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Show "Very ' STORYS Re-lu- i in.-.-- :. THOUSAND By MLREDITH NICHOLSON (lfriibt kmm by HubM-bwiii- t fr ini-..- t, s Is-n- VV-I- iii-.- ZELPA t u. Gh-nari- hap-pened- y jn d y n 1 , A TO KNOW PURE PAINT. Way in Which It May Be Identified Before Using. ! "SINNER" Thief CAN COME AGAIN. UaVuuft! Visit Resulted in Nice Margin of Profit to Farmer. anor a building has heen painted If there are any more chicken test. It Is thieves like the one who entered bis easy to tell if the paint used was made henrery three weeks ago, Thomas In-- , of pure White Lead or nut Hut such graham of Park Mills, X. Y.. will glad- belated knowledge comes like locking ly furnish a chart of the grounds and ' U"! warn after the cull is stolen. guarantee to lie up the dog. A few What out- - wauta Is a test that will mornings ago Mr. Ingraham entered tell the quality of the paint before it the hennery, and to his amazement ami the labor or pulling It on ara found a dozen fowls in place of the1 one that he had missed after the1 paid for. Nature has provided a way In which visit of the thief. He also found hang- geuufue White Lead ntay he positive- Ing to a nail In the building a rcrawl ly distinguished from adulterated or which said: Mister Farmer, I was fake White Lead before you spend a wicked when 1 stole them chicks of cent on your pulntlng. you, but wrlnged their necks when I Pure White is made from me- hooked em from the roost, so could tallic lead, and, under intense beat, not put 'em back. Am awful sorry I such as is produced by a dune It, and will prove what I say by pure White Lead will resolve itself back bringing you other chickens which I Into metallic lead. If, however. It Is never stole. Them I took were comnot genuine White Lead, or if It con- mon chicks, these are blooded. Never tains the slightest trace of adultera- will I steal any more. Sinner. With tion, the change will not take place. such a conscience, the sinners resoluTherefore the "blow-pipteat la an tion la evidence of good business Judgabsolute and final one. ment, for Mr. Ingraham says tho The National Lead Company are fowls he received are worth at least urging everyone Interested in painting twice as much as the ones whose to make this test of paint before using necks were wrlnged when they it, and they guarantee that the pure were hooked." White sold under their "Dutch NOT 80 BAD AS HE LOOKED. Hoy Painter will always ):rove absolutely pure under the "blow, pipe" or any other test. To make It easy for you to perform the experiment they will send you free upon request a blow pipe and everything necessary for you to make the test, together with a valuable booklet on paint Address, National Lead ComV M.. ug enough for a weather Constipation I n t, , J remedy, 4 .1 t truly Ivcncjicml laxqlUe ojrupojltge aim UVxirafNisiia, loorm regular assistance fu tue wmv le I. w"Cn j ? cl-i- 1 QASaSlance Tit q0 aSUiehestoj rwwdies.wjvcn weired. arctoassitf tvalure arid not Is MipjJanllhe hslur. ol functions, which mutt depend ulti Matefp upon proper nourishment, proper efforts, anti right living generally. To get its beneficial effects, alms buy the genuine SyrubFigsElixir'fScnrui California Fig Syrup Co. only SOLD BY ALL LEADINC DRUGCiSTS one tae only, regular price 5()f gw flat t le k Positively enred by these Little Pills. They alto relieve Dt irw froia Dyspepsia, le digeslUta and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect rea Haw Drowsiness, Bad Taste In ihe Moutli, Coafy ed Tongue, Falu IntM Side, TOKPID UYeB. They regulate the Bowel, Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL, MALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE. edy for Dtulneea, Genuine Must Bear Un-psu- al gm 8. T. Joceiyn Gf Wichita was court stenographer for Judge Pancoast of Oklahoma for several years. One time a case was being tried before Judge Pancoast and they were endeavoring to find out through a witness whether there had been any liquor sold. What is your business? asked the lawyer. My business?" repeated the witness laconically. "Oh, I have lots of buslnet s. . "Answer the question, aid the law-r- . What is your business? Must I tell all my business? Insisted the witness again. Answer the question, Interposed the Judge severely. "Well, responded he cheerfully, "I'm deputy sheriff and city marshal for Gulner, Janitor