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a PENAL -TY OF AGE


The tendency Of advancing years to
restrict activity and exercise Is To
spcnsible for the constipGted condition
OF most elderly people. The wear OF
years irnpairs the action Of the bow
els and the digestive organs are more
sensitive 10 the demands upon them
and rebel more quickly. Cathartics
and purgatives are violent and dras-
tic In their action and should not Do
used to correct constipation. A mild.
yet positively effective remedy. and
one that Is recommended by physi-
clans as well as by thousands VINO
have used 1t, Is the compound or SIM
pie laxative herbs with pepsin pre-
scribed by DR.. W. B. Caldwell over
thirty years ago and now sold by drug
gists everywhere under the name or
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. DR..
Caldwell wants everyone troubled with
constipation to try Syrup Pepsin and
viii send a trial bottle. free OF charge.
to all who write for 1t. Address Dr..
W. B. Caldwell, 20s West St, Montt
cello, III. Adv.
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CLUES TO CRIMES

fumbled in his left trousers pocket
to find his excess fare at Morpeth
enabled the prosecution to connect the
man sc observed fumbling by the
ticket Inspector with the owner of a
certain pair of "inexpressibles"
stained with blood on the lining of
the left pocket
1t is still fresh in the public mind
how the most convincing evidence
against Crippen was supplied by those
fatal pajamas, the jacket of which
was found with the body of Belle
Elmore and was proved to belong to a
suit of which the trousers were among
Crippen's effects, sold by Holloway
firm on January 5, 1909, thus fixing
the date of the interment as long
subsequent to Crippen's arrival as
tenant of the house, and negativing
the suggestion that some previous
occupier might have done the deed of
darkness and concealed the traces in
the cellar at Hilldrop Crescent.
An insignificant laundry mark,
$685." showed the body found on Var
mouth beach in 1900 to be that of 4
young woman who had lived at Bexley
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diaiity: And is this you, Ira? Well.
well! 1t is yeahs since last we met.
And you're just getting married. ls
this the first time, Ira?"
First offense, Charlie
The levity shocked Selby, but q
greater shock was in store, for when
he inquired: And who is the-er-
happy-bride?" the triumphant Lath-
rop snfckered: Il believe you used to
know her. Anne Cattle"
This was the rock behind Ira's back.
and Selby took it with a vince: mot
my old"
THE same. Anne, you remember,
Charlie"
''Oh, yes," said Anne, How do you
do, Charlie?" And she put out shy
hand, which he took with one still
shyer. He was go unsettled that he
stammered: Well, well. | had always
hoped to marry you. Anne. but not
just this way"
Lathrop cuf. him short with sharp:
Better get busy-before the train
starts. And I'll pay you in advance
before you set off the fireworks.
The fiippancy panied Rev. Charles,
but he was resuscitated by one
glance at the bill that Ira thrust into
his palm. If a mans gratitude for
his wife is measured by the size OF
the fee he hands the enabling par
son, Ira was madly in love with Anne.
Rev. Charles had a reminiscent sus-
picion that it was probably counter
felt, but for once he did Ira an in
justice
The minister was in such tiutter
from losing his boyhood love, and
gaining SO much money all at once
and from performing the marriage on
a train, that he made numerous er-
rors in the ceremony, but nobody no.
ticed them, and the spirit, II not the
letter OF the occasion, was there and
the contract was doubtless legal
enough.
The ritual began with the pleasant
murmur of the preachers voice. and
the passengers crowded round in a
solemn calm, which was suddenly vio-
lated by loud yelp of laughter from
Wedgewood, who omitted guffaw after
guffaw and bent double and opened
out again, like an agitated umbrella.
The wedding guests turned on him
visages of horror, and Kissed silence
at him. Ashton seized him, shook
him, and muttered:
What the-what's the matter with
your"
The Englishman shook like a boy
having a spasm of giggles at fu-
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STOOD BLusHlNe Llks TWO SCHOOL CHILDREN.

