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they7 Whose house had they uncere-
moniously broken into7 A clammy
chill crept down Bartlett's back and
his florid face grew still redder.
None Of the others was noticing him.
The general was prowling around to
see that the enemy could not come
upon them unawares. The Watermelon
had lifted the basket on to the table
and>the girls were preparing gaily to
set forth the repast, all three rum.
maging in closets and drawers for
plates and knives and forks.
The general returned. to the table.
All serene along the Potomac" said
he. thrusting his hands into his pock-
cts and peering into the basket with
renewed hope. Henrietta smiled gaily.
Father" said she, "in all our lives,
we have never had an adventure b..
fore. because you persist in using
those blue books"
The general laughed and helped
himself to . sandwich.
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ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time I'll

Really does" put bad stomachs y
order-"really does" overcome indiges-
tion. dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness In i've minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's Dfapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps. you belch gas and
eructate sour. undlgested food and
acid: head il dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated: your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste. ~
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous. and
the Joy 10 its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case OF Pape's Dia,
pepsin will give you hundred dollarS
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. It belongs In your
home-should always be kept handy
In case Of sick. sour. upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest. surest and most harmless
stomach doctor ir the world.-Adv.
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CHAPTER x.
The Deserted House.

The Deserted House.
Wonderful, wonderful" muir.
INJURED Henrietta in the tones Of the ia.
nous Watson.
Bartlett looked at the house and
nodded gloomily II guess you are
right. Funny they should have left
without writing me about 1t. have
known them for years."
Il will get the blue book" said the
general, with the calm satisfaction Of
one who at last come into his own
I'VE can return to the nearest vii.
lage-"
What do We want blue book TO do
that forf sneered Bartlett ri should
think two motor cars could do II pro
dded we followed the road"
"Aold on . shaka." said the Watss>
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PHYSICAL WRECK RESTORED
TO HEALTH BY GREAT
KIDNEY REMEDY.

feel Il my duty to furnish ycu With
my testimonial a. to what your remedy
Swamp-Root did for me when l was !
physical wreck from kidney and bladder
trouble.
Some years ago I was not abls -
do any work and could only just sreer
around and am satisfied that had it MOI
been for DR.. Kilmer's Ewamp-Rook /
would not have lived. After usins ths
preparation for one month was able y
work some and when ] had used 500
worth Of Swamp Root ould do rood
days work. used about 5000 worth
altogether and would not take $4,000
for the good that Il did mo. I sonaidse
Il God-send to suffering humanity for
the diseases for which you recommend
It and have recommended It 70 many
sufferers.
N. L. EtUGGINs.
Weloh, Ark.
Personally appeared before me thh
10Th Of September, 1909, N. L. Husxins.
who subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same il trus in sub.
stance and in fact.
W. A. PAGE. J.P.
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SYNOPSIS.

The Watermelon and James. two
tramps. bantering each other regarding
thtlr personal appearance. decide to
clean up. acquire new clothes and let
their companion. Mike. be the Judge
as TO which IL the better looking. Water
melon goes to barber shop. wins the
contents Of the cash register from the
barber by clever trick and gets .
shave. He discovers young man bath
ing In lake and steals his clothes. White
~ IN automobile he discovered
standing empty by the roadside. General
.rnssman ard his daughter, Henrietta.
drive up In a car Assuming that his car
is disabled. the general profrers assist
ance Watermelon hands him q card
bearing the name William Hargrave
natcnelor. The general recognizes the
name as that Of young man who broke
tne cotton corner In Wall street q few
Gays before. He invites him to dine with
Them Watermelon is introduced to Bart
iett. big Wall street operator, and his
nauEhter. Billy. with whom he proceeds
70 fall In love. Bartlett. who has been
stung BY Bachelors operations, plans to
Keep the s"nposed broker with him for
4 week while he works . coup In the
mar ct. wires instructions to his
broker. While chatting with Billy. the
Telegraph boy tips of Bartletts message
to Watermelon. Watermelon decides 10
JOIN Bartlett and the general in weeks
au,o sao trip Watermelon slips away and
telIs MIS- hobo companions OF his adven-
ture and asks them to hnd Bachelor and
1ive MIN the tramp clothes. The party
sIafts out with Bartlett's and Crossman's
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Conservative Estimate,

Conservative Estimate.
Jem Snedeker. an East Tennessee
farmer. would only admit that the sun
had bright side by speculating that
the other side was probeb dark. The
preacher. looking over Jem's farm.
said that the wheat crop looked fine
and plentiful But Jem put Il this
way:
Its pretty good crop. what there
is Of tan there's right smart OF Il,
sech AZ It Isl"
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tetter to
DR.. kilner q Go.
6in6hamton, N. Y.

