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Show • • THE MIDVALE Harold's Mother Knew Answer ••yt'S, sl r, I am cer· proud of my boy,'' says Mrs. l\f. Smith, 421 ToAve., Topeka, nsas. ''He's five and weighs fifty-sevpound>~. He's the ~.-..;;:....::..;..;;:;:.....;;;:;;._~Picture of health as you can :>ee, and I feel like he'll nlways be that way as long as I can get Callfomia Fig S~·rup. I ha\'e used it with him ever >:!nee he was a :vc-at· , oltl. I knew what to give him fo; his colus ancl IIi~ fen•rish, upset :>pells becau~e ~Iother U!<ed California Fig Ryrup with all of us ns chilc1ren. I h:l\'e used it freely with my boy and J he· lon•s it. It always fixes him up, qulcl•." In many homes, like this, the third and fourth generations are u~ing pure, wholesmne California Fig f;yrup because it has never failed to do what is <'xprcted of it. Nothing so quickly and thoroughly purges a child's system of the souring waste which l>eeps him cro~s, feveri~<h, headachy, bilious, balf-~ick, with coated ton ,.,"Ue bad hreatll and no appetite or energy as long as it i,;; allowecl to remain i~ the little stomatll and bowel~. Fig S~·rup g!Ye~ tone an(l strength to th('Se or:::ans l'O the~· continue to act as Xature intencl;; them to do, and helps build up atlll strengthen weak, pale and underwei:::ht children. Over four million bottles u;.;rd a year shows its popularity. TIIC' genuin<', <'Udor;.;ed by :;.)physician:> for GO years, always bears the word "C'alitomia." / DOUBLE c oss Since 1846 has healed Wounds and Sores on 1\tan and Bead All dealcn ue at;;hori..d to r<fttad roa.r mOReylor the finl bottle il oot ou;ted. • ''Goose Hanga High" This is the geuerally accPpted origIn of the expression, "The Goose llangs lliglt." The entire extlressioa ns ori;;inally useu wa~. "Everything is lo,·ely uu!l the goo~e hangs high." It Is said to haYe had its orig;in iu the old South in connection with a i'port which wm; n favorite with the men. A Jiye goose \vas SUS!Jended by its feet from a tree, hanging head dnwn, with 1l few feathers taken from it~ nedc The men, on horsebocl>, would clash hy and grub for the hird, ll:e ohject !1eing to twi::;t its head off. The more the biru dod:::ed and l\\ isted. and the higher It wm; suspended, the better the sport, ns the ritlers were thPu f•Jrced to :;tanu up in their stirrups. nencly to start the contest, the wor(i .,. to begin wa~. "The goose hangs high," ~meaning all was l'endy. more than any other medicine. I was all run- had no appetite, my back ached, I had otl .~; severe pems and got so weak and miset·aLle I could not do any work. • 'othing seemed to touch my case until I took tLe 'Prescription' re· stored me to bealth."-Mrs. E. E. Van Meter, 3i9l Franklin St., Denver, Colo. This medicine contains no harmful ingredient. Have you ever tried Dr. Pierce's Pellets for the stomach and bowels? The Cigar Holder Frances Xewmau, autl!or of "Th•· Hard-Boiled \"i1•gin,'' said on her recent departu1·e for Europe; "Reauty alwn~·s was lHHl nlwn~·s will 1Je woman's gl'eutcst a ·set. The hcan· tiful womnn has all mnBkind at her feet. I mean that. It's no jol'e or exSI!!geratiou. But the plu in or wall· flower type of woman" 'Are ~-ou dauein;; this OllP?' n f<tt man said to a scrawny wallllower about forty-eight years old. "'\\'hy-er-no.' And the poor thing h!ushecl an<! gig;;led tlcllgl.tedly and half rose. '"In thnt