of the church and bartender of the El Paso saloon. Kansas City Times. EYESIGHT WAS IN DANGER From Terrible Eczema Baby's Head a Mass of Itching Rash and Sorea Diseass Cured by Cutlcura. I "Our little girl was two months old when she got a rash on her face and within five days her face and head were all one sore. We used different remedies but it got worse Instead of better and we thought she would turn blind and that her ears would fall off. She suffered terribly, and would cratch until the blood came. This went on uutll she was five months old, then I had her under our family doctor's care, but she continued to grow worse. He said It was eczema. When he waa seven months old I started to use the Cutlcura Remedies and la two months our baby was a different glrL You could not see a sign of a ore and she was as fair as a newborn baby. She has not had a sign of the eczema since. Mra. II. F. Dudke, LeSueur, Minn., Apr. 15 and May 2, 07." d 4 HOW of jour excellent grandfathers The marauders had mad" a sorry mess of the mom, and I thought will j r.ii have thrown away all your Hales' lip quivered as he viewed the rights. It looks to ine, as a member wreck. of Die Irish bar in bad siauding, as "it would huve been u blow to Mr llio.iitli you hud delivered yourself up to the enemy, sn far as the legal situaGlanarm; ilie room was his piide his pride, sir." tion is concerned. How does it strike blow-pipHe went out tnws.'d tile kitchen, and I run npMiuirs to my own mom. I "if it's known that 1 ran away for a curnt-the fully tiuit had h d me to niyht. of course leave my window open, for iindoubtcd-l"My lad, don't deceive yourself. Morgan, and his new ally, Si. Ag-- Kvei) hodv round here will know it be- e aiha's gardener, had taken adruniir.'e fore niglit. You run off, left your win-o- f it tu enter tlie house. (Julio likely, j dow op.-Inviilntdy, and two gentli.--too- , they had observed my departure j ,n,-- who meditated breaking In found for ('iiiciuiia'i, and thla would un-- ' that hey needn't take the trouble, douhtedly he eommiiniciited to 1irker- j tine came iu through your own room, lug. 1 threw opeu my door and sturt- j noting, of rmirse, your absence, let In cd hack with an exclamation of j his friend IHow, and tore up the place trade-inar' regrettably." amazement. A stranger stood at my chiffonier. Yes, but how did you get here? between two windows, calmly shaving if you don't mind Idling. iu a hath gown "It's a :.ort story. That little chap himself. He was my own, 1 saw with fury and he front Scotland Yard, who annoyed me hummed softly to nlmself as he seized so much in New York and drove me the brush and applied lather deftly to Mexico, for which may he dwell forever In fiery torment, has never to liis upper ilp. Without turnlug he addressd nte, given up. I shook him off, though, at quite coolly and casually, as though Indianapolis three days ago. I bought pany, Woodbridge Building, New York Ids being there was the most natural a ticket for I'litsbitrg with him at my City. elbow. I suppose he thought the chase thing In the world. IN MANY LINES OF BUSINESS. "Good morning Mr. Glenarm! Hath-o- r was growing tame and that the farther damuging evidence, that costume. I east he could arrest me the nearer I yVitness Evidently Was a Man of Qualifications, ' I CHAPTER XVIII. Continued. Mr. lie ex"Sir. claimed in broken whUin'm. "It U Dates. air.' What have you done; what haa I demanded. He put his hand to hla head unrer-talnland gaMped as though trying to gather hla wit. He was evidently dazed by whatever had occurred, and I sprang round and bellied him to a rmirh. He would not lie down but bat up, stirlng and ukh-Inhla hand over hla head. It wax rapidly grot Ing lighter, and I saw a purple and black streak acmsii hla temple where a hluilgcou of aotue sort had atruck him. What does thla mean, Hates? Who haa been in the hoime ? "it waa early this morning," he faltered. about two o'clock, 1 heard nolaea In the lower part of the house. 