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fc\, 7* •v-f* -<«'• * •*<>" "' i% J^--"•y"*" •" ** "" " >J€W^Z, *-' " -nfi «v <' ;'.-i ̂ " J >33& '••y • '•*-• ^ •;l-.I:!i,",-»';, -»-l- .. w* Wit-^ Um dto £ '\ - %v\, "V- B nfi~£N";£ 9. , itriSrLAtL ^ «9r CHARLE& CLARK WlMf WIGHT, /9Q6, ^LOTH/POP, LEE UCHEPARD CO. "'- ?4 ItF. 8YN0PSI8 ̂ • .- Chip McGtiire, a lC-year eld girl Uvtas tt Tim's plac« in' the Maine woods ia •old by her father to Pete Bolduc, a half-*>reed. She runs away and reacheB the camp of Martin Friable, occupied by Martin, his wife, nephew, Raymond Stet­ son, and guides. She tells her story and ia cared for by Mrs. Friable. Journey of Frisbie's party Into woods to visit father of Mrs. Frtsbie, an old hermit, who has resided in the wilderness for many years. When camp is broken Chip and Ray Oc­ cupy same cance. The party reach camp of Mrs. Frisbie's father and are wel­ comed by him and Cy Walker, an old friend ahd former townsman of the her­ mit. They settie1 down for summer's stay. Chip and Ray are in love, but no one realizes this but Cy Walker. Strange canoe marks found orj lake shQre in front of their cabin. Strange smoke is seen across the lake. Martin and Ixsvi leave for settlement to get officers to arrest McGuire, who is known as outlaw and escaped murderer. Chip's one woods friend, Tomah, an Indian, visits camp. Ray believes he sees a bear on the ridge. Chip is stolen by Pete Bolduc and es­ capes with her in a canoe. Chip is res­ cued by Martin and Levi as they are re­ turning from the settlement. Bolduc es­ capes. Old Cy proposes to Ray that he remain in the woods with himself and Amzi and trap during the winter, and he concludes to do so. Others of the party return to Green vale, taking Chip with them. Chip starts to school in Greenvale, and finds life unpleasant at Aunt Com­ fort's, made so especially by Hannah. Old Cy and Ray discover strange tracks in the wilderness. They penetrate fur­ ther into the wilderness and discover the hiding place of the man who had been sneaking about their cabin. They inves­ tigate the cave home of McGuire during his absence. Bqlduc finds McGuire and the two light to the death, (iodine a watery grave together. CHAPTER XVI.--Continued. How welcome he was, and how all, even Amzi, of those winter-bound prisoners vied with each other in mak­ ing him the guest of honor, need not be asserted. He had been a part ot thefr life here the previous summer, with all its joys and dangers, and now seemed one of them. When mutual experiences aad their winter's history had been exchanged, of course Chip's rescue, the half- breed's escape, and the whereabouts of her father came up for discussion that evening. "I've heard from Tim's Place two or three times this winter," said Levi, "an' neither Pete nor old McGuire has been seen or heard on since early last fall. Pete got thar all safe, but vowed revenge on McGuire, as Martin and I found, when we went out. He stayed round a week or so, I heard later, and then started for his cabin on the Fox Hole, 'n' since then hain't never been seen or heard of by nobody. Tim an' Mike went over to his cabin 'long In the winter, but no signs of him was found, or even of his bein' thar since snow came. McGuire also seems" to . hev dropped out o' business and ain't been heard on since in the summer. We've expected him all winter at the 'lumber camp, but he didn't show up." "We've seen him," put in Old Cy, flashing a smile at Jlay, "leastwise I callated 'twas him, though I never let on to that .effect. He was trappin' .over beyond a big swamp last fall, 'n' he paid us a visit, stole a half-dozen o' . our catches *n' left his trade-mark on our canoe." And then Old Cy told the story of their adventure, omitting, however, any reference to the sup­ posed cavie. ' "It's curis what has become o' him," Levi said, when the tale was told, "and our camp crowd all believe that thar's been foul play, with Pete at the bot­ tom on't. Nobody's shed any tears, though, an* I'm thinkin' the woods is well rid o' him. He's been a terror to everybody long enough." Much more of this backwoods gos­ sip and change of experience filled in the evening, and next morning Old Cy gave Ray a word of caution. "I kept whist 'bout our flndin' what we callated was a cave," he said, "an' I want you to. This matter o' Mc­ Guire and the half-breed ain't blowed over yit, an* we don't want to git