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THE TUCUMCARI NEWS
FARM MORE LAND
Cultivate for the Soldier at tho
Front.
Thla question of conservation of
food tins become ho ngltnted by those ,
who hnvo n knowledge of whnt It
tscans In tho preservation of life, who
twvo nittdo n ntudy of the food condl. ,
tlons. nnd the requirements of the j
country, thnt It la beginning to nrousc i
tho cntlro tuition. Thu economist .
whose duty It Is to study the output ,
end compnrc It with thu consumption, i
ooo n rnpldly creeping up of one on ,
tho otlier, niid, when the uppotlto of
consumption gots a headway on the
output, wnere win tlie nation be? It ,
la time the pcoplo were aroused, for
thero Is dntitrer ahead unless the In -
tolUKence of the people Is awakened to
the facts. The crop of 1017 will be 1
less thnn an tiveraire one. and see the ,
work It bus to perforin. It has to
feed tho tiuin producintr It. mid he Is 1
of less efficiency today than n year ;
BO. Ills streiiKth bus been reduced
by the drnwlntr away of tho thousands .
from the fnrms, who nro now In the!
ranks of the consumer Instead of In that
of tho producer. Thcro Is an Inversn
ratio liere that can only bu under-1
tood when confronted with the np- (
pnlllnR nsures presented by those In
chnrge of the conservation work. The j
army tins to be fed. dependents cared
for, the tmvy has to hnvo provisions, j
and we cnutiot sit Idly by nnd see the
women nnd children of the countries
n cross tne sen stnrve. There Is such ,
n Brent call for active pnr.lelpntlon In
the mntter of provldltiK food, that '
those who are left at home In charire '
of this work have n responsibility
plnced tjpon them fully as great as has
tho'mnn at the front who bus gone out
to protect the homes, the snnctlty nnd
tho honor of those who nre left behind.
Tho producer should think only of
this; there should be economy, not
only of labor. Uvery acre of avail
able bind should be producing. Ad
vantage should be taken of evcrv day
light hour. It must not be n case of
how much enn we tnnke. It must be
a case of "tight" with those who hnve
trono oversens, but In our way, light to
win the war. Where that spirit per
vades will be found the spirit of tlie
patriotic Amerlcnn. There Is no dllll
culty lit securing laud In tiny of the
ntntcs. It may be rented on easy terms
or purchased at low prices, and there
.1.1- ....l. I... II. III...
should be little dllllculty arranging
wiin nntiKcrs to get the necessary
funds to carry on operations. Should
you not be nble to get what you want
In your own stute. Western Ciinada
offers an Immense wide Held for oper
ations nt the lowest possible cost, and
Americans nre welcomed with open
nrins. Homesteads of 100 ncres each
mny bo bad on easy conditions, nml
other lands may be purchased at low
prices on easy terms. The yields of
nil kinds of smnll grains are heavy.
Tho prospects for a 11117 crop are ex
cellent, and It looks todny ns If there
would be ns good u return ns nt nny
Umo In the pust, nnd when It Is reul
Ited thnt there hnve been yields of
forty and forty-five bushels of wheat
over lnrgo areas this should be en
couraging. Now that the two coun
tries nre nlllc4 nnd the cuiise Is a com
mon one there should be no hesitation
In accepting whatever offer seems to
be the best In order to Increase the
production so necessary, nnd which
nhould It not be met, will prove n se
rious taennce. Particulars as to Cann
dlnn lnnds, whether for purchase or
homestead, mny be bud on application
to nny CnnuiliuH Government Agent.
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"Yes?"
"Mrs. De Stylo has consented to
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"There's one bit of news wu'll hnvo
to break to her gently."
"What Is that?"
".Minerva didn't use n lorgnette."
Hohemln Inst year hnd G01 brew
eries In operation.
