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FOUND THE BEST
Black-Draught Gives Satisfac
. tion, Says an Indiana Man
Who Has Used It in His
Family for a Good
. . Many Years.
Harding; Grove, Ind. ?I can recom
mend Black-Draught very highly for
the benefit It has been to my own
family," aald Mr. Joe Craft, of this
town. "In all my years of married
life, trying- many liver medicines, I
have never found one that gave the
satisfaction that Black-Draught has.
"I use It for Indigestion and when I
nave colds. , My wife had severe head
aches from torpid liver, or indigestion,
o we sse It for that. It cleanses the
liver and Is fine to carry ofT cold. I
use a pinch after meals except when
I have a heavy cold or bitter taste In
the month and a drowsy, tired feel
ing, then I take a good, heavy dose
and soon feel all right.
"I have used Black-Draught for a
food many years and am satisfied
enough to keep It upv I have recom
mended It to others, and have had
them tell me that It was very good
and they wonld keep It as a family
medicine."
In flrst-ald home treatment of com
mon colds, Thedford'a Black-Draught
has been found very nelpful, when
taken as an adjuvant medicine to regu
late the bowels and help stimulate
the liver to drive poisons out of the
system. .
Black-Draught Is a purely vegetable
JJerb remedy. It contains no calomel
or other mineral drugs. It acts on the
liver, stomach and bowels, In a simple,
natural way and without bad after
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Excavating for the foundation of a
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The Dally Chronicle of London reports
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For many years druggists have watched
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the great kidney, liver and bladder medicine.-
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. Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi
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Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
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. Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
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However, if you wish first to test this
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Young Wife Tm going to make the
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recipe' In the cookbook for economi
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that will be even more economical.
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LETTIE 18 WON
BTNOPSIS. Living; In a barn,
converted Into a dwelling, Mrs.
Penfleld Is manager ot an apart
ment building- known as "The
Custard Cup," originally "Cluster
Court" . Her Income Is derived
from laundry work, her chief pa
tron being- a Mrs. Horatlus
Weatheratone, whom she has
never seen. Living with her are
"Crlnk" and "1'had," homeless
small boys whom she has
adopted. They call her "Pensle."
Thad tells Pensle a strange roan
was Inquiring for her under her
maiden name.) A tenant, Mrs.
Quaere Bosley. induces Pensle to
take. charge of a paokage. which
she does with some misgivings.
Searching a refuse dump for
things which might' be of value,
Crlnk, veteran at the game, en
counters a small girl, Lettle, who
proves a foeman worthy of hie
steel. He takes her to Pensle.
and Lettle gets adopted Into tbe
family. The stranger proves to
be Mrs. Penfleld's uncle Jerry.
Ha announoes he Is going to re
main In the vicinity of The Cus
tard Cup- . -
, 1 CHAPTER IV. Continued.
"So do I," slgheo" the girl. "We
'most had a quarrel over It You see,
some friends of the Bosleys are get
ting It up, and there as room for
two more, so Mr. Bosley Invited"
"Oh I" Interrupted Mrs. Penfleld, In
y different tone, "yell, If I was In
your place, I wouldn't think about It
again. You know It's always. a goad
Idea for folks to stick to their own
circle of friends, and I'll bet that was
what Mr. Chase was thinking."
"Maybe," conceded Lorene; "but
how I've wanted to go to Diablo with
a Jolly party 1. 1 expect I'll get over
It," she laughed. "If you say I'd Vet
ter, it'll help me to do It" She waved
her hand and went on toward the
Percy flat. .
Mrs. Penfleld turned back Into the
Krlng-room ; then stopped In the most
profound amazement. Jerry Winston
had ' risen and was still holding an
attitude of listening, of thoughtful
absorption. She tried In vain to recall
anything In her light Interchange with
Lorene that could have had signifi
cance. "Vrtiat's the matter, Uncle" Jerryf
she asked.
