The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984, August 18, 1917, Image 4

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    THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
! with th* cold assurance that Craven though you don’t resemble him in the
was cow with his daughter. Whatever least—rather, I fancy, your mother.”
“You knew my mother?” Lydia asked
old Tad's shortcomings, Peter couldn’t
Opinion of Grower* of Sudan Grass I*
believe he would suffer a hair of eagerly.
That It Will Largely Take Place
“No. Won’t you sit down? No; Tad
Lydia's innocent head to be harmed.
1 — HOLMES —
of Millet and Sorghum.
Craven has always been a confirmed
Only—
BUSINESS COLLEGE
What the deuce was keeping the two bachelor in everybody's esteem since
Most of the earlier accounts of Su­
FLIEDNER BUILDING
I’ve known him. Is it true he means to
of them there so long?
dan
grass
failed
to
make
clear
that
TENTH AND WASHINGTON, PORTLAND, OREGON
marry
again?”
Then
abruptly
a
second
taxicab
this new crop la nothing more or less
JOHN II. L ong A. P. ARMSTRONG JANE CONNOR
“Yes,” said Lydia; and opening her
swung round one of Park avenue’s
than a fine-stemmed, nonsaccharine
Associate and Department Principals
scrubby little ovals of grass and shrub­ wrist bag produced Craven’s note.
It has most of the charac­
A quality school. Open day and evening all the sorghum.
“No—please don’t rise,” interrupted
bery, slid into Seventy-sixth street,
teristics
of
the
ordinary
sorghum,
and
year. Students admitted at any time. Book-
Mrs.
Elisworthy, crossing to her. “Mr.
checked
briefly
in
front
of
98,
dis-
keeping taught from written work, exactly as prac- its requirements as regards soil and
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
charged two passengers, and slipped Craven mentioned this over the wir*.
tired in business. Shorthand and typewriting by climate are similar except that the Su­
= =====
Author of
======
away toward Madison avenue. Peter Pardon—”
experts. Special instruction for civil service exami-
THE LONE WOLF.'
THE MAM BOWL,”
dan grass differs from sorghums by
Taking a chair beside the reading
nations. Moderate tuition, books at small cost.
recognized something familiar in the
maturing
earlier
and
having
such
fine
Position as soon as competent. Investigate—it will
association
of
a
long
and
slender
figure
lamp,
she opened and scanned the mes-
pay. Call, telephone Broadway 1821, or write. stems that it is readily cured Into
with one short and stoutish, as the sage with careless interest A nod con­
i hay.
two dodged hastily into the basement firmed evident foreknowledge of its
Experiments made at the Kentucky
contents. Folding the note abstracted­
area of number 98 and disappeared.
200 Rooms
Near Both
Absolutely
state
station
in
1915
produced
a
crop
100 Baths
Depots
Fireproof
ly, Mrs. Elisworthy seemed for some
CHAPTER XV—Continued.
"Musical
comedy
rogues,
”
mused
the
of eight tons per acre of dry hay in
—17—
perturbed young man : “the tall thin moments preoccupied.
It certainly looked all right : no ques­ scoundrel and the short fat sharper;
But Peter Traft had claims not long
tion about that woman being straight Messrs. Southpaw Smith and Gordon, to be disregarded, and presently Lydia
goods. Of course Lydia might have of course. What In thunder— Confound stirred restlessly, with an inquiring
Corner Sixth and Hoyt Sts., Portland, Ore.
been decent enough to write a more ex- It! she must be all right! Craven look ready for the eyes that her hostess
I plicit excuse to “Dear Peter” instead would never let anything happen to then lifted from the carpet
Thoroughly Renovated & Decorated
j of “Dear Mr. Traft but, then, a cor- her.”
“You’ve met this—ah—Mrs. Merrl-
LOU HIMES, Manager.
' respondence card conveyed through the
He began to fume impotently. No lees, no doubt?” Mrs. Elisworthy
RATES:75c to^. SPECIAL—Week or Month
hands of a third person with whom the good trying the front door again.
queried unexpectedly. “Is she then
dear girl couldn't feel well acquaint-
Then be thought of consulting Quoin such a beauty as they say?”
“She's very beautiful,” Lydia re­
by telephone, and had started back
“Where to, sir?”
through Seventy-sixth street toward turned, “and I’m very fond of her. But
Rose City Park, Portland, Oregon.
Peter came out of morose reverie to the corner drug store, when a taxicab if you don’t mind, Mrs. Ellsworthy, I
Phone Tabor 1081.
