The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, December 23, 1915, Image 6
COPYRIC7MT 1914- 4C 1
SYNOPSIS.
A curious crowd ' of ieigibors invade
ie mysterious home of Judge Ostranlder.
: I ty jnitlgi illo ec ettric reclu e,. fot
owing atr-li womlarl who litas gailludt
mntrautre. throuilgh thle gate's of the higlh
double bi rrieis surrouniding the plact'.
Timo non al hilts ils llcaeibut thie jurig.
Is fontl l it a tahllicl statte. The jtige
awakims. Miss Wvtks explains to bin
win:it i:tts ovtIIr l 4luring lIs seizure. I I
svvretly <is, overs lilt wirabmiuts of thn
\vilvt woniial. She lrotvi-s to It the wit
mw o f : D imini tri t l I-4tre tilt ju( lgt uird l
lietr (icut-d fo Ir Inurtler ietias bm-t'ore. l itr
dinghter Is t o tie .itig 's Soil1,
Irin w h il li,- is 11111:<l l( th Iur
thi is )tween tin- lvers. She lans l ti
it . ; f 10 ' lo s iaail's Il 41 1, a' nd'. sk i is tiho
Julibve-s atiel. Almtati Ins 111.'r1. 1-4111 3t'l
Scot lle0 -e1k. til- n-wsp~sa 'r -l- .ilopinlgs
ie-lng l i Oi t 'tory i' the t itiimetr of Alg i
non Ilinrialge. by .141111 Scoville. In ll:lI'l
hlmilow, twe-lvei yt-.i s heor'i'mm-. 'rhe .itig
al Mrs. Scoville invet att Sliltu l's 1 'li.
1 itit she sl im iitli tm how, (ii thtelity if
th irilt-r. 4he saw thi- stuilow ol a
CaHA. Ittling a sVieC :tontl weiing :t long
pewiit-4l catll. Thl- .11inige t-nigges hier :and
inr linIght ler h-li-r ]Ito l i %titli n i n
heis anlyst i ous411 1101111-. "1114r 1 ;ne le
Itiwv r. Bla:c , gu o tI l o i il(- st atiom :inid
l- il- m t- ie t'usesl tslick urli,-r ''. ilml'iiit
.iS i ii gy. < -s it >t- 1 l -ili t :.-bii 1 i i t
inh -i i n I it, liehor*t h Sli'nitih-ti Wai ao
lit l~ %\liwit lit. jui i.t
CHAPTER VIll--Continued.
Aiready hadl shlt snepped se.veral
Iiildes to hor titrigh er's rooll .1lid
1l1)l i i , (nIi ly t) miii.t lien r's l in -
wliet wax tlrne5d toward h i si-nt-l
inquiry . Was,I her )%wIt uneiti asitn ss i no
fertiolist \'at hiel child dent lier ined
to hiarl I!-r vigil" he w i htuid wait a.
littiml lmn g crl this t tti o t and s he.
Taiml- (1 wei re o u lilt parlor,
:nld thlus a'; fa re'1. nooved as8 possible
Irotn the4 judge's den. Inl her own,
Whicb was f'ront, She filt at perfect
tI'cs, aIId It wsI' withoult any felr of
disturbing vitii rim hor luther that
shit finlally raised( hler woindfow and all
lilt lh. cool win d to Soothe ler-c
hti-ted chiliks. The inioon etmrged
fromn sviurrying elonids as She quietly
onatchd t(. sc ov.
Sl'ormchmrd, as sl wlas, In a window
fetrlooking th lane, sho had but to
lift or ey s fro ttv doudle fonce
ithat sy l fi h (f sad sici usion) to light
on th tries rising above that unspeak
ailk ravine, black \i.t Imerml orie s She
felt strangely likt forgetting to 0ight.
ihyond . . . how it stood olit on
IIiluff! it had ni vor sIeIned to Stand
c tmorethraeigy the
N tri w-) mf dital ruin from
which me., hadl turndt Ilin-ir e ye(s
thx n' y ars owl utma thin mtoon
Invm l iti m i r' ssh d it; dallied with it,
lighting u it tioplingnl1m Chitnirey (lnd
enwpty, t ri gable..
