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pie and their patient suffering, and she
returned to them. She has been in
their service ver since, nursing them
and pointiEg out the way to a more
hygienic manner of life. II she has re-
ceiyed any pay for her services 1t has
been generally in potatoes and garden
truck, for the people of Mitchell coun-
ty, which has been the chief seat of
her laboIs, are very poor. Primitive
barter prevails for the necessaries OF
life. The cabins, about 16 by Is feet.
are usually of two rooms, where a
family OF from six to ten children eat
and sleep. But the Bible is in every
household and the very language
draws It's inspiration from the sub
lime English Of that universal font.
In the district where Miss Holman
has been carrying on her work there
are nearly 10000 people In dire need
of help from the outside world and
In the entire south there are close to
100000 white people similarly
placed. Nurses. doctors and social
workers are urgently needed among
them and these will be furnished as
rapidly as possible through the Hoi.
man association. While the center of
activity is still in Mitchell county,
the reform move will extend through.
out the state and also In West Viz
lginia. Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Answered Call of Spring

Woonsocket-Sanborn county au-
thorities are searching for Walter
Burk who escaped from the county
jail here, where he was confined await
ing trial at the next term of circuit
court on a larceny charge. Burk had
been in Jail several months, and had
been considerable of a "trusty," being
allowed a great deal of liberty about
the place which he never abused. Some
one apparently made a SHELTON key,
which he used to unlock his cell and
escape, for he disappeared at night
leaving his cell unlocked. He had had
many opportunities to escape elrlier.
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MISS JEWELL RETiRES
children's Home Loses a Capable
Devoted Worker

Sioux Falls-In a recent issue the
Deadwood Pioneer-Times pays the
following tribute to Miss Allie Jew
ell who has done such good WORK
In the western portion of the state as
representative Of the Children's Home
at Sioux Falls:
Though many of them are yet TOO
young to realize 1t, the homeless chill
dren Of South Dakota have SUFFERED a
distinct loss which Is shared by
sands OF the older residents in Il
announcement that Miss Allie Jewell,
the western representative OF the ChlI-
drens' Home of Sioux Falls is about
TO sever her connection with n
work.
"Miss Jewell has yielded to that
national cry of back to the farm and
after twelve years Of activity in a
field that returns little remuneration
beside the satisfaction of assisting IN
a great work for humanity, has decld-
ed to try the delights of ranching n
will become a homesteader near Lew
iston, Mont.
Miss Jewell first associated her
self with the work Of the ChilGrens
Home in 1896, when w. B. Sherrard
was the superintendent. 1t was q
work to which she was peculiarly
adapted and she soon became inter-
ested in the opportunity to better the
conditions of the hundreds Of little
wits and orphans that are found IN
every community. Possessed or good
judgment, a charm of personality and
a ready wit that tided her over all
emergencies, Miss Jewell put her
whole heart into the work which calls
for a tireless energy that would soon
cool the ardor Of any but an enthuiast.
1t became her duty to go where she
was called, investigate the cases re-
ported, decide upon the emergency
and then to represent the Home in any
legal actions that might be necessary
in the premises, either in taking chill
dren from unworthy parents or i'm
proper atmOspheres, or completing
their adoption into homes where the
lisp of baby lips and the clasp of a
little Child's arms. brought the one
note Of harmony that was lacking IN
the lives of two people.
Twelve years ago Miss Jewell was
given charge of the western portion
of the state in this work. 1t has re-
CURED many weary miles of travel by
day and night in stuffy coaches on all
railroad lines, without the luXuries of
Pullman sleepers, hard rides into desc
late sections Of the country in all
kinds of weather, the constant care OF
children Of all conditions and moods
and not ~infrequently the personal ex-
h~ortation OF charitably inclined citi-
zens for the maintenance of the work.
In all this time Miss Jewell has han
died to exceed n thousand children
whose lives have been made brighter
through her efforts and when on
April l she bids farewell to Super
intendent Stuckeman Of the Home. it
will be with a consciousness OF a work
veil done"
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SCALES ALL OVER HER BODY

