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INFLAM MATION ANDPAIN Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Creston, lowa.—“ I was troubled for B long time with inflammation, pains in my side, sick B headaches and ner vousness. I had ta ken so many medi cines that I was discouraged and thought I would never get well. A friend told mo of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound and it re stored me to health. I have no more pain, my nerves are stronger and I can do my own work. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured me after everything else had failed, and I rec ommend it to other suffering women.” —Mrs. Wsr. Seals 605 W. Howard St, Creston, lowa. Thousands of unsolicited and genu ine testimonials like the above prove thh efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, which is made exclusively from roots and herbs. Women who suffer from those dis tressing ills should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to restore their health. If you want special advice write to Mrs. Pink ham, at Lynn, Mass. She will treat your letter as Strictly confidential. For 20 years She has been helping sick women In this way, free of charge. Don't hesitate—write at once. Sloan’s Liniment on horso I’ve cured. Have recommended it to my neigh bors for thrush and they say it is fine. I find it the best Liniment I ever used. I keep on hand yqur Sure Colic Cure for myself and neigh bors, and I can certainly recom mend it for Colic.”— S. E. Smith, McDonough, Ga. Cured Thrush. Mr. R. W. Parish, of Bristol. lnd.,R. No. 2, writes:—“l have used tots of your Liniment for horses and myself. It is the best Liniment in tlfe world. I cured one of my horses of thrush. Her feet were rotten; the frogs came out; she laid down most of the time. I thought she f would die. but I used the Liniment as directed and she never lies down In the daytime now.” SLOANS LINIMENT should be in every stable and ap plied at the first sign of lameness. You don’t need to rub, it penetrates. Will kill a spavin, curb or splint, re duce wind puffs and swollen joints, and is a sure and speedy remedy for fistula, sweeney, founder and thrush. Price, 60c. and SI.OO Sloan’s book on horses, rattle, slieep and poultry sent free. Address Dor. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass., IT. S. A. n ..LOAN A VTUTCJ/'Y TO Women as well as men TV Tit/ AO Qre made miserable by 'T'/'Y kidney and bladder trou -1 bte. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- K*T ATVfF' Root the great kidney remedy promptly relieves. At druggists In fifty cent and dollar sizes. Yru may have a sample bottle ‘by mall tree, also pamphlet telling all about It. Address, Dr. Klhnrr A Co., Binghamton, N. Y. SAVE YOUR MQMEV. One box of Tutt’s Pills wr'e many dollars in doc torft’ltlUs. Cure diseases of the liver or bowels. Forsltk headache, dyspepsia, malaria, consti pation and biliousness, a million people endorse f utt’s Pills O 1 of this paper de- I\6<lCl6fS ‘ ir ' n « t °, bu >’ v anything adver tised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask lor, refusing all substitutes or imitations. S,KODAKS It VIUN?iXO G lllifrba Kastman, Ausco and EnsignjUxus Mailed rltlllllr postpaid. Mall orders *}ixm»dF'rnj>r<hM«n- IJkoL tlon. Ah v size roll film aevektri oaf err IDo. fcf* 3s ? THK OIHSOM KODAK'STORE SAW. Forsyth St.. Jacksonville, Fla. piso’s BEST MEDICINE Ifor Couchs & Cocos SYNOPSIS. The story Is told by Nicholas Trist. His chief. Senator John Calhoun, offered the portfolio of secretary of state in Tyler's cabinet, Is told by Dr. Ward that his time Is short. Calhoun declares that he Is not ready to die, and If the accepts Tyler’s offer It means that Texas and Oregon must be added to the Union. He plans to learn the Intentions of England with regard to Mexico through Baroness Von Rltz, secret spy and reputed mistress of the English ambassador, Pakenham. Nicholas Is sent to bring the baroness to Calhoun’s apartments and while search ing for the baroness’ house a carriage dashes up and Nicholas 1«> Invited to en *«r. The occupant Is the baroness, who says She Is being pursued. The pursuers are shaken off. Nicholas Is Invited Into the house and delivers Calhoun’s message. He notes that the baroness has lost a slipper. Nicholas Is given the remaining slipper as a pledge that she will tell Calhoun everything. He gives her as security an Indian trinket he intended for his sweet heart, Elizabeth Churchill. Elizabeth’s father consents to Nicholas’ proposal for her hand. Nicholas Is ordered to leave at once for Montreal on state business and decides to be married that night. Calhoun becomes secretary of state. Tyler warns Pakenham that Interference by England In the affairs of this conti nent will not be tolerated. The west de mands that the joint occupancy of Ore gon with Great Britain cease, and has rained the cry of “Fifty-four, forty or Fight.’’ CHAPTER IX. A Kettle of Fish. Few disputes exist which have not had their origin In women.—Juvenal. 1 saw the heavy face of Mr. Paken ham go pale, saw the face of the Bar oness von Rltz flash with a swift reso lution, saw the eyes of Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Tyler meet In firmness. An Instant later, Mr. Tyler rose and bowed our dismissal. Mr. Pakenham drew apart and engaged In earnest speech with the lady who had accompanied him; bo that meantime I myself found oppor tunity for a word with Mr. Calhoun. "Now,” said I, "the fat certainly Is all in the fire!” Mr. Calhoun took snuff. “You don’t know women, my son, and you don’t know men, either." The thin white skin about his eyes wrin kled. "Certainly, I don’t know what arts may have been employed In Mr. Cal houn's office at half-past two this morning." I smiled frankly now at my chief, and he relaxed In turn. "We had a most pleasant visit of an hour. A delightful woman, a charm ing woman, and one of Intellect as well. I appealed to her heart, her brain, her purse, and she laughed, for the most part. Yet she argued, too, and seemed to have some Interest — as you see proved now. Ah, I wish I could have had the other two great motives to add to my appeal!" "Meaning—?” “Love—and curiosity! With those added, I could have won her over; for believe me, she is none too firmly an chored to England. lam sure of that, thought It leaves me still puzzled. If you think her personal hold on yonder gentleman will be lessened, you err,” he added, In a low voice. "I consider It sure that he is bent on her as much as he Is on England. See, she has him back in band already! I would she were our friendl” "Is she not?" I asked suddenly. “We two may answer that -one day,'' said Calhoun enigmatically. Now I offered to Mr. Calhoun the note I had received from his page. "This journey to-night,” I began; “can I not be excused from making that? There is a very special reason." “What can It be?” asked Calhoun, frowning. “I am to be married to-night, sir,” said I, calmly as I could. It was Calhoun's turn now to be surprised. "Married? Zounds! boy, what do you mean? There is no time to waste.” “I do not hold It quite wasted, sir,” said I with dignity. "Miss Elizabeth Churchill and I for a long time —” “Miss Elizabeth! So the wind is there, ch? My daughter's friend. I know her very well, of course. Very well done, indeed, for you. But there can he no wedding to-ntglit." I looked at him In amazement. He was as absorbed as though he felt em powered to settle that matter for me. A moment later, seoing Mr. Pakenham taking his leave, he' stepped to the side of the baroness. "Mr. Trist,” said Me. Calhoun, “I .beg you to hand, .the Baroness von Rltz to her carriage, which will wait at the avenue.” We were then stand ing near the door, at the head of the steps. ■ K So now I tool; the lady’s sunshade from her hand, and we two, making Bdieux, passed down the shaded walk toward thb avenue. >. : ' ; “Y’ou are a good cavalier," she said to me. "I find you not so fat as Mr. Pakenham, nor so thin as Mr. Cal houn. My faith, could you have seen that gentleman this morning in a wrAppcf—and in a fed*'worsted nigkt cap!” • •“But what did you determine?” .1 asked her suddenly. "What has ,my chief said to cause you to fail poor Mr. Pakenham as you did? I pitied Tie'pooF'm*am"iir"sucE a*‘gruellng, and wholly without warning!” “Monsieur is droll." she replied eva 54“40 FKxHX BY DURKIN HOUGH AUTHOR. OF THE MIS\FIWIPPI BUBBLE IiLUJTPATIONy hy MAGNUT G.KETTNER. COPYRrOHT 19°9 SOBBy-r-XCRR-ILI, COKPAIxy m m jflSs. \ 01 / I/™ nMMS J iMll “I am to Bo Married at Six.” sively. "As though I had changed! I will say this much: I think Sir Rich ard will care more for Mexico and less for Mexicans after this! But you do not tell me when you are coming to see me, to bring back my little shoe. Its mate has arrived by spe cial messenger, but the pair remains still broken. Do you come to-night— this afternoon?" “It would be my delight, madam, but there are two reasons —” "One, then.” "I ain going to Montreal to-night, for one.” She gave me a swift glance, which I could