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THE PRODIGAL ,JUDGE ) 'By Vaughan Hester. iLUsnunoYS By D.Melv/u Ct - * —r*r9e#im ****** i Co***** SYNOPSIS T*» «»«• *t fh* Bprali r of the sf-wr 1* laid :* a : ).* -rr ’ a; el 1 « oa ■.-'•-if piantnauwa arwmn ns th* liar **•» T?-» plsr* • t . h«- sold and H« Nptffy a—* Hat »>f th* «wn*rt. th* (Jar* ■ a - • a* Me- *ub>*«-t of dt*< uai>ii b* Jw »* Cr- • • an m kainaa man. » straw* !**'•• aa Bb- 1-n. and I*"*' Y nr ■- of e r* «•--« li.. Wavn* j Hat - * ‘ - - - of if* nl ’ . aawcheva 'a* Taaw-y •*! > • -<n b* a4aptaad -ha- *»•>• No- j tbnnhai 1 *rr » bwv* na* Bar a«r b»t art* <jh»*et»n*« 4a*f tar In a '*•!«* «’f **>* h« Ynai-'v a* Irry l<aa->M' Captain Safari., a friend * f th* 'Julntar-lv an pan »•••* * ait a *• •:.« * *«nit n * tiar ati Tanartilii1- at SrfSBrh llttt when Han naha3 tr '' ' ~ napiiiil hr flat * Blow**. Cap* min Msarr*o'a »e**w* Yancy overtake* Slatif g"..-» bus « thm**ilftg »«ij t*rur*-a th* tana Yury appears tar ft w* Saalrf INIsias and w dlsr lisegi'd With n*ta for ah* *»«•*.!.« Beta* M ■ may. a friend of I ah* yrrT.or baa aa eacowntfV with Cap tala Murrell nho ( »irt hi* ai’rntlon* > n bar aal la r-m-ued by Bru r Carrington Batty arts .<« far her T-norun hnaii* I'lli'n*lnti Kura th* aatta* ataw* Yanrv and Hanedba' dtappawr. with Murrell on aWtr trail HsntohsS arrtr*# at 'hr horns , af Jntfp* Baa* Prto* Th* Jndtt* rerog tdass a th* Inf th* grandson of an old > tint ln*td d -ml. arrlv*a at Judge"* I haiwi ■ Ca »*»!:•» tainiiv am raft rescue ; Tan'*, th M apparenilv dead Prior j trait |a> Betti and Cimiaw arrive I ml Bail* plain Hanrbsl* rid* dlarloa*a non* mu. eat (l.tli to th* Jud** Han- i nthai aal Hetty m*a< acaln Murrell u r o aa Hflk |1»» la playing for Me atatia Yanrv an area from lone dream loa aiiiii* <d> hoard th* raft Ju ts* Prior intm standing d.a warr *s In looking tip land l*aIra Charier Notion, a young plantar nho uadi rb* udx*. la m>* MUaaty a**aun«d Norton 1r.twrnu Car naflM ’hat Hrtly has promised to munr Man. Norton la n iatrfMuly shot Mor* ight aa Murrell a plot He plans up.ia a of negro** Judge Price, mth Hanr.l ih'W Beiay aad si* keeps the hoy as a (anpaum ta a stroll Betty takes wBh Mu.i la they m**t Bm Hicks, daughter ad th* overseer. «l J narns Bni» danpr and •"sunsets hrr to boa* li« li* Plain al onen. Hetty, tem Ssd. arts oa Bras' advice. and on their way ttoe.r • amm It stopped by h.os eon th* lawta k•■***-• and a ct-nfmlrrat* and Sri I, said Hannibal at* mad* prisoners Th* pair are taara i« H-in cataa. In an ahniiot a* -osto. epoi. and there Mur rad: met* Betty and reveal* hla pan In the prut and a ob|**t Hetty spurn* b* J* tiered late and the mu riles I* sadII 4 Si Us arrival ft Wane, tcrtlW at pi sa w* aalnae of the * ritu* Judge Price Lear.:* ad the aMa-ika. plana nr tlaa 7a.e Judge takes • barge of the . and nenrrb for fi.e missing on*a Caimttaa >watt* th* judge aw* an u* laaroiffvd Ju£*« Prt« j fritr—i. »hm b* nwli f _i.l skPiJih* H»- cjnlnf mrn^ m » sat of into the • nod * duf! to *rr»u**<i CHARTER XXV. (Continued.) "Hbe*'" cried Murrell ta utODlib ' meet- lor tbe mas rout rooting aim ■ as tbe Oaa's meseeiiger who should base Uw speedup across tbe state. "Toes up your bands. Murrell, said Hoes quietly Us* at tbe other met: spoke. "Toe are under arrest V* "Arrest f" "Toa are wanted !or nlggersteal le*.~ said the mae Stl.l Murrell die not seem to comprehend. tie looked at Mae* in dull wonder "M bat are you doiiif here’" be "Wafciag to arrest you—sla t that Plata*" said Hues, with a grim smile The outlaw's bancs dropped at bis dir ttsp and helpless With some Idea that be might attempt to draw a weapon one ot tbe men took bold ! of him hot Murrell was nerveless to ttla touch, bts lace bad gone a chart If white aad was streaked with the markings g terror Aril by thunder!" cried tbe mas la alter amazement Murrell looked into Hues' face "Toa—won—" sad the words thick ened on bis longue, becoming aa in articulate murmur "It s ali up. Jobe/ said Hues "So’" saM Murrell, recovering nim se f "You may as udJ turn me loose —you cast arrest a*" fse dime h/' answered Hues "I’ve bees on your track lor sir months.' "How about this JeUowT" asked tbe maa whose pistol still covered Mare Meow glanced toward