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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912.
BY CtEOROEr DABR MCUTCIIEOS.'
Copyright. 1906. by Dodd. Med & Company.
CHAPTER VI 1 na1 3erke1 11 'rom i,s fastenings with
,. ... . . ' I a cry of Joy. "I'll send It back when
f " i,wp.g impmn.
DVDT BAZELIItTtST was right.
I'i tie!,pe whs making her way
through th blnr-kest of nights
toward the home of Randolph
Shaw. In deciding upon this step, aft
er long deliberation, sb had cuiid to
herlf: "Randolph Shaw is the only
,real man I've wen Blnep coming to the
Ituountuius. 1 cud trust him to help me
tonight."
I It was fully three tnltna to Shaw's
'place, most of the way over the nar
row valley road. She knew ahe would
encounter but few tortuous places.
The last half mile, however, was steep,
rugged and unfamiliar to her. She bud
ventured no Dearer to his home than
Kenwood's deserted cottage, lying
above and to the noutb of the road, a),
most at the bane of the long hill on
whose side Shaw had bunt his big
borne. To climb thnt hill was no easy
task la daylight; at midnight, with the
stars obscured by clouds and treetops.
rchere was something perilously uncer
tain In the prospect.
Only the knowledge that patience
and courage eveutually would bring
her to the end made the Journey pos
sible. Time would lead her to tbf
haven; care would make the road a
friend; a stout heart was her best ally.
Strength of limb and strength of pur
pose she bad. In use and In reserve.
No power could hare tonde her turn
back willingly. Her anxious eyes
were net uhend In the blackness. Her
runaway feet were eager In obedience
jto hor will.
I "Why couldn't I bnre put It off until
morning?" she -was haying to herself
is she pn down the grnveled drive
nd advanced to meet the wall of
She Started Off Briskly Into the Wood
land Road.
trc.i thnt'fruwned lilafIlyTn ber face.
-What wi'l ! think? What will he
miy'.' oik. he'll think I'm such a silly, j
romantic fool! No, he won't Hh'IJ j
umlcrsiand. He'll help me on to 1
I'lnttsburi; tomorrow. Rut will he j
think I've dene this for effect? Won't j
he think I'm actually throwing my- :
If at his head? No. I can't turn '
back. I'd rather die than go bark to
that house. It won t matter what he
thinks. I'll be away from all of It to
morrow. I'll he out of his life, and I
won't rare what he thinks. England!
Goodness: What's thut?" She bad
turned a brn1 In the drive, and Just
ahead there wns a light. A sigh of re
lief followed the quentiou. It came
from the lantern w
take in the road where the new stone
gate p"t were being built by work-
men from town, r.azolhurt Villa wns
a quarter of a mile, through the park
behind her; the forest was ahead.
At the gate she stopped between the
half finished stone posts and looked
ahead with the first shiver of dismay.
Her llmls seemed ready to collapse.
The flush of -anger and excitemeut left j from the floor of the porch, she softly
her face. A white, desolate look came - began a tour of Inspection, first look
in its stead. Her eyes grew wide, and; inir at her watch to tind that It was
sf e blinked her lashes with an awed the unholy hour of 2. Had some one
ancertalnty that !oled lil for the sta
bility of her adventure. An owl hoot
ed In mournful cadeuce close by. and
he felt her hn'.r was going straight on
eud. The tenM fingers of one hand
gripped the handle of the traveling
bug. while the other went spasmod
ically to her lienrt.
'"Oh!" she gasped, moving over quick
ly to the stake on which the lantern
bung. The wind was rushing through
the treetops with increased fervor, the
air was cool and wet with the signs of, Two? He Ffsd fall he was alone ex
rain, a swirl of dust flew up Into her! cept for the housekeeper and the serv
face. the swi.sh of leaves sounded like! ants. A visitor, then. This was not
the Fplushlug of water In the air. j what she had expected. Her heart
Holding her heart for minutes, she at! sank. It would be hard to face the
last regained some of the lost com-j master of the house. tut a stranger?