case,' said the fat man. ·would you m!nd holu!ng my cl~ar \'hile I tal;e a few tums with nett~·? T can''-t flntl no vi ace to lay it.'" Too Many! He (unuer the ml~lletoe)-Hu\'e \'OU ('\ er kb~ed a mnn he fore: • Sh ditto)-Y-ye!':. ''Tell me !lis name so thnt I can .,thra~h !1Im.'' "Hut hut he might be too mnny for son." Making Change "Gottn swePthenrt T "I did baYe.'' "'VhPre is she now?" .. How to Avoid ~ INFLUENZA ColdS Nothing you can do will so effecta- al1y protect .fOU against Colds. In .. fl!'el\fa or Gripr.e aa keeping your organa of dJgeation and elimination active and your ayst.em fre~ !rom poisonoUJ accumulation&. .Nature's Remedy INI Tablet.) doea more than merely cause pleasant and euy bowel aetion. It tonea and atrengthena the eyatem. increas• ill&' resistance aarainat disease and infectiou. &.t a •s• Boa at Yaw Dnutat'a WOLF COYOTE, FOX and SKUNK EXTERMINATOR CAPSUJ,ER. Got 9 coyotes one nl~ ht. Brou11bt Wll .60. Free Circular. Free Formulas and lnatrvctiona. G'InRGE EDWARDS, U..inpton, Melita.- 11\C.. day. TlH're were huge signs on the front or It unnouncing Chu rile !lay In 'Papa's Tropbles.' The world moves. due:sn 't It 1" "It mo\·e1'.'' sai<l Hawley, ''but \ .ether tt moves forward or backward Is ,nother matter." "Yes," laughed \Yatermun, "we're on our wa7, hut \Ye don't know where we're going.'' The debutante giggled. f'resumnb!y she did other things at times, bnt she did nothing else this evening. She giggled to such good effect that Waterman, who sat upon her left, ac· qufred the Idea thnt he was a humor· fst and devoted himself to ber exclu· sively. To the debutaute It appeared to be a 'uiarfous evening. She appeared to regard "Butterfly" as a comedy. Now "Butterfly" was one of Dorl~ fa,·orite operas, hut for the first tillle In her life she did not enjoy it. ::ihe could not flx her mind upon lt. She was thinking, ns she hntl Mten thought of lntP, of Jim Stnnley. Sud· denly It occurred to her rhat she nb· sofutely, pm<lth ely, nne! wholly dlshel1eved e•cry sln!!le word of the story that • 'inn Morgan had told her. She sat up a little straighter w her chufr. as the rt>alizntlon swept over her. It wa~> HS lf she had risen sud· denly, ln~tantaneously recovered from a long nrHI serious ll!ness. lt was amazing. 'fhcre was no sen~e In Ityet the1·e It was. There was no explalt.ing it-yet disbelieve It slle did, utterly. She spent tLe rest of the ewulng us In a daze. Puccini's tragic mPlodies surged oYer her head In vain. ne. fore the final curtain she pleadrd n headache, arose, and t!epa1'ted. She left \\atermnn with her gue~ts, wav· lng a~ide his Insistence upon accompanying her home. She wanted to be a! nne. Yet she had not finbhed unuress· lng when he arrl\·ed. Waterman ap· peared to be In an affectionate mood. A!Teetlon with him was a vuradfc thing. It came In w<;ns. Apparently there was a stormy seu tonight, but Doris checl!:ecl bim with a word. u·•m tired,'' she '3111d, "any my head aches. I want to sleep." Doris unclaspeu the dlamontl necklace and lahi It upon her dressing table. She tell asleep thin king ot N!nn ~organ. That girl-wl1y had that lrl told her that terrible lie? A lie it surely was-sl·e knew lt. £low? Never mlr.d-lt wns n l'e-lt must Law been Sh" knpw it. Thus she pursued the c!rt•le of her thought, ar· riving alwa~·~ nt the same conclusion until peare came to her mind, and he.