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JUST ONE DAY
Free from the slugger Brought Out
q Fact.

During the time I was eoffee
drinker," says an Iowa woman. II was
nervous, had spells with my heart,
smothering spells, headache, stomach
trouble, liver and kidney trouble. {
did not know for years what made me
have those spells. would frequently
sink away as though my last hour had
come.
For 81 years suffered thus and
used bottles of medicines enough to
set up a drug store capsules and pills
and everything heard of. Spent lots
of money but was sick nearly all
the time. Sometimes was SO nervous
/ could not hold a plate in my hands;
and other times thought / would
surely die sitting at the table.
This went on until about two years
ago when one day did not use any
coffee and I noticed was not so nerF-
Gus and told my husband about 1t. He
had been telling me that 1t might be
the coffee but said: No, have beer
drinking coffee all my life and It can
not be. Eut after this / thought
would try and do without 1t and drinH
hot water. I did this for several days
but got tired OF the hot water an6
went to drinking coffee and as soor
as began coffee again was nervous
again. This proved that it was thu
coffee that caused my troubles.
We had tried Postum but had mo-
made it right and did not like it, bu
now decided TO give it another tria.
SO read the directions on the package
carefully and made 1t after these dii s
reetions and it was simply delicious
SO we quit coffee for good and the re
suits are wonderful. Before, T couls
not sleep. but now I go TO bed an
sleep sound, am not a bit nervous not
but work hard and can walk miles
Nervous headaches are gone, my hear
does not bother me any more like
did and don't have any of the smoth
ering spells and would you believe 1T
! am getting fat. We drink Postum
now and nothing else, and even m.
husbands headaches have disap
peared. we both sleep sound an
healthy now and that's q blessing.
Name given by Postum CO., Battl
Creek, Mich.
Looh for the book, "Tha Road /.
MELVILLE" in each pkg.
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Youth With 8 Mission.

81 can imagins how you can dislike
work; to me it's real enjoyment said
the father TO his lazy son.
Yes. father" was the guiIeless rs
Spouse. "but / don't want to give my
self ID wholly to pleasure, Tit Bits.
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GSUS points us to
the common flow
ers of the field and
urges us to eonsid-
er them, for they
have message
for the soul of man.
Throughout t h e
ages since Jesus
spoke these words.
God has been plant
ing His garden in
the fields, and the
FRAGRANT blossoms
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Not Nacassa -

Eathusiast-Did you ever hear OF
suea thing as winning BATHS with
out firing a shot?
Philosopher-Well, my wife 1sualIs
wins, aud she doesn't use s gun.
either.-Detroit Free Press.
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The Persistent Appendase.

Once upon a time there was i
primordial cell Of protoplasm that put
out a short, slender thread, which Il
wiggled, and then rejoic4d in a tail
After that came a fish, and a saurian.
and a bird, and the long list OF man.
mails, to the monkey.
Behold said the scientist among
the monkeys, aaI living creatures are
troubled with tails. and the higher
civilization the longer the tails
Then one Of his auditors insisted
that they had cousins, called men, who
had no tails.
We will see" answered the scien.
fist. Go where the men are and YerI.
fy your statement if you can
The other monkey went, and after d
while returned.
At first thought that was right, T
he reported; "but / must admit that Z
was wrong, for after hearing the men.
talk learned that each one had an
extremely long tale of woe"
Moral-A tail by any other spelling
may be as 1ong.-NeW York Herald
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The Tdaa.

Conductor (astonished) You only
gave me eight cents, madam. The fare
for you and the old gent is ten cents.
Lady tindignsns1y1-I gave you the
correct fare. This old gentleman Ia In
his second Childhood Judge.
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Insult Go Injury.

Fsrmer Greene-so thar wan nuthsn'
but saWdust in TIL satchel when ye got
It home, heyi
Farmer Medders Why. tn Internal
bunko man didn't even hev th, deeency
to put In saWdust! He had It flied up
with breakfast food. b'gosh. Puck.
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whan .t,,a praacnar Harlza.

Chureh-The average man likes to Ets
idly and see some athar MIN do ali tls
work
Gotham-Why il it. then, that movB
men don't so to church r. oszk Il ".
Statesman,
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A Mater Of Outlines.