not understand. “So?” she said. “Why so soon?” “Orders." said I briefly. “But per haps I may not obey orders for once. There Is another reason.” "And that one?” "I am to be married at six.” I turned to enjoy her consternation. Indeed, there was an alternate white and red passed across her lace! But at once she was in hand. “And you allowed me to become your devoted slave,” she said, “even to the extent of calling upon a man in a red nightcap; and then, even upon a morn ing like this, when the birds sing so sweetly and the little flowers show pink and white —now you cast down my most sacred feelings!” The mockery in her tone was per fect. I scarce had paused to note it. I was absorbed in one thought—of Elizabeth. “I might have told you," said I at last, “but I did not myself know it until this morning.” “My faith, this country!” she ex claimed with genuine surprise. “What extraordinary things it does! I have just seen history made between the lightings of a cigarette, as it were. Now comes this man and announces that since midnight he has met and won’the lady who is to rule his heart, and that he is to marry her at six!” “Then congratulate me!” I de manded. “Ah,” she said, suddenly absorbed; “It was that tall girl. Yes, yes, I see, I see! I understand! So then! .Yes!” "But still you have not congratulated me." "Ah, monsieur,” she answered light ly, “.one woman never congratulates a man when he has won another! What of my own heart? Fie! Fie!” Yet she had curious color in her face. “f do not credit myself with sudh fatal charms," said I. "Rather say what of my little clasp there. I prom ised that to the tall girl, as you know.” “And might I not wear it for an hour?” “I shall give you a dozen better some time,” said I; “but to-night—’’ “And my slipper? I said I must have that back, because I caniot hop along with but one shpe all ,mj- life.” ■' That you shall have as soon as I can get to my rooms at gr.owni-s hotel yondef. A messenger shall bring it to you at tjnee. Tihie will indeed 1 be short -for ‘«e, 'First. ~the flipper -;for madam. Then the license for myself. Tien the' minister. Then u : -frTenii. Then a carriage.. Five miles to.. El mhurst, and the train for tie north starts at eight. Indeed, as you say, the methods of this country are some- times hurried. Madam, cannot you use your wits In a cause so worthy as mine?” I could not at the time understand the swift change of her features. "One woman's wits against another’s!" she flashed at me. “As for that"—she made a swift motion to her throat. “Here Is the trinket. Tell the tall lady it Is my present to you. Tell her I may send her a wedding present —when the wedding really Is to hap pen. Of course, you do not mean what you have said about being mar ried in such haste?" "Every word of It," I answered. "Has she fortune?” “I do not know.” “Have you fortune?" “God knows, no!” "You have but love —and this coun try?” “That is all." "It is enough,” said she, sighing. "Dear God. it is enough! But then” — she turned to me suddenly—“l don’t think you will be married so soon, after all. Wait.” "Ah, then you forbid our banns?” “If you challange me,” she retorted, “I shall do my worst." “Then do your worst!” I said. "All of you do your joint worst Y’ou can not shake the faith of Elizabeth Churchill in me, nor mine in her. Oh, yes, by all means do your worst!” “Very well,” she said, with a catch of her breath. “At least we both said —‘on guard!’” “I wish I could ask you to attend at our wedding,” I concluded, as her car riage approached the curb; “but it is safe to say that not even friends of the family will be present, and of those not all the family will be friends.” She did not seem to see her car riage as it paused, although she pre pared to when I opened the door. What sat on her face was perplexi ty, wonder, amazement, and something else, I know not what. Something of her perfect poise and confidence, her quality as a woman of the world, seemed to drop away. A strange and childlike quality came into her face, a pathos unlike anything I had seen there before. She took my hand me chanically. “Of course,” said she, as though she spoke to . herself, “it cannot be. But, dear God! would it not be enough?" I did not understand her speech. I stood and watched her carriage as it whirled away. of my great need for haste, mechanically I looked at my watch. It was one o’clock. Then I reflected that it was at 11 of the night previous that-J had first met the Baroness von Ritz. Our acquain tance had therefore "lasted some 14 hours. •• • ; CHAPTER X. Mixed Duties, . Most women forgive'-£? liberty, rather than a slight.