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Sat Toying WIth HIs PistoI.

be rich, they pulled long face and claimed that they ought to be paid more. Now if"
 ''Ah, no, senor!" clamored Mendez, holding up his hand in protest; "I am a poor man, but am honest. Only give me the hundred dollars
 Not dollar do you get!" cried De Lancey sternly; mot dollar until you turn over the concession to the mine. And if you play us false"-he paused impressively- "cuidado, hom- bre-look out!"
 Once more Cruz Mendez protested his honesty and his fidelity to any trust, but De Lancey silenced him i'm patiently.
 Enough, hombre!" he said Words are nothing to us. Do you see my friend over there?" He pointed to Bud, who, huge and dominating against the sky line, sat toying with his pistol. '-Buen'! He is a cowboy, janos, eh? They do not like Mexi. cans. But my friend there, he likes Mexicans-when they are honest If not-no! lily, Bud" he called in English, what would you do to this fellow if he beat us out of the mine?" Bud turned upon them with a slow good-natured smile.
 "Oh, nothing much." he answered putting up his gun; and the deep rumble of his voice struck fear into the old mans heart. Phil laughed and looked grimly al Mendez while he delivered his ulti matum.
 Very well, my friend" he said. we will stay and look at this mine Ii we think it Is good we will take you to the mining agent and get permit to dig. For sixty days we will dig, and if we find nothing we will pay you fifty dollars, anyway. If we find the ledge we will give you hundred dol lara All rightf'
 "Si, senor, si. senorI" cried Mendex ~one hundred dollarsi"
 When you give us the papersi' warned Phil. But remembe1-bl
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The Land of Broken Promises
tcop,..sb. 1914. by Flank A. Mun.sy,

an honest man, or you would have stolen piece of ore from the sacks So show us now where the gold was found, the nearest that you can re member, and perhaps, if we think we can find 1t, we will pay you to de nounce the claim for us."
 At this the one good eye of Cruz Mendez lighted up with great hope and, skipping lightly over the rock piles with his sandaled feet, he ran to a certain spot, locating it by look. ing across the canyon and up and down the creek.
 Here, senores," he pronounced, "is where the mouth of the old tunnel came out. Standing inside it could see. that tree over there, and looking down the river I could just see the shelter around the point. So, then, the gold must be in there" He point. ed toward the hill.
 Surely" said De Lancey; "but where?"
 The old Mexican shrugged his shoul- ders deprecatingly.
 '1 do not know, senor," he answered; 1; "but if you wish to dig will denounce the claim for you"
 For how much ?" inquired De Lan- cey guardedly.
 For one hundred do1lars," an. swered Mendez, and to his delight the American seemed to be considering it. He walked back and forth across the slide, picking up rocks and looking at them. dropping down into the futile trenches of Aragon, and frowning with studious thought His pardner however, sat listlessly on boulder and tested the action of his six. shooter.
 Listen. my friend" said De Lancey coming back and poising his finger i'm pressively. ~If should find the ledge the one hundred dollars would be noth- ing to me. sabe? And if should spend all my money for nothing it would be but one hundred dellars more. But hstenI have known some false Mex icans who, when an American paid them to denounce mine, took ad vantage of his kindness and refused to give 1t over. Or, if 1t turned out tc
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A Stirring Story of the Mexicosa
 Repolution
SYNOPSIS.

Bud Hooker and Phil De LAncey arc forced, owing to a revolution in Mex. foo. to give up their mining claim and return to the United States. Tn the border town of Gadsden Bud meets Henry Kruger. wealthy miner. who makes him proposition to return to Mexico to acquire title to a very rich mine which Kruger had blown up when he found he had been cheated out Of the title by one Aragon. The Mexican had spent large sum in an unsuc- cessful attempt to relocate the vein and then had allowed the land to re- vert for taxes. Hooker and De Lancey start for the mine. They arrive at For tuna near where the mine known as the Eagle Tail is located. and get in- formation about Aragon and a Mexican named Cruz Mendez who Is friendly to Kruger
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SISTERS TRICK But It All Game Out Right

