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W MCHENRY PUWDEALER Y PLftlNDE.' AM5R ro ILLINOIS, .'** Beyond the "Dead Line." 'I *Look around the world to-day, and «|e wta\ some of the men who have passed the "dead line" are doing^l ud what they h«ye accomplished^ Look at the young old military'lead* «n In little Japan who conquered great jsia. Oyama was 20 years past this line when he won his great vic­ tories, and all of his corps command- era were past 50. Marfculs Ito, the Grand Old Man of Japafe, h«r greatest Statesman, and the one wbo has done wore than any other to make Japan what it is to-day, says jOrison Swett Harden, .in Success Magazine, is still •ctive in the service off his country. Xtook at Diaz, president of the Mexican republic. Much of his best work has fcpen done since he was 60. The em- tmror of Austria, one of the greatest stBLtp«TTM>n on the continent of Europe, tm about 77. Clement Armand Fai­ lures, recently elected president of ifaanee, is 65. The leaders, the men the greatest influence in our Unit­ ed States senate, have worn gray hairs for a quarter of a century. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, 84 years old, re­ cently made one of die strongest and vigorous speeches, on the Pana- eacal Question, that ha has ever Joseph Chamberlain, nearly 70 years of age, is still the most bril- Itaat statesman in England. He was €7 when he initiated his plan for fis­ cal reform. President Eliot, of Harv­ ard university, everything considered, has, perhaps, been the greatest uni­ versity president of his day, and near­ ly all of his greatest work has been Ante Since he crossed the line of the comparatively "useless age." His adnd is still strong, alert and creative. Charles Hazlitt, consulting engineer of ffee city of New York, over 95 yeats of ace, works in his office every 'day at drawings and plans--the most intri­ cate work. He is such an efficient verker that he has been held in office fey every administration, Republican and Democratic, alike, for over a quar­ ter of a century. From Julia Ward Howe, in her eighties, to Sara Bern­ hardt in her sixties, women workers (8 la all fields of endeavor, might be cited l*y hundreds who are doing great work la the world, their very best, though ttey have long passed the "dead line." 8ara Bernhardt, during this season in America achieved as brilliant successes a* she did 20 years ago--she positive­ ly refuses to grow old. Robert C. Og- 4an, ht SO, is one of the most active •embers of the great Wanamaker firm. Si fact, judging from the abundance his ideas, his creative ability and lMeshness of view, he is one of the jtotmgest men in the whole institution. Marshall Field was really ia the prime of his manhood when he was stricken «fth pneumonia at 71, and J>y far the important part of his remarkable career came after be had passed the •lf-<nntury mark. ' \• » • ' ' Nil - 1 Unique Punishment. JpfeKing a cigarette smoker to give for one year the use of cigarettes la the novel sentence a judge in FeaasyJvania has passed upon a young, aaan brought before him for obtaining CBods under false pretenses. While the course off this court could nof ̂ e fol-' lowed eiagtly in qtany cteses„\here is 9Bmeth$kff in the Spirit . H^ ruling that will appeal ;lo aJl who condemn indiscriminate punishment.- The young Man might have gone to prison for a year, hut that would have marred his life. Besides there may have been Members of his family dependent upon ldm tor support who during his ab- would have suffered quite as ich as he. Always pursuing con- itlonal lines of punishment some of shadow of the punishment falls «|jon innocent persons. This is inev­ itable. But in this case the offender i| the only sufferer, and no one doubts float he will be very unhappy and Fin- cirely sorry that he ever went wrong. BTi ERASES CLASS DISliNCTiOH EARTHQUAKE AT SAN FRANCIS­ CO PLACES RICH AND POOR . * QHf SAUTE IJSVBjBv-:,-1 f' SIDELIGHTS ON THE GREAT CATASTROPHE Abd what other ends can punishment tm* * vi^w? Prot>abty the most important step that has tbeen taken this country ' ^luring the last decade has been in the 4lrectfott-yof reclaiming arid and seml- arld lands by means of irrigation. Yfst tracts in the west and middle are now richly productive that face were considered worthless tor arising crops. Deserts tormerly given . #ver to brush and cactus are MOW wonderfully fruitful fields and gardens. In this development the de­ partment of agriculture has been a jppet potent factor. It has realized Hfce dreams of the pioneers that were ^oosldered visionary and impractical. J- i i V . lint. Edgar Van Etten, of Boston, has h ifceclined the nomination lor vice presi­ dent of the Daughters of the American " .