- bosom began to rise and fall a! most lmperceptlhly, stendily, gently, with 1he cnse and gr, ce of youth anrl health. Through the drawn curtains of the ehum!Jer came tl1e faintest gft•nm from n uist:mt street lamp. One of Its \'!lgrunt ray, fell dimly upon the jew· • s that la.v upon the dres,.lng table. There they slet•t In the not qult1 total darknes~>, faintly glrnmlng, like a ponl of nwllen silver at the bottom of a \\'ell. unclPr the starlight. Jim Stanlf>y, New York bus!· ness man, orders his desk audlphone taken to his home, IntendIng to finish his dictation there. Rollo Waterman, his partner, cornea In. Both are In lo\'e with Doris Colby. Stanley propose@ tossing a coin to determine whi<"b shall first propose to Doris_ Wa· terman wins. Nin'l. .1\IOflfl.n, wa. terman'a se<-retnry and mi~tress, has overheard his conversation with Stanley and resents Waterman's plan to desert her. Waterman eays he I" pennlless and must make a rich marriage_ He urges Nina to tell Doris that Stanley has wronged her (Nina)_ Doris admits to her rather her lnter~st In both men, b•tt 19 unable to deciue "hich to marry. Nina tells Doris her story, exactIng a promise that Doris will not tell the source ot her lnform;ltion. Doris Is convinced of Stanley's duplicity and is broken-hearted, realizing that It t~ Stanley 5he love~. Waterman propo~es and Doris aceepts him. Stanley accepts the situation, and as a weclding present gives his ~<hare or the business to \Vaterman, He arranges with hla secretary, Frank Wilson, to take charge or his other business intere:;ts. He Is going to India. Doris tells Waterman part of !\'ina's ~tory and he promi~e" to "try" to find the girl, Frank Wil- CHAPTER IX-Continued dO"-'U, my nerves were upset, I could not sleet> ~ Oodd,Meod O.,d Compon'J. latter begin~ to Importune Doris for money, Bromfield, the gambler, Is pressing Waterman for payment or gambling debts, and is freely given to every nervous, delicate woman, by Dr. Pierce. \V rite Dr. Pierce's Oinic in Buffalo, N.Y., for confidential medical advice. No charge for this service. Obtain Dr. Pierce's Prescription now, in liquid or tablets, from your druggist or send lOc to Dr. Pierce at above address, for trial package of tablets. One woman writes : "Dr. Pi<rce's Favorite Prescription helped me trouble and A.E.THOMAS son, e.ware of Waterman's crook .. ednes9, leaves his employ, The Help is Offered all my SERVICE THE STORY Balsam of Myrrh of P'J ot Music. I drove past It only yester· HANFORD'S relieved me W.N.U") ~'J . and it \THE I -9ne knew that the Idea was torrent that Waterman's trausnctlons were not onl)' unfortunate but that thej· were m·t all that they should be In buslnesl! Integrity. !'i(lt a word of all this hat" passed his lips. Not a wo1·oJ of It would eYer pass his lips ext~pt upon Ill~ c!u ughter's reque~t. And now a new ~lement had entered Into the Eituntio•1. Waterman was gambl!n~ not oni)' In the Street, but at Brom field's as \VeiL "lim.'' he reflected, "there's bound to be a crash Poor Doris!" \\'het1 Doris went to the opera that same <>:vening sh-. went ln no galu mood. With all the wil.l In the world she co'Jlcl rlc<'eh·e her~plf no lon~er. She kr>ew that her mnJTiage was a failure. She had come by this time to have a reasonubfy clear uuderstundiug of her husband's character. She rn:uew, for exawvte, that he wns not truthfnl. Once when she hnd caught bin· In a lie she llnd let