Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1907 — Page 2

A SMILING VILLAIN.

CHAUTER XXIII. The sews of the loss of Mr. Fenton's , Cunoods spread like wildfire. All the afternoon there was * constant stream of callers both at the big house and at the Rectory, and when Movrft Set Out ter tike Band of Hope ipeeting she was pottooed upon by Miss> Prior as soon as eke emerged from the avenue. “Such a shocking thing!” she began at ecce. “I ventured to leave my card at like big "house to express my sympathy. I Mrs, JT*®ton was_&o t seeing visitors, the Sutler told me. He did not seem to know much of the affair’t he was most uncointannicstive. Tell me. my dear, is it one husdred thousand pounds' worth that has •one?** “Hardly so much," I believe, and they fully insured." Moyra thought it SUUa tbe wtsrst pian lo _ns_,mych_ jn: iunnation as she could, otherwise Miss frrlor would certainly niumifaclinv ilr "The historic associations enhanced their f*Ju “Of course, ’of course! 1 hear that •M of the necklaces belonged to Mary IQuesn of Scots —'Bloody Mary,' as they ■■• dto call her. A blessing it was they •rare not all murdered !” she interjected. "But I suppose feel as aafe as, a Mck now you have Mr. Robertson back •gain.” “Mr. Robertson!” Moyra stopped short flfc her surprise. “He is still What made you think he us.'’ “Because X saw him last night,*''Miss Wrior answered. Tho color leapt into Moyra's face and Mr liuurt beat a litrle quielreT aa she per■lsted in her denial of Angus’ return. But Miss Prior was equally obdurate, though dor some time she flatly declined to say where sihe had seen him; but at length tike truth came out that, overpowered by •otiosity, she had been wandering round Me big house, trying to get some glimpse •f the paradise within, or at least to sec Ike guests arriving. “And a very disappointing sight it was, •so, for nearly every- one was wrapped Rp in a big cloak,” she commented. “And *ll tike blinds were drawn; so when the Mow was over I just walked round the Ikouae to get warm, and I was standing Quite accldehtally near the dining room Window when I saw Mr. Robertson coming across the grass from your house, as I thought. H? had a lighti overcoat on, •nd a crush hat. Of course I am not Mistaken. He is too tall and ugly to be •asily taken for any one else.” | “Ysf K *m qnitn Kiirc it could not have Been Mr. Robertson,” Moyra persisted ftrmly. “He was not at the dance; he twaa not at home.”

“I saw him plainer than I see y#u," ■Has Prior repeat ed st uTiftorniv. Although Moyrn’ did not believe ‘lt, Ki« Prior’s assertion never left her brain •a die went through the business of the •v«ung. , It seemed to weigh her down «rkh a premonition of evil, of coming aroa, and certainly as she left the school Irons* ahe felt more nervous of her lonely Walk home than she had ever done in her kfs. She wished she lyul asked Gerry m Tarry to meet her. The miats that had hung about all «ay had vanished, and the clouds 'overtiead had cleared, leaving a darkly blue *ky pricked with silver points and a growing moon climbing to high heaven. Moyra reflected with unusual satisfaction that ance past the trees that marked the crest •f the hill she would have oi>en ground •nly to traverse. She entered the shadows and came to a full stop with a little «ry as she ran into Bertram Charter is. Be apologized laughingly. *‘l was just taking a constitutional after the horrid day we have had." he said, turning on his heel to accompany her as B matter of course. “It is late for you to be out alone. Moyra. 1 suppose you have been performing one of your sweet nets of charity. I wish 1 had as good p past record as yours"—with a little sigh fend a glance that .gained no response from the girl beside him. They walked on in silence for some tfatne. Moyra saw that the ybung man Was paler and more thoughtful than Banal, and when he spoke there was a ftepth of feeling in his voice that rather Bnrprlsed her. "How is Bride, Moyra?" She answered briefly, and after a while be aald slowly;

“I am afraid 1 hurt her last night; it eras purely by accident, but she did not Kan to believe me when 1 assured her so. • is ao very sensitive, and ahe takes all fene aaya ao seriously that she inevitably Misconairnes one’s meaning.” “In that case it would be as well to pat the meaning so clearly that it is impo—ible to misunderstand it,” Moyra anCered, with a little touch of scorn which rtram was quick to hear. He reddened angrily. “Bride is not a clever girl,” Moyra pursued. “I am not to blame for her foolishness, kow*rer," he began. Moyra looked at hipa very steadily. "Of coarse not You never were to |Cam«. No matter what was the wrong fer fault there was always an excuse for pw« —b> your own estimation.”

