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The inspector's Romance Ba CLAUDE PAMARES Copyright, 1900, by M. M. Cunnlnirb-ia Onco every two months-now e .or two earlier, and now a dny or two inter-inspector Cranforth had entered tho different postofhees on his routw -and checked np and straightened ont affairs. There were postmasters who had seen bim grow old and gray since .his ? appointment.. They had always found bim a pleasant spoken and a just man, but al) stood in awe of bim. In 310 department of the public service io ?nele Ham more particular than in tho ?postal. The cash must balance to a .cent with the postmasters, and any man or woman who attempts to play tricks with his letters are certain tp *>e pursued with relentless energy. Inspector. Cranforth was gtmerany regarded as a flint hearted mon. It v.-a J understood that he was an old bachelor t&nd had never known what love .was. Ho accepted no excuses from postmas itara and indulged ha m flirtations while (traveling. At fifty years of age he had .-got to bo part of the route, and no one lioaew. bim for just what he was. Ont islde of his officialism he had a heart as hnrarm as any man's, and one reason fand perhaps the main one-why he had ' mot married.was the fact that ho had -always maintained l a home , for a .mother and a crippled Elater. His sal ?cuy could do no more. Ono day a wind ?tall came in the shape of a legacy, and pf the inspector had dreams oC matri tmony and a fireside all his own, nr? one '-could blame him. Those who looked.upon the man as 31 inf. hearted did not know the ins and out? of the case at : : Dover post office. An old soldier ?ad been post> ?master there for years,: When he died ads widow took hld piace. When she idled her daughter Mary, who bad ?known tho inspector since her baby ihood, was left motherless, fatherless ;and. almost penniless. It was the in spector who paid n part of the under (takers b?i?; ic waa pie inspector who liad Uncle Billy Smith appointed; it -was the inspecter who got Mary Wil liams a clerkship that, practically made ber postmistress and financially inde pendent Even tho girl did hot know; the . ex -teut of bis kindness. When ne, found J&lmself asking why he did it he found fhimself replying that. in two or three ; creara moro he hoped to bo In a pps!- ' TOon.to marryV At present his feelings toward the girl were merely paternal, j TWhat they might be In the futuro ho -svouldn't dise?as with himself. ? ? It was said that Inspector Cranforth took more tim? for inspection at the i i-Dover ;n<?toffi?e: than anywhere 'else.. Some of the village gossips ^sald lt was. .because pf Mary Williams,: who regard- : tod bim as ftlejg^nd Mrfttw?ya: ;slad to" see h?mo?me, an?v others said ! tho had his eye on Tillie Langton, tba ? ?daughter of the village innkeeper. It /iwas the1 talk that the two girls were Tivals, and the tankeeper's daughter at least came to believe lt and to feel bit terly toward tbe girl in the noatofBce, '.The situatlon.?f affairs was juat right iwhes cher? came an officiai complaint ;ngainet tho Dover yestoffiee. :; ' 1 WUimm'Penfield, eon pf JD^Wan gani., jj cid father .money from Iowa "every month or two/ ;.;[ William wak- ni? :?n ? wvmnmlral tum ; ?sd did not wont to pay a registry feo |bjfc?the premium exacted tor a money order. The'hill was simply "inclosed in : a letter. \ The father was. inciin?d.&, Ub garrulous, and; to look ; Upon lt aj? .ia. smart trick to get ahead of Uncle jNRg? ?md sc in time every one in and around iJcyer carno to know what would have pMS more' prudent to- be kept secret.