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FMHH1TO® A. W CHARLES MORRIS BUTLER. ̂ Mrtborof "3Rr of /¥*nnfC>f 7#ncmmf • Copyright, 1905, by Charles Morris Butler. j- „ CHAPTER XXVI. Jim Denver on Deck. -- Before Denver left the vessel carry* * 1ng Lang toward the convict city, he <%ecame aware of the destination of the party. The detective might have , remained on board for the whole of the journey, but he did not wish to jeopardize his chances by courting dis­ covery. As soon as possible after leav­ ing the boat Jim fitted himself out In Tegular western style, purchased a igood serviceable saddle and pack horse, and set out on his journey over land. If he had not fallen into the hands of a band of prairie outlaws, and been robbed and left for dead k upon the prairie, he would i-ave beaten the party overland. As it was, however, he arrived at a frontier town, more dead than alive, a little too late .to see the emigrants off. Here it became necessary for him . to wait for a remittance from Chicago in order to purchase a second outfit. . He employed his time in resting up, , , and taking notes on all the rumors he . heard in connection with the party he ? was in search of. He became assured that he was following the right trail. , While waiting he fell in with an ad­ venturer, Col. Hanchett, one of those bold, headstrong men, who risk every­ thing for gain. The colonel had been brought up on the plains and was a man used to border warfare. At this time Hanchett was acting as sheriff : ~ and had Quite a company of rangers under his command. it Rather taking a fancy to Hanchett, who seemed to be quite well posted as to the doings of the convicts (or ,; rather a colony of persons whom Den- ^ver called the convicts) Denver made a proposition to the ranger which was •, readily accepted. Of course, the jour­ ney to Paradise was not made direct, because out of the way of Hanchett's / .regular patrol, and, during the jour- l-g ney, owing to the slowness of, the march, Denver often made excursions : . alone for his own benefit On one of , thpse lonely journeys. Denver ran less material! Besides, he will have certain friends of his on the ^ranch who will want to join our band." . Another boom of cannon. "Let us hasten to the scene of the skirmish," said Jim, getting excited, "bring on all the men you can spare; our friends may need our help!" Col. Hanchett saw that everything was in readiness to either escape or hold the passage. Such was the con­ struction of the tunnel that one man could keep at bay a regiment of sol­ diers. Pickets, were placed on' guard with orders to allow no one to enter or leave the tunnel without a written order from Hanchett. The balance of the troop were left at convenient points along the passage so that a means of communication could ' be kept up by all the company from one end of the tunnel to the other. Den­ ver and Hanchett then proceeded to enter the city through the under­ ground road. Above them, suddenly, they heard a noise as of tramping feet, as if a body of men were passing back and forward in' a hand-to-hand struggle. While they stood debating as to the cause, the ground trembled and seemed to roll and turn. Rocks and patches of dirt came tumbling down across their path, while dull rumblings were heard, as if huge bodies were being blown into space only to fall back to earth with great force. To digress for a moment. What the Denverites were hearing was the noise made by falling walls crumbling into ruin by the shower of dynamite and shell. At the same time the convicts, liberated from prison, were carrying on a struggle with the citizens pos­ sibly right above th$m. During the time of the scuffling above them, the Denver party had halted. As the noise ceased, Jim at last threw off fear and again lit up the tunnel with the rays from his lantern. A scream was heard, echoing and re­ echoing through the rocky cavern, and before him stood the form of a woman. It was Pearl Huntington, I It was Pearl Huntington. &»M. * across the spot where the skirmish took place between Long Rope and the emigrants. Up to this time Den­ ver had not run across the trail--that is to know it. But here he found a private signal which had been agreed between Lang and Denver to be left-- a letter in cipher, giving in details ' the history of the fight, a post , driven into the ground. From here the journey was made easy by following the trail. As luck would have it,-before reaching the protected strip, on the borders of the convict country, Denver ran into' the escaping Dr. Huntington. From him he learned of all the deeds performed by Lang, the lay of the country, and best of all the tunnel entrance into • the convict city. It was compara­ tively easy for the detective and his posse to approach undiscovered and take up their abode in the secret en­ trance to the "city." Noise of the discharge of cannons! The rattle of musketry! That was what woke Jim Denver on the morn­ ing following the arrival of the troops into the mouth of the tunnel leading into Paradise. ' The conspirators, headed by Louis Lang, on the Inside, had decided to take the bull by the horns and set the ball a rolling at once. "What does this mean?" asked Den- ver of Col. Hanchett. "Pretty hard to say, unless your friend Lang has started the bombard­ ment." "How Is the passage in the front of us?" "Well guarded. Two men can hold the entrance against the attack of i hundreds," answered Hanchett. "How is the tunnel to the rear of us --•have you explored it?" "Clear to the cellar." "Then," said Denver, satisfied, "let us explore the passage into the cellar, and if possible acquaint Lang with ; the fact of our presence here; he ^ may need our help. I am certain u that Lang has undertaken the robbery |? of the government vault and If so he \[ will send the gold out this way. Yet 1 I don't understand how he can expect to carry away any great sum unless %k aided by some one besides what lew friends he has made on the Inside." "What condition do you suppose the wealth of the country is in?" asked the colonel. "Bags of gold as dug from the moun­ tains--greenbacks as paid In for en­ trance fees," answered Denver; "I es­ timate the value at, say, two mil­ lions!" "I guess we can get away with it," replied Hanchett, nonchalantly. "T*.ere are twenty-four of us in the expedi­ tion. Bach man should be able, with the "salted" mounts he has, of carry­ ing on an average of seventy-five pounds with him. Say fifty pounds of gold and twenty-five of greenbacks. That ought to met twenty-five or thirty thousand each. If Louis Lang is the practical man you think he is, he will have the pick of the vault, and he will not burden himself with use- leave you jsmd your men to handle the bags as fast as they are brought to this point Take particular care otf lira. Lang and see that no harm^ comes to her, no matter what happens^ to us. . I will lead the party. I feel? kind of uneasy about Lang, and must satisfy "myself that the brave man la in no danger. I would advise you to get your troops ready to march In­ stantly you get the word." Tijen Jim took the lead, with Wilson, for a re* turn to the treasury. When the conspirators, led by Den­ ver, arrived at the place where the firearms were found by Lang, every­ thing was quiet So quiet, in fact, that Jim Denver, who had always been noted for his foresight, stopped before the door was opened, and cau­ tioned his men to be prepared for a surprise. The part of the tunnel where the Wilson and Denver parties stood, as has been said before, was about twen­ ty feet square, and was the mouth of the tunnel proper. From the door, it was necessary to pass along a nar­ row ledge in zig-zag fashion between rocks on one side and the running river on the other. Wilson, to facili­ tate matters, and to avoid being com­ pelled to have his men tread in single file, going around the ledge, had blown open one side of the treasury, and thrown ah improvised bridge over the narrow stream. The hole, and bridge, consequently were directly In front of the tunnel door. Jim, in his character of a careful man, and,not knowing what- might have taken place on the other side of the door and in the treasury, drew up his men in line against the walls so that when the doors swung back, none would be in direct line with a fire from any gang who might be in pos­ session of the vault. All would be protected but the man who would have to spring the lock, as the door swung back toward the Inside. As Jim Denver never asked an as­ sistant to do anything that he was afraid to do himself, he sprang the lock, and swung back the door. Into the darkness of the tunnel poured a ray of brilliant light. For a moment Jim was blinded with the flood, and he stood motionless upon the thresh­ old. When he became accustomed to the light, he saw before him several armed men, and standing side by side in the doorwajr of the treasure stQod King Schiller and Jack Regan! Denver stood in the doorway, seem­ ingly alone. His entrance was a sur­ prise to all alike. Regan, who was on guard, while his companions were to rob the vault, was the first to regain his composure. He threw out his hand containing a revolver, find point­ ing it directly at Jim's heart, said: "Throw up your hands, Jim Den­ ver!" He had recognized his enemy at a single glance. (To be continued,) JOkE TURNED ON THE JOKER8. who