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mams - fife., The Ward of King Canute A Romance of the Danish Conquest. By OTTILIE A. LlLiESiCRANTZ, author g? The Thrall Ot Llel the Ucfcy. Copyright, 1903, by A, O. MeCLlTRG & CO. CHAPT ER XX i--Continued. So complete was her preoccupation that she disregarded another thing,-- the highway along which they were traveling. It Was Randalin who first awoke to a consciousness that the noise of the rabble had become very „ faint behind them, that no sounds at all broke the stillness ahead of them, that the uneven weed-git>wn path they were treading was very different from the smooth hardness of the Watling street. For the first time, she spoke to the son of Lodbrok, who had silent- ly taken his place at her side.,, "This is not the Watling Street! Yet we have not turned--. Where are we?" Rothgar gnawed at his heavy mus­ tache as though the answer were dif­ ficult to frame. ; "You are still on- the - Watling Street," he said. "It is only that this i3 the old bed of it. It leads also to Saint Peter's Monastery on Thor- ney--" Stung with fear, Elfgiva tried to snatch the lines from hijn. "I am not going to a monastery! I am going to :the palace." As a cliff st&nds against the tretting of waves, his^^rasp stood against hers; and his voice WKLS as immovable as his hand. "The palace where the king is," he said, "is the palace for a queen." At first it either seemed that, she would scratch out his eyes or throw herself from her saddle. But in the end she did neither, for a sense of her helplessness turned her faint. To one who lias always ruled undisputed there is something benumbing in the .first collision with the pitiless hand of Force? "If I had the good luck to see a bee caught in a brier, I should wish your death," she threatened. But she said it under her breath; and after that, rode with drooping head and eyes that saw 'nothing of the scene before her. CHAPTER XXII. The King's Wife. The fact that King Eld gar bad. slept under its uneven roof, on some visit the king." she said, "and--what is more important to us--that the king might see yon." ' - Slowly, the king's wife went back to her seat before the mirror, and sat . there fingering and turning the jeweled rouge-pots in a deep study. •-Deliver nie your opinion of this, Teboen?" she said, at last, to the big raw-boned British woman who was her nurse and also the female majordomo of her household. Teboen, after becoming delibera­ tion, replied that she thought rather favorably of the plan, that certainly it could do no harm, while it would be almost as surtf to do good if the king could be reminded of how beau­ tiful a woman he was neglecting. Elfgiva's laughter was like; return­ ing sunshine. "How! You say so? Then will we make ready without delay! Tate, I could find it in my mind to scold you for not thinking of this before. You must mouth the order for the horses, though," she added as an afterthought. "I should •expect it would be told me that I am a prisoner, whereat I ihould weep for rage." . _ ^ Another flash of daring lighted Ran- dalin's eyes, though her mouth re­ mained quiet--"A good way to keep them from thinking you a prisoner, lady, is to act like a free woman," she said. "I shall tell them that you are going to the palace to see your hus­ band." Sowing her seed, she left it to take root, and went away to con­ vince the head of the grooms. As she had foretold, he was too un­ certain regarding their position to dare contest their order, little as he liked it In something less than an hour, the five women, fur-wrapped and flanked by pages and soldiers, were passing under the deep arch of the New Gate into the .great city itself. * "Do you purpose to visit the palace first, noble one?'* the leader of the guards Inquired with a respectful, if uneasy salute. The seed had rooted so far tnat Elf­ giva did not disclaim the intention; but she hesitated a loqg^ime, pulling 4 m . "Let me through to my husband!" to. Dunstan's monkish colony, was scarcely sufficient to .make a palace of the rambling rookery which a wail separated from the West Minster. "It is the waste-place of ruins," Elfgiva said on the day of their arrival. To-day, a fortnight later, Randalin repeated the comment with a des­ pondent addition. "The king will never come to this rubbish heap. Here we are buried no less than if we lay in a mound. It is not likely that we shall get news by an. easier way than by going to him." : "* Straining her eyes out over the mist-robed river, she tried for the