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SYNOPSIS. Elam Harnish, known all through Alas ka as "Burning Daylight," celebrates his 30th birthday with a crowd of miners at the Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads to heavy gambling. > CHAPTER I.?Continued. "I still got that hunch." Kearns fingered his cards a long time. "And I'll play It, but you've got to know how I stand. There's my steamer, the Uella?worth twenty thousand If she's worth an ounce. There's Sixty-Mile with five thousand In stock on the shelves. And you know I goi a saw mill coming In. It's at Llndewnan 1 -v ~ -""n. i- KnlMtno Am 1 now, anu ue ?wn >s uuuuwg,. --? . good?" "Dig In; you're sure good," was Daylight's answer. "And while we're aoout it, I may mention casual that i got twenty thousand in Mac's safe, there, and there's twenty thousand more In the ground on Moosehlde. You know the ground, Campbell. Is they that-all in the dirt?" "There sure is. Daylight." "How much does it cost now?" Reams asked. "Two thousand to see." "We'll sure hump you If you-all come in," Daylight warned him. "It's an almighty good hunch," Kearns said, adding his slip to the growing heap. "I can feel her crawl in' up and down my back." * '* - * f a tnl. "i aim got a uuucu, uui > erable good hand," f Campbell an nounced, as he slid lfl his slip; "but it's not a raising hand." "Mine Is." Daylight paused and' wrote. "I see that thousand and raise her the same old thousand." The Virgin, standing behind him, then did what a man's best friend was not privileged to do. Reaching over Daylight's ^boulder, she picked up bis hand and read It, at the same time shielding the faces of the cards close to his chest What she saw were three queens and a pair of eights, but nobobdy guessed what 6he saw. Every player's eyes were on her face as she scanned the cards, but no 6lgn did she give. She laid the hand face down again on the table and slowly the lingering eyes withdrew from her, having learned nothing. MacDonald smiled benevolently. "I see you. Daylight, and I hump this time for two thousand. How's that hunch. Jack?" "Still a-crawling, Mac. You got me now, but that hunch is a rip-snorter persuadin' sort of a critter, and It's my plain duty to ride it I call for three thousand. And 1 got another hunch; Daylight's going to call, too." "He sure is," Daylight agreed, after Campbell bad thrown up his band. "He knows when he's up against It, | and be plays accordin'. I see that two thousand, and then I'll see the draw." In a dead silence, save for the low voices of the three players, the draw was made. Thirty-four thousand dol lars were already In the pot, and the play possibly not half over. To the Virgin's amazement. Daylight held up his three queens, discarding his eights and calling for two cards. And this time not even she dared look at what he had drawn. She knew her limit of control. Nor did he look. The two new cards lay face down on the table where they had been dealt to him. "Got enough," was the reply. **You can draw If you want to, you know," Kearns warned him. "Nope: this'll do me." Reams blmseii drew two cards, out did not look at them. Still Harnisb let bis cards lie. "I never bet In the teeth of a pat band." he said slowly, looking at the saloon keeper. "You-all start her roll ing. Mac." MacDonald counted his cards care fully, Ho make doubly sure it was not a foul hand, wrote a sum on a paper slip, and slid it into the pot, with the simple utterance: "Five thousand." , Kearns, with every eye upon bim. looked at his two-card draw, counted the other three to dispel any doubt of holding more than five cards, and wrote on a betting slip. "1 see you. Mac," he said, "and 1 raise her a little thousand just so as to keep Daylight out" The concentrated gaze shifted to Daylight He likewise examined his draw and counted his five cards. "1 see that six thousand, and 1 raise her five thousand . . . Just to try and keep you out, Jack." "And I raise you five thousand Just to lend a hand at keeping Jack out," MacDonald said In turn. His voice was slightly husky and strained, and a nervous twitch in the corner of his mouth followed speech. Kearns was pale, and those who looked on noted that his hand trem bled as he wrote his slip. But his voice was unchanged. "I lift her along for five thou sand," he 6aid. Daylight was now In the center. The kerosene lamps