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house of his own and do his own cook
ing. He talked the matter over with
his friend, Ed Smiley, a drayman.
Smiley lives, out on a hill overlook.
ing the Park lake and he told Dewey
he could set up his habitation at the
corner of his property.
The lad had a few dollars in the
bank 1t took his entire reserve to
settle for the box, put in door and
window, and for an oil stove and small
lamp. Heavy blankets are laid on the
floor, the cooking utensils being on
shelves in the far end. Dewey has
slept in his little box house the coolest
nights of winter, and declares he
never suffered All the cracks are
made rain proof, and once inside, with
the door closed, Dewey is as snug as
the millionaire in his brownstone hab-
itation.
There isn't much room for exercise
in a house five feet by three, and
when Dewey wants to cook or sew up
his trousers he rolls up his bed to Sc
cure place for the operation.
The young householder fares well
on ten cents a day, his bill of fare be-
ing potatoes, fried apples, buns, meat
now and then and milk or coffee. He
has learned to cook all these things
well, and enjoys them in camp style
better than he would at a fine res
taurant.
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TO BE CONTINUED
Setting the Pace.

~Pacemaker at a banquet Is what I
should call the unique job said the
city salesman. 'T met a man the
ether day who holds that title among
the artistic eaters Of the town.
-'He doesn't make any money by It
directly, but It pays for most of his
meals. He got the Job through his
ability to chew at just the right
tempo.
HE doesn't lag, he doesn't bolt. AT
an big dinners where persons of differ-
emit habits are brought together some
one with an even Jaw movement who
can set the pace IN eating facilitates
the progress of the meal
"Thfs man Is not labeled pacemakef
at those affairs, yet his air of knowing
the polite tempo In mastication i'm
presses the other diners and they try
to initiate him Laggards hurry. the
swift delay. Walters keep an eye on
him, because they have been told to.
and when he finishes a course they
clear the table"
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FREED FROM SKIN DISEASE

Our boy was born in Toronto ON
Oct. 13, 1908, and when three months
old a slight rash appeared on his
cheek. What appeared to be a wa
ter blister would form. When IL
broke, matter would run out, starting
new bIisters until his entire face.
head and shoulders were a mass Of
scabs and you could not see a par
ticle of clear skin. Other parts OF
his body were affected, but not to
such an extent We tried about every
advertised remedy without avail, In
deed some of them only added to his
suffering and one in particular, the
Remedy, almost put the infant
into commissions. The family doctor
prescribed for him and told us to
battle the baby in buttermilk. This
did not do any good, SO we took him
to hospital. He was treated as an
out-patient twice a week and he got
worse, If anything. We then called
In another doctor and inside of q
week the boy was, to all appearances.
cured and the doctor said his work
was done. But the very next day It
broke out as bad as ever.
1--WE decided that it could not be
cured and must run its course and SO
we just kept his arms bandaged to
his side to prevent his tearing bis
flesh. We left Toronto and shortly
after our arrival in Duluth, the Cuti-
cura Remedies were recommended
We started using them in May, 1909.
and soon the cure was complete. You
would not think he was the same
child for Cuticura made his skin per-
fectly clear and he is entirely free
from the skin disease. There has
been no return this time. We still
use only Cuticura Soap for baby's
bath. Robert Mann, Proctor, MIMI,
May 8, 1870"
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all The place was desirable, In tha1
it was not far-nve or six mi1es-from
the country place Of the Haldane fam
ly- II was bought completely fur
nished, and the stan OF servants prevt
ously employed was retained.
Gorply knew from the clipping bu-
reau that 1t was the custom Of the
Haldanes to pass the Christmas holf-
days at their country place. He had
seen Miss Haldane rather less ire
quently of late, because the work at
the settlement house was now SO far
advanced that It was merely q matter
Of carrying out the plans decided upon
and spending the money SO generously
placed In her hands by him, which
did not need much consultation So,
on the vain hope that chance might
throw him In touch with her, Gormly
decided also to occupy for the Christ
mas season his lonely cottage-it was
called a cottage, although it was more
Ikea baronial mansion than anything
else-on the Long Island shore.
1t was showing hard the evening Of
his arrival the day before Christmas,
and Gormly did not like snow. He
had bitter memories intermfngled
with storm, and the sight of the
white, ice covered, snow clad fields
filed him with unpleasant reminis.
cences.
Since he had bought the estate
through the faithful Chaloner, he had
not seen 1t himself Therefore, after
the excellent dinner which had been
provided by his new chef and served
by his new butler, he determined upon
a careful inspection of his residence
They had advanced as rar as the IL
brary when the familiar tinkle of the
telephone made them pause.
See who it is, Beals," said the mas.
ter of the house.
Its from the keeper of the lodge
gate, sir" he said, turning and look.
ing toward his master. He says that
there's a party down there stalled in
an automobile. They can't get on in
the snow. They'd like to come up to
the house. There are ladies in the
party, and"
Tell them to come up by all means
at once" said Gormly.
BEG pardon, SIR" returned the but
Ter, but you know it's half mile by
the road, and it'll be terrible walking
for the ladies in such weather as
this"
quite SO, returned Gormly. Wnat
does the stable afford?'
There's the station wagon and the
pair that brought you over, sir. Those
are all that are there"
yes, remember. That's all 1 told
Chaloner to send down, not expecting
to Well, have that hitched up and
telephone them that conveyance will
be at the lodge in a few moments
that 1 should be glad TO have them
come to the house at once"
'By the way" he asked, did you
find out the names of the people?"
Yes, SIR" answered the butler, at
was Mr.. Haldane and his party
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CHAPTER II-Continued.