“How horribly unjust, how cruel, you food women can be!“ he exclaimed, twistWI his moustache in futile angi'r. " Beta um I committed a youthful indiscretion, sou hare never forgiven me. Your prejudice againwt me condemns me utterly, and P*t you call yourself a Christian." “A youthful indiscretion!" she repeated (lowly. “I say nothing of the unfortunate tl whom you deceived, and who threw naif from the pier. That may have keen a youthful indiscretion. Can you pay the same of your forgery of your tmployer's name, of your nearly seec-cs-ful attempt to put the blame on an inftocent man? Was that a youthful m li*|TKion only ? It was hushed up. 1 aihu.:. my father beard nothing definite. Hut the fbauia of it killed an old man whose only Ifcult was that ho had been too kind to sou, too indulgent. You call me hard and rijust, Bertram Charter!#? Is it likely could be anything else when I see that ■M have pnt the whole matter out" of Ifor mind, that you have expressed me

By VIOLET M. FLINN.

repentance, made no reparation? I have been tdo indulgent. 1 should have told my father all and saved Bride from your attentions —attentions which -wye insulting. But I was weak,"'! did :.>i.jVantto JeUlgr^knowJ:luiLji-fair exieriftt' was not, always a criterion of what was within. Because of my iwefor her I have been cruel in being kind, and yet I have warned her." , , “The truth is you were jealous of Hride. You hated to see me with her because you yourself had been ousted/’ Moyra raised her head and laughed. The scorn in her tone’* made Bertram writhe, so utterly contemptuous was it. "Jealous ! Jealous for you ! Why, the only shame I ever feel is caused by recalling that once for a few days I was persuaded to be engaged to you !" lju face grew livid—under—heE—SCOWbhcr plain speaking. He made a step-'for-ward and sei/eil her wrist. —“““ "Take care that is not the only shame you feel, Moyra Beresford!” he said threateningly. “You hold your head high now. Take oare. it floes not-sink to the ground when it is known whom you love and have had under your roof!” « do yon mean'/” she asked, sh’rinking from the malignant, light in his biasing eyes/ “How dare yoti threaten me? If —if Terry were here he would knock you down I” “Or Robertson, either, I suppose you imagine, you silly, deluded fool!” he answered quickly. In the moonlight he saw the color rush to Moyra’s face, then ebb away, leaving her very pale. Yet her gaze diii» not falterT “It"is village taRT how he went to church so regularly, how lie helped at this meeting and the other, and was hand-in-glove with you all, and was such a good young man. Ha. 1m ! It was a new character for Angus Robertson to take. He generally prefers —pickingup—other people's superfluous property. “Bertram Chatteris, how dare you! Angus a thief! It is a lie.” “Is It? I think not.” lie had grown very calm and deliberate; there was a mocking smile on his handsome face as he looked at the girl. “The famous diamonds have disappeared.” Moyra started violently. “Curious, isn’t it? Especially when Mr. Agnus Robertson was seen lurking about the house last night, yet made no open appearance, althought he was an invited guest. Curious too, isn't it, that'he always alludes to his father as ‘the chief.’ and that is the name by which the head of a certain—shall we ■ay nocinHstleallv-disposed?—-band ofm thieves is always known? Curious too. isn’t it, that he shonldJmve appeared in this locality just after the Fentons came? Curious, isn’t it”—speaking still more deiUidv —“that lie should give you. Viusni tie evidently sdmires —and, as •fckfidv Agnus,’ his favourite nickname amongst his fellows, has had considerable experience of the fair sox, you iuay feel flattered by his approval—-that he litfls given you as a trinket of no value a costly jewel that probably cost him nothing beyond a little trouble and a fair amount of risk?”

