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CffiEM K&A MM »®M3IEIM JJ&fflBK&nr aaaar~ co&jaGffZJi&z s* JCM.SSXD {ccvnwwa • 9 'i* CHAPTER VI.--Continued. "Mies Cullen," I said, gravely, "you feare those letters, and must give them to me." "But I told you--" she began. To spare her a second untruth, 1 interrupted her by saying, "I trap­ ped your brother Into acknowledging that you have them." "You must have misunderstood Mm," she replied, calmly, "or else he didn't know that the arrangement was changed." Her steadiness rather shocked my conviction, but I said, "You must give ate those letters, or I must search you." •. • •' "You never would!" she cried, ris­ ing and1 looking me in the face. On impulse I tried a big bluff. I tpok hold of the lapel of her waist. Intending to undo just one button. I let go in fright when I found there was no button--only an awful compli­ cation of hooks or some other femi­ nine method pf keeping things to- ge&er^--and I grew red and trembled, thinking what might have happened had I, by bad luck, made anything come undone. If Miss Cullen had been no­ ticing me, she would have seen a ter­ ribly scared man. But she wasn't, luckily, for the mo- ment my hand touched her dress, and before she could realize that I snatched it away, she collapsed on the rock, and burst into tears. "Oh! oh!" she sobbed, "I begged papa not to, but he Insisted they were • safest with me. I'll give them to you, lif you'll only go away and not--" Her {tears made her inarticulate, and with- •oot waiting for more I ran into the |hut, feeling as near like a murderer tas a guiltless man could. Lord Ralles by this time was mak- ling almost as much noise as an en­ gine pulling a heavy freight up grade i under forced draft, swearing over his ! trousers, and was offering , the cow- jboy and Hance money to recover them. When they told him this was impossible he tried to ,get them to sell or hire a pair, but they didn't like the idea of riding into camp minus those essentials any better than he did. While I waited they settled the diffi­ culty by strapping a blanket around Mm, and by splitting it up the middle land using plenty of cord they rigged )h!m out after a fashion; but I think If he could have seen himself and if>een given an option he would have preferred to wait till it was dark enough to creep into camp unnoticed. Before long Miss Cullen called, and itrfien I went to her she handed me, I without a word, three letters. As she idld so she crimsoned violently, and (looked down in her mortification. I iwas so sorry for her that, though a mo- jment before I had been judging her 'harshly, I now couldn't help, saying: "Our positions have been so difficult, jjfiss Cullen, that I don't think j either of us is quite responsible for iout actions." She said nothing, and after a pause, II continued: "I hope youH think as leniently of imy conduct as you can, for I can't tell jyou how grieved I am to have pained lyou." Cullen joined us at this point, and, (knowing that every moment we re­ gained would be distressing to his : sister, I announced that we would istart up the trail. I hadn't the heart to offer to help her to mount, and after Frederic had put her up we fell into single file belrnd Hance, Lord Ralles coming last. 'As soon as we started I took a look at the three letters. They were all addressed to Theodore E. Camp, Esq., Ash Forks,. Arizona,--one of the di­ rectors of the K. & A. and also of the Great Southern. With this clue, for the first time things began to clear up to me, and when the trail broadened enough to permit It, I pushed my mule up alongside of Cullen and asked: "The letters contain proxies for the K. ft A. election next Friday?" He nodded his head. "The Missouri Western and the Great Southern are fighting for control," he explained, "and we should have won but for three and judges, makes the law to suit its needs, the temptation is strong to use the same weapons one's self. "The toughest part of it Is," Fred went on, "that we thought we had the whole thing 'hands down,' and that was what made my father go In so deep. Only the death of one of the M. W. directors, who held eight thou­ sand shares of K. & A., got us in this hole, for the G. S. put up a relation to contest the will, and so delayed the obtaining of letters of administra­ tion, blocking his executors from giv­ ing proxy. It was as mean a trick as ever wa3 played." "The G. S. is a tough customer to fight," I remarked, and asked, "Why didn't you burn the letters?" really wishing they had dorie