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Try Murine Eye Remedy
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HEART
OF THE
SUNSET
By REX BEACH
Author of " Tht Spolltti," " Tht Iron
Trail. " "Tht Sllvtr Horde. " Etc
Copyright bj lUrixr A llrulhon
CHAPTER XVIII Continued.
ia
Yours of experience liml tntight 1) I lit
a he always alert, even during his mo-
mcnts of deepest preoccupation, and '
fn)lll for0e (if bnblt. wlien he cnnie I
the puiuphouse road he carefully
u,,mtuwt If. In tin, ilnsl were fre.sh
w)f.prlnts lendliur toward the river,
xw he knew this road to be seldom
used, and therefore be wondered who
t.,m(1 ,e rldltur It at a pillop in this
blistering mlilduv bent. A few rods
r,,r n,i his quick eye detected
Montethtni: else some tiny object that
,rmlKlt ,lni from his saddle. Out of
tll0 rut he picked n clirareitc butt, the
llri. f w,eh was eold but ihe paper of
w,cll WMS MtI et front the smoker's
p,t n,. ,.Mnlneil It carefully: then
r,.IMollrm.,i j rode on. ponderlmr
jts sipuitu-ancc.
'nY), , , out of thlokot nnd
stri,Kl,t across thf .'learimr to the
j,Umxh,A house. 1 envlmr Montrosu's
, u , , 1i ,t. .l.,.,- .,,! i
.vc I bout k. ocklmr. Itoa np- I
,u,Ilm ,n the onenintr unother room.
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"- f "I- I
puritloti. and Dnve saw that she was
', , . i ,i . i,..ii.i,..
dressed In her finest, as If for u holiday
0r"WhereJ'ryourVa,her?''hedenu
"lie's p, ,e to .Suntrru do Crlsto.
.... . . .i
bat do you .want?
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M iion tun no m.
1 his mnrnlmr. early He-
" bos been here since Ju loft?
ltosa was recoveritiK from her llrst
surprise, and now her black brows
drew top'tliir In linger. "No one bus ,
come. You nro the llrst. And have
you no manners to stride Into n re-
Miertnhle hntis.vV' I
Dnve broke In harshly : "Rosn. you're !
lying. Jose Sanchez bus been here
within an hour. Where Is he?" When
the girl only grew whiter and raised a
m,n'1 10 lll'r hreust. he stepped toward
her. crying, "Answer me!
ltosa recoiled, and the breath caught
In her throat like a sob. "I'll tell you
nothing," she said In a thin voice. Then
she began to tremble. "Why do you
want Jose?"
"You know wl.y. lie killed Don
I'dtiardo, nnd then he rode here. Come!
I know everything."
"Lies! Lies!" llosn's voice grew
shrill. "Out of this house! I know
you. It wns you who betrayed rnntllo.
and his blood Is on your hanils. as
sassin!" With the last word she made
as If to retreat, but Dnve was too
quick; he seized her. and for nil In
stant they struggled breathlessly.
Dave had reasoned beforehand that
bis only clu.iic! of discovering any
thing from this girl lay In utterly ter
rorizing her and In profiting by her
first panic; therefore he pressed his
udvuntage. He su'-ceeded better than
, he hud (hired to hope.
1 "You know who killed Senor Kd," he
j cried, fiercely. "The fortune-teller rend
your plans, and there Is no use to deny
It."
I Itosn screnmed ngnln; she writhed;
she tried to .sink her teeth Into her cup
tor's flesh. In her body wns the
strength of n full-grown man. mid Dave
could hardly bold her. Hut suddenly,
ns the two scullled. from the buck room
of the house cunie n so(a( which
caused Dnve to release the girl ns ab
ruptly as he hud seized her n was the
clink and tinkle of Mexican spurs upon
a wooden tloor.
CHAPTER XIX.
The Water.Cure.
Without ntijiistuni s hi-s tntlon Dave
tiling himself jmst ltosa ami through
the Inner door.
Jose Sanchez met him with a shout .
the shock of their collision oerbore
he lighter man, and the two went
down togethoi, arms mid logs int.-r-
twined. The horse-breuker tired hl.s
revolver blindly n deafening explo
sion Inside those four wall' but lie
was powerless against his antagonist's
strength and ferocity. It required but
a moment for Law to master him, to
wrench the weapon from Ids grasp, and
then, with the aid of Jose's sill: neck-
hmirllng. bis back to the wall, Dave r-
garded IiIiii with it sinister contraction
of the Hps that wus almost a grin.