Ethel-I'd hate aWfully to be as intel
leetua1 as some people.
Virginia-Why?
Ethe1-Oh, / think y bulgy forehead
would be hideoIs On girl.-Indianap-
oils Journal.
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ata,r, III II, T1nr,

What strides these vulgar trades
men DO make a few years ago q
man lived here who was an ordinary
butcher. and to-day he is my father
tn-iaWt Tit-Bita.
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There goes Roxham. Every time /
think of that mans financial embar-
rassment it makes me yearn to help
him. Financial embarrassment? 2.
yes, he's got SO much money he
doesn't know what to do with it,
Catholic Standard and Times.
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EsUs points us to
tCopyright, 1903. ny N. Edson.l
Mat 6:2S

Chicago. Sunday, Aug. "a, 1904
Text:-..Consider the lilies of the field''-
y
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st~ oNsrpa the lilies Of tbo aald

st~ oNsrDER the lilies of the field, J,
~ oceans they speak of Gods
faithful care. because they reveal
sweet faith, a humble trust, willing
obedience and a glorious mission. God
the Creator on His part giving to the
little plant all it needs. And the Gre
ated thing on its part patiently, trust
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THE PUBLIC is SATISFIED,
ton Has Undertaken It Has
Carried Through.

The speech of John Sharp Williams
temporary chairman of the democratic
national convention at ST. Louis. indi-
Gates that the time is at hand when the
administration at WASHINGTON is to be
arraigned. indicted and viewed
with alarm" because Of its most note
worthy acts in the last four years.
What are those acts? asks the Chicago
Inter Ocean
The administration interfered in the
hard coal strike. At the time the peo
pie OF Chicago. New York and hundred
other cities were on the verge OF mob
law Yet no sooner did President
Roosevelt interfere than there was
tranquility throughout the nation
The administration got there. and the
results were what the people wanted
The administration proceeded against
the Northern Securities company. II
established beyond doubt or question
the fact that in this country no indi
Vldual, no corporation is abovethe law
Again the administration got there
and the result was what the people
wanted
The administration grappled with the
problem of half century on the 18TH
mus or Panama Despite tempestuous
assaults from the democrats and anti
imperialists. it overcame all difficulties
and solved the problem. To-day there
is nothing more in doubt on the 18TH
mus. The administration got there
and the result is what the American
people have wanted for so years.
The administration set out. in the
face OF hot opposition to pacify the
Philippines. To-day there is peace in
the islands. Again the administration
got there, and the result is what the
people have wanted.
The administration went out to show
that every American citizen. every.
where. is to have the protection Of tina
nag. 1t determined to rescue Ion Per-
dicaris. an American citizen. from tho
brigands OF Morocco Perdicaris ia
free, and there is peace and respect for
the American citizen in Morocco The
administration got there. and the re-
suit is what American citizens wanted
Carping as to ways and means is all
that Is left in these cases to the onno-
nents OF the administration. The 70
suits speak for themselves. The peon1o
VIII speak for them. too.
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the doctor, who had already entered

the doctor, who had already entered
the tent
Il will presently; want a smoke
first" And Martin coolly flied and lit
his pipe.
Then he heaped the fire with fuel
as II rudy flames were a protection,
and lying down between it and the
stream. and resting head on hand and
elbow, he covertly watched the open
ing in the woods.
Presently Jean, the doctors guide,
yawned. picked up his blanket,
wrapped himself in it and crept under
his canoe. And now Martin arose.
peeped into the tent, satisfied himself
that the doctor was asleep, and re-
turned To the fire.
Levi" he said in whisper. the
doctor was right. We are watched by
queer-looking man. l saw him a lit
tie while ago. just back of the tent"
The two looked at each other u mo-
ment in silence and then at the dark
opening in the forest
We'll" whispered Martin again.
what was it?"
For answer Levi cautiously but
quickly stepped to one side of the
tent knelt, stopped. and laid his ear
TO the ground. For full five minutes
he lay prone, then beckoned to Martin
to join him. He did so, and as the
cracltle of the fire died out. Martin
caught the sound OF stealthy tread.
at wide intervals. and slowly recedin;s
fpto the forest Finally that ceased.
and only the low murmur of the
Branch broke the utter stiffness.
Then the two arose and returned to
the fire, now only faint glow of en-
bers.
Well" whispered Martin once
more, looking at his guide, what was
it?"
Levi shook his head
1T sounded like bear creepin'
through the brush; they go that way"
1T wasn't bear I saw
Il know it," replied Levi once more,
and that's what beats me-"
For long time the two watched
each other. listening to the faint voice
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Lord Salisbury wished SignbOsra
Pointing tO His Retreat
Done Away with.

