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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, ijofl. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OltEGdN. Mr. Bowser Camps Out That h, He Joint a Club For This Purpose, but It Routed the First Day. x HAS ROUGH TIME OF IT Taken F Swpictoui Giaractef by Fanmcr and Chaied Escape With Difficulty. Copyright 1W. by P. C. Emtmetit. Mil. HOWHEU had not been gone from Ilio bouse on hour (lie other morning when be re turned to say to Mr. Bowser, wlio was luoklng nt him lit soinetblnjr like alnroi: r; v "I Jiiit ran across noma of the 0. 0. Boys, Mint It lm made a change of programme for tlie day." "Who do you mean by the C. 0. Doyir she asked, "Why, the Camp Out Boy. They are tarttug a camp down at Laurel grove, and durlntf the next summer I ahnll pat a day or two there occaaloimlly, It la ou the river and one of the mo beautiful spota for mile around. There are buDtlnir, fishing, bathing and lxnfc log, and the ratee to members of the club ant o)y a dollar a day," "But you didn't come back to toll me tLir "Not oxiftly. The boyt sent tho teat down the otlior dny and hired a fanner to put It up. They want me to run oh rra nm we lutum a aiox r " .J... , 1 t i". . down today and see If everything I all right , The bedding and provision will go on the aamo train with rue, and If you don't mind I think I will atay all night, I'd like a ewlui In tli? cool water of the river, and It will do me good to fill my lung with fresh air." -r: "Why, you can go, of course," slowly rcpllnd Mrs. Bowser. 1 "But nhnt do you use that doubtful toneforr 1 "You may not find thing aa you ox jiwt, and thou you will come back to blame tne." , , Ifvr Blam4 llr, "Noiwense. I never blamed you In my life. I know Just how thiug arc, and there will be no disappointment, 1 haven't got to take anything with mo, and I'm off at once. Don't expect me back till 1 come.", , i After tukliig a train for fifteen unlet Mr. Bowser wa dumped off at a coun try atiitloii, There waa a tumblo down, unpalntcd building bearing tbo name of "laurel arove," but there waa not a human belt; In eight. After standing around for twenty mlnutea he dlseovr ered a elgn and band with the flugr. potntlug back Into the country. The algn aald that Laurel grove waa half fl mile went. There had, once been a aort of road, but It waa now overgrown with weede and brtera, A determlncJ man can do much, however. Mr. Bow. aer waa a determined mnu. He fought off the mosquitoes and horseflies ami finally do'iouched on the banka or a creek. There waa one lone tree. It waa an aged bowb. On lt trunk waa nail ed a algn of "Laurel Grove." To a pout on the hank of the creek waa, another conveying the Information that that waa the I'earl river. If a tent bad been aent dowu It had ' not reached the grove If any provlaiona had been ehlppod they had not come down on the train with Mr. Bowser. The euthnalaatlc member of the C. 0. Boya looked at the lonely tree and at the crwlf filled with driftwood and out down on a log to wait. The outlook did nut till hi heart with glee, but an hour might change everything. The tent and other paraphernalia and half a doeuof the club boy a might npiat and cast an entirely different light oves thing. It Is due Mr. Bowser to suy that be waited ten minutes over mi hur Iwfare ho roue up and got red In th face nii.l Ki'iltwl hi teeth and wanted to wreck a bnmnn life. ,; No On In aiffbt. reorl river, murmured, and gurgled The old leecu tree sighed jnoumfti' algha na the brw7.e whlatlcd througli lt branchea. The moqultoea took ad TantflK of the 'occnelon. and great bli? howfllea ;tauked their teeth and pi In an omtalooHl bite that lifted the Tie tlm'a hecla clear off the ground. Al the critical Juncture a towhoadod. ban footid Ikiv of flftcea fmueared, Th brim bad fallen away from bla erra bat, and hla hickory shirt waa ripped down the back, but he waa happy, bvod a mile awny, and hla errand to Laurol grove wua to look at a wooii MIDDLE LIFE MMMMaMBNaaMHBM A Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many Dread Diseases Intelligent Women Prepare for It. Two Relate their Experiences. The "change of Ufa" la the moat critical period f a woman's exlatenee, and the anxiety felt by women aa It drawa near la not without reaaon. Every woman who neglecta tho care of her health at thla time in Titea diiieaae and pnin. When her eyatem la in a deranged condition, or ahe la predlnpooed to apoplexy, or congestion of any organ, the ten dency la at thia period likely to become active ana with a host of ner tout Irritation make Ufa a. burden. At thla time, also, cancer and tumora are more liable to form and begin tbelr deatruotlve work. , Such warning symp tom aa aenee of suffo cation, hot flashes, bead aehea, backaohea, dread of impending evil, timid ity, sounds in the ears, rilrlt;!" win nearu II . aparka neiore me e Irregularities, const t.lnn. Tarlabla annet weakness, inquietude, and dittlneaa, are promptly heeded by in telligent women who are tDnroachinir the Derlod In life when woman's great change may be expected." Lydla E. Plnkham'a Vegetable Com pound waa prepared to meet the needs of woman a eyatem at thia trying period of her life. It invlgoratea and strengthens the female organism and builds up the weakened nervous system. For special advice regarding thia im "portant period women are invited to write to Sirs. Tlnkham at Lynn, Mass., and it will be furnished absolutely free of charge. The present Mrs. Pinkham la the daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pink ham, her assistant before ner deoease, and for twenty-five years alnee her advice haa.been freely given to aiok women. . , Road what Lydia E. Plnkham'a Com pound did for Mr. By land and Mrs. .Hinkiej ;,;': ., .: .Dear Mrs. Pinkham! . 