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- t » t * * THE M^HEXRY PLAINDEATER, McttEXBTT, THE ANGEL LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE | *- - p?:! .j*- -*ifc i I f, : !>•- ' & * i '« ife-' fir4 tX 1 * > ^ ^ IB' / f CHAPTER XX--Continued. J Jfcrtde from him. the only other occu­ pant of the stage whs "Sum t»aw. She sat on a stone bench with her profile to the audience, her-back to tlfft right of the proscenium nreh; so that she could not, without turningt have no­ ticed the entrance of Ember and ner hushhnd. A shy. light, deatliles««ly youthful figure in pale and flowing garments that molded- themselves flu­ ently to her sweet and girlish body, in a posture of pensive meditation t she was nothing less than adorable. Whitaker could not take his eyes from her, for sheer wonder and delight. He was only vaguely conscious that Max. at length satisfied, barked a word to that effect to an unseen elect.-iehin off to the left, and waving his hand with a giestnre indelibly associated with his personality, dragged a light Cane-seated chair to tlie left of the proscenium and sat himself down. "All ready?" he demanded in a sharp and irritable voice. The woman on the marble step nod­ ded imperceptibly. "Go ahead," snapped the mannger. An actor advanced from the wings, paused and addressed the seared woman. His lines were brief. , She lifted her head with a startled air, listening. He ceased to speak, and her voice of golden velvet filled the bouse with the flowing beauty of its unforgettably- swe^t modulations. Be­ yond the footlights a handful of so­ phisticated and skeptical habitues of •he theater forgot for the moment their ingrained Incredulity and thrilled In sympathy with the wonderful rap­ ture of that voice of eternal Youth. Whitaker himself for the time forgot that he was the husband of this wom­ an and her lover; she moved before his Vision in the guise of some divine creature, divinely unattainable, a dream woman divorced utterly from any semblance of reality. That opening scene was one perhaps unique in the history of the stage. Composed by Max in some mad, poet­ ical moment of Inspired plagiarism, it not only owned a poignant and en­ thralling beauty of imagery, but It moved with an almost Grecian certi­ tude, with a significance extraordina­ rily direct and devoid of circumlocu­ tion, seeming to lay bare the living tissue of Immortal drama. But with the appearance of other characters there came a change: the rare atmosphere of the opening began to dissipate perceptibly. The action clouded and grew vague. The auditors began to feel the flutterings of uncer­ tainty in the air. Something was fail­ ing to cross the footlights. The sweep­ ing and assured gesture of the accom­ plished playwright faltered: a clumsy bit of construction was damningly ex­ posed ; faults of characterization mul­ tiplied depressingly. Sara Law her­ self lost an indefinable proportion of her rare and provoking charm; the strangeness of failing to hold her au­ dience in an ineluctable grasp seemed at once to nettle and distress her. Max himself seemed suddenly to*wuke to the amazing fact that there was something enormously and Irremedi­ ably wrong; he began with exasperating frequency to halt tlie action, to inter­ rupt scenes with advice and demands for repetition. He found It Impossible to be still, to keep lfls seat or control his rasping, irritable voice. Subordi­ nate characters on the stage lost their heads and either forgot to act or overacted. And then--intolerable cli­ m a x ! -- o f a s u d d e n s o m e b o d y i n t h e orchestra chairs laughed in outright derlsioa In the middle of a passuge meant to be tenderly emotional. The voice of Sara Law broke and fell. She stood trembling and un­ strung. Max, without a word, turned oirtils heel and swung out of sight into the wings. Four other actors on the Stage, aside from Sara Law, hesifhted end drew together In doubt and be­ wilderment. And then, abruptly, with no warning whatever, the illusion of gloom in the auditorium and moonlight in the postsceaium was rent away oy the glare of the full complement of electric lights Installed In the house. > A thought later, while still all were blinking and gasping with surprise. Max strode into view Just behind the footlights. Halting, he swept the ar­ ray of auditors with an ominous and itruculenf stare. 