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v "rMfc- € I' ' -T^r ,* '"• ' £\ :JV^r •. '•'- - / fy&r.-ihj '* %.•" -7*<' """f Mi" "*» «»»» »• -- -^-•vy-M'vvvvrurtftfvviru'iriJ'u'inili'u' f£?%:>"'-*i NEW YEAR'S ADVICE. o-, „v . There li a foo that watches •jjlour comfort to destroy, l«va> *• •'-- Assuming shapes of evil To Interrupt your Joy; keep him at a distance .. Should be, your purpose true, "never trouble trouble V > s Till trouble troubles you!" - -s-w Bitch day he may remind you Of sorrow that's In store; Bach day with hints and shadows " Perplex you more and mora; ££rj" Mut so not forth to meet htm ' As many people do, "^nd Vnever trouble trouble --i. >T1U trouble troubles you!" *T1r time enough to worry When misery appears; *Tls time enough for weeping When there's excuse for te%rs; •o ever at the fountain ^" Of prayer your faith renew, V And "never trouble trouble , ;•? ^Till trouble troubles you!" •i:> : ; - v. ^Jor they who borrow trouble .. I"* *•. Are never out of debt, every fancied evil : -They worry, fume, and ft*; "vr T r And if you would be happjr r\ UwAnother course pursue, ;;""And "never trouble trouble .r ****** '• JTlll trouble troubles you!" • y . Anticipating pleasure *' •: May give relief from >pain; Anticipating sorrow - > never any gain; ' .And if you would be cheerful . In mind and body, too, - Then "never trouble trouble 'J\- .Till trouble troubles you!" j$4t ^s:k wiearS Estelle, Maude and May Robblns '•;£ -stood in the window with their heads &&£Kclose together. *1 am bo sorry," whispered Estelle. "I do so want to make mamma and -papa a New Year's present and I have spent all ray money--every cent." "So have I," Baid Rosy, "and I have not kept even a piece of ribbon or an ounce of worsted." "It is too dreadful," Maude whisper­ ed. "If that horrid Miss Croker had * not insisted upon oyr buying those lit- '-:sCy -1*1® books at the fair we would all tihave had plenty of money. I wonder how long she Is going to stay. She Is ... <»o fussy," said Maude. "Nothing suits her. Sometimes she says: "This egg is too soft, Lizzie; take it away and bring me another.' Then Lizzie makes ,,'up a face and I have to laugh." %. "Well, but Maude," said Estelle, who "';wa» the eldest, "that Is wrong. The '£r " girl who Is hired to wait on the table fej^j'jjBhoHld never make faces, no matter '1%>«?'Vwhat happens; and you must never g ! laugh at her again. I am sure Miss jy \|Croker saw you this morning." "But she Is fussy," said Ray, "and I X'0 ?3»wish she would go home." iiftrl"", "Mamma likes her," replied Estelle. "You know she was mamma's teacher ; ionce and some one left her a big for- ' tune and so she stopped teaching." n. "And mamma says, too, that she is Very charitable and gives heaps and * ivlieaps to the poor people," put In Ray. * ¥' . . "Then I wish she had bought those l>ooks herself instead of making us fepeiid all our money," grumbled "Maude. "If we had been honest and said Hp "'•'right out, *1 want all my money for ^' -• tnyself,' perhaps she would," said Es- ' r "telle. "Tomorrow is New Year's day. It Is too late to get anything now," algh- ed Ray. . % -ri.' x "It we only had some of that lovely ,.ilT' tvool Miss Croker has been winding i-for the last three days, we could knit ~^H&amma some beautiful mats for her gi:-,; dressing case. I could knit one be- ?-"-0 "tore dark," said Estelle, mournfully. "Could you, my dear?" said a voice 4 X tlose behind them. £ The three children turned and saw &Ri^|liss Croker sitting in a rocking chair , Just behind them. They did 'not • j Jcnow how long she had been there or Jiow much she had heard, but she had '^Ihree large balls of brilliant colored j ~^ff00l in her lap. j * ./• *•': "Are you sure, Estelle, that you mjr ^ould make a mat before dark?" said ^ .. Miss Croker, looking over her spec- _ tacles at the three blushing faces be- ^ , ^-fore her. Maude and Ray answered . i"Yes," very shyly. "Then," said the lady, down 'there on the sofa ana I wlll gire you r:^--«ach one of these balls of wool." "You are very kind," said Estelle. * "Thank you. Miss Croker," said Maude. But Ray, remembering that . -Misa Croker must have heard her say - the wished she would go home, want- id to hide herself. However, she pS > came out from behind the curtain and 2 ieated herself close to Estelle. /Miss "Croker then gave them each a crochet + Z* lieedle. "This blue ball is for you," fhe said, placing the wool in Estelle's f\lap. 