TllK AVKKKLV IIKliALD: 1M.A T TS1 l III. N l'.HU ASK A. Al'tiTS! s. sn-j. i '..PEOPLE AND AFFAIRS. Jjiics Field 'ami Lansing will tVu the campaign in Weeping f .iter mi (lie IMh. h I There were a m J'tvilie -.Id ;idHiiT-i i V number of demo in attendance Ht he Cass i mint)- Grand Army roi In ion, ntnl with om" exception they ,, declared thev could nut vole I 1111 all for H Cleveland .mil Stevenson. the nun 1 win served the government by proxy diiiiii; the rebellion. Mr. Clove land's nttidiido toward the old soldiers as .shown by his jkmisiou tveto record ami tin insuns aimou it the Grand Army In his veto mes sages, are more than soldier demo- rats can swallow, is the way one of the old veterans put it.-Heo. ' ! V. The towti of Murdook is peopled J.xith citizens who have the right ideas ahout the sensible way in which to hnild tip a town. They have pluck, enterprise and staying v.0.ilities, all well developed. The .V-ash News man contemplates moving his newspaper to Murdock. V The Hohemian Catholics have lieeii notified by the Hishop of Kng land to constniet a parsonage. He also notified them that he was coming to this country accompan ied by live priests and one of them would he situated here permanently provided a parsonage would be built. V The new map which has been made for the book Illustrated Plattstnnuth shows the other rail road which is proposed for this town, the Plattsinouth & South western. The road is to run from this place to Heatrice and will give direct connection for Kansas ship pers to Omaha. The big city to the north of Plattsinouth is willing to help out on this scheme. CUAKGliD WITH HASTAKDY. James ' Hissel appeared before Justice of the Peace1 Johnson at Ashland Thursday afternoon to answer to the, charge of bastardy, filed hv Miss Mails. He was bound over to the' next term of court This, is one of the three cases of the same. kind which have happened i ii the last year and a half. The girl all live , on the same street. The last one is the case of Kva flip per, aged V.i years and ! months who hud a' child about two weeks ago. She has. attached the crime to two different boys already. They have not as yet arrested the last one. Her. father is night bridge watch man for the Hurlington A: Missouri on the Platte river bridge at Ash land. Itoth the Weeping Water news papers endorse the views of TllK IIlvKAU on that new newspaper project for their town. Two good newspapers arc worth more to the town thau three, none of which can be so good and pay,a fair dividend on the iu vestment. r. ', . ' The growth of Tub Hekalu's cir dilation is progressing satisfac torily, and we hope to merit a, Htill more, rapid increase. , Kvery repub lican tdjould consider, himself special coininittee, of one to aid in this great ..vyork-y-tbe . campaign of education. Speak to your friends. The residence ot Henry llerold, on Vine street, wsia onU'rvjijWe'dny-. day 'by,,, burglars. . Vn ( entrance was etfected through a window, pi the iiorpifide of. the house., "TJiey went , upstairs, secured, , liehxy's pants' and, took them d6yn to the kitcheuwlienj the pockets, were riflcd.aiyi about flutakeai., Th, in truders, vetj(, through the pantry and 'refrigerator and belped,, them selves to a lunch, after winch they quietly. departed.; , ' . " 'V ..... , .- , ;. ,,, . Sawtolle, the man who. shot Cas ford sometiiue.