1 came down, thinking likely it was you, and remembering that yuu bad been lick yeatenluy "Yea, go on.' The thought of my trunncy waa no balm to my eonseleure Just then. As I came into the hall, saw lie.hta In the library. Aa you weren't down last night the room hadn't been lighted at all. I heard ateps, and some one tapping with a hammer" "Yes; a hammer, (in on!" It waa. Ilien, the same old story! The war lmd been earrlisl openly into the house, but Hales. Just why should any one ruii!ieetid with the conspiracy injure Hates, who atood so near to Ilrkerlng. Ila louder? The fellow waa undoubtedly hurt, there was no mistaking the wound on hia head. He Iioko with a painful dlflleuliy that waa not assumed, I fell Increasingly sure, r he went on. I saw a mnn pulling out the books and tupping the inside of the shelves. He was working very fast. And the next thing I knew be let In another man through one of the casements, the one there that still standa a little open." lie flinrhed as he turned slightly to indicate it, and his face twitched with pain. Never mind that; toll the rest of your story." Then I ran fn, grabbed one of the big candelabra from the table, and went for the nearest man. They were about to begin on the chimney-breas- t It was Mr. (llenarm's pride In nil the house, and that accounts for my being there In front of the flrepluce. They rather got (lie beat of me, sir." "Clearly; I we they did. You had a fight with them, and being two to one " "No; there were two of ns, don't yon understand, two of ns! There was another man who came running in from somewhere, and he took sides with me. I thought at first ft was you, sir. The robbers thought so, too. for one of them yelled, 'Great God; Glen-arm- 's come back ! ' Just like that Hut It wasnt you, sir, but quite another person. "Thats a good story so far; and then what happened? "I dont remember much more, except that some ono soused me with water that hclied my head considerably, and Iho next thing I knew I was taring across the table, there at you." Who were these men, Ilates? Speak up quickly!" My tone was peremptory. Here was, I felt, a crucial moment In our relations. "Well," he began, deliberately, "I dislike to make charges against a fellow man. but I strongly susort one of the men of being " Yes! Tell the whole truth or It will be the worse for you." "I very much fear one of them was Ferguson, the gardener over the way. I'm disappointed In him. sir." Very gisid: and now for the other one." I didn't get my eyes on him. I had rinsed with Fer:iinn and we were having quite a If ly lime of It whet the othi r one c.ime In; thn I he run who came to my help mixed us all up. he was a very lively person. and what became of Ferguson and the rest of It I don't know." Then- - was food for thought In what ho said, lie had taken punishment In defense of my property. the rraek on his heal was undeniable. and I could not abuse him or question his vcrncliy with any grace; not, at least, without time for investigation and study, flow-eveI ventured to ask him one question: "If you were guessing, shouldn't you think it quite likely thnt Morgan was the other mnn?" He met my gaze squarely. "1 think It. wholly, possible. Mr. Glenarm." he replied at once. "And the iiiwi who helped you who In the devil was he? "lllcss me, I don't know, sir! He disappeared. Id like might ily to see him again. "Humph! Now youd belter do something for your head. I'll summon the village doctor If you say so." No; thank you, sir. I'll take care of It myself." hand-to-han- ill, i ' TlJf MAIN CRRNCE." ItANlRUN." Etc. but i'-- CANDLES Aslbw (I stag-- ! cl.iiiiM in i Uo1, ji.iii'l h:s his a :ii min Uj'i'ii it I li- - ilai'U ?" 11. Vi I.) wood w:h u hand " I began and hesitated. I tlii-i- i i tlie nf ea" h:s eyt-fliMir l:i!-d wiiii tiiHiks. drasius and had not li.etiiioiied Marian iKrvereii'. pai'Cit imn from eaidnets and alt ami ilii-- did not seeui the time fur etui i with Milov mid wax from t.s i f iliai sort. 'tie candles. Tin dayliuhl had In- Le toon a cigarette from his a :kit cleaned .Mill Hie havoc wrought by and lighted if deliberately. wiiiiieu! the night's vlniiurs was fully apparc; t Under th" 'liah! tiu-s- g'vat out A a:id aeaiu 1 m r..r-- ! here's a big alak t Hun 1icke-in- g is ris in it. The ing so much to find whale supposed to Is bidden hero is pietty fair evi dcr.ee i!.at something's buried on th place." ior-ddhut theyre giving you a livily ho; colt. Now where iu the dev! 1 uia-cus- s i it mI.'Ii any t.iii," lie rose, Ccriah.ly no". g a lit' lc f;:i.u weakle-i.-!- . it tu the b'.ioit n tin- - THE HOUSE OF 'we ll keep quiet ui lit ii.:i it or N w v,. II. ihii a'jtini REFUSE SURSfiTUtES. Mr. Glenarm! Ha Exclaimed Broken Whispers. Bates, Sir." suppose It's the custom In the country for gentlemen In evening clothes to go out by the window and return by the door. You might think the other way round preferable." I shouted. lie Jack!" Kick that door shut and lock It, ctiminuuded. In a sharp, severe tone should be to a Hrliisli consul and tidewater. I went ahead of hint Into the station and out to tho Pittsburg sleeper. I dropped my bag Into ay section, if that's what they call It n your atrocious American language, looked out and saw hint coming along tho platform. Just then the ra- - hejoa to move they were shunting it about to attach a sleeper that had been brought In from lamlsvllle, and my carrluge, or whatever you call It. went skimming out of the sheds Into a yard where everything scenic l to he most noisy and complex. I dropped off hi the daik Jits) Indore Guy began tohziil the carriage hack. A long train of empty goods wagons. cars? was Just pulling on. ami I t w my . lug into a wagon r.u-- c.lr.iV. We kept going for sovnul limns. unm I was thoroughly lost, tlu n I took advantage of a slop at a l:ire that seemed to he the mul of t err. atrial things, got onr and si tried iniroxs country. I expressed my hag to you the other dav front a j lire Gut in the miuie of K0. homo, just to get rl.l of n. i walked Into Annandale late last nghi. found this medieval marvel through Gm kindness of the sla'iot: muster .in. I was reeonnolterlng wth my usual raurlnn when I saw a romantically entering thtoiuh the open window." pause to light a fre-- h ciga- that I remembered well, and JuHt now welcomed In him. "How, ally and when ?" Never mind a limit me. I'm here thrown the enemy off for a few days; aud you ntay confess your own sins find, while I climb Into my armor, lray pardon the Informality" He scl a bloom and began work 'ipon a pair of trousers to which niiil and briers clung His coat and hat lay mi a chair, they, too, much the worse for rough usage. Then was never tny use In refusing to uIh-- lgtrry's orders, and ns he got Into his cloilicu 1 gave him In as Tew wouls as possible the chief Incidents that hail marked my stay at Glenarm llouese. He continued dressing with enre, helping himself to a shirt and collar tiinn my chiffonier and choosing eve the best tie in nty with coll'-- i Poll Now and then he asked n question tersely, or, again he laughed or swore ilirely In Gaelic. When I had concluded the story of Pickering's visit, and of the conversation I overheard between the executor and Hates rette. You alwavs did have a ft the chtirrh iorch, wheeled w;ly oj Go on!" vv'.tli the scarf half lied in his riving lTv UK IOXTIM KM.) and surveyed nte nmiinlserat-Ir.gl.v- . Terror's Effect on Hair. And von didn't rush them both on It has oectt vcprutidly .iii.riucd that the spot and hnve it out? Queen Mario Antoinette's auburn hair No. I was too much taken aback turned white Iu the days of the for one thing " of terror, aud an English surjX I dare say you were!" named Parry states that J after the And for another 1 didn't think the Indian mutiny ho actually saw th u, (line ric. I'm going to Iwat that fel-- ! blacK hair of a rebel Sepoy, who wa low, Larry, hut I want him to show under examination aud fean-- a dread Ills hand fully before we come to fu! death, turn white in the a smash up. 1 know aa much about an hour. In the time .r the romauJ In Paris, the dark hair of Huron the house and Its secrets as he does Ah that's one cvinsclatlun. Sometimes 1 j phonse de Hothschlld was blanched hi don't believe there's n shilling here, j s few hours. 'i-- fn-U- t i'.rp-rli- l ch-i-t- ine 1 oppo-Minoi- ti Good Eye, Cuchultlin! Write for Special Total 11.00 Color Schemes Above is sufficient seed to grow 35 bu. of rarest vegetables and thousands of brilyour rooms liant flowers and all ia mailed to you POSTPAID ros 12c, or if you send 10c, we will add package ddo.lfhadoa not kin Alabeetiae of Berliner Earliest Cauliflower. John A. Aakpour wnU lor MtuUiul eolor eanla (rw to Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis. K. k W. for p ALABASTINE CO. Safe Place. "It states here that bulldog shoes are In fashion again," remarked Mr. Stubb as he perused the "latest styles for men" column. That so? laughed Mrs. Stubb incredulously. Why er where does a buldog carry hla shoes?" "Don't you know, Marla?" "No, John." Why, In hla grip, of course." "That OR AND RAPIDS MICH. ,tS 1 Didnt Deny It, Miaa Redpepp haa