THF. THIBUNE T l ’HNKH, OHEltON G ir a g 'e r E l l a by E th e l H ueston Illu stra tio n s b y • T O R Y FR O M T H E S T A R T In lb* usually q u u i bom a 01 R«v Ur. T olliver of It'd T hrush losrs, h*a m olhsrlsss dm uthlsis. H sian. Miriam and Milan —M ia • t r E lla "—ara busy iro o m m « ' their alatar M arjory foi p a rtic i­ pation In lha ‘beauty pag ean t' th a t evening W ith Eddy Jark aoa, prosperous young farm er, bar scort. M arjory leaves for the anticipated trium ph Over w ork has affected Mr T olliver e eyes to the point of threatened blindness. O lnger has tried In m any w ays to add to tbs fam ily's slender Income, but she Is not discouraged M arjory w ins the beauty prise, IS# 00 She gives tbs money to her father as part of tbs expense necessary for Ike treatm ent of bla eyes bv Chicago sp ecialists Irw in M yera Cop ve lx tit hy Babbs M T rU l O . WNV Service H am s light hand led boi father away “ W hy — m j d e ar — " gttapesl Helen 'W hs. s h y —* “O b the poor, brave, dear afflicted soul,* we|>t Mias Je n kin s 'lin in g away like that— with turn that help less young girl to look after him I shouldn't have permitted IL I should hare gone myself.'' "O h. M iriam lg very capable. She nas always gone before She will take ■•are of him .“ But Miss Jenkins, still weeping without a word, pulled away from her CHAPTER III— Continued T h is one small section of the house from the rery beginning of their real lienee, was Ginger a own. It was dlffl cult of approach, for there were no stairs lesdtng to It. and sole admis ■Ion was hy means of a wabbly old U dde r of a ll rounds, which, carefully balanced against the wall «1 the end of tba upper hall led to the traialooi which opened upward Into the arttc Ginger loved the anlc most of all for IU Inaccessibility Th e trapdoor which swung on s hinged lock and had to be pnsbed upward with one hand was no obstacle, but an added charm In her eyes On the attic side of the door, the had. with her own bunds driven a big staple, added another hook and when she went thither on matters of any special moment she locked It furtively behind her Ttte srndto was her sacred retreat, and on this particular Sunday after noon she had a definite motive In re­ tirement. for she sought the guidance of the Muses Glnget had made a find. Eddy Jackgon had brought to the parsonage, as ■ Saturday gift from his mother a tar of preserved peaches wrapped In an old page of the New York World. Helen hud emtn pled It lightly Into the wus'e basket where the sharp eye ot Glnget Ella bad espied It. whence bei greedy fln gets had rescued IL And from It she learned, to her delight, that the New T o r t W orld would pay live dollars each for the Bright Sayings of (."till drat. One of Ginger's great grievances In life was the tendency of her sisters to recall, and repeal, smart sayings of her own none-too-remote childhood Such repetition reduced her to ah Jed and helpless fury But she ooted that the auditors always laughed, am pie proof of the presence of humor She cast about In her memory for the most amusing of these pseudo laugh producers, and nnable to discover merit by ber own lodgment, she hli upon the one that had produced the greatest gales of merriment. Merely changing names and relationships from ber own and Helen » to that of ■ mother aod daughter she w ro te: "M rs. Ingraham spent an entire afternoon assisting a neighbor to cut out aod lit a gown, and when the gar mem was entirely finished, she wished to make payment foi the time coo somed. 'Oh. no. said M rs Ingraham pleasantly. ‘I shall not take a cent for IL i did It entirely out of friend s h ip ' T h e neighbor » a s Insistent, but M rs Ingraham remained firm, and would not take (he money At last she turned to Alice. M rs Ingraham's small daughter standing near and said. ‘Alice, leli me. r.ow can I make your mother take thia five dollars which she has fully earned? Alice considered a moment, and then an bounced gravely, ‘You might give It to m s and she will borrow IL " Ginger wrote, corrected, and copied Th e n she read IL dls ssteful'y "It's s dumb thing.