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A Real Foe To Health is a Weak Stomach From this source arises such ills as Poor Appetite, Nausea, Heartburn, Indiges tion Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Constipation. You can conquer and fortify the system against such foes by the timely use of H O S T E T T E R ’S STOMACH BITTERS Be Sure You Get the Genuine 3 T .1 S h o r t - W i n d e d but Speedy. "A d o lla r d o e s n 't go a s fa r a s It used to.” “ You v e ry fre q u e n tly s a c rific e e n d u ra n c e to sp e e d ,” re p lie d th e engi n eer. “ You m u st re m e m b e r th a t a d o lla r goes m uch f a s te r th a n i t u se d to ."— W a s h in g to n S ta r. N E W H O T E L HO USTO N Dave Houston. Prop. H. B. Thorsnes. M*rr. Thoroughly modern, lol Rooms of comfort. Mod erate Prices. Three m inutes’ walk from Union Depot. W rite for rates. 72 N Sulk St. PORTLAND. OR. Tobacco Habit Cured N ot only to users of pipe anil cigars. but the vicious cigarette habit is overcome by using the “NITRITE” treatm ent. Price complete, postage paid, $1.00. Laue-Davis Drug Co.. 3d and Yam hill, Portland, Or. (When w riting mention this paper.) Much Interested. “W h en th e B ritish a tta c k e d W a s h in g to n in 1813 a ll th e c o n g re ssm e n had to leav e th e city. Of c o u rse, th e y c am e back la te r.” “ Did th e y c o lle c t m ile ag e b oth w a y s? ” e a g e rly in q u ire d th e c o n g re s s m an a d d re ss e d .— L o u isv ille C ourier- Jo u rn a l. Dis co u ra gin g . "W im m en a in ’t got no s e n s e of the p ro p rie tie s .” “ H ow n o w ? ” “ You know t h a t b u lldog I g o t m y w ife ?” “ Y es.” “ S he w a n ts to n a m e i t F ifi.”— K a n s a s C ity Jo u rn a l. D odging R e sp o ns ib ilit y. “ Y es.” sa id Mr. G row cher. ” 1 in te n d to k e ep up th e id e a of S a n ta C lau s in m y fa m ily a s lo n g a s p o ssi b le.” “ W h a t fo r? ” “ I d o n ’t w a n t th e c h ild re n to blam e m e w h e n th e y d o n 't g e t ju s t th e p re s e n ts th e y w ere looking fo r.”— W a s h in g to n S ta r. P a r is Prices. “ Y our p ric e s a re h ig h e r th a n th o se of o th e rs .” “ W e d re ss o u r ow n beef, m u m ,” said th e b u tc h e r b y w a y of e x p la n a tio n . “ D re ss y o u r ow n beef, e h ? W ell, you m u st th in k y o u ’re th e R o d fern of th e tr a d e .”— L o u isv ille C o u rie r J o u r nal. Calcula tions. The Governor’s! T i A N o v e l l z a t i o n of Al i ce B r a d l e y ' s Pl ay <By GERTRUDE STEVENSON Illustrations from Photographs of the Stage Production Copyright, D U iPuDU attuo U i . a u U a a a r ,« ! ) by D a n a U cM oa . C H A P T E R X I I — C on tin ued. T h e New Y ork d riv e r looked a t the raw -boned w e s te rn e r and th e n pro ceeded to becom e a b so rb ed in th e all- im p o rta n t m a tte r of c o n su m in g th e la rg e s t po ssib le n u m b e r of griddle cak es in th e le a s t p ossible tim e. “ W ell," re m a rk e d th e so ciab le w ait er, a s he b ro u g h t a n o th e r cup of cof fee, "I g u e ss w e d o n ’t g e t a n y of your crow d to n ig h t.” "Y ou w ou ld n ’t g e t o u r crow d any w a y !” A nd th e w e s te rn e r inflated his c h e s t “O u r bosses a re quail-on- to a s t boys.” “A nd ch am p ag n e, too. 1 su p p o se ? ” “ N ope, m y boss d o n ’t d rin k , d o n ’t sm oke, d o n ’t keep y a c h ts o r h o rses, d o n ’t keep worn— ’’ H e sto p p ed a s he re aliz e d th a t h e w as ta lk in g loudly. T h e little w om an quietly e a tin g c ra c k e rs a n d m ilk looked up a s she h e a rd th e old, fa m ilia r form ula. “W hy, J a k e ! ” sh e ex claim ed in quick su rp rise . T h e w e ste rn e r ju m p ed up h a stily and looked to see w h ere th e voice cam e from . T h e re w as only one voice a s sw ee t a n d g e n tle a s th a t: it w as th e voice of a w om an w ho had been th e b est frien d h e had e v e r had. “ W hy, M rs. S la d e !” he ex claim ed gladly, a s h e re co g n ize d h e r in sp ite of th e fa c t th a t h e r h a ir had grow n g ra y e r a n d th a t sh e was a m uch trim m e r figure th a n she h a d been w hen he had la st se e n her. “I recognized y o u r w ord,” she lau g h ed a s he cam e o v e r to h e r tab le “ I ’ve kind of got t h a t by h e a r t h e a r in g it so o ften ,” Ja c k sta m m e red . T h en tu rn in g to h is com panion, he a sk e d him to go on alone. “ W h at a re you d o in ’ here, on a n ig h t like th is ? ” he a sk e d as h e drew up a c h a ir