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,,9|SlL Hiiiiifii namw>*fcenfcenfc^wkm*»a «*«*»%» »»*• »* By RANDALL PARR1SH !(?'v:'-v •Ap'-'kli SC.;*';'t '*' • i-k-i '•*• ... •"• .If*- "V .*..> 4 .-_ ,z \ A* _ji.* W-: *>P Nf>- ? v i CHAPTER XXVII--Continued. ' . --18-- • 5 **Vt>t vas eet you say "bout dis sheep? '•et haf choljera--hey?" Dorothy took a step forward, and •confronted them, her cheeks flushed. "Tou are sailors," she said, speaking *wtftiy, "and ought not to be afraid If a Ctrl Isn't. It is true this vessed was ravaged by cholera, and the crew died; but the bodies have been flung overboard-- Captain Carlyle risked his life to do that before he asked us aboard. Now there Is no danger so long as we remain on deck. I have no fear." The Swede shook his head, grumbling something, but before the revolt could spread Watklns broke in. **An' that's right, miss. I wus on the Bombay Castle when she took cholera, an* we hed twenty-one days of tt beattn' agin head winds off the Cape. We lost sixteen o' the crew, but not a man among us who stayed on deck got dck. Anyhow, these blokes are goln' ter try their luck aboard yere, er else •Wlm fer it" He grinned cheerfully, letting slip the cod of the painter, the released quarter- boat gilding gently away astern, the width of water constantly increasing- "Now, bullies, Jump fer it If yer want ter go. All right then, my hearties, let's hunt up something to work with and scrub this- deck. That's the way to clean out cholera." He led the way and they followed him, grumbling and cursing, but obedient I added a word of en courage- Bent, and in a few minutes the whole gang was busily engaged in cleaning Bp the mess forward, their first fears evidently forgotten in action. Watklns kept after them like a slave driver. It was not difficult finding plenty., for the lads to do, making the neglected schooner shipshape, and adjustln « the spread of canvas aloft to the new course I decided upon. Sam started a fire in the galley and prepared a hot meal, singing as he worked, and before noon I had as cheerful a ship's crew forward as any m«»r could possibly ask for. Dorothy and I glanced over the log, but gained little Information. As the sun reached the meridian I ventured again into the cabin and returned with the necessary Instruments to determine our position. With these and the pricked chart, I managed fairly well in determining our location, and choosing the most direct course toward the coast : CHAPTER XXVIII. Copyright, Uy A. C. McClurg * Co. the feet of the king. 1 am a Fairfax, and we have friends in England, strong, powerful friends." s "I am convinced," 1 admitted, after 4 pause, "that this course is the wiser one, but fear the opposition of the men. They will never go willingly." "Th*re is an argument which will overcome their fear. I mean cupidity. Each sailor aboard has an Interest in the salvage of this vessel under the English law. Also there must be gold aboard--perhaps treasure also. Let the crew dream that dream and you will need no whip to drive them into an English port" "Full pardon, and possibly wealth with it," I laughed. "A beautiful scheme, Dorothy, yet It might work. Still, if I know sailormen, they would doubt the truth, If it came direct from me, for I am not really one of them." "'But Watklns is. Explain it all to him; tell him who I am, the influence I can wield In the colony, and then let him whisper the news to the others. Will you not do this--for my sake?" "Yes," I answered; "I believe you have found the right course. If you will promise to He down and sleep I will talk with Watkins now. I may catch some catnaps before morning, but most of the time shall be prowling about deck. Good night, dear girl." She extended her arms, and drew me down until our lips met. "You are actually afraid of me still," she snid. "Why should you be?" "Somehow. Dorothy, * you hare always S«emed' jps flw. away from me I \G* State News i*?4:* m A New Plan of Escape. occurred during the afterto disturb the routine work aboard or to cause me any uneasiness. Sunset brought clouds, and by the time It was really dark the entire sky was overcast, but the sea remained comparatively calm and the wind steady. It was a pleasant night In spite of fte darkness, the air soft and refreshing. The locker was filled with flags, representing almost every nation on «arth. I dragged these out and spread than on the deck abaft the cabin, thus forming a very comfortable bed, and tt last Induced the girl to He down, wrapping her In a blanket Finally I found a seat beside her on a coll of tope, and we fell into conversation. This was the first opportunity we had enjoyed to actually talk with each other alone. .."•Dorothy,** I said humbly, "you were {tightened last night I cannot hold |W to what you said to me then.