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In a fash Deborah was out Of tho

In fash Deborah was out OF tho
room.
When the Judge at last came forth.
1t was at Reuther's bidding. gentle.
man wished to see him in the parlor.
With dark glance. not directed
against her. however, the Judge bade
her run away to the kitchen and es far
from all these troubles as she could,
then. locking his door behind him, as
he always did, he strobe towards the
front
He found Deborah standing guard
over an ill.conditioned fellow, whose
slouching figure slouched still more
under his eye. but gave no other ac-
acknowledgement Of his presence Pass.
ing him without second look, Judge
Ostrander found Mr.. Black awaiting
him
There was no bad blood between
these> two. whatever their past rela.
tons or present suspicious, and they
were soon shaking hands, with every
appearance Of mutual cordiality.
The judge was especially courteous.
i am glad" said he, "of any occa-
sion which brings you again under my
roof, though from the appearance Of
your companion Judge the present
one to be of no very agreeable charac-
ter"
Judge, I'm your friend" thus Mr..
Black began. Thinking you must wish
to know who started the riotous pro-
cedure which disgraced our town to.
day. | have brought the ringleader
mere to answer for himself-that is. If
you wish to question him"
Judge Ostrander wheeled about,
gave the man searching look. and
failing to recognize him as any one
he had ever seen before. beckoned him
In.
i SUPPOSE" said he, when the loung-
Ing and insolent figure was fairly be-
fore their eyes. that this Is not the
frst time you have been asked to ex.
pain your enmity to my long-a bsent
son."
Nav; I've had. my talk wherever
and whenever took the notion. Oliver
Ostrander hit me once was jest q
little chap then and meanin' no harm
TO any one. ] kept a-pesterin' of i'm
and he hit me. He'd a better have hit
teller who hadn't my memory. I've
never forgiven that hit, anu never
Will. That's why I'm hittin' him now
It's just my turn; that's all"
Your turn! Your turn! And what
do you think has given you an oppor-
tunity to turn on him?"
I'm not IN the talkin mood just
now,' the fellow drawled, frankly inso.
lent. not only in his tone but in his
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BILIOUS, HEADACH ] ! I:||I|| | |
SICK 'CASCARETSS''
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while q:
you sleep. 3s5.
Get @ 10-cent box.

SSN~S J i
Sick headache. biliousness, dizzi.
aess, coated tongue. foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter cIogged in the I'm
testines. instead OF being cast out
OF the system is re.absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue 1t causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing sich-.
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse tho
stomach. remove the sour. undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels. q
A Cascaret tonight will surrey
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10 cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
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COPYRIGHT 1914 ~ DoDD~tEnp q COMPANY
DODDI N\EAp q COMRANI I

felt that II he had such doubts. they
might be eased by this certainty OF
Scoville's murderous tendencies and
unquestionable greed.
And they we're; but as Scoville was
already doomed. we decided that it
was unnecessary to make public his
past offenses. However. with an eye
upon future contingencies, my father
exacted from me in writing this full
account OF my adventure, which with
all the solemnity of an oath here de.
clare to be the true story Of what be-
fell me in the house called Spencer's
Folly, on the night of awful storm,
September II, 1896.
OLIVER OSTRANDER
witnesses to above signature.
ARCHIBALD OSTRANDER
Bella JEFFERSON.
Shelby. November z, 1898.
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Kidney Trouble Causes Sleep
lessness, Dizzv Smells

l have great confidence in your medi-
cine, called Swamp Root, as l have teat-
ed it thoroughly, had Kidney trouble
for several years and found no relief un-
til took DR.. kilmer's Swamp Root.
The doctor said my disease was Kidney
trouble of the worst kind l had pains
in my back. dizzy spells and fever. Had
languid feeling and could not sleep on
account of having to, urinate SO often.
well, but l am well now and feel better
than ever did. Can sleep we'll and am
not bothered any more with my kidneys.
Have never taken n dose of medicine
since the last bottle of DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. My age is 55 years. Have
resided in Darlington 20 years.
Yours very truly.
w. A. LEE,
400 w. Broad st. Darlington, S. G.
9th day Of June. 1914, w. A. Lee, who
subscribcd to the above statement and
made oath that the same is true in sub-
stance and in fact
p. T. WAR;, Magistrate,
Darlington County.
Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot
tie. 1t will convince anyone. You will
also. receive a booklet Of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at al drug
9tores.-Adv. -
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Left His Eye on Guard.

