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upon our hero, striking him upon ttie bead with the butt end of his revol­ ver. Schiller rose to his feet, sailing. "I have the advantage here/ he said, "and I will have hla life for that blow!" "Schiller," said Golden, and he was (terribly in earnest, "you ate a greater scoundrel than I supposed. From this Jememem "ifleaUi "folTt«s»' «M Copyright 1*0*. by Charles Morris Butler. ? mluw MK CHARLEs MORRIS BUTLER. lb' . - ' % CHAPTER XX. Condemned to Fight a Duel. , After a few short hours of rest, Wit •on and Lang arose refreshed. With Pearl's help the twain managed to •ca^re up sufficient food, easily pre­ pared, which answered for breakfast With the intention of giving no risible excuse to Schiller for further punish­ ment, and realizing that promptness In reporting for duty was essential if they expected leniency, they hunted Rogers up and gave themselves la charge. Rogers conducted Lang and Wilson to a cabin built in the side of the mountain, situated In the north cor­ ner of the village. This was the en­ trance to the shaft leading into the heart of the mountain. The mines were practically only a tunnel about 200 yards long by 30 feet wide and 10 feet high at Its highest point, boarded up roughly, to keep the earth from crumbling in and filling the space. Over a hundred men worked in this place. Some of these prisoners had never seen the light of day since their incarceration. "I suppose, Lang," said Rogers, call­ ing Louis to one side, out of hearing of everybody but Wilson, "that you are prepared for the worsts In this deal?" "No, I can't say as I am," said Louis, smiling, "but I can take It as it comes. There is a great deal in feel­ ing that you don't deserve punish­ ment, and you know that I do not-- and I can make myself contented under the circumstances. I brought it on myself ignorantly, but if every­ thing goes on as it should I will be the winner in the end. I am used to hard labor, and as work Is all one to me I don't care what I have to do. I think the wife I've gained--the finest little woman in the town is worth the struggle. See?" "Yes I see and I dont see! I think I can understand as well as anyone. Ton expect to make it warm for Schil­ ler In some way though/' "That remains to be s^en. It would be foolish for me to give my plans away s£t this stage in the game!" "I know Wilson pretty well, and can guess his plans tor revenge. How­ ever, you might have done worst than fall into my hands for safe keeping. I'll treat you fair;' but I want to give you a little advice--whatever you do,, do It well." ' • ' * 'There are two meanings to this," Said Lang to himself. "I shall make Wilson overseer of the sartmen, not such a hardened ttscal like yourself. I can trust him to come and go between the mines up an extra car of dirt during the hour alone, and only given 5 minutes for rest and a very light* lunch of dry bread and black coffee. This was the first day. Lang was not so sure that the course he had laid' out for himself was the best, but having started on the plan, despite any discomfort to himself, he meant to carry it out. In the evening Wilson and himself were allowed their lib­ erty. Arriving at the house they found It deserted. No Pearl, no Dr. Hunting­ ton; what could it mean? In silence each ate a few scraps to appease their almost ravenous appetite. Something seemed to warn the lads that a strug­ gle of momentous importance was about to take place. Waiting until there could be no doubt but what the absence of the two was not occasioned by the fact that they were simply out walking, Lang and Wilson went to the home of Golden and stated the case to him. "Some plot of Schiller's," said Golden, readily, "but what It is is hard to state. I hardly thin!, that he has dared to abduct your wife from your home. He knows too well the penalty for such a crime here! However, we will notify Rogers, and if he thinks it best we will call upon Schiller at his palace." After a little time spent In search, Rogers was found, and while offering no clew as to Pearl's whereabouts, he recommended a call upon the king. The quartette searched the haunted house thoroughly first, to satisfy themselves that the lost ones were not within its portals, then visited the king's palace. The king, not overburdened with a surplus of servants; answered the ring at the door, himself. "Well?" he questioned, as if at a loss to under­ stand why he was paid a visit. "Where is Mrs. Lang?" asked Gold­ en. who thought