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UNCOOKED MEAT
VERY DAIIGEROUS
FEARFUL SUFFERING CAUSED BY
EGGS OF PARASITE WHICH IT
MAY CONTAIN STATE
MENT BY A PRIEST.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2. Probably the
tnost unusual feature of the excite
ment that has been created by L. T.
Cooper's visit to this city is the re
moval of parasites or taps worms by
his preparations.
During the early part of Cooper's
stay in Omaha Individuals who were
taking "Xew Discovery." as it is called,
troughl cither to himself or to"physi
sians throughout the city immense
Iiarai-i'e.s that had left the system
after i..-dng the medicine.
Hav ol these people were fright
ened, and cases of this sort became bo
numc-icus that Cooper finally made
the following statement for publica
tion: I-ie sjM: "In every city I visit
those tilings are brought to me within
n few dys after my medicine is sold
In the city. They are what is known
as the tape-worm, and grow to an
eno evi i Ize.
"iu-w. indeed, realize how prevalent
these cieiiures are I think I have
been Hi" first to demonstrate whal a
large iactor they are m the poor health
of (hJ3 generation. I believe that
fully one-half of the chronic stomach
trouble new so universal is caused by
these parasites.
"Individuals may have them for
years :! 1 not bo a wan of the reason
for t'u-Ir coulinucd il! health. lut at
tribute it to many dsftrcnt diseases,
xvhen in reality one of these creatures
is robbing them of their vitality.
"These parasites are taken into the
eyrlen: in uncooked food or raw meat,
in lh" fr-iu of an egg, which hatches
ftlnio-t immediately. People suffering
Iroiii I'.ism experii-nc" a feeling of
lac ii':ii and are extremely nervous.
The Ptlion of Cooper's 'New Discov
er' j-eens to be fatal to these great
v:cr"is, and in most cases a few doses
of thn nedicir.c drives the creatures
from the t-ysU m I will have hundreds
of thom I)i ought to me before I leave
tLo city."
This grevsoaie prophe-y has been
Eini V trified. for not only hundreds
but tbo'isnntis of Omaha people havo
benn relieved of romo of these fearful
liarcu-iles since taking Cooper's nren
nnttir n. hv the entire city has been
aroi:.4:d by the fact
Su i.e of these parasites are of snch
enormous size as to startle the 1m
ogi'ialion. The statement of Father
Joli DaptisI ArnoHs. oxie of the best
known and best beloved priests in
this see'ion of the country verifies
this, liis statement, among others
fjht-n to ;i reporter, was as follows:
'For years I suffered from what I
thought .as a gewral run-down con
dition of the sjstem caused by stom
ach trouble. I felt extremely tired all
the iivic. ami it was .i great effort to
otlemi to my dutie.s I would wake
tip ir. the leorning foel."igas v.'orn out
us vhej 1 went to bed If I stood for
nnj l':igth of time I would have pain
In She lower part of my back, and
T.oiJd-havo to kit down.
"1 .-i very nervous and depressed
In spirits, and was troubled with dizzy
spells. I would see spots before my
eye- when I stooicd over and raised
up q'lick'y. 1 had a vary it regular ap
petite, and would have palpitation of
the heart after ascending the stairs.
"The talk about Cooper's prepara
tions was so universal that i decided
to. try some, although I do not take
patent medicines as a rule. I took
four doses of the 'Mew Discovery' as
it is called, and a tape-worm about
sixty feel in length hilt my system.
"I cm wj- thankful for this great
a-elief. and now I knots what has been
the cauc of all my suffering."
The story of Father Arnolis is a
fair Poinp'e ot the experience of an
jtStoifi,-,l:ng number of Omaha people,
end Cooper's preparations are selling
here In immense quantities. It is now
estimated that he lias sold one hun
dred U:ou--fiiid hoi tie to date in this
CSj f h -ne. and tho qale is still in,-t
crSnshij..
Tog-Eye's Plaintive Prcttst.