-'; j g ^'.K ?'money .lett 'rw^?k sud then wrote to Wifiiatn. W?K diam made ?oifidavit that he wrote an<V inclosed a ten dollar biU; cn>a certain '-date. It wak the ,business of Uncle 'flam to; aend opt ? ; tracer and for one . ot his inspe^ ?Rector Cranford too '5t, bnt-he finally traced the lester ; Into: the Dover postofflce. By that tim? there was gfceat ado in the town. Old Mr.' P?iifieiai?ei$$ l??Bl tated to express his opinions that Inaptas one'1 right In Ute bom? post?nico ??"jfe?pi^Oiab?i?^ th? money, and of course ne 'r^rre?l ;^;Mary?, ?'^^^^^^^^^^^S> {?:[ j^;cJ?sd% there. Vero tb03e who held to the contrary, and when Inspector Cranforth arrived to carri h^ ^ vwas grah^t?^tenwnti . ; To the mten** > Indignation of hundreds of citizens the investigation was held within closed poaee. Sit? >vns nervous nod excited ^^a^^^^^a^^^^^^ j^ye^ ??s.v fle?d letter, but I-I can't tell your? "Poor vim - Hiffne? the jns'lce as he walked across to the hotel with tko In spector. Tve got a duty to do/* was tho reply. When the Inspector bad reached bis room be sat down and wrvlu cut his resignation, to take Immediate effect. Some one elso would bave to arrest ila ry Wunama, it wee the hardest blow of his life. He had been thinking of ber for a month past as bis wife. It seemed impossible thai she could be guilty, and yet the inspector sent ou to take bis place must arrest her ou her own tdiowlpg. Tho man was feeltng more sore at heart- ?han. ever before in bis life when bo beard two female voices lu the next room. There was a vacant stovepipe hole Just above his head that let every word float through. The women were the Innkeeper*a wife and his daughter, and he heard the mut h cr say: '.Tillie, where did you get that ten dollar bi? changed?" "At the butcher's," was the reply. "And what did you do with the let ter?' "Burned lt up. Dca'i you go & fret ting OT?? Ulinga. They say that Mary will loee T?er place, but nothing else will happen. I want to get Mr. Cran forth In the parlor tonight and sing and play for bim.'* Ten minutes later tho Inspector was Gt the butcher's, asking questions. He went from there to the postofflce for a few minutes' talk with the accused girl. When be bad, asked a question or two she remembered that ou a cer tain date when she bad half a dozen letters {n ber band, abe bad been called Into the grocery part la ? burry and bad left the letters on the counter for a moment beside the Innkeeper's daughter... "And now about searching your trunk?" asked the Inspector. She banded bim the key lu a shame faced way and said: "I don't want -?--cu to, but If you must thou you will find the bill In a letter. Read the letter." . The Justice was taken along. The letter and. money were f ounc'? and both read tho letter and replaced lt and went ont of the room aimer ; on tiptoe. The Inspector hud ?~v?r !*eard that J Mary even had a bean.t Thc lette?' proved" tt?i*t she was engaged to. a young man In a neighboring town, and be bad sent her tte money to save up with mote against their wedding. ?.Why didn't you tell mo thia be fore?'' asked the inspector of the girl that evening. .fl-I didn't want to burt you," she replied. . .Hurt me?how?" . 1 **l. knew you were ? fatting In love with me, and you aro so old, you know, and Fd have to say no, you ceo"- . < lMi understand," he finished, with * sigh, and, going Into his own room, ho ?oro up his resignation and sat down and figured lt aU out and said to him self: .- ' " ; *^'T ~~ '. .The girl ls right Tue man of fifty wno has ?. remane ls ctn old foolP Jp waa not entertained In the Inn or that evening. He never stops there now. The thing w?s; "somehow fixed np between the landlord and old Penfield und the government, but lt ts whispered around that \ it cost the for mer a thousand .dollars and that Tillie |: ts likely to .die an old maid?