Career Open to an English Iorcl.
Lord , Stonybroke It's time , Clarence ,
that you were thinking about a career.
Dutiful Sou I will be guided by
you , father. Shall I go into the church ,
study for the bar , enter the army , or
marry an heiress ? Odd and Ends.
The Cot-iifcd Philosopher.
"A woman's idea of a down-trodden
wife is one who , " said the Cornfed Phil
osopher , "does not ask her husband to
'iccount for ecery cent of his own
money. ' " Indiannpolis Journal.
A Sudden Turn.
Ty a sudden turn we may give a twist
: iu. bring on lumbago. By a prompt use
of St. Jacobs Oil the twist lets go and
Hie muscle becomes straight and strong.
J ti the Same JMC.
"They tell use I'.isbae is rapidly becoming -
coming an expert on the classification
of bones. "
"I kr.ejv he wa courting a Lioston
jrlrl. " Cleveland TJain Dealer.
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Ch'cisro Furniture House Una I'tir-
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. To hi- the hirg-st funurr.ro house in ihp
world is u distinction which the John M.
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ifcf mavniliuJo of the establishment may
InPVUIUM ] from ( lie fact tiiat the buihii !
c- ' . iiJui seven JUK ! due-half acres of floor
j--ure and that ( hiring its third of a ecu-
nry ol' busini'ss it ha s furnished nearly
threivqnartcrx of : i million homes , or more
ihm the entire population of some States.
< > ! je of the business principles of the ( Irm
i.s il jroods are not as represented they
niry bo returned and the money will be
ivftrdeil. : : The linn issues a lare , beau
tifully illustrated catalogue of household
oods which are retailed at wholesale
prices. It will be sent free on application.
.Simplicity of nian ii i- the birthright of
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Courage is the calm exercise of the will
when the faculties revolt.
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1
T was the proud boast of Mrs. Malt-
I worth , widow of the late Captain
Robert Mnltworlh. of the ih
Cavalry , proprietress of the Esmeralda
Hotel. Seabreeze , that in cich of the
twelve years during which she had
owned and managed the establishment
on the shore at Seabreeze she had successfully -
cessfully brought two young people
into relations with one another that
had resulted in matrimony. To tell the
truth , Mrs. Maltworlh was a born
matchmaker , as many a young lieu tunb
ant could have witnessed.
Mrs. Maltworth was one of those rare
individuals who can sink their own discomforts -
comforts and smile on the pleasures of
others. It was largely due to this fact
that the Ksmeralda h : ; l prospered , and
during the season its rooms were tlood1
ed with young people bubbling over
with holiday spirits , who joked and j
laughed together as if the ofiice and the
counter were nothing more than mere
imaginings which would not reappear
at the expiration of a brief fortnight.
But-Mr ? . Maltworth and her two
daughters were growing desperate. The
season was rapidly growing lo a close ,
and as yet no two young people had
been attracted to each other. To be
sure , there had been one or two mild
flirtatious which had excited consider
able expectation , but they had not "de
veloped" and had expired before the
participants left Seabreeze.
"Here's a letter from a Major Ram
sey , my dears , " said the widow one
morning. "He wauls to come next
Monday with his son and daughter to
stay why , he doesn't say how long he
will slay V
"Who is lie ? " inquired the elder of
the Misses Maltworth , a prim 3011115 j
lady ofo , whoso living interest was i
centered and circumfermiced in the cut
ting down of expenses at the Esmer-
alda.
The widow passed the letter to her.
"He writes from Shoreham , you see , j
and ; that is very select. We shall have j
tc put him and the sou in the second !
floor . front and his girl in the room opposite - }
site ours. " j
Thcyouugerdanghter nodded approv-j }
alhi . She was a pretty girl , who had all | '
him mother's amiability and tenderness , j
mixed with her father's soldierly pride. '
Major Jiumsey duly arrived wish his j
sou and daughter. lie was a middle-
aged : gentleman whose hair was generj j
cusly sprinkled with gray , labeled milli i ?
tary from head to foot , and possessed ;
oiw a bluff , hearty voice that instant ! } *
won the widow's heart. .