above flung high lights from the rash of sweat on bis forehead. The bronze of his cheeks was darkened by the accession of blood. His black eyes glittered and his nostrils were distended and eager. They were large nostrils, tokening his descent from savage ancestors who had survived by virtue of deep lungs and generous air-passages. Yet. unlike MacDonald. his voice was firm and customary, and, unlike Kearns his hand did not tremble when be wrote. "1 call, for ten thousand," be said. "Not that I'm afraid of you-all, Mac. It's that hunch of Jack's." "1 hump his hunch for five thousand ' Just the same," said MacDonald. "1 J had the bestshand before the draw, and I still guesB I got It" "Mebbe this Is a rase where* a hunch after the draw Is better'n the hunch before," Kearns remarked; wherefore duty says, 'Lift her, Jack, lift her,' and bo I lift her anoth er five thousald." Daylight leaned back in his chair and gazed up at the kerosene lamps while he computed aloud: "I was in nine thousand before the draw, and I saw and raised eleven thousand?that makes thirty. I'm only good for ten more." He leaned for ward and looked at Kearns. "So I call er five thousand." "You can raise if you-want," Kearns answered. "Your dogs are good for five thousaid in this game." "Nary dawg. You-all can win my dust and dirt, but nary one of my dawgs. 1 Just call." The saloon beeper finally spoke: "If anybody else wins, they'll have to take a mortgage on the Tlvoll." The two other players nodded. "So I call, too." MacDonald added his slip for five thousand. Not one of them claimed the pot. and not one of them called the size of his hand. Simultaneously and In silence they faced their cards on the table, while a general tiptoe ing and craning of necks took place among the onlookers. Daylight showed four queens and an ace; Mac Donald four jacks and an ace, ana Kearns four kings and a trey. Kearns reached forward with an encircling movement of his arm find drew the pot In to him, his arm Shaking as he did so. Daylight picked the ace from his. hand and tossed it over alongside MacDonald's ace, saying: "That's what cheered me along. Mac. I knowed It was only kings that could beat me. and he had them. "What did you-all have?" he asked, all Interest, turning to Campbell. "Straight flush of four, open at both ends?a good drawing band." "You bet! You could a* made a straight, a straight flush or a flush out of it" "That's what I thought." Campbell said, sadly. "It cost me six thousand before I quit." "I wlsht you-all'd drawn," Daylight laughed. "Then I wouldn't a' caught that fourth queen. Now I've got to take Billy Rawlins' mail contract and mush for Dyea. What's the size of the killing. Jack?" Kearns attempted to count the pot, hut was too excited. Daylight drew It across to him, with firm fingers sep arating and stacking the markers and I. 0. U.'s and with clear brain adding the sum. "One hundred and twenty-Beven thousand," he announced. "You-ali can sell out now. Jack, and bead for home." The winner smiled and nodded, but seemed incapable of speech. "Name your snake-Juice, you-all? the winner pays!" Daylight called out loudly to all about him. at the 6ame time rising from bis chair and catch ing the Virgin by the arm. "Come on for a reel, you-all dancers. The night's young yet. and it's Helen Breakfast and the mail contract for me in the morning. Here, you-all Rawlins, you ?I hereby do take over that same contract, and I start for salt water at nine a. m.?sanee? Come on. you-all! Where's that fiddler?" ^ CHAPTER II. It was Daylight's night. He was the center and the head of the revel, un quenchably Joyous, a contagion of fun. In between dances he paid over to Kearns the twenty thousand In dust and transferred to him his Moosehlde claim. Likewise he arranged the tak ing 6ver of Billy Rawlins' mall con tract, and made his preparations for the start He dispatched a messenger to rout out Kama, his dog-driver?a Tananaw Indian, far-wanderet1 from his tribal home in the service of the Invading whites. Kama entered the Tivoll. tall, lean, muscular, and fur clad. the pick of his barbaric race and barbaric still, unshaken and una bashed by the revelers 'bat rioted about him while Daylight gave bis orders. "I'm." said Kama, tabbing his In structions on his fingers. "Get um letters Irotn Rawlins. Load um on sled Grub for Selkirk?you think um plenty dog-grub