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CHAPTER
Tennyson Neely.
XXV.
On the Way to the Plaza De Toros.
Smithers la secretly delighted with
tho great nervo exhibited by his pat
ton, for If there Is anything on carlh
tho secret agent admires, It Is puro
Brit
Havana Is never thoroughly awake,
until this hour of sunset, and to-night
tho gay capital means to outdo every
previous effort. The horrors of war
vlll bo forgotten In tho grandeur of
n military carnival, and until tho small
hours of the early morning merriment
must abound.
Aroused from his roverlo by the
coming or a servant, Jack Is again led
to the dining hall, where ho finds tho
senorlta awaiting him.
She looks more ravlshlngly beauti
ful than before, nnd might charm tho
most confirmed bachelor: but Jack
touches tho cardboard In tho pocket
oter his heart, and lol before his
eyes appears an angelic face, a brown
haired, rosy-cheeked, blue-eyed lassie,
and he feels secure. That Is his talis
man; ho fears no fetish In existence.
They become quite sociable over
the dinner.
She describes somejof tho wonderful
Bights ho will see at tho grand recep
tion, and tho ardor with which she
enters upon the subject declares that,
after all, modern Joan of 'Arc as sho
has proven herself, leading the patri
ots Into battle, Lola is but a woman,
with all the love of her sex for gay
scenes, where music and Jewels and
lovely damsels, as well as dashing
military gallants, hold cour.t with Terp
sichore. Then Smithers bobs up serenely
and proceeds to make himself quite
at homo at the table of this most
singular Cuban senorlta.
Jack Is struck by the fact, and
shoots a quick glance from one face
to the other, as a sudden suspicion
gallops through his brain. Can It bo
possible there Is any relation between
these .two? It would be remarkable,
indeed, after he .found himself thrown
into tho company of Lola at Santa Fe
and Smithers In Edinburgh,' to have
them turn out father and daughter;
and yet, after all, not more singular
than some other chapters In his ex
perience. At least, a mysterious tie
-connects them that Is more cogent
than the fact of their being both sworn
to tho service of Cuba libra.
Half an hour later tho two men,
"having altered their usual street dress
tor something more appropriate to the
captain general's reception, leave the
sylvan retreat in which they have
found such a refuge, and with Ah Sin
.as a bodyguard, head in the direction
of the Plaza de Toros,
Even Jack's phclgmatic, cold Yankee
blood is stirred by the picture present
ed by the wide square thronged with
people, as seen under tho numerous
Slltterlng electric lights, and a variety
of glowing colored lanterns hung for
effect upon the branches of orange
trees or over the booths of the street
venders.
It is a grand holiday for Havana, and
.J.er citizens desire to make the most
of Jt; for, in spite of the presenco of
so many soldiers, the merchants are
uneasy about the future, knowing that,
as of old, Cuba is proving the grave
yard for tho flower of Spain's army,
and It has become simply a test of
endurance. They see new troops con
stantly arriving and going,to the rront,
multitudes being brought back sick,
end shipped home or burled; while
Gomez and Macco and Garcia still hold
their own, sometimes making their
liiescnce known by a dasii into the
Tory suburbs of the capital.
In glancing around with some curi
osity as they make slow progress
They become quite sociable over the
J; dinner.
"f'toward the doors which have Just been
opened to the crowd, Jack Is struck
with the merry nature of the general
assemblage. A gathering of people
celebrating a holiday throw dull care
.to the wind, and although In places
the crush is Intense, the little shrieks
ljotn senorltas and the exclamations
of the caballeros are uttered In sport.
"Look!" says Smithers, pulling his
-sleeve.
Turning to the right, Jack notices
a large tent or booth that has been
raited, and under It may be seen for
a small fee the camp of the Spanish
gltano, together with that mad whirl
known as the gipsy dance. Just beyond
ij,a small pavilion, and at the entrance
a lusty lungeu orator announces the
appearance of the charming- Senorlta
Copyright, 1S39, by Street and Smith.
Sylva, Just over from Sovlllo, In that
most amazing of all Andalustan
dances, tho bolero.
