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A STUDY IN SCARLET
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
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PART II Chapter IV Continued.
Ferrier crept Into the hall and lis
tened intently. There was a pause
for a few moments, and then the low,
Insidious sound was repeated.
.... Same one was evidently tapping
very gently upon one of the p&nnela
of the door. Was It Vme midnight
assassin who had come to carry out
the murderous order of the secret
tribunal? Or was it some agent who
was marking up that the last day of
grace had arrived T
John Ferrier felt that Instant death
would be better than the suspense
which shook uis nerves and chilled his
heart. Springing forward, he drew
the bolt and threw the door open.
Outside all was calm and quiet.
The night was fine, and the stars
were twinkling brightly overhead.
The little front garden lay before
the farmer's eyes, bounded by the
fence and gate, but neither there nor
on the road was any human being to
be seen.
With a sigh of relief Ferrier looked
to the right and to left, until happen
ing to glance straight down at his
feet he saw, to his astonishment.
man lying flat upon bis face upon
the ground, with his arms and legs
all asprawL v -
So unnerved was he at the sight
that he leaned up against the wall
with his hand to his throat to stifle
his Inclination to call out.
His first thought was that the
prostrate figure was . that of some
wounded or dying man, hut as he
watched It he saw it writhe along the
ground and into the hall with the ra
pidity and nolselessne&B of a serpent
Once within the house, the man
sprang to hU feet, closed the door,
and revealed to the astonished farmer
the fierce face and resolute expres
sion of Jefferson Hope.
"Good God!" gasped John Ferrier.
"How you scared me! What made
you come in like that!
"Give me food," the other said,
hoarsely. I have had no time for
bite or sup for eight and forty hours.'
He flung himself upon the cold meat
and bread which were still lying up
on the table from his host's supper,
and devoured them voraciously.
"Does Lucy bear up well?" he asked,
when he had satisfied his hunger.
"Yes. She does not know the dan
ger," her father answered.
That la well. The house Is
watched on every side. That is why
I crawled my way up to it They
may be darned sharp, but they're not
sharp enough to catch a Washoe
hunter."
John Ferrier felt a deSerent man
now that he realized that he had a
devoted ally. He seized the young
man's leathery hand and wrung it
cordially. ,
"You're a man to be proud of," he
said. There are not many who
would come to Bhare our danger and
our troubles."
"You've hit it there, pard," the
young hunter answered. "I nave a
respect for you, but if you were alone
in this business I'd think twice be
fore I put my head into such a hor
net's nest It's Lucy that brings me
here, and before harm comes on her
I guess there will be one less o the
Hope family in Utah."
"What are we to do?"
Tomorrow is your last day, and
unless you act tonight you are lost
. I have a mule and two horses wait
ing in the Eagle ravine, How much
money have you?"
Two thousand dollars in gold and
five in notes."
That will do. I have as much
more to add to it We -must push
for Carson City through the moun
tains. - You had best wake Lucy. It
is as well that the servants do not
sleep in the house."
While Ferrior was absent prepar
ing his daughter for the approaching
journey Jefferson Hope packed all
the eatables that he could find into a
small parcel and filled a stoneware
jar with water, for he knew by ex
perience that the mountain wells
were few and far between.
He had hardly completed his ar
rangement before the farmer return
ed with his daughter all dressed 2nd
ready for a start
The greeting between the lovers
was warm but brief, for minutes were
precious and there was much to be
done.
"We must make our start at once,"
said Jefferson Hope, speaking in a
low but resolute voice, like one who
realizes the greatness of the peril,
but has steeled his heart to meet it.
"The front and back entrances are
watched, but with caution we may
get away .through the side windows
and across the fields. Once on the
road, we are only two miles from the
ravine where the horses are waiting.
By daybreak we should be half way
through the mountains.
"What if we are stopped?" asked
Ferrier.
Hope slapped the revolver butt
which protruded from the front of
his tunic.
"If they aTe too many for us we
shall take two or three of them with ,
as," he said, with a sinister smile.
The lights inside the house had
all been extinguished, and from the
darkened window Ferrier peered
over the fields which had been his
own, and which he was now about to
abandon forever.
He had long nerved himself to the
sacrifice, however, and the thought
of the honor and happiness of his
daughter outweighed any regret at
: his ruined fortunes.
