TTIE SCHAXTON TIM Ji U.N 15--"W15U.VJES1JAT ' l, "ittXRCB. 25, TSHB. Witt f dra wapis. . By DUFFIELD Author of "Tbs Spell Copyrli bt, lMrt, by Bachillar, f SYNOPSIS. ' "The llttlo French doclor who looks twice as oUl as he in anil seldom talks' tll a story of Ills early lire. At the Ki-ole le Mnlecln in Tarts he becomes acqnuliil 1 with Professor Kournter, the leaillnif putholuKlt, and also with a, fellow-atn-deirt namea Toeilt. tt Koneral favorllo with all but Fournler anJ the narrator, ami IKposetl to apologize for anarchy. Alter graduation the narrator enter Konrni-tr s private laboratory, llmls that the latter Is eiiKUKMl In secret Investigations, probu llv eVrlro-uhatoKraphle In nature, ami Involving tlm iinepxliilnuble tleuth or ani mal and plants. A strange epldeimo breaks out anions the wealthy mlll-own-ers In Artenll. a town sltuuteU In Hie midst of a maniifai'tiirliiB country, tour nler Is sent there by the Koveinment, an. I the narrator goes with hm. tn the train Ihey discuss the disease, its belnif con fined to tin- upper classes, some nlmlliir rases that occurred some years before at lontrevaull. and the fu;t that Toedt hail practiced, at JMontrrvault. but was now at .Arteull. founder appears to have nomo suspicion, and the narrator urttliia to grasp it. PAKTII. GpiDplne thp arms of my seat with both hunda and leaning forward with a face from which 1 felt all the blood had vanished. 1 stammered out: "Yon do not you rannot think that I ha " That what?" he asked, eyelnff nie closely. "That theHp people have been )mt for the life of me I could not Ret the word out. "Murdered'.'" he queried, calmly. poisoned:" 1 at last managed to Pjaclilate. "Well," said Prof. Fournler, cross ing: one leu over the other and leanlnK back amonir the cushions, " we shall nee.. 1 confesH that I have certain ideas on the subject which 1 am hardly ready to formulotn Just yet. This much I will say for your guidance; that I do not suspect the presence of any ordinary poison administered by any ordinary poisoner. In fact, the case Is such that. If I Hud my ideas substantiated, I shall consider it my duty to humanity to take upon myself the punishment rather than the ex posure of the criminal." From this time until our arrival at Arteull no conversation passed be tween us. Fournler seemed wrapped in thought, and my own mind was busy with tlie awful suspicion his words had sutrxested. could not hut ac knowledge that the facts strongly favored my companion's upparcnt the ory, but the difficulty was to realize what poison could have been used, mid how any poison could have been administered in suclt a vast niimhcr of cases. It seemed to argue a con spiracy of Impossible dimensions, and at this point I whs floundering hope lessly when our train drew into the Station. Our cumins had been duly heralded. Several physicians were waiting on the platform, und, among them, I saw the handsome and Intellectual lace of Toedt. He rushed forward to embrace us. At the same moment, but whether by accident or design I could not fe thorn, Fournler turned to give some direction to a porter and Ignored the friendly greeting. 1 saw a queer look I'iiniH riV'At Tdnrtf't fuKu tint lit mnrle no motion, to renew his udvance. and the Incident. would have left little or no Impression on me, had it not re called to my memory that scene in the Paris cafe. Ah a matter of fact, however, the professional situation was of a nature 10 banish everything else from our minds. The condition was indeed frightful. Hardly a family of wealth or standing but had lost one or more of Its members, and In some instances, the entire household. Including the servants, had been simply obliterated. The symptoms were horrible in the ex treme, but you are not a medical man and to describe them in detail would not make my story any the more com prehensible to you. Suffice to stale that they Indicated a malignant decay of the mucous tissues of the body, and, worse than all. there was not a single record of a cure. Night and day w worked at first with feverish en thusiasm, then with dogged persever ance; while our efforts slowly dwindled from attempts to save down to mere endeavors to alleviate the sufferings of the stricken oues until the great alleviator of all human suffering should press his cooling hand upon their brows. Meanwhile, strange to relate, the business and laboring quar ters of the town still remained exempt, but for a few sporadic cases. 