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Then. too. rGcre was my own unex-
nccted and uuwarrInteh discharge at
Iy place IF business. ! WAS positive
IN some way il was connected with my
having come 10 this place to live. Had
my grrar-UucIe himself hrou-hi il
about for The purpose of df>crrd-.in-
me? Was il the work of the black
maiIers 70 ger square with me for hav-
Ing accidentally buttpd in on he
meeting they had arranged with Miss
Bradford?
The Scar-faced man. Who was he?
| was certain that he was IN some way
involved. Il might have been he who
had caused me 10 lose my job. Ger
tainly the malevo,ent glance he had
given he in the restaurant that night
showed that he would have wrought
me harm if he could The next time
| Laid eyes on him | was determined
to trail him with bulldog trnacity I'M
til aScertained his identity and where
he lived. | felt sure that the trail of
the mystery would lead To his door.
decided not to leave the apartment
all day. had laid in plentiful sup
ply of food the day before 50 there
was no necessity for my going out.
There was plenty of work for me- to
do. | must try To devise some way
Of examining the safe door and the
jewel box that remained for evidence
of tingerprintS. and | must inspect the
building both from within and without
To see if could learn how the notes
We're delivered.
From one of the toilet tables | OBJ
tanned some fine powder and opening
the wall safe again | took out the
jewel box and carefully busted it over
with the powder. l hoped that the
powder would reveal markings of
hands on the box. but either ! was too
inexperienced or my method was
wrong, for l succeeded i'm obtaining
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SALTS IF SACKACHY
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Stop Eating Meat for While IL
Your Bladder Is Troubling
You,

When you wake up with hackache
and dull misery in the kidney region il
generally means YOU have been eatiag
too much meat, says II Wcll-known au-
thority. Meat forms uric acid which
overvJfKs the kidneys i'm their effort
10 filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort of paralyze1 and lOEEy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them, like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
bOdy'S urinous waste. else you have
backache. sick headache. dizzy spells:
your stomach sours. tongue is coated.
and when the weather is bad You have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Is
cloIdy, full of sediment. channels
often get sore, water ScaldS and you
are obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good. reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast for few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice.
combined with lithia, and has been
used for generations 10 clean ahd
stimulate sluggish kidneys. also to
neutralze acids in the urine so il no
longer initiates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. II is'inexpensive. cannot
injure and makes delightful. effer-
vescent lithia-water drink.-Adv.
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CHAPTER V-Continued.

i wondered which had been his bed
had occupied the room in which /
slept. AS l debated the matter l
heard someone moving about my room
and went to investigate. IL was Mrs.
Burke, making up my bed. She would
know which room my great-uncle had
been accustomed to occupy.
AS | entered the bedroom for the
purpose of crOss-Questioning her. my
first impressiOn-and philosophers tell
us that the first is most likely to be
the correct one-was of a simple-mind-
ed, kindly old Irish woman of the ut
most honesty. | was certain just by
looking ut her that there wasn't a
crooked hair in her head. even if she
had had the intelligence necessary for
crimes beyond the ordinary.
Its Mr.. Nelson Tn seeing at last"
she exclaimed with satisfaction. 81
was wondering when / would be lay
ing eyes on ye."
Yes" said ]" Il am Mr.. Nelson,
Mr.. Gaston's great-nephew.''
''Sure and I'd have knowed We any,
where. It's as like We are as two peas,
barring the old gentleman's white
hairs"
Her statement rather startled me,
for while l never had regarded myself
as an AdOnis. on the other hand |
never had supposed | looked anything
like old Rufus.
"Was this my great-uncle's bedroom
when he was here?' / asked, trying TO
make my inquiry seem casual.
1T was and It wasn't" Mrs. Burke
replied. He gets queer notions. the
ould gentleman does. In the last few
weeks he's slept in every room in the
house."
what made him do that?"
''It's not for me to he saying" De-
voutly she crossed herself. "Some-
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THE CRACK O. DOOM
FOR NASTY CELC.-Et
Folks Abandoning Old Drug for
"Oodson's Liver Tons,'
Here in South.

