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A TRUE STO: By Col H. C. Whitl HE sympathy of the public is usu ally bestowed up on the weaker sex, I although Heaven knows it is a mis-? take to suppose that the weakness of humanity is con fined to woman alone. Certainly in "matters of love and , sacrifice she often times proves her - BB self the stronger, and in criminal ways her powers of invention have many times reached ? the acm? of perfection^ The subtle devices resorted to by-women for pull ?gjag the wool over the eyes of the offi cers of the law are frequently more ?misleading and difficult to penetrate f'' tlian the most scientific roguery. plan 3i<?d by men. The several novel expedients resort ed to by the Widow Wood, better lniown ia police circles as "The "Nanghty Little Milliner," for throw ing dust Into the eyes of the detec tives, ls Indeed a marvelous exempli fication of female Ingenuity. .; It was along in the early seventies ' when it became known that there was , : circulating about New Orleans a dan gerous, counterfeit five dollar treasury note, likewise a pretty good imitation ^Iw?Iy^r half dollars. A numbe:: of . these bad five dollar bills were re ceived at the banks and might have passed along undetected had not one. of the bankers, more discerning than . the others, made the discovery that these' notes were counterfeit, though they were well calculated to deceive - the average tradesman. The bogus half dollars had been ccined with steel dies-and were exact fassimiles of the genuine,in all except the metal they contained. They passed readily among ?the foreigners,, especially about the^ ... '-French market * Operator James Fitzpatrick, who was at that time in charge of govern ment secret service affairs in New Or . . leans, began an investigation for the pu;rpo3e of ferreting out the source of this bad money. After weeks of anx ious watching it "was learned that a - "young girl 'who' daily visited the French market for the purpose of utiyihg family provisions had, as regu Bjfiarly. as she-came, lef: a bogus half ?wollar. She wore z tattered dress and ?fffhere was a sorrov;ful expression set tled about her pallid yet interesting features. It "was the gentle and de jected expression pf her countenance that 'first-"attracted the attenttjn of Officer Fitzpatrick. The Gascorjand never made a cnrflpTalnt in regard to : the bad money, as they Could readily pass it off on' one another or at the . coffee houses along the river front. Following the girl one day the of ficer traced her to a little variety store on St. Joseph street, near the corner of^ Tchoupitoulas street. After .a short time had elapsed the girl came,out of the shop. She was now attired in somewhat above the com mon garb. Unobserved by her, the officer watched her movements until she finally went into a small grocery store. When she came out she car ? ried a package. , It was plain that she had made a purchase. When the girl "was well out of sight the detective stepped into the little store and re quested the Creole boy in attendance to let him see the money that he had received from the girl that had just left the place. It was a new flve dollar note that th? boy handed out Looking lt over carefully it was found to be one of the bogus kind. Tho officer made a plausible ex planation that he thought sufficient to satisfy the curiosity of the boy, and waa now quite certain that he was on the track of the source of the counter feits and that the occupants of the lit . tie variety store were the distributors of the bogus stuff. Opposite the variety store across the. street was the sign "Furnished Rooms to Rent," and .Fitzpatrick was -fortunate enough to be able to hire a front room where he could sit at the window and 1 watch the suspected place. In the course of time he learned that the. occupants were mother and daughter. /The mother was a widow, quite pretty, about thirty years of age. Her daughter was not more than twelve or fourteen.. As the wheels *o? time rolled on it was learned further that the husband had died but a short time before and that the family had entombed in New Orleans. It was likewise discovered that the little store was a resort for: persons who would bear watching. The officer no ticed that the woman who was the oc cupant occasionally left this place of business carrying a basket on her arm and that she was always looking over her shoulder and peering about as if she suspected she was being watched. 