{devolution of Massachusetts on the gpound that the duties of the office would * Interfere too much with her domestic jtte. In which she says she finds her fthiaf frappiness. Achille J. Oishei, u New York lawyer, trho was born in Italy an^ was formerly fULarquls de Sauria, says that he would "rather be an American citizen than May sort of marquis. Achille, you're all IBlHonaJre Pauper New frimds --Business Being Conducted Amid the Ruins--Heir to Wealth Born on Sidewalk. \ San Francisco, Cal.--This town lit "on the level" In every sense of the word, writes Richard Barry. You can stand on Tar. fiat and see Telegraph hill with no obstruction but a few skyscraper skeletons. South of Van Ness avenue it is not even a junk heap. No more ghouls are shot because there isnothing to steal, and they will have to pay men to carry off the smashed bricks. Russian, Telegraph and Nob hills, which formerly made such a magnificent metropolitan saddle against the Golden Gate, look as they do in the prints of '49, when scrubby bushed rambled across tneir barren faces. They have been scraped of foul and rair by a mighty muck rake. The homes of threefourths of the people are annihilated, and as one walks through the desolation he slowly real­ izes that the world can never know what has happened; that 100 Pompeiis would be swallowed In these ruins and that California in tragedy, as in all else, has shaken her jaunty fist In the face of history and written "finis" to the volume. Social Distinctions Leveled. • Yet these smashed buildings and des­ olate streets do not present the sig­ nificant leveling. The material loss is great, but it does not stagger the imag­ ination. A few hundred millions will mend the hurt and there are many peo­ ple here to-day who think the shake- up is worth the leveling. Society is on the ground, face to face. Every artificial barrier is swept away. The social distinctions built up in 50 years have been obliterated with the same swiftness and finality shown by the flames toward the property. The loss of life is small, the loss of social posi­ tion colossal. Down to the elements, now nothing counts but human loss. Money has momentarily lost its pur­ chasing power. Servants, luxury, hab­ its, prestige--yes, amity, feuds, hatred, Jealousy and contempt l»ve disap­ peared. Humanity is in the fiat and every one is on the level. Here are a few random incidents picked from the edge of the cataclysm: Fillmore street, a third-rate metro­ politan artery, has become for the moment the business center of the town. Here, in dinky bakeries, cheap _candy stores, tawdry photograph gal­ leries and insignificant lodging nouses, are found all that is left of the, great­ est business institutions on the Pa­ cific coast. A sawmill that formerly employed 4,000 men has its office In a hall bedroom that used to rent for one dollar a week. A bakery that em­ ployed 300 carts before the fire Is op­ erating out of a hand laundry that was run by three women. The largest de­ partment store in the west is being resurrected from a soda water stand that has been roughly partitioned, the front 14 by 16 feet space being used foranofflce. In a rear room of similar ex­ tent the exclusive heads go for frl- jelea and coffee warmed over ah al­ cohol lamp. Odd Quarters for City Officials. You can see the chief of police In San Francisco as easily as you could see the sheriff of the most backwoods county in Arizona. He sits in the window of a corner grocery and as you pass on the sidewalk you glance at his bright face and hear his hearty laugh. The mayor Issues his orders from the lodge room of a secret so­ ciety. The superior court is being held In a Jewish synagogue, while the city and county records are burled In a tomb In the Masonic cemetery. The newspapers that once occupied the principal skyscrapers in the city are being operated from four little rooms in the same block, no one of which has more than a 30-foot