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MAYOR OF SUNBURY Says Pe-ru-na Is a Good Med icine. Hon. C. C. Brooks, mayor of Sun bury, Ohio, also attorney for Fannera' bank and Sunbury Building and Loan Co., writes: "I have the utmost confidence in the virtue of Peruna. It is a jrreat medi cine. I have used it and I have known many of my friends who have obtained beneficial results from its use. I can not praise Peruna too highly." HON, C. C. BROOKS. Ji! There are a host of petty ailments which are the direct result of the weath er. ' . . This is more true of the excessive heat of summer and the intense cold of winter, but it is partly true of all sea sons of the year. v hether it be a cold or a cough, ca- u I, i i i 1 U1 uukoi wuuijjioiim, , that tnere would be some difficulty in per whether the liver be affected or the Bunding him to go. kidneys, the cause is very liable to be j "What's the trouble?" he asked, the same. "He says he is the caliph of Bagdad, The weather slightly deranges the and he doesn't have to go anywhere ua mucous membranes of the organs and less he chooses. H says he's going to the result is some functional disease, j stay right here." Peruna has become a standby in thous-l "1 can fix that, all right," the officer ends of homes for minor ailments of this j said. sort. I Entering the room, he walked up to Ask your Druggist for Free Peruna Al-: him and extended his hand. manacfor 1907. , 'Haroun al Raschil," he said, with a , . rr-.-i genial smile, "how-are you, old boyV" Rigrit. "Who are you, slave?" haughtily de- Little Boy Are not all the words used to be found in the dictionary, I "No, my child; new words are coined every day." I "And what Is the last word, papa?"i "I don't know, dear. Ask your I mother, she always has the last word." Translated for Transatlantic Tales , from Le Rlre. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case ot lching, blind, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 60c. The Point of View. "Bllggins Is an extremely selfish man." "No," answered the charitable per son, "he Isn't selfish. He Is merely a subjective reasoner. He can't under stand, when he has all the roast tur key and pie he wants, why everyone else should not be perfectly happy." Washington Star. SKIN DISEASES HUMORS IN THE BLOOD When the blood is pure, fresh, and healthy, the skin will be soft, smooth and free from blemishes, but vhen some acid humor takes root in the circu lation its presence i3 manifested by a skin eruption or disease. These humors get into the blood, generally condition of the members of the body whose duty it is to collect ana carry off the waste and refuse matter of the system. This unhealthy matter is left to sour and ferment and soon the circulation becomes charged with the acid piercing shiek, and hurled herself almost poison. The blood begins to throw off the humors and acids through the on me. In that instant I remember see pores and glands cf the skin, producing Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Psoriasis, ing the three men with Paolo suddenly Rait TJheiim nnrl k1.-i'ti prrmtinns rf various kinds. T.czctna nnnears. usuallv rise to their feet, while the other in the with a slight redness of the skin followed by pustules from which there 'flows a sticky fluid that dries and forms a crust, and the itching is intense. It is generally on the back, breast, face, arms and legs, though other parts of the body may be affected. In Tetter the skin dries, cracks and bleeds; the acid in the blood dries up the natural oils of the skin, which are Intended to keep it soft and pliant, causing a dry, feverish condition and giving it a hard, leathery appearance. Acne raake3 its appearance on the lace in the I suffered with Eczema for forty "m. 0I. PlmPle!! ana. ft. vF years nd could find nothing- to Psoriasis come3 in scaly patches on diner- uffewd lMelVwIttt'ths ltch CDt paftS f bdy 9ne of the WOrst innd bumine: tmatulea would forms of skin trouble is Salt Rheum j form from which there flowed its AiiliaSiSSLiltt sometimes causing baldness. Poison Oak the akin waa left as raw as a piece and Ivy are also disagreeable types of skin ?L L.l'y' S?yj!a disease. The humor producing the trouble i V - ma ei rt i 1 VI when I used S fsot cure. There 'hathroubuerleea Winter to break out and torment the sir raturn cf tha trouble. C. H. EVAN3, Stockman, Neb. Of YEGETABE while SKin because thev do not reach the blood. PURELY and forces out every particle of foreign matter and restores the blood to its and ftfter thRt j heard the -yo-heave" of nbrmal, pure condition, thereby permanently curing every form of skin tne men hauling, as I judged, at a main