"Well," ho sn', drawing a deep
breath. "I see you didn't go lo thu east
pasture this morning."
"Whnt do you wnnt of me?" Joso
managed to gusp.
Thorn wus a somewhat prolonged
silence, during which Dave continued
to stare nt his prisoner with that same
disquieting expression. "Why did you
kill Don KduardoV" ho nsked.
"I? Hah! Who says I killed him?"
Jose glared dellance, "Why nro you
looking nt me? Come! Take mu to
Jail, If you think that wilt do any
good."
It's lucky I rodo to Lns Talmas this
morning. In nnothcr hour you would
hnT hern ncross tho Itln Grande J
uilli llosn mill nil her Ilia' clothes, oh?
Now you will lie bunged. Well, Unit Is
llOW flll'tUHO gOOS."
Till' liorso-bronker tossed his hrnil
nnd shrugged with ti brave iisstitnptloti
of Indifference; ho laughed shortly.
"Vott win imivi1 nothing."
"Yes," continued Piivp. "nnd Hnsn
will go to prison, too. Now suppose
I should let you go? Would you help
mi'? In tfii minutes you could bo safe."
Hu Inclined his head townrd the
muddy, silent river outside. "Would
you ho willing to help me?"
Jose's brows lifted. "What's this
you are saying?" he Iiiqulrod, eagerly.
"I would only ask you n few ques
tlnns." "Wlmt qiiostlons?"
"Where Is Selioni Austin?"
Jose's face heenine blank. "I don't
know." I
mil. sllto uffirfeil for I., i '
.,.r, itut did she get there? Or dm
i.nupirlo hnvo other plans for her? 1
v(r,i iMtf -r tell me tho truth, tor
Vour general can't help you now." Pave
nil ,,,;- ,," " ..........
lid his best to rend the Mexican's ex-
pression, but failed. "Setior Hd's dentil
meiiiis nothing to tne." he cent in.
"hut I must know where his wife Is
nnd I'm willing to pay. with your lib-
erty." In spite of himself his anxiety
plain.
Jose exelnlmed: "Ho! I ttnder
stnnd. He wn in your way and you're
irlud to be rid of him. Well, wo have
no business tlirhtlui: with each other.''
"Will you tell mi?"
"I'll tell you nothlnjr, for 1 know
nothlnir."
"Come! I must know."
.lose hiui.'hcd Insolently.
Law's face became black with sud
den fury. Ills teeth bared themselves.
'.'." ' "" .""
Ul ' m" n f""Vnn1' ,..
" '','v,','! w111 ",!
"'- bis prisoner by the throat, h-
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' , .
free hand he cocked I.tmiror o's re-
V(,,V(,r nn( thnwt mmAo
' '""' '"1V11 '"' TV?!'
' " l'"n"t,,iuinee was so distorted, his
expression so imi i ucnl. that .lose felt
,,' . , . ,. , .. ,
his hour bud come. The latter, bonis:
, .Mexican, did not strucle;
shoulders and.
fearlJssly Into the face above
cried
' (
hot.
moment the two men remained
then Dave seemed to reiruln control
lf hllll-elf llllll the tlltlfder llcllt lllek-
erod out of his eyes. He Hung Ids prls-
oner aside nnd east the revolver Into
" " U,L luul"-
Jose picked himself up. cursing his
captor eloquently. "You gringos don't
know how to die." he said, "Death''
l'nli! We must die some time. And
supposing I do know something nbout
the euorn, do you think you can force
me to speak? Torture wouldn't open
my Hps."