. -77
find himself hesitating beside the taxi. shot round from the avenue, passed at have another appointment; in fact
A SELECT BOARDING AND
DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
“I’ll be darned if I do I” Peter replied a sharp clip, and immediately slid to with Mrs. Merrilees and my father—”
[Boys Under 10 Admitted.]
hotly.
“Oh, I beg your pardon, my dear.”
as smart a stop, while the door swung
Offers exceptional advantages. Limited num- |
“What’s that?’
ber of pupils. Individual care. Thorough moral, 1
open and a man, jumping out, hailed Mrs. Ellsworthy assumed a convincing
mental, physical training.
Modern languages. I
“Oh, beg pardon—no offense—was sharply :
look of contrition. “So thoughtless of
Music. Art.
thinking. Just wait, please.” Peter
me. I quite forgot to tell you: Mr.
“Peter !”
threw himself back Into the cab, slam-
Craven wants you to wait for him here,
“
Quoin
—
thank
heaven
!
How
in
the
AGATE C utting
ming the door. “Rotten fix,” he grum­ name of wonder—”
rather than keep the appointment at
bled. "Why, she said she’d come back.”
row $2so we
AND
“Found Craver, had left the Great the Margrave.”
MOUNT YOUR AGATEIN A SOLID
Regarding the note critically, he enun­ Eastern, taxied back to the Margrave,
The Margrave again !
GOLD RING LIKE CUT SEND SIZE
OF FINGER AND AGATE
ciated a somber doubt, “Don’t believe got the address Miss Craven gave from
“The Plaza,” Lydia corrected absent­
she wrote you. It’s all a plant.”
NOVELTY AGATE CO.
the carriage porter. Luckily you made ly ; then in a breath remembered. “I‘m
The handwriting was unmistakably such a sensation bolting after her taxi sorry,” she said, rising, “but I can’t
ITI BROADWAY
that of a woman of culture. How was that it had fixed the number in the fel­ wait. If daddy’s coming here, he’ll
PORTLAND OREGON
he to say it wasn’t Lydia’s hand, who low’s memory. Now what’s up?”
get the answer from you personally;
had never seen a scrap of it?
so there’s no need,” here Mrs. Ellswor­
Briefly
Peter
detailed
the
inconclu
­
He would have kissed it, could he
sive and unsatisfactory circumstances thy rose In her turn. “And—I left a
Of TIT) Veal, Pork, Beef,
have been sure.
friend waiting in the taxi.”
he I 5 Poultry, Butter, Eggs
Sudan Grass in Texas.
Through the forward window he of his vigil.
“A friend?”
P— —=
and Farm Produce
“
In
through
the
basement,
you
say?
”
1 two cuttings. This exceptionally high commanded a perspective of the south­ Quoin pondered this darkly. “Looks
It was none of Mrs. Ellsworthy’s af­
to the Old Reliable Everding house with *
record of 45 years of Square Dealings, and
yield was made possible by unusually erly sidewalk as far as to Madison ave­ like a move to trick somebody—Cra­ fair, but quite automatically Lydia an­
be assured of TOP MARKET PRICES.
fertile soil and good culture. The nue, where a surface car, swinging up­ ven, at a guess. Come along.”
swered, “Mr. Traft.” ,
F. M. CRONKHITE
plots were drilled about the middle of town, hesitated with grinding brakes,
“But really hadn’t you better wait?
Grasping Peter’s arm, the detective
4547 Fron« Street
Portland. Oregon
May, using 20 to 25 pounds of seed to and then rumbled on.
Tm sure Mr. Craven won't be long
trotted
him
rapidly
back
toward
num
­
A moment later the shadowy shape
the acre, seeded with an ordinary
now.”
of a man darted across the street and ber 98.
drill.
Mrs. Ellsworthy was moving slowly
HIDES, PELTS, CASCARA BARK, grain
“
What
are
you
going
to
do?
”
toward
the
taxicab,
and
Peter
recog
­
The first crop was cut when the Su­
toward the door, as If she didn’t really
“
Let
developments
guide
us.
”
WOOL AND MOHAIR.
dan grass was fully headed, and the nized Craven’s characteristic gait But
expect her objection to avail, an effect
We want ill you have.