1 had rather Imagined, at first, that Kournier .might have observed In the symptoms something akin to those produced by the new poisons with which I had believed him to be experi menting, but I soon saw that this sup position was groundless. The ap parently natural death of the Gulnea plg was as far as anything could be from the horrors of these dissolutions. AVe had attempted no autopsies. The physician who, before the coming of the pest, shared with Toedt the fash ionable practice of Arteull, hud es sayed one, been taken down himself, and died. Later one ot the first of the visiting men had braved the same danger, with the same result to him self and his assistants. Since then au topsies had been abandoned. 1 had had several conversations with my former classmate when relieved for a few moments from my labors, and 1 found to my surprise that he had not entirely yielded to the despair which the rest of us felt. Hp had at rlrst believed, lie said, that the best practice was to fortify against the contagion, and. with this point in View, had made it a point to visit most of his patients at the time of the out break of the epidemic. He admitted, however, that his efforts to ward off had, thus far, proved about as unavail ing as ours to cure. , "I confess to you," he said, at the conclusion of one of these talks, "that I have little or no hope which Is not based upon a discovery of the true na ture and causes of the disease itself Tacts which .- can be gotten at only through an exhaustive autonsv of a well-defined ease, made by a leading. patnoingist. That the experiment Is Purifies and Beautifies the Skin by restoring to healthy activity the Cloqoed, Irritated, In flaied. Sluggish, or Overworked Pores. ate wtu W -- .-if. j -m U4 thiwtMa Km wmM. ttrttttb , OSBORNE. of Aahtaroth." Johnson and Baeballin dangerous, I admit : but there are many reasons why such an autopsy as 1 suggest need not be looked upon from the standpoint of the non-results and lertls of its predecessors. The for mer operators were neither of them first-class men, nor did they realize the danger they ran. Be assured. I would attempt it myself were 1 more able scientifically, or less run down physically. It should be done by a comparatively new man In the field, and by a great man." i went back to my lodgings consider ably impressed by these words. They seemed to point definitely to Fournler as their object, and I hesitated to re peat them to him. Convinced, at last, however, that he was not the man to be led blindly into the useless and fool hardy experiments that might attract a young aspirant for fame, 1 acquaint ed him that evening with the substance of Toedt 'si opinions. His face wore a look of grim humor when 1 had linished speaking. "What do you tlitnk of his Idea?" I queried. "That It Is an excellent one from his point of view," rejoined my friend, lm perturably. "By the bye. did you bring your pistol with you from Paris?" "No, why should I have?" I asked. "Can I trouble you to get two in town the first thing; in the morning, and a box of cartridges. 1 anticipate that we shall need them In our investi gations." You can. perhaps. Imugine the con dition of utter astonishment into which these words plunged me. At first 1 was even too much dumfounded to question him, but when I recovered my senses sutlii l.'titly to do so, 1 soon dis- TARPON HE, DOCTOR." covered '.hat he had said all lie then Intended to say on the subject. The next morning I saw that his suggestion was complied with, for 1 knew he was not a man to speak such words lightly. That night, two or the leading prac titioners who had come to Arteull called upon Fournler, and n long dis cussion of the situation and prospects ensued a discussion which ended In a suggestion, rather intimated thnn ac tually made, to the effect that he should undertake an autopsy upon the body of the next victim. . . .My companion drew his brows to gether and looked seriously at the lire. "You think, gentlemen," he said at last, "that there is a reasonable pros pect of good results from such an ex periment?" "If made by you. yes," replied one of our visitors, frankly. "tlesides." put in the other, "do you not think the dangers which the ear lier efforts have made apparent could be successfully guarded against by a fully forewarned science?" "I was not thinking of the danger." said Fournler, slowly. "Of course I should need several assistants In order to undertake such u work with the best prospects of success." "Permit me to offer myself." ex claimed the two physicians in a breath. "Thank you, gentlemen." said Four nler, with some show of feeling. "Do you not think we could also obtain Dr. Toedfs aid? It would be Invaluable with his knowledge of the difficulties to be combatted." 