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SYNOPSIS. Howard Jeffries, banker's son. under the evil influence of Robert Underwood, fellow-student at Yale, leads a life of dis sipation, marries the daughter of a gam bler- who died in prison, and is disowned by his father. He is out of work and in desperate straits. Underwood, who had once been engaged to Howard's step mother, Alicia, is apparently in prosper ous circumstances. Taking advantage of his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a sort of social highwayman. Discovering his true character, Alicia denies him the house He sends her a note threatening ouicide. Art dealers for whom he acted as commissioner, demand an accounting. He cannot make good. Howard calls at his apartments In an Intoxicated condi tion to request a loan of $2,000 to enable him to take up a business proposition. Howard drinks himself Into a maudlin ^ofcdltlon, and goes to sleep on a divan. A caller Is announced and Underwood draws a screen around the drunken sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a promise from Underwood that he will not take his life. He refuses unless she will renew her patronage. This she refuses, and takes her leave. Underwood kills himself. The report of the pistol awa kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead. Howard * Is turned over to the police. Capt. Clinton, notorious for his brutal treatment of prisoners, puts Howard through the third degree, and Anally gets an alleged confession from the harassed man. Annie, Howard's wife, declares her belief in her husband's Innocence, and ^alls on Jeffries, Sr. He refuses to help unless she will consent to a divorce. To save Howard sne consents, but when she finds that the elder Jeffries does* not In tend to stand by his son, except finan cially, she scorns his help. Annie appeals to Judge Brewster, attorney for Jeffries. Sr.. to take Howard's case. He declines. It is reported that Annie is going on the *ta?e. The banker and his wife call on Judge Brewster to find some way to pre vent It. Annie again pleads with Brew ster to defend Howard. He consents. Alicia la greatly agitated when she learns that Brewster has taken the case and ^atoAtivoo ova InnVin rr fnr fHzi tt'nm a n whrt called on Underwood the night of his death. / CHAPTER XVII.?Continued. "That's our object, isn't It, Mr. Jef fries?to find out?" he said sarcas tically. "What's the name of this mysteri ous witness?" exclaimed the banker testily. "If the police haven't been able to find her why should Howard's wife be able to do so? There was a report that she herself was?" He paused and added, "Did she tell you who it was?" "No," said the judge dryly, "she will tell us to-night" The banker bounded In his seat. "You'll see," he cried. "Another flash In the p^n. I don't like being mixed up in this matter?it's disagree able?most disagreeable." Dr. Bernstein puffed a thick cloud of smoke Into the air and said quietly: "Yes, sir; It is disagreeable?but? unfortunately It is life." Suddenly the door opened and Capt. - Clinton appeared, followed by his fldus Achates, Defective Sergeant Maloney. Both men were in plain clothes. The captain's manner was condescendingly polite, the attitude of a man so sure of his own position that he had little respect for the opinion of any one (else. With an effort at amiability he began: "Got your message, judge?came as eooh as I could. Excuse my bringing the sergeant with me. Sit over there, Maloney." Half apologetically, he added "He keeps his eyes open and his mouth shut, so he won't interfere. How do, doctor?" Maloney took a position at the far end of the rocoa, while Dr. Bernstein introduced th \ captain to Mr. Jef fries. "Yes, I know the gentleman. How do, sir?" The banker nodded stiffly. He did not relish having to hobnob in this way with such a vulgarian as a graft ing police captain. Capt Clinton turned to Judge Brewster. "Now, judge, explode your bomb! But I warn you I've made up my mind." "I've made up my mind, too," re torted the'ludee "so at least we start even." "Yes," growled the other. "As I stated In my letter, captain," went on the judge coolly, "I don't want to use your own methods In this mat ter. I don't want to spread reports about you, or accuse you in the pa pers. That's why I asked you to come over and discuss the matter Informally with me. I want to give you a chance to change yo.ur attitude." "Don't want any chance," growled the policeman. "You mean," said the judge, peering at his vis a vis over his spectacles, "that you don't want to change your attitude." Capt. Clinton settled himself more firmly in his chair,,as if getting ready for hostilities. Defiantly he replied: "That's about what I mean, I sup pose." "In other words," went on Judge Brewster calmly, "you have found this ?this boy guilty and you refuse to consider evidence which may tend to nrnvc otherwise." " 'Tain't my business to consider ev idence," snapped the chief. 