stop Selkirk?" "Plenty dog-grub. Kama." *T?m Rrtno> eloH tViio nlnpn nlriA um clock. Brine um snowshoea. No bring um tent. Mebbe bring urn fly? udi little fly?" "No fly," Daylight answered de cisively. We travel light?savvee? We carry plenty letters out. plenty letters back. You are strong man Plenty cold, plenty travel, all right." "Sure all right," Kaaia muttered, with resignation. "Much cold, no care. Um ready nine um clock." He turned on his mocrasined heel and walked out. Imperturbable, sphinx like. neither giving nor receiving greetings nor looking to right or left The Virgin led Daylight away into a corner. "Look here. Daylight." she said in a low voice, "you're busted." "Iligher'n a kite." "I've eight thousand in Mac's saf<3 ?" she began. Rut Daylight interrupted. Th( apron-string loomed near and he shiec like an unbroken colt "It don't matter." he said. "Busted 1 came into the world, busted I go out. and I've been busted most of the time since I arrived. Come on; let's waltz." "But, listen," she urged. "My money's doing nothing. I could lend it to you?a grub-stake," she added, (Copyright. 1910, by the New York herald C (Copyright, 1910, by the MacMlllan Com r Dollars to th hurriedly, at sight of the alarm in His j face. _ 1 "Noboby grub-stakes me," was the t answer. "1 stake myself, and when *] I make a killing It's sure all mine. No 1 thank you, old girl. Mucb obliged. I'll r get my stake by running the mail out c and In." With a sudden well-assumed r ebullition of spirits he drew her to- s ward the dancing-floor, and as tbey 1 swung around and around In a waltz c she pondered on the Iron heart of the ^ man who held her in his arms and re- c sisted all her wiles. r At six the next morning, scorching t with whisky, yet ever himself, he s stood at the bar putting every man's ? hand down. The way of It was that f two men faced each other across a c corner, their right elbows resting on j the bar, their right hands gripped to- e gether, wbile each stove to press the other's band down. Man after man t came against him, but no man put his ( hand down, even Olaf Henderson and t French Louis failing despite their [ hugeness. t "The winner pays!" Daylight cried, t "Surge along you-all! This way to the snake-room!" < "I'm busted higher'n a kite, and I'm hlttin' the trail for Dyea?" t "Goln' out?" some one called. ? A spasm of anger wrought on his 2 face for a flashing instant, but in the next good humor was back again. r "I konw you-all are only pokin' fun i asking such a question," be said with t It - I ~ Aflt " a smue. Ui tuuise i oiu t guiu^ uuw. i t "Take the oath again, Daylight," the same voice cried. "I sure will. I first come over Chll coot in '83. I went out over the Pass in a fall blizzard, with a rag of a shirt and a cup of raw flour. I got my grub stake in Juneau that winter, and in the spring I went out over the Pass once more. And once more the fam ine drew me out. Next spring I went in again, and I swore then that I'd never come out till I made my stake. Well, I ain't made it and here I am. And I ain't going out now. I get the mail and I come right back. 1 won't stop the night at Dyea. I'll hit up Chilcoot soon as 1 change the dogs and get the mail and grub. And so 1 swear once more. I'll never hit for the Outside till I make my pile. And I tell you-all, here and now, it's got to be an almighty bis pile. I'll be real 6 conservative, and put the bottom notch When Carving In Old Days the Slicing Was Suited to the Importance of , the Guest. Carving was once a serious thing The sixteenth century carver was a professional. He had to make the Joint fit the guest. The size of his slices was the thing. Then he had to know his guests and cut accord ingly. A lora, ror instance, ai me iauie, i and a pike was dished up whole. J t Smaller fry, and the pike came on tn f slices. The same procedure with pig f The rank of the diners decided wbeth- ^ er it should appear at table In gold leaf or neked, whole or sliced. With bread, too, there was a difference. New or three days old baked was at the discretion of the carver as he J sized up the visitors. And as for the 1 apportioning of the tidbits according to precedence there was no end. The ( old-time carver in fact was born and then made. The eighteenth century was the day of the carving master. He taught hos- I tesses the art. Lady Mary Montagu, i for instance, took