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CHAPTER u.-(ContinuedJ

Prosper foresaw the result of this con-
versation. He quietly placed his hat on
the table, to show that he had no inten-
ton of attempting to escape, and passed
into the adjoining room. Fanferlot also
went out, but not before the commissary
had made him a sign, and received a nod
in return. Following the teller closely,
he slipped into dark corner, took seat,
and pretended to doze off.
Bertomy took a seat in the chair Of an
absent clerk, with his usual manner,
which surprised the beholders-the frigid
haughtness which keeps even sympathiz-
ers aloof-and had made him disliked in
the bank. But he presently stopped play
ing with pencil, and drew toward him
a sheet of paper, upon which he scrib-
bled a few lines.
"Ahw thought the Squirrel, whose
hearing and sight were wonderfully good
in spite of his profound sleep, "eh! eh!
he makes his little confidential communi-
cation OH paper, | see; now we will dis
cover something positive"
His note written, Prosper folded it
carefully in the smallest possible size,
and after furtively glancing toward the
detective, who remained motionless in his
corner, threw it across the desk to little
Cavailon with this one word:
"Gypsy"
All this was so quickly and skillfully
done that Fanferlot was confounded, and
began to feel little uneasy. A minute
or two later Prosper was called into the
main office, where the commissary grave
ly informed him that he was under ar
rest.
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"a prominent Southern lady,
Mrs. Blanchard, of Nashville,
Tenn, tells how she was cured
of backache, dizziness, painful
and irregular periods by the use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Gratitude
compels me to acknowledge the great
merit OF your Vegetable Compound. I
have suffered for four years with ir.
regular and painful menstruatioa, also
dizziness, pains in the back and lower
limbs, and fitful sleep. I dreaded the
time to come which would only mean
suffering to me.
"Better health is all wanted, and
cure if possible. Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
brought me health and happiness in
few short months. feel like another
person now. My aches and pains have
left me. Life seems new and sweet to
me, and everything seems pleasant
and easy.
"Six bottles brought me health, and
was worth more than months under
the doctors care, which really did not
benefit me at all. am satisfied there
is no medicine so good for sick women
as your Vegetable Compound, and I
advocate it to my lady friends in need
Of medical help."- MRS. B. A. BLAN-
cHARp, 422 Broad st., Nashville, Tenn.
10000 foyJsit " original Of atovs letter prssfRe
osssiHsHsss ssnnst 10 Svodues6
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Tomato Pickles.

Slice a gallon of unpeeed green to-
matoes and six large onions and mix.
Stir into these quart Of vinegar,
cup of brown sugar, tablespoon each
of salt, pepper and mustard seed, a
half tablespoon each of ground all
spice and cloves. Stew all until the
tomatoes are very tender, put into
glass jars and seal.
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Oatmeal Bread.

Set sponge over night, as for white
bread, and in the morning work into
it two cups Of slightly salted wheat
flour and two cups of oatmeal, with
sponoful Of molasses. Knead
long and hard, and set to rise. When
very light, make into loaves and set
in warm place for an hour or until
light Bake in a steady oven. Cover
with paper the first half hour.
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How to Roast Green Corn.

To properly roast green corn, re-
move all the husks, rub the ears with
butter, and season with pepper and
salt. Then lay the ears side by side
in fiat pan-a dripping pan will do
and put into very hot oven. Oc-
casionally change the ears in the pan
and turn them over, so that they will
brown evenly. When sufficiently brown
they must be served at once.
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Coffee-Drinkinp i'm Brazil.