so. "We feared duplicate proxies might get through in time, and thought, that by keeping these we might cook up a session of their car, while I went to *ny 075. It took me some time to get freshened up, and then I ate my breakfast; -for after riding seventy- two miles in one night even the most heroic purposes have to take the side­ track. I think, as it was, I proved my devotion pretty well by not going to sleep, since I had been up three nights, with only such naps as I could steal in the saddle, ana had ridden over a hundred and fifty miles to boot. But I couldn't bear to think of Mtes Cullen's anxiety, and the moment I had made myself decent, and finished eating, I went Into 218. The party were all in the dining- room, but It was a very different-look­ ing crowd from the one with which that first breakfast had been eaten, and they all looked at me as if I were the executioner come for victims. "Mr. Cullen," I began, "I've been forced to do a lot of things that weren't pleasant, but I don't want to do more than I need. You're not the ordinary kind of road agents, and, as I presume your address Is known, I don't see any need of arresting one of our own directolrs as yet. All I ask is that you give me your word, for the party, that none of you will try to leave the country." 'Certainly, Mr. Gordon," he respond­ ed. "And I thank you for your great consideration.'" , "I shall have to report the case to our president, and, I suppose, to the postmaster-general, but I shan't hurry about either. What they will do, I can't say. Probably you know how far you can keep them quiet." "I think the local authorities are all I have to fear, provided time is given me." (To be continued.) WHY CARDINAL GAVE THANKS. She was breathing gently. question as to which were legal, and then by Injunction prevent the use of either." And those Englishmen," I inquired, "are they real?" Oh, certainly," he rejoined. "They were visiting my brother, and thought the whole thing great larks." Then he told me how the thing had been done. They had sent Miss Cullen to my car, so as to get me out of the way, though she hadn't known it. He and his brother got off the train at the last stop, with guns and masks, and 4Brimsoned violently and looked down In her mortification^ blocks of Eastern stock that had (promised their proxies to the G. S. Bather than lose the fight, we ar­ ranged to learn when those proxies were mailed--that was what kept me behind--and then to hold up the train that carried them." "Was It worth the risk?" I ejaculat- "If we had succeeded, yes. My father had put more than was safe Into Missouri Western and Into Cal­ ifornia Central. The G. S. wants con­ trol to end the traffic agreement, and that means bankruptcy to my father." I nodded, seeing It all as clear as 4ay. and hardly blaming the Cullens for what they had done; for any one «who has dealings with the G. S. is driven to pretty desperate methods to keep from being crushed, and when is fighting an antagonist that n't regard the law, or rather one tt«MJ«h control of joined by the Britishers at the right moment, the disguises assumed, and the train held up as already told. Of course the dynamite cartridge was pnly a blind, and the letters had been thrown about the car merely to con­ fuse the clerk. Then while Frederic Cullen, with the letters, had stolen back to the car, the two Englishmen had crept back to where they had stood. Here, as had been arranged, they opened fire, which Albert Cullen duly returned, and then. Joined them. "I don't see now how you spotted us," Frederic ended. I told him, and his disgust was amusing to see. "Going to Oxford may be all right for classics," he growled," "but it's destructive to gumption." We rode into camp a pretty gloomy crowd, and those of the party waiting for us there were not much better; but wben Lord Ralles dismounted and showed up in his substitute for trousers there was a general shout of laughter. Even Miss Cullen had to laugh for a moment. And as his lord­ ship bolted for his tent, I said to my­ self, "Honors are easy." I told the sheriff that I had recov­ ered lost property, but did not think any arrests necessary as yet; and, as he was the agent of the K. & A. at Flagstaff, he didn't question my opinion. I ordered the stage out, and told Tolfree to give us a feed before we started, but a more silent meal I never sat down to, and I noticed that Miss Cullen didn't eat anything, while the tragic look on her face was so pa­ thetic as nearly to drive me frantic. We started a little after five, and