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where there's honey therell be more'n
one fly; and all fellers is sweethearts
at 15."
Viola came in with the water and
pushed up a "lightstand," leaving
grandma'am with her flowers.
do tell me, Mrs. Sally, how you
make her understand It's wonderful"
Yes; folks thinks it's right peart
Poor grandma'am, she can't read!"
Sally b. paused and gazed sorrowfully
at the old woman. They want no
chance o. learnin' to read in Oregon in
the twenties. So when she got stun deaf
was pesky cut up. 1t came after
paw died. laid awake o. nights study
in how l could talk with her like the
deaf an dumb does. One day she
asked me how Bill-that's my hus-
band-come by scar on his hand;
an l drew a picture of horse kickin'
a man."
Il wish you'd seen grandma am s
face" Viola broke In. ut was just like
to-day with the flowers"
AFTER that l pictured out things
whenever / could git the time-rough
o. course; l can't draw none-but sort
of one-line things she'd see the mean
in of. Bime-by they got so many 1t
took a heap O. time to hunt 'em over,
an hit on the idee of putin numbers
on 'em. She larned the numbers an
now when we want to tell her any
thing we just call of the figgers on
our fingers. One wave of both hands
is ten, two waves is 20, an so on; an
the one, two, threes we do with our
fingers"
How astonishing! May l see your
picture alphabet" Stella asked.
Certain" Sally b. brought out the
crude drawing. "Of course, all the
easy things, sech as eatin', sleepin'
laughin'. cryin, we just act out" The
lightning panorama on Sally BIS face
showed that her mother had some
things to be thankful for.
Stella, you make Viola read them
kind o books you have read, an under
stand 'em. too. If We have to break her
head a-doin' il. Think o. NAV just a
settin' there, piecin' risin' sun quilts,
an settin' moon quilts, an bridal
wreath quilts-same ole patterns
over'n over agin. Good Lord! One
risin' suns nough for the hull airth,
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cheek, drew long whiffs of their
fragrance. turned them from side to
side, peered questioningly into their
sun-filled hearts-it was pitiful the
ecstasy a flower could bring to this
shut-in soul.
"Where'd you git 'em, honey?" she
asked in the thick voice of the deaf.
Instantly Viola caught up her grand
mothers crutch, bent back her foot
and, for a step or two, initiated Alvin
Carter
THE telegrafter's boy?" the old
woman asked. with an odd light in her
eye.
Viola nodded.
Here they be, child. You mustn't
give away yer sweetheart's posy gift"
Violas cheek tint deepened; but
she laughed, pushing back the old
hand that offered the blossoms.
cit a tumbler of water, vi, SOS
they won't wilt" her mother COM
manded.
AS soon as Viola vanished, Sally B.
began the most remarkable gesture
speech Stella had ever seen. 1t was
meaningless to her, yet the old dame
evidently understood II.
mo sweethearts? That pretty gall"
The old eyes cleaned young again.
Another series of gyrations.
TOO young ter marry? She's older'n
you was; though I do low she's pow
erful little"
Sally BIS movements were more EN-.
phatic.
"Sho, Sally; she mustn't marry that
leetle cripple. TO be shore. But
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He Wanted PIE,

William J. Ryan, president of the
supreme council of public hackmen OF
New York. said the other day that the
winter panic had reduced the hack
mems receipts considerably.
We'll have to come down to Eng
lish rates-12 cents a mile instead Of
so cents-if we have many more such
panics," Mr. Ryan said. Everybody
felt the pinch. l overheard a tramp
grumbling in a public square.
1.-The trade amt like it used to
be- he said Here ten times running
to-day I've asked for a bit of bread,
and what do they give me? Why,
durn it, just bit o. bread"
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FRIENDS HELP.
ST. Paul Park Incident.