“Stop!” Moyra exclaimed. She stood for a second unable to speak; her tongue seemed powerless. "I do not believe you,” she said, with a gasp. "Of course not," he answered sneeringly, “You are as prejudiced in his favor as you are against me, and yet 1 speak the truth. His father is, and has been for years, the head of a secret society of ne’er-do-wells, of broken-down aristocrats, of impecunious clever men, who want to be rich with as little exertion as possible, and generally succeed by playing upon the incredulity of brainless fools. They play a big game *i •Grab,’ my dear Mayxo. and, being engineered by a very clever man, for I acknowledge that both Robertsons are cleverer than they look, they usually hold the trump cards. They certainly have in the case of the Fenton diamonds.” "How do you know all this?” Moyra demanded slowly. She felt stunned and confused, yet she held desperately to her own idea —it was all a lie. Bertram laughed again rather noisly.

"In his time a man plays many parts, dear Moyra. In my time I have been a New York newspaper reporter, and a’s such have had —against their wishes, I know —the entree into the 'Fair Division Society,’ as the elder Robertson lias humorously designated his followers. When I returned from town and discovered Mr. Agnus Robertson in your house. I acknowledge that I was very surprised.’’ "Then why did you not speak? Why did you not tell us what you say now?" “Should I have been believed? Do you believb me now? I hesitated because I could not- imagine why he was in England at all. and, having hesitated ” He shrugged his shouhTers. "I am sorry for Mr. Fenton though. He’ll never see diamonds again.' "And I pray that I shall never see you or hear of you again.” Moyra retorted, stung into anger. "You shall certainly never enter our house again, you—you sneak, you traitor! Do you think I believe you? You could not speak the truth —you never have done so!” She stayed for some time alone in her room when she reached home, until she was composed enough to face the sharpeyed critics in the schoolroom. Supper was ready on the table. Lulu had had hers and was fast asleep in bed. The remainder the family, augmented by Vera, werr still excitedly discussing the latest phase of the robbery, although not even slightest do- had been found. They wer- all sitting near the fire except Al!e»n »h w-is !•_ ••••ending to read at ttn* tab" wh.a bi* shawl. »a: in ... • .-I i, m luiii.T, looking wrv!i,“”; i U ;n t . .<•. Mom sat deet tc r 1 • . 1.- turned Iter head 4V.ii, .i d.s'p rt. >!i overspreading her face Cl IA ITEIt XXIV. ‘.‘What a lot of white-faced things you girl* are to-night !” Terry remarked soddenly, starting contemplatively from one sister t» another. “You all look as

washed out a* boiled owls. Moyra bn* ■ evidently met a -ghost in the avenue j Aifeea went for a walk and lost het j temper, and as to Bride, she looks like ' a widow, she’s so doleful ?” ~ I “Don’t tease her, Terry," Moyra said ! Hearing a half-suppressed sob from Bride “I expect we are all in the dolefuls. Veraand Delda look all right.” l “Why, they’ve been muttering togethei like a couple of conspirators all the evening ! It's my belief they’ve something or their minds’’—'with a portentous frown “Where’s Billy to-night, Vera? Why doesn’t he come across and be sociable?" "He said he was busy When I asked him, and! think he’s gdta headache too He said one of you would take me home." “Let us have supper,” Ailean said abruptly. closing her hook.—“Father —iras gone to the big house, Moyra. He said we were not to wait for him.” Supper was nearly at an end when the door burst open and Gerry entered. His face was Crimson with suppressed excitement. although he endeavoured to look unconcerned. Terry watched him curiousTyluTre subsided into a chair beside Ded-d-a's Aileen happened to glance at Bride at the moment. “Are you feeling worse?’ she asked, seeing how white the girl had turned. Moyra, followed her gaze, laid her hand on Bride's and discovered that she was shaking. from bead- to- foot. “I’m all right,” Bride answered, draw--bcr-hand away witb a jcrk. *Tieai;c don’t make a fuss, Moyra!”—as her sister looked at her anxiously. .“Look here, young’un,” said Terry, addressing Gerry. “What’s happened? Have they put you in charge of the detective corps, or did you drop sixpence and find -diamonds?" —— —— ” “No, .but the ’tecs -<hink they have found the thief, and you’ll never guess who they’ve got their eyes on. They’ve found a letter or something, and they arc all coming across to cross-question Bride, if yon please ” I3ut Gerry never finished his sentence. At the sound „of her own name Bride started to her feet, her face white and agonized, her eyes shinning wildly. With her roughened hair, her staring eyes and livid face, she looked as wild as a haunted being. She stood motionless for a second, and then before any one could catch her had fallen to the floor.

