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"Ais I h a v e f o u n d P e r u n t t a b le s s ing f o r a s eve re c a s e of c a t a r r h of t h e head e n d t h r o a t w h i c h I s u f f e r e d f r o m for a n u m b e r of y e a r s , I a m o n i y too p leased t o eiv® It m y per«>na l e n d o r s e m e n t .

" C a t a r r h , s u c h a s 1 s u f f e r e d f r o m , m a d e l i fe a b u r d e n t o m e , m y breath was offensive, stomach bad, and my bead stopped up-&o t h a t I w a s u sua l l y t r o u b l e d w i t h a h e a d a c h e , a n d a l t h o u g h I t r i e d m a n y so-cal led r e m e d i e s , n o t h -i n g p a v e m e p e r m a n e n t re l i e f . I w a s r a t h e r d i s c o u r a g e d w i t h &U medicines w h e n P e r u n a w a s s u g g e s t e d t o me.

• •However , I d id buy n b o t t l e , and be-f o r e t h a t w a s finished t h e r e w a s a m a r k e d c h a n g e in m y condi t ion . Much e n c o u r a g e d I k e p t o n u n t i l I w a s com-pletely cured in a m o n t h ' s t ime , and I find t h a t m y g e n e r a l h e a l t h :•* a l so ex-c e l l e n t . "

P e o p l e w h o p r e f e r sol id medic ines s h o u l d t r j P e r u n a t a b l e t s . E a c h t a b l e t

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t o r a d o r n s t h e g r o u n d s of Mrs. Bla i r ' s c o u n t r y e s t a t e , and o n e of he r ma ids , a f r e s h a r r i va l f r o m C a p e Breton, re-c e n t l y a s k e d w h a t Ui»L" - a s t h e r e for .

Mrs. Bla i r e x p l a i n e d and. being a r m e d t o t h e t e e t h w i t h t h e h i s tory of th i s , h e r m o s t d i s t i ngu i shed fore-bear , added s o m e t h i n g abou t biB " l i fe -work" and " g r e n t pr inc ip les ."

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a s k e d . "No, m e m . " t h e g i r l f r o m Cape

B r e t o n rep l ied . " I d o n ' t l ike dead m e n a t a n d i n ' up in f r o n t of people ' s houses . H e ' d o u g h t t o be in h i s Krave. T h a t ' s w h e r e h e be lougs . '—You th Compan-ion .

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E x c e p t f o r t h e tw i t t e r i ng of t h e b i rds t h e l i t t l e coun t ry c h u r c h y a r d was very s t i l l a s Miss M a r g a r e t laid t h e w r e a t h Bhe had b rough t upon h e r lover ' s g r a v e . 11 H

Twenty - f ive y e a r s had gone by s i nce J o h n G r a n t h a d closed h i s e y e s in h e r a r m s , a n d in t h a t t ime his s w e e t h e a r t had a l l o w e d n o ann ive r sa ry of h i s

| d e a t h t o p a s s w i thou t placing flowers on t h e g r e e n mound t ha t m a r k e d t h e spo t w h i c h he ld all t ha t w a s e a r t h l y of the m a n s h e loved. X

"Miss M a r g a r e t is f a i th fu l , " sa id t h e o lder p e o p l e In the vil lage, w h o re-m e m b e r e d h e r a s a gentle, lovely gir wttfc the i l g h t of a happy Jove i n h e r blue eyes , a n d a f t e r t h e loss t b a t end-ed h e r p r e t t y romance , a s a s t i l l , sad-faced n o m a " .

Only t w o day a in the yea r did s h e c o n s e c r a t e t c he r s o r r o w — t h e anni-v e r s a r y of J o h n ' s dea th and . fol low ing It, t h e d » y t h a t was t o h a v e seen h e r m a r r i e d .