mixed up in it. Ez fer the cave, if we 'lowed we found one, the folks at Tim's Place 'ud go huntin' fer it, sure, 'n* I've my reasons for not wantin' they should go. So mum's the word to Levi 'bout it." Levi's arrival, however, changed their plans, for he at once offered to convoy Ray out of the woods, thus re­ lieving Old Cy, and .three days later these two, with well-laden canoes, started on the out-going journey. It was not without incident, for when the main stream wag reached, it was dotted with floating logs and the red-shirted drivers with the bateaux and spike shoes were in evidence. A monster jam was met at the first rapid, the bags of gum nuts, bundles of firs, and canoes had to be carried around It, and when Tim's Place was reached* a score of the good-natured woodsmen were in possession. Levi discreetly avoided all questions as to what Tim knew of Chip, her father, or the half-breed. Ray's lips were also sealed, and so both escaped much questioning. Here, also, they learned what both had guessed--lhat McGuire and Pete had either left the wilderness or had perished that win­ ter. Where and how, if such was the case, no one seemed to know or care, And a close observer would, have said that every one a Tim's Place hoped that these two outlaws had met their fate. Old Tomah was also found at Tim's place, and he was undeniably glad to tee both Ray and Levi, and to learn that Chip was likely to be well cared for. "When these two voyagers were ready to start, he joined and kept with them until1 the settlement was reached. Knowing full well the value of gum and furs, he soon found a purchaser for Ray's store and stock at its full . value; and when that youth, now *»lated as never before, was ready to §Urt for Greenvale, the fine old Indian Showed almost a white man's emotion. "Take this to little girl," he said, • Handing Bar a package, "aad tell her - ' •• - L'&V,•**. Old Tomah not forget. He hope die come back to see him soon." "Tel! Mr. Frisble I shall be here, waitln' to meet him, when he sends word," Levi said; and shaking hands with both of his good friends, Ray now bade them good-by with many thanks for all they had done. Of his homeward trip and all the charming anticipations now his, no mention need be made. They are but the flowers wisely strewn in the path­ way of youth, and Ray--now more a man than when he entered the woods --full well deserved all that lay before him. But Old Tomah's heart was sad, and far away beside a rippled lake was another who felt the same. CHAPTER XVII. Chip's success and popularity la Greenvale was practically nullified by Hannah, who from wounded vanity and petty jealousy became her enemy from the outset. Aunt Comfort did not know It An* gie was not conscious of the facts, or, busy with her own social duties and homo-making, gave them no thought. And yet, inspired by Hannah's mali­ cious tongue, Greenvale looked upon, poor Chip as one it was best to avoid. With Angle as sponsor, she had been made one of the Christmas church decorators, and had been twice invited to parties, only to exasperate Hannah all the more and cause an increase of sneers. "She's nobody an' an upstart," Han­ nah said at the first meeting of the village sewing circle after Chip's ad­ vent, "an' I've my doubts about her father an' mother ever bein' married. Then she's an lnfiddle an' believes ia | * would keep on 'taking ia'- homeless | waifs and outcast mortals as long as she lived, or house room held out. Aad It was true. By midwinter Martin's hew house was all furnished, and social obliga­ tions began to interest Angle, which made matters all the worse for Chip, j for now Hannah could persecute ber with less danger of exposure. But Chip was hard to persecute. She had known adversity in its worst form. Her life at Tim's Place had been practical slavery, and the worst that Hannah could do was as pla pricks compared to It, It is certain, also, if Chip had "spunked up," as Hannah would call it, now andUt&en, it would have been better for fcer; but it wasn't Chip's way. To work and suffer in silence had been h^r lot at Tim's Place. Angle had said, "You must obey everybody and make friends," and impelled by experience, and this somewhat broad order, Chip was doing her best. One hope cheered her all that long, hard winter of monotonous atudy---the return of Ray, and possibly Old Cy, when summer came. Somehow these two had knit