The thing was an instant sensation.
Rhe newspapers took It up. Other
merchants, freaghtern, and shippers
were Interviewed. and a case was in
GtantIy made out against the Gotham
EreiSht Traction company which
you'd have shaken less ponderous,
Ssss thick-skinned. less Indifferent or
&Rnization to pieces. Even the author
tiles were interviewed, and they shed
ypocritical tears over the unfortunate
kr1ckery by which the public had been
buncoed out OF It's legitimate rights,
but they took occasion at the same
time to point out that there was moth
Ing whatever to be done about it
The party IN power was one that
bad long dominated the metropolis.
Ro be sure 1t gave the metropolis
fairly good government; but the peo-
pie paid over and over again. They
we're robbed shamelessly right and
left, ON every hand, and while some
khing was rendered them. what they
got was no QsIid pro quo for the fright
fM extravagance of the adminisera-
lion Graft abounded everywhere. The
party out of power, which had been
out Of power SO long that it had per-
force become virtuous, did not hesi-
%S&~0 ~ PoAk1A Oe@S eAO TX ek1<1AE1 SlS4AS "a
Affairs to all who would listen; but its
enorts had SO far been unayailtag, and
the party in power remained there be-
cause Of its SO doing
Now the Gotham Freight Traction
eompany had its weak point. Things
that depend upon the collusion OF 50
many INSCRIPTIONS men, not to say
Villains, usually have a weak point
It is wise man, indeed q genius, who
finds out these things and assails the
organization thsreat The first pTfn-
fiple of good soldering In to oppose
10 your adversary's weak point your
bwn strongest The weak point In the
enterprise OF the Gotham Freight
Traction company Lay in = certain link
Vital to the continuance Of the care
fully devised systsm: the franchise OF
which was about to run out
Few people knew that the franchise
was TO expire,1and In the ordinary
ccurse nothing would have happened.
An ordinance renewing It would have
been slipped through the board of
aldermen, signed By the mayor. and
that would have been all
So sure did the company feel of its
nround, so confident were its members
hat Gormly and his fellow victims
ewould see the necessity of paying
without delay. that they had never
contemplated this publicity and never
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HOUSE FROM A WOODEN BOX
Former Iowa Boy Erects Such Home
in Georgia and Fares
Well.