** "You mean you do not wish to? But I was not frightened." "And you still repeat what you said Chen? You said, 'I love you.'" "Yes, I can repeat that--I love you." "Those are dear, dear words; but I #Oght not to listen to them, or believe. I am not free to ask a pledge of you, or (• beg you to trust me in marriage • "Is not that rather for me to deader* she questioned archly. "I make a confession now. You remember the night I met you on deck, when you were a prisoner, and told you that you bad become the property of Roger Fairfax? I loved you then, although I scarcely acknowledged the truth even to myself. We are all alike, we Fairfaxes; we choose for ourselves, and laugh at the world: That is my answer, Geoffry Carlyle; I give you love for love.** i "I would ask an opportunity denied • £ am--to stand once more in honor among men. I would not be ashamed before Dorothy Fairfax." "Nor need you be," she exclaimed : Impetuously, her hands pressing mine. *You wrong yourself, even as you have I been wronged. You have already done that which shall win you freedom, if It be properly presented to those In 'S:';: .power. I mean that It shall be, once ! s-"' 1 am safely back in Virginia. Tell me, What are your plans with--with thia pchooner7" "To beach it somewhere along shore, ; "r fend leave it there a wreck, while we escape. The men Insist on it with good l/i . Reason. They have been plratea, aad A Even as the big ape's grip caught me, ripping through jacket sleeve to the flesh, I realized my great peril, but I was no longer paralyzed with fear, helpless before the unknown. I drove my hatchet straight between those two gleaming eyes. The brute staggered back, dragging me with him. His humanlike cry of pain ended In a snarl, but, brief as the respite proved, It gave me grip on his under jaw and an opportunity to drive my weapon twice more against the hairy face. The pain served only to madden the beast, and before I could wrench free he had me clutched In an iron grip, my jacket torn into shreds. His jaws snapped at my face, but I had such purchase as to prevent their touching me, and mindless of the claws tearing at my flesh I forced the animal's head back until the neck cracked and the lips gave vent to a wild scream of agony. I dared not let go } dared not relax for an instant the exercise of every ounce of strength. I felt as though the life was being squeezed out of me by the grasp of those hairy arms; yet the very vise in which I was held yielded me leverage. The hatchet dropped to the deck and both my hands found lodgment under the Jaw, the muscles of my arms strained to the utmost, as I forced back that horrid head. Little by little It gave way, the suffering brute whining in agony, until, the pain becoming unendurable, the clinging arms suddenly released their hold letting me drop heavily to the deck. By some good fortune I fell upon the discarded hatchet, and stumbled to my feet once more, gripping the weapon again in my fingers. I sprang straight toward him, sending tlje sharp blade of the hatchet crashing against the skull. The aim was good, the stroke a death blow, yet the monster got me with one paw, and we fell to the deck together, he savagely clawing me in his death agony. Then the hairy figure quivered and lay motionless. I released the stiffening grip, rising to my knees, only to immediate^ ly pitch forward unconscious. When I came back once more to life I was upon the schooner's deck breathing the fresh night air, Dorothy and Watkins bending over me. I Dared Not Let Go. have never been able to forget But now the touch of your lips has--" Broken down the last barrier?" Yes, forever.** *;i **f Are you sure? Would you not feel still less doubt if you kissed me again?" I held her closely, gazing down into the dimly revealed outline of her face, and this time felt myself the master. I left her there and groped my own way forward. I found Watklns awake. He listened gravely to what I had to say, with little comment, and was evidently weighing every argument in his mind. "I've bin In Virginia and Maryland, sir," he said at last seriously, "and If the young woman is a Fairfax, she'll likely have Influence enough ter do just whut she says. I'll talk it over with the lads. If they wus only surd thar wus treasure aboard I guess most of 'em would face hell ter git their hands on a share of it" _ , "Then why not search ahd See^" He shook his head obstinately. v "Not me, sir! I don't prowl around In no cholera ship, loaded with dead men--not if I never git rich." "Then I will," and I got to my feet In sudden determination. "You keep the deck while I go below. Light the lantern and bring It here. If there is any specie hidden aboard this hooker it will be either in the cabin or lazaret. And, whether there Is or not my man, the Santa Marie turns north tomorrow if I have to fight every sea wolf on board single-handed." CHAPTER