'That's up to the prosecuting attorney." "It will be," replied the" lawyer uharply, "but at present it's up to you." "Me?" exclaimed the other in genu ine surprise "Yes," went on Judge Brewster calmly, "you were instrumental in ob taining a confession from him. I'm raising a question as to the truth of that confession." Capt*. Clinton showed signs of im patience. Shrugging his massive shoulders deprecatlngly, he eaid: "Are we going over all that? What's the use? A confession is a confession and that settles it. I suppose the doc tor has been working his pet theory off on you and it's beginning to Bprout." "Yes." retorted the Judge quickly. ~1r s beginning to sprout, captain!" Tbere was a sudden interruption CHARLES KL] 4 AND ARTHUR HOP ILLUSTRATIONS BY RA COPYRKjXT, 1909. BY C.W. DILLINGHAM COHWMY /^K "You Have Besmirched Her Char; caused by the entrance of the butler, who approached his master and whis pered something to him. Aloud the judge- said: "Ask her to wait till we are ready." The servant retired and Capt. Clin ton turned to the Judge. With mock deference, he said: "Say, Mr. Brewster, you're a great constitutional lawyer?the greatest In this country?and I take off my hat to you, but I don't think criminal law is in your line." Judge Brewster pursed his lips and his eyes flashed as he retorted quickly: "I don't think it's constitutional to take a man's mind away from him and substitute your own, Capt. Clin ton." "What do you mean?" demanded the chief. "I mean that instead of bringing out of this man his own true thoughts of innocence, you have forced into his consciousness your own false thoughts of his guilt." The judge spoke slowly and delib erately, making each word tell. The police bully squirmed uneasily on his chair. "I don't follow you, judge. joeuer stick to International law. This police court work is beneath you."' "Perhaps It Is," replied the lawyer quickly without losing his temper. Then he asked: "Captain, will you an swer a few questions?" "It all depends," replied the other Insolently. "If you don't," cried the judge sharp ly, "I'll ask them through the me dium of your own weapon?the press. Only my press will not consist of the one or two yellow journals you* In spire, but the independent, dignified press of the United States." The captain reddened. "I don't like the insinuation, Judge."' "I don't insinuate, Capt. Clinton," went on the lawyer severely, "I accuse you of giving an untruthful version of this matter to two sensational news j papers In this city. These scurrilous | sheets have tried this young man in j their cohimns and found him guilty, | thus prejudicing the whole community against him before he comes to trial. In no other country in the civilized world would this be tolerated, except | in a country overburdened with free dom." Capt. Clinton laughed boisterously. The eurly bird catches the worm," he grinned. "They asked me for in formation and got it." Judge Brewster went on: "You have so prejudiced the com munity against him that there is scarcely a man who doesn't believe him guilty. If this matter ever comes to trial how can we pick an unpreju diced Jury? Added to this foul injus tice you have branded this young man's wife with every stigma that can be put on womanhood. You have hint ed that she is the mysterious female who visited Underwood on the night of the shooting and openly suggested that she is the cause of the crime." "Well, It's Just possible," said the j policeman with effrontery. Judge Brewster was fast losing his temper. The man's insolent demean or was Intolerable. Half rising from his chair and pointing his finger at him. he continued: "You have besmirched her character with stories of scandal. You have linked Uer name with that of Under wood. The whole country rings with falsities about her. In my opinion, Capt. Clinton, your direct object is to destroy the value of any evidence she may give in her husband's favor." The chief looked aggrieved. "Why, I haven't caid a word." Turning to his sergeant, he asked: "Have I, Maloney?" "But these sensation-mongers have!" cried the judge angrily. "You are the only source from whom they could obtain the Information." "But what do I gain?" demanded the captain with affected innocence. "Advertisement?promotion," re plied the judge sternly. 