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MistIetoe,

1t is high time that something was
done about our mistletoe literature that
crops up so regularly during the holi-
day season.
It systematizes about as follows:
The joke about the girl who wears
a sprig of mistletoe on her head.
The joke about the mistletoe that
didn't come in time. and the girl asks
always coyly) whether they cannot get
along without it.
The church trimming mistletoe joke.
The sprig Of mistletoe that the long
lost lover on his dramatic return on
Christmas eve always draws out of his
pocket at the end Of the story.
The fact is that the mistletOe has
now degenerated into a chestnut. 1t
no longer serves any useful literary
purpose. It should be worn only by
ers-in-law.-Harper's Weekly.
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Stomach Troables Disappear

Stomach. liver and kidney trou-
bles, weak nerves, lame back and
female ills disappear when Electric
Bitters are used. Thousands of
women would not be without a bot
tie in their home. Eliza Pool OF
Depew, Okla. writes: Electric
Bitte1s raised NE from q bed OF
sickness and suffering and has done
me a world Of good. | wish every
suffering woman could use this ex-
celIent remedy and find out, as l did
just how good it is" AS it has
helped thousands Of others, it surely
will do the same for you. Every
bottle guaranteed, SOC. and $1.C0
At all Druggists. Il. =. Bucklen &
Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
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DOES BAcKAcHE WORRY YOU ?
Some Scotland Neck People
Have Learned How to
Get Relief.

How many people suffer from an
aching back?
How few know the cause?
If it hurts to stoop Or lift
If you suffer sudden, darting
pains
If you are weak, lame and tired,
Suspect your kidneys.
Watch for natures signal.
The first sign may be headache or
dizziness,
Scanty, painful, or too frequer-
urination,
Nervousness or constant, dead
tired feeling.
Avert the serious kidney diseases,
Treat the weakened kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills,
A remedy especially for sick kid
neys.
Endorsed in Scotland Neck by
your friends and neighbors.
Mrs. E. N. Nelson, Eighth and
Roanoke streets, Scotland Neck, N.
c., saws: Il have no hes. tation in
recommending Hoan's Kidney Pills,
as | know them to be remedy OF
merit in cases of kidney trouble.
got my supply at E. T. Whitehead
Company Drug Store and they re-
lieved me of backache and lameness
in my loins.
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents. Foster -Mifburn Co., Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the sname-Doan's-
and take no other.
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Group and Cough Remedy

Group is a terrible disease, it at
tacks children so suddenly they are
very apt choke to unless given the
proper remedy at once. There is
nothing better in the world than DIR.
Kings New Discovery. Lewis Cham
berlain, of Manchester, Ohio, writes
about his children: Sometimes IN
severe attacks we were afraid they
would die, but since we proved
what a certain remedy DR.. Kings
New Discovery is, we have no fear:
We rely on it for Group: coughs and m
colds" So can you. SOC and $l.OO.
A bottle should be in every home.
At ali Druggists. H. E. Bucklen &
Co. Phila. and St. Louis;
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ure of your company" at a dance Oh
christmas eve. Bill, who is well up
in these things, told me them letters
meant "Reply Sharp; Very Pressln.
So we wrote our replies sharp. haccept-
in 1.-The very pressin' Invitation.
Well. Christmas eve came round, ana
Bill and me rugged ourselves out ~
our best shore goin togs and set sail
for the dance On reportin' ourselves
we was mustered in big cabin like
battleship's gun room, all titivated up
with holly and mistletoe. and with the
deck polished instead of holy stoned,
and so slippery that l nearly pitched
on to my bowsprit as went through
the hatchway.
"yast heavin'. Bll,' sez, comm to
an anchor; this is worse than crossin'
the bay in a gale O. wind" but Bill he
kept forgin' ahead. as cool as a MILDLY
in command of a dispatch boat, so l
slipped my cable and went on full
speed in his wake. sweatin' like
marine recruit goin' into haction Tor
the first time. We was nearly the last
aboard for the cabin was pretty full,
the men lookin' like restaurong walters
and the ladies all as smart as a cruiser
squadron in rainbow rig.
Presently q fussy little chap, who
took to be the commodore. but who
Bill said was the NJ. Sea man. though
he didn't look as if he knowed much
about the sea. came up and gave us
both a pretty card with sailin' orders
on, which Bill called Il program. Then
he passed the word to clear for hac-
ton. and band on the Quarterdcck
aft struck up and the dancin' begun.
AS / was leanin' against the bull
warl1s the II. Sea man came up and
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You know what taking when t.oEs lass ci 1
the formula printed label showing that con
tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. ot@ @
tonic and is in Taseess 1t has for Aialai l
Weakness general debility appetite.
Mothers and Pale, Sickly Children. Dious-7
Relieves
pufes the blood. Appetizer
No family vithoui Guarantee Ilaets si ~
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The Best Known Christmas Poem.

