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ECZEMA ON HANDS AND ARMS

1921 Douglas St., Omaha, Neb.-"My
trouble began from a bad form Of &C.
zema ali over my hands, neck and
arms. l could get no sleep for the
itching and burning. The small pim-
pies looked red ard watery and my
skin and scalp became dry and itch
ing. The pimples irritated me so that
l would scratch until they bled.
could not put my hands in water and
if l cnce tried it they burned so that
| could not stand it. l had to havo
my hands tied up and gloves on all the
time for nearly two months. Some
times l would scratch the skin off IL
irritated so and l could do no work
at all.
Il tried all kinds Of remedies but
nothing did any good. Then / saw in
the newspaper about Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and got some. / was
completely healed in five or six
weeks. They have not troubled ms
since" (Signed) Joe Uhl, Jan. 81, IA.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
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of Naples indescribably beautiful, it is
smoking away grandly, rolling It's
white steam high aloft before the wind
carries it in a streamer off to the
southeast.
/ have been devoting part Of this
last full day in Italy to a study of
street conditions in this lively, noisy
Naples. 1t is a continuous torment
Of temptations. Every corner pre-.
sents an inviting prospect of interest.
ing scenes, but it. is hard to know
whether to turn or go straight ahead.
One street is much like another, in
general aspect, ave that some are
practicable for vehicles and others are
not. The latter ascend the precip.
itous hillsides in series Of stone steps,
which swarm with humanity. At the
end Of one Of these "gradoni," or steep
streets, where it meets a thorough.
fare. will often be a group Of flower
stalls, giving a vivid dash of color
to the scene. Far above stretches
the steep stone staircase, with the
buildings SO close together that the
clothing hung out Of windows on
sticks and on wires drying. almost OBJ
III the view Of the sky.
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SYNOPSIS.

Rudolph van Vechten. a young man OF
leisure. Is astonished TO see a man enter
NO. 1913, a house across the street from
the Powhatan club. long unoccHpied and
spoken OF as the House OF Mystery. Sew
eral persons at regular intervals enter
NO. 1873. Van Vechten expresses concern
whereabouts OF his cousin and ~iancee.
Paige Carew. A man Is forcibly elected
from the house. Van Vechten and Tom
Follow the man and find him dead In the
street. Van Vechten Is attracted by the
race or a girl In the crowd OF o~nlookers
surrounding the body. Later he discov-
ers the girl gazing at him with a look OF
scorn from the windows of the mysteri-
GUS house. Detective Flint calls on Van
Vechten TO get his version of the trag-
%oy. Tom Phtnney goes alone on a yacht
Ing trip. He recognizes among some per-
sons In a passing motor boat two men
wholl he had seen enter the House OF
Mystery. He sees one OF them, a MIR. cal
lis. on shore later and follows him. Tom
Is seized. blindfolded and taken 10 a
mousse. lie hears a girl named Jessie. evf-
Gently the daughter OF the man In author
ity. question his captors. A sweet-Yolced
girl later protests against the r~ouShneSs
of his captors. Van Vechten calls on his
uncle. Theodore Van Vechten, big man
IN wan street and known as the Man OF
IRON In search of information regarding
the whereabouts OF Paige Carew. Detec-
tive Flint shows Van Vechten a gold
mesh purse found In the House OF Mys-
,ery. van recognizes IL as belonging to
Paige Carew. The sweet-voiced girl helps
Tom Phinney escape. A message from
London reports that two ladies resem-
ping Miss Carew and her companion.
Mrs. DevereauN. sailed for New York
some time previously. IL develops that
the ladies visited the English home OF
Temple Bonner. owner of the House OF
Mystery. Flint has a theory that they
are connected with the mystery OF No.
Bl3. II is recalled that Temple Bonner
was IN love with a daughter OF Compton
schuyler who married Max willard, The
other daughter married a man named
DeVereauN. Bonner and Willard were in
climate friends. A search Is started for
Willard. Van Vechten enters the House
OF Mystery bv the back door In time 90
near John Calls threaten a girl. He in
t~erferes and helps the girl escape. but Is
rendered unconscious In the struggle
with Calls Tom Phinney gets a Job
ms master OF Brownlow's yacht Kohlnur.
which has been chartered for some mys-
FERROUS mission.
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BUDDHIST CULT IN EUROPE
Monastery Recently Established In
Switzerland Is Said to Create
a Precedent.