Fog-Em- Smith of northwest Wy
xmiiug bore :t:i appalling facade. His
Rtyle of beams was blight. Depend
ing np'Hi hh horrific exterior, be was
In the habit ci trying to awe newcozn-.
irs. On one occasion, affecting soiie
displeasure at tho manner in which a
pallid stianger watered his liquor, Mr
Smith aunotinci'd. frowning, that un
less h detected immediate amend
ment be would snid the neophyte
borne in a market basket "Which I'll
sure tear ou up a whole lot." said
Fog-Eje. Half an hour later Mr. Smith
was found groping about en the Goor
under the poker table, hunting for his
glas eje, and muttering to himself
Ilie stranger ;tsked with some evi
deiic" ot impatience what new lino of
sentiments Mr Smith was now har
boring That injured resident, glaring
malevolently from hcueath the furni
ture, tepiiid "Which i Mire do hate a
man v.ith vi sense of humor."
Her laea of Discipline.
One day recently, just after the
opening of the Baltimore schools, the
teachei of a primary class had occa
sion HoUt at the star to enforce dis
ciplin "Here, young man!" she exclaimed,
indicating a pupil whose name she did
not yet know. "I saw you laughing
in -this school!"
l was only thinking about some
thing, ma'am." said the youngster,
Bheejjlshly.
"Well, don't let that happen in
school agtin." said the teacher, stern
ly Sunday Magazine of the Cleve
land leader.
Spoiled the Story.
Tatteicd Terry I'm a newspaper
man. but I can't get a job
Lady of the House Indeed! Why
not?
Tattered Terry You ee, I saved a
train ircm a terrible accident onoe.
and all de editors have been core on
ine ever since! Puck.
Before she is married to a man a
Ionian ah-.rys wants to think of him:
afterward she wants to thiuk for him.
The world is ail cates. ail oportuni
ties, strinss of tension waiting to be
Struck. Emerson.
I bSi 1 - m Wr I JSSTVY
SYNOPSIS.
Tho tnry nj ts with the Introduction
of J-tiin Jiiej ht-i.s. jil-ntun-r. a ilaxsa
'litwitj. m:ti: tiiArtioiifal ly uuthur.Ui'S at
VHl:irano. Cl.il.- lt!n- Interestt-d In
milling oj mt'.ii-. in Kollvl.i. he was de
nouncoii y t'Jdn- as an Insurrectionist
a?icl as ;i cun.s.'jiiuiice was hiding. At his
Iiolfil tils .-ltuniion vnis sittractetl by an
Knxllahrnan ami a youns woman.
Stuphcns rcmrl tlie youns woman from
a rlrunki-n oBi-it. !! was than'.tfd by
Iipr Ailiniral o tho lN-ruvian nay con
fronted Stephens, totil him that war had
titfn Itt-!:ircd Ix-lwtvn Chile anil Peru
mid nffi-ri-ri him tin- olhco of captain. Ho
tlc-j-irt-d that that niKlit the Ksinvralda. a
Cliiio.in vessel, should be captured.
fitcphfiM accop'oil the commUsion.
Slt-plicns iiK-t :t imttley trew. to which he
was iKsiRn-d. I If saso them final In
struclions. They lf.irded the vessel. They
siiMV'w.sfiilly capturiil tho vessel supposed
to he the Esmeiild.i. through stritew.
C.pl Stephens jpiv directions for the de
p.irt": .f the Taft
CHAPTER VII.
Jn Which I Suspect Evil.
R.:rly dawn reached us in sodden
gray, the sun a shapeless blob of dull
red. with no vesiisc of its golden
light forcing passage through those
dense clouds of misty vapor closing us
in as between curtained walls. The
swell of the sea was not heavy, but
the pervading gloom gave to the sur
rounding water a peculiarly sullen ap
pearance, through which we tore, reck
less of accident, at full speed. A new
hand was at the wheel, Johnson hav
ing gone below an hour since, but I
still clung to the bridge, my eyes
heavy from peering forth into the fog
bank, my clothing sodden with the
constant drfp.
Only a few of the men were visible.
Ibreo or four grouped about the cap
stan on the forecastle head, and as
many more gathered along the lee
.;ido of the charl house. Evidently reg
ular watches w;ore already chosen, and
a portion of the crew had been turned
in for their trick below. Tuttle him
self, clad in wet. glistening oil-skins
and looking gaunt and cadaverous, his
chin-beard forking straight out over
the. high collar, was standing aft, be
side the fellow who still kept guard
over the companion. 1 moved across
lo I he slarboard end of the bridge,
and. when he glanced around, made
signal for him to join me.