Write tor prices and shipping tags
“You mean to try to get in?”
second crop in time to avoid the first for that he wouldn’t have known the
heightened
by her manner, which con­
"No:
I
mean
to
get
in,
”
Quoin
cor
­
THE H. F. N orton C o . Portland, Ore.; Seattle, Wn.
man, who was all but disguised to eyes
frost.
tinued to be perfect, lacking anything
rected
grimly.
that
had
never
beheld
him
out
of
dress
Where Sudan grass has been grown
TRAVEL AND PROFIT.
"How'll you make ’em admit you?” but gracious Interest
for two or three years it is the opin­ clothes after nightfall—Craven wear­
Lydia, however, was quite settled In
Young men and women with business training
“Don’t know precisely, as yet But
find positions everywhere.
Go to Northwest’s ion of the .growers that it will largely ing a bowler with a shabby, flapping
we're going to find out something— her determination to wait no longer.
largest Business College, BEHNKE-WALKER,
raincoat
at
a
midnight
hour,
was
a
take
the
place
of
millet
and
sorghum
Portland, Ore. All courses. Positions guaranteed.
we’re going to see Miss Craven and get Craven could lose nothing by being
Write for free illustrated catalog.
ms for fodder purposes, and also be valu­ sight unprecedented.
her
personal assurance she’s all right obliged to follow her to the Plaza ; and
able as a green fodder to cut for sup­
Peter sat up. Barely in time a devi­
or
raise
the deuce of a row in this anyway, in all fairness, she owed his
ous thought engaged his fancy, and he
O ld F alse T eeth bought Wiloavt; plementing pasture.
quiet neighborhood. Not only that, but wishes little consideration—he who
acted
on
it
promptly.
Ready
to
his
was little enough considerate to her—
older the better; crowns, bridgework bought.
hand rested the mouthpiece of a flex­ I’m still pining for a chat with Cra­ and below in the taxi all earthly hap-
A. S. Wight, Box 840. Portland, Oregon.
ven.
”
ible speaking tube, ending in a fixed
They were ascending the brownstone plness waited.
earpiece close by the chauffeur’s head.
‘Tm sorry,” she repeated mechanic-
steps.
Quoin rang imperatively.
“
Five
dollars,
”
Peter
said
distinctly
BUY DIRECT J
ally. “You’re very kind; but I really
“
Stand
back
a
moment,
”
he
suggest
­
into the mouthpiece, “if you don’t let'
pal)
-
tn
-
Cincinnati authority says corns
don’t think—”
on I'm inside, in case this man ques- ed. “Let me do the talking.”
--
‘
U.
At this point she was interrupted by
dry up and lift out
Peter had barely time to withdraw
tions.”
a shrill-tongued electric bell down­
with fingers.
to
one
side
when
the
woman
of
the
The chauffeur didn’t even signify he
stairs. Mrs. Ellsworthy started nerv­
(Do Your Own Plumbing |
had heard, so positive became his im­ house came out through the vestibule ously, eyed the girl fugitively with
Ouch ! ? ! ? ! ! This kind of rough mobility at sound of those magic syl­ and hurriedly opened the outer door.
By buying direct from us at wholesale prices
what seemed a trace of doubt, and
talk will be heard less 1 ere In town if lables, "Five dollars.”
and save the plumber’s profits. Write us to-
As it opened Quoin entered. Peter darted toward the door.
day your needs. We will give you our rock-
people troubled with corns will follow
Hastily Peter dragged bls overcoat heard him say pleasantly “Good eve­
“The telephone ! she said indistinct­
bottom "direct-to-you” prices, f. o. b. rail or
the simple advice of this Cincinnati
ning, Mrs. Elisworthy," and after that
boat. We actually save you from 10 to 85 per
authority, who claims that a few drops across the bosom of his shirt and a sort of strangled gasp from the wom­ ly. “Forgive me if I—”
cent. All goods guaranteed.
of a drug called freezone when applied crowded himself Into the corner near­
Her hand caught the knob as If
Northwest headquarters for Leader Water
an. A moment later. Quoin moving on, thoughtlessly ; but the slam of the door
to a tender, aching corn or hardened est the curb.
Systems and Fuller & Johnson Engines.
Bearing out his premonition, Craven Peter saw her clearly.
callous stops soreness at once, and
cut short her words emphatically
STARK-DAVIS CO.
soon the corn or callous dries up and stopped to speak to the chauffeur—
She had fallen back against the enough to have wakened her to appre­
112 Third Street.
Portland. Oregon
lifts right off without pain.
and the eavesdropper cursed bitterly closed door, blanched and trembling, ciation, had her act been really
He says freezone dries Immediately to hear no more than the confused destitute now of every shred of her
thoughtless.
and never Inflames or even Irritates grumble of their voices.
amiable self-possession of half an hour
For an instant Lydia paused in
the surrounding skin. A small bottle
Then without the least warning the earlier. Her eyes were fixed in terror amazement. The thing was incredible,
of freezone will cost very little at any
“ mOVIOS
ertne Murine
is
for
Tired
Eyes.
on
Quoin
’
s
face.
