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THE DOCTOR HABIT
And How She Overcame Il.

When we'll selected food has helped
the honest physician place his patient
in sturdy health and free from the
doctor habit" it Is source Of salts.
faction TO all parties. A Chicago wom-
an says:
I'VE have not had doctor In the
house during all the s years that we
have been using Grape-Nuts food. Be-
fore we began, however, we had the
doctor habit and scarcely a week went
by without call on our physician.
when our youngest boy arrived,
years ago, was very much run down
and nervous, suffering from indiges-
tion and almost continuous headaches.
was not able to attend to my ordinary
domestic duties and was SO nervous
that I could scarcely control myself.
Under advice took to Grape-Nuts.
Il am now, and have been ever since
we began to use Grape-Nuts food, able
to do all my own work. The dyspep.
sia, headaches, nervousness and rheu-
matism which used to drive me fairly
wild, have entirely disappeared.
my husband finds that In the night
work in which he is engaged, Grape
Nuts food supplies him the most whole
some, Strengthening and satisfying
lunch he ever took with him." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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An Unshakespearean Surprise.


At small seaport town In England,
a lady star actress OF the third magni-
tude appeared as Juliet. II cannot do
justice to myself" she said to the
manager. who combined theatrical en-.
terprises with the conduct OF row OF
bathing machines. III lido not have a
lime" limelighn thrown on me when
I appear on the balcony"
I'VE amt got no lmelight. Miss.
but | think we could get you a ships
blue light" replied the obliging man.
ager; and to this the lady agreed. The
lad who went to the shop to buy the
blue-lirht brought back a signal rock.
ct which was given him by mistake.
The prompter was her own man, and
in his ignorance took the rocket In
good faith.
Romeo. He jests at scars. who never
felt a wound.
Outlet appears. Prompter lights the
match).
But soft what light through
yonder window breaks?
(This was the match lighting the
fuse).
Arise, fair sun!
The sun. or rather the rocket, did
rise with hiss that sounded far
louder in theater than it does in the
open air. Juliet was knocked off the
balcony. the fly borders were set on
fire. and the theater was filled with
sulphurous smoke. while the audience,
which was fortunately small one,
made stampede to the doors.
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bears fulhllment. II she finishes up
as she began there is no telling what
the gods may have in store for her.
When the news got about that there
was brand new baby In the family
friend made inquiries and learned
that the newcomer was a little boy.
named Robert "Robert?" inquired
the friend. II can't think Of anyone
in the family after whom the baby is
named. l never heard Of Robert ON
either side of the house." mo-"
spoke up Beatrice. II had a little dog
that died and I asked papa to name
my brother after my doggie. And he
did"
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CHAPTER xxxil.
Falrbaln and Christie.

