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THE OMAHA TMiVflTTUTEtt HV.fi. The Strange Adventure of the Abbey Grange Thla long arrow would h.ivi trniif fixr-d II and drwn It tip tilth a tingle pull. When yovi ratrh tlil frlliw, ynu will find that ht ha on of ihifi multiplex knives In his powislon." "Escfllant?'' laid Hopkins. "But the glfs" do jiuizl tn, t con fs. l.ady Brackenitall actually m tli threa man drinking, did she not?" "Vm; elia clear nbout that " "Then IIitp I nn end of It. Whit mere la to bo aald? And yet, you must ndn.lt, thtthfi lhr glBsara ore vry rsroarkaWe, Hopkins. What? You are nothing re mark hla? Well, wr-ll, 1ft It pnas! Per hara. 'hsn a man has special knowlwlgs and sparlal powsrs like my own. It rather encourages him to Ktrk a complex ex planation when n simpler one la at hand. Of course, It muat be a. mere chanre about th glaaaea. Well, arnd morning, Hop kin. I don't aee that I ran bs of any UN to you, and you appear to have, your i ate very' clear. ' You will let me know when Randall Is arrested, and any further developments which may occur. I trust that I shall aoon have to congratulate you upon a successful conrlitslnn. Come, Wat aon, I fancy that w car. employ out-Helves more profitably at home." During bur return Journey, I could se by Holme' face, that he was much pur. iled by aomethlng he had observed. Kvery now and then, by an effort, he would throw off the Impression, and talk aa If tha matter were clear, and then his doubt would settle down upon lilm again, and his knitted brows rnd abstracted eyes would ahow that hie thoughts had gone back once more to the great dining room of the Abbey Orange, In wrlcli this mid night tragedy had been' enacted. At laMt, by a sudden Impulse, Just ns our train was crawling out of a suburban station, ha aprang from the platform and pulled me out after him. "Excuse me, my dear fellow." mild he, as we watched tha rear carriages of our train disappearing round n curve. "I am aorry to make you the victim of what may aeem a mere whim, but on my life, Wataon, I simply can't leave that cuae In this condition. Every Inatlnct that I possess cries out against It, It's wrong It'a all wrong I'll swear that It's wrong. And yet the lady's story waa complete, tha maid's corroboration was sufficient, tha detail was fairly exact. What have 1 to put tip against that? Three wine (lasses, tiut Is all. But If I had not taken things for granted, If I had examined everything with care which I should have shown had we approached the case de novo and had no cut-and-drled story to warp my mind, should I not then have found something more definite to go uponT Of course I should. Bit down on this bench, Watson, until a train for Chisel hurst arrives, and allow me to lay the evidence before you. Imploring you in the first Instance to dismiss from your mind tha Idea that anything which the maid nr her mistress may have aald niuHt necrx aarlly be true. The lady's charming per sonality must not be permitted to warp our Judgment. "Burcly there are detaila In her story which, If we looked at In cold blood, would excite our suspicion.'' These burglar made a considerable haul at Sydenham, a fort night ago. Borne account of them and of their appearance was in the papers, and would naturally occur to any one who wished to Invent a story in which Imagi nary robber should play, a part. As a, matter of fact, burglars who have done a good stroke of business are. as a rule, only too glad to enjoy the proceed In peace and quiet without embarking on another perilous undertaking. Again, it la unusual for burglars to operate at ao early an hour. It Is unusual for burglars to strike a woman to prevent her screaming! since on w.ould Imagine that wa the sure way to make her stream; It Is unsuul for them to commit murder when their numbers r sufficient to overpower one man; It In unusual for thorn to be content with a lim ited plunder when there was much more within their reach, and Anally, I should aay that It was very unusual for Mich men to leave a bottle half empty, ilow do u II these unusual strike you, Watson?" "Their cumulative effect Is certainly con siderable, and yet . each of them la quite possible In itself. The most unusual thing of all. a It seems to me, 1.1 that the woman should be tied to the chair." "Well. I am not so clear, about that. Wataon, for it Is evident that they must either kill her or else secure her in such a way that he could not give Immediate notice of their escape. But at any rate I have shown, have I not, that there la a certain element of Improbability about the woman's tory? And now, on the top of this, come the Incident of the wine glasses." "What about the wine glasses?" "Can you see them In your mind's eye?" "I see them clearly." "We ara told that three men drank from tliem. 