On t h e f o r m e r she placed flowers on h e r l o v e r ' s g r a ? e ; on the l a t t e r Miss M a r g a r e t t o o k f r o m the i r t i s sue wrap -p ings t h e wedd i ng gown of s h e e n y sa t in , t h e filmy vei!. t h e snowy g loves a n d s h p p f r s s h e had never worn .

If t h e d a y were fine she h u n g t h e d r e s s b e f o r e a n open window t o l e t t h e i p r l n g b reeze smooth o u t a n y w r i n k l e s . T h e n , lovingly and c a r e f u l ly, Bhe w r a p p e d the t h ings a g a i n . >n f r e s h p a p ^ r . wi th a bi t of wax In e a c h p a c k a g e t o k e e p Its c o n t e n t s wh i t e .

I t w a s of t h e mor row ' s labor of love t h a t M i s s M a r g a r e t was t h i n k i n g a s s h e p a u s e d in the quiet c h u r c h y a r d , w h e r e t h e e e t t l n g sun shone wi th se-r e n e s p l e n d o r and a f a i n t b r e e z e sway-ed t h e g r a s s t h a t be tween t h e g r a v e s waa b l u e wi th per iwinkle , and h e r e and t h e r e a la te violet.

" I t ' s h a r d t o have to be m a r r i e d In mus l in , a n d not fine nnslln a t t h a t , t he vo ice sa id . "1 don t w w " - -Ing p o o r ; e v e n at g radua t ion I d idn compla in a t being the w o r s t d r e s s e d person In t h e c lass , but It doeB s e e m

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••yes. It does ," rep l ied a n o t h e r voice, l i ke t h e flrBt one. and yet differ-e n t ; Mis s M a r g a r e t guessed ' h a t t he s p e a k e r s w e r e staUrfi . "!f t h e - r o n s h a d n ' t t u r n e d out so badly l a s t fa l l you m i g h t h a v e a silk d res s . W h y don ' t you wa i t a n o t h e r y e a r ? W e m i g h t n ' t be so poor t h e n ? "

" I — w e — h e doesn ' t w a n t t o wai t , sa id t h e first speake r . "Bes ides , you

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b e o u t d o n e , a n d h e s e n t t h e doc to r t h e fo l l owing r e p l y : A canny old Scot like you ought To play golf like a Vardon un taught .

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k n o w I would not buy a lo t of t h i n g s I cou ld n e v e r wear a f t e r w a r d ev n if I h a d t h e money in my h a n d . Do you t h i n k I could be e x t r a v a g a n t w i t h fa th-e r a n d m o t h e r ' s h a r d - e a r n e d d o l l a r s ? No. Indeed . But if I could only h a v e a w h i t e sa t in d r e s s and a vei l , a n d w h i t e g loves and s l ippers . ' ' T h e w o r d s w e r e fo l lowed by a s igh.

M i s s M a r g a r e t l eaned f o r w a r d a lit-t l e a n d . pee r ing be tween t h e t r e e s , m a n a g e d w i t h o u t be ing s e e n by t h e m , t o g e t a g l impse of t h e t w o glrla. S h e

t h e m a s F a r m e r Edge-c o m b ' s d a u g h t e r s , and r e m e m o e r e u j h a v i n g h e a r d t h a t M a r g a r e t , t h e j y o u n g e r , w a s shor t ly to b e m a r r i e d .

" W h y d o n ' t you pray for w h a t you ] w a n t ? " t h e o lder s i s t e r s a id a t t h i s

A s s h e jouched tt* sh in ing fo lds n e x t day Miss M a r g a r e t ' s t h o u g h t s k e p t r e c u r r i n g t o the conversa t ion s h e h a d o v e r h e a r d In t h e churchya rd . I t f r e t t e d h e r to th ink t ha t t he o t h e r M a r g a r e t m u s t do wi thou t the t h ings a h e io i i i xd fo r . A S 4 * " ough t to h a v e l h e r eve ry wish gra t i f ied , shou la oe m a d e t h e h a p p i e s t of God 's c r ea tu re s .