Prove What Swamp Root viii Do For You
Send ten cents to Dr.. Kilm.r L Co,
Binghamton, N. Y, for . sample siss
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet Of valuable IN
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men
hon-this paper. Regular ffty-cent and
'ne-dollar size bottles for sale at al drug
stores. Adv.
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melon. Il win get in Q window and
open the door,"
I'VE had better not." objected Hen.
rietta- Wouldn't that be house-break.
ing?"
The general asrpd. Certainly. II
ID warm and. we can spend the night
outside quite comfortably II you do
not want to return to the village"
Billy shuddered and glanced appeal
ingly At the Watermelon. A deserted
house was bad enough. but outside
where the owls called dismally from
the woods and where bats fitted by in
the dark held possibilities Infinitely
worse.
II have known these people longer
than l have Billy" said Bartlett. 81
used to come here when was Q kid.
1t will be- all night to break in. They
are like my own folks"
The Watermelon Immediately
jumped to the porch. disdaining the
few steps. and disappeared behind the
vines which covered one end and con.
cealed the window.
Bartlett turned reassuringly to the
general. 1T will be all right. Charlie.
Don't worry about It Why. I've al
ways called Mrs. Higgins. Aunt Sally" +"
Visions Of hot sausages. bread and
milk die hard when one Is hungry and
the general snorted That's all right.
! am hungry enough to break into the
Bank OF England II 1t resulted in some
thing to eat. but what can We ind in
an empty housef'
Ghosts" said Henrietta.
Billy pinched her. IF you think
there are ghosts in there. Henrietta.
! simply won't 60 In"
Certainly there are ghosts" said
Henrietta There always are In
empty houses. Where else do you hnd
them Z"
I'VE win return to the village" de-
clared the general. "and get something
to cat. will get the book"
IAN empty house is better than the
countrywide" said Bartlett. And we
have plenty to eat in that basket Hen
rietta put up"
IF there 10 something to eat" va
v0fed the general.
A light cleaned moment through
the crack Of the door and then the
door opened and the Watermelon
grinned at them in the light Of . small
smoky lamp he held.
Where did you get the lamp?"
asked the general as the Watermelon
led the way in.
Found It," said the Watermelon.
Tho place II furnished. Tho family
IL probably only away for = visit" He
set the lamp on the table and from
long habit wiped his dusty hand ON
his trouser leg. II fell over every
thing in the room before I got next to
the fact"
He glanced shout with some pride
and the others stood in semicircle
and stared around. The room was q
typical country kitchen. huge stove
side BY side with large chintz-cov-
cred rocking-chair. A dresser for the
crockery and haircloth lounge took
up one side. There was center table
with red checked cloth. = few chairs
and q. sewing machine near the win.
dow.
Bartlett glanced around and at every
unfamiliar object his heart sank low.
er and lower and his first sickening
suspicion became q painful fact. He
had never lived there. Everything was
strange. the furniture. the rugs, the
very shape Of the room. Where were
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Prevsrb Didn't Apply.

Mrs. Brown was In the kitchen ship
ing Nora. the cook. prepare supper.
"It's an old saying" she remarked
to Nora. 'that tho many cooks spofl
the brotL. What do you think?"
Sure. num-" she replied. there's
nothing to worry about. There's only
one cook here."-National Monthly.
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CHATTER Ix.-con.lnu.a.


