The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 20, 1915 Page: 4 of 6
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The Exploit of Elaine
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By ARTHUR B. REEVE
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YNOPMS.
? York police are mystlfted by
muraers anu oxner cn. ii
; clue to the criminal Is the want
r which 1 sent the victim. ahmad
("clutching hand." Tho Utaet vlc-
r the mvsterloua assassin 14 Taylor
U the Insurance president III
Jar. Elaine emolora Crate Kenned?.
aikkrep scientific detective to try ta
;i the. mystery. What Kennedy ac-
Snes la toia or nn inena Jameson
naaer man. Enraxed at the deter.
I effort which Elaine and Craig Ken-
face- maklnK to put an end to hla
HI the ciutcning nana aa wis
criminal Is knotrn. resorts to alt
of the moat diabolical schemes to
cm out of the way- Each chantor
atorv tells of a new slot ajraJnst
Ivea and of the way the great de-
: iiaes all hla skill to save this ret'
riatiand himself from death.
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STHW. devil worshipers.
116 was sealed la tho drawls
(with Aunt Joaenhlno one after
tikkea har lawyer Perry Don-
wropped In unexpectedly.
u uatai feicyicu lucni nuvvt
tier Jennings. In nla usual irn-
re nanner announced that Aunt
ine waa wasted on tho tele-
sooner wero Elaine and Bennett
than Elaine turning to him cr
imed:
Last sight I dreamed that father
bio to mo and told mo mat it j
uld alvo ud Kennedy and Tut my
rust In you I would And t'lo Clutch
g Hand. I don't know what to think
f It"
r Bennett who had been listening irj-
ftently moved over nearjr to Elaine-
'and .bent ovor hor.
1 i'Elalno" ho Bald In a low tone 1$?
xepiarkablo eyes looking- Btraight latp
aer own "you must know that I Joifc
jypn Then glvo mo tho rjght to pfo-
IfiCl you. It was your father's dears
tail' I believe that we should roan.
gift mo abart your dangers aid!u
smear that sooner or lator there will
bo 'an end to tho Clutching Hand.
Glvo mo your aaswor Elaine he
weed "and make me' tho happiest
na la all the world."
Elalno listened and not Hnsympa--ttallcally
as Bonnctt continued to
plead tor tier anawpr
"Walt a little while until tomor-
rrjw" she replied Unally.
"Let It bo as ypu wish then"
agreed Bennett quietly.
He took her hand and kissed It pas-
Innately. Aa laataat later Aunt Josephine re-
turned. Elalno unBtrung by what
"ka4 happened excused herself and
Vrent Into the library.
Involuntarily her mind traveled
fcack over the rapid succession of
Rents of the past few weeks and
tfco part that she had thought at
leant Kennedy bad como to play In
Itr life.
Then she thought of their receht
ailnunderBtandtng Might there not
br somo simple explanation of It aft-
er all which she had missed? What
fcould she do?
She solved tho problem by taking
p the telephouo and asking for Kev
Bsdn number.
I was chatting with Craig in his
laboratory and at tho same time
as watching him In his experimental
work. Just as a call came on the tele-
phone ho was pouring some nltro-
hydrocbloric acid Into a test tube to
complete a reactloa.
Tho telephone tinkled and he laid
down the bottle of acid on his desk
while he moved a few steps to answer
yj call.
Whoever the speaker was Craig
easmed deeply Interested and not
knowing who was talking on the wire
I was eager tq learn whether it waa
ftryane connected with the case of
the Clutching Hand.
'Yes thfa la Mr. Kennedy" I beard
?ralg say.
I moved over toward him and whis-
pered eagerly "Is there anything
new r
A little jmpatleot at being interrupt-
ed Keonedy waved me oat. It oc-
curred to me that he might need a
pad and penell to make a note of
teste Informatioa and I reached over
the desk for thajB.
As I did so my arm Inadvertently
track the bottle of acid knocking It
awer on the top at the deek. it goh-
-stream! ut wtMailng the tatft-
pfceae wires before I could pc evest tt.
la tryiag to riht the bottle ray hand
tw ha uamtaei with the acid which
bavaed Hka Uajitd fire ad I efied ot
Craifc hastily laid dowa the re
eiver aelaed m and raahed ne to
4t bsfk of the Jaboratory whave ha
sash id y haad wtth a seatrallz-
a id.
He totted Uf a weBda cauaed by
the acid itteh proved to be jpMpbt
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at last that Kennedy had apparently
left tho telephono without any expla-
nation or apology.