after drinking coffee for breakfast
I always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then In about an hour or so
weak, nervous arrangement OF the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force would frequently
have to lie down.
AT other times had severe head
aches: stomach finally became af-
fected and digestion so impaired that
l had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady, for many years
State President of the w. c. T. u,
told me she had been greatly benefited
by quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee; she was troubled for
years with asthma. She said 1t was
no cross to quit coffee when she
found she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice a
day. She was wholly cured. Still
another friend told me that Postum
Food Coffee was a Godsend to her. her
heart trouble having been relieved
after leaving of coffee and taking on
Postum.
80 many such cases came to my
notice that l concluded coffee was
the cause of my trouble and quit and
took up Postum. / am more than
pleased to say that my days Of trouble
have disappeared. l am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
"The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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80 BUSHELS Of OATS
TO The ACRE.
WHAT Mr.. KALTENeRUNNER HAS
TO SAY ABOUT HIS GRAIN
CROPS IN CENTRAL
CANADA.

Writing from Regina, Saskatche-
wan, Central Canada, Mr.. A. Kalten-
Drummer writes:-
Some years ago took up a home
stead for myself, and also one for my
son. The half section which we own
adjoins the Moose Jaw Creek; Is a
low, level and heavy land. We put
in 20 acres Of wheat in stubble which
went 20 bushels to the acre, and 80
acres of summer fallow. which went
20 bushels to the acre. All the wheat
we harvested this year is No. Hard.
That means the best wheat that can
be raised on the earth. We did not
sell any wheat yet, as we intend to
keep one part for our own seed, and
first class seed, for there Is no doubt
IL you SOW good wheat you will har-
vest good wheat. We also threshed
5000 bushels of first class oats out of
$50 acres. so acres has been fall
blowing. which yielded 80 bushels
per acre, and so acres stubble, which
went 80 bushels to the acre. These
cats are the best kind that can be
raised. We have shipped three car
loads Of them, and got SO cents per
bushel clear. All our grain was cut
in the last week of the month Of
August before any frost could touch It,
Notwithstanding the fact that we
have had a late spring, and that the
weather conditions this year were
very adverse and unfavorable, we will
make more money out of our crop
this year than last.
For myself feel compelled to say
that Western Canada crops cannot be
checked, even by unusual conditions"
Information regarding free home
stead lands in Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta may be had on appli-
cation to any Canadian Government
Agent, whose advertisement appears
elsewhere. He will give you informa-
ton as to best route and what it will
cost you to reach these lands for pur-
poses of inspection.
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CHAPTER VI.
The Genius of Demands.