themselves into her life as no one else had or could. Then she wondered how Ray would seem to aad feel toward her when he. came, and If the little bond--a wondrous strong one, as far as her feelings went-- would still call him to her side. It had all been a beacon of hope to her in the uphill road toward the tem­ ple of learning; and how hard she had studied, and how patiently she had tried to correct her own speech, not even her teacher guessed. It is also possible, in fact almost cer­ tain, that that unfortunate waif's some* what pitiful tale had woa her teach­ er's interest and affection as naught else could. Only one reservation was made by Chip--her own feelings to­ ward Ray. All else became an opea book to Miss Phinney. When school was out, the two walk­ ed homeward together as far as their ways permitted, and then Chip ob­ tained the one hour of the day which she felt was quite her own. At first, during the autumn days, she had used it for a scamper through the nut- brown woods. When winter came and it was not too cold, she occasionally visited the mill pond above the village, where, if the conditions were right, all Her plans for meeting her young hero were well considered. She was sure he would, like herself, prefer a seat with Uncle Joe. That-important person, whose heart she had won by her admiration of his horses on her ar­ rival, would surely invite her to ride Into the village, if he saw her. If he WAS ftlnnA chft WnnM ramajn • Vjj* if some one was with him, she would then disclose herself and tjie coveted Invitation and meeting with Ray would follow. It was mid-April when Chip began her dally watch, aad missed ao day unless a pelting rain prevented. It was June ere she won her reward, and the? one balmy afternoon when she saw the stage afar, there, perched be­ side Uncle Joe. was--a companioa! How sure that weary, waiting waif was that her heart was not mistaken! How her pulses leaped and thrilled as the slow-moving stage crept up the hill; and how Ray, eager to catch the first glimpse of his native village, Baw a winsome, smiling face shaded by a flower-decked hat, peeping* at him over a wall, was but a minor episode in the lives of these two; yet one to be re­ called many, many times afterward and always with a heartache. None came to them now, for oa the Instant Ray saw who was waiting for him he halted the stage, and the next moment he was beside his sweetheart. And TJncle Joe, with the wisdom and sympathy of old age, discreetly avert­ ed his face, and said "Golang" to his horses, and drove oa alone. 8obbed in Utter Despair. Injun sperrlts an' hob&oglin things she calls spites, an* is a reg'lar heathen. don't trust her a minlt, an' never leave the house 'thout I lock up my things There was also some color for this ill repute, for Angle had concealed nothing, and Chip, foolishly perhaps, had asserted her belief when it would have been bettfir to conceal it. The parson also, chagrined at his failure to make a convert of the girl, referred to her as "Rebellious, obsti­ nate in her ideas, and one who needed chastening." Her teacher, however, was her stanch friend. Aunt Comfort beamed upon her morning and night, while Angle, having provided her with home, rai­ ment, opportunity for schooling, escort to church, and much good advice, felt that she had fulfilled, her duty. Aad in a way, she had. But social recognition In a country village can be made or marred by such a person as Hannah, and quite un­ known to those most interested. Chip's popularity was not decreed. Neither was she conscious of this undercur­ rent. Each day she went, to and re­ turned from school In a sturdy sort of way. A most devoted pupil, she never failed to thank her teacher for every wofd of help, and if--thanks to Han*5 nah--she failed to make friends about the village, she won a place near to Aunt Comfort's heart. But somehow Aunt Comfort, who loved everybody alike, good or bad, or at least spoke no 111 of the bad ones. didn't count That she must inevit­ ably take Chip under her motherly wing, all recognized. She had taken Hannah, then Angie and Nezer, and now this waif who, as Hannah insist­ ed, was all bad; aad according to Green vale's belief, Aunt Comfort the skating and sliding youth were gathered; and when blessed spring re­ turned, it was away to the hills and fields once more. On Saturdays she seldom left the house, unless sent on an