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in a secluded corner on deck and tried
to keep them to themselves as much
as possible. When they were not prom
enading the deck for a constitutional
they sat quietly in their little deck
chairs and played at knitting or did
bead work Dads used to crochet
with a safety pin and ball of twine,
while "Babs" made picture puzzles
with strips of paper that she tore up.
The twins perambulator, one of those
large double affairs, always attracted
attention in Paris. because over there
they do not have baby carriages built
for two. and the Parisians never ceased
to marvel at the unusual equipage when
1T appeared on the street.
Nine. Homer's Gems
Nine, Homer is the mother OF two
older children. boy named Sydney
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o. these stage mothers have become
stage granomothers.
But tce modern stage mother Is be-
ginning 20 show q proper pride in her
offspring and she wants the public TO
know something about her children. so
she has herself photographed with her
only infant OF her little family group
and can tell sometentertaining and in
teresting facts about them
Ethel Barrymore's Baby
The best known stage mother today
probably Is Ethel Barrymore. Mrs. Rus
sell @. Colt, whose young son Samuel.
about q year old, has had the limelight
OF publicity turned upon his baby head
ever since he was old enough to sit
and blink at the camera Miss Barry
more IS one Of the young stage mothers
and she may be considered one of its
most devoted, for little Baby Colt has
all the time his mother can give to him
when she is not engaged in rehearsing
q play or appearing IN one.
To the professional world the Homer
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= TAGE tradition has always kept
the children Of an actress very
- much in the background. Even
the fact OF her marriage has been care
fully concealed from the public by
managers, who fear that a husband
might stand in the way OF her profess
sional career.
And two or three robust youngsters
calling his youthful star mother"
might have the same effect on the ideal
loving young audience that the wife OF
matinee idol has-they would reduce
the drawing powers OF the footlights
favorite.
But the day Of the submerged stage
mother is on the wane. In fact. Il Is
already over. for now the public wants
20 know all II can about the families OF
SITS stars. and IL feels in closer touch
with them when 1t finds out that the
girlish looking ingenue or the slender
emotional queen is the mother OF three
or four boys and girls who are being
reared IN the most careful manner and
given every advantage that twentieth
century child can have.
The English stage mother IS much
better known TO her public than the
American. and one hears Of more women
on the stage who have families over
there. Perhaps Il Is because the public
IS more interested IN the private life
OF the actress and soon learns about her
family circle. And II may be that
there Is greater number OF happily
married actresses there.
The women who play maternal roles
IN this country when off the stage can
almost be counted on the fingers Of
two hands. That IS the prominent
ones can, but that would be excluding
some Of the favorites who have grown
old IN ths profession while their chill
dren have reached maturity. And some
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a glimpse OF one retreating figure that
seemed familiar. On his way out he
gave the janitor's wife half a dollar.
"Who lives in Flat 3C?' ne asked.
The woman told him.
Have they daughter?' he asked. "A
girl that wears a bushel of light hair
tied up with a blue ribbon?"
mo-" said the woman. she is not
their daughter. She just boards with
them. She is at the complaint desk in
the D. & T. store"
"Ah," said Johnny Boyle thought
fully
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of an opera singer. and even now, at
the tender age OF three. they go whole
days without talking and sing every
thing they want to say.
Nine. Mariska- -Aldrich is another
Metropolitan opera singer with de-
lightful little family Of two, a
boy years and months old
and a girl aged Z. Although both
children were born in this country,
they have lived much abroad at the
former home of their mother, Buda-
pest. Meeka, a baby contraction OF
Mariska. Nine. Aldrich's family name.
is quaint little blue eyed. fair haired
girl, while her brother has the velvety
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Mime. Homer's Gems