1jcs that strike you a likely?" "Why not ? There was w Ine In each glass." "Kxnc-lly. but there was lir.-sv.lng .inly In one glass. You must have noticed that Tact. What does that suggest to your mind?" "The Inst glass filled would be most likely to contain beeswing." "Not at nil. The bottle v.t full of it, and It Is Inconceivable that the first two glasses were clear and tho third heavily charged? with it. There are to possible ex planatlona, and only two. One Is that after the second glass was filled the bottle wa violently agitated, and eo the third glass received the beeswing. Th;it does not appear probable. No, no, I am sure that I am right." "What, then, do you suppose?" "That only two glasses were used, and that the dregs of both were poured Into a third glass, so as to give the f.ilie im pression that three people had been here. In that way all the beeswing would be In the last glass, would it -not? Yei, I am convinced that this Is so. But If I have hit upon Uie true explanation of this one email phenomenon, then In an instant the caB rises from the commonplace to the exceedingly remarkable, for It can only mean that Iady Brackcnstall and her maid have deliberately lied to us, that not one word of their story Is to be believed, that they have some very strong reason for cov ering the real criminal, and that we must construct our case for ourselves without any help from them. That is the mission which now lies before ns, and here, Watson, I t lie Sydenham train." The household at the Abbey Orange were much surprised at our return, but Sherlock Holmes, finding that Stanley Hopkins hud gone off to report to headquarters, took possession of the dining room, locked the door upon the Inside, and de voted himself for two hour to one of those minute and laborious Investigations which form the solid baols on which his brilliant edifices of deduction were reared. Seated in a corner like an Interested stu dent who observes the demonstration of his professor. I followed every step of that remarkable research. The window, the curtains, the carpet, the chair, the rope each In turn was minutely examined and duly pondered. The body of the un fortunate baronet had been removed, and all else remained as we have seen It in the morning. Finally, to my astonishment, Holmes climbed up oii the massive mantel piece. Far above his head hung the few Inches of red cord which were still at tached to the wire. For a long time he Killed upwards at it, and then In an at tempt to get nearer to it he rested his knee upon a wooden bracket In the wall. This brought his '.land within a few inches of the broken end of tho rope, but it was not this so much as the bracket itself which seemed to engage his attention. Finally, he sprang down with an ejacula tion of satlMfaetion. "It's-all right, Watson," said he. "We have got our case one of the most remark able in our collection. But, dear me, howr slow-witted I have been, and how nearly I hava committed tlie blunder of my life time! Now, I think that, with a few miss ing links; my chain Is almost cpmplete." "You have got your men?" "Man, Watson, man. Only one, but a very formidable person. 8trong as a Hon t.ltnesa tho blow that bent that poker! 8lx foot three In height, active aa a squirrel, dexterou with hi finger, finally, remarkably quick-witted, for this whole Ingenious story I of hla concoction. Yes, Watson, we have come upon the handi work of a very remarkable Individual. Ana yet. In that bell rope, he ha given u a clue which should not - have left us a doubt 7" "Where Is the clue?" "Well, If you were to pull down a bell rope, Wataon, where would you expect It to break? Surely at the spot where It I attached to the wire. Why should It break three Inches from the top, a this one has done?" "Because It la frayed' thera?" "Exactly. Thla end, which we can ex amine, W frayed. He was cunning enough to do that with hi knife. But the other end is not frayed. You could not observe that from here, but if you were, on the mantelpiece you would see that It 1 cut clean off whatout any mark of fraying whatever. You can reconcile what oc curred. The man needed the rope. He would not tear It down for fear of giving the alarm by ringing tha bell. What did he do? He aprang up on th mantelpiece, could not quit reach It, put hi knee on the bracket you will see th Impression In tha dust and so got his knife to bear upon the corn. I could not reach the place by at least three Inche from which I infer that he is at least three Inches a bigger man than I. Look at that mark upon the seat of the oaken chair! What is It?" "Blood." 