were clear of the timber before it was too dark to see. At the relay station we waited an hour for the moon, after which it was a clear track. We reached the half-way ranch about eleven, and while changing the stage horses I roused Mrs. Klostermeyer, and succeeded in getting enough cold mutton and'bread to make two rather decent-looking sandwiches. With these and a glass of whiskey and wa­ ter I went to the stage, to find Miss Cullen curled up on the seat asleep, her head resting in her brother's arms, "She has nearly worried herself to death ever since you told her that road agents were hung," Frederic whispered; "and she's been crying to­ night over the lie she told you, and altogether she's worn out with travel and excitement." I Screwed the cover on the traveling glass, and put it with the sandwiches in the bottom of the stage. "It's a long and a rough ride," I said, "and if she wakes up they may give her a little strength. I only wish I could have spared her the fatigue and anx­ iety." "She thought she had to lie for father's sake, but she's nearly broken­ hearted over it," he continued. I looked Frederic in the face as I said, "I honor her for it," and In that moment he and I became friends. "Just see how pretty she is!" he whispered, with evident affection and pride, turning back the flap of the rug in which she was wrapped. She was breathing gently, and there was Just that touch of weariness and sadness in her face that would appeal to any man. It made me gulp; I'm proud to say; and when I was back on my pony, I said to myself, "For her sake, I'll pull the Cullens out pf this scrape. If it costs me my posi­ tion." Reasdn for Gratitude That Gift Was Not Larger. Cardinal Gibbon's boh mots have been celebrated throughout the length and breadth of the land, and his reputation for chivalry is just as renowned. Not long ago the illus­ trious prelate, with many of his col­ leagues, was presiding at Trin­ ity college, near the Catholic university, Washington, when the Ladles' Auxiliary of the An­ cient order of Hibernians presented the institution with $10,000 to found a scholarship for the members of their organziation. It was a festive occa­ sion and the Ancient Order from every part of the country was well repre­ sented. But the program was endless. Eight speeches and as many musical numbers were down on the shamrock- wreathed program, and, as usual, the entertainment was late In beginning. Six o'clock rang and there were still speeches and songs galore to be heard. The venerable archbishop of concealed themselves on the platform 4 , . .. . . , . T T " , . ' L ' B o s t o n , d e a n o f t h e A m e r i c a n h e i r -of the mall-car. Here they had been archy, sat at the cardinal's right. Presently he remarked that they would not be able to keep their dinner engagement at 7 if things did not move a little more briskly. "Oh, never mind the dinner," an­ swered the cardinal; "I don't think we will get any to-night, but what I am thankful for is that these good ladies did not take It into their heads to raise a hundred thousand dollars instead of ten, or we should not get to bed until to-morrow night"--New York Press. Appearances Don't Deceive. R. M. Ham, room clerk of the Bell^- vue-Stratford in Philadelphia, has an excellent collection of autographs. These he solicited orally from his desk--they are all autographs of the hotel's patrons. "You.can tell a distinguished man at a glance," said Mr. Ham the other day. "A distinguished man has a look of distinction. Appearances are never deceitful. "A friend of mine has a house in the country. .There came to his gate one day a tramp of the most disrepu­ table appearance--matted hair, dusty beard, red nose, mud-caked trousers and so on. ^ " 'Well,' said my; friend sternly, 'what do you want?' " 'Please, sir,' whined the tramp, 'I am lookin' for work. Have you any scrubbin', washin', or cle&nln' Of any kind that you wish done?' "My friend smiled. " 'How deceitful appearances are,' he said. 'JIow no one would ever sus­ pect to look at you, that you would choose that particular sort of work to do.' " 'Oh, I wouldn't sir,' said the tramp, 'It's my wife that I'm huntin' work for.'" Practiced What He Preached. "When Ellison Capers, bishop of South Carolina, was rector of Christ church, in Greenville, he would often go to other cities to preach, for his powerful eloquence made him much sought after." The speaker, a resident of Colum­ bia, smiled and resumed. "Bishop Capers in those days had an incisive way with him. One Sun­ day he preached in a parish, where he chose for his subject 'Economy.' "At the end of the service a couple of prgminent vestrymen congratulated the bishop. " 'Your sermon on economy, sir,' they said, 'was a very sensible dis­ course.' 