THE MONSTER.
fha (ran hna gone down on my angerl The nun hna gone down on my wrathl
have looked on the vintni o( darknem tint stretch to tint nil of nir path.
Now nickenn my blood from ite sorrow j my pulne throb hot from iiimnnyl .
J'or I know that wretched to-morrow will follow wretched to-day 1
!nnw lint this morn lit ite dawning a spectre io fearful of girth,
li form looming up from the nhndows spread dnrkneiin ulirond on (he earth.
( Alnn, 'twnn the crenture called "Moni'y" mounter rnpnrinus of jnwl
And it preyed on the wenk in the vulley it cruahed Willi ill fungi and Iti claw.
The nun has gone down on mv nngcrl The sun hnn anno down on my wrathl
The dend in the vnllrri ere liing. the dying nre thick in each path.
The mounter hue trampled its viitim the helph-na. incnmpetent poor
And echoing, bellowing lutiitcr is rife in the woodlund nnd moor.
The nun hue gone dowp on my anger! My heart in a furnnce of woe!
t)h, would tlmt mv cmnen were mighty to strangle nnd vnnU'"l thie fne!
A monster tlmt eomen at the dnwniiig the veins of the helplem to drnin!
A man-beast of human destruction, nt huge in both mountain nnd plnin.
Lilians V. Sheldon, in the New York Times.
I WHEN MONEY
The biirglnr had entered through
the kitchen door by cutting a hole
In the glass pane, Inserting Ills arm
nd turning the key,
As he passed on through the
kitchen, butler's pnntry, dining room
and hnll he cnrefully loft ench door
vide open, so tlmt In ense ot necessity
be would have a clenr run for It.
As he passed the sldehourd In the
Bluing room he looked It over criti
cally. Ills sharp eye detected In
stantly that the articles were all
tlnte, with the exceptions of two snlt
cellars. These looked like gold. He
caught them up, looked them over
carefully and slid them Into his
pocket. They were gold.
He had a reasonably large canvas
bag In his left hand, which had been
folded neatly and put In his lnft hand
pocket. This he unfolded as he leis
urely made his way upstairs, tucking
one end In his trousers pocket and
letting the rest of the bag hang out.
In going up the stairs he carefully
stepped on the sides, putting his rub.
fcer-soled shoes down, cnutlously. He
knew if he stepped In the middle
the stairs might creak. Once a nils
take like that had caused him to
waste a whole evening.
As he paused an Instant half way
tip the stairs his eye caught In the re
flected light ot the street lamp, lying
carelessly where it had been thrown
on the window seat, the outlines of
a magnificent party wrap with Its
sable collarette. The young lady,
tired out with her evening's enter
tainment, had left It there as she
came In.
As a matter of fact, the presence of
this party wrap was simply a confir
mation of the burglar's plan in Be-
lectlng this particular evening, for
there had been a ball, and for this
purpose she had visited the safe de
posit vault during the day and tnken
out the magnificent Jewel, a large
solitaire diamond pendant, worth
some 3000.
The burglar had 'timed the whole
affair very well, although, to be quite
candid, he had not come upon his
midnight venture by chance. It was
all done by a system. He was In his
way an artist. He always worked
alone, He never went on a Job that
was not a big one, and he employed
one or two "agents" to tell him whore
he could make a good haul, giving
them later a certain percentage of
the profits.
He was In reality an admirable,
methodical specimen of a burglar.
One ot the great secrets of his sua
cess was that he never hurried. He
' had a theory when he entered
house that he should place himself
mentally en rapport with the atmos
phere. He robbed so to speak Just
as it he were a member of the tarn
lly. This was his attitude.
When he reached the tipper hall
he did not hesitate an Instant, but
walked straight to the rear and
paused in front ot the door on the
right. A gas jet had been left burn
lng low. This he did not disturb
Its light enabled him to see at
glance that the door was ajar. He
opened it softly and slipped Into the
room, as he did so drawing forth
from his pocket a diminutive electric
flashlight.
