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alone. Indeed. on most Of the occa-
sions when called she was ovs, !
piece of bad luck had not hitherto
been accustomed to: and when I did
find her In. she was either surrounded
by friends, or engaged in elaborate
sewing operations which necessitated
the constant attendance Of her maid
Once or twice, too, caught sight Of
Master Jack in town, when by the
calendar he ought to have been pursu
ing his studies; and the circumstance
coupled with his obvious anxiety to
avoid me. filed my mind with vague
foreboding.
What the deuce does it mean" !
asked myself, as / strobe along with
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only saw his shirtfront He was in
evening dress, you know"
But were there no distinguishing
features, such as shirt stud, ora
moustache?" l suggested.
ooh, yes!" she responded quickly,
che had moustache: and l think he
was TALL because he had to bend down
when when he did it. His shirt stud
was plain gold one. believe"
WELL" said l. ''how many tall men
were there in the party who possessed
moustaches and plain gold shirt
studs?"
LET me see," she unused; there
was Capt. Jack Harland, Mr.. Porter,
and your nephew Jack"
I frowned severely. Jack was an
impertinent young rascal, whose pre-
sumptuous attentions to Kitty Main
waring had Disguised me ON several
occasions.
Jack" / said, ''is quite capable of
behaving in such a disgraceful man
ner"
Eyes" she assented, almost cheer
fully "but l don't think it was Jack
At least" she added with bright
smile, Il want you to be dear old
I mean, a good, kind-hearted person,
and fed out for me-"
'It shall be done!" I cried, rising
both to the occasion and to take my
leave.
1t is one thing to make a promise
In all the glow of generous moment,
and another thing to keep it in the
cold. practical light of after-reasoning
However, did the best that could.
In the first place wrote to Jack, who
was then at Harvard, and, without d.
vulging the source of my information,
stated briefly what had come to ny
knowledge, and asked him If he could
throw any light on the matter 1t was
some two or three days before re-
ceiyed his reply which was character.
istically brief and ran:
Dearest Uncle:--I received your
letter containing vivid description
of what you term the shameful out
rage Now, / don't mind confessing
to you that am the culprit, because
you have been young yourself (once),
and know that the path of youth is
strewu. etc. Besides, there were ex.
tenuating circumstances in this case.
Like the decent old sort you are, make
1t right Tor me with the girl, and for
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ever earn the gratitude of, Your affec-
Tomato nephew, Jack Owen.
"P. ST. don't know that wouldn't
do 1t again If got the chance"
folded the letter and sat in my
armchair, staring savagely at the fire.
Here had got myself into no end OF
mess, and most probably lost two
good friends, at least. not to mention
making myself utterly ridiculous, over
this confounded business, and all the
time might have guessed who was
the real offender. / wished now that
had waited before casting suspicious
upon the hospitable captain and the
influential Mr.. Porter, both Of whom
would doubtless cut me dead In the
future. But, alas! when a man is in
my condition, he Suddenly an idea
occurred to me.
Very well, my fine fellow" I said.
thrusting the letter into my pocket,
I'VE shall see-what we shall see. He
who laughs first, laughs worst This
will settle your little game, at any
rate!"
Miss Mainwaring was at home. l
made my way up to the dainty blue
and white shrine in which Kitty re-
ceived her most devoted worshippers.
l found her standing by a small tea
table in the center of the room when
l entered.
"Ah," she exclaimed, running to
meet me, Il am glad you have comet"
mot more so than am" l replied,
pressing her hand warmly.
"Oh, heaps!" she said gaily. II am
just dying to hear the news. Have
you discovered anything?"
Il have" said l, taking a seat by
the teatable. Il have discovered ev.
erything."
She clapped her hands delightedly.
"You dear old thing!" she cried q
knew you would. Who was it?'
1T was that misguided nephew of
mine" l announced gloomily.
For a moment l thought she was
going to get up and dance round the
room. Then suddenly she became
grave, and the light died out of her
eyes.
obi" she remarked, at was Jack,
was it?'
Yes" ssid I, ut was Jack"
She poured OUT cup of tea and
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Hotel Keys.

at takes Just about 500 new keys
year to keep us going" remarked
Dave Mills, assistant manager of the
Euclid, the other day. THAT does
not include the keys that are carried
away and returned by mail. Then
lots of people take the metal tags off
keys in order to carry the keys in
their pockets, and the tags get lost.
Sometimes guest will return a key
that he has carried for year or SO.
But the funniest proposition l ever
struck was this: We got a letter
one day from a man out in Des
Moines, Ia, who wrote to apologize
for not returning a key he had taken
away. He said he found that the key
just fitted the front door of his home
and as his wife had lost the key to
the house a few days before, he felt
obliged to keep the key from the
Euclid, much as he hated to do'it."-
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
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One Thinu Held Him Back.

