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Fleet mys­ teriously disappears. The kaiser is miss­ ing. King Edward of England is con­ fronted by Admiral Bevins of the United • States. The Dreadnaught, biggest of Eng­ land's wnrshipa. is discovered at an im­ passable point in the Thames. The story (sow K-rss back to a time many months before the war breaks out, and Inventor Roberts visits the president and cabinet, telling of and exhibiting a metal produc­ tion This overcomes friction when elec­ trified and is to be applied to vessels to Increase speed to over 50 miles an hour A city for the manufacture of the mys~ --terious discovery is built on the coast of Florida. Dr. Roberts' first attempt to elec­ trify plates proves a failure. In a second effort Norma Is knocked unconscious, but the mvstery of true levitatlon is solved, tnakSris the most important discovery of centuries. Roberts evolves a great flying machine, rendering warships useless. The cabinet is taken for a visit and plana for a radloplane war against Japanese are started. CHAPTER XVIIContinued. The president in a'reverie found himself contemplating them. Here, he thought, was the personification of that anomaly the American working- man: Ofttimes turbulent, frequently dissatisfied, sometimes waging war­ fare with employer and capital and cursing political parties; bat when country and home were endangered, courageous as a lion guarding whelps, reckless of life, and unheeding wounds, .plunging to the front in a frenzy, and Risking no reward save the satisfaction |»f seizing the invader by the throat d throttling him to the death. "God ve the enemy who underestimates _;'flhe temper and patriotism of the American workmen!" he mattered as lie returned to the long motionless line of radioplanes. » ! The ray of light, broad, steady and '-ielear, was still there, and as the visi- $©rs entered its borders the quick, :JBharp blast of a whistle in the rear, as If by preconcerted signal, caused every •wheel to come to an abrupt stop. Prom the buildings and quarters men came running to the scene and sur­ rounded the guests, who were grouped together In tb& fan of ^white and im­ mediately In front of* the monster which had given them passage. That they wr j not to depart without some furthe* attention was obvious. "Old Bill" iioberts made the meaning of the i-*ii plain when he addressed his fHend in the old term of Intimacy. "Paul, we have left to you the honor A christening the first radloplane ever fwilt. She isn't named yet. The boys here wanted to call her the Roberts; but I forbade them. I guess you know who I wanted to call her after," he said, laying his hand on the presi­ dent's arm and looking up Into his lace; "hut then I wasnt sure yon would like that, so we have compro­ mised by .leaving It to yon." The president had In his hand ft piece of carpenter's chalk which he had idly picked up from one of the floors he had traversed. He stood turning it over between his long rough fingers which bore evidences of hard physical labor in early youth, and looked affectionately down into the in­ ventor's eyes. He turned from him and looked at those around him. In the edges of the light and stretching back into the darkness behind he could discern the faces of the workmen, the /^-inflection giving them a singularly pau\d look and making them seem like visages dismembered, their bodies be­ ing absorbed into the blackness of the background. They expected a speech; but he felt a paucity of words when he thought of their endeavors and achievements. He started to address them, but choked with the fullness of his heart. Without such work as they bad given, what would be the condi­ tion of the nation to-night? "Mep," he said, using the strongest of appellations, "no words of mine can add to the honors you merit, nor de­ tract from what you have done. Duty well performed requires no praise; but as president of the United States I thank you. I am the one who is honored in being privileged to call you countrymen." He faltered, and in the strong light upon him they could see the muscles of his face twitching with repression He turned from them as if to hide his emotion, and took a few steps which brought him to the side of the radio- plane. His long arm reached out, and slowly and in silence he chalked upon its metal side in big white letters, N-ORM-A. The men of the plant stood quietly until the significance of