had been placed In the tunnel for safety. She had her back against the only means of entrance and exit, and in her hands she held a pair of shin­ ing revolvers. Our party of Denverites as well as Pearl were taken completely by .sur­ prise. But Jim was the first to re­ cover himself. Having learned from Dr. Huntington that Pearl had been left in the hands of Lang, he very readily surmised who the girl really was. "Mrs. Lang!" he said, "fear not, we are friends." There was something in the speech of Jim that reassured Pearl that such was the case; but true to her orders, never flinching, she still presented her arms. Denver took a step forward so that he stood as much in the glare of the light as did the woman." "Where is Louis?" he demanded. "First tell me who you are?" she answered coolly. "I am Jim Denver." "Thank God for that!" she exclaim­ ed fervently. "You have come in the right time. Here is a paper for you." And she handed him a letter scrolled all over with.hieroglyphics, the detec­ tive's private cipher, and Jim read of the plans of the insurgents. That Wil­ son with ten men was in charge of the vault where the money was stored; that Lang alone was trying to ge hold of the counterfeiting tools kept in the printing office; that Rog­ ers and his men were bombarding the walls and blowing them down; that Black Jack was leading the convicts to a bloody fight for freedom. It was mapped out for Denver to receive and hold the money as it came from the vault. A peculiar rap was given on the door. It being a signal to open, Pearl threw open the door. Into the tunnel trooped a . dozen smoke-begrimed men, heavily weighted down with sacks, which afterward turned out to be filled with greenbacks and gold. George Wilson led the party. When Wilson saw Denver, he utter­ ed an exclamation of agreeable sur­ prise. "Of all men in the world--Jim Denver!" and he threw down his load and grasped the hand of that worthy. "I said that I would be here on the right time, and I am!" was all Denver said. • V "There is plenty more gold where this came from," said Wilson, "and as I had to blow up part of the treasury to get at it, I think we had all better return for what is left, before the hounds get on to our game." "During the excitement of the first surprise, we are safe enough," said Jim, "but when the misguided citi­ zens find out that they are fighting for nothing and that we are carrying off their wealth, they will com make a rescue. I think make otir haul any too q ty." "Right yon are," said whose palm was Itching to yellow dust. 'Then Hanchett," paid Workman Got Tobacco Asked For, but Others Were Barred. A few years ago Aretas Blood of the Manchester locomotive works had a man working for him ,who was a little under par, and who might be called Sim, says the Boston Herald. A fel­ low-workman asked him for a chew o? tobacco one day. Sim said he didn't know as the other man could chew tho kind of tobacco he did, but if he could he was welcome to it. The other, thinking to have a little fun, said: "Don't Blood furnish you with tobac­ co? He gives us fellows a pound a month." The next time Mr. Blood was at the foundry Sim went for him for his to­ bacco. Mr. Blood, rather gruffly, asU- ed: "What tobacco?" Sim said the men told him that the proprietor gave, them a pound a month, and that he had been theie three months and hadn't had any. Mr. Blood said: "Go to work asd you shall have your tobacco." A few days afterward Mr. Blood again visited the foundry and had a package under his arm. The men were pouring hot metal at the tim£, but after they were through he handed Sim the package, saying: "There ts your tobacco, and if I know of yon giving one of these men a-chew I will turn you off." Thus Sim got his three pounds of bacCo. -i Sylvanus Cobb's Hens and Corn. In the early forties there lived In' Waltham, Mass., a noted Universal 1st minister, Sylvanus Cobb, wldejjl known for his ready wit. He kept hens, and he was not particular whers^ they roamed. | A certain neighbor was much an-r noyed by the frequent visits of theee; hens, and one day, after he had ob­ served them scratching up his nSwly planted corn, he complained to Mr/ Cobb. The clergyman listened to the tale, and then slowly gave reply: *'$ did not know that corn would tiurtt hens." I The neighbor was so taken abick:, by this answer to his complaint thafj he had not a word to say, and quietly; withdrew, ruminating on what he had' just heard, with the result that, on*| arriving home, he placed a good charge of powder in his shotgun anil on top a handful of corn. He had not long to wait for the re.,, turn of the minister's hens, when h$ fired, killing two of the flock. Tying the legs together, he carried the dead fowl to the minister's door, with this placard attached: "Not long ago you said that you did not know that corn would hurt hens, but here are tW*> of yours that have been killed by earn." Winter Shirt Waist. 