b eside M ary. “Oh, I o ften com e h e re," re p lied M ary. “I t ’s late , th o u g h . I’m glad to se e you, J a k e ; It’s so seldom I se e a face I know ," a n d sh e looked a t him w ould h ave deceived a sa in t. “You e a t y o u r su p p e r In peace. I give you my w ord of h o n o r I w on’t say a th in g .” “T h a n k you, J a k e ,” sh e rep lied , s a t isfied. "Good n ig h t.” As Ja k e opened th e door th e snow eddied in and a b la s t of cold w ind s e n t a c h ill th ro u g h M ary ’s body. It seem ed good to m eet J a k e , but som e how sh e a lm o st w ished sh e h a d n ’t. It had b ro u g h t b a ck so fo rcib ly th e thlngB sh e w as try in g to fo rg et. S he sa t looking in to space fo r a long tim e a f te r h e h a d gone. P e o p le cam e a n d w en t, a q u e e r a s s o rtm e n t of h u m a n ity — w om en of th e s tre e ts a n d c h a r w om en w a n tin g a cup of coffee— but sh e sc a rc e ly saw th em . S he knew w hen th e d oor opened by th e a cco m p a n y in g chill, but sh e paid no a tte n tio n to a n y o n e com ing o r going. W hen S la d e 's h an d so m e figure a p p e a re d and h is e y es se a rc h e d th e room anx io u sly sh e did not look up. F o r a m o m en t h e looked a t h e r, h u n g rily —sadly. S he w as p a th e tic ev en now, a lth o u g h sh e had c h an g e d a n d Im proved, b u t sh e did look so little and w istful a s sh e s a t e a tin g h e r lonely, sim ple m eal of c ra c k e rs a n d m ilk a n d coffee. H e w alked down th e room a n d stood b e fo re h er, b u t .it w as only w hen he sp o k e th a t she looked up. H e r e y es show ed first a m a ze m en t a n d th e n th e love sh e could in n o w ise conceal. A w a rm flush m ade h e r look, to him . a lm o st a s p re tty a s sh e h a d w hen sh e w as a girl. “ W ell, how a re you. M a ry ? ” he ask e d . It w as an o rd in a ry enough sp eech , b u t th e to n e w as te n d e r and his ey es w ere a sk in g th e q u e stio n sh e could not ignore. “ W hy, D an! 1 h e a rd you to n ig h t,” th e w o rd s w ere out b efo re sh e re c o v e red from h e r su rp rise . “ I’m glad you w a n ted to go," he said, sim ply, 'b u t w h a t's th e use of it a ll? ” T h e re w as a touch of cy n ic ism in his a ttitu d e and m anner. “O f w h a t? ” M ary asked. "O f m y g e ttin g e lected , a n d —of th e w hole b u sin e ss? ” and h e looked a t h e r se a rc h ln g ly . " A re n ’t you sa tisfie d ? " F o r a mo m en t th e re w as a tra c e of th e M ary w ho h a d k icked open th e k itc h e n d oor th a t day sh e had d riv en him from t h a t c o tta g e. " W h a t way h a s it d is a p p o in te d y o u ?” “W ell, w h a t's th e u se of being gov e rn o r if you c a n 't s h a re th e h o n o rs? ” S lad e sm iled w anly a s he th o u g h t of th e ir fo rm e r d isc u ssio n of th e Mime su b je c t. “ No, It d o e sn ’t a m o u n t to m uch a fte r all! Ja k e te lls m e you a re going to E u ro p e? " “ Yes, It's a Cook to u r,” sh e ex claim ed a s sh e p ro d u ced th e tic k e t from jfier h andbag. “It's a quick g lim p se of fam ous places. W e a re to see R om e. W e h a v e tw o d a y s th e re a n d h a lf a day for th e P y ra m id s. T h en th e H oly Land, th e n P a ris for th re e w hole days. I’m to se e eSery- th ln g —to see life! I ’ll se e th e w hole w orld In tw o m o n th s.” “ W ell, 1 hope you'll en jo y it,” he co m m e n te d sadly. “ I co u ld n ’t." “W hy n o t? ” she a sk e d Innocently. S la d e looked a t h e r fo r a full m in u te b e fo re h e replied. “ I find I ’m too old 't o m ak e new frie n d s ,” h e finally rep lied . “ I t ’s w h a t I ’ve had th a t c o u n ts ; It’s looking back, n o t ah ead . A nd I w a n t to say rig h t h e re a n d now th a t if I had it all to do o v e r a g ain I'd do d ifferently. I ’d do d iffere n tly .” "Y es, I g u e ss w e’d all do differ e n tly ,” a n d M ary fum bled a b se n tly w ith th e C ook’s tic k e t to th e w orld In tw o m onths. “ But it’s too la te now ," sh e finished. "Y ou c o u ld n 't th in k of try in g It a g ain , could you, M ary?” S la d e ’s voice w as ten se. “O h, no,” she re p lied a s If his su g g e stio n w ere n o t to be c o n sid ere d for a m om ent. "W e a re divorced and th e only dignified th in g for div o rced peo ple to do Is to sta y divorced. W hy? A re you lo n ely ? ” “No, I c a n 't h o n e stly sa y I’m lone ly,” he a n sw e red , can d id ly . “I ’m too busy for th a t I ask e d you b ecau se “L e