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response. Obviously the voice Of Z
servant was answering. "Is Mr.
Grant in!" Basil asked, trying to
keep his voice steady-to drive the
tremor out of it.
MAY / ask your business, sir?" re
piled the answering voice. w
Il want to see Mr.. Grant on most
important and urgent business, con.
nected with the disappearance of the
duke OF London. 1t is imperative that
| should see him at once, as l have
information Of the utmost importance
to give him"
"Will you wait a moment, sir?" said
the thin, distant voice.
There was a period of suspense, and
then Marriott heard the little rattle
as the vulcanite mouthpiece was taken
from its supports.
Il am Michael Grant" came a voice,
far more rich and full than the pre-.
vious one. my servant tells me that
you have some important information
to give me. May | ask, sir, who you
are?"
Basil explained in a few brief
words.
"Oh, I know your name quite well,
Of course" Grant answered, and his
nearer perceived the eagerness which
suddenly animated the words. And,
of course, you are a member Of my
club, too. Shall | come to you, or will
you come TO me?"
81 will come to you" Basil an
swered, "as fast as I can"
All right came the reply. You
will be with me in ten minutes. l
will wait in. Good-by."
Basil hurried downstairs, and was
assisted into a cab by the valet.
He was in a sort of dream while
the hanson rolled down st. James
street and into the mall. Nor did he
perceive anything of the gorgeous
panorama Of London's nucleus of pal
aces until the cab drove in under a
great archway, and the feet of the
horses echoed upon the macadam Of
an enclosed court yard, with a foun-
tain in the center, surrounded by an
immense quadrangle of buildings.
Grants fiat was on the third floor.
The lift took Basil up at once, and he
had hardly pressed the electric but
ton on the Intel Of the doorway be-
fore it was opened by the great ath-
lete himself.
Come in! Come in, Capt. Mar
riott," Grant said, taking him by the
hand, and with an almost uncontrolla-
BILE anxiety manifested in his every
movement.
Basil followed him into a large and
beautifully furnished room.
Michael Grant was, Of course, the
greatest athlete that England had
eve known, and one of the most
popular men in society; but-in con-
tradiction to the habits of many men
Of his stamp-he had cultivated an
interest in aesthetics. Because he
happened to hold the worlds record
for the mile, had been a triple Blue at
oxford, and was laurel crowned in
many a mighty contest of the body,
yet he did not disdain intellectual and
artistic pursuits.
Now then, what is It. Capt. Mar
riott?" Grant said. And then, break
ing off suddenly in his speech-'By
Jove! how Ill you look! What is the
matter?"
ooh, l have had a shock" Marriott
replied. 81 was knocked down last
night by some unseen assailant, just
outside the house Of the duchess Of
London at a quarter past two or
Whereabouts in the morning."
Grant stated. "Ah!" he said.
That brings us nearer things. It was
outside 100A, ~Piccadilly, you say?"
ITO Be Continued.)
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Marion St, Manchester, Ia, says:
Constant work at a sewing machine
seemed to bring IN kidney trouble. The
kidney action was irregular and the
pains in my back and loins so evere
| could hardly endure it. Doan's Kid
ney Pills made me feel better in a
short time, and ! took them until en-
tirely free from my trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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New Offences in Tennessee.

Alleged illegal sale of intoxicants
resulted in the arrest Sunday Of j. A.
Lohrum, forty-two years old, on three
charges, namely, tipping On Sunday,
tipping without a license and violat-
ing the segregation law. Lohrum gave
bond for his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
American.
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Tallor's Trouble with eowIesged Men.

1T wouldn't be so bad II people
were merely b~owlegged." said a tailor.
over in the arcade the other day, "but
what makes trouble for the tailor Is
that no two legs are bowed just alike.
One knee will be bowed out further
than the other.
The tailor has to draw special
plans and specifications for each
trouser leg before he can 60 ahead
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EXCLUSIVE.

where do the Hottentots live,
Mary?" a public school teacher asked
n of her pupils.
Il don't know, m" said Mary, prim-
ly. Ma won't let me visit any Of the
people in this neighborhood."
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Not impossible,

The Topper-You must have had an
awful fright when you awoke and
found the place burning.
The Trilby-My dear Teller, Wy I vos
as vite as your shirt-no, viter than
that!
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day. Nine times out
Of ten, backache
tells of kidney weak
ness. The only way
to find relief is to
cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills
have given u
strong backs to
thousands of men
and women. Mrs.
Wesley Clemens, 81
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There You Al!