'These same i mtMffOW dDC jETTOSODPmQ'irAM QUITE DIN 'NBLOW rWU-TEB$ V } W7 papers speak of you as the greatest < living chief?the greatest public of- ( flcial?oh. you know the political value of that sort of thing as well as I do." I The captain shrugged his shoulders. 1 "I can't help what they say about me," he growled. 1 'They might add that you are also j the richest," added the judge quickly, 1 "but I won't go into that" 1 Again Capt. Clinton reddened and ( shifted restlessly on his chair. He did : not relish the trend of the conversa tion. 1 "I don't like all this, Judge Brew ster?'(ain't fair?I ain't on trial." < Judge Brewster picked up some pa pers from his desk and read from one 1 of them. "Captain, in the case of the People against Creedon?after plying the de fendant with questions for six hours you obtained a confession from him?" 1 "Yes, he told me he set the place on Are." "Exactly?but 1 it afterward ; de veloped that he was never near the 1 place." "Well, he told me." .; "Yes. He told you, but it turned out ' that he was mistaken." "Yes," admitted the captain reluc- 1 tantly. ' * The judge took anotner document, and read: "In the case of the People against Bentley.V "That was' Bentley's own fault?i didn't ask him," Interrupted the cap tain. "He owned up himself." Turn ing to the sergeant, he said: "You were there. Maloney." "But you believed him guilty," In ! terposed Judge Brewster quickly. "Yes." "You thought him guilty and after a five-hour session you impressed this thought on his mind and he?he con fessed." "I didn't Impress anything?I just simply?" "You just simply convinced him that he was guilty?though as It turned out he was in prison at the time he J was supposed to have committed the | burglary?" "It wasn't burglary," corrected the captain sullenly. " j Judge Brewster again consulted the papers in his hand. "You're quite right, captain?my mistake?it was homicide, but?it was an untrue confession." "Yes." "It was the same thing in the Cal lahan case," went on the judge, pick ing up another document. "In the case of the People against Tuthill?and? Cosgrove?Tuthill confessed and died in prison, and Cosgrove afterward ac knowledged that he and not Tuthill was the guilty man." "Well." growled th? *aptain, "mis takes sometimes happen." } Judge Brewster stopped and laid ! down his eyeglasses. "Ah, that is precisely the point of view we take in this matter! Now, captain, in the present case, on the ' night of the confession did you show .young Mr. Jeffries the pistol with which tie was supposed to have shot\ Robert Underwood?" I Capt. Clinton screwed up his eyes I as if thinking bard. Then, turning to his sergeant, he said: "Yes. I think I did. Didn't I. Ma loney?" "Your word is sufficient," said the judge quickly. "Did you hold it up?" "Think I did." "Do you know if there was a light . shining on it?" asked the judge quickly. At this point, Dr. Bernstein, who | had been an attentive listener, bent | i eagerly forward. Much depended on ! Capt. Clinton's answer?perhaps a \ man's life. "Don't know?might have been," re plied the chief carelessly. , Judge Brewster turned to Dr. Bern- ! stein^ "Were there e\ectrlc lights on the wall?" j "Yes." ' 1 "What difference does that makeF lemanded the policeman. "Quite a little," replied the judge ( juletly. "The barrel of the revolver ! vas brlgbt?snming steeh From tne noment that Howard Jeffries' eyeu ' ested on the shining steel barrel of J hat revolver he was no longer a con- 'J ;clous personality. As he himself said 1 o his wife: 'They said I did It?and I ^ mew I didn't, but after I looked at hat shining pistol I don't know what said or did?everything became a )lur and a blank.' Now, I may tell rou, captain, that this condition fits n every detail the clinical experiences >f nerve specialists and the medical ixperiences of the psychologists. Aft- . ?r five hours' constant cross-question- ' ng while in a semi-dazed condition, 'ou impressed on him your own ideas ( ?you extracted from biro not the ( houghts that were In bis own con- ( iciousness, but those that were in . fours. Is that the scientific fact, doc- ! or?" ( "Yes," replied Dr. Bernstein, "the , iptical captivation of Howard Jef ries' attention makes the whole case "! jomplete and clear to the phyoician." Capt. Clinton laughed loudlyf "Optical captlvation is good!" Tuni ng to his sergeant he asked: "What 1 lo you tnink of that, Maloney?" Sergt. Maloney chupkled. \ "It's a new one, eh?" "No, captain?it's a very old1 one." nterrupted the lawyer sternly, "but t's new to us. We're barely on the hreshold of the discovery. It cer ainly explains these other cases, loesn't