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SSPfl p , ̂ , f i fy ̂ ?•" , W.V < t «>< ' ̂ • •»*• • . t ' . ^1 , , r ^ , . - * , ^ ; •• • i j;, y ; ' ̂ tn FM6IHnniN®'A-^ •PUJUDR JUT CHARLES MORRIS BUTLER. _ i . MMbp*< TBr/Qtmy of flhmCyf Knanat/ Zjg$t4CfSii/k'J9ki ^ Copyright IMC, by CharlM Sforrla Butler. CHAHPT^R XXII. fcf" \ tf^T *, -• Lang's Fight for Life, _ Lang's late arrival, and his action i.ln throwing himself Into the arena after the gates were all but closed against him, won him a storm of ap­ plause. His forlorn condition excited pity, and his manly bearing through jail created many friends. • Sohiller commanded silence. "Why do you appear before us in that garb?" he demanded fiercely, at a loss for words. "This Is the condition you left me in last night!" calmly replied our hero. "Why did you not arrive here be­ fore?" The second question was more to be regretted than the first. "It Is after eight o'clock and by the laws of our country you have forfeited your life to the city without one ;chance!M ^ . There was deathlike stillness pre- : oeedlng Lang's retort *1 was unconscious from the wounds received last night while pro­ tecting my wife from the insults you heaped upon her!" Schiller tried to "stop Lang from answering, but Lang ignored the king entirely. "You sent my friends away; I was alone; in fact I have never been warned that the penalty incurred would have been ex­ acted so soon. I would never have known It, had not my wife found me out and warned me of the danger of not being here on time. I left the house before eight with plenty of time to arrive here. But I was set upon by two hell-hounds who attempted to hin­ der me from getting here, and I had to lay them out,' before I was allowed to come here at all! I may be late; it Is not fault of yours that I am not! and I appeal to the people for my chance! I am weak from the loss of blood and In no condition to fight for my life to-night, but all I ask Is my chance! A chance Is all I want!" appealing to the people. exercise, and throwing his left arm behind him to more firmly support his lighting arm. "I am only sorry I am not fighting a man!" said Whalen, sneeringly, "there Is not much credit to be gained by killing * kid--and a wounded one at that!" "You will find your match to-night, Whalen," said Louis, meaningly, who was confident that he had sized up his opponent's weak points. "And though I don't want to kill you in cold blood I suppose I will have to do so to save my own life!" Whalen had been In many tight places before and had little fear of the consequences. They both became silent and watchful, waiting for an opening, attempting to tire the other. This test of strength had not tired Louis by any means, in fact the ban­ ter had partially cleared the cobwebs ffom his brain. At last Louis feigned weariness little by little. Whalen grew , bolder, and a sinister' smile played around his lips. He thought- he had Louis at his mercy, and the very bravado of his nature came to the surface as he forced (or thought he did) Louis from the center of the ring more toward the side occupied by Schiller and the Influential sightseers. There was a very dramatic ring to his voice as Wha^n called the attention of the populace to Lang's supposed condi­ tion: "I have met him and he is mine! I mean to mark him up. First I will cut a cross upon his breast! Next I will cut off an ear! Then mutilate his face!" 1 Pearl Huntington burst into tears. Poor girl, she really believed that her lover's time had come. Golden and Rogers looked at each other signifi­ cantly as if questioning the propriety of stopping or attempting to stop, the cruel sport--but they thought better of it, knowing that that course would but hurt tjie cause of Lang. "It la my turn now V he cried. Wilson was the first to echo the ery, "A chance! a chance!" and soon the cry became unanimous. The first part of the battle was won-- the chance was granted him! The surroundings grew brighter-- Golden arrived; a few moments after­ wards, Rogers appeared. "Prepare the contestants for the battle!" ordered the king. There was no doubt in Schiller's mind but that Whalen would conquer our hefo. To conquer meant to kill! Largo, who was also master of cere­ monies, assisted Whalen to disrobe, leaving him, as later he did Lang, only clothed In pantaloons and stock­ ings, naked from the waist up. Each was then furnished with a heavy horn-handled bowie-knife with a shin­ ing blade over six inches long. At precisely 8:35 o'clock the com­ batants, knives in hand, and foot to foot, at a given signal from Schiller sprang at one another! Louis was cool and collected. He had no fear of the consequences-- had he not an arm of steel, and had he not taken lessons in dueling in ex­ pectancy of just such a trial as this? There was & clash of steel against steel! Parry, thrust, parry, thrust; first one, then the other struck at his opponent. It was a brilliant exhibi­ tion, and as each antagonist gained the point of vantage he was