poaure. hysterica) laugh fell from j Cigarette stubs met ber bewildered,
her lips. What a goose! It was an j troubled gaie many of them. LVduc
owl. and I've heard hundreds of them; tiou was easy out there in the lonely
up here. till. they do aooaA different ' night. It was ettsy to see that Shaw
outside of one's own room. It's going1 and his companion sut up so late that
to ra!n. What wretched luck I Dear i the servants had ;od to bed.
t'.i.'. 1 cant stand hare all xUghtt How Distractedly she looked about for
1 '.u k it la ahead there 1 O-o-o-h! Really.
w. It dves seem a bit terrifying. If I
mly bad a lantern It wouldn't be so"
Her gaze fell upon the laborers' lan
tern that clattered aimlessly, uselessly,
the taLe- Aa ULjtaut latgr ybe
tbev go for my trunks. What lurk!"
Without a second's hesitation she
started oEf briskly Into the woodland
road, striding along with the splendid
swing of the healthy Englishwoman
who has not been trained to .dawdle.
Her walking skirt gave free play to her
limbs. She was far past the well
known "line la the rond" before she
paused to take a full breath and to re
capitulate. Her heart beat faster, and
the sudden glow In her cheek was not
from the exercise. Somehow, out there
alone in the world, the most amazing
feeling of tenderness sped on ahead to
Kandoloph Show. She tried to put It
b from her. but It grew and grew. Then
he blushed deep within herself, and
her eyes grew sweet with the memory
of those stolen, reprehensible hours
along the frontier. Something within
her breast cried out for those shining,
gone by moments, something seemed
to close down on her throat, something
flooded her eyes with a softness that
rolled up from her entire being. Their
line! Their Insurmountable barrier!
An absurd yet ineffable longing to fail
down and kiss that line came over her
with compelling force.
Her head grew light with the thought
of those moments when their horses
stood with muzzles together as if kiss
ing by proxy the flush grew deeper,
though ber blood went cold and she
trembled.
A pitiful confusion seized her, an
Inexplicable timidity crept Into her
heart, replacing the bold assurance
that had been recklessly carrying her
on to him. It was as though some
one had whispered the truth Into her
ear and she was teg!nnlng to believe.
From that moment her courage be
gan to fall. The glow from her lan
tern WBjR a menace instead of a help.
A sweet tlmorousnoss enveloped her
and something tingled she knew not
what
Spattering raindrops whizzed In her
face, ominous forerunners from the
Inky sky. The wind was whistling
with shrill glee in the treetops and
the treetops tried to flee before it. A
mile and a half lay between her and
the big cottage on the hillside the
most arduous part of the Journey by
far. She walked and ran as though
pursued, scudding over the road with
a swiftness that would have amazed
another, but which seemed the essence
of slowness to her. Thoughts of rob
bers, tramps and wild beasts assailed
her with intermittent terrors, but all
served to diminish the feeling of shy
ness that hud been Interfering with
her determination.
Tast Kenwood's cottage she sped,
shuddering as she recognized the stone
steps and path that ran up the hillside
to the haunted house. Ghosts, witches
and hobgoblins fell Into the procession
of pursuers, cheered on by the shriek
ing wind that grew more noisome aa
her feet carried her higher up the
mountain. Now she was on new
ground. She had never before explor
ed so far as Ibis. The hill was steep
and the road had black abysses out
beyond its eedgs.
She was breathless, half dead from
fatigue and terror, when at last her
feet stumbled up the broad steps lead-
1 lng to his porch. Trembling, she sank
i Into the rustic bench that stood against
the wall. The lantern clattered to her
I feet, and the bag with her Jewels, her
I letter of credit and her curling irons
i slid to the floor behind the bench. Here
I was hi home! What cared she for the
storm?
i , t y " ",ie lar Te KPing for
lratn. ht?r '?' fa the shadowy moon
Even ns she lay there
that was breaking its way through the
clouds, three men raced from the sta
bles at Bazelhurst Villa, bent on find
ing the mad young person who hud fed
the place. Scarcely knowing what ii
rectlon Le took. Lord Bazelhurst led
the way, followed by the duke and the
hlrh hung to a count ail of them supplied with car
re the new stone rl"Pe lamps, which at any other time
"uld have been sickening
in their
oMruslveneb. Except for Ijidv Eve
lyn the rent of the house slept the sleep
of ease.