An h o u r l a t e r Mis s M a r g a r e t dress-ed fo r t h e s t r ee t . Her mind dur ing t h i s In te rva l had been t b e s cene of a quie t , b i t t e r c o m b a t , a s t r u g g l e be tween he r unse l f i sh de s i r e t o do a beaut i fu l aci a n d a fee l ing t h a t s h e could no t bea r t o h a v e o t h e r h a n d s toucb the t r eas -u r e s s h e h a d kept so long. T h e par t -i n g wi th h e r wedd ing c lo thes w a s a t r a g e d y in ths lonely woman ' s l ife.

P l e a s e d wi th the Invi ta t ion to spend a day In t h e " g r e a t house ," a l t h o u g h a l i t t le su rp r i s ed a t It. Marga re t Edge-c o m b c h a t t e d gayly a s she drove by Miss M a r g a r e t s s ide a long the coun-ry r o a d s a*>d t h r o u g h the vil lage.

E v e r a f t e r w a r d t h a t visi t s eemed l ike a d r e a m to t h e girl . T h e dim twi-l igh t of t h e s ta te ly r o o m i . t he qua in t s i lver and china, t h e h ighbred c h a r m of he r hos tess , al l con t r ibu ted to an a t m o s p h e r e s h e fel t , but could n o t t i v e desc r ibed .

W h e n , a f t e r luncheon was over . Miss M a r g a r e t took h e r gues t Into h e r o w n room, i t s e emed to tbe young gir l t h a t Bhe w a s e n t e r i n g a s a n c t u a r y , and t h a t it w a s a n o t h e r person t h a n hersel f who wa tched he r hos t e s s un-lock a c e d a r c h e s t t h a t stood a g a i n s t t h e wall and f r o m many l aye r s of w h i t e pape r t i k e ou t a long tul le veil, wh i t e g loves and s l ippers and a d r e s s of sa t in , to which age had g iven t h e t i n t of Ivory.

Dazed and bewi ldered , t he one Mar-g a r e t l i s t ened while the o ther Mar-g a r e t told the s tory of the tw i l i gh t h o u r In the c h u r c h y a r d , and a f t e r -w a r d s In a m a z e of wonder t r i ed to rea l ize t h a t t h e t h ings were to be h e r s If they would fit. Doth p a i r s of h a n d s t r emb led a s the old maid he lped the y o u n g one to don t h e bridal a r r a y .

S t r a n g e enough , the th ings fitted. And yet , not s t r a n g e e i t h e r ; w h a t m i r a c l e was eve r i n o u t u ^ ^ '

T h e robing finished, the girl s tood, shy and b lush ing be fo re the pier mir-ro r . scarce ly d a r i n g t o l if t her e y e s t o t h e vision in t h e glass .

"You look very lovely, and I a m glad you a r e to h a v e t h e s e th ings ," Miss M a r g a r e t said so f t ly .

T h e girl did not speak , aud a t e r -f e a r seized Miss M a r g a r e t ' s

hea r t . W e r e he r b i t t e r s t rugg le a u d c h e e r f u l sacr i f ice to go for n a u g h t ?

" P e r h a p s a f t e r all you may no t c a r e t o h a v e t h e m . " s h e said gent ly . " I t m a y be t h a t to you they s e e m ill-o m e n e d . "

T h e br ide-elect fo rgot he r s h y n e s s , and m o v i n g f o r w a r d , look the o l d e r w o m a n ' s h a n d s l a hers . " I l l -omened!" s h e exc l a imed . "Consec ra t ed r a t h e r . T h e w e a r i n g of t h e m will s e e m a b les s ing on my m a r r i a g e . "

A d e e p peace Tell upon Miss Mar-g a r e t ' s sp i r i t a s she r e tu rned the pres-s u r e of t h e y o u t h f u l l ingers.

