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checks that were no good, and for
selling diamonds that would not wash.
heard about 1t and there was such
crowd that the vessel men did not
remember Pa and the cowboy, but
they said the officers could search the
vessel if they wanted to.
l went to the stateroom and told Pa
and he turned pale and trembled like
leaf, and the brave cowboy had a
fit. They were scared at the prospect
OF being taken ashore and put in an
English Jail, and Pa sweat so he looked
like hippopotamus sweating blood.
Pa said they were up a stump and
asked me if could think of anything
to help them out. told Pa the only
thing for US to do was to take a
burned cork and black up, and pretend
that Pa was an African king on the
way to England to have a conference
with King Edward about tribal at.
fairs.
Gee, but Pa and the cowboy bit like
bass, and l got champagne cork
and burned it over the lamp and went
to work bleaching them all up, and in
half an hour we were three of the
blacklist niggers that ever emigrated
from Africa. l even BACKED the
place on Pas leg where the lion had
chewed hole through his pants.
We looked at ourselves in the mir.
ror, and inspected each other, and
couldn't find white spot, and then ]
told Pa what to do when the officers
of the law came
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steward added that the passengers
also complained of the manners of the
African kings, and the smell that they
emitted in the cabin.
Pa was going to get hot at that re-
mark, but 1 was afraid the burnt cork
would rub off, so l said his highness
would be served in his stateroom, and
bring it quick if he didn't want trouble
aboard, and he bowed low and went
out, and pretty soon the walters began
to bring in oysters and soup and tur-
key and boiled pheasants, and ice
cream, and we kings and things didn't
do a thing to the food, and when the
dishes were taken away empty, and
the wine had been drank, and the
cigars brought in, King Pa got down
from his throne and just yelled, and
he said to the cowboy: Say, Alkali
Ike, wouldn't this skin you?" and Ike
said he guessed it would when they
found out what frauds we were, and
after awhile we turned in and slept
just like we were at home.
For several days they fed us like
they were fattening us for sausage
factory, and the ocean was blue and
calm, and we were let out on deck
near our stateroom for exercise, and
I kept burning cork and keeping us all
BACKED up nice, and Pa would repeat
African words that he had picked up,
mixed with English words, and every:
body kept their distance and thought
We were the real niger thing.
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How It Has Spread So az to Watch
Russians Here.

In all our large cities are colonies
of Russian refugees. In New York
city there are at least $4,000 former
subjects of the car; of these fully So
600 can be classified as distinct politi-
cal refugees, who, in. more or less
measure, were: involved I'M the revolu-
tionary movements Chicago, Philadel-
phia, Ptttsbufg;; Boston 3 aid many
other cities HAYS theit 1ktff1dsaps
On coming here ths refagess d hot
in the slightest abate their se4oTh Tor
free government: at home Il, On the
contrary 5shaving freedom aoft action,
they redouble their JaetiEities.1 Many
of them promptly lbecones attached to
one or more of the Vafi6ds sR1ssian
revolutionary societies WHICH a4tve
powerful organizations in thik country.
The Russian Revolutionary spSfetyr is
one of these, the Russian Social Dem
ocratic party another, the Rund a
third, and. the League of Friends of
Russian Freedom"a fourth. In add.
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HE ENTERS A DARK PLOT

It seems to be just one series of ups
and downs with Pa and l. One day
we are kings and things and the next
day we are just things and not kings
or ninespots or anything in the deck
except it's jacks.
That short stay at the ranch of the
Michigan man in Africa, which seemed
like. being sat down from hades in
darkest Africa to heaven in America,
terminated just as everything else does
with u.s.
After we had, enjoyed the morning
with the wild animals on the race
track, Pa and the Michigan man set
into game of draw poker with some
other sharps and the cowboy, and they
must have stacked the cards on Pa
and the cowboy, for before night they
had got all Pas money away, and
the cowboy was burst, too, and In the
evening Pa put the airship up against
a creamery and drove of Jerseys, and
Pa lost the airship, and then Pa gave
checks on bank in the river Nile,
and lost all the checks and about a
pint of diamonds, and when we went
to bed the Michigan man said he
hated to part with US, but if we must
go he would send US over to Lake
Victoria Nyanza, where We could take
a steamer for Hamburg.
We didn't sleep much that night,
and the next morning the auto was at
the door, and We took what little stun
Pa had not lost playing poker, and
crossed the country to the lake, at a
town where Pa sold some of his uncut
diamonds for money enough to pay
for our passage to Hamburg, and we
got on board the vessel and got into
our staterooms
Just before we were ready to start
an officer came on board looking for
two white men who had been giving
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CARS VAST SPY SYSTEM