"I always feel thoroughly at home
with army gentlemen , " she confessed
tea him ere he had been in the house half
is
a dozen hours. "You see. I'm a soldier's
daughter and married a man who car .
ried a commission.
"Madam , " replied the Major , "you
surprise : and honor UK- . "
"Yes , my poor husband. Captain Malt-
worth , of the th Cavalry "
" \Yhat ! " roared the Major , springing
from his chair. "Your husband old A
Bob Maltworth of the in ? "
"The same , sir. " .
"My dear Mrs. Maltworth , this is hi sh ;
ded . I and old
dcd a pleasure. Bob cr 47
Captain Maltworth. were mates togeth iu
er before Have you never Is card him
sp '
speak of his old friend Kums\v ?
"Bless my soul , my drar lady , " con -
tinued Ihe excited Ala.ior. walking to W
the window. "Fancy coming across the
thw
widow of my old friend. The world is ,
after all , quite a little place ; now , isn't {
it3"i
to
The i opening ' of the door and tJie.cn- f0
trance ; 'of Mabel caused him to turn "
round.
n
"Mabel , my dear , this is Major Rum-
ve
sey and and he is : in old friend of
your poor papa's. " Fi
The Major bowed to the fair young bo
girl : before him , while she blushed and
in
murmured , "How d'y' do" in so pretty
manner i that the Major was on the in
stant ; charmed and captivated.
That evening there was a merry par naW
in the widow's little drawing-room , in
which excited considerable curiosity in
among the other boarders. There was an
much laughter and just a few tears on be (
the part of the hostess , and that night
young Harold Ilumsey dreamed of a of
blushing blue-eyed girl who had called an
him "Mr. Itumsey" no end of times , al bo >
though he would have given anything tii
have been called Harold.
The visit of Major Hum soy , Mr. Har anI
Ilumsey and Miss Eleanor llnmsey
quote the Seabreeze News ) was decidedly
.
cidedly a time of unqualilu.'d enjoy
ment. The happiness of the three suf 'i '
fused through the whole of the Esmer- Xo
alda Hotel , and the proprietress was , . ]
T
heard to remark that never in all her -l ,
had she seen so jolly a company ( . | ay
her boarders at this period. The visit m ,
lengthened from a fortnight to three ° ils
weeks , then to a mouth , and still the jn
happj * trio said nothing of leaving. °
10
"It does heart good to
my see these tha
young people living so happily , " said Pil
Mrs. Maltworth. "It makes me feel of C
young myself , I confess. " hai
The Major was standing at the casement
me.
ment , looking away over the sea. Out ,
! the promenade was almost desert-
, for the days were growing cold and
the
sunless : , but at the end of the thin line
ma
beach , where it was cut off. by the dor
that jutted out , ho could sec a
woman and a man sealed. Her hand
clasped in both of his , and as the
soldier watched be saw her head
ilroop lower lower.
"Mrs. Maltworth , " he said , scarcely CUlt
fibovc a whisper , "conic here. You see
"
those two young peopla away there ?
Ihoy are our young people. " nal
Together they watched the two , who , rl
unconscious that they were observ- ale
ed. wore tollinir one -MinUier the s'.veet-
cst story in the world.
The \vido\v wns tlio liist to speak.
"I felt sure it would COIHI . " she cried
"F.-incy. this is the tliirtPt nth year \vsth-
out a brwik ! '
"The thirteenth year ! " thundered the
Major. "Do you mean lo lull me that
the girl has for thirieen years "
"Major Ruinsey ! " inUM-runtcd the lit
tle woman. And then she explained ,
and explained so well. Hint her listener
became as enthusiastic as herself , and
swore with a characteristic military
cath that he could have desired no bet
ter < mate for his lad.
Suddenly the widow started up.