been saying some mighty mean things about you and your wife. What, for instance F Says you picked her up at a bargain counter." Great Scott, I did! She waa the prettiest girl that ever stood behind one." sharp-tongue- d Who can set bounds to the soaring Imagination of the Celt? An enthusiastic New Yorker recently watching a game of hurling which resembles lacrosse between stalwart teams, was He who gives pleasure meets with moved to ask President Conway of tha It; kindness Is the bond of friendship, Irish Athletic association how far a and the hook of love; he who sows good man could drive the ball. not, reaps not. Smiles. , "Well, I'll tell you," resitonded Mr. Conway, with a twinkle In his eye that contradicted his serious speech. "In the good old days when Cuchulllln was champion of Ireland, the king and all the nobility were assembled at the great games of Tailtln. Cuchulllln struck up a hurley ball Into the zkv, and then walked off to his pavilion and took a drink of potliccn, and strolled back to the spot in good time to catch the ball on his hurley. Harpers Weekly. Result of Business Growth. Recently a livery firm In a southern frame addition town built a to Its stable for the accommodation of wagons, etc.- Jerry, the night watchman. whose long service has convinced him that he Is part proprietor of the concern was overheard explainTHE MAN WHO SWEARS 5Y ing the matter to a couple of Inmates in this wise: THE FISH BKAND SLICKER "Yes, our business done concreased go dat vcs been obliged to build dis 'A is the man who hyar substantial in de reah!" has tried to get the same service Tbs Hottentot Tot. out of some If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot other make To tot ere the tot could totter. Ought the Hottentot tot To be taught to eay aught" Or naught," or what ought to bo taught S her? Or Clean Light Durable If to hoot and toot a Hottentot tot Gucramred Waterproof Be taught by a Hottentot footer. and Sold Everywhere Should the looter get hot if the Hottentot tot at $300 Hoot and toot st the Hottentot tutor? MiWMTre citun Chsrlee 8. Putnam, In Tho Sunday lfig-asin- e. rVufiM vx mi4 one-stor- Sanitary Durable Something New Under tha 8un. WA11CDA7KG A lady in Illinois rent us 12c a year t for our remarkable collection of vegetal Never rubs off when the wall b wiped ii nd flower seed ami sold 37.70 worth down. therefrom, or made 314. Thats new. Just rend this notice with 12c and reAlabastlne colors are soft, beautiful and ceive tlie most original seed and plant never fade and never flake off velvety; catnkig published and Alabastlne h thoroughly sanitary, never 1 Pkg. Quick Quick" Carrot $ .10 moulds nor mildews on the wall. 1 Hi pkg. Earliest I(iie Cabbage 1 pkg. Earliest Emerald I'ucumlier. . .15 Alabastine ia carefully packed, 1 propel 15 pkg. La Crosse Market Lettuce labeled and ia made in sixteen different 1 10 ly pkg. Early Dinner Onion also white. Each 1 pkg. tints, package will cover 15 Strawberry Mukniclon... 1 JO from 300 to 450 equate feet of surface. pkg. Thirteen J)ay Radish 1,0'K) kernels gloriously beautiful flower seed .15 . "Mr Glenarm! THE ONLY She Then you admit that yon only married me for my money? He Well, Im glad you know that at least I'm not a fool. IAIMERir SCHOOL SHOES WEAH LIKE IRON y - & Vi VI Mayer "Special Merit" Schsa! Shoes arc exprewly made for the hard knocks and icvere wear of healthy, romping school eiiiidwn. They are made of thoroughly seasoned upper leather and tough, eld'procesa asd timezeaianed ales, the strongest and moat durable material obtainable that'a why they "wear like iron. Plenty of room fir growing feet, sensibly shaped ahoea, strong enough for the hardest everyday use, dressy enough foe Sundays. Your dealer will supply if not, write to ui. Look foryou; the o and trade-i-n irk on the sole. F. Mayer Boot & MILWAUKEE. f' : i Shoe Company rS. iu mws A New Bluff. c lei e in HOWARD E. B0RT0IIMHM7B dmrrlpttnflnf Q 1TCIUTC "Hello, your hair is full of sand." will atlvlM PA I kill I O phi1 without Icham hta "Yes, balloon ballast. Its the fashtof bit trvm 1kiklrt. MoIIIm (ollpniriiainiiatppllw tnntiul and aaipln w.wfc mllrlwd. Lea ionable thing nowadays. Makes peo-p,- a Myw Ms KUchla, hwj fclWf. Vwtua, fc C. villa,- Colo. Rflmw Urbma Katltrsaan think that one goes la for aero Thectpion'i Eje Water DEFIANCE STARCH nautlcs, dont you know." V- !z??r" |