} ITU. LMMU pe Was Taosftrt. A southern judge tells ot the. dis atifliiflmfeoa of 2. juryman ^bo came before^ bim*. The case was ra capital one ajad tba lanky backwoodsman der dared determined opposition to capital nuDlRhmont. . T^anVlncr ntj *|im- ??^nj? and. In tonea somewhat soggeatlvo bf wrath, ibo joiigo asked the fellow if be did not think there were obnd^ extraordinary es. to warrant the hang ing of the offender. Ho sadd bo did, not believe onything could make him as cent to such Ja verdict . 7 ; : ?'But win yoUr honor let me'exjplaln?'' said the ^qualified cttteen;. "Pd like td give'the court .my roasonji,*? ri don't wish to bear gny^explsim??u from you. Go and sit dow?,**. ' . ^Bxcuse me, . judger but you must ;;\b^;;.-'my; -reat?^'r-.. . *^ell, then, g4y? l*? an* go along wltb.you,^; "The reason I tun opposed to capital piinlshment, yq?r honor, is that my' bid mommy taught ?ne it wee? a sin to kill ;~y?: I So N*ar. G R rm an farmer irlx? brewed;. his own ?peter,:- ?'th)9:;'eup^^.?r'. of wW^^e was continusjlly-^Pj^aJmlng, -though no other person ever enjoyed:'an; ci>por v jrjnilty. of tefTdng its meribi;? ? yoi?ng neighbor made a wnger that he could :trtck the farmer inte giving bim a taste of ;^e.'mucb vaunted drink. The youth ^Isitt^^e! German one Sunday ajrtejr* ?j Tootra ania!.;j^!rconvj?B^t?ojr?. was deftly "steered around:} to borne brewed b#r. ..Wy^?i^liotoed- tha^b^father brewed beer tns* could nobbs :equaled. The farmer at once 'vehemently or dered\ op7?:>mug- ot his own favorite iftew^WnenVlt .ap^redv'tb?^: German Vw?^;-lt;/^:..bUi np^:;;and^^r*tber hand pressing bia stomach; drank: every drop^wjt^ ?i?**.;!? mTlc seems to baye Poor Bowser The Martur Pie Suffers stud Suffers andi lo riares It's All the Fault of His Wife. MIND IS SLIGHTLY OFF Plulosopher Seems to Be Amit Willi an Unusual Attack of AbsentauhcJedneia. . [Copyright, 1906. by R. Douclas.] MRS! BOWSER and the cat were looking out of tho front win dow tho other evening when Mr, Bowser come horne from the office. They saw him drop off the street car at the corner, and they knew that something had occurred to put him out. He came along down tho walk with a scuff* scuff, scuff, his bcd down and bis back bumnc-u up, und -Mrs. Bowser nighed and the cat uttered u meow. Ho scuffed up the steps, un locked the door in an uncertain way. and there was no longer any doubt of what would happen. Mrs. Bowser greeted hun pleasantly, but ho had nothing to say. She led tho way down to the dining room, and he followed without a word. She had a few little extras for dinner, but he hardly tasted of the meal. Ile would sip at his coleo and sigh; then be would take a mouthful of potato nnd sigh some more; then he would look fix edly ut the beefsteak and the tears almost started from his cy ea. Knevr What Was Com?as. Mrs. Bowser was not alarmed. Sbe had seen just such. rita before. She knew what would happen ns soon aa they reached the sitting room, but sba did not let lt Interfere with her appe ro??u? san OTHKB DANGLING HOW ms the. Although, he gazed at her with reproaches in his looks, she chatted away about trifles uutil the meal was finished and didn't seem to notice that be wasn't enjoying himself. It was only .when they bad got seated for the efening that ahe a rfc Jd: .'.'. , ''Has anything gone, wrong with you today. Mr. Bowser?" .''.SH i??*C ?'-C CU" SSgUC tS know," he sternly replied as he turned on her. ;'./?' ..'..'.- .'; o , ^Why, how should, ?t know, dear V /"Perhaps you wiU. teU.me what you call that,'' he said as he produced a hairbrush and slammed lt down on the ''I^s a hairbrush; ; and ? lt looks "like the one you've bad for. tbs last six' mhnttin." . :-\ v^Saltls,vbut where did 1 find lt this morning when I took the' car and went to get out my handkerchief ? .