A narrow planed and painted strip
on the largest false front in town an
nounced Demands Hotel" The per-
sonality indicated by the name Der
nard" was a miner, an incurable, al
ways wandering in the silent noun
tains, always just going TO strike 1t
rich" But Sally Bernard, his wife,
was equal to her lone hand" and
scrupulously faithful to her husbands
interests. For her mother and her
daughter Viola she made home, hap
py II rude; for her husband she made
dollars that he dropped into his pros.
pecting holes.
The hotel was the most imposing
structure in the town and aggressively
new. The odor of pitch met the guest
before his entrance, and continued
with him, a warning he wisely needed
by keeping away from all partitions.
Doors and windows stood open to
patrons and flies alike, for the tenn
perature spoke of summer, though the
calendar said winter.
Sally Bernard was known from Sac
ramento to Virginia City as Sally b.,
and 1t was in her motherly heart and
home that Stella Anthony, orphaned
and kinless, found her niche and her
work.
why, Mrs. Bernard, you've only
known me few weeks. I'm not wise
enough to be Viola's teacher"
They were sitting in grandma am
room, which was family bedroom, sit
ting room and parlor, conglomerate
of furniture, color and uses, that none
but a Interpretations bred frontier
woman could have evolved. A wide
shelf high above the floor extended
the length of the longest wall. Under
this two rough bedframes we're hooked
up, though the mattresses were the
best that money could buy. Beside
them were homemade dressing cases,
a washstand with a pail for a pitcher,
a gourd for dipper and shining
brass basin. Nails adroitly disposed
utilized every angle for hanging
clothes.
Stella gave Sally B. no time to re-
ply, but went on firmly: "You need a
capable governess for her, one who
can prepare her to meet life. OF
that l am as ignorant as a little child
I'm quite satisfied with the dining
room work, Mrs. Bernard"
Don't Mrs me; l amt used TO It.
AS for knowledge, you know a heap
sight more'n Viola; an anyway,
want her to be with you. 1 might
hire a herd of governesses, an not git
the right kind. There's more'n arth'
metic an fancy readin' a girl will
learn from her teacher"
Stella's voice was grateful. but
Mrs.-but-"
Call me Sally B., like the rest
does"
mo, I'll call you Mrs. Sally.
shan't earn my living, Mrs. Sally"
Sally BIS black eyes snapped. III
you don't you'll be the first ever took
Sally BIS money without givin' value
received"
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amt Il? Well, she's made a dozen
makes 'em for me, too, God love her!
Jest think what her life'd be II she
could read!" Sally B. almost sobbed
the last word.
A shadow fell across the doorsill
and Vic Wah appeared. mo spuds,
no licey, no salelatus TO suppeh. You
catchee him quick"
Sally b. whirled, her eyes blazing.
Gosh dang 1t. Yicl Why you no tellee
me last week."
You callee me Vic Wah. Sabe p
The Chinaman's voice was as placid
as pond in July. He turned without
another look at the group and left
the room.
May l go to the store for your
Stella asked.
mo. There's two reasons: One,
can't have Wis teacher dom common
errants; the other, that Gid'n be leav.
in his work an runnin' after you"
She parted the drapery at the back
of a barrel chair and drew her hat
and jacket from under the seat.
Though 1t was warm, Sally B. dressed
for business as carefully as she played
every other part In life.
"Tll have to give Gideon some les.
sons, too, l think" Stella said hall
aside.
You've give him too many already
Say, Stella, I'm right sorry I tuck him
on at the bar. He's goin' to make
trouble for ye. specially IL ye git par.
tial to any other feller. / think"
Some fellee likee see Missee Stel
la" interrupted Vic wah, poking his
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He Didn't Care.

II like simplicity" said Senate.
Beveridge to a Washington reporter.
Simplicity saves us a lot of trouble.
too. Two men met in front of hotel
one day and fell into a political argu-
ment They were ordinary, everyday
sort of men, but one of them had an
extraordinary flow of polysyllabic Ian.
guage. He talked half an hour, and
his companion listened in a doze.
AN now the speaker pompously
concluded, perhaps you will coincide
with me?'
"The others face frightened up.
Why, yes, thanks, old man. he de-
clared heartily. moving toward the
barroom door, 4 don't care II / do "
Home Magazine.
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CHAPTER V.-continued.

Great CAESAR! That's good news!"
Yes, Bill. That thar's news to pass
along. Men works betteh on win
min deal; only We bosses CANT talk.
Hyahs where yo' all can come in
just from the city, seen the governor,
heard the news. Sabe?"
Certain. I'm yo' huckleberry! I'll
blow the word as fab as Jericho" re-
turned the driver cordially.
Come to our shanty afteh work.
The ole woman II be powerful glad to
see ye. Oh! Tie up at Sally BIS.
She's right smart pepperv, but she'll
give We good truck; an if she takes a
shine to We, yo' own motheh couldn't
do mo- TO you. Stella's thar. too
Uncle Billy's face sprang from De
cember to May; and he turned quickly
to the rocky trail that led back to
town.
Stella! The lonely man sped down
the red, muddy trail, his fatigue ban
ished by the magic of her name! He
looked up through the overarching
fretwork of pine and cedar to heavens
blue beyond, and the poet stirred in
his heart, wakened by the memory of
her face. Winter-blue skies, the thin,
fragrant air, whispering pines, even
the red, warm face of the appearing
mountain, all had a secret word for
him to-day. Would she love him still?
Or had new scenes, new faces, filled
her life, left no small chamber in her
heart labeled Uncle Billy?"
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CHAPTER VII.
A Peep Into Paradise.