He shrugged his shoulders and be
came Instantly the nonchalant, good-
natured man of a few minutes before,
"Nothing, Car'llne. I'm naturally kind
o Interested in this little nest you
live in."
"Walt till the children get here,"
she nodded proudly, "I'll bet you'll
be Int'rusted then. They're dears,
ev'ry one of 'em."
' Lettle came In first and dashed to
the sink. "I got somep'n now," she
shrilled. "I'll bet it don't leak, nei
ther." . V" '. .;
There was a sound of running wa
ter. Then Lettle appeared In the door
to the living-room. In her right hand
sHe swung an old agate teakettle.
"She's a peach I" declared Lettle
triumphantly. "She don't leak. Look
at her I"
"O Lettle 1" cried Mrs. Penfleld.
"Look yourself I" ' , '
The child's gaze followed the direc
tion of Mrs. Penfleld's finger. The
water bad percolated through the ob
structions in the bottom of the' tea
kettle and had found many holes for
escape. 1 The teakettle had become a
sprinkling-pot, merrily spraying the
floor . .
"Jlminy I" exclaimed Lettle. "Ain't
that the darndest luckr With a flash
of -black curls, she made for the sink.
Jerry Winston's broad shouWrs
shook with laughter. 1 "I con Bee she's
going to be a comfort, Car'llne I'd
stake my life she's got some go In
her." ; ... -v i
"Land sakest" laughed Mrs. Pen
field. "I wouldn't give a last year's
carrot for a feller that -didn't have
some spirit It's a motor attachment;
and If yon want to see one that's in
good Working order, you just hang
around and. keep an eye on Lettle."
Tm thinking of doing that very
thing," bald Uncle Jerry.
CHAPTER V 7
The Pink Sweater. .
"My grateful goodness I , I knew
somep'n was up." Mrs. Wopple, who
had straggled through the kitchen
door. pauged at the entrance to the
liylng-room to emit this commentary
on Mrs. Penfleld, sewing by one of the
windows In the midst of an unusual
array of materials. lt
"Comexrlght in," invited Mrs. Pen
field, as cordially insistent as If .Mrs.
Wopple had not already done so.
"Walt till I move this nice comfort
able chair Into the sunshine for you.
Ain't it lucky you came in Just's the
sun did!"
She moved, the best halr into the
larrow Shaft Of yellow radiance. If
the sun were not mercifully acrobatic
in Its possibilities, twisting Its way
into incredible intricacies of city ar
chitecture. It would never have pene-
itrated
Into . Mrs. Penfleld's living-
room at all; but by a marvelous as
tronomical provision, there was a -pre-
clous hour in the afternoon when It
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struck her neighbor's white wall and
was deflected, nearly full strength,
through one of Mrs. Penfleld's win
dows.
She took up ber sewing. Mrs.
Wopple's gloomy- eyes fastened upon
It with glowing curiosity.
"What In time you maklnT she In
quired.
. Mrs. Penfleld exhibited the pink
garment rich with basting thread
"This here's a sweater for Lettle."
Mrs. Wopple reached - over and
nipped a plqce of the goods between
two thin fingers, "Ain't that under
wear sllkf
"it sure is. its going to make a
beautiful sweater."
"H'm! Taln't sulfble for Lettle."
"Not sultabU! Why, everybody's
wearing em."
"Not silk. Taln't noways sult'ble
to dress Lettle so fine."
Mrs. Penfleld laughed. "Would you
suggest my making her a calico
sweaterT" she asked pleasantly. "No,
Mrs. Wopple, I been, wishing I.h
some nice clo'es for that child, 'cause
she needs 'em to pull herself up with,
Ain't nothing going to help her so
much as taking pride in something,
and she's the kind that'll live up to
her does. Poor dear, she's always
been doing it; 'taln't no wonder she
hasn't rls faster."
Mrs. Penfleld reached for a soft roll
of white goods. "Look iiere. Didn't
this wash fine? Couldn't anything
pjeased me more'n white corduroy.