- I' ask you, where I found it I. ask you to imagine the smiles and giggles of the passengers as ' I - drew, it from my p&ketu'' - '/-'*., ''That Is Joist like y<su. / After brush-, lng your hair.. tuts forcing you put tho bruah in you* ppckofc * Mr. Bowser, you/: muet break' yourself of being' so ab sentminded." . Did Not iKXric After Him. ;-^Aw?';-y?t'; you. my ; jnfeM^ woman who ahoujdlook after me-rlet'me.go a?fay^witb/that brush In my pocket I You didn't eare'-a tinker's ; tunk, vMr*i Bowser, whether I wont away .with M hairbrush^oV^a/-' handkerchief la my pppkefc. That's your wifely .love and care; for, met If .you' had been on tbs stre?tr.dar, jwhen I pulled lt out and wiped my mouth on tho back pt lt rou'd hare probably giggled the same aa tho other tomfool womea did." "W?tt, what else?" she asked, eraliing lift 'Spite of herself. .. Iftp?t??t this blamed Old collarr he thundered, aa be rose isp. "Do you see how lt's raveled out on tha" edges? Do you ace three paint spots on itt Bo j^?ni^ Vtttat oven, a longshoreman wonldi ^ftsbsmed to wear itt? pot thom in n bag to give away to ErampsVv'Wlth! two dosen hew collar* mjt?fc ' Went to tbs bsg and gottm*".ene ont, Why do you dc .?ut t dW Itts yew b a loving .?re h?ve under *uy feet; Maybe ^fr^te?^ ot t|? lic^ 'laat end stole ? ?sit belonging to a ^?^;-^^-:v-:'''':T; SH rojjo end walked over to him and grimed bis vest and threw lt open, Duly one suaver waa In algbt Shs ?rulted off bia coat and.rovmd the other ?ugl?ag dawn bia back. For u moment ie waa u???wi. xb?? no ouabed up and mV$f. * a riecktlij or a piece of tarred ^^hete^ou aro agata. You couidn't j v?> J- Hill tJfcVW JUJX' be satisfied to drag out au old collar, but yo? taust get a necktie to watch, What do you do such things for?" "Don't lay lt on to me, and don't think to bluff mel" he sternly ex claimed. "Woman, there ls such a thing as divorce, thank heaven!" "But if you'd apply for ono It would turi: out to ho a mortgage ou tho house. Nov. , tlHrU, what elso?" ":?Iy Bocks!" hoarsely whispered Mr. Bowser as he pointed at his feet. "What about them?" Kia fcl^eelsht Poer-. "Full of holes, crevices chasms, ra vines. They have hurt iuy feet all day. Look at them, guilty woman, and let the blush of shume mantle your cheek!" \ His But down and took off his echoes. Tbcro -wera holes In tbe toes and heels of his aoeks. They were not holes which a. ycurllng calf could havo passed through, hut yet they were of respec table size und ouly walting for warm showers to grow larger. Mr. Bowser looked at Mrs. Bowser with accusing looks, and sht run upstairs ami return ed after a moment with eight palra of ?iMj^a UH fresh as new pins. ".They were right, there In front of y .mr nose, but you scrabbled around and got trat pair somewhere," sho ?aid. "Are ihe complaints ended?" "I left my eyeglasses on tho tabio t?.?s mornlug. You knew I did. Tho cook knew I did. The blamed old yal ler cat know I did, and yet tho whole caboodle of you saw me start out with out them and never said a word. I had to go out and buy a pair before J. could do any work. By John, but whet* I think of these things" Mrs. Bowser passed dowu the ball to where bis spring overcoat was hagg ing on the rack and, after feeling in tho pockets, came back with the lost glasses in her hand and observed: "You'll put them in the letter box come day if you don't look out What else?" * Mr. Bowser stood back and fixed her with his eye for a time and then point ed down to his shoes and tensely de manded: "What do you call these?" ' ,'?boes,"she replied-"shoes