The Watermelon leaned back in the
deep soft cushions OF the biz car and
smiled a smile Of calm and peace and
comfort. The car ran smoothly, noise
lessly. little breexes laden with the
sweetness Of the approaching night
wandered by, on each side of him was
. pretty girl. Tramping idealixed! It
was living idealized And that morn.
Ing. hungry. shabby. unshaved, he had
been content to lie In the sweet lush
grasses Of 4 chance meadow, lnder
butternut tree. with the conyivtal
James and the corpuient Mikel He
crossed one well-pressed sllken leg
over the other and saw by the way.
side. lounging in the shadows, waiting
for the car to pass. the two, James
and Aike-Mike fat. red-facsd, dirty,
his frowsy hat pulled aslant oxar, his
small. bleary eyes. shoulders bumped
from long habit in cold weather. .toes
coming out Of his boot ends: James.
clean shaven. but otherwise no better
dressed. no cleaner. both chewing to.
bacco with the thoughtful rumination
OF the cows watching over the pasture
bars at the end Of the wooded lane.
Billy nudsed the Watermelon to call
his attention to the two weary figures
BY the waysids.
Poor fellows" said Henrietta soft.
y. lest they hear her.
The Watermelon glanced st them in
lofty disgust and catching James eye,
his own nickered the fraction of an
inch and he raised his hands languid-
ly to adjust the brown silk tie at his
throat. When they had passed, he
turned and waved a graceful farewell.
He explained to Billy as they swept on
into the deepening dusk:
"You might as we'll encourage the
poor fellows. They probably want to
ride as we'll as l." And Henrietta
fancied that possibly his father had
looked thus on a Sunday. in the pulpit
Of country church.
AYes." agreed Billy. "They may be
perfectly dandy fellows"
"Assuredly." laughed Henrietta.
The stout one fairly radiated truth
and nobility. a manly, upright youth. /"
7 don't care" declared Billy warm.
y. you can't always tell from ap-
pearances. You ought to know that.
Henrietta. Clothes don't make the
man"
Nor his Manners" laughingly 70.
torted Henrietta.
Sure" said the Watermelon. "Fa.
ther used to say that manners didn't
count any more than the good apples
on the top Of the box to hide the rot.
ten ones beneath"
Il think your father was a cynic. ~
said Henrietta sharply. into whose ears
Billy had been recounting the sayings
Of the absent divine.
Yes" admitted the Watermelon.
he was.'
"Cynicism is q sign of failure /"
quoted Henrietta. Surely your father
wasn't cynic"
Yes. he was" declared the Water.
melon. "and you didn't make that up
yourself. You heard some failure saw It.
Father used to say. and he's right, that
II man reached forty without becom.
Ing a cynic, he was fool and might
better never have reached forty"
"Your father wEs a philosop pher. u
laughed Henrietta. II would like to
have met him."
II thought the papers said" began
Billy. in her slow. anxious way to get
things right.
Eyes. they did," interrupted the Wa.
esrmelon. and they were right"
II was quite dAxk now. Bartlstt
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important to Mothers
Examtne carefully every bottle Of
CASTOR1A, . safe and sure remedy fol
Infants and children. and see that II
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Conquer thyself. Till thou hast done
that thou art slave; for 1t is almost
as well to be in subsection to another's
appetite as thine own.-Burton.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-02-05

There are over 500 women doctors
In England and Wales,
The Holly chieftain., 1915-02-05

Trieste, Austria, normally has 360,,
600 population. largely Italian.
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When Your Eyes Need Care

Use Murine Eye Medicine. No osmartiug-Feels
Ftne-Acts Quickly. Try II for Red, Weak,
compounded by our oculists--not . "Patent
Mediclne"-but used in successful physcans'
Practice for many years. Now dedicated 10
Bottle. Murine Eye salve In Aseptlc Tubea
Soc and Doc. Write for Book Of the Eye Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Company, Chicago. Adv
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Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-6c at all Druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-04-17
Wheeling on Rubber Roads.

Considerable interest has pre-
vailed in England for some time over
the suggestion OF using rubber for
street pavements. Trial sections OF
such surtacing were laid in the old
Kent road, in London, some time ago.
as this street carries part of the heav-
lest traffic OF the city. and recently a
specimen Of this pavement was ex-
hibited.
The wood block pavement adjoining
mad worn down from an eighth TO
quarter Of an inch, but in the same
time the rubber-capped wood blocks
:ppeared as good as new; and it
would appear from these tests that
rubber pavemeuts would be 50 dura bic
as to make them an economic invest
ment.
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Ready With EXPLANATION.