Gradually Penelope recovered from
the effects of the mad race up the hill.
The sputtering Came in the lantern
called her Into action. Clutching It
yelled "Boor she would have swoon
ed, so tense was every nerve. Now
that she was here, what was she to do.
Her heart came to her mouth, her
hand shook, but not with fear; a nerv
ous smile tri-d to wreak disaster to
the concern In her eyes.
The bouse was dark and still. No
one was s.'lrring. The porch was lit
tered with rugs and cushions, whi'.e
on a small table near the end stood a
decanter, a siphon and two gias&ea.
means of shelter on the porch until
dayUght could a!et her in the flight to
the village beyoud. T;n? storm was
ure to come at no far distaut time.
Rhe knew ard ft- red the violence of
the mountain raiu.
"By all that's holy," came In a man's
roice, low toned and uncertain, "it
isn't a dream, after all! '
She turned like a flash, with a star
tled exclamation and an instinctive
movement as If to shield herself from
unbidden gaze. Her lips parted, and
her heart pounded like a hammer.
Standing in the doorway was Randolph
Shaw, his figure looming up like a
monstrous, wavering genie in the un
certain light from the shaking lantern.
His right hand was to his brow, and
his eyes were wide with incredulous
Joy. She noticed that the left sleeve
of his dinner Jacket bung limp and that
the arm was in a white sling beneath.
"Is it really yon T he cried, his hand
going instinctively to his watch pocket
as if doubting that it was night instead
of morning.
"I've I've run away from them!"
she stammered. "It's 2 o'clock. Don't
look. Oh, I'm so sorry now! Why
did r
'"You ran away?" he exclaimed, com
ing towaru her. "Oh. it can't be a
dream! You are there, aren't you?"
She was a pitiable object as she stood
there, powerless to retreat, shaking
like a leaf. He took her by the shoul
der. "Yes. it is you. Good Lord, what
does it mean? What has happened?
How did you come here? Are yon
alone?"
"Utterly, miserably alone! Oh. Mr.
Shaw.- she cried despairingly. "You
will understand, won't you?"
"Never! Never as long as I lire. It
Is beyond comprehension. The won
derful part of it all is that I was sit
ting there dreaming of you yes. I was.
I heard some one out here, investigated
and found you you, of all people in
the world. And I was dreaming that
I held you in my arms. Yes, I was.
I was dreaming if
"Mr. Shaw! You shouldn't"
"And I awoke to find you not in
mv arms, not In Bazelhurst Villa, but
here here on my porch."
"Like a thief in the night." she mur
mured. "What do you think of me?"
"Shall I tell you really?" he cried.
The light In bis eyes drove her back
a step or two, panic in ber heart.
"N no. no not now!" she gasped.
but a great wave of exaltation swept
through her being. He turned and
walked away, too dazed to speak
Without knowing it, she followed with
hesitating steps. At the edce of the
porch be paused and looked into the
darkness.
"By Jove, I must be dreaming," she
heard him mutter.
"No. you are not," she declared des
perately. "I am here. I ask your pro
tection for the night I am going away
to England tomorrow. I couldn't
stay there I Just couldn't. I'm sorry
I came here I'm"
"Thank heaven, you did come," he
exclaimed, turning to her Joyously.
"You are like a fairy the fairy prin
cess come true. It's unbelievable! Bat
but what was it you said about Eng
land?" he concluded, suddenly sober.
"I am go-going home. There's no
place else. I can't live with her," she
said, a bit tremulously.
"To England at once? Your father
will he" j
"My father? I have no father. Oh!" J
with a sudden start. Her eyes met j
his in a helpless stare. "I never j
thought. My home was at Bazelhurst
castle their home. I can't go there.
Good heavens, what am I to do?"
ITo be Continued, t
High Priced Copy.
