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also say that | have not done badly
myself. have made my pile, too
not such large one as yours, prob
ABLY, but at any rate. | have the sat
lsfaction of knowing that. If anything
should happen to me"-this with an
accession OF seriousness--"I should
leave my family well provided for. |
have had my ups and downs as well
as others; but | have no fear of the
future"
He spoke these last words quite
confidently. unconscious of the ignor-
ance and rashness of the assertion.
BY the way" he continued. after a
while, are you bad sleeper, as
rule. or was last night an exception,
as in my own case?"
1T was no exception, unfortunately,
for me-" was the answer 81 am a
wretched sleeper. and last night was
worse than usual. At the same time"
with an air of restraint or awkward
ness-"l had no business to disturb
you in the way | did"
Don't mention It," said Mr.. Burritt
carelessly, forgetting the very differ
ent light in which the affair had APP
peared to him at the time of its oc-
currence. Though you gave me
rather a start at the moment. on
waking mp suddenly as did, and from
very bad dream"
81 thought you seemed rather rest
less and uneasy in your sleep" was
the reply,
Insomnia is one of the greatest
curses | know, though, as a rule, l
do not suffer much from it myself. But
if, like Macbeth, you have murdered
sleep you are much to be pitied."
The other man started at the i'll
sounding word.
Murdered he exclaimed; then-"I
beg your pardon" he muttered, some
what confusedly, Il did not take your
meaning at first; in fact, | have al
most forgotten my Shakespeare"
81 beg yours" said Mr. Burritt; "the
quotation was most inapt. | had also
forgotten for the moment, that it was
to the murder of Duncan that Mac
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siah. This chief is ]. Fl. Smyth-Pig.
gott and son has been born 10 him
for whom he claims divine origin
The sect calls itself the Agapemo
mites, and the elders live in luxuri
GUS mansion named THE Abode of
Love-" at Spaxton, Somerset
Smyth Piggott was formerly cler.
gyman in the Church of England He
has succeeded in persuading a large
number uf women and few men that
he is tn. Messiah returned to earth,
and indU ces them to worship him.
The baby that has just come to the
Abode Of Love is regarded by the
Agapemonites as divinely sent, and its
mother, Ruth Greece. a young girl of
striking beauty, who has come under
Piggotts influence, is looked on as
the spiritual bride of the leader of the
sect.
The name Glory Piggott was given
to the infant at an elaborate christen-
ing ceremony. To make the ceremony
legal, the district registrar was sum-
moned to the Abode of Love. At the
door of the mansion the registrar was
met by woman.
Are You the registrar" she said
eXcitedly.
Yes" he replied, II am.
Then" she added dramatically,
you are about to be admitted into
the presence of the Almighty. Follow
me"
The registrar obeyed and was led
into the chapel. Forty persons were
there, all except the registrar. Pig
gott. and his secretary being women.
The women were grouped in silent
worshiping crowd, with their eyes
fixed on couch Here in costly cling
ing robes lay beautiful young WON
an, the mother of the baby. At the
foot of he couch was the infant
dressed in snowy white. Piggotts
legal wife was near by.
There are 900 Agapemonites. all OF
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beth referred-the assassination of
the poor old man in his sleep"
Later on in the day. lust before
starting to the station, Mr. Burritt, on
looking at his watch, noticed that it
had stopped. Then he remembered
that he had forgotten to bring his
watch key, and had, consequently.
been obliged to omit the ceremony of
winding it up the night before. 1t
occurred to him that his friend. who
was packing his portmanteau in the
next room, might be able to supply
the deficiency.
He left his own room and knocked
at the door of the one adjoining. But
the occupant of the apartment, whom
he heard moving about within, appar-
emily did not hear the knock, so, after
waiting a few seconds, he turned the
handle and entered.
The other was standing in front of
the dressing table and with his back
to the door, so that his actions were
reflected in the mirror He was dress
ed, all but his coat, and was carefully
examining some article which caught
the light as he turned it over in his
hand. He wheeled round suddenly,
with a quick frown, on hearing the
sound of the opening of the door and
Mr.. Burritt's involuntary exclamation
of alarm when he saw how his friend
was employed
Good heavens!" he exclaimed,
what are you doing with that thing?"
my dear fellow" said the other,
regaining his composure instantane-
ously, what on earth are you making
such fuss about? Did you never see
revolver before?"
"Of course | have" answered Mr..
Burritt, somewhat Indignantly. But
there, for goodness sake, put the thing
down. hate to see you trifling with
it in that way, 1t gives me the cold
shivers."
You alarm yourself unnecessarily
assure you | have not the slightest in
tention of blowing my brains out.
Why on earth should l? l was mere
ly examining the thing to see that it
was all right"
"But--but." stammered Mr.. Burritt.
far from treasured, you don't mean
to say that you are in the habit of
carrying firearms about with your"
my dear fellow" mimicked the
other, 81 don't merely say it, | do it,"
But why?" was the question.
"Why?" he replied. "In case of
emergencies. You never know when
you may need 1t, and | should never
think OF travelling without something
of the sort
"You mean to say" persisted Mr..
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CHAPTER w.