it?" "1 don't know that it does," object id the captain, shaking his head. "I ion't acknowledge?" Judge Brewster sat down. Looking ;he policeman squarely in the face, le said slowly and deliberately: "Capjt. Clinton, whether you v ac rnowledge .it or not. I can prove that fou obtained these confessions by neans of hypnotic suggestion, and :hat is a greater crime against society/ han any the state punishes or pays rou to prevent." The captain laughed and shrugged lis shoulders. Indifferently he said: "I guess the boys up at Albany can leal with that question." "The boys up at Albany," retorted, the lawyer, "know as little about the laws of psychology as you do. This will be dealt with at Washington!" The captain yawned. "I didn't come here to hear about that?you were going to produce the woman who called on Underwood 'the nlgnt of ttie murper?tnat was wnat i ; came here for?not to hear my meth- : oda criticised/-where is qbe?" "One thing at a time,".replied the Judge. "First, I wanted to show you i that we know Howard Jeffries' con- j fession is untrue. Now we'll take up the other question.'* Striking a bell on his desk, he added: "This woman can prove that Robert Underwood , committed suicide." ( "She can, eh?" exclaimed the cap- ( tain sarcastically. "Maybe she did it , herself. Some one did it, that's sure!" i The library door opened and tbo butler entered J "Yes, some ohe did it!" retorted the judge; "we agree there!" To the servant he said: "Ask Mrs. JefTries, ' Jr., to come here." The servant left the room and th? captain turned to the judge with ' laugh: "Is she the one? Ha! ha!?that'i 1 easy?" ' '} The judge nodded. "She has promised to produce the missing witness to-night" 1 "She has, eh?" exclaimed the cap- i tain. i Rising quickly from his chair, he i ^ -1 1 a crossed lue rwui uuu usi&eu m an > undertone with his sergeant. This i new turn in the case seemed to inter est him. Meantime Mr. Jeffries, who i had followed every phase of the quea- \ tioning with close attention, left hie . seat and went over to Judge Brewster. "Is it possible," he exclaimed, "is it i possible that Underwood shot him- j self? 1 never dreamed of doubting | Howard's confession!" More cordially he went on: "Brewster, if this is i true. I owe you a debt of gratitude? i you've done splendid work?I?I'm , afraid I've been just a trifle obstinate." ( "Just a trifle," said the judge dryly. , Sergeant Maloney tool: his hat. j "Hurry up!" Baid the captain, "you can telephone from the corner drug store." j "All right, cap." Dr. Bernstein also rose to depart. ] "1 must go, Mr. Breweter;. 1 bave an appointment at the hospital." ' The Judge grasped bis hand warmly. "Thank you, doctor!" he exclaimed; j "I don't know what 1 should nave j done without you." "Thank you, sir!" chimed in the ' banker; "1 am greatly indebted to [ you." } 1 "Don't mention it." replied the 1 psychologist almost ironically. He went out and the banker im- ' patiently took out his watch. J ' "It's getting late!" he exclaimed; ' "where is this girl. 1 have no faitb ; I in her promises!" . 1 As he spoke the library ioor opened I and Annie appeared. i ( (TO BE CONTINUED:) I , Had No Opinion. An attorney said to an Irishman, bis ! client: "Why don't you pay me that i (' money, Mr. Mulrooney?" "Why, faith, i ' because I do not owe it to you." "Not 1 ( owe it to ine? Yes, you do. It's for I ' the opinion you had of me." "That's a good un, indeed." rejoined Pat, "when I never had any opinion of you in all of my life." tervi rRU.rf I nt PALMETTO STATE \ Column of General State News That Has Been Gotten From Many Towns and Counties. ?I Columbia.?The annual report b> ;he secretary of state, R. M. Mc 3own, showa that 3,577 notaries pub ic have been commissioned during ;he year. The fees received from his source amounts to $7,154. Washington.?President Taft nam ;d Cecil S. Rice to be postmaster at Denmark, succeeding his father, who leld the office for some time. The jlder Mr. Rice died a short time igo. Columbia.?The "annual meeting of :he board or trustees or tne souin Carolina industrial school, which is ocated at Florence, was held in the governor's office when the report for :he year was prepared. Orangeburg. ? Salesday passed off luietly in Orangeburg. Besides the regular sales of the sheriff and judge of probate, as special referee, :here was a big auction sale of lorseB and mules by the Western Mule Company of this city. Newberry.?At the meeting of the ilty council the following officers were elected for the year: Chief of police, W. H. Lominack; clerk and reasurer, Jno. R. Scurry; city attor iey, Eugene S. Blease; policemen, J. 