IT understand that you said I didn't
know as much as your dog"
81 never said anything of the kind"
Then what did you say?"
81 said my dog knew more than you
did"
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lSmportapt 70 Mothers,
Why, Pa!

PA, what is a philanthropist?"
"a philanthropist, Theobald, is Oft
en- a man who helps himself in such a
way that people thinks he helps 9TH
ers."
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Remember, the real flavor Of crushed
mint leaves costs no more than rank
limitations. Insist on WRIGLEY'S
SPEARMINT.
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Over fifty years of public confidence
and popularity. That is the record of
Hamlins Wizard Oil, the worlds stand.
ard remedy for aches and pains. There's
a reason and only one-MERIT.
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Evasive.

He-How is it you are always out
when l call?
She-Just luck!
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Why is WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT so
popular? Because it tastes good and
does good.
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Any man can make his wife happy
merely by being Jealous of her.
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Red. Wenk. Weary. Wnterx Exe.

Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com.
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Con.
forms to Pure Food and Drug Laws. Mu.
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Try Murine in You Eyes. At Druggists
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The TACT that life is a grind Is what
sharpens many a mans wits.
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AS refreshing as a brisk drive.
WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT.
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Women read bargain advertise
ments because they believe there Is
something in store for them.
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A knowledge Of birthstones never
helps a girl to acquire a solitaire.
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BURDENS LIFTED
From Bent Backs.

A bad back Is a heavy handicap to
those Of us who have to work every
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For ANY Disease or Injury Z,

the eye, use PETTIT'S EYE SALvE, alb
solutely harmless, acts quickly, 25c. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo. N. Y.
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The complexion specialist should be
onto the latest wrinkle.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children %teething, softens the gums, reduces In
fammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c Q bottle.
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South Dakota
General State News
in Paragraphs.
in Paragraphs.

Miss Edith Metzner of Sioux Falls
was struck by lightning and serious
ly injured.
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In the sham battle between the
militia companies Of Pierre and High.
more On the camp grounds near
Pierre, Col. Frost declared the out
come a draw. Highmore was pre-
sumed to be defending a wagon train
and the Pierre company took the
hills in an effort to capture the train
but before they had gone far in the
operations, the time allotted for the
drill had expired and the wager
train was still in possession of the
Hyde county contingent.
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The Pierre high school graduate
a class Of fourteen last week. Rev
II. l.. Russell delivered the address.
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After lingering for a month, semi
conscious as a result Of a fall at the
Wasp No. 2 mine at Deadwood, in
which he sustained a fractured skull
Edward Murrain, a young miner, d ed
last week at Deadwood. Murrain was
at one time a cowboy on the Wyom.
ing plains and had been married only
a short time. He was working in the
open cut of the mine when a rock.
fall occurred and he was struck or
the head. Murrain was twenty-five
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When a list of Indian inherited
lands were offered for sale at Chey'
enne River Indian agency a'few days
ago, there was spirited bidding for a
number Of the tracts, some Of them
going at $40 an acre. The lands were
on the reservation west Of Forest
City, and the high prices were on &C.
count of the activity in railroad SUI.
veys which several roads are making
in that part OF the state at the pres.
ent time.
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01
w oman :
Features III tits C0lamn:
SUrln,cr IT'S 10 Mothers
Health Dress E'or Girls
let Life Re Fancy Free

