THREE WOMEN
TESTIFY
To the Merit of LydiaE. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
during Change
cf Life,
Strentor, 111. ? " I e1k.1I always praise
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com[Ei|i,iV!;
;;; ! ; pound wherever I
:v!;. go. It has done mo
c? niPch good at
f'-yBT Change of Life, and
|i;jwU ?> it has also helped my
Mm ^ daughter. It is ono
' J*"*! Sjpjji; of the grandest
||| j'jfJ. " medicines for women
that can be
ImmWw ] ^vlll bought. I shall try
I jSS^Kffljl p^)i i' to induce others to
'If Ar" I I'll I } try it" ?Mrs. J. H.
U 1 Campbell, 206 N.
Second St, W. S., Streator, Illinois.
Philadelphia, Pa. ? "It was at the
'Change of Life' that I turned to Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
using it as a tonic to buihl up my system,
with beneficial results." ? Mrs.
Sara Wayward, 1825 W. Venango St,
(Tioga) Phila., Pa.
San Francisco, Cal.?" I have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for many years whenever I
would feel bad. I have gone through
the Change of Life without any troubles
and thank the Compound for it I recommend
it to young girls and to womcr
of all ages."?Mrs. C. Barrie, 3052
25th St, San Francisco, Cal.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalelled.
If yon want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkhani Medicine Co. (confidential)
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
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Woman and held In strict confidence.
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O. L. HAUL OPTICAL COMPANY
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irauia s'o?"E |ga yE"s Kfnrn
See?
He stopped before a blind peddler
and bought a pencil, putting live
pennies Into the man's hand.
"How do you know these are cents
I're given you?" asked the purchaser.
"Well, Hlr, I can distinguish the
touch of cents by my sense of touch,"
was the blind man's prompt reply.
Cautious Porter.
"So you gave up your Job at the
depot?"
"Yes, suh. 1 ain't llftln' no mo' suit
cases. When dem mllita'nt Huffragettes
Is so busy dar aln* no telllu'
which of 'em is korryln' wardrobe an'
which Is korryin' dynamite."
Had to R- C_, j.ui.
*oiu man who had led a sinful life
was dying, and ljjs wife sent for a
nearby preacher to pray with him.
The preacher spent cine praying
nnd and finally the old
man said: "What do you want mo to
?io, parson ?"
"Renounce the devil! Renounce the
devil!" replied the preacher.
"Well, hut parson." protested the
dying man. "I ain't in position to make
any enemies."
Too Successful.
Quizzer?What's the matter, old
man? You look worried.
Sizzer? I have cause to. 1 hired a
man to trnce my pedigree.
Quiver Well, what's the trouble?
Hasn't he been successful?
Sizzer?Successful! .1 should say
ho has! I'm paying him hush money!
"
What are
Post
Toasties?
Thin wafery bit? of choice
Indian Corn ? perfectly
I t 1 ?
cooked; delicately flavoured;
then toasted to an appetizing
golden brown, and packed in
tightly sealed packages without
being touched by hand.
"Toasties" are for breakfast
or any other meal?served
direct from package with
cream or milk, and a sprinkling
of sugar.
Post Toastiea are convenient,
save a lot of time and
please the palate immensely I
But after all, a trial is the
best answer.
Grocers everywhere sell
? . Post Toasties
TERMS OFTHE WILL
By GEORGE MUNSON. ,
The news of Uncle Will's death was ,
a great shock to me. I read it in the ,
morning papers, lie was among the
killed in the accident on the Pacilic (
South-Central railway. The train had
left the tracks while traveliug along
the bank of the Juby river in Colorado,
and five Ars had plunged be- ,
neath the swirling torrent. There ,
was no possibility of rescuing any- ,
one; the death of all the occupants |
bad been immediate.