it best to precipitate hostilities from the start. Schiller was equally on his mettle. "I don't, know that that is any affair of yours," was the retort. "Perhaps it is mine!" said Louis. The quartette, while conversing, were following Schiller into his office, which was the front room off from the hall leading from the front door. "She is my wife. I desire to know wher she is." "Your wishes can't be many--a con­ vict!" sneered Schiller- "What do I know of your convict wife?" It was with effort Louis restrained himself from striking the Insulting man. "Listen to me, then!" thundered Rogers, speaking for the first time. K v A villainous personage was placing his rough hand ever her mouth. and the river." Louis understood the drift. "And you, Lang, I shall have to give a pick and shovel and send you into labor with the diggers-- lifers. We do not restrict even these to absolute silence, so you can talk all you want to; but I advise you not to make a confident of any of my guards --a word to the wise. You kncfw, of course, from overhearing my conver­ sation with Golden, that I bear Schil­ ler no love, but that Is no reason why I should be any too lenient with you! Your experience must come from hav­ ing hard knocks, and your salvation must come through your own self." At this juncture Cronoley, Rogers' assistant, entered the office. ' . "Give an ignorant man authority and he will abuse it;" such was the case of Cronoley. He was a „ great, ;hurly, grizzled Irishman, of the typical kind. At one time he had been a sewer cleaner in one of our large titles. He had killed a companion in • a. fit of anger and made his escape through the subterranean passages Which he knew so well. He fell in with a band of thieves later, "and in tflrn fell in with the convicts under Schiller. The king had appointed him to the position he now held, and it is safe to assume that he war the'kind *46 take advantage of his power. ^Cronoley conducted the twain to •Jiteir respective working stations. It ,«thly took Lang about 10 minutes to $irtnc Rogers' true thoughts In as­ signing him to work with the "dig­ gers"--in the main, life prisoners, an'd for that reason a most desperate lot Of prisoners, whatever they had been sentenced for. The reason, then, was apparent to Lang. Here was the place to stir up the insurrection! Lang set bis wits to work to get into the graces Of his fellow-workingmen as soon as 'possible. Lang fell under Cronoley's dis­ pleasure at once by his wilful clumsi- •aess in holding his pick and awkward­ ness, generally, and several times in Hot too gentle terms was reprimanded for loafing. On one of these occasions Louis retorted back; in consequence <Of his "sass." he was warned by the [keeper that another offense of the Jaature would mean twenty strokes of ithe "cat." As a punishment, instead being allowed to go home for din- at soon, he was compelled to load so help me, I'll make it warm for you!" "I do not fear your threats, Golden, I am king here, and this is my palace. This man--a convict--has assaulted me, and as my right, I sentence him to fight a duel to the death with Whalen In the amphitheater to-morrow night! We will see who has the up­ per hand here!" "So be it," said Golden, furiously, and there was a look of resolve in his face, "and in the meantime I will take his wife under my care." Rogers was rather taken hack at the unexpected turn of affairs. "Schil­ ler, where is Dr. Huntington?" he asked. "At the hospital," was the dogged reply of Schiller, who now desired to cultivate Rogers as a witness to the assault. "For how long?" demanded Golden. "Forever!" retorted the king. "If Dr. Huntington has consented to do his duty, you have no right to fur­ ther punish him." "That will do, gentlemen," said the revengeful man. "That is my busi­ ness. The people have granted me the privilege of being revenged on him, and I refuse to be balked by you!" "Then I will appeal to the people to take away your arbitrary power!" said Golden. "Rogers and I, as two of the supreme councilmen, must pit our­ selves against you!" "Do so! You dare to Interfere with me, and see what I will do with you!" "Set the ball to rolling," was Golden's retort. "Your downfall will be on your oWn head!" Without more ado the party left the house. Golden took Pearl into his charge. Rogers placed Lang under ar­ rest, taking Louis to his own home. Wilson alone slept in the haunted house,,. In the evening, sure enough, upon the public bulletin boards, appeared this notice: "NOTICE! "Be