't'ndouModly It Is blood. This alone puts the lady's story oit of court. If she were seated on the chair when the crime was done, how comes that mark. No, sir. she whs placed in the chair aftiT the death of her husband. I'll wager that the black dresa shows a corerspondlng maik to this. We have not jet met our Waterloo, Aatson. but this Is our Mar engo, for it begins In defeat and enda In victory. I would like now to have a few words with the nurse. Theresa. W must be wary, for awhile. If we are to get the information which we want." 8he was an Interesting person, this stein ' Australian nurse taciturn, suspicions, un gracious, it took some time before Holmes' pleasant manner and frank acceptance of all that she said thawed her into a corre sponding amiability. She did not attempt to conceal her hatred for her late employer. "Yes, sir. it is true that he threw the de ranter at me. I heard him call my mis tress a name, and I told him that he would not dare to speak so if her brother had been there. Then It was that he threw It at me. He might have thrown a dozen if he had but left my bonny bird alone. He was forever ill-treating her, and she too proud to complain. She will not even tell me all that he has don to her. She never told me of those marks on her arm that you saw this morning, but I know very well that they come 1'rom a stab with a hatpin. The sly devil God forgive me that I should peek of him so, now that he Is dead! But a devil he was. If ever one walked the earth. He was all honey when first we met him only eighteen months ago, and we both feel as if it were eighteen years. She bad only Just arrived in Iondon. Yes, it was her first voyage she had never been from home before. He won her with his titlo and his money and his false London ways. If she made a mistake she waa paid for it, If ever a woman did. What month did we anee't lilm? Well. I tell you It was Just after we arrived. We arrived In June, and It was July. They weie married in January of last year. Yes, she is down in the morning room again, and I have no doubt he will see you, but you must not ask too much of her. for she has gone through all that flesh and blood will stand." lady Brackcnstall was reclining on the same couch, but looked brighter than be fore. The maid had entered with us, and began once more to foment the bruise upon her mistress' brow. "I hope," snid the lady, "that you have not ' come to cross-examine me again?" "No," Holmes answered, in his gentlest voice, "I will not cause you any unneces sary trouble, Lady Brackcnstall, and my whole desire is to make things easy for you, for I am convinced that you are a much-tried woman. If you will treat me as a friend and trust me, you may find that I will Justify your trust." "What do you want me to do?" "To tell me the truth." "Mr. Holmes!" "No, no, I?ady Brackenslall It Is no use. You may have heard of any little reputa tion which I possess. I will stake It all on the fact that your story Is an absolute fabrication." Mistress and maid were both staring at Holmes with pale face and frightened eyes. "You are an Impudent fellow!" cried Theresa. "Do you mean to say that my mistress has told a He?" Holmes rose from hi chair. "Have you nothing to tell me?" "I have told you everything." "Think once more, Lady Brackenslall. Would It not be better to be frank?'! For an instant there was hesitation in her beautiful face. Then some new strong thought caused it to set like a mask. "I hav told you all I know.". Holmes took hi hat and shrugged hla ahoulder. "I am sorry." lie aid, and without another word we left the rpom and the house. There waa a pond In the park, and to this ray friend led the way. It was frozen over, but a single hole wa left for the convenience of a solitary swan. Holmes gazed at it and then passed on to the lodge gate. There he scribbled a hort note for Stanley Hopkins and left it with the lodgekeeper. "It may be a hit, or it may be a miss, but we are bound to do something for friend Hopkins, Just to Justify this second visit," said he. "I will not quite take' him into my confidence yet. I think our next scene of operations must be the shipping office of the Adelaide - Southampton line, w;hlch