"Kot very much chance of any one
ovei hauling us in this fog. Mr. Tuttle."
I r.aid, pleasaulls . ' It would be like
bunting a needle in a haystack."
"Tis as the Lord wills." he re
turned, rather sourly. ".Man proposes,
bul God disposes. The sun will lift
thai whole outfit in another hour. How
iar do you figure we're off shore?"
"Figure it for yourself. We're doing
all of 1G knots, and have bren for
four hours at that speed. With an
other to be added. ceu our smoke
ought to be bQlow the horizon. We've
given them the slip all right, aud
from now on it's merely a question of
steaming to keep ahead. I don't re
call anything in the Chilean navy that
can overhaul us. What discoveries
havo you made below?"
He turned his crafty, glitering eyes
toward me. twistieg the lump of tobac
co under his tongue. In some way. be-'
noalh the repealing daylight, I became
even tnore distrustful of the man,
more conscious of his hypocrisy.
Not a great deal." his mouth at
tempting a grin; "except that we've
got tins crew cagod. Everybody was
ashore but the harbor watch."
"Then you found the forecastle
enipfy?"
"ft'otkln' there but duanage and bilge
v.'(v. regular sea-pailor. sir."
"And no officer o:i board?" I asked,
hcarccly believing il possible.
' Knne. ban ing the engineer, so far
as I know. The i.ibln was locked up
by vour orders. f.o I let that alone."
"And that. then, is all you have dis
covered, is it. Mr. Tattle?"
n5 shifted his long legs, but made
r.n effort to turn and face me.
"Well. I guess that's about the
whole of it." he answered, slowly, as
though deliberating over the choice
of words. "Only I'm a bit puzzled
about some things what don't look just
right We started out. as I understand
it. to run oh" with a Chilean warship
named the Esmeralda, a schooner
rigged steam yacht. That was the con
tract, wasn't it. sir?"
I nodded, gravely, wondering what
the man could possibly be driving at
"That was my understanding," his
nasal tone becoming more pronounced
and disagreeable. "And somehow
what we've got here looks just a bit
odd This hero is a schooner-rigged
slenm-yacht all right, an I guess the
tonnage isn't very far out of the Es
meralda class, but we haven't found a
blame Chilean on board two Swedes,
a Dutchman, two Kanakas, an' a
bloomin' English engineer."
' Well, what of that?" I broke in
Impatiently. "You know' as well as I
do that the entire Chilean navy is
filled with foreigners."
"Sure." he coincided, with a swift,
questioning glance toward me; "that's
all true enough, sir. but I never saw
it v.iiolo crew of those beggars an no
Chilean bossin "em. But then that's
only a part of it. Every one of them
small boats down there, an the life
preservers hangin in front of the
cabin, have got the name Sea Queen
painted on them. Dam' if it ain't, here,
too. on this tarpaulin."
1 bent over the rail looking down
at the lettering he pointed out, yet
with no fooling of uneasiness.
"iteyond doubt, that was the yacht's
name before the Chilean government
purchased her and renamed her Es
meralda for their service. She was
bought from English parties, I've
heard. Probably the new owners have
found no opportunity to repaint the
name."
Tuttle drew "forth a red bandanna
and blew his nose, his voice more sul-
1 I l,1fNs J WLALi L-Lm
'See Here, Mr. Tuttle, Kindly Explain What You Are Driving At."
lenly insolent as he resumed speech.
"Glad ye take it so cool, an' maybe
yer right. However, it looks -m'
odd to me."
I glanced aside at the wheelman ap
prehensively. The fellow was gazing
straight ahead of him into the rapidly
thinning fog. It was the manner of
the mate more than his words that im
pressed mo.
"See here, Mr. Tuttle." and I
dropped my hand rather heavily on
his sleeve, "kindly explain exactly
what you are driving at. Do you in
tend to insinuate that we have made
a mistake in the dark, and run off
with the wrong vessel? Why, man,
that Is impossible. We are sailors,
not landlubbers. Iloth of us have had
chances to see the Esmeralda, and you
certainly knew where she was moored
j esterday."