It was a long time before the frightened girls could restore her to conciousness. Terry wanted to send for the doctor, while, Gerry offered to do anything to show his pentieuce. “I'm sure I never thought she was so nervous or I would never have said a word,” he protested helplessly. “Bride never used to. faint.” . “She’s so sensitive,” Moyra answered. Her heart was hot with indignation, sick with some unknown fear. As soon as Bride was sufficiently res'ewered Terry carried her upstairs to Aileeu’s room, that being the nearest, where her sisters undressed her, Bride submitting passively, as if indeed she was only imrtly conscious of what was going on. When she was in bed Aileen remained with her, aud Moyra went down to reassure the others. Terry had gone across to the big house, and Gerry and “the inseperables" were crouched on the hearthrug, talking earnestly, the boy’s face full of concern. , “You'd better ask Moyra,” she heard him say as she entered the room. With quickened pulses she drew near and saw then that" Vera was crying while Delda’a face wore an unusually subdued,express

sion. - „ —■ —y-f 3 — “Children, children, wliat is the matter now?” She asked anxiously. “What are you saying?” She sat down between them. “Now what is it you want to ask?” she inquired, taking the girl’s hands in hers. . - —*—. : ———— (To be continued.)

Advertising.

The little village could not boast of very many entertainments, says a writer in ranch, and consequently a concert was anticipated with great delight by the inhabitants. It so happened on one occasion that a singer of renown, who had just scored some signal successes at Coveut Garden, came down to spend a few days with the squire, and smilingly acquiesced in the request of the vicar that he should sing in the village concert. Ilis song, which was delivered with deep feeling, for which he was famous, was the old favorite, “The Village Blacksmith.” In response to a vociferous encore he was about to give one of his operatic successes, when the chairman tugged at his coat tail. “Better sing t'owd ’un over again, mister,” he said. “I ’appen to be the chap you’ve been singing about —the village blacksmith —and I reckon it ’ud only be fair to me if you was to sing It all over again, and pop in another verse saying as 'ow I let out bicycles.”

What do You Think of That?

“I understand you carry dogs on this road for 1 cent a mile?” said the redfaced passenger. “That Is correct,” replied the conductor. “And you charge me three cent* a mile?" “Yes, sir.” “Ain’t I as good as a dog, I’d Ilk* to know, sir?" _ "Yes, sir; I think you a little better than a dog. sir “'--Yonkers Statesman.

What Is It Anyway.

“I’d like to le ii i’evas right how" "In whnt?” “Oh. do you mi! tr I'iysT’ "Which?” • . “Perhaps you're accustomed tr .» prmnclny If ——- —* ’ “What are yon trying to say?" ‘The idiice u here they're trying Moyer \ Co." "Oh. why didn't you, say Boise nt lirst?”—-ifurvar. 1 1.-. >.;■•• >n. «.

Getting Square.

He —I'm going to bring Jolt homo with me to dinner to-night She—Oh. mercy, dear, don’t! It’s the cook’s day out and I'll hare to cook dinner Ho—Never mind; I owe Jolt one, anyway I —Yonkers Statesman.