44 'Thanks.'" said the bishop. It seems to have been appreciated,"judg­ ing from the appearance of the col­ lection plates.' "--Kansas City Jour­ nal. CHAPTER VHvi* A Change of Base. We did not reach Flagstaff till seven, I and I told tba stage-load to Ulw pos- L/*' - A Disappointment. "Such a dreadful disappointment as the ladies of the Main Street Church had in the new minister," sighs the caller. "Why? What was wrong? Wasn't he orthodox?" asks the hostess. "O, his -principles were sound enough, but you know they had been without a pastor all fall, and engaged this man without seeing him, and--" "Bless me! What coulld have been the matter?" "I'm coming to that. As he was to arrive the first of December, they thought they might as well have his Christmas presents prepared and out of the way of other things. And |-when he came, he proved to be a man who had had both legs amputated after a railroad wreck, and now all the ladles who made carpet slippers lor Um *ut out A Vindication for Dr. Pierce. Decision by the Supreme Court ef the ttate, Against the Ladies' Home Journal. A verdict has oeen rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the libel suit brought against the Ladies' Home Journal (published by the Curtis Pub­ lishing Co.) by the World's Dis­ pensary Medical Association, of which Dr. R. V. fierce is president. The suit was brought by Doctor Pierce against the Curtis Publishing Co., for making false statements about one of his standard family medicines known as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre­ scription. In the May number of thfe Ladies' Home Journal (1904), Mr. Ed­ ward Bok. the editor, stated that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription con­ tained alcohol and some other harm­ ful Ingredients, and Dr. Pierce had in the action alleged that the defend­ ant maliciously published this article containing such false and defamatory matter. Dr. Pierce further claimed that no alcohol Is or ever was con­ tained in his "Favorite Prescription," that said medicine was a Vegetable preparation and contained no dele­ terious Ingredients whatever; that Mr. Bok's statement, pretending to give some of the ingredients of said medi­ cine, was wholly and absolutely false. During the trial, the Vice- President of the World's Dispensary Medical Association stated, that the ingredients of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription were extracted from the following native roots: Golden Seal, Blue Cohosh, Lady's Slipper, Black Cohosh and Unicorn, by means of pure glycerine. He was asked how he knew, as a physician and ex­ perienced medical man, that the "Fa­ vorite Prescription" was a cure for the diseases peculiar to women, such as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, ante- version retro-version, and he stated that he knew such was the fact be­ cause of his professional experience and the many thousands of women whose Ills had been cured by this "Prescription." The Vice-President, being asked to give his authorities, read from the standard works, such as the United States Dispensatory, The American Dispensatory and many other standard medical books. The retraction printed by the Cur­ tis Publishing Company two months after the libelous statement appeared and nearly two months after the suit had been begun stated definitely that analyses bad been made at their re­ quest and that the "Favorite Prescrip­ tion" did not contain either alcohol, opium or digitalis. Seeing America. The Passenger Department of the Chicago & North-Western Railway an­ nounces that as a means of Increasing the efficiency of the "Seeing America First" movement, round trip tickets will be sold over that line to all Pa­ cific Coast points, good on their fast limited trains, at the rate of $75.00 from Chicago, daily June 1st to Sept. 15th. Every facility Is being provided for in the way of stopovers and other con­ veniences, and the tourist movement to the Pacific coast, for the coming season promises to show an increase of many thousand people over that of any season ever known. Esperanto a Long Way Off. That a universal language may be constructed Is easily possible, but that it will meet with universal acceptance must be doubted. Esperanto is a pleasant theory upon which to specu­ late, but It is hard to conceive of a