affection. Book on Skin Diseases and any medical advice desired sent free. Baii, The second order, "Sheets home 1" to all who write. S. S. S. is for sale at all first class drug stores. proved to me that I was behind a sailing TXtf fWWT If Ckaaa Arrmt. "George," said Mrs. McSqulllop te her lies lord, who was toasting his shins befera tb fire, "I suppost you get the credit far sweeping the snow ofl our frant walk." "I reckon I do, Cynthy," responded George. "And you know you don't do a lick of It You know I do It myself." "You do, Cyuthy. There can't be any doubt about that" "Well, what sort 0 a man do you think you are?" "I'm a blamed small specimen of a man. Cynthia," said George, still se renely toasting his shins. "I have no doubt I am meaner aud more conteinp- tibia than you think. Lord, love you, CIIAPTEU XII.-(Continued.) Cynthy, you cant get Into any argu- rhe room was filled with the scum of nient with me on that proposition. I'm -ea-going humanity ; foul smoke from foul the laziest, good for nothlngest onerlest pipes floated In choking clouds to the dirt man In the neighborhood.' If It wasn't begriined ceiling. Now and again, be that I've got such a good wife, I'd go twixt the shouting and the singing, a and blow my worthless brains out. Sup- young girl, whose presence in such a com per ready yet, dear?" Philadelphia Pny turned my heart sick, played upon Index a nnri)' at,d there was a mahogany-faced hag whom the men addressed as "Mother A DIe Appeal. Catch." She seemed to have the eye of A story Is told of a New York car a hawk ; nor did I escape her glance. She conductor who had once been In the shuffled up to me and stood glaring with ministry, and who retained some of her shining eyes for a moment or two, the his former ways of speech in bis new VCTy presentment of an old-time witch, calling The glass door again swung open; three He had been at the front of the car ? entered through it, and I recognized collecting fares, and when he returned the t 'reeI? hem ' mora.e nt, e . ,, f ., . was the Irishman, "Four-Eyes the sec- to his platform a well-disposed person on(J wng the lante.jawed Scotsman, who told him that a man had boarded the hnd been nddressed in Parig a8 "Di(.k the car at Houston street and had found a Ranter . the third waa "Roaring John," place Inside. it0 whose face Dan had emptied the con- The conductor steeped Inside the tents of his duck gun three days before, doorway, and ran his mild gaze up and The ruffian had. his mouth all bound In a down the car, but could not be sure bloody rag, but he was in nowise depress- which of the tightly-packed passengers ed ' and, although the gun had stoiped was the late arrival. n's speech, he smacked Paolo on the back "Will the gentleman who got on at whn he greeted him. ' ti,.d i .,.. w One of the men started a wild dance. It calmly, The gentleman rose Involuntarily, and with a bow and a "Thank you! the conductor collected his fare. Majesty of a Great Flame. The officer, who had come in a closed ! carriage to take the man of the bouse 'i n tha HatantiAn hnsnitfll was infnrinpd - I manded the other. "Don't you know m? I am the ah koond ot Swat. 1 have come toUke you out for a ride. Come with me." "Your highness outranks me. I will Stain oa Book-. Ink stains may be removed from a book by applying with a camel's hair pencil a small quantity of oxalic acid diluted with water and then using blot ting paper. Two applications will re inctve all traces of the Ink. ' To remove grease spots lay powdered pipeclay each side of the spot and press with an Iron as hot as the paper will bear with out scorching. , Sometimes grease spots may be removed from paper or cloth by laying a piece of blotting paper ou them and then pressing the blotting paper with a ho.t iron. The heat melts the grease, and the blotting paper ab sorbs It Italy has more extended bouse indus tries than any other country. because of an inactive or sluggish favorite point of attack is the scalp, J i. xi 1 1 J 4.1 t 4.1. . sufferer with the return of Spring. The best treatment for all skin diseases is S. S. S. It neutralizes the acids and removes the . tu. oi,; jefan f t;nff DU ,Uttb kilt; Vi l..ug t:tA nrkA :o, 1 r;cUA K o 1 e t . t. hi. i t.