 'has powerful wan agency. 'England decides to send' n neec 10 Amencaa waters as a aiuuua prpfecoon. against. wnat mes tmusn up jofie tea terrible submarine flotilla. Hil- iw fv acni- Willi wiiiiiiftr. &-Kv.-njM leriously disappears. The kaiser is miss .fronted by Admiral Bevins of the United States. The Dreadaaught. biggest of Eng lsnd warships, is discovered at an im passable point in the Tliames. The story, itow goes back to a time many months lvefbrr the war' breaks out. and Inventor Koberts visits the president and cabinet, idling or and exhibiting a metal produc-. linn. .Tills overcomes friction when elec trified and is to be applied to vessels to Increase speed to over S6 miles an hour. tmious dlscoverj' is built on .the coast of Vtorida, Dr. Roberts' first .attempt to clec triry plates proves axallure. VcHAfTEfl XV-CMtiniMd... "il'B ail right this time." the !n veator assured him. "Wild curreat aad wet floor before, -sadly insulated liandle. too. Ail fixed up now. Won't le aay'aocideiit this time," and so on, 4nakiag"Uie fiaat inspection of his ap itarataa as ke talked. Norma reviewed her father's work, to be. oertaia that j1l was well, aad then "at a nod from him took her station a't the other mo eter which had aot been ased-hither--. io. There was a simultaneous, raore- uteat oa their part, aad.s if suddenly endowed with a sohI, the lights once more flashed here and there, glaring at them with sinister contempt Frankensteins under control! The admiral, fascinated by the mys tery of science, stared at the white haired old man who was calmly watch ing his play of colors, and then at the -girt who with equal self-possession -aad 'coolness manipulated the strange currents beneath her hands. They were animated as by one mind, throw ing their levers and switches to and fro at identically the same moment -without looking at each other, and the click of the closing currents came in -unison. Not until then did the)' step ack from their stations and inter change what seemed' to the admiral mutual glances of congratulation. "That assistant of mine is a won der!" was all the oUL man' said as he came over, dragged a stool up beside thatxia which the officer sat, and glee fully, rubbed his hands together. "She thinks more clearly than' I do. ' Brockton; who. had been- tense as a vlaHaretring aad had almost: forgotten lo breathe, drew a long breath and looked at the girl, .who had been lean lag against therwall as though ex hausted, but was now watching the slowly cooliag metals He would have asked, questions; but the inventor turned to him and with an air of triumph said: f "i wish job would invite all those aiio were here whea we made the first test. Then you will have the explana tion unless ( am. again mistaken." ; The. admiral obeyed, and even as the cooling sprays were sifting over the Kreat pieces of metal they came troop ing -in from the work which they had resumed. There were men from the draughting rooms with pencils behind their ears, engineers from the outside -with shirt sleeves rolled up and for gotten diagrams under their arms, and -one man came from the laboratory ab sentmindedly carrying a test tube, balancing it so that he might spill none of the liquid which it contained. 'Norma was now. resting calmly against one of the huge dead machines. t In a tone ot unusual gravity Rob erts, addressed them. "Boys," he be gan they were all boys to him- "you have witnessed the accidental disco ery, I believe, of the most powerful force the world has ever known. Tou have been fortunate'. In more. than 7i years of life I, who have spent the time in strange studies and stranger wrk. have had no privilege so great. .You have all been kind to my daugh ter aad to me. and I am glad you are here, now." Jle paused for a .moment, seeing with introspective eyes all the great events .of his life. Theu. recall ing himself from this review, he turned to Jeakiaaaaarkiadred spirit, and to a boyish officer who stood near at hand. "Yow two." he said, indicating them with his hand, "may have the honor of picking ap those plates." There was an instant of breathless astonishment Jenkins was the first to 'recover, and 'unhesitatingly walked forward. The younger, man .drew back as though he had received an order from an insane man consigning him to Inglorious death. The voice of the admiral put an end to the wait "Go ahead!" he said quietly. "Those plates may weigh tons; but if Dr. Rob erts tells you to pick them up, you go and try it" WRh the ahsolate.preclsioa of train lag, the oarer's heels came together aad his hand to his cap in quick sa late. He .strode to. the plates, and stood MKttito 'Jenkins, while the spec tators craned forward, speculating as to what freak of madness was to be demonstrated. Jenkins, grave and un oestioniag. looked across at his com panion, nodded to him, and together thtr stooped -and caught a handhold. Together they gathered their muscles am It for some prodigious exercise of strength, and simultaneously strained ipwari. To the iisWmeat of those witt ..