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the gentleman just ahead of me-, Tommy assured
him in farewell. You may yet catch glimpse of
him the side, on the right
When they the sidewalk Tommy took
COMFY by the
Sorry to have had to drag you into it. he told
him; but you seemed everlastngly ashamed of
me when was Raging the others that | really felt
YOU needed bit of it yourself"
A ND there that time the street car that
y Berry Beckwirth tells about:
Tommy and Berry, after pleasant evening at
Gramercy Park club, started up town on a Fourth
ave. car They had said everything they had to say
earlier In the evening and were gazing absenty at
the advertisements.
possible f. Duke Jones-or is it E. Earl Jones?-
with his coat thrown back to show his evening
Clothes boarded the Before he had time to find
seat Tommy reached languidly and rang
of the electric signal buttons between the windows.
oh, waiter he called to Jones. with wave of
his hand that Hospitality included all the passengers
in the car, you may take the orders! And then,
though suddenly realizing his mistake, he went
to Jones and tried to explain.
I'm awfully sorry he assured him. :" | was half
dreaming and really you-er-especialy in dress
suit you know-Im very sorry.
Tommy swears it was really absent mindedness on
his part; but Berry Beckwrth says he'd be willing
wager his life that it merely Tommy gentle
way of calling down nsufferable snob. From the
way Jones acted about it afterward he evidently
shares Bertys opinion.
60 much for Tommy's democracy AS for his big
~ heartedness, need only cite his experience
with that tight listed old moneybags. Abel klemm.
klemm was standing corner waiting for bus.
1t a spring day and he had taken off his
hat to mop his forehead Tommy, absent minded as
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could step in and take charge of the family interests.
MY dear, his wife told him in tones of admira-
ton, Il agree with you perfectly
We'll, well, leave it to me, my dear Ill see the
young man and have talk with him. | had a note
from him just this morning asking if he could
tomorrow evening.
THE next evening Tommy called, and. after ac-
cepting cigar, briefly asked Tony's father for
his daughters hand.
The elder man cleared his throat and started in
on his carefully considered reply. " Your birth and
position and your ability to support my daughter
he proceeded are beyond question: of
but he looked suddenly up over his glasses in
way he had found very impressive with his
why, loving your daughter, sir said Tommy.
apparently much surprised that anyone should have
to ask such question.
Eyes, yes rather taken aback, to be sure; but
-ah-in business way, mean?'
II love her very, very much, Sir, smiled
Tommy that l really think there wouldn't be very
much left of me for anything else"
"Al very good, very good indeed. But after you
married, after you settle down"
l shall continue to love her, finished out Tommy
with perfect assurance.
Now this wasn't at all the sort of thing that Tonys
father had counted upon, and Well, everybody
knows that Tommy and Tony formally
gagged. Moreover, everybody is wondering how their
marriage will turn out.
Tony's mother is pessimstic. They're both
cratic" she says, Il just know they will be very
unhappy"
They probably will be- agrees Tony's father
but then, my dear. they're such harebrained young
imbeciles that theyl II probably never know it..
Which may be all very true; for Tonys father is
man whose judgment is considered very shrewd in a
great many things.
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to be purely scientific in char
acter and purpose. But his
torians are beginning to sus-
pect that Jefferson. either on
his own initiative or at the
instigation of the ambitious
Lewis. may have meditated
a seizure of the vast region
between the Mississippi and
the Rockies, possession of
which had passed from Spain
to France, but which had
become indispensable to the
security and prosperity of the
United States. 1t is signifi-
cant that not a single scientist
accompanied the expedition:
that it was almost entirely
composed of veteran soldiers
and carefully selected from
tiersmen, proverbial for their
skill with the rifle; and that
Jefferson chose for its COM
mander his youthful private
secretary, daring and brave.
but without the slightest sci
entific training.
Whatever Jefferson's mo-
tives, the consummation of
the Louisiana Purchase be-
fore the start of the eXpe-
dition saved him from tres
passing. as he undoubtedly
intended doing. with an armed
force into the territory of an
other power. The expedition
then became unquestionably
one of exploration. and as
such played an important
part in gaining for the United
States a foothold on the
shores of the Pacific. 1t also
won for Lewis imperishable
renown.
For nearly two years and
a half he and his men roamed
far from civilization, across
barren wastes and snow
ges. over flood-raging streams
plains and valleys peopled
whom had never before seen
ractful and diplomatic, he won
savages, kept his own men in
finally returned to Washington
a single follower and with a
in the annals of Ameri-
triumph for Lewis, and for
.icating the trust he had put
, who was not thirty years old
ortant command. His reward
keeping with his noteworthy
3, 1907. Jefferson appointed
nasj on page II
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By H. Addington Bruce