Spt: Ir'. ldly! \\'e,(. it had beenl
that, andl t inle ul of dis ipatiol ,
1, "m Thcr wt.r" grat talns- hilt it
wias not of tlsie sIet was thiinlg, tit
t1loinm aiof li'lls which anwor easIts
inu- S hyixw xiithe itttb te dwn
branc'dhm' ad'ai toppe dw himy ;
when lentth a er l iten in tm the ireldf
ail Cmn on tlim' hiihway;m hand ten
touffI lierxin m overhead, ii that int o
q!ite, anvid toher.o 'lb whi' asit it ts11(
bmml ory was ittn tha nil byi the) de
biliglim a beact the sky (me . Nttl
Ths folloling beford the hentref
oh the story hil'eaftn itha f t hwaro
tttintevd toh. mnTe riliy had
manclet wih thin exlaement.a Nstated.
they found hunched up In one corner
the body of a mnt In whose seared
throat a wvounld appear'ed which had
not beeni tiiade by lightning or lire.
Spmencer! Spenicer hinself, r'eturned,
they' knew not how, to mile of tils self.
Intflieted wound, In them dairk corner 01
his grand but neglectedm dwelling.
llut as she continued to aurtvey it thi
clouds came trooping l) uptoce more
and the vision was~ wiped out, anm
with it all mnemories save those of
nearuier t rouble-a more pressIng ne
cosity.
Withdlrawving fr'om the window, she
crept again to lieut her's rom alt
peered carefully lIn. Innocence wa:
asleep at last. Lighting a candle aml
shIeldIng It with her handim, she gaze'
long andl~ earnestly at ieuither's swee
face. Yes, Bihe wa'is triht. Sorros
was slowl" sappinig the fountatiin o
her darling's youth. If hieuther wai
to be saved hope must come soo
With a Bob and a pi'ayer the inothe
left the room, and locking herself int
her' own, sat dlowni at last to face th
new lperpilexity, the mnonstrous enigm
which bad come into her lIfe,
It had followved In natural sequtenc
from a prlopiosah made by tile judg
that seine att'tntion shlould be give
SUNDAY SCHOC
IPor many years 0on0 Sulnday Bcloe
4lving Christmas instead of a receivi
piupils. bring gifts instead of receivil
The favorite method Is for a clai
Christmas dinner. IEach one in the
somethiltg for that purpose. One
or girls can march forward draggIng
* a chicken, and other member or mel
same class following with articles
-man dinner, not forgetting cranbe
pke and 'celery
Still others like better to flourish
C DRPhxxes
DODD, MEADM <!' COM4PA~rg
his long-neglected rooms. He had said
on rising from the breakfast table
(the words are more or less Impor
tant):
"I am really sorry to trouble you,
Mrs. Scoville; but if you have time
this morning, will you clean up my
study before I leave? The carriage
is ordered for half-past nine."
The task wats one she had long de
sired to perform. Giving Reuther the
rest of the work to do, she presently
appeared before him with pail and
broom and a pile of fresh linen. Noth
ing more commonplace could be imag
ited, but to her, if not to him, there
underlay this special act of ordinary
houisewifery a possible enlightenment
on a sibiect which had held the whole
comitunity in a state of curiosity for
years. She was going to enter the
room which had been barred from pub
lie sight by poor Bela's dying body.
The great room before her pre
sente(l a bare floor, whereas on her
first visit it had been very decently,
if not carfutilly, covered by a huge car
pet rug. The judge's chair, which had
once lookd immovable, had been
dragged forward into such a position
Iluat Ie could keep his own eye on tle
bedroom door. Manifestly she was not
to be allowed to pursue her duties un
watched. Certainly she had to take
more ihan one look at the every-day
itoplementits she carried to retain that
bialance of judgment which should pre
vent her from becoming the dupe of
lir own expeetations.