1 • So quickly was this startling change consummated that "Whitaker had no Itnore than time to realize the reap- |pearance o{ the manager before he jcaught his wrathful und venomous iglance fixed to. his own bewildered iface. And something in the light that ililckered wildly behind Max's eyes re­ minded him so strongly of a similar expression1, he had' remarked In «he eyes of Drummond. the night the lat­ ter had been captured by Ember and Bum Fat, that in alarm be half rose from his seat. Simultaneously he saw Max spring toward the boa, with a distorted and snarling countenance. He was tug­ ging at something in his pocket. It i appeared In the shape of a heavy pistol. Instantly Whitnker was caught and tripped by Ember and sent sprawling on the floor of the box. As this hap­ pened, heard the voice of the fire­ arm, sharp and vicious--a single rs- port. 1 Unhurt, he picked himself up In time to catch a glimpse of Max, on the stage, momentarily help! ess in the em- (brace of a desperate and frantic worn- ian who had caught his arms from be- [hind and, presumably, had so defleet- ied bis arm. In the same breath Em­ ber, who had leaped to the railing Itound the box, threw himself across ithe footlights with the lithe certainty isC a beast of prey and, seemingly in #• sway duti motions, tnocked the | plRtnl from the manager's hand, wrest- j W nwww of tht» ucrress, laid him flat and knelt upon him. With a single fcound Whitaker fol­ lowed him to the .stage;' in another he had his wife in his un/ia und was soothing her first transports of seml- hystenical terror. ... • • • ' • • It was possibly a quarter of an hour later vfliea 'Ember paused before a door In the ground-floor dressing-room gangway of the Theater* Max--a door distinguished l# . the initials "S. L." in the center of a golden star. With some hesitation, with even a little diffidence. h*f lifted a baud and knocked. j5 At once the door was opened by the maid, EHse. Recognizing Ember, she Smiled and stood aside.^jnaking way for him to enter the small, curtained lobby. "Madim--and mons&eur." she said wltlv smiling significance, "told me to show you in at once. Monsieur Em­ ber." From behind the curtains', Whita- fcjer's voice lifted up impatiently: "That you, old man? Come right in!" Nodding to the maid. Ember thrust aside the portieres and stepped into the brightly lighted dressing room, then paused, bowing and smiling his self-contained, tolerant smile: In ap­ pearance as imperturbable and well- roomed as though he had Just escaped from the attentions of a yaiet, rather thau froma ftfrious hand-to- hand tussle with a vicious monoma­ niac. Mary Whitaker, as yel a little pale and distrait, and still .in costume, was reclining on a chaise-longue. Whita­ ker was standing close beside his wife; his face the theater of conflicting emotions; Einber, at least, thought with a shrewd glance to recognize a pulsating light of joy beneath a mask of interest and distress and a flash of embarrassment. I am Intruding?" he suggested gravely, with a slight tarn as if offer­ ing to withdraw. K "No" The word faltering on the lips of Mary Whitaker was lost in an em­ phatic iteration by Whitaker. * Sit down!" he Insisted. "As If we'd let' you escape now, after you'd kept us here In suspense!" He Offered a chair, but Ember first advanced to take the hand held out to him by the woman on the chaise- longue. , You are feeling--more composed?" he inquired. Her gaze met his bravely. "1 am-- troubled, perhaps--but happy," she said. • "Then I am very glad," he said, smil­ ing at the delicate color that enhanced *1 Want to See the End of It All." her exquisite beauty as she made the confession. "I had hoped as much." He looked from the one to the other. You have ., . , * made up your minds?" . 1 The wife answered for both: "It Is, settled, dear friend: I can struggle no longer.' I thought myself a strong woman ; I have tried to believe myself a genius bound upon the wheel of an ill-starred destiny; but I find I am"-- the glorious voice trembled slightly-- only a woman in love and no stronger than he^ love." "I am very glad," Ember, repeated, "for both your sakes. It's a happy consummation of my dearest wishes." "We owe you everything," Whitaker said with feeling, dropping an awk­ ward hand on the other's shoulder. "It was you who threw us together, down there on the Great West bay. so that we learned to know one another phases of homicidal mania. . . . I w o n t d i s t r e s s y o u l i f t < i e t a l l a i t f c e truth IK that Max s was quite mad »a tlie subject of hlk lUck ; he considered It., as I suspected. Indlssolubly associ­ ated with Sara Law. When poor Ous­ ter committed suicide, ho saved Max from luin and Innocently showed him the way to save himself thereafter, when, he felt in peril, by assassinating Hamilton and. later. Thurston. Drum­ mond only cheated a like fate, »?nd you"--turning to Whitnker--"escaped by the narrowest sfiave. Max hadn't meant to run the risk of putting you out of the way unless he thought It Absolutely necessary, but the failure of his silly play In rehearsal totyight, coupled with the discovery that you were in the theater, drove him tem­ porarily insane with hate, chagrin and Jealousy." Concluding, Ember rose. "I must follow him now to the police