the heart Of Tennessee forest its stately white
i column looming unexpectedly out of the wood
land depths, stands monument which ought to be
the scene OF an impressive memorial service this
autumn. 1t marks the spot where exactly century
ago October II of the present year, Meriwether
Lewis commander of the famous Lewis and Clark
exploring expedition found his last resting place.
1t only four years since the centennial of that
wonderful march the continent celebrated
Lewis and his brave followers did SO much to win
for the United States. Now the time has arrived
when his death ought to be commemorated.-a
death occurring under circumstances darkly
mysterious to leave it, in the present day,
one of the most intricate and battling problems in
american history.
For the matter of that, however much of Meri-
wether Lewis is shrouded in mystery. He
Is almost as inscrutable and picturesque figure as
his better known contemporary, Aaron Burr and
the wonder is that of novelists have not
seized upon him, many have seized upon
Burr, to make him the hero of thrilling historical
romance. He scarcely less ambitious, though
IN Tar more honorable way, than Burr, and his
rise to fame was no less meteoric than Burrs His
career too, like Burr's intimately connected
with that of the great Jefferson
He was, in fact, one of Jeffersons young men,
and served him to the day of his death with
failing loyalty: Part of the secret of Jetfersons
success was his ability to pick out young men of
talent, attract them to him, and arouse in them
intense enthusiasm for him and for his policies.
He thus had always army of devoted and brilliant
leutenants, each with his own following, ready to
rally to JeffersOns support in time of political need
Among all of these none thoroughly in his
confidence Meriwether Lewis won his
confidence at SO early age or held it unbroken for
so long time.
First in Public Notice
HE was only eighteen when. out of the obscurity
IL of his native Virginia Wilderness he flashed
upon the pages of history to associate his name
with ]efferson's in scheme that has given much
perplexity to historians. This the Michaux
expedition of 1892, ostensiby arranged trans
Mississippi exploration in the interests of science.
but suspected by many having for Interior
object the eventual winning of the West from Spain.
Young he was, Lewis was Jefferson first choice
for command of the expedition; but for diplomatic
other reasons he finally selected the Frenchman,
Andre MichauX. whose Government promptly
interfered to prevent this unauthorized and inter
nationally illegal invasion of Spanish soil
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How long Lewis and
Jefferson had then been
acquainted, or what the
former had done to con-
vince the latter that he
possessed qualities of
leadership, it is impossible
to say, SO little is known
of Lewis early life. After
the failure of the Michaux
expedition he returned to
his farm, whence, in 1874,
he enlisted to take part
in the suppression of
the Whisky 1nsurrection
in Pennsylvania. After
ward he fought under
Wayne in the Fallen Tim
Der campaign against the
Indians of the old North
west, and was stationed
at the historic Virginia
town of Charlottesville
"on recruiting service
At Charlottesville there
is every reason to believe,
he showed himself far
more jealous in getting
voters for Jefferson than
in securing soldiers for
Uncle Sans army. At
all events, as soon as
Jefferson was elected
President he sent for
Lewis and appointed him
to the important post of
private secretary to the
President, an act which.
as may be imagined.
caused unbounded aston
ishment at the capital.
But Lewis quickly
demonstrated that he
was no mere backwoods
fighter, no crude and rou
a dandy among dandies
a suave man, tactful, disc
was not long before he w
antagonistic Federalists, /
sonian were anathema.
a,ldacious, quick of wit,
loyalty to Jefferson. there
caused men of all parties
man. Give him a chance
is a true American"
Out to Seize Il
HIS chance came when
- his scheme of a ira
Once more it was given o,
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Out to Seize the Middle West