-aUr-luMiMtcu. heard from. A man approached ConMa lile Kroehler and wanted to know what reward has been offered for the apprehension of the 'vould-be murderer, and when intormed that there : was no reward offered he walked sadly away, with his aspira tion to be n great man hunter great ly dejected. In the meantime Mrs. Sawtelle is trying to fix matters up so her husband ma) be able a re turn without being molested lr. C. U'. Tellt of Greenwood has arrived honk1 from Denver, where he went with the Mt. Moriah com tiiaudery Knights Templar. ' V Ml II IS LAST NATO!. Peter Kank of Schuyler, who was burned by (he explosion of gases upon lighting a match in the base ment of his saloon, died yesterday. Ilcwas-iti years of age and leaves live motherless children, the oldest 111 and the youngest tf years. V Assistant General Manager Smith of the Missouri Pacific was in town one day this week and with other officials he was making a tour of the road. Relative to opening up Missouri Pacitk' cut oil Mr. Smith ays the work is being rushed, but no trains will be put on until the completion of the signal tower at Orcapolis. Near Orcapolis the cew Missouri Pacific road crosses tile tracks of the Hurlington. and together thev are building there a single tower sitniliar to the ones used on all the groat eastern roads. (Me man in the tower has complete I supervision over the swiieues ami bv pressing an electric button in forms the engineers on both roads one mile distant whether or not the track is clear. Mcl'ore a train on one road crosses the tracks of the l other automatic gales are dropped so that the way is clear and there will be no slowing up or stopping. When the cut-off is finally complet- d the time between Omaha and St. Louis will be reduced nearly three hours. The opinion prevails here almost unanimously tlial loin .Majors i the strongest man to place on the state ticket, vice J. G. Tate resigned. The ruins of the I!. i M. depot which burned to the ground some time ago. at Ashland have been cleared away and everything is now in readiness to begin work on the new building. The lumber will ar rive this week ami the work com mences Monday. The new struc ture will be a large, substantial one to accommodate the increasing business of that' place. V A (laughter of William Couii fell from a second-story window last Monday at her home near Mauley. One hand and an arm were severely bruised and a severe gash cut in her forehead. - V The people's partycount) conven tion is called to meet at Weeping Water Tuesday, August 1(1, for the purpose of electing delegates to the congressional convention to. be held at Nebraska City Thursday, August 1. : 1. Hogan, a car repairer for the H. it M. at Ashland, met with an ac cident Thursday afternoon that may prove fatal While working Iwiicath some box cars the train was - struck by a switch engine, pinching Hogau between two cars. He was bruised considerably about the back mid chest, but the physi cians think he will recover. V t the meeting of the democratic stnU' central committee at Omaha Thursday the death of W. 1!. Shry- ock, member of the committee from the First district, was formally an nounced and i I'-. Kiiuner was chosen to succeed him. C. W. Slier man, P. K. Ruffner and George v Pritchett were chosen as a commit tee to draft suitable resolutions concerning the life and character of the late W. R Shryock. v In the elction of P. K. KulTiier as the congressional committeeman for this district, vice W. li. Shryock, deceased, the line Italian hand of C; V Sherman Is seen. When Mr Hryaa's Campaign manager keeps cool'he generally succeeds' in get ting what he:is aftri in' the demo cratie party. '' 1 ",: :-.i i 1 - .'