—Colton. When I crossed the, .White House grounds and found my V'ay'to the spot where I had left my.horse, I discov ered my darky boy lying on his back, fast asleep under a tree, the bridle reins hooked over his upturned foot I' Ijjifr. I wakened him, took the reins and was about to mount, when at the mo ment I heard my name called. Turning, I saw emerge from the door of Gautier's little cafe, across the street, the tall figure of an erst, while friend of mine, Jack Dandridge of Tennessee, credited with being the youngest member in the house of rep resentatives at Washington—and credited with little else. Jack Dandridge, It may be said, was originally possessed of a splendid con stitution. Nearly six feet tall, his full and somewhat protruding eye was as yet only a trifle watery, his wide lip only a trifle loose, his strong figure only a trifle portly. Socially he had been well received In our city, and during his stay east of the mountains he had found occasion to lay desperate suit to the hand of none other than Miss Elizabeth Churchill. We had been rivals, although not enemies; for Jack, finding which way the wind sat for him, withdrew like a man, and cher ished no ill will. When I saw him now, a sudden idea came to me, so that I crossed the street at his invita. tlon. "Jack,” I exclaimed, grasping him by the shoulder, “you are the man I want. You are the friend that I need —the very one.” "Certainly, certainly,” he said; “but please do not disarrange my cravat. Will you have a Dream with me? I construct them now with three addi tional squirts of the absinthe.” He locked his arm in mine. "You may have a Dream,” said I; “but for me, I need all my head to day. In short, I need both our heads as well.” Jack was already rapping with the head of his cane upon the table, to call an attendant, but he turned to me. “What Is the matter? Lady, this time?” “Two of them.” “Indeed? One apiece, eh?" “None apiece, perhaps. In any case, you lose.” "Then the names—or at least one?" I flushed a bit In spite of myself. "You know Miss Elizabeth Churchill?” He nodded gravely. “And about th« other lady?” "I cannot tell you much about her,” said I; “I have but little knowledgs myself. I mean the Baroness von Ritz. I must be quick. I have in my pos session—on the bureau in my littls room at my quarters in Brown’s hotel —a slipper which the baroness gav* me last night—a white satin slipper—” Jack finished the remainder of hia glass at a gulp. “Good God!” he re marked. “Quite right,” I retorted hotly. "Ac cuse me! Anything you like! But go to this address with It”—I scrawled on a piece of paper and thrust It at him—“then get a carriage and hasten to Elmhurst drive, where it turns in at the road. Wait for me there, just before six.” He sat looking at me with amuse ment and amazement both upon hia face, as I went on: “Listen to what I am to do in the meantime. First I go post-haste to Mr. Calhoun’s office. Then I am to take his message, which will send me to Canada, to-night After I have my orders I hurry back to Brown’s and dress for my wedding.” The glass in his hand dropped to the floor in splinters. “Your wedding?” “Yes, Miss Elizabeth and I con cluded this very morning not to wait I would ask you to help me as my best man, If I dare.” “You do dare,” said he. “You're all a-fluster. Go on; I’ll get a parson—• how’ll Dr. Halford do?—and I'd take care of the license for you if I could —• Gad! sorry it's not my own!” “You are the finest fellow in the world. Jack. I have only one thing more to ask” —I pointed to the splin tered glass upon the floor — “Don’t get another.” “Of course not, of course not!” he expostulated. His voice tyas Just a trifle thickened. We left now togeth er for the license clerk, and I intrusted the proper document in my friend's hands. An instant later I was out side, mounted, and off for Calhoun’s office at his residence in Georgetown, At last, as for the fourth time I flung down the narrow walk and looked down the street, I saw his well known form approaching. He walked slowly, somewhat stooped upon hia cane. He raised a hand as I would have begun to speak. “You will take the railway train at eight. You will be joined by Dr. Samuel Ward, who will give you a sealed paper, which will contain your instructions and the proper moneys. He goes as far as Baltimore.” “You would be the better agent,’’ he added presently* “If this love silli ness were out of your head. It