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AUCMT «t Trisnd OKVIOL," "I TJ\o\i and the Oth«r Onet" Eta Copyright, 18B0, by Dodd, Mead acd Company. • > I « » * • • • • • i l t l « W * I 1 1 On fine mornings it was customaYy to leave the door standing open; and the visitor advanced to the foot of the stairs and called once more, "Lysbet Van Heemskirk! Is there naebody in to bid me welcome?" Then Katherine knew -It was Madam Semple; and she ran to her mother's room and begged her to go down- and receive the caller. For in these days Katherine dreaded Madam Sem­ ple a little. Very naturally, the moth er blamed her for Neil's suffering and loss of time and prestige; and she found it hr.rd to forgive also her posi tive rejection of his suit. And towards Neil, Jori3 had a se- , cret feeling of resentment. Ha bad w ni l,0n«? and to Spa taken no pains to woo Katherine until CHAPTER VIII.--(Continued.) "Come, friends and neighbors," said JToris cheerily, "1 will Firg you a sorg; and every one knows the tune to it, ar.d every ote has hecrd their vaders and their mceders sing it--sometimes, perhaps, on the great dikes of Vader- lacd, and sometimes in their sweet homes that the great Ksndrick Hud­ son found out for them. Now, then, all, a sorg for MOEDER HOLLAND. We k*ve takiri our land from the sea. Its uelds aie ail yei.ow with gia:n. Its c<*uiiows a re gieen on the .ea-- Knd now shall we give It to Spain? No, no, no, no! We have planted the faith that is pure. That faith lo the ond we'i l wia.ntain; For the word and tn^ v-->th must (hdure 01:1 Shall we d- No, no. nu, no: Our ships are on every rea. Our l.onor has never a stnin. Our 14w and ot.r commerce are free; . Are we slaves for the tyrant of Spain? No, no. 1^0, no! Then, sons of rhtavla, the spad«-- Tl"e feiiaOe and the pike and the rm»H. And the heart and the hand and the h.ad®. Is there mercy for merciless Spain? No, no, no, no! By this time the enthusiasm w&a wonderful. The v iort, quick denials came hotter and louder at every verre; and it was easy to understand hgw these large, slow men, once kindled to whLe heat, were both irre­ sistible and unconquerable. Every eye was turned to Joris, who stocd in hi3 massive, manly beauty a very con­ spicuous figure. His face was full of feeling and purpose, his large blue eyes limpid and shining; and. as the tumult of applause gradually ceased, he said: "My friends and neighbors, no roet am I: but always wrorcs burns in the teart urtil plain prose can not utter them. Listen to me. If we wrung the Great Chsrt?r and the right of self-taxation from Mary in A. D. 1477; If in A. D. 1572 we taught Alva, by f(Srce of arms, hew dear to us was our maxim, 'No taxation without rep­ resentation/ Shall we give up our long-cherished right? Make the blood of our fathers in vain? Do we fear any tyrant to light? Shall we hold out our hands for the chain? No, no, no. no! Even the women had ca'ight fire at this allusion to the injustice of the Stamp Act and Quartering Acts, then hanging over the liberties of the Prov­ ince; and Mrs. Gordon looked curious­ ly and not unkindly at the latent rebels. "England will have foemen worthy of her steel, if she turns theso good friends into enemies," she re­ flected. The emotion was too Intense to be prolonged; and Joris instantly pushed tack his chair, and raid, "Now, then, friends, for the dance. Myself I think not too old to take out the bride." Neil Semple, who had looked like a man in a dream during the 6l~«1ng, went eagerly to Katherine as soon as Joris spoke of darcirg. "He felt strong enough," he said, "to tread a uieasure in the bride's dance, and he hoped she would so far honor him." "No. I will not, Neil. I will not take your hands. Often I have told you that." "Just for to-night, forgive me, Kath­ erine." "I am sorry that all must end so; I cannot dance any more with you;" and then she affected to hear her mother calling, and left him standing among the jocund crowd, hopeless and distraught with grief. CHAPTER IX. I ewfc central N.