The Secret Lies Between Us Two"
Next morning Mr.. Silas Burritt, and
his friend, whose incognito is still pre-
served, were seated at breakfast to-
gether.
In the clear light of day. in the
presence of the most appetizing
viands, the former gentleman found
his mind completely Invested of all
those gloomy and distrustful thoughts
and suspicious which had caused him
SO much disquietude previously, to say
nothing of having ruined his nights
rest. 1t was astonishing what a wide
ly different view he took of the mat
ter. as he discussed this early meal.
His heart warmed anew toward his
old friend, who sat facing him. and
who also appeared to more advantage
under these more cheerful circum-
stances.
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A Cure for sissies.

One way for college athletes to earn
their expenses nowadays is by acting
as sort Of male governesses, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. Wealthy par
ents whose young sons are being edu-
Gated at home by governesses fire.
quently apply at the employment Of
fees of universities for the services Of
some athlete who can give their boys
five or six hours a week of compan-
ionship. They are afraid that the edu-
cation of governesses alone may make
their sons "sissified."
A number of athletes paying their
own way through the various colleges
have such jobs, Three or four morn
ings week they go to the boys, romp
with them, play ball, and during the
winter skate and coast. Usually they
are also employed in vacation to stay
with the boys at their parents sum
mer homes One Northwestern stu
dent has held such position for three
years.
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CHAPTER lIl.-continued.

Mr.. Burritt was puzzled and ex.
pressed as much by his looks. Why
on earth did the man come stealing
INTO his room in that strange. uncom.
portable manner. and at that hour, and
Tor no apparent purpose?
His friend seemed to read what was
passing in his mind 81 am sorry If |
nave disturbed you" he said. slowly.
but could not bear my own
thoughts any longer, and so L" He
turned to leave the room.
Mr.. Burritt followed him with his
eyes. He still seemed to him to be
part OF his dream-hs strange, hor-
rible dream
Then, as the other man reached
the door, and passing through it,
closed 1t behind him, he gave gasp
of relief. The next moment he had
crossed the floor and turned the key
in the lock.
could have sworn | had locked 1t
before" he said to himself. "At any
rate there shall be no mistake this
tlme, as he shot the bolt to make
matters doubly sure.
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Best In the World.

Cream, Ark. Oct. 9th.--( Especially -
After eighteen months suffering from
Epilepsy. Backache and Kidney Com
plant, Mr. w. II. Smith of this place
is well man again and those who
have watched his return to health I'M
hesltatingly give all the credit to
Dodd's Kidney Pills. In an interview
regarding his cure Mr.. Smith says:
81 had been low for eighteen months
with my back and kidneys and also
Epilepsy. | had taken everything l
knew of and nothing seemed to do me
any good till a friend of mine got me
to send for Dodd's Kidney Pills. / find
that they are the greatest medicine
in the world, for now l am able to
work and am in fact as stout and
strong as before took sick"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the Kid
neys. Cured Kidneys cleanse the
blood of all impurities. Pure blood
means good health.
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roo FAR FROM THE sowERY.
New Yorker Would Not Build Houss
in Canadian Woods.