front or a 50-foot depth. On one side of each room you can see the sign "Sub­ scription Department," on the other "Advertising Department," while on each rear wall Is hung a rough sign, "Editorial Department." One Newspaper Office a Bedroojn. One of the most fortunate papers, after much maneuvering, has managed to commandeer a second-floor bed­ room, the nature of whose previous occupants is attested by the notice still hanging from the chandelier, which reads, "Don't Blow Out the Gas." In this tiny room, around two small tables, is congregated the jour­ nalistic talent that formerly conducted a world-famous organ from a suite of 15 rooms in one of the most magnifi­ cent buildings in the west. If further proof were needed of the reveling character ot conditions it uii&itL liavo uvcu octu jeoieiuAilvl- noon, whep "Mike" De Young, of the Chronicle, millionaire . and political leader, stood In front of one of these little offices. Dciwn the street in an automobile belonging to ex-Mayor- James D. Phelaj^ came Abe Reuf, the triumphant Republican boss. When he saw De Young he waved his hat 'and called out a hearty greeting, to which De Young responded with a gay salute. For one not intimate with San Francisco to fully realize what this means he must be told that Reuf, Phelan and De Young are the respec­ tive leader^ of the most bitter and antagonistic political factions in the west. If you still do'ubt that the milleniutn- ls upon us go dtjwn the street two' blocks to where the relief committee is working 24 hoars a day from the showroom of a vegetable grocer and you will find Gavin McNabb and Abe Reuf with chairs and arms touching, laughing at the same grim earthquake jokes and putting the two craftiest beads In San Francisco together for the immediate relief of the afflicted. A week ago as the bosses respective- j ly of the Republican and Democratic rafiks, America could have afforded no more striking instance of deadly rivalry than would have been adduced by mention of these two names. Resurrecting a Dry Goods Store. From another cigar stand white- haired, esthetic Raphael Weil Is resur­ recting the most fashionable dry goods store in the city. He is old, wealthy and practically retired. He could easily turn his back on San Francisco and live the rest of his days, the one other place of his delight; but says he: "I shall stay here and see it all up again just as it was--with perhaps one difference, it will he about twice as good." Up and down all the streets one can see curbstone fires, where the peo­ ple are cooking their meals in obedi­ ence to the municipal order to light no fires irf* the houses. They being without large ranges, small kitchen stoves, Improvised sheet iron ovens and the old brick Dutch ovens are used and from which are turned out some wonderful concoctions. Most of the servants have either run away or been sent away and the peo­ ple who get their own meals out. of doors are among the best in the city. Cooking their dinners in the streets may be seen girls who have been edu­ cated at Stanford, Berkeley, Vassar and Bryn Mawr. Spreckels Heir Born on Sidewalk. But of all the astounding leveling feats accomplished by the fire and earthquake the most remarkable oc­ curred in front of the Pacific avenue home of Rudolf Spreckels, son of the president of the sugar trust. There on the sidewalk, behind soriie screens, Mrs. Spreckels was safely delivered of a handsome and healthy son. It is a free state, everyone beginning Over again, rich and poor alike, just M the JTront rank broke from the line the day Oklahoma territory was opened to settlement. Not Fair Shake; Start Again. Young men who can swing a small capital to-day will be millionaires in a few years. Millionaires who to-day are walking the streets mourning over their Ill-luck will never again be flush. San Francisco, queen city of chance, born of the gambling fever, bred of the gambling energy, dreamed out of a gambler's visions of wealth and glory, with a fierce and terrible grandeur, has smitten all who loved her and said to the half million who had sworn by her: "It's not a fair shake; start again." Rescue Insane People. Many stories of heroism lie burled in the ruins, but some tales that make the heart tingle are slowly filtering through official sources. This is the story of the noble work