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̂ •&' v . y - ^ ^ T '**&%- ;^f"X,VrV • LĴ xC>'- •"^I-'M Costume of Korean Woman. In his book on Korea Angus Hamil­ ton thus describes the costume of Korean women: "The upper garment consists of an apology for a zouave jacket In white or cream material, which may be of silk lawn, lawn or calico. A few Inches below this be­ gins a white petticoat, baggy as a sail, touching the ground upon all sides, and attached to a broad band. Be­ tween the two there is nothing except the bare skin, the breasts being fully exposed. R is not an agreeable spec­ tacle, as the women seen abroad are usually aged or infirm. At all times, as if to emphasize their fading charms, they wear the chang-ot, a thin green silk cloak, almost peculiar to the capital and used by the women to veil their faces in passing through the public streets. Upon the sight of man they clutch It beneath the •yes. The neck of the garment is pulled over the head of the wearer and the long, wide sleeves fall from her ears. The effect of the contrast between the hidden face and the naked breast is ludicrous. FARM LANDS! If yoii are looking for a home or an Investment, do not forget that the best fum and timber lands la the North­ west are along the line of The Minne­ apolis & St Louis R. R., where crop failures are unknown. Good soil, good climate, good people there. Farm values are rising rapidly and the time to bur Is now. Low excursion rates from points on the lowa Central and Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroads, if you wish to Investigate. For particulars address, A.B.CUTTS, C.PJL, la. Cent, and M. & St. L. R. R. Minneapolis, Minn. K. C. S. Almanac for 1904. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company's Annual Almanac is now ready for distribution. It contains the usual monthly calendars, many useful household hints and information con­ cerning the country in Missouri, Ar­ kansas, the Indian Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Write for a copy to 8. G. Warner, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, K. C. S. Ry., Kansas City, Mo. Elliott Orayton McCant's short stories of the "Red Carolina Hills" have always won him a reputation as an earnest sympathetic writer about Southern people and conditions. His first novel, "In the Red Hills," Just published by Doubleday, Page & Co., portrays the disturbed social condi­ tions between the "poor-white" rent­ ers and the negroes, making many dramatic situations in a story full of humor and feeling. Congressman Williams' Knowledge.^ The Atlanta Constitution gives John Sharp Williams the credit of be­ ing the best educated man in the public service of the nation. He is especially well versed in the political history of nations, and without m£ib- eranda of any sort can give offhand the date of the adoption by any peo­ ple of political policies affecting themselves or others in a material sense. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LOCAX APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach aha neat, of tiie disease. Catarrh Is a bhM>d or conatl- Mtional disease, and In order to cure it yon niUBt tako telternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cura is taken in- Mmally, and acts directly oil the blood and mucous mrfaces. Hal^s Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medl- otae. Itwas proscribed by one of the best physicians In thtfl country for years and Is a regular prescription. It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the macouo Burfaces. The perfect combination of the two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful re­ sult* In curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O Sold by Drumftets, price 75c. ) Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Tate I FaH in Canning Beef. Attempts at canning beef profitably In Germany have not proved success­ ful, chiefly because of the high cost •f the raw material. The Beet Results in 8tarching .w be obtained only by using Defiance Starch, besides getting 4 oz. more for same money--no cooking required. It win take evidence to make the world believe that a Chicago woman has eloped with a Philadelphia man. Christian Endeavor Hotel. At St. L«ute, Mo.. Is the place to stop when visiting the World's Fair. Write them (or terms. Education costs $165,000 and re­ ligions sacrifices $186,000 a year in Korea. All lfp to Date Housekeepers aae Defiance Cold Water Starch, because it Is better, and 4 oz. more of it for same money. It is not true that Col Tounghus- hand is really an old bachelor. b B. H. KukII Ltd., 831 Arch Street. Phliltolphu. An Anglo-French treaty of amity is a good thing while it lasts. IV Ton USE BALL BL0E, Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Largo 9 oz. package only 6 cents. About 43,000 people in Great Britain wear glass eyes. The IhortMtWsr Cut of an attack of Rheumatism £ Neuralgia MARK. la to use St Jacobs Oil Which affords not only sure relief, |»t a prompt curs. It soothes. --bdnrt. and ends the auffeMng. Price, 25c. and SOc. T H E G I R I I H A L F W A Y CHAPTER XXI.