All looked so peaceful and happy,
: the rustling trees and the broad, si
lent stretch of grain land, that It
was difficult to realize that the spirit
of murder lurked through it all.
Yet the white face and set expres
sion of the young hunter showed that
in his approach to the house he had
seen enough to satisfy him upon that
head.
Ferrier carried the bag of gold and
notes, Jefferson Hope had the scanty
provisions and water, while Lucy
had a small bundle containing a few
of her more valued possessions.
, Opening the window very slowly
and carefully, they" waited until a
dark cloud had somewhat obscured
the night, and then one by one pass
ed through Into the little garden.
With bated breath and crouching
figures they stumbled across it and
gained the shelter of the hedge,
which they skirted until they came
to the gap which opened into the
cornfield.
They had Just reached this point
when the young man seized his two
companions and dragged them down
into the shadow, where they lay si
lent and .trembling.
l
It was m well that hU pralrte tralif
lag bad given Jefferson Hope the
ears of a lynx.
He and his friends had hardly
crouched down before the melan
choly hooting of a mountain owl was
iieard within a few yards of them,
which was Immediately answered by
another at a small distance.
At the same moment a vague, shad
owy figure emerged from the gap for
which they had been making, and ut
tered the plaintive cry again, on
which a second man appeared out of
the obscurity.
Tomorrow at midnight," said the
first, who appeared to be in author
ity. "When the whip-poor-will calls
three times."
"It is well." returned the other.
"Shall I tell Brother Drebber?"
"Pass it on to him, and from him to
the others. Nine to seven!"
"Seven to five!" repeated the other,
and the two figures flitted away in
different directions. Their conclud
ing words had evidently been some
form of sign and countersign. The
Instant that their footsteps had died
away in the distance, Jefferson Hope
sprang to his feet and, helping his
companions through the gap, led the
way across the fields at full speel,
supporting and half carrying the
girl when her strength appeared to
fall her.
"Hurry on! hurry on!" he gasped
from time to time. "We are through
the line of essentials. Evervthin
depends on speed. Hurry on."
Once on the highroad they made
rapid progress. Only once did they
meet any one. and then they man
aged to slip Into a field, and so avoid
recognition.
Before reaching the town the hunt
er branched away Into a rugged and
narrow foot path which led to the
mountains.
Two dark, jagged peaks loomed
above them through the darkness,
and the defile which led between
them was the Eagle Ravine. In which
the horses were awaiting them.
with unerring Instinct, Jefferson
Hope picked his way anions: the great
boulders and along the bed of a
dried-up water course until he came
to the retired corner, screened with
rocks, where the faithful animals had
been picketed.
The girl was placed upon the mule,
and old Ferrier upon one of the
horses, with his money-bag, while
Jefferson Hope led the other along
the precipitous and dangerous paths.
It was a bewildering route for any
one who was not accustomed to face
nature In her wildest moods. "
On the one side a great crag tow
ered up a thousand feet or more,
black, stern and menacing, with long
basaltic columns upon his rugged
surface like the ribs of some petri
fied monster.
On the other hand a wild chaos of
bowlders and debris made all ad
vance Impossible. Between the two
ran the irregular track, so narrow in
places that they had to travel In In
dian file, and so rough that only
practiced riders could have traversed
it at all.
Yet, in spite of all dangers and dif
ficulties, the hearts of the fugitives
were light within them, for every
step Increased the distance between
them and the terrible despotism from
which they were flying.
They Boon had a proof, however,
that they were still within the Juris
diction of the Saints.
They had reached the very wildest
and most desolate portion of the
pass, when the girl gave a startled cry
and pointed upward.
On a rock which overlooked the
track showing out dark and plain
against the sky, there stood a soli
tary sentinel. He saw them as soon
as they perceived him, and his mili
tary challenge of "who goes there?"
rang through the silent ravine.
"Travelers for Nevada," said Jef
ferson Hope, with his hand upon the
rifle which hung by his saddle.
They could see the lonely watcher
fingering his gun, and peering down
at them as if dissatisfied at their
reply.
"By whose permission?"
"The Holy Four," answered Fer
rier. His Mormon experiences had
taught him that that was the highest
authority to which he could refer.
"Nine to seven," cried the sentinel.