1 Tracking her one day, she led, the way to the .St..Lu wis cemetery on Basin street. Aiproaching a tomb, she knelt down before it and oowed her head as if engaged in prayer. Leaning against a tomb near by was a well-dressed mun apparently waiting ipr some one. As the detec tive carelessly sauntered along he drew near the stranger, and as he did Tecumseh a Sham Battle and Strategy Were Favorite Diversions cf Famous Indian Warrior. Tecumseh seems to have had a pas er; for war. His pastimes, like those ! Napoleon, were generally in the ham battle field. He was the leader his companions in all of their >rts, and was accustSbied to divide hem in parties, one of which he al headed, for the purpose- of fight Iff?l RY OF THE SECI ey, Former Chief Un&d S SQ he ?aw a sign sl.ot recognition be tween the man and the woman. The latter, having completed her seeming errand of love, peered cautiously around for a moment and ret.' 3d from the,cemetery. The detective thought she might have come there to meet this man, but had been foiled in her intentions by the appearance of a third person. It ( was Sunday that the occurrence described took place. On the same day of the week following the detec tive, disguised as a decrepit old man apparently almost blind, went into the cemeter/ early and took a seat beside a tomb not far from the one upon which the woman had placed the flow ers the Sunday before. It was nearly |. noon-day when the suspected woman with her basket upon her arm came in. The basket was filled with flow ers as before. She was dressed in deep mourning and seemingly bent on a sorrowful errand. This time she did not kneel, but sat ?own beside the tomb and bowed tier head as if in con templation. After a short time the stranger of the week previous entered the cemetery and approached the Bor rowing'woman by a circuitous route. Neither of these persons seemed to take any notice of the old man lean lng upon the nearby tomb. The stranger and woman met and engaged in conversation. They were partially concealed from tie view of the old man, who now straightened up and hobbled towards them, upon which the stranger suddenly bolted over an ad joining tomb and took to his heels The disguised officer rushed up to the widow and demanded to see what she carried in her basket. Upon an. ex amination it was found to contain a set of dies for coining imitation sliver half dollars. The woman was arrested. Her lit tle store was searched, but nothing of an incriminating nature' was found i there. The woman said her name was Wood, and that her husband had died but a short time before. She had since his death regularly visited the cemetery every Sunday foij the pur pose of decorating his tomb. ' She had a young daughter to support and had been sorely pressed for money. The dies which she carried in her basket had been left with her by a man who asked her to sell them for him. On second thought she had resolved not to comply with his request as she feared Buch an act might be wrong. She had gone to the cemetery that day for the purpose of returning them. /Her explanation was not altogether satisfactory to the mind of Fitzpatrick. The Widow Wood, notwithstanding placed upon trial charged with having counterfeit dies in her possession. There was no question In regard to tho possession of these dies-but did she have knowledge of their nature, or was she a victim of a cunningly devised scheme of a person who was seeking to dispose of them. ^There were at that time existing in New Orleans as in. other cities at least two classes of persons subject to sit on juries. On the one hand there was'the fellow with tbe dark brow, who thought there was no great harm in passing counterfeit money. On the other, there was the man who would scorn to commit a crime himself or have a neighborly feeling for any per son engaged in swindling the public. yet whose sympathy might get the best of him when called upon to sit upon a Jury and try a woman for an offense. The Widow Wood told a lame story in regard to the counterfeit dies, but the tale of her struggles to maintain herself and keep her head above water was touching in the extreme. It brought sympathetic tears to the eyes of the warm-hearted and chival rous southerners. They could not think of convlefing her. One evening a few months subse quent to the widow's honorable ex oneration, a good-natured gentleman, a member of the jury that had ac quitted her, was on his way to his "Yes, Madam, at your service," re sponded the gentleman gallantly, home from his office on Carrondolette street He suddenly felt his coat skirt pulled. Turning around he was not a little astonished to find himself confronted by a prepossessing wom an whom ?he could not remember ever having seen before. "Are you Mr. ?happela?" she asked in a sweet voice. Without further ceremony she In troduced herself as Mrs. Wood, the lady who had been falsely accused by a United States detective. She said she had approached him-because she had learned that he was a benefactor to the worthy poor and that she now stood sadly in need of assistance. Her story was that she and her daughter of tender age had been keeping a small variety store and had become heavily involved in debt.