DR.. Fairbain had originally Joined
the searching party. fully as eager as
Keith himself to run down the rene
gade Hawley. but after an hour Of ro-
sultless effort, his entire thought shift.
ed to the woman they had left alone
at the hotel. He could not. as yet.
fully grasp the situation. but he re-
mained loyal to the one overpowering
truth that he loved Christie Maclaire.
Fairbain's nature was rough. orig
innl. yet loyal to the core. He had
lived all his life long In army camps.
and upon the frontier. and his code
Of honor was extremely simple. It
never once occurred to him that Chris.
ties profession was not OF the high
est, or that her life and associations
In any way unified her for the future.
To his mind she was the one and only
woman. His last memory OF her. al
tho little party OF men fled out OF
that room, haunted him until he nm
ally dropped out Of the search and
drifted back toward the hotel.
1t was a late hour. yet It was hard
" likely the woman had retired. Her
excitement, her interest In the pursuit.
would surely prevent that; moreover.
he was certain he saw a light still
burning in her room. AS he looked up
from tho black street below. Never
theless he hesitated. uncertain of his
reception. Bluff. emphatic. never
afraid to face a man in his life. his
heart now beat fercely as he endeav-
ored to muster the necessary ccur-
age. Far down the dark street some
roysterer fired q shot. and sudden fear
lest he might be sought, after profes.
sionally sent the doctor hurriedly
within. and up the stairs. He stood.
Just outside her door. quaking like q
child. the perspiration beading his
forehead, but light streamed
through the transom. and he could
plainly hear movements within. At
last, in a sudden spasm Of courage.
he knocked softly. Even in that noisy
spot she heard instantly. opening the
door without hesitation. and standing
fully dressed within. She was no
longer a discouraged. sobbing girl.
but en- aroused. intent woman. into
whose pathetic. lonely life there had
come new hope. She appeared
younger. fairer, with the light shim-
mering In her hair and her eyes smil.
Ing welcome.
"Oh. Doctor" and her hands were
thrust out towards him. Il am glad
you have come. Somehow. l thought
you would, and have wanted SO to
talk to some one-to you"
ITO me! Do you really mean that.
Miss Christie?"
Yes. really mean that. you great
bear of man." and the girl laughed
lightly, dragging him into the room
and closing the door. Why, who else
could | expect to come tonight? You
we're the only one really good to me.
You-you acted as II you believed in
me all the time"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Scott. He staggered back at the rec
ognition. barely able to calculate.
Here. Sheriff! This is one Of Aaw-
loy's men!" ,. .. - s -
The sheriff was bending instantly
above the corpse. searching for the
truth.
You know the fellow?"
Yes. his name was Scott"
We'll. he's been dead some hours,
at least six | should say: shot Just
above the eye. and good Heavens!
look here. Keith. at the size Of this
bullet wound: that's no mans gun in
this country-no more than a 32' I'd
say"
Miss Waite had a small revolver.
She must have shot the fellow. But
why did they leave the body here to
be discovered?"
Tho sheriff arose to his feet, prowl.
ing about in the Frightening glow OF
the dawn.
They were in a hurry to get away,
and knew he wouldn't be found before
morning A six hours start means a
good deal. They did drag him back
out Of sight-look here This was
where the struggle took place. and
here ID where the man fell." tracing
1t out upon the ground. THE girl
put up stiff fight. too-see where
they dragged her up the path. From
the footprints there must have been
half dozen in the party. Get back
out of the way. Sims. while I follow
their trail"
1t was plain enough. now they had
daylight to assist them. and led around
, the edge of the hill A hundred feet
away they came to where horses had
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A Safe Investment.

Bill Jones was n resident OF Balti.
more. who. Notwithstanding an impedi.
mcnt in his speech. prospered In his
business as n broker. He moved to
New York city and prospered even
more. \ friend from Baltimore called
on him one day. and after some famil.
lar conversation. remarked:
II say. Bill. 1t seems to me that you
stutter wrose here In New York than
you did in Baltimore"
"V-v-very lllikely: it's a b-b-bigger
city"
Bat say. Bill. you have made a
lot OF money here and ! want your nd.
vice."-l.ife.
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He Jagged Superfluous.

Pittsaeld. In the Berkshire hills, had
In the old days. like many another
New England town. number of men
and women who were called "charac.
ters." One of these was bill" Brown,
a man unfortunately addicted to drink,
and frequently intoxicated for days at
time. On one occasion he went into
the shop of the local halter. Mr..
Smith. and asked for the best beaver
in the store. Mr.. Smith produced the
desired article. saying as he took tho
money: That beaver will last a man
lifetime" Bill went proudly down
the main street with his fine beaver
on his head. and Immediately cele-
brated the event with a protracted de-
bauch. When he recovered he return.
ed to the shop with most disreput.
able hat. "Loof here. | thought you
said this here beaver would last me
a lifetime" 80 1t would" growied
Mr.. Smith, IF you had died when YOU
ought to!"-Youth's companion,
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been standing. the trampled sod evi.
dencinE they must have been there for
some considerable time. Keith and
the sheriff circled out until they final
ly struck the trail Of the party. which
led forth southwest across the prairie.
Seven horses. one being led light.
said the former. That was Scott's.
probably"
That's tho whole story" replied
the sheriff. staring OF toward the
bare horizon. "and the cusses have at
least six hours ia start with fresh
horses" He turneS around. "Well.
boys. that takes EN- out Of my baili.
wick. reckon. Some OF the rest OF
you will have to run that gang down"
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Contempt Of Court.