tbe planter and ■book Ms bead "Where are you going to take met" asked Murrell quickly Again Hues "Tou u find that ©at la plenty or time, and tbra your meads can pas* the word around If they like, now pan'll come uttk me " Ware neither moved aor spoke as Hues and his prisoner passed tack mens tbe path Hoes with bis band on Murrell s abouier, and one of cts comps*Kins dose at bts beeis. while tbe third man led od tbe outlaw s l*r*s*etiy tbe distant clatter of boots was borne to Mare s ears—only that, the miracle at courage and dar lag be bad bait expected bad not bap peaod Murrell, lor aa bis wild boast la*. *** lib* r*ber men. tike bimaeii Mm bloodshot eyes slid around in i.’.nr sockets. There across the sun 1 l»t stretch of water was Betty—the I thought ot her brought htrn to quick choking terrors The whole fabric or crime by which he had beeu bepeiited In the past or had expected to prolit in the future Feemed toppling In upon bun. but tils rand clutched one im portant fset. Hues, if he knew of : Hetty's disappearance, did not con o*-< t Murrell wrh it. Ware sucked in comfort betwven his twitching lips. Stealing niggers! No one would be lieve that he. a planter, had a hand la that, and lor a brief Instant he eon s'- '“red ,g- .iiirg I less to return. Slos -on must be told of Murrell's arrest; but he was sick with apprehension, me trap might have been prepared 'or him. be could not know; and the impulse to act forsook him.. He smote his hands together in a hopeless, beaten gesture. And Mur rell had gone weak—with his own eyes he had seen It—Murrell—whom he believed without tear! He felt that he had been grievously betrayed In hts trust and a hot rage poured through him. At last he climbed in to the saddle, and. swaying like a drunken man. galloped off When he reached the river road he paused and scanned its dusty sur face. Hues and his party had turned 1 south when they Issued from the wood path. No doubt Murrell was being taken to Memphis. Ware laughed harshly. The outlaw would be free before another dawn broke. He had halted near where Jim had turned his team the previous night after Betty acd Hannibal had lett the carriage; the marks or the wheels were as plainly distinguishable as tbe more recent trail left by the tour men. and as he grasped the significance ot that wide h2it circle his sense of in jury overwhelmed him again. He hoj»ed to live to see Murrell hanged! He was so completely lost in his bitter reflections that he had been un aware of a mounted man who was coming toward him at a switt gallop, hut cow he beard the steady pounding ot hoofs and. startled by the sound. !ooked up. A moment later the horse man drew rein at hts side. "Ware!” he cried "How are you. Carrington?" said the planter. "You are wanted at Belle Plain." be gan Carrington, and seemed to hesi tate. “Yes—yes, I am going there at once — now—" stammered Ware, and gath ered up bis reins with a shaking tmnd. “You ve heard. 1 take it?" said Car rington slowly “Yes.” answered Ware, in a hoarse whisper "My God. Carrington. I'm heart sick; she has been like a daugh ter to me—1—" he fell silent, mop ping his (ace. ' I think I understand your leellng. said Carrington, giving him a level glance "Then you'll excuse me," and the planted clapped spurs to bis horse. Once he looked back over his shoul der. he saw that Carrington had not moved from the spot where they had met. At Belle Pla^n, Ware founu his neighbors in possession of the place. They greeted him quietly and spoke in subdued tones of their sympathy. When he could he shut himself la his room. He bad experienced a day ul maddening anxiety; be bad not slept at all the previous night; in mlr.d and body he was worn out; and now he was plunged intojthe thick ot this sensation. He must keep control of himself. He sought to forecast the happen ings of the next few hours. Murrell's friends would break jail lor him, that was a toregone conclusion; but the insurrection be bad planned was at an end Hues bad dealt its death blow Moreover, though the law might be impotent to deal with Mur rell. be could not hope to escape the vengeance of the powerful class he had plotted to destroy; he would have to quit the country Ware gloated In this idea of craven flight. Thank God. he