Though nt another time Jack might
havo delighted in gazing upon these
distinctly characteristic features of a
Cuban holiday, ho has too much on
his mind Just at present to award
them anything raoro than an artificial
glance.
- Other gates are opened, and as tho
people pour through to scatter about
tho Immense Inclosure, the crush with
out diminishes.
Finally their turn arrives; thoro Is
ccmethlng of a squeeze, and at length
they find themselves beyond tho barriers.
In all Spanish speaking countries
the ono national sport Is bull-baltlng.
Wherever tho language of Spain pre
vails thero will bo round tho Plazo do
Toros, toward which the people flock
on holidays, as Britons do to tho crick
et and goir games and Americans tho
baseball field. That standard of
"sport" is a sure thermomctor to the
nature of tho people. Spaniards have,
It must bo conressed, a reputation for
cruelty far in excess of their Anglo
Saxon neighbors, though they also
possess many admlrablo qualities
when you como to know them at
home. Ono may witness a bullfight In
almost any South American country,
although hero and thoro an element
hostile to such bloody sport is gradu
ally gaining headway.
CHAPTER XXVI.
How a Black Bull Ran the Circus.
While in Mexico, Jack has been
a spectator at a bullfight, and that one
sight quite satisfied him. Ho never
wants to look upon another.
It Is with a keen Interest, however,
that he now glances around. The
placo has been gaily decorated. Pillar
and post are covered with bunting;
bright colors meet the eye In overy
dl.ectlon. Even tho ring where
such spirited action occurred only
n few hours before has had all traces
of the bullfight removed, and a por
tion of the crowd wanders over the
ttn-bark and wonders how it would
I feel to bo chased arourid the ring by
a savage beast with sharp horns, a
massive neck and steaming breath.
Already the vast amphitheater Is
beginning to show quite an animated
appearance as the audience scatters to
various quarters. -
Jack and Smithers, having secured
a position that affords a good view
cf the whole expanse, stand there to
comment upon It.
Somo parties are talking on the
right, and Jack catches the drift of
what they say. The leading speaker
Is an American, but his two compan
ions seem to be, ono a French tourist,
the other a Cuban merchant.
The New Yorker has" evidently at
tended tho great entertainment given
by the management tho previous after
noon, and as he is still filled with tho
to him, unusual spectacle of a bull
fight, he describes It In snatches,
while the Parisian exclaims in won
der, and the Cuban nods his head ap
provingly, as though proud of tho fact
that his land may provide an amuse
ment unequaled for desperate valor
and the shedding of gore since the
cays of Roman gladiators.
"Well, sir," the American Is saying,
"the black fellow overtook the bander-
fllero who had been throwing fancy
darts at him, and with one gigantic
sweep of his superb head he sent the
wretch flying through space. I never
saw such a sight. Jove! he must have
gene twenty feet high, his arms and
legs flying in every direction. Over
the barrier he came, struck this pil
lar, and fell in a heap. They carried
him away to tho Hospital San Merced,
but 've since heard he Is dead."
"Mon DIeu! It must have been a won
derful sight," declares tho Gaul, as he
svrveys the high fence.
"Carramba! what other country
could produce such a rare, spectacle?"
arks the Cuban proudly, as he puffs
away at his clgarro.
"I know of nothing that can ap
proach It unless It be our annua!
Thanksgiving college football game
oa Berkeley Oval," replies the man
ficm New York with a perceptible
Bneer.
"Was that all?" asks Paris.
"All? Not by a Jug full. Ah? Well.
I wish you could have seen It. That
was only tho beginning, my dear man.
Tho bull seemed to be possessed of a
devil; like a crazy Chinaman running
amuck, he saw only foes around him.
The way he tossed those chaps was a
caution. Men and horses fell victims;
he soon had them so badly rattled
that not one would enter tho ring.
They sat on the fence and defied him,
and even then if the rascals made a
rush every perch in that quarter was
vacated."
"And the matador the unequaled
Peplto?" asks the Cuban eagerly.
"Oh, he was game enough, I give
you my word. He lacked discretion,
that was all. But he did better than
the poor banderlllero who got hlB neck
broken."
