f V ft !v;?3k. 1? fl ' 1 ' V r ' 4 f fSfF Ftf A rt ,. V-- '. UK- J Eirly In thernarnlnjj, late at night, or whenever used, Defiance Sureh will be found always the same, always the best. Insist on having it, the most for your money. Satisfaction or "money back guaranteed. It is manufactured under the latest improved condi-j dons. It is up-to-date. It is the best. We give no premiums.' We sell 16 ounces of the best starch made for 10 cents. Other brands are 12 ounces for 10 cents .with a tin whistle.' Manufactured by THE DEFIANCE STARCH CO., Omaha, Neb. TEW1S SINGLE BENDER )STRAIGHT5f CIGAR SV5,600,000 Tour Jobber or direct from Factory. Peoria, 111. Libby Luncheons We Bell the product In tey-openlnic cans. Turn a key and on find the meat exactly asltldtuj. We put them up in tlnswajr. Potted Ham, Beef and Tongue Ox Tonfuc (Whole). Veal Loaf , Deviled Ham. Brisket Beef Sliced Smoked Beef, Etc. All natural flavor foods palatable and wholesome. Your grocer should hate them. 7hbi thebookUt"TIowto Mats Oood Thlncs to Rat." Hnd fire 2o atampe for Ltubj'a big Atlaa of tb World. Libby. McNeill & Libby Chlcrvgo, Illlrtola CHAMPION TRUSS i? ?g w'e"ar. A.lc Your rimtdan' Art Ice. IIOORLKT FHKK. Philadelphia Truta Co,, 610 Locuit St., Phlla,, Pa. HONEST MEN are at a premium everywhere and an Honest Farm Wagon should be. If more men mho misrep resent articles the; offer for sale wero put IN JAIL HaMNksnHHM the farmer would haelcss.troubIi When you buy a Farm Wagon see that it is the " NBW TIFFIN." for it is an HONEST wacon in every part. No Mapleaites. No Elm or inferior nlrch hubs. Noth ing in the tears but brst quality Hickory and Oak. If your dealer will not handle it write to THE TIFFIN WAOON CO., TIFFIN, OHIO, and they wilt tell you where j ou can set one. WESTERN CANADA Js attracting moro attention than any other district jn the world. The Oranary of the World." "Ths land of 8an ahlne." lis Natural Feeding Grounds for Stock. Art under crop in 1902 . . . 1,987,330 acres. Yield 1901 117,912,764 bnsbels. lAhundanceof Water; Fuel ll'lentlful; Cheap Building lMAtrl.1- flrwvl (Iran for Ipaature and bay; a fertile jaoutaauir.cieairaiDjaiiaau I a climate gh Ing on assured land adequate season of growth. UOMKBTEAD I LANDS OF 160 ACRKB J'il&O IvIOID W LUUIVUtl, DlUUUl,Elb, Binnir ia . m a. ...-- (.nhcrtla Ati TTallnrnva tan AUIclllVQtulirtcisi. pcumur auuauiuutuDi iiiiuiu to ttuperintemdent of Immirrfttion, Ottawa Canada, now. V.nennett. Canadian Government Agent, WJl New York Life Wnr.,Omana,Neb.,wbo win supply you with ceriincate giving j ou reduced railway rate., etc FREE TO WOMEN I To prove the healing and cleansing power of 1'axtlnn Toilet Antlaptlo wo will mall a large trial package with book of instructions absolutely free. This is Dot a tiny sample, but a large package, enough to con vince anyone of its value. Women all over the country ! are praising Pax tine for what Lit has done In local treat- Mnfttit of fRlnala 111m. rurfnir all Inflammation and discharges, wonderful as a cleansing vaginal douche, for sore throat, nasal catarrh, as a mouth wash and to remove tartar and whiten the teeth, Send today: a postal card will do. Hold by druggists or sent postpaid by as, SO eiita, largo box. Satisfaction guarant'Cu. TUB It. l'AXTON CO., lloaton. Bias. 214 Wolurubua Am, When Answerrng Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. W. N. U., Omaha. No. 261903 cmi Niut au cut f iiir uougu arun. lasicsvooa. usa in time. Bold by (Jniirliu. .TTTg1177JsWr7ai On ilcLatvn llMBZffi fsmitmsi 'GKjfim ml iOT.jBiLMMl afSUJKlMfSi B Uet I Mi EVERY WALK OF LIFE. Pcoplo in every walk of life have bad biuks. Kidnvys go wrong and the Imclc be- nlnn tn itr ho Curo aick ?Tl kidneys nnd b ackach,i) quickly dls aupenro. Ucntl this t e s 1 1 muny nnd learn how It can bo done. A. A, lloyce, a farmer living threo ajid a hair; miles from Trenton, Mo., says: "A sevcro cold settled In my kidneys and developed eo quickly that 1 was obllced to lay off work on ac count of the aching in my back and sides. For a time I was unable to walk at all, and every makeshift I tried and all tho medicine I took