errand, and Sunday became a day of penance. And now, when the flowers and birds had once more returned to Green­ vale, and Ray might return any day, a little plan that Chip had had in mind for many weeks took shape. She knew Ray must come on the stage, and eager for a sight of his face as only love can make one, she meant to be the first to meet and greet him. A mile down the village street and beyond the last house was a sharp hilltop. The stage usually reached here about an hour after the close of school, and to this vantage point, where she could hide behind a stone wall, Chip now betook herself each day. CHAPTER XVIII. During all the long weeks whlU Chip had awaited her lover's coming, one hope had been hers--that his re­ turn would end all her loneliness and begin a season of the happy, care-free days like those by the lake once more. For the first few moments after he kissed her upraised lips, she could not speak for very joy; and then, as hand in hand they started toward the vil­ lage, her speech came. "I've been so lonesome," she said simply, "I've counted the days, and come down here to meet you dally, for over a month. I don't like it here, and nobody likes me, I guess. I'm so glad you've come, though. Now I shan't be lonesome no iqore. I've studied hard, too," she added, with an awent of pride. "I can read and spell words of six syllables. I've ciphered up to deci­ mal fractions, an' begun grammar. "I'm glad to get home, too," aa* swered Ray, as simply. "It was lone­ some in the woods all winter, when we couldn't tend the traps. But I've made a lot of money--'most five hun dred dollars--all mine, too. How is everybody?" And so they dropped from sentiment into commonplace. At the tavern he secured his belong­ ings. At the corner where their ways parted, he bade Chip a light good-by, and with an "IH see you soon," left her. j Her hero had arrived. They bad met kissed as lovers should, and the loaely waiting and watching days were at an end and a new life was to begin for Chip. Little did she realise what it would mean for her, or how utterly her hopes were to fail. "He will come to-night" her heart assured her, and that evening, with­ out a word to Aunt Comfort or Han­ nah as to whom she expected, she ar­ rayed herself in her one best dress and awaited his expected visit And what a propitious and all-favor­ ing evening it was! The June night was balmy. Blooming lilacs and syrin- gas half hid, as well as adorned, the porch of Aunt Comfort's home. Aunt Comfort had just departed to make a call, Hannah was away at prayer meeting, and "no one nigh to hinder." But Chip waited in vain! At school next day her mind and heart were at war. The parts of speech and rules of subtraction aad division seemed complete chaos, and when homeward bound, she loitered slowly along, hoping Ray would make amends and meet her on the way. But again he failed to appear. And that night, when alone with Hannah, a worse blow came. "I heerd young Stetson got back yesterday," she said, fixing her steely blue eyes on Chip, "an' you went down the road to meet him. I should think you'd be 'shamed o' yourself. If you're callatin' on settln' your cap for him, 'twon't do a mite o' good. His aunt wouldn't think o' havln' such an out­ cast ez you for him--that I can tell ye." But not a word of^cly came from poor Chip. Such spe >s were not new to her, and she hau long before ceased to answer them. But this one, from its very truth, hurt more than all others had, and, crushed by it, she stole away out of the house. No thought that Ray might call came to her. She only wished to escape somewhere, that she might cry away her misery and shame in solitude. The evening was but a repetition of the previous one. The same sweet in­ fluence and silvered light was all about, but no heed of Its beauty came to Chip. Instead, she felt herself a shameful thing of no account. Her lover had failed her--now she knew why. and as she sped along the lonely way to the schoolhouse, scarce con­ scious of her steps, all hope and all joy left her. Why or for what purpose she was hurrying toward this deserted little building, she knew not. Hot tears filled her eyes. Shame surged in her heart. She was % nobody in the eyes of all her world, and once shd had reached the worn sill, so often crossed by her, she threw herself upon it and sobbed in utter despair. (TQ. BE CONTINUED.) WOMAN'S BACKACHE i>v