'Heyond doubt he would feel highly flattered at such a suggestion coming from you." suiil the older of our visit ors. "In fact, I may say that the idea of a new autopsy to be made by you is largely his. Naturally, however, he hesitated to broach such a subject, and I do so myself only upon the distinct understanding that I should consider you fully Justified in ignoring It." 1 had been silent thus far. Now, how ever, 1 said: "Dr. Toedt seems to think that the danger of an autopsy may be minim ized to next to nothing, but he frankly admits that his preventive tactics have availed no better than his curative ones in actual practice." Fournler cut. nie short with: "Tim question of . risk, doctor. Is hardly to be considered by us." Then, turning to the others, he added: ".May X ask' you to request Dr. Toedt to call upon mfe at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. I -nhould" be pleased to dis cuss this matter wtlh him." When the two doctors had taken their leave, Fournler. turned to me. "You purchased the. revolvers?" he asked. , I nodded. "Good! I.orid them both and give me one. Place the other in your pocket; be in this room by a quarter to nine tomorrow morning and see that your nerves are In good condition. Ily the bye" he added, as I bowed and turned to fulfill his directions; "and will you procure a good coil of stout rope J" ' I retired that night In a rather per turbed frame of mind. Morning broke, bright and cloudless, and. at a few minutes after half-past eight, I entered the reception room. Fournler was ' pacing the floor with quick, nervous stride. "Ah, doctor," he said, coming for ward, and grasped my hand. "You are on time, I see; And now may I ask you to help rue make a few prepara tions to receive our guest. We will see him In the'Sjtudio room. The apartment alluded to was at the top of 'the house anil quite separated from it. It formed, in fact, a sort of a cupola, with a skylight roof, and had been built for a Paris artist who spent some months of each year in Arteull. . By 'my frUmd's directions I carried upstairs the roil of Tope I had secured. A photographic ' camera, with several curious attachmnt, stood at one end ot the room,, and near It was a deal board table, behind w hich Fournler seated himself,- having first placed a stout wooden chair under tlie middle skylight forvour expected visitor. Scarcely had I. thrown myself upon a corner divan before Toedt wan an nounced, . "Have -the goodness trf request him to step up here," said Fournler. A momenlt later my classmate en tered. I noted two thing's. One. that his face was rather drawn and haggard, and another, that the door had been provided with a spring and an auto matic catch, so that it fell to and clicked fast behind him. Naturally he took no account of this, and having greeted us both, aat down upon the only free chair in the room that which Fournler had placed for him. Then followed what seemed to me an awkward silence. "I am here, aa you requested. Pro fessor Fournler." began Toedt at last. "I understand, doctor," said Four nler, "that you have expressed opin ions to the effect that I should under take an autopsy upon the next victim of t hla epidemic." "By no means," replied Toedt, quick ly. "That would be a piece of pre sumption of which 1 trust you acquitted me at once. 1 merely remarked that 1 believed, a careful autopsy by a first class pathologist might give very val uable results. I would not even go so far aa to believe It any man's duty to undertake such a task. It Is unques tionably dangerous." "You knew, though.", said Fournler, sternly, "that what you said would be reported to me. and that. If I acquiesced in your reasoning, 1 would consider it my duty to Ignore the element of dan ger. Pardon me for saving: mo, but 1 consider your words in the nature of a direc t challenge." "1 can only protest that they were not so Intended," replied the visitor, flushing. "Will you act as one of iny assist ants?" queried Fournler, sharply. "Assuredly, sir," said Toedt, after an Instant of almost lnierceptible hesita tion. "You have no suspicion of the nature and origin of this disease that would render an autopsy unnecessary?" was the next question. "I certainly have not." said Toedt. with a calmness that surprised me, In view of the pointedness of the interro gation. "What would you say this was?" pur sued the questioner, sttll more sharply. As he spoke, he drew from the draw er of the table a small tray containing fragments of thin glass with several fluffs of cotton adhering to them. "1 should say," replied Toedt, weigh ing each word