"Well, when I come to think it
over, I don't feel quite so everlasting
ly sure about that. The mind o man
is mighty deceitful." he admitted,
slowly. "You see, I never saw her
any closer than maybe a mile, an
even then she was half hid behind oth
er shlppin. Of course I took notice of
her outline an' rig. but I didn't pay
much attention to details. To-night wo
was all of us excited, an' colors don't
show up much in the dark! Now, her
funnel is painted red, an unless I'm
a liar the Esmeralda's was black with
a yaller stripe round the top. You
see. Mr. Stephens, we ke.t in pretty
close under cover all yestrday. an
maybe they hauled the Esmeralda up
to the government docks, and run an
other boat into her anchorage."
I laughed aloud, not in the least im
pressed with his argument.
"A very likely story that there were
two vessels in that haibor so near, "-'- "iwus ntuu ii.iihmi.-. -nm.-o
. m rtornivn nil of us." ' only desk I noticed was a roll-top af-
lle remained stubbornly silent, evi
dently unconInced, plucking at his
chin-beard.
"There is a certain way of settling
the matter." I went on. decisively,
"that is. by an examination of the pa
pers in the cabin. Take charge of the
bridge, and I'll run down and clear up
this affair beyond any further contro
versy. We may even have one of the
ship's officers stowed away there,
sleeping off his late celebration. If
there is, he's due for a rude awaken
ing. Keep the yacht's head as she is,
and I'll be back directly."
I was aware that he watched me j
closely as I descended the steps, but
felt little interest in such surveillance.
That we could have been guilty of so
serious an error as he suggested was
beyond possibility. Nevertheless the
mere suspicion was irritating, leaving
me filled with a vague unrest. It was
quite true that I might have been de
ceived. I realized that, because I had
eujoyed no opportunity to observe the
Esmeralda in daylight, and no occasion
lo study her lines with care at any
time. To me she had appeared merely
as an extremely graceful vessel, in
teresting to the eye of a seaman. But
Tuttle and his crew must have known
the truth. If we were, indeed, on
board the wrong vessel, it was from
no innocent mistake of the darkness,
but rather the result of deliberate
plan, the full purpose of which was
beyond my comprehension. I swore
savagely under my breath, even as I
laughed sarcastically at the vague sus
picion, aroused largely, as I well
realized, by my increasing dislike of
the ex-whaleman. The wrong ship?
"Why, the very conception of such an
accident was grotesque, ridiculous, be
yond belief! It was the hallucination
of a fool. One of the men assisted me
to unbar the slide ncross the compan
ionway. and. bidding him stand by
ready for a hail, I started below, my
fingers on the brass rail, my feet firm
on the rubber-lined stairs.
These led into as handsome a sea
parlor as ever I remember gazing
upon. Everything was effective and
in elaborate taste, evidencing an ex
penditure that made me stare about in
amazement. So deeply did it impress
me that I remained there grasping the
the rail, gazing about in surprise, hesi
tating to press my investigations fur
ther. Yet this feeling was but mo
mentary, the very desertion and si
lence quickly convincing me that the
cabin contained no occupants. The
movement of the vessel, the trampling
of men on the deck, and the ceaseless
noise of the screw were more notice
able herethan forward, and no sea
man, however overloaded with liquor
he might have been the night before,
could have slept undisturbed through
the hubbub and changes of the past
few hours.
Inspired to activity by this knowl
edge, and eager to settle the identity
of our prize, I began closer examina
tion of that impressive interior, al
though not entirely relieved from the
spell of its royal magnificence. Six
doors, three upon each side, opened
off from the main cabin. The full
length mirrors occupied the spaces be
tween, and the doors themselves were
marvels of decoration and carving.
Another, beneath the stairs, led di
rectly into the steward's pantry, and
revealed, besides, a passageway lead
ing I ward, probably to the Iazarette
amidships. The others, as I tried their
brass knobs, exhibited merely com
fortable staterooms, fitted up for offi
cers use; three contained two bunks
each, the others only one. Four of the
beds had been carefully made, but the
remainder were in ,!-order, as though
quite lately occupied. Everything im
pressed me as unusually clean aud
I . : : .?. .i:..:..i:.v Tim
fair, securely locked, and with no lit
ter of papers lying anywhere about.