“ she thought fm w ningly But the memory of unfailing laughter encouraged her, and she folded It neatly, tucked It.'lnto an envelope, end addressed It In a firm large haDd At six o’clock, the girls came to getlier In the kitchen where they bur riedly set out a light supjier in urdet to be at church aguln at seven for the meeting of the E p worth league Mr T o lliv e r did not attend this, as tt was ■ service especially calculated to en courage and train the ymirigei mem here of the congrega'lon in active par tlclpation, and he Inclined to the belief that they took part with more free dom In his absence On Monday afternoon, at one o'clock, the anxious little family gnth ered In the living room to say good by to M r To llive r and M iriam starting for Chicago Such 1 r ememlooa issue* were Involved in thla «mail Journey Perhape he would return without the bared glasses, perhaps the dear tired eyes would eee once more the love that shone In theirs I'erliap* the dreaded o|>cnt.tb>n would be declared Inevitable. Perhaps things would Just drag on and on. month after month as they hud dragged In the post Th e y went out to the veranda M iriam leading the way with ihe tight bag. H er father reached for It. atrug gled with her playfully for possession of IL She tucked her hand Into his arm . looking hack. The girls smiled •t ber. she smiled in retnrn Th e li smiles were sad. their father could oot see the smiles Th e ir young eyes yearued with pain T h e ir father could nor see the yearning He waved • hand at them In blithe farewell. “ Be good girls. Ellen don l let any body else go man mad while I am ■ w ay." "Y o u must mean Mlsa Jenkins She la the only one lefL" Light wonla they were, and gay voices for their father heard But Miaa Jenkins unaccountably Without a word, detarhed herself from the cluster of girls and ran up to him 8he threw both arm* jhotii nls shi.ui d e rs and kissed him on noth cheeks "B e careful, oh he careful.’' she said, and her face worked with erao Hon. lb Ihe dramatic silence which foi E v s r t this unexnected outburst. Ml Attractive Home That Provides Ample Room îor Average Family mean dress suit I'll put on H elen'» Alice-blue o rg a n d l« It just flu me." M arjory consldeied T h e mere Joy of dressing was a point In favor. "W e ll. I don't know I dare aay It would be all rig hL Lota of folks do dresa for dinner." ‘Nth, darling, how go^1 of you. I'll do all the w ork W e il be having after dlnuvr coffee by the floor lam p." “ Ilut we haven't the right cup#— * “ W e ’re going to borrow the gold set out of Helen's bops chest. T h e set the Gleaners gave her for C hristm as." " If we break one of those gold «-ups— " “ We won'L And If that dumb-bell of an Eddy Jackson gives ua a w a y— I'll— n i — H u rry , darling, and put oo the drees I'll Us things downstair«.* Glnget sped away to don ber sis ter’a organdie before she carefully re moved the frail golden dlshe* from H ere we have ■ story-and a half borne made larger by • dorm er projec­ sm< 5 the wedding treasure* In her tion. T h e porch and the living room w ill appeal to those who want comfort, s iste r» chesL and carried them gin light and ventilation. T h e home la - I feet wide and US feet deep and ooutnlu# gerly down the s ta ir« six ro o m « vVhen. some sixty m ln u t»» latar Eddy Jackson appeared to tbs opec the accompanying Illustration. Here By W . A . R A D F O R D doorway with hla customary blithe Mr. W illiam A R adford w ill answ er open porcli has beeu ael onto one "H ello, everybody," s ravishing vision question» and glva advice KRKH OK corner of the house. F ro m tlio outside presented Itself. M arjory lovaly COST on a ll su b je cts p ertain in g to laughing, sat among tits cushions lb p ra c tica l Boms building, for the re a d ­ of the porch roof a steep pitch baa been run luto the ridge and In thla the