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not like fd. lose you. I'm siuo I *vou"1Tn't
either if I were he. But, after all, Amer-
ica is not very far off nowadays, and it
is now so very wild. We would take
e. rand piano, and--and-••a copy of
r,
Browning. And, Denver and his rule
would come over to see us. We Should
• be quite a family party. It would be
jolly."
fats:
"]tial/ I have it," said he, "for lift?"
Ida sat listening to the stumbling
words and awkward phrases which were
whispered from the back of her, but
'there was something in Charles West-
macott's clumsiness of speech which was
more moving than the words of the most
eloquent of pleaders. He paused, he
stammered, he caught his breath be-
tween the words, and ho blurted out in
little blunt phrases all the hopes of his
heart. If love had notcome to yet,
swine! no titsnauranie as a fixe compare-
i0h1. :'„e bad emu) to an ago when liabs
its are not lightly to be changed, nor waa
slue li tvoiih;ut wlt0 wus at all likely to at*
',tempt to change them, Flow would a
.sensitive man like her faller stand the
constant strain of such a wife, a woman
who woe 1111 decision, with no softness
and nothing soothing in her nature?
It passed ns a mere eccentricity when
they heard of her stout drinking, her
.cigarette smoliing, her occasional whiffs
at a long clay pipe, her horsewhipping
of a dreal1-en nervatit tr d her compan-
ionship with the snake Eliza, whom she
was in the habit of bearing about Mixer
pocket, All this weal become encu-.
durable to her father when his first i u-
fetuation was past. For his own sake,
then, as well as for her mother's loom:
ory, this match nmst be prevented, And
yet how powerless she was to prevent it.
Whitt vou1d1 she do? Could Harold aid
her? Perhaps, Or Ida? At least she
would] tell her sister and see what she
could suggest.
• little
Ida was in her boudoir, a tiny
tapestried room,. as neat and dainty as
herself, with low walls lung with Imari
plaques and with pretty little Swiss
brackets bearing blue Kama ware or the
china. In a low
pure white Coalport
chair beneath a red shaded standing
lamp at Isla in a diaphanous evening
•, ruddy
td. the Y
do soie, of mousseline
dress
light tinging her sweet childlike face and
glowing on her golden curls. She
sprang up as her sister . entered and
threw her arms around her.
knoWvA or 'faked. something before the
would epee's upon such, a subject, And
then again Mrs. Westacott bad herself
said that she hoped to change her style
of living shortly and take over cyompTote-
ly new duties. What could that mean
n
except that she expected to marry? And
Yellen'? She seemed to see few friend
outside their own little circle. She must
, have alluded to her father. It was a
hateful thought, and yet it mast be
faced.
rath-
er
evening the doctor had been
Iusee
l to
late at his neighbor's, He go
into the admiral's after dinner, but now
he turned more frequently in the other
Clara
was
la
• do
•tt ne.
le it
When
he ,
i W
he
I
direction. clic ec.
sitting alone in the drawing room read-
ing a magazine. She sprang up as he
entered, pushed forward his chair and
ran to fetch his slippers,
"You are looking a little pale, dear,”
he remarked,
"011, no, papa; I am very well."
"Ali well with Harold?"
"Yes. His partner, Mr. Pearson, is
still away, and he is doing all the work."
"Well done. Ho is sure to succeed.
Where is Ida?"
"In her room, I think."
"She was with Charles Westmacott on
the lawn not very long ago. He seems
very fond of her. He is not very bright,
but I think ho will make her a good. hus-
band."
"I am sure of it, papa. He is very
manly and reliable."
"Yes, I should think that he is not the
sort of man who goes wrong. There is •
nothing hidden about him. As to his
brightness, it really does not matter, for
his aunt, Mrs. Westmacott, is very rich = " " i ' "'�- -
much richer than you would think
ached when tie were little, Oh, Clara, A 1 _.,
sirs. Wer eager ess o over
her tricycle sbMrs,must learn to Westmacott ]k kilo vs allbout ;tabour he
do holm your heart wont fail you,";rich in
her eagerness over her p u, Mrs, a Has. your rum '
1"I would do anything to save L_- t and _ er two fair ,-___. lee drank ,n I brands of cigarettes. y
conte?"