She
made
an
effort
drug store, but will positively remove car shot away at a round pace west­
preposterous, outrageous!
Red Eyes — Sore Eyes — s
to speak, but evoked only a dry, rasp­
every hard or soft corn or callous ward.
====== Granulated Eyelids. Rests —
None the less the door remained ob­
Refreshes — Restores. Murine is a Favorite
from one's feet Millions of American
Simmering with profanity, Peter ing sound.
Treatment for Nyes that feel dry and smart.
durately
shut, mutely testifying that
women will welcome this announce­ seized the speaking tube to bellow a
Give your Byes as much of your loving care
"You’re not ill, I trust, Mrs. Ells- the incredible was an accomplished
as your Teeth and with the same regularity.
ment
since
the
Inauguration
of
the
CARE FOR THEM
YOU CANNOT BUY NEW EYEBI
fact
high heels. If your druggist doesn’t demand for incontinent belt ; but on worthy?"
Sold at Drug and Optical Stores or by Mall.
There was a sardonic Inflection in
Ask Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for Free Book
With a little cry of indignation the
have freezone tell him to order a small second thought permitted the car to
INIinillllllllNIIHIIIIIUIHIIIHIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMniMIIMilHtl
round Into Madison avenue before he Quoin's voice that seemed to Peter a girl tried the knob. It turned freely,
bottle for you.
trifle
unnecessary.
gave the order.
but without engaging the latch. Infuri­
Not Her Fault.
"I thought,” she gasped, and gulped, ated, she caught it with both hands,
Again ut pause, this time halfway
DAISY FLY KILLER • Rlecad.nny when:
all flies. Neat, clean,
Aunt Mira—I shan’t take you to the down the avenue block, the cab ejected “I thought you were the doctor.”
braced a knee against the wall, and
ornamental, conven-
lent, cheap. Lasts all
seashore this summer, Edith.
Last an infuriated fare.
“Otherwise you wouldn’t have let me pulled with all the strength of her lithe
season . Madeoi
meial, can’tspill ortip
year during the two months you spent
in,
I
presume?
Is
there
anything
really
"What the blank did you do that
and vigorous young body ; but failed to
over; will not soil or
there you were engaged to half a doz­ for?"
serious the matter?”
injure anything.
budge the door by so much as a hair’s
Guaranteed effective.
en different men.
“Craven—” the woman panted.
"Why In blank shouldn't I?” the
Sold by dealers, or
breadth. And the only discoverable
Niece—But, auntie, what could I do? chauffeur demanded ns hotly. “You
Quoin started with horror. "Craven !” keyhole was in the knob itself—a thin,
I'd
hardly
got
engaged
to
one
young
he
iterated;
then,
controlling
himself,
told me not to let on, didn’t you? Here
irregular silt for a combination latch-
HAROLD 8MERS. 150 DeKalb Ave.. Brooklyn, N. T.
man before his vacation would be over — come through with that five!”
"I was afraid—something of the sort. key, lacking which the door, once
and he'd have to go back to the city,
Choking, Peter found his money, dis­ You've phoned for a doctor, you say? closed, could never be opened, but only
The Frog.
and that’s the way it went.
It was bursed. “How did it happen ?”
While we’re waiting let me have a look hewed or battered down.
“Please don’t call me Frog,” said just horrid. You can see it wasn’t my
“Why the old gink says, did I bring at the poor devil.”
Examination proved the room a
the little boy whose nickname was fault.—Boston Transcript.
a young lady and was I waitin’ for her,
veritable stronghold. It had only the
Frog.
CHAPTER XVI.
and I says yes, an’ he slips me three
one door. The sashes of the two win­
“Frog means a good jumper,” the
Misapplied Adage.
bones—the clock says two-forty—and
dows were guarded with locks requir­
other boy answered.
“I am Mrs. Elisworthy—yes,” said ing a key; through the panes closed
“I amassed by industry the fortune says to clear out, I won’t be needed.