wide couch hy the floor lamp* w ilt e rs of thla paper. On account of hla roof Is a dorm er which provides apace a delicate cap poised between bei w lda exparlanca aa editor, a u th o r and m an u fa ctu re r, he 1« w ith o u t doubt, the for two extra bedrooms on the aecono white U ng er« At her side with the hlgheat a u th o rity on all these aub- shining array ot >he golden coffee Jecta. A dlraaa all Inq ulilea to W illiam se« on a small table close at tier band A R adford. No. 401 South D earborn ts S treet. C hicago. IU , and only Incloaa • was Ginger In blue organdie. tw o -c an t atatup to r reply. •N'oroe in.” »he called brightly. “ W s kd v i 1 "1 W hen the Dutch settled on M anhat­ are having our coffee slowly, so you 14 O“* »3 O“ tan Island and in the adjacent te rri­ can Join u a " •N'offee? Oh. Indeed. I sea." Eddy's tory more than three hundred years voice « a s eulgm ailcal. but. rallying ago, they brought w ith them some uu r with a risible effort, he proceeded to usual ideas in home building, ami the tntr »luce his friend. Alexander M ur­ first homes built In New York have left their Impress on the architecture ed m dock a genuinely romantic figure al ed m of the whole United States. T h e Dutch 1 » tr* a tr* 1 though neither garbed id conven rlooal dress suit nor shining coat ot colonial borne fa very popular and mall He was very tall, w ith a great houses following the original Dutch ease ot manner and complete self p c » design with many m inor changes are odb session, with sleek dark hair aod dark being built i* day everywhere. T h e feature which Identifies the bright e y e « and a thin brown face F irst Floor Plan. D utch colonial Is a wide dormer act Ginger could have danced with Joy. Into a steep pitched roof. Such dorm ­ She poured the coffee w ith fingers floor. T h e exposed roof rafters also ers allow rooms of full height on the that trembled Just a little, casrlng dla help to break the severity of the line» second floor of what otherwise would creel proprietary glances at M arjory of this house. to make sure that she remained vtv T h e building Itself Is 2S feet long hy Idly alert and Interested and frowning 24 feet deep. T h e entrance at one side terribly at Eddy JackVro on rhe side of the frout leads directly Into a llv Eddy studied the delicate lines of hit lug room. IT feet by ID feet. A eased small cup with a significant fascina­ opening connects the living room with tion. balanced tba small saucer prw the dining room the walls of which ex callously on bla large band, and em p teDd out pari way of the width of the tied the cup to two large draughts open porch. At the rear on the corner requesting mors, and again m ors Is the kitchen. Alexander M nriock . on the otbet Stairs run our of tb* dining room to nand. as became r genuinely romantic the second floor where there are three flg u r« handled hla with an ease, a bedroom « en-.U a corner room, and a finish. t>o u of long and steady custom bathroom. Ginger dashed trium ph at ber sister F o r prospective home builder* who “You s e a r her expression proclaimed want a ra tlin unusual design for their “Just as I told you I Am I so dumb?* be story-and a-lialf bouse. T h e y also h om e« this plan will appeal. T h e house "M a rjo ry and I have not been abroad break up the severe roof lines and Is not high In cost but la attractive — yeL M r Murdock." she said. In a tend to make the exterior of the house and provides ample room for a medl tons which Implied that their depar­ more attractive. uni sized fam ily. It Is ot fram e con­ ture was a mere matter of d a y « "It struction and ha* a haM'ment of Ihe A n unusual use of the Dutch co­ must he very fascinating." same dimension and lines as Hie foun lonial dormer Idea has been made In "Fa th e r went oo a tour or rbe Holy the home building design shown In dutlon w a ll« land.’’ volunteered M arjory, “ before we were born." “For myself," continued Ginger Population Is Factor Group Harmony