Macon. Ga.-That a wooden box
makes rafting good house for a boy
when he hasn't got any place else to
go has been demonstrated satisfactor-
lily by Dewey Conley, aged IL, who
used to be @bell-hop" in a Des
Moines hotel.
Since Dewey came to Macon, he has
been doing odd jobs about town, run
ming errands, helping about restau-
rants. shoveling snow, anything he can
find to do But it took very close to
every cent he made to pay for lodging
and meals. So he decided to have a
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SYNOPSIS.

ga foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold, artfuI wife OF a
Drunken prospector in a western mining
town They prepare to elope in a blind
ing blizzard but are confronted by the
nnaud1in husband He is shot by the
~tre. but the chivalrous boy pins a
ncte to the body taking the crime
Rpon himself. In their flight to the
kai1roAd station the woman's horse
tnl1s exhausted: the youth puts her
An his own and follows hanging to the
edrrup strap. Seeing he Is an impedt-
nent, the woman thrusts her escort into
8 Hnow drift and rides on HaH-frozea
20 ssumblea into the railroad station Just
- the train bears the woman away.
EEeaty-dya years later. this man, George
Hormly, Il a northumberland In New
York
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imagined they would have to face this
bitter and determined attack upon
their franchises and upon their meth
DDS. They knew, of course, that they
held the aldermen In their hands;
that in their close alliance with the
Sachem society, the organization that
ran things, they could pass anything
they wanted in defiance of any public
sentiment whatsoever
Gorm1y had made one blunder; but
like a brilliant soldier he had sue
ceeded in turningAft to his advantage.
One advertisement was succeeded by
another The Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company was made the subject Of
soathing criticism and bitter attack
of which the Sachem society and the
party in power came In for a large
share. And men everywhere began
asking what was to be done about it
In previous campaigns the party out
Of power had been led by a series Of
fortorn hopes, men enthusiastic in
their devotion to the cause of reform
and not noted for much of anything
else. The leaders of the outs took mo-
tice Of Gormly. Inquiries began to
be made about him; his business
methods were investigated; his re-
sources were discussed; his character
was analysed; his career made the
subject Of study From being merely
a name attached to familiar institu-
ton, he became within one month one
OF the great personalities OF New
York. The situation was Intoxicating.
Incidentally, he did not lose in the
estimation Of Miss Haldane by this
exploitation of himself, which he had
SO cieyerly managed that no one
dreamed 1t was due to his own motion.
Even In those exclusive circles In
which Miss Haldanes moved, which are
ordinarily Indifferent to any happen
fngs ON this side OF the terrestrial
sphere, some account cf Gcrmly and
his doings, penetrated That he was
rich and a bachelor were the most in
teresHng facts which appealed to this
set Men and women there began to
fRqutre-as to who he was. It was Miss
HaIdaAes privilege and pleasure to
enlighten them so far as she could.
without bstraying the nature Of their
i CONFIDENTIAL relation.
There were several papers on the
side OF the administrators, which were
owned and controlled by the party In
power, that would have been giAd
indsed to have discredtted Gormiy |;
but the closest scrutiny revealed moth
ing In his life that could be used for
that purpose Where he had come
from was not knowns but for the last
quarter Of o century at least his
course had been traced with censid-
erable accuracy, and indeed there was
little OF IL that was not discovered
and disclosed to the eager public. He
was quite willing to talk about the
Gotham Freight Traction company or
any matter OF public moment, but for
the rest he was unshakabiy silent His
early past, Therefore, WAC mystery;
but the interest IN Q mystery that, haA
no special bearing upon the present
soon dies out
Then Gormly did an unusual thing
| for him. He purchased country
place on Long Island. This received
no mention In the public press. be
cause tha whole matter had been han
died by the invaluable Chalonsr. and
Gormly's name had not appeared n
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CHAPTER i'll.

