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EVERYBODY knows what sciatica
- is. Those who are unfortunate
enough to suffer from it, will agree In
testifying that there are few ills of
the human body which are as painful,
chronic and wearing. But what causes
1t has until recently been a mystery.
Like "lumbago," muscular rheuma-
tism," and q dozen other pains and
aches in the body, it has been treated
with liniments, plasters, electricity
and massage. Sufferers have tried
osteopathy, chiropractic and such
things, also potatoes and horse chest
nuts. One of these methods of treat.
ment has been about as effective as
another and, in most cases, all of them
have failed TO give any permanent re-
lief. The trouble has been that little
was known about the causes of this
painful condition and so, like all dis
eases the cause of which is unknown,
treatment has been largely matter
OF shooting in the dark" with about
hundred-to-one chance of hitting
the bull's-eye.
In recent article in the Journal
OF the American Medical Association,
Doctors lRosenheck and Finkelstein
give the results of a careful study
which they have carried on for years
on this much neglected subject. They
find, as might be expected, that there
is no one cause for this condition, but
that there are two main classes of
sciatica. The first, which they call
symptomatic sciatica, is caused by in
lection, poisons from distant sources,
as the teeth, tonsils, gall bladder, ap-
pendix, etc. In this class, the pain
in the sciatic nerve is simply symp-
tom of disease elsewhere and disap-
pears when the disease causing it is
cured
The second class, which they call
orthopedic sciatica, is caused by some
disease or displacement of one of the
joints Of the pelvis, such as the hip
joint, the joints between the different
parts of the pelvis, between the spinal
column and the pelvis, etc.
The cases Of the first class, In which
the pain is caused by disease condl-
lions elsewhere and in which the sci
atica is simply the manifestation of
this conditiOn-the place where 1t
hurts rather than the place where
the disease is located-must naturally
be treated by removing the cause.
whether bad teeth, diseased tonsils,
infected gall bladder or abscess around
the appendix, be responsible.
On its removal or treatment, the
sciatica disappears with all the other
symptoms.
In the second class, especially the
chronic cases caused by a dislocation
of one of the joints Of the pelvis.
stretching of the leg, followed by plas-
ter Jacket, was found to give perma-
nent relief in a large number of cases.
The moral Is, II you have sciatica,
find out what kind you have, and have
1t properly treated. Don't take medi-
cine or treatment for the pain alone.
Find out the cause and remove 1t.
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CHAPTER v

Brena Selcoss had been born on
American soil.
One of her most vivid memories was
that of her father, an austere man,
who all his life long had carried about
In the great and muscular body with
its slow movements and it's suggestion
of latent giant power, a restless soul,
ever seeking to find its way hither and
thither like strong giant ant of I'M
ceasing activity looking for new work.
She could remember dimly that her
mother, whose hair never lost the red
gold Celtic glory until she and her Sec
ond child died together when she was
forty-two, had referred with whispered
awe to the turbulent career of her hus-
band, Demetrius. There were vague
recollections Of the mothers pride in
the fact that he had risked and lost his
career, begun so early in life and so
brilliantly In chemical research and in
a professorship in Athens, that he had
tossed aside all consideration for him.
self to labor for constitutional Greece
and TO risk his life in conspiracy for
freedom.
Mary Vaughn, as her name had been
before her marriage, knew something
of instruction herself; she had had
the iii fortune to be the daughter OF
the famous Tom Vaughn who was
forced to flee Ireland with his family
after the unsuccessful and forgotten
Secession Plot" of the Sos Mary,
from the time she was child. sang
like bird. She might have become
a fsIuous contralto, for her voice had
tnei same warm, rich quality inherited
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CHAPTER IV-Continued