him see it. fhe t·esult was an outbreak of tetnllt'r ~o puinful to her 'ut she reS'"~ln~d never to risk It again. She did out kuu>, of coJrse, the ex at' I condition of his business a!Tuirs, but from time to time her rnind went hac-11 to th~ talk she hau had with Wilson. anu l1er ill'art sank. 1\lant e\'t'S were turned upot. her as she ~ntered her fatlwr's box In the gold.;n horseshoe, during the lntenuis· slon after the tirst act. Among them we1·e the eses of Franlt \Vihson. As Wilson le\·eled his glas~es at the Col· by box, his eye taught tbe flash of dl munds. He lwd nen,r seen Duris wearing this necklace before. In fact, she had worn It unly twice before In her life. Sl1e did n'Jt care for j'!wf'ls, and sl.<- had Wtll·n the necklace this evening on!~ on her hn. hand's request. It had been a fa mi!y posses::; ion for many year~ cncl ht:d eomt to her upon her mother's denth wl.en she was still a l!ttle girl. "I wi,;h," Waterman had said to her that morning, "you'd get out your dia1r.m d necklace 11nd wcur it to the ope1·n touigl.t. You never wear the tiling. What's the use of ha\"lng It?'. 1\ ple,Jse J.im sht: had ..:on:seLted !::ll!e weal ufler lun<·ll to her strong [)ox at the baa!,, got the jewels llll!l cun·ied them dirPdly horne. Tl1ere she tiJI'ned them over to the et!itit,nt Hetty, .her pen;oual muld. Hetty had been 11 lixture il; the Colby 11ousehul<l for a gnotf mun.v years. 8he had beeu .\li'S- C(•ll1_y's uwid, and ut her (enth had been a ttathed to the personal se1·v!ee of Ooris. At this tirue she was n woman of middle nge, gray-haired. . •rt ly, lnr.1nic, eniriPnt. relinble, de· voted. The1·e wen fou1 guest>< at dinnerJohn ltawleJ allli his young ' lfe, who hac! h~>en jjl ~chool with Doris. and Oorto1 Hri,.:;::s an(l his cl"imtunre daughter. At tllble Waterrnun drauk u blt tor ru uch. ll111 as It 11m de him more agreeullle than he had commonly hPen of late. [)oris reflected that it was nn Ill w!nd that blew no goncJ. "1 see.'' 3 ld £1octor Briggs, who sat ·''' Doris' right. "that you're wearing ,our mnt.Jer's famous diamonds I can rem~ruber the first thn( that vel I saw !tl!'DI. It wus at the Ataden.y Qf .\luslc In Fourteenth strPet T'1e oJ.t•ra wns 'Dinorah.' Putt! sang thut n:~ht.'· · A11, Yl~s:· &lolld Doris. •'the Academy • • • • • • • It may be that Mr. Colhy would lla\'f taken no further lnterel>t In the rein lions !Jetween his son-In-law and the Goclc!Pss of ( '11nnce had it not been fiJI the fact that, on a c!•rtain afternoon a few wel'ks following his luntheou with GPneral Lra\·itt lit the Lawyers' club. \\'ntermnn hnrl taken one drink tun m:my. He had been redew!ng his JOURNAl.~ buslnes& 11ltunt1on. To ameliorate the unpleasantness of the coucluslonll to wblch this occupation had driven blm. he bad resorted to llqulcl consolation. Certain of these papers, he presently rellected, would be much better off In bls safety d~posit box than In his des.-k at home. He thrust them lnto hi~ pocket, filled his glass again, emptied It, and started to go out. As be reachl'd the hall door he stopped. Those papers-what had he done with them? His slightly clouded memory could not Ins tun tly Inform him. Ae thru!!'t his hand Into his pocket, drew out the papers, ldentlfle,J them, and thrust them agnfn into hi!; potket-all but one. That one fluttered lightly over the edge of the jar· dlniere and tutked itself nPntly be· twl?1!n that ornament and t11e !Jaseboard. There It lay, an hour Iuter. when Mr. Colby, huvin:.: enjoyed 11 cup uf tea and n hulf hour's that with his daughtf'r, deimrlf'cl from the upart· ment: As he opened the door his eye cauqht a tla~h or wlli te heh!nd the .Jardiniere. Stooping, he pltked up the llCrnp of pnpt>r, glant·cd at it cnsually -then reud it with care. 