had not tho slightest effect. My back con tinued to grow weaker until I was un fit for anything. Mrs. Boyco noticed Doan's Kidney Pills advertised as a suro cure for just such conditions, and one day when in Trenton she brought a box home from Chas. A. Foster's drug store. I followed tho directions carefully when taking them and I muBt Bay I was moro than surprised and much moro gratified to notice the backacho disappearing gradually, until It finally stopped." A FREE TRIAL of this great kldnoy medicine which cured Mr. Boyco will bo mailed on application to any part of tho United States. Address Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. V. For salo by all druggists, price 50 cents per box. A Veteran's Odd Gravestone. H. P. Patterson of Aurora, Ind., a veteran of the civil war, while on a visit to Gettysburg recently, discov ered a large boulder behind which ho sought Bhelter during tho battle, and purchased it and had it shipped to his western homo, to mark his gravo after his death. Hundreds of dealers say the extra nnnntltv nnd sntiprlnr nnnlltv of T)o- flance Starch is fast taking place of i all other brands. Others say cannot sell any other starch. they Oil for Mosquitoes. Johnny Ma, aren't you using kero sene oil to get rid of tho mosquitoes? Mamma Yes, I bellcvo so. Johnny I wonder why they don't give them castor oil? Puck. GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS Uso tbo best. That's why they bay Rod Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, 5 cents. Beginning of Cattle Trade. Live cattlo wero first landed In England from America In May, 18C1, but tho regular traffic did not begin until 1876. A dog will follow a man who has not a coat- In his pocket. Many a man has acquired a reputa tion for generosity by spending bor rowed money. Dealers say that as soon as a cus tomer tries Defiance Starch it Is Im possible to sell them any other cold water starch. It can bo used cold or boiled. Ignorance is anything but bliss to those who are compelled to be Its as sociates. Strong measures are the first re sort of tho weak; tho last of tho strong. HALF KATES Tin WATIASH HAII.HOAD. The 'Wnbnslt offers many rates to the East from Chicago: lioston. Mans., and return $19.00 Sold June 25th. 2Cth and 27th. Boston, MaHS., tind return $21.00 CnM T..1.. 1 . r..l. Saratoga, N. v.. and return..'.. ..W. Detro.SS!li3hayndCtretu,..C.t.,V...,6.75 .Sold July 15th and 16th. AU tickets reading over the Wabash botwon Chicago and Buffalo are good in either direction viu steamers be- tween Detroit and Buffalo without extra charge, except mcalH and berth. Stop-overs allowed at Niagara Falls and other points. Remember this Is "The Cool Northern Koute" and all Agents ran sell tickets from Chicago all "information!1 address r,derS anf HArtltY E. MOORED. G. A. P. D.. Omaha, Neb. The man mukes a big mistake who thinks It Isn't worth while to be po lite to a woman. A careful depositor does not neglect to look at the last figure. " Low Rates to Boston and Return In June and July. Via the Lake Shoro & Michigan Southern Ry. Tickets will bo sold June 25th, 2f.th and 27th; extreme re turn limit August 1st; and on July 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th, extreme return limit September 1st. Stopovers al lowed at Niagara Falls and Chautau qua; also at New York on tickets via that route. Full information, with rates via variable routes, will bo promptly furnished on application at City Ticket Office, 180 Clark street, or to C. F. Daly, Chief A. G. P. A., Chi. cago. "It Is a long lane that has no turn" and the maiden aunt has been known to elope. Don't you know that Defiance Starch besides being absolutely supe rior to any other, Is put up 1C ounces In packago and Bells at same prlco as 12-ounce packages of other kinds? An effective sedative for a bad con science if l good ulgeatlon. RfilasT -J "I SaWWKWaaaVs-t mKREm tfWi i h mamr m - i ':-4:--w4-'::-4w-:'-:'WS":-w--t':'-:-:' General Nebraska Mews. i.,H.KK:-4W"Hw:"Mww:w CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY. Annual Report Shows a Prosperous Condition of Affairs. The ninth