had seen the last of him: But at always, his thoughts came back to Betty. Slosson would wait at Hicks’ place for the man Murrell had promised him. and. falling the mes senger, lor the signal*Hre. but there would be neither; and Slosson would be leit to determine hts own course or ; etion Ware felt certain that he would wait through the night, but as sure as the morning broke. If no word had reached hint, he would send one or his men across the bayou, who must learn of .Murrell s arrest, escape, flight —tor In Ware's mind these three events were Indissolubly associated. The planter's teeth knocked together. He was having a terrible acquaint ance with fear. Its very depths had swallowed him up; It was a black pit In which he sank from horror to hor ror. He bad lost all faith in the Clan which had terrorized half a dozen states, which had robbed and mur dered with apparent impunity, which had marketed its hundreds of stolen slaves. He had utterly collapsed at the first blow dealt the organ’-ation but he was still seeing Murrell, pallid and shaken A step sounded in the hall and an Instant later Hicks entered the room without the formality of knocking. Ware recognized his presence with a glance of indifference, hut did not speak. Hicks slouched to his employ er's side and handed him a note which proved to be from Fentress. Ware lead and tossed it aside. "If he wants to see me why don't he come here?" he growled. "I reckon that old fellow they call ; Judge Price has sprung something | sudden on the colonel." said Hicks. ! "He was out here the tirst thing this { morning; you'd have thought he owned Belle Plain. There was a couple of strangers with him. and he j had me in and fired questions at me ' .‘or hair an hour; then he hiked off up to The Oaks.” “Murrell’s been arrested.” said Ware in a dull level voice. Hicks gave him a glance of unmixed astonishment. "No!" "Yes. by God!" "Who’d risk it?" “Risk it? Man. he almost fainted dead away—a damned coward. Hell!" “How do you know this?" asked Hicks, appalled. “I was with him when he was tak en—It was Hues—the man he trusted more than any other!" Ware gave the overseer a ghastly grin and was silent, but In that silence be heard the drumming of hls own heart. He went on. “I tell you. to save him self. Jotan Murrell will implicate the rest of us; we’ve got to get him free, and then, by hell—we ought to knock him In the head; he Isn't tit to live!" “The Jail ain't built that’ll hold him!" muttered Hicks. “Of course, he can't be held." agreed Ware "And he'll never be j brought to trial; no lawyer will dare 1 I an admission from film that Murrell would not condone U it came to nia knowledge. He nad also acquired a very proper and wholesome fear of Judge Slocum l’rlce. He stepped close to Ware's side. "What'll come ot the girl. Tom? Can you figure that out?"' ne questioned, sinking his voice al most to a whisper. But Ware w-as in capable of speech, again his terrors completely overwhelmed him. ”1 reckon you'll have to find another overseer. I'm going to strike out tofr Texas," said Hicks. Ware's eyes met his for an instant. He had thought of flight, too; .was j still thinking of it. but greed was as much a part of his nature as fear; Belle Plain was a prize not to be light- \ ly cast aside, and it w-as almost his. He lurched across the room to the window. If he were going to act, the sooner he did so the better, and gain a respite front his fears. The road down the coast slid away betore his heavy eyes; he marked each turn, then a palsy ot fear shook him. bis heart beat against bis ribs, and he stood gnawing his lips while he gazed up .at the sun “Do you get what 1 say. Torn? I am going to quit these parts," said Hicks. Ware turned slowly trotn the window. "All right, Hicks. You mean you want me to settle with you. is that it?' he asked. “Y’es. I'm going to leave while 1 can; maybe i can't later on," said Hicks stolidly. He added: "l am go ing to start down the coast as soon as it turns dark, and before it's day again I'll have put the good miles be tween me and these parts." "Y'ou're going down the coast T' and Ware was again conscious of the quickened beating of his heart. Hicks nodded. “See you don't meet up with John Murrell." said Ware. "I'll take