There was racket of some kind
in our house last night" said the man
who lives in fiat building. Screams
came from one of the rear flats and
everybody was looking out the win
dows to see what the matter could be.
Various EXPLANATIONS and conjectures
were made by the rubbernecks and
soon several women were screaming
in sympathy. Presently out of the
awful din rose deep masculine voice
exclaiming in evaporation and with
the manner of one feeling around in
the dark: I'D go for a policeman If
I could find my pants!"
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Mean Revenue.

A man had been very badly treated
by the proprietors of a boarding
house, and when in temporary finan-
cial difficulties had been forced to
leave. Some time later, smiled upon
by tickle fortune, he achieved success
and prosperity as popular dentist,
and soon found means to revenge his
former landlady's slight The method
he adopted was simple but extremely
effective, quite running the business of
his enemy. Directly opposite the
boarding house he opened his new
dental establishment, and upon the
largest window in bold letters APP
peared the following notice: steel
pointed boarding house teeth spe-
cialty!"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-13
A Few Dont's.

Don't forget to paint the walls of
the poultry house with a thick coat
of whitewash this fall
Don't fail to store up plenty of dust
for the winter dust bath.
Don't sell the best of the flock be-
cause you can catch them easier Gull
with judgment.
Don't put fifty fowls in house built
for half that number.
Don't buy screenings for feed Buy
good wheat or corn.
Don't mix in few good birds with
the culls when marketing, thereby
expecting to get better price. 1t
works the other way every time.
Don't let another laying season go
by without trying trap nests. They will
tell about Improbable hens.
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MIR. EDWARD M. BURTT, N. JEFF
lv1 ferson Ave-, st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
SIT affords me much pleasure to an
nounce that have used your medicine
at various times for several years. and
that it has given entire satisfaction, not
only in my own family, but also that OF
others of my friends. And would cheer
fully recommend the use of Peruna, as
certainly do endorse your medicine. :"
Catarrh Of Head, Nose, Throat.
Mr.. Charles Levy, 80 Allen st., New
York, N. Y, writes;
II am very glad to tell You OF the
cures wrought by Peruna in my family.
MY son, aged seven, who had ca
tarrh of the nose, was cured by two
bottles of Pernna, and had catarrh of
the head, nose, throat and ears. One
bottle of Peruna cured me-"
Pe.ru-na Tablets:-Some people prefer
tablets, rather than medicine in fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peru
ma Tablets, which represent the solid
medicinal ingredients of Peruna.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Pernna
Almanac for 1908.
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curinq Alfalfa With Wheat Straw.

Where large herds of cattle are
raised on the farms in the west they
stack the alfalfa with the straw for
the following named purposes:
Some of us in the west mix straw
with alfalfa for cattle feeding The
purpose of this method is to reduce
the alfalfa and enrich the straw. The
third or four crop or cutting is used
for this purpose, as it comes on about
threshing time. The method is to
stack the alfalfa green, mixing with
frequent layers of straw. The straw
absorbs the juices of the alfalfa and
prevents heating; also it attains a
rich flavor and is readily eaten by
stock during the winter, where it
would go untouched if fed in the dry
state.
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NOW MR.. BAXTER HAS REFORMED.
In the Future He Will Think More
About Appearances.