Law did not trust himself to rejily;
anil the horse-breaker went on with
growing detlauce:
"I urn innocent of nny crime; there
fore 1 it tn brave. Hut you i ho blood
of Innocent men mean:: nothing to you 1 Ited. In time Jose felt himself burst-
I'nnlllo's murder proves thnt so I lug; the liquid began to regurgitate,
complete your work. Maku an end of J This wan tun mere pain that he snf
mo." fered. but the ultlmnte nightmare lmr-
"Ile still!" Dave commanded, thickly. I ror of death more awful than anything
Hut the fellow's hatred was out of j he bad ever Inmglued. Jose would
bounds now. mid by tho bitterness of ' have met a bullet, n knife, a lash, with
ills vituperation ho seemed to invito ' out lllwhlug; llmiies would not linv
ileath. Dave Interrupted his vitriolic ! served to weaken his resolve ; but this
curses to usl; harshly;
"Will you tell me, or will you force
mo to wring tlie truth out of you?"
Jose answered by spitting at his cap
tor; then bo gritted an unspeakable
epithet from between his teeth.
Dave addressed him with an air of
finality. "You killed that man and
your life Is forfeit, so It doesn't make
much dliTeroiiee whether I take it or
whether the .state takes It. You are
bravo enough do -most of you Mexi
cans are buf the Mate can't force you
"Shoot."
to spent;, and I can," Joso sneered,
"lib yes. I can! I Intend to know nil
that you know, and It will bo better
for you 10 tell mo voluntarily. 1 must
learn where .s'ciiorti Austin Is. nml I
must learn quickly. If I have to kill you
by Inches to get tho truth."
"So! Torture, eh? Good. I enn be
lieve It oi oti. Well, 11 slow lire will
not ir.nke tne spenli."
"No. A lire would bo too easy, Jose."
"Kb?"
Wlitiout answer Dave strode out of
the room. Ho wus buck before bis
prlso.,-:r could do iiw.ro thnn wrench
ut his bonds, mid with him he brought
his lariat nnd his canteen.
"What are you going to do?" Joso In
quired, backing away until ho was unco
more ut bay.
"I'm going to glvo you a drink."
"Whisky? You think you cun mnko
me drunk?" Tho horse-breuker luughcd
loudly hut uneasily.
"j'by
I'm going to'
give ,mhi ii drink of water,
mum, ..i j'i
"When you'u. drunk enough you'll
tell me whv .vi.li hilled your employ .-r
nnd where tieiiornl LoiiKorh s taken
hls wife. Yes, nnd everything else I I
want to know." Seizing the umuyed j
Mexican. Dave flung him Upon .Mo-
rules' laird board bench, nnd In spile of '
the fellow's si mettles deftly iniiile him ,
fust. When he hud lliilslieil-miil It
was no easy Job .lose lay "spread- i
envied" upon his back. Ills wrists and
ankles tlrinly lioiiud lo tlie corners nnd
foot posts, his body seeiired by u tltrlil
loop over his waist. 'I'lie rope cut
ptilnfully nml brought a curse from the
prisoner when he slruliied ut It. I.nw
surveyed him with a face of slotie.
"I don't want lo do this," be de
clared, "but 1 know your kind. I Rive
J""" "m "ior chance,
tttn?"
Will you tell ,
.lose drew his lips buck In n snarl of
nitre mid pnln, niid Dave realized that
furl lief words were useless, He felt n i
i eitaln pliy for his victim anil no little ,
iidndi'iitloti for his courage, but such
feelings were of small cniiseiiueiici'
as against his iigoiil.lng tears tor
Alalre's safely. Had he in the least
doubted dose's guilty knowledge of
I.ongorlo's Inientioiis, Dave would bine
hesitated before employing the bur'
bnrnus measures he hud hi mind, bill
there wus nothing else for it. He pulled
tho canteen cork mid .laiuuied the i
mouthpiece tlrinly to Jose's ps. Clos. j
'-ng the fellow's no-,trlls with his free '
hand, he for 1 him to drink.