(.:- in, I'Miu . The tenth annual l fair of Sarpy County Agricultural' Socittty-will be held ot Papilliooy Neb.fuesday, Wednesday TliurHdayi and Friday, September 1.1 to hi, l5fi'i- I1..M1 i:-' ' vi'o ! U l ' 'J' 1; ') .' c. ; - t. j ,,,Tie Murray Hanner-hitH rented rwitiw and is moving in to Nehawka and a telegram taiy that that down w now to have 0. weekly; newHpnper It is not stated authoritatively yet that the deal for the consolidation of the Plattsniouth News and tho Hanoer , has been completed.' A tumuuittee , of. representative Ne hawka men. have returned to their town and made, a report 011 what they learned of Ptattsinoutu peopl in regard to the. standing of the News conductor, after a tour of confidential investigation. V James Whitehead has been noiui nated by the republicans of tin Sixth district to be elected lo (he place now occupied in congress bj c.il. unity Kent. According to the Pee this morn Matthew Gcrmg was al.Solitk.Onia ha yesterd i , the guentollr. I,. Siggin.s and rope-laying for (he democratic iioiuiiiatioti for attorney general. M iih v w;i- absorbed in the boom that he stood on the. platform thinking about it and al lowed the train to pull out wtthnut hiu. liy the way. has Matthew heard that C. C. Parmi le Is a caudi date for slate auditor on the same ticket. History ii to the effect that two democrats fromi Plattsinouth cannot be put upon the satin1 demo cratic state ticket. Mrs. . I.. Minor left Friday evening for busk, Wyoming, for 11 short visit with friend. Mrs. Dr. Ilobhs of Klmwood will nreottipany her v THE ENLARGED HERALD. Tho Republicans of Old Cass to Have The Boed. AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN The FroMocts For Plattsmo.ith's FuUue Warrants an fcnlnre inont And Improvement cf The Daily Hornltl. Willi this issue of TllK llKk'.U.n we will be pardoned for saying" a few wordsaboiit it. Withthis issue begins a new era in the republican newspaper field and Till-: llKWAI.li from today will be aggressively at front. The start that the town has made in the direction of improve meiit and progress and the bright prospect there is for its grand suc cess warrants the management in making the this enlargement and improvement. The condition of the crops id diss coiiuU , the state of Ne'Tashn ind the Nation and the indisputable working of the MoKinley tariff law has made the success of the repub lican party certain. With the as. s tired ascendency of that great pro gressive pari j- lor four more years conies conlideuce m luisiness ol eics anil solidityjin the markets. All these things combine to teach us that it is a safe business venture to widen the field of usefulness and to make Tin: Hkk'AI.d a greater newspaper than ever. A number f town merchants have taken advantage of this issue b) talk to the public and more will follow. - Several hundred people who are not subscribers will read thirt issue and we desire them to become reg ular readers. Order it -left at your store, office or home. Order Thk 1 1 i:kali through telephone No an. COSS1P AROUND COURT ROOMS. S ' iTheWln. Pickens vs. Milton D. Poik et al; an appeal from this county was filed Thursday with the clerk of the supreme court at Ian coin. Tom I leiinington and Dave Lyon from Ashland am) Cedar Creek re, spectively, came to town Thursday and got gloriously full. This morn ing they deposited $1 a piece in th school fund and the rest of tlieirjfme of and costs was suspended with the understanding that they were to leave town instauter. , Judge Archer has been busy disposing a number of cases, K'asmus Petersen has commenced suit, through his attorney, li. (i. Vanatta, against twenty-eight differ ent parties oil accounts. Three cases were filed in district court Thursday and all three were foreclosures. The first one was The Citizens Hank vs. Mary A. Gar risonet al., the second Is J. Howard Clapp vs. Frank A. Smith, and the third August W.Gustafson vs. John I. Worley et al. - . The applications for a guardian for Mrs, Fornhoff, now Mre. Mold euhauer, was , denied by, . Judge Ramsey, but the. court apjioiuted J HH Meisinger gaurdian for the children,,, , ..:., : - ; , Je.Klng was before Judge Archer rifla morning, charged with being dr,Unk and disordcrlyj and received a fine, of $3 and triuuninga. ,, .., I'PIosea S.