* Through humiliation and want she had man aged to struggle along and eke out an existence. An attachment had now been issued and a keeper put in her little store. Tears glistened in her beautiful brown eyes as she narrated her pitiful tale. She had $10,000,000 that would soon cone to her from her I J father's estate and if she could 11 Great Chief lng mimic battles, in which he usual- 1 ly distinguished himself by his actlv- 1 ity, strength and skill. His dexterity ! in the use of the bow and arrow ex- 5 celled that of all the other Indian ' boys of his tribe, by whom he was j loved and respected, and over whom ' he exercised * unbounded influence. 1 He was generally surrounded by a set ( of companions who were ready to 1 stand or fall by his side. < tates Secret Service only stare off the trouble for a short time-. .. The^good hearted southerner's sym pathy ^as not confined to words alone. He went at once to her little store and paid the $300 demanded by the keeper and left her $100 besides to relieve her immediate wants. It was only a few days following this when Detective Fitzpatrick con cluded to enter. the ?Widow Woods' place of business and make a thor ough search. He had obtained some new evidence in regard to her deal ing with "queer" money. When he entered the suspected place he discovered that it was nearly empty. Everything of value had been removed. A number of cheap arti ficial flowers, bits of worn ribbon and lace and empty bandboxes constituted the stock. It was all appearance and no value. The little room in the rear of the place had been the Madam's living quarters; it also was empty ex cept a few tattered garments strewn about What puzzled the detective most was to account for the removal of the goods without attracting his attention. The movements of the woman had been carefully watched!, and the de tective had recognized the Carrocdo lette street broker as he visited the widow's store, and tho exit shortly after of-a man very much resembling the stranger who had met the Widow Wood in the cemetery on the occasion of ber arrest. It f nally came to light hat the broker had been done out of j our hundred dollars b]' the widow I vho had planned the "keeper" scheme vith a confederate. After diligent search about the city he detectives were unable to learn he whereabouts of the widow, who lad skipped out for parts unknown. Detective Fitzpatrick was fortunate mough to secure a photograph of her, ind ? number of copies of it were nade and forwarded to the branches >f the secret service in the various :lties of the country. She was first recognized in Cincln lat! where she had offered a Ave-dol ar counterfeit bill. When arrested md searched, no other bad money vas founa upon her person, and she vas released for the want of sufficient evidence. \ A secret service officer carrying he widow's photograph was sure he lad met her while on bis .way from Svashington to New York. He was lot quite certain, but was sure enough ;o attempt to. #ollow her, for the pur pose of learning her location. She probably "tumbled" to the detective ?hile he was eyeing her intently. She lld not affect to notice him, but man aged, however, to give him the slip. Just before the train arrived at Jer sey City, the suspected woman got ip from her seat and stepped into the ladies retiring room at the front end. The detective was keeping his eagle aye on this place when the passen gers in front of him arose to leave the car. He worked his way as rap idly as possible towards the front exit, and rushing to the ferry landing, he took a position where he could care fully view the face of every woman antering the ferry boat. Not seeing Lhe suspected woman he was the first to spring ashore on the -New York j 5Ide where he again scanned'the faces af the women as they paused. He was disappointed and ready to kick him self when he realized how .neatly he had been done for. New York city affords one of the Sest covers for all clases of criminals. Here the thief mixes with the throng ?nd passes along unnoticed. It was a It is stated that the first battle in ffhich he was engaged occurred on Vlad River, near where Dayton stands, setween a party of Kentuckians, com nanded by Col. Benjamin Logan, and sowe Shawnees. At this time Tecum seh was very young and joined the expedition under the care of his broth ?r, who was wounded at the first fire, it is related by some Indian chiefs that Tecumseh, at the commencement }f the action, became frightened and ran. This may be true, but it ls the Duly instance In which he is known to year or more