Jose clenched his teeth, lie tried to
roll his head, he held his breath unlit 1
Ids face grew purple mid his eye-"
liiilced. He strained like it mull upon
l lie ruck. The bench creaked to his
muscular contortions: the rope tight
ened. It was terribly cruel, this crush
ing of a strong will bent on resistance
to ;be uttermost; but never was tut
executioner mere pitiless, never did a
prisoner's agony receive less eniisul
erntlon. The warm water spiib d ovc
Jose's face. It drenched Ills nei I; mid
chest; his Joints creaked ns lie sir,,.'
for freedom and tried to twist Ids le nd
out of I.uw'f! Iron grasp. The seconds
dragged, until finally nature asserted
herself. The Imprisoned breath burst
forth; there sounded u loud gurgbng
cry tind it choking Inhalation. Jose's
body writhed with the convulsions of
drowning as the wntur and tur were
sucked Into his lungs. Law w:,s ki.ei i-
lug over his victim now. his weiubt mid
tri.M8,h S(, ip1,l( mt iI(lsl. ,,.,
liberty of action mid could only drink.
coughing and lighting for air. Some-
limv mtlK,.(i , ,Vviv.. himself
hrlotlv nnd ntmln shut his teeth! but
a moment more nnd he wus again
retched with the furious battle for air.
!nnre desperate now than before. After
a while Law freed his victim's nostrils
mid allowed him n partial breatli. then
mice more crushed tlie mouthpiece
:tgalnt his lips, l'.y and by, to relieve
his torture, Joe begun to drink In
great noisy gulps, striving to empty
III" vessel.
P.ut the stomach's capacity Is llm
Mow drowning was infinitely worse
than the worst he had thought fios-
slide; he wns surfoentlng by long.
,,,,,, u, iu,rnw.nin iiiuiiiM-s, j.ver.v iicrw
air iiiiisi.-ii' oi nis notiy, every cell in
ids bursting lungs, fought against the
outrage In a purely physical frenzv
"v;r l.'k',, ''Is ""' Pwer bad no con
trol. Nor would Insensibility come to
bis relief Law watched him too care
fully for that. He could not even voice
his suffering, by .shrieks; lie could only
writhe nnd retch and gurgle while the
roj.es bit Into ids ilesh and his captor
kin-It upon t ii tn like a monstrous stone
Weight.
Hut Jose had made a better light
than he knew. The canteen ran dry at
last, and Law was forced to release his
bold.
"Will you spenk?" he demanded.
Thinking thnt lie hud como safely
through the ordeal, .lose shook his
toad: he rolled his bulging biooilshoi
' - and vomited, then inaiiiiged to call
lio'l to witness his lutjocejieo.
I'ave Went Into the next room and
Idled the canteen, When he re
appeared With Ihe dripping vessel ill
I is IimihI. Jose tried 10 M-renm. Hut
Inn throat was torn and straliieil; the
sound of his own voice frightened him.
1 Mice more the torment begun. Tho
tortured man was weaker now, mid In
consequence ho resisted more feebly ;
but not until he was less than half con
scious did Law spare bin, to recover.
Joso lay sick, frightened. Inert, Daw
Watched hllll Without pity. The fel
low's wrists wore black and swollen,
his lips were bleeding; lie was
stretched like u dumb atiiinal upon the
l Isei tloulst's lable. and no surgeon
with laie'o nml scalpel could have
shown Ii i emotion than did Ids in
quisitor lluvlug no Intention of de
feating his own ends, Dave allowed bis
' victim ninplo tlmo In which to rogulii
Is nblllty to suffer.
Aluiro Austin bad been right when
si.e said that Davo might be ruthless;
n... 1 yet tlie man was by no menus In
capable of compassion. At the present
moment, however, ho considered him-
Utlf ttllllVltt flU tllJk tflkt IMI (111. Ill ll tl-lilftli
Am,r( wm ', ,, mu , ;v( fil(.,.
lugs liiiil nothing to do with the mat
ter; neither hud the sufferings of this
Mexican. Therefore ho steeled himself
to prolong the agony until tho murder
er's stubborn spirit wus worn down.
Onro again ho put his question, and,
I again receiving dellanco, Jammed the
! ennteen between Jose's teeth.
Ilut human nature la weak. For tho
"Not whisky; will or,
I
first time In his life ,Tosr Hnnchr. fell
terror u terror t"" n 1 11 1 10 no '"
ilut iii mill no iiiiin' uie xikii.