-Fleishman commenced a tnlt for foreclosure iu the district court Friday against C. M. and S. I .WUkurHhani; ;K. .H. Windham 'is the plaintiff's attorney. 1 . F, K. Guthman, throtigli his at torney, A. N.' Sullivan, has asked thL- Court to grant him a license to sell some ' of the' Weckbach real estate, for the purpose of paying tij Ho'me old debts. 1 1 The replevin suit ol Charles Van deventer vs. Lawrence Stall am Antoii Siler, which was decided in Vaudevcnter's favor, has been ap pealed to the district court and the case wa filed to-day. J. M. Carter vs. Robert F.muieii.s and H. -. Gibson was filed Saturday It ii an appeal case ami Travis au (iihberson are the attorneys. land) M. Glcnnon vs. '1'honi.is Ghiinon was iiled Saturday, The plaintiff pi ays for a divorce on the rounds ol extieine iruell- and nlure to iroviile for the family Admiit-d tho Fiict. .exx spaier edito careful in oiienin have to be xa 1 ) their coluiiins lor statements Hut aware that the Dr. Miles Medical Co. are responsi ble, we make room lor the following teslimrmial from R. McDotigall. Au burn, lnd., who for two yearn noticed a stoppage or skipping of the pulse, bis lelt side got so tender he could not lie on it. hit heart fluttered, he was alarmed, went to different doc tors, found no relief, but one bottle of Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure cured him. The elegant book, "New ami Stsirll in lt Pacts," free at F. (i. J-ricke .V Co. It tells all about heart and in-rvou.-s diseasi's and many wonder ful curs :i. The county clerk paid nv.t $V2 for wolf scalps Saturday. A r. pr sin ..uce sCUt.lt Vl' id .'Olllp II. 'i I lie I l lent lu 1 ll 11 1 mi .1 ft.e .it 1 paid Mr. 1 uit ne City tills eek M.utiii in full lor the d.iuiagi one to hi.s building 111 the recent ire. A man by the name of ehanu was in )iu ilia l-'rid.iy and se uied about t .venty men to work on ! the It. A. M. track between Oie.u. olN ' ind Ciillom. He broug'.it them to! re.ipolis . 1 1 1 . 1 started up the track t with llieiu. letore lliey reached their desl ination the stopped at a spring to get ,1 drink an I to rest. They all went to sleep but two, an I when the boss woke up he missed his pocket-book and ahout itf in llloiiev and two of his men. lie line to Plattsinouth and notified the police, but nothing has been hear. l'of seen of them. j j I'he board of education has signed the contract with Jones V llodgert for the construction of the new school house. The contractors gave iinnds in uie sum 01 r-a.oio, with I'. M. Ridley. Henry Hoeck, Peter Milium and Win. Weber as londsinen. The building is to be Completed I'V Aoveinoer isi. W I I.I. M K K A N K Iv'N l-T II fl MM . Tins I'i.a r isMi u 1 ii H i-:kai.p looks piiti- jolly in its new editorial Ires. The Press congratulates lilt; lll-kAl.P on securing the ser- Vices 01 so accompiisiiei.1 a genm - r . I I . I I man as .mi. w. 1 eiei sou. mm u.is , . . Xt I , . I I . . . the greatest conluti-nce 111 Ins abil ity to make the paper one of tin- greatest usefulness.