Gives pausing for a light touch of her llpa to the rim of the golden cup. for she Satisfactory Results in the Price of Land abhorred black coffee. "1 should not W e are In the habit of Judging vsl T h e value of harm ony In design In care so much to do the Holy land- I groups of house* and other structures lies of real estate by Ihe general ac­ «rant to go to Paris and see Moot Is becoming more appreciated, as Is tivity of the real estate market, build­ ruartre. and the bou leva rd« and the evidenced by several housing schemes ing operation*, building permits Issued, F o llle « they don't have things like followed in certain other develop­ acreage bought and sold, general busi­ that In the Holy land. How long are ness conditions and slm llnr Indicia. ments. you to be In Red Th ru sh . M r M u r But there are other Important ways T h e American, when he builds for dock?” of gauging rising vnlues. himself, has u strong desire for In­ "O h , some weeks. I fancy " He said T h e growth In population, trnnspor dividuality of expression. T h is Is •fancy.” In Hie Middle West. "1 | tatlon, utilities. Industry, public Im shown In most tiny suburb where you think” a n j “ 1 dare say" are quite com pro ve m e nt« etc., are some other fac­ w ill see s neighborhood of houses In mon. while "I guess" and "I reckon’ [ to r» which add to permanent real es which many styles of architecture, are not altogether unknown. "1 late values because they Indicate de­ materials, color schemes, etc., are rep­ fancy" Is an affectatloL In any but a mand, accessibility, comfort, buying resented. T h e lines and shap«1» have romantic figure. no relation to each other, so that as power, progress, desirability and the “ Do let me fill yonr enp," she like, to the prospective buyer. you look at the group there Is a spirit cooed. W e have only to Imagine the sales of unrest and clashing In many re­ “ You see," continued the low. slow resistance In marketing a piece of u r­ sp e c t« T h e whole group locks repose rolce. "1 look oo a Job today. aod ban real estate without Improved and the homelike feeling Is Interfered shall ¿o to work tom orrow." stre e t« without utilities like gas, elec­ w ith, even although each Individual Gloger leaned forw a rd She did not house might he good enough In Itself tricity, water, sewers ond telephones; oreal he. Ob. If he coaid hut be preel without factories or bu»lnesa nearby Possibly this result is a reaction dent of ibe hank where the Tubby In­ to create pay ro lls ; without rapid from the Individuals having previous­ dividual aaplred to licking stamps. transportation to und from regular ly lived In city rows of a stereotyped “ W h at— whal profession— " places of employment or business, sud plan. Having been previously sup­ "Th e D and R. Yon know, the the Importance of these factors In cre­ pressed. when the opportunity offers little Orange and Black chain grocery ating nnd Increasing values In real they go to an extreme of expression, store on the com er of Main and o r possibly tt might In some enses he estate becomes self evident. Broadw ay." due to the architect’s desire to have i T O B E C O N T IN U E D ) the Individuality of the house stand Modernistic Furniture oot or the wealth o f materials and Painted By Purchaser knowledge of styles which we have al M odernistic furniture can now be ou r disposal nmy also fend to this va­ Protected the Weaker riety In tre atm ent In any case the purchased at most fu rnitu re »tore» unpaintcd, to be decorated hy the pur result Is not entirely satisfactory and chaser as he sees fit or please». T h e could be Improved. power over her property, but he can cost of this uiipalnled furniture Is Variety and Individuality sufficient not sell It or mortgage ll anlesa the considerable less than the finished children consent when they come of for any reasonable nature inny he ob­ preduct and hn» the added advantage age. Moreover, If the falher marries tained even when the buildings are