t m e se e ,” said th e y o u n g m an, th o u g h tfu lly , “ I ’ve got to b u y som e H e r Eye* Showed Am a ze m en t. flo w ers, som e c o n fe c tio n e ry a n d som e th e a te r tic k e ts , a n d ------” “ D oing m e n ta l a rith m e tic ,” in q u ire d in te n tly , a n d J a k e th o u g h t a b it of th e m an a t th e n e x t d esk . h e r old w istfu l look c re p t in to her “ No. S e n tim e n ta l a rith m e tic .” — eyes. W a s h in g to n S ta r. “I ’ve been to th e m e e tin ’ to n ig h t, J a k e ,” sh e e xplained. “I w a n te d to In E n gla n d. C ockney (lo o k in g a t th e o s tric h in h e a r Mr. Slade. I saw in th e p a p e r he th e sh o w )— W h a t k ind of a b lo o m in ’ w a s g oin’ to sp e a k .” b e a s t h is th a t ’u n ? ’E h a in ’t no bird “ W e k ind of— we d id n ’t alw ay s h a n d 'e h a in ’t no h a n im a l. W h a t hi3 know j e s t w h e re you w ere " J a k e told ’e? h er, h is su rp rise a n d p le a su re a t S econd D itto — H i sp o se 'e 's a G er m ee tin g h e r so u n e x p ec te d ly p u ttin g m an spy.— B a ltim o re A m e ric an . him a t a lo ss to know w h a t to say. “Oh, 1 d rift ro u n d ,” M ary to ld him . Au d ib le . C lin to n — Did you g e t in w ith o u t “ I live n e a r h ere. I g o t tire d of h o tels, th e y ’re public a n d lonely. And y o u r w ife h e a rin g you la s t n ig h t? C lu b le ig h — No, n o r w ith o u t m y h e a r b o a rd in g h o u se s—w ell, p eople a re so in g h e r, e ith e r.— B oston T ra n s c rip t. in q u isitiv e. So I g o t a nice, p le a s a n t fu rn ish e d room a n d go o u t fo r m y m eals. I com e h e re b e ca u se It's cozy. Is Mr. S lade w ell?” “Y es.” “V ery w ell." “Y es, th e g o v e rn o r’s very w ell.” “Do you m ak e him w rap up n ig h ts — w e a th e r lik e th is ? Do you g e t him to p u t on his ru b b e rs ? ” a n d h e r voice G etting th e Blood in O rd er w as very ten d e r. “I su re do," lau g h e d Ja k e . “ I m ake Is R eq u ired By M ost h im do e v e ry th in g you did. T h a t's People. w hy I'm E a s t w ith h im .” “Y ou’re a good boy, J a k e ,” a n d she re a c h e d fo rw ard a n d p a tte d h is hand "T ell m e, does h e alw ay s g e t the a p p la u se h e did to n ig h t? ” sh e asked, e ag e rly . ” [ w as very proud. H e got th re e tim e s a s m uch a s a n y o n e else I found m yself a pplauding, to o .” "You b e t he d o es.” Ja k e w as very proud of h is "old m an .” "H e g ets ! over T h e o th e r fo u r w e ste rn gov e rn o rs w e 're tra v e lin g w ith —th ey a in ’t heard. Do you th in k y o u ’ll ev er com e W est again, M rs S la d e ? ” I f yon th in k yon h a r e gon* to m a s h f t only fo r th e d isca rd , tr y S. S. S. fo r th e “ N o,” an sw e red M ary, decisively blood. I t w ill aurprisA you to know w h a t " I’m p u sh in ' rig h t ahead. I’m going can b« don** fo r h e a lth on a th e blood 1« released of ib e excess o f be d r w aste* th a t to E u ro p e next. Ja k e , I'm a c itiz e n of | keep It fro m e x ercisin g i u fu ll m e a su re o f th e w orld now .” bodily rep air. "W ell.” J a k e g o t to his feet. A sud I f yau feel p la y e d o u t, go to a n y d ru g •to re a n d a sk fo r a b o ttle of S. S. S. H#*rt den re so lu tio n had form ed In h is m ind Is a rem edy th a t g e ts a : w ork in a tw in k a s h e h e a rd a b o u t th e co n tem p lated lin g : it ju s t n a tu ra lly ru sh e s rig h t Into trip to E urope. H e h a d n 't been w ith y o u r blood, s c a tte rs r r a j r i^ u t a n d left* th e go v ern o r d ally fo r th e p a st tw o cp a n i down a n d sidew ays. You feel b e tte r a t once, n o t from a stim y e a rs w ith o u t k n o w in g w hat th a t u la n t, n o t from th e a ctio n o f drurm. h i t p e rso n a g e ’s s e c re t w ish was. N e ith e r " I W an t Y o u B e c am e Y o u A r e My G ir l. ” from th e ra tio n a l effect of a n a tu r a l medi had h e devoted so m uch o f his a t cine. T h e in g re d ie n t« In S. P. S. s e r r e th* te n tio n tor m o to rs and tire s a n d c a r I c a re for you. very, v ery m uch. I've a c tiv e p u rp o se of so s tim u la tin g th e cellu lar b u re to rs • th a t he had n e g le cte d to m issed you. It w a sn 't lo n elin ess. I've tissu e s c f th e body th a t th e y pick o n t from And If a n y th in g had th e blood th e ir ow n «'ssentlal n u trim e n t an d c u ltiv a te th e a r t of Judging hu m an ju s t m issed you th u s re p a ir w o rk b eg in s a t once. T h a relief n a tu re . If J a k e w ere a n y ju d g e — hap p en ed to you b efore I’d se e n you Is g e n eral a ll o v er th e system . and J a k e th o u g h t h e w as—a w om an a g a in —w ell— m y life w o u ld n 't h ave Do n o t n e g le ct to g e t a b o ttle o f S. 8. 