During the siege of Kimberley the
editor of the only daily paper there
was often bard put to find enough
news. One day In a clitbroom he found
Cecil Rhodes rending a fairly new pa
per from Cape Town. He borrowed it
and rushed to his own otilce. where It
soon reappeared as a special edition,
selling like hot rakes. That same even
ing be met Rhodes, who Inquired.
"Where's my Car Town paper?- "Oh.
I cut it up for the printers." was the
reply. "IMeuse don't do that again."
said Rhodes mildly. "That paper came
through by native runners and cost
me I1.UOO."
Ignored the Hint.
The midnight stillness of the dark
ened parlor was punctuated by a crash
Just overhead.
"Wba-wna wbnt was that dod-dod-darllng?'
exclaimed the young man.
"Merely father dropping a bint" she
replied aa she snuggled a little closer.
Philadelphia Record.
An Exception.
"Take my advice and mind your own
affairs. No man ever got rich fighting
other people's battles."
"I don't know. How about a law
yer?" Boston Transcript.
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reaches the seat of the trouble, stops
the nasty discharge, clears the nose,
head and throat and brings back the
sense of taste, smell and hearing. More
than this, it strengthens the weakened,
diseased tissues, thus protecting you
against a return of the trouble,
Nasal catarrh is an inflammation of
the membrane lining the air passages,
and cannot be reached with mixtures
taken into the stomach or with
snuffs and powders which only cause
additional irritation. Don't waste
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of Elv'a Cream R!m from vrair
druggist and after using it for a day
you will wish you had tried it sooner.
H. 0. ROls, it (.AdverttsemeBt).
HEARING
RESTORED
Daily United States Weather lap
EXPLANATORY MOTES.
Obseratloiis taken at S a. m.. Mventy-Sftb me
ridian time. Air pressur reduced to level.
Ibobais (continuous Viet) psss through points
of equal all pressure. Isothirks (dotted lines)
pass torougn points or equal temperature;
vaij ror sero. ueesiBC. w, ana uxr.
Vj clear; partly cloudy: Q
rain: snow. report
Arrows By wltn the wind. First flcuraa. lowest
temperature past 12 boors: second, precipitation,
of .01 Inch or more tor past 2t hours; third, maxi
mum wind velocity.
FORECAST FOR ROCK ISLAND. DAVENPORT. MOLtNK
Fair tonight and probably Sunday; continued warm.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Tho western area of low pressure has
increased in intensity ana extends froar
California and the southern plateau
sections northeastward to Manitoba,
with its center over Utah and Colora
do. It is causing rain or snow in the
Rocky mountain region and over most
of the Pacific slope and a further rise
lni temperature has occurred in the
Missouri and upper Mississippi val
leys and the upper lake region. Rains
in the south Atlantic and east gulf
states have resulted from the southern
low which appears to be off the coast
of North Carolina. Heavy precipita
tion, in inches, Is noted as follows:
Hatteras. N. C, 2.56; Flagstaff. Ariz.,
1.78; Modena, Utah, 1.12. High pres
sures prevail from the Mississippi val
ley eastward to New England, and an
Today's
(By wire from B. W. Wagner & Co,
Grain. Provisions, Stocks and Cotton.
Local offices at Rock Island house. Rock
Island. 111. Chicago office, 98-9S-100.
Board of Trade. Local telephones. No.
west 330.)
BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS.
Wheat
December, 92'4. 92, 91, 91.
May, 96, 96. 95. 95.
July, 94, 94, 93, 93.
Corn.
December, 63, 54, 63i. 53.
May, 52, 52, 52'A, 52.
July, 52, 53, 52, 62.
Oats,
December, 32, 32, 32, 32 .
May, 34, 34. 34, 34.
July, 34, 34, 34, 34.
Pork.
October, 16.S5, 16.85, 16.85, 16.85.
January, 19.35, 19.37. 19.22, 19.25.
May, 19.07, 19.07, 18.92, 18.92.
Lard.
October, 11.47, 11.55. 11.47, 11.45.
January, 10.95, 11.02. 10.92, 10.92.
Ribs.