Ugh. Calomel makes YOU s:sT. Irs
horrible! Take a dose If tho danger.
Gus drug tonight and tomorrow sou
lose a day.
Calomel is mercury. When tt 0sr.-,
into contact with sour bile. +. sr4.lc>
into it. breaking it up. Then is whom
you feel that awful nausea ami .l.uo-
ing. If you are sluggish. f. liver Is
torpid and bowels cou-r.vg-ol o.. va
have headache, dizziness. coated
tongue, if breath is bad or stomach
sour, just try n spoonful of harmless
DOdSonS Liver Tone tonight
Here's my guarantee-Go 20 any
drug store and get n bottle OF poG~0u'S
Liver Tone for few cents. Take a
spoonful and if it doesn't Srraightcu you
right up and make you feel fine and
vigorous, 90 back to the store and get
your money. DodSOn'S Liver Tone is
destroying the sale of caloIaJl because
it can not salivate or make you sick
Adv.
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/ have not felt any of this trouble ever
since. would recommend the Med icai
Discovery to all who have dyspepsia"
jules GERvAIs, 2740 Frenehman st.
Vicksburg, Miss.:-"When I had the
Influenza my head panied me a great
deal and / would have frequent sick
headaches. l tried various remedies
recommended TO me but did not get any
relief until l took DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, which the druggist advised. They
gave me almost instant relief. | also
found them excellent as laxative and
they were very mild and easy to take,
81 take pleasure an recommending Dr..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to every person
suffering with sick-headaches or in need
of a laxative medicine. "-CHARLEs RIsT,
sol Adams st. -
Belle Rose, La.:-"T want every one
TO know how deeply i regard DIR. Pierce
and his Golden Medical Discovery
Tablets This Is the only medicine that
/ could say did me good from the very
first bottle / used. ! had been suffering
for 20 years and tried all tie doctors
around here but didnSs get any relief.
"The Golden Medical Discovery
Tablets are the best in the world; III
never b, without them as long as l an
able to get them, and will always recon-
mend them. I. am glad to have this
published. "-MRs. L. LALBERa, Box "A.
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THE LITTLE PEOPLE"

Synopsis.-Spalding Nelson re-
ceives an invitation TO dinner from
his great-Uncle, Rufus CASTOR. On
the way he meets Barbara Brad
ford and renders her a service. She
lives in the same apartment build
ing as the Gastons. They go there
together. CASTOR and his wife are
going To Maine for a trip and ask
Nelson to live in their apartments.
He accepts. The Gastous tell him
of mysterious noises about the
observation-disclosures" and noises
that have scared them. Going to
the apartment a few days later
Nelson again meets Barbara. his
accidental acquaintance. Nelson
meets the building superintendent,
Wick. and instinctively dislikes
him. In a wall safe he finds a
necklace of magnificent pearls.
Next day Nelson finds the pearls
have disappeared from the wall
safe. His first idea of informing
the police is not acted upon be-
cause of peculiar circumstances.
He has been discharged from his
position without adequate eNplana-
ton or reason. and feels himself
involved in something of a mys-
terry He decides to conduct an in
vestigation himself That night
Barbara signals from the window
OF her apartment. which is opposite
his, and they arrange a meeting
for next day. In the morning he
finds a note in his room. asking
him why he had not informed the
police of the loss of the Jewels.
Barbara tells Nelson her sister
Claire had some years before made
runaway marriage with an ad-
venturer. from whom she was
soon parted. and the marriage had
been annulled. Claire is engaged
to be married and someone know
ing of her escapade has stolen
documents concerning the affair
from the Bradford apartment and
is attempting to blackmail the
Bradfords. Nelson and Barbara
exchange condolences about the
whispers" mysterious notes and
other queer doings, which are
much alike in both apartments.
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myself than to her. 81 vou,,r Z II
could he anyone walking in .l,ir
sleep"
You mcan"-sAe lc+ira.,i-"luy
sister,"
= don't mean anyone" | haSr,ucd
to say. Il was only thinking aloud
wondering if it coulI ae pos .ible ~
pIanatiuH. | have heard If iunorcut
persons doiu" AL sorts Of things I'M
der hypnotic influence"
i've read Of thar. zoo" She said So
berry, Il wonder"
Size left the sentence unfinished hut
felt that the same thought had flash
ed into her mind as into mine Was II
possible that the Inscriptions French
man VIII" had wronged her sister years
ago had in some way recently gained
an interview with her and had gotten
her once more into his power: Could
il be that under the spell of anntLer'S
mind Claire Bradford herself had tax
en- away the papers concerning the an
numcnt of her marriage and was llac-
ing the notes in the hlackmail plot?
Look here" l said drtcrInined!y.
we've got To see each other some
where tomorrow and talk this over.
Where can we mcet?"
I'm afraid can't manage it to-
morrow. I'm busy with my mother
and sister all day long Tuesday, per.
hapS. But we mustn't talk here long
er. Good night"
Good night" | called softly but her
head had been already withdrawn. so
quickly that | hardly knew whether
She heard me. As | WAS about ready
for bed | recalled that | had spent
most of the money | had in my peck
cts. 80 | visited the bookcase where |
had Secreted my hoard and taking out
a tweEty-dollar bill, wrapped it about
the three One-dollar bills | had left
and PUT the roll in my trousers pocket.
The next morning as | was dress
inG, | happened 10 draw forth my
money. l gazed AT it horror-stricken.
l distinctly recalled having wrapped
the rwcnyy-dollar bill about the three
smaller bills. Now one of the dollar
bills was on the outside
There before me was fndiSputable
evidence that someone had been in my
room while I slept, someone had gone
through my pockets and had examined
my money. Someone had put the dol
lar bill on the outside of the roll.
Who had done it? How had they
got into the room?
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Enter German, the de-
tectiVe.
CTO BE CONTINUED
PATRON SAINT OF HATTERS
Why ST. Clement Has Long Been Ac-
corded Recognition by Makers of
Head Coverings.

