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' ,**w- ' * ' ' m an FIWNNRA^ PBUJUBDR OHAPTXR •AV CHARLES MORRIS BUTLER. of />Vm;"jy Tene/nmf Copyrfcht, tt&fc tor Charle# Morris Butler; VII. ing, among them fourteen Women and four men bound for the extreme northwest." But the four incidents narrated con­ cerned the same people. On this emi­ grant train were the perpetrators of these crimes, as were also Jim Den­ ver and several people of whom we have very little knowledge, but who will enter1 our story at a later period. The Silk Robbery, >81tOW Mr. Regan In," said the bank T . president. Regan jras admitted. He ; looked surprised to see Lang. . ^ "What can I do for you?" asked the banker. "I had lost track of Mr. Smith," re­ plied the detective composedly. '.H then?" "I am keeping the young man in view.? "Why so?" asked the chief, and the answer to the question gave Louis the key to tfce situation. > "I am aware that Mr. Smith was to receive a large sum of money from this bank, and it is my business to keep him under my protection," was the bold reply. ^ "Then you are aware of the draft being drawn?" ^Certaiii!y*,V was the decided air swer. "An order from Jim Denver oa this bank for $10,000." - "While not exactly afraid that the note was a forgery," said the banker, "we thought it best to send for Mr. • Denver!",., "That was not necessary." replied Regan, turning a little, pale as the possibility of having got himself into an unnecessary scrape stared him in the face; "I can vouch for Mr. Smith." At one time Regan had been detailed to service at the bank, so was well- known by its officers. Besides this, Denver and Regan had often been seen in the bank together when the former had transacted business with the bank. rtVery well, officer," said the presi­ dent. relieved, and seeing a loophole to let himself out. "I did feel as if we should not pay it, but in view of th© changed circumstances ; of the case now, we will pay it." 1 Both Regan and Lang breathed easier. Regan was a designing, if not a bold rascal. His assistance to Lang was not given of his own accord. In describing Lang to Golden, it was nec­ essary to tell about Louis' scheme for "reusing" the $10,000 and Golden had placed Regan on watch to guard against failure, and possible treach­ ery on Louis' part. Knowing that Louis' failure would mean his own l a o k l a g ' c a t " w e l i a v e i i n e r - » T refuser* ex< depredations to such an alarming e» tent in the neighborhood, that a vigil­ ance committee had been organized to preserve the peace and protect the vil­ lage frpm devastation. The robber* had been fired upon by the regulators and one of the bandits had been wounded. It was to obtain medical aid that Pearson caine to town. "I have called," Sam said, "to re­ quest your attendance upon a Comrade." ' The doctor invited his unwelcome visitor into his office, "Your com rSde, who is he?" he asked in an agi­ tated voice] "Well, you see he is one of the 'boys' who got plugged by the 'vigs' last night." "And you ask me to attend him?" "Who else, my dear doctor?" was the satisfied reply. AMERICA'S BRIGHTEST WOMAN. Mary E. Lease Mary E. leader and thor and ever voted est in, is occupied, as all emigrant trains are, by a motley assortment of people, twenty nationalities represent ed sometimes; some of the men smok­ ing, others drinking, others eating, yet a few waiking\ip and down the aisles stretching their weary limbs, while some were grouped conversing. The group to which we call particular attention to, occupies one half of one side of a car--the fourteen women 1md four men mentioned above. The women of the Golden party formed a motley group. There were six large, strapping German women, new arrivals in this country, who had hired themselves out as farm domes­ tics to, as they thought, as many dif­ ferent farmers. Unknown to them­ selves they were placing themselves in the power of the secret society represented by Golden. Besides these Innocent victims there are eight women of unsavory reputation who have deliberately sold themselves in marrnage to as many unknown .male outcasts of society. A hardened and depraved lot, yet inno­ cent of their true destination. This made up the gang who were on their way to the convicts' stronghold. ' We will leave them speeding on their way and introduce the readers to a few important incidents being enacted raary hundreds of miles away--things that we will be pleased tfo understand more fully in order to become thoroughly familiar with all things pertaining to the Convict Coun­ try. CHAPTER VIII. Introducing a Few Prominent Charac­ ters. "You have made my life a hell! I will make you suffer the tortures of the damned when I am free!" These words were spoken by Dfc "Refuse! hissed the man. "Refuse, and I brand you to