2. Lee, Samuel Johnson, Tom Berley, Ino. H. Turner and R. P. Franklin, rhe' selections are regarded as good. Charleston.?Charleston enters xup 3n the new yeat with the compilation 3f a statement for the month of De cember by the custom house, showing m excess in both imports and ex ports over the business of December af 1910. The imports were of the! lvalue of 750,254 and the exports, $2,-: 193,260, as against $669,270 and $1, 127,440 for the previous December. Florence.?The farn^ers of Florence; will not tane any acuon in tne mat ter of the fertilizer situation. meeting that was called here was very, sllmly attended. It was finally decided not to attempt action with so few of those who'ought to be in terested. Each man in this county will be free to act to the best inter ests of his own farm and himself. : v ! 1 ) Columbia.?Illustrated lectures on good roads and. methods of construc tion were deiiyered by experts of the national office of good roads to a number of Columbians who paid a visit to the special train operated by the Atlantic Coast Line railway, which was parked at the freight ter minals of the company on vest Cer eals street. Aiken.?Capt. W. M. Jordan, for the past 12 years master of Aiken county, was stricken with paralysis at the court house and died a few hours later at his home. Capt. Jor dan, who was in .his 70th year, haf been in the service of Aiken county almost continuously since 1876, when tie was elected county commissioned. After four years in this office, he re tired a short time, and then becamc clerk of court. ' Columbia.?Wad4 Hampton Gibbes. mayor of Columbia, has been elect ed as president of the Audobon Soci ety of South Carolina. This announce ment was made by James Henry Rice, secretary of .the society, who was re-elected at the annual meeting held during' the state fair. Mayor Qibbes was elected at the same time, but the announcement of his election was not made until a few days ago. Columbia.?"Persons should not be permitted to hawk and peddle fake and wildcat securities of swindling concerns and thereby prey upon the credulous and ignorant citizen." This statement is made by R. M. McCown, secretary of state, in his annual re port in recommending the supervision of certain corporations, selling stocks and bonds, by the state insurance department or the state bank exam iner. Uuion.?The Union County Medical Society has elected the following of ficers, for this year: Dr. J. H.'Ham ilton, president; Dr. T. P. Kennedy, first vice-president; Dr. O. L. P. Jackson, second vice-president; Dr. Robert R. Berry, secretary and treas urer; Drs. M. W. Culp, T. P. Ken nedy and S. G. Sarratt, board of cen Bors. Dr. Robert R. Berry was elec ted delegate to the state medical so ciety, Dr. M. W. Culp being chosen alternate. Columbia.?The annual meeting of the state bar association has been postponed from January 18 and 19 to Tanuary 24 and 25. Judge Alton B. Parker, the annual orator, having found that it would be impossible tor him to attend on the dates orig inally set. Camden.?D. G. Fletcher, of West /ille, killed a hog a few days ago, which weighed gross 580 pounds, and netted 590 pounds. He made from :he hog 18 gallons of lard and 45 pounds or sausage, me nog was or :he Poland China variety and was xbout two years old. Orangeburg.?A meeting will be held in this city in the near future relative to the official automobile route through this state. Secretary Marchant of the chamber of com merce, has been corresponding with jfflclals in regard to holding the meet ing and the date will be set later. Florence.?The Coast Line's good "oads train will give Florence both a lay and night session of school. The ndications are that there will be a arge attendance here at the time to ret the benefit of the instruction that s given. A good roads meeting was leld here which was well attended. Allendale.?An election for mayor md wardens of the town of Allendale 'or the ensuing year was held, with :he following result: For mayor, F. Hhavons; wardens, J. C. H. All, A. T. Mien, J. C. Keel, W. R. Darlington, Fr. Spartanburg.?F. W. Johnson, of \iken, the ticket collector of the southern railway, who shot W. Y. IVilkins, at Cowpens, several months igo. was found guilty and sentenced :o pay a fine of ?200 or serve six nonths. His attorneys served notice hat rlipv vculd appeal from his con "lir:i tr t! e supreme ccurt. STATE REGULATION -FOR ALL COLLEGES URGED BY MR. W. j i f t t H. HAND. PREPARES ANNUAL REPORT State High School Inspector Makes Some Very Interesting Recommen dations on Schools of Higher Edu cation For the State. Columbia.?"The fctate undertakes" to