performed by Mrs. Kane, matron of the Detention hospital, and Policeman John McLean, who was de­ tailed there the night of the great earth­ quake. The insane patients at the ruined city hall were kept in locked cells, from which only the keys of the stewards could free them, At the hour of dawn on that fatal Wednesday morning, the structure in which the courts were housed was the first to fall. The weight tense nervous energency and the officer the detention hospital, which was on the ground floor. Steward Manville was so badly injured by the falling ruins that he died two days later. Mrs. Kane and Policeman McLean, however, man­ aged to rush outside to momentary safety. Both of them are well advanced In years, but the nurse is a woman of in­ tense nervous energy and the officer Is a man of giant frame. As soon an they reached the open court they were greet­ ed by the terrified shrieks of the insane that pierced through the smoking ruins around. They refused to leave their helpless charges, and both went back into the chaotic debris. * New Buildings Are. Planned. The work of rebuilding San Fran­ cisco will proceed rapidly. Mrs>. Her­ man Oelrichs of New York has agreed to repair the Rialto building and to build again on the site of the Crossley. She and her sister, Mrs. W. K. Vander- bllt, Jr., have also stated that they will put up solid office structures en their Montgomery street site. REFUSE TO MODIFY TERMS TORS REJECT PROPOSI­ TIONS BY MINERS. According to 'late Information < Condition of Helen Keller, whose liealth broke down some time ago, is much improved, but she is still unable ftp do any work. She is living at the 0i her teacher, Mrs. Sullivaja jffmej, ia Wrenthna, Mass. . -Jst A Chicago man waais a dtvoriS# fce- OMise he found hair in the griddle cakes jtfa wife made. A larg# number of will watch anxiously to lepra Wflriftfear the court# will regard-hie plea . f'i ^ 10,000 Acres Burned^ Over. A well-known Oakland engineer states that the area devastated by the fire in San Francisco approximates 10,- 000 acres, or about 15 square mileu. There are few cities in the world where so much valuable property Is contained In an equal territory. Within this 15 square miles were nearly 100 banks, some of the finest buildings in the world, thousands of mercantile and manufacturing establishments, and more than 230,000 inhabitants, beside .40,001,1 transients.-- - Rebuild Fairmount Hotel. Work on the great Fairmont hotel California and Powell streets was oom- menced Friday. A rough inspection showed that only the woodwork of the building had been destroyed and that the walls are in good shape. The build­ ing would have been finished by the first ot next November and the opening It is cxpected will not be delayed more than three months after the date orig­ inally get. The effects of smoke and flame OB the outei le walls are being re- pnrvfi'1 and in ;• few day* tte great toUtffeMc will -tfluMr «£» To Ask Loan of Congress. Congress may be asked to appropri­ ate $100,000,000 to rebuild a new metropolis on the Pacific coast on the site of the devastated city, the monej to be loaned on real estate security for 25 years at two per cent per an­ num. This project, it is said, will be laid before the president and the leaders of both political prties in congress by Herbert Law, a San Francisco capital­ ist, after a conference with the lead' IiOES of Life Exaggerated. Secretary Metcalf. who went to San Francisco as the representative of the national administration, ,with instruc­ tions from the president to report to him regarding the conditions in the stricken city as he should find them has wired the president a complete summary of the situation. He thinks the loss of life will not exceed 300, I t!le injured being about 1,000. The loss to government buildings is not ] so heavy as the early reports indl- i cated. Secretary Metcalf says, bo^ ever, that the Industrial a cial losses are appalling. Contend That Wages Are j^lr- and Diote J*ohjn Sustain Their Claim*• '• •" New York.