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Tfco rvader* of Ibis paper wifl l-e
Pleased to learn that there Is at
**st one dreadful disease that sctenc
has b <?. able to cure In all iu ?ta^-v
aad that 1s Catarrh. Hall'a Catarrh
Oure is the only positive cur* no*
known to the medical fraternity . Ca
1 J?rrh being a constitutional disc****,
require* a owsUtaUocal treatment.
Hail-? Catarrh Core is taken Intern
ally. acting directly upon the Mood
and muoouB surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
^strength by building up the oonsti
totion and assisting nature in doin?
iu wt The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they otter One Hutirfrvd lv>ilarv
for any case that it fails to curv Send
for the list of testtmoinafcs
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GRs.~0 REDUCTION SALE
The F*ae> Train Is new seT.:sc a
c lot of <icod Goods at reduce
??> :?s they are getting too o:d tc
ar : sell at a profit. Yours.
; Herman Grinsir.
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F>ts
Christmas
Star
It Proved to On* to Hb
Liking
By ELLEN HINCKLEY
OopyrlKM t>r American Pr??s A??o
i latlon. UU.
Bert Stillnwin* hony was knee deep
in the heavy drifts of snow. The anl
mal struggled bravely, then lurched
forward, tli rowing his rider over hla
head Into a drift.
The nian pulled out his revolver,
nimcd and. turnlnc hlw head aside,
fired l ive minute* later he staggered
en alone with a blanket thrown across
his sbnuMfT* Behind him the dead
bor^e made a dark blotch on the white
ncf** of the snow.
He t indeed on. steppinc blindly
ahead, for he was in a stranpe coun
try and had thus far found his way by
"I HAVK OROKRA TO STTOOT TOT IF Tor
--i tertsii landmarks o ? 'alned
?n wt itlrn r frtkw lie carried I'nt
nil landmarks ww* n'vltrrntpd now by
the d:irVne?<
An errand of kindness w?* bringing
Mm to tlii? strange Mintn of broken
hi'ls H'1 Ifvpl plain* He bud never
l<eon in Momma before. and the^brill
screw an of the wind a* it *w-ept down
? pr < nyon* made no n<u-i?- for him
lie k :i? now )ie?. nning to roal^e that
hi* 1 tw n>icht < ml In death He
sl.ruc -ed hi* brwl ?l?*il(h>r* at hi*
own .' Micer but he ?i? sorry for
younc And.' Bel> her
He" Sii'iuwn wi* a yonne Chicago
lawyer. and hi* defense of And?
Belcher In a shooting ca*e had saved
: hat reprobate'* iife. bm there at ret > her!
t^ofore the youth a term of years In
prison There was only a brief ten
day* before \rdy would begin to serve
his sentence. and he had beeped to see
hi* fat' rr before be left. A telegram
to old Frank Belcher had l<een nnan
awered. and because of his client <
agony of m rd Stillman had shnt nji
his oflW -r,d taken train for Missoula.
In the vi -'riity of whi- h the Belcher
ranch was located
He had traveled for a while dr.y In
the storm only to >o*e hi* way at >ast
Now ho wa* wlthont a horse? a city
man In a wild winter swept country
"There is a light?" he almost shouted
{=??- cht ahead th touch the thick
darkness there appeared b reddish
c'ow A* he nearod it It took the form
of it star and seemed to pildp him on
his wa> a<T th. trackles* snow
"Perhsps ? I* Bel< her's place, or it
ma v In- nearby. At any rate, 1 can
pn ably pet a hor?p and <1r!ve over 01
m>tv1 ? rd To the old man ' Bert Stt I
pv<n set his fs.-v acain*t ihe cold wind
and wrap'x'd the blanket over his
bead.
A. at or>oe a thought strnck him
with sudden force It wa? Cbrtetmai
ere.
Now he sml'ed as ho thought of thf
dreary Oh~ctmas eve be wa* spend
ng. so different from any other he had
over experienced
"I cress that'* my Christmas star,
he said to himself -It's surely point
cc the way to safety for me. and It's
? fun Serine matters so that I can get
Frank Berber to hi* son. I lmagin>
tbatV all that matters now."