Dress the small girl SeRsibly during
the hot weather Many parents think
This ii the time 10 show the child off
by covering II with stitiy starched
lingerie ornamented with heavy rib
bon bows.
Who does not remember the agony
of stilily Stnrched skirts OH II warm
day: And don't you remember how
the edges Of those immaculate fiounces
scratched until you tidgeted so that
every one wondered why you were SO
cross: TO this day ! hate starched
rutile on anything as result Of what
suffered as Il child.
The summer months are precious
ones us regards the growth of the
small child. Little girls should run
wild In the fields and sunshine with
out ever seeing company clothes until
the warm days are over
Some parents are sensible in this re-
spect. They dress the little girls the
same as little boys: you cannot tell the
difference. Both children wear romp-
.rs and dig in the sand and dirt until
they are as brown as berries.
One mother who put her child's
health before her appearance dressed
her in bathing suit all summer and
she was well repaid by the glow Of
health in her baby's cheeks and by the
absence Of the doctor all that winter.
Don't smother the little girl In q lot
Of clothes. Some mothers are so ap-
prebensive that their babies will catch
cold that they force them to wear fan.
mel petticoats and long stockings.
They don't realize that by doing this
they are making the child delicate and
much more apt TO become overheated
and easily chilled.
believe very much In the present
fad of making both little girls aud lit
tie boys wear paiamas.
This is sensible, as children will
persist In kicking off the bedclothes.
and Il Is during the night that they
catch the most Geld.
Another thing buy broad brimmed
straw hat for your little girl instead
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01

hgng far out over .he pool Of water
Mhare, as boys, they had tished and
5athed on many a happy summer day.
"Tm glad there's no boys here to-
day." sighed Uncle Billy ut does
seem awful to me that boys as Is
| brought up. by respectable, God fear
in parents will be SO wicked as tc fish
an swim on the Sabbath day"
boy nature an hoss nature is pur-
ty much alike the world over" sage
ly responded Uncle Joe. II don't see
that boys is any wuss than they war
when we was boys BILL you know
you've been licked like sixty fer the
same identical tricks. An licked fer
what? Jest cause you was a-havin'
the only downright rale good time
you ever got chance to have.
never had any boys Of my own, but
I'll tell you right here that IL l bad
forty boys, an they ali wanted to go
swimmin' on Sunday, why, they could
60, an what's more, I'd go with en-"
The audacious wickedness of such a
sentiment fairly took away Uncle Bill
ly's breath.
why, Joseph. yOu-you shorely
wouldn't think o. bein' 30 wieked!'
wicked nothin'i That's Jest the
way you used TO talk when we was
boys -pardners. It was Joseph! an
'Josephg An you was into az much
dcvilment as was too! An always
maxim folks believe at led you into
1T Dog my skinl I'm goin' to have
that fish II have to wade in an
chase him out on the bank!'
Uncle Joe had, while talking, taken
hook and line from his pocket and
fastened 1t TO an abandoned pole.
Then he managed to catch q grass
hopper. He impaled 1t to his satisfac-
ton and gave cast that showed he
had once been a not unscientific angler.
But dexterous as was the cast the
| bass refused to rise to the alluring
hopper. Uncle Billy sat In the shade
and looked on with grave, troubled
! face. What would old Brother Nee
cham say II he were to hear Of his
deviation from the straight and mar
row path? No doubt at this moment
Brother Meecham was standing up be-
fore the class telling his hopes and
fears, his temptations and triumphs.
! what If the Lord should call me
right now an find me here at the river
! fishin'T"
The agony of the thought made I'm
Gle Billy groan aloud.
"Shet up, Bill Fish won't bite If
you make so much noise"
81 don't care If they don't! Joe,
you're old enough to know better than
to fish on Sunday"
well, stop your clatter or I'll come
back there an make you"
Now, 1t had been Uncle Billy's fail
ing when boy not to be able to take
a dare" He always got the worst of
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01
GREAT coRN CONTEST.