"I do not expect you to clean up here
as thoroughly as you have your own
roomis ij)stairs," lie remarked, as she
lmissed himit. "And, Mrs. Scoville," he
called out as she slipped through the
d(oorway, "leave the door open an(
keep away as mitch as possible from
the side of the room where I have
nailed up the curtain. I had rather
tnot have that touched."
Not touch tile cuAain! Why, that
was the one thing in the room she
wan-tiled to touch; for In it she not only
saw the carpet which had been taken
upil from the floor, but a possible
screen behind which anything might
lurk---even his redoubtable secret.
"There is no winldow," she observed,
lo.(ing back at the judge.
"No," was his short ilply.
Slowly she set down her pall. One
thintg was settled. It was Hela's cot
she saw before her-a cot without any
sheets. These had been left behind
inl tie dead negro's room, and the
judge had been sleeping just as she
had feared, wrappel imn a rug and with
uInllcove rod pillow. This pillow was his
own; it had tnot been brought down
with the b~ed. Site hastily s111pped( a
covet' otn it, and1( without callitng atny
ftu rther at tentioni to het' act, begant
to make upi the bed.
(Conscious that the papers he made
a feinit of r'eadintg' wer'e bitt a cover for
htis watcihfitlness, she moved about in
a tmatt er-of'-fact way and (lid not sparc
huitm the clouds of du(st which presently
rose before her brtoomt. But the judge
was hnptlerviouis to discomfort. i~e
'Ouighied and~ shoo0k is head, but did
not budge atn inch'. ilefore she had
begiun to pitt thuings in order' the clock
stru'ick thle hal f-houtr.
"Oh !" shte lprotested, with a plead
itng glamnce his way, "I'ml not half
dlone."
"Tihere's atnother (lay to followv," he
rettarked, r'ising and taking a key
Tlhe act expressed his wishes; and
he was pr'ocedintg to carry out her
tintgs when a quick, slidling noise
fromt the w'all she w~as passitng (drew
her attetntiotn and1 caused her to spring
forward ini atn involuntary effort to
catch a picture which had slippted its
cord and was fallitng to the floor,
A shout fromt the judge of "Stand
I aside, let mte come!" ''reachted iter too
late. Site had1 gm'aspted( and lifted the
I ut ,flrst le't mue cxpIlain. Tihis pi'c
It I'd' was not lIke the others haniging
I aboutt. it was a v'iel one. Front
4 sotte mtotlve oif prtecauution or charac
I terist Ic desire fot' conucealmenit on tihe
iprt (of the judge, it had beetn closely
wt'wrappedl abulst in heavy brownt paper
e' before beittg hiung, and1( in the encoun
f ter which entsuted betweetn the failing
a picture and~ thte spear of ant image
.stanlding on thte table unidernteath, this
r Itaper had redeivedl a slit through
a which Deborah had beent giveni .
e glittpse of the canvas beneath..
a 'The shock of what she so'e would
htave unnterved a less courageout
'i woman.
e It was a highly fiihed por'tralt of
n1 Oliver it h'is youth, witht a broad banc
IL CHRISTMAS ENTERT
ti hats had a an order for a ton or
ng one rThe may bo given by the I
rig them, class.
is to plan a A novel and sulccesi
class brings menit was given in an 4
of the boys After prayer, Scriptu
a turkey or sleigh bells were hoard
nbters of the of Santa Claus. Hie ap
~or a Christ- shakintg an empty bag,
rries, mince gifts for Somne needy
neora" hatened to their
i paper with sugrar andt "sw...,' mi
4' black painted diectly across the
eyes.
In' recalling this startling moment
Deborah wondered as much at her own
aplomb as' at that of Judge Ostran
der. Not only had she succeeded in
suppressing all recognition of what
had thus been discovered to her, but
had carried her powers of self-repres
sion so far as to offer, and with good
grace, too, to assist him in rehanging
the picture. This perfection of act
ing had its full reward. With equal
composure he excused her from the
task, and, adding some expression of
regret at his well-known carelessness
in not looking better after his effects,
bowed her from the room with only a
slight increase of his usuat zourteous
reserve.
But later, when thought came and
with it certain recollections, what sig
niticance the incident acquired in her
mind, and what a long line of terrors
it brought in its train!