John Marshall was one defending q
client before Kentucky court. Tho
decisions OF the Judge were invariably
In favor OF the plaintiff and Mr.. Mar.
shall stopped short In his argument
to address the Judge In this manner:
Your honor" taking out his pocket.
book. "how much Is Mr.. MarshalIs
fine?"
II do not understand you." replied
the Judge. "I have not fined you;
what Is the fine for?"
For contempt OF court, SIR"
But ! have not held you in COD
tempt OF court"
IL know You haven't. Judge. but
have such an ungodly contempt for
the whole shebang l am more than
willing TO pay the fine"
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Sure: it's clear enough how that
came about. The boy told him about
the lost heiress his father was search.
ing after, and showed him hi4 sisters
picture. Black Bart instantly recog.
nized her resemblance to Christie
Maclaire. and thought he saw a good
chance for some easy money. He
needed the papers. however. to ascer-
tain exactly the terms Of the will.
and what would be necessary for the
Identification. He never intended to
go into court. but hoped to either get
Waite out OF the way. or else convince
him that Christie was the girl, relying
on her gratitude for his profits. When
Waite played into his hands by COM
ing to Carson City the chance was too
good to be lost. I'm not sure he meant
to kill him. but he did mean to have
those papers at any cost Probably
you know the rest-the girl was easy.
because she was SO ignorant OF her
parentage. and nothing prevented
Hawley from winning except that
Waite got mad and decided to fight.
That knocked over the whole thing"
They we're outside now. and the
first glance up and down the noisy
street. brought Keith to himself. his
mind ready to grapple with The prob
lem of Hopes disappearance. 1t
seemed to him he had already looked
everywhere. yet there was nothing to
do except to continue the search, only
more systematically. The sheriff. as
sumed control-clear headed. and ac-
customed to that sort of thing-call-
ing in Hickock and his deputies to
| assist. and fairly combing the town
from one end to the other. Not a rat
| could have slipped unobserved
through the net he dragged down that
| long street, or its intersecting alleys
but 1t was without result; nowhere
was there found trace of either the
gambler or his companion.
They dug into saloons. bagnios.
darce halls. searching back rooms
and questioning inmates; they routed
| out every occupant of the hotel. in
| vaded boarding houses. and explored
| shacks and tents. Indifferent to the
| protests of those disturbed-but with
out result. They found several who
knew Hawley. others who had seen the
| two together passing by the lighted
windows of the Trocadero. but beyond
that-nothing. Convinced. at last, that
the parties sought were not alive in
Sheridan. and beginning to fear the
worst, the searchers separated, and
began spreading forth over the black
surrounding prairie, and by the light
OF lanterns seeking any semblance Of
trail. There was no lack of volun
teers for this work, but 1t was day-
light before the slightest clue pre-
sented itself. Keith, with the sheriff
aud two or three others. had CROPPED
their way outward until. with the first
flush of dawn, they found themselves
at the opening Of a small rocky ra-
vine, near the foot of Boots HILL"
Peering down into Its still shadowed
depths. they discerned what appeared
like a body lying there motionless.
Keith sprang down beside It, and turn
ed the rigid form over until the dead
face was revealed in the wan light
1t was that Of the red moustached
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Creature Of Habit.

Man." didactically began Professor
Twiggs, during n recent session Of the
Soc Et Tu Um club, "is a creature Of
habit"
"Eh-yah!" grunted Old Codger.
"Tennyrate. my nephew. Canute J..
Babson. seems to be. He has been
run over by the same automobile
twice. But then Canute always comes
home down the same lane about the
same hour In the evening. after he
has partaken Of about the same
amount OF hard cider."-Puck.
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HAD THROAT
TR0UBLESINCE
CHILDHOOD
MI Treatments Failed. Relieved
by Peruaa.

Mrs. VIM Hob.
mann, 2764 Lincoln
Ave-. Chicago, ILL.,,
writes:
II suffered with
catarh of tho bron.
chial tubcs and had
. terrible cough ever
since Q child.
II would sit up In
bed with pillo .
propped up behind
mo, but still tho
cough would not let
mo sleep. I thought
and everybody else
that ! had connmp-
ton.
80 reading the
papers about Pc
runA I decided to
try, without the
least bit Of hope that
Il would do mo any
eood. But after tax
Ing three bottles I
noticed . change.
Ny appetite got
better. 20 ! kept on,
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CHAPTER xxxi.-(continued.)