This, I figured, was probably the berth
of the first officer; the captain's room
would naturally be the one farthest
astern.
The upright piano, with the high
backed cushioned chairs surrounding
it. blocked my view aft, but on round
ing these I observed a closed door,
which apparently led into a room
extending the entire width of the
cabin. Never suspecting that it might
be occupied, I grasped the brass knob,
and stepped within. Instantly I came
to a full stop, dazed by astonishment.
my teeth clenched in quick effort at
self-control. The entire scene burst
in upon my consciousuess with that
Keeping Boys
One Man's Method of Making Life At
tractive to Sons.
"A farmer whose son is also a
farmer" is writing his autobiography
for the World's Work. The editor has
asked him to tell particularly how his
son came to enjoy farm life and not
hanker after the allurements of the
city.
"From the very first." says this
rural philosopher, "my partner and I
set out to make life enjoyable for our
children." his "partner" being his wife.
There follow tales of porterhouse
steaks which "would have appetized
the jaded palate of a dyspeptic presi
dent." and of huge bowls of straw
berries and cream "which Queen Vic
toria might have envied." For play-
1 fellows the fortunate young folks of
first surprised survey the draped
portholes opening out upon the gray
fog-benk. the brass bed screwed to
the deck, the chairs upholstered in
green plush, the. polished table with a
vase of flowers topping it, the glisten
ing front of a book-case in the corner,
the tiger rug into which my feet sank.
All these things I perceived, scarcely
realzing that I did so, for my one
true impression concentrated itself
upon the living occupants.
There were two present. At a low
dressing table, her back toward me,
fronting a mirror, yet with eyes
fastened upon an open book lying In
her lap. sat a woman. The lowered
head yielded me only an indistinct out
line of her features, yet the full throat
and rounded cheek gave pledge of
both youth and beauty. Standing al
most directly behind her chair, with
short, curly locks, crowned by a smart
white cap, her hands busied amid her
mistresses tresses, was a maid, petite,
roguish, fluttering about like a hum
ming bird. The latter saw me at once,
pausing in her work with eyes wide
open in surprise, but the preoccupied
mistress did not even glance up. She
must have heard the sound of the
door, however, for she spoke care
lessly: "I thought you were never coming.
What caused you to sail so suddenly?"
These unexpected words, uttered so
naturally, served partially to arouse
me from the dull torpor of surprise. I
clenched my hands, wondering if I
was really awake, and stared back into
the frightened eyes of the maid, who
appeared equally incapable of articula
tion. Suddenly she found voice.
"It is not ze one, madame," she
cried, shrinking back. "Non, non; it
is un homme etranger."
"What is that you say, Celeste?"
and the other arose swiftly to her
feet, the open book dropping to the
floor as she turned to face me. In
stantly I recognized her, in spite of
the long hair trailing uncon fined far
below her waist recognized her with
a sudden leap upward of my heart into
my thoat. There was no semblance of
fear, only undisguised amazement, in
the dark gray eyes that met mine.
"What what is the meaning of this
strange intrusion? Are you a member
of the crew?"
Instantly my cap came off. tho
thought occurring to me of what a
rough figure I must be making in my
soaked jacket, with the glistening
peak of my cap shadowing my face.
"No. madame;" and I bowed before
her "I am not one of your crew. My
my entrance here was entirely a
mistake."
She leaned forward, one white hand
grasping the back of her chair, the ex
pression in her eyes changing as she
read my face, perplexity merging into
faint recollection.
"I I do not quite comprehend." she
confessed at last, changing her speech
to a slightly broken Spanish. "You
you are Senor Estevan?"
CHAPTER VIII.
In Which I Begin Discovery.
Stunned by this abrupt disclosure
of the extremely dangerous predica-
ment we were in. I found no immedi
ate voice for reply, merely standing
there as if petrified, staring at the'"
both, cap in hand, g-asping the edge
of the door. Their faces swam before
mo in the gray light streaming
through the stern ports; the maid al
ready attempting a smile, as though
her fears had subsided, the mistress '
viewing me in wondering iierplcxity.