--Continued. "There must he some motive shown for the supposition of such an act as murder. What motive can be shown here? Certainly not that of robbery. The horse of the missing man came back alone, its lariat dragging, as we shall prove. It had not been ridden since the lariat was broken. You all know, as we shall prove, that this man Juan was never known to ride a horse. We shall prove that he walked sixty miles, to the very spot where the horse had been tied, and that he scorned to touch a horse on his whole journey. He wanted no horse. He stole no horse. That was no motive. "To be subject to the law, as. you very well know, a man must be mor­ ally responsible. He must know right and wrong. I shall show to you that when this man was a child he was struck a severe^ blow upon the head and that since that time he has never been of sound mind, his brain never recovering from that shock, a blow which actimlly broke in a portion of his skull, \stnce that time he has had recurrenfcvtlmes of violent insan­ ity, with alternating spells of what seems a semi-idiocy. This man's mind never grew.\ln some ways his animal senses are k^en to a remark­ able degree, but of \reason he has little or none. H4 c&n not tell you why he does thus or soy This I shall prove to you. "I ask you, gentlemen\of the Jury, you who hold this man's life in your hands, are you going to hang a man for murder when it is not shown a murder has been done? And wonld you hang a man who is more ignorant than a child of right or wrong? Is that fair play? Gentlemen, we are all here together, and one of us Is as good as another. Our ambitions are the same. We stand here together for the best interests of this growing country--this country whose first word has always has been fair play. mor'n what I tole all the boys when we first brought Juan in. I tole you all." "Very well," said the prosecutor; "what did you see? Anything like a man's figure?" "We object!" said Franklin, but Curly answered: "Well, yes, it did look like a feller aplayin' there. But when we touched it--" "Never mind. Did the prisoner see this figure?", "Shore." V "What did he dQ?" "Well, he acted plumb loco. He get down an' hollers. 'Madre de Dios!" he hollers. I 'low he wuz plenty scareid." "Did he look scared?" "Well, when We roped him he ttidn't make no kick." "Never mind. He paw the figure in the ashes?" "What do you know about it?--you wasn't tk.e«-e..** "No, but I am going to make you tell what was there." "You are, huh? Well, you crack yer whip. I like to see any feller make me tell anything I don't want to tell." "That's right, Curly," said some one back in the crowd. "No bluff goes." "Not in a hundred!" said Curly. "Now, now, now," began the judge drowsily. The prosecuting attorney counseled of craftiness, at this junc­ ture, foreseeing trouble if he insisted. "Take the witness." he said abruptly. "Cross-'xamine, d'fense," said the judge, settling back. "Now, Curly," said Franklin, as hi took up the questioning again, "please tell us what Juan did after he saw this supposed figure in the ashes." "Well, of course, Juan acted plenty loco--you know that." "Very well. Now, what, if anything, did you do to this alleged body in the ashes?" "What did I do to it?" said Curly. "Why, I poked it with a stick." "What happened?" fN«xu.*ca,afts. • A Sure M nlliaia J relief for ASIUHlfla >• Said by *11 ftraaSu! or by mail. M cants. CbarlaMew* Haas t say, first give him his chance.1 Now, is it your already formed wish to punish this man? I say, no. I say, first give him his chance." As Franklin ceased and seated him­ self the silence was again broken by a rising buzz of conversation. This was proving really a very interesting show, this trial. It must go on yet a little further. "Call William Haskins," said the prosecuting attorney, standing up, with his hands in his pockets. "William Haskins, William Haskins, William Haskins! Come into court!" cried out the clerk from his corner of the store box. No immediate re­ sponse was mitde. Some one nudged Curly, who started up. "Who--me?" he said. "Is your name William Haskins?" asked the judge. "Reckon so," said Curly. "My folks used to call ine that. I usually go under the road brand o* 'Curly,' though." He took