"Seven to five," returned Jefferson
Hope, promptly, remembering the
countersign which he had heard in
the garden.
"Pass, and the Lord go with you,"
said the voice from above.
Beyond this post the path broad
ened out, and the horses were able
to break Into a trot.
Looking back, they could see the
solitary watcher leaning upon his
gun, and knew that they had passed
the outlying post of the Chosen Peo
ple, and that freedom lay before
them.
CHAPTER V.
All night their course lay through
Intricate defiles and over Irregular
and rock-strewn paths. More than
once they lost their way, but Hope's
intimate knowledge of the mountains
enabled them to regain the track
once more.
When morning broke, a scene of
marvelous though savage beauty lay
before them. In every direction the
great snow-capped peaks hemmed
them in, peeping over one another's
shoulders to the far horizon.
So steep were the rocky banks on
either side of them that the larch
and the pine seemed to be suspended
over their heads, and to need only a
gust of wind to come hurtling down
upon them.
Nor was the fear entirely an Illu
sion, for the barren valley was thick
ly strewn with trees and boulders
which had fallen In a similar manner.
- Even as tCey passed a great rock
came thundering down with a hoarse
rattle which woke the echoes In the
silent gorges and startled the weary
horses Into a gallop.
As the sun rose slowly above the
eastern horizon, the caps of the great
mountains lighted up one after the
other, like lamps at a festival, until
they were all ruddy and glowing. '
The magnificent spectacle cheered
the hearts of the three fugitives and
gave them fresh energy. At a wild
torrent which swept out of a ravine
they called a halt and watered their
horses, while they partook of a hasty
breakfast.
Lucy and her father would fain
have rested longer, but Jefferson
Hope was inexorable.
"They will be upon our track by
this time," he said. "Everything de
pends upon our speed. Once safe in
Carson, we may rest for the remain
der of our Uvea."
At night time they chose the base
of a beetling crag, where the rocks
offered some protection from the chill
wind, and there, huddled together tor
warmth, they enjoyed a few hours'
sleep.
Before daybreak, however, they
were up and on their way once more.
They had aeon no signs of pursuers,
and Jefferson Hope began to think
that they were fairly out of the reach
of the terrible organization whose en
nitty they had Incurred.
He little knew how far that Iron
grasp could reach, or how soon It
was to close upon them and crush
them.
About the middle of the second day
of their flight their scanty store of
provisions began to run out
This gave the hunter little uneas
iness, however, for there was game
to be had among the mountains, and
he had frequently before had to de
pend upon his rifle for the needs of
life.
Choosing a sheltered nook, he piled
together a few dry branches and
made a blazing fire, at which his
companions might warm themselves,
for they were now nearly five thous
and feet above the sea-level, and the
air was bitter and keen.
Having tethered the horses and
bid Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over
his shoulder and set out In search
of whatever chance might throw in
his way.
Looking back he saw the old man
and the young girl crouching over
the blazing fire, while the three ani
mals stood motionless In the back
ground. Then the Intervening rocks
hid them from his view.
He walked for a couple of miles
through one ravine after another
without success, though from the
marks upon the bark of the trees,
and other Indications, he judged that
there were numerous bears In the vi-1
clnlty. I
At last, after two or three hours
fruitless search, he was thinking of,
turning back In despair, when cast-j
iug uia ejvs upwani u saw a Bigni
which sent a thrill of pleasure
through his heart.
On the edge of a Jutting pinnacle,
three or four hundred feet above him,
there stood a creature somewhat re
sembling a sheep In appearance, but
armed with a pair of gigantic horns.
The big-horn for so it is called
was acting, probably, as a guardian
over a flock which were Invisible to
the hunter; but fortunately It was
heading In the opposite direction, and
had not perceived him.
Lying on his back, he rested his
rifle upon a rock and took a long and
steady aim before drawing the trig
ger. The animal sprang Into the air,
tottered for a moment upon the edge
of the precipice, and then came
crashing down Into the valley be
neath.
TEe creature was too unwieldy to
lift, so the hunter contented himself
with cutting away one haunch and
part of the flank.
With this trophy over hla shoulder,
he hastened to retrace his steps, for
the evening was already drawing in.
He had hardly started, however, be-1
fore he realized the difficulty which
faced him.
