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r. . ? w b. i???????? ? mama mwjui W |**S*| iTfvTfN HI An Assiste te^MCl ?55P, bm ' - ?my SHADOW fell across An^ drew Barton's desk. He 7f looked up. A man had enxjL tered his room and was standing by one of the windows intently regarding him. Andrew turned a little farther in his desk chair and looked at the man. lie was stout and below the medium height. lie might have been forty-live. There was no trace of gray 11& in either his coarse black hair or his short black beard. His face was flushed and his steely blue eyes glittered with the intentness of his glance. "Do you wish to see me'r" Andrew asked. "Yes,'' said the stranger. His voice was low and deep, and Andrew fancied there was a peculiar accent to it. "And now that I've seen you I want to talk to you." "Sit here," said Andrew, and pointed to a chair beside the desk. The stranger shook his head. "Vn " ho cni<l "Whnt T hnvo to snv ..V, ? ? . can be better said standing.*' "Very -well," said Andrew, and turned so he could face bis visitor. "My name Is Rawdou," said tbe stranger, "James Rawdon." lie paused and looked bard at Andrew. "I'm tbe father of Anna Rawdon." Andrew's f3ce slightly flushed. He put out his hand. ' "Glad to meet you, Mr. Rawdon," he said. Tbe stranger waved aside the proffered band. "That's as it may be," be muttered. "We'll lind out how glad you are a little later on." Andrew stared at him. . V "Explain yourself," be said. "All in good time," returned tbe stranger. He stepped to tbe outer door and turned tbe key. "Now we can have tbe little affair quite to ourselves," he muttered, as be met Andrew's astonished gaze. "It isn't going to take long?unless you drag it out. X- 1 _ 4 T> ? ,1 ?:?? ' iAU W, \\ UU 15 AUUU UUWUU11; Andrew's momentary anger at the man's act and the man's tone vanished. He would liumor this singular visitor. "Miss Rawdon is one of the stenog- ; raphers of my office," he replied. "She is an unusually capable and intelligent young woman. I assure you that both her services and her personality are : highly esteemed." "Fair words," said the stranger, "fair words?and easy said. And now who am I?" "You have just told me that you are Miss Rawdon's father." The stronger nodded. "True," he said. "And that is all you know of me?" "That is all," Andrew replied. _ "Perhaps it's all that's creditable," said the stranger. "I was the black ' sheep of my family, and a very respectable family it is ?though I'm the last man on earth to boast of such things. I'm English, as you see, and an Eng- 1 ^ iishman whose prejudices are bitter is : not a pleasant sort of fellow, rm an advanced Socialist and a kicker against '' the established order of things. I've 1 had a good education, too, though I 5 never made any good use of It. The ! class I fouud myself in?or rather that I sought?was not a class to develop a mail's intellect. It develepod my gift of gab,- however, and that made me a leader among them. Perhaps it was a bad thing for me, yet I'll not admit mat me cause is Daa. Anyway, goou or bad, I'm tied up to it." He looked at ? o. Andrew, arid bis frown deepened. "You have no sympathy with the cause, have you? What is your fellow man to you? You can't see anything beyond 1 your bank account" \ "You are wrong there," said Andrew, and his face showed no resentment. "I take a lively interest in my fellow J men."- i The stranger's face cleared. "I'm just what I am," he said, "no i better, nor worse. Anyway, I'm too old to want to change. Oh, I know that I have been a drag on my family. My daughter would have been a lady if she had had a less selfish father. : - There was nothing too good'for her < while her mother lived. Her mother was a lady, if ever there was one. God knows why she married me. But she kept things straight, and she kept I me straight, and there was nothing she wasn't ready to do for our girl. And now that she's gone"?he suddenly passed his hand across his forehead? . "why, things are all at sixes and sevens. I left my work, I went back to the old associates and the old club, and ; my daughter' had to go out and earn her own living. Understand* me, I'm not an idler, I'm an agitator. I'd rather talk than eat. Some day. maybe. I'll show I can fight, too." He paused