stand at the end of Pall Mall, if I remem ber right. There Is a second line of steam ers which connect South Australia with Kngland, but we will draw the larger cover first." Holmes' card sent In to the manager In sured Instant attention, and he was not long in acquiring all the information he needed. In June of '96, only one of their line had reached a borne port. It was the ' Rock of Gibraltar, their largeat and beat boat. A ' reference to the passenger list showed that Mifs Frsser of Adelaide, with her maid had made the voynge in her. The boat was now on her way to Australia somewhere In the south of the Rue canal. Her otlliers were the same as In '95, with one exception. The first olUffr, Mr. Jack Crocker, had been made a captain, and was to take? ehaige of their new ship. The Bass Roc k. sailing In two days' time from South nmpton. Ho llvrd at Sydenham, but he was likely to be In that morning for Instructions If we cared to wait for him. No, Mr. Holmes had no desire to see him, but would be glad to know more about his record and charac ter. His record was magnificent. There was not an officer In the fleet to touch him. Aa to his character, ho was relinble on duty, but a wild, desperate fellow off the deck of his ship hot-headed, excitable, but loyal, honest and kind-hearted. That was the pith of the Information with which Holmes left the office of the Adelaide-Southampton company. Thence he drove to Scotland Yard, but. Instead of entering, he sat In his cab with his brows drawn down, lost in profound thought. Finally he drove round to the Charing Cross telegraph office, sent of a message, and then, at last, we made for Baker street once more. "No, I couldn't do it, Watson," said he, as we re-entered our room. "Once that warrant was made out, nothing nn earth would save him. Once or twice In my ca reer I feel that I have done more real harm by my discovery of the criminal than ever he had done by his crime. I have learned caution now, and I hud rather play tricks with the law of England than with my own conscience. Let us know a little more be fore wa act." Before evening we had a visit from In spector Stanley Hopkins. Things were not 6olng very well with him. "I believe that you are a wizard, Mr. Holmes. I really do sometimes think that you have powers that are not human. Now, he had a many lives as a cat. he wouln owe theni all to niel But It's the lady, Mary-Mary fYaaer-fnr netcr will I call her by that accursed name. When I think of getting her into trouble, l who would give my life Just , to bring one smile to her dear face. It's that thot turns my soul Into watr. And yet and yet what less could I do? I ll tell you my story, gentle men, and then I'll ask you, ns man to man, what less could I do. "I must go back a bit. You aeem to know everything, so 1 expect that you know that 1 met her when sho was a pns srnger and I was first officer of the Rock of Gibraltar. From the first day I met her she was the only woman to me. Every day of that voyage I lovect her more, and many n time since have I kneeled down In the darkness of the night watch and kissed the deck of that ship be cause I knew her dear feet had trod It. Sh wa never engaged to me. She treated tno as fairly a ever a woman treated a inan. I have no complaint to make. It waa all love on my side, and all good comradeship and friendship on hers. When we parted she was a freo woman, but I could never again be a free man. "Next time I came back from sea, 1 heard of her marriage. Well, why shouldn't she marry whom she liked? Title and money who could carry them better than she? She was born for all that is beau tiful and dainty. I didn't grieve over her marriage. I was not such a selfish hound as that. I Just rejoiced that good luck had come her way, and that she had not thrown herself away on a penniless sailor. That's how I loved Mary Fraser. "Well, I never thought to see her again, but last voyage I was promoted, and the new boat was not yet launched, so 1 had to wait for a couple of months with my people at Sydenham. One day out In a country lane I met Theresa Wright, her old maid. She told me all about her, about him, about everything. how on earth could you know that th t tcll VOUi' gentlemen, it nearly drove me stolen silver was at the bottom of that pond?" "I didn't know it." "But you told me lo examine It." ''You got It, then?" "Yes, I got it." , "I am very glad If I have helped you." "But you haven't helped me. You hav made the affair far more difficult. What bort of burglars are they who ateal