-jrf&B i i l V7Z'?Z Norma Was Nowr Resting Calmly -Agai nst One of the Huge Dead thn , . : 1 . II . i ,i . j.. uiruugu it uecomes intensely radioac tive; infinitely more so than radium. Through these machines." and here the -.room the ereat- masses of .metal came up with .such ease that;tbeywere lifted breast high",wlthoutrperceptible effort .",,", . ,.V"' "Higher?, higher!."lcalled the old In ventor, springing- toward them -and gesturing' with, his hands. The? plates rose until-they were held -with finger tips, and breathless suspense en chained the spectators., n .-. .!Now stand ffrosa under! Let gpof them! Let go of them!'' yelled Rob erts, dancing .up and down in excite ment; but the men still held on as. if rendered powerless by astonishment ' "Stand from under!" commanded the admiral; and discipline again mas tering them they obeyed, .springing back in the apprehension that the two immense plates might: by somejaecro mancy come crashing down and disap pear, through the floor. With some thing alm08tllke a ..sob, so great had been his mental strain, Jenkins stood transfixed. .TheadmirjJ gave a gasp, and with one hand poised in the air stood like a statue. A hammer- fell from the handof one of the .engineers standing behind, and the man -who had tbeen ,tightly clutching' the" test tube ' opened his fingers and let it crash to the floor. In this tinkling sound of broken glass on cement an other gave a sharp" ejaculation and took an involuntary step forward. They had witnessed the first posi tive exhibition of true levitation, a solid body suspended in the air with out support They had seen in times past with complacency, knowing that it was dependentrupbn optical illusion, the conjurer's trick mystifying to the outward sense 'but readily explainable in the light of investigation; but here before them, beyond the range of charlatanry, in perversion of all known physical laws, there hung motionless in the air, dependent upon itself for its flotation, a great mass of metal that but a short time before would have been beyond the power of their combined strength to lift And standing- placidly beneath it enjoying their surprise and supremely triumphant, stood a aulet 'little old man sntfllng-up; at his daughter; whosaj uauu ne was nouung. f - t CHAPTER: XVI. . ... ,.-,. An Invincible Arm. - v.. . -The officers, still doubting "their senses, stood before this uncanny manifestation like men in. a world of unreality. From without for some unaccountable reason, the varied clamor of industry had subsided to silence, and the soldiers' song was nnisned. Even the yellow- light of the afternoon-which -filtered through' the window panes, appeared strange, spec tral, and unearthly. In the shadow of that massive thing which hovered above them. Nature seemed bent on the revocation of her laws, and for an instant their senses reeled In the struggle for comprehension. "Old Bill" Roberts broke the spell. He reached np and touched the tip of a finger-to the mass and moved it gently toward them with no more ex ertion than would be necessary to push a toy balloon. There was no levity in him when he addressed them, but rather the simple grandeur of one who has wrested from Nature one of .her greatest powers, and was now pre paring to harness, it for all time, a slave to peace, progress and the wel fare of his fellows. "My friends.", he said, "by the dis covery of aavaltey of metal and metal loids we have created a Bewjjub stance. whlek hn iai - rent of certaia.Bcentiailtyj.is passea I he waved his hand at the twin appa ratus in the rear, "my daughter and I have produced electrical manifesta tions hitherto unsuspected and un known. The metal itself, while radio active to a certain degree, does not be come intensely so without the appli cation of the excitant current" -He