Uncle Will muBt have hud a pre- (
sentiment of his death, because, an (
hour before leaving his office on the ,
way west, where ho had to attend a ,
conference on some one of those national
movements in which he was t
always interested. He had dictated
a new will to his stenographer, .Miss
Clarke. .Miss Clarke had typewritten (
it and two of the clerks had witnessed
his signature. {
The relatives were summoned to
meet at the house of Mr. Brewster, j
the family lawyer. Brewster smiled f
when he saw me and Marjorie enter. .
"I wish you luck, my dear, fellc... ^
he whispered, before the formalities f
began. j
1 had always been a prime favorite (
of Uncle Will. He had left me a good ,
round sum, I was sure. If he had died (
the year before I should not have ]
been so sure, because he was deeply (
mortified when Anne Claridge and I
broke our engagement. It was Anne (
who wanted to be free, but of course ,
Uncle Will, in his pigheaded way, j
hud thought I was to blante. He had
always been fond of Anne. Even ,
after Anne married Jim Thornton, a |
month later?which ought to have j
shown Uncle Will where the blame j
lay?he was suspicious of me.
"A man who breaks an engagement j
to a girl wants a lot of justification," ,
be said to me. ,
I couldn't persuade him that 1 had
wanted to marry Anne. I believe he ,
cut me out of his will about then. ,
However, after I had discovered that ,
Marjorie was the only girl I could
ever love, and had Introduced her to
Uncle Will, I got back into his good ,
graces. He was still a little dubious ,
r?i ??? ';
3 Iflf;
i i
[) H'
B;gan to Drone Out the Terms of the
Will.
about my conrtancy, but he confided
to bo that Marjorie had Anne "skinned."
"And, my dear boy, if you break
that girl's heart I'll not leave you a
stiver," be said to me, over the walnuts.
How that amused Marjorie and myself!
We were to be married the
week after Uncle Will's return, ami
nothing could have separated us.
.Mr. llrewster began to drone out
the terms of the will, and you can bo
sure everybody pricked up his curs.
Uncle Will had left some good round
legacies, but I knew there was plenty
left. At last I heard my name.
"To my dear nephew, Oliver Curtis,"
the lawyer read, "I leave the sum
of forty thousand dollars, on condition
that"?he hesitated and then 1
read with loud emphasis?"on condiHon
fhnt ho lno m? ?
..w.i v ...* V (IV ivai CO mill jvm iu r 1?'iu iui !
the period of one year Immediately i
following upon his marriage to her, <
and to be paid to him upon the ex- i
plrancy of one year after the celebration
of such marriage."
Marjorie and i looked at each other j
in amazement. Leave Marjorie!
The room was in confusion. Marjorie
ha<l fainted!
As for Mr. Brewster, he was as
much upset as anybody. I
"It's positively inhuman." he exclaimed.
"It's contrary to public
morals! You can have the will annulled.
Mr. Cuitls. Why, he?he?did
you ever know your uncle to drink,
Oliver?"
"Not so that you could notice It," I
answered.
i"Then he must have been mad," he
said. "My boy, you can have the will
annulled."
"I'm with you there!" exclaimed
Penton Jones, another nephew of the
old man's, though, I am happy to say,
no cousin of mine. "I'll back you,
my boy. It's barbarous, monstrous!"
I felt a kindly feeling for Penton
Jones for the first time. It was not
until the next day that It occurred to
me that. If the will was broken. Jones
and I would Inherit an equal sum as
#
Letter and Money in Unsealed Envelope Intact
^^ASHINGTON.?The pcstofflce department la very careful not to allow
shouted. "I wasn't in those cars. 1
md gone back to the observation car.
it was another man they thought was
1. I-I?"
I couldn't help congratulating him,
jut my tace was as sour as Mr. Brewster's,
even if I had just got marrled.
"What's the mntter, Oliver?" he
cried. "You're not. sorry your old
jade's alive and cheated you out of
your legacy for a year or two, are
you ?"
"Uncle Will," I answered, "did you
suppose I would touch a penny of
your rotten money? Not even if I
could have got it by breaking the
will."
"It was inhuman!" cried Marjorie.
"It was not professional!" said Mr.