Il have told you my name-Jack
Keith" he replied. quietly. Doctor
Fairbain knows something Of me. but
for your further Information I will add
that when We met before was Cap
tain Keith. Third Virginia Cavalry.
aHd bearing dispatches from Long
street to Stonewall jackson"
The gruff old soldier. half-crazed by
the news Of his daughters peril. the
CLEAN Of his eyes still revealing un.
controlled temper. stared at the young
er face fronting him: then slowly he
held out his hand.
"Keith-Keith." he repeated. as
though bringing back the name with
an effort by God. that's so-old JEFF
ferson Keith's boy-killed at An.
uetam. And you know Hope?"
Yes. General"
He looked about as though dazed.
and the sheriff broke in not unkindly.
We'll. Waite. II we are going to
search for your daughter we better
be at It Come on. all Of you: Miss
Maclaire will be safe enough here
alone"
He took hold OF Keith's arm, ques.
tioning him briefly as they passed
down the hall. On the stairs the lat
ter took his turn. still confused by
what he had just heard.
who is Miss Maclaire?" he asked.
Phyllis Gale"
'Of course. but who Is Phyllis Gale?
What has she to do with General
Waite? His daughter has told me she
never heard of any one by that name"
We'll. Keith, the old man has never
told me very much; he's pretty close
mouthed, except for swearing, but I've
read his papers. and picked up a point
or two. reckon the daughter. Miss
Hope. maybe never heard word
about 1t. but the boy-the one that
was shot-must have stumbled onto
the story and repeated 1t to Hawley
That's what set that fellow going. 1t
seems Mrs. Waite's maiden name was
Pierpont, and when she was seven
teen years old she was married to the
son OF a rich North Carolina planter
The fellow was drunken, dissolute,
good-for-nothing. They had daugh-
ter born-this Phyllis-and when the
child was three years old her father,
in a flt of drunken rage. ran away, and
to spite his wife took the little girl
with him. All efforts to trace them
failed. and the mother finally secured
a divorce and. two years later, mar
rted Willis Waite. Waite. of course,
knew these facts. but probably they
were never told the children. When
the father OF Mrs. Waite's first hus-
band died. he left all his large proper
ty to his grandchild. providing she
could be found and identified within a
certain time. falling which the proper
ty was to be distributed among GER
tain designated charities. Waite was
named sole administrator. Well, the
old man took as much interest In 1t as
though 1t was his own girl, but made
mighty little progress. He did dis
cover that the father had taken the
child to st. Louis and left here there
with a woman named Raymond, but
after the woman died the girl COM
pletsly disappeared"
Then Miss Maclaire is Hope
Waite's half-sister?"
That's the way It looks now"
And Hawley merely happened to
stumble on to the right partyf"
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No Sale,

"Hill work." replied the demon
strator. after Stiggins had inspected
the new car carefully. "Hill work?
Why that's our strong point. Mr.. Stig-
gins. This car can climb a tree"
"Ha! hum!" demurred Stiggins.
Then l guess I'll look elsewhere.
never saw a car yet that climbed trees
that was any good afterward."-Har.
per's Weekly.
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MRS. hohmanns never discouraged.
Finally I seemed not to cough 20 much
and tho pains In my chest got better
and could rest at night.
II am well now and cured Of . CHRONIC
cough and sore throat. cannot tell
thank Peruna enough. 1t has cured
where doctors have failed and I talk
Peruna wherever 60. recommend It to
everybody. People who think they
have consumption better give It .
trial"
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Could FIJI, Requirements.

I.awyer-Now. sir. from what you
know OF his reputation for truth ana
veracity in the community In which ne
lives. would you believe him under
oath?
Witness-Yes. sir. as general
thing. or course II II was absolutely
necessary for him 10 swear to lie !
reckon he'd do 1t. mister. same as
you would!
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The Ticket Didn't Tick.

Moore-My sense OF hearing Is tho
keenest ever. Do you know. can
hear your watch ticking although you
are six feet away.
Poorc-Then you're n wonder. My
wa.ch is at the pawnbroker's. six
blocks away!
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Stvles In Ailments,

well. here l am," announced the
fashionable physician In his breezy
way. And now what do you think
is the matter with you?"
Doctor. hardly know" replied the
fashionable patient. what Is new?"
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For Instance.