“Yes,” said the first one, "but I which you squander in idleness,” said And what did you want me to do about the woman with the agreeable voice steel blinds with hasps and padlocks
don't swaller my skin.”—Indianapolis the reproachful father.
that, seein’ you didn't want him to who answered Lydia's ring. “Won’t were to be seen. There was not a bell
News.
"Well,” replied the gilded youth, know you was inside?”
you come in?”
button on the walls ; and the telephone
"that’s the rule.
Business before
And when Lydia had crossed the on the desk yielded no response to the
“Oh, nil right,” said Peter wearily.
You Know the Kind.
pleasure.”—Washington Star.
"You did precisely the right thing. Only threshold Mrs. Elisworthy shut the girl’s manipulation of the receiver
"What kind of a fellow is he?"
—I didn’t quite understand.” He eyed vestibule door and looked the girl over hook—evidently an extension cut off
"Oh, he’s the kind of a fellow who
perplexedly the colored lights of a with smiling Interest
A La Carnegie.
from the main line.
goes out for a walk with you and then
“Miss Craven, I presume?”
Mr. Millyuns — I will give you my drug store across the way.
At length Lydia yielded to the inevit-
tells you how democratic he is; not daughter, sir, if you will promise to
“You were expecting me?"
“Well, what’s the good word now,
able, sat down, composed herself to the
afraid to be seen with anybody.”- Ex. maintain her afterwards.
“
Your
father
telephoned
sometime
boss? If you're done with me, I'm on
best of her ability, and strove to fit
ago. Would you mind stepping up- some reasonable explanation to this
Suitor — Heavens!
You talk a* my way."
“No," Peter insisted. “I'm keeping stairs?"
Flattered.
though you were giving away a free
atrocious and high-handed set There
“But—I have merely • message—" was but three:
you. Run across the block and wait
“1 hear, Mr. Catts, that you said I public library. Boston Transcript.
“
Yes,
my
dear,
I
know
;
but
do
let
me
just out of sight on Park avenue. I’ll
was a wall flower at the bali.” “My
She was the victim of a nightmare.
FIERY RED PIMPLES
consider It In comfort—upstairs.”
walk back."
dear Miss Paasy, I remarked that you
Mrs. Ellsworthy was Insane.
Under the soft glow of the electric
Buttoning topcoat to chin and sacri­
were among the conspicuous mural or­
Or else Craven had never meant her
Itch and Burn Ara Usually Ec- ficing his Bond street topper to the dome Mrs. Ellsworthy’s smile and the
naments of the occasion. ” “Oh, Mr. That
to restore the necklace to Mrs. Merri-
zematous—Cutlcura Quickly Heals.
elements, Peter trudged back to Sev­ gracions Inclination of her head that lees!
Catts, now that’s something different,
but you flatter me.”
It needs but a single hot bath with enty-sixth street, then eastward past Invited Lydia anew to ascend the stair­
Bending forward, an elbow digging
Cuticura Soap followed by a gentle number 98, regarding the house aggres- way were alike quite irresistible. Lydia Into her knee, her chin clipped between
fonnd
no
excuse
for
refusing;
so
sub
­
Lingers on the Job.
application of Cutlcura Ointment to sively.
knuckles and palm, her mouth mutin-
It looked down on him now, he dued her impatience, assented with a ous, her eyes smoldering, a hot spot in
Mrs. Casey—When that young man the most distressing, disfiguring ecze-
of Maggie’s calls evenins, he stays mas, itching* and burnings to prove thought defiantly, with a touch of con­ murmur, and preceded her hostess up each cheek, motionless, Lydia brooded.
wonderful properties. They are temptuous pity for his Impotence to the staircase.
hours an' hours an' thin she has a hard their
(TO be CONTINUED.)
also ideal for every-day toilet uses.
Tm really delighted to know you.
time gettin' him t’ leave th’ house.
Free sample each by mail with read the riddle of its staid, uncommuni­
Miss Craven. Yes—straight ahead, if
The Changing Times.
Casey —Shure, that’* natural. Mike’s Book. Address postcard. Cutlcura. cative walls.
a ploomber an’ his father before him Dept. U Boston. Sold everywhere.
This war is changing all of our old­
Embittered, he walked on to Park you please. But I do need more light
wor a ploomber. — Boston Transcript. —Adv.
est Institutions. In more peaceful
avenue, and found his chartered car at to see you by.”
