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mM-% Skmi ? i irw m lit ' N E W S O F I L L I N O I S HOBBLE GARTERS GO WITH HOBBLE SKIRTS m EMERJON HOUGH i wit rn * •- SYNOPSIS. The story is tol .1 by Nicholas Trist. Hi® chief. Si nator John Calhoun, offered the portfolio of secretary of state In Tyler's cabinet, is told by Dr. Ward that his t ime la short. C.i lhoun declares that he is not ready t6 die. and if he accepts Tyler's of­ fer it moans that Texas and Oregon must be added to the Vnion. He plans to learn the intentions of England with regard to Mexico through .Baroness Von Ritz. secret Bpy and reputed mistress of the Kt.glish ambassador, Pakenham. CHAPTER il. L**' By Special Dispatch. In all eras and all cl imbs a woman of great genius or beauty h.is done what she chosr-.--Ouida. "Nicholas," said Calhoun, turaiog, to me suddenly, but witn his invari­ able kindliness of tone, "oblige me to­ night. I have written a message here. You will sfc the address--" "I have unavoidably heard this lady's name," I hesitated. "You will find the lady's name above the seal. Take her this message from me. Yes, your errand is to bring the least known and most talked of wom­ an in Washington, alone, unattended save by yourself, to a gentleman's apartments, to his house, at a time past the hour of midnight! That gen­ tleman is myself! You must not take any answer in the negative." As I sat dumbly, holding this sealed document in my hand, he turned to Dr. Ward, with a nod toward myself. "I choose my young aide, Mr. Trlst here, for good reasons. He is just baek from FIX months in the wilder­ ness, and may be sby; but once he had a way with women, so they tell me--and you know, in approaching the question ad feminam we operate per hominem." Dr. Ward took snuff with violence as he regarded me critically. "1 do not doubt the young man's sin­ cerity and faithfulness," said he. "I was only stioning one thing." "Yes'?' " H i s a g e . " Calhoun rubbed his chin. "Nicho­ las," he said. "you heard me. 1 have no wish to encumber you with useless instructions. Your errand is before you. Very much depends upon it, as you have heard. All I can say is, keep your head, keep y6ur feet, and keep your heart!" The two older men both turned now. and smiled at me in a manner not wholly to my liking. Neither was this errand to my liking. It was true, 1 was hardly arrived home after many months in the west; but I had certain plans of my own for that very night, and although as yet I had made no definite engagement with my fiancee, Miss Elizabeth Churchill of Kim burst farm, for meeting her at the great ball this night, such cer­ tainly was my desire and my inten­ tion. Why. I had scarce seen Eliza­ beth twice in the last year. "He might be older," said Calhoun at length, speaking of me as though I were not present. "And 'tis a hard game to play, if once my lady Helen takes it into her merry head to make it so for him. But if 1 sent one shorter of stature and uglier of visage and with less art in approaching a crino­ line--why perhaps he would get no farther thrvn her door. No; he will serve -he must serve!' ' He arose now, and bowed to us both, even as I rose and turned for my cloak to shield me from the raw drizzle which then was falling in the streets. So this, then, was my errand. My I mind still tingled at its unwelcome quality. Dr. Ward guessed something of my mental dissatisfaction. "Never mind, Nicholas." said he. as we parted at the street corner, where he climbed into the rickety carriage which his colored driver held await­ ing him. "Never mind. I don't my­ self quite know what Calhoun wants; but he would not ask of you anything personally improper. Do his errand, then. It is part of your work. In any case- and I thought I saw him grin in the dim light-- "you may have a night which you will remember." There proved to be truth in what he said AUTHOR or THE niJMJMfHi IiLUHRSilOIW & MAUiNUJ U.JtUTITNER,. COPYRIGHT 19°9 il ? Ji in detail and without quibble as the master mind should dictate. I -was, indeed, young--Nicholas Trist, ef Maryland; six feet tall, thin, lean, always hungry, perhaps a trifle freck- a littll sauu) ui uaii pose of eye, although 1 am not sure; good rider and good marcher, I know; something of an expert with the weapons of my time and people; fond of a horse and a dog and a rifle--yes, and a glass and a girl, if truth be told. I was not yet 30, in spite of my west­ ern travels. At that age the rustle of silk or dimity, the oasplcion of ad­ venture, t^EJpi3 the worst or the best of us, I feax. Woman!