The window was open top and bot
tom and the cold air was flowing
through the room. A large screen
around the foot of the bed protected
its occupant.
.. He went over to the dressing table.
There were several Jewels scattered
over its top, but not the one he
wanted. He picked up the odd rings
one by one, so that they would not
jingle each other. Then he slowly
opened drawer after drawer.
In one drawer was a Jewel case,
He opened it. A medley of gold and
silver ornaments on the upper tray
revealed themselves under his inter
mlttant light, but not the pendant.
He lifted out the tray. Underneath
.was a similar mass of ornaments and
a folded letter. He was about to toss
it aside when, obeying his self-corn
posed, leisurely instinct, he quietly
opened it. It was from the well
known jewelers, Trench & Smyth
and read as fol'.cws:
"Dear Madam: In reply to your
favor of the 28th we shall, of course,
keep our agreement made with you
at the time you purchased from us
the yellow diamond necklace, that
any time within one year we will
upon request purchase it back from
you at 2400, or 400 under the sell
Jng price. We trust, however, that
you will reconsider your determina
tion to compel ns to accept the neck
lace at the present time. As you
know, there has been a severe set
back in trade, and while we are in
honor bound to keep our agreement
.we should consider it a favor it you
, could grant us a six-months' exten
sion of time. Awaiting your reply,
respectfully, Trench & Smyth. T."
The burglar, with a slight smile,
put the letter in his pocket ail rr
Ml
)
placed the jewels in the bottom of
the case.
Then, glancing about him, he Went
over to a small. writing desk, and se
lecting from a pile ot letters ono
which in Its contour bore a resem
blance to the one he had abstracted
he folded It similarly to the other and
placed It In the sniue position In the
owel case that the other letter had
been. Then, replnclng the Jewels in
the top of the drawer, he cloned it,
leaving everything as be had found
Also he put back the rings on
the top of the dressing tnble. Then
he stood silently for a moment in
deep thought. Cautiously retracing
his steps to the door, he closed It nnd
locked It. Moving bark the screen
e leaned over the bed, flashing his
light over the face ot Its occupant.
His inference had been correct.
When the girl had come in she had
kept on the pendnnt, sloppily but cor
rectly concluding that that was the
safest place for It.
Under the light's purposeful glare
she suddenly opened her eyes and
looked into the muzzle of a huge re
volver. "Not a peep or I'll strangle you."
He spoke low and distinct, and
then continued quickly, "Don't be
alarmed, miss. As long as you ken
ulet you're absolutely safe. I'll do
you no harm. Take off those shin
ers." At first she had turned decidedly
white. But, a girl of spirit nnd cour
age and youth, she recovered quickly,
probably because In the suddenness
of It all she could not grasp the full
realization of her danger.
"Don't, please don't!" she gasped.
WAS TIGHT.
The Ubiquitous Potato.
Whenever you lick a postage stamp you partake of mp,
Elnce all llckable gums are made from dextrine, one of my
p.'or'ucts.
Your reck caresses me all dny for the starch that
stiffens your collar is made from tho potato.
The bone buttons on your underwear are probably "veg
etable Ivory" compressed potato pulp.
My leaves, dried, make a good smoke. You have often
smoked them "unbeknownst," mixed with your fnvo;-ite
brand.
Potato spirit Is a very pure alcohol. It Is used to fortify
white wlneB. Many a headache is not so much due to the
C'.v.pe as the potato.
I yield a sweet syrup. In this form I am often pre:ent
In cheap cocoa, honey, butter and lard.
Let the corpulent' try as they will, they ennnot. escapo
yours truly, THE POTATO.
"No words, or I'll"
She reached up without a word and
unfastened the pendant. He took it.
"Sorry to have caused you any
alarm, miss," he said, with a smile,
"but If you'd only left it somewhere
else, you know
Her eyes flashed In anger
"Little good it will do you," , she
replied. "You can't dispose of It.