--The anthracite mine, op­ erators' subcommittee drew up a reply to the latest proposition of the mine workers for an adjustment of the ex­ isting difference' in the anthracite fields, hi which they refuse to modify their position heretofore announced. TJie operators, after giving figures in detail, say that to accept the sliding scale of wages proposed by the miners would mean an increase in the price of coal to the public of 36 cents a ton. The present profit to the operators, they say, is but 20 cents a ton. "We note what you say with refer­ ence to the hazards incident to the employment of the contract workers. No one can regret more deeply than ourselves the accidents to which refer. That matter was fully present­ ed to the strike commission and had due weight-Jji-^ fixing -tj»i existing wages. . "The conditions which have pre­ vailed under the award of the strike commission have been as satisfactory as could be anticipated, In view of the magnitude of the industry. In one of his addresses last summer your chair­ man was said to have stated that at no time In the last 30 years have the wage earnings of the miners been as fair as they are aow.' In view of aAl the circumstances we are satisfied that the true course was indicated in our original proposition. This was that existing conditions should be contin­ ued for a period of three years. "We trust that on Thursday next the deliberate judgment of the anthra­ cite workers will result In an accept­ ance of that proposition, but if not that they will join with us in the ar­ bitration we have offered. "Failing to me.et us oh either propo­ sition, the responsibility of a strike must rest upon you." Wilkes-Barre, Pa.--The anthracite n'iners will hold a convention at Scran£on next Thursday in order to take action upon the reply of the op­ erators, If any, to two propositions submitted to President Baer and his associates Thursday. President Mitch­ ell made public two propositions, to­ gether with a request for another joint conference submitted by the miners'* scale committee to President Baer and his associates. The first proposition askf for an increase in wages ranging from 5 to 15 per cent., according to the wages now received. The second prop­ osition asks for an advance equal to ten cents per ton upon the total pro­ duction of coal. Shamokin, Pa.--United Mine Work­ ers' locals In some sections of the anthracite region elected delegates Sunday to the convention called for Thursday next at Scranton. Some of them were instructed to vote for a strike unless the operators grant con­ cessions, and others to support any measure President Mitchell may think best for the workingman's interests. PLURALITY PRIMARY BILL. Illinois Senate Passes Measure Provid­ ing for 35 Per Cent, of Vote Cast to Nominate. Springfield, 111.--The senate Thurs­ day passed the Stead primary election bill, amended by the senate primary elections committee, by a vote of 36 to 1: The bill provides for nomination of congressmen, candidates for the legislature and# county candidates by conventions, the candidates receiving a 35 per cent, plurality to be the nomi­ nees. The others are to go into con­ vention for delegates to nominate. Gal- pin's bill providing for nomination of city officers by primaries pasped, by a vote of 27 to 1. Fire Nearly Ruins Town. Harrisvlile, W. Va.--Fire early Sunday morning threatened to wipe out the entire town, but was subdued after causing a loss of about $25,000. The blaze started in the National ho­ tel, destroyed that building, licked up the First National bank building and then burned the post office with all its contents. Every available man in the town was called upon to fight the flames. The only fire fighting appa­ ratus to be obtained was two hand fire engines with which, supplemented by a bucket brigade the fire was con­ trolled. Friar Land Fund Division. Rome.--The plan devised by the Vatican for the division of the $7,000,- 000 paid by the Uhited States for the friar lands in the Philippines has been accepted by the Dominicans and sub­ stantially agreed to by the other reli­ gious orders. The Vatican will retain the principal and a portion of the in­ terest in the form of an allowance will be given annually to the Philippine dioceses and the remainder to the reli­ gious orders in the islands to be di­ vided by them according to the agree­ ment. Hungarian Elections. Buda-Pesth.--The elections to the Hungarian diet began Sunday and will continue for ten days. Out of 35 con­ tests that have ben decided 30 Kos- suthists were elected. Premier Wekerle, jEount Apponyi and Francis Kossuth all were returned. URGE PENSIONS FOR SLAVE* Confederate Veterans Would States Reward Loyal Blacks Whntf&fe- Followed Masters to War. New Orleans.