"O. dear ! " she cried in dismay. "Is
mustn't be. I was forgetting it's tha
13th. 1 ; and that would be unlucky. It
was \ on the 13th that my poor Rob
ert "
"Nonsense , my dear madam. " growl
ed her listener. "Surely you don't b -
lieve ] j in that old woman's tale ! "
-But Robert on I ho Kith "
" Robert , " the Major thundered ,
and immediately apologized. "I forgot
'YOU ' sunriiK AND uoxoii JIK , " SAID
TIII ; .MA.JOK.
myself. What 1 wanted to say is this
Why should we risk the happiness of
our boy and girl ? "
"Why , indeed ? " murmured the lady.
"Suppo.se , for instance , two other people
ple found they could join forces with
iidvantage and advance on the enemy's
line bolter together than .
j' singly. Sup0
pose. I say Mrs. Maltworth Helen
j
what do 3ou say to taking mcV" and
bere the Major Hopped down on his
knees in most unmilitary style "mo
in old half-pay officer without a friend
m the world. Now , what shall wo say ? "
And like the soldier's daughter and
Ihe V soldier's widow that she was. the
Pushing proprietress of the Esmeralda
inswered "Yes" with precision.
This i is how it is thru the Esmeralda
isai "under entirely new management , "
mil : the young people who congregate
.hero in the summer speak regretfully
of the old days the days that are no
uoro. Buffalo News.
The Wealthiest Beggars.
The wealthiest known living profes
sional beggar , rfimon Oppasich , an
Vustrian ) , was born without feet or
lands , and sympathy for his Inlirmi-
.ies brought him a large foiruue in the
hapo of alms. In 1S$0. when ho was
years old , he had saved 12,090 , and
111SSS he had increased his fortune by
'peculation to 2."i,000 in cash and about
MO.OOO in Trieste and Paronzo estates ,
-iinoe then ho lias quadrupled his
veal ( th by specula iiou on the bourse.
When Tori , a well-known Italian beg-
jar , died last year , bank books , securi-
ies. gold and silver , and other articles ,
o the value of upward of 80,000. wore
'omul in his rooms. His heirs wore
wo nephews , who had been existing
a state of miserable poverty for
ears.
A beggar who died in Auxerre.
'ranee , in ISOo , was found to have
wilds 10 the A-alue of 1.000.000 francs
an old trunk and -100 bottles of wine
f the vintage of 1700.
The French seem to bo a generous
union , for in the same year an old
voman , who lived in a wretched garret
the Hue do Sevres , Paris , died , leav-
ng Government securities representing
annual income of 210 , all made by
egging. ,
A beggar named Gustavo Marcelin ,
Avignon , died in November. 1S92 ,
ml lefc 20.000 in French Govw'ument
onus. to b--4 divided equally between
he ! city and the Bureau do Bienfai.s-
nce. the great French charity society.
-London Mail.
A Walk orS05,92O ! Miles.
A Mr. IJoberis , for thirty-three year * it
postman 1 of Pilling , iu the Fyldc ,
'orth Lancashire , has just retired.
For , twenty-two years ho walked from
illing to Fleet wood and back tAvico a St.
) , not to mention many perilous trips
crossing ' the river Wyro during pori- of
b of storm. A calculation of five miles
ich way. four times a day ( in addition
his ] round at the villager six days in
Avook , for twenty-two years , shows
mt ho walked. 337.280 miles between
illing and Fleet wood iu the fulfillment
his ] duty. During this time he must the
five crossed the river Wyre ( a by no
leans . pleasant task in the Avinter time )
r,4C 7 times. His duties were consid- ]
ably lightened Avhen eleven years ago
Government decided to bring the
tails to Pilling by another route. Lou-
Mail.
A Cheerful Convalescent.
Frayed Feeny Wot's Sauntering reTI
weeny doin' dis winter ?
fo
Happy Hoskins Takin' do "rest
lire. "
"Wot fer ? "
1U
"Dat tired feclin' . " NGAV York Jourtj
the ,
.
out
The canal-boat mule would never get
long if he didn't have a pull. as
ROMAN WEALTH AND WASTE.
i'carla Dissolved in "Wine and a Relay
of Dinners for Mark Antony.