his seat on a stool near the store box, was sworn, with his hat on, and the prosecuting attor­ ney began the examination. "What is your name?" "Why, Curly." "What Is your occupation?" "What?" "How do you make your living?" "Punchin' cows. Not that I 'low it's any o' yore d d business." "Where do you reside?" "Where do I live?" "Yes." "Well, now. I don't know. My folks lives on the Brazos, an' I've been driv- In' two years. Now I take up a claim on the Smoky, out here. I 'low I'll go North right soon, to Wyomin', maybe." "How old are you?" "Oh, I don't know; but I 'low about twenty-four or twenty-five, along in there." "Where were you last Wednesday?" "What?" "Were you one of the posse sent out; to search for Cal Greathouse?" "Yep; me and Cap FrankMn, there." "Who else?" "Why, Juan, there, him. He was trailin' the hoss for us." "Where did you go?" "About sixty miles southwest, into the breaks of the Smoky." "What did you find?" "We found a old camp. Hoss had been tied there and broke his lariat. Bushes was broke some, but we didn't see no blood, as I know of." "Never mind what you dldnt see." "Well, now--" "Answer my question." "Now, say, friend, you dont want to get too gay." "Answer the question, Mr. Has­ kins," said the court. "Well, all right, judge; IH do it to oblige you. The most we saw there was where a fire had been. Looked like a right smart fire. They was plenty o' ashes lyin' there." "Did you see anything In the ashes?" "What business is it a' yournT" "Now, now," said the court, "you must answer the questions, Mr. Has­ kins." •All right, Judge," said Curly. ~WeH, I dunno hardly what we did see any pieces." "Why, it fell plumb "Did it disappear?" "Shore it did. Waafa't a thing left. "Did it look like a man's body, then?" "No, it just looked like a pile o' ashes." "Bore no trace or resemblance to a man, then?" "None whatever." "You wouldn't have taken it for a body, then?" "Nope. Course not." "Was any part of a body left?" "Nary thing." "Any boot, hat or bit of clothing?" "Not a single thing, fur's I c'd see." "Well, now. Curly," said Franklin, "please tell us how long you have known this prisoner." "Ever since we was kids together He used to be a mozo on my pap's ranch, over in San Saba county." "Did you ever know him to receive any injury, any blow about the head?" "Well, onct ole Hank Swartzman swatted him over the head with a swingletree. Sort o' laid him out, some." "Did he act strangely after receiv­ ing that blow?" "Why, yes; I reckon you would your­ self. He l.it him a good lick, it was for ridln' Hank's favorite mare, an' from that time to now Juan ain't never been on horseback since. That shows he's loco. Any man what walks is loco. Part o' the time, Juan, he's bronco, but all the time he's loco." "He has spells of violence?" "Shore. You know that. You seen how he fit that Injun--" "Oh, keep him to the line,", pro­ tested the prosecutor. "Now, say," insisted Curly, "if you want something they ain't none o' you said a word about yet, I'll tell you something. You see, Juan, he had a sister, and this here Cal Greathouse, he--" "I object, yo* Honoh! I objcct!" cried the state's attorney, sprnglng to his feet. "This is bringin' the dignity o' the law into ridicule, sah! Into ridi­ cule! I object!" "Er, ah-h-h!" yawned the judge, sud­ denly sitting up. '"Journ court, Mr. Clerk! We will set to-morrow morn- in' at the same place, at nine o'clock. Who is in charge of this prisoner? There ought to be some one to take care of him." "I reckon I am, Juage," said Curly. "He is sort o' stay in' with me while Bill's under tLe weather." "Well, take him in charge, some one, and have him here in the morn­ ing." "All right, judge," said Curly quiet­ ly, "I'll take care of him." It was three o'clock of the after­ noon. Th6 thirst of a district Judge had adjourned the district courts Franklin's heart sank. He dreaded the night The real court, as he ad­ mitted to himself would continue its session that night at the Cottage bar, and perhaps it might not adjourn until a verdict had been rendered. CHAPTER XXII. The Verdict. There MUM over the town of Ellis- ville that night an ominous quiet. But few men appeared on the streets. No­ body talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no refer­ ence was made. Franklin finished his dinner, went to his room and buckled on his revol­ ver, smiling grimly as he did so at the thought of how intimately all law is related to violence, and how relative to its environment is all law. He went to Battersleigh's room and knocked entering iat the loud invitation of that friend. "Shure, Ned, me boy," said Batter- sleigh, "ye've yer side arms on this evenin'. Ye give up the