"Yes, dear, l understand. 1 can re-
sist you, Peter. 1t would be hard, but
/ could do It. do not want to do 1t
The promise was for your sake, Peter
Not for mine alone"
.'Fve asked you nothing-no ques,
TONS he said, putting his hands upon
each of her shoulders and holding her
at arms length.
mo, Peter, none"
Because / did not care" said he.
"No matter what might Gomez"
'No matter what might come"
He drew her toward him and took a
breath of the unperfumed fragrance OF
Brena Selcoss. And then, with eager,
hungry yearning, expressed only
through the restraints of tenderness
and profound respect. as If indeed he
had some ancient deity in his arms, he
kissed her lips. he pressed his cheek
into her hair, he touched the back OF
her neck with his fingers.
Il love YOU" he said. Can you un-
derstand all 1 mean by those plain
words love your
Il love you, Peter"
'You must never leave me now"
She sprang back, tearing herself
from him as if he had treacherously
plunged a knife into her.
"Not that, Peter. Not thatl
thought you knew. / thought this was
-good-by."
Like one in great pain which must
be borne in silence, she threw back
her head and stood quivering and
tense.
You can't have misunderstood y
she said In a breaking voice. 'Is this
my punishment-that you have misun
derstoodT
Il want you, Brena-forever.
could have sworn / never would want
anyone-llke this"
Peter, II cannot be-"
She seized his hand and, leaning
over, pressed her wet cheek upon his
wrist.
1T cannot be, Peter. 1t happened
when l was no more myself-the one
you know-than / am Muriel Benham
1t happened when / was less thar
eighteen-seyen years ago. / am mar
RED"
"Married?" he gasped, putting hi.
other hand lightly upon her cheek
"Where, then, is he? How long agt
did he"
"Go?"
"Yes"
Three years. / loathed him.
loathed his eternal fright"
"And where is he now?" he asked.
81 do not know"
She shuddered.
Ale"
Vanished"
Peter was white. Breathing hard, HI
said, "You-Brena-wil you tell nj
everything%
eyes, Peter-before I go. will tel
you everything. 1t will show you VIII!
/ am afraid-for you"
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DIPHTHERIA IN OUR
CITIES

THE amount of typhoid fever in any
= large American city has come to
be recognized as an indication Of that
city's standing. A modern, up-to-date,
progressive city does not give its citi-
zens dirty water or dirty milk to drink.
1t does not allow the typhoid fly" to
carry death to its people and especial
ly to its children. So a low typhoid
rate for any city generally means a
good city government, while high ty-
phoid rate indicates a weak, ineffec-
tive and often corrupt administration.
In the same way, the amount Of
diphtheria in any city is measure Of
the care given the city's children.
Diphtheria, like typhoid is now an en-
tirely preventable disease We know
what causes 1t, how 1t Is carried from
the sick child to the well, how it can
be prevented. Not only that, but in
antitoxin we have a remedy that will
positively cure any case of diphtheria,
If given early enough and in sufficient
amount In the Schick test, we have
a positive way Of separating the chill
dren who are immune and need no
treatment. from those who are suscep-
tible and sure to take it II exposed,
while toxin-antitoxin will protect any
susceptible child from danger of infec-
ton.
In a word, we know more about
diphtheria and can do more to pre-
vent 1t than any other human disease.
II the people and the local health Off
GERS could get together, there Is no
reason why a single American child
should die of diphtheria.
The amount of diphtheria last year
in all cities Of the United States over
100000 population is shown In a recent
article in the Journal of the American
Medical Association. In SO cities the
death rate ranges from Nashville,
Tenn. with only lie deaths per 100000
population, to Worcester, Mass, with
% deaths per 100000. The average is
just about halfway between. In 1923,
out of 29,0O0,000 people in these cities,
there were 1921 deaths from diph-
iberia, or rate of 1915 per 100000.
In 1924, out of the same population,
there were 1926 deaths. or a rate Of
lilo.
That's saving of 536 children in
one year. Good But how about the
1885 children who died last year of a
disease which is preventable and
should be prevented In every case?
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Easy to See That

The young man had taken his old
grandmother to a picture gallery. She
had never been In such place before
and accordingly she was very critical
of all that she saw. Together they
wandered round looking at the paint
ings with interest
Finally they stopped before a cam
vas which showed man seated in a
high-backed chair. Tackled to the
frame was a small white card.
what does it say on the card p
asked the old lady.
"a portrait of f. e. Jones, by him
SELF replied her grandson.
The old lady went closer to the pic
ture
''What folks these art people must
be-" she muttered. "Any fool can see
that the man is by himself; there's no
one else in the picture"
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Says the OuI

