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* * ' ' »: • I" «f-$% WJW-i i\;.:^ • 'viu.*'.1^ n"1 ,r^ "" 11 ̂ ;* *'•*"> ^ "~;T~',;>?^ •*'/*?**-*'*'i ? v«" • • i ^ The Ward of King Canute A Romance of the Danish Conquest. By OTTItlE A. LILJENCRANT2, author of Tl»« Thrall of Lief the Lucky. ipyrijjht, is*).'!, by A. C. McCLUKO & OO- M-.' fc* • CHAPTER XVII--Continued. The. forest seemed very still when' flie had done,--the only sound the cixnking of the bits as the horses Dropped the withered grass. Then suddenly the King gathered .up his lines with a jerk. "I cannot believe It," he said harsh­ ly. I do not deny both that you know treii bow to feign and that I would .V like to believe you, but you must prove _ It first before I do," "How can I do that, lord?" she said . belpiessly; but shrank, the next mo- merit, as she saw that already he had f\. & plan in his mind. §u, , " Moving his horse a step nearer, he oent toward her triumphantly. "I will send fqr the Englishman, in your name or the name you wore--and you shall , meet him in my presence, and I shall 'rt^be able to'tell from his manner wheth- ey or not you have spoken truthfully." "1 should like tp reconcile rflyself to you," he, went on. "Since first you came before me and showed by your entreaty that you thought me Some­ thing besides an animal, I have felt friendliness toward you. And I should like tc believe that some woman loves some man as you say you love this Englishman." Out of the very wish- fulntss of his voice a terrible menace rpake: "I shall like it so much that I shall neither spare you in word nor deed if you have deceived n^e!" Draw- tig off his glove, he stretched forth - his hand. "You may find that a man's harshness is little, wcrse than a wom­ an's guile," he said bitterly. Dimly guessing what was in his Bind, she dared not trust herself to' trords, but told her gratitude with her ejes, as she returned his clasp. Then he sent her back by the one semblance of a path which ran through the for­ est, and |ifmself rode on to his hunt­ ers. CHAPTER XVIII. With the .tjotun as Chamberlain. "Once more, Lord Sebert, be ex­ horted to turn back," old Morcard the tax on your generosity. Is rumor right in declaring the Danish King to be one of the guests of your bounty?" "Rumor, which is the mother of lies, has given birth to one truth, noble stranger. The King whom a chasten­ ing Providence has set over the north­ ern half of the Island, has been our guest for the space of four weeks,-- trgether witJb the gold-bought English woman who is known as his 'Danish wife.' If you have eagerness for a sight of him, you have but to walk through the galleries until you come to the garden in which he is fleeting 1 is time with his women." "Now I think 1 should like to take p. look at him while I am waiting," the Eiheling " assented, rising gravely. "Should Edmund be the first to pay tfe debt of nature, which God avert! the Dane will become my King also." The November sunlight that, unsoft- ehed by any filter of rich-tinted glass, fell coldly upon the worn stone, showed the carrels beneath the win-; dows to be one and all deserted by their monkish occupants, and he strode along unhampered by curious eye or ear. "After all this luck," he congratu­ lated himself, "it will go hard with roe if I do not either stumble on the youngling himself, or someone who can give me news of him." He had no more than thought it, when the sound reached him of a door c'osing somewhere along the next side of the square, followed by the clank of spurred feet coming heavily toward h:m. As they drew nearer, the rattle of a sword also became audible. Lift­ ing his eyebrows dubiously, the Ethel- !ng grasped his own weapon beneath his cloak. When the feet had brought their owner around the corner into sight, he did Dot feel that this motion had been a mistaken one, for the man who was advancing was Rothgar Lodbroksson. Sebert stared in amazement when the Dane, instead of flashing out his blade, stopped short with a burst of jeering laughter. 