Rrewster severely. "To make it conditional
tlint he should leave his bride
for a year?"
"T>'ave her!*' shouted Uncle Will.
'What do you mean? I said 'love
Her.' Didn't you take it down in your
sotes as 'love,' Miss Clarke?"
Miss Clarke clapped her hands to
lier head and went down in a dead
Taint upon the sidewalk.
(Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.)
PERFUMED AIR IN A HOTEL
^bout the Limit Even in This Ago
That la Unrivaled In Its
Luxury.
The "ultra" of scientific hotel aczemmodations
has reached Los Angeles.
Soon guests of the Hotel Alextndria
will not breathe the ordinary
tir which circulates the Mghways and
ay ways.
No. indeed, monsieur and nmdamo
oust be made comfortable; therefore,
the dining salons and foyers of this
lotel will be equipped n ith perfumed
lir.
And to make this innovation in the
liotel business even more complete
the orders which reach the nostrils
>f Alexandria guests will vary with
he seasons.
For instance, according to Manager
3. J. Whit more, spring will announce
tself to the city dweller who never
risits the byways by a delicate aroma
)f violet; .a little later the scent will
hange, and the delicate "parfum" of
the orange blossom will be de riguer.
With autumn will come the Indinn
summery fragrance of pine needles?
the virgin forest. With winter, because
this is southern. California,
roses.
Exhaust fans which pump in cool
tir through a rainstorm of scented
waters will make this possible. All
grill and the banquet hall invisible
supply fans will constantly keep a
new current of perfumed air in circulation
among the diners and loungers.
Should monsieur wish to give a little
dinner in a private dining-room
\nd have a fancy for tho scent of lavender.
then it will bo supplied to him
throughout tho meal.
"It is our object," said Mr. Whltmore,
"to give our guests the most
munviivc cUVltUIllUCIll. AllUr Vttrtful
consideration we find that the perfumed
air for our dining-rooms will
be a pleasing touch for all those who
wish to enjoy It. The only danger,
of course, would be in overdoing the
thing. None would want to take ?
meal In a salon saturated with th?
odor of orange blossoms, for exam
pie. Our tinctures aro to be delicate
however. The perfumes will givo a
natural aroma; no more."?Los Angeles
Examiner.
Must Be Simple.
In a registration booth in San Fran*
cisco an old negro woman had just finished
registering for the first time.
"Am you shore," she asked the
clerk, "dat Ise done all I has to do?"
"Quite sure," replied the clerk, "you
seef. It's very simple."
"I'd ought to knowed It." said the
old woman. "If those fool men folks
been doing it all dese years, I might a
knowed It was a powerful simple pro
cess."?Life.
next or km, together with several
other nephews and nieces. That
meant that instead of his own paltry
thousand dollars .'ones would receive
nine thousand seven hundred
and five. No wonder Jones was sym- !
pathetic!
"The old wretch!" said Marjorio
to me as we talked the situation over
that night. "What are you going to
Jo about it, Oliver?"
"Why, I?I'm going to marry you,
of course. Marjorie," I answered.
"And leave me?" questioned Mar
jorie quickly.
"Not on Uncle Will's life," I answered.
"Marjy, dear, let's get mur
riea anyway, ana we'll let me will
stand, far our part, and turn the tattles
on Jones."
It was hard to sacrifice the nine
thousand odd that would have co no
to us. but we felt that after the way
he old wretch had behaved we didn't
.vant to touch a penny of his n oney.
"Let's get married next w ek," 1
taid.
"All right," said Marjorie
"How would Monday su ? you?" I
continued.
"All?all right, Olive- dear," she
inswered.
And Monday it * as. You know,
lowever much man may love a
;irl, fortv .misand dollars looks
-ed while 1 knew I wouldn't
rleld, I wanted to get our honeymoon
darted, so that the legacy could be
rretrievably lost. And when we came
>ut of the church together, man and
tvlfe, with Mr. llrewster and Miss
"larke smiling at us and wishing us
uck, I felt that 1 didn't care a snap
or Uncle Will's legacy.