--the very o^unfi of the -xord made my blood leap then. I went forward rather blithely, as I now blush to confess. "!f there are maps to be made to­ night," said I, "the Baroness Helcta shall do her share in writing on my chief's old mahogany desk, and not on her owu dressing case." That was an idle boast, though made but to myself. I had not yet met the woman. CHAPTER IV. The Baroness -Helena. Woman is seldom merciful to the man who is t imid.--Edward Bulwer Lytton. There was one of our dim street lights at a central corner on old Penn­ sylvania avenue, and under it, after a long walk, I paused for a glance at the inscription on my sealed docu­ ment. I had not looked at it before in jewels at her throat, in her ears--a necklace of diamonds, long hoops ol diamonds and emeralds used as ear­ rings! a sparkling clasp which caught at her white throat the wrap which oKa HoH tVlrriwn aKrui t Knli - - uau fiunu for now I saw she was in full evening dress. I guessed she had been an at­ tendant at the great ball, that ball which I had missed with so keen a re­ gret myself--the ball where I had hoped to dance with K'izubeth. With­ out doubt she had lost her way and was asking the first stranger for in­ structions to her driver. My lady, whoever she wis, seemed pleased with her rapid temporary scrutiny. With a faint murmur, whether of Invitation or not I scarce could tell, she drew back again to the farther side of the seat. Before I knew how or why. 1 was at her side. The driver pushed shut the door, and whipped up his team Personally 1 am gifted with but small imagination In a very matter of fact way 1 had got into this car­ riage with a strange lady. Now in a sober and matter of fact way it ap­ peared to me my duty to find out the reason for this singular situation. "Madam," I remarked to mv com­ panion, "in what manner can I be of service to you this evening?" "I am fortunate that you are a gen­ tleman," she said, in a low and soft voice, quite distinct, quite musical in quality, and marked with just the faintest trace of some foreign accent, although her English was perfect. rwrrrTTT ' ¥!• I . J i / L ' i l - X i - U i - f i \ mtm f l f \\i \i>, l.nlwSfi Knock at the Third Door In the Second Block Beyond M Street. CHAPTER III. In Argument. T! •• . » :sn. "f women is always for t w M • ! ' . . 1 > e S t a e l . The t h o u g h t of missing my meeting with Elizabeth still rankled in my soul. Had it been another man who asked me to carry this message, I must ha\ e n fin ed. But this man was my maste;-. u.y chief, in whose serv­ ice I had engaged For my si It. his agent. I had, aa I say, left the old Trist homestead at the toot of South mountain in Mary­ land, to seek my fortune in our capi­ tal city. 1 had l ad some three or four I years' semi-diplomatic training when, 1 first met Calhoun and entered his service as assistant. It was under him that 1 finished my studu.s in law. Meantime, I was his messenger in very many quests, his source of infor­ mation in many matters, where he had no time to go into details. Strange enough had bet n some of! the circumstances in which 1 found myself thrust through this relation with a man so intimately connected for a generation with our public life. For six months I had been in Missis I sippi and Texas studying matters and1 inen. and now. just back from Natclii-! toch< s. 1 it It that 1 had earned some ( little r< - t . | Vufi:e! y in my conscience I felt j that, .i11/ all. my errand was Justi­ fied, e\. i: though at some cost to my own vi. hes and my own pride. The fartl.i ; 1 walked in the dark along Pennsylvania avenue, into which final Iv 1 swung alter I had crossed Rock' bridg \ ill*1 more I realized that per hani; this big game was worth playing ! the confusion of my somewhat hur­ ried mental processes. In addition to the name and street number, in Cal­ houn's writing, I read this memo­ randum; "Knock at the third door in the second block beyond M street." I recalled the nearest cross street; but I must confess the direction still seemed somewhat cryptic. Puzzled, I stood under the lamp, shielding the face of the note under my cloak to keep off the rain, as 1 studied it. The sound of wheels behind me on the muddy pavement called my atten­ tion, and 1 looked about. A carriage came swinging up to the curb where I stood. It was driven rapidly, and as it approached the door swung open I heard a quick word, and the driver pulled up his horses. I saw the light shine through the door on a glimpse of white satin. I looked again. Yes, it was a beckoning hand! The negro driver looked at me inquiringly. Ah. well, I suppose diplomacy under the stars runs much the same in all ages. I