"Why he rang off" she exclaimed
angrily to herself as she hung up tho
receiver ad left the roost.
II the center of a devious and wind-
ing way suite Unknown to all except
those who knew the innermost secrets
of the Chinese quarter and even Un-
known to tho police there was a dingy
tenement house apparently Inhabited
by hard-working Chinamen but In re-
ality tho headquarters of tho neterl-
oub devil worshiped a sect of stan
ists banned oven in tho Celestial em-
pire. Tho followers of tho cult comprised
somo of tbo moat clangorous Chlneso
criminals thugs and assassins bo-
sides a number of dangerous charac-
ters who belonged to various Chinese
secret societies. At the head of this
formidablo organization was Long Sin
(he high priest of tho devil god and
Long Sin had as we Mow already
joined forces with tho notorious
Clutching Hand.
The room in which the uncanny rites
of tho dovll worshipers wero conduct
cd waa n largo apartment decorated in
' Chinese stylo with highly colored por-
traits of somo of tho dovl deities and
costly silken hangings. Beside a large
dais depended a huge Chlneso gong.
On tho dais itself stood or rather
pat an ugly figure covered with soma
sort of metallic plating. It almost
scomed to bo tho mummy of a China-
man covered with gold leaf.
Into this room camo Long Sin at-
tired in nn elaborate silken robe. Ho
advanced and kotowed beforo the
dais with Its Btrango figure and laid
down an offering beforo it.
This performance was witnessed by
twenty or thirty Chinamcq who knelt
in tho rear of tho room.
At tho samo timo an aged Chinaman
carrying a prayer wheel entered the
place and after prostrating himself
devoutly placed tho machine-' on a
tort of low stool or tabourctto and
began turning it slowly muttering.
'A tow moments later Long Sin who
had boon bowing beforo tho metallic
flguro in dcopestreverenco suddenly
sprang to his feet Hhi Wa.ed eyo end
excited manner indicated that-ho had
received a mcssago from tbo lips of
tho Btrango god.
Tbo worshipers who hnd prostrated
themselves in awo at tho Bight of their
high priest in the unholy frenzy all
rose to their feet and crowded for-
ward. Long Sin struck several blows oa
tho resounding gong and then raised
his voico In solomn tones.
"Kslng Chau the Terrible demands
a consort. She Is to bo foreign fair
of face and with golden hair."
At tho samo time In a room of the
adjoining house the Clutching Hand
himself was busily engaged in mak-
ing the most elaborato preparations
for Bomo nefarious scheme which bis
fertile mind bad evolved.
Tbo room had been fitted up as a
medium's seance parlor.
Two of tho Clutching Hand's most
trusted confederates and a hard-faced
woman of middle age drassed in plain
black were putting the finishing
touches to this apartmest when their
chief entered.
Clutching Hand gazed about the
room bow and then giving an order
or two to make moro effective the
setting for the purpose which be bad
la mind.
Finally he nodded in approval and
stepped over to the fireplace where
logs were burning brightly la a grate
Pressing a spring la the asaatelptece
tho master criminal effected instant
transformation. The o la the rt
place atill burning disappeared imme-
diately through the bottosa of the brick
tiling and a autat sheet covered them.
An aperture opeaed at the back aa if
by magic
Through this oneala Clutching
Haad made hta way quickly aad dla-
appeared. Emerging c the ether aide of tatt
peculiar fireplace Clutching Haad
pushed aside a curtain which ba
the way and looked iato the ChjaflM
tfcmple taklsg us a pojltloa bakead
the metallic igure en the dale.
Tha Chhanswi had by tJ Hm
fefced thalr dawtfea K ub h
alight be called aad the U'4 wag
leaving while Lea 84a 'toadalona
pa the dais.
The note ot the departing aataaista
had scarcely died away wfcea Clutcev
ing Hand stepped out.
"Follow we" he ontoped hoarsely
seizing Long Bin by the arra and laad
ing hfc away.
Tkf pasted threwah the passage-
way ft Uw jireaiihae aad. having en-
tared thwteaaeeaaww gjirtabkjig Hand
H as fTniirihbhag that had baea
aiifaia La gift TUtrf Ms head ha
veliae aMwrai.
was standing in the llbcary
sadly at Keanady' potiW
over reaest aveats and aboM
aJPSi aebua aver the telephone waieh
MeaaMtcaed she had reclT4. -
Jennhieje entered whh a card m a
salver Elalno took it and saw with
surprise the name of her caller:
MADAME 8AVET8KY
Medium.