thousandth time to think of some bait alluring enough to tempt Elfgiva to that point of daring. "I will try once more to entice her to the palace, so that I can get tidings," she determin­ ed. "I wonder what kind of humor she is in." It was not necessary to go far to obtain a hint as to that Even as she entered the passage, she heard the scramble of scurrying feet, and then screams and the thud of blows. "Now it Is heard that she Is not sulk­ ing among her cushions," Randalin observed. "When her temper is up she Is little afraid of doing things which she else would not dare do." According to that her expectations should have mounted high, as she drew aside the door curtain, for the L~dy of Northampton was far from sulking. Partially disrobed, as she had sprung up from before her mir­ ror. she was holding the luckless Dearwyn with one hand while wita the other she administered pitiless punishment from a long club-like candle which she had snatched from v ' its holder. ' • « "Come not betwixt, or I will treat ; you it} a like manner," the mistress panted. But the Valkyria's fear of Elfgiva's foot la the hand of the tellingJ groom. "Everything in beds and rows .. w w ovi vw uu wil lane, soap down that, jewels, fab­ rics--" She turned with a sudden in­ spiration. "Maidens, would not this be a merry thought? To find out where the fabrics are kept and try some cloth of gold against these pearls?" As the servile murmur answered, Randalin's brow darkened. Cloth of gold and pearls--when a wolf was tearing away at her heart She* spoke desperately, "I wish ^hat the way to the fabrics might lie past the king's house, lady." The king's wife sent her a glance, half resentful, half questioning. "Why do you say that?" "Because if Canute could see you aa you look now, with "your cheeks a-flower, and that ermine, like snow, upon your hair, there is nothing in the world he could refuse you." Elfgiva's mouth curved bewitchlngly. "You speak as tUough you had jewels to sell. What fine innnners they have, these London merchants! Tell me, Candida, Leonortne, doe8 she speak the truth? On your crosses, ha* not the cold reddened my nose? Or pinched the bloom off my Hps?" If the murmur that answered lacked any heartiness, their mistress did not perceive it, for every man within earshot swelled it with reassurance-- thinking perhaps of the hot spiced wine in the king's cups. After a moment of hesitation, Elf* glva flew up to her saddle like « bird. "Do you all think so?" she laughed. "Certainly I never felt in lustier spirits. I declare that I will try it Hasten, before the roses wilt in my cheeks. "Forward! To the pal­ ace!" WEALTHY- WOMAN LEAVES Hiii CHURCH SHE BENEFITED The Marquise des Monstiers Mer- faville, formerly Miss M. G. Caldwell, who, it will be remembered, founded the Roman Catholic university at Washington some years ago, has re­ pudiated her former creed and left the Roman Catholic church. . ft will be remembered that the mar­ quise des Monstiers Merinville and her sister, the Baroness von Zeed- witx, are the daughters of the late William S. Caldwell and his wife, who was a Breckinridge of Kentucky. Shortly before his death Mr. Caldwell became a convert to Roman Catholic­ ism and left his children to the care of Roman Catholics In New York, whom his wife had met in church circles. The younger sister married some fifteen years ago a German nobleman, her mother's death inherited $500,- 000 more. After graduating from a convent she and her sister, the present Baron­ ess von Zeedwltz, went abroad to travel with their aunt. On their return to America, Gwen- dolln went to Louisville, Ky., rented an entire floor of the Gait house, and prepared to entertain in a manner new to the people of that place. Her first public appearance was at the opening night of Mary Anderson. After the play see entertained half of Louisville In her apartments. The newspapers the next morning printed columns of not too friendly comment on the appearance of the heiress and especially of her Imported gown. It was low cut and Miss Caldwell ob­ jected to the manner in which it waa CHAPTER XXIII. In the Judgment Halt While he kept a firm hold upon the spear which he had dropped like a gilded bar across the doer, the Eng­ lish sentinel repeated for the tenth time his respectful denial: "I will take it upon me to admit you- to the gallery, noble lady; but though you were the queen herself, I dare not let you in to the lower part There be none but mien with the king, and it is not fitting--" "And is the son of a Saxon