abruptly and stared at Andrew. "Curse me," he suddenly cried, "If I'm not reeling off a lot of cheap guff about myself. That's like me. I come here to have a reckoning with you, and before I know it-I'm talking about myself." He stopped short and ad- < vanced a little nearer. "Well, there's one good thing gained. You can easily see' that my girl's not a bit like her father. She's her mother over again, and no one knows it better than I know it. And she's very dear to me. She's so dear to me that if any man as much as gave her an evil look I'd kill him in his tracks. Do you understand that, Mr. Andrew Barton?" _ His eyes glittered. His attitude was menacing. "I think I understand you," said Andrew quietly. The man nodded slowly. He drew back a little and passed, his hand across his forehead. "My dead wife gave Anna into my keeping," he said. "I have neglected her, but there are limits to this neglect. T nm ltnt* notnvol hov Ho. A UUi UVli 4-114 11*4.14* 1/4 mv*. V*V fender?her avenger, if need be." Andrew regarded him steadily. "There can be no disputing this," he said. "But you came here to tell me something else." "Yes," said the older man. "And yet that's a part of it, too." He paused a moment. "I find it hard, glib as I am, ; to explain further. Let me begin by saying that I am the natural enemy of every man who absorbs an undue share of the wealth of the nation. I look upon a rich man as a dangerous parasite. I ascribe bad motives to < hiiu. I give him no credit for charity, for honesty of purpose, for unselfishness. This is a part of my creed. I think the worst of these gilded pests of society until I know them better?and then I misdoubt my leniency. You are a prospering man, Andrew Barton V" "Yes. I have no cause to complain." "You are building up a great business V" I1 I- m ? ?ae < _____ sibjgiok ;d Wooing pi ? gi9i0iqn "It is increasing rapidly." "You will become a rich man?" "If all goes well." The older man glowered at the younger. "I will admit that men speak well of you," he said. "They tell me you were a boy of the streets and the only support of an invalid mother. That's good. And you have an honost face. That counts for something. But your money is against you." "Come, come," said Andrew, a little sharply, "what is it you really wish to say to me? I have listened patiently to your strange remarks. Make yourself clearer and let us get to the point." "I will." said the older man. lie spoke hurriedly. Then he leaned a little forward and looked into An urew s eyes. nai is rut-re, m* siuwly asked, "between you and my Anna?" Andrew started and flushed. But the gaze that met the older man's did not flinch. ? "There, is nothing," he said. "What do you mean?" "You have made love to her?" "No." "You have led her to believe that you cared for her?" "No." "You have let your money blind you to the fact that those who take their wages at your hands have souls mid hearts, and feeling mayhap even more sensitive than your own?" "That is false and idle talk. Why do you come here and accuse me of these things?" "Your face is an honest one and your | voice has an honest ring. But how can I believe you?" "Come, come," cried Andrew," enough of this. Tell me at once what it is that | prompts you to make these accusations." The older man bowed his head. "My poor Anna," lie said. "She came home last night looking sore distressed. 'What is it, my girl?' I asked. She told i me she must quit her place. I asked why. She said it was distasteful to her, but I could see she was holding something back. Ts the master not kind?* I asked. She said he was always kind. And when she said it she looked so troubled that I blurted out of J a sudden, 'Is it because you love liimV And with that she gave me a quick look from her brown eyes?they are so ; like her dead mother's?and burst into 5 tears. I said no more, but I kept up a ' lot of thinking. Then I made np my 1 mind to see you and have it out with you?and I'm here with a mind that's ] torn with doubts and a heart that calls ; for revenge." His voice had been ' raised a little, but it suddenly dropped. 