with holes in* the toes and the heels all run over. You put them on last evening when you were cleaning, up the back yard, ?md this morning you forgot to chango to the others. It was my fault I ought to go around looking at your feet Will you please forgive me? The cook missed a fork and a napkin after you lett the table this morning. Will you look through your pockets for them? I was going to give cook an old corbet today, but I couldn't find lt Have you got lt on? One of my night dresses ls strangely missing. Can yon account' for lt? My belt with the rhinestone buckle can't be found. I don't think you could buckle it around you, but you may be using it for a stocking supporter. My last new shirt weis*" . No Ooo &oyea Him. Mr. Bowser turned on Ms heel and walked down the hail to bio overcoat and hat end then left the houst. That house was no place for a martyr. Mrs. Bowser was no wife for a martyr. No one loved him; no one sympathized with him. He instinctively turned his face toward the river, but be bsd hard ly cleared the gate when the weather got ber sprinkling pot to work, and do~'n came a shower that drove him un cr tho nearest shade tree. He was a martyr some more. He stood there with his back bumped up and the water running dows bis spine, and Mri; Bowser never came to tho door to call him in and beg his ? pardon. Indeed; as the rain came down {.burier, end a policeman across the Street yelled to ulm to move on he beard the guilty woman singing: . "I would not live alway; v I atk not to stay''- . > M. QUAD. J';:\:**?ie ?blne?e are getting to be quite j expert in ? military matters, aren't "Yes; they are beginning td redUze that tiie man behind the gnu is more j Important than the man behind the . washboard.''-Washington Star. ;r . ? -, * ? ' '? Top Une*. "J.? ?What are your favorite books?" asked the literary person. ' 'A ^Really",' answered Mrs. Shopleigb, "I can't name them ail offhand, but ? my husband's pocketbook beads the list."-Houston Post "Vacation. StUl Pr?yln? For a Men. She's got a brand new.auto.cap, She'a got some auto clothes. She's got ja pair of goggles and Y A' smell guard/for her nose, . : ? ' She's got a veil quite big enough : > For a mosquito bar, ..' I And now ?ho's praying;for a man .'. . Ttfho'* ?ot an auto car.\ ... ' t -yonkers Statesman. ?/:*4-^:"" $ Mg**;O?f0?.V..' g Mrs. Jubb-Oh, miss. I- be that bad- | r. Inexporience-But you're looking very ' well, Mrs. Jubb. Mrs. Jubb-Ah, miss, I be one o' they aa .frets iniiardly! . Susi ?f*?*>W.7> Gauss-How does your dog like your new neighbor? 'Matchett-It'n ft Uttfe too early to say. Rover ha? bad only ^ji^j^^ - ' , " " fftve Banditd Dollars Will be Given Fer any catie of rheumatism which aol betottred-by 0*. Drummond* t lightning Remedies.'; The proprie ;|ers do n?t u??f >bis offer, out print it ia bold;;!typ6 ' oif all their circulars, .^Pp?Tj pria??? matter ?ad through ..?h's^ssi^s??ivtfc? a?vssspsrssvery^' jwtt?r^f It ; trill y work wonders. 0o?; bottle will cure nearly any: case. Il Voice of thc Summer Girl. SEE Mo. Tho everlasting Summer Bhel I'm her? Each year And always young. Ago . Is r.nt written cr. thc page Of any of my booka Of spirit or of looks. And pearls of pralso are strung For mo on pliant paf ra* string?. Tho wondrous thing? Of music, moonlight. !