About three years ago 1 was af-
fected by white scales on my knees
and elbows. l consulted a doctor who
treated me for ringworm. l saw no
change and consulted a specialist and
he claimed l had psoriasis. / contin-
ued treatments under him for about
six months until l. saw scales break
ing out all over my body save my
face. My scalp was affected, and my
hair began to fall. I then changed
doctors to no avail. l went to two
hospitals and each wanted to make a
study Of the case and seemed unable
TO cure it or assure me Of a IRE. I
tried several patent medicines and
was finally advised by a friend who
has used Cuticura on her children
since their birth, to purchase the
Cuticura Remedies. I purchased a
cake Of Soap. the Ointment and the
Resolvent. After the first application
the itching was allayed.
Il am still using the Soap and ONT
ment and now feel that none other is
good enough for my skin. The psor-
iasis has disappeared and l every
where feel better. My hands were SO
disfigured before using the Cuticura
Remedies that l had to wear gloves all
the time. Now my body and hands
are looking fine" (Signed) Miss Sara
Burnett, 2135 Fitzwater ST., Philadel-
phia. Pa, Sept. 80, 1910.
Cuticura Soap (25c) and Cuticura
Ointment (50c) are sold throughout
the world. Send to Potter Drug &
Chem. Corp, sole props, 1875 Column
bus Ave, Boston, for free book on at.
fections of the skin and scalp.
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Copyright1oc9 by the Bobbs- Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition In life was 10 be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art Is considered a huge Joke, except to
himself, If he asked people TO dinner ey-
eryone expected a frOlic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles: they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range. to celebrate the first anniversary
OF his divorce. The party is In full swing
when Jimmy receives "A telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive i'm four hours
20 visit him and his wife. Jimmy gets his
funds from Aunt Selma and after he mar
Ttes she doubles his allowance. He neg
lects 10 tell her of his divorce. Jimmy
takes Kit into his confidence, he tries TO
devise some way so that his aunt will not
learn that he has no longer q wife. He
suggests hat Kit play the hostess for one
lima arrives and the deception works out
es planned. Jlm's Jap servant Is taken
~. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife, enters
che house and asks Kit who Is being ia
pen away In the ambulance? Bella insists
I is Jim. Kit tells her Jim is well and Is
" the ho-se. Bella tells Kit II wasn't
Jim she wanted to see. but Takahira, the
Zap servant. HARRISON steps out on the
porch and discovers n man lacking a
card on the door. He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points TO the placard
and HarbIson sees the word Smallpox
printed on II. The guests suddenly realize
their predicament, the women shed tears,
fne men CONSIDER " n good joke. HarDl-
Son pleads with Kit to tell him the real
situation Of things. She finally tells him
ot Bella's Incarceration I'm the basement.
The all important question arises az to
who IL TO prepare the meals and perform
the other household duties. HARRISON fin
niiy solves the matter. He writes out
slips containing the various departments
make an omelet for Aunt Selma. but fails
I'm the ATTEMPT and is In a very nervous
state when HARRISON comes to her rescue
and tells her how 10 make II. After the
lifting OF the quarantine several letters
are found In the mail box undelivered.
one Is addressed TO Henry Llewellyn,
Iuuique. Chile. which was written by Har-
bison. He describes minutelv OF their in
generation, also of his ~infatuation for
Mrs. Wilson. HARRISON ATTEMPTS to patch
VIZ one quarrel after another between Kit
and Jimmy. Aunt Selma Is taken III with
Ia grippe. Betty acts as nurse.
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CHAPTER X.
On the Stairs.

III "tFpC 0tdIos
was reused by some one walking
across the roof, the cracking of tin
under feety and a comfortable and
companionabfe odor or tobacco. I
moved a very little. and then I saw
that 1t was a mantle height and
erectness told me which man. And
Just at that instant he saw me
Good Lord" he calculated. and
throwing his cigar away he came
across quickly. why, Mrs. Wilson,
what In the world are you doing here?
I thought-they said"
THAT I was sulking again?" I An
ished di~sagreeebly. Perhaps I am.
In fact, I'm quite sure of It."
"You are not" he said severely.
"You have been asleep In a February
night, in the open air. with less cloth
ing on than l wear In the tropics"
] had got up by this time, refusing
his help, and because my feet were
numb, ! sat down on the parapet for
a moment. oh, I knew what / looked
like-one of those 'Valley-of-the-Nile-
After-a-Flood" pictures.
There is one thing about yea that
is comforting l smiled. "You said
precisely the same thing to me at
three O'clock this morning. You never
startle me by saying anything unex-
pected."
He took a step toward me. and ever
In the dusk l could see that he was
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Flanagan, his double row Of brass
buttons cleaning In the twilight.
Excuse me, miss" he said afably.
but the boy from the hotel has left
the dinner on the doorstep and run.
the cowardly little divil! What1n / do
with It? / went to Mrs. Wilson, but
she says it's no oncern of hers" Elan
nigan was evidently bewildered.
You'd better keep 1t warm, Elan
nigan," l replied. You needn't wait;
I'm coming" But he did not go.
tiff you'll excuse me, miss" he
said, don't you think ye'd better tell
them?"
Tell them what?"
"The whole thing-the Joke" he
said ~confdentially, coming closer.
IT'S been great sport, now, hasn't 1t?
But I'm afraid they will get on to 1t
soon, and-some of them might not be
agreeable. A pearl necklace Is a pearl
necklace. miss, and the lady's wild"
What do you mean?" l gasped.
You don't think-why, Flanagan"
He merely grinned at me and thrust
his hand down in his pocket. When
he brought 1t up he had Bella's brace.
let or his palm, glittering in the faint
light.
Where did you get it?" Between
relief and the absurdity Of the thing, |
was almost hysterical. But Flanni-
gan did not give me the bracelet; in
stead, II struck me his tone was sud
denly severe.
"Now look here. miss" be said;
you've played your trick, and you've
had your fun. The Lord knows it's
only folks like you would play April
fool jokes with a fortune! If you're
the siusible little oma you look to
be, you'll put that pearl collar on the
coal in the basement tonight, and let
me find IT,"
Il haven't got the pearl collar" l
protested. Il think you are crazy.
Where did you get that bracelet"
He edged away from me, as if he
expected me TO snatch it from him and
run, but he was still trying in an ele-
phantine way to treat the matter Is
a joke.
81 found Il in n drawer in the pan
try" he said, among the dirty linen.
And If you're as smart as | think you
are, I'll find the pearl collar there in
the morning-and nothing said, miss"
So there ! was, suspected of being
g. --. IL -
If | had not enough to worry me be-
fore. OF course l could have called
them all together and told them, and
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CHAPTER TX. (continued.)