She it was who first succeeded in
breaking the embarrassing silence.
"Hut, seuor, what does this all
mean? Why are you here on board
the yacht?"
With strong efTort at control I
brought my senses together, desperate
ly fronting the disagreeable situation.
feeling myself scarcely less a victim
than she. If all that I now dimly sus
pected proved true, about us both were
being drawn the cords of treachery.
"I cannot explain, madame," I be
gan lamely enough. "At least not
until I comprehend the situation bet
ter myself than I do now. It is all
dark. I have reason to believe a most
serious mistake has been made one
it will be very difficult to rectify. Per- j
haps I c "t- more clearly if you (
would co o auswer a tew ques
tion. Alaj i -ek them of you?"
tTO BC CONTINUED.)
on the Farm
this farm had calves, colts, horses. '
pigs, pigeuns. Angora rabbits, dogs,
birds, guinea pigs "and even a whits
Boys and girls do not enter this
world of their own desire. The com
mandment which bids them honor
their fathers and mothers has an un
written corollary. Parents must honor
and comfort their children. The farm
er in the magazine did this In setting
forth the best he had in thought and J
food. It Is likely tnat many a son
has gone further astray than "off the
farm" for lack of such a keen sense
of loving responsibility at the head of
the home. Anyway, the boy Is not
kept to the acres by the selling of the
best Joints to the city markets while
the chuck steak is served to tho
family.
ttUILU A HOUSE' hUii CATS
Chicago Woman Erects Svtn-Roem
Structure for Valuable Feline
Pets to Live In. .
Chicago. Chicago may claim the
distinction of having probably the
most remarkable cat fancier In the
world.
Mrs. W. Eames Colburn. wife of the
head of the banking firm of
W: E. Colburn 4. Co.. has built
a modern seven room house for her
feline pets and provided her 35 prize
cats with all the luxuries or urban life.
A liking for cats forbade her giving;
up one of her pets, but0 Impels her to
frequently add to their number. Grad
ually the bouse crew to be overrun
kjtj
with them and the time came for her
to say good-by to some of her friends.
This she refused to do, and but one
alternative remained. A seven room
house was built adjoining her home at
7306 Bond avenue. The feline doml
cile was built with the same care and
expense as though the owner herself
were to live in It.
The entire front of the home Is a
large library, fitted with upholstered
couches, silk draperies, lace curtains
nnd heavy rugs. Steam heat and gas
as well as a modern bathroom were
included for kitty's comfort.
The 35 members of the cat family
share six bedrooms, each fitted with
little brass cots, mirrors and costly
hangings. Each pet has its own bed.
with silk spreads and downy blankets
Head of the household IsxLord Bar
Isford, a large white $1,000 Angora,
"who rules with an iron hand." set
tling all disputes and brooking no in
subordination. His mate, Connie Lock.
Is the pride of his life, and might well
make his rivals jealous. She is a pure
white Persian with large brown eyes
The only militant member cf the
colony has precipitated so many rows
In the home that he now lives in the
family home with Mrs. Colburn. This
Is Kee Kee Vita, a short-haired Siam
ese with pretty, innocent blue eyes,
but possessed of a violent temper. He
left the marks of his disposition on
many a prize animal before separated
from his kin.
Mrs. Colburn has always derived
much pleasure from spending her time
tending the pets until her health
failed recently. A woman has now re
lieved her of the cares of the cat fam
ily and spends most of her time in the
cat home.
HEADS ILLINOIS MILITIA
Frank S. Dickson Is Appointed Ad
jutant General of States Forces
by Governor.
Springfield, III. Frank S. Dickson,
who has been appointed adjutant gen
eral of Illinois to succeed the late
Thomas W. Scott, has been acting ad
jutant general since Scott's death,
April 6. 1909.
The new adjutant general was born
at Hillsboro. I1L, October 6, 187G, and
his present home Is at Ramsey. Ho
entered the Illinois National Guard in
1897 and was made quartermaster of
the Fourth Infantry in 1900. He was
appointed assistant adjutant general
May 6. 1907. Gen. Dickson saw serv
ice in the Spanish American war. serv
ing a year In Cuba as a private in
Company 1. Fourth Illinois Infantry.