1 The man who warn advancing was Rothgar Lodbroksson. spurred forward to offer a last remon- Btrance as the city gates yawned be- 'ore them. "Even if the message be tecuine, you are putting your life in periL" The Etheling replied without slack­ ening his pace: "I do not think they sre liable to molest a peaceful trav- :»jeler. I will take care that I upheave joo strife, and 1 will make all my in­ quiries of the monks." "Go a little more slowly, lord, and consider the other side of it," the old - cniht entreated. , "Suppose the mes- "jcage is false,--the black tress around it proves nothing. Suppose the son •of Lodbrok has spread a net for you?" "Then should I keep on my own way still more lustily," the Lord of Ivars- dale answered, "for his making use of the bov's nime to entice me would •how that he discovered our friendship, im which case tne young­ ling would be suffering from his an­ ger." , Contenting himself with an indig­ nant grunt, the old cniht reined to his ~" place at the head of the dozen armed servants who formed the Etheling's safeguard, and the young lord galloped on between the bare fields, humming absently under his breath. "Poor bantling!" he was thinking compassionately. "I shall be right glad to get sight of him again. I hope he will not betray himself in his joy •whep he sees me. Anything like show­ ing that one is fond of him is apt to turn him a little soft." None of these undercurrents was visible in his face, however, when, having left his escort in one of the outer courts, he stood at last in the parlor of the Abbey guest-house. "I am a traveler, reverend brother, journeying from London to Worces­ ter," he said with grave courtesy to the gaunt black-robed monk who ad­ mitted him. "And my errand hithei is to ask refreshment for myself and I my men, as we have been in the sad­ dle since cockcrow." - "The brother whose duty it is to at­ tend upon travelers is at this hour in .the Chapter House, with the rest of the household," the monk made an ewer. "When he'-coiiies forth, I will acquaint him with your needs. Until then, bide here, and I will bring you a morsel to stay your stomach." Sebert smiled his satisfaction as the sandalB pattered away. He had foreseen this Interval of waiting--in­ deed, he had timed his arrival to gain it--and it was his design to put it to good use. While he swallowed what he wanted of the wafers and wine vhlch were brought to him, he tooK measure of the reverend servitor, with the result that, as he set down the %obiet, he ventured a question. "From the numbers and heaps of at­ tendants I saw in the outer courts, tidy brother, It appears that this sea­ son of peace has in no way lessened postern, and his pulses throbbed with a fierce pity. "He took uliiiacir Ai*cm the. one per­ son v,-ho was dear to hiss, poor little cub'," he murmured. "If they have maimed him. I swear Twill tuck him under my arm and cut my way out though there he a wall of the brutes around him." His musings came to an end, as the man preceding him stopped suddenly where one of the milky panes broken from the cloister window gave a view of the cloister garden. With the cold November sudshine a hum of voices was coming in, now brightened by peals of laughter, again blurred by the thud of falling quoits. Over the Jo- tun's shoulder, he caught a glimpse of gorgeous nobles and fair-haired women scattered in graceful groups about a sunny old garden, green in the very face of winter, thanks to the protecting shelter of the gray walls. In a moment, they 6tood just out of i each of the square of light which fell through the open doorway. Framed in carved stone, the quaint old garden with its graveled paths, its weedless turfs and its background of ivy-hung walls, lay before them like a picture. . (To be continued.) HAWTHORNE AND HIS CREED. Great Author Was No Natural Lover of Darkness. T?et Hawthorne believed that the sin and sorrow of humanity, inexplic­ able as they are, are not to be thought of as if we were apart from God. A neighbor of Hawthcrne in Concord has recently written me that when death once entered a household there, Hawthorne picked the finest sun­ flower from his garden and sent it to the mourners toy Mrs.' Hawthorne with this message: "Tell them that the sunflower is a symbol of the sun, and that the sun is a symbol of the glory of God." A shy, simple act of neighborhood kindness--yet treasured in one memory for more than forty years; and how much of Hawthorne there is in it! The quaint flower from an old-fashioned garden; the delicate sympathy; the perfect phrase; the faith in the power of a symbol to turn the perplexed soul to God! Hawthorne was no natural lover of darkness, but rather one who yearned for light. The gloom which haunts many of his pages is the long shadow cast by our mortal destiny upon a sensitive soul, conscious cf kinship with the erring race of men. The mystery is our mys­ tery, perceived, and not created, by that finely endowed mind and " heart. The shadow is our shadow; the gleams of insight, the soft radiance of truth and beauty, are his own.