How a sister played trick thaA brought rosy health to coffee fend is an interesting tale: !
 'I was a coffee iend-a trembling. nervous, physical wreck. yet clingtns to the poison that stole away my strength. I mocked at Postum and would have none of it.
 "One day my sister substituted q cup of piping hot Postum for my morn ing cup of coffee but did not tell me what 1t was. noticed the richness of it and remarked that the coffee tasted fine but my sister did not tell me was drinking Postum for fear I might not take any more.
 She kept the secret and kept giv- ing me Postum instead of coffee until I grew stronger, more tireless. got . better color in my sallow cheeks and a clearness to my eyes. then she told me of the health-giving, nerve strengthening life-saver she had given me in place of my morning coffee.
 From that time became disciple of Postum and no words can do jus tice in telling the good this cereal drink did me. will not try to tell 1t. for only after having used 1t can one be convinced of its merits"
 Ten days trial shows Postum's pow CT to rebuild what coffee has destroy ed.
 Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
 Postum comes in two forms:
 Regular Postum- be well boil. ed. 15c and 25c packages.
 Instant Postum-is a soluble pow der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes delicious beverage instantly. BOG and 500 tins.
 Tho cost per cup of both kinds is about the same.
 There's Q Reason" for Postum.
 sold by Grocers,
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through neglect or overwork I get run down and my appe- tite is poor and I have that weak, lan- guid, always tired feeling, l get a bot tie of Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, and it builds me up. gives me strength, and re-
 stores me to Derfect
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Ruskin on TraveIino.

To any person who has all his senses about him, a quiet walk. over not more than ten or twelve miles of road a day, is the most amusing of all trav- cling; and all travelling becomes dull in exact proportion to its rapidity. Go ing by railroad do not consider as travelling at all; it Is merely "beins sent" to a place, and very little differ ent from becoming parcel- Ruskfn.
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- u .- a "a lt | f make out their final papers in peaos and send them to the City of Mexicos
 And not until those final pApers were recorded and the transfer duly made would they 30 much as stick a pick into the hillside or show . lump of quartz.
 But for Spanish gentleman, sup pooed to be all supple curves and ginn- ous advance, Don Cipriano turned ont somewhat of a surprise, for when thGy rode back through his narrow stysst again he met them squareiy m tho road and called them to Q halt
 By what right. gentlemen he d. manded in a voice tremulous with rage "-by what right doi you taks possession of my mine, upon which have paid the taxes all these years, and conspire with that rogue. Cfus Mendez, to cheat me out of it3 1t Is mine, tell you, no matter what the agente mineral may say, and
 Your mine, nothing!" broke in Hooker scornfully, speaking in ths ungrammatical border-Mexican of tho cowboys. We. meet one Aexiean- he shows us the mine that Is all. Ths expert of the mining agent says t . vacant-we take it. Stawano!-
 He waved the matter asids with masterfui indifference. and Arasun burst into torrent of e1dtad Span ish.
 Very likely. very likely" comment ed Bud dryly. without listening to . word:. "si, senor, 70 pienso!-
 A wave of fury swept over the Span iard's face at this gibe and he turned suddenly to De Lancey.
 "Senor," he said, you seem to be . gentleman Perhaps you will listen to me. This mine upon which you arc working is mine. I have held it for years, seeking for the lost vein of the old padres. Then the rebels came sweeping through the land. They stoae my horses, they drove off my cattle. they frightened my workmen from the mine. I was compelled to flee myself and my family-to keep from being held for ransom. Now you do me the great injustice to seize my mine!"
 "Ah, no, senor,"' protested De Lan- cey, waving his finger politely for d. lence, you are mistaken. We have inquired about this mine and it has been vacant for some time. There is no vein-no gold. Anyone who wished could take it. While we were pros pecting we met this poor oneeyed man and he has taken out a permit to explore 1t. So we are going to dig that is all"
 "But, senor!" burst out Aragon- and he voiced his rabid protests again. while sudden faces appeared in the windows and wide-eyed peons stood gawking in crowd. But De Lancey was equally firm, though he glimpsed for the first time the adorable face of La Gracia as she stared at him from be- hind the bars.
 "No. senor," he said. you are mis- taken. The land was declared forfeit for non-payment of taxes by the min ister of Fomento and thrown open for location. We have located it-that is all"
 CTo BE coNT1NUED3
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Feeling That Is General.