silver, and then throw It Into the nearest pond?" "It was certainly rather eccentric be havior. I was merely going on the idea that if the silver had been taken by persons mad. This drunken hound, that he should dare to raise his hand to her, whose boots he was not worthy to lick! 1 met Theresa again. Then I met Mary herself and met her again. Then she would meet me no more. But the other day I had a notice that I was to start on my voyago within a week, and I determined that I would see her once before I left. Theresa was al ways my friend, for she loved Mary and hated this villain almost as much as 1 did. From her I learned the Ways of the house. Mary used to ait up reading In her who did not want it-who merely took it own "t,le rom downstair. I crept round for a blind, as it were, then they would th0,e la,,t night and scratched at the win- naturally be anxious to get rid of It. "But why should such an idea cross your mind?" "Well, I thought it was possible. When they came out through the French window, there was the pond with one tempting little hole in the ice, right in front of their nones. Could there be a better hiding-place?" "Ah, a hiding-place that Is better!" cried Stanley Hopkins. "Yes, yes, I see It all now! It was early, there were folk upon tha roads, they were afraid of being Been with tho silver, so they sank it in a pond, intending to return for it when the coast was clear. Kxcellenl, Mr. Holmes that is bettor than your idea of a blind." "Quits so, you hae got an admirable theory. I have no doubt that my own ideas were quite wild, but you must admit that they ended in discovering the stiver." "Yes, sir yes. It was all your doing. But I have hud a bad setback." "A setback?" "Yes, Mr. Holmes. The Randall gang were arrested In New York thia morning." "Dear me, Hopkins! That Is certainly rather against your theory, that they com mitted a muiir ,uInt,last night." , ' It is fatal, Mr. Holmes absolutely fatal. Still, there are other gangs of three besides dow. At first sho would not open to me but in her heart I know that now she loves me, and he could not leave me in the frosty night. She whispered to me to come round to the big front window, and I found It open before me, so as to let me into the dining room. Again I heard from her own Hps things that made my blood boll, snd again I cursed this brute, who mishandled the woman I loved. Well, gentlemen, I was standing with her Just inside th window, in all Inno cense, as God Is my Judge, when he rushed Hke a madman Into th room, called her th vilest name that a man could use to a woman, and welted her across the face with the stick he had In hi hand. I had sprung for the poker, and it was a. fair fight be twen u. Be here, on my arm, where his first blow fell. Then It waa my turn, and I went through him as If he had been a rotten pumpkin. Do you think I wa sorry? Not I! It wa hi life or mine, but far more than that, it was his life or her, for how could I leave her In th power of this madman? That wa how I killed him. Was I wrong? Well, then, what would either of you gentlemen have dune, if you had been in my position? "She had screamed when he struck her, and that brought old Theresa down from the Randalls, or It may be some new gang the room above. There was a bottle of of which the police have never heard." wine on the sideboard, and 1 opened it and "Quite so, it is perfectly possible. What, poured a little between Mary's lips, for she are you off? WM haif dead with shock. Then I took a "Yes, Mr. Holmes, there la no rest for m drop myself. Theresa was as cool a Ice, until I have got to the bottom of the busi- and it was her plot aa much as mine. We ncss. I suppose you have no hint to give?' l have given you one." "Which?" "Well. I suggested a blind." "But why, Mr. Holmes, why?" "Ah, that's the question, of course. But I commend the idea to your mind. You might possibly find, that there was some thing in it. You won't stop for dinner? Well, good-bye, and let us know how you get on." must majce it appear tnai ourgiars nau done the thing. Theresa kept on repeating our story to her mistress, while 1 swarmed up and cut the rope of the bell. Then I lashed her In her chair and frayed out the end of the rope to make it look natural else they would wonder how In the world a burglar could have got up there to cut it. Then I gathered up a few plates and pots of Bilver, to carry out the idea of the robbery, and there I left them, with order Dinner waa over, and th i.hi. to give the alarm when I had a quarter of for Holmes alluded to the matter again. n hour' ,tart' 1 drPPe1 tne "vr lnt0 lie naa lit his pipe and held his slippered lno "u"u U,L :.."