station*. I shall fe* jrou both soon again--?" The woman gave him both her hands. "There's no way to thank you," she said--"our dear, dear friend!" "No way," *Vhitaker echoed regret* fully. "No way?" Ember laughed quietly", holding her hands tightly clasped. "But I see you together--happy-- Oh, believe me, I am fully thanked!" Bowing, "he touched his lips gently to both hands, released them with a little sigh that ended In a contented chnckle, exchanged a short, firm grasp with Whitaker. and left them. . . * Whitaker, following almost Immedi­ ately to the gangway, fpund Ember had already left the theater. For sonje minutes he wandered to and fro fn the gangway,, pausing now and again on the borders of the desert­ ed stage. There were but few of the house staff visible, and those few were methodically busy with preparations to close up. Beyond the dismal gutter of the footlights the auditorium yawned cavernous and shadowy, peopled only by rows of chairs ghost­ ly In their dust-cloths. The street en­ trances were already closed, .locked and dark. On the stage a single clus­ ter stand of electric bulbs made vis­ ible the vast, gloomy dome of the flies and the whitewashed walls against which sections of sceritery were stacked like cards. An electrician In his street clothes lounged beside the doorkeep­ er's cubicle, at the stage entrance, smoking a cigarette and conferring with the doorman while subjecting Whitaker to a curious and antagonis­ tic stare. The muffled rumble of their voices was the only sound audible, aside from an occasional racket of bootheels In the gangways as one actor after another left his dressing room and hastened to the street, keen-set for the clash of gossiping tongues In theatrical clubs and restaurants. Gradually the building grew more and more empty and silent, until at length Whitaker was left alone with the shadows and the two employees. These last betrayed signs of impa­ tience. He himself felt a little sym­ pathy for their temper^ Women cer­ tainly did take an unconscionuble time t o d r e s s ! . . . At length he heard them hurrying along the lowpr gangway, and turned to join his wife at the stage entrance. Ellse passed on, burdened with two heavy handbags, und disappeared Into the rain-washed alleyway. The elec­ trician detached his shoulders from the wall, ground his cigarette under heel and lounged over to the . switch­ board. Mary Whitaker turned her face, shadowy and mystical, touched with her faint and Inscrutable^ smile, up to her husband's. "Wait," she begged fn a whisper. "I want to see"--her breath checked-- "the end of It all." They heard hissings and clicklngs at the switchboard. The gangway lights vanished in a breath. The single cluster stand on the stage disappeared --r-and the house was blotted out utter­ ly with its extinguishment. There re­ mained alight oifly the single dull bulb In the doormah's cubicle. « Whitaker slipped an arm round bis wife. She trembled within his em­ brace. Black out," she said In a gentle and regretful voice: "the last exit: Curtain--End of the Play !" No," he said in a voice of sublime confldence-r-"no; It's only the pro­ logue curtain. Now for the play, dear heart . . the real play . , . . life . . . love ..." THE ENp. HOUSE KILLS , DRY MEASURE Oratory and Efforts of the Drys Sufficient to Save the Referendum BHt. HOT DEBATE FOR FOUR HOURS I plead guilty to that little plot- yes." Ember laughed. "But, best of all, this comes at Just the right time-- the lightest time, when there can no longer be any doubts or questions or misunderstandings, no ground for fur­ ther fears and apprehensions, when 'the destroying angel' of your ill- starred destiny,' my dear"--he turned to the woman--"Is exorcised--ban­ ished--proscribed--" "Max--!" Whitaker struck inr explo­ sively. "--Is oh his way to the police sta­ tion, well guarded." Ember affirmed with a nod and a grin? smile. "I have his confession, roughly jotted down, but signed, and attested by Several witnesses. . . . I'm glad you were out of the way; it was rather a pain­ full scene, and disorderly; it wouldn't hav6 barn pleasant for1 Mrs. Whitaker. . We had the deuce of a time clearing the theater: human curiosity is a tremendously persistent and re­ sistant force. 1 And then I had some trouble dealing with the misplaced loyalty of the staff of the house. However, eventually I got Max to my­ self--alone, that Is, with several men I could depend on. And then 1 heart­ lessly put him through the third de­ gree--forestalling my friends, the po­ lice. By dint of assert! pg as truths and personal discoveries what I mere­ ly suspected, I broke down his de­ nials. He owned up. doggedly enough and yet with that singular pride which I have learned to associate with olVh^Hk Paekdl as Th«y Havt ^ Been Before During the Session--' Dry Champions Outnumbering ' the Wata. Springfield.