'The mauve for you," and she fc;- dropped another ball in Maude's the pink for Utile Rosy Ktf." The children laughed merrily, but at the lady's last words their faces grew very long. "Now, girls," "I want three mats for my dressing case at home and I know you will be de­ lighted to make me a present before I go, which will be very soon now." She looked at Ray while she spoke and then left the room. "Horrid thing!" said Ray, as the door closed. "I won't knit a mat for her. I thought she meant to give us the wool." "It Just serves us right for talking about mamma's friend as we did," re­ plied Estelle. "We will have to knit them. Come, Ray, 1*11 begin yours, and Maude, don't you remember? Make a chain of three stitches and the next row plain." They were all three fond of this kihd of work and presently- forgot their disappointment The ran was just setting when Es­ telle said: "There, that's the last of the wool and my mat's done. But Just see what big wad of paper Miss Cro­ ker roiiea hfer wool upon." She tossed the paper under the grate and fasten­ ed off har knitting neatly. "And mine's finished," said Maude, and here is another great roll of pa­ per, and there is something hard in It Maude opened it slowly, laughing as she did so. A bright five dollar gold piece. "Oh, look! Just look! I wonder if Miss Croker meant to put it there!" "I am sure I don't know," answer­ ed Estelle, but wait until Ray has finished her mat then we will go and ask her." "It is done," said Ray, "and here Is another five dollar gold piece. Es­ telle, you'd better get a poker and pull out that paper you threw under the grate." Estelle soon had the paper in her hand, and sure enough, 4here was a third gold piece hidden away In it "She must really intend them for us," said Ray. "I feel so ashamed because she heard me say, 'I wish she would go home.'" While the three girls wlthjthe money in their bands and the nnus in their laps were wondering ̂ wnat they ought to do. Miss Croker walked In. "So I see my mats are finished," she said. "They are very pretty and I will keep them ($UW&ys in remembrance of my three little friends.'" Estelle held up the shining coin. "I found this in my ball," she said. "I put it there as a little surprise "AND THE KINK FOR LITTLE ROSY RAY." for you," replied Miss Croker, "and now I hope you can buy some small gift for your mamma and papa. Then she added, "Come, children, hurry on your wraps and I will take you down town to choose your presents." Never did three little girls dress in such short time. Miss Croker took them to such won­ derful stores and was so pleasant and kind that the three little girls never forgot that New Year's Eve. The gifts that they carried home to their parents, which were selected under Miss Croker's advice, were real­ ly very pretty. To the Xoang. While the opening of the New Year Is a significant season for persons of all ages, it is especially so to the young and those in early maturity. There is so much ahead of the youngsters; so much for them to look frward to, to hope for, achieve; so much that will HER HAPPY HOMt. I hear the cold rain beatinr ' On sodden roef and lawn; ® Bat th« h?arth 13 swept and |in>Ub«\ Tho curtains all undrawn;,,^ ,. ^ _ The merry Tule fire fllckera^^'VM.'-'^^ The mellow lamp-light fafjSjr ' r' \ * Or softly tinted csrpets, ^~ I And g&yly festooned walla. ^ . without, the night Is black and sfelflL The homeless winds complain; Bijt the cheerful light of the flreslQa Streams far thro' the falling rain} Down the garden, across the lawiv To the dull, deserted street. We have laid a shining pathway For the homeward wandering ftsU - For God hath blessed us richly With health and goodly cheer; And this is the happy Christmas nlghfe- . The best night of the year! And tho' there are vacant chairs, ah BMl At hearth aad board to-night. Their cups are filled and garlanded-- Their places warm and bright! And I sit among the children, (Too tired to romp or tease) And Over the pretty golden (fix Of heads about my knees- While the night and the rain grow wild- 61*-- * I watch and listen and w&lt. For a step on the shining