It known by all men, that whereas Louis Lang being duly con­ victed of assault with Intent to kill the person of the king, he is hereby sentenced to fight a duel to the death with one Whalen, convicted of big­ amy, at the amphitheater, on Wednes* day night, July 10. By order of "SCHILLER, King." (To be continued.) LOTS OF ANIMALS FAINT. Cats Particularly Are Subject to At* tacks When Excited. When the little white kitten tum­ bled down on the rug with a piteous "meaouw" the woman, who always knows what to do, picked her- up and called for the camphor bottle. "She has fainted, poor little thing," said the woman. "Camphor will bring her to." And the other boarders laughed, but the woman continued to administer the aromatic spirits in her own moth­ erly fashion. --When the white kitten had revived the woman sought corrob­ oration of her diagnosis from the vet­ erinary vsurgeon next door. "Of course, the cat fainted," he said. "Lots of animals faint. Cats are es­ pecially apt to keel over In momenti of excitement. These attacks are sometimes confused with fits, but they are really fainting spells, and the pa­ tient can be brought to with camphor. Dogs faint, too, and horses. A horse that faints is usually thought to hate blind staggers or sunstroke, but any­ body knowing the animal's constitu­ tion can tell the difference and apply the special treatment required."--New York Post. "I know that Mrs. Lang is in this house. Her husband may be a con­ vict, but she, as a wife, is bound to receive protection from every honest man." "That will do, Rogers!" said the king, very calmly. "When you say Mrs. Lang is in this house, you lie!" What might have taken place after this declaration is hard to say. Whether Rogers would have tried conclusions with his superior or not never was demonstrated. Schiller had scarce hurled the threat, when a pierc­ ing scream was heard, whose echo filled the half-empty palace. Lang made a dive for the rear of the house. "My wife!" he cried, and had darted through the hall and into the kitchen'. There he met a sight which riled his very blood, and made him for a moment a very madman. A villain­ ous looking personage, dressed in the garb of a guardsman, was struggling to keep Pearl from shrieking, by plac­ ing his rough hand,, over her mouth, while supporting her in his arms. Ostensibly he was attempting to carry her from the room. It took Lang but a second to knock the fellow down and catch his wife In his own arms before she fell to the floor. When the party, headed by Schiller, arrived upon the 6cene, Lang was master of the situation; "Who brought you here?" Louis asked of Pearl. Between sobs Pearl managed to tell her story. "Early this morning father came here to noti­ fy Schiller that he was ready to prac­ tice--he never came back.< I waited and waited for his return? at last un­ able to bear the suspense, I came to find him. Schiller would not tell me where he wa%,and against my will he forced me to remain here. He confined me in a darkened room and has dared to ask me to become his wife, again!" This was too much for Louis. "You cur!" he cried, and sprang upon Schil­ ler, bearing him to the floor In his frenzy. Louis, in taking this means of re­ dress, had simply robbed himself of any legal right to Impose punishment --and at the same time laid himself open to the law. Before Golden or Rogers could interfere, the guardsman who, livid with chagrin and passion, had gained his feet, hurled himself Fitting the Punishment. Of Capt. Harry Graham, who is tc marry Miss Ethel Barrymore, a Phila- delphian said: "I knew Graham well in London. He often entertained me in his beau­ tiful apartment overlooking \ the Thames. Sometimes he read me his poetry, which was execrable; some­ times he sang comic songs in a pleas* ant tenor voice, and that was better. "During one of my visits some guardsmen called, and over the spirit case and the soda water they told stories of Graham's military life with the Coldstreams. " 'He was always an Ingenious man at a punishment," said a tall youth. 'Some of his punishments are still re­ membered, they were so original and odd. " 'There was ft private one day who had misbehaved and Grahana or­ dered him to be put on bread and water for three days. "But the sergeant, saluting, said that such a punishment would make no difference to the culprit, because he was a vegetarian. " 'Oh, a vegetarian, is he?' said Gra­ ham. 