the world for what you are!" forced wfth Golden; to extend a helping hand. Without more ado the bills were counted out and handed to Lang. "I will give you a second to get a tittle ahead of me, Mr. Smith," said Regan, motioning to Louis to take his leave. "And I will follow behind you." In ten minutes, when the bank presi­ dent thought of placing a "shadow" on the track of the two it was too late, they were swallowed up among the masses. We will skip over the events of the next twenty-four hours, and inform the reader of a few things reported in the evening papers the following day. First there was a column and a half about "A Detective Robbed." A most sensa­ tional description because the perpe­ trators of the crime were known. The life history of Lang and Regan was given, filled with abuse against Regan especially. The account ended up with the usual stereotyped expression: "The police hope to capture the pair and are already on the trail, among them Denver himself. Although the villains have fully twenty-four hours' start there can be no reasonable ex- cuse for the police to let them slip through their fingers," etc. But they escaped. It was never Denver's intention to have this robbery get into the papers. His idea was to honor the disputed draft when returned to him In the regular routine of business. But be­ ing discovered, and having the check prematurely thrust o% him he was forced to refute it for fear of spoiling his game, so it was given to the pub­ lic, and sometime afterward Denver quietly reimbursed the institution. The same ^paper had another, notice to this effect: "It is only known to a few that Simeon Golden, convicted of murder, succeeded in making his es­ cape from Joliet--the second escape only in the history of this institution. It is almost a certainty that he is in Chicago, or has been within the past few "flours. It is to be deplored that this scoundrel is at liberty," etc. And still another account. This was the daring robbery of Johnson's silk •tore. • • • • ' • Jim Denver knew who robbed John- son's silk store,, but it was not his pleasure to meet the robbers. He knew the passing of the forged check and the robbery were but links in the ehain binding three desperate men to­ gether. However, no ordinary reader would surmise that the following had anything to do with the preceding "The Chicago, Rocky Mountain <L "Wahoo railway sent out another spe­ cial car of emigrants'early this morn hoping that he could bluff the man- that he had not been recognized. "Refuse!" hissed the man, "refuse, and I brand you to the world for what you are, a man who has 'done time!' " The doctor bowed his head In shame. The bolt from a clear sky took every grain of fight*from him. "What guarantee have I, if I place rpyself in your power, that yi?u will not expose me?" "Ob, you will be left free, wHh your 'spotless reputation' unsullied with the taint of crime, if you do your part, which is to save the life of the wound­ ed man. Besides, you will . be re­ warded wjth money." It was not a hard matter to per­ suade Dr. Schiller to agree to do the work. Deeming himself helpless, he put as gracious a face on the matter as possible. "I accept," he said. "I thought you would, my dear doc­ tor, when you came to your senses," said Pearson. According to instruc­ tions, the doctor dressed for his jour­ ney; taking his instrument case, he was assisted to a seat in a farmer's wagon already occupied by a*driver and a man by the name of Kyme. The doctor was using /his eyes, as he thought, to good advantage. But Pearson and Kyme were too old birds to be caught in such a trap. Before the team entered a forest through which they had to drive, Kyme said to his companion: "'Addent we bet­ ter bind the hies of 'is nibs?" "It will be as well," replied Pearson, taking his neckcloth trom his neck. "We will have to bind you. Doc." "•Why this precaution?" asked the, doctor. "You are not afraid that I will give away your haunts, are you?" (To be continued.) ..4. Feel# ft Her Duty to Doan's Kidney Pills. Lease, formerly political orator of Kansas, now au- lecturer--.the only woman on for United States Sen* ;«••• ' ' . . I Dj»r Sirs: As f t a n y o f m y friends haveK used Doan't Kidney Fill*, and have be< cured of blad*: der and kidney, troubles, I feel It my -duty to recommend the m e d i c i n e t o those who suf- diseases. From personal experience I thoroughly en-; dorse your remedy, and am glad of; the opportunity for.saying so. Yours truly, (Signed) MARY ELIZABETH LEASEi Foster-Mllburn Co.; Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all dealers.,/ Price, 50 jcent per box. PROMINENT CHURCHMAN A VICTIM OF YiLtOW MOUNTAIN LION AND E Herman Schiller to Dr. lames Hunt­ ington. Dr. Huntington had been the instrument of proving to twelve