pathway-- A hand at the garden gate! For now Is the holy, happy time When strife and rancor cease. And the Messenger Angel bringeth To all "Good Will and Peace!" And, oh! if his loving hand should hind Of the silver threads of rain Some strong, bright clew to lead the lost And wandering home again! Welcome its responsibilities. Heavy though they may be, they but strengthen mind and musciea for the coming fray. They are tfie sTtk^ai^hes In the battles, the campaigns that make soldiers of us, and teach us how to buckle on our armor and gird our selves for the fight Welcome Its trials. For o\)t of them we come purified and. refined, as the gold that is freed from the dross and impurities that belong to Its crude and natural condition and cling to it until they are purged away. Welcome its crosses and losses. For they but emphasize and punctuate the story of regeneration and the heroic careers of those who kept straight on In th path of duty, never hesitating, never turning aside, never holding back their hands from doing that "next thing" that the faithful look upon as the point gained in the daily warfare of life. Welcome its sorrows and bereave­ ments. They teach us to look upon this world as not our permanent abid­ ing place, but that we have a house not made with hands eternal in the Heavens, whither our loved ones have gone before, and from the windows of which they are beckoning to us to come up higher.--Rev. John Hall. n«M«M of Tfji-'-Ww eooiovs M a Toangster. It is said of President Arthur T. . Hadley of Yale that as a boy and youth \he was not only very peculiar but a keen disappointment to his parents. He was eccentric and apparently quite without promise. One of the guests at the recent bicentennial celebration at Yale is responsible for this story: "When Hadley was 10 years old his mother took him to New York, where she met one of her girlhood friends, then also engrossed with family cares. To her Mrs. Hadley rehearsed her trou­ bles, dwelling particularly on the one uppermost in her mind--Arthur T. When she concluded her friend tried to console her by saying: 'Weil, bear up and never mind, dear, my son is just as bad.' I wonder what the friend wotild say if she could have seen Had-*' ley conferring the degree of LL. D. on Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United Slates." One of the listeners, who is certainly no respecter of persons, says the New York limes, remarked: "Perhaps Roosevelt was the other son." A Blaeksmtth's Story. Goodland, Kans., Dec. 23.--N. E. Al- bertson, a local blacksmith, had almost decided to give up his shop altogether on account of Rheumatism which had crippled him so that at times he could not use bis hammer. His shoulders and arms were so sore that he couldn't sleep at night He had suffered for years, but was gradu­ ally getting worse, till at last he had about made up his mind to give up. But iu8t then he heard of some won­ derful cures of Rheumatism by Dodd's Kidney PI Us and thought he would try for a cure once more. They cured him completely and he has not a trace of Rheumatism left The shop will not be given up and Mr. Albertson may be seen there any day hard at work as if nothing had ever ailed him. It A Fad to Own Shootings. ha^ -now become a fad to own shootfngs in the South, where this year it is said that the birds were never so plentiful. The shootings are as exten­ sive as those of Scotland, and among the owner^of parks of this kind In North and South Carolina are many New York millionaires. Shooting par­ ties are given during the winter, the guests being taken down In' special cars. (t J *J Tke« i. • vjjmrn th Hopes of thq foture. With the coming of the New Year all our hopes of future good for our­ selves and for humanity at large re- receive a new impulse and an accession of power. If we are alnre to the wide extension of knowledge, the conquest of the material world, the imminence of new and important discoveries and changes which shall make the possibil­ ities of life more interesting and beau­ tiful, w% cannot but rejoice that we are born into this wonderful epoch. Tennyson's poem, written In the flush of young manhood, voiced the scien­ tific fact in eloquence that can never be forgotten, but the thoughts of men are widened by the process of the suns. It is truly to the thoughts of men that we owe all the triumphs of civil­ isation, the triumphs of religion, art, industry and science, as in the last re­ sort all that is and all that we hope for resides in the thoughts of men and in the feelings and emotions which give birth to these thoughts, and be­ tween which there is such a constant interaction. UNHAPPY NEW YEAR'S DAY. never Mrs. F. (petulantly)--"You kiss me now." Mr. F.