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WXM'r M-'- k Bunch of Letters. BY HATTIE WHITNEY. CCopyrtRht, 1601, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) . Glen Alder, August 3d. Dear Jen:--Don'£ ever ask me to do * a benevolent thing again, for I won't. X wouldn't have done it this time if you and brother Tom and O. V. hadn't dragged me into it whether I liked it or not; then I wouldn't be worried as I am this minute, by a specter in the distance of a red headed Bister-in-law who lq a regular Nobody from No­ where. I didn't care to make her ac­ quaintance in the first place, when you wanted me to take her up. My wretched mistake came about that day I met you and you suggested that I Invite her to go with us on our camp­ ing out excursion, because she was having a bad time of it at home, with her stepfather. G. V. dropped in that evening and took tea with us, and I foolishly men­ tioned what you had said, and he and Tom were Just daffy enough to fall right in with the plan. They said if she never had any good times it would he a nice thing to help her have one for once. I said I didn't see how we could take a girl like her; we were all paired Off comfortably, two and two, she never had an admirer of her own, as far as I knew; she would just have to tag around after Uncle John and Aunt Alice, who were to chaperone our party. G. V. said why hadn't she liny admirers. I said she was so awfully plain, and her folks weren't anybody; her stepfather was a cranky old ex- ^ranchman and hadn't got rich at the business, either, and her very name was a freak--Penelope Dusenberry. Tom said, "Oh, well, ask her any­ way, and I'll keep a friendly eye on her now and then." And G. V. said, X/ "Yes, ask her, and I'll relieve Tom occasionally if he finds the job too tt»u$h for^iiim." * So I coul<Wt get out of it, and there we are. ButHjhe wouldn't have gone half an inch of the way if r had had a» much sense as a red ant I'll tell you why in my next letter. Disgustedly yours, Floretta. Glen Alder, August 6th., Dear Jen:--That Dusenberry girl of yours is repaying my kindness by get­ ting around poor Tom as fast as she knows how--sly red-headed thing; and always so excruciatingly amiable to me, and so grateful to me for giving her this little bit of fresh air and atreak of sunshine--gush! Tom says ahe is not so bad looking, now that she Is having a good time, blundering old moth he is; she'll have him in a wink. I'm disappointed in everybody •--yes, everybody. The country air or something else has turned the whole Est into driveling idiots. Here were Tom and Zellie Waters as good as en­ gaged before they came here, and I asked Zellie just on purpose for Tom's benefit, so they would settle it defin­ itely, and now here's Tom blundering Into that red-headed minx's web, and as for Zellie, I used to consider her amiable and artless, if she didn't have much of a brain in her silly head, but I believe now, she's as deep and wily as an old sea serpent, and has had her •ye on G. V. all the time, although she knew I had settled it long ago that he and I were kindred spirits. She's Just been fooling Tom and watching tor a chance to snap G.y. nj), and Tom, like the exasperating old moTe he la, is letting her spin her webs while he goes around trying to make that Dusenberry fright have a good time. I wish there weren't any men. Flo. Glen Alder, August 14th. Old Chum:--How goes the camping, say you? Slap-up. I've heard that duty performed made a rainbow in the soul, and I reckon it does, but the per­ formance of it, or rather the over-per- forjnance of it like to have got me Into an elegant mess for a little while. Flo has repented of her good deed forty times a minute, but then Flo's good deed wasn't performed very oheerfully in the first place. I'm afraid I might have effaced my rainbow at one time, by mauling G. V., if I hadn't reflected that that wasn't the most approved manner of settling a rival in these days, and besides I might get licked, myself. But I didn't •Ten have to call him out, as it hap­ pened. The original scheme was that O. V. and I were to take turns helping P«nelop« Dusenberry have a good a Weeping alone on a log. tinM; and the little girl isn't bad com­ pany, at all, if she is freckled; she say more original things with lees talk than any girl I know; so I put in my best licks for her entertainment-- me just as Innocent as an amiable oys­ ter, when all of a sudden I found Flo going demented with rage, and G. V. aadi Zellie (my Zellie!) strolling about together and getting entirely too spoony and moony. That's when I wanted to maul George. And oh, how •my Bweet Z. snubbed me, and acted Uke a bad tempered spitfire of a kit­ ten; fortunately, she overdid the busi­ ness a little, and it let in a glimmer light to my old brain. She wouldn't have been so spunky to me, just on "G. V.'s account. So when I found her weeping all by her lone, on a log in the edge of the camping ground, I sail­ ed into the consolation business like a duck. She said she was crying be­ cause a great woolly Bpider frightened her, and I diplomatically swallowed the spider fiction, and put my arm Vound her to protect her from any mor^; splflers. And I give you my word, I haven't had a lucid interval feince. And she had been Jealous of Pen. Dusenberry! As for G. V., the shoe may be on the other foot now, tod he may at this minute be laying for me, ready to do some mauling himself. Poor old boy, I hope he won't be desperatee enough to wind up his earthly career because I've got Zellie back. Of course it's tough on hiih, but he ought to bear up, and reflect that he can still be a useful citizen and do some little good in the world, if he can't have the only girl any fellow could want. Yes, the camping's a humming suc­ cess. Tom. Glen Alder, August 20th. Dear Old Dick:--Congratulate me, but don't ever ask me what I saw in her to admire, etc.; I don't know "where the charm is, and I don't try to % Penelope. fathom It All I know is that the other girls are to me like faded out dimity beside some quaint, rich, ori­ ental silk compared with this Pene­ lope, the girl with red hair and yellow specks in her gray eyes. Floretta says she doesn't know how to dress. I don't know how that may be; she had on a thin black dress today, mull or calico, or swiss--I don't know what stuff it was made of, but it made her hair look like twisted copper with gold in the curves, and her com­ plexion (between the freckles) like the petal of a rose. She has freckles. I always liked best those crisp looking speckled apples that were a little tart but sweet and flavored like the very breath of an orchard in the fullness of blossom time. I was a bit afraid Tom was about to lose his head, Just at first, and I found my anxiety was shared byZelMe Waters; poor, dear little girl. She al­ ways reminds me of a nice, plump, sweet, insipid little seed cooky. It was clearly my duty under the cir­ cumstances, to chase after her for a while, and get old Tom jealous, if he really loved cookies as much as he haj} professed to me to do. And it brought him after us with a scowl on that round, blooming face of his, that made him look as much like the Wild Man of the Woods as he could, with that cherubic countenance. Well, I was willing enough to play quits, and he's got her now, and I've, got Pen, and all the world is a big, sweet flower. Our fair Floretta doesn't seem to take much interest in our affairs-- Tom's and mine. If we try to tell her anything about them, she says her feet hurt her, and goes in the house, r used to think she was a mighty nice girl, until she seemed somehow to have gone into a pickling process. I may like a very little bit of tartness, but I want a heap of good, wholesome sweetness along with it. Our outing is drawing towards a close. I must go and take Pen for a walk to Silver Spring, so this is the finis for now. G. V. Glen Alder, August 29th. Dear Jen:--I couldn't hardly read your last letter, it was so scratchy; why don't you write a little plainer? I shouldn't think yousd want your new dress fussed up so; it'll be rather gay for a girl who is getting along to your years. Yes, we're going back home. Uncle and Aunt aren't in any particular hurry, and Tom and Zellie don't want to go, but I made such a fuss they all had to agree. Those two make out and out fools of themselves about each other, since they have managed to find out their own minds. I can't stand it You needn't write any more here, as we are going back so soon. As ever, Floretta. P. S.--I may as well tell you, for you'll hear it soon any way. G. V. and that Tenelope Dusenberry are to be married this fall. Recommend me to a red headed girl who looks as simple as a cow for deep, underhand duplicity; especially if she's a« plain and common looking as a cabbage. Of course it doesn't matter to me; I wouldn't have him, if he asked me. Autumn Hue. In a reply to a letter, asking the cause of autumn haze, the chief of the United States weather bureau recently prepared a letter, part of which is quoted in what follows: "The dry haze is undoubtedly due to fine particles of dust The finest dust is composed oi one or all of the following substances, namely, fine particles of soil or the dead leaves of plants, smoke or ashet from wood fires, salt from ocean spray, the shells or scales of microscopic sili- cious diatoms, germs of fungi, spores of ferns, pollen of flowers, etc. In