Nine Homer is the mother of two
older children. a boy named Sydney
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Gray Hair Restored
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Restores Gray, Streaked or
Bleached Hair or Moustache In
simultaneously. Gives any shade
from Light Brown to Black.
Does not wash or rub OF. Con-
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TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY

for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes and
Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn' t
Smart-Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists
Sell Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid, 25c,
Doc, S1.0O. Murine Eye Salve in
Aseptic Tubes, 25c, $100. Eye Books
and Eye Advice Free by Mail.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
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Mrs. William Faversham Julie Opp
and One of Her Boys
Photo by Saronv

for his father. aged Z, and Louise
Homer, Jr.," as she styles herself, a
Brunnhildelike girl of a.. Louise Jr."
has already chosen her profession, that
of her mother. while Sydney is unde-
cided between the career of a wireless
operator and writer. But the twins
would not think for one minute Of fol-
lowing any other profession than that
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druggists, we win send you Trial size for
eoc, eO, postpaid; large size eight times as much)
Ooe' II your druggist don't sell 1t send direct TO
purchased from druggist and we will give YOU
a full-size bottle for nothing
WALNUTTA Co., 1906 Olive ST., st. Louis, No.
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Expert Carpenter Gives Some Point.
ers as to This Seemingly Simple
Proceeding.

1T takes an apprentice a full year
to learn that he does not know how to
drive a nail" said an expert carpenter.
when once he has realized this it is
only a matter Of a few minutes to
learn how it should be done. The
commonest mistake is the belief that
a hard blow with the hammer is more
effective than several little taps, and
the learner is inclined to admire the
man who drives a nail all the way in
with but n blow. This Is where be
is wrong; four or Ave blows are much
better than m The reason is that
one hard blow inevitably makes the
nail rebound. ever so slightly, ii is
true. hut enough tGutESe it hold less
firmly than q would IL driven ia
gradually. The nail may be driven
almost all the way with one blow, but
several lighter taps are necessary to
finish the job.
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him On waking. Now he sat up un-
til worn out with work and loss of
sleep. And if then sleep would not
come. he counted sheep jumping over
a wall, watched water falling from a
high preCipice down doWn-or
reached ont his hand for the opiate
that stood always at hand. Anything
was better than the hopelessness OF
memory.
Perhaps the hardest part was the
utter loneliness OF it all. He had
turned to Helen with every pleasure
or sorrow. Now he was called upon
to face the greatest sorrow Of his life
alone-absolutely alone. He seemed
TO have lost the sense of human kin.
ship.
Sometimes a sudden sight would
touch his heart-two lovers walking
together. He would follow them as
long as he dared. noting every glance
and gesture between them. 1t com.
forted INN to feel hat love was still
in the world-although it had gone
from MS OWn ne.
Except for this Slight link he was
cut off from his felloW-beings-adrift
on a ShoreleSS sea. He did not feel
that others suffered as he was suffer.
ing, that many a gallant ship that
passed with COlors flying was freight.
ed with a burden as heavy as his own
He chung with pathetic e~agerness to a
belief that others were happy and
found life worth living. For, as time
went on, he found the question of the
worth OF life forcing itself upon him
with cruel insiStence-not as a specu-
lation, but out of the bitterness OF
life. 1t met Kim at every turn. 1t
stood waiting at his bedside to greet
him when he woke and it followed
close at his side through the day.
Why should he take up the burden OF
another day? No one depended on
him-would mourn for him. His
mother?-She was now independent
of his help. She did not need him.
No one needed him. One plunge and
he would know whether death ends
all, or whether in a new life one NAV
meet or make e happiness.
CTO BE Continued
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worked early and late. He dared not

worked early and late. He dared not
give himself time to think. Beauty
had gone from the world-interest
from life. Work was the only thing
left. He plodded on in a dull, mo-
notOnOus fashion. II served to kill
time. and there was the chance of los.
ing himself, for a little while, in his
task.
He would work for days with fever.
ish eagerness. for the sake of these
few minutes Of working oblivion, in
which he could lose himself, until the
dull pain that always preceded his re-.
turn TO consciousness became too
strong to be ignored When he turned
10 question its meaning, memory stood
always at hand to place the burden
nee more on his shoulders.
Except for these brief minutes
there was not an hour in the day
when his loss did not press upon him
To his tortured imagination he was
like n man torn in two. one-haT tC
be buried out Of sight. the other &c
live on, suffering and enduring. til
the Jagged wound should heal Al
every turn his thoughts went out tc
her-Only TO be met by the hopeless
blank OF her death. For months the
thought of her had been the last ir
his mind at night, the first to greet
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UNDERTAKES A HUGE TASK
John S. Townsend Will Try to Ous'
lighthouse John" from CHI
caeo's Council.