The chateau of Lord Salisbury was
AT Beaulieu, France, and that he
might have peace and rest there he
once made a quaint request of the
mayor OF Fillefranche. The house
stood on high. well-wooded ground
and was approached by carriage from
the old Corniche road The inaccessi-
bility OF the position and consequent
quiet and peace pleased the premier
greatly. The gardens were so large
and the gate kept by a Cerberus so
stern that the most enterprising Brit
ish or American tourist found little to
repay his curiosity after his climb.
When Lord Salisbury first took possess
sion OF La Bastide. the MARIE OK Vile
franche. NJ BallonaiS, called upon hin,
10 bid him welcome and Hospitality
assured him that any wish his lord
ship might express would. IL possible,
be instantly gratified by himself and
his councillors.
Then | will take you at your word, 4"
replied the premier. 'T wish much
that the new signboard you have put
up on the road leading here, marked
Avenue Salisbury he taken away"
But we put it up" stammered the
marie, lin order to let people find their
way to your villa"
All" sighed Lord Salisbury, 81 900
SO many people at home and should
Ike most Of them to lose their way
TO La Bastide"
The hint was taken.
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CHAPTER w.
THE MYSTERY OF THE WILDER
NESS


NESS
Martins first impulse had been TO
pursue and solve the identity of this
half-human. half-brute creature who
had peeped into their campfire circle
the next. and kindlier one. to avoid
alarming the timid doctor and nav no
heed TO il. but go on as planned. But
resolving and doing are wide-apart
impulses, not always reconciled, and
although Martin was not one whose
mind turned like a wealth er-vane. yet
while he was cheerfully deceiving DR..
Sol. his thoughts were away in the
shadowy forest. pursuing an ogreish
creature. Neither did his will Danish
this mystery in the least, for when
breakfast was disposed of, tent struck.
canoes loaded. and they padded away
up the Moosehorn. its clutch was still
upon him. All that bright morning.
while they pushed up the winding ard
almost currentless stream. now shad-
owed by spruce and then broadening
into long and narrow lahelets. family
rippled and sparkling in the sunlight.
its spectral hand reached out from
every shadowy opening. Over and over
again had he and Levi discussed this
strange visitor. only to fail of reach
ing any tangible solution or solve any
part of the mystery. and when noon
came. and they halted where n short
rapid compelled carry. Martin had
hard work TO keep from making a
clean breast TO the doctor Of all he had
seen and imagined. Then. as II 10
drive him to- confession. here at this
landing he came. upon two more mystic
rious discoveries
They had decided 10 cook dinner
here. and as usual. while the guides
prepared II. Martin and the doctor
tried for trout Both made few
casts in the same pool below the
rapids, and then Martin. leaving his
friend. started up the path that Led
| around the rapids 10 try in another
pool. With more thought for tracks
than trout he walked slowly. hall
| STOPPING and scanning every spot where
one might show. None were found I'm.
| til the path en- Il at the stream once
more. and here. on n bit of sandy
margin. and as If the creature had
stepped out OF the water. were the
same tFoad and well-marked claw
prints. Then turning back. now that
he had found the trail. and with hunt.
er's cunning. locating dozen others
| though so family defined that only the
/ prints OF sharp claws were visible in
the hard soil, or bit Of moss scratch ed
| from a stone showed where the animal
mad stepped. All pointed downstream
and were made az the Others were-by
a creature walking upright,
Then, leaving the path and crowdins
through the underground TO an eddy.
ing pool in the rapids. Martin made :
cast. It scored. and then another anc
still another speckled beauty wa,
hooked and reeled in. and the keer
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Declaration of Nullifca+;o,