Yes,. I saw that streak; It had an ac
cident spilled on It, I guess. But tak
ing that out, there's 'nough for collar
and cuffs for Lettle's sweater and
'nough for a skirt, too. I'm going to
let her wear it Sundays when she's
been good through the week. It'll be
a reform dress, If there ever was one.
She's going to be the happiest child In
The Custard Cup. My I I can't scurce-
ly wait for her to get home; I want to
see her as happy aa she's bound to be."
"If I was In your place, Mis' Penfleld,
I wouldn't count on It. too much. I've
"If s a Mercy You Got ttucn Faith
Lettle."
. '- ':. -v--'
always heard that if folks wasn't happy
inside 'em, there couldn't nothln' make
'em happy from the outside."
Mrs. Penfleld smiled. ; "Yes, thaj's
so, but there's something got to start
the happiness going Inside 'em. Some
folks have got a factory of their own,
and they make their happiness fast's
they can use It and some folks have
had so many hard, knocks that their
happiness machinery has grown rusty
and set. Then It's got to be oiled up
and started going. Why, look at the
birds, Mrs. Wopple. You never heard
a bird sing on the ground ; but give him
a bit of encouragement In the way of a
fencepost or" a bush or something with
an outlook to It, and he'll sing his
little head off, 'cause he's so bubbling
over with Joy. It's up to me to give
Lettle that encouragement
Mrs. Wopple Tose. "I must be goln'.
All I got to say is, it's a mercy you got
such- faith in Lettle. I sh'd call her ah
affliction if she was to my house."
So far Lettle bad merely changed
her allegiance and her boarding place;
the routine of ber days had not been
disturbed. The lust for loot was in
her blood ; and now that she was well
treated and well fed, It had become a
sort of frenzy. She knew little about
putting gratitude Into speech, having
always employed that medium for
vastly different purposes. The more
thankful Lettle felt the higher grew
the heaps of rubbish In Mrs. Penfleld's
back yard. '
As another savage collects his beads
and blankets, so this one collected the
superfluities of human living, the by
products of organization and reorgani
zation, the driftwood that eddied In
from tin wrecking ot many households.
Mrs. Penfleld, tolerating the Instinct of
acquisitiveness in Crink as a more o
less natural phase of boyhood under
stress, was frankly dismayed ever the (
In
far stronger trait in Lettle, and, she
looked forward to the time when she
could fill the child's life with other
Interests. Only in such wise could she
effect a change, because a vacuum In
occupation would have drawn from
Lettle the abhorrence which it de
serves. Aed surely In a few months,
clothes could be accumulated and book
money saved, so that it would be pos
sible to send the child to school.
, When Lettle 'returned, It was to the
accompaniment of a mixed sound, rasp
ing and swishing around the house and
across the board walk In the back yard.
She had chanced upon a scene ot tree
trimming and had acquired many
branches, which she had Jubilantly
snaked home, to be dried and broken
for the kitchen stbve. The triumph of
successful exploration was in her
voice. .
"Penzle, you onghter see what I
brung now. It'll make swell kindlings."
She edged into the living room, her
tbln chest heaving from the violent ex
ertion. "Say, whatcher making?" She
came nearer, her black eyes widening
as they took In the Incredible details
of Mrs, Penfleld's sewing.
Tra making something for yon, Let
tle. Ain't it pretty 7" She held It up.
Lettle thrust out a grimy hand and
nipped a piece of the goods, exactly as
Mrs. Wopple had done before her
with the same conclusion, but with a
totally different emotional reaction.
"Is It sllkr she Inquired, la an
awed voice.
Mrs. Penfleld nodded. j
"And It's for mer i
"Yee, dear."
"Hope to die if you told a IleT
Mrs. Penfleld choked; then vowed
the solemn vow.
"Holy Jlmlnettyl" cried the child.
"You've got me solid. Gee, there ain't
nothing I wouldn't do for you." For
the first time her wary reserve broke.