Ch'rago-John s. Townsend mas
undertaken a herculean task. lie -
after the scalp Of one "Bathho'se
John" Coughlin. alderman of the tlrst
ward. Mr.. Townsend is a 1eweler ana
he thinks he has time 10 take from MS
business and devote TO the welfare OF
Chicago. particularly the First ward.
Others have tried TO depose The
Bath" in years gone by. but when IL
came time to count the votes it was
found that the boys" in the First
ward remembered the new shoes and
the meals that had been sent around
to their houses by Coughlin and they
had decided 10 keep him In office so
there could be some more OF the
notable First ward balls
Coughlin is one of the characters Of
Chicago. His colleague in the ward is
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"iIinky Dink" Kenna. They have run
things in the ward where a great por-
tion Of the city's underworld lives to
suit themselves. Nobody ever has
been able 10 get their scalp or even
their goat on election day. Hence the
h%erculean task before Mr.. Townsend.
who in announcing his candidacy.
said
1T is my judgment hat the psyche
logical political III has come for
a successful campaign to be made
against Coughlin. / am not seeking
the office for political reasons or to
gain %notOriety. | have lived in the
district ever since 1877. and think |
could have received the a%ldermanic
nomination at many recent cam
palgns At any rate. the nomination
has been offered to me several times
before.
IT seems TO me. however. that the
FIRST ward by this time realizes its
own condition The civic awakening
which has been noticeable all over the
city ought to be reaching the city's
heaft, the FIRST ward, by this time.
and | have accepted the nomination
against Alderman Coughlin upon the
theory that there Is TO be a natural
overturning of conditions which have
obtained for so long III the ward.
u wish to go to the city council AS
a business mar and there serve the
city as a business representative of
the greatest business ward in the
world. While | am not a politician. |
have lived here long enough to know
what practical politics means and
what it has done to lower civic stand
ards.
II realize that It is a stone wall
which | am facing. but | have conf
denCe that the time has arrived when
the certain rebellion against Alderman
Coughlin is due to materialize."
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CHAPTER XVi-Continued

He turned away from the dawning
sky and walked home. Throwing him
self once more on the bed. he slept
soundly until the breakfast hour. AS
he entered the dining-r0Om. his heart
gave a sudden leap and stood still.
He thrust something far down below
his consciousness. 1t was not a
thought. it had not shape enough for
that. it was formless, u~nrecognized.
The two young men bending eager
ly over the morning paper looked up
as he anne in. Have you seen the
paper?-Awful accident-Miss Cor
don's train"
He reached out his hand for the
paper. They gave it to him and left
the table. Their departure left him
alone. But he gave no sign. He un-
folded his napkin and spread it across
his knees before he took up the pa
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Somewhat Disappointinq.