..... Consumption Kills Countless Thousands Every Year. Ozomulsion, Taken in Time, Kills Consumptf a. feet to th cheerful blase of th fire. Sud denly he looked at his watch. , "I expect developments, Watson." "When?" "Now within a few minutes. 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Then he crossed the room and shook our visitor by the hand "That's what I think," said he. "I know that every word la true, for you have . . . nnm v Mn warn wiui n uiu uc jiiiuw mu.i iooK at tt this way: what I know Is ' T T . k . ,,. .111 MUfc .11 w. wwu.v hav got up to that bellrope from the bracket, and no one but a sailor could have made the knots with which the cord was fastened to the chair. Only once had unofficial, what he knows Is official. I have the right to private Judgment, but he has none. He must disclose all, or he i a traitor to his service. In a doubtful ML ,h U'd, "0t, PUt hlm in" pa,nful this woman been brought into contact with mm a x crarrvi my inrormatlon until my own mind is clear upon the matter." "'But when will that be?" "The time has come. You will now be present st the last fcene of a remarkable littl drama." Thera was a sound upon the stairs, and our door was opened to admit as fine a specimen of manhood as ever passed tnrougn it. 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Ar rest nm? Speak tint,' man' You can't sit there and pliiy with me like a cat with a mouse." "3!v him a rlgar." said Holme. "Rite on that, Captain Crocker, and don't let your nerves run away with you. I should not stt here smoking with you If 1 thought that you were a. common criminal, you tiny be ur of that. Be frank with inc and we may do oine good. Tlay trirka with me, and I'll crush you." v "What do you wish me to do?" To give in a true account of all that ter, though 1 am willing to admit that you acted under the most extreme provoca tion to which any man could be sub jected. I am not sure that in defense of your own life your action will not be pro nounced legitimate. However, that Is for a British Jury to decide. Meanwhile I have ao much sympathy for you that, '.t you choose to disappear In the next twenty four hour. I will promise you that no one will hinder you." "And then It will all come out?" "Certainly it will come oit." The sailor flushed with angfr. "What sort of proposal is that to make a nun? I know enough of law to under stand that Mary Wuuld be lie!d aa acc.om pile. Do you think 1 would leave her alone to face the music while I slunk away? No. sir. let them do their worst upon me, but for heavru sake, Ml. Holmes.'flnd some way of keeping my poor Mary out of tho courts." Holmes for a aecond time held out hi hnd to the aallor. "I was only testing you, and you ring true every time. Well, it is great responsi bility that I take upon myself, but I hav given Hopkins an ecellent hint, and If he happened at the Abbey Orange last night '' t avail himself of It I can do no more, a true account, mind you. with nothlrg e 1,rre- Captain Crocker, we'll do this in added and nothing taken off. I know so due form ot law- vu are the prisoner, much already that If you go one Inch oft Watson, you are a British July, and I never the straight. I'll blow this police whistle mct a man who was mure eminently fitted from my window and the sffair goes out to represent one. 1 am the judge. Now, of my hands forever." The aallor thought for a iltlla. Then he struck 111.1 leg with his great aun burned hand. "I'll chance it, " he cried "I believe you are a man of our word, and a white man. and I'll tell you the whole story. But one thing I will say tirat. 80 far a I am gentleman of the Jury, you have heard the evidence. lo you And the prisoner guilty or not guilty?" "Nut guilty, m lord," mid I. "Vox popull. vox Del. You are acquitted. Captain Crocker. Ho long as the law does n'ir lind some other victim you are aafe Hum inr. umn 10 inig wouiku in a concerned. I regret nothing and I fear year, and may her future and your Justify noinmg. anci 1 wonici 00 it an again, inn u.v in the Judgment which at hav pio be proud of the J"b. Damn th beM, if ituuned this nighl!'' THE BIG RACE. Human Lives Are Sacrificed. At this lime of the year many attto mohilo experts are looking abend to a Anal test Detween the atitomoble and the locomotive. Already the automo bile has mods faster time than any locomotive, but there is dqnper ahead for all concerned in such races. This