annual meeting of tho Ne braska Children'! Home society was held in Omr-.hn last weok. The reports showed tho work of tho society to be in a splendid condition with a bright outlook for tho future. Tho reports of tho district suporlti' temlents, all of whom wero present, were highly interesting nnd valuablo as tending to show the Importance of tho work which Ib being done. Tho report of Stnto Superintendent Qulvey Bhowed that elghty-ono chil dren have been received during tho ear; eighty of these were placed in homes, while forty-four were replaced. Five huudrcd and twelve cases of needy and neglected children wero in vestigated, which, while It va8 Impos sible to tako the children, much was dono to relievo their conditions. Ap plications for children wero received to tho number of 303, nil of which wero investigated by tho society's workers. Final papers wero filed for the adop tion of ninety children Into permanent homes. Threo hundred and eighty three children, previously placed In homes by tho society, wero visited during tho year. Tho records show that the society has placed In homoB (Ml children during the nine years of Us existence. During the snmo tlmo over 1,000 cases of neglected children have been Investigated, while about 400 have been replaced In homes where their surroundings would bo more congenial. The election resulted In tho re-election of the old officers with tho addi tion of W. R. Akers of Alliance, Neb., and N- K- Griggs Lincoln, as mem- bers of tho board In place of Rev. F. Ij. Wharton of Lincoln and Rev. C. N. Dawson of Omaha, both of whom are removing from tho state. DISEASE AMONG CATTLE. State Veterinarian Asked to Determine Nature of Ailment. ' TABLE ROCK A. A. Widdcflcld. who lives a little over a mile north of town, has lost two head of cattle and a third is sick with a mysterious ailment, on which there Is a seeming diversity of opinion. Some fear a contagious disease, while others' pro nounce It hydrophobia. A nionth or more ago there was quite a mad dog scare. One cur In town had been shot after biting and snapping at several others. A llttlo while later Mr. Wldde fleld's dog acted strangely, chasing the cattle all over the pasture. Ho was tied up, got looso and was killed. Re membering this, a number think it is hydrophobia. The stato veterinarian haB been sent for and Is expected to Investigate the matter thoroughly. Fremont Man Gets Degree. BALTIMORE, Md. Albert Johann sen of Fremont, Neb., S. L. University of Utah, 18D8, was created a doctor of philosophy by Johns HopklnB univer sity. Tho subjects of his study wero geology, mineralogy and chemistry. Tho dissertation was on the theme, "The Serpentines of Hartford County, Maryland." Iowa Pastor Is Called. HUMBOLDT Tito congregation of tho Presbyterian church, which hns i been without n pastor for several i months. ,ms issued a call to Rev. ! Sn,,tU of Lenn0X' lB- Rnfl ll ,S CXCt' I ed that the latter will accept the place, nocllrnin t,ia ,itif.a nr nnnn assuming his duties at once, Father Against Son. m,vrnn .riw,m tji, .i, u.. TAYLOR Thomas Peck, who lives nrM,,nct nf TirWpii ,, nrrnstnd northwest or uurweu, was arresteu, ' charged with shooting his son William. Tho son was crossing some land which tho elder Peck had forbidden him crossing when a fight occurred, with the result that the son was shot In the shoulder, making a painful but not dangerous wound. Dairying Pays Well. ANSLEY After a year's trial the hand cream separator and the cow have brought to light a great and growing new industry for this part of Nebraska. At Mason over $4,000 was paid out to tho farmers for cream for tho month of May, and at Ansley a like amount was paid out for cream. The B. & M. railway runs on the local passenger train an extra freight car threo times a week to haul tho cream In. Dairying Is a growing Industry, Verdict of Guilty for Morris. OMAHA The Jury in tho Morris murder case came In with a verdict of manslaughter as charged in the In dictment. The verdict involves a maximum sentence of ten years. Mor ris killed his comrade, Henry McKee, at Fort Niobrara on tho evening of Heptembor 17, 