-i i'u Dakota the state of bonanza rep*. Near It. H.'K, t;>wns, BcbooU. cheap fuel, good rater; soil remarkably fertile; grows all crops; ready brfUnr; »8 Hatty terms; cheap 1(. It. lare. ( tyranny. Prite for particulars Good terms for colony farmers. NORTH 8IAB REALTY iXi)., M Bank ef Oammeroo, lCItt.NEAPOj[jtS, Miaa. Katherine's Decision. Joanna's weddirg occurred t^t the beginning cf the winter and the winter festivities. But amid all the dining and darcing and skating there was a political anxiety and excitement t^at leavened strongly every social and domestic event. The first Colonial Congress had passed the three resolu­ tions wMcb proved to be the l.ey note of resistance and of liberty. Joris had emphatically Indorsed its action. The odious Stamp Act was to be met by the refusal cf American merchants either to Import English goods, or to sell them upon commission, until it was repealed. Homespun became fashionable. The government kept its hand upon the sword. The people were divided Into two parties, bitterly antagonistic to each other. The "Sons of Liberty" were keeping guard over the pole which symbolized their determination; The British soldiery were swaggering and boasting and openly insulting patriots on tho streets, and the "New York Gazette" in flaming articles was stimulating to the utmost the spirit of resistance to 50,000 Acres CHOICE ALTALFA A never laliluH crop on Platte Klver l>ottom, Nebraska, tl» to sit •fer acre; also several thousand acres selected grat­ ing land, well watered. *8 to S6 per acre, on S to H> tears' time. Prices will be advanced March 1st. For reduced rates write to ASMU3 E0YSEN, 172 WASHINGTON. CHICAGO. 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JU. iircfvrj buuy MurfcUkoiul, M w--i RWIC'SINeLE ®?T*FBTSTQUALITY BINDER SmUttfl5^C16AR ALWAYS RELIABLE n CUICI WHERE AM ELSE FAILS,. " Bmt Cough byrup. Ta»te# Good. Ui ID tJaie. T»v DRUJFKLITB. !3n2EaEcad Still in spile of this home trouble and in spite of the national anxiety, the winter months went with a de­ lightsome peace and regularity in the Van Heemskirk household. Neil Sem­ ple ceased to visit Katherine after Jo­ anna's wedding. There was no quarrel and no Interruption to the kindness that had so long existed be­ tween the families, but Neil never again offered her his hand; and such conversation an they had was con­ strained, and of the most conventional character. As Hyde grew stronger he spent his hours in writing long letters to his wife. He toid her every trivial event he commented on air she told him. and her letters revealed to him a soul so pure, so true, BO loving, that he vowed "he fell in love with her afresh every day of his life." One exquisite morrirg in May Kath­ erine stood at an open window look­ ing over the garden and the river, and the green hills and meadows across the stream. Her heart was full of hope. Richard's recovery was so far j advanced that he had taken several rides In the middle of the day. Al­ ways be had passed the Van Heems- kirks' house and always Katherine had been waiting to rain down upon his uplifted face the Influence of her most bewitching beauty and her teJ0 derest' smiles. As she happily mused, some one called her mother from the front hall. some one else wanted her. It was universally conceded that he had been the first to draw his sword, and thus indulge his own temper at the expense "of their child's good name and hap^ pircss. So, below the smiles and kind words of a long friendship, there was bitterness. If there had not been Janet Semple would hardly have paid that morning visit; for before Lysbet was half way down the stairs, Kath­ erine heard her call out: "Here's a bonnie come of. But it is ! what a' folks expected. "The Daunt­ less' sailed the morn, and Oapt. Earl wi' a contingent for the West Indies station. And who wi' him. guess you, but Capt. Hyde, and no less? They say he has a furlough in his pocket for a twelve-month; more like It's a clean total dismissal. The gude ken It ought to be." So much Katherine heard, then her mother shut the door of the sitting room. A great fear made her turn faint and sick. Were her father's words true? The suspicion once en­ tertained, she remembered several little things which strengthened It Her heart failed her; she uttered a low cry of pain, and tottered to a chair like one wounded. It was then ten, o'clock. She thought the noon hour would never come. Eagerly she watched for Bram and her father; for any certainty would be better then such cruel fear and suspense. And, If Richard had really gone the fact would be known to them. Bram came first. For once she feit Impatient of his political en­ thusiasm. How could she care about liberty poles and impressed fishermen with such a real terror at her heart? Joris was tenderly. explicit. He said to ^ier at once: "'The Dauntless' sailed this morning. Oh, my little one, sorry I am for thee!" "Is he gone?" Very low and slow were the words; and Joris only an­ swered, "Yes." Without any further question or re­ mark, she went away. They were amazed at her calmness. And for some minutes after she had locked the door of her room, she stood still in the middle of the floor, more like one that tas forgotten something, and is trying to remember, than a woman who has received a blow