"Ah, better, say you? Peplto always
excelled in anything he undertook," re
marks the Havana merchant, with par
donablo pride.
"Yes," continued the American drily,
"he went some six feet further than
the other poor devil; but, then, you
Eec, no pillar stopped his aerial flight
and he dropped into the seats, thus
Bearing his life."
The Gaul laughs, tho Cuban scowls,
and then Joins In the merriment.
"Carajcl thon If tho only Poplto
could not master the black devil, who
did?" ho demands.
"No ono. All tho purses In Hnvann
did not tempt nnothor matador 'to
pick up tho sword."
"Then tho bull Is still alive?"
"Very muoh so, I should Imagine.
Listen; I think I hear him now." .
"Senor, you make no mistake. That
la tho bull beyond tho door. I havo
heard many such bellow, but nono glvo
tonguo llko that Por Diosi this placo
may not contain tho multitudes of peo
ple who will flock hither to' see such
a famous beast."
"It would bo a torrlblo thing, I am
thinking, If tho old bruto smashed
down tho door of his pen nnd suddenly
entered tho arena now. Good heavens!
T can Imagine tho distracting scone
that would follow. Tho band Is
directly In his way. Wo would have
music In tho air then, and no mis
take." "Senor, It would not bo possible."
"That door doesn't appear any too
sttong, and he has fearful Bhoulders,
ra
At the bull fight,
a wonderrul neck. If holcamo ngalnst
It full tilt I should expect to seo tho
wholes thing cavo away."
"Sacrol let us hope such an Idea
may not enter tho mind of Mr. Bull,"
says the Frenchman, with tho usual
Parisian shrug.
Jack mechanically casts his eyes In
tho direction of tho door Indicated
and makes up his mind on the spot
that tho American Is a keen observer,
for there appears to bo a frail looli
about tho barrier which ho really does
not like.
Smithers thoughts appear to run In
something of tho same groove.
"Suppose the vicious old chap should
take a notion to Introduce himself to
tho Captain General, and you wero
down yonder at tho time, what would
you do, Senor Jack?" Is what ho asks.
"I do not llko to say. It would seem
like boasting, and yet, with a weapon
I know how to handle, and helpless
w onsen In danger of death down there,
I would bo a coward If I failed in my
di'ty."
Quietly said, but Smithers realizes
he .means every word. Little does ho
dream that what ho sees now In Im
agination may bo a reality ero tho
night passes.
"I notice somo one you want to
communicate with, Sonor Jack," ho
exclaims,
"Over yonder you are looking. I fall
to discover her," replies the other,
eagerly.
"Pardon; you mistake me. I meant
him."
"Senor Roblado Spencer?"
"No, no; the American consul
Sec,
ho Is chatting with the ladles."
"You are right." x '
"Then glvo mo the letter, and I will
seo that It reaches his hands."
"O, yes that Is, If I haven't mnd
a beastly mistake and left It in my
other coat. No, hero It Is. Thanks,
my dear fellow."
(To bo continued.)
PERILS OF THE STOWAWAY.
One Part of the Game Wise Old Tramp
Avoided.
"The most dangerous graft of nil
Is the stowaway's," said a tramp. "I
wouldn't stowaway. Never."
He regarded thoughtfully a crack
In his shoe. He passed his hand ten
derly over his bristly chin.
"Two lads I know stowed away In
97 In the coal bunkers of a Portu
guese merchantman. Tho second day
out the coal crushed them to death.
A fireman found them lying side by
side, holding each other's hands.
"A friend of mine was a sailor be
fore he took to the road. Onco ho
was on a brlgantlno bound for Mala
bar, In tho forecastle ho nnd his
mates heard one night a scratching
and they thought it was ghosts. The
next night and the next day they
heard this scratching, very loud and
fierce. The next night It was weaker.
The next it stopped. When they camo
to open the hatches at tho voyage
end they found the skinny Jiody of a
stowaway that had starved to death.
Then they wished they hadn't "been so
superstitious.