protect its citizens- against un wholesome food and against swind ling insurance schemes launched for the purpose of defrauding tfee ignor ant. Why should not the slate take the same position in regard to edu cational institutions?" This ques tion is asked by W. H. Hand, state high school inspector, in his annual report1 to the general assembly, in . which he points out that modern so ciety looks mVre and more to the state for protection against wrong and injustice. In his report he dcelares that the state at present charters an institu tion of learning to do business on the endorsement of the state, then leaves the institution to deal with the peo ple as it sees fit. "without any effort whatever to protect its citizens against the most flagrant fraud in the sacred name of education." "Honest citizens," says Mr. Hand, "anxious to educate their ,children, and not experts in the field of educa tion, pay their taxes or their tuition fees to institutions doing business on , the credit of the state, yet the state gives absolutely no protection to its citizens. No one clan with authority pass upon the merit of the work done in any of these institutions. Until the state inspects and classifies the edu cation given or sold to its citizens with as much care as it Inspects the meat Or milk given or sold its citi zens, it is not doing its duty." Plan Hospital For Kershaw Poor. Camden.?In spite of the cold, drenching rain there were, 40 mem bers present at the .chambeT of com merce. meeting. Several important matters were taken UP, during the af ternoon, the most important matter being a speech of Dr. W. J. Burdell. Dr. Burdell told of the-money and property thsit his father/ the Ia{?. Capt. John Burdell left to establish, "The John B.urdeli Memorial Hos pital for the Elevation of .the Poor of Kershaw county." Dr. Burdell said ,that the property left for the hospital b^ his father would amount to between $50^000 and $75,000. He said it was the ^ntentlon of the trus tees to request the citizens of the county to contribute about $20,000, and the trustees to contribute a like amount for the erection of a hospital building, and to letj the remainder of the estate stand as fan endowment to the hospital. Will Investigate Case of 8uddeth. Spartanburg.?The grand Jury wil. investigate ,the case of John Suddeth. a grizzled grandfather of ' Holly Springs, who was committed to Jail early last November on a charge of having attacked Mrs. Lenora Clark, the 18-year-old wife of a tenantr with felonious intend. but was latef re leased when the womain who had sworn to grave charges against Mr. Suddeth before Magistrate Golightly j npade a later affidavit that there was j notmng ai an aiEoougrauit; iu um u?u duct and that she wanted the case dropped. :? ' . Farmer Makes Excellent Showing: Union.?It is very gratifying to the people of this county that one Qf its citizens and progressive farmers has won the first prize In the state corn contest for largest yield on five acres 1 of land. A. W. Gilmore o^ Santuc produced 483.51 bushels of corn on Ave acres, being an average of 98.7 bushels per acre. This is an excel lent showing in what is generally re garded as a bad year- for corn. Columbfa. ? A meeting of the Richland county alumni association of the University of South Carolina has Been called for January 10. Rejoicing Over Freeing of Bridges. Lexington.?There is much rejoic ing throughout Lexington county since the freeing of the toll bridges. Lexington county shares with Rich land in the credit for the tolls being removed. For many years the peo ple of this county have agitated in the freeing of the bridges. To no man, however, can.it be said that more credit is due than to C. M. Efird, who has worked in and Out of season, for the cause. It was Mr. Efird who began the fight two years' ago which esulted *n a victory for free bridges. Three Candidates For Judgeship. Barnwell.?Barnwell county' hat three candidates in the field for the judgeship made vacant by the recent death of Judge Robert Aldrich of this place. They are: State Senator George H. Bates, J. Emile Harley and James E. Davis. For a while there was a persistent rumor to the effect that Thos. H. Peeples of Black ville, a member of the house of rep resentatives, would also be in the race, but he denies the report, stat ing that if he offers himself it will be 'or the office of attorney general. -Insane Hospital Board Meet. Columbia.?The board of regents o. the State Hospital for the Insane met in annual session, when a number of matters of importance to the in stitution were discussed. The report for the year was prepared and win be