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! brought her boy back to her and ten
| derly carried him home, she felt that
gratitude could not be withheld any
longer.
He was never intrusive; indeed, it
! was Constance herself who talked
most. who was most to blame, it was
said. He seemed rather to avoid her,
she thought, and she reasoned it
would do no harm to be kind to him.
So whenever she went to Mrs. Fry's,
or CHANGED to encounter him else
where, she would invariably say few
words in gentle, gracious way that
to him seemed divine.
! She was a musician Of more than
ordinary gifts, and when she chanced
| to hear him playing one evening in
his room while she sat talking below
with Mrs. Fry, she was charmed into
| forsetfulness of her errand by the
rare melody.
why, l did not know he could play
like that?' she said, as the wonderful
strains ceased
Yes, an it's only lately he's took
it up" said Mrs. Fry; 80 he says"
"1s it possible!" said Constance.
AS she took her way homeward the
passionate strains followed her until
she reached her own door, and she
knew that he must have opened his
window SO that she might hear him.
Strange, inexplcable man! Would
he have left her as Vane did with
those mysterious journeys all unex-
planned? All! but to doubt her hus-
band now with the clods OF suspicion
weighing him down. with speculation
clouding his sainted memory!
Down on her knees went Constance
at the thought. and she prayed fer
| vently TO be set right. to have taken
from her all that interfered with her
husbands memory! But even while
importune her to listen. and the sad.
haunting eyes of Prmus Edes to be
looking into her very soul.
The facts of Mrs. Hamilton's pres
ents to him had just become known
in the neighborhood, and even reach.
ed to the ears of the Rev Arthur
Hammerly, who had lately been ven
turing to speculate how soon he might
approach Mrs. Hamilton with some
little attention whose gentle Office it
might be to fix her regard upon him
self.
He heard of the strange infatuation
said to exist in The mind of Mrs. Ham
ilton for humble workman at her
uncle's mill. Mr.. Hammerly remem.
bered him. A man of downcast
broodng habit. quiet and orderly of
demeanor. but with nothing. 1t would
seem, to attract the regard of WON.
an like Constance Hamilton.
Stay. Did he rot resemble her hus
band slightly? Certainly he did. Mr.
Hammer!y could sec it If nobody else
did. If Mrs. Hamilton noticed Vim in
any way it was because of tLis.
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THE WORLD AND RELIGION

From a sheltered place in quiet nook
DO you keep it nice, while the week goes
through.
Till on Sunday morn it looks neat 1nd
new,
And no one who secs You would rvn1
guess
You would wear such Garb to your bv:i-
ness?
Has it neither wrinkle nor Speck of dust
Nor hidden patch, nor Il trace of rust
Do you keep it spick, and serene and
fair
Do YOU put it on with your Sunday wear:
Do you keep it free from your Monday
scOwl,
From your Tuesday rush. and your We'd
nesday growl
From your Thursday sneer, and your Fri.
day frown.
And the Saturday scheme that you work
downtown?
Your religion? Yes? Can't you make Il
mix
With the Sabbath day and the other six
Do YOU carry it through the dust anG
mire.
Or assume its grace meath the high
church srre?
On the six week davs is your conscience
mute
Do you put it on with your Sunday suit;
w. d. n in Chicago Tribune.
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RAN $1,000 TO THE TON.

Richest Mine Outside Mexico and
Peru in Lake Superior.
"The richest mine of silver ever
opened by man was not in Peru or
Mexico" said Capt Walnole Roland
of Rainy Lake to the Milwaukee Free
Press, but on mere reef in that
greatest of fresh-water seas, Lake Su.
perior. 1t has been forgotten by all
but a few of the older inhabitants
that only third of century ago the
richest silver mines in the old or new
world was operated under its waters
at Silver islet. The story of its dis
covery, its development under the
most trying conditions and against
the power of all the elements and the
final triumph of nature over man af-
fords romantic chapter in the drama
of real life equaling in apparent i'm
probability some of the tales of Baron
Munchausen, but all the details OF
which are verified by authentic rec
ords and the memories of men now
living The island was but Is feet
long by 60 feet in width, rising 1t
few feet above the water on a calm
day, but entirely submerged by the
long swells from the east in stormy
weather The rock ran $1,000 to the
ton. A single pocket of sixty tons
yielded more than 100000 In the
year 1877 100000 ounces Of silver
worth $1.32 per ounce was refined
from rock taken from the mine. The
mine produced $G,600.000 worth of sill
yer during the period Of it's activity
Old miners say there are millions of
silver still there, but it will take ST.
100000 to start work again properly
Since 1889 the mine has lain idle
The Detroit syndicate which owned it
became discouraged on account Of un-
usually heavy expense for few years.
The pumps stopped, the mine filled
with water and, to complete the i'll
fortune. big storm attacked the islet
and did great damage o.
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A Vindication for Or. Pierce.
Decision by the Supreme Court Of the
State, Against the Ladies' Home
Journal.