-- Bliss Perry, in the August Atlantic. "Here is the Englishman arrived, and he looks small enough now!" he cried in his thunderous voice. "Has it happened that I am to be the bower- thane who is to fetch you in!" Sebert's grasp tightened around his Hit. Apparently the son of Lod­ brok was expecting him! He said with what haughtiness he could mus­ ter, "What should a plain traveler want with a bower-thane. Danishman? I stand in more need of the cellarer who is to provide nSe with a meal." Another jeering outburst interrupt­ ed him. "I mean that I will fetch you in to one who sent you the summons." "The one who sent you the sum­ mons?" Certainly that sounded as though he were using the words to conceal a name. Neither the Ethel- inr's patience nor his temper was long enough to reach below the knee. He made a swift gesture of throwing aside all reserve. "Enough of mys- ttry, Danishman! If the message which I have received was not sent by Fridtjof Frodesson, it was sent by you. Be honest enough to admit it and say plainly what your intention is toward me." "Fridtjof, Frodesson," the jotun r ocked, and his fiery eyes probed the Englishman like knives. "Now since honesty is to your wish, I will go so far as to confess that the word came neither from Frode's son nor irom me." Sebert's foot rang upon the ground. "Say then that the Devil sent it, and a truce to this juggling! Since you know that,I am the boy's friend, you understand that any harm he has suf­ fered is a harm to me, and that my sword is equally ready to avenge it." Much to his surprise, the Dane ac corded this challenge no notice what­ ever. He stood studying thea Lord of Ivarsdale with eyes in which malicious amufcement was .growing into open ii;.irth. It came out in another laugh "Now it would be more unlikely than the wonder which has occurred* yet I begin to believe you! I myse! v.ill guide you to your Fridtjof, only for the pleasure of watching yoqr tace The Fates are no, such stepmothers alter all!" He turned in the direction from which he had come and made the other a sign. "This way,--if you dare to follow. I am not afraid to go first, so you need give no thought of the chances of st^el between your ribs." -- ^ The Etheling took his hand off his weapon with a twinge of shame; but te was not without misgivings as he strode along at Roth gar's heels. Unless the youngling had made decided change for the worse, what satisfaction could the Jotun expect to get from witnessing their meeting? Before his mind, there rose again the tear-stained boyish face which had bidden him farewell that night at the ^ ^ Great Dishrag Farm. A novel enterprise, that of raisins dishrags, is being exploited by a num­ ber of southern California horticultur­ ists, who received the inspiration for the scheme from Charles Richardson, whose gardens in Pasadena are be­ coming famous for theii4 temarkable production^ Mr.Richardson has suc­ cessfully io.jcJ many growths new to American soil, and this year is ex­ ceeding all his previous triumphs by raising thousands of dishrags. Last year Mr. Richardson's string beans, which measures forty-three Inches in length, created a stir, but dishrag vines, which, with their pendant dish­ rags, twine about orange trees, palms, evergreens and peach trees, and peek in at the second-story windows^, bid fair to win the championship from the ^>eans. These dishrags, or vege­ table sponges, as they are sometimes called, are indigenous to Africa; but now that it has been demonstrated that they will thrive in this country they are bound to become a popular production. The seeds look like a cucumber, but when ripe the shell is broken and a sponge disclosed.