Frenchman or an Englishman or a German or any others of the list giv­ ing up the cherished language of his fatherland for that to which no senti­ ment attaches and which is represent­ ed by no flag, no country and no lit­ erature. As stated 'by Prof. Whit­ ney, "One universal language, like one universal community, is not an ab­ surdity or theoretic impossibility but only a Utopian or millennial dream." --Kansas City Journal. Model for European Armies. The German army of to-day Is the largest and most efficient fighting or­ ganization that the world has ever seen and it has served as a model for the armies of most other countries. The Austrian army has been organ­ ised on methbds copied .exactly from the German system. The Japanese army also took its methods In organi­ zation as well as In strategy and tac­ tics from Germany and German offi­ cers. The Chinese army has now adopted German methods. Nearly all the smaller countries of Europe with aspirations to military efficiency have borrowed officers from the German army to instruct their troops. The Turkish army was so organized.-- World's Work. FOOD HELPS. In Management of a R. R. Speaking of food, a railroad man says: "My work puts me out In all kinds of weather, subject to irregular hours for meals and compelled to eat all kinds of food. "For 7 years I was constantly trou­ bled with indigestion, caused by eat­ ing heavy, fatty, starchy, greasy, poop, ly cooked food, such as are the most accessible to men in my business. Gen­ erally each meal or lunch was fol­ lowed by distressing patns and bund­ ing sensations in my stomach,: which destroyed my sleep and almost un­ fitted me for work. My brain was so muddy and foggy that it was hard for me to discharge my duties properly. "This lasted till about a year ago, when my attention was called to Grape-Nuts food by a newspaper ad. and I concluded to try it. Since then I have used Grape-Nuts at nearly ev­ ery meal, and sometimes between meals. We railroad men have little chance to prepare our food in our ca­ booses and I find Grape-Nuts mighty handy, for It is ready cooked. "To make a long story short, Grape- Nuts has made a new man of me. I have no more burning distress in my stomach, nor any other symptom of indigestion. I can digest anything so long as I eat Grape-Nuts, and my brain works as clearly and accurately as an engineer's watch, and my old nervous troubles have disappeared en­ tirely." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. i There's a reason. Read the little j^ak, "The Road to Wellville." la pk«g -is..- i A White Season* » . ^Despite the free use of vivid col­ ors, these will be in the minority, and the coming season will be distinctive­ ly emphatically white. "The high class tailors report that white broadcloth, serge and flannel are .in unprecedented demand, for simple walking costumes as well as for visiting and driving. They advise their patrons to select only high- grade material, because the cheaper varieties soil very much more readily. "Piques are going to be worn, and they will be particularly smart for morning frocks, and also for separate coats and wraps. The piques show various styles of cording, from very fine to very heavy, and their firmness- delights the heart of the ladies' tail­ or. Eyelet .embroidery shows to adi' vantage on pique, either by itself of in combination with motifs of 'babby* Irish lace. Hedebo or Danish cut- work is also used, and promises to be as popular as the Hardanger of; recent seasons. "The vogue for white gowns neces­ sitates a corresponding one for white hats, both in felt and in lingerie. The white felts wlll.be worn late into the advancing spring. The felt is of the same fine variety introduced during, the winter, and the trimming shows wreaths of tulle voluminously plaited, and curling tips that nestle above the ear."--Helen Berkeley Loyci In The Delineator. Details That Need Attention. Now that the princess gown, the girdle "effect and the empire coats and dresses are in style, it is absolutely essential that great care should be given to the fit of the corset and the cut and fit ef the underwear. If the latter wrinkles or is badly shaped the effect of the gown is hopelessly marred, since smoothness and per­ fection of fit constitute the principal attractions of the mode. Even the sheer gowns are in the princess ef­ fect, only in these Instances the goods Is usually shirred from just be­ low the bust line well over the hips; in this way the goods are held in place more firmly and effectively. Some of the sheer