1 "I was going away," he said, "across 1 to the old country. They have sent ( for me." They need me. I wanted to ' see ray Anna settled in a good home, j the wife of a good man. I'm no companion for her. She could not go with 1 me. I cannot leave her unprotected. '* But she would have naught to do with ( any man I might choose for her. And i now I feel her peace of mind is gone, 1 ind her happiness is gone." He paused J ind his eyes again sought Andrew's. ' 1 "And you blame me?" ; "I cannot help but blame you." ] "Yet I tell you I am innccei f." ! "Prove it" ! "How can I?" "You must." i Andrew looked at the dark face be- 1 fore him and was silent a moment J Then he suddenly flushed. 1 "There is a way," he said. "Step into 1 this storeroom here and leave the door < ajar. I want you to hear all that is 5 said. But, understand, you are not to 1 interrupt." : The older man looked at him doubtfully. Then he slowly stepped to the 1 storeroom door and opened it. "Don't forget that I am here," he * said. "I will not forget." The man disappeared as Andrew ' went to the outer door and unlocked : It. Then he returned to his desk and struck a bell. A boy appeared in the doorway. 1 "Request Miss Rawdon to come 1 here." ^ The girl appeared a moment later. ! She paused on the threshold. "Yes," said Andrew, as he turned ' from his desk. "I wanted you, Miss 1 Rawdon. Sit here, please." She came forward with her tablet 5 and pencil and took the clialr by his 1 desk. Andrew gave her a quick glance. She was pale. And somehow the pallor became her. "Miss Rawdon," said Andrew, "are 1 you quite satisfied with your position 1 here?" She gave a little start and a dull red flushed her cheeks. ! "I have 110 reason to complain," she ' answered. .. 1 Andrew hesitated. "For some timo I liave thought of asking you to give up your place," he * asked. 1 "I am ready to leave at any mo- ; ment," she quickly remarked. "Wait, please," he said. "I wanted ' you to leave because I meant to offer j you what I hoped you would consider a better position." She looked at him with startled ex- 1 pression. "I have hesitated," he went on, **be- ( cause I wished you to know me better 1 first. You have really had no chance 1 to get acquainted with me. I am i afraid you regard me as a mere money ' grubber. You had no reason to sup- 1 pose there were any tender qualities in my make-up. And yet I want you to know that you attracted me the ' very first day you came into my etn- ' ploy. That attraction has grown' 1 stronger and deeper. It has been a great pleasure to know that you were within call, and I dreaded to speak the words that might part us. But this morning I saw my error. I saw that ' it was better to put the matter to the ! test and learn my fate. I say this to ; you because I want to excuse my ab- ' T om r> Af foo+ful T o i>i onlr I uyuicco. 1 UULI IZVl UIVIJ.U1# A ULU \J LilJ practical?and I love you. Will you be my wife?" The girl had been regarding him with a troubled look. The hand that held i the tablet trembled. Then her gaze 1 was suddenly averted and a rosy flush s crept across her pale face. i "Your wife," she murmured. 1 "Yes, my wife." i There was bewilderment in her eyes as she slowly raised them to his face. < "But I never dreamed you cared for 1 me." < "I fancy," laughed Andrew, "that 1 I have been repressing my natural emo- i tions too lowg. But I'll promise tc 1 make amends. In the meantime my I Question goes unanswered." i She hesitated. Then she shook her head, and the tears tilled her eyes. "My father would never consent," she murmured. "Your father?" "Yes; you do not know him. He? he has very strange ideas, lie?oh, it is impossible." "Wait, dear, I have seen you? father." "You have seen my father?" She gasped ns she said it. "Y'es. Indeed lie is r.ot so terrible. You see, I made up my mind to snj to him boldly, 'Mr. Rawdon, I lovf. your daughter. Will you give her to me?'" lie raised his voice a little at these words. "Did you say that to my father?" she gasped again. ' "I said it to him." "And he?what did he say?" Andrew suddenly smiled. "Well, he said quite enough to convince me that I had nothing to feai in that quarter. There?the only obstacle has gone. Is it yes, Anna?" She drooped a little, . "It is yes," she softly answered. lie caught the trembling hand that held the tablet and pressed it to liis lins "You make m<> a very happy man," ho murmured. "There. now*, go back to your desk and gather up your belongings and collect what is due you from the cashier. You are discharged. If anybody asks you why you are going, tell them you have accepted a half interest in the Dayton Manuafcthring Company. To-night yon may expect me at your home. And toll your father to have his consent and his blessing ready. Good-by until this evening.'