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lie your nerve. j do.
Then Grandpa asked for an cxplana-
ton. and after the situation had been
put before him. he said: We'll. Archie
has not given me an official invitation
So the committee is not too late. There
was an indulgent CLEAN in the old mans
eye as he addressed his pretty and very
ladylike little granddaughter, aged, re-
spectively. IL and 49, Archie was 8, and
Tad was II.
So. in due form. Stell and May tender
ed most dignitied invitation to their
aged grandfather to spend the evening of
that day with them in Tads den, place
so full of boys traps and odds and ends
that Grandpa. who had peeped into the
place the day before. wondered where
the company were to sit. But of this he
said nothing.
That evening, just few minutes before
s o'clock Tad had all in readiness for
the distinguished visitor, Grandfather
Bowers And at the exact time stated
ushered into very decent-looking room.
for Tad had gathered up the odds and
ends from tables, chairs sofa and moor
and piled them in a corner behind great
screen. So there was place for the little
company to sit in ease round the cheerful
CRATE in which glowed gas log.
AS Grandpapa was the last to arrive.
the party began on the instant of his
appearance Stell poured out some de-
licious tea and May handed it to the
guests in tiny china cups. Archie was
quite sober and was intrusted with the
sugar and lemon, though Stell kept her
eye on him, for he was handing her
pretty Japanese sugar bowl.
X
After the tea had been drunk, Grand
papa drinking a toast to his little
granddaughters first, and then to his
genial host and hosts distinguished
young brother, the story telling began.
And the thrilling Indian story, just as
Grandpapa related it, was as follows:
Now, my little ones, you know Grand
pap isn't very young. He has lived his
threescore and ten and fifteen years
added to that. So, you see, he has
many memories to call up to mind
many interesting events past and gone
before the present busy world was
born"
"Oh, Granpap, how could that be?
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some tricks, but his legs were so stiff
from walking that he could not act very
we'll.
At last he became used to the hustle
and hustle of this rowing crowd, and he
did his part fairly we'll.
Xxx
When the Browns returned home they
could not find Rover anywhere. They
searched and searched, but all in vain;
and Nellie was almost heartbroken at
the loss of her playmate; but she kept on
hoping he would return.
A year passed, and still no Rover. The
Browns had given up all expectation or
ever seeing their old friend.
Nellie had been promised great treat.
When the circus would come to town her
father was going to take her to this
mammoth show.
The happy day arrived and Nellie was
dressed in her best. and seated in the
front row Of the large tent.
Number followed number until the great
dog performance was announced. Rover
came upon the stage. when he was greeted
by shout of applause. All were eager
for his dogship's acquaintance, who, by
the way was known as Teddy" Rover
looked at the audience in a disinterested
sort of way. when 10. he saw Nellie,
his former mistress. How he began to
bark, and bark! Nellie jumped up. FOR
she also recognized him, and held out her
arms, calling to him. "Rover! Rover"
Over the stage right into Nellie's arms
the brave old trickster jumped.
After the performance Mr.. Brown ex-
planned to the manager how Rover be-
longed to him and demanded a return.
This only provoked a hearty laugh from
the good-natured Snowman. who said he
considered this last feat The most bril-
liant of the circus performance, and a
sufficient proof of the ownership.
That night there were not two happier
creatures in the world than Nellie Brown
and her long lost Rover. MARY YOE.
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deeply interested.
a husking bee" said Grandpapa. "A
party of young folks to come in and
husk the corn, and after the husking
to have a barn dance and supper. Oh.
that sort of entertainment was about
the only kind of social function the
settlers had when ! was boy. or
course, we had our Christmas and New
Year dinners and we sometimes had
taffy pulling. But the husking bee
was the years event in the home. Ana
every farmer of any standing in the
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ern frontier. and the red men were all
about us to the north and west, and
sometimes they made things pretty
lively for the settlers as the frontiers.
men were called.
We'll, it was the fall of the year,
about this time, if l recall it rightly,
and we had gathered in all our corn
and had it ready for the husking. SO
my mother and sisters made great
preparations for husking bee to be
held in our immense log barn.
"a what, Grandpapa?" asked May,
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Hidden Proverb Puzzle.