proflssion of arms with reluctance. Tell me, Ned, what's the campaign fer the evenin'?" "Well," said Franklin. "I thought I'd step over and sit awhile with Curly this evening. He may be feeling a lit­ tle lonesome." "Quite right ye are, me boy," said Battersleigh cheerfully. "Quite right. An' if ye don't mind I'll just jine ye. It's lonesome I am meself the night" Battersleigh busied , himself about his room, and soon appeared arrayed, as was Franklin himself, with re­ volver at his belt. "Shure, Ned, me boy," he said, "an (Officer an' a ginileman should nivver appear abroad without his side arms. At laste. methinks, not on a night like this." He looked at Franklin calmly, and the latter rpse and grasped tho hand of the feanesp old soldier with­ out a word. The tiiro strolled out to­ gether down the street* in the direc­ tion of the shanty where Curly was keeping his "prisoner." (To be continued.) CLEVER TRICK THAT WON. Ambitious Youth 8old His Verses by a Ruse. Many years ago, writes Mr. Thomas Bailey Aldrich in "Ponkapog Papers, a noted Boston publisher used to keep a large memorandum book on a table in his private office. The volume al­ ways lay open, and was in no manner a private affair, being the receptacle of nothing more important than has tily scrawled reminders to attend to this thing or the other. It chanced one day that a very yoiyig, unfledged author, passing through the city, looked in upon the publisher, who was also the editor of a famous magazine. The unfledged had a copy of verses secreted about his person. The publisher was absent and young Milton sat down and waited. Presently his eye fell upon the mem­ orandum book, lying there spread out like a morning newspaper, and almost in spite of himself he read, "Don't for­ get to see the binder," "Don't forget to mail E. his contract," "Don't forget H.'s proofs." and so forth. An inspiration seized upon the youth. He took a pencil and at the tail of this long list of "don't forgets" he wrote, "Don't forget to accept A.'s poem." He left his manuscript on the table and disappeared. That afternoon when the publisher glanced over his memor­ anda he was not a little astonished at the last item; but his sense of hu­ mor was so strong that he did accept the poem--it required a strong sense of humor to do that--and sent the lad a check for it, although the verses re­ main to this day unprinted.--Youth's Companion. Superstitions About the Wren. In many parts of Ireland, it is said, wrens are hunted and killed at Christ­ mas iime. Some antiquarians declare that the wren was held in so high esteem by the Druids that the early Christian missionaries gave orders that it should be relentlessly hunted down during the Christmas festival. The usual story told in the north of Ireland, however, affirms that the catholics hated the bird because on one occasion, when King James II. was about to make a surprise at­ tack on the camp of William III., a wren alighted on a drum and peck­ ed at it to so good effect as to waken an orange sentry and thus save the army. To all appearances this ij a mere fiction, as wren-hunting is a Manx, as well as an Irish custom. In the Isle of man, it is related, many fishermen will not set out to sea without a dead wren on board. The presence of the dead bird is supposed to be a charni against shipwreck. A London ornithologist has a plan Mechanical Aids to Rapid Reading. At the meeting of the French Acad­ emy of Sciences, held recently, M. Andre Broca and M. Sulzer commu­ nicated a paper on the subject of rapid reading. They showed that the dif­ ferent letters of the alphabet are not all apprehended with the same quick­ ness. For instance, the time taken to recognize an E is nearly one-third longer than that taken to recognize a T. They consider that the alphabet is badly designed from a physiological point of view. It should be composed of very 6imply designed letters as T or L. Rapidity of reading would thus be Increased and "brain fag" would be notably diminished. It would also be better to have the letters printed In whitp on a black ground than the sys­ tem which obtains at present. The time taken to recognize a letter print­ ed in black on a white ground was nearly ten times longer than white on a black ground. Humor and Philosphoy. "I saw a fine pair of ear mufflers about the house the other day and will hunt them up so you can wear them during the next' cold snap," re­ marked a loving wife, who believed that her husband was free from bad habits. "Don't exert yourself, my dear, I beg of you, for I would not wea^ them even if you found them. I wore\them once and paid the penalty for tHe folly." "Wnat penalty did you pay?" in­ quired the loving wife. "A friend asked me to take ^ drink, and I could not hear him." That ended the conversation until the shades of evening fell, when there was a curtain lecture.