Brazillans are great coffee drinkers
numerous cups are drunk each day
Dy the average man and woman. The
beverage is made very strong and
very sweet, 1t produces an exhilara-
tioh OF a more intense and lasting kind
than beer. Those addicted to this
habit become very restless and
scarcely able to sit still or stand still
even for q moment.
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Baked Apple Dumplings,

BAKED Apple Dump1ings.
Take quart of -four and work into
1t spoonful each of butter and lard.
Wet 1t with pint of buttermilk con-
tanning a spoonful Of soda; roll out
and cut out circular pieces, using a
saucer to determine the size. Have
ready some pleasant sour apples and
place as many of the slices upon one
half of the crust as the other will
cover; wet the edges and press them
together. Place the dumplings in a
baking tin as soon as prepared, prick
them with fork and bake until the
apple is cooked. Serve with a hot
sauce. or sweetened and favored
cream.
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Secret Of tbe PIuDdered Safe
BY EMILE GABORIAU
By EMILE GABORIAU

entered No. 8, gave his name to the por-
ter as Prosper Bertomy, went upstairs,
and knocked at the first door he came to.
1t was opened by servant.
"Is Madame Gypsy at home"
The groom hesitated; seeing this, Fan
ferlot showed his note, and said:
IN. Prosper told me to hand this note
to madam, and wait for an answer"
Fanferlot was ushered into little
room, furnished in blue and gold silk
damask. Heavy curtains darkened the
windows and hung in front of the doors.
One of the door curtains was pushed
aside, and Madame Nina Gypsy stood
before him.
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Gtron Cheese Cakes.

Boil near a quart of cream; when
cold add the yolks Of four eggs, well
beaten; boil this to a curd; blanch and
beat two ounces Of almonds, about half
a dozen bitter; beat them with little
rose water; put all together. with three
or four Naples biscuits, some citron
shredded fine; sugar to taste; puff
paste.
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R~keeley LloUoR-koRpHlNE- -ToBAceo1
NMre HABITS PERMANENTLY CURED
FOR FULL PARTICULARS -
Anossn InI nIMtlEYISTUIE: PoRTLANp,oNE,y
Ouack! Ouack!

A stranger entered the postofice the
other day, and, approaching the ladies'
general delivery window, asked:
ANY letters for John Drakew
Next window, Mr.. Drake" replied
the polite attendant. '1This window is
for ducks only"
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Blackberry jam.

Allow half pound Of good brown
sugar to every pound of fruit; boil the
whole together gently for an hour, or
till the blackberries are soft stirring
and MASKING them well. Put in small
lars and tie down.
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Crane Preserves.

Pulp and boil the grapes until the
seeds loosen. Run through sieve,
boil half of the skins in very little
water, put pulp and the boiled skins
together, and for every pint of grape
add a pound Of sugar. Boil the whole
for fifteen minutes.
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Canned String Beans.

String both sides of the beans. Boil
until tender in salted water, pack IN
Jars, boil up the liquid and fill the jars
to overnowing, sealing Immediately.
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Spiced Pluns.

For seven pounds of plums take
three and one-half pounds Of brown
sugar, one pint Of vinegar, one ounce
each Of cloves, allspice and mace, and
two ounces of cinnamon, putting the
spice in thin muslin bag. Cook slow
ly until the juice is thick sirup.
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Rice Mullins.

Into a cup of cold boiled rice beat
a quart of milk, three beaten eggs, a
tablespoonful of shortening and enough
prepared -four to make soft batter.
Pour into creased muffin tins and bake
in a quick oven. Serve at once.
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Cottage Cheese Sandwiches.

Rub cottage cheese smooth with a
little cream and to every cupful of it
add tablespoonful Of minced chives.
Mix we'll and spread between thin
slices Of buttered, crustless white
bread.
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A perverse temper, and discontented,
fretful disposition, wherever they pre-
vail, render any state of life unhappy
Cicero.
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suppestions for the Housewife.

Rub all rusty places on iron with
kerosene oil.
In purchasing timed goods always
look whether the head Of the tin Is
concave, a bulging appearance being
indicative Of decomposition.
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Lady "drummers" in Berlin, seeking
trade for the department stores, make
tours around the city ON bicycles, which
are arranged to carry samples of goods.
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fIIO after first day OF fDr Kline Great ervs
Restorer. Send for Free trial bottle and treatise
DR.. X. H. Kline. Ltd. 93t Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-21

We like to divine others, but do not
like to be OWNED ourselves.-Rochefou
cauld.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-10-21

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
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Aid the SarsapariIIa by keeping the
bowels regular with Ayers Pills.