the conductors voice at the rear door
of the car: Hurry up-we've got to
start"
They heard Lathrop's protest:
Hold on there, conductor" and Sci
by's plea: "Oh, / say, my good man,
wait a moment, can't your"
The conductor answered with the
gruffness of a despot: mot minute.
I've my orders to make up lost time,
All aboardi"
While the minister was tying the
last loose ends of the matrimonial
knot, Mallory and Marjorie were
struggling through the crowd to get
at him. Just as they were near. they
were swept aside by the rush OF the
bride and groom. for the parsons Il
pronounce you man and wife," pro-
nounced as he backed toward the
door, was the signal for another wed.
ding riot.
Once more Ira and Anne were show.
cred with rice. This time it was their
own. Ira darted out into the corridor,
haling his brand-new wife by the
wrist, and the wedding guests pur.
sued them across the vestibule.
through the next car, and on, and on.
Nobody remained to notice what
happened to the parson. Having per-
formed his function, he was without
further interest or use. But to NAL
lory and Marjorie he was vitality
necessary.
cTo BE CONTINUED,
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reaping a distinct profit. They all
have money, pay for what they buy,
are good citizens and blessing to
Tennessee.
Every day is Yorkday for them. 1t
Is never too hot or cold; they keep
everlastingly at it. They work with
intelligence, with a definite idea in
view and accomplish what they start
out to do. They do not practice the
habit of our farmers in going to bed
at dark and rising before day. After
supper they read and lay out the work
for the morrow, discuss together the
best means for advancement, spend
an occasional evening in social enjoy
ment, and at reasonable hour in the
morning are in the fields and there
they remain until dark. Success can
only crown the efforts of such intelli-
gent labor
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CHAPTER XXI.
Foiled Yet Again.


Mallory had fed from the scene at
the first hum OF the minister's words
His fate was like alkali on his palate
For twelve hundred miles he had ran
sacked the world for a minister. When
one dropped on the train like mamma
through the roof, even this miracle
had to be checkmated by perverse
miracle that sent to the train an early
infatuation, silly affair that he him.
self called puppy-love. And now Mar
iorie would never marry him. He did
not blame her. He blamed fate.
He was in solitude in the smoking
room. The place reeked with drifting
tobacco smoke and the malodor of
cigar stubs and cigarette ends. His
mans were as useless and odious as
cigarette ends He dropped into q
chair, his elbows on his knees and
his head in his hands-Napoieon on
st. Helena
And then, suddenly he heard Mar
tories voice. He turned and saw her
hesitating in the doorway. He rose
To welcome her, but the smile died
on his lips at her chilly speech:
MAY | have word with you. sir?"
.Of course. The airs rather thick
in here" he apologized-
Inst wait!. she said. ominousiy.
and stalked in like young Zenobia.
He put ont an appealing hand: Now,
Marjorie. listen to reason. OF course
know you won't marry me now.
.Oh. you know that. do your" she
said, with squared jaw.
"But, really. you ought TO marry
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TrIfIes Have Served to Convict
perpefraisss of Murders.
siouaf slayer n Enosand Trapped by
Brown Paper-Doctor CTIPpen
Mioht Have Escaped Except for
His Bloody PaJamas.