Betty had been making tea for Aunt
Selma, and of course when she heard
us up there, she followed, tray and all,
and we drank Aunt Selina's tea and
had the first really nice time of the
day. Bella had come up, too, but she
was still standofish and queer, and
she stood leaning against q chimney
and staring out over the river. After
a little Mr.. HARRISON put down his cup
and went over to her, and they talked
quite confidentially for q long time. /
thought II bad taste In Bella, under
the circumstances, after snubbing Dal-
las and Max, and of course treating
Jim like the dirt under her feet, to
turn right around and be lovely to
Mr.. HARRISON. It was hard for Jim.
Max came and sat beside me, and
Flanagan, who had been sent down
for more cups, passed tea, putting the
tray on top of the chimney. Jim was
sitting grumpily on the roof, with his
feet folded under him. playing Garfield
I'm the shadow of the parapet, buying
the deck out OF one pocket and putting
his winnings in the other. He was
watching Bella, too, and she knew II.
and she strained a point to captivate
Mr.. HARRISON. Amy one could see that.
And that was the picture that came
out In the next mornings papers. tea
cups, cards and all. For when some
MI looked up, there were four news
paper photographers on the roof Of the
next house. and they had the imperti-
n to thank us!
HannigaH had seer Bella by that
time, but as he still didn't understand
the situation. things were just the
same. But his ann to me puzzled
me; whenever he came near me he
winked prodfgiously. and during all
the search he kept one eye on me.
end seemed to be amused about some
thing.
When the rest had eone down to
dress for dinner, which was being sent
in. thank goodness. 1 still sat on the
,parapet and watched the darkening
I felt terribly lonely. all at
loBce, and sad. There wasn't any n
any nearer than father. in the West,
Or mother In Bermuda, who really
cared q rap whether / sat on that par
lapet all night or not. or who would
be sorry II / leaped to the dirty bricks
Iof the next door-yard-not that I
meant to. OF course.
The lights came out across the
river. and made purple and yellow
en- the water. and one Of the
motoT-boats came painting back to the
yacht club, coughing end gasping as II
n had overdone. Down on the street
automobiles were starting and stop
ping. cabs rolling. doors slamming, all
the maddening. delightful hustle Of
,rvspfa gho are foot-free to dine out.
TO dance. to go TO the theater, to do
AN OF the thousand possibilities Of a
iI6nS February evening. And above
them / sat on the roof and cried. Yes.
crfs-d.
was reused by some one couxh,ne
Gust oehind me. and l tried to straight.
On M face before ] turned 1t was
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Dogs a. Police Assistants.

In the countries OF continental Eu.
rope the police act in a dual capacity,
Primarily they are guardians of the
peace; secondly. they act as spies for
the government.
One of the usual features Of the DO.
lice service in some of the cities of Eu.
rope is the employment of dogs. In
Paris they are used along the Seine as
life savers for those who have failep
into the water or who have attempted
suicide. One of these dogs has 6
record of saving 23 lives. which is per
haps a better record than that Of an,
OF the human attaches of the depart
ment.
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Showing Of Postal Savings

Deadwood - Postmaster Grimshaw
and those interested in the govern
ment postal savings bank here, ex-
press great satisfaction over the show
ing made by the local postal bank for
the first two months' business, a re-
port OF which has Just been made pub
Iice by the p~ostofice department at
Washington. Deadwood ranks ninth
in the average deposit per depositor,
with $4S.SS and is ahead Of many larg
er towns throughout the country.
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At Eacon RIdQe,