--The total business ot the sixteenth anniial reunion of the .United Confederate Veterans came to a close Thursday afternoon. One day of the reunion proper is left and that will be -devoted to the parade of the veterans. " Richmond, Va., was selected as the piace for holding the next reunion, the choice being made by acclamation. The present officers* of the drganiza- tinn were reelected by acclamation, there being no nominations made against any of them. The reunion, viewed from a business standpoint, was very uneventful. The chief new measures of importance to be adopted were one which will recom­ mend to the different states that pen­ sions be paid to slaves now living who lol lowed their masters to the war, and one which declares in favor of the set­ ting apart of ops day in the year by each camp of the organization for me­ morial services in behalf of the confed­ erate dead. New Orleans.--Wednesday, In the heart of a city which has borne, the brunt of battle and worn the, weeds of mourning for its sake, the confederacy of the south was revived again bj those who cherish It for "everything that it was intended to be, and who will love It until they die for what it means to them and to the south. The tales of heroism« the sacrifice,* agony and the glory of the great days were told again to those who never weary of the story, and who cheered and wept by turn. No reunion was ever held under fairer auspices and Qpne ever showed greater promise of success. The weather was perfect, the arrangements' of the temporary .build­ ing erected for the reunion were unsur­ passed and the details of the vast work of handling the great throng of visit­ ors was carried out with precision and care. OOWIE AND VOLIVA AT ZION Rival Leaders of Christian Catholic Church Hold Meetings to Re­ tain Followers. Chicago.--Zion'-: revolt withstood the test of John Alexander Dowie's magnetic presence Sunday. Voliva rulsd supreme over the hosts of en­ thusiasts recreanr to the trust im­ posed in them by the renounced "first apostle." While the enfeebled founder/of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church pleaded with tears and sobs to a mere handful of the laithful in Shiloh taber­ nacle, the thousands who had re­ nounced him assembled in the open air on the college campus and there again renounced their former leader and spurned him as though he were the leader of an invasion by the devil's angels. Dowie's appearance was a pathetic picture. Unable to walk, he was car­ ried into the great auditorium in the arms of two giant negroes, and he talked to the faithful followers and hundreds of curiosity seekers from Chi­ cago and North Shore cities while seat­ ed in the great cathedral chair In the tabernacle pulpit. Clothed in brand new apostolic robes, the most costly and magnificent he ever wore, the repudiated and heart­ broken man heaped words of abuse upon Voliva and his satellites, de­ nounced them as thieves and scoun­ drels, and swore to heaven that all their charges against him were infam­ ous lies. Jane Dowie and Gladstone sat in the congregation and took no part in the services. Though they have been recon­ ciled to Dowie, they both assert that they were actuated by motives of pity. Both believe Dowie to be insane and they have determined to do all they can to comfort him in his declining days. » INDICTED FOR LAND FRAUDS Grand Jury Returns True Bills Against Chicago, Denver and Kansas City Residents. Rosy ell, N. M.--The federal grand jury that h«ts been heating evidence here in the so-called land fraud cases returned four indictments against the following persons: Chester I, Tall- madge and E. R. Tallmadge, of Chica­ go; P. E. Tallmadge, of Denver; Karl C. Young and John H. McKinstry, of Kansas City. Tne charges are the same as those en which the defendants were arraigned last October, to which pleas in abate­ ment were allowed. The defendants were arraigned Saturday and were granted until Tuesday to plead. Ball Clubs Trade Players. York.--The New York Ameri­ can league club has traded Centerileld Dave Fultz for- Dan Hoffman, who played the same position with Ihe Philadelphia Americans. Iowa C. E. Records Bum. " Marshall town, Ia.