8. to d ay I t w ill m ake you fool b e tte r in Just . d id n ’t go to h e a r a m an sp e a k If sh e been w orth a c o n tin e n ta l. I w a n t you Also b e ca u se —b ecau se y o u 're m y girl. You a few m la u te s. I t Is p re p a re d only la th e w as w holly In d iffere n t to him l«bc r i t o r y e i T h e S w ift Specific Co., 530 a w* m an d id n 't fu ss and w o rry a b o u t a lw ay s w ere T h e girl I loved w hen Bwlf* B i d e . A tla n ta , G i. S en d f - r the!« Y ou're h a n d so m e r fre e book tollies? o f th e rr.any s t r s n r e con* a m a n ’s o v e rsh o es If she h a te d him . I w as n in eteen . d ltio n s ‘ h a t * ~ > t t v.* h u m a a iaxxulj b j "I w ish you a p le a s a n t jo u rn ey , M rs now. My G od’ M ary, b a t you look •n 91 im p o v e ris h 'd blood. S lade I g u ess I’ll h a v e to ru n alo n g p re tty to n ig h t!” now .” "O h, Dan! P le ase, I'm going," M ary “J a k e . I’d ju st as soon you d id n ’t p ro te ste d . “ay you saw m e ” M ark re m a rk e d as r . n . u . N o . 2, 1915 “ H eld on th e re " S lade laid a de ih e shook h a n d s w ith hint. ta in in g arm on her* “ I w a n t to a sk "Y ou can depend oo m e M rt. you so m e th in g Do you re m e m b e r th e j l t .d e " J a k e 's c an d o r and sin c e rity first tim e I k lsssd you?” W THEX t . a d v e r tis e r s . p l e .s e M B - Quick Relief When Utterly Worn Out t i p , t h i s p a p e r. ________ “No, I do n o t,” and M ary looked a w ay to w a rd th e w indow w h ere th e e n d le ss p ro c ess of griddle-cake m ak ing w as got; i on. "Yes, you do.” S lad e w as leaning to w a rd h e r eagerly. “You w ere b en d in g o v e r y o u r m o th e r's w a sh tu b and I— " H e sto p p ed suddenly. "M ary, If 1 w e re s ic k —would you com e back to m e?” “Oh, th a t w ould be differen t,” she a n sw e red , m ee tin g his gaze How w ould It be d iffe re n t? ” he a r gued. “W h e th e r I’m sick of body or sick ■•f h e a r t— w h a t's th e d ifferen ce? Sick o n e w ay o r th e o th er, I c a n 't g e t on w ith o u t you— I c a n 't. I've trie d It alone, a n d I c a n ’t g e t on. And you’re tire d of It. too. Y ou're not h a p p y ,” h e accused. “ W ell, yes, I am . In a w ay.” "N o, y o u ’re n o t," he p e rsiste d . “ Now, th e n , first I’m going to tnko you hom e, w h e re v e r you live. I ue o n .” H e had e asily re v e rte d to his old m a s te rfu l w ay. “No. I w o n 't!” "C om e on. th e re a re fo u r governors* w ives a t m y h o te l,” h e told h er. “I'll D an g er In O vercrow ded C ars. H e a lth C o m m issio n er G o ld w a te r’s , fig h t fo r th e s tra p h a n g e r In New Y ork Is of v ita l in te re s t to th o se w ho tra v e l a b o u t It) all la rg e c ities. “T h e w ilful c ro w d in g of o a rs ,” sa y s th e com m is sio n e r. “ is a se rio u s o ffen se a g a in s t public h e a lth atul sa fety . It can be re a d ily d e m o n s tra te d th a t th ro a t a f fectio n s. tu b e rc u lo s is a n d lik e d ise a s e ! a re tra n s m itte d from p e rso n to p e r son u n d e r th e c o n d itio n s th a t e x ist in ! su b w ay a n d o th e r p a sse n g e r c a rs .” H e reto fo re th e fig h t a g a in s t o v e r crow ding in th e o a rs h a s u su a lly been w aged on th e sc o re of d isc o m fo rt. If it is now to be c a rrie d on a s a h e a lth cam p aig n , to sa fe g u a rd th e people a g a in s t in fectio n am i c o n ta g io n , it will p ro b a b ly be effectiv e.—J e rs e y C ity Jo u rn a l. H i n t as to I m pro ve m e n t. That W eak B a ck accom panied by p a in h e re o r th e re — e x tre m e n e rv o u s n e s s — slee p le ssn e ss— m ay be fa in t sp ells—o r sp a sm s—all a re sig n als o f d is tre ss fo r a w om an. S h e m ay b e g ro w in g fro m g irlh o o d in to w om anhood—p a ssin g fro m w om anhood to m o th erh o o d —o r la te r su ffe rin g from th a t c h a n g e in to m iddle life w hich leav es so m an y , w recks o f w om en. A t a n y o r all o f th e s e p e rio d s o f a w o m an 's life “ sh e should ta k e a tonic and n e rv in e p re s c rib e d fo r ju s t su ch c ases by a p h y sician o f v a s t e x p e rie n c e in th e d ise a se s o f w om en. DR. PIERCE'S Favorite Prescription has s u cc e ssfu lly tr e a te d m o re e s s e s in p a s t f o r ty y e a rs th a n a n y o th e r know n rem edy. II can now be had in s u g a r-c o a te d , ta b le t fo rm a s w ell a s in th e liquid. Sold by m edicins d e alers o r tr ia l box b y m ail on re c e ip t o f 50 c e n ts in stam p s. Miss Elizabeth Lordahi of Berkeley. Cat., in a recent le tte r to Dr. Pierce said: “ I was completely broken down in health. 