"It never pays to try to como into
this country as a stowaway. Cap
tains are mighty careful to seo that
they let no stowaways land. Why?
Why, because any captain that brings
in a stowaway to America is liable to
be fined $2,500.
"I'vo been bravo and reckless tR
my time. I've been robbed and I'vo
fought and I'vo forged. I never had
the nerve, though, to stowaway."
Czarina's Coronation Robe. v
The coronation robe presented to
the Empress of Russia was of fur. It
weighed only sixteen ounces, yet was
worth $G,0U0, cr f 373 an ounce.
COL. GODY LOSES
COURT FINDS HE IS NOT
TITLED TO A DIVORCE.
CN
DEFENDANT WINS ALL POINTS
Judge Scott of Wyoming Say that the
Plaintiff Failed to Prove Any of tho
Allegations In His Complaint.
SHERIDAN. Wyo. The district
?ourt hero on Thursday refused tho
petition or Colonol William F. Cody
(Buffalo Bill) for a divorce.
A decision In tho case was not ex
pected beforo Friday at the earliest,
but tho court room was filled with
residents of Shorldun and tho sur
rounding country when It wnB given.
After tho reading of tho depositions
was finished the lawyers for both
sides announced that they would sub
mit the enso without argument. After
a short recess Judge R. II. Scott ask
ed the attorneys for the defendant,
Wilcox & Hnlllgan of North Platte,
Neb., to amond their answer In tho
enso by striking out those sections
which dealt with charges against
Colonel Cody's conduct In Chicago
and his early excesses at Fort Mc
l'herson. When this was done tho
court found entirely In favor of tho
defendant, Mrs. Louisa Cody,
Judgo Scott delivered nn opinion of
considerable length, reviewing tho al
legations nnd evidence and giving his
conclusions.
"Tho law of tho state does not
make Incompatibility n ground for di
vorce, but It does read that oxtremo
cruelty, rendering tho condition of
either party to tho mnrrlago contract
intolerable is sufficient ground to al
low tho granting of a divorce.
"Tho first cause or action In this
case is tho charge of potsonlng on De
comber 20, 1900, or somo time prior
thereto. Tho evldenco wholly falls to
support this Isauo, but shows tho de
fendant was trying to rescuo tho plain.
tiff from a state of intoxication nnd
administered not poison, but remedies
which she deemed benoflclal to him.
His Inability to speak on thin occa
sion did not como from these rem
edies, but came from his excessive
use of intoxicating liquors at tho ban
quet board, and was as humiliating to
tho defendant as to the plaintiff.
"The unhapplnosH caused by the ac
tions of tno plaintiff Is shown by tho
letter of their daughter Arta Thorpe,
whose beautiful character shone out
from her unhappy homo and tho wnrds
of her letter written beforo her death:
'Oh, papa, why did he do It. My heart
Is Just broken over it. Oh, why did he
do It?'
Judge Scott also found that tho
charge of unbecoming ncttoiiB on the
part of the defendant toward tho col
onel's guests was not proven, that
thero was no evidence that she had
even threatened her husband's life
and that when attending tho funeral
of her daughter Arta at Rochester, N.
Y., In February 1904, sho offered a
permanent reconciliation and no an
swer over came to this. He then con
tinued: "She was an over-Indulgent mother
and wlfo who always took pride In his
success and always looked forward to
his home-coming and made great pre
parations to receive him.
"Sho entertained hl3 guests with
cordiality. She did hot use profane
language. Tho poisoning of his pet
dogs was accidental. She never rpoke
disrespectfully of him to Ms friends
or guests. She always accompanied
him to the depot on his departure nnd
was there to receive him on his re
turn. In return for, this wifely dovo
tion the plaintiff has been cruel to
her and heaped Indignities upon her."
An exception to tho ruling of the
court was not noted by Judge II. S.
RIdgley. attorney for Colonel Cody,
and his request for sixty days for fil
ing a petition for a rehearing wt,s
granted.
Tho motion for a new trial will bo
argued at tho next term or court and
In case this Is denied Cody's attorneys
will take tho matter to the supremo
court of Wyoming.