upon her heart. No tears came to her eyes. She did not think of weeping or re­ proaching, or lamenting. The only questions she asked herself were: "How am I to get life over? Will such suffering kill me very soon?" About two o'clock Lysbet went to Katherine. The girl opened her door at once to her. There was nothing to be said, no hope to offer. The mother did not attempt to say one word of comfort, or hope, or excuse-. She only took the child in her arms, and wept for her. "I loved him so much, moeder." "Thou could not help it. Handsome and gallant and gay he was." "And he did love me. A woman knows when she is loved." "Yes, I am sure he loved thee." "He has gone? Really gone?" "No doubt is there of It. Stay hi thy room, and have thy grief out with thyself." "No; I will come to my work. Ev­ ery day will not be the same. I shall look no more for any joy; but my duty I will do." They went downstairs together. The clean linen, the stockings that required mending, lay upon the table. Katherine sat down to the task. Res­ olutely, but almost unconsciously, she put her needle through and through. Her suffering was pitiful; this little ore who a few months ago would have wept for a cut finger, now silently battling with the bitterest agony that can come to a loving woman--the sensevof cruel, unexpected, unmerited desertion. So for an hour, an hour of speechless sorrow, they sat. The at­ mosphere was becoming Intolerable, like that of a nightmare; and Lysbet was feeling that she must speak and anove, and so dissipate it, when there was a loud knock at the front door. Katherine trembler1 all over. "To­ day I cannot bear it, mother. No one can I see. I will go upstairs." Ere the words were finished. Mrs. Gordon's volc^ was audible. She came into the room laughing, with the smell of fresh violets and the feeling of the brisk wind around her. "Dear madam," she cried, "I entreat you for a fivor. I am going to take the air this afternoon; be so good as to let Katherine come with me. For 1 must tell you that the colonel has orders for Boston, ond I may see my charm­ ing friend no moiv after to-day." "Katherine, what sajr you? Will you go?" "Please, mijn moeder." "Make great haste, then." For Lysbet was pleased with the offer, and fearful that Joris might arrive, and refuse to let his daughter accept it. She hoped that Katherine would rece'vfc^some comforting meafape. "Stay not long," she whispered, "for your father's sake. There is no good, more trouble to give him." "Well, my dear, you look like a ghost. Have you rot cne smile for a woman so comoletely In your interest? I promised Dick this morning that 1 would be Bure to get word tdUyoa" "I thought Richard had gone." "*Atid you were breaking your hettrv that is easy to be sesn. He ba? gone, but he will come back tc^night at eight o'clock. No matter what hap­ pens, be at the riverside. Do not fail Dick; he is taking his life 4a hia hand to see you." "I thought he had gone--gone, with­ out a word." 'Faith you are not complimentary! I flatter myself that our Dick is a gentleman. I do, indeed. And, as he is yet perfectly in his Bensea, .you might have trusted him." 'When will Richard return 'Indeed, I think you will have to answer for his resolves. But he will speak for himself; and, In faith, I told him that he had come to a point where I would be no longer responsible for his actions. I am thankful to-own that I have some conscience left." The ride was not a very pleasant one. Katherine could not help feeling that Mrs. Gordon was distrait and in­ consistent; and, towards it3 close, she became very silent. Yet she hissed ber kindly, and drawing her closely for a last word, said, "Do not forget to wear your wadded cloak and hood. You may hate to take the water; for the councillor is very suspicious, let me tell you. Remember what I say-- the wadded cloak and hood; and good- by, my dear." "Shall I see you soon?" "When we may meet again, I do not pretend to say; till then, I am en­ tirely yours; and so again good-by." The ride had not occupied an hour; but, when Katherine got home, Lysbet was making tea. "A cup will be good for you, mijn kind." And she smiled tenderly in the face that had been so w in its woeful anguish, but on which there was now the gleam of hope. And she perceived that Kather­ ine had received some message; she even divined that there might be some appointment to keep; and she deter- mind not to be too wise and prudent, but to trust Katherine for this even­ ing with her own destiny. That night there was a meeting at the town hall and Joris left the house soon after his tea. For an hour or more Katherine sat In the broad light of the