"TWaS the Night Before Chr1stmaS
those delightful verses that will
charm both the old and young as long
as there are stockings to be hung-was
written ninety-one years ago. just be-
fore the holiday season, by Clement
Clark Moore, then professor of orien-
tai languages in the New York Theo-
logical seminary. 1t has become an
American classic, and no Christmas
day is complete without reading of
this charming little lyric that has lived
and gladdened the Christmastide for
nearly 100 years.
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Constipation foisons You

If you are constipated, your en-.
tire system is poisoned by the waste
matter kept IN the body-serious re.
suits often follow. Use Or K;nm,s
New Life Pills and you will soon Oct
rid OF constipation. headache and
o'ner troubles. 25c at Druggists or
by mail Il. E. Bucklen & Co. Ph;la.
delphia & St. Louis. MIA
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Hostess(gushingly)-They tell me,
doctor, you are perfect lady killer.
Doctor (modestly)-I assure you,
my dear madam, | make no distinc-
ton whatever between the sexes -
Taller.
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He (in rage)-That man is the
biggest fool in the world.
His Wife (comfortingly)-Henry
Henry, you are forgetting yourself.
-Woman's Home Companion.
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Mother-Willie, is it possible you
are teaching the parrot to swear?
Willie-No, mamma; I'm just tell
ing it what it mustn't say.-Boston
Transcript.
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For any pain, burn, scald or brn;se
Apply Dr. Thomas Electric OIL
o 6ne household remedy. Two s;zo,
zoe and 5Oc at all drug stores.
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Dyspepsia is America curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight.
good health and purify the blood,
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Sold a
all drug stores. Price. 81. 90.
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SPECIAL HOLIDAY
EXCURSION
Havana, Cuba.
Rate From Selma
P4S.85

KIN. NLEtlS, lliSSIS anu ilSt al Oil tilt
steamship.
Children five years Of age and
under twelve half fare. Tickets
will be sold for all trains
Saturday, December 20, 1918.
Lin tied returning to reach origi-
nal S; s;arting point not later than
January 6, 1914.
Prop ,rtionately low rates will be
made from other points in Virginia
North and South Carolina.
Ihls vii! be an excellent oDportu-
nifty for teachers and students to
utilize their Christmas holidays in
making an interesting educational
trip to Cuba.
The Atlantic Coast Line operates
through Pullman cars to Key West
and to Port Tampa, connecting 1T
both rATts with steamships for Ha-
vana. iickets good via either route
Arrangements will be made to ac
commooate passengers leaving Jack
sonvllle at l:l5 p. M, Sunday. De-
cemDer 2lst, via the Flagler System.
the Oversee Railroad" and steam,
ships from Key West; and leaving
Sacksonvllle at 1:3O p. m, via At
1antlc Coast Line. thence by Port
Iampa and steamship which touches
at hey West enroute to Hrvana.
=. M. jolly, traffic agent of the
Atiantic Coast Line, who has resided
IN havana fourteen winters, will ac-
company the excursion and render
assistance to passengers enroute and
~ tne matter of hotel accommoda-
tlons, sightseeing, ETC., in Cuba.
FOR schedules. reservations. de-
scrlptlve booklets rnd any further
information, apply to ticket agents
OF the Atlantic Coast Line or address
w. ). Craig, Passenger Traffic Man.
ager. or T. c: White, General Pas
senger Agent. Wilmington, N. C.
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Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind pixies have yielded to Doan's
Ointment. SOC at all stores.
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My First Christmas J
Eve Dance