of allow ing the home maker to finish another woman after the first wife's designed with relation to each other, It off In any color thni tits well Into and harmonize In line, shnpe. mate­ death, the children of the first wife Ihe general dccorntlon scheme of hi* shall have power over their mother’s r i a l« color, etc. home. T h e new lacquer* »n d the W hen this principle can be applied property. Penalties are provided for quick-drying enamels ure easy to the violation of any of these pro­ to residence subdivision a much more apply. a rtistic result w ill tie produceiL v isio n « • an E T B n n ; •jnAifl T V ç p / E K »*- Ì " B i 'R . ! "E Ginger W ro ta Corrected, and Copied Then She Read IL Distastefully “ It's a Dumb Th ing ." and hurried down the flagstone path toward her own bom s Ginger's eyes were storm tlj rvflec tlve. “ H tn ," she muttered. " H m l— M an-m ud T h e darn thing’s catching Later that afternoon. Eddy Jackson calling by teiephoas got Ginger on the wire. "H a re you anyone there who would like a little beaulng?" be Inquired teasingly. "M a rjo ry would like IL I suppose out I'm here to see that she doesn't get IL " “ M iriam there?" "N o. she has gone to Chicago with father Helen has gone driving, and for dinner with ‘ be mathematical squire and won't oe borne uDtU late M argies here. Pro h e rs and If you want to bold bauds we con get Miss le n k ln s “ “1 dou t. But I have a chap here— man I met In Chicago a long time ago — pretty nice fellow— Uvea In New York— Just back from a two years tour of the world and all points east I thought perhaps M arjory might take him on for the evening, but since Miriam la away you would have to girt friend m s ” Even over the telephone Eddy could feel the sudden avarice In Ginger's ro le s the covetous glitter of het bright eyes, the guile I d her Hying thoughts New York — Chicago— around the w o rld— “ W hy. E d d y— ot course I I'd love to M nrjory will adore It— roe. too. You kDow I always enjoy you. Eddy, you've got so much sense." “ W e'll freeze In about eight then Ginger flew up the stairs “ Mnrgle. Margie." she called, “q u ic k — put on the dresa." M a rjo ry ’s calm was maddening She was m anicuring ber pink dh II s Site looked op evenly, looked down, con tinned to polish. " T h e dreaa— the dresa I He la from New York, and Eddy Juckaon la bringing him to— to look at you Around the world, my dear, two years of It— and that takes money I He’s used to people dressing up for dinner every single night I dare say he'll wear bd evening gewu himself— I Ancient Property Law s Th e oldest Greek statute now ex tant, governing rhe disposition of 'real' projierty. comes from the Is land ot Crete. T h is Is Ihe law of Ihe city of Oortyna dating from perhnps R C Too T h is inscription, the larg eat existing fragment of any Greek law. came to light less than fifty tear» » g o ; fot the stones on which II was chiseled had been hurled fot 2JM I years or more and its discovery made a sensation In the learned w orld It was shout thirty feel long In Its orig Inal fo rm ; the broken pieces are now scattered In several m useum « These luws show that more than 2.000 years ago women In this Cretean city could own property. Moreover, the law provided that a husband could not sell or mortgage his wife’s prop­ erty, not could s ton dispose of his mother's property If s mother dies says this ancient statute oo property and leaves children, the father ha* a N a tio n a l Fo re sts P o p u la r Vlrtw # aod Vico D r. W ill Durant s a y « “ E ve ry vie? was one# a vlrtoe and may become respectable again. Just as hatred be­ comes respectable In wartim e." H ow true Is that? A mental search for ex­ amples should give you an Interesting half hour. And If yon examine your own “ virtues” and “ v ie «»" In this light, as closely as you can, yon may find II profitable. T h e border casre. those hab­ its which seem to be neither vices nor v irtu e « or lo he both, are especially Interesting.