October, 10.75, 10.80, 10.72, 10.72.
January, 10.22, 10.25, 10.17, 11.07.
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago Cash Gram.
wneat .o. z r 104 106, No. 3 r
90101, No. 2 h 9293, No. 3 h 88
91. No. 1 ns 9395, No. 2 ns 90
93'.i, No. 3 ns 8589, No. 2 a 89
92, No. 3 s 85 89, No. 4 e 73 85 .
Corn No. 2 6667. No. 2 w 66
(g67'i. No. 2 y 6667. No. 3 66
66. No. 3 w 6667, No. 3 y 66
67, No. 4 6566, No. 4 w 6566.
No. 4 y 65 66.
uais .o. z w 6bWidVt, NO. 3 W
31 33. No. 4 w 3132'4, stand
ard 33 34.
Liverpool Cabl.
Wheat to up.
Corn Up.
Chicago Receipts.
Today. Contract.
Wheat 83 13
Corn 272 42
Oats 199 39
Northwest Cars.
To- Last Last
day ..Week. Year
Minneapolis 387 333 366
Duluth 639 326 465
Winnipeg 772 481 641
Chicago Estimates Tomorrow.
"h1
67
214
131
Oats
Primary Movement
Receipts. Shipments
Wheat today 1.633.000 612,000
Year ago 1,189,000 297,000
Corn today 686.000 368.000
Tear ago 332.000 395,000
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Opening of Market.
Hogs 9.000; strong; left over 6.451.
Light 8.709.30. mixed 8,70.32.
heavy 8.50 9.30, rough 8.5OJ08.75,
Cattle 600; steady.
Sheep 2.000; steady.
Nine O'clock 'wtarkf ?
Hcga 6low to 5c off. Lnit 8.65
. 9.25. bulk 8.&599.15. mixed I "539.30.
! pigs 5.50 8.40, heavy 8.454'-3i rough
S.45 8.70. good 8.70 8.95. i
I cattle dull aad steady. BiW 5.50
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
WILUS L. MOORE. Chioi.
drawn
cloudy:
mlssinc.
other high, accompanied by colder San Diego 62 56 .22
weather, is central over British Co- San Francisco 6fi 56 .00
hrmbla and Alberta, This distribution Seattle ,.66 46 .00
of air pressure will be attended by fair Washlnngton, D. C. .82 56 .00
weather in this vicinity tonight and Winnipeg 74 44 .00
probably Sunday, wfth continued high Yellowstone Park . . . 30 .00
temperature.
OBSERVATIONS.
High. Low.
Atlantic City 72 60
Boston 76 58
Buffalo 66 54
Rock Island 77 55
Denver 82 52
Jacksonville 78 66
Kansas City 82 66
New Orleans 84 72
New York .76. C4
Norfolk 66
Phoenix 76 50
St. Louis 80 60
St. Paul 78 56
Prep.
.00
.00
.00
.00
.00
.30
.00
.00
.00
.00
.14
.00
.00
Market Quotations
11.00, stockers 4.357.75. Texans
4.506.00, cows 2.858.00, westerns
5.759.00, calves 8.0011.25.
Sheep steady. Natives 3.25 4.25,
lambs 4. 50 6. 75, westerns 4. 75 7. 05,
Iambs 4.757.05.
Close of the Market
Hogs Best steady others 5c lower.
Light 8.609.25; bulk, 8.859.10;
mixed, 8.609.30; heavy, 8.459.25;
rough, 8.458.65.
Cattle, dull to steady. Top, 11.00.
Sheep, steady. Top, 4.20. Lambs,
steady. Top, 7.05.
Western Live Stock.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Kansas City 2,000 1,000 3,500
Omaha 3,300 300 800
Estimated Chicago Tomorrow.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Chicago 28.000 24,000 69,000
Hogs next week, 100,000.
Bank Statement
New York, Oct. 5. Clearing house
members' average. Loans, decrease,
17.474,000; specie, decrease, 3,613,000;
legals, decrease, 1,006,000; deposits,
decrease, 15,614,000; reserve, decrease,
1,569,200. Actual Loans, decrease,
17,941,000; specie, decrease, 4,465,000;
legals, decrease, 2,861,000; deposits,
decrease, 13,700,000; reserve, de
crease, 5,357,800.