A verdict has been rendered In
favor Of the plaintiff in the libel suit
brought against the Ladies Home
Journal published by the Curtis Pub
fishing Coz by the Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, of which
DR.. R. V. Pierce is president. The
suit was brought by Doctor Pierce
against the Curtis Publishing Co.,
for making false statements about one
of his standard family medicines
known as DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription. In the May number OF the
Ladies Home Journal l904, Mr.. Ed
ward Box. the editor, stated that DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription con-
tanned alcohol and some other harm
full ingredients, and DR.. Pierce had
In the action alleged that the defend
ant maliciously published this article
containing such false and defamatory
matter. DR.. Pierce further claimed
that no alcohol is or ever was con-
tanned in his "Favorite Prescription"
that said medicine was a vegetable
preparation and contained no dele
terious ingredients whatever; that Mr..
A'ch SAalSHlNu', " ei'S
some Of the ingredients of said medi-
cine, was wholly and absolutely
false. During the trial, the Vice
President of the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association stated, that the
ingredients OF DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription were extracted from the
following native roots: Golden Seal,
Blue Cohosh. Lady's Slipper. Black
Cohosh and Unicorn, by means OF
pure elycerine. He was asked how
he. knew, as physician and ex-
perienced medical man, that the 'Fa-
vorite Prescription" was cure for
the diseases peculiar to women, such
as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, ante
version retro-version, and he stated
that he knew such was the fact be-
cause of his professional experience
and the many thousands of women
whose ills had been cured by this
Prescription" The President,
being asked to give his authorities,
read from the standard works, such
as the United States Dispensatory,
The American Dispensatory and many
other standard medical books.
The retraction printed by the Cur
tis Publishing Company two months
after the libelous statement appeared
and nearly two months after the suit
had been begun stated definitely that
analyses had been made at their re-
quest and that the "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" did not contain either alcohol,
opium or digitalis.
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CHAPTER X.
The Cashiers Return,

Eight months had slipped away
since the mysterious disappearance of
Fane Hamilton, and in all that time
not one word of tidinGs as to his
whereabouts had been received
Grovedale. meanwhile, was busying
itself as small active villages are apt
to do. over a scandal of its own. And
Constance was the subject of it.
Strange that the high-bred. reserved
woman should give cause of it; but
she did. For her infatlation for the
illiterate workman. known as Primus
Edes, was only too evident to any one
who chose to investigate the matter
She had rot meant to succumb to
the strange fascination that Primus
Edes from the first seemed to impress
upon her faculties by his fancied re-
semblance to her husband. 1t had
grown insensibly, and after he
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The Only Born kinQ,

There is fact about King Alfonso
well worth knowing. OF all the kings
who have ever lived, with the sole eX
ception of Jean |. of France, who lived
but few hours, he is the only one to
be king from the moment of his first
breath--a veritable born king" And
since he is much spoken of these days
it Is not amiss to know his name,
which is. His Most Catholic Majesty
Don Alfonso NIL, King of Spain. of
CASTLE, Of Leon, Of Aragon, of the two
Sicilies, of Jerusalem, OF Navarro, of
Gibraltar, of the Western and Eastern
Indies, of the Oceanic Continent, Arch
duke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, of
Brabant and Milan, Count of Hapsburg,
of Flanders, of the Tyrol and Grand
Master of the Golden Fleece. This is
not really all, but it Is a good deal to
live up to, even for king-Boston
Herald.
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THE FISHING CASE
NOT so BAD AS IT MIGHT BE
Though Property Is Protected From
Tresspass, Owners Are Not
All Curmudaeons.