ton to these societies small organfza.
tions or groups are in militant exist.
ence -.
These societies are a constant
source of worriment and fear to the
car and his bureaucrats. With an al
most perfect system of underground
correspondence with their fellow reyo-
lutionists in Russia and elsewhere, and
possessing the ability at all times to
raise funds, plan campaigns and &C.
quaint the world, particularly America,
with the appalling facts of what is 60
ing on in Russia, they cause the au-
tocracy vastly more trepidation than
an uprising of the populace I'M Russia
itself. q: :'.;* 81 =: "-'t :: II -
Hitherto the car has been: able to
crush popular movements by his army.
and believes that he can continue tt to
succeed by force indefinitely. But the
revolutionary societies in other coun.
tries are beyond the pale of his imme-
date many-eyed Jurisdiction. From the
secrecy of their deliberations may
come portentous' events, eliminating
in his own removal and the etfacement
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and misery. I advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable COMPOUND" -MRs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable CON-
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or HARM
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are eon filerin
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, inflammation, ul-
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Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostitution.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to. give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial. ,,,.~
IF you would nkespecial advice
about your case write q cOnfiden-
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Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
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ORNAMENTS FOR GRAY HAIR,
Black and White Are Two Cotors THAT
Should Be Avoided. r.:

The silver-haired woman makes q
mistake in wearing black in her hair
under the impression that it will
bring out the color. The contrast is
too startling, and black deadens the
luster. White darkens the silver tones
and Is apt to give the hair greenish
hue. -. 49,. - >:
The most becoming tone that can be
used is silver, though there are certain
shades Of turquoise blue that are love
ly with it.
For daytime or informal wear bows
or fillets of silver gauze are charming,
while for evening a big silver flower
or wreaths and garlands in silver
oak leaves, or narrow silver bands will
give the silver-haired woman a touch
of distinction that no other coloring
can.
Side combs for gray hair are most
effective with silver tops. Gold
combs rarely look well, though occa.
sionally those studded with turquoise
are becoming: Rhinestones or dia-
monds go particularly well with sill
very hair but are more becoming
when set in silver or platinum than in
gold.
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Pretty Soon the Ships Doctor Came
*':t'''t' witht4a' Ndrse: ":.'~* j.


y IT,. -. ~ith4a' '*a1st: ' = !, !.
knife; and he yelled for a, doctor. 4
told him never to send for a doctor
until the boat tied up at a dock, be:
cause it was dangerous, sbut Pa said
he had to- hate a doctor, and the COW
boy had drank a bottle of Scotch
whisky and had laid down under a
bunk and he was no good, so l rung
for the ships? doctor, bnts told. Pa he
must keep the parts of his body that
were not BACKED covered up or the
doctor would find out he was white
man, and then it would be all off in
the niger king masquerade.
Pretty soon the ships doctor came
with female trained nurse, and Pa
was pitiful sight when he saw them:
The doctor felt of Pas pulse, and
asked him where the pain was, and
Pa, like darn fool, put his hand on
his stomach, and before Pa could stop
it the doctor had opened Pas shirt
and was feeling where the appendix
gets in it's work.
1t was a little dark, but the doctor
said: "You old seney ambion, you
have got about the worst case of ap:
pendicitis that was ever pulled off on
this vessel. Boy, bring me that Ian
tern"
hated to-. do it, because knew Pa
would be discovered, and I delayed
bringing the lantern as long as I
could, but turning the wick down, but
the doctor. scratched match so he
could see >r4.s stomach, and then he
said: Say, old skate you are no
more niger king than I am; you
are white man BACKED up," and the
trained ene1sse.& said: The. ell you
say" and then 1 got the lantern and
they looked at Pas white skin, and
the doctor asked Pa what he had to
say for himself, and Pa admitted that
he was white man, but said he had
many of the estimable qualities of a
niger, but that he was travelling in
cog, to throw his enemies of the
track, and then Pa tainted away from
the pain, the cowboy got sober enough
to wake. up and take: notice, and we
told the doctor who we were, and how
we had escaped from negro tribes and
draw poker sharps and officers of the
law. and the cowboy fell in love at
first sight with the trained nurse, and
then Pa came to with the aid of a
bucket of water and some whisky, and
the storm went down, and the doctor
said Pa would have to have an opera.
ton performed to remove his appen.
dix, and Pa kicked about it, but they
took him to the ships hospital, with
the cowboy for an assistant nurse, and
l was left alone in our stateroom, the
only king there was left, and when ]
washed off my burnt cork I was SO
white and pale that they gave me
medicine, and the trained nurse held
me on her lap and sung English songs
to me, with all the his left out, and
every: day she told me how they re-.
moved Pas appendix and it was swol.
len up bigger than a weiner sausage,
but that he would live all right, and
when he got we'll enough the CAPTAIN
would put Pa in irons for passing him.
self off for niger king, and that
he would probably be transported for
life, If he couldn't raise the price of a
ransom. And there you are.
Copyright. 1908, by W. c. Chapman)
Copyright In Great Brittany
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FIoWered Mousseiine,