--"The idea of a woman of . . . . . . . y o u r a g e w a n t i n g t o b e k i s s e d . O n e help them to make their lives worth ^ think yQU were a ^ of lg/. Mrs. F. (suspiciously)--"What do yon know about girls of 18?" . Mr. F.--"Why, aty dear, weren't you 18 once yourself?** • lOO Reward, •lOO, readers of this paper will be pleased to , that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrb Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Ca'tarrh beinjf a constitu­ tional disease, requires a constitutional treat­ ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting <Hrortly upon tli« blood :uul mucous Rnr-» fuces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the discsso.nnd giving the patient atreiitt'Ui bulliliutf up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro­ prietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it tails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address 1\ J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, a Sold by druggists 75c. Ball's Family Pills are the best lndnstrlou* Kittle Manufacturers. Wasps may often be observed detach­ ing from fences, boards, or any old wood, the fibers, which they afterward manufacture into papier-mache. A Good Wtjr to Beg-in 1908. Cleanse the system, purify the blood and regulate the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels with the Herb medicine, Gar­ field Tea, thus insuring happiness and health for the New Year. The cost of a cable from San Fran­ cisco to Honolulu is put at 13,000,000. THE HANDSOMEST CALENDAR of 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 Paul Railway, will be sent on receipt of twenty-five cents. Address F. a. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chi­ cago. Wish All » Happy New Tew t The happiness that comes with good health is given to all who use Nature's gift--Garfield Tea. This Herb Cure cleanses the system, purifies the blood and removes the cause of disease. molifloas Advertisings It is proposed by the Boston tranch of the Christian Endeavor Union & utilize the street cars for the dissemi­ nating of Biblical quotations and other edifying sentiments in the same way that ordinary tradesfolk advertise their wares in the vehicle. A Christmas Dinner That Was Not Eaten because of indigestion! This sorry tale would not have been told if the system ^had been regulated and the digestion per­ fected by the use of Nature's remedy-- Garfield Tea; This wonderful herb medi­ cine cures all forms of stomach, liver and bowel derangements, cleanses the system, purifies the blood and lays the foundation for long life and continued good health. Garfield Tea Is equally good for young and old. , Water Power tor the Alps. Gigantic water power developments are projected in the Alps. There are now in the French Alps forty-three factories supplied by 250,000 horse­ power, electrically generated. lb* Kiehes vt Spindle Top are Fabaloos. • foil appreciation of the fictx la beiclnnluit to 4awn upon th« ln*e«tor» of the world. Oil Is liquid enerjtT.inJ tb« fu«l of tho future. Pamphlets (1t- iBa vsl.ialiie Information mailed on requeit. Ad- dr«ie. Kanaii* City Oil and ItU-e Land Co., 400 Hew Sculand Rultdlntr. Kannas City. Mo. Forty per cent of our people are farmers, who not only feed and clothe themselves, but all the rest of the In­ habitants, besides exporting annually $1,000,000,000 worth of their products. What is the ure of employing some one to do your dveing for you. If you use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES you can do it just as well as a professional. Sold by druggists, 10c. per package. It is said that a man can truly love but once, but the average man does a lot of experimenting. c Pain, suffering, Wizard Oil could not live together, so pain and suffering moved out. Ask your druggist about it Every thought which genius and piety throw into the world alters the world.