pulled the plate down till it rested on the floor, and stood upon it while. ,they, still awed, waited for his further .exposition. "This morning, by an accidental contact which lasted until the plate had torn itself loose and broken the current, I saw to the full the possi bilities it contained. The impact of .the emanations, or radioactive cor puscles, against the sheet of insulation and tank at the bottom drove it through the floor and into the ground, because the corpsucles which -flew off In the other direction were unimpeded, free and harmless. Had the excitant current been maintained, the nlate would have hurled itself indefinitely toward the center of the earth." The 'officers gave a gasp of some thing almost approaching incredulity, with the exception of Jenkins, who nodded his head and excitedly rubbed his hands. , Roberts picked up a scrap at his feet and held it toward them. 'Tor years I experimented upon and per fected this," he said. "It Is an insu lation which will pass no current of electricity, and which no known heat can destroy. ToKlay by accident I learned that it was also an impervious screen to radioactive emanations. In the second experiment -I so charged the alloy in my lower plate that it merely offsets gravitation, and put my sheet of insular substance between; and there we have levitation. Those two plates are working against each other with nearly equal force, the bal ance being disturbed only In ratio to gravitation." "The solution bf the flying ma chine!" Jenkins shouted' excitedly, and Roberts, appreciating the engineer's quick understanding, smiled and re sponded: "Yes, just that" "But what will furnish Its propul sion?" asked Jenkins, whose mind was traveling, over the possibilities of rapid flight. The others evinced their Interest by craning forward. "It will furnish Its own," the sci entist answered, "because by the use of the apparatus behind it we can excite Its radioactivity to any degree that might be safe. More plainly, the moment the current excites and there fore increases the power of the lower plate, a lifting energy could be exerted which would destroy the equilibrium of levitation .and drive the plates into the air with. a 'force corresnondinr to the strength or character of the 'cur rent. Or, on the other band, if the upper plate was similarly excited, thus, liberating Its corpuscles, the plate, would be driven toward the. earth." The admiral, who had been slowly following this dissertation, seemed suddenly to have ..grasped its entire meaning, and thrust himself out from the group with both hands extended and gesticulating rapidly. "Then all you have 'to do." he said, "Is to put on either end of your airship a free board made of this metal, capable of excitation and insulated on its inner surface, and you would thereby ' be able to drive your craft in either direc tion at any speed you might wish!" "That's It exactly," answered Rob erts and Jenkins in unison. The in ventor continued: "I can beat a freeboard, however, because I shall apply my electrical cur rent in such a way as to send all the corpuscles of radioactive matter in any direction I may choose. I could with this alloy even create magnets or unknown power. I can built a craft in sections where magnets and radio active surfaces will alternate." He was growing excited as the mag nitude of the scope of his discovery dawned upon his imagination. Norma calmed him down; but the admiral, In fected with these Visions,-took up the strain and enthusiastically expatiated to his companions.1 To him the skies were already filled with flying ships that were to swoop down over an ene my, drop terrific bombs of high ex plosives, and thus sweep the seas. But future events, he was to learn, cannot be predicted with certainty. "Well, well!" he said, briskly. "What next?" "Your engineers must assist me in drawing plans. We shall want great quantities of new material and elec trical equipment and must have them soon; because when we get well un der way we should be able to create two or three of these radioplanes each day." The great plates were locked in, and the group repaired to one of the offices, where for hours the inventor elaborated his scheme of control, the mechanical means of which were to be worked out and drawings made by the engineers. And as they toiled over their plans, there spread from mouth to mouth throughout the strange col ony the story of