up­ right and conscientious gentlemen sit­ ting as a Jury that Dr. Schiller had been guilty of a criminal practice which resulted in the death of a wom­ an patient. For this crime Dr. Schil­ ler had been sentenced to ten years of prison life. It was after this sen­ tence had been pronounced against him that Schiller had made the above- quoted threat. Dr. Huntington was the youngest of three sons of Sir Karhu Huntington, and cpnsequently without reasonable hope of ever succeeding to his father's estate and title. Two brothers stood in his light by birthright and would inherit at their majority, or death of their father, large shares of property. But James, looked upon as an incum­ brance. the unnecessary addition to an already large family, was given a pittance and sent adrift. Two things stared him in the face, the army or a profession. He. chose the latter, and after graduating from one of the most prominent medical colleges in old England, crossed the ocean and set­ tled down to practice in a little coun­ try town In Ohio. K[e was of too sound timber to be kept down. The fair goddess of Fortune smiled on him, he became great as a man, the highest title mankind can bestow on man. H#f was twenty-five years of age when he arrived in this country; at thirty-five he was the possessor of practice which gave him an inde­ pendent income; had married, and was the father of a girl, at the time of the threat, eight years of age. Dr. Schiller was an "entirely differ­ ent kind of a man. He was skilled beyond question; but there was some­ thing about him which precluded con­ fidence. He had been at sword's point with Huntington from the first, and the two bad fought each other per­ sistently, professionally, on every oc­ casion. The climax was reached when Huntington succeeded in winning the affections of the very woman whom Schiller had set his heart upon ob­ taining for his wife. For the crime spoken of, Schiller had been sentenced to ten years of prison life, but had been discharged through good behavior, combined with some influence, before his time was finished. Revenge was upper­ most in the disgraded doctor's mind all the time; be only lived for ven­ geance. One evening while standing before the only drug store in the village, smoking a cigar, our doctor was rec­ ognized by an e^-convict. •- An organ­ ized band of robbers had conimltted Duel to the Death, the Huge Cat Prov­ ing! the Victor. The lion quickly moved to the side of the fleeing quarry, and taking him on the shoulder and breast with his forepaws, embedded his terrible teeth in the throat of the elk. The elk gave a stifled cry of pain and rage as he attempted to trample the enemy down. They were now coming uncom­ fortably close. The elk had swayed in his course and staggered from the path. With one mighty effort he tried to dislodge the lion by swinging his head up and down and striking with his fore feet, but his fate was sealed. As well might a rabbit expect to es­ cape the eagle when once in its talons as this monster elk to defeat his ter­ rible foe. The great beast staggered laterally and fell, his shoulders bearing down the lion's haunches and hind legs, causing it to relax its death grip to pull itself from under the elk, which made a rallying effort and regained Its feet. Once more the lion succeeded in fastening its teeth in the flesh of the elk, this time on the top of the neck, and the elk made a last feeble lurch forward and fell within ten feet of me. The elk seemed) to fall forward more from pain than, from weight of the foe; whereupon the lion doubled itself up, resting both fore and hind feet on the elk's neck on either side of the lion's mouth, then the hind* feet were pressed against the neck, em­ bedding the claws deep into the elk's flesh, and, with a mighty effort the great cat not only broke the neck, but literally cut it half in two. The large, white sinew of the neck was severed by the lion's teeth and pulled loose from the head. ~ The elk then rolled over on Its side and the lion began to lap the blood as it spurted from the great gap at the top of the throats Upset the Court. . ;;A. seTf-satisfled young lawyer over from Ohio to represent a client'|| of that State who was mixed up in some litigation over which the Wayne: Circuit Court had original jurisdiction, "In the course of argument the Buck' eye lawyer became tangle^ and the . judge kindly advised him to back up f and repeat with greater deliberation. Then the court let the youth down by, saying: "If you do that I will be bet­ ter able to follow the thread of your contention." "Glad to accommodate you, Judge," from the young man, as he recovered his confidence. "I am dealing with a very complicated point of law, and I suspected that it might be too intri­ cate for your honor to follow at the rate I was going." The dignity of the court was knocked out and he joined heartily in the general laugh.