his act dawned upon them, and then burst Into a frenty of cheers, forgot the dig­ nity of his position, and crowded round him, talking as man to man }?orma tried to make her protests I •heard; but they were unavailing. The' men were elated, and her father was satisfied. With little delay the party boarded the craft, the president being the last to say good-by. The big metal door was closed, and the Norma rose into the air on its return journey, while the men stood with hats off and watched it disappear before returning to their work. Silence He Chalked Upon its Metal Side N-O-R-M-A. Letters The radioplane was makhig Its lait fight before the because it was downed that aB riak of discovery should be obviated, even though other methods of transportation were com­ paratively snaillike. And so the months went on with ac­ tivity at the key, placidity In the ad­ ministration, and preparations for an onslaught on Japan. As the work of construction advanced, Norma found respite to make occasional brief visits to Washington, where. her time was monopolized by Hillier, who did not dream of his forthcoming trip to Lon­ don; but "Old Bill" Roberts came no more to the capital. Now began that series of orders which subjected the men at the head of the government to their greatest trial. Work was stopped on all forti­ fications, beginning with those in the Philippines. It was accepted by the public as a foolish curtailment of ex­ pense. Before this had ceased to rankle in the public mind construction ceased in nearly all the navy yards; but the clamor then arose to such a pitch that outwardly It was resumed, being done for appearance's sake only and to prevent a revolution. So dangerous was the pitch of In­ dignation that some of the president's advisers quailed before the show of wrath, and feared that an army of Americans might march on Washing­ ton. They besought the president to alter his plans and make broadcast an­ nouncement of the state of defense; but he, his Americanism exceeded only by his humanitarianism, stood stead­ fast. His answer was characteristic: "If our secret becomes known, there will be no war, and war is a ne­ cessity for our purpose. In our hands has been given by a miracle the most deadly engine ever conceived, and we should be delinquent in our duty if we failed to use it as a means for con trolling and thereby ending wars for ail time. Let us bear with fortitude whatever reproaches may be heaped upon us, for we are the Instruments of God, and the trial will last only a lit' tie longer. Let no man speak!" His eyes flamed with inspiration, and, like a prophet of old, he led his followers in his own footsteps. In those trying times he was very near to the God in whom he believed, and only the walls of his room knew how often he appealed for light and guid­ ance, trembling In spiritual agony, and, like the martyrs of all ages, cru­ cified by his fellows. Events began to move with lights ning like rapidity as May approached. Secret orders had been given to all the principal ships in Pacific waters to withdraw into neutral harbors, It be­ ing the wish of the men who were playing the stern game that all pos­ sible loss of life through. accidental meetings might be obviated. Pacific commerce withdrew from the western seas, believing Itself unprotected and the administration mad. From all sources of information came the cer­ tain reports that Japan was about to attack. Her communications became daily more insolent; but were invar! I ably treated with suave contempt. | And then came a day which brought the most portentous news. The first was a message from the key that Dr. Roberts had broken down. It was from Brockton, who made a pitiful appeal to the secretary of the navy to find Norma and either give permission for her to be brought back by a radloplane, or to have her sent at once by special train to Mi­ ami, inasmuch as she, being the sole sharer of her father's secret, was now the only one who coald be depended upon tor the metamorphosis of the plates. The message added that the inventor was not in a serious condi­ tion, but that overwork, overstudy and overstrain had so taken toll that the surgeons declared he was coming down with brain fever and that his very life depended on his taking ab­ solute rest. To hazard another trip of a radio- plane was out of the question, because the administration was aware that spies were still In the capital. The