the marvelous con. ception, until even the most prosaic workman found himself dreaming and speculating over his task. Before dusk had crowded the light from the skies, the Columbia, under a full head of steam, picked her way out to meet the ocean swells, and headed for Miami, where she was to send a message to Washington, calling for strangely as sorted supplies and notifying the anx ious naval men that the dry dock would not be needed. (TO BE CONTINUED;) For a every 4ay wash dress, and .is from fonr.to- fourteen, hats are of straw, plainly trimmed. -Fanny Ut- Ue mushroom shapes, in fancy or plain straw, are seen, trimmings often taking the form of bias lengths pt mull, which wrap the. crown scarf-wise, and end in a soft aide or front knot. ., .A pala bine or . bright pink mush room for a child of three or four may be trimmed with white in this way. or the decUnr may be wide white taffeta ribbon which falls In a quaint sloppy bow over the left ear. In fact, quaintness'is the keynote of all the best child millinery, and it achieves this quality through small neas of. shape and , demure .trimming. Huge over-trimmed shapes are' pat forth- for buyers who weigh alse against style, but no mother of really good taste gives them a second thought For young children who have graduated from the bonnet stage, the tiny mushrooms with their smooth methods' of trimming are very sweet For larger girls to whom these are not becoming, there are straight brimmed flats, flats undulated at the brim, crowns low and high. Compact ribbon knots, put on in. clusters at the side or front,. and perhaps rear stream ers, simply deck a number of these: Others have a wreath of small flowers long worn, with perhaps a ribbon bow in addition, while a smart hat may have a knot of flowers at the front and a prim bow wit'a shortish ends stuck -flat against the bare crown at the back. But if these imitate former shapes, in point of size they are immensely moderated. Therefore, since, smallness is so much a feature of the prettiest child hats, a girl in' one of the huge ruffled or flowered monstrosities once worn seems almost vulgar. Fashion has her classes as well as the rest of us, and to be with her one must avoid at least the madnesses ot former sea sons. The styles for millinery change more quickly than for anything else. but a moderate style, while bending to some necessities, may with slight changes, be worn several seasons. Three immediate results are gained by the -present reform better taste, cheapness, and the knowledge that any mother of gifted fingers can get up any of these hats at home. Count from a dollar and a half to two dol lars for the shape itself. The rib bon bow and the wreath or-half wreath of posies can be had for the other two. If one can spend more, all the better. There is always economy in buying the best Kansas City Star. Preparations That Keep Tresses . if? Gurl and Will Do No Harm. Satin of the palest pink is the new color for evening wear. For evening there is a revival of the canary-colored scarf. All over braided and embroidered coats are seen with perfectly plain skirts. Roses, in velvet or chiffon or tissue, are figuring largely in the new hat decoration. Colored foulards, with a black dot In place of the more familiar white dot, have found favor in Paris. Of the many preparations recosa mended to keep the hair in carl none la easier for amateurs to make or is more effective, even in damp weather. tnaa bandoline, made from quince Med.'. It is harmless and keens straight locks in curl. The only objection to it is that when dry it assumes a 'powdery aspect sug gestive of Jute dandruff. An old method of preparing this. toilet preservative is to add a tabie- apoonful of the seeds, braised, to a pint of soft water. Boil geatly until the quantity Is reduced to three gills. Then strain, and when cold two table spoonfuls each of cologne and alcohol are added. If the hair is naturally oily,oae-half a teaspoonful of powdered alum may be added, dissolving it first In the alcohol. For applying to the hair a small sponge is the best agent. This lotion must be put on before using curlers. Another that imparts luster to the hair is made from 136 ounces of care fully picked gum arable dissolved In a gill or rose water. It Is strained through a muslin and a droo of ana- line dye is added. This Is put on before arranging the hair, and acts as a bandoline as well as a