three lessons a i week "that she might be perfect on - ' ' 3NDON CCAU Of rZ/fMLD, "M/ipr/N ?Dm "frc. omp&njr.) pany. v, e Pan." it a million. And for not an ounce ess'n that will I go out of the coun ry. 1 tell you-all I got a hunch, rhere's a big strike coming on the fukon, and it's just about due. I don't nean no ornery Moosehide, Birch :reek kind of a strike. I mean a real ip-snorter hair-raiser. Nothing can itop her, and she'll come up river. i uere b waere yuu-an u uatn wj mw :asins In the Dear future If youall vant to find me?somewhere In the :ountry around Stewart river, Indian lver and Klondike river. When 1 get jack with the mall. I'll bead that way to fast you-all won't see my trail for imoke. She's a-coming. fellows, gold rom the grasB roots down, a hun Ired dollars to the pan. and a stam >ede In from the Outside fifty thou land strong." "If I was you. Daylight, I wouldn't nush today," Joe Hlnes counseled, roming in from consulting the spirit hermometer outside the door. "We're n for a good cold snap. It's sixty-two >elow now. and still goin' down. Bet er wait till she breaks." Daylight laughed, and the old sour loughs around him laughed. "It's a thousand miles to Dyea," Bet-> les announced, climbing on the chair ind supporting bis swaying body by in arm passed around Daylight's neck. 'It's a thousand miles. I'm saying, an' nost of the train unbroke, but I bet iny chechaquo?anything he wants? hat Daylight makes Dyea In thirty Iay9." "That's an average of over thirty* hree miles a day," Doc Watson varned, "and I've traveled some my lelf. A blizzard on Cbilcoot would ie him up for a week." "Yep." Bettles retorted, "an' Day lght'll do the second thousand back igain on end in thirty days more, and got five thousand dollars that says io, and damn the blizzards." To emphasize his remarks, be )ulled out a gold sack the size of a >ologna sausage and thumped it down > the bar. Doc Watson thumped bis iwn sack alongside. "Hold on!" Daylight cried. "Bettles' igbt, and I want in on this. "I bet ive hundred that sixty days from now pull up at the Tlvoli door with the Dyea mall." A skeptical roar went up, and a doz >n men pulled out their sacks. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ; Was an Art ier father's public days. when. In or? ler to perform her functions without nterruptions. she was forced to eat ier own dinner alone an hour or two >eforehand." The hostess carved while the host 'pushed the bottle." She did more She urged the guests to eat more ind more, and woe to her If she leglected a guest. The diner who una fnrcprf fn hpln himself to a slice if anything nearly choked. These liners of the eighteenth century liked >eing pressed. And the hostess wel omed the end of the feast.?London Chronicle. Not What You Pay. "It isn't what you pay for clothes hat makes you well dressed," said VIrs. Knicker. And Mrs. Bocker remarked: "No, In leed; it's what you owe." A Great Truth. Flats may be bad things, but bouses in which the maidless housekeeper lolls upstairs with a baby on one arm and a bucket of coal od the otner are worse. i I i FROM THE PALMETTO STATE The Latest General News That Has Been Gotten Together For the People of the State. Conway.?William F. Simmons, skidder engineer for the Conway Lumber Company, was arrested on the charge of infanticide. Simmons denies his guilt. He is in jail. Lexington.?The first quarterly con ference of the Lexington circuit was held in the Methodist church here. Presiding Elder Wallace Af. Duncan preached. Chester. ? Mary the 3 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc Fadden, of Fort Lawn, was so fright fully burned that she died In a few I f . I hours. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. D. A. Phillips at the El Bethel Methodist church at Hicbburg. , Winnsboro?Joel McMeekin, a high ly respected citizen of this communi ty, was burned to death when his residence, near Strothers, was de stroyed by fire. He is supposed to have become overcome by the smoke and found himself unable to leave the burning dwelling. Mr. McMeekin was 80 years of age. The origin of the' fire is unknown. Anderson. ? Ed White, a colored brakeman on a freight train of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, received probaly fatal inju ries when he was caught between a moving car and the station platform. The negro suffered .three broken ribai arid