--AH books and papers of the Iowa Christian Endeavor union, embracing 1,200 societies, burned Thursday en route from Red Oak to the new secretary in this city. The freight car took fire. Bold Woman t? Old Balli^ London.--At the Bow street police court Mrs. Violet Aubrey Tewkesbury, ractntly extradited from Paris charged with assisting her husband to pass worthless checks, was committed for trial'at the old Itailey. Oveeks Jealous of Axnerica&p, Athens.--The continued success of the American athletes in the Olympic games is causing some ill feeling among the Greeks, although on the whole an excellent temper has been displayed by the competitors and spec­ tators. Sherman's March to the Sea. Chattanooga, Tenn.--Father Thomas Sherman, son of Gen. W. T. Sherman, and a priest in the Catholic church, started from Fort. Oglethorpe Monday, accompanied by a detail ot the Twelfth cavalry, to follow the route of his father's famous march to the sea. Kay Lynch, Negro Slayer. Lexington, Ky.--Aaron McCabe, a negro, shot and killed Martin Clark, a barkeeper here, Sunday. There is much feeling against the negro and lynchlng is threatened. En^ineman Is Killed. Harrisburg, Pa.--J. F. Good, en- ginear, was killed, and C. H. Le> Fever, fireman, and J. "J. Wallower, brake- man, were fatally injured by the ex­ plosion of a locomotive at Ducklow Tower, Steelton, on the Pennsylvania. Checks Campaign Gifts. Washington.--The senate committee on privileges and elections by unani­ mous vote Friday authorized Senator Foraker to report favorably the Til) • aaan bill to prohibit corporations frosi contributing to campaign funds. ~4 W: Both Symptoms Of Organic Derangement ta - Women--Thousands of Sufferers Ftmi Relief! Emma Cotrely How often do we hear women say: "It seems as though my hack would break," or "Don't speak to me, I am all out of sorts"? These signi Scant re marks prove that the system requires attention. Backache and " the blues" are direct symptoms of an inward trouble which will sooner or later declare itself. It may be caused by diseased kidneys or some derangement of the organs. 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MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN, A Certain Cure fc r Feverlshnesa, CoiiotlpatIon, II (mi<! ft <• h e | Ntomuvh TroUblfM, Teething llliardrri, ;uul Be# troy !W»rnn. They Mreuk up Coldt lTiiil' Jln24 hours. At »U Drug*rtsli>. 25 cts. Home.<8an>plc mailed FKHB. Address, kCKj.JA. 8. OLMSTEO, !-• Roy, N.Y. Big Interest OnYDur Money All profits paiil in dividends. Others ^ have made one hurwlred per cent. In same business. Sure income for life--and valuable legacy for family Heal estate deeded to Philadelphia trust, compnnv for protection of investors. Beautifully illustrated booklet and paper tree. Write at once. I. L- and D, Co.. Dept A, 7x8 Drexel Building. Philadelphia. Pa. SOUTHERN FARM LANDS when diversified crops, grasxe*. prams, fruits and vegetables grow, where ihuraare Hue oppor­ tunities for stockmen a.Dd daiiymeu, mar be had In Southern Kailway Territory at very low prices and on easy terms. A little Investment will go a Ioiik ways. The finent climate, is'o jndusiriu 1 Accnt, WASHINGTON. I>. C. WHEAT RAISING RANCHING three great pnrsnlta bare again shown wonderful results on the Homestead Lands of UtbL WESTERN CANADA Magnificent Climate-Farmers plowing In their shirt oleevesln the mtddleof November. " All are bound to be more than uleased wKBi tne final result* it the past seasons Harreata. "coaT'wood, water, hay In abundanee-eehoola. churches, markets convenient. . - This is the era of II.00 wheat. -V lMMIRRATION £££OllSSl SK erument agents ̂ 430 Qulncy Bldg . Chicago. 111. W H Rook"Trd Flwr Triotion-Termlnal Bid*, tVc!'crk'iue!"Koom 12 B, Callahan Block. Mtl- 7BJ' £5?; w iwRD 1» West 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. H T MdS e AT* Theater fe'k. Detroit, liiofc. Uentiun this papsr. This Pen is especially adapn^l f«>r account­ ants and correspondents Is made of the At Jessups Steel by the most experienced workmen. PEN CO. NY.-J rflttNTiMn-HOUSE^ For Trial will send samples en receipt of return postage. Ask for No. 2 K. SPENCERIAN PEN CO., 440 Broadway, New York City. PATENTS for PROFIT fully protect an invention. Booklet and ai must Desk Calendar Communication* VRKK. references, confidential. ftntok * Lawft--» Ksit.Mivt.eU 1861.