William was given a special warning
by his mother that he was not to 20 in
the pantry under any conditions when
permission had not been given him
either by his mother or by the gov
erness The governess. returning one
day. found little William along with
neighbors child of about the same
age, in the pantry The governess
started to give William a lecture, but
she hardly had time to say anything
before William broke in with Miss
Johnson. was just showing Henry
where he should never go"
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Room for Two.

When talk about the German in
vasion OF England was going on, a
militiaman, stationed In Carrickfergus,
was heard to remark that Immediately
the enemy landed In England he would
certainly bolt, taking a good stock OF
provisions, and hide in u convenient
cave he knew of.
The colonel, hearing Of his unpatri-
otic resolve, called him out next day
on parade. and lectured him severely
On his cowardice.
You're a disgrace to the regiment
and the Service-at-large." he cried.
Fancy you threatening to run away;
but Id be after you in quick time, my
man, never fear"
Sure, an you'd be welcome, your
honor; but. bring yer own praties an
things. won't yer. colonel? "-Londou
Tit-Bits.
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AIM IS ARTISTIC EFFECT
Ruus and Carpets Should Be Chosen
With Care and a Discriminate
ing Taste.

Vivid yellow dandelions on q green
lawn-that is. natural background
with bits of color-is the artistic ear
pet idea that we are developing to-
day. Carpets are becoming palmer,
more 10 look like floors. after the Eu.
roppan idea Of tiled effects, One mer-
chant has gone so far as to show a
carpet in black and white like a mar
BILE floor AlI-ovcr carpets are coming
to be the fashionable thing instead OF
rugs, although the large rug is so es-
tahlished an element Of household con
venience that it can be found TO fit
any room. whatever the size. For bed
rooms the washable rug is a sanitary
boon
When one is setting ont to furnish
home in harmony It is well to re
member that wall papers, draperies
and carpets are made TO match in
color and often in design The mer-
chant can give valuable assistance in
choosing ii as he knows exactly the
sort Of wall papers you have in mind,
or what IS termed the tone of car
pet
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-04-17
BOTH ORATORS AND WRITERS
English Newspaper Comments on Dual
Qualities of Those Who Have
Been Called Great.

An enticfng subject for discussion
IS the writer as orator. It IS, OF
course. undeniable that the mental
processes belonging 10 TO two orders
OF expression are wholly different
but, says corrcspo ndent of the Man
chester Guardian. ! should challenge
very strongly the contention that the
good writer is seldom good speaker
Putting aside Burke. Gladstone.
Bright and others who cannot prop
erly be put into classes, submit that
the mum Der Of modern writers who
have been fine speakers Is very large.
Canning and Disraeli could write ard
speak equally well. Macaulay. al
though. as you remark, he memorl2eu
his speeches. was among the great
parliamentary orators of the reform
era. The memoriZing by the way,
was not his fault. He could not help
knowing word for word everything
that he prepared and he accomplished
the extraordinary feat OF writing out
for publication in his last years, when
be was too Ill for original work. the
orations which he had spoken ten or
twenty years earlier.
Ccleridge, his admirers thought,
was marvellous speaker Dickens
was almost without a rival after din
ner. Public speaking was a torment
to Ruskin as to Carlyle but those who
heard him never forgot the expert
cnce. Matthew Arnold was poor
speaker Thackeray on the platform
vas pitiful. But let me suggest
few other examples Lord RoSebery
Is an orator and an accomplished au-
thor. Mr. Balfour, vixen he likes. can
write like an angel. and there are
few more deadly debaters.
Lord Morley Will live as writer,
but he has made great speeches. Lord
Curzon writes exactly as he speaks.
and with about equal facility and
force. In their entirely different ways
Lord Haldane and Mr.. Birrell enjoy
the dual faculty. They consider Mr..
Chesterton and Bernard Shaw, IL GER
tain respects the greatest master or
public speech as of written English
alive today. And not to extend the
list, there Is w b. Yeats. in whom
are combined poetic genius, fine
command OF prose and a gift of speech
which at its best is perfect.
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CARE OF ARTICLES OF SILK
Proper Washing IS. Of All Things. the
First Requisite for Their
Preservation.