T,ondon.-The recent death of Sir
Alfred Wills, for many years a hlgh
court Judge. recalls his association
with one of the best known and quite
the most enthralling OF legal text
books: Wills on Circumstantlal EVl-
dence"
Since the previous edition many
notable cases have occurred TO enrlcn
the romance of the forum, among
which may be mentioned the New
castle murder, the Slough muroer'
Crippen's case and some more recent,
though the case of Oscar Slater re-
Gently rediscussed-has escaped the
attention of the late judge.
The veriest trifle sufficed to put the
moose around the neck of Broome, the
Slough murderer. On being arrested
on suspicion, he sought to discount II
by telling the police that they wouid
find 500 in gold in his room, Wnlch
he solemnly declared he had brought
away from his fathers house.
The money was found, but the
trouble was to connect it with MRS
Wilson. murdered some time before at
Slough. However. smart oi1cer
had noted just an ordinary piece OF
brown paper in the victims sitting
room. This he carefully preserved,
and on closely examining it it was
discovered that 1T had marks exactly
such es would have been made by
sovereigns made up into rouleau. In
which they lay not at right angles TO
paper, but somewhat sloping. NO
other coins would occupy the same
space"
There were also marks of two
small milled-edged coins-sixpence or
half sovereigns- and minute yellow
specks, such as 1t was found by ex-
pertinent gold coin would leave after
friction with brown paper The sum
found in the prisoners possession
being nineteen sovereigns and two
halves, the chain of evidence was thus
completed against him through the
agency of small piece of brown pa
per.
A view of northern castle In a
third class compartment enabled an
artist witness to identify the car
riage in which Dickman, the New
castle train murderer, and Nisbet, his
victim, embarked on their fatal
journey. The accident that Dickman
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/ s c--r1of merely beeAS1se f0ye yon -
and you're the onIy girl ever he
stopped short and she almost smiled
as she taunted him: Go OIL dare
you to say ]" "
He swallowed hard and waived the
point: We'll, anyway. you ought to
marry me-for your own sake.
Then she took his breath away by
answering: -Oh. I'm going to marry
you, never fear
.You are" ne cried. with q rush OF
returning hope. .Oh. ! knew you
loved me-
She pushed his encirciing arms
aside: Il don't love you. and that's
why I'm going to marry you.
"But | don't understand"
"Of course not" she sneered, as IL
she were a thousand years old. you're
only a man-and a very young man.
You've ceased to love me-" he pro-
tested. lust because OF little anar
| had before | met your"
Marjorie answered with world-oid
wisdom: "A woman can forgive
man anything except what he did be-
fore he met her.
He stared at her with masculine dis
may at feminine logic: If you can't
forgive me, then why do you marry
me?"
For eevenge!" she cried. You
brought me on this train all this dis
tance to Introduce me to girl you
n6 +- rryft
her. She's awful"
Yes, she is awful" Mallory assent
ed. Il don't know now l ever"
"Oh, you admit it!'
No"
Well, I'm going to MARI. you
now-this minute-with that reach
er, then I'm going to get off a. Reno
and divorce you
Divorce mel Good Lord! On what
grounds?"
"On the grounds of Miss kitty
Katty-Llewellingto or whatever
her name is"
Mallory was groggy with punish
ment, and the vain effort to foresee
her next blow. But you can't name
a woman that way" he pleaded, for
just being nice to me before / ever
met you"
That's the worst kind OF unfaith-
fulness,' she reiterated You should
have known that some day you would
meet me- You should have saved
your first love for me-"
But last love Is BEST" Mallory In
terposed, weakly.
'Oh, no, it isn't, and If it is, how do
know I'm to be your last love? No,
sir, when I've divorced you. you can
go back to your first love and go
round the world with her till you get
dizzy"
But l don't want her for wife,.
Mallory urged, Il want you."
You'll get me-but not for long.
And one other thing. | want you to
get that bracelet away from that
creature. Do you promise?"
How can l get 1T away?"
Take it away! Do you promise?"
Mallory surrendered completely.
Anything to get Marjorie safely into
his arms: Il promise anything, ii
you'll really marry me-"
"Oh, I'll marry you, sir, but not
really"
And while he stared in helpless awe
at the cynic and termagant that
jealousy had metamorphosed this tim
i'd, clinging creature into, they heard
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Families Frona New Jersey and Ohio
Make honss IN Tennessee Wild
err-ss are Not Only Making
Living but Show Profit.