-.JT i supply of fresh, healthy blood. External applications of salves, washes, lotions, etc., they soothe the itching caused by anecuons, can never cure me irouoie S.S.S. eoes down into the circulation Mram CO.. ATLANTA. CA. THE IRON PIRATE A Ttain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea By MAX PEMBERTON was an extraordinary exhibition, and it pleased the men about so that they roared with delignt- T wag watchig it, but my attention was suddenly diverted by the sense that something under" a near table was pulling at my leg. I looked down quickly, and saw a strange sight ; it was -the black face of the lad Splinters, who had been treated so brutally In Paris. He,, crouching under the table, was making signs to me, earnest, meaning signs, so that without any betrayal I leaned my head down as though upon my hands, and spoke to him : "What i it, lad?" I asked in a whis per. "Wbat-do you want to say?" "Don't stop here, sir!" he answered in a state of great agitation. "They know you, and are going to kill you I" He said no more, crawling away at once ; but he left im hot with fear. I left my seat, and joshed amongst the men, passing nearer -'and' nearer to the street, until at last I was at the very por tal Itself. Then I saw that a change had been made while I had been sitting. doon of ww wMe open the wav to the treet without was no longer clear an iron curtain had been drawn across the entrance. This was a terrible discovery. It seem ed to me that the Iron door had been clos ed for an especial purpose. I knew, how- wr- that .when the dan waB over BOmj of the audience would Wish to go out, and so I, waited by the curtain. The men were . then about to push their tables to the cen ter again, but the hag raised her voice and cried : "As you are, my pretty gentlemen ; H's only the first party ye've been treated to. No, no ; ye don't have the door drawn yet awhile. Good boys, all of ye, there's work to do : ho ! ho ! work to do. Somehow, all the. men immediately around me slunk away, and I found my self standing quite alone, with many star ing at me. The four men whom most I feared had turned their backs, but the rest of the assembly had eyes only for the terrible woman and for myself. Presently the discordant music began again. The hag moved with a hobble and a jig to the far end of the room, and began to come straight down to the door whereby stood. I know not what presentiment forewarned me to beware as the creature drew near. I had my revolver in my pocket, but had I shown it twenty barrels would have answered the folly. There 'was nothing to do but to face the screech ing woman : and this I did. At the last, the old witch, who had danced for some moments at a distance of ten pace8 f r0m the spot where I stood, became as one possessed. She uttered a room called out In their excitement. But ha heru8e'f rew 'rom h" ;east something that she had concealed there ; and- " "Jj J'n my bead and ,? ' ' CHAPTER XIII, mm 1 regained consciousness It was because rain beat upon my face, a driz- sn warm rain of late summer, and there was spray from a fresh sea. For gome minutes I set myself to ask where I was; but I knew that I was bound at the left hand and at my feet, and when I raised my head, I saw that I lay In An omon Vista f huf rtrt foot vara f tiTQ tvla the stern of It, and I could see nothing of Bne PTr wnicn mo me Doat or OI rae about us- The boat in which I lay was painted white, and was of elegant build. She ..... a , . . . . , . had all the fine lines of a yachts Jolly boat and when I ra sed my head I could her fiMi had ,n on, .iion h,van at ,agt by a ghout and e to movei j,j. ot. ..nm ,,.1 m. skip, perhaps a yacht There cams a snd den shout from the deck of the ship. "Ho, Bill, ib the young 'uu gone?" "No, my hearty." And then I heard a voice I knew, the voice of the Irishman, "Four-Kyes." Is it the boi ye're mlndin? Throw him a sheet, one av yer; It's meself that's not bringing the guvner a dead body when he wants a live one!" They tried to throw me a sheet as the man hnd ordered, and I heard it fall In the water at my bend. I pondered long on the . remark of the Irishman, that -the 'guvner" wanted me alive. It was quite clour that my life was snfe from these men until they reached their chief. The rain censed and the sun shone, drying my clothes upon me. I struggled and in doing so I found that the ropes binding my right arm were tied with common hitches ; and my experience as a yachtsman let me get free of them with very little trouble. I did not sit up at once, but turned my hend to look at the boat which towed me, and saw that she was a barque-rigged yacht after the Amer ican fashion;' her name Lnbrador being conspicuous across her stern. My boat was towed by a double hawser, but no man watched me, and I lay down again reassured. The hope of escape was already in my head, for I judged that we could not be far out from New York. It oc curred to me that If they would only let me be until nlfeht I could get my left hand Finally there was a change in the mo notony of the scene. I heard an order to heave the barque to. I felt all motion