"Of cour se t h e d r e s s Is old s t y l e . " s h e r e m a r k e d t remulous ly , " b u t t b e p a t t e r n Is l a rge , so a l t e r a t i ons can eas i ly be m a d e , a n d wi th new b o w s on t h e s l i ppe r s ~ "

T h e o t h e r M a r g a r e t looked a t h e r w i t h s o m e t h i n g t h a t w a s a l m o s t an-ge r In he r eye*.

" A l t e r a t i o n s ! " s h e exc la imed. "Do you th ink 1 would h a v e a ih ing chang-ed . a ribbon a l t e r e d ? Why . i t would s e e m l ike p r o f a n i n g s o m e t h i n g sa-c r ed . "

A s s h e he lped t h e girl t a k e off t h e finery and t h e two packed i t t o be s en t to the h o m e of i u new o w n e r . Miss M a r g a r e t ' s h e a r t w a s fu l l of g r a t i t u d e and t e n d e r n e s s t o w a r d t h e w o m a n who had accep ted h e r g i f t a s g r a c e f u l l y a n d graciously a s s h e h a d p ro f fe red It.

As she sa id good-bye the young Mar-g a r e t k i s sed the older one. " I t all s e e m s too good to be t rue . " s h e mur-m u r e d . "And to th ink 1 said the day of m i r a c l e s w a s over . "

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T h e p ioneer phys ic ian w a g e d a n un-e q u a l w a r against d i sease b e c a u s e of h i s l imi ted knowledge a n d e q u i p m e n t fo r fighting iL H e w a s s o m e t h i n g of a b o t a n i s t and g a t h e r e d m a n y or ' h e h e r b s he used in the w o o d s d u r i n g mi ld m o n t h s , and f r o m hia book of r e c i p e s compounded m a n y a d r a s t i c dose . He relied largely on h i s com-m o n sense , t he r a r e s t qua l i ty t o be f o u n d In men to t h i s day .

T h i s self-rel iance buil t u p a n indi-v idua l i ty . a s t rong p e r s o n a l i t y , o f t e n pecu l i a r and some t imes e c c e n t r i c . H e k n e w h i s pat ients , he s tud i ed t h e i r pe-cu l i a r i t i e s as well a s t he i r a i l m e n t s , and t h e combined k n o w l e d g e g a v e h im a m a r k e d degree of »uccess .

T h e ear ly doctor t a d l im i t ed knowl-e d g e of m a t e r i a medica . H1b supp ly cons i s t ed of medlc lncs of h i s o w n com-pound ing ; a lso calomel . D o v e r ' s pow-de r s . lobelia and t a r t a r e m e t i c , wh ich took ho ld ; oowerfu l . b l i s t e r i n g sa .v s , a pa i r of old t u r n k e y s fo r e x t r a c t i n g t h e m o s t r eca lc i t r an t root , a n d s p r i n g a n d t h u m b lances fo r b leed ing . Every-body had to be bled, s ick o r well .

T h e t r e a t m e n t of s o m e caseo—wel l , typhoid fever , for Ins.' vnce. w a s he ro i c a n d unique . Every p a r t i c l e of w a t e r waa t a k e n away f rom t h e p a t i e n t be ing c o n s u m e d by the awfu l f eve r . W a s t e d wi th the d i sease and w e a k e n e d by r avages , he was bled fo r a ha l f -p in t to a q u a r t t o f u r t he r weaker , h i m .

H e w a s dosed wi th c a l o m e l t i l l he w a s a robin ' s egg b lue a n d h i s t e e t h loosened. But. n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g , h e genera l ly got well. In s p l t » of t h e doc-to r , r a t h e r t han wi th h i s a s s i s t a n c e , fo r h e w a s of a h a r d y race .

Bu t t h i s t r e a t m e n t w a s t h e excep-t ion r a t h e r than the rule . T h e doc-t o r ' s doses were d r a s t i c a n d main ly of h is own compounding , a n d be ing vege t ab l e and f r o m the e a r t h , e a r t h y , u i c j ~ c r c - « » «ntted to m a n a needs .