He was such a typical New Yorker
hat he seemed strangely out OF place
n the queer little lumber village way
up in the Canadian woods where his
duties as lumber inspector called
him. And his talk, which was ever OF
the ponies" and the race track,
seemed even more homogeneous in
place where the white men talked of
Shorts" and "outs," two by twelves"
AMI "silos" and all the rest of the
jail gon of a lumber mill. One day the
superintendent of the, plant, who had
taken a great fancy to the young New
Yorker, and who apparently loved to
listen to the inspectors stories OF how
he won three hundred on Roseben"
and other profitable operations against
the ring, told him he ought to invest
some of his winnings in piece OF
land near the mill, build a cottage and
bring his family up there for the sum
mer. The New Yorker looked at him
in silence for minute. Then he eject
ed long stream Of tobacco juice and
calculated slowly, what buila
horse here! Say, when | build cot
tage it'll be at Coney. and it won't be
far from the track. That's as straight
a tip as ynn'il e~e- ~qt"
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1T is quite understood that you re-
turn with me and stop at least one
night" he remarked, genially In
fact, there is no escape for you, as |
have already dispatched telegram
to let them know at home that am
bringing friend back with me-
you are very good, Silas,' was the
reply, land for one night, at least. |
will accept your hospitality"
"And you must come and stay with
us while you are looking about for a
house-make us your headquarters,
you know. I've no doubt that the two
girls, yours and mine, will be bosom
friends in less than no time; and as
for my boy Ted, he'll be head over
heels in love your daughter--if she's
anything like your description-be-
fore we know where we are. Ha, ha! |
shouldn't be bit surprised-the
young dog!" and his father laughed
aloud, delighted at his own perspi-
cacity. "By the way, jim" relapsing
into a more serious vein, that would
not be half bad idea--your girl and
my boy-eh?"
The other looked at him intently.
"You mean it?" he asked.
MEAN 1t? OF course | do Why
not?"
an spite of-of everything that has
gone before?"
Good heavens, man! what has the
past got to do with your innocent
daughter? That would be visiting the
sins of the fathers upon the children
with vengeance"
The other man looked at his friend,
and his habitually stern face softened.
"You are very generous" he said;
more generous than I have right to
expect"
Come. come" answered Mr.. Bur
rift, don't talk like that, for heavens
sake; don't let US begin it all over
again. Your secret-such as 1t is.
and this is the last allusion intend to
make, OF allow you to make, to it
lies between us two; which is the
same thing as saying that it is perfect
ly safe"
Then, more for the sake of giving
the conversation more cheerful turn,
than for any other reason, he said:
Il think you made some remark
last night to the effect that you had
made large fortune If so. / am sin
cerely glad to hear It."
"Yes." was the Indifferent reply; II
am. comparatively speaking, what you
would call a wealthy man, and my
daughter will be an helress in her
way"
~ an very glad TO hear it" said
Mr.. Burritt heartily; land NJ The same
time-not that wish tn hoast--I may
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VALUE o SALT IN Foop.
Has Distinct Benefit Apart from Its
FaVoring Powers.

Salt is perhaps the commonest con-
diment OF all and yot man practically
stands alone among animals as a
regular consumer OF It in the more or
less pure state and as. a definite ad-
junct to his food Salt Is present In
most foods. but the amount in the
majority OF cases would not appear
to satisfy mans needs or he would
not instlnctively add more. Moreover,
salt may not necessarily exist In the
yree state of foods OF natural origin.
out may be loosely combined with or
ganic constituents. There can be lit
lie doubt that salt plays greater part
than that of mere continent In the
body, for 1t possesses solvent powers
which. besides drawing out" the fla
vor OF food. facilitate the absorption
more particularly of proteids and thus
Increase tM ,ue metalbolism The
pleasures of feeding would be very
decidedly diminished II salt and condi-
ments were banished from our tables.
II Is noteworthy, moreover. that
among condiments, most of them,
while flavoring the digestive process
es, are antiseptic, so that their action
tends to counteract any disposition
to undesirable fermentation.
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When Charles Lamb Said Grace.

Recently, when Edmund Clarence
Stedman was visiting in New Eng
land, he was called upon by the head
of the house while at dinner to invoke
the divine blessing.
II was rather surprised, and for half
a minute sorely tempted" said Mr.
Stedman in relating the incident
Then | rose to the occasion and
asked a grace which l remembered"
But, Mr.. Stedman," demanded a
young woman of the party eagerly,
ito what were you sorely tempted"
ITO do as Charles Lamb did under
similar circumstances"
"And that was?"
HE looked about the board and
asked in his surprise: Is there no
clergyman present? The host shook
his bead. Then Lamb prayed: For
this and all other mercies, o Lord,
make us truly thankful New York
Times.
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"The Abode Of Love-"

whon are we'll to do. About twenty,
mostly beautiful young women, live
at the Abode of Love with Piggott.
One cf the principal tenets of the sect
is thst there shall be no marriages
among its members.
The Abode of Love is regarded by
the Agapemonites as refuge from
the cares and troubles OF the world
II is sort of combined convent and
monastery, regulated by rules almost
eastern in their provisions for luxury
All the devotees place their money
in a common fund, in charge of Pig
gott, and as Piggott has converted a
number of rich women to his faith
the sect is wealthy.
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Learn soience u smiIino.

To the woman who wishes to make
her path through life an easy and
agreeable one, the science of smiling
Is a most necessary study. Like act
ing, or art or engineering, 1t is a
thing in which only practice can make
one perfect. A little theory may go
long way but 1t is enough to remem.
Der these two rules: First, the honey
of smile catches more hearts than
the vinegar of frown or the pepper
of sneer; second, 1t is not the me
chanical beauty but the significance OF
the smile that is attractive.-Ex.
change
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GOLD GOLD"
Good" He Says. "But Comfort Bet
ter"

Good" He Says. "But Comfort Bet.
ter"
Food that fits is better than gold
NINE" says a grateful man.
Before | commenced to use Grape
Nuts food no man on earth ever had
a worse infiiction from catarrh of the
stomach than had for years.
II could eat nothing but the very
lightest food and even that gave me
great distress.
II went through the catalogue of
prepared foods but found them all
Except Grape-Nuts) more or less in
digestible. generating gas in the stom-
ach (Which in turn produced head
ache and various other pains and
aches) and otherwise unavailable for
my use.
"Grape-Nuts food | have found
easily digested and assimilated, and
1t has renewed my health and vigor
and made me well man again The
catarrh of the stomach has dlsap.
peared entirely with all its attendant
Ills, thanks to Grape-Nuts, which now
is my almost sole food. | want no
other" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial tells the story.
There's reason.
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nalrd Of Paradlaen Plant.

w. r. Collins of Chicopee. Mass.
has the strangest plant ever seen in
that town. 1t is called the "bird of
paradise" and is now in blossom f,r
the frat time in six years. The
leaves are not unlike those of fern,
except that they curl up at sunset,
The flower resembles a lady-fnger
in makeup, is yellow in color, al I
contains a bunch of red tendrils
These straighten out when the flower
is is full bloom. The seed came from
arkansas.
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Writes GOOD v.rse.

The queen of Rouma la known In
the literary world as Carmen Sylvia"
is not the only poet-queen. for the
king of Italys beautiful consort writes
really charming verse. Queen Elena
speaks English, French, German and
Italian, but her poems, which are
shortly to be published by German
firm, were written In Serb, her native
language, from which they have been
translated into German.
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AWFUL NEURALGIA
-. Barter Thought He Should Go Mad
W. But Or. Williams Pink Pills
Cured Him.