It's too well known to"
"Sh! Now If you make a sound
until I got away I'll come back
and"
He looked at her Intently through
his mask, switched out his light,
opened the door, locked it on the out
side, and was gone.
A few minutes later he leisurely
stopped Into a small motor car wait
ing in a side street, and while the
telephone was ringing, bearing its
message to headquarters, he was
speeding away at thirty miles an
hour.
When he arrived at his destination
a small, unoccupied house in' the
suburbs he made his way upstairs
Into an attic room. Here in one cor
ner were all the tools ot his trade,
and, what was more to the point for
the purpose, a collection ot paste
stones of all sizes and shapes. Turn
ing on the power that he got from
the electric current he set to work.
After several hours of skilful work
he had constructed what was to all
intents and purposes an exact dupli
cate ot the, real pendant. Selecting
a chamois skin bag he placed the real
pendant ln .it. The other he put
loosely in his pocket. . i
Then he dressed and went out to
his breakfast. '
At ten minutes past nine a quietly
clad young man walked into the of
flees add salesroom of Messrs. Trench
& Smyth. .
"Is Mr. trench in.?"
"Yes, sir; back there in the office."
The young man went back to the
office. He respectfully removed -his
hat while he waited tor that gentle
man to look.
"I beg your pardon, sir, but I'm
from Miss Van "Glen." ,
"Oh yes."
The "oh" on Mr. Trench's part in
this case was very expressive. His
manner changed at once. He got up.
His visitor went on coolly: .
"I'm from the office of Messrs Gro
ber & Scott, sir, Miss Van Glen's so
licitors, and she sent me over here.
J sir, In answer to your letter."
Sit down."
The young man sat down.
"She wished me to say, sir, In re
ply to your letter of the 28th that
she was very sorry to trouble you In
any way. When she bought the pen-
dnnt she hadn't the lnnst idea that
she would ever want to sell It, and
only took the precaution because we
advised her to ns a mutter ot busi
ness." Mr. Trench looked at his visitor.
"I understand that was her father's
Idea," he said. t
The representative of Grober &
Scott smiled.
"Perhaps I shouldn't hnve said
that, sir," he said. "Ot course, Miss
Helen's father took It fur himself,
but we advised him; only please don't
sny I said it as he might think us too
well, you understand, sir; it might
offend his vanity. A business man
like that likes to think' he Is smarter
than any one else."
"Yes, I understand that."
"You see, she's losing 400 by the
operation, and If It wasn't that she
needed the money she wouldn't think
of
"That's all right. Did you bring
the pendant with you?"
"Oh, certainly, sir."
The young man opened a small pig
skin bag. Prom this ho drew forth I
chamois bag. This ho put in Mr.
Trench's desk.
"She asked me to apologize for not
having the ense. It was mislaid
you see It was too big to go in the
safe deposit box with the other
things."
"Oh, that's all right."
Mr. Trench had taken the pendant
out and was examining it critically.
"Excuse me a moment," he said,
"I wnnt our diamond man to see
this."
"Certainly, sir."
He was gone some time. At last
he came back.
"That pendnnt Is all right, Mr."
"Thompson."
"Mr. Thompson, shall I give you a
receipt for It and send Miss Van Olen
a check?"
"The fact Is, Mr. Trench, Miss Van
Glen would like the money."
"Urn, I suppose," he said, "we'll
have to do It. We certainly Intend
to live tip to our reputation and
agreement," he added, proudly.
Then he looked at the visitor keen
ly. "I presume," he continued, "mere
ly as a matter of form, you ought to
be Identified."
"The goods are usually considered
quite sufficient, I believe, still"
Mr. Thompson put his hand in bis
o
o
pocket. "Here Is your letter to Miss
Van Glen."
"That is sufficient. I wlU have a
check"
"Do you think it would be possible
to arrange to get me the cash? You
see, Miss Van Glen's account Is locked
up In the trust company that failed,
Thnt's the reason why she Is so anx-
ions to have the money. She really
needs It greatly."