--Detroit Free Preaa. H friend of ihe fiwm#-- A foe of the Trust Calumi Baki Powder the Pure Food of all READY FOR THE THIRTEENTH. TORTURED BY ECZEMA. Body Mass of Sores--Could not Steep •--Spent Hundreds of Dollars on Doctors, but Grew Worse- Cured by Cuticura for $8. • *Cuticura saved the life of' in* mother, Mrs. Wm. F.. Davis, of Stony Creek, Conn. Hers was thg worst eczema I ever saw. She was hardly able to eat or sleep. Her head and body was a mass of sores, and she de­ spaired of recovery. Finally, after spending hundreds of dollars on doc­ tors, growing worse all the time, liv­ ing in misery for years, with hair whitened from suffering and body ter­ ribly disfigured, she was completely cured by two cakes of Cuticura Soap, five boxes of Cuticura, and three bot­ tles of Cuticura Resolvent.--Geo, C. D a v i s , 1 6 1 W . 3 6 t h S t . , N . Y . " V f - TEETH NOT BONES AT ALL. They Are in Fact a Part of the Skin, Says Professor Thompson. Prof. E. Symes Thompson, Gresham professor of medicine, in the course of an Address at the Polytechnic, Re-, gent street, London, on "The Evolu­ tion and Degeneration of the Teeth." remarked that while the bones of man and animals had decayed greatly dur­ ing the last 6,000 or 7,000 years, the< teeth had been preserved in a much better condition. Teeth were not part of bones, but part of the skin--they were,; in fact, dermal appendants. Old people were surprised to find that when the teeth of the lower jaw departed there was very little of the jaw left. This pro­ duced what was called the nut-cracker physiognomy. Referring to the fact that the crocodile had an animated toothpick In the form a bird, which removed foreign matter, the lecturer enforced the lesson of the necessity of attending carefully to the cleansing of the teeth and recommended atten­ tion to them at night as being more important than in the morning. Trains for Irish Trip. g that in a speech at South port Marshall Hall, M. P., had begun by saying: "If I had two houses equally good, and one was a little bet­ ter than tjie other," the London Standard remarks: "Mr, H«k)| leavea for Ireland to-day." 4 Resigned. ~ " "I understand the old man feas giv­ en Blithers a week's notice, and is go­ ing to fire him Saturday. He doesn't seem to be worrying though." "Oh, no! I overheard him telling some of the other clerks that he** re­ signed."--Detroit Tribune. Trailing Tramps of Air and Sea. With all our learning, w.e don't know much about some of the most common things. For instance, though men have been catching fish alo^g the coasts of the world for many centur­ ies, no man knows where they go when they disappear from the shore water* and swim toward the deep sea. So it is with birds. Though their annual migrations have been written and sung about ever since the memory of man, no one knows what tracks they take, where they stop for rest, or how fast they travel. Recently we have begun to wonder to some purpose about these things. The United States is putting copper tags on codfish every year now and turning them loose again. The tags are attached to the fins, and on them is a number and the request that the fisherman who catches a fish bearing the tag send it back to the»govern­ ment, with a statement, saying where he got it and how much it weighed. The Germans are also trying this experiment. They fasten the tags to the gills of the fish. The Germans also fasten aluminum rings to the legs of birds now, to find out which way they gq when they fly away in the autumn. They have discovered al­ ready that many species of birds do not fly due south, as had been suppos­ ed, but go east and west first. It has been found, too, Chat the crows do not cross the German ocean when they fly north in the spring, but that they follow the coast along the northern part of Germany to Russia, and so work north. HEART RIGHT When He Quit Coffee. Life Insurance Companies will not insure a man suffering from heart trouble. The reason is obvious. This is a serious matter to the hua- band or father who is solicitous for the future of his dear ones. Often the heart trouble is caused by an un­ expected thing and can be corrected if taken in time and properly treated. A man in Colorado writes: "I was a great coffee drinker for many years, and was not aware of the injurious effects of the habit till I be­ came a practical invalid, suffering from heart trouble, indigestion and nervousness to an extent that made me wretchedly miserable myself and a nuisance to those who witnessed my sufferings. "I continued to drink Coffee, how­ ever, not suspecting that it was the cause of my ill-health, till, on applying for life Insurance I was rejected on account of the trouble with my heart. Then I became alarmed. I found that leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so I quit it altogether and having been attracted by the advertisements of Postum Food .Coffee I began its use. "The change in my condition was remarkable, and It was not long till I was completely cured. Aii my ail­ ments vanished. My digestion was completely restored, my nervousness disappeared, and, most Important of all, my heart steadied down and be­ came normal, and on a second exami­ nation I was accepted by the life in­ surance Co. Quitting Coffee and us­ ing Postum worked the cure." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason, and It is explained In the little book. "The Road to Well- ville," In each pkg. Archbishop Placide Louis Chapelle, Who was stricken with yellow fever Aug. 4, died early in the afternoon of Aug. 9. Advanced age and the fatigue resultant upon a long trip through Louisiana parishes prior to his illness worked against the venerable prelate and in spite of every possible care he never rallied after being stricken. Placide Louis Chapelle was born in Mende, France, Aug. 28, 1842, and came to the United States when 17 years old. He was graduated from St. Mary's college and was ordained, a priest in 1865, holding pastorates in Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D. C., from 1870 to 1891. In 1891 he was made bishop coadju­ tor of the diocese of Santa Fe and was ordained archbishop of the dio­ cese in 1894. In 1897 he was made arcKbishop of the diocese of Louis­ iana, and after the Spanish-American war was appointed by Pope Leo as apostolic delegate to Porto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. \' . YELLOW JACK IN AMERICA Frightful Record of Cases the History of the TTli'e^htStdry of yellow fever in the United States, with the awful mem­ ories of the summer and fall of 1878 still rising like ghostly specters, is well calculated to arouse dread .of what may ensue between now and the frosts of autumn. With the fright­ ful death lists of the past before them it is small wonder that the people of the southern cities are in 9 condition bordering on panic. In New Orleans yellow fever pre­ vailed to some extent every year as far back as the records go and up to 1880, with the exception of the years the city was under the military con­ trol of Gen. Ben Butler. Then the regulations of war time completely in­ terdicted travelers from the tropics. In 1880 the city changed Its system of quarantine from the absolute inter­ diction of commerce, which offered in­ centive to "run the blockade" to a more reasonable detention of vessels from infected parts that kept the sus­ pects from seeking entrance to the city surreptitiously. The mortality in New Orleans in the years of the greatest yellow fever pestilence from 1847 to 1878 was: Tear. Deaths. Year. Deaths. 1847 2.259 1858 3.889 185 3 7.970 1867............ 3,093 185 4 .2,423 1878.... re..... .4,600 1855............2,670 Yellow fever was first recognized definitely in tj>e West Indies, and since 1691 it has been epidemic there., In the latter part of the eighteenth and the first part of the nineetenth centuries the disease created havoc along the whole Atlantic coast of the United States, spreading to seaports as far north as Maine, and into the cities of Canada. In 1793 the city of Philadelphia, then having a popula­ tion of 40,000, was stricken, and 4,000 persons--10 per cent of the population --died. Four years later Philadelphia suf­ fered another visitation, with a death loss of 1,300, and In the year follow­ ing 3,645 deaths from the fever oc­ curred. In 1798 New York also was attacked by the epidemic, 2,080 persons dying, while Boston gave 200 victims to the disease in the same year. In 1802 Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wil­ mington and Charleston suffered ex­ tensively from the spread of the fever along the coast, but since that time epidemics have been confined more nearly to the Southern States. New York, however, has never , been im­ mune. In 1853 there was a widespread epi­ demic, taking in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas and Texas. In 1867 there was another epidemic, more limited in area, out particularly virulent in Galveston, Texas, where the mortality reached Americans Accused of Discourtesy. The Army and Navy Journal has a letter from an indignant American who lives In Paris and saw the John Paul Jones parade. "The courtesy of the French populace will never be ex­ celled," he writes, "for not only did they salute their own colors when car­ ried by French troops, but every man uncovered when Old Glory was car­ ried by. It was in bitter contrast that I noticed tl»a Americans who saluted their own colors, but kept their hats stolidly upon their heads when the tricolor went by. As to those of our fellow countrymen who were so ill bred as to fail to salute both the French flag and our own, no phrase, name or sentence is strong enough to qualify such behavior." ? ' Great Sale of Orchida. ?