He was a doctor and vas patiently
waiting for his first patient. Thought
he: IF the mountain will not come
to Mohammed. MOhammed must go
TO the mountain. And as patients Will
not seek me out | must needs seek
them out He strOlled through the
cheap market and presently saw a
mar buy six nice %cucumbers. Heres
a chance" said he, and followed him
home. Patiently he waited for -four
long and lonely hours and about mid
night the front door quickly opened,
and the man dashed down the steps.
He seized MIN by the arm and cried
earnestly: DO you want a DOCTOR?
mo- replied the man roughly
Want mOr CuCumberS''
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per. He opened il and glanced down
the column.-He had known before he
looked.-In the list of those killed
Helen Gordon. Chicago"
He did not read the details of the
accident. He merely noted the place
where it occurred. Then he folded
the paper and gave his order for
breakfast. If he ate little. no one
knew it. He took plenty of time for
it. He listened to the discussion of
the accident that went on as the
boarders, one after another, came in
TO breakfast.
When he left the house he knew
that he had exactly half an hour to
report his absence at the Office and
catch the ~east-bound express. 1t was
more than enough. He did not. want
to be alone and think. He saw before
him long years in which he would
have time to think. To-day he must
go to her. He might be needed. He
had said that he would come if she
needed him. and that he should see
her soon-'I shall see you soon
How the wheels caught up the words
and tossed them back to him. They
reiterated with clanking monotony-
IL shall see you soon-I shall see you
soon" Underneath the iattle and
roar, between the shcieks oil the en-
CINE, in the midst of the conversation
around him, he heard them with aw
full distinctness. and wondered vague
ly IL he should go lQad before ht
reached her.
He found her after a short search
He was directed to a small house. f;
little distance from the scene of tn,
wreck. When he announced his er
rand the oma Of the house looked
at him closely.
IF your name is Derring, l havI
something for you," she said. Sh,
disappeared for a moment and re
turned with a small parcel. She hand
ed II to him.
He turned 1t over in his hand
There was no writing on 1t. Are yo'
sure II Is for me?" he asked. doub,
fully.
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for Col. Roosevelt. so there was no
rivalry between the returning hunter
and Sir Reginald when the great
American was the generals guest at
the governor generals palace here.
Sir Frederick made the trip all the
way from England to be here on time
to act as host to the former president
and he left nothing undone to make
49, 7istt of Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
their son and daughter and members
OF the Roosevelt jungle expedition
pleasant The general acted as .pe
ciL representative of King Edward.
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Proper Way to Drive Nail

Another thing" continued the old
carpenter. the beginner generally
tries to drive his nails as p%erpendicu-
larry as possible. This is another
error. for a nail driven a little diagon-
ally holds the parts together much
more firmly than n driven perpen
dicularly. And in driving a nail
~diagonally it is even more necessary
to proceed with gentle taps. for hard
blows inevitably displace the surfaces
that are to be held together"
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h Riuht Spirit.

Apropos of Valentine day a passen-
ger on the Bermudian said
Mark Twain once told us. in a little
an Irish wOoe who had the right val
entine spirit. Acceptance OF rejection
h could take with equal grace.
"'Will ye be my yalentine?' he said
on February II TO the girl he loved.
NO. she replied. 1 am another's
lie heayed a sigh and said
"'Shure. thin, d%arlin', | wish ye
was twins. so that / could have at
Taste the half of ye.'"
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SYNOPSIS.

Richard Dcrriug. returning from a win
ter in the woods to his mothers farm
home, IL oVcrtakcn by ms uncle. accom-
panied by mis- eccentric wife. coming 10
pay "A visit at the farm Aunt .JrruSha'S
questions about Emily Hutton. ssh posed
to be behring's sweetheart. reveal the
fact that She * to marry another. DiSdp-
pOintment stimulates behring's ambition.
and under the advice OF Seth Kinney, "A
hermit OF the woods. he resolves to nit
himself for college. Kinney teaches him
Greek and ne passes his entrance eXamin-
atoms "triumphantly. winning the approx
al OF the professor. -Four years i'm college
obltt"rates the memory of Emily. Uerring
begins journalistic work in Chicago,
where ne meets Helen Gordon. an artist.
D"rring IS promoted To art critic on his
paper. Helen refuses to marry him and
hamper both their careers. but They en-
ter into a companiouship compact Helen
suffers i'll effects from skctchiug on the
lake shore IN January. Illness brings her
into closer relationship with Richard
Derring is called home by the illness Of
Seth Kinney. Seth dies. leaving perring
"A small fortune. DrrrinR returns TO chi
CagD.
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HE ENTERTAINS ROOSEVELT
Gen. Sir Reginald Wingate Host TO
Former President at khar-
tum. Egyptian Sudan.