HIS chance when Jefferson. in 1903, revived
- his scheme of tranScontnental expedition.
Once more it was given out that the expedition was
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Would Bar the Judiciary.

Young ministers sometimes say
some very irreverent things when
first they get in harness, but seldom
are so broadly condemnatory as the
young clergyman who was called
upon to act as chaplain at the opening
of a recent term of court down in
Maine.
After covering everything he could
think of as appropriate to say from re-
ligion to law. he closed his prayer
with the supplication, And, finally,
may we all be gathered in that hap
Ply land where there are no courts, no
lawyers and no judges"
Then they changed chaplains.
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Since the removal of the internal
revenue tax on denatured alcohol by
congress much general interest has as
serted itself regarding the form of
manufacture of the product. So far
little has resulted, except in the way
Of experimentation The Minnesota
experiment station is one of the first
to take up the work and is now operat-
ing small still.
The Illustration shows the outfit
that has recently been installed for
the manufacture of denatured alcohol
on small scale, applicable to farm
conditions. It was necessary to i'm
port the still from France, where al
cohol is successfully made on the
farm, as no manufacturer in this
country engaged in the construction
and erection of distilling plants ap-
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A SMALL DENATURED
ALCOHOL PLANT In USE
Work OF Testing
Probability Of Small Still

per receiving tank (5). The alcohol
is denaturized by a revenue officer,
who adds ten per cent. wood alcohol
or other chemicals SO az % render it
unsuitable for internal u2se.
Experiment stations founded By
the United States government are
permitted to operate these stills for
experimental purposes and denatur-
iZe the alcohol on the same day it is
distilled. The person operating the
plant executes a $1,000 bond, as a
guarantee that the alcohol will be
used only for purposes of denaturiz-
ing. In the case of the farmer, the
alcohol would have to remain in the
sealed tank and be denaturized by a
government official. The still must
be operated in accord with the rev,
enue regulations, otherwise one would
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pears to make such small outfits. The
cheapest one that could be supplied
by an American firm cost about $1O,-
900.
The plant consists of mailing vat
CO. Gan old cheese vat) supplied with
hot and cold water for regulating the
temperature during the fermentation
process. The Gull potatoes, low grade
grain or whatever material is used, is,
after grinding and suitable mechan-
ical preparation, placed in the vat
where it is fermented with yeast, and
alcohol is formed. The fermented
product is then placed in the still
(2), fire is kindled in the fire box
(D, and the alcohol is vaporiZed,
passes through the tube Old into the
condenser (3), where it is cooled and
liquifed. The condenser is supplied
at 8 with cold running water. The
alcohol delivered from the condenser
at 4 is passed into the sealed cop
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checked, the vessels become congested
and superficial Inflammation follows.
The circulation in the legs, especially
in common-bred animals, is never too
rapid, because they are farthest away
from the center and there is usually
a tendency to GOODNESS Of the eXtremi-
ties.
In some stables provision is made
for hot water for washing purposes,
but the animal enjoying this luxury is
not better off than the farm horse
driven up to his belly into the pond,
because both are left wet, and this is
where the trouble comes in. We find
several grades of Inflammation Of the
skin of the heels, and thus the symp-
toms vary according to the stage at
tanned.
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be subject to fine and imprisonment,
No alcohol has yet been made in this
still, but a number of experiments us
ing various farm products are con,
tempIlted.
The plant has been installed both
for experimental and instruction pur-
poses, and as the work progresses,
reports will be issued giving informa-
ton upon the subject in response to
the numerous inquiries which have
been received The still cost $67.13,
duty free. The freight and installa'
ton brings the total charge to about
800. Prof. Harry Snyder expresses
the opinion that American mechanics
can make equally as good an outfit
at the same if not a lower cost. De-
natured alcohol for use as fuel and
light is successfully made on a small
scale by European farmers, and !
know of no reason why it cam OF or
should not be made in this coun ry.
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HORSE TROUBLES
AND HOW TO TREAT
By DR.. BaingIy.