(To be Continued.)
HIS LIMIT OF LAZINESS.
Man Who Named Two Dogs "Cocoa"-.
They Were Always Together.
"I never hear laziness discussed,"
said Frederick Kost, the artist, "but I
think of Old Man Crawford, who O3od
to keep an inn down on South Beach,
when the place was practically a wilder
ness, and a lot of us fellows were in
the habit of running down there to
sketch. He was, without doubt, the
fellow most utterly devoid of energy it
is possible to imagine. He wouldn't
have breathed if he could have helped
it. -
"One of his sons, who had settled in
New York, sent him two daschund
pups. I remember bow Crawfoid
would sit, sunning himself on his porch
the whole day, with one of these dogs,
like animated sausages, on each side of
him. Tbey were always by him, one
to the left, the other to the right of his
chair, when they were at rest.
"One day, as I sat talking to him,
the dogs were romping in the house.
Crawford turned and called: 'Here,
Cocoa, Cocoa!' and the daschunds came
trotting out.
" 'What are their names, Crawford?'
I asked, thinking I had misunderstood.
" 'Cocoa,' replied Crawford.
" 'But there are two,' I reminded
him. f
" 'One does for both,' replied the old
man, 'They're always together come
and go at the same time. And, any
how, I'm not going to worry myself in
to a decline by thinking up two dogs'
names.' "Kew York limes.
Wanted to Go Home.
Abe Hummel recently entertained a
rural relative who was visiting Kew
York for the first time, says the New
York Times. He took his guest to
Coney Island ehowed him everything
worth seeing, from Manhattan beach
down to the Bowery. The last place
they inspected was a dime museum,
where the wonderful curiosities greatly
interested the stranger. ... .
Suddenly the countryman raugat
sight of a large mirror, one of the dis
torting kind that makes a man look as
if he had been run over by a steam
rollei. Mr. Hummel's relative gazed
sadly at his elongated, attenuated re
flection. Then he turned and said :
"Say, Abe, let's go home, quick I
Gee-willikensI I never knew until
now the meaning of the phrase 'the
pace that kills.' Another day like
this would be the death of me!"
An Eye for Business.
A story is told of a colored bntler in
one of New York's most fashionable
suburbs, who, being given one hundred
or more invitations to a social function
for delivery, could not resist the tempt
ation to slip into each a massage cir
cular of his wife, who was seeking pa
tients. The surprise and consterna
tion of the invited guests at receiving
the two documents may be easily
imagined.
Chloroform and Ether.
A writer in the Lancet reports on the
administration of chloroform in 42,078
cases, with 33 fatalities, or one in 1,
300, and on 37,277 ether cases, with
only four deaths, or one in 0,318.
A Grievance Against His Tailor.
"J wish you wouldn't seal your an
nouncement cards." said young Jones.
"Why not?" asked the tailor.
"Because my landlady thinks they
are bills. It hurts my credit."
SUFFERED SEVEN YEARS,
WITH CATARRHAL. DERANGEMENTS OF THE
PELVIO
Miss Kate Brown.
Miss Kate Brown, recording secretary
ot tho L. C. B. Association of Kansas,
in a letter from 60S N. 6eventh St.,
Kansas City, Kan., says:
'For seven 3 ears I have net known
what it was to spend a well day."
I caught a severe cold, which I neg
lected,. It was at the time of menstru
ation and inflammation set in and pros
trated me. Catarrh of the Kldueys
and bladder followed, my digestive
organs gave way, in fact the cold disar
ranged my a hole system.
"I spent hundred of dollar! with
doctors and medicine, qut derived but
little benefit until I began treatment
with Peruna. I kept taking it for near
ly nine months before I was completely
cured, but I kept growing better, grad
ually, so that I felt encouraged to con
tinue taking Peruna until my health
was restored. I send my thanks and
blessings to yon for Peruna." Miss
Kate Brown.
GNOMES AND DWARFS.
Talea of Folk-Lore May Have Been
Founded on Pyemia of Africa.
It Is Just possible that this type of
BTtmr nwrro which aurrlvM trwrin in
tho recesses of innur Africa ma.
h OVersnyiil Knmru. in
J mfFF??th Eupe ta , "mo 9
Cmea- did, then the conclusion U
Irresistitble that It gave rise to most
tne myths and beliefs connected
with gnomes, kobolds and fairies.