Mr. Trench smiled grimly. "Walt
a minute," he said.
With the pendnnt In his hnnd he
went over to the office of his partner
and briefly explained the circum
stances.
"He wants the cash," he added
"The pendant is all right." Mr,
Smyth got up and craned his neck
over the glass door to where the
young man was seated.
"Is that the man?" he asked.
"Yes."
"He looks all right. Perhaps she
ought to have given him an order,
but I should say the letter was suf
ficient. These women, you know.
don't know much about business."
"All right."
Mr. Trench went back to his visi
tor.
"I suppose we'll have to accommo
date you," he said. "Fortunately we
took precautions to have it on hand.
He called a clerk, at the same
time handing Mr. Thompson a check
"Here, Peters, run round to the
bank with this gentleman and identi
fy him." Mr. Thompson got up.
"I'm certainly very much obliged
to you," he said. "I guess you won
have any trouble, though, in dispos
ing of that pendant." "
He reached over carelessly and
picked up the shining; bauble from
the desk where it lay.
"It certainly Is a dandy," he said
holding it up to the light.
"Oh, we'll dispose of it all right
said Mr. Trench, "when times are
better."
Thompson laid the necklace care
fully down.
"Well, good mornlng.'sir."
"Good morning."
About noon that day almost at
the precise moment when Mr. Trench
and his two partners, sitting in their
private office, were staring at each
other in mute despair over a certain
glass exhibit which they had come to
re-examine, a messenger boy bearing
j la his hands a small package, rang
ths bell of Miss Helen Van Glen's
house.
Opening It the astounded young
woman took out the real pendant In
the presence of two detectives who
had just called while she read as fol
lows; "Denr Miss I thought over what
you said last night about disposing
of your shiners, and guess you re
Ight; so I'm sending It bnck with
thanks nnd hope this will find you
well. Yours, BI'OT CASH."
P. S. I'm keeping those unit cel
lars asa remembrance." The Sphere,
WISH OLD CAT HAVES
IEJt YOUNU AT A FIRE.
Could Not Do It Alone, so She
PlokedOutTender-Heerted Firs
man to Help Her
There wns a fire In the collar of a
Ig tenement, No. 155 WoHt Twenty
fifth street, but that has little to do
with this story. It serves only to In
troduce one large black cat, four very
mall black kittens, a tender-hearted
battalion chief and two sympathetic
firemen.
The firemen were pumping water
Into the collar, when the big black
cat rubbed ngalnst the leg ot a fire
man and "me-owed." The fireman
shoved her away. She went to an
other fireman and received tho same
treatment. Flnnlly she rubbed up
against Battalion Chief Langford. He
noticed that after each "me-ow" she
would walk off In the direction ot
No. 153 West T wonty-flfth street, on
the ground ' floor of which was a
butcher shop.
"Seems to me that cat has some
thing on her mind," he said. "Acts
as If she wanted me to follow her."
The chief followed the cat. In
front ot No. 163 she raised herself
on a level with the window ot the
butcher shop and gazed in, making
piteous cries. Langford peered In
and saw nestling In tho window four
black kittens.
'Well, here's a chnnce to save some
lives, anyhow," said the chief. He
ordered Fireman Wlttemeyer and
Bollnger to break open the door. The
cat scrambled Inside, leaped upon the
window lodge and carried one of the
kittens to the sidewalk. Langford
gathered up the other three and laid
them down beside kitten No. 1. The
kittens were gasping and almost suf
focated. The chief sent a fireman for
warm milk. While the kittens were
coming back to life the mother cat
rubbed against Lnngford'a boots and
purred her gratitude. Later the kit
tens were taken Into a neighboring
doorway, the blaze was drowned out
and the sympathetic firemen de
parted. New York World.
WORDS OK WISDOM.
A fellow can go down hill without
having any pull.
The olTlce that socks the man must
be blindfolded.
No man need be a failure who
doesn't yearn for the unattainable.
