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SHE WAS AHEAD.
when 1t Came to Orn IN entaI Lette -
on Packages Her Father Had
Theirs beaten.

An uptown reader tells of the break
made by little tot of the family who
was one of party of little girls at a
recent strawberry festival in the vi
cinity of her home. She had been val
iantly Boosting of the manifold advan-
tages of belonging to her family, and had
managed to hold her own against the
vainglorious and ingenious discourses Of
her companions, relates the Philadelphia
Times. They had gone from clothes to
personal appearances. then to interior fur
nishings. then to the number of tons OF
coal consumed in the home of each during
the last winter, and finally brought up at
parental dignity. The minister little girl
boosted:
Every package that comes for my papa
is marked ID. d."
''An' every package that comes for nv
papa is marked NJ d." retorted the
daughter of a physician Of the neighbor-
hood.
Then came fine snort Of contempt
from the heroine of this anecdote Huh"
she exclaimed Every package that
comes to orr house is marked C. o. D.!
There now!"
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ny SKIES ARE SELDOM GRAY.

I've had my share
or carkinE care.
or tickle Fortunes frowns:
I've, braved and borne
The cold worlds scorn
AND had my up. and downs.
Yet / can still
y ditty trill
Or sing "a roundelay;
For though 1 hold
Nor lands nor gold.
NY skies are seldom gray!
The stress and strife
OF toilsome life
Have taught me one glad truth.
Not he who must
CraYIs I'm the dust.
But he who will-forsoothl
And so l sing
My song, and fling
My load or care away:
For though I hold
Nor lands nor gold
Ny skies are seldom grayi
would not give
a fig TO live
Divorced from fret and mou;
The bread eat
Is rendered sweet
Because of my daily toll
And so / still
A ditty trill-
blithesome roundelay:
For though 1 hold
Nor lands nor gold
My skies are seldom gray!
flames Ball Naylor. in National Maya
zine.
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CHAPTER VII.-CoNTINUED.