1take Fair Preparing to aid Movement
Tewaras Leulsiana's New Crop.
The State Fair Of Louisiana. In con.
junction with the state department Of
nericIture, u preparing to give the
movement towards making LouiIiana
q great corn producing country all the
encouragement Ia its power, while the
State Fair Ii Ia xession at Shreveport
from Nov TO 6.
C0lonef Charles Schuler. state com.
missioner Of agriculture and immigra-
fIen. has always been in the fore rank
ln nvery momevent towards bettering
Eke agricultural interests of the state.
lie and Professor Dodson Of the
efafe experimental farm, In eonjunc.
tten with the State Fair association,
are now perfecting plans for the or
ganization of the State Corn Growers
association. which will be perfected
So not only aid the growers IN hand.
link sheEr crops but to at the same
time prove Of material benefit in
marketing The harvest
Ihe department of agriculture has
devoted a large portion Of Its funds
kn1onfIafed Eor premiums at the State
FAIR lo sas for corn and the corn
contest Ii view az the great crop nro-
dueed the state this year. The
enan tnasesE VIII prove ii isself q dis
fissef teaug ii the State Fair.
fne he@s corn contest when Sam
e feFea grown AKA cAsil-
V.ssSss Is thn lads of the state will be
shssA f also be 3 feature of the
f4ssaT 4n4s aEaEfT@ fff
die fls II =
Roy g
zilae - isee1l ltei'ue eht q Ais
t0s Cora nfeaS.
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01

The BIG fish began to slsoaD st0ns of ttTtslg.
physical encounters, but the very next
time he was dared be would again
lead forIorn hope, because he was a
coward. moral coward.
So little wender 10 It that, under the
old feeling Of moral cowardice, he re-
piled:
"oh, you will, will your Mebby you'd
like to try It right now"
''Bill, If you don't shet your osd fool
mouth I'II--I'il come up there am make
you eat dirty'
"You will, viii your yelled the now
properly infuriated william. "You
will, will your I'd like to see you Try
It ON. Try It on right nowY'
Uncle Joe stuck his ash pole In the
sand, spat on his hands and walked up
to bis bellicose ''pardner." He made a
grab for Uncle Billy's collar, but Uncle
Billy slid under bis arm, caught him
''side holts," and under holts' at that.
AS boy tussle 1t would have been
commonplace. But when old men
wrestle-
Each mans face showed tense, set
jaws and watchful eyes.
at that instant Uncle Billy happened
to glance toward the river He won
dered II any one was watching. His
glance caught the violent sway of the
fishing pole. He broke "hoIts' snd ex-
claimed:
"Joe, you've got 'imw
Uncle Joe made clumsy, rheumatic
old run and was Just In time to grasp
the pole as It pulled out Of the sand.
Dexterously he guided the fish, for his
muscular sense told him that the Inc
was NOT strong enough TO draw the
game captive from the water. He play
ed it as well as he could. hoping 10
tire #. But his prey kept dashins
wildly from side to side or the pool.
Uncle Jee's ol arms grew tired.
'.Bill, Bill. you'a have TO spell me
bit. I'm tuc.ierea ont I'll 70 havefB
with you.'
Uncle Billy had forgotten his late
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01

Of frilly lingerie confection. The
wide straw brim really does keep the
glare out Of her eyes, while the other
never does. You know doctors say
that most of the cases Of nearsighted-
ness and astigmatism come from poor
~ protected eyes during the first sum
mers of a child's life.
Never LET the little one go out in the
sun without wearing hat. But let
the little girl be as much Of a tomboy
as she likes. Turn her loose during
the summer months like young colt
and LET her grow and lay in stores Of
strength for the shut-in months.
MARY WENTWORTH.
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01

The tomhoy princess Of Europe il
what they call Anastasia. grand duch.
ess OF Mecklenberg.Schw Ne one
can guess what she viii do next.
Brought up in the most punctilious
way. related to nearly every reignine
house OF the old world. she is as un.
conventional as country girl who has
never been off the farm. She goes
about public places unchaperoned
plays tennis with anybody. manages
motorboats. rides in tournaments, plays
pranas on all sorts of people and
actually wears trousers when the
fancy strikes her. She is often seer
IN fantastic garb riding a motorcycle.
withaI she is beautiful and faseinat.
ing and Is the mother of two smarl
daughters.
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01
k,ear. Not For sale.

Miss Katherine Wright. the ievotei
sister Of the Wright brothers ~
who with them met crowned tleaJI,
abroad. has announced that she w.l
probably 20 back 10 teaching in oue 9.
the high schools Of Dayton Q 0ps
of the stories about this Agreeable aae
sensible young lady IS that socA e
her return halne she had 10 effer &.
marriage from milIisneirs. ;lls
reported to have SAL Ie fusln
was ore fiiihg that money eaait
huf
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01
WEARING OF THE HAIR.
Classical Effects in Place of Waved
Effects and "Rats."