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

1415—Henry V. invaded France and defeated the French at the battle of Aginoiurt. IG42 —-Swedes defeated the Austrians at Leipsie, . B>4B— Treaty of Munster, first to recognize the balance of power. T6Ss—Elizabeth Gaunt burned at the stake at Tyburn. She was the last ■woman who suffered death in Eng-land-for any political offense. 1739—England declared war against Spain to open the ports of Spanish America to English merchants. 1755 —Gov. Shirley abandoned expedition against E'ort Niagara after learning of Braddock’s defeat, 176-8 —-Guy Carleton appointed Governor of Canada. 1774 — Continental Congress recommended the suspension of all public amusements.... Provincial Congress of Massachusetts took steps to organize the “minute men.” 1775 — Americans defeated Carleton at' Longueuil. 1776 Manhattan Island abandoned by » the Americans and occupied by the British. . * 1779 —‘Washington’s army went into winter quarters near Morristown, N, J. 17S4 —Liberty of conscience proclaimed in Newfoundland.

1786 —Baron Dorchester took the oath ,of office as Governor of Canada. ISO7 —Sir James Henry Craig appointed Governor of Canada. 1810—George 111. or England became xneiitally deranged and the Prince of Wales was appointed Regent. . “The Regency” lasted ten years. 1812 —The American frigate *United States captured the British frigate Macedonia off the Canary Islands. 1818 — British defeated at St. Regis. 1819 — Erie canal opened from Utica to Rome, N, Y. 1820 — 'Spain ceded Florida to the United States. —• ——— 1825 —Final completion of the Erie canal 1846—-Commodore Perry bombarded Tobasco, Mexico. 1854 —The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. 1859 —Wreck of the steamship Royal Charter, with the loss of 459 lives. 1861 —aJVest Virginia voted in favor of the ordinance to form a new State. 1867 —Volunteers under Garibaldi defeated the Pontifical troops at M t onte Rotondo. 1898 — Spanish sailors captured at Manila released by Admiral Dewey. 1899 — Bombardment of Mafeking began. 1900 — Great Britain formally annexed the Transvaal. 1905 —New Orleans greeted President' Roosevelt.

The Control of Tuberculosis.

The third annual report of the Henry Phipps Institute of Philadelphia, whoa* work is the study, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis, as summarized by Charities and the Commons, presents many items of interest and encouragement to those who are seeking to arrest the ravages of consumption. • One is the racial susceptibility to the disease. Foreign born citizens brought to the institute form nearly one-half the burden of its work for the year. The countries which sent it the heaviest burdens in order of sequence were Russia, Ireland, Germany, England, Italy, Austria and Scotland. The same order holds good for the cases which came from the second generation, namely, the children born of immigrants. Only 31.3 per cent Of all the patients treated were of native ancestry one generation back. Children born of mixed parentage most frequently became victims when the union of parents was between Irish and native born, and next between Irish and English. The claim often made that tuberculosis does not exist to any great extent among the Hebrews is partially borne out by tbs mortality statistics in large cities; that Is, while the disease is very prevalent among the Hebrews it seldom takes on a fatal form. There seems to be a racial immunity against tb| toxine'of the tubercle bacilli, but not against its growth. The institute finds that the frequency with which residence is changed by the consumptive poor constitutes a menace to public health and furnishes a strong argument in favor of registration of tuberculosis. It is also urged that disinfection of houses when vacated by consumptives, whether by death or removal, should be practiced everywhere. It is interesting to note that in Philadelphia every ward in ‘which an institution for the treatment of tuberculosis exists showed s reduct’on of the death rate from the disease, while some of the adjoining wards have had an increase.

More Carnegie Heroes.

The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission has made medal and money awards to twenty-four more persons shown to have performed exceptional service in the saving of life. The list included, for the first time, s negro, John Hill of Atlanta. The largest award was that of a gold medal and $3,000 to A. J. Hedger, superintendent of schools of Finney coonty, Kan. He ran two miles and entered n well seventy-two feet deep, where he worked two hours with shovel to save tbs Ufa of a mb caught in n cave-in.

WAR ON WESTERN FRAUD.