• The sale at Stone, Staffordshire, England, of rare duplicate orchids se­ lected from the Walton Grange col'.ec- tlon resulted In some enormous prices being realized. In the case of two orchids the figures were 270 guineas apiece, and others realized as much aa 240 guineas and 200 guineas each. and Death Culled From Tropical Disease ^ 1,150. Then occurred the great epi­ demic of 1873. In that year Memphis furnished 2,000 victims. New Or­ leans proper lost only 225 from the disease, but the neighboring town of Shreveport lost 759. Then came the most terrible year of all--1878--a year whose mention causes a shudder throughout the land, and whose numerals are synonymous with death in the cities of New Or­ leans and Memphis. The fever invaded 132 towns in Lou­ isiana, Tennessee, Alabama, Missis­ sippi and Kentucky. There were more than 74,000 cases, and the death roll reached the tremerffious total of 15.934. Thousands upon thousands of cit­ izens fled from Memphis and New Or* leans, but of the< population that re­ mained in the former city--about IS. 600--or 70 per cent, sickened, and 5,150, or more than 25 per cent, died. In New Orleans the mortality was about the same. It is estimated that the loss to the country in a commer­ cial way as a direct result of the ep'- demic was atyove $100,000,000. The epidemic of 1878 furnished heroes whose names will live with those who fell In the Civil War of a decade and a half before. The North not only sent thousands of dollars and train loads of supplies to the stricken cities--whole train loads of coffins, for "Send cofHns" was the cry from the South--but physicians, nurses, ministers, priests, and other volun­ teered by the hundred with their serv­ ices. Death spared none. After fighting valiantly for weeks the epidemic in­ vaded the ranks of the nurses and doctors and those who came as the emissaries of God. In Memphis seven­ teen resident physicians and twenty- eight volunteers from other cities sac­ rificed their lives. Ten Roman Cath­ olic priests, eleven Sisters of Charity of the same church, a half score of ministers of Protestant denominations also were among the volunteer work­ ers who died in their heroic work. There has been no outbreak of the fever since 1878 to excite widespread alarm until this year. In 1893 there was a scare, 1,076 cases prevailing at Brunswick, Ga., but only forty-six per­ sons died. In 1897 there was another scare, fifty-nine deaths occurring out of a total of 620 cases. Previous to the Spanish-American war Havana had been the chief" in­ fected port from which yellow fever penetrated to the states. Science and the warfare on the stegomyla fasci- ata following American occupation cleansed Havana of the scourge. A Panama victim is believed to have brought the fever to New Orleans and started the present epidemic theref Chinese Students at West Point. Ting Chia Chen and Ylng Hslng Wen are the names of the two Chi­ nese who have entered West Point There are thirty-six military schools in China, and from these particularly intelligent students have been select­ ed to study the art of war in the mili­ tary schools of the principal nations of the world. Three thousand ^re studying In Japan. In order to/permit of these Chinese studying at West Point, Congress had to pass a law, which It did at the recommendation of the president and the request of the Chinese government. Chen and Wen studied in 1904 at the University of California,, and are said to apeak fluently seven languages. Views of Two Statesmen, Senator Piatt's remark that if he had his life to live over he should model his political activities on other lines recalls the reply of Speaker Reed who, when asked by the lady reporter of a Sunday paper if, having another opportunity, he would not be a better man, said solemnly and sadly that toB did not think he would. , . r . \ v , v . ...... V Tioga county," said Senator Piatt cently. "Will fimythe, editor erf the Owego Times, tells a story of a man who was the father of twelve, all of whom had been rocked to sleep by the same toe and in the same cradle. The toe stood It all right, but the cradle, had begun to show signs of wear to­ ward the end of the rocking period of the twelfth. " 'John,' said the wife one day, look­ ing fondly at the little old thing at her side, its roc&er worn flat, so that with each impulse It heaved and turned like a ship in a heavy sea, 'this old oradle has done good service, but it is about worn out. I am afraid it is nearly gone!" 4" 'That's right/'4 assented the has. band. Re&ching Into his pocket he pulled out ten dollars. 