Khartum. Egyptian Sudan.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt, former president Of
the United States, can sign a few in
itials after his name by reason Of de-
grees conferred upon him by uni
versities of this and other countries.
but his list looks insignificant beside
that of Gen. Sir Reginald Wingate.
ID S. O., X. c. B.. X. c. NJ. G.. etc.
To be the only living ~ex-president Of
the United States was sufficient honor
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-04-01
Ice Box Repartee.

Huh" sneers the plate of ice cream
to the piece of limburger cheese. You
needn't give yourself such airs. Didn't
you see in the papers where there are
q million microbes 70 each drop of ice
cream"
Il did" retOrts the limburrsr
That's nothing. Compared 10 me YOU
are a sparssly settled territory"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-04-01
HOw'S This?

We oier One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
ease OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY Il co. Toledo O.
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last IS years. and believe him perfectly hon.
orable in all business Transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDISG. kINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 3 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
lake Hans FANNY Pills for constipation.
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An Inward Conviction.

Tommy, having disposed of three
helpings of sausages and doughnuts
sat mournfully regarding his empty
plate.
Observing his p%ensive expression,
Aunt Sarah kindly asked: "Tomm!,
won't you have some more dough
nuts?"
"No'm,' the poor lad replied, with
feeling emphasis. Il don't want them
| got now.'-Harper's Magazine.
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Every time you want 70 smoke. chew
WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT. The de-
sire goes away. You save nerves., peck
etbook, and digestion.
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CHAPTER XVII.

Derring threw himself into work
with the intensity of despair. He
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When a fool gets angry he fur
nishes the proof of his foolishness.
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DAVIS ~PAINKIIIFR

has no substitute. No Otner remedy is 50 effective
for rheumatism. lumbagO. Stiffness. neuralgia or
cold OF any sort. Put ny in &c, 3c ana 5Uc bottles.
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Philosophy and Religion.
The idea of philosophy is truth; the
idea of religion is life.-Bayne.
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ONLY ONE "EROMO oUININF."
That is LAXATIVE BkONO QiINiNE. Look for
the signature of T.. W. GltCNE. tsed the World
over to Cure a Cold in one Day. &3c.
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FLEuR.pE.Lls CLUB.

The beautiful home of Prof. and
Mrs S. P. Harris was thrown open to
the Fleur-de-Lis Art Club Thursday
afternoon, January 20, 1910 The spa
cious dining-room was decorated with
carnations. In the absence of the
President, the meeting was called to
order by the acting President, Mrs.
Cameron. The members responding
to roll call with quotations were Mes
danes w. R. Baker, H. A. Cameron,
S. Fl Griggs, D. A. Hart, A. N John
son, R. P. Moore, A. G.. Price, ]. B.
Singleton, w. B. Vassar, R. H. Voor-
hees and S. P. Harris. The following
programme was rendered: Reading,
Mrs. Vassar; recitation, Mrs. Voor-
hees, reading useful helps, Mrs. Cam
eron. The honored- guests were Mes
danes Levy and F. A. Stewart The
next meeting will be at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Hart, JEFF
ferson street
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BRENTWOOD NOTES.

Mrs. Robt. Bains gave a dinner
Wednesday in honor of Mrs Anna B.
Brown. Those present were D. w.
and Jessie Bains, Mrs. Nettie Cas-
ton.
Mrs. Brown left Thursday for her
home, Chicago.
Mrs. Harriet Owens died last week.
Her funeral was conducted at Brooks
Chapel M. E. Church, of which she
was a member. Revs. Harvey Stig-
Ter, Jack Leek and Talley Blackman
officiated.
Mr.. Scott Clayborne went to Frank
lin last Sunday to visit the bedside
of his sick mother.
Miss Sarah Jasper is indisposed at
this writing.
Miss Bessie Johnson was in Nash
vile last week.
Miss Jamie Leek is teaching school
at Springhill.
We were very glad to ha5-" Brother
Henry Slaughter to reinstate in our
Sunday-school. He made a splendid
talk on Sunday-school work.
Mr. Reuben Dobson has moved to
for Pulaski.
Mrs. Hortense Owens left Sunday
Nashville.