Beneath the engraved name wero
tho words written In ink: "I have a
message from the spirit of your fa-
ther." "Yes I will see her" cried Elaine
eagerly la response to the butler's in-
quiry. She followed Jennings into the ad-
joining rodm and there found herself
face to face with the hard-featured
woman who had only a few moments
before left the Clutching Hand.
Elaine looked rather than Bpoko her
Inquiry
"Your father my dear" purred the
medium with a great pretence of sup-
pressed excitement "appeared to mo
the other nlaht from the spirit world.
I was In a trance and ho asked me to
deliver a message- to you.''
"What waa tho messago?" asked
Elalno breathlessly now Aroused to
intense Interest.
"I must go into a trando again to got
it" replied tho insinuating Savctsky
"and if you like I can try It at onco
provided we can bo left alotio long
enough."
Seated In hor chair tho medium
muttered wildly for a fow moments
rolled her eyes and with somo con
vulsive movements pretended to go in-
to a tranco.
Suddenly tho curtains wero pulled
aside and Aunt Joscphlno and Ben-
nett who had just come in entered.
"I can do nothing hero" exclaimed
Savctsky starting up and looking
about severely. "You mUBt corao to
my seanco chamber where wo shall
cot bo interrupted."
"1 will" eald Elaine vexed at tho
Intrusion at that moment. "I must
have that message I must."
"What's all this Elaine?" demanded
Aunt Josephine
Hurriedly Elaino poured forth to
hor aunt and Bennett the story of tho
medium's visit and tho promised mes-
sago from her father in tho other
world.
Aunt Josephine who was not one
easily to bo imposed on strongly ob-
jected to Elalno'a proposal to accom-
pany Savetsky to tho seanco chamber
but Elaine would not bo denied.
"It might bo safe for Elaine to go"
Bennett finally suggested to Aunt Jo-
sephine "It you and I accompanied
her."
A fow moments later in tho Dodge
car Elaine tho medium nnd her two
escorts started for tho Chinese quar-
ters. At tho Iioubo the medium opened tho
door with hor key and ushered in her
threo visitors.
Entering tbo room tho medium at
onco prepared for tho seance by pull-
ing down tbo window shades.
Suddenly an indistinct faco was 4ccn
to bo peering through tho black cur-
tains. A voice deep sepulchral was
heard In slow and solemn tones.
"I am Eeko tho spirit of Taylor
Dodgo. I will glvo no message until
one named Josophlno leaves tho
room."
No sooner had tho wordn been ut-
tered than tho medium camo writhing'
out of hor trance. (
"What happened?" she asked look-
ing at Elaine.
Elaino reported the spirit's words.
"Wo can get nothing if your aunt
Btays hero" Savetsky added Insisting
Elaine a HurrM Through the Hid-
In the fireplace.
that Aaat Joaephlne must go. "Your
lather caaaet apeak while she is pres-
ent." Auat Josephine annoyed by what
aha had heard Indignantly refused to
go aad as deaf to all Elaine's plead-
iae. "I think It will be all right." finajiy
acquiesced Bennett seeing how bent
Elaine was on securing the message.
"Ill atay aad protect her."
Ant JoeepMaVflnally agreed. "Very
wefi then" she protested marching
out Pf the room In a high state of
indignation.
She had scarcely left the house
however wbea she began to .suspect
that all waa not as it -ought to be. In
laatf the Idea had no sooner occurred
la her than he decided to call on
Kennedy and she ordered the chauf-
feur to take her as quickly aa posslblo
to the laboratory.
Kennedy had loot been in tho labo-
ratory all the day after my export
eace with tha acid and I -a as impa-
Fieatlr awakiag his arrival. At last
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there came a knock at the door And I
opened It hurriedly. There was a mes-
senger boy who handed mo a note. I
toro it open. It was from Kennedy
and read- "I shall probably be away
for two or three days. Call up Elalno
and tell her to beware of a certain
Madame Savetsky"
I was still puxzllng over the note
and was just about to call up Elaine
when tho speaking tubq was blown
nnd to my surprise I found that it was
Aunt Josephine who hnd called.
"Where Is Mr. Kennedy?" sho asked
greatly agitated.
"He has gone away for a few days"
I replied blankly "IB there anything
I can do?"
She was very excited and hastily ro-
tated what had happened at the parlor
of the medium.
"What was her name?" I cried anxiously.
"Madamo SaVolsky' sho replied to
my surprise.