'Then put him for three days on meat and soup.r" Equal to the Occasion. The summer girl tripped blithely along Broadway trying not to be con­ scious pf her new and very pale shoes. "Silk lacfe! Shoe lace!" droned a mechanical and listless boy on the corner. "r- "Aw,"""g'wanT""'exclaimed" his "rival with a, glance at the light shoes. "Here'p your champagne silk laces, lady; champagne silk, the latest thing." It sounded so luxurious he made i «sale on the spot--New York Press. ! GRATIFYING PRAISE. Latter from Marcus Mayer, the Patron j»f Music and Dramt Marcus R. 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He is yet a vigorous man, net quite 70, and looks no less strong and vigorous than when he presided over the ses­ sions of twenty-two years ago. He was always a conspicuous man and is the more so now because of his white hair and beard, whrch were tawny and brown in the days of his speakership. He clings to the garb of the old-time statesman and wears at all times an old-fashioned swallow- tall coat cut much like th^ dress coats of to-day. CAPT. GRAHAM'S CURE. Sbres on Face and Back--Tried Many Doctors Without Success-*- Gives Thanks to Cuticura. Captain W. S. Graham, 1321 Eofl St., Wheeling, W. Va., writing under date of June 14, '04, says: "I am so grateful I want to thank God that a friend recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment to me. I suffered for a long time with sores on my face and back. Some doctors said I had blood poison, and others that . I had barbers' itch. None pf them did me any good, but they all took my money. 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Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of 12 oz. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a custo­ mer who has once used the 16 dss. pkg. Defiance Starch for same money Two Persons. "Yes, she's married to a real estate agent and a good, honest fellow, too." "My gracious! Bigamy!"--Philadel­ phia Press. If the proposal to dut down the nation's printing bill involves the abol­ ition of the "leave to print" privilege its doom is already sealed. In laughing at locksmiths, love should remember that it is merely de­ scending to the level of a burglar. In a Double Sense. Dr. Canfield, librarian of Columbia university, has been showing the sights of New York to a visiting friend from Germany. One day last week they walked over to Riverside Drive. "Over yonder," pointed out Dr. Can- field, "are the Palisades." "Why," said the foreigner, "are those Palisades? Over in Europe they have a great reputation for beauty." 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Why, I was suffering all the tiftie prac­ tically from sickness of the stomach, dizziness or swimming in my head and pain in my back. Now I am entirely free from discomfort of tlmt sort. I am not only able to keep on my feet, but to do my work as a teacher, and to eujoy the pleasures that come through the jxissessiou of sound health. " Within three weeks after beginning the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills I ex> perienced such relief that I knew they must bo adapted to the needs of my case. After using them for a short while longer I became and have since remained a well woman, and the reason why is sim­ ply that I took Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.' These pills malco uterine action reg­ ular and painless, banish headaches, lan­ guor, nervousness, create appetite, pro­ mote digestion, put color in the com­ plexion, build up strength and health. Every woman should send totlie Dr, Williams Medicine Company, Schenec­ tady, N.Y., for a valuable booklet, en­ titled " Plain Talks to Women." It will be mailed free in sealed envelope to the of any applicant. Dr. Williams' Pills are sold by all Creamy Mint Tablets. are not difficult to and as delicious as any bought for sixty cents a pound. One pound of pulverized or confectioners' sugar, three tablespoonfuls of water, and five drops of oil of peppermint. Es­ sence of peppermint will not do. Mix half the sugar with the water In a porcelain lined saucepan, put on the fire and stir until It boils up. Take at once from the fire* and stir Into It the rest of the sugar and the pepper­ mint: When thoroughly mixed return to the fire and let It boil up once in. Remove from the fire and pour into little tin patty pans or drop on greased paper in wafers the size of a silver dollar. The pans should not be greased. If the candy is allow­ ed to more than Just boil it will show clear and be quite spoiled. When properly made It is a creamy white confection, and is very