The demeanor and actions of the llt-
tie Koniro dwarfa at rh nrpnf rin
remind one over and over again of the
w m
traits attributed to the brownies and
goblins of our fairy stories. Their re
markable power of becoming Invisible
by adroit hiding In herbage and behind
rocks, their probable habits in sterile
OC. open countries of making their
, homes in holes and caverns, their mis-
cuievousness ana pranaisn good na
ture, all seem to suggest that it was
' some race like this which Inspired most
of the stories of Teuton and Celt re-
' garding a dwarfish people of quasi-
supernatural attributes.
I The dwarfs of the Kongo forest can
be good or bad neighbors to the big
black people, according to the treat
ment tbey receive. If their selfish
depredations on the banana groves or
their occasional thefts of tobacco or
maize are condoned, or even If they
are conciliated by small gifts of such
food left exposed where It can be easi
ly taken, they will In return leave be
hind them In their nightly vlsltatlous
gifts of meat and products of the chase,
such as skins or Ivory.
I have been Informed by some of the
forest negroes, says Sir Harry H.
Johnston In McClure's, that the dwarfs
will occasionally steal their children
and put in their places pygmy babies
of ape-like appearance changelings, In
fact bringing op the children they
have stolen In the dwarf tribe. These
collections of pygmies, which one can
scarcely call tribes, certainly exhibit
from time to time Individuals of ordl- j
nary stature ana wnn rearures not ,
strongly resembling those of the pyg
my type.
Unpleasant for Both.
An Irishman whose face was so plain
that his friends used to tell him it was
an offense to the landscape happened
also to be as poor as he was homely.
One day a neighbor met him and asked :
"How are you, Pat?"
"Mighty bad 1 Sure, 'tis starvation
that's starin' me in the face."
"Begorrs," exclaimed his neighbor,
sympathetically, "it can't be pleasant
for either of yez" ,
An Opening.
Stage Director What shall I do
with the wealthy young amateur you
engaged this morning?
Manager What can be do?
Stage Director He says he is will
ing to play the smallest parts.
Manager Cast him for the armor in
the baronial castle scene. Judge.
Left Helpless.
Mrs. Brown So your girl has left
you? What for, for mercy's sake?
Mrs. Black Absolutely for nothing.
Mrs. Brown Oh, that's it? I re
member you told me she wouldn't leave
you tor anything.
He Took Advice.
"Why have you failed In life?"
"My employers always told me that
a man with my brains could make
more money doing something else."
Judge. v
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EELS
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Can give you the beat bargains In Boilers
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H a 1
ORGANS.
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
SPENT IN VAIN PE
RUANA CURED.
A neglected cold
cause ot death.
It is more often, however, the cause
of some chronic disease.
There Is not an organ In the body
but what Is liable to become seriously
deranged by a neglected cold. Diseas
es of the kidneys, bladder and digestive
organs are all frequently the result of a
neglected cold.
Hundreds of dollars are spent on
doctors and medicines trying to cure
these diseases, but until the true cause
of them is discovered there will be no
use in using medicine.
Dyspepsia mediciuo, diarrhoea modi
cine and constipation medicine is of
no good whatever when catarrh is the
cause. The catarrh must be treated.
The cause being removed, the dorange
ments will disappear.
Peruna cures catarrh of thedlsgottlve
organs, the urinary organs or any of the
internal organs.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-H
isfactory results from the use of reruns
write at onco to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case,, and he will
be pleased to send you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
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the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0
SEEN IN A GREAT CITY.
Pathetic Incident of the Cold Btreete
A Deadly Struggle.
Through the bleak street the cold
wind whistled. In front of the bril
liantly lighted shop one slender figure
stood motionless with outstretched
arm. Inside was bustle, confusion and
warmth, but the rays from the electric
lights, which shone through the win
dows only accentuated the piercing
cold without
Hours passed; the frosty air became
more biting and crowds of gsy shop
pers passed without a glance at the ap
pealing hand stretched out to them.
It was growing late, the streets were
deserted, when, suddenly, without
warning, a man rushed, bareheaded,
from the shop, a look of grim deter
mination upon bis face. Without an In
stant's hesitation be grasped the figure,
still standing there. In a firm embrace,
and silently, unseen In the streets of the
big city, began a struggle which could
have but one ending.