th« still air of damp nights these dust par­ ticles settle slowly down, and the morning air is comparatively clear. During the daylight the sun warms th< soil which heats the adjacent air, and the rising air currents carry up th« dust as high AS they go. Under certain conditions, which are named in th< letter the layer of dust reaches highei and higher every successive day During long, dry summers in India it reaches to 7,000 feet with a well-de­ fined upper surface that is higher in the daytime than at night time. Thli Is a general explanation of dry haz< weather and applies to Indian summei also. The reason why we have mor« of such weather in the autumn is be­ cause there is then less horizontal wind and less rising air."--New York Bra. THE CENSUS FIGURES. REPORT OF THE BUREAU MAKES INTERESTING READING. How the Whole World Contribute* to the Population of the Cnlted gUtu Females Increase More Rapidly Than Males. In June, 1900, there were In the United States proportionately a few more females than ifi 1890, a greater proportion of the population was na­ tive born, and there were also propor­ tionately more whites; or, stated con­ versely, there were proportionately fewer males, fewer foreigners and iewer blacks than ten years ago. During the past ten years the num­ ber of women has been growing slight­ ly more rapidly than the number of men; the native born population has increased at nearly double the rate of increase of the foreign born, the for­ eign element, having increased at less than one-third of the rate of increase of the foreign born during the preced­ ing decade, and the number of whites has increased to quite an extent more A*apidly than has the number of blacks. These are the main conclusions de­ rived from a study of the figures pre­ sented in a recent Census Bulletin. The total population of the United States on June 1, 1900, was 76,303,387, including persons enumerated at mili­ tary and naval stations and naval ships abroad and in Alaska, Hawaii, Indian Territory and Indian reservations. This great total consisted of, 39,059,- 242 males and 37,244.145 females--a ma­ jority for the males of 1,815,097. Ex­ pressed differently, of each 10,000 in­ habitants 5,118 were boys and men and 4,882 were girls and women. Ten years before there were 32,315,063 males and 30,754,693 females, or of every 10,000 in­ habitants 5,124 were males and 4,876 were females. The females have thus increased only a very little more rap­ idly than the males. In 1900, in 10,000 inhabitants there were 236 more men than women, whereas in 1890, in the s^me number of inhabitants, there were 248 more men than women. Ex­ pressed in percentages, there has been an increase in males of 20.9 per cent and in females of 21.1 per cent. Of native born persons there were 65,843,302 and of foreign born 10,460,- 085 in 1900--that is, of every 1,000 per­ sons in 1900 863 were born in the Unit­ ed States and only 137 outside the bor­ ders of the country. In 1890, on the other hand, there were 63,761,665 na­ tive born and 9,308,091 foreign born, or of every 1,000 persons 852 were native and 148 foreign tyorn. During the (S?n years the native born increased at nearly double the rate o( Increase of the foreign born, the former increasing 22.5 per cent and the latter only 12.4 per cent. If we exclude the foreign born counted in Hawaii, Alas­ ka and at military and naval stations abroad, in the United States itself the foreign element increased by only 1,- 091.729, or 11.8 per cent, whereas dur­ ing the preceding decade It increased by 2,569,604, or 38.5 per cent--that is, during the last ten years the foreign element increased at less than one- third of its rate of increase during the preceding decade. In absolute numbers there was an addition to our native born population of 12.081,637 and to our foreign born of 1.151,904. There are 1 Japanese. 2 Chineses, 3 Indians, 116 negroes and 878 whites in every 1,000 of the population. The totals of the different classes are 66,990,802 white persons, 8,840,785 per­ sons of negro descent, 119,050 Chinese, 85,986 Japanese, and 266,750 Indians, or a total colored element of 9,312,585 per­ sons. K»it' KAipbtfB/d. An iEimecise bog, weighing 350 pounds, that had spent his entire life on the deck of a ship at sea, and which made nine long voyages, was slaughtered on the big three-masted schooner Isabella Gill. Capt. Collison, 'n port discharging lumber from Sa­ vannah. While the vessel was at Sa­ bine Pass, Texas, last January, a man came aboard and offered a suckling pig no bigger th&n a cat in exchange for a small lot of peafi, which had been laid on deck. The trade was made. The pig began to thrive on the waste food the steward