--Colum­ bus Dispatch. An Interesting Girl. Goldenrod--I'm quite anxious that you meet her. Silverton--What sort of a girl is she--one with a past? Goldenrod--No; but I don't tMnfr she'd object to having OB*J--Town Topics. Free to Twenty-five Ladles. The Defiance Starch Co. will give 25 ladies a round trip ticket to the St Louis Exposition, to five ladies in each of the following states: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis­ souri who will send in the largest nnmber of trade marks cut from a ten-cent 16-ounce package of Defi­ ance cold water laundry starch. Thi^ ri means from your own home, any­ where in the above named states. These trade marks must be mailed to and received by the Defiance Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sep­ tember 1st, 1904. October and Novem­ ber will be the best months to vis't| the Exposition. Remember that Defl® ance is the only starch put up 16 oz. (a full pound) to the package. You get one-third more starch for the same money than of any other kind, and Defiance never sticks to the iron. The tickets to the Exposition will be sent by registered mall September 5th. Starch for sale by all dealers. "Waving an Anchor." Henry Galbraith Ward, who is con­ ducting the disbarment proceedings of the Bar Association against George Alfred Lamb, because of the latter's connection with the Peter Power liti­ gation, was telling at the hearing be­ fore the referee last week of peculiar stenographers' error®. "I was in a case where a witness testified to standing on a wharf and waving a handkerchief," said Mr. Ward. "When the minutes came to me next day they had this witness say : 'I stood on the wharf, and was waving an an­ chor.' "--New York Tribune. A MICHIGAN MAYOR SAYS! I Know Pe-ru-na is a Fine Ionic for 6 Worn Out System." Why Pills Gripe. Just because they contain harsh and drastic drugs, with nothing to modify their violent action. If in need of a laxative, you will obtain satisfactory results by tak­ ing Dr. Caldwell's (Laxative) Syrup Pep­ sin, a "corrective," not a "cathartic"' laxu* tive. Its action is gentle, it assists nature to put the stomach and bowels in normal condition and never sickens; children, as well as grown people, love it for its ploas- ant taste. The soothing action of the pep­ sin makes the digestive process perfect. Try it and you will wonder why you never have before. All ^druggists sell it. 50c and 91.00 sizes. Pleasant for the Quest. A well-known Reading man has a little daughter whose observations are not always decorous. Several days ago the former invited to dinner a friend whose hirsute adornment was almost entirely lacking. The little girl eyed the large bald spot intently for a while, and then remarked: "Papa, that man has another face on the top of his head, hasn't he?" An Old Salt's Sayings. I've seen th' sea when it was gray, deceitful, crouchln'; then it was like a cat. I've seen it^roarin', rampant, terrible; then it was liko a lion. I've seen it when it was dreamy, beauti­ ful an' kind; then it was like a wom­ an. For it was like enough to change within sixteen seconds.--Judge. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep De­ fiance Starch. This is because they have a stock on haml of other brauds containing only 12 oz. in a package, w hich they won't be able to sell first, because Defiance con­ tains 16 oz. foV the same money. Do you want lft oz. instead of 12 oz. for same money? Then buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking. Prof. Koch in South Africa. Prof. Robert Koch is studying dis­ eases of horses and cattle in South Africa. He will also study the prob­ lem of malaria before returning to Germany. Wiggfe'Stfck LAUNDRY BLUR Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes. Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth of any other bluing. If your grocer does not keep it send 10c for sample to The Laundry Blue Co., 14 Michigan Street, Chicago. Memorial to Soldiers. A memorial church is to be erected at Pretoria to the soldiers of the Pres­ byterian church who fell in the South African war. Washing Machine Only $2.70. Save your wife's health and daughter's beauty by using our great Star Washing Machine. Worth its weight in gold. Price only $2.70; with wringer J3.90. John A. Salier Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis. The president says that in his youth he was a literary man. Many people spend all their lives trying to be lit­ erary men and fail miserably. Ezra S. Brudno's book, "The Fugi­ tive," about Russia and Russian op­ pression of the Jews has just been issued by Doubleday, Page & Co. Defiance Starch should be in every household, none no good, besides 4 oz. more for 10 cents than any other brand of cold water starch. The man who is above his business may one day find his business above him.