When be finally staccered np to a
low. comfortable ranch hou?e almost
hidden by the drifts of snow he wa?
nearly eshm^'ed from co'd and the
eCort of propelling hi* weary body
through the deep drifts.
The light shone through an tincur
rained window and sent a draft o!
brilliance ecros* the snow
"My Clirtsrmas Starr he muttered
as he s-nk nneonsc >ns arninat th?
door of the house
"My Chrictmas starr he murmured
later when he 'ooVed np Into the dark
starry eyes of a lovely g">ri who benl
above h!m
??Why'"- she stammered, startlnt
l-ack aad 'ivv.'nt over her shoulder at
a tfi'l boarded man who was mKlTit
somethinc hot in a tumbler
? What Is It dear? Is be enn?etonsr
asfced the ro;in comlnc forward.
'Tes, father." The girl shrank ?wi;
T tnn?t bare been very stupid, for I
did t r ct rr^vt what she said to ?#
with Oeorge N?>lsot? or any otber man.
indeed. I didn't know what she mean:.
She didn't ex p a in. m I continued In
the dark.
On Christ man morning Geortre Nel
son drove up ti> the bonse in hi* two
wheeled cart and. hitching hla borao
to a post, cnme in. I wna watching
him from nr window and noticed that
he had no packugm In his banda. from
which I Inferred that what be waa In
tending to give me of hla own ohnoa
ing waa not bulky. Ue wore a fur
lined overcoat, and there waa plenty
of mom for ordinary alxed packagea j
in the pocket*. I went downstairs
and fonnd him and mother In the II
brary There <va*a very pleased look on
mother'* fnc*. and. arcing her holding ,
something In Ikt clenched hand. I In j
ferred that she llad received a present,
though hox* It ct>nld If of much value
and ao small a* to be coni-ealed In her
fl?t. I eonld n<it cues*. Mr. Nelaon |
banded me a l<on. which I opened and
found n l>eniitirnl gold bracelet aet
with nibie* ll?> permitted me to feast
my eye* on it for n w hlle then drew
forth another hoi. no higger tbao a
walnnt. Thia I opened and took ont ? j
rltw: set with n hiindsome solitaire j
diamond.
"Thia la whan I have chosen for
you." he said.
1 waa aa well rlea?ed with It as with
my bracelet. So intent waa I on both
thnt for s?>me tltne I did not ralae my
eyes. and when i! did I caught mother I
end Mr Nelwm looking at each other
meaningly But ao stupid wa* I that
1 did nr>t realire w hat waa passing l>e
twwn them 1 slipped my ring sue
ressively on the fligers of ray right
hand nnd found lit fitted the third.
"1 suppovr I shall wear it there." I
said. "It fits exactly .**
"Oh. Daisy " exclaimed my mother,
"yon are Incorrigible'"
"Not at all." Mr Ne'?on protested !
her weir tbe ring on her right ''
hard Next Christmas 1 may give her j
another present, ulso of my own cboos ?
lug. and powalhly It may also be of
hoi's, but till then let her do as she
likes abont this one"
"You two are s|<eaklng In riddles." 1
br->ke out- "1 do wish yon would talk
so that I can understand you."
"tJoodhy and a merry Christmas,"
said Mr N?l?<>n. "Remember. next
year 1 hope to stand here with another
gift, which will explain to yon things
that yon are yet too young to under
j stand "
With thnt he wprt ont. got Into his
cart and drove away
j "What d'*e? it ail mean, mother?" t
a?ked.
"Perhsp* yon 'Mil know hy next
t'hr'ctn.is without being told."