What is said to be the first Buddhist
monastery set up in Europe is tina;
which not long ago was established
in the canton of Ticino. in Switzer.
land. high above the village OF No.
vaggio, overlooking Lakes Maggiore
and Lugano. 1t is a curious circum.
stance that the founder of Buddhism
in Switzerland should be not an ORR
entail. but a German. A native of
Wiesbaden. he now bears the name OF
Kikkhu Nyanatiloka.
1t appears that this devotee decid-
ed. at an early age. to the
vanities of the world, and that dur
ing the nine years of his seclusion in
Ceylon he became absorbed in the
study of Buddhism. In time he at
tanned the rank of a bikkhu. or priest,
and received the name OF Nyanatiloka,
which means the man who possesses
the wisdom OF the three worlds"
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SMOKE BARS VISIT
Tourists Contemplated Trip to
VeSuvius Is Postponed.
Writer Tells of the Difficulties En-
countered in Doing Naples and
Its Surrounding Attractions and
Points Of Interest.

Naples.-The difficulty of doing
Naples and its surrounding attractions
and points of interest within a posi-
lively limited time was demonstrated,
writes a correspondent, when with
a trip to the crater of VeSuvius in
mind, / surveyed the cone from my
window balcony. Thick clouds enyel
oped the %truncated cone, and there
was no sign of q change of wind to
clear away the mist and smoke suffi.
GENTLY to permit a view of the boil.
ing depths. So, inasmuch as there
were other things that must be done
to prepare for the morrow's sailing for
home, | regretfully postponed my Wis.
it to the volcano until some other
time in the uncertain future. Per.
haps the bronze pledges given al
Rome will prove effective in insur.
ing a return, and then Vesuvius sure.
ly will be seen.
But fortune was not altogether IN.
favorable, for by a good chance during
h day / met, at the Office of the
American consul, Mr.. Jay White, two
scientists from Washington, who have
come over for the purpose of studying
the volcanic activities in Italy. Prof.
Arthur l.. Day Of the Carnegie insti.
tuition and Prof. Henry Stephens
Washington Of the geOphysical lab.
oratory. They will spend several
months here and in Sicily. observing
conditions and endeavoring to obtain
specimens of the gases emitted from
Nesuvius, Etna and Stromboli, in then
research into the nature Of the forces
which cause eruptions. 1t is to be
hoped that they will have the good
fortune to gain information to aid in
the evolution of a substantial working
hypothesis explanatory of the most
battling phenomenon now confront.
ing natural science.
Later in the day Vesuvius cleared
off finely, a tantalizing trick that made
the postponement of the trip to the
top hard to endure philosophically.
But it is quite well assured that the
big chimney will continue to smoke
for a long time to come, and per.
haps when l come again it will be
performing more s~pectacularly than
at present. AS / write, in the eve.
ning's rosy glow that makes the bay
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Evidently Something Wrono.

Little Arthur and his mother were
taking a walk along a country road.
There were some ducks running back
and forth across the road and Arthur
Jagged behind his mother watching
them. He became greatly interested
and a puzzled look crept over his face.
After a while he ran up to his mother
and, pointing back to the, ducks, ex-
claimed.
-aamma, those ducks aren't made
~'"..t!"
why, yes, dear, why not?" his
mother answered.
We'll they've got their eyes on
the sides of their heads and mine are
in front"
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BOOK H..
CHAPTER discontinued.

CHAPTER lI.-Continued.
BY which episode it may be seen
h a Tom Phinney of the Powhatan,
and Captain Phinney of the yacht
kohinur. were two distinctly different
personalities-a detail worth remem
bering in the light of what is to follow
later on.
When Tom swung aboard at the
head OF his recruits. his appraising
eye took in at once the decks untidy
appearance. the indolent attitudes OF
the watch and the men forward, and in
the face OF so many evidences of lax
discipline he utterly ignored Brown
lows demonstrations of JOY at his APP
pe%arance. He addressed his mate:
"Will you look at this canalbarge.
Mr.. Mercer? Put those loafers to work
at once. and make EN- jump. Charter.
er's coming aboard tonight. and I'd be
ashamed to look him in the face If |
had TO meet him in a pig-pen like this.
Get down the accommodation-ladder-
he can't climb a rope. The bo'sun will
take the launch ashore after supper
and wait for the party" He wheeled
abruptly upon the sailor of the launch
What's your manner"
Charlie Winnard, sir"
Very well. Charlie Winnard: you
know what you have to do. so step
lively. And you might pass a word
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CHAPTER III.
The kohinur's Charterer.