applauded loudly by his adherents. While the few preliminary passes with the knives were being indulged in, is a test, before the actual strug­ gle "took place, Louis said to Whalen: "Are you afraid to dde?" "? am not going to die!" said the burfy desperado, making an extra sav­ age'lunge at our hero. "One of us is about to die!" said LouiA, parrying the lunge. "It may be me-ftl am prepared. What have you done to merit death?" "Sloped with another man's wife," wasTthe unconcerned reply. "But In beLdg condemned to fight a duel with you^It will only be play for me to kill you J And by that I will gain my free­ dom, aad the woman] I killed the husband laetweakl" ^ Herf was a devil-may-care sort of a fellow/a model desperado, who valued humm- life as of very little conse­ quence. "Well," said Louis, .grimly, "you de­ serve death; I only hope you get your 4eserts!" "Oh! don't hesitate to do your share of the slaughtering!" said Whalen. "Get all the fun out of me that you can, I haven't begun to cut and slash yet! And before we get through with one another, I mean to give the people of Paradise (for I see you know a lit­ tle something about dueling with the bowte) an exhibition of sharp knife- work!* underrate my powers," said Loui*. beginning to warm up with the m.'X' • . 1 ' - Whalen forced Lang nearer and nearer to the wall, the better, as he thought, to show off his powers. Louis fooled him! "It is my turn now!" he cried, and before Whalen could recover from his delusion, and from the offensive to throw himself on the defenseive, Louis dextrously cut cut a cross upon the breast of his op­ ponent, covering the man with blood! The evident cruelty to be exercised by Whalen, if he had the chance, nerved Louis to perform the same act upon him that Whalen would have done. Before his burley antagonist recovered from the first shock, Louis severed his ear from his body. With a well executed thrust and" slash, Louis cut off Whalen's nose and with a knock upon the hand forced him to release his hold upon his bowle. Too late that Individual re­ alized that Louis was his master. Louis was not a cruel man by any means. In mutilating Whalen in , the manner shown, he had an object in view. By catering to the cry for blood, Louis was in hopes that he might be spared the revolting task of killing his antagonist by giving this exhibition of blood-letting. So, after placing Whalen completely at his mercy by grappling with him and throwing him upon his back, gladiator like, Louis waited for some sign of relenting on the part of Schiller, in which It would be possible to save the wretch. The king was immovable. "Kill!" was his command. Louis tossed his knife from him. "I cannot take this man's life in cold blood!" he said vehemently. "By what right do you make me his exe­ cutioner? I have shown you, ye peo­ ple of Paradise, that with the bowie, I am this man's master. I cannot--I do not want to be forced to kill him!" This harangue had its effect only on a few more tenderhearted than the rest, but Schiller seeing that Lang had a horror of ending the scene in death, fiendishly ordered "Kill!" The shock to Schiller's nerves in seeing Louis so easily conquer Whalen, made h}m less than half human. Despite the order to kill, Louis re­ solved to give Whalen another chance,' and then If opportunity presented itr self to end the struggle. He stooped down to pick up the knife he had dis­ carded, Intending to allow Whalen the same privilege before the strug­ gle began. Louis, in throwing Whalen, had thrown him directly upon the knife he had knocked from his hand. The mutilated, conquered man, when he felt the knife under him, grasped It /tightly, while a grain of hope shot through his veins, and a look of in­ tense hatred crossed his bleeding face. Whalen partially rose to his feet, re­ maining in a crouching position, hang­ ing his head, while Louis begged for his life. No generous action on the part of Louis would stay the murder­ ous hand that was raised against him. As Louis stooped to pick up his knife, Whalen bounded to his feet and sprang toward him! There was a hush of deathlike silence; no voice was raised in warning to aid Lang. Schiller, who saw the action of Wha­ len, expected to see our hero annihi­ lated before a voice or hand could be raised to save him. A piercing scream! Louis divined the cause, turn­ ed without picking up his knife and grappled with his assailant! If Louis had stopped to regain his knife, or if he had taken but one step forward his life would have paid the penalty. But he saw the act of Whalen, and In his stooping position, like the tackier in the football game, while the-would- be assassin was stretched to his full height expecting to cover space, tackled his opponent around the waist with one arm, and with the other easily wrenched the knife from hi$ almost benumbed hand, turning the ^blade against the assassin's breast. Once before had a scene of this kind been enacted in our hero's life, and as before the aggressor fell pierced to the heart with. :hls own weapon! Peal upon peal of applause rang out at the outcome of the struggle. The semi-barbarous people of brutal in­ stinct cheered the victor! With his arms folded aqross his breast in questioning attitude, Lang stood before the king, waiting to be pronounced free. The outcome had been so unexpected that Schiller seemed to be devoid of speech. (To be continued.) MR. GRADGRIND'S GOOD ACTIONS. Providence Enabled Him to Do Three in a Bunch. Gradgrind, hurrying from his office, was about to step into his automobile when a poor woman accosted him. 