That w.i? nil | could get out of her.
awl. though 1 pnxstled over the matter
ill th ? tin- and for some time after
ward. It -d to find any interprrta- j
:i ?n for the *? ret l*>tw-een mother and
(Mr. Nei?on
i rvir'nc the following ?op r our neigh
l*r wns m?re frequently at our
li.itwe, hi i! when *<smn>er came ami he
tooV ith> on frng spins In his unto *
change ba?l ronw over me I began to
look ii|h>ii him not as a father or older
brother, but a* * man whom i liked
von nm<h to be Kith. When autumn
came he w tiid ocvasionally bring or
scn?l me dcror* fmni his conservatory
It *<-cms singular to me now ihat while
I l?egnn to look upon btm as a proper
companion Tor me I still failed to tin
dcrataod hlc action In giving mr a ring
at the | !v?iou? i'h"l?tmn*
One tlaj I asked m> n>oi??er If she
rememliored that <?corge Nelson had
promised to glv* ime In Pccemtier a
pwent that would explain the prevl
on* one sv replied that I had mlsso?l
an opportunity t tie t mlrht not occur
again A flood of 1 ght poured In upon
me. and 1 was shot ked at my obtuse
nes*. Furthermore I van selted with
consternation. hut I had lost the man
I wns now conscious that I loved.
From that time till Christmas I
strove by especially encouraging my
former ?ultorto undo what I had done
nut the more I encouraged the more
I was discouraged Mr Nelson grew,
so far aa I could discern, more and
more indifferent to me. Toward the
end of October came a surprise. It
was on a beautiful nntumn day. vbrn
I we went together for r.n automobile
drive Mr Nelson i?nld to m?-:
"You remember that I promised you
* gift for the comir.c Christmas that
would be or my and I hoped of your
choosing T*
, I "I do -
"I am ready to tell yon what It Is
, to be."
"Whstr
i "A wedding ring."
When we returned to the bonse I
announced to my mother what my gift
whs to tie and that H had accepted It
"I hope." she replied, "yon will have
the sense to put It on your left hand."
"Indeed 1 win." 1 replied.
Georre tn?l-ted, unless there was
some especial objection, on being mar
rlel on Christmas. He said that be
i 1 had been looking frcward for nearly
- a year to put the wading ring on my
finger and If he were not permitted
to do so on that day he would be d!s.
appointed. I had less than two months
' " in which to get ready, but I assented,
and on Christmas morning he did as
he had Intended to dc. ? gave me a plain
g> id ring? and as a part of the marriage
ceremony, when he slipped It on, he
und mother exchanged glance*, and
both wetr smiling
After the ceremony I went with my
hnsbend on a wedding Journey, and on
my return 1 t<ecame an Inmate and
mistress of the plao upon which I
had for so many yiiars looted wist
: fully. My hoshand sa;p? that he missed
his wooing, for there ran be no wooing
of a child At any nit?, b? bad but a
' j few incsUis of lovemnking.
W SO WEAK?
KJdnar TfwibW* May bo Snapping j
Tour Lib A war r'askan rVT>:-e
Have I^earr*-! TMfl Fnc<
When a health 7 man or worn be
gins to ran down without apparent
cause. become? weak, languid, do
prewfd. suffers backache, b?ad*f]>e,
di**y spells and urinary disorders,
kidney waknes* may be the rau*e
of Jt ftU. Kmp tbe kidneys w?il
and they will keep you well. Doan*
Kidney PI I to ?n sick kidneys and
keep them m*n. Cm Alaskan re?d
< rs demand further proof than the
following statement:
Mrs. F. H Morell. 518 Marlon St.,
Seattle, Wash., say-c "Kllney com
plaint and barkxhe bothered me
*11 my life and I bad stKh *e\ cr?
attack* at times that I was prartl
< ally helpless. The pains through
my kidneys and loin* were almost
unbearable. I had h??a laches and
dl?y spalls and in the mornin* when
I first pot up, I bec*m? so di**y
'hat I dared not attempt to walk
across the ball. learning alKmt
ivtan's Kidney nils I be ran thetr use
The content* of the first bo* helped
me so greatly that I camttaMd taking
'hem and before Nik I was entirely j
relieved of kidney complaint. | have i
rf-comrn ended Doan'3 Kidney ri:to to;
rrany of my friends and shall oontin
ue to do so." (Statement gi~en D^-j
cumber 1", 1307.)