The principal exciting causes of
grease" are clipping the legs and
heels and washing and leaving them
wet Since the cheapening of the pat
ent clipper the mischief arising out of
trimming the heels has increased to
such an extent that a reaction is
setting in and in most large hunting
and posting establishments the prac-
| tice has been abandoned and the ami
mails are clipped Irish fashion-that is,
| the hair is left on from the knees and
hooks, or in some cases from the el-
bows and stiles downward. The aban-
donment of the practice by large own
ers of horses is significant In big
stable, which is generally under vet
Urinary supervision and often actual
charge, there is better chance Of the
cause of these winter disorders being
properly appreciated than where only
one or two horses are kept. We have
nothing to say against clipping or clip
ping machines; they have proved a
boon and a blessing to men" and
horses, but when used on the legs they
leave the skin SO bare that it cannot
SO we'll resist the effects of irritants
as when protected by it's natural COW
ering.
There are two things that have ia
vored the practice of clipping the legs
appearance and greater ease in
cleaning or less labor in grooming. 1t
is possible, however, to compromise
by clipping the legs once, when the
coat is removed the first time in the
autumn, and then leaving the legs I'M
touched, except perhaps light run
over with the smuggling lamp. This
does not leave the skin so bare as
when the clippers and scissors are used
to trim out the heels every few weeks
indeed, in many stables horses are
trimmed up every fortnight.
There is, however, no doubt that the
hair on the legs is wise provision of
nature and that one of the purposes it
serves is the prevention of immediate
contact between dirt and the skin; the
moisture percolating through the hair
and leaving the mud on the surface.
Generally the tenacity rather than the
irritating properties of the dirt are at
the root of the evil, and it is not so
much the mud as the way we get it
off.
This brings us to the question of
washing, which is generally performed
in very perfunctory and most unsat-
isfactory fashion. The horse comes in
wet, muddy and warm-sOmetimes hot
The harness is taken off or the saddle
removed, and the animal is tied to
ring in the stable and thoroughly
douched with buckets of water under
the belly, TANKS and legs and then,
with much kissing" and "cissing" the
adherent mud is washed-some off and
some into-the hair with a water
brush A scraper Or more frequently
a sponge is used to take the water out
of the hair and the horse is led into
the stable and his clothing put on.
Here he stands wet for hours, because
the man is unable, even if he were
willing, to rub the animal dry and re-
store the circulation to parts remote
from it's center, because he has prob
ably other horses to look after and GER
tainly other work to do. The circula-
ton, which has been excited during
the work of exercise, is suddenly
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The Bill Outside.

''Why don't you come in occasion
ally between drinks" demanded the
wife, land see the play?"
Il don't need to-" replied the bibu-
lous husband. "The bartender is ia
miliar with the plot, initiates the act
ors and also knows a lot of gossip
about their personal and family af-
fairs
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Prof. Munyon says: Cure cold and
you prevent Consumption. His opin-
ion is now shared by the leading
physicians of the country, and the
wonderful cures that are being made
by Munyon's Cold Remedy have at
tracted the attention of the whole
medical fraternity. These little sugar
pellets break up cold in a few hours
and almost universally prevent Bron,
chitis and Pneumonia
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The Size of II.