serf to decide where it is fitting for me to go?" the Lady of Northampton demanded, facing him in a tempest of angry beauty. "Whatsoever you shall do by my direction, dog, will in all respects be available to your credit Let me through to my hus­ band, or I can tell you that you will find your wariness, terribly mis­ placed!" (To be continued.) GOPHERS USED THEIR WITS. w&V: tongue did not extend to Elfgiva's hands. Catching the dimpled wrists, ' she held them off with perfect cool- f. • ness, as she said soothingly, ."Now you tire yourself much, lady; and you will tire yourself more if you consent to the entertainment I came hither to propose. I was thinking how it might cause amusement to us to ride into the city and see what the goldsmiths have in their booths." Elfgiva threw aside the candle to come close and lay her hands upon the girl's breast "Do you think it likely that I might fall in with the king somewhere in the city?" This was going a bit faster than Randalin had planned, and her breath came quickly, but she took the risk and admitted it. "I did hope that SMjmlgbf happen that w*wow»d a*e nervously at the embroidered top of her riding glove. "Which way lies the palace?" "Down the lane on your left, noble one." "Turn then to the left" They obeyed her, but their gay chatter died on their lips. If the road bore none of the repulslveness of the shambles, It was still little more cheerful than the graveyard. On their right an ice-stiffened marsh reached to the great city wall, while a remnant of the primeval beech for­ est lay along their left, leafless, wind- lashed and groaning. Ahead, behind its walls and above its gardens of clustering fruit-trees, rose the towers an,d glided spires of the king's pal- ace. As they neared the arched gateway, red with the cloaks of the royal guards, it seemed to Randalin that an icy hand had closed about her heart. The blood was ebbing from Elfgiva's face, and it could be seen that Bhe was forced to keep moistening her lips with her tongue. Nearer--now they were in front of the entrance-- All at once, the lady thrust a spur into her horse as he was slackening his pace In obedience to her tightened rein. "To the goldsmith's first," she or­ dered. "On our way back--" Her words were lost on the frosty wind. The master of the first booth In the row of wretched little stalls was humped with steaming breath over a brazier of glowing coals. He leaped to greet such splendid ladles with a profusion of salaams and a mouthful of pretty speeches that brought some of the color back to Elfgiva's cheeks. Do not have me In contempt, Tata," she admonished with a laugh of some unsteadiness. "Let me sharp­ en my weapon for some space among these precious things, and It may be that I shall go hence panting fdf the field." "Ah, gracious lady, you must needs buy my wholev<Btock," the merchant cried with ingranscfong smiles, "for I can never endure to sell to another what I have once seen near your face." f Certainly the jeweled bugs, the golden snakes, the strands of amber and jet and pearl, seemed to act as tonics upon the Northampton lady. If she had not traded away, at the first two stalls, every ornament in her possession, she would have Investi­ gated each booth in the square. She came out in bubbling spirits to the waiting horses and the half frozen guards. "This Cheapslde is a very fairy gar- : she prattled, lingering with l»er Evolved Clever Scheme by Which They Got the Bread. An Arizona friend of mine lately told me interesting incident about the gophers that Infested his cabin when he was a miner. The go­ phers ate up his bread. He could not hide it from them nor put it be­ yond their reach. Finally he betthought- him to stick his loaf on the end of a long iron poker that he had and then stand up the poker in the middle of his floor. Still when became back , to his cabin he would find his loaf eaten full of holes. One day, having nothing to do, he concluded to watch and see how the gophers reached the bread, and this was what he saw: The animals climbed up the side of his log cabin, ran along one of the logs to a point opposite the bread, and then sprang out sidewlse toward the loaf, which each one struck, but upon which only one seemed able to to effect a lodgement. Then this one would cling to the loaf and act as a stop to his fellows when they tried a second time, his body affording them the barrier they required. My friend felt sure tnat this leader delib­ erately and consciously aided the others in securing a footing on the loaf.