--Drew. BO-KO BALBf. For sprains, bruises, bites and stings. Pain in the back, chest and limbs. Don't stain. 60 cents. Ask the druggist. Alloys of Iridium and assmium are now very generally used to point- gold pens. Do Your Clothes Look Yellowt Then use Defiance Starch, it will keep them white--16 oz. for 10 cents. An ounce of contentment Is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. TEX,LOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue- All grooera sell large 2 on. package, 6 oanta To my humble vision things' arc achieved when they are well begun. When You Buy 8tarch buy Defiance and get the best. 16 oz. for 10 oents. Once used, always used. Another Gould heiress, born with a gold spoon in her mouth! PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color more goods, brighter colors, with less work than others. A-Tep-Pa-Ta, fifth and last wife of Geronimo, is dead. Plso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken or as •cough cur®.--J. W. O BRIIN, 322 Third U,, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, iSOQl Franz Joseph of Austria is an ex­ pert embroiderer. , Mrs. Wlnalow'a Soothing Sjrrop. For children teething, soften* the K irns, reduce* to* Sammathxx,allays pain, cure* wind coUo. 'JSCabottle. There are more than 100,000 wid­ ows In Berlin. * Hon Nelson Rice of St. Joseph, Mich., knows of a large number grateful patients in his county who have been cured by Peruna. Hon. Nelson Rice, Mayor of St. Joseph, Michigan, writes: The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen: "I wish to congratulate yon on the success of your efforts to win tho confidence of the public in need of a reliable inodioino. 1 know Peruna Is a fine tonic for a worn out system and a specific 'n cases of catarrhal difficulties. You bare a large number of grateful patients ha this county who have used Peruna and have been cured by It, aad who praise It above all other medicines. Peruna has my heartiest good wishes."--Nelson Rice. MARCH. APRIL, /WAY. Weak Nerves, POOP Digestion. Impure Blood. Depressed Spirits. The sun has just crossed the equator on its yearly trip north. The real equator is shifted toward the north nearly eighteen miles every day. With the return of the sun comes the bodily ills peculiar to spring. With one person the nerves are weak : an­ other person, digestion poor; with others the blood is out of order: and still others have depressed spirits and tired feeling. All these things are especially true of those who have been suffering with catarrh in any form or la grippe. A course of Pe­ runa ;s sure to correct all these conditions. It is an ideal spring medicine. Peruna does not irritate--it invigorates. It does not temjxirarily stimulate--it strengthens. It equalizes the circulation of the blood, tranquilizes tho nervous system and regu­ lates the bodily functions. Peruna. unlike so many spring medicines is not simply a physic or stimulant or nervine. It is a natural tonic and invigorator. » j If you do not receive prompt and catisfac*' tory "results from the use of Peruna,writ® at "once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advioa gratis. 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Write to nearest authorised Canadian Goverment Agent for Canadian Atlas and other information-- (or address Supt. of Iirmicration,Oitawa.Canada}-- C. ]. Broughton. No. 430 Quincy Building, Chicago, 111.; T. O Currie, Room 12, Callahan Buildine, Mil­ waukee. Wis.; M. V. Mclnnes, No. 6 Avenue The­ nar Block. Detroit. Mich. REAL ESTATE. FARM FOR SALE--Good Improved farm, 194 I acres, mlk'g from llartland. Freeborn c\>.; beat dairy country In the state; ls mile fri>m nchool--prlc* ; W55 per acre, '•>; cash, balance oil liberal terma. ! For Information addrew A. H. SKEGRUD, | Freeborn Co. Hartland, Minn. I A BARGAIN-203 Acres of Land for Sale--In ttM j famous blue reKlou of Southwestern l.wa; very line upland; lmprovementaconttlxUngof attoodbouse aad barn, corucrlbs. nhud«. windmill, etc., all of them nearly now; located 3 miles from one town, 4 miles from another. This Is an Ideal grain and stock farm. AIHO other tarinn for sale In lowa, and Monroe, Ao#> rlan and Hitinlolph Counties. Missouri. Car fare f*- ; fnnded t > purchaser. Your own terms, j P. A. VOUNGBERG, - - Conway, low. I Eastern Kansas FARMS--KJftEiSs; 1 45 miles southwest Kanous (.'it v. Part cash, part tiMh | ISO acres, 6-room house, at 840. 