RE- ENDORSEMENT.
Mrs. Morell was interviewed on [
February 1, 1910, and she added toj
'he above : "I have been in good .
hea!Ui since T endorsed Doar.'s Kid- j
ney Pills In 130". I tak? this rem- 1
r-dy in the swing and fall and It ?
kenp? me in mot health."
FV>r sale by a'l dea'ers Pr1<"e TO
cetfts. Fo?tr-r.Mi1bnrn Co. Ruffafo.
New Tork. *>o!e a?en's for the Fnlte-l
States.
Remember t':e name ? TVwns ? and;
takv? no other.
For ssv br all dealers Pries R0
cents. F -ter MI!bn'r\ Co . Rnffa'o
Vrw Tor- c.-?V * er>'? fnr the T"nlt
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Remer N - t'-e ns:ne ""V>an'? ? and
'ake no oth^r
SINGEP SUES YOUNG
HU?B AND FOR DIVORCE.
(Ry A1a<Va N'rwn ftarertn.)
ST IXM'IS, J An 2S ? M? '#hm> P?>htj.
mAnn-Hrtn*. th?? *i-nt*T. h? to ?'?#
hw rnonc hw<b*i?d, William R*np. for
illvm* It wlw b?> a (wm^lnd ?*???
**< iori, th<> r??on f T Uip ?ntt
Ine prl-nHps!ly bo a;??# **io rhonr*?
hr?r ?;ht children rA?hw 'iMki ih?
m?n Rapp i* 12 y*r* 'h* dim"*
Jiwilor. Tbpy h*v*> tK>-vr? *<>p*r?t?|
fnr wrnp timp
"I h?ro not a wrw<i to ?*y
>lr Rapp." Mk! Ma 'irvp R h .mftnn.
Hotork today "H? js a cpi'l'man
and l? rulUiml and r*>f1n?1 Put H
is b*?)?l 'hA< ho eo Ma wAy Aid 1 rn
mlno. Hp i?i in NYw York- I Am on
thp roA<l ?inclnc. I Am Dinging tor
my ohiWron. for I h?vp gtrPn my Hfe
to thum. Mr R*pp tho?sht. I dM
n*ir?? foe my rhlldron UiAn I <fc<1 for
htm. He tkoucht I r*vp thpm mor?<
T prrtwnvp hp ?-aa rt?ht. Tfcit the"*
wrcr no q<?A?Tpl? ? n.i rifrly word* ''
IWtlpd PaV Ra'nler. nine Ribbon
and Olympic Hppt for aale At Ui*
Bowd of Trade. tt
LOCAL BRIEFS
8KAGWAY WEATHER REPORT
RpaulU of lh? ob*err*U)e Ukea
at Moor*'* Wharf *t ?HnlfM.
2m. 24, 1911, ?? ?w follow*
T<nnp tim? ntxwTtfn , . . fh ftbflro
in prr<^tlnx 24 hr? . . . 4< a.?ot?
Ml*. * " ? .. . 49 ab o*?
?' V.OT?
Karonr.**** 2? : 25. Olowdy, M. wind
mm WEATHER RtPuM
ttttfniATrmi
UTATH'NK A? pu?* R?l?w
'*ri -?fl 1
A'hi" llorw 11 ?
in?!?h 12
\lltn i*
\smpT LetwfV 0
'InouKivint I
tlig' Salmon
V niton* rotMinc ?"
Selkirk *
Coffrt Crwl'..,. . 10
-t?w?rt KiT*r .... 9
... 10
Dawvm ... .... 12
rirmdy a "t) calm at an pofrvt* ?.
Hootallnqna. wh?*o It Is foarr
1 :>im. ar.d I/)w?T I sR*rf& where
* i? rfcwulv with li<ht norUj wind,
f>W !??<? fw. 'an get t tMlwiB'.
h? ir.?> rook?d n ?*J at Ui# New Horn*
???U.jrant. >tv A*a . J'*t off of
??rowdwar
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