season of the year reniinda lis that we are nil more or loss in a race for lile in which death overtakes many who are run down and in a weakened condi tion, ready to take up with the germs of grip, pneumonia, apring fever, later typhoid and the many weaknesses which often end with consumption and tho grave. A reliable tonic is what is needed, something which will put. the machinery of the body in strong, vigor ous action. RULES OF 11KAI.TH. "Remember this, that our bodies will not stand tiie strain of over-work without good, pure blood any more than the engine can run smoothly without oil." Alter many years of study in the active practice of medi cine, Dr. R. V. Pierce found that when the stomach was out of order, the blood impure and there were symp toms of general break-down, a tonio made of the aJterative extract of the following medicinal plants and roots w as the bret corrective. This he called: Dr. Pierco'a Golden Medical Discovery. The ingredents: Golden Seal (ltydrutHs Canadnsi$). Qneen'o root Slillintjin Sylmtica). Slont; tcot Cnllinsnnia Canadensis). Chorrybark l'runus Vtrffiniana). Bloodroot (S'tnijuivnria Canadensis). id-jLadiake (Podophyllum J'eltatum). For over a third of a century this tonic and alterative bi'E been more largely sold than any other Wood medicine otT nerve tonic, npint; made without alcc-f hoi, this "Medical Tiscoverv" does nrl shrink up tho red blood carp'.isclps. hut on tha other hand it increases their number, and they become round and healthy. It helps the stomach to as similate or take tip the proper ele ments from the food, thereby helping digestion and curing dyspepsia, heart burn and many uncomfortable symp toms, such as heart-palpitation dim to gas formed in the stomach. It it especially adapted in diseases attended with excessive tissue waste, especially in convalescence from the various spring fevers, whether of a tunlarial or ty phoid character. As a tonic and recon structive during and after the influence! of grip it will prove of particular value. It has been extensively used as a ra builder after the severity of a rheu matic attack. Mrs. Gertrude Vandenberg, of 061 College Avenue, Appleton, M is., says 1 "I had always enioved the best ol health until last summer when 1 had scarlet fever, the effects of which seemed- to remain, causing defective hearing; my strength did not return, and I felt acute temple pains, and ex haustion, also I would perspire freely if 1 made the slightest physical exer tion. The doctor did everything ha could to drive the humor out of my system, but w as unable to do me any good. I began to take Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and soon found it was helping me slowly but surely. 1 took it tor twelve wects, when I was restored to perfect health. My appetite is excellent, my complexion much improved, and I am able to at tend to my ditties with renewed vigor and strength. I heartily recommend your ' Golden Medical DiscoYery ' at wonderful 'strength-giver.' " Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets rejoliU th liver, stomach and bowel. A CONTRAST OF HISTORY 1851 The Opening of the Erie System 1905 Its Mileage and Earnings to-day IT is a curious, though generally for gotten fact, that when The Erie Railroad was first opened from the Hudson to the Lakes, which was in 1851, the only other line in the world approximating its length under one management was that between Mos cow and St. Petersburg, in Russia. THE lines of the Erie to-day con nect the city of New Yo.k with Chicago, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Rochester, and its earnings last year were over FORTY-FIVE MIL LION DOLLARS. Entire block signil protection R. H. WALLACE. CP A, 21 Cortlaodf Street, N. V. City Dandruff ls a cntrlou disease caused by a inlcrobo.1 NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE THE ORIGINAL remedy that "klllatli Dandruff Germ." LIKE THE PARDON taoSniB micro cm hu eitror tha hlr fol lala ana raft th scalp btid and htnlnf. sit GOING-1 G- U HorplclcU coma whll lit still remains ta tbt fotllctlaa, tba hair la treei from dlaaaM and boglna Ita natural crovlh again Ia1 1 .... j.joi . r.tltnv hftlr Wondarfal ranulta follow (ha of HcrplcMf tt la u A iqulalt. hair araaain. aiopa iirnma n 1 acalp Inatantljr. 1N&JI GONE HI O HEMhCIDE WILL JAVETT HERHCIDE WILL Wl IT 100 LArtronnufiODB Pnif Start!, II M. StncJ ft. lt, I. HH'ICIBF Ct . rl. H. fVtrml. Hit., for a salt. SHERMAN & MCONNELL. DRUG CO.. Special Afsnti. 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