One of the new materials that Paris
is sending over for evening gowns is a
rather heavy mousseline covered with
velvet flowers. These are. in the
same color as the background, but in
a deeper or lighter shade of it. ~
" Golden lilies, pink peach blossoms,
the violet iris and the huge hydrangea
are, used. in design. The first new
gowns of this fabric show it as q
drapery from shoulder to knees and
over arms, with foundation of silver
,gauze or colored messaline or supple
panne velvet.
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He was to be seated in state on q
high chair, looking like a niggef: king,
and the cowboy and I were to get
on our knees before him and ,kowtow.
I. got a crokhi made out aKasstin
basin and feather duster for plume,
and fixed Pa up so that any tribe
would have gone wild over him.
Just as we got Pa fixed up, and we
had, all stopped laughing, there was a
knock at the door of the stateroom,
and opened it and two semi-English-
men came in looking for Pa and the
cowboy, but when l waved my hand
and said: Behold the king of Natabe-
land" and the cowboy bit the buster
and saluted Pa, and Pa looked savage
and said in broken negro: What, no,
varlets!" the officers said: BEG par.
don, don't you know, your highness,''
and they backed out of the door ma.
king salaams, and soon disappeared.
Gee, it was a close call.
Soon after the engine began to turn
the screw of the propeller, and when
we looked out of the port hole the
vessel was going towards the ocean,
and when told Pa he got down of
his throne and danced a jig and
Rugged the cowboy, and we were hav.
ing jollification when there was an.
other rap at; the door, and Pa jumped
up on the throne and put on his tin
basin crown, and I opened the door
and the steward of the vessel came in
with his hat in his hands and asked
Pa what he would have. for supper.
Pa said he didn't care what he had If
he only got it quick, and the steward
said mostly when they were carrying
African kings to England they served
the meals in the staterooms, as the
kings did not care to sit at the same
table with the common herd, and Pa
said that suited him all right, and the
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. ~: d! l.,
Pads for DINING. Table.

CATER all, there is really no better
protection to a dining table than the
asbestos pads. They come in all
sizes. and once bought do not need
renewing: y Round or square shape,
measuring 4s to "a inches, 4 pad, will
cost S; IS to 60 inches, $3.50. and 81
to 66 inches, IS: Leaves IL inches
wide or less can be had for 81; and
leaves over this number of inches will
cost $l.25:S A table 80 covered will be
prepared to receive hot dishes upon
any spot, over its entire surface.
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:RslI everything yas gAtns: along!
beauthuily,- and weshought -Sae had;
never struck such a snap in all QUIZ
lives until about the fifth day.
had-eaten so much that our apE
spetitef had gone, and Pa and the cows
:bpT.tp6kz IA drinking more and mores
and 6dne night. it beganessto blow. and
the vessel was part Of the time on one
end and then on the, other, and then.
rolling from side' to ystde SO that Pa;
couldn't sit on his throne without side
boards, and towards morning we all
got sick and fell all over the state
room, and Pa had a pain under his
belt that doubled him up like a Jack
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Shirred Hats.

Reboux is showing shirred hats of
black velvet, mfdium-sized and worn
well down over the head, trimmed with
two long plumes. The turbans now
are tiny and trimmed, with one gold or
silver ornament. At this famous shop
is also 2 blue beaver with one small
bluebird on the side. At Suzanne Tai.
bots the same shirred hats are shown,
and French hair (Which most likely is
Identical with the American article)
is arranged to harmonic With the
shape Of every lat. For the turbans
worn Actually over the eyes, the hair
IS parted In the middle and arranged
low at the back. 49,,
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Cedar-green Venetian cloth would
look we'll in this style. The high
wasted skirt is plated all the way
round, the plaits turning towards the
front; in the center Of back the plaits
are much closer. The smartly-cut coat
is tight-t1tting and has little waist
coat of Chene silk fastening over to
one side in a point. The fronts are
slightly cut away and are trimmed
with buttons and cords.
Hat of cedar-green stretched silk
trimmed with brown silk and quilts.
Materials required: 8 yards 4S
inches wide, " yard: Chene silk, ]
dozen buttons, III yard cord, / yards
coat lining. a.
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Had Solved the Pnohlen,