He vim in. longer 'he insolent '
the ehnll.'iu.er. toil mi Implot in,
wretch. uln.se Insi powers or resisi-
iiliee liml been eoiuplelely SllUtleren.
His frightened exes wen- Killed to that
devllMi ves-el In which Ids munlinoil
hud dissolved, the feur of It made u
woman of blin.
Slowly, In sighs and whimpers, In
agonies of reluctance, his story I'liino;
Ills words were rendered almost Incom
prehensible by his abysmal frltrht
When he hud pureed himself of his
secret Dave promptly unbound him;
then lenvllitr.hlm inure than half dead,
be went in the letcplioiu' which con
nected tho pumping station with Lus
I'aluius nml eiilleii up tin- ranch,
lie was surprised when lllir.e Jones
answered, I'.hn-.o s mod had Just
arrived, summniieii i news of the
tragedy. The nmiitrj side bad been
nlarnieil mill u scutch for IM Austin's
hnyor w'us being orituiii.eil.
n u (,n'" ii,,,,. (old him. "I've
L.t vour mini." r.lntto sluilered his
un,rlse mid Increilulltv. "I mean It.
It s Jose .S'anehez. .tad he lias con
fessed. I want you to eotne here,
quick; mid come alone. It you don't
illlnil. I need your help."
Inside of ten minutes Jones piloted
Ids utitouiohlh' Into tlie clearing beside
the river, and. leaving his motor run
ning, leaped from the car.
Dnve met hint at the door of the
Morales house nnd hrictly told him the
story of Jose's capture.
"Say! That's- quick work." the
rancher cried, admiringly. "Why. IM ,
aln'i cold yet ! You gave htm thu 'wa-.
Slowly, in SInhs and Whimpers, Cries
of Reluctance, His Story Came.
tor-euro.' oh? N'ow I reckoned it would
take more than water to inuko u .Mexi
can talk."
"Jose wus hired for the work; he
laid for IM Austin In the pecan grove
and .shot him as ho passed."
"Hired! Why this hoinhre need?
quick bangin', don't he? I told 'em nt
I. as l'alinas that you'd rounded up the
guilty party, so I reckon they'll be here
ill a few minutes. We'll Just Stretch
this horse-wrangler, and save the coun-'
L',..., ,.k(. ,',.',, bnt-it'is,,'.
ty soliii' expense.
1 ..... lI.i t or...
1 jl(M
cessary. He'll confess In regulation
nil, I'm sure. I hud to work fust to
form
learn what became of Mrs. Austin."
"Mlz Austin? Wlmt'B happened to
her?"
Dave's voice changed; there wns n
sudden quickening of his words.
"They've got her, Hluzc. They waited
until they had her safe before they
killed Kd."
"'They?' Who are you talkln'
about?"
"I menu I.ongnrlo and his outfit. He's '
got her over yonder." Dnve Hung out
a trembling bund townrd the river. '
Seeing that Ids hearer failed to com
prehend, he explained, swiftly: "He's
crusty about her got one of those
Mexican Infatuations mid you know ,
what that means. He couldn't steal '
her from Las l'alinas she wouldn't
liave anything to do wilh him so ho
used that old cuttle deal as an excuse
to get her ucross Ihe border. Then he
put ICd out of the wny. She went of
her own uccord, mid she didn't tell
Austin, because they were having
trouble. She's gone to ,a Ferla, Hlazo."
"La I'Vriu ! TI she's in for It."
Davo nodded his agreement; for the
llrst time Hliize noted bow white nnd
set wus his friend's face.
"Loiigorlo must have foreseen what
was coining, Dave went on. "That
country's allaino; Americans aren't
safe over there. If war Is declared, a
good iiiuny of them will never be heard
from, lie knows that, lie's got her
safe. She can't get out."
Hlazo wus very grave wh n next ho
spoke. "Dave, tills Is bad -bad. I
can't understand whnt made her go.
Why, Mie must have been out of her
head. Hut we've got to do something.