'Oh, sir," she said, "will you lend me a dollar?" The millionaire's hard features did not softenr "What for?" he asked harshly. "To get my baby christened with," she answered. "My new baby, sir; and |1 is the fee." . "Gradgrind produced a $5 bill. "Here, take this," he said, "and bring the change to my office in an hour." > • The woman's wan face brightened. "How good you are," she said, "to trust me, sir." "There, there," said Gradgrind. Don't hetray my trust, that's all." And In his huge automobile he tore smoothly away. An hour later, sure enougji, his |4 in change awaited him in his office. "My dear," said Gradgrind virtuous­ ly to his wife that night, "I did three good actions to-day." 'What were they," Mrs. Gradgrind asked. 'In the first place," said the pluto­ crat, "I was the Instrument, through Providence, of helping a poor woman. In the second place I aided in adding a new member to our church. Third­ ly, I got rid of a bad $5 bill." FOR TEACHERS AND PARENT8. Symptoms of Childish III Worth Im­ mediate Attention. Change of disposition in children is often wrongly interpreted and both parents and teachers have recourse to various means to secure improve­ ment, such as reprimanding, forcing, depriving of food, etc., although con­ ditions grow worse Instead of improv­ ing. A child, for example, enjoying heretofore good health, all at once undergoes a radical change; he be­ comes slow In his actions, takes more time than usual in eating, dressing, studying; his intellectual faculties be­ come less vivid, memory fails, he lacks attention. The condition is diagnos­ ed as laziness and bodily punishment is inflicted. A child like this is cer­ tainly ill, and coercive training will not Improve the condition, but strictly medical attention. The subject is cer­ tainly important from a practical standpoint, as the future of such a patient depends upon the early recog­ nition of the pathologic condition. It should be borne In mind by every par­ ent or teacher. Cheerfulness, laugh­ ter, vividness, are all attributes of youth, and if these characteristic feat­ ures of childhood are rapidly replaced by lassitude and impairment of intelli­ gence, the condition is undoubtedly morbid.--American Medicine. Both Had Forethought. Returning from his first European rip, which he called a "tower," the late unique Texas congressman, known in Washington as "Howd'y Martin," told of a French butcher who was apparently on his deathbed. He gave his wife minute directions about conducting the business and conclud­ ed his farewell address with the" earn­ est warning: "As soon as deportment will allow, aqd society will approve, after I am dead and burled, you must marry 'Gene, my shop boy. He is an honest fellow, and in the butcher business suc­ cess cannot be continued without a man to constantly look after its de­ tails. So, you must marry 'Gene; and he will make a good husband for you, Elolse." "Yes, my love, and he Is also hand­ some. We have already been talking it over; so you need not worry about us.'V--Los Angeles Times. -» - - -fiavat- Progress. "Having discovered a projectile that wl|l pierce any armor," said the seek­ er for Information, "what will the next step be?" i"To find an armor that no projec­ tile will pierqji," answered theaaval .expert. ^ ; • w "And then?" •• ••••?.* "We must find a projectile that will pierce any armor."--Washington Star. Change of View. • Giffle--"A month ago Jinks was abusing his uncle for an old skinflint. To-day I overheard him praising that relative's notable thrift and frugality." Spinks--"That's natural enough. His uncle died last week and Jinks got all his money." -- Louisville Courier-Journal. ywssp JEtECOBD OF LOYALTY SPLENDID WORK CMP BAU.ROAD MEN IN AN EMERGENCY. > Enormous Amount of Traffic 8ue£eSft- fully Handled on Single Track in Face of Heavy Handicap--Shows Quality of American Train Crewe. • The well-known writer on railroad •ubjects, Mr.