Astounded I picked up Craig's note
from the desk and handed t to her
without n word. She read it with
breathless eagerness.
"Como back there with me please"
she begged almost frantic with fear
now. "Something terrible mny have
happened."
Aunt Joscphlno had hardly lctt Sa-
vetsky when tho tranco was resumed.
Suddenly from tho mysterious shad-
ows of tho cabinet there appeared the
spirit of Long Sin whoso death
Elaine BtlU believed sho had caused
When Adventuress Mary had lured her
to tho apartment.
Elalno wob trembling with fear nt
tho nppnritlon.
Ab before a strange voice Bounded
in tho depths of tho cabinet and again
a messago waa heard In low solemn
tones:
"I nm Keka and I havo with me
Long Sin. Ills blood cries for ven
geance."
Elalno was overcome with horror at
the worde.
Then a dim ghostly flguro appar-
ently that oflLong Sin appeared
With arms outstretched tho figure
nlldad from tho cabinet and nppronchod
Elaine. Sho shrank back farther
In fright too horrified even to scream
At tho samo moment tho medium
draw a vnpor pistol from hor dress
.nnd. as tho ghost of Long Sin leaped
at Elaine Savctsky darted forward
and shot a stream of vapor full In
Bennett's face.
Bonnett dropped unconscious the
lights in tho darkened room flashed
up and several of the men of tho
Clutching Hand rushed in.
Quickly the fireplace was turned on
Its cleverly constructed hinges re-
vcallng tho hidden passage
Beforo any effpetivo resistance could
bo mado Elaino nnd Bennett were
hustled through tho passage securely
bound and placed on n divan in n
curtained chamber .back of tho altar
of the dovll worshipers.
It was at that moment that I lUtlo
dreaming of what had been tnklng
ptacc arrived with Aunt Joscphlno nt
tho house of tho1 medium.
Sho answered my ring and admitted
us. To our surpriso the seanco room
was empty.
"WhcrOyis tho young lady who was
here?" I asked.
"Miss Dodgo and tho gontlomnn just
left a fow minutes ago" tho medium
explained as wo looked about.
I happened to notice n torn handker-
chief lying on tho floor. It flashed
over mo that perhaps It might nfford
n clue
As I passed It I purposely dropped
my soft hat over it and picked up tho
hat securing the handkerchief with-
out attracting Savctsky's attention.
Aunt Josephino was keen now for
returning homo to And out whether
Elaine was there or not No sooner
had sho entered tho car and drlyen off
than I examined tho handkerchief It
was torn as if it had been crushed In
tho hand during a struggle and
wrenched away. I looked closer In
the corner was the Initial "E."
That was enough. Without losing
another precious moment I hurried
around to tho nearest police station
The sergeant detailed several
roundsmen nnd a man In plain clothes
and together we returned to the house
laying a careful plan to surround It
secretly while the plainclothes man
and I obtained admittance.
Meanwhile tho Chinese devil wor-
shipers had again gathered in their
cursed temple and Long Sin in hit
priestly robe appeared on the dais.
The worshipers kotowed rever-
ently to him while at the back again
stood the aged Chinaman patiently
turning bis prayer wheeL
Two brailer8 or smoke pots had
been placed oh the dais one of which
Long Sin touched with a stick caus-
ing it to burst out Into dense fumes
Standing before them he chanted
JpArtasal tones: "The white consort of
tbo great Kalng Chau has bean found.
It is his will that she now be made
his"
As he finished Intoning the message.
Long Sin signaled to two young China-
men to go Into the anteroom. A mo-
ment later they returned with Elaine.
Frightened though she was Elaine
mado no attempt to struggle evea
when they bad cut her bonds.
They carried her up to the dais and
nowLong Sin faced ber and sternly
ordered her to kotow to the grue-
some metallic figure-
She refused but Instantly tha China-
men aeized her arm and twisted it
until they had compelled ber to fail
to her knees.
Having forced her to kotow .dojig
Sin turned to the assembled devil
dancers.
"With magtc and rare drugs he
chanted "she ahail be made to pass
hjrond and her body encased in pre-
Sims gold shall be the consort of Kslng
Cbau forever and ever."
With callous dovlltry the oriental
satanlsts mado every arrangement foT
embalming and preserving the body
of Elaine.
At last nil seemed to bo In rcadlneea
to proceed.
'Hold her" ordered Long Sin in gut-
tural Chinese to tho two attendants
SB ho approached her.