Society Bursts Upon Mr.. GormIy.
Enter at last, Miss Haldane, accom-
panied by her father, her mother, her
brother, Miss Louise Van Week Stew
art Zone of her intimate friends and a
possible sfster-in-law), Dr. Warren
Deveaux Ga retired physician, an old
bachelor and an old and intimate
friend of the family.) The newcomers
were all dressed in winter automobile
garments 1t was young Ha1dane who
broke the somewhat awkward pause
consequent upon their entrance.
Mr.. Goodrich" he began unbutton-
ing his coat and slipping 1t off as he
advanced
Your pardon, SIR" said Gormly,
but Mr.. Goodrich Is no longer the
owner of this place"
why, Mr.. Gormly," burst out Miss
Haldane impetuously. as she turned at
his voice and recognized him. this is
great surprisei We didn't know
that you were to be one of our neigh
bors-"
She had been In the background
she heard him speak. As she spoke,
she stepped forward impulsively with
outstretchsd hand
Eleanor" exclaimed her father In
great surprise, surveying Gormly as
he spoke, with . stare as cold as the
winter weather, do you-ah-know
this gentieuan?"
Certainly I do" returned the girl
1T is Mr.. George Gormly Of the CORN
~ store. you know"
"Ah, indeed" began her father
II have known him for she
paused uncertainty.
Seven months yesterday, Miss Hal
dane" answered Gormiy, who was
nothing II not accurate.
I'VE have-er@bought things at
your shop for a LONGER time than
that L fancy" here interposed Mrs
Haldane vaguely with an air Of great
condescension.
You have been on my books,
madam, as one Of my most valued
customers ever since I moved to
Broadway twenty-one years ago" re-
turned Gormly, who was by no means
ashamed OF his business. else he would
not have continued In It
Yes" said Haldane at this 1uncture,
Il have been making out cheeks win
monotcnous regularity to your firm
ever since"
MY good man began Mira. Hal
dane still somewhat vaguely. and Ell
IDENTIFY rather at loss how 10 place
this frreproechabfy clad and nne ap-
psaring gentleman who bad seized his
hands with trade and yet did n1e sasn
to be at all embarrassed or ashamed
of it
"Motheri" exclaimed the daughter,
hlushing with vexation- sMri 0ormly,
forgive me, forgot that you did not
know my family"
store. Miss Haldane. and have svs0
waited upon some OF them In other
days myself" replied Gormly. quite ~
cold and formal in his manner an any
one In tha room
| 'Nsvsrthsisss I Ne.t TIE Rasassss
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Old Superstition.

1t was prescribed by an old super
stition that if those who were affect
ed with ague would visit at dead OF
night the nearest crossroad five diff
ferent times and then bury a new
laid egg the disease would be buried
If the experiment failed, they at
tributed it to some unlucky accident
that may have befallen them on the
way
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The Original "siHikin."

the several thousand pieces of pottery
found. there were only a few instances
where the grade was equal to that
found in other sections. Several in
stances of cremation was found and a
number of beads of native copper were
unearthed.
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ed terribly. Marked Improvement fol-
lowed the use of Doan's Kidney Pills.
In six weeks 1 was a well woman. Ny
friends and relatives marvel at my
recovery"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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hand or foot. NJ
right limb was gwol-
len to twice normal
size. I looked the
picture Of death and
my case puzzled tho
doctors. The kidney
secretions were high
IY coIored and scald-
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Two Varieties.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is bust
ness courtesy.
Pa-There are two kinds of busf
ness courtesy, my son. One is the
kind extended to people who pay cash,
and the other is extended to people
who don't.
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Hshed testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has TO draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
In your case. She asks nothing I'm re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
GUS offer of assistance. Address Mrs
Pinkham, care of Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not q book for
general distribution, as it Is too
expensive. It is free and only
obtafnab1e by mail Write for
1t today.
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= MARVELLOUS RECOVERY.
How . Chronic Invalid RegaIned
Perfect Health.