- Frank H. Spearman, in his book entitled, "The Strategy of Great Railroads," describes the sur­ prise of the general manager of one of the eastern trunk lines, on a hunt­ ing trip in the north woods, who sud­ denly found himself on the right of way of a splendid, well-built railway line, apparently of a construction and equipment similar to the New York Central or Pennsylvania, along which thundered in quick succession heavy trains of Iron ore, splendid passenger equipment and general freight service of surprising proportions. c This was the Peninsula division of the Chicago & North-Wsstern Rail­ way, which covers the Upper Penin­ sula of Michigan, Including the hard- wOod district and Lake Superior Iron and copper region, with a surprisingly efficient net woVk of lines that con­ nect the mines and forests with im­ portant lake ports, and with through rail service to and from thfe outer world. Along this busy ore-carrying line * splendid exposition of the loyalty, in­ telligence and general good team work that can be expected of the aver­ age railroad man and the efficiency of the rules laid down for his guidance In an emergency, was given a few days ago, which so greatly pleased the superintendent and other officials that the story has finally crept Into public print, and it is well worth repetition In these columns. It was all occasioned by a very heavy sleet storm that fell In tbe Up­ per Peninsula a few days ago, which threw down practically every tele­ graph line in the region in a few hours, and left the 464 miles of the division absolutely without tele­ graphic service for no less than forty- eight hours. The ore movement has been espe­ cially heavy this year, more lake Su­ perior ore being transported on the Great Lakes than ever before in the history of the iron Industry, and in this emergency every mine would have to shut down on account of the shortage of railway cars to move their product unless the road was kept open in spite of the storm. There was nothing that could be done by the chief train dispatcher; both he and the division superintend­ ent were temporarily out of the game. It was one of these emergencies where the "man behind the gun" must make good, or the case was a hopeless one. And make good he did. In true blue, loyal style, with that splendid Initia­ tive that makes the average train crew typical of the qualities we ad­ mire in our American troops. There was no way In which to get orders for train movements, no means by which division headquarters could be kept advised of where their trains were, and to the onlooker, no means existed by which the train crew could keep track of the whereabouts of trains In the opposite direction. It was an emergency of the gravest char­ acter, and was met with a splendid exhibition of good Judgment and in­ telligent grasp of the science of rail­ road operation that Is perhaps without an equal. They managed, on a single track line, without telegraph lines, for two whole days and nights, to keep every Iron and copper mine In the district supplied with equipment and moved all trains practically on time. 4,971 cars were moved over the di­ vision Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21, and one hundred and twenty- five freight trains and no less than thirty-four passenger trains were taken care of upon the division, all handled on time on a single track, without accident, mishap, or delay and without the help of a train dis­ patcher. Can anyone beat that record of loy­ alty to employers, hard work and in­ telligent grasp of conditions? Any man who has ever handled the train movement of a busy railway di­ vision will appreciate how very much is Involved In the work these train­ men did, hurrying to and fro over sleet covered cars, keeping cool, and ready to meet every emergency by ap­ plication of the operating Vules pro­ vided for their guidance. Dally Motto. ^ ̂ The man who sows wild oats ought not to complain about the harvest.--' Detroit Fre-j Press. What would Christmas be without the traditional dinner with the good old-fashioned plum pudding and the numerous other seasonable dainties? But something new in this line Is the practice, coming into favor of Includ­ ing various forms of cookery among one's Christmas gifts. In the Decem­ ber "Delineator" there is a suggestive chapter in "The Making of a House­ wife," by Isabel Gordon Curtis, giving many useful hints to this purpose. "Suggestions for a Child's Christmas Party," "Various Plum Puddings and Harmonious Sauces" and "Quaint Lit­ tle Cakes for Holiday Occasions" prove to be useful, as well as some­ thing new to add to one's menus, and "Home-Made Holiday Beverages" and "Table Decorations for Children's Christmas Parties" close this very val­ uable department of the magazine. Not only is the magazine, "Impress- Ions Quarterly," published by Paul Ol­ der & Co., San Francisco, one of the most artistic extant, but their new catalogue for the season of 1905-6, Just from the press, follows out their high standard as to compilation, embel­ lishment and all detail of their works. It is worthy of more than passing in­ spection and can be had upon request In certain classes in Modern Politics at Harvard University "MfcClure's Magazine" Is used as a text-book.