Stealer* of Timber and Coal Laadx to Be Vigorously I'riueculed. After a series of important conference held with the Attorney General of the United States, M. C, Burch, special assistant attorney general in the field, hhs returned to the Far West, commissioned to go ahead with government land fraud suits, both civil and criminal, on a scale larger by far than anything yet undertaken in this line by the government. The numerous indictments already returned for timber and coal land frauds all through the West are to be prosecuted without exception, and new indictments will be ad9ed to the list. The docket of practically every United States district court in the Mountain States is to be crowded with civil suits by which the government will seek to ?e£ain its title to —the millions upon millions of acres of valuable timber and coal land obtained by fraudulent entry. The indictments "already include many of the most prominent and wealthy men in the West. Mr. Burch is instructed by thePi'esklent and tlie Attorney General to inflict upon them the criminal penalty wherever possible. By the civil suits it will be sought to take away from them such of their wealth as has been illegaly obtained. DThe scope of the machinery the government has set in motion against £ae land thieves is little comprehended, says a Washington correspondent. In addition to the force of district attorneys, Burch, a well-knowu Michigan lawyer, has been assigued by the Department of Justice to general charge of these prosecutions. Co-operating with him under the direction of L. C. Wheeler, who received his training in Washington, is the largest secret service staff in the country. Mr. Wheeler has more than 100 men. They are scattered over the immense, area of the Mountain States, all Burrowing for evidence against the men who have pirated Uncle Sam out of his valuable coal aud timber resources. These men do not call themselves secret service employes, since the secret service is supposed solely to be engaged in ferreting out counterfeiters and protecting the person of the President. Mr. Wheeler and his staff are known as special agents of the Department of Justice. In fact, however, their business is that of a secret service, speciqly created by the President to camp on the trail of the railroad corporations and the mining and timber millionaires, who have been the chief misdoers in land thievery. The prosecutions in charge of Mr. Burch are not to be confounded with the much-storied chapter of fraud in

Oregon. The work of Me.: Burch and Mr. Wheeler lies chiefly in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Though not so well known, the land fraud inquiry and prosecution in the latter States have been conducted on much wider lines and with more 'startling results than‘in Oregon. The government investigation lias brought about the most startling of all the disclosures by its probing into the coal land frauds. It has been brought out conclusively that in Wyoming, iu Colorado, In Utah and in Idaho, the Ilarriman railroad system, the Hill interests and the Gould lines, respectively, have secured a grip on the bulk of the coal deposits in the West—deposits now known to be large enough to furnish the nation with fuel for years when the Eastern coal mines shall have been exhausted. —___— * The last batch of indictments for il-, legally obtaining coal land came ou| in. Colorado and included seventy prominent men, some of them resident Westerners and others from Eastern and ♦Middle Western cities, who thought they saw a good thing and ravenously joined in the wholesale grabbing for rich public lands.

The Comic Side of The News

An American girl ought to get a pretty good count for $3,000,000. The quality of milk, anil not the price of it, is what ought to go higher. The Lusitania can keep on breaking records just so she do 'sn’t break herself. Lillian Itussell says divorce is a blessing; and Lillian has tried it often enough to know. Japan has established an emigration bureau, just as if anybody wanted to emigrate there. The wireless telegraph company will never have to contend with a strike of its linemen. ; —~ . That Pittsburg woman who. refused $1,000,000 for a divorce is certainty not an easy quitter. Time for the country to take a good, strong tonic in preparation for the second Ilarry Thaw trial. Newport society hns adopted the “toe dance” as the latest fad. This w'Jl be hard on the heelers. A German chemist has invented paper clothing. But if paper keeps on going up in price, nobody can afford to wear it. A San Francisco man has about $75,000 worth of souvenirs he picked up in Pekin when the Empress Dowager was not looking. On his airship voyage Count* Z-q>j>elein waa up in the air for seven hours. Sometimes in this country men are “up in the air” for days. A Washington writer says that chauffeur once meant a sort of bandit—one that held up travelers. Now the chaffaur is one who runs 'em down.