--Nebraska City Press. The Louisville Courier-Journal says that drunken men ami prosti tutes are enough to give any town a bad name, but such were to be seen 011 the streets Thursday after noon. Kluiwood is at present n veritable bee hive, liverybody is humming and buy. tJNearly all summer there has been a lack of Carpenters and masons, 'and new house and other improvements spring up like magic. The lixchange Hank build ing on the southeast corner of the spiare sets the crown on all others built this season, and when com pleted will be a real ornament to the town.' - ne thousand dollars reward jhas- been offered for the. recovery ot Judge Claikaon's- body, which is supposed to be lying in Honey Creek Lake. VoLUIx-I- li C 1TT.KNS 1 IKii A.N l.li. A. A. Jones addressed the colored cilize.us at the courthouse in Nebraska City. A large crowd was present and the speaker was loudly cheered. Mr. Jones is an ex-slave from one of the Southern States, and his exposition of the manner in which elections have been con dudted in the South gave the lie to many democratic editorials. At the conclusion of the speaking a col ored republican club with over fifty members was .organised and officers chosen, t j ,., A dispatch from JNebraskaJCity sayis: ' "Congressman llyran will find many willing to'answer him. He and Judge Field will de vide time ainj Hon. 'John C. VatVon of this city Is prepared to demolish, Hryan's freii trade and free, silver 'theories, Nebraska City and Otoe county re publicans, khowjijg' Mr."Vatson as a roaidy1 and Bound speaVe.'cool aiid dul iberate'are' wi'l II ilg fo wager that he $an knock bid U;e wuidy gentle man Irom Lancaster easily,' ' Mr, Wajaon will staild! by the republican party and by personal effort see tlu4 Otoe coutily Ksredeemeif from the enemy." ' '' ' ' : ' "' ' ! Joe to Open at Once. Joe Klein, the popular .one-price clothier, has returned from Chicago, lie is closing up his insurance bus iness ami will in a day or two have the pieHtion of a store room settled. His nexv store will be open and ready for business by the. end of this mouth. A large part of his joimIs have already been bought. There is nothinii wroiitr with loo. lloV all right. M. P. Special Knt9. lo the Auburn (r. A. K. re union, 11 1-. lc.p.i, the fare for round trip xx ill be l.U.'i. Tickets will be put ,.n sale from A 11'. hi-l and be made good to return the Kith. I'o the K. of P. com live at Kan sas City the rate willbe half hire, t ickets will be sold A.ig. 'A to 'S. and to be good to return vntd the ;l.-.t. Real Estate Transters. Following are tl e real estate transfers for the past week as com piled by Polk Urns., abstracters ami publishers of the Daily Record: W (iiliiliiiir unit xx ile In S k' 1 liniiip. sun, ii'.j 11I nl sxx U. t.' 1.' It xxil ... j.1 ' I (J Talvnr and wife tn T Ibir-t. let i, I 1 1 m K 7 , Kleiiitfin A: Kme'hAit'l tn Vx'i'e'iii Wuler xd ... " II I'mland iiiiM xxile 1,, set 1 'HI liisinet No. --7, ot in 1 , nl ne'i i-i in u.i 1 1 Tellt .'old xx itV li Ofiriisi.ti, ,, Axoi a xxd . fit. In! tiam , Wit l. 1. 1. 1. k I-, You can buy Summer Goods Miiiuuugly cheap at Wescott's. , t,. , , ill.- 1 !.i';;r;:,, 1- t 1 .1 ). : K'x r Tt .in-s I - i, - ililWIl. I 1 ' 11 v. rv f ir 1 1 1! .1 ll 1'. . ti - its in- k f. r : its I'l.-if w 1 s -r -. hi rpn f t lie 1 t in i. a liil, .' tllil'' Hi 'A '1 feruiei'lv ia f igltts of M il,'. !l iMllU'l Of rii'vii leek .1. till' sl,t 1. 3: I Inn! !' tiin ; I-i- a la ! i1! ! e lis;i I1U..1. ! l.ii) Lt .LJttill ii 'I' ilii.iilt ta lil.lM-il-e. t, liieta;':..!--t in its preseii !. l:.lid.. A;. to 1 Ml s X 1 IV. iliii.. '11 : p. I In '; le-s condiiien by s'no . 