EN- me and my
shipmate, B Ill
BOlthead, was
takin' a little
cruise ashore last
year we each got
a pretty. sweet
scented note with
r. S. V. P. at the
bottom, request
in 1.-The pleas
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WHENEVER YOU Need
A GENERAL TONIC TATE Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tastelcss chill To.c = ggY
Valuable General Tonic because 1t Acts TIC iver
Drives Out Malaria, E11tcl1es the R.ood aac Eds 10
the Whole System. For Grown People and CatitFan
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6tAndish watched Blake out OF
sikht. His face. now that the mask
was NO longer needful worked almos,
grotesquely. And his swarthy skin
was . pallid yellow. He looked like
pugilist who tries dazedly to rise
after Knockout.
He was thinking rapidly; despite his
dase. After moment or two he
crossed hastily to the telephone
switchboard
Get me New York wire. please
he said, looking nervously down the
corridor. as quickly as you can"
As he spoke he was running over
the pages OF one OF the telephone books
on the desk Wanda drove a plug into
the switchboard and droned:
"Hlo! Long distance? That you,
Jessief This is Wanda, Say. get me
. New York wire-on the jump. please
Yes. Oh, have your Good! Let the
other party walt, and give IL TO me,
won't you Thanks, I've got one al
ready" she added. CHANGING over her
shoulder at Standish. What number,
pleased"
"One thousand and one. Plaza" he
answered, looking up from the direc
tory.
PLAZA one-o-o-one," she droncd
into the transmitter. Amy name, Mr.
Standish?"
mo" he answered huskily. Just
the number"
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identify you. Any expert can sweat
that the registered name, Fowler, ID
In your handwriting. Il was In March
Congress was still In session. But
you gave out word that you'd gone to
the mountains to rest We've got tbc
dates. We've got ever fact proved.
Man, cant you see I'm trying TO he,p
you? Give mo chance to-"
6tandish. his face still . mask, was
staring at the floor. Al last he raised
his eyss-ths dark tired eyes In whose
depths Self and Love and Happiness
had % long ago burned out And turn.
Ing to Blake. he said evenly:
80 you have dug all that up. have
ycuf might have expected II. In
fact have expected Il, But Il hasn't
worried me. Because you cant harm
me with such 4 story"
"No," asked Blake. with real inter,
est. why not?"
you know perfectly well why not, >
answered Standish. the story won't
amount to the paper you would print
II on unless you can supply the name
Of the Woman. And you can't do
that"
what makes you think We can't
supply the woman's name7" demand.
ed Blake. what makes you think
we haven't found herr"
Because" began Standish: ti,.s he
checked himself and said so,o~~nas
lamely, because have gooa rec,
sons for knowing you haven't"
Hin! Still keep as close -. touch
with her ~ all that7 Marks detectives
must be foolish-house graduates. Well.
I'll admit we haven't found h,r-yet.
But we will before midnight. You left
some pretty easy clues and they're be-
ing followed. That's the trouble with
a man who has something to hide.
He'll lock and double-bar nine doors
to discovery: and leave the tenth wide
open with . Welcome sign over IL.
And that's just what you did. Why.
son." he went on. noting Standish's
half-smile Of Incredibly, IF | wasn't
dead sure Of getting her. would be
such q fool as to tell you all this? And
whatever else Jim Blake's been called.
no ones yet tied fool to his name.
tell you once more, we'll have her
name by midnight at the very latest,
OF course she doesn't know we're
tracking her." he continued. chuckling
as at his own shrewdness. I've seen
to II that she hasn't the slightest sus-
picion. And that makes our work all
the easier. She doesn't know. And
there's no one to warn her. It's a
cinch!"
His voice trailed OF into a self-satis-
ned laugh. Nor was the laugh wholly
assumed. For he saw Standish' s
hands slowly clench again. And few
beads Of sweat were beginning to
show themselves upon the insurgents
forehead.
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MY dear young lady" counseled
Blake with his most fatherly air. be
lieve me when warn you that there
10 such = thing a. being Just = trine
too ambitious. STILL there's no time to
argue. Standish ought to be here BY
now. Shall we say . thousand dol.
lars?
I'm have to think II over" said
Wanda confusedly. And. anyway"
she added. there's no use making q
price till I've got what you want. 10
there? Besides" with an easy lapse
into sweet innocence. "Mr. Standish
seems to be such . nice man. It's .
pity to"
"Oh, he's . nice man." laughed
Blake. "Hsll's full OF nice men, But
there's no time. now. to hassie about
prices. You get that number for me.
and you won't lose by II. And every
word you can cverhear II worth .
threecarat diamond. Steady there
He's coming"
Standish came toward the switch
board. from the dining-room whittier
. page had at last tracked him. He
saw . most unruhned telephone girl
absorbed In . novel. Jim Blake was
leaning neglisently against the switch.
board rail- looking with dreamy half.
shut eyes along the nearly deserted
corridor. 0tandish hurried across to
Wanda.
ssoms one wants me on the phone."
he asked.
NO." drawled Blake. before tho
girl could reply. Some one wants
you over there In the amen corner for
. minute or two. II you can spare tho
time. took the liberty Of sending
that message about your being wanted
on the phone. because" leading tho
way to the amen corner. Il have . mat.
ter Of private business to talk over
with you"
Private business?" echoed the puz.
sled Standish, instinctively following
Blake to the corner. Private bust
ness? Between you and me!''
Blake looked at him with gentle
pity, then shook his head.
MY boy" said he. "ths game 10 up,
The whole show ID over. We've found
out all about that pretty little affair
Of Ave years ago"
What AFFAIR."" asked Standish, un
moved. please explain. My time Ia
limited"
IF you're referring to your time In
politics. II il. It ends tonight. There!
There! Don't get huRy. You've got
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him through the glass pane. speaking
into the transmitter. But she had
barely noted the frs. movement OF his
lips when Blake and Mark Robertson
appeared from the dlningroom. She
turned her attention to them.
3 Blake glanced unobtrusiyely iowart
I the row of telephone booths and hii
half.shut eyes lighted ever 30 little q,
he made out Standlsh's figure behind
the glass. but he made no Other
sign that he noted the successful
springing OF the trap he had so pains
takIngly set. In fact. he was talkinl
hatersstedly TO Robertson on ind,her
ent topics.
Tom tells me-" Wanda heard HIN
say, that Grace Ia coming down"
Yes" answered Robertson, his face
brtgtening at mention OF his wife,
name. either tonight or tomorrow
morning. And that reminds me: !
meant to call her up and ask which
want to meet her at the station
Miss Kelly" he went on. "ean you get
me a New York wlre9"
Yes, sir" said Wanda; "but mn
take a few minutes to get the connec.
ton"
"All right" replied Robertson. Ms SHE
busted herself amid the labyrinth OF
switchboard plugs, I'm walt here for
II. T."
lie stopped AZ standlsh came out Of
the booth and laid down a bill for
Wanda to change. Robertson. the
happy light Of anticipation dying out
Of his face at sight Of his foe. turned
his back ostentatiously upon him. Nor
did he speak again TIL standish had
gone away. Then he looked around,
10 find bis father.in.law In eager con
vcrsation with the telephone operator
Well" Blake was saying. Gould
you hear anything,'
mo" answered Wanda. still deeply
offended ut standlsh's request mo,
q word. lie made me hang up the re
ceiver.'
Ito be contlnued.)
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CHAPTER vii.