Is not myself you are serving, and not my party. It is this country you are serving." ► *•’ * * “But, sir—" I began.. ;. His long thin hand was imperative. "Go on, then, with yout*’Ved'ding, if you will, and if you can; but see that you do not miss the train at eight!” (TO BE CONTJ^UJunj Worms “Caacarets are eertajply fine. I gave a friend {one when the doctor was treating him for cancer of the stomach. The next morning be passed focr pieces of a tape worm. He then got a box *ad in Ul«e (Jav» he pusrf a tapeworm 4S (m| lona. It was Sir. Matt Freeh, of Miilersburg, Dauphin Co., Pa. lam quite a worker fer rets. I use themmyself ana find them for most an? disease caused by impure Chas. B. Condon, fcewiston, Pa., (Mifflin Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe. 10c, 25c. 50c. Never sold in bulk. The genu ine tablet stampede CC. Guaranteed to oar* or your money back. 90 Give .a girl a present, and she vtfa, not worry about the future. Dr. Pierce’s Pellets, small, sugar-coated, easy to take as candy, regulate and invig orate stomach, liver and bowels. Do pot «npe. The test of whether you are edu cated Is, can you do what you ought, when you ought, whether you want to do It or not? —Herbert Spencer. For COLDS and GRIP , Hicks' Cipcuisi is the best remedy—re lieves the aching and feverishness —cures the Cold and restores normal conditions. It's liquid— effects immediately. 10c-, 26c., and 6oc. At arug stores. I honor any man anywhere, who, In the conscious discharge of what be believes to be his duty, dares to stand alone.—Charles Sumner. Tasted Good. ”1 saw John, the butler, smacking his lips, Just now, as he went out. Had he been taking anything, Katie?” 'asked the mistress. “What was he doin’, ma’am?” asked the pretty waiting girl. "Smacking his lips.” “Sure, he’d Just been smacking mine, ma’am!” —Yonkers Statesman. Hia Aspiration. Richard, aged 12, Warburton, aged 14, and Gordon, aged ID, were discuss ing what they would do with a million dollars. Richard said: “I would buy a motor boat.” Warburton said: “I would spend my million for music and theater tickets.” Gordon, the 10-year-old, sniffed at them derisively. “Humph!” said he, "I’d buy an automobile, and spend the jest In fines!”—Harper’s Bazar. Consumption Spreads In Syria. Consumptives in Syria are treated today much in the same way as the lepers have been for the last 2,000 years. Tuberculosis Is a comparative ly recent disease among the Arabs and Byrlans, but so rapidly has It spread that ths natives are In great fear of It Consequently when a member of a family Is known to have the disease, he Is frequently cast out and compelled to die of exposure and want A small hospital for consumptives has been bpened at Beyrout under the direction it Dr. Mary P. Eddy. UNGALLANT. Bloom—l’m glad I met your wife. She seemed to take a fancy to me. Gloom—Did she? I wish you’d met her sooner. HONEST CONFESSION A Doctor's Talk on Food. There are no fairer set of men on earth than the doctors, and when they find they have been in error they are usually apt to make honest and manly admission of the fact A case In point Is that of a practi tioner, one of the good old school, who lives In Texas. His plain, unvarnished tale needs no dressing up: “I had always had an Intense preju dice, which I can now see was unwar rantable and unreasonable, against all muchly advertised foods. Hence, I never read a line of the many ‘ads’ of Grape-Nuts, nor tested the food till last winter. “While In Corpus Christl for my health, and visiting my youngest son, who has four of the ruddiest, healthi est little boys I ever saw, I ate my first dish of Grape-Nuts food for sup per with my little grandsons. “I became exceedingly fond of It and have eaten a package of .it every week since, and find it a delicious, re freshing and strengthening food, leav- ing no 111 effects whatever, causing no eructations (with which I was for merly much troubled), no sense of fullness, nausea, nor distress of stom ach In any way. “There is no other food that .agrees with me so well, or sits as lightly or pleasantly upon my stomach as this does. “I am stronger and . more .active since I began the use of Grape-Nuts than I have been for 10 years, and am no longer troubled with nausea and indigestion.”- Namegiven by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mi.chj Look in pkgs. for tfie famous little book, “The Road to Wlilriire.”-'- “There’s a Reasbh.” • ;• S^L Ever rend the above letter? 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