Bleeding commenced to go ou t ot gene ra l fash ion about 1850. T w e n t y -five c e n t s w a s the b leed ing fee . Vis i t s In town , a s imilar a m o u n t , a n d coun-t r y rides. 2!» c e n t s a m i l e ; obBtetr lc f ee . five dollars . There w e r e few med^ leal col leges in t h e land a n d s o m e o. t h e most success fu l c o u n t r y doc to r s neve r saw the inside of one .

w h e n ilia law r / s s r e a u i r i n g t h e r eg i s t e r ing of d i p l o m a s wi th the p ro thouo ta ry of the Judicia l d is t r ic t , s o m e of the mos t « * p e r t of t h e old-f a s h i o n e d doc tors had n o n e to regis-t e r . T h e law al lowed t h e m to prac-t ice as before , which t h e y did t o the end . which loads to t h e s u s p i c i o n tha t s o m e of our bes t d o c t o r s a r e bo rn , no t made .

No pre l iminary e d u c a t i o n w a s re-qui red . A man w e n t a n d r e a d in the i d o c t o r ' s office and a f e w tex t -books the ear ly doctor had. f o l l o w e d h i s pre-cep to r around and w a t c h e d h i m care-ful ly . s tudy ing h i s book of r e c i p e s for compound ing dope.

Then t h e doctor s t a r t e d o u t h ia stu- . d e n t on t o m e of t h e s i m p l e r cases . ; l ike meas les , whoop ing c o u g h and m u m p s , till t he young m a n though t himself qualified to do t h e t r i c k a lone and then went e l s e w h e r e and h u n g out h is sign wi th "Dr . " in f r o n t of h is n a m e .

I t Is a m a z i n g to t h i n k how s o m e of t he se doctors , with l im i t ed advan-t a g e s and c rude e q u i p m e n t , t ied ar-ter ies , se t difficult f r a c t u r e s , ampu-ta ted l imbs by the l i gh t of ba rn lan-t e r n s with I n s t r u m e n t s a n d b a n d a g e s fished out of s a d d l e b a g s o r g r e a t c o a t ; poc ke t s .

T h e y m u s t h a v e b e e n r e e k i n g wttli g e n u a , if t h e r e is a n y t h i n g in t h e g e r m theory , and ye t c a se s of b lood poison-ing were c o m p a r a t i v e l y u n k n o w n then .

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VIRGINIA M E R C H A N T RID O F A VERY BIG G R A V E L S T O N E .

Another R e m a r k a b l e Cure of Se r ious Kidney T r o u b l e .

C. L. Wood, a p r o m i n e n t m e r c h a n t of Fen t r e s s , Nor fo lk Co.. Vs. , waa suf-

f e r i n g s o m e m o n t h s a g o with f r e q u e n t at-t a c k s of h a r d pa in in t h e back , k idneys a n d b l a d d e r a n d t h e i k i d n e y s e c r e t i o n s ! w e r e I r r e g u l a r l y s c a n t y or p ro fuse . Medical t r e a t m e n t fa i led to c u r e him.

Al . u s s a y s Mr. Wood, "1 began us ing Doan 's K i d n e y Pil ls , a n d be fo re one box w a s gone . I w e n t t h r o u g h four d a y s of i n t e n s e patn , finally pa s s ing a s tone, one-half by five-sixteenths of an inch In d i ame te r . I h a v e n ' t had a s ign of k idney t r o u b l e s ince . "

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One of t h e products of t h a t cla-js, of known componen t parts , an t t h i c a l remedy, approved b y physicians and com-

| mended b y the Well-Informed of t h s

Bob—Sav. ™ me» W o r l d s , . u r f or did i laxat ive is t he well-known S j r u p of I >gs

; and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effect- a lways b u y the genuine, rnanu-fact ' i red b y t h " California Fig S y r u p Co., only, and for saie by t i l leading druggis ts .

s ca rce when you m a r r i e d pa. vou Just feel s o r r y f o r h i m ?

