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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.
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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.
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