Feeling That Is General. First PassengerII understand that your city has the rottenest political ring in the country.
 Second Pasenger-That's right But how did you know where I'm from?
 First Passenger don't t-Tolsde Blade.
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And many man's success is due to the fact that he got busy and anr swered few of his own prayers.
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:rhe cost.

The Cost Owner -Whatsn it cost to repair this car of mine? Garage Proprietor What ails itf Owner-I don't know.
 Garage Proprietor Thirty-four dol lars and sixty-ive cents.-Puck. ~
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It is said that distance lends en- chantment to the view-but not te . mans view of the almighty dollar.
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Proof Positive

Proof Positive. Hold on a minute. 2 said a man te his party over the telephone. -centraYs on the Hne."
 'I ain't. eitherl" exclaimed the hr dignant central.
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Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful, clear white clothes. Adv.
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Diplomacy or Dishoaestyf
 Commend fool for bis wit. or . mave for his honesty, and he will ro. ostve you into his bosom-v3e21snG
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health again. It Is truly great bless- ing to women, and cannot speak too highly of it. take pleasure in recom- mending it to others. Mrs. ANN1n CAMERON, RED, No. 1, Swan Creelr. Michigan.
 Another Sufferer Relieved.
 Hebron, Me" Before taking your remedies l was all run down, discour- aged and had female weakness. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound and used the Sanative Wash. and find today that I am an entirely new woman. ready and willing to do my housework now, where before taking your medicine itQlAs . dread. try to impress upon the minds of all ailin9 women I meet the benefits they can derive from your medicines. '' = Mrn CHARLES ROWE, R. E. D.. No. l. Hebron, Maine.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med. fcine Co.,, (confidential) Lynn. Mass. Your letter will be opened. read and answered by w0maa and held in strict confidence.
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WOMEN WHO ARE
 ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
 Letter.

Swan Creek, Mich. cannot speak too highly of your medicine. When
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Sweet Sorrow.

Who wrote: Parting is such sweet sorruwr" i. Some duck who coughed up his last 16 cents for julep."
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HaiJlI HSEss sls isssssss isssssss IgH

Imaginary troubles cause mora worry than real ones.
The Washington times., 1914-05-04
By ANN MARIE LLOYD.

quantity of household ammonia Bring
gradually to boil and let il bubble fol-
about fifteen minutes.
Turn the articles into a tub and leave
them to cool in the water in which they
We're boiled. Wiring them slightly ard
hang them in the sun and as they dry
sprinkle again and again with water.
When they approach the desired
shade of whiteness rinse them in sew
cral tepid waters, blue them, and again
hang out to dry.
This is the season OF the year when
berry stains decorate table linen and
the pinafores of the little ones to the
annoyance OF careful housemothers.
Yet II removed when the stains are
fresh there Is no reason why a berry
stain should write worry wrinkles in
housekeepers' brows.
Javelle water should be kept ready
for just such emergencies. Used in
linen, ii costs but a trifle to make, and
it will usually remove almost any stain
To prepare tavelle water, dissolve one
part of chloride of lime in ten parts of
water In a second vessel dissolve one
part of washing soda in four parts Of
boiling water. When both are thor
oughly dissolved, combine the two fluids
and mix well. Let the mixture settle,
then carefully pour off the clear water
and throw away the sediment.
The chief thing TO remember about
the use Of iavelle water is to rinse the
article which has been immersed in II,
three or four times I'm clear water until
every particle of the javelle water has
been soaked out Of tho fabric, else when
the iron is applied it will he apt to
The Washington times., 1914-05-04