To swallow the truth, most of us
want it sugar coated.
Phllanthrophy not only hires
press agent, but a clacque as well.
The people who build castles in the
air are never sure ot their ground
Some men would even like to take
their pick ot the various brands of
success.
At least where a mirror is con
cerned, a woman always looks on the
bright side.
When a girl Is color blind she has
little excuse for making a fellow
green with envy.
The gates of heaven are jealously
guarded, but the devil always has
latchstring out.
The chap who Is regarded as one
man in a thousand Is cordially hated
by the other 999.
Many a fellow refuses to lay some
thing by for a rainy day so long as
be can borrow an umbrella.
The trouble with somo fellows Is
that they never have any sober sec
ond thoughts.
If every man who has been disap
pointed in love should take it to
heart, the world would be full of
pessimists.
Some people are so formal that
even when Fortune smiles on them
they are apt to wait for an Introduc
tion.
Naturally enough .the widow does
n't feel her loss so keenly if it is
fully covered by insurance.
.The pot of gold at the end of the
rainbow is Just about as accessible as
the sliver lining of our clouds. From
"Musings of a Gentle Cynic," in the
New York Times.
The Last Chance.
Dorando Pietri, defending; at an
Italian banquet his canny course in
wearing a cigarette advertisement in
the race with Hayes, told an appo
site story of an Italian grave dig
ger.
"I must accumulate all I can while
I am here," said he, "for over there
In Italy money is scarce. It is with
me, in fact, as it was with the grave
digger. -
"This grave digger, after digging
a certain grave, put in a bill that was
exorbitant. When complaint of the
overcharge was made to him, he
said:
" 'Well, the corpse and I had a row
five years ago over a cart I sold him
and I could never make him pay me
what he owed. So, seeing this was
my last chance, I thought I'd better
take it.' "
Sheep shearing machines are now
used extensively in Australia. In
Tasmania thsy are just beginning to
B need.
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INSOMNIA.
Insomnia is one ot ths corses ot
the age. Doubtless It Is an effect as
well as a cause of nervous troubles.
The physical basis of sleep Is the
nood of ths neurons that Is, the
nerve cells with tholr fibres of rest
so that they may be built up again
for new work. Yet this does not
wholly explnln the mystery ot sleep,
for, ns we all know, there are times
when we are too tired to sloep.
But sleep Is also a moral nocesslty.
For tho time we are withdrawn from
material nnd external influences,
which lend to hardon and vulgarize
our nature, and as wise men in all
sges have thought, It Is probably in
sleep that we are open to ths higher
Influences of the spiritual world. Bo
this as It may, we can bo sure that
sleep reinforces the moral powers.
Many an Intending suicide has relin
quished his and purpose after a few
hours' refreshing rest, i It is In sleep
that healing and rocuporatlve forces
are at work.
"Without sleep and hope," says
Immanuel Kant, "man would bo the
most mlsornblo of beings." Worry
and sleeplessness are closely related.
As Dr. Saleeby well says: "The
man who sleeps well Is Ipso facto a
practical optimist, while the victim ot
insomnia Is Ipso facto a practical pes
simist, a man who worries."
There are, howover, some popular
fallacies about insomnia that require
to be dissipated. We often hear peo
ple say: "I have not slept a wink for
a week." If the saying were true, It
s more than likely that such persons
would have slept the sleep that knows
no waking. We know from experi
ment that If animals are deprived ot
sleep for about 120 hours, even
though food Is supplied to them dur
ing that period, death will ensue.
Therefore, by Insomnia we mean not
absolute, but only partial, sleepless
ness. The nervous, person sleeps
more than he thinks he does.
Still, this partial lack of sleep has
Injurious effects upon the whole na
ture, and the victim of nervousness
cannot do better than begin the re
construction of his life by earnestly
facing the question of sleep. To re
gain the lost power to sloep soundly
Is to make the first step toward the
restoration of nervous health and
strength. From an Article in Smith's
Magazine.