An old Spanish proverb is hidden 10 the FOL
lowing six sentences. each sentence containing
but one word Of the proverb:
man who wishes TO can he we'll hammered.
When the sun is setting the day is near Its
end.
Every hen knows her own chicks.
II is never teo late to mend.
The healthy child grows rapidly
You should always eat the fat with the ieah'
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ArithmeticaI Puzzle.

Let person select a number greater than l
and not exceeding 10. Then you add to 1t
number not exceeding 10. alternately with your
opponent, and, although he has the advantage IN
selecting the number to start with, you Will
reach the even hundred first. Method: You
must make your additions so that the sums are
~ o. "a, As. etc. 20 70. when 1t Is evident
that you can reach the hundred first.
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BeheadinuS.

a Behead that which Is often imposed on an
innocent person and leave the condition OF n
man with one short leg. % DOubly behead TO
tIisnarare the dishonorabe conduct OF public
man and leave luscious fruit. 90 Behead a
vehicle used for transferring heavy loads and
leave q shaft of light.
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HERE was a great

HERE was a great
treat In store for
I h Q C h i ] d r e n.
Grandpa had come
to pay a visit to
their home, and
that meant pleas
ure and entertain
ment for them.
IS ay, k j d g."
solemnly 3 p o X g
Tad, t h e eldest
of the four, as
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Letter Enigma.

my first is in wind. but not in cold
lv1 NV second is in age, but not in old;
NV third Is in sin. but not in repent:
My fourth is in cash. but not IN spent
Nv fifth Ia in IRON but not in ore;
Nv sixth is in window, but not In door;
NV seventh is in girdle. but not In loop
NV eighth is in turtle, but not 10 soup;
Nv ninth ia in wood. but not in sticks
NV tenth is the same you md In my SIX:
NV whole is a name to Americans most dear,
And in the school history oft this name doth
appear.
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CurtaiIings.

n Curtail a precious gem and leave fruit.
q, Douhly curtail the title of married woman
in certain foreign country and leave the con
dtion Of n crazy person. i3D Doubly curtail
vessel used for holding water and leave MAZE
animal.
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ficient to keep the freezing wind from
her ears and neck.
She seemed uncertain as to where she
was going. wandering aimlessly about,
but shivering with the cold every time
she turned u corner and felt fresh blast
of wind which seemed to come sweeping
from the north pole. ''Oh, I'm SO cold
and so hungry" she murmured once as
she passed the windows of restaurant,
through which she could see people seat
ed at tables eating a late breakfast And
the great. glowing place appeared SO
warm and cheerful with white-aproned
walters dashing hither and thlther carry
ing trays of steaming and appetizing
dishes "Oh, it's so nice to have a warm
place and plenty to eat" she added, paus-
ing to take one more look through the
restaurant window before going on.
81 wonder where I'll sleep tonight?'
she asked herself as she turned into a
side street where passersby became fewer.
ooh, it's very. very hard to be without a
home and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The last word was spoken with a sob.
and from beneath the old cape came a
thin little hand to dash the tears from
her eyes.
Then she wandered on and on, pausinS
occasionally to look through an open win
dow or to catch a f1eeting glimpse
through some door which might be open
cd for a moment. And little ten-year-old
child that she was, she felt happy to see
others enjoying the comforts of life, even
though she was suffering the pangs OF
want
At last, worn out from fatigue and
hunger, she turned into an alley that ran
in the rear of some elegant homes. There
she found shelter from the fierce wind by
crouching against the southern side of a
barn. Seeing no one about. she felt free
to rest there and gather strength to pur-
sue her way toward the country. place
she knew only from hearsay. IF | can
reach the country and asfl some good
farmer to take me in and let me work
for my board she said to herself Il am
sure l will not be turned away. Mamma
always said the country people had
hearts, but that the city people were cold
and selfish. And mamma should have
known, for she had come from the coun-
try"
Then SO weary and cold, she fell into a
deep sleep from which she did not awake
until evening. And when at last she
stirred her limbs she felt numb and
cramped. Then she opened her eyes te
see the snow falling fast. The day was
almost gone. and in the windows of the
homes all about her she could see lights
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sides are sewn TO the four edges of the
bottom piece. When these have been
secured turn the sides up into position
and stitch them together After the
basket Is thus put substantially together
run a pretty cotton cord around the top,
also covering each of the side and bottom
seams with 1t, and forming two loops at
the sides for handles
such basket Is not only a pretty.
bright ornament for my little lady s
room. but is q serviceable one as well.
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BY correctly joining the above
shadow patches on piece of white
paper a little wild animal will be
formed.
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The world is very Old" cried Archie.
Il said the present busy world. son."
smiled Grandpapa. Il speak of the
men, the women and the children, too,
bless them, who run this old world to-
day. exclaimed Grandpapa.
And 1 will tell you of a time when
I was youthful and helped to run this
world which has now crowded me to
a corner in the background. The event
of which I am going to speak took
place when I was twenty years old.
With my parents I lived on the west
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Answers to Puzzle Corner.