^ No­ where can the facts regarding ttfe use of money In politics be found so ac­ curately put as In the papers of Stef- fens and Baker. Comment on men, women and affairs; brief reviews of the latest books, and the helpful and stimulating "Reader's Study" round out a publica­ tion that has won the confidence and respect of large and influential follow­ ing for "The Reader Magazine." If yon own. a grandfather** clock have a high old time. > - I Closely Fitting Undergarments. It is now more than ever necessary :hat all undergarments should fit prop­ erly. All of the latest gowns fit smoothly in the waist and down over the hips, and bungling undergarments are no longer possible. Over the hips especially it Is necessary that all gar­ ments should fit as smoothly as It Is possible to have them, and the back of a corset cover must also be most carefully looked after. In fact, the corset cover throughout should fit as smoothly as the waist, and If It does uot the outer garment Is sure to suf­ fer. The other garments must fit smoothly over the hips, and the night gowns, of course, depend very largely on their fit and cut for their beauty. No matter how beautiful the material and trimming of a night robe, If it be badly cut, so that it makes the shoulders narrow or draws across the bust, it is a failure. In the other gar­ ments to be worn with gowns It Is not only the stout woman who needs to be careful as to fit around' the waist and hips. ; , and so beautiful in line are character* istlc of a great number of the 'new trimmings and gold, sliver and other metallic effects enter into many, but embroidery Is t%e feature that runs riot everywhere. But no matter what other trimmings are used they are fairly sure to be reinforced by touches of velvet. A stunning suit of blue broadcloth has a wide circular skirt with tiny tucks over the hips and two deep tucks around the bottom. The bodice closes under the arm and h#s a bib front of gold embroidered white silk, outlined by a narrow band of blue velvet. The elbow sleeves are one large puff with three tucks over top and finished with a turned cuff of vel­ vet and a frill of cream lace. The buttons on designed piece in front are cut steel. . " „ Small Coat. : quite a necessary pirt of the wardrobe and that intended for the little girl or boy must be In quite as good style as those for older wearers. Pretty Dress for Child. y*A French dress seen on a sweet lit­ tle'girl of Shout twelve years of age was made of white dimity with a blue dot in it. The waist buttoned down the back, and was made with a collar and round yoke of all-over open work embroidery. The yoke was set on a round strip of the dimity, which was edged with two flounces, one wide and one narrow, of open-work embroidery to match. Down the front of the waist, starting from the yoke, were two box pleats trimmed with buttons. The waist was made to blouse over a wide belt. The sleeves were made with quite a full puff at the top, joining a long cuff at the elbow, which was made of tucks and embroidery. The skirt was plain and full, and edged with two flounces of embroidery edg­ ing, one flounce being wide and the other narrow, like those on the waist Imported Design. The foundation of one Imported model is a silk mull of a faint green hue, that indefinite shade known as water green, and which partakes strongly of white. The corsage is decollete and fashioned after a bebe pattern, an overblouse of coarse Irish crochet having the motifs defined with tiny ribbon embroidery. The skirt shows the mull In the upper por­ tion, and down the skirt ribbon-em­ broidered net alternates with the Irish lace, fern sprays and elaborate bow knots alternating in design, the heavy lace appearing at the hem. The sleeve is a simple puff with an over-drapery caught In the middle with a ribbon bow, and the black gloves are matched In the celnture of black velvet ribbon that encircles the waist. 8alt Water and Mueele. A writer In the Delineator speaks Of the "little things of housekeeping" that mean so much one way or the other. The squeaking door, for ex­ ample, which gets on the nerves, can be quieted by a feather dipped in oil and applied to its hinges. Woodwork, pencil-marked by little fingers, can be made immaculate by rubbing with a split of lemon and afterward with a little whiting on a cloth. Spots on carpets or rugs should be dusted with fullers' earth and afterward rubbed with benzine. Shabby willow furni­ ture Is made new by scrubbing with strong salt water. ' f A Simple Dessert / A toothsome dessert may be made of left-over cold boiled rice and some sort of stewed or tinned fruit. Steam the rice a little to soften It, and while this is being done drain the synup from a tin of plums or cherries, or any fruit at hand, and place the juice over the fire until hot, then thickening it slightly by adding a teaspoonful of flour mixed with a little of the juice reserved for the purpose. Add the fruit and warm it all, then pour it as a sauce over the rice, which has been Placed in a fancy dish. Dainty House Apron* Pretty and dainty ladles* house aprons are In great demand this sea­ son, and many-new designs are shown. The one illustrated Is quite novel and dressy, and will protect the front of Here is a little coat