have said that 1 loved Eliza­ beth. but alfo said I was not yet 30. Moreover, I was a gentleman, and here might be a lady in need of help. I need not say that in a moment I was at the side of the carriage Its occu­ pant made no exclamation of surprise; in fact, she moved back upon the other side of the seat in the darkness, as though to make room for me! A dark framed face, whose outlines I could only dimly see in the faint light of the street lamp, leaned to­ ward me. The same small hand ner­ vously reached out, as though in re­ quest. I now very naturally stepped closer. A pair of wide and very dark eyes was looking Into mine. I could now see her face. There was no smile upon her lips. I had never seen her before, that was sure--nor did I ever think to see her like again; 1 could say that even then, even in the half! light Just a trifle foreign, the face; somewhat dark, but not too dark; j the lips full, the eyes luminous, the [ ioivhead beautifully arched, chin and j check beautifully rounded, nose clean ; ( ut and straight, thin but not pinched. I T h e r e w a s n o t h i n g n i g g a r d a b o u t h e r . j S h e w a s m a g n i f i c e n t -- a m a g n i f i c e n t j wumnu. 1 saw that she had splendid j I looked again at her Yes, her hair was dark; that was sure It swept up in a great roll about her oval brow. Her eyes, too, must be dark. 1 con­ firmed. Yes--as a passed lamp gave me aid--there were strong dark brows above them. Her nose, too, was pa­ trician; her chin curving just strongly enough, but not too full, and faintly cleft, a sign of power, they say. A third gracious lamp gave me a glimpse of her figure, huddled back among her draperies, and I guessed her to be about of medium height. A fourth lamp showed me her hanks, small, firm, white; also I could catch a glimpse of her arm, as it lay out stretched, her fingers clasping a fan. So I knew her arms were round and taper, hence aii her iimbs ana figure finely molded, because nature does not do such things by halves, and makes no bungles in her symmetry of contour when she plans a noble specimen of humanity. Here was a noble specimen of what woman may be. 1 was not in such a hurry to ask again how I might be of service. In fact, being somewhat surprised and somewhat pleased, 1 remained siient now for a time, and let matters adjust themselves; which is not a bad course for any one similarly engaged. She turnc-d toward me at last de­ liberately, her fan against her lips, studying me. And I did as much, tal­ king advantage as I could of the pass­ ing street kynps Then, ail at once, without warning or apology, she smiled, showing very e\en and white teeth. a She smiled Thefe came to me from the purple-colored shadows some sort of deep perfume, strange to me. I frown at the description of such things and such emotions, but I swear that as 1 sat there, a stranger, I felt swim up around me some sort of am­ ber shadow, edged with purple--the shadow, as I figured it then, being this perfume, curious and alluring' It was wet, there in the stre%t. Why should I rebel at this stealing charm of color or fragrance--let those name it better who can. At least T sat, smi­ ling to myself in my purple-amber shadow, now in no very special hurry. At last I could not, in politeness, keep this up further. "How may I serve the baroness?" said I. She started back on the seat ae far as she could go "How did you know?" she asked "And wht) are you?' I laughed. "I did not know, and did not guess until almost as I began to speak; but if it comes to that. I might say I am simply an humble gentleman of Washington here. I might be privileged to peep in at am­ bassadors' balls--through the win­ dows, at least." "But you were not there--yon did not see me? I never saw you in my life until this rery moment--how, then, do you know me? Speak' At once!" Her satins rustled. I knew she was tapping a foot on the carriage floor. "Madam," I answered, laughing at her; "by this amber purple shadow, with flecks of scarlet and pink; by this perfume which weaves webs for me here in this carriage, 1 know you. The light is poor, but it is good enough to show one who can be no one else but the Baroness von Ritz." I was in the mood to spice an ad­ venture which had gone thus far Of course she thought me crazed, and drew back again in the shadow; but when I turned and smiled, she smiled in answer--herself somewhat puzzled. "The Baroness von Ritz cannot be disguised.' ' 1 said; "not even il she wore her domino." She looked down at the little mask which hung from the silken cord, and flung it from her. "Oh, then, very well! she said "If you know who I am, who are you, and why do you talk in this absurd way with me, a stranger?" Ami, why. madam, do you take me up, a stranger, in this absurd way, at midnight, on the streets of Washing­ ton?