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If It's Neuralgia

and those sharp, shooting, agonizing pains drive you almost crazy, take Dr. Miles, Anti-Pain Pills, and get relief. They drive out the pain by their soothing effect upon the nerves. When taken as di- rected they are harmless, and leave no bad after-ef- fleets. That's the reason they are so popular with all who use them. Your druggist can tell you what others in your locality think of them.
 q do positively think that Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills are the best medicine them so restful and soothing, and without any bad after effects. I have suffered with neuralgia so that my and I cannot take opiates; but I can take these tablets, and they always relieve me. No one that suffers with neuralgia need fear to take them as know they will not form habit, for if there was any opidte in them I could not take them. Just one in the morn ing when 1 feel bau, and I can do my work all day.
 MRS. w. H. BURKETT, Macon, Ga.
 pr. Miles Anti Pain Pills are sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first package will benefit. If it fails, he will return your money.
 25 doses, 25 cents. Never sold in bulk. Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind
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Wise Nature.

How wisely Nature has planned things, after all" she said as he was helping her to splash in the surf. If Lent came in the summer there would be hardly any chance for people to
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Quinsy, ,Sprains and Swellings Cured
 "In November, 1901. 1 caught cold and had the quinsy. My throat was swollen so I could hardly breathe. I applied Cham berlain s Pain Balm and it gave me relief in short time. In two days I was all right" says Mrs L Cousins, Otterburn, Mich. Chamberlain S Pain Balm is liniment and is especially valu- able for sprains and swellings. For sale by Holbrook Drug Store
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The Cento.