Bebeadings-(n Will. i'll. e., Ermine. mine.
C., Pumice. mice. -.
Curtalings-U Beet, bee. ~ Butter, put''
q, Dine. din.
Hidden name puZzie-Howcls.
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Truth and
Quality

appeal to the ell-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
jswcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without havingto increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from ell objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists
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I'VE have al we need, thank God,
for our daily bread, and are happy,
say John and Mariana Szarmbeck,
who live ON 10 cents day. Both
are close to the century mark and
have been married SO years. They
live in a tenement house in the Po-
lish colony of St. Louis, and while
neither knows the exact ages of eith-
er, they are old enough to remember
the later days of the first Napoleon
reign.
John worked as stonecutter UNI
til he lost an eye eight years ago.
Since then their little reserve fund
has been spent. and John does odd
jobs of mending for his neighbors,
which nets a scant dollar a week.
They could have as much more
as they needed, for none of the kind
ly folk that have lived with the old
couple in the tenement house would
see them suffer. The single dollar
however, satisfies all their wants
New York Times.
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Power From The Mines.

A central plant of 8,000-horse-
power is about to be erected in the
midst of the bituminous coal fields
of Indiana. 1t is believed that a
large saving of expense, especially
for transportation of coal, can thus
be effected. 1t is intended to dis
tribute the power over a wide terri
tory direct from the mouth of the
mines. The distance from the plant
to Indianapolis will be about 100
miles. This will involve small loss
of power in transmission, repairing,
according to the calculation, an in
crease of about 10 per cent. in the
amount of coal consumed above what
it would be if the coal were burned
at the points where the power is
used. But the saving in other re-
spects is expected to much more than
counter-balance this slight disadvant-
age.
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Pays For Woman Already His Wife

Chin Chan, a young Chinese mar
ket gardener here, has yielded to
the custom of his fathers and paid
$500 for his bride, in spite of the
fact that he has been married to the
girl for three weeks and that legally
she was already his. The money was
paid by the father of the groom to
the father of the bride, together
with Sc extra for Chin CHAINS new
mother-in-law.
The love affairs of Chin Chan and
Tina James, both members of the
First Baptist Church, of North Yaki-
ma, have been followed with inter-
est since the groom announced his
determination not to violate his
views of Christianity and his faith
in American liberty by purchasing a
maid whose heart was already his
seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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Guided To Treasure BY Spirit.