--New York Tribune. The Merry Ha-Ha. Speaking of laughter a writer i i the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette says: "The most heartrending laugh is the laugh of the summer girl who shook you and is gadding around with ome other fellow, "The hollowest laugh is the laugh a man laughs when he sees the neck- lie his wife has bought him. The most hilarious laugh is the augh of the fellow who scoops in the stakes on a jack-high bluff. •/ "The cutest, sweetest laugh is the laugh of your best girl. "The most enjoyable laugh is the laugh that's on some one else. "The most grotesque, laugh is that of the fat woman at a picnic when she's got a pickle In her mouth." The Voice of Experience. The wedding is to occur soon.,, and she was telling her mother about her plans. "When Fred is out late at night," she saidi "I shall not scold him. I shall try to be reasonable. I think I shall go so far as to keep ^ light burning for him to make him cheery when he returns." Her mother was silent. "Don't you think it wov\ld be a good Idea to keep* the light burning?" she persisted. - "Well, it might do very well for the first month or so. But after-you have paid a few gas bills, you'll probably conclude that It will be just as well to put the matches, where he can find them and turn the light out." Farcical Judging of Fruit. The writer attended the Illinois state fair last week, and while there made a cursory examination of the fruit in the horticultural exhibit. The premiums had been already awarded, and some of the results were start­ ling. The judge that awarded the pre­ miums for Bartlett pears had placed the blue ribbon, which indicates first, op a plate of Keiffers. The Keiffers too had none of the .appearance cf Bartletts but were typical Keiffers. A plate of Rome beauty took first prize as York Iperial, though the Rome beauty was typically-Rome Beauty and the York Imperials shown were typi­ cal York Imperials. What inducement is there for *rait men to show fruit if the judges se­ lected are men almost ignorant of the things they are supposed to judge. It would be far better toliire experts at almost any price than to have such results. Of the three judges chosen only one, so far as the writer knowsr is an expert on fruit. If all three judged the same fruits the results might not be so bad; but each one was given a certain amount of the fruit to judge and made supreme so far as that fruit was concerned. The expert used the better part of two days in arriving at his decisions, while the other men made their awards in a few hours. The expert related to the writer the manner in which he was selected. The member of the Illinois State Board, of Agriculture that had charge of the fruit exhibit^wrote to a lawyer in the city and asked him to select a judge for the fruit. The lawyer chose the fiuit man mentioned. It is probable that the same unscientific method was used in the selection of the other judges. It is surprising that they got even one good man out of three. Such inefficiency in the manage­ ment of the horticultural exhibition cannot be too severely condemned. We have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipping a state fair as an educational institution and then the management is turned over to men entirely Incapable of manag­ ing it in a way to m&ke the educa? tional feature of any value. The Illi­ nois State Board of Agriculture has the names of numerous fruit growers in this state any one of which knows enough about apples and other fruit to at least recognize the varieties. Why are they not appointed as judges? The trouble with the Illinois State Board of Agriculture seems to be that a man is appointed as Superintendent of a department and then allowed a free hand to work his own sweet will. No fnatter how little he knows about it, he is not interfered with, and it would be considered discourteous to even make suggestion^ to him. The power of the man is supreme over all the exhibitors. His opinion is accept­ ed and must be accepted against the opinions of men that know a hundred times more about the exhibit than he does. In the selection of judges for the fruit there is no reason why the State Board of Agriculture should not ask tho advice of the State Horticultural Society. When the International Live Stock Exposition and the World's Fair managers wanted live stock judges they wrote to the different live stock associations and asked them to name a number of men who were able to judge in their breeds. Out of these the managers of the two great shows made their selection of judges and so got men well equipped for judging. There is no reason why a State Board of Agriculture should not ask the State Horticultural Society to name men capable of judging the different kinds of fruit. It would be far better than writing to a local lawyer and requesting that he pick out a man to act as judge on a fruit exhibit.