A cento is a coat made of patches. In literature it is poem made up of lines or passages from different au- thors and put together so as to make new poem with a new meaning of its own.
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Lyman Hancock, of Pinedale, Arizona.
 Hyram Cheney, of Pinedale, Arizona.
 LYMAN w. WAKEFIELD, 2731 Register.
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If there is anything that can do
You know the end we seek. Dal-
ton" said Annerly. ''Will you pay
visit to these different dealers and ask
a few questions for me2 1t is wild
goose chase. Of course, and can result
in nothing at all, but 1 would rather
not leave q stone unturned. OF course,
there would be no reason why the man
should give his name-or shouldn't, for
the matter OF that"
1T is a chance, of course" said Dal-
ton gravely, 'if only slender one.
You know what was at first thought,
Annerly. ! am not asking you any
questions. but you know Ourself that
suspicion was directed even at first
against some members Of Major Fair
fax's own household. It should be an
easy matter TO find out
Mar alive. the city is only ten miles
from Rosston,' groaned Annerly.
You viii hardly believe it, but every
member of the family, with the excep-
tion of Major Fairfax, not even ex-
eepting the ladies and servants. have
visited the city on some pretext OF
other in the last week.
Dalton shrugged his shoulders.
The devil is in it," he said shortly
He always is. Annerly. I will do my
best for you, but remember what I
say, my especially if the trail
grows warm. Look out for yourself,
You ought TO hear from me by wire to-
night
A telegram late in the afternoon from
the younger Mr.. Myers announced that
he would be down as his brothers rep
resentative on the following ds.y to
take the necessary steps in the alb
sence Of a win to appoint an admins
traitor for the estate Of the late Major
Fairfax.
The messages for some reason did
not tend in the least to tighten the
gloom which hung over the household
Laura, who had all along been the
least affected by the tragedy. went
into violent Mysteries on receipt of the
telegram. and Mrs. Fairfax was forced
TO summon the local physician
Evidently the knowledge that the
vast estate which she had so confident
" believed would revert to herself
would be parceled out according to
law among the different ones related to
her uncle by ties OF blood hurt her
worse than his horrible death had
done.
1t was growing dark when a mes
senger handed Annerly a yellow enve-
lope. He tore it open and read fever
Fhly:
Not so much difficulty as antici-
pated. Purchaser answered to the
description and gave the name Of
Francis Antrim
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Under the circumstances one can only
regard that fact as a great blessing
The shock Of his death His voice
trailed of suggesuvely into silence.
His death was, of course. a fright
ful blow TO you. said Annerly sym
patheticaIly. II assure you, however.
he must have suffered little-compara-
lively. It
please. Mr.. AnnerIy.'' said Mrs
Fairfax who was present. Let me
beg of you! we have 'supped full OF
horrors at The Orchards. For
heavens sake let us find more
pleasant topic of conversation if pos
sible. I am sure that Mr.. Myers VIII
understand me
For once Annerly heartily welcomed
the DEPRESSION
! beg your pardon, Mrs. Fairfax
he said. you are right, Of course.
Mr.. Myers spread some papers Out
upon the table before him.
y have been going into the case at
some length since my brothers death,
he said slowly. Before that, as OF
course you know, I had nothing TO do
with it. 1t was his affair entirely.
Mrs. Fairfax leaned forward eagerly
THE will. Mr.. Myers she said inc
pulsively. Can you tell US anything
about the will?''
Il regret to say-nothing whatever
I assure you, my dear madam, that
have left no stone unturned. 1 md
short memorandum in my brother 5
handwriting to the effect that Will
was made on a certain day last sum
mer-I can furnish dates if you like
and that the will was witnessed by a
certain Hosmer and his wife. since
deceased. There is nothing whatever
said about its provisions or ia whose
favor it was made"
Mrs. Fairfax leaned back in her
chair. but there was no disappointment
in her face.
Il beg your pardon" she sad faint
". Il will not interrupt you again,
Mr.. Myers"
II beg to say" said the lawyer i'm
pressively, that in looking over our
late clients papers, have discovered
two or three matters of which 1 hard
" think that his heirs-at-law have
been made cognizant. I regret to say
that my custom of leaving Major Fair
fax's matters undisturbed in my broth
er's hands has left me entirely ignor-
ant of certain traits Of character that
tend to render some parts Of his con-
duct inexplicable."
Helen Fairfax looked at him sus-
piciOusly. and Annerly saw a faint
duh crimson begin to creep over her
high-bred face.
II am not going to annoy you with
burdensOme details. Mrs. Fairfax,
said the lawyer absently. What
wish to ask at the present time is this
Have you any idea in round numbers
of what the late Major Fairfax's for.
tune amounted to?"
She shook her head.
MY brother-in-law was never verS
communicative about his business ar
fairs" she said slowly.
Il thought not. Do you know any
thing about a certain Eugene Graham
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and the relations existing between your
brother-in-law and him.
She shook her head again.
4 never heard the name befOre-of
that I am cutie sure she said.
Then vsr, cannot tell me why his
demands been a constant drain
upon the .s-ate for years" he haz-
arded. "Ncr why. when the said
Eugene Graham died in New Orleans
something like a year ago. the late
Major Fairfax should have expended
the sum of SO. 600 in settling up debts
which he left behind him and having
him deeentIy buried?'
Her face grew CHASTITY. and Anneriy
saw the dawn of faint, purple stains
Ike the bruises left by heavy finger
marks discoIoring her white face
The Fifty Thousand Dollars.
'T can only repeat what said be-
fore" she said duly. "T know nothing
whatever OF the man you mention. I
cannot think of any possible claim that
he could have had upon my brother-in-
law"
The lawyer sighed.
'Mr. Annerly viii know. il you do
not. madam" he said softly. chat
lawyer, under such circumstances as
these, is forced to go slOwIy-very
slowly. He never knows what moment
he will plunge the living into a terri
bic scandal He viii appreciate, I am
sure, as a man of the world and as. in
a certain sense. a censor Of the public
morals, just how unfortunate it is that
7 am obliged. totally ignorant as 7 am
OF the late Major FairfaX's domestic
relations. 10 go into these matters"
She flushed hotly.
'It had not occurred TO me that there
could be anything in my brother-in-
laws past which he wished to con-
coal" she said family
We'll" he said ;yearily. eve viii
pass from that to something else. I
fin6 on examination OF Major Fair
fax's papers that he was worth at the
time of his death approximately. near
ly or quite $1,000 0OO."
Annerly. with his eyes fixed upon
Helen Faifax's face. saw her high
color fade slowly. She gasped.
you must be mistaken she said
az last weakly.
'Jn this at least am not mistaken, -
he said positively. "'The bulk of our
clients wealth (my brothers client. I
should say, since my own ignorance in
tho matter must be patent to yOu) was
invested in some copper properties out
West that had increased enormously in
value in the last few months"
4 had no idea that he was so rich, -
she said plaintively. None of US had.
1 have told you, Mr.. Myers, that my
brother-in-law was very reticent about
his affairs-very. And there was never
very much in common between US. !
have told Mr., Annerly that my only
reason for remaining under his roof
was my solicitude about my late hus-
bands nieces."
I find one other matter that I dc
not understand, said Myers with a
significant look at the detective. 90
matter that may tend to throw some
light upon Major Fairfax's sudder
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CHAPTER XII.
Ne Blow Falls.