--Wets won in the gen­ eral assembly In the big drive on the liquor issue when the house failed to pass the senate prohibition referen­ dum bill. This was the big dry meas­ ure of the session and settles the is­ sue for another two years to the liking of the wets. It was the closest call the saloon interests have experienced in the history of the dry propaganda in Illinois. The vote on the bill was 67 yeas to 80 nays. It required 77 votes to pass it, sowing Just ten votes shy. To clinch the defeat a motion was carried reconsidering the vote by which t^ie prohibition measure was de> feated, so that - It cannot be revived on another legislative day. More than four hours of running d«>- bate was heard before the roll was called. It was the greatest flood of oratory of the session. The fight at­ tracted the heaviest lobby seen in many a day in Springfield. Democrat­ ic" factions got together In opposition to the bill. Wet Leader Leaves Sick Bed to Vote. Thomas Curran of Chicago, leader of the wets In the house, got up from a sick bed to cast his vote. The wets were confident ,th£y had the Bill stopped. The general talk was the drys would not rally more than 70.votes. Two dry votes were absent, W. A. Cameron of Elliott and O. P. Tfuttle of Harrlsburg, who are ill. The galleries were packed -as" they had not been before during the session, the dry champions outnumbering the wets two to one. The "getaway" of the fight wus prompt. Speaker Shanahan let his gavel fall at 10:14 a. m. The floor of the house was cleared of all lobbyists. After prayer Clerk McCann read the prohibition referendum bill for the third time on its final test. It was the senate bill and only needed house concurrence to send it to the governor for his signature. Governor's Wife as Spectator. The governor's wife, who never misses a big day in the legislature, was given a seat of honor back of Speaker Shanahan's chair. Mrs. Rich­ ard J. Barr, wife of Senator Barr of Jollet, set beside Mrs. Lowden. It took ten minutes to read the bill, Ferdinand A. Garesche of Madison, a Democratic wet, was first to obtain recognition, and the debate was on. Mr. Garesche argued that the saloon ques­ tion Is not an economic or moral one. "The fact that a saloon exists in a certain locality is not an evasion of the rights ot anyone," said Mr. Gares­ che. "It is against ail principles of home rule to say that the townships that have been voted dry shall vote the saloons out of territory now wet. The referendum on this issue strikes at our personal liberties and'the very foundation of our government." Garesche eijded by likening to Judas the legislator who was elected as a wet, but who voted for the bill. Thonf- as E, Lyon of Springfield, leader of the drys on the floor, followed Garesche after applause from the wets In the galleries. Mr. Lyon played atroogly on the referendum feature. Contents 15 Fluid Mothers Know That - Remiing CastOlia Always ";fi5S 1 Bears the Signature of Thereby Promoting Cheerfulness and 8e< neither Opium,MorphtoCi» "Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC AheltfulRefflejy** Constipation and Diarrwes and Feveristmessand Loss OF SLEEP Simile S^naturegE tabu JGZ GENTAUR GOWAHE. Uncertainty of Opinion. Don't be sure of your opinion.' It is the verdict of a few facta and yet there are thousands of facts that give no assistance In forming It. If there were no other proof of the uncertainty of opinion, the fact that it causes so much dispute is sufficient. Truth causes no dispute. Think,,of tw"6 men quarreling over two and two make' four, action and recreation are equal, water seeks Its own level, or the gold­ en rule. Men can love one another on the platform of truth, but as soon as they make a platform of opinion they are at. swords' points. It Is so In re­ ligion, politics, industry, society. There Is no true faith In anything that Is not based on love. When we see men quarreling about religion they are the devil's own agents. They will never get truth that way. Truth comes through the heart. The three things that combine In God are faith, truth, love, and the greatest of these is love, for without It the other two are Impossible. When It makes you mad to have someone differ with you, go off and pray for forgiveness.*--Col­ umbus Ohio State Journal. Clean Record. "What makes Jinks so proud of his ancestors? I never heard any of them did anything." "That's exactly the point. So many persons' ancestors did do things which got them into trouble with the police."