JULES VERNE PASSES AWAY.
Novelist Dies at His Home In Amiens
Surrounded by His Family.
AMIENS, France Jules VernO died
on Friday. His family was at his bed
side. M. Verne has been subject to
chronic diabetes, but the ellcase did
not assume a critical aepect until
March 10. He gradually railed nnd the
end was hastened by a stroke or para
lysis covering his right side until tho
tonguo was affected. The novelist re
tained consciousness until shortly be
foro his death. Ho calmly foresaw
death, called tho members of his fam
ily to his bedside and discussed his
departure. Deceased was born In 1828.
. China Will Be Good.
ST. PETERSBURG Paul Lessal,
tho Russian minister to China, has
transmitted to the foreign ofllco the
most solemn assurances from tho
Chinese government regarding its In
tention to preserve neutrality.
RETREAT GOES ON.
The Russian Army Continues Toward
Harbin.
ST. PETERSBURG Commander-in-Chief
Llnevltch In a telegram dated
Saturday says:
"On March 17 Japanese batteries
bombarded our divisions In tho val
leys' of Tavanpun and Ynnpu. The en
emy appeared near Kaotitse on the
railroad, about twenty-two miles north
of Tie Pass, and their cavalry has oc
cupied Pakoman. Our armies continue
their concentration."
RACE FOR HARBIN
Issue Depends on Marching Abilities
' of Armies.
ST. PETKHSBURG In vlow of tho
Increasing number ot doctors required
nt tho front nn ofllcinl order was pub
llshod Tuesday permitting during tho
war tho appointment of students to
medical posts and allowing foreigners
to Join tho service
General Llnevltch's headquarters
has been established for tho present
nt Chcnchlawattu, situated at tho
crossing of tho Sungarl river, whence
ho Is directing tho retreat of tho'throo
armies nnd disposing ot tho fresh
troops of tho Fourth corps, Just ar
riving from European Russia. Tho
protection of tho Sungarl brldgo Is
vital to the salvation ot tho nrmy, as
tho river Is not fordnble below Klrln,
and onco tho lino of tho rlvor Is pars
ed and tho bridge blown up the Jap
aneRO pursuit will bo effectually
chockod, At the snmo time tho second
army Is falling back on tho Una of
tho railroad, whilo tho first nnd third,
with transport, aro retreating along1
tho Mandarin road to Klrln, both de
stroying bridges nnd rondB and denud
ing tho country behind thorn nnd
making It Imposslblo for tho Jap
anese to llvo In tho Immediate wako
of tho retreat without their own
commissariat. Tho Japanese are
advancing over tho Grand Trades
route, twenty miles west of tho
railroad. However, they could prob
ably live on tho country, tho road,
Just before the opening of tho naviga
tion of tho Lino river, being crowded
with Chinese provisions on tho way
to market southward.
Apparently It Is n question ns to
which army will outmarch tho other,
although tho general staff seriously
doubts tho ability of Field Marshat
Oyama's fatigued soldiers, with tho
dtfllcultlcs of getting guns, ammuni
tion and provisions over the ruined
roads, to continue the pursuit oner
gotlcally.
No Information la available regard
ing the strength of the Japanese col
umn advancing nlong tho Grand Trado
route, but tho war ofllco says It Is
hardly lnrgo enough to constitute n
menace with the dispositions General
Llnevltch Is ablo to mnko of such
troops. Nevertheless, St. Petersburg
Is in the dark ns to the exact situa
tion, and, considering tho resource
fulness or the Japanese thero Is con
stant fear that they may mnnngo to
get astride of tho railroad and bar tho
Russians' retreat.
Tho Russian nrmy In Manchuria Is
still to hnvo tho services of Genoral
Kouropatktn, who Is considered by
many, in spite of his series of re
verses, tho best general and foremost
strategist of the Russian army. Sink
ing all feeling of personal bitterness
because of his Buporcosslon and all
tho old tlmo enmity between himself
nnd General Llnevltch In a patriotic
deslro to be of service to the father
land, tho former commander-in-chief
volunteered to remain In any capacity
with tho army which ho had so long
commanded. The tender has been ac
cepted by Emperor Nicholas and
gratefully received by tho now leader
of tho grand nrmy,
MUST FALL BACK.