--Outing. Main Building Roman Ccthollc University. a Lutheran, and since then also has left the Roman Catholic communion. The elder has been in bad health for some years. Prominent members of the RQman Catholic clergy "'In Washington ex­ pressed their surprise at the an­ nouncement that the Marquise des Monstiers, formerly Miss M. G. Cald­ well, and the founder of the Catholic university at Washington had re­ nounced the Catholic faith. In fact, they were loath to believe she had formed such a determination. Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, when asked if he could assign any reason for the Marquise des Monstiers' ac­ tion, he answered that he could not; •that he knew her only as a good Roman Catholic, and until the an­ nouncement was made had given nos thought otherwise. "It is all a mys­ tery to me," he said. One official of the Roman Catholic church attributed as a possible cause, taking the story to be correct, the notoriety which the university gained by the failure of Thomas E. Wagga- man, its treasurer, by which the uni­ versity suffered: considerable finan­ cial loss. Member of Kentucky Family. Mary Gwendolln Caldwell is a Ken­ tucky beauty and hertess, her mother Blue Stockings of To-day. The last few years have seen mark­ ed changes for the better in the "blue stocking." She has, after causing much distress to her relatives and friends, come to the conclusion that the "ologles" and pretty frocks are, after all, not so incompatible as at one time they seemed, and that her learning, combined with a pleasing outward seeming, carries far more weight than It did when she wore shapeles garments andVneglected her coiffure. • „ The "blue stocking" is indeed giv­ ing up the "tailor-made" for festive occasions, the severe tie and collar and rigidly plain hat which was one of her phases, and Bhe has begun to revel with her more frivolous sister in frills and furbelows, and a hundred pretty things which a comparatively short period ago she would have felt It incumbent upon her to scorn, says Woman's Life. She is acquiring a taste for the joys of suitable attire which marks the well dressed woman, and she has by no means made the pathway of learning easier for the rising genera­ tion, whose parents will no longer put stumbling blocks In the path now that eccentricity and a "sweet girl graduate" may be things apart. All mothers and the majority of fathers strongly object to seeing their daugh­ ters sacrifice looks to learning. being one of the famous Breckinridge family of the blue grass state. When a little girl' she inherited from her father fortune of $2,000,000, and at desoribed. She returned to New York the next day. Soon after reaching hcfr majority, Miss Caldwell, through her guardian, Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, announced to the CatBotte hierarchy her inten­ tion of endowing the Catholic univer­ sity, and a council was held to con­ sider her offer. Such a project long had been con­ sidered, but sufficient funds had never been provided. Miss Caldwell donat­ ed the eighty-eight acres on the edge of Washington, erected three. of the largest buildings, including Caldwell hall, which is the largest of the pres­ ent group, and provided for the main­ tenance of the university for three years. Her sister, the Baroness vbn Zeedwltz, gave Caldwell chapel to the university. For this service Pope Leo XIII. bestowed upon Gwendolln Caldwell a diamond-studded medal, which he had struck especially for her, and also conferred the decoration of the Order of the Rose, which distinction no other woman ever has held. The young heiress went to Italy in 1887, and there met Prince Murat, who was thirty-three years the senior of Miss Caldwell, and deeply in debt He was the grandson of Murat, king of Naples, and of Caroline, sister of Napoleon I. After their engagement was an­ nounced preparations for a regal wed­ ding were made, a trdusseau fit for a queen secured, and the day for the ceremony set. The day before the marriage the prince and his legal representative and Miss .Caldwell and her attorneys met to arrange the antenuptial con­ tract. The prince Insisted upon the control of the fortune. Miss Caldwell refused this. Then he offered to take half of it. This the American girl refused, saying that she had intended settling $25,000 a year upon her hus­ band. The prince wanted more. Miss Caldwell at once broke the engage­ ment and returned to America. Miss Caldwell, in 1892, announced her engagement to the Marquis de Monstiers-Merlnville. It