after the occurrence of the Incident just related, when the same detective while rambling about the city chanced to meet a well dressed woman who bore a marked resemblance to the1 little milliner. She turned her head and gave him a side glance as be passed. He kept along at a considerable distance and turned just in time to catch Bight of her as she stepped into Johnson's millinery establishment Taking up a position at a point diagonally across the street, and sheltering himself a, little in a doorway, he was enabled to distin guish persons as they passed in and out of tbe sbop. While he stood watching, a bright looking boy came along with a bundle of newspapers under his arm. The detective called him up and bargained with him to do a little "piping" for him. When the suspected woman came out of the millinery store she was pointed out to the boy who was told to follow her and, if possible, trace her to her home. The boy was promised $5 for the job if his information proved to be correct, and he was to meet the officer later and report When the boy came back to the officer he had followed the woman to a little shop on Ninth avenue. He said she went in and took off her bonnet as though she belonged there. ? The detective reported meeting the woman who had so nicely escaped him and had located her in a small store on Ninth aven no where there hung over the door a sign that read "Fin6 Millinery Work Done Here." It was quite reasonable to believe that the woman w?as none other than the naughty little milliner from New Orleans and that she was' then doing business in New York. Officer Fitz-, patrick of New Orleans was the only detective on the force that could pos itively identify her, but it wouldn't do to bring him for that purpose as she would be sure to see him first, and having been put upon her-guard she might fly away. The idea was to plan a ruse for the purpose of capturing her with* evi dence to convict For this. purpose it was necessary to bring a new man into the field, and I chose an elderly gentleman who was then employed. He was a countryman born, and did not have to act the part as it was perfectly natural to him. He ap peared simple in his ways, but was in reality remarkably shrewd. The little milliner might have been surprised one-morning to receive a visit from a country dressed, old gentleman, and she blinked her large brown eyes as he entered nee little, shop. But her lips resumed a business smile as she said, "Be seated, slr." The room was neatly furnished, and there was a display of ready made bonnets, flowers, etc. The door of her little trimming roo?n in the rear stood open, and it was plainly seen that the floor was littered with bits of ribbon, clippings of velvet and small remnants of silk and lace. The old gentleman smiled pleasantly; the woman gracefully sank into her chair. She folded] her hands in her lap and inclined her head coquettishly to one side and looked like a polite inter rogation point The old gentleman explained that his' daughter who lived over in Jersey had asked him to pur chase a nice bonnet for uer, and as he passed along the sidewalk he had read her sign and just stepped in. He told her that the novelty of a bonnet making concern had always attracted his attention and that he would like to talk with her about her kind of business. "Of course I will tell you all about it," she said good humoredly. "I guess you will get tired of listening before I get through." She was a good talker and appeared to be a woman of refinement and edu cation as she prattled along. She said she had once been rich but had been unfortunate; her husband had died from disease and a young and only daughter had been killed in a railroad accident. As she talked glibly she was all the while exhibiting her stock in trade. "Here," said she, "ls a lovely bonnet that I trimmed for a rich lady, but lt has not been called for. A fine look have shrunk from danger, or to lose that presence of mind for which he was afterward remarkably distin guished. It is recorded that when Tecumseh was notified to move his band of In dians outside the government land, specified In the treaty of Greenville, he replied: ."These lands are ours; none has a right to move us because we were the first owners; the Great Spirit above has appointed this place for us, on which to light our fires, and here lng lady came in hero one day and tried on my bonnets; she wanted a nice one but I could not flt her. She said she lived somewhere in the sub urbs and she was in a great hurry. She finally picked out one and said it would do well enough for size, but she wanted lt trimmed differently. I have made the alterations as she described but have not seen ber since. I have made bonnets for a number of wealthy