One reason why Mr. Baxter never
likes to go out evenings Is because he
seldom can find room enough in the
street cars to make himself comfort
able. There never was a person who
liked to spread himself physically as
does Mr.. Baxter Mrs. Baxter has fire.
quently been sorely Inundated By that
fact. When they are out together he
refuses to squeeze into close quarters
just for the sake of being near her.
II there is a wide space at the other
end of the car Baxter unsentimentaily
moves on and drops into 1t without
minding in the least that he has left
Ler alone.
Since last Thursday night, however,
Baxter has promised to think less OF
his material sensibilities. That even
Ing the Baxters went to the theater.
Going home Baxter, as usual, refused
to sit by his wife on the ground that
he would be unduly crowded There
was a rift in the row of humanity fur
Their along the line. and he went down
and filled in there. He sat beside fat
man. who had previously travelled a
short distance over the alcoholic route.
The fat man had noticed from afar
Baxter's disinclination to share his
wife's society. and he thought he I'M
derstood the cause. Pleased with his
powers of divination he nudged Bax-
ter good-naturedly
That's right" said he. Don't give
her chance to bullyrag you before
folks. It's bad enough when you're
alone. but it's worse when there's any
body around to hear. That's why give
the old lady the slip. Well both catch
1t when we get home. but we're safe
for the rest of the trip. anyway"
The alcoholic mans "old lady," half
dozen steps away, overheard, and,
judging by the rapid-fire action Of her
eyes, it was pretty safe to guess that
the fat man would catch it" even If
Baxter didn't.
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BOTH GAINED
Man and Wife Fatten on erape.Nuts.

The notion that meat is necessary
for real strength and the foundation
of solid flesh is no longer as prevalent
as formerly.
Excessive meat eaters are usually
sluggish part of the time because
they are not able to fully digest their
food, and the undigested portion is
changed into what is practically
kind of poison that acts upon the
blood and nerves, thus getting all
through the system.
II was heavy meat eater" writes
an Ills. man, "and up to two years
ago. was in very poor health. / suf-
fered with indigestion 80 that 1 only
weighed 95 pounds.
"Then heard about Grape-Nuts and
decided to try it. My wife laughed at
me at first but when I gained to 1875
pounds and felt so fine, she thought
she would eat Grape-Nuts too.
Now she is fat and well and has
gained 40 pounds. We never have In
digestion any more and seldom feel
the desire for meat. A neighbor of
ours, 68 years old, was troubled with
Indigestion for years; was heavy
meat eater, and now since he has been
eating Grape-Nuts regularly, he says
he is well and never has Indigestion.
could name lot of persons who
have really been cured of Indigestion
by changing from a heavy meat diet
to Grape-Nuts." There's Reason
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
! Wellyille" in pkgs.
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klna o. SPANS Incoanitos.

The king of Spain sometimes trav-
els as the Duke of Toledo, but before
his marriage his designation when on
his Journeys was Count of Covalonga
"a title which recalls an interesting
historical event. 1t was at Covalonga
that Pelayo, in the year 71S, fought
the battle which saved a portion OF
the peninsula for Christendom and put
the Moors to rout. Some of his men
had climbed the precipices and des-
troyed the Moorish rearguard with
showers of stones, while Pelayo him.
self charged their main body with the
flower of his cavalry. Immediately
after the victory his followers pro-
claimed him king Of Spain in the vii
lage which was the scene of his tri-
umph, and the title of Count of Cova-
Tonga, which he simultaneously as
sumed. has ever since been borne by
his successors.
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THE GROWING or CORN.
A Few Rules Founded On Recent In
vestigation and Experience.