New Miners' Safety Lamp.
A new safety lamp for miners has
been invented, comprising a battery
and a metal filament lamp which are
completely incased. The circuit of the
lamp is kept closed by means of a
spring-pressed rod bearing against a
light ring on the glass casing of the
lamp. Should the glass be broken,
the ring would be sure to break or be
displaced, opening the circuit of the
lamp, so that there would bo no dan
ger of Igniting the gases with the
incandescent filament.
Poor Chafing.
"I met her last night and It appeared
that she was chafing under restraint"
"What do you Huppose was the mat
ter" "Her husband would not permit her
to use more than half a bottle of ale
In the rarebit she was making."
Irony.
"You're as bard as nails." said bis
trainer.
"Well," Irritably answered the actor
pugilist, "wouldn't you naturally ex
pect me to be? I wear my claw ham
mr coat two or three, hours every
night."
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WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer fron Female Ills
-iffmtMnAlfa. Mm. "I was a great
nffeier from female- troubles which
causea a weakness
and broken down
condition of the
system. I read so
muchofwhatLydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable, Componnd
bad done for other
suffering, women 1
felC sure it would
belp me. and I must
say it did belp me
wonderfully. 3Iy
pains all left me, I
grew stronger, and within three months
1 was a perfectly well woman.
"I want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound." Mrs. jonx u. juoldax,
2115 Second St, Rorth, Minneapolis,
Minn.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu
ine testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia . Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound to restore their
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If yon want special advice write
to Mrs. Finkham, at Lynn, Mass.
Shewilltreatyourletterasstrictjy.
confidential. For 20 years she'
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VERY LIKELY.
Nelly They say he has turned over
a new leaf.
Ned He's so economical I'm afraid
he'll use the same one over again.
Nil Desperandum.
Percy Parkington rose and brushed
the dust from his knees. Then, draw
ing himself up to his full height, ho
gazed resentfully upon the form of;
Miss Muriel Muggins, who nonchalant
ly fanned herself the while.
"Very well. Miss Muggins," came'in
bitter tones from Percy. "Oh. very
welir You have spurned me. it Is
true! Indeed, you have spurned mo
twice! But, though despair eats my
heart, I shall not die! 1 mean to go
into the busy world. I will fight! I
will win! My name shall become
Known, and my riches shall become
envied "
"Pardon me for interrupting you.
Mr. Parkington," interjected Mira
Muggins, "but when you shall have
accomplished all that, you may try mo
again." Uppincott's.
An Educational Prcfctem.
Little .Margery has just begun to go
to the kindergarten, and is filled wltn
a due sense of the importance oT her
studies'there and the solemn value o'
tho attainments that have thus been
put within her reach. The other aft--ernoon.
after coming home from.'
school, she remained in a browrr study
for a time, and then said: '"Mamma,
do f know as much now as .1 don't
know?"
The Latest Scheme.
"That new hotel will have red wall
paper in all the rooms,"
"Heavens! Why?"
"So that when tb guosts.kill er .
-anything, it won't show."
HARD TO DROP
. But Many Drop IL
A yotmg Calif. wife talks about coffee:
"It was hard to drop Mocha and
.'ava and give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that I was
u nervous wreck and of course that,
means all kinds of ails.
"At first I thought bicycle riding
caused it and I gave it up, but my con
dition remained unchanged. I did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for I was very fond of iL At
that time a friend came to live with
us. and I noticed that, after ho had
been with us a week he would not
drink his coffee any more. I asked him
the reason. He replied, 'I have not had
a headache since I left off drinking cof
fee, some months ago, till last week,
when I began again, here at your table.
I don't see how anyone can like coffee,
anyway, after drinking Postum!
"I said nothing, but at once ordered
a package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company, and tho result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awako and tossed
-ind talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suffer
ing, so he returned to Postum, con
vinced that coffee was an enemy. in
Uead of a' friend, and he is troubled
io more with insomnia.
"I, myself, have gained S pounds In
weight, and my nerves hate ceased to
tuiver. It seems so easy now to quit
'offee that caused our aches and ails
ind take up Postum."
Read the little bcok. "The Road to
.Vellville." in pfcgs. "There's a Reason."
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