The hairdressers have given woman.
kind their orders. and there are few
marcel waved effects seen; instead the
hair is brought down at the sides of
the head and slightly waved und
brought irse classical knot at the
back IN most instances there APP
pears to be reaching out for classical
effects SO far as the contour Of the
head will permit Far less false hair
Is to be used and no rats" at all.
Some faces look best when the hair
The Caucasian., 1909-08-01
OLIVE HARPER
Missouri Girls, Titlsd Husbands.

missouri GirtS Ittieu VusoaHos.
St. Louis has more aristocratic fam
lilies In proportion to its population
than any other city in the United
States. Its old inhabitants were the
millfonaires of the country west Of the
Mississippi up to the civil war. Twen.
ty.four daughters OF these cid families
married titled husbands md are asso.
ciatad with the most aristoeratic finn
illes Of Europe It is singular fact
that In this number every woman Is
considered beauty These women are
the daughters Of Che following vel
known families Of st Louis gratisi
fr.trney. Taglor. niilen. Seuliifa ca
~ crneqn ntgrale. King flas
allen IN. evsAaw. ~
fleers,u lss,sc'l Easls. 1gNalsrf.s
.zssf Eew ias- Is
s. e-ss-~-
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back and dressed the skin there and
then, before it should get. covered
with fyblows. -:
lost no time, however, in getting
back to the spot where I had killed
him, for 1t struck me there might be
something more than I knew about in
his having had his attention diverted
from myself and the dog. So I cast
about once more, still going along the
river, letting Snap" who was well up
to the work, do the hunting, whilst
now and again I added a brilliant
beetle to my collecting box. Passing
two or three gullies without making
anything further out, began to think
that it must have been the whistle
of an antelope that had attracted the
leopard's notice. He showed, how
ever, the same intentness of gaze as I
remembered in jaguar I once killed
under somewhat similar circum-
stances, and whose dying roar brought
a second one on my track in less than
no time, giving me stifish scuf1le. It
is in cases such as these that the sci.
ence of woodcraft comes in handy,
careful notice of surrounding signs
and actions usually enabling one to
come to a correct conclusion. had
been keeping fairly close to the river
bank, for held to my theory that
there was another leopard not far
from where shot the last; so turned
about, after a couple of miles, and
worked back along the margin of the
bush, near the veldt. carefully beat
ing any likely-looking spots. Half way
or so back was dense mass of thorns
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for the timber on the other side of the
bend in the river. l was beginning to
feet bit winded, and was not sorry
when further angry yelps and growl-
Ing showed that the cub had again
been brought to bay. Getting up as
quickly as possible, l found that the
dog had been having rough time OF
it. He was scored badly down the
side, and instead of being white
terrier was a CHASTITY red one, though
for the time being it did not appear
to inconvenience him much. He was
vigorously barking and jumping
around lot of loose boulders, among
which the leopard had evidently taken
refuge. I could not, however, induce
him to go in, and although I have
had several good terriers for this kind
Of shooting none of them cared to 20
to ground after such game. I began
to fear should have to give him up,
but got together a lot of the driest
heritage I could find, and making q
couple of squibs by extracting the
powder from two cartridges, went
to- work to try and make him. bolt,
as his cover was not very large. Cut
ting as long stick as l could find,
I took page out of my pocket diary
and rolled the squibs in it, binding
them to the thin end of the stick.
which l bandaged 'thickiy round with
dry grass and leaves for q, yard or
more, and then pushed it in where the
leopard had entered and ignited. it
we'll all around, also heaping more
dry stuff about the opening so as to
make as much smother as possible.
The smoke soon began to escape from
the crevices, though the leopard did not
appear to take any notice Of it; but
ais soon as the fuses began to fig and
sputter., it was more than he could
stand, and out he dashed. almost up
setting me In his rush. I had. how,
ever, picked up my carbine and fred
at him. just as he was disappearing
into the :cover.i:l distinctly heard tho
pat of the bullet and WIS about to
follow, when I saw that the poor dog
demanded my attention, so picked him
up. The scratches were ugly ones,
and could see that If / did not at.