that chance. It seems a heap better to me than staying here.” Ware looked from the window. The shadows were lengtheuing across the lawn. "Better start now. Hicks," he ad vised. "I'll wait until It turns dark." "You’ll need a horse." "1 was going to help myself to one. This ain't no time to stand on cere mony," said Hicks shortly. "Slosson shouldn't be left In the lurch like this—or your brother's folks—" “They'll have to figure It out for nwi—r-;—2—;-1 I The Planter's Knees Knocked To jether. appear against him. no jury will dare to find film guilty; but meres Hues, what about him?" He paused. The two men looked at each other for a long moment. "Where did they carry the cap tain?" “I don’t know.” "It looks like the Clan was in a hell-fired hole—but shucks! What will be easier than to tlx Hues?—and while they’re fixing folks they'd bet ter not overlook that old fellow Knee. He’s got some notion about Fentress and the boy.” Mr. Hicks did not con sider It necessary to explain that he was himself largely responsible lor this. "How do you know that?” demand ; ed Ware "He as good as said so." Hicks looked uneasily at the planter. He I knew himself to be compromised. The stranger named Cavendish had forced themselves, same as me." rejoined Hicks. "You can stop there as you go by." “No," said Hicks. "I never did be lieve in this damn foolishness about the girl, and 1 won't go near George s "1 don't ask you to go there; you can give them the signal trom the head of the bayou. All 1 want is tor you to stop and light a tire on the shore. They'll know what that means. I’ll give you a horse and fifty dol lars for the job." Hicks’ eyes sparkled, but he only said: "Make it twice that and maybe we can deal." Racked and tortured. Ware hesi tated; but the sun was slipping into the west: his windows blazed with the hot light. iTO BE CONTINUED.) Mongols Live in Saddle Raawa'a New Protege- Are Likely to ®ece*ne Nation of Legless Peso! j. The MmcoIi. Russia's new protege, and subjects U> t». arc quite a differ eat race of mankind from tbe Chi rrrr Ktadiu Kuaslaas or Japan e*e nays tbe Maacbester (England I Guardian Every Mocgc,' *e»ea tbe women, ska an ride astride) is a horseman, and so seed ta be to spending his wbcio tdlft life on horseback that practically be baa Met tbe use of b:s •egi tor walking purpose* and sbuf tow along only a few yards at a time, oacemberwd hr bis heavy »k;a cloth teg. os Lmtw tbrtvo'ed by als use and by grasping tbe Horse and crooked from tbe tairi of riding extremely high In very short stirrups Tbe Cktteae base sloaya applied the graphic terms "horseback mates te the Hubs Turks Avars rad Mon goto who are practically all varieties , of one people, and have always ex tended from the Yalu to the Volga. They are. and always ha»e been, no mads Grass and water are their only "property” and absolute need, for •bey are. tribe for tribe, invariably ac companied on the move after pasture by thousands of horses, cattle, goats. >beep. camels—never pigs Thus from ancient times they have j always been in a position to send 200. 00® to 600.000 horsemen rapidly to any point: mountains and big rivers are the only serious obstacles; at a pinch raw meat enough for ten days' ! campaign can be “cooked" on the rapid march by placing It between the saddle and the sweating horse If this vast movable force should be virilized again under Russian suprem mcy there are those who say that i nothing in Asia can resist tt — How She Got Fresh Eggs. A you.ig lady living in a small ci’ bad Impaired her health by too coah i ing work in a city office. Her phy sician ordered Oer to a sanitarium for rest and upbuilding, and when she re turned to work he instructed her to | eat four fresh laid eggs daily; two eggs for breakfast and the others raw I iii milk Finding it difficult to obtain ! dependably fresh eggs she persuaded i tier mother to i>ermit her haring a ; small flock in the home yard A port ; able house was purchased and fifteen [ pullets installed in .t. A small brother was paid ten cents a week to feed and care for the flock, two bags of ready | mixed food were bought and the result ! of the venture was not only all the | eggs the young lady needed and a sup i ply for the family, but there was a I surplus which found a ready market j at the corner drug store, bringing ten I cents a dozen above the market price. —The Christian Herald. ______ Success , is attained by doing the right thing again and again, until It becomes a ..