— New Orleans Ite m -T rl«- une. Several million every year lake ad vantage of the recreational facilities offered by the national forests. T h is phase of the administration of the for eats Is being developed hy Ihe fore»i service In accord with Ihe iwillcy ot making these pnqiertles of rhe people serve them In the heat advantage Th rou g h tra il» and roads the forest* are made accessible, says the Forestry Almanac. W itliln them there are m »n j 'gkes and brooks, admirable for fishing and camping Game Is found In com pgratlve nhumtanre and streams are stocked with fish. O o* T h in g M a . C a a 't M ake Doctors In a Nova Scotia city re moved the heart from a c a t In Us place they put s rubber heart, elec­ trically operated. T h e artificial heart kept up the blood circulation for sev e r»l hours, during which time the cal remained alive. O f course, the doc­ tors could make a rubher heart work for a time But a natural h e a rt nl cat or. m in la an engine that human genius can never duplicate or approx I mat a .- Capper's Weekly. Large Variety of Wall Paper for Builder’s Pick T h e re Is no w ay to bring originality Into yonr scheme of home decoration more easily than by ualng a delightful wall porter. T h e re are m yriads of good wnll pa­ per designs, Idvely In color and charm ­ ing In pattern, that sre both beautiful nnd original. T h e ir use Immediately set» your room npart from the rest, for the large space walls covered with a well-chosen paper t domlnute the scheme and strike a note of unusual Interest that Is not duplicated by a plain wall. T h e re are so many wall psper patterns that there Is no rea­ son w hy any kind of effect cannot be uchleved by their use. W all paper Is made to simulate j many other materials, marble, chintz. linen, ve lv e t ribbon, tile, wood and | others, and the art of printing lias i rearhed such a stale of proficiency ! that aometlmes it Is illfllcult after the paper la hung to tell the copy from j the nrlglnnl. These papers give many attractive onportanitles to the home decorator lo make her eral run, preaslons sense of home different from the gen­ nnd they are adequate ex- of her own good taste and what makes charm. Fireproofing Between Walls Is Good Judgment In the case if houses veneered with mnsonry, a apace la generally left he tween the veneering and the ahenth Ing of the frame wall. A fire within thla apace Is an excep tlonnlly difficult one lo locate exactly. F o r this reason Ihe *| see act ween the veneering nnd the ouislde surface of the frame wall should he fire-stopped not only horizontally, bnt also ver­ tically, at Intervals ot at east three feet T h e h o rlz o tfU H a m lx T »trip s will ac­ cumulate sufficient m orta r drippings to act nn an effective seal nnd per­ form fire-slopping functions satisfac­ torily. When |he stop» are set close together In thla apace a fire cannot spread over any considerable area, and the fire departm ent, need not wreck the entire wall to get at the center of action. An Ailing CHILD Are you prepared to render drat aid and quick comfort th» moment your youngster h»» an upset of any sort? Could you do the right thing—iniinediatfljf— though the emergency came with­ out warning—perhaps tonight? Csstoria it a mother s standby at such time*. There is nothing like it in emergencies, »nd nothing better lor everyday use. For a sudden attack of colic, or ths gentle relief of constipation; to allay • feverish condition, or to sootne a fretful baby that can’t sleep. Jhit pure vegetable prepa­ ration is always ready to ease an ailing youngster. It is just as harmlras aa the recipe on the wrapper reads. If you see Chaa. H. Fletcher’» signature, it is genuine Casioria. It is harmless to the smallest infant; doctors will tell you so. You can tell from the recipe on the wrapper how mild it is, and how good for little systems. But continue with Castoria until • child ia grown. D e a d ly C a s s D istiactioa Sailor— M a » overboard ! W ife of the Man In the W ater— T a r don ui*— -a gentleman. My hushnnd Is a first-class passenger. IViiraon-« Fortunale are they who down only by elevator neu are Man's emancipation bioiiglit burdens: ao doe» w om a n'« run D aughter was inurrieil in mol her*» wedding gown Hint la she made her» I nut of one of the elvevev more I It la fnr heller to end Ihe day w ith a laugh than to begin II w lih o n « Read what W ill R ogers Ba E v il* Fam ine and gluttony »Ilk* drive ns lu re away from tha beurl of tu u u .