'l.'lwughtfnl· ly he put It In his pcH:Itet nne! rle· parted. This \\as wily, about noon the tul· lowing day, Ml'. Gr(nufleld receive•! this communltnllc•n: "lllr. Alexander Colby presents- his compliments to ~Ir. William Brom· fielu, nnd reqHt'sts the pleasure of his company tid~ afternoon nt Number One £JtHHln•!l Broarlwny, at half past three n'<·lotk. It S. V. l'." 1\lr. !lJ·omti~ld read this conununlca· tion through twice, then he leanNI b:H-k In his swivel chair, thrust his rhumus Into the armholes of his wabt· Poor Time Ahead l Mother was going to take Billy \'ISit mg with her, so while dressing him she sald: "You must be good todav exceptionally good, because Aunt Hat tie Is going to be there and she <ln!!"n't like noisy boys.'' "0. gee," sAid the youngster, "I see where I'm going to llave a rotteb time.'! so long that Mr. Bromfield thought 11 wise to break lt. "What can I do for you?" be said. "Ob yes-yes-to be f'ure,'' replied the lawyer, rousing himself, "I am upon the point of asking you to do me a favor," Now, Uromlleld tJad begun to !lave a suspldou aa to the charaeter of that favor, !Jut he onl,v said politely, "Any· thing In my power, I assure you." ll1r. C:Jiby put out his hund, drew towurd him a pad of paper, ~Hok up u pencil from the desk, nnd prucecJe~l to draw a series of little pictures upuo 1he pad. It was a wny be had when l'On\·er!!'ing with clients. ''I suprwse,'' he went on, "you have heurd of the thf'ft of my daughter's netklace?'' ''.1\'nturally. E\·erybody bus heard •If It who can read the newspapers. Have you any clew?" ":'\one ut all. The pollee have gune thwugh all their customary mot ion~In t11e same time it takes a llose ot The private detct'ti''es enJployed tJy soua to bring a little temporary rellet the ln~urance people hu ,.e guue of gas nnd sour stomach, rllill!ps through theirs. And they ba1·e ull I r.Iilk of ::Hagnesia has acidity complet~ drnwn blank.'' ly checked, nnd the digesti•e organ;~ "l reu(l ill the papers," said J>rom- nll trnnquillzed. Once you have tried field, "that the police were convin.-PI1 this form of relief ;):ou will cease to from the first that It wns an lnsfriE> worry ahout youl' diet and experience job." a n.<:w freedom In eating. "Yes, thl•y always say that, wtoen 'l'his plea:-ant preparation is just ali they fail In such a case. They teet good for c~ildren, too. Use it whenthat IJy such an nnnouneerrcnt they e\'el' conted tongue or fetid breath can saddle at least 8 part of the hlam~ signals nePd of a sweetener. l'hyslupon the owner of the stolen gems.