1 was srh m g a a d hail palnaalloverm y body and waaaonervoua th a t IcoulO aeream if anyone talked to me. t> el the good fortune to m eet a nurse who had been cured by Dr. Pierce s P reecnptiuu. 1 have iievoToud an occasion to consult a physician since—am in excellent health.* “ F a th e r .” sa id th e sm all boy, "is ! th e re re a lly a S a n ta C la u s ? ” “W hy, 1 be lie v e so, m y son." “ B ut a s a boy g ro w s o ld e r d o e sn ’t a b o y 's ow n f a th e r co m e to th e fro n t and c h o o se th e g ifts h im s e lf? ” D ad's Bank Roll. Ine xp e n siv e T r a v e l . “I s h o u ld n 't be s u rp ris e d if th a t W illie— P aw . w h a t is a w illow y “ I w ould I w ere a b ird ,” sh e sa n g w ere th e c a s e .” " I w ould you w e re ,” sa id h e r h u a "W ell, 1 hope it is. I h a v e n ’t said m aid en . P a w — A sk in n y g irl w ho h a s a band. “ You could go so u th fo r the m uch a b o u t it. h u t a f te r th in k in g over th e p re s e n ts I've been g e ttin g fo r tw o w e a lth y la th e r, m y so n .--C in c in n a ti w in te r w ith o u t its c o stin g m e any th in g ."— L ife. o r th re e C h ristm a se s p a st. I'd r a th e r E n q u ire r. | c u t o u t S a n ta C lau s a n d ta k e m y c h a n c e s w ith you."— W ash in g to n S ta r. In flu e n z a , P in k e y e , E p iz o o tic , D is te m p e r a n d a ll nose _ _ __ a n d t h r o a t d isea se« un red, a n d a ll o th e rs , no m a tte r h o w ' ‘e x p o se d ," k e p t fro m h a \ inf? a n y o f th e s e d is e a s e s w ith S P O H N 'S L IQ U ID D IS T E M P E R C U R E . T h r e e to six d o s e s o fte n c u re a c ase. O ne 5i»-cent D ottle g u a r a n te e d to d o so. P e s t th in « fo r brood m a r e s ; a c t s on th e blood. 50 c e n ts a b o ttle , $5 d o zen b o ttle s . 1 >ruKKists a n d h a r n e s s s h o p s o r m a n u f a c tu r e r s te ll it. A gent* Shipping Fever I F Y O U R C H I L D IS C R O S S , F E V E R IS H , C O N S T IP A T E D L o o k M o th e r! If tongue is coated, cleanse little bowels w ith “ C a li f o rn ia S y r u p of F ig s ." M o th e rs c an r e s t e a sy a f te r g iving "C a lifo rn ia S y ru p of F ig s,” b ecau se in a few h o u rs all th e clogged-up w aste, so u r b ile a n d fe rm e n tin g food g e n tly m oves o u t of th e bow els, a n d you h ave a w ell, p lay fu l child a g ain . Sick c h ild re n n e e d n ’t b e coaxed to ta k e th is h a rm le s s “ fru it la x a tiv e .” M illions of m o th e rs k e e p it lianily b e c a u se th e y know its a c tio n on th e sto m a c h , liv e r a n d bow els is p ro m p t a n d su re . A sk y o u r d ru g g ist for a 50-cent b o t tle of “ C a lifo rn ia S y ru p of F ig s,” w hich c o n ta in s d ire c tio n s fo r b abies, c h ild re n of all a g e s a n d for grow n-ups. F in al Prec au tion . “ Oh, Dan,” She M u rm u red . In tro d u ce you to th em tom orrow a fte r w e’re m a rrie d a n d th e n you c a n com e on th e trip w ith us. Y ou’ve been aw ay long enough. C om e on.” “ P o sitiv ely no,” re p lied M ary, and possib ly sh e th o u g h t she m e a n t it. “T h en y o u ’re th ro u g h w ith m e for good a n d a ll? ” h e a sk e d In su rp rise . "Well, I d o n ’t b lam e you. God! W h a t an aw fu l m em ory of a ll th o se y e a rs we lived to g e th e r you m u st h a v e !” "D on’t sa y t h a t ! ” a n d M ary s h ra n k a w ay from him . “D on’t feel like th a t! It w as only a t th e la s t; I w as u n h ap p y o nly a t th e last. B efore th a t, w hy, D an, you know p e rfe c tly well, I'd r a th e r n o t h a v e been a t all th en n o t to h a v e b een th e w ife of D aniel S. S lade." "D o you m ea n It? ” he a sk ed , eag erly. “Of c o u rse .” “ W ell, th a t s e ttle s it,” a n d he ju m p ed up to g e t h e r h eav y coat. "W e ’re goin g to tr y it again. W e've got to." “B ut w h a t w ill people s a y ? ” a sk e d M ary, w eak en in g . “I ’m all p a ck e d up to go to E u ro p e .” " T h a t for E u ro p e,” a n d re a c h in g for th e tic k e t, h e to re it in to bits. “ W e'll go to g e th e r som e