wholesome. The New Turbans. ' * of the most stunning turbans show for their only trimming breasts and velvet ribbon. This season brings us the most perfect range of colors' of all sorts, and the breasts are equal-; ly attractive in red, lavender, pale- blue, pink, all sorts of delicate greens, peacock, and many grades of red and7" the all-white breast. It Is said that the great favor Which was shovn to the white wing last season has Veen responsible for the confidence placed irj breasts for this season. The white-winged hat was so un­ usually becoming that manufacturers *•' are banking on a similar demand this; fall. One of the most attractive new effects, in wings is made up of the owl feathers. Two large, soft wings spring from a well-tufted owl head,, and give the effect of a breast more than of the wing. low panne and brown speckled, quills. Emerald green is too becoming to be lightly laid aside, and a charming toque of black is wreathed with twists of green velvet on a raised bandeau, and there are green wing3 tilting backward, and apparently holding a sweeping green paradise osprey. The upturned black brim takes <iit the really smart and stylish. Powd White Theater Waist. Blouse of white silk,' shirred at the top to a yoke of lace or guipure, form­ ing large scallops and ornamented with knots of ribbon. Below the blouse is arranged in blox plaits, under which passes a drapery of white mousseline de soie, encircling it and forming large knots between the plaits, • The elbow sleeves are Luscious Baked Ham. An exceptionally fine English recipe for baked ham is this: Soak the ham, and after wiping It dry cover it entire­ ly with a thick paste made of flour and water. Wrap, In greased paper, tying It In several places to prevent it from slipping. Put the ham in a baking tin and cook in a well-heated oven, bast­ ing It frequently over the paper with warm dripping. If the paper should get at all burned pla^e another thick sheet over it. When the ham is done remove the paper and paste, strip off the rind, and as soon as. the ham is sufficiently cool brush it with several coats of glaze, which is granulated sugar, boiling water and white of egg, and put it away to get thoroughly cold. A fairly small ham should be selected for cooking in the oven, and one weigh­ ing five pounds four hours should be allowed. White Embroidery. Whit© all-over embroidery is iui In­ expensive and pretty choice for a lit­ tle jacket to be worn with everything, and in these days of lingerie trim­ mings is as adaptable to winter ma­ terials as to summer. One of the prettiest little empire rigs had a jack­ et of simple white embroidery edged with an embroidery flounce put on full, and the kind that washes well. It was worn over a full but absolutely plain empire dress and the sash, which was tied high under the arms, with bow in the back, was of Dresden ribbon with broad black satin edge. Modish White Hat. Very pretty hats are shown in soft white felt, trimmed in folds of gold gauze and in wings of mottled white and dead-leaf brown. This color com­ bination appears in one hat, whose brim turns sharply on right side. The idea is French and the light neutral colorings of wings and felt make the models more appropriate at this early date than the darker and warmer looking felts and velvets. Girl's Apron. / One of the prettiest little mod&hs we have shown for a long time is the box-plaited mode having the straps over the shoulder. While it is very plain, yet it has a style to it not found in the everyday aprens. The front has three box plaits and the back only two. The use of the belt is optional, as the garment .is fitted by underarm seams is is quite pretty without the belt. The apron fits the figure close­ ly, and with the exception of the yoke completely covers the dress. This will make a charming little apron for •dfbotwear, and then, too, It'fsiSFI^f&e every other girl's. Cross-barred mus­ lin, lawn, gingham, dimity, percale or calico are excellent apron materials. Winter Millinery. Winter millinery consists principally of contrasting tints, and the darker felts have touches of very light or bright coloring. A shaded brown toque has brown quills and a huge clutter of dahlia blossoms in vivid heliotrope tints, and another of dark­ er brown, mixed with chenille, is re­ lieved witH bold twists of banana yot- trimmed to correspond, and finished with ruffles of the silk headed by drar peries of the mousseline de soie. Ever Popular Tart. Tan and ecru have, held the very center of