gave him and soon be­ came an able seaman. He outgrew the chicken coop in which he lived,-and made his bunk under the forecastle head. He was known as "Dennis," and always responded to his name when Capt. Collison called him. He enjoyed eating ice cream from a spoon. "Dennis" made trips from Sa­ bine Pass to Cuba, to New York, to Martinique, in the West Indies, to Turks Island, to Philadelphia, to Sa­ vannah, to Baltimore to Savannah to Fernandina and back to Baltimore. He was getting too big to get into his quar­ ters, and for that reason was killed. He weighed 300 pounds after being slaughtered and cleaned, and was hung to the main ratlines to cool. His length was seven feet--Baltimore American. PROSTRATE WITH RHEUMATIO FE­ VER SIX TIMES WITHIN TWENTY YEARS. This^was the case of Mr. Ell Wilt­ shire of Landsdown Terrace, Calne, Wis., who during this time suffered the most intense agony- He writes: "I heartily indorse the testimonials Which you publish of St. Jacob's Oil as a pain killer, for I have been a suf­ ferer from rheumatism and kindred complaints at different times during the last twenty years. I have been laid prostrate with rheumatic fever six times during that period, therefore I consider I know something about rheu­ matism. During all of these twenty years I have tried- various advertised rheumatic remedies, oils, ointments and embrocations. None of them gave me much relief, but when I tried St Ja­ cob's Oil I found quite different results. It eased the pain almost immediately and has done for me what all other rem­ edies put together never began to do. "I could give you several cases that have been cured, which have come un­ der my notice, and through my recom­ mendation; also one of toothache, one of faceache, and one of sore throat. "I have recommended St. Jacob's Oil and shall continue to do so by every means in my power, as I consider you deserving of every support." jfacts About Dolling Water. It may seem presumptuous to sug­ gest that few people know how to boil water, but such is the case. The boil­ ing point, under ordinary atmospheric pressure (sea level) is 212 degrees Fahrenheit; this point changes accord­ ing to the altitude. When bubbles form on the bottom of the kettle, come clear to the surface and rupture quiet­ ly, without making an ebullition, we have simmering. At this point the thermometer should register 180 de­ grees Fahrenheit, and it is ..stif this temperature that we cook meats and make soups. When the bubbles begin to form on the sides and surface of the vessel and come toward the top of the^f water, there is a motion in the water, but it has not really reached the boil­ ing point. It is only when the ther­ mometer reaches 212 degrees Fahren­ heit and the water is in rapid motion that it can be said to boil; and the atmospheric gases still continue to bf given off with the steam for a con­ siderable time after the water has com­ menced to boil rapidly; in fact, it it difficult to determine when the last traces have been expelled. It is safe to suppose, however, that ten minutes boiling will render it unfit for the mak ing of tea, coffee or other light infu sions of delicate materials.--Mrs. S. T. Rorer, in Ladies' Home Journal. LARGER SCHOOL BUILDINGS RE­ QUIRED. Owing to the recent Mrge influx of population into Western Canada it has become absolutely necessary in many parts of Manitoba, Assiniboia, Sas­ katchewan and Alberta to increase the school accommodation. In may places buildings have been erected that are only half-occupied. This is perhaps as good evidence as will be found not only of their satisfaction with their present school system and their con­ fidence that it will remain as it is, but also of their firm belief in the future expansion of the country, in increased immigration, and it further indicates that they have little fear that the well established rate of births in civilized communities will not be maintained there. The free homestead IawB and the cheap railway lands offer great induce­ ments, which are opening up the new settlements. Agents of the Govern­ ment of Canada are actively at work in different portions of the State? for the purpose of giving information to possible settlers, ana auvertisements are now appearing in a large number of, papers, giving the names and loca­ tions of these agents. The Raw Food Habit. Just how the raw-food diet threatens to become a fad. Certainly many peo­ ple are experimenting with this new dietetic idea. It would be far better for the average man or woman to adopt an absolutely raw diet and eat everything wnicta he could possibly eat or relish in a perfectly raw state, than to swallow into his stomach the hor­ rible messes which are concocted by the average cook. It is safer on the whole for man to take his food as he finds it in its natural state than to Uke it as he finds it on the table of the^average boarding-house or hotel. Infother words, it is far safer for man to receive his food straight from the hands of his Maker than from the hands of a French cook.