polish. A third preparation" would be suited to oilylhair. It Is composed of one ounce of gum arable and half an ounce ot the granulated sugar which is moist These are dissolved in three gills of hot water, and when the mix ture is cold two ounces of alcohol are put in, first dissolving in the latter six grains each of bichloride of mercury and sal ammoniac. Enough water is then added to make a pint Themix ture should not be used if there is the slightest, abrasion of the scalp, because of the mercury it would be harmful to the hair. Preparations less sticky than any of these may be tried sometimes with success upon oily hair. One liked by many persons is 12 grains of carbonate of potash dissolved in half a pint of strong tea. This should not be used by decided blondes. It is applied just before dressing the hair, which Is laid In waves and done loosely, the appli cation taking effect as it dries. However harmless curling irons may seem, they are ruination if used much. It is undoubtedly true that once in a while they are harmless and become less likely to cause dryness if the metal is warm and not hot. The trouble is that the irons are not so ef fective unless the degree of heat is rather great, and this means an imme diate drying of the natural oils and consequent dullness ''and breakage. The best way of attaining curls when nature has not endowed a woman with them is to apply one of the prepara tions already given, by way of moisten ure, and then take to the curler that works the best. HAftMHtPS OF ARMY UFL Kit -. iff TrrintriVf Tiliraus . i nCy irwassw.. . ' The exnerlen of DktM W. Martin, a retired frchant of Bnlfpar. Mo, la wB""""wTS"tt kidneys. jwst Mhsr thwa aaadsv at ethers. Mr. MattiB nays: "I.ttlpk. I have had .alBUr das-essBwvsrstwcotne groai)Bt ay I have floating kidney. I fa the hack. spells, and the actio TOTT IrresnlT I tried Dona's Kidney PUla assl k-ride of a comparatively abort tan was en tirely rid of kidney freaks Sold by all dealers. U eaato a box. Foster-MUhnni Co.. BwCasa. If. T. mono warn on nte. eti InlBi ij hack sac taj-rsng the seen tnlfl I had a had la-isaa pain headaches asa diary Madder naear tarna mars .sn ninjiMl of Bt asked n went to all Her Ai An Atchiaon girl marriage Sunday night. week to think It over. She of her married sisters. to be a belle, had three ihlhtiiin.dH all aer owa work and hadn't been to the theater or oat riding married. Another, who a promising young- man at she time ahe was married, was aanportag aim. A third didnt dan say her life waa her own whea her hus band was around, aad a lam ha waa di vorced. After visiting them aad hear ing their woes, the heroine of tale lit tle tale went home, got pen. ink and paper and wrote aa mm to the young man. Ton may thleJc it was re fusing him, but it wasn't She said she could be ready in a month. Atch ison Globe. white seeds, la-fact any ana wash goods whea new. ewe mnch of their attractiveness to the way they are lauadered, this being done in a .Banner to enhance their textile beau ty. Heme laundering would he equal ly satisfactory if proper attention was given to starching; the Brat reanutlsl being good Starch, which has ssMcieat strength to stiffen, without thickening the goods. Try Defiance Starch and you will be pleasantly surprised at the improved appearance of year work. Assuming the WMpsweibsJlty. Mrs. Makme'8 patience was much tried by a servant who aad a hab- Mt of. standing around with her aaouth open. One day, as the mala waited upon the table, her mouth was even, as usual, and her mistress, rirnir her a severe look, said: "Mary, your mouth is open." "Yessum," replied Mary, "I opened It" Success Magazine. Tfcere H more Catarrh fei tun sectkaMf the eeuatry Oan all outer dfaeaw put togrtlvr. aasTcxiUI the tort lew yean was supposed to b toeimlav Sor a una. many yean doctor pmaouoccd tt feral dtaeasr ana procribed local remrdleai aad By iiimtlj (ailing to cure with local treatment, prnniisnuil a tocurabl-. Yokes to Open in Front The new fashion of fastening a yoke in front comes from the French blouses, which have adopted that method. They show a straight line of buttons down front from top to collar to belt, and it has inspired dress makers to follow out the scheme on thin yokes instead of arranging them in the old and tedious way. Science has promt Catarrh to be a ceesUUjUonal dtol ease, and therefore requires rnnncirulhmal treatment. naii a i-aiarra