And Uncle Will met us at the
ihurcli door, and he was more agiated
than I had ever seen him in his
lfe.
"It's all f? mislsiltP nilvor" Vio
?? iiiiuniiuuon to ifUK out auout mo inside workings of Its offices, but the
other day It became known that one of the most remarkable cases of Inm
esty that han ewer happened in the history of
THIS IS ^ \ ? the department occurred in Baltimore.
REAL A woman who is employed by 0110 of tho
hoiiE STy r >largo department stores In that city has a
' daughter at school in a Catholic convent in
Plainlield. N. J. Recently she wrote her daughrf\
/ tor a letter and s? aled it m an envelope She
>)! valso wrote at the same time to the mother
superior of the convent and inclosed $?'>0 in
!/ bills. She failed to seal the latter. The money
Jl Km A was loese In the envelope and could be plainly
IlliH w seen. It was the woman's Intention to mail
ft Si r her daughter's letter and then to purchase a
tV/AjAv^Yi money order with the $t>0 she had placed In
the envelope addressed to the mother superior.
At the corner of Charles and Lexington stre?ts
~r? she dropped the money In a letter box. She did
not discover her mistake for severnl hours, but when she did she at once r.otllled
the oflicials at the |>osto(fice. A telegram was sent to the postmaster
at IMulnfleld. N. J., to look out for the letter, as it could not be found in the
Baltimore office. On Thursday a telegram was received in reply stating that
the letter had passed through the postoRice at Plainfleld and had been
delivered to the mother superior of the convent and that all the money was
in the envelope when it was received.
The woman and the members of the firm where she is employed could
not say too much in praise of the honesty of the postotlice department. It
wns j>erhaps the first time in the history of the department where a letter
had been dropped in a box on the street unsealed with money in >u11 view
and delivered intact. The letter was collected from the street l>ox by an
employe of the Baltimore postollice. It wr.e handled by several men when
it reached the postofllce and when it reached Plainfleld it was again handled
by several employes of the postotlice in that city and delivered by a letter
carrier Every man who handled the letter could not help seeing the money,
aed yet it reached its destination.
Dearth of Small Bills and Silver Dollars
TIERE'S a great scarcity of dollar bills, and even a greater void In the
matter of silver dollars. To that large part of our population that will
not be called upon to pay any Income tax litis information may lack the element
of novelty. The scarcity of the forms ., ^ ,
of money named does not afTect the average nllEY REYtklL" GREAT
man as seriously as it does the banks of the Always SCARCITY
country, south and west, where there is urgent SCARCE OOllAR
demand for the smull bills?ones, twos and wn ME \'? GlLL^
fives, and the big silver simoluons. t 7"
in tneir trouoie ine Danas nave appealed to t 1
Uncle Sam and his representatives in the Unit- Tu
ed States treasury. But even your Uncle Sam
uel i? shy on silver and the small bills, though ^ ''
actually rolling In wealth in gold coin and Jffjyi*
gold bills. nt.fg L3 *Z3 ~
It has come to that stage where a banker ^v?^ ?^*0
might send over $100,000 in $20 gold certitlcates
and request Treasurer Burke or some of ^Wf///fllb
his assistants to turn over $100,000 in ones, 0
twos and fives of silver certificate?, and the W?^
messenger would have to carry back the big wad of gold certificates, for he
would be turned down fiat by the treasurer.
In the currency trust funds, the general fund, etc., there are stored $491.730,000
in silver dollars, but the only way to make an Inroad on this immense
fund is to present silver certificate? for redemption, or to offer an equal
amount of silver certificates partially destroyed, soiled, etc., the reason being
that the millions of silver dollars are covered by jiaper silver certificates for
an equal amount.
The coining of silver dollars was stopped by the act of 1904. People
in the east do not care particularly, but out west specie payment is still
exacted and down south the big dollars are wanted for paying laborers, who
demand them, knowing that they are not counterfeits; that they "feel
good," and "will not burn up. if placed under the cabin floor and the cabin
Duma down."