AIr. William Myers. with his bag Of
papers and his languid, gloomy air.
went back to town on the evening
train.
III you think Of anything that
can do TO help you in any way, COM
mand me- he said to AnneTly as the
train came in. "The firm Of Myers
* Myers owes YOU something, you
know. on The old account. You say
my brother spoke of it. He and
often talked of our obligation TO you
/ will DC down next week to attend
court And / nope that you viii lay
your hand on the murderer-and Soon
At the same time. if you viii allow me
TO venture a prediction, / am sure
that you never viii.
Annerly separated from him on the
steps Of the Veranda In some way
rniserabiv conscious as he was Of the
warrant IN his pocket, the boys gayety
and freshness Jared upon him. he
himself went directly to the library.
He found Antrim sitting there IDLY
with a book lying on the table before
him.
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CHAPTER XI.
THE NET TIGHTENS.

William Myers reached "The Or
chards" early in the morning. He was
a gloony-looking little man with
chronically depressed air, and he shook
hands with Annerly Imply as he Of
fered to condoie with him on the sud
den loss of his elder brother.
"Adolph leaves no family" he said
with a sigh as he twisted his neck
cloth into more comfortable folds.
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Light Begins to DaW1
forDeteCtiVeinS Strang
est Murder Case Of Hi
Experience.