-.wo and flowers Aro mino through all tho slowing hours 'P* weave Into u Witchery that tuya Its spell around tho soft, sweet days Of summer tlnxi und makes mon seo Tho rose'a radlu.tco In me. The lily's languur and asphodel. Which sings the story lt may tell. I command Tho land And rule tho waves As slaves. Up where tho mountains touch tbo sktes Roves in?; restless enterprise; Down where tho billows never sleep Tho vigil of tho heart I k?ep. ?len may come, and men may gc, The pink of youth, the white o? snow. And all Are In my thrall. Tho thrall of tho Summer Girl Oh, me. Tho tyrant of all tyranny. The sum of summer men's distress And likewise their happiness. Ain't I a bird? Well, I guess Yes. -William J. Lampton In Now York Her ald. Ot neal Value. A tencher in a public school was en deavorlug to Impress upon her small charges tho necessity and desirability of good behavior. Sho had used many Illustrations, such as a story.of a boy who had disobeyed his mother and eat en jam which made him Bick, while another did as he was told and wus given as much as ho wished at sup per, and finally said: "Now, I am sure that each of you can tell a llttlo story or give an Incident whero good behavior was rewarded." "Well, Willie?" she smiled in re sponso to a frantically waved hand. "Sure, Miss Alice." Willie said, "I can. Mo fattier got home last night. Ho got free mont's off for good be havior!"-Philadelphia Ledger. His Fear. Sergeant Brown ("holding up" a bur glar until the police arrive)-Ali, my man, you didn't i:now I'd been a volun teer for fifteen years, did you? Bikes-Oh, don't say that, guv'nor. It might go ort be mistake!-Sac .ch, Pleased Patient. '.Are you quite sure," faltered the timid young lady, "that yon caa ss= tract my teeth without pain?" ''Sure?" replied the modest dentist in almost injured tones. "Why. you should . hear the pleasing testimonial my last patient gave me." ' "What was It?" ' "Why, he said the sensation he expe rienced while I was pulling bis teeth was so delightful that he wished he had as many teeth as an African croc odile."-Buffalo Times. A. TTY o Of Them. : ' "Roxley committed suicido, you know. Ho lost half of his great for tune in speculation very suddenly" "Yes, and did you hear about bis heir?" - "No. What?" "When be heard be was to receive what was left the sudden Joy drove him hopelessly insane."-Philadelphia Press. s Enfant Terrible. Lisetta-Mamma sends you her lave. Signora Fasauntl, and pray a you, to codie to tea tomorrow. > Signora P.-Has she Invited any one else? . Lisetta-No; mamma said X must Invite you alone because you quarrel .with everybody.-Il Mondo Timor ls tico. Hard to Part. Gunner-Wise men teli us that love is a disease. Guyer-Sort of a lingering disease. Gunner-Why do you call it ?iiger ?Uf?, 4 Guyer-rDid you ever see two lovers kissing good night ?n a doorway?-Chi cago News.? Sot Ber Cholee. Mother (to little daughter)-I am sur prised, Ethel, that you Bhould talk go impertinently to your father. I'm sure you never beard me talk that way to bim. . Ethel-Well, you choosed bim, and I didn't-London Tit-Bits. RnSied tho Price. Applicant-You say you want $14 for your pet goat today 1 Why, you were willing to seil lt for $10 yesterday. ' Lady-I know lt bot since then he nae eaten up $4 worth of my mono gram stationery.-Detroit Free Press. Diplomacy. . . v The Friend -Was Mrs. Hevlwnlte pleased with ber portrait? . ' The Art is t-Oh, yes. I managed j to make lt resemble what she thinks she used to look like.-Brooklyn Life. T?t Inf??t? aoid Ci?ldren, ;};Be^thc ^^^??^ Signature of W^^f/^^ :- .' \V./? .'. / .-.v.