"Yes,, dear, It is here,"
"And I have nig stout, Come along
up to my room now. This smell is too
abominable. Belt we must be ready for
him when ho comes back. If we sit at
the window, we shall sec hien coining ,}
down the road,"
The fresh morning air and the genial
company of the admiral had caused the
doctor to forget his trouble, and he Dame
back about midday in • an excellent hu -
ram:. As ha maraca. the hall door tkct vete
smell of chemicals whioli head spoiled hie
breakfast met him with a redoubled ver•
ulence, He threw open the hall window,
entered the dining room and stood aghast
at the sight which mot his eyes.
Ida was still sitting among herbottles,
with a lit cigarette in her left hand and
a glas,, of stout
on the table beside her. , Y
Clara with another cigarette cite w,
s loung-
ing
g-
ing in the easy chair with several maps
spread out upon the floor around. Her
feet were stuck up on the coal scuttle, ,
and she had a tumblerful of some red-
dish brown composition on the smoking
table close at her elbow. The doctor
gazed from one to the other of them ,
through the
thin
gray
haze smoke,
but his eyes rested finally in a settled
stare of astonishment upon his elder and
daughter.
up
moreserious cls
"Clara!" he gasped. "I could not have
believed its"
dear."
"That's it, You must steel yourselt
by that thought."
'•I3ut what is ybilr plan?
"Oh, I am so .proud of it. We will
tire ]rim forever of the widow and of
all emancipated women.. Lot me see,
what are Mrs, Westniacott's main ideas?
You have listened to her more than 1.
Women should attend less to household
duties, That is one, is it not?"
"Yes, if they feel they have capabil-
ities for higher things. Then she thinks
thea every woman who has leisure should
take up the study of some branch of
science and that as far as possible ev-
ery woman should qualify herself for
novae trade or profession, choosing for
preference those which, have been hither-
to monopolized by men, To enter the ,feet upon a second ono, a blue cover
others wonld only be to intensify theme- book in her hand and a huge map of the
"spread across her lap.
competition." islands
• i et British
0
nt eon
P
"Barye w, That is glorious!" Her "Hullo!" cried the doctor, blinking '
blue eyes wore dancing withiher delight. 1 and sniffing, "where's the breakfast?"
b , sho clapped hothan ss in delight, I "Oh, didn't you order it?" asked Ida.
.tl else? She •thinks that wliatevei "I �No• whyshould Il" Ito rang the
"What l
a man can do a woman should be allowed bell. !"Why have you not laid the break -
"Shedo also—does ay o."sho not?" fast, Jane?"
"" so." +' R yon please, sir, Miss Ida was
,Ito sa s I• o
y y
,
"And about dress? The short skirt a,-worlt:in at the table."
and the divided skirt are what she bo- {I
"Oh, of course, Jane," said the young
,+sorry. 1 shall
a11n1 , I am so Y
'over in,"
calmly. Y„
lady
' utes.
"Yes.” few
mm
"We' be ready to move in a
"We must get in some cloth." "But what on earth are you doing,
"Wlty?" I Ida?" asked the doctor. "The smell is
"We muan maws ourselves a diene Most offensive. And, good ' gracious,
ceach. 3 r and new, enfranchised, you em my look at the xness which you have made
pleated dress, la act Don't you see my upon the cloth! Why, you have burned
plan? We shall up to all Mrs, West- a ]hole right through."
macott's views in every respect and un- „011, that is the acid," Ida answered
prove them when can. Then papa contentedly. "Mrs. Westmacott said
will know what it is to live with a wo- that it would burn holes."
mail who claims all her rights. Oh, "'You aught have taken her word for
Clara; it willlsister splendid."pe it without trying," said her father dryly.
soHer milder scheme. sat "Butcit w before "But look here, pa! See what the book
w ng,ng a it would be says: 'The scientific mind takes nothing
wrong, alit sho is to at last, upon trust. Prove all things!' I have
"Not a bit. It is to save lieu." proved that." -
"I should not dare." "You certainly have. Well, until
"Oh, yes, you would, Harold will brast is ready I'll glance over The
help; Besides, what other plan have Times. Have you seen it?"
you?" . "The Times? • Oh, dear me, this is it
"I hane tone," which I have under my spirit lamp. 1
"ThenY.you must youe mine." ani afraid there is some acid upon that,
"Yes. Perhaps are "fight. Well, too, and it is, rather damp and torn.,
we do it for a good] motive.." Here it is."