-.bit. One of the best habits yon can .rm is tc read the advertisements lat appear in this paper. Now is the me to begin. Masterpiece Gone to Waste. The very seedy looking young man i made his way with difficulty down the ; corridor on the ninth floor of one of New York's best hotels, says the Pop ular Magazine, and knocked loudly at bis friend's door. Anguish was writ ten on his face and wrinkles on bis clothes. He was a walking sign of I what it meant to spend a hard night "What's the matter?" called out the sleepy friend. "Matter? It's a tragedy, a death, the end of all things — ruination and grief!" "Well, what it is?" lazily inquired the drowsy man. without opening the door. Whereupon the seedy-Iooklng young man. leaning against the door and lift ing his voice to a howl, replied: -j called up my wife on the long-dtm lance telephone last night and told her why l had not returned. I gave her a perfectly good excuse And now l can’t remember what It was!" vault of a Great Many. The chief of all abuses is to imagine th«t we are the center at the uni verm*. ' . •' =* " - -v» ' •: :. ' ' ' .-•••'• i I Photo. Copyright, by Underwood it Underwood. N. T. A Jack O' Lantern hat of crepe paper is the latest novelty for wear by the young lady who will attend the Hallowe'en festivities. The hat is top ped by an imitation Jack o’ Lantern and a fan of the same material to match. ► i SHOULDER STRAP COMES BACK Modistes Return to Style of a Few Years Ago. Whteh Has Much to Recommend It. You remember the jumper dress that women liked a few years ago? It was virtually a skirt; a wide girdle and shoulder straps, and was worn ever a blouse of washable fabric. Well, it is here again in a charming re vival of style, having profited by its respite, according to the New York Press. Modistes have launched a few mod els of the dress that has "braces" or suspenders, and it bids fair to be one of the features that spell practical beauty From a comparatively small piece of material and a variety of separate chiffon, net or washable blouses, this new favorite will assure a change of dress at little expense. Shoulder straps are seen on some of the advanced blouse models, show ing that this idea has been seized by designers as a welcome change for the perennial favorite. These exten sions are generally of the same ma terial as the girdle and act as con trast over lace and tulle. Buttons are used as trimming on these shoulder straps with great ef feet. They afford excellent back ground for continuing any decorative idea. BLOUSE OF SPOT NET. This Is a charming little blouse ar ranged with a low neck and long sleeves with deep wrist ruffles. Gown for a Mctron. For a matron a black and white princess robe is made in narrow stripes of equal sire and arranged with lengthwise and horirontal panels alternating with a suggestion of a lad der and its rungs. The notable feature of this robe is its revers, the corsage having short outer lapels with lace inset between them, while revers from a narrow point on the shouldeAcame down to meet at the waist and were continued in ten-inch wide ladder-like lines to the hem of the garment. This gown was carried out in black and white marquisette, with Venetian lace for trimming. Boots American Woman Is Wearing With short walking skirts boots should play an important part. The average woman is seldom enthusiastic about shoes for a long time; prob ably she Is too much concerned about the 6limness or shapeliness of her ankle, which is apt to spread inele gantly unless it be strictly confined The boot of the moment Is of black patent leather with white glace up pers. for which white suede may be substituted, and it is really very smart, although already it suffers from the misfortune of being imitated by the cheaper shops. New Toilet Pina. Buckle-shaped brooches now fasten the back of the stock collar and these are so wide that they almost fill the space at the nape of the neck and af ford the support to the chiffon and net throat veiling at that point which the i best of