president himself sent messengers to find the girl on whom so much de­ pended, only to learn at a late hour that she had not yet reached Washing­ ton, but was expected to arrive that night. He preferred to communicate his tidings to her in person, and-there­ fore left word that she should call at the White House the following morn­ ing. In the meantime advance prepa­ rations were made for her conveyance to the island, together with the grim old fighting admiral, Bevins, who was now to assume command of the aerial forces of America, and those officers who from time to time had been called home from various ships. And then, when night fell and the president's cup seemed full, came the swift and unexpected announcement that the Japanese had fallen upon the Philippines. War was on, and the long expected gauntlet lay in the lists, while the nation heaved and rocked In turmoil, quivered with insult, and cried aloud for vengeance. When Norma appeared at the White House she was told of her father's condition by the president himself, who was plainly harassed to the limit by anxiety. "You can go at once," he said; "but what then? Are there any who can work the radioplanes?" "Yes, by nightly flights we have trained crews for all and more than we have built." "But there should be some expert guiding mind who knows the secret ol the craft." "Father had intended to accompany them and himself direct the leading radloplane in case of attack." The president threw up his hand in a gesture of hopelessness. The time for attack was fast approaching, and could not be postponed on account of the Inventor's illness. Norma, who had been standing beside a window, confronted the worried head of the nation. "You forget," she said, "that I have youth, strength, will and knowledge. Neither my father's nor my country's cause shall suffer." He walked across the room, tower­ ing above her in ungainly strength, took both her hands In his and looked deeply into her eyes. "You mean--" "That if my father is too ill to go, I myself will fight the Japanese. I my­ self will give what expert advice is needed, and will demonstrate to the others what must be done in' battle."' Inflamed by the thought of what was dependent upon her, pride in her far ther, and Americanism, she was ready to accept the responsibility, even though it might cost her life. They stood in silence, holding each other's hands. He stooped over her, his sad eyes filled with an admiration which was akin to veneration, and kissed her. "Joan of Arc! Joan of Arc!" he whispered, and said no more. She had been told that a train awaited. Together they walked to the door of the president's study through the halls, and to the outer portal. Un­ heeding those who were near, he caught her hand £nd held it to his breast, looking once more into her eyes. Gk»d bless and keep you, my child!" he said, and abruptly turned back to his seclusion, his head dropped for* ward between his massive shoulders and his arms swinging loosely at his sides. The day was not yet done, and be* fore the next had dawned came the announcement that the Hawaiian is* lands had also been surrendered to the foe. The coterie of men within the secret held their meeting and con­ gratulated each other that orders had been obeyed, no defense made, and loss of life obviated. But the public must be pacified. The swift convening of congress, its authorization of the administration to act, and the appeas­ ing notice to the public that a well* defined policy was being pursued, fol­ lowed one after the other, but still were not understood. Night and day now the president and his associates toiled and planned. Report after report came to them, un­ til they knew that the hour to act had come. The spell of seeming lethargy was at an end, and with unprece­ dented swiftness the cordon was thrown round the nation, its ports closed, and its communication shut off save through channels of the secret service, which was intensely active. Time was computed to the minute, and when the fleet of conquest sailed from Japan the very latitude and longitude of the point where it was to be met were communicated to the headquarters in Florida, where had been renewed energy. Hence it was that, as darkness once more mantled that isolated spot, a strange scene was witnessed. It was the departure of that invincible squadron of the air for the scene of battle. Night after night they had maneuvered, till