--Far­ mer's Review. sur- All His Life on Shipboard. Dr. J. Furness Brice, ship's geon of the trans-Atlantic liner Cym-! ric, has crossed the ocean 819 times, traversing about 2,500,000 miles, equal tc more than 100 times around the globe. The doctor, now in his seventy- eighth year, is as active as he was thirty years ago, and confidently looks forward to making bis nine hundredth trip across the Atlantic. His firm opinion is that there is no sure cure lor seasickness. He has tried them all on passengers--from copious cham­ pagne drinking to staying all the way over In a berth hung on rollers, Th^, trouble, he believes, arises from brain rather than the stomach. tho Vessel for Harbor Work. Contracts for a $72,500 steam ves­ sel to be used in the river and harv^ work around New York have recently been placed by the chief of ordnance of the United States army. Silage in the Cow Ration. At the last round-up of Wisconsin institutes, C. P. Goodrich said: Now, I will tell you how I think is the cheapest, easiest and best way to provide summer feed for cows. It is to have a good silo and put up corn silage. If you have good pasture this silo needs to be only about one-half as large as the one which holds the win­ ter silage. It should be smaller in diameter, but just as deep, so that enough can be fed from the top each day to keep the silage from being dam­ aged by exposure to the air. In this way you can have the best of feed to tide over a time of drouth and short pasture. It will be always ready and in the most convenient form possible to feed. The cows will eat the silage with great relish every day, no matter hoW good the pasture is, though they will not eat as much as in winter, when, on otherwise dry feed. I know personally several men who practice this way and feed silage every day in the year, and I need not tell you they are very successful men. I know a few men who feed silage the year round who do not have any land in pasture. I have In mind one now who has a small farm and keeps as many head of cattle as he has acres of land. He has nearly one-third of his land in alfalfa, and the halance. out­ side of that occupied by buildings and yards, !s used for growing oats and corn. He has the material for a good, well balanced, succulent ration tne year round, and his cbws produce splendidly.* Practically one acre feeds a cow. If he needs to buy a little concentrated feed the pork made from the skim milk is ample for that pur­ pose. Need I tell you that this man is getting for his labor and his feed a very high price indeed? They who do as he does are getting many times as much as^some men who work harder •than they do, just because they use intelligence, Judgment and skill iq "summer cow feeding," as well as in "winter cow feeding," and in selection, breeding and care of cows. v Quit Burning Straw. The old wasteful habit 6f burnlnf alt the straw on the farm is still fol l6wed on those farms that do not have a good deal of ^stock. Even where it is . possible to utilize the straw by bftnling tt to the ham*»r«l"lt ft rtiif burned, because the owner does act figure out that the fertility la the straw is worth hauling the straw to the barnyard for. He says that any­ way the ash is left and there is some fertility in that. Taking all in all he is under the impression that he is get­ ting about as much out of his straw by burning it as in any other way, un­ less he can sell it or feed it to stock. But all investigations go to show that humus plays a much larger part in the matter of soil value than we thought Every pound of straw should be brought back onto the land in some form. A number of cattle will trample UP a good deal of it if it is thrown into the barnyard from time to time. This would be especially the case with some barnyards we have seen and it would at the same greatly improve the condition of the barnyards. 'Get the straw and the manure mixed together in the shortest possible time. When the straw is mixed with the ma­ nure it Is surprising how quickly it will go to pieces. One farmer has a, barnyard that does not cover more than half an acre, yet into that every year he puts the cornstalks from forty acres of land. The stalks become quickly pulverised under the feet of the farm animals and in the course of months one fails to recognize in the manure any cornstalks. Of course this means work, but it means also the keeping up of the pro­ ducing capacity of the land. It also means the keeping up of the ability of the land to resist drouth. Get the straw into the manure and then get the manure into the field as quickly as possible after it is fit to go