It was no casual act, this defacing
of a son's well-loved features. It had
a meaning-a dark and desperate
meaning. It had played its heavy part
in his long torment-1-a galling remind
er of-what?
It was to answer this question-to
face this new view.of Oliver and the
bearing it had on the relations she
had hoped to establieh between him
and Reuther, that she had waited for
the house to be silent and her child
asleep.
Unhappy mother, just as she saw
something like a prospect of releasing
her long-dead husband from the odium
of an unjust sentence, to be shaken
by this new doubt as to the story and
character of the man for whose union
with her beloved child she was so
anxiously struggling!
There was a room on this upper
floor into which neither she nor Reu
ther had even stepped. She had
once looked in, but that was all. To
night-because she could not sleep;
because she must not think-she was
resolved to enter it. Oliver's room!
-UR I.
it Was a Highly Finished Portrait of
Oliver in His Youth.
ieft as he had left it years before!
WVhat might it not tell of a past con
cerninig which she longed to be rea
suredI?
'The father had laid no restrictions
upon01 her, in giving hier this floor for
her use. Rights wvhich he ignored she
could afford to appropiate. Dressing
sufficiently for warmth, she lit a
candle, put out the light in her owil
room and started down the hall tc
this long-closed room.
A smother of dust-anl odor of de
cay-a lack of all order in the room's
arrangements and furnishings-ever
a general disarray, hallowed, if nol
affected, by time-for all this she wvaz
prepared. But not for the wild confu
sion-the inconceivable litter and al
the other signs she saw about her oi
a boy's mad packing and reckless de
partuire.
There was an inner door, and thiz
sonmc impulse drove her to open. A
small closet stood revealed, empt)
but for one article. When .she say~
this article she gave a great gasp;
then ehe utter'ed a low pahaw! an<
with a shrug of the shoulders dreu
back and flung to the door. But sht
op~enedl it again. She had to. OnE
cannot live in hideous doubt, withou
an effort to allay it. She must loot
at thlat small, black article again;
look at it with candle in hand; set
for herself that her fearg, were with
out foundation;. that a shadow hat
made the outline on the wall which
She returned to tihe closet and slow
ly, reluctantly reopened the door. Be
fore her on the wall hung a cap-ant
it was no shiadow which gavye it tha
look liaui her husband's; the br-oa<
Ipeak was there. She had not beei
mibstaken; it was the duplicate of thi
one she had picked up in the attic o
AINMENT 2ss*
dalf a ton of coal. This. inigs were
mited contributions of a itations. E
to suit th
iful Christmas entertain. peared as
zastern Sunday school.- costume;
re responses and carols, Puritaun s
,announcing the coming. airs. maki
peared upon the platform Irinally.
and lamented he had no previsions
children. "Little llegin. givers th<
ftriend -with - packages of teachers.
ia -hymes. primar. c..- tantor
ti; 1asmreli*U Wyhen that ii 4U
.s hAply a tavern
Then sli found heft looking nto
a drawer' half draWf .:opt and fildi2
with' all sorts of, heterogeneous ar
tiOles-sealing wax, a r,oll of pins, a
penholder, a knife-an knifel Why
should she recoil again at thatt Not
ing could be more ordinary than to
find a knife in the desk drawer of a
young man! The fact was not worth
a thought; yet before she knew it her
fingers were creeping towards this
knife, had picked it up from among
the other scattered articles, had closed
upon it, let it drop again, - only to
seize hold of it yet more determinedly
and carry it straight to the light.
The knife was lying open on her
palm, and from one of the blades C.he
end had been nipped, just enough of
it to Mtatch
Was she mad! She thought so for
a moment; then she laid down the
knife close against the cap and con
templated them both for more minutes
than she ever reckoned.
The candle fluttering low in its
socket roused her at last frbm her ab
straction. Catching up the two ar
ticles which had so enthralled her, she
restored the one to the closet, the
other to the drawer, and, with swift
but silent step, regained her own
room, where she buried her head in
her pillow, weeping and praying until
the morniftg light, breaking in upon
her grief, awoke her to the obligations
of her position and the necessity of
silence concerning all the experiencer
of this night.