'The winter shirt waist is the lin­ gerie waist. This is all wrong from a reasonable standpoint, for it is winter and the frost is in the air, but what are you going to do when Dame Fash­ ion says yes? The winter shirt waist, which should be a very heavy flannel affair, is light as a feather and thin as a zephyr. It is not even a wash waist, foe it Is too thin and delicate to endure the tub. It is a waist for nice affairs and a waist for delicate use. Yet it is so becoming that woman is wearing It every day of her life. With the very plainest of the tailor- made dresses there are dressy lingerie waists that are dreams of chiffon and lace. There are waists that, are made of lace which is lined with chiffon and, under the chiffon, there is a lining of taffeta and the whole is bometimes boned and interlined with a second lining of taffeta to make it firm, for it must fit as perfectly as a tailor-made. All lingerie lace for shirt waists is now lined With either silk; muslin or a substitute or with chiffon. This makes It much stronger. And all ruf­ fles are Interlined either with lace or with silk. This makes them stiffer and more durable. Sleeves are puffed and tied with narrow bands of satin and fronts of waists are tucked and shirred and arranged upon a yoke which is all a mass of chiffon and em­ broidery. Fussiness is surely the key- not and elaboration the scheme. ' Graceful Imported Costume. A droopy dress lately imported was made of silver gray faced cloth, long, graceful, falling in charming folds. At the bottom of the skirt was placed a deep band of chinchilla. The bodice was made with a little cape bolero fastened to the skirt in the back with a high buckle in directory style. In front the bolero came down in wide sleeves edged with chinchilla. < Below these sleeves fell others of embroid­ ered crepe de chine flnishd with yel­ low velvet ribbon. Muff and hat were of chinchilla. In itself the toilet was beautiful, but that which entitled it to especial at­ tention was the pronounced slope of the shoulders. Nor was it the only ex­ ample of its kind. It is difficult to ex­ amine a representative collection of dresses from the best French makers without admitting that the droop may again come into its own. Women in Men's Coftts. Men have but to be measured, pre­ sented with a sample, in three days drop in for a fitting and their cloth­ ing is ready for them. If another man has a suit of the same material and the identical cut, they don't seem to mind it. The day is coming whe.n women will be able to buy street suits with as much ease. Those who wish to hasten the day are daring to buy of firms who handle men's clothing. Recently a young woman went the rounds of the shops to find a driving coat She found nothing big enough, warm enough, smart enough to war­ rant a purchase. At the suggestion of her companion she tried a men's cloth­ ing store, tried on a driving coat, loose fitting, broad shouldered and as smart as any one could desire, paid for it and wore it away. Many others now follow suit. The princess of to-day is entirely different. It can be worn with impu­ nity by almost any one, for it is adapt­ ed to the figure of all who put it on. The princess, as Just imported from Paris, is shaped to the hips by many gores and It is fitted, so to speak, wjjth a hip flare which makes It suitable even for the stout woman. In the front it is cut to something like a point which gives one the flat front If not the straight front itlpf very be­ coming garment ' ', Black velvet trimmed with black and white silk braid. ; _ " ^ Fashion In Handkerchief*. Jure average-sized handkerchiefs to be added to the list of things one likes but cannot have? The fad for muslin squares of about ten inches seems to be growing, and before long it may be hard to find other sizes in shops. The reason these small handkerchiefs are carried is because they are the right size to tuck In a glove, where there Is little danger of losing them. Some of these dainty squares of linen, lawn or other material have tiny embroidered monograms, and are edged with lace,, real or otherwise, one's purse settling that point. But the plain ones, which are like cobwebs in texture, are the most favored by women of good taste. Jacket Suit. A jacket suit is carried but In gray corduroy, finished with chinchilla col­ lar and cuffs, into which is inserted blue cloth braided with silver. The boleros are tight fitting ones of Per­ sian lamb, the distinctive note of which Is the wearing with It an er-' mine scarf, and the other is of black lynx, the main part of the sleeves be­ ing formed of the embroidered cloth, which makes it en suite with a prin­ cess costume, which has the border of skirt and front panel finished With the same kind of trimming. Waist of White Laos* J Distressing Possibility. The young mother gazed upon her" first born, and, wept convulsively. They appealed to her to know why her great grief. "Alas!" she walled, as with in- tensest agony, "I'm afraid he will wear side whiskers when he grows up!"