Nashville, Tenn.-In the spring or
1911 the Tennessee Central railroad
located colony of Bohemians on the
cumberland plateau at Maryland. un-
DER the name of the Bohemian Co
Operative Farming company. They
purchased $500 acres In the woods
without clearing, houses or fences.
Immediately from New Jersey and
Onio Bohemian families came to the
plateau and the work of Transforming
the wilderness into productive fields.
gardens and orchards began. The
story OF this wonderful development
is told by Rutledge Smith, industrial
agent OF the Tennessee Central rail-
road. as follows:
The land was subdivided into fifty
acre tracts. one tract to the family.
so that the entire purchase would care
for 100 families. Mr.. Leonard
Schwartz of New Jersey, an educated.
cultured and trained farmer Of large
experience, was made manager Of the
colony, and the work of development
has been under his immediate super
vision. AS the colony is cooperative
In every respect. all the work is done
by the Bohemians, no outside help be-
ing employed.
The first work that was done after
the property was subdivided was to
build few comfortable cottages to
care for the pioneers. This done.
they elaborated careful program OF
procedure which would automatically
expand with the increasing population.
Il went up last week to see the
fruits OF their labors. / found nearly
100 light haired and bronzed faced
sons and daughters Of Bohemia, In
telligent. happy and content Salts
faction reigned supreme with them.
and they expressed themselves as
having reached a cline as near per-
fection to their ideals of life as 1t was
possible to find. 1t made me feel good
to receive the sincere gratitude of
these sturdy people for bringing them
to the plateau of Tennessee.
Mr.. Schwartz showed me over the
lands. Where formerly the timbered
jungle stood were modern, imposing
barns overflowing with feed. The
fields of timothy had cut nearly two
tons per acre, and these had been
turned and planted in turnips and cab
bage for cow feed, and It looked as
though they would produce enough to
feed the mountain
Then there were patches of buck
wheat, rye and the vegetable gardens,
all luxuriant and profitable. Vegeta-
bles have been canned for winter use
and to SELL
Not only have these thrifty sons
of Bohemia supported themselves
while making their homes, but are now
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SYNOPSIS.

Lieut.. Harry Mallory is ordered to the
Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide to elope, but wreck or taxlcao pre-
vents their seeing minister on the way TO
the train. Transcontinental train Is tax
ing on passengers. Porter has nVely
time with an Englishman and Ira Ian
have an exciting time getting to the
train. Little Jimmie" Wellington, bound
for Reno to get a divorce. boards train
in maudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie
appears. She is also bound for Reno with
same object Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
comb. Latter biames Mrs. Jimmie Tor
Iory decorate bridal berth Rev: and Mrs.
Temple start on a vacation. They decide
TO cut loose and Temple removes eVi9ence
OF his calling Marjorie decides to let
Mallory proceed alone. but train starts
while they are lost in farewell. Passen-
gers join Mallory's classmates In giving
couple, wedding hazing. Marjorie Is dls-
tracted. Ira Lathrop. woman-hating
bachelor, discovers an old sweetheart
Annie Cattle, a fellow passenger. NAL
lory vainly hunts for a preacher among h1s
Little Jimmie's voice. Later she meets
Mrs. Whitcomb. Mallory reports to Mar
Jorie his failure to find preacher. Ihey
decide to pretend quarrel and mallory
nnds a vacant berth. Mrs. Jimmie discoV-
ers Wellington on the train. Mallory
again makes all unsuccessful hunt Tor
clan. Mrs Temple Is induced by Mrs
Wellington to smoke q cigar. sight OF
preacher on station platform raises
Mallorys hopes. but he takes another
train. Missing hand baggage compels the
couple to borrow from passengers. Jim
mie gets a cinder In his eye and Mrs.
Jimmie gives first aid. Goodness Is then
resumed. Still no clergyman. More bor-
rowing. Dr.. Temple puzzled by behavior
OF different couples. Marjorie's jealousy
aroused by Mallorys baseball jargon.
Marjorie suggests wrecking the train in
hopes that accident will produce preach
er. Also tries to induce the conductor to
hold the train so she can shop. Marjorie's
dog is missing. She pulls the cord. stop
ping the train. Conductor restores dog
and lovers quarrel. Lathrop wires for a
preacher to marry him and Miss Cattle.
Mallory tells Lathrop of his predicament
and arranges to borrow the preacher.
Kitty Lewellyn, former sweetheart of NAL
lory's. appears and arouses MarJorie's
jealousy.
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Heath. and cheap beach photograph
served to identify necklace found in
BENEFITS possession with one worn by
the dead wife, whom he had throttled
with a bootlace.
A dentists recognition of false teeth
and filings in the almost calcined
skull which had once held the fine
brain of Doctor Parkman, led to the
conviction OF his colleague, Professor
Webster, whose great knowledge of
chemistry had enabled him otherwise
totally to destroy his victim. A den
tist also helped to hang Mannings in
like manner.
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CROW SEIZED A GOLF BALL
an InquisitIve Bird With Sport
ING Tastes.