Entering the designated room. Mrs. days the typewriter repair man came
the appointed place. Pausing beside it.
and Ignoring the chauffeur’s well-meant Elisworthy touched a wall switch, add­ in. turned a screw, untangled the rib-
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADVANCE IN PRICE
advances (stimulated by the romantic ing the Illumination of an electrolier to bon, wrote, “Now is the time for all
subdued glow of the reading lamp good men to come to the aid of their
VAUGHAN’S PORTABLE DRAG SAW notion that this swell young guy was the
tryin’ to beat it with the old duffer’s on a desk, and paused to review the party.” and went bls way.
4 H. P. Now $145; Sept, is will be $155 daughter, and had stubbed his toe tn girl with her kindly and engaging
But times are different The reps ir
The Lightest and Strongest Drag Saw m ad e - Can
glance.
man entered the office this week an id
be Operated by One Man and Carried by Two Mop. the getaway), Peter painfully excogi-
“I’ve known your father for many wrote : "A quick movement of the a n-
tated the Inevitable conclusion that the
Vaughan Motor Works, NAIR only thing he could do was wait and years,” she affirmed, nodding; “and emy will jeopardize six gunboats.” -
PORTLAND. OREGON
watch. He comforted himself a little you’ve much of his charm, my dear. New Tort Evening Post.
Olinilicng
VALUABLE AS GREEN FODDER
SHEEP’S
CLOTHING
There’s a Heap o’
Comfort in a Bottle of
I Hotel Hoyt
ACADEMY OF THE HOLY CHILD
1.4
376
Pai
"os
will
cut
Hurrah ! How's This
It’s the drink that fits, drunk by thous­
ands everywhere, throughout the
Northwest, because it has taste, body
and health qualities. Ask your dealer.
THE PORTLAND BREWING CO.,
Portland, Oregon.
Free trial of
Resinol
for sick skins
Physicians have prescribed Resinol Ointment
and Resinol Soap for twenty years in the treat­
ment of itching, burning skin-eruptions. Sold
by all druggists ; for trial free, write to Dept.
1-T, Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
THICK, SWOLLEN GLANDS
that make a horse Wheeze,
Roar, have Thick Wind
or Choke-down, can be
reduced with
ABSORRINF
also other Bunches or Swellings. Noblister,
no hair gone, and horse kept at work. Eco­
nomical—only a few drops required at an ap­
plication. $2 per bottle delivered. Book 3 M free.
ABSORBINE, JR:, the antiseptic liniment for
mankind, reduces Cysts, Wens, Painful,
Swollen Veins and Ulcers. $1 and $2 a bottle at
dealers or delivered. Book “Evidence” free.
W. F. YOUNG, P.D.F., 403 Temple St, Springfield, Mass.
Scarcity.
"Are dancing men scarce this sea­
son?”
“I haven’t observed,” replied Miss
Cayenne. “But with all this demand
for soldiers and farmers, I fancy
they’d better make themselves so.”—
Washington Star.
Social Rivalries.
“What’s the grouch?”
“General jealously," replied the
hostess, disconsolately.
“The young
men are sulking. Each of them started
in to be recognized exclusively as the
life of the party.”—Washintgon Star.
Serious Moments.
“Did your boy Josh show any en­
thusiasm on registration day?"
“No,” replied Farmer Corntassel.
“Josh had too much business on his
mind to enjoy the luxury of gettin’ out
an’ hollerin’.”—Washington Star.
The Safety Valve.
“When a man has sworn offj drink­
ing he is usually pretty grumpy for
some time afterward.”
“Yes; after swearing off things he
usually indulges in a lot of swearing at
things.”—Boston Transcript.
MRS. KIESO SICK
SEVEN MONTHS
Restored to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
Aurora, III.—“For seven long months
I suffered from a female trouble, with
severe pains in my
back and sides until
I became so weak I
could hardly walk
from chair to chair,
and got so nervous
I would jump at the
slightest noise. I
was entirely unfit
to do my house-
work, I was giving
up hope of ever be­
ing well, when my
sister asked me to
try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-
pound. I took six bottles and today I
am a healthy woman able to do my own
housework. I wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound, and find out for
themselves how good it is” — Mrs. CARL
A. KIESO, 596 North Ave., Aurora, III.
The great number of unsolicited tes­
timonials on file at the Pinkham Lab­
oratory, many of which are from time
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value of Lydia E. Pink­
ham's Vegetable Compound, in the
treatment of female ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited to write to
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidential), Lynn, Mass., for special
advice. It is free, will bring you health
and may aave your life.
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P, N. U.
No. 33, 1917.