WM.A.BADFOBD 1 t : EDITOR Mr. William" A.. Radford wfit questions and give advice FREE OP COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide expe­ rience as Editor. Author and Manufac­ turer. he is. without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 194 Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and onljr enclose two-cent stamp for reply, * This is an old style house plan, bnt It has a good deal to recommend it. Those who appreciate plenty of light and air like to have rooms built on this plan because they can have all the windows they want and have them so placed that sunlight can penetrate Into every room. The first houses, built when. the country was new to white folks, were square or nearly so. Then, as more room was needed, they were extended in one .direction, keeping generally to one room in width. When the limit In this form was reached some bright Intelligent fellow branched ofT at right angles and built a room on the side of amnc *oo*t M&'Jf/S-O LMtJC ROOM First Floor Pisa his house. This must have been con­ sidered a great invention, and so it was, for' it has been handed down from one generation to the next and we still find the idea worth adopting. There is ho record of the original house built on this plan, so we don't know whether it had an upstairs or not, but there is a good cellar, another feature that the original architect didn't understand. It is necessary to hike back to those good old times when luxuries approached closely to what we call privations in order to ap­ preciate what we now nave. We would live as the early pioneers did, in one room houses built with an ax, but we would rather not do it in the winter time. There'are, however, a few principles that were worked Into those early habitations that we can­ not get away from and we do not want to. One is the open air freedom, the light and cheerful setting of trees and clearing, and the open fireplace, the cheerful warmth of which still lingers making alterations. In tact, ft trttt*l- ly is very undesirable to do so. One feature about this plan that will strike everybody favorably is the possibility of building it for about 91,600. • In these times of advancing prices no one expects much of a house for any such price. A man would have to manage very care­ fully to get this house for that amount of money, but it can be done in locali­ ties where building materials and la­ bor may be had at reasonable prices, and provided the owner understands how to take advantage of sucb condi­ tions. - ' -STRENGTH OF OUR NAVY. Interfiling Comparison of American and Japanese Fleets. A comparison of the naval strength of Japan and the United States ia doubly interesting in view of the re­ cent departure of the American fleet of battleships for the Pacific, and the significance which has been attached to this event, writes Newton Forest in Harper's Weekly. The American navy has on its list 29 battle ships of 10,000 tons and over, while Japan has 13; our navy has 11 coast-defense vessels, Japan three; we have 15 armored cruisers, Japan 13. But In the number of torpedo boats and torpedo-boat de­ stroyers Japan is far ahead. .She has 79 torpedo boats and 57 torpedo-boat destroyera, >while the United States has only 33 torpedo boats and 21 tor­ pedo-boat destroyers. On the other hand, Japan has only alne subma­ rines, while we have 19. In the cost of battle ships of our navy the Connecticut and Kansas lead the others, the former costing |7,667,- €06, and the latter $7,701,14&. The cost of maintenance of each type of warship is as follows: Battle ship, $636,587.12; armored cruiser, $755,- 151,47; protected cruiser, $583,002.26; gunboat, $115,585.12; torpedo-boat de­ stroyer, $77,354.22; torpedo boat, $51, 650.98; submarine, $26,454.10. The total number of ships In the American navy is 168; in the navy of Great Britain, 645; in the French navy, 508; in the navy of Germany, 210, and Japan has 194. It will thus be Been that, while the United States has the least number of ships of these five powers, she is still second In rank by her comparative strength in battle- -ship tonnage. Great Britain's" ton­ nage is 821,390; United States, 406, 146; France, 368,461; Germany, 358,- 461; Japan, 191,498. The reason of the excess of ships in y The back ts the mainspring olff: woman's organism. It quickly caHail* attention to trouble by aching. 