W h e n Told

i t w a s Ave m i n u t e s b e f o r e noon, i h e m a y o r a n d t h e s t a t e supe r in t end-e d had s p e n t a n h o u r t a l k i n g t o t h e chi ldren In an O h i o school , and Just be fo re the s t r o k ? of t h e gong t h e

W h a t Load R e p r e s e n t e d .

J o h n D. Rocke fe l l e r , Jr . , in one of S e e k i n g Exper ience .

I*p t o t h e a g e of 16 Dick had re-t h e l a s t a d d r e s s e s t h a t h e m a d e t c h i s » a i n e d t h e p r o p e r scorn of t h ings fetn-Sunday school c l a s s be fo re abandon- i l n i n e T h e n h e went »o d a n c i n g ing It."said of c a r e f u l n e s s In bus ine s s : j g fhoo l a n d fel l s m i t t e n by t h e c h a r m s

"Too m a n v b u s i n e s s men a r e care- &f s e v e r a l y o u t h f u l Eves . Accordingly , h i s f a t h e r a n d re-cha i rman of t h e local school commit- fu l on one s ide , t h e i r o w n side, only D*.ci a p p r o a c h e d

t ee was ca l ' ed upon t o fol low them. T h u s a coal d e a l e r w h o m I used t o q u e s , e d t h e a t e r t i cke t s for twv.. -CI ildren " he said, po in t i ng t o w a r d know shouted o n e a f ' e r n o o n to an em- F a t h e r compi led and m e r e l / _ a s k e d

pioyo who w a s d r i v i n g ou t of t h p y a r d : t n e window, " a s you go o n t f r o m t h e school In a b o u t t w o m i n u t e s you will s ee a gang of m e n who a r e n o w shovel-ing c inders Into a r a i lway t r a i n . T h e * a i e e a r n i n g $35 a m o n t h .

"Bes ide t h e m 13 a t i m e k e e p e r ea rn -In^ CSS.

"At the head of t h e t r a i n Is an en-g ineer g e t t i n g $100, a n d o v e r h im Is a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t g e t t i n g t w o hun-dred.

" W h a t Is t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n those m e n ? E d u c a t i o n . G e t all you c-m of i t . " — Y o u t h ' s Compan ion .

DOCTOR SAID " U S E C U T I C U R A "

W h i c h

Bad Case of Eczema on Child— Disease Had Reached a Fea>-ful

S t a t e — H i s Orde r Resu l ted in Comple t e Cure .

" W h e n I w a s sma l l I w a s t roub led with e c z e m a fo r a b o u t t h r e e m o n t h s . It was all o v e r m y f a c e and covered near ly all of m y head . I t r e a c h e d such a s t a t e t h a t i t w a s Just a la rge scab all over , and t h e pa in and I tching were t e r r ib l e . I doc to r ed wi th an ab le pb>sieian f o r s o m e l i m e a n d was t h e n advised bv b l m to use t h e Cu t i cu ra Remed ie s * wh ich ! did a n d I w a s en-t i re ly cu red . I b a v e no t been bo the red with i t s ince . I used C u t i c u r a Soap and C u t i c u r a O i n t m e n t bu t do not know exac t ly h o w m u c h w a s used to comple te t h e c u r e . I c a n safe ly say t ha t C u t i c u r a d id a lot fo r me. Mias Anabel W i l s o n . N o r t h Branch , Mich., Oct. 20. 1907."

Hold on t h e r e . J i m ! T h a t coal c a n ' t have b e e n we ighed . I t looks a t Lri2e large f o r a ton t o me. '

" J i m shou ted b a c s : " "This a i n ' t a ton , boss . It'B t w o

ton. ' " 'Oh. all right.' oa ld the dealer , in a

modified tone . Beg your pa rdon ; go a h e a d . ' "

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T r a v e l e r ' s P i c t u r e Books. P i c tu re b o o k s f o r t h e benefit of t rav-

e le rs a r e k e p t in t h e P a r i s police s ta-t ions. I t f r e q u e n t l y occu r s t h a t for-e igne r s lose t h i n g s which they a re unab le to de sc r ibe , because of t he i r un fami l i a r ! t y wi th t h e F r e n c h lan-guage. T h e p i c t u r e books conta in rep-r e s e n t a t i o n s cf v a r i o u s ar t ic les , and t h e i n q u i r e r h a s only to t u rn t h e leaves and point out t h e i l lus t ra t ions which r e s e m b l e t h e proper ty he losL

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" T h e n s h e ' s t h e one you l ike b e s t r f a t h e r c o n t i n u e d .