-- 1, who am engaged on business for my chief?" She tapped again with her foot on the carriage floor. "Tell me who you are!" she said. "Once a young planter from Mary­ land yonder; sometime would-be law­ yer here in Washington It is my mis­ fortune not to be so distinguished in fame or beauty jthat my name is known by all; so I need not tell you my name perhaps, only assuring you that I am at your service if 1 may be useful" i T< > UK CONTINI f: I > > HARD TO CONVINCE SKEPTIC Unbeliever Fell Back on Doubting Watch on Which Time Was Kept. It was in the Fourth ward, and a prominent ward worker was discussing the working of the voting machine. He insisted the machine was the only way of voting; that a man could express his wishes on it with far less trouble than with the old blanket ballot which it superseded. "Why. I voted in my precinct in less than four seconds, actual time." he declared. "G'wan!" was the rejoinder of the man who was looking for an argument "What're ye givin' us?' "I tell you I voted in less than four seconds, a complete ticket, judges an- all, and all of the bond issues, and by the watch at that." "Whose watch'" "McConigle's." "I thought so. It 's a d--d poor watch that's all I've got to say." -- Milwaukee Wisconsin. Begging tor Toothpicks. "Holdup men of all kinds have stopped me on the highways and by- waj*s of the city, but the limit wua reached the other night," says C H. Peckham. "I had just left the theater when a man touched my arm. " 'My friend,' he said, w ill you please stake me to a wooden tooth­ pick?" "So dazed was I that I was taken off my guard. " Wait here,' I said, 'and I'll go in the Gillsy and get you a handful ' "I did, and he accepted them with profuse thanks. " 'It 's getting so now,' he said, 'that a gentleman can't even pick up a match in a hotel unless he is pay­ ing $5 a day for a fifty-cent room.'" The Philosopher of Folly. "It's awfully hard for me to under­ stand," says the Philosopher of Fol­ ly, "bow pug dogs can lik* tha aort of people that like them." Prlcc of Pineapples Doubled. ! la 1890 une could buy In the. Philip- j pines 32 pineapples for 20 cents. The p-ice has since double r I Trolley. | The trolley 1$ the poor man's auto- | mobile. j Slaughter r .f foxes in uermany. The average yearly slaughter ot oxes in Germany Is auout 20,0tt0. Peoria.--Hard work on the part of the fire department of the institution aided by volunteers, saved the tuber­ culosis tent colony from destruction by a fire which swept through the grass, dead leaves and underbrush of the neighboring timber to the border of the tamp before it was extin- Sftiioueti. St. J o s e p h .--Though t h e r e has not been a pupil present for over two months at the Flatville school, the teacher. Miss Nellie Jackson, has been present every school day since the opening of the term, in accord­ ance with the school regulations. Pana - Mrs. Elizabeth C.riffen ol Herron Lake, Minn., and Mrs. Mar garet Sammons of this city, sisters, met for the first time in fifty-three years. Champaign--James C. Roe of Hayes has been appointed a commis­ sioner of the Okaw drainage district of Douglas and Champaign counties, to succeed James Brien, whose term of office has expired. Rockford.--John Reiehling, an in­ mate of the Stephenson county poor- house for eight years, has been made one of the beneficiaries of an estate in Germany, according t- advices re­ ceived by county authorities. Taylorville.--City mail carriers, who have heretofore been serving at the post office from S until 11 o'clock on Sunday morning are preparing a petition requesting shorter hours. Bloomington.--A $LT>,0i>d stock barn for show and sale purposes is to be erected by the Bloomington Live Stock & Commission company. Decatur.--A fireman and brakeman on a Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton east-bound train were slightly wound­ ed when two men, standing along side the track discharged their shotguns at the cab of the engine where the train crew were riding. Lincoln--While talking over the telephone to a party who resides across the street from the new Meth­ odist Episcopal church at Decatur, a resident of this city could hear dis­ tinctly the chimes of the new Meth­ odist church of that city. Newton.