We've got to burn the wires to Wash
ington yes, mid to .Mexico City. Wo '
must get the government to send sol-
dlers ufter her. Whnt have wo got 'em )
for, uiiyhow?" 1
"Washington won't do anvthlng. ,
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0,11 11111 iib .eiui; wneii uicro lint IIIOII-
sands of American women In tho miiiiu
liuuger? What steps can the govern
inent tuke with diplomatic relations
suspended? Those greasers are filling
their Jails with our people rounding
'em up for thu day of tho big break,
No, Longorlo saw It all coming bo's
no fool. He's got her j she's In there
trupped."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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this yean Use
fiOOD
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RFD RUBBERS
Thrg I'll All Standard Jan
ptpntl tmtliinj "crJJ pick" t noing uk COOD
l.LCK niMn lmi llxy on I 'blow. cut'
during MfrililAlno eof trdn. ihnnk or crtck hrf
lii jr ii KAinl. tSn,i 2c riamp for cif w Uok m
twning cr 10c in Mtrnt for I tloz. nngt if ymir
tlrilrr rinnut luppl you. AdJrtn Dtpt. 64
iiostom wom; iidsk ik iiunuut co.
(tntt,H,1ffr, Mat.
Changeable.
Kvn ".Marlon In u decided blondo.
Isn't she?" l'lo--"Yns, but nho didn't
decldo until last week."
Disagreeable and Dangerous Troublt
Is dlnrrhen, but n speedy nnd certain
cure Is found In Mississippi Dlnrrhei
Cordial. I'rlco "5c nnd fslc. Adv.
An Early Instance.
"We'd hnvu got on till right If
thnt Mitiko hndn't como along nnd
taken cargo of the apple crop," Raid
IJve.
"Yes," replied Adam, "this Is tho
original cuso of the ultlmnte consumer
getting the worst of It ut tho hands of
tho mtddlemnn."
BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN
need a tonic to tone up tho system nnd
rcgulnto tho liver. Mothers nro con
stantly usJng with wonderful success,
our "IMnntutlon" Chill nnd Fever Ton
ic. I'lensnnt to take contains no Cal
omel. I'rlco COc. Adv.
Hopeless Case.
"Why don't you vory your utter
ances occnslonnlly by onylng some
thing optimistic?"
"Whut's the use?" nsked the gloomy
citizen. "The lust time I tried to be
cheerful the neighbors looked nt mo bs
If they thought I was going crazy. I'd
rather be considered huuo and keep
my grouch."
No Wonder.
The cynical person was standing In
front of n part of an exhibition of local
nrt talent labeled "Art Objects."
The native, swelling with nrlde.
wnited the visitor's verdict.
"What do you think of our efforts?"
he asked ut last.
"Well," hald the cynical one, "I sup
pose Art does object, nnd I enn't
bliimo her, but there doe.sut' seem to
bo any help for It."
Didn't Want to Miss Point
Willie wns riding In a street enr
with his mother. In tho scat back of
them was a iiiun telntlng In u rnther
'uu volco lo " companion u o story oi
! soiiiii bovhood escutmde. 1 1 1 lo. twist-
ills aroiiiio, obii-iii-u 111 iou leciiui viiu
"Pen mouth. Tho mother, on np-
' I)r""d,ln'' ,wr OHtlnntloii, roso to got
!,fr "l? r t,,k,."' wm' ,1,y ,uo hand'
but Wllllo would not budge.
"Why, Willie, what's tho mntterl
Wo must get off here I" exclulmed ths
mother.
"I don't want to get off," cried tht
boy, "till I hour the end of tho story I"
Local Color In Monkey Game.
Marian's mother frequently played
games with her whllo doing tho morn
lug's tusks, thus amusing thu little one,
without Interrupting her own work.
One morning after a visit to tho zoo,
Marian nsked to play "monkey," and
her mother laughingly unswered, "All
right, I'll bo the monkey, whllo I dust
Now whnt shall I do?"
"Oh, no, I'll bu tho monkey," said
Marian, "and you bus to go buy pea.
nuts to feed mu llrst."
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There's a Reason"