'Here you are. Next time you go to Owego get a new one. Get a good one this time, one that'll last.', "I really don't know; whether that one is gone or not, but I'll ask Smythe next November."--New York Times. Gratitude Well Expressed. :w Ste. Marie, Mich., Aug. 14tlrJ& Mr. C. L. Smith, painter and decora­ tor, whose home Is at 309 Anne street, this city, makes the following state­ ment: "I was laid up with some kind of pains. Some said it was Lumbago, other Sciatica and others again Rheu­ matism. A few of my friends sug­ gested that it was lead poison, but whatever it was it gave me a great deal of pain; In fact, almost "complete­ ly crippled me. I had to, use two canes to walk about, and even then it was a very painful task. "A friend advised me to try Dodd'a Kidney Pills and I began the treat­ ment. After I had used the first box I was able to throw away one of the canes and was considerably improved. The second box straightened me up so that I could go about free from pain without any assistance) and very soon after I was completely cured, well and happy, without a pain or an ache. Dodd's Kidney Pills seemed to go right to the spot in my case and they wiilalways have my greatest prai#*" " ~ < Early Indicationa. "I guess our boy Josh is goin' to be a great statesman or suthin'," said Farmer Corntossel. "Is he Interested in the tariff?" "No. But every time he runs acrost a funny story he learns it by h*Mf| an' tells it at the dinner table." Cleanliness in the Dairy. To have healthful milk and butter, abso­ lute cleanliness in caring for it is neces­ sary, as nothing will absorb impurities so quickly as milk. Many housekeepers who are otherwise careful, overlook this when thev wash milk utensils with cheap soap, made from filthy fats. Use Ivory Soap and thoroughly scald and air all pans and buckets. ELEANOR R. PARKER. Punishment. "Was anybody punished for ton's misdeeds?" . "I understood he was acquitted." "He was. But the business on the Jury lost money "ttnd missed there meals." What is Do if Constipated. Summer Bowel and Stomaeb Trouble. it Is the secret is the beginning of sickaesfef A. Constipation. Q. What is Constipation? A. Failure of the bowels to carry off the wastfi matter which lies in the alimentary where it decays and poisons the entire system. Kventually the results are death under the name of some other disease. Note the deaths from typhoid fever and appendicitis, stomach and bowel trouble at the present time. Q. What causes Constipation? A. Neglect to respond to the call of nafctue promptly. Lack of exercise. Excessive brutt work. Mental emotion and improper diet. Q. What are the results of negleoted Consti­ pation? A. Constipation causes more suffering than my other disease. It causes rheumatism, col^s, fevers, stomach, bowel, kidney, lung and heart troubles, etc. It is the one disease that Btarts ali others. Indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhea, loss of sleep and strength are its symptoms--piles, appendicitis and fistula, are caused by Constipa­ tion. Its consequences are known to all phy­ sicians, but few sufferers realize their conditio* until it is two late. Women become conflrmea invalids as a result of Constipation. Q. Do physicians recognize this? A. Yes. The first question your doctor you is "are you constipated?" Thai Q, Can it be cured? A. Yes, with proper treatment. The commoa error is to resort to physios, such as pills, salts, mineral water, castor oil, injections, etc., every oae of which is injurious. Tjiey weaken and increase the malady. You know this by JMMt own experience. Q. What then ahouM he done to cure M A. Use the free coupon below at once. Mull's Grape Tonic will positively cure Constipstioa and in the shortest space of time. No other remedy has before been known to cure Consti­ pation positively and permanently. Q. What ia Mull's Grape Tonic? A It is a Grape Compound that exerts aye> ouliar healing influence upon the intestines, strengthening the muscles of the alimentary canal so that they oan do their work unaided. The process is gradual but sure. It is not a physic. It is unlike anything else you have ever used, but it cures Constipation. Dysentery and Bowel Trouble. Having a rich, fruity grape flavor, it is pleasant to take. As a hot weather tonic it is unequalled, insuring the system against diseases so fatal in hot weather. Q. Where oan Mull's Grape Tonic be had? A. Your druggist sells it. The dollar bottle contains nearly three times the SO-eeat sise.lrat if you write to-day you will receive the it rat bottle free with Instructions. This test wiU prove its worth. WRITE FOR THIS FREE BOTTLE TODAY S«W far Ailing OhiUna aai HarcUg littw FREE BOTTLE COUPON. 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