those who manned them were masters of their craft and of the new form of signals which were to be used in case of emergency. Every detail was complete, every possible precaution was taken to avert acci­ dent. (TO BBS CONTINUED.) f T SOT AN AFFAIR OFTHEHEART Loverlike Attitude, But One in Which Cupid Had No Part. Long and steadfastly he looked into her eyes. She returned his gaze stead­ ily and without winking. For a min­ ute neither spoke. Then she broke the silence: "You think it Is--" she hesitated. He gazed into her eyee again--those great, heavenly, bine eyes. 1 did not want yon to understand --" he began. She interrupted him with some im­ patience. "Can we not understand each other?" she cried. "The suspense of it all is wearing me out. Do you wish me to believe--" He broke in upon her. "It Is not -what I wish to believe," he said gently. "It lis what you must know. I have determined--" She covered her face with her hands as If preparing for the worst. But she "was a woman--a proud, imperious woman. She would show him that she could suffer and make no stop rose from her chair. V / "Well?" she demanded. T y 5 "It is only a little granulation," he continued. "Nothing serious what­ ever. I will give you a pregcrlDtlon The charge wtH be fid/ '•'(£?/ For had he not looked steadfastly Into her eyes? long ASSEMBLY DOINGS NEWS PROM THE LEGISLATURE AT SPRINQFIELD, ON SUFFRAGE. Bill Giving Women Votes Favorably Acted on by Senate Committee-- Senatorial Deadlock la $ p " Still Unbrojp^ . • , " * LATEST SENATORIAL VOTE. f--^.|iiventy-Flrat BpHoi.>.|' Hopkin#; . i, ,^ji»•*.»* 74 Foss 16 Mason ."2 8hurtieff;. >•,, ... ... . 18 S t r i n g e r " S 7 Sherman McKinlty' ":1 Calhoun' v..1 L u k e . « . * 4 o • * » > # Yates" .7.%i:'.vi"':C'1 Evans t Results of Earlier, Ball^ls. ...76 Ballots. 1 Hopkins ....88 Foss ...*;..16 Mason 6 Shurtleff ....12 MeKinley .... Lowden ....... 8tringer Calhoun .. Sherman Harrison Alschuler . Callahan . McSurely . Bauler .... Beckmeyer 26 75 19 3 87 61 1 1 1 1 65 2 2 10 • * i -"2: 60 60 75 18 2 18 .t 1 23 1 2 2 16 i 60 74 18 1ft 2 1 37 1 2 Another Role. "Speaking about game tenderfoot," drawled Amber Pete as he skinned a cinnamon bear, "reminds m« that the •Human Pincushion' in the circus side­ show was the gamest that ever hit this settlement." "Game, eh?" echoed the advance agent for the Mastodon Minstrel show. "Wall, I should smile. The boys told him if he didn't make good as the 'Human Pincushion' they were go­ ing to shoot him fall of holes at tke first performance." "And was he frightened?" "Not a bit, pardner. He said if they shot him full of holes he'd do away with the 'Human Pincushion' heading and bill himself as the 'Human Porous Plaster.'" Springfield.--Legislators here are endeavoring, to get their breath again after the strain of the big lobby effort which produced some results. "The women got one of their pet measures ordered favorably reported by the elections committee of the senate. Then the solons went home to think it over until Wednesday. The women got one of their pet measures ordered favorably reported by the elections committee of the senate. Briefly summarized, legislative com­ mittees took action on important sub­ jects as follows: Senate elections committee ordered reported favorably Senator Billings' bill calculated to permit women to vote for presidential electors, mem­ bers of the state board of equaliza­ tion, clerk of applellate court, board of assessors and review, sanitary dis­ trict trustees and all except police magistrates, municipal and township officers. Senate and house charter committee devoted two hours to hearing a discus­ sion of the woman suffrage question pro and con and deferred action on pending measures until another meet­ ing. More than 25 women made short talks. House civil-service committee heard full discussion on merits of Cook coun­ ty civil-service bill and adjourned sub­ ject to call of chairman for further dis­ cussion. Roger C. Sullivan made a talk in favor of county ciyil service. House committee on revenue re­ ferred to a subcommittee all pending bills fixing a maximum rate for text­ books. House committee on elections or­ dered reported favorably a substitute for house bill 326, increasing the sal­ ary of election commissioners in Chi­ cago from $2,500 a year to $4,000 and providing an additional clerk at $2,500 a year. At the house civil-service hearing Roger C. Sullivan surprised