--London Good Health. STATS or OHIO, CITT or TOLIDO, F _ LVCAS COUNTY, Frank J Cheney makes oath that he Is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and thut said tlrm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. (SEAL) A. \V. GLEASON, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and acts dlrectlv on the blood and mucous surfae'et of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Q. Sold by DrujTKists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best A Wonderful Cnrft. Wright City, Mo., Dec. 30.--Medica men are still wondering over th Symes case, "which has aroused such tt widespread interest in this neighbor hood. Mr. Joseph G. Symes had suffere< very severely from Inflammatory ltheu matism, enduring pains which wer something terrible and which made i altogether impossible for him to worl by day or rest or sleep at night, li spite of all treatments he grew wors< and his case seemed to defy all th*. usual remedies. He began a treatment of Dodd's K' i ney Pills and very soon noticed ; marked improvement, which increasei as he kept on till six boxes were used when he found himself without a tract of pain or ache. He is now able t< work all day and sleep all night, am his rapid and complete recovery is re garded by the doctors as little short o a miracle. few Cremations In Germany. The crematory movement is making comparatively slow progress in Ger­ many. Cremation societies now exist in forty-five cities with a total mem­ bership of 13,177. England has now five crematories, Italy twenty-three, the United States twenty-five. Crema­ tion has also been introduced into Denmark, Sweden, Argentine and Ja­ pan. France has three crematories-- one each at Paris, Roueu aud Rheims. The Paris plant last year burned 5,825 bodies. The grand total of all crema tions in all countries last year is esti­ mated at 13,000.--Chicago Daily News. Editors Afield. The Western Canada Press associa tion is to make a transcontinental trip early In 1902. According to itinerary just arranged, they will leave Denver for Los An geles, Cal., on Jan. 9, via the Santa Fe The sections^ New Mexico and Ari zona traversed by the Santa Fe con tain material for a great many inter esting sketches, both from a traveler's and novelist's view-point, and doubt less Canada readers will hear further from this expedition. Many noted Canadian writers will be In the party which will make the side trip from Williams to view the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Devout Mexican Woman. In Mexico recently an attempt to per­ form a vow made in illness resulted in delath. A sick woman named Tranqui- lina Kutierrez expired while attempt­ ing to walk from Mexico to the Temple of Guadalupe, in accordance with a vow made while at the point of death. The woman, who was very ill, made a vow to the Virgin of Gaudalupe that if sht recovered she would make the journey to the church on foot and from the church door to the altar on her knee* Peeling somewhat better, she though the time had come to fulfill her vow and set out, in an extremely weak con­ dition, accompanied by a small niece of 10 years. After covering half the distance her strength failed and sbe rapidly became worse. The child ap­ plied to a neighboring house for aid, the charitable inmates taking the sick woman in and caring for her until the end came. The account of her suffer­ ing and religious vow was learned from the child. Of late there has developed among the native Hawailans, especially amon" the younger men, a desire to engage ir a sea-faring life. Learned Trio. Only three women have taken de­ grees at the University of Berlin. Two are Americans and one a Jewess. Thp latter was one of the first women to enter the university and the first to win a degree. Her name is Bertha Neumann. The family formerly lived in Posen. She is a phenomenal mathe­ matician, and can calculate an eclipse without using pencil or paper and can recite pages of logarithms from mem­ ory. The American girls are Caroline T. Stewart of Texas and Mary W. Montgomery of New Haven, Conn. To Restore La Rablda Convent. Archaeological and historical socie­ ties all over Spain have been' urging the repair of the famous convent of La Rabida, associated with Columbus. The Buildings are fast becoming a ruin. Thus far the societies' appeal has met with no response. The recent loss of that colonial empire of which Columbus planned the foundation La Radi seems to have rendered the Span­ ish nation indifferent to the memory of the great discoverer of the new world. Be sure that straightforwardness Is more than a match at last for all the involved windings of deceit In your daily life do what you feel right, say what you feel true and leave, with faith and boldness, the consequences to God.