* "Good^by." the girl murmured as she hurried out. Andrew looked toward the door of the storeroom. "The coast is clear." he called. The door was pushed open and Rawdon appeared. He came up to Andrewami put out his hand. His look had softened. The hand he extended slightly trembled. "It's all right," he said, "it's all right." lie choked a little. "I know you'll be good to her. The money can't hurt my Anna. And now* I'll gel out of the way as soon as I cam" Andrew smiled. "There was a way to find the proof-," lie said. nodded the older man. "Tb* best way of all." He grasped Andrew's haud again and was gene.?AY. R. Rose, In Cleveland Plain Dealer. LONGFELLOW AND HOLMES, [nterestlag Trails of ilio Two American Authors. o/\r\ In I'AO a f Trill Ah V1H? ilL ICi ItiJOll iU llic ,iuuo ui ...j.v..i [ am writing, relates J. T. Trowbridge in Atlantic Monthly, I chanced to call upon Mr. I.ongfcllow just after he hac received a visit from Dr. Holmes. "What a delightful man he is!'* sale [ie. "But he has left me, as he generally does, with a headache." When 1 inquired the cause, he replied? "The movement of his mind Is so much more rapid than mine that I often find h lifiicult to follow him, and if I keep ip the strain for a length of time a i Headache is the penalty." Every one who knew the AutOcrai must have been impressed by this trail i scribed to him by LongfelloW?I In extraordinary rapidity ot bis menta*, processes, Not that he talked fast out that bis turns of thought were surprisingly bright and quick, and ofiei nade with a kind of scientific precision igreeably in contfj|gt with the loose aess of statement commonly charac Arising those who speak volubly and hint fast. Lougfellow had a fund of quiet liumoi n relating traditions connected Witt :be old house, one of which commemo ratccl ail occasion wnen n asumgioi tvas said to have indulged in the laugh ter so rare xviih liiin. It was wher General Putnam brought to headquarters an old woman taken as a spy. tvliom he carried, reluctant anc struggling, on his back, into the houst -a sight which proved too much foi [he gravity even of the Father of His Country. . . . After the ladies (sonic Granger callers) were gone I askec Mr. Longfellow if sucn visits were no; sometimes a bore to him. "Yes," 1h raid, "if the comers are pretentious 01 shallow-minded; then I make as quiet tvork with them as courtesy will al low.- But these were sincere persons ind I am glad to have afforded them 2 pleasure which was evidently so mac! to them, and which they will remembei ill their lives." His conversation was. simple anc easy, and often enlivened by a genia! pleasantry, to me more welcome thar Lhe wit that keeps the listener toe much alert. I never heard him make a pun. producing Cold Artificially. The production of cold by artificial means began in the warmer climates, especially in India. China and Egypt? where ice and snow were not available. It was early discovered that porous receptacles would keep the contents cooler than non-porous. In Egypt and East India the vessels containing the water to be frozen were covered ivith stalks of corn or sugar cane. References are found fn tbe works of many ancient authors indicating that some of the principles of artificial refrigeration were understood by the Greeks and practiced by tliem in cooling water aiul various other drinks. The Egyptians were accustomed to allow jars of boiling water to remain on the roofs over night, and in the morning moisten them with water on the DUtside, bind them with grass or plants, and put them in trenches. The discovery of the principle that hot water exposed to the air is susceptible of great er evaporation than cold is generally ascribed to Nero, although Aristotle relates that, if it was desired to cool water suddenly, it was customary tc pxpose it first to the sun's rays. It is believed that saltpeter for refrigerating purposes was first used by the Italians in 1350. The