transmitted to the general assem- , bly through Dr. J. W. Babcock, the superintendent. The commission of the general assembly that has charge of the work of relieving the congest ed condition at tr asylum met and prepared the ann ' report for the vear. A HEALTHY, HAPPY OLD AGE - May be promoted by those who 5 gently cleanse the system, now ami then, when in need of a laxative remedy, by taking desettspoonful of the ever refreshing, wholesome 1 ??L C_'_l Q 171+ CUiU uuiy ucucuuai i^jriup wi ? and Elixir of Senna, which is tfie only family laxative generally ap* proved by the most eminent phy- . < ; sician s, because k acts in a natural* strengthening way and warms and tones up the internal organs without weakening them. It is equally bene6 ficial f<* the very young and the die aged, as it is always efficient and free from all harmful mgpedientib To get its beneficial effects it is always necessary to buy the genuine, feear !'?? jgti! ing the name of the Company*? California Fig Syrup Co.?plamly printed on the front of every package. PULLED IN DIFFERENT 7 i gp : r i v . Ordinary Man on the Street Some what Puzzled by Seeming Busi ness Contradictions. "Life is full of contradictions-" "Yes." "For instance, about six : mc ago a life insurance agent got after \ me, and hounded me nearly to A I told him at the start that I had all the insurance I was able to carry, but he kept right on trying to persuade , me that I needed more and, finally, in sheer desperation, I consented to talwj',^: out another policy. Then the com pany's doctor began trying in ever way he could think of to make lt. ii possible for me to get the insofar He acted as if I was voluntarily Ing to beat the company In some, and when I failed to pass the < tlon both he and the agent apj Ihlnk I had wronged them by ta up their tifne." "That's nearly as bad as my Several months ago representative a piano house got after me for the pur pose of persuading me to laiy a.. Pin * on the Installment plan, just ,wj rid 'of them, I at last agreed to buyf Now- they've got a corps of men. ou * trying to dig up proof tnat i/n could or would pay for the piai they were to let me have It. Bus! is a great thing." THE WEAK POINT. Squilbob?Don't know how to cOtxffifffl th? srlrl ? Well, my boy. you just, tell aer that you know she despite** " lying" and is the one woman in the world who can't be flattered. Squllligan?Well? "That sort of guff will flatter berlT*; Never Fait. "My wife can't decide on a car." "This model 1b the last word, in touring cars." ' "The last word, eh? Then ahe'Ii have it" Rfl Probably, Teacher?What did the Philistines tf4* sfty after David had alain Goliath? Willie?O, I suppose they said. 'Nevermind. The season's young yet. - mas Puck. : . TIED DOWN. 20 Years' Slavery?How She Got Frtp dam. A dyspepsia veteran wljo from one of England's charming rural: ^ homes to tell how she won victory in ber 20 years' fight, naturally exults lai her triumph over the tea and coffee habit: "I feel it a duty to tell you," she says, "how much good Postum has ' '* done me. I am grateful/but also <! >- *{ sire to let others who may be suffering as I did, know of the delightful meth od by which I was relieved. . "I had suffered for 20 years from dyspepsia, and the giddiness that uuk ally accompanies that painful ailment, and which frequently prostrated me. I never drank much coffee, and cocoa, and even milk did not agree with toy ^ ' impaired digestion, so I used tea, ex cluslvely, till about a year ago, #hen # I found in a package of Grape-Nuts the little book, 'The Road to Wellville.' ft# "After a careful reading of the book-' {.? let I was curious to try Postum and '".Vi** sent for a package. I enjoyed it from the first, and at once gave up tea la xZfj Its favor. "I began to feel better very soon. : My giddiness left me after the first few days' use of Postum, and my Btom ach became stronger so rapidly that It . "4 was not long till I was able (as I still \.JJ am) to take milk and many other ar- j tides of food of which I was formerly ?. compelled to deny myself. I have V )' % proved the truth of your statement that Pcstum 'makes good; red blood.' "I have become very enthusiastic over f the merits of my new table beverage, and during the past few months, have " conducted a Postum propaganda among IM** naJtrhhAfa twVlinh hoa Kl*Ati(yVf Kama 'M&ui fit to many, and I shall continue to tell ray friends of the 'better way' In which I rejoice." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a rea* son." Ever read th* abore letter? A new one appeura from tluie 4g tlmt. They are genuine, true, and l<ill of fan ma a Interest. _