NEW YORK STOCK8.
New York. Oct. 5. Following are
the quotations on me market today:
Gas 148
Union Pacific 175
U. S. Steel preferred 116
U. S. Steel common 79
Reading' 175
Rock Island preferred 65
Rock Island common 28
Northwestern' 142
Southern Pacific 113
New York Central 116
Missouri Pacific 45
Great Northern 140
Northern Pacific 129
Smelters 88
Colorado Fuej & iron 42
Canadian Pacific 277
Illinois Central 130
Pennsylvania 123
Erie 37
Chesapeake ,& Ohio 84
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 91
Baltimore & Ohio 109
Atchison 111
Sugar 12714
St- Paul n3
CoPPer , 92
Lehigh Valley 7"......, 177
Republic Steel common 34
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Oct. 6. Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Butter Creamery, 31c.
Eggs, 28c to 30c
Potatoes, 60c to 65c bushel.
Cabbage, 3c head.
Onions, 60c bushel.
Sweet potatoes, $ L10 busheL
Feed and Fuel.
Forage Timothy bay, SIS to $19.
Wheat 85e to SOc
Wild hay. $14 to $15.
Oata, 33c to 35c
3o
A M.AUJ? '
AN1 VICWITx.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Flood. Height. Chng.
St. Paul 14 1.4 xO.l
Red Wing 14 1.6 0.0
Reeds Landing 12 1.5 0.1
LaCrosse 12 2.4 0.1
Lansing 18 2.9 0.1
Prairie du Chlen 18 3.3 xO.l
LeClaire . 10 1.7 0.0
Rock Island 15 3.6 0.1
RIVER FORECAST.
A falling tendency in the Mississippi
will continue from below Dubuque to
Muscatine.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Straw, $8.
Corn, 68c to '70c.
Rye, per bushel, 75c to 80c.
Coal Lump, per bushel, 15c; slack.
Wagner's Summary
Chicago, Oct. 6. Bulls are hopeful
the bulge of Friday will continue so
they can take profits. Wheat bulge of
Friday is ascribed to slow growth of
the visible and certainty of war in the
Balkans.
War news Is scarce in morning pa
pers. Reports still favor Idea that Turkey
and its enimles are on brink of a se
vere conflict. Buying of all grains has
gained during this week. Local talent
that is bearish in corn and wheat is
unable to depress prices with its of
ferings. The average man has also
ceased to predict 46 cents for May
ccrn. No 2 corn continues at 68 cents.
Weather was mainly excellent on Fri
day. Bulls in products are on top for the
moment and this helps corn. The
other side of the frost story.
That of soft corn through frost Is
now being heard. As a bulge has pro
ceeded the arrival of the week and
some profit acceptance may be in evi
dence today.
Liverpool wheat comes to 7-8
higher. This advance should satisfy
bull expectations. It is liberal In com
parison with the somewhat quiet war
news. Export wheat news is peculiar.
A good business appears to be going
on but does not reach Chicago.
New York. Oct. 5. Bradstreet re
ports 268 business failures in U. S.
this week agalnBt 228 last week.
Winter wheat in southwest starts
under good condition with some in
crease in acreage.
Sentiment in favor of war with Bal
kan states Is Increasing in Turkey.
France appeals to powers to hold back
states by force and compel Turkey to
grcnt substantial reforms in her
European provincer.
Net shortage of idle cars in United
States and Canada for fortnight end
ed Sept. 26 was 17,790. an increase of
9,170 over that of two weeks ago.
Great Northern August net earnings
$2,943,303. an increase of $308,040. Ss
timated that TJ. S. Steel corporation
is earning at rate of 132 million a year
or 10 per cent on common stock after
all charges and preferred dividend.