liquid to be cooled was put into a little-necked bottle, whicfc was immersed in a receptacle filled with cold water. Saltpeter was ther added to the water of the outer vessel, and the bottle containing the liquid to be cooled was twirled around on its axis like a modern ice cream freezer. ?New York Post. Overflow of Lava. The overflow of lava from volcanoes is tremendous in some instances, a#d the amount that is deposited ever the ?ides of the mountains and poured into the valleys is almost beyond comprehension. At first the lava spouts up into the air to a considerable height and then pours slowly ever the edge af the crater in an apparently inexhaustible stream. In the ereuptior. af Manna Loa in 1832 the lava which burst out of the base of the mountain into the sea formed a wave from 200 ;o 700 feet in height and 100C feet jroad that overwhelmed everything in lU way. 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IT bill has been introduced in the /\ House o? Representatives of l the United States providing <?" for the establishment of a Bureau of Public Roads to take charge of tlie survey, planning and construction of good roads, outside the limits of cities and incorporated towns or villages. which may be petitioned for by the authorities in any political division cf any State. It is proposed to appropriate ?75,000 for the maintenance of the office and ?20.000,000 for the construction of the roads. The limitations are that the National Government shall pay one-half the cost of a road and the locality the other half?this half being divided between State, political sub-division (county or township) and prop! erty owners in any manner determined i by tiiem, and that nb State shall re1 ccive more of the sum appropriated than tiie proportion which its popula| tion bears to the entire population of ! the United States. Twciity-two officials and employes j ire provided for, the director to receive , * 1500 a year and others froni ?2500 tc | $720 a year, and "such other officers. I r.gents and servants as the directoi | may from time to time require." The I ?73,000 appropriated in one section j would scarcely provide for tlieSe twerij ty-two men and the expenses enumerated, and would fail completely to proride for a force sufficient to plan the I work and supervise the expenditure of :lie ?20,000.000. Fortunately the section ! appropriating the latter sum for "co-operation and actual construction" inI eludes "the maintenance of said Bureau of Fuhllc BondS;" ; The Governmeht Has in the past constructed public roads, but they were highways to carry the traffic between J sections of the country without other means of communication, approaches j to Government reservations or of simii lar public use. The excuse for the im; provement Of rivers and harbors has always been the service or the develop. ment of national commerce, however i far tiic hctunl practice may have dei viatcd from this ideai. This hill, howj ever, goes to the furthest limit and j leaves it to the judgment of the director of the bureau as to whether the : road fund shall be used in developing j communication by highways between i States or distributed in improving sections of road entirely local in character, ! whether ldrgely traveled or not. There are many who defend the principle of the river pnd harbor improvements who could hot advocate such a bill "foi j the relief of tiie Treasury of the! United I States" as this. s Were the jprinciplfc of the bill to se; cure h majority vote the for?H of and ! the lack of safeguard of expenditure id i this bill would scarcely receive favori abie consideration except iii a Legislatj ure. composed entirely of "practical" i politicians. The Bilreau of Public I Roads, under this bili, could readily b? 1 made the place for paying political j lebts and for distributing public patronage to the hungry. There have been j State Legislatures which would pass :his sort of bill, but Congress has never 1 jone so except in the river and harbor j bill?in its worst days, which was a j gradual growth from a legitimate bej ^Inning;?Municipal Engineering, Crabhlnj? Plant For ftfacadnra IToadp. The cities of New England are wisei j in their day and generation than are most other municipalities in the coun try: They make a