II is to be hoped that the fishermen
or the state will accept the final decis-
ION OF the Supreme Court in the fish
case IN the proper spirit, and that
there Will be no attempt at foolish
measures of so-called retaliation, says
the Leadville Herald-DemOcrat We
see II stated that some sportsmen had
declared that il the decision was
against the fishermen they would in
stltute other proceedings and drive the
state fish commission out of business.
All this would be extremely unwise,
because 1t would injure the fishermen
themselves and accomplish no good re-
suit.
AS matter OF fact the decision OF
the Supreme Court in the case prop.
erly understood Is not against the fish
ermen. 1t is the simple assertion on
the part OF the court OF the rights OF
property and its protection against
tresspass. 1t does not necessarily fol-
low that every owner of property
through which a trout stream mean
ders is going to post dogs and Senti-
nels so as to keep fishermen away. 1t
doesn't imply that every ranchman in
the state is a crusty old curmudgeon
who intends to play the dog in the
manger. But 1t does assert that when
fisherman is on private land induls-
ing in his favorite sport that he is
there as a privilege and not as right.
If he attends strictly to his fishing and
has some regard for the property and
crops Of the rancher it is hardly likely
that one individual in thousand will
make objection.
The Pueblo Chieftain sums up the
situation thus:
IF the fishermen had always been
reasonably and decently considerate of
the rights of the land owners, it Is
probable that this question would
never have been brought into the
courts. But where the fisherman
breaks down fences, leaves gates open,
turns stock into meadows, or tramps
through grain fields, it is not surprs-
ing that the ranchmen should seek
some remedy, and the fact is that
things had come to pass in some val
leys in this state, that it seemed to be
a question as to which has the greater
right on the farm, the owner or the
fisherman
The Herald Democrat would sugges.
that in case any ranchman shows dis
position to he mean with the decent
sportsman that the case be reported to
the local Sportsmen's Association and
the name be posted SO as to give fair
warning in order that the churl be
given a wide berth
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treme candor. and this remark she
repeated to the detective.
"Oh, he's just what he seems, you
may be sure Of that" she said.
Then you are willing to help prove
1t, suppose said the willy detective.
Yes, am
well, then, if you ever find a scrap
of writing, never so small, want you
to send it to me. I will leave an ad-
dressed and stamped envelope and
he handed her an envelope prepared
as he said.
III do as you say, but it will be
long time before you see this wrapper,
| guess" she answered. with a smile
at his folly.
But strange to say the good woman
was mistaken, for theeday following
Swans departure MusI 10 Hamilton
called in to see her.
She found Mrs. Fry at work mend
ing the lining to an old coat.
You find me to work. I've threat
ened an threatened to take day for
the last month to mend up Edes
things. Why. his clo'es is all off his
Mrs. Fry was given to exaggeration.
An to think" she said a moment
later, latter all said to that detec-
tive feller that I should find a letter
in the linin' of the first coat | took to
mend"
"a letter!'
"Yes. crowded way into the corner
of hc ip' uh hn1 In
the pocket. most like"
Where is the letter."
cover there on the table,
Constance glanced in the direction
indicated, and saw misunderstanding
address, Robert d. Swan with
name and street number, which she
knew perfectly we'll. Turning it over
she observed that it was sealed
you can open it if you want to"
said Mrs. Fry, whose principles al
ways accommodated themselves to
Mrs. Hamilton's needs, satisfied that
they could not go far wrong.
But Mrs. Hamilton shrank from
having seal broken to a wrapper
provided by the receiver. and. besides.
what right had she with the CORE
spondence of Primus Edes? Still she
experienced a faint uprising of curios-
ity regarding the letter so close at
hand. and yet so far from any revela-
tion to herself, unless Mrs. Fry had
made herself acquainted with it's con,
tents.
She had. as her next words in.
formed her visitor.
Il read 1t from beginnin' 10 end
she said, calmly: but. lor'. it never
was wrote to Edes in the wo"ld-nev
err"
"Why?'
Because it begun dear husband.
an was signed your lovin' Wife an
he told me himself he never was mar
Lad. So it stands to reason"
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MADE A PERSONAL APPEAL