Just a Few of the Troubles of Office Seekers
NO ONE in the world knows the troubles of the office seekers better than
Joseph Tumulty, the secretary for the president." While every congressman
has the woes of several hundrtd. or jxjeslbly thousand, office seeking
constituents on his mind, each of the leglala|]
I|Y? wORk?D\ tors takes the problems to the White House,
1?NiihT Aft' where they nro dumped in landslide fashion
a"?0*1 M wJtl ?" ,l10 head ?f Mr. Tumulty, who. there.
$) i ,*/rt - for?. pet? the griefs of a nation of unsatistled
P?lhiciane.
>,He was sitting in his bright and attractive
LjSRi Vfr CTr N *M|^y office, which overlooks the south lawn of the
White House as it slopes gently toward the
-ypag -Washington monument one day, and there en
tered a Democrat of long experience. He una
a congressman who is knowui to he as iminov
.?^/x-uiisjl^eMr u^'e 'n his democratic principles as the foundatlons
of the Capitol itsplf.
^"Ho came directly toward me." explained
Mr. Tumulty to Tom Dense, who was Wood*
row Wilson's publicity man In the campaign,
"and there were not only tears in his eyes, but they permeated his voice as
well.
" "Joe," he said, "here I have worked night and day to get Jobs for several
hundred of my constituents, and the best I have been able to land up
tc date are four measly little postmaster Jobs. And now when 1 get thern
all appointed along comes A1 Burleson, the postmaster general, who wasn't
anything but a representative in congress, the same as 1 am, and he sends
me a note asking me to specify that these men nre of good moral character.
Now, what'B moral character to do with a postmaster? Didn't they have
enough moral character to vote for Wood row Wilson? I tell you. Joe, the
country's going to the dogs."
t
Uncle Sam Buying Lots of Washington Property
UNCLE SAM owns a saloon In Washington. Let It be said 1n haste. Inst
tremors be caused, that he will get rid of it quickly.
He 1b not paying a license fee. mixing drinks nor giving hie nephews a
shove along the downward path. Uncle Sam ^ (|( ^
bought a lot of property In order to make room 11 -H I \ ILL soon
for a new building for the state department, ft, ? 77/
and the saloon happened to be Included In the / Qttj TUNC,
purchase. I_ ' / /N\
By the way. the saloon which Uncle Sam
bought was quite a noted one In Its day, hav- ^x"1
Ing been the gathering place of men of note ^ \
In national afTalrs for a good many yeara. It
has been known as the saloon of mild drink- v
ing and mild manners, with more of a flow of - ,
soul than of bowl. IL^?rJ.
It will paaa. however, and In Its place will iJi* 1 ' VljA
rise a marble palace, where future secretaries llllil
of state will sit to recommend men for office
and Incidentally to decide the fate of nations. -y ^ i\x f
The new structure of the state sill rise on *W*** w"
ground just back from Pennsylvania avenue on the north and fifteenth street
on the west, diagonally across from the treasury department.
By and by Uncle Sam Intends to buy all the buildings >n the south
side of the avenue, thus to make a park encumbered with nothing but publlo
structures and which will extend ultimately from a point on tbo river sear
Georgetown straight through to the capUoL
isTt ^
PP ' - ^7" - j
WOULD ALMOST
FALLASLEEP
During Ordinary Conversation,
and Became Breathless After
First Few Words.
Wefthoff, Texas.?Mrs. Evle L>.
Powell, of this town, authorizes the
'ollowing for publication: "I had ter-,
ribly nervous, trembling, and smothcriug
spells, and became so weak, I
could hardly get around. Would almost
fall asleep during a common conversation.
and became breathless after
the first dozen words.
I thought 1 had lung trouble, but
found it was all caused from womanly
weakness.
1 then commenced using Cardui. the
woman's tonic, and the first bottle
gave me relief. Am now feeling fine,
and just as wide awake, and as lively
as anyone.