OF course everybody knows all about
the cultivation of corn; it is also quite
as matter of course that every farm.
er's pet theories as to the growing
of corn are right as to their indiyid
ual farms, and therefore many are
quick to condemn any proposition that
conflicts with their ideas as to how
corn should be raised. But there are
a few rules founded upon recent in
vestigation and experience which are
unquestionably correct and generally
admitted to be true, among which are
the following:
Deep blowing enables the soil to alb
sorb a large quantity of water, and
in some sections it has been found
that by rolling the land, or packing
the soil In the burrows after blowing.
more moisture is retained The sue
cess OF the corn crop largely depends
upon how much water of the spring
rain can be retained in the soil, so as
to afford supply of moisture after
dry weather begins. 1t is true the
corn roots feed near the surface, but
there are also roots that go down after
the moisture that is stored below and
by judicious cultivation the moisture
can be brought up to the plants.
Corn is gross feeding plant and
Is never injured by too much manure
or fertilizers if proper cultivation is
given. 1t is also cleaning crop, as
the cultivation required clears the
ground OF weeds and grass and fits
the land for crop that is drilled or
seeded. A good start early in the year
Is important, as the young plants not
only then get ahead of the weeds, but
also become firmly established before
the dry season begins, thus assisting
them to mature previous to the liza
bility of danger from early fall frosts
1t is an old and true saying that 1.-The
preparation of the soil is half the bat
tle," and it will apply not only to
corn, but with all other crops. For
corn the soil should be in good con-
dition during the entire growing sea-
son.
Always stirring the ground to the
depth of few inches, so as to dis
turb the roots as little as possible,
especially after rain, avoids baking
the soil, kills the weeds and grass,
prevents water from escaping, assists
air and warmth to enter the soil, while
the fine, loose earth also absorbs a
certain amount Of moisture from the
atmosphere.
The stored water in the soil is most
ly lost by evaporation at the surface
through capillary attraction, but when
ever the surface is cultivated the
capillary tubes are closed by the loose
earth and the extreme heat. Every
plant pumps water to the surface and
evaporates it through the agency of
the leaves, hence every weed that
grows in the corn field assists in de-
priving the corn plant of moisture.
Agricultural Epitomist.
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Much of the so-called bowel trouble
in the fall of the year is caused by
the lack of exercise. A large guam
t;ty of strong feeds like corn is given
with but little grit and the whole sys-
tenn, especially the bowels are en-
feebled. The exercise is necessary to
keep the body in health and if it is
not givn the digestion becomes I'M
paired and the bird suffers from some
form of bowel trouble. Feeding plenty
of grit and compelling the birds to
take plenty of exercise will generally
correct the trouble.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-13

Fowls are peculiar in their habits
Of eating, and when unaccustomed to
certain kinds of food have been known
to refuse them. Even oats or wheat
will be refused if they have never
been treated with food of that kind
and one lot of fowls may be voracious
with certain kinds of food that others
in another yard may refuse They can
all be educated, however, to eat food
to which they have not been accus-
toned, which is done by placing only
the one kind within their reach.
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passed it to me, keeping her eyes fixed
on the tea-cosy the while.
Then we talked about other matters
until it was time for me to CO.
'Good-bye," she said; land thank
you for taking so much trouble"
1T was no trouble" l assured her
One must do the polite thing, you
know, at any cost
81 can only hope" continued, that
in time you will be able to forgive my
nephew for such an act of gross i'm
pertinence''
"Ah, yes!" she answered warmly, II
think-yes, l am really very glad it
was Jack"
Obi" / calculated sharply.
Rather than one of the Others" she
concluded hastily
".
| wandered disconsolately in a less
frequented part of the avenue trying
to think things out. 1t was now close
upon month since my last tete-a-tete
with Kitty, and during that time l had
never once been able to catch her
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Extenuating
Circumstances
A Christmas Story
BY ANDREW D. GRANGE.