11 1 hod Vmen suffering with displaoement of the organs for years and was passing through th chango of life, My abdomen was badly iwnllon; my stomach was sore; I had dlziy anAiia ainb hMrfanhM. and was verv nervous. Lydla 1. Plnkham'a Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others Fail ag'r-!!1 ar ;'S A, MHUX MrsAEGMvlan d ,oaaarjaaaaaoieaiQMiaaaaDBOaoQt' " I wrote yon for advice and commenced treatment with Lydia E. Ptnkham's Vege table Compound as yon directed, and I am happy to say that all those distressing symp tomsktf t me and I have passed safely ilnrough the change of life, a well woman. I am recommending your medicine to all my friends." Mrs. Annie E. 0. Eyland, Chester town, Md. h. . Another "Woman's Case " During change of, life words cannot ex. press what I sullored. My physician said I cad a oanoerous condition of the female organs. One day I read some of the testi monials of women who had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I decided to try it and to write you for advice. Your medicine made me a well woman, and all my bad symptoms soon f advise every woman at this period of life to take your medicine and write you for ad vice." Mi's. Ltaie Hinklo, Balem, Ind. What Lydia E. Plnkham'a Vegetable Compound did for Mrs.' Hvlaud and Mrs. Hinkle it will do for other women at this time of life. It has conquered pain, restored health, and prolonged life in cases that utterly ballled pliysicinns, rhikValoTenTfo creek, lie waa surprised to see Mr. Bowser, but be advanced without hesitation. "Boy, la thla Laurol groveT" w asked, "Yep," "I there no other Laurel grove around here 7" "Nope." , "Do folk ever come camping here?" "One man used to, but be I dead now." "He ought to 1o. I belong to 0 club uptown. I was told that a tent came down yesterday." ' V "Didn't mm nawthln of It" "You'd have known, would your "Yep." "1 was told that there were boating, fishing, hunting nnd bathing here." "Maybe there be." said the boy as he sat down on a log to pick a sliver out of hla foot, '-'i v Ho I'M to 4)artlo Bor. ' It waa no una to question the boy further. Tin-re wa Laurel grove, and ttsre wa Pearl river, and the tent and tbo'bflgr might come along at any moment. There aluo might be anotlier earthquake and kill off the horseflies and mosquitoes. The boy got the silver out, went over and looked at the Jair of the "chuck," ami then, without an otlier glance at Mr. Bowser, be disap peared. ' '' I'-' ,' : Pearl river gitnslcd ou, and another hour passed. Mr. Itowner was looking around for some human lielng that would consent to be torn limb from limb when n dun colored cow with a lKsll on came out of a thicket and atood and looked at him. The look of pity In her eyea brought on the explosion, no jumped up and grabbed a club and chased her for forty rods, and be might not have ceased pursuit then had be not come upon a farmer hoeing pota toes In a field. "What )f cluiHln my cow , forr shouted the farmer. "Bhe-she waa looking at me," lame ly replied Mr. Bowser. "lias It como about that a cow can't look at a fat. bnldhcuded man with out beln' clubbed for It? .What are ye bangiu' around here for, anyhowr Mr. Bowser's face waa fiery red and his teeth on edge, but be held on to himself and rcjille-l: "I came dow n here to camp out with eotue fellows." : "Wbercn bouts V" "In Lanrol grove." "Wa"al. I swan; but I didn't think there wa aa big n fool in thla country! Who are ye. and what do ye do when ye trej at homer "None of your Infernal business I" "Mebbc you think It hain't, but I do. I hud three hoj stolen last week, and lta my buHlties to keep my eye peel ed for atrungeis. Ho, Kube and Tom!" mil4 tils Two Soma, At bla call two of hla sons came run ning from tho other aide of the field. They were hussy young men and had a business air about Uiera. "Boys," said the father aa they came up, "that feller on t'other side of the fenco has been hangln around for the last three or four houra, and ho says It's none of our business who be Is. lie waa chosiu' our cow when be seen me and stopped. I kinder think wo bad better git over the fence and shake hands with him." A r It must be remembered that Hf. Bowser was far from home; also that be bad -been disappointed In Laurel grove aud Pearl river. Furthermore, be waa hungry for food and weary of being bitten by the enthusiastic horae fliea that had struck a good, thing for tho first time this season. -v.s the three farmera. made a break for the fence he mode one for the bushes. They yello.l after him, but be escaped and made bl way to the depot. There he sat for three mortal hours, or until a train came aloug, and It was 0 o'clock at night when he walked in on Mrs. Bowser. He waa aunburned and mussed up. There were burs sticking to" hla clothing, and there wns dost on hla hat. Pearl river still gnr gled In hla ears, and he caught the atghlng of the wind through the branchea of the lonely old beach. "And how are the (C. 0. Boys and camp life?" asked Mrs. Bowser as he stood before her with a glare In his eyes. ' " ." ''-".,, "Woman, don't ask me!" he shouted. "Don't speak to me! 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