Dick t u r n e d a super io r and p i t y i n g e v e u p o n h i s pa r en t . "Oh. n o ' I d o n ' t l ike h e r bes t . You don ' t u n d e r s t a n d t b e s i t u a t i o n , f a the r . I t i sn ' t t h e gir l I c a r e a b o u t . I t ' s t he e x p e r i e n c e I w a n t . "

i m p o r t a n t t o N l o t n e r e . E x a m i n e ca re fu l ly eve ry bo t t i e of

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s w e a r i n g in the s t reet . ' " I a i n ' t h e a r d him swear ln ' a n n y . •But h e ' s going to In a minu te . I

a m a b o u t t o inform him t h a t hlB d a u g h t e r h a s eloped wi th t h e chauf -f e u r . "

C r u s h e r f o r Papa . "Cha lmon t , you don ' t know your

ART LONG, C R E D I T S H O R T

geography l e s son a t all t o n i g h t , sa id G u n j o n . Sr . " W h e n I was your age I could a n s w e r prac t ica l ly e v e r y ques-t ion in t h e book . "

"Wel l , p a , " r e t o r t e d Guuson. J r , I gues s you h a d w i n e In te l l igen t pe r son to he lp you w i t h your h o m e work ."

T h e Pe-ru-na A l m a n a c in 8.000,000 H o n e s .

The P e r u n a Lucky Day Almanac h a s become a fixture >n over e ight million homes. It c a n b e ob ta ined f r o m all d rugg i s t s f r e e . Be s u r e t o Inquire ear ly . The 1908 A l m a n c c .« a l ready publ ished, and the supp ly will soon be exhaus ted . Do not p u t It off. S p e a k fo r one to-day.

SICK HEftPACHE CARTERS

ITTLE IVER PILLS.

S E T G E O R G E TO T H I N K I N G .

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" W h a t d o e s y o u r b r o t h e r do f o r a

l iv ing?" " H e ' s a n a r t i s t . "

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Why S l o a n ' s L i n i m e n t and Ve te r ina ry Remed ie s A r e t h e Best to Use.

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abou t h a v i n g a quie t room because you s l e e p in t h e d a y t i m e ?

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cen tu r ies . In p l an t i ng t h e i r c e n t e r s of h u m a n life and ac t iv i ty t h e y h a v e had the bes t of all f o r m s of g o v e r n m e n t to d raw f rom and l iv ing i l l u s t r a t i o n s of t h e worst to avoid. B u t t h e s eeds of

\ y o u n g fe l low in P i t t s b u r g I n t e n d - ! a n o W v o r l d c l t y a r e i .o t on ly sown, e d to auk h e r f a t h e r ' s consen t , h e j b u U *!*»: the t r ee of c i t y p rob lems o t h e r even ing , bu t changed h i s m i n d . H e h a s dec ided t o wait t i l l t h e old g e n t l e m a n Is d isabled Trom a fa l l o n t h e ice. or till s o m e t h i n g e q u a l * pro-

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W h e n he r e a c h e d the house t h e g i n m e t him a t t n e ' dooi . pear ly t e a r s s t e a l i n g down he r fa i r cheeks .

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s o m e w h a t I m p a t l e n t l y - B u t Fd b e j u s t ^ X t ^ n l y ' ^ r g e said b r i sk ly ,

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w i t h M r s . V o g e l ' s b r o t h e r , P . K l e n k ,

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