the stage so long that one hesitates to see them driven out and the news that tan is the fashionable Paris color is welcomed by many. The French are so fond of the biscuit and the yellow shades. They, like the burnt bread tones and the shade of tan which they call "mode color. They admire all the brownish, soft castor shades and they like nothing better than the cafe au-Iait tones which are fashionable in Paris and will always be. The French love all the coffee tints. They find them adaptable and becoming and they find that they combine well with other colors, which is always a very great point In dress. It makes It just so much the more economical. Get something that will combine well, so any student of dress economy will tell you. And whatgQes better with everything than tag?. • : , V A Novel Ribbon Case. ' Young women employed in type­ writing have invented a novel and most convenient form of ribbon box. The reels on which the typewriting ribbons are wound, when empty, are used in the same way for dress rib­ bons, a purpose to which they are equally adapted. A dozen or more of these reels fit snugly Into a bureau box, and each is dedicated to a certain width and color of ribbon. The reels can be painted white, pale blue or pink, to match the lining of the case, and thus rendered pretty as well as useful. A ribbon wound carefully on a reel gives twice the wear of the one that is thrown carelessly into the bureau drawer when removed from hair qr collar. Trailing Sleeves. To make one of the trailing sleeves select a bishep sleeve pattern of the largest variety, and one which allows for lengthwise tucks. Run the tucks down within a few Incnes of the bot­ tom Sew the seam down to a little above the elbow and then cut away about two inches of the material the rest of the way down on each side of the seam. An inch wide beading is put around to finish the sleeve where it is cut off, and ribbon is run through this -which ties around the arm and draws the long hanging part up into a full dangler, which hangs at the back of the arm. If the sleeve is cut to allow it cross-wise tucks may also be run across the bottom edge.' New Coat Ornamentation. In some of the latest of the three piece costumes there is a new touch to the little short coats which Is both pretty and practical. Where a lin­ gerie frill is introduced around the edge of the coat it is attached to a white lawn lining which is made up separately .acd-i Jacked to the inside of the coat. The frill, which con­ sists of a straight lawn ruffle only two inches wide including a Uttle Valenciennes edge, only projects slightly, and the whole thing comes out to be washed and ironed. Made of a fairly good quality of lawn, it docs much better than silk in standing the wear and tear which is allotted the lining of even the simplest little coat Old-Fashioned Gloria Returns. A new offering in a silk and wool mixture, despite its up-to-date name, is nothing more nor less than the old- fashioned gloria, which, by t'^.e way, is an economical Investment. It shows striking plaids, softened by hulr lines, and is very wide, cutting Ho excellent advantage when the cir­ cular skirt is desired. Very few plain or one-tone cloths, are offered for traveling raiment. Mixed goods are infinitely mcr^e popular and nearly everything Is water-proofed, from serges to mohair and silk. --I -- Shawls In TrousseaiK, Many trousseaux are including shawls among their treasures, for It is the th'n? now to collect shawls an J the wedding rres-nt is often in that form. The Spanl h and Chinese ones of embroide-ed silk crepe with deep fringes are the handsomest, and adapt themselves best to graceful arrange­ ments when worn with tea gowns or bs evening wrappings. But the span­ gled and tinseled embroidered Syrian scarfs are also very charming, com­ posing a very smart shoulder dra- r«r* and Mfimiu- Safety 4n Proprietary Medicines. Replying to the charge that certain popular proprietary medicines contain narcotic drugs, an authority says: "Some years ago one of the leading pharmacists cf America, in connection with some official work, undertook to ascertain, by an elaborate inquiry in representative cities of the country, what percentage of physicians' pre­ scriptions contained a narcotic drug of some kind. Out of 100,000 repre­ sentative prescriptions, dispensed in drug stores in all parts of the United States, It was found that 70 per cent contained opium or some one of its preparations. "Proprietary medicines are almost invariably