ur, mnnnnetureq By . J. cneney a Co.. Toledo. Ohio, is the only OnttltB Uooal cure on the market. It Is takes tatemaSy hi dosea from w drops to a teacpoooruL It acta dhecthr a the blood aad mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case a Imils to cure. Scad Sir circulars aad testimonials. Address: F. J. CHEXEV CO- Tafcds. Oslo. Take Hall's-Family Pills for Her Womanly Curiosity. "I have put aside enough money." aafil thf riactioTn- nt K" "to aiaVn r sure that I shall be deceahtar burled without expense to the pnhllr" "Why." asked the maiden who waa verging on 35. "do you think yoa ought to have decent burial?" Beits will match the skirts instead of the waists this season. wwwwwi.ww. r --j. -,,- ,-,,- rinrijiiiii, BMtoini Bag "-"- irirutnj-u i ini-Lj-uj-innj . . . ...... . ,..l..ww. . . .,.., ,,. ....,.., ,., ..,.. . .,, " ti NO MUSIC IN THE JAPANESE Aa a People They Are Not Moved by Melodious Sounds. There is no music in Japan except mat made by the birds, the wind, the running streams and the roaring waterfalls, says a writer in the Mil waukee Sentinel.. The people have no music in them, they do not sing or even whistle, or play any musical Instrument worthy of the name. They are not moved by the "concord of sweet sounds." They have a few.rude Instruments, but the sounds they give forth are harsh, inharmonious and al together unmusical. There is a din ner band at the Grand hotel, Yokoha ma, and there was a brass band at the imperial garden party, the only bands I have heard in all Japan. Even at the geisha dances, the most popular in Japan, the music is primitive and dis cordant And the dances are worse than the music It is not in any sense dancing as we' know it it Is simply a series of posturings. accom panied by the flirting fans, flags, or handkerchiefs, but lacking the motion and inspiration that thrills and fas cinates in the merry mazes of the 'co tillon and the waltz. The religious CZLJ&fJI'trfii. Buttons have a tiresome habit of coming loose from the card on which they are originally fixed; and to hae to search in the bottom of a. perhaps not too tidy work-basket, is most annoying, especially when, as is often the case, one is in a hurry. If buttons are kept in little bags, such as we illustrate here, thev are al ways at hand, and if, too, a tiny needle-case, and silk winders filled with black and white cotton were kept with them, what a boon it would be. These little bags are quite simple, and may be made in a few minutes, of holland. linen or silk; the material is cut 4 inches wide and 9 inches long; this strip is folded in two, the edges turned in and neatly seamed to within rather more than an inch of the top; the ends are then turned down and neatly hemmed, the hem being just over half an inch wide; the ends of hem seamed together. Just be low the hem, on each side, work an eyelet hole; put the bags together and at tach by seaming the ends of the inner hem of each together, thread baby "rib bon, of one color through the eyelet from one bag to the other; then thread another color ribbon through in the opposite direction and tie; the ribbon should be about 16 inches in length, to tie into pretty bows; put linen buttons on one side, and pearl or fancy buttons in the other, draw the ribbons to close the bag and you will see at once" what a pretty useful little addition you have for the work table. These bags would find ready sale at bazars. dances are slow, dignified and impres sive, but have none of the life and Intoxication that gives interest and charm to the participant or beholder. Could Find the Way. The theater was in' an unfashion able, congested part, and the visitor from afar had much difficulty in 'find ing Jt To the man In the box office he made complaint "Tou have no direction painted up to point the way. At the end of this villainous street is a notice, 'To the Baptist Chapel,' but never a word as to your theater." The man at the pay box weighed his words. "The chapel-goers may need directing; our patrons find the way easily enough." There may or may not be a moral to the tale! Ins and Outa, "What's that noise?" asked the vis itor in the apartment house. "Probably some one in the dentist's apartment on the floor below getting a tooth out" "But this seemed to come from the floor above." ' "Ah! then it's probably the Popleys baby getting a tooth in." A Novel Shower. A young woman who belonged to a sewing club composed of