In San Francisco after three years
of exile Alfred found home. Judge
Harmon made him welcome as a son;
and Alfred did not stay long enough
to discover that other young men
shared with him the judges fatherly
attitude.
Mrs. Harmon was a child-hungry
woman, no longer young in years,
though her heart would never forget
%. A favorite, a social authority and
leader, she launched Alfred immediate
ly and successfully among the people
he most needed to meet. Posing as a
Boston sightseer. he was accepted
with hospitality known only in Ken
lucky and in old San Francisco; and
he found no lack of alluring eyes and
smiles, albeit every woman was a
belle.
Society, fast and feverish, curious,
fascinating, opulent, was the speediest
vehicle by which he could arrive at
his purpose; for society in San Fran
cisco was still too new to divorce
itself from the golden enterprises that
made it. His success astonished him
self. Men whose intentions he ex-
pected to learn through patient
acumen talked openly OF their affairs
with the railroad men. Even women
made of the Central Pacific railroad
and its projectors continuous joke.
Alfred wondered. He could not then.
as afterwards, realize that, to every
thorough-going San Franciscan. Cali
fornia was but storehouse, kitchen
garden, at most a tribute-bringing
suburb of the gay city by the Golden
Gate. Nothing outside mattered. To
them the sand-duned cusp, struggled
over with it's fiimsy, gibbous houses,
was as truly the whole world as ever
was the Eternal City to old Roman.
So secrets fell unearned into AL
fred's keeping. Red lips told him tales
between their smiles, every word a
prize. Business men, talking glibly
of inland transportation, dismissed the
transmontane railroad with a yawn,
yet went wild over the delusion OF San
Joaquin valley petroleum. And Alfred
drove, sang, dined, danced merrily to
his goal; and babe goodbye to his
entertainers the very day he read
Phineas Cadwallader's name on the
Lick house register.
He reported in Sacramento, received
instructions, and incidentally COM
mendation. Hastily he made the
changes called for by the step from
jasmine-hung San Francisco to Ice
bound Carson City. And the second
day after leaving salt water he swung
into Sally BIS to find Stella away,
across the gulch, watching in house
of mourning.
All the way from Sacramento, while
the little steam bantam bumped over
the unsettled roadbed. Alfred had re-
hearsed his expected interview with
Stella. He did not admit his love; he
had no right to 1t. Friendly interest,
the duty of courtesy to one so forlorn
and so placed in his care-those were
all. His own eyes must prove the
truth of her letters, which told scantly
OF her good health and dne situation.
He would sit by her side the short
hour before the stage left, hear in de-
tail her life in California.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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On Getting Up Early.

I often hear fellows say that their
life consists solely OF coming down to
business, and sleep, says writer.
What a different tale they would tell
IL they were only to get up early and
go out of doors before they need think
of business! Even II they only rose
early once a week, that morning would
stand ahead of the other six. There
is a freshening and invigorating power
In the early morning air which only
early risers may enjoy. Ask anybody
who IL accustomed to rising early
and going for a ride or a walk before
breakfast how much filter they feel
to face their daily toll.
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Returned Him.

A man returned to his native village
after having emigrated to Kansas
some 20 years previous. He asked
about different villagers he had
known in the old days, and finally of
the town drunkard Of his time.
"Oh, he's dead" was the reply.
well, well; dead and buried is he?"
Nope; they didn't bury him."
Didn't bury him!" exclaimed the
former resident. We'll, then, what
did they do with him?"
"Oh, they just poured him back in
the Jug"
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PAVING the Wav.

George" said the pretty girl, 81
know you're awful bashful."
This was portentous, with leap year
so new. He blushed assent.
And you'd have proposed to me ex.
cept for that?"
This, too, he was bound to acknowl-
edge.
well, would have accepted" she
went on, land so that's settled"
Discussing the matter later she ex.
pressed a natural pride that she had
not taken any advantage of the sea
son.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
The Onion In Cooking.