"You will do it?" The doctor took the bedraggled paper
•
"Ido not see any other way," with a moral face. "Everything seems
"You dear, good Clara! Now I wilt to be wrong today," he remarked: "What
show you what you aro to do. We must is this sudden enthusiasm about chemis-
not be in too suddenly.. It might excite I tr Ida?"
g Y
every word and noted her every sugges-
tion for future use, That afternoon they
went shopping in London, and before
evening strange packages began to be.
Banded in at the doctor's door, The plot
was ripe for execution, and one of the
conspirators was merry and jubilant,
while the other was very nervous and
troubled.
When the doctor came down to the
dining xoom next morning, he was stir,.
prised to find that his daughters had al-
ready been up some time. Ida was in -
totalled at one end of the table, With; a
p
s irit lamp, a curved glass flask and
..
several bottles in front of her, The
con-
tents of the flask were boiling furiously,
m.
lied
the
100.
lfi
mel
s.
'villainous
while a
Clara lounged in an armchair with her
d
from her style of living—and she has I She pushed forward his chair and ran to
ads
m him a handsome prove
sion.
" ' fetch his silppet's.
"I am glad of that." "Dear old Clara! Colne and sit down
t "It is between ourselves. I am her here beaide mo. I have not had • a chat
d her trustee, and so I know something of her for days. But, oh, what a troubled face!
there was at leastypity and sympathy, hen are yougoing What is it then?" She put up her fore -
arrangements. Athdw her sister's brow
which are nearly akin to it. Wonder to marry, Clara?" ; finger and smoothed
there was also that one so weak and frail y' a not for time yet. We with it.
as she should shake this strong man so, "Oh, papa, some Clara pulled up a stool, and sitting
should have the whole course of his life have not thought of a date."
decision. Her left hand "Well, reahy, I don't know that there down beside her sister passed her arm
'waiting for her is an reason for delay. Ho has a sem- round her waist. "I am so sorry to
was do the cushion at her side, He l Y Y trouble yon, dear Ida," she said, "but L.
leaned forward and took it gently in his petonce, and it increases yearly. As long
r to draw it back as' you are quite certain that your mind do not know what to clo."
own. She did not try "There's nothing the matter with Har -
from him.
"May I have it." said he, "for lifer'
"Oh, do attend to your steering," said
she, smiling around at him, "and don't
say any more about this today. Please
don't!"
"When shall I know, then?"
"Oh, tonight, tomorrow -I don't know.
I must ask Clara. Talk about something
else."
And they slid talk about something
else, but her left hand was still inclosed
enhis, and he knew, without asking again,
that all was well.
CHAPTER VIII.
sman Ws BEFORE.
Mrs. West'macott's great meeting for
had pass.
'
reclusewent of womanp
r
a
the
enfranchisement
ed over, and it had been a triumphant
success. A11 the maids and matrons
of the southern suburbs had rallied at
her summons; there was an influential
platform, with Dr. Balthazar Walker in
the chair, and Admiral Hay . Denver
among his more prominent supporters.
One benighted male had come in from
the outside darkness and had jeered
from the farther end of the hall, but he
had been called to order by the chair,
petrified by indignant glances from the
=enfranchised areund hit. and finally
escorted to the door by Charles West-
macott. Fiery resolutions were passed,
to be forwarded to a large number
of leading statesmen, and the meeting
broke up with the conviction that a
shrewd blow had been struck for the
cause of woman.
But there was one woman at least to
whom the meeting and all that was con-
nected with it had brought anything but
'lettenre. Clara Walker watched with
a heavy heart the friendship and close
intimacy' which had sprung up bettyose
her father and the widow. From week
1, week it had increased until no day
ever passed without their being together.
The coming meeting had been the excuse
fort these continual interviews, but now
themeeting wasover, and still the doc-
hclt rose to
torwould refer every pointw
thethejudgmentjudgment of his neighbor, Ile would
talk, too, to his two daughters of her
end
m
i"o ,
strength of Character, leer d sees v
and of the necessity of their cultivating
ber acquaintance and following her ex -
staple,
d become
his
"
until at last it had.
ion.
Dave
most commontopic of conversation.
mare]
,all this might have passed as y
the natural pleasure which an elderly
ream might take in the society of an in*
teThgexit and hendsome woman, but
gave were other points which seemed to
Marti to give it a deeper meaning. She
meld nut forget that when Charles
ry estivacott hard spoken to
erlinenight
1* tied alluded to the possibility mit
s tuatrx; ?ng again. lis Mill4 bilge
is made up
"Oh, papal"
"Well, then, I really do not know why
there should be any delay. And Ida,
too, must be married within the' next
few months. Now, what I want to know
is what I am to do when my two little
companions run away from me." He
spoke lightly, but his eyes were grave as
he looked questioningly at his daughter.
"Dear papa, you shall not be alone.
It will b years before Harold and I
old?"
"Oh, no, Ida."
"Nor with my Charles?"
"No, n0."
Ida gave a sigh of relief. "You quite
frightened me, dear," said she. "You
can't think how solemn you look. What
is it, then?"
"I believe that papa intends to ask
Mrs. Westmacott to marry him."
t e Ida burst out laughing. "What can
think of marrying, and when we do you have put such a notion into your head,
must come and live with us." Clara?'
"No, no, dear. I know that youmean "It is only too true, Ida. I suspected
what you say, but I have seen something it before, and he himself almost told me
of the world, andI know that such ar- as much with his own lips tonight. I •
rangelnents never answer. There can- don't think that it is a laughing matter."
not
111.1
it.
If you
old
yet ' I coP
and.1]
-Really, house, R
in a o+
th3
not be five mases ,
at my age my freedom is very necessary had told me that those two dear old la-
te nee." dies opposite, the Misses Williams, were
"But you would be completely free." both engaged you would not have sur -
"No, dear, you cannot be that if you prised me more. It is really too funny."
are a guest in another inan's house. Can "Funny, Ida? Think of any one tak-
you suggest no other alternative?" ing the place of dear mother." ..
"That we remain with you." But her sister was of a more practical
"No, no. That is out of the question. and less sentimental nature. "I am
Mrs. Westmacott herself says that a sure," said she, "that dear mother would
woman's first duty is to marry. Mar- like papa to do whatever would make
singe, however, should be an equal part- him most happy. We shall both be
nerehip. as she points out. I should wish away, and why should papa not please
you both to marry, but still Ishouldlike
a suggestion from you, Clara, as to what
I should do." •
"But there is no hurry, papa. Let us
wait. I do not intend to marry yet."
Dr. Wacker looked disappointed.
suspicion." "Oh, I tun trying to live up to Mrs.
"What would you do, then?" Westmacott's teaching."
"Tomorrow we must go to Mrs. West- ..,Quite right, .quite right!" said he,
hermacott and sit at her feet and learn all . though perhaps with less heartiness than
her views." he had shown the day before. "Ah, here
"What hypocrites we shall feel!"
"We shall be her newest and most en-
thusiastic converts. Oh, it will be such
fun, Clara. Then we shall make our
plans and send for what we want and
begin our new life."
"I do hope that we shall not have to
keep it up long. It seems so cruel to dear
"CV eii, (Tara, if you can suggest noth-
ing, I suppose that I must take the ini-
tiative
netiative myself," said he.
"Then what do you propose, papa?"
She braced herself as one who sees the
blow which is about to fall,
He looked at her and hesitated. "How
like your poor dear mother you aro,
Clara," he cried. "As 1 looked at you
then it was es if she had come back from
the grave." He stooped toward ]tor and
kissed her. "There, run away to your
your-
self
fou
not trouble 5
ant
my
sister, dear,
ut
tb
. rc . 1 e
ottlet
is s ,
]tut Y
Nat
tt Yee.
a rn 3 0
self b
yoti will find that all will come right."
Clara went up stairs sad at heart, for
she was sora now that what she had feared was indeed about to come to pi~tr1 ,
and that her father was going to ask
Mrs. Westmacott to be his wife. In her
pure and earnest mind her mother's
memory was enshrined as that of a sat'nt
,
and the thought that tiny ane should take
her place seemed a terrible desecration.
Even worse, however, did this'marriage
appear when looked at from the point of
View of her father's future.
The widow might fascinate him by
her knowledge of the world, her dash,
her strenotlt, her unconventionality --AI
papa•"
"Cruel! To save him!"
"I wish I was sure that we were doing
right. And yet what else can we do?
Well, then, Ida, the die is cast, and we
will call upon Mrs. Westmacott tomor-
row."
CHAPTER IX.
'is breakfast at last! j avoid."
But nothing was comfortable • that
•
morning. There were eggs without egg- i "Oh, no,'! cried Ida. "Mrs. Westma-
sett says . that there should be one law
spooxis, toast wheel] was leathery from• Ifor all. Have a cigarette, pa?"
being kept, dried up rashers and grounds thank you. I never smoke in the
, Nb
in the coffee. Above all there was that
dreadful smell which pervaded. every -I . morning."
rni Perhaps you don't care for the
mouthful.
and gave a lhgrrible twang to every • brant]. What aro these, Clara?"
"I don't . "Egyptians." wish to put a damper upon •
„Ah, we must have some Richmond
your studies, Ida," said the sd doctor
think GG1
ems or Turkish.'I wieli, pa, when. you
pushed back his chair. Btt I go into town you would got me some
it would bo better if you did your daoTurkish."
seal experiments a little later in ttheY - "I will do nothing of the kind. Ido
"But Mrs. Westmacott says that worn- not at all thinke that it is a fitting habit
en should rise early and do their work,! for young ladies. I do not agreo with
before n they sho Mrs. Westmacott upon the point."
"Then they should choosetsomotherhi "Really, pa! It was you who advised
room besides the breakfast room."The , us to imitate ]ler."
doctor was becoming just a little ruffled."But in with her." mettation. What is it
Aturn in the open air would soothe lura, ' th"t to ars discrimi Clans?"
he thought. "Where are my boots?"he
_Y
asked. he TO RE Co\rI�TsI71.
But they were not in their accustomed ; --------a.7-s---ar~
corner by his chair. 'Up and down
searched, while the three servants took
up the quest, stooping and peepingunder
bookcases and drawers. Ida had re-
turned to her studies and Clara to her
blue covered volume, sitting absorbed
and disinterested amid the bustle and
the racket. At last a general buzz of
congratulation announced that the cook
had discovered the boots hung up among
tho hats in the Ball. - The doctor, very
red and flustered, drew them on and `
stamped off to join the admiral in his i 1
morning walk.
As the door slammed Ida burst into a
shout of laughter. "You see, Clara,"
she cried, "the charm works already.
Ho has gone to No. 1 insteadof to No. 3.•
Oh, we shall win a great victory. You've
been very good, dear. I could see that
you were on thorns to help him when he
vas looking for his boots."
"Poor papal It is so cruel. Andyet
'`Clara!" he oa�ic . iE!outd not have be-
• "What is it, papa?"
"You are smoking!"
"Trying to, papa. I find it a little diffi-
cult, for I Have not been used to it."
"But why, in tba name of goodness"—
"Mrs. Westmacott recommends it."
"Oh, a lady of mature years may do
many things which a young girln
A 1'A)IILY PLOT.
Little did poor Dr. Walker imagine as
he sat at his breakfast table next morn-
ing that the two sweet girls who sat on
either side of him were deep in a con-
spiracy, and that he, munching inno-
cently at bis muffins, was the victim
against whom their wiles were planned.
Patiently they waited until at last their
opening cause, ++ he remarked.
"It
a beautiful clay,
"It will do for Mrs. Westmacott. She
was thinking;of having a spin upon her
tricycle."
" earl . We both
"Then we must callY
intended to neo her after breakfast."
"Oh, indeed!" The doctor • looked
pleased.
"You know, pa," said Ida, "it seems
to us that we really have a very great ad -
himself?' vantage tage in. having Mrs. Westmacott hv-
' n
"But think how unhappy he will be.ing so near."
You know bow quiet he is in his ways l "Wliy sa, dear?"
and hew even a little thing will upset 1 "Well, because she is so advanced, you
him. Flow could he live with a'veife who know. If we only study her ways, we
would make his whole life a series of may advance ourselves also."��
"I think I have heard gott say, papa,"
a
p +
remarked Clara, 'Ilia she is the type of
the woman of the future."
"I ain very pleased to bear you speak
so sensibly, my dears. I certainly think
that she is a woman whom you may very
well take as your model. The more intl.
mate you are with her the better pleased
I shall be,"
"Then that is settled," ,:'11d Clara de•
murely, and the talk drifts 1' to other
matters.
All the morning the!p two girls sat ex.
surprises? Fancy what a whirlwind she
must be in a house. A man at his age
cannot change his ways. 1 am sure he
would be miserable." cal
Ida's face grew graver, and shepon-
dered over tho matter for a few minutes.
"I really think that you are right, as
usual," said she at last. "I admire Clhar-
ley's aunt very much, you, know, and I
think that sho is a very useful and good
person, but I don't think she would do
as a wife for poor quint papa."
"But he will certainly ask her, and
lits Clara was willing to al.
'rings
'oft he
" 1nitC.
h l3ra.11V
est
really think that she intends to accept 'trading from r
to in= extreme views as, to the duty of the one
d be tQa•lata e
'tw
would ..n.
Then
1
him.
the
other.
Ab
a0•
0
ft
I the
tyranny
tcrfere. We have only a few days at , sex and . was her
details,
in e
equality,
even ,
How
lute
what can
we
do? FI.
And tn•
the mof t
, parrot ``Enough.
the cry
' Iine p
can we hope to make him change hut, ideal. g mnaidenl- . It had been
df;, 'womanly and t Y
min 1 woman away
ate
, invented
man
to
smite
, i
Ivo t
• it
ei y
ev
_ n
Again Ida pondered]. ]:Io has
it i • with a strong 1 when she poached too nearly upon Ida
tried what is to live with us reserves. Every woman should
nded ivomitn." said she. If we could precious p ala
Minded. 'nt. Everywoman sho
b
0
independent. endt
.. Oh,r
timet
realize
it
in
ine to
ro.
get I1
onlyto
push
duty s
their
g a1
o it,I have itt Such a;lovoly learn a trade. It Was
Clara, I hay' Where they 'were least welcome. Then
plait!" Sho'loanodl back in her chair and Inv they
•rs to the Canso and pro•
burst rota a ilt of laughter so natural they were martyrs , h should ow
to their weaker sisters. Why s "What are some other brands.
users °W
to
forget
of
haduld n
ho
Chitae and
ar lull tnedi Ina t.
that Cld rd fa
as na
as to
rti ,
tea
r
so 1beano-
andthe yn nod r aria
Ns Turkish
Ytturic a a
fileand T
• n.,cuss
ilio �vaslttttll, theah, litichtnond Gems n
her troubles and jolts iti it. etorttall "theirs? Might
" be without it. Mn. and airs. M. Det. fiox.Iae
"Oh, it is beautiful"' slto gasped at keepers hook be yCambriagb. Hitt why? x412 incl Avenue, Atteenst, Pa.
"Poorn WhIIt bible) he will they not seat]'! liialter�-to the d onsultin$1 &Neva r nnindt" She nodded to him - .1
last. pipet even to the"We Must 'ray HOoe'at PILL& sura ttlrbr ills, ,wnrtipt�tiOn.
, , . .. as - room, to the bench and i and clad the v13u�iow. Wtbtrcbrr,iaaadiao,l►totc>awib, lttdi�wtl+�.r
haves Bat it's all far lits ntvn good, tut b rf lea the ea iK staid 1111 ,• :V.
Children of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Solver
Altoona, Pa.
Both Had Eczema
In Its Worst Form
tlo?" After Physicians railed, .Hood'*
what are we to Sarsaparilla Perfectly Cured.
"Oh, he will enjoy being comfortable
if we give hint a little dis- Great mental agony is endured by
all the more g : ble work this parents who see their children suffering
comfort now. What ]fora
chemist y est Look at my frock! It is ; from diseases caused by impure blood, and.
And this dreadful smell!" She 1 for which there seems no cure. This is
ruined.I turned too when Hood's Sarsaparilla is
threw open the window and thrust her resorted joy
it expels the foulhutnors
little golden curled head out of it.
from the to,
and restores the dis-
Charles Westmacott was hoeing at the eased skin to fresh, healthybrightness.
other side of the garden fence. g
Read the following from _.. grateful
t • g
parents:
ern
in
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a
ul Ida.
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"Good,,
&Co.,Lowell,Mass.:
fie 0. I. Hood Hood'sCmost
"We think sarsaparilla is the Yne
d and
blood valuable medicine on the market for
Skin diseases. Our two children suffered terri-
bly with the
Worst Form of Eczema
for two years. We had three physicians In
that time, but neither of them succeeded in
even n even them a
glittle
sin them or ve i
curing
,
sella
o giving sarsaparilla
we tried Ito d s s
relief, At lastt?
and in a. month both children were pore
testily Cured. Wo recommend
"Good morning." The big man leaned
looked
at her.
and loo
' hoe
nh
hisp
ups
"Have you any cigarettes, Charles?"
"Yes, certainly."
"Throw me up two." ,r
"Here is my case. Lran you catch?
A sealskin case carne 'with a soft thud
t It was
on the floor. Ida opened it.
full.
""What are these?' she asked.
"Egyptians,"
d ilia
o Sa
ria ar
Hods
p
these bun oht
loss hr—but she was convinced that she he used to sm" whi'ai wo had iu bo Dun, nett
Deacon ,Toiler' GITievanoe,
YOi'll excuse me, Mr. Parson,
If I seem a littlo sore,
lint I have sung the songs of Isr'el
For three score years Iona more,
And it sort o' hurt ]fly fcelin's
Fur to see thein put away,
For these !bruin soartun ditties
'At is capturing the day,
There's anutlier little happ'nin'
'At I'll mention tvbile I'm here,
Just to show 'at my objections
All are offered sound and clear
Tenipora aro
life. They can
less pain, The
flies uhf at a loo
esser look silly
very unconiforte
self, for even th
times touchy.
run against stn itI
Bing the wrong r
It was one they was singing; good for i,ts poas�
An' was Join' well enough_ a violent temper
Singing lust as good as people can sine rnsheeover every
it is inuoh ado abs
Sten tui awtul mess of stair.
When the choir gave a holler,
And the organ gave a groan,
And they left one weak voiced feller.
.&-singing there alone!
But be stuck right to the musio,
Though it was trying as could be,
An when I tried to help him
to sweep a doorsi
per like a snarlin
ted temper,
oannot na re a
the f;loonny temp
the dark side, th
Why the whole church soowledatme. an angry bull leo
Xou say that's so -lots singing, an uncanny lot l
Well, praise the Lord that I better arntlitiotls
Growed up when folks were tvhllin' out of our crapes
glow and hrightis
make hard and ra
wise i
t e m Blit have 1
to sing their hymns so -high.
011, we never had such doin's
In the good of Bethel days,
When the folks were all contented,
oto ted,
•With the simple songs of praise.
Now, I may have spoke too open,
But it was hard to keep still,
An' I hope you'll tell the singers
'At
I bear 'ern
'At they all may git to glory,
It my wish and my desire,
But they'll Beed some extra trainin'
'Fore they join the heavenly choir.
—Paul Dunbar.
rm. over
AN CLD AHD wets.
, slow's SLothinr Syrup h
years by millions of mol
n.
U cthtni;y with perfect st
softens the gums, allays
and is thehost remedy fc
the taste. Sold by Dau
Worlu, Twenty-five et„
incalculable. Ido sure a
Soothing syrup, and tale
After E
Our Public Schools
Are the main -stay of our republio. In
them are being cultivated the minds of
those who are to be our future law makers
and leaders in every walk in life, How
eseutial ib is that these minds should be
united to strong, healthy bodies. So many
children suffer from impurities and poison
-in the blond ,that it is a' wonder that they
�tever grow up to be men and worsen. Many
parents cannot tiud words strong enough
to express their gratitude to Hood's Sar-
saparilla for its good effect upon their
children. Scrofula, salt rheum and other
diseases of the blood are effectually and
permaneutly cured by this excellent medi-
cine, and the whole being is given strength
to resist attacks of disease.
To Ensure Prosperity.