380 acres, 9-room house, at 85U. 6«0 acres, tine body of land. K'OOII buildings, fee4 I ote.wlnduilll.Ras well.near school and church atS60. i Write kind of farm rou want. Enclose stamp f0» | reply. H. A. FLOYD, Paola, Kansas. | FOE BALE--140 acres timber, pasture and farm land, I 8^4 miles north of MeC.reu >r. Iowa, on the Mississippi I river. Good building* and well, TOO cords of timber. Handy to market and school. 1'rlce. $3,600. For par- i tlculars address, DAVIS WORTH, Ho. HcOregor, la. ! I Have For Sale a few splendid farms soma at which are well Improved. The lundU a rich black | loam. All In Holt County, >•». 1'riee, from $30 to $800 , per acre. Terms eaay. J. K. Kinton, Bigelow, Ha. ' CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, the home of hard wheat. No pioneering, all modem conveniences, all cultivated. Kood roads, schools, churches, tele­ phone. Nocrop'allure,best society. Farms for sals-- easiest terms, Interest low, money loaued to com­ plete cash purchases. Some on crup payments,soma with modern improvements. Prtcea SIO to S3S so- cording to distance and Improvements, Some «»«p now.lf Interested. Write, COOK, The Land Man, - - Page, N. O. A Handsome Barometer in colors, a striking novelty, sent free for the top of a pack­ age of Mapl-Flake, Address Hygienic Food Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Order from your grocer to-day. flyplfldkc Illinois Real Eatate Active, because most pro­ fitable In corn, oata, wheat, timothy,elo*er uud fruits. Great stock producer. No blizzards, devastating hot winds or crop failures. Youug men want It fer homes, old ones for Investments. No state ofTers such Inducements at prices--$30 to $60 an acre, (loca­ tion and Improvements (tovernlng.) H to ^ cash buys a home combining profit, health and comfort. This appears but once. For deseoiptlons address, W. P. BUNCH, Fairfield, 111., Wayrve Co. Fruit Farm, Wild and Timber Lands. If you want them write A* J. Johnston, the Bargain Land Man, Houston, Mo., for his large list of laada. The home of the "B1k Red Apple." pare water, good health and lino climate. K&sy terms arranged. REAL ESTATE AND BONDS BOUGHT AND BOLD. I will buy ten farms, 4.0OO acres of coal lauds, on* limestone property. Have for sale ItW shares of Aber­ deen copper, 55 acres of oil land, one million acr«a«d timber lauds. Kindly advise me what you waatte buy or what you have to sell. Address. Harrisburg Ha*. Bank Sid; HARVARD C. ZACHARIA1L Harrisburg, It. NORTHERN CAPITAL Southward Bound, m m All sorts of Industries coming. Farming lands ad­ vancing, and m>>ney-mnkers at present prices. Htgb- prleed cotton makes £outh Carolina ajn-iculturq at­ tractive. We have the soli, w itter, climate, churchea, schools, and diversity of pr,>d'.ieriun. The Cstawbe Power Company's Million-dollar Klectric Power Plant, Just completed, affords manufacturers loea* tlons not excelled. For K«*nl Kstnte or other Investments apply to J.EDGAR POAG, Brokw^ Member Central Association. Rock Bill. S. G, Land of the Grape Is the title of a beautiful two-tooe illustrated book about CALIFOR­ NIA and wine grape land. It will interest you. Send 10c postage for copy. Do it now. : : CALIFORNIA CO-OPERATIVE t.AND COMPftTT, flMj 720 Market Street. San Francisco. Cai. "Winchester I niipEaaaHiiia •tanda for ell (hat la GOOD In » Special Shoe at S2.50 for Men. Ask your dealer. Book of Styles free. Write for lu EDWARDS. ST AN WOOD SHOE CO. Ma! tors NT CHICAGO Only $4 Jo>n and $4 per moalk} I-O iuteu-st. Any viua. t.ty at J3 per acre. 10, 100 and l.cuO acre tracts; 150,000 acres. The sreat Sabmal land -rant on Nuevitas h_rbor, tinest in the world; land guaranteed level; hardwood timber. The landing plr.ee of Christopha* Columbus. S«HK1 for illustrated prospector map, etc.--FRfcE. CARLSON INVESTMENT CO. n s Not'l Life Bldg. CHICAGO. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment is a positive ct*re for Piles* "THE STANDARD" SCALES "Quality Higher Than Price." 8TANt>AHU SCALE & SUPPLY CO., LTB* 127-129 Market St., CHICAGO. GREAT OPPORTUNITY and offer for sale for the nr\t 6 mouth*, on accouMef change In luihloes*. 1£ Improved Karm> u^arT^ 'er, Minn. Will make prve- ml [-no" rurh:. descriptiveaouveuir loll. l^AUliliSEK.Tyisr, 1 W. N. U., CHICAGO, No. 18, 1904* SMOKERS FIND LEWIS' SINGLE BINDER SfCliar better Quality than most lOf Cigars rem jobber or direct from Factory. Peoria, U) When Answering Advertisement* Kindly Mention This Paper. ^ P I S O ' S C U R E F O rarms tor sale nun terma. ar exetuuee. la is, febb.MlSB.erS. ft J.MuUslL 8kms CIV. 1m IM In tlma. Sold by drajnrista. --jjT i