If woman says man is horrid,
It's safe for him to say she is an
angel
Nothing worries girl more than
taking on flesh while she Is the vic
tim of unrequited love.
Naturally young mans best girl is
all the world to him, which explains
why all the world loves a lover
When dog growls over his food
he likes it :. but with a man 1t Is
different.
Men who are continually blowing
about themselves spoil lot of wind.
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Sweden Great Power During Middle Ages

Cities of southern Sweden were
among the greatest commercial CEN
tiers of the civilized world during the
Middle ages. Stockholm and Lund
ranked with London and Paris, says
the Family Herald. They absorbed
the commerce of the northern seas
and were the admiration of thousands
of travellers and merchants who passed
through them and trafficked with them
Later Sweden was the great military
power of northern Europe.
The ambassadors of the Swedish
kings were received with the utmost
Difference in every court. Her SOL
diers won great battles and ended
mighty wars. The England of Crom-
we'll and Charles III was unimportant
and isolated In comparison with this
northern kingdom. which could pour
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she found that life was shaped without '

she found that life was shaped without
Intervention Of her own. She allowed
herself to be dragged along with her
mixed load of conceptions drawn from
a helter-skelter reading. Among other
conceptions was that eternal fiction Of
the gallant and perfect fairy story
prince whose bride she would one day
be. To be bride meant little more
in terms Of real life than to become an
angel.
IF l ever have a daughter" said
Brena Selcoss, II will never allow her
to have this dangerous dream of a
Prince Charming. 1t Is the common
foundation upon which girls throw
sensible judgment to the four winds
and come to critical moments with
out a thought Of the flowing years Of
real life which are to come. 1t might
have wrecked me when l was seven
teen"
While Brena was seventeen, indeed,
many landmarks had been set up in
her development Her mother had
died quietly In bed the year before
without gasp of warning, without a
murmur, smile upon her engaging
lips. Brena had been asleep in the
next room, and Demetrius, having one
of his spells of insomnia, sat almost all
night long on the porch of their cot
tage in Dallas, Texas, in a rocker
which squeaked a little as his bulk
moved. He had come up at dawn to
find his wife, with the first rays of
summer sun thrown through the shut
tiers and onto the happy, lifeless fig
ure in bars Of gold. 1t shimmered on
her lovely hair; in all the red-gold
mass there was not one strand of
gray.
'This is the time for great calm"
he had said to Brena, as he woke her
with his giants hand upon her Shout
der. "The life has gone from your
mothers beautiful body, my daughter,
but she will live always with us be-
cause she was brave and tender soul
which endures forever"
II thought that she had endless
life," he said after a pause, burying
his beared face in his sun-browned
hands. 1T is the way with me always
II am unprepared-always unpre-
pared"
This was the only flinching brought
out in him by the death of the Irish
girl he had adored so completely, to
whose songs he had listened while his
life went askew and in whose smiles
he had warmed the chills Of bitterness
and whose arms had stilled the rest
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lessness behind his great dark glowing
eyes. He went on his way unchanged,
but no doubt making new attempts to
reach across the chasm which sepa-
rated him from the yearning heart of
his daughter.
side each other, when he was home,
they were as persons alone; the one
reminiscent, living in a past where
great figures Of history stalked ma
jestically; the other expectant, with
the eyes of youth turned away from
the shadows aud toward the glints Of
the future.
For three or more years before Mary
Vaughn Selcoss had died, she had
been alarmed by a new characteristic
Of her husband. In Dallas when he,
who once had known the tang of great
deeds done in a setting Of romantic
grandeur, came out through the hot
streets on a common electric car and
walked up a suburban avenue with it's
cheap bungalows and its monographs,
Its lawn sprinklers trying to raise the
sun-baked grass from the dead, and its
concrete sidewalks, Brena's mother
had noticed look in his eyes Of a
haunting fear.
II wonder what would become of
you and Brena IL anything happened
to me-" he had said in explanation.
Nothing will happen to YOU" Bre-
mas mother had gayly answered.
"Come into the house. I've something
to show you"
ITO show me?'
"Yes-a happy little home with the
rent all paid up till last February.
Nothing will happen to you"
But the fear was written upon his
countenance deeper and deeper, like
a tracing often repeated. He said to
his wife on one occasion, "You say
this fear is new. No, dearest; have
carried 1t about for many, many
years."
Long after her mother had gone
Brena had seen that look in her ia
theirs eyes.
Perhaps he is afraid he will lose
his place with the oil company" she
had said>to herself many times.
Opportunity enough was. given her
in those days to speak for herself.
She had gone beyond any school train
ing not only in independence but In
learning; nevertheless she remained a
child-a lonely, sensitive child In the
heart of her ripening womanhood. Her
fathers austerity and her own peculiar
shyness made the pair appear to the
Texan neighbors aloof, strange, like
persons over wnom some shadow hung.
And her father considered alone? He
too, even to her, was In spite of all his
giant desire for tenderness, also aloof,
strange, and over him some shadow
also cast Its menacing shape.
Perhaps this shadow was explained
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SYNOPSIS