1% tells, with other symptoms, su'Nh asf iV* < nervousness, headache, pains in thai loins, weight in the lower, pari of 'V the body, that a "woman's feminine *, •' organism needs immediate #m such c ises the one sure remedy „ ^ which spee Uly removes the cause, < and restorer the feminine organismsfc}, to a healthj, normal condition is. • LYDIA E.PINKHAM'S " VEGETABLE COMPOUND ,4 Mrs. "Will Young, of 6 Columbia Ave., Rockland, Me., says: , " I was troubled for a long time with, dreadful backaches and a pain in my ,J. - '.i>! side, and was miserable in every way. §' •: I doctored until I was discourag-ed and } < thought I would never g-et well. I read . ~,, what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable A Compound had done for others and?J?|;«<§"* decided to try it; after taking- three bottles I can truly say that I never felt iv'Lv' BO well in my life." Mrs. Augustus Lyon, of East Earl, Pla., writes to Mrs. Pinkham: *'t had very severe backaches, pressing-down pains. I con Id not sleep, % and had no appetite. Lydia E. Pink-'. ham's Vegetable Compound cured me ' and made me feel like a new woman." ; "£• FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Fink- "••-Si ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the . I'/ v standard remedy for female ills. : and has positively cured thousands of & H,*!•! women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, tilcexa- tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, " periodic pains, backache, that bear- ^ ing-down feeling, flatulency, indfges - k tion,dizziness,or nervous prosfcratkn* . X' > the French navy is found in the fact | tone said: Power of Deceiving. There is a Brooklyn woman who'"'- s possesses a servant who Is a model in ' all respects save one--in that she is none too truthful. . ^ Lately the mistress* has been usinc * all her eloquence to make Nora see the error of her deceitfulness. But at ; last she had to own herself beaten * when Nora, with a beaming Irish smile, turned and in a most cajoling that she has 271 torpedo boats and 99 submarines, while England has only in our fu-atis as ;i heri?as?: J'roia pri­ meval days. As this house is 30 feet wide and Ihe projections at the roof gables are extra it needs considerable room; The law has decided that you must not hang your roof over your neighbor's ground, so it would be impossible to put this house on a narrow-minded city lot. If you want to build on this plan you must have room enough to look out in every direction. There is another advantage In a plan of this kind, and that is the pos sibility of extending it at the back without interfering with the original plan. Some houses may be enlarged when the family increases, while oth­ er plans cannot be altered without tearing the whole house to pieces. 7 i t o r p e d o h i i a i . y a m i - 1 8 H U b i i i a r i s t r t f , and the United States only 32 torpedo boats and 19 submarines. Brains Do Best Work at flight. Quiet Hours the Proper Time for In­ tellectual Labor. * Prof. Victor Hallopeau of the Paris Academy of Medicine declares that the best intellectual work can be ac­ complished between midnight and dawn. "The true secret of long con­ tinued, valuable brain work," he says, "is to cut the night in two. The scholar, the inventor, the financier, the literary creator should be asleep every night at ten o'clock, to wake again at, say two, in the morning. Three hours' work, from two to five, in the absolute tranquillity of the silent hours, should mean the revealing of new powers, new possibilities, a wealth of ideas un­ dreamed of under the prevailing sys­ tem. From eight to eight or 8:30 sleep again. Take up again the day's work; the brain will still be saturated with the mental fruits of the night vigil; there will be no effort in putting into practice or carrying further what wai planned or begun those few hours be­ fore. The habit may be hard to ac­ quire, but mechanical means of waking at first will Induce the predisposition." Chance for an Old Joke. A French countess who arrived ia New York the other day dresses her dog like herself. This ought to re­ vive the old joke showing the connec­ tion betweea the dog's breath M4 kU attire." /3-C HALL GCO maoM Ol<J> 'O * Iscse* Floor Ptoer There are only six rooms in the plan as designed, but the rooms are all targe. If an eight-room house is want­ ed in the years to come the only thing necessary is to add