II shall give all the money tt
charity If the owner does not come
to claim it," announced Mrs. Frank
w. Gulliford at her home. where
she had returned after her success
full hunt for buried treasure in Chat
tanooga. Tenn.
Voices from the spirit world indi-
Gated to Mrs. Gulliford where the
treasure was hidden. according TO the
explanation she gives. Martha" the
spirit of a child, told her three years
ago that large sum of money was
buried at Chattanooga. The vision
returned again and again, she said,
and she was forced to believe that
she had a second sight
Finally she went to Chattanooga,
and discovered large sum, how
large she will not say, under a great
stone in pasture.
81 hope to return the money TO
its owner" she said, "but thus far
/ have had no applications from
people who have lost anything. When
some one does come l shall know
If he is the correct person, for Mar
tina, the spirit will tell me what to
believe. Chicago Journal.
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BoRAx IN THE DAIRY.

A Matter of Profitable Interest to the
Farmer and Dairyman.
The problem of keeping sweet all
the utentils used in connection with
milk and cream selling, and butter
making, has been a serious one with
the farmer.
He has come to realize fully that
the slightest faint or hint of staleness
left in a can, tin or churn may ruin
whole output; that the faint which
is left is in the form of bacteria
which grow and multiply in milk OF
butter, producing disastrous results.
The farmer has learned that hot
water won't rinse away the greasy
residue in dairy utensils.
He has learned that soap leaves a
residue of it's own which is, If any
thing, worse than the milk or cream
residue, and it is little wonder that
there has been constant clamor for
dairy cleanser and sweetener tina:
will meet modern requirements.
A few Of the largest creamery es-
Establishments have called experts into
consultation on this problem and have
with this scientific aid hit upon a
product of nature which exactly fills
the bill-borax.
Scientists have long known borax
as a cleanser, sweetener and an
antiseptic destroyer of bacteria and
germ growths. Destroys all that IS
harmful and promotes and preserves
freshness, sweetness and purity, re-
lieving the dairyman and dairy house
wife of drudgery and of needless
work and worry.
Its cheapness and value should gi-e
it first place in the necessities of
every dairy.
The cows udder is kept in clean,
healthy and smooth con iitTon by
washing it with borax and water,
tablespoonful of borax to two quarts
of water.
This prevents roughness and sore
ness or cracking teats. which make
milking time dread to the COW and
worry to the mixer.
The modern cleanser of all dairy
utensils consists of-one tablespoon
full Of borax to every quart Of water
needed. Remember tablespoonful
equals four teaspoonfuls.
Be sure that you get pure borax.
To be sure, you must get go Mule
Team Borax."
All dealers. A dainty book in col
ors. called "Jingle Book, sent free to
any Mother sending name and ad-
dress Of her baby. and tops from two
pound cartons of "20 Mule Team"
Package Borax, with &c. in stamps.
Address Pacific Coast Borax Co.,
New York
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IIaE SAFE way 3IO RUY PAM.

Property owners will save a deal
of trouble and expense in keeping
their buildings properly painted, -
they know how to protect themselves
against misrepresentation and adul-
iteration In paint materials There's
one sure and safe guide to a pure ana
thoroughly dependable White Lead
that's the Dutch Boy Painter trade.
mark which the National Lead Com
pany, the largest makers of, genuine
White Lead, place on every package.
of their product. This company sends
simple and sure little outfit for test
ing white lead, and valuable paint
book, free, to all who write for Il.
Their address is Woodbridge BLDG
New York CITY
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Live Stock.