with cool deliberation, "that what you have there are the rtm, stopper and fragments of a germ-culture tube." "You are perfectly correct," said Fournler, and 1 imagined that he too seemed surprised at the other's easy manner; "but can you oblige me fur ther with the name of the bacillus which has been cultivated in this ves sel?" The visitor actually threw himself back In the chair and laughed. "I beg your pardon, doctor." he said at Inst. "As for your question let me remind you that 1 took my degree at Paris In the nineteenth century, not at Salamanca In the thirteenth. I am a physician, not a necromancer." "1 will tell you something else you are," said Fournler, in a low, clear voice. "You are the greatest vlllian the world has ever seen. Sit still! if you stir hand or foot J will shoot you like a mad dog." PART lit. Toedt mode a motion as If to spring from his chair, but he settled back be fore the muxzle of the revolver, smiled, and said with a nonchalance that fair ly staggered nie: "You have original ideas of hospital ity, professor. May 1 presume so far as to ask an explanation of this perform ance?" "Will you oblige me by tying that man in that chair." said Fournler to nun Ignoring Toedt's lust remark and still covering him with the pistol. "Tie him as If for an old-time amputation so that he cannot move a muscle." During ail tills 1 had been sitting spell-bound. From the preliminaries, 1 had, of course, been led to look for ward to something startling, but the form In which It came, took nie entirely by surprise. I thought 1 knew Four nler well enough to be sure that he would not venture upon such a step without very strong evidence, but the assurance of Toedt's manner was so perfect that 1 felt myself questioning whether my friend might not have made a serious error in his deduc tions. I was even conscious of a doubt as to whether the strain of the last few days had not unhinged his mind, but I put it aside In view of the deliberation and coolness which had marked all his acts. Picking up the coll of rope, therefore. I anroached our visitor and proceeded to tie him hand, foot and body to the chair In which he sat. Ills self-possession was simply su perb, and, as I worked, 1 fell to doubt ing more and more. "1 depend upon you." ho whispered, "to see that the performance of this maniac shall have no serious results. It is better, though, that we humor him to a degree. When you have finished, try to persuade him to give you his pis tol. Have you ever had reason to sus pect such a tendency?" Aly Job was soon done, and I turned To Fournler. half with the Idea of follow ing Toedt's suggestion. As I did so, he laid the pistol down on the table, and I heaved a sigh ot relief. Then he eyed me closely lor a moment with a grim smile. "Now may t ask you to search his pockets carefully! There may be some fragile articles there." "Pardon me, doctor." I said, again turning to the prisoner. "By all means," replied Toedt, but I imagined that his face blanched a trifle. The result of my search was not re markablea pocket-case of Instru ments, a purse, keys, handkerchief and a small germ-culture tube filled with some gelatinous substance and stop pered wi-h a wad of cotton. "I thought we would Hurt this." said Fournler. picking the last article up from the table where 1 had placed It and holding it to the light. . "I hard ly think that autopsy will be necessary. Do you, Dr. Toedt?" Toedt looked at me and smiled slight ly. "Really, professor," he said, address ing Fournler, in conciliatory tones. "You are the best Judge of that. 1 de fer to your opinion." "Very good," replied Fournler. "1 am filad that you concur to that extent. I do not believe another autopsy neces sary or desirable. We have this disease pretty well under control. I think." (i glanced quickly at him In mute amaze ment and perturbation). "There Is an other little experiment, though, which I do consider highly desirable, both scientifically and criminally. May I ask you gentlemen to assist me?" I bowed without speaking. Toedt laughed again, and said: "l am afraid I can't help you Very" much in my present condition." "I only desire your passive assist ance," said Fournler, coldly, and he began to arrange his photographic ap paratus adjusting there to what seemed to be an electric, appliance, but with the form and uses of which T was un familiar. Then he requested me to aid him In moving the stand a trifle, so as to get a better focus upon our captive. While all this was transpiring. I had been thinking very hard, and had about made up my mind not to allow the af fair to be