cease, and then someone hauling at the hawser, so that the jolly-boat was pulled against the side of the bigger ship: and, looking up, I saw half a dozen of Black's gang watching me from the quarter-deck. Then a ladder was put over the bulwark, and "Four-Eyes" came down It with a great can of steaming stuff. He stepped off the ladder to the stern sent, and then bent over me. But I saw this only, that he had a knife In his belt; and I made up my mind In a moment to get it from him. He held to the rope with one hand while he put the can of hot stuff to my lips with the other. I drank half of it with great gulps, feeling the warmth spread through my body to my very toes as the broth went down ; snd a great hope! consoled me, for I had his knife, having snatched it from him when first he stoop ed. The good luck of the theft made me quick to empty the pot of gravy. Four- Eyes went over the Bide again, and the yacht moved onward lasily in the softest of breezes from the west. When I deemed that I had waited long enough I cut away the remaining ropes at my feet, and crouched unbound In the boat. I crawled to the bow, and began to cut the strands of the hawser one by one. I felt my boat go swirling away on the backwash. It was a moment of su preme excitement, and I lay quite' flat,' waiting to hear If I were missed ; but I heard no sound, and looking around me presently, I saw the yacht away a mile, and I knew that I was a free man. , When a couple of hours had passed I took a new consolation In the thought that I must be In the track of steamers bound out from, or to, New York; and In this hope I covered myself in the tarpaulins and lay down again to shield myself from the wind which blew with much sharpness as the night grew. I did not sleep, but lay half-dazed for an hour or more, and was roused only at a curious light which flashed above me In the sky. The light was clearly focussed, being a volume of Intensely bright, white rays which passed right above me with slow and guided mo tion, and then stopped altogether, almost fixed upon the jolly-boat. I knew then what It was, and I sat up to see the great beams of a man-of-war's searchlight, showing an arc of the water 'almost as clear as by the sun s power. The light shone in all Its brightness for some five minutes ; then it died away sud denly, and on the spot whence It had come I could just distinguish the ' dark hull of a steamer. Some moments, long moments to me, passed In feverish con jecture ; and then In the pathway of the light' rekindled I saw in all distinctness the outline of a long-boat, fully manned, and she was coming straight to me. Its progress seemed slow; the men In It made me no manner of signal. They came In a bee-line towards me, and the radiat ing light never moved once whilst they rowed. In the end, I myself broke the silence, shouting lustily to them, but get ting no answer until I had repeated the call thrice. The fourth cry, loud and in something desperate, brought the response so eagerly awaited ; but when I recognized the voice of him who then hailed me I fell down again In my boat with a heart stricken burst of sorrow, for the voice was the Irishman's, and Four-Eyes spoke : "Avast hailin. young "un," he cried; "we ain't goin' io part along o' your socie ty no mors, don't you be frettln'." They dragged me Into their boat, and, taking my own In tow, they rowed rapidly to the distant steamer, on whose deck 1 stood presently ; but not without pro found fear, for 1 knew that at last I was a prisoner on the nameless ship. CHAPTER XIV. There was light from six lanterns, held by giant negroes, to greet me when had mounted the luiider and was at last on Uhe deck of the great ship ; but nous of the men spoke a word, nor could I see their faces. Que of the men silently touched me ou the shoulder, and I follow ed him along a narrow strip of iroa deck, past a great turret which reared Itself above me, and again by the covered forms of quick-firing guns. We descended a short ladder to a lower deck, and so to the companion way, and to a narrow pas sage in which were many doors. One of these he opened, and motioned mo to en ter, when the door was closed noiselessly behind me, and 1 found myself alone. My first feeling was one of Intense sur prise. I hnd looked to enter a prison. The cabin was not Inrge, but one more artistic In effect was never built. Hung all around with poppy-colored silk, the same material made curtains for the bunk. It was employed also for tho cushions and covering of the armchair and the couch, and to drape the dressing glass and basin which were In lhe left-hand comer. It seemed, Indeed,- that the whole room wm a harmony In