- ' *';'v;f v.; -r It tickles a inin almost to death to be taken for aornsbody who is rieb. ^^r^^H iosiits on telling what a good time sho had probably she didn't. m ?) TAT 77* T?T YTTTivr VATT mm JJ.it Al* IV VVXirilN XUU Ml TAKE AS MUCH WATER AS YOU WANT Wi'H YOUR MEALS. It Ia Excellent For ?fae Digestion, It In Claimed. aa Neither Gaatrln Jntt*? Xor Pepnln Work Properly Unleaa Lnrgely Diluted With Water. How much water should we drink and when should wo drluk lt oro ques tions so simple that at first sight their discussion seoras superfluous. One Would naturally answer, "Drink all tho i water you *vlsh when you oro thirsty," hut authorities say, "Drink moro thnu you wish when you aro wot thirsty," for they recommend that a gallon or so bo drunk between meals, which ls moro water than wo need and the very time the ?ystem least demands lt. Us ually wo experience thirst during or directly after eating. Inasmuch as 87 per cent of the wholo body ls water, which ls, of course, be ing used up ?very moment, there is no question that wc should drluk of this element copiously, but it ls a serious question whether wo should refrain from water at meale-the timo wo par ticularly desiro it. There is a class of persons, ever growing more numerous, that believes that whatever is ls wrong. For tho natural and simple they would substi tute tho artificial and complicated. To drluk water whiio or directly after eat ing is a natural Instinct Give a dog his dinner, putting a bowl of water near lt and observe that ho will first eat all he eau and then immediately drink. Wild animals look for a stream after reeding. Cogo birds will stop pecking at seed to peck at water. Chil dren have a perpetual thirst and I have seen babies that, unliko young Oliver, hnvo refused to cat moro when denied water after every few mouth fuls. It ls especially Important that babies be given what water they wish and at tho time they wish it which is usually at table. Tho thinner food is tho more easily and thoroughly is it digested; Ia fact?, lt cannot be digested until lt has been mado liquid by the gastric and' intesti nal juices. Indigestion ls caused often by food that bas not been sufficiently moistened by the digestive secretions. Tbero aro sound physiological rea sons for our craving water with meals. Water la the solvent that constitutes 05 per cent of the gastric juice. Now, wheo one cato a hearty meal and does not drink, the amount of water In the stomach ls not sufficient thoroughly to moisten tho great quantity of food, and this makes digestion difficult On the other hand, when enough water ls Ingested with the food the latter ls well moistened and broken up, tho di gestible particles^ being then readily acted on by tte gastric Julee an2 ?ft?? ward absorbed. Again, when the par tially digested food (chyme) passes into the intestines lt is most Important that it be very moist, particularly as water is constantly absorbed from the chyle Sn the largo Intestina Bad cases of constipation are caused by dry chyle remaining In tho Intestines, where it 6ets up an inflammation that some times proves fatal, dry faeces, of course, resisting peristaltic action. Tho excrement of persona suffering from constipation la always dry and hard and is a potent causa cf appendicitis. . The Idea that water drinking at meals unduly dilutes tho gastric Juice la nnnBAnu'cs!, water being not so pal atable 'that ono is apt to drink more than bis digestive -functions require. As a matter of fact water generally facilitates the digestion of albuminous substances. In this connection Dr. A. Jacobi in his work on "Infant Diet" pogo 67, says: '.In experiments upon digeation of albumen with gastric juice obtained? from the stomach of an?mala lt waa no ticed that after a certain timo the proc ess began to slacken, but was renewed merely'by tho addition of Water. Tho gastric juico became eaturated wi tb tho substance, it had dissolved and ceased to act upon what remained un til lt bad been diluted. In the living stomach this dilution ls of even greater Importance, for Jt permits of the Im mediate absorption ot the substances aolublo In water and which do not re quire the specific action