politicians when he came out flatfootedly in favor of the county civil-service bill the re­ form organizations in Chicago are pushing. Mr. Sullivan's talk in favor of the measure was the feature of the hearing. He told the legislators that politicians would be better off under civil-service rules. i At the suffrage hearing in joint ses­ sion of the senate and the house com mlttees on Chicago charter the Illinois State Anti-Suffrage association was represented by Mrs. Caroline F. Cor- bin, Miss Mary Pomeroy Green and Miss Jessie Fairfield. Miss Corbin in a brief talk declared: "Almighty God made maternity a greater and more exhaustive function than patern­ ity and men and women start on an inequality that legislation cannot .re­ move." Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch in reply said: "We have been defeated and we Will be defeated--until we win. Letters from the mayors of 140 cities advise me that equal suffrage, does not corrupt the women nor the ballot--nor make the women less in­ telligent or less fond of their homes. If I were willing to pull wires and cajole, I could be quite ft force polit­ ically." , • - No Key fer Deadlock. There was no change of any Import­ ance in the relative standing of the different candidates for the United States senate on the seventy-first joint ballot Thursday. The solons then gave up the fight until Wednesday. On the seventy-first Joint ballot the total vote of the joint session was: Hopkins, 74; Foss, 16; Mason, 2; Shurtleff, 18; Stringer, 57; Sherman, 2; McKinley, 1; Lowden, i; Calhoun, 1; Representative Charles Luk* 4; Richard Yates, 1; A. F. Evans, 1* ,Commission Forms Bill <»« Senate. The bill providing for a commission form of government, in which the city of Springfield is directly interested, was laid before the senate in the im-. proved form into which it was drafted by the members of the senate commit­ tee on municipalities. The changes in the bill are principally in the way of safeguards not found in the original measure. As radical a change in present day government of Illinois was found in the bill for a cosiinlssioxi fona of gov­ ernment in Illinois eities which was reported from the committee on mu­ nicipalities by Senator McKenzie. A subcommittee headed by Senator John Daily of Peoria worked most all night amending this bill to conform with de­ sirable features found in Texas cities recently visited by the subcommittee. The amendments are mostly In the way of safeguards not found in the original bill drafted by delegations from Joliet, Peoria, Bloomington, East St. Louis, Moline, Galesburg, Spring­ field, Mt. Olive and one or two other Illinois cities which seem anxious to try the experiment. A11 franchise holding corporations must file an annual report exhibiting the following data: The amount of all stock issues of such corporations and the divisions thereof. An itemized statement of the indebtedness of such corporation. An itemized statement of the income of such corporation and the amounts derived from each source of income. An itemized statement of all property of every bind owned by the corporation wherever situated, and the location and fair market value of each item thereof. Such annual state­ ment must be certified by oath of a duly authorized officer or agent of the corporation. In cities of more than 20,- 000 the mayor is required to give all of his time to the business of the city, and each commissioner must put in six hours a day. Provision is made for rejecting the commission plan at the end of four years; f6r the "initiative" in legislation on petition of 40 per cent, of the voters, and for a "recall" election on petition of the same per­ centage. Plan to Adjourn May 8. Senator Edward C. Curtis, an anti- Hopkins member, introduced the ad­ journment resolution which provides for sine iUe adjournment M^y 8. It was at once amended by unanimous consent to make the date May 15. Senator McKenzie moved that the resolution be changed so that ad­ journment would be taken only on that date if a senator had been elected. Mr. Curtis refused to consent to that amendment so Mr. McKenzie moved to lay the resolution on the table. The motion was lost by 22 to 24 votes. McKinzie then moved to postpone consideration of the resolution for a week and his motion carried. It is the general opinion that the McKinzie position is approved by a majority of the senators a$d that they stand ready to