Is 1t to be wondered at that for the
rest OF the night Tom remained in a
state OF such feverish excitement that
he forgot to sleep? Here, in the most
amazing manner imaginable, he and
the Girl once more were thrown to-
gether-and, too, under circumstances
that not only promised the most de-
lightful sort of intimacy, but were not
likely soon tc be terminated. An IN.
wonted light shone in his eyes, and his
tanned jaw settled into lines OF deter
mination that were not without a de,
gree of grimness.
What's the use!" he morosely
growled. She'll have nothing to do
with me-. / made seventeen different
kinds of fool of myself Monday night
hen she got me out of that DARK
room. . Unless she realizes
that a scrape like that is enough to
turn any fellows head"
And this led him to Illuminating on
the strangeness of his adventure, and
to q consideration Of the rest of the
party, which he INDUCED briefly only
bNNohS' TIC iNAAtAibtltu uO" nc
ably their doings had become identi.
fed with Miss Carew's disappearance
for undoubtedly they were the same
people who had inhabited Number 1913
and how greatly Ruddy was inter.
ested in their movements. This reflec-
ton sobered him completely.
Should he not at once notify Mr..
Flint? Did the allegiance he had only
today assumed outweigh the obliga-
tons Of a lifelong friendship?
Here vas a problem that was a lit
tie too much for Tom to decide off
hand, and he began to be conscious of
a vague, growing sense of doubt and
misgiving. He began to perceive the
possibility OF future complications that
would keep him floundering helplessly
in all sorts of predicaments; either in
reference or non-interference by him
might be the occasion for any mount
of future regret and lasting remorse
and mental suffering. but he had ar
rived at the decision before turning
in, that, considering everything, he
should be filled with a sense of graft
tude for the fortuitous chance that
had moved him TO call on Brownlow.
Captain Phinney was again astir
long before sunrise. He took It upon
himself to see that the decks had such
a scrubbing down, the brasswork and
glass such a polishing, as. in all prob
ability, they had never before received.
He had himself well in hand now, and
every man-jack aboard recognized in
the calm, forceful individual who di-
rected so concisely what was to be
done. a skipper who thoroughly under
stood his business and whose orders
were TO be obeyed with prompt thor
oughness.
So, at four bells OF the morning
watch-or six o'clock by land time
when he and the Girl came ~uneXpect-
eddy face to face. outwardly Tom was
perfectly composed. though his heart
st~raightway commenced a mad pound.
ing, and he was filled with a conviction
that a sudden unaccountable difficulty
in his breathing was going to make
him speak as IL a tremolo stop had
been pulled out in his vocal apparatus.
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WRONG BREAKFAST.
Change Gave Rugged Health.

Many persons think that for
strength, they must begin the day
with a breakfast of meat and other
heavy foods. This is a mistake as
anyone a. easily discover for him
self.
A w. Va. carpenters experience
may benefit others. He writes:
Il used to be a very heavy break
fast eater but finally indigestion
caused me such distress, l became
afraid to eat anything.
MY wife suggested a trial OF Grape
Nuts and as l had to eat something
or s~tarve, l concluded to take her
advice. She fixed me up a dish and
/ remarked at she time that the quail
ity was all right, but the quantity a
too SMALL wanted a saucerful.
But she said a small amount OF
Grape-Nuts went a long way and that
| must eat it according to directions.
So started in with Grape-Nuts and
cream, two soft boiled eggs and some
crisp toast for breakfast.
Il cut out meats and a lot Of other
stuff l had been used to eating all
my life and was gratified to see that
l was getting better right along. I
concluded / had struck the right thing
and stuck to 1t. / had not only been
eating improper food, but too much.
x was working at the carpenters
trade at that time and thought that
unless ! had a hearty breakfast with
plenty of meat. l would play out be-
fore dinner. But after a few days OF
my new breakfast" I found l could
do moro work. felt better in every
way. and now / am not bothered with
Indigestion"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville." In pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever rend the above letterf A new
one appears from time 20 t1nsr. They
ere genuine, trsss and full OF hunaD
interest
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Trainino in Shootinu.