TNoPsIs OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Annerly. a detective. mas been called BY
Major Fairfax, OF The Orchards, 10 make
some Investigations. Arriving at the sta
tiOn. he is met by Antrim, the majors sec
retary, who tells him that FAIRFAX dled
suddenly that morning Foul play Is sus-
me family at The Orchards consists OF
Major Fairfax's sister-in-law. Walter. and
Rosamond Foster, and Laura and Jeanne
Fairfax, all orphans, children OF the major
own brother and sister, There are also SET.
wants. a housekeeper Mrs. Edmunds). and
Jefferson. the majors bOdy-seryant.
Reynolds, a lawyer OF uncertain reput3-
ton. conducts the inquest. Mr. Dalton Is
OF the opinion that the major was poisoned
Mrs. Fairfax Is certain that the death was
caused by one Of the household Ostensibly
the beneficiary Of the majors WILL which
Adolph Myers, the family lawyer. has charge
OF. At the inquest Myers discovers that he
has brought away from his office the wrong
papers, and the viii is not read. After the
inquest, Annerly and Myers start 70 drive
TO town. The lawyer speaks OF the mutual
hatred OF Mrs Fairfax and the hOusekeepeT
and declares that there has been crue
wrong IN the entire proceeding. On the
bank Of a river the horse shies and they ara
precipitated into the stream Myers >
killed and Annerly barely escapes with his
Jean Fairfax, meeting Annerly, tells him
Of a secret visitor she says Major Fairfax
received at his front door the last evening
he was alive and who told him OF some
mysterious woman whom he had found FOR
Fairfax at QutVerlng Bayou MISS talrIaA
had been an accidental eavesdrOpper. She
was quite certain she knew the visitors
voice Annerly goes to Quivering Bayou,
where she nnds a man and woman with an
imbecile child. News OF the death OF Fair
fax throws the woman into commissions.
He enters their hut To get some medicine.
Jean tells Annerly that on the night be
fore her uncle's death he talked with a man
on the veranda who made him present OF
a small parcel. The mans voice was IA
miliar. She heard him mention finding
something at Quivering Bayou
Anneriy goes 10 the bayou on the next
day. and comes upon an elderly couple
living there in old cabin Upon hearing
Of the majors death. the man ssiZes An
nerly's horse and sets OF TO find Myers.
being ignorant OF his death.
On the way back Annerly stumbles upon
Walter Foster and girl Statia. with
whom he Is In love She lives with the old
couple. but is obviously Of a different sort.
Foster takes Annerly home.
Way also refers 20 the veranda interview
previously mentioned by Jean. Walter de-
clares that the man was Antrim as does
Mrs. Fairfax who also saw the mysterious
visitor From Antrim. Anneriy finds that
there was someone tn the house who pos
sessed a great influence over the major. No
one seems to know who 10 IS
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the drug, it is fortunate. indeed, that
the poison Is not generally known. re-
marked Annerly.
IL win confess that the first thought
that occurred TO me was" resumed
DaltOn-'I dare say IL viii have 0c-
CURED to you as well-that 1t would be
an easy matter, considering the scar
clfy Of the drug, TO find out who pur-
chased II.
with this thought in view I went TO
one OF the large drug stores in the city
and asked about the drug in question.
To my surprise, found that the news
item just referred to had already 0orne
deadly fruit OF the small quantity
carried by that particular house-and
the drug was not 50 rare as had
thought, since they assured me that
il could be procured from at least two
other firms in the city-quite a guam
tity had been alread sold, mostly to
curious chemists. I saw the list OF
names. Annerly and it would tell you
nothing"
Apparently, Annerly was not listen
ing. He had sIouched forward in his
chair with his head upon his hands
and was thinking deeply.
Dalton" ne said at last, some
man called Major Fairfax out that
night and gave him those cigars.
You know that for a fact?" said
the doctor.
Yes, I know It"
Then it ought to be easy. Did no
one see him?"
THAT IS the devil of it, Dalton. Too
many saw bim-and each one of them
mi
4 bought these cigars for you yester-
day Is there no possibility OF tracing
him in this way? How many places
are there in ROsston where cigars are
sold?"
"A dozen, I should say at a guess,
said Dalton promptly Not more.
The town is samll one, Annerly-
miles from a lemon and all that sort
of thing"
Il know very little about tobacco.
admitted Annerly, and you say these
particular cigars are rare and costly.
Indeed, I should myself have judged
so from the appearance of the box
which held them. How many Of the
shops OF which you speak do yO1 sup
pose would keep that particular brand
of cigar in stock?'
None of them" said Dalton prompt
ly. "Of course. this is merely my Opin-
ion, Annerly I do not know anything
about it for a certainty
You see" he went on. ''the cigar is
a very expensive one, made Of a pecu-
Harly scarce tobacco, grown on a GER
tain weIl-known plantation in Cuba.
If Fairfax used them it was because
he was a lover of the weed and had no
regard for expense. myself am a
steady smoker, but even if I did not
consider the matter of expense could
not smoke that particular brand Of to-
bacco."
THAT proves, then, that the man who
bought those cigars was thoroughly ia
miliar with Major Fsirfax's tastes and
pecuIiarities, said Annerly meaningly.
Yes; but I have thought of one
thing. AnneTly. which you may not
know. ] stayed ia and about Rosstcn
several days, You know. May not the
man, In speaking of town have
meant the city instead of Rosston? ]
know that ii is usually referred to in
that way by the people about here"
The Smoke and the Fire.
1T is possible, of course, although ]
had not thought of that" said AnnerIy
frankly. I'm that case, the search
must necessarily be somewhat broad
ened. I cannot leave here now. I,al
ton. for obvious reasons. And I pre-
sumo that you go back 10 the city TO.
day.
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(To Be Continued Next Sunday.
November 8, 1907
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death. ] ind that a few days before
ne died he drew from the bank in the
city where his money was deposited
the sum Of $4,000 Have you found any
trace OF this money!"
Il am sure that no trace of the
money is 20 be found here among his
effects" Annerly replied
The lawyer looked gloomier than
ever.
Major Fairfax was in the office one
day last week" he said calmly 4
happened to be present at his confer
ence with my brother. and I heard
him tell Adolf that he wanted $4,000.
Il do not know why he wanted the
money. and I am quite sure that Adolf
did not know. He did not have so
much in the bank at the time. and my
brother disposed Of some securities
that he had and told Major Fairfax
that he would send the money down
next day.
For some reason this did not suit
Major Fairfax, and finally the matter
was arranged by my brother advanc-
ing the money himself. I saw him
turn the full amount. So. 600 in bills of
ElstF3 EdAll. over 10 AAetI It al OK anu
take a receipt for the money. Perhaps
it is owing to remark which he made
as the two parted that I so fear that
an Investigation of his private matters
win disclose a scandal Of some kind.
81 do not think that my brother
liked Major Fairfax, although he had
known him intimately in q business
way for years. Anyway. as he handed
him the roll of new bills. I heard him
say, You had better be careful, Major
Fairfax He is playing for heavy
stakes. and you are no match for him,
my friend-believe me. No man is.
You had better leave that money here
and let me send you a check in the
regular order of business. That is most
excellent advice. Major Fairfax, and I
charge you nothing for it"
Did you hear Major Fairfax's an
swer?''
The Unwritten Law.
"There was no answer He only
shook his head and flushed a little.
When ne had gone out remarked TO
Adolf that his client was not very
amenable to reason. and he said no.
that he was as stubborn as the devil
sometimes. That is al that passed be-
tween US on the subject Now. what I
want to know is this: What went with
that S5O.OO0?"
Mrs. Fairfax. will you ring for Mr.
Antrim? He may be able to throw some
light on the subject" Annerly sug-
gested-
Antrim came in without delay.
''Will you quetsion the gentleman.
Mr.. Annerly?' said the lawyer.
Mr.. Antrim. was Major Fairfax in
the habit of keeping large sums Of
money in the house?'
''No, sir. Major Fairfax kept very
little money at home. His remoteness
from town made him little nervous. ]
fancy. He paid all demands upon him
by checks upon the local bank"
Then you know nothing about a
large sum of money which he is sup
posed to have had on hand at the time
of his death? Are you equally ignorant
Of any especial or pressing need which
he may have had for very large
sum, say 0,000?"
Antrim hesitated.
Il was Major Fairfax's private sec
retarv," said he slowly, "and as sucf
was of course tolerably cOnversan
with his affairs. At the same tim'
there were certain matters which h
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The Smoke and the Fire.