--Emerson. Piso's Care cannot be too highly spoken of ae a cough cure.--J. W. O'Brism. 322 Third Aia, V., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 0.1900. In dealing with a man look him straight In the eye. Then yon are at your best Stops the Cough and Works Off the Colli Laxative Brooio Quinine Tablets. Price25c. The man who is not in love with his work never draws a very lofty salary. n-itivJ. N\>flr, ornorrcunvn- after first day 's umi mI 1;> . Kiinc'o Cicat Ne ve Kc.-turcr. Send for FREE S2.00 trial bottle and treailae. Da. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St.. 1'hlladelphia, Pa. Be what you wish others to become. Let yourself and your words, preach. .Rheumatism and Johnson's 6088 teannot agree. The former kills the latter v*' 'e every time. Try It. All druggists. Whatever you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself. ALWAYS rSK RC8S BLEACHING BLUE, acknowledged the leading bluing. Made by The Kuss Company, South Bond, Int. Of If all women were homely none them would dare to be wicked. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens tbe gum», reduces in­ flammation, allay* pain, cures wind colic. 35c a Jottle. Of the soldiers in the civil war 48 per cent were farmers. Much of the existing prosperity is due to the enormous outlays of rail­ road companies. WHEN *OC GO TO BUY BU7IHO, Ask for Russ Bleaching Blue. Made by The Buss Company, South Bend, lnd. The true man is that which exists under what is called man. TS*W fWRR. Everybody Who suffers from Bodily Aches and Pains, such as Rheumatism, Gout. Lum­ bago, Headache. Pleurisy, Sciatica, Sprains and Bruises Should Use St Jacobs Oil It Conquers Pain Price, age aad 50c. •OLD BT ALL DEALERS IN MXDICma For Bargains si- ?**• I ,n5 wite k. ri»F --H""'* Land Agency, Iroquois, 3. D, BUYERS' GUIDE ^ ad ,h'• 8 nd »/ WV UMIWfca ;jtt of i jR0 farms &od§t«e& xv&£ch6s for fa Lyons s<i'o!ninK coMtSflfi Tbe beit part of Kansas. Alfalfa M cut 4 tfflM* DORINGTHC'CSSOA. L. A. GRISSLET, JAOBIICYNG^ SBS* pHOICE RANCHES AND FARM LAMM 11 for Hale Cheap and on Easy Twnu, I hsra some excellent bargain*. If taken quick; present prices will lu.tlsit long; priceshsvft doubled tbuye»r; climate Is very healthful. This cmntry can not bo " best for st.ii k raising and dairying; t>p»t eraas in the world. GEO. B. WII.80K, Coyle, 8. IJafc. CALIFORNIA HOMES fiSSSW.W.'- where fruit «nd flower* grow all the year. We have farina for f«300 aad upwards, on es«y tf nn». Come to Sacramento where oranges f'pea earliest, how railroad ra;es during the winter. Our lllostrated cat*; alO£ue sent for 2c stamp. UHTLKT, MIL a MDJLUn, Eicbamexto.Caif. This will not appear again. FfiS" ®l> - I'le corn lanilnandfams " **' In Lake Co . lnd., ant Co.. 111., st low fleures. TI.ese land* aside from te- : lng Rood corn land*, by reason of tuelr lucatfoa bars l a speculative value, liable to an lncreuse of SO to i°2rP^-,U^ir.ni-. 1' r P ' ? and particulars adJress ' K. W. HTHAK a CO., 70 Dearborn St., Chicago. J V X ? I Look! MISCEL LAS EO VS. Imitation Diamond Ring, Pin and 8tud,all three postpaid 85c. N*»H Novei.ty Co., Mftnstleld, O. SIJFFFRFRQt ^ " ma" (freet full details of noble ouiwoni Heniedy that for 30 years bus made wonderful cures after all else tailed, by re-establishing the circulation of blood to par. MR. and MRS. GEO. A. CORWIN, 18 Mt. >Horrl» Bonk, N. Y. City. LADIES BE STYLISH f ^ K with full directions for covering, mailed on receipt of 1 Oo, RIMS & CO., 145 S. Front St., Philadelphia, Pa. Uinctro! ManilCPrint «'ontalnlng son^a, jokes,acts milOllcl mOIIUdul l|ll and every thing toglve an en­ tire minstrel performance from-'start to flnUh, for societies, clubs nnd local benefits, P'-J onch. A. S. GIBSOW, 266 N. Juniper St,, Philadelphia, Ps, MfC-AI Til FOR 01 D COINS AND STAMPS-Get "t'"*1 • " our book --1 Oc. H.VVFS & CO., Stlms ui Block. L.i>s Angeles, Cal. SI' A CURE FOR THE TOBACCO HABIT. Mrs. W. L. Spalding. H12 State St.. DesMolnes, lows, has discovered a harm less remedy for rtie tobacco habit, which cured her husband In 1"> days, after be­ ing a slave to the weed for over 30 years. It can be given secretly, and U harmless. Mrj. Spauldlng will •end the prescription free to any one sending s stamped envelope to pay postage. H AVEY0U AN ,0EA? W-v 11^^ W 1m patent article; metal goods of all kinds. We have best equipped and ISrgest plant 111 America for work of ti ls klud. Write us. 112-120 Michigan St.. Chicago. Christmas Gifts: American Kag'le Razors, superior quality, shell handle, p pd. !