<x&fT was an objectionable lber-
3. ty," said Kitty.
''The temptation" I began.
She cut me short with an angry lit
tie frown.
"That has nothing whatever to do
with It," she remarked icily.
"On the contrary" said /, at pal
Hates the offense, if it does not alto
gether excuse it. Let us consider the
facts of the case. You were spending
Christmas with your aunt, Mrs. Glen
torridon, in the country. One evening.
as you were passing along a darkened
corridor. on the way to your room,
you met certain gentleman"
"He wasn't gentleman" she inter-
posed quickly.
"Oh!" l exclaimed. 81 certainly
thought that your aunt's guests"
HE wasn't true gentleman" she
added disdainfully. cor he wouldn't
have acted as he did"
"a discourteous gentleman, then
who taking advantage of the darkness,
deliberately kissed you upon"
Don't be ridiculous!" she snapped.
81 asked you to help me-"
81 am endeavoring to do So" said l.
"Then do it property" 1 assumed
an air of profound gravity. Kitty re-
garded me thoughtfully out of a cor
ner of her deep blue eye. "You see,"
she continued, 81 don't know who it
was-and-well. you know, it makes
it rather awkward for me-"
Didn't you see his face?" I asked
mo-" she answered. "He came up
behind, and-and 1t was ali Over IN
Ia second" She shuddered prettily at
was quite dark" she added, land
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eyes thoughtfully bent upon the
ground, regardless alike of passers-by
and the people who would have passed
by had l not collided with them.
l cannoned off an eminent dignitary
of the church, and ran full tilt against
smartly dressed couple who were
lodging round the episcopal back Il
could only see the billowy edging OF
dainty skirt-and what not-above a
still daintier ankle, and the bottoms
CT pair of Immediately creased trou.
sers) My murmured apology was cut
excessively short as l raised my hat
and my eyes at the same time It was
Jack and Kitty, looking very spic and
span, and no little pleased with them
selves.
"Eh? What" gasped, taken some.
what aback
kitty's smile was as the wine Of
Oporto in its intoxicating sweetness.
oh" she cried, sit is Mr.. Walker!"
TT is" said l, frowning at her levity.
| was feeling in no particularly light
mood myself just then.
She pouted and turned to her COM
panion.
Don't you think, Jack" she said,
you ought to tell your uncle about
about it?"
Certainly" responded that young
hopeful. you will, my dear uncle, be
delighted to learn that l have just OBJ
tanned Mrs. Mainwaring's consent to
my engagement with Kitty here"
MISUNDERSTANDING delighted
pray accept my congratulations"
stammered.
Thanks" said Jack II thought
you would be pleased" The young
vagabond actually winked as he said
this.
"Ah, yes-of course" said I, with
futile attempt at dignity. KITTY is a
charming-that is, you will both be-
er-very happy"
1--WE mean to be-" he asserted stout.
ly. Don't we, little woman"
EYES," she whispered softly, press
ing his arm with her daintily gloved
hand. Irony of ironies l had bought
those gloves!
I'll look you up this evening at
your club" said Jack, making as If to
move ON.
"Yes-do," said I.
They departed in clustering gale
of laughter, two young, handsome, per-
fectly mated creatures, and L
l damned my hat firmly down upon
my head, and walked away as If the
love affairs of mere boy and girl
could have no interest for confirmed
old bachelor of something and forty.
Kitty and l are the best of friends
still. She is Mrs. Owen now, and does
not seem at all to regret having
thrown herself away upon a worthless
young scamp like Jack. She actually
adores the fellow, and has forgiven
him his outrageous treatment of her,
even though the only "extenuating cir
cumstance" was bunch of mistletoe!
But then, women are like that-hum-
bugs, yes, humbugs, call EN-!
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He Knew Her.

Mrs. Hfghf1yer-Yes, George was
away behind in his alimony, said money
was tight and all that, but / brought
him around.
The Platonic Friend-How did you
manage it?
Mrs. Highfyer-Oh, I wrote him
little letter threatening to go back and
live with him.
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Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications, they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear. There is only way to
cure deafness and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inhamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when Is entirely closed Deaf
ness is the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored its normal condi
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh which is nothing
but an fnfamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any case of
Deafness caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
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Family Telephone sionals,

In a busy family where there are
numerous telephone calls a simple de-
vice has saved steps and calling. The
telephone is between dining room and
kitchen. where the one maid can an
swer it easily. Beside 1t is button
controlling small bell in the upstairs
hall. Each member Of the family has
his or her particular number. as IL.
Is, IA, ETC., which the maid rings
whenever message comes. II there
is no response she knows the person
called for is not, at home
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-13

Many farmers make the mistake of
keeping too many fowls over the win
ter. Don's keep more than you can
house properly and comfortably, or
more than you have time to look after
well. Winter board of fowls is expen-
sive and it takes eggs to pay for 1t.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-13

Lime is important for two reasons.
It is an intestinal disinfectant that has
few superiors, and then it is neces
sary in the formation of egg shell 1t
should be present where the birds
can partake Of it when their appetites
crave it.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-13

Crossing different breeds makes
scrubs more often than anything else.
Each breed has been developed for
some particular end, and very few
should attempt to do better than to
introduce new blood into their fiocks
by getting birds of the same pure
breed they. are raising.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-12-13

If your chickens roost in the ma
chine shed it is because they have no
other place nearly as good. If they
roost in the COW stable during winter
1t is because that is the best and
warmest place they can find.