- Theodore I ’urker. ISIJ L ab* PUZZLE: a Roof A summer garden on the roof and a w inte r garden on the ground floor w ill be features of new Ants being built on a corner »Me In London. Mr. M artin W . H a rve y, the builder »n d architect, said the building will have ten floor« each covering an acre. T h # roof. 100 feet above Ihe at reel level, and reached by four I.ft» or hy marble stalra, w ill have two golf putting g re e n « a m iniatore lake, pergola« rock g a rd » n « ‘ and a h rn h h rrle « — Send your nam* and ■ddress and get a new and different putiJs F R E E — ona (h it appeals to you» Im sglnstlon- snots fun than » exoaswood puuls If yuu art good it puxxls« yuu may win a 19)0 Dodas • i Sedan or ona of 24 other prizes to ba awardsd In a great advettitinc campaign. Vsslsra flaws Cs . IM 4 Kasai M .. Salsm. Ors*sa Cae Buss Ball Blue In yonr laundry. T i n y rust spots may com«* from Infe­ rio r Bluing. Ask Grocers. A d ». M i I n U m c e a nsrtle« w e b r w k .r * . lls ir » s is hair soil sad i . « t . so rants by B O 'I •* at «r a o - Stata l i l»c.,t l b s alleai » u r t a , l ' SU le * o ». I L I . ft r t o a r .s T O N ?h F a m o o s IrTok A lta r T h s Joyce aliar. In old Si Nicholas church In G alw ay. Ireland, dales lairk to ths year IflOO. or ilie re u h ou i« and has somehow escaped the ra*nges of w ar. pillage and time. In It the de sign Is noble and thè carving Is free and exquisite. Both About on P ar N e ll— Matute, you look downhearted. Mamie— Ye». I wish I were dead or married. 1'refernhly ihe Inlier. P A R K E R ’S H A IR B A L S A M iUa»w*srei’«*arutr • i - y « h » u HasTaraa f olar aasal B «astir >• Grey «ra.l lU k Mr and |l " •» lrvxs»le O lla Isso Od** MOw ss A . O . L E O N A R D , In e 70 wtlh A r t . N .w Y."k l .1» T h e really Im portunl peraouaga nev­ er »»• 1 - 111 « to lie nearly »0 happy as tba chap who only feel» lm|>orlanL— F o rt W ayne News Sentinel. 400,000 Women Report Benefit by actual record “ Have you received benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham ’s Vegetable CompoundV* A questionnaire enclosed with every bottle of medicine has brought, to date, over 400,000 replies. The overwhelming ma­ jority—in fact, ninety-eight out of a hundred—says, “Yes.** If this dependable medicine has helped so many women, isn’t it reasonable to suppose that it will help you too? Get a bottle from your druggist today* Ltjdia £. Pmkham's Vegetable Compound L Y D I A E. P I N K H A M M E D I C I N E C O , L Y N N . M A S S . A ll Cosslpert T w o women can alt and goaslp about food, clothes, children and other such things of little consequence almost aa long as two men can talk about a really Important professional baseball game.— Life. Philosophy la Just a cushion ■often the sharp corner* of life. to A oibitioa 's F a illa g " A w ar," said U I Ho, tha saga Chinatown, "m a y Illustrate how ambitious man may desire someth without knowing how to manage I he gels It."— W ashington filar. October la the month that t* piece aulta find their usefulness i tremely abbreviateli. JJse C u tic u r a OINTMENT f o r a ll »k in tro u b te n R e d , rough (kin, tote, itching, burning feet, chafing«, chopping«, roshes, irritation«, cuts or burns ore quickly relieved and healed by tpplicstion* o f C u ticu ra O in tm e n L N o household should be without iL Ointment 25c. and 50c. Sotp 25c. Ttlcum 25c. Sample each free. 'C uticura," Dept. B7, Malden, M in . Ctill«-tira N h a v ln g M ic k tile .