--Marley Harrison was ac­ cidentally shot and seriously wound­ ed by a companion while hunting. Pekin--Robbers gained entrance to the store operated by Frank Rosen­ berg by carving out a panel in the door and made way with seven watches, half a dozen rings, an over­ coat and a pair of trousers. Peoria - Oil lamps, in use in a com­ bination baggage and smoking car of a passenger train running between Indlaiiapoli and lVoria, on the Big Four, exploded, setting fire to the car and destroying several hundreds of Hollars' worth of baggage and badly damaging the car. Joliet.--Mrs. Dennis Nealis rescued John Fraddle, aged ten years, from a burning "shack" in which he and companions had started a fire, by tear­ ing boards from the hut with her hands; the boy suffering serious jurns, and his rescuer was burned about the hands and arms. Taylorville.--Though born in Illi­ nois, the late George W. Vallentine was not a native of the state, having been born about two weeks previous to the date of the admission of Illi­ nois into the union. Noble. Sam Johnson, ninety-nine years old. died here Mr. Johnson was the oldest man in Richland county. Bloomington -- I'nprinclpled law­ yers who have been trying to ex­ tort money from widows of miners who lost their lives in the Cherry mine disaster of a year ago have been ex­ posed by Rev. T. R. Egerton, pastor of the Congregational church of Cherry. Recently the Carnegie hero fund com mission presented to a number of the widows cash and pension awards, and certain lawyers have represented to the recipients that they were instru­ mental in securing these awards and therefore entitled to fees. Mr. Egerton has made public a number of letters which he received from the Carnegie commission certifying to his connec­ tion with the case, and that he alone was entitled to credit for the awards. Springfield. -- The bodies of in­ fant twins, a boy and a girl, were found at White City park by Henry Klein and a companion as they jour neved home from work. The infants had been wrapped in a newspaper and thrown into a ravine just inside the park fence at the end of the Capital avenue car line They were frozen hard. Police officials who are investi gating believe the girl twin was born alive and the boy infant was dead when born. Aurora--Rev. John W McKIt trick of the St. Charles First Meth­ odist church refused to officiate at the obsequies of- Mrs Eva Roehlk when told that Undertaker Charles A. Stew­ art was to conduct the funeral. An­ other minister was secured. Stewart was indicted this week with Mrs. Ruth Seligman after a grand jury inquiry into an alleged "love colony" at 3L Charles. Lincoln--Six Mount Pulaski men George Jenner, J. F. Tribbetts. Fred Starr. G. M. Kincaid, Anton Romer and George F. Schaefer, plead guilty to five counts each for selling liquor in "dry" territory and were fined $100 each. Carrollton- A. C Ellis of Green­ field has been elected president of the Green County Fair association for thd ensuing year. Peoria--A contract for the survey­ ing of 300,000 acres of land in the Kaskaskia valley. preparatory to draining and reclaiming the tract, has been let to a local firm Mattoon - The Park hotel is under quarantine for smallpox, all guests and helpers being detained in the building. Mount Sterling --Black leg, a dis­ ease affecting cattle, has caused the death of several head of stock in this community. Ferris.--Leon Steward, aged ten years, was suffocated in a grain bin In an elevator. Rloomington--A contract for the trade of a 141-acre tract near here, filed in the • ountry recorder's office, places the valuation of the land at ?262.50 per acre. LATEST FEMININE ADJUNCT WHICH SERVES AS A DEFT LITTLE HITCHING STRAP. $3.50 RECIPE vwi WEAK HYS, FREE 2 RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY TROUBLE8, BACKACHE, STRAIN­ ING, SWELLING, ETC. Chicago.--The divided garter is the latest feminine requirement. It is a hobble" skirt adjunct It is a tether. The device is designed that their own­ er be warned against taking long strides when wearing a tight dress, thus avoiding ths bagging of the hob­ ble at the knee. It is made with a band of elastic connecting the two garters as usually worn, that is, the circular garters. The divided garter is not really di­ vided, but rather it makes one garter of two, and gives one skirt the air of Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kidneys and Back. W UUlUil l islSsii ®!