very simply made and of excellent style. It fastens in double-breasted manner and requires no fitting except for the shoulder seam. A double cape collar provides extra warmth over the shoulders and adds to Its attractiveness. The coat may be loosely belted in a long-waisted man­ ner if desired. Blue or brown serge with narrow stitched pieces finishing front, collar and sleeve edges, would prove pleasing and wear well. A soft silk should line the coat and offer a contrast In color. Large pearl, bone or enamel buttons servo foradorn- ment and fastening. Home-Made Work Basket. The medium-sized Japanese straw bathing hat makes a pretty work ba* ket. The crown is dented Inward, making a receptacle, when lined with satin or silk, for sewing implements; scissors, kept in place by a band of ribbon sewed into the lining; a pin cushion attached also to the lining and a pad for needles, says the Brooklyn Eagle. The hat is bound with ribbons and the edges are curled up all around, further carrying out the work- basket idea. Red satin is very pretty for a lining for one of these hats, and pale blue, light green, or yellow all combine well with that of the straw also. Adaptation lit Trimming. Delightfully original trimming schemes can be designed to meet the fall fashions; and they can be twisted and altered and turned about to suit the height and style and build of the wearer. If the round-and-round style of skirt decoration that is so popular prove unbecomfhg--it is undeniably trying to the short girl, and absolutely disfiguring to an overly stout figure- then the trimming can be arranged in Van Dyke points or in the novel picket fence style. When the skirt Is of the many gored variety the gores are trimmed in straight lines to about the knee. t!he waist as well as the skirt, <m the bib comes up over the shoulder aad fastens in the back. Narrow edging is used to finish the edges. Linen, cross-barred muslin, lawn, gingham and nainsook material will be required for the making. No woman who does housework should be without an apron like this one. In Blue Broadcloth, • Richness and gorgeousneu to a de­ gree that would be barbaric were the results not so harmonious la color For Silver Cleaning. The tops of old silk or Cotton stock Ings should always be saved and pre­ pared for plate cleaning. Take the tops, sprinkle liberally with hartshorn and cover with cold water. Set on the stove to simmer, adding a little water occasionally if required, says the Brooklyn Times. Move the pieces about In the water, then wring them lightly and dry. Keep these in a tin box with a well fitting lid, and use as required. They Impart a brilliant polish to silver or plaited articles and do not doll the hands. Have You a Utility Box? Utility boxes are now considered in­ dispensable for every room. Among popular schemes they are constructed so as to make a window seat running along the line of the wall underneath the sills. The top Is heavily padded, the whole covered with a corduroy in blue and green, or a cretonne of flow­ ery pattern, or, if preferred, an ooze leather of some well selected shade. A substantial affair Is made of ooze, in a rich tan color, the lower part fin­ ished with gilt nails, while the cover is fire-etched in some design to match the prevailing scheme. WASTED TO A 8HADOW. But Flftee* Found a Cure After Years of Suffering. A. H. Stotts, messenger at the Stato Capitol, Columbus, O., says: "For fifteen years I had kidney trou­ bles, and though,, I doctored faithfully* could not find * cure. I had heavy backaches , d l z s j r headaches and ter» rible urinary disor- f ders. One dajr 1 collapsed, fell In­ sensible on the Bidewalk, and then wasted away in bed for ten weeks. After being given up, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills. In a couple 01 months I regained my old health, and now weigh 188 pounds. Twelve boxes did It, and I have been well tw» years." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bd&Y Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. A a '<yC. ' J"V $ Effect of the Auto Craze. iJQBt how badly some men have tMM automobile habit was shown on Broad­ way the other night by a man and woman who were spinning down that thoroughfare in a little open touring k car. The man, who was driving the car, was in formal evening dress, » ( crush hat on his head and his white tie and waistcoat showing under his * i long gray top coat. The woman by J" his side wore a heavy white veil over r her hair and her gown was covered with a big cloak. Seated by her side at her feet on the step was the chauf­ feur, whose duties, so far as that ran was concerned, were purely onut> mental.