st. Clement is known as the patron
saint of hatters, because of his dis
c0very for the making of a compact
fabric out of wool without pressure
or weaving. The story goes that this
devout priest. while on a journey, be-
came fOOtsore aad tired, and. removing
his sandals, sought rest by the road
side.
ST. Clement was soon disturbed by
the bleating Of lambs. Looking up.
he beheld fox that had just seized
one of the helpless young sheep. He
cleared hedge just in time to destroy
the fox and rescue the lamb. in the
process of which act he observed loose
wool, which he gathered and exam
ined.
The priest was struck by the sud
den inspiration that here was relief
for his lacerated feet. Binding the
yielding wool on his wounds. he was
able TO continue his journey. On
reaching his destination ST. Glenn
ent removed the sandals from his
feet, discovering instead of the fine
soft wool a piece of unfinished cloth.
seemingly so firm and thick that he
couldn't pull it apart. He called the
matted material felt"
This accidental knowledge of the
priest caused the basic principle that
underlies the mems hat industry.
November % has been named ST.
Clements day and is red-letter day
for the hat manufacturers of many
countries.
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a God Who Works by Means

shallow men," said Emerson. be
Iieve in luck: strong men believe In
cause and effect" This general state
ment should be qualified or supple
mented bv the assertion that men who
are successful because sensible seek
for the right causes to produce deslra-
BILE effects. We are to believe. not in
luck. hut in God. yet in God who works
by means for the highest aims. We
are. I'm a word. To cOnsecrate to the
noblest causes. which we are to fur
Their by use Of the right agencies
namely. the reasons, motives. and ap-
peals which root in and grow out of
the redemptive grace and plan Of
Iesus.-Zion's Herald
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Find Value of Various Woods.