The South Carolina democratic state
convention deserves credit at least for
being outspoken on the race question
One OF its planks. after declaring win.
ingness to make generous provision for
the education OF colored children and
expressing sympathy with the negroes,
efforts to acquire property, enjoy lib.
erty and elevate their race. neyertbe.
less says 1t is Indispensable to the
permanency Of peace in the state and
essential to the welfare of our moo.
pic. white and colored alike. that in
matters political the will of the white
people shall be supreme, and we avov
our purpose to maintain white suprem.
acy. That is, no matter what the
constitution and laws OF the United
states say, the colored citizen shall
not exercise the suffrage 10 which those
provisions entitle him. South Carolina
has previously shown a disposition to
nullify federal authority, but it is not
on record that she succeeded-Troy
IN. W Times.
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of the stream, alert and keen lest any
sound escape them. At last Martin
spoke.
Levi" he said. I'VE have spent
many weeks in this wilderness to-
gether, and | know | can trust you.
What | saw is a mystery, and we may
solve 1t and we may not, but until we
do, neither the doctor nor Jean must
know we have been watched by this
strange creature. AS | told you, it's
my friends first visit to the woods.
and timid as he is, if once he learned
what | saw, no power could keep him
here longer than it would take TO get
out | shall try to convince him that
he saw rock or stump. and you must
help do it." Levi nodded.
Il think I'll turn in now" continued
Martin. land you may as we'll"
But his faithful guide only put more
fuel on the fire and. taking Martins
rifle. sat down beside it,
I'll keep watch a spell" he said;
Its just as we'll"
When Martin, awakened by the first
notes of the inevitable bird concert
still smouldering, and Levi rolled In
his blanket fast asleep beside It,
Without awakening him he picked up
the rifle and carefully entered the old
log road. Step by step he followed il,
slowly and like true woodsman. ever
watching for signs OF man or beast
The doctors tracks. both going and
coming, were plain. and when the path
turned down to- the stream, his rod
was found: but although Martin
looked well about. not a solitary one
could be found of the dozen OF more
trout claimed to have been caught.
Martin saw the stump back of which
the doctor had thrown them. saw his
tracks on the soft bank-grass tram
pied. bushes broken-and that was all.
Then he looked across the stream. and
there, too. was the boulder from be-
hind which this wild man had glared.
Cautiously, and peering often up and
down the stream and into the thick
forest. now gray with morning light.
he crossed. stepping from rock 10 rock
just out of the water Back of the
boulder the rotting leaves showed
fresh disturbance, and from its side
bits OF damp moss had been scraped.
Then he noted the faint forest sign of
leaves that had been trodden upon or
turned over. leading up the brook and
beneath the overhanging frs. Only a
few rods he followed them. for the
underground was more than dense.
and then he returned to the crossing.
Here, on a bit Of sandy bank. washed
up by the spring freshet. he saw that
same footprint once mora huge.
horrible track half brute, half human.
with the heel mark OF a mans foot
round and deep, and the toe mark of
a panther's claws Involuntarily he
cooked his rife, looked about, and lis
tened
Only the morning light, now bright
| and clear. the low note OF the stream
at his feet. the song Of birdsl
He stopped and measured those claw
prints with twig as Levi had. A full
inch in depth they were, with a spread
OF at least five inches--wider than the
largest human foot
! Then he turned back TO where the
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California MT-sIops.

In the beginning Of things in Calf
fornia, the padres built their missions
after this styie-low, plastered, tile.
rooted and buff-colored. with arched
doorways and long arcades, and per-
haps at one corner belfry with one
or more bells They adapted their
Spanish ideas TO the meager materials.
unsfilled labor. and the needs OF q
newly discovered country. Ps7Saps
they huilded wiser and better than
they knew. for. after more than a cen
fury. many Of the missions stand in q
fair state Of preservation. AS the
padres built. so built the Spanish set
tiers that came after them, and as late
as so years ago the pueblo OF Los An
geles squatted in adobe simplicity un-
der its palms and pepper trees. From
Mission Architecture. by Berths
Smith. in Four-TracE News.
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IN GRANOMA'S DAY.