accompanied by the most detailed and specific directions for use, while the directions accompanying physicians' prescriptions are generally very brief and sometimes illegible. It is also true that but a moderate pro­ portion of proprietary medicines con­ tain any poison or narcotic, and, when they do, It is generally In such small quantities or so protected by accom­ panying antidotes, as to carry with it no danger whatever." Ask Your Neighbors. Gelatt, Pa., Nov. 6th (SpecU^N^- Mrs. H. W. Sterns, a well respected resident of Gelatt, tells in convincing words, what Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for her. She says: "I was a great sufferer from Rheu­ matism, caused through my Kidneys being out of order. I was subject to it for years. It would take me with­ out warning, and while the attack lasted I was so lame I could not get around. So I liad to send for Dodd's Kidney Pills. I took them for three days, but didn't feel much benefit, but on the fourth day I noticed a great change, the lameness in my back was gone, and the pains I used to suffer were less. I kept on with Dodd's Kid­ ney Pills and now I am, glad to say I have no lameness nor pain of any kind. I feel as if I didn't know what Rheumatism was. I shall never be without Dodd's Kidney Pills in the house, and I bless the day I first heard of them. Costly Improvements in London, The grand scale upon which munici­ pal Improvement is being carried on in London was impressively shown In the recent completion of a new thoroughfare through a congested dis­ trict This thoroughfare is three- quarters of a mile long and 300 feet wide, and Its construction has eradi­ cated some notorious slums. Among the buildings removed to make way for it were fifty-one liquor shops. The work has occupied six years and has cost over $30,000,000--a large part of which, it is estimated, will be re­ covered by the sale of building sites. Besides the accommodation given to surface traffic, the new thoroughfare also contains a subway providing for an underground railway. Difference in Travel. About thirty pioneers of Utah, sur­ vivors of a party which in 1851 made the journey over the trail from Salt Lake to Los Angeles, have departed from Salt Lake to Los Angeles over the Salt Lake railroad, as guests of Senator William A. Clark. The party, in special Pullmans, are going over practically the same route that they traveled by wagon and on foot in 1851. A Simple Joy. "Gracious!" exclaimed Backlotz, on the way home from the Swamphurst station, "it's an awful muddy walk this evening, isn't it?" "Yes," replied Sub bubs, "but I like It. We bought a new door mat the other day and I want to see how It works."--Philadelphia Press. OLD FASHIONED FARE Hot Biscuits, Griddle-Cakes* Pisa, ipMt Puddings. The food that made the fathers strong is sometimes unfit for the chil­ dren under the new conditions thdt our changing civilization is constantly bringing in. One of Mr. Bryan's neigh­ bors in the great state of Nebraska writes: "I was raised in the South, where hot biscuits, griddle-cakes, pies and puddings are eaten £t almost every meal, and by the time I located in Nebraska I found myself a sufferer from indigestion and its attendant ills--distress and pains after meals, an almost constant headache, dull, heavy sleepiness by day and sleep­ lessness at night, loss of flesh, impair­ ed memory, etc.. etc. "I was rapidly becoming incapaci­ tated for business, when a valued friend suggested a change in my diet, the abandonment of heavy, rich stuff and the use of Grape-Nuts food. I fol­ lowed the good advice and Bhall al­ ways be thankful that I did so. "^Whatever may be the experience of others, the beneficial effects of the change were apparent in my case al­ most immediately. My stomach, which had rejected other food for so long, took to Grape-Nuts most kindly ; in a day or two my headache was gone, I began to sleep healthfully and before a week was out the scales showed that my lost weight was com­ ing back. My memory was restored with the renewed vigor that I felt in body and mind. For three years now Grape-Nuts food has kept me in prime condition, and I propose It shall for the rest of my days. "And by the way, my 2% year old baby is as fond of Grape-Nuts as I am, always insists on having it. It keeps her as healthy and hearty as they make them." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a '.•.i Read the little book |"The Road to WoUyille" in - r-V t. w: i' JC, . . 1 r-V:. V"J'U ,.v ,1 . * i* .. A ' .. - ..