Most women wear silk hosiery and
vests, and they often wonder what
they can 90 TO save the wear on these
articles.
There are few thing which car
be done. among which is their care.
Everyone knows that perspiration
will cause anything to wear ont quick
II. but these frail silk garments Wea!
out much easier than cotton or WOODEN
cloth Thus if each one would rinse
out stockings and vests as soon as
they are removed it would be found
that they would wear about three
times as long as they do without
1t takes only few minutes 10 wash
these things through the hands, which
avoids the rubbing which they are
likely TO get If they are washed with
the general wash If they are
stretched they can be used again in
the morning.
Another thing which is important
about these silk vests and stockings.
especially if they are white. is the
Idcl lEdl IL washed Win Dtlltl tIOtii'S
they will turn yellow. In some cases
people use one traspoonful OF tvraA
III the water and tild that the clothes
Will remain white.
OF course, when these things are
being washed soft warm water and
white soap should be used. which is
never rubbed on the silk, but make
suds and then rub between the hands
1t is Surprising how few pairs OF
stockings and undervests are re
quired when they are cared for in this
way.
This is also true of white silk
gloves or silk shirt waists in white
This is the reason many young women
have what is usually termed "A wash
out" To housewives ii is strange to
do washing in this way, but it is nee
esSary TO consider expenses. 1t is
very economical method.
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Box for Odds and Ends.

of the box If you do it will be diff
cult to close it. The tiny strip of tin
left will never be noticed, and to leave
it bare will make the box much more
practical, especially for chi!dren's use.
Instead of odd things lying around
they will be put into it.
The woman who has received decor
alive centerpeces she cannot use for
their legitimate purposes can make
them into dainty cushion cove suita-
bic for a baby's or an invalids pillow
or for her bedroom. A round shaped
cushion is made and covered first with
pink or any delicate color, a putting of
the goods being set in to connect the
to-, and bottom. The centerpieces are
used as an outer covering and can be
laced together with cord or ribbon
passed through eyelet holes worked
upon the edges of the linen Inciden
tally round cushion that ma. be on
hand but has become shabby could be
made like new again by the addition
of the bits of decorative linen.
Square centerpieces could perform
the same charitable office for a square
pillow.
Smaller doilies may be arranged up
on linen and used as 4 decoration to
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-04-17
HOLDS ODDS AND ENDS
USEFUL RECEPTACLE FROM DIS
USED TIN BOXES.
Covered With Brightly Coiored Gre
tonne It viii Not Be OCT Of Place
in ANY Room-Suitabe for
Chiidren's Use.

Preserve the tin boxes that have
contained marshmallOws and convert
them into strong and handy recepta-
cles for odds and ends that are apt TO
litter up bed and living rooms me
larger ones viii come in handy for
holding the cherished belongings OF
children, for the boxes are practically
indestructible. After washing the box
thoroughly outside end in. thin I'm
ing tpaper or silk) can be put IN II
preferred. but there is uO real neces
sitv for a lining.
The outside is covered with bit OF
brightly colored cretonne. The bottom
of the box is left bare and the ere
tonne is tightly stretched all around
the box, held down with a good paste
The top is padded with cotton under
the cretOnne and should be cut little
larger than the top of the box TO al
low of the edges being turned over,
Snip or notch this surplus material to
make II lie fiat and before pasting the
cover to the top sow ball button in
the center, preferably a white glass
button, and then paste strip of cloth
around the sides Of the cover DC not
bring the material over the opening
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CHS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
''Pape's Diapepsn" settles sour
Classy stOmachs in Five
minutes-Time It!

You don't want slow remedy when
your stomach is bad--or an uncertain
Cne--or a harmful one-your stomach
IS too valuable; YOU mustn't injure 1t.
Pape's DiapepsIn is noted for its
speed in giving relief, its harmless
ness; its certain unfailng action In
regulating sick. sour. gassy stOmach5.
It's millions of cures in Indigestion,
dyspepsia, gastritis and other stomach
troubles las made 1t famous the world
over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor In
your home-keep 1t handy-get large
flfty-cent case from any dealer and
then if anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them: il
what they eat lays Ike lead. ferments
and sours and forms Eas; causes head
ache, dizziness and nausea; eructa-
tons OF acid and undigested food
remember as soon AS Papes Dlapepsin
comes in contact with the stomach all
such distress vanishes. Its prompt
ness certainty and ease In overcoming
the worst stomach disorders is a reve-
lation to those who try it.-Adv.