day,” a n d h e held out h e r c o at Invitingly. “Oh, D an,” sh e m u rm u re d a s she o b e d ie n tly le t him p u t It on. B efore sh e had decided one w ay o r th e o th e r he had h e r bag and h e r u m b re lla and h e had h e r by th e a rm a n d In a n o th e r flash sh e w as being h elp ed Into a m o to r c a r th a t h a d been w a itin g o utside. J a k e c ra n k e d th e c a r, a n d a s h e clim bed up on th e s e a t h e chuck led to h im self: "W ell, th is Is th e tim e th e y ’ve got to h an d it to m e fo r bein g a d lp lr m at." (T H E EN D .) LONG RECORD OF ANARCHY H i s t o r y of the Island of H a iti On e C o n tin u o us Recital of R e vo lt and Ass assination. T h e re p u b lic of H a iti, th e w e ste rn end of th e Island C olum bus called “ L ittle S p a in ,” w as th e e a rlie s t e x am ple of a n om inal c o n stitu tio n a l gov e rn m e n t c a rrie d on by black m en. C olum bus found 2,000,000 frien d ly In d ian s on th e Island S la v ery killed th em off and n e g ro e s from A frica m ul tiplied lr. th e ir ste a d Of th ese, 1,500,- 000 d e s c e n d a n ts now live In H aiti. N early all a re p u re b lac k ; th e m ulat- to es d im in ish In num ber. T h e w hites w ere m assa c re d o r d riv en aw ay In th e re v o lu tio n a ry w ars. T h e p re se n t re p u b lic had belonged to F ra n c e a r e n tu ry w hen th e F re n c h re volution began. S la v ery w as th en abolished, a black reb ellio n took place, and th e B ritish Invaded th e Islan d ; b u t T o u ssa in t I'O u v e rtu re , a black G eorge W ash in g to n , dro v e th em out sn d set up a c o n stitu tio n N apoleon se n t his b ro th e r In-law, Gen. L eclerc (p re tty P olly B o n a p a rte ’s h u sb a n d ), to su b d u e th e b la c k s He m ade peace w ith T c u s sa ln t, seized him tre a c h e r ously, and s e n t him to P a ris B ut th e sam e y ear. 1803, th a t T o u a sa ln t died In p riso n th e re th e F re n c h fled from th e Island Its people w ere th u s th e I first to g e t th e b e tte r of N apoleon, fo u r y eara be fo re th e re v e rse * la Spain, n in e y e a rs b efo re Moscow. L e j c le rc had died In 1802 T h e S p a n ish p o rtio n of th e island bro k e loose from S pain and « a s joined \ to H aiti, b u t w as s e p a ra te d In 1844 as | th e re p u b lic of S a n to Dom ingo. T h is la th e re co rd of th e H a itia n c h ie f e x e c u tiv e ! D easallnes. g o v ern o r for life, aaeaaatnated. 1804; H enri C h riato p h e. king, eulclde, 1820; Boyer, p re eld en t, expelled 1*43; Sonloukue. "E m p e ro r F a u stln I.” exiled, 1*58; G effard, p re sid en t, exiled, 1847; Sal- nave, sh o t. 1849; N lesage S aget. exiled, 1*70; D om inique, exiled, 1871 “ You tre a te d th e a c c u sa tio n s w ith s ile n t c o n te m p t, of c o u rse ? " “I did." “A nd th e n w ith h a u g h ty in d iffe r ence?” “ Y es,” " T h e n you lau g h ed th em to sc o rn ? " “ C e rta in ly ." “A nd fin a lly re p elle d th em w ith ju s t in d ig n a tio n ? ” “ E x a c tly .” “ T h e n y ou'd b e tte r se e a good c rim in al law y e r n e x t."— P h ila d e lp h ia L e d g er. SPOHN MEDICAL CO.,chemisls- Goshen, Ind, C o n v e r t i b le W a tc h . A c o n v e rtib le w a tch re c e n tly d e v ised is p ro v id ed w ith a n in g en io u s se t of in te rc h a n g e a b le a tta c h m e n ts th a t m ak e th e o n e w a tch e q u iv a le n t to seven, so l'ar a s s ty le s of w e arin g a rc c o n ce rn ed . By m e a n s of th e s e a t ta c h m e n ts it m ay be w orn a s a b ra c e le t w a tch , a s a m oire, silk -ela stic , or le a th e r-w ris tle t w a tc h , a s a silk or c h a in -sa u to ir w a tch o r a s a c h a te la in e brooch w a tc h .— P o p u la r M echanics M agazine. F a t h e r's H eart. "Y o u 're n o t 'u rry iu g to w ork th is m o rn in ’?” "I'm n o t th a t.” “ S 'p o se a d u k e lik e you d o n ’t m ind lo sin g a r f a n ’o u r." "L ook 'e re . Bill, o u r tim e k e e p e r's d a u g h te r w a s m a rrie d y e s te rd a y and I te ll you if 'e ’s th e re to tim e th is m o rn ' 'e 's no f a th e r's ’e a r t .”