people. Some of my customers ride in their carriages within a block of my store and walk the rest of the way, as lt would not do for them to be seen In a little store like this. They have recognized the fact that I make the swellest bonnets and sell them at about half the price asked In the large millinery parlors." "Well, I declare," said the old gen tleman; "that is about the kind of a bonnet I want" . . "I thought you would fall Inf love with it," said the little milliner, "as lt ls beautiful. The woman hasn't called for it, yet even If I thought she -vould, I will sell it inasmuch as it fe going out of town and I can make her another just like it." After haggling about the price for a time the old gentleman concluded to buy it. "I will take it along with me," said he, as he laid down a twenty dollar bill of the National Shoe & Leather bank to pay for it The milliner picked up the note and looking It over for a moment, her face Ut up with a smile of pleasant sarcasm^ as she said, "Look here, old fellow? this bill won't do." The curious expression upon her face was certainly amusing, and the countryman thought he noticed a lurk lng smile upon her countenance that betokened sympathy and Indicated that she was posted on that kind of money. , "Look here, I know that stuff as well as you do, so you Just keep lt and give me. something else." They stood and looked each other in the face. There was a mutual sympathy-two souls with but a single thought. "My name ls David Kirkbride," naming a well-known counterfeiter. "Good , gracious," exclaimed the woman," why didn't you say so? 1. have never met you before, but I hav? often heard my friend Eva Cole tali about you. What weae you thinking about when you came in here?" ' ' "Oh, just about what-1- told you? besides I thought lt was a good chance to shove a twenty." "Why," said she, "I buy these bon nets at Johnson's and keep them foi a stall. If you really want this one you are welcome to it." As jBhe became more confidential she said, putting on a peculiar smile "Suppose^I had given you your chang? in a bill lik% this one," as she pro ; duced a five dollar bill. "Well,-, well," said the old fellow, "it would have been all right with me But I am keeping pretty shady at this , time; I carry my stuff concealed in my tobacco pouch and only keep i little on hand at a time." -. "Oh," said she, "you men think yoi are smart at doing things, but yoii'r? L?l?w^ J ^waa^arrested in . Cincinnati by the city detective because I offered, t a "counterfeit bili In payment for t pair of gloves, but they searched mi' 1 at the police station and couldn't fina any of the 'queer* about me. I put ut a nice spiel and was very indignant,; ' and Jim Ruffin, the the chief of po lice, got scared and turned me loose." "What do you think! I had more, than a thousand dollars of those five dollar bills with me at the time, bul they couldn't begin to find them. Just look here," she said; ,and reaching her hand into an opening in her dress she pulled a string and drew her bus tie to the front. This on being opened at the end contained a pocket. The widow, by pulling the string, could move the bus tle around her waist at will. "What is this contrivance for?" Kirkbride inquired. "You can put your hand into it and, see-" He 'pulled out a handful of clean five dollar counterfeit notes. As he did so he expressed great amazement at the ingenuity of her plan. "I have carried 'phoney' with me for years," she said, "but no one has ever discovered or even suspected It" At this moment the Jersey farmer reached out and grabbed the widow's bustle. Unbuckling the belt that held it, he pulled lt from her person. She was greatly surprised when she real ized that she was at last fairly caught red-handed. This charming little widow was now escorted to my branch office on Bleecker street. After a long and te dious questioning and convincing ar gument on my part, she so far yielded as to turn "squealer" and assist the government. This little woman with the spark ling brown eyes was a fair sample of exquisite female shrewdness. The lit tie dodge she played upon the de tective who in parlance was "gun ning" her in the car, was this. She stepped into the 'retiring' room, let down her hair and braided it. Throw ing her bonnet out of the window, she put a small worsted cap on her head. Turning her dress (that had been specially made for the purpose and artistically arranged so as to make it long or short) inside out, she bore the appearance of a school girl. As suming a look of Innocent childhood, she could meet the gaze of the officer and pass along without discovery. She was now the entering wedge to the arrest of a number of persona connected with the Miner gang of counterfeiters, and the government was amply compensated for the money expended in running her down through the Information she gave. ?Copyright, 1910, by W. G. Chapman.) we will remain. As to boundaries, the Great Spirit above knows no boundaries, nor will his red people acknowledge any."