form for graceful ending. In his per.
plexity he became mentally lost, and
not until he had finished with Yours
respectfully, Oliver Ditson,' did he
awake to his surroundings.
But no sooner had the words es.
capped him than he realized the mistake
he had made. Chagrined and morti.
fed, he hardly dared to raise his head,
fearing the looks of disgust and indg-
nation that would be turned upon him.
But, said he. Il met no such re.
huke: rather 1t seemed to me each one
present was striving to avoid meeting
the gaze Of another. lest something
happen. noticed, too. the absence OF
any responsive amens."
AS long as he lived Mr.. Ditson was
known and greeted by his intimate
friends as Yours Respectfully"
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Half century or thereabouts, Oil
yer Ditson, a well known merchant OF
Boston, much respected and highly
esteemed citizen, chanced to be guest
at a banquet of a certain religious
body composed chiefly OF clergymen.
He was given the seat of honor and
requested to ask the blessing.
Unaccustomed to the performance
of this duty, either in public or private
he found himself in an awkward posi-.
ton; but to decline the honor would
be to sacrifice self-respect, as well as
the respect of others.
Prompted by the recollection OF
words he had listened to on similar
occasions, he got on finely until near
ing the close OF his petition, when
memory failed to suggest proper
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Religion? Yes? Every Sunday YOU
In a certain church and a cretain pew
With solemn face and with earnest
eyes
Hear the preacher tell about paradise
And you think great thoughts while the
anthems roll.
And YOU feel grace in your inward soul
Religion? Yes? Is it something that
Goes with long frock coat and with high
On the six week days is your conscience
mute?
Do you put it on with your Sunday suit?
OF course one knows that on Sabbath day
lie must put the wiles of the world away.
And must view all folk with a kindly
scan.
And must have some thought of his
brother man
For the stores are closed, and the banks
are shut:
It is through the week the coupons are
cut:
1t is through the week that We grub for
pelf
And the man who works has to think of
self
But religion? All when the day is here
Do YOU put it on with your Sunday gear?
Do You take it down from a wardrobe
hook,
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GET RID OF The GAS
Or. Williams Pink Pills Strengthen
tho Stomach and Enable Tito
Do Its Work.

When the stomach is feeble the food
lies in it undigcsted, decays and throws
off poisonous gases that distend the
walls Of the stomach and cause inter.
ference with other organs, especially
with the action of the heart and lungs.
These gases have other i'll effects. The
nerves and the brain are disturbed
and discomforts such as dizziness, hot
flashes, sleeplessness, irritablcness and
despondcncy originate from this source.
Experience shows that these troubles
vanish just as soon as the stomach Is
made strong enough to digest the food.
In other words, it needs a tonic that will
rouse it to do the work of changing the
food into nourishment.
Miss Minerva G. Ladd, of Ipswich,
Mass, says Il had weak stomach
from the time l was little child,
Whenever l took hearty food it would
cause terrible faintness, and l woul,'
finally vomit what l had eaten. Al
times there would be the most intense
pains through the upper part OF my
body. For days III succession, ] would
have to lie down most of the time.
The distress was often so great that
could hardly bear it, and the frequent
and violent belchlnS spellS were very
disagreeable, too.
"My doctors medicines gave me little
relief and it was not until l tried DIR.
Williams Pink Pills that found a cure.
Within three weeks a decided improve.
ment was noticeable. The belching
spells were less frequent, the pains
through my body were not 80 intense,
my food was retained and after taking
the pills for few weeks longer found
that was altogether free from the
miseries had so long suffered"
Every dyspeptic should read :" What
to Eat and How to Eat" Write the Dr.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
n. T., for free copy.
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FIGHT WITH HUGE SEA BAT.
Fish That Leaps Into the Air and
Turns a Somersault,

Imagine a jet black bat of fifteen or
more feet across. with long. slender
tail, the fins rising and falling like
wings with motion the perfection of
grace; wings jet black above, pure
white below: flashing alternately
black and white as the fishes turned
and swung alone standing out against
the mauve tint Of the bottom with
wonderful distinctveness. They bore
a remarkable resemblance to bats and
were the bats of the sea.
AS the dinghy moved nearer I saw
that rare spectacle-a huge ray turn
completely over. throwing a somer-
sault as it swung around, a picture of
grace, yet never losing its position.
presenting for a few seconds beautiful
lines attuned to perfect grace. was
fascinated by this singular perform
ance, characteristic of these giant
fishes, and might have remained in
active had not the dinghy reached a
point when it was apparent they must
see us.
permitted one, two, three to go
slowly whirling on then. selecting
one that was headed up the lagoon in
the direction of the cnl-de-sac, I hurled
the Ouivering grain pole into the black
shadow Just as it was about to turn.
heard the quick thud, saw the pole
leap from the socket. heard the In.
dian plying his oar to head the dinghy
up the reef, and then the very bottom
of the sea seemed to rise into the air
as the great batlike creature rose
bodily from a maclstrom of spray. Of.
ferinS vision Of beating wings that
Gelueed boat and occupants: thea it
fell with a resounding crash, the zig
waves from the impact careenins he
- ghy.-Mctroro!itan Magazine.
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WHERE EDITOR GOT EVEN