Rumor that Russians Will Not Ba
Able to Make Stand at Harbin.
ST. PETERSBURG Tho posslbll
lty that If tho Russian army should
he unablo to hold tho lower line ot
tho Sungarl river at Chunchlatsu it
may bo compelled to retreat not only
to Harbin, but also further westward
along the railroad, abandoning to tho
Japanese northern Manchuria and the
Russian maritime Amur provinces as
well, is the latest startling news from
tho front.
The strategic weakness of General
Llnevltch's position as ho falls back
noithward Is mado clear by a Gunshu
dispatch to tho Associated Press, in
which It is pointed out that unless
Chunchlatsu and tho Sungarl lines, n
scant 100 miles below Harbin, can bo
held, it will be dltllcult to maintain
.a position farther back beforo Harbin,
where, with the front of the army
paralleling tho railroad, the practic
ability of a turning movement to com
pletely sever communication and lso
lato tho army 0.000 miles from home.
Is too serious for Russian considera
tion. In view of this possibility tho
dispatch alluded to suggests tho ad
visability of Immediately providing
Vladivostok with war munitions and
supplies for a two years' siege. The
correspondent estimates the numbor
of reinforcements needed to give Gen
eral Llnevltch the requisite superior
ity in force at 200,000.
Cody Divorce Case Drags.
SHERIDAN, Wyo. Reading or de
positions In tho Cody divorce casn
was continued hero Tuesday beforo
Judgo Richard A. Cott, In the district
court. Numorous objections raised by
counsel are delaying proceedings.
Final arguments will bo reached
Thursday or Friday
New Ritual for B'Nal B'RIth.
NEW ORLEANS Tho convention
of the grand lodge, Independent Order
B'Nal B'RIth, which has been in ses
sion here slnco Sunday, held an exe
cutive session Thursday night. The
day session was taken up largely with
committee reports. I-ate In the session
commemorative services In honor of
deceased members was conducted. At
the session the report or the commit,
tee on ritual was adopted. This is a
new ritual or secret work in force,
greatly expanding and improving the
reatures.
Dwarfs of OK Family
Ono ot thh greatest curiosities
among tho domesticated nnlmnls of
Caylon- Is a brood of rattle, known to
tho zoologist ns tho "snered running
axon." They nro the dwarfs of tho
wholo ox family, the largest specimens
of tho Bpeclcs never exceeding SO
Inches in height.
Mad Dogs Held Sacred.
It Is claimed that If a dog goes
mad among tho Molds, a spoclal house
Is built for him, and there ho Is kept
and nursed In tho greatest revecneo
until ho dies. Llko tho venomous rep
tllo, tho mnd dog Is sacred to this
occontrlc Arizona rcdBkln,
Wedding Anniversaries.
Woddlng anniversaries follow:
First, cotton; second, paper; third,
leather; fifth, wooden; seventh, wool
en; 10th, tin; 12th, silk and fine linen:
15th. crystal; 20th, china; 25lh, sil
ver; 30th, pearl; 40th, ruby; fOth,
golden; 75th, diamond.
Mosquito's "Usefulness" Lasting.
Tho old fashioned theory that n
mosquito bites but once and then dies
Is a myth. Somo varieties nro reody
for all comers although It takes 'hrec;
days to digest a full meal of blood.
What tho Dentist Saya.
Toledo, Ohio, March 27th (Special )
Harry T. Lowls, tho well known den
tlBt of G07 Sumlt street, this city. Is
tolling of his rcmarkablo euro or Kil
ney Dlscaso by using Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
"I was fiat on my back and ran t
say I had almost given up all hoi-?
of over getting any help," says Dr
Lowls.
"My kidneys had troubled me for
years. Tho palnB In my back werrf
socro nnd I had to got up severa
times at night. 1 tried different rnedl
clncs but kept on getting worso til.
I was laid up.