London.-A golf story which is re-
ceived with certain amount of skep-
ticism comes from North Berwick.
Tt is that Mrs Barrett, an American
resident there. while playing on the
course, had her game interfered with
by a persistently inquisitive crow. She
had Just made a tee shot when the
crow took the ball, and, after flying
with it for some distance, dropped it.
Mrs. Barrett made two other shots,
but the crow twice returned and lifted
the ball after she had played 1t.
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CRUSADE ON BIRDS BEHALF

stolen goods. If the truth could be
told about the Calcutta custom house
don the public conscience would be
shocked by the extent of the SNUG
Cling Of feathers. With the passing
of the plunage bill this trade would
be stopped at once.
George Greenwood, M. P. proposed
and Captain Tailby seconded a resolu-
ton strongly appealing to the govern
ment to grant facilities for placing the
plumage bill on the statute book. The
resolution was carried.
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I'm the field the Bohemian rides, no
walking between the plow handles for
him. There Is no dragging the plows
around at the head of the land, but
the horses keep on moving. Everything
that a horse or machine can do the
Bohemian makes them do.
They are now turning their atten-
ton to horticulture and orchards are
being laid out on scientific scale and
thoroughly prepared. Also dairying
is coming in for it's proper share.
Just as rapidly as they can build
cottages, without taking the proper
time from the fields, families from
New Jersey are ready to fill them, and
it will not be long until their full hun.
dred families are enjoying the peace
and plenty Of those who by intelligent
effort are Transforming the plateau
into the souths garden spot"
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is also known to be transmitter of
disease.
The example set by several Ameri-
can cities has been followed with
great interest in France and has led
Doctor Fontenelle to make a special
study of the subject. He finds that
the role of the rat and the mouse
has been very serious in connection
with cases Of pneumonia. For long
time it has been noticed that this dis
ease was more deadly in hospitals
than other places. The pneumonia
uierohe Aecomes extremely virulent
The sea coast echo., 1912-12-21
RIDES 100 YARDS ON ENGINE
Driver of a Louisville Autobus Has
a Remarkable Escape From
Death.

Louisville Ky.-William Lackey,
driver of an autobus. had a remark,
able escape here when he fell on the
pilot of a freight engine which had
struck his autobus and knocked him
several feet into the air. The engine
ran more than a hundred yards with
the man on the pilot before the engi-
neer was able to bring it to halt.
Lackey was not seriously injured. The
autobus was demolished.
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Bedbua Carries PeIIaara.

Louisville, Ky.-That the bedbug is
the agent that spreads peliagra as the
mosquito spreads typhoid fever is the
theory advanced before the Kentucky
State Medical association by Dr. ]. H.
Hendren, who has treated more cases
of pellagra than any other physician
ta Kentucky.
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SQUIRREL Was the MESSENGER.

The occupants OF house at West
Medway, in Norfolk county. Virginia.
were astonished at finding continually
in the fireplace small pieces OF paper
that had been dropped down the Chin
ney from some mysterious source
When the owner began watching out
side the house he saw squirrel run
up the roof and enter the chimney. II
was concluded that the messages had
been sent down by the squirrel.
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WHAT RATS COST IN FRANCE
Statistics Show Damage to Crops
From Rodents Reaches $4,000
COO Yearly.

Paris.Forty million dollars yearly
is the estimated figure of the damage
done by rats to crops and property In
France. The publication OF these
statistics by the Incorporated Society
for the Destruction of Vermin has
given an i'm! !,etus to the campaign for
the extel mir ation " the rodent. which
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Wjiy Woocr.

Ardent Suitor-I lay my fortune at
your feet" Fair Lady-"Your fortune!
/ didn't know you had one" Ardent
Suitor-"Well, 1t isn't much of for
tune. but 1t will look large beside
those tiny feet"-Boston Transcript.