There was. something about the face
OF the stranger who sat opposite to
her IN the tram car that was, familiar
to the. stern lady. pardon me- she
said. IF I am. not mistaken. Won are
one Of the poor, underpaid. working
girls, whom our Emancipation society,
tried to: benefit at least. you were,
a year ago. THAT is so,:,. said tie
stranger: Then our: society ha9 evi-
IDENTIFY not been without influence. foe
you look PROSPEROUS noH;r. ~ haze
everything 1axant, and nv 41fwasl no
happy IN nv 1fe': That's splendid.
You must aav4 solved the woman
problem. -l"Is have" "Gforiods! Do
tell me a1Yabout I'll" Pm marrie6l4
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OF the whole autocracy. Even il this
is unlikely. one thing is certain. From
the councils of the revolutionary So
cieties there .radiates a ceaseless flow
OF agitation which somehow reaches
the: remotest, hamlets of Russia; from
their area go forth revolutionary mis-.
sionaries and agents on secret and
momentous undertakings. And as
every one knows, agitation is coasta.
cred in Russia the climax of crimes =
Harper's Weekly. Il -.
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For Markino Sheets.

An easy method of marking sheets
is to get name or initial tape, which
can be purchased by the bolt, and sew
the name on one of the hens at the
LETT corner. -: ,
This is an inexpensive way Of mark.
ing articles to be sent to the 1aun.
dry. ''''.: :: y: $50; ::
The red Or blue letters do not fade
and undoubtedly the embroidered let:
tiers are more presentable than the ink
laundry marks.
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:! Evenlno 'Eoo{vHkSr>

+ The latest fad for evening footwear
is slippers of gold or silver with sfeshs
colored silk; stockings Slippers 10
match the color Of the gown are still
much worn with self-tone silk stock
ings deliberately embroidered, some be-
ing even studded WITH tiny pearls or
let beads. >s::''' 81 sara
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E: Pinkham's Yege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago I
was a. walking
shadow. Ihad been
under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and itworked
like a charm. It re-
1ievnd all nv Mains
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Chiffon 10 Decentiva.

+ There is probably no more efteetiya
agent for producing the effect Of q
soft, clear skin than q sheer white
chiffon Tor maline)sveH worn beneath
the usual face veil; women who are
conscious ola few wrinkles are ;takins
note Of this fact, -'''s'- = - 'zS@t@
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The American Eamilx Traa

Count de Coyne-Your family tree
has not, as yet, any aristocratic
Cole Metn-"Nope, but it has plenty
of good roots of all evil"
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Cabbage Seed 60 &C. Ct: :s;:

Per Salzer's catalog page rso.
The biggest money making crop In veeetableS
is cabbage. Then comes onions. radishes.
peas. cucumbers. Big catalog free: or. send
100 in stamps and receive cataloe and 1000
kernels each Of onions. carrots. celery, rad
ishes. 1900 each lettuce, rutabagas. turnips.
100 parsley. 100 tomatoes, 100 melons. 1900
charming flower seeds, in all 10000 kernels,
easily worth $500 Of any mans money; Or,
send goo and we add one pkg. Of Earliest
Peep O'Day Sweet Corn.
SAFER SEED CO.. Box y. L. Crosse, w1s.
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OWES
!: !: J: HER
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Lydia e. Pinkharn'S
Vegetable COmDOuf1d

Vienna, w. Va. feel that I owe
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For. relieving Coughs. Asthma. and Bron,
chitis Browns Bronchial Troches' are
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Even in fishing for husbands it ID
generally the big ones that get away.
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at $500 an'a acre The goo, 1000 contentedl
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The crop Of 1908 still keeps Western c. NADIA
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The thing which most Impressed us was tho
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agricultural PURPOSES" National Editorial
Corre'ponde"ee 1895 49,: ., >.,.I:i
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Lands are for sale by Railway and Land Com.
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For railway rates. and other information apply Il
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life does not make US, we make
life:-Kavanagh: .:<7
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have children, OF friends that do 80, my New Dis
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IB!'!lulRBA Nl< Ed J

Cecilia City-what are you doing?
Cyrus :CornsYeggle :, Framing
THIS apple tree.
Cecilia City-What will science do;
next? Going to grow prunes on an
apple trk6! 49,: -. s .S r::r )
Too Risky.
'Do you approve of the plan; Of
teaching pupils to box?"
; mot Internationally replied the
country pedagogue, remembering his
husky 19-year-olds. Might be all
right, though, If you'd authorize the
teachers to carry gums. philadelphia
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''' Westeti, Canada the Pennanf Winner :
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The: government Of
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~toSeVefS; actual set
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