An Irish soldier had lost his left eye
In action. but was allowed to remain I'm
the service on consenting to have a
glass eye In Its place. Being typical
"absent-minded beggar" he appeared
on parade one day minus the left win
dow"
Said the adjutant: Nolan, you are
improperly dressed. Why is your artl-
ial eye not in its proper place?"
Like flash came the reply: Sure,
sir, left it in my box to keep an eye
On my kit while I am on parade"
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CHAPTER xlIl-continued.

Claymore tavern did change own.
ers. When l heard that a man BY the
name of Scoville had bought it, went
over to see Scoville. He was the man.
Ihen l began to ask myself what
ought to do with my knowledge, and
the more l asked myself this question
and the more brooded over the mat.
ter the less did l feel like taking, not
the public, but my father, into my con.
fidence
had never doubted his love for me.
put had always stood in great awe OF
his reproof, and did not know where
was to find courage to tell him all the
details of this adventure.
There Is one thing | did do, however.
l made certain inquiries here and
there, and soon satisfied myself as to
how SesviNa had been able to come
into town, commit this horrid deed and
escape without any one but myself be-
Ing the wiser. Spencer and he had
come from the West en- route to New
York without any intention of stop
ping off In Shelby. But once involved
in play they had got so interested
that when within O. few miles Of the
town, Spencer proposed that they
should leave the train and finish the
game in his own house Whether cir
cumstances aided them. or Spencer
took some extraordinary precautions
against being recognized, will never
be known. But certain 1t is that he
escaped all observation at the station
and even upon the road. When SEQ
vile returned alone, the storm had
reached such a height that the roads
were deserted, and he, being an entire
stranger here at that time, naturally
attracted no attention. and so was able
70 slip away on the next train with
Just the drawback Of buying new
ticket. |. a boy of fifteen, trespassing
where did not beloNg. was the only
living witness of what had happened
on this night of dreadful storm, in the
house which was now ruin.
NrealiZed the unpleasantness of tho
position In which this put me, but
not it's responsibility If were going
TO do anything should have done it at
lrst-so | reasoned. and let the mat
ter slide. became interested In
school and study, and the years passed
and had almost forgotten the oc-
cu"rence. when suddenly the full re.
membrance came back upon me with a
rush. A Nanny fathers friend
was found murdered in sight of this
spot Of old-time horror, and ScoviIle
was accused Of the act.
was older now and saw my fault
in all its enormity. ] was guilty Of
that crime--or SO felt in the first
heat Of my sorrow and despair may
even have said so.in dreams or I'm
some OF my selfabsorbed broodngs
Though | certainly had not lifted the
stick against Mr.. Etheridge, had left
the hand free which did, and this was
a sufficient occasion for remorse--or
50 truly felt.
was so affected by the thought that
even my father, with his own weight
or troubles, noticed my careworn
race and asked me for an explanation.
But ! held him off until the verdict
was reached, and then told him. l
had not liked his looks for some time;
th0y seemed to- convey some doubt of
the Justice Of this mans sentence, and
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Prosperous English Citv

dreat wealth mas come
eVerybody Is spending like
or
y aoae oy the r furer relates that within
fashionable
.oas "nlch mddec
their
being
or badges
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FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF is ACTIVE:
Save Your Halrl Get 25 Cent Bottle
OF Danderine Right Now-Aiao
stops itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle. coloriess and scragey
hair is mute evidence Of neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
of Its luster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing q feverisll.
ness and itching Of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight--now--any time-will surely
save your hair
Get rs cent bottle Of Kno wlton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is SO beautiful 1t will become
Wayy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after tust q
few weeks use, when you will actual.
ly see a lot OF fine, downy hair~-new
nair--growiEg all over tho scalp Adv.
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Prove What Swamp. Root win Do For Yo,
Matched the Excuse.