The greatest Of French cooks. be-
ing asked to give the secret Of his
success. answered: The very founds-
ton of all cooking is butter and on
IONi I use them in all my sauces and
gravies. They have the effect OF
making a customer come back for
more. Butter without onion win
drive the customer away after a few
days. Boil the onion till II melts or
entirely disappears; then add the but.
ter. and call the mixture stock"
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raise my hand above my head. The
doctor held out no hope Of my re-
covery, and had given up, but at last
started using Doan's Kidney Pills and
made rapid gain. After three months
use l was well and at work again"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Reflected Sentiment

Whenever that man speaks, you
know exactly what he thinks" re-
marked the admiring auditor.
Il shouldn't say that" answered the
cautious person. 'But you know ex-
actly what he thinks his constituents
want him to think"
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lydia e. PINKHAM

Nature and woman's work CON-
bined have produced the grandest.
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days Of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years In
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs Of the
field Lydia K. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their Pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious than any combination otdrugs.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. ST.,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women am willing
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve years had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what 1 suffered, and at times
could hardly walk. About two years
ago l wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
l followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t Is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muf,
it will do for other suffering women.
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invalid with kidney
troubles, and often
wished death might
end my awful suffer
ings. The secretions
were thick with sedi-
ment, my linn b S
swollen and my right
side SO nearly par
alyzed I could not
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens during a trip Of the
"Overland Mali through the Rocky
mountains. while efforts are being made
to build up the country. Uncle Billy
Dodge, stage driver Alfred Vincent, a
young man, and Phineas Cadwallader, In
Produced They come across the re-
mains of a massacre. Later at Anthony's
station they find the redskins have car
ried their destructive work there also.
Stella Anthony, daughter of Anthony,
keeper of station is introduced. The trav-
elers find that Anthony has been killed.
Vincent with letter of introduction TO
Gov Stanford is assigned his work in
unearthing plans OF enemies or railroad
being built. He hears OF safe arrival OF
Stella Anthony in a letter from her. Vim
cent visits town where railroad men are
working on road and receives token OF
esteem from Stella, embodied in neat
lunch and a forget-me-not. Uncle Billy"
arrives in railroad town, meeting Stella.
He hears news that desired railroad bill
has passed The old stage driver de
cides 10 work close to town in order that
he may be able TO keep fatherly watch
over the young woman.
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Louisiana has a steel sawmill with
a capacity OF 100000 feet day, which
is said to be the largest In this
country.
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Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces n
eammation, alsys pain, cures wind colio &c botus
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When jealousy gets busy love takes
a vacation.
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ALMOST A MIRACLE.
Raised Up When Science Said There
Was No Hope.

@. w. L. Nesbltt, Depot Street,
Marion, KY, writes: II was a chronic
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GARFIELD
Digestive Tablets

From your druggist, or the Garfield
Tea Co., Brooklyn. N. Y. 25c per bottle.
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THEY WERE RETURNED.

Amy latter the tiff)-I shall return
you everything you have given me.
George (cheerfully)-All right, then.
Suppose we start at the kisses first.
The Washington times., 1908-01-27
Womans Fancy Turns to Seasondbe Material For Summer Frocs@
Sleeves in TrOnSitOrY Stage
Bone OF Fashion Contention

Whether or not women mean to be
slaves Of fashion, they give way quite
unreluctantly to the latest DEGREES in
personal adornment, house furnishing
or etiquette that are waited from the
supposed centers OF fashion across the
ocean. The transitory sleeve is for the
moment claiming considerable atten-
ton. for a longer, tighter arm cover
ing is struggling for popularity. Some
women are experimenting with the
Hhirred tight sleeve 10 the lLnuckles. but
the possibility OF this style for mid
summer paies before the comfort Of the
elbow sleeve.
Protest as much as one will, the tight
manche is here TO stay. and TO be CONNIE
n faut IN this part OF the costume one
must tramp back TO the styles OF twenty
years ago for inspiration. In the new
est frOcks the sleeves are long, and
even on evening frocks in this length
smart. That they are tight IS a source
OF grief 10 the girl with short plump
arms. Speaking Of sleeves the other
day. smart couturiere, said that
every pair that left her establishment
represented two days work.