— T id-B tts. END STOM ACH TR OUBLE, G A S E S OR D YSP EP SIA ‘Pape's D ia p e p sin ” m ake s Sick, So u r G a s s y S to m a chs s u r e ly feel fine in f iv e minutes. If w h a t you ju s t a te is so u rin g on y o u r sto m a c h o r lies lik e a lum p ol lead, re fu s in g to d ig e s t, o r you belch gas. and e ru c ta te so u r, u ndigested food, o r h a v e a fe e lin g of dizziness, h e a rtb u rn , fu lln ess, n a u se a , bad taste in m outh and sto m ac h -h ea d a ch e , you c an g e t b lessed re lie f in five m in u te s But an end to sto m ac h tro u b le fo rev ei by g e ttin g a la rg e fifty -c en t c a se ol R ape’s D iapepsin from a n y d ru g s to re You re aliz e In five m in u te s how neefi less it is to su ffe r fro m indigestion, d y sp e p sia o r any sto m ac h d iso rd e r It's th e q u ick e st, s u re s t sto m ac h doc to r in th e w orld, i t's w onderful. A H o s te ss (a t Diffe rence. p a r ty ) — Does youi Y O l' R OWN D R U G G IST WILL TE LL YOU Try M urine Eye Hemeily lor Red, W eak, W atery m o th e r allow you to h av e tw o piecei E yes am i G ra n u la te li Eyeliila; Nu S m a rtin g — of pie w hen you a re a t hom e. W illie! n st. Eye C om furt. W rite for Hook of ihe Eye W illie (w ho h a s a sk e d for a second >y m ail E rse. M urine Eye Rem edy Co., Chicago. I K ola Tablets T rapped. “ D ick,” sa id his w ife, a s sh e po u red have many friends who use them as a general th e b re a k fa s t coffee, "did you g e t any tonic and for Kidney trouble. Price 25c per box, m ail th is m o rn in g ? ” “ N o th in g b u t p a p e rs .” 5 boxes for $1.00. For sale by I.aue-Davis Drug “ Did you p o st th a t le tte r I g ave you Co.. 3d and Yamhill Sts.. Portland. Ore. y e s te rd a y ? ” "C e rta in ly ." “ S tra n g e you h a v e n 't re ce iv e d it. I t Thra ld o m . w as a d d re ss e d to you.”— l ’h ila d e lp h ia “ H e r h u sb a n d n e v e r le a v e s th e P u b lic L edger. h ouse w ith o u t h e r k n o w in g It.” "H ow do es sh e m an a g e i t? ” T h c s a r u s Outdone. “'S h e b u y s him n e c k tie s th a t h e T o m m y F ig g ja m — P aw , d o e s n 't " r e c a n 't p o ssib ly tie w ith o u t h e r a s s is t v e r s e ” m ea n to " h a c k ? ” a n c e .”— W ash in g to n S ta r. Paw F ig g jam — S u rely . T om m y F ig g ja m — T h en , w h a t did W i t h the A i d of a Stone W a ll. "I tell you th e a u to m o b ile p u ts It a ll U ncle Bill m ean w h en ho sa id th a t he b u ste d up in b u sin e ss b e ca u se h e had o v e r th e h o rse ." “ You b et! F o r one th in g , It ta k e s too m an y re v e rs e s a n d n o t e n ough se v e ra l d a y s to b re a k a h o rse , w h ile h a ck in g it? —C hicago Post. you c an b re a k a n a u to m o b ile th e f ir s t T h i n k i n g H o t and Cold. tim e you ta k e it o u t.”— B osto n T ra n s c rip t. S he— T h e m ere th o u g h t of th e fu rs you h av e p ro m ised m e m ak e s m e feel w arm . HOW TO HEAL SKIN th e m ere th o u g h t of th e ir AND SCALP TROUBLES c o H st e—-And m ak e s cold s h iv e rs ru n dow n my A B a ltim o re d o c to r s u g g e sts th is hack.— B oston T ra n s c rip t. sim ple, but re lia b le a n d inex p en siv e, ho m e tre a tm e n t fo r people su ffe rin g W a ste d T i m e . w ith eczem a, rin g w o rm , ra sh e s , a n d C lerk — M adam , I’ve le t you soe th e sim ila r itc h in g sk in tro u b le s. A t a n y re lia b le d ru g g is t's g et a ja r g re en , pink, blue, yellow ------ ” L ad y — W ell, w hile y o u 're w a stin g of R esinol O in tm e n t a n d a c a k e of R esinol Soap. W ith th e R esinol Soap tim e ta lk in g you could h a v e show n m e som e w hite, brow n, g ray , c e rise , la v a n d w arm w a te r b a th e th e a ffe c te d p a r ts th o ro u g h ly , u n til th e y a re free e n d e r a n d ro se .—C hicago D aily Nows. from c ru s ts a n d th e sk in is softened. H e r Exc use. D ry v e ry g e n tly , sp re a d on a th in la y e r of th e R esinol O in tm e n t, a n d c o v er “ S u sie B unkum is very fond of o u t w ith a lig h t b an d ag e . T h is should he d o o r s p o rts .” done tw ice a day. U sually th e d is ’’Oh. is s h e ? ” tre s s in g Iteh in g and b u rn in g stopH "Y es; s h e o ffered th a t i'S a n ex eu se w ith th e firs t tre a tm e n t, a n d th e sk in for going o u t rid in g w ith M rs. J e n k 's soon b ecom es c le a r and h e a lth y again. h u sb a n d la s t S u n d a y !”—Ju d g e . p ie c e )— No, m a'am . "W ell, do you th in k s h e ’d lik e yen to h a v e tw o pieces h e re ? ” “O h,” c o n fid e n tly , “ sh e w ouldn't ra re . T h is is n 't h e r p ie ! ”— L oulsvllli T im es. Ruptured Persona suffer more from inexperienced truV fitting than from hernia. Why not buy youi trusses from experts? Try Laue-Davis Drug Co., a t 3d and Yamhill. Portland. Ore., who ars ex perts and know how. Scene: E n g lis h T r a i n i n g Camp. Z ealous S e n try — A fraid I c a n 't lei you go by w ith o u t th e p assw o rd , sir! ir a te O fficer— But, confound you! 1 tell you I’ve fo rg o tte n it. You know m e w ell enough. I'm Maj. Jones. S e n try —C a n ’t h e lp it, s ir; m ust h a v e th e p assw ord. V oice from th e g u a rd te n t— Oh d o n 't sta n d a rg u in g a ll nig h t, B ill; sh o o t ’ini.