carried to extremes. It was with an Indescribable shock that I found myself inclining more and more to wards Toedt's view of my friend's acts. They certainly did not appear to be those of a sane man. What he was doing now, however, called for no interference. To take a man's photograph tinder such condi tions might be considered an indignity, but Toedt evidently regarded the whole performance with that indulgence with which we view the vagaries of a lunatic. In fact, he seemed decidedly relieved that the professor's mania had glided Into such a harmless channel. Let me also add that I had taken advantage of Fournier's employment- to pick his re volver up from the table and place It in my pocket "Will you oblige me by seeing- If this focus is entirely boreect?", he said, turn ing to me.- ' . i -I applied my eye to the instrument "Absolutely ao," I replied, stepping back. A smile that was more than half a sneer curled the corners of Toedfs mouth. Suddenly a luminous glow filled the apartment- It was in no wise like the effect of a flashlight. There was noth ing blinding about its intensity, and yet, during the few seconds while it lasted, it gave you the impression ot a penetrating Intensity, incalculable and mysterious. In that light a man might have become a seer to whom the world and Its secrets were as transparent as crystal. All this I felt on the Instant. By what mechanism Fournler had produced this effect I had not observed, but the form of Toedt seemed to occu py the central point of Illumination. Then the light as suddenly went out, ami the brightness of the sun seemed dull and dingy. The professor had merely touched a short lever and placed the can over the lens. That much I saw. for my eyes were upon him at the moment. A second later I turned toward Toedt and an Indescribable dismay seised me. His body hung limp In its bones, and his face was set in the same half smile, half sneer I had noted a few moments earlier. I sprang towards him and grasped his pulse. There was not the faintest flutter. Never in all my ex perience have 1 known death to be so absolutely instantaneous. "He Is drtid!" 1 exclaimed, staring at Fournler, with an expression of horror. "1 know It." replied he. "You might loosen him. If you will." While he spoke, he was busy with his apparatus. Without venturing to re ply 1 hastily cut the ropes and laid the dead man upon the floor. "You had better notify some one." continued Fournler, in tne same voice. "I shall be very much occupied for the next twenty-four hours and pray do not judge of my sanity or commit your self, until I see you again. Hy-the-bye, may 1 ask you to call uion my patients today?" He placed the now detached camera tinder his arm and hurried out, leaving me alone with the corpse. How I got It downstairs and on the sofa In the reception-room I do not know, but it was certainly there when 1 roused the household and sent them scurrying hither and thither to notify several of our confreres. These drooped In, one by one, during the course of the next hour. It was quite evident that no suspicion crossed their minds. When they heard the news they naturally assumed that the plague had claimed another victim. When they viewed and examined the body, however, they agreed that It was unquestionably a case of heart disease aggravated by overwork 'and anxiety. In which latter supposition 1 was more than half Inclined to concur. A post mortem was not even suggested. We were too busy to care to gratify profes sional curiosity, and there seemed to be no other ground for one. Founder had excused himself to all on the plea of important work which could not be laid aside a course whose very sus piciousness might have tended to allay susplclon had any existed. Men were burled promptly at Arteull in those days, aud the following morn ing saw the remains of Dr. Toedt com mitted to the earth. Fournler did not attend the service, but, upon my return, I found a message from him request lug me to step up'to his room. I did so with feelings whlfti it would be hard to describe. "Doctor." he began, when I had seat ed myself, "have you now any theory as to the nature of this epidemic?" I shook my head, partly because I had nothing definite to say and partly becuuse I was anxious to learn the truth as soon as possible." ''Are you familiar with the effects upon the human system of anthrax bacillus?" "I know little or nothing on the sub ject," said 1. for bacteriology was, then, practically a closed book. "If I told you that the symptoms In duced by a certain very rare bacillus closely ulllcd to the anthrax but capa ble of