--F. W. Robertson Another Protest. "Don't you regard the enormous wealth of the steel trhst as represent­ ing an injustice?" | "I do," answered the Wan with the silk hat and the red neclctie. \"I hap­ pen to have my money invested in •other metals, and I see no reason why iron should be adapted by nature to so many purposes, instead of some of the other minerals. I have always con­ sidered nature open to a great deal of ciiticism in this matter of the distribu­ tion of wealth."--Washington Star. THE HANDSOMEST CALENDAR jf the season (in ten colors) six beau­ tiful heads (on six sheets, 10x12 inch­ es), reproductions of paintings by Moran. issued by General Passenger Department, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. I'aul Railway, will be sent on receipt of twenty-tive cents. Address F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chi­ cago. Steam Laundries for Siberia. An American company recently shipped a complete steam laundry out­ fit to Vladivostock, Siberia. It is the first of its kind in that part of the world, and will be capable of handling 1.000 pieces of linen a day, with its washers, its centrifugal wringers and its large mangle. "Trymi'v Just Once. This item is worth '25c to any sufferer from Constipation, Stomach, Liver or Ner­ vous troubles, who will cut it out aud send it to R. J. Barasy & Co., Janesville, Wis with name und address for a free package of Trymi Tablets. They never fail to satisfy purchaser. Hundreds testify to their bene­ ficial effects. We guarantee every package or return money if not satisfied. Chickens' Tails Twelve Feet Long. A new breed of chickens just receiv­ ed in New York from China have tails twelve feet long. They are kept in cages, and when they are taken out tor exercise an attendant goes along to hold up the feathers. The hens lay thirty eggs a year, which are hatched by other hens. In Winter CH Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. Your feet feel uncomfortable, nervous, and often cold and damp. If you have Chilblains,sweating, sore feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot Ease. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Mrs. Malaprop--That's young Mr. Jenkins. He's engaged to be married, you know. Mrs. Gabbie--Indeed? And is that the young woman with him now? Mrs. Malaprop--Yes; that|s his fiasco.--Philadelphia Press. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's Rous, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy pecialists in the world. 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Germany owns twenty-four of the sixtv-one palatial ocean rciers afloat De Roaffemont • la Tnrqma, T A peasant was recently gathering dry woodTIn a forest near Kastamuni, when a bear suddenly appeared before him. The frightened man sought refuge in the branches of a tree, which broke, and the peasant fell at the feet of the bear. Bruin was quite overcome with surprise, so much so that the peasant, who preserved his presence of mind, was instantly astride the beast, usihg his ears as bridle. The bear tried in­ effectually to throw him, and then, starting on a wild run, issued from the forest and approached a village. The rider shouted loudly for help, and in a few minutes the whole population turned out armed with guns ancj, scythes. A crack shot fired a bullet into the bear's head and the peasant was able to leave his mount unhurt.--Kas­ tamuni (Turkey) Official Journal. 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If you are not up and doing you will soon be dpwn and done. WHEN IOU GO TO BUY BLUING, Aak for Russ Bleaching Blue. Made by The BUM Company, South Bend, lnd. The present population of Holland exceeds 5,100,000. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrop. For children teething, softens the itums, reduce! In­ flammation. allay* pain, cures wind colic. 25c a"xittle. A domestic broil gets a man in hot water. ao\A by (,\j DOUGI..AS stores direct to wearer at one rotlt; also y the boat shoe dealers every where. ef, IN THE WORLD SHOES UNION MADE f sales in tabic cxlaw: 348,100 Pnir*« PnirfL 1899 898.18 ~Bi7sirwss More Than Doubled in Four Years. THE REASONS t \V. L. 1 it>u^l.-is makes ami s<-llsm»r<> men's S:i.00au<l$;i.50f.rf(x's than any other two man­ ufacturers in tin* world. W. L. Douglas S3.00 and $3.50 shoes placed side by side with $5.00 and $f>.