--New York Times. V '• p'*' ; j Aaby came near dying. ? - Ju# • From an Awful Skin HumoP^H --Scratched Till Blood Ran-- Wasted to a 8keletoiy«j»^' Speedily Cured by *•*'>•* Cuticura. A""'* "When three months old my boy broke out with an itching, watery rash all over his body, and he would scratch till the blood ran. We tried nearly everything, but he grew worse, wasting to a skeleton, and we feared he would die. He slept only when In our arms. The first application of Cuticura soothed him so that he slept in his cradle for the first time in many weeks. One set of Cuticura made a complete and permanent cure. (Signed) Mrs. M. C. Maitland, Jasper,. Ontario." * :: An enjoyable calling for a young man is a visit of a rich uncle. " $100 Reward, $100. TIM leaders of this paper will be pleased to I fhat there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all Its stages, and that la Catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only posltlr# cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitu­ tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In­ ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying til* foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assist* lng nature in doing Its work. The proprietors bay* so much faith in its curative powers that they oflfer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls M cure. Send for list of testimonials, Address F. J. CHENEY ft CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. * '• Take Hall's Family Pllli for constipation. , . C • ~ ° r • _ rp Perfection. ^ (gn*fe M. Best in "Success Ma$asiufj|'|^ I hold this is a fixed truth,--for me: Only those things exist that I declare; All else is a false seeming. Let me, then. Claim only what is clean and good and fair; ; 1 - So shall I stand before my fellow men . - A tyge of the new race that yet sball Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starch, not alone because they get one-third more tor the same money, but also because of superior Quality. Sir Purdon Clarke says "the Ametik can is as artistic as the Englishman.'* This is intended for praise. When You Buy Starch buy Defiance and get the best, 16 oa. for 10 cents. Once used, always used* Mustn't Eat by Time. There is a well-known chop house in Broadway which is as much a slave to tradition as Oxford college. The chop house has never had a clock in the sixty years or so of Its existence. Its founder did not approve of clocks In eating houses. Not long ago a group of men who make this particular house their headquarters chipped in and offered to buy a fine clock as a gift to the place. The management declined with' thanks.--Pittsburg Dis­ patch. DISTRESS AFTER MEALS Ammonla for the Hair. One woman claims to have cultivat­ ed wavy hair by the use of violet am­ monia in the water in which she combs her front locks when she dresses her hair before breakfast. Cer­ tainly the pretty waves are there, and her hair has a faint sweetness that suggests excessive cleanliness. The ammonia seems to hold the fragrance better than the spirits of which toilet waters are made, and a teaspoonful to a pint and a half of water Is the pro­ portion she recommeftfla.--jPMj||deI' phia Bulletin. ^ 4 , Sauce for Pudding.4 One teacupful of white sugar, one- half cupful of butter, one egg, sepa­ rate and beat the white to a froth, land the yolk with the butter and su­ gar and a little flour; add hot water and wine to the taste. Stir In the white of the egg Just before serving- : D Sure Slfln That Dr.Williams' Pink Pfpt Are Needed to Tone Up tht Digestive Organs. t >; Loss of appetite, distress after eating shortness of breath, a feeling of utter weakness--these are symptoms that are familiar to most sufferers from stomach trouble. Too often the ordinary doctor'* treatment serves but to weaken the dis­ eased organs. The new tonic method of treating dis­ orders of this kind does not aim to do the work of the stomach, does not demand that the food be pre-digested, but builds up the weakened organs, so that they oaa do the work that nature intended. , Mrs. L.O. Law, of No. 824 North street, Horton, Kansas, says : "In 1897, while we were living on a farm in this nexgh- borhood, I became generally debilitated as the result of overwork. I had serious- indigestion, lost my appetite, suffered from a sense of suffocation and from ob­ struction of the circulation, so that arti­ ficial means had to be used to restore tt. After suffering for months without find- ing any relief, I tried a box of Dr. Wil­ liams' Pink Pills of which I had read in a newspaper. The first few boxes made . me lots better, aud after using the third box I felt entirely well. •'I am now in excellent health and am able not only to take care of my house • but also to assist my husband in a store which he has lately taken. Dr.Williaiaa' Pink Pills cured me and I can recom­ mend them. They are so simple, eo easily taken and so prompt in their ac­ tion." Remember Dr. Williams' Pink Pills do not act on the bowels. They make new blood and restore shattered nerves. In this way they carry health and vigor to every organ and fiber of the body. They are sold by all druggists or will be sent,, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents p box; six boxes for $2.50. by the Dr. Wil- Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y; - aw* w . y{i