A TALENTED WRITER

Mrs. E. M. Tinney, story writer, 325 E. Nueva St., San Antonio, Tex., writes: “During 1901 I suffered from nasal catarrh, which various other remedies failed to relieve! “Six —bottles — of —Rerun a; which T took, entirely cured me, the catarrh disappearing and never returning. ~"1 therefore cheerfully Recommend Peruna to all similarly afflicted.”

Mrs. Ellen Nagle, 414 4th street, Green Bay, Wis., writes. “I have often heard Peruna praised and it is more widely known here than any other medicine, but I never knew what a splendid medicine it really was until a few weeks ago, when I caught a bad cold which settled all over me. “The doctor wanted to prescribe, but I told him I was going to Iry Peruna and sent for a bottle and tried It. “I sett much better the next morning and within five days I bad not a trace of any lameness or any cough. “I consider it the finest cough remedy Peruna Tablets : —Some people prefer to take tablets, rather than to taka medicihq in a fluid form. Such people can obtain Peruna tablets, which represent the solid medicinal ingredients of Peruna.

Austere Person —I can’t tip you, young man, unless you have change for a tenner. —• —— Waiter (sizing him up)—Keep your dime, sir; I haven’t a nickel about me.

Don’t Try Uncertain Recipes.

It is entirely unnecessary to experiment With this, that and the ether recipe. Get from your grocer, for 10 cents, a package of "OUR-PIE” Preparation—Lemon, Chocolate or Custard —for making pies that are sure to be good. »

“Wished I had time to go out and get my hair cut,” remarked a barber as he removed part of the lather from the customer’s lips with his second finger. “Time to go out and get it ont?” repcated the man in the chair, with the emphasis on “out.” “Are you like the man that won’t eat in his own restaurant? Aren’t you willing to trust one of your own men to cut your hair?” “Oh, I’d trust them, all right!” said the barber. “It Isn’t that, but you hardly ever see a barber getting his hair cut in his own place. The other barbers all like to go home promptly at quitting time, and if one of us gets .work done during the day there is sure 15 be a rush about that time, and it makes a customer ‘sore’ if he has to wait with two barbers right here and not waiting on him. He doesn’t like to wait around while one barber cuts another barber’s hair." —Cleveland Plaiu Dealer.

“I suppose, Henry, you are going to be initiated into the order of the Antelopes to-night. Anything to spend an evening away from home!” “No, dear; I have decided to withdraw my application. A friend of mine who belongs to it has told me I would be sure to be blackballed.” “The idea! Do they think you’re not good enough for them? Henry, you go right off and join the Gazelles! Show those cheap skates you can get into a good deal better secret society than theirs!”

A Woman Thus Speaks of Postum. We usually consider our best friends those who treat us best Some persons think coffee a real friend, but watch it carefully awhile and observe that It Is one of the meanest of all enemies for it stabs one while professing friendship. Coffee contains a poisonous drug—caffeine —which Injures thtf delicate nervous system and frequently sets up disease in one or more organs of the body, If its use is persisted in. “I had heart palpitation and nervousness for four years and the doctor told me the trouble was caused by coffee. He ndvlsed me to leave It off, but I thought I could not," writes a Wis. lady. “On the advice of a friend I tried Postum Food Coffee and it so satisfied me I did not care for coffee after a few days’ trial of Postum. "As weeks went by and I continued to use Postum my weight Increased from 98 to 118 pounds, and the heart trouble left me. I have used It a year now and am stronger than I ever was. I can hustle upstairs.without any heart palpitation, and I am cored of nervousness.

"My children are very fond of Postum and it agrees with them. My slater liked It when she drank it at my house, but not when she made It at her own home. Now she has learned to make It right, boil It according to directions, and has become very fond of It Yon may use my name If yon with aa I am not ashamed of praising my best friend—Postum." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Read “The Road to Wellvllle,” in pkga. “There's a Region."

MRS. E. M. TINNEY.

Not Worth While.

Barber’s Hair Cut.

Diplomacy.

HER “BEST FRIEND.”

Praises Perutia as a Catarrh Remedy