CHAPTER IX.
Unwelcome Truths.
Silence. Yes, silence was the one
and only refuge remaining to Deborah.
Yet, after a few days, the constant
self-restraint which it entailed ate
like a canker into her peace and un
dermined a strength which she had
always considered inexhaustible. Reu
ther began to notice her pallor, and
the judge to look grave. She was
forced to complain of a cold (and in
this she was truthful enough) to ac
count for her alternations of feverish
impulse and deadly lassitude. Tho
trouble she had suppressed was hav
ing its quiet revenge.
Wes there no medium course? Could
she not learn where Oliver had been
on the night of that old-time murder?
Miss Weeks was a near neighbor and
saw everything. Miss Weeks neve
forgot; to Miss Weeks she would go,
She had passed the first gate and
was on the point of opening the see'
ond one, when she saw on the walix
before her a small slip of brown pa
per. Lifting it, she perceived upon it
an almost illegible scrawl aWhich she
made out to read thus:
For Mrs. Scoville:
1)o not go wnndering all over the town
for clties. Look closer to home.
And below:
Voti remember the old saying about
itiping fromn i. frying pats into the lire.
Let yoti- daMughwte' ihe wa rne'd. It is bet
ter to I sir gerl than consuimed.
Because Deborah's minnd was quick
it all flashed upon her, bowing her in
spirit to the ground. Reuther had
bewn singed by the knowledge of her
father's ignominy, she would be con
sumedi if inquiry were carried further
and this ignominy transferred to the
proper culprit. Oliver alone could be
meant. The doubts she had tied to
suppress from her own mind wvere
shared by others-others!
In five minutes she was crossing the
road, her face complosed, her manner
genial, her tongue ready for any en
counter. The truth must be hers at
all hazards. If it could be found here,
then here would she seek it. Her long
struggle with fate had brought to the
fore every latent power she possessed.
Miss Weeks was ready wvith her
greeting. A dog from the big house
across the way wvould have been wel
comed there. The eager little seam
stress had never forgotte.n her bout
in the library with the half-uncon
scious judge.
"Mirs. Scoville!" she exclaimed, flut
tering and, leading the way into the
best room; "how very kind you are
to give me this chance for making my
apologies. ' You know we have met
l'ef ore."
"Have wve?" Mrs. Scoville did n'
remember, but she emiled her sea
smile. "I am glad to have you ac.
knowledge an old acquaintance. It
makes me feel less lonely 1n my newi
life."
"Mrs. Scovillo, I am only too hap.
py." It was bravely said, for the little
woman wvas in a state of marked em
barrassmnent. Could it be that the visa
itor had not recognized her as the
person who had accosted her on thai
memorable morning she first entered
Judge Ostrander's forbidden gates?
(TO BE~ CONTINUE~D.)
Trust in'Providence.
When we meet sone of these big,
I blazing motor headlights while riding
in -the modest electric belonging to our~
I wife's relations, we just. go ahead.
trusting that Providence that Watches
over children and dirunkards will take
'"are of us, too.
wewd; then representatives from every
e school, even- the Bible union. Offer.
accompanied by specially prepared re-.
ongs or dialogues, and givers diressed
eir gift. Children bringing cereals ap)
I "Quakers;" rice suggested Chinese
tea, Japanese; "pure" producets, tho
;yle, each. Songs were set to popular
ng drill work easy.
tlanta' Claus had a veluable supply of
for an orphan asylukn. The happy
mn received remembrances from their
-Alt found " it Is more blessed to give
ice!ive."
I 'T
S . .SELLERS, Acting Director pf
e Sunday School Course of the Moody
lIble Institute of Chicago.) .
(d ?yrlght, 1915, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 26
JEHOVAH'S GRACIOUS PROMISES
TO ISRAEL (REVIEW).
LESSON TEXT-Hosea 14.
'GOLDEN TEXT-Jehovah is merciful
and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant
in loving kildness.-Psa. 103:8 R. V.