--Richmond Times- Dispatch. Typhoid Fever. "Typhoid fever has been mastered." The inoculation for that one-time fa­ tal disease Is quite as effective as that for smallpox. Typhoid fever is uo longer a menace where tbf wonderful serum! is obtainable. Florida's highest point la 800 feet above sea l«veL i K Give Voters a Chance to Decide. "The big fight here today If there is a fight," said Mr. Lyon, "is to give thtf people a right to settle this question by their vote. What proposition can be fairer? The voters understand this Issue and they are competent to de­ cide it. It is our duty to hand batk to them the right to ^settle it. This has been a vital question of Interest to all the people of the state during all is history." , The applause that greeted Mr. Lyon showed the galleries were easily con­ trolled by the drys. William H. Dieterich of Beardstown, 4 Democratic wet. followed Mr. Lyon. He took exception* to letters and tele­ grams he had received on the issue. H> read a threatening letter sent him by a Methodist minister in his district. .He said he did not know the writer. •The only thing that should Inspire us Is what is right upder the law," said Mr. "Dleterlch. "I believe I can say 1 come to this assembly regardless of the Anti-Saloon league or the liquor Interests. It was not my intention to take a hand in settling this issue, which will need settling as long as the human race lives." Million for State Defense. With approximately 3,000 youths of Illinois already under arms and await­ ing orders for service at any place where they may be needed, the state legislature showed them and the rest of the National Guard that the com­ monwealth as a whole Is squarely be­ hind them. An appropriation of $1,000,000 to be used for the defense of Illinois w:as asked in a 1)111 Introduced by Senator F. O. Campbell. The bill provides that none of this money shall be used except after a declaration of war by congress. Gigantic Conspiracy. - Declaring that there is a gigantic conspiracy in Mexico, participated in by people opposed to the policies of the United States, Senator Rodney B. Swift of LibertyvllIe Insisted that the ShurtiefT resolution not be passed by the senate until It has been duly considered. The resolution passed by the house last week Is a memorial to the national congress, asking that the United States assist the smaller neu­ tral nations of the ^?orld In working out their own destinies. Tt will hold Its place regular place on tha enter of resolution* v • * ' J * " 3 K ^ ^ ^ VftW | A Lincoln State " A plan for a state park a* il rial to Abraham Lincoln jSeom his home state, to be located at Old Sa­ lem, 111., Where Lincoln spent his boy­ hood days and» began his political career, Is Included In a bill noto before the Illinois legislature, with bright prospects of passage. Tho bill,, whlcii appropriates $100,000 for the park, Introduced by Representative J. H. Kit-by, who now represents the district which first sent Lincoln to the Illinois legislature, and who says the home of Lincoln's boyhood should be presented to the state. All State Troops May Be Called Out. The entire force of Illinois Na­ tional Guard will be ordered to mobil­ ize \\ithln ten days, It was predicted here, following orders to mobilize threw Illinois units. Col. Frank S. Wood of Qulncy com­ mands the Fifth regiment, Col. Charles G. Davis of GOneseo the Sixth, Col. Joseph B. Sanborn of Chicago the First. The companies of the Fifth regiment are located in the following cities: A. Pekln; B, Jacksonville; C, Springfield; D, Bloom'.ngton; E, HIlls- boro;, F, Qulncy; G, Peoria; H, Peo­ ria ; I, Danville; ,K, Delavan;' L, De­ catur ; M; Canton; machine gun com­ pany, Qulncy. . , The companies o? the Sixth regi­ ment are located as follows; A, Rock Island; B, Geneseo; C, G&lesburg; D, Oak Park; E, Sterling; F,', Moline; G, Dixon; H, Monmouth; I, MorHson; « K, Kewanee; L, Free- port ; M, Chicago Heights; machine gun company, Galena. Companies of the First regiment are located In Chicago. The First infantry regiment of the Illinois National Guard assembled for war duty under the command of Cbl. B. Sanborn at the armory. At their home stations the com­ panies of the Fifth and Sixth regi­ ments" also were reported ready for duty. Additional Guard Goes on Duty. Members of. the First battalion of the First Illinois infantry battalion of der instructions of Col. Joseph B. San­ born, to leave for "somewhere In Illi­ nois" to go on guard dutf. While the First regiment was await­ ing its orders to patrol the outskirts of Chicago, 450 '"jackles" from the Great Lakes training station passed through the city on their way east to enter active service of the navy. The "jackies" paraded through the loop. High prices and war times forced themselves Into the experience of the soldiers as they encountered the second change of the week in their rations. Dined Sumptuously. For two days the men had been din­ ing almost sumptuously .In dicing cars of the Illinois Central railroad at Twelfth street at a cost to the gov­ ernment of 75 cents a man a day, but tjie railroad gave up the contract. The high price of food