w. M. Scott Of the Department of Ag-
riculture is making experiments at Fort
Valley. Ga, to find something to stop
"brown rot" in peaches.
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seemed - Be In LUCK that day, for hack

seemed - Be In LUCK thar day, for hack
was passing the door and he hailed it.
"Wait here" he said to the driver,
after telling him who he was, ''for lit
tie brunette who is coming down with
some trunks. II she tells you to drive
her to Quay Saint Michel, crack your
whip; if she gives you any other address.
get down from your seat and fix your
harness. l will keep in sight"
He stepped across the street, and stood
in the door of store. He had not long
to wait. In few minutes the loud
cracking of a whip apprised him that
Madame Nina had started for the Arch.
angel.
AHA" said he, gayly, 81 hold her, a;
any rate"
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03

tobacco or coffee, life Is too short. II
is hard enough to win the good things.
without any sort of handicap, so max
is certainly a fool trader when he
trades strength, health, money, and the
good things that come with power, for
the half-asleep condition Of the drug
ger with the certainty of sickness and
| disease ahead"
! 1t is matter each individual must de-
eide for himself. He can be a leader and
semi-god If he will, or he can go along
through life a drugged clown, a cheap
newer Of wood or carrier of water"
Certain 1t is that while the Great
Father of us all does not seem to mind"
| II some of his children are foolish and
|.stupid. he seems to select others (per-
haps those he intends for some special
| work) and allows them to be threshed
and castigated most fearfully by these
Jewelers."
II man tries flirting with these lev
elers awhile, and gets few slaps as
hint, he had better take the hint or
good solid blow will follow.
When a man tries to live upright,
clean, thrifty, sober, and undrugged,
manifesting as near as he knows what
the Creator intends he should, happi-
ness, health and peace seem to come to
him. Does it pay?
This article was written to set people
thinking, to rouse the God within"
for every highly organized man and
woman has times when they feel some
thing calling from within for them 20
press to the front and "be about the
Fathers business" don't mistake it:
the spark of the Infinite is there and it
pays in every way, health, happiness,
peace. and even worldly prosperity, to
break off the habits and strip clean for
the work cut out for us.
1t has been the business of the writer
to provide a practical and easy way for
people to break away from the coffee
habit and be assured of a return to
health and all of the good things that
brings, provided the abuse has not gone
too far, and even then the cases where
the body has been rebuilt on basis Of
strength and health run into the thou
sands.
1t is an easy and comfortable step to
stop coffee instantly by having WE'LL
made Postum Food Coffee served rich
and hot with good cream, for the color
and flavor is there, but none of the caf-
feline or other nerve-destroying elements
of ordinary coffee.
On the contrary the most powerful
rebuilding elements furnished by Ma
ture are in Postum and they quickly
set about repairing the damage. Seldom
is it more than days after the change
is made before the old stomach or bowel
troubles or complaints of kidneys, heart.
head or nerves show unmistakable evil
dence Of getting better and ten days
time changes things wonderfully.
Literally millions of brain-working
Americans today use Postum, having
found the value and common sense In
the change.
c.. w. POST.
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VEST HAD SOME DOUBTS.
Thought the Legislature Might Re.
peal All the Smart Young
Man Knew.

Senator Cockrel tells of the case of Z
young man who once appeared before the
commission appointed in Missouri to exam
inc applicants for admission to the bar Of
that state. 1t appears, says the New YORK
Herald, that this youthful applicant, who
had failed miserably in all that pertained
to Jurisprudence, civil law, case law,
sumptuary law and due process of law. was
finally asked by Mr.. Vest, for a long time
senator from Missouri, whether there re-
mained any questions which the young man
would like to have put to him.
II regret to say" remarked Mr.. Vest,
"that you have failed to come up to the
mark in the branches of law upon which
we have examined you. But" added Mr..
Vest, in . most kindly spirit, eve viii ques-
tion your further, if you so desire"
Well, sir, responded the applicant. Il
would suggest, if you please, that be ques-
TONED on the statutes" s~
At this Mr.. Vest smiled sadly. my dear
young man." added he, II do not doubt
that you're up on the statutes; but do
doubt that you win succeed in the law.
Suppose you should have the utmost fa,
miharity with the statutes, what's to pre-
vent the legislature from repeating al you
kuoww
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POULTRY YARD PARAGRAPHS.