Clerk-Four or FIVE of those racing
balloons are supposed to ass ovee
here today.
Storekeeper Jason-Yes. that's why
am leaving those barrels of sugar
out In the yard uncovered. BY heck!
II customers find any sand In them
We a blame it ON the balloons
throwing out ballast. I ain't been In
the business twenty years not 10 have
my eyes peeled to an opportunity.
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Skill Wonderinu,

The deaf man got out of the tram
car on to the other line of rails.
Look out. there's a car coming!"
cried the conductor.
"What?" said the deaf man.
There's a car coming"
"What?"
Just then the car caught and
Knocked down the deaf man and. as he
picked himself UP. he said:
II wonder what that fool kept me
there talking about:"-Scraps.
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WIN She Ask Him AGAIN,

Sne flor the fortieth time)-WiIl you
love me when I'm old. George?
He tgoaded to extreme measures)-
Do you expect to be as fat as your
mother?
She INSTRUMENTATION a I tell?
He (iercely)--Then see that you
don't!
Bangs hat on head and exits. slam
ming the door.
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CHANGE
IN WOMAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Graniteville, VII was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered

from nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and I
can truly say that
=. Pinkham's
V egetab bic Com
pound has proved
mountains of
gold to me, as it
restored my health
strength. I
forget to tell
friends what
u. Pinkham's
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A Slqn.

as your wife still treating you
coldly?"
is she? Gave me ice pudding for
dinner"
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'Des yo' BELIEF dat Jim johnson am
really converted?"
"'Deed | does, Use bin visitin' his
house TO de last free months, an dey
hasn't had a mouthful OBJ chicken"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-22

passenger station, Will ina Jhelr train level
in the new Grand Central by the force of
gravity. If a barrel of water. for instance,
should be upset at, say, one of the 42d
Street entrances to the terminal, it would
keep moving, theoretically, until it reached
the track level of the suburban trains, the
lowest of all. The stream would flow
slowly first down a gentle incline until it
reached the level of the main waiting room.
Beyond that IL would move along a short
ramp between the waiting room and the con-
course, across that and then over the other
ramps to the tracks below. The streams Of
human travel will follow the same course.
They will all move in the same direction
and will be guided automatically In the
direction they should go. They will move
freely and as swiftly as they may wish, but
under all circumstances they will move
safely. People hurry to get aboard train,
but they do not hurry SO much coming from
it. The distance between the street and the
trains will be the same with either stair
ways and ramps, but man can run up and
down the inclined ways without losing his
breath or his temper. He could not do this
If they were stairways instead. The sub
ways will be reached from the train levels
by ramps also. In one or two cases there
are flights of steps but these are not abso-
lutely necessary because there are ramps
leading in the same direction. There are
elevators In the terminal, too, but these are
simply an added luxury and convenience.
The stairs that show in. the picture at
the east end Of the express concourse lead
from the gallery, on the level Of Park Ave-
nue.. TO the concourse floor. Passengers AZ
irving in vehicles or entering on the gallery
may also use the elevators on the north side
of the concourse.
THE WORLDS GREATEST TRAFFIC CENTER
The new Grand Central viii be the center
Of the most extensive combination Of pas
senger transportation lines In the world.
1t wiz connect not only with the subway,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-22
f1AlM BUlLDING NEM GRAND CENTRAL 1EPfllNAL

but the McAdoo Tubes to New Jersey by
way of 42d Street and Sixth Avenue, the
Belmont Tube to Long Island, other sub
ways planned but not yet constructed, and
the elevated and surface lines already in
existence 1t will be an island in the center
of sea of traffic but one that can be
reached quickly by score of routes Trav-
cling will be reduced to a minimum of diff
Guilty.
The incoming traveller may have the choice
of many ways in reaching his destination
in the city. The existing subway lines will
take him to any paft of New York-the
West Side, through the Riverside Drive dis
trict, through the northern limits of the
city at Van CortIandt Park or Bronx Park,
or to the Wall Street section and to Brook
Ign. No other station in the world can be
reached so easily and quickly and in SO many
ways for a fve-cent fare.
coNvENIENcEs FOR TRAVELLERS.
In a thousand and one ways the new
Grand Central is going to be of enormous
use to even the casual traveller. For in
stance, there will be lot Of little dressing
rooms. These wiIlSbe rented for nominal
sum and a man can 60 into one of them
and change into his dress clothes without
hiring a room in a hotel. For women the
same facilities are to be offered. There
will be dressing rooms for them, too. In
these they can change their travelling gowns
for more elaborate costumes There is to
be rest room with medical attendance.
This will be centrally placed so that a per-
son can be taken or can go there conve-
niently and by many different ways. There
will be no lack of nurses for those taken
suddenly Ill, and If necessary a sufferer can
be carried out to an ambulance without
being seen by other people
In the matter of baggage disposal, It is
safe to say that no terminal in the world
will have better arranged facilities, not
even the Care d'orsay in Paris, where the
baggage Is almost entirely handled By ma