French gowns, made of very inexpensive dimities, by the way, were fashioned after this style and were very pretty for slender girls and young women. The organdies, dimities, Swisses and oth- ef wash fabrics are appearing in pretty frocks suitable for women and girls. For the latter the styles selected should be very simple, as too much ornamentation and trimming is un­ suitable for schoolgirls' frocks. New Idea in Kimonos. Kimonos have come out in still an­ other form--one without a yoke, even without the shirring which, in, so many, has taken the place of a yoke. Six or eight half-inch tucks run down three or four inches from the neck in back, and give it the desired spring, and instead of bands running around the neck and down the fronts In time- honored kimono fashion, a collar shapes itself into wide? rever-like points which run out Over the sleeves. The bands edge collar and front in a way that is as charming as it is dif­ ferent The insertion of lace medallions has been carried almost into an art. Cres­ cent-shaped bits may be set tip and tip and made to follow the outline of yoke or flounce; or those same bits joined to make a circle-^-a great me­ dallion In itself--about a tucked piece of stuff., Or they may alternate-- one turn up, the other down. Girls' Dress of Checked Wool. The bell-shaped skirt is trimmed with a shaped ruffle of the material ornamented on each side of the front with buttons. The blouse is made with groups of plaits and trimmed with braid which also forms loops fastened with but­ tons. The turnover collar, the stand­ ing collar and the cuffs are orna­ mented with embroidery. The girdle Is of velvet. - - ... New Blouses. Practically all the n#ir blouses fasten in the back and have short or three-quarter sleeves. There is a fancy for let-in piecfes of lace and Irregular motives of em­ broidery figures upon lace. Unless blouses match a skirt they must be white. Later in the season, when women don their spring suits, the white blouse will take precedence over every other sort It is so dain­ ty and charging an article of dress and so very useful that a woman can­ not have too many of them. Great care is taken to fit the shoulder seams properly and also the underarm seams. The back is just loose enough to avoid the strain of pulling If fastened down to the skirt, and in the front there Is no sugges- .-.JSw-arr* Uon ill' Mousing saver the least bit of sag at the wai& line. The shoulder seams no longer drop off the shoulder in awkward fashion. The broad-shouldered effect is given to those not possessing it naturally, by full sleeves gathered into the arm- hole so that the7 stand but, but, nev­ ertheless, many of the blouses show qj^fte scant sleeves. Velvet Waist. Blouse of olive-greenr velvet trimmed with shaped bands of the same aod ©ran"mented with antlqus buttons. It simulates a bolero over a blouse of lace and is finished around the neck with an edge of light blue taffeta over a chemisette of lace like the blouse. The cravat is of the blue silk and the girdle of the velvet. The full sleeves are finished at the elbows with of the material and of lace. • For Sachet Bags. The blending of perfumes wlH be found delightful for sachet bags. The two odors that mix most perfectly are violet and heliotrope and the addition of a little sandalwood to these will produce an exquisite odor that will baffle those who smell it as to the Identity. White rose and heliotrope blend very sweetly, and lilac and vio­ let make a dainty combination. A little sandalwood or orris root added to almost any combination Of odors will increase the pungency and make the result more lasting. . Carna­ tions is a delightful and spicy odor in itself, but the addition of white rose makes it sweeter and a little daintier." A number of odors combined in vari­ ous ways and scattered through one's effects in tiny sachet bags or envelopes wili produce an odor that is altogether fascinating,, delicate and difficult of detection. ' For* Bride Elect. Linen showers for a bride elect have been exploited so frequently that something new is welcomed. An "emergency shower" Is novel. This is given, as are all other "showers" by a friend of the bride IfO be. Each guest is asked to bring something for the bride's pantry shelf for emergency occasions. Necessar­ ily, the articles are all canned, bot­ tled and boxed stuffs. They may in­ clude pickles, potted cheese, wafers, cherries, mints, deviled ham, olive3 and canned goods of any sort. . Each article should be 1 wrapped: la white tissue paper and placed