The dust heap is absolutely neces-
Iary for fowls.
Feather pulling is vice that comes
from confinement and idleness.
Allow no filth of any kind to accu-
mulete within reach of the fowls.
Thoroughness in detail in poultry
raising is the great secret of success.
Common fowls do not possess the
characteristic qualities Of thorough
breds.
When fowls are permitted to roost
in foul, damp houses it causes droop-
ishness.
Fowls will eat great deal of granu-
lated charcoal. AS a preventive of
disease it is invaluable.
BY giving young fowls free range
It will aid materially to develop a
strong, healthy constitution.
Poultry should always have access
to green food when possible, and when
shey cannot it should be supplied.
Corn, when fed to the hens by itself
has a tendency to fatten rather than
produce the most profitable egg lay
ing.-American Tribune.
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C. w. POST.
A FARMERS TAME GROUSE
Wild Bird Becomes So Accustomed to
Man It Follows Him on
the Road.

In August, 1902, while he was pick
ing blackberr,es, Mr.. Pand, a Vermont
farmer, discovered a flocl1 of seven
young grouse about half-grown. The
first of the next October, while Mr..
Rand was picking apples, he was sur
prised to see ruffed grouse walk out
of the bushes and come under the tree
where he was at work. Bird-Lore tells
the story:
"The bird did not appear afraid, but
much interested in what the farmer
was doing. 1t walked round him and
observed MIN from all sides, and final
ly hoped on the wall, as if to super
intend the apple gathering. The bird
stayed with the farmer at least two
hours, and when he went away he left
it under the tree.
I'm the following spring. while he
was working in the field, MIR. Rand
noticed a grouse following his farm
wagon. The bird was undoubtedly his
old friend. seeking to renew the ac-
quaintance of the preceding fall. The
grouse followed the wagon perhaps so
rods, until she came in sight of the
farm buildings. There she stopped
and waited for the wagon to come
back again, and then accompanied the
team down to the field. The grouse
repeated this performance for several
weeks. In fact, almost every time the
farm wagon made its appearance in
the field the bird was on hand to es-
cort the team back and forth.
"As the grouse continued to grow
less shy, My. Rand conceived the idea
of making her tanner by offering her
food and talking to her. The bird sell
dom ate any of the food offered her.
Only once did she deign 10 take few
kernels of corn into her mouth. BY
much ooaxing, Mr.. Rand finally sue
ceeded in touching the bird After
that the grouse showed very little fear.
When Mr.. Rand called 'Chickee!
chickeel' the bird would come out of
the woods and sit upon his knee.
From his knee she would fly to his
shoulder, and then to the ground.
"The woods which the grouse fire.
quents are composed of marginal
growth of willow, alder, ash and ma
pie, not more than ten rods wide, along
a small stream. On the other side is
cultivated field. A much-traveled
highway passes within ten rods. The
bird is frequently seen by travellers.
In fact, on one occasion she was picked
up by two ladies passing in carriage.
and was taken to neighboring farm
house. This confidence in human be-
ings may some day lead to her death.
To guard against this, however, Mr..
Rand has conspicuously posted her
haunts, aud his wishes are respected
by the sportsmen."
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03
TAR IN POULTRY HOUSES.
It Is Very Valuable in Many Ways,
But More Especially as a Ver-
min Exterminator.

Poultry breeders seem to have failed
to discover the value of tar. 1t is
very useful andsvaluable in many ways.
Some breeders tar their poultry yard
fences in preference to whitewashing
them, says the Poultry World, though
We do not like to see it done, for it gives
the surroundings such. gloomy, for
bidding look. 1t undoubtedly con-
tributes largely to the durability Of the
wood, protecting it from the ravages
of storm and time. 1t is in the poultry
house, however, that the value of tar
is the greatest, for it conduces greatly
toward healthfulness. When that
scourge of the poultryman, cholera,
makes its appearance, we would advise,
first, a thorough cleaning of the house;
next. a generous application OF Carolina
tar on all the joints, cracks and crevices
of the inside of the building, and then
plenty of fresh whitewash properly ap-
piled. The tar absorbs or drives away
the taint of disease. and makes the
premises wholesome. The smell is not
offensive; in fact, many people like it.
and it is directly opposite to unhealthy.
To vermin. lice. etc, the smell of tar
Is very repulsive, and but few will re-
main after you have tarred the cracks,
etc. A friend of ours was once troubled
with chicken cholera. and by adopting
the above in connection with removing
affected fowls. he soon put stop to
the ravages. A small lump of tar in the
drinking water supplied to the fowl will
be found beneficial, provided It is the
Carolina tar. which is very different
from other kinds.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03