>0c: Kavfle Fountain Pen, re- tailaSl.M), p pd. '-W. State Distributing(^o.,Columbus,O. TLftCri Y'iiim riUHi>E Our book tells how. Price XOc. Hairene Supply Co., 323 1-2 TSV.Mjsi.W St., poli, C... Ce A MONEY--CIUCULAHS FREE. Address • *• P. E, CHENEY, Bo* 25, Mutual, Ohio. Responsible IV!an acquaint ar.ee v,anted as our corrcspc.ndeat, liberal term* to right party. It will not Interfere with your pro*- Siit business but will put hundreds of dollars 111 your pocket. We will pave the way.For particulars address Finance C».. 3Q8, 14g ILa Salle St.. Chicago CALIFORNIA OLIVE 0RCHAR0 r^TZ complete runnln rorder; old sstab'lshedbuslness-TeiT proQtab e. GAMAN, 215 Kearney, 8an Francises* FOR SflLF~Majr tri,ae ,n Part for sood c;tfpnp-r use vllkk er.y East--40 acres In S !s, N. E. V, 35-2-68 , 3 ml. N. of Denver. Col., 9 room brick house, barn. artesl..n well, 10 As. of cDolce fru It trees, 12 jib. old, sevaral thousand grape and berry plant*. SO As. best fruit and garden land, plenty free irrigation wa­ ter. $20,000, N.W.H, N.W. % avt 1.8, 40 A. adjoins Sheridan Heights, and Cotton Mills add. Denver.Col., nearC &S. 11. P... 810.000. Elk Canon Hotel. 40 rtns., furnished, 2 bath rms..hot and cold water up and down, ' S cottages, icehouse, barn, pavilion, about 3 As. of grouud, opp. B. R.. telegraph and express sWor* sr. • line Grove Pummot sri'l WIVer IV-' t-j ~T; '• from DenveronC.4S.it It. In I*iaue Canan.f 10,006." ' Also at sams place 80'2 rui. cottastes. furnished, and .1 about 10) lots and 5(W .Vs. land, & 11 supplied wlt.b finest water piped from mountain springs, $10,000 640 A#. ' choice larm land on Platte Hlver.Wtn! E.ofGreeley, Col , under ditch. $3,810. 160 A ..2-story frame hsuse In Pleasant, Parfc.'.Yt ral. S.W. Denver.Col..ail fencei<,-74 cultivated. .$1,600, Offers wanted; terms »eiy easy;' (.it must be Bold. THE0. W. HERIL 317 Coopsr Slock, Denser, Col. FAWTInds la Cass cod Johcjca'- Counties. $20 to SSO per SCr«. Alt slies and degrees of Improvements,. State kind sad size of farm, terms wanted, sto. C. E. FAULKNITR. Wurrensbarg. Mo. Out They Go . Jl to North Dakota. iIj WE OWI60 BOOAGRES North Dakota Kich , * |i native grasses; whoie corn (rrows. Pure water .t in springs, streams and wells; 160 acre free homesteads adjoining. Native coal tl per ton. WM. H. BROWN <& CO.. Devils Lake, N. Dakota. IBS I * Salle St.. Chicsao. Keep Your EyeTn RANSOM COUNTY, NORTH nAlfflTA If you wnnt tomslcsmoneyoo ISUK 9 tl wnnu I a, your re!ll estate lavsstments, We have for »a:e 200.<4X) acres or asijood land as thera ^ Is In the I'nlted States at from »8 to ri5 per acre; * '. y,'; wild and Improved lands; terms easy; small cash pay- men I. balance long time; low rate of Interest. Boll"--. ConsUts of black loam to 8 feet deep with heavy , -'fe" clay snb so:! Do not is!! to write us for further ... particulars. EOURKE A ROURKE, Lisbon, N. D, - i Omaha. l^ands f ence solicited. land- in Nebrmckai bring about Chicago prlen l^ands for sale from $35 to 885 per acre. Corn JOHN N. FKEN55ER, Omalia»"Sr^ F?n R tAUE-l 70 acrefc :.iiipr<ivcd farm, Jsy Co.. M lnd.. S9,KOO, part time. T. B Wj,r.5K. AnWj.iaS. »v~ ' .J ,7* Alll aUAMfi Tou ^ant to buy a liotr.e chean taf1 Hnuiliumn acountry where you car, WritsJSEWELL-VANDEGRIFT, Hobart, Okla. r:: » FIXASCIAL. INVESTORS Writo Turner Co. Bank, Horier, 8. D., WANTED for farm mort^ra jesand lands for «ale. ennn INVESTMENT: Stock 111 oil companyhsT- -' uWW log 7.0.X) acres. First well paysl812S daily. ,. Write for prospectus. Box 335, Granite, O. TA~.. ' 25 to 35 PerCt. Dividends j ii RARV'C Olaper Supporter brings comfort-- Ifltll I w g:iveB labor; postpaid.; agents wanted; big proflt. FIELD NOVKLTT CO., niaa.apolls, Mian. CCUn Ifln for recipe of best cough and bronchial OUnU Iww cure, can easily bo made at home. Ad­ dress K. HOMES, li«)X 83. ST. LOUIS MO. Eaglt Of 2.1c.. Merely Specia l ty Co Chiirilon, Ohio. Fountain Pan, K^;,upa,;:[ ^ I ADIES' HOSE SUPPORTERS, patent clasp, » double straps; pair, postpaid, Sue. Howard Not- sity and Supply Co., 3114 Lucas Ave,, St. Louis, Mo, fipRINCESS LACE LOOM," complete $5 •Hook, 10c; Lace Thread, 5iX) Yard Sp >ol», lOo. X. J. GR0TE, Agt., 607 Oriel Bidg., 6t. Louis, Ho. 1901 Clearing Sale Glues, Window (Jlass. ami all I'alut Supplies marked down. S, E. Grote Paint StSI'O Qq., ijharles 8t,( St. LouU. Mo. ». your invest- 1,,w . meat. D. es It in- terestyouV NVe havethestockof aCallfornla Klectrla' 13 Power and Mlulng Co., which will pay above returns^ ^ The par value Is III per share, now selllug at £ per share. ?rnd «a your nan:a and sal! p-.r. ROAMOKK ISTISH1ENTCO , B. a.m.flU Bld(t . Cltlfsj.... III.