in a huge fancy market basket tied with a bow. At such a function simple and suit­ able refreshments would be cheese, olives, deviled-ham sandwiches and coifee. There must be a "charm" cake, of course, to ascertain who will be next to marry. Make this of popped corn and sirup, molded in a cake tin, with the "charms" secreted In It Turn it out on a salver orated with flowers. Silk and Wool Eolienne. Some fetching suits are made of the silk and wool eoliennes in the grays and whites, with the tiny hairline strip of black, or color, dividing the surface Into small squares. Some­ times these goods have a small silk dot or tiny flower embroidered in col­ or in the center of each square. One very chic suit of pale gray eolienne with a cross bar of black shows a pale blue polka dot embroidefed at intervals. The skirt, which Is made up over a gray taffeta foundation, is circular and trimmed with folds of dark blue silk. The bodice is tucked In the finest of lingerie tucks and strapped with dark blue' silk bands and with small turquoise buttons. Charming Winter Colors. The young contingent has never worn more becoming or fascinating winter costumes than the cloths or chiffon velvets in coral shades, both pale and deep in tone, besides the flaming and shrimp shades as .well as the darker reds. They are always a charming color note at theater, con­ cert or matinees. * Pretty Tones and Tints. Seashell colors are popular. Pale green is one of the girl's colors for the season, and coral and rose pink are still holding a very foremost place, while all sorts of claret, wine and tomato shades make most effec­ tive ball and dinner frocks. Never were coloring more beautiful, never was the choice more varied. Alto­ gether, the evening frocks this sea­ son, especially as seen at some of the large dances, are evidence of great ingenuity on the part of the manu­ facturer, the dyer, the dressmaker and the wearer. rsrr ni tils I 111 nr tiir aia ur i nt New Embroidery Hoop. An embroidery hoop that is differ­ ent from the ordinary type has re­ cently made Its appearance. The size Is three Inches by six and the hoop is primarily Intended for use in con­ nection with hosiery embroidery. It Is oval In form and just the size and shape to fit that part of the hose where embroidery is commonly placed. The hoop may be utilized also for working initials on lingerie and household linen. Of* Williams' Pink Pills Strength*^ : ' the Stomach and Enable It to : Do Its Work. C"; 'When the stomach is feeble the foot! lies in it undigested, decays and throws _ off poisonous gases that distend the walls of the stomach aud cause interis - ferer.ee with other ©rgaus, especially with the action of the heart and lungs*. . These gases have other ill effects. The! nerves and the braiu are disturbed!' and discomforts such as dizziness, ho» flashes, sleeplessness, irritableness and(t despondency originate from this source. Experience shows that these troubles* .; vanish just as soon as the stomach iap; made strong enough to digest the food.,. In other words, it needs a tonic that wil|p; - ronse it to do the work of changing theft food into nourishment. Miss Minerva C. Ladd, of Ipswich,,-, Mass., says: "I had a weak stomachj < from the time I was a little childjftf Whenever I took hearty food it wouldjpjs cause terrible faintness, and I 'wouldpS finally vomit what I had eaten. Aft times there would be the most intense^ pains through the upper part of my1 _%x body. For days in succession, I wouki^f £ have to lie down most of the time. The distress was often so great that I ' could hardly" bear it, and the frequent and violent belching spells were very , disagreeable, too. J - /" My, doctor's medicines gavemelittleS K relief and it was not until I tried Cr»%$ Williams' Pink Pills that I found a care. Within three weeks & decided improve- ' ment was noticeable. The belching spells were less frequent, the pains through my body were not so intense, my food was retained and after taking the pills for a few weeks longer I found that I was altogether free from the miseries I had so long suffered." Every dyspeptic should read " What to Eat and How to Eat." Write the Dr. Williams Medicine Oo., Schenectudy, N. Y., for a free copy. Finds Wealth In Dr. David T. Day, a government ex­ pert, has created -a new industry in the Northwest. After months of pa­ tient investigation, he has proved that the common black sands of the Pacific coast are rich in useful min­ erals, and that good steel can be made from this sand. Manufacturers of placer machinery are now devising improved mining apparatus for work­ ing the sands.