Live targets" an English invention
by which n may shoot at kinemato-
graph reproductions Of human beings
and animals, are to be introduced into
the German army and navy in conse-
quence of experiments just carried
out at Doboritz camp by the kaiser.
The newspapers state that the APP
paratus is to be installed at the mill
tary schools and naval training ships
for the purpose Of improving the
craftsmanship of cadets. The kaiser.
fascinated by the sport" spent half
an hour at the range" fitted up at
Doboritz. His majesty particularly
enjoyed shooting" deer, seals, and
men and women on the tops Of ON
nibuses and elsewhere. He said that
the scheme was undoubtedly valuable
for military purposes.
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along to your mates; the first man
that shows himself above-deck In a rig
as filthy as yours will do his watch's
laundry for a week. Get along with
you"
AYE. aye. SIR" And the man sa-
luted and stepped away with alacrity.
A moment later Tom and the owner
were alone In the charthouse away
from the confusion. Mr.. Brownlow got
down to business Immediately. He FUR
nished Tom with a list of stewards
supplies, comprising everything from
gasoline for the launch to champagne
dor the passengers. a glance at which
made the skipper open his eyes.
"whew!" he whirtled. THAT reads
AXE a Rector menu; we shan't go
hungry or dry in the officers mess.
anyhcw."
I'D like to do things right" returned
1Brownlow. rubbing his spare hands
with obvious satisfaction. There
will be ladies In the party. and they
are very particular people"
Ladies'" exclaimed Captain Phin-
lney, scowling. "On a secret cruise? ]
don't like that"
zlfs other Aodded- But you won't
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Return Address.

One small boy of my acquaintance
will be careful when he grows up
about that business of writing his ad.
dress legibly, If he retains his present
sense OF Importance of making the
point clear. He was saying his pray.
ers the other evening. and. after the
enumeration Of those upon whom he
invoked a blessing. concluded: And
make me a good boy"-and then. after
a pause. IA. Ladysmith venue.
Amen There was to be no mis-
take about the destination Of the an
swer.-London Chronicle
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6OPNaGw Z02 ICNcCZU4G& ca

Then, IN the mulatto stewardeSs
mellow accents:
This way, please, follow me. II
show you the way to the saloon"
And by the time Tom had collected
his scattered wits sufficiently to curse
his awkward hardness and ineptness
he was alone.
Incredible as every law of probable
ity might try TO make It appear, never
theless there was no gainsaying the
fact that the fresh, sweet girlish voice
which had just fallen upon his hearing
was the same that, only a few nights
previously at Rocky Cove, had set his
pulses to leaping and his imagination
to reveiing in an ideal. ridiculous, rose,
colored dream OF the future.
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This priest was assisted in the or,
ganization OF the monastery in Swift
zerland by a German co-religionist. by
a priest from Burma, and by English
and Dutch converts. Thus five men
formed the first Buddhist brotherhood
in Europe. All wear the traditional
yellow robes of the Buddhist monks
Upon learning that the community
would undertake no active propagan.
da, the Swiss authorities placed no oh
stacles in their way.
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SLABS al Wedding Service.

Philadelphia. - Declaring that the
marriage service is a poll parrot
affair, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, the
noted suffragette, urged that the cere.
mony be remodeled. Dr.. Shaw said
that she would not officiate at the
wedding of a bride who promised to
obey.
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What He Feared.

He was watching his neighbours
troublesome boy climb a tree, and he
had a look of painful anxiety on his
countenance.
Are you afraid the lad will fall?"
he was asked.
mo-" he replied: I'm afraid he
won't"
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Muscle Needed.

It was a beautiful New Year norm
ing in the stone age.
Hey, Strongarm," said Hairyhead,
lend me your crowbar, will you?"
"Whatty We want with it," asked
Strongarm.
81 want to take 1t home" informed
Hairyhead, Ito turn I'VE a new leaf"
Youngstown Telegram.
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Breaks Neck al NInety.Nlne.