and the cost of serv­ ice, which demanded that 32 men-- waiters, cooks and conductors--be em­ ployed, with the use of the cars, made It Impossible to continue at 75 cents, officials announced. A Twenty-second street ' commissary company began serving the meals to the men in the armory at the government price. A sudden call will not find the regi­ ment unprepared, lacking in arms, clothing or other equipment, officers said as they announced an order from Washington ^authorizing them to draw on the Chicago supply depot\or "jysy- thihg you need at any time." officers at the armory said that they do not expect orders for further movement for the present. Absentees Rushing Back Home. Members of the regiment who have beeji absent In other states are rush­ ing back tto Chicago from California, Missouri, Minnesota and other points to join the ranks, it was announced. Company D, Sixth infantry, Oak Park, aftd Company M, Chicago Heights, drill daily and are rapidly being "whipped Into shape," their cap­ tains reported. Practically every member of the First infantry has been pledged to serve the president and the country, if needed, any place in the world, for de­ fensive or offensive warfare. Nearly every man who had not pre­ viously taken the Hay oath, pledging this allegiance, with three years' ac­ tive service and four years' service in the reserve, has now taken It, officer* said. Those who still refuse to take the pledge will be questioned. • Compiling Labor History, of State. Origin, organization and evolution of labor unionism in Illinois, is the scope of a histoty In preparation at the University of Illinois. Because Springfield took an early part In the work of the Federation of Labor, one of the men from the university, Ed­ ward B. Mittelman, has been assigned to compile the Important data fur­ nished by Springfield unionists Mr. Mittelman has appeared before the federation, has requested and has been granted access to federation rec­ ords. He is receiving assistance from Secretary Robert E. Woodmansee of the local federation and Victor A. Olander, secretary of the state federa­ tion. * Ra»£fc Copy of Wrapper. CASTORIA Will Not Lose Standing. Bpringfleld. -- The state board of health adopted a resolution providing that students in the junior and senior classes of medical schools In Illinois may enlist In the medical corps of the army and navy without losing their standing in their classes. ; To Protest Rate Ingram. Dixon.---The city of Dixon will for­ mally protest the Increase In telephone rates by the Home Telephone company, sanctioned by the state utilities com­ mission. Governor'Joins Y. M. C. A. Golenn. --Governor Lowden has Joined the Galena Y. M. C. A. and sent his -check for a year's membership. The governor is lending his aid toward the work of placing the local associa­ tion on a firmer footing financially. Salaries Are Increaaed. 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"Yes, under certain circumstances which I shall explain later, that Is true. Now, If the queen dies, who takes her place?" Only one boy ventured to reply. "The Jack," he said.--The Web. A Sensitive Barber. . "You can't please my barber." "Wouldn't you buy his hair re­ storer?" "I did buy his hair restorer. And now because my hair won't grow he seems to thluk I'm putting w.a job on him." " Strictly Literal. " # . "Maria,, la your husband vacillat­ ing?" "No, 'm, he's whitewashing." To Prevent Old Age Coming Too Soon! "Toxic poisons in the blood are thrown out by the kidneys. The kidneys act as filters for such products. If we wish to prevent old age coming too soon and In­ crease our chances for a long life, we should drink plenty of pure water and take a little Anurlc," says the world- famed Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y. When suffering from backache, fre­ quent or scanty urine, rheumatic pains here or there, or that constant tired, worn-out feeling, the simple way to overcome these disorders Is merely to obtain a little Anurlc (double strength) from your nearest druggist and you will quickly notice the grand-results. You will find It many times more potent than llthla, and that it dissolves uric add as hot water does sugar. NEWS OF VALPARAISO Valparaiso, Ind.--"I took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescript tion and his Golden Medical Discovery when a young lady and found they did me more good than the doctor's med­ icine, so I can high­ l y r e c o m m e n d both these medi­ cines."--MRS. AL­ MA M. KLAPPER, 205 Valparaiso St. In almost every drug store you wfll find Favorite Prescription, the ever- famous friend to ailing women, and Golden Medical Discovery, proven by years to be the greatest general re- constructor. These herbal medicines are put up in liquid and tablets. 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