-Drake's "Life of Tecumseh." Painted.> Mrs. Styles-I see that hand-painted hats are a millinery novelty for wom en who are opposed to the destruction of birds for their adornment. Mr. Styles-Well, they ought to go with some faces, all right!-Yonkers Statesman. COLUMBIA AND CAROLINA EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS System Practiced In Each County Produces Confusion. * "The present method of granting teacher's certificates in this State has produced a chaos which only one in actual touch with the situation can appreciate.". This statement Is made in the annual report of W. K. Tate, supervisor of rural elementary schools, in his report made to the State superintendent of education, which will be sent to the general as sembly. It is pointed out that the State board of education sends out twice each year a uniform s*>t or examina tion question for teachers' certifi cates. The papers written in answer to these questions are graded hy 43 county boards of education, with 43 different standards. On the results of these examinations, county certifi cates are issued. Some counties rec ognize the certificates of other coun ties, while other counties do not. Speaking of the certificates of teachers, he' says there is in exist ence no complete list of qualified teachers of the State and that the compilation of such a list is impossi ble. "This fact," he continues, "pre vents a free exchange of teachers from one country to another and makes the teacher's agency the prin cipal methord of communication be tween teachers and school boards." He comes to the conclusion that at least one-fourth of the common school teachers are paying tribute out of their salaries to school teachers' agen cies. WOMAN WALKED MANY MILES. Went From Columbia' to Washington to See President Taft. To keep "an engagement" with President Taft on January*22, Julia Irene Davis, colored, recently dis charged from the South- Carolina State hospital for the insane, walked from Columbia, S. C.," to Washington, and called at the oflice of the district sanitary officer to "commit herself un til the date set for her "audience" at the White House. "Just send this to Bob Fitzsim mons," she told an official; handing him a note which read: . "Dear Bob: Will you k'mdly come to Washington City at. police head quarters and bring all ? the things this tag calls for and oblige, yours, "LULA IRENE DAVIS." "Left Columbia on November ll," she said, "with $3.60 and I still have 5 cents left. A few days ago I got a letter from the^president telling me it would be all right if I would call at the White House." .. SOUTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIES. * ' +_ Col. Watson' Prepares Some Very In* " teresting Statistics. The to&l capital invested in all in dustries i? Scfc?^^??lina this year ,19 Bmpared with "T^oOiccor&ng to ~nT ports received by Commissioner Wat son from over 2,000 concerns in the State. There were only 662 concerns to report last year and this is the^ cause of the great, difference in the' amount invested. Approximately $30, 000,000 represents the amount of new capital put Into industries in South Carolina during the year. The value of the annual product of all industries was only $6,000,000 greater in 1910 than 1909, although there were nearly 1,500 industries re ported. The reason given for the slight in crease is that practically all of the textile plants of the. State were closed for several weeks during the summer? There was a decrease of 3,000 in the total number of persons employed. The salaries of employes was $2, 000,000 .less than in 1909. Want a Rate Expert. A rate expert ,and a special inspec tor will be recommended in the an nual report of the South Carolina rail road commission, which will be sent to the general assembly. The commis sion claims that these two men are absolutely necessary to secure the best results for the people of the State. It is recommended' that the two positions carry salaries that will insure securing the services of the very best men possible. High School Inspector's Report. "However unpalatable and unpopu lar the statement, it is but piala truth *o say that the State has blundered badly in establishing 'four institutions of higher learning." Thus W. H. Hand, State high school inspector, analyzes the educational situation in South ? Carolina, He declares that "unfortunately for the cause of education itself in South Carolina, higher education has re ceived attention almost to the neglect of secondary