was said to be a love match. She was married on Octoier 19 of that year, the cere­ mony being performed by Bishop Spalding. After her marriage the marquise went to Paris to live and her entertainments were notable there. She spent much of her time In charitable labors. Her health began to fall two years ago. Since then she haB led the life of a recluse. WOMEN AT RACE TRACK8. Racing Managers 8eek for Means to Discourage Them. Racing managers in the east are glad that the season Is over, having ended without a public outcry against sport on the turf. They have feared some such result because of the marked increase in the number >• of women who have been attending the various tracks. "These speculators begin by betting on tips or the judg­ ment of friends," said one veteran horseman, "but when the gambling frenzy takes possession of them they go to extremes. A woman will talk to touts, stable boys and hangers-on whom she has never met, and in this way comes in close contact with men of the worst morals, who do not hesi­ tate to take advantage of every op­ portunity offered. It is likely that Be­ fore the next season opens some rules will be established ,to discourage women from going to the track." FINNS IN CZAR'8 8ERVICE. Of Fail to Recoup Donations. The citizens of Cambridge sub­ scribed liberally toward the expenses of the recent meeting of the British association there, expecting to be able to recoup themselves by the custom of the visitors. But the colleges re­ ceived the members of the association as paying guests and boarded and lodged them. Now the citizens are an­ gry. ; He Wanted Peace. "I -notice you don't wear a campaign badge." "No; I'm altogether too fond of peace and comfort for that." "Afraid it will get you into an argu­ ment with people you meet on the street?" "Oh, no; I can hold my end with them, but--well, you see, my wife dbeah't agree with me politically.** . Sarah Bernhardt'* Life. Here is a sample of flfme. Bern­ hardt's breezy, easy style of writing, from a letter written to a friend from her fort on Belle isle in Brittany: "You want to know what I do at Belle isle. I rest. I rest by fatiguing my­ self. I lead a paradoxical life at Paris, as you know. One must breathe, nevertheless. The same des­ tiny which has made me the servant of an art in which the brain, heart, sensibility, intelligence alone work has given me a taste, a need, a mania for physical movement. How do I reconcile these two? I do not, but I go to Belle isle. I see you laugh: 'What! Belle Isle for nature so cin­ satiable ? It is so little--Belle tale.'" Holland's Queen Owns Dairy. The queen of the Netherlands is an enthusiastic farmer. A dairy has been established in connection with the royal castle at Loo, and it is run on regular business lines by its owner, large quantities of butter and milk being sold regularly from the dairy, which la now self-supporting mi profitable. Seemingly Favored for Positions Responsibility. Some astonishment is being ex­ pressed because the czar, who so dis­ trusts the Finns in their own country, appoints so many to responsible posi­ tions in thd fighting service. His min­ ister of marine, Admiral Avellan, is, of course, of Finnish origin. So is Admiral Wirenlus, who was recently given- an important command. Gen. Grippenberg, another Finn, who comes of a family that fought for Charles XII. and Gustavus III., is to be the colleague and equal of Kuropatkln if he does not supersede him. "What is the reason of it all?" an inquisitive person asked a young diplomat a in London recently. With precocious wisdom and caution that aspiring youth replied: "Well, you know, when a man can't bring a fight to a finish the best thing he can do is to send the Finnish to the fight." Rules for Chauffeurs. Winthrop E. Scarrltt, president of the Automobile Club of America, has been laying down some Intelligent rules for chauffeurs. Here are some pertinent points on which he insists: First, master your machine; second, always be prepared to stop on the in­ stant, and, third, show care and con­ sideration for other users of the high' ways. ** '. Eulogized Senator Hoar. The Massachusetts Society of Lo& Angeles, Cal., has passed resolutions as a mark of respeot to the memory of Senator Hoar, recognizing that by his death "the oppressed has lost a fear­ less defender, justice an earnest advo­ cate, .the nation an ideal statesman and true American." Prepare for Turkey Raising. II the turkey crop is short, as it now seems likely, it will be a good thing for those