I know I would have been a wreck
had it not been for Cardui, and I do
not think enough Can be said in favor
of this great woman's medicine. I
gained more strength from one bottle
than anything else I ever tried. 1 recommend
it to all women or girls who
are without the glow of health on
their cheeks." 9
These nervous, trembly, smothering
spells, which Mrs. Powell describes,
are very common symptoms of worn
anly trouble, and should be given the
proper treatment to prevent a general
breakdown.
For over fifty years. Cardui, the
woman's tonic, has been building up
weak, nervous women to strength and
health. It will do the same for you, if
given a fair trial.
Get a bottle of Cardui today.
N. B.? Writt to- ChattanooRa Medicine Co..
Ladies' Advisory Dept.. ChattanooRa. Tenn.. for
.V.v. i'.i//n<fru. fmns on your case and M-p.iRe book,
"Home Treatment for Women," sent in pl.tin
wrapper. Adv.
Girls . houid remember that the ability
to toast marsliinallows does not
make a good eook of any one.
! ?
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism and al
kinds of aches and pains?Neuralgia
Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Hruises, Cuts,
Old Sores. Hums, etc. Antiseptic
Anodyne. Price 25c.?Adv.
The man who marries for money
often awakens to find that he is not
boss of the domestic domain.
i
_lrs.Wlualow's Soothiutr Syrup for Children
.oetbinic, HoficuR the RtitnH, reduces Inf. aunna.lou.allaj
h palu,cures wiud coiic^&c a bollleJUt
Talk isn't as cheap as it used to be
before the limited telephone conversation
was invented.
For crushed finger thoroughly apply
Hanford's Uulsam. Adv.
That's So.
Hix?Somehow 1 have no luck at. all.
Dix?Why, man alive, that's luck.
You might have bad luck, you know.
Jealous.
"Is she very jealous?"
"1 should say she is. She even
hates the women she sees with her
Mrgt. ?l>etroit Hree Press.
Who Was Sick?
"1 calh d a doctor last night."
. nyboffy sick?"
. . was when he saw the hand
1 .. '. iiiningham Age-Herald.
Liasoy Pleased.
'Mr*, ltrown has the kleptcrr.r.na."
"Indeed; what is she taking for It?"
"Anything that looks good to her."
Then He Escaped.
11 D WUIIUUO, DU1U P! UW U, UUW
coming events cast their shadows before
them. I'll wager a fiver none
of you gentlemen can guess what was
the last tiling played on the organ at
the time of the lire."
"'The I^ost Chord,'" suggested
Smith.
Brown shook his head.
" Hies Irae," " said the classical
gentleman.
Brown shook his head again.
"What was it, then?" asked the
practical member.
Brown got up, reached for his hat,
and went to the door. Then he replied:
"The hose!" i
FULLY NOURISHED
Grape-Nuts a Perfectly Balanced Food.
No chemist's analysis of Grape-Nuts
can begin to show the real value of
the food?the practical value as shown
by personal experience.
It is a food that is perfectly balanced,
supplies the needed elements
for both brain and body in all stages
of life from the infant, through the
strenuous times of active middle life,
and Is a comfort and support In old
age.
"For two years I have used GrapeNuts
with milk and a little cream, for
breakfast. I am comfortably hungry
| for my dinner at noon.
"I uee little meat, plenty of vegetables
and fruit. In season, for the
noon meal, and If tired at tea time,
take Grape-Nuts alone and feel per!
fectly nourished.
"Nervo and brain power and memory
are much Improved since using
Grape-Nuts. I am over sixty and weigh
J55 lbs. My son and husband Beelng
how I had Improved are now using
Grape-Nuts.
"My son, who Is a traveling man,
eats nothing for breakfast but GrapeNuts
and a glass of milk. An aunt,
over 70, seems fully nourished on
Grape-Nuts and cream." "There's a
Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellvllle," In pkpa.
Errr read the above letterT A sew ,
oae appears from time to time. They
are areaalae. tree, aad fall of w
latere# t.
1