— T a tle r. D r. P ie rc e ’s P le a s a n t P e lle ts regu late and in v ig o ra te stom ach, liv e r anc bowels. S u g ar-co ated , tiny granules. E asy to ta k e a s candy. M atter of Sentiment. "D o you th in k a g re e n C h ristm a s ii u n d e sira b le ? ” “T h a t e o lo r,” re p lie d Mr. R a fferty "is one th a t can do n o th in g e x c e p t in th e w ay of im p ro v e m e n t— b u t I'll bs d ra w n in to no political a rg u m e n t.”— W ash in g to n S ta r. N ot in T h is W ar. “ W h a t a re you re a d in g a b o u t? " "T h e ru in s of P om peii.” "W h en w as It b o m b ard e d ?"— L o u is ville C o u rier-Jo u rn al. W rong W om an. J u s t a s soon a s s h e g e ts a "s u re A m ind re a d e r aid ed a c h a u ffe u r re M irs H obbs— I saw y o u r w ife y e s th in g ” tip on th e w in n e r Ita ly m ay c en tly . W o n d er If It w as in d e te r try to g e t in th e m oney. m in in g th e w ealth of his fares. te rd a y . Mr. B ohhs—Did you? W h a t did sh e h a v e to sa y ? M iss H o b b s—Oh, n o th in g ! Mr. Bobbg— T h a t w a s n 't m y w ife.— P uck. Rheumatism Sprains Lumbago Sciatica 10 C E N T " C A S C A R E T S ” FOR L IV E R A N D B O W E LS C u re Sick H eadache, C o n stip a tio n , Biliousness. So u r Sto m a ch, Bad B re a t h — C a n d y C a th a rtic . W hy grin and bear all these ills when Sloan’s Linim ent kills pain ? No odds how bad y o u r liv er, sto m ach o r b ow els; hc-.v m uch y o u r head a ch e s, how m ise ra b le you a re from c o n stip a tio n , in d ig e stio n , b ilio u sn e ss a n d slu g g ish bow els you a lw a y s g e t re lie f w ith C a sc are ts. T h e y im m e d ia te ly c le a n s e and re g u la te th e atom - j ach, re m o v e th e BOtir, fe rm e n tin g food and foul g a se s; ta k e th e e x c e ss bile from th e liv e r a n d c a rry off th e c o n stip a te d w a ste m a tte r a n d poison from th e in te s tin e s a n d bow els. A 10-cent box from your d ru g g is t will k eep y our liv e r a n d bow els c le a n ; sto m a c h sw e e t a n d h e ad c le a r fo r m o n th s. T h ey w ork w hile you sleep. " I have used y our L inim ent say it is fine. I have used it th ro a t, strained shoulder, and like a charm .”— Allen Dunn, Vox 88, I'ine Valley, Mite. C o m p a r a t i v e l y Good. SLOANS LINIMENT F o u n d W a n tin g , “ B ru d d e r P e rk in s, yo’ been flg h tln ,’ I h e a h ,” said th e co lo red m in iste r. “ Y aas, Ah w uz." "D o an yo’ 'rn em b ah w h u t d e Good Book sez 'b o u t tu rn in ' d e o d d e r cheek?" "Y aa s, p a h so n ; b u t h e h it m e on m ah nose, a n ’ I'se o nly g o t on e.”— L iv in g sto n lo in re . All D ealers 25c. Send four cents in stamps to r a free TRIAL BOTTLE. DR. EARL S. SLOAN, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. A s ta rv in g g irl sold h e r h a ir to e s cape d e a th from s ta rv a tio n . O ne of t h o s e h a ir b re a d th esc ap e s, e v id e n tly . PUTNAM FADELESS U « r n o r t forxfs f After a n d >rtffft««r 'Mors H im a n y ->tK#r i y t . it t t "Jio w to Dp« m d Houle I, 111 am a painter a n d paperhanger by trad e , consequently u p a n d down lad ders. A bout tw o y ears ago m y left knee becam e lam e and sore. I t pained me a t nights a t tim es till I could n o t rest, and I was contem plating giving u p m y trade on account of it when I chanced to think of Sloan’s L inim ent. I h a d never tried i t before, a n d I am glad to s ta te th a t loss th a n one 25c. b o ttle fixed m e up ap p aren tly as good as ever."— Char lee C. Campbell, Florence, Texae. “ So you a r e goin g to oe m a rrie d , M a ry ? ” "Y es, m a ’am , a n d I'll be lea v in g you n e x t T u e s d a y .” “ W ell, I hope you a re g e ttin g a good h u sb a n d .” “ If h e a in ’t b e tte r th a n th e one you’ve got I w o n 't k e ep h im long.”— D e tro it F re e P re ss. W rit« lor a n d can for sore it acted Mu E v rrv pack i*« |u « r tn t f f d to c«i«nd«f. t ic Lr«. « it. C o lo t D ep t. ■ DYES S ilk . W o o l. C otton u \4 M ia«d Good« a t on« hotline. M GN BO fc D R U G CO M PA N Y . Dt***«n>*nt Z . Quincy, 10 c « M