attacking the mucous membrane of human beings, would be precisely those of this disease; that fragments of germ tubes hud been picked up In several ot the houses whose Inmates have died: that n similar tube contain ing these bactIM was found upon the person of Dr. Toedt, and elaborate ap paratus for their culture. In a small laboratory In his house" "Is that latter the fact?" I interrupt ed. "I obtained entrance there last night," went on Fournler. "anil made a careful investigation which resulted us 1 tell you." "But the object:" I gasped, begin ning at last to half catch his drift. "If I told you," he pursued, "that tills epidemic had been practically confined to the families of wealthy persons and large employers of labor who Inhab ited the most salubrious part ot the I.KAVINO MF. ALONE WITH THE CORPSE. region and town: that Toedt had, by his own admission to you, visited, on the plea of tuking preventive measures, most of the residences where the dis ease afterwards broke out; that this man had professed anarchistic princi ples of the most advanced kind; that papers showing his connection with certain anarchistic bodies had been found In his house, and that tlie only known record of the same disease is that of the cases of Montrevault, w here Toedt was located before he came here: if I told you all this, and you re alized It to be the truth, what would be your verdict?" That the man was a monster," I fal tered, while I felt the cold sweat burst out upon my forehead. TPlease examine this photograph." he said, banding It to me. "I did not know yesterday all that I know now, but I felt Justified In taking it bound to take It, In fact, although I was cer tain that the result would be fatal to the sitter." I glanced once at the vague, mysteri ous shadow upon the card in my hand oh, the unutterable horror of that one glance! Hideous distortion, fiendish malignity; abject terror; mor tal agony then I fainted. When I came to, Fournler was lower ing my feet from the chair upon which he had raised them. "What Is It?" I whispered, eyeing my master fearfully. His solemn accents fell heavily upon my brain as he answered: "It is a photograph of Herman Toedt's soul." (The End.) . "The Bull Fighter's Beeret," by Mary Lovett Cameron, author of "At a Moor ish Window," will begin tomorrow. SOOTH MARCUS A. BANNA , i ... i He Appears Every Poor Years in National Politics. MANAGER OP M'KINLEY'S BOOM U lXTotes Time, Mosey. Knew and Brslas to Uls t'svorlts Candidates. A Political Comet Jt Now Kisiag to Its Zenith. Cleveland. Ohio, March 15. M. A. Hanna Is a political comet. He appear every four years. His presence in the national sky sets the country to talk ing for a summer; he then slips under the horizon. He is now in the ascend ancy. He Is discussed over the breadth and width of the land. He shares public attention with the leaders who make a business of being public. The peo ple have learned to know him to rec ognize his Influence and they wonder at the manner of man he Is that In the distribution of the rewards of victory he rfelt her gets nor seeks any portion. This unique trait Is surticient to make him conspicuous. There are niany'other reasons why he Is one of the remark able men of the day. Mr. Hanna Is primarily a business man. He owns a large part of Cleve land. He denies that he Is in politics a statement which needs an explana tion. 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INTERNALLY A half to a teaspoon rul in half a tumbler of water will In a few minutes cur Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach; Nausea, Vomiting, Heartburn, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, Colic. Ktutu. lency and all internal pains. RADWAY'S READY RELIEF. , Pfloe, 00c par Bottle. Sold by all Druggists. 9M parent that there is but little great In Ohio's commerce that does not directly feel the hand and influence of Hanna. The financial attitude of any adminis tration affects him widely and the wages of the thousands who labor un der his management. He believes the business men of the country are needed at this time in public affairs and upon this basis he has become a politician. ME GOT EVI-N. Congressman Culberson flays a Practical Joke I pon Tom Williams. The story of the Alabama law suit, involving u Jack, in which Congress man Tom Williams, of Alabama, aud Judge Culberson, of Texas, appeared upon opposite sides, and the use the former made of it In u campaign has been published, but the sequel never was. Congressman Williams and Ttobert Ci. Ingersoll resemble each other very closely, the only point of very notice