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him rid
with what it feeds of yellow
Courage"
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met a a a a
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Is the Woman Free?
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CONVERSATION was merry and
the linen spotless. The silver
bore the crest OF nobility and
the china was like eggshells.
What matter that there was but bread
and weak tea? 1t was served in proper
style and with a pleasing hospitality"
Such was the description of n tea
party contained In some old letters. the
writer long since gone to her reward.
the paper on which they were written
yellow and brittle with age, the Ink
faded almost beyond deciphering.
The linen spotless'' will alone make
the simplest feast seem perfect And
yet in these days OF roof drying and
lack of the whitening aid OF grass and
sun beating down upon the linen spread
thereon, linen has a discouraging way
of getting spotted and stained and gray.
Bleaching II to spotlessness is a mat
ter which involves more patience than
skill.
Hero is the rIle of an Irish woman
who in her youth spun wonderful linen.
First soak the clothes for twenty-four
hours in water in which boraX has been
dissolved in the proportion of table
spoonful to each gallon. After they
have been soaked. wash them thor
oughlv in hot water. wiring and place
them in a boiler cover with cold water.
and to each four gallons add a pound
of soap cut in fine pieces, a tablespoon
ful OF washing soda and the same
The Washington times., 1914-05-04
Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Miss Laurie:
Every night when my nance cornss
s0Hne Of my brothers come in. He
tells me children make him terribly
irritable, and so he gives them
money to stay outside.
Do you think could be happy II
1 married him, even though he may
love his own children very dearly?
He offers me every worldly blessing.
ISOBEL.
wv ELL, Isobei. I'd think a while
N before I married a man who
w says that children make him
terribly irritable
1 know very nice people who do NOT
like children-some of the finest men L
now-yes, and women. too, are bored
to death when they have to have chill
dren around-but have always noticed
tnat people OF that sort are quite apt TO
be selfish and egotistical, and I have
often wondered IL that wasn't the rea-
son they didn't like to be bothered
with children.
should be Just the least bit afraid
That that fance of mine might some
day be bothered" with me-1ust be-
cause he had things Of his own he
wanted to think about and didn't like
to have me always breaking in with
my own ideas.
such a man as that might love hts
own children very dearIy-most egottsts
do love their own children. Didn't YOU
ever notice that there are some men
VINO think that anything belonging TO
them Is just a little bit better than any
thing belonging to any one else on
earth?
used to think that no man who
was kind to dumb animals could eysr
De unkind to human beings. and the
other day man who can't pass a dog
In the street without stopping to pet
him robbed a savings bank of the
money belonging to hard working men
and women, and ran away and left his
own family OF little children without
a penny in the world or soul to take
care of them.
So, you see, Isobel. you can't always
be perfectly sure, can you? II loved
the man and wanted to marry him, I'd
marry him IL all the brothers in the
world told me that they hated the
sight of him.
And then, IL he turned out to be
what my brothers always said he was.
would take my medicine and make as
few unpleasant faces over it as could
possibly manage.
The Washington times., 1914-05-04
Answers to Health
Questions

r c. S.-What is good for weak lungs ,
Everything that aids in the cure or
tuberculosis will make YOU gain nceh
and have sound lungs Among these are
steep ana exercise. good, rich fairy
meaty foods and plenty of them. win
eggs and cream, oils. buffers, and lots
of sunlight. '0''
ADMIRER-Am bothered with heart
pains and that stuffy feeling AIso
What Is good for a ninc-year-Old child
thin and cmaCiated
There Is nothing wrong with your
heart. but your alirnentary canal needs
cleansing. Take buttermiIk between y0ur
meals and drink ten glasses of water
every day.
This child needs some fatty meats
candies. chocolates and fresh fruits
Give MIN cod liver oil, but be sure
1t contains no alcohol.
Mr.. r. 5. de R.-D What is A good
DIaIn IONIC or food? (D What is a
Sood wash for inOperable cancer of the
laTynX? ''''
O Good, wholesome food. new studies
and muscular exercise. Pressure in the
back Of the palate tones I'D the brain.
t-) Ihe alkaline, antiseptic powder or
boracic acid.
Dr. Hlrshberg will answer questions
for readers of this paper on medical
hygienic. and sanitation subjects that
are of general interest. He will not
undertake to prescribe or offer advice
for individual cases. Where the sub
Ject Is not of general interest letters
will be answered personally If a stamp
ed and addressed envelope is inclosed
Address all Inquiries to DR.. L. X.
Hirshberg, care this office.
The Washington times., 1914-05-04
MAKE ROMANCE DEFY TIME.