Lend me flyer, old man; I'm
clean broke"
"Why don't you pawn that ring you
are wearing?"
Couldn't do that; it's souvenir of
deceased brother"
We'll. my money is a souvenir of a
deceased father"
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bearing to all present. Nor can you
make 1t worth my while, gents I'll
not take money I'm an honest. hard
workin' man who can earn his own
Twin. and you can't pay me to keep
still, or to go away from Shelby a day
sooner than | want to- was goin'
away, but gave it up when they told
me that things were b, ginnin' to look
black against OF Ostrander-that q
woman had come into town who was
a-stirrin' up things generally about
that old murder for which feller had
already been lectrocuted. and KNOWN
sOmethin' myself about that murder
and OF Ostrander. well, | stayad"
The quiet threat, the suggested DOS.
ssbility, the attack which wraps itself
in vague uncertainty, are ever the
most effective. AS his raucous voice.
dry with sinister purpose which no
man could shake died out in an often.
sive drawl, Mr. Black edged a stem
nearer the judge. before he sprang and
caught the .oung fellow by the coat.
collar and gave him very vigorous
shake.
See here!" he threatened "Be.
have yourself and treat the Judge like
q gentleman Or"
But the judge was not ready for
this. The Judge had gained a new
lease of life In the last half.hour and
ne felt no fear Of this sullen bill.poster
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~. Pierces Pleasant Pellets are the
'go. They regulate liver and bowels. Adv sd
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| livery man favors honest govern
ment as long as 1t doesn't interfere
with his interests,
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For thrush, cleanse and dry the foot
ana make thorough applications Of
Aanford's Balsam OF Myrrh. Adv.
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h Our mistakes may ndd to the wis.
iom OF others.
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Economics.
Bridget-How many in the family?
Mistress--Two; how many in yours
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safes The cheaper
home
nave an original
moon chased his sister the hum in wrath about catch
ana thus escaped him. and that to this da
pap cam bo 49,
refuse breweries o 'e mop
Uncle Sam s25ooooo last year from the sa,e % a , -
forests f 80 $50 - "oou from the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-12
NEWS EVENTS
OF BRIDGEPORT
Correspondent Complies Item(
Of Interest about Folk Of
That Community.

FltlI)GEP0R'l, Dec. I2.-AIiss Bessie
l-aYTnan was rendered very pleasant
surprise a recent evening in comment
GRAFTON OF her birthday. Games and
music provided the entertainment feat
ire and later delicious refreshments
were served Miss L-ayTnan was the
.receipicnt OF many beautiful gifts
Those who were participants in the
evenings pleasure were Misses sDezzie
I lawson. Roxie Payne. Beulah Golden.
Hester Golden. Tlossie Lanham, Nellie
Nuzum. Lucille Martin and Bessie
Palmer and Mrs. Nora Martin and Dor
sey Hurst Hasse1 Lawson, Bruce Bart
lett, Hobart Payne. Oliver Phillips,
Fred Randolph and Wallace Spur.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
1.-The Methodist Protestant church held
its monthly social meeting at the home
Of Miss RoXie Payne Saturday evening.
Games and music contributed to the
evenings pleasure and later delicious
refreshments We're served. Those who
enjoyed the evening were Misses Dcz-
| zte lawson, RoSie Payne. Magdalene
/ Lawson, Bessie Layman. Esther Corn
well Beulah Golden and Ora Eaton,
Mrs. j. g. Lawson. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ y.
Teter. Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Layman Ho-
! bart Payne. Hassell lawson. Charles
Layman. Fred Randolph, Otha Phillips,
Howard Eaton and Oliver Phillips.
MIR. and Mrs. VI. D. Teter and chill
dren and Mrs. a. w Mccartney were
recent guests Of Mr. letters mother.
Mrs. katherine Teter. OF Oral.
MIR. and Mrs. Guy Davis were recent
guests Of friends at Simpson.
Mrs. o. R. Shreve is recovering from
an attack Of measles
It is with much sadness that people
here learned Of the death OF Mrs. w. T.
Gluck, Of Troy, whose funeral was held
sunday. Mrs. Gluck is a sister Of Mrs.
EC. II. Taylor and had often visited here.
l5She was most amiable woman and
made friends wherever she went.
The bazaar held By the Willing
Workers Society of the Methodist Prot
I5estant church was pronounced sue
cess. It was literally patronized and
the financial gains were substantial.
A number OF ladies met recently at
the home Of Mrs. William Ball and or
ganized club which will be known
as the Epicurian Club Fancy work
was a pleasant diversion after which
delicious refreshments were served
Miss Eva Graves is spending the
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The annual meeting Of the Stockholders
of the lWGst Virginia link Nil he held ar
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week with her sister. Mrs. William
OF Clarksburs.
Walter Riley, of Grafton, was a re-.
cent guest Of his cousin. Miss Efiie-
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NEW YoRK. DEC. 12.-New York

NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-New York
theaters are gradually learning that
1.-THE public must be considered a little
hit. Now they have adopted the mill
Eitary idea which was the Original
idea of s. Il. Rothapfel OF the Rialto.
II was he who began the military
idea at the Strand and II is now in.
vogue at the Hfppodrome, Palace and
Globe. The ushers are in military
as are thedoormen and other
employees. And they stand at atten-
tion at all times.
Al the Casino the ushers have lit
tle signs on their backs on which are
the words flashed in electric Lights
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On Second Street.

Eight frame. slate house, finished in oak.
lot 5Gx0G feet $4,000. Terms one-thrd sown balance
in and two years. Interest.
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Lillian Lorraine Of the raven hair,
has refused to be a vampire. She has
turned down an offer to va1np IN the
movies. She wants TO be dairy maid
lor swing on the garden gait at sun
set. She says that vampiring is go
ing out Of style and that she is not
going to step UP and hold the bag.
She says the only real job in a movie
now IS to do the sugar things that
make the boys and girls write adoring
letters for autographed photos.
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And pull the same line II he says
he IS q Republican which shows how
j can with nonchalance invent re-
yersible Jokes. There are those who
laugh when drink coffee out Of a
saucer, butt have never been able to
drink out of a cup. The spoon always
gets in my eye.
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One package proves it. Sold and
Guaranteed an By above VinoI drueeist.
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STOCKHOLDERS. MEErISG.

The regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Merchants National l:Hnl
Rinia, Will lie held 1T its banking house
in the City nf ttIarkshurE W. VA. On
#IueadAy, January grh. IAiT. at eleven
O'Clock Il. M. for the election Of directors
and the transaction OF amy other business
that may properly come before il.
w. il. LE3WIS. Cashier.
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With 25c Box Of Blacko Stomach and Liver Tablets or
Refund to You Double the Retail Price