· cians will tell you that eyery spoon" Still,'' said Bromflelll, "you must ful of Phillips Milk of :MagnE-sia. neuadmlt thnt circ:umstances rather fa· tralizes many times its volume in acid. vor the inside theory_ As 1 rel'all Get the genuine, the name Phiiiips 1!1 them, there wus no evideuce at all imylortnnt. Imitations do not act the that the house had been eut!'reu. No same I lotks were b1·oken, no wirHlnws found suspiciously open, no evidente uf the presente of n stranger in the apartment that night." Tt·ue-true," agreed the lawyer. An· other silence fell. Aga iu ·It was Bromflehl who broke it. "I ('UO see,'' he sr id, "thnt you lul\·e formed some theory of your own." Like the Swamp• "l'e1·haps," admitted :Ur. Coi!Jy. lie The tiger uftterus frequent tLe bnnl(~t rose, walked to the window. u1ul ot J'!Yers, the wuocled swamps ani! the looked out. When he turned again to reedy marshe~. unll they seem not to Drollltield, he spol;e enslly, swiftly, he rare In fa\·ornhle tocnl!ties sn\s . like a man who lia» come to a de- :'\ature Magazine. They nre for the cblon. most part solilur.v, particularly In tile ":\lr. nromtil•ld," he said. "1 do not woocl~. nnu ure seltlom if ever actually need to bent about tile bu>:h with yon. gregarious. The smnl! pnrrles sonu> It Is In connettlon '' itlt the th<'ft of tl rues enconnt erecl nre pruha hlv ruacle these j~wels thnt { ha \'e ll~i<<'tl you to Ui> or memhers of '1 single family. come and see me this uftemoon." Bromfield affected surprise. "I shall Negro Dialects be lntere,.tecl to ;;ee how thnt can "l.o~l ~pirituab' c:qilnins tlrat there possl hly he.'' he flnld. are two separate nBtl well defined The lawyer continued: "1 will not nl'gro dilde(•ts In Cllarle>'ton. Oue ls dlf:gnlse from yon the fad that I hn 1 e the Gullah tongue, spoken hy negroe'! n definite opinion as to the ltlentit~· of from tl!e \\'est cnnst of A frlca and the thief. I thin!· I know his nanre. their do>scendants; the other, the l shall not meutlon It either now or speeeh or negroes brought Into South at any time. I clo not desire to pnni~h Carolina from other colonies nnd Inter anyone, no rna tter whom It may be. Fortuuately, since something more from other states. Tl ese cl!nlects are than one hundJ'erl thousnud clollars Is ~radually hecoming merged. ln\'oive!l, . he Insurance pl'e\·ents any Use for Pear Juice pecuniary loss. Rut eutlrely a!':ltle Sou.e ~-ears ago a South A fr!can lnfrom that feature of the ease, the ella· monds have a sentimental •alne for \'entor claimed to have obtained a ''new motor spirit," ohtalned from the my daughter nnd myself.'' "1 know,'' said Bromfield. "Tiiey juice or pricldy pears, nnd said the fuel hacl propelled n six-cylinder car belonged tr the late .\Irs. ~olb~·." "Quite so, and to her mother before 2:2 miles on one gnllon without spel'lal her. Naturally, therefore, there 1~ a ra1·lmretor 3(ljustments. spedal reason for regretting their t ss." Will Cold Worry "I quite U!lflel·~tanrl.'' agreed the You This Winter1 sympathetic Ilromficld. Some men tltrow-off a cold within a ".'ow, we both UJHlPrstand," went few l10urs of contracting it. An.>one on ~Ir. ('o!J.y, "that though yon nre In person an ngreeahle, cnltiYntPd unrl can do it with the aid of n simple compl·e:,;entnhle iudiYi!lual, nevertheless pound which comes in tablrt form, and ' 1.~ no trouble to take or to always your bn><inP!':~ Is nue width Is clisronn have ahou~ ,. 0 u. D 't "d ,, " on ope yourtPnrlnCeil hv the low." "Qufte ti:UP," Interrupted Broi•Jiield . self wh~n you catch cold; use Pape'~ deff'nsiH~I.v, "unci ,\'et I'll IJ:t\'e you C~ld. ~ omv~t~nd. ~Ten and. woml .1 understand that ('ye ne,·er fPlt mv· e\erywhere rely on this nm,rzu;g little . · tablet.