there. " Cultivation of New Land. Franklin Williams, in a bulletin of the United States Department of- Agri­ culture, relative to the cultivation of new land, says: The quantity of roots remaining in the ground after it has been cleared is always surprising. No matter what clearing method has been pursued or how carefully it has been done, the plow will discover an aggravatingly large number of roots. When ftumpa are pulled out by machinery many more roots are removed than by any other method. But even in machin­ ery-cleared land the ground will still be full of roots, mostly small, tt is true. In plowing new land a good, steady, strong span of horses is of the first importance. Horses that are fast or fractious will not answer. They will fret the plowman, break the plow, and bruise their shoulders. With a spirited team, even though nothing Is broken or in'jured, it is hard to do good work. If the plow is drawn rap­ idly it is tuite impossible to guide It closely and avoid stumps and roots. After the winter season of compara­ tive idleness horses should not ue put to plowing new land. Their shoulders have grown tender from disuse and should be first gradually toughened in old land; moreover, some of their ac­ cumulated energy should thus be worked off. Oien preferable to horses.--For plowing new ground oxen are prefer­ able to horses. They are steadier and stronger. Formerly in breaking new land it was a common occurrence to see several yoke of oxen attached to one strong plow; and they did yoe- man service. Now, in this age of hurry and rush, the slow, plodding ox has been forced to give way to the faster horse, and when new ground is to be plowed unfortunately the ox is seldom at hand. There are several patterns of plows made especially for-new-ground work. These grub plows, however, while strong and handy, are not essential. Any standard plow with a good cutter properly and securely adjusted will do good work. Cut roots that stop the plow.--When plowing new land always have a mat­ tock conveniently fastened to the plow handles, and cut all roots that do not break. When the plow becomes "hung" in roots it is better to cut it loose than to back and pull out. The root that stops the plow will inter­ fere with cultivation, and the same root, unless severed, will occasion this annoyance for several successive sea­ sons. In plowing new land it is well "to make haste slowly." Leave no skips. Turn a continuous furrow. The time saved in cultivating the crop, .ogether with the increased harvest, will more than pay for the pains taken. The second season the plow furrows should be run at right angles to those of the first. If these two plowings are thoroughly done, the ground will be completely broken and subdued. If the land is very stumpy it will be quite difficult to level down for plant­ ing purposes. When the stumps are too thick for the old-fashioned A har­ row to be used a heavy brush or culti­ vator, run opposite to the way the land was%plowed, will answer fairly well. When the land is not too stumpy, or the stumps are cut very low,* the spring-tooth harrow will do excellent work. The teeth wi.l bound over stumps and roots that are fast and comb out a great many that are loose or broken. If the roots are plen­ tiful, and they usually are, many of them will have to be removed.-- With an improved adjustable spring-tooth harrow, many of the loose roots may be combed oi^t and wlndrowed and then burned or hauled off. In bringing new land under cultiva­ tion, cultivate for several successive seasons or until all rqpts are thorough­ ly broken and all foul veigetation com­ pletely destroyed. If cultivated for only one year and then seeded down or left Idle any number of roots and small bushes will revive and start into renewed" life. In selecting a peach tree to plant the experienced orchardist selects one riot over live feet tall arid with a di­ ameter of less than an inch. Some even select whips three feet tall. The amateur wants a big tree, not know-' ing that it will not make the growth of the younger tree. Uniformity in fruit packing is de- slred. as buyers are constantly looking for uniform packing instead of tin- uniform packing. The buyer does not know what price he can afford to'pay for a consignment that is not uniform and so pays the smallest possible .price. A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT. Rev. Jacob D. Van Doran. of 5? 