refuse to adjourn until the deadlock is ended. Congressman Lorimer is reported as favoring an early sine die adjourn­ ment of the session, while Speaker Shurtleff is said to favor taking a re­ cess from May 15 to October. If a sine die adjournment was taken the legislature could only reassemble in special session at the call of the gov­ ernor. If a recess were taken the session in October would be a con­ tinuation of present conditions with Speaker Shurtleff in the chair and controlling the house. There is every prospect of a red- hot fight over the time and conditions of adjournment with a chance that the house and senate will fail to agree and Gov. Deneen may prorogue the assembly. were Several House Bills Passed. The following house bilis passed by the house Friday: Providing for the printing and dis­ tribution of the annual report of the Illinois Farmers' institute and increas­ ing the number of printed copies from 20,000 to 60,000. Permitting county insurance com­ panies to increase the territory cov­ ered by them by the addition of not to exceed ten contiguous townships. Authorizing conductors on railroad trains*and captains on steamboats carrying passengers to wear a star or Other insignia of police power. Providing for the payment to the treasurer of cities and towns of more than 15,000 inhabitants, one-half of the road and bridge tax in counties under county and township organisa­ tion; ayes, 83; nays, 21. Showing Value ef Peat. There is a strong organisation at work in this country developing the ase of peat as fuel. It is now utilise lng many acres of swamp lands which are being reclaimed for agricultural purposes. The by-produc|^ ojt tjjft.i* Idnetry are wy jwmislngi^,^' * v. •: i-.ZI IL-CA n%. 1 .Jft;-' JLZ- No Quorum on Frlda; In accordance with tiMMlttderstand' in* at adjournment there was no quor­ um present Friday in the joint session for the election of a United States sen ator when the Seventy-second joint ballot was taken. Former Senator Hopkins received 9 votes; Speaker Shurtleff, 4 votes; Foss, 4 votes, and L. B. Stringer (Dem.), 6 votes. The next joint ballot was booked for Wednesday noon when the legislators again assembly tsrial deadlock. . 'i ' ' *.•' * •>*, 3"..̂ ...i . ' v . , a . i r POTATO MAKES PROUD Hm## Vegetable Used for Many Otfck % Purposes Than Recdj£.','^ $ f * nized Dinner Essential. * ^ ' Whenever you lick a postage stamg^: you partake of me, since all lickabl^ gums are made from dextrine, ospf'j-' of my products. 7' , Your neck caresses me all day--tatt the starch that stiffens your collar r"1* made from the potato, 'i i The bone buttons on your wear are probably "vegetable it --compressed potato pulp. £3 * ^ My leaves, dried, make a goo|f * 4 smoke. You have often smoked them "unbeknownst," mixed with your f* vorite brand. . Potato spirit is a very pure alcohol.T;^ It is used to fortify white wines. Manjf a headache is not BO much due ts . the grape as the potato. v- I yield a .sweet syrup. In this fttrss.'/ I am often present in eheap cooof^'.':-., honey, butter and lard. i Let the corpulent try as they they cannot escape yours truly, THE POTATO.^ - ,':,'fi!UBY»8 WATERY ECZEMA Itched and Scratched Until Biood R« --$50 Spent on Useless Treatments ^--Disease Seemed incurable^ Cured by Cutlcura for $1.60. "When my little boy was tw© and * half months old he broke out on both cheeks with eczema. It was the itchy, ' watery kind and we had to keep his little hands wrapped up all the time^ and If he would happen to get them uncovered he would claw his face till the blood streamed down on his cloth? ing. We called in a physician at once, but he gave an ointment which was so severe that my babe would scream when it was put on. We changed doctors and medicine until we had spent fifty "dollars or more and baby was getting worse. I was so worn out watching and caring for him night and day that I almost felt sure the disease was incurable. But finally reading of the good results of the Cutlcura Rem* edies, I determined to try them. : | can truthfully say I was more thaa surprised, for I bought only a dollar' and a half's worth of the Cutlcura Remedies (Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills), and they did more good than all my doctors' medicines I had tried, and in fact entirely cure'd him. His face is perfectly clear of the least spot or scar of anything. Mrs. W. M. fpot or scar. Mrs. W. M. Comertav Burnt