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American Sunday Monthly Magazine Section What is a burglar? A degen erate—a cowardly, sick-minded degenerate who prowls at night like a rat—in bedrooms of women and children—tense, cringing, al ways a deadly menace—as deadly as a poisonous snake or a mad dog. Ihe weakest sentimentalist attempts no defense of the bur glar—he is outside the law—to destroy him is a stern duty to society. Safety Automatic Peculiarly the weapon for home de fense, for it is accident proof. You can “Hammer the Hammer.’’ Because of its permanent-tension wire springs, it is absolutely dependable—can lie for years inactive with no loss of efficiency. It is accurate, hard hitting and smooth in action. Send for Catalog A 1VER JOHNSON S6.00 at Hardware and Snorting Goods Stores RtVOLVERS SHOT GUNS BICYCLES MOTOR CYCLES New York: Ivor Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works 207 River St., Fitchburg, Mass, Phil. B. Bekeart Co. 717 Market St San Francisco 99 Chambers St. AGENTS < ughter EW Novel watch-shaped Lighter. Operated with one hand: gives an instantaneous light every time. No electricity, no battery, no wires, non-explosive; does away- with matches. Lights your pipe, cigar, cigarette, gas jet. etc. Dandy thing (or the end of your chain. Tremendous seller. Write ipiicK tor wholesale terms and prices. A. II. Itramlt tighter Co., 148 Duane St., N. Y. I Was Deaf 25 Years I Can Now Hear with these solt, artificial ear drums. I wear them in my ears night and day. They are perfectly com fortable. No one sees them. Write me and 1 will tell you a true story —how 1 got deaf and how 1 made myself Address Artificial Ear Drum Co. 6^ Medicated Far Drum Pat. -Nov. 3, 1908 No. 902785 hear. GEO. P. WAY. 41 Adelaide St* Detroit, Mleh. Writ^ oe pr.% WC'li Till v^Xa 1 ABOUT IT DAVIS-HOUGLAND DT ~3CECTIVE SERVICE C° EVANSVILLE IMP CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER 1913 Copyright. 1914, by The Star Co. COVER DESIGN. A Painting by Nikolaki Pa s e A SONG OF SIXPENCE. A New Serial Novel. By Frederic Arnold Kummer 3 Illustrated by Edmund Frederick THE SEVENTH LAMP. By James Keen 6 Illustrated by Raymond Perry TOOTIE AT THE BANK. By Carolyn Wells 7 Illustrated by Harry Lewis THE CONFESSIONS OF A COMMONPLACE MAN. By Virginia Terhune Van de Water 8 Illustrated by Max Newberry THE ABSENT-MINDED GROOM. By Berton Braley.. THE PROFESSION OF SPENDING MONEY HOW TO SPEED YOURSELF UP. By Elbert Hubbard CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THAT PLEASE MEN For Christmas give 6 pairs of Holeproof Hose, guaranteed 6 months. The dealer gives you a signed guar antee-ticket with every 6 pairs you buy. If one or all pairs show a hole—in 6 months—you get new pairs free to replace them. We figure that nearly two million people buy our hose regularly. That’s why we can afford to make hose good enough to stand a guarantee. Try these wonderful hose. We make the lightest weights if you want them. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THAT PLEASE WOMEN 17 B IG BEN—he’s as good to look at as he’s pleasing to hear. He will call you every day, either way you say, with a five- minute call, or ten successive half-minute rings. Bis Ben is made in La Salle, Illinois, U. S. A. by YVestclox. He’s easy to wind, easy to read, and pleasing to hear. Price $2.50 anywhere. Holeproof Hosiery MM FOR Vmen, women ^Aand children^ The genuine are found in your town. Write for the dealers’ names, we ship direct where no dealer is near, charges prepaid on receipt of remittance. Ask for the beautiful Christmas box. Holeproof in cotton for men, cost from $1.50 to $3.00 a box of 6 pairs. For women and children $2 to $3 a box of 6 pairs. For Infants, $1 a box of 4 pairs. Above boxes guaranteed 6 months. Silk Holeproof for men, $2 for 3 pairs. For women, $3 for 3 pairs. 3 pairs of silk guaranteed 3 months. Write for free book. HOLEPROOF HOSIERY CO. Milwaukee, Wis. Holeproof Hosiery Co. of Canada, Ltd London, Can. Holeproof Hosiery Co., 10 Church Alley, Liverpool, Eng. Reg. O.S. Pat. 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