1902, but only his un supported evidence shows tho killing was an accident, while several wit nesses testified to the fact of unpro voked murder. THE STATE IN DRIEF. Spnuldlng Is doing a great doal of building this year. The Sunday schools of Broken Bow will celebrate tho Fourth of July. "Flag Day" wns very generally ob served by tho schools nt Harvard. Fire nt Norfolk caused a loss of 500 to tho Hospo Piano company. Tho dam of tho PIcrco Milling com pany wns enrriod out by high water. An extensive system of rural routes Is to be established in Adams county. Mrs. Vandevere wnB hdrt on a de fective sidewalk in Stella nnd wants 12,500. An Omaha dealer says that hard coal Is going to bo about ns high thin year as kist. Broken Bow's summer school open ed with nn enrollment of forty. It will continue six weeks. It Is announced finally that tho nn tlonnl editorial association will cer tainly meet In Omnha, July 8 to 11, inclusive. Theo. Olscn, nn Omir.ia Bwitchman, wns caught between tho cars and lost both of his feet. Ho is an old man and tho accident is likely to causo his death. - , Charles R. Smith of Table Rock got his hand caught In tho cogs of ma chinery and had ono finger so badly injured that amputation became nec essary. Tom Frye, a well known farmer of Richardson county, while engaged In painting his barn, .fell from a ladder und sustained a badly crushed aud broken ankle: Tho number of non-commlBsloncd officers in tho signal corps of tho Ne braska National Guard will bo reduced from twenty-five to twelve. An ex amination will bo held July 1G. Twelve banks of Dodge county have asked to bo awarded county funds for deposit undor tho new law. All offer the minimum rate of 2 per cent In terest, except ono which does not specify what It will pay. Labor Commissioner Bush is receiv ing liberal responses to his request for returns from merchants nnd manu facturers. Tho figures recelvetl up to date Bhow that Industry is in a good condition throughout tho Btatc. A largo barn belonging to John O'Hara, eleven miles north of North Bend, was entirely destroyed by flro with the contents, Including seven head of horses nnd farming imple ments., Tho loss 1b $2,C00, with only ?575 Insurance. It was of Incendiary origin. Tho foundation is being put In for tho new union depot at Fremont, nnd a largo amount of material is on hand. Tho Union Pacific is putting In a water filtering station directly north of tho present depot. The Northwest ern Is preparing to enlarge and other wise improve its yards. The members of tho Grand Army of tho Republic post of York petitioned the county board for prlvilcgo to erect In tho corner of tho court houso square a soldiers' and sailors' monu ment. Tho request was granted and the old soldiers will mako arrange ments to erect a monument. The cornerstone of the new ?100, 000 United States federal court build ing and postofflco in Norfolk was laid under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. Tho ceremony was per formed by tho grand muster, Frank Dullard, In person, and tho orntlon, nn impressive discourse, was delivered by tha grand lecturev, Rev. Luther Kuhns of Omaha. Farmers report that wheat has been damaged considerably by rust and in some Instances stock has been turn ed into tho fields to graze. Corn Is looking well, but Is needing rain. Corn is all In, says a Fremont dis patch, and while the prospects on tho Platto bottoms nro not the best, that which was planted early on tho up lands is doing well, but is weedy. On the bottoms tho ground Is badly caked by tho rains nnd somo fields will not bo planted at all. Rust Is reported in many wheat fields and tho heads are not filling even. Princeton (Mass.) dispatch: Major Church Howe, United States consul at Sheffield, England, is visiting here at his birthplace and announces that at the conclusion of his consulship lie will probably return to Auburn, Neb., and mako that place his home for tho remainder of his days. Major Howe wbb appointed consul at Paler mo, Italy. Later ho went to his pres ent post at Sheffield, Englaud. Tho members or tho Humboldt lira company nro practicing