paper basket. informing him that MT.
Wright was one Of the most sarcastic,
as well as one Of the brightest, edi-
tors in New England. This Mr.. Salter
would not listen to. Accordingly, he
fixed up the letter as best he could
under the circumstances
A few days later Mr.. Salter called
on the Item man again. and, wish q
very forced smile. handed him let
ter he had received from Mr.. Wright,
and it certainly bore out all the item
man said about him. 1t was short
and sarcastic, and closed with these
lines:
You act like an ass. yen write
like an ass, and. from this d!staace,
you looh like an ass
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The Hon. William G. Salter of
Lynn refused to serve on the commit
zee to which he was appointed during
lis first term in the House of Repre-
;entatives. The press generally con
lemned his action in this respect.
and among the most severe was the
Haverhill Gazette.
One day Mr. Salter called on one
of the employees of the Lynn Item.
who was close friend of his. and
asked him to edit a letter. handing
him number of sheets of manu-
script which proved to be addressed
to Mr.. Wright, editor of the Haverhill
Gazette, now deceased. After the
Item man read the letter he advised
Er. Salter to assign it Il the waste
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SEEING America.

The Passenger Department Of the
Chicago & North Western Railway an
nounces that as means of increasing
the efficiency of the Seeing America
First" movement, round trip tickets
will be sold over that line to all Pa
cific Coast points, good on their fast
limited trains, at the rate OF $500
from Chicago, daily June 1st to Sept.
18th.
Every facility is being provided for
In the way of stopovers and other con-
veniences, and the tourist movement
to the Pacific coast, for the coming
season promises to show an increase
of many thousand people over that of
any season ever known.
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Motors Replace Omnibus,

The announcement made yesterday
that the London General Omnibus
Company has decided during the next
three years to substitute motors for
horses on all the main roads will
greatly interest the people of London,
says the London Morning Post. 1t
means that the change from the old
omnibus TO the motor bus is to be car
ried out much more rapidly than was
contemplated few months ago. What
the change will be may be partly in
ferred from some figures given yester-
day by Sir John Pound. He said that
at the end of 1905 the company had
twenty-nine motors at work, but that
by the end OF 1906 they will have no
less than 800.
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of typhoid left me
with weak kidneys.
Every night I had to
get up frequently to
pass the urine, which
was ropy, dark and
very painful to void.
| had no appetite. but
drank water continu-
ally without being
H1@ -
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thirst. Terrible headaches and dizzy
spells oppressed me and my back
was lame, sore and stiff A months
treatment with Doan's Kidney Pills
rid me of this trouble. and now | am
strong and healthy and weigh 23O
pounds. | give the credit to Doan's
Kidney Pills
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Wealth Of Brazil.

Brazil began the twentieth century
with 100000 people. territory
larger than that Of the United States
and undeveloped resources surpassed
by no country with the possible excep-
tion Of the United States and Chinc.
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why are you bowling to that man?
Do You know him?" asked Madge. in
surprise. Yes" said her chum, "he
walked over me so many times get
ting out between acts at the theate.
last night that we got real well ac-
quainted."
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II man is prosperous he has no
use Tor his friends; if he isn't they have
no use for him.
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When it comes to dispensing wisdom
the average man thinks he has Solomon
beaten
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

Mother-Now, Tommy, how often do
you want me to speak to you about thai t
horrid whistle of yours? Tommy
amt partic'lar. ma suit yourself.
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Smoking Is said to calm the nerves
IN other words. the more a man fumes
the less he frets.
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Andrew Carnegie has come out for
spelling reform, but not hard enough
to write it karnagi
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GREAT SCOTT.

The Biggest Man Of Addison County,
VI, Tells an Interesting Story.
f. c. Scott, meat dealer, Vergennes
VT, Past Commander of Ethan Allen
Post, G. A. R., says: "a severe attack
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Success comes to the man who can
adapt himself quickly to unexpected
conditions.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-30

Usually the man who talks like
philosopher acts like child.