made up our minds that we would
not he bored. At the time of our
marriage we looked about and de-
clded that great many husbands
and wives of our acquaintance were
In the habit of boring each other
We thought that we should be in the
same predicament If we saw each
other too frequently. So We decided
to have separate quarters.
MY husband has a cottage I'm Mid
dlcsex and | have ono in Cornwall
Then, he has a fiat in London and
/ get rooms there when I want them.
For days and sometimes weeks at a
time W" don't see each other. For
his work my husband requires soli-
tUdc and silence. 7, on the other
hand. am very fond of people. be-
cause ] like TO study human nature
II We were crowded together IN the
same Nat neither ono Of us would be
able to work properly.
Under the present Arrangement. 7
go 10 visit my husband and he paws
visits to me. We have the most de-
lightfuI times, We go out to lunch
together, or to dinner, and we are
always running away on little trips.
His favorite recreation is travelling:
he never played "A game in his life
and he cares nothing about shoot
ing or fishing.
Attracted Some Attention.
Once when we were travelling to-
gether we attracted the attention of
others in the same compartment.
They didn't know us. but afterword
gave a description to a person who
happened to be a friend. Those
must be the HaveloCk EIliscs,' our
friend remarked on. no! was the
reply. They couldn't have been
married, for they were so Interested
In each other
81 Iunchcd with nv husband the
dav before | sailed" Mrs. Ellis
added, softly. And oh, the look
in his cves-the look in his eyes,
The Washington times., 1914-05-04

Iy, 10 work out the pain by producing
lie who plays baseball. suffers with
,CharIeN Horse" and runs away. NAV
i've TO play another day. But he or
she. Will refrain ever afterward from
If. however, he or she goes
glsht on playing the very next
daE' despite the halts lamenesses ans
suffering, all will be well. The CHARLEY
Horse will become a game mare and
carry you on life's longest journey.
Copyt. 1914 Newspaper Feature servtc. I've
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tributed to men. Why should a hus-
band feel ashamed to sew on his own
buttons. or even his wife's?"
And you never fear that ather
women may take advantage of your
absence?"
Perfect love means perfect trust
There is no room for jealousy. If
You care for a person you want that
person to be happy. If he proves to
you that he can only be happy with
some one else, what can You tell
him except 'go?' Only HE never
The Washington times., 1914-05-04
By MARGUERITE MooERs MARSHALL.

twenty-five years married and sweethearts still!
1t record which surely confers special distinction
persons by undsgusedDr and Mrs Haveock Ellis
of London Dr. author sanest
Illuminating studies psychology yet written in English
wife published many novels and plays and has just arrived
in America movement which
greatly interested.
many persons write books And few tragcay
few live with for nearly quarter Of century of
Who his love shall lose her. gs Andrew Langs
He loses because he Watches day by day. the
dust and that hides and destroys his youth
all know of marriages which defy this
logic their secret?
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1t was the same that I saw there
twenty-five years ago"
But in these times when you're
separated" / said. do you never
worry about his dinners being hot or
his socks being mended?"
She chuckled aloud.
Hes ever so much more domestic
than I am she replied. blithely.
when / go to visit him he takes
care Of our rooms. The man of the
future will acquire so-called femin-
inc attributes, just as we shall share
in some of the qualities hitherto at
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Secrets of Health and Happiness
What ''Charley I Horse" Is;
More Play the Remedy
By DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
4. B., NJ. A, NJ. D. (Johns Hookins)

Y.
GAME of baseball is both abominaton and
~ blessing. Those who play it, it is Ponce de
- Icons Fountain Youth. To those idly loll
away ill-spent afternoon looking at It. instead
OF playing, it is Jonah. hoodoo plague spot thorn
in the side, wrong unredressed!
In other words fan, bleacherite and patron
the American game" who troeys the
ball park, rides in elevator otherwise climbs
a a beautiful bamy. sunshiny afternoon
there to himself for two is actually add
ing avordupOis and beef fat to his anatomy
This is storing both fat and trouble for a
day Like ghost every which should
spent ball play and other sweat-makng exercise
grandstand bleacher seat, will rise