Trading at the stock exchange will
commence this morning in California
Petro. Our views on this stock are
quite well known and do not need any
dilation in this connection. This 1:;
an issue that we strongly recommend
buying for a very decided advantage,
for reasons named in circular. We
are constrained to believe that it will
in time prove another Mexican petrol
eum. Chinese Queer Ways.
Difficulties of census work among
Chinese are amusingly illustrated by
the British commissioner at Weihalwel
In his report "A Chinese child at
birth is said to be one year old." be
writes, "and after It has passed one
WHAT SAVED
HER LIFE
Mrs. Martin Tells About a Painful
Experience that Might Have
Ended Seriously.
Rlvesrilla. W. Va. Mrs. Dora Martin,
In a letter from Rlvesvtlle. writes:
"For three years, I suffered with wo
manly troubles, and bad pains la my
hack and aide. I was nervous and i
could not sleep at night
The doctor could not help me. Ha
said I would have to be operated oa be
fore I could get better. I thought X
would try using Cardui.
Now, I am entirely wan.
I am sure Cardui saved my Ufa, t i
will never be without Cardui In my
home. I recommend It to my friends."
For fifty years, Cardui haa been re-!
llevlng pain and distress caused by wo
manly trouble. It will surely help you. -
It goes to the spot reaches the'
trouble relieves the symptoms, and
drives away the causa.
If you suffer from any symptoms of
womanly trouble, take Cardui.
Your druggist sells and recommend
It Get a bottle from him today.
tt. B. Wriitto: Ladtes' Advisory Dspt.. Chstts
cooga Mtdidnt Ce., Chsttanonca. Term., for SpocuU
Itutmctiom, and 64-pate book. "Horn. Tfssimsnt
lor Wobu." asat la piala wrappar. a sseaasa.
mm a cSfia'lf born in (he last montbj!
of the year may be said to be two
years of age before it is thirty days olj
according to European reckoning. A.';
child of eighteen months' time of Uf
since birth Is reckoned by Chinese t9
be either two years or three years oldjj
this depending on whether it was bora j
In the first or second half of the year. 1
It Is common for a Chinese mother to 1
give a son the name, of a girl, preeum-j
ably to deceive the fates. It being con-!
sldered ea'sier to bring up a girl. Ther,
are many large undivided families la
Weihalwel. The largest is that of a, I
widow named Meng Yu Shih. whos!
family consists of sixty -six. which,!
with one servant makes sixty-seven,;
mouths to the common meal.".
Forehanded! '
Little Teter had disobeyed his moth-j
er, and when,, In a shocked voice, she,
called htm to ber be came running
with the tears streaming over his 1
flushed face.
"You won't." he sobbed, clinging to
ber hand "you won't have to whip
me, mummy, 'cause I'm cryln al
ready'." Woman's Home Companion.
A Bad Case.
The cynical man was staring through
the window at the chesty man swing
ing down the street. "Does Chesty
know anything?" asked his compan
ion. "Know anything!" said the cynical
man. "He doesn't even suspect any
thing." New York Tiroes.
Repsntanoe.
Sorrow for sin is not repentance. Re
pentance Is a great volume of duty,
and godly sorrow Is but the frontis
piece or title page. It is the harbinger
jr Introduction to it
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know and We Will
Profit by Hearing About Them.
This is a purely local event.
It took place in Rock Island.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate It
Ask to believe a citizen's word;
To confirm a citizen's statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about
Endorsed by unknown people.
L. Range, 728 Seventeenth street
Rock Island, 111., says: "In 1897 I gave
a public statement recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills. Since them I
have used thom once In awhile and
they have kept me free from kidney
complaint. For many years my back
was In such bad shape that I could
hardly move. The action of my kid
neys was irregular and painful and I
was in had shape when I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. I got them at
the Harper House pharmacy and they
restored my kidneys to a normal con
dition." For salo by all dealers. Prlco 50
cents. Foster-Milnurn company, Buf
falo, N. Y., sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other. (Advertisement.)
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To do this your clothes must be
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Our pressing Is more than the word
implies, for we not only press your
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We give special attention not only
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YE TOG SHOP
O. E. BAKER
1807V2 Second Avenue.
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