of tho gastric juice." ! Neither tho gastric juico nor pepsin bas any true digestivo action unless they be largely diluted with wa ter. f It goes without Baying that it ls not the food that ls Ingested, but that which Is digested, that does good, and this principle bolds good with water, which is practically a food. Now, when one resists tho perfectly natural desire to drink while eating be may be not thirsty several hours afterward, but he la advised nevertheless to forco himself to drink at that time. But if he drinks then, the water, having ho food to mix with lt, will go through bun, as it were-that ls, it will do no good. The importance of water to the hu man economy may be inferred from the various purposes lt subserves. First, lt softens and dissolve solid foods, thus facilitating their mastica tion* and digestion; second, lt main tains a due bulk of blood and the structures of tho body; third, lt keeps substances in solution or suspension while moving In the body; fourth, lt supplies elementa In the body's chem ical changes; fifth, lt makes easy the . elimination of waste material; sixth, lt discharges superfluous beat by tran spiration through tho skin and by emis sion through other outlets, and, sev enth, lt supplies In a co-aronient form heat to or abstraer? beat from the body. 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O. ?-1 i.J If ?ll Effective Jnne 8,1009. DEPARTURES: 7.27 a. m. No, 22, dally, except Sunday, for McCormick and interme diate stations, arrive McCor mick ll 16a. m. * 4:io p. m. No 6, daily, far Augusta, eta, connecting st Augusta with ali linea diverging, and at McCor mick with C. * W. O. train No. 4 for ureenwood and : Interme diate stations. Arrive Calhoun Falls 6.42 p. m., Augusta 8.80 p. m. f .. ARRIVALS: ? Trains arrive Uni?n Depot Anderson; No. 5, dally, from Augusta, McCormick, Calhouu Falls mid Intermediate stations tlAo m ? w0.21, d-?y, er copt Sunday, from MoOormlCk and in to. mediato sta tions 6.10 p. rn/ ?W. B. S tool Op U. T. A.,^ j Geo. T. Bryan, G. AM Greenville, 8. C. Ernest Williams, ?.P A. Augusta, Ga. R.A.Brand. . Trafilo Manager. Blue Ridge Railroad. EiKiCtlYO Noy, 29,1903. . .WESTBOUND. No. ll (dally)-Leave Belton 8.60 p. m; Anderson 4.16 p. m. ; Pendleton 4.47 p. m. ; Cherry 4.64 p. m. ; beneoa 5.81 pw m ; arrive walhalla 6.65 p. m. No. 0 (daily except Sunday)-Leave . Belton 10.45 a. m.; Anderson 11.07 a. m.| Pendleton 11.82 a. m.; Cherry 11.89 a, m.? arrivo at Seneca 11.57 a.m. No, 6 (Sunday only)-Leave Belton 11.45 a. m.; Anderson 11.07 a. m.; Pe?? dicion 11.82 a. m.; Cherry 11.89 a* 014 Seneca 1.05 p. m.; arrive Walhalla 1,2, , m. ' >?% ; -, : No. 7 (daily eioept Sn nd ay)-Leavo Anderson 10.80 a. m.; Pendleton 10.59 a* m.; Cherry 11.09 a. m.; Seneca 1.05 p. m.; arrive Walhalla 1.40 p. m. No. 3 (daily)-Leave Bolton 0.15 p. nw* arrive Anderson 9.42 p. m. No. 23 (daily except Sua lay)-Leave Belton 9.00 a. m.; arrive Anderson 9.89 am. '* EASBOUND, ; f No. 12 (dally)-Leave Walhalla 8.85 a. ' m.; Seneca 8.58 a. m.; Cheny 9.17 a. m.; Pendleton 9.25 a. m.; Anderson 10.00 av m.; arrive Belton 10.25 a. m. No. 16 (dally except Sunday)-Leave Seneca 2.00 p. m.; Cherry 2.19 p. m.; Pan- ?. dleton 2.20 p. m.; Anderson 810 p. m.; y arrivo Belton 3.85 p. m. f No. C (Sooday only)-Leavo Anderson 8.10 p. m.; arrive Belton S 85 p. m. Nb 8 (daily)-Irteve Walhalla 8.10 pw f m.; Seneca elsi p. m.; Cherry 6.69 p. mw I Pendleton 6.12 p. m.; Anderson 7.80 p. h m.; arrive Belton 7.58 p. m. < No. 24 (daily except Sunday)-Leave Anderson 7.50 a. m.: arrive Belton 8.29 o.m. H. C. BEATTIE, Pres., Greenville, S O ? J. R. ANDERSON, Supt \ Anderson,S. C. \ BO "'EARS* EXPERIENCE ' ? ? lifflie' W$ V^^'-'S'^'y' i.