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.)