(0 shoes of other makes, are found to L>e just RS pood. Tlioy Mill outwear two pairs of ordinary $3.00 and $3.50 shoos. Made of the best leathers, Including Patent Corona Kid, Corona Colt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Kreleti and Alwars Hiark Hooka I 'aeit . W. L. Doug-las 94.00 "Gilt Edtje Line" cannot bo equalled at any price. niiova i>v mitii p\(ni. W. 1.. litQHiiii.B. iu.iii.Mam, THE CONTENTED FARMER is the man who never has a failure in crops, pets splendid n'tnrns for his labors, anil has best social und relig­ ious advantages, to­ gether with splendid climate and excellent health. These we give ti; the settlers ou the i:inds of Western Can- ;it 1 ;i, whlcb comprises ilie great grain and ranching huiiis of Manitoba. Assniboia. Alberta and Saskatchewan. Exceptional advantages and low rales of tare are given to those desir­ ous of Inspecting the fall grant lands. The handsome forty page Atlas of Western Can­ ada sent free to all applicants. Apply to F. Pedley, Superintendent Immigration. Ottawa, Canada: or to O- J. Brouchton, 9'?7 Monadnock Block, Chicago, E T. Holmes, Room 6, "Big Four" Bldg., Indianapolis, lnd., or H. M. Wil­ liams, Toledo, Ohio, Canadian Government Agents. m COLORADO Development StocK in Colorado Mines Have made lliousands rich from small investments Particulars free. W. E. Alexander, Denver COLORADO ...CURES... VISTULA, POLL EVIL, In 4 to 16 we«ka. When Just forming usually curea without discharging, in four wet'fca. Humane and easy to give. urlce, 60 eta. By mall, 60 eta. Treatise free u\*oi\ application CLODSE & ST AIM, CKMISTS, 28 STATE ST..GLNESEO. IU. $100 REWARD For a i'uae of I) j la sud In" dlgeailou lliul cunut.t t;,• curt'd ^' Clarke's Bismo I'EPSIN TABLETS. Safe »nd reliable. Price 33a and 50c. hy drugging. MDiptoi free Ajent* Wanted. CLABKKH •KIMI.II CO., Ohk NEW PARTY GAME--For Home and Friends. POWERS Card Book of Uncle San. ;xi Cards, t-uoli with map of one of 1'. S. Possessions. I'lays over 50 Improved tiames. Instruct, in- torvst and amust'. Complete map of all lT. S. Possesions extra » ltn e;n'h irame. Sold by Dealers, or m:iilea on receipt of Price, 2"5C. Bellrst. Write novr. Pub. br JAXId It. PCWHS, Ban* QL Copyright 1U01. Salzer'sRape Itiv rs Rich* r:z &)<• 1 SPELTZ-- fafX. What is It? CitaloB FARM t*£| SALZ-ER-3 8EID8 HKVJ5K '1,000,000 Customer^ and ut •*•<- are reaching out for more. We iessir*. by July 1st, SOO.OOO smd bene® this uaprec'-<lent; i ofTex. ^iU mail ii V, receipt of 10c wtampn • • srreut catalogue, worth flOO.uO to anjr wlnle ftwake fanner or srardern*-*. to- KethcrwHh many farm ttocC #amp»iw. po*ittT*ly worth $10.00 to e"' Btart «-ith. upon receipt of ! 10c ir 10c to Salror. Catalog alone, 3e,l t-nd at once. CAPSICUM VASELINE ( PUT UP IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBBS ) A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain-aliaying and curative qualities of this article are wonder­ ful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve headache and sciatica. We recom­ mend It as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains in the chest and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and gouty com­ plaints. A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be Invaluable In the household. Many people say "it is the best of all of your preparations.' ' Price 15 cents, at all druggists or other dealers, or by sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tube by mail. No article should be accepted by the public unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not genuine. CHE5EBROUGH MFG. CO., 17 State Street, NEW TOBK GITT. REAL ESTATE. 250 acre farm near Sprlngville, Tnij' nexr K. K., school aud church, cheapt part oa~li. bal. longtime: well improved; near exti% market for everything. F. H. KERN. Bedford. lnd. SOUTH TEXAS Rice. Sutrar-Cace. md on I.and--!t Is without doubt the proper time to buy land here; v.MU make you rich. In tracts of lOO to l.OOO: uiHuy LiartMlus just at present, and veiy easy tertns. A tract of 640 and one ot 1,000-- #6.00 will buy It ; al l prairie. A. KIBER, Angleton. Braiona Co., Texa»» FARM LAND FOR SALE Golden opportunity for th 1 Investor Mid home«eekar» Land In I ' .eadle County has douMeJ In value the paat year. SOU acre fur.11, excellent Improvements, £ miles from town, at £15 per acre. 1,%8(> acre** nearly all fenced, beautiful home. 3 miles from tows, 7 miles from Huron, a snap at Hlt .50 per acftw Term* to suit . Write If In 'erested. KELLY'S LAN!) AGENCY. Huron. So. I)ak~ fO& SAI-TT - JI. II, I , Jul ILILIVO, ^ has 111 re than 80 years' experience handling Kaa- •a* lands, and can render good service to >iomeseekera ami Investors; tracts from 40 to 80,000 teres aa& from Svi per Here 11 •<; good f r wheat, alfalfa, gal* di ntr.ii, or fruit. Wrlt« for list. NORTH INDIANA LANDS ?