--Browning's Magazine. The Cause of It. Doctor--Do you ever hear a bussing noise In your ears? Patient--Of course, doctor, I thought you knew her. Doctor--Knew whom? Patient--My wife.-- Philadelphia Press. Effective Substitute. Husband--My dear, there's a burg­ lar in the room, and I have no revol­ ver. Wife--'Then look daggers at him. Beautiful blouse of white guipure, ornamented with bands of white taf­ feta, simulating a bolero and yoke, bordered with frills of Valenciennes lace and ornamented with embroid­ ered buttons. The cravat, girdle and cuffs are also of the taffeta. fa I-LK' ' The Princess Robe. • A great many women are wearing the princess dresses and. If made in the new ways, they are not so very unbecoming after all. The princess fits the waist very snugly and It fits the hips and It fits the neck and throat. But, otherwise, there is some latitude. The old-fashioned princess gown was very trying. A woman had to be specially molded into it. And once into it she had to stay put. She could not walk in comfort nor could she sit down at all. It was a gown for recep­ tions only. Mrs. Cleveland wore a princess several times and her tall, statuesque figure, with its exquisite lines, was charmingly displayed in this most trying of all gowns. But, when other women tried to wear it, fhs result was (IliMtir New Ideas in Dress Cloths. The fancy for moire combined with the mania for soft sheer stuffs has brought out moire chiffon, moire mous* seline, and fine silk gauzes with moire marking, and these novelties are meet­ ing well-deserved success. Another new idea is the use of strongly marked moire silk under chiffon, mousseline, etc., the result being some­ what like that of moire chiffon. One pretty dance frock carrying out this idea was of white chiffon made up over a delicate green moire and trimmed lightly in lace and silver. The suggestion of water seen through mist was actually poetic, and the model has already been copied many times. Mother of Pearl Buckles. Some of the newest buckles of all are of mother of pearl. Besides the iridescent pearly coloring, they are also found in one-tone shades in pink, purple, gray, green and blue. The one- toned pearl buckles are much sought after in this day of one-color-tone cos­ tumes. Mother of pearl with traced design in gilt is also well liked and goes prettily with the modWh gilt belt To Renew Old Carpets. Worn and faded Brussels and velvet carpets may be made to look like new by redyeing. After the carpet has been cleaned and laid, wipe it off with vinegar water and allow to dry. Pre­ pare a good dye, selecting the predom­ inant color in the carpet, and apply with a wide paint brush. All colors and shades will not absorb the dye alike, so that a design will remain and all worn places will be covered. Broadcloth Much in Vogue. The broadcloth of the season is ex­ quisite in Its softness and satiny fin­ ish. It can be draped most gracefully, which could not be said of the stiff broadcloth of earlier times. This soft, rich cloth so much in vogue now, and adapted to the graceful, clinging styles, has called forth the new vel­ vets. Chiffon velvet is well known by this time, and proves by its soft, lim­ ber qualities how well it is adapted to the present needs. Mirrored velvet is still much used, for its nature is much that of chiffon velvet. But the old, stiff velvet is hard to find in the shops to-day; and panne vetet is just about as scarce. Plaid Walking Suits. Some of the prettiest walking suits are of plaids not too sharply marked, but rather large. Blue, with a narrow stripe of green crossing at wide in­ tervals, makes' one stunning suit, made with the inevitable circular skirt, and a coat that is cut just to the tips of your fingers when your arm hangs down by your side. A Pretty Novelty*' Amongthe pretty utensils for mi­ lady's work basket are tape measures in the shape of rosebuds, apples, pears and shells. A tiny knob In the shape of a ladybug, on the budK serves to catch up the tape line. Realistic little flies not as knobs. • Ginger Cookies. One and a half cups of molasses, half cup sugar, one cup shortening, iwo-thlrds cup of hot water, two tea­ spoons soda, one teaspoon ginger, a little salt; mix very soft and let stand In a cool place until cold, whk^ prf> vents them getting too stiff/ For Sober Dame*. In suits the tendency Is for plain cloths, finished with a cloth of an­ other color, and gay trimming* In Pretty Colors. Satin-striped chiffon is a novelty, and is exquisite for ball dresses and difUMr fowas {or young girl*. WON FAVOR OF HETTY GREEN. Pretty Child Recipient of Gift from World's Richest Woman. Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest wo­ man in America, celebrated Christ­ mas by starting a $1 bank account for little "Neddy" Boudreau, the 4-year- Dld son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Boud­ reau of No. 1201 Washington street, Hoboken, N. J.' The child plays about the halls In a flat house owned and occupied by "Neddy" Boudreau. Mrs. Green, where he was born and has lived. It was there that he and Mrs. Green met each other. FREEDOM KEYNOTE OF SUCCE68. Without It No Country Can Become Really Great. A free population, ambitious to get the benefit of its own labor and en­ terprise, is the making of any coun­ try. With freedom will come more general education and a great upraise in Mexican life will result By way of contrast Mexico and Sweden and Norway offer an interesting study. Mexico, with peonage and restricted education, has a wonderful and rich variety of natural resources. Sweden and Norway, with a cold and rather sterile country, have Individual free­ dom, and are the only countries in the world in which every grown man can read and write. Therefore the Scandinavians have prosperity, good homes and a general and splendid civ­ ilization, while. Mexico, with friendly climate and great natural resources, lags behind. But the signs of ad­ vancement are many and encourag­ ing, and there is every reason for tak­ ing a cheerful view of the future of our sister republic.--San Francisco Call. COME8 TO REPRESENT JAPAN. Mikado Sends Diplomat of High Rank to Washington.. Viscount Siuzo Aoki has been ap­ pointed Japanese ambassador to this dSitrzo Jia/rr country. Information to this effect was conveyed to Secretary Root by Mr. Hiroki* the Japanese charge at Washington. Viscount Aoki is a mem­ ber of the privy council and of the first class order of the Rising Sun. J£? |s of the highest diploma&e rank. The Passing of Steam, The announcement that the T*enn- sylvania railway company is prepar­ ing to do away with steam engines and to use electric motors exclusively, throughout its extensive system, pre­ sages the end of the age of steam and the coming triumph of electricity. The statement may seem startling at first, but as a matter of fact the rail­ roads have been experimefiffilg with electric engines for some time and their eventual use was a foregone con­ clusion. Not OQly in the matter of speed but in every other respect elec­ tricity has the advantage over steam as a motive power.--Kansas City Jour- JM&T ~ ;^||e to the Old Love. A romantic story is told of the late Count of Flanders. iSvery day he went a long walk, and always passed a house where a white hand was waved from the closed windows In return to his deep salutation. He never entered the house. The occupant was a lady to whom he was attached before he was married, but whom he has never since seen. Before parting they ar­ ranged that when in Brussels he should pass her door once a day, and this testimony to an old love waa faithfully carried out. To Send Stamps. * *do!y one person In ten knows how to send stamps by post," asserted a correspondent. "The other nine either stick them on the enclosed letter so carefully that the recipient tears them In half in trying to detach them, or else they drop them in loose; when they flutter out or get lost. " The proper way is a very simple one. Cut with a sharp penknife two parallel slits at the top of your letter, and slip in your stamps, which will thus travel as safely as if in a special case." •most. BOY'S TERRIBLE ECZEMA. Mouth -and Eyes Covered With Crusts --Hands Pinned Down--Miraculous Cure by Cuticura. , "When my little boy was six month* old, he had eczema. The sores extends ed so quickly over the whole body that we at once called in the doctor* We then went to another doctor* but he could not help him, and in our despair we went to a third one. Mat­ ters became so bad that he had regu­ lar holes in his cheeks large enough to put a finger into. The food had to |be given with a spoon, for his mouth fwas covered with crusts as thick an a finger, and whenever he opened the mouth they began to bleed and sup­ purate, as did also