education." A Bloody Christmas. The Christmas season in South Carolina proved a bloody one, and twelve killings were reported from sections of the State- within three days. Only One Lynchlng\ in 1910. In the list of lynchings for tne year 1910 South Carolina is given one. That is correct. Heretofore this State has usually been given a few extra ones for good measure. The lynching this year was in Newberry Distinguished Englishmen Coming. From the University is announced the visit of s r Horace Plankett, the "British Pinchot," at Columbia on January 6 at a conference to be held at the State university on "Rural Life." The Kershaw Annexation. The commission appointed to make an Investigation of the proposition of annexing 48 square miles of Kershaw county to Richland county awarded the contract for the survey wa tn?^89 HAD TO HIRE THE WAS? ? / Mrs. Daniels Tells How SS? Solved That Problem and Sev eral Others As Well. SUp, Ky.-"I waa so sfck for 3 or * years," says Mrs. J. p. Daniels, of this place, "that I had to hire my washing done most of the time. I had given u> hoping for a care, but my husband kept begging me to try Card ul, so at last I began to take it, and I hadn't taken half a bottle before I could tell lt wa? helping me. Now I can do my washing^, and tend my garden. I am fleshier than. I ever was before in my life and Car? dui made, me so. I believe that I would have been in my grave, If I had not taken Cardul. Your medicine is all sight I can't praise lt too much." Cardul is purely vegetable and gen? tie-acting. Its ingredients are mild ' herbs, having a gentle tonic effect on, the female constitution. Cardul makes for increased strength. Improves the appetite, tones'up th? nervous system, and helps to maka pale, sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy. Cardul has helped over a million' weak, tired, worn-out women, and should certainly benefit you. Try it today. ;s: j N. "B.- Writt te:' Lad i os' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co.,' Chattanooga, Tenn., for SHeial Inttructfrm*. and " 64 page book. "Home Treatment for Worn? en," sent In plain wrapper, on request HIS VIEW. "They call that a statue of Victory? it must have been a hot fight" SUFFERED FIVE YEARS. Joints Stiff and.Ankles Badly Sweller?. Mrs. L. Skaggs, Louisa, Ky., sayat ffi??^ve years my kidneys ind scanty. I was nervous, restless and felt constantly tired out Dropsi cal swellings ap peared in-my ankle? and my joints be came stiff. Back ache made life mis erable. After using other remedies with out" relief, I began aking Doan's Kidney Pills and con inued with them until cured. Tim? las proven my cure permanent" Remember the name-Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 60 cents ft )0X. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N_ Y. A Christmas Criticism. Orville Wright, discussing flying la Sfew York, said to a reporter: "The French claim to make the jest machines, but our foreign order looks tell a different story. "Our foreign order books give the ;ame away like the little r. 'R~- JOT it the Christmas tr***' got f rom the tree at this tr "t a pair of trous ers, and, waving them around his head, he electrified the entire Sunday Behool by shouting in a loud and Joy ous voice: , " 'Oh, ma, these pants must be near. Pa never had a suit like that" Malady Wortn Having. "I can't understand my husband, doctor; I am afraid there is some thing terrible the matter with him.** "What are the symptoms?" / "Well. I often talk to him for halt an hour at a time and when I get through he hasn't the least idea what I've been saying." "Don't worry any more about your husband. I wish I had his gift" Stray Stories. Not Serious. "I hear there are grave charges against Senator Jinks." "What are they?" 'The sexton's bills."-Baitimor? American. Sho Raved. Mr. Burble-That elocutionist is some queen, isn't she? Mr. Bored-A raving beauty. OLD COMMON 8EN8E. Change Food When You Feel Out of Sorts. "A great deal depends upon yourself and the kind of food you eat" th? wise old doctor said to a man who came to him sick with stomach trou ble and sick headache once or twice a week, and who had been taking pills and different medicines for three or four years. He was induced to stop eating any sort of fried food or meat for break fast, and was put on GrapcNuts and? cream, leaving off all medicines. In a few days he began to get bet ter, and now he has enttoely recover ed and writes that he is in better health than he has been hefore In twepty years. This man is SS years old and says he feels "Maa a new man all the time." Read "The Road to Well ville," in pkgs. "There's s Reason."1 Errer read ta* abara latter* A wm ose appears treas risa? to ?taja. TS*T are smbr, true, ?nd ta?eC lassa? \