The Humble Clam.
Hy T. 1j. masson.
Everybody has heard of the clam,
for he has of late years achieved cel
ebrity by lending the tiBe of his name
for broth, a form of warm water used
In restaurants and soda fountains.
Those who have studied the clam,
however, know that he Is In reality a
remarkable Individual.
The clam begins bydeposltlng him
self In a sand bank. ' He takes out no
fire insurance, and may be seen occa
sionally squirting out water, as a pre
caution against any sparks that
might fall Inadvertently.
The clam In summer wears a
sheath gown open at the sides, but so
modest is he (or she) that it Is im
mediately closed up at the approach
of another person.
Clams have decollete pecks, which
they are very fond of displaying in
broad daylight. This, of course,
makes them very sunburned.
It would be much better if, during
the sunny part of the day, the clam
would wear a veil.
Clams live usually in flats, and al
ways go down through the roof. -
In their native element they are
very much at home, but when seen in
company with human beings they are
usually in the soup or frittering away
their lives. From Judge.
Undeveloped Tlrazfl.
It Is very sad to note that at the
time when Spruce visited the Amazon
with the exception of a very few
spots at long distances apart the
mighty river, with its vast network of
tributaries, was practically deserted.
Th.e traveler speak of the Rio Ne
gro as "the dead river." The im
mense area contained only scattered
groups of Indians, with here and
there a few half-breeds. Some pro
gress, with the introduction of steam
navigation, has been made since the
nerlod with which these volumes
deal, but still the far larger part of
the Amazonian regions is, to all in
tents and purposes, uninhabited.
To any one who has studied the
history of exploration and settlement
in the basin of the Amazon from the
days of Orellana, Terlxelra and Samuel
Frits to those ot La Condamine,
Humboldt and Schomburgk, the sa
lient fact that stands out is the fail
ure alike of Portuguese and Spaniard
to utilize the splendid waterways and
rich territory which they had had the
good fortune to acquire. All the ear
liest records show the banks thickly
populated by native tribes. London
Times.
His Business Ability.
In the Adlrondacks lives a man too
lazy to work, but evidently of great
business ability. One winter, when
he was sitting around smoking, his
family came so near starving that
some ot bis neighbors, who could 111
afford to help him, took up a collec
tion and bought for the suffering fam
ily a barrel of flour, a barrel of pork
and a load of wood. They were not
considerate enough to cut the wood,
but the business man knew how to
manage. He hired some of his neigh
bors, who had not contributed to his
donation, to cut the wood, and paid
them with half the pork and half the
flour. Lipplncott s. j
QUITS READING THE BIBLE
Woman of Ninety-Three Says She's
Willing to Stand on Hsr Record.
Ithaca, N. Y. "I think I stand on
my record; I won't try to read it
again," said Mrs. Sarah Marty, ninety
three, today, ns she closed her Blbls
after she had flnlxhed reading It for
the twenty-third time.
Mrs. Hnrty believes that she has
the record for Bible reading In tills
part of tho country and that she is
too old to try again. The aged woman
can quote and recite many hundreds
of verses from tho Scriptures.
Rheumatism, which tins Impaired
her otherwise excellent houltli, baa
kept her In the house of Into and ihs
had plenty of time to pursue her stud
ios. How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Ttewtri
for any cane of Cntnrrh that cannot be
cured by Hall's Cntnrrh Cure.
V. J. Chunky ft Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undernigned, have known F. 3.
Cheney for the liut 15 yenra, end believe
him perfectly honorable in ell buaineaa
transactions and financially nhlo to carry,
out any obligntioni made by his Arm.
WALMNn, Ktnpian ft Maiivih, .Whole
sale DriiRniats, Toledo, O.
II al l'a Catnrrh Cure in tnken internally, act
Inn directly upon the blood and mucuounniu
fncee of the ayntnm. Tentimoniala tent free.
Price, 7.1c. per bottle. Hold by all Druggists,
Take Hall's Family Pill for eoiutipation.