^ ^ J Q Th A P >* rVr- 051 SlOCKb are the Cheapest and jBesfc$> , Investments on the Market To-Day, 1st.--Recauss Its capitalization Is lowest. *?$' Id, --Because we have 1,300 sores best oil prodi^ V ji'I 4 lag lsnd In Texss. -r. Sd. --Because we are selling 10.000 shares of ana-aa?^^: s e s s a b l e c a p i t a l s t o c k t o I n v e s t o r s a t S I . 0 0 p e r s h a r e , y par value »S 0t> per share or 20 cents on the (lollar.Hii.v^ Jt which makes It the cheapest stock uu the market. 4th. -- Uememlici', those who buy now reap the silts. No less than 10 shares of stock vill j& isaned. •':*?? Subscriptions tilled In tbe order they are recelTedLi*,# nl,';;?". Make all applications for stork to the BURKE AKINS OIL & GAS COMPANY, £;.} ^ 6OO Prudential Building, --3 Writs for Frospeotus. BUFFALO. N. Y. **; ^ GOLD *I !«K8-Shares iSc. Driving tunnel; wlllcutJS^, % mines. Solid, reliable. Certificates make grand Christ-; -; , -f mas gifts. Bunk references, statements and mineral' frM. BOLD COBB COMPANT. Kill St.. D»»>»r, t«l»rsS», ' ^ NEW DISCOVERY: gives V^'/. quick relief and cures worst t ^ ̂ cases. Hook ui le^-lmnnlals and to itAYSMreatiuenl FMU. UU. H. H. (iUKKVS KOS8. Bok K. Aliaata. Ca. A«Baysand Analyses of ores, alloys, coal.cements.elay^* i '4? fertilizer?", paintJ*, marl-*, limestone, milk, water, drug*,. ieedntuds.etc. Instruction tor students. DpeneTAniiigfc--' Danravfo Yaoof ribeal«tt l?«i Moaada»cj| Blotk.CUM|k DROPSY, ss I ?>J Why Syr up. of iKfrbtsi family laxative B It is pure. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It»is efficacious. It is not expensive. It is good for children. It is excellent.for ladies. It is convenient for business men. It is perfecdy safe under all circumstances. It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the i^est laxative the world ' produces. Its component parts are all wholesome. It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects. It is wholly free from objectionable substances. It contains the laxative principles of plants. It contains the carminative principles of plants. It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which are agreeable and refreshing to the taste. All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientifically compounded. Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the originality and simplicity of the combination. 553 i. 'I T^geUts beneficial effects--buy the genuine. Manufact uridby ^ITORPflA fjfl^YRilP ̂ San FreLi\ci«co, C&L Louisville. Ky. New York. N. Y. FOB SALX BT ALL LJSADINO DMUQQ1ST8. V. !•ovs4>v..' •M •ipcl ;1 'fcSfcWi -pi. • - • , "s W-r?-" - : SL. i 1. living, and to make the world the bet­ ter for their having (lived in it Welcome the new year. Welcome its work, its cares, its responsibilities, its trials, crosses, losses, sorrows and bereavements. Welcome its work, because it is only by work that we achieve successes and make ourselves strong for the toils and tasks that are to come. Welcome Its cares, for they are the world's educators, developers and teachers, and they lead us into those ways of prudence, thoughtful- ness and moderation which are the forerunners of prosperity and plpoty When he crosses the New Year isn't ' •tap-farther?--L. A. the threshold" of "Father Time" a W. • Bulletin. Bsstosr Bapplsi In the year juot dawning take note of the good things as well as the ill. I have beard it told of a bright old lady that all her life she kept a book «he called her "pleasure book," and that she always found, on looking over it at each year's end that no day had passed without carrying in its train some litUe mite of happiness.