Long Sin held in his hand n small
profusely decorated pot from which
smoko was escaping. As ho ap-
proached ho passed this receptaclo tin
der hor noso once twlcq threp times
Gradually Elalno fell into Uncon-
sciousness. Whilo Elaine was facing death in
the power of tho devil worshipers I
had reached tho house of Savetsky
next door with tho police and tho
place had been quietly surrounded
With tho plainclothes man a daring
and intelligent fellow I went to tho
door and rang tho bell.
"What can I do for you?" asked the
medium admitting us.
"My friend here." I parleyed "liMn
great business trouble. Can your con-
trolling spirit glvo htm ndvico?"
Savetsky set to work preparing tho
room for a seanco. Aa sho moved over
to the window to pull down tho shades
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she must have caught sight of ono or
two of tho policemen who bad incau-
tiously exfmed themselves from tho
hiding plnco In which I had disposed
them beforo wo cut red. At any rate
Savetsky did not lose a jot of her ro-
markablo composure.
"I'm Borry" alio remarked merely
"but I'm afraid my control is weak
and cannot work today."
Sho took a step toward tho doqr
motioning us to leave. Neither of us
paid any attention to the hint but re-
mained seated au wo had been be-
foro Almost beforo I knew what sho was
doing sho mado a dash for something
In tho corner of tho room. It was
time for open action and I seized her
quickly.
My detectlvo was on bis feet In an
instant.
"I'll tako caro of her" ho ground
out seized her wrists in his viselike
grasp. "You givo tho slgifal."
I rushed to tho window throw up
the shado and opened tho sash wav-
ing our preconcerted sign nnd turned
again toward tho room.
With a sudden accession of desper-
nto strength Savetsky brako away
from tho plainclothes man and again
attempted to get at something con-
cealed on the wall. I had turned just
n time to fling myself between her
and whatever object she bad in mind.
As the detective took her again and
twisted her arm until she cried out
in pain I hastily Investigated the wall-
She had evidently been attempting to
press a button that rang a concealed
bell.
What did it mean?
Elaine now completely unconscious
was being held by tho Chinamen
while her arm was smeared with
sticky black material from the caul-
dron of Long Sin.
Suddenly the aged Chinaman with
the prayer wheel stopped bis Inces-
sant Impious turning and rising held
up his hand aa if to command atten-
tion. 'This is nonsense." he cried In a
loud voice. "Why should our great
Kslng Chou daslre a white devil? I a
greatgrandfather demand to know."
Shaking with rage. Long Sin or-
dered the intruder off the dais. But
the aged devotee refused to go.
"Throw him out" ho ordered hlg at-
tendants. For answer as the two young
Chinamen approached the old China-
man threw them dawn to the
floor with a quick jlu-jltu movemeat.
Furious now beyond expression.
Long Sin stepped forward. He seized
the beard and quaua of tbo Intruder.
To his utter amazement they camo
off!
It was Kennedy.
With hla automatic drawn before
tho astonlsbod dovll dancers could
recover themselves Craig Btood at
bay.
Long Sin leapej bebjgd the bl$
gong. As the Cbjaanan rashad f.
ward to seize him Kennedy shot the I
leader of Long Sln'B attendants and
struck down the other with a blow.
Kennedy seized Elaine's yielding
body nnd pushing back the curtain to
tho anteroom succeefted in gaining It
nnd locking tho door Into tho main
temple.
Bennett Waa stUl lying on thp floor
tightly bound. With a few deft cuts
with a Chinese knifo which ho bad
picked up Kennedy released him.
At tho same timo Chinamen were
trying to batter down tho door Ken
nedy's last bulwark- It waa swaying
under their repeated blows.
While Kennedy wnB thus besieged
by tho devil worshipers in the ante-
room Bevernl policemen and detectives
gathered in tho seancp room with us
next door whero SavetBky was hem a
defiant nnd muto prisoner.
I had discovered tho bell and taking
that as a guide I started to trace the
CoUrso of a wire which ran alongside
tho Wall.
To tho fireplace I traced the bell
and in pulling on the wire I luckily
pressed a secret spring. To my amaze-
ment the whole fireplace ewung out
of sight and disclosed a secret pas-
tiageway. I looked through it
It was almost at that precise Instant
that tho door of tho anteroom burst
open and tho Chlnamon swarmed in
the Gruesome Metallic Figure.
urged on by tho insane exhortations of
Long Sin.
To my utter amazemont I recog-
nized Kennedy's voice.