There was = pause. Neither man
seemed desirous to be first to return
to the attack. The buzz of the city
crept In from outsider The halfstined
rhythm Of the diningroom orchestra
reached them In snatches.
standish got TO his feet: slowly and
more like very old man than one In
his prime. But he looked down with
Grass stolidity at his tormentor. And
In his deep tones there was more Of
sorrow than Of nervous dread.
M. Blake" he said. there's one
point I can't quite grasp. Even your
admiration for my worthy qualities
and your very kind desire to save me
trouble. can not wholly explain your
action In telling me. Why are you Civ.
ing away your hand like this!"
Blake looked panied.
Cant Q man do q decent thing for
once" he grumbled. without having
his motives picked apart!"
I'm afraid not-in your case" an.
swered Standish.
All right" agreed Blake in no whit
chagrinsd. Let's look ut II from a
business standpoint, then. II you'll de-
eide suddenly to let this Mullins bill
pass. and II you'll support Mark Rob.
ertson for the speaksrship. everything
will be perfectly smooth and har.
monious. And We won't have 70 use
these painful means"
"Oh. ! see. A bargainT'
One that you won't lose BY" said
Blake "A mighty good one. since II
saves you your political skin. instead
OF forcing ~ TO nail II TO the barn"
Despite his confidence Blake was
vaguely worried. He knew men. a. q
pianist knows his hey. board. And now
subtle intuition. quite At variance
With all his keen logic. warned him
that standish was not In the least
frightened by the threat Of political
death. knowing the insurgents high
ambitions - he did. Blake could not
account for this absence Of terror. 30.
feeling his way. he shifted to the 9th.
er tack.
The Woman. too" he added. Think
Of her!"
He Erinned under his sparse mus.
tachs. For again he saw standish's
hands clench. And he knew be had
struck the one right note.
Yes" went on Blake. Think Of the
Woman! She's walking blindiy. IN.
suspectinsly. right STRAIGHT into the
trap we've set for her. It'll be hell
for her. Pure. unauthorized. sky.blue
hell. n she's got . husband or kids
or parents itil blacken the whole
world for them oil. Oh. don't make
~ DO this thing. man! Think II
over. Don't decide In . rush. Take
your time ny eleven o'clock or 20
III have her name. Then Il will be-
early enough for you to tell me your
decision. You'll ind me somewhere
about the hotel. II I'm not over 1t thA
Capitol. Oood-by."
He strolisd on toward the dining.
room. A. hs passed Wanda he gianc.
I'd covertiy at her through his lowered
lids. She was raptiy absorbed In the
novel she was reading. And her dainty
lower jaw moved slowly w and down
In . gum-chewing cadence that b.
spoks years Of practice.
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wslls--anywhers except At Matthew
Standish. Yet he had missed not one
detail Of the younger mans express.
sion. There was nothing. however. TO
he read In that expression. standish's
heavy face was mask.iike, blank, save
for = faint tings Of polite bewilder'
sment.
But Blake was far too wise . reader
Of men to 90 BY the sign In face. He
let his mildly wandering glance shift.
- II by accident, to Standish's hands.
They were tixhtclenched. So tight
that the knuckles showed white from
the convulsivs pressure.
Another campaign yarn" smiled
Standish, and his voice was a. inex.
pressivs % his face. Isn't II rather
old.fsshioned TO spring lies Of that
sort! Tho public doesn't stand for
them nowadays. Proofs are needed"
Really drswled Blake. why.
standish. sometimes your knowledge
Of up.to. date conditions simply das-
siss me. That's what Il does. Dss.
xies me-"
And now" pursued standish.
turning 10 20.
And now" echoed Blake. we've
got you with the goods. Don't blum.
man. No blur ever won . penny after
the cards we're laid face upward. And
they're face upward now. You know
Whist I mean. And you know we've
cot you dad 70 rights. Five years
ago you spent week with woman q
. INITIAL whose propristor can and VII!
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LEBANON, COLORADO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
tpublisherl