1 f st'uxv into it. A nvi r eu:i-tnl.e s.iw a ijn lit itv of tills n llise lle.itiii ell the tn!e, jnnl f.T lexx iug Its truck fur llbiillt ll.'lif II lniie hi) came ii.'ii Mr. lUiiot.k uiJu.tneii--!y slieveling the t'et'ile out of liis h.uxe into the water. "Ilello!" erinl the cor. htahle; "what lire you ilain' that foi-? Vmi are i"llntiii-,' the liver." "Pless tne,'1 lepllcil tin- hlinveli-r. "is that pot-M-Me? 1 eiiiikln't have believed it." In fact, lie went 011 to at tempt to emivince the policeiiiiui thill the htrnw void I rather iiui'iiixe the ipiality than othei -wise: nt any rate, that it was not pn-si-ih to make the water any 'worse, j'i-t lis it was 11 wiiste of tune to phi ivtine.1 K'il'1 or to jinint the lily. The laitlil'ul eolihtnble ili-cliiled to nr gue any iiimley nut CDiitained in tin pelieu liaiiilliiM.'n. 1ml tirrtin.ga-i I nil inter view between IMxxin llniliiik and tie magistrate lit Gi nxxieh, which re sulted in the flintier lcavitrj; the eetut ro'Hii a j 1 uirer man by twenty shillun's, hut with tin- 1'iiet im 1'ics.st il upon hi tneinory that !t"Vlil;; utrxxv into a river iloe.s not rein1,;. xe' lo its purity 11 trniispiuvui y. - b"inliiii New?,. t litni'Hi Txx Inn. "The only Chinese twins ever bom ir. this country" Imvo been on exhibit ion for the last week in 11 restaurant 011 State street, near Riiiiilolph, The b't.s, for they nro extrmiii'ly binall, are five yeat-H nhl. They were burn in San Fraueisej of high I'liste parents and they bear the unities of linse in id Knpliio LeeT The Mi.ises Lee have nut had limit youthful iniixln lilled with htories. of the several hundred thoiisiuiil jo.soes whoin tho ( V loatmls delight to worship, but every Sunday afternoon they turn their turned up toes in the direct ion of tho University Sundfiy sehonl; t Itolw-y Htreet and 'Wiir riii avBtitm' If iiidicatiutm aro not be laid by th work of tinu.'i liono and Ho phie will lm nccoiiipliHhed.Kpi-nkers. of the Fnglish litiu.uiu...-... , They have ln-ci 11110 adepts in tin) art of giving 'out Chineso tiinthiiekH to enriotts priffoiiH of the ri-stanfiiut, iittd Sophie infiido of hvetiry-four hours h.-nrimd to bestow a l)ntwiteliinCileslilil sniilo with every pick. lpitt 11 cer tain pink tiiw in tlu-jr vht.-eks they bear (he distinctive facial niaiku of the M011 golian race. Their black hair is done up in a fashion that would lmfTIo the 'ef forts of it 11 Aineiirau hairdresser.' Thn dri Kses thi-v wi iir will hardly beeoine fushioiiabln in thts-cmiTrrry,- bnt, they uie expensive, being of (he finest Killi, in spite of their peculiarity. Thelitis lire taken to the I'e.stiiiuiint. every njnrn irif? by their mother, she calling for tlietn (it night when the deiuaiid for tmilhpick hiw censed. Chicago Tiibuno. i'uxt-fi ixtth Cliiiriiii-tt I.lvt-M. More foxes tb iiirinh iii eastern I'enii fiylvauia than ran probably bo found hi any other early settled fitnte. There is no question but that as many are now roaming thn lulls and rldgon near Head iug as there were a century ago. Nm-i have been nhnt thin Heumai already by young tiportsuieu near the village of lliH-k, aud thirteen more have Ih-ch killed In the vicinity of I'ikeville. Tho foxes havo grown noliold that they give, the farmers a great deal of annoyance, by their depredations!. Frank II. Wi-rne u fanner residing near Kpler'H church, disciverod on. WcdaewUiy a lurga rod fox in bis barn. 1 . n l: m ,; ' Ik-fore he could gut hu gun the au Itnal had diHiinieareiyJ, carrying l;wu fat hetifl. Metnliersof the Morgnntowu I ox Utntinif clnb canttirrid' three "fxeA a Jarxe nmlo' and two felnnlealfve th other day at the hose of the Welsh monn ttiinw,; near.