-Ad\·. self a l'I'Jillfnnl. All my games are __ - - - - - on tl1e leYel-tllPY nlwuy~ hll\'e hPPn. The Ideal Wife WhPn gpntll'tnen play at n,v rtnre "Does he lo\ e her?'' they .,a,·e an e1ual chnnce with me. ··~ny, If she lost her ''oi e he'd give with the "XCfption of the ;;light per· up eversthlng to elp her ti!Jd it.'' rentage In my fn\'or which Is Inherent in the rule~ of certain gnme~. 1111d I Don't enrourage t11e rn m who owns ne\'er haYP. hepn nhle to Ree why It a bass d um In his efl'ot·ts to li<'at ~hould hP rnarlt> n criminal thing for the recor!l. mt> to allow men to ri;;]( thPir own money upon the !'hnnce of gulnin~ A Sour Stomach I . LLIPS Milk . of Magnesia . Apparently There Was a Stormy Sea Tonight, but Oorit Checked Htm With a Word. coat, put hi;:- feet upon his dcbk, and mPditated. Anyone who knew him. seeing !Jim just then, would ha•e real· !zed that he was consitiering a knotty problem. At a few minutes bl'fore the np· pointed hour Mr. Bromfiel!l'S beautiful french coupe rolled up to the sidewalk !n front of Numuer One Huu dred Croadway. ne was pleasant!.\· welcomed by the Ia wyer, wbo wus e•l dently no ~trunger to him. "Sit down, ~Ir nromflcld. I must apologl7.e for a::klng you to come 8!• far dnwnto\\n, hut l thought perhnp~ our meeting wonlll be more tactful here than ellSC\\-here." "1 quite under~tand. ~Ir. Colby. All sorts nnd couclitions come to your office ln the way of business. As a orntter of fact. after recef\'lng your kind im-itation, nothing would ha\'1' kept me away.'' "You nre curious to know why J wish to see you'!" "I IH!mit it." "Ah, well.'' smiled the lnwyer, ''I counted a little on that. \\'ill yon ~moke~" he nrlcled, lntlkating a box of perfettos upon his desk. "Thanl;s. no. The temptation to smoke in my line of hu>·ine:-8 Is su constant that it Is 11 ca~e of smok'! all the time or not nt all, llll<l 1 have chosen th~ Iutter nltPrnatfvp.'' "Yes-res." ~Jr. Cnlhy fell Into n tlt of ab~trnct!on. U is ~Hence laster! Lesson for Misers in Chinese Legend An u~ed ('hine~;e, noted far and 1ville au1ong his ueighuon; for b!s penuriousne:ss, war, one day dis!'on•rccl running fJ·antieally up anu down In front of Iii~ small hut, beating Ills brea8t und crying out In dt>l!'ful lumentutlons "Woe Is me 1" he cried, "woe Is me' :->omp one last night stole away t!Je trensul'e whlPh I hod hurled In ms gnn!Pn, nnrl teft a :;tone In It!! place." "Ancl why do ~·on wrep?" nsked n nJI~-:hlwr. "You neYer uQed yPur Bring yon,·selt to hPlieve treasure_ that the stone Is !'<till your trE>asure. und you will be as well off as you evPr werE>." The neighl•or wns right. A burled treasure Is of no more value to the world than a burled stone. One of Friday, January 18, 1929 the pathetlt truths of life Is thnt so many fail to realize this faet. !lad the old mfseJ bPen generous ew.ugh to ha,-e shnred b!s treasure 1vith a need,v world, he coulrl nt least have hnrl the comfort of !wowing tiHll manv would ha\e joined hlru In hewailin~ his lo~s- Rut lie had lpst that which wus of \'alu~; to no one. 1\'ot C\'£'11 he himself ll!lcl mnde m:e o1 !L Airplanes Cut Jourr.ey An ail'[llane sen·!('e for gold elf~ gers and others concerned ~vii h t hi' newly cliscov~>red fields In 1.'\ew Gui nea is tile lutPSI nerinl llevefopuwnt The new fields are on 8 ::!,000 fool hi~!: platc·nu. GO miles from the l'nast, ~ ll cro~s-country journey of sill thl~·s. und a fleet of airplanes hus reduced the truil to one of fiO minutes. All suppllcs for the tlel!ls ure now l'lll'· ried by air. the mnehine~ returning to the coast with cargoes of gold and passengers. Salesmanship Good salesmanship Is ~;efllng something that won't come back, to cue tomers that will-Atchison Globe. j 0 . u .... . ".