IL that young lady anticipated any
prolonged resistance on the part of
Mr.. Chalmers she was unaware of
the traits which had been developed
by his newspaper experience as man
aging editor of the Record. He
would have been delighted to have
been able to offer n reward of n mil
lion. He attempted to convince Miss
Carmody that it would be a good
plan to make the reward $3.50, 900,
of which the Record should contrib
ute 500. 200, but she would not listen
TO II, AMI for the first time in his
career the young journalist was die
tated to by an outsider.
Il will tell you what we will do"
ne said, as he comprehended the pos
ll'lties and rose to. the occasion.
I'VE have large staff, but not large
enough to meet this emergency. I
VIII detail ten of our best men to
THIS work. Then / will secure ten
or twelve of the best men from other
New York papers. Then there are
some famous detective reporters in
CNcaso. We will have them. We
Will scour the country for all the
YAH purchase. i
VIII take personal charge of this
force, map out a plan, and keep at
1t. We shall succeed; l know we
shall succeed"
Miss Carn ody clapped her hands
In hti $@y and enthusiasm. All
traces of sorrow and care had dis
appeared from her face. She sprang
to her feet and grasped Mr.. Chal-
mcrs' hand. There was nothing OF
holiness in this action, nor did Mr..
Chalmers construe il as such. 1t was
me JOY natural to generous-heart-
ed girl who loved her father and
appreciated the hearty sympa thy
which Mr.. Chalmers expressed in his
offer of cooperation.
"You are just splendid" she de-
clared, her eyes dancing with excite
ment and pleasure. 81 do not know
how to thank you. You are right;
We are certain to find papa oh. II
there was anything could do But, :"
she said, with a little sigh, as she re-
turned to her seat. IL will do all /
can. You will let me know every
thing that happens. will you not, Mr..
Chalmers?"
81 will put in a private telephone
and have il connected with your resi-
dence, if you will give your consent"
Mr.. Chalmers replied.
THAT is an excellent plan" said
Miss Curmody. "Then it will not he
necessary for me 10 come to your
Office and take up your time as / am
now doing"
you need not let that disturb
you" replied Chalmers, with a broad
smile. "Now that we are partners
in this enterprise, ! am going to be
so bold as TO ask you to be permit
ted--as Mr.. Van Horne's personal
rcpresentative-to cal! at your resi-
dence as occasion may demand, ana
make a more consecutive report of
what has been done than could over
the telephone"
cit is unnecessary for me TO give
you permission" said Mss Carmody.
"You may consider il a standing in
vitation, with as much Of the naturs
of a command az | have a right to
give"
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them to abduct Rockwell Carmody,
Kent. Pence. Haven and Morton. VIM
cent IL plausible but desperate charac-
ter. Have big story. Can send 1000
words. How much do you want?
BERNARD SEYMOUR
Chalmers wired the impetuous
Seymour to send nothing except q
brief statement of the facts he had
learned; not for publication, but for
the private information of Mr.. Ste
VEINS and himself Chalmers then
wired Stevens to put his men at work
at Provincetown, and return to New
York at once. lie received a tele-
phone message from Miss Carmody
asking him to call at her residence
If convenient, and in Is minutes an
automobile landed him at the Car
mody mansion.
lie found Miss Carmody with Miss
Edith lie Roy. Miss De Melville and
Mrs. Isabel White, the latter being
the widowed aunt of Miss Carmody,
and most charming chapcrone to
that young lady. Mr.. Chalmers was
acquainted with all the ladies ex-
cept Mrs. White. All were eager
for the latest news. Mr.. Chalmers
repeated Mr.. Van Horne's instruc-
tions about the reward. and dis
played copy of the headlines and
the leading article for the following
day. He told what had been done in
the way of forming Il detective staff.
| I'VE now have 40 men detailed ex-
clusively to this work." he said.
"Ten are with Mr.. Stevens at Prov
mcctown and others arc at various
points selected by Mr.. Stevens and
myself. | know you ladies will ex-
cusc me if / ask for a few minutes
private conversation with Miss Car
mody. We must all do what we can
to advance her interests, and this is
a matter In which she is especially
concerned, and no precautions can
| be omitted"
Certainly we will excuse YOU" said
Mrs. White
'Why. of course" said Miss lie Row
| and Miss De Melville. But these
young ladies were devoured of curl
osity and would have given ANYTHING
quietly to have stepped into the adj
| Joining room and overheard the SUBJ
dued conversation between Miss Car
mody and the managing editor.
Chalmers briefly recited the story
of l.. Sylvester Vincent and told Of
the telegram he had received from
| Seymour at Chicago.
| This is clew well worth follow
ing" said Mr.. Chalmers Il do not sun
pose you have ever heard your faith
err speak about man named Vim
cent?"
Miss Carmody was sure that her
father had never mentioned the
7 name. 1t was an odd one and she
would have remembered it.
Did Mr.. Vincent ever call here?
1our butler or footman might know"
Miss Carmody rang IA bell. A SER
want appeared.
Tell Smith / wish to see him."
said Miss Carmody.
DO you keep the cards of all who
call on Mr.. Carmody?" asked Miss
Carmody as the butler stood i'm the
doorway.
Eyes, Miss Elem"
Bring me the cards which have
been received in the past three or
four weeks"
The butler bowed, disappeared, and
soon returned with a formidable as
Sortment of cards. These were
spread out on the table, and Miss
Carmody and Mr.. Chalmers began an
examination of them.
ITO Be Continued
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Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment. high colored. pain in passing. drib.
bling, frequency. bed wettinP Doans
Kidney Pills remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation, sleeplessness,
headache, nervousness. dizziness.
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NEW ORLEANS. La take pleasure in con-
graduating you on your Doan's Kidney Pills
received and used tho sample and then pur-
chased box Of c. L. Cusack q Co, Ltd. 1
must say have been cured Of dizziness by
them, and have not had the slightest sign OF
this so-called vertigo since the use of Doan's
Kidney Pills. / will recommend them to a
great many others whom know suffering from
dizziness and kidney complaint. 1t Is true.
since using the pills. every one meet remarks
about how well look Thanking you for your
Tree trial box."-GEo. JUNNovILLE, care OF
Preston u Stauffer. New Orleans. La
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Thanked by Thousands
Hundreds Of Grateful Letters Daily tell how ne I .,,,.
Doan's kidIey -Drfftur ,eon,e