--World's Work. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to leam that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all its stages, and that l» Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive 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 tha foundation of the disease, and giving the patient •trength by building up the constitution and assist­ ing nature In doing its work. The proprietors hav» bo much faith in Us curative powers that they oiler One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fall* tS cure. Send for list of testimonials, Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Bold by all DrugglstB, 75c. Take Hall's Family fill* for constipation. You will recognize It as the first in* fallible sign of spring when the Ohio river rises from, its bed and wanders all over the adjacent country. MTC permanently etir*d. No flfcsor nerrousnensafte* • 11 w first dav'R u«e of Dr k'llne'Blireat Nerve Restor­ er. Send for FREE S2.00 trial bottle and treatise. DR. R. H. KLINE, Ltd.,931 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Why not call It the Czar's douma and be done with it? Lewis' Single Binder Cigar has a rich taste. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory. Peoria, I1L One touch pf nature Is worth tyro at the pocketbook. Mrs. "VVliiRlow'a Soothing Syrup. for children teething, softens the gumBa reduce* fn» (lamination, allays pain, cures wind colic. 2Sc a bottle. They who work under little men are slaves. Trust to Nature. A great many Americans, both men and women, are thin, pale and puny, with poor circulation, because they have ill- treated their stomachs by hasty eating or too much eating, by consuming alco­ holic beverages, or by too close confine­ ment to home, office or factory, and in con­ sequence the stomach must be treated in a natural way before they can rectify their earlier mistakes. The muscles in many such people, in fact in every weary, thin and thin-blooded person, do their work with great difficulty. As a result fatigue comes early, is extreme and lasts long. The demand for nutritive aid is ahead of the supply. To insure perfect health every tissue, bone, nerve "and muscle should take from the blood cer­ tain materials and return to it certain others. It is necessary to prepare the Btomach for the work of taking up from the food what is necessary to make good, rich, red blood. We must go to Nature for the remedy. There were certain roots known to the Indians of this country before the advent of the whites which later came to the knowledge of the settlers and which are now growing rapidly in professional favor for the cure of obstinate stomach and liver troubles. These are found to be safe and yet cer­ tain in their cleansing and invigorating effect upon the stomach, liver and blood. These are: Golden Seal root. Queen's root, Stone root, Bloodroot, Mandrake root. Then there is Black Cherrybark. The medicinal principles residing in these native roots when extracted with glyc­ erine as a solvent make the most reliable and efficient stomach tonic and liver in- vigorator, when combined in just the right proportions, as in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Where there is bankrupt vitality -- such as nervous exhaustion, bad nutrition -- and thin blood, the body acquires vigor and the nerves, blood and all the tissues feel the favorable effect of this sovereign remedy. Although some physicians have been aware of the high medicinal value of the above mentioned plants, yet few have used pure glycerine as a solvent and usually the doctors' prescriptions called for the ingredients in varying amounts, with alcohol. . The "Golden Medical Discovery" Is a scientific preparation compounded of tne glyceric extracts of the above mentioned vegetable ingredients and contains no alcohol or harmful habit-forming drugs. HAVE YOU COWS? If you have cream to separate a good Cream Separator is the most profitable investment you can possibly make. De­ lay means daily waste of time, labor and product. DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS save $10.- per cow per year every year of use over all gravity setting systems, and $5.- per cow over all imitating separators. They received the Grand Prize or Highest Award at St. Louis. Buying trashy cash-in-advance sep»» rators is penny wise, dollar foolish. Such machines quickly Iose their coat instead of saving it. 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