boning will not furnish. NEW MATERIAL FOR NEGLIGEE Madras Curtains Make Up Into the Very Finest Boudoir Garment That Can Be Devised. If you are needing a new negligee | don't seek for the material for it in | the dress goods department of your favorite shop, but go to your house furnishing merchant He will have precisely what you need—a pair of extra curtains in madras—that he'll sell for a song If they are of white or cream or black, large-figured in pale blue, light green or vivid cerise, so much the better for you. They'll make up into a stunning negligee of the sort that cut in two pieces, and slipping on over the head, buttons from throat, to shoulder tops and half I way down the outer side of the ki I mono sleeves, with oriental beads of huge size and lurid tone enhanced with flecks of gold. About the throat and the edges of the sleeves place heavy ccrdings in silk matching the color of the figure on the madras, but use no further trimming. The material trims itself. A negligee in this design is unquestionably modest. It falls straight from the shoulders to the toes, does not cling to the fig ure and may be flung on in a second of time above a princess slip of taf- , feta or lawn. Winter Hats. Most picturesque and becoming aro the new plush and velour hats for the autumn and early winter which are : now being shown in the smart shops. | The hats are in small, medium and ] large shapes, quite soft, so that they . can be rolled and crushed to suit the I face of the individual wearer. There j are small hats with high round ! crowns, folded in around the top. ! Two-toned velour hats are among the j newest models and there is an irid I escent blue and black plush hat which is most striking and becoming to the average woman. A large sombrero of green veiour with a facing of black velvet Is trimmed with a black leath er belt, dull leather with a gilt buckle. The shape is extremely smart A rather high-crowned narrow brimmed hat of two-toned iridescent plush is ; in blue and black. The hat has a | crown of shot silk and is trimmed j with two made plumes of the plush. A small black plush hat. extremely dash ing in effect has a white satin band i inside the brim and three fancy black feathers at one side. Lace Door Panel. Very frequently lace door panels ' shrink after washing them, making it i impossible to use them again. To prevent this follow these instruc- . ! tions: After removing the panel from ’ i the door thoroughly clean the glass. Wash and starch the lace, slip In j the rods immediately and replace the l panel on the door. Care should be observed to pull the j ! lace straight, tacking down the sides, I if necessary, to stretch the panel Allow it to dry upon the door. This gives far better results than to i launder the panel in the usual man | ner. \ Effective Bandeau. Ornaments are always worn in the hair, and a narrow bandeau of velvet Is still popular. A Paris house shows a narrow stiff band of blue velvet sewn with colored beads, from the center of which springs up a peacock's feather of gold with the “eye" of the feather in natural colors, a bizarre j and striking ornament. Another band of velvet is sewn with brilliants, and a white osprey rises in the middle in ' a fashion that is both becoming and j dignified—which Is more than may be j said for many fashions of the moment. Big Muffs. Muffs will be of more mammoth size than ever this winter. The furriers have seen to that all right. They are ■ also desperately concerted In work 1 Ing up original little fitments for the neck. In the guise of high stocks. SUCCESS FOLLOWS JUDICIOUS FARMING N WESTERN CANADA IT IS CERTAIN. The story of the Big Farmer in EVestern Canada, and the immense profits he has made in the growing of grain, has been told and retold. Ha Pas been found in all parts of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. His splendid farm build ings have been pictured, his traction autfits described and his princely sur roundings, resultant of his success in growing grain, have been portrayed by letter, press and camera. Jt certainly is not to his discredit that by suc cessfully applying common sense and up-to-date methods to the conditio.*.