OAKLAND. Call got your trial box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills and thank YOU very much
Tor them think they are worth their weight
In gold. gave them to my son and they
helped him so much that bought two boxes
They have done him more good than the doc
tors could do. They said he had Bright's
Disease aud could not get we'll His urine
was green and his back nearly killed him
Now he Is nearly we'll. I have five other sons
whom have advised to write you. rs l
would like to convince them OF the merits of
Doan's Kidney Pils."-Mrs LEIoETT. 762 East
18th Street, Oakland Cal
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Practice Makes Perfect

Yes, father, when | graduate am NO.
ing to follow my literary bent and write
for money" "''
Humph, John; you ought to be sue.
cessful. That's all you did the four years
you spent in college. Penn Punch Bowl.
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1t is more difficult for man to behave
well IN prosperity than adversity.-Roche
foucauld
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CHATTER VIII.

CHALMERS HAS a SUSPICION.
Before the New York Record went
Co press on the day when Miss Helen
Carmody called on Mr.. William ChaI-
pers, that gentleman received a
Diegram from Mr.. Robert Van
the editor OF the paper. It
follows:
Petersburg, Russia. May T.
ChalmersT Offer fn my name
o1ooO. and no questions asked,
% mil onaires. Put Hestor
ase. tSpare no expense.
ROBERT VAN HORNE
it," said Mr.. Chal-
a nd.uEaread the yell
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Copyright, 1901, by Lothrop Publishing Company.
All rights reserved.
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~ Chicago. May 8.
10 William Chalmers. Managing Editor
the New York Record:
L. Sylvester Vincent is the kidnapper.
lie formed plan I'm Chicago two months
aso. Has been seen In conference with
Joseph Reiterman and other bie stock
operators, Was probably backed b.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
Plums and Cherries for South Dakot

Plums and Cherries for South Dakota
A new paper bulletin from the
South Dakota station at Brookings
recommends the following plums, on
northern native plum roots, DeSoto,
Wyant, Wolf, Forest Garden, Odegard.
Miner, Hawkeye. For trial. Olson,
Stoddard. The cherries recommended
are Early Richmond. Wragg, English
Morello. Ostherin. Farmers In South
Dakota intending to set out cherry and
plum trees will do well to write to the
experiment station for advice.
Prof. N. e. Hansen, of Brookings,
has the following to say on root.kill.
ing: A common source Of trouble ia
the winter-killing of the tender roots
or stocks upon which apple. plum and
cherry trees are grated or budded In
the nurseries. Trees should be protect.
ed by mulch or layer or stable litter
spread on the ground for several feet
out beyond the branches. This pre-.
vents trouble from root-killing. Guilt
waite the mulch into the soil during the
growing season, at least in young or,
chards, to prevent drawing the roots
too near the surface. II plum trees
are on our northern native plum roots
no trouble need be feared from root
killing. If the fall is dry, heavy
soaking Of the roots with water Is a
great help, before mulching, as 1t pre-
vents drying out during the winter. II
we were always sure of heavy snow
this watering would not be necessary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

y VI
Bright's disease Is near at hand. Read
how the danger can be averted.
Case No. 15,741.-Re.-. Jacob d. Van
Doren, Of 81 Sixth street, Fond du Lac,
Wis, Presbyterian clergyman, says:
"a man or woman who has never had
kidney complaint or any of the little
ills consequent upon irritated or mac
tive kidneys knows very little about
what prolonged suffering Is. had at
tacks which kept me In the house for
days at a time, unable to do anything
and to express what l suffered can
hardly be adequately done in ordinary
Anglo-Saxon. AS time passed, compli
cations set In. the particulars Of which
/ will be pleased to give in a personal
interview to any one who requires In
formation. l used plenty OF remedies
and, ever on the outlook for something
that might check or benefit my condi
ton, | began taking Doan's Kidney
Pills. This can conscientiously say.
Doan's Kidney Pills caused general
Improvement in my health. They
brought great relief by lessening the
pain and correcting the action Of the
kidney secretions.
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
Van Doren, Will be mailed on applica
ton to any part of the United States
Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price
80 cents per box
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

Cut 1.-Unpruned One-Year-Old Peach
Tree.
pruning are the same everywhere we
believe we can do no better than to
give the substance of this bulletin, in
the following article:
Pruning is the operation of taking
off undesirable branches The form Of
top should be decided upon before the
orchard is set and be strictly adhered
to afterwards. Nearly all the ugly
and poorly-formed tops of peach or
chards are largely due either to neg.
lect or to training to some ideal almost
wholly unsuited to the habit of the
trees. Such orchards are often fail
ures.
Peaches develop from buds that are
formed the previous year. and nearly
all of them occur on the previous
years growth of wood; hence, nearly
all the peach crop can be destroyed by
heavily pruning back the young
branches after growth for the year is
completed. We can take advantage of
this fact when pruning the peach tree
and thin the fruit at the same time.
Sometimes late frost might come and
destroy another large per cent of the
fruit buds, thus lessening the fruit
crop to an undue proportion. Where
late frosts are liable to occur and the
orchards are small so that they can be
pruned in short time, it may be ad-
visable not to prune off the young
limbs until after the fruit crop is
set
II the ends of the limbs are not
headed back the fruit will be borne
further away from the trunk of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
When Buying Trees.

An Illinois orchardist says: When
you wish to start an orchard, go to
the nearest nurseryman you have con!
fidence In, who grows the trees him.
self, not one who purchases from 9th
ers; the latter do not call nursery.
man, he is a tree merchant. Do not go
to a nurseryman who advertises a
great many high-priced novelties or
wonders. On general principles 1t is
safe to let him alone. Almost every
person who has written an article on
fruit growing has warned you against
the tree peddler. Still, this warning
is so little needed 1t seems necessary
to sound the alarm all the time. Do
not buy of any agent unless you know
him to be all right and the agent Of
some reliable nursery. Nine times
out of ten money paid to these I'M
known agents is worse than thrown
away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

after months of suffering. Fellow-suherers
Peruna will cure YOU"
DIR. Llewellyn Jordan.
Geo. c Havener. M. d., OF Anacostia,
d. c., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus O.;
Gentlemen" In my practice have had
occasion TO frequently prescribe your
valuable medicine, and have found its use
beneficial, especially in cases of catarrh."
George c. Havener. M. ID.
II you do not receive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving full
statement of your case, and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis,
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

trunk. The growth Of limbs would
likely be uneven. and II would be diff.
fcult to make the top assume de.
sirable form afterwards. Hence the
top Is cut back to about Is inches, as
shown in cut 3. III the tree is two
years old, or is an overgrown one-year
old tree, the side buds are so latent
that the branches may come out irreg
ularly. This form can usually be cor
rected by pruning properly afterwards
The difficulty is not likely to be met
with Ii one-year-old, rather small trees
are selected. In cut 4 is shown this
tree being set in the orchard. II the
growers would request the nurserymar
to prune Off at least half the top be
fore shipping, 1t would be a great saw
ing of wrapping material and cost OF
transpoi tation.
In cut is shown a tree after one
years growth. 1t has made a rather
undesirable top. 1t was large one
year tree when set out in the orchard
There is ample room, however, for o
wise choice in selecting the place for
the crown on this tree. The lower
limbs have made much more vigorous
growth than the upper ones. On thi.
account the point for the crown or
this tree should be selected as low
down as possible.
In cut is shown the same tree after
pruning. The limbs will throw GU
many side branches next year. becaua,
they are not shaded by other limb
above them. Branches on the left o
the tree at "a" are apt to make tn
most rapid growth since they will no
be shaded much by any other limb
near them.
To the amateur this severe PRUNING
OF the young tree may seem hazardous
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

Enterprise: Next month" wrote
the editor of one of the most progress
sive of the many magazines having
each the greatest number of intelli.
gent readers, in his prospectus, 1--WE
shall begin the publication of series
of 1,000-count them-1,0 900 articles
on the Second Epistle Of st. Peter, by
the colonel of the Seventy-Ntnth Reg.
iment of Oklahoma Volunteers"
Then he remarked to his encourage
that he guessed certain rival publica.
tions would wish they had never been
born, so hot had the pace become.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
Breeders of Shire Horses Meet.