XXX. Opening of the Treasure Chest The dawn came slowly, and with but Uttle Increase of light. The breeze had almost entirely died away, leaving the canvas aloft motionless, the schooner barely moving through a slightly heaving sea, In the midst of a dull-gray mist When Watklns emerged from the mist I proposed to him that we go below and continue the search for gold. H^. was not anxious to go and Dorothy persuaded me to let her go j with me. In the room where the ape had been hidden we found a big chest and I set to work to open It It proved harder than I had believed, the staple of the lock clinging to the hard teak wood of which the chest was made. The lid was heavy, but as I finally forced it backward a hinge snapped and permitted it to drop crashing to the deck. For an Instant I could see nothing within. "Lift up the lantern, Dorothy, please. No, higher than that. What in God's name? Why, it is the corpse of a woman P* (TO BE CONTINUED.) 'CHAPTER XXIX. ;?;!u ;f.' 1 fnlght be hung If caught.' "And yet to my mirifc," she Insisted ^earnestly, "that choice is most danvgserous. I am a girl, but if I command- U'led here, do you know what I would do? $$$ , il would sail this vessel straight to the ^Chesapeake and surrender It to the u - ^ ^authorities. The men have nothing to ^fear with me aboard and ready to testify In their behalf. The governor will ^accept my word without a question. The«e men are not pirates, but honest seamen compelled to serve in order to , save their Uvea; they - mutinied and captured the bark, but were later overcome, and compelled to take the bqats. The same plea can be made for you. !<JeoJfry, only you were there in an effort to save me. It Is a service which ought to win you freedom. If tile governor fall me, 1 will bear my story to A Struggle in the Dark. He came back with the lantern In his hand, a mere tin box containing a candle, the dim flame visible through nu merous punctures. Neither of us spoke until my hand was on the companion door ready to slide it open. Til not be long below," I said soberly. "Better go forward and see that your lookout men are awake, and then come back here," The port stateroom I had not previously entered because of a locked door. I determined on breaking in here. There was no key in the lock, and the stout door resisted by efforts. Placing the lantern on the deck I succeeded finally in Inserting the blade of a hatchet so as to gain a purchase sufficient to release the latch. As the door yielded a sharp cry assailed me from within. It came forth so suddenly and with so wild an accent I stepped blindly backward in fright, my foot overturning the lantern, which, with a single flicker of the candle, went out. In that last gleam I saw a dim, grotesque outline fronting me. Then, In the darkness, gleamed two green, menacing eyes, growing steadily larger, nearer, as I stared at them in horror. Was It man or beast? Devil from hell, or some crazed human against whom I must battle for life? The green eyes glared Into ray face. I lifted my hand toward him, and touched--hair! My , auui^ouist wa* u giant African ape. PAYING HOMAGE TO DEVILS Recognised Method by Which Chinese Insure Against Dire Work of Evil Soirlts. Once'a year during the first 14 days of the seventh Chinese month, the curious ceremony of Yu-Nan-Whel Is celebrated. being, in fact, the paying of homage to the land and sea devils, says New York Herald. Seven priests carry out the ceremony by offering up various forms of prayer and making an unearthly noise by beating large gongs. Anyone wishing to show his respect to the devils can do so by a payment of 600 cash--about !!2 cents--to each of the priests, for which amount they will continue their performance for 12 hours--a truly modest remuneration for men engaged in the ardent occupation of propitiating evil spirits. For an extra payment of 2,000 cash a number of small red paper boats, about six Inches long, with lights inside, will be sent floating down the river with the current. These lights are for the benefit of the sea devils. In order that they may be able to see their way about on dark nights--a little attention which It Is hoped these maritime demons appreciate. Having finished this performance, the person on whose behalf It has been carried out goes away happy in the conviction that he will not lose any of his family throughout the year, either by sickness or drowning, so that the whole ceremony may be looked «pon as an Insurance policy. A Good Fight. A good fight is never for Its day alone. It is for many days. And It Is not alone for him who bears Its utmost stress. No man can live his own life bravely and not be an energy of social good, virtue proceeding forth from him to heal some brother'* wounded heart There Is a riddle here for ut yto guess.--Jojin White Chad- W • > > ; - An Advantage. Another advantage of tortoise shell glasses ;s that they cover up a good deal of face.--Kansas industrialist. Daily Thought Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when wo Wn«v worth. .. Springfield. -- Illinois farmers are urged in telegrams sent out by the Illinois Agricultural association and made public here to hold grain and live stock for a "sane market." Camp Grant --- Demobilization ft Camp Grant will, be permanently suspended on September 25, according to orders received by camp authorities from the war department. Together with Camps Devens, Lee, Shelby, Taylor, Travis and Forts Bliss and D. A. Russell, Grant wjjll be closed as a discharge center. : New Orleans, La.--Freight and passenger service fcy steamboats oh the Mississippi river and tributaries and the sanitary district canal between New Orleans and Chicago will be Inaugurated October 1, it was announced here by John Fox, directing head of the Lakes to the Gulf Steamship company. Vessels purchased by the line have a freight capacity of 2,000. tons and can accommodate 200 passengers. Montlcello.--There appears to be- no limit to the price of central Illinois farm land. The largest deal ever consummated in Piatt county was concluded a few days ago when F. W. Keel of Montlcello purchased of Mrs. Lillian Studebaker of South Bend, Ind., the 600-acre farm near Cisco tor $230,000, or at the rate of $383.38 per acre. Ten years ago this land could have been bought for $200 per acre, and 25 years ago for $150 per acre. Chicago.--The carpenter;* strike and consequent building lockout here has beeii settled. The carpenters get $1 an hour, the wage for which they have contended during the ten weeks' test of strength with the contractors, and the men return to work. Con-, structlon of hundreds of buildings was stopped when the strike broke, many of the structures being flat buildings which promised to house thousands now unable to find homes. Benton,--A company of business and others from Benton, have arranged to drill with a diamond core drill in this county to ascertain the quality and amount of salt and coal. It is said there is a seven-foot vein of coal at a depth of 800 feet, and that at 200 or 300 feet there is solid rock salt. A 30-inch vein of coal at a depth of 60 feet has been operated here for several years, but the depth of the vein Is not sufficient to enable working It on a large scale. Mount Vernon.--An ordinance prepared by City Attorney Stanley Watson, providing for licensing and regulating rooming houses, hotels and lodging houses, was passed by the city cpuncil. The ordinance provides for the regulation of such houses by the city, and an annual license of $1 a a year. Rooming houses shall be opened to inspection by a representative of the city at all reasonable hours. Violation of the ordinance subjects the offender to heavy fine or jail sentence, or bosh. Joliet.--Thirty of the rural schools In Will county failed to open the past week, due to the scarcity of teachers. Disinclination of the trustees to pay the salary asked by the candidates is said to be responsible for the situation. While many of the school boards have voluntarily raised the salary $10 to $25 per month, others have refused to pay more than In former years. An effort will be made by the county superintendent to induce the boards delinquent to vote more pay, so that each position will be filled. Peoria.--This city got more army recruits during the month of August than any other city In the district, which comprises nearly half of the state, figures show. There were 24 enlistments. Springfield was second with 19; Decatur third with 14; Bloomlngton fourth with 12; Pana next with • 10; Qalesburg, 6; La Salle, 5; Streator, 4; Ottawa, 5; Jacksonville, 2; Lincoln, 2, and Qulncy, 1. Information from Washington states there has been a total of 109,843 men enlisted In the army since March 1, 1919, when re* crultlng was resumed. Marlon.--W. E. Hart, county farm advisor of Williamson county, has issued a warning to the farmers of the county against wild onion, which has about taken several fields. The Bracy Elevator company reports they have received this fall over 3,000 bushels of wheat, which was so badly Infested with onions that it can only be used for chicken feed, as the work of separating the wheat from the onions Is too tedious and expensive. The farmers from whom the grain was purchased had to be heavily docked. Wild onions and garlic can be eradicated by careful methods of farming and the farm bureau Is issuing a bulletin on the subject. Duquoln.---Mayor Walter R. Kimzey, prominent In down-state republican politics, has resigned his office to become president of the First National Bank at Mount Carmel, 111. Klmzey was for sixteen years Perry county superintendent of schools. Former Deputy Circuit Clerk Robert Plumlee has been chosen mayor. Chicago.