Mrs Ray Trusner. 80 West Thira
ST., New Albany. Ind, says: Kidney
disease had rendered me a chronic IN
valid. I lay In bed unable to move
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man can freely talk
of her private i'll
ness to a woman :
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
hdence betwe en-
Mrs Pinkham and
the wom men OF
America which has
never been broken
Navar has aha n11h-
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FREE
ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form Of
Illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by women. A wo-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-01

Why He Carried the Iantorn.
A blind man In Khoota q Caucasian
viIlAge) came back from the river one
ntGht. bringing pitcher Of water and
cafrysng In his hand lighted lantern
9pufe ops, meeting him. said: You're
blind; A.p all the sane to you whether
rs day or night. OF what use to you
II q hntDrn?" 7 don't carry the Ian
tern In order to see rne road" replied
the blind man, but to keep some fool
Iko you from running against me and
breaking my pitcher
Usually tho Way.
You made elaborate preparations.
Yes"
And how did your days hahins
turn out7s
soh, We nshed toy about twent1
minutes, ca1v Je1snal
-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-08
IN POUND.

The following described animal has
been taken up by the marshal of the
city of Pendleton. to-wit
One bay horse three years old,
weighing about 100 pounds; no white
in face. Branded reverse on left
shoulder, same on left stifle.
If said animal is not claimed by
the owners or those entitled to the
possession of them, costs and ex-
penses against them paid and they
taken away within ten days from the
date hereof, then at o'clock p. m.
of the 18th day of August, 1911, the
said animal will be sold to the high
est bidder, at public auction, for cash.
at the city pound, located at the Ore
gon Feed Yard, in said city of Pen
dleton, the proceeds Of such sale to
be applied to the payment of such
costs and expenses of making sale.
Dated this 5th day of August, 1911.
TOM GURDANE,
City Marshal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-08
WEST TO TRACK BIG GAME.
Game Warden and Health Expert
VIII Accompany GOVERNORS Party.

Salem, Ore-With guns, amuniti-
on, doctor and game warden, Gov
ernor West and superintendent Of
Public instruction Alderman will
leave for Curry county, soon in quest
OF big game.
superintendent Alderman expressed
the opinion that any chace of violat-
ing the state game laws went aglim-
mering with the announcement Of
Game Warden Finley that he would
accompany the executive party. DR..
Calvin 5. White, of the state Board
of Health, will look after the health
OF the party while in the mountains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-08

would not think of doing anything
wrong or injurious. This woman simp-
Iy owed the money and had to nave
her furniture taken out of her flat"
er. do you teach your class to use the
er, do you teach your elias sto use the
same methods ?"
"Why, Judge believe in the gold
ed rule, and teach it."
my dear sir, your golden rule must
be plated or oreide. This poor woman
has paid much money and owes lit
tie. Do you call that the golden rule
when you take all for a small balance
due?"
This interesting dialogue came up
between Magistrate Herman, "the
human Judge" and Hayward Ultman
in the Morrisania police court Mr.
Ultman is a manager for a furniture
company in Third avenue, the Bronx.
Mrs Anna McDermott of AL East
One Hundred and Sixty-Fourth
street had complained that because
she owed $50 on a bill of about $3.50
worth of furniture Mr.. Ultman had
sent a wagon and had all the things
| removed forcing her and her family
to sleep on the floor.
"They did not leave me so much as
a chair, Judge" Mrs McDermott said.
"And we have not a table to eat
from, in spite of the fact that 1 had
paid almost the entire bill and had
| explained that in a few days 1 could
pay more, though not all that was due
1t was at the close of Mrs. McDer'
motifs recital that the court turned
to the manager and began asking {
few questions. Then came the dec
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-08
SERVED 40 YEARS IN PRISON
Man Pleaded for Mercy. Saying He
Was Not a Criminal.

Seattle.-Inv estigation shows that
John H. Brown, aged 73 years. who
was caught picking pocket during
Mr.. Roosevelts visit last spring. and
who. upon being sentenced to serve
seven years in prison, begged for mer-
cy on the ground that he was not Il
criminal has passed 40 years behind
bars in Pennsylvania and Iowa. Ac-
cording to the record Brown spent
eight years at Allegheny penitentiary
for burglary, 10 years at Anamosa,
Iowa, ,penitentiary for grand larceny,
year at Medina, Pa, for pocket
picking and year at Allegheny
county Jail for pocket picking, be-
sides smaller terms of imprisonment
In Browns pocket was railroad tram
sportation showing that he had fol-
lowed Roosevelt throughout his trip
to the west.