tPublisherD
Department Of the Interior,
US. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
August ~, 1918.
Notice H. hereby given that 8eorge ". Good.
win, Of Dolores, Colorado, who, ON September
md, 1910 made homestead application, serial
No, u2Ssi, for Lots aud ) Of section 4, town
ship ~ north, range u west, aud ) Sc of, sec.
ton So township -, north, range ~ west, N
" 7 Meridian, has filed notice 81 intention 10
make final 5year proof, to establish claim 10
the land above described, before J. N. Hrunl-
ley, CLERK 81 the district court Of Montcsuna
County, Colorado, at Cortez. Colorado, ON the
9Th day Of OrtatDef. 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Erastus Thompson. Charles Granath, Siives.
ter kramrr and Fred kramer. all u Dolores.
Colorado.
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First pub August "; last pub Octoi,ss 3, 1918.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
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Non Goal Land.

Depart u tho interior,
U. 3, Land Office at Durango. Colorado,
August lgth, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Albert Miller ii
Dolores, Colorado, who, on september "a, iNR,
made Dessert Entry, No. Mtd6, for the \ NE I
Of section ~, township 81 north, range Is west.
n. N. y. meridian has filed notice Of iuten.
tiun To make final Desert proof. 10 @-tsb-
lish claim To the land above described, hsfose
J, j. Dosn.y, Judge of the county court III
Aontnzumn county, Colorado, at Gortes, Colo
RADIO ON III. 2sth DAY 81 September. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses
Horace u. Roscoe, John Withers, Elmer
Willard, aud William Beaber, all 81 Dolores,
Colorado.
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First pub aug. =; last pub sept. ~, 1918.