steadily with a view to carrying off somo of tho prizes to bo hung up at tho stato flre mon's tournament at Norfolk next month. Tho team ranks high as a volunteer organization. The Dorchester Farmers' Co-operative Grain and Llvo Stock company, comprising V. C. Endlcott, O. T. Hon shue, J. V. Carper, Franklin .Miller and D. T. Buckingham, has filed arti cles of Incorporation with an author ized capital of 12,000. Too Much Talk of Birth. When tho Society of tho Cincinnati wns formed thcro wns tho most vehement opposition to tho principles of founding hero nn hereditary order, Thoro Is less danger to-tiny of an rfrls tocracy of birth winning any renl as cendency In this land thnn thcro was when tho nation wns Just breaking nwny from the English tradition. But thcro Is to-day in somo quarters an unmistakable development of snob bery which Inys nn absurd emphasis qn tho clreuuistanco of birth. A lino "of worthy ancestors Is nn cxcollont thlng-Mf nny ancient virtues lmvo been transmitted to tho children. An honored nnmo is an envlablo posses sion when Its living owner bears himself worthily. Membership Innn hereditary patriotic order 1b possibly nn advantage so long nB It Inspires tho member to Bervo hU country to day In causes no less holy, though mnybo lean heroic, thnn thoso which his order commemorates. Othor ad vantages than theso birth docs not confer. Philadelphia Ledger. Long Hours In the Country Store. It Is all right for tho country storo to keep late hours, It Is tho country club. If tho boss likes It nobody olso hns a right to complain. In tho coun try storo tho man docB lila own work. EVcn If trado Is good ho la not both ered with clerks' unions. A country Htoro Is out for business and If It Is noccssary to open early and closo late tho thrifty man will bo on hand to welcomo customers as they may arrive. Along In tho mlddlo of tho 'day tbo country merchant can work in tho garden, while his wifo sits down in tho storo with hor sowing. It Is a family affair. Sioux City Jour nal. University Students In Various Lands. The proportion of university stu dents is going up in Holland nnd the 'United States at a rato of 5 per cent per annum; In Gcrmnny and Belgium by G per cent; in Switzerland by moro thnn 7 per cent, while In France, Italy, Austria nnd Russia tho annual in creaso does not fall behind theso fig ures, but in Great Britain, taking sev eral years together, there btiB been a falling off. King Edward a Linguist. Ono of tho advantages King Edward has had in dealing with foreign states ment nnd monarchs Is his very fine gifts ns a linguist. Threo languages are perfectly famlllnr to him Ills own, of course, and French nnd Gorman, which to him are nlmost mother tongues. It used to bq said of tho lato Queen Victoria that It was hard to sny whether Bho thought moro easily In German or English. Tho same could be said of the king; he speaks German like a German, Just like nB ho speaks French like a Frenchman. A Queen's Jewish Drama. A Vienna letter says that tho up holders of tho anti-Semitic policy of certain Austrlans are greatly displeas ed with tho latest literary production of Carmen Sylvia, Queen of Roumn nia. The work is a drama vividly portraying tho Borrows of a Jewess deserted by her own people and per secuted by all the world. Tho play Is described as "tremendously dra matic" and would command attention aside from tho Interest sure to uttnch to any production of tho royal author ess. Over His Patient's Head. When tho doctor, who forgot what kind of mcdiclno his patient was tak ing asked, "Was it ajluid medicament I prescribed for you" tho last time?" tho puzyled German patient an swered: "I don'd know vot Id vos. You said I shud take fife drobs drco dimes a day In vatcr." Sensible Housekeepers will have Defiance Starch, not alone becauso they get one-third moro for tho same money, but also becauso ot superior quality. Cocus the Hardest Wood. Tho hardest wood in common use Is not ebony but cocus. Tho latter Is much used for making fluten. Dlow to a College Man. The Columbia man looked crest fallen. "What's the mutter?" asked tho sympathetic girl. "I'm