New Observation-Disclosures. l.
$50 head; feeling steady; dressed
beef in fairly good demand, at tx c.
to 101ac. per pound for native sides;
61kc. to SC. for Texan beef.
Hogs-Receipts, 2.S37 head; mar
ket fully steady; State and Pennsyl-
vania hogs. ITO to 1875; Michigan
hogs. 1926.
Calves-Receipts. 915 head; mar
ket, steady; veals. 800 to $50;
grassers and buttermilks. 3.25 to
400; fair Western calves. 4.75 In
diana do. 400 to SIS. Dressed
calves, firm; city dressed vea!s. Sc
to 1Sc.; dressed grassers and butter
milks. SIC. to Sc,
Sheep and Lambs-Reccipts. D.
1913 head; sheep steady; lamb
steady TO strong; top grades, 10 =
to 15c. higher. quality consiiere|
sheep. $50 to 400: few choice. 4.2j.
culls. 200; lambs, 500 to 6,G5 :.
culls. 4.25.
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AMERICA HAS PLENTY OF MONEY
Treasury Vaults Washington, D. c. Are Too Small to Ho
Government Cash.
Government Cash.

Washington. D. C.-Unc1e Sam, en-
riched $500, 900 by the provisions
of the Aldrich-Vreefand currency bill,
now has SO much money on hand that
he cannot wait for the construction of
new vaults in the Treasury Building,
but has rented rooms in a storage
building and placed relays of guards
on the inside and outside. This vast
amount of money may never be used,
but so large sum is necessary to
supply the 1924 national banking In
stitutions In the United States in case
of financial stringency.
Deputy Treasurer Bentz reported
that the available cash reserve in the
Treasury was $190,000,000, the high
est figure it has reached this year.
He is of the opinion that the posi-
bility of stringency this year is over,
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Villas PLANS A $4,000 900 GIFT


Madison, Wis. - An eventual en-
dowment of $3O,000,000 for the Wis
consin University is provided for in
the will of Colonel William F.. Villas,
former member of the Cleveland Cab
met and United States Senator, who
died here recently.
The will was filed for probate and
provides that the estate, valued at
from 100000 to $3,000,000, be
placed in the hands Of four trustees
to be held in trust as long as Mrs.
Villas shall live. During her life she
is to receive the net income from the
estate, and upon her death the entire
property is to be turned over to the
university, subject only to charge
of $4,000 year to his daughter.
Mrs. L. M. Hanks, and some minor
charges. The bequest to Mrs. Hanks
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! COMMERCIAL GuLDINIg
Weekly Review Of Trade and --latest
Market ReDorts.
Bradstreet's says:

THE advance of the fall season
and the notable enlargement of the
movement of cereals and cotton to
market at good prices have made
further moderate expansion in job
bling and retail trade and collections.
This is especially marked at West
ern, Pacific Coast and Southern cen
tiers, but the point is made that ag-
ricultural sections have done better
relatively than large industrial cities
In the matter of retail trade, posi-
oily because of warm weather, or the
reduced purchasing power of city
workers and the high prices paid
have shown some improvement, no.
table in this respect being coal and
lumber interests. There is an in
crease also reported in blast furnace
capacity and there is more doing at
The paper mills. In the textile trades
little change is noted, and while the
TALL demand for dry goods, millinery
and kindred lines has improved, the
consensus of reports is that buying
Is frequent rather than heavy, and
conservatism rules purchasing.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ended September
10 number 1911, against 210 last
week, 172 in the like week of 1907,
164 in 1906, 1873 in 1895 and 167
In 1904. The total reported this
week is the smallest noted since last
October.
Wheat, including -four, exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week aggregate 3,012, 49S
bushels, against 5.396,026 last week,
and 5,291,866 this week last year.
Corn exports for the week are 49,,
814 bushels. against 40,051 last
week and 677,135 in 1907"
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is to continue during her life time.
After the property is turned over to
the university one-half of the net In
come is to be expended until the prin-
cipal with increment shall reach
$20,O00,000; then one-fourth of net
income will be laid aside and added
to the principal until the property
shall reach the sum of $4,000, 900,
when the entire income can be used
by the university as provided in the
will. The purpose of Colonel Villas in
leaving his wealth to the university
in such a manner that it will even.
tually create an enormous fund was
to accomplish a permanent source of
revenue for the advancement OF
knowledge and place the university
in the foremost ranks of the great
educational institutions of the world.