Investigations by the agricultural
department show that one standard
cord of well-seasOned hickory. oak.
beech. birch. hard maple. ash, elm.
locust or cherry wood is approximate
~ equal to one ton of anthracite coal.
A cord and a half of soft maple or
two cords of cedar, poplar or bass
wood are required to give the same
amount of heat. One cord of we'll
seasoned mixed wood equals at least
one ton of average grade bituminous
coal.
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times | do be thinking the house is
haunted. The old man was all the
time mumbling about"
She hesitated and looked furtively
about.
About whispers" I suggested. In
stead of replying to my question she
shot another one at me.
And have We been hearing them,
too"
| laughed. trying to put a note of
merriment into my tones.
81 don't believe In things like that"
The old woman nodded her head
sagely.
1T amt believing In them things
that makes you hear them. Either
you hear them or you don't. The old
man heard them"
How do you known
didn't I hear him asking mesplf
about it? He heard them. many
times"
How about the others-the serv-
ants-did they hear them. too?"
They NAV have that Niggers Is
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no sort of result, beyond finding out
what my own tingerprints looked like
on sheet of paper prepared with
some homemade lampblack. After an
hour or two of experimentation l gave
it up as bad job, and turned to the
study of methods by which the notes
might have been delivered.
The Castor apartment was on the
sixth floor of the building, which was
surrounded by ordinary three and
fOur-Story dwelling houses. 1t must
have been someone in the building.
If not in the apartment itself. 1t would
ne quite possible for someone on the
floor above to have projected the notes
through my window and that of Miss
Bradford by attaching them TO the
end of a long stick | made up my
mind to ascertain who occupied the
apartments above.
The mystery of the whispers did not
seem To be of such easy solution.
While l had been inclined at first to
regard my own experience as dream.
the coincidence of Miss Bradford and
my great-uncle having had the same
Illusion convinced me that it was some
claptrap devised by the plotters for
preying on the fears of their intended
victims
Eagerly l waited for the coming of
evening and from half-paSt seven on
! sat by my window waiting for Bar
bara's signal. 1t was nearly nine
o'clock before / heard the three taps
that had so startled me the evening
before. Quickly | thrust my head out
of the window and was rewarded by
seeing hers appear at the same mt
ment.
1--WE must not talk long" she warned
me. Someone might see Us. Have
you learned anything new?"
'Yes." l whispered. "In my uncle's
diary | found several entries about the
whispers"
How strange" she exclaimed.
"Where is Mr.. GastOn?"
Il don't know"
That's funny"
Its more than that. 1t is decided
ly odd that he left no word where he
could be reached"
II don't blame him." she almost
sobbed. II wish we could all get away
off somewhere. away from it ALL"
Don't worry. Everything we find
out will help discover the plotters.
Tell me from what part of your room
did the sounds come"
Always from the same place, up
in the corner. near the ceiling"
Il thought So" answered. That's
where they came from in my room.
That shows it is Just some mechanical
trick they are using in the hope of ter
rifying us. Do you know who lives
on the floor abOve|
II haven't the slightest idea. DO
you suspect tham?"
II suspect everybody until this mys-
terry is solved" | replied almost saw
agely.
Not so loud. they may hear you.
Have YOU learned anything elSeT
NO. nothing. / questioned old Mrs
Burke. Mrs GaStOn'S laundress. she
knew nothing. although she insisted
that she had often hoard footsteps
when there was no one in the apart
ment. OF course 1t is OILY her imag-
nation"
I'm not so sure" Miss Bradford
i've heard them. too.
They seemed TO come right out OF the
wall"
why" l exclaimed in amaZement.
that's Just how she described them"
often. too. when | get up in the
I have a strange feeling that
there must have been someone in my
room while Vas asleep"
How strangel" I muttered. more to
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Rock Cannon.

When the island of Malta was unde-
the rule of the knights of Malta they
defended their sovereignty with cali
non bored in the rock. Each one OF
these strange weapons contained an
entire barrel of powder. and as it was
not possible TO vary the aim of the
cannon fifty of them were made ready.
facing various directions from which
the enemy might approach.
When the fame of these arms of de-
Tense became known to the world the
idea was conceived of transporting
rock to the SUBMITS to serve the same
purpose but the scheme was imprac-
ticable.
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Date With a Party.