his eyes. HandB, arms, chest, and back, in short the whole body was covered over and over. We had no rest by day or night. "Whenever he was laid In his bed, we had to pin his hands down; otherwise he would scratch his face and make an open sore. I think his face must hare Jtohed most fearfully. > "We finally thought nothing could help, and l had made up my mind to send my wife with -the child to Eu­ rope, hoping that the sea air might cure him, otherwise he was to be put tinder good medical care there. But, lord be blessed, matters came diffet* ently, and we soon saw a miracle. :A friend of ours spoke about Cuticura. We made a trial with Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent, and within ten days or two weeks we noticed a decided improvement Just as quickly Jas the sickness had appeared it also began to disappear, and within ten weeks the child was absolutely well, and his skin was smooth and white as never before. F. Hohrath, Presi­ dent of the C. L. Hohrath Company, Manufacturers of Silk Ribbons, 4 to 20 Rink Alley, South Bethlehem, Pa* June 6. 1905." A Good Thing; . "What are you doing now?" "I'm putting a new patent safety razor on the market" "Good thing?" "Well, it's the kind of a razor that impels the man who shaves with it to go back to the regular shop again --and the professional barbers pur me a handsome salary for introdtsp ing it." The Choice of the People, When things began to go too "fast and loose" in New York, the people rose up In their wrath, got together and elected a District Attorney who makes life miserable for wrong-doers. Jerome flaunted the banner of no p|| litical party; he was the peopl4?§ choice. Pill8bury's Vltos Is the first choice of all people who relish good things for breakfast. It's dainty, delicious and nourishing^ No Eggs for Him. A prominent real estate man having several "good buys" oh his list hap­ pened to meet an old German, who, he knew, had by frugal methods of living, accumulated a small fortune which he kept in a savings bank. The real estate man tried to persuade him to invest bis money in land, and in speaking of the many advantages of owning property he waxed warm and said, unthinkingly: 4 "It is a fine nest egg to Sail 1m# upon." ! ' • The old German thought seriously for a few minutes. "Und vhat vould I-, do mlt der broken egg?" he asked?® "Oh, no; I keep my money in der bank."--San Francisco Chronicle. Women Men Adore. || Blg men are usually shy and ditt# dent and lacking in self-assurance, de­ clares a correspondent. The woman who appeals to them is usually some Sparkling, vivacious, fairylike creature with kittenish ways and roguish glan> ces. The little man, on the contrary, is seldom burdened with humility. He if, a being of great aspirations and stupendous ambitions; he believes in himself, which is the reason why he generally can get the woman of his choice to smile upon him. The dainty woman has no charms for him. The five-foot six seven man likes s woman to be one or two inches his superior and thoroughly mature. He dreads any trace of the bread-and-but- ter school-girl. His ideal resembles the strong, heroic women Shakespeare has pictured, full of character and spirit, with a fair spice of temper. ;'^1||ALARIAT T Generally That Is Not the Trouble. Persons with a susceptibility to ma­ larial influences should beware of cof­ fee, which has a tendency to load V0 the liver with bile. A lady writes from Denver that she suffered for years from chills and fever which at last she learned were mainly produced by the coffee slip drank. ,. "I waa also grievously affllctet with headaches and indigestion," she says, "which I became satisfied were likewise largely due to the coffee I drank. Six months ago I quit its use^ altogether and began to drink Postum Food Coffee, with the gratifying resigt that my headaches have disappeared, my digestion has been restored and I have not had a recurrence of chills and fever for more than three month*. I have no doubt that it was Postum " that brought me this relief, for I have used no medicine while this improve­ ment has been going on." (It was really relief from congestion of the liver Caused by coffee.) My daughter has been as great a, for years was' coffee drink afflicted wi which ofte time. She cessive ap aches be( most seri medicine vised he um. "Fon has n faculti vigoroi restor "No us, so Name Creek The bpok * sick headache^ r a week at a worker and gether with head- ct her memory found no help in octor frankly ad- ffee and use Post* four months she eadache--her mental more active and. r memory baa bean coffee or drugs fbr we can get Postum." Postum Co., Battle .son. Read the little to Wellville" in pkfa