Back and forth the two rocked In each
other's arms, back and forth, without
a word, but step by step, the outsider,
stiff and cold, was being drawn toward
the open door. A moment more and the
two were within, and the conqueror,
loosing his hold, stepped back, left the
slender figure swaying from side to
side and drew a loug, fierce breath.
"Darn them Indian figures!" said the
cigar-shop man, according to the Now
Tork Times, "tbey might be made of
lead from the heft of 'em."
Should Keep Out of the Draft
First South American Ah, good
afternoon, senor. Looks like a revolu
tion. Second South American Yes, I've
been predicting one for several days.
My rheumatism always bothers me just
before such changes.
Too Extravagant
ol.l" ,n a mA tlna a.Ai-ai fa 4 Vina
"yu mav own horses and lands, and
automobiles, but you can't marry my
uau8UMjr
"Why not?"
"Young man, yon've got the Pana
ma hat habit; that's why." Newark
News.
' ' Means bad air, and whether it EZttCttlW tO HODillh
comes fioin the low lands and
marshes of the country, or the filthy sewers and drain pipes of the cities
and towns, its effect upon the human system is the same.
These atmospheric poisons axe breathed into the lungs and taken up
by the blood, ana the foundation of some long, debilitating illness is laid.
Chills and fever, chronic dyspepsia, torpid and enlarged liver, kidney
troubles, jaundice and biliousness are frequently due to that invisible foe,
Malaria. Noxious gases and unhealthy matter collect in the system because
the liver and kidneys fail to act, and are poured into the blood current until
it becomes so polluted and sluggish that the poisons literally break through
the skin, and carbuncles, boils, abscesses, ulcers and various eruptions of an
indolent character appear, depleting the system, and threatening life itself.
The germs and poisons that so oppress and weaken the body and destroy
the life-giving properties of the blood, rendering it thin and watery, must
be overcome and carried out of the system before the patient can nope to
get rid of Malaria and its effects.
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SENATOR MORGAN A3 PROPHET.
Oraat National Undertaking, lis
Think Will Kventnally Coma.
"Let me see," said 6euator Morgan,
the veteran legislator from Alabama,
"the last time 1 heard of It there hud
been about 1180,1)00,000 of the Pacific
refunding debt paid into the Treasury.
Suppose we add to this the Chinese la.
demntty, and the proceeds of the Bale
of public lands for half decode. That
would make a sum of about 1200,000,.
000, Now, suppose wt' make of that
amount a fund for great public Im
provements. "First build the Isthmian canal The
canal will pay for Itself within fifteen
years after Its completion, but with the
monty that comes In from the canal
other public worka of improvement
could be started. We would see the
Chicago dralusge canal extended to the
Qulf of Mexico. That would be a great
Improvement and would soon pay for
Itself. Then we would see the Inside
route from New York to Florida made
navigable for the largest ships afloat
That would be useful to commerce and
of great strategic value in the treat of
war.
"Then we should build great fortifi
cations at Havana, at Bon Juan, Porto
Rico, and la the Danish West Indies,
which will eventually be our property.
This would flank the British line ex
tending along our coast, and which has
menaced na for years In the event of
war with that nation. Great publle
highways could be built parks estab
lished, and all these works accomplish
ed from the tolls on some of the Im
provements mentioned."
When Senator Morgan took up the
Isthmian canol fifteen years or mora
ago In the Senate every one thought
that It was visionary enterprise. Now
that the construction of the canal seems
to be an assured fact those who heard
the Alabama Senator aro wondering
whether they have heard a propboey.
Washington Times.
Something Co..
Would you like to buy a can of
canned peaches as delicious in flavor,
as tweet and as genuinely good, a
even your mother put op for you? If
so, ask your dealer for Monopole
Peaches and don't let him five you
any other kind. Monopole Peaches
are put up from the very finest extra
selected fruit In the heaviest of syrup,
and we guarantee them the best to be
bad In any place at any time. Don't
forget the name Monopole, and see
that you get it from your grocer.
Wadhams x Kerr Bros., packers,
Portland, Ore.
Kitchener Still Fancy Free.