. A Mexican woman, Sonora Ray Cas-
tillo, certainly holds the palm for su-
premacy in the number of her real.
genuine widowhoods. She has worn
the weeds seven times between 1880
and 1895. So widely different have been
the causes of death by which her seven
spouses quilted this wicked world, vet
SO similar in the violence thereof, it
would almost seem that the fair sonora
was somewhat "hoodo0i' to the genus
husband. Her first husband fell out of
a carriage, her second took poison by
accident, the third perished by a min
ing accident, the fourth shot himself,
the fifth was killed while hunting, the
sixth met his death by dropping from
scaffolding, and the seventh was
drowned. AS the sonora lives in Mex
leo she has not gained the fame and no.
toriety which would otherwise have
been hers from her varied matrimonial
ventures were she resident of some
progressive American city.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03

Humanitarian reasons induced DR.,
Gatling to invent his famous gun,
whose capacity of 1900 shots q minute
Has revolutionized was. An unthink.
ing person said to him about nine
years ago: "Why did y0u invent any.
thing so fcarfully destructive of lfe,
doctor? Don't you feel like mur-
derer?" The inventor replied: "When
saw the Ohio and Indiana boys COM
ing back from the war on stretehers,
wounded and emaciated, decided that
something ought to be devised to take
the places Of some Of them-some-
thing that would do the work of so
men, SO that the other 40 could remain
at home and toll. On that general plan
set to work and while my gun may be
hard on the enemy, it is saving on
our side and puts an end to long cam
paigns."-N. Y. Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03

1t is said that lightning may be recog-
nized at distance of 200 miles when
clouds among which it plays are at a
high altitude, but that thunder can sell
dom be heard at greater distance than
ten miles. The sound of thunder is also
subject to retraction by layers of differ
ent density in the atmosphere, as well
as to the effects of 'sound shadows" I"
produced by hills and other interposed
objects. These are among the reasons
for the existence of the so-called
"sheet" or summer" lightning, which
seems to be unattended by thunder
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03

South Bend, Ind, Oct. "A (Special).-
After suffering from Kidney Disease for
three years; after taking treatment from
six different doctors without getting re-
lief, Mr.. j. o. Laudeman, of this place,
found not only relief but speedy and
complete cure in Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Speaking of his cure, Mr.. Laudeman says:
"Yes, / suffered from Kidney Trouble
for three years and tried six doctors to no
good. Then took just two boxes of Dodd's
Snsyy. SGnsy s ane 1ne{ a3s only beyS asIsd
eral. Of course ! recommended Dodd's
Kidney Pills to Others and know number
now who are using them with good results. /"
Mr.. Laudeman's case is not an excep-
ton. Thousands give similar experiences.
Trouble from Backache to Bright's Disease
that Dodd's Kidney Pills could not cure.
They are the only remedy that ever cured
Bright's Disease.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-12-03
A HUNDRED-DoLLAR STABLE
ANY Farmer Can Build It with Or
dinary Tools and Save the Ex-f
pense of a Carpenter.

The cut gives frame and plan for
a building or stable generally used by
the small farmers of western Kentucky.
The low cost of building is not the only
feature that recommends it as it is quite
roomy for the amount of material used.
Any farmer with ordinary tools can
build it and save the expense of car
penter.
The building is 24x28 feet, with 10
foot posts, and feet from loft to floor
The inside divisions make four stalls,
three Sx10 feet and one SxS feet. This
leaves driveway 10x24 feet and corn
crib Sx16 feet. The crib may be divided