PA, what does abnormal meanr"
Something that Is out Of the Or
dinary-somethfng that is different
from what 1t might be expected to be
an actress who has never applied
for a divorce. for instance"
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets. small, sugar coated.
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach. liver and bowels and cure
constipation.
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On tho Trail.

Does your fiance know your age.
Lotta?"
"Well-partly."-F Blaetter.
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PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS
Your cruvHist will refund money II PAZO OINT.
MINT falls 10 cure any case OF Itching. Blind,
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10 . Lucky Kid.

Beatrice Singleterry of Miles ave.
nue. is a lucky kid. says the Cleveland
Leader. Every one of her Wishes
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&stti@ &YeSa&e vs.. 81: $: g.! = = e.

Many a woman encourages q man
by trying to discourage him.
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The Proportion.
knicker-Did he speak At a dinner?
Bocker-No: he ate at a talk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
You May Buy a Fan
Or Rent One The
Season For $500


The observant housekeeper takes a
hint from the business man and makes
HOT days In the home perfectly COM
Portable by using the electric fan.
You couldn't induce the woman who
enjoyed the fans never failing breeze
last year to do without 1t this year
she finds il indispensable in almost
every department Of her daily routine
in the boudoir while dressing in the
library the dining room. the kitchen.
the living room and on the front porch
evenings or afternoons. The beauty Of
the electric fan Of today is the fact
that it is portable; may be moved from
one place 10 another by merely remov-
ins the wire cord as you would remove
an ordinary incandescent bulb and at
taching II to the socket in the room
desired,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
There Are Two Sizes
For Residences: The
8-Inch and the pinch


The demands of the up-to-d date
housekeeper are exactly met in the
eight inch type of fan-a fan designed
expressly for home use. 1t runs with
out noise and is so economical that il
will run all afternoon at the cost of one
cent For those who have very large
rooms or want a stronger breeze there
is another type-the twelve inch. six
blade residence fan-also noiseless and
costing only a triae more to operate
Every wired house should have one
or the other They may be purchased
outright from any good electrical firm
or the Georgia Railway and Power
Company will rent one of the eight
inch type from May until November for
$500.
Phone the contract department. Main
4945, and have one sent out imme-
diately. The hot season is now on.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
SAYS TAFT SHOULD
MAKE STATEMENT
Declares 1t Is Not Quite Too Late
to Express Some
Opinion.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO- Spe-
cial--In n short statement Monday
night Governor Herbert S. Had
ley reiterated the stand he took
Saturday night at St. Louis I'm re-
gard to the presidential race. The
Governor declared that he had
heard nothing from President
Taft. His statement follows:
IF President Taft will vigOr-
ousIy urge the adoption of those
two propositions, the presidential
preference primary and "a change
i'm Southern representation, feel
confident he will materially
strengthen his own and the par
tvs cause before the American
people. In view of the occur
renceS of the Chicago convention
and the unqucStiOned. public SEN
tment i'm favor of both these re-
forms, the failure of the conven-
ton to provide for a change i'm
the basis of Southern representa-
ton and a change i'm the presi-
Dental primary was, i'm my Opin-
ion, reactiOnary and fnexcusable.
1t is not too late for President
Taft, as the leader of the party,
To- correct this mistake by decIar-
ing i'm favor of these needed
measures OF reform, which will
prevent n recurrence of this con-
troverSy that now endangers the
party"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-10
BLISS WAS PROUD
OF 1904 CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Special
The campaign contributions in
VeStigating committee resumed its
hearings in the Senate office
building Monday.
Positive that the Investigation
would produce some of the most
stirring incidents of modern pO-
hIcai history, one hundred per-
sons crowded into the tiny COM
mlttee room long before the time
set Tor the opening session, while
scores of others tried in vain to
obtain entrance.
Added interest was attached to
the meeting of the committee by
the fact that the witness chair TO
be occupied by Colonel Roosevelt,
y. L. Morgan and other witnesses
oil worldwide reputation, was the
same that was used by Senator
Lorimer and the witnesses in the
T1tanic investigation, while these
Two probes were in progress.
The members of the Investigate
ing committee arrived early, SEN
ator Clapp appearing in the conn
mnttee room at 8 O'Clock to see
that everything was in readiness
Tor the resumption of the hearing.
One hundred seats for the gem