At the annual business meeting at
the Sherman House, twenty-five mem
bers of the association were present.
J. C. Trueman presided and Secre-
tary Charles Burgess looked after the
records OF the meeting The report
of the secretary showed that the as.
ISOLATION had expended 1855 for prizes
at the exposition? There had been a
direct cash appropriation OF $780,
bes.ues other money for gold medals
etc. he rule admitting the resisira
tiCn OF stations having FIVE top cross
es and mares having tour top crosses
in each case by sires recorded In the
American Shire stud book. was strick
en- out by an unanimous vote. Since
the last annual meeting twenty new
members have been admitted. The
association Is in a fourishing condi-
ton and business Is reported good
from every quarter. Discussing the
Shire horse. Mr.. Rollins OF Illinois
stated that he was the great draft
,orse of England and In his own ex.
,erience excelled all other breeds for
leavy purposes. Mr.. Finch, who has
lad considerable experience with
lraft horses in the Chicago market
.inds that the English buyer gives
trong preference to the Shire horse.
ar. Sullivan said that the best horse
had sold this season was Shire
Ie was opposed to cappers organizing
company of farmers to purchase
iallion and then holding up the i'm
orter for one-half the price for nego
ating sale. No officers were elected
re present officials and committees
Soldlng over until the annual meeting
in 1908.
t-1n.t ,,ttbo,t no Ioce n ha faora,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

hAa'lhdhS Va w
lumbia College
and who served
I h r ee years at
West Point. has
tn o following to
say Of Peruna:
ALLOW me to
express my graft
tude to you for
I h q b fit de-
rived from your
wonderful re m =
edy. One short
month has brought
forth a vast change
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

Internal evidence: Grandpat-"Yes,
it's good thing for boy to travel,
Freddy. 1t develops him. If he has
anything in him, travel will bring it
OUT Freddy (who is precocious)-
Eyes, discovered that when was
crossing the Channel"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
Business Chances.

The M. K. & T. Ry. has a well
established Industrial Department,
aiding in the selection Of sites and
locations for industries of all kinds
along its lines. Write If you are in
terested. We will send book, "Busi,
ness Chances" and any other infor.
nation wanted, on request.-James
Barker, Gen1 Pass. Agent, M. X. &
T. Ry., sol Wainwright Bldg, st.
ouis .....s
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08
A LURKING DANGER.
There Is a lurkinI

There Is a lurking
danger In the aching
back.
The aches and pains
Of a bad back tell Of
kidneys overworked.
Go to the kidneys
a s s ! S t an &c when
backache pains warn
you.
A kidney warning
should be needed, for
dangerous diabetes
quickly follows in the
wake of backache.
Urinary disorders
ora cari ans ond
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

A little local band was one day play
ing at D,mfermline, when an old wea-
yer came up and asked the bandmast-
er what air they were playing. THAT
is The Death of Nelson" replied the
bandmaster, solemnly. cay, mon," re-
piled the weaver, I'VE haze glen him
an awful DEATH
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

mo-" said Mr.. WI, as he stopped
pacing the deck OF the vessel, and
turned to look at the chores OF Amer
lea, now fast receding from his view,
II can't say ! was really a popular
man in that country. No brand OF
cigar has ever been named after me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

"Our new cook is treasure" Does
she make choice dishes?" mo; but
she can drop a tin pan SO it sounds
exactly as If she were breaking our
best cut-glass bowl"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

SIorekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality. of Defiance Starch makes II
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu-
tional disease requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood an '"cous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list Of
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O =.
Sold by druggists Toe
Halls Family Pills are the best
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

Magistrate-"Drunk again, Uncle
Rastus? Aren't you ashamed to
be seen here so often?" Uncle Ras-
tus-"Deed All amt, 20 honah. Dis
am respectable long side O. some o.
de places whar All is SEEN"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-01-08

Not to escape: What did Miss
Antique do when she was finally sue
cesful in finding a man under her bed
send for Policeman" mo, she
sent for a minister. Judge.