He had • just
orld's Fait: and
ing his grip w
I i a.tlieg to find wl
hunting for, slid
!said: Where is 1.
he asked in ado
Mfrs. 13. says her
von in Chicago vii
raver it is you are
and it isn't in you
all right, I left
the way, 1 Saw a
milliner's shop au
and if you like it ;
One way to make times hard, cause Footsbow
distrese, and to make people panioky, :6�/ItONG action
14� dyspepsia, i
• is for those who are able to pay • blood. Both these c
sir debts to withhold stuns due to , by B.B.B., which a
'Rimer, butcher,haliar and profession- liver, bowels and b
p strentheus the eat`
al men. 1llaney locked np and out of tively miring dyspel
Circulation is of un b neflt �o minyeil'"• blood find similar t:i
A hundred dollars paid to Ia',orerr !
may settle at hundred claims within a 1 The Earmer's .t
week. Keep the -money moving. Pay i not neglect the lc
your little bids arid thus help to keep 1 county and towns!
the circulation tie. Locking money are great incentive
up is like teeing 3IIFs blood from the See that all the 0
human body—it weakens the man and well finial. Do in
causetd I11in to totter. Besides people stock or arranging
always ItaVA a •,01.1 word for a man the day before the
who pays proieptly.
4 ntoted With Neuralgia for 30 Yoars,
To the Proprietor of the Great South
American li.heumatio Cure.
DEAR Sin,—For over thirty years I was
afflicted very much with Neuralgia and
Headache. Seeing your great Sours case they be requi
MERMAN`RrrEUizATn1 CURE advertised 1 q
bought I would give it it trial—although I
own, awl I must say that I tot great relief Splintscertificates of 8±0013
id not think for a women; it was going to
English Spavin 1
�o me any good after trylug Ho many hard gsoft, o oallou
s
emedies wW1513001 benefit. t obtained a ishes� fieri, horses, 1
•ottle from Chisholm s Drug Store in this
, Ring Bon,
rom the first few doses, and was so overs Sprains, Sore and sw
eyed that I determined to give it a good etc. Save $59 by net
rial and continued takingit takinginallauted byChisholm t
ixttles. I can truthflly say that I
Secret 1
er r felt so well EInce I wassa girl, it ha$.
of only cured me of neuralgia and head•
she, hat has also built up my system and
feel quite young again. I most cheer.
sly give you this testi menial and consider
oa are elle greatest beuefactors to suffer -
,g humnauity.
I am, Dear Sir, YoursThankfully,
MARGARET BELL.
' itnessed by J. H. Chisholm, Druggist.
Curiosity for Mathematicians.
Did you ever notice the cotnhivation
f mathematic oddities nod'nrthed
multipiyi :T the number 871 If
+u�:ttipliedl by three. or any multiple of
,,,d'p to 27, theP roduct which results
expressed by three singiliar digits.
ee
37x 3—.111
37x G-222
, 37x 0-383
37x12-444
3'fy15-5155 ,
37x 18-G66
87x21-777 '
37x24-888
87x27-999
only the choicest
grains, etc., and
ranged iu the neat,
Make your entries
the secretary in
work without hurr
It
Will also be observed rwerl that the
duets bu r �en
test d cites oche order
digits as read downward; than; 1,
, 4i 6, 6, 7, t
,
9•and that these
being na multiplied
surprise and delight
q1mumber ofs~t» exceed]
places; inthe sunt e�
count of i
p c column, r sou i
reduce the multiplicand of 37, from lieviug pain iti the bl
and every part of the
male or femaie. It
water and pain in p1I
mediately. If you w
cure this is your ret,
helm's drug store.
P, W. Robertsot
Toe following is
prideipal Orders in
as per reports for t
31st, 1892:
Oddfellows
AneientarderUnit,
Knights
ofPythias
.lits
Knights of Honor
Royal Arcanum..:
Iudepeudent Order
Knights and Leslie
American Legion r
Maccabees...:.... .
Modern Workmen
United Asn'rlc,in
Equitable .Aid Uni
Chosen
National Union
13'neiB,rith
Ostlwlic Brnevolen
United Friends
Golden Cross,
Royal Templars
Druids",...
Better ler tar xNSIX Hot
noy and 131add"er dise
hours by the "Great
nev Cure." Tbis net
hieb they result. Note:—
lxS-8
2x3 --G
8x3-9
ndo on
� da
wn the entire colusita.
The people quickly recognize merit, and ex latiattions. T
in leo reason rho sales of Hood's' p
se,
'illi '
can
n
of defend'itse
i ar
e tl
as " to
tln 11 "acres
it
a 1 a
y $
i kiln.
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