able dissimilarity being a slight scar upon Colonel Ingersoll's face. When Congressman Williams told the luw suit story. Judge Culberson concluded to get even. Procuring two dozen litho graphs of Ingersoll, used by him in his lecture touVs. the Judge cut off the name and signed them In Imitation of Williams' writing. "Very Truly Yours. Tom L. Williams." These he sent to men in different parts or the Alabama district, being careful to leave out the most Influential friends or Williams. In a short time the scheme begun to work. Williams received letters uskiug for one of his big pictures. These he answered graciously, saying that he hud none. Then would come buck replies In the most indignant style, telling him that they had seen them, and If lie wanted to lie about It he could do without their support. These letters Mr. Williams referred to his friend. Judge Culberson, who advised htm to go home and straighten it out. This the perplexed member did. obtaining a ten days' leave of absence. When he returned he said to the judge: "I found them there, framed and hung up. They looked like me. and thvre my signature. Finally. I noticed the scur on he face, and that saved me. 1 got It llxed up, but I had to go to every county In the district " Finally, it lcak-Hl out who had Played the Joke, and a compuct was made that Williams should never again mention the law suit and Judge Culberson should play no more jokes. WONDERFI'L are the cures accom plished by Hood's SarKaparllla and yet it Is only because Hood's Sarsaparllla, tha one true blood purl Her, makes pure, rloh. healthy blood. HOOD'S PILLS for the liver and bow. els act easily, yet promptly and effl (AUTION TO OUR PATRONS : Washburn-Crosby Co. wish to assure their many pat rotu thut they will this year hold, to their usual ciistosja of milling STRICTLY OLD WUKAT until the new crop Is fully cured. New wheat ut now upon the market, anil owing to the excessively dry weather many millers ara of the opinion that It Is u I ready cured, and in proper condition for milling. Washburn-Crosby Co. will taka no risks, and will allow the new wheut fully thrco months to mature before grinding. This careful attention to every detull of milling haa placed VVMHhbtirnCrby Co.'t flour far above ottaa brands. rtl OEGARGEL Wholesale Agents. IRON AND STEEL Bolts, Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Riv .ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup olies. Sail Duck for mine use iu stock. SOFT STEEL HORSE SHOES and a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels, Hubs, Kims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc. TTENBE IDER SCR AIM YOU WANT WE HAVE - LET'S GET RICHARDS 502 Commonwealth Buildiirc THE DICKSON MANUFACTURING CO 8CRANT0N AND WILKES-BARRE, PA., Manufacturers of Locomotives, Stationary Engines, Boilers, HOISTING AND PUMPING MACHINERY. OeneraJ Off kc: SCRANTON, PA. KmuH la 4 wteks. tvry f w or1r we PEAL MEOICINE to.. Prsi by JOHN H. PHELP& f prut stit, Soranton P A Collar The Sun Can't Hurt. , "Celluloid" collursaud cuflsnre water proof and will not wilt with perspira tion. You can wear tlictu oil the hot- . test day or iu the hottest place with, comforting knowledge that they will look us nice when you take them oil', us they were when you put them ou. Whcu tliey Ket soiled you can clean thcui yourself iu a lutuutc, with a damp cloth or spougc. Get the and you'll hate the right kind, t They are Imitated of eourae, but if yon want the riiuioo iuim uihiu iIium with alxavo trada mark. rtolil KVerjolirro, or anud dirmit lit ua. Cullars 9i'ent, 'iiHJ.'niL pair, iuailKe paid. HtatS (uo anil atria wanted. "7. 'KLI.I'I,Oin COMPANY, f Nnv Vurk. I fi&POLIA iatliKtMatcleanavf) lor tiitaa gouUa. DR. LOBB'S BOOK FREE JiOSr VIGOR and DISEASES OP MlN.ANti WOMIN, i!08 afa: uUih beuad; saenrelw aaalad sad mailad free. Tra Meant by uaifc trietly conniantial. anrl a Borlu qnlcfc oar ua;ntoed. No matter bow long sMBilag, I will oalt;f aly oura jon. Write er calH Mf IRRB il-0 N- ,5,h st ' fhUsda., Pa, Ull. liUDB ) yeara' contiuuous practice. TON. PA. TOGETHER. LUMBER CO Telephone 422 RESTORE LOST VIGOR GONNELL HE When In doubt wtitt to m for Nervoui Debf Ifty, l.tnt of tout. Towef (In cttker ex I, loipofMcy. Atrophy. Vwkorcla and tiMr wtikncttM, ftoin uf .sdm. SeumtFilU. brain the he J and luli vigor ijuttkly retUarad. If negated, h trouhlM result fatally. Mailed an wht. arilid. Ian Ci.faji A heiM far U Oft. With a legal guarantee lo mro of lefuitl the aoay. AA&twm Cla'.I.W. Ohio. Pharmaoitt, or. Wyoming Avtnit tni
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