dollar go further | than tiie average city; Economy and j prudence may Lave been inherited from | the Puritans, but whatever their source j the example is a good one to follow, i Authorities of large and small munici! palities throughout New England for j veai'3 have neen noren lor rut*;r tiu! Qomlcal methods in tiie construction and maintenance of streets and highI ways. More portable stone crashers i and permanent plants built on a larger I scale will be found within New Eng! idnd territory than dh.f other equal ! iirea in the United States: in Connecticut and Massachusetts'; particularly, i the highways have been greatly im! proved. For instance, the cit^of Newj ton has its own crashing pla*, which ! has been In operation for years, and as ! a result not only are the streets of the ! city well macadamized, but the roads j leading from the city are carefully imj proved. This Is made possible by the I ecohoraicai use of this plant. Tliere is j nil. abundance Of good trap rock in a j quarrjr not far from the limits of the ; city, at which is installed an up-to-date I piant. There is no public improvement more I popular to-ddy than that connected : with the construction and maintenance | of a better highway system. The good I work Is being pushed along by many ; national. State and town good roads associations. All classes of people are interested ih the Work, the rich and the j poof, the fflrhier dhd laborer, the bicy; cle rider and the oiie who walks; for all 1 alike eaii and dd appreciate a well built | and maintained thoroughfare. This movement means that the farm. pr can transport his produce to market ; Over a good road-at less expense than I Over a poor road. This is a fact which is being repeatedly demonstrated, and a larger number of people are coming to recognize it as a good argument why the roads should be improved. If it benefits the farmer in this way it cnni not fail to benefit every one who uses i the public highways. Therefore, every 1 municipality should promote the work by investing in a stone crushing plant 1 adapted to its needs, to be used both for the improvement of Its streets and | the main highways leading into it. A j better investment could not be made.? Municipal Journal and Engineer. i _____ A Remarkable Estimate. ! It has been estimated that the bad :oads of the United States cost everj ! man, woman and child $8 annually. Ignorance About Ihe Scallop. J%3hermen say they know less about ! die scallop than about any other mar j ketable shellfish. Xo one seems t( know just what they live on, altliougt ! all agree that they die in their second year. They are not at all to be relied on so far as staying in one place it . concerned. They move, like other hii valves, by opening and closing their shells, but they attempt much longer , voyages than the oyster or clam. When 1 an the move they go forward about | three feet at a time, and the jumps | are taken with great rapidity. They [Dove auout irom uuruur tu uaiuui m j :his way, and no locality is sure of having a second crop the following rear. The scallop beds are usually dis! covered* by accident or after long i search. The fishermen take them from j the bottom with tongs and oyster [ ircdges.?New York Tribune. 1 Manufacturers of American threshj ;rs, reapers, binders and mowers have j a monopoly of the trade of France, and their goods are becoming* more j popuiar each year* - - f A PROMINENT" 'One of Indiana's Use: j| WVWWWvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv'vvvvvvv* Mr. John W. Meng, 54 Jefferson Ave., i Indianapolis Business College, v,-rites: "I firmly believe that 1 oice my fir and change of food and xoater wroug months 1 suffered with indigestion ai the only thing to do was to give up m\ ' tant to do. Seeing an ad. of Peruna give it a trial, and used it faithfully troubles had all disappeared and I s< of Peruna in my grip all the time, an J keeps me in excellent health."