My partner i'm business was called
out of town and was not expected to
return for a few days, so when l met
his wife on the street she remarked
that she was lonesome and asked
her to meet me late and have dinner
with me. 1t was all ARRANGED and |
went to the Office to fix up the Oc-
casion when in came hubby and want
ed to know why the dolling up, so
said that l had date with a party
When | met my friends wife | told
her hubby had returned and she said {:
why | know it; | told him you and
| were going out to dine. Exchange
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SHE WEARS NOTHING
FADED AND SHABBY
But Diamond Dyes" Her Old, Apparel
Fresh and New.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed 10
give a new. rich. fadeless color to any
fabric, whether il he wool. silk. linen,
cotton or mixed Goods,-dresses,
olouses, stockings. skirts. children's
coats, feathers-everything,
Direction Book in package tells how
% diamond dye over any color. To
match any material. have dealer show
gou Diamond Dye" Color Card.-Adv.
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N II Ohio. City of Toledo, Lucas
=. Il Cheney makes oath that he Is
Z amer OF the firm of F. J. Cheney
4 dolnr business in the City of To-
! rounty and State aforesaid. and that
| - vi]l nav, the sum of ONE HUN
b DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
4 rnpot be cured by the use OF
M cATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
- % before me and subscribed in
|ruencs, this 9Th day Of December.
Il W. Gleason, Notary Public.
us CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
Su1ally and acts through the Blood
a Yscous Surfaces of the System.
I (1nsy D Co., Toledo, Ohio.
4 Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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An AiI-knowing Parent.

ia, what's 4 pogram:'
a what. my Son?'
"a 'pogram:' ] see il here in th'S
ncwNpapcr-'p-o-g-r-a-m.'
"Oh, that's probably a typograph-
lea error, for 'p-r-o-g-r-a-m.' my son.
Now, Iun along To bed and let father
study his seed catalogue ',-Birmin--
ham AEc-Ierald.
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askino Too Much.

n,.p did you work lastT
! : "a Bohemian, ma'aIn.
| 4 sisiy'
: ,sed IN one of those little res
where artists, writers and
!. me that are supposed TO cut
.r,,hlng awful, and where tour
= "a see the sights didn't
making cigarettes and drinking
~ al tea after another; | didn't
I'm when the boss asked me to
- hair and wear freakish clothes,
xbs he wanted me TO smoke
I ouit."-Birmingham Age
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do my work. 1t
would make mo
dizzy, and l had to
sit down and wait
until the spell
passed. Then there
would be a sour
risings from my
stomach. l was told
to take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery, which I
did, and 1 must say
that IL cured me
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Quite True.

THAT fellow got money out of me
by telling me he was in the trenches
and he never went to war at all"
But he told you the truth. He j.
employed laying gas pipes"
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.--ond the Negetaple OOiLPouuu W
sanen. You can use tn e sc
testimonial. Mrs. M.
RsssEY, 1856 Appleton Street,
: .onen viii continue to suffer so
more than we can understand,
a. ean find health in Lydia E.
- Vegetable Compound
S,tv wears It has been the stand
~ Tor female ills, and has re-
~ hath of thousands of women
- been troubled with such all
|. dsplacements, Inflammation,
"a Irregularities, etc.
= vant special advice write to
Hnkham Medicine Co. (confi.
N Inn, Mass. Your letter will
read and answered by a
"a held in strict confidence.
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LESSON TEXT-Judses :.
GOLDEN TEXT-There : no restraint
TO the Lord to save by many or by few
1 sam. I+:6.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL - Judges
s:l-40. Sis
PRIMARY TOPIC-G.deon and His
Three Hundred.
JUNIOR TOPIC-How Gideon Won
Victory.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
victory by Gods Helm
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-One With God a Majority
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Recognized the Description.

Recognized the Description.
Daddy"
"YesY
whats a she-dragOn?"
Now, my son, not another word
against yOnr aunt"
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NaturallY

There is no royal road to good writ
ing" "Of course not. You have to be-
gin by taking a subject"
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WHAT NEIGHBORS SAY
Troubled with Dyspepsia
Stomach and Liver

New Orleans, LAT could not eat
anything greasy for it would make me
90 sick at my stomach that could not
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nffimes a woman can preserve
knPett for a man by refusing to
D him.
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pated and had very
dizzy spells. | suf-
fered for three years
and was perfectly
miserable until a
friend was telling
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's We ge-
table Compound and
I found it a wonder
full medicine. / can
nov do twice as
much work and |
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EUFFERED
THREE YEARS
| .rIv was Restored to
shbyLydia E. Pinkham's
S.a.table Compound.

v.ss.-"Iwas all run down and
IN pain in my right side, was
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IMPROVED uElRoRN INTERNATIONAL
S(ININISGIOOL
LESSON

'by REV. /. -. tIILH AIER, -. D..
teacher OF English Bible IN the AoOdy
Bible Institute OF ChicagoD
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper Unionl