"The pearl which Cleopatra drank to
Antony's health was valued at nearly
four hundred thousand dollars , so at
one mouthful she disposed of as much
as the cost of Caligula's supper. I sup
pose that Avas the most valuable pearl
wo have any knowledge of ; though
Julius Caesar owned one worth two
hundred and lifty thousand dollars ,
which he gaA'o to the mother of Brutus
Ihe same Brutus Avho afterwards
helped to kill Caesar. Pearls seemed
to have held out particular temptations
to people who took pleasure in waste
ful follies , perhaps because no other
jewel could be so easily swallowed.
"Cleopatra's prank was not the tirst
of its kind. The same absurdity had
been committed by a silly fellow in
Rome named Aesop not your favorite
fable-teller , for he lived centuries ear
lier , and was a very wise man. The
Roman Aesop was the son of a rich ac
tor , and. just to make himself talked
about , ho look a pearl from the ear
drop of Cecilia , the Avife of the tyrant
.Sylia. and , acording to writers of that
ago , drank it in vinegar. I believe that
the possibility of dissolving this kind
of gem is disputed by many modern
authorities , but the ancients appear to
have had no doubt on the subject , for
the instances recorded by them were
numerous , and were attested by men
of scientific standing. A Japanese nat
uralist , Avho has studied pearls minute
ly , states that lie has found them of
such various quality and structure that
r.ie existence of specimens which might
( > e molted does not seem to him incon
ceivable. But whether Aesop liquefied
his pearl or not. the performance cer
tainly cost him a sum equivalent to
forty thousand dollars quite enough ,
though nothing iu comparison with
what Cleopatra squandered. Hers was
the wildest piece of exnvvagancc that
I can recall. .
"It was the fashion to be extrava
gant then. Mark Antony was not far
behind the Egyptian queen in that re
spect , though his fancy was not for
beverages flavored by trinkets. Sub
stantial food was more iu his line. A
visitor who once went into the kitchen
of his palace in Alexandria saw eight
wild boars roasting at the same time ,
and thought there must be an immense
number of guests expected ; but the
cook told him only twelve persons
Ciu
would dine that day , and the reason of
the extensive preparation was that no
one could say exactly when Antony
would go to the table. But whenever
he gave the signal the meat must be
.
just in proper condition at that mo
,
ment. So it was the rule to get ready a
series ( of dinners , overlapping one an
other ; , you might say , at intervals of
fifteen or twenty minutes. Only one
could ( be eaten , and the rest Avere wast
ed ( ; but the waste did not matter. An
tony was never kept waiting , and that ,
jr his opinion , was the thing to be con
sidered. " St. Nicholas.
\
The largest known moth is the giant
atlas , a native of China , the wings of
which measure nine inches across.
The falling of a loaf is brought about
l\v the formation of a thin layer of veg
etable tissue at the point whore the leaf
stem joins the branch of the tree. After
the leaf ceases to make starch and su
gar for the tree the tissue begins to
grow , and actually cuts the leaf. The
falling of ripe fruit is dependent upon
the same process.
Many insects can fly faster than
birds. The common house fly can ordi- , .
uarily fly twenty-five foot a second.
in
But when it is alarmed it has boon ,
found that it can increase its rate of .
speed over ICO feet per second.
Students of bird lore and the many
friends of the feathered tribe are con
cerned because enormous numbers of
sea gulls arc being driven from their
homes along the coasts. It is said that cil
the work of the Government in prepar
ing coast defenses has almost destroyed :
the homes of the sea gulls.
The giraffe has such poAvers of mim
icry that , although its si/o might bo
supposed to make it a conspicuous ob
ject to its enemies , the most practiced
eye has boon deceived by the animal's
resemblance to one of the dead and to
blasted tree trunks Avhich abound in its
haunts. Lions have been kuoAA'ii to
gaxe long and earnestly at a motionless
giraffe , and. being unable to decide that
was not a tree , turn and skulk away.
Ancient IMble.