--At least one month, attorneys predicted, will be required to Choose a jury of 12 men to hear testimony in the trial of the eight officials of the Illinois Milk Producers' association, charged with conspiring to throttle competition. Taylorvijle.--A tax of $09,000, the limit under the law, was ordered levied by the board of supervisors at their meeting here. The tax Is for the tuberculosis fund. This Is the first levy Christian county has made for |he purpose. The question of the building of a sanitarium for the "200 odd patients of the county was not determined at this session. Waukegan.- -Bees routed employees In a candy factory here. They came attracted by the sugar, and number .-~A\i "lev' b"**! ce is.being served to fainiQes WltW mall children only. Springfield. -- Springfield's population Is now 71,969, according to a new; city directory Just Issued. This is an Increase of 2,000 over the last issue. Jacksonville.-<-A walkout of 90 employees of the Illinois Steel Bridge company here resulted In the company' suspending Its operations indefinitely^ rather than accede to the men's demands. Springfield.--Diphtheria led In con* tagious diseases in Illinois during the last week, says a state health report. There were 161 cases, ChlcagQ having 101 of them. Scarlet fever cases numbered 59; smallpox, 6; typhoid feVer, P9; and poliomyelitis, 18. Mount Sterling.--The Brown county corn crop will be the largest raised la the county in many years, as the rains came just right in August to allow tt to develop. The yield will be of the best quality, as practically every ear has filled out perfectly. Carlinvllle. -- The oil boom that sweeps over this county spasmodically has been renewed in Cahokia township .and 43 lenses were filed recently In one day at the office-of Recorder Wilson at the courthouse. The leases are taken for William M. Duncan of Alton. Rockford.--Permanent aviation fields* with 25 battle planes each, are to be established at Camps Grant, Funston and Dodge by next spring, according to Col. Joseph C. Morrow, chief or air service for the central department who is inspecting the cantonment here. He says pilots will not be trained on these new fields. Cleveland, O.--After two days' bitter debate, the United Mine Workers* convention refused, 1,904 to 288, to seat 38 Illinois delegates elected by local unions whose charters were revoked by order of the international officers because they took part In the recent unauthorized strike and refused to obey the order of the international officials that they return to work. Albion.--The hunger for good land In Edwards county is intensifying, and' one of the latest developments is ai plan for draining the low lands along" Big creek, In the southwest part of the county. Farm lands in this section are bringing good prices, the most recent sale being the 40-acre farm of Virge Pollard, which wds sold to Martin Short for $40,000. Benton.--The directors of the Modern Coal company met in Chicago and completed the' organization of the enlarged coal company to be known as the Southern Gem, which has taken over the mine of the Modern Coal company at Sesser, the West Frankfort Coal company's mine at West Frankfort, and the Crown compafly mine at Winkle, together with a large acreage of coal land in Franklin, Perry and Jefferson counties. Springfield.--Warning that a national strike of coal miners to secure their new demands is likely, Frank Farrlng^ ton, president of the Illinois organizat'on, wired headquarters here from Cleveland, directing that all idle men return at once. "The situation is serious,' Farrington said. "It is the general opinion that we will have to sn*'ke, and every miner must act in orderly procedure so that when the time comes to strike we will be in a position to put forth our best fight" Springfield.--Two million dollar^ In tases have been collected by the Internal revenue office here thus far, it Is announced. Monday, September 15, was the last day for the payment of the third annual installment due on Income taxes for the year. Those who failed to pay are subject to a penalty of 5 per cent. Most of the large concerns In the district have paid their taxes. The exceptions are a few of the coal companies, who have been handicapped by a suspension of business through the unrest In the mines. Springfield.--Whether the community high school validating act of the last general assembly Is constitutional will be determined by the state supreme court. An appeal from Cass county attacking the constitutionality of the act has been filed, which charges It is "unconstitutional and void, because it attempts to validate an net done under an act void In Itself.** When passed the law was regarded as meeting all requirements. Francis G. Blair, superintendent of public Instruction, believes the act will be upheld. Springfield--Suit to test the constitutionality of the Illinois "search-andselzure" act, passed by the Fifty-first general assembly for the purpose of enforcing prohibition In "dry" territory, was begun the past week in th# Illinois supreme court. The proceedings attacking the validity of the antiliquor law were In the nature of an appeal from McHenry county hy Harvey Marquis, convicted In the trial court of transporting intoxicating liquor in violation of the provisions of the prohibition law. Marquis was found guilty of conveying Intoxicating liquor Jrom Milwaukee to Chicago, and was fined $100 and costs. He alleges errors In the trial and unconstitutionality of the search-and-selzure act Danville.--Writs Issued by Judge George W. English of the United States district court have been served on fifty-three persons, some of them women, at Marlssa, St. Clair county, enjoining them from participating In the insurgent activities of the coal miners of that region by marching from one mine to another and coaxing or threatening miners found at work. Springfield.--The annual encampment of the Degree of Pocahontas, the women's branch of the Red Men, will be held here October 8 and 9. A school of Instruction will be held the day preceding the opening, Springfield.--The Illinois corn crop will estimate 294,640.000 bushels, 1 forecast of federal and state agricultural department agencies shows. Lincoln.--The record sum of $32Q.' 000 Is' appropriated by the Logan county board of supervisors as the amount required to run the county next year. 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Mr. Lamb's expenses, said that In his opinion there were a good many better ways of spending five days. "Cheaper, too," he added feelingly. After a sigh of sympathy had completed a circle of the little group, Joe Rollins, who in- village estimate, "wa'n't all there," asked "what they held them conventions for, anyway." "They meet once a year to swap sermons," replied the squire. "Now I know why we get such poor ones!" said Joe, momentarily enlightened. "Mr. Lamb never did amount to anything in a trade."--You^h'# Companion. 1 " !iisr. More Coming. Buddy, my flve-year-old commanding general, had spent the day at the circus, chaperoned by his mother, and In the evening after I came home from the office he was telling me all about it. He paused In the middle of a glowing description of the clowns and everything to say: "Now, daddy, give me a penny and I'll tell you the else of It"--Chicago Tribune. Soft Pedal. Jonee--This Is a free country. Brown--Yes, but speak lower; some •ecret service man may overhear you. rmen\ FRECKLES Positively Removed by Dr. Berry's Freckle Ointment Your Druggist or by Mail 65o--Send for Free Booklet Dr. C H. B«ny Co^ 2975 Michigan Ave. Chicago B.ATHOMAS' HOG POWDER nwrntmrm:?- Swes^ltacoiv into the millions. ^Several of th<> work tn were severely *tnng t^ ftttfrtvptlng j *he judge fined him ff-0 firlutpwf to drive them away. a~ nu'i sance. Ing In my herd 1 sot a 30 lb. pall of B. A. Thomas' Hoc Remedy. Before 1 finished feeding it, I was so •atlsfled that I sot another, and when my hogs were. all well I got a third pall and And that twlee a week feed keeps tbem well." Jim Kermeen, B. No. 1. OLD KENTUCKY MFG. CO.. lac. Padocah. K]r. WAR HAD WROUGHT CHANGE Doughboy Found It Hard to Reallxe the Difference Two Years of War Had Made. - -M i»w story of the Red Cross (Mf conies from Harvey D. Gibson, former Red Cross commissioner for Europe and president of the Liberty National bank of New York. He got the story from one of the workers in a hospital hut in Dijon. Everybody who has even seen a wounded soldier knows the bag of gaudy cretonne with the little Red Cross In the corner, in which each boy keeps the bit of shrapnel the doctor dug out of his knee, the last letter from home, the picture of his girl, his toothbrush and all his most chenished possessions. One of the boys in the Dijon hospital had Just been presented with his bag, a pink-and-white one. He accepted It gracefully, then he began to laugh. "Say," he declared, "if someone had told me two years ago that I'd be a-goin' to war with a wrist watch on one wrist and a bracelet"--he held out his Identification disk--"on the other and a cretonne bag In my hand I Say, Td have pasted him one!" The Army's *Sf!lcieney. Friend--How's your boy getting om in the army, Mr. Johnson? Johnson--Wonderful! I feel a great •ense of security. An army that can jjnake my boy get up early, work hard all day and go to bed early out do anything!-- American Boy. The Original, .,.,v POSTUM CEREAL nr*. .%v few their table drink . ^ That will dispose or those coffee troubles which frequently shoW in headaeM, irritabiUtjfi^ * indigestion and sleep-* r lessness. f*TOere*s . At Grocer*. Two flzei, asaallys6ldtitl5c anfl 25c ; j?- '" .ir*. Mm. '.yj minim „:'Vf L* J: •V l-i