Out of uniform, at the end OF
the World war. with the rank
of major, Peter DeWolfe, young
American of wealth and family,
is urged by an English comrade
in arms, Everby Benham. to visit
the Benham home and meet the
Englishman's mother and sister.
and. incidentally, Brena Selcoss,
young woman about whom there
is an air of mystery. Muriel Ben
ham, Eversby's sister. becomes
infatuated with Peter, but he Is
interested only in the mysterious
Brena Selcoss, of whom he has
had only a glimpse. Muriel urges
him TO forget her, warning him
that If she (Brena) should like
him he is in danger of vanish
ing-like the others" Peter gets
a phone message from Brena to
meet her. Peter meets Brena In
a tea room and the meeting re-
suits in the formation of strong
bond of friendship.
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To Tell Age of Deer

The Department of Agriculture says
the most reliable way to determine
the age of deer is by the teeth. They
get their permanent teeth around the
age of three and these gradually wear
off with age. Some have been known
to wear down to the gums. Another
way is by the horns, but this Is NOT
always accurate, as they often grow
more than one antler year.
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forth armies Of gigantic blond warriors
headed by brave and astute generals.
Sweden is today a peaceful kingdom.
Even the secession of Norway was
accomplished without bloodshed. Den
mark once domineered and tyrannIzed
over both kingdoms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Spent Six Years on Nouel

Gustave Flaubert, leader Of the
French realistic school of writer's,
spent six years In writing his novel
Madame Bovery." Its publication In
1857 laid him open to accusations Of
immortality, from which he was
cleared
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19
Cuticura for PlmpIy Faces.

Cuticura for Pimply Faces.
To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to in
clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
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MonaNlotor
Oils & Creases

When it comes to raising vegetables
the amateur gardener isn't in it with
an old hen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

1t is important not to fall. 1t is
more important to get up again
courageously.
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&c z { NJ 4
After Others Fail
PETERSON'S OINTMENT
Big Box IS Cents
Big Box IS Cents

The mighty healing power of Peter.
sons Ointment when eczema or terrible
itching of skin and scalp fortunes you
Is known to tens of thousands of peo-
pie the country over.
For pimples, acne, rough and red
skin, ulcers, old sores, piles and all
blemishes and eruptions 1t is supreme
ly efficient, as any broad-minded drug
gist will tell you.
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POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DR.. FREDERICK r. GREEN
Editor of "HEALTH"
SCIATICA


&c. 1925. Western NEWSPAPER Union.l
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
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!. For the crank-'A good turn
! day.
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Ons Sunday my mother came to zee
how / was. and she said Q friend told
her to tell me 10 try Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. So the
next day / got bottle and before Il
was half takeniT got relief. After /
was well again / went to the doctor
and hes asked me how was getting
along. I told him / was taking Lydia
q. pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and he said it did not hurt any one
70 take it. I am always recommend.
ing the Vegetable Comp und TO others
and I always have . bottle Of it on
hand. " = Mrs. HENRY HoLLIETER,
r. I'D. No. /, Box 2, Wyandotte, Mich.
LYDIA g. Pinkha1n' Vegetable Com
pound Is Q dependable medicine for
al women. For sale by druggists
syerywhere.
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For the pretty girl-"Turn the
other cheek"
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For the doctor~-'I must have
inside Information"
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IF. RHEUMATIC
EAT NO SWEETS.
Says glass of lad salts help to =
overcome Rheumatism acid.