scarlet, with a scarlet cell ing and scarlet hangings. The feet sank above the ankles In a soft Indian rug, whiJi was ornate with the quaint mosaic like workings and penetrating colors of all Eastern tapestry. For light, there was an nrc lamp, veiled with gauze of the faintest yellow. The room would have been perfect but for a horrid blot uiwn It a blot which stared at me from tha outer wall with bloodshot eyes and hide ous visage. It was the picture of a man's head that had been severed from the body. The picture almost terrified me, but I thought, If no worse hnrra befall me, whnt odds? and I sat down, all wonder ing and dazed. My conclusion was that the man Black could be showing me this marked consid eration only for some motive of self-interest. It was evident that he hnd been aware of my intention to follow him from the moment when Roderick purchased our new steamyacht, He had put one of his own men craftily upon the ship to watch us, and had made a bold attempt to deal with us In mid-Atlantic. Foiled there, he hnd taken advantage of my folly In entering such a piace as the Bowery, and had given orders that I should be carried to his own ship. Suddenly the electric light went out. I ' sat quite still for some half an hour. There was no noise of movement save on the deck above, and my own cabin re mained as still as the grave. It appeared that I was to be left unmolested for that night at any rate. I undressed and lay down In one of the most seductive beds I have met with at sea. I was so weary and fatigued with my sufferings in the open boat that 1 fell asleep at once, and must have slept for many hours. I awoke In the day. The red curtains opposite my bunk were drawn back, admitting dull light from a port hole through which I could look upon a tumbling sea, and a sky all girt with, rain clouds. My armchair was occupied by a man, dressed with all the scrupulous neatness of a thorough going yachtsman. He had a bright, open face, and there was something refined and polished in his voice. Good morning to you," he said ; "I hope you have slept well? I didn't wake you before, because sleep is the best medi cine la your case. I'm a doctor, you know." . "Oh! you're the physlcian-ln-ordinary to the crew, I suppose ; you must see a good deal of practice." He looked rather surprised at my mean ing remark, and then said quite calmly, Yes, I write a good many death certifi cates. You must be hungry. I will ring for breakfast ; and, if you would take a rub, your bathroom Is here." . He opened the door in the passage, and led the way to a cabin furnished with marble and brass fittings, wherein was a full-sized bath. I took a bath, and found him waiting for me when I had finished. We returned to the scarlet room, and there spread upon the table was a meal worthy of Delmonico's. My new friend said nothing as I ate; but when the re past was removed he began, to talk at once. I regret," he said,' "that I cannot supply you with a morning newspaper j the latest journal that I can lend you Is a copy of Saturday last. There is a pas sage In it which may Interest you." The paper was folded and marked in a certain spot. I read it with blank amazement, for It. was a full account of the nameless shin's attack upon the Amer ican cruiser snd the Ocean King. The matter ws the subject of a profound sensation, "ot only In America, but throughout the world. The Chilian gov ernment had been approached at once, but had repudiated all knowledge of the mys terious ship. Meanwhile war vessels from England, America and from France had set out to scour the seas and bring such Intelligence as they could. The whole ac count concluded with the rumor that a gentleman in New York had knowledge of the affair end would at once be inter viewed. "You see that interview was unfortu nately interrupted," said the doctor. "You are the gentleman with the full particu lars. I am here to ask you to write accu duately for us a complete account of every step you have taken in this matter since you were fool enough to follow Martin Hall." "And otherwise?" "Otherwise, you would give all you possessed if 1 would shoot you now as you sit. If you would still have life, not altogether under unfavorable conditions, you have but to ask for pen, Ink and pa per and to make yourself one of us." "That I will never do 1" "Oh, you say that now; but we shall give you some days to think of it. Let me advise you to be a man of common sense, and not run your head against a stone wall. We are now bound on a four days' voyage. During these four days, you need fear nothing. So don't disturb yourself , unnecessarily until Captain Black puts the question to you." (Xo b continued.)