1T is possible. of course, although I
had not thought of that" said AnnerIy
frankly. ''In that case, the search
must necessarily be somewhat broad
ened. I cannot leave here now. 'Dal-
ton. for obvious reasons. And I pre-
sumo that you go back to the city to-
day.
''Today-yes." said Dalton gravely.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-24
TRANSPORTATION CHARGES.

The freight and refrigerating charges
on a full car of strawberries from
southern points are often from $500 to
$500. while ON car of southern
peaches the cost cf freight and refrig-
Grafton and the high priced packages
that have 10 be used run the cost up
above $500 on each car that comes into
the state; $500 of this would be profit
or increased income to the local
grower
The local grower can often sell di-
rect to consumer; there are no heavy
transportation or refrigerator charges
to pay. and these two items alone
often eat up over one-half to two
thirds of the gross sales of fruit
brought from a distance, while the To-
cal grower saves it-J. H. Hale, Con-
neetieut. lii American Cultivator
Gloucester County Democrat., 1907-10-24
CARRIAGE HORSES.
Development Of the American Type
Rests Largely VITA Farmers.

Development Of the American Type
Rests Largely Wis.a Farmers.
Since the Inauguration Of work for
the development from american ma
terial of 4 carriage horse which would
breed true to type has come a move
ment to establish classes for such
horses at the national and state fairs.
The sentiment for this has grown rap
idly during the past year, and such
classes have been added to the pre-
MUM lists of fairs in Iowa and Ken
tucky, states from which large mum
marketed. On their own initiative the
Iowa state fair held at Des Moines,
the Kentucky state fair at Louisville
and the Blue Grass fair at Lexington,
KY, have offered prizes for American
carriage horses for the season Of 1907.
A uniform classification has been
made possible by cooperative ar
rangement between the national bu-
reau of animal industry and the Ameri-
can Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders. The classification was work
ed out by the committee on heavy har-
ness horses Of the association.
A cordial reception of the classifica-
tion by the horse press and managers
of fairs is reported. Among the earli-
est to adopt the classification for 1907
were the interstate fair held in Kan
sas City and the Kansas state fair
held In Hutchinson.
Farmers Erced the Carriags Horses.
The adoption of the classification by
state fairs is especially urged by those
interested in it for the reason that the
state fairs are In the closest touch
with farmers. that the farmers are the
breeders OF most of the carriage horses
sold on the American markets and that
the value of The American horse for
carriage purposes is rarely appreciated
by the farmers who breed them. Hun
drefls of horses are sold annually by
farmers at really insignificant prices
which after some months of finishing
and handling are sold as carriage
horses at prices up into the thousands.
Furthermore, there Is a continual sale
Of stations to supply this trade. These
horses are usually Of only moderate
value as speed producers, but are of
excellent carriage type. II kept entire
and properly mated they could be Of
inestimable value as foundation sires
OF the American carriage. horse.
When the farmers appreciate the in
trinsic value Of the native light horse
for carriage purposes and recognize
the worth of the stallion with good
conformation and quality, but only
moderate speed, as sire of carriage
horses the problem of fixing the type
Will be one of early solution.