six members announced her engagement, and the other members planned this most utdque shower, to which they asked the men that is, each asked an es cort These girls conceived the happy idea which made this affair a reality. Each one made a pair of sheets and a pair of pillow cases. Then, arrayed in these ghostly garments, they pre sented themselves at the bouse of the hridele'ct Thev all met at the house next door and dressed. The bride's mother had been taken into the secret ,and looked out for the refreshments. which the men had sent up. They Had oyster soup, coffee and sandwiches, as it was a inner com nignt. After the surprise was over and the white costumes taken "off, it was ex plained that the sheets and pillow cases would next be seen neatly laundered and tied up. with sachets of lavender for the linen chest t Grass Linen Centerpieces. For centerpieces and scarfs grass linen worked with Chinese embroid ery is unusually dainty and pleasing. ''as'H House Gowns. Every woman wants at least one, but if possible three, attractive house gowns. These make for beauty and economy. Fortunately, women are get ting away from the habit of wearing their street skirts and blouses in the house. This was a lazy method, for it only meant that a woman wouldn't take the time to slip them off before dinner and put on something solely in tended for the house. The one-piece frock worn during the day to save one's cloth skirts is a much prettier fashion than the one of wearing a separate skirt and shirt waist InSSaSaTt-nt h- Examiae carefully every bottle of CASTORIA a safe and sure reassdy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of i In ITse Vnr Ovpr (b Vsaia The Kind You Have Alwayateoaght Thought He Wanted Tee Much. This quarter doesnt sound right." said the smart clerk, ringing the coin on the counter. "Huh!" growled the customer. "What do you want for a quarter, any way? An opera solo with an orches tra accompaniment?" Don't Be MialesL Many a life has been cat short by a cough that was not believed to be serious Many a backache and aideache follows a coughing spell. Many a night is aaxfled in luuasiKKi wiucu oy cougBjBg. Many a cough "cure" that never cures Li tried Do P J misled. If yon cough,, take the okl reliable Kemp's Ualsam, the best couzh cure. At druggists' and dealers, Jc. Memory Training. "I forget so easily. I rish I could do something to exercise my memory." "That's simple," said bis friend. "Just lend me ten dollars and let me know If you forget it" Judge. Us AHtn's Foot-Eassu tJ -th? only cure for SwoUea, Smart ing. Tired. Aching. Hot. Sweating Keel. Corns and Bunions. Ask for Alice's Foot . a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. Cures while you walk. At aM Drug gists and Shoe Stores. 25c Doa't asceDt any substitute. Sampte sent FREE. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted. LeRar. N. T. Seasoning. "He swore she was the salt of his life." "And now that they are wed?" "She's the pepper." To have more of Health aad Bsore ot Life, take Garfield Tea! This Nataral laxa tive regulates liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels, corrects constipation, purifies the blood and eradicates disease. Star-Shaped Parasol. The newest parasol is star-shaped. So far it is made of cretonne and is refreshingly novel. The star has eight definite points. The only true secret of assisting the poor is to make them agents in bet tering their owa rondltioa. George Double motor veils, joined only at the edges, are made up in green, brown or blue over white. The familiar white yoke has given place to the colored one of transpar ent material. In case of accident, cats, waunds, barns, scalds, sprains, bruises, etc. noth ing will so quickly take away all .pain and soreness as Haralias Wizard Oil. The man who separates rrnnle from their coin will be rememberes a long time after the undertaker plants him. Lewis' Siaffle Binder straijkt aa cigar made of rich, mellow tobaeso. 'Sour dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, JJL If there is nothing the matter with the baby to-day its mother can wor ry because there may be to-ntorrow. rsrchSdrea teeth!-. taUaysaata. tha WSki The nun who is full, us a socket which is empty. nwasosus. entries r i 9 r a 1 - ru?. Li 0 ' , .S . M jj&V-Sr Sk- r tl -S.t--.VL-.- , fc .-M-- tt': -J . r --WVt,-;,-'2-i L 4f- tet :-e?J3 t3?i& Jyi v... . v"-i 'v. ..fr.y..i it .- .. . -.... tv