intending to purchase new stock to secure birds as soon aa possible. As the birds are sent to market and the supply thus becomes smaller, the demand will increase and the price will rise. The Increase of population and the Increasing popu­ larity of the turkey as a table bird are factors that are continually con­ spiring to send up the price of breed­ ing turkeys. If, however, the birds are purchased at this time the buyer should make sure that he does not receive culls. No breeder that haa a proper care for his own reputation will sell culls for breeders, but there are some men that will sell for a breeder any kind of a oird they can get the money for. Barred Plymouth Rocka. •'t"-J|'/'agovernment: report say«: The Barred Plymouth Rock is of a gray­ ish white color, regularly crossed with parallel bars of blue-black running in straight, distinct lines throughout the entire length of the feather, and show­ ing on the down or under color of the feathers. The barring is somewhat smaller on the hackle and saddle feathers than on other portions of the body. The . bird is of medium sice, with broad neck, flat at the shoulders, the breast Is full, and th$ body broad and compact; medium-sized wings that fold gracefully, the points being well covered with breast and saddle feathers. A medium-sized head, or­ namented with upright, bright-red comb and wattles; a large, bright eye, and yeHbw beak, legs and toes, places the picture before us in its entirety. The difference between the Barred and the Pea-comb Barred is that the latter has a small, firm and even pea- comb, instead of single comb. For the farmer or market poultry- man they are favorites, being of me­ dium size, well proportioned, with a deep, full breast, making a most ad­ mirable bird for market purposes. They are hardy, mature early, and make excellent broilers from eight to twelve weeks old. They are good layers the year round, and in winter they lay exceptionally well.. Their eggs are brown In color and average eight to a pound. They are good sit­ ters and excellent mothers. Laurier tn Poor Healtte Premier Laurier Is again in such poor health on account qf his hard work in the recent political campaign that he has arranged to go to the southern states to recuperate until February, when parliament wttt be called. DonH Take tl;e Advice. A contemporary stiys "do not feed sloppy food, as it goe& through the gizzard without grinding, which is not the way food should pass through the digestive organs of fowls." That is advice that it is better not to take. The gizzard argument Is defective. The gizzard is for the purpose oi grinding food that needs grinding. If the gizzard lets the food pass it; It is because that food is already so wen pulverized that it does not need fur­ ther grinding. There is nothing to show that grain ground by a gizzara is any more perfectly ground than grain ground in a mill of human con­ struction. Where the feed of fowis consists largely of whole grain a sort feed once a day will he found very helpful. The Farmer's Flock. The fanner's flock should be one 'of pure bred fowls of some klna. He can afford to keep pure bred birds if any man can. He cannot afford to keep inferior fowls. That the farmer is better situated to raise pure-bred fowls than any other man seems to be evidenced by the number of profes­ sional chicken raisers that every year send their fancy eggs to farmers to be hatched and to have the birds from them brought up to a consider­ able size before being taken home to the poultry farm. A Devoted Daugnter. * Mrs. William P. Tonry, the only daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Surratt. who was involved in the Lincoln conspir­ acy, recently died at Baltimore, Md. The girl, just becoming a woman at the time of the assassination, had been liberally educated, especially In music, and was one of tue most pro­ ficient pianists in the Couth. On the arrest of her mother, the girl gave up her education, her music, and all thoughts for herself o save the life of her mother. Lne administered to her wants as far as tne government would permit and perhaps no better exhibition of devotion to a mother was ever manifested than the girl's effort to reach President Johnson on the day of the execution in order that she might prevail upon the executive to spare her mother's life or £tay the sentence of the military court. Juvenile Cleverness. The other day Charley was weighed. "Papa," he said that evening, "I weigh 80 pounds.'