There is in possession of the Mount "
. Mary's Seminary , Cincinnati , an
a
ancient Bible that is a mute refutation
is
the theory that the Gorman people
you
Avere Avithout a Bible in the vernacular
until introduced by Martin Luther.
of
The old book was published in Low
Gorman at Cologne , in the year 14GS , and
fifteen years before the father of Pro-
Bi
tcstsmtism Avas born. The book was . .
property of Rev. Edward Timothy
was
Collins who was pastor at the Cathedral -
dral for many years. He died Aug. 27 , !
SG5. bequeathing the precious volume ,
together with a valuable libraryto the I
seminary.
CO
Earning Man's Wages. eyes
The fact that others shirk is a poor on
reason for neglect to earn one's Avages. them
The Young People's Weekly prints the
folloAviug anecdote about a boy who
was an honest AA'orkcr :
One day , after a severe storm , a large to
number of men and boys Avere out on
roads of a country tOAvn to shovel . ,
the drifts. Each workman AAMS
paid a quarter of a dollar an hour , and , I
may be supposed , thr-re AAIS no very em
strict iratch kept upon them ; but one
' little felloAV seemed to be working with
all his might , and his comrades laughed
at him.
"Why , Jim , are you after the job of1
highway surveyor , or do you expect to
get more than the rest of us for puttingI
in so ? "
"Let's put him out ; he is shortening
our job ; 'tAA-on't last till night , at this
rate , " laughed another.
"I am getting man's pay for the first
time in my life , and I mean to earn it , "
said Jim. "I don't suppose tin ? toAvn
cares , nor that I shall get any more
money at night ; hut I shall feel a big
sight bettor myself. "
"You've begun right. Jim , " said the
surveyor , who was not very strict in be
half 1 : of the town , but hsul a'business of
his j < own. where ho appreciated work
men Avith a conscience.
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES. .
A line fence maliciously erected so
high as to cut off the light and air from
the AVimlows of a neighbor's house is
held , in Letts AS. Kessler ( O.10 ) L. li.
A. 177. to bi > within the exercise of a
legal right. A note to the case presents
the authorities on Ihe liability for ma
licious erection of a fence.
A dollar bill , from the upper loft-hand
corner of Avhich a piece an inch and a
half by an inch and a quarter has been
torn , is held , in North Hudson County
liailroad Company vs. Anderson ( N. J. ) ,
40 L .11. A. 410. to be too much muti
lated to constitute a legal tender for
car faro.
An employer who took an injured em-
ployo to a hospital and agreed to pay
for his treatment is held , in St. Barna
bas Hospital vs. Minneapolis Interna
tional Electric Company ( Minn. ) , 40 L.
11. A. 3SS. to haA'o had no right to cancel
his engagement for the care of the servant -
vant until the latter could bo removed
without serious danger to life or health.
Petroleum oil and I natural gas are
held , in Detlcr vs. Holland (0. ( ) , 40 L.
II. A. 200 , not to be conveyed by a conA
veyauce of all the coal of every variety
"and all the iron ore. fire clav and other
valuable minerals , " with the right to
use the surface of the laud as may be
necessary for shafts , railroads , etc. , to
facilitate tha mining and removal of
the coal and other minerals.
The Xew Curative ? Iethoil.
The doctors , in dealing with the body ,
are coming to the conclusion that the
great remedy for disease is the nour
ishment of life. They still sometimes
attack disease directly , as when they
prescribe an antidote for a poi-'on.
They sometimes save life l > y lessening
life , as when they amputate a diseased
limb and the cripple lives , though al
ways a cripple. But for the most part
hygiene is taking the place of drugs.
Nature is nursed and cared for. anil
drugs are used , if at all , only to
strengthen Nature and add to her recu
perative power. Formerly , for exam
ple , the consumptive was shut up in a
warm room , kept aAvay from draughts ,
guarded against the cold , and often , if
not ordinarMy. in.suflicieutly nourished
either on gruels by the doctor's coun
sel , or on insufficient food for want of
sufficient appetite. Now the consump
tive goes to the Adirondack * * . Avraps up
in furs , sits upon the porch in all
weathers with the thermometer at
zero , takes proscribed exercise , sleeps ,
rests , and eats heartily. No attempt is
made by drugs directly to attack the
bacilli which are eating away the pa
-
tient's life. The doctor simply attempts
to nourish Nature and make her strong ,
and Nature herself , as the microscope
demonstrates , surrounds the bacilli
with tissues of her own producing , im
prisons them in solitary cells , and so
makes the man "immune " from the en
emy which assails his life. The Out
look.