--St Louis Republic. Brace up! Acquit yourselves like men; Swear off! And don't swear on again. --L. A. W. Bulletin. W E S T E R N C A N A D A ' S Wonderful wheat crop for !l*Jl now the • the Commercial World is by uo means phenom­ enal. The Province of Manitoba und districts of A.ssiiiiboia, Saskat­ chewan and Alberta are the most wonderful Krain producing coun­ tries in the world. In stock raising they also hold the highest posi- lousands of Americans are annually mak­ ing this their home, and they succeed as they never did before. Move Westward with the tide and secure a farm and home in Western Canada. Low rates and special privileges to homeseek- ers and settlers. The handsome forty-pag® Atlas of Western Canada sent free to all appli­ cants. Apply for rates, &c., to F. Pedley, Su­ perintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to C. J. Broughtou, SW Monadnock Block, Chi­ cago, K. T. Holmes, Room 6, "Big Four" iildg., Indianapolis. lnd., or H. M. Williams, Toledo, O., Canadian Government Agents. Sslisr's Rape gives Utah, men food at teca too. I FARM SEEDS 8PELTZ What la Uf Oatatoir tclli SAXZXB'S SIKHS KKVBR FAIL! 1,000,000 Customers ' Proadeat record of •'•y •eedsmAXi on earth» ' and yet wo are reachliiK out for more. We deal re, by julj 1st, ^00,000 uaote and hcnco thlfl viuprecedrnted olfer. $10 WORTH FOR 10c Wo will mail upon receipt of 10c in stamp* our ffreat cat^lopup, worth 1100.w toaoy k wide awake farmyr or gardener, to- gethervf ith uianr farm «iinpie k positively worth •10.00 to k start with, upon receipt or ^LOo in stamps. 56 pkg tarllcaC ^effetablo seeds, 11.00 • Catalog alone. 6c, W 8end a t once . [CAPSICUM VASELINE ( PDT DP IN COLLAPSIBLE TCBBS ) A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and wiil not blister the most delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative iiualities of this article are wonder­ ful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve headache and sciutica. We recom­ mend it as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as un external remedy for pains in the chrst and stomach and all rheumatic, neuralgic and gouty com­ plaints. A triul 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 ail druggists or other dealers, or bv sending this amount to us in postage stamps we will send you a tube bv mail. No article should be accepted by the public unless the same carries our mbel. as otherwise it is not genuine. CHESEBROUGH MFG. Ctt, 17 State Street, Xcw vokk Citt. AOESTS. Sour- uf our ageuU sre m&k'.ug SlOO per raodUl by handling our serurlties. For p.irt!oulsrs sddras*. KUiRUkK I^>KSTSK.\T Ct>...4, H4|., Lsdicscopy tt<frs at |i"c"-Wi" _ Seudstampea etn elupe f.iranoiwh. AHCHOR SUPPLY CO. . 60 W.bssh ' SOLICITORS-,1,00 Pr<>dt oa *o: tiu' u*ums« ' ' s!!y r.i|)ld nv'sliu* »m*n artklss; 0S«4 UMO. Faatucr Co., Qnlqcy --t., (> hlc«g«,ni» A 0'fint'C lfyou w*n: ;tie Greatea: Catcll bstta "o ' United 6t»tf«. theu sell owr Patent Pancake Griddle. It's a corker *nJ cctekaa eTeryhody. Only gi-fddie'Q w.-rM baslax•sjusrscstofc. loo t proet. CAMTOM GRIDDLE CO., Csatoa, FIRE!-"'?000 Fiv® -h^u«S» mbu- ' ""™ • s i «css wort aiuons a^xiuslntiaces. TwrtT tory st bomt. Chsnce of a lifetime. Vir« tsst MtM the extinguisher. Etpi-rleuce .if ye&r* Jiirmm M* •aleaznec. cmuiio »is«. irruisu co., H-ij-t-r $100 REWARD For a i-usa of Djipepaia and In* dlgextlon tliat canuol bt< cored iLU8" Clarke's Bisms PEPSIN TABI.KT8. Safe aud reliable. I'r!oe Bl and 50c. by drugglaU. samples free- Agents Wanted* CLSKSKH HKDiriSB Mk, Hiaaeas, OS1*. NEW PARTY GAME--For Home and Friend#. POWERS Card Hook of Uacle Sam. 53 Cards, ouch with inup of one of U. S. Possessious. l'lays over 60 Improved tjaiLies. Iusiruot, in­ terest and amuse. Complete map of all U. S. Possesious extra with tch game. Sold by Dealers, or mailed on receipt of Price, 25fr . Belirst. Write now. Pub. by L 113112 X. P0W1SS, Hon, QL Copyright 1901. Wi JJL& ...CURES... FISTULA, pOLL EjflL, ITS -1 to 10 Weeks. Wh*n Just forming usually cures without discharging, in four wrrlts. lluuiaiitf and essv to uivi*. "•'rice, do cts. 'By mall. 6U its. Treatise frveupou apiflimtio* CLODSE & STASH, I'temislV 28 STATE ST.. 6tNtsux u. W. N. U. CHICAGO, NO. 52. I»0l. Vki Aasveriag Advrrtistmeats UimOf Meatioa Tkis fapec. MUtt BoatGoagb Byrup. 8oM tn tim«. SoMbydf