§§Sf^' pii;ir;>i UP* i imm S8SHHSS" \ o i • H i iilif „ > nice within & week of do scaiding, dribbling, straining, or too trei quent passage of urine; the forehead and the back-of-the-head aches, tho stltcha'5 and pains In the back; the growing mus­ cle weakness; spots before the eyes; yel­ low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye­ lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short breath; sleeplessness and the de­ spondency? I have a recipe for these troubles that yen can depend on, ftuu if yes tn»»t tv make a QUICK RECOVERY, you ought to write and get a copy of It. Many a doctor would charge you $3.50 just for writing this prescription, but I have It and will be glad to send it to you entire­ ly free. Just drop me a line like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson, K-250 Luck Building. Detroit, Mich., and I will send it by re­ turn mail In a plain envelope. Aa you will see when you set it, this recipe contain* only pure, harmless remedies, but it has great heallng^and pain-conquering power. It will quickly show Its power once yoo use It, so I think you had better see what it is without delay. I will send you a copy free--you can use It and cure your­ self at home. NOT PAGE FROM A ROMANCE Regulates the Hobble. being two. The divided garter is dou­ bly and trebly fastened--it is Intend­ ed as the Invisible mentor of the hob­ ble skirt. It is a sort of deft little hitching post which prevents one leg running away from the other. The ordinary garter of silk elastic and ribbon, and with a love of a buckle, still fits at the proper angle just above the knee, or. well, iust be­ low, but the bifurcated arrangement, which is nothing more nor less than a third garter sewed up the middle, holds together the other two garters and is warranted to withstand any mad dog scare and to restrict move­ ments too expansive for the hobble skirt. As a pull-back it has no equal. There's no running away from this garter or from anything or anyone. THREE-LEGGED CAT SCRAPPER Dorchester Tabby, Whose Foot Was Amputated, Proved Good Match for Other Felines. Boston, Mass.--"Pretty," the hand­ some Angora cat belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Somers, 98'Hancock street, Dor­ chester, has only three legs. And the story of how he lost his fourth leg is Interesting. He was born with the usual number of paws and was especially nimble and expert with them. One night, how­ ever, 'Pretty," was run over by a street car and his left forepaw was crushed. Mr. Somers found the kitten lying In the street helpless and brought him Into the house. It was a cold night, and it was first thought that the cat's paw was frozen. He was placed be­ side a radiator to thaw out. When the seriousness of the injury was learned, however, Mr. Somers carried "Pretty" to the cat hospital, where the little leg was amputated. In a week or so "Pretty" came back home in good shape, and has since been able to get around pretty lively . for a cat with only three legs. | He is now 2 years old. Is very af­ fectionate, and especially fond of the youthful son of Mr. and Mrs. Somers. ( "Pretty" keeps Jealous guard over young William Somers, and will allow no other cats or dogs to approach him. 1 "Pretty" Is also a great scrapper, | a n d , e v e n w i t h h i s m i s s i n g p a w . I s j more than a match for other felines , with the usual number. Conversation, However, Reads a Whole Lot More Like a Scene in Real Life. "And so your father refuses to con­ sent to our union?" "He does, Rodolphus." The sad youth swallowed a sob. "Is there nothing left for us, thro, but an, elopement?" said he. "Nothing." "Do you think, Clementine, that you could abandon this luxurious home, forget all the enjoyments of great wealth, hanish yourself forever from your devoted parents' hearts, and go west with a poor young man to enter a home of lifeless poverty and self- denial?" "I could, Rodolphus." The sad youth rose wearily and reach for his hat. "Then." said he. "you are far from being the practical girl I have all along taken you to be." And with one last look around on the sumptuousness that some day he had hoped to share, he sobbed and said farewell.--Browning's Magazine. 16 YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE "For sixteen long years I have been suffering with a bad case of skin dis­ ease. While a child there broke out a red sore on the legs just In back of my knees. It waxed frqm bad to worse, and at last I saw I had a bad sldn disease. I tried many widely known doctors In different cities but to no satisfactory result The plague both­ ered me more In warm weather than in winter and being on my leg joints it made it impossible for me to walk, and I was forced to stay indoors In the warmest weather. My hopes of recov­ ery were by this time spenL Sleepless nights and restless days made life an unbearable burden. At last I was advised to try the Cuticura remedies [Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills) and I did not need more than a trial to convince me that I was on the road of success this time, I bought two sets of the Cuticura Remedies and after these were gone I was a differ^ ent man entirely. I am now the hap­ piest man that there is at least one true care for skin diseases. Leonard A. Hawtof, 11 Nostrand Ave., Brook­ lyn, N .Y„ July 30 and Aug. 8, '09.,k BEES TAKE A GROCERY STORE When Proprietor Captures Place With Smoke as Weapon, He Finds Stock Gone. Cohoes, N. Y.