* v- ° "What i< thaVCharlea?" naked mamma. '/Indeed 1 do, mamma. The man that weighed me said it was 40, but he didn't notice that I stood on one foot when I was on the scale*." • • • • Little Fred was visiting in the coun­ try. He stood near, as his uncle was milking old Biiudle, and watched with much interest the two streams of milk as they fell into the pail. Peering on- der the cow he asked : "Where are the faucets yen tarn to let the milk run out?" for*.'.*- .* is the only HIGH SHADE POWDER offered to the consumer at a Moderate Price It should not be confused with 1 the cheap, low grade powders on the one hand, nor the hi priced trust powders on other. CARlf OF CHILDREN'8 TEETH. Little Ones Now Visit the Dentist When Very-Young. "You would be surprised to see the fortitude Children exhibit In having their teeth filled," said a Columbus avenue dentist the other day. "I don't mean youngsters that have their second teeth, but the real little one*. You probably know that the dental profession for the last few years has advocated retaining the milk teeth until nature is ready to get rid of tbem herself. Of course we only put In temporary fillings, but the process is not painless. I find the children % great deal more patient than their par­ ents--their fathers, for example. A man makes a great deal more fuss than a child. . "I am glad to see that mothers a great deal more attention to the children's teeth than they used .to. Babyhood is none too soon to begin. The mother who is really up-to-date will get a little toothbrush when her infant gets its first incisors and wash them daily with a mild solution of boracic acid. This keep the little cums in good condition -and is the founda­ tion of a good set of teeth."--N«* York Press. Good News for All. "Bratlford, Tenn., Nov. 21.--(Spe» clal.)--Scientific research shows Kid­ ney Trouble to be the father of so many diseases that news of a dis­ covery of a sure cure for it cannot fail to be welcomed all over the coun­ try. And according to Mr. J. A. Davis of this place just such a cure is found In Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr. Davis says: "Dodd's Kidney Pills are all that is claimed for them. They have done me more good than anything I have ever taken. I had Kidney Trouble very bad, and after taking a few boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills I am com­ pletely cured. I cannot praise them too much." Kidney Complaint develops into Bright's Disease, Dropsy, Diabetes, Rheumatism, and other painful and fatal diseases. The safeguard is to Cure your kidneys with Dodd's Kid- ney Pills when they show the first symptom of disease. Had No Faith in Automobile. An action for damages alleged to have been received In an automobile accident was recently brought In an adjoining county. A woman had been thrown from a carriage, the horse at­ tached to which was frightened by an automobile. She landed In a ditch and was not dangerously injured. Upon being as» Sisted to her feet, It is related, some one spoke of calling a doctor and suf? gested a physician who visits his pa­ tients In an automobile. The injured woman protested, saying: "No, don't call him. I don't want an automobile doctor. Get me a horse doctor." Important to Mothers. carefully every bottle of CAS1DRU) a safe and sura remedy lor Infanta and chiMiw ̂ and aee that It Bears the Signatnre of la Uae For Over SO Years. Tba Kind You Have Always fioagfcfc * llin Wrestled With Panther. Mr. Charles Brown, who has bagged a dozen tigers and elephants, had a remarkable escape from a panther near his estate at Bangalore the other day. He was attacked by the animal, wrestled with it, and threw it twicis, Mr. Brown was badly mauled befor* the brute was killed--Lahore Tribune. ARE YOU GOING TO ST. LOUlgf The Hamilton' Hotel is located but > a few blocks from World's Fair, it Is Qreproor and moderate in charges. Good rooms with bath. $2.00 per day ; and up. European plan. Breakfast 60c. Write for Booklet. Addreas ft" - Williamson, manager. Police Present AmhulanciMr~ S The police of Lancashire have Tira- sented to the townships over whidl they have jurisdiction forty-six hand­ some ambulances, many of them coat­ ing $500. The money wss raised by means of football mftt-§3...and pth«r athletic sports. You never hear any ' wnrrtafif ' ̂ about "Defliince' Starch." There is none to equal It in quality and quantity, 1# ounces. 10 cents. Try it now and save your money. " Some men seem to think they pull themselves out of any old trouble with the aid of a pocket corkscrew. 7^ * * rf jf-<. . -i. 4% £ » "%} &S- *