was Dainfullv and verv seriously injured internally. Medical aid was secured at once, but it is believed that the injured man cannot survive the injuries. Rock Hill.?The committee on pro gramme and arrangement for the cel ebration of Winthrop's 25th anniver sary has decided upon May 3 as the date, at which time the cornerstone of the new Training school will be laid and the dedication of the new industrial arts and science building will occur. Many of the leading edu cators and speakers of the country will be on the programme and a large attendance is expected. Greenville.?A week ago track-lay ing' was commenced at Greenwood on the interurban, and by this week it is estimated that arrangements of contractors will have so far progress ed that record of a mile a day will be made. This week also, work of track-laying will begin at Belton and in a few weeks at this end of the line, sq that three crews of men will be at work at the same time. This means that cars will be running with in six or eight weeks. Orangeburg. ? Another star mall route is soon to be established from Orangeburg to Bowman. The new service will be inaugurated about July 1, and will be a double daily service. The government is now ad vertising for bias from persons "frbo desire to carry the mail between Or angeburg and Bowman. The first mail will leave Orangeburg at 7:15 o'clock in the morning anr return trip will be made by noon, while the sec ond mail will leave Orangeburg at 5 o'colck in the afternoon.' Anderson.?According to several successful farmers, the recent cold weather has greatly injured the wheat and oat crops in' Anderson county. Oats will not stand as much cold as wheat, and have, therefore, suffered most, being spewed up out of the ground in many Instances and turned black. The wheat in some places has also spewed up and has turned white. More grain than is o i i o 1 Nr nlan foH In this mnntv was sown this year. Spartanburg. ? In the preliminary hearing of the case against H. F. Jackson, charged by John G. Harris, his former business associate, with being short to the extent of $1,275, part of which alleged shortage is due Mr. Harris, as a member of the $rmf Magistrate Bowden reserved hia deci sion. Mr. Jackson is charged with breach of trust and with obtaining money under false pretenses. The prominence of the defendant caused much interest in the case. He is one of the leading members of the younger society set and is very popular. Columbia.?Leslie! Hammond, the 12-year-old daughter of Mrs. Joe Hammond, 1120 College street, was struck hy the auto patrol of the city of Columbia at the intersection of Senate and Sumter streets. Her in juries are not thought to be serious. Saluda.?During the past week hun dreds of bales of cotton were market ed here. Since railroad transporta tion was opened February 1 close around $40,000 worth of cotton has been bought in this town. The estab lishment of a cotton market here has ! caused a wonderful activity in every line of business. Orangeburg. ? Moultrie chapter, Daughters of the American Revolu tion, of this city, at its recent meet ing held at the home of Mrs. A. C. Ligon, decided fittingly to celebrate Washington's birthday. The exercises will be held at the Elk' honle. Florence.?A small blaze, causing slight damage, about $75 in amount, gave the new automobile fire engine its first work several days ago. The fire started within the walls of the storage vaults, and was hard to get at, giving the firemen about, two hours hard work in dense smoke, but they prevented its spread. Clio.?Very little farm work has been done up to this time this year. A very limited amount of fertilizers bought so far and practically none has been hauled. Columbia.?John Samuel Verner, a well known resident of Columbia and prominent in South Carolina, died at his home at Colonial Heights af ter a iong illness. The funeral ser vices wore held at the First Presby terian church, the Rev. J. O. Ilea vis, 1). I)., paslor of the First Presbyterian ihurch, officiating, assisted by Pev. .1. C. Reid, O. 11, of the Columbia Vhti )a;.;ical Seminary. \ . ' t , ^N INTERESTING SERIES FOR REST OF THE SESSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS One of the Foremost Lecturer# Will Be John Graham Brooks?Are Work ing to Have Most Prominent Speak / erg to Address Students. Columbia.?A number of distin guished men are to