--E. J. Bouchard, a grocer, had an exciting time with a swarm of bees in his store. Mr. Bouchard had in stock 100 pounds of honey and his attention was drawn to the rear of his store by the continual buzzing. Several customers were in the store and the grocer excused himself until he Investigated. He was greatly surprised to see the great swarm of bees flitting about his honey stock and for a few minutes he watched them come in and go out through a small hole in a read window. When Bouchard endeavored to drive the bees away they retaliated and succeeded not only In driving back the grocer, but in clearing the cus­ tomers out as well. The grocer was obliged to resort to a smoking proc ess to drive out his unwelcome visit­ ors, and after they had gone, he found that all but one. or two of bla boxes of honey remained untouched. 1 Acme of Cautiousness. Seymour--Young Ticer looks like a cautious man. Ashley--He is cautious; he's so cau­ tious that he wouldn't ask the pret­ tiest girl in all the world to let him see her home unless he had learned how far away Bhe lived. Thousands of country people know that in time of sudden mishap or accident Hainhns Wizard Oil is the best substi­ tute for the family doctor. That is why it is so often found upon the shelf. Some women jump at conclusions, because they want to see how the story is going to end. MIX THIS FOR RHEUSriATiSM SCHOOLMA'AM HAS NO PUPILS, Pretty Kansas-Teacher Who Attended "School" Alone for an Entire Menth. Abilene, Kan.--Miss Annie Aumillei finished a month's school "teaching" | without a single pupil. She has made a n e w c o n t r a c t , d r a w s $ 2 0 a m o n t h j and does not go to the Bchool house at j all, though she has promised to ap> ' pear if any pupils attend. i Miss Aumiller was engaged as teacher in a district a mile north ol | the city. Only a dozen children o! school age live in the district, but the ! parents keep up the district to prevent Its territory being annexed to Abll- I l e n e , w h i c h w o u l d I n c r e a s e t h e t a x e s , j On the first day not a pupil attend­ ed, and this continued for a month, the young teacher waiting patiently. | T h e n M i s s A u m i l l e r c a l l e d t h e b o a r d j together. She had a seven months' f contract at $45 a month and could en force It by going to the schQol hous« every day. . The board compromised | on $20 and said she need not come. 4 Easily Prepared and Inexpensive and Really Does the Work, Says / Noted Authority. Thousands of men and womea .tho have felt th,-> sting and torture that dread disease. Rheumatism, ipllich is no respecter of age, persoiis, sex. color or rank, will be interested to know that it Is one of ths easiest af­ flictions of the human 6ody to con­ quer. Medical science has proven it not a distinct diseas# in itself, but a symptom caused by inactive kidneys. Rheumatism is uric acid In the blood and other waste products of the sys­ tem which should be filtered and strained out in the form of urine. The function of the kidneys is to sift these poisons and acids out and keep the blood clean and pure. The kidneys however, are of sponge-like substance, the holes or pores of which will some­ times, either from overwork, cold or exposure become clogged, and failing in their function of eliminating these poisons from the blood, they remain In the veins, decompose and settling about the Joints and muscles, cause the untold suffering and pain of rheu­ matism and backache, often producing: complications of bladder and urinary disease, and general weakness. The following simple prescription la said to relieve the worst cases of rheumatism because of its direct ac­ tion upon the blood and kidneys, re­ lieving. too, the most severe forms of bladder and urinary troubles; Fluid Kxtract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon. one ounce; Com­ pound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Mix by shaking well in a bot­ tle and take In teaspoonful doses after each meal and at bedttme: The in­ gredients can be had from any pre­ scription pharmacy, and are absolutely harmless and safe to use st any time*