a wing at the back similar to the one in front and make two rooms that can be reached with­ out any objectionable features and with no alteration in the original plan except the cutting of two doors. It is not desirable as a general thing to build a house smaller than you really want with the expectation of making it larger afterward, but there are a great many different exist­ ing circumstances, and changes in families are continuallj taking place. It is customary under certain condi­ tions to build a house larger than Dpcccsssry nzid to lc&vo soni8 rooriis unfinished to save expense at the time of building, hut it is quite unusual to Statesmen and Polftlcfa^S. • "It's remarkable what a difference there is between the politicians of to­ day and the statesmen of yesterday," said Representative Wesley Gaines of Tennessee, In Washington, the oth­ er day. "That is very true," said Representa­ tive Kimball of Kentucky. "There is a young self-made fellow in my town, Lexington, who is a real power In the legislature. I once heard him say: 'I don't know nothin' about statesman­ ship and don't know nothin' about law, but if Henry Clay was down here mlxln' lq politics I would leave him at the post'" 8apling Truth. We are all of us willing enough to accept dead truths or blunt ones, which can be fitted harmlessly into spare niches, or shrouded and coffined at once out of the way. But a gapling truth with earth at its root and blos­ som on its branches; or a trenchant truth, that can cut its way through bars and sods, most men dislike the sight of entertainment of, if by any means, such guest or vision may be avoided.--John Ruskin. jigs "Sure, now, mum, an* wot de ye; suppose the power of desavin' was given us fer?"--Illustrated Sunday * Magazine. ^ ^ ECZEMA FOR 55 YEARS* Suffered Torments from Birth-- Frightful Condition--Got No Help . V,* Until Cutlcura Cured Hinv :v'/ "I had aTl itching, tormenting ccsfr* "* ma ever since I came into the world,. / , and I am now a man 55 years old. •»' -f I tried all kinds of medicines I heard ' - J of, but found no relief. I was truly * * l| In a frightful condition. At last I j broke out all over with red and white boils, which kept growing until they .To* were as big as walnuts, causing great * pain and misery, but I kept from scratching as well as I could. I was , % ^ BO run down that I could hardly do ,p my work. I used Cutlcura Soap, Oint- TjM- ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about eight months, and I can truthfully say s f I am cured. Hale Bordwell, Tipton. if Ia., Aug. 17, 1907." • • r "I cheerfully endorse the above tea- , timonial. It is the truth. I know Mr. - - ^ - Pordwell and know the condition he was in. Nelson R. Burnett, Tipton, la." Every misfortune can by patience.--Socrates. WHAT CAUSES HKADArnE. From October te May. Colds afe the most fre­ quent cause ot Headache. LAXATIVE BBOMO <3C1NIN E removes cause. E.W.Giwe on box SBo There is nothing ill said that la 111 taken.--German. Roads Completed in New York. During 1907, 375 miles of improved highways were completed in New York state, 690 miles were placed under con­ tract, and plans and specifications were adopted for 490 miles more. Last year showed the greatest amount of road building since the policy of state road improvement was inaugurat­ ed in 1898. For the ten years there are 1,042 miles of completed improved roads to show, and of this total 376 is to be credited to last year. Guar** SICK HEADACHE CAKIttiS Poattlv*Iy cared hy these little Pltfau The/ al*o r«U«Y« XM*» lr«aa from Dy digvatiouandTiHt Hearty J£*ting- A perfect rem- •dy tor DiuiutM, S«i« •em' Drowaict#**, Ba4 Taate MouUt. OoM» Tongue, Pain in (be tfJLitTOKPID XIVKB.. n>«7 regulate tba I»ur«iy Vttfviabi*. SHALL PILL. SHALL DOSE. SHALL PRICE. •mu i 'S- ;; tt ""J* >"8; Natural Proofa. "It is Impossible for animals to re* son. For one thing, you never heard of any of the lower creation having even the rudiments of mathematics." "I don't know about that. Every­ body knqws that rabbits, for instance, multiply rapidly; that there are snakes which are natural adders, and that some animals, like the giraffe i:.yS and the boa constrictors, act te •* select u plan with the expectation of ture's long division class." Genuine Must Bear - Fac-$imile Signaturfr REF U8$ T if y TSS» Virginia Firms audi Home* rsnswzis* CARTERS ipJifR PATENTS • : Wt:- -'A r'i v-**?JAii'