In tho first onslaught Craig shot one
Chinaman .dead then closed with the
others slashing right and left with the
Chlneso kntfo ho had picked up.
licnnctt camo to his old but was
Immediately overcome by two China
men who evidently had been dotalled
for that purpose.
Meanwhllo Kennedy and tho othors
wero engaged In a terrible llfo and
death struggle.
Finally Long Sin seizing a largo
wall-hanging leaped upon Kenucdy
from the back nnd throw It over his
head almost suffocating him.
It was just as tho Chinese was about
to overpower him tnat I led the po
lice and detectives through tho pas
sageway of tho fireplace.
It was a glorious fight that followed.
liut Long Sm and hlB Chinamen wero
no match for tho police and wore soon
completely routed tho pollco striking
furiously in all directions and clearing
the room.
Instantly Kennedy thought of the
fair object of all this moloo. He
rushed to (ho divan on which bo had
Placed Elalno.
Aa Bho opened her eyes for an in-
Btant sho gazed at Craig then at Ben
nett. Still not comprehending just
what had happened she gave her band
to Bennett. Bennett lifted her to bei
feet and slowly assisted ber as she
tried to walk away.
Kennedy watched them more stupe-
fied than if ho bad been struck over
tho head by Long Sin.
Police and detectives were now tak
ing the captured Chinamen away as
Bennett bis arm about Elaine led her
gently out.
A young detectlvo had slipped the
bracelets over Long Sin's wrist and I
was standing beside him.
Kennedy in a daze at the sight of
Elaine and Bennett passed us scarce
ly noting who we were.
As Craig collected bis scattered
forces Long Sin motioned to hlro. as
If ho had a message to deliver.
Kennedy frowned suspiciously. He
waa about to turn Jiway whea the Chi
naman began pleading earnestly for a
cnance to say a few words.
"Step aside for a moment you
lows won't ou please?" he asked.
will bear whtt you have to say Long
tun."
Long Sin looked about craftily.
"What is it?" prompted Craig aee-
ing that at last they were all alone.
Long Sin again looked around.
-Swear that I will go free and not
suffer" he whispered "and I will be-
tray tbo great Clutching Hand.
Kennedy studied tho Chinaman
keenly for a moment Then seeming-
ly satisfied with tha scrutiny he nod-
ded slowly assent
As Craig did so I saw Long Sin lean
over and whisper Into Kennedy's ear
Graig started back In horror aad sur-
prise. (TO BB CONTJNgSD.)
A Net f OUt WefTMkfl Fumm
Relief From Suffer.-. .
Women who suffer Jrom extreme
aefyousness often endure mjich
suffering befbre finding ahy f'Ht'
Mrs. Joseph Snyder 'of Tiffin 0.
had luch an experience regarding
Which she ayU . .
- dix mgnwn
waa bedfast with
nervous prostra-
tion. I had Bjnk-
Irf spells a col
tammy ffclna
could pot Mittd
tha slightest
noise. At tmea
X would almost
fly to pieces;
stomach r a r f
weak. My hus-
band Isslstsd o
my jMklna Dr.
becn to improve
nrst botlla
TDBTt.
n. Ohio.
mended
iystcm
s because
at of the
tfc-fttle.
Nervine has
proven i
such cases so
nany timeSoiidf it is unnecessary
to make claims lor it. xou can
prove its merits for yourself by
getting a bottle of your druggist
who will return tiie price if you
receive no benefit
MILKS MEDICAL CO. KIKhart Ird.
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Ono thing thoyipfl'y"bchl in favor
of our fricnd.lKf dovll is lent there
Is not n lnzuyGnc lathis holy. Flor
ma iimcs-iiwion. jrjf
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TtQMettm Wonder cures kldnoy
and bpdtfcr troubles dUsolves grav
est diabetes weak and lame
irhcHnintlBra oaf all irregular-
tho kidneys and bladder in
n and wojfion. Regulate
troubles lar children. If not
bysyour drujtflst will bo sent by
1 on rcceipjfof $1.00. Ono small
bdltlq Is twofnonth's treatment and
aollom falbjrto pet feet a euro. Send
forNaiMTonlals from thlB and ptbor
Btatcs. Dr. E. W- Hnll 2926 Ollte
Strcot 8t Louis Mo. Blod by drug-
gtata. C X. LINDLEY D. V. X.
BOO PRACTICE A SPECIALTY
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PHONES:
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Office Houre:
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befora I Shad .finished the
until I vAs ctfrely apssMI.
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of fashion's next decree. Tplcdo
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See T. and P. Railway Agents
A D. Bell Geo. D. Hunter.
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