-CoTDarvon, aadj iaru now keephiK them caiifiuedtuot)lvjth jmt hunt. , Three or, lour ; b) fuAfa are.feen blrnnst pverv (lav in thn neliluRirhiMid of YelW Honne,'tiit they anapjieaf to bear charmed nvufl. Heaultig l lnies. : .; ; . , ,ci; yo 1 1. iio r-.HUm'ol MhluBMOMtv bin: xij ' In the fields tho fanners nrOrworkuig over the hay, Along by the utoue wall the rasplierries are falling off tljo briers for want of picking, liy the wet and marshy places ijjiiuidj:aUUa-gU-tjlf like bombshells at the touch of the summer winds. The apples that a month and a half ago were dying blo'som are green ami swelling into ripeness. Corn in tliM field is cpindling and the potato is blos soming. It is midsummer. Bangor Commercial. Will Hi. Cut with u llnzsuw. The Fall Hiver buti hers and grm-ers have arranged for the making of an im mense pie t'i le carried in their proces sion next month. It will weigh 2.000 pounds mid be feet Ion, ! feet wide and b-i t thick. It will contain i k jHiands of lii.-if. I'HI of mutton, dOO id' fowl, Win nf potatoes, and ;i barrel of Hour will l-used in milking the crust. iiiistoll Herald. The pr '"pectus of an Indian match factory has been issued in Calcutta. The promoters, who are all liativv.s, have collected ihllelent kinds of wood suitable for matches from different parts of India, and have forwarded samples of them to experts in London and Hamburg. (')ne eanning company of Salem, Or., has canned .'iO,tiOO cans of strawlsirrie (hii seiisoli. Half a do;o.-n other (iin neries at ililfeient points have been ue aerving nearly ttie hiiine ainoiint each. A I'hiliulelpiil.i fuii.ral bain did service lit a wedding a few days ago, and tin) dozing driver iilloxved the horso to carry tha bridal couple into tho cemetery. I 11. .n. yearly mA t Int. 1 1 Mi C l'-s id 1.1 n n e ,-! I.-. TS ( 1 Aiinenltni l-t tile. u-.iu,l cl.1ll.1r- I In. a p'.l 1 1 1 d h.ni. I- ,iiiie Ml.-l ! 1 : c.il l.l ige end li.irne-..-, mid tllOII-.m. Illlil'l x , 1 i 111) i,- I !e- , I'll lilt III i-t's 1 .1 j. In, . I I foil irS. oxer two pi s lor I I ' ,e l.-rs Win- xxill liaxe them.- Aee, .tiling to the ,111 1 a I en-1 mi 1 1 1 -r ' . "ne x e. r p.ist the pnbodiei - id th- Aerieul 1, iii-; 11. iw otter their sixth ) 1 ; , 1 1 X c.il I X litet'.ir coin j iet it 11 mi Ibis grand cmnpit itioii, will 110 dmiM, be the most gi - ant ie and sue --tnl one exer presented to the people of Hie I lilted Males ,m ( anada One thoii-and dollar" ill cash w ill be paid to the person sent ino in the largest list ol laili.-h words oiistnicted Itom letters in the xvonls-iiie laiiadiau A-iicu tur- ist." I'ive Hundred dollars will 11 to the secoudlaiiic.st liot. giv- A haudsoiiie pair ot Shetland lonies. .-.ii riaee and harness, will be lTIM-ii to the third laiL-est lit. iNei i.-in- thousand additional I i.i s awarded ill order id merit: thle eland piano, S-itod mean. HoO piano, dinner sets, "ladles' gold watches, Silk dress patterns, por til l e 1 111 tains silver tea ser ices. fell uesi m's poems bound in cloth, Dickens' in j'J volinnnes bound in 1 loth etc. As there are mole tluili l,UH pl'i.- s a n x 1 me who lalxi-s t he 1 1 011 1 de to prepare an ordinary good list will not tail to receive a v.iluale prize. I his is the biggest thing in the uupc litiou line that w c ha ve e er I, iced belore the public, and all win 1 do not take pat t will miss an pport unity o( a lite time, Kl'l.bs 1. A letter cannot he used ollt uer than it a ppears in the words The Canadian Agrii ulturis'." For instance (he word eggcaniiot boused as (here is but nnr 'z' in the -Hiree wolds, 2. Words having more than. , one meaning but spelled the same can be used but once. X Names of '" places and persons barred. 4. Krs . rots will not invalidate a list the wrong words will simply not be counted. Hach list miisf 'co"nfaTlT"oiie doll ir to, pay for six nionths sul)scription ' ' O. I'll,, A.rrieiitln-'isil If .,. , . v ,i. ,tF.