The burden of punishment descend
ed upon Israel, not because of the
vindictive character of Jehovah, but
because of the persistent pursuit of
sin on the part of the nation.
The lessons of the past quarter ex
tend from the latter days of Elijah,
about 906 B. C., to the fall and cap
tivity of Israel (the northern king
dom) B. C. 722 (Beecher), a period of
180 years. Some contend that the les
son for November 14, Daniel at the
King's Court, is chronologically the
last and ought to have been put at
the end of the series. During the past
quarter we have studied about six
kings, Ahab, Joash, Nebuchadnezza'r,
the king of Nineveh, Uzziah and Ho
shea; also six prophets, Elijah, Eli
sha, Daniel, Jonah, Amos and Hosea;
and one soldier, Naaman.
A good method of review would be
to have assigned to different scholars
or classes each of the foregoing per
sonages and to give a report of his
chief characteristics. Material for
such a review is easily accessible. An
other method of review would be to
take up tne lessons serially and in
connection with each read some ap
propriate Scripture verses that will
serve to emphasize or to i~lustrate
the chief fact of each lesson.
Lesson I. The weak King Ahaz
(strong in his perversity) is .easily
persuaded to do evil in order to grati-s
fy hip covetousness. Elijah at God's
command goes to meet Ahab who
cries out, "Hast thou found me, 0
my enemy?" In reply Elijah delivers
God's word; that word to us is found
in Ex. 2C:17. (Let each Scripture ref
erence be read in full.)
Lesson 11. The veteran champion
Elijah is about to go h6me and his
more youthful follower, Elisha, has
one chief desire (see II Kings 2:9),
which persistently followed is abund
antly rewarded. The lesson for us is
found in the master's prayer, John
14:16.
Lesson ill. The stricken soldier,
Naaman, at a child's suggestion, ap
peals to God's prophet, Elisha, for
healing. He is directed how lie may
be cured and after some hesitation
returns home cleansed. The lesson
for us Is that of being faithful amid
life's experiences and of doing and
living for others (see also Romans
12:20, 21.)
Lesson IV. The servant of Elisha
is very much excjited. King and camp
are in dlespair, yet the prophet is not
disturbed. Why? Let us read HI
Kings 6: 17. Rlemember that Jesus,
the master of men, refused to avail
himself of like angelic assistance in
his great battle concerning sin (See
Matt. 26:53). Ch'istanity is a religion
of love, not of force.
Lesson V. The faithful priest pre
serves the rightful king. Joash, and
makes a co nant between him and
the Lord, viz., that prince, priest and
people "should be the Lord's people"
(II Kings 11:17). Through the mer'
its of our high priest there has been
made p better, even an everlasting
covenant (Heb. 13:20, 21).
Lesson VI. Again refers to the good
king, Joash. The neglected temple is
restored and refurnished through the
liberality of the people. This temple
is a type of our bodies, which are
spiritual temples (Eph. 2:22), and the
lesson for us is not only the care of
the body, but of liberality towards the
work and worship of God's house,
Lesson VII. This is the lesson
which is chronologically out of order,
but is used for its temperance appl~ica
tion. DanIel, the clean youth, staked
his life and position upon obeying the
word of God (Dan.,1:8W 'i t'e lesson
for us is the exhortation 'of the apes
tlQ Paul (Eph. 5:13-17, see also I Pet.
6: B).
Lesson VIII is the foreign mission
ary lesson. Jonah's life story is not
a flattering one, yet when he faithful
ly proclaimed God's word it wrouglat
a marvelous transformation in great
and wicked Nineveh. (Rlea~d carefully
Matt. 16:10 and Isa. 755:10, 11), We
are to heralu, witness to the truth
and leave the results with God.
Lesson IX presents Amos, the stur
dy prophet of civic and moral right
eousness, the great messenger of the
"rightness'.' of things (Amos 6:14).
The gist of this lesson f'or us will be
found in the words of Jesus (Matt.
6:33).