\ly dt>tll Bromfield,'' smiled the lnwyer, "we'rt not here to di:;eu~s the t>thics of your huslnr!<R \Yhnt I wa!': getting at Is this. though a~ I say, you're a ]1erson whom It Is a:::ret>:rl:le to mn·t. nn<l your fH.>rscnlal mora Is are so fat ns { !mow n hm·e reproneh, r.evel·thelrss 1 know thnt in your line of husimss It I~ sometimes nece!;sary for you to come In contact w·lth eer· tain gentlemen who nrP not so !'<'rnpulon~ as ynursplf. Is that not true1" "DnfoJ·tunntely, yes.'' "Vt•rj well then. while I share your regrt>t, ne\ ertheless f wish If po~slh!e to maJ,e u~P of this tnmPntable circunuaanrP." "In wllnt wa~·. may I ask"/" "In this way,'' n•plied tile lawyer. llti!':Y with t•ls pend! UJl•ln a ()nrtralt whose fea ttrl'eg snlll<'how took on a va.c:ue likenrss to thn><e of fl man of whom lie was thinking ut the moment. ·'It octurr,'!l to Ill" that It was ha rPly pos~ihle !11111 In your regrettahl,\ nee e;.s:~ry as:.ot'iatfon ~ ith some of these. shall I <:ay rlt•cln!<se rer;;ons, you .!gh: h~· rh:.nce stumble U!IOII some infnn•wtion wh.Ph wr.uld enahfe me to rrl'o\'e;· my daughter's nPri;Jare." HP ,;foppPd and rlnnretl ~hrewll at 1he ~amhlPr. The lntter met Ills ~uze. "It I!! pos· ,;biP," he said nt length. "In thnt case.'' Wt>nt on the luwyer, "I wish to >58.'\' thnt It you are 11 hle tr· r!'em·e. them. I wfl I throt yon n re rpimhurst>cl to the fuli u mount nt the ln~uranee. Jl]U!'l nny ll"t<'~S:t rv expense. In adtlitfon to that, iOU w!il plnce me unoler n grPilt ohli;.::n!on." The g:nn!tler IE>nn~,, fonvnnl In his chair. anc! tixecl hi~ kc••n i'\'1'!< upon the other "Un!leJ·,;tnnd me ~onw .\lr Colby- I hnve at pre,;ert no lo 1•wl edge whnte\·er n.~ t(' lh!> "-'hl'r":lhoPJ• ot the diamo11d~.' "'"'e t'l'O && COl''! ~, ltD,) Have Kidneys Examined By Your Doctor Tal(o Salts to Wasil Kidneys If Jl Back Pains You or Bladder ~ Bothers f'lnsll your kidneys by drinking n quart of water each day, also tuke salts occnslonall,\', says n noted aut!Jority, who tdls us that too much rich food forms acids which almost parnlyze the klul}('ys in their efforti! to exvel it from the blood. '.rhey become l'luggi. h and weaken·• then •'I'OU may sufl'er wlth n dull misery in the 1;idney region, sharp pains In thB back or sick headache, dizziness, yQllr stomach sours, tongue Is coated, and when the weather is bad you have rheumatic twinges. The urine gets l clllU(ly, full of sediment, the cl1annels often get sore and irritated, obligln;: you to seek relief two or three times I during the night To help neutralize these lrritatin~ new~. to help clean~e the kidneys and fluslt oiT the bouy's urinous waste, get four ounces of .Tad Salts from any pharmacy here; tal•e a tatJiespoonf~l In a glass of watel' before ureakfaJ::t for n few dny~. and youl' kidneYs mn v then net fine. This famous ~alts ~-~ made from the n~ld of grapes anrl lemon juice, combined with lltl1in, an•l has been used for years to help flush nnd stimulate sluggish kidneys-: nlso to neutrallze the aclcls in the system .so they no longer Irritate, thus often relieving bladdel' weakness. J'nd Snits Is inexpE,nslve, e:mnot In· jure and makes a delightful effervuc:ent Uthla-watel' drink. I I I |