It's dish-u-way, sah," explained old
Brother Swank to befuddled friend:
"Orthodoxy am de foxy dat I makes
muhse'f-dat rs de orthor of, 20
Understand. Uh-well, and dis yuh hec-
terdoxy am de udder mans doxy dat
he's allus uh-hectorin me wild. Do
dat make it cPar to yo' apprehension.
Brudder ?''-Puck.
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Signature ofLI<NZzzez<u
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Fortunate.

It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
any good. Once more was the truth
of the proverb to be demonstrated.
A shipwrecked sailor having got
ashore on desert island, was delight
ed to find that his life belt had been
dishonesty filled with sawdust in
stead of the best grade of cork.
This means an abundance of break
fast food" he exclaimed ut only
remains to provide lunch and dinner
and I am saved. Puck.
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HOW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ]. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly hon.
orabe in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
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Relieved.

We'll, my little man, you seem to
be very happy"
yep" replied the little man, "it'll
be whole year before I'll have to
go around lynn again about believin
in Santa Claus
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No Rest Tor rne WearY.

Mrs. Coopah-"Ah see youah Lille
amt lookin very pert t'night, yet she
bin dancin' ev'ry Dance
Mrs. Hooley-"Ah know; it don t
signify nothin' if she's dancin' every
dance Lilies got one O. dem new
hip-hipless corsets on an she just
can't sit down. Puck.
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Do not neglect constipation, for this con-
dition poisons the blood and leads to chron-
&c Ill health. Garfield Tea, the mild herb
laxative, corrects constipation, keeps the
blood pure, and the health good.
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Just So.

Col White-Your son is quite a
singer, isn't he, Busenbark? q.
Brother Busenbark-Yassah! Vas
sahi 'Bleeged to yo for akin. Dat
boy, sab, am suttingly de most malo-
dorous cullud pusson in dis whole
town.
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Ql,hl:,c
4en cNuhp
Question

"Do you know of any woman who received any
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound?"
If any woman who is suffering with any aiment peculiar
to her sex will ask her neighbors this question: she will be
surprised at the result. There is hardly community in
this country where cannot be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy, made
exclusively from simple formula of roots and herbs.
During the past 80 years have published thousands
of letters from these grateful who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound and
in all that time have published testimonial without
the writer's special permission Never have knowingly
published testimonial that not truthful and genuine
Here just received few days ago. If anyone doubts
that this true and honest statement of woman expert
ence with Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
When first began taking Lydia e. Pink
Vegetable Compound total wreck. had been
female troubles, chronic dyspepsia
trouble tried
nothing did me good.
lived medicines and thought would
advertisement of Pink
Vegetable Compound, and advised to try it.
got Compound, and it did
mes continued it's q well woman
enjoy the best of health.
suffering from such troubles to give
Pnkham's Vegetable Compound trial They won't
regret it, will surely you'Nrs. Bessie l.. Hicks,
$40 Cleveland ST.. Houston.
ANY woman who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not to give such medicine as this trial Why should it
not do her as much good as it did Mrs Hicks.
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Ihe Brute.

Hostess-Why didn't you bring
Capt. Splasher with you?
Capt. Bolson-Duty, Mrs. Clutter
buck We couldn't both get away, SO
we tossed up for it.
Hostess-And you won?
Capt Bolson-No-I lost.
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TonsorjaI Note.

Your hair wants cutting badly,
SIR said barber to a customer.
mo, it doesn't" replied the man in
tn echair; 1T wants cutting nicely.
You cut it badly last time"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Beauty may be only skin deep, but
it has more value than most other
kinds of coverings.
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Absent Minded,

Knicker-How did Outlate give him.
self away?
Bocker-Left his shoes in the ele-
vator.
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Not That Kind.

"They say the ex-ice king shows a
great courage in jail"
But not so to speak, exactly the
courage of his convictions"