81xth street. Fond Du Lac., Wis.. Presbyterian clergyman, says: "I had attacks of kidney dis­ orders which kept me in the house for days at a time, unable to do anything. What 1 suffered can Lardly be told. Complica­ tions set , in, the^ par­ ticulars' of which 1 will be pleased to give in a personal in­ terview to any one who requires infor­ mation. 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The story that the battleship Geor­ gia was to be christened with some­ thing stronger than champagne turns out to be all moonshine. Structural iron Is said to be cheaper than at any time In four years, but most people will stick to the regular brands of breakfast food." B A L S A M T h E It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Croup, la- fiuenza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption in flrsl stages, and a sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once. You will see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Sold by dealers evtajf" where. Large bottles 25 cents and 60 cents.' MB A I. ICS TA TK. The Chance of a Lifetime. ally any Inquiries regarding the elegant lands lyln* near tlie weutera terminus of the Canadian Northern survey. Tills ettetch of country, eveu now Beulluft up rapidly, Is soon to become the most lively portion of Canada. Koad completed next year. A large list of lands--»4 to •10. Liberal terms arranrei*. J. R. Black, Opposite Bank of Commerce, Edmonton. California Wheat and Alfalfa Land at *15 per acre on easy terms. 60 to 80 bushelB of wheat can be raised per acre each year on these land#. I'lanty of' water for IrriKatlon. Free booklet debCrlhlnK thesa lands, tent on application. Write us if int> rested. WESTERN COLONIZATION & INVESTMENT CO.. 80&-811 H. W. Bellman Bldg,, Los Angeles, CaL FOR SALE--1,500 acres land in the best county In Kansas, (Jewell Co.), all In one body. 200 acres al­ falfa, W0 farm laml, balance pasture; a I fenced, S sets Improvements, plenty of good water, fruit; on ft. F. D., jiinlle from school, H ni lies to station. Liberal terms Write Fair ft JCcCatnmon, formoso, Iowa Corn Belt Farms! Also Missouri, MlnnesotaanA other state exchange. other states. Merchandise, city properties for sale or A. Mê lintock, Calhoun Co., Kanaon, la. Send Me 25c in Stamps and I will Bend you prepaid a map of your state* allowing all railroad systems In separate colors, with complete guide, giving list of all towns, espraaa companies, telegraph stations, money order P<*V offices and electric lines. Address, H. A. LINAWEAVER, Mgr. 554 Wabash Ave., Chicago.llU Ran? who formerly smoked 10! Ci|ars nowsnohi LEWISSINGLE BINDER STRAIGHT S* CIGAR Tour jobber or direct from Factory, Peoria. ID. Just Think of it--a Dollar Watch Chain for a Quarter. EXPANSION WATCH CHAIN preventing breaksta >nd lou of button#. Length of chain when expanded 17 Inchet. Made of Solid Nickel Silver. Does Not Change Color. Price, 25c. Springs Guaranteed Not to Weaken or Break. flHOmse THKKE LI*K8 EXTENDED. VERY PRACTICAL, STRONG, UNIQUE AND ATTRACTIVE. BEST WATCH CHAIN MADE FOR MEN OR BOYS. Will ba mailed anywhere promptly on receipt of 25c. In •llv*r. Money returned If not entirely satisfactory. Write to-day. Address, E. C. QIPE, 6IO Wilson Avenue, CHICAGO, ILL. Save Your Money, Get a Dollar Chain foi^^uarter. WX.DOUGL. ' steao" " • • " MEN I IV. L Douglas makmm mnd mm/la mora mmn'm 93. BO (c mhoe* than any ethmr manutacturmr- In thm world. v The reason W. I.. Douelaa JP.M shoes are the pre*test j<*Hers in the world is because of their eice»- lent style, «*;ssy lltthi* and wenrlng qtiMlUe*. ^ if I -show you th* diffcreiKO between th« shoes made in my factory and of other ni»ke« ami tne hikIi-crude leaUa rH used,you would under- 8t:iiul why W. L. Poughts $3.50 shoes cost more to nmke. why they hold their shnpe, tit better, wear loneer, and are of Kre Uer intrtiifMe value thnn *ny other $3.50 shoe on the market to-d&r. and why th* sales for the jvar emiirw .Tulv l. i«n, were |fL*,2<»:5,040.00. \v. u I'onci i* Ku;ir >nteen their value by 8t>mii>ink' his uamt and price oa the bottom. Look fior It- take no Bubaiiuite. Sold by shoe dealers everywhere, SUPERIOR IN FIT, COMFORT AND WEARa '/ ln-r worn W. A. Douglas T.I.SO short for the iurt twrh-r wiviri with urw lo othrrt co>t\!/Q front hit. Hmenut, Rtchmvnu, i'fl. /find thrn< suvmor in tit,mn\f»rt a tS.Ot) to S. tic ( 'CIS, Drpi. Coll., V. 8. •tktetp-w Ja-Ms.<>'* > *• F«mt Color K;«leU uned oclunltrlf. OOUOLAS, Byeefcfiw, --- £ •>, J?* - ^ S f'j J,.I ' mh. •mm. 'jm-M