Fremont. O.-Ninety-nine years Ole
and eve i'll a day, Knud Knudson
oldest citizen here, suffered a stroke
and fell downstairs, breaking his neck
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Horse Kills Father and Son.

Jacksonville. N. Y.-Brewer Carltoa,
kicked by the same horse that killed
his father two years ago. died Of Z
fractured skull
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LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot-Easo, the
Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes. 10
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Just the thing
for dancing. Refuse Substitutes. For FREE trial
package, address Allen 5. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
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Inhuman.

Inhuman.
"Dabbs is the meanest husband I
know"
"You don't say so?"
Yes: he won't give his wife .
chance to find fault with him."
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A anous
Desperate
He Was the Most Daring Of
All Villains.
BY JOHN Y. LARNED 9
IsssssSssooo Q Q 3

We have stories Of eminent rascals,
such az Dick. Turpin, Claude Duval
and others, real or fictitious. but for
reckless effrontery coupled with an
ambition for important criminal
achievements none of these villains
overtops Colonel Thomas Blood, who
dourished in England during the pro-
tectorshia, of the Cromwells and the
reigA@@ Charles II. One of Oliver
'Cromwell's sons gave Blood large
grants of land in Ireland. which were
coniscated on the restoration of the
legitimate monarch. From this he
began his career las a desperate of
high degree. The following story
does not deyiate from the main facts
pof his bo!dest% and. last attempt;
One April morning 10 the year 1871
a gentleman aud a lady visited the
'Tr.'wcr of London. 1t had not yet be-
-, the museum it is today. but the
ftsings of England ami princes Of the
blood had ceased to reside there, ex-
cept when one Of TIL I'm was confined
with the expectation of having his
head Topped off either in the yard or
son Tower bill, clQ;e at hand. The
crown jewels were kept there, but the
iron grating whic'i now protects them
had not been cor structed.
While looking at the bauble insignia
OF British sove .eignty the lady sud
denly fell into the gentlemans arms,
apparently having tainted. He looked
about him for some resting place on
which to lay her, but, seeing no lounge
eor bed, he said to an attendant:
"My wife is very Ill. Will you not
ask the keepers permission to remove
her. to room where there is bed?'
The attendant hurried away and
soon returned with an invitation for
the lady's husband to carry her into
the private apartments Of the keeper
himself, Mr.. Edwards.
Heaven bless you, sir" said the
anxious husband, my poor wife is
suffering greatly, and were it not for
ycur kindness I don't know what we
should do
"You are welcome, sir, assure you,
TO my dwelling place and to remain
here with your lady as long as she is
too III to be taken away
The lady gradually recovered. Mean
while her husband, who had seduc-
tive manner and tongue, ingratiated
himself into the good graces Of the
keeper and his family. After remain
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poln is
for
Mothers
Care. Of Delicate Children.

Many children's ailments. especial
" frequent colds, are due to lack of
exercise and fresh air, but delicate
children will not exercise by them
selves. Still it is important to encour-
age the play spirit, and when there ID
no suitable playmate the nurse or par
ant should take the place. Such games
should be selected as will bring into
action all the muscles Of the body and
not one set at the expense ofhatiOthsr.
There ID no sensible reason for having
one shoulder higher, than another or
why the left arm should not 10 built
up as well as the right arm or why
any child should be Nat chested, says
the Pictorial Review. The bones Of
the chest in young children are very
pliable and will easily yield to exer-
else. Teach the child to take long
breaths so that every part. OF the
lungs, especially the top OF the lungs
where consumption usually begins, Isl
filed with fresh air, which IS slowly
expelled In such way as to. empty
the lungs entirely. This IS done By
raising the arms above the head while
breathing in through the nose and
then slowly lowering the arms down
to the side Of the bod y while exhaling
or breathing out through the mouth.
Faulty positions In standing or sitting
should be carefully avoided or correct
ed. A STOPPING position when at
meals interferes with digestion, For
the proper working Of the different Or
ganisms Of the human body an up
right position IS very important; 9TH
erWise the lungs, heart, stomach, liver
and other vital organs will be crowd
ed together. and they will not perform
their allotted tasks properly. All ex-
ercise should cease as soon as chill
dren show signs Of being tired, and
any approach to exhaustion should
be carefully avoided. But for child
to tire himself with exercise or play
n the fresh air Is q sure way TO pro
mote health.