Lesson X. Uzziah is that king who
could not withstand prosperity and
who, in the development of his pride
(IH Chron. 26:5, 16), atisumed to dis
obey the word of God,
Lesson XI. Enter H-osea. Let the
entire school stats the, message of the
prophet to the people of Israel, "I will
heal their backsliding. I will love
them freely" (H~osea 14:4). Then let
all recite the "little gospel" (John
3:16) "For God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten Son
that whosoever believeth in him
should iot perish, but have everlast
ing life,"
Balked wffhe Uadl
9rop a NIck6C Ihe Slot. -
A .correspondent of the Cieve1
Plain Dealer tells this story:
"I ws callied to the telophone, and
a pay station operator asked, 'Is this
Garfield 0064?' and since that is in
deed my number, I said' yes.' So she
called to the party on the other end
of the line, 'Drop a iiokel, please.
"'Vot?' came a male voice.
'Drop a nickel, please.'
'Vot?'
"'Drop five cents, please,' said tht
operator, translating. And still the
caller can't get it though his head
that he must part with a jitney be
fore he can talC. Then I took a hand
-or a voice-in the conversatiot.
"'What's the matter with you?' I
shrieked. 'Drop five cents in the slot,
and then you will be allowed to talk
to this number.
"There was a long pause, and then
this reply:
"'O-o-oh! Vell,neffer mind. I gets
me anodder number!'"
"Probably," concludes our inform
ant, "he kept calling till lie got a
:heaper one."
AT THE FIRST SIGNS
Of Falling Hair Get Cuticura. 11
Works Wonders. Trial Free.
Touch spots of dandruff and itching
with Cuticura Ointment,. and follow
next morning with a hot shampoo of
Cuticura Soap. This at once arrests
tailing hair and promotes hair growth.
You may rely on these supercreamy
emollients for all skin troubles.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. XY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Better Way.
Charles M. Schwab, congratulated
in Pittsburgh on a large war contract
which lie had just received from one
of the warring nations, said:
"Some people call it luck, but they,
are mistaken. Whatever success
have is due to hard work and no
luck.
"I remember a New York bu
man wlho crossed the ocean w I
one winter when the whole
was suffering from hard tin
"'And you, Mr. Schwab,'
Yorker said, 'are like the i
I suppose, hoping for bet'
"'No, my friend.' I reJ
am not hoping for bette
got my sleeves rolled u>
ing for them?'" -
5et
Importa ' ent
Examine c o
CASTORIA, a non
Infants and ciifteA. arcc(fiCU.a
Bears the
Signature of '9
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Eclipsed.
"Do you believe in the Darwinian
theory?"
"Oh, yes," replied -Miss Cayenne;
"but there are so man, more interest
ing and eccentric theories being ad
vance'd just now I hadi almost forgot
ten about it."
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every . label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iroan
builds up the system. 50 cents.
No Causs for Mirth.
Friend-So this is one of your jokes,
is it? Ha! ha! ha!
Humorist (testily)-Well, whmtt are
you laughing at, anyhow! Isn't it a
good one?--Passing Show.
The Best Liniment.
For falls on icy walks, sprains and
bruises, rub on and rub in Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrh. Apply this liniment
follow. Ady.
Very Unkind.
"Sometimes I think," lie began,
"But not often, I suppose,'' inter
ruptedl the rude girl.(
Not Gray Bairs but Ti'red Eyes
make us look older than we are. Kleg
Ayoer yesoung anurinou wil lok young
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
A matron is usually more enthusias
tic over' being jnarried than she iis;
over the man she has wed.
Start the'year by getting Hanford's
Balsam. You will find frequent use
for it. Ady.
When the average man. gets 'Justice
in the courts lhe is usually too old te
enjoy it.
Piles Cured in 6 tot-4 Days
Drrggs refund money if 'PAZO OINTMENT
fals to cure Itching, BlInd; niloading or Protrud.
ing Piles. First application gives relief. soo.
.It takes a wise man to pick a fool
whose money lie can spend.
To keep elean and healthy take Dr. ,
Pierce's Plceant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv. tl
liachelors are women's rights; wid
owers are women's lefts.
For any cut use Hanford's Bis
~sam. Adv.
A fertile imagination n~ay produo4
rank thoughts.A