Rheumatism IL easier to avoid
than to cure, states weIl-known
authority. We are advised to dress
warmly. keep the feet dry, avoid
exposure, and above all, drink
plenty Of good water and avoid
eating sweets of all kinds.
Rheumatism is caused by body
waste and acids resulting from food
fermentation. It is the function Of
the kidneys to filter this poison
from the blood and cast it out in
the urine; the pores Of the skin
are also a means OF freeing the
blood Of this inpurity. In damp
and chilly cold weather the skin
kidneys to do double work; they
become weak and sluggish and fail
to eliminate this waste and acids,
which keeps accommodating and cir
culating through the system, even
tually settling in their joints and
muscles, causing stiffness, soreness
and pain, called rheumatism.
At the first twinge Of rheumatism
get from any pharmacy about four
ounces of Jad Salts; put a table
spoonful in a glass OF water and
drink before breakfast each morn.
ing for a week. This is helpful
to neutralize acidity, remove waste
matter, also to stimulate the kid
neys, thus often Kidding the blood
of rheumatic poison.
lad Salts is inexpensive, and Is
made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and is used with excellent results
by thousands Of folks who are sub
1ect to rheumatism.
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Dor the, adding rnAchine-'Yuu
ean always count on me-"
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SLOGANS

-.
For the doctor~-''I must have
inside information.
For the pretty girl-"Turn the
other cheek"
8. Eor the crank-"A good turn
! day.
For the man with a second
hand CARA horse. a horse, my
kingdom for a horse"
For the adding nachine--Yuu
can always count on me-"
For. the baby Mine is q cry
ing need" 3
S For the seasick traveier-"To
have and to hold"
For a. slove--'I cant do a
thing OF hand.'.
For wives who sit up for their
htisbands-"AIl = things come to
those who wait. !"
For the censor-"Cut it out"
For 4 waiter-'.Frem tip to
tip"
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DIM l8z
l for Cough
WELL One DAY
IN BED THREE
That Was the Life az Mrs.
EIolIister Until she Began
Taking L ydia E. PinIxhan's
Vegetable Compound
Wyandotte, Michigan. = After my
baby was born ! did not do my own

work for six
months and could
hardly take cafeof
.myoWn baby. 1nl.
ways had apain in
my right side and
II was 50 bad Twas
round
shoulders. / would
feel well one day
and then feel so
bad for three or
four days that i,
lsnsn,alA ~ n asa
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WHY rs IT?

THAT . woman doesn't care how
she looks as long - she Il in
style?
That . man can remember the
dates he was sent TO jail, but for.
gets the date Of his wedding an
IniSerpaty7
That the sentimental chap who
pines Tor d lock of his sweet
hearts hair doesn't follow her 70
the barbsr shop and set bushel
OF tnefnf
That self4made men are always
self-conscious Of their own irnpor-
tance14
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A POOR COMP [EKION
People Notice 1t. Help Cor
rect It With DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets.

A pinpIy face will not embarrass
you much longer II you get a pack
age of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets
The skin should begin to clear after
you have taken the tablets a few
. Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
successful substitute for caiomel
there's no sickness or pain after tax
ing them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which caiomel does, and just as eff
fectively, but their action is gentle
and safe instead Of severe and irritat-
10 one who takes Olive Tablets is
ever cursed with a dark brown
taste" a bad breath, dull, Iistless.
mo good" feeling, constipa ton, torpid
liver, bad disposition or pimply face.
Olive Tablets are a purely Vege-
table compound mixed with olive oil
color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tients afflicted With liver and bowel
complaints and Olive Tablets are the
Immensely effective result. Take one
or two nightly for a week. See how
much better You feel and look. 15c
and 30o.
~ EaISa1c1T
OLIVE
AAhkka
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For. the baby Mine is q cry.
Inc need
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nade pleasant with fruit derfvatfve
salts -nothing else. It tastes like
sparkling lemonade and costs only
few cents q package at any .druS
store. Try IT, sEpsonade salts
Is guara1teed by the American
EPSON Association.