window, fold­ ing and unfolding the pieces of white linen, sewing a stitch or two here, and putting on a button or tape there. Madam passed quietly to and fro about irt? home duties, sometimes stopping to say a few words to her daughter. When Lysbet was ready to do so, she began to lay into the deep drapers of the presses the table- linen which Katherine had so neatly and ea-'^fully examined. Over a pile of uU6 damask napkins she stood, with a perplexed, annoyed face; and K*th<v<ne, detecting It, at once un­ derstood the cauee. (To be continued.) SOTH HOOKED SAME FISH. A VENERABLE CURED Pe-ro-oa is a Catarrhal Tonic Especially Adapted to the De­ clining Powers of Old Age. PASTOR BY PE-RU-NA, And the Incident Caused Bad Feeling Between Anglers. Funny things happen in bass fish­ ing. Tcrtvard the close of the ser.son William Hammcyer of Winneconne, Wis., was fishing from a boat with his friend, G. B. Hamilton of Peru, led. They were on Fox Lake and fishing was not good, which made them eager. Hammeyer got a strike, fastened his fish and began to reel in strongly, determined to land his catch without less of time. Hamilton got a strike and did the same thing. They had been en hour without a bite and had no leisure or Inclination to watch one another. Tbe first fish after an hour's casting is apt to get on the nerves. When the bass was close to the boat Hammeyer discovered that he ^as bringing in his friend's line and said: We're tangled! Let out a little line till I get this fish in." Hamilton discovered the tangle at the same time and said the same thing. They glared at each other and reeled furiously. W'th a jerk that ought to have loos­ ened all of its scales a pound bass came out of the water. Hammeyer's weedless hook was fastened in one side of its jaw, Hamilton's was fast­ ened in the other. They lifted the bass in acd locked at one another. They agreed without words to call it a partnership fish. Both men had cast at the same in­ stant, and their baits had struck the water close together. Reeling in the baits had come within a couple of inches of each other. The fish either struck both baits at once or it struck one of them, felt the pain from the hook, slung its head to one side and got the other hook. YOUNG WIFE IS 8ARCASTIC. Sub-Husband's Kealthfulness Made a ject of Comment. Charlie Ycunghusband bad been cacght In rather a confused account of his whereabouts the night previ­ ous. His wife accepted the state­ ment without comment, but all the next day his conscience troubled him. and in order to square himself he stopped on his way home and bought a copy qf^ Crawford's latest book. After dinner they sat down In the library and he commenced its perusal aloud. As he proceeded he felt him sc-lf grovirg mere sclld. As list he encountered this passage: "If the girl loved her mother, and she really did, it was largely because her mother was so perfectly truthful. Cynical people called her perfectly honest, and sa'.d that her vecacity amounted to a disease of tbe mind if she had possessed any; but that since she did not, it was -probably a torm of degeneration, be­ cause all perfectly healthy humab be­ ings lied raturally." "Pardon the interruption. Charlie, but how thankful ycu should be that you have always possessed such mag­ nificent robust health." Zeal Cutrunnlng Discretion. All the villagers of Sakuragawa. in Ottaken, were engaged in disinfecting the house of a cholera case when they were stopped by a village official, says the Tokyo (Japan) Times. He said that the people themselves must be disinfected and poured strong carbolic acid upon them. Tbe acid burned badly twelve persons. They bad to b«> taken to a hospital, and are bitterly accusing the official for hia earelem- nese. "I RELY UPON PE-RU-NA TOR ALL CATARRHAL DISEASES." The Oldest Mm ia America Attribute8 Bis Loaf Life and Good Health to Pe-ru-na. Mr. Isaac Brock, of McLennan oonnty* Texas, has attained the great age of 114 years. He is an ardent friend of Peruna and speaks of it in the following terms. Mr. Brock says: "After a man has lived In the world as long as I have he ought to have found out » great many things by experience, think I have done so. " One of the things I have found out to my entire satisfaction is the proper remedy for ailments due di­ rectly to the effects of the climate. "For 114 years I have withstood the changeable climate of the United States. During my long life I have known a great many remedies for coughs, colds, catarrh and diarrhoea. I had always supposed these affections to be different diseases. For the last ten or fifteen years I have been reading Dr. Hartman's books and have learned from them one thing in particular: That these affections are the same and that they are properly called catarrh. "As for Dr. Hartman's remedy, Peruna, I have found it to be the best, if uot the only reliable remedy for these affections. it baa been my stand-by for many years and I attribute my good health moJ my extreme old age to this remedy. "It exactly meets all my requirements. I have come to rely upon it almost entirely for the many little things for which I need medicine. I believe it to be especially valuable to old people, although I have no doubt it is just as good for the young." --Isaac Brock. A New Maa at 79. Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Sides Hannibal, Mo., writes: " I am professionally a newspaper cor­ responds t. now 79 years okL I have watched the growing, pow^r of the Peruna plant from its incipiency in the little log cabin, through its gradations of suceess up to its present establishment in Columbus, Ohio, and I conclude that merit brings its full reward. " Up to a few veara ago I felt no need to test its medicinal potency, bat lately when my system needed it, your Peruna relieved me of many catarrhal troubles. Some two years ago I weighed 210 pounds, but fell away down to 168 pounds, and besides loss of flesh I was subject to stomach troubles. Indigestion, loss of appetite, insomnia, night sweats, and a-foreboding of getting my entire system out of order. During some months I gave Peruna a fair trial, and it rejuvenated my whole system. I feel thankful therefore, for although 79 years old I feel like a young man/'--Major Frank O'Mahoney. In old age the mucous membrane be- oome thickened and partly lose their function This leads to partial loss of bearing, smell and taste, as well as digestive dis­ turbances. for una corrects all this by its specific operation on all the mucous membranes of the body. « One bottle will convince any one. Once used and Peruna becomes a life-long stand* by with old and young." Mr. Samuel Saunders of BlythedalflL Mo., writes: " My disease was catarrh of the urethra and bladder. I got a bottle of Pe-ru-na and began taking it, and in a few § days I was relieved and could sleep and 'f\ rest all night. I think that Pe-ru-na is a valuable remedy. I had tried other very ., highly recommended medicines, but they (/ did me no good. My physician told me / that I could not expect to be cured of my (! trouble, as I was getting to be an old man (57 years). I feel very thankful for what Pe-ru-na has done for me." In a later letter Mr. Saunders'says S "I am still of the same mini with regard to your Pe-ru-na medicine/' mmm u i Strom and Vigorous at tbe Afa af Elghty-eighL Parker, R«nr. J. N. writes: " In June, I90T, I lost my sense ot hearing entirely. My hearing had been somewhat impaired fur several years, but not so much effected but that t coufd hold converse with my friends; but in June, 1901, my sense of heating left me so that / could hear no sound whatever. I was alst troub.ed with severe rheumatic pains in my limbs. I commenced taking Peruna and now my hearing is restored as %ooa as it waa prior to June, 1901. My rheumatic pains are ail gone. / cannot speak too highly of Peruna, and now when 88 years o'd can say it has invigorated my whole system. / cannot but think, dear Doctor, that you must feei very thank­ ful to the all loving Father that you have been permitted to live, and by youe skill be such m blessing as you bare been $9 suffering humanity. "^~Rer, J. N. Parker. Ia a later letter she says: " I am only too thankful to you for your kind advica and for the good health that I am enjoying wholly from the use of your Peruna. Have been out to the Yellow Stone National Park and many other places of the west, and shall always thank you for your gen­ erosity."--Mrs. F. E. Little. If you do not derive prompt and satis* factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advica gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of Tha Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona^ IIL, writes: "I can recommend Peruna as a good medicine for chronic catarrh of the stomach and. bowels. I have been troubled se­ verely with it for over a year, and A TRAVELER AT SEVENTY-ONE YEARS OP A0E. THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. Sentlmente Conveyed by Various Varieties of the Rose. In the language of flowers the rose means love; Austrian rose, thou art all that is lovely; bridal rose, bappy love; Burgundy rose, uncon^ciousi beauty; cabbage rose, embassador of love; Campion rose, only deserve my love; Carolina rose, love Is danger­ ous; China rose, beauty always new; Christmas rose, tranquallize my