Grandma shakes her head and says
Things are really something shocking.
In these awful moe ern days
Girls can hardly darn a stocking.
While her knitting needles fly
She Will tell Us how she hung
AL the washing out to dry
Washed II. too-wnen she was young.
Grandma signs and says a girl
Nowadays is always fading.
Only happy in whrl.
Here and th"re forever gaddinx.
No piano did she play,
But about her work she sung
Took her exercise that way
In the days when she was young.
Grandma SAYS that furbelows
Girls in her time weren't inclined to.
Thought OF something else than beaus
Things worth while they gave theil
mind to.
Grardro laughs and just makes game.
well. says he. II was among
Them myself. They're much the same
Now as when we both were young"
Chicago Daily News.
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zest OF time. place end .sas, aad 10.

zest or time. place end sp..st aad to
the moment. obliterated all othe,
thought. when. in stepping from one
rock TO another above. he saw, wedgeG
-~tween them. a curious bit of drift.
wood, one end OF which seemed &c
grin at him. 1t was that that caugh,
his eye, and STOPPING. he pulled IL
from between the rocks and found II
to be the handle OF broken paddle
with the knob carved into semblance
OF human skull. So realistic had this
unknown artist tried to be. that he had
inserted row of small catiike teeth
in the skulls mouth and dyed the eve
and nose sockets red. The Sun and
rain had almost removed this. but the
teeth still held in place 1t was p Gu
rious bit OF hotsam, evidently tossed
up ana caught between the rocks dur
ing some freshet. and then left to
bleach in sun and storm. II had SEEM
Ugly been so exposed for more than
one ,car. for it was almost white. 1t
did not appeIl 20 Martin as having any
connection with the mystery he lad
come upon. but merely as t.5c long-ago
handwork of some eccentric trapper
or hunter thus killing time. IL was a
curio, but when he returned to the ca
noes at call to dinner. he said noth-
ing. but quietly tucked ii into the bow
OF his canoe.
When dinner was over, the doctor,
who wanted to fish most of the time.
returned to his pool. Jean began wash
ing the dishes. and then a look and
Lod from Martin to Levi were enough.
end together they walked up the paLl,.
Our friend OF last night came down
this way not long ago" asserted Mar
tin. quietly. pointing to the best-defined
tracks on the streams bank, and pow
can you tell me when?"
Levi kneeied and studied them well
Then glancing up to the sun, and back
to where one track just emerged from
the shadow OF an outgrow!ng spruce
bough, he moved up to that and again
bent low.
Yesterday: n late in the afternoon
at that" he answered.
And IL was fully ten miles of almost
impossible widerness-that is. b.
land-to where they had encamped the
Eight before.
For a few moments Martin looked
at his guide. and then at those tracks
in silence.
It's beyond me-" he said at last:
and the temptation TO tell the doctor
all, and then return to where they had
camped and pursue this strange crea-
ture. was strong upon him.
IF it's a sane human being" he con-
tinued. he would have made himself
known TO us last night; If some half
insane old hermit or trapper, even then
| think he would. Even if it was a
wild man. the sight of us and our fire
would also have drawn some cry or ex-
preston OF human kinship from Dim.
But to look at us in grim silence from
out the darkness. and then steal away
like some hunted animal, was-un-
canny.'
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CIe,rr wc-tcrn Cnt,ir.

western cattle raisers have noticed
In re- ,ent years a wonderful illustration
Of Snimal intelligence and instinct
The cattle OF former days were OF the
long-horned kind. and when a herd
was threatened With an attack by
wolves, the calves we're placed ip the
middle OF the bunch and the older ones
formed themselves into a circle. all
facing outward Now that the cattle
are mostly hornless. they place the
calves in the middle, as In old times.
but face inward themselves, thus pre-
senting their hoofs to the wnl,sa -
~ Y. Times
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DThe campaign itself will rot injure
business at all. Whatever injury there
Is will be due solely to the superstition
Of business men that presidential cam
paigns aud poor trade necessarily go to-
gether.-Chicago Record Herald.
DOne swallow does not make a sum-
mer, neither does IL cut much figure in
a national campaign. even though IL be
presidential candidate Pueblo Chief
tain
DThe declaration against trusts In
the democratic platform will hardly
surprise their promoters. The business
Is one which does not depend on COM
plimentary notices.-Clevelsnd Leader.
DBryan was in the army and would
have helped Storm hill II II had come
within his line Of duty. His direct cour-
age in dealing with political sneaks and
hufilers has heen proved.-st Louis
Globe Democrat