simply crushed," ho replied hopolcssly. "I went to a college bazaar yesterday, and at tho Columbia toblo they were selling aprons." S ind.blinded sufferers who lmvo not heard of the efficacy of should know that this reliable Salvo is in constant demand wherever the corn nlaint is prevulent. ARREST IT-S50 REWARD A bottle of EC-2INE l -nt free to rtry rradtr of itila paper liol suffering with any klDdofbKlN Dlkeann or Kruptluim, Lczrina, llliud or UlertllDK riles, IJloul I'vImid, Old IMcrraurita) oltwr (term dlteaf a or aorea of auy name or nature. S30 rrward will bo paid for any cao of Li-zepia 'which EC-ZINE will not cure. Ihouuuid cured dally. Tell your friend., gtnd for free saapla, THE EC-ZIHE CO., 126 Aahl&ud Bids;., ClucafO. The " gs Cor.lDtbMtf TT eeley I nre """tii 9 I V-MCW OMAHA. MB. Tho only potlllTe cure for IJrunUenunaa, Dmr-Uslnr ""a Tobacco Habit. Cor reaoondeuce strictly confidential. WM. C BUnNJ. Uanaf cr, Ideal Woman's Medicine, So says Airs. Josic Irwin, of 325 v So. College St., Nashville, Tcnn., of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Never in tho hlttory of mcdioinr lmn tho demand for one particular remedy for female dlscnncs equalled Unit, at tained by Lydia 12. riiilthiiiii'H Vccrctnluc Compound, and never dnrinp tho lifetime of this wonderful mcdiclno ban tho demand for it lcrn so irrent ns it is to-day. From tho Atlantic to tio PooiUc, nnd throughout tho length nnd breadth of this irrcat continent come the (rind tidings of womnn's sufferings relieved by it, aud thousands upon tlioiiWiinln of letters are pouring in from grateful women saying that it will and posi tively does euro tlio worst forms of female complaints. Mrs. Plnklmm invites nil wo men who nro puzzled nlxiut thoir health to write her at liYitn, Muhh., for nclvlec. Such corro Hioiidtnce Is scon by women only, and no olmi yc in inndc. STOCKIP'ealt"8 Scales el (he World. "; ' ."T I Steel Frsunea. Atljnatable Racks. SCAL.ES I Uuy the Heat and tatu money. .iwt . .. 1 ' ' w'al irllflM. Mat. . $"0 & Up. I Chicago Bcalu Co., Cliloaeo, JIU S0Z0D0NT TOOTH POWDERi There la no Beauty thntcan ntnnil tho dlaflmircmentof TaA toetb. Tako care ot your teeth. Only ono way r S0Z0D0HT NX Coollneasa r snower en u uui uuy Hires Rooibeer Bold BTerystbcre or by mall if V makes lle Rations. JN CaiRlMK.HMtE coarasit Bi)r, 1. BLOOD HUMOURS Skin Humours, Scalp Humours, Hair Humours, .t - K3L Whether Simple Scrofulous or Hereditary ; Speedily Cured by Guticura Soap, Ointment and Pills. Complete External and Internal Treatment; One Dollar. In the treatment of torturing, dis figuring, Itching, scaly, crusted, pimply, blotchy and scrofulous humours of tho skin, Bcalp and blood, with loss of hair, Cuticnra Soap, Ointment and Pills have been wonderfully successful. Even tho most obstlnato of constitutional Lu mours, such as bad blood, scrofula, in herited and contagious humours, with loss of hair, grandular swellings ulcer ous patches In tho throat and mouth, soro eyes, copper-coloured blotches, a well as bolls, carbuncles, scurvy, sties, ulcers and sores arising from an im pure or impoverished condition of tho blood, yield to the Cuticnra Treatment, when all other remedies fall. And greater still, If possible, Is tho wonderful record of cures of torturing, dlstlgurlug humours among infants aud children. Tho suffering which Cuticnra ltetnedles have alleviated among the young, and tbo comfort they have af forded worn-out and worried parents, have led to their adoption In countless homes as priceless curatives for tho skin and blood. Infantile and birth hu mours, milk crust, scalied head, eczema, raobes and every form of itching, scaly, pimply skin and scalp humours, with loss of hair, of infaucy and childhood, are bpeedfcy, permanently and economi cally cured when all other remedies suitable for children, and even Hit best physicians, fall. SoldtsroathoetOMwatld CatKura Kndvaat aba U torn of Chdcelalf Csunl Itlla. He. ptt l.l ot au), OI.. O..OL Wc. Do. p. tit. lMpaUi Loadao.tr ChatttbMMa Hi) , r.rU.Ho.4.li'UaiBUa.lJ7C4uB.t. Ay, t-cltor I)!.. fcOm.0.p.. !(. srln4l "Taa Ortst itamaw Cat."