Cabins, Pa., Sept. 15, 1908." i / MM (lng & Ctaem. Oorp.; Sole Propa^ THE WRETCHE8. Uncle--How is it, young man, that you failed again in your examination? Nephew--Why, the wretches asked me the very same question I could no# answer last year! Hold Annual Meeting. The tenth annual meeting of the State Historical society will be held May 13-14 in the old supreme court­ room in the state house. Representa­ tives from all of the local historical societies throughout the state will be in attendance. Gen. .Alfred Orendorff, who has been ill for several months, but who is now improved in condition, will preside. One of the principal addresses ^111 be made by Cora Agnes Benneson, a prominent lawyer of Boston, Mass., and a trustee of the Edward Everett institute. Legalize Non-Medical Healing. Non-medical healing will have a standing in Illinois if a bill Introduced in the house by Walter A. Lantx of Lagrange withstands the storms of legislation. It creates a state board of censors of non-medical healing of three members, to be appointed by the governor. The members of the board, to be eligible, must be gradu­ ates of non-medical healing. Examina­ tions are provided for the issuance of certificates. The term "non-medical healing" is held to mean the treat­ ment, for a fee, of any bodily injury. Too Literal. "Well, yes," said Old Uncle Lassen- berry, who was intimately acquainted with most of the happenstances of the village. "Aiiuira Slang has broken off her engagement with Charles Henry Tootwiler. They'd be goin' together for about eight years, durin' which time she had been inculcatln' into him* as you might call it, the beauties of economy; but when she discovered. Just lately, that he had learnt his les­ son so Well that he had saved up 21? pairs of socks for her to darn im­ mediately after the wedding, sh» 'peared to conclude that he had take her advice a little too literally, broke off the match."--Puck. When Courage Failed. "poke," said the heiress, eagerly, "did you see fath^f "Yes." f "Well?" "We talked about the weather." "What? Lose your nerve again? Why don't you brace up and talk like a man--a subject of a king on whose domain the sun never sets!" "Can't," moaned the duke. "AH the time I was in your father's office he kept grinning at a big painting." •' "What painting?" "The battle of Bunker H11L"--lip- olncott's. - "COFFEE DOESN'T HURT MB* Hear Contest Discussion Wednesday. The subcommittee of the house elections committee concluded its hearing of the house 'contest* and met Wednesday to formulate its de­ cision and prepare a report to be made to the full committee on elections. The three contests for seats in the house --Watson against Findley. Callahan against Link aud Martin against Zing- er--were submitted on motions to dis­ miss for want of sufficiency of the pe­ titions to make out a prima facie case that warrants a further hearing of thi* c r " i , v n v v . 1 4t V contest!. IS1: iS • ' »'S5L.'» '/."Wis That Are Told. '1 was one of the kind who wouldn't believe that coffee was hurting me," says a N. Y. woman. "You just couldn't convince me its .use was connected with the heart and stomach trouble ] suffered from most of the time. "My trouble finally got so bad 1 had to live on milk and toast almost entirely for three or four years. Stfli I loved the coffee and wouldn't belle** It could do such damage. "What I needed was to quit coffSt and take nourishment in such form as my stomach cculd digest. "I had read much about Postum, but never thought it would fit my caas until one day I decided to quit coffee and give it a trial and make sure abont it So I got a package and carefully followed the directions. "Soon I began to get better and w«n able to eat carefully selected foods without the aid of pepsin or other d)* gestants and it was not long before I was really a new woman physically. "Now I am healthy and sound, can eat anything and everything that comes along and I know this wonder­ ful change is all due to my havitis quit coffee and got the nourishment I needed through this delicious Postum. "My wonder is why everyone don't give up the old coffee and the troubles that go with it and billld themselves Hp as I have done, with Postum." Easy to prove by 10 days' trial «f Postum In place of coffee. The rewatd is big. I "There's a Reason." J Ever rend the abeve letter? •e appearn from time to time. om appearn from time to time. Tfcey r , - W : ^ f J- ^ 1