Coldest City.
Yakutsk, In Eastern Slborla, Is said
to bo tho coldest city In the world.
It Is tho great commercial emporium
of Knstern Siberia, and the capital
I of the province of Yakutsk, which In
i . , ... - 1 r n i,rn -M,,..-
miles Is a bare desert, the soli of
which Is frozen to a gre,at depth.
' lUieomatJNtn Cured In a IDay. '
Dr.Detohon'a Relief for Khetimatiam ndi
KnllycureainltoSdaya. I ta action in remark
able. It remove at onee the eanne and tkm
diaeuuM immediately duwppenra. First does
greatly benefits. 73o. and $1. At drnggitta
Sporting English.
A foreign visitor to the United
States In these times Is struck hy the
ex.ent of the sporting pages In ths
American newspapers, and still mors
Impressed by the difference between
the language and that found In the
dictionary of Dr. Samuel Johnson.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mre.Winnlow'i Soothing Syrup forrhildren
teething, noftern thegumn, reduce inllnm mo
tion, allays pain, euro wind oolic, 2&c a bottle.
20
Women and the Ballot.
So far as the direct plea for ths
representation of women In legislation
Is concerned, we may express a cer
tain artiount of sympthy, Just as
much sympathy, in fact, as women
themselves have for such a plea. As
soon as women ask for such represen
tation they will get It, Just as they
get everything else that they demand.
Hut to speak of women as having no
"voice In the affairs of our country"
Is a llttlo inaccurate, seeing that at
the present tlrno our newspapers con
tain column after column of "voice."
Equally Inaccurate Is It to speak of
"striking whore thero Is no defense."
Tho self-dofenslve powers of women
are as great as those or men, ana
greater, and It Is to be feared that
when they get tho vote, as no doubt
they will, thero will be a bitter real
ization of Its Ineffectiveness and also
of the fact that new weapons Imply
new assailants. Argonaut.
Blackstone Shown Up.
"Your honor," said Momnn Prulett,
the criminal lawyer, "since reports
and modern law aro not sufficient to
convince you, lot me rend this section
from Blockstono, the father of the
common law, and undoubted authority.
He supports my contention precisely."
'You had as well sit down, Mr.
Prulett: I have decided the point
against you," replied the court. "Yon
need not cite more cases, I have over
ruled your demurrer, and do not care
to hear you read the section."
"I know you have, your honor, I
know you have," sarcastically said
the redoubtable lawyer. "I know it,
but I Just wanted to show the court
what a fool Blackstone was.' Kan
sas City Times.
Another Exposition Proposed.
The Boston HeraJd proposes a
world's fair for 1920 to celebrate the
300th anniversary of the landing of
the Pilgrims, and Is bending every
effort to Interest and enlist New Eng
land and the country in the undertak
ing. NOT DRUGS
Food Did It.
After using laxative and cathartlo
medlcl'ies from childhood a case of
chronic and apparently Incurable con
stipation yielded to the scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, in a few days.
"From early childhood I suffered
with such terrible constipation that I
had to use laxatives continuously, go
ing from one drug to another and suf
fering more or less all the time.
"A prominent physician whom I
consulted told me the muscles of the
digestive organs were partially par
alyzed and could not perform their
work without help ot some kind, so I
have tried at different times about
every laxative and cathartic known,
bat found no help that was at all per
manent. I had finally become dis
couraged and had given my case up
as hopeless when I began to use ths
pre-dlgested food, Orape-Nuts,
"Although I had not expected this
food to help my trouble, to my great
surprise Orape-Nuts digested immedi
ately from the first, and in a few days
I was convinced that this was Just
what my system needed.
"The bowels performed their func
tions regularly and I am now com
pletely and permanently cured ot this
awful trouble. , ,
"Truly the power of scientific food
must be unlimited." "There's a Rea
son." Read "The Road to Wellville," In
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They ars genuine, true, and full of
human Interest. . ,