tablets
combat diseases
to
athatic
Sow comPon and Headache # they
medicine
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its banking rooms In tie City OF CInrke4
burg West NIrEluiu. on Wednesday,, the
a. III. for the purpose q transactinG snrh
business n may properly come before said
IL. A. TAI:IsAND, Cashier
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Follow me- There are. few girl
ushers any more.
The greatest need. however,,is for
courtesy in the box offices. The most
impeltincnt employees to be found in
New York are in the box offices and
as it is there that money Is received
they should be the most polite.
The Harris theater has taken the
lead in insisting upon poltteness at.
the box office. There is a sign there.
so ticket buyers may read The sign
welcomed the prospective. purchaser.
TO so into the theater and see where
the seats are before they are pur-
chased
The lIippodrome has a most unu-
sual set Of ushers. There are about
twenty-five in all and they march
on the stage at one period and sing.
song, drill, execute Il dance, swing
dian clubs and do some splendid
robatic stunts. It's a real surprise
ON the front.
The passing on. of George q. Boldt
moves from the commercial life OF
lew York one of the most conspicu-
Gus figures. AS head Of the Waldorf
Astoria MIR. Boldt was probably the
best known hotel man in the world.
he rose from a humble oyster open
.ertto a man OF millions His faculty
for remembering names and faces.
was almost uncanny. He knew most.
of his guests by name ana he never
forgot a face. He was kind and.
human but withal strict discfplf.
marian,
Many OF his employees have grown
rich With him. His son, George Boldt.
Jr., takes over the management.
tIelpossesses many of the traits of his
father. The only time ever sa4y
Mir. Boldt was at a dinner given to
copeland Townsend at The Hotel Ma
jestic a year ago.
He sat to the right Of the guest Of
honor. When he got up TO talk he
received an ovation that lasted fol
many minutes. And when he talked
he had something to say. Probably
no man was ever more beloved by his
competitors. They looked upon him
as their guide and friend.
They. gave dinner the other night
TO Corse Payton, the worlds best bad
actor and wit. The festivities We're
held at Jacks When he was called
tupon to speak. Corse said: My name
lis neither Course nor Corpse. MY
art is too great for pictures and pho
inographs. am here TO be admired
and not tobe insulted. When Il. man
tells we he is a Democrat and asks
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Nitrate exports from Chile. are rap
idly increasing. Latest figures for
1915 show monthly exports about
double those OF same months, la15.
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Orr, H0arse or Painful
CHS Quickly
Ended
Home-NIade Remedy thnt saves.
You $c-DoeS the Work
Thoroughly.

The prompt and positive action OF this
simple, inexpensive homemade rcmedyEin
quickly healing the intiumed or swollen
membranes OF the throut, chest or bron-
chial tubes and breaking up tight
coughs, has caused it to be used in more
homes than any other cough remedy.
Under its healing, soothing influence,
chest soreness goes, phlcgm loosens,
breathing becomes easier, tickling IN
throat stops ard YOU get q good nights
restful sleep. The usual throat and
chest colds are conquered by 1t IN "a
hours or less. Nothing better for bron-
chitis hoarSeness, Group, WhOoping
cough, bronchial asthma or winter
coughs
TO make this splendid cough syrup,
pour ~ ounces of PineS ESQ cents
WORTHY into q pint bottle and fill the
bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup
and shake thoroughly You then have
a full pint--a family supplv-of a much
better cough syrup than You could buy
rcady.made Tor $3.50. Keeps perfectly
and children luveaits pleasant taste.
i'lneN is special and highly concen-
trRted compound of genuine Norway
nine extract, combined with Cllaiacol
and Is known the world over for its
promptncss, ease and certainty in over
coming stubborn coughs and chest colds.
To avoid disappointment ask. your
druggist for % Is ounces of PineX with
full directions, and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
satIsfaction. or money promptly refunded.
The Pincx Co, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-24
GERMAN AMERICANS
TO FORM REGIMENT
ST Louis Organization Plans Offer Al,
service to I. = ON the
Border

ST LOUIS. June 23.-August ].
FcruE announces today that a resi-
mcnt composed OF German residents
oi ST Louis would hc raised immc-
dlatoN for service ON the border or in
Mexico 90 needed lie said he had
discussed IN, matter with representa-
tiNcs of the German American orrani-
zation and much enthusiasm had been
manifested.
We Germans want to rcfutc the
impression that We would not be
ready to aid tho United States whom
ever the Icau 'or military service
should hc' 'madc' said Fcrtig. who
served as lieutenant m ihc German
army
rcrug declared that he had been
offered $4,000 hv "a prominent st.
Louisian with which To equip the reg
imcpt 10 % should bc needed. lie said
"a call for "a general meeting to enlist
volunteers would be issued within the
next "a hours lie expects no trouble
In recruiting fun regiment " men
who have served 90 the German army.