She hurled herself into Mrs. Penfleld's
lap nd threw her arms around Mrs.
Penfleld's neck. For the first time Mrs.
Penfleld dared to kiss her.
"Lettle, dear, I'm so glad yon like
ltl"
"Like It I I'm beat to a frazzle."
"But listen, Lettle. You can't wear
this every day, you know. It's too nice.
This Is for Sunday."
Lettle straightened, but took this
blow rather placidly. "We-elL Well,
all right. Any more strings to ltf
"For Sunday," continued Mrs. Pen
fleld, "when you've been good through
the week."
"Oh, that's dead easy," scoffed Let
tle, with great Jauntlness. "You Just
watch me. i If I try, I can beat the
angels behaving."
Uncle Jerry appeared In the door,
way. "Say, Car'llne, I toddled 'round
to see If you could give me a room."
"A room? Why, Uncle Jerry, we
haven't got any."
"Yes, you have." Rolling his eyes
whimsically, he Jerked his thumb up
ward. "The loft? My land, you couldn't
sleep up there. .Taln't fitted up no
.nothing. There was a family of mice
tried to live In It once, but I always
thought they gave It up of their own
accord, rather'n 'cause they disap
proved of the trap."
Tm smarter'n a family of mice,"
chuckled the big many "and If yon
can't think of any greater objection,
Tm going to move In. It'd seem kind
o' good to be near the only folks I got
a claim on, and besides, I I got an
other reason. Thank you, Car'llne. Hi
be 'round tonight with my traps. Good-
by." .
"Why, Uncle Jerry Walt yon
haven't thought"
But he was gone. His hearty laugh
trailed back to her as she reached the
door. I '.
i "My goodness, I'm 'frald he's short
of money," she thought ,
had a room for him."
"I wish we
CHAPTER VI
Perennial Prue.
"I can't' set down, Mis' Penfleld. I
Just come In to borrow an egg. I
didn't know I was out, but I'll get
some more termorrow." '
"Bless you, Mrs. Wopple, you came
to the wrong place. I hain't got an
egg right now. ' I used the last one
Saturday, and I shan't have any more
till till later." .
"My landy Goshen!" cried the
amazed Mrs. Wopple. T never heard
of anybody keepln' house 'thout havin'
eggs constant."
Mrs. Penfleld laughed. "Well. Td.
hate to he so beholden to a hen as
that ' Seems like exalting a bird
above a human being, don't It?" She
thrust her darning needle placidly into
Crink's stocking!
"You got an awful light way of takln
serious matters," disapproved Mrs.
Wopple. "Me, I shouldn't heavens to
Betsy! What's that?" Her eyes
rolled wildly toward the ceiling.
"It's my Uncle Jerry," smiled Mrs.
Penfleld. . .
"Your Uncle Jerry !. What's , be
douV up there?".
"Why, Mr. Bosles riding
'round In a new car." -
(TO BS CONTINUED.)
I ' '
OUT OF EVERY 100
, V10M BETOTEO
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Remarkable Results Shown by a Nation
Wide Canvass of Women Purchasers of
( Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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For some time a circular has been
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98 per cent of which say
YES. That means that 98 out
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. This is a moet remarkable record
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Think of it only two women out
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cesses out of a possible 100.
Did you overhear anything like it?
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Chinese Take to Frozen Meat
Argentina is giving Australia a run
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the Chinese have In the past preferred
the taste ' and smell of fresh-killed
meat,' they are gradually being edu
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ultimately become accustomed to using
frozen meat freely. On the other hand,
Australian butter b selling well In
China and Japan, while canned fruits
and Jams from the Island continent are
being taken in Increasing quantities.
Another Early One.
Tbe wild ginger has large,, broad
heart-shaped leaves which are most
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six or ten Inches above the ground,
but the dull, purplish, cup-shaped blos
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well hidden among the dead leaves.
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Alabastine comes in aO
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