appear within the near future as lecturers at the Uni versity of South Carolina. Educa tion by personality is a cardinal prin ciple in all effective teaching, and the university seekii to bring in vital con taBt with the students the strongest personalities that are at work in the various creative fields. One of the foremost lecturers to visit the university. will be Jno. Gra ham Brooks, the well known thinker on social and industrial topics. Mr. Brooks is the author of many vol umes among them "Social Unrest," "As Others See Us'' and "The Life of William H. Baldwin." Gaillard Hunt will be remembered by his lecture on Jno. C. Calhoun last session. On his approaching visit he will speak on George Washington in the chapel. Mr. Hunt is the chief of me manuscripts department in ine Library of Congress in Washington. He is a man of ripe culture and a charming public speaker. Last ses sion he captured all his hearers, and the university is looking forward with keen interest to his return in the near future. P. P. Claxton the United States commissioner of education, will speak on Washington's birthday at 8 p. m. in the chapel. It is perhaps the first time in the history of the country that a Southern man has been called to this great office. Does Not Want Rural Police. Gaffney.?Notwithstanding the fact that a bill has passed the general as sembly of South Carolina providing for rural police for Cherokee county, there is considerable doubt in thia city and county as to whether or not these officers will ever do duty in Cherokee county. Those'who are ac quainted with the conditions state that the bill provides for these offi cers to be paid by the county; they are to be appointed by the sheriff of the county upon the recommendation of the county commissioners. These commissioners heM a meeting on the first Monday in February, at which time the act had become a law, but not appropriation of funds was made by this body for the payment of sala ries for the rural police. A?sessor? Have Completed Work. Anderson.?The board of tax asses sors of the city of Anderson has completed its work of assessing prop erty for 1912, and the city clerk has made up the tax books. The assess ments this year show an increase of $64,723 over those for 1911. In 1911 the tax assessments aggregate $2, 771,110, while for this year they ag gregate $2,835,833. The levy for 1912, ^22 mills, is the same as for last year and from the new assessments the city treasurer will collect in taxes $62,388.26, showing an increase of $1,439.95 over the collections of 1911. These figures do not, of course, in clude the sanitary, street and dog taxes. Was Freed of Murder Charge. Hampton?Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wells was freed of the charges of poisoning Walker Winn. The preliminary hear ing revealed the fact, that there was absolutely no evidence to connect Mrs. Wells with such a crime. Mag istrate J. G. Murdaugh held Owen Robertson oyer for the approaching term of the court. Robertson is charged as particeps criininis in the death of Winn by jpoisonlng. Robert son will be granted bail. The only evidence against Mrs. Wells was that she had told another party in a jok ing way some time back that Winn had had his life insured in her favor May Remove Magistrate Crisp. Walhalla.?Whether the governor, [ Oconee's senator and one Walhalla attorney will have Magistrate A. P. Crisp removed or not is the absorb ing political topic here now. Senator Earle wrote Mr. Crisp he would seek to have him removed. Mr. Crisp with a petition signed by almost the en tire bar and numerous citizens, went to Columbia.'The governor informed him that there were no charges against him and refused to accept Mr. Crisp's papers, but said that he would remove the magistrate. To Take Place of Rescue Home. A rio-A^Aiic Aamnaicrn VJ1 Ct'U * 111C. .T, ii^vi wuo will begin at once for the erection of a $15,000 home to take the place of the present Rescue home quarters in Rutherford street. At a meeting of the board of trustees it was decided that the present home is inadequate and a movement for a new building launched. The directors will build the new home on the belt line two miles from the city. In addition to the $15, 000 for the new building, the direc tors have set themselves the task of raising $5,000 additional. Water Power Development. Lexington. ? The development on