The Story of Home , Sweet Home.
A iiew story is now told of the first
lime "Homo , Sweet Homo , " was sung
public. When the government at
tempted to harmonize tiie contending 'he
factious in the dispute on the Georgia-
Tennessee boundary line , by establish
ing a trading post there , John HoAvard j
Payne Avas accused of inciting the dis- j
satisfied Indians and half-breeds , and I
ivas arrested'and canied to the council
house.
An Indian , who committed suicide on
he grave of his wife and child , -was
buried in the presence of a number of
men , among whom was Payne. As the
body of the Indian was lowered into d
the grave , Payne hummed to himself
the song that has become so famous.
General Bishop called the young man
him and said strrnly :
"Where did you loam that song : "
"I wrote it myself. " a \vored Pay no.
"Where did you get the tune : "
"I composed that also. " 2 JO
'Will you give mo a copy of it ? "
"Ortainly. "
"Well , " said the old Indian fighter T
"appearances may be against you. but over
man who can write a song like that
no incendiary , and I am going to sft
free. "
Payne had boon living in the house
a neighboring family , and on his
return he related the i-ircumstanco- .
] showed the p.-ss that General
Bishop had given him. That was rho
first time that "Home. Sweet Homo. "
over hoard in public. Saturday
Kvoninir Post.
Why Heel Irritates a Bull.
Red irritates oxen because it is the
complementary ! color to green , and the
. of the cattle being fixed so muchj -i
herbage , anything red impress !
their < sig'ni with increased intensity. ;
i
y Birds May Be a 1'cst.
Lady birds are being imported int < .
Egypt from New Soutn Wales in ordeij Write
protect fruit from parasitic insects. '
They may prove as bad a curse as thf
sparrows.
Every politician believes he Is good
enough for any ofiice.
Childlike Loffit.
"Mamma. " said Dot.J'do all the
' "
era empty into the sea' :
"Most of them , my dear. "
"Then why doesn't the sea run over , fr.
is it because there arc lots of sponges .
- In it-Philadelphia North American.
An Exception.
"There goes a public official jbo can
that ID his case the offica
honestly , say
sought the man. "
"Who is he' ; " - .
"The steward of the posthouso.
Golf Is < > i * Ancient Origin.
Golf can positively be traced in Scot
tish history to 1 i.VT , and It Is believed
to have been played much earlier than
that date.
Sleepy Hollow Chair.
The magnificently upholstered chair dis
played in our advertising columns by the
John M. Smyth Company , 150 to 1UG
West Madison street. Chicago , and offer
ed < for $ y.2o , shows what splendid values
this ' great furnishing house offers to the
public. This is but one of the hundreds
J of household articles shown in their mam
moth and handsomely illustrated cata
logue \ sent free on application. The John
M. Smyth Co. ship goods to families ia
nearly < every State in the Union.
The secret police of Paris is quits
distinct from the regular force. The
members are generally unknown to
each other , and one detective is often
employed to. watch another.
Strikes In.
The chill of frost strikes In and car
ries with it aches and pains. St. Jacobs
Oil will follow close behind and drlvo
them out of the system. It will search
nnd cure.
Only that prayer is worthy which has
none of self in it.
To Cure n Cohl in One Dny
Take Laxative IJromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists " refund the money if it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. LJ. Q. on each tablet.
Custom makes things that are untrue
appear to be true.
Henry A. Salzer , manager of the John
A. Salzer Seed Co. . La Crosse. Wis. , sent
his alma mater , the Charles City , Iowa ,
College , a New Year's gift of three thou
sand dollars.
In times of peace there are numy mili
tary : geniuses.
On Your Face ! s There to Warn You
of Impure Blood.