General Kitchener, it is announced,
will be superintending the military
maneuvers at Delhi, India, in Decem
ber. This disposes of the minor of an
engagement matrimonial which gossips
had set tor the Christmas season. -
TITO fermaaanflr Cure So SU er rwrvooaneai
(110 TU ftr.l (.?' n..-f lr. MlB.'.iJrwl Nm
Xmtont. Sodfot rHEKSJ.00tfillniil..iJrMi.
he. la,B.ll.Bna,U4..iki AwhSuf bllt.Ulyhla.ya
Worse.
"So Smith acted as judgo"
"At a church radio. Foolish man!"
"No, no; not at a church raflle at
a baby show."
"Idiot!"
Tain Hamlin's Wizard Oil.
last on tho lir.it, and you will
have one or the other.
lire tho
neither
Undisputed Points.
Attorney for the Defense You are a
blackguard and a bluff, sir!
Attorney for the Prosecution And
you, sir, are a shyster and a rogue!
The Court Come, come, gontlemen,
let us got down to the disputed points
of this case.
Mothers will find lira, fflnslow's Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use tor thoir
wmoren
i during the teething period.
As He Called It
"But why," asked the man
who
always wants to know "why do you
call that little Jump you made from a
tower into the water a 'leap for life?'
They tell me it is not at all dangor-
ous."
"Well," repled the artist, "don't I
make a livin' by it?"
What was the Reading?
Too much reading is given as the
cause ol the downfall of a New Eng
land young man who became a burglar.
Until a list of the culprit's favorite
authors is published Sir Conan Doyle
and Mr. Hornung will be under sus
picion.
An
Invisible
!
S. S. S. does this and quickly produces an entire
change in the blood, reaching every organ and stimu
lating them to vigorous, healthy action, 8. S. S.
possesses not only purifying but tonic properties,
and the general health improves, and the appetite
My Lungs
"An attack of la irlppe left me
with a bad cough. My friends said
I had consumption. 1 then tried
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and It
cured me promptly,"
A. K. Randies, Nokomls, III.
You forgot to buy a bot
tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral when your cold first
came on. so you let it run
along. Even now, with
all your hard coughing, it
will not disappoint you.
There's a record of sixty
years to fall back on.
Thre (.. i It., (anuca far n ardlaary
old uo.,Jml right lor Woaeliltlt, luvrw
tin.., harj 0iliU, .18.1 fl, niMt HttBlt
fill euttule mm rnl W kwi M ban,
J, O, AH KM CO, LsweU, Mate,
ABSOLUTE
SECIIRITV.
Ccnulno
Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
tSutt Bear Signature of.
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Very a stall a aa easy
to Uke as sagas,
rO!IEABACK&
rot DIZZINESS
rot uucmitr,
FOITOiriBUYCI.
FOI C0KSTIPATI81.
roi sallow im.
CARTERS
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CURE SICK HEADACHE.
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ton ttaa a Natory.
Thla la told In in
interesting booMatl
which la vourt fori
in asking.
A. l. TOW1R CO.
BOSTON. rVA,
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WET WBATHU3
CLOTHING
oua coops a 'SrLr
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES,
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Writ tor lltumtroiod Omtmlogto
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PORTLAND, OREOOM.
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Has a Normal Klnileritnrien Training Depart
ment, which hai ai'iaraia ruililenre for tln
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Fancy Chinook Salmon... .
There's an much dlll'errmre In Canned
salmon as there U In Oilleea or HfVllH-s.
If you want the blmicl-rod kind, the
faucleat to be had, auk for
MONOPOLE.
WADIIAM3 A KKHR IIKU8., Tackers.
Portland, Ore.
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Dost on Earth
Beratm It Is mart of tho limit material nomlble
to buy. The mannfacturon nluoliilaly pay U
lo U per cant aliove the nmrket price ol fuel
Kacles of wagon Umber far tho nrlvllox of cul.
iK over ami aklniinlng oir the orenni of the
waion mock, whlqji lucarrieil mr I to 4 year he
lure making up. which meane an Inveatmeuila
Wrond utack of nearly one million ilnllara.
MlTCHKLlj Wagon are onnarpaiwed for
quality, proportion, finish, atrength and light
fanning.
Why take chaneea on any other?
Why not get the bent? A M ITOHSXI.
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