£ cago. No safer place to Inve-t; no better place for* home; tracts of 10 acres anil upward. Write for prlcta and terms at once to Jacob Keller, No. Judson, Xn4» Out They Go TO NORTH DAKOTA. We have several thousand acres for sale ineast» em Morton and oi her North Dakota Cos. Riofe native grasses; where corn grows. Pure water in springs, st reams and wells; price $4.50 to 17.3® an acre, rich black soil. Free homestead land ad? joining. Nntivecoal#l per ton. Excursionratefc WM. H. BROWN & CO.. Devils Lake, N. Dakota. 155 La Salle St., Chicagfe C JL nHaeand STOCK RANCHES forsal* a in Iowa. N'eb.. Minn und Bo. Dale. The TI nion T.and Co.. 403 Fifth St., Sioux City, Iowa* FARIVIfcRS SSSiJ'SSV.&i. Transportation. WESTERN LAND AND IMMIGRATION CO>» IO.< St , KANSAS City, Mo< nut A UnM A Do you want to buy a home cheap in """"•lUlflft acountrv whereyoucanKAkEaolltV Write 8EWELL-VANDEGRIFT. Hobart, Okla. i rXAXCIAL. investigate large, sure dividend-paying silver and Coppermine For a small lnveatment yew ran buy an Interest New Meilt ti Company la young- Buv now. ALTAMO-JiT MINING CO., Al tamont, HI, BETTER THAN GOLD Wisconsin Graphite Stock. Capital $300,000 Fully paid aud non-assessable. Mine. MlUlnft anil Manufacturing on our own property. No better Investment in America. AT LEA^X 10 DIVIDEND EXPECTED. Write t•>-d.iy for full pin-Ut'ularu. E.W. SE1LEHS, StevensPoint,'Wi». TEXAS QIL STOCKS Members of the Houston Oil and Stock Exchaag*. Note the heavy advance* In many of tha baat stocks; while extensively "boomed" atocka baT% little trade >alue at home. Write tor !aformatlM> and dally official quotation circular*. References: Houston Hanks. Mercantile Agea»- Cles; also Important references In most Ur^o cltlaa^ R. W. GAMBLE & CO., Houston, Texan THE ABKLATEX LBR. CO., Texarkana, Ark. Sell*. I dealers only .but their stock Is worth tmjulrtui; aboul^, ask your dealer about their product before build" 6% First Mortgages offer some choice First lieal Estate Mortgages, lanA located In best portion of No. Dakota. Hliijtiest teft Correspondence solicited H. J.Haskamp,Blsbee,N,® ^ WANTrn Traveling Salesmen for fall I'ne M fxa* WMIV * I'alnta. Oils. \ urn she®. Good place the right ui iu. F. M. KKK.N, Bedford, lnd. ^ Successful Jte, Enterprises published. One secret In this book Is *elllnf fo* $100. A winner for home work. Be you.'own boaa. You can't do w'tbout It We will start it for OQ!» • 1. JOHN P. WAKEFIELD CO., Tower Hill, IHu AfjrMTC Bl< profits j greatest household trtlcie OR • • market; dan Jv seraper; cleans pots. pan*a samples 10c. BANDY 4FQ. CO., Newark. «. 3Z BVSIXESS OPPOZTVS1TIES. APTlVr St-aiijr. P-r:"*' '.9 Po*ition Is offered b^ EMA!>LFBHETL !0 REAR®' M&AUFA-TURLNG TRY (Chicago) wane party with ability, rffereuoe*. will Invest u> i-J.Ow.'. *• I'ured; lnve#tl*ace surtfc ' A CAMPBELL & CO.. 167 Dearborn St., Chicago. Jf ISC EL LASEO US* cum Etc HflRC Two dlitlnct piece* of wtv# bnUkbwv VVlBlk wish four enda, jtt TOO caa't g«t the in apart. M^t puzzlta* a-velty of the Cen* - tury. Ablest minds are baffled. Sample by mail IOC* Adlreaa tTNIOW SUPPLY CO., Lockport, ». Y. Fountain SI Pen 4 pen on absolute boon to peu u*er?. I>OJ. 25c{ *i»-- IOO« Ho GRAHAM. Granc1view\ towa; . UARfQ B HOSHER. 530 W. Stth St., Wca«o» nmiLO [lc.ji£reed Belgian hares at I - •* pair* 600D LOOKING ^',^,J-aa?wor,h uianaK^It Islonel\ > enoe*. Audreys, Mis buj}!ne*s> aK.Uy tv> baa* refer-' Lena. So* b75, Chioago, liL Responsible Man ance wanted a* our correspondent, liberal ceraifr to right party. It will not tuterfer* with your pres­ ent business but will put hundreds of dollars in roar' pocket. We wl.lpave the way.For particulars aJare*# . Finance Co , 308. 1 45 S*llr St., Chtoaf* nDfliDQY NEW DiSCOVERY: Jtives U • % I I quick relief and cures worst cases. Hut.k VI tes'.tr.ionials anil 10 BATS- treatment JRU. DK- U. 11. ltKKh.V.1 fcOKb. a*& a. iUutt. 6*. *9 10a. Cough oyrup. In tlma hv d ' CONSUMPTION >1 upftlNCESS LACE LOOM/1 oompl«ta • Hook. 10c; Lace Thread. Yard SDooia, Z. J. GSOIE. Att.. 607 ONE! Bldy. • St. toaia. | ADIES' HOSE SUPPORTERS, patent CUK « double t raps, pair, po*;p»:.l. Howard Bo*- «lty and Supply Co.. 3Ilt Luc** A**.. St. Lswia, Xa. WOT Clearing Sale all t'atut Sup;>: e* marked down. S. K. Paial. 8 to re Co . 5U.1 St. ibarltr* at.. St. Looi*, Artay* *nd Anaijwa of ore*, al o v», cv>*t fvrt;:i£v-r<K mxrN. ttuic-t ae. mi.K. * re*tl»tuif*.oU- loauuotioa lor oluUeui* IsUurtiM Hi***. .rOnp «;m, "u-jThomDsoiT# Eyt Wm*r W. H U- CHICAGO, NO. I, IW2._ Vkea Aasweriag Advertisemats Kiadty JIMUM Tin rapar.