Painful consequences may follow a neg
lect of this warning. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla -
parilla and it will purify your blood , euro
all humors and eruptions , and make yon
feel better iu every way. It will warm ,
nourish , strengthen and inrigornte your
whole body and prevent serious illuess.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price ? ! .
KCOd'S Pills euro all Liver Ills. 5 cecti
Salzjr's Seeds are Warranted to Pro'JGM.
Ma : ioi Lair ! 1i T oy. Pa -toi.iile > J l'a nei ,
3f b - cr--Ji'T ( ' - 0 tu-'icli tg ! ! Kc T O-it : J B/ei.ler '
Jilsnicott , \ \ . . btulieU , .
g Bsrina.d JI Lrtiav
RdV..i , - . Xi-n . | .t r.owinS lujji. ' SslicrN Ccri
p-r . acre. If o'l dc ' .t w te tf > fn. \ \ e i h to r in
J.OOoO new ca.toueis * i c-e v u : eml va iral
1C DOLLARS WORTH FOR EOc
_ Vartn Pei- . ! ? , ( _
.of but I- ' - 51 ta e. pos t Tf ! > worth " ' !
* X C'tatUt > : 100,000 hi , i. > cclY' A
- , at 51 SUanrtuimbt , ! . 23
, . ks' ' , ! 'iri' " : * ' 'au
- wrT -
' \othmfjlmt wheat ill
T & & & * ' < * * fur us tliev < tiiiiilil reatsli
*
Jgfjgf
' .n iibtTSMlcwbatyuii
wbatyuii
* 4& * * Q * xifl
mi -i.lise.iof ; wheat1 *
mAX - v. ; is what : i 1'ictiirer.
s po a k i n K of Western
( aumla.F-x : 5 whilts refer
ring t > tii.it eojntry.
For | > nrti'iiirs ! as to
routf\j , raihv.-iv f.ir'-s. < < . . apply to N. 1'arihclo-
iuc\v , : iO > 5 oil ) Sir or. Df-s Monies , Iowa , . \jujt ; for
Government > { * ' .ma-la.
AX HONEST MAX
( ' . in liny ! : ' ! id iIici : ; >
in .Northern
NEBRASKA
And iiiaken haino for liisnpplf that
will he ; i continual . iir."fof income ;
siillh-i'jiiC to iiiiitiin ; : his finally : til
enable him to : i Tiiiiiitntc ! : Mfr : > hr ? .
CAN HE DO IT ON A SALARY ?
FAB3I LANDS.
GRAZING LANDS.
Nebraska Raised in 1898 :
2JO.OOO,0Xj lmicN . . . . Corn
M.OOO.O'iO b'.i-I'ci * . . . . Wheat
T.TO.OW ) lii-at ! ot . . Cattle'.SiiriiSus. )
2.fXX . oa IiouiJ of . . Hogs f'aurishis. } ,
Thi ; Pouitiy arcsl PoHltry proihlcts amounted to
ST.C
"HORTH-WE8TERH LINE"
AV.i- the l'ionf > f > r IJii.roi-l : to
Xorlh > "eJiraski , Central Vt'yoining , and
the Blas-k Hills ,
HOT SPUINC'S AM ) DEAD WOOD.
CURE YOURSELF !
OUKEB\ j I'm Jj.g c for unnatural
lt 5dmji.dirhari. | . < -8 , iiiBauiruntiom ,
irritations or tilceratiom
, - of IUUCOUK ineiubra.-iet.
.
ereau eocujioa.
ralnes [ ! , , and not aitrin-
ATHEtVANSCiE ! ICALCo. gent or poisonous.
\CNCINKATIO. : { _ \ Sold fayUrnsrsimta ,
' or gent in plain wrapper ,
by express , prepaid ! for
< 0\J tl-W. or3 bottle. . J2.75.
* -1 rcular
t - feat on
Get Your Pension
DOUBLE
_ QUICK !
Capt. OTAE22LL. Pssr.c2 AesBt.Wsaagtea , D.C.
ALL ELSE
BestCoaffhSyrap. TaiteaGood. Use
ia time. Sold