* that climate, a good soil, and splendid market have placed at hand, that he has made the best use of them. He is not too proud to admit that he came to the country anery few years ago handicapped as to money, leaving be hind him unpaid mortgages in his old home land (which are now' wiped out), ar.d he is still today the same good hearted fellow he was in the days that he had to work for a neighbor, while the neighbor broke the land on his homestead, which went to make up the settlement duties. Then, there, too. is the farmer and the farmer's son, already wealthy, who has bought large holdings in Western Canada, in either Manitoba, Saskatche wan or Alberta, who has made forty to one hundred per cent, on his invest ment, whose big grain crops and whose immense cattle herds are help ing to improve the country. Health and strength, energy and push, and Lull dog grit are as essential in West ern Canada as in Ohio, Indiana, Illi nois, Iowa, or any of the state3 from which so many of these people come, and then, when you have added to that a fair amount of means, with which to make a start, the land which is only waiting for the skill of the husbandman will quickly respond. But there is the smaller farmer, the man who has not made sufficient in four or five years, that he might com fortably retire if he felt like it. There are many of them in all the three Provinces. It; is not the less to his credit that he has earned his home stead by the three years residence, that he is free from debt, and has a reasonable bank account. He, too, came to the country handicapped by debts, and with very little means. Ha is contented, has a good home, land free of encumbrance, some stock, and with good prospects. One of these writes: "I formerly lived near Day ten, Ohio, on a rented farm, had as good a chance as the average renter, but after ten years of hard work, satis fied myself that if I ever expected to secure a home, I would have to under take something else. Hearing of West ern Canada, I investigated, and seven years ago last Spring settled in a homestead and purchased (on time) an adjoining half section, arriving w ith a carload of household effects and farm implements, including four horses and three cows, and $1,800 in money—my ten years' work in Ohio. "The first year our crops gave us feed, the second year 100 acres of wheat gave us $1,800; no failure of crop since starting here. I have now 22 head of horses - 15 head of cattle, and 35 hogs. We own 1.120 acres of land, and have same all under cultiva tion. Was offered at one time $35.00 per acre for a half section where we live, and all the other land could be 6old today on present market at $30.00 per acre. Should we care to dispose of our holdings, could pay all debts and have over $30,000 to the good, but the question is where could we go to invest our money and get as good re turns as here? "We have equally as good, if not bet ter prospects for crops this year, as we had three years ago, w-hen our wheat reached from 30 to 48 bushels per acre. I never believed such crops could be raised until I saw them my self. I had 15 acres that year tnat made 50 bushels to the acre. Our har vest will be ready by the 12th. We have this season in crop 400 acres of wheat, 125 of oats, 90 of flax, and run three hinders, with four men to do the stooking. "We certainly like this country, and the winters, although the winters are cold at times, but we do not suffer as one would think. What we have ac complished here can be duplicated in almost any of the new districts. If anyone doubts anything I have said in this letter, tell them to come here, and I can prove every word I have written.’’ The name of the writer can be had from the Superintendent of Immigra tion, Ottawa. Canada, who can give the names of hundreds of others equally successful. Adv. Every mother is firmly convinced that she is capable of picking a better husband for ner daughter than she did for herself A “Tempting Dinner’’ has no attraction for the person with a weak stomach. You have no appetite and what little you do eat distresses you. Try a bottle of HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS and notice the improvement in your general health. Your food will taste good and do you good. FOR SALS'BY DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS