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THAT other young man, the heavy
one" she whispered, SIS Joe Balfour;
you've heard me speak of him. He's
my lawyer, lives at Vicksburg- But
I never could understand how he had
any use for Noel Duke"
Anita looked closer at the horrible
example of swamp depravity that her
aunt pointed out-the poker-player,
cock-fghter, horse-racer, bear-hunter,
whisky-drinker-Mrs. Ashton had
every one of his shortcomings cata-
logued on the tip of her tongue
His father cheated your Uncle
John out of the nomination for con-
gress Beat him by low political
trick OF course, 1 never look at
him, but he has the effrontery to bow
whenever he meets me, as friendly as
you please. Makes me so mad I want
to hit him.
Mrs Ashton more than half sus-
pected Duke of smiling at her wrath,
suspicion that always upset her
Presbyterian fortitude-
eli, there, Get move ON you, "
the mate shouted Hustle that cot
ton aboard, and don't be all night
about it." Bale after bale came tum-
bling down the stage-plank, and was
TERED up on deck quicker than child
could build a house of blocks
Then Duke nodded to one of his ne
groes: "All right, Chalky, put him
aboard"
Two negroes bent. over and lifted a
limp black body from the ground;
at first the thing frightened Anita;
she thought it must be a dead man.
HRear" said Mrs Ashton. chats
all the fellow is good for; he does
kill out the bears"
The bell sounded; the Sultana was
ready to leave The Duke of Devil
May-Care turned and went back to
his horse.
Hold the boat minute, Matthew'S -
he called to the mate.
"All right, Mr.. Duke, whenever you
are ready"
The Sultana waited. Mrs. Ashton
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fumed. Everybody lets him have his
way" she muttered, .angrily; mo
wonder he's such a fool"
After some moments conversation
with his negroes Duke turned back
leisurely and crossed the stage-p1ank
Snowfall cast off the headline, scram-
bled aboard and the boat backed out.
'sHow's your grace tonight" Bluff
old Capt. Graham smiled and took off
his hat in mock humility.
Hello. cap'n; thought I'd go to
town with you; take a day off and
have some fun. Got fine piece of
bear meat there for you; can't you
cook some for supper"
Sure, Noel, sure
Say, cap'n, you ought to see Joe
Balfour hunt bear. He's got no bust
ness foolin' round trying to be a jack
leg lawyer; he's just natural-born
bear-hunter.'
Before they got halfway up the
stair Duke had raised a laugh at good
natured Joe's expense. Mrs Ashton
caught her girls by the wrists and
hurried them off the guards into the
cabin, beyond the reach of contain
ination.
"All right Duke called as he threw
open the front door, come on. every
| body, let's have something" He
gathered the captain, mates, two
clerks. several drummers and a stran-
ger or two-every human creature
was his friend when he went to town
| to have a little fun
| There was a tinkle of ice, an aroma
of mint, crushing of sugar, and a
/ straining OF cocktails; then a dozen
arms were lifted in perfect grace and
unison Here's hopin'," they all
said, and in a moment set their
| glasses down again
They stood around the bar and
talked; Duke related some of Joe
4 Balfour's exploits in the cane-brake
and made him out a mighty hunter
before the Lord
Here. boys. it's ies' as cheap tt
set down." Capt Graham pointed Il
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Arab Pasha Old and FriendIess.

In little house up a by street of
the Mohammedan quarter, old, friend
less, broken, lives the man who might
have ruled Egypt.
If you ask 20 people in Cairo to-
day: Where is Arab Pasha?' Is will
tell you that he is dead, while the
other five do not know. In fact, after
the bombardment of Alexandria he
was sent to exile for life in Ceylon,
but was allowed some four years ago
to return to his native city
1t was only after weeks hard fer
reting that 1 discovered through ma
tive journalist the whereabouts of
the great man.
Even now, in his SEVENTEEN year,
he is big man; in his prime he must
have been immense. White hair and
beard; a broad, thoughtful forehead,
surmounted by the Turkish tarboosh;
kindly eyes, dulled little by age,
but lighting up wonderfully when he
talks about things which interest him;
a straight, powerful nose; large
mouth, which must once have been
hard and cruel, now softened by adj
versity. Though the day is warm.
he wears an overcoat, and he walks
heavily on a massive ebony stick
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thinks I'm sprig of Satan anyhow
and it doesn't matter"
I'm her lawyer" Joe explained in
whisper, "and 1 don't care to have
her see me playing poker"
"An right, Joe, duck and run;
you've got a reputation to sustain
and so have -
Joe Balfour laughed and backed out
of a side door into the darkness ON
the guards.
Mrs. Ashton marched through the
cabin, so competent to take care of
herself that few men would have
dared offer to assist. She glanced
toward the table, tilted her nose in
the air and passed on. Alice tucked
her head, and hurried by.
But everything connected with this
boat and the new life was of supreme
interest to Anita. She caught side
long glimpse of the men at table, the
chips, the scattered cards-and for
one hesitating instant she paused to
look. HeI violet eyes gazed straight
into Noel Dukes. The smile was yet
on his face-the same tolerant smile
with which he always met Mrs Ash
toms whitening contempt
But this girls steady glance made
him feel very guilty and very fool
ish- The cards dropped from his
hands; he tried awkwardly to get up
Then he was conscious that her face
flushed and she drew her eyes away;
he watched her as the gray travelling
dress and the heavy coil of black hair
vanished through the door, Without
looking at the other men, he rose and
stepped through another door to the
| guards
Joe Balfour had met the ladies a,
the head of the stair, and was assist
/ ing them to the lower deck Wher
Duke saw them they were waiting for
the stage-plank to be run out
Mrs Ashton introduced Joe to the
dark-haired girl-her voice was verJ
| low, but Duke heard it.
what a hypocrite Joe is" h
thought
(To BE CQNTINUEDJ
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WORST FORM OF ECZEMA.
Black Speeches All Over Face-Af.
fected Parts Now Clear as Ever
Cured by the Cuticura REM
edies.

about four years ago 1 was af1ict-
ed with black splotches all over my
face and a few covering my body,
which produced a severe itching irri-
tation, and which caused me a great
deal of annoyance and suffering, to
such an extent that 1 was forced to
call in two of the leading physicians
of my town After thorough exami-
nation of the dreaded complaint they
announced it to be skin eczema in its
worst form. They treated me for the
same for the length of one year, but
the treatment did me no good. Fin
ally my husband purchased a set of
the Cuticura Remedies, and after
using the contents of the first bottle
of Cuticura Resolvent in connection
with the Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
the breaking out entirely stopped.
continued the use of the Cuticura
Remedies for six months, and after
that every splotch was entirely gone
and the affected parts were left as
clear as ever. The Cuticura RENE
dies not only cured me of that dread
full disease, eczema, but other compli-
Gated troubles as we'll Lizzie E.
Sledge. $40 Jones Ave-, Selma, Ala,
Oct. %, 1906
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big round table, with eight chairs
Duke ran his hand over the clean
white cloth and smiled. Never been
played on? Let's christen it boys.
What do you say?"
The boys didn't say much; they
simply drew up their chairs
Capt Graham raped on the table,
Jerry, dish out the chips; we're
burning daylight here"
Jerry came from behind the bar and
placed a patriotic stack of chips in
front of each man.
1.-TWO and a half limit he ex-
planned; blues five, reds two ana .
half, whites a quarter"
Joe settled comfortably in his chair.
Noel" he said, Il thought you'd
quit playing poker?"
Duke smiled back blandly. 81 have;
I've quit more'n a thousand times,
every time the game breaks up.
Shucks, boy, it's dead easy to quit
playing poker. But I must have a
little sport when l go to town-that
don't count. I've got to tear down
the gates and take the brides off for
a day or so; my system needs it.
Look here, Joe, do you think I could
oAl hClS anu WdlCn YOU Pidy
poker? Could a duck sit on the side
of puddle and watch the other ducks
splashing around? Not much"
He picked up the first hand that
was dealt him, and skinned it eau
tiously- "Now, this is what call
living he said.
1t must have been nearly ten o'clock
at night when the boat whistled for
Ivanhoe. From where Joe sat he
could see down the long cabin, and
noted that there were ladies in the
rear. As the ladies rose and came
toward the front he recognized Mrs.
Ashton. He laid down his hand and
slipped away from the table. Here
come Mrs. Ashton and her daughter,
he whispered.
Duke kept his seat. Cant help
it, he answered; I'm loser. Che
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THE WAY OUT.
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl. after
failing to go through school on ac
count of nervousness and hysteria
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur.
nish her the peace of health
From infancy" she says, ct have
not been strong Being ambitious to
learn at any cost / finally got to the
High School, but soon had to aban-
don my studies ON account of nervous
prostration and hysteria-
my food did not agree with me,
grew thin and respondent. 1 could
not enjoy the simplest social affair for
1 suffered constantly from nervous
ness in spite of all sorts of medicines.
"This wretched condition continued
until 1 was twenty-five, when 1 be-
came interested in the letters of those
who had cases like mine and who
were being cured by eating Grape
Nuts.
81 had little faith, but procured a
box and after the first dish 1 expe-
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that I had never gained from any or
binary food 1 slept and rested better
that night and in few days began
to grow stronger
81 had a new feeling of peace and
restfuless- In a few weeks, to my
great joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful ! resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course using Grape-Nuts every
day 1t is now four years since I be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts, I am the mis-
tress of happy home and the old
weakness has never returned" Name
p zen by Postum Co., Battle Creek
f.ch. There's a reason Read the
little book. 'The Road to MELVILLE"
in pkgs-
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"ChiIi" or "ChiIc,s

There have been many arguments
during the last few weeks as to
whether the name of the earthquake
smitten country should be spelled
Chilli OF Chile Chile is the Spanish
and Chilean form. The name is COM
monty explained as an old Peruvian
word for snow, the al1usion being to
the Andes; but Chilli has also been
identified as a native South American
word, "chiri," meaning cold-which
would make it really the Chilly" coun-
try. AS to the meaning of "Ondes,"
there is plenty of choice. The word
has been variously interpreted as sig
nifying the haunt of the tapir, the re-
gion of copper, the home of the Anti
tribe and the site of the "Ondenes."
Spanish gardens on the mountain ter
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POLISHING UP THE WHITE HOUSE.

When President Roosevelt and his family come
back to Washington they will find the White
House bright and clean the proverbial pin
For weeks the executive mansion has been
closed to visitors and in the hands of workmen
repairing and renovating the interior.
Congress at the last session appropriated over
$4,000 for this work, and under the supervision
of Col Cromwell, superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, every defect, inside and out
side, has been noted and remedied.
The contractors have guaranteed the work
for at least years. roof has been put
the entire building and the leaks in the wings
and Office building have been stopped. The state
parlors the ground floor have been redecorated
but the wellknown Blue, Green and Red parlors
still retain their colors while in the East Room
the prevailing tints are ivory and gold.
Upstairs on the second floor, where the liv
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make
the Father o
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BEEN
No
the
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Gossip from Washington
Interesting Capaal-Soca Leader of the
White House Must Be Single Man-Geanng Up the Execu
tive Mansion

WASHINGTON-It Is openly declared that
the president has decreed that the major domo
of the White House must be single man. Those
who make this assertion point to the removal
of Mai McCawley for nearly four years leader
of social functions at the White House, who re-
Gently married the widow of Judge Davis, as their
proof.
No recent White House announcement has
created has much comment and concern IN
Official and high social circles the order de-
posing Maj. McCawley- 1t was upon Mai. Nc
Cawley that most of the important details CON
nected with the ACKNOWLEDGMENT wedding de-
volved. Mai. McCawley has held much similar
relative position in the White House under the
Roosevelt regime as Harry Lehr holds in Mrs.
Astor's $780," Without him no social function
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The greatest cause of worry on
ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch, which will not stick
to the iron. Sold everywhere, 16 OF.
for 10c.
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OUR SOLDIERS WEAR GOOD SHOES.

Uncle Sam keeps well in mind the saying.
"A is not well dressed unless he
good pair of Shoes said government inspector
for he takes that the army is fitted out with
the most comfortable and nattiest of footwear
To be sure he does not in for upper jawed
faring soles, twisted ugly toes but he pro-
vides the finest of leather and insists that the
boots for his soldiers shall be well made His
inspectors look after the shoes every process
in their manufacture, and any short of leather
or negligently placed nails that might result in
corns or sore feet pointed out with condemn
ing fingers and the boots are thrown aside
Once in awhile the style in army shoes
changes and then a big batch shoes will be
thrown on the market. which merchants eagerly
gobble up The who buys those shoes will
not get a style army SHOE but he gets the
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s
the well
kes
1t five eyeets at the bottom of the
nouickl nd fr
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now
at the White
married. what official
deservedly,
Third cavalry LewIsport Pa
a the
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According to the report of Edward w. Parker.
statistician of the United States geological
the production of coal in the United States in
1905 amounted to 392s19,341 short TONS having
value at the mines of 6,963, SURPRISING
in both quantity and value all previous records
in the history of the country. Compared with
1904 the output in 1905 exhibits increase of
Al 1O2 943 short TONS IL per cent. in guam
THY, and of $32, 1856, 942, per cent,
in value.
OF the total production in 1905 77,659,S5O short
tons Pennsylvania anthracite, with value
at the mines of $141, 900. The total produc-
tion of bituminous coal and Ignite 315259 AL
short tons, valued at $685., S77 1858. The produc-
ton of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in 1905
4,5O3, isl short tons more than that of 1904,
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Money refunded for each package of
PUNAM FADELESS DYES if unsatis-
factory Ask your druggist.
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Every mother pats herself on the
back when her daughter marries the
man she selected.
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of Pennsylvania would terminate
which furnish flu o ne
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This has been a hard summer for the veterans
of congress. Early in the season old Gen. Grosven-
or, of Ohio went down in defeat before young
rival.
few months later Representative Bankhead
Alabama, the Democratic Father of the House.
endorsed by Richmond Pearson Hobson, he
who would like to have fleet of "5O00-ton bat
tleships''
Now Samuel Matthews Robertson, of
the Sixth district of Louisiana who is serving
his tenth term. He lost out at the primaries held
recently. He was elected to fill vacancy in the
Fiftieth congress and stood next to Bankhead
in of service in the house His defeat leaves
Almond of Missouri, the Democratic Father
of the House, although, in comparison with Gen.
Ketcham, Gen. Bingham, Hit, of Illinois, and
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But the hangman never has any ad-
mirers on his string.
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| family the cen
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GROWTH IN OUTPUT OF COAL MINES.
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leading to the stable below. The moon shone
in through door that had been left open.
"The dog is safe enough in his trap, and
| reckon you're so safe yourself that you can't
ly. Wait minute I'll help you out" he
added
He mounted the ladder, drew it up after
him, and fearing to trust himself upon the hay
the loft being dark-slid the ladder along
until the end was, as he judged, over Franks
head
hold of the end of the ladder; then I'll pull
you over to me" he called to Frank.
Following his directions, Frank managed,
by climbing up part way, to grasp the lad
der, when Eben Immediately drew him out.
They had no thought of helping the dog
out. Only too fearful were they of his posi-
bly, freeing himself
feet as they sped away homeward, unmindful
of their fishing poles and the string of perch
left behind near the kitchen door.
Frank insisted on Eben's sleeping with him
for the rest of the night instead of going
home to his own bed. But there was little
sleep for either of them after their fright.
Toward morning Frank awoke from fitful
slumber and saw Eben writing by the feeble
light of a candle.
When he had finished, Eben handed the
paper to Frank, remarking:
81 amt learned to write very good, so you
Just read that to make sure the spelling is
all right.
1t was note addressed to Mr.. Ray. Frank
read as follows:
"Mister Ray-Dear Sir: Your dog broke
the windo,' we didn't do it. we tied the rope
to the Windo' SO we could get away and not
git bite by the Dog. He was a-going to Bite
us for drink. Frank has got ritch Ant
in shecagow, and she will pay for the Windo'
You may keep the fish to Cook. I thing you
hadn't otter keep Dog to Bite boys for git
ting Drink. He's in the fodder rak
"Yours and etc., EBEN ROSS"
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Tulare county is PIG feet in height, $50 feet
in circumference at the base. and rs feet at
point twelve feet above the ground. Some
of the trees are 376 feet high. Some of the
largest that have been felled indicate an age
of from 1000 to 2500 years.
The longest tunnel in the world is that Of
the Simplon, under the Alps, which IS
twelve and one-half miles in length. The
st. Gothard Tunnel, also under the Alps,
is nine and onehalf miles long.
The greatest pyramid is that of Cheops, one
of the three pyramids forming what is known
as the Memphis group situated on plateau
about one hundred and thirty-seven feet
above the Nile. Its dimensions have been
reduced by the removal of the outer portions
to furnish stone for the city of Cairo. Its
masonry consisted originally of S9,02S,000
cubic feet, and still amounts to over $1,000
600 feet. The present vertical height is $50
feet. The total weight of the stone is esti
mated at 6,316,O00 tons.
The largest desert is that of Sahara, vast
region of Northern Africa, extending from the
Atlantic Ocean on the west to the Valley of
TO west is about 5000 miles, and its area
about 100000 square miles. Rain falls in
torrents on the Sahara. at intervals of five,
ten or twenty years. In the summer the heat
during the day is excessive. but the nights are
often cold. In winter the temperature is
sometimes below freezing point.
The greatest fortress, from a stratecical
point OF view, is the famous stronghold of
Gibraltar. 1t occupies rocky peninsula, tut
ting out into the sea, about three miles long
and three-quarters OF mile wide. One CEN
trail rock rises to height of nearly fifteen
hundred feet above the sea level. The north
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maps and charts. and 10000 coins and med
ais. There are 10000 volumes of engravings
containing 100000 specimens. The portraits
number about 100000
The largest public place of amusement in
the world is the New Opera House in Paris
which covers nearly three acres of ground
It's cubic mass is over 100000 feet, and it
cost about 100,O00OOO francs.
The longest suspension bridge in the world
is the second Brooklyn Bridge" connect
ing Manhattan with williamsburg, which
has total length Of more than 1000 feet.
The highest active volcano is Popocatape.l,
or Smoking Mountain" located about thirty
five miles south of Puebla, in Mexico. 1t is
17,749 feet above the sea level, and has a
crater three miles in circumference and 1000
feet deep.
The longest span of wire in the world is
used for a telegraph line in India, over the
river Kisnah. 1t is more than 5000 feet in
length, and is 1900 feet high.
The largest bell in the world is the great
bell of Moscow, at the foot of the Kremlin.
It's circumference at the bottom is nearly GS
feet, and its height more than 81 feet. In its
stoutest part it is % inches thick, and its
weight is nearly half a million pounds. 1t
has never been hung.
The biggest known cavern is the Mammoth
Cave, in Edmondson county, Kentucky. II
is near Green River, about six miles from
Cave City. The cave consists of a succession
of irregular chambers, some of which are very
large, situated on different levels. There is
a navigable subterranean river called the Echo.
Blind fish are found in its waters.
The largest trees in the world are the man.
moth trees of California. One of grove in
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yelping and houndering, was in an adjoining
rack
strong board partition separated the
present.
With great presence of mind, he called to
Eben:
Don't try to walk on the hay. You may
fall into the rack where the dog is. Stay
right where you are. I'm down here in the
rack next to him. He can't hurt me-"
Meanwhile Eben was standing on ladder
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ern face is almost perpendicular, while its
east side is full of tremendous precipices. On
the south it terminates in what is called Eu-
ropa Point. Its fortress is considered i'm
pregnable to military assault. The regular
garrison in time of peace numbers about seven
thousand men.