"Then a friend advised nso to trj
Dodd's Kidney Pills and In about twe
wcoks I started to Improve Nuw
am glad to admit I am cured and .
cannot pralso Dodd's Kidney Pills U
highly."
If you tako Dodd's Kidney Ptllj
when your kidneys first show signs ol
being out of order you will never huvi
Brlght's Disease, Dlabotes, Dropsy
Gravel or Rheumatism.
It Is something to bo very proud oj
If ono has been so sick thoy had tc
have tho doorbell muffled.
A 4B0-ACRE FARM YIELDS
25 PER CENT PROFIT IN A YEAR.
What a Mercer County (Ohio) Farmer
Received from One Year's Crop.
Extracts from an Interesting letter
rrom P. H. Rynhard, of Starbuck,
Manitoba, Canada, gives an excellent
Idea or tho prosperity ot those who
have gone from tho United States to
Canada. He says:
"I bought, August, 1903, 480 acrei
of land, paying $12,000 for it. We
threshed 2,973 bushels ot wheat and
between 1,200 and 1,800 bushels ol
oats and barley from 200 acres. But
part of the wheat went down before
filling and was not harvested excopt
for hay. Tho crop -was worth at
threshing tlmo, $3,000. Besides 120
acres laying idle except a timothy
meadow, which Is not Included In this,
estimate. Counting tho value of the,
ptoduct and tho Increase of value ot
land will pay mo more than 25 per
cont on the Investment. Two broth
era in the same neighborhood bou.cht
1C0 acres each six years ago. Thy
havo not dono a single thing to tlili
land excopt to fence It and break and
cultlvato about ono-half of It. Hat
vested last year 28 bushels wheat I r
acre. This year 27 bushels per act
They can get any day $25 per next
These aro only a few of many hru
dreds of such chances, It looks Ib.e
boasting, but truth is Justifiable und
the world ought to know it, especlrl
ly the homc-ceekcr. I know or qu.te
a few farmers that have mado fi r
tunes in from 10 to 20 years, retire 1
with from $20,000 to $100,000.
Writing concerning another district
In the Canadian West, S. L. Short
says:
"Dear Sir I havo to inform you
that I have Just returned from tho
Carrot River Country In Saskatche
wan, whero I located land of the very
finest black vegetable loam, which I
am proud of, and will move in the
spring. Farmers are still plowing
there. A mild climate and beautiful
country to behold. Cattle are fat and
running outside. Wood and wa'er
good. Saw oats weighing 42 pounds
to bushel. Potatoes large and well
ripened; also wheat that brought
there 82 cents. The country exceed,
ed my expectations. Saw oats in
stock, thicker on the ground than ap
pears in many of the illustrations
sent out In descriptive pamphlets, I
havo been In many western states,
but the soil excels any I ever taw'
The Canadian Government Agent
at different pointB report that the en
qulrles for literature and railroad
rates, &c, to Western Canada are
the greatest In the history or the r
work.
Some people drop out of a social set
and others climb out.
tats or Onto, Citt or Tolxdo.i ..
LtCA COVXTT. f "
Fiask J. CMt maket oaib that ha U (cater
partner ot tbe firm ot K. J, Cucxsr Co., dvlurf
buelneat lu ID City of Toledo. Count? and tftala
aforeaald. and tbat (aid firm will par lb antu .
ONK IIUNDUEl) UOJ.LAItS for each and crtrr
cat of Carinax tbalcannuc La cured uyjlie mil or
HaLIi Catkh Cvik,
7KANK J. CHKVKT
Swore to before me and ubai:rlbd lu uy n
anca, tbt U dar ot Daccuber. A. I). aM.
i " i A. -rt.li(.EA80N,
ll0. Notat 1'caiio.
Ilatl'a Catarrh Cure la taken tnlaroallyud '
direct) on tho bluod and uiucmja amfaic of I.
arauni. Head for te.ilmontnL. frtti. '
, , , , Y.J, CIIKStV & CO., Toledo. O,
Sold by all DrutrUta. TJo.
Takt.iiatfa family Plllt ftr c-MutlpUom.
Don't quarrel with
alter you have dined.
the cook unt'l