-. saems like miracle that DIR.
/ .,n,;oms' Pink Pills should have cured
"rsuralgia, said Mr.. Porter. "They
p.srtainly marvellous medicine and
,.n always glad to recommend them.
N nFor two years" he continued, ~ had
-esred almost uncomfortable pains in my
"a They would start over my ewes
'"d shoot upward most frequently. but
AZ, often spread over my face, and at
.,oss every pert of my head and face
Ssnnld be full of agony. Sometimes the
s.;ns were SO intense that / actually
rsred they would drive me mad.
INV eyes ached constantly and there
~.s always burning sensation over my
,orehead, but the other pains varied,
s,metimes they were acute, and again
,Say we're dull and lingering. could
rotsleep. My temper was irritable and
got no pleasure out of life.
III tried remedy after remedy, but
snding no help in any of them, be-
ssme despairing man. Even when I
sscap b take DR.. Williams Pink Pills I
bsd no great hope of cure.
"That was in December of 1908 To
NV surprise, change i'll my condition
took place right away. The pains grew
lass intense and the acute attacks were
turther apart, as l kept on using DIR. Will.
liams' Pink Pills. The Improvement be-
gan with the first box, and when | had
used six boxes I stopped. My cure was
complete and has lasted ever since"
Mr.. Charles H. Porter lives at RAY
mond, N. II. He is one of many grateful
people who have found that DIR. Williams
Pink Pills will cure diseases of the nerves
that have stubbornly resisted every other
remedy tried. Not only neuralgia, but
sciatica, partial paralysis and locomotor
staxia yield to them They are sold by
all druggists, or may be obtained directly
from the DR. Williams Medicine Co.,
N. Y.
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me pope's slippers are legion, each
pan oeing made of the finest velvet;
he right slipper, which is kissed by
Smsrlins and other pious visitors,
years cross of gold.
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England has been shocked from cen.
ter to circumference by revelations
concerning a body of religious enthusi.
asts who follow the free love theory
and whose chief calls himself the Mes.
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europe's LARGEST Fla Tree.

The largest fig tree in Western Eu-
rope is the one at Roscvoff, Brittany.
II is in the garden of Capuchin con-
vent, and it's spreading branches. sup
ported by scaffolding, are said to be
capable of sheltering over 200 per-
sons
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TEA

Your grocer has also our
coffee baking-powder ex-
tracts spices and soda.
All alike as to trueness
aad goodness.
schilllngs Best is good foot-ruie to measure
rour Rrocer with
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TEA
1t rouses new life and al
most satisfies hunger.
The Arctic Region.

The arctic region consists of deep
polar ocean nearly surrounded by
land, with flow of Atlantic water in,
wards on the Siberian side, and out.
wards down the east coast of Green
land.
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In Egypt, in the eclipse of 1882.
soldiers had to guard the British camp
from the excited Egyptians who would
have invaded it. AS it was, their wild
|shrieks as the sun became overcast
were sufficiently disturbing.
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Effect Of Wall PAPER.

When papering a room remember
that large patterns and dark colors
will make it appear smaller, while
plain or striped paper. If light hue.
will give an impression of increased
size.
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lea is coarse or fine, tea
VI weed, harsh or smooth,
Keen or soft, heavy or bright;
'u' words are empty.
pSny' San Francisco.
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How many letters are
there in tea?
'1ne, two or three. as you
like: t or te or tee or tea.
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WOMEN WORSHIP HIM
APOSTLE OF FREE LOVE DE.
cLAREs HIMSELF MESSIAH.

]. II. smyth-Pisaottt, Formerly Epls-
eopal Clergyman, compels Adora.
ton from His Followers-claims
Infant Recently Born Is "DlvInely
Sent"
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Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
Tor all affections OF the throat and lungs.-WM
y EsDsLEY. Vanburen, Ind. Feb. 10, 1900.
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Do II Now.

IL you are about to make a trip any
,o nete, let me know. Pleased to givA
n nI tul information as TO low rates
y ye OF EN- this summer-train SER
4, nVe, exc. The Santa Fe" trade mark
'ne sign of safety, speed and ease.
Con, @. f. WARREN,
City, Utah.
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TEA
Is there a better way to
Keep the family longer at
'aole' to keep it togethera

anc %nen one of the great generals of
shn,a Greece died the soldiers of the
The &c army shaved their heads and
-e names of their horses.
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bs ouring the last fifteen years France
mo-, appended more. both in time and
ru Uaey, In the investigation of subma.
b.. ' navigation than any other coun-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-06-12
HUGE TASK.

1t was a huge task to undertake the
ease as that of c. f.. Collier, of Chero-
kee. Ia. but Electric Bil.ers did 1t. He
writes: MY kidneys were SO far gone
I could not sit on a chair thout q
cushion and suffered from dreadful back
ache, headache and depression. IN EIsc-
trio Bitters, however, I found a sure, and
by them was restored to perfect health.
1 recommend this great tonic medicine to
al with weak kidneys. liver or stomach.
Guaranteed by Brown Bros. druggists;
price soc.