the water power a I Dreher's ferry on the Saluda river, about six miles from Lexington is no longer a dream. A large force of hands is said to be I at work laying preliminary, plans for I the building of a dam, and more j hands will shortly be employed. This project has been under way for many years, but not until recently has the j permanent plans been effected. The development means much to both Lexington and Richland counties. Au electric railway is contemplated. WAKE UP! Shake off that tired feeling due to sluggish liver, kidneys, etomach and bowels. Cleanse and purify your system with the greatest of tonics, OXIDINE ?a bottle proves. The Specific for Malana, Chills and Fever, and a reliable remedy far all diseases due to dbocdexs of liver, bowels, stomach 1 and kidney*. TM* 1IBI1VI MT? 00.? Waco. Texti. EXPLAINED. "There! That refutes the comic pa?i . per joke that messengers don't run"-? "Yes, I believe 'there Is a dog fight up the street" A Yankee entered a hotel In the Highlands when he orerheard a party of gentlemen speaking about shoot ing. "Gentlemen," he said,, "I guess I have seen some good-shooting in my time. I have seen a fly killed on. a flagpole at 300 yards." An Irishman, who was one of the party, said: "Begorra, it's pnrty good, ; but I believe I've seen better. When I was in the army the major used to roll an empty beer barrel down the hill and every time the bunghole turned up we put a bullet In. Any man who couldn't do It was dismissed. I was in1 that corps for fifteen years and nev er saw a man dismissed." Air Laws. Wilbur Wright, at a tea In Dayton, v 7 said with k laugh: nm alt* to tiro AUOOU/ VUV?V (M? Mil ?% ? Mr , vw ? gent as road laws. Without them we h should soon be seeing advertisements like this: " 'Two dollars reward will be paid V.' by Mrs. John Doe for information lead ing to the nientlflcatlon of the aviator on a Wright roadster who, while flylnffy . ; over my house yesterday afternoon, dropped a can of oil down my chlm* ^ ney and completely ruined a plum pud* ding I was cooking.'" Effete BrltOii. <, Booth Tarkington, the American playwright and novelist, la a very early riser, and, when the English play wright and novelist, Arnold Bennett, visited him at his charming residence in Indianapolis, Mr. Tarkington said, the first evening at dinner: ' "I believe in the simple life, i I get up with the sun. Will you take a ten- j mile walk with me at six o'clock to morrow morning?" "Thank you, Mr. Tarkington," tho Englishman answered, "but I don't waiK in my steep." A TROUBLE MAKER - ' Coffee Poison Breeds Variety of Ills. A California woman who didn't know for twenty years what kept her ill, writes to tell how she won back her health by quitting coffee: "1 am 54 years old," she says, "hav? ,-''< used coffee all my life, and for 20 years suffered from Indigestion and insomnia. Life was a burdenr and a .V drag to me all the time, and about once a year my ailments got such hold. upon me that I was regularly 'sick in bed* for several weeks each time. "I was reluctant to conclude that coffee was the cause of my trouble, but ? I am thankful that I found out the truth. "Then I determined to use Postum exclusively?for a week at first?for I doubted my ability to do without cof fee for any length of time. I made the Postum carefully, as directed, aAd before the week expired had my re ward in a perceptible Increase in ' | strength and spirits. "Seeing the good that my short ex periment had accomplished, I resolved to continue the use of Posturn, cutting out the coffee entirely. This I did for nine months, finding, daily, increased cause for ^ratification at mv steadilv improving health. My indigestion grad ually left me, my sleep returned, I gained 26 pounds in weight, my color changed from sallow to a fresh, rosy hue and life became a blessing. "Then I thought I would try coffee again, and did so for a few weeks. The punishment for deserting my good friend, Postum, was a return of my old troubles. "That taught me wisdom, and I am now and shall be all my life hereafter using Postum exclusively and enjoy ing the benefits it brings me." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. "There's a reason, ' and it is explain ed in th? little book, "The Road to T.Vellville," in pkgs. Drw road the above lletterf A new <<op nppenrn from time to time. They nrp R^nuinc, true, aud full of human