anx­ iety; daily rose, the smile I aspire to; damask rose, brilliant complexion; deep red rose, bashful shame; dog rose, pleasure and pain; Guelder rose, winter, age; hundred-leave rose, pride; Japan rose, beauty is your only attraction; maiden blush rose, If you love me you will find it out; Monti- flore rose, grace; musk rose, capri­ cious beauty; musk rose cluster, charming; single rcse, simplicity; thornless rcse, early attachment; unique rose, call me not beautiful; white rose, I am worthy of you; white rose withered, transient impressions; yellow rose, decrease of love and jealousy; York and Lancaster rose, war; full blown rose placed over two buds, secrecy; white and red rose to­ gether, unity; crown of rose, reward of virtue; red rosebud, girlhood; moss rosebud, confession of love. also a cough. Now my cough is all gone, and all the distressing symptoms of ca­ tarrh of the stomach and bowels have dis­ appeared. I will recommend it to all as a rare remedy. I am so well I am con­ templating a trip to Yellow Stone Park this coming season. How is that for one 71 years ojjd ? " Temperance People^ Quarrel. Rev. T. E. Carter was chosen presi­ dent of the Sioux City Anti-Saloon league some time ago, and shortly thereafter began a crusade against liquor dealers. Now he has resigned his superintendency, declaring that: he will QO longer do the league's dirty work and alleging that he has been used as a cat's paw of the temperance people of the town. Mr; Carter re­ ceived numerous threatening letters warning him to cease his activity, and it has been hinted that he resigned on that account. This he strenuously de­ nies, saying he steps down because the temperance people did not support him. New Cure for Lame Back. Rutledge, Minn., Feb. 16th.--Mr. E. 0. Gotchell of this piaco relates a happy experience which wilKbe read with Interest by all those who have a similar trouble. It appears that last winter Mr. Get- ohell was seized with a lameness and soreness in his back which grew worse and worse till at last It became very bad and made it very difficult for him to get about at all. After a time he heard of a new rem­ edy for backache which some of his friends and neighbors said had cured tnem, and he determined to try it. The name of the* remedy Is Dodd's Kidney Pills and Mr. Getchell has proven that it is a sure cure. He says: "I used two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills according to directions, and my lame back was entirely cured and I am all O. K. again. Dodd's Kidney Pills are as goou as represented." This remedy Is very popular here, and has worked some remarkable cures of Backache and Kidney Trou­ ble. ' Immigration Kept Up^ In the fiscal year which ended m June 30, 1902, 648,743 aliens came to the United States in the steerage of Yessels and 82,055 as cabin passen­ gers, making a total of 730,798. This number was never exceeded except In 1882, when the number of Immigrants was 788,992. ' -- : 1 Bathing the Baby. Toung mothers naturally feel anxious about the baby's bath. It Is best to be­ gin at six weeks to put the little one in water, first folding a soft towel in the bottom of the basin. Use only Ivory Soap, as many of the highly colored and perfumed soaps are very Injurious to the tender skin of an Infant. E. R. Parker A woman never feels absolutely sure that ner husband has loose habits until he comes home tight. DKFIAMCK STARCH should be In eve-" household, none SO good, bekldea 4 os. more, for 10 cents than any other brand of csI3\»ater starch. often Charity begins at home and ads in the saloon. • lOO Reward - StOSt The rrixders of this paper will ba pleaded to learn tlmt there is at least one dreaded disease that science h;is been able to cure In all its stuges, and thut is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu­ tional disease, requires a constitutional treat­ ment. Hnll's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting dir otly upon the blood and mucous sur­ faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of thodlsease, atidtfivintf the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing Its work. The pro­ prietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they olTer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls to cure. SeuJ fur list of Testimonials. Address P. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, a Sold by drntrglsts 7.'KS. Hail's l'umily Fills are the test. Vanderbilt Homestead Sold. George W. Vanaerbilt has sold the Vanderbilt homestead at Stapleton, L. I., for $36,000. The old commodore was reared there and it is tae house In which William H. Vanderbilt was born and In which his son Cornelius first saw the light of day. Residents of that section express surprise that the Vand' Mt family should have allowea it to pass out ot its posses­ sion. To Retard Reform in China. The notorious Li-Luen-Ying has started a native paper in Peking, with the flowing name of Dally Imperial News. The empress dowager la the patron of this organ, ana she has or­ dered all the officials to subscribe to the paper. The object of the journal is to retard reform. Not Well Received: Sunday School Teacher (poetically) --"Yes, heaven sends the beautiful snow and the crystal lee." Tommy--"Yes, I told pa dat when he slipped down de uther morn in' an' he licked me." If you don't get the biggest and best It's your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there Is pos­ itively nothing to equal it In quality or quantity. When you do fall Into tbe parquet of publicity you will probably be cred­ ited with more than you really de­ serve. Ergo, "Fall in, advertise."- There's nothing you can add to or take away from a plain, frank, honest man; he is a finisned, composite epi­ tome of every human excellence. TRI BEST RESULT* IN STARCHING can be obtained only by using Defiance Starch, beaMes Renin? 4 ox. more tor aa.w<« money--..o cuokniR required. , Nervous people, of course, cannot help It, yet almost every one think* they ahould. Exactly what jroo are looking for. Mnnnfaeturers household nrce»«lt1e*. "Not Traah." Once Introduced m«Hiia steady and lnrreaxlntf Income. Only reliable psrtoui write, Vocrbsea A Gestantal, Trenton, i«. j. Don't cry over spUled mllfe--be glad tt Is not cream. ( WESTERN CANADA A OU3INO GEEAT IN IE REST. The Wondtrtnl Yields ot Wheat Attract­ ing Thousand*. Until the last five or six years trat little attention was given to that vast area of grain-producing land lying north of toe 49th paiallel, and Imms- J diately adjoining the northern boun- ^ daries of Minnesota and Dakota. The Canadians themselves wero aware of the wealth that lay thersi but being unable to fully occupy they have asked the Americans to assist them in converting the land from its virgin state to one that wi& largely supplement the grain-producing area of the North Americau continent and the- response has been most lib­ eral. During the year 1901 upwards of 20,000 'from the United Stales went' over to Canada, being induced to set­ tle there by the reports that reached them of the success of those who had preceded them during the previous years. This 20,000 was increased to 30,000 during the year 1902, and It is fully expected that th*re will be fully 50,000 during the present year. Tho work of the immigration brauch of tho Canadian government is not now bo- ing directed towards giving inform*» tion as to the advantages of settlo- mpnt in Canada as it Is to extending an invitation to the Americans to fal­ low those who have gone. Those who have charge of the work point with considerable pride to tho succesa of those who have been in­ duced to take advantage of the ofTer of 160 .acres of land free in Canada, and have no cause to heRitate in con­ tinuing the invitation. Many of tboso interested say there are no more freo homesteads to be had in Canada, but the writer has most positive assuranco 'rom the Canadian government that there are thousands of such homo- steads to be had, and in one of the dis­ tricts now being opened up fully as good as the best, and it is probably the best The Canadian gove.nment has es­ tablished agencies at St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha* Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Chi- cugo, 111.; Indianapolis. Ind.; Milwau- itee. Wis.; Wausau, Wis.; Detroit. •Jault Ste. Marie and Marquette^ Mich.; Toledo, Ohio; Watertown, ft Dakota; Grand Forks, N. Dakota, and C reat Falls, Mont., and the suggestion is made that by addressing any of these, who are authorized agents of the government, it will be to the ad­ vantage of the reader, who will bo given the fullest and most authentlo information regarding the results o( mixed farming, dairying, ranching; and grain raising, and also supply In­ formation as to freight and passenger rates, etc. Didnt Want to Lose it. She--Your hair keeps oh getting grayer. He--Well, I'm witting to toiaa^g the grayness If it only keeps on. Don't you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely superior to any other, 1B put up 16 ouncea in age and sells at dame price as 12-onneo packages of other kinds? $20n.«M1!K 8trml|fh» nntarr and « P®n,e* to men vllbrlfftnW^iaZ oar Pea.try Mixture In coantfy lr%ctt weekly ,.»y. A.l.lr "a* wfThTUlSjT Moo»rcb Uff. 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