?John THE most common phases of summer catarrh are catarrh of the stomach and bowels. Peruna is a specific for sum! mer catarrh. Hon. Willis Brewer, Representative in ; Congress from Alabama, writes the follow; ing letter to Dr. Hartman: House of Representatives, B Washington, D, C. j The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.: | Gentlemen?''I have used one bottle of ! Peruna for lassitude, and I take pleasure : PAID WHAT HE COULD. I ! fiverbroke?I want to pay you some: thing on account. Tailor (rubbing bis bands)?Ah, Tm el ad to see you. o Everbroke?Yes, I want to pay you a compliment on your artistic way of dunning. Sh?not a word?you deserve it. Good morning,?Kansas City Journal. PLENTY OF ROOM. "Yes," said the detestable bore, "at that moment my heart was in my mouth." "Of course, that didn't inconvenience you," said the sarcastic person, "for your heart is so small and your mouth is so big."?Baltimore Herald. FATHER'S ULTIMATUM, Father (trying to read)?What's that terrible racket in tne nan : Mother?One of the Children just fell down the stairs. Father?Well, you tell the children If they can't fall down stairs quietly they'll have to stop it.?Chicago News. The college foot bail herd has come to be a very conspicuous figiir? ifl I twentieth century fiction. In real life, however, attractive he may be, he is not always or necessarily exempt from the failures or mistakes of his less fortunate fellows. Justus Miles Forman, author of "Journeys End," has recognized this fact in his story is the July number of Ainslee's, "A Recruit in Diplomacy.'" ! ftfltUf*CD CURED WITHOUT CUTTING, I .A if Ullll A New Vegetable Remedy. i "Cure Guaranteed in Every Case Treated. | NATIONAL CANCER MEDICINE COMPANY, Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga. I Iq Hot Weather i 7 to keep the natural channels of the I body open. It prevents constipation, ; j biliousness, headaches, refreshes j 7 the stomach, digestion, cools the I blood, clears the bruin. Contains no \ nsrcotic or irritant drug. / Used by American Physicians I nearly 60 year9. | SOc. and 81.OG. i At Druggists or by mail front \ The Tarrant Co., / Bnsinesa established 1834. _ . iRHWttl I g I RIP AN S Tabules I I Doctors find i I A good prescription I I For mankind. . I 3 an ordinary occasion. The H 9 family bottle (price 0O cents) I contains a supply for a year. 32 1 NERVOUS HEADACHE ? 2 PIIRCn without any disagreeable s* * UUIlLU results by a dose or two of g I CAPUDINEI % (Liquid.) g WELL DRILLING MACHINERY. J. H. Hattox, of Ecru, Miss., writes as follows: i "I will say that I have never seen a Well DriHinjf Machine that would equal the "Ohio" Machine for this part of the country. It is the fastest machine In earth or rock that I ever seep, and I am well pleased with it. I have had no trouble with it since ! I started it." , Parties wishing to buv this kindof Well Machinery ! address LOO MIS MACHINE CO.. Tiffin, Ohio. i I tw~Give the name of this paper when i writing: to advertlsers--<At. 27.'03' 1 Lf.'ffilc.,;2>Tw? Thsmptep's EyaWatfr COLLEGE MAS. ful Educators Says: a New M Indianapolis, Ind., State Representative of ; ie health to Peruna. Constant travel i ht havoc with my stomach, and for f nd catarrh of the stomac'i. I /elt that .: , m| / occupation, which 1 felt very relnoas a specific for catarrh I decided te C;fc. for six weeks, when 1 found thai my earned I Ike a new ny an. Jhaveatottte rM J occasl Jiially take a few doses which IF. Ifenff. fin recommending it to those who need a - ,-r food remedy. As a tonic it is excellent, n the short time I have used it is has " done me a great deal of good."?Willi? gagg Brewer. ' ' *' If you do not derive prompt and.satfefactory results from the use of Pernnp) write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving: a j full statement of your case and he vale"" ?ipleased to give you his valuable advice * | gratis. r ! Address Dr. Hartman, President of The ! Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. ^ FOR WOMEN Much That Every Woman Desires to Know About Sanative Antisep- -if tic Cleansing And about the Care of the ftfC'Sll Scalp, Hair anU Hands. Too mtfcli Stress cannot be placed oo . " ^ the great value of CatlcW* Soap, Ointment and Rosolvent in the antiseptic cleansing of the mucous surface*and of the blood afid circulating fluids, thus" affording pure, sweet aod economics] .? local and constitutional treatment fo* weakening ulcerations, inflammations, 1 tchings, irritations, relaxations, dlv placements, pains and irregularities rw?<?nH.ir f/? -fernales. 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