(..VA.,.,llll.ir.., i. ,.f. tie, the largest list which bears H-e . earliest jiosttnark will take the, ' .si ' pnr.e and no on 111 order ' of merit. -1 l luted States money, .mill stumps : taken al par. , , , ,,1.1,. he obiect 111 ollerinir these mair- nilicent prixes i to intrdducr our 1 11 1, -in l:ie m:i 11 ill' i nloi. lnxxf llotneu - i'vir js"-- - - 111 every part oi inif American, con- 1 tinwt..i. b.vcry conitetitor enclosing Wets, ill niainp rxira win re -rive iree, iy mail, postpaid uJio d lUuAul irul- liirsts elegant souvenir sjioons of amuia. iTies awarded to persons in tin-'1 I' I. .ILI. ... III I it 1 lifiiviril Ulilili" . 111 n 1 1 1 1 ,1 ,,; ji. 'ill oiir New Votk oflice free of .duly.' . All money letters should be regis-, tetafd.' "' 1 ' )ur former inipfliin -We have given uwav over Janni 111 pri.es duijing the last two years, and have thoiisaiids ol lelteis Iroin pri.e win tiers tn every state 111 the union and every' jinrt 01 I anada rind Nexv loiindliiinl, Lord lilcoursie, A. D. C.. to (he (iovei nor general of Cana da writes: "I shall receoiniiiend my (rieuds to enter your competitioi, M M Hramlon, Vancouver. H C. 're- ceiled I,IHKI in gold" and we hold his,receit lor the samo. A few of (he prize winners: MissJ k'ohinson Toronto, if I T( X I ; ( J Hriiudon l-'enelou Firjs Out., JfloOO; David Harrison Syracuse N Y,nHipH - Henvis. St Louis, :fXi; JasHaplie, West Duluth Minn,$anO liss (ieorgitta K'oberlson Oak St, Hrookljn, fliMl; Krefl II Hill "ifH State Ht Hridgeport, Conn, and thoosiilids of others ... A,d!ress all communication to Tin! Agriculturist, Petersborough, ' Ontario. :.:- .,.,1 ,. THOUSANDS IN REWARDS '' j -,i.l . -i.' : : ... ' AU, '. Thjoi GroHi..Wihy Competition OiTTlie ; , j Ludlow Hgnin Joiinml Which' wlird In-this iidvertiHe- ' meqi sprnw-MiH srime1 niiCKWaru as -forwardfil 'I'hiit ir a r.ire oppprtuni 1 c y tur every Madam, Mie, .every ,, lather and son, to secure 11 'splendid prisle. 11 VKKKJ.Yr PHiii-F)n-Hyl week e throughout t)lj is great cgiupe.titioti; . . pr,Ues(wjl bg distributed afoMowa , t iyi nrsi correct answer received ,. tthej pOHtmark date on eacft' letter to '' rrelnUiii hm the flut. ruciiiiwH Ini v ottiOe of the Ladies Hoiue ,Miiga,ine ! V'.'.rh , ivv.y wyvh , Mi-ring wil getf'JiO; the Hecond correct aiisiveT;$Uli!th! third fourth ' ivriijaitf,ifiil,jiivMr, strvicejiiftlii live . o'clock silver service; and, the, next all correct' auswers get pri.es rang ing from ''down to Kverv lilth correct iinHwer, irresTn'ctive o'f whether a pri winner or not will 1 get a s)i:uaj.,pruc, ,.,'(. 111 petitors residing In the southern states as well 1 as oilier distant points, have an equal chance; with those ntarcr home as the postmark will beauthority in every case. KfLKS-ICach list of answers must be accompanied by 1 to pay for six months subscription to one of the best hoiuc Ui.iidittu in A nierica. Kl Krki:ci:s "The I ndies Home Magav.ine is well able to curry out its promises " Peterboroug (Caoa bil 1 lines. "A splendid paper, and financially st long" If ist 1 ugh (Can ada) Star "Kvery pri;-.e w inner will be sure t " receive just what he is entitled to," -Norwood. (Cauadal K'